2014涡阳四中高二下学期英语期末试题有答案.docx

2014涡阳四中高二下学期英语期末试题（有答案） 第I卷 客观题试卷(共三部分，满分115分) 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分) 回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上.听力部分结束前, 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上.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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its sunny. C. Its cloudy 2. Who will go to China next month? A. Alice. B. Lucy C. Richard. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor. 4. Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223. 5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At home. B. In an office. C. In a restaurant. 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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或对白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Why did the woman go to New York? A. To spend some time with the baby. B. To look after her sister. C. To find a new job. 7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months. 8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What are the speakers talking about? A. A way to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic miles. C. A suggestion for city planning. 10. What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk. C. Warning drivers of air pollution. 11. What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. 13. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible. C. Save more money for his trip. 14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time? A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive. C. They are on special offer. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15Why did Jane call Mike? A. To borrow his car. B. To tell him about Tom. C. To ask him to meet her 16. Where will Jane be in about one hour? A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage. 17. What can we infer from the conversation? A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition. C. Mike will go to the airport. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer. 19. Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. To let the students discuss father-son relationships. B. To draw the students attention to reading skills. C. To check the students understanding of the story. 20. What will the students do in 10 minutes? A. Give their answers. B. Discussion in groups. C. Ask more questions第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单选填空（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 21. The control centre soon lost _ touch with _ Flight 370 soon after it took off. A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; / 22So you gave her your phone? . She said shed return it to me when she could afford her own. AMy pleasure BNot exactly CNo doubt DNo wonder 23_ Im mistaken, Ive seen that tall man at a party before. AIf BAs CUnless DWhen 24. There are a number of methods to provide relief from your toothache, which cant cure the problem. A. permanent B. temporary C. contemporary D. consequent 25. There is a shortage of teachers in Western China, and it will fall on the 80s and 90s generations to this responsibility. A. take on B. step up C. make up D. apply for 26. Will you take my previous experience into when you fix my salary? A. mind B. though C. reference D. account 27. _ her leg the last time, Brenda decided not to go on the school skiing trip this year. A. Breaking B. Broken C. To break D. Having broken 28 the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids? AExcept BIn spite of CApart from DBeside 29. They hope to turn our society into one _ those in need can get help. A. where B. which C. when D. who 30.With their reputation _ , food companies need to_ their image. A. ruining; promote B. to ruin; improve C. ruined; polish up D. to be ruined; change 31.Many people would rather _ eating out on holiday than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV services, according to a recent survey. A. cut off B. cut in C. cut back on D. cut up 32. -What made her so mad? -_ in front of her class. A. Laughing B. Laughing at C. Being laughed D. Being laughed at 33. _ the Titanic had enough lift rafts, Rose and Jack would have lived happily ever after. A. If B. Had C. Suppose D. Given 34. _ a question till today why dinosaurs died out. A. It leaves B. There leaves C. It leaves D. It remains 35. This coat doesnt _ me .Do you have a larger size? yes ,but the color is different .Does it _ you? A. suit ;suit B. suit; fit C. fit ;fit D. fit ; suit第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 At the beginning of the new term, I was told that I was going to teach math in a new class. Hearing that it was a class that several 36 had complained about, I became 37 . Eager to know 38 I can handle this group, I asked the former teacher about the students. She told me that the students were naughty and unwilling to 39 the rules. Especially there was one boy who was lazy and 40 on purpose so that he would be allowed to move back to his fathers house in another state. 41 I met my new students, I 42 to make my class lively. I was surprised and delighted to see they behaved better than I had thought. As I was giving them 43 problems to solve, something amazing happened. The boy who tried to fail was 44 his hand. I nodded. He stood up and gave the absolutely correct answers. I 45 him and smiled gratefully. Later I told the boy how I was 46 of his efforts and gave him a positive letter to take home. He said, “I 47 you had been my teacher last term. You are the first one to send a 48 note home. I will try to do well in my studies in the future.” He was so 49 that he was almost crying. At the end of the class he thanked me again. I believe that this student will 50 himself this term. Sometimes we teachers 51 students without seeing their_52_. Too often we 53 the negative rather than the positive. It is possible for a teacher to 54 students attitude with love and 55 . The reward of making a difference in students is great! 36. A. parents B. students C. teachers D. classmates 37. A. angry B. curious C. anxious D. excited 38. A. why B. how C. when D. where 39. A. obey B. desert C. understand D. copy 40. A. fell B. cried C. quitted D. failed 41. A. Though B. After C. Because D. If 42. A. tried B. refused C. agreed D. predicted 43. A. history B. English C. math D. chemistry 44. A. closing B. raising C. crossing D. shaking 45. A. praised B. doubted C. asked D. trusted 46. A. satisfied B. confident C. careful D. proud 47. A. wish B. know C. advocate D. realize 48. A. clear B. strict C. positive D. complex 49. A. cautious B. excited C. interested D. worried 50. A. improve B. forgive C. admire D. accept 51. A. inspire B. ignore C. evaluate D. exchange 52. A. ability B. chance C. future D. potential 53. A. leave out B. give up C. take in D. focus on 54. A. acquire B. change C. prevent D. defend 55. A. encouragement B. freedom C. money D. time第三部分 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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A In todays world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to peoples health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too. People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make peoples life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad. It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels. In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems. 56. The passage is mainly about _. A. air pollution B. water pollution C. noise pollution D. world pollution 57. According to the passage, a continuous noise of _decibels can make people deaf. A. less than 85 B. less than 65 C. about 65 D. more than 85 58. 10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because _. A. they are working in noisy places B. they often listen to pop music C. they live near airports D. they are too busy to listen to others talk 59. The government of China is trying to reduce _. A. only the air pollution B. only the air and water pollution C. only the water pollution D. the air, water and noise pollutionB Honey Sweet Cake(Prep. Time: 12 mins.) Ingredients Strawberries in syrup(糖浆), 1 package(unfrozen) Heavy cream, 1 cup Corn flour, 2 tablespoons Process Mix the strawberries, cream and corn flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 810 minutes, while constantly mixing until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and refrigerate for two hours. Fill the frozen mixture in cake, and serve. Rosy Cake(Prep. Time: 10 mins.) Ingredients Sugar, 34 cup Water, 1 cup Corn flour, 3 tablespoons Strawberries, 2123 cups Process Take a large saucepan and mix all the ingredients. Cook until the mixture thickens over medium heat. Let it cool naturally and completely. Fill up your cake with the mixture, and serve. Triangle Sweet(Prep. Time: 15 mins.) Ingredients Sugar, 12 cup Whipping cream, 12 cup Unflavoured gelatin(明胶), 1 tablespoon Cold water, 2 tablespoons Boiled water, 3 tablespoons Strawberries crushed, 2 cups Process Add sugar to the crushed strawberries and set them aside. In cold water, soften gelatin, and once it is softened, add boiling water. Stir(搅动) until the gelatin dissolves(溶解)Add the dissolved gelatin mixture to the strawberries and let it cool. Now whip(搅打) the cream till it becomes stiff. When the strawberry mixture is of syrup thickness, add the whipped cream to it. Refrigerate until it sets. Fill it into your cake, and serve. Flaming Maple(Prep. Time: 10 mins.) Ingredients Fresh lemon juice, 112 tablespoons Honey, 2 tablespoons Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons Strawberries, ripe, 2 pints Process Make a fruit butter of half of the strawberries. Add honey, lemon juice, and maple syrup until it forms a smooth sauce. Add the remaining strawberries. Fill the mixture in the cake, and serve. 60.Which of the following ingredients (is) are used in all the recipes? AHeavy cream. BSugar syrup. CCorn flour. DStrawberries. 61Chefs neednt freeze the ingredients when preparing _ Honey Sweet Cake Rosy Cake Triangle Sweet Flaming Maple A B C D 62Which of the following is TRUE? ATriangle Sweet takes the longest time to prepare. BStrawberries used in the recipes arent all fresh. CMost strawberries are used when making a Rosy Cake. DHoney Sweet Cake is the best choice for busy mothers. 63In how many recipes should chefs thicken the mixture by heating? AOnly one. BTwo. CThree. DFour.C My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software. If you come to visit, youll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN （个人身份号码）to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When its dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings. Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you. 64. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. How to develop a new system. B. The function of the PIN. C. A home for the future. D. Easy life in the future. 65. Whats the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph? A. To let readers know why his ideas are new. B. To let readers know how special his house is. C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console. D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are. 66. The writers new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _. A. it has been controlled by computers B. you can make a telephone call anywhere C. it has your favorite music following you D. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice 67. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage? A. An IT expert. B. A famous doctor. C. An idealist D. An experienced teacher. D It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that s