山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

忻州一中2014-2015学年度第二学期期末考试

高二英语试题

命题人：

吴晓娜

注意事项：

1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。

3.试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

听力20分计入总分。

4.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）

第一部分：

听力部分（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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1遍。

1.Whosebirthdayisittodayprobably?

A.Sue’s.B.Jim’s.C.Tracy’s.

2.Whatwillthemanprobablytake?

A.Hisownumbrella.B.Thewoman’sumbrella.C.Thewoman’sraincoat.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutman’svacation?

A.Theweatherwasfineallthetime.

B.Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.

C.Thereweremanyfliesandmosquitoes.

4.HowmanypeoplehavebeentoBeijing?

A.1.B.2.C.3

5.Whatwastheresultofthematch?

A.Theman’steamlost.B.Theman’steamwon.C.Itendedinadraw.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读2遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whycan’ttheboybeamusician?

A.Hedoesn’tliketoplaytheviolin.

B.Hecan’tsingorplaythepiano.

C.Hedoesn’tknowalotaboutdance.

7.Whatdoestheboythinkoftheworkinafactory?

A.Itishardandboring.B.Ithaslonghours.C.Heknowsnothingaboutit.

8.Whydoestheboywanttobe?

A.Asoldier.B.Apresident.C.Ateacher.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

9.WhyisthemangoingtoBeijing?

A.Tofindajob.B.Totravel.C.Todobusiness.

10.HowwillthemangotoBeijing?

A.Bybus.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.

11.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Gethisthingsready.B.Buyhimaticket.C.Wishhimgoodluck.

听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。

12.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.TheBrown’striptotheUSA.

B.TheBrown’splanforthetriptoChina.

C.TheBrown’striptoChina.

13.WhatdidtheBrownssuggestthetwospeakersshoulddo?

A.Takelessclothesthere.B.Takewarmclothesthere.

C.Notbuysouvenirsthere.

14.WhatischeapinChinaaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Clothes.B.Souvenirs.C.Goldjewelry.

听下面一段对话，回答第15至17三个小题。

15.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Keepfit.B.Promoteproducts.C.Buygymequipment.

16.Bywhomwillaplanbemade?

A.thewoman.B.Theman.C.Thetrainer.

17.Howmuchwilltheservicecharge?

A.300yuanaweek.B.400yuanaweek.C.800yuanaweek.

听下面一段对话，回答第18至20题。

18.Whowouldprefertoeattheroastedmeat?

A.PeopleinIndia.B.EskimosintheNorthPole.C.Peopleinthedesert.

19.Inwhichpartsoftheworldiscoffeeverypopular?

A.InNorthAmericaandintheeast.

B.InNorthernEuropeandintheMiddleEast.

C.InSouthernEuropeandintheMiddleEast.

20.HowdopeopleinEnglandlikedrinkingtea?

A.Withnothing.B.Withsugar,coldmilkorcoffee

C.Withsugar,milkorlemons.

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Acancer-strickenBritishteenagegirlsaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.

AlicePyne,l5,createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.“I'vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowlknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn'tlooklikeI'mgoingtowinthisone,”shewrote.

Forherlist,theteenagertookinspirationfromthe2007film“TheBucketList”,inwhichtwoterminallyill（患绝症的）men,playedbyMorganFreemanandJackNicholson,drawupalistofthingstheywishtodobeforetheydie.

Onherlist,atthesitewww.alicepyne.blogspot.com,shehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor（骨髓捐赠者）,swimmingwithsharks,meetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.

MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.

“OhdearandIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!

”shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.“Thankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestome.”

Pyne,wholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverston,revealed（透露）themanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.AgroupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonyNolanbloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.

21.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteher“BucketList”?

A．Themediacalledonpeopletohelpher.

B．Peoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworld.

C．Alotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.

D．Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.

22.AlicePynewroteher“BucketList”to____.

A．expressherlastfewwishes

B．saygoodbyetoafewfriends

C．givecomforttotwoterminallyillmen

D．catchpeople'sattention

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonAlicePyne's“BucketList”?

A．Tomeetaboy.

B．Togetacoolcomputer.

C．Toswimwithsharks.

D．Toaskpeopletodonatebonemarrow.

24.TakeThatwillarrangeto.

A．invitePynetojointheband

B．helpPyneinanypossibleway

C．donatemoneytoPyne

D．meetPyneinperson

B

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.

Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeoftheimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

B．Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.

C．ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

D．PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.

26.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?

A．ItwaspopularduringShakespeare'stime.

B．ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.

C．Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

D．Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.

27.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?

A．Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.

B．Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.

C．Beingamultilingual.

D．Beinganativespeaker.

28.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?

A．ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.

B．ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.

C．FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.

D．Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.

C

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WhatisMesothelioma?

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WhatcausesMesothelioma?

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HowmuchasbestosexposurewillcauseMesothelioma?

Generally,theprobabilityofdevelopingthisformofcancerisinaccordancewiththelengthoftimeyouareexposedtoasbestos.Also,yourhealthisatriskifyourexposuretoasbestosisintense.ItshouldbenotedthatMesotheliomahasalatency（潜伏）periodof20to50years.Thismeansthatyoumaydevelopthediseaselongafteryourexposuretoasbestos.Onaverage,peopletendtod