北京市西城区学年高二下学期期末考试英语试.docx

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北京市西城区学年高二下学期期末考试英语试

北京市西城区2014-2015学年下学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷

试卷满分：

140分考试时间：

120分钟

Ⅰ卷选择题

Ⅰ.听力理解（共三节，满分22.5分）

第一节（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）

听下面四段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话你将听两遍。

1.WhatdoesMarylooklike?

A.Shehaslonghair.B.Shehasshorthair.C.Shehasshoulder-lengthhair.

2.Whatmusicdoesthemanlike?

A.Folk.B.Jazz.C.Classical.

3.Whowillmakethetea?

A.Henry.B.Lucy.C.Adele.

4.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inahospital.B.Atarestaurant.C.Onabus.

第二节（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）

听下面三段对话，每段对话后有两道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话你将听两遍。

听第5段材料，回答第5至第6小题。

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Watchingamovie.B.Makingaposter.C.Writingastory.

6.Whenwilltheymeet?

A.4:

15.B.4:

25.C.4:

30.

听第6段材料，回答第7至第8小题。

7.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Comfortable.B.Energetic.C.Unsatisfied.

8.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Managerandcustomer.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第10小题。

9.Whatisthewomangoingtodotomorrow?

A.Gotochurch.B.Makecookies.C.Drawsomepictures.

10.Whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutgoingtochurch?

A.Thewindows.B.Thebands.C.Thesinging.

（听力理解第三节见试卷第II卷）

Ⅱ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

11.Ican’trememberexactlywhenIvisited_________museum.Ionlyrememberitwas_________Sunday.

A.a;theB.the;aC.不填;aD.a;不填

12.—Tom,whydon’twehelpoursonworkonhispaper?

—Wecan’thelphimallthetime.He_________learntodependonhimself.

A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.might

13.L

ilycheckedthedressshe_________againtomakesurethatitwouldstandout.

A.woulddesignB.isdesigningC.hasdesignedD.haddesigned

14._________wasdeterminedatthemeetingisthatthegovernmentwilldevelopaneweducationalsystem.

A.WhatB.HowC.WhenD.That

15.—Isitco

nvenientifIcometoseeyouat6:

00thisevening?

—I’mafraidnot.I_________dinnerthen.

A.haveB.havehadC.willbehaving.D.willhavehad

16.Heisveryhumorous,whilehisbrotherisratherserious.Thatis_________theirdifferencelies.

A.whyB.whereC.howD.when

17.Ifpeople_________theenvironmentsobadlyinthepast,theclimatewouldbebetternow.

A.don’tdestroyB.didn’tdestroy

C.haven’tdestroyedD.hadn’tdestroyed

18.Communicatingcan,tosomeextent,reduce_________betweenfamilymembers.

A.approvalB.tendencyC.tensionD.attention

19.Wehopetobecomemore_________inpredictingearthquakestoavoidalotofdamage.

A.accurateB.appropriateC.abruptD.athletic

20.—I’msorryIsteppedonyourfoot;itwasanaccident.

—Itwasn’t!

Youdidit_________.

A.invainB.onpurposeC.inadvanceD.atrandom

Ⅲ.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’dknownsinceearlychildhoodthatIwasadopted（收养）.21Iwas10,Ifinallyaskedmyadoptiveparents,“Whydidn’tmyparents22me?

”

“Yourparentswereunmarriedcollegestudents,”Momsaid.“Theycouldn’t23you,sotheygaveyouupforadoption.”She24lookedatmeandpulledmeclose.“John,youareherebychoice,not25.Wewalkedintotheadoptionagencyandsawyouandknewyouweretheonewhowas26us.”Myadoptiveparentslovedmeascompletelyasanyparen

tseverlovedachild.

Twentyyearslater,ImarriedKristi,mylife’sotherlove,andstarteda27Afterwards,Igotasalesjobatacardealership.

Itriedonandoffto28mybirthparents.By2011Ihadnearlygivenuponmydreamoffindingmybirthparents.Ijustgotajob29generalsalesmanagerofaLexusdealership.OnedayinmysecondweekthereIwassittingatmydesk,drinking.Mypersonalcellphonerang.“John,”Kristisaid,“theadoptionagencycalledaboutyouradoption.Afamilyistryingtoreachyou.”

Oh...Myeyesburnedwith30I’dgivenupthesearch,butmybirthparentshadn’t.

Threedayslater,onMother’sDay2011,JimandKitty,mybirthparents,arrivedinDenver.Iwenttotheirhoteltomeetthem.Imovedthedozen31I’dboughtforKittytoonehandandknocked.Thedoorflew32Kittyreachedmefirst.Shetookmyfaceinherhandsand33atme,refusingtoletgo.“Irememberthoseeyes,”shesaid.

Wespenttherestofthedaytogether.Wemusthavetakenathousandpictures.

Later,backhomeIthoughtofmyadoptive34Mydaddiedafewyearsago,butmymomisstillalive.Itoldthattoher.“They’regreatpeople,”Isaid,“butyou’re35mymom.YouandDadraisedme,andyoudidagreatjob.”

21.A.SinceB.ThoughC.IfD.When

22.A.getB.keepC.helpD.bring

23.A.loveB.stopC.understandD.support

24.A.seriouslyB.weaklyC.politelyD.happily

25.A.bytouchB.bynecessityC.bychanceD.byforce

26.A.filledwithB.meantforC.designedforD.suppliedwith

27.A.schoolB.familyC.tripD.store

28.A.visitB.appointC.locateD.demand

29.A.likeB.asC.exceptD.with

30.A.tearsB.feelingsC.pityD.anger

31.A.invitationsB.messagesC.goodsD.roses

32.A.closeB.noisyC.openD.loose

33.A.laughedB.shoutedC.glancedD.stared

34.A.kidsB.relativesC.parentsD.friends

35.A.stillB.thenC.yetD.even

Ⅳ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Everymorning,somepeoplemayhavethehabitofwatchingtheastrological（占星术的）adviceontheTVnewsbeforetheygotowork.Whenreadingmagazines,somepeoplemightfirstgotothesectiononastrologicalpredictionstodeterminewhat’sinstorefortheminthecomingday,weekormonth.Thisinterestinastrologyisespeciallystrongatthebeginningofanewyear.Immediatelybeforeanewyear,manyastrologicalexpertsaremakingpredictionsandgivingadvice.Itseemsthatastrologyisgainingpopularity,buthowpopularisastrologyandisitactuallytrustworthy?

Accordingtoastudybysearchterms.com,thewordastrologyisthemostsearchedtopicontheInternet,andasearchforastrologyonGooglewillbringupnearlytwomillionwebsites.AstudybythenewspaperUSATodayshowsthatathirdofallAmericansbelieveinastrologyandspendalmost$100millionayearonit.Moresurprisingly,thefastest-growinggroupofbelieversinAmericaismadeupofmanagersandprofessionals.NowonderDonaldRegan,formerWhiteHouseChiefofStaff,said,“It’scommonknowledgethatalargepercentageofWallStreetbrokersuseastrology.”

ThemostfamousastrologerisNostradamus.Longago,hecorrectlypredictedeventssuchastheSecondWorldWar,thekillingofU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy,andmostrecently,theattackontheWorldTradeCenter.Anotherfamousastrologer,FrauElsbethEbertin,accuratelypredictedthatAdolphHitlerwouldbecomeFührer—theleaderaftershewasgivenHitler’sbirthchart.Infact,Hitlerhimselfwasabelieverinastrology.It’sthoughtthatheusedanastrologerthroughouttheSecondWorldWar.ThewifeofformerAmericanpresidentRonaldReagan,Nancy,wasalsoafirmbelieverinastrology.SheemployedanastrologertoaskaboutPresidentReagan’sfuturesafetyafterthepresidentwasshot.

Thoughsomepeoplemayconsiderastrologysuperstitious（迷信的）,othersthinkitisbothascienceandanart.Sincethemoonhasaneffectontheocean,and75percentofthehumanbodyismadeupofwater,itisreasonabletosaythatastrology,astudyofthestars,mayaffecthumansaswell.Therefore,ifviewedinthisway,astrologymaybebelievableanditiseasytoseewhyitissopopular.

36.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.Moreandmorepeople,especiallystars,areinterestedinastrology.

B.Astrologyisbecomingpopularandhassomebasisinscience.

C.Fam

ousastrologerscanpredicteventscorrectly.

D.Peopleshoulduseastrologyeveryday.

37.WhichofthefollowingeventswasNOTpredictedbyNostradamus?

A.TheterroristattackontheWorldTradeCenter.

B.ThekillingofPresidentKennedy.

C.TheoutbreakofWorldWarⅡ.

D.ThebirthofFührerHitler.

38.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.AstrologyisoneofthemostpopulartopicsontheInternet.

B.Astrologycanhelpchangepeople’slivesforthebetter.

C.OnlyafewWallStreetbrokersuseastrology.

D.MostofAmericansbelieveinastrology.

39.Theauthortendstothinkastrologyis_________.

A.boringB.puzzlingC.believableD.strange

B

Ifyouwanttowriteamoviescript（脚本）yourselfbutdo

n’tknowhow,whatwouldyoudo?

Thefollowingcanbeofsomehelptoyou.

Thereareonlythreepartsnecessaryinascript:

theSceneHeading,theVisualExpositionandtheDialogue.

TheSceneHeadingbeginswitheither“EXT.”or“INT.”.EXT.showsthatthescenetakesplaceoutdoors,whileINT.isusedwhenthescenetakesplaceindoors,forexample,insidearoom.Afterthat,theexactplaceofthesceneisgiven,suchas“HOTELROOM.”ThelastthingthatmustbementionediswhetheritisNIGHTorDAY.

TheVisualExpositionisadescriptionoftheactionormovementthattakesplaceonthescreen,andshouldincludeONLYwhatyouwouldseeifyouwerewatchingthescreen.Forthefirsttime,andonlythefirsttime,acharacterappearsinthescript,thenameiscapitalized（大写）,andshouldbefollowedbyashortdescriptionthatincludesageandbuild,forexample:

TheDialoguefollowstheVisualExposition.Eachcharacter’snameshouldbecapitalizedinthecenterofthepage,followedbythewordsthataretobespokenonthenextline.Donotincludeanydescriptionoffeelingsbeforethelinesofdialogue.Ifyouconsideritnecessarytoshowacharactergivesalineinacertainway,forexample,“angrily,”thisshould

beincludedintheVisualExpositionabovethelines,suchas,“Cynthia’sfaceshowsheranger.