【全国百强校】天津市第一中学学高二下学期期末考试英语试题

【全国百强校】天津市第一中学学高二下学期期末考试英语试
题
天津一中2014-2015-2高二年级英语学科期末质量调查试卷
本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分，考试用时90分钟。

第I卷1至5页，第II卷5至5页。

考生务必将答案涂写答题纸或答题卡的规定位置上，答在试卷上的无效。

金题教育
第I卷
I.听力(共20小题，每题0.5分，满分10分)第一
节
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，你将有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 much are the cards alltogether?
A.10cents.
B.14cents.
C.40cents.
2.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.He metanaccident.
B.Hiscarwashit.
C.He metatrafficjam.
3.Whatcan beinferredabouttheman?
A.He can’t affordthat muchfor a trip.
B.He’s fortunatetohavemade alot of money.
C.15,000dollars isonly asmallsumof moneyfor him.
4.Where arethespeakers?
A.Atagarage.
B.Atabusstop.
C.Atarestaurant.
5.Whatis thewomanlikelyto do duringthefestival?
A.Shemay do anythingthat shewill meet.
B.Shewill helpher mother do someshopping.
C.Shewillhelp her mother do somecooking.第
二节
听下面材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，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。

听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；
听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段材料读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Why does theman needtofinishhispaper?
A.It’s very importantfor his future.
B.He’s abouttoleavefor a newjob.
C.He wants topresentit at theconference.
7.Whatmonth isit now?
A.May.
B.July.
C.September.
8.Whatdoesthewomanofferto do fortheman?
A.Type his paper.
B.Help himwith hisresearch.
C.Presenthis findingsattheJulyconference.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whereis thewomanback from?
A.NewYork.
B.California.
C.Ohio.
10.Why didthewomanlive in her aunt’sfriend’s home?
A.She couldn’t affordto liveon campus.
B.Livingon campus wasn’t socomfortable.
C.ShewantedtopracticespokenEnglish.
11.Whatwilltheman doif he hasachance in America?
A.Live on campus.
B.Livewith a localfamily.
C.Share a flatwith his roommates.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whattime isit whenthespeakersarehavingtheconversation?A.7:25pm. B.8:25 pm.
C.9:25 pm.
13.Whatare the speakers talkingabout?
A.A footballgame on TV.
B.Whattheyare going to do tonight.
C.TheTVprogram Nature&Science.
14.Whatwillthespeakersprobably do first?
A.Take a walk.
B.Watchthefootballgame.
C.Watchtheprogram Nature&Science.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Who answersthetelephone?
A.Tom.
B.Susan.
C.Susan’s husband.
16.When are the couplegoingtoNewZealand?
A.In twoweeks.
B.In acouple of months.
C.In half ayear.
17.Where are theygoing tomeet?
A.Atarestaurant.
B.Atthe man’s home.
C.In NewZealand. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.What’s thetopic of themonologue?
A.Advertisingandconsuming.
B.Advertisementandconsumers.
C.Theeffectof advertisingandthe way toadvertise.
19.Whatdoesmodernadvertisinggivetopeople?
A.Adviceto buycertainbrands.
B.Newsaboutproducts andservices.
/doc/8f5706107.html,efulinformationabout whichproducts tobuy.
20.What’s thesecret ofwriting agood advertisingcopy?
A.Itmustprovide somepleasure.
B.Itmustbe excitingandentertaining.
C.Itmustoffer a goodidea and aproduct.
II.单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）
21.–I’m sorrythat I’ve spilt somecoffeeon thetable cloth.
–_.Itwillwash outeasily.
A.No hurry.
B.Takeit easy.
C.Nevermind.
D.Be careful.
22.I amdeterminedtohave atry it meansrisking losingeverything.
A.nowthat
B.asthough
C.aslong as
D.eventhough
23.I’ll neverforget_ trip to Beijingwithmy parents,whichwasreally
unforgettableexperiencefor me.
A.a;/
B.the;/
C.the;an
D.a;an
24.–I’ll save her cellphonenumber.
–That’s right.,youcancalltoask forhelpinShanghai.
A.If so
B.If ever
C.If not
D.If necessary
25._is knowntoallis that redis asymbol of luck andhappinessin China.
A.It
B.What
C.As
D.That
26.–Have youever been toBeijing,our capital?
–Yes,only once.I there only for twodays.
A.hadstayed
B.stayed
C.havestayed
D.were staying
27.When first into Europein
the16th centuryfromSouthAmerica,tomatoeswere mistaken forred apples.
A.tointroduce
B.beingintroduced
C.introduced
D.havingintroduced
28.–I willgotoAustraliafor myholidaynext week.
–Australia?It’s awonderfulcountry,wellworthvisiting.
A.this
B.that
C.one
D.it
29.It'snotdoing thethingswe like,butlikingthethingswe have to do
makes life happy.
A.that
B.which
C.what
D.who
30.–What aboutgettingsomethingtoeat?I’m hungry.
–So am I.Let’s go t o arestaurant..
A.See you
B.Mytreat
C.I’m full
D.Allow me
31.My daughter andsonhavesettled in happilyin our new home—kids arebetterat to newenvironments than usadults.
A.adjusting
B.intending
C.applying
D.appealing
32.Choosingthe rightdictionarydependson_ youwanttouse it for.
A.what
B.why
C.how
D.whether
33.Thereisalongintervalbetweenthesecondclass andthethirdclassin mostschools
studentscantakeexercise.
A.where
B.when
C.which
D.whose
34.Nowthat peoplepresenthaddifferentopinions,it wasproposedthat thismatter_
_ atthenextmeeting.
A.would be discussed
B.mustbe discussed
C.be discussed
D.wasdiscussed
35.Maybeyouhave been tomanycountries,but nowhereelse in theworld
more fascinatingscenerythanthat in Switzerland.
A.youcanfind
B.canyoufind
C.youfound
D.did you find
III.完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）
My grandmother'seightiethbirthday wasapproachingand I wasatalossasto whatto give her.Shehadrecentlymovedintoanursinghomeand didn’t have room for_36_ things.Sheinsistedthat she didn’t need athing.
_37,I cameupwith an idea.In her _38_card,I senther a giftcertificate(礼券)for “A letter a _39_ forthenextyear!” Itwasabig_40_.Iknew that she’d love
to_41_whatwasgoing on in mylife.
Theletter giftcertificate wasabig42___.Shegotfifty-twolettersthat firstyear.Somewere43andfilledwith homesickness.Otherswere shortandnewsy.Morethan once what she_44was just afunnycard with afew
short_45.All showed herthatI wasthinkingofher regularly.
_46her nextbirthdaycamearound,sheaskedforanotherletter giftcertificate.47,that’s also whatshewantednexteightbirthda ys.
For nine yearsIwrote her.Shewasrarely ableto_48back.I flew homeannuallyto_49_ and soonrealizedthat theentirenursinghomestaffknew allthedetailsof my50_,asmore andmoreoftentheywere _51_ thelettersto her.
My52letterarrivedthedayafter herdeath.I feltI hadgiven her thebestgiftI could.WhatI hadn’t counted on (指望)was how hergift would comefullcircletome.
Monthslater,while_53_her things,mydadfoundaboxfullof letters
fromme. ThoseletterswerefilledwithmomentsandpicturesI
hadcompletelyforgotten.She54_thosememoriesfor meinmyletters.Sometimesourgiftstootherscomebackto usin _55ways.
36.A.lovely B.expensive C.extra D.unimportant
37.A.Finally B.Hopefully C.Fortunately D.Surprisingly
38.A.invitation B.Christmas C.greeting D.birthday
39.A.month B.week C.day D.season
40.A.lie B.deal C.problem D.promise
41.A.face B.feel C.hear D.tell
42.A.joke B.hit C.mistake D.challenge
43.A.long B.boring C.interesting D.formal
44.A.sold B.sent C.received D.held
45.A.notes B.questions C.tips D.lines
46.A.Although B.As C.If D.Unless
47.A.In fact B.In general C.After all D.Aboveall
48.A.turn B.write C.step D.look
49.A.work B.hunt C.visit D.cook
50.A.life B.husband C.vacation D.business
51.A.writing B.sending C.handing D.reading
52.A.short B.handwriting C.open /doc/8f5706107.html,st
53.A.seeing throughB.goingthrough C.throwingaway
D.takingaway
54.A.saved B.lost C.broke D.refreshed
55.A.practical B.funny C.unexpected D.similar
IV. 阅读理解（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
A
When you leaveschool,youcan breathe asighof relief andleavelearningbehind,right?Wrong!Learning shouldlastalifetime.Youexerciseyour body tostay strong,andyoushouldexerciseyour mind tostay sharp.
An Englishidiomsays,“You can’t teachan olddognew tricks.”Butscientistshavediscoveredthat isn’t true.Old erpeople canlearn,andthey should,in orderto keep their brain active.Nowa newtrendhas begun in severalstates inthe US that encourageslearning.Adultscanattend One DayUniversity.TheycanspendaSaturday or Sundayhearingfour70-minutelectures.Each oneis given by
atopuniversityprofessor.One of theoriginalparticipantssaid,“It’s like ahealth club forthebrain.”Also,universitieslikeMIT havemadeallof their coursesandlecturesavailableonlineforfree.Librariesofferlearni
ngprogramstoo.
With somuchavailable,thereisno excusenot tolearn!
Learningis ahabit.Don’t leaveit behindafteryou leave school.Onthe
/doc/8f5706107.html,,authorScottYoungme ntionsseveralthings to help you.
Alwayshave a book.It doesn’t matterifyoureadfast or slow.Just read. Ifyouread justone bookawe ek,you’ll read52over the courseof ayear.Think
oftheknowledge you’ll gain.
Practiceit.Asyouread,dosomethingwith what you’ve learned.Don’t justenjoy /doc/8f5706107.html,e theknowledge.Ifyouread aboutpainting, tryit!
Make a “tolearn”/doc/8f5706107.html,pose
a“tolearn”listfor yourself.Maybe youwanttospeakbetterEnglish,playthepiano,or cook French food.Whateverinterestsyou,putit on yourlistandthenmakethetimeto do it.
Teachothers.Whatever you learn,teachsomeoneelse.You’ll notonly help othersbutalsounderstandwhat you’ve learned.
56.What’s thebesttitle for thispassage?
A.Makelearninglastalifetime.
B.Whatyoushould do afterleavingschool.
C.Several tipsonlearning.
D.Anew trendin learning.
57.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1 mean?
A.You don’t need toconsiderwhatyouhavelearntaftergraduation.
B.Leavinglearning behind iswhatyoushoulddoafter a break.
C.You canrelax asyouhaveescapedfromthehard life of studying.
D.You shouldhave agood rest andthengo on learning.
58.Howmanywaysof learningforadults in theUS arementionedin Paragraph2?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
59.Whichof thefollowingis NOT asuggestionmade byScottYoungin thepassage?
A.Keeplearningasahabit.
B.Alwayshave a book.
C.Listwhatyouwanttolearn.
D.Teachotherswhatyoulearn.
60.Fromthepassage we learn that.
A.we should read as fast aspossibletogainmoreknowledge
B.we should usetheknowledgewehavegainedfrombooks
C.we can gainevery kindof knowledgethroughbooks
D.themainpurpose of gainingknowledge is toteachothers
B
Mom’s birthdayp resent? Itmaybe adifficultthingforsomepeople,butforme, itis aneasything.Mom lovedflowers,soeveryyear I senther flowers. Actuallyshehad abed ofirises(鸢尾花)in thebackyard of hersmall,Indiana farm. They were beautiful.“Takesome,”shesaid,“Digsome up andplantthemon
theside of yourownhouse.”
Butin myyardtheybecamelacking inenergy.Ayearpassed,
thentwo,butnotone flowerappeared.I cutbackall their greenleaves.Iwastired ofseeingthemso
lonely.Finally,I dugtheirisesup andthrewthemaway.
Aboutthat time Mom died unexpectedly.My sister andI soldthefarm.I neverwent backtoseetheirises.Ijust couldn’t bearseeinganotherfamilylivingin our home—
Mom’s
home.Autumncame,thenwinter.Thefollowingspring,as Mom’s birthdayapproached,
I struggledwith thequestion ofhowtorememberher.I stared outof thewindow and saw
a fewstubbornirisesin mysideyardsprouting(发芽),—tall,thin butflowerless.Because of seeingthem, I decidedtoorder flowersasI always did on Mom’s
birthday,andsendthemto mysister.Iwished sobadly I couldstill sendflowerstoMom. Butthat wasimpossible.
In themorning of Mom’s birthday, I wasin mycarreadytowork.Somethingin theyardcaughtmyeye. Theirises!One hadbloomedwith flowers,big,showy andpurple,aslovelyastheyever had been on Mom’s farm.I smiledandturnedmyeyesupward.I could nolongersendflowersto Mom. Butsomehow,she’d been able to sendthemtome.
61.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,Mom.
A.wantedtogivetheauthorsomeflowers
B.didn’t likethepresentsfromtheauthor
C.livedwith theauthor on anIndiana farm
D.gotdifferentbirthdaypresentsfromtheauthor everyyear
62.At first,theirisesin the author’s yard.
A.alldiedquickly
B.didn’t bloom at all
C.grew aswell ason Mom’s farm
D.grewbetterthanthose on Mom’s farm
63.Whattroubledtheauthor?
A.She didn’t know how to growirises.
B.Sheregrettedtheyhadsold Mom’s farm.
C.She didn’t knowwhat to do inmemory of Mom.
D.She couldn’t bearothersliving in Mom’s home.
64.Afterseeingtheirisessprouting,theauthor___.
A.decidedtosendflowers to her sisteron Mom’s birthday
B.dugthemout becausetheywere flowerless
C.decided tosendthemtoMomafter theybloom
D.orderedflowersforthepeoplelivingin Mom’s home
65.Whatcan be learnedfromthelast paragraph?
A.All the irisesin the author’s yardbloomed.
B.Theauthorwent toseetheirisesin Mom’s yard.
C.ItwasMom whotookcare of theseirisesinthe author’s yard.
D.TheauthorthoughtthebloomingirisesweregiftsfromMom.
C
Aboutfive yearsago, an AmericanelectricalengineernamedScott Brusawandhis wife Juliecameupwith the idea of puttingsolarpanelson theground ratherthanthe roof. Then they begantodeveloptheSolarRoadwayspeciallyforanew type of cars—eco-cars.TheSolarRoadwayis an intelligentroadthat providescleanrenewableenergyusingpowerfromthesunwhileprov idingsaferdrivingcon ditions,alongwithpower and data delivery.Theypredict that theSolarRoadwaywillpayforitselfthroughthegeneration ofelectricityalongwith otherformsofincome andthat thesameamountof money that is being usedto buildandresurface
current roadscan be usedto buildtheSolarRoadways.
EachSolar Road Panelmeasuresroughly 4 metersby4 metersandcontains amicroprocessor(微处理器)that
monitorsandcontrolsthepanel,whilecommunicatingwithneig hboringpanelsandthe
vehiclestravelingoverhead.Theinventorssuggest that thisprovidesacommunicationdeviceevery 4 metersonevery roadwhichcould be usedforexampletowarn drivers ofcarswhich aremovingacrossacentreline andvariousotherspeedcontrolproblems.Thetop oftheSolar Road panelsis made ofsuper-strongglass that would offervehiclesthetractions(抓地力)t h ey need.
According totheinventors,theSolarRoadwaycreates andcarriescleanrenewableelectricityandthereforeelectricvehicles can be rechargedat anyconvenientlylocated reststop, oratany business that haspavedSolar RoadPanelsin their parkinglots.
TheinventorssaytheirSolarRoadwayhas manyfunctionsandadvantagesfrommainroadstodriveways,parkin glots,bikepaths,sid
ewalksandrunways.TheFederalHighwayAdministrationhasgivenB rusaw$100,000 to developtheinventionandBrusaw hopes tobuild asmart-roadparking lotinthecomingspring.
66.In the inventors’opinion,theSolarRoadw ay.
A.is tooexpensivetobuild atpresent
B.costsno more moneythancurrentroads
C.can provide asmany data aspresentcomputers
D.willbringthemalarge sumof money
67.Theunderlinedword “they”in Paragraph2refers to.
A.thepanels
B.theinventors
C.theresearchers
D.thevehicles
68.TheSolarRoadwayincludesallthefollowingadvantagesEXC EPT.
A.providingsaferdrivingconditions
B.helpingdriverscommunicatewitheachotherwhiledriving
C.creatingandcarrying clean renewableelectricity
D.warning drivers ofvariousspeedcontrolproblems
69.Itcan beinferredfromthetextthat.
A.theSolarRoadwayhas alreadybeenputintouse
B.＄100,000is notenough tobuild asmart-roadparking lot
C.theSolarRoadwayis notavailableforgas-poweredcars
D.futureelectricvehiclescan be chargedanytimeandanywhere
70.Whatcan be thebesttitle for thetext?
A.Solar-poweredsmartroad ofthefuture
B.Thegreat changeson theroadway
C.TheinfluencetheSolarRoadwayhason people
D.TheSolar Road—a muchfasterroad
D
①Manycompaniesthat enlarge theirmarket toanothercountryhavetofamiliarizethemselveswith theculture of that
country,asthemore they knowabouttheirnew customers,thebetter
theywillknowaboutthemarket.Thesecompaniesalso need toknow the educationalcontent,policiesandsystemsofthetargetcountry in orderto judge itsneeds.
②Byunderstandingtheeducation ofthetargetcountry,we take alook atthevalues ofthecountry.Forexample,thereisa great emphasis (强调)on goodeducation in
Japan.Throughoutthecountry,Japanese children aretaught thathard work andself-disciplinearethehighest values.An internationalcompanyoperating in Japanwouldhavetoadd thosevalues to itsmarketingstrategies.
③Education, to
alargedegree,canreflect people’s needs.TakeJapanforexample,because ofitsemphasis on goodeducation,mostoftheproductsitneedsarerelatedtoeduc ation.Aninternationaltoy companyin Japan would notconcentrate on sellingtoyswhich are for fun,but rather
on games,booksandactivities that canteach children a practicalskill.
④Theemphasis on acertaintype oftraining in aculture-specificeducationalsystemcanalsoshowthat country’s particularviewpointtowardswhatis importantin businessrelations.Forexample,a company operating in a fast andbusiness-oriented(以商业为导向的)countrysuchasthe U.S.wouldemphasize
thesetwofeaturesduringitstraining.Thismeans that mailis replied toquickly andphonecallsarereturnedon thesamebusinessdayin theAmericanmarket.
An internationalcompany wouldhavetoadjust to how it deals with businessbased on thesefeatures,if itwants to breakintothe American market.
⑤Education is akey factor(因素)in internationalbusiness.Understandingtheeducationalcontent,poli cies andsystemsof thetargetcountry is thefirststeptoreach awin-winsituation.
71.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.Japanese people thinkhighly of goodeducation.
/doc/8f5706107.html,cationcanshow a cou ntry’s values.
C.How to makemarketingstrategies in Japan.
D.Japanesechildrenall get goodgradesin school.
72.Theunderlinedword “reflect”in Paragraph3 canbe replacedby_.
A.meet
B.understand
C.change
D.show
73.Itcan belearnedfromthepassagethat_.
A.toysfor amusementmaybeunpopularin Japan
B.people’s needs determineeducationandvalues
C.it’s unwisetoenlargemarket in anothercountry
D.Japanesepeoplearereadytolearnknowledgeatanytime
74.Whichof thefollowingstatements is TRUE?
A.Americansprefer totest a company’s cu stomerservice.
B.Alltheinternationalcompaniesarebusiness-oriented.
C.Replyingtomailis themostimportantthinginthe American market.
D.Internationalcompaniesshouldchangetheway of doingbusinessbased ondifferentsituation.
75.What’s thestructure of thepassage?
A.①–②③–④⑤
B.①②–③④–⑤
C.①–②③④–⑤
D.①②–③–④–⑤
第II卷
I.词汇（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）请按首字母和中文提示用单词的适当形式填空。

76.Itisvery c(考虑周到的)of youtoletus know you were goingto be late.
77.We didn’t take p_(拥有)of thecaruntil afewdays afterthe auction.
78.Thestoryhas a(吸引)alotof attentionfromthemediaandpeopleareextremelyinterestedin it.
79.He i__(忽视) all the“No Smoking”signsandlitupacigarette.
80.An i(天真无邪的)child is na?ve andnothavingmuchexperience ofthebadthingsin theworld.
81.Passengersarerequiredto f theseatbeltswhen travellinginaplane.
82.They had aheateddiscussionfor hoursandfinallyreachedan a_.
83.Hedecidedto q the job afterhearguedwithhisboss.
84.Afterhewontheamateurchampionshipheturned p _.
85.I ’mrunningthecompanyonaverytight b soeverypenny mustbesaved. II.书面表达（共1题，满分15分）
下面是某中学的学生中做的一项关于“阅读世界名著情况”的调查。

请你据此写一篇英语短文，描述调查结果，并谈谈自己的看法。

注意：1.词数不少于100；
2.开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节以使内容充实、行文连贯。

A surveyaboutreading theworldfamous literatureworks wascarried
outamongthestudents in a highschool.
比例
70%
意见很少读原因学习压力大，没有时间；文学作品不如流行读物有趣；……读名著有益，既有助于了解世界，又可以培养人格；……
30%
经常读你的观点……
【注】：请将第II卷的答案写在答题纸上。

参考答案
金题教育
第一卷
I．听力（10%，每题0.5分）
1-5CCACC 6-10 CAABC 11-15BABAB 16-20ABCAC
II．单项选择（15%，每题1分）
21-25CDCDB 26-30BCCAB 31-35AABCB
III．完形填空（20%，每题1分）
36-40CADBD 41-45CBACD 46-50BABCA 51-55DDBAC
IV．阅读理解（30%，每题1.5分）
56-60ACCAB 61-65ABCAD 66-70BDBCA 71-75BDADC
第二卷
I.单词拼写（10%，每题1分）
76.considerate 77.Possession 78.attracted 79.ignored 80.Innocent 81.fasten 82.agreement 83.quit。