高中二年级下学期期末考试英语试卷

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高中二年级下学期期末考试英语试卷

时量:120分钟 满分:150 分

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A (22.5 points)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What is in the man?s hand?

A. An old English-Chinese dictionary. B. A new English-Chinese dictionary. .

C. A new Chinese-English dictionary. 2. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man?s brother speaks very good Chinese. B .The man wants to learn some Chinese. C. The woman is learning Chinese. Conversation 2

3. When is the woman?s birthday?

A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. In two weeks. 4. What does the woman want the man to do?

[A. To go to Alice?s birthday party with her. B. To tell her when Alice?s birthday is. C. To buy her a birthday present. Conversation 3

5. Where are the two speakers going?

A. To a birthday party. B. To a department store. C. To Lily?s school. 6. What?s Jenny?s new telephone number?

A. 6880015. B. 6882315. C. 6883215. Conversation 4

7. What?s wrong with the woman?

A. She has a headache. B. There is something wrong with her stomach. C. She feels bored and doesn?t want to do anything. 8. What does the woman want the doctor to do?

A. To give her some good suggestions. B. To give her an examination. C. To operate on her.

9. Why doesn?t the woman go to live with her son and her daughter-in-law? A. Because her son?s apartment is very small. B. Because her son doesn?t want her to live with them.

C. Because she doesn?t want to leave her old apartment. Conversation 5

10. Which of the following statements about the woman is TRUE? A. She plays the guitar in a band. B. She joined a band a month ago. C. She doesn?t know what she wants to be. 11. What does the man?s father want him to be? A. A pianist. B. A painter. 12.What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Do what he really likes. B. Play the piano in a band. C. Listen to his mother?s advice. Conversation 6

13. Who kills the elder brother in the film?

A. His brother. B. His neighbour. C. Unknown. 14. What will the woman do tomorrow morning?

A. Go shopping. B. See a movie. C. Prepare for an examination. 15.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is worried about the coming examination. B. The woman seldom goes to the cinema. C. The man is good at his studies.

SECTION B ( 7.5 points )

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE. “My” first visit to New York City Time(Month):16_________ The firt day 1. Did 18 _____________ at Fifth Avenue; 2. Went ice-skating

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A ( 15 points )

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21.Mary said nervously that it was _______ honour to have got _______ first prize in the composition contest. A. an, the `B./; /

C. an; a D.the; the

22. At the bus stop ______ a solider and two young people on their way to the village. A. were B. was C. is D. sits 23. --- Who knocked at the door?

--- I?ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn?t ask who ______ was. A. he B. that C. she D. it

24. Have you got the message I left with your father yesterday_______ you?ll have an important meeting tomorrow afternoon.

A. in which B. with whom C. that D. which 25. --- Shall we call on Frank tonight?

---We?d better not. He is said ________ a lecture.

A. preparing B. to be preparing C. to have prepared D. having prepared 26.I can never forget the day ______ we worked together and the day _______ we spent together.

Weather:17 __________ Destination: Manhattan The next day 1.Visited the Statue of Liberty; 2.Went to 19_________________ Activity C. An engineer.

Conclusion A 20 _______________visit

A. when; which B. which; when C. what; that D. on which; when 27.John sold the camera yesterday which his brother ________ him as a birthday present from Japan. A. has sent B. had sent C. was sending D. would send 28.I can?t fix my mind on my study, with the children ______ so noisily outside my window. A. playing B. to play C. played D. being played 29.---You see, I?m not good at English, you are poor in maths, and… --- That?s _______ we?d better help each other.

A. when B. how C. why D.what 30._________ many times, but he still couldn?t understand it

A. He was told B. Though he had been told C. Having been told D. Being told 31. ---Do you often attend meetings ?

--- Yes, I ________ organizational meetings at the end of every month..

A. attend B. will attend C. am attending D. have attended 32. Don?t play with the dog, Jack, for it _____ be dangerous at times.

A. shall B. should C.can D. must 33. ---I?m sorry I broke your teapot, but I didn?t mean _______. --- Forget it.

A. to do B. doing C. to D. doing so 34. The new law has come into _____; surely it will have _____on industry of the country.

A. affect; an effect B. effect; affect C. effect; an effect D. an effect; an effect 35. --- Sarah said she wrote you a letter.

--- I wonder ______ she is writing to me about.

A. that B. why C. what D. when

SECTION B ( 18 points )

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 36 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 37 , began to believe he might 38 this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a real chance. Bannister had been 39 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 40 to him. Describing the event later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I lined up for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved gently now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs 41 to meet no resistance, as if I was pushed forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 42 gave me greater strength. I felt the moment of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a 43 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 44 it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 45 could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the 46 line, I fell, almost unconscious.

“I knew I had done it, even before I heard the time. The announcement came. ?Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes …? the rest was 47 in the noise of excitement.” 36. A. passed along B. passed down C. went by D. went over 37. A. coach B. athlete C. captain D. judge 38. A. defeat B. move C. beat D. break 39. A. competing B. training C. fighting D. attending 40. A. eagerness B. pleasure C. relief D. worry 41. A. seemed B. used C. happened D. had 42. A. mass B. residents C. crowd D. team

43. A. concentration 44. A. so 45. A. never 46. A. starting 47. A. stuck

B. collection B. but B. ever B. lasting B. involved C. combination C. or C. even C. finishing C. lost D. classification D. as D. still D. running D. spread

SECTION C ( 12 points )

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But 48 _ a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason 49 he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law, 50 that his six-year-old son blew up（使…爆炸）the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV. 51 this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boy?s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He was arrested and taken to 52 police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless. After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey 53. As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. She had to move to a southern state, 54 she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 55 the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country?s second most important export.

Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

56. What?s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name.

C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 57. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange 58. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A. must go to school B. study in the same school

C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time 59. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses 60. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica

C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica

B

You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults? fashion magazine Seventeen.

“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature(成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies. We found she?s the very style we?re looking for to represent young people?s attitudes.”

You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I?ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.

But for You, watching isn?t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.

“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus(校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.

But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.”

61. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.

A. is beautiful B. she is lovely and full of confidence C. is active and mature D. has rich knowledge 62. You Mi?s fluent English is based on _____.

A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programme B. the influence of her parents C. her deep interest in it D. her making DV movie 63. The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.

A. the great influence he had on You Mi B. he was admired by his schoolmates

C. the young can do things as well as the adults do D. self-made DV movies are popular at school 64.In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn?t act as a(n) _____.

A. director B. musician C. actress D. producer 65. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent B. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi C. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist D. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi?s studies

C

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don?t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at

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