2014-2015学年永年二中高二英语期末试题

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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How much does each ticket cost？

A. 6.3 dollars B. 10 dollars C. 12.6 dollars

2. What would the man like to see ?

A. The westman B. The baseball game C. The football game

3. Where does the conversation take place?

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

4. What’s the weather like?

A. Rainy B. Sunny C. Cloudy

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A taxi B. An accident C. A bicycle

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、7题。

6. How often does the man talk to his great-grandmother on the phone?

A. Once a day B. At least once a week C. At least once a day

7. What do we know about the man’s great-grandmother?

A. She is over 90 B. She is a little silly C. She is helpful

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To know more about the house to be sold.

B. To make friends with the woman.

C. To earn more money from selling the house.

9. What’s the size of the house to be sold?

A. 114 square meters B. 140 square meters C. 150 square meters

10. What’s the hobby of the man’s wife?

A. Planting B. Gardening C. Painting

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the man drink coffee?

A. He is thirty.

B. It helps him stay awake.

C. It helps him prepare for hie exam.

12. How many cups of coffee has the man drink since lunce?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5

13. What does the woman think of coffee?

A. It makes you work faster.

B. It makes you work better.

C. It makes you have fewer mistakes.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. How many days has the man got for his vacation?

A.15 days B. 25 days C. 10 days

15. What’s the main purpose of the man’s going to Hawaii with his family?

A. To have a rest.

B. To climb mountains.

C. To go fishing and swimming.

16. Where’s the woman going this summer?

A. Europe B. Africa C. America

听第9段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where did ice cream begin?

A. Italy B. America C. China

18. When did America have the first ice cream business?

A. Around 1660 B. In 1846 C. In 1851

19. Who invented the hand-turned ice-cream freeze?

A. Nancy Johnson B. Jacob Flusell C. Francesco

20. What does it need to make ice cream?

A. Salt B. Flour C. Sugar

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

In the USA, many high schools and some colleges and universities have a special celebration(庆典) once a year called Homecoming. Former students and teachers come back to the school to enjoy the memories of their time there and the many Homecoming activities. Homecoming might last for only one day or for several days, even one week.

High schools usually choose one boy and one girl from the senior class to be the “Homecoming King” and “Homecoming Queen”. The students usually choose a boy and a girl who have done a lot for the school.

Most schools have a Homecoming parade(游行). The school band will often lead the way, followed by many different cars and trucks. Most schools also have a football game for Homecoming—and, of course, tailgate parties. A tailgate party is a group of people drinking and eating around the back, or tailgate, of someone’s pick-up truck.

There are many other activities that might be a part of the Homecoming celebration. There might be a school-wide picnic one day; another day, there may be plays, concerts, competitions or games, all depending on a school’s traditions.

Homecoming celebrations nearly always end with a dance and/or a great dinner. The school is decorated beautifully, and a band is paid to come and play. Students dress up: guys in suits and girls in beautiful dresses.

21. Homecoming in the USA _____.

A. is held only in high schools B. is held to celebrate the birth of schools

C. might be prepared for students only D. might last from one day to one week

22. “King and Queen of Homecoming” are chosen according to _____.

A. their contributions (贡献) to the school B. their healthy bodies

C. their excellent grades in study D. their good-looking faces

23. All the activities might be found at the Homecoming except _____.

A. a parade B. a football game C. a picnic D. an exam

24. Homecoming celebrations usually end with _____.

A. a play or concert B. a dance or a dinner

C. a picnic or a dance D. a competition or a game

B

Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. All that happened on his sixth birthday. Luckily his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.

　 One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”

“Can’t anybody help you?”

“No, madam,” answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”

“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”

“Well, then, ” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”

25. How old was Dick’s sister when the earthquake happened?

A. 6 B. 8 C.10 D.12

26. The sister and brother lived a hard life because ____________.

　 A. they lost all as a result of the earthquake B. they were too young

　 C. they were hurt in the earthquake 　　　 D. they had to look after themselves

27. Which of the following is true?

A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Dick.

B. The nurse would arrange a first-class ward for Dick.

C. The nurse would post Dick’s bill to God.

D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.

28. From the story, we know that the boy is very .

A. silly B. kind C. humorous D. lucky

C

List of winners of 71st Golden Globe Awards

FLIM

Best Drama: "12 Years a Slave"

Best Comedy : "American Hustle"

Best Actor, Drama: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"

Best Actor, Comedy : Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best Actress, Comedy : Amy Adams, "American Hustle"

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"

Best Foreign Language Film: "The Great Beauty," Italy

Best Original Song: "Ordinary Love," "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series: "Breaking Bad," AMC

Best Comedy Series: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," FOX

Best Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Best Actress, Drama: Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Best Actor, Comedy: Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Best Actress, Comedy: Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Best TV Film : "Behind the Candelabra," HBO

Best Actor,Television Movie: Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"

Best Actress, Television Movie: Elisabeth Moss, "Top of the Lake"

Best Supporting Actor, Television Movie: Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Best Supporting Actress, Television Movie: Jacqueline Bisset, "Dancing on the Edge"

29. Who wins the best film comedy actor title at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?

A. Matthew McConaughey B. Leonardo DiCaprio

C. Amy Adams D. Jared Leto

30. If you want to see your favorite star Elisabeth Moss, you should watch_____________.

A. Blue Jasmine B. Breaking Bad

C. House of Cards D. Top of the Lake

31. Which of the following is the best TV film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?

A The Great Beauty B.Mandela：Long Walk to Freedom

C. Behind the Candelabra D.Dancing on the Edge

D

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, n