高二年级第二学期期末考试

英语试题

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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 e-cigarettes (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 e-cigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration, but 47 percent believe the e-cigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.

“In the hunt for a safer cigarette, e-cigarettes 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 e-cigarettes，which are battery-powered，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, e-cigarettes were first made in China.

Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using e-cigarettes, saying there was no