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1、市金山- 高二下学期期末考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟总分值：150分 第 I 卷 ( 105分)I. Listening Comprehension (30分)Section Aquestion you have heard.1. A. Because she is sick.B. Because she has to work. C. Because she has to go to the Students Union.D. Because she does not want to go.2. A. They have been to Africa.B. They are both f
2、rom Africa. C. They have sisters in Afica.D. They are interested in African art.3. A. She does not know how to play tennis.B. She has to study. C. She does not like the man.D. She is not interested in tennis.4. A. Hes dying.B. He was at a party. C. He doesnt hear too well.D. He was reading something
3、 important.5. A. They will buy a new house after their vacation.B. They will not buy a new house.C. They will find a smaller house.D.They will not buy a new house during their vacation. 6. A. Planting something. B. Looking for water.C. Looking for something.D. Getting dirty.7. A. A movie.B. A docume
4、ntary.C. A soccer game.D. Volcanoes.8. A. Scientist.B. Artist.C. Surgeon.D. Accountant.9. A. Europe.B. Canada.C. Here.D. Australia.10. A. Please sit down.B. Shell mind if he sits down.C. She doesnt care if he sits down.D. She doesnt want the man to sit by her.Section Bdecide which one would be the b
5、est answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. She was a British girl.B. The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.C. She was a daughter of a doctor in London.D. The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.12. A. A doctor in Qa
6、tar.B. A nurse in London.C. Dr. Brown.D. Agatha Christie.13. A. Substance used in making glass.B. Drug found in a detective story.C. Medicine often used in hospital.D. A rare deadly poison.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find t
7、he direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry messages across the ocean.15. A. US ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than US ones.C. US ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones.D. US captains knew more about
8、 maps.16. A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many British sea captains.C. He used drifting ships to check his map.D. He drew maps of currents and checked them.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. Af
9、ter you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Successful Job and Career SearchesNumb
10、er of main sources:(17) _The most common source:(18) _ jobsitesFeature of local jobsite:Close to (19)_Feature of national job boards:It attracts more attention and (20)_Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What
11、 time does the film at the Global Cinema start?(21) _.Who has seen the film with Robert and Paul Newman?(22) _.What will they watch finally at home?A Sophia Loren (23) _.When can they go out?(24) _.II. Grammar and Vocabulary ( 25分)Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there ar
12、e four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. A genuine compliment _ your friends talents or gifts automatically adds value to how they see themselves.A. toB. below C. for D. on26. The conference aims to develop business and let people think about _
13、they can have a positive influence on the planetA. whyB. howC. whatD. thatA. that B. which C. what D. how28. Bronx regards _ as a failure as he can hardly get a conversation going when he is introduced to another person.A. himselfB. himC. it D. itself29. When _ about his future plans, Zhang Yimou sa
14、id that his next movie would follow a modern theme. A. asking B. to ask C. asked D. being asked30That young man has made so much noise that he _ not have been allowed to attend the concert.A. couldB. shouldC. would D. must31. The _ of the twin boys over there is the right person that the policemen a
15、re after everywhere. A. tall B. tallest C. taller D. more taller A. must spend B. need to spend C. could spend D. neednt have spent33. Passengers are advised _ their luggage unpacked. A. leaving not B. to not leave C. not leaving D. not to leave34. Mary has done very well, _ she has only one year ex
16、perience of teaching.A. for thatB. as soon asC. consideringD. in that35.What the doctor really doubts is _ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon. A. whetherB. whenC. thatD. why36. Now I finally have got the job that I have been dreaming about. Never in all my life _ so happy. A. did I
17、 feelB. have I feltC. I feltD. I had felt37. Despite the health problems caused by his huge weight, he _ with making money. A. was still absessingB. still absessedC. was still absessedD. still has absessed38. He told me that he had two girl-friends, neither of _ knew anything about the other.A. whic
18、h B. themC. whomD. who39. Under no circumstances _ to your parents. A. you should lieB. you have to lieC. you liedD. should you lie40. The expert gave them the advice _ they should often practise talking with each other if possible.A. howB. thatC. /D. whetherSection BDirections: Complete the followi
19、ng 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.A. appropriate B. casual C. hate D. common E. situationF. relevant G. typically H. practice I. delivery J. alternativelyIf you intend to use humor in your talk to make people smi
20、le, you must know how to identify _43_, if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are _44_ to all of you and itll be _45_ for you
21、 to make a passing remark about the poor canteen food or the chairmans bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustnt attempt to cut in with humor as they _46_ an outsider making ill remarks about their canteen or their chairman. If you feel awkward being humorous, you must _47_ so that it becom
22、es more natural. Include a few _48_ remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often its the _49_ which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark. III. Readi
23、ng Comprehension ( 50分)Section 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 fits the context.In a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich. He often hea
24、rd about some traders in his city who gathered a great deal of _50_ in the course of their travels across the world. He believed he could also make a great achievement although he didnt have any _51_ in business at all. So, one fine day, the young man set out on a long _52_ in search of trade opport
25、unities. _53_ though, he did not become as rich as he had thought he would. Worse, he spent more money on his travels than he _54_ in the course of his trade. All this made him feel confused and _55_, but he refused to return home without _56_.One day, while he was wandering on the shore in a seasid
26、e town, his eyes _57_ onan object which he thought should be a large ship at a distance. “When I become rich, I shall buy a ship just like that one and _58_ around the world, he said ambitiously. Then he waited to see the ship enter the harbor. As the ship got closer, it lost its _59_ dimensions(规模)
27、 and looked more like a small boat. When the boat reached the _60_, the young man let out a big heavy sigh because he discovered that it was only a bunch of logs tied together. He was terribly _61_ to see such a raft(木筏).Finally he understood. Just as he _62_ a lot of time on fruitless speculation(猜
28、测) about the to return home and _64_ up a more practical job.50. A. energy B. knowledge C. resource D. fortune51. A. expectation B. experience C. interest D. ambition52. A. journey B. partnership C. vacation D. period53. A. Unreasonably B. Unbelievably C. Unconsciously D. Unfortunately54. A. begged
29、B. borrowed C. earned D. adopted55. A. uncertain B. excited C. patient D. indifferent56. A. hesitation B. success C. problem D. income57. A. depended B. focused C. insisted D. lived58. A. show B. turn C. sail D. fly59. A. correct B. formal C. real D. grand60. A. bank B. shore C. ocean D. bottom61. A
30、. disappointed B. pleased C. puzzled D. astonished62. A. saved B. valued C. wasted D. created63. A. rich B. learned C. smart D. strong64. A. set B. gave C. made D. tookSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For e
31、ach 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.AMany years before the United States was founded, Americans had already invented barbecues. But the first barbecues, in fact ,were the invention
32、 of the Taino Indians of Haiti, who dried their meat on raised frames (架子) of sticks over fires. Spanish explorers spelled the Taino word as barbacoa, and as time passed, English settlers along the Atlantic coat had their own barbecues.One summer day in 1773, Benjamin Lynde, a citizen of Massachuset
33、ts, wrote in his diary, “Fair and hot ; Browne; hack overset. That is , on a bright and hot day he went to the Brownes to attend a barbecue, and his carriage fell over. It shows that the barbecue had its social occasion by that time. Large animals would be roasted whole on frames over hot fires, and
34、 neighbours would be invited to dinner.In later centuries, as settlers moved to the west, the barbecue went along with it, reaching an especially large size in Texas, where a pit (坑) for fuels such as tree branches might be over ten feet deep. Today, the barbecue grills (烧烤架) which are fueled by cha
35、rcoal (木炭) or electricity are likely to be small and easy to move , and can cook only parts of an animal at a time, but people still have barbecues out of doors and always invite their neighbours or friends over.65. Who invented the barbecues first in history? A. American people.B. Taino Indians. C.
36、 Spanish explorers. D. English settlers.66. The second paragraph mainly tells us that the barbecue _. A. is only held on a hot sunny day B. welcomes people who keep diaries C. is held both indoors and outdoors D. has its social occasion for over 200 years67. The underlined expression “social occasio
37、n can be best translated into _. A. 社交功能 B. 社会福利 C. 社会地位 D. 社会背景68. The following are all the barbecue ways EXCEPT _. A. drying meat on raised frames of sticks over fires B. roasting a whole animal over a pit full of burning tree branches C. cooking parts of animals over fires on grills fueled by ch
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42、receive a _.A. free raffle ticket B. lucky draw couponC. free meal D. balloon and whistle71. I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when I _.A. watch Channel 3 television B. come down to Munchies at noonC. read The Straits Times on the 15th of JanuaryD. attend the lucky draw at Mu
43、nchies Food Hall Cthey listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned Monday.The scientists study, requested by the European Commission, attacked the concept of leisure(休闲) noise, saying children and teenagers should be protected from increasingly hi
44、gh sound levels - with loud mobile phones also coming in for criticism.There has been increasing concern about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very high volumes without loss of quality, the Commission, the EUs executive arm, said in a statement.Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and exposure time, it said. More and more young people were exposed to the significant threat that leisur