1、高二英语下册期末考试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共16页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷（共115分）I听力第一节听独白或对话（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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第1段材料，回答第12题。1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a company
2、.C. In a department store.2. Why will the woman wait a little longer?A. People are always late.B. Her husband has not come yet.C. She didnt make the appointment.听第2段材料，回答第35题。3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Close friends.B. Shop assistant and customer.C. Ticket seller and pas
3、senger.4. If the man wants to take the early morning flight, when will he arrive at the airport?A. At 6:50. B. At 7:50. C. At 9:00.5. How much does the man have to pay for the tickets at last?A. $59. B. $295. C. $590.听第3段材料，回答第68题。6. What can we learn about the couple?A. The husband likes to sit in
4、the same chair.B. The wife doesnt like to travel.C. They went on a trip last year.7. How long does the voyage they talked about last?A. About ten days.B. Ten weeks.C. About twenty-one days.8. Why doesnt the wife like the kind of voyage?A. It may cost a lot of money.B. She doesnt like to go to so man
5、y places. C. She dislikes going to so many places and it may cost her a lot.听第4段材料，回答第912题。9. What does the woman do in the afternoons?A. Going sightseeing.B. Doing homework.C. Taking classes.10. Why does the woman want to improve her English?A. She wants to get a higher position soon.B. She wants t
6、o make friends with English people.C. She wants to communicate with her customers better.11. What do we know about the woman?A. She knew little English before she came to London.B. She practices English with her roommates.C. She has never been to London before.12. How long will the woman still have
7、to stay in London?A. At least a month.B. At least 25 days.C. Nearly 40 days.听第5段材料，回答第1315题。13. Who do you think the speaker is?A. A visitor to the park.B. A guide.C. A manager of a park service.14. What does the speaker mainly say about the Yellowstone National Park?A. The activities of the park.B.
8、 The beginning of the park.C. The management of the park.15. What is one of the duties of the speaker?A. To build fires.B. To train animals.C. To guide nature walks.第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白。 请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1620的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的作答时间。录音读两遍。你有80秒钟的作答时间。A Tour to LondonThe most
9、 famous placesBrief introductionThe River ThamesAs Londons main（16）_，it has shaped the capitals landscape，history and（17）_Big BenAs one of the（18）_ symbols of London，it is also well-known for the sound of the bellThe Tower of LondonIn the eastern part of LondonLondons most visited（19）_ spotIt is Eur
10、opes oldest palace and（20）_II单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21. I would love _ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having done22. There is a mountain _ the top is always covered with snow. A. of that B. of which C. its D. that 23. If
11、 you act like that, youll get yourself _. A. dislike B. disliked C. disliking D. to dislike24. The meeting was over, but the problem _ unsolved. A. kept B. left C. continued D. remained 25. They will never give in _ they might do or say about the plan.A. although B. no matter how C. whatever D. how2
12、6. The enemy general ordered all the houses _ after they broke through the defense line. A. be set fire to B. were set fire to C. caught fire D. should be caught fire 27. _ hard late into the night, he soon fell ill in bed.A. To work B. Working C. Having worked D. Being worked28. - Have you booked a
13、 room at the hotel?- I _ to the hotel the other day, but they _ yet.A. have written; didnt answer B. wrote; havent answeredC. had written; havent answered D. wrote; answer29. I think _ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate.A. your being B. you are C. you were D. you to be30. _ you are the fir
14、st one here.A. It seems that as if B. It seemed thatC. It seems as if D. It seems even though31. _ computers are of great benefit to the development of science and technology.A. The fact that B. That the fact isC. What the fact is that D. The fact is that32. A: Tom likes playing the piano, but he ca
15、nt play it well.B: _.A. So does his brother B. Nor can his brotherC. So is his brother D. So it is with his brother33. - Do you mind if Jim comes to help?- I really dont know _ a person like him can help me with.A. what B. that C. how D. if34. _ is known to us all is that the earth is smaller than t
16、he sun.A. What B. As C. Which D. It35. China has _ population than _.A. much larger; that of JapanB. more; JapanC. a far more; that of JapanD. a larger; Japan36. These examples, once _ to his article, will make it sound more reasonable.A. add B. to add C. adding D. added37. The audience watched her
17、_ performance, too _ to say a word.A. amazing, surprising B. amazed, surprisedC. amazed, surprising D. amazing, surprised38. _ amusing stories are based on comic situations.A. Most of B. The majority C. Most D. Mostly39. He asked a number of important critics to come _ his privateA. seeingB. and see
18、C. see D. so they saw40. Eric had been killed _fighting with his regiment.A. duringB. as if C. while D. becauseIII. 完型填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Poets and writers realized the _41_ of travel and went out to other countries in search of _42
19、_. A mans education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.That travel _43_ the mind cannot be denied. Those who travel come into _44_ with various types of people whose ways of life are completely different from theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better _45_ of the
20、 affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain _46_ in their minds for many years, and all false impression and ideas are _47_ from their minds. Thus, they are able to see things in their proper perspective（观点）and make correct judgments and decisions . And being ab
21、le to make correct decisions is a valuable part of _48_.It is argued, however, that the _49_ of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today obviates（排除）the need for travel to acquire knowledge. But there are many things they cannot describe effectively. They have to b
22、e seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they _50_ about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.41. A. value B. possibility C. backgroundD. development42. A. work B. wealth C. opportunity D. knowledge43. A. comforts
23、 B. needs C. uses D. broadens44. A. sight B. contact C. power D. effect45. A. protection B. study C. solution D. understanding46. A. little B. endless C. fresh D. important47. A. removed B. tired C. differed D. separated48. A. life B. travel C. education D. society49. A. presence B. trouble C. impor
24、tance D. discovery50. A. see B. read C. talk D. worryIV. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为5l-60的相应位置上。It seems that young people in Britain have lost the ability to communicate clearly and _51_（accurate）in Standard English, and the British g
25、overnment is so concerned _52_ it has set up a committee to “promote the use of better English.”_53_, do British people really have a problem in expressing _54_? A study published last October suggests that there is real cause for concern: It showed that among the UKs 15-year-olds, only 22% of boys
26、and 28% of girls feel comfortable when _55_（use）the Standard English in formal situations, such as at school and in interviews. Some people think that British pupils leaving school are not as good at using languages as pupils from other countries, partly _56_ they dont spend much time talking in cla
27、ss. There are some reasons for being concerned _57_ the levels of fluency and willingness to speak in public, even if “public” just means in front of the rest of the class.The government committee, _58_ will be chaired by the newscaster（新闻播音员），Trevor McDonald，_59_ widely respected and popular figure
28、, _60_（make）up of people from the world of business, education, sports, the arts and the media.V. 阅读（共两节， 满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15题； 每小题2分， 满分30分）A.Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked aro
29、und the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenagers intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasnt alone in his worries. O
30、n campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: What about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer “Thats not a problem here.” Mahoney began to feel uneasy.“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just dont buy it.” Nor sho
31、uld he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation
32、.”But getting accurate information isnt easy. Colleges must report crime statistics（统计数字）by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nations leading cam
33、pus safety watchdog group.To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.61. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August_.A. to express the opinions of many parentsB. to choose a rig
34、ht one for their daughterC. to check the cost of college educationD. to find a right one near a large city62. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges _.A. receive too many visitorsB. mirror the rest of the nationC. hide the truth of campus crimeD. have
35、too many watchdog groups63. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means _.A. mind B. admit C. believe D. expect64.We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourthparagraph most probably refers to colleges _.A. that are protected by campus securityB. that report campus crimes by
36、 lawC. that are free from campus crimeD. that enjoy very good publicity65. What is the text mainly about?A. Exact campus crime statistics.B. Crimes on or around campuses.C. Effective solutions to campus crime.D. Concerns about kids campus safety.B.In modern society there is a great deal of argument
37、about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that thei
38、r self worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their singleminded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire
39、 to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these you
40、ng people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they
41、 had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（缓解）can
42、 we discover a new meaning in competition.66. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are different among people.C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.6
43、7. Why do some people favour competition according to the passage?A. It pushes society forward.B. It builds up a sense of duty.C. It improves personal abilities.D. It encourages individual effects68. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. those who try their best to winB. t
44、hose who value competition most highlyC. those who are against competition most stronglyD. those who rely on others most for success69. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?A. Ones worth lies in his performance compared with others.B. Ones success in c
45、ompetition needs great efforts.C. Ones achievement is determined by his particular skills.D. Ones success is based on how hard he has tried.70. Which point of view may the author agree to?A. Every effort should be paid back.B. Competition should be encouraged.C. Winning should be a life-and-death ma
46、tter.D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.CBoth warm-blooded and cold-blooded desert animals have ways to escape the desert heat. Warm-blooded desert animals, such as rats and mice, rest during the day, often staying in cool underground burrows. At night they search for food. Animals
47、that are out during the day, such as cold-blooded lizards and snakes, are active only for short periods. As their body temperature rises, these reptiles move into the shade in order to cool down. In the early evening, when the sun grows weaker, the reptiles become more active and begin their search
48、for food again.Getting enough water to survive is a major problem for all desert animals. Some desert animals, such as the kangaroo rat and the related jerboa, get water only from the food that they eat. Because these animals eat mainly dry seeds, they must survive on a tiny amount of water.Most des
49、erts have only a small number of frogs and toads because these animals must be near water to survive. Yet even these creatures have adapted to desert conditions. When small amounts of water collect in temporary streams, the desert-living frogs and toads become active. After a rainfall, they lay thei
50、r eggs. The eggs grow into tadpoles in a few days and into adults in just four weeks. When the puddles dry up, the adult frogs or toads dig into the ground. Their metabolism（新陈代谢）slows, and they stay beneath the ground until the next rain, which may be as good as a year away. Until then, their bodil
51、y activities continue at a reduced rate.The camel-often called the ship of the desert-is one of the most successful desert animals. Camels can go for long periods without water, but eventually they must drink. When water becomes available to them after a long drought, they may drink 95 liters of wat
52、er or more. When water is not available, what helps camels survive the desert heat is the fat stored in their humps. A camels hump contains about 12 kilograms of fat. Fat is rich in hydrogen. As the fat is digested, hydrogen from the fat combines with oxygen in the air that the camel breathes. The r
53、esult is H2O, or water. Each kilogram of fat that a camel digests produces about a liter of water.71. Desert animals are usually more active at night because _.A. it is cooler at nightB. it is easier to find waterC. they like the darkD. they are less likely to be attacked at night72. Which of the fo
54、llowing desert animals can get water only from the food?A. The camel B. The kangaroo ratC. The frog. D. The toad73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. All the desert animals rest during the day.B. All the desert animals dont rest during the day.C. Cold-blooded desert animals
55、dont rest during the day.D. None of the cold-blooded desert animals go out during the day.74. The title for this passage could probably be _.A. Hot DesertsB. Desert AnimalsC. How Desert Animals Get WaterD. Ways To Escape the Desert Heat75. The underlined word “burrows” in the first paragraph can be
56、replaced by _.A. holes B. caves C. rooms D. openings第二节：信息匹配。Belinda 刚收到一则消息，说一家英国公司有兴趣买她的时装设计公司，在与该公司会面前，她必须运用一些电脑软件来完成她的一些任务，首先，请阅读下列关于电脑软件的信息：A Dreamweaver: Dreamweaver is the industry-leading web development tool, enabling users to efficiently design, develop and maintain websites and applicatio
57、ns. Instead of spending hours writing the code required for a webpage, the designer can build the table, insert pictures and text as well as create web forms, by selecting the item they want and pasting it directly on the page. Dreamweaver automatically writes the code, and let the designer view it
58、exactly as it will appear on a Web page.B Excel: Excel is spreadsheet applications useful for management of data and performing calculations, such as totaling a column of numbers or generating a more sophisticated formula to calculate some statistical measure on a list of numbers. Excel also allows
59、this data to be presented in a graphical form using its reports function.C Gimp: Gimp is a freely available, open-source image-editing and graphics creation software application similar to Photoshop. It can be used to colour, correct and sharpen pictures; make great looking reproduction of not-so-gr
60、eat looking photographs; and create a huge range of different graphics and logos.D Firefox: Firefox is an increasingly popular web browser, a program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. In addition to displaying images and text, Firefox is able
61、 to present a range of different multimedia information including sound and video. After only 3 years Firefox is already the second most popular browser in the world after Microsoft Internet Explorer.E WordPerfect: WordPerfect is a word processor software package that allows you to create, save and
62、print letters, papers, and other documents. It has many writing tools and advanced features that allow you to change or edit your work, create tables, insert images, modify the text size, style and colour and do spelling and grammar checks.F Outlook: Microsoft Outlook Express is an email and news cl
63、ient bundled with operating systems and the Internet Explorer web browser by Microsoft, and also available as a no-charge download for the “classic” Apple Macintosh operating system（although not for the newer Macintosh computers, where it has been replaced by Microsoft Entourage, which costs money a
64、s part of Microsoft Office）请阅读下列关于任务的信息，然后匹配任务与完成任务所需要的软件：76. Letter of introduction: Belinda must draft/prepare a letter introducing her company to the possible buyer. In the letter she will also include pictures of sample designs she has produced over the past two years and a table listing sales f
65、igures and profits for the same period.77. Company accounts: Belinda must present the interested buyer with the full details of the companys economic performance over the past 2 years as well as sales and profit estimates for the next 6 months. She is required to calculate and display her total sale
66、s to all retailers, all revenue earned from those sales, employee payment and other operating cost and finally overall profits.78. Image updates: She wants to improve the quality of pictures of her current fashion designs so she can send them as part of the letter of introduction and also post them
67、on the web. In addition she wants to design a new company logo that will appear on all her business letters and on her website.79. Update the company website: In order to present a more professional image to the buyer Belinda will update her companys website. She wants to add the new logo to all the
68、 websites pages and create new pages displaying the new and improved pictures of her designs.80. Check website: finally she wants to check the website to make sure the changes she has made look good and that they dont take too long to download and view over the Internet.第II卷（共35分）I 课文默写.每空一词,共10空.（1
69、*10=10分）（U4）Eliza was a flower girl _1_ to succeed and be independent of her family. But after her first lesson, she was _2_ because Professor Higgins was so _3_ with her.（U5）So we think it is reasonable to _4_ they lived in these caves , _5_ of the cold.（L29）.In the same way, a Russian might fail t
70、o see anything _6_ in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.（L30）.In time, it became an _7_ fact that the Cox brothersemployed a _8_ ghost that did most of their work for them.（L31）.They _9_ social conventions without being _10_ that they are doing anything extraordinary.II. 单词拼写 ： 根据
71、句意填入适当的词，每横线只填一词，可根据首字母或中文意思 只限Module 8 U4-U5 的词语。1. If you need any more help, dont h_ to contact me.2. She o_ his rudeness and tried to pretend nothing had happened.3. Yesterday at the hotel, I made the _（认识）of a famous Korean actress.4. Could you explain to us the _（重要意义）of the global climate cha
72、nge ?5. My wife wanted to go to Greece, and I wanted to go to Italy, but I knew she was unable to c_.6. Look at the m_ room. You put the dirty clothes and sheets here and there.7. He refused to pay my money back. I had no a_but to report him to the police.8. He got five years in jail for r_ a gas st
73、ation.9. It was a bad year for films, _ _ _（从方面来说）both quantity and quality10. He is always lazy and careless, and I am _ _ _（厌烦） his laziness and carelessness.III. 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）你是校报小记者，最近进行了一次采访。以下是这次采访的情况：时间：上周末对象：眼科医生（eye-doctor）王教授主题：我国中小学生近视（short-sightedness）问题基本信息：（1）发生率：略高于50（2）人数：世界第一专家解
74、读：（1）原因：很复杂（2）治疗：没有哪一种药物能治愈近视（3）建议：不要过度用眼；多参加户外活动（4）特别提示：如何握笔也和近视有关写作内容根据以上情况写一篇采访报道，并包括如下内容：1采访的时间、对象和主题；2中小学生近视的发生率及人数；3专家解读。写作要求只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。评分标准句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。参考答案I卷1-5 ABCAB 6-10 CCCAC 11-15 CBBBC16. waterway 17. geography 18. main 19. tourist 20. prison21-25 BBBDC 26-30 ACBAC 31-35 DDA
75、AD 36-40 DDCBC41-45 ADDBD 46-50 CACAB51. accurately 52. that 53. However 54. themselves 55. using56. because 57. about 58. which 59. a 60. is made61-65 BCCBD 66-70 BACAD 71-75 ABBBA 76-80 EBCAD卷一、1. determined 2. disappointed 3. impatient 4. assume 5. regardless6. amusing 7. accepted 8. conscientiou
76、s 9. disregard 10. conscious二、1. hesitate 2. overlooked 3. acquaintance 4. significance 5. compromise6. messy 7. alternative 8. robbing 9. in terms of 10. fed up with三、possible version:Last weekend, I had an interview with Professor Wang, an eye-doctor, concerning the issue of short-sightedness of s
77、chool children in China. According to Professor Wang, slightly more than half of the school children in our country are short-sighted, ranking the first in the world. He also pointed out that the causes for short-sightedness are so complicated that no medicine can cure it. He suggested that school children avoid overuse of their eyes and do more outdoor activities. He particularly reminded us that how to hold a pen is also related to short-sightedness.16 / 16
