安徽省芜湖市高二英语上学期期末考试试题B.docx

1、安徽省芜湖市高二英语上学期期末考试试题B安徽省芜湖市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（B）第一部分 听力（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）第一节 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。1. What happened to the man? A. He couldnt fasten the seatbelt B. He had an accident C. He dropped from his wheelchair2. W

2、hat can we learn about the woman? A. She wont attend Professor Clintons class B. She thinks Professor Clintons class is terrible C. She is glad that she will graduate soon3. What does the woman think of the film? A. Its a failure B. Its a good C. Its confusing4. What is the man doing? A. Having an i

3、nterview B. Buying clothes C. Taking a class5. Why does the woman look thinner? A. She was on a diet B. She suffered from an illness C. She worked too hard at the hospital第二节 听下面4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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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

4、答第6、7题。6. What day is it today? A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday7. Why is the woman nervous? A. She isnt sure about the coming exam B. She never studies hard C. She doesnt like studying听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman do in the evening? A. Listen to the radio B. practice speaking C. Watch Engl

5、ish programs on TV9. According to the woman, which is the hardest thing about English? A. Listening B. Grammar C. Writing听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How many people will go to the restaurant? A. 6 B. 7 C. 811. What does the woman order? A. Some red wine B. Some white wine C. Some orange juice12. What time

6、does the woman book the table for? A. 7:00 pm Friday B. 1:00 pm Saturday C. 7:00 pm Saturday听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. How much will Peter pay for two rooms each night? A. $200 B. $400 C. $80014. What kind of payment is not accepted? A. Cash B. Credit card C. Check15. When will Peter arrive at the hotel?

7、A. On August 10 B. On August 12 C. On August 14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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARight in front of the Minneapolis Central Library, a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand. Each bike is designed with the logo Nice Ride-the name of the ci

8、tys bike-share program.Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the library books that people come here to borrow. To rent a bike ,you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station. Members can rent one of l,200 bikes from 138 stations throughout Minnesotas largest city. People use the Nice Ride

9、 bikes to go to work, to go out on business ,or just to enjoy the citys many bike paths.The rise of bike-share programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving. Rising gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bi

10、ke helmets ,pump air into flat tires ,and hit the road.Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise but switching from a car to a bike also reduces the amount of pollution in the air. Carbon dioxide , a greenhouse gas linkedto climatechange , is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a

11、cars tail pipe.Bike-sharesystems are found around the world in cities like London, Paris, Barcelona, and Melbourne , Australia. Thelargestprogram-with70,000bikes-isinWuhan, China.To make roads friendlier to non-motorists, the U. S. Departmentof Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars

12、 in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent years. The money went toward building thousands of miles of on-street bike lanes and pedestrian- only passages called green ways.16. If one wants to use the bike ,its a must to _.A. give away a bicycle B. know Nice Ride wellC. pay the cost in advance D.

13、get a membership card17. Which of the following can people do with the bikes?A. Earn a living. B. Enjoy bikeways.C. Compete in a race. D. Rent them out to others.18. Paragraph 4 is mainly about _ .A. benefits of biking B. pollution caused by carsC. methods to use the bikes D. ways to reduce pollutio

14、n19. Which of the following is true of Nice Ride?A. It will take the place of taxi companies. B. China has better public bike systems.C. It attracts more people to choose biking. D. The government lacks money to support it.20. The authors purpose in writing this text is to _.A. raise money for bike-

15、share programs B. seek advice for Nice RideC. compare Nice Ride with libraries D. introduce the public bike systemB My friend Robert started a new job this week and hes been in the training class for two days. Theemployer has a very strict dressing code-dark blue shirts and pants. On the first day,

16、an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didnt have the right clothes the next day. He explained, Sir, I had beentold about this, but because of my larger size, its sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price

17、 I can afford. Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldnt lose the chance of work simply because he couldnt afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed. When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to f

18、ire the older gentleman. You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes, he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and ashirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older m

19、an. The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldnt accept such a gift from a stranger.Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldnt return them-a little whitelie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job. My wi

20、fe and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didnt have enough to buy the clothes, he told Robert. Its unbelievable to me that a person would do such a thing for only knowing me a day! More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.21. If the older man did

21、 not have the proper clothes, he would _.A. be punished B. be offered another jobC. put off the training class D. lose his job22. The money which was spent buying the clothes belonged to _.A. the trainers B. the older mansC. the writers D. Roberts23. How did Robert persuade the older man to accept t

22、he clothes?A. He told the older man that he would lose his job if he didnt take them.B. He told a lie that the clothes didnt fit himself.C. He told the older gentleman that he could save money and return it later.D. He told the older gentleman that he had no way to send them back.24. Why didnt the o

23、lder gentleman wear the right clothes as required by the trainer? A. He didnt care about the job opportunity. B. He was too fat to find the right size for himself C. He didnt have enough money to buy proper clothes D. He hadnt been told about it25. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Pr

24、oper Clothes for a Stranger B. Fight Against Strict Rules C. A Strange Employer D. The Importance of DressingCWe arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to r

25、eturn to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home form from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted to let him know that we cared too, even when we werent with him.Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents home, after

26、a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. They hid notes in the cereal(麦片) box, under a hairbrush, next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, their grandparents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.So as I tidied Dads kitchen and made up a b

27、ed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldnt go bad.” Some expressed my love, “Dad, I hope you will sheep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered

28、strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!” Just like his medicines strengthened him physically, these “emotional vitamins” would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone

29、 calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!”26. We can infer from the text that the authors father_. A. got home from hospital alone B. lived with his relatives C. asked her to return to work D. had suffered from the same illness befo

30、re27. The children his notes in their grandfathers home in order to_. A. follow a family tradition B. play tricks on their grandparents C. show their gifts to their grandparents D. give their grandparents a pleasant surprise28. Following the family tradition, the author_. A. often called her father

31、B. wrote some notes to her father C. wanted to visit her father D. worried about her fathers health29. In paragraph4, the underlined phrase “emotional viamins” refers to_. A. food in the fridge B. medicines C. hidden notes D. phone calls30. What do we know about the author from the text? A. She attempted to comfort her father with love. B. She wanted to set an example to her children C. She preferred to communicate with her father with notes D. She believed that