人教版高中英语选修七高二下学期期中考试英语试题

安庆一中2015-2016学年第二学期高二年级英语学科期末考试试卷（满分150分，时间120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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. Why does the man like his new room?A. It is near the friends’ flats.B. It is close to the school.C. It is larger than the old one.2. How much will the man pay for two general tickets and two student tickets?A. $30．B. $40.C. $20．3. What do we learn about Jack?A. He worked there as a boss.B. He spoke to the boss.C. He gave orders like a boss.4. What does the woman suggest?A. The radio batteries have been replaced.B. They should get a new radio.C. They don’t really need to hear the radio.5. What do we learn about the woman?A. She should plan for a good dictionary.B. She can’t afford any dictionary.C. She has a better dictionary.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What kind of color TV was the man going to buy?A. A small one.B. A big one.C. A cheap one.7. What kind of color TV set does the woman suggest the man should buy?A. A cheap one.B. A small one.C. A big one.8. Why does the woman give the man such a suggestion?A. It would be a waste of money.B. He might have to change it in a few years’ time.C. His sitting room is not very big.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Which language is beautiful and popular, according to the speaker?A. English.B. French.C. Japanese.10. What’s true about Spanish?A. It is popular in South America.B. It is popular in European countries.C. It is popular in Central Africa.11. What decides the importance of a language?A. The number of the people who speak the language.B. The words and the structures of the language.C. The power of the country whose people speak the language.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the weather probably like at the weekend?A. Rainy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.13. Where will they go?A. Mountains.B. Seashore.C. Desert.14 What does the man ask the woman to take with her?A. A bat.B. A cat.C. A hat.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why is the woman moving?A. To have a better job in a new place .B. To find a nicer place to live in.C. To live together with her parents.16. Where do her parents live?A. In a small village.B. In a big city.C. In a nearby country.17. Why doesn’t the woman take her dog with her?A. She can’t take care of it.B. She thinks the dog might not be happy there.C. Her parents do n’t want her to take it.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the total number of students at Deep Springs College?A. 17,000.B. 9,000.C. 24.19. Which of the following is TRUE of the Deep Spring College?A. Its library is often crowded with students.B. Its school buildings are old.C. It is in a college town.20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?A. Watch TV.B. Go to the cinema.C. Take a walk in the desert.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AFor Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He failed physics in high school, getting a grade of zero.Sparky was not good at Lati n and English, either. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he did manage to make the school’s golf team, he lost the only important match of the season. Throughout his youth, Sparky was awkward socially. He was surprised if a classmate ever said hello to him outside of school hours.Sparky was a loser. However, one thing was important to Sparky — drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, no one else appreciated it. In his senior year of high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook. The cartoons were rejected (拒绝). Despite this particular rejection, Sparky was so confident of his ability that he decided to become a professional artist.After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. He was told to send some pieces of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested. Sparky drew the cartoon. He spent a great deal of time on it and on all the other drawings. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios. He had been rejected once again. Another loss for the loser.So Sparky decided to draw his own autobiography (自传) in cartoons. He described his childhood —a little boy loser. The cartoon character soon became famous worldwide. For Sparky, the boy who had such lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again was Charles Schulz. He created the “Peanuts”comic strip (连环画) and the little cartoon character whose kite never flew and who never succeeded in kicking a football —Charlie Brown.21. School was impossible for Sparky because _____.A. his family was very poorB. he was not a hard-working studentC. he couldn’t do well in his lessonsD. he was naughty and always caused trouble22. The underlined word “awkward” in the second paragraph means _________.A. troublesomeB. embarrassedC. stubbornD. normal23. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The secret of successB. Sparky — a failure at schoolC. Nobody is always a failureD. Sparky ― a lucky boyBWe’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking, but a recent study found that people who think they’re getting fit actually get more positive benefits from activity, according to a Reuters Health article.The study examined hotel housekeepers over a period of four weeks. Some of the housekeepers were told that their work duties gave them enough activity to meet the Surgeon General’s health guidelines (准则). Another group of housekeepers were told nothing. After four weeks, the housekeepers who believed their work activity counted as exercise lost weight and body fat, and their blood pressure went down.The results of this study suggest that it’s important to understand and believe in thepositive benefits of your activity. So here are a few things to think about the next time you exercise:Just thirty minutes of quick walking each day can greatly reduce your risk of a heart attack. Even your housework ― like yard work and house cleaning ― can help you burn calories and increase your fitness levels.Weight bearing activity just a few times a week can build bone density (密度) and reduce your chances of developing osteoporosis (骨质疏松).Three 10-minute workouts（锻炼）throughout the day are just as good to your health as one long workout.Moderate (适度的) amounts of exercise have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, stroke and even cancer.Strength training can help make daily activities like carrying bags or laundry feel easier. Regular exercise will reduce stress, keep you in a good mood and improve the quality of your sleep.24. The main purpose of this passage is to _____.A. encourage people to think they will get fit in different activitiesB. tell people how to finish the work duties betterC. tell people how to lose weightD. advise people to do more housework25. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. t hought is more important than activityB. housekeepers lead a happier life than workersC. positive thinking does good to our healthD. if one wants to get fit, think more26. The housekeepers who were told their work would keep them fit _____.A. found it hard to finish their work on timeB. l ost fit and enjoyed better healthC. h ad little sense of humorD. gained weight after the work27.Which of the following is NOT the suggested things to think about when you exercise?A. Housework helps burn calories.B. Regular exercise leads to better sleep.C. Weight bearing activity does good to people.D. Walking a dog reduces the chance of a heart disease.CRansom Myers of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia warned, using solid science and careful analysis, of the dangers of overfishing. He didn’t mince words and he wasn’t afraid to report bad news. As the Guelph Mercury reported, the 54-year-old biologist, originally from Mississippi, was known for his research and warnings about the extinction of marine life around the world.He developed a passion for marine protection during his days in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, where he worked for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at a time when the industry was watching the collapse (崩溃) of the cod (鳕鱼) fishery. He became, says the Guelph Mercury, a lone, unpopular voice in the discussion about the cause of the collapse,insisting overfishing was the main factor. The world was spending its energy fighting over the few fish left instead of cutting catch limits before it was too late.He warned governments, the fishing industry and consumers, that unless commercial fishing was reduced, many large marine species would become extinct, leading to economic disruptions, food shortages, and lasting damage to marine ecosystems. He said his conclusions were shocking because people had lost sight of the true effect of the declines and they did not look back far enough in history. In other words, he said, “We’ve forgotten how big fish used to be and how many of them once lived in the sea.”28. Ransom Myers was known for his scientific work in _____.A. physicsB. chemistryC. biologyD. economics29. The underlined sentence “He didn’t mince words” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.A. He always kept his promisesB. He was spoken highly of by his workmatesC. He was not good at giving lecturesD. He said exactly what he thought30. Which of the following is NOT true about Ransom Myers?A. H e became interested in marine protection when the cod fishery was in danger of collapse.B. H e wrote a book about the history of marine protection.C. H e suggested that commercial fishing should be reduced.D. M any people turned a deaf ear to his warnings about the dangers of overfishing.31. According to Ransom Myers, the reason why people found his conclusions shocking was that _____.A. t h ey didn’t have a good knowledge of the living habits of fishB. t hey could still catch a great many big codC. t hey didn’t know the great differences between the present and the past marine fisheryD. t hey thought his research was not based on a detailed analysisDResearch on the human brain has been attracting the attention of more and more scientists in recent years. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i.e., to transplant (移植) a chip into human brain. This innovation (创新) may make everyone’s dream come true. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc, what the scientists do is to enlarge the capacity (容量) of the hard disc. There are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up.Experiments were started on animals. In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. turned a bear into a dolphin. The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin. Using the most advanced technology, deep and detailed studies were made of the swimming action memory area in Ted’s brain by the scientists. They got a lot of useful information. The information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin’s brain. The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power. Recently, another memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the Un iversity of California. The transplant was performed from a dog named “Genius” to adog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius. “Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”.It had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.The operation was a complete success. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had all the abilities “Genius” possessed. It could follow every gesture and order given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all.32.We can learn from the passage that _____.A. t he two experiments are about memory transplantsB. t he scientists exc hanged the dolphin’s and the bear’s brainsC. t here is no possibility of changing the human brainD. “Idiot” got only some abilities “Genius” possessed after the experiment33.The scientists did the two experiments to _____.A. s ee if animals can be taught some special skillsB. s ee if animals can share some common knowledgeC. l earn if it’s safe to do such transplant experimentsD. m ake preparative research on changing the human brain34.The underlined sentence “The operation was a complete success” in the last paragraphmeans that _____.A. the dogs exchanged their memoriesB. the dogs could live as beforeC. the dogs were as clever as human beingsD. the dogs were safe35.It could be inferred from the passage that in the future _____.A. h uman beings will be healthierB. a nimals will be more tenderC. h uman beings may get knowledge more quicklyD. animals will cause more damage to the environment第二节(共5小题:每题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。