江苏省扬州市2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2014-2015学年度第二学期检测试题

高二英语

2015.07．本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分，考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共80分）

第一部分：听力

第一节

听下面的5段对话。每段对话后都有一个小题，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 do we know about Betty?

A. She has traveled world-wide.

B. She is going to New York.

C. She likes postcards.

2. Why can't the man get a table?

A. The woman is busy at lunch time.

B. There's no free table at the moment.

C. There's a traffic jam at the moment.

3. What does the man want to do before leaving?

A. Send some e-mails.

B. Have breakfast.

C. Buy a train ticket.

4. Why won't the woman go to the library?

A. She's going there with Joe.

B. She has to wait for Joe.

C. She doesn't have a car.

5. What is the man going to do now?

A. To go to Jean's birthday party.

B. To help his mother do some shopping.

C. To buy a birthday present for Jean.

第二节

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。听完每段对话或独白前，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What' s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

7. What do we know about the man?

A. He has lots of working experience.

B. He wants to earn more money.

C. He began drawing in primary school.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How old is the man's sister?

A. Two years younger than the man.

B. Twelve years younger than the man．

C. Two years older than the man.

9. How do the man and his sister keep in contact usually?

A. By sending letters or cards every week．

B. By writing e-mails almost every day.

C. By calling each other every day．

10. What are the two speakers probably doing now?

A. They are talking on a TV show.

B. They are talking in the street.

C. They are talking on a radio program．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

12. What's the man's health insurance number?

A. 2658A.

B. 88564802.

C. 5559008.

13. What's the man's problem?

A. His back hurts.

B. He has a fever.

C. He has a stomachache.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why did the woman mention the Sahara desert?

A. She watched a TV program about it last night.

B. She thinks it is boring to hitchhike across the Sahara desert.

C. She knows that the man likes foreign things.

15. What kind of film does the woman like?

A. Love stories.

B. Travel stories.

C. Horror stories.

16. What can we learn about the man speaker?

A. He does not like having lunch with the woman.

B. He likes unusual food.

C. He gets sick of chips.

17. What does the man like?

A. Greek food.

B. Love stories and chips.

C. New food and horror films.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How many ways are mentioned to solve personal problems?

A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

19. Why does the writer suggest stating the problem in a few words?

A. To draw other people's attention.

B. To know where the problem is.

C. To find a solution to the problem.

20. What is the best way to solve problems?

A. Finding the cause of your unhappiness.

B. Facing the problems bravely.

C. Making direct attack.

第二部分，英语知识综合运用

第一节，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. (共15小题，每题1分,满分15分)

21. As we know, ______east of the lake stands a tower ______ back to Song Dynasty.

A. The, dated

B. The , dating

C. /, dated

D. / , dating

22. The President Xi took office the year before last , ______ great changes have been witnessed in the

so-called “Hunting Tigers” against corrupt officials.

A. when

B. during which

C. since when

D. since then

23. It ______ all the morning, and we don’t know when it will______.

A. has rained, let up

B. has been raining, let up

C. has rained, let out

D. has been raining, let out

24. Little Tom had his eyes fixed on______seemed to be a mosquito, not noticing his mother was standing beside

him.

A. which

B. what

C. where

D. how

25. —When shall we set out to handle the problem we came across last week?

—Not until ______ a chance to discuss it thoroughly.

A. we have had

B. will we have had

C. have we had

D. we will have had

26. We _______ a different life without the amazing discoveries produced by great scientists.

A. lived

B. would live

C. had lived

D. would have lived

27. After Tom had his arm broken yesterday, there is a(n) ______chance that he will take part in the tennis match

tomorrow.

A. slim

B. fierce

C. obvious

D. great

28. — Lucy, would you please do me a favor in the coming final English exam?

—______, otherwise I would be severely punished by MR. Johnson

A. No problem

B. With pleasure

C. Forget it

D. My pleasure

29. ______with any common sense is able to make the appropriate decision and do whatever suits the occasion

best.

A. Those who

B. Whoever

C. Anyone

D. Whomever

30. These poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy ______ priced

bikes.

A. competitively

B. recently

C. reasonably

D. affordably

31. —Was it the guide with ______help all of you, the mountain climbers, were rescued______signaled the local

police?

—Yes, I can’t thank him enough

A. whom; who

B. whom; that

C. whose; what

D. whose; that

32. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work ______, we refused his offer.

A. not finished

B. had not been finished

C. not finishing

D. not having finished

33. — What do you think of the plan to build a power station in the village?

—I don’t ______ to it at all. It will ruin the village.

A. respond

B. submit

C. subscribe

D. contribute

34. ______that climate change causes a growing danger to our planet, all the nations have dedicated themselves to

pursuing a clean energy economy.

A. Convinced

B. Convincing

C. Being convinced

D. Having convinced

35. In his weekly______to the nation, Obama said the joint effort was showing results and that Libyan civilians

had expressed their support to the military operation.

A. assignment

B. address

C. appointment

D. arrangement

第二节完型填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题，每题1分,满分15分)

of a couple’s love are put on its famous bridges to stay there forever. But in the city of love, all is not as it seems. Instead of romantic streets, there are dirty ones; instead of world-class service, there are 36 waiters;

kind of Paris very different from the one seen in the popular films Chocolat and Amélie.

The “Paris syndrome (综合症)”, as it is known, describes the feeling of disenchantment (觉醒) after building up a romantic view of the city.

As there are expensive Louis Vuitton, Hermes, and Cartier stores on the famous Champs-Elysées, it is easy to see why 60 percent of Chinese tourists 41 in Paris. But because they are often carrying large amounts of

“Sometimes, Ch inese tourists try to 43 an ice cream with a 500-euro (3,867-yuan) bill,” Jean-Francois Zhou, president of the Chinese association of travel agencies in France, told Bloomberg. “They usually change

French for being unfriendly for a long time, and even many French people outside of Paris admit that Parisians can be a little bad-tempered. But dig deeper than the general nice tourist interactions and you’ll find a48

36. A. tasty B. romantic C. delicious D. wonderful

37. A. symbols B. signals C. signs D. marks

38. A. friendly B. helpful C. rude D. enthusiastic

39. A. concerns B. conditions C. concepts D. consciousness

40. A. expecting B. examining C. exploring D. experiencing

41. A. share B. stay C. shop D. stop

42. A. targeted B. stolen C. mentioned D. observed

43. A. pay off B. pay out C. pay up D. pay for

44. A. ask B. limit C. charge D. demand

45. A. common B. possible C. ordinary D. soon

46. A. answered B. added C. apologized D. advised

47. A. besides B. outside of C. around D. throughout

48. A. unbelievable B. negative C. pleasant D. rough

49. A. spots B. parks C. churches D. restaurants

50. A. travelled B. interested C. passed D. imagined

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

Recently, a small group of birdwatchers spent three weeks around Mount Vernon, the home of the first president of the United States, George Washington. They were busy counting wild birds on Mount Vernon's wetlands, south of Washington, D.C. They began in the middle of December and worked until the beginning of January.

The Audubon Society's first "Christmas Bird Count" took place 115 years ago in 1900. At that time, a man

named Frank Chapman suggested a new Christmas tradition -- that people count birds instead of shooting them around the holiday.

Birds are one of the surest indicators -- or barometers -- of the health of the ecology. Last year, the bird count recorded over 66 million birds of 2,403 different species.

Gary Langham is chief scientist with the National Audubon Society.

“The Audubon climate report says that half the birds in North America -- 314 out of 588 species -- are seriously thr eatened by climate change. The impacts sort of cut across all birds, all sizes, all kinds, all places”. Information from the bird counts has shown that birds are staying farther north during the winter months because of warmer weather. Birdwatcher Jaime Reidy has noted the difference close to Washington, in the state of Virginia. “You get to see them at odd times of the year, a little earlier, staying a little later.”

Gary Langham says other conditions are affecting bird populations. “You can imagine the birds that live along the beach or along the rocky shore line as sea levels are rising around the world. That is impacting them, you know, doubly so.” David Yarnold is president of the Audubon Society. In his words, “Christmas Bird Count data is becoming important not only in documenting current climate change, but in predicting the future effects of climate change on North American bird populations. If we know what to expect, we can start taking actions now to do something about it.”

51．The underlined word “That” in last paragraph probably refers to ________.

A. The beach

B. The rocky shore line.

C. The time of year

D.The rise of sea level

52．The main idea of the passage should be ________.

A.Climate change is affecting bird migration

B.People should take actions to stop global warming

C.The bird count records the number of birds every year

D.Birds are one of the surest indicators of health ecology

（B）

Who Are Today’s Immigrants?

The world’s population is more mobile today than ever before. I n 2010, more than 200 million people left their home countries to live in a new country. This is about 3 percent of the total world population. Some experts believe that number will swell to 400 million by 2050. Rates of immigration have remained strong for the last 300 years, but patters of immigration have changed since World War II. The backgrounds and experiences of today’s immigrants are different from those of the typical European immigrant of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Contemporary immigrants range from unskilled laborers to highly skilled professionals, and they come from and go to countries all over the world.

In the nineteenth century and until World War II, immigration was primarily in one direction- from the Old World to the New World. This is no longer the case. Countries such as Russia and China, which have long been, and continue to be, significant source countries, are now also destination countries. There is also considerable mobility inside regions, such as from one European country to another, or among the countries of the former Soviet Union.

In spite of such differences, the push and pull factors for immigration remain essentially the same as they were 100 years ago. Most people move to another country because they want a better life. For the majority of immigrants, this means better economic conditions. As in past generations, a labor shortage in one country often draws workers from another country, especially if wages are significantly higher. In some small countries, for example, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, there are more jobs than citizens. The demand for labor is so high that the majority of the population consists of foreign-born workers, ranging from highly skilled engineers and financial experts to domestic and construction workers.

In traditional destination countries, such as the United States, however, labor needs have changed. Today,

although there is still demand for unskilled labor, there is increasing demand for people with a high level of skill and education. The need for less skilled labor has shifted to other countries. As work on farms and in industry in the United States and Canada once drew workers from all over the world, now work in factories in Taiwan and south Korea attracts workers from Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia.

Most global immigration is legal: however, a large number of people also move across national borders illegally in pursuit of employment. Experts estimate that about 15 to 20 percent of immigrants worldwide are in their new countries illegally. The United States has the largest number of these immigrants, followed by South Africa, with significant numbers also in Northern and Western Europe and Mexico. These immigrants face particular challenges because they often must hide from the authorities who might deport them back to their home countries. Their illegal status also means that employers may take advantage of them by forcing them to work longer hours and paying them less than the legal minimum wage.

Although economics remains the most important motivation in all forms of immigrant, other factors are also important. Some people decide to leave their home countries because their actions or political beliefs make it dangerous for them to remain. Others choose to leave because their home country has become too dangerous and unstable, often because of war or political unrest. They wish to find a place that is secure for themselves and their families. Education is also a significant factor for many modern immigrants. They want to raise their children in a place where they can get a good education, which, in turn, they hope will provide them with better prospects for the future. Finally, family and community ties also play a role in immigration decisions. As in the past, once a group of people from one country establishes a community in a new country, more people from that country is likely to follow.

The pattern, direction, and rate of immigration may change as the global economy changes. However, as long as life in a new country is more attractive than life in the old country, immigration will continue.

53. According to the reading, what are the patterns of immigration in China and Russia today?

A. They are major destination countries for immigrants.

B. They are major source countries for immigration.

C. Many people leave these countries while many people also immigrate to them.

D. Some people immigrate to these countries but many more people leave them.

54. Why is the percentage of foreign-born workers so high in Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates?

A. These countries pay very high wages, so they attract many foreign workers.

B. There are not enough native-born workers in these countries so they must recruit workers from other

countries.

C. It is very easy to immigrate to these countries.

D. These countries are very stable so many workers prefer to go there.

55. Why do some employers sometimes pay illegal immigrants less than the legal minimum wage?

A. They often do not speak good English.

B. Employers know that they will not complain about their wages to authorities.

C. Authorities might send illegal immigrants back to their home country.

D. Illegal workers often cause problems for employers.

56. Which is not the factor contributing to the immigration?

A. Education

B. Religious freedom

C. Political unstability

D. Family and community connections

( C )

More than meets the eye

Fine wines, food, perfume, luxury brands and art-in the eyes of many Chinese, France is a country of romance and fashion. but there is more to France than that.

In an interview with CCTV, French President Francois Hollande, who paid a state visit to China on April 25 to

26 with hopes of fighting the recession in his country by improving relations with China, said that France also stands out in fields such as science and technology.

Indeed, during Ho llande′s stay in China, the two governments signed a series of deals on nuclear power, urbanization, new energy tourism and agricultural products, and a deal for 60 Airbus plans.

France is China’s fourth largest trading partner in the EU, while China is France’s largest trading partner in Asia and its largest source of imports in the world.

“I look forward to the future of our global strategic partnership,”President Xi Jinping said at a news conference with Hollande.

The French leader, in a speech delivered at Shanghai Jiaotong University, also addressed issues that directly concern Chinese young people .In the speech, he promised to shorten the processing tine of visa applications for Chinese students studying in France.

France is the most popular travel destination with Chinese tourists, according to a 2012 survey by the China Tourism Academy. In response to several recent attacks on Chinese tourists in France, Hollande and the country’s tourism minister promised to take measures, such as deploying more police in scenic spots frequented by Chinese tourists to ensure their safety. Chinese tourists were also reminded not to carry too much cash with them.

China and France began interacting with each other in the 17th century, when French kings sent numerous missionaries to China to promote Christianity. They also spread Western science in China.

Jean-Francois Gerbillon (1654-1707),for instance, who went by the name of Zhang Cheng in China, was one of them, A good mathematician, Gerbillon taught Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty about Western science.

The missionaries′ description of a stable and powerful China, compared with Europe’s sectarian conflicts and problems at the time, led to a “China fever” sweeping across France and other parts of Europe during the 17th and 18th century.

In the 19th century, however, China became weak and was defeated in several wars with industrialized France and other European powers.

The 20th century, especially in 1964, saw Sino-French relations turn a new page. That year, France became the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.

Since then, “France-China relations have been good or very good over the long run,”

Xinhua said. But the relationship between the two countries hasn’t been all well-established. The disruption of the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Paris and comments by French politicians on Tibet, for example, have caused anger in China.

57. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. France is a country of romance and fashion.

B. China will buy 60 Airbus planes from France.

C. Sino-France relationship is always harmonious with efforts from both sides.

D. Chinese tourists like to travel in France.

58. The passage is mostly about _______.

A. the relationship between China and France.

B. French Presi dent Hollande’s state visit to China.

C. France also stands out in science and technology.

D. a series of deals signed by China and France.

59. Which does the underlined word recession in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. economic growth

B. economic recovery

C. economic development

D. economic slowdown

60 .What can be inferred from the last 6 paragraphs?

A. The relationship between China and France began in the 19th century.

B. European countries were dying to learn about China during the 17th and 18th century.

C. China failed to build good relations with France after the wars in the 19th century.

D. France was the first Western country to establish diplomatic relationship with the PRC

(D)

In a certain store where they sell puddings, a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season. Here you may select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision.

I have often wondered whether some people, who had no intention of making a purchase, would take advantage of this privilege. One day I asked this question of the shop girl, and I learned it was indeed the case.“Now there’s one old gentleman, for instance,” she told me, “he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings, though he never buys anything, and I suspect he never will. I remember him from last year and the year before that, too. Well, let him come if he wants it, and welcome to it. And what’s more, I hope there are a l ot more stores where he can go and get his share. He looks as if he needed it all right, and I suppose they can afford it.”

She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with grea t interest. “Why, that’s the very gentleman I’ve been telling you about,” whispered the shop girl. “Just watch him now.” And then turning to him: “Would you like to sample them, sir? Here’s a spoon for you to use. “The elderly gentleman, who was poorly but neatly dressed, accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings, only breaking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief. “This is quite good”. “This is not bad either, but a little too heavy”. A ll the time it was quite evident that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings, and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store. Poor old chap! Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding.

Amidst the crowd of happy, prosperous looking Christmas shoppers, the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place, and in a burst of benevolence, I went up to him and said:

“Pardon me, sir, will you do me a favor? Let me purchase you one of these puddings. It would give me such pleasure.”

He jumped back as if he had been stung, and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face.

“Excuse me,” he said, with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance, “I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you. Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else.” And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice, “Kindly pack me up this one here. I will take it with me.” He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive of the puddings.

The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it, While he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter. To save his “honor”, he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford. How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words! It was too late though, and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away. “You pay at the desk,” the shop girl was telling him, but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand. And that was the last I saw or heard of the old man. Now he can never go there to sample puddings and more.

61. By saying it was indeed the case. , the author meant that ______.

A. many shoppers would sample pudding before buying them

B. some people just sampled pudding but didn’t buy them

C. the Christmas season was the time to promote pudding sales.

D. there were various kinds of puddings on sale during the Christmas sale.

62. From the girl’s words, we know that she ______

A. felt pity for the old man