河南省南阳市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题，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）

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.Who is the man?

A.A taxi driver.

B.A waiter in a hotel.

C.A policeman.

2.How old is the man's elder son?

A.50.

B.15.

C.13.

3.Which language doesn't the man speak?

A.German.

B.Japanese.

C.Chinese.

4.What is the woman doing?

A.Making an apology.

B.Making an appointment.

C.Making an excuse.

5.What is the trouble with the woman?

A.She cannot speak the language well.

B.She doesn't know how to practice the language well.

C.She doubts if she can speak the language well.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或对白，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.Which is the man's favorite book?

A.Gone With the Wind.

B.The Thorn Birds.

C.Gone with the wind and Thorn Birds.

7.What does the man like about his favorite book?

A.The various characters.

B.The plot.

C.The writer's language.

8.What sill they do after the conversation?

A.Go to the bookshop.

B.Go to the library.

C.Go to buy the book. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.From which platform will the train leave?

A.Platform 2.

B.Platform 3.

C.Platform 5.

10.When does the conversation take place?

A.At 9:45.

B.At 9:15.

C.At 8:45.

11.How often do the trains come at night?

A.Every 15 minutes.

B.Every 30 minutes.

C.Every 50 minutes.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.What did the man NOT tell the woman?

A.Where he lived.

B.Where he has been.

C.His telephone number.

13.How long does it take to come from Chicago to Indian Lake according to the man?

A.45 minutes.

B.60 minutes.

C.90 minutes.

14.When will the woman have her seat?

A.Monday afternoon.

B.Tomorrow night.

C.Sunday afternoon.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What is the relationship between the speakers?

A.Interviewer and interviewee.

B.Colleagues.

C.Manager and clerk.

16.What does the woman think of her last position?

A.She is very satisfied with it.

B.She doesn't like it at all.

C.She thinks her chances for advancement were very limited there.

17.How much will the woman's salary be in three months' time?

A.$2,000.

B.$3,000.

C.$4,000.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.How old was Flora when she first saw Kirsten?

A.4.

B.6.

C.11.

19.Why did Flora take Kirsten home?

A.Because no one cared for Kirsten.

B.Because she was interested in Kirsten.

C.Because she had no money to buy dolls.

20.What can we learn about the toy-lending idea?

A.It has been well received.

B.It cannot be accepted by children.

C.Few parents know about it.

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4篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Summer teaching jobs with Summer Study's pre-college programs require a staff committed to mastering the responsibilities that make our summer programs even greater than both students and parents could imagine.The Summer Study staff...

●Help organize all planned day/night/weekend activities on campus during our summer programs for high school students

●Instruct classes/workshops,coach sports clinics and/or provide general support during our pre-college programs

●Provide guidance and assistance throughout the student's entire pre-college experience

Are you prepared to take on these responsibilities during our summer programs for high school students?If so, please view our job qualifications for our pre-college programs below.

Summer Program Job Qualifications

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS THE SUMMER!!In order to ensure the best pre-college summer program experience,Summer Study staff must meet certain qualifications for our pre-college programs.All Summer Staff must be…

●Finished with at least 3 years of college

●At least 21 years old by July 1st

●Be willing to live in the residence halls with our students

●Be willing to be on duty 24 hours a day,7 days a week for the length of the program

Staff for our summer programs in Paris or Spain must also be...

●Fluent in FRENCH and ENGLISH for the Paris program or fluent in SPANISH and ENGLISH for the Spain program

●Familiar with the city of Paris or Spain

Now,here is what we offer you...

COMPENSATION（报酬）

Compensation for teaching jobs in our summer programs includes all lodging,program meals,planned entertainment & activities,weekend travel and salary.Click here to download our staff information booklet or on the links below for program—specific information and to download a staff application for our pre-college programs.

21.What should you do if you were a staff?

A.To take full responsibilities for students.

B.To provide students timely financial aid.

C.To do homework for high school students.

D.To assist to organize kinds of activities.

22.What can we know about the job qualifications?

A.You should have a positive attitude to students.

B.A college diploma is a must for all the applicants.

C.The former program experience is necessary.

D.You should know where the residence hall is.

23.What should you do if you want to work in Spain?

A.You must speak French and English.

B.You must have lived in Spain for a long time.

C.You must speak English and Spanish.

D.You must be familiar with the city of Paris.

24.Where are you likely to read the passage?

A.In a newspaper.

B.On a websites.

C.In a guide book.

D.On a bulletin board.

B

Dangal: India's wrestling blockbuster delights China

The true story of two female wrestlers overturning gender stereotypes has become the

highest-grossing Indian film ever in China.It is a story of female empowerment.

Dangal is not your typical song-and-dance heavy Bollywood romance.Starring hugely popular Aamir Khan,it tells the story of Indian wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained his daughter to become wrestlers-defying social norms.

The real-life family is from conservative Haryana state,known for the high prevalence of social issues such as gender inequality and child marriage.And the family faced great adversity to realise his wrestling dream.

One of his daughters GeetaPhogat went on to win India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games.

"I think the father really cared about his daughters' future.He would have raised independent daughters no matter what,"said one social media user on Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo.

Aamir Khan's previous films have also been hugely popular in China.His 2009 release,3 Idiots,was a hit in the country and industry watchers called it the film that broke "China's Great Bollywood Wall".Khan is sometimes credited with reviving China's love for Bollywood,which began with Raj Kapoor's films in the 1950s.

In China,the film was released as Shuai Jiao Baba,which translates as Let's Wrestle,Dad.Since then the hashtag "Lets WrestleDad" has been trending on Weibo.

Chinese critics say Dangal has helped break China's "prejudice" against Bollywood films,including their excessive length and elaborate but "puzzling" dance scenes.

25.According to the article,what do we know about the movie Dangal?

A.It has attracted the most viewers in China.

B.It challenges gender stereotypes somehow.

C.It adopted a conservative view on social issues.

D.It is typical of song-and-dance Bollyood movies.

26.Why was one of the daughters GeetaPhogat mentioned in the passage?

A.To impress more Olympic Games fans.

B.To prove that she was a talented wrestler.

C.To show that her father's dream has come true.

D.To express concern about gender inequality in sport.

27.Which of the following is not true about Aamir Khan?

A.He starred in 3 Idiots.

B.He was highly credited.

C.He was popular among Chinese film-goers.

D.He stirred up much prejudice from critics.

C

They may be tiny,and live for just three months,but ants could be the key to solving climate change.

Rough harvester ants have been found to "weather" minerals in sand to produce calcium carbonate,also known as limestone（石灰岩）.When the ants make this limestone,the process traps carbon dioxide in the rock,ultimately removing it from the atmosphere.

It is uncertain how the minerals are changed,however,and theories vary a lot from ants licking the sand to excreting（排泄）the substance.

Professor Dorn buried sand at six sites in the Catalina Mountains in Arizona,and Polo Duro Canyon in Texas,25 years ago.Every five years,he measured the minerals in the sand,and discovered the ants broke down minerals up to 300 tunes faster than sand left undisturbed.

Professor Dorn believes the ants collect calcium and magnesium（镁）and use these elements to make the limestone.This may occur when ants lick sand grains to stick them to the walls of their nests.Alternatively,the limestone could be created from bacteria in the insects gut before it is excreted.This process is similar to what's known as carbon sequestration（隔离）.

Natural carbon sequestration is the process on Earth that manages the carbon dioxide expelled by animals and humans.Trees and the oceans help trap this carbon dioxide.

Another method is geological sequestration where the carbon dioxide is pumped into underground chamber,or into areas full of calcium and magnesium.Carbon dioxide reacts with these elements to form limestone.It is this latter method that Dorn believes the ants perform naturally.

But Professor Dorn claims it is still unknown how much atmospheric carbon is removed by the ants.

28.The fifth paragraph is mainly about .

A.how ants break down limestone

B.how ants use sand to kill bacteria

C.how ants decorate their nests with sand

D.how ants change minerals into

limestone

29.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "expelled"?

A.sent out

B.taken in

C.broken up

D.given away

30.According to Dorn,scientists still don't know .

A the amount of CO2 removed by ants B.the method of ants' removing CO2

C.the effect of CO2 on ants' survival

D.the time when ants absorb CO2

31.The main idea of the passage is that .

A.ants build their nests to keep CO2 out

B.ants may remove CO2 from atmosphere

C.ants are pioneers in solving global warming

D.ants use limestone to absorb a great deal of CO2

D

Captain John Bunch loves to go fishing.In fact,Bunch loves fishing so much that he became a professional fishing guide decades ago and has remained one ever since.There is something,however,that Bunch loves even more. That is his country and the men and women who join the army to protect it.Ever since Bunch met a young soldier in 2005,who wanted to go on a fishing trip before he left the army,the Florida native has offered over 1,200 fishing trips to veterans（退伍军人）,with all expenses paid.

And Bunch's efforts to give back to those who have served their nation go even much further.Inspired by that fishing trip 11 years ago,he founded Operation Open Arms,which has since helped nearly 3:400 US troops and given out more than $12 million in direct benefits with his charity.Operation Open Arms also also provides free weddings, vacations,and more leisurely activities to veterans,and can rely on a network of over 300 businesses and individual partners to get former soldiers anything they might need upon returning home from army.

The former marine's heartwarming generosity is a result of his own experiences in the military and the pride he has for his country."I do this because I love my country and I do this because America is the greatest country in the world,"he told NBC's Today Show.Bunch's unwavering commitment goes so far that he once turned down an invitation from then-President George W.Bush,because he bad already scheduled a fishing trip with one of his veterans.Even the

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