1、孝义中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两大部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。3. 试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。听力30分不计入总分。 4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第卷（满分100分）第一部分：听力部分（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。每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项选出最佳选项，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
2、。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What time is it now?A.9:30. B.10:10. C.10:00.2. What does the man mean?A. He quite agreed with the woman. B. He enjoyed the lecture the whole time. C. The lecture was more than one hour long.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the food store. B. At the station. C. At the tab
3、le.4. What would the woman like to do?A. Go to a movie. B. Stay at home and watch TV. C. Try the new Chinese restaurant.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. In the street. C. In a public house.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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并
4、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7题。6. What is the woman most likely to be?A.A college teacher. B.A college student. C.A school teacher.7. What do we know about the flat?A. Its in a noisy area. B. Its in a quiet place. C. Its next to the school.听第7段材料，
5、回答第8至10题。8. What is the woman?A. A player. B. A tourist. C. An interviewer.9. How many bikes did the man buy?A.5. B.15. C.20.10. What do we know about the man?A. He doesnt take his age lying down. B. He lives alone but never feels lonely.C. He always gives no thought to death.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11. Wh
6、at kind of ticket did the man want to buy?A. One-way ticket to Edinburgh for children.B. Two-way ticket to Liverpool for students.C. Two-way ticket to Edinburgh for students.12. How much did the man pay for his tickets?A.158. B.52.65. C.105.30.13. When did the dialogue most probably take place?A. At
7、 11:50. B. At 12:00. C. At 12:10.14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the dialogue?A. The ticket to Liverpool is sold at half price to children.B. You can save 26.35 for a student ticket to Edinburgh.C.A one-way ticket to Edinburgh will cost you 79.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the woman?A
8、. A student. B. A worker. C. A teacher.16. What can we learn about Washingtons Birthday?A. Maybe there was a national holiday near that day.B. It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in.C. It is perhaps a national holiday.17. How did Mary go to the mountain on Washingtons Birthday?A. By train
9、. B. By car. C. By bus.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why does the writer want to move away?A. The area she lives in is too crowded and noisy. B. Her neighbors are too noisy at night.C. Her house is not big and new enough.19. How long has she been looking for a new flat?A. For seven years. B. For more than a
10、 year. C. For several months.20. What does she think of the last flat the agent recommends to her?A. It is peaceful and quiet, just right for her. B. She is not pleased with it at all.C. It is still too noisy with a busy road on one side.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 (共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A
11、、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?
12、” I asked myself. I didnt answer. In fact I dared not.The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.The clock
13、 struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later,
14、 with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.21. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _. A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful22. Reviewing his lessons that night didnt help him because _.A. it was too late at night B. he was very tiredC. his eyelids were so heavy that h
15、e couldnt keep them openD. he hadnt studied hard before the examination23. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by luck.C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.24. The best title for the p
16、assage would be _.A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the NightC. A Slow Student D. Going Over My LessonsB Eight-year-old Owen Howkins suffers from growth delays(迟缓) and poor eyesight. This means that Owen needs a wheelchair to get around. Not surprisingly, he felt people were st
17、aring (盯着看) at him, and that made him very uncomfortable, so he became lonely and even stopped going outside of his house. That, however, was all before Haatchi came into his life! Haatchi had a very unlucky start to life too. Tied to a railway track when he was just five months old, the dog was hit
18、 by a train. The hit unjured his tail and a leg so badly that both had to be cut off. Taken to a rescue shelter(救助站), the dog would have probably been killed if his story posted on Facebook had not been seen by Owens dad Will. He fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him, thinking that they
19、were helping him. It turns out that it was Haatchi who helped them. By always staying at young Owens side, he became the boys best friend. Slowly Owen liked to go outside. Wherever he goes,the dog follows and protects him. Owen now proudly walks around the neighborhood,showing off his dog and tellin
20、g anyone willing to listen, Haatchis story. Haatchs positive influence on the young boy has not gone unnoticed. In October 2012, the International Fund of Animal Welfare presented him with a special award(奖). The amazing friendship between the two has also been shown in a touching short film called
21、“A Boy and His Dog” by students from the filmmaking class at the University of Hertfordshire. It has won several awards and had almost 2 million views. British best-selling author Wendy Holden has also writtern about this touching friendship in a aheartwarming childrens book, which was released on F
22、ebruary 13th and had made Owen and Haatchi better known!25. Owen didnt like go out of his house mainly because_. A. he coulnt walk outside by himselfB. he felt very lonely without any friendC. he was very unhappy with his diseaseD. he disliked other peoples unfriendly stares.26. The underlined word
23、“they” in the second paragraph refers to “_”.A.Wills family B. Facebook usersC. the rescue shelter workers D. the friends from the neighborhood27. Since Haatchi came into his life, Owen _.A. has more friendsB. has more confidenceC. has been growing taller and tallerD. had become a best-selling autho
24、r28. What can we learn about “A Boy and His Dog” ?A. It is very popularB. It was filmed by WillC. It was first shown on February 13thD. It made Wendy Holden better known.CThe African elephant, which is the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem. Unlike ot
25、her animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat. It is the eleph
26、ants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces
27、 in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead s
28、hut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plan
29、t-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
30、 29. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disappearance of African elephants. B. The effect of African elephants search for food.C. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.D. The eating habit of African elephants.30. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably me
31、an? A. Fixing the time. B. Deciding the conditions.C. Improving the quality. D. Worsening the state. 31. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They result from the destruction of rain forests. B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.C. They are attractive to plant-eating
32、 animals of different kinds. D. They are home to many endangered animals.32. The passage is developed mainly by _. A. giving examples B. pointing out similarities and differences C. describing the changes in space orderD. showing the effect and then explaining the causes DFounded in 1764 by French t
33、raders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog Dog lovers who visit St. Louis wont want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, waterco
34、lors, and a variety of other dog art objects. The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is 1 for children up to 13, 2.50 for senior citizens, and 5 for others.Anheuser Busch Brewery The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer l
35、overs. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free. Gateway Arch Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless ste
36、el to build. It is the tallest of the countrys National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one milion people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.St. Louis Zoo First version of the
37、 St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis Worlds Fair, but in the century since it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Raiload passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species. The Zoo is open every day but Christ
38、mas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.33. If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother, he has to pay _. A. 8.5 B. 12 C.
39、 13.5 D. 16 34. Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?A. It was built in three years. B. You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.C. It is the largest of the countrys National Monuments. D. President Jefferson was buried there.35. If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo,
40、 you can go there _. A. at 8:30 am in summer B. at 5:30 pm in autumnC. on Christmas D. on New Year 第二节七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）How to Improve Vocabulary FastYour vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expan
41、d it.Read every day. 36 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know. 37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one. Learn the correct definition and pronunciatio
42、n for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech. Elaborate（阐释）on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned the word “stubborn”, think about the
43、neighbor who will not lend you his car. 38 Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 39 But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.Tel
44、l everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.B. Your vocabulary contains th
45、e words you understand.C. The vocabulary can be increased.D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal”.E. The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.F. Find a new word every dayG. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary ca
46、n grow. 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Do you know insurance? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves 42 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 43
47、sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 44 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has 45 .The first modern fire insurance company was 46 in London, England in 1666. A gre
48、at fire had just 47 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 48 losses. The first company 49 rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 50 a new kind of insurance for 51 . The new
49、insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 52 storms.In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start 53 new insurance company in America. This company, 54 offered life insurance, collected some money 55 from many different men. 56 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today,
50、 this company is 57 in business.Over the years, people have 58 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 59 accidents as car and plane crashes. 60 , almost everyone has some kind of insurance.41.A. way B. firmC.considerationD. means42.A. fromB. againstC. withD. beyond43.A. smallB
51、. hugeC. muchD. little44.A. manyB. littleC. fewD. a few45.A. stoleB. collectedC. lentD. brought46.A. builtB. foundC. formedD. organized47.A. destroyedB. hurtC. harmedD. wounded48.A. fartherB. furtherC. widerD. longer49.A. risenB. risedC. grewD. turned50.A. suggestedB. determinedC. askedD. demanded51
52、.A. farmersB. workersC. waitersD. doctors52.A. withB. by C. fromD. for53.A. otherB. certainC. anotherD. some54.A. whereB. whichC. whomD. that 55.A. commonlyB. usuallyC. regularlyD. ordinary56.A. IfB. AlthoughC. UnlessD. Because57.A. alwaysB. stillC. hardlyD. seldom58.A. paidB. offeredC. boughtD. ben
53、efited59.A. manyB. soC. suchD. that60.A. TodayB. GenerallyC. LatelyD. Tomorrow第卷（满分50分）注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Polar bears are suffering in a 61 (warm) world.Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. 62 mu
54、ch of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 63 for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 64 (threat) the only home they know.The polar bears world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 y
55、ears 65 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 66 (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher, 67 scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “ 68 it, th
56、ey cant exist.”Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 69 in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 70 the bears are not actively hunting.第四部分 写作
57、（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分； 3. 错误类型不涉及单词拼写。Good relationships between teachers or students are im
58、portant to teaching and learning. Only with good relationships can student and teachers cooperate well. Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite to teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand
59、, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat to each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.第二节：书面表达假如你叫李华，你和父母在英国旅游期间于1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但对其提供的服务不满意，请
60、发电子邮件给酒店的管理者进行投诉，要求其道歉并改进服务质量。1. 搬运工送到房间的皮箱破损；2. 卫生间漏水；3. 楼下酒吧有噪音，并持续到很晚，影响休息。注意：1. 文章必须包括所有要点。可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。2. 词数120. 3. 参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n; 漏水leak vi.孝义2015-2016高二第一学期期末考试英语参考答案第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分，每小题1分）15.BACBA 610.BBCCA 1115.CCABA 1620.CABCB第二部分：阅读理解（共50分，）第一节（共37.5分，每小题2.5分）：A. 212
61、4 CDCA B. 2528 DABA 2932 BBCD 33-35 DBA第二节（共12.5，每小题2.5分）：3640 GFDEA第三部分：英语知识运用（共45分）第一节 完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）：41-45 DAADB 46-50CABCA 51-55ABCBC 56-60 ABDCA第二节 语法填空（共15分 ，每小题1.5分）：61.warmer 62.For/During 63.them 64.threatens 65.since 66.survial 67.a 68.Without 69.But 70.when第四部分 写作（共35分）第一节 短文改错（共10分每小
62、题1分）：1. or改为and2. student改为students3. depended改为depend4. our改为their5. should改为should be6. following改为follow7. an改为the8. kindly改为kind9. responsible后加for10. treat to 去掉to第二节 书面表达（共25分）：One Possible VersionDear Manager, My name is Li Hua. I stayed at your hotel, Forest Hotel, during my visit to the UK
63、from Jan 28 to 30 with my parents. However, the service in your hotel left much to be desired. Im writing this email to express my opinion. First, we found our suitcases broken after they were carried to our room by one of your porters. Second, water was leaking out of the toilet in the bathroom. Th
64、ird, the noise from the bar downstairs went on so late into the night each night that we couldnt get good rest. For the above reasons, I have to say that the service in your hotel is of poor quality. Therefore, I would like to receive a written apology from you. Meanwhile, I hope you can improve your service in the future so that none of the above happens again.Yours sincerely,LI HUA