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高二年级英语试卷
总分： 100分 时间: 90分钟 命题人：张鲁荣 审题人：沈冬梅 2015年11月
I. Listening Comprehension ( 20%) Section A ( 10%) Directions： In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. D. By car.
2. A. Some books. B. Both toys and books. C. Some toys. D. Neither toys nor books. 3. A. At 2:00. B. At 2:30. C. At 4:00. D. At 4:30. 4. A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a cake. D. In a snack bar. 5. A. Guide and tourist. B. Customer and shop assistant. C. Father and daughter. D. Conductor and passenger. 6. A. In France. B. In England. C. In China. D. In Japan. 7. A. Filling in a library card. B. Buying a dress. C. Talking with his friend. D. Asking for information. 8. A. He will do some revision. B. He wants to move the box. C. He can’t help with the housework. D. He can’t help watching TV. 9. A. Going to a park. B. Parking the car. C. Buying a portrait. D. Getting the keys. 10. A. To type a few lines. B. To pick him up.
C. To wait at the gate. D .To drive him home. Section B ( 6%) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Her school was in a small village. B. She was outstanding at school. C. She was the only Asian girl there. D. Her parents were in London. 12. A. London B. Bath C. Swindon D. Oxford
13. A. Coming across a radio producer. B. Taking an earlier train. C. Meeting a professional artist. D. Wearing two odd shoes. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following speech.
14. A. Educating children. B. Saving rare animals. C. Recreating an environment. D. Making a profit.
15. A. Animals make visitors stressful. B. Animals must live their lives in cages. C. Animals can feel bored and sad. D. Animals are in danger of extinction. 16. A. They are still useful and necessary.
B. They have more disadvantages than advantages. C. They are a perfect environment for animals. D. They are recreative places for animals.
Section C (4%)
Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Car Rental Information
Name: Any Toms Length of times: ___17___ days Location to leave the car: The___18___ office License: An International Driver’s License Insurance: A___19___ accident insurance Means of payment: ___20___ Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
II. Grammar and vocabulary (17%): Section A ( 8%)
Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent (意思连贯的). Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
English is a widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings ____21____ speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has ____22____ (large) vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in ___23___ eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while
sweetbreads, ____24____ aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English ___25____ granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it ___26___ a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, ___27___ quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
So far English, invented by people not computers, ___28__ (reflect) the creativity of human beings. Section B( 9%)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. There is an extra word in the box.
A. natural B. organize C. impressed D. experiences E. sharing F. creative G. separate H cherished I. spending J. choices Bored with buying Father’s Day ties? Running out of ___29___ for your father? There are some fathers who love to fish or hunt, while some love to play golf. But all fathers share one thing in common: they love making memories. Instead of just sending your father a gift, you can __30____ some activities for him and get yourself involved. How about a long walk, especially in a ___31___ setting? Or a family bike ride? He will appreciate the thought, and will enjoy the time with you.
If you have a video camera at home, make a video on Father’s Day. If you really want to be ___32___, pick a couple of your father’s favorite songs and make a music video with the whole family! The result will be a memory ___33___ by all. Another suggestion for the video idea is to get some of his favorite people to talk about him on video and then have a party and show the video. The video can include other family members, and the neighbors, too. Your father will certainly be ___34___.
Old photos can also be fun. There are certainly some old photos of the family somewhere. Find the photos and bring them out on Father’s Day. Pass them around and ask your father what he remembers about the ___35___ in the photos. This will help the family members get closer to each other. If you aren’t at home or too far away to make a personal visit on Father’s Day, think about some ways to narrow the distance. You can send a letter ___36___ your feelings and memories with your father. Or you can make a long phone call, even if the miles and the time might ___37___ you. III. Reading Comprehension（34%） Section A ( 10%)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People wear hats for three main reasons: protection, communication, and decoration.
Protection. People first began to wear hats to 38 themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide 39 from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats, 40 the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain 41 . Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets (头盔) for protection from 42 . Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearer's 43 . Students may wear a mortarboard (学士帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college.
Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive, though the hat's main 44 may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to 45 the wearer' s appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a(n) 46 . In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o'-shanter that is part of their national costume(服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more 47 when keeping up with the latest fashion.
38. A. defend B. protect 39. A. shade B. shadow 40. A. resulting from
C. prevent D. hide C. security D. cover
C. relating to
D. depending on
B. basing upon
41. A. seasons B. climates C. activities D. communities 42. A. injury B. destruction 43. A. experience B. occupation
C. harm
D. pollution
D. education
C. personality
44. A. programme B. fashion C. purpose D. achievement 45. A. change B. increase C. display D. improve 46. A. tradition
B. label C. honour D. fashion
47. A. sociable B. informal C. attractive D. noble
Section B ( 16%)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
There are many myths and legends surrounding the origin (起源) of the ancient Olympic Games. The most popular legend describes that Heracles was the creator of the Olympic Games, and