云南省xx州201X学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题Word下载.docx

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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.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.At5:

00B.At5:

15C.At4:

45

2.Whohastakenthestamps?

A.ThewomanB.Theman’sclassmatesC.Thewoman’ssister

3.Howlongwillthemanstayinthishotel?

A.JustonemonthB.32daysC.34days

4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.InapostofficeB.InahotelC.Inabank

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewentmountainclimbing

B.Hedoesn’twanttogetatall

C.Hehasn’ttraveledaroundtheworld

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

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，各小题将给出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6-7题。

6.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.WatchingamovieB.Havingdinner.C.Makingsoup

7.Whatmakesthemanunhappy?

A.Thewomandoesn’tcookverywell.

B.Thewomanseldomtalkstohimatdinner.

C.Thewomanwatchestoomanyadvertisements.

听第7段材料,回答8-9题。

8.Whydoesthewomanwanttosellherhouse?

A.Becauseshehastiredoflivingthere.

B.becauseshehasretiredandisshortofmoney.

C.Becauseshewantstoliveinthequietcountry.

9.Howmuchdoesthewomanwantforherhouse?

A.$150,000B.$15,000C.$105,000.

听第8段材料,回答第10-12题。

10.HowoldisMary’smother?

A.FiftyyearsoldB.Fifty–fiveyearsoldC.Forty–fiveyearsold

11.WhatwillMary’smotherreceiveforbirthday?

A.AbeautifuldiamondnecklaceB.AbeautifulskirtC.Abeautifulshirt

12.WherewillMary’sfamilyhaveaspecialdinner?

A.AtaChineserestaurantB.Atafast-foodrestaurantC.Athome

听第9段材料,回答第13-16题。

13.Howdoesthewomanfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?

A.AngryB.SurprisedC.Sad

14.Whatsizebagdoesthewomanwant?

A.A24-inchbagB.A29-inchbagC.A32-inchbag

15.WhenwillthewomanleaveforMexico?

A.OnThursdayB.OnSaturdayC.OnFriday

16.Wheredoesthemanwork?

A.Atamailorderpany.

B.Ataninternationaltravelservice.

C.Attheairportinformationdesk.

听第10段材料,回答第17-20题。

17.WhereisTomstudyingnow?

A.Inanartschool.B.Inauniversity.C.Inamedicalschool.

18.WhatdoesTomthinkofstudyingmedicine?

A.It’sinteresting.B.It’sboring.C.It’stoomuchhardwork.

19.WhydoTom’sparentswanthimtobeeadoctor?

A.Becauseadoctorcanearnmoremoney.

B.Becauseadoctorcanhelppeople.

C.Becauseadoctorcanworkinthehospital.

20.Whycan’tTommakeuphismindtobeanartist?

A.Becauseheisn’tsurewhetherhecansupporthimself.

B.Becausehedoesn’tknowwhatanartschoolis.

C.Becausehedoesn’twanttospendtoomuchofhisfather’smoney.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Fourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld.

There’strulynothingliketravelwhenitestogainingperspective（远景）andexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpuseupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotravelaroundtheworld.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickAmazon..

SEATTLE:

WhereYoudGo,Bernadette

Price:

$16.73

MariaSample’sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestorytoSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttoeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasself-involvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaughs.BuyitonAmazon.

ITALY:

BeautifulRuins

$16.29

ThisbookbythepopularauthorJessWaltersisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyappearsonthescreeninHollywood.WiththesettingsofthebackgroundfromItalytoEdinburghtoLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.BuyitonAmazon.

ENGLAND:

WolfHall

$15.57

Youcan’ttraveltoThomasCromwell’sEnglandwithoutatimemachine，butreadingHilaryMantel’sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.BuyitonAmazon.

NANTUCKET:

Here’stoUs

$17.16

EliHildebrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometownislandofNantucket.HerlatestisHere’stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachread.

21．Whosebookhasbeenmadeintoafilmaccordingtothetext?

A.HilaryMantel’s.B.JessWalter’sC.MariaSemple’s.D.ElinHilderbrand’s.

22．Whatcanyoubuyifyouhaveonly$32?

A.BeautifulRuinsandWhereYou’dGo,Bernadette.

B.WhereYou’dGo,BernadetteandWolfHall.

C.BeautifulRuinsandWolfHall.

D.WolfHallandHere’stoUs.

23．Whatdothefourbookshaveinmon?

A.Theyhavethesameprice.B.Theyhavethesimilarcontent.

C.Theyhavethesimilarbackground.D.Theyhavethesameplaceofsales.

24．Wheredoesthetextprobablyefrom?

A.Awebsite.B.Amagazine.C.Anewspaper.D.Atextbook.

B

Onedayanout-of-workmime（哑剧演员）isvisitingazooandattemptstoearnsomemoneyasaperformer.Assoonashestartstodrawthecrowd,azookeepergrabshimanddragshimintohisoffice.Thezookeeperexplainstothemimethatthezoo’smostpopularattraction,agorilla,diedsuddenlyandthekeeperfearsthattheattendanceatthezoowillfalloff.Heoffersthemimeajobtodressupasthegorillauntiltheycangetanotherone.Themimeaccepts.

Sothenextmorningthemimeputsonthegorillasuitandentersthecagebeforethecrowdes.Hediscoversthatit’sagreatjob.Hecansleepwhenhewantsto,playandmakefunofpeopleandhedrawsbiggercrowdsthanheeverdidasamime.However,eventuallythecrowdsgettiredofhimandhedoesn’tlikejustswingingonwiresanylonger.Hebeginstonoticethatthepeoplearepayingmoreattentiontothelioninthecagenexttohis.

Notwantingtolosetheattentionofhisaudience,heclimbstothetopofhiscage,crawlsacrossapartition（隔开物）,anddangles（悬荡）fromthetopofthelion’scage.Ofcourse,thismakesthelion 

furious 

butthecrowdlovesit.Attheendofthedaythezookeeperesandgivesthemimearaiseforbeingsuchagoodattraction.Well,thisgoesonforsometime,themimekeepslaughingatthelion,thecrowdsgrowlarger,andhissalarykeepsgoingup. 

Thenoneterribledaywhenheisdanglingoverthefuriouslionheslipsandfalls.Themimeisterrified.Theliongathersitsstrengthandpreparestopounce（猛扑）.Themimeissoscaredthathebeginstorunroundandroundinthecagewiththelionclosebehind.Finally,themimestartsscreamingandyelling,“Helpme!

Helpme!

”,butthelionisquickandpounces.Themimesoonfindshimselflyingonhisbacklookingupattheangrylionandthelionsays,“Shutup,youidiot!

Doyouwanttogetusbothfired?

”

25.Themimegoestothezooinorderto 

　　　. 

A.performtomakesomemoney

B.takepartinaninterview

C.lookforabetterjobasaworkerinthezoo

D.helpthezookeepertodrawmorevisitors

26.Themimedoesn’tlikehisjobanylongerprobablybecause 

　　.

A.hecan’thaveenoughsleepeveryday

B.thevisitorsthrowsomethingathim

C.peoplearelessinterestedinhisperformance

D.hewantstostaywiththelioninthecage

27.Theunderlinedword“furious”（inParagraph3）means“　　　 

”. 

A.happy 

B.angryC.frightened 

D.satisfied

28.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat 

. 

A.thelionwantstocatchholdofthemimeB.boththelionandthemimewillbekilled

C.anotheremployeedressesupasthelionD.thezookeeperwillfirebothofthem

C

Thefactthatantsarefascinatinginsectshasbeenknownforsometime.Now,scientistshavediscoveredalargenumberofwoodantslivinginanabandonedundergroundstorehouseinTemplewo,Poland,despitehavingnoobvioussourceoffood.

PolishzoologistWojciechCzechowskiandhisteambeganstudyingtheundergroundcolonyin2013.Theyfoundtheantsbuilta60-cmhighnestinthesoildirectlyoverthestorehouseverticalairpipe.Asyearspassed,themetalcoveringonthepipeeroded,leavingbehindaholethatthousandsofworkerantsaccidentallyslipintoeachdayastheygoabouttheirdailychores.Thescientistssaythattherearenosourcesoffoodinthestorehouse.Thismeansthattheinsectsliveinastateofnearstarvation.

InJuly2015,theresearchersdisturbedpartoftheantnestinsearchoflarvae（幼虫）,cocoons（茧）,andqueens.Theyfoundnothing,leadingthemtosuspectthatthelackoffoodandcoldtemperaturesmadereproductionimpossibleandthatthegrouptendingthenestisentirelymadeupofnon-reproductivefemaleworkers.Theirpopulationisrefilledeveryyear,byanewrainofunfortunateantsthatslidedownthehole.TheresearcherssaythatwhentheyreturnedinJanuary2016,thenesthadbeenrepaired.Itappearsthatdespitetheterribleconditions,theworkerantsdonotstopconstructingtheirnest.

Woodantsareknownfortheirabilitytoadapttobadlivingconditions.Inthiscase,themillionsofworkerantstrappedinthestorehousehavenochoice.Butinsteadoflosinghope,theyaremakingthebestofthesituation—aclassicexampleof“whenlifegivesyoulesionsmakelemonade.”

29．Howdidthewoodantsarriveinthestorehouse?

A.Theyfelldowntherebyaccident.B.Ther