高二英语上学期期末考试试题12.docx

1、高二英语上学期期末考试试题12济南一中20162017学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共9页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并交回。注意事项： 1答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号框。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第卷 (共100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5

2、小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15. 答案是C。1. What will the man do?A. Book a restaurant. B. Have a rest. C. Send out invitations.2. When will Jacks train arrive?A. At ab

3、out five. B. At about seven. C. At about nine.3. What would the man like to read about?A. Sports. B. Business. C. Local news.4. What does the man mean?A. He is not hungry now.B. He dislikes the food at the dining hall.C. He has finished dinner.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their u

4、niversity days. B. A football match. C. A person.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the woman going to do next?A. Go on vacation. B. Work on another novel

5、.C. Introduce her brother to the man.7. What do we know about the man?A. He likes basketball. B. He is sitting on the sofa.C. He wears a white T-shirt.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the woman realize when she finished high school?A. She still had a lot to learn.B. She was more confident.C. Her life

6、was full of trouble.9. How does the man describe himself when he was a child?A. Understanding. B. Dependent. C. Troublesome.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where is the man?A. In Chicago. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles.11. How will the woman go to meet the man from the airport?A. By car. B. By taxi. C

7、. By bus.12. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Book a hotel for her.B. Talk to the salespeople and customers.C. Spend some time with her in the center of the city.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What color is the womans bike?A. Green. B. Brown. C. Black.14. What does the man think of the brown bik

8、e?A. Beautiful. B. Expensive. C. Fashionable.15. Where are the speakers probably?A. In Australia. B. In Holland. C. In America.16. What does the man suggest doing next?A. Going to another shopping center.B. Asking the shop owner for help.C. Having something to drink.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When

9、is the club open?A. From 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.B. From 6:30 to 11:15 p.m.C. From 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.18. What does the speaker suggest people do at the club?A. Swim for 25 minutes at night.B. Try swimming in the 10-meter pool.C. Relax in the steam room before swimming.19. How can people become a

10、 member?A. By visiting the club themselves.B. By signing up on the Internet.C. By making a phone call.20. What is the purpose of the message?A. To make people interested in body-building.B. To tell people a great place to exercise.C. To introduce a sports programme.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分

11、，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen Frida Kahlos paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon (丝带) around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name

12、today than she was during her time.Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven. Her spine(脊柱) become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist

13、 had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Riveras strong influences o

14、n Kahlos style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not

15、held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlos works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.21. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by _.A. polio B. her bent spine C. back injuries D. the operation

16、s she had22. Kahlos style had become increasingly independent since the _.A. 1930s B. 1940s C. 1950s D. 1970s23. What is authors attitude toward Kahlo?A. Devotion. B. Sympathy. C. Worry. D. Encouragement.BFor much of my childhood, my mother filled in the evening hours doing something for someone els

17、e. Sometimes she knitted(编织) hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. Therefore, I wasnt surprised when one evening my mother announced she had undertaken a new project.“I am going to telephone seniors,” said my mother. “Every night? But you dont even know the

18、se people.” “It doesnt matter,” she said. “Whats important is that I listen.” I was sixteen years old and couldnt understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers. She had friends and my two older sisters to call if she felt lonely. “They will talk your ear off. Some p

19、eople didnt even stop to catch breath,” I said.My attitude didnt decrease my mothers enthusiasm for the project. That evening, she settled on the sofa and dialed. For a while, I listened as she asked the woman on the other line about her day and what she had eaten for dinner. When she finished the c

20、all, I said, “Why do you care whether she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert?” My mother grasped one of my hands and gave it a slight squeeze. “Im the only person she talked to today.”It took me more than thirty years to fully understand the significance of that statement. Now, as my mother is

21、nearing eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly calls she used to make. I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes Im the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just listen as she describes a walk she took, or how her

22、dog Lucky stole foods from the refrigerator. I realize that my mothers calls were lifelines that ensured housebound seniors remained connected to the world. Without her, their world would have been empty.24. The writer wasnt surprised about her mothers decision because her mother _. A. was a very cr

23、eative person B. always devoted herself to helping others C. had nothing to do in the evening D. always got along well with the old25. Whats the mothers purpose of calling the seniors? A. To teach them how to make desserts. B. To kill some time in the boring night. C. To introduce some new friends t

24、o them. D. To make those old people feel less lonely.26. What does the underlined sentence “They will talk your ear off.” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. They will criticize the wrongdoings. B. They will be tired of listening to others. C. They will talk all the time on the phone. D. They will make you feel

25、 really satisfied.27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. The author is going to be eighty years old. B. The author thinks highly of her mothers calls. C. The author is the only person who speaks to her mother. D. The authors dog likes stealing foods from the refrigerator.CLong ago, a m

26、an was reading the morning newspaper and noticed his name in the obituary（讣告）column. His first response was shock. After he calmed down, he sought to find out what people said about him. The obituary read, “Dynamite(炸药) King Dies” and “He is the merchant of death”. What should be given to the man wa

27、s the inventor of dynamite, but being named “the merchant of death” was not how he wanted to be remembered. After a moment of reflection, he decided to change his life purpose. He made up his mind to work towards peace.His name was Alfred Nobel and he is widely known today by the great Nobel Prize.

28、How do you want to be remembered? While we seldom deeply think of our own mortality(死亡), reflecting on the value of our life allows us to consider what is the most important. Life can be lived at an incredible pace but we sometimes fail to recognize its significance. It is vital to make the best use

29、 of our talents, ability or gifts to serve mankind.In his book Mastery, Robert Greene states, “In the end, money and success that truly last dont come to those who focus on such things as goals, but to those who focus on mastery and fulfilling their life tasks.” Life mirrors your commitment to contr

30、ibution. What we receive in life is proportional（成比例的) to what we should give. For this reason, be careful about how and where you spend your time and energy.Life honors those who make a big difference. If we wish to be remembered after were gone, we must live for something deeper while still alive

31、and play big in the game of life regardless of fame or fortune. Alfred Nobel knew that being an expert on explosive was not how he intended to live out his days, so he created a new fate.28. After reading the news about his death, Alfred Nobel _. A. continued his research to invent dynamite B. seeme

32、d satisfied with the comments on him C. was determined to struggle for new life goals D. planned to find out who had made the mistake29. According to the author, the most important in life lies in _. A. reflecting on our own faults B. doing good things for people C. understanding our value in life D. fulfilling our unique potentials30. What can be inferred fr