高二英语上学期期末考试试题31.docx

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高二英语上学期期末考试试题31

宜昌一中2016年秋季学期高二年级期末考试

英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

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）

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.Whenwillthemeetingbeheld?

A.OnJune23rd.B.OnJune15th.C.OnJune12th.

2.Whydoesthewomanpreferthebluesweatertothegreenone?

A.Itiswarmer.B.Itissmarter.C.Itischeaper.

3.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Waitfortheman.B.Findsomevegetableoil.C.Makeaphonecall.

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atahospital.C.Atadrugstore.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman'sjob.B.Interestingpeople.C.Differentcustoms.

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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisstudy?

A.Time-wasting.B.Worthwhile.C.Hard.

7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoaftergraduation?

A.Becomealawyer.

B.Starthisownbusiness.

C.TraveltoMexicowithhisparents.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydidn'tthemanvisitthewholeexhibition?

A.Theexhibitionwastoolong.

B.Hedoesn'thavewidei

nterests.

C.Theticketsweretooexpensive.

9.Whatcanthenewinstrumentdo?

A.Produceelectricity.

B.Measurethedepthoftheocean.

C.Recordthetemperatureoftheocean.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoestheman'sbrothergototheman'splace?

A.Tostudy.B.Towork.C.Totravel.

11.Wheredoesthemanworkinthemorning?

A.Atauniversity.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atabookstore.

12.Whatlanguageisthewomanstarting?

A.French.B.Spanish.C.Japanese.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhichisthebestplaceforthemantofindcavesintheUK?

A.Wales.B.England.C.Scotland.

14.Howmuchcanahardhatcost?

A.Fivetotwentypounds.B.Thirtytofortypounds.C.Uptofiftypounds.

15.Whatis

themostexpensiveaccordingtotheman?

A.Thesuit.

B.Thelamp.C.Theboots.

16.Whatkindofbootsdoesthemansuggestbuying?

A.Cheapones.B.Waterproofones.C.Lightones.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereisthespeaker?

A.Inashoppingcenter.B.Inachurch.C.Inabank.

18.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestdoingfirst?

A.Meetingthebusdriver.B.Tastingsomecookies.C.Withdrawingsomemoney.

19.Whendoesthesnackbarclose?

A.At1:

00.B.At2:

15.C.At2:

45.

20.Wherewillthelistenersmeetafterthevisit?

A.OutsideWhitmarch.

B.Attheentrancetotheshoppingcenter.

C.Inthemainsquareoppositethefountain.

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。

A

PresidentAbrahamLincolnledtheUnionofnorthernstatesinfouryearsofcivilwaragainstthesouthernConfederacy.Buthedidnotlivetoseetheendofthewarandthenationreunited.Hewasassassinated（遇刺）inAprilof1865.

Almostimmediately,officialsbeganplanningdetailsofthepresident'sfuneral.TheyaskedMrs.Lincolnwhereshewantedherhusbandburied.Atfirst,shesaidChicago.ThatwaswheretheLincolnsweregoingtoliveaftertheylefttheWhiteHouse.

ThenshesaidtheCapitolbuildinginWashington.AtombhadbeenbuiltthereforAmerica'sfirstPresident,GeorgeWashington.Butithadneverbeenused.

Finally,sherememberedacountrycemetery（墓地）theyhadvisited.Atthetime,herhusbandhadsaid,“WhenIamgone,laymyremainsinsomequietplacelikethis.”SoMrs.Lincolndecidedthatthepresident'sfinalrestingplacewouldbeinthequiet,beautifulOakRidgeCemeteryoutsidetheirhometownofSpringfield,Illinois.

ForseveraldaysafterLincoln'sassassination,hisbodylayintheEastRoomoftheWhiteHouse.Theroomwasopentothepublicallday.Next,thebodywastakentotheCapitolbuilding.Again,thepubliccouldcometosaygoodbye.ThenthebodywasputonaspecialtrainforthetripbacktoIllinois.

Fouryearsearlier,President-electLincolnhadtraveledbytrainfromIllinoistoWashington.Hestoppedtomakespeechesincitiesalongtheway.Now,onthissadreturntrip,thetrainstoppedatthosesamecities:

Baltimore,Philadelphia,NewYork,Cleveland,IndianapolisandChicago.

21.WhichofthefollowingisthesuggestedplacetoburyLincoln?

A.Baltimore.B.Cleveland.C.Indianapolis.D.Chicago.

22.Mrs.LincolnselectedOakRidgeCemeteryasLincoln'sfinalrestingplacebecause_______.　

A.theLincolnsweregoingtolivethere

B.atombhadbeenbuiltthereforAmerica'spresidents

C.itmeetsLincoln'srequirementaboutfinalrestingplace

D.it'squietthereandLincolndecidedtobeburiedthere

23.Whichofthefollowingeventshappenedfirst?

A.PresidentLincolnwasassassinated.

B.GeorgeWashington'stombwasbuilt.

C.LincolnwassentbacktoIllinois.

D.PresidentLincolnhadtraveledbytraintoNewYork.

24.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Lincoln'sLifeB.OakRidgeCemetery

C.TheCapitolBuildingD.AfterLincoln'sMurder

B

ScientistsinArgentinahavecreatedtheworld'sfirstcowwithtwohumangenesthatwillenableittoproducehuman-likemilk.

Geneticengineeringwasusedtointroducethe“mothers'milk”genesintotheanimalbeforebirth,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofAgribusinessTechnologyinBuenosAires.

Asanadult,theclonedcow“willproducemilkthatissimilartothatofhumans”,whichwillprove“adevelopmentofgreatimportanceforthenutritionofinfants（婴儿）”,saidtheinstitute.“Theclonedcow,namedRositaISA,isthefirstintheworldwithtwohumangenesthatcontaintheproteinspresentinhumanmilk,”saidthestatement.

InApril,scientistsinChinapublisheddetailsofresearchshowingthattheyhadcreateddairycowswhichproducedmilkcontainingproteinsfoundinhumanbreastmilk.ButtheArgentineteamsaidtheChineseonlyintroducedonehumangene,whiletheirresearchinvolvedtwo,meaningthemilkwillmorecloselyresemblethatofhumans.

“Ourgoalwastoraisethenutritionvalueofcows'milkbyaddingtwohumangenes,whichdogoodtotheimmunesystemofinfants,”saidAdrianMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinwhichworkedwiththeinstitute.

CristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentina,saidthescientificinstitutemadeallArgentinesproud.Shealsosaidthatshehadrejected

the“honor”ofhavingthecownamedafterher.“Theyc

ametotellmethatthenameisCristina,butwhatwomanwouldliketohaveacownamedafterher?

ItappearedtometobemorepropertocallitRosita.”

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofgeneticengineering.

B.Aclonedcowtoproducehuman-likemilk.

C.Waystoimprovemothers'milk.

D.AdvancedagriculturaltechnologyinArgentina.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbes

treplace“morecloselyresemble”inParagraph4?

A.bemoresimilartoB.havemorenutritionthan

C.havemorevarietiesthanD.bemoredifferentfrom

27.WhatcanbeinferredfromCristi

naKirchner'sstatements?

A.Shefeltitimpropertobenamedafterthecow.

B.Sheconsidereditanhonortonamethespecialcow.

C.Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththeresearchdonebytheinstitute.

D.Sherefusedtogiveanametothecowoutofself-respect.

CUnderstandingone'sownhistoryisimportantforyoungpeople'slearninganddevelopment.Studentsareoftenaskedtowriteastoryabouttheirownfamily'shistoryoraboutaspecialpersonintheirfamily.Buttoorarelydostudentsfocusonthehistoryoftheirowncommunityortheirownpeople,inawaythathelpsthemtounderstandwhytheyfindthemselvesinaparticularsituation.

Whenpeopleunderstandtheirownhistory,theyareabletograpplewiththeinfluenceofthesocialstructuresthatsometimeslimitthepossibilitiesintheirlives.Takingthisapproachopensthedoorforyoungpeopletobemanagersoftheirownlearninganddevelopmentastheyunderstandwhytheyfindthemselveswheretheyare.

ManypeopleIhavebeentalkingtoaboutthisissueagreethatnotonlyschoolsbutalsopublicbodiesandfamilieshavefailedtoeducateyoungpeopleabouttheirownhistory.AndIknowfrommyownexperiencehowdifficultitwasformyfathertotalkabouthisfamily'sexperiencein1944.Thismaybeareflectionofthesadnessthatpeoplefeelaboutthathistoryandnotwantingtomakeitaburdenontheiryoungpeople.Butintoday'ssituation,thoseIspokewithnowclearlyseethatasamistake.

Ifoursocietyisevertofindawaytoproperlydealwiththeinfluenceofourownhistory,includingwhathashappenedtoourNativeAmerican,African-AmericanandLatinofriends,ourschoolsmuststepuptohelpyoungpeopleunderstandtheirownstories.Familiesandrelatedsocialbodiesmustdothesame.

28.AccordingtoParagraph1,agoodknowledgeofourownhistorycanhelpus________.

A.gainagoodunderstandingofourpresentsituation

B.make

ourinfluenceonthesocietystronger

C.becomegoodatwritingstories

D.understandtheimportanceoflearninganddevelopment

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“grapplewith”inParagraph2mean?

A.exercise.B.recover.C.manage.D.determine.

30.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3thattheauthor'sfamily'sexperiencein1944was________.

A.fearfulB.painfulC.harmfulD.meaningful

31.Thepassagemainlyencouragesusto________.

A.writeourownstoriesB.haveaproperattitudetowardshistory

C.understandtheimportanceofhistoryD.learnourownhistory

D

Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife,