2015~2016学年北京东城区高二上学期期末英语试卷

2015~2016学年北京东城区高二上学期期末英语试卷
东城区2015—2016学年度第一学期期末教学统一检测
高二英语
知识运用(共20分)
二、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）
从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

15. Although it was hard at first, Jane came to enjoy ______ as
a fashion designer.
A. work
B. working
C. to work
D. worked
16. It is well known that _______ air and water are harmful to people's health.
A. pollute
B. polluting
C. to pollute
D. polluted
17. When I opened the door, I found the ground _______ by fallen leaves.
A. having covered
B. to cover
C. covered
D. cover
18.Only when I reached the cafe, ______ it was the same place
I had been in last year.
A. did I realized
B. I realized
C. I did realize
D. realized I
19. ______ tired, I closed my eyes and imagined lying on a beach in the sunshine.
A. Feel
B. To feel
C. Feeling
D. Felt
20. It's necessary to be prepared for a job interview. ______ the answers ready will be of great help.
A. Having
B. Had
C. Have
D. Have had
21. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all his savings to _______ some schools for poor areas.
A. set up
B. having set up
C. have set up
D. setting up
22. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazed when I _______ it.
A. offered
B. was offering
C. was offered
D. had offered
23. The news that Helen won the first prize ______ her family and friends.
A. challenged
B. supported
C. defeated
D. delighted
24. The teacher along with her students ______ the palace Museum when we came across her.
A. were visiting
B. was visiting
C. has visited
D. have visited
五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about attack in other animals. This sometimes happens with __25__ also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the __26__ in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or __27__ me to put on my coat. And I have __28__ that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best __29__ people. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and __30__ more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get __31__, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I __32__ to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving.
I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really __33__ speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I turned on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, "I have a(n) __34__ here. I
am weak and doing the best I can." And everyone __35__. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn't get around me because of the __36__ of passing traffic. But
instead of getting impatient and angry, they __37__, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even __38__ we don't feel that way. But those are and far between. More often, it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel __39__, which can bring out the best in humans.
25.A. humans B. plants C. animals D. insects
26.A. coldness B. respect C. cruelty D. kindness
27.A．ask B．help C．order D．allow
28.A．argued B．promised C．doubted D．discovered
29.A．in B．for C．to D．from
30.A. cycled B. rode C. drove D. followed
31.A. energetic B. careful C. unfair D. impatient
32.A．planned B．decided C．agreed D．forgot
33.A．low B．different C．variable D．top
34.A．chance B．accident C．problem D．danger
35.A．removed B．stopped C．regretted D．understood
36.A．direction B．stream C．light D．size
37.A．waited B．struggled C．cornered D．raced
38.A．although B．because C．when D．since
39.A．healthy B．weak C．confident D．mistaken
四、阅读理解（共14小题，每小题2分，共28分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A
Have you dreamed of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.
Adaptive glasses
Do you wear glasses? If so, can you imagine life without them?
In 1985, Joshua Silver, a professor at Oxford University, asked himself, "Can I invent a pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer?" He designed two plastic lenses (透镜) that are filled with a special liquid. Using syringes (注射器) you change the liquid between the lenses until you can see clearly. The glasses are not beautiful but they are easy to use and cheap to make.
The wind-up radio
When you switch your TV on tonight, think about all those people without electricity. Thinking about this, Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand. In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to use. He wanted even the poorest people in developing countries, who don't have electricity and cannot afford batteries, to use it. The radio has a generator(发电机)which is powered by turning a
handle. In 1996 it won the BBC Design Award for Best Product and Best Design.
The Dyson cleaner
In many homes around the world you can see a cleaner that looks like a spaceship. This is the Dyson vacuum cleaner which uses something called "cyclonic separation" to separate the dirt. You do not need a bag for your cleaner and it does not get blocked so it is very practical. The idea came to Sir James Dyson after he kept having problems with his vacuum cleaner. He decided he could design a better one and in 1993 he opened his own factory. The Dyson is now one of the best-selling cleaners in the UK and Dyson is believed to have earned over a billion pounds.
The Zapata fly-board
Have you ever dreamed of zooming through the water and
leaping in the air like a dolphin? Now you can, thanks to a fly-board, built by water sports enthusiast Frank Zapata. With it you can dive back in the water and out again. It's possible to jump to incredible heights out of the water-over 30 feet. The basic fly-board model comes in at ￡4,200.
So keep dreaming and inventing. One day you might get it right.
40. Who invented Adaptable Glasses?
A. Joshua Silver.
B. Trevor Baylis.
C. James Dyson.
D. Frank Zapata.
41. Which invention won an award?
A. Adaptive glasses.
B. The wind-up radio.
C. They Dyson cleaner
D. The Zapata fly-board.
42. Who might be interested in the invention of the Dyson cleaner?
A. Those who need radios.
B. Those who have eye problems.
C. Those who are fond of diving.
D. Those who want to use cleaners more easily.
43. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. kind Inventors.
B. Cheap Inventions.
C. Creative Minds.
D. Future Dreams.
B
When I was a kid, I was just like every othere kid. As usual, I
liked being with friends and having fun. But I didn't like school much. I didn't like the rule of learning, studying, memorizing, etc. Too much work. As I got into high school, things changed for me.
I started reading a lot of books. Books taught me about life and helped me learn about the world. I read around 30 books during each senior year. I've never stopped. I learned to love reading then.
Little did I know at that time that I would write books myself. I've written 7 books since then. One book I wrote, Powerful Attitudes, was a huge success within a network marketing company in the USA.
When I was 17 years old, I took about a dozen guitar lessons.
I feel in love with guitar music no matter if it is blues, rock, flamenco or classical. I've attended concerts and have heard some great guitarists through the years. Recently, I bought myself a piano and began to learn to play it. I've made grreat progress. My knowledge of music and playing the guitar has helped me a lot in
learning the piano.
Last week, I employed a Chinese teacher to teach me Chinese. I've learned about 200 words in my first week. I'm inspired and motivated to learn. In fact, I feel a bit obsessed, thinking of learning Chinese. It's like a mountain I want to climb and conquer. I'm 56 years old and my love to learn it runs deep in my heart, mind and soul.
What I certainly learned while growing up is to love learning.
I never want to stop learning. I never want to stop studying people, life, processes and new things. I think the openness of admitting what you do know, makes you a good learner. You never lie to yourself or to others about your knowledge and
experience. I have the attitude that if I don't know something, I will learn to know it.
21.What can we learn about the author from the the passage?
A.He fell in love with reading when he was a child.
B. One of his book enjoyed a lot of success.
C. He began to love music recently.
D. He is good at Chinese.
23.What does the word “obsessed” mean?
A. Absorbed.
B. Satisfied.
C. Concerned.
D. difficult.
24.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Learning skills.
B. Learning methods.
C. Learning attitudes.
D. Learning experience.
C
David Cameron mistakenly left his eight-year-old daughter in a pub by herself when he drove off without her, as was reported last night.
The Prime Minister(首相) –who had been enjoying Sunday drinks with his family near Chequers –only realized his eldest daughter was missing when he arrived back at his official country house.
The Camerons had been drinking at the Plough Inn, in Cadsden, Buckinghamshire, with their three children and two other families. As they were to leave, Nancy went off to the toilet without telling them.
The Prime Minister was driven back to Chequers, which is two
miles from the pub, with protection officers in one car. Mr Cameron thought that Nancy was in the car with his wife, while she thought that their daughter had jumped in with the Prime Minister.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister last night said he was worried when he realized what had happened. They later confirmed that Mr Cameron returned to the pub to pick up Nancy.
"Thankfully when they phoned the pub she was there safe and well," the spokesman said. "The Prime Minister went down straight away to get her."
When Mr Cameron arrived back at the pub, he found his daughter happily helping the owner of the pub. It is understood she had been left by herself for 15 minutes.
The spokeswoman refused to discuss whether Mr Cameron had drunk alcohol. 'He had gone with friends at lunchtime, with a number of families with children, and they left in various different vehicles. As you know, the Prime Minister is a very busy man but he always tries to live as normal a life as possible with his family." he said
Last night a pub "insider‘said: ‘You’d have thought that someone would have done a
headcount or something.’
It's not like you can look up David Cameron in the phonebook and then ring to say you've left your daughter behind. It's frightening that the Prime Minister of Britain can forget something so important as his own daughter.
47. What can we learn about the Camerons?
A．Mr. Cameron drove home alone．
B．Nancy was left at the pub by chance．
C．Mrs. Cameron drove to see her friends．
D．The children went to the pub for a party．
48. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．The British can telephone the Camerons easily．
B．The Prime Minister has the design to live a normal life．C．The Prime Minister's drunk driving annoyed the public．D．The British were shocked at the news about the Camerons．
49. Where is the passage probably taken from?
A．A story book B．A biography C．A magazine D．A newspaper
D
The Beagle Brigade
When returning to the United States from a trip abroad, passengers will have their baggage inspected at U.S. airports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beagle Brigade, a team of beagles and their human partners. Working with their human partners, the beagles search for agriculture products carrying diseases and pests which are likely to infect American agriculture.
An orange or apple, for example, might harbor a Mediterranean fruit fly. Ham could carry a disease such as cholera. These and other pests could devastate farmers’ crops. “Once we introduce something that is not part of the environment, there may not be any controls for it in the environment,” notes USDA’s Lisa Davis at the National Dog Detector Training Center in Orland o, Florida. “The best thing for us to do is to prevent it from coming across the border and spreading .”
When a beagle sniffs specific food odors, it signals its partner by sitting. The human officer then investigates. When the dog is right—which happens 90 percent of the time—it gets something to eat.
"The dog is not out there working,” explains Davis. “It’s out there playing. It’s a game to the dog.” The handlers give the beagles plenty of food and l oving. They make sure they get first-class medical attention, too. When the dogs finally retire after 9 to 11 years, the USDA finds caring homes for them. It’s a dog’s life indeed!
Their people partners work and study somewhat harder. As specialized quarantine officers, most hold degrees in the biological sciences or related sciences.
How well does the Beagle Brigade do its job? “On the average,” notes Davis, “each year our 54 teams intercept around 75,000, restricted(限制的) items.” Since even one infested item could cause widespread destruction, that’s a great r esult for America’s agricultural environment.
50. The beagles at the airport in the USA are used to _____.
A. conduct the check on foreign passenger's baggage
B. stop the local products from being taken abroad
C. help inspect the baggage brought from abroad
D. keep their people partners safe
51.What will the beagle do when it finds a possible food product?
A. Signal by sitting next to it.
B. Bark and run around it.
C. Draw it to its partner.
D. play a game.
52.How is the last paragraph mainly developed?
A. By listing the restricted food.
B. By analyzing the result.
C. By providing the facts.
D. By using examples.
53.What is the author's attitude towards the use of beagles?
A. Curious.
B. Uninterested.
C. Doubtful.
D. Positive
第二部分（非选择题）
二、框词填空（共7小题，每小题1分，共7分）
请根据句意，选择方框中的单词，用其正确的形式填入下面的句子的空白处，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

absorb, intend, accuse, approach, amuse, conclude, thorough
1. This dictionary is ______ for senior high students.
2. It's too cold for children to play outside today, so they have to ______ themselves indoors.
3. Tony ______ Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek!
4. Once my neighbor next door ______ me of playing the piano too loudly in my room.
5. Having been ______ cleaned, the garden looked more beautiful than ever before.
6. It seems reasonable to ______ that people's behavior is influenced by what they see on TV.
7. He was so ______ in reading a novel that he didn't notice his teacher coming up to him.
三、完成句子（共7小题，每小题1分，共7分）
根据中文补全句子，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

1. 我不仅听说过那位女艺术家，我还亲自采访过她。

Not only ___________________________ the young women artist, but I also interviewed her in person.
2. 寻找答案，请查阅书的最后一页。

Please __________________________ the last page of the book for answer.
3. 她对自己过去一年所做的一切非常满意。

She ________________________ what she has done in the past year.
4. 虽然计算机有很多优势，但替代不了人。

Computers _________________________ people though they have many advantages.
5. 吉姆将在春节期间来中国，为的是更多的了解中国的传统文化。

Jim will come to China during the Spring Festival ________________________ Chinese traditional culture.
6. 多亏有你们的帮忙，那位受伤的司机被及时送到医院。

_________________________, the injured driver was able to be send to hospital and treated in time.
7. 别在太阳下晒太久，你会被晒伤。

______________________ for too long. You'll get burnt.
四、阅读理解（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题
Tricks to Finding the Cheapest Flights
Travel can be a lifesaver. The right vacation at the right time can refresh your body and mind. But ticket prices sharply on the rise, many have written off travel as too expensive. However, with a few savvy tricks and a little research, there are still lots of great deals to be had on airline tickets.
Early Bird Gets the Deal. Travel experts say that there are certain times of day when more deals are available. Airfares can change three times a day as airlines adjust their prices to fill up flights. Early morning is when the fares tend to be lowest, but it is a good idea to check every five hours to track prices as they change throughout the day. Also, it's a good idea to check again
at 5 PM when the airlines are trying hardest to fill empty seats.
What Wouldn't a Business traveler do?Most business travelers fly on Mondays and Fridays, so Tuesday and Wednesday are the best days. Airlines will usually lower their prices on these days to aggressively try and fill empty seats.
Avoid the Crowds. Fly to popular places at unpopular times. The slowest time of the year for travel is in the Fall between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Again, to try and fill more vacant seats, the airlines will lower prices and offer better deals to get people to fly during this time of the year.
Right place, "wrong" time? By flying to popular destinations at unpopular times, you can secure the best prices from travel companies and airlines. Here's where flexibility in your planning can pay off. Going to the airline websites and planning your vacation around the best ticket prices offered can result in a fun, cost-effective vacation and maybe widen your horizons to a place you might never have considered before.
Package Deals. Many times the best deals on airfare can be found as part of a package rate. Most travel sites have package rates available and they are definitely worth a look. Often times, the entire package (hotel, airfare, rental car, meals, tours ect) is cheaper than just the plane ticket on another site. These deals are especially good on last minute bookings.
1. What is the passage mainly about? (回答词数不超过8个)
________________________________________________________________ _______________ 2. When may the airfares be the lowest of the day? (回答词数2个)
________________________________________________________________ _______________
3. When do business travelers usually fly? (回答词数2~4个)
________________________________________________________________ _______________ 4. How can you find the cheapest flight tickets if you plan to travel to popular places? (回答词数3个)
________________________________________________________________ _______________ 5. What does the entire package include? (回答词数不超过8个)
________________________________________________________________ _______________
五、书面表达(共10分)
60. 假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的李华，你校《英语报刊》人物专栏征稿。

请你用英语介绍一位你喜欢的人物。

内容包括以下三部分：
1. 对该人物的简单介绍；
2. 喜欢该人物的理由；
3. 从该人物身上得到的启示。

注意：词数不少于80。

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参考答案
第一部分：
15-19: BDCACA；20-24: ADCDB
25-29: ADBDA; 30-34:CDBAC; 35-39:DBACB
40-43：ABDC；44-46：BAC; 47-49: BDD; 50-53:CACD;
第二部分：
二：1. intended 2. amuse 3. approached 4.accused 5.thoroughly 6. conclude
7. absorbed
三：1. did I know 2. refer to 3. is pretty satisfied 4. can't replace human
5. to get more knowledge
6. Thanks to your help
7. Avoid keeping under the sun
四：
1. Tips to have cheap ticket for flight
2. Early Morning
3. On Monday and Fridays
4. At unpopular time
5. Hotel, airfare, rental car, meals, tours。