玉溪一中2013—2014学年下学期期末考试试题

高二（2015届）英 语

命题：李光娅

注意：本试卷共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

第I卷（选择题 共100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. Who was injured?

A. George. B. George’s wife. C. George’s father-in-law.

2. What will the two speakers discuss about?

A. A computer. B. A report. C. A story.

3. How will the two speakers probably go to the park?

A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By taxi.

4. What is the probably relationship between the two speakers?

A. Doctor and patient. B. Doctor and nurse. C. Husband and wife

5. What does the man think of getting a red hat for the woman?

A. It’s a good idea B. It’s his honor C. It’s a waste of money

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，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. When is the man’s wife’s birthday?

A. On Sep.10th. B. On Oct. 9th. C. On Oct.10th.

7. Who will the man discuss the contract with?

A. Mr. Williams. B. Mr. Smith. C. Susan.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. How many people will come for dinner there?

A. Six. B. Eight. C. Twelve

9. What does the man reserve at last?

A. A private dining room. B. A sharing dining room. C. A dining table.

10. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. On the phone.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. Who has got hurt?

A. The woman. B. The woman’s son. C. A strange boy.

12. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. On the phone.

13. When will the doctor arrive?

A. At 4:35. B. At 4:45. C. At 4:55

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。

14. How long did the man stay in the US?

A. For about two weeks. B. For about three weeks. C. For about six weeks.

15. Where is the Sears Tower exactly?

A. In Chicago. B. In New York. C. In Mexico City.

16. What places does the man suggest the woman visit?

A. The museums. B. The Mayan ruins. C. The theaters.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?

A. About 18 months. B. About 21 months. C. About 24 months.

18. What was the first word the baby said?

A. Truck. B. OK. C. Duck.

19. What did the father do when the baby screamed that word?

A. He corrected the baby. B. He tried to stop the baby. C. He hid himself somewhere.

20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?

A. She got angry with the father.

B. She was frightened by the noise.

C. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

How to Be a Winner

Sir Steven Redgrave

Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病).Believing my career(职业生涯) was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

Karen Pickering

Swimming World Champion

“I swim 4 hours a day,6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a career in any field without being well organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”

Kirsten Best

Poet & Writer

“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’,‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.”

21. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

A. Difficulties influenced his career.

B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

22. What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?

A. Ways that help one to focus.

B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

C. Activities that turn one’s attention away.

D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

23. According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?

A. Courage. B. Devotion. C. Hard work. D. Self confidence.

B

Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor，the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death(死神) came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

24.The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to　　　 .

A. the poor couple B. the rich couple C. the guests D. the angels

25.The younger angel was very angry because 　　　　.

A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow

B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D. the angel of death took the cow away

26. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

27. The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.

A. sometimes things are not what they seem B. angels are always ready to help the poor

C. angels are always ready to help the rich D. the young should always learn from the old

C

In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.

Asians are immigrating (移民) to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.

The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. For these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.

Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem. Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education.

28. Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because ________.

A. they hope their children may easily find a job there

B. all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries

C. the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries

D. the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends

29. “Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids ________.

A. without parents B. speaking no English

C. with university education D. living abroad alone

30. Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents ________.

A. want to leave their own country B. want them to go to universi