高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案Word下载.docx

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A.Hewillnotcookdinner.

B.Heisn’tgoodatcookingfish.

C.Heprefersnottocookfish.

5.WhenwillthemanprobablygettoLondon?

A.At8o’clock.B.At9o’clock.C.At10o’clock.

第二节（共15小题；

每题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，每小题将给出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.WhatdowelearnaboutBill?

A.Hejustgotoutoftrouble.B.Hedidsomethingright.C.Heenjoyedwhathehaddone.

7.Whatkindoffilmdoesthewomanprefer?

A.Somethingexciting.B.Somethingeducational.C.Somethingrelaxing.

听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。

8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theirfuturestudy.B.Thegraduationparty.C.Collegeentranceexam.

9.Inwhatfieldistheboymostlikelytoworkinthefuture?

A.Medicine.B.Computing.C.Banking.

10.Whatdowelearnaboutthegirl?

A.Herunclehasacompany.

B.Shedreamsofbecomingadoctor.

C.ShewantstoliveinHongkong.

听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。

11.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.CulturesofAustraliaandNewZealand.

B.AplantotraveltoAustraliaandNewZealand.

C.Similaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwocountries.

12.Whatarethepeopleofthetwocountrieslike?

A.Theyarecrazyaboutsports.

B.Theylikedrinkingandtalking.

C.Theyareinterestedinshopping.

13.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.NewZealandhasawarmerclimate.

B.Australianbeachesareslightlybetter.

C.Bothcountriesareattractivetotravelers.

听第9段材料，回答第14-16题。

14.Whatdoestheboydoatthegymeveryweek?

A.Swimthreetimes.B.Takeapart-timejob.C.Playping-pongsometimes.

15.Whydoesn’tthegirlgotothegym?

A.Shedoesn’tlikedoingexercise.

B.Studyhasbeenherfirstconcern.

C.Thegymscheduleistootightforher.

16.Whatisthegirlprobablygoingtodo?

A.Dosomesports.B.Meetherteacher.C.Studyevenharder.

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17.WhyisFredinvitedtotheprogram?

A.Toadvertisehisdrivingschool.

B.Totalkaboutlearningtodrive.

C.Tosharehisdrivingexperiences.

18.HowdoFred’scustomersknowabouthim?

A.Throughfriends.B.Throughnewspapers.C.Throughtheprogram.

19.WhydoesFredhavesomanycustomersnow?

A.Heworksharder.B.Heiswarm-hearted.C.Heofferslowerprices.

20.WhatdoesFreddofirstintrainingbeginners?

A.Hecalmsthemdown.B.Hetalkstothem.C.Hesitsbesidethem.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分；

满分30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。

A

Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplace.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.

ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant（每日新闻）.ItcameoutinMarch1702.

In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter（波士顿新闻通讯）,thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.

Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation（发行量）intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun（朝日新闻）.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.

21.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.

A.59BC 

B.700’s 

C.1609 

D.1620

22.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.

A.England 

B.Germany 

C.France 

D.Sweden

23.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.

A.Washington 

B.NewYork 

C.Boston 

D.NewOrleans

24.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.

A.1621 

B.1704 

C.1760 

D.1800

B

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Yourinformationisprotectedviayourusernameandpassword.Beconfidentyoucanpreventcurrentemployersfromseeingyourresumebyblockingouttheirzipcode.

25.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_______.

A.collegegraduatesB.universitystudents

C.educatorsD.thosesearchingforteachingjobs

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofTeachers-Teachers.com?

A.Itsavestimeandmoney.

B.Thesiteisopenatanytime.

C.Itwon’tgivethecandidates’informationaway.

D.Itofferscandidatesscoresofteachingjobs.

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.IfyouuseTeachers-T,allyouneedtodoispostyourresume.

B.Teachers-Teachers.comistohelpinstructorsfindateachingpositionmoreeasily.

C.Ifaschoolisinterestedinyou,theywillarrangeaninterviewwithyou.

D.Thesitecanupdateyourresumeautomaticallyforyou.

28.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleofthisadvertisement?

A.Lookingforteachingjobs.B.Justpostyourresume

C.TeachingjobsonlineD.Huntingfornewteachers

C

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