湖南省娄底市湘中名校2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

湘中名校2015-2016年上学期高二期末考试

英语试题

总分: 150分 时量: 120分钟

第Ⅰ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。每段对话后面有一个小题，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，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1 What was the color of the hat the woman bought? A. Green. B. Blue. C. Red. 2 What does the man mean? A. He partly agrees with the man. B. He doesn’t agree with the woman. C. He agrees with the woman. 3 How can the man get to his destination? A. He must change at Jacksonville. B. He has to change at Albany. C. He is still not sure how to get there.

4 What does the woman tell the man about the reference room? A. It’s open only to teachers and postgraduates. B. He can study there if he is writing a research paper. C. He needs the approval of his professor for the use of it. 5 What does the man mean?

A. He doesn’t want to take the exam. B. He has no problems about the exam. C. He can’t learn the material.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满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。 听第下面一段对话，回答第6和7题。

6 How did the boy get that bruise（擦伤） on his leg? A. He knocked into the chair in his room. B. He was hurt by a stone. C He fell off the ladder.

7 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversation? A. The boy will go to school when he is better. B The boy will go to see the doctor by himself.

C. The woman thinks a boy with a fever shouldn’t play football.

听第下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。 8 When was the food delivered to the woman? A. Two hours later. B. Half an hour later. C. An hour later.

9 Who is the man probably? A. The manager in the hotel. B. The waiter in the hotel. C. The woman’s friend.

听第下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。

10 How many people are there in the woman’s hometown? A. About 8,000, B. About 80,000. C. About 800,000.

11 How does the woman describe her hometown? A. It was pretty wonderful being in such a small town. B. There was a moving theater there. C. Living in the town was really unsafe.

12 What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man has lived in Tokyo for five years. B. The woman has never lived in any big cities. C. The woman is from Canada. 听第下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。 13 What does the woman do?

A. A teacher. B. A writer. C. A movie star. 14 Why does the man want to be a fisherman?? A. He likes spending time in the ocean. B. He can get paid a lot of money. C. He wants to make research on fish.

15 What is the disadvantage of being a movie star according to the woman? A. Too much time will be spent on making films. B. A movie star has to fly to various places. C. You will get too much attention.

16 Which of the statements is TRUE according to the conversation? A. The woman doesn’t have the skills to be a teacher. B. The man thinks it is dangerous to be a fisherman.

C. Getting a lot of money is necessarily important for the man.

听第下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。 17 What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. Charitable organizations. B. Inspiring couples. C. Charity foundations 18 How much have the Bill Gates and his wife donated to their charity organization? A Over ＄60 million. B. Over ＄50 million. C. Over ＄36 million. 19 When did King Bhumibol and his wife get married? A. In 1950. B. In 1960. C. In 1968. 20 Whom do Andre and Steffi mainly aim to help?

A. Youngsters. B. Hungry people. C. Disabled people.

第三部分 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.

A

Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run! In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.

Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spinal bifida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”

Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.

Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.” 21．What made Jean take part in sports? A．She was brave. B．She was competitive. C．She was strong. D．She was disabled.

22．What kind of education did she receive? A．High school.

B．Junior middle school. C．High education. D．Primary school.

23．What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?

A．Work hard. B．Hope for the best.

C．Dream a lot. D．Have great wishes and work hard.

B

While you’re in Shanghai, please come and take a walk round some of our interesting places. Yu Gardens Lu Xun’s Museum These famous Ming gardens are often rather This is a great place for book-lovers. There crowded. Don’t forget to try their delicious food. are photographs of the famous writer, some of Open: 9:30am—5:00pm. his books written by hand and many letters. Very cheap. Open: 9:00am—4:00pm. Shanghai Art Museum Shanghai Natural History Museum An interesting building, once used as a race Everything about the natural world and club and library. Drop in and see the latest science. You can study dinosaurs, hundreds of exhibition. There are shows by painters from all animals, plants, rocks, and see many unusual over the country. Open: 9:00am—5:00pm. Shanghai Museum You must see this beautifully designed museum. It is a wonderful place to study Chinese art and history. There are old treasures, fantastic Chinese sculptures (雕刻), paintings from all ages and many other things for you to enjoy. Open: 9:00am—5:00pm. (9:00am—8:00pm, Saturday) 24．What makes Yu Gardens different from the other places in the text?

A. They make people love nature.

B. They cost very little to enter. D. They are good for art research. exhibits. Very cheap. Open: 9:00am—5:30pm. C. They have something nice to eat.

25．You can’t study __________ when you visit Shanghai Natural History Museum. A. robots

B. dinosaurs

C. bamboo

D. rocks

26．If someone is interested in silver bowls of the Tang Dynasty, he can go to __________. A. Shanghai Art Museum C. Lu Xun’s Museum

B. Shanghai Museum

D. Shanghai Natural History Museum

27．How many museums with paintings are mentioned in the text? A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four

C

Everyone would like to be a millionaire, a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.

Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.

For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters . 28. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________. A. older than 20 B. around 20 C. in their 30s D. in their 40s 29. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________. A. a person in general B. a special person

C. Britney Spears D. a person interested in money 30 Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Though young, Britney can support her family now. B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day. C. The teenage movie was starred by Britney.

D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful. 31. According to Britney Spears, she works __________. A. to be a great actress B. for the enjoyment C. for money D. to be more famous.

D

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.

By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

32. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______. A. don’t like spending time with others B. sometimes quarrel with each other C. live on the food they grow in their garden D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple

33. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______. A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it

34. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden? A. To ask them to attend a birthday party B. To help them get to know each other.

C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden. D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.

35. What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden? A. It was too long. B. It was wonderful. C. It was not as good as he thought. D. It was too terrible. 第二节：七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分为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.其余两项为多余选项.

Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. 36________” Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. 37______They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

38______The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.

39______Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. 40________ A. It is very hard to quit smoking.

B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here. C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes. D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.

G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking. 第Ⅱ卷

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分30 分）

第一节 完形填空（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。

During the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care. He gave it the best wheat to eat and the 41 water to drink. He dried it carefully with a towel when it got

wet and 42 it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights. 43 , the horse was strong andswift and carried its master 44 out of the dangers of 45 .

When peace came, however, the soldier 46 . He put the 47 out in a field full of wild plants and gave it only a little food to eat. He left the horse 48 in a worn-out place with a 49 roof and a floor made of mud. During the day the 50 made the horse work hard on his farm, 51 a large amount of wood and pulling heavy wagons (四轮货车).

After some time war broke out 52 . The soldier prepared himself for the war and went to the field to 53 his horse. Hurriedly brushing the mud from its coat, he 54 the horse. For a moment the horse stood there without 55 . Then gradually its 56 legs began to bend 57 it sank slowly to the ground. The horse gave the soldier a look of 58 . \ 59 on foot this time. You have made me work like a mule (骡子) and 60 me like a goat. I cannot change back into a horse in an instant just because you want me to.\41. A. dearest 42. A. thanked

B. clearest

C. coldest

D. deepest D. covered

D. In fact D. angrily D. flood

D. left

B. visited B. At peace

C. welcomed

43. A. As a result 44. A. safely

C. In a sense

B. politely

C. sadly C. war

45. A. fire B. storm 46. A. succeeded 47. A. horse 48. A. dying

B. understood B. cow B. lying

C. changed

C. mule

D. goat

D. playing

C. living

49. A. good-looking 50. A. farmer 51. A. carrying 52. A. lately 53. A. comfort 54. A. helped out 55. A. speaking 56. A. long 57. A. though

B. long-lasting C. ready-made D. broken-down

B. soldier C. sailor D. officer

D. making

B. cutting C. selling B. often B. kill B. got on

C. again D. soon C. protect C. believed in

D. catch D. let off

B. complaining C. crying B. lovely B. and

D. moving

D. strong

C. skinny C. but C. surprise

D. for D. fear

D. finish

58. A. dissatisfaction B. pleasure 59. A. fight 60. A. talked about

B. compete C. travel

B. shouted at C. used D. fed

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分50 分） 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15 分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 There are many opinions about happiness. To some, happiness is being surrounded 61.___family and friends. To others, happiness means 62._________ (achieve) success in something, such as meeting a goal. To those 63. ____have been injured or struggle with a physical disability, happiness can 64. ______ (simple) mean a day without suffering, or just being alive. Then, how to find happiness? Sang Lan is 65. _______ very good example. While she 66. ___________(injure) and in hospital, she amazed the world by the way she remained 67. ________(cheer). After she went back to China, she adapted 68. __ her new life quickly. Not only did she graduate from Peking University in 2007 with a degree in broadcasting 69. _______she also hosted a sports program about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her courage is admirable and all of us should think about how she rebuilt her life 70. _________ our lives feel unbearable.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35 分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线〔\\〕划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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

I was at a friend’s house to dinner recently. During dinner, I break a

beautiful cup by accident. It was my friend favorite birthday present. I wanted to pay

for it, so she refused. I insisted on buy a new one for her, but she wouldn’t let me. I

felt badly about it. After returning to home, I told this to my mother. My mother

suggested that I give my friend a special gift to make up for me. I knew she always

wanted a book Life of Pi, so I bought a copy for her and she was happy accept it.

第二节 书面表达

（满分25分）

4月23日是“世界读书日”（World Reading Day），假如你是班长，请你起草一份倡仪书，号召全班同学以实际行动迎接“世界读书日”的到来，为创建“书香校园”，多读书、读好书，养成课外读书的好习惯。字数120左右。 倡仪书应包括以下内容：

1．现状（ 看电视、上网时间更多）

2．列举一些阅读的好处；(丰富知识，完善自我) 3．建议每位同学每学期至少读1—2本好书。 开头已给，不计入词数。

Good morning! Boys and girls

As we know, World Reading Day which falls on April 23rd is drawing near. The purpose of the global festival is to promote reading and publishing.

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湘中名校2015-2016年上学期高二期末考试

英语试题参考答案

听力1-5 ACACC 6-10 ABACA

11-15 BCAAC 16-20 BBCAA

阅读: 21-23 BCD 24-27 CABB 28-31 AACB 32-35 DACB

36-40 BDEAF

完型填空：41-45 BDAAC 46-50 CACDB 51-55 ACDBD 56-60 CBAAD

语法填空: 61 by 62 achieving 63 who 64 simply 65 a 66 was injured 67 cheerful 68 to 69 but 70 when/whenever 改错：

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pay for it, so she refused. I insisted on buy a new one for her, but she wouldn’t but buying

let me. I felt badly about it. After returning to home, I told this to my mother. bad /

My mother suggested that I give my friend a special gift to make up for me. I her knew she always wanted a book Life of Pi, so I bought a copy for her and she the was happy accept it. ＾to 作文：

Good morning! Boys and girls

As we know, World Reading Day which falls on April 23rd is drawing near. The purpose of the global festival is to promote reading and publishing. Nowadays, a lot of students prefer to spend much time in watching TV and they are crazy about Internet. So, most of them don't have

enough time to read books. And still worse, they don't like reading. However, reading is necessary. I firmly think that by reading, we not only enrich our life ,and broaden our horizons but also learn to perfect our personality. Now that reading is good for us, let’s develop a good habit of reading. I strongly suggest that every one of us should read at least one or two good books every term.

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