贵州省松桃苗族自治县民族中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、贵州省松桃苗族自治县民族中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题松桃民族中学期末考试试卷高二英语 第 I 卷，选择题（100分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第1节 （共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分），每段对话仅读一遍。1.What is Peter doing?A.Eating B.Answering a call C.Taking a shower2.How does the woman usually get around?A.By bike B. By bus C.By taxi3.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A

2、.The mans daughter B.A room C.A paining4.What s probably the man?A.A salesman B.A waiter C.A repairman5.What does the man suggest?A.Getting new bulbs B.Saving electricity C.Buying a used TV set.第2节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分），每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.At

3、 home B.At the office C.At the restaurant7.Why didnt the woman answer the mans call? A.She didnt hear it B.She didnt want to answer it C.Her phone was power off请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What s the original nationality of the man? A.Canada B.Sweden C.Spain.9.Where was the woman educated? A.In Spain B.In Fran

4、ce C.In Canada请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.How does the woman think of her English class? A.Easy B.Boring C.Hard11.What are English training schools like?A.They can accept students without a test B.They can help students choose suitable class C.They dont accept students whose English is too poor12.Why is Da

5、niels English so good now? A. He usually sees English movies B.He reads English books a lot in his spare time C.He has been trained in an English training schools请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.How did Tom feel about his life after his retirement退休?A.Terrible B.Worried C.Satisfied14.What kind of job did Tom do

6、 after his retirement？A. A gatekeeper in a school B.A teacher in a school C.A manager in a company15.How does the organization work? A.It helps the retired people relax B.It provides the retired people with well-paid jobs C.It provides information for the retired people16.What do we know about Tom?

7、A. He seldom spends time with his family B.He goes to work full time C.He joined an organization designed for the retired请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Friends B.Teacher and student C.Strangers18.What does the man usually do in his free time? A. Watch TV

8、B.Play computer games C. Do some reading19.What kind of book is the man interested in? A.Science fiction小说 B.Detective侦探 novels C.Romantic novels20.What s the mans personality ?A.Impatient B.Enthusiastic充满激情的 C.Timid胆小的第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)（A） I had managed to sell all my papers

9、and was coming home in the snow. It was that strange hour in New York when the workers were walking towards home in the evening. I recognized my father near Cooper Union, a frozen figure in an old overcoat standing by a banana cart (手推车). He looked so lonely; tears came to my eyes. Then he saw me, a

10、nd his face lit with his sad, beautiful smile. “Arch,” he said, “so you have sold your papers! Come and eat a banana.” He offered me one, but I refused it. I felt it important that my father sell his bananas, not give them away. He thought I was shy, and joked with me, and made me eat the banana. It

11、 smelled of wet snow. “You havent sold many bananas today, Dad,” I said. “What can I do? No one seems to want them,” Dad said. It was true. The crowds pushed home; the sky darkened over the New York buildings; the tall street lamps were lit; street cars and bikes went by. Nobody and nothing in the g

12、reat city stopped for my fathers bananas. “I ought to yell (叫喊),” said my father sadly. “I ought to make a big noise like other peddlers (小贩), but it makes my throat sore. Anyway, Im ashamed (羞愧的) of yelling; it makes me feel like a fool.” I had eaten one of his bananas. A voice deep down told me th

13、at I ought to pay for it somehow. I must remain here and help my father. “Ill yell for you, Dad,” I volunteered. “Arch, no,” he said, “go home; you have worked enough today. Just tell momma Ill be late.” But I yelled and yelled. My father, standing by, spoke words of praise, and said I was a wonderf

14、ul yeller. However, nobody else paid attention; nobody listened and came to buy our bananas. My father tried to stop me at last. He said, “That was wonderful yelling, Arch. But its just we are unlucky today! Lets go home.” I insisted on keeping up my yells. But at last my father persuaded me to leav

15、e with him. 21. The son yelled in order to _. A. prove he was angry B. show his excitement C. get the praise of his father D. help his father sell bananas 22. What happened to the father and the son at last? A. They ate up all their bananas. B. They sold out all their bananas. C. They went home with

16、out selling any bananas. D. They sent all their bananas to passers-by for free. 23. What is the main idea of the text? A. The hard lives of factory workers. B. How to survive in a hard environment. C. The love between the father and the son. D. Misunderstanding between the father and the son. （ B ）I

17、n recent years, especially during the 1960s, there was much discussion about “the brain drain (排干，流失)，” which dealt with the problem of students and learned people who left their own countries for other countries that offered better chances for study, research, and employment. For example, according

18、 to a report from U. N. , between 1962 and 1966 more than 50 percent of all engineering graduates of Iran and 14 percent of Iranian scientists left their country for work abroad. Over 30 percent of Chilean engineers and 15 percent of Turkish physicians also went to work in other countries. Probably

19、the greatest brain drain occurred among young scientists who had gone abroad to study. Many of them had planned to return to their countries to teach but chose to remain in more industrialized nations where they were able to continue their work and their research in fields in which there were no job

20、 possibilities at home. The countries that attracted most of these scientists were the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, and Australia. Recent studies show that the brain drain to the United States may be decreasing. Many foreign scientists are going home again, and in some case

21、s American scientists are leaving the United States for employment in other countries. The main reasons are that good jobs are becoming fewer here, money for national research has been sharply cut, and university fellowships reduced too. However, in the field of medicine the drain to the United Stat

22、es still goes on. Today more than one of every five American doctors is foreignborn, and several thousand foreign doctors immigrate to the United States each year. Over eighty countries have asked the State Department to send students who are skilled in important fields such as medicine back home wh

23、en their study programs are over. 24.Which of the following is not the reason for “the brain drain”? A. Better chances of study. B. Better research condition C. Good job possibility D. Good housing25.The brain drain to the United States may be decreasing mainly because_. A. many foreign scientists a

24、re ordered to return to their motherlands B. there are fewer and fewer good jobs in the USA C. they dont need any foreign scientists now D. the universities refuse to provide money for the foreign scientist26.How many American doctors are foreignborn? A. More than 20 percent B. About half of them C.

25、 Several thousand D. About 15 percent27. Which is the best title for this passage?A. How to seek a job in the USA B. Doctors immigration to the USAC. The brain drain D. A strange case. （ C ）The first summer job is often a signal that youre on your way to adulthood, and its also a method for earning

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