高二英语上学期期末考试试题(5)

河北省2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（无答案）I. Listening 10’Passages 6’Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following passage1. A. It’s a magazine. B. It’s an organization.C. It’s a country.D. It’s a company.2. A. To keep the city full of energy.B. To make more profits from honey.C. T o prevent the bee populations from declining.D. T o protect the buildings in the city.3. A. In the center of London city.B. In the garden of Natural England’s office.C. In the London office of Natural England.D. On the roof of Natural England’s central London office.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following passage4. A. One. B. Two. C. Three D. None.5. A. By ambulance. B. By helicopter. C. By train. D. By police car.6. A. The mother disliked her husband’s job as a builder.B. They had different plans for the child’s future.C. They didn’t reach an agreement over the rights to see the child.D. The father refused to pay the rent after their separation.Longer Conversations 4’Blanks 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.National Express Courier CompanyPackage A box of handmade candyExpected arrival time Before _____7 _____Destination_____8______Service [√]Priority service: guarantee ___9__in three days[ x] _____10____ service: less expensiveComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each blank. Blanks 11to 14 are based on the following conversation.Why does the woman say that he has prepared hard?Because the ____11____ of his presentation is great, and it includes useful information.What’s the problem in his presentation?He ___12___ the information on th e sl ides too much.How should he deliver his speech?He should ___13___ with the audience andcommunicate with them.What should be done to improve the slides?Delete detailed information and just keep ___14____Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank. II. Grammar 22’15. The police found the house ______________ and a lot of things ______________.A. has broken into; has been stolenB. has been broken into; had been stolenC. has been broken into; stolenD. had been broken into; stolen16. Has all ______ can be done _______?A. what; doneB. that; been doneC. that; already doneD. what; already been done17. Some doctors think that it may be six or ten years _______________ it is possible to find a way to cure AIDS.A. sinceB. beforeC. afterD. when18. We had hardly got to the station _______ it began to rain.A untilB sinceC whileD when19. Scientists are actively searching for living things and sending messages into space －just _____ living things do exist.A. even ifB. as thoughC. as long asD. in case20. Students in this school _________ financial problems will be helped by that company, the newspaper reported.A. who is facing withB. faced withC. who facedD. facing with21. _________________, all the students in our class have passed the exam.A. It is expected allB. We all expectC. It is expected thatD. As is expected22. The bell ______ the end of the period rang, _______ our heated discussion.A. indicating…interruptingB. indicated…interruptingC. indicating…interruptedD. indicated…interrupted23. Who did the teacher _______ the letter of thanks for the whole class?A has writeB has writtenC have writeD having written24. _________________, man y patients will die of the disease before they reach middle age.A. when not treatedB. Not been treatedC. Having been without treatmentD. If left untreated25. – What is it that made Obama happy? – _____ the US President.A. T o electB. ElectingC. B eing electedD. Having elected26. Th e duties of the secretary are to receive visitors, __________________.A.opening the mail, she types lettersB. to open the mail and typing lettersC.to open the mail and to type lettersD. to open the mail and they type letters27. It was at the school ________ was named after a president ______ she spent her childhood.A .which; thatB where; whereC that; whereD which; where28. If he wants people to understand him, he should avoid using big words and ______________ to make what he says interesting.A. tryB. tryingC. triesD. to try29. So difficult ______ it to live in an English-speaking country that I was determined to learnEnglish well.A .I have felt B. have I felt C. I did feel D .did I feel30. He claimed _____ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping last week.A. being badly treatedB. treating badlyC. to be treated badlyD. to have been badly treated31. Not until the early years of the 19th century _____________ what heat is.A. man did knowB. man knewC. didn’t man knowD. did man know32. The town ________ in the disaster will be rebuilt through the efforts of the whole country..A. having been destroyedB. was destroyedC. destroye dD. to be destroyed33. Edith has invented a device ______ can solve the problem of saving electricity.A. which she claims B she claims it C as she claims D. what she claims34. After ______________ the labs, we were taken to see the library.A. having been shownB. showingC. to showD. being shown35. Whe n I got back home, I saw a note _______ on the table, ________ “Please call your mum as soon as possible”.A. having been left; which readB. left; readingC.remaining; which was readD. remained; to be read36. It was the first time that he had heard his father’s name ________ in public.A .being mentionedB mentioningC to be mentionedD mentionedIII. Vocabulary 14’37. Do remind me of her birthday because I am ______ to forget, or she kick about it all day..A. possibleB. likelyC. willingD. reluctant38. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ________, our minds are developed by learning.A SwiftlyB ImmediatelyC ProbablyD Similarly39. Who would like to tell me which earthquake is the biggest _______________?A. in the historyB. in historyC. of historyD. through the history40. The teacher _______________ us to do more _____________ exercises. Which is WRONG?A. encouraged; extra B . suggested; supplementaryC. asked; additionalD. advised; practical41. English is a communication _____ for people from different parts of the world..A. mediaB. mediumC. equipmentD. facility42. Thanks to the _______ scientists, we are able to enjoy the modern life.A imaginaryB imaginativeC imaginableD imagined43. Be sure not to ______ this news to anyone else until you are told to do so.A. relieveB. releaseC. reflectD. review44. _______________ the help of the magician, the poor girl’s dream ___________ at last.A. With; came trueB. Under; was realizedC. With; realizedD. Under; was come true45. What he has learnt ______________ him ________________ the present job.A. enables; to qualify toB. enables; to be qualified forC. makes; qualify toD. makes; qualify for46. We have ______ some new methods to improve our teaching quality.A adaptedB adoptedC retai nedD converted47. Only by ________ them can I fit my feet into that pair of shoes.A expandingB extendingC stretchingD spreading48. _______ the grammatical mistakes made in his English test was _________.A A number of ; surprisingB A number of; a surpriseC The number of; surprisingD The number of; surprised49. The monkey _______ a hand through the bars and took a banana..A. communicated withB. popped intoC. stand forD. reached out50. Americans ______ twice as much protein as they need each day.A. spendB. consumeC. wasteD. customIV. Cloze 10’Some people seem to have a knack (技能) for learning languages. They can ___51___ up new vocabulary, master rules of grammar, and learn to write in the new language more quickly than others. They do not s eem to be any more ___52.___ than others, so what makes language learning so much easier for them? Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners, we may discover a few of the techniques which help them learn the language more easily.First of all, successful language learners are ___53____ learners. They discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. The y try to ___54____ from their mistakes.Second, successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they ____55____ for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and let these people ___56______ them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to __57____ what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again.Finally, successful language learners are learners with a __58___. They want to learn the language because they are interested in t he language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to __59______ with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to ___60____ using the language regularly because they want to learn it.What kind of language learners are you? If you are a successful learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully. On the other hand, if your language learning has been less than successful, you might do well to try some of the techniques outlined above.51.A. take B. pick C. hold D. put52. A. intelligent B. careful C. beautiful D. interesting53. A. dependent B. lonely C. independent D. strange54. A. result B. study C. hear D. learn55. A. wait B. hope C. look D. make up56. A. teach B. correct C. tell D. laugh at57. A. repeat B. forget C. catch D. understand58. A. computer B. dictionary C. purpose D. friend59. A. combine B. link C. associate D. communicate60. A. remember B. avoid C. practise D. considerV. Reading 24’(A)Kim Jones planned a birthday party for her boyfriend Sam Phillips last Thursday nightafter work. However, the evening turned out differently than either of them had expected. In the late afternoon a huge electricity blackout hit seven northeastern states and three provinces in Canada. Just after four o’clock , a time when millions of people leave their offices and head home, the electricity stopped, so elevators and the subway systems in large cities like New York and Toronto didn’t work. Flights could not land or take off at major airports. As soon as most people found out about the blackout, they put their cell phones to good use and called their families to let them know where they were.Kim works on the 70th floor of a business center in New York. She had just left heroffice and was trapped in an elevator on the 65th floor. At first she was worried. She called Sam and discovered what had happened. He told her not to give up hope. Then Sam remembered that his friend Joe also worked high in that building. Joe could take care of the situation. About five o’clock, Joe and some other workers figured out that they could get Kim out of the elevator through its roof. Kim still ended up having to walk down to the street at eight o’clock, she found Sam waiting for her. A number of their friends were there too. As for the birthday party, it turned into a picnic by candlelight because the city went without electricity for several days. Sam said he’d never forget it. 61. Which service was still available when the electricity stopped? A. Lift. B. Airline. C. Mobile phone. D. The underground. 62. Where was Kim when the blackout broke out? A. On the 70th floor. B. On her way to meet Sam. 校____________________ 班级____________________ 姓名___________________ 学号__________……………装………………………………订…………………………线…………………………………………………………… 生答题不得超过此线C. In her office on the 65th floor.D. In a business center in Canada.63. Which of the following is true?A. The blackout lasted a whole night.B. Sam’s birthday party became a picnic.C. Kim and Sam work in the same building.D. Kim was rescued by some of her colleagues.64. Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?A. Unforgettable BirthdayB. The Electricity BlackoutC. Kim and Sam’s RomanceD. A Picnic by Candlelight(B)Be healthy! Be Slim! Be Beautiful!Disc over the secret for a Healthy, Slim, Beautiful You!Discover how to be Healthy, Slim, and Beautiful!I love this healthy diet program because it helps you lose weight, lose inches, feel healthy and look beautiful. This healthy diet is an 8-week program which is unlike other diet regimes (食物疗法) in that it focuses on proper nutrition first and weight loss second. Your body must have proper levels of minerals, vitamins, and protein in order to work well. It provides a simply lifestyle change to give you more energy and improve your health most greatly. It offers control over stomach and continuing hunger with a calorie dense diet allowing 1,700 to 2,000 calories a day. If a person has a weight problem, their body probably is not working at proper levels of basic nutrients. We invite you to follow this program so you can be the slim person who lives inside you. You too, can love dieting, especially if you are losing weight and losing inches! Do you wait to feel better, look beautiful?65. What is this passage mainly about?A.How people should keep fit.B. A healthy diet programC. Some healthy people.D. Ways to lose weight.66. What does the underlined phrase “lose inches” mean in the passage?A Become shorterB Become tallerC Become fatterD Become thinner67 What is the aim of this diet program?A To keep healthy first and to lose weight second. B. To lose weight as much as possible.C. To lose weight at the cost of the health.D.To lose weight first and to keep healthy second.68. Which of the following is NOT true?A.This program makes a change in your lifestyle.B.This program can stop you from feeling hungry all the time.C.This program allows you 1,700 to 2,000 calories for each meal.D.The body of an overweight person must work at improper levels of basic nutrients.（C）Have you ever considered that what may be normal to you and to me may be strange to others? Why is that so? Not all changes can be attributed to tradition or custom. And what causes these differences in the first place? How did some of them become “traditional”?In Thailand, it is very rude to walk into a person’s house with your shoes on. Shoes are left at the front door. Not a silly idea really for one leaves all the litter of the streets outside where it belongs.Also in Thailand it is considered rude to cross your legs in company and to point your toes at another person. The feet, as the lowest part of the body, are given the lowest respect. Pointing a toe is demeaning to the person at whom the foot is pointed.Equally, the head is the most important part of the body and should never be touchedby another. Children in most Western countries are familiar with being patted on the head and consider it a compliment. In Thailand, however, it is extremely rude.In Thailand and some other Asian countries, when two people meet it is the practice to hold the two hands together in a prayer position. It is called a whai in Thailand and takes the place of the Western handshake. Once again this is a much more hygienic greeting as there is no body contact. The height of the hands raised shows the importance of the person to whom the whai is made. The most common whai between two equals is with the tip of the fingers at nose level. When a person of a lower status meets a person of a higher status, the former raises the hands to forehead height and the latter to chest height. It is a very convenient way to greet a friend with a whai in a crowded room where personal contract is difficult. It seems so much more dignified and sincere to greet with a whai rather than a wave.It is those cust oms which travelers consider “odd” that make travel worthwhile.69. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “demeaning” (in Para. 3)?A. ImportantB. PainfulC. ShamefulD. Impolite70. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5?A. Why and how people greet each other with a whai.B. Whai is the only way to greet people in Thailand.C. The advantages of greeting people with a whai.D. The differences between ways of greeting.71. We can infer from this passage that _____.A. travelers may be surprised by foreign customsB. traditions causes differences among countriesC. Western children don’t like being patted on the headD. the higher one’s status is, the less often one returns the whai72. The purpose of this passage is to _____.A. introduce the customs of ThailandB. explain why people travelC. stress the importance of respecting othersD. help people understand and follow different customs。