1、高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20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分,满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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. When will the woman sleep？A. Before turning off the lights. B. After turning off the lights. C. After tak
2、ing a walk.2. The woman will go downtown _.A. by taxi. B. by car. C. by bus.3. What is the weather like today？A. Rainy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny.4. When will the woman return the book according to the man？A. Saturday. B. Nextwww. Friday. C. Next Tuesday.5. What is the womans attitude？A. She isnt intereste
3、d in spoken English.B. She is good at spoken English.C. She thinks spoken English is useful.第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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，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6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What is the man looking for？A. The police station.
4、B. A drugstore.C. The nearest post office.7. Where is the nearest post office？A. About 4 blocks away.B. Next to a drugstore.C. Across town.8. What does the woman suggest that the man buy？A. A police report.B. A guidebook.C. Anything at a drugstore.听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题。9. Whats the woman speaker？A. A col
5、lege student.B. A middle school student.C. A housewife.10. What kind of job would the woman like to do？A. Housework.B. Office work.C. Work in the open air.11. What job might the woman finally take？A. Working for a road-building company.B. Cutting grasses.C. Typing letters in the office.听第8段材料，回答第12至
6、14题。12. Where do you think the dialogue most probably take place？A. At a hotel.B. In the street.C. In a park.13. What is opposite the park？A. The college.B. The bus stop.C. The hotel.14. Why does the woman want to take a taxi？A. Because the bus stop is farther away than the college.B. Because the ma
7、n suggest her taking a taxi.C. Because the bus stop isnt near to her and she is in a hurry.听第9段材料，回答第15至17小题。15. What will the two speakers do during the Spring Festival？A. Go to the womans hometown.B. Stay at home.C. Go to the mans hometown.16. Why wont the two speakers buy toys for Alice？A. She ha
8、tes toys.B. She is too old for toys.C. She likes books.17. What will the two speakers buy for Dela？A. Some CDs.B. A book.C. A toy spacesuit.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Which department store has a winter clearance sale？A. Hansons.B. Hendersons.C. Harrisons.19. How much is the sale price of the one-hundred
9、-eighty-dollar mens suits？A. Eighty dollars.B. One hundred and twenty dollars.C. One hundred and fifty dollars.20. How many kinds of the items of clothing are on sale？A. Thousands of items.B. One thousand items.C. Hundreds of items.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B
10、、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21The young for growing independence while the elder want their son or daughter to listen to them.Atended to askBtends asking Ctend to askDtend toward asking22 Ive made up my mind to go abroad next year, darling, what about you？Well,_ youre going ,so will I.A. if B. why
11、C. when D. where23Confidence is more than just an attitude; it comes from a strong commitment to take_, rather than just let life happen.A. consideration B. effect C. responsibility D. account24What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night ?I lost my way in complete darkness and , th
12、ings worse , it began to pour .Amaking Bto make Chaving made Dmade25 We that you would fix the TV set this week. Im sorry. I to, but Ive been too busy.A. had expected； had intended B. are expecting； had intendedC. expect； intend D. expected； intend26 Im terribly sorry to interrupt, but may I use you
13、r phone? Its rather urgent. Yes, .A. with pleasure B. no burryC. it doesnt matter D. of course27People working 10 or 11 hours a day are more likely to suffer from heart problems than_ who go off duty after seven hoursAthose Bthat Cthese Dthem28Tom has two cousins, and _ are engineers.A. both of whom
14、 B. both of them C. none of them D. either of them29From the day we enter _ University, we know _ fierce competition for jobs is awaiting us upon graduation.A. an, a B. /, a C a, / D. the, /30Tom succeeded, for he had made a great _ and got over plenty of difficulties.A. progress B. force C. energy
15、D. effort31Youd better not bring your small son along, for this party is _for only adults.A. available B. approachable C. automatic D. appropriate32-Lets go outing this weekend, shall we?-_. I love getting close to nature.A. I couldnt agree more B. Im afraid not C. I believe not D. I dont think so33
16、Are you going to take the job?Certainly, though the salary is not so good ，you knowAA bird in the hand is worth two in the bushBA golden key can open any doorCActions speak louder than wordsDBetter late than never34I was lying in bed last night when I felt the house_. Then everything became silent.A
17、. shaking B. shakes C. shook D. to shake35-What did he say in_ of his stupid behavior?-He admitted having made a serious mistake.A. explanation B. favor C. case D. fear第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Some years ago when I was in my first year in college,
18、 I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salomes 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.
19、 She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadnt even written a grocery list.I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “C
20、an you tell me” I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.It didnt ta
21、ke long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldnt 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope.
22、 This time I opened it and read the editors letter in 49 :Ms Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I l
23、ost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You cant 55 to doubt yourself.36. AjoyBvoiceCspeechDsmile37. AproudB
24、activeCsatisfiedDmoved38. AvisitedBemailedCphonedDinterviewed39. AagreedBrefusedChesitatedDpaused40. ArepliedBdiscoveredCexplainedDknew41. AseriouslyBpatientlyCnervouslyDquietly第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFor thousands of years, people have seen th
25、ings they didnt understand in the sky. The United States Air Force first used the words “Unidentified Flying Object” to describe them. Today everyone uses the term UFO. When people see a UFO, it is usually no more than a weather balloon or an airplane. But the Center for UFO Studies goes on to recei
26、ve hundreds of reports each year.In 1947 a businessman and pilot, Kenneth Arnold, was flying near Mount Rainier, Washington when he saw nine shiny, round objects flying through the air. He told a newspaper reporter they looked like “pie plates skipping over water.” The reporter used the words “flyin
27、g saucer（碟子）” in his story and today that is the popular name for UFOs.The Center for UFO Studies lists three kinds of contacts with flying saucers. “Encounters（遭遇）of the first kind” are reports of unknown objects or lights in the sky. People have “Encounters of the second kind” when a UFO leaves bu
28、rn marks or other signs on the ground. People report “Close encounters of the third kind” when they see aliens in or near a UFO.56. Who used the term UFO first?A. The United States Air force.B. The Center for UFO Studies.C. Kenneth Arnold. D. A report.57. The Center for UFO Studies _.A. usually sees
29、 no more than a weather balloon or an airplane every yearB. is a branch of the United States Air ForceC. receive hundreds of reports every yearD. used “pie plates skipping over water” to describe the UFO seen by the people first58. Why did the newspaper reporter use the words “flying saucer” to desc
30、ribe the UFO that Kenneth Arnold said he saw?A. Because the UFO that Kenneth Arnold saw was flat.B. Because Kenneth Arnold told the newspaper that what he had seen in the sky was round.C. Because Kenneth Arnold described what he has seen looked like a plate flying in the sky.D. Because what Kenneth
31、Arnold saw was pie plates flying in the air.BA recent trend(趋势) in Californian restaurants shows new eating habits among those people out to have an interesting dining experience. Appetizers(开胃品)seem to be the name of the games as diners turn away from the more traditional three-course meal in favor
32、 of smaller snacks served in various types of restaurants, bars and cafes. In this way, in the course of an evening out, you might go to a restaurant for a tasty dish to eat at one end of town, to a bar with some live music at the other end, then for a coffee, and finally back to the restaurant for
33、a further appetizer.Reasons for this trend are the fact that so many different types of restaurants have been set up recently, each with their own particular type of food and special atmosphere, together with the increased specialty in the type of snacks being offered. Gone are the cheese sticks of
34、the old days, when appetizers were not really taken seriously. Some favorite snacks of the moment are slices of hot pizza, creamy fish-based dishes and crispy cakes and so on.Prices for appetizers are not equal to a full meal; however, their new popularity has meant that they are by no means as chea
35、p as they used to be. Certainly, for that special occasion, a meal in a nice restaurant, complete with the piano performance, is hard to beat. However, if we see this trend for “butterfly eating”-moving around several different places in one evening continues, then all the traditional style restaura
36、nts may well have to provide their own appetizer bars as well!59 How are the eating habits of the Californians changing?A. People are dining out less.B. Californian restaurants are becoming less popular.C. Most people eat less than they used to.D. A full restaurant meal is less popular.60 All the pl
37、aces that serve appetizers _ .A. have much the same menuB. have their own particular characteristicsC. have a bar with live musicD. are located at the end of the townCTo wash yourself, you take a bath(洗澡) or a shower. Animals need to keep clean, too. How do animals clean themselves?Cats lick（舔）thems
38、elves to keep their fur clean. Have you ever watched a pet cat clean itself?Elephants take baths much as you do. But instead of jumping into the tub（浴缸）, they walk into a river or lake.Pigs also like to roll around in water. This keeps them clean and cool. If there is no clean water, they will roll
39、in mud（泥）on a hot day. They do this to cool off. Pigs do not really like mud. They are happier in a nice, clean pond(水池).Bats have a funny way to keep clean. They lick their thumbs to clean their ears!Guess how polar bears clean themselves. They use snow, of course!Some animals take baths in dust in
40、stead of water! The wombat(毛鼻袋熊) is an Australian animal with lots of fur. To get clean, it lies down. Then it covers itself with sand!Birds clean themselves in many ways. Sometimes they wash in water. Thats why some people put birdbaths in their yard. At other times birds take dust baths, just like
41、 wombats. Birds also use their beaks（喙）to keep their feathers clean. They use their beaks the way you use a comb.Sometimes a bird has itchy bugs（发痒的虫子）in its feathers. Birds may use ants to help them clean off the bugs. A bird will lie down on an ant nest. Then the ants will crawl on the bird. The a
42、nts make a kind of bug spray（喷雾）on the feathers;. Then the itchy bugs die!Birds take baths in something else besides dust and ants! Some birds take “smoke baths” They sit on chimneys. They wave their wings in the smoke!63This passage mainly tells us .A. why some people put birdbaths in their yard B.
43、 why birds allow ants to crawl on their bodyC. how animals cool off on hot days D. how some animals keep clean64 What is a pigs favorite way to get clean?A. Licking itself. B. Lying down on ants.C. Rolling in nice, thick mud. D. Taking a bath in clean water.65Which of the following animals use dust
44、to clean themselves?A. Cats. B. Bats. C. Wombats. D. Ants.DSome people have very good memory（记忆力） and they can easily remember quite long texts. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them again and again. The famous English writer Charles Dickens said that he could
45、walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have a wonderful memory.A good memory is greatly helpful in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some c
46、hildren, like the boys and girls who live abroad(国外) with their parents, seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the students have so little time for it, and they are very busy with other subjects too.A mans mind is like a c
47、amera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, Some people have very good memory（记忆力） and they can easily remember quite long texts.In the same way, there is much work to be done before we can keep a pictur
48、e forever(永远) in our minds.Memory is a diary, and we all carry it about us. We keep things we have experienced (经历)in this diary.66Which of the following is true?A. Charles Dickens had a good memory because he was a famous writer.B. People without a good memory cannot be great men of the world.C. Pe
49、ople became great because they have a good memory.D. Many people may never become great though they have a good memory.67To learn a language well, one must _.A. live abroad B. write it every dayC. often hear it D. go to school68The writer thinks a camera in ones mind can take photos of _.A. what we
50、seeB. what we feel and hearC. what we smell and tasteD. what we see, feel, hear, smell and taste69If you have a good memory, _.A. you can learn a second language easilyB. you can remember things for ever easilyC. you can learn your own language easilyD. you can remember things better70Which of the f
51、ollowing is true?A. We all keep a diary in our mind.B. One has to do a lot of work before he can keep a picture in his mind forever.C. A person with a good memory can remember things forever.D. A good memory helps to remember everything forever.第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请根据上下文
52、填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式完成语法填空，并将答案填写在相应的位置上。In the United States, there were 222 people _71._ (report) to be billionaires(亿万富翁) in 2022. The _72._ _ (wealth) of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, who made his money _73._ starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old _
53、74._ he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire _75._ the time he was 31._76._, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even _77._ (young) ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. _78._ of these child
54、 actors made over a million dollars _79._ (act) in movies before they were 14. But _80._ youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2022, inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18 !第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)81世界的环境污染问题在变得越来越严重。根据题目师父被熏晕过去了漫画和下面要求写一篇关于河水污染的感想并提出保护环境的建议，内容大概
55、包括：1. 情况。2. 原因。3. 后果。4. 措施。 注意：1.信的开头已经给出，不计算在总词数内。2. 字数要求: 120左右。One day Sun Wukong together with his master and brothers was walking across a river. 录音材料原文 第一节：（Text 1）W： Im going to sleep after turning off the lights.M： I, m going to take a walk first.（Text 2）W： Whats the best way to downtown？M：
56、If youre in a hurry, you should take a taxi. But its very expensive.W： Im in no particular hurry.M： Well, take a bus then, it will cost you only about $5.W： Thats a good idea.（Text 3）M： The newspaper says itll be cloudy and rainy today. What do you think？W： I dont believe it. Look! The sun is out. T
57、heres not one cloud in the sky.（Text 4）W： Today is Saturday. I will return the book next Tuesday.M： Take your time. You can keep it for three more days.（Text 5）W： Do you mean to tell me you are not interested in spoken English？M： Thats right. I think its of no use.W： I cant agree with you.第二节：请听下面一段
58、对话, 回答第6至8题。（Text 6）M： Excuse me, I am a stranger here and Im looking for the nearest post office.W： Thats no problem. Take right at the next corner. Continue four blocks and theres one next to the police station.M： Could you repeat that one more time？W： Sure, take a right at the corner, and after f
59、our blocks you will see a police station, its next door. Why not buy a guidebook to the city? You can get one at any drugstore.M： Thats a good idea. Thanks a lot.请听下面一段对话, 回答第9至11小题。（Text 7）W： Tommy, its almost vacation time. Have you found a summer job yet？M： I think I can work at the boys camp whe
60、re I worked last summer. But camp jobs dont pay much.W： I can get a job at the Friendship Hotel. A friend of urine was a waiter there last summer. The pay wasnt good, but he got lots of tips.M： A friend of my sisters did that one summer.W： What I want is a job outside. After sitting in college class
61、es all winter. Id like a job in the open air.M： The high school kids earn a lot of money every summer by cutting grass. My brother is only fourteen, but he gets five dollars every time he cuts somebodys grass. It only takes him an hour.W： Thats pretty good. I used to cut grass when I was in high sch
62、ool. But now I think I might work for a road-building company, or something like that.M： It would be a good experience. You could learn a lot.请听下面一段对话, 回答第12至14题。（Text 8）W： Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the Medical College, please？M： The Medical College? Well, let me see. Oh, yes, its on S
63、outh Street, near the lake.W： Is it far to walk？M： Its quite a long way. I dont think you want to walk.W： Can I take a bus from here？M： Yes, a No. 10.W： Where is the bus stop？M： Turn left outside the hotel. Go straight ahead until you get to the main road. Then turn right and the bus stop is on the
64、right hand,opposite the park.W： Well, I think Ill take a taxi. Could you order me a taxi, please？M： Theres a taxi outside now,madam.W： Oh, good! Thanks. Hello, taxi! The Medical College, please. I have to be there by 9：30.请听下面一段对话, 回答第15至17小题。（Text 9）W： John, do you realize that the Spring Festival
65、is only a month away? Before going to my hometown for our holiday, we have to think of our gifts for my family.M： Yes, and we have a lot of relatives to think about.W： Shall we decide what to send them all now？M： All right. Lets make a list of names and then decide what to give them all.W： The child
66、ren first, I think. What about Alice？M： She is too grown-up for toys. We can give her a book to help her study.W： Yes. Well, now what about Dela? He thinks of nothing but space travel nowadays.M： Oh, that makes it easy. Lets give him one of those space travel suits that the toy shop has? You know wh
67、at I mean:there is a big round plastic thing that goes over the head.W： That sounds like an excellent idea. He will be quite excited.M： What about your father and mother？W： Since retiring from work, father has fed birds at home. Oh,a bird cage will content him. Mother is fund of music. How about som
68、e CDs？M： Oh, that all sounds great.请听下面一段对话, 回答第18至20题。（Text 10）Harrisons Department Store in the Northside Shopping Center invites you to a winter clearance sale of thousands of items of clothing. Check these bargain prices：mens suits regularly one-hundred and eighty dollars, now only one hundred and fiftys port-coats regularly one-hundred and twenty, now just eighty. And with these suits and sport-coats, youll find trousers, long-sleeved sport shirts and ties, all colors,all sizes at low prices.13
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