高二英语第二学期期末考试试题
高 二 英 语 试 题
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115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)
听下面五段对话。每段对话后有1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. How much did the woman pay in total?
A. 5.5 yuan. B. 7.5 yuan C. 11 yuan
2. Which program is the man going to watch?
A. Show your voice. B. Love me, love my dog. C. Focus on the west.
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a classroom. B. In an office. C. On the phone.
4. What does the woman want to do?
A. She wants to fix supper.
B. She wants to stay at home.
C. She wants to go out.
5. What are the two speakers doing?
A. Planning to see each other again.
B. Enjoying meeting each other.
C. Saying goodbye to each other.
第二节：(共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分)
听下面五段对话或独白。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，每小题5秒钟；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。
听第六段材料，回答第6至第7题。
6. What date is it today ?
A. Sept. 9. B. Sept. 10. C. Sept. 1l.
7. Who is Miss Peng?
A. The woman' s teacher. B. The man' s teacher. C. The woman' s friend.
听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When does the conversation take place?
A. On Sunday. B. On Monday. C. On Friday.
9. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Friends. C. Workmates.
10. How did the man travel?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.
听第八段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What' s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.
12. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Jack is better at math than Jane.
B. Jane got the worst score in the last exam.
C. Jack got the best score in the last exam.
13. Which subject is the man weak in?
A. Math. B. English. C. Chinese.
听第九段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A, House agent and customer.
B. Husba.nd and wife.
C. Mother and son.
15. What are the two speakers doing?
A. Comparing two houses.
B. Discussing the surroundings.
C. Talking about the busy Streets.
16. What kind of house does the woman like?
A. A house with a large garden.
B. A house close to town.
C. A large one.
17. What can we know from the conversation?
A. They would like to choose No. 6 Station Road.
B. Six is the woman' s lucky number.
C. The woman is eager to live in a new house.
听第十段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who probably visited the exhibition?
A. Chinese students planning to go abroad.
B. English teachers.
C. Foreign students in China.
19. Which countries do Chinese students usually go for education?
A. Britain and New Zealand.
B. Britain and Russia.
C. America and New Zealand.
20. How many Chinese students are there in Britain?
A. 16,000. B. 60,000. C. 30.000.
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:单项选择(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
21.----Look！I’ve bought______ new pen.
----What ______ beautiful pen ！It in particular seems nice.
A. the, a B. / , a C. a , a D. a , a
22. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with ______.
A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
23. The boys is impolite to others and this hurts himself.
A. in turn B. at turns C. by turns D. in turns
24. The heavy box ______ there three days ago by me is still there.
A. lain B. lying C. lied D. laid
25. In order to make our city green, .
A. we must plant more trees.
B. many more trees need to plant.
C. our city needs more trees.
D. it is necessary to have planted more trees.
26. He demanded that the books _____ to the school library at once.
A. be return B. should be returned
C. should return D. return
27. ----I posted the letter a week ago.
----Then they the letter by now. It usually takes four days.
A. can have received B. must receive
C. should receive D. ought to have received
28. Sending short messages by mobile phones has become a _____ way to send Festival greetings in recent years.
A. welcome B. popular C. general D. simple
29. I would have come sooner but I _____ that they were waiting.
A. haven’t known B. hadn’t known C. don’t know D. didn’t know
30. Xiao Li is said _____ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.
A. to study B. to be studying
C. to have studied D. to be studied
31. —--Are you coming to the English evening?
----I’m not sure. I _____ go to the concert instead.
A. must B. would C. should D. might
32. ----_____ Miss Green changed her mind to take part in the movement?
----After she listened to the speech by Mr. Brown.
A. When was that B. When was it
C. When was it that D. When was that it
33. John was depressed that he did not get the job, but he will _____ it.
A. get from B. get down C. get over D. get off
34. When I entered the hall, I found my sister on the sofa.
A. seating B. seated C. sitting herself D. seated herself
35. The way he thought of _______ the work was very good.
A. to do B. doing C. having done D. being done
第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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，填在答题卡上。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.”
He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way dad 55 me.
36．A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
37．A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
38．A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
39．A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
40．A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
41．A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
42．A．on B．in C．at D．about
43．A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
44．A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
45．A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
46．A. taking up B. making up C．picking up D．keeping up
47．A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
48．A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
49．A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
50．A. always B．never C．seldom D．almost
51．A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
52．A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
53．A．which B．he C．it D．that
54．A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
55．A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
第三部分：阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock"n" roll music popular all over the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the l960s.
E1vis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.
When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style(风格) that is called "Country and western".
In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother's birthday. The people at the recording studio 1iked his singing and his music, which was country and western music, but it also sounded a little 1ike the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called "blues".
Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged(安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.
But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, he began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, many millions of his fans were shocked, "The King Is Dead!" the newspaper said. But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock"n"roll.
56. From the passage, we can see _______________.
A. the church songs didn't help Elvis develop his own style
B. Elvis forgot his church music at a 1ater age
C. Elvis didn't get any help from his parents
D. the church songs helped Elvis development in his singing
57. What caused Elvis' death? ____________________.
A. His singing too much. B. His taking the drugs
C. His parents' death. D. Tom Parker's help.
58. What was Elvis' music style like most? __________________.
A. Only country and western.
B. 0nly country and blues
C. Both western and church music
D. Not only country and western but also a bit "blues".
59. Which is the right order of Elvis' life? _________________.
a. Elvis learned to sing at church.
b. Elvis gave concerts all across America
c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother's birthday
d. Tom Parker became his manager
e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis
f. Elvis was born in Toledo.
A. f; a; e; c; d; b B. f; a; c; e; d; b
C. f; e; a; d; b; c D. f; e; a; c; d; b
B
Beijing---China is going green. In order to reduce air pollution and oil shortages, carmakers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles for the Chinese market.
The first China made Toyota’s hybrid car Prius hit the road last week. Let’s have a look at the new car.
Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. Hybrid cars use an electric motor with rechargeable batteries and a gasoline engine.
A hybrid car has a smaller gasoline engine and an electric motor than a traditional car. The gasoline engine provides 99 per cent of the power when the car is cruising.
The electric motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra acceleration is needed.
Step into a Prius, and turn on the power. The first thing you notice is that it is quieter than a traditional car. At this point, the car’s gasoline engine is dormant. The electric motor will provide power until the car reaches about 24km/h.If you stay at low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no exhaust gas given off.
An onboard computer cides when to use the gasoline engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combination of the two. If you go over 24km/h,when you step on the pedal, you are telling the computer how fast you want to go.
The electric motor recharges automatically when braking. And when driving at certain speeds, the gasoline engine not only powers the car but also recharges the batteries.
When you use the brake, the electric motor acts like a generator to produce electricity to recharge the batteries will last for around 200,000 miles.
60.When the hybrid car is cruising, _______.
A. only the gasoline engine provides power
B. only the electric motor provides power
C. there is no need to provide power
D. both the gasoline engine and the electric motor provide power
61.The underlined word “dormant” means _______.
A. inactive B. out of order C. working D. non-stop
62. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the text ?
A. The hybrid car is friendly environmental.
B. The hybrid car is able to get itself charged.
C. The hybrid car has been made in mass.
D. The hybrid car can decide which power to use.
63. The best title of the text is ________.
A. Two -powered cars B. Greener motors for China
C. Cars of saving oil D. Safer motors at present
C
There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.
Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate (中等), and native speaking students.
To begin, the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording, some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike; students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning's results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory, and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.
64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory.
B. Long-term memory can be achieved only by training.
C. It is easier to test short-term memory than long, term memory.
D. Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students.
65. From Henning's result we can see that ________.
A. beginners have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of words
B. advanced students always remember words by their meaning
C. it is difficult to remember words that sound alike
D. it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning
66. The word "subject" in the passage means _________.
A. memory B. the theme of listening material
C. a branch of knowledge studied D. the student experimented on
67. The passage centers on ________.
A. memory B. two kinds of memory
C. short-term memory D. an experiment on students
D
THE BEST SHOPPING IN SYDNEY
Sydney is one of the world’s biggest cities and has something for everything for everyone when it comes to shopping. You will find excellent Australian products alongside the best that the world has to offer. At the bottom of Sydney Tower, you can shop in 160 of Sydney’s favorite stores including 16 jewellery stores and many gift and fashion shops. It’s all at Westfield Centre point.
Tel：9231 9300
SOVEREIGN HILL
This prize---winning living museum is where Australia’s history comes alive！Visit daily or stay for the night and experience life of the Gold Rush days. A wonderful nightly sound and light show,“Blood on the Southern Cross” tells the story of the famous Eureka Uprising. Enjoy shopping along with real life character and entertainment.4-star hotel and breakfast.
Tel：5331 1994
ANCHORAGE RESTAURANT
Come and enjoy our delicious Cantonese seafood on the water’s edge in the historic fishing port of Williamstown with views of the city centre across Port Phillip Bay.
Open 7 days a week.
Lunch：Sunday to Friday 11：00 a.m.—2：00 p.m.
Dinner：Monday to Saturday 5：OO p.m.—10：30 p.m.
Tel：9397 6270 or 9397 7799
COOK’S COTTAGE
Built by James and Grace Cook, parents of Captain James Cook, Cook’s College stands proud in the Fitzroy Gardens as a reminder of life in the eighteenth century, and as a celebration and commemoration of the life and travels of Captain James Cook.
Open 9：00a.m.—5：00p.m.daily, and until 5：30p.m. during the summer.
Information：9419 4677.
68. Where can you spend the night in a tour?
A. Cook’s Cottage. B. Westfield Centre point.
C. Sydney Tower. D. Sovereign Hill.
69.What is the time that Cook’s Cottage is open on Saturday in the summer?
A.11：OO a.m.—2：00 p.m. B.5：00 p.m.—10：30 p.m.
C. 9：00 a.m.—5：30 p.m. D.9：00 a.m.—5：00 p.m.
70.The Anchorage Restaurant is ________.
A. in Williamstown B. in the centre of the city
C. in Anchorage D. in a Cantonese fishing port
71.If you want to buy the best products in Australia, you may call________.
A.9397 6270 B.9231 9300 C.5331 1944 D.9419 4677
E
Friends play an important part in our lives. Although we may take friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how to make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few --- for example, the average among students is about 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy between them and the reasons for their shared interests very greatly. As we get to know people, we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of great importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.
Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, the same opinions and interests---they often talk about “being on the same wavelength. It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become, the more they depend on one another. People who want to be friends have to put up with annoying habits and to stand differences.
In contrast with marriages, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions do seem to create a powerful bond, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barriers of age, class and race.
(普通中学学生做)
72. The best title should be .
A. A lot of friends. B. How to make friends.
C. Friends is very important. D. Friendship.
73. From the passage, we know that .
A. friends are those who must share their interests
B. friends are closer than people who just get on with each other
C. all the people know how to make friends
D. every student has six friends
74. In the second paragraph, “being on the same wavelength” means that they .
A. watch the same TV programs
B. are the same in all ways
C. have the same background
D. share the same way of thinking and the same interests
75. which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Even friends may have different opinions.
B. Friends never argue with each other.
C. It generally takes time for people to become close friends.
D. Someone’s habits may annoy his friends.
(重点中学学生做)
72. According to the passage, _______.
A. friends are those who must share their interests
B. friends are closer than people who just get on with each other
C. all the people know how to make friends
D. every student has six friends
73. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. friends can overcome all differences between two people
B. there are no special ceremonies to strengthen friendship
C. standing differences in opion can lead to friendship
D. friendship can be strengthened by smiles and soft voices
74.When people talk about “being on the same wavelength”, they mean that they _______.
A. watch the same TV programs
B. are the same in all ways
C. have the same background
D. share the same way of thinking and the same interests
75. Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage ?
A. Even friends may have different opinions.
B. Friends never argue with each other.
C. It generally takes time for people to become close friends.
D. Someone’s habits may annoy his friends.
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文该错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断。如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划一个勾(V)；
如果有错误（每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(／)划掉，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Like most of my schoolmates, I have neither brothers nor 76_______
sisters ---in any other words, I am an only child. My parents 77_______
love me dearly of course and will do all they can make sure 78_______
that I get a good education. They did not want me to do 79_______
any work at family；they want me to devote all my time to 80_______
my studies so that I’ll get good marks in all my subject. We 81_______
may be one family and live under a same roof, but we do 82_______
not seem to get much time to talk about together. It looks 83_______
as if my parents treat me as a visitor and a guest. Do they 84_______
really understand their own daughter? What things are in 85_______
other homes, I wonder.
第二节 书面表达 ( 共1题; 满分25分)
假如你叫李华，再过一年将高中毕业。你班同学对高二学生该不该照常参加体育活动意见不一，下面是讨论的结果。请根据下表给某英文报社写一封信，介绍有关情况。
| 55%的同学 | 身体是本钱；每天锻炼，增强体质，精力充沛 |
| 45%的同学 | 运动浪费时间，使人疲劳，可能致伤；运动后过度兴奋，影响学习 |
| 你的观点 | ．．．．．．（自由发挥，但不能脱离实际） |
要求：①请勿直接翻译表格内容；②开头结尾已经给出；③字数120左右。
Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you about the arguments on whether students of Senior Three should go in for sports or not.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Li Hua
参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1. C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.A 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.A 20.B
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:单项选择(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
21-25 CAADA 26-30 BDBDC 31-35 DCCBA
第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
36-40 CCACB 41-45 CBDDA 46-50 ADBCA 51-55 BDCBD
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分)
56-59 DBDA 60-63 DACB 64-67 AADC 68-71 DCAB 72-75 BBDB
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文该错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
76. √ 77.去掉any 78. make前加to 79. did→do
80. family→home 81. subject →subjects 82. a→the
83. 去掉about 84. and→or 85. What→How
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you about the arguments on whether students of Senior Three should go in for sports or not.
More than half of the students think we should exercise every day because health is the most important. You can do nothing without it. Sports and exercise can make us strong and energetic．
On the other hand, 45% of us believe it a waste of time to take exercise. Also, it’s very tiring. After having sports, we are too excited to get down to our study. We may even get hurt in sports.
And I think it’s true that we should devote ourselves to the lessons, but sports make our brains relaxed and enable us to have a sound sleep every night. The efficiency of revision will surely be improved．
Best wishes!
Li Hua