上海市金山中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
金山中学2014学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期末考试卷第I卷I.Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. She’s a teacher. B. She’s a nurse. C. She’s a maid. D. She’s a gardener.2. A. Hat. B. Sunglass. C. Umbrella. D. Bag.3. A. In a classroom. B. In a lift. C.On the playground. D. In an apartment.4. A. 91. B. 90. C. 89. D.88.5. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi. D. On foot.6. A. Drive to the library. B. Return home.C. Get out of the car and go into the library.D. Take the man to the library.7. A. Vita came to the party. B. Vita doesn’t have any imagination.C. Vita hasn’t appeared yet.D. Vita planned the party.8. A. One of Ted’s parents wasn’t at home today.B. She went visiting with her husband.C. She saw neither of his parents today.D. She hadn’t expected to see Ted’s father.9. A. Joe is a very popular singer. B. Joe can sing very well.C. Most students do not like to listen to his singing.D. Joe was the last one in the class who sang a song.C. They are having a break.D. They are having breakfast.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Candies and DVD players. B. Clothes and books.C. Clothing and home-use products.D. Clothing and DVD players.12. A. You are not satisfied with the price of the product.B. You are not satisfied with the quality of the product.C. You are not satisfied with the package of the product.D. You don’t want to buy them suddenly.13. A. Shopping on line is safe. B. Shopping online is convenient.C. Wang Lin’s life.D. Online shopping in China.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It was sunny. B. It was cloudy.C. It was foggy.D. It was snowy.15. A. Crying for help. B. Climbing up to the bridge.C. Opening the door of her car.D. Lying in the snow.16. A. Mary couldn’t see the road clearly due to the dark.B. Mary’s leg was hurt during the accident.C. Mary closed her eyes because she wanted to have a sleep.D. Mary had given up before the old man came.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.The item the man claimed he lost Description ofthe lost itemWhere When1. 17 Brown with awide belt and athick furrycollar.In the 18hall.Yesterday morning.2. Long coat 19 withbig blackbuttons and ablack belt.On the st week.3. Raincoat White with asilk lining.On theunderground.At about 20this morning.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.An interviewName Anna BlackWork experience She has been a(n) 21 for twoyears at different restaurants.The reason she wants to change the job She can’t work 22 because of the study at university.The days she is available She is free on Tuesday, 23 .The result of her interview She didn’t 24 .II. Grammar and VocabularySection A 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 bestfits each blank.( A )A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the 25_____(good) hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw26________ Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight 27___ the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it 28___ be the Italian who 29___(take) his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. 30___ of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian 31___ his fist and pointed at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that 32______ mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian's.( B )Firefighters are trained professionals who save lives and property. They go into 33____(burn) buildings. They rescue people who are blocked, scared, or hurt. They save people34______(trap) in car wrecks and cave-ins. Some are also trained to help keep people alive on the way to a hospital.What kind of person becomes a firefighter? It is important and necessary for the person to be strong and healthy enough 35_______(lift) heavy loads, climb ladders, and crawl through smoke. Besides, he or she should have a sharp mind and calm nerves.Who can be a firefighter? Each city or town set 36_____ own standards. But 37____ wants to be a firefighter has to finish high school. Then 38____(come) special training. EMT(Emergency Medical Technicians) classes teach first-aid skills. College classes might include science, math and building construction. These classes 39________(require) to earn a fire science certificate. Then there are written or oral test. If they are passed, there is an agility test, which shows strength and endurance. 40_________ _________a person is hired, training won’t stop.Section B Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.A. packedB. vitalC. wornD. changeE. interestedF. affordG. definitelyH. constantlyI. cheated J sight K.intentionalWomen tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the 41 of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe 42 full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the _____43_________ creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been 44 . Women who cannot 45 to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with 46 things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only 47 in outward appearance. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at some time in his life smiled at the 48 of a woman shaking in a thin dresson a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the49 changing fashions of women’s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be 50 by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A 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.Like the soap opera, the talk show is an invention of twentieth century broadcasting.It takes a very old form of communication— 51 , and transforms it into a low cost but 52 popular form of information and entertainment through the practices and technologiesof television.Television talk shows have been 53 since the dawn of the medium, crossing overcan be considered in 1948, 54 the television wasn’t common in American homes until the 1950s. Since 1948, hundreds of talk shows have come and gone, with only a few having true staying power.Television talk shows are highly 55 to the topics of the social and cultural moment. These topics may 56 passing fashions or connect to deeper preoccupation. An important 57 of television talk show is that it is experienced in the present tense. This is true 58 the show is live or taped “as- if live” in front of a studio audio audience. Live, taped or shown in “reruns”, talk shows are conducted, and viewers 59 in them, as if host, guest and viewer occupy the same moment.Oprah Winfrey has become, financially, the most successful talk show host on television. As a child, she was under her father’s strict discipline. Her father 60 her to reada book and write a book report each week. “As strict as he was,” says Oprah, “he wanted me to make the best of my life, and would not accept anything 61 what he thought was my best.”Winfrey was 62 one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century by Time magazine. Her influence 63 to the publishing industry when she began her on-air book club. The book club became such a powerful force that whenever Winfrey introduced a new book as her book-club selection, it 64 became a best-seller. Yet in 2009, Winfrey announces her plans to 65 her highly rated talk show in 2011 after 25 years. “I love this show,” she says, “This show has been my life and I love it enough to know when it’s time to say goodbye.”51. A. conversation B. speech C. lecture D. class52. A. lowly B. highly C. more D. less53. A. about B. on C. out D. around54. A. even though B. as long as C. only if D. in case55. A. considerate B. necessary C. sensitive D. important56. A. consider B. mind C. discover D. concern57. A. factor B. feature C. element D. host58. A. if B. when C. whether D. how59. A. participate B. involve C. include D. communicate61. A. less than B. more than C. fewer than D. better than62. A. signed B. named C. rewarded D. shown63. A. referred B. switched C. related D. extended64. A. instantly B. slowly C. strongly D. badly65. A. begin B. end C. continue D. keepSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.A“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.”Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, on the other hand, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate.A. brings a feeling of excitement to most menB. has a different meaning for those who have daughtersC. makes some men feel proud and others uneasyD. means nothing but more responsibilities67. It is stated in the passage that ________.A. some parents are not prepared to have a childB. young couples do not like children at allC. working couples do not have much time to take care of their childrenD. many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child68. The transition to the mother’s role requires that the wife __________.A. change her life style in a highly innovative wayB. make a complete change to deal with the new situationC. stay at home to take care of the babyD. help her husband in his resocialization process69. Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared withmothers, ________.A. have to shoulder more burdensB. have to make more difficult adaptationsC. have an easier job to doD. can usually do a better jobBLooking for a NANNY to care for your young ones?South WestCommunity Development CouncilAre you looking for a nanny to take care of your young ones on a regular basis, on odd occasions or do you simply need a nanny to help fetch your young ones to and from school? Whatever your needs are, our Nannies @ South West will be able to assist!We know how important it is to leaveyour young ones in the safe hands of a trusted nanny. Hence, our Nannies @ South West have been specially selected to ensure that they have therelevantexperienceandexpertise.Under the Nannies @South West programme, we canhelp you with your baby sitting and child careneeds. Since our inception in June 2010, we nowhave more than 40 available nannies.Most of our nannies have undergone variousnanny training programmes with our training partners such as SEED Institute and Gleneagles Medical Centre. Topics that were covered include care-giving skills: safety, health, hygience and nutrition.All our nannies are bilingual. They have atleast 2 years of experience caring for children and toddlers, and they possess a strong passion for taking care of the young.South West CDC will not be providing any matching and assumes no responsibility for the use of their services. The specific terms and conditions of the service engagement such as cost, venue and schedule will be made between the parents and the nannies.70.The programme was introduced by _____.A. SEED InstituteB. Nannies @ South WestC. South West CDCD. Geneagles Medical Center71.Most of the nannies _____.Contact us now at 68775544 or emailto recruitment@.sg fora list of our nannies!A. specialize in medicineB. can speak more than two languagesC. have no passion for taking care of the oldD. have had special training about health and nutrition.72.The main aim of this advertisement is to _____.A. match parents to qualified nanniesB. encourage parents to hire nanniesC. attract potential nannies to have trainingD. provide assistance to parents who need nannies73.Which of the following is true?A. South West CDC was established two years ago.B. Parents can get a list of nannies by calling or emailing.C. The cost of child care service is suggested by South West CDC.D. Parents can complain to South West CDC about their nanny’s unsatisfactory service.CHow many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars.You can see even more with a telescope. You might see stars where before you only saw dark space. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.That’s because they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes.You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, theAs the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it’s packed together tighter than anything in the universe.Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble. That’s how tightly this dead star, a black hole, is packed. What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It’s the same force that pulls you down when you jump – the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything – even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That’s why you see nothing but blackness.So the next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there’s more in the sky than meets the eye! Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes – the great mystery of space.74. According to the article, what causes a star to die?A. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.B. It collides with other stars.C. It can only live for about a million years.D. As its gases run out, it cools down.75. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?A. Black holes are dead stars.B. There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole.C. Black holes are invisible.D. Black holes have gravity.76.Which of the following is NOT a feature of a black dwarf?A. It is usually bigger than a white dwarf.B. It is dark.C. It is smaller in size than a common star.D. It is cold.77. Why can’t you see light when you look at a black hole?A. For most black holes are so far away.B. As the star’s gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.C. As a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center.D. The gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete thestatements in the fewest possible words.In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill——the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, and a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they teach, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No More Than Ten Words.)78. What may a child suffer, if he is encouraged to read before he knows the meaning of thewords? ______________________________________________________________________.79. A child who is not given enough learning opportunities will___________________________.80. The fact that parents are greatly different in strictness towards children is due to___________________________________________________________________________.81. What are the two principles parents should adopt to develop children' s moralstandards?___________________________________________________________________________.第Ⅱ卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.我非常感谢约翰把书带来。
2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案
2014-2015年度下期高二期中考英语科测试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分听力（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）1.What are they talking about?A. Renting an apartment.B. Cooking good food.C. Buying a gift.2.What are these people going to do?A. Call their friends.B. Wait a little longer.C. Go back home.3.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A .On the filmmaking spot. B. Behind a big window. C. Just in the snow.4.What is Jane worried about?A. Seeing the doctor.B. Missing her lessons.C. Staying home by herself.5.How much did the man’s wife pay for her coat?A.$80.B.$240.C.$120.第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.What can we know about the man?A. He’s going to hear John Denver.B. He knows little of John Denver.C. He’s a famous singer.7.What is John Denver going to do?A. Write some songs for a concert.B. Make some records for radio.C. Sing songs on Saturday evening.8.What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Buy a ticket as soon as possible.B. Listen to a program on the radio.C. Enjoy John Denver’s music at home.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
最新上海市金山中学2014-2015高二英语下学期期末考试试题
金山中学2014学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期末考试卷第I卷I.Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. She’s a teacher. B. She’s a nurse. C. She’s a maid. D. She’s a gardener.2. A. Hat. B. Sunglass. C. Umbrella. D. Bag.3. A. In a classroom. B. In a lift. C.On the playground. D. In an apartment.4. A. 91. B. 90. C. 89. D.88.5. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi. D. On foot.6. A. Drive to the library. B. Return home.C. Get out of the car and go into the library.D. Take the man to the library.7. A. Vita came to the party. B. Vita doesn’t have any imaginat ion.C. Vita hasn’t appeared yet.D. Vita planned the party.8. A. One of Ted’s parents wasn’t at home today.B. She went visiting with her husband.C. She saw neither of his parents today.D. She hadn’t expected to see Ted’s father.9. A. Joe is a very popular singer. B. Joe can sing very well.C. Most students do not like to listen to his singing.D. Joe was the last one in the class who sang a song.10. A. They are having lunch. B. They are having dinner.C. They are having a break.D. They are having breakfast.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Candies and DVD players. B. Clothes and books.C. Clothing and home-use products.D. Clothing and DVD players.12. A. You are not satisfied with the price of the product.B. You are not satisfied with the quality of the product.C. You are not satisfied with the package of the product.D. You don’t want to buy them suddenly.13. A. Shopping on line is safe. B. Shopping online is convenient.C. Wang Lin’s life.D. Online shopping in China.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It was sunny. B. It was cloudy.C. It was foggy.D. It was snowy.15. A. Crying for help. B. Climbing up to the bridge.C. Opening the door of her car.D. Lying in the snow.16. A. Mary couldn’t see the road clearly due to the dark.B. Mary’s leg was hurt during the accident.C. Mary closed her eyes because she wanted to have a sleep.D. Mary had given up before the old man came.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A 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.( A )A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the 25_____(good) hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was darkand quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw26________ Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight 27___ the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it 28___ be the Italian who 29___(take) his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. 30___ of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian 31___ his fist and pointed at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that 32______ mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian's.( B )Firefighters are trained professionals who save lives and property. They go into 33____(burn) buildings. They rescue people who are blocked, scared, or hurt. They save people34______(trap) in car wrecks and cave-ins. Some are also trained to help keep people alive on the way to a hospital.What kind of person becomes a firefighter? It is important and necessary for the person to be strong and healthy enough 35_______(lift) heavy loads, climb ladders, and crawl through smoke. Besides, he or she should have a sharp mind and calm nerves.Who can be a firefighter? Each city or town set 36_____ own standards. But 37____ wants to be a firefighter has to finish high school. Then 38____(come) special training. EMT(Emergency Medical Technicians) classes teach first-aid skills. College classes might include science, math and building construction. These classes 39________(require) to earn a fire science certificate. Then there are written or oral test. If they are passed, there is an agility test, which shows strength and endurance. 40_________ _________a person is hired, training won’t stop. Section B 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.Women tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the 41 of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe42 full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the _____43_________ creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been 44 . Women who cannot 45 to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with 46 things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only 47 in outward appearance. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at some timein his life smiled at the 48 of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the 49 changing fashions of women’s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be 50 by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A 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.Like the soap opera, the talk show is an invention of twentieth century broadcasting. It takes a very old form of communication— 51 , and transforms it into a low cost but 52 popular form of information and entertainment through the practices and technologies of television.Television talk shows have been 53 since the dawn of the medium, crossing over likeso many shows from its origins on radio. Thus, the start of talk shows’ golden age can be considered in 1948, 54 the television wasn’t common in American homes until the 1950s. Since 1948, hundreds of talk shows have come and gone, with only a few having true staying power.Television talk shows are highly 55 to the topics of the social and cultural moment. These topics may 56 passing fashions or connect to deeper preoccupation. An important 57 of television talk show is that it is experienced in the present tense. This is true 58 the show is live or taped “as- if live” in front of a studio audio audience. Live, taped or shown in “reruns”, talk shows are conducted, and viewers 59 in them, as if host, guestand viewer occupy the same moment.Oprah Winfrey has become, financially, the most successful talk show host on television. As a child, she was under her father’s strict discipline. Her father 60 her to read a book and write a book report each week. “As strict as he was,” says Oprah, “he wanted me to make the best of my life, and would not accept anything 61 what he thought was my best.”Winfrey was 62 one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century by Time magazine. Her influence 63 to the publishing industry when she began her on-air book club. The book club became such a powerful force that whenever Winfrey introduced a new book as her book-club selection, it 64 became a best-seller. Yet in 2009, Winfrey announces her plans to 65 her highly rated talk show in 2011 after 25 years. “I love this show,” she says, “This show has been my life and I love it enough to know when it’s time to say goodbye.”51. A. conversation B. speech C. lecture D. class52. A. lowly B. highly C. more D. less53. A. about B. on C. out D. around54. A. even though B. as long as C. only if D. in case55. A. considerate B. necessary C. sensitive D. important56. A. consider B. mind C. discover D. concern57. A. factor B. feature C. element D. host58. A. if B. when C. whether D. how59. A. participate B. involve C. include D. communicate60. A. advised B. encouraged C. persuaded D. required61. A. less than B. more than C. fewer than D. better than62. A. signed B. named C. rewarded D. shown63. A. referred B. switched C. related D. extended64. A. instantly B. slowly C. strongly D. badly65. A. begin B. end C. continue D. keepSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.A“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.”Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, on the other hand, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate.66. According to the author, being a father __________.A. brings a feeling of excitement to most menB. has a different meaning for those who have daughtersC. makes some men feel proud and others uneasyD. means nothing but more responsibilities67. It is stated in the passage that ________.A. some parents are not prepared to have a childB. young couples do not like children at allC. working couples do not have much time to take care of their childrenD. many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child68. The transition to the mother’s role requires that the wife __________.A. change her life style in a highly innovative wayB. make a complete change to deal with the new situationC. stay at home to take care of the babyD. help her husband in his resocialization process69. Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared with mothers,________.A. have to shoulder more burdensB. have to make more difficult adaptationsC. have an easier job to doD. can usually do a better jobBLooking for a NANNY to care for your young ones?South WestCommunity Development Council70. The programme was introduced by _____.A. SEED InstituteB. Nannies @ South WestC. South West CDCD. Geneagles Medical Center71. Most of the nannies _____.A. specialize in medicineB. can speak more than two languagesC. have no passion for taking care of the oldD. have had special training about health and nutrition.72. The main aim of this advertisement is to _____. A. match parents to qualified nannies B. encourage parents to hire nanniesC. attract potential nannies to have trainingD. provide assistance to parents who need nannies73. Which of the following is true? A. South West CDC was established two years ago.B. Parents can get a list of nannies by calling or emailing.C. The cost of child care service is suggested by South West CDC.D. Parents can complain to South West CDC about their nanny’s unsatisfactory service.CHowmany things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon,some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars.You can see even more with a telescope. You might see stars where before you only saw dark space. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.That’s because they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes.You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and begins to die.As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it’s packed together tighter than anything in the universe.Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble. That’s how tightly this dead star, a black hole, is packed. What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It’s the same force that pulls you down when you jump – the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything – even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That’s why you see nothing but blackness.So the next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there’s more in the sky than meets the eye! Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes – the great mystery of space.74. According to the article, what causes a star to die?A. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.B. It collides with other stars.C. It can only live for about a million years.D. As its gases run out, it cools down.75. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?A. Black holes are dead stars.B. There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole.C. Black holes are invisible.D. Black holes have gravity.76.Which of the following is NOT a feature of a black dwarf?A. It is usually bigger than a white dwarf.B. It is dark.C. It is smaller in size than a common star.D. It is cold.77. Why can’t you see light when you look at a black hole?A. For most black holes are so far away.B. As the star’s gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.C. As a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center.D. The gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill——the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, and a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they teach, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No More Than Ten Words.)78. What may a child suffer, if he is encouraged to read before he knows the meaning of thewords? ______________________________________________________________________.79. A child who is not given enough learning opportunities will ___________________________.80. The fact that parents are greatly different in strictness towards children is due to___________________________________________________________________________.81. What are the two principles parents should adopt to develop children' s moral standards? ___________________________________________________________________________.第Ⅱ卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.我非常感谢约翰把书带来。
高中英语真题-2014-2015学年第二学期高二英语半期考试卷
高中英语真题:2014-2015学年第二学期高二英语半期考试卷(满分：150分，时间：120分钟)本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷两部分第一卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共二节，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. What does the man promise to do at the weekend?A. Play football with Matthew.B. Watch a game with the woman.C. Wash the car for the woman.2. Where does the woman want to go?A. To a shopping center.B. To a drugstore.C. To a parking lot.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An ancient book.B. A valuable library.C.A piece of research.4. How long has the woman been working in the company?A. 4 years.B. 5 years.C. 6 years.5. What animals did the woman see on her holiday?A. Monkeys.B. Lions.C. Elephants.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。
每段对话或独自后有几个小题, 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。
上海市金山区金山中学高二英语下学期期末补考试题
上海市金山区金山中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期末补考试题（考试时间：90分钟满分：100分）I.Grammar and VocabularySection A(32%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1.He began to work for a big company ________ an early age.A. onB. atC. inD. from2.Mrs. Green kept telling her daughter not to surf the Internet too much, but ____didn’t help.A. itB. oneC. heD. she3. ---They believed that their conclusion was right, ______________?--- I suppose so.A. was itB. did theyC. didn’t theyD. wasn’t it4. Some young girls are always worrying about being overweight, although they are ________.A. perfectly healthB. perfectly healthyC. perfect healthyD. perfect health5. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _____ all four people on board.A. killB. killedC. to killD. killing6. ---Have you brought my book?--- Oh no! I ________ again. That was stupid of me.A. forgotB. have forgottenC. had forgottenD. forget7. More and more Chinese people follow the practice _______ they will travel to various scenic spots to enjoy the scenery in their leisure time.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. what8. _________ from the job for a long time makes my father have a sense of loss.A. RetiredB. RetiringC. Have retiredD. Having retired9. We have no idea at all _______________________.A. where he has goneB. where did he goC. which place he has goneD. where has he gone10. ____________________, the football game was decided not to be put off.A. Heavily as did it rainB. As it rained heavilyC. Heavily as it rainedD. As heavily as it could11. After the war, a new school building was put up _______ there had once been a theatre.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when12. The Black Sea was a fresh water lake about ________ and unconnected with the Mediterranean 100 years ago.A. its two-thirds present sizeB. two-thirds of its present sizeC. two-thirds its present sizeD. its two-thirds of the present size13. The exam was continued at the beginning of the new term, ______ was announced on January29.A. whatB. thatC. whereD. as14. People always shake hands and say “How do you do?”whey ______ to each other.A. introducedB. introducingC. to introduceD. introduce15. Knocked down by a speeding car, _____________________________________.A. many people didn’t think he was still aliveB. the car was stopped by a policemanC. he was rushed to a nearby hospitalD. a stranger hurried over to help him16. Only by changing the coaches ____________________ to improve the Chinesefootball team；what a shortsighted and stupid idea!A. some people can expectB. can expect some peopleC. some people do expectD. do some people expectSection B( 9%)Directions: Complete the following by using the words in the box. Each word can onlyThere is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity. Many artists, __17__, would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity. For example, in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly __18__. Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired by the work of painters. Of the musical compositions that were considered as __19__ to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.Mussorgsky composed the piece in 1874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist Victor Hartmann. __20__ their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann’s __21__ death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasov, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann’s work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to __22__ his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann.The exhibition served as Mussorgsky’s inspiration(刺激，灵感). The ten pieces that make up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as __23___ rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade,__24__ the composer walks from one painting to another. The music is sometimes witty and playful, sometimes almost alarming and frightening. Through a range of surprising __25__, Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work.II.Reading ComprehensionSection A( 15 %)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.The American expression “burning your bridges”means acting in such a way that you destroy any chance of turning back or changing your actions.You can burn your bridges when you are __26__ a new job. Suppose, for example, that you decide to __27__ the new job, you tell your boss about your __28__. You also tell him how glad you are to leave.__29__ these words, you have burned your bridges. Your boss will __30__ let you return to your old job.The expression “ burning your bridges” __31__ its name from the war. An army that is forced back across a river may decide to burn the bridge __32___ crossing it. In this way, the army __33__ its enemy from using the bridge. __34__, the army also destroys its own chance to go back __35__ the river.Most people who “burn their bridges” today don’t __36___ the army. But like those armies, they move in a different direction with no __37__ of turning back. There is another __38__ that all bridge burners should not forget. It is usually in the form of a __39___: “Don’t cross your bridges until you come to them”The meaning is clear: wait until the right time before you __40___.26. A. offered B. awarded C. looking for D. doing27. A. look for B. take C. refuse D. give up28.A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. decision29.A. For B. With C. After D. At30.A. soon B. perhaps C. certainly D. never31.A. gets B. makes C. collects D. arrives32.A. before B. after C. since D. without33.A. preserves B. hides C. avoids D. prevents34.A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Therefore35. A. along B. above C. through D. across36. A. like B. join C. belong to D. leave37. A. time B. stress C. chance D. bridge38. A. word B. expression C. information D. lesson39. A. advice B. method C. warning D. sign40. A. act B. come C. leave D. go Section B ( 24%)Directions:Read the following passage. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that suits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.( A )Some people believe that your blood group hides no secrets. It show the “real you”. And the owners of certain blood groups might be particularly good or bad at a certain task. This is the very reason why you could be asked to offer your blood group before being given a job.The new idea was carried out first in Japan and now it has been brought over to other parts of the world. One important business company in Japan is quite special about these needs: For our office members, we must have 30 percent of those with group A and 15 percent with AB, 25 percent with B.”Do you happen to know that if your own blood group is O, you can get things done and sell the goods well? People with blood group A are thinkers, while those with blood group B are highly creative. And if you have problems, ask the ABs to solve them. So if you visited the Japanese company, you would find the O types out selling goods and A types keeping order in the office.41. This passage seems to lead you to believe_____________________________.A. your blood group could affect your workB. blood types can never change your lifeC. the idea about blood groups has little scientific basisD. personality tests are exactly correct42. People belonging to blood group B might be good at ____________________.A. sports and gamesB. smoothing away difficultiesC. doing office workD. painting and writing43. From the passage, we know _____________________.A. four kinds of blood groups were discovered in JapanB. people of good blood groups might do their work very wellC. more and more countries have accepted the new idea about blood groupsC. knowing your own blood group, you could get a good job( B )Robert Kohout, 39, was working outside his home last October when he heard a frightening noise. He turned round and saw Walter Graham’s car sinking into 8 feet of water of the inground swimming pool a little distance away from his yard. Kohout immediately called to Graham’s wife, Evelyn, to phone 911. Then he ran back to his house to get Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo to help, who were at work inside the house. “There was no time for second thoughts,”said Reif, a farmer’s son. “The only thing to do is to get in the pool.”The car doors were locked. Graham, 73, was unconscious, and his mercury was rapidly filling with water. Reif struggled to break the driver’s side window with a hammer but had trouble getting it done underwater.Finally, some of four minutes after the car had fallen into the pool, the glass was broken. By then, Graham was floating at the top of the flooded passenger compartment.The three men pulled Graham out through the broken glass. He wasn’t breathing and his heart stopped beating, so they performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The rescue team arrived in no time. Doctors supplied him with advanced life support on the way to the hospital.“These people were getting to Graham through the glass,” said Dr. Jeff. “ All three acted without regard for their own safety.”Added Evelyn Graham, “They were truly angels, watching over us.”44. Who may Terrence Reif and Glenn Fajardo most probably be?A. Doctor and nurse.B. Policemen.C. Walter’s wife and son.D. Workmen .45. In the third paragraph, mercury referred to ____________________.A. the old man’s carB. another workmanC. one of the man’s carD. a kind of machine46. What does the word Resuscitation refer to in the story?A. A way of helping people who have heart trouble.B. A way of saving people who have got drunk.C. A way of saving people who have stopped breathing.D. A way of helping people who need water.47. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The Underwater CarB. Angels around Us.C. Rescue Team in TimeD. Safety FirstSection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.48．__________________.A world record is every athlete’s dream, but the hard-won records of a few years ago are mostly just today’s qualifying times. Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute mile of 1956 has been beaten by nearly 15 seconds, while almost an hour and twenty minutes has been taken off the women’s marathon since 1953, “Faster, higher, stronger”is the Olympic motto, and today’s competitors continue to push back the boundaries of what the body can achieve. But one wonders if this can continue. 49．__________________.The last forty years have seen many important technological advances. For example, since the introduction of strong, flexible fiber glass poles, over a meter has been added to the pole vault record. There have also been important developments in the design of the running shoes. And while a shoe won’t actually make someone run faster, modern shoes do mean many more miles of comfortable, injury-free training. 50．__________________.Pushing back the limits now depends more on science, technology and medicine than anything else. Athletic technique, training programs and diets are all being studied to find ways of taking a few more seconds off or adding a few more centimeters to that elusive record. It seems that natural ability and hard work are no longer enough. 51．__________________.The search to find more efficient way of moving goes on. Analysis of an athlete’s style is particularly useful for events like jumping and throwing. Studies show that long jumpers need to concentrate not on the speed of approach, as once thought, but on the angle their bodies make with the ground as they take off. However, the rules governing each sport limit advances achieved by new styles. For instance only one-footed take-offs are allowed in the high jump.52．__________________.In the future, it should be possible to develop a more individual approach to training programs. Athletes will keep detailed diaries and collect data to help predict the point when training becomes over training, the cause of many injuries. If athletes feed all their information into a database, it may then be possible to predict patterns and to advise them individually when they should cut down.III. Translation(20%)1. 今天早晨他的自行车坏了。
学14—15学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题(扫描版)(附答案)(2)
高二英语答案I.听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5 BABCB 6-10 ACCBB 11-15 BCABB 16-20 CAABBII. 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）21-23 CAB 24-27 BCAD 28-31 BDDC 32-35CBDA 36-40 G B A F DIII. 完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45 BCACD 46-50 DCDAB 51-55 AABDC 56-60 DBACBIV. 短文填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）61. with/for/about 62. thought 63. him 64. pitifully 65. what66. amazing 67. As/When 68. the 69. puts 70. byV. 短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）Dear Jin Jing，Your puzzle is ∧common problem among middle school students．Maybe the followingaadvices can help you．First in all，believe in yourself．Your greatest problem is that you lack advice ofself-confidence．The first thing you must do it is to smile at your classmates．One smile speaks loud about your wish to make friends than any word．Your smile will show that you are friendly to louderhim．Next，trying talking with a student who is as shy as you or who share the same interest as them try sharesyou．You can discuss your studies with a classmate and you can also talk about your hobbies, Unless anyone is in trouble，you should be ready to help him or her．Once you have confidence，Ifyou can make as many friends as possibly．possibleYours，Lily One Possible VersionDear Sir/Madam:My name is Li Hua, a boy at the age of 18. I feel honored to write to you and promote myself as a volunteer of CYV to get across the common sense of first aid.Firstly, I have a good knowledge of first aid because my parents are both doctors. What’s more, it is the abundant experience in saving lives and attending to the wounded that guarantees me to be of help, when it comes to tough situations. Last but not the least, I am in good condition, due to the constant exercises and body building.On the whole, I am qualified to be a volunteer. I hope to help out people in need and reward our society as soon as possible. Looking forwards to your earliest reply.Yours truly,Li Hua。
上海市金山中学高二英语下学期期中考试试题上海新世纪版
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. In 1185. B. In 1209.C. In 1386.D. In 1836.
A. was not done B. had not doneC. is not doneD. has not done
31. Suggestions have been put forward ________ guns should be more strictly controlled in theUSA.
A. encouraged B. persuaded C. advisedD. desired
10. A. The match will be put off due to the rain.
B. The rain isn’t likely to influence the man’s team.
C. The result of the match is sure to be affected.
28. You ________ believe how wonderful Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” is until you ________ it withyour own eyes.
A. won’t … see B. don’t … will see
C. will … see D. do … will see
When did Mrs. Carter feel the pain again?
After she had a little snack, a few __22__.
上海市金山中学2014-2015学年高二数学下学期期末考试试题
金山中学 2014 学年度第二学期高二年级数学学科期末考试卷一、填空题（本大题满分56 分）本大题共有 14 题，考生应在答题纸相应编号的空格内直接填写结果，每个空格填对得 4 分，不然一律得零分。
1．已知 3C x x 37 5P x 2 4 ，则 x。
2．若正方体的体对角线长是 4，则正方体的体积是。
3．经过抛物线 y 2 4x 的焦点，且以 d (1,1) 为方向向量的直线的方程是。
4. 在二项式 ( x1 ) 8 的睁开式中，含 x 5 的项的系数是 。
（用数字作答）x5．若双曲线的渐近线方程为y3x ，它的一个焦点与抛物线 y 24 10 x 的焦点重合，则双曲线的标准方程为。
6 ．设 F 1 , F 2 分别是双曲线x 2y 21 的左、右焦点，若点P 在双曲线上，且 PF 1PF 20 ，则9PF 1 PF 2。
7．若五个人排成一排，则甲乙两人之间仅有一人的概率是。
（结果用数值表示）8．已知 P( 1,1) ， Q (2,2) ，若直线 l : y mx 1 与射线 PQ ( P 为端点 ) 有交点，则实数m 的取值范围是。
9．圆锥的侧面睁开图为扇形，若其弧长为2 cm ，半径为 2 cm ，则该圆锥的体积为cm 3 。
10．在一个密闭的容积为1 的透明正方体容器内装有部分液体，假如随意转动该正方体，液面的形状都不行能是三角形，那么液体体积的取值范围是。
11．在一个水平搁置的底面半径为3 cm 的圆柱形量杯中装有适当的水，现放入一个半径为R cm 的实心铁球，球完整淹没于水中且无水溢出，若水面高度恰巧A上涨 R cm ，则 R ___ ____cm 。
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15学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题(A卷)(附答案)
宝鸡中学2014-2015学年度第2学期期末考试高二英语试题说明：1.本试题分I，II两卷，第一卷的答案要按照A，B卷要求涂到答题卡上，第一卷不交；2.全卷共7大题型（67小题；3主观题）（满分150分，100分钟完卷）第I卷（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）1. What does the woman probably do?A. A waitress.B. An editor.C. A policewoman.2. What is the age limit for driving in the woman's province?A. 16.B. 18.C. 20.3. What can't Alice play?A. The drums.B. The piano.C. The guitar.4. What is the man going to do?A. Go on a business trip.B. Work on a computer.C. Give some lectures5. What should the man do in the woman’s opinion?A. Dance.B. Play basketball.C. Listen to music.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6,7题6. What kind of room will the man take?A. A double room.B. A suite.C. A single room.7. What day is it today?A. Friday.B. Wednesday.C. Saturday听第7段材料，回答第8,9题8. What isn't there in the hall?A. A TV set.B. A telephone.C. A big mirror.9. What do we know about the bathroom?A. It is on the right of the dining room.B. It is large.C. The toilet in it is new.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题10. What is the woman like?A. Outgoing.B. Quiet.C. Generous.11. How often did the man eat pizza?A. Once a month.B. At least once a week.C. Twice a month.12. Where will they have the meal?A. In an Italian restaurant.B. In the woman's house.C. In a Chinese restaurant.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题13. What will Lisa go to France for?A. Studying.B. Working.C. Traveling.14. How much French can Lisa understand now?A. Nothing.B. A little.C. Too much.15. What does the boy think of Lisa?A. Smart.B. Outgoing.C. Stupid.16. What will the boy do probably?A. Learn a foreign language.B. Watch the TV programs.C. Apply for studying abroad.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题17. How many universities has Hawking studied in?A. None.B. One.C. Two.18. What happened to Hawking when he was 20?A. His mother died.B. He began to work in a hospital.C. He got a serious illness.19. What do we know about Hawking after he left the hospital?A. He didn't give up his life.B. He realized his life was terrible.C. He had four children.20. What does Hawking believe?A. Life is rather fair.B. Never lose your hope.C. Nobody can do the best.第二部分语法和词汇知识（共14小题；每小题1分；满分14分）从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填涂在答题卡的相应位置。
高中英语真题-2014～2015学年第二学期高二英语期末试题A
2014～2015学年第二学期高二英语期末试题AI.听力:(20%)第一节（共5小题）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. What does Jim do?A. A teacher.B. An officer.C. A student.2. What time did Suzy leave home?A. 4:30.B. 5:00.C. 5:15.3. What is the man’s suggestion?A. Going to the concert.B. Going to see a show.C. Just walking around.4. How long has the rain lasted?A. 5 days.B. 6 days.C. 7 days.5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?A. It’s well organized.B. It is satisfactory.C. It is unsatisfactory.第二节（共15小题）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至7题。
6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In a school.C. In a bookstore.7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the conversation ?A. He gave gifts to millions of people.B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.C. His signature is worth a lot of money.听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。
上海市金山中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷
金山中学2014学年度第二学期高一年级英语学科期末考试试卷第I卷I．Listening Comprehension (20)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. John is going to give a speech. B. John won’t come to the meeting.C. The woman doubts whether John will come.D. The meeting is going to begin.2. A. A book by a new author B. A book they have both readC. A book by an author they both knowD. A book the man is reading3. A. Extra sport B. Cooking C. Art D. Music4. A. She is tired of them. B. She is wasting her time.C. She wants to give them up.D. She is making progress.5. A. He was driving fast. B. He didn’t see her.C. He was drunk.D. He couldn’t stop his car.6. A. Teacher and student B. Doctor and patientC. Husband and wifeD. Friends7. A. Playing basketball B. Jogging C. Walking D. Playing football8. A. He dislikes the music. B. The waiters are impolite.C. The food is not good.D. It is hard to find a better restaurant.9. A. Having a meeting B. Visiting friendsC. TravelingD. Doing business10. A. He is not a humorous person. B. His class is not very interesting.C. His class is hard to understand.D. He doesn’t choose suitable questions.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It is easy. B. It is interesting. C. It is difficult. D. It is boring.12. A. A high educational level B. The desire to succeedC. A lot of moneyD. A good command of English13. A. By memorizing some interesting items.B. By knowing every place very clearlyC. By providing information of local restaurants for themD. By encouraging the tourists to buy some items.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It is the oldest day camp in the UK.B. It has been operating for 20 years.C. It is run by a company based in Australia.D. It has now operated all over the world.15. A. A camp inspection B. Campers’ preferenceC. The director’s plansD. The weather16. A. Schools aren’t usually open in the summer.B. There are many schools in the London area.C. Excellent sports equipment is available.D. There are a range of activities for the campers.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based the following conversation. Write ONE WORD for eachII. Grammar and vocabulary (26)Section A (15)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammaticallycorrect. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for theother blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Before Francis Scott Fitzgerald died at the age of 44, he thought he was (21)________ failure. The second printing The Great Gatsby sat unsold after the book’s publication for 15 years. Twenty years later, Fitzgerald was recognized as one of (22)________ (great) literary figures of the century and The Great Gatsby(23)________ (consider) as one of the greatest novels of the modern era.Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended Princeton University, later (24)_____ (quit) in 1917 and joined the army after the USA entered the First World War. During the war, he wrote a novel about an event (25)______took place at Princeton, The Romantic Egotist.The publisher Scribners rejected it (26) _______ advised him to revise it. After being rewritten, it was rejected again and was revised again as This Side of Paradise. Finally (27)________ (publish) in 1920 by Scribners, the novel became an immediate popular and commercial success.(B)A woman was waiting at an airport one night. She bought a book and a bag of cookies in the airport shop, and found a place (28)_______ (sit).She was interested in her book, but happened (29)________ (see)that the man sitting beside her grabbed a cookie or two from the bag between them, which she tried to ignore to avoid an argument.So she ate the cookies noisily and watched the clock, as the cookie thief kept (30)________ (eat). She was getting angrier as time went by , thinking,“If I weren’t so nice, I would blacken your eyes.”With each cookie she took, he took one, too. When only one was left, she wondered what he (31)_______ (do).With a smile on his face, he took the last cookie and broke it(32)__________ half. He offered her half, and he ate (33)_____ ______. She got it from him and thought, “This guy is so rude. Why didn’t he even show any gratitude?”She had never known when she had been so angry. She gathered her bag and headed for the gate, (34) ________ (refuse) to look back at the rude thief.She boarded the plane and then she looked for her book. As she reached in her bag, she was shocked—there was her bag of cookies. “If mine are here, the others were his. and he tried to share. How rude I was!It was I (35)_________ should have showed gratitude to him. ”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.Big climate changes in the last million years might have come from something very small: dust from outer space. Earth changes between ice ages and warm periods in a (n) ___36___ that includes several cycles, including a___37____ one that lasts 100,000 years. Scientists____38____ suggested this cycle might be due to changes in the inflow of cosmic dust.The idea is that Earth ___39__ above and below the imaginary orbit that runs through the sun and Jupiter, completing a cycle every 100,000 years. So maybe it ___40____ meets amounts of dust during each cycle that produce the climate trend.Now there is some___41____, from ancient cosmic dust near the Azores islands west of Portugal. The large quantity of the dust rises and falls with a wonderful 100,000 year cycle during the period 253,000 years to 458,000 years ago. Periods of more dust are related to ___42____ climates.But that is a long way from showing that the dust ___43____ climate. Some scientists argue that it is not clear how cosmic dust would make the climate warmer while dust from volcanoes is known to make it cooler. They say the cosmic dust is so thin that it is hard to see how it could have any climate ____44____.III. Reading Comprehension (35)Section A (15)Directions：For each of the blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the choice that best fits the context.The opportunities for Chinese Americans in China to act as a useful ruler of the country’s economy are growing. A few years ago, Chinese Americans were to be found___45___ in the management positions in local branches of big American firms. Now, they are almost__46__, including important positions in famous Chinese companies. China is really rising in economy.___47___, looking Chinese and being American can bring some particular troubles in China. Cynthia Liu, a department manager at Baidu is an example. She says there are cultural differences that these Chinese Americans have to become ___48___. For instance, pointing something out ___49___ in people’s face usually results in awkward ___50___ among her coworkers although they don’t say a word. Liu enjoys her best days in China’s growing economy by offering ___51___ skills. But ___52___ China continues to grow, the window of opportunity for Chinese Americans will begin to ___53___. Daniel She, a Chinese native who became a Y. S. citizen in 1984 says that the days when Chinese Americans could determine their own ___54___ in Chinaare going to end. China is now a much more ___55___ job market even for well-educated, highly __56__ workers. The question to think is the additional ___57___ that Chinese Americans are bringing to the companies. The companies are going to hire local persons more ___58___ unless Chinese Americans are bringing something to the table. And with China’s native ___59___ becoming more and more qualified, it’ s already happening.45. A. mainly B. loosely C. closely D. smoothly46. A. anywhere B. everywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere47. A. In all B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise48. A. added to B. devoted to C. applied to D. adapted to49. A. directly B. merely C. hurriedly D. quickly50. A. peace B. quarrel C. joy D. silence51. A. generous B. hopeful C. professional D. sensible52. A. as B. whenever C. until D. wherever53. A. narrow B. deepen C. widen D. limit54. A. names B. patterns C. pay checks D. habits55. A. competitive B. enjoyable C. promising D. negative56. A. skilled B. inexperienced C. unqualified D. dissatisfied57. A. money B. background C. feature D. value58. A. illegally B. cheaply C. socially D. reluctantly59. A. work force B. foreign employees C. university students D. factory workers Section B (20)Directions：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)It's a Snoopy card; cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now. Though I've received fancier, more expensive card over the years, this is the only one I've saved. That summer, it spoke volumes to me.I received it during the first June I faced as a widow(寡妇) to raise two teenage daughters alone. In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood, I was overwhelmed with, of all things, the simplest housework, leaky taps, oil changes, even barbecues. Those had always been my husband's jobs. I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started. My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me: How could I be both a father and mother to my girls? Clearly, I lacked the tools and skills.On this particular morning, my girls pushed me into the living room to see something. (I prayed it wasn't another repair job). The "something" turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet. My puzzlement must have been plain as I gazed from the colorfulpackages to my daughters' bright faces."Go ahead! Open them!" They urged. As I unwrapped the packages, I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove."But why?" I asked."Happy Father's Day!" they shouted together."Moms don't get presents on Father's Day". I protested."You forgot to open the card". Jane reminded. I pulled it from the envelope. There sat Snoopy, on top of his dog house, merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day. "Because", the girls said, "you've been a father and mother to us. Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"As I fought back tears, I realized they were right, I wanted to be a "professional" dad, who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade. The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.The girls are grown now, and they still send me Father's Day cards, but none of them means as much to me as that first one. Its simple message told me that being a great parent didn't require any special tools at all—just a willing worker.60. The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably because _______________.A．it was what their mother wanted B．it was a proper Father’s Day giftC．barbecue was their favourite food D．they wanted their mother to barbecue61. After her husband’s death, the mother found it was the hardest to ____________.A．handle the emotional shock B．face the terrible lonelinessC．keep harmony of the family D．fulfill a male role in the house.62. Which of the following statements is true about the first Father’s Day card?A．It made the mother eager to get the latest tools.B．It praised the mother as a professional dad.C．Its fancy design impressed the mother most.D．It showed the girls’ appreciation for their mother’s love.(B)Bicycle tour and raceA bike tour and race will be held on August 26th and 27th (Sat．&Sun．)at 5：30 a．m．The riders will leave Tian’an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg．Then the next 55 kilometers’ leg，from Yanjiao to Jixian，will be the first competitive part of the tour．The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe，covering adistance of 20 kilometers．Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper．Sunday morning is free for the seaside．At all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing．Cost：200 YuanTelephone：4675027Brazilian footballersThe Brazilian Football Club play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium On August 26th．The club has four national team players．Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes．Ticket Prices：60／100／150 YuanTime／date：4：30 p.m., August 26th (Sat．)Telephone：5012372Rock climbingThe Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26th and 27th at the Huairou Mountain--climbing Training Base．More than 10 teams from Beijing，Wuhan，Dalian，Jilin and other places will take part in it．A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing．Free for audience．Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou．Time／Date：9～12 a.m.，August 26th and 27thTelephone：7143177，7144850 Wang Zhenghua63. The most probable purpose of the above events is to give information about_______．A．visiting teams B．things to do for the weekendC．famous play D．prices to pay for the events64. What is special about the rock climbing competition?A．You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part in．B．The bus trip to the places of the competition is free．C．You can watch it without paying．D．Many foreign teams take part in it.65. If you want to do something on Saturday afternoon，which telephone number will you call?A．7144850 B．7143177 C．4675027D．5012372(C)In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However，if the runner had the bad luck to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnicbasket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, "Oh boy，bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it's going to rain." I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter，the sales agent said with a broad smile，"Oh that bus left five minutes ago." Dreams of head-cutting！It's not the news that makes someone angry. It's the unsympathetic (不同情的) attitude with which it's showed. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and we ‘d better do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn't get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately,many people are not aware of this. When you're tired from a long flight，has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn't ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef，has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece？It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.If my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would appreciated his warning. If the Greyhound sales agent sympathetically told me that my bus had already left，I probably would said，"Oh，that's all right I'll catch the next one." Big winners, when they have bad news, deliver bombs with the same emotion as the bombarded（被轰炸的）person has.66. In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to __________________.A. make a comparisonB. introduce a topicC. describe a sceneD. offer an argument67. In the writer's opinion，his neighbor was ____________________________.A. friendlyB. warm-heartedC. not considerateD. not helpful68. From "Dreams of head-cutting！"（Paragraph3），we learn that the writer______________.A. was mad at the sales agentB. was reminded of the cruel pharaohC. wished that the sales agent would have had dreamsD. dreamed of cutting the sales agent's head that night.69. What is the main idea of the text？A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.One of the important things for the whole family to do is to have dinner together. About ten years ago, researchers began to report the benefits of family dinner, focusing mainly on how it affects children. Studies show that those families, who eat dinner at least 3 or 4 times a week together, benefit in many ways.Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger and healthier relationships. Children have better grades at school and the whole family enjoys healthier environment. For many families, eating dinner together proves to be good and an effective way to reduce the risk of youth crimes, and helps to raise healthier children. It is also a great time to share the events of the day, discuss news and ideas and just be together and enjoy each other's company(陪伴).During dinner time parents have better opportunity to show that they are the important ones to their children. Sitting at the same table and sharing meals is where and when parents can find out more about their children's school performance, daily activities and attitudes toward life. When parents have all this information, they can better direct their kids toward positive things in life. They also have better chance to reduce the possibility that children will get involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.）70._________________________ benefits the whole family.71.In what way can eating together help families?72.Which sentence in Paragraph 3 best describes the role the parents ?第II卷（15）I：TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 据估计这项工程将持续四年。