岳阳县一中2015级高二期末考试试卷

英 语

时量：120分钟 总分：150分

命题：岳阳县一中 命题人：王飞帆

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation Twice.

Conversation 1

What is wrong with the woman ?

A. She is wet all over.

B. She has taken the wrong medicine.

C. She has caught a cold.

2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A. By the river.

B. In the man’s office.

C. In the woman’s house.

Conversation 2

3. When will the man go to New York?

A. In May. B.In April. C. In March.

4. How will the man return?

A. By plane. B. By train. C. By car.

Conversation 3

5. Where does the woman want to go?

A. An office. B. A fruit shop. C. A police station.

6. What does the woman have to do now?

A. Wait for Mark at the crossroads.

B. Walk head and turn right.

C. Walk a little way back.

Conversation 4

7. What has made the man upset?

A. He has different tastes from his roommate.

B. He has to pay for groceries for the other.

C. He has been running out of his money.

8. What was the woman’s roommate like?

A. She was very kind and helpful.

B. She often cooked dinners for the woman.

C. She used to have meals for free.

9. What advice does the woman give?

A. Treating him to a meal in a restaurant.

B. Forcing him to move out quickly.

C. Having a wholehearted talk with him.

Conversation 5

10. What is the woman worried about ?

A. The man’s concert. B. The man’s future. C. The man’s health.

11. Where does the woman probably work?

A. In a school. B. In a travel agency. C. In a bank.

12. What does the man value most?

A. Being healthy. B. Being wealthy. C.Being happy.

Conversation 6

13. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a supermarket. B. In a bank. C. At the airport.

14. What does the woman show before exchanging the money?

A. Her passport. B. Her credit card. C. Her ID card.

15. How much money will the woman get at last?

A. About $190. B. About $ 200. C. About $320.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the short passage twice.

Self-introduction



My family name

A very common Welsh name



My given name

A 16 name



My grandfather

Once 17 and later a worker



 18

Doctors



Itzhak Perlman

 19 of Israel



My career

Working as 20





Part II Language knowledge (45 marks)

Section A. (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four chioces marked A, B ,C and D.Choose the best one to complet the sentence.

21. Why your cousin in Japan?.

A. not visit B. not to visit C. don’t visit D. not you visit

22. I promise that the matter will _______.

A be taken care B be taken care of C take care D take care of

23. The volleyball match will be put off if it ________.

A will rain B rains C rained D is raining

24. ________ their task in such a short time, they asked us to give them a hand.

A. Finishing B. Finished C. To finish D. Finish

25. If I you , I would spend my holiday in France.

A. am B.were C. have been D. are

26. The policeman put down the phone, ＿＿＿with a smile on his face.

A.satisfied B.satisfying C.to be satisfied D.having satisfied

27. —— What do you suppose made him worried?

—— ＿＿＿lots of money.

A.Lose B.Lost?? C.Losing D.Because of losing

28. ----The light in the office is still on.

----Oh, I forget ___.

turning it off B. to turn it off

C. turning off it D. to turn off it

29. _______ is no doubt that the Rockets will defeat the Washington Wizards in the next

game.

A. It B. As C. That D. There

30. I could feel the wind＿＿on my face from an open window.

A.to blow B.blowing C.to be blowing D.blown

31. If it were not for the fact that you _____ ill, I would ask you to do this right now.

A. were B. had been C. are D. should be

32. —Can you help me with the maths homework ,mom?

—You can’t always _____ other’s help for your homework. Do it by yourself this time, Dear.

A. wait on B. rely on C. insist on D. turn on

33. If I ____ where he lived, I ____ a note to him.

A. knew, would B. had known, would have sent

C. know, would send D. knew, would have sent

34.— Is this the bank _____ offered you a job _____ you stayed the first time you arrived?

— Yes, it is.

A. the one; in which B. the one that; during which

C. where; that D. which; where

35. ＿＿＿all my letters, I had a drink and went out.

A.Finished B.Having finished C.Finishing D.To finish

Section B. (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D . Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Once upon a time, there _36__ a very funny story among three people, the King, the Queen and a servant. One day, as 37 as the King entered the palace, he called in a servant and told him he had to have some important papers immediately. Soon came back the servant 38 a stack of official-looking papers, but 39 this, the King threw them away at once and shouted: “No, no, no bring my important papers!” The servant dashed out and in a minute re-entered with a newspaper in his hand.

This time, to his 40 , the King tore it into halves and cried: “No, 41 fool! I must have my important papers RIGHT NOW!!!” However, like the first and second time, the servant failed to bring the King 42 he wanted several times. Even the Queen didn’t know what her husband wanted and just tore a page from her book and 43 it to the King. The King moved around in his chair, crossed and uncrossed his legs and seemed very 44 .

At last, the servant held out a roll of 45 . He was puzzled and doubted 46 the King needed it or not. On the contrary, upon getting it, the King 47 as fast as possible. So can you guess what happened to the King?

36. A. happened B. lived C.is D. goes

37. A. many B. much C. soon D. quick

38. A. from B. to C. with D. in

39. A. saw B. to see C. seeing D.seen

40. A. pleased B.joy C. excitement D.surprise

41. A. they B. yourselves C. you D. he

42. A. what B.that C. who D. how

43. A. carried B. offered C.left D.took

44. A. happy B. angry C. anxious D. thoughtful

45. A. toilet paper B. newspaper C.paper D. money

46. A. who B. that C. why D. whether

47. A.ran away B. ran out C. flew away D. take away

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Host: Dr Brain, welcome to our Talk Show. You are a very famous psychologist 48 has written several books about happiness and the things people do to keep themselves happy.

Dr Brain: Thank you 49 inviting me. Today, I will take Sang Lan, 50 former gymnast in China, for example to talk about how to find happiness.

Host: I see. You often use the example to show how people get happiness even in difficult time.

Dr Brain: Yes, 51 we all know, she used to be successful in sport but one day got badly injured . As a result, she had to stop her career and sit in armchair all the time. But the whole world can see her remain cheerful and 52 .

Host: She must have suffered a lot from her severe injuries and must have been sad.

Dr Brain: Though it must have been difficult, 53 she was encouraged not only by her parents and friends but also herself. She was always in high spirits 54 her accident. She took pride in her past and felt happy to be alive and lucky to learn new things.

Host: That must be why her story so special. And how has Sang Lan adapted 55 to her new life?

Dr Brain: I think it is her strong will and perseverance that work. She says she likes thinking about meaningful things and keeping herself busy to stay optimistic and positive.

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Schoolgirls have been wearing such short skirts at a Staffordshire school that they’ve been ordered to wear pants instead.All skirts will be banned from September at Paget High School in Branston, Burton upon Trent.Tight-fitting trousers will also be forbidden and Muslim head-dresses will have to be “school blue”color.

Head teacher Don Smith said: “One of the big issues for us at the school has been the number of girls who have been wearing inappropriately short skirts.This has been an area of particular concern at a time when there has been a lot of material nationally about the sexualization of young people.”Mr Smith said it would’t be practical to check the length of girls’ skirts and said a blanket ban would be easier for staff to enforce.He said: “We did not want to arrive at a situation where we were telling girls