贵州省遵义航天高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题(
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,共7.5分)
1.What is the man going to do?
A.Shop with the woman.
B.Give the woman a lift.
C.Buy a recorder.
2.Where is Mary’s mother now？
A.At home.
B.In the hospital.
C.In her office.
3.What are the speakers going to do next?
A.Go to visit Mike.
B.Have a class.
C.See a doctor.
4.When is the man’s flight leaving?
A. At 9:15
B. At 10:15
C. At 10:50
5. What will the man do this evening?
A. Go to see a film.
B. Visit his aunt.
C. Stay at home.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,共22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题.
6.Why is the man angry?
A.He failed the test.
B.He lost the ticket.
C.He failed to get the book.
7.What will the speakers do at first?
A.Go to a show.
B.Have a pizza.
C.Go home to fetch the book.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题.
8.What’s wrong with the woman’s mother?
A.She had a car accident.
B.She fell down the stairs.
C.She did heavy work too much.
9.What does the woman speaker worry about?
A. The job.
B. The money.
C. The exams.
10. Whom does the man suggest asking for help?
A. The teachers.
B. The friends.
C. The relatives.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题.
11.What day is coming soon?
A. Christmas.
B. New Year’s Day.
C. Easter.
12. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a shop.
B. At home.
C. In the street.
13. What will the woman buy for her father?
A. Some records.
B. A book.
C. A suit.
听第9段材料,回答14至16题.
14. What kind of mobile does Mary think she needs?
A. A mobile that has the Internet.
B. A mobile that can send pictures to others.
C. A mobile that can stop her missing important calls.
15. Why did Mary miss the calls yesterday?
A. Her phone was turned off.
B. Her phone charge was overdue.
C. The signal there was very weak.
16. What’s the woman doing?
A. Offering help.
B. Making an introduction.
C. Asking for some advice.
听第10 段材料,回答第17 至20 题.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There is a story about how Albert Einstein was travelling to universities, giving lectures on his famous theory of relativity(相对论). One day while on their way to a university, the driver said, “Dr. Einstein, I've heard that lecture more than 30 times. I have learned it by heart and I bet(打赌) I could give it myself.”
“Well, I'll give you the chance.” said Einstein, “they don't know me at the next school. So when we get there, I'll put on your cap and you introduce yourself as me and give the lecture.”
The driver gave Einstein's lecture so wonderfully that he didn't make any mistakes.
When he finished, he started to leave, but one of the professors stopped him and asked him a question which was very difficult. The driver thought fast. “The answer to that question is so simple，”he said, “I'm surprised you have to ask me, in fact, to show you just how simple it is, I'm going to ask my driver to come up here and answer your question.”
21．The driver asked Albert Einstein to give him a chance to give lectures because ________.
A．he thought the theory of relativity simple
B．he didn't understand the theory of relativity at all
C．he had heard the lecture so many times that he could recite it
D．he wanted to show how well he understood the theory of relativity
22．________ and he let driver have a try.
A．Albert Einstein was a very kind man
B．Albert Einstein knew it was impossible for the driver to give the lecture
C．Albert Einstein knew the driver was able to give the lecture
D．Albert Einstein wanted to make fun of the driver
23．The driver thought that the professor's question was ________.
A．too easy for him to answer
B．too difficult for him to answer
C．simple enough for Einstein to answer
D．so difficult that Einstein couldn't answer it either
24．What do you think of the driver?
A．He was a foolish man.
B．He was as clever as Einstein.
C．He was bright enough to master the theory of relativity.
D．He was such a clever man that he fooled the professor and other people.
B
Several months ago, CCTV broadcast a documentary(记录片) film about criminals(罪犯). I remembered one criminal clearly: he had killed his girlfriend just because she wanted to leave him. The journalist（记者）asked him, “Do you regret killing your girlfriend？”
“No.”
“Why？”
“It's useless to regret，”the man a nswered calmly.
The journalist was silent. At that moment, I felt very angry. This man had made such an unforgivable mistake but he still wouldn't say he was sorry.
Is regret really useless?
Of course, regret is an emotion(情感) linked to the past and this feeling cannot turn back the clock. But I think people who say regret is useless ignore(忽视) two points. One is that regret is useful for the future and to one's soul（灵魂）. Look up the word “regret” in a dictionary: there are many expressions, such as “repent(悔悟)”,“chagrin(悔恨)”and so on. All these are used to tell people not to make similar mistakes after they have realized their fault. If you don't regret, how can you repent? On the other hand, for those
such as murderers（谋杀犯）, who have already lost their future, regret is still a baptism(洗礼) for the soul.
A murderer won't leave the world at peace with himself unless he understands what regret is.
I have no doubt that regret is a virtue（美德）. Just like a light in the darkness, it can offer people the ray of hope they need. No matter what you have done wrong, people will always respect you for showing regret and a willingness to correct your mistakes. In this way, regret is a special feeling. Correcting mistakes is better than complaining; it makes you feel good about yourself. So why not show some regret after doing something wrong?
25．The writer felt very angry because of ________.
A．the criminal's crime
B．the criminal's short answer
C．the criminal's not feeling sorry
D．the criminal's not knowing law
26．Regret is useful for ________ of the people who do wrong.
A．the future
B．the past
C．neither the past nor the future
D．both the past and the future
27．To repent one should first to ________.
A．regret B．remember C．realize D. tell
28．If a person who has done great wrong shows regret people will ________ him at this point.
A．hate B．dislike C．look down upon D．respect
C
Most Chinese people don't understand why some westerners don't eat meat. In China, to eat meat is a sign of wealth. If a westerner doesn't take a bite of their Peking duck, there is something wrong.
But many people in Europe and America choose not to eat meat or fish —they are known as vegetarians. In the US alone there are 12 million vegetarians and 19,000 more people stop eating meat every week.
People often become vegetarians in order to lose weight or eat more healthily. A lot of research has shown that vegetarian diets are healthier than the average western diet. Fried chicken may be delicious to eat, but all that extra fat can damage your heart.
There are many other reasons for "turning veggie"（改吃素）. It could be that you cannot afford to buy meat. Or maybe you just don't like the taste of it.
A large number of vegetarians choose to give up meat because they believe it is cruel to kill animals for food. They believe many animals are not allowed to live in comfort and, when they are killed, it is carried out in a very painful way.
While some vegetarians are happy not to eat animals, others take it one step further and refuse to eat any animal product. They are known as vegans and will not eat cheese, yoghurt and eggs, or drink milk. Neither will they wear clothes or shoes made from animal skin, such as leather. They say that if it is wrong to kill an animal for food, it is worse to kill it for clothing.
But there are some groups that go even further. Fruitarians believe it is wrong to kill any living plant or animal. Besides refusing to eat meat, they will only eat fruit and vegetables that have not been killed when harvested. This means they cannot take an apple from a tree: they must wait until the apple falls to the ground. Only then can it be considered dead.
29. A lot of ___ choose to give up meat because they believe it is cruel to kill animals for food.
A. vegans
B. vegetarians
C. fruitarians
D. researchers
30.According to the text, "vegetarians" refer to people who ___.
A. choose not to eat meat or fish
B. choose to eat meat or fish
C. choose not to eat protein（蛋白质）
D. choose to eat vegetables
31. According to the text, which one of the following is not mentioned?
A. Only in China, there are so many people who eat meat.
B. There are many vegetarians in Europe.
C. Vegetarian diets are healthier than the average western diet.
D. There are many reasons for people turning vegetarians.
D
Catherin e Destivelle is a rock star .She loves rock, but she can’t sing or play the guitar !
She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber
in the world, because she often climbs without ropes. She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where she lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she was five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the club. She won her first competition in Italy in 1995.
Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix. The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move. Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed. They are going to try again this year.
People always ask her about her climbing. She says, “I climb because I’m in love with mountains. I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I feel at home on the side of a mountain. I’m prepared well before I go, so I’m never worried.”
Catherine chooses new mountains from books－like buying from a shopping catalogue(目录)! “I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it!” Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next month. “It’s much bigger than the Dru, so it’s going to take longer to climb .An American climber, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help.”
32. Catherine Destivelle is called “ a star” because__________
A. She won a competition in 1995
B. She loves rocks
C. She’s a famous woman rock climber
D. She found a new route up to the Dru Mountain
33. She had great trouble moving up the Dru Mountain because___________.
A. she lost her way
B. the climb took 11 days
C. she needed help from an American climber