2014河北正定高二英语第二学期期末试题带答案人教版.docx

2014河北正定高二英语第二学期期末试题（带答案人教版） 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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1.5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 happened to Lily? A. She broke her legs last week. B. She broke her arm last week. C. She lost her alarm clock last week. 2. How does the man arrive there? A. By bicycle. B. By bus. C. On foot. 3. What does the woman mean? A. Mary is healthier than she seems. B. Mary is in good health. C. Mary is in poor health like her. 4. Where will the man go for the summer vacation? A. Tokyo. B. London C. Kyoto 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Their neighbour’s dog. B. Their neighbour’s garden. C. Their neighbour’s character. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. Why does Greener World develop educational programs for schools? A. To show children how the oceans are being polluted. B. To tell children why over-fishing can happen. C. To make a contribution to these schools. 7. Where will a speech be delivered? A. In Greener World’s meeting hall. B. In the man’s school meeting hall. C. In the woman’s school meeting hall. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. Where will the woman move to? A. Guangzhou B. Hangzhou C. Hanzhong. 9. When was the woman born? A. On October 11, 1968. B. On October 21, 1968. C. On October 11, 1986.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What’s wrong with the man’s camera? A. Its battery runs out very quickly. B. Its button doesn’t work properly. C. Its screen always goes black. 11. What’s the type of the man’s camera? A. IXUS210 B. IXUS220 C. IXUS310 12. Where is the repair center? A. On the 17th floor, No. 1553 Palace Street. B. On the 7th floor, No. 1553 Palace Street. C. On the 7th floor, No. 1535 Palace Street. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What course should the man take in order to graduate this year? A. A science course. B. A medical course. C. An art course. 14. What was the man poor at in high school? A. Physics. B. Chemistry. C. Math. 15. Which course will the man probably choose at last? A. Biology. B. Geology. C. Astronomy. 16. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man can’t tolerate the smell in the lab. B. Dr. Cook taught the woman astronomy last term. C. The woman is taking a drama course right now. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What makes it possible for Nancy to fly anywhere in the world? A. Her high annual salary. B. Support of her flight company. C. Flexible schedule and cheap tickets. 18. What do AAI volunteers do besides delivering donations? A. Help needy children with their studies. B. Plant gardens, dig wells, and build clinics. C. Dance and sing songs with needy children. 19. What made Nancy have a strong desire to give and then create AAI? A. The loss of her father. B. Local people’s suffering from poverty. C. Her trips to modern cities. 20. What do we know about AAI? A. Most of its volunteers work in local communities. B. It has a history of fifty-four years. C. It has more than 3000 volunteers now. 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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A To Whom It May Concern: On March 5, 2012 , I bought a Perfect Muffin Kit(松饼粉) from your store at Midfield Shopping Center. The cashier who assisted me was George. George was very friendly and told me that the Perfect Muffin Kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: “Perfect Muffins Every Time!”. Unfortunately, this product did not live up to what it promised. The muffins I made were far from perfect. I followed the directions in the package very carefully. First, I removed the bag of mix from the box. Then, I poured it into a bowl. Next, I added the correct amount of water to the mix and stirred it. According to the directions, after stirring the mixture, I added half a cup of dried prapes, nuts, berries, or another favorite ingredient(配料). My favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce (沙司 ). I find that a bit of hot sauce makes pizza and soup taste very delicious. So, continuing to follow the directions, I added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred it. Finally, I poured the mix into muffin tins and baked it in the baker at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutes. When the muffins finished baking, I was very excited to eat the “Perfect Muffins” as promised on the box. You can imagine my disappointment when, upon tasting the muffins, I discovered that they were not perfect. These muffins were, in fact, absolutely terrible. Not even my dog was interested in eating these supposedly “perfect” muffins. I would appreciate a full refund of $3.99 for this product as soon as possible. Enclosed are the receipt, the empty box, and one of the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourself. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Michelle Bauer 21. This letter is most likely addressed to _______. A. a local storeowner B. the owner of the muffin mix company C. the clerk at a local muffin bakery D. George, the cashier who sold the muffin mix 22. The tone of the author can best be described as ________. A. embarrassed B. hopeless C. disappointed D. disgusted 23.The author was unhappy with the product because________. A. the directions of the product contained a mistake B. it was not up to the promise made on the box C. it was too difficult to follow the directions D. it was worth less money than she paid for it 24. The author’s main purpose in writing this letter is to ________. A. prevent others from making the same mistake B. persuade the company to change the wording on their box C. complain about how bad the muffins tasted D. get back all the money paid from the shop B Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It’s raining and the tent leaks. The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can’t understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother talk me into this? When we get home― if we ever get home―he’s going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor a shopping spree (狂购) at the mall! Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We’re camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn’t see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging out everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily. Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield! Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section that Carol said looked “fishy”. She had a pack rod(竿) , which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream. Friday: I can’t believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We’re already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe down a river. It’s hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins. 25. The writer went on this camping trip because ____. A. she was influenced by her brother B. she wanted to go fishing C. she enjoyed camping D. she was tired of staying home 26. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer _____. A. hiked along the lake B. dried out her belongings C. climbed the mountain D. caught the fish for dinner 27. It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because ______. A. she could not afford to buy a regular fishing pole B. she needed it to get their main source of food C. she thought the writer of the journal might need it D. she expected to go fishing while they were hiking 28. It is likely that the writer will _____ . A. go on another camping trip B. invite Carol to go fishing together C. make her brother buy her something D. convince her brother to go camping C Should ecigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed. More than half of the people questioned in a survey think ecigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration, but 47 percent believe the ecigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit. “In the hunt for a safer cigarette, ecigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer” Zogby International, which conducted the survey, said in a statement. About half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about ecigarettes，which are batterypowered，or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution. They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell. Sold mostly on the Internet, ecigarettes were first made in China. Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using ecigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit. The WHO said people who smoke ecigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs. Nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that ecigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden, because they don’t produce smoke, but 46 percent disagree. Men who were aware of the availability of ecigarettes were more likely than women to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit. Young people，aged 18-29，and singles were the groups most open to trying ecigarettes. Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, according to the WHO. 29.What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. American smokers ought to try ecigarettes. B. Americans have different opinions about ecigarettes. C. Every kind of cigarettes should be forbidden in America. D. Most of the Americans don’t like ecigarettes. 30.According to Zogby International, ecigarettes ______. A. are much safer than common cigarettes B. are produced in a safer way by manufacturers C. will take the place of traditional cigarettes D. are popular among people who want to quit smoking 31.What’s the attitude of the WHO towards ecigarettes? A. Indifferent B. Supportive C. Doubtful D. Negative D What’s delicious to eat and comes in a variety of colors? Eggplant! And no, it has nothing to do with chickens! This strangely named vegetable is, however, as versatile as an egg．It can be steamed, fried, and baked．It can be eaten by itself or combined with meats and other vegetables． Eggplant was first grown in India in the 5th century BC. Its popularity soon spread to China and then throughout Asia．Finally, during the Middle Ages the vegetable made its way to Europe. At that time, eggplant was not the shiny purple vegetable most people know today．Instead, it resembled a white egg. Due to this egg�Clike appearance, eggplant got its name．In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called it a “mad apple.” This nickname started because people believed its bitterness was bad for one’ s health. People actually thought eggplant could cause insanity and cancer． Fortunately today people know that eggplant doesn’t cause insanity or cancer．In fact eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer．In addition, the brain and the heart benefit from this super vegetable．Since it's high in fiber, eggplant can improve digestion． Italy, Turkey, Egypt, China and Japan are the leading growers of eggplant in the world today．Depending on its location, eggplant may be purple, green, orange or yellow�Cwhite．And it can be as small as a tomato or as large as a cucumber．Dish varieties range from simple to complex, with all of them being delicious． Today, thousands of people gather in Loomis, Calif, for the annual Loomis Eggplant Festival．The main activity at the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes．There is plenty more to do and see, though．Recipe contests, arts and crafts, performers, races and children's activities all “egg�Ccite” festival�Cgoers．Most people at the festival would agree―eggplant is an “egg�Ccellent” vegetable． 32. Eggplant got its name because of its _____． A．color B．taste C．appearance D．value 33. Which of the following does NOT belong to the qualities of eggplant? A．It can be cooked in various ways． B．It can prevent cancer． C．It is valuable and priceless． D．It is easy to digest． 34. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．Eggplant can be eaten to cure cancer． B．Eggplant used to taste bitter． C．India produce the most eggplant in the world today． D．Eggplant has a history of nearly 1,000 years． 35. Most people come to the Loomis Eggplant Festival to_____． A. enjoy food with eggplant B. promote eggplant C. take part in recipe contests D. see arts and crafts 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from being alone in your confusion. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do. 36 1.Get specific When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. "Lose 5 pounds" is a better goal than "lose some weight" because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like. 37 Also, think about the specific actions that need to be taken to reach your goal. 2. 38 Considering how busy most of us are, it's not surprising that we often miss opportunities to act on a goal because we simply fail to notice them. Did you really have no time to work out today? No chance at any point to return that phone call? Achieving your goal means seize these opportunities before they slip through your fingers. 3.Know exactly how far you have left to go Achieving any goal also requires honest and regular monitoring (监督）of your progress―if not by others, then by you yourself. If you don't know how well you are doing, you can't adjust your behavior accordingly. 39 It is my hope that you have gained some insight (认识）into all the things you have been doing right all along. Remember: 40 It’s never what you are, but what you do. A. Wait for opportunities to appear. B. Seize the moment to act on your goals. C. Here are things successful people do differently. D. Next I'll talk about m