岳阳县一中2015级高二期末考试试卷
英语
时量：120分钟总分：150分
命题：岳阳县一中命题人：王飞帆
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation Twice.
Conversation 1
1.What is wrong with the woman ?
A. She is wet all over.
B. She has taken the wrong medicine.
C. She has caught a cold.
2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. By the river.
B. In the man’s office.
C. In the woman’s house.
Conversation 2
3. When will the man go to New York?
A. In May.
B.In April.
C. In March.
4. How will the man return?
A. By plane.
B. By train.
C. By car.
Conversation 3
5. Where does the woman want to go?
A. An office.
B. A fruit shop.
C. A police station.
6. What does the woman have to do now?
A. Wait for Mark at the crossroads.
B. Walk head and turn right.
C. Walk a little way back.
Conversation 4
7. What has made the man upset?
A. He has different tastes from his roommate.
B. He has to pay for groceries for the other.
C. He has been running out of his money.
8. What was the woman’s roommate like?
A. She was very kind and helpful.
B. She often cooked dinners for the woman.
C. She used to have meals for free.
9. What advice does the woman give?
A. Treating him to a meal in a restaurant.
B. Forcing him to move out quickly.
C. Having a wholehearted talk with him.
Conversation 5
10. What is the woman worried about ?
A. The man’s concert.
B. The man’s future.
C. The man’s health.
11. Where does the woman probably work?
A. In a school.
B. In a travel agency.
C. In a bank.
12. What does the man value most?
A. Being healthy.
B. Being wealthy.
C.Being happy.
Conversation 6
13.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a supermarket.
B. In a bank.
C. At the airport.
14. What does the woman show before exchanging the money?
A. Her passport.
B. Her credit card.
C. Her ID card.
15. How much money will the woman get at last?
A. About $190.
B. About $ 200.
C. About $320.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the short passage twice.
Self-introduction
My family name A very common Welsh name
My given name A 16 name
My grandfather Once 17 and later a worker
18 Doctors
Itzhak Perlman 19 of Israel
My career Working as 20
Part II Language knowledge (45 marks)
Section A. (15 marks)
Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four chioces marked A,
B ,
C and D.Choose the best one to complet the sentence.
21. Why your cousin in Japan?.
A. not visit
B. not to visit
C. don’t visit
D. not you visit
22. I promise that the matter will _______.
A be taken care
B be taken care of
C take care
D take care of
23. The volleyball match will be put off if it ________.
A will rain
B rains
C rained
D is raining
24. ________ their task in such a short time, they asked us to give them a hand.
A. Finishing
B. Finished
C. To finish
D. Finish
25. If I you , I would spend my holiday in France.
A. am
B.were
C. have been
D. are
26. The policeman put down the phone, ＿＿＿with a smile on his face.
A.satisfied
B.satisfying
C.to be satisfied
D.having satisfied
27. —— What do you suppose made him worried?
——＿＿＿lots of money.
A.Lose
B.Lost
C.Losing
D.Because of losing
28. ----The light in the office is still on.
----Oh, I forget ___.
A.turning it off
B. to turn it off
C. turning off it
D. to turn off it
29. _______ is no doubt that the Rockets will defeat the Washington Wizards in the next
game.
A. It
B. As
C. That
D. There
30. I could feel the wind＿＿on my face from an open window.
A.to blow
B.blowing
C.to be blowing
D.blown
31. If it were not for the fact that you _____ ill, I would ask you to do this right now.
A. were
B. had been
C. are
D. should be
32. —Can you help me with the maths homework ,mom?
—You can’t always _____ other’s help for your homework. Do it by yourself this time, Dear.
A. wait on
B. rely on
C. insist on
D. turn on
33. If I ____ where he lived, I ____ a note to him.
A. knew, would
B. had known, would have sent
C. know, would send
D. knew, would have sent
34.—Is this the bank _____ offered you a job _____ you stayed the first time you arrived? —Yes, it is.
A. the one; in which
B. the one that; during which
C. where; that
D. which; where
35. ＿＿＿all my letters, I had a drink and went out.
A.Finished
B.Having finished
C.Finishing
D.To finish
Section B. (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D . Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Once upon a time, there _36__ a very funny story among three people, the King, the Queen and a servant. One day, as 37 as the King entered the palace, he called in a servant and told him he had to have some important papers immediately. Soon came back the servant 38 a stack of official-looking papers, but 39 this, the King threw them away at once and shouted: “No, no, no bring my important papers!” The servant dashed out and in a minute re-entered with a newspaper in his hand.
This time, to his 40 , the King tore it into halves and cried: “No, 41 fool! I must have my important papers RIGHT NOW!!!” However, like the first and second time, the servant failed
to bring the King 42 he wanted several times. Even the Queen didn’t know what her husband wanted and just tore a page from her book and 43 it to the King. The King moved around in his chair, crossed and uncrossed his legs and seemed very 44 .
At last, the servant held out a roll of 45 . He was puzzled and doubted 46 the King needed it or not. On the contrary, upon getting it, the King 47 as fast as possible. So can you guess what happened to the King?
36. A. happened B. lived C.is D. goes
37. A. many B. much C. soon D. quick
38. A. from B. to C. with D. in
39. A. saw B. to see C. seeing D.seen
40. A. pleased B.joy C. excitement D.surprise
41. A. they B. yourselves C. you D. he
42. A. what B.that C. who D. how
43. A. carried B. offered C.left D.took
44. A. happy B. angry C. anxious D. thoughtful
45. A. toilet paper B. newspaper C.paper D. money
46. A. who B. that C. why D. whether
47. A.ran away B. ran out C. flew away D. take away
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Host: Dr Brain, welcome to our Talk Show. You are a very famous psychologist 48 has written several books about happiness and the things people do to keep themselves happy.
Dr Brain: Thank you 49 inviting me. Today, I will take Sang Lan, 50 former gymnast in China, for example to talk about how to find happiness.
Host: I see. You often use the example to show how people get happiness even in difficult time. Dr Brain: Yes, 51 we all know, she used to be successful in sport but one day got badly injured .
As a result, she had to stop her career and sit in armchair all the time. But the whole
world can see her remain cheerful and 52 .
Host: She must have suffered a lot from her severe injuries and must have been sad.
Dr Brain: Though it must have been difficult, 53 she was encouraged not only by her parents and friends but also herself. She was always in high spirits 54 her accident. She
took pride in her past and felt happy to be alive and lucky to learn new things.
Host: That must be why her story so special. And how has Sang Lan adapted55 to her new life? Dr Brain: I think it is her strong will and perseverance that work. She says she likes thinking about meaningful things and keeping herself busy to stay optimistic and positive.
Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Schoolgirls have been wearing such short skirts at a Staffordshire school that they’ve been
ordered to wear pants instead.All skirts will be banned from September at Paget High School in Branston, Burton upon Trent.Tight-fitting trousers will also be forbidden and Muslim head-dresses will have to be “school blue”color.
Head teacher Don Smith said: “One of the big issues for us at the school has been the number of girls who have been wearing inappropriately short skirts.This has been an area of particular concern at a time when there has been a lot of material nationally about the sexualization of young people.”Mr Smith said it would’t be practical to check the length of girls’ skirts and said a blanket ban would be easier for staff to enforce.He said: “We did not want to arrive at a situation where we were telling girls their skirts could only be a certain number of centimeters above or below the knee.”The head teacher said they sought opinions from pupils, parents and other teachers before the uniform rules were changed.
The new clothing policy has been explained in a letter sent to parents of the school”s 1,000 pupils and will come into force after the summer holiday.The school also wants pupils to wear clip-on ties instead of traditional neckwear.This rule will be phased(分阶段实施) in over the next year and support will be given to parents unable to afford the new tie.
The new uniform regime has not been well received by everyone, however.One parent, whose teenage daughter attends the school, said: “I completely agree some girls were wearing skirts that were too short. However, I think girls should be allowed to be feminine(女性气质的).Other schools manage to let girls wear skirts while making sure they are not inappropriately dressed. I don’t see why Paget can’t do the same.”
56.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Paget High school bans all skirts.
B.Tight-fitting trousers will be forbidden.
C.Muslin head-dress will be forbidden.
D.School girls are ordered to wear uniforms.
57.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Girls can wear skirts which are long enough.
B.The school will offer uniforms for free.
C.Girls are allowed to wear skirts that cover their knees.
D.An overall ban of girls will be carried out.
58.According to Paragraph 2,the major problem Paget High School is faced with is that ______.
A.pupils have to wear clip-on ties
B.many girls are wearing skirts too short
C.many parents are unable to buy school uniforms
D.the new uniform system isn’t accepted by all students
59.When the new uniform policy is to be put into force,what is the reaction of girls and their
parents?
A.They are all not satisfier with it.
B.They can’t agree to it more.
C.They are supportive to the policy.
D.No parents insist on their daughters wearing short skirts.
60.What will the new clothing policy include?
A.Girls can wear short skirts to look sexy.
B.New ties will be given to some girls for free.
C.The uniform rules will be changed if necessary.
D.Girls’ wearing will be checked regularly.
B
There is an exercise method,it was made to stretch muscles and improve strength and balance,soon it is becoming popular in the United States. Here’s more about Gyrotonics and the man who invented this special form of exercise.
Gyrotonics is a kind of exercise that combines the movements of dancing and swimming with the mental and physical practice called yoga .It helps lengthen muscles, improve balance, and exercise the joints, the parts of the body where bones join each other.
A Hungarian dancer named Juliu Horvath developed this special form of exercise .After he was injured in a dancing accident, Mr. Horvath studied yoga intensely. In the 1980s, he developed a new exercise method and combined it with yoga to stre ngthen dancers’muscles.
According to Mr Horvath, his method is based on the octopus, the monkey and the cat. He says these animals have few restrictions. They can move in any direction with control and strength. He designed Gyrotonic movements to help the human body move more freely.
A special machine made of wood and weights helps guide the body through the many Gyrotonics exercises. You sit or lie on a flat board. You put your legs or hands through special cloth handles attached to a line with weights. With the tension created by the weights, you must try to move through the exercise.
Seven kinds of backbone movements form the base of Gyrotonics. For example, you can stretch your back to the left and right or forwards and backwards. While moving your back, you can also work on arm or leg motions. These movements must be done in a smooth way. Often the motions are circular.
When Juliu Horvath first developed Gyrotonics, he was the only teacher. Since then , he has taught almost 70 master trainers. Now, there are more than 800 official schools in the world where you can learn Gyrotonics.
61. This passage mainly focuses on .
A. Horvath’s successful life
B. a special kind of exercise
C. some advice on health care
D. some uses of a special machine
62. According to the passage, what made it possible for Horvath to develop Gyrotonics?
A. His dancing-related injury.
B. His failure in practicing yoga.
C. His good skills of dancing.
D. His wish to be a Gyrotonics trainer.
63. What do you think inspired Horvath in developing Gyrotonics?
A. His experience in dancing.
B. His use of a special machine.
C. The movements of some animals.
D. The ideas from many trainers.
64. lf you intend to strengthen your body through Gyrotonics, you have to .
A. have a strong body
B. turn to Horvath
C. watch how animals move
D. buy the machine mentioned
65. What do we learn from the passage?
A. Many Americans have improved their health through Gyrotonics.
B. In a way, Gyrotonics is an exercise that improves yoga.
C. You only have to move your backbone when doing the exercises.
D. Gyrotonics courses can be found in most countries worldwide.
C
It was On December 18th, 1908 that three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope , and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to cha nge its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had t raveled 1,797 kilometers from London!
66.Three men flew in a balloon _________.
A. more than a century ago
B. to visit Poland
C. for nearly 1,800 kilometers
D. to another city
67.The metal box was used for _______.
A. changing weight
B. carrying ropes of the basket
C. keeping drinking water
D. carrying the bags of sand
68.When the balloon went up h igher, ________.
A.they saw the sun go down
B. the temperature of the balloon began to fall
C. they could see a black hole on the ground
D. they made a hole in the basket with their knives
69.The balloon landed __________.
A. in a foreign country
B. on a lake
C. in London
D. on the sea
70.The three men had to land be cause _______.
A.they were very hungry
B. they had not enough sand
C. they pulled the box into the basket
D. they felt too cold
Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
By teaching your children fire safety you can make sure they know what to do when a house fire occurs. Making sure that your children know exactly what is required of them cuts down on the chaos of the emergency situation and helps keep your family safe and secure.
All children should know about important fire safety procedures such as the need to stay low to the ground in a smoky room, which keeps them from inhaling smoke, as smoke always rises towards the ceiling. Also tell them that they can put a damp towel or a piece of clothing over their faces and breathe in through it in order to cut down on the effects of smoke inhalation even more. In addition, make sure your children know how to correctly stop, drop, and roll when their clothes catch fire. Because it results in lack of oxygen, which puts out the flames. Also your children should know to touch door handles before opening the door to see if they are hot. If they are, it means that there's a fire in the next room, and they should leave the door closed and find another route out of the house.
Make sure your children understand that they should never play with lighters or matches. Many children are fascinated by lighters and matches and want to experiment with lighting things on fire to see what happe ns. Hide lighters and matches in some places your children can’t reach.
Do regular fire drills to practice your evacuation plan. Make sure everyone knows all the possible exits of the house and that all members of your family know your evacuation plan well enough so that they don't have to waste time thinking if a fire starts. Quick, determined response to a fire will save your family members' lives.
Teaching Fire Safety to Children
71. for teaching
children fire safety
Children should know what to do in case of a house fire
It can help children to 72 of the emergency situation.
To teach children 73 Stay low to the ground and 74 with damp towels or clothing.
Correctly stop ,drop and roll to put out the fire on the 75 .
Don’t open the door s with 76
To forbid children from playing with lighters and matches It’s dangerous to77 with lighting things on fire. Keep lighters and matches out of 78 .
To do fire drills 79 Make all exits and the evacuation plan 80 .
Ensure everyone can respond to a fire quickly and determinedly.
Section B (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal（肠的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the disease was actually acute appendicitis (阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought, “What a complete failure!” “What a totally wasted life”.
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgment. You see, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day I worked up my courage to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind, but he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving man I have ever known.
1. Why was Al in guilt? (no more than 12 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Where did Al die? (no more than 5words)
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What made Al addicted to alcohol? (no more than 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
4. What did Al’s son Ernie learn from his father? (no more than 11 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
Section C (25 marks)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below.
请以A friend in need is a friend in deed（患难朋友才是真正的朋友）为题写一篇英语短文。
注意：1. 词数：120字以上。开头已给出，不计入字数。切记写作时抄写已给开头。
2. 不能使用真实姓名和班级名称。
Everyone needs friends,so how to make true friends is very important to anybody.……
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岳阳县一中2015级高二期末考试英语参考答案
听力：(共30分，每题1.5分)
1—5 : CCBAA 6—10 : CBCCB 11—15 : CCBAC
16. fairly common boy’s 17. a farmer 18. My parents
19. A famous violinist 20. a painter
单选：（共15分，每题1分）
21—25: ABBCB 26—30:ACBDB 31—35: CBBDB
完型1：（共18分，每题1.5分）
36—40: ACCCD 41—45 : CABCA 46—47 : DB
完型2：（共12分，每题1.5分）
48. who/ 49. for 50. a 51. as 52. happy 53. yet 54. after 55. herself
阅读理解：（共30分，每题2分）
56—60: ADBAC 61—65:BACDD 66--70 : CABAD
阅读填空：( 共10分，每题1分)
71. Reasons 72. reduce the chaos 73. fire safety procedures 74. cover faces
75. clothes 76. hot door handles 77. experiment 78. children’s reach 79. regularly 80. known to everyone
阅读简答：（共10分）
81. Because his older son’s death could have been prevented.
Or: Because both he and his wife didn’t take the illness seriously.
82. In a motel room.
83. His older son’s death and his wife’s leaving (him).
84. Love (of the family members) is more important than material possessions.
Or: Love of the family members is important.
书面表达：（共25分）
One possible version:
Everyone has a lot of friends and he must have his own friendship as well. But usually only when you get into trouble, will you know what the true friendship is. The friend in need is the friend in deed. Only the real friends will help you when you are in trouble. If you establish your friendship when you are in trouble, make it go on forever. Maybe a boy and a girl become good friends. They feel very happy when they are each other, but other students may think that they have fallen in love. If you were one of them, what would you do? If I were in that position, I would not care about what anyone else may say. I only care about her feeling. We should know that our friendship is pure without anything bad mixed. Friendship is very important for everyone, so I will let my friendship last forever. Everyone should know that he can not lose his opposite sex friends. If you do not make friends with your opposite sex classmates, then you have already lost half of the friends. So you can make friends with all your classmates, and don't be shy.
You should also pay enough attention to the friendship that you have already established. Don’t undermine it unless you want to hurt him. You should never try to do so, for if you do that you will lose much in emotion. Please cherish everything that you have already possessed. Maybe you don't care about it now. But when you lose it, you will find that how important it is.