上学期高二英语期末测试卷及答案.doc

1、第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题.5分，满分7.分）听下面段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给、三个选项中选出最佳选听完每段对话后，你将有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下面一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is Jack going to do? A. To visit Jim in hospital.B. To find a taxi. C. To see Jim in the hospital. 2. What are they going to do tomorrow? A. A spelling check. B. A reading check

2、. C. A reading book. 3. Why didnt they carry the old man to safety?A. Because he can go there himself. B. Because the road is crowded. C. Because he is badly hurt. 4. Why should we keep the window open when using a gas? A. Gas can give off heat. B. Gas is poisonous. C. We can breathe the fresh air.

3、5. What does Jane have to do? A. To borrow this book. B. To lend this book. C. To return this book.第二节（共15小题，每小题.分，满分22.5分) 听下面5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、三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第六段材料回答至题。6. What is the girls name?A. Mary. B. Rose .C. Betty.7. What is

4、 the girl going to do this evening?A.She is going to meet some friends. B. She is going to do some shopping. C. She is going to see a film. 8. When must Betty be back at home tonight?A. Before half past ten. B. Before a quarter past eleven. C. After a quarter to eleven. 听第7段材料,回答第9至12题。9. How did th

5、e lions run out of the zoo?A. An old woman let them go. B. One of the keepers was asleep. C. One of the keepers was not so careful.10. Where did two of the lions go? A. To the nearby hills. B. To a workers house. C. To another zoo. 11. What did the lion do after it entered the home?A. It entered the

6、 cage. B. It killed the old woman. C. It soon went to sleep. 12. Where did the zoo workers get the lion at last?A. In the zoo. B. On the old clothes.C. On the hills nearby. 听第8段材料,回答第13至16题。13. How old was Mrs. Smith?A. She was seventy. B. She was more than seventy. C. She was no more than seventy.1

7、4. How did Mrs. Smith go to the park every day? A. With her daughter. B. By bus. C. On foot.15. Who got very surprised?A. Mrs. Smith. B. The policeman. C. Her son.16. Why did she tell a lie to the police?A. Shed played a trick. B. She felt too tired. C. She was old enough.听第9段材料，回答第17至20题。17Who will

8、 have a talk with Chen Hua? A. The company. B. The manager. C. Mary Walter.18. What will Chen Hua have to do a week later?A.To have a medical examination. B.To begin to work in the company.C.To tell the manager why he wanted this job.19. When will Chen Hua know whether he will be employed ? A. A wee

9、k later. B. On the morning of May 18. C. At the beginning of next month.20. Who do you think Mary Walter is? A. The manager. B. The secretary. C. The employee.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)从 A,B,C,D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Have you seen _ ladys handbag on the counter? I left it h

10、ere a moment ago. What color is _ bag? We found one really.A. the; a B. a; the C. a; aD. the; the22. Hi, Jack! Long time no see. How are you? Oh, Martin! I _ you. Im fine. Lets have a drink, shall we?A. dont recognizeB. didnt recognizeC. cant recognizeD. havent recognize23. Would you please tell me

11、more about it? Sorry, I can only tell you _ much.A. thatB. suchC. veryD. too24. The rainstorm warning is issued. Very strong wind and heavy rain are _ tomorrow.A. hopedB. wishedC. expectedD. waited25. Please wait and see _ we will make for you _ your own measure.A. how; withB. what; to C. which; for

12、D. when; by26. Marys going to study abroad next year, _, for sure, delights everyone.A. who B.that C. this D. which27. There was a lot of fun at yesterdays party. You _ have come, but why didnt you? A. must B. shouldnt C. neednt D. ought to28. _with the new machine, a search party went into the moun

13、tains _ to find gold.A. Armed; hoping B. Equipped; hopedC. Fixing; to hope D. Carrying; in the hope29. One of the boys who _ my friends _ very good at English.A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is30. Dont ever be late again. _. A. Yes, I do B. No, I dont C. No, I wont D. Yes, I promise31. Ente

14、ring the garden, I found it _ with _ leaves.A. covering; fallenB. covered; fallingC. covering; fallingD. covered; fallen32. All the universities have duty to_their students _of the quick development of the scientific world.A. make; known B. have; understoodC. keep; informed D. find; involved33. Surp

15、risingly, the man always in a worn-out suit finally _ to be a millionaire.A. set out B. turned out C. showed up D. converted34. Mum ,I need a new schoolbag. But didnt I buy you _ three months ago?A. itB. thatC. oneD. another35. He returned home very late yesterday, _ early this morning.A. or ratherB

16、. or elseC. rather thanD. other than第二节：完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain _36_ so I decided I would leave the children in the _37_ before I rushed into a shop. I warned t

17、he girls not to _38_ anything and told them I would be back within a few_39_. Then I locked all the doors and _40_ them happily looking out of the window.I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had _41_! I could hardly believe my _42_. The car doors were _43_ locked, the window

18、s tightly shut and in the back seat _44_ only two coats. Being _40_, I ran to the corner of the street _46_ there was no sign of them. I _47_ up to an old lady nearby and asked _48_ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.Feeling quite sick with _49_, I sat on the drivers seat, and tried to s

19、top trembling. Suddenly, I _50_ a merry laugh behind me. I got out of the car, ran round to _51_ the BOOT and there inside were two very red-faced and excited _52_. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, _53_ behind it and then been unable to push the _54_ forward again. With tears in my eyes,

20、 I leaned forward and _55_ their ears.36. A. heavy B. hard C. hardly D. big37. A. car B. bus C. house D. school38. A. ask B. eat C. read D. touch39. A. hours B. minutesC. seconds D. days40. A. had B. made C. left D. let41. A. disappeared B. died C. quarreled D. cried42. A. ears B. words C. eyes D. b

21、rains43. A. too B. again C. already D. still44. A. hanged B. put C. had D. were45. A. stupid B. proud C. frightened D. pleased46. A. where B. which C. that D. when47. A. jumped B. rushed C. drove D. flew48. A. that B. when C. whether D. how49. A. fear B. happiness C. excitement D. anger50. A. felt B

22、. smelt C. saw D. heard51. A. shut B. repair C. start D. open52. A. child B. boys C. women D. girls53. A. climbedB. flew C. threw D. landed54. A. windowB. door C. seat D. BOOT55. A. hit B. pulled C. cut D. bit第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题 2分， 满分40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。 AThe first newspapers

23、 were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly publi

24、shed newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American n

25、ewspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,

26、800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more than eleven million copies every day.56. The first

27、daily newspaper came out in _. A. 59 BC B. 700s C. 1609 D. 162057. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _. A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden58. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _. A. Washington B. New York C. Boston D. New Orleans59. Today there ar

28、e about _ daily newspaper printed in the United States.A. 1621 B. 1704 C. 1760 D. 1800BWhen I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts（童子军），so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.We were camping in a place above a river. After arrivin

29、g, we all rushed down to the river had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded（环绕）by cliffs （悬崖）.If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.Several days later, the scoutmaster had to he away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early

30、. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishi

31、ng, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and w

32、e wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep（悄悄移动）down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down

33、 towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking every-where carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We

34、told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.60The writer in

35、the text mainly tells us _.Athe story of his childhood Ba strange camping experienceCabout a stranger by the river Dabout a good place for camping.61Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?AThey wanted to delay going to the river bank.BThey were sailing for their scoutmaster.CThey had a supper earl

36、ier than usual.DThey were taking while eating.62The word“bewildered”in the text probably means _.Aashamed Bnervous Cunable to understand Deager to know something63The writer still remembers the event because_.Athe boys acted foolishlyBthe camping place is beautifulCthere has been no explanation for

37、the event Dhe particularly enjoyed his camping that summer.CIm seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work.While working, you wear a plate with your name

38、 on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said,“Mr Castle, how are you?”We talked about this and that. As he left, he said,“I t was nice talking to you, Brett.”I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh no. He didnt remember me at all, he jus

39、t read the name plate. I wish I had put“Irving”down on my name plate. If hed have said,“Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?”Id have been ready for him. Theres nothing personal here.The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was：you couldnt

40、 accept tips（小费）.Okay, Im outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction（反应）is to take a quarter and give it me. Id say,“Im sorry, I cant”Theyd get angry. When you give someone a tip, youre sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and yo

41、u expect them to say,“Oh, thanks a lot.”When you say,“Im sorry, I cant”they feel a little put down. They say,“No one will know.”And they put it in your pocket. You say,“I really cant”It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically（身体上）to prevent him from tipping you. It was not

42、in agreement with the storys belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldnt understand the strangeness of some peoples ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at

43、 her or eaten it or something.I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.64What can be the best title for this text?AHow Hard Life is for Box BoysBGetting along with CustomersCWhy I Gave

44、 up My JobDThe Art of Taking Tips65Form the second paragraph, we can infer that_.Athe writer didnt like the impersonal part of his job Bwith a name plate, people can easily start talking CMr Castle mistook Irving for Brett DIrving was the writers real name66The box boy refused to accept tips because_.Acustomers only gave small tipsBsome customers had strange ideas about tippingCthe store forbade the box boys to take tipsDhe didnt want to fight with the customers67The underlined phrase“put down”in the third paragraph probably means_.Amisunderstood Bdefeate