1、北京市东城区（南片）2014-2015学年下学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷本试卷共100分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 选择题(共五道大题，71分)一、听力理解。(共12小题；每小题1分，共12分) 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第1段材料，回答第l小题。1. What might cause the woman to catch a cold? A. The hot sun. B. The strong wind.
2、C. The changeable weather.听第2段材料，回答第2小题。2. Who is the man? A. A taxi driver. B. A hotel receptionist. C. A waiter.听第3段材料，回答第3小题。3. What will the man probably do next? A. Prepare a speech. B. Go to send some letters. C. Go on with the question.听第4段材料，回答第4至6小题。4. How will the man go back? A. By ship.
3、B. By train. C. By air.5. What will the man do this afternoon? A. Visit the factory. B. Visit the showroom. C. Discuss the contract.6. When will the man leave the day after tomorrow? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.听第5段材料，回答第7至9小题。 7. Why does the woman hate her former name
4、? A. It is hard for others to pronounce. B. Her boss wants to fire her because of her name. C. It always makes her think she should be a cook. 8. What has happened to the woman since she changed her name? A. She has become more popular among people. B. She has won her good friends trust. C. Her boss
5、 has praised her. 9. What will the man do next? A. Meet his boss. B. Have his name changed. C. Phone his parents.听第6段材料，回答第10至12小题。 10. What will Dr Xi discuss? A. Progress in some Chinese coal cities. B. American recent accomplishments. C. Chinese next air quality plan. 11. When is the coffee break
6、? A. At 1:15 pm. B. At 10:00 am. C. At 1:00 pm. 12. The conference participants can smoke in . A. the meeting rooms B. the Oak Room C. the workshop room二、单项填空。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。 13. by the long hours and low pay, my sister finally quit her job. A. Discourage B. Discour
7、aged C. Discouraging D. To discourage 14. The chairman thought necessary to invite Professor White to give a speech at the ceremony. A. that B. such C. this D. it 15. Without the careful treatment of the doctors, the patient in such a short time. A. hadnt recovered B. wouldnt have recovered C. would
8、nt recover D. didnt recover 16. I wish he putting his shoes on the table from today on. A. had stopped B. stopped C. would stop D. will stop 17. Kids, dont run in the street. A. There comes a bus. B. A bus there comes. C. There a bus came. D. A bus came there. 18. This is the last photograph of the
9、band all together. Please take good care of it. A. taken B. taking C. being taken D. to take 19. Were I in your shoes, I a formal complaint. A. made B. had made C. would make D. would have made 20. Only when he is told about the whole story how hard life his father has been living. A. did he realize
10、 B. he realizes C. he has realized D. will he realize 21. Beckworth shook his head as if he Dont trust her. A. had said B. would say C. were saying D. says 22. So little agree on the plan that they could not settle their difference. A. did they B. do they C. they would D. they will三、完形填空。(共15小题；每小题1
11、分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I joined class five at the South Eastern Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School in Kharagpur, West Bengal. As the 23 girl in class, it took a while to make friends, but I found a kindred spirit (志趣相投的人) right away: my class teacher, Miss Rafique, who al
12、so taught English. The first assignment she gave the class was to write a letter to a friend about any recent 24 .Id never written a letter before but I used my 25 and wrote in great detail about my visit to Delhi, a place I had 26 been to. I wrote about all its tourist spots, which included a 27 Wh
13、en Miss Rafique returned our assignments to us, she made a(n) 28 in front of our class of 60 girls and boys. Annapurna has written the best letter, she said. I stood 29 by Miss Rafiques desk as she read out my letter to the class 30 handing my notebook to me. Reaching my seat, I opened my notebook a
14、nd was 31 to see many red marksall spelling and grammatical 32 . I thought a best letter would be one with no mistakes. There were also two little 33 in the margins (空白处). Delhi doesnt have a beach, and Very good !When I looked at a 34 notebook, her letter was error-free. Later, I realized that my c
15、lassmates had memorized and reproduced sample letters from High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin. In spite of the mistakes, it was my originality that Miss Rafique actually 35 . Soon, my teacher made me realize that math and science werent my only 36 subjects; I could do well
16、in English too. Thanks to her timely 37 , I now write articles on nutrition for magazines and I enjoy my job.23. A. mildB. newC. toughD. single24. A. lessonB. gameC. tripD. book25. A. experienceB. patienceC. computerD. imagination26. A. neverB. justC. alsoD. already27. A. galleryB. templeC. cottageD
17、. beach28. A. attemptB. questionnaireC. presentationD. announcement29. A. nervouslyB. shylyC. faithfullyD. breathlessly30. A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. since31. A. anxiousB. disappointedC. surprisedD. desperate32. A. mistakesB. correctionsC. faultsD. diagrams33. A. dotsB. wordsC. noticesD. notes34. A.
18、 teachersB. classmatesC. colleaguesD. relatives35. A. appreciatedB. opposedC. evaluatedD. adopted36. A. casualB. averageC. strongD. potential37. A. conclusionB. explanationC. encouragementD. improvement四、阅读理解。(共12小题；每小题2分，共24分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AContests from the Community Annual Pla
19、ywright (剧作家) Challenge Attention, students! Unleash (放开) your creativity and writing skill by submitting an original story for an opportunity to have your entry produced as a full-length musical by the Scripps Performing Arts academy this fall. The winner will also get the opportunity to perform in
20、 the show or serve as the assistant director of the production. Also, the winner will attend two playwright workshops with the director to work on the musical together. Entries can be submitted in paragraph, story or script (剧本) form (1-3 pages) to info with the subject line: Playwright Challenge En
21、try. For ages 18 & under. Students are allowed to work individually or as a team of two for each submission. Deadline: April 1. Kids Poster Contest The City of San Diegos Public Utilities Department invites students, grades 1-6, to make a poster with the theme: Sam Diegans Waste No Water. All Days.
22、All Ways. Three winners will be selected for each grade level and will receive gift cards and a Certificate of Excellence. Also, winning posters will be on display in the lobby of the City Societys Gallery and the San Diego County Fairs Kids Best Art Exhibit. Open to students in the cities of San Di
23、ego, Coronado and Imperial Beach. To enter, go to www.wastenowater.org. Deadline: March 28. Kohls Cares Scholarship Program Outstanding young volunteers, ages 6-18, can be rewarded through this annual program. Regional winners will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for higher education, while nation
24、al winners will each be rewarded a total of $10, 000 in scholarships plus a $ l, 000 donation from Kohls to a nonprofit of the students choice. Nominations (提名) are now accepted at . Deadline: March 14. Dream House Raffle (抽彩) Enter to win a $ 4 million home in Rancho Santa Fe or $ 2.1 million in ca
25、sh in this annual raffle that includes more than 1,300 prizes to be given away! In addition to the grand prize drawing on May 17, you can also be part of early bird drawing that offer more chances of winning. Next earlybird drawing is on March 19 (entry deadline: March 7). Proceeds (收入) benefit Rona
26、ld McDonald House Charities of San Diego. For tickets and the list of prizes, visit or call 888-8254-9939. 38. What do we know about Annual Playwright Challenge? A. It is intended for students aged 6-18. B. One has to submit ones entry before March 14. C. The winner will join in the production of th
27、e musical. D. Students must work individually for each submission. 39. If you have a gift for painting, youd better participate in . A. Annual Playwright Challenge B. Dream House Raffle C. Kohls Cares Scholarship Program D. Kids Poster Contest 40. Your friend Iverson usually participates in voluntee
28、r services, which you really appreciate. You can visit to nominate him. A. B. C. www.wastenowater.org D. 41. The passage is written to . A. inform the readers of some contests B. attract the readers to come with prizes C. persuade the readers to join in the activities D. suggest the readers voluntee
29、r in community serviceB Once I complained to my husband that he wasnt helping enough with our daughter, and I gave him a long list of the parenting chores (家庭杂务) I was shouldering on my own. But you like doing all that stuff, he said. I thought about that while reading a new study about the responsi
30、bilities of parenting. Researchers asked 191 college professors, both men and women, who had children 2 or younger, the pleasure they experienced from childcare. On 16 out of 25 childcare taskslike taking a child to the doctor or buying clothes for a childwomen reported statistically higher levels o
31、f enjoyment than men. The only parenting issue that gave women less pleasure than it gave men was having to manage who does what for the child. On the whole, womens scores were 10 percent higher than mens. Women are also far more likely to take advantage of family-leave benefits to care for children
32、. In the study, all the universities offered paid family leave, and 69 percent of the women took it, while only 12 percent of the men did. In Sweden, where family leave for both parents is particularly generous, men use about 20 percent of the 480-day benefit. Women use nearly all of it. Its difficu
33、lt to know how cultural and economic pressures or biological functions influence parenting. Plenty of men change diapers (尿布), and studies show that mothers and fathers alike spend more time with children than they used to. Men have more than doubled the time they spend on childcare since 1985. Yet
34、women still spend twice as much time with the kids as men, says the University of Maryland sociologist John Robinson. Notably in the study, the parenting activity that gave men the most pleasure (and women, too) was playing and talking with their kids. But when men were asked to rate how often they
35、actually did those things, their scores were about 10 and 40 percent lower than womens. In the end, perhaps the issue is not that mothers are doing too many childcare tasksmy husband was right when he said I liked being a motherbut that men, for all their progress as fathers, are still missing out.
36、42. The author mentioned the disagreement with her husband to . A. complain about his husbands irresponsibility B. show the difference between men and women C. bring up the topic of responsibility of parenting D. describe the unpleasant experience of childcare 43. What can we learn from the passage?
37、 A. More men take family leave to care for children than before. B. Women gain more pleasure in every childcare task than men. C. Men play and talk with their children more than women. D. Women spend more time with children than before. 44. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Fathers should tak
38、e more responsibility in childcare. B. Mothers gain more pleasure from childcare than men. C. Fathers are playing a more important part in childcare. D. Mothers should give fathers more chances to look after children. 45. What is the authors attitude towards mens performance on childcare? A. Approvi
39、ng. B. Dissatisfied. C. Appreciative. D. Objective.C As a child, I loved the natural world. Maybe it had something to do with growing up in a small town. Maybe it was because nature had so many secrets and I was thrilled to be a detective, uncovering them one by one. Im sure that when people from my
40、 generation think back to their childhoods, many recall a tree house, family picnics, or a passion for fishing, hunting, or horseback riding. Most of us had an occasional appetite for dirt as we explored backyards and nearby vacant lots. As someone who grew up in such a world, I enthusiastically enc
41、ourage parents to bring back that happy childhood pastime of letting kids get muddy once in a while. I have more than my own experience to show as evidence that this is a good thing: Study after study indicates that children grow up healthier and happier when they experience a direct connection to n
42、ature. Just as importantly, those young people are also far more likely to value the natural world when theyve developed a connection to it. The need for this has never been greater than it is today. Our natural world is extraordinary in its diversity and complexity, but its also under tremendous th
43、reat. In the past decade, countless tropical rainforests and coral reefs have been lost forever due to human activities, and many more are critically endangered. These areas dont just house animals and plants found nowhere else on the planet; they also provide important economic services that benefi
44、t human health. Streams make fresh water clean; forests reduce flooding; tree provide medicines and insects pollinate (给授粉) crops. The natural world represents an economic backbone for the future of local communities by promoting tourism and local peoples livelihoods. The damage to the earths living
45、 systems is fast approaching irreversible (不可逆转的) tipping points, and although we now have a wealth of technological toolsboth to understand the threats and to assist with solutionstheres still no substitute for a connection to the real world when it comes to understanding the complexity of natural
46、systems. Besides, establishing a connection between child and nature is one of the best and simplest ways to inspire young people to make good decisions about personal health, climate change, and sustainable (可持续的) use of natural resources. They need to know what affects the chemistry of the ocean,
47、why tropical rain forests are critical to life in the temperate regions and how millions of years are required to create fossil oil from dead plants. This understanding becomes realest and most meaningful when a person is connected to the natural world. 46. What does the underlined word this in Para
48、graph 3 refer to? A. Children developing a connection to the nature. B. Children growing up healthily and happily. C. Children valuing the natural world. D. Children studying and studying. 47. Insects are mentioned in Paragraph 4 to show that . A. humans benefit from nature B. humans benefit nature
49、in many ways C. some insects are dangerous to humans D. some insects are in danger of extinction 48. What can we learn from Paragraph 5? A. It is impossible to improve the environment. B. Natural systems are too complex to understand. C. Technology can help humans improve the environment. D. Kids ca
50、nnot know about the nature without experiencing it. 49. The author writes the passage mainly to . A. describe her childhood to the readers B. encourage readers to protect the nature C. stress the importance of natural science D. advise parents to let kids experience nature五、阅读还原。(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分) 根据
51、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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In an old shabby building in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, tourists pay to be locked up in a room and try to escape by solving a series of mysterious clues, opening locks and finding their way out. 50 Rabbit Hole, inspired by the 19th-century English novel
52、 Alices Adventures in Wonderland, is one of some 100 or so escape-room games that have developed quickly in the Hungarian capital in the last three years, becoming a top attraction for tourists. 51 These same spots served as locations for the citys popular ruin bars in the past decade. Andras Maldri
53、k and Zeno and Zohan Ferenez, the owners of ExitPointGames which operates three escape rooms in the ruin bar Fogaskert, opened their first room in Budapest two years ago, using only about $2,100-$3,000. Now they are exporting their ideas abroad, designing and building escape rooms in Vienna and Buch
54、arest. 52 Team members make great attempt to search for clues and solving puzzles by using logic and mechanical skills. ExitPointGames attracts visitors who come back again to try their luck at the other two rooms. Visitors can recover with some free food and drink after their escape. On TripAdvisor
55、, the worlds largest travel site, visitors can play two other escape-room games, TRAP and Claustrophilia. 53 TRAP also has rooms in other European cities. At one of TRAPs two Budapest locations, tourist can do a bit of time travel back to ancient Egypt in a basement that looks like a burial chamber
56、(墓室), or to the Middle Ages in rooms similar to the inside of a medieval castle. 54 Istvan Karacsony, a manager at TRAP, says game assistants watch the players on television and give them clues if they seem to be stuck. As for the future of Budapests escape games, Maldrik at ExitPointGames says that
57、 with these many competitors, the boom times may soon be over.A. They are playing escape games.B. These escape games require various skills.C. What if the player just cant find the way out?D. There is no doubt that they have made great profit from it.E. If they fail to get out, they lose the game an
58、d will get the money back.F. They now rank as the second and third most popular attractions to Budapest.G. Escape games take advantage of Budapests many shabby basements and old houses.第卷 非选择题(共三道大题，29分)六、听并记录信息。(共4小题；每小题1分，共4分) 听下面一段对话，完成第55题至58题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将
59、听两遍。七、书面表达(共两节，25分)第一节(10分) 你是红星中学高二学生李华。去年你作为交换生在美国某中学学习了一年，住在Mr. Smith家里。回国后你发现一本英语小说遗忘在他家，因此给他写一封邮件，请他帮助寄回小说。邮件主要内容如下： *一本英语小说忘记带回国了，书名叫Jane Eyre。 *书是美国老师送的，非常珍贵。 *书很有可能放在卧室的书架上。 *邮资自己付。注意： l. 词数不少于50。邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3. 参考词汇：邮资postageDear Mr. Smith,How are you? Best regards.Your
60、s ,Li Hua第二节(15分) 假如你是高二(1)班学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，讲述上个星期日你在钓鱼时营救落水小女孩的全过程。词数不少于60。 参考词汇：钓鱼竿fishing rod【试题答案】一、听力理解。(共12小题。每小题1分共12分)1C 2A 3C 4C 5A 6B7C 8A 9C 10A 11B 12B二、单项填空。(共10小题。每小题1分。共10分)13B 14D 15B 16C 17A18A 19C 20D 21C 22A三、完形填空。(共15小题。每小题1分，共15分)23B 24C 25D 26A 27D28D 29A 30B 31C 32B33D 34B
61、35A 36C 37C四、阅读理解。(共12小题。每小题2分，共24分) 38C 39B 40B 41A 42C 43D 44A 45B 46C 47A 48D 49D五、阅读还原。(共5小题。每小题2分，共10分) 5054 A G B F C六、听并记录信息。(共4小题。每小题1分。共4分)55third3rd 56550 57Spring 58fridge七、书面表达。(共两节25分。) 第一节(10分)Dear Mr. Smith, How are you? Im now safely back home. I really appreciate for all the kindnes
62、s I got from you during my stay. Hope everything is fine with you there. Now I wonder whether I could ask you a favor. When I came back, I suddenly realized that I had left the English novel Jane Eyre behind at your place. It is a precious gift from my American teacher. Would you please be so kind a
63、s to send it back to me? Ill pay for the postage. The novel must be on the bookshelf in my bedroom. It is the one with a blue cover.Thank you so much.Best regards.Yours,Li Hua第二节(15分) It was a sunny day last Sunday. I went fishing by a lake not far away from my home. Many parents brought their child
64、ren there, playing around and having fun on the grass near the lake. A girl was running after a beautiful butterfly and trying to catch it. Her mother was looking at her with delight. Suddenly, the girl missed her step and fell into the lake. She struggled in the water and cried out for help. Her mo
65、ther was shocked and terrified, not knowing what to do. Seeing this, without hesitation, I threw away my fishing rod and dived into the water. I swam to the girl as fast as I could. Hardly had I got to her when I seized her tightly and took her to the bank. Fortunately, the girl was all right. Her m
66、other thanked me with tears in her eyes. Though I didnt get a single fish that day, I felt proud of myself.听力原文：Text 1W: I have caught so many colds this year.M: Why? What happened to you?W: I think it is because of the weather. Its sunny and hot one day and windy the next day.Text 2W: Regent Hotel,
67、 please.M: Do you want to go by way of the Peoples Road or Triumph Road?W: Whichever is fastest.M: Yes, madam. Well take the Peoples Road.Text 3W: So, since I am here working hard, do you think you might be able to stop over and drop these letters off?M: Save the speech-its no sweat. Im on my way th
68、ere just as soon as I finish this question.Text 4W: Lets work out the schedule for your stay here, Mr. Smith.M: All right. I will stay here for three days, and will fly back the day after tomorrow.W: So well get down to business today. We are going to visit the showroom this morning, and you could f
69、ind out about the product that youre interested in.M: All right. Id also like to visit your factory to see your workshop.W: Were planning so. How about this afternoon?M: OK, no problem.W: Well discuss our contract tomorrow.M: Yes, certainly. Hopefully well reach an agreement.W: Thatll be great. The
70、day after tomorrow Ill take you on a tour of the city in the morning so you could do some shopping.M: Thats fine. And Ill leave in the afternoon.W: What do you think of the arrangements?M: Sounds perfect. Thank you.Text 5M: Debbie, havent seen you for a long time.W: Stop calling me Debbie, please. C
71、all me Lynne please. Ive just changed my name.M: What? Are you crazy?W: Yes, thats true. I dont like my former name Debbie at all since it has always made me think I should be a cook.M: Oh, I know what you mean. You dont think Debbie is an elegant name, right?W: Yes, thats right.M: Do you feel there
72、s any difference since you changed your name?W: Yes, definitely. Now, many people want to make friends with me. Besides, even my boss begins to take me seriously. He is considering a pay raise for me.M: Oh, thats amazing. I never think a good name can bring you so much.W: Yes, thats right. With the
73、new name, I get more confident than before.M: Right. Maybe I should also consider changing a name myself.W: Oh, you have to ask your parents for their permission, otherwise they will get extremely angry.M: Yes, I will call them immediately. I hope they will approve of my plan.W: Hope so.Text 6W: Lad
74、ies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? My name is Laura Kane, and Im the chair of this mornings opening ceremony. Its my great pleasure this morning to welcome you, my colleagues from all over the world, to our 16th Air Quality Control Conference. We are honored to have two of the wor
75、lds best-known air quality experts as our keynote speakers this morning: Dr. Richard L. Young of the Air Quality Research Centre in Atlanta, and Dr. Xi Xiulan, Director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Air Quality Research Institute. Dr. Young will review American accomplishments in the past two y
76、ears, and consider whats next on the American air quality plan. Dr. Xi will discuss ten years of progress in the coal producing cities of northern China. Well have a coffee break at 10 am, an hour lunch break from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, and at 1:15 pm the first set of workshop sessions will begin. Please
77、 check the blackboard at the registration desk for any room changes. And please remember that there is no smoking in the meeting rooms, the workshop rooms, or the halls. The Oak Room on the second floor has been set aside as a smoking lounge. Please do not smoke anywhere else in the hotel.Text 7W: G
78、ood morning, sir. What can I do for you?M: Well, Id like to get some insurance for the contents of my home.W: All right. Then lets get some details. What kind of apartment is it?M: Its a three-bedroom apartment.W: Oh, its a big one. What floor is it on?M: Why do you bother to know that?W: Because it
79、 affects the cost of the insurance. An apartment on the ground floor isnt as protected as others and theres more chance of a break-in.M: Really? I didnt know that. Its on the second, no.third floor.W: And how much is the rent?M: Its $ 550 per month.W: All right. And where is it located?M: In Queen Street, Spring Garden.W: I see. And what contents do you want to insure?M: What do you recommend?W: Well, the most important things are those which you would normally find in a house. Things like the computer, air-conditioner, fridge, TV and so on.
