山西省忻州市第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、山西省忻州市第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试试题高二英语试题说明：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。 2满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 3. 听力计入总分。第卷（选择题）第一部分 听力（共两节,满分20分）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。1What did the womans sister use to be? AA teache

2、r BA doctor CA nurse. 2How did the man come here? ABy bus BBy taxi CBy car3Whom does the dictionary belong to? AMarry. BJack CJane4When will the train leave? AAt 9:00. BAt 10:00. CAt 10:305What is the man doing?AWatching TV BAnswering the phone CRepairing the TV第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个

3、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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What do the speakers decide to do at last? AHave a rest BPlay basketball CVisit Lucy 7Who has just given birth to a baby? A. Lisa B. Lucy C. The woman听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8When did the woman show Mr.

4、brown around the company? AYesterday morning BYesterday afternoonCYesterday evening.9Where did the quality manager go yesterday? ATo the restaurant B. To the factory CTo the hospital.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How much does the woman want to spend on a gift? AAbout $20. BAbout $30. CAbout $4011What gift doe

5、s the woman decide to buy at last?AA cartoon book BA pen and a pencil box. CA book on how to play games12What do we know about the womans son? AHe is ten years old BHe likes to write books CHe plays PC games very well听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What does the woman think of her shopping trip? ASurprising. BEx

6、citing. CUnpleasant14Why was Jane late? AHer watch was slow BHer car broke down CShe met a friend in the street15Where did the woman and Jane actually meet? AAt the womans clothing department BAt the east entrance of the department CAt the main entrance of the department16What did the woman buy? AA

7、sweater BA dress CA T-shirt听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the woman? AA photographer. BA musician. CAn explorer18What did the woman like doing in Africa? AMeeting many interesting people BSeeing animals run freely in the wild CEnjoying the beautiful natural scenery19Which country has the woman visited?

8、 ASpain. B. Ireland. CNew Zealand20What does the woman complain about? AThe high cost of traveling BThe long distance of traveling CThe impolite tourists of some places第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AG provides more than just ideas. S

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15、y Gift Baskets” and “The Secret Santa Exchange”_. A. provide gift baskets B. sell gifts from top stores online C. have a guide to help people choose gifts D. are designed for people working in offices24. You may find it most difficult to choose a gift for _. A. a parent B. a teenager C. a group D. a

16、 businessman BEach morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson admired him, trying to copy him in every way he could.One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I dont understand it, and I forget what I understand as s

17、oon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”The old man quietly turning from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house

18、. The grandpa laughed and said, “Youll have to move a little faster next time.” This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.The grandpa said,

19、“I dont want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. Youre just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, its useless!”“So, you think it is useless? the gran

20、dpa said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.“Grandson, thats what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything,

21、 but when you read it, youll be changed, inside and out.”25. What puzzled the grandson most was _.A. why he forgot what he read soonB. whether it was useful to read books C. what kind of book he could understandD. how he could read books like his grandpa26. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch

22、a basket of water?A. To train him to run faster.B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.C. To punish him for not reading carefully.D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.27. What lesson can we learn from the story?A. The old are always wiser than the young.B. It is foolish to carry wate

23、r with a basket.C. Reading books can change a person gradually.D. You cant expect to remember whatever you read.CPeople arent walking any moreif they can figure out a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter o

24、f 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was born in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 mil

25、es as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. A wellknown British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who

26、 exercises regularly and walking is an ideal form of exercise-the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as

27、 a living creature in a living world. He cant learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach Nature any more. To them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat; to them security is a steel river thundering on a

28、concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green. I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.28. What is the national sickness?A. Walking too much. B. Travelli

29、ng too much.C. Driving cars too much. D. Climbing stairs too much.29. What was life like when the author was young?A. People usually went around on foot.B. People often walked 25 miles a day.C. People used to walk ten hours every day.D. People considered a tenhour walk as a hardship.30. What is comp

30、ared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?A. A queue of cars. B. A ray of traffic light.C. A flash of lightning. D. A stream of people.31. What is the authors intention of writing this passage?A. To tell people to reflect more on life.B. To encourage people to return to walking.C. To advise people to d

31、o outdoor activities.D. To recommend people to give up driving. D Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92.To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure. Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president cal