上学期期末考试高二英语试卷(含答案).doc

2013-2014学年上学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
一、听力（共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
第一节、听下面5段材料.从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.每段材料读一遍。
1. How long is the bank open every day？
A。 Five hours。 B. Eight hours。 C. Nine hours.
2. What does the man mean？
A. Nobody can help her with her reading。
B。 The new librarian can help to find a good dictionary。
C. The librarian may be of some help to the woman.
3. What's the weather like now？
A。 It’s cloudy。 B. It’s raining。 C. It’s snowing。
4。 What do you think about the man’s English?
A。 Better and better. B。 Worse and worse。 C。 Faster and faster。
5. What did the man like？
A。 Oranges. B. Apples。 C。 Pears.
第二节、听下面5段材料。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.每段材料读两遍.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6。 Where are the two speakers？
A。 In the woman’s house。 B. At the man’s office。 C。 In a bar。
7。 What does the man enjoy?
A。 Black coffee。 B。 Red wine. C. Milk with coffee。
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.
8。 What does Mr Li come here for？
A。 He has come here to see his friend.
B。 He has come here to see Miss Wang.
C。 He has come here to look for a job.
9. What did Mr Li do in New York?
A。 He was a worker in a factory。
B。 He was a student there.
C。 He worked in a hotel as a cook。
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10。 Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?
A。 In a farm house。 B。 In the open. C。 At a hotel.
11。 What was the weather like in the country？
A。 It snowed a lot.
B。 It rained nearly every day。
C。 There was lots of sunshine。
12。 What did Sue think of the people in the country？
A。 They were tall. B. They were strange。 C. They were friendly.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13。 Where are the two speakers going this Sunday?
A。 To a friend’s dinner party。
B。 To a friend’s birthday party。
C. To a friend’s wedding。
14. The man doesn't think it ________ to bring a present。
A。 pleasant B. necessary C。 proper
15. What present have they decided to bring？
A。 Chinese tea。 B。 Chinese dish。 C。 Toys for the children。
16. How will they get their present ready？
A. By cooking one by themselves。
B. By ordering one from a restaurant。
C。 By buying one in a supermarket。
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17。 What are they going to do on Saturday afternoon？
A。 They are going to ride bicycles.
B。 They are going to do some exercise。
C. They are going to run in the mountain。
18。 What is the program on Saturday evening about?
A. A baseball player。 B。 Water sports。 C。 A city in America。
19。 When will the exercise on Sunday begin？
A。 7：30 am。 B. 9：00 am C. 8：30 am。
20。 When is the lunch on Saturday and on Sunday？
A. At 12：00 on Saturday； at 12：30 on Sunday。
B。 At 1:00 on Saturday； at 1:30 on Sunday。
C. At 11:30 on Saturday； at 1：30 on Sunday.
二 单项选择（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）
21。 –Would you take this along to the office for me？
-—_________。
A. With pleasure B. That’s right C。 Never mind D。 No, thanks
22. Lucy _______ time to go to the library since she got her new job。
A。 didn’t have B. hasn't had C. doesn’t have D。 hadn’t had
23。 Last week， John bought a camera， _______ is popular with young people.
A。 who B。 whose C。 which D。 that
24. –Excuse me。 Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?
-—Sorry。 I’m not sure。 But it _______ be。
A。 will B。 might C. must D. shall
25。 I think your opinions about life will change _______ you get older。
A. as B。 though C。 unless D。 whenever
26. I haven’t seen Li Hua recently。 I wonder _______ he gets along well with his English study。
A. how B. that C. if D。 what
27. Since much of the information in this book is _______, you’d better choose another one.
A. out of sight B。 out of order C。 out of work D. out of date
28。 He drove slowly on the road， _______ the quiet of the evening。
A。 enjoying B. having enjoyed C。 enjoyed D。 to enjoy
29 –Will it rain today？
—-_______。 It is so cloudy today。
A。 That depends B. I guess not C。 I don't think so D。 I’m afraid so
30. Our new teacher is so young that she has no _______ over the class。
A。 power B. energy C. strength D. control
31。 Tom didn’t see the UFO at all。 He simply _______ the story.
A。 put up B。 turned up C。 made up D。 brought up
32。 I don't understand art， I still find the painting beautiful。
A. Unless B。 Though C. Until D. If
33。 I borrowed a book ________ by J。K Rowling from the library last week。
A。 written B。 was written C。 to write D。 writing
34。 We find ________ important and necessary to learn a foreign language。
A。 it B. this C。 that D。 them
35。 The tall building caught fire last night。 _______， the firefighters put it out within an hour.
A。 Usually B. Possibly C。 Fortunately D。 Especially
三 完型填空（共20小题;每小题1。5分，满分30分）
36. A. Therefore        B. However         C. Thus       D. Otherwise
37。 A. answering       B。 preparing       C. looking      D. calling
38. A. friend      B。 family         C. book         D。 bag
39. A。 clean          B。 dirty          C. full      D。 empty
40. A。 shop            B. gift             C。 girl           D。 lady
41. A. get up         B. come up       C。 give up       D。 make up
42. A。 shaking        B。 puzzling        C。 crying         D. relaxing
43. A. for           B。 with     C. by           D. in
44。 A。 anywhere      B。 somewhere     C。 everywhere     D。 nowhere
45. A. But              B。 Or         C. As              D。 So
46。 A。 missed      B。 disappointed    C. dismissed         D. lost
47。 A。 smile            B。 hope             C。 honesty       D。 worry
48。 A。 it      B。 which            C。 that            D。 what
49. A. send for        B。 wait for      C。 look after    D. call on
50. A. book         B. money           C. card    D. toy
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. At that time I was a short girl weighing 70 kilograms. Boys always laughed at me because of it. So I became an extremely shy young lady。
One day Mr。 Hadley told us that we would be required to come to the front of the class and read the reports that we had completed。
When my turn came, I refused to stand in front of all those students and open up to their tricks。 Mr. Hadley handed me my report and asked me to read it. I gave it back to him。 He walked to the front and said,“Martha has a very good report here and I think everyone needs to hear her read it。 If you make strange noises or make fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. OK？”
Mr。 Hadley walked back to me and handed me the paper again， asking me to go to the front of the class。 I walked there on legs that were shaking and I felt a rabbit in my chest。 Everyone was all quiet， including those boys. I stood there trying to be calm.
Mr。 Hadley walked over to me and put his arm around me，“You can do it。 I have confidence in you！” His words helped me calm down. I read the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and making fun of me， they all stood up and clapped their hands。
From that day on the kids never made fun of me any more and some actually made friends with me。 I continued to be quite shy all through school but I knew if I had to stand up in front of the class， I could do it.
51。 Martha felt extremely shy because of her .
A。 study B。 age C. appearance D. beauty
52. Martha refused to read her report in front of the class because .
A。 she didn’t like the teacher of the 6th grade
B. she knew her report was not good
C. the teacher wouldn't listen to her
D. she was afraid of being laughed at
53. How did Martha feel when she came to the front to read her report?
A. Curious B。 Excited C。 Nervous D. Angry
54. From the passage we know that 。
A。 Martha’s report was well written
B。 Martha had a rabbit as her pet
C。 Martha was a good—looking girl
D. the teacher helped Martha with her report
55. Mr。 Hadley helped Martha gain .
A。 satisfaction B。 self-confidence C。 humor D。 happiness
B
The New York Public Library， in the heart of the city at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, may have to close its doors。
The library is one of New York’s most beautiful and valuable buildings. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city， it has grass and trees around it， and benches for people to sit on. Even more unusual in crowded New York， its rooms are very large. The roof of the Main Reading Room is 51 feet high。 Here， a reader can sit and work in comfort.
The library has over thirty million books and paintings。 It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare’s play, a Bible printed in the 15th century， and a letter written by Columbus in which he tells of finding the new world.
Every New Yorker can visit the library and use its riches -— free.
But the cost of running the library has risen sharply in recent years, and the library has not enough money to continue its work。 In the past， it was open every day. Now it is closed on Saturdays and Sundays and every evening to save money。
The library is trying to raise more money to meet its increasing cost。 Well—known writers and artists are trying to help。 So are the universities, whose students use the library， and the government of New York City。 But the problem remains serious.
Yet a way must be found to save the library because, as one writer said，“The Public Library is the most important building in New York City -— it contains all our knowledge."
56. Where is the New York Public Library？
A。 Outside New York。 B. In the north of the city.
C. In the busiest part of New York. D. In the heart of a university。
57。 What can be found in the library？
A. A Bible read by Columbus.
B。 All the copies of Shakespeare’s plays.
C。 More than forty million paintings。
D. A letter about finding the new world。
58。 The periods when the library is open now include _______ .
A。 Tuesday evening B. Sunday morning
C. Saturday afternoon D。 Monday morning
59。 What is the passage mainly about?
A, Saving a library。 B。 Repairing an old building。
C。 Building a new library。 D。 Reading in comfort.
60。 Which of the following is TRUE?
A。 The library has grass and trees in it。
B。 New Yorkers don’t have to pay to use the library.
C。 Famous writers don’t have to pay to use the library.
D。 The main reading room of the library is 15 feet high。
C
If you ask someone why he or she wears clothes， the answer will probably be "to keep warm and to cover my body"。 These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn， but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.
If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies， most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries， however, clothes are sometimes very expensive。 The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion(时尚）。
Successful businessmen， for example, often wear very expensive suits， shirts and ties。 Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It's just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well。
Fashion is always changing， which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice。 Some people have wardrobes full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion。 Being fashionable， therefore， can be a very expensive pastime（消遣)!
61。 What do people basically wear clothes for？
A。 Looking attractive to others。 B. Following the fashion。
C. Appearing successful to others。 D. Keeping warm and covering bodies。
62。 The main reason why clothes are sometimes very expensive is that _______.
A. one has to buy new clothes B。 these clothes are in fashion
C. the cost of the cloth is high D. making clothes costs much
63. We can learn from the passage that _______。
A。 expensive clothes are not worth their prices
B。 fashion is not always changing
C。 expensive clothes are warmer
D。 fashion designers like expensive clothes
64。 What does the underlined word “wardrobes" in Paragraph 4 mean？
A. Fashionable clothes shops. B. The clothes that some people have.
C。 Cupboards for storing clothes。 D。 Shelves used for keeping books。
65。 What is the passage mainly about?
A. Suits and ties。 B。 Clothes and fashion。
C。 Beauty and success。 D. Cost and pastime。
D
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States。 It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad。 Like most of English children， I learned French at school。 And I had often been to France， so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English。 When I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems。
How strong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Rose a call and tell her that I had arrived。 A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help.
“Yes," I said，“I want to give my friend a ring."
“Well， that’s nice,” he said，“Are you getting married, young man？But aren't you a bit young？
“I'm not talking about marriage，” I replied,“I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where is a phone box？"
“Oh！” he said, “There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Rose explained the misunderstanding to me。
“Don’t worry，" she said to me，“I had so many difficulties at first。 There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You will soon get used to all the funny things they say。 Most of the time British and American people understand each other.”
66。 Where was the writer from?
A. America B. England C。 France D。 China
67。 At the airport， the writer wanted ________.
A. to tell Rose his arrival B. his friend to see him off
C。 to make friends with Rose D。 to go to the telephone company
68。 At first, the old man thought the writer wished to ________。
A。 make a phone call B。 sell a ring
C. get married D。 repair a phone
69。 What does the underlined word “they” in th