云南省腾冲市第八中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

1、腾八中20152016学年度高二上学期期末考试英 语 试 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a TV store. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. 2. Whats the most probable re

2、lationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Customer and waiter. C. Teacher and student. 3. What does the man say about turtles? A. They are cute and start. B. They are ugly and lazy. C. They are noisy and dirty.4. What does the woman mean? A. The man doesnt have to move at all. B. Sh

3、e once lived on Victoria Street. C. The mans new apartment is near his school.5. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Play games on his Ipad4. B. Surf the Internet together. C. Buy an iPad4 this week.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面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

4、或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 。6. Why is the woman in the United States this time? A. To visit her friends. B. To have a holiday. C. To do some business.7. Which of the following has the woman planned well? A. The hotels she will stay. B. The route of her trip.

5、 C. The date she will return.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题.8. How long did the man work in the radio factory? A. For three months. B. For one month. C. For two months.9. Why does the man want to work in the womans company? A. It is the companys busy season. B. He can make a lot of money. C. He wants to become a s

6、killed engineer.听第8段材料,回答第10至12 题 .10. What do we know about the man? A. He is married. B. He has a four-day vacation. C. He took a trip last summer.11. Why wont the man go to Australia by ship? A. He doesnt have enough time. B. He has booked the plane tickets. C. Going by ship isnt relaxing.12. Wha

7、t does the man want to visit most? A. Golden Beach. B. Wave Rock. C. The Great Ocean Road.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13. How long has the man been feeling ill? A. About three or four days. B. About five or six days. C. About two or three days.14. When did the man give up smoking for the first time? A. Three y

8、ears ago. B. Two years ago. C. One year ago.15. What did the man do this morning? A. He took some cough medicine. B. He had some lemon juice. C. He took his temperature.16. How many capsules should the man take each day? A. 3 B. 5 C. 8听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.17.When were the three fishermen probably rescu

9、ed? A. In January. B. In August. C. In June. 18. How did the three fishermen manage to survive? A. By eating animals they caught. B. By eating dried food they had brought. C. By eating fish boiled in water.19. How were the three fishermen when they were rescued? A. They were desperate about their fu

10、ture. B. They were in poor health but in good spirits. C. They were very frightened. 20. What can we learn from the talk? A. The boat the three fishermen took was 25 feet long. B. A Kiribati fishing boat found the three fishermen. C. The three fishermen were blown 5,000 kilometers off course.第二部分 阅读

11、理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：.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A Long, long ago, there lived a professor of medicine, who was very strict with his students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A stude

12、nt would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and sat before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get throug

13、h the exam at all. The professor began to ask. The student was asked to describe a certain illness and his description was OK. Then the professor asked about the cure for the illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”

14、“A full spoon.” Answered the student. “Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too

15、much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor , Ive made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops. ” “Im sorry , sir,” said the professor coldly, “But its too late . Your patient has died.”21. The students wer

16、e afraid of the professor because . A. their answers seldom satisfied him. B. they often angered and disappointed him. C. their answers often astonished him. D. he often misunderstood them and give them bad marks.22.The students description of the illness was . A. not correct. B. not satisfying. C.

17、accepted. D. completely discouraging. 23. Before he left the room, the student was almost sure that . A. his last answer was satisfying. B. he had made a mistake. C. he had not done well in the exam. D. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark.24. Which of the following is

18、 NOT true? A. The patient will be in danger if hes taken as much as a full spoon. B. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time. C. The doctor will be in trouble if hes given the patient a full spoon. D. If the patient wants

19、to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time. BMake a choice of your One-Day ToursTour ABath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge-37 until 26 March and 39 after that.Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the R

20、oyal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stone-henge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour BOxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Ann Hathaways house-32 until 12March and36 after that.Oxford: Includes a

21、guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖端)”from St Marys Church Tower.Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour C-Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace-34 until

22、 11 March and 37 after that .Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIIIs favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle( entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open

23、 to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it easy to get lost !Tour D Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -33 until 18 March and 37 after that.Includes a guided tour of C

24、ambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18 century. 25.Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest University city? A. Tour B B. Tour A C. Tour C D. Tour D26. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March? A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B.

25、 Oxford & Stratford. C. Cambridge. D. Bath &Stonehenge.27. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction? A. It used to be a well-known maze. B. It is the oldest palace in Britain. C. It is a world-famous castle. D. It used to be the home of royal families.C In our modern society as more and more

26、people become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how. In a recent study, Profes

27、sor Betay Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The s

28、econd group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it. In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and t

29、old them where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹). Surprisingly , people later remembered the folder location(位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find

30、it. This is called “transactive memory(交互记忆).” According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is , people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that t

31、hey are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.28. The passage begins with two questions to . A. show the authors attitude B. introduce the main topic C. describe how to use the

32、 Internet D. explain how to store information29. What can we learn about the first experiment? A. The Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. B. The first group did not try to remember the information. C. The two groups remembered the information equally well. D. The second group did no

33、t understand the information.30. In transactive memory, people . A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of information C. remember how to find the information D. organize information like a computer31. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A. We are using

34、 memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent C. We need a better way to access information. D. We have poorer memories than before. DIt was a Sunday morning and I was driving down a road when I saw something I couldnt believe. A little girl, less than two, was pushing her stroller (婴儿车)

35、across the road. It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.I stopped my car at once and ran toward her. This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger. I tried to catch her in order that I could get her out of the road.Suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from wher

36、e I had parked my car. He ran right to her and caught her up, saying “bad girl” to her. I picked up the stroller and gave it to him. The father grabbed the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son. My hands were shaking

37、and tears were about to run out of my eyes. “Do you feel cold, Mom?” asked my son. I just shook my head.After this happened, I thought about how thankful I am. Even though the father didnt say thank you, I feel that I did something good. Doing something for someone else is pleasing, even when its on

38、ly a matter of being in the right place at the right time. I didnt really “save” her, but I feel like it was important that I happened to be there. It is sad that I was the only one who stopped. It really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help.32. When the author saw the litt

39、le girl, _. A. the girl had lost her way B. she was driving to work in a hurry C. there werent many cars on the road D. the girl feared to go across the road 33. The little girl ran away from the author because _. A. she didnt know the author at all B. she wanted to stay on the road C. she wanted to

40、 look for her father D. she needed to catch her stroller34. The author thought that her help was _. A. worth praising B. not welcome C. not useful D. really necessary35. What can we learn from the passage? A. The girls father didnt like the girl at all. B. The girls father had wanted to thank the au

41、thor. C. The author felt sad that no one else helped the girl. D. The author shared her experience with her son.第二节: 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。Some tips about summer safety for childrenSummer is a time for having fun in the sun! Children should be able to have fun but they should also

42、 be safe. Here are some helpful tips all parents should tell their children. Never talk to strangers36 If someone suspicious (可疑的) that they dont know comes up to them, they should immediately either run away if they are alone or go somewhere where there are other people. Keep cool in the heat If yo

43、ur children must be outdoors in extreme heat, make sure that activities should be limited to 15 minutes. 37 Remember to ask them to drink some every 20 minutes even if they do not feel thirsty.Water safetyFor children who cannot swim, they should not go into the deep area of the water. And they shou

44、ld also play at places where there are lifeguards. This way if something were to happen, they would have someone there to help them. 38Bike safety39 Remember to ask your children to be careful in the street, sidewalk and even the driveway of your home. They need to be taught never to ride a bike out

45、 into the street without first looking for cars, and never into the street from behind a parked car, or from in between two parked cars. 40Children can be easily persuaded into experimenting with drugs and alcohol (酒) at a young age. Summer time gives them more time to stay with their friends who ma

46、y offer them drugs or alcohol. Remember to tell your children the terrible health effects they have on their body. A. Learn to read people.B. Stay away from them.C. Riding can be fun but also dangerous.D. Of course, water is necessary for them.E. Children should never be in a pool alone, anyway.F. T

47、he Internet will be an educational tool for children.G. Tell your children not to talk to anyone they dont know.第三部分 完型填空.（每题1.5分，共30分） Once there was an artist who had painted many famous pictures found that he had not yet painted one “real” picture. In his 41 along a dusty road, he met an aged pri

48、est( 牧师) who asked him where he was going. “I do not know.” Said the artist, “I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world . Perhaps you can 42 me to it.” “How simple,” replied the priest, “in any church, you will find it-Faith is the most beautiful thing in the world.” The artist traveled

49、on. 43 , he met a young bride who told him that the most beautiful thing in the world is “Love”. “Love 44 the world go round. It 45 poverty into riches, sweetens tears and makes much of little. 46 love there is no beauty. Still the artist 47 his search and met a weary soldier. The artist asked him t

50、he 48 question and the soldier answered, “ Peace is the most beautiful thing in the world, War is ugly and 49 you find Peace youll find Beauty, Faith and Love.” “How can I 50 themFaith, Love and Peace?” thought the artist. As he continued his walk, his mind 51 the “real” picture he hoped to paint. H

51、e was 52 that without thinking where he was going, he had reached his 53 surroundings. As he entered the doorway, light glistened(闪光)in his eyes and he 54 that his search was over. In the 55 of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith, “Not a minute passed by that our children and I had not 56 y

52、ou. We prayed that you would return to us 57 ,”his wife said as they embraced him . He sat on his 58 old chair and his heart was at 59 . Finally, the artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it “60 ”.41. A. path B. trip C. search D. imagination 42. A. adjust B. direct C. apply

53、 D. force43. A. Later B. Earlier C. Nowadays D. Finally44. A. expects B. appreciates C. demands D. makes45. A. advises B. charges C. results D. builds 46. A. Without B. Except C. Including D. Besides47. A. broke B. continued C. insisted D. stopped48. A. opposite B. important C. same D. boring 49. A.

54、 whenever B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever50. A. paint B. accept C. practice D. require51. A. agreed B. wondered C. remembered D. looked52. A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. frightened 53. A. strange B. familiar C. special D. suitable54. A. realized B. suggested C. followed D. repeated55.

55、 A. memories B. hopes C. faces D. praises56. A. put up with B. though of C. hunted for D. watched out for57. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. happily D. safely58. A. wide B. single C. favourite D. present 59. A. loss B. time C. moment D. peace60. A. Children B. Home C. Faith D. Friendship 第四部分语法填空(15分，每小题

56、1.5分) Do you know to buy what you need? Shop online or go out to shop in person? With the help of the Internet, shopping is 61 (easy) than before. We can just click our mouse to choose the items we like, pay for them online, and the shopping 62 (finish). It is easy and quick. It helps save money, to

57、o. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items 63 deciding which to buy. However, there are always traps in shopping online. If we are 64 (care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different 65 that in the picture online. Sometimes, the

58、 size of the item we receive can be too big 66 too small. 67 (avoid) such troubles, we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say. From their comments, we can know 68 (well) about an items color, size as well as 69 shortcomings. In this

59、 way we increase our chance of buying 70 more satisfactory item.第二卷写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符合()，并在其下面写出该单词。修改：在错的词下划横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的单词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 Last Friday a school boy is daydreaming in

60、class. Not knowing that he was doing, he put a pen cap into his mouth. A few minutes late, he was terrified to find that he had swallowed them! The teacher was shocking when the boy stood up and said, “Ive just swallowed a pen cap.” He was quickly sent the nearest hospital. There a doctor examined h

61、im and said the best treatment was to take some medicine so that the pen cap could pass natural. Three hours later the boy successfully made it. “She is really lucky,” said the doctor. “Its not rare that small children put things into their mouths for a fun. Its very danger.” 第二节 作文（25分） 假如你是小华，上个月刚

62、刚过岁生日是，觉得自己已经是大人了，于是你想就父母对你的关怀和你今后的打算，以书面形式同父母谈谈信的主要内容如下：1)父母的关心和照顾表达感激之情；2)取得高考好成绩，进入理想大学；3)不断完善自己，争取早日独立注意：).词数词左右；).可适当增加细节，使行文连贯).开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数Dear Mum and Dad, Im writing to you about腾八中20152016学年度高二上学期期末考试英语试卷答案第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）1.BABCC 6.BBCCA. 11. BA A AC 16. ABABA第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满

63、分40分）21-25.ACDBA 26-30. CDBBC 31-35.ACADC 36-40 GDECB第三部分 完型填空.（每题1.5分，共30分） 41-45 CBADD 46-50ABCDA 51-55 BCBAC 56-60.BDCDB第四部分语法填空(15分，每小题1.5分)61. easier 66. or 62. is finished 67. To avoid 63. before 68. better 64. careless 69. its 65. from 70. a 第二卷写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)Last Fr

64、iday a school boy is daydreaming in class. Not knowing that he was doing, he put a Was whatpen cap into his mouth. A few minutes late, he was terrified to find that he had swallowed laterthem! The teacher was shocking when the boy stood up and said, “Ive just swallowed a it shockedpen cap.” He was q

65、uickly sent the nearest hospital. There a doctor examined him and said tothe best treatment was to take some medicine so that the pen cap could pass natural. naturallyThree hours later the boy successfully made it. “She is really lucky,” said the doctor. “Its Henot rare that small children put thing

66、s into their mouths for a fun. Its very danger.” 不要 dangerous Dear Mum and Dad, Im writing to you about my gratitude for your having brought me up and my future plan. I celebrated my 18th birthday last month, which means that I have been already an adult. I am so grateful to you that I dont know how

67、 to express it. First thank you for providing me with good living environment. Second, when I meet with difficulties, you always give me encouragement and good advice. Besides these, you are always teaching me how to become a good man.Now I m a senior school student. The most important thing that I

68、am facing is the national college entrance examinations. I am determined to try my best to pass the competitive exams. I believe I can enter my ideal key university through my efforts. On the other hand, I want to be an independent man. With the development of this society, I will face a more competitive society in the future, so I will develop myself and make good preparations for it. Yours sincerely, Xian Huan