1、茂县中学高2016级2016秋季学期期末测试卷英 语 试 题 (考试时间：120分钟。满分：150分。)注意事项：1 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2 考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。3 作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，从每题所给的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
2、答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt think it useful. B. He thinks well of it. C. He hopes to learn.2. Why are tens of thousands of Africans studying in China?A. To learn skills. . To gain financial assistance.C. To learn Chinese cultures.3. How did Diana Nyad feel after rece
3、iving Order of Sporting Merit award?A. Surprised. B. Lucky. C. Delighted. 4. What are they talking about?A. The losses of a hurricane. B. An earthquake. C. The injured.5. What was Richard Attenborough?A. An actor and writer.B. A director and reporter. C. An actor and director. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，
4、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 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；听完后，各小题将给出 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、7 题。6. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and students.7. How will they keep in touch?A. By phone. B. By
5、 letter. C. By e-mail.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。8. Where are the two speakers?A. In a room. B. In an office. C. In the street.9. What is mainly troubling the woman?A. That her husband hasnt returned. B. The noisy air-conditioner. C. The heat.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the man want to go to the M
6、usic Building?A. To attend a lecture. B. To attend a concert. C. To see a movie.11. What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus?A. The bus doesnt go directly to the Music Building.B. The bus goes slowly to the Music Building.C. The bus will not come for a while.12. What does the man finally deci
7、de to do?A. Walk.B. Wait for the bus.C. Think of another plan.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When was the first Munich Oktoberfest held in Beijing?A. In 2012. B. In 2013. C. In 2014.14. What is Jike Junyi?A. A songwriter. B. A pianist. C. A star.15. How did the man feel when hearing of the album Who We
8、 Are?A. Curious. B. Shocked. C. Satisfied.16. What are they talking about?A. 2014 Munich Oktoberfest in Beijing.B. The band forming Black Panther.C. So many Chinese singers at Munich Oktoberfest in Beijing.听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why did I take a plane?A. To go home. B. To make a travel. C. To
9、go to school.18. How did I feel in a window seat?A. Relaxed. B. Lonely. C. Helpless.19. What can we learn from the story?A. I kept in touch with the girl.B. The girl had great influence on me.C. I kept wondering how to meet the girl again.20. What do I mainly talk about in the passage?A. The connect
10、ion between strangers.B. Helping others is certain to benefit us.C. Strangers are not always frightening.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每题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。ASaturday, March 24thWe have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the
11、different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is
12、wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chia
13、ng Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.Friday, March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life-no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and sa
14、y “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here andhope to be able to come back next year.21. The diaries above show the writer stayed for _ days in Thailand.A. 3 B. 15 C. 7 D. 3022. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The wr
15、iter is traveling alone in Thailand.B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains. D. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.23. The people in the village _.A. hope to live in the cities B. are friendly to others C. are very weak
16、 D. like to speak English 24. What is the best title for the whole diary?A. Traveling in Thailand B. My First Travel C. The Outside World D. A Country on the TrainBLiverpool, my hometown, is a unique city. It is so special that in 2004 it became a World Heritage (遗产) Site.I recently returned to my h
17、ometown city and my first stop was at a museum on the River Mersey, Blanketed in fog, Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of sea-birds, and appeared unbelievably charming. When I headed toward the centre, I found myself surrounded by buildings that mirror
18、 the best palaces of Europe. It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the buildings, which are signs of Liverpools history.As if to stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries than most cities in Britain. At W
19、alker Art Gallery, I was told that it has the best collections of Victorian paintings in the world, and is the home of modern art in the north of England. However, culture is more than galleries. Liverpool offers many music events. As Britains No.1 music city, it has the biggest city music festival
20、in Europe, and its musicians are famous all over the world. Liverpool is also well-known for its football and other sports events. Every year, the Mersey River Festival attracts thousands of visitors, making the city a place of wonder.As you would expect from such a city, there are restaurants servi
21、ng food from around the world. When my trip was about to complete, I chose to rest my legs in Liverpools famous Philharmonic pub (酒馆). It is a heritage attraction itself. Being a World Heritage Site, my home city is certainly a place of “outstanding universal value”. It is a treasure house with plen
22、ty of secrets for the world to explore.25. Visitors who see the city for the first time would be deeply impressed by _.A. its wonderful palaces.B. its attractive buildings.C. its charming banks. D. its famous museums.26. The third paragraph is developed mainly by _.A. making comparisons.B. following
23、 the order of space.C. providing different examples.D. analyzing causes.27. The author uses the Philharmonic pub to prove that _.A. Liverpool is an impressive place full of attraction.B. Liverpool is a well-known city for its restaurants.C. a pub is a wonderful place for visitors to relax themselves
24、.D. a pub is a perfect choice for visitors to complete their journey.28. What is the passage mainly about?A. The universal value of the world heritage in Liverpool.B. The exciting experience of the author in Liverpool.C. The beautiful historic sites of Liverpool.D. The special cultural atmosphere of
25、 Liverpool. CWhat is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade (贸易，交易) practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and
26、shoes- the list goes on and on.The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In h
27、is free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade and he began charging a fee（收取费用） to members. Jointed by a friend, Peter Skoll, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, h
28、e has never looked back. Even in the crashes (崩溃，破产) of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do
29、 is take an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business; the world is your market place. Of course for each item (商品) sold eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent o
30、f the items are sold.29. We learn from the text that eBay provides people with _.A. a place to exhibit their own photosB. a website for them to upgradeC. a way of buying and selling goodsD. a chance to buy things at low prices30. Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university?A. To make
31、moneyB. To fulfill a task of his company.C. For gathering the engineers. D. For fun31. From “he has never looked back” in Paragraph 2, we learn that Peter _.A. did not feel lonelyB. became more and more successfulC. did not think about the pastD. was always hopeful32. How does eBay make money from i
32、ts website?A. By making e-photos.B. By bringing sellers together.C. By charging for each sale.D. By listing items online.D There was once a kangaroo who became an athletics champion. However, with this success he became arrogant（傲慢）, and he spent a lot of time making fun of others. His favourite tar
33、get was a little penguin whose walk was so slow that it often prevented him from even finishing the race. One day the fox, who organised the races, let everyone know that his favourite for the next race was the poor penguin. Everyone thought it was a joke, but still the big-headed kangaroo got very
34、angry, and he ridiculed the penguin even more than usual. The penguin did not even want to take part in the race, but it was a tradition that everyone must do so. On the day of the race, he approached the starting line in a group which following the fox. The fox led them up the mountain, while every
35、one made fun of the penguin, commenting on whether he would roll down the mountain. But when they reached the top they all shut up. The top of the mountain turned out to be a crater that had filled with water, making it into a lake. At this point, the fox gave the starting signal, saying: First to t
36、he other side wins. The penguin, excited, waddled（摇摆的行走）clumsily to the waters edge. Once he was in the water, though, his speed was unbeatable, and he won the race by a long distance. Meanwhile, the kangaroo barely managed to reach the other side. And although it seemed that the penguin was waiting
37、 to make fun of the kangaroo, the penguin had learned a lot from his suffering, and instead of ridiculing the kangaroo, he offered to teach him how to swim. 33.Which of the following shows that the kangaroo was arrogant?A. He ran much faster than the penguin. B. He stopped the penguin finishing the
38、race.C. He became an athletic champion.D. He looked down upon other animals.34. When the kangaroo had difficulty reaching the other side, the penguin_. A. made fun of him quite a lotB. became one of his close friendsC. offered necessary help to him D. suffered a lot from swimming35.The story suggest
39、s that_.A. nothing is impossible to be a willing heartB. All things are difficult before they are easyC. victory wont come to me unless I go to it D. everyone has his weaknesses and strengths第二节 （共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。How can you make a difference in yo
40、ur life?As the famous poem Youth has written，youth is not a time of life, its a state of mind. But how can you make a difference in your life?Firstly，_36_.The skills of learning, the knowledge of learning as well as the process of learning are all wealth and treasures in our life, which make your si
41、mple life interesting. You could also gain social experience from taking part in large activities and gain knowledge from books you read. _37_，and take part in any activity which can show your characteristics.Secondly, as the old saying goes，although you have failed one hundred times, theres still a
42、nother chance for you to catch. _38_.So grasp every opportunity to express your strong point and put your heart into it.Thirdly，_39_.So its of great significance to be an optimist (乐观者) .That is, we ought not to hesitate to meet any challenges in our life.Last but not least, to have a regular life s
43、tyle is a good way to keep healthy and achieve your ambitions. It goes without saying that a strong body is the capital of a revolution._40_，you could be able to adapt the contemporary life and make a difference in your simple life.ABe confident, behave yourself in publicBfailure or success is mostl
44、y depended on ones attitude towards thingsCthose who have a good command of learning can manage things wellDLets cheer up our successEWhen all is said and doneFIf everything is possibleGThats what makes life active and powerful第三部分 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分；满分30 分）阅读下面短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在
45、答题卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑并在答题卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑。My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 41 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 42 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking （收缩）. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 43 on his face.I sa
46、id to my son, “Keaton, 44 will pay any more attention to your scar 45 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 46 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 47 high - glad he was alive. 48 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thi
47、nking that people would like you better, 49 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 50 .But you see, like Keatons scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 51 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 52 .One of my friends in college was very 53 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 54 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 55 about himself and spent most of his time 56 about other peoples comfort and welfare. 57 , people ignored his looks. What people 58 was his k
