人教版高中英语选修六高二上学期期末考试英语试题 (10)

高中英语学习材料
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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 are the speakers going to do?
A. Have lunch together.
B. Move into a new apartment.
C. Wait for Mike’s sister.
2. When will the plane arrive?
A. At 1:30 pm.
B. At 2:00 pm.
C. At 2:30 pm.
3. What does the woman suggest?
A. The man should study harder.
B. The man should get more relaxation.
C. The man should not meet more people.
4. How did the man get there?
A. By taxi.
B. By car.
C. On foot.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. Neither Simon nor Ronald is good at the two subjects.
B. Ronald is better at history than Simon.
C. Simon likes either history or philosophy.
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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6. What do we know about the woman?
A. She noticed the problem earlier.
B. She didn’t tell the man about the problem.
C. She never listens to the man.
7. What are the speakers going to do now?
A. Stop using the Internet.
B. Throw the computer away.
C. Find a new Internet service.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the man invite Jane to do?
A. See an exhibition.
B. See a French movie.
C. Attend a party.
9. When is Jane’s mother’s birthday?
A. Friday.
B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
10. What does Jane say about next week?
A. She can go out with the man.
B. She will be pretty busy.
C. The man can call her.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. When is the second match going to be held?
A. On Tuesday evening.
B. On Saturday evening.
C. On Sunday afternoon.
12. Why does Mr. Brown want to change the match time?
A. They are too tired after a long journey.
B. They need enough time to practice.
C. They need more time to rest between matches.
13. Where is the training going to be held?
A. In the Capital Gymnasium.
B. In the Worker’s Gymnasium.
C. In the National Stadium.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What does the man think of making mistakes?
A. It’s better for us to make fewer mistakes.
B. Book knowledge can help us avoid mistakes.
C. We learn by making mistakes sometimes.
15. What’s the woman’s point of saying we have limited time in our lives?
A. She thinks we don’t have that much time for experience.
B. She reminds us to treasure our time.
C. Her point is that all of us will die one day.
16. What does she mean by the last sentence?
A. She wants the man to answer the question.
B. She has doubts about her own opinion.
C. She realizes that practical experience is very important.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What can be seen in the first photo taken by Niepce?
A. His reading room.
B. His garden.
C. His window.
18. What is Daguerreotype?
A. A kind of picture.
B. A kind of camera.
C. A photographer.
19. When could people take pictures of moving things?
A. In 1826.
B. In 1837.
C. In 1840.
20. What’s the talk mainly about?
A. How photography developed.
B. How to show your ideas and feelings in pictures.
C. How to use different cameras.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
A
If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.
Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back —thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police for stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.
“I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “So I told myself I would not put my mom through tha t pain again.”
One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat (栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.
“I saw the sign ‘Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly a way?’” Bonner recalls. “Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放大镜), ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars (蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”
Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.
21. When he was young, Arthur Bonner ___.
A. broke the law and ended up in prison
B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom
C. often laughed at people on the streets
D. often caught butterflies and took them home
22. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he ___.
A. found the butterfly had died out
B. won many prizes from his professor
C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology
D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab
23. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has ___.
A. made Bonner famous
B. changed Bonner’s life
C. brought Bonner wealth
D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge
24. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. A Promise to Mom
B. A Man Saved by Butterflies
C. A Story of Butterflies
D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni
B
Far from the land of Antarctica, a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.
For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.
Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.
The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88°C and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05°C. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.
The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.
Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules (分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP.
C
How to make a Budget
Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be gone in no time.
Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn and the sooner
you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil and some self-control.
First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns, list your sources of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.
Sample Monthly Budget
Monthly income Amount Monthly Expenses Amount
Allowance $ 20.00 Snacks $ 26.00
Money earned
$ 25.00 Music downloads $ 12.00
selling drinks
Money earned
$ 12.50 Movies $ 18.00 babysitting
Money earned
$ 30.00 Video Rentals $ 10.00
delivering newspapers
Total: $ 87.50 Total：$ 66.00 The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.
Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.
If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!
29. The purpose of making a budget is to help people ___.
A. learn to be realistic
B. manage their money well
C. increase their savings
D. test their power of self-control
30. What should people do when planning a budget?
A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.
B. Avoid spending money on expensive things.
C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.
D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.
31. Who is the passage written for?
A. Bank manager
B. Parents
C. Breadwinners
D. Children
D
The Queen’s English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas broadcasts ha s found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.
Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of M unich, wanted to
discover whether accent changes recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.
He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”
“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been hear d saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that man in the black hat’. Similarly, she would have spoken of ‘the citay’ and ‘dutay’, rather than ‘citee’ and ‘dutee’, and ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by the 1970s ‘lost’.”
The Queen’s broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 p.m. in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch.
The results were published in the Journal of Phonetics.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

【原创】
Is Personality Determined by Nature?
The debate over whether personality is determined by nature has taken a further twist after scientists found adoptive parents have a greater influence on personality than directly genetic inheritance (遗传) from birth parents. 36
The research measured personality by placing the zebra finches (斑雀) in a new environment and counting the number of places they visited. 37 Male and female birds were then paired up (配对) and allowed to breed.
The eggs of each pair was adopted by another pair just before hatching (孵化). 38 The size of young birds was also measured and was found to be primarily genetically inherited from birth parents and not influenced by adoptive parents.
Dr. Nick Royle from the University of Exeter said:“ 39 Because they show that, for zebra finches, personality is primarily determined by the environment they experience after hatching.
He added: “Although this study considers personality inheritance in zebra finches, it raises questions about the inheritance of personality in other species, including humans. 40 ”
A. Some were shy, staying mainly in one place while others explored widely showing a more
outgoing personality.
B. Researchers at the University of Exeter used the zebra finches to investigate how personality
is transferred between generations.
C. Our research findings are therefore surprising.
D. This experiment show that behavior can be non-genetically transmitted from parents to
child.
E. Most previous studies have found personality to be genetically inheritable.
F. Personality of young birds was measured once they were adults.
G. Do adopted children inherit the personality characteristics of their birth parents or their
adoptive parents?
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 41 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 42 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 43 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 44 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 45 even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 46 behind the desk in the booth. “ 47 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 48 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 49 his office in Morrison Building, 50 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 51 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 52 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married …
How are you with 53 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 54 .We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 55 of a happy and rewarding life. 56 , some things are worth waiting for. Every 57 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 58 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 59 — we cannot avoid it. How is your 60 coming along?
41. A. stressfully B. respectfully C. curiously D. patiently
42. A. confused B. annoyed C. frightened D. endangered
43. A. a question B. a reason C. an idea D. an opinion
44. A. serious B. regular C. difficult D. convenient
45. A. disturbed B. shocked C. attracted D. encouraged
46. A. companion B. accountant C. passer-by D. clerk
47. A. Since B. Before C. Unless D. If
48. A. looking for B. standing for C. sending for D. paying for
49. A. called up B. lead to C. set off D. returned to
50. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. astonished
51. A. description B. lecture C. demand D. declaration
52. A. saved B. offered C. developed D. destroyed
53. A. freedom B. marriage C. patience D. determination
54. A. hoping for B. ready for C. waiting for D. fit for
55. A. lesson B. reputation C. attempt D. quality
56. A. After all B. Now that C. Right now D. So far
57. A. age B. day C. era D. office
58. A. improve B. control C. exchange D. accept
59. A. certain B. amusing C. precious D. relaxing
60. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
第II卷
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

【原创】
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ），并在其下面写出该加的词
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

【原创】
Yesterday I paid a visit to the Hong’en Temple Park with my friends. The park was full of fresh and beauty flowers. When I was enjoying the wonderful scenery around,
something unpleasant catch my eye. A young couple on the grass was eating, talking and lau ghing loudly even if they were the only people in the world. What’s worse, they spat and even threw rubbish onto the grass, ignoring the sign “No littering” nearby. What a shame!
So behavior left me deep in thought. If all visitors to the Hong’en Temple Pa rk do as the young couples did, the park will be severely polluting and soon turned into a huge dustbin. I think both of us should mind our behavior in the public places. Only in this way can we live more comfortable and beautiful surroundings.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，2016年奥林匹克运动会将在巴西里约热内卢（Rio）举办，现在正在招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。

请按要求用英文给组委会写一封申请信。

内容应包括：
1. 个人情况：年龄、性别、学历；
2. 个人条件：英语好、爱好体育、善于交往、乐于助人等；
3. 承诺：提供最佳服务。

注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Li Hua. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Y ours faithfully,
Li Hua
命题人：夏越
审题人：谭顺福王晓颖
2015年重庆一中高2016级高二上期期末考试
英语参考答案2015.1
听力。