南安第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题 共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。

When will the plane take off?

At 5:30. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:10.

What will Jane do at 4 o’clock?

Play tennis. B. Stay at home. C. Look after a patient.

What are the speakers talking about?

Only children. B. Life attitudes. C. Making friends.

How does the man look?

Very nervous. B. Very tired. C. Very excited.

5. What is the woman busy with?

A. Preparing for a speech. B. Writing a report. C. Organizing a discussion.

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,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段对话，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the relationship between Jim and Mary?

Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Couple.

7. What’s the woman’s attitude towards Jim and Mary’s problem?

She believes it is their business.

She doesn’t want to help them.

She agrees with their Mom and Dad.

听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。

8. Which word can be used to describe the woman?

Old-fashioned. B. Fashionable. C. Intelligent.

9. What kind of clothes doesn’t the man generally wear?

Casual clothes. B. Formal clothes. C. Sportswear.

10. According to the man, what are smart girls usually interested in?

Music, sports, or movies

Literature, music, or sports.

History, sports, or music.

听第8段对话，回答第11至13题。

听第9段对话，回答第14至16题。

14. What’s the woman’s final destination?

The 16th street. B. Battery Park. C. Union Square.

15. Why does she want to make a stop halfway?

A. She needs to pick up some tickets.

B. She wants to buy something there.

C. A friend is waiting for her there.

16. Where is Sally?

A. In front of a bookshop.

B. Next to a post office.

C. On the left side of the 16th street.

听第10段对话，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is the palace?

Near Tokyo. B. Near Osaka. C. Near Kobe.

18. What do we know about the palace?

It is in a valley.

It enjoys a terrific scenery.

It is especially big.

19. What should you do if you get lost?

A. Wait for help. B. Call the speaker. C. Return to the entrance.

20. How soon should the listeners meet the speaker again?

A. In 55 minutes. B. In 45 minutes. C. In 35 minutes.

第二部分：语言知识及应用（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。

21. What a pity it is to have lost the game ______ one goal!

A. for B. by C. over D. to

22. A(n) ________ idea is different from the one you have and can be used instead.

A. secure B. conservative C. mild D. alternative

23. —Did they carry out the experiment in the school lab?

—No, it was in the scientific center _______ their teacher worked.

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

24. Tourist excitement has built up _______ new places of interest were opened two years ago.

A. as B. even though C. only if D. since

25. While talking with his colleagues, he accidentally ________ that he had got divorced.

A. let out B. gave out C. turned out D. brought out

26. New ideas and values took the place of those _______ in the Middle Ages.

A. held B. having held C. being held D. holding

27. After graduating from college, I took some time off to go travelling, _________ turned out to be a wise decision.

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

28. —Is Bob still a volunteer?

—No, but he _____. He worked for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. used to????????????? B. used to be???????????? C. used to do??????? ? D. was used to

29. _________ with the si
ze of the whole earth, the biggest country doesn’t not seem big at all.

A. Compare B. Comparing C. When comparing D. When compared

30. Jerry was about to sit down and have a cup of tea _______ the doorbell rang.

A. while B. as C. when D. until

31. But for Mr. Thompson’s timely help, we ________ the task on time.

A. couldn’t have finished B. couldn’t finish

C. could have finished D. could finish

32. ?—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.—I think so. He ______ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

33. I _____ busy at that time, otherwise I could have come to help you.

A. am B. had been C. were D. was

34. I was caught in the rain on my way home. __________, I had a bad cold.

A. After all B. As a result C. On other words D. As usual

35. – Would you take this along to the office for me?

– ________.

A. Don’t mention it B. That’s right C. Never mind D. With pleasure

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Forty years ago, I was a boy of eight. At that time, if I cleaned the hockey (曲棍球) field near my home and ___36_____ an empty envelope with an extra ____37____, I would get a photo of a hockey player. Hockey was my __38_____ sport. I wanted the photos of all my heroes, especially the numbers of the Boston Bruins.

“Micha
el! You’re going to put us in the poor house __39___ stamps and envelopes.” My mum __40___me. “But, Mum! I want to get the whole set, ___41____ all the Boston players.” Mum said, “Write the ___42____ neatly, so that it gets to the right place.”

When I finished, I put t
he envelope in the __43____ the next day. Each day after, I’d ask, “Mum, did it come yet?” “Michael, we just mailed it off. Be ___44___.”

A week later, when I opened the door, on the table was a brown __45____ addressed to me. My heart skipped a beat. It was the first mail I ever __46___. Inside was a photo waiting for my ___47____ hands to take out. I ___48____ the envelope, ran to my room, and opened it with shaking hands. There it was. I did get a ___49___ of the Bruins’ highest scorer---Phil Esposito.

For weeks, I had cleaned the hockey field. In the __50___ of collecting the photos, I was making the field a __51____ place. Every week, I received an envelope. My collection __52_____. If I received a photo I already had, I’d take it to school and share with best school friends. My collection was ___53___ when the hockey season drew to a close. I was so ____54___ to have all the photos of the Boston Bruins.

I now still have those photos. As I look through them, I think the photos are my ___55___. And I understand: if you want something, you have to be dedicated (投入的), and you have to work for it.

36. A. found B. borrowed C. mailed D. unfolded

37. A. stamp B. note C. advertisement D. notice

38. A. ordinary B. unforgettable C. original D. favorite

39. A. making B. buying C. drawing D. sticking

40. A. scolded B. praised C. suggested D. informed

41. A. totally B. briefly C. simply D. especially

42. A. homework B. address C. sentence D. number

43. A. drawer B. schoolbag C. mailbox D. cupboard

44. A. positive B. generous C. patient D. silent

45. A. envelope B. parcel C. toy D. case　

46. A. posted B. invited C. prepared D. received

47. A. frozen B. eager C. painful D. dirty

48. A. caught B. left C. tore D. threw

49. A. signature B. request C. performance D. picture

50. A. face B. process C. light D. form

51. A. richer B. noisier C. cleaner D. larger

52. A. remained B. increased C. disappeared D. improved

53. A. complete B. limited C. available D. different

54. A. concerned B. calm C. curious D. proud

55. A. choice B. success C. reward D. skill

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分, 共40分)

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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

“When my grandmother got arthritis (关节炎), she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.” — Rebecca, age 8

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” — Chrissy, age 6

“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip (一小口) before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” — Danny, age 7

“Love is when you tel
l a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.” — Noelle, age 7

“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” — Clare, age 6

“Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than David Beckham.” — Chris, age 7

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the m
an cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap (膝盖), and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.”

56. The children’s answers are mainly based on ________. A. their own stories B. their family stories

C. what happened around them D. how they viewed people around them

57. How many
children’s answers describe a happy marriage?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

58. Acc