湖南省五市十校204-2015学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题
2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末试卷(带答案)
2014-2015高二英语下学期期末试卷（带答案）说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。
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一．单项选择（每题1分，共15分）1. In the eyes of _____ local people, the young soldier is _____ second to none, forhe managed to save _____ old lady at the risk of his life.A. /; /; theB. the; the; theC. the; /; anD. /; a; an2. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ____ cold.A. getsB. has gotC. will getD. is getting3. The origin of Chinese culture ____ more than 5,000 years ago.A. is dated back toB. dates back toC. is dated fromD. dates back4. Studying Wendy’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to ____ of McDonald’s.A. onesB. thoseC. anyD. that5. Nobody but doctors or nurses and those____ by Dr.Hu ____ to enter the patient’s room.A. invited; is allowedB. are invited; are allowedC. being invited; allowedD. invited; are allowed6. It was the training ____ he had as a young man ____ made him such a good engineer.A. what; thatB. which; thatC. that; whichD. that; what7. As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only ____.A. occasionallyB. anxiouslyC. practicallyD. urgently8. All flights ____ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.A. had been canceledB. have been canceledC. having been canceledD. being canceled9. —Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.—____! I’ll tell Dad there’s nothing serious.A. What a reliefB. CongratulationsC. How surprisingD. I’m so sorry10. The success of a government should be measured ______ the happiness of the peopleas well as the development of economy.A. in face ofB. in place ofC. in terms ofD. in honor of11. Gorge came into the interview room and sat down at the desk, ____ to answer questions.A. preparingB. preparedC. prepareD. to prepare12. Without the ____ of my friends, how could my company have lived through the hardtimes.A. admirationB. assistanceC. admissionD.achievement13. Wind power is an ancient source of energy ____we may return in the near future.A. on whichB. by whichC. to whichD. from which14. How long do you think ____ he publishes his new work?A. will it be untilB. it will be beforeC. will it be whenD. it willbe that15. But for the fact that China ______ also affected by the global economic crisis,we ______ fewer unemployed workers now.A. is; would haveB. were; would haveC. was; would have hadD. is; would have had二．完形填空（每题1分，共20分）Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China 16 from this problem, but kids in the United States are 17 fed up with heavy school bags.Experts are starting to 18 that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags 19 too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the 20 with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond,21 11-year-old student in the US. Rich is among the students who have _22 backpackswith two straps(带子) to carry them, 23 a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, 24 up stairs and buses with them is 25a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because ofheavy school bags.But how much is too 26 ? Experts say students should carry 27 more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin 28 doctor, said kids under 4th grade should 29 with 10 percent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go 30 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are 31 their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take 32 library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets or 33 workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some 34 themselves suggested, to have no homework 35 !16. A. meeting B. facing C. experiencing D. suffering17. A. already B. always C. yet D. also18. A. explain B. say C. worry D. announce19. A. being B. be C. are D. is20. A. schools B. stairs C. houses D. homes21. A. this B. that C. a D. an22. A. special B. unusual C. common D. strange23. A. when B. but C. then D. and24. A. getting B. climbing C. going D. turning25.A. only B. still C. even D. just26.A. more B. very C. much D. many27.A. no B. too C. any D. much28.A. children B. student C. bag D. back29.A. carry B. stay C. take D. bring30.A. about B. under C. beyond D. before31.A. keeping B. missing C. losing D. making32.A. home B. class C. school D. city33.A. valuable B. thin C. important D. interesting34.A. reports B. teachers C. parents D. kids35.A. at all B. after all C. in all D. for all三．阅读理解(共20分，每题2分)ALos Angeles: Love for Mom is necessary, but buying flowers on her big day may not be.A slump in flower sales since late last year was likely to continue throughMot her’s Day, another example of Americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears, which is a period of reduced trade and business activity, and increasing food and gasoline prices.“If you look at what has happened on Valentine’s Day and Christmas, the market for flowers has cooled,” said Eric Beder, an analyst at Brean Murray. “Growth has slowed in the past two quarters. Mother’s Day will probably be a slow quarter, too.”US floral sales for Mother’s Day, celebrated yesterday, will fall thirteen percent this year to $2 billion, with consumers spending an average of $17.65, according to the National Federation estimates.Mother’s Day, which accounts for a one-quarter of annual holiday purchases, according to the Society of American Florists, is traditionally the day when flowers are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers.But this year, the shop-owners are concerned. Gabriel Soto, who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the Los financial district, is expecting lower sales — and has or dered 30 percent fewer flowers than normal this Mother’s Day.Last month, Soto, who also operates website , closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a mortgage company. After workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis, orders decreased.36. The underlined word “slump” in Para. 2 probably means_______.A. sharp decrease in priceB. great fear for losing jobsC. global worry of floral storesD. sudden fall by a large amount.37. According to the author, Mother’s Day should be an occasion of_______ .A. a large family get-togetherB. a big annual holiday purchaseC. a great love showed to mothersD. a celebration among Americans38. This passage implies that Americans have ________ .A. met financial problems recentlyB. no longer bought flowers for mothersC. delivered flowers to every house for mothersD. cut back on spending because of having lost jobsBMany university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to house all their students.Property papers: Loot and RentingLoot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: . The advantage of using Loot is that there is some economical private housing. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers.Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is www. renting. couk.Accommodation agenciesThe majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. If you are lucky to find a good one, he/ she will listen to your requirements and can save your time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters.NoticeboardsAround the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic.Word of mouthSome of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, don't suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source.FamilyFaced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice.39. What is the advantage of using Loot?A. It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting.B. It gives you personal information about other co-renters.C. Their website is designed mainly for students.D. There are some good bargains.40. A good agent can help you_______.A. know more peopleB. find cheap accommodationC. get the right accommodation quicklyD. get free information about most accommodations41.The information passed on by word of mouth is important because_________.A. it is better than that found through any other sourceB. it helps you find some of the best housing never advertisedC. the final year students always offer better informationD. the landlords have little valuable informationCThey wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories（配饰）. Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.Professor Julia Twiggy, a social policy expert, said, “Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s. In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter. It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to. Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly.”Professor Twiggy analyzed family expending data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same —about 5 or 6 percent of spending — the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.The professor said, “Clothes are now 70 perce nt cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East. In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from, but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere. Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them.”Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years.She said, "When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them. Older women are much more aware of celebrities. There's also the boom in TV programmers showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties. When I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago. "42. Professor Twiggy found that, compared with the 1960s, ____________________.A. people spend 30% less than they did on clothesB. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%C. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%D. the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%43. It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because ____.A. they get tired of themselves more quicklyB. TV shows teach them how to stay in shapeC. they feel much younger nowD. clothes are much cheaper than before44. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?A. They are often ignored by fashion designers.B. They are now more easily influenced by stars.C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion.D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age.45. Which is the best possible title of the passage?A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans.B. The More Fashionable, the Less Expensive.C. Unexpected changes in Fashion.D. Boom of the British Fashion Industry.四．七选五 (共10分，每题2分)46 One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 47 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 48 All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.49 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 50 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. That’s easy．B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you．D. What are you interested in?E. Some vacation is just around the corner．F. Then you need to pick a name for your club．G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design．五．语法填空. (10分)Jonny: Hey! I'm just practicing Tai Chi. Would you like to join me?Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this. Peter: OK. Don't laugh 51 me. I may look funny.Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and 52 (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sureto keep your balance and don't let your body shake.Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become 53 (pain)Jonny: Keep 54 (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility .Raise your leg and let 55 stay in the air for seconds. Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi 56 (call)“shadow boxing" in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well 57 strong. In real competition, aTai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy tofight back. The 58 (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will gethit. He controls you!Peter: Unbelievable! Oh..., 59 you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep 60 .六．单词拼写(共5分，每题0.5分) 答案写在答题卡上!61. A large ____ (比率) of school books now have pictures.62. He _____ （插入）the key in the lock but could not open the door.63. The scientists made a new ____（突破）in cancer research.64. You are b______ to succeed if you don’t lose heart.65. The secretary a____ (突然的) left the conference room.66. While she was in Paris, she a_____ (交往)with many well –known artists.67. She knew that society would c_____ her for abandoning her children.68. We have a____ money for the journey.69. His university was aware of the s_____(重要性) of his work.70. They continued to work r_____ of the fact that it was raining.七．短文改错：（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）答案写在答题卡上!下面短文中有10处语言错误。
2014-2015学年度高二英语 下学期期末测试题及答案
2014-2015学年度高二英语下学期期末测试题及答案第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. —Dad, I feel just relieved after the dreaded national college entrance exam. —__________.A. So will IB. So do IC. So shall ID. So it is with me2. The price of oil is ____higher and higher, which doesn’t prevent people from owning a new car in many developed cities in China. A. rising B. raising C. Arising D. arousing3. A person, when he or she is young, can’t read _____many books.A. soB. suchC. tooD. either4. Kathy _____a lot of English idioms by watching documentaries made by BBC.A. picked upB. took upC. made upD. turned up5. —Excuse me, where is Johnson? —He cannot go home, as his book is lying ____on his desk.A. openlyB. openingC. openedD. open6. —Could you buy me the latest TEENS Senior 2 Edition? — ____after I finish my lunch?A. What forB. What ifC. What aboutD. What7. Taking notes is important in class, but it is not necessary to ___every word the teacher says.A. put awayB. put outC. put downD. put together8. The party, ____at 7：30 pm last night, was followed by a brief dinner.A. startedB. to be startedC. to startD.starting9. We are supposed to ____newspapers, magazines and other related books when writinga report.A. refer toB. look up toC. look forward toD. see to10. —Why not talk with your parents about your willingness to attend Peking University Summer Camp? —I tried __________to get them to listen to me.A. in timeB. in vainC. in needD. in case11. Zhang Yimou, a two-time winner in the Venice International Film Festival, has all the right ___to become the Best Director of China.A. desperationB. qualificationC. attractionD. discrimination12. So hard did he work that he ____made himself ill for a whole week.A. merelyB. annuallyC. eventuallyD. fortunately13. —Drinking tea is a common practice in daily life, isn’t it?—Yes, teahouses continue to ____up in and around the city of Nanjing.A. springB. splitC. breakD. cut14. Marry is no different from any other teenage girl, but she has given enoughthought ___ her future career. A. with B. of C. aboutD. to15. By popular consensus, great painters can mix the colours together within a short period of time to get the ____colour. A. explicit B. desired C. generousD. romantic第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A Beautiful DressMy neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents 16 her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would use 17 words when she was angry. Sometimes she went so far as to 18 on the ground, to the 19 of all people around. Her parents tried to 20 her by beating and kicking. However, she became more 21 . Finally they became thoroughly 22 with her.One day their next-door 23 , a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very 24 . It immediately caught the girl’s 25 and made them shine brightly.The girl put on the dress and became quite a 26 person. She no longer acted rudely or hit others. She 27 seldom rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was not 28 for her in a beautiful dress. Since then, the girl had been 29 , neat, and lovely.The story set me 30 a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress 31 somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it, 32 it or take no notice of it. 33 is a powerful force or weapon — that’s something 34 by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are 35 with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.16. A. left B. brought C. met D. taught17. A. dirty B. new C. creative D. attractive18. A. trap B. weep C. roll D. jump19. A. surprise B. delight C. mercy D. regret20. A. advise B. encourage C. support D. educate21. A. mature B. violent C. changeable D. considerate22. A. tired B. pleased C. relaxed D. disappointed23. A. office B. stranger C. neighbor D. apartment24. A. beautiful B. modern C. shabby D. fragile25. A. attention B. ears C. eyes D. imagination26. A. rude B. different C. Violent D. unique27. A. even B. also C. still D. ever28. A. bad B. much C. enough D. suitable29. A. voluntary B. conscious C. merciful D. gentle30. A. imagining B. moving C. thinking D. puzzling31. A. ruined B. hidden C. disappeared D. rediscovered32. A. forget B. criticize C. advocate D. remember33. A. Love B. Violence C. Beauty D. Honesty34. A. cared B. valued C. unlearnt D.unrealized35. A. dealt B. born C. grown D. lived第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ABill Javis took over our village’s news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon, the evening pap er landed on the doorway, and at 4 o’clock Bill reopened his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile. He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right.”I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.36. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _______.A. he needed the moneyB. he was quite an old manC. he decided to take up fishingD. he gave up clock-repairing37. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because _______.A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to workB. the shop had to be open when the morning papers cameC. he was never sure of timeD. it was then that he did a lot of business38. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?A. The bell was－it must have gone off at the wrong time.B. Bill was－he had dropped off to sleep.C. The writer’s watch was －it was fast.D. Bill’s clock was－it was old.BEven before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes.I have only one hand.”Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow （肘）. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档）I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.39. Which can be used to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?A. cruel.B. favorable.C. strict.D. sympathetic.40. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ______.A. the strength and skill to hang and swayB. the speed of one’s hand movementC. the skill to throw and catch thingsD. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar41. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.42. When the author looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because_______.A. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeB. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurtC. they wanted to see what the author would do on the barsD. they were astonished to find the author’s progress43. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ______.A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weepB. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her ownC. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraphD. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growthC“The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.”“Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.”“Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,”says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too.44. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Self- control is important for a man.B. We should learn to be strong.C. A man who keeps cool won’t lose any game.D. The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves.45. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. If you are mad, the gods will kill you.B. If you lose your temper first, gods will kill you first.C. If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.D. If the gods want to kill you, they will make you mad first.46. Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?A. The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself.B. You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.C. You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.D. Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret.47. Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?A. Being calm in arguing.B. Checking your temper or anger by speaking low.C. Keeping your mouth shut.D. Trying to make the other angry first.DGlobal warming threatens to hold back human progress, and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty, according to some of the world’s leading international development groups.In a report published today, Oxfam, Greenpeace, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, WWF and 15 other groups say rich governments must immediately address climate change to avoid even “unbearable levels” of worldwide poverty.“Food production, water supplies, public health and people’s living environment ar e already being damaged,” the report says. “The world must meet its promise to achieve poverty reduction and also deal with climate change.”The report, which draws on UN predictions of the effects of climate change in poor countries over the next 50 years, says poor countries will experience more flooding, declining food production, more disease and the worsening or disappearing of entire ecosystems on which many of the world’s poorest people depend.“Climate change needs to be addressed now. The poor will bear the burden of it. The frontline experience of many of us working in international development indicates that communities are having to fight against more extreme weather conditions.”Climate change will play havoc (浩劫) with agriculture and water supplies and will increase diseases. “By 2025 the proportion of the world’s population living in countries of great water stress will almost double, to 6 billion people. Tropical and sub-tropical areas will be hardest hit —those countries already suffering from food shortage”.Poor countries mostly do not need high-tech solutions, but would most benefit from education, research and being shown how to farm better. The report says unchecked global warming, more than wars or political confusion, will displace millions of people and destabilize (不安定) many countries.48. Who should play a leading role in resisting the more extreme weather conditions?A. International groups.B. Rich countries.C. Poor countries.D. Tropical and sub-tropical countries.49. Which of the following is not true according to the text?A. Poverty and climate change are closely linked.B. More and more people will suffer from the water stress and food shortage.C. What the poor countries need badly is high technology.D. International communities have to take steps to resist the bad climate.50. What is the best title of the passage?A. International Development Brings in Climate ChangeB. Global Warming Is a Bigger Threat to the PoorC. International Groups Work Together to Reduce PovertyD. Worldwide Poverty Shall第三部分（两大题，共35分）一、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。
2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末试卷(带答案人教版)
2014-2015高二英语下学期期末试卷（带答案人教版）Ⅰ. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 10 years. B. 15 years. C. 20 years. D. 40 years.2. A. Patient. B. Doctor. C. Scientist. D. Physicist.3. A. At the riverside. B. At home. C. At the health center. D. At his office.4. A. In a bank. B. In a school. C. In a clothing store. D. In a barbershop.5. A. Husband and wife. B. Policeman and driver.C. Passenger and bus conductor.D. Boss and secretary.6. A. Move to a big city. B. Become a teacher.C. Go back to school.D. Work in New York.7. A. She’s learned a lot from the literature class.B. She’s written some books about world classics.C. She met some of the world’s best writers.D. She’s just back from a trip round the world.8. A. The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B. The woman is worried about her future.C. The two speakers are seniors at college.D. The man regrets spending his time fast.9. A. The man could buy a shirt of a different colour.B. The size of the shirt is all right for the man.C. The size the man wants will arrive soon.D. The man could come some time later.10. A. The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.B. The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.C. The man has bad study habits.D. The man is a diligent student.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but thequestions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Because he failed in the match.B. Because he liked to dream there.C. Because he could see the hotel.D. Because he had no money.12. A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Tuesday. D. Saturday.13. A. Because he didn’t like the warm and soft bed.B. Because he liked to sleep in the park.C. Because he wanted to have a good dream.D. Because he couldn’t pay for it.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Man has a big brain.B. The difference between men and animals.C. Animals cannot speak.D. Animals can also learn some words.15. A. They both can learn new things.B. They both can understand things quickly.C. They both can remember some words.D. They both can behave wisely.16. A. Man’s brain helps him learn to speak.B. Why apes can learn a few words.C. How children learn to speak.D. Why animals can make noises.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.( A )“Courage is when you’re afraid, but you keep on moving anyway. Courage is when you’re in pain, but you keep on living anyway. Courage is when you’ve lost your way, but you find your strength anyway…” This song, “Courage”, by the singer Orianthi, is one of the songs that I listen to (25 )______ I feel depressed.Courage is one thing I wish I could possess when I want to stand up and speak my mind. There are times when I find myself afraid to speak up for (26) ______. There are times when I give up so easily just because I’m afraid to fail. The absence of courage is a serious problem for me.Since noticing this problem, I (27) ______ (try) some ways to make some changes. First, I talk to my friends about my feelings more often, and we discuss my dream about (28) ______ I want and where I want to go in the future. To be honest, my heart still pounds so hard every time before I go on the stage (29) ______ I have to take deep breaths so many times, but I’m getting better at it.Finally, I wish I could succeed in having the courage to speak out loud about my future dream and in having the courage to tell myself to keep moving (30) ______ the fear for failure.“It’s not how many times you (31) _____ (knock) down; it’s how many times you get back up…”( B )Perhaps you’ve visited the great, splendid locations of modern China –Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing. But the country also has smaller, older corners (32) ______ show the beauty of China’s past.About two hours outside of one of the world’s (33) ______ (large) cities, Beijing, lies a tiny mountain village. The many original buildings make it seem like a place forgotten by times. The homes in Cuandixia were built by one family (34) ______ (start) during the Ming Dynasty. Many of the villagers are willing to house visitors for the night. Guests (35) ______ take in courtyards, walls with messages from the 1800s and the village temple. Built on the side of a hill, the town hastree-covered mountains all around. Visitors can enjoy hiking in these beautiful surroundings. Both the history and nature of Cuandixia make it a popular spot for photographers. Most agree that it makes for (36) ______ eye-opening day trip into the past.An experience of historical China is not only (37) ______ (find) in the mountains, however. Life on Zhejiang’s canals shows the fact (38) ______ old, rural China was not always slow and quiet.You can also enjoy the experience of Wuzhen’s old industries. (39) ______ (locate) in “the land of silk,”the village produces some of China’s most famous cloth. You can also visit places where wine is made and clothes are dyed. Meanwhile, (40) ______ (go) from sight to sight over Wuzhen’s many bridges is enjoyable in itself.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.In spite of warm days and laughter from the poolside, summer vacation is ending. And everyone knows it. The review packet for summer –still not opened –suddenly appears. Sale 41 at the malls, supermarkets and bookstores remind students and parents.Notebooks, folders, pencils and something 42 called binders（文件夹） are piled up in stores. In American schools, students must keep their book bags in their lockers.Students also must complete the student-service learning (SSL) requirement in summer. Most schools in Maryland require students to complete at least 75 hours of community 43 work. They must do this before 44 from high school. Students devote their time to libraries, school clubs, summer camps and community 45 .Many students attend summer school for two sessions, each for three weeks. It usually runs five days a week for four hours a day, plus homework and exams. Most high schools provide intensive courses in summer. Students can take a course and move to the next level when the school year 46 starts.The perfect place to say goodbye to summer vacation is the annual county fair. All kinds of carnival rides attract entire families. Traditional American food is 47 everywhere –hot dogs, pretzels, cotton candy, barbeque…Be sure to go when you’re hungry!The fair is also a place for displays of farm produce. Many farmers also attend the farm-animal 48 . Kids love the horse shows and goat-milking contest. Fun contests like watermelon-seed spitting and tricycle races 49 the younger children. Women and girls go to exhibitions of quilts and flowers.Soon the fairground will be 50 . Instead, kids will gather at the school-bus stop. Summer vacation is over.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Have you ever monitored something about yourself? Perhaps you’ve tracked how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve 51 in a day.If so, you’ve 52 a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.”Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this widespread movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound 53 , but technology is making the process easier.Perhaps you’ve wanted to 54 a bad habit and couldn’t. Self-tracking may be your answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze it to help get a 55 lifestyle.Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly 56 wearable gadgets(工具), are making self-tracking extremely easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone UP, Google Glass or a smart watch to 57 personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to 58 what foods make him sleepy and modify his diet accordingly.Monitoring daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. 59 , doctors have also helped patients to document parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies, headaches and other health issues. 60 , it wasn’t until 2007 that Wired magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, coined the 61 “Quantified Self.”Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its 62 . Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an addiction(癖好). Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.While self-tracking doesn’t 63 that one’s quality of life will improve,it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily. 64 , the Quantified Self Movement’s primary focus is 65 people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.51. A. gathered B. managed C. eaten D. digested52. A. taken part in B. taken notice of C. known about D. carried out53. A. strange B. interesting C. valuable D. difficult54. A. change B. develop C. strengthen D. reduce55. A. happier B. healthier C. clearer D. simpler56. A. discovered B. tracked C. released D. built57. A. monitor B. analyze C. process D. record58. A. identify B. increase C. decrease D. choose59. A. Particularly B. Similarly C. Surprisingly D. Generally60. A. Furthermore B. However C. Therefore D. Meanwhile61. A. movement B. subject C. term D. equipment62. A. characteristics B. functions C. reasonsD. drawbacks63. A. guarantee B. expect C. conclude D.prove64. A. In general B. In brief C. After all D. At last65. A. stimulating B. forcing C. persuading D. motivatingSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)In the 1850s, a vast wilderness separated California from the eastern U.S. As a result, mail service to California was very slow.William Russell decided to change that. He and two partners selected a route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. Then they purchased 400 horses, hired workers and set up relay stations every 10 to 15 miles. Riders would change horses at these stations, and every 90 to 120 miles a new rider would take over.On April 3, 1860, their service, called the Pony Express, began. The mail deliveries reached California in about 10 days. The riders faced many risks from extreme weather, hostile Native Americans and riding accidents. But they lost only one delivery during the service’s one and a half years in operation.The Pony Express service ended in October 1861 after a telegraph line across the U.S. was completed. Yet the rider s’ courage and accomplishments still hold a place in legend.Today, you can visit an original Pony Express station. Called the Hollenberg Station, it is located near Hanover, Kansas. The station was originally a five-room building in which Gerat Hollenberg and his wife sold supplies and provided mealsfor people who were traveling to California and Oregon. The couple also rented out rooms and repaired wagons for tired travelers. While the Pony Express was in operation, riders changed horses at the station and obtained both food and shelter there.The station is now a historic landmark. For a few dollars, you can tour the site. In a nearby visitor center, there is also a small gift shop and a theater where you can see films about the station.66. Why, mainly, did William Russell and his partners start the new service?A. To make mail delivery somewhat safer.B. To expand mail delivery to other nations.C. To dramatically speed up mail delivery.D. To reduce the high cost of mail delivery.67. What does this article imply about the work that the delivery people did?A. It continued for decades.B. It was widely imitated.C. It made investors rich.D. It was quite dangerous.68. What do we learn about Gerat Hollenberg from this article?A. The various fees that he charged.B. The age at which he went into business.C. The type of business he ran.D. The expenses which he had to pay.69. What has the Hollenberg Station become since the 1860s?A. A center for research.B. A tourist attraction.C. A set for movies.D. A social club.(B)It’s always great to experience a new location in a unique way. For those brave travelers who enjoy testing exciting stunts, rides and thrills, the members and editors of provided a list of the best spots to get an adrenaline (肾上腺素) rush.70. Who provided the list of the spots in the article?A. The brave travelers who enjoy testing exciting stunts, rides and thrills.B. The travelers who like to travel around the world.C. The travel agencies in Switzerland, Costa Rica and Fiji.D. The members and editors of .71. Why do VirtualTourist members suggest taking Paraglide in Switzerland?A. Because it can supply excitement and beautiful scenes.B. Because it can provide an opportunity to enjoy nice views.C. Because James Bond film was filmed there.D. Because it is comfortable and exciting.72. According to the passage, which of the following do those who like wildlife prefer?A. Paraglide above the Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland.B. Zip line in Costa Rica.C. Surf Tavarua Island, Fiji.D. Bungee jump at the Macau Tower, China.73. What does the word “Restaurants” in the last paragraph refer to?A. A place where people can eat.B. A sport name.C. A surf spot.D. A famous wave’s name.(C)Social networks have found a promising new source of advertising income: targeting users with ads for products they browsed online.The latest form of advertising, called “retargeting,”is expected to not only get more common, but increase worries over privacy.Most people are aware they are being watched online. They also know that the marketers who are tracking their movements are going to show them ads tailored to their interests.But many say it’s frightening when an ad for the product they eyed on one websitebegins popping up on Facebook. Analysts say these ads are only going to multiply because they are potentially very profitable for social networks under pressure from investors.With its new service called “Tailored Audiences,”marketers can reach consumers who have shown an interest in their brands, the company said.Retargeting is still a small part of the overall online advertising industry but it’s growing quickly because shoppers are clicking on the ads, according to emarketer analyst Debra Aho Williamson.Whether Twitter users will enjoy seeing these personalized ads or will be set apart by the more intrusive tracking remains to be seen.Twitter said it would disable the service for users who check the “Do Not Track”option in their browsers. Twitter users can also choose not to receive “promoted content”– advertising that appears in tweets and in trends on Twitter – by adjusting their privacy settings.But retargeted advertising may be a wake-up call for many users to how much of a data trail they leave that marketers can now follow back to their accounts.That’s just why the strategy is so effective – and why social networks are rolling out such ads, analysts say.People are much more likely to buy something they were already shopping for, said Larry Kim, founder of marketing firm WordStream.Internet giants such as Google and Yahoo have been tracking users across the Web to show them retargeted ads for years. It’s a more recent phenomenon on social networks.In retargeting, marketers use small text files called cookies. When users look at a particular item on a website, a cookie is placed on their browser. Marketers can then target FaceBook and Twitter users who recently visited their websites.No identifying information about users changes hands, FaceBook and Twitter say.“If you see an ad in your feed from a website you visited, the website doesn’t know it’s you specially seeing the ad, just a group of people who visited the website,”Williamson said, “…For some people, that is going to be a problem. For others it is going to be a benefit.”74. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Retargeting is helping social networks make advertising earnings.B. Retargeting is becoming more and more popular among young people.C. Retargeting plays a positive part in all the network users’ life.D. Retargeting ads are forcing Twitter users to leave the website.75. What does the phrase popping up in the fourth paragraph most probably mean?A. becoming popularB. appearing unexpectedlyC. attacking suddenlyD. tracking quickly76. What can be inferred from the passage?A. No identifying information about users changes hands.B. Retargeting is beneficial to a special group of people.C. The website you visited will keep your personal information for you.D. Whether retargeting is safe to network users is still unclear for sure.77. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. The Strategy of Network MarketingB. The Source of Advertising IncomeC. The Trend of Targeted AdvertisingD. The Difference between Internet GiantsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.When it comes to blessing others, some people make noble plans that end up going nowhere. But that’s not the case with Delphine and Guillaume Gauvain. When they opened an orphanage for blind children in China, they planned to bless the kids. But they were willing to learn along the way.The French couple’s first step was moving from Canada to Hong Kong. Their first step toward serving orphans was adopting David, a Chinese boy with a birth defect (缺陷). Guillaume, a jazz pianist, first met David while playing at the boy’s foster home. As soon as David ran up to him, Guillaume was immediately hooked.In search of people they could help, the couple moved to Beijing in 2002. After some research, they discovered that blind children needed a large amount of special care. That’s why they started Bethel – a foster care program focusing on blind children. In December 2003 they rented a house and received their first three children. Because two of the children were autistic (孤独症) as well as blind, Delphine was overwhelmed at first. But she soon found ways to help the kids.As the Gauvains took in more children, dormitories and a school were built. In 2008, Bethel moved to a site on a farm. They later added special gardens that allowed the kids to help out.Since its founding, Bethel has opened a total of four foster care projects in China. Together, they make up the Love Is Blind part of Bethel’s efforts. They are run like family homes, full of hope and laughter. That’s why the children refer to Delphine and Guillaume as Faguo Mama and Faguo Baba.Don’t assume the staff is soft on the kids, though. They teach the kids how to perform daily routines independently. In addition, the kids have classes. Delphine boasts that all of Bethel’s kids are fluent in English before turning 18.The Gauvains and their three kids moved to the Philippines in 2012 after devoting 10 years to Bethel China. They still remain involved with Bethel’s leadership. And in their new location, they have opened a community center to help train people with work skills.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. Compared with those who make noble plans that end up going nowhere to bless others,the French couple’s difference is that ________________________________________________.79. The couple’s purpose of starting Bethel – a foster care program is______________________.80. Why did the children call the couple Faguo Mama and Faguo Baba?81. What else can the kids from Bethel do besides handling daily routines themselvesat the age of 18, according to Delphine?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 你熟悉本学期学过的英语表达法吗？(familiar)83. 现在许多男孩都很容易被网络游戏迷住。
高中英语真题-2014—2015学年下学期高二年级期末考试
高中英语真题:2014—2015学年下学期高二年级期末考试第一部分听力（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）听下面五段对话。
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。
What does the man want to do first?A. Have an ice cream.B. Open the gifts.C. Play some games.What does the woman mean?A. She will pass the man some sugar.B. The man shouldn’t have more sugar.C. She will make some coffee for the man.What is the woman’s suggestion for the man?A. Find someone to replace himB. Take a break now.C. Wait for Ben.Why is so happy?A. She has received her favorite journal.B. She has w on a prize for her research.C. She has got her paper published.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An interesting film.B. Some history books.C. Their activities last night.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。
2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试题及答案解析
外研版高中英语高二年级下学期期末考试第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．Jack left ________ message for me, saying he was in ________ trouble.A．a; the B．a; / C．/; / D．the; a2．She likes walking best because there is ________ like walking as a means of keeping fit. A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything3．Chinese arts have won the ________ of a lot of people outside China.A．enjoyment B．appreciation C．entertainment D．reputation4．They got up very early that morning ________ they wouldn't miss the first bus.A．in case B．as if C．so that D．even though5．—I've studied watching birds as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?—________．A．You will make it B．It doesn't matterC．Go right ahead D．Take it easy6．Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues ________ with her stories. A．amused B．amusing C．to amuse D．to be amused7．The project ________ Wang Lin's life is one of the many government programmes ________ improving the situation for the poorest people in China.A．that saved; aiming at B．which has saved; aimed atC．which had saved; aimed at D．that had saved; aiming at8．Only teachers are permitted to enter the ereading room. That is to say, the ereading room is only ________ to teachers.A．introduced B．convenient C．useful D．accessible9．Great attention must be paid ________ welfare, especially in the poor area.A．develop B．to develop C．to developing D．developing10．Only ticketholders were ________ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou, so many of his fans were turned away.A．allowed B．permitted C．agreed D．admitted11．—You've finished what you ________ to and I think the teacher will praise you for it.—I think so.A．will expect B．will be expected C．expected D．were expected12．________ for children, the album became popular with parents ________ it came out. A．Designed; when B．Designed; immediatelyC．To design; as soon as D．Designing; as13．On July 24，2012, astronaut Liu Wang, ________ by his teammates Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang, controlled the Shenzhou9 spacecraft to dock (对接) with the Tiangong1 space lab module at 12：42 pm. A．assisted B．assisting C．having assisted D．was assisted14．Is this the very material that scientists ________ the 2012 London Olympic Games torch? A．used to light B．are used to lightingC．use to light D．are used to light15．—I have something important to do. Can I borrow your car?—________. I' m not using it today.A．Yes, I like it B．With pleasure C．I quite agree D．By all means 第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)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。
高二英语试题
2014——2015学年下期期末联考高二英语试题本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分，试题卷共10页，答题卷共2页。
请按要求把答案涂、写在答题卡规定的范围内，超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。
满分120分，考试时间100分钟。
考试结束只收答题卡。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题；共70分）第一部分听力（略）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。
AMy son has poliomyelitis（小儿麻痹症）and he suffered from it a lot. When he was young, my wife and I took him to see so many doctors and got different kinds of treatments. But still, he couldn’t walk like a normal kid.So he was laughed at by his peers for his walking style. His tears burnt our eyes like sulphuric acid. Then, he became afraid of going to school. He wouldn’t go anymore.One night, my wife had a breakdown and shouted at him, “I tell you, my kid, you might be like this forever. You are a freak in other people’s eyes, and perhaps it would never change. But in my eyes, in your dad’s eyes, you are not a freak! You are not! Even if you are, we love you and we will love you forever!” My son spoke nothing for two days. He didn’t eat or sleep. We could read he was hurt. We hoped something wonderful would fall in our family. On the third morning, he struggled to walk to my car, with his school bag in his hand of course. He raised his head high and hugged me, saying “I want to go to school. Nothing will beat me.”You know, from then on, he was never afraid of being mocked or despised anymore. If he couldn’t avoid these looks, he chose to look at them in the eyes. Later, something nice really happened and my son went to MIT. When he was asked how he managed to bear the pressure, he said, “Because of my parents.”My dear fellows, if you care too much about how other people look at you or what their opinions are, you will never become what you want to be.21. The author’s son was laughed at by his peers, because _________.A. he didn’t do well in his lessonsB. he walked in a strange wayC. he was from a poor familyD. he often burst into tears22. After hearing what the mother said, the son _________.A. quarrelled with his mother and left home angrilyB. went to school unwillingly without speaking anythingC. burst out crying complaining his bad experienceD. didn’t say anything without eating or sleeping for two days23. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?A. The boy was brave to face any difficulty after being encouraged by his mother.B. The boy achieved success and was admitted to a famous university.C. The boy finally could walk like a normal child after some treatments.D. The boy owed his success to his parents and was grateful to them.24. From the passage we can say the boy is .A. confident and outgoingB. brave and hard-workingC. wise and easy-goingD. determined and braveBThe British MuseumDescription:The British Museum is a museum in London, which is one of the world’s greatest museums of human history and culture. Its collections, which number more than 13 million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Its expansion over the following two and a half centuries was largely a result of an expanding British colonial footprint and has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions. Until 1997, when the British Library（previously centered on the Round Reading Room）moved to a new site, the British Museum housed both a national museum of antiquities and a national library in the same building. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored（赞助）by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Since 2002 the director of the museum has been Neil MacGregor.Admission and opening hours:The museum is open every day from 10am to 6pm（Fridays 10am to 5:30pm）and itcharges no admission fee, except for loan exhibitions.How to get there:By train: 7:00-18:30 every day.By Underground: 8:00-18:30 every day.By bus: 7:30-18:30 every day.By coach: 7:00-19:30 every day.Nearest underground stations:Tottenham Court Road（500m）Holborn（500m）Russell Square（800m）25. When was the British Museum opened to the public for the first time?A. In 1753.B. In 1759.C. In 1997.D. In 2002.26. You are at the Museum at seven in the evening and you want to go back to Oxford. Whichmeans of transportation will you choose?A. By coach.B. By bus.C. By train.D. By underground.27. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?A. The British Museum has collected less than 13 million objects.B. The British Museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm every day.C. The British Museum is a great museum of human history and culture.D. The British Museum’s expansion in the past was not a result of an expanding Britishcolonial footprint.C“Where are we going, Dad?”, one of the hottest Chinese reality shows, has become a hit. Many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. The program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. As the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form of “Lost on the way” played by nanny Daddy and cute kids raised a lot of people’s emotional common feelings. Both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. But this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern parents and children.The TV shows l ike “Children are hard to support!”, “Where are we going, Dad?”, “hot moms” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. All of these show the new parents’confusion in children’s education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.In real life, on the one hand, the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy toaccompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand, they continue to do so. The data collected by Hunan TV shows that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 34. We can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. The story of a child without the company of father is still going on. In fact, it is sometimes the same to mothers. In a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility of raising a child. The partic ipation of mother in the children’s education is also very low.It is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and where the parents will guide their children to go that “Where are we going, Dad?” shows us. If a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher. Maybe this is the real reason why such kind of TV programs could get hot. The truth is that children will go where their parents go; and society will go where the children go.28. In raising a child in modern society, parents should _______.A. let their children go without caring anythingB. keep their children at home to avoid socializingC. balance well between family and careerD. break down the barrier between children and teachers29. Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?A. Parents shouldn’t entirely leave the educatio n of children to the old.B. 36% of the audience of the program are female aged from 25-34.C. The program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play.D. In a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child.30. The passage suggests young parents feel helpless in raising children mainly because_______.A. they have no professional knowledge for this fieldB. the old are free and forced to raise the grandchildren insteadC. their children feel isolated and lonely with themD. they are occupied with working and making a living31. What chief attitude towards modern family education does the author express in thepassage?A. Pessimistic.B. Worried.C. Optimistic.D. Indifferent.DSchool is much more than a place where students gather to learn. For children, school is their first opportunity for social development and introduction to people outside of their family unit. Lessons learned in school go beyond mathematics and language arts. Students learn to develop individual interests and find other people who share their interests.Music is one of the ways like-minded children come together. When many people talk about the benefits of music education, they’re quick to point out all of the numerous and measurable results of music education, many studies show the positive impact music programs can have on children in other areas of study.Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor of psychology, at McMaster University, has said young children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory compared to children who do not receive musical training. Stanford University researchers have found that musical training improves how the brain processes the spoken word; a finding that researchers say could lead to improving the reading ability of children who have dyslexia and other reading problems.Furthermore, in an analysis of data on more than 25,000 secondary school students, researchers at the United States Department of Education found that students who report consistent involvement in instrumental music during middle school and high school perform significantly better in mathematics by Grade 12 than those who do not participate in music programs.There are many reasons why music education can help to make a child a better student, but there also are other benefits that go beyond the classroom environment.Being involved in music is also a social endeavor that can set the course for lifelong friends and help create social groups that last through school and beyond. Music education breeds familiarity during a school career, when going from class to class or from school to school every year can be nerve wracking and unfamiliar.32. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. To show school is the place for students to learn.B. To stress the importance of learning knowledge.C. To lead to the main topic of the passage.D. To explain what the author really thinks of.33. According to the researchers, we can know that ________.A. music lovers tend to use their brain in a wise wayB. music training can cure children of many diseasesC. learning music is beneficial to students’ performa nce in mathematicsD. senior students disliked attending music lessons34. What does the underlined word “dyslexia” mean?A. Having difficulty with reading.B. Receiving training for music.C. Gaining knowledge from learning.D. Losing the ability to read music.35. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A. music can ensure you have a lot of close friendsB. changing schools is a bad experience for everyoneC. music does offer social and understanding benefitsD. few schools really focus on music education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填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2014-2015学年度高二英语下学期期末测试题及答案
2014-2015学年度高二英语下学期期末测试题及答案120分第一部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)1. ---I’d like to invite you to dinner this weekend. ---________.A. Oh, no, please don’tB. I’d rather stay at homeC. Oh, thanks. That’ll be too much troubleD. I’m sorry, but I have other plans2. As an experienced doctor, he usually judges the patients’illness according to the __________ and gives them some medicines.A. signsB. symptomsC. signalsD. marks3. ______more about university courses, call (920) 746-3789.A. To find outB. Finding outC. Find outD. Having found out4. We really hate ______ if you treat your roommates so rudely.A. thatB. thisC. itD. which5. While the weather is fine, I must _______ the house repairs.A. get down toB. stick toC. get used toD. look forward to6. The most important thing to _____ in mind when dealing with an emergency is to stay ______ .A remain ; calmly B. make ; calm C. keep ; silent D .keep ; calm7. __________ how to express the idea in English ,he turned to the dictionary.A .Does not know B. Not knowing C. Knowing not D .Not to know8. I strongly suggest that the information ______in my report _____to Mr. Brown withoutdelay.A. to be referred to; to be e-mailedB. referring to; e-mailC. referred to; be e-mailedD. being referred to; being e-mailed9. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _________ the shocking ending.A. give outB. give awayC. give upD. give off10. Every child is __________, with their own needs, preferences and talents.A. productiveB. Familiar C original D unique11. She reads newspapers every day to keep herself ____ about what’s going on in the world.A. informB. informingC. informedD. being informed12. －Miss Jones once _________ music at Bardon School for ten years and now is an actress.－No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden.A. had taughtB. taughtC. is teachingD. has been teaching13. __________ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is .A. UnlessB. BecauseC. AlthoughD. When14. Not only _____ a promise, but also _______ it.A. did he make; he keptB. he made; he keptC. does he make; does he keepD. he has made; has he kept15. The workers are still going through with their railway project, ____the expenses have risen.A. as long asB. now thatC. even thoughD. as though第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun 16 to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.Most of the class might be 17 badly off, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other 18 goodies（美味食品）of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 19 of most of her students' art. And they were.But Douglas made a 20 kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher's true child of 21 , weak and thin and unhappy. As other children played at break,Douglas was likely to stand 22 by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt 23 those sad eyes.Yes, his picture was different. When 24 to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) 25 hand.His abstract image captured the 26 of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise 27 ．Another suggested a policeofficer, because the police protect and 28 for people. Still others guessed it was the handof God, for God feeds us. And so the 29 went-until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself. When the children had gone on to other assignments; she paused at Douglas' desk 30down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, "It'syours,teacher.She 31 the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there，as she had the other students. How 32 had she said, "Take my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside.”Or, "Let me show you how to33 your pencil.”Or, "Let's do this together.”Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand.The story speaks of more than 34 . It says something about teachers teachzrigand parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it 35 to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they'll remember the hand that reaches out.16．A. assignment B．assessment C. assistance D. anniversary17. A. witnessed B. adopted C. considered D. distributed18．A. abundant B. traditional C. holy D. elegant19. A. diversity B. security C. profit D. subjects20. A. various B. identical C. different D. suitable21. A. ambition B. misery C. humor D. confidence22. A. close B. out C. down D. up23. A. throughout B. outside C. across D. behind24. A. forced B. invited C. asked D. hired25. A. lonely B. empty C. poor D. voluntary26．A. imagination B．bravery C．justice D. enthusiasm27. A. seagulls B. whales C. bison D. turkeys28. A. apply B. prepare C. care D. send29. A. conversation B．discussion C．celebration D. identification30: A. bent B. calmed C. turned D. cast31. A. counted B. analyzed C. organized D. recalled32. A. much B. often C. long D. soon33. A. hold B. purchase C. conduct D. obtain34. A. happiness B．childhood C. thankfulness D. education35. A. costs B. works C. takes D. means第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）AWell, when the huge wave hit the boat, my safety belt broke and I was swept overboard. I don’t really understand how it happened, but it did. I heard someone yell out, but then my boat, Wild One, went off into the darkness and I was alone in a very rough sea. I then spent five and a half hours in the water. The place where it happened was, oh, about 50 kilometers from shore. It was likely that I wouldn’t see another day, but I always thought I’d overcome the difficulties. At first I was watching out for Wild One. The rest of the crew knew I was gone, so they were sure to come back and look for me. After a while, I saw the boat’s lights when it came looking for me. They were within about 300 meters of me, but the spotlight just missed me. The reason why they didn’t see me was because of the huge waves. You know, I started sailing when I was seven, and started ocean racing when I was about eighteen, but I’d never been overboard before. I believed I was going to survive, but it was very cold, and as the hours passed I started to get desperate——and frozen! It was around 5 am when I saw the lights of a tanker coming towards me. I figured it wasprobably my last chance. At first, I thought they were going to miss me, and then they made a slight turn and I yelled out “Help!” and they heard me. Then another yacht appeared. These guys were terrific. They gave me dry clothes, and then one jumped into the bunk and hung onto me. They covered us with as much dry clothing as they could, and the guy in with me stayed to transfer his body heat to me.36. The author of the passage was alone in the sea NOT because ______.A. the wind was too strongB. the wave hit the boatC. the safety belt was brokenD. his boat was in the darkness37 He was not saved by his crew because ______.A. he didn’t yell out “Help!”B. 300 meters was long distanceC. he was not foundD. he didn’t see the spotlight38. It was inferred from the passage that ______.A. he was swept overboard at about midnightB.Wild One was the name of a crew memberC. he started ocean racing at about sevenD. he was too hopeless to take the last chance39. One of the guys who saved him jumped into the bunk in order to ______.A. cover him with more dry clothesB. warm him with his body heatC. comfort himD. congratulate himBSuppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you canimprove your English, especially your spoken English.Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspaper. You may find the information you need.Global English Center﹡General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.﹡3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.﹡Choices of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon－Fri.﹡Experienced college English teachers.﹡Close to city center and bus stops.Tel: 67705272 Add: 105 Ahongshan Road, 100082Modern Language School﹡Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.﹡Small classes(12-16 students) on Sat. &Sun. from 2:00－5:00 p.m.﹡Native English teachers from Canada and the USA.﹡Language lab and computers supplied.﹡3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road. 100056Tel: 67353019The 21st Century English Training Centre﹡We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.﹡We offer morning or afternoon class, both three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.﹡We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays. ﹡Entrance exams: June. 1 and Dec. 1﹡Only 15-minute walk from city center.Call 67801642 for more informationThe International House of English﹡Three/Six- month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week: convenient class hours: 9:00－12:00 a.m. and 2:00－5:00 p.m.﹡A 4-month evening programme specially for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).﹡Free sightseeing and social activities﹡Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 6743230840 You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?A. Global English Center and Modern Language School.B. Global English Center and the International House.C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century.D. The 21st Century and the International House.41 The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that______.A. its teaching quality is betterB. it is nearest to the city centerC. its courses are more advancedD. it requires an entrance examination42 You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _________.A. offers free sightseeing and social activitiesB. has a special course in spoken EnglishC. costs less than the other schoolsD. has native English teachers43 If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about _______.A. 60 yuanB. 240 yuanC. 720 yuanD. 960 yuanCCelebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption (消费) on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned (given up) the practice of putting models on the cover because they don’t sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others’ products to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines aren’t a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today they’re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life. However, for every success story, there’s a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the product’s origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial (最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Stil l, the ego’s（自我的）potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashion—like celebrity—has always been temporary.44．Fashion magazines today .A. seldom put models on the coverB. no longer put models on the coverC. need not worry about celebrities’ market potentialD. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly45．A change in the consumer market can be found today that .A. price rather than brand name is more concernedB. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsC. producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisementsD. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned46．The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly .A. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsB. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicC. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessD. influence the price of a celebrity’s products47．The passage is mainly about .A. celebrity and personal styleB. celebrity and markets potentialC. celebrity and fashion designD. celebrity and clothing industryDThe basenji is a central African hunting dog. It comes from a country called Chad, which is north of the Central African Republic. The basenji was well—known as the "silent dog" because for centuries no basenjis has ever been known to bark . Then at a dog show in London in 1953, a basenji actually barked.As well as being clever, basenjis are known for their natural courage and are still popular hunting dogs in Africa. But in America people keep them mainly because they are gentle and full of fun. The basenji has an unusual habit, it washes itself all over like a cat. It is a middle—sized dog, 16 or 17 inches high from the shoulder. It weighs about 20 pounds. A basenji's coat is short and silky. It may be brown, white, or gold , or a mixture of these three colours.48. Basenjis were first found .A. in Africa, Europe and AmericaB. in both Africa and AmericaC. in central AfricaD. in North Africa49. What made Basenjis so special?A. They were funny enough to make people laugh.B. One of them barked at a dog show in London.C. They were a true friend of man.D. They were born quiet dogs.50. In what way are basenjis like cats?A. They make gentle sounds instead of barking.B. They are fond of people and look like cats.C.They clean themselves all over.D.They have short, silky fur.EMaybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead."Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt-- a mistake 75% of US population make every day. The big question is why.There have been many myths about safety belt ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mMyth the Number One: It's best to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident.Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear" is able going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃)or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times in cases where people are "thrown clear".Myth Number Two: Safety-bets "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due tonot wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation, not to be trapped in them.Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren't needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour (mph).Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 metres.51. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"?A. He was driving at great speed.B. He was running across the street.C. He didn't have his safety belt on.D. He didn't take his medicine on time.52. The reason father was in a hurry to get home was that he __________.A. wasn't feeling very wellB. hated to drive in the darkC. wanted to take some exerciseD. didn't want to be caught by the people53. According to the text, to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _____ . A. may be knocked down by other cars. B. may get serious hurt thrown out of the carC. may find it impossible to get away from the seatD. may get caught in the car door54. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe _______.A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accidentB. they will be unable to think clearly in an accidentC. they will be caught when help comesD. cars catch fire easily55. What is the advice given in the test?A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.第三部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
2015年高二英语下学期期末测试题(附答案)
2015年高二英语下学期期末测试题(附答案)第I卷（共65分）第一部分：听力略第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21 .The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ____as the plane was making a landing.A. seatB. seatingC. seatedD. to be seating22. After the adjustment of financial policies, many citizens put up posts, 90 percent _____carried the message of approval.A. of whichB. whomC. of themD. of whom23. Soon after the terrible earthquake _______from all over the world was sent to the people wholost their homes.A. expenseB. reliefC. attentionD. sympathy24. ---I’d like to go to the cinema with you, Dad.----Sorry, dear, but the film is ______for adults only.A. allowedB. intendedC. admittedD. set25. I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast ______the telephone rang loudly, but it hung up ______I could answer it.A. while; beforeB. when; untilC. as; afterD. when; before26. ______into a famous university made his parents happy.A. Tom was admittedB. Tome being admittedC. If Tom was admittedD. Tom’s being admitted27. Mr. Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize ______.A. on his behalfB. on dutyC. ahead ofD. instead of28. None of us expected the chairman to _____at the party. We though he was still in hospital.A. turn inB. turn overC. turn upD. turn down29. He played a trick _____Jane and he had to apologise ______ treating her_____a nice lunch.A. on; for; toB. in; by; toC. on; by; toD. on; by; with30. While watching Titanic , most couldn’t help crying when it came to the scene ______Jack saved the life of the girl but dies in icy water himself.A. whichB. asC. whyD. where31. It is said that ______EL Nino , the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade.A. thanks toB. becauseC. due toD. as to32. At present more and more people try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ______creates further problems.A. in caseB. once againC. in turnD. after all33. “QQ Happy Farm”is a resource management game based on farms on the internet, _____players act as owners of the farms.A. whichB. whereC. in whichD. that34. The doctor said that the old lady was too weak to _____the winter.A. live throughB. go throughC. get throughD. pass through35. One of the views says he was deeply _________by “Not Lack of Cash” performed by Zhao Benshan and Xiao Shenyang.A. motivatedB. impressedC. expressedD. inspired第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡是将该项涂黑When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn’t come home at lunch time, phoning 36 to tell me he was fine and had found a few days’ work 37 out at an exhibit. However, after he finished work he 38 for supper as usual.I asked him how he had 39 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 40 at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had _41_ him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 42 for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to43 the next day to help with other chores(杂务).I was glad he had found new friends but a little 44 about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh, Mom, these are just 45 everyday people like anyone else. They 46 work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and 47 them yourself,” he said.So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 48 me to. The twin brothers 49 out to be Siamese(连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn’t thought this50 was noteworthy enough to mentio n. When I brought it to him, he said, “yes, I 51 that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes 52 it’s so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good 53. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch.”What others see first in a person is not what a child considers 54. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a 55 I have thought about many times over the years.36.A. instead B. even C. also D. besides37.A. leaving B. helping C. taking D. showing38.A. did up B. gave up C. took up D. turned up39.A. sought B. managed C. worked D. acted40.A. clothes B. friends C. choices D. differences41.A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed42.A. by chance B. in return C. by turns D. in advance43.A. return B. promise C. consider D. decide44.A. excited B. regretful C. worried D. optimistic45.A. humorous B. obvious C. particular D. normal46.A. just B. never C. hardly D. always47.A. teach B. meet C. affect D. join48.A. ordered B. directed C. forced D. persuaded49.A. worked B. left C. came D. turned50.A. expression B. change C. fact D. idea51.A. understood B. made C. noticed D. formed52.A. before B. if C. after D. because53.A. cooks B. doctors C. artists D. singers54.A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unlucky55. A. lesson B. festival C. task D. match第三部分：阅读理解（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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AOn August 15th, in the women's individual all-around final of gymnastics of the Beijing 2008Olympic Games, Chusovitina is a shining star although she failed to win a medal eventually.When 33-year-old Oxana Chusovitina competes in her fifth Olympics (Beijing Olympics), she is twice the age of most of her competitors. In addition, she has also competed in ten World Championships, three Asian Games and three Goodwill Games. Chusovitina holds the record for the most individual World Championships medals on a single event. She won an Olympic team gold medal as a 17-year-old in 1992. Since then she has won a record of eight world titles.Her long career owes something to fate. In 2002, when her son Alisher, now aged nine, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病), she moved to Germany so that he could get the best possible treatment. To help in those difficult times she kept up her training. It has paid off. But saving Alisher’s life is not her only motivation. As she recently told German media, “There is nothing in the world I enjoy more than gymnastics.”Chusovitina was born on June 19, 1975 in Uzbek USSR. She was formerly a citizen of, and a competitor for, the former Soviet Union (before 1993) and Uzbekistan (1993-2006). She has competed for Germany since 2006. By the year of 2008, Chusovitina’s career in gymnastics had been twenty years.She is one of only a handful of women to return to high-level gymnastics and international competition after becoming a mother. Chusovitina is remarkable in her ability to remain competitive for so many years, often in the face of great difficulty, and has been considered as a role model and an inspiration by many people in the gymnastics community.56. When she was 17 years old, Chusovitina won an Olympic team gold medal for ________.A. the former Soviet UnionB. UzbekistanC. GermanyD. Russia57. Chusovitina might begin her career in gymnastics in _______.A. 1975B. 1988C. 1992D. 199258. Chusovitina left her homeland because _______.A. she wanted to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesB. she wanted to serve for GermanyC. she wanted her son to get the best treatmentD. she had to face great difficulty in her homeland59. According to the passage, Chusovitina is different from the other competitors in the Beijing2008 Olympic Games because_______.A. she is the best competitor in the gamesB. she is much older than other gymnastics girlsC. she won an Olympic team gold medal when she was very youngD. she competes in order to earn money60. According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe Chusovitina?A. Kind-hearted.B. Lovable.C. Tough-minded.D. Serious-minded.CA small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. That's the finding of an extensive study of Dutch men in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed(吃) at least an ounce of salt water fish per day than those who never ate fish.The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific backing to the long-held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart.Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550, 000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But researchers previously have noticed that the incidence (发生率)of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption averages more than 3 ounces.During the last two decades, 78% of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese orEskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels.61. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The Dutch research has proved that eating fish can help to prevent heart disease.B. There is a low incidence of heart disease in countries like Japan and Greenland.C. Among all the diseases heart disease is the most dangerous in America.D. Heart doctors won’t call your house so long as you keep eating fish each day.62. The underlined phrase “this relationship” refers to the connect ion between _______ and theincidence of heart disease.A. the amount of fish eatenB. regular fish-eatingC. the kind of fish eatenD. people of different regions63. The passage is mainly about ________.A. the high incidence of heart disease in some countriesB. the changes in people’s diet in the United StatesC. the daily fish consumption of people in different culturesD. the effect of fish-eating regularly on people’s health64. Why is heart disease the most dangerous killer in the United States?A. The author doesn’t give a definite answer.B. Because American people drink too much spirits.C. Because there are a great number of fat people there.D. Because American people eat too much fatty fish.65. How many lives could probably be saved each year in the United States by eating fishaccording to the Dutch study?A. 550, 000.B. 110,000.C. 275,000.D. 852.DThe United States has about 475,000 school buses ---all painted yellow. Each day they carry more than 25,000,000 children, half of all schoolchildren in the country. But these buses, on average, use four liters of diesel (柴油) fuel to travel less than sixteen kilometers. When the school year began last fall, diesel averaged 55 cents a liter nationally. The price nearly doubled, to a dollar and 8 cents, by the end of school in June.Bob Riley speaks for the American School Bus Council. He says fuel prices for schools are not much lower than others have to pay. As a result, schools are looking for ways to reduce transportation costs. Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled (取消). Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels. Other steps include fewer field trips and less travel by sports teams. And some school districts (地区) may end any bus service not required by law.Studies show that school buses are the safest form of transportation to and from school. The American School Bus Council says cuts in bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says removing buses from the road will mean an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley says another concern is that reducing bus services might reduce attendance.But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that would surely make people happy at the National Center for Safe Routes to School. More kids walking or biking safely to school is the aim of a three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal is to increase physical activity and reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day.66. What does this passage mainly tell us?A. High fuel prices’ influences on school buses.B. New measures to transport school students.C. The safest form of student transportation.D. The origin of Walk to School Day.67. Which of the following information is implied in the first paragraph?A. There are too many school buses in the United States.B. There are too many students in the US.C. Diesel prices are going up too rapidly in the US.D. School buses consume too much diesel in the US.68. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Cuts in bus service will have negative results.B. The US government is encouraging cuts in bus services.C. The US schools are searching for the safest transportation means.D. Reducing bus service will do a lot of good to the environment.69. In order to cut down transportation cost, many schools take the following measures EXCEPT_____.A. changing some bus routesB. stopping some bus routesC. asking parents to drive children to and from schoolD. using other types of fuels70. The National Center for Safe Routes to School encourages more children to walk or bike toschool in order to ____.A. save more fuels and diesel for the countryB. keep the children safe on their way to schoolC. make the children live a simple lifeD. keep the children healthy and the environment clean第II卷（共55分）第四部分：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71.有人提醒我不要忘了我的承诺。
【英语】湖南省五市十校204-2015学年高二下学期期末联考试题
“湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体”高二期末考试第Ⅰ卷（选择题）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。
AGlastonbury Festival:Time and place: 22nd～26th June, Pilton, Somerse. Recognized as the best summer festival season, Glasto nbury is one of the biggest and oldest festivals in the UK. Last year‟s 40th anniversary was their best ever, even though the supergroup U2 canceled last minute because of Bono injuring his back.Latitude Festival:Time and place:14th～17th July, Henham Park, Suffolk. Now in its sixth year, this festival is the choice for more families. It is providing visitors with a range of entertainment to accompany the music, including comedy, show, theatre and literature.Shrewsbury Folk Festival:Time and place: 26th～29th August, West Mids Show Ground, Shrewsbury. Announced as one of the best folk festivals in the UK, this festival is only in its sixth year. It takes place over the 4 days of the August bank holiday weekend, and moved to Shrewsbury in 2006.Download Festival:Time and place: 10th and 12th, June, Donington Park Derby. It is a three-day rock music festival held every year. The name Download was chosen for the festival for two reasons. Downloading was a dirty work in the music industry at the time because of file sharing and rock is seen as a rebellious (反叛) type of music.21. Which festival is one of the oldest festivals in the UK?A. Download FestivalB. Latitude FestivalC. Shrewsbury Folk FestivalD. Glastonbury Festival22. When and where is the rock music festival held?A. 22nd～26th June, Pilton, SomerseB. 26th～29th August, West Mids Show GroundC. 10th and 12th, June, Donington Park DerbyD. 14th～17th July, Henham Park, Suffolk23. What is special about Latitude Festival?A. It is one of the best folk festivals in the UK.B. It has a long history and is held every year.C. It is the best summer festival in the UK.D. It is attractive and joyful for many families.BBelieve it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they become extremely good at something else. They become experts at spotting liars. The condition in which people lose their power to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasia(失语症). A study conducted in Massachusetts, U.S., has clearly proved that aphasics make good lie detectors(测谎仪).In the last 100 years, many doctors studying the brain have mentioned examples of this amazing power of patients suffering from aphasia. Recently, scientists conducted tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied the powers of a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasic. And it was proved clearly that the normal volunteers still got fooled by words. The aphasics were far ahead of them in recognizing false speech. The results of the study were reported in the magazine Nature.`Fourteen years ago, famous American doctor, Dr. Oliver Sacks, wrote about his experiences with aphasic patients in a book. He remembered a particular incident in a hospital. Patients from the aphasia room were watching TV. Their president, Ronald Reagan, was giving a speech. He was trying to put feelings into each and every word of his speech. But his speech had an opposite effect on the patients. They were not impressed. On the contrary, the whole room shook with their laughter. The aphasics knew that he did not mean a word of what he was saying.Dr. Sacks saw aphasics as more gifted than normal people. Normal people “get carried away”by words. An aphasic cannot understand words. But he or she can still understand what is being said. He said most of the aphasics had this superior understanding. So, while normal people think of aphasic patients as brain damaged, they actually seem to understand human expressions better.24. We can know from the first paragraph ___.A. how aphasics get their special abilityB. that aphasics can tell if you are lyingC. that aphasics are good at telling liesD. why aphasics are experts at spotting liars25. The phrase “get carried away” in the last paragraph means ___.A. get fooledB. get excitedC. get misunderstoodD. get discouraged26. Dr. Oliver Sacks thinks that aphasics ___.A. can be cured totallyB. can not understand what is being saidC. are specially gifted in a wayD. should be treated equally and nicely27. Which would be the best title of the passage?A. A great discoveryB. The great lie detectorsC. Why aphasics can‟t ta lkD. A special way of understandingCJames Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.“J.C., ”he replied.She t hought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.A week before the Big Ten Meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.The stage was set for Owens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political. Hitler did notcongratulate any of the African American winners.“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn‟t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway. ”Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs.“Sure, it bothered me, ”he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”In time, however, his gold medals ch anged his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”28. In the Big Ten Meet, Owens ___.A. hurt himself in the backB. succeeded in setting many recordsC. tried every sports event but failedD. had to give up some events29. We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ___.A. he did not talk to the US president on the phoneB. he was the son of a poor farmerC. he did not shake hands with HitlerD. he was not of the right race30. When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the medals ___.A. have been changed for money to help him live onB. have made him famous in the USC. have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in lifeD. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs31. What would be the best title for the text?A. Jesse Owens, a great American athleteB. Golden Moment — a life time struggleC. Making a living as a sportsmanD. How to be a successful athleteDParents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is it a goodthing? Sometimes when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to my mom, …Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it‟?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.“There‟s still a lot of strictness a nd authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.“My parents were on the …before‟ side of tha t change, but today‟s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the …after‟ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It‟s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”32. The underlined word “gulf” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ___.A. interestB. differenceC. distanceD. separation33. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.B. Parents put more trust in their children‟s abilities.C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.D. Parents share more interests with their children.34. The change in today‟s parent child relationship is ___.A. more confusion among parentsB. more equality between parents and childrenC. less respect for parents from childrenD. more strictness and authority on the part of parents35. By saying “today‟s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the …after‟ side,” the author means thattoday‟s parents ___.A. follow the trend of the changeB. can set a limit to the changeC. fail to take the change seriouslyD. have little difficulty adjusting to the change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。
高中英语真题-2014—2015学年度下学期高二期末考试
高中英语真题:2014—2015学年度下学期高二期末考试第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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. What does the woman like collecting best?A. Stamps.B. Coins.C. Train tickets.2. Which country found lovely music is good for people’s heart s?A. America.B. Australia.C. Russia.3. What is the woman eager to buy?A. Ice creams.B. Candy.C. Drinks.4. Where are the two speakers?A. In the bank.B. In the classroom.C. In the supermarket .5. What prevented the woman calling the man yesterday?A. She lost her cellphone.B. Her cellphone was power off.C. Her teacher took her cellphone away.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。
高中英语真题：2014-2015学年度第二学期高二英语期末试题
2014-2015学年度第二学期高二英语期末试题第1卷第一部分阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AOnce upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other mon sters thought he was ugly.He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lon ely.“I wish I had a friend.” He said to himself every day, “One frien d would be enough. Someone to talk to.”He wrote a letter to a magazine. The magazine gave people a dvice.“Dear Editor,” he wrote, “I am a ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”“Dear monster,” the Editor replied, “Advertise for a friend in thi s magazine.” The monster wrote an advertisement. “Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, fo ur arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my nose. Bu t I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to some one. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7th. Write to Mr. A, Box 45, e veryb ody’s Magazine.”A few days later he went to the magazine.“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.The clerk looked in Box 45.“Yes, there is one.” She said, and gave it to him.The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I thi nk a person’s character is more important than his appearanc e. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a fl ower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”1. Why was the monster unhappy?A. He had no friends.B. He was ugly.C. He had two heads.D. He had three tails.2. What did the monster advertise for?A. A magazine.B. A friend.C. An editor.D. A male or female monster.3. How did the monster describe him in the advertisement?A. Ugly.B. Lonely.C. Kind.D. Good-looking.4. What was strange about Miss Thwaite’s letter?A. She was not interested in people’s appearance.B. She wanted to meet the monster.C. She needed a flower to recognize him.D. It was the only reply.BCan you remember the first time you learned to ride a bike or drive a car? Learning these skills changed your life forever an d opened up new horizons. Learning about computers can be like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car. Once you have i nvested the time to master the skills, you will never go back to the old days. The new technology is simply too convenient an d too powerful.Technological developments through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort. We have continuously looked fo r better ways of doing things. Each invention and new develop ment has allowed us to extend our capabilities. Today we see one of the most dramatic technologies ever developed—the computer. It extends the capabilities of our minds. Computers have saved organizations millions of dollars. Furth ermore, these same computer systems have opened up newopportunities that would have gone undiscovered or neglecte d. The computer may multiply what we can do, and the return on investment is high. The growth of computer usage is surpri sing. On the other hand, the computer can do serious damag e. Invasion of privacy(侵犯隐私), fraud(欺诈), and computer-related mistakes are just a few shocking examples.The computer is like a double-edged sword. It has the ability to cut us free from some activiti es, but it can also cut deep into profits, personal privacy, and our society in general. How it is used is not a function of techn ology. It is strictly a function of how people decide to use or mi suse this new technology. The choice is yours, and only throu gh a knowledge of computer systems will you be able to avoid the dangers while enjoying the many, many benefits of the co mputer age.5. The writer thinks learning about computers is like learning h ow to ride a bike or drive a car because _______.A. it is simple and practicalB. it needs a lot of practiceC. it leads people to new life experiencesD. it takes much time to master the skills6. According to the passage, computers bring people the following benefits except _______.A. avoiding mistakesB. saving moneyC. making moneyD. opening up opportunities7. According to the writer, the bad effects of computers can be avoided if we _______.A. have sound knowledge of computer systemsB. tell people not to misuse computersC. have strict rules over the use of computersD. make more investments in the technology8. This passage is probably written for _______.A. computersB. computer producersC. computer learnersD. computer programmersCDoctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, u nless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can l ead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotion al problems and possibly cancer.Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. S ome people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other peopl e keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it.This is called repressing anger.For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was m ore dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They s aid that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hor- mones (荷尔蒙).They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar i nto the blood, etC．Ingeneral the person feels excited and ready to act.Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express ange r violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and th ey believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. T hey say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to rec ognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Donot express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find hum or in the situation that has made you angry. They said that lau ghter is much healthier than anger.9．“Damaging emotion” means that _________.A．the emotion is harmless B．the emotion is har mfulC．the feeling is very strong D．the feeling is hard 10． What statement is right?A．Were you angry, you would be canceled (得癌症).B．Once you are angry, you must be cantered.C．Angry as you are often, you can't be canceled, D．Anger may cause you a cancer.11． Expressing anger violently _________ repressing it accor ding to some scientists.A．is justthe same as B．is more harmful thanC．is no better than D．is much better than 12．According to the author, you'd better _________.A．never be angryB．cool it down before you express itC．laugh and laugh when you get angryD．admit you are wrong when you are angryDScientists are developing a new kind of machine to take the pl ace of humans. These machines can do jobs in places that ar e too dangerous for humans. For example, they are being dev eloped to work in nuclear power center, deep under the ocean s and in outer space.John Marrit, a psychologist(心理学家) in Williamsburg Massachusetts, helped develop the new machine. This is how they work. A machine is placed in an ar ea far away from the person who operates it. The person wea rs special hard hat with television screens and sound equipm ent. The screens and sound equipment let the person see an d hear exactly what the machine is seeing and hearing. Mr. M arrit says this gives the person the feeling of being in the sam e place as the machine. The idea, he says, is being there with out going there. The person uses an electronic control to mak e the machine move. The machine copies the person’s move ments exactly. If the person raises his right arm, the machine raises the right arm, too. This means an expert can do a dangerous job while staying in the safe place. For example, a pers on can direct the machine to destroy a bomb without going ne ar the bomb himself.13. The new kind of machine being introduced in the passage is _______.A. in existenceB. only an ideaC. being tried outD. being researched and developed14. The machine _______.A. follows the person’s orderB. is controlled by a comput erC. does exactly what the person doesD. is controlled by a television on the person’s head15. The difference between such a new machine and a robot i s that _______.A. the new machine is more difficult to make than a robotB. the new machine is more difficult to be controlledC. a robot is controlled by man indirectlyD. a robot can’t be used in places too dangerous or faraway 第二节（共5小题，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，选项中的两项是多余的。
2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末联合考试新人教版及答案
2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末联合考试新人教版及答案本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页，满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。
2.第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
3.第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应的位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。
不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
第I卷（共105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.What does the man usually do on Sundays?A. Do some reading.B. Go shopping.C. Go swimming.2.How much will the man spend?A. $34.B. $44.C. $68.3.When will the woman talk with Professor Davidson?A. During his class.B. After his class.C. The next day.4.Where does this conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a museum.C. In a theatre.5.Why is the climate getting warmer?A. The sun’s heat is getting stronger.B. The ice at the poles is beginning to melt.C. Pollution is stopping the sun’s heat leaving the atmosphere.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。
15年高二英语第二学期期末试题及答案
2015年高二英语第二学期期末试题（附答案）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．—I hear as many as 228 people have been missing in the air crash of an Air France flight 447．—Yes，news came as shock to me．A．／；the B．the；a C．the；the D．／；a 22．No matter how frequently ，I always remember never to stop improving myself．A．praised B．praising C．to be praised D.being praised 23．more and more people may refer to the Internet for up-to-minute news，it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear．A．When B．As C．Since D．While 24．Defeat is ．You lose one or two games and you stop believing you can win．A．physical B．politicalC.psychological D．beneficial25．—How soon do you think the world economy will recover?—?A．What for B．Who knows C．Why not D．How so 26．October 15th，2008 is the first Global Hand Washing Day，goal is to createa culture of hand washing with soap．A．what B．whose C．when D．which 27．—I’d rather have some wine．if you don’t mind．—．Don’t forget you will drive．A．Anything but that B．A11 the bestC．Take it easy D．Never mind28．It me only half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain．A．cost B．took C．spent D．paid 29．It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer．We won’t take the new one．_________,because we don’t feel as safe on it．A．though B．therefore C.too D．instead 30．After seemed to be hours of waiting in line，I finally got my turn to take the oral exam．A．that B．it C．what D．which 31．Did Professor Rudolph’s experiment find any differences how children learn a second language?A．in need of B．as well asC．in terms of D．as far as32．An offer of a reward has caused many students in our school actively in the competition．A．participate B．participatedC．participating D．to participate33．A lack of of cultural differences to the local customs can create problems in communication．A．witness B．destinationC．awareness D．satisfaction34．With proper measures, the economy in China is beginning to again．A．take up B．set up C．pick up D．ring up 35．Nobody is to be ignored here．As we can be put together，we will surely a big difference in the community life．A．make B．1ead C．put D．help第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Every country has its heroes．The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people __36___．If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential(潜势;潜力) of that nation．For example, the youngsters in China nowadays take Yang Liwei __37__ ever since the launch(发射) of Shenzhou V．If today in America you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their __38__ would probably fall into three groups．The first group of heroes would be the rock stars-the people __39__ with rock music．There's no doubt that such people have talent but one often wonders if one should __40__ rock stars as a model．The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that __41__．The rock stars are rich and they wear the latest fashion styles．However, one should __42_ more in a hero than such things __43__ money and fine clothes．A second type of heroes for the American youth are sports star．__44__, you have a person who has a talent in one area- sports．However, too often the personal of the sports star is __45__ disorder．Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of __46__ of the sports stars．A third group of heroes are TV or movie stars．These people may have lots of __47_ talent and are quite handsome．However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sadand __48__ be held up as a model for young people．Today, the rock stars, the sportsmen and the actors have __49__ become the models of the youth in America．Really, do you hear a young person say that his __50__ is a doctor, a teacher or a scientist? These people are not __51__ and do not wear fashionable clothes．However, they are __52_ people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone．What is really sad is that the young try to __53__ their heroes．They like to wear the same clothes as theirs．If the heroes of today for the American youth are __54__ only to rock stars, sports and actors, the future does not look too __55__．36．A．respect B．admire C．satisfy D．hold 37．A．on the tip of their tongue B．as a modelC．to be admired D．to hear from38．A．choice B．conclusion C．majority D．suggestion 39．A．interested B．connected C．excited D．pleased 40．A．take on B．think up C．put on D．hold up 41．A．simple B．mixed C．good D．bad 42．A．put B．gather C．spend D．be after 43．A．like B．besides C．with D．as 44．A．This time B．Instead C．However D．Again 45．A．little B．a bit C．kind of D．any 46．A．sports B．life C．clothes D．talent 47．A．teaching B．running C．acting D．speech 48．A．should not B．should C．must D．may not 49．A．both B．each one C．all D．none 50．A．dream B．husband C．wife D．hero 51．A．rich B．poor C．healthy D．kind 52．A．stupid B．talented C．terrible D．weak 53．A．persuade B．praise C．remember D．follow 54．A．enough B．limited C．powerful D．great 55．A．bright B．usual C．necessary D．important 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AMountain lions live in mountainous areas of the western United States. Lately,however,people have reported seeing them in quiet neighborhoods all across the country!Usually considered shy and seldom seen,these lions are becoming more noticeable.In addition,the lions appear to be moving east.They were even reported in the suburbs （郊区）of Boston,Philadelphia,and Chicago.It seems certain that these“kings of the mountains”are moving.Why?Scientists are not sure.Some think that as the mountain lion population increases in the weat,younger wild cats are leaving the area.These cats are searching for new homes and new places forfood.“The young males are looking for new homes,”says Lynn Sadler,who is the director of the Mountain Lion Foundation in Sacramento,Calif.“People tend to create too many barriers（障碍）,such as buildings,fences,roads,and noise.As the mountain lions seek new places and food and water sources（水源）,these barriers get in their way.”The sightings have made people increasingly watc hful.Sometimes the“mountain lions”that people report seeing turn out to be large dogs or even house cats.But at least a few of the meetings have been real.The building of new roads,the growing of suburbs and the growing popularity of outdoor activities are all increasing the chances that people in various parts of the country may meet up with a mountain lion.Because many people are concerned about the reappearance of the American lion,an expert outlined some ways they can avoid attracting the wild cats：Never leave pets or pet food outside;properly care for farm animals;and plan public land use to enable the lions to move safely from one place to another.“To be fair,”says the expert,“mountain lions are trying to regain their homes.They were here first.N ow we need to find ways we can live together.”56 .Mountain lions are moving probably because________.A.the suburbs of big cities are peaceful and quietB.more roads are being built into the mountainsC.the number of the lions increases in the westD.young lions are seeking new partners57 .According to the passage,it is clear that________ .A.the reported sightings of mountain lions have not been provedB.people walking in the country may come across a lionC.fences have been built to protect the lionsD.mountain lions prefer populated areas58.To avoid attracting mountain lions,people are advised_________ .A.to build more roads for the lions to move safelyB.to keep a close watch on their farm animalsC.not to stay outdoorsD.not to raise pets59.Which is the best title for the passage?A.Mountain Lions in Unlikely PlacesB.Measures Taken to Avoid LionsC.Number of Sightings Going UpD.Mountain Lions Moving WestBWhat makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”60. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. great and important; commonD. hopeful and helpful; careless61. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use62. It is better for parents ________.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible63. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their children‟s growth.B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.CIf you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:1. Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, and letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.64. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ________.A. whether the reading material is easy or difficultB. what you are readingC. what your purpose in reading something isD. both B and C65. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________.A. a story bookB. a book on science and technologyC. news, letters from friendsD. some material full of information66. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?A. Fairy tales.B. Aesop‟s Fables.C. Directions for use of a machineD. An evening paper.67. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?A. How to decide your reading speed.B. How to raise your reading speed.C. How to improve your reading skills.D. How to choose your reading materials.DThe most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I‟m sorry, I can‟t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”“I can‟t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”“That‟s good, sir.”“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.“I have no idea. Sometimes it‟s down for10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There‟s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it‟s down it won‟t answer us.”After the girl told me they had no backup(备用)computer, I said. “Let‟s forget the computer. What about your planes? They‟re still flying, aren‟t they?”“I couldn‟t tell without asking the computer.”“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he‟s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.“I wouldn‟t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going t o Washington, he couldn‟t take you if you didn‟t have a ticket.”“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”“I wouldn‟t know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only …IT‟ knows. …It‟ can‟t tell me.”By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their baggage.68. The best title for the article is _______.A. When the Computer Is DownB. The Most Frightening WordsC. The Computer of the AirportD. Asking the Computer69. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?A. She could sell a ticket.B. She could write out a ticket.C. She could answer the passengers‟ questions.D. She could do nothing.70. According to this passage, how long would the computer be down?A. For ten minutes.B. For an hour.C. It would be down for two hours.D. It wasn‟t clear.71. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?A. Because it was easy down.B. Because it was very expensive.C. Because it was not advanced enough.D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.ECELEBRATIONS spread across China when Shanghai was given the right to host the 2010 World Expo on December 3, 2002.Shanghai won the honor after beating rivals (对手) from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea, "I'm very proud of being Chinese," said Wang Kaibo, a Senior 2 student. "The winning of the expo is a victory, not only for Shanghai residents (居民), but for the people of the whole Chinese nation."Bidding for the expo shows that China is more confident of playing a more important part on the international stage. It is competing for large events and the next one could be the World Cup, Wang said.The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of China's development over the next 10 years, said experts.The World Expo is known as the "Olympics of the economic, cultural, scientific and technological fields". It is usually held every five years and lasts for six months.The Olympics, World Cup and World Expo are considered the three top international events in the world.China is the first developing country to win the expo bid in the event's 151- year history.Not only will it attract more foreign investment to China, but experts say that the half-year - long exhibition will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai.The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social, economic, cultural and scientific achievements, and also help to encourage new technology and ideas.72. The underlined word "host" in the first paragraph probably means_____.A. holdB. masterC. chargeD. want73. People in_______ countries probably felt disappointed after Shanghai's winning of the 2010 Expo.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six74. We can infer that the first World Expo took place in the____.A. 1830' sB. 1840' sC. 1850' sD. 1860' s75. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Shanghai' s winning is a victory for all the Chinese people.B. Shanghai is going to bid for the World Cup soon.C. The expo is an exhibition, which lasts for half a year.D. China is the first developing country that wins the bid for the World Expo.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共45分）第四部分：书面表达（共三节，满分45分）第一节：根据句义及汉语提示，写出正确的单词。
4—15学年下学期高二期末联考英语试题(附答案)
2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分50分）第一节：单项选择：（共20小题,每题1分）1. A sheep ________ on this kind of special grass usually grows faster than _____ on ordinary.A. fed; thatB. feeds; the oneC. feeding; oneD. feeding; it2. Bread and butter ______for breakfast in many Chinese homes nowadays.A. serveB. servesC. is servedD. are served3. Never ______Lisa would arrive but she turned up at the last minute.A. did we thinkB. have we thoughtC. we thoughtD. we have thought4. Washington, a state in the US, was named ______one of the greatest American presidents.A. in honor ofB. instead ofC. in favor ofD. by means of5. My mother likes everything in order, and she always remind us to put things back______ we get them from A. so that B. in which C. once D. where6. –There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.--My goodness! I can’t imagine ______that old. .A. to beB. to have beenC. beingD. having been7. ________ is known to all, China will be an _______ and powerful country in 20 or 30 years.A. That; advancingB. This; advancedC. As; advancedD. It; advanced8. ________ the computer competition quite well, he won the first prize.A. PreparingB. Having preparedC. To prepareD. Prepared9. ________ in his paper, he didn’t notice his teacher coming .A. Having absorbedB. AbsorbedC. AbsorbingD. Being absorbed10.Had Tom taken medicine just as the doctor said yesterday, he_______ quite right now.A. must have beenB. would have beenC. wereD. would be11. –What has made him upset recently?--________alone to face a troublesome milk case.A. LeftB. Being leftC. Having leftD. To leave12. Nobody except Bill and John ______ entered the second round of the interview.A. haveB. hasC. has beenD. have been13. The fact _______she had not said anything _______all of us.A. what; surprisedB. what; was surprisedC. that; surprisedD. that; was surprised14. Lucy has got into a situation in her study______ she finds it hard to go further.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. at which15. Several weeks had gone by______ I realized the painting was missing.A. asB. beforeC. sinceD. when16. The police were seeking more information to find out______ the rich merchant.A. who was it that killedB. who it was that killedC. it was who killedD. who was it killed17. –I’d like to be on my own for a while. Do you mind?--________. Go ahead.A. Not in the leastB. No wayC. Yes, of courseD. I’m afraid so18. Throughout _______history, man has had to accept ____fact that all living things must die.A. the; theB. a; aC. /; theD. /; /19. The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than_______in the newspaper.A. itB. thoseC. oneD. that20. –These oranges are only a dollar eighty-nine a pound.--Well, they are _____than the others, but they don’t look _______good.A. prettier; veryB. cheaper; asC. better; toD. more expensive; so第二节：完形填空：（共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
15年高二下册英语期末试题 (附答案)
2015年高二下册英语期末试题（附答案）注意事项：1．本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
2．第I卷答在答题卡上，第II卷答在答题纸上，答题纸一律用碳素笔书写，其他笔无效。
第I卷（共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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.How many story books does the woman have?A. FiftyB. FifteenC. Five2. Why doesn‟t the woman allow the man to open the window?A. She catches a cold.B. She is afraid.C. She wants to sleep.3. What does the woman ask the man to buy?A. A film CDB.A song CD c. A sound CD4. Who will mow the corner of the garden?A. The manB. The womanC. No one5. Who will take the bag upstairs?A The manB The womanC The woman‟s husband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。
湖南省五市十校近年-近年学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题(扫描版)(最新整理)
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W： Did you go to the concert last night？
M: Oh， it was supposed to start at 8:00 pm, but it was delayed 15 minutes。
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W： I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always thought you were a careful driver。
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W： Well， he was mad at me. But I promised it wouldn’t happen again。
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M： You look upset, Monica。
W: It was our boss。
M： Then you were late again?
W: Yeah。 You know, my husband was away on business。My child had a fever last night。 I had little sleep all night。 I must have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again。
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2014-2015学年度高二 英 语 下学期期末测试题及答案
2014-2015学年度高二英语下学期期末测试题及答案第一部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. By the year 1889, there were just 541 bison in the whole of North America.A. leaving aliveB. to leave aliveC. to be left aliveD.left alive2. money, people usually tend to spend more than they have to.A. In the eyes ofB. Regardless ofC. In terms ofD. In place of3. From this day , I will be more careful when crossing the street.A. onwardsB. backwardsC. afterwardsD. forwards4. --I failed in the driving test.--Don't be so disappointed. , you'll have one more chance of trying it.A. At allB. After allC. In allD. Above all5. by the beauty of the countryside, the old couple decided to stay another week on the farm.A. Being attractedB. AttractedC. To be attractedD. Having attracted6. Instead, it seems that creative thinking is a (n) of habits.A. affairB. businessC. matterD. problem7. Is this a book on farming? If so, I want to borrow .A. thisB. oneC. itD. the one8. The square box has a door, there are some buttons.A. beside itB. beside whichC. beside thatD. beside what9. You'd better carry a(n) tyre in the back of your car in case it breaks down on the way.A. extraB. freeC. convenientD. spare10. The law of Venice says if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns be taken away from him.A. shallB. canC. mustD. may11. Also at the meeting, the Party said it wants to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society(小康社会) in all ______ by 2020.A. termsB. rangesC. aspectsD. approaches12. The new leaders are expected to have a far-reaching influence on global affairs, from _____in the Middle East to the euro (欧元) zone crisis.A. conflictsB. controversiesC. consequencesD. commitments13. It comes as a surprise that the usually quiet star has taken on an ______ and rough role in the latest television adaptation of a popular novel.A. extraordinaryB. impressiveC. imaginaryD. aggressive14. The Environmental Protection Agency is keeping a close watch on threats to the ______ eco-system along the coastline.A. delicateB. defensiveC. environmentalD. harmonious15 Gossip can be bad, but we ______ to overlook that it can be good as well, and a lot of gossip is driven by conce rn for others and has positive social effects.A. pretendB. tendC. intendD. predict第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 11 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the backwheels of the bus. She 12 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 13 th inking that she wouldn’t live 14from then on.Over the years, I 15 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 16 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) 17 trying (难受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 18 .A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 19 into my son’s room with a box of20 . After 16 years, I still 21 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 22 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 23 the path for those people who were less 24 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 25 .Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 26 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 27 . From this person that I thought would have no 28 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇的) 29 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 30 that I can never repay.11．A. walking B. riding C. running D. driving12．A. lived B. survived C. existed D. escaped13．A. mind B. brain C. head D. thought14．A. equally B. calmly C. quietly D. normally15．A. studied B. moved C. worked D. 1ived16．A. suffering B. causing C. bearing D. catching17．A. normally B. particularly C. necessarily D. eventually18．A. up B. off C. back D. down19．A. ran B. walked C. rolled D. moved20．A. tissues B. presents C. pills D. candies21．A. realized B. knew C. recognized D. reminded22．A. her life B. her son C. her family D. her work23．A. clear B. smooth C. clean D. open24．A. rich B. healthy C. strong D. fortunate25．A. money B. hope C. pity D. medicine26．A. small B. pitiful C. weak D. shameless27．A. admitted B. beaten C. hurt D. hospitalized28．A. use B. value C. meaning D. quality29．A. treated B. worsened C. relieved D. recovered30．A. some money B. some tissues C. a debt D. a hope第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）AFor many parents , raising a teenager is like fighting a long war ,but years go by without any clear winner . Like a border conflict between neighboring countries ,the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?Both sides want peace ,but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict . In part ,this is because neither is willing to admit .any responsibility for starting it . From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. And ofcourse .the teens see it in exactly the same way , except oppositely . Both feel trapped In this article. I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things . Examples include t he color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom ,the preferred style of clothing , the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school ,or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends .Second ,blaming.The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong . Third , needing to be right ,It doesn’t matter what the topic is –politics. The taws of physics ,or the proper way to break an egg –the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong .for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something —and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately , as long as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they kn ow more than the other ,they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress31. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?A. Both can continue for generations .B. Both are about where to draw the lineC. Neither has any clear winnerD. Neither can be put to an end32. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflictC. The teens acouse their parents of misleading themD. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents33.Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________.A. give orders to the otherB. know more than the otherC. gain respect from the otherD.get the other to behave properly34. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Causes for the parent –teen conflictsB. Examples of the parent –teen war.C. Solutions for the parent –teen problemsD. Future of the parent-teen relationshipBI was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company. I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My wife had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me. It was important to me to keep her present high school.Bruce, the interviewer, was politely kind, but he didn't search any further. He acknowledged(承认) my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of interviews, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had 3 children. I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help.From that one act of kindness, when he had no idea if we could ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of life's greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview process into an act of earing and supporting for another person in a time of extremeneed.35. According to the passage, the interviewer, Bruce, was very .A. generousB. kindC. happyD. mean36. The underlined word "principal" in the first paragraph probably means .A. mainB. unimportantC. necessaryD. possible37. We can infer from this passage that .A. the writer didn't get the job in the companyB. Bruce made the writer pass the interviewC. another manager also lost his wifeD. the business interview was cold38 Which of the following statement is NOT true?A. The writer's daughter was studying in Boston at that time.B. Both the writer and the interviewer experienced the same pain.C. Bruce was a senior manager of a big firm.D. Bruce wanted to make Mends with him because he gave him his business card and home phone number.CWhen I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of m y mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously , did not give her good service , pretended not to understand her , or even acted as if they did not hear her .My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she . I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, ―This is Mrs. Tan..‖And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, ―Why he don’t send me che ck already two week long?.‖And then, in perfect English I said : ―I’m getting rath er concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.‖Then she talked more loudly. ―What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.‖ And so I turned to the stockbroker again, ―I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately , I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.‖The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world. 39．From Paragorph 2, we know that the author was .A. good at pretendingB. rude to the stockbrokerC. unwilling to phone for her motherD. ready to help her mother40．After the author made the phone call, .A. they forgave the stockbrokerB. they went to New York immediately C .they failed to get the check D. they spoke to their boss at once 41．What does the author think of her mother’s English now?A. It confuses her.B. It embarrasses her.C .It helps her tolerate rude people. D. It helps her understand the world. 42．We can inter from the passage that Chinese English .A. is clear and natural to non-native speakersB. is vivid and direct to non-native speakersC. may bring inconvenience in AmericaD. has a very bad reputation in AmericaDThat ―Monday morning feeling‖ could be a crushing pain in t he chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.A study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.The findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. ―We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol（胆固醇）but we don’t know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them,‖ he said.Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.―When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal（内分泌）changes in their bodies,‖ Willich explained. ―All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot（血凝块）in the arteries（动脉）which will cause a heart attack.‖―When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,‖ said Willich.43．Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows, .A. is not so serious as people thoughtB. is harmful to working people in developed countries.C. is the first killer in Germany and Italy.D. is created by researchers in Germany and Italy44 To protect people from suffering from heart attack, doctors have paid much attention to .A. people’s working timeB. people’s living placeC. people’s diet and lifestyleD. people’s nationalities45．It can be learned from this passage that heart attack has nothing to do with .A. blood pressureB. heart rateC. hormonal changesD. blood group 46．If the researchers give us some advice to avoid Monday morning feeling, what might it be? A. Stop working on Monday B. Create a pleasant working environmentC. Get up late on Monday morningD. Go to work with a doctorEThe huge Florida wetland known as the Everglades is a slow-moving river 80 kilometres wide butonly a few centimeters deep. People call the Everglades a ―river of grass‖ because sawgrass covers most of it. Sawgrass is not really grass. It is a plant that has leaves edged with tiny sharp teeth that can easily cut through clothes—and skin!Travel in the Everglades is difficult. You cannot walk through shallow water because the sawgrass will cut you. The water is too shallow for regular boats. So, we use an airboat. An airboat is a flat, open boat. Like an airplane, it has a big propeller to move it. The propeller is fixed on the rear of the boat. It makes a tremendous noise, but it does the job. The boat skims along the water’s surface. Although we can still get lost in an airboat, at least we are above the alligators(短吻鳄).While hundreds of different kinds of animals live in the Everglades, the most famous is surely the alligator. Once endangered, alligators are now protected within Everglades National Park. Visitors are likely to see them both on land and in water.For a long time, dangers have threatened the Everglades. Around 1900, some people felt this precious wetland should be drained (排干). They said it was just a big swamp and not good for anything. In the 1920s, there was a land boom in Florida. People wanted to build homes everywhere, including in the Everglades. They built canals, levees (防洪堤) , and other water systems that stopped the rivers flowing into the Everglades. Factories were built near rivers that flowed into the wetland. These factories dumped poisonous waste that damaged the Everglades ecosystem.People are now working to preserve the Everglades National Park for the future. Right now, one big problem is the paperbark tree. This tree is an invader from Australia.Paperbark trees soak up a lot of water. In the early 1900s, people brought them to Florida because they thought they would help drain the Everglades. However, the invaders adapted too well. Paperbark trees have taken over hundreds of thousands of acres of the Everglades and killed other trees. Scientists are cutting down these invaders or spraying them with herbicides (除草剂) to kill them.47 Which helps to explain why it is difficult to travel in Everglades?A. Airboats may make a very big noise.B. You may get lost when passing through.C. Paperbark trees soak up too much water there.D. Many different kinds of animals are to be protected.48. Why do people use airboats instead of normal boats?A. They have big propellers to move them faster than alligators.B. The propeller makes loud noise so as to scare alligators.C. Their flat bottom can skim along the water surface.D. They can watch alligators without hurting them.49. The following measures were taken to drain the Everglades except that people______.A. built canals and levees to stop the rivers flowing into EvergladesB. built factories near rivers that flowed into the wetlandC. brought Paperbark to soak up water in EvergladesD. are cutting down these Paperbark trees50 The underlined word "invader" probably means something______.A. that moves in from another placeB. that enters and takes controlC. that has been brought inD. that is in danger第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）When traveling abroad, one must remember Dorothy's famous words that you're not in Kansas any more. There are many dangers that one can face in a new and different environment and thebest way to protect yourself is to be well aware of possible 'dangers before you depart.Here are a few tips to ensure a safe and pleasant trip.Read up on what the State Department has to say. The State Department does an excellent job of watching out for our safety and protecting ns in our travels by providing Travel Warnings (advising Americans to avoid certain countries), Public Announcements (postings of significant risks to the security of American travelers) and Consular Information. Sheets for every country in the world. Be sure to check in when planning your trip, and before you leave.Remember that you are a guest in a different country. Do your best to mix in with the locals by taking note of their talk and behavior. Buy or borrow a book from the library that teaches you about the local customs and beliefs.Try to stay in areas where there are lots of people and avoid wandering around new places where there is the possibility of getting lost 。
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“湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体”高二期末考试英语试题时量：120分钟分值：150分命题：宁乡一中、东山学校、雷锋中学、南方中学审校：箴言中学、宁乡一中本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
考生注意：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。
考生要认真核对答题卡粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。
2. 第一卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选择其他答案标号。
第二卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。
如在试题卷上作答，答案无效。
3. 考试结束，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5个小题；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。
现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。
1. How many minutes earlier is the woman’s watch?A. Five minutes.B. Ten minutes.C. Fifteen minutes.2. Why can’t the woman find the car key in the room?A. It is in the car.B. She left it outside.C. Someone has taken it.3. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Their favorit e animals.B. Animals they’ve seen.C. Some lovely animals.4. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?A. He played football.B. He stayed in his room.C. He went to the cinema.5. Where did the woman meet her husband again?A. In China.B. In America.C. In India.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。
现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
6. How many books has the woman published?A. Three.B. Five.C. Six.7. What does the man probably do?A. A publi sher.B. A teacher.C. A writer.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
8. When is the mother’s birthday?A. May 10th.B. May 11th.C. May 12th.9. What will the woman buy tomorrow?A. A dress.B. Shoes.C. A handbag.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
10. What was the weather like when the woman was walking home?A. Raining.B. Snowy.C. Fine.11. How did the man go back yesterday?A. On foot.B. By car.C. By bus.12.What’s the woman’s plan for tonight?A. To copy notes.B. To prepare for an exam.C. To go swimming.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
13. What is the woman’s good news for the man?A. He can take part in a competition.B. He’s won a prize in a competition.C. His city will become better.14. What is the size of the man’s ideal city?A. Large.B. Medium.C. Small.15. What does the man want people in his ideal city to do?A. Use clean energy.B. Plant a lot of trees.C. Be friendly to others.16. What is the prize?A. A trip to Asia.B. A trip to Europe.C. A big sum of money.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
17. How many people will travel to Europe?A. 2B. 3C. 418. How long will they travel in Europe?A. For 8 days.B. For 9 days.C. For 10 days.19. How wil l they go to Southern France?A. By train.B. By plane.C. By bus.20. What does the speaker want to do in Switzerland?A. Go diving.B. Enjoy sunshine.C. Go hiking.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。
AGlastonbury Festival:Time and place: 22nd～26th June, Pilton, Somerse. Recognized as the best summer festival season, Glastonbury is one of the biggest and oldest festivals in the UK. Last year’s 40th anniversary was their best ever, even though the supergroup U2 canceled last minute because of Bono injuring his back.Latitude Festival:Time and place:14th～17th July, Henham Park, Suffolk. Now in its sixth year, this festival is the choice for more families. It is providing visitors with a range of entertainment to accompany the music, including comedy, show, theatre and literature. Shrewsbury Folk Festival:Time and place: 26th～29th August, West Mids Show Ground, Shrewsbury. Announced as one of the best folk festivals in the UK, this festival is only in its sixth year. It takes place over the 4 days of the August bank holiday weekend, and moved to Shrewsbury in 2006.Download Festival:Time and place: 10th and 12th, June, Donington Park Derby. It is a three-day rock music festival held every year. The name Download was chosen for the festival for two reasons. Downloading was a dirty work in the music industry at the time because of file sharing and rock is seen as a rebellious (反叛) type of music.21. Which festival is one of the old est festivals in the UK?A. Download FestivalB. Latitude FestivalC. Shrewsbury Folk FestivalD. Glastonbury Festival22. When and where is the rock music festival held?A. 22nd～26th June, Pilton, SomerseB. 26th～29th August, West Mids Show GroundC. 10th and 12th, June, Donington Park DerbyD. 14th～17th July, Henham Park, Suffolk23. What is special about Latitude Festival?A. It is one of the best folk festivals in the UK.B. It has a long history and is held every year.C. It is the best summer festival in the UK.D. It is attractive and joyful for many families.BBelieve it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they become extremely good at something else. They become experts at spotting liars. The condition in which people lose their power to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasia(失语症). A study conducted in Massachusetts, U.S., has clearly proved that aphasics make good lie detectors(测谎仪).In the last 100 years, many doctors studying the brain have mentioned examples of this amazing power of patients suffering from aphasia. Recently, scientists conducted tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied the powers of a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasic. And it was proved clearly that the normal volunteers still got fooled by words. The aphasics were far ahead of them in recognizing false speech. The results of the studywere reported in the magazine Nature.`Fourteen years ago, famous American doctor, Dr. Oliver Sacks, wrote about his experiences with aphasic patients in a book. He remembered a particular incident in a hospital. Patients from the aphasia room were watching TV. Their president, Ronald Reagan, was giving a speech. He was trying to put feelings into each and every word of his speech. But his speech had an opposite effect on the patients. They were not impressed. On the contrary, the whole room sh ook with their laughter. The aphasics knew that he did not mean a word of what he was saying.Dr. Sacks s aw aphasics as more gifted than normal people. Normal people “get carried away” by words. An aphasic cannot understand words. But he or she can still understand what is being said. He said most of the aphasics had this superior understanding. So, while normal people think of aphasic patients as brain damaged, they actually seem to understand human expressions better.24. We can know from the first paragraph ___.A. how aphasics get their special abilityB. that aphasics can tell if you are lyingC. that aphasics are good at telling liesD. why aphasics are experts at spotting liars25. The phrase “get carried away” in the last paragraph means ___.A. get fooledB. get excitedC. get misunderstoodD. get discouraged26. Dr. Oliver Sacks thinks that aphasics ___.A. can be cured totallyB. can not understand what is being saidC. are specially gifted in a wayD. should be treated equally and nicely27. Which would be the best title of the passage?A. A great discoveryB. The great lie detectorsC. Why aphasics can’t talkD. A special way of understandingCJames Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.“J.C., ”he replied.She thought h e had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.A week before the Big Ten Meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise al l week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.The stage was set for Owens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year,and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners.“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway. ”Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs.“Sure, it bothered m e, ”he said later. “But at least it was an honest living.I had to eat.”In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”28. In the Big Ten Meet, Owens ___.A. hurt himself in the backB. succeeded in setting many recordsC. tried every sports event but failedD. had to give up some events29. We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that timebecause ___.A. he did not talk to the US president on the phoneB. he was the son of a poor farmerC. he did not shake hands with HitlerD. he was not of the right race30. When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that themedals ___.A. have been changed for money to help him live onB. have made him famous in the USC. have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in lifeD. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs31. What would be the best title for the text?A. Jesse Owens, a great American athleteB. Golden Moment — a life time struggleC. Making a living as a sportsmanD. How to be a successful athleteDParents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is it a good thing? Sometimes when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it’?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move inseparate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken placea generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities,from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continueinto adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respectfor parents.“There’s still a lot of strictness and au thority on the part of parents outthere, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusionamong parents.”Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to moreopen communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to havea say.“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that cha nge, but today’s parent s,the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficultto understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”32. The underlined word “gulf” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ___.A. interestB. differenceC. distanceD. separation33. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?A. Paren ts help their children develop interests in more activities.B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.D. Parents share more interests with their children.34. The change in today’s parent child relationship is ___.A. more confusion among parentsB. more equality between parents and childrenC. less respect for parents from childrenD. more strictness and authority on the part of parents35. By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,”the author means that today’s parents ___.A. follow the trend of the changeB. can set a limit to the changeC. fail to take the change seriouslyD. have little difficulty adjustingto the change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。