黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第四中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考

2014-2015学年度高二下学期期末考试

英语试题

I．完形填空（共30分）

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good __1_ in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I __2__ to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be __3__, but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was __4__. I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to __5__ that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, __6__, I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very _7_ city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he __8_ to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main __9__ in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he __10__ had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming _11__, yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several _12__ like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He __13__ that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he _14__, but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me __15_ my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento. He said that was a coincidence __16__ his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a __17__ who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18__ the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He _19_ and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my __20__ to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1.A. brother B. teacher C. neighbour D. friend

2.A. managed B. happened C. tried D. wanted

3.A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking

4.A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed

5.A. think B. find C. realize D. see

6.A. indeed B. actually C. instead D. exactly

7.A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big

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8.A. began B. stopped D. failed

9.A. problem B. interest D. work

10.A. just B. ever surely

11.A. suit B. habit D. river

12.A. people B. players D. friends

13.A. advised B. argued D. announced

14.A. recognized B. realized D. found

15.A. how B. whether where

16.A. because B. if D. though

17.A. doctor B. friend D. player

18.A. hired B. visited D. sold

19.A. smiled B. laughed D. nodded

20.A. chance B. pleasure D. turn

II．阅读理解（共40分）

C. refused C. choice C. even C. pools

D.

C. strangers C. admitted

C. visited

D.

C. when C. then

C. neighbour C. designed C. cried C. time

A

Jack is the name of a game that is quite popular with children. To play jack, you’ll need a small rubber ball ten small metal objects: jacks. The rules for this game are very simple. To begin, you put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Throw the ball up, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep the jack in your hand and then continue to pick up the other jacks one at a time. You lose your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack or you drop any jacks from your hands.

When you finish all ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at a time. This is more difficult, of course. You will lose your turn if you do not pick up exactly two jacks or if you make any of the other mistakes. 21. To pick up a jack, you have to _____.

A. throw one of the jacks first B. throw the first jack

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you’ve caught

C. throw the rubber ball into the air first D. catch the falling ball first

22. How many times will you pick up jacks when you play with two jacks at a time without making any mistakes to win the game?

A. 5

B 3

C. 4

D. 6

23. Which of the following is true?

A. The name of a jack is very popular with children B .The children like the game only for its simple rules. C. You always do the same thing when you finish all ten jacks.

D. You have to pick up one jack as fast as possible before you catch the ball

B

In the United States the most popular form of folk dancing since the earliest days has been square-dancing. In those days, men and women worked in groups to build a house or harvest crops. When the work was done, they usually danced merrily and happily in a store or in a farm kitchen.A square is formed by four couples who stand facing the center of the square. Each couple stands on one side of the square with the boy on the left and the girl on the right.

Large or small numbers of people can dance at one time. Sometimes 800 or1000 people may be dancing at the same time. Or there may be one square of eight people. Costumes are worn by those who do the square-dance. This makes the dancing more colorful to watch. Women often wear full skirts of different colors with a pretty blouse. Men may have colored shirts and western trousers they wear only when they are square-dancing. In some country areas, everyone wears his best clothes.

Today in all parts of the U.S., you will find some schools, clubs, or other groups that are square-dancing for fun.

24. In the early time people did square-dance______.

A. before they did something important B. when they getting in crops C. after they finished their work D. when they were building

a house

25. If 1,1000people dance at the same time, how many squares can be formed?

A. Just 100big squares

squares

C. 250 squares

B. Less than 100 small

D As many as 125

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26. In this passage the underlined word “Costumes” means_____.

A. special clothes people wear on particular days B. clothes people wear when working C. something people wear round the neck D. something expensive and beautiful

27. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. One can join in square-dancing in a hotel every evening. B. Some squares are made up of young girls.

C. Square-dancing party is usually held in the morning. D. People, old or young, women or men enjoy square-dancing.

C

The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble.The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed by the other females and their young .The bull elephants follow last. When danger threatens, the bulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard them.

The members of the herd are loyal to one another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it. Elephants are fond of the Youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat(漂浮着)when the herd crosses a river .They work together to rescue a calf that wandered into a dangerous place. A female elephant that is about to give birth to her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as “aunt”. The aunt stands guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member.

28. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that ______.

A. bull elephants are the strongest elephants B. elephants have no enemies

C. elephants do not care about one another D. The leaders of a herd is a male

29. In time of danger, the males form a circle around______.

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A. the enemy

B. the weaker animals

D. the female

C. the leader of the group

30. Which statement does the story lead you to believe?

A. Most elephant herds have over a hundred members. B. Baby elephants cannot swim well.

C. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die. D. The newest member can stay afloat only.

D

When having a meal, a European usually holds the knife in the right hand, and the fork in the left. He uses the knife and fork with his both hands. He keeps his knife and fork in his hands until he finishes eating.

But an American, on the opposite, may use just one hand whenever possible and keep the other hand on his lap. He uses the fork in his right hand to pick up fried potatoes. When he has to cut his meat, he changes his fork to the left hand and cuts it. Then he puts down the knife and changes his fork to his right hand to pick up the sliced meat. Then, perhaps, he will suddenly think of his coffee or orange. So he has to put down his fork in order to drink his coffee or orange. Now you can see, an American is busy all the time at the dinner table. By the way, Europeans usually have their coffee after meals, but many Americans prefer to have coffee during the meal.

If you are present at a formal dinner, you might be confused to find so many forks, knives and spoons put before you. You might be at a loss to know what to do with them. Don’t worry. The rule is simple. You just use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from outside towards the plate. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad. The spoon on the outside on the right is for soup. There is another little knife, called a butter spreader, on a bread-and-butter plate on the left. As the bread is passed, each guest helps himself and puts his pieces on the small plate. Next to the soup there will probably be the blunt knife for fish, which is smaller and blunter than other knives.

31. When do Europeans usually drink their coffee?

A. Before meals.

B. After meals.

D They never drink coffee when they

C. While they are having their meals.

eat.

32. The right way to use the forks, knives and spoons is ________.

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A. to use whichever you like when necessary B. to use them from the outside to the inside C. to use them from the inside to the outside D. to use them from the middle to both sides 33. The butter spreader is_________.

A. a fork

plate

34. The spoon on the outside on the right is for__________.

A. soup

D.chicken

35. The best title for this passage is__________.

A. Eating Habit in America

B. Eating Habit in Europe

B. salad

C. butter

B. a spoon

C. a knife

D. a

C. How to use Forks, Knives and Spoons D. Dining Customs of the West 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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Why do some people have many friends while others do not? 36 However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.

The first experiment is called the “Hawthorne effect” after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company. 37 .The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increase on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation (积极性) and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others ,they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.

38 After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all – white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.

She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other with brown

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eyes. Other eye colours such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown – eyed people were cleverer than blue – eyed ones because of an agent (化学作用) for brown colour found in their blood. Blue – eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown – eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue – eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown – eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 39 .So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their successes and sympathize(同情) with them in their troubles. 40 . A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them.

B. Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behaviour to you.

C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore（忽略） others.

D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others. E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behaviour but also their confidence and their performance.

F.You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.

G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the students. III．语法填空（共15分）

For some time, I had been thinking that I wanted to do something to make strangers smile. I decided that I 41 (leave) small notes around in shops and other public places with positive sayings or kind words for strangers 42 (find).

A friend on Facebook posted that she had received a lot of beautiful paper from an artist friend and was wondering 43 to do with it. I told her about my idea, and she immediately said this must be what her paper 44 (mean) for.

So, two friends on opposite sides of the wold started leaving these random notes

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of kindness, I leave my notes 45 expecting any particular results. It doesn’t matter 46 they are read or thrown away. The main thing is 47 I did this act.I now carry around a notebook in 48 I write down lovely and 49 (inspire) phrases that I find. And I buy packs of post-it notes, to write notes on whenever I see an opportunity to make a stranger smile.

I only leave the notes 50 I am feeling in a happy mood,as I don’t want to pass any negative energy onto someone else.I sign them all saying that this note was left for you by a stranger to make you smile. Then, I add a heart.

IV．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。（共10）

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：在错的词下划一个横线，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。

This is a story told by my father : When I was boy , the most exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring Festival . My grandma was the best cooker in the world but could make the most delicious dishes . Once , I just couldn’t wait for the Spring Festival dinner . As I was about take a piece from a cooked duck , I saw Grandma in the kitchen looking me . Shake her head , she said , “It isn’t a good time to do that , dear .” I apologize and controlled me at the best till the dinner started . You know , that was a dinner we had waited for several month .

英语试卷答题卡

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语法填空

41._______ 42.________ 43._________ 44._________ 45._______ 46.________ 47._________ 48._________ 49._______ 50.________

改错This is a story told by my father : When I was boy , the most exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring Festival . My grandma was the best cooker in the

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world but could make the most delicious dishes . Once , I just couldn’t wait for the Spring Festival dinner . As I was about take a piece from a cooked duck , I saw Grandma in the kitchen looking me . Shake her head , she said , “It isn’t a good time to do that , dear .” I apologize and controlled me at the best till the dinner started . You know , that was a dinner we had waited for several month .

V. 书面表达（共15分） 请你根据提示写一封信。

你叫Henry，是齐齐哈尔市第四中学的一名高二学生，你的外教Johnson先生把美国学生Rose介绍给你做笔友，现在请你给她写一封信，在信中你表示希望和她做笔友，简单介绍一下你自己，如你的爱好等，并希望了解美国学生的生活等。

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