Xxx 学年第二学期期末调研考试 高二英语试卷
本试卷分为第 I 卷(选择题)和第 II 卷(非选择题),共 150 分,考试时间 120 分钟。请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上。
第 第 I I 卷
(选择题
共 共 5 95 分)
第一部分
听力(共两节,满分 0 30 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. What did the man spend much time doing on the weekend?
A. Jogging.
B. Weighting.
C. Playing tennis. 2. Where are the speakers going?
A. To a gas station.
B. To the company.
C. To a restaurant.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A holiday plan.
B. Friends in Florida.
C. The man’s roommates.
4. What is the woman going to do tomorrow?
A. Attend a party.
B. Buy Jackie a gift.
C. Go to the airport.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. She got the flu.
B. Her brother couldn’t come.
C. Her brother’s flight was put off.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 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、7 题。
6. How does the man feel about the result?
A. Satisfied.
B. Ashamed.
C. Upset.
7. What do we know about the speakers?
A. They are classmates.
B. They’ll ask someone else for help.
C. They plan to go to the library together now.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8. What did the man buy?
A. A chair.
B. A table.
C. A cooker.
9. What is good about the flat?
A. It has a large kitchen.
B. It has nice furniture.
C. It has a big living room.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What is the woman doing?
A. Doing a survey.
B. Introducing a magazine.
C. Selling men’s clothes. 11. What are the man’s clothes for clubs like?
A. Fashionable.
B. Casual.
C. Formal.
12. What is the man’s favourite?
A. Jeans.
B. T-shirts.
C. Sports shoes.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What bed does this room have?
A. A king-sized bed.
B. A double bed.
C. A single bed.
14. What can the man do in the room?
A. Use a bath.
B. See a movie.
C. Cook a meal.
15. Where is the room?
A. Under the kitchen.
B. On one side of a mini-bar.
C. Across from an ice machine.
16. What will the man do next?
A. Have a drink.
B. Fill in a card.
C. Play a game.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Where did the speaker stay during his visit to Northumberland?
A. In a hotel.
B. In a castle.
C. In a cottage.
18. When does the speaker think is the best time to go to Northumberland?
A. Spring.
B. Summer.
C. Winter.
19. How much money should one pay for two weeks’ bike hire?
A. £ 35.
B. £ 50.
C. £ 55. 20. What was held in June?
A. A cycling race.
B. A festival of local food.
C. An international festival of music.
第二部分
阅读理解(共两节,满分 5 35 分)
第一节 (共 10 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 25 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A John Harrison was born in Foulby, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. His father worked as a carpenter and John followed his father into the carpentry business. He also developed a passion for music and learning how clocks worked. Harrison used his skills as a carpenter in making new clocks. His most important invention was finding a solution to the issue of longitude. For a long time, the ability to know a ship’s longitude position had not been found. It was very necessary for the safe travel of ships. The problem was considered so important that the government offered a £20,000 reward
for the first person who could provide a solution.
Harrison’s invention was a clock able to tolerate changes in temperature and air pressure. It took Harrison five years to develop his first sea clock (H1). It was given its first sea trial on a route to Portugal. The test proved very good, and Harrison’s clock helped people determine the longitude accurately. However, this was not enough for the prize of the government, which required use on trans-Atlantic routes.
Over the next years, Harrison kept improving on the design. His next models, the H2 and H3, were never entirely successful. Adding elements of other watches, Harrison worked on a marine watch (H4). It took him another six years to build it. On the first trial to Jamaica, the marine watch proved very accurate. However, the government refused to give him the prize, arguing that it might have been due to good luck. Harrison came up with a second sea watch, the H5. Again, it proved reliable, but again, the government didn’t give him the full prize. With the help of King George III, Harrison was eventually awarded £8,750. The full prize was never awarded to anyone.
21. What was John Harrison’s most important achievement?
A. Solving the longitude issue.
B. Making the first clock in the world.
C. Developing successful carpentry business.
D. Enabling ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean safely.
22. What can we learn about Harrison’s first sea clock (H1)?
A. It did not work on its first sea trial.
B. It took Harrison six years to develop.
C. It was not tested on a trans-Atlantic route.
C. It led to a full prize from the government.
23. The last paragraph is mainly about John Harrison’s _________.
A. new invention of the H5
B. efforts to improve his design
C. struggle against the government
D. failures in building sea watches
B “It’s a problem that most kids think can’t be helpful, but we can do a little, and that’s what a lot of people say,” says Austin about his success. All Austin Gutwein wanted to do when he was in school as get into the basketball team. Well, he didn’t make it, and that’s just what got him started in his journey.
Meanwhile, Austin had a pen friend in Africa who helped him realize that we have more than they do. We’re actually lucky enough to have doctors and nurses to cure our illnesses. In Africa, they have a disease that spreads like wildfire called AIDS. “I know it is a disease that when it gets to parents it kills them, and I feel that pain that the kids feel ---- waking up and their parents are dead,” says Austin.
This 14-year-old boy started to shoot hoops (投篮) to raise money for the orphans (孤儿). “I was shocked,” says his father, Dan Gutwein, “People that we had never met before donated!” He raised $3,000 to help, but he knew that wouldn’t be enough. So when Austin was 14 years old he started an organization called Hoops of Hope. Austin decided to build a school. He went around the U.S.A. and encouraged kids to shoot hoops to raise money, so he could donate the money they raised to help build a school in Africa for orphans.
“This is something that I realized ---- if you do just the littlest thing, you can make a difference, and that’s what I’m trying to do,” says Austin. This is something that he loves to do and his persistence and energy to help these kids and learn from them inspires people all around the U.S.A. to help out these orphans. These kids have to walk 7-8 miles just to go to school and we don’t even want to get out of bed and take a bus! These little kids that are 7, 8 or 9 can’t walk that far every single day. This school would be an orphanage, housing 450 students and teachers.
Everyone should be educated and everyone should be cared for and loved. Austin Gutwein gives these children a feeling of happiness and joy that they will never forget.
24. What does the underlined phrase “his journey” in paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. Traveling around Africa with his pen friend.
B. Training doctors to control the spread of AIDS.
C. Raising money to help children without parents.
D. Becoming a member of a professional basketball team.
25. What was Austin’s aim of organizing Hoops of Hope?
A. To but medicine for AIDS patients.
B. To find families for African orphans.
C. To earn some extra money for his family.
D. To collect enough money for an orphan school.
26. Why did Austin build a school for the local children?
A. He wanted to teach them to shoot hoops.
B. He intended to inspire them to help them.
C. Their previous school was too far to reach on foot.
D. Their previous school was not big enough for them.
C If you’ve heard a story about dolphins rescuing a person in the ocean, you’re not the only one. For thousands of years, dolphins have interacted with humans in several ways that most animals do not. The intelligence of these cetaceans (鲸类动物), highly developed and similar in some aspects to that of humans, places them in a position that no other species has.
Dolphins show behaviors similar to those of humans at times. In the wild
they usually help their sick group members, supporting them to reach the surface so they can breathe. Females are loving mothers devoted to their offspring while they feed on breast milk.
But why do dolphins save humans, if they are a different species? There are many theories that try to explain the reason, but until now none have been widely accepted.
Researches think that sometimes the relationship between humans and dolphins has nothing to do with empathy ( 共情), but rather it is a relationship of help-reward. An example of this is the case of dolphins which help fishermen to find fish or other prey, since, in the end, these cetaceans receive some of the fish obtained. The question here is why they began to do this if no one taught them.
The act of defending humans from an animal that can attack them, like sharks, is similar to the behavior of mothers protecting their babies. Many disabled swimmers or divers claim that they were help and transported to surface with the aid of a dolphin, an action that has been used with other cetaceans.
Another explanation may be related to the comparison between the body characteristics of dolphins and humans, since both are intelligent mammals. Thanks to its sense of echo-location (回声定位), a dolphin can hear a heartbeat and realize when a person is in trouble. It is the moment when they act, just as they would do with a mate.
There are only two cetacean attacks on record against people, one from a killer whale that confused a surfboard for a seal and the other by an angry dolphin mother who had just given birth and its baby was taken away from her.
27. What does the underlined word “offspring: in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Companions.
B. Babies.
C. Husbands.
D. Parents.
28. A possible explanation of why dolphins save humans is ________.
A. dolphins’ sense of echo-location
B. humans’ training and command
C. dolphins’ desire for reward
D. humans ’ understanding and care
29. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Dolphins are more intelligent than humans.
B. Dolphins will help and protect other cetacean species.
C. There are a few records of dolphins attacking humans.
D. There are a bond between dolphins similar to that of humans.
30. What is probably the best title for the text?
A. Dolphins Rescuing Humans
B. Dolphins, a Different Species
C. Dolphins Interacting with Humans
D. Dolphins, Human’s Best Friends
第二节(共 5 小题,每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)
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。
Parents praise their children everywhere when they do something astonishing. Whenever I hear a parent shout “good girl”, I often wonder what message those words send. In my years of working with children and parents, I’ve found that general, empty phrases like “good job” or “nice work” don’t get you very far.
Now don’t get me wrong. ____31____ However, it may be just the opposite if praise is not properly offered because not all kinds of praise fit the bill. For example, there’s a big difference in telling a child “You’re a good girl for cleaning up your toys” and “I really like how quickly you put your blocks away.” ____32____ When a child hears the former, a message is being sent that if she didn’t clean up her toys, she wouldn’t be good and be loved.
If you are hoping to positively impact your child’s self-image, you may consider using positive purposeful praise as follows.
____33____ For example, “You worked really hard at solving that math problem.” When we praise a child’s effort, we help them see that they are in control of their success.
Praise good behavior. “I really like how you shared your truck with Tommy. That is kind.” When we praise good behavior on the spot, we make children’s willingness to do good deeds stronger.
Praise your child in front of others. “Did you see Abby’s ballet performance? She worked so hard! Wasn’t it great?” ____34_____ When she hears it, she feels good. When she hears others hear it, she feels great.
Praise without comparison. “I love how you swam across the entire pool! That must take great strength.” Even when she is better than any others, don’t compare. ____35____
Positive, purposeful praise is an effective tool in helping your child to develop a positive self-image. Next time you want to offer words of encouragement effectively, please consider your words carefully.
A. Here is the difference.
B. Overpraise is not encouraged.
C. Praise can be harmful in some cases.
D. Praise for effort, rather than outcome.
E. The effect of praise is increased in this way.
F. The best type of praise keeps focus on her effort.
G. Actually, praise is important to promote a positive self-image.
第三部分:语言运用(共两节,满分 5 45 分)
第一节:完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My son Sam is 16 and autistic (患自闭症的). It was Sam’s very first day at high school. We’d set up a ___36___ of how he’d get home: I’d pick him up outside the ___37___ near his school at 3:30 p.m. and I believed this was a perfect plan.
Unknown to me, very bad weather was on its way, and I was ___38___. But because of his dead phone battery, I was ___39___ to communicate that to him. ___40___, he became very upset and frightened outside the shop, exactly where I’d told him to ___41___.
This was ___42___ a beautiful old lady not only went to check on him, but took him inside her shop, ___43___ him down, got my phone number from him and ___44___ me. After that my son ___45___ go into her shop every afternoon, buy a drink and have a ___46___.
Sam graduates this year, and I’m increasingly feeling the need to ___47___ the shop to let this ___48___ lady know that she saved Sam, and that she saved me. I’m not sure if I can ___49___ all of this, but ___50___ I will get to thank her.
There are people I will not get to thank ---- the many ___51___ strangers who have been there for Sam. And believe me, if you’re wondering if this world is a complete ___52____ right now, I’m here to say that it is not.
So I guess this is a love letter to those of you who have helped a strange ___53___ the goodness of your heart. Please know you are ___54___, that your beautiful heart and kindness are appreciated, and that, perhaps ___55____, you have made a great difference in someone’s life.
36. A. goal
B. plan
C. task
D. business 37. A. shop
B. stop
C. library
D. park 38. A. upset
B. free
C. wet
D. late 39. A. unwilling
B. unable
C. uncomfortable
D. unfortunate 40. A. To my surprise
B. To be honest
C. As a result
D. In actual fact 41. A. hide
B. study
C. read
D. wait 42. A. because
B. whether
C. when
D. where
43. A. calmed
B. knocked
C. turned
D. slowed
44. A. called
B. tracked
C. persuaded
D. blamed 45. A. should
B. would
C. must
D. could
46. A. quarrel
B. debate
C. try
D. chat 47. A. leave behind
B. take over
C. slide into
D. drop by 48. A. cautious
B. wonderful
C. honest
D. generous
49. A. understand
B. witness
C. communicate
D. tolerate 50. A. at least
B. at best
C. in all
D. in general 51. A. respectful
B. optimistic
C. kind
D. grateful
52. A. mess
B. surprise
C. relief
D. success 53. A. free of
B. close to
C. out of
D. up to
54. A. misunderstand
B. misled
C. appreciated
D. accepted
55. A. jokingly
B. unknowingly
C. challengingly
D. excitingly
第 第 I II 卷
(非选择题
共 共 5 55 分)
注意:将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分
语言运用(共两节,满分 5 45 分)
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(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Green trains, once a major means of transport that ___56___ (use) from the 1950s to 1990s, are named for the color of their outside paint. They are well-known for ___57____ (power) by coal and running at a slow pace.
Now, with the high-speed train networks, they have mostly been knocked out, with some still working to connect to faraway or ___58____ (mountain) areas.
The green slow trains, ___59___ are much cheaper and have nearer stations, are more affordable and effective. The train is slow and ___60___ (crowd), but the journey is unforgettable. You can enjoy the beautiful views out of the window along the way ---- plains, mountains and village houses.
That is why Ren Chongrong, ___61___ television producer, made The Slow Train Home , a new documentary series, which tells about China’s ___62___ (amaze) green trains. The green slow trains have become a part of the memory of a generation, and a few still act ___63____ an important way to transport villagers in the countryside.
“It’s a train full of ___64____ (story) of a hard life, but it’s also a train full of hope,” said the producer. “We hope the documentary will remind the audience of ___65____ wonderful life could be if you slow down the pace.”
第四部分
写作(共两节,满分 0 40 分)
第一节
应用文写作(满分 15 分)
假设你是李华,你家将作为英国交换生 Jack 的接待家庭(host family),请你用英文给 Jack 写一封信,主要内容包括:
1. 表示欢迎; 2. 简要介绍住家情况; 3. 询问有何需求。
注意:1. 词数 80 左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第二节:概要写作(满分 25 分)
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!
According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities ---- famous people ---- often worry about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th
century BC, painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th
century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is that there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whether made them famous in the first place.