1、高二英语 试卷 第 1 页 （共 5 页） 吉化一中 2017-2018 学年度第 二 学期期末考试 高二英语试卷 （本试卷满分 ： 150 分 考试时间 ： 120 分钟） 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） 1 Whats the man doing? A Changing some money B Paying for his snacks C Buying a ticket for a show 2 What did the woman do on the weekend? A She went to the m
2、ovies B She went to visit her parents C She relaxed at home 3 How did the man injure his foot? A He hit a bike B He fell off his bike C His bike hit a car 4 What was the weather like yesterday? A Snowy B Rainy C Sunny 5 When did the woman break her universitys high-jump record? A Last week B Last mo
3、nth C Last year 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 6、 7 题。 6 What does the man think of Dr. Martins class? A Hard B Popular C Small 7 What can we know from the conversation? A There are six members in the study group B They will meet at the school gate tonight C The man will join the stud
4、y group tonight 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题。 8 What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A Where to eat B When to eat C What to eat 9 What do we know about Tortilla Flat? A It is a French restaurant B Its opposite the post office C It stops serving food by 8 pm 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10 Whats the pro
5、bable relationship between the two speakers? A Business partners B Classmates C Colleague 11 What are the two speakers talking about? A Work in the future B Ways to improve English C Preparation for a job interview 12 Why does the man want to enter a foreign venture? A to improve his English B to ea
6、rn more money C to gain some experience 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13 Why is the man in Cairo? A On business B On holiday C For study 14 When did the man come? A A week ago B Ten days ago C Two weeks ago 15 What did the man visit yesterday? A A fair B The pyramids C An art gallery 16 What will the woma
7、n do tomorrow? A Ride a camel B Sail down the Nile C Visit the Egyptian Museum 听第 10 段材料， 回答第 17 至 20 题。 17 How many directors are mentioned in the talk? A One B Two C Three 18 Where does the story of cartoon take place? A In Africa B In America C In Asia 19 Why doesnt the flood come as usual? A The
8、 weather is too dry B A dam stops the water C The river changes its way 20 Whats the purpose of the cartoon? A To call on people to save water B To tell people how to protect the environment C To give people a warning to protect wild animals 高二英语 试卷 第 2 页 （共 5 页） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分 ) 第一节（共 15 小题
9、； 每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star sapphire (蓝宝石 ) worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum. “Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes g
10、uard exhibition objects, but its different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel,” a police official said. Exhibition officials said that a person bitten by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a
11、nearby hospital. Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre long brown guards. 21.Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable
12、 objects is_ . A.quite normal B.never allowed C.often necessary D.usually forbidden 22.The jewels were being shown in_ . A.an Indian hotel B.an Indian museum C.a Japanese hotel D.a Japanese museum 23.Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition? A.They were both special things from India. B
13、.The snakes were there to keep the jewels safe. C.The organizers wanted to do something unusual. D.People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes. 24.Many visitors came to the exhibition because_ . A.the snakes were on show B.so many jewels were being exhibited C.exhibition officials said it
14、was special D.they were interested in seeing a famous jewel B Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss who shouts at me all the time.” As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by t
15、he door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools(足球赌博公司 )would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.” Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette(香烟 )fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the s
16、treet. At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why youre so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “Ive just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.” That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a kno
17、ck was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said, “were from Bigwoods Pools. Im afraid theres been a terrible mistake” 25.What do we know about Frank? A.He was a lazy man. B.He was a lucky person. C.He didnt make a l
18、ot of money. D.He didnt get on well with his boss. 26.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought_. A.someone had come to make an aplogy B.someone had come to give him the money C.his friends had come to ask about the football pools D.his friends had come to congratulate him on his l
19、uck 27.On hearing “theres been a terrible mistake” Frank was most likely to be_. A.disappointed B.worried C.nervous D.curious C The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses w
20、ere wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless,but only a few lost their lives. The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker(面包师 )in Pudding 高二英语 试卷 第 3 页 （共 5 页） Lane. The baker, with his wife and family,was able to get out through a window in the r
21、oof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning. By eight oclock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day.
22、 The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them. Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat. The
23、 fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire,Christopher Wren,the architect(建筑师 ), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone.
24、In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St Pauls. The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. 28.The fire began in_. A.a hotel B.the palace C.Pudding Lane D.Thame
25、s Street 29.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that_. A.some people lost their lives B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire C.many famous buildings were destroyed D.the Kings bakery was burned down 30.Why did the writer cite(引用 ) Samuel Pepys? A.Because Pepys wa
26、s among those putting out the fire. B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. C.To show that poor people suffered most. D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. 31.How was the fire put out according to the text? A.The king and his soldiers came to help. B.All the wooden houses in the cit
27、y were destroyed. C.People managed to get enough water from the river. D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down. D During the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule of services for the students.Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules w
28、ill be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club. In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. Th
29、e dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends.The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. All students who w
30、ant to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper. 32.The main purpose of this announcement is to_. A.tell students of important schedule changes B.tell students of new bus and library services C.show the exc
31、ellent services for students D.ask students to renew their library cards 33.At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall? A.8:00; 9:00; 10:00; 11:00 B.8:30; 9:30; 10:30; 11:30 C.8:30; 9:00; 9:30; 10:00 D.8:00; 9:30; 11:00; 12:30 34. .In the summer holidays, the library will have_
32、. A.no special hours B.special hours on weekdays C.special hours on weekends D.special hours both on weekdays and weekends. 35.We may infer that during the summer holidays_. A.the student newspaper will sell more copies B.there will be a concert or a film once a week C.many students will stay in the
33、 university D.no breakfast will be served on weekends 高二英语 试卷 第 4 页 （共 5 页） 第二节 (共 5 小题 ； 每小题 2 分 ， 满分 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 .选项中 有两项为多余选项 . If you leave a bad first impression on the other person, you may lose good opportunity, social group, etc._71_ Here are some tips that can help
34、you: Once you know your impression hasnt been received well by others, you should honestly admit the mistake and apologize for it. For example, you can apologize in the very formal language like this, “I must have come across as a rude person, but I didnt mean to behave in the way I did.” Sometimes,
35、 its difficult to apologize when you come face to face with a person. _72_ After apologizing, you can ask the person to forget everything and start again. For example, start a conversation by saying, “ I hope we can leave all that happened last time behind and make a fresh start.” This will help the
36、 person give up your former image and build a new one. _73_ If it helps, make him believe youre different from what he experienced earlier. If you are trying to turn the bad first impression, humor acts as an important way. However, make sure the humor is light-hearted. Some kind of harmless self-de
37、precating humor will work. _74_ Otherwise, your impression would go from bad to worse. Watch your manners. _75_ For example, if you took someone on a date for the first time, but were continuously busy on your cellphone, you will have to make sure you dont make the same mistake again the second time
38、. A. In other words, be careful about what you speak and behave. B. Sometimes its necessary for you to invite others to have a dinner. C. Also you can have a light-hearted conversation about your interests. D. But make sure you dont go too far in making fun of your shortcomings. E. Luckily, you can
39、do something to turn a bad impression into a good one. F. Try hard to make up for the losses that may have occurred because of you. G. However, you can send him an email or a note and let him know about how you feel. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分 ， 满分 30 分 ) I played a racquet
40、ball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 41 and tiring games Ive ever had. When Ed first phoned and 42 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 43 victory. After all, Eds idea of 44 has always been nothing more 45 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 46 I can remember, Eds bee
41、n the least physically fit member in the family and 47 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 48_ about that, Ed refused to buy a 49 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 50 for our game not only with the bottom of his s
42、hirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 51 , I was so surprised that I was 52 . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 53 , at the point in our game when Id have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 54 7 to 9 and Ed was
43、55 . The sudden realization was painful. We 56 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious 57 about staying alive until 21 years old. Let alone 58 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 59 . In a way, I think
44、we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 60 . 41 A encouraging B hopeless C regular D surprising 42 A declared B mentioned C suggested D persuaded 43 A easy B unexpected C unforgettable D early 44 A fitness B preparation C joy D exercise 45 A time-saving B comfortable C effort-making D suitable 46
45、A As long as B As soon as C When D Since 47 A personally B strangely C reasonably D eagerly 48 A cared B joked C quarreled D forgot 49 A clean B darker C straight D larger 50 A set out B got ready C arrived D returned 51 A measure B admire C believe D notice 52 A speechless B curious C careless D ne
46、rvous 53 A After all B Above all C As a result D At last 54 A mistakenly B instead C then D naturally 55 A leading B coming C waiting D counting 56 A pretended B continued C stopped D decided 57 A thoughts B situations C doubts D problems 58 A keeping B completing C receiving D scoring 59 A play B m
47、ove C sleep D start 60 A respect B friendship C support D favor 高二英语 试卷 第 5 页 （共 5 页） 第二节 语法填 空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） Roses， which are among the best flowers for expressing emotions or feelings, can convey different meanings as a gift. Red is the most 61._(common) given colour of roses. Red rep
48、resents love and passion. Fully blossomed red roses best convey the message “I still love you ”, while rosebuds are a way 62._ (express) love for the first time. Yellow roses once 63._(mean) jealousy, but today the colour represents friendship, family love ,and family 64._(happy). Pink flowers mean elegance(高雅 ), and poetic romance, without the seriousness 65._(represent) by red. A white rose is sometimes called the “flower of light” and it is the brides flower, 66._ symbolizes unity, sincerity, faithf
