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1、2014-2015年度华山中学高二英语期末考试试卷（共150分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有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；第小题1分，满分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答案，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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15.C. 9.18. 答案是B。1. What will the man probably do

2、?A. Come in twenty minutes B. Have dinner C. Go shopping2. What does the man mean?A. He went mountain climbing last year.B. He doesnt want to go mountain climbing at all.C. He hasnt traveled around the world yet.3. Why can Louise speak English well?A. Her family speak English. B. She spent her early

3、 years in America. C. Shes an American native. 4. What does the woman mean?A. The man should wear his new shirt.B. This shirt needs to be washed first.C. This shirt is not suitable for today.5. What does the woman mean?A. The man will receive his order today.B. The man can call her again this aftern

4、oon.C. The man can come to pick it up if he wants.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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和7题。6. What is wrong with the patient according to the doctor?A. She has a high fever. B. She is

5、in good health.C. She has caught a cold.7. What is the patient supposed to do?A. Take a good rest. B. Stop worrying about her problem.C. Take some medicine.听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。8. How does the woman go to work in London?A. On foot. B. By underground. C. By bus.9. What does the man think of going to work b

6、y bus?A. Cheap and interesting. B. Cheap but boring. C. Interesting but expensive.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What day is it today?A. The womans birthday. B. Mothers Day and the womans birthday. C. Mothers Day and the birthday of the mans mother.11. How much does the man spend on red roses?A. $9 B. $12 C.

7、$2112. What does the woman suggest the man put in the water?A. Salt and vitamin A B. Sugar and vitamin C C. Salt and vitamin C.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did Tom go?A. California B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco.14. What did Tom do there?A. Cooked seafood for his friends. B. Saw many kinds of fishes.

8、 C. Played new ball games. 15. What does Tom say about the girl he likes?A. She attracts him because she talks a lot.B. She is not beautiful but she attracts him.C. She is beautiful and shares the same interests with him.16. Whats going on between Tom and the girl he likes?A. They call each other ev

9、ery day.B. He has visited her at her place.C. She is coming to visit him this weekend.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What happened to the London underground railway in 1969? A. The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines. B. It became the first completely self-control railway in the wo

10、rld. C. A completely self- control line was added to its network.18. On the Victoria Line, who does all the checking and collecting of tickets?A. A platform worker. B. A computer. C. A machine.19. What is the usual task of the one worker on the Victoria Line train?A. To drive the train after it is s

11、tarted.B. To start the train and to drive it when necessary.C. To take care of the passengers on the train.20. If each train moves as its own speed, what will happen on the line?A. There is a danger of accidents on the line.B. There is no danger of accidents on the line.C. One train will keep a safe

12、 distance from the others. 第二部分：阅读理解（满分40分）第一节 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetes

13、t. So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then h

14、e started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him. Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was fa

15、mous in solving many peoples problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones. He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man. Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to brea

16、k my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry, “If I could just come down, I would show you!” Thats what everybody wanted that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage,

17、 but they didnt. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（复仇）. He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to s

18、tart going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed. However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself.“I should be thankful and not angry.”21From the story we know that the sweetest mang

19、o must be the one . Aon the very top of the tree Bhidden in the middle of a tree Con the tree for the longest time Dexposed to sunlight less often22What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes? AHe slipped and fell to the ground suddenly. BHe was climbing down quickly but carefully.

20、 CHe remained hanging helplessly on the tree. DHe shouted loudly for help but no one helped.23How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone? AHe was nervous. BHe kept silent. CHe felt surprised. DHe was angry.24What do you think motivated the man to climb down? ACourage. BRevenge. CCareful

21、ness. DAssistance.25What does the story imply? AAnger saves ones life. BWisdom does count. CSkill and strength count. DAnger is the biggest enemy. B Will there be a time in our lives when cars dont crash? When we can just sit back and relax and our cars will drive themselves. Auto technology experts

22、 say “yes”. And they say that some of those advances may happen quicker than you might think. They will require the users to input the name of the destination or the complete address of the location that they want to go and the cars artificial intelligence takes them there automatically without a dr

23、iver. They will run on solar power in the daytime and ethanol fuel (乙醇燃料) at night. Toyota, BMW and Honda will completely control the trade of driverless car business together and will have the cheapest driverless cars. Fossil fuels will be completely incompatible (不相配的) with these cars. Driverless

24、cars will not require a drivers license of any grade to operate. Anyone with basic literacy and computer skills who are at least 16 years of age will be legally allowed to operate the vehicle with absolutely no restrictions. This would give the young users permission to operate the driverless cars o

25、n major highways as well as secondary roads without needing a separate classification. In addition to all this, drunken people will be able to use their own automobiles to return home because they are not “driving” the vehicle. Whats more, car insurance will become obsolete because there will be no

26、more automobile accidents after the year 2025. This is because the driverless car will have all safety methods in place by the cars artificial intelligence to prevent automobile accidents. Global positioning systems will become mandatory (强制的) in all newly-manufactured cars after 2010, and will be t

27、he most important part in the driverless car.26Who will not be able to use driverless cars? A. Adults with basic literacy and computer skills. B. Adults who are drunk. C. Adults without computer skills. D. Adults without a drivers license.27We can infer from the second paragraph that driverless cars

28、 . A. will need fewer fossil fuels B. will not need a humans instructions C. will run on solar power only D. will be environmentally friendly28What will prevent the driverless car from crashing? A. Artificial intelligence. B. Global positioning systems. C. The people inside. D. Car insurance.29The u

29、nderlined word “obsolete” in the last paragraph probably means “_”. A. difficult to get B. quite important C. dangerous D. out of business30Which of the following may be the best title of the passage? A. Car safety. B. Driverless cars. C. The future cars. D. New technology in cars. C HORSE RACINGYEA

30、R ROUND3pm, every SundayCity StadiumNo children allowed100 YEARS OF PICTURESTHEN AND NOW(Photo Show)February 1April 30City Art Museum at 750 High Street10 am5pm, Tuesday to SundayWEEKEND SALES2pm6pm, this SundayEVERYTHING 20%50%OFFVisit us at Block G, Grandview MallDANCE PARTYCelebrate an important

31、dayBrings your friends7 pm10pm, Sunday night Country Club￥10, an adult; ￥2, a child31Jane can go to to celebrate her birthday with her friends. A. City Stadium B. Country Club C. Grandview Mall D. City Art Museum32All people can be allowed to watch the horse races except . A. adults B. women C. chil

32、dren D. old men33When will you not be able to see the photo show? A. March 8th B. April 10th C. February 1st D. May 1st34What can you do if you only have time between 5 pm to 6 pm on Sunday? A. Go to the weekend sales. B. Go to see the photo show. C. Go to the dance party. D. Go to watch the horse r

33、acing.35How much will Mr. Smith pay if he takes his two daughters to the dance party?A. ￥12 B. ￥14 C.￥30 D.￥6 D Having a great collection of books at home doesnt really mean that you are a person who has a passion for literature and reading It can be a family inheritance or it can be just to impress

34、 people around you by the fact that you are a person of culture On the other hand, there are many persons who cannot afford to buy books, because some of them are quite expensive, but who usually go to libraries and spend hours reading something that interests them a lot, or just borrow books to hom

35、e From my point of view, literature is very important in our life For example, reading is a means of gaining culture and enriching our knowledge in different areas It can help us have a great imagination and it makes things easier when it comes to make compositions on different themes It gives you t

36、he possibility to speak about science, even if you dont work in this domain, or you can express your opinion about a political aspect, just because you have read something connected to that Secondly, literature offers us the possibility to enter the world of imagination, and to leave the real one fo

37、r a couple of hours We come to meet kings and queens many years ago, dream of being in the world of the rich or imagine how life will be in the future Sometimes, we identify ourselves with the characters in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve our problems and how to react in

38、 certain circumstances In conclusion, I would like to say that literature is the perfect means to enrich our culture, to express ourselves correctly, to have a rich vocabulary, to be able to interfere in conversations in different fields of interest and to really be considered an erudite person36Peo

39、ple who are fond of literature are those that _ A have much interest in reading B keep many books C go to libraries every day D buy expensive books in the bookstore37According to the author we can broaden our knowledge by _ A composing B imagining Ccommunicating D reading38We can know from the third

40、 paragraph that _ A we can bring kings and queens back to life B it is very good for us to stay alone for some hours C what we read can be useful in our daily life D we can make friends with people in the stories39The underline word “erudite” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ _” A learned B enthusiast

41、ic C smart D creative40What is the authors purpose by writing the passage? A To share his own reading experience B To distinguish the true readers C To attract people to literature D To stress the importance of imagination第三部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在

42、答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 41over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 42 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was 43 . Ive always been glad about that.

43、It was Christmas time, and although there werent 44 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 45 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 46 . They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 47what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved120 for 48 to share by all

44、 five of us. The big 49 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 50 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered（散开）. We had two hours to shop; then we would 51 back at the “Santas Workshop”. Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 52my younger da

45、ughter, Ginger, who was unusually 53. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didnt say anything 54we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 55to be angry again. This is what she told me: “I was looking 56 thinking of what to

46、 buy, and I 57 to read the little cards on the Giving Trees. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 58 for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 59 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything.”I never felt so 60 as I did that day. 1. A. roofB. h

47、atC. skyD. star2. A. littleB. lessC. enoughD. more3. A. busyB. seriousC. strictD. kind4. A. effortB. roomC. timeD. money5. A. improvementB. problemC. surpriseD. excitement6. A. shoppingB. travelingC. partiesD. greetings7. A. the otherB. each otherC. one by oneD. every other one8. A. toysB. clothesC.

48、 presentsD. bills9. A. dayB. chanceC. chequeD. tree10. A. forcedB. remindedC. invitedD. begged11. A. drawB. stayC. moveD. meet12. A. includingB. besidesC. exceptD. regarding13. A. quietB. excitedC. happyD. ashamed14. A. sinceB. afterC. whileD. until15. A. waitingB. readyC. hopingD. afraid16. A. outB

49、. overC. forwardD. around17. A. forgotB. stoppedC. failedD. hated18. A. wantedB. didC. gotD. played19. A. madeB. searchedC. boughtD. fetched20. A. angryB. richC. patientD. bitter II卷 （共计60分） 第四部分：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空只限一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 We high school students do have some gr

50、owing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely 61 , some of us are upset 62 their body styles and looks. 63 matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 64 our teachers, parents and classmates 65 (face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with t

51、hem, trying to remove the 66 (understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, 67 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 68 to work efficiently, full of 69 (determine). At last, some of us dont have much pock

52、et money, so they feel unhappy. Isnt it strange? So long as we have some, thats enough. And we can learn _ 70 to spend money第五部分：单词拼写（共10分，每题1分，共10题）根据句意和所给单词的正确形式填空。1、Being _ （暴露）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. 2、 It is Mary rather than you who is to _（责备）for the accident.3

53、、 I remember you mentioned the same thing on a _(以前的)occasion.4、We should _（应用）our book knowledge to practice.5、There s still one more step in the _(过程) .6、You must _(通知) everyone in the company of the news as soon as you can7、There are two kinds of people in our world, the _(乐观的) and the pessimisti

54、c.8、 3 As you know, fashion is _ （不断地）changing. 9、The officer _(要求)that his men should set off at once.10、 To their _(高兴), their son was admitted into a famous university.第六部分：短语填空（共10分，每题1分，共10题）请从11个短语中选择10个短语根据下列句意的正确形式填空。consist of apartfrom concentrate on make sense put forward in placebreak do

55、wn depend on take up leave out make no difference1. It doesnt _ to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good.2. He _a very good suggestion at the meeting. 3. What a pity! You _ the parts of the story that are very interesting. 4. China _23 provinces, 4 municipalities, 5 autono

56、mous regions and 2 special administrative regions. 5. Playing computer games has _ all his time and attention.6. _thehouseinWashington，hehas a villa in London.7. It _ to me whether he will come or not8. All living things _the sun for their growth.9. She likes everything to be _ before she starts wor

57、k.10. Your health will _if you work too head.第七部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。3、按要求格式改错，格式不对不给分。 Firemen

58、have been frighting the forecast fire for nearly three weeks after they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still raised up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on but the hills threatened th

59、e surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass seed which would grow quick. The seed was sprayed over the groun

60、d in huge quantity by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, besides, in many places the grass had already taken root. In the place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the bla

61、cken soil.第二节：书面表达（满分20分）目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My opinion on cheating in examinations ”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：主要原因考试偏多、偏难不用功、懒惰取悦父母、老师个人看法作弊不对、违反校规要诚实、努力学习(其它看法)注意：1. 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；2. 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；3. 词数：100左右。4. 参考词汇：作弊cheat (v. )My Opinion on Cheating in ExaminationsI

62、t is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school. _ 答案（共150分） 第一卷（共90分）第一部分：听力（共20分）1-5 ：ABBBA 6-10： CBBAC 11-15： ABACC 16-20： CCCBA第二部分：阅读理解（满分40分）21-25: A C D B B 26-30: C D A D B31-35:B C D A B 36-40: A D C A C第三部分：完形填空（满分30分）4145 ACCDD 4650 ABCAB 5155 DCADB 5660 DBACB 第二卷（

63、共60分）第四部分：语法填空（共10分）61First 62about 63that 64by 65faced66misunderstanding 67which 68ourselves 69determination 70how第五部分：单词拼写（共10分）1. exposed 2. blame 3. previous 4. apply 5. process 6. inform7. optimistic 8. constantly 9. demand 10. delight第六部分：短语填空（共10分，每题1分，共10题）1.make sense 2. put forward 3. left

64、 out 4. consists of 5. taken up6. Apartfrom 7. makes no difference 8. depend on 9. in place 10. break down 第七部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1. have - had 2. after-before 3. raised-rose 4. but- and 5. put out- been put out 6. quick- quickly 7. quantity- quantities 8. besides- however 9. t

65、he 去掉 10. blacken- blackened第二节：书面表达（满分20分） My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school. As students, we often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations, which are too difficult for us. On the other ha

66、nd, some of us are lazy and dont work hard at their lessons. So when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers. In my opinion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools. We students should be honest

67、 and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in examinations. Whats more, we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations. 高二英语答案（共150分） 第一卷（共90分）第一部分：听力（共20分）1-5 ：ABBBA 6-10： CBBAC 11-15： ABACC 16-20： CCCBA第二部分：阅读理解（满分40分）21-25: A C D B B 26-30: C D A

68、 D B31-35:B C D A B 36-40: A D C A C第三部分：完形填空（满分30分）4145 ACCDD 4650 ABCAB 5155 DCADB 5660 DBACB 第二卷（共60分）第四部分：语法填空（共10分）61First 62about 63that 64by 65faced66misunderstanding 67which 68ourselves 69determination 70how第五部分：单词拼写（共10分）71. impression 72. blame 73. previous 74. apply 75. process 76. inform

69、77. optimistic 78. constantly 79. demand 80. delight第六部分：短语填空（共10分，每题1分，共10题）81.make sense 82. put forward 83. left out 84. consists of 85. taken up86. Apartfrom 87. make a difference 88. depend on 89. in place 90. break down 第七部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）91. have - had 92. after-befo

70、re 93. raised-rose 94. but- and 95. put out- been put out 96. quick- quickly 97. quantity- quantities 98. besides- however 99. the 去掉 100. blacken- blackened第二节：书面表达（满分20分） My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school. As students, w

71、e often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations, which are too difficult for us. On the other hand, some of us are lazy and dont work hard at their lessons. So when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers. In my opinion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools. We students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in examinations. Whats more, we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations.