学年四川省雅安市高二下学期期末考试英语试题+听力.docx

1、学年四川省雅安市高二下学期期末考试英语试题+听力2016-2017学年四川省雅安市高二下学期期末考试英语试题第卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5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。1.When will the flight arrive?A.At 7:00. B.At 7:30. C.In 30 minutes.2.What is the relationship b

2、etween the two speakers?A.Teacher and student. B.Mother and son. C.Brother and sister.3.What do we learn about Mary?A.She has traveled all.over the world. B.She likes postcards. C.She is going to visit Hawaii.4.What does the man want the driver to do?A.Charge less. B.Drive quickly. C.Help him with t

3、he luggage.5.How will the woman spend the summer vacation?A.Have a trip to Beijing. B.Not decided yet. C.Stay at home studying.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或对白，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至8题。6.How soon wil

4、l Dr.Lee return to Hong Kong? A.Next month. B.Next year. C.Next week.7.Why does Dr.Lee want to return,to Hong Kong?A.Because he is short of money.B.Because he wants to visit his friends.C.Because he has been offered a challenging job there.8.How long has Dr.Lee lived in the United States?A.For only

5、one month. B.For many years. C.For two years.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9.Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Taxi driver and passenger. B.Tour guide and tourist. C.Strangers in the street.10.Where should the man go first?A.The railway station. B.The bus stop. C.The end of the road

6、.11.When will the man get to his estination?A.In about half an hour. B.In about one hour. C.In about one hour and a half.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.What is Mel Gibson?A.An actor. B.A singer. C.A dancer.13.What kind of person is the woman?A.Quiet. B.Wild. C.Hard to tell.14.What can be learned about the man?

7、A.He likes horror movies.B.He didnt think the woman would love classical music.C.He hates heavy metal music.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15.What is the man doing?A.Looking for volunteers. B.Looking for a baby-sitter. C.Selling candies.16.What might the woman be willing to do? A.Change diapers（尿布）. B.Help the m

8、an sell some candies. C.Be a playground assistant.17.What will the woman get as the benefits of volunteering?A.A morning shift. B.Candies. C.A free breakfast.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.What is the passage talking about?A.The climate of the United States. B.The population of the United States. C.The vegeta

9、bles of the United States.19.What is the climate like in the eastern part?A.Not very hot in summer and not very cold in winter.B.Hot in summer and cold in winter. C.Very hot both in summer and autumn.20.How can Americans send their climates to other states?A.By e-mails.B.By growing fruits and vegeta

10、bles in other states.C.By quick transportation.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）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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ANO PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS?Special Story Time for All Lower Primary PupilsSCHOOL LIBRARYREADINC ROOMJune 6,2 p.m-3 p.mMr.Stephen Keene will impress you with storie

11、s from his famous New Kids Next Block series. FREE ADMISSION .LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITARIN 4 EASY LESSONS!Venue: Music RoomTime: 9 a.m-12 p.mDates: June 6,13,20,27Instructor: Miss Katsumi from JapanFees: $ 40 for 4 lessons($20 for members of the school band and school choir )Register with Mrs.Mary

12、 Mi,the Choir Mistress,NOW.*It is compulsory for students who sign up to attend ALL four lessons.JOIN THE GEOGRAPHY CLUBS TWILIGHT CRUISE（黄昏巡游）June 19,5 p.m-8 p.mView Singapores wonderful skyline by night.Cruise past Kusu Island and Pulau Tekukor (Dove Island). Enjoy a great dinner under the starlit

13、 sky.HURRY!VACANCIES（空缺）ONLY FOR THE 1ST 20 PUPILS WHO SIGN UP.Get your consent forms（同意书）from Miss Yu and return the forms with your payment ($20) by 30 May.*If there are mare than 20 pupils interested in the cruise,priority（优先权）will be given to Geography Club members.21.A pupil who prefers not to

14、spend any money can go for .A.the cruise B.the guitar lessons C.the school choir D.story time22.Who will conduct the guitar lessons?A.Mrs.Mary Mi. B.Miss Yu. C.Mr.Stephen Keene. D.Miss Katsumi.23.If a pupil is going away for the holidays with his/her family from June 1 to June 7,he/she can still go

15、for .A.story time B.the cruise C.the school band D.the guitar lessons24.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? .A.Youve got only one chance for absence if you sign up for the guitar lesson.B.The cruise fee for members of Geography Club is $10 (half of the payment).C.You should pay

16、$20 for the dinner in the Geography Clubs twilight cruise.D.Members of the school band and school choir only need to pay $20 for the guitar lessons.BFor some kids,old photos and baby pictures are embarrassing.For others,they are cherished keepsakes（纪念品）. But for thousands of children living in orpha

17、nages（孤儿院）worldwide,these records of the past simply dont exist. Either the kids parents werent around to snap photos,or the pictures have been lost.Whatever the reason is,the Memory Project is giving orphans a lasting document of their youth.Over the last two years,the Memory Project has provided h

18、and-painted portraits （肖像）for more than 4,000 children living in orphanages in poor countries.Ben Schumaker,24,got the idea when he was visiting an orphanage in Guatemala in Central America.But hes not creating the portraits alone.Students in hundreds of high school art classes across the U.S. paint

19、 them using photos sent from the orphanages.Schumaker believes that the artists benefit from the project as much as the orphans do.There are two purposes of the Memory Project,he said.One is to offer a special gift to the child abroad.The other is to help open the eyes of the student who is painting

20、.Staring into the eyes of another person,Schumaker believes,creates a real connection. This connection raises awareness in U.S. schools about the needs of the worlds poor children.Its about planting a seed,he said.Schumaker is also working on Books of Hope,a project in which students of all ages put

21、 together homemade books for children in Uganda and India.He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India will send books to the U.S.Its important for me to have it be a two-way exchange,Schmnaker says.25.Old photos and baby pictures are clearly unavailable to .A.the kids in rich families B.the k

22、ids in common familiesC.the kids without parents D.the kids in expanded families26.What does the underlined word document in the first paragraph most probably mean? A.money B.record C.appeal D.doubt 27.How can the orphans in Guatemala get a continuing record of their youth? .A.By hand-painted portra

23、its that Ben Schumaker painted. B.By the Memory Project started by Ben Schumaker.C.By the photos taken by the U.S. students in high schools.D.By the photos the orphanage takes for them. 28.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?A.The special gifts that the worlds poor children received. B.The

24、need of the US schools. C.The advantages that the Memory Project brings. D.How to help the orphans.CIn modem society there is a great deal of argument about competition.Some value it highly,believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity（繁荣）,others say that competition is bad;tha

25、t it sets one person against another;that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills.For them,playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs.In their

26、single-minded pursuit（追求）of success,the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However,while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed,others take an opposite attitude.In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players,they strongly blam

27、e competition.Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society.Teaching these young people,I often observe in them a desire to fail.They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success.By not trying,they always have an excus

28、e:I may have lost,but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try. What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost,that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth.Clearly,this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who

29、try to prove themselves.Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others.Both are afraid of not being valued.Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（缓解）can we discover a new meaning in competition.29.What

30、does this passage mainly talk about?A.Competition helps to set up self-respect. B.Competition is harmful to personal quality development.C.Opinions about competition are different among people. D.Failures are necessary experiences in competition.30.Why do some people favor competition according to t

31、he passage?A.It builds up a sense of duty. B.It pushes society forward.C.It improves personal abilities. D.It encourages individual efforts. 31.The underlined phrase the most vocal in Paragraph 3 means .A .those who disagree with competition most strongly B.those who value competition most highly C.those who try their best to win D.those who rely on others most for success32.Which point of view may the author agree to?A.Every effort should be paid back. B.Competition should be encouraged.C.Winning should