高二下学期期末联考英语试题

第一卷 （选择题 满分115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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．Where are the man’s sunglasses probably?

A. In his bag. B. On the table. C. In the woman’s bag.

2．What does the woman think of the lecture?

A. It’s great. B. It’s noisy. C. It’s terrible.

3．When did the concert begin?

A. At 8:00. B. At 7:55. C. At 8:45.

4．What are the speakers talking about?

A. A physics exam. B. An experiment. C. A health exam.

5．Where are the speakers?

A. On a bus. B. In a taxi. C. On a plane.

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。在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8题。

6．Who are the two speakers?

A. Boss and employee. B. Team leader and player. C. Teacher and student.

7．What does Mr. Strunk intend to do?

A. To choose her to be a leader. B. To give her a good lesson. C. To give her a higher pay.

8．How do you like the girl from the dialogue?

A. Kind. B. Lazy. C. Hard-working.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9．Where can the man get money?

A. From the Dunnes Stores.

B. From the Allied Irish Bank.

C. From the Bank of Ireland.

10．Which of the following statements is true?

A. The man is a stranger in the area.

B. The Bank of Ireland is near the Dunnes Stores.

C. It is about ten minutes’ walk to the bank.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Why does the man ask the woman for help?

A. He has to go to the café.

B. He has to write a report.

C. He has to wait for a call.

12．What does the woman suggest the man have for dessert?

A. Cookies. B. Pie. C. Cake.

13．How does the woman feel in the end?

A. Impatient. B. Excited. C. Pleased.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．What is the man doing?

A. Surfing online. B. Reading the newspaper. C. Watching TV.

15．How strong was the earthquake?

A. 8.2 on the Richter scale.

B. 7.5 on the Richter scale.

C. 6.3 on the Richter scale.

16．What can we learn from the conversation?

A. 300 people are missing and 75 died in the quake.

B. A serious earthquake hit the biggest city in New Zealand.

C. The speakers will volunteer for the clean-up.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What did the two men do the night before they left Australia?

A. They went shopping.

B. They stayed up late with fans.

C. They drank beer together and got drunk.

18．What happened on their way to the airport?

A. Their car hit a kangaroo.

B. They killed a kangaroo.

C. A kangaroo took their jacket.

19．Why was the motorist surprised at the sight of the kangaroo?

A. It was in a green jacket.

B. It was bleeding.

C. It was running at the airport.

20．Where were the men’s air tickets?

A. In the car.

B. In the hotel.

C. In the pocket of the jacket.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Although ______ badminton is my favourite sport, I am not ______ very good player.

A. the; a B. the; the C. /; a D. a; a

The boss was not satisfied with ______ of the two projects and asked the young man to present ______

to him.

A. both; the other B. either; another

C. all; the others D. neither; another

Each time I return from a business trip abroad I will have so many things to ______ in the company.

A. add to B. contribute to C. appeal to D. attend to

The old couple intended to celebrate their gold-wedding anniversary on ______ was described as one of

the most beautiful island.

A. that B. what C. which D. where

It will be long before the plan is put into practice, so you ______ hurry. ______ you change your design,

please keep me informed.

A. won’t; Might B. shouldn’t; Could C. can’t; Would D. needn’t; Should

The mail I ordered on the Internet the other day ______ to me now.

A. is delivering B. was delivered C. has been delivered D. delivered

— Has your paper been handed in to Professor Smith?

— Yes, but ______ satisfaction, he required me to make a lot of corrections.

A. far from B. apart from C. instead of D. regardless of

______ caused Mary to hold another party a week later.

A. We being absent B. Our being absent

C. We were absent D. Because we were absent

— How much do you charge for a room for a night?

— It depends on what kind you need, and the prices ______ from 80 dollars to 620 dollars.

increase B. reach C. differ D. range

I like such books ______ I can obtain peace and true happiness.

A. which B. the ones C. as D. where

Mom, you promised to read me a story every night as long as I behave well, so you must ______.

A. do it B. do reading it C. read a story D. do reading

Watching the clown’s ______ pose, all the audience present burst out ______.

A. amused; laughing B. unexpected; laughing

C. unexpecting; laughter D. amusing; laughter

The hotels in Cardiff are of great service, especially for the disabled; there is good wheelchair ______ to

most facilities.

A. entrance B. arrival C. access D. exit

People from all over the country ______ they are old or young, rich or poor, are doing whatever they can

to help the sufferers in the earthquake-stricken area.

A. even if B. whether C. no matter D. whichever

— I am sorry I have left my wallet at home. Would you mind waiting for me a moment to fetch it?

— ______.

A. Think nothing of it B. Of course not; take your time

C. The more quickly, the better D. Don’t forget it next time

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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Hello everyone, my name is Thomas Suarez. I’ve always had a 36 for computers and technology, and I’ve made a few apps（应用程序）for the iPhone, iPad Touch and iPad. I’d like to 37 some with you today.

My first app was a unique fortune-teller called Earth Fortune, which will display different colors of earth depending on 38 your fortune was. My 39 and most successful app is Bustin Jieber. I created it because students disliked this spoof program, so I 40 to make the app.

I persuaded my parents to pay the 99-dollar-fee, and my apps are on the app store. I’ve got a lot of 41 from my family, friends and even the staff at the Apple Store. And that’s been 42 help to me. I’ve also got a lot of inspiration from Steve Jobs. After I 43 an Apple Club at school, a teacher is 44 spon- soring my Apply Club. Any student at my school can come and 45 how to design an app. This is how I can share my 46 with others.

These programs are called the iPad Pilot Program（试点计划）and I’m 47 enough to be part of one. A big 48 is: How should the iPads be used and what apps should we put on the iPads? So we’re getting

49 from teachers at this school to see what kind of apps they’d like. When we finish designing the app and 50 it, it will be free to local districts but 51 to others. All the 52 from that will go into the local Education Foundations. This is valuable to 53 , and educators should recognize this resource and 54 it.

I’d like to create more apps, more games. 55 , I’ll continue my app club and find other ways for students to share knowledge with others. Thank you.36. A. love B. demand C. pain D. patience

37. A. tell B. share C. speak D. talk

38. A. why B. where C. which D. what

39. A. distant B. magic C. favorite D. ordinary

40. A. decided B. deserved C. imagined D. insisted

41. A. pleasure B. support C. comfort D. pressure

42. A. normal B. limited C. serious D. huge

43. A. entered B. closed C. joined D. started

44. A. calmly B. unwillingly C. kindly D. fairly

45. A. learn B. wonder C. look D. teach

46. A. cost B. worry C. experience D. secret

47. A. upset B. fortunate C. disappointed D. anxious

48. A. challenge B. solution C. dream D. success

49. A. troubles B. problems C. gifts D. comments

50. A. sell B. buy C. hire D. offer

51. A. cheap B. chargeable C. convenient D. acceptable

52. A. payment B. salary C. money D. debts

53. A. pupils B. me C. officials D. teachers

54. A. set aside B. look into C. make good use of D. put forward

55. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Otherwise

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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One summer on my way to New Orleans, I passed a young man standing by the roadside, with his thumb out for a lift. I drove right by him. Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. Several days later I was thinking about the hitchhiker, about how I didn’t even move my foot off the accelerator（加速踏板）for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. Blanche Dubois once said: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that possible these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just relying on the others’ good will. What would happen?

The idea interested me. So I decided to really do it. Without a penny, for six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I would only accept offers of rides, food and places to sleep.

I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would accept none, people bought me food and gave me necessities. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Nebraska, a house painter named Mike noted the freezing weather and gave me a big army-style jacket. A lumber-mi