2014学年学期第一学期期终考试高二英语试卷及答案

2014学年第一学期高二上学期英语期末试卷I.Listening Comprehension （20%）Section A Short conversations1. A. 6:00 pm. B. 8:00 pm. C. 2:00 pm. D. 4:00 pm.2. A. In the park. B. Between two buildings.C. In his restaurant.D. Under a tree.3. A. A dentist. B. An engineer. C. A secretary. D. A patient.4. A. Policeman and thief. B. Employer and employee.C. Classmates.D. Mother and son.5. A. Go for a picnic. B. Help his sister move.C. Go out of town.D. See a movie.6. A. He is not equal to the job. B. He is not well paid for the job.C. He doesn‟t think the job is challenging enough.D. He cannot keep his mind on his work.7. A. She feels lonely now.B. She doesn‟t like her school.C. She has been used to her new school.D. She doesn‟t spend much time with her friends.8. A. They are both anxious to try Italian food.B. They are likely to have dinner together.C. The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight.D. The woman refused to have dinner with the man.9. A. The assignment looks easy but in fact it‟s very difficult.B. The assignment is too difficult for them to finish on time.C. They can not finish the assignment until Thursday.D. They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.10. A. She will ask someone to help the man.B. She will give the man the notes for his reference.C. She will lend the man her pen and paper.D. She will buy some pens and paper for the man.Section B PassagesQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. A book publisher. B. A company manager.C. A magazine editor.D. A school principal.12. A. Some training experience. B. A happy family.C. Russian assistants‟ help.D. A good memory.13. A. Lynn‟s devotion to the family.B. Lynn‟s busy and successful life.C. Ly nn‟s great performance at work.D. Lynn‟s ability in conducting programmes.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Different colours. B. A lot of pockets.C. Large size.D. Environment-friendly.15. A.10 kg. B. 8 kg. C. 6 kg. D. 5 kg.16. A. To compare the difference of backpacks(背包) and handbags.B. To give the young people some information about backpack trends.C. To introduce the modern backpacks of this year and try to persuade the young to buy.D. To ask the young to change their habits of putting too much in the bags.Section C Longer conversationsBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Latest Conference InformationDate: 8th ___17___Place: Palace ___18___, ShanghaiRegistration fee: $___19___Speaker: Carla Marisco from Milan UniversitySpeech topic: Opportunities and Risks in the ___20___ MarketComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and vocabularySection A (15%)Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.AJane was walking round the department store. She remembered __21__ difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy __22__ (please) as her mother，who was always delighted with perfume.Besides，shopping at this time of the year was not a pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or __23__ (push) you with their elbows（肘部），hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.Jane paused in front of a counter __24__ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk，” the assistant tried to attract her. “They are worth double the price.”__25__ Jane knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes on sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while，she knew that this was a present __26__ was certain to please him.When Jane got home，with her small but carefully __27__ (choose) present in her bag，her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane __28___ (inform).BGoing green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days. But for our family, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for __29__ entire year. This meant __30__ (do) 365 different green things, and thinking of 365 different green things to do was no easy task.With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My life and I decided to educate people about how they __31__ go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could __32__ (do) to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有机的)stores. We consume __33__ (little) meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don‟t need. We have given away half of __34__ we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, __35__ (enjoy) the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are thankful to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.Section B (9%)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. savedB. escapeC. moveD. Instead AB. causing CD. habits AC. perform AD. popular BC. shortening BD. broughtMillions of hamburgers are eaten by people around the world every day. Along with hot dog and Coca-Cola, hamburgers have been the most important American contributions to international eating __36__.The name …hamburgers‟ has nothing to do with ham. It is believed that the hamburger was first __37__ to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburgers sometime in the 1850s. The first known reference to hamburgers was in the newspaper in Washington State in 1889. From then on the hamburger became a kind of __38__ American fast food.Now young people in Asia, Europe and South American have learned to eat while on the __39__----- a hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other. There have been cries of anger from Italy and Spain about the __40__ of the usual four-hour lunch break. __41__, young people have discovered a lunch for which they don‟t have to stop at all.However, there are clouds over the hamburger‟s world. People who worry about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburger. They think the time__42__ seems a high price to pay for health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are __43__ serious pollution problem in many large cities. Big hamburger companies are destroying large areas of South American rainforest to produce the cheap meat they need. So how will the hamburger __44__ in its next century?III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (10%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.To celebrate the end of our exams，my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We __45__ hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our __46__ came，I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck，my purse strap(带子) got caught on a chair and thetray(托盘) that I was holding slipped __47__ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray，and its contents, fell on a man who was just about to take a bite of his sandwich. I stared，greatly __48__，as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.Then I closed my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of __49__. Instead，he said “It’s OK to comfort me before he disappeared into the washroom.Still shaky and unsure what to do next，my friends and I went to a table and sat there，trying our best to look __50__. A moment later，the man came out of the washroom and approached our table. My heart almost stopped beating. I thought he was going to ask for my father‟s __51__ and call him.To my surprise，he just smiled at us，handed us some cash and said，“__52__ yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked away without even finishing his food.He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse，__53__ he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still __54__ in this world. I‟ll never forget his actions.45．A. ordered B．made C．arranged D．demanded 46．A. food B．waiter C．bill D．menu 47．A. by B．in C．from D．out 48．A. discouraged B．disappointed C．shocked D．annoyed 49．A. bitterness B．anxiety C．anger D．sorrow 50．A. truthful B．honest C．calm D．modest 51．A. help B．position C．number D．job 52．A. Prepare B．Buy C．Find D．Cook 53．A. so B．since C．although D．but 54．A. kindness B．happiness C．politeness D．brightness Section B (12%)Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AIn 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from work. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I‟d hit ch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the road for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn‟t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He saw me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使…放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I‟d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven‟t changed a bit, evenyour red hair is still the same.” I couldn‟t remember where I‟d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.55. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .A. her work delayed her trip to SydneyB. she was going home for her holidaysC. the town was far away from SydneyD. she missed the only train back home56. Which of the following did Gordon do in Paragraph 2?A. He helped the girl find a ride.B. He gave the girl a ride back home.C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.D. He watched the girl for three hours.57. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .A. she realized he was GordonB. she had known him for decadesC. she was going to the nearby townD. she wanted to repay the favor she once got58. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.B. Those who give rides will be rapid.C. Good manners bring about happiness.D. People should offer free rides to others.BLisa was running late. Lisa，25，had a lot to do at work; besides, her visitors were on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform，Lisa felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn‟t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.Not far away，Frank，43，and his girlfriend，Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.But when he heard the scream，followed by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didn‟t hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No! Not you! ”his girlfriend screamed after him.She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa，he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness，felt herself being pulled along the ground，and saw someone else holding her purse.Lisa thought she‟d been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blo od pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn‟t，and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.Police and fire officials soon arrived，and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown—just as he had been seconds after the rescue，which made her think about her reaction at the time. “I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was going to die，”she explained.59. What was the most probable cause for Lisa‟s weakness?A. She had run a long way.B. She felt hot in the subway.C. She had done a 1ot of work.D. She had donated blood the night before.60. How did Frank save Lisa?A. By lifting her to the platform.B. By helping her rise to her feet.C. By pulling her along the ground.D. By dragging her away from the edge.61. When did Lisa become conscious again?A. When the train was leaving.B. After she was back on the platform.C. After the police and fire officials came.D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.62. The passage is intended to _____________A. warn us of the danger in the subwayB. show US how to save people in the subwayC. tell US about a subway rescueD. report a traffic accidentCJuly 21st, 2007 was an ordinary English summer‟s day — it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren‟t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs.At first we tried to push on through. We didn‟t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just happy to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than was expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors , and I‟d never thought how much I would miss that .Although our situation was very depressing, it‟s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what‟s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought , “We didn‟t have a straw hut（茅草房）that was washed away , and our house is still standing . We‟re lucky.”We moved back home in August. With December coming, there‟s reconstruction work to be done, so it‟s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can‟t wait —I‟m going to hold a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won‟t need any presents — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need. We have our home back, and that‟s the main thing.63. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?A. wrong.B. missing.C. right.D. found.64. It can be inferred from the text that the author ________.A. was sick of staying upstairsB. cared much about her childrenC. could not stand living a wooden houseD. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood65. Why does author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?A. Because her situation was not serious.B. Because many other places were flooded.C. Because she had been to Northern India.D. Because some others suffered even more.66. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?A. She valued human feelings more than before.B. She realized she almost didn‟t need possessions.C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.D. She thought her own home was the most important.IV. Fill in the blanks with the given phrases in their proper forms. (10%)a large amount of, (be) absorbed in, take into account, to a great extent, make use of, the moment, as a result of, serve as, for momentary use, reach the expected goal 67.While developing the new area in recent years, they ______ the protection of theenvironment.68.He dropped out of school _______ poverty.69.We are _______ energy from the sun in many ways.70.There are two small rooms in the house, the small of which ______ a kitchen.71.Dishonest people sometimes take advantage of the return policy to get something _____.72.I‟m going to meet him _______ he arrives at the airport.73.The little boy sat at the edge of the pond, completely ______ watching the fish. has given its audience ______ information to choose from.75.She always wanted to own her own house, but never she ______.76.He agreed to our new proposal ______.V. Translation (14% 2-3-3-3-3)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.77.这位歌手必须改善他在公众心目中的形象。