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新疆兵团二中学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版
兵团二中2011-2012学年(第二学期)期末考试
英语试卷(选修8)
第一部分听力(共2小节)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分。
满分7.5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1Whattimeisitnow?
A.10:
20.B.10:
30.C.10:
40.
2.Whatdoesthemanhave?
A.Coldwater.B.Orangejuice.C.Tea
3.Whichmonthisitnow?
A.October.B.November.C.December.
4.Howdidthemancome?
A.Bycar.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.
5.Whatwillthespeakersdo?
A.WatchTV.B.GofishingC.Goboating.
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。
听完每段对话或独白后,你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答6至7题。
6.Whatdoesthemanwant?
A.TwohamburgersB.Acupofwater.C.Anicecream.
7.Howmuchtipdoesthewomanget?
A.Onedollar.B.Twodollars.C.Threedollars.
请听第7段材料,回答8至9题。
8.Whatwillthespeakersdo?
A.Seeamovie.B.Takeawalk.C.Gohome.
9.Withwhomwillthewomanhavesupperthisevening?
A.Theman.B.Hergrandma.C.Theman’sgrandma.
请听第8段材料,回答10至12题。
10.HowlonghasthebeenstayinginAmerica?
A.Aboutthreemonths.B.Aboutfivemonths.C.Abouthalfayear.
11.WhatkindoflifedopeopleinNewOrleanslive?
A.Hard.B.RichC.Relaxing
12.WhatkindofmusicoriginatedinNewOrleans?
A.Jazz.B.Countrymusic.C.Rockandroll
请听第9段材料,回答13至16题。
13.Whatproblemwillthemanfacewhenlosinghisjob?
A.Investmentproblem.B.Financeproblem.C.Honestproblem.
14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisboss?
A.Hardworking.B.Dishonest.C.Greedy.
15.Whenwillthemanleavehisapartmentaccordingtothecontract?
A.Nextmonth.B.Intwomonths.C.Inthreemonths.
16.What’sthewoman’sadvicetotheman?
A.Toquithisjob.B.Tomoveinwithher.C.Tobuythingsoflittlevalue.
请听第10段材料,回答17至20题。
17.Whendidthefirehappen?
A.OnWednesdaymorning.B.OnThursdaymorningC.OnWednesdayevening
18.What’stherelationshipbetweenDaltonNewlanandEdBellville?
A.GrandsonandGrandfather.B.Sonandbrother.C.Neighbors.
19.HowoldisEdBellville?
A.60yearsold.B.66yearsold.C.76yearsold.
20.WhatmadeEdBellville’shealthworse?
A.Theheat.B.Thecold.C.Thesmoke
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
21.______fromspace,theearth,withwater______seventypercentofitspercentage,looksa“blueball”.
A.Seen;coveredB.Seeing;covering
C.Seeing;coveredD.Seen;covering
22.Maryrushedhomesheheardthenews,onlythathiswifewasgone.
A.assoonas;findingB.immediately;tofind
C.themoment;findD.when;found
23.Theboyinsistedthathe______themoneyandhe________atonce.
A.notsteal;besetfreeB.hadn'tstolen;besetfree
C.didn'tsteal;shouldbesetfreeD.hadn'tstolen;setfree
24.__________breaksthelawshouldbepunished.
A.ThosewhoB.AnyonewhoC.NomatterwhoD.Whoever
25.WhenIreturnedtomyhometown,Ifoundit______completely.
A.havechangedB.haschangedC.changedD.changing
26.Itwasapitythatthegreatwriterdied_________hisworkunfinished.
A.forB.withC.fromD.of
27.—It'smanyyearssinceIsawyoulast,I__________youatall.
—Iwouldn'thave,either,ifsomeone__________youbythename.
A.didn'trecognize;hadn'tcalledB.didn'trecognize;didn'tcall
C.haven'trecognized;didn'tcallD.recognized;hadcalled
28.Sheistoofat,butshecan’t________sweet.
A.removeB.resistC.rejectD.object
29.Ournewhouseisvery____formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.
A.adaptableB.comfortableC.convenientD.available
30.—Whatdidhecomeherefor?
—Hecamehereespeciallyto________youracquaintance.
A.takeB.get
C.makeD.produce
31.Duringthehurricanethenightbefore,Tomlayinbed,,therushingwinds.
A.awake;waslisteningtoB.awake;listeningto
C.wakingup;waslisteningtoD.wokeup;listeningto
32.Youaregrownupnow,soit’suptoyoutodecidewhetherto________EnglishorFrench.
A.takeoffB.takeon
C.takeinD.takeup
33.Onthetopofthehill_____________________theoldmanoncelived.
A.atemplestandsthere;inwhichB.atemplestanding;onwhich
C.doesatemplestand;whereD.standsatemple;where
34.Thetraincametoan______stop,makingmanypassengersfallofftheirseats.
A.abruptlyB.suddenlyC.surprisedD.abrupt
35.Whenachopstickispartlyinaglassofwater,itlooksasifit______.
A.breaksB.hasbrokenC.werebrokenD.hadbeenbroken
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分;满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
Learningexperienceshappentousthroughoutourlives.Notlongago,IhadonethatIwouldliketo36.
IwasgoingtoMarbleheadwithmysailboatteam.Theteamwasracingdownthehighwayat85mph37werealizedwewere38.Luckily,wesawarestareaahead.Ihadabrandnew$20bill.Iwasso39becauseIhadneverhadthatkindofcashbefore.Butspendingiton40seemedlikethrowingitaway.Weallrushedintothepizzaline.41Igotapizzaandadrink,andwalkedtomytable.Abouthalfwaythroughthemeal,I42Ihadnotactuallyhandedanymoneytothecashier.Ihadjust43out,andnobodyhadnoticed.Ifeltterrible.
Myconscience(良心)openeditsmouthandswallowedmeinonebigbite.Icouldn’t44overit.Ijustcouldn’tgobacktothecashierand45formystolenpizza.IwassoupsetthatI46togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamin47thatsomeonewouldsay,“Hey,Jeff,whydon’tyouusethechange48thepizzainsteadofthatnice,new$20bill?
”Iwasnotso49___ofmycashnow.
Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas 50 ofthe“pizzaincident”,Iwouldsaytomyself,“Don’tthinkaboutit....”
Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthis51.MaybeIwasafoolfor52intomyconscience,andbeingtoostupidtoappreciatea53pizza.Butthereallessonisthatevenifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedone,yourconsciencewill54upwithyou.
Thisreflectsthesaying,“Acoward(懦夫)diesathousanddeaths;aherodiesonce.”Iwasacowardandhavefeltterribleaboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena“55”andgonebacktopayforthepizza,Iwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.
36.A.sayB.talkC.shareD.explain
37.A.asB.whileC.thenD.when
38.A.lostB.tiredC.hungryD.anxious
39.A.excitedB.eagerC.satisfiedD.encouraged
40.A.restB.foodC.travelD.drink
41.A.LuckilyB.FinallyC.ImmediatelyD.Actually
42.A.thoughtB.recognizedC.noticedD.realized
43.A.walkedB.leftC.workedD.found
44.A.lookB.getC.turnD.think
45.A.askB.payC.apologizeD.send
46.A.refusedB.wantedC.hopedD.meant
47.A.hopeB.surpriseC.angerD.fear
48.A.intoB.withC.forD.from
49.A.sureB.upsetC.proudD.pleased
50A.warnedB.remindedC.thoughtD.told
51.A.experienceB.experimentC.storyD.mistake
52.A.turningB.takingC.handingD.giving
53.A.freeB.cheapC.plainD.delicious
54.A.makeB.wakeC.catchD.put
55.A.cowardB.foolC.loserD.hero
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列两篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
TheTouchstone
WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriaburned,thestorygoes,onebookwassaved.Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andsoapoorman,whocouldreadlittle,boughtitforverylittlemoney.
Thebookwasn’tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingveryinterestingindeed.Itwasathinstripofvellum(羊皮纸)onwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthe“Touchstone”!
Thetouchstonewasasmallpebble(鹅卵石)thatcouldturnanycommonmetalintopuregold.
Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsandthousandsofotherpebblesthatlookedexactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis:
Therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whileordinarypebblesarecold.
Sothemansoldhisfewbelongings,boughtsomesimplesupplies,campedontheseashore,andbegantestingpebbles.Heknewthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandthrewthemdownagainbecausetheywerecold,hemightpickupthesamepebblehundredsoftimes.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitintothesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewentonandonthisway.Pickupapebble.Cold,throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothesea.Thedayscontinuedoveralongperiodoftime.
Oneday,however,aboutmid-afternoon,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrewitintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hehadformedsuchastronghabitofthrowingeachpebbleintotheseathatwhentheonehewantedcamealonghestillthrewitaway.
Soitiswithopportunity.Unlesswearecareful,it’seasytofailtorecognizeanopportunitywhenitisinhandandit’sjustaseasytothrowitaway.
56.Themanboughtthebookbecause______.
A.hewantedtoreaditB.itwasveryinteresting
C.therewasasecretinthebookD.hewantedtofindthetouchstone
57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetouchstoneis______.
A.pureB.coldC.magicD.big
58.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthepassage?
A.Weshouldofferopportunitiesinourlife.
B.Weshouldseekforopportunitiesintheworld.
C.Wemayseizeopportunitieswhenwearewatchful.
D.Wemaydiscoveropportunitieswhenforminghabits.
B
PeoplelivingintheUKtakequiteafewholidaysabroadandinthecountryeachyear.Choicesmadeaboutwheretogo,howtogetthereandwhattodocaneitherbenefitorharmtheenvironment.
Whileonholiday
Manyofthethingsyoucandotothegreeneronholidaywillbethesamethingsyoucando