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1、学年广东省揭阳市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版编审：黄廷明 黄桂玲第一部分 听力理解（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken ONLY ONCE.

2、 After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best to the question you have heard.1.A. On a car display B. At a garage C. In an underground parking D. At a cinema2. A. At about 7:10 B. At about 8:00 C. At about 7:5

3、0 D. At about 7:303. A. Because a doctor B. Find a famous hospital C. Calm down a bit D. Get some medical advice4. A. Teacher B. Doctor C. Weatherman D. Repairman5. A. She is dead B. She cannot hear well C. She has become poor D. She is tired of the children6. A. The man shows disappointment at what

4、 the woman will do B. The man would like to join them C. The man suggests the woman should reconsider her plan D. The man tries to persuade the woman not to go with Jerry7. A. The pieces of cloth are made out of synthetic fabric B. He wants a part of each cloth C. He cant tear either piece of cloth

5、D. The pieces of cloth seem identical to him8. A. To tell him they are busy B. To call off an appointment C. To invite him to go to a concert D. To ask him about a party9. A. The rain is not expected to last much longer B. The next few days are supposed to be sunny and warm C. Clouds and cold weathe

6、r are expected D. It will be much better than it already is10. A. She likes what he prepares for her B. He gives her many gifts C. He offers to take her home as soon as possible D. She has been a visitor at his homeSection BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages and one longer co

7、nversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to t

8、he question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage11.A. Optimistic B. Imaginative C. Ambitious D. Proud12. A. Discovery of the news value of his stories B. Financial support C. Help in finding issues D. Improvements of his good ideas13. A. They should keep their be

9、st reporters at all costs B. They should give more freedom to their reporters C. They should be aware of their reporters professional development D. They should appreciate their reporters working styles and attitudesQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.14.A. Positive think

10、ing can make people healthy B. A better attitude results in a better operation C. Researchers have observed 16 patients recovery during the past 30 years. D. Great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health15. A. The painting was probably once thought to be worth around $25 million B. Th

11、e painting is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction C. The painting was purchased through telephone D. Paintings of the same quality have not been seen on the market for more than 10 years.16. A. The kindergarten fried the teacher B. The mother demanded an unreasonable apology from

12、 the teachers C. The teacher frightened a South Korean boy D. The kindergarten punished a boy so severelyDirections 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The Thanksgiving Party B. Garys farewell party C. Eating out in a restaurant D. Sending invitations18. A. On Oct. 21st B. O

13、n Oct. 28st C. On Oct. 25st D. On Oct. 26st19. A. They will pay for the present together with the headmaster B. All the classmates will buy their presents respectively C. Every classmate will pay a certain amount of money to buy the present D. The class teacher will pay for the present20. A. Gary B.

14、 The class teacher C. The classmates D. The headmaster第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）阅读下列表格或短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。AAmerican actor Johnny Depp can best be described as unconventional. From his early life, his path into acting and even in his choice of movie roles, we can see th

15、at Depp has seldom taken the easy road. His willingness to take risks and do the unexpected has made Depp one of the few Hollywood actors able to achieve huge commercial success while maintaining his artistic reputation.Born in 1963, Depp was somewhat troublesome as a youth, occasionally turning to

16、petty-crimeand drugs. When his parents divorced in 1978, Depp dropped out of school against his mothers wishes and started a music band called the Kids. Although the band achieved some success, they were seldom able to make ends meet, with Depp often unable to pay his rent, sleeping rough on friends

17、 sofas and even in his car.In 1983, the ever-optimistic Depp and his new wife, Lori Anderson, moved to Hollywood California to further Depps musical career. But life there continued to be a struggle and Depp was forced to take a job selling pens door to door to support his new family. His luck chang

18、ed when Loris ex-boyfriend, the famous actor Nicholas Cage, impressed by Depps good looks and intelligence, suggested he become an actor and helped him get a small part in a movie. Several other minor movie roles and a divorce from Lori followed, before Depp got his big break three years later. He l

19、anded the leading role in the television series 21 Jump Street, playing a youthful undercover police officer. The hugely popular show turned Depp into a teenage heartthrob overnight. He appeared on the cover of countless magazines and was much sought after by movie producers, eager to exploit his po

20、pularity with teenage girls.But Depp left 21 Jump Street after three years, when itwas at the height of its popularity, later admitting that he hated the shows unoriginal storylines and his “pretty boy” character. In the decade that followed, Depp rejected repeated offers of “pretty boy” roles in bi

21、g-budget Hollywood films. Instead he established himself as a serious, somewhat dark, peculiar performer, consistently selecting roles in smaller, independent films that surprise critics and audiences alike.Even in the movie that made Depp an international superstar, The Pirates of the Caribbean (20

22、03 ), he was barely recognizable as Captain Jack Sparrow, the British，long-haired golden-toothed pirate. This and subsequent hit movies have placed Depp at the very top of the commercial film industry ( with a pay-check of $20 million for each such movie) but he still continues to make the smaller,

23、stranger films for which he is so greatly admired.21.As a youth, Depp could be described as a _.A. serious criminal B. trouble maker C. drug addict D. successful musician22.The underlined expression “make ends meet” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_A. get together after a show B. meet their a

24、udienceC. play to the end D. earn enough to live23.In which order did the following events take place in Depps life?a. met Nicholas Cageb. started a band called the Kidsc. played a British pirated. sold pens door to doore. got married to Lori Anderson f. starred in a TV showA. d, b, e, a, c, f B. b,

25、 e, d, a, f, cC.a, b, f, c, d, e D. e, d, a, c, f, b24.Depps choice of movie roles throughout most of his career suggests that _.A. he valued interesting work over moneyB. he believed he couldnt play “pretty boy” roles wellC. he was very popular with Hollywood movie producersD. he was more intereste

26、d in shocking audiences than entertainingB Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis in the coming decades-which means each nations natural resource will be more important than ever.Percentage of total land area covered by forests(2011)WORLD AVERAGE30.88Top 5 AVERAGE 90.15Freshwate

27、r resource, cubic kilometers per year (2011)WORLD AVERAGE 241TOP 5 AVERAGE3,642Freshwater resource, cubic kilometers per person(2011)WORLD AVERAGE6,122TOP 5 AVERAGE244,9731. SURINAME94.58REST OF TOP 52. Micronesia 91.663. Seychelles 88.484. Samoa 88.405. Palau 87.61123. CHINA 22.471. BRAZIL 5,418RES

28、T OF TOP 52. Russian Federation 4,3133. Canada 2,8504. United States 2,8185. CHINA 2,8131. ICELAND 532,891REST OF TOP 52. Guyana 304,7233. Suriname 166,1124. Papua New Guinea 114,2165. Bhutan 106,923102. CHINA 2,09225. According to the statistics, what is the world average of freshwater resource per

29、 person? A. 244,973 cubic kilometers B. 241 cubic kilometers C. 3,642 cubic kilometers D. 6,122 cubic kilometers26. Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year? A. Guyana B. Brazil C. Iceland D. China27. Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists? A. Bhutan B. Sey

30、chelles C. Canada D. SurinameCDear child, Take a seat. Daddy has something to share with you. I would like us to have a heat-to-heart-even though, over the years, you have slowly broken mine. Oh shut up; you so have! If you go out and ask any mother or father out there, I guarantee theyll say the sa

31、me thing: All children break their parents hearts. Its just what children do. In fact, its what Daddys own mother continues to remind him still, to this very day, every time they speak on the phone. In your baby years, you vomited(呕吐), pooped and peed all over me. In your teen years, you came home f

32、rom parties and vomited red wine all over my already-dirty carpets. There was a time you experimented with drugs and all those things I hate. Where does the heartbreak end? Still, I want you to know you are loved, because various parenting magazines insist thats my responsibility: to make you feel special and valued and s