推荐学习学年高中二年级英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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推荐学习学年高中二年级英语下学期期末考试试题

金山中学2016学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期末考试卷

（考试时间：

120分钟　满分：

150分）

第I卷（共110分）

I.ListeningComprehension（25分）

SectionA

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.100dollars.B.200dollars.C.300dollars.D.600dollars.

2.A.Inthehospital.B.Atanursery.C.Atapolicestation.D.Inalibrary.

3.A.April.B.May.C.June.D.July.

4.A.Gotovisitthewriter.B.Buyhernewbook.

C.Ignorehernewbook.D.Writeabookreview.

5.A.Jogging.B.Basketball.C.Swimming.D.Throwing.

6.A.Thelady’sroomisfar.

B.Shehastosignupforusingthelady’sroom.

C.Sheisnotabletousethelady’sroomrightnow.

D.Hewillleadhertothelady’sroom.

7.A.HewillreaditonSaturday.B.HewilllendittoSandyfirst.

C.HewilllendittoJanefirst.D.HewillkeepthepaperuntilSunday.

8.A.Heprobablyjusthasgotaheadache.B.There’snoair-conditionerintheroom.

C.Shethinksheisnotseriouslysick.D.Shethinksheshouldgotoseethedoctor.

9.A.Theycouldn’tchangetheplan.B.Theyshouldchangetheirplan.

C.Shedoesn’tbelievetheweatherforecast.D.Shethinksthebasketballgamewon’tlast.

10.A.Hecancomefornextparty.B.Hecanbringhiswifealongtotheparty.

C.Hecanstayathomeforhiswife.D.Shewillchangethetimeoftheparty.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theybelievedthathewouldrealizehisdream.

B.Theyofferedhimhelptoachievehisdream.

C.Theydidn’tbelievethathisdreamwouldcometrue.

D.Theymadenoresponsetohisannouncement.

12.A.Thathewasencouragedbytheteacher.

B.Thathewasencouragedbythelocalpapereditor.

C.Thathisfirstpoemwaspublished.

D.Thathewasencouragedbyaprofessionalwriter.

13.A.Itremindshimofhisschoollife.

B.Itremindshimthatdreamswillcometruethroughefforts.

C.Itremindshimhowpoorheusedtobe.

D.Itremindshimofthelocalpaper.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Gardening.B.Howtotakecareofbirds.

C.Howtofeedbirds.D.Howtogetbirdstothegarden.

15.A.Fruit,waterandinsects.B.Plants,sleepingplaceandfood.

C.Varietyofplants,foodandwater.D.Differenttypesofplants,seedandinsects.

16.A.Changethewaterforthem.B.Playwiththem.

C.Nottoapproachthem.D.Playthemusicforthem.

SectionC

Listentoaconversationbetweenastudentandaclerkinthebookstore.

17.WhycanthemanNOTfindthebookheneeds?

A.Thebookstoreissoldoutofthebook.

B.Thebookstoreheisindoesnotcarrythebook.

C.Hisprofessordidnotorderenoughcopiesofthebook.

D.Thebookisnotbeingusedforanycourseofferedattheuniversity.

18.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodoforthestudent?

A.Saveacopyofthebookforhimassoonasitcomesin

B.Ordermorecopiesofthebook

C.Callthecomputerstoreacrossthestreet

D.Findastorethatsellsthebookifhecannotfindit

19.Howdoesthemanreacttotheinformationthewomangiveshimaboutwherecomputersciencebooksaresold?

A.Heisembarrassedthathedidnotthinkofithimself.

B.Hesuggeststhattheinformationbepostedinthestore.

C.Heapologizesforbotheringthewoman.

D.Heisannoyedthatthewomandidnottellhimsooner.

20.Whydoesthewomansaythis[Youarenotbuyingitinadvancefornextyearoranything.]

A.Todeterminehowurgentthestudent’sneedis.

B.Tofigureoutwhythebookisnotlistedonthecomputer.

C.Tofindoutwhatlevelcomputersciencecoursethemanistaking.

D.Toexplainwhythebookmightbesoldout.

II.GrammarandVocabulary（30分）

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegiv

enword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ApplePayissimpletouseandworkswiththeca

rdyoualreadyhaveonthedevices（21）__________youuseeveryday.AndbecauseyourcarddetailsareneversharedwhenyouuseApplePay—infact,theyaren’tstoredonyourdeviceatall—usingApplePayonyouri-Phone,AppleWatch,oriPadisthesaferand（22）__________（private）waytopay.

Nowpayinginstoreshappensinonenaturalmotion—there’snoneedtoopenanapporevenwakeupyourdisplay（23）________________theinnovativeNearFieldCommunication（NFC）antenna（天线）iniPhone6andiPhone6s.Topay,justholdyouriPhonenearthecontactlessreaderwithyourfingeronTouchID.Oryou（24）__________double-clicktheHomebuttonwhenyouriPhoneislockedtoaccessWalletandquicklymakeyourpurchases.Yourcardnumberisneverstoredonyourdevice,andwhenyoumakeapayment,yourdebitorcreditcardnumberswon’tbesenttothemerchant.ApplePayassigns（25）__________uniquenumberforeachpurchase,soyourpaymentsstayprivateandsecure.

AvailablesinceOctober20,2014,ApplePayisdesignedtoallowiPhone6,6s,6Plusand6sPlususers（26）__________（make）paymentsforgoodsandserviceswiththeiriPhonesinretailstoresthroughanNFCchip（27）__________（build）intotheiriPhones.WiththeAppleWatch,ApplePayisalsoextendedtotheiPhone5,iPhone5c,andiPhone5s.

Tokeeptransactionssecure,Appleusesamethodknownas“tokenization,”（28）__________（prevent）actualcreditcardnumbersfrombeingsentovertheair.ApplealsosecurespaymentsusingTouchIDoncompatibleiPhonesandcontinualskincontactontheAppleWatch.

AppleisaimingtoreplacethewalletwithApplyPay,andtheone-steppaymentprocesshelpspeoplenolongerdigthroughapurseorwallettofindcreditcards.AsitisbuiltonexistingNFCtechnology,ApplePaywillwork（29）__________NFC-basedcontactlesspayments（30）__________（accept）.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.topicB.flourishedC.arguablyD.empatheticE.repeated

F.eventsG.sharesH.individualI.influencedJ.appealsK.literary

Poetryisakindofwritinginwhichthesoundandmeaningofgroupsofwordsexpressideasoremotioninadditiontotheexperiencesorstrongfeelingsthewriter____31____.Unlikemostotherformsofwriting,poetryisoftenwritteninlines,ratherthanparagraphs.Poetryalsosoundsdifferentfromotherformsofwriting,oftenusingrhythmandrhymetocreateaninterestingsoundwhenreadaloud.Poetrycatchestheattentionofareaderbecauseit____32____tobothemotionsandsenses.

Soundis____33____thesinglemostimportantaspectofanypoem.Thesoundthatanygivenwordmakes,orthesoundsthatcomefromspecificgroupsofwordsusedtogether,arewhatmakepoetrysouniqueasaformofwriting.Atypicalstoryorreportdoesnotfocusonthesoundsthateach_____34____wordmakeswhenread.Butpoemsgenerallycontainfewwords,soitisimportantthateachwordplaysaroleinmakinganimpactonthereader.Rhythmistheflowofsoundscreatedbysuccessivewordsinapoem.Whenyoureadapoemyoucanoftenhearthis____35____pattern,or“beat,”inthesounds.Thisiscalledmeter.

Someoftheoldestandbest-knownpoetryintheworldcamefromAncientGreece.Asfarbackas700BCE,poetsthererecitedtheirworkatpublic_____36____andreligiousceremonies.ThegreatepicpoemsTheIliadandTheOdysseybyHomercamefromGreece.TheGreekseventually____37____Romanpoets,suchasVirgil,whowrotetheAeneidaround200r30BCE.Inmedievaltimes,poemssuchasBeowulf,TheDivineComedybyDante,andTheCanterburyTalesbyChaucerwerewritten.Religionandromancebecamethe____38___ofchoiceformanypoetsatthattime.

Poetry_____39____evenmoreduringtheRenaissance（文艺复兴）periodofhistory,aneraofmanygreatculturalachievements.ThiswastheperiodduringwhichShakespeare,themostwell-knownpoet,wasmakinghismark!

Needlesstosay,atrendhadstarted.Poetryhascontinuedtogrowandchangeasaformof____40____expressioninmoderntimes.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15分）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ThefamousAmericaninventorThomasAlvaEdisononceclaimedthatgeniuswasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration（汗水）.Now,itseems,thereisscientificevidenceto__41__hisclaim.TheideathatgeniusessuchasShakespeare,Mozart,andPicassopossessedcertaininborntalentsisafalsebelief,accordingtoastudybyaBritishpsychologistandhiscolleagues.

Afterexaminingoutstandingperformanceintheartsandsports,theseresearchersconcludedthat__42__isdeterminedbyopportunity,encouragement,training,motivation,self-confidence,and—mostimportantofall—__43__.Evenpeoplewh