1、1巨鹿二中高二第二学期期末考试英语试题考试时间:120 分钟注意事项:1、答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2、请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第 1 卷一.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,回答第 15 小题。1.Why does the man like his new job more?A.He can use what he learned. B.He can learn a lot from the new job.C.He has more free time.2.What does the woman
2、want the man to do?A.To buy her a dress. B.To give her his address. C.To deliver her dress.3.Where is Sue now?A.At home. B.At Bills home. C.At the office.4.What does the woman think of herself?A.Careless. B.Unfortunate. C.Hopeless.5.What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A.A boss
3、 and an employee. B.A teacher and a student. C.A father and a son.第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)听第 6 段材料,回答第 68 小题。6.Why is Ken so early this morning?A.He is on duty. B.He has to do his homework. C.He often does this.7.What do we learn about Kens mother?A.She is very strict with Ken. B.She is very
4、 friendly.C.She always makes Ken do a lot of homework.8.Did Kens favorite team win last night?A.Yes, it did. B.No, it didnt. C.We dont know.听第 7 段材料,回答第 911 小题。9.Where does the conversation probably happen?A.At the doctors office. B.At the police station. C.In the street.10.What is the man who asked
5、 the time like?A.He is tall and thin. B.He is tall and fat. C.He is short and thin.11.How many people robbed the woman?A.Two. B.Three. C.We dont know.听第 8 段材料,回答第 1213 小题。12.What do we know about Elizabeth?A.Shes too busy to see a doctor. B.The doctors advice does her no good.C.She hasnt got well th
6、ough shes seen a doctor.13.Who will see Elizabeth?A.The man. B.The woman. C.Neither of them.听第 9 段材料,回答第 1417 小题。214.Where does this talk take place?A.In a school. B.In a classroom. C.In an office.15.How many computers do they have all together?A.80. B.168. C.208.16.What is the use of the computer i
7、n class?A.It is used to help teachers teach. B.It is used to learn new words.C.It is used to save time.17.Why do they use the computer in class?A.They use it to make the work easier and save a lot of time.B.They have to. C.They like to use it.听第 10 段材料,回答第 1820 小题。 18.What did the speaker want to te
8、ll the listeners about?A.The kinds of things which will serve as money in the future.B.The money used in the early days.C.The fact that the Chinese people were the earliest users of money. 19.According to the speech, which of the following might have been used for money by early Japanese? A.Tea. B.S
9、alt. C.Nuts. 20.What was the common character of the things used for money?A.They were difficult to get. B.They had some practical use. C.They were considered valuable by all people. 二阅读理解 (每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)A 篇Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these pl
10、aces: Visit art museums. They offer some activities to excite your kids interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings(签名) by childrens favorite writers, and even musical performances and other arts. Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids
11、can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up. Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and famil
12、y visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet (木偶) making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find. Try hands-on science. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums a
13、round the country. These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. Theyll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is 3tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these mu
14、seums.21.If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit .A.a YoutheaterB.an art museumC.a natural history museumD.a hands-on science museum22.What can kids do at a Youtheater?A.Look at rock collections.B.See dinosaur models.C.Watch puppet making.D.Give performances.23.What does “ha
15、nds-on science” mean in the last paragraph?A.Science games designed by kidsB.Learning science by doing thingsC.A show of kids science workD.Reading science booksB 篇There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.One day, feeling extremely sad and lonely, she wa
16、s walking through a field with wild grass when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn (荆棘) bush. The more the butterfly struggled to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into its fragile body. The young girl carefully released the butterfly from the thorns. Instead of flying away, the lit
17、tle butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy(仙女). The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.“For your wonderful kindness,“ the good fairy said to the girl, “I will make any wish you would like to have come true.“The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.“The fairy
18、said, “Very well.” And she whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared suddenly.As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her the secret to her happiness. She would only smile and answer, “The secret to my happiness is that I listened to a good fai
19、ry when I was a little girl.“When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all came together again around her, afraid that her wonderful secret to happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,“ they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.“The lovely old woman simply smiled and said,
20、“She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, needed me.“ 24.What happened to the butterfly when the little girl found it?A.It lost contact with its family members.B.All the thorns had cut deep into its fragile body.4C.It couldnt move fre
21、ely because of the thorn bush.D.It couldnt get out because the bush was too thick.25.Why did the little girl rub her eyes when she saw the fairy?A.She couldnt believe her own eyes.B.Some tears were in both of her eyes.C.She wanted to learn the fairys magic.D.She wanted to admire the fairys beauty.26
22、.The fairy might have whispered in the girls ear about _.A.how to get happinessB.how to help others secretlyC.the secret to becoming wealthyD.ways of getting love from family27.The story is mainly developed by _.A.giving examplesB.making comparisonsC.following space orderD.following time order28.Whi
23、ch of the following might be the best title for the text?A.A Fairys WhisperB.The Secret to HappinessC.A Story About a Lucky Girl!D.A Girls Love for Her FamilyC 篇Stopping by woods on a snowy eveningBy Robert FrostWhose woods these are I think I know,His house is in the village though.He will not see
24、me stopping here,To watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queer(奇怪的),To stop without a farmhouse near,Between the woods and frozen lake,The darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness(马具)bells a shake,To ask if there is some mistake.The only other sounds the sweep,Of e
25、asy wind and downy flake(鹅毛般的雪花).The woods are lovely,dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.5Robert Frost (1874 1963) is one of the most popular of all American poets. Like Walt Whitman; another famous American poet,he wanted his poet
26、ry to be read and understood by the“common man”. Frost wrote about farm and country life in early America,and his poems celebrate both the powerful force of nature and the strength and importance of human actions and choices.29.Why did the poet stop by woods on a snowy evening?A.His horse wanted to
27、feed on the grass.B.He was tired and wanted to have a rest.C.He was attracted to the beautiful scenery of the woods.D.He wanted to hunt as many animals as possible in the forest.30.Why did the poet have to leave?A.It got darker and darker.B.He had to keep his promises.C.He was afraid of getting lost
28、.D.It was noisy in the woods.31.The poem celebrates .A.the force of nature and the strength of human choicesB.the harmony between man and natureC.the power of human and common manD.the beauty of nature and country lifeD 篇One Sunday, Malachi Bradley was searching for wild mushrooms in eastern Utah wh
29、en he realized he had wandered too far from the mountain lake where he was hiking with his father and family.The 10-year-old boy tried looking for a road to flag down a driver. But the area about 200 miles east of Salt Lake City was too remote. He remembered the survival skills his father taught him
30、. As night fell and temperatures dipped into the 30s, Malachi wrapped his T-shirt around his legs. He huddled(蜷缩)in his jacket to protect himself from the weather between the rocks. The remaining warmth helped him get through the night. Over the nearly 30 hours he was missing in the rough and remote
31、 country area, he found river water to drink. And he even tried unsuccessfully to catch a fish with a spear made from a stick.Meanwhile, dozens of search-and-rescue workers were combing the area but they could not find Malachi in the wooded landscape. Back at Paul Lake, his father, Danny Bradley, an
32、d a friend who had joined them for the camping were keeping a fire burning. They hoped the boy might wander back on his own.The next day, Malachi heard a police helicopter flying overhead. He knew the searchers aboard the craft could not see him through the trees. So he started walking again until h
33、e found a clearing. He stayed there and briefly fell asleep until a search plane spotted him from the air. A helicopter landed to pick him up on Aug. 32. Medical staff said he was cold and hungry but fine.Malachi said he would go camping again. But next time he will never go away from other people.
34、“I will learn from my mistakes,” he said.632 What did Malachi manage to do to survive?A.Find a road to stop a passing car.B.Catch a fish with a spear.C.Stay between rocks at night.D.Build a shelter on his own.33.What can we learn about the boys wilderness survival?A.It was tough.B.It was exciting.C.
35、It was annoying.D.It was boring.34.Why could the plane spot Malachi?A.It made it with the help of a tool.B.He stayed in an area with no trees.C.He waved and shouted fiercely.D.It flew low enough to see everything.35.What lesson does Malachi Bradley learn from the experience?A.Learn from experience.B
36、.Be brave when in danger.C.Believe in yourself at any time.D.Stay close to others when camping.三七选五(10 分) Success storyYesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.Frank is now the head of a very large business company. 36 . It was his job to repair bicycles
37、37 . He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own.During the war Frank used to make spare parts for planes. 38 By the end of the war,39 which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered40 . He was still smiling when the door opened a
38、nd his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their sons bicycle!A. At that time he had two helpersB. But as a boy he used to work in a small shopC. He wanted to repair their sons bicycleD. And at that time he used to work fourteen hours a dayE. His hard early years and the long road to successF. Th
39、e small work-shop had become a large factoryG. He wanted to succeed.四完形填空 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。(每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)Dont Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach(教练) said that I had
40、 lots of potential(潜力), and I became captain of my _41_. That was before all the fun was taken out of _42_. At first, everyone on the team got _43_ playing time. Then the team 7moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the _44_ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra
41、so their daughters could have _45_one-to-one training, got angry when she didnt give them more playing time in our _46_. The coach was replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was _47_. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not ha
42、ve the _48_. Of course, all teams run drills; they are _49_. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble _50_. Younger people shouldnt be doing exercises _51_ for 18-year-olds. I was very thin _52_ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldnt eat much, because I was afraid of b
43、eing too _53_ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual _54_.Is all this pressure necessary? I _55_ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. Thats _56_, because they had so mu
44、ch potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they _57_ from the coach or their parents. I continued playing football at school and _58_ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing _59_ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked
45、nervous. After I _60_ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, its a lot easier to do it well.41.A.class B.club C.team D.board42.A.playing B.living C.learning D.working43.A.great B.equal C.right D.extra44.A.business B.struggle C.attempt D.pressure45.A.free B.private C.good D.basic46.A.matche
46、s B.courses C.lessons D.programs47.A.jump B.play C.run D.shoot48.A.duty B.meeting C.operation D.training49.A.necessary B.boring C.scientific D.practical50.A.speaking B.moving C.sleeping D.breathing51.A.used B.intended C.made D.described52.A.till B.since C.before D.because53.A.full B.tired C.lazy D.b
47、ig54.A.size B.share C.space D.state55.A.gave B.kept C.ended D.picked56.A.sad B.shameful C.silly D.serious57.A.received B.suffered C.brought D.felt58.A.reconsidered B.rediscovered C.reformed D.replaced59.A.at B.by C.for D.around60.A.fell B.stepped C.slowed D.calmed第 II 卷8五语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15
48、 分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯要求。在空格处填入一个适当的或是用括号中词语的正确形式填空。According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years 61_(long) than non-runners.You dont have to run fast or for long_62_(see) the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of 63 _(die) early by running. While running regularly cant make you live forever,the review says it 64 _(be) more effective at lengthening life 65_ walking,cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 66_ showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running the r