人教版高中英语选修六第一学期期末考试 (2)

高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji第一学期期末考试高二年级英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分20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. How many students were there at the school last year?A. 700.B. 400.C. 300.2. What will the man sell?A. His bike.B. His CDs.C. His camera.3. What program will be shown after the football match?A. The cartoon movie.B. The news.C. The food program.4. What information does the man want?A. Flights.B. Hotels.C. Cars.5. Where does this conversation probably happen?A. On the road.B. At a stadium.C. In an office.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 should Jack do first when he gets off the bus?A. Turn right.B. Go across the road.C. Turn left.7. Where is the man’s house?A. Beside a bus stop.B. In front of a shop.C. Near a bookstore.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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，满分7. 5分）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. Where will the man go probably?A. To Chicago.B. To a bookstore.C. To a bus station2. What did the man actually do?A. He had his hair cut.B. He bought a pair of glasses.C. He bought a glasses frame.3. When will they meet up?A. On Monday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Thursday.4. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Check his grades again.B. Give him a chance.C. Give him high marks.5. What can we learn about the woman?A. She is the man's new colleague.B. She attends a night class.C. She has two jobs.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）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秒钟的做答时间。

高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***第一学期期末联考试卷高二英语试卷第一卷(选择题满分115分)第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)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．How much longer will the woman wait for the bus at most from now on?A．45 minutes B．30 minutes. C．15 minutes.2．What will they do first?A．Search for a pen．B．Fix the bookshelf. C．Paint the bookshelf.3．What do we know from the conversation?A．The man lost his keys.B．The man didn't want to enter the room.C．The man couldn't open the door.4．What is the man doing?A．Waiting for a woman. B．Calling a taxi. C．Driving a taxi.5．What does the woman suggest the man take?A．A sweater and boots．B．A sweater and medicines. C．A raincoat and a sweater.第二节（共15小题：每小题15分，满分22．5分）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、三个选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***第一学期期末试卷高二英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分阅读理解（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。

AIt was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.“Any old papers, lady？” asked one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？”“Am I rich? Pity, no！”I looked at my worn-out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.1．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A．Lady, are you rich? B．A story of Thanksgiving DayC．Don't forget how rich you are D．Does cups and saucers match well?2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.B．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive.C．If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.D．After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was. 3．The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.A．show that she was a kind-hearted ladyB．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she wasC．leave room for readers to think about what being rich isD．prove that she had understood what meant being rich4．It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on________.A．how much money you have made B．what attitude you have had towards life C．the way you help others D．your social relationshipBEverybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40％of Americans hate tipping. In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also, tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip.But according to a new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serve any useful function. The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak. Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service.Tipping is better explained, by culture than by the money people spend. In America, the custom came into being a long time ago. It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants, failing to tip at least l5% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers. Hairdressers can expect to get l5%-20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $2. In Europe, tipping is less common. In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all. Only a few have really taken to tipping.According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers' author, countries in which people are more social or outgoing tend to tip more. Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers. And Mr. Lynn says, “In America, where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off."5. This passage is mainly about ________.A. different kinds of tipping in different countries命题人：马婷B. the relationship between tipping and customC. the origin and present meaning of tippingD. most American people hate tipping6. Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase "caught on"?A. become popular.B. been hated.C. been stopped.D. been permitted7. Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most?A. A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in New York.B. An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well known restaurant in New York.C. A Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in New York.D. A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in New York.8. We can infer from this passage that ________.A. tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselvesB. tipping is especially popular in New YorkC. tipping in America can make service better nowD. tipping has something to do with people's characterCPeople are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up loads of personal informatio n.Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules early on you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook. You could create your own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things; your city, your photo, your friends’ names were set, by default (默认)to be shared with everyone on the Internet.According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information. They have a “less satisfying experience.Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them. At the side of the pages totally, who wants to took at ads when the y’re online connecting with their friends?The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April. Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guide lines for social networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning，which is why I’m considering cancelling my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too higha price to pay.9. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?A. It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married.B. It earns money by putting on advertisements.C. It makes money by selling its users’ personal data.D. It provides loads of information to its users.10. What does the author say about most Facebook users?A. They are unwilling to give up their personal information.B. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.C. They don’t identify themselves when using the websi te.D. They care very little about their personal information.11. Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?A. To provide better service to its users.B. To obey the Federal guidelines.C. To improve its users’ connectionD. To expand its business.12. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?A. He is dissatisfied with its present service.B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.C. He doesn’t want his personal data badly used.D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.D13. What you have just read is a _______.Fun dayOrganised by Lam Tin Youth Center and Kwun Tong High School Date: 2 February 2013Time: 10 am-5 pmPlace: Kwun Tong PlaygroundFee: $20(buy three get one free)Programmes: drama, lion, dance, magic show and ballet performanceHighlights: 1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera2) learn to make festival foodJoin us on the Fun Day!All are welcome!Note:※Tickets are available at the General Office of lam Tin Youth Center.※For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss OliviaWong one week before the activity.A. noteB. reportC. scheduleD. poster14. What is going to take place on 2 February, 2013?A. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.B. A party to celebrate a traditional festival.C. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.D. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.15. How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?A. $ 20.B. $ 40C. $ 60.D. $ 80.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）广东惠州2013-2014学年第一学期期末质量检测高二英语试题及答案2014.01.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分150分，考试用时130分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For today's Christian, the origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible. Nothing more and nothing less. However, most of what we do on December 25th each year has 1 nothing to do with that blessed day, which probably 2 in late summer or early fall about 2,000 years ago. In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually came into being before the birth of Jesus, and many of them are thoroughly mis-leading in their meaning and 3 . Anyway, who cares when Christ was born?Christmas Day,the 25th of December, is the 4 festival celebrated in the Christian countries of the world. Although everyone enjoys Christmas Day,it is 5 enjoyed by children who get very 6 because of the presents they know they are going to receive. Small children 7 that their presents are brought by Father Christmas. Father Christmas is a kind of old man who, the children are told, lives at the North Pole. He travels through the 8 on a sleigh which is pulled by reindeers(驯鹿) and 9 with presents. Stopping on the roof of houses, he enters by climbing the chimney. When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve,they hang a 10 at the end of their beds. Their parents warn them not to try to look at Father Christmas,or he will not 11 them anything. When they wake, they find their stockings filled with 12 . Children are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up 13 .Christmas is also a family celebration. As many members of the family as 14 gather to eat, play party games and watch the 15 Christmas programmes on TV.1 A partly B absolutely C commonly D normally2 A came B went C occurred D changed3 A origin B impact C freedom D reform4 A biggest B best C heaviest D smallest5 A naturally B merely C usually D particularly6 A proud B anxious C excited D angry7 A feel B suppose C hope D believe8 A forest B sky C valley D city9 A loaded B fixed C tied D rebuilt10 A bag B mirror C stocking D overcoat11 A lend B fetch C return D leave12 A money B presents C pictures D toy13 A soon B early C quickly D late14 A possible B much C necessary D important15 A common B favorite C special D new第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

高中英语学习资料madeofjingetieji高二新课标上学期期末测试题英语本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150 分。

考试时间120分钟。

第 I 卷（共三部分，共115 分）注意事项：1．答第 I 卷前，考生务必然自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能够答在试卷上。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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；每题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分）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 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应地址。

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． How will the woman travel to New York?A． By car.B． By train.C． By plane.2． What does the man really want to do?A． Read the advertisement.B． Call the manager.C． Get a job.3． In what competition did Julie win first prize?A． Diving.B． Dancing.C． Driving.4． What will the woman do this evening?A． Meet her dad at the station.B Say goodbye to her dad.C． Go to the concert.5． Where does this conversation most probably take place?A． In a post office.B． In a bookstore.C． In a bank.第二节（共15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）2015-2016第一学期期末测试高二英语试题考试时间:100分钟满分:120分注意事项:1.本试卷分第工卷(选择题)和第且卷(非选择题)两部分。

第Ⅰ卷1-6页，第II卷7一8页。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解(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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AJoanna Cole is the author of a wealth of children's books on various subjects. Cole's fertile imagination has provided beginning readers with jokes and puzzles, humorous tales of theClown-Around family, and books about science. The winner of countless awards, Cole follows her own widespread interests to write. She is credited with introducing the interesting world of science to young readers through her book series such as the hugely popular "Magic School Bus" books, which inspired its own television program. A careful researcher, Cole is praised for her scientific accuracy, but her books gain most of their effectiveness from her humor and easily understood explanations of difficult technical subjects.Cole first discovered the pleasure of writing when she was in grade school. "I discovered in the fifth grade what I liked to do: write reports and stories, make them interesting and draw pictures to go along with the words. Science was my favorite. Our teacher, Miss Bair, would ask us to read a science book every week. And each week, she would choose one student to do an experiment and report on it to the class. I would have done an experiment every week if she had let me. Grade school was much more influential than my later education. Maybe that's w坷as an adult I ended up writing books for children."After graduating from the City College of New York, Cole pursued(追求)her interest in books. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole then became an editor at Scholastic. It was during her first job at the elementary school that she was inspired by an article about cockroaches(嶂螂)in The Wall Street Journal. Realizing that this was a subject she had never read about in school, Cole decided to write about it herself. The first publisher rejected the idea, but Cole had more luck when she sent her book to the publishing house of William Morrow, where Editor Connie C. Epstein helped herimprove her skills in science writing. Beginning with that book, Cole has continued to pen both nonfiction and fiction for younger readers. In 1980, after ten years' editing children's books, she became a full-time writer1. We can learn from the text that Joanna Cole .A. writes various books for adultsB. is good at getting science across to readersC. is teaching science at an elementary schoolD. received many awards for her scientific achievement2. Which is the correct order of the following events related to Joanna Cole?a. She worked as a librarian.b. She became a full-time writer.c. She discovered the pleasure of writing.d. She studied in the City College of New York.e. She sent her book to the publishing house of William Morrow.A. c-d-a-b-eB. c-d-a-e-bC. d-c-a-b-eD. d-a-c-e-b3. Which of the following best describes Joanna Cole?A. Talented and creative.B. Popular but unhappy.C. Serious and honest.D. Friendly but strict.BSteve and I pulled trash for four solid hours continuously, except for about five minutes when we stopped to talk. My shoulder hurt badly each time I put another full barrel on it, and my legs occasionally trembled as I was heading for the street. But the rest of me said, "Go, trashman, go.”I could not have imagined there would be joy in this. Dump. Lift. Walk. Lift. Walk. The hours flew by.Saturday meant many people were outdoors working in their gardens or greenhouses. Most of them looked approachable enough. There wasn't time for lengthy talks but enough to exchange greetings that go with civilized ways. But I was shocked to find that this wasn't the case.When I said hello to them, most often the response was either nothing at all, or a surprising stare because I had spoken.One woman in a housecoat was startled as I came around the corner of her house. At the sound of my greeting, she gathered her housecoat tightly about her and retreated quickly to the door. I heard the lock click.Steve complained angrily on the long ride to the dump: "They don't realize we're humans."I had originally planned to stay at this employment for only two days but now fm going to continue. I have decided, too, to keep saying hello in people's yards. It doesn't do any harm, and it still feels right. Frankly, fm doing an essential task. I left this country a little cleaner than I found it this morning. Not many people can say that tonight.John Gardner wrote that a society which praises its philosophers and looks down on its plumbers(管子工)is in trouble. "Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water," he warned. He might have gone a step further and called for respect for both our economists and our trashmen; otherwise, they'll both leave rubbish behind.4. How did the woman feel when she heard the author's greeting?A. Doubtful.B. Embarrassed.C. Frightened.D. Pitiful.5. At the end of the passage, what's the author's attitude to his job?A. He is ashamed of it.B. He is boastful about itC. He is proud of it.D. He isn't serious about it.6. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Both the facilities and the thoughts of society may go wrong.B. Both the trashmen and the economists should not be respected.C. Both practice and theories are important.D. Both the pipes and the theories make sense.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. An Experience as a TrashmanB. The TrashmanC. Economists and TrashmenD. MisunderstandingCFounded in 1764 by French traders St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.American Kennel Club Museum of the DogDog lovers who visit St. Louis won't want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings prints watercolors and a variety of other dog art objects.The Museum is open year round，Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM，and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is$5 for adults$2.50 for students and$1 for children up to 10.Anheuser Busch BreweryThe Anheuser -Busch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables.The tours are always free.Gatew ay ArchDesigned by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country's National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.St. Louis ZooFirst version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair, but in the century it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Railroad，a passenger train takes visitors around the zoo, which contains over 9, 000 animals of over 800 species.The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year with summer hours of 8 am to 7 pm and the rest of the year of 9 am to 5 pm. Admission to the zoo is free.8. If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother, he has to pay .A.$16B.$13.5C.$12D.$8.59. Which of the following can you visit if you are interested in how to make beer?A. St. Louis ZooB. Gateway ArchC. Anheuser- Busch Brewery D .American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog10. What can we know about Gateway Arch from the passage?A. It was built in two years.B. President Jefferson was buried there.C.It was made of tons of stones.D. You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.11.If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo, you can go thereA.on New YearB. on ChristmasC. at 5:30 pm in autumnD. at 8:30 am in summerDThe term "smog" was first used in London during the early 1900's to describe the combination of smoke and fog. What we typically call "smog" today is a mixture of pollutants but is primarily made up of ground-level ozone(臭氧).Ozone can be beneficial or harmful depending on where it stays. The ozone staying high above the Earth protects human health and the environment, but ground-level ozone is responsible for the choking, coughing, and painful eyes associated with smog. The ozone in smog also prevents plants growth and can cause widespread damage to crops and forest.Major smog occurrences often are linked to heavy motor vehicle traffic, high temperatures, sunshine, and calm winds. Weather and geography affect the position and severity of smog. Because temperature regulates the length of time it takes for smog to form, smog can form faster and be more severe on a hot and sunny day. When warm air stays near the ground instead of rising and winds are calm, smog may stay trapped over your city for days. As traffic and other sources add more pollutants to the air, the smog gets worse. Smog is often more severe away from the pollution sources because the chemical reactions that cause smog occur in the atmosphere while the reacting chemicals are being moved by the wind.Smog is a visible example of air pollution. You can look into the distance during the day to see how much smog there is in the air. In addition, most cities measure the concentrations of pollutants in the air and report the results to the public.Environmental Protection Agency sets national standards for pollutants. Areas that fail to meet the standards for at least one air pollutant are called "nonattainment(不达标)areas". New measures are being taken by local governments across the country to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas. These include: banning charcoal barbecues and wood burning in stoves or fireplaces when pollution levels are high; developing programs to encourage carpooling and voluntary "ozone actions"; limiting traffic in overcrowded areas; expanding or improving public transportation systems; requiring employers to contribute to employee public transportation costs; assessing "smog fees" on cars according to the number of miles driven and vehicle emissions(排放)produced; and even buying and breaking up older "super-dirty" cars.12. According to the passage, ground-level ozone canA. damage the environmentB. benefit human healthC. protect crops and forestD. limit the spread of smog13. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Air quality is better in time of calm wind.B. Smog is more severe near pollution sources.C. It takes more time for smog to form in hot weather.D. Chemical reactions occur in the moving air and cause smog.14. Which indication shows more exact the air is poor?A. Heavy motor vehicle traffic in big cities.B. Widespread damage of crops and forest.C. Clear outlines of hills in the distance.D. High concentrations of pollutants in the air.15. What is included in the measures being taken by the local governments?A. Unconditional banning of wood burning.B. Charging all the vehicles more "smog fees".C. Encouraging carpooling and public transportation.D. Buying new cars to replace super-dirty old cars.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

期末质量检测(二)(时间：120分钟满分：150分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)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。

(Text 1)M: That’s a nice car. Is it new?W: No. I got it almost five years ago, but it’s still in good condition.(Text 2)M: Charles enjoyed his two-week drive through South China.W: Yes, he said he saw much more by car than by bus or train.(Text 3)M: Would you like some hot coffee or just some water?W: I’d rather have something cool at the moment.(Text 4)M: Good afternoon. This is Dick Williams at the World Travel Company. Is Mr. Black there?W: No. He’s out for lunch. I’d be happy to take a message.(Text 5)W: Did you say Tom was one of the best students in class? I think he was one of the worst.M: This term he has worked hard and now he has caught up with the best students in class.1．What do we know about the car?A．It is a new car.B．It was bought five years ago.C．It doesn’t work now.2．How did Charles travel through South China?A．By car.B．By bus.C．By train.3．What does the woman want to drink at the moment?A．Hot coffee.B．Some water.C．Something cool.4．What is Mr. Black doing now?A．He is working.B．He is having lunch.C．He is taking a message.5．What do we know about Tom?A．Tom worked hard last term.B．Tom hasn’t made great progress in his studies.C．Tom is one of the best students.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）上期期末考试试题高二英语阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）AMany people go to school for a good education. They learn languages, history, maths and other lessons. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves. It is always more important to know how to study by oneself. It is quite easy to learn something in a language or a formula（公式）in maths，but it is difficult to use a formula in finding the answer to a maths problem . Great inventors do not get everything from school but they can invent many things and change the world a lot. Though Thomas Edison invented many things he didn’t have much school education. How do they do all these? Because they know how to study. A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their head.1. What do many people go to school for?A. To make friendsB. To get everythingC. To get a good educationD. To study by themselves2. What should a student learn to do from school?A. Try to remember more knowledge and formulas.B. Try to learn how to read and how to think.C. Try to remember what the teachers teach.D. Try to invent the world.3. How can an inventor invent things? The most important thing is how to:A. be a great inventorB. study by himselfC. use his head wellD. remember what he’s been taught4. What is the main idea of this passage?A. School education is important for a person.B. A student can not learn everything from school.C. A student should learn how to remember a formula.D. Inventors can invent things and change the world a lot.BPerhaps every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are large buildings. Theyare open five days a week and on Saturday mornings. From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..If you know how much the postage(邮资) is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any windows. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you can ask the clerk . He or she will give you the stamps you need. If you are sending your letters far away, write on the envelope that you want them to go by air or use an airmail envelope. Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter that you want to send to foreign countries.At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures. However, they are also not to be sent outside the countries. Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries.5.In the United States, every post office, large or small, is open____.A.every day except SundayB.from Monday to FridayC.from8:30 to 5:30 every dayD.five and a half days a week6.In a post office in the USA, people can buy all the following except____.A. lettersB. stampsC. envelopesD. postcards7.If someone wants to send a letter on Saturday afternoon, he or she____.A.can buy stamps at any shopsB.can use an airmail envelopeC.must go to large post buildingsD.must wait till next Monday8.People sometimes prefer postcards to letters because postcards____.A.needn’t be sent by airB.cost people less moneyC.don’t have any picturesD.can be bought in post officesCWhen Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This w as too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.9、Mr. David’s house w as that many tourists came to see it.A．so small B．so quiet C．so interesting D．so big10、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .A．to drive the visitors away B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity C．to let visitors come in and look round D .to get some money out of the visitors 11、The notice made the visitors .A．more interested in his house B．lost interest in his houseC．angry at the unfair price D．feel happy about the price12、After Mr. David put up the notice .A．the visi tors didn’t come any longerB．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC．more and more tourists came for a visitD．no tourist would pay the money for a visitDWe each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.13、Some people can easily learn many things by heart because .A．they always sleep very well B．they often eat good foodC．they read a lot of books D．they have very good memories14、In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because .A．they have no good memories B．they have no recordersC．they have too much time for it D．they are busy with other subjects 15、Your memory will become better and better .A．if you have plenty of good foodB．if you do more and more exercisesC．if you do morning exercises every dayD．if you get up early信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

合肥一六八中学2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试题(考试时间:120分钟满分:150分）注意事项：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2、选择题答案请用2B铅笔准确地填涂在答题卡上相应位置，非选择题答案必须填写在第Ⅱ卷相应位置，否则不得分。

3、考试结束后，将答题卡和第Ⅱ卷答题卷一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(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,满分7.5分)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,你都有10称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 does the woman mean?A. She has bought a present for Tom.B. She wants to buy something on sale.C. She hasn't decided on the gift.2.What are the speakers talking about?A. A festival.B. A party.C. A holiday plan.3.Why does the man make the call?A. To invite the woman to the library.B. To reschedule an appointment.C. To apologize for being late.4.What is the weather like recently?A. Dry.B. Rainy.C. Nice.5.When will the man fly to Guangzhou?A. On August 1.B. On August 2.C. On August 3.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

第一学期高二英语期末试卷(满分100分,100分钟完成.答案一律写在答题卡、答题纸上)I. Listening Comprehension（24%）Section A: Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 5 minutes. B. 10 minutes. C. 15 minutes. D. 20 minutes.2. A. In the kitchen. B. At the airport. C. In the school. D. In the bed.3. A. The museum schedule. B. Library hours.C. A part-time jobD. School hours.4. A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and employee.C. Assistant and customer.D. Teacher and student.5. A. Stay home to prepare for his exams.B. Attend the concert after his exams are finished.C. Ask the woman to study with him.D. Go to the concert with the woman.6. A. She gave one or two parties. B. She came to two parties.C. She missed most of their parties.D. She came to most of their parties"7. A. Because she didn't like him. B. Because visiting hours were over.C. Because he didn't hear the bell.D. Because she needed to rest.8. A. They won't take the train for the trip. B. They are going to be late again.C. They'll have to arrange another trip.D. They'll have to wait for another train.9. A. She hasn't seen George since the baby was born.B. George never smokesC. She wants to visit George and the baby.D. George no longer smokes.10. A. He watched the television program with his mother.B. His mother told him his professor was on television.C. Answering the phone caused him to miss the television program.D. His mother missed the television program.Section B: PassagesIn Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be thebest answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To act in the school play. B. To help organize the school play.C. To direct the school play.D. To get some special skills.12. A. Maybe they will stay up. B. They will work on every Tuesday.C. They will work every day.D. They will be well paid.13. A. Answer their questions. B. Set up the lights.C. Watch their performance.D. Put down some information.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. An assistant in a workshop. B. A cleaner in a college.C. A worker in a canteen.D. A teacher in a school.15. A. Dirty bins. B. Long working hours.C. Routine hours.D. Lack of tissues.16. A. They are friendly. B. They are from different countries.C. They are respectful.D. They are diligent.Section C: Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. 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.Conference Registration FormConference name Beyond 2011Name of the attendant Christine MitchellDepartment ____17____________Address Room 66 ____18_____ College, Newton Topics the lady is interested in British____19_______and world_____20______ Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What's the trouble with Mary? She can't remember where_____21_____ is. How long does Mary's holiday last? About _____22_______Why does Mary take the trip? She wants to go for a holiday______23______________24______________How will Mary and her husband go to theairport?Ⅱ. Grammar and V ocabulary（25%）Section A:Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. —I don’t really like James. Why did you invite him?—Don’t worry. He come. He said he wasn’t certain what his plans were.A．must not B．need not C．would not D．might not26. —Will you read me a story ,Mummy?—OK. You ________have one if you go to bed as soon as possible.A. mightB. mustC. couldD. shall27. Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ______ for words.A. loseB. lostC. to loseD. having lost28. I don’t think it any good _____ English at such an earl y age.A. to learnB. to have learnedC. learningD. having learned29. The more you can predict ___________.A. the easier to understandB. the easier becomes it to understandC. the easier it becomes to understandD. the easier it becomes to be understood30. _________ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.A. BlamingB. BlamedC. To blameD. To be blamed31. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, _____ it will keep for two or three weeks.A．when B．which C．where D．while32. It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do ______benefits our work most.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. what33. Caning and other methods of corporal punishment do not have a place in our culture, ________cruel and unusual punishment is considered unacceptable.A. howB. whereC. thatD. what34. The teacher said that he would like to reply to ________ worried the students.A.whatever question we thoughtB. questions we believedC.any question we thoughtD. whichever question we supposed that35. Her display of bad temper completely_____ the party.A. harmedB. damagedC. spoiltD. infected36. Animals that are similar in some ways usually belong to the same _____.A. originB. speciesC. seriesD. catalog37. The balance of nature is _____ at times, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.A. confusedB. troubledC. disturbedD. harmed38. Phoenix is also encouraging non-Christians to enter into the spirit of goodwill bygetting________ in volunteering, particularly on and around Christmas day.A. containedB. involvedC. relatedD. glued39. Many online retailers begin ________ their post-Christmas sales online during the festive break,as savvy consumers –and those with vouchers burning a hole in their pocket –log on in anticipation of Boxing Day deals and other special offers.A. drivingB. challengingC. promotingD. advertising40. Unlike Fox’s other singing competition, “American Idol,” the network’s new fall entry does notset an upper age_______ on competitors: one competitor, LeRoy Bell, was pushing 60.A. checkB. regulationC. barcodeD. limitSection BDirections: Complete the following 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. applicationsB. missionC. significantlyD. insteadE. increasingly AE. commitment AD. immediately AC. cultivate AB. major BC. overLike many top students in Chinese high schools, Chen Yongfang dreamed of attending college in the United States. But unlike many of his classmates at Shanghai's Foreign Languages High School, Chen did not set his sights on Harvard, Yale, or any of the other Ivy League schools；__41___ he applied to Bowdoin College, a small, elite liberal-arts college in Maine. Chen received a full scholarship to study psychology, and he later added economics as a second ___42_____.Now in his senior year, Chen has become such a devotee of the liberal-arts approach that he's made it his ___43____ to spread the word throughout China. He has coauthored a book called A True Liberal Arts Education, which essentially explains the little-known concept to Chinese students and their parents. "Most Chinese people only know about Harvard, Yale, and Princeton," he says __44____ coffee in a Shanghai café during his winter vacation. Though there have been many books about how to get into Ivy League universities, "there was not a single book in China about the smaller liberal-arts colleges," he says. Chen, 23, explains that he was won over by Bowdoin's___45_____to developing skills for life, rather than simply for the workplace. "Liberal arts is about fostering your identity," he says. "They want to__46____ your mind. You may not remember all the knowledge you've learned after four years, but they want you to know how to learn."Yet he admits that liberal arts may be a hard sell in a country with an ___47____ competitive job market. The book states that in the short term, a liberal-arts education won't improve job prospects. "In China, employers are looking for someone who can come in and start working ___48___ when they graduate, not someone who still needs to be trained in practical skills," Chensays. At the same time, he argues that many employers say liberal-arts graduates perform better over the long term.Over the past couple of years, ___49____ from China to U.S. liberal-arts colleges have risen significantly. Bowdoin now has 300 Chinese applicants a year, compared with 100 a couple of years ago.III. Reading Comprehension（36%）Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be ___50____ to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their ___51__ by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products ___52___. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’ money.Sometimes advertising is ___53____ misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters with the message that there were fewer calories in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic, but just __54__ bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the ___55____ number of calories in every loaf.On the __56____ side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real __57____. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by ____58____ to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real __59___ for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the ___60___ of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the __61___ of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.Each consumer must __62____ her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is ____63___ to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still ___64____ the final buying decision.50. A. advised B. attracted C. convinced D. engaged51. A. cars B. favorites C. homes D. interests52. A. do B. promise C. work D. follow53. A. actually B. intentionally C. purposelessly D. urgently54. A. regular B. general C. same D. usual55. A. large B. small C. average D. same56. A. other B. positive C. opposite D. negative57. A. beliefs B. concerns C. opinions D. worries58. A. appealing B. referring C. turning D. approaching59. A. cause B. requirement C. reason D. value60. A. appeal B. purchase C. collection D. consideration61. A. price B. guarantee C. item D. quality62. A. comment B. recognize C. evaluate D. think63. A. directed B. wished C. intended D. delivered64. A. control B. do C. grasp D. takeSection BDirections：Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each 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.(A)Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education．"Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say．In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation．It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose．Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's hometown of Sevier, Tennessee．“I thought, maybe Linda and I c ould do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls．He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder”.Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library. com．The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts．The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters．Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see．“We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda．The books—reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members—included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama series．Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work．Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area．Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of.”The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children．“Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim．“Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”65．What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?A．His health problem B．His love for teachingC．The influence of his wife D．The news from the Web．66．What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?A．Give out brochures．B．Do something similar．C．Write books for children D．Retire from being a teacher．67．Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?A．To avoid signing up online．B．To meet Dollywood board members．C．To make sure the books were the newest．D．To see if the books were of good quality．68．What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?A．He needs more money to help the children． B．He wonders why some people are so busy．C．He tries to save those waiting to die．D．He considers his efforts worthwhile(B)DONALD SLOANGates Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 913-243-1682 After May 2009:46 Clayton Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 314-726-8840Objective To work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position. Education B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009Major: Social ServicesMinor: Applied PsychologyExperience Assistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreationalactivities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, daytrips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.Hotline V olunteer.Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006-May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealtwith drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdownof parent-teen relationships.Nurse’s Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006.Assisted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helpedprepare patients for surgery.Activities University Concert Board. Work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts.Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for thesenior class gift to the university.Residence Hall Programming Board.Planned social events for EggarResidence Hall.Skills Fluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working with people.Interests Skiing, softball, classical music, and guitar.69. This passage is most probably ______.A. an advertisement for enrolling new employeesB. a school report at the end of an academic yearC. a self-introduction meant to apply for a jobD. a part of a recommendation letter from a university70. According to the “Experience” section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be _____.A. a wise leaderB. a skillful performerC. a gifted scientistD. a good social worker71. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Donald Sloan is a postgraduate of University of Kansas, majoring in social services.B. Donald Sloan has performed surgeries in Danyers General HospitalC. Donald Sloan worked in Fairview Nursing Home before he assisted in Danyers General HospitalD. Donald Sloan did the voluntary work offering advice on teenager problems over the phone72. From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan ______.A. is good at singing and dancingB. is about to graduate from a universityC. has an interest in being a surgeonD. specializes in psychology(C)Ruth Simmons joined Goldman Sachs’s board as an outside director in January 2000: a year later she became president of Brown University. For the rest of the decade she apparently managed both roles without attracting much criticism. But by the end of 2009 Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman’s compensation committee; how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked? By February the next year Ms. Simmons had left the board. The position was just taking up too much time, she said.Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased advisers on a firm’s board. Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere, they presumably have enough independence to disagree with the chief executive’s proposals. If the sky and the share price is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises.The researchers from Ohio University used a database hat covered more than 10,000 firms and more than 64,000 different directors between 1989 and 2004. Then they simply checked whichdirectors stayed from one proxy statement to the next. The most likely reason for departing a board was age, so the researchers concentrated on those “surprise” disappearances by directors under the age of 70. They found that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse. The effect tended to be larger for larger firms. Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship. Often they “trade up.” Leaving riskier, smaller firms for larger and more stable firms.But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred. Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives. Otherwise outside directors will follow the example of Ms. Simmons, once again very popular on campus.73. According to Paragraph 1, Ms. Simmons was criticized for __________.A. gaining excessive profitsB. failing to fulfill her dutyC. refusing to give inD. leaving the board in tough times74. We learn from Paragraph 2 that outside directors are supposed to be __________.A. generous investorsB. unbiased executivesC. share price forecastersD. independent advisers75. According to the researchers from Ohio University after an outside director’s surprise departure,the firm is likely to ______________.A. become more stableB. report increased earningsC. do less well in the stock marketD. perform worse in lawsuits76. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that outside directors _____________.A. may stay for the attractive offers from the firmB. have often had records of wrongdoings in the firmC. are accustomed to stress-free work in the firmD. will decline incentives from the firm(D)As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating and transmission system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.The 19th century saw land grants offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases thelandownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects.The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So let’s remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West. 77．What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways?A．Small towns along the railways became abandoned. B．Some railroad stops remained underused.C．Land in the West was hard to manage. D．Land grants went into private hands.78．What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs?A．The transmission of power. B．The use of money and power. C．The conservation of solar energy. D．The selection of an ideal place. 79．What is the author’s attitude towards building solar plants?A．Cautious B．Approving C．Doubtful D．Disapproving 80．Which is the best title for the passage?A．How the Railways Have Affected the WestB．How Solar Energy Could Reshape the WestC．How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be ReducedD．How the Problems of the Highways Have Been SettledSection C: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. F=A+EA. Life in the blue-water worldB. Diving tours around the worldC. Options to meet various interestsD. Necessary equipment to ensure safetyE. Experiences on scuba-diving holidaysAE. Experienced staff to keep you company81.__________________________Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live under the sea? Imagine the feeling of freedom you would have swimming through the clear, blue water deep beneath the waves, admiring the different types of corals, unusual plants and the creatures that call the sea bed home. Passing turtles are swimming above you, while bright and colorful groups of fish are travelling alongside you through the depths. All of this is possible on one of our scuba（水中呼吸器）-diving holidays! 82.____________________________International Diving Tours can prepare you for the experience of a lifetime. On our scuba-diving holidays, you will have the opportunity to swim in some of the most beautiful locations in the world, where you can explore underwater caves and coral reefs, and witness some of the strangest and most wonderful creatures on the planet. Not only will you have one of the most exciting times of your life, but you will also come back from your trip feeling calm and relaxed. 83.____________________________We offer several different holiday options for you to choose from. Our sales people can plan and organize the best trip for you, all for the best price! Options include the chance to explore some of the most famous ancient shipwrecks hidden beneath the ocean, or, if you prefer the natural world, we also offer tours of the world-famous Great Barrier Reef in Australia. We even offer the chance to swim with dolphins or venture into a shark cage, where behind the safety of a metal barrier you can watch these fierce beasts go about their daily life.84. ____________________________All the necessary equipment for your underwater adventure is provided, from wetsuits designed to fit all body shapes, to the latest scuba masks to help you see when you are exploring the world beneath the sea. For longer dives, we provide tanks of oxygen that can let you dive for up to four hours. All of our equipment is checked regularly to ensure that you remain safe at all times.85.______________________________Our instructors are among the best in the world. They will show you how to swim in your scuba equipment and how to communicate with hand signals under water, which is vital for deep-sea diving. They will also make sure you understand how to return to the surface safely, since rising too quickly can cause a number of health problems. Most importantly, however, they will make sure you have fun.IV. Translation: (15%)86. 如果你方便的话，请你帮我在网上订购两张音乐会的票。

高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***长春外国语学校2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语学科试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷、第Ⅱ卷和答题卡，试题共 6页。

满分 140 分，考试用时 110分钟。

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第Ⅰ卷选择题（共 80 分）第一部分：听力（共20小题，满分 20 分）第一节 (共5小题)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。

每段对话仅读一遍。

听下面5段对话，回答第1~5小题。

1. Which statement is TRUE?A. The rest of us are twice as fast as Alice.B. Alice will do the homework in two hours.C. Alice is twice as fast as the rest of us.2. When will the writer’s book be published?A. In the winter.B. In July.C. In September.3. When does the conversation take place?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday.4. Where does this conversation most likely take place?A. At a butcher’s shop.B. At a restaurant.C. At a bookstore.5. What does the woman mean?A. The paper must be handed in on time.B. His request was made too late.C. The paper can be handed in a few days later.第二节（共15小题）听第6段材料，回答第6~7小题。

第一学期期末高二英语注意事项:1. 本试题卷分第Ｉ卷(选择题) 和第II卷(非选择题) 两部分, 总分100分, 考试时间90分钟。

2. 请将所有答案填写在答题纸上相应的位置，不能答在试题卷上。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共75分）第一节单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. They hit ________ truck coming in ________opposite direction.A．/ ; a B．/ ; the C．a; the D．a; a2. I do take my work and my grades________for me, not for anyone else.A. seriouslyB. graciouslyC. politelyD. confidently3. The artist, ________ early career was far from being a success, is now widely recognized as a master of painting.A. whoseB. whomC. thatD. which4. The two police officers were extremely kind and showed________as I told them aboutthe incident, over my three-week-old daughter's crying.A. doubtB. receptionC. exhaustionD. concern5. He________laughing , and it was some time before he could control himself.A. left outB. held outC. burst outD. set out6. Lucy is a very optimistic girl.________she is faced with difficulties, she always sees the bright side.A.Now thatB. Every timeC. As soon asD.On condition that7. If you pay for the computer in cash, you could have a 5% discount; ________, we can deliver it to you for free.A. in demandB. in additionC. in returnD. in place8. ______ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.A. Having not madeB. We did not makeC. We had not madeD. Not having made9. J.K. Rowling’s success led to a wave of young adult novels mature enough to _____toboth parents and their children.A. appealB. adaptC. adjustD. attract10. Mike didn’t notice Alice entering his room. He ________a phone call.A. answeredB. had answeredC. was answeringD. has been answering15.The world thinks highly of _____China and its people have achieved in the last year.A.whatB. whichC. thatD. how12.Could it be in the restaurant________you had dinner with me yesterday________youlost your handbag?A. that; whichB. which; thatC. where; thatD. that; where13. —My cousin would like to risk ________the weight-loss pills ratherthan________in a gym．—Really? She must be mad．A．to take；work out B．to take；working outC．taking；working out D．taking；work out14.As you worked late yesterday, you ________have come this morning.A. needn’tB. mustn’tC. mayn’tD. can’t15. —Shall we go out for dinner tonight?—________.A.You are rightB.That sounds greatC. It must be funnyD.Have a nice time第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每题1分，共20分)阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项Mr. Dawson was an old bad-tempered man, and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick apples, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They had to 16 Dawson’s house, but as they got 17 , Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was 18 of the old man.Amy said，“Don’t 19 .” When they got close enoug h, Dawson looked up with his 20 frown (皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a broad 21 .Amy smiled back and told him that they were going to listen to music. Dawson told them that sounded 22 and gave them each a (an) 23 .Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s the24 man in town. 25 was he so nice to us? ”Amy explained that when she 26 started walking past his house, he wasn’t very 27 , either, but she pretended he was wearing a (an) 28 smile, so she always smiled. It really took some time 29 he one day half-smiled back.After a while, he started smiling a real smile and then 30 to her. She said he always 31 her an apple now, and was always very kind.In our everyday life we are always very busy doing a lot of things and trying to accomplish so much. It’s so32 to forget that we can bring 33 to ourselves and others. Giving a smile takes so little 34 , but few people are aware of that. Please do remember after a while mostpeople can’t35 our sunniness at all.16．A．drop into B．look at C．move into D．go by 17．A．inside B．close C．outdoors D．away 18．A．scared B．ashamed C．proud D．fond 19．A．cry B．follow C．worry D．run 20．A．tired B．rare C．usual D．ugly 21．A．smile B．hug C．surprise D．greeting 22．A．strange B．special C．boring D．fun 23．A．ticket B．lesson C．apple D．address 24．A．meanest B．worst C．strongest D．loneliest 25．A．What if B．Why C．What for D．How about 26．A．finally B．last C．sometimes D．first 27．A．friendly B．cold C．violent D．charming 28．A．unbelievable B．pretty C．false D．kind 29．A．until B．after C．before D．when 30．A．suggested B．talked C．came D．explained 31．A．sold B．showed C．offered D．saved 32．A．challenging B．easy C．useful D．reasonable 33．A．gifts B．memories C．cheers D．rewards 34．A．interest B．bravery C．space D．effort 35．A．resist B．forget C．accept D．dislike第三节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从文中所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

人教课标版高中英语选修6高二年级期末考试英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，考试分数共120分。

考试时间100分钟。

第I卷（共86分）第一部分：听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

1. How many students attended the lecture?A. 18.B. 80.C. 160.2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a hospital.B. At a gas station.C. At a school.3. What is most probably the man’s job?A. A policeman.B. A salesman.C. A postman.4. On which day does the conversation take place?A. Monday.B. Tuesday.C. Wednesday.5. What’s wrong with the woman’s last order?A. It arrived late.B. It’s damaged due to the packaging.C. It was of low quality.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A, B, C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你有5秒钟的时间来阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）大庆铁人中学高二年级2013-2014上学期期末考试英语试题2014.1时间：120 分钟满分：150 分第Ⅰ卷（共计95分）第一部分：听力测试（共两节，满分30分；每小题1.5分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.What will Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Go out with her friend.B. Work on her paper.C. Make some plans.2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A. ＄15B. ＄30C. ＄503. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A. To attend a wedding.B. To visit an exhibition.C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At 1:00 pm.B. At 3:00pm.C. At 4:00pm.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a store.B. In a classroomC. At a hotel.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What do we know about Nora?A. She prefers a room of her own.B. She likes to work with other girls.C. She lives near the city center.7. What is good about the flat?A. It has a large sitting room.B. It has good furniture.C. It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

高中英语学习资料madeofjingetieji2015-2016第一学期期末测试高二英语试题考试时间:100分钟满分:120分注意事项:1.本试卷分第工卷(选择题)和第且卷(非选择题)两部分。

第Ⅰ卷1-6页，第II卷7一8页。

2.答题前，考生务势必自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡相应的地点。

3.所有答案在答题卡上达成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分，满分30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项，在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

AJoannaColeistheauthorofawealthofchildren'sbooksonvarioussubjects.Cole'sfertileimaginationhasprovidedbeginningreaderswithjokesandpuzzles,humoroustalesoftheClown-Aroundfamily,andbooksaboutscience.Thewinnerofcountlessawards,Colefollowsherownwidespreadintereststowrite.Sheiscreditedwithintroducingtheinterestingworldofsciencetoyoungreadersthroughherbookseriessuchasthehugelypopular"MagicSchoolBus"books,whichinspireditsowntelevisionprogram.Acarefulresearcher,Coleispraisedforherscientificaccuracy,butherbooksgainmostoftheireffectivenessfromherhumorandeasilyunderstoodexplanationsofdifficulttechnicalsubjects.Colefirstdiscoveredthepleasureofwritingwhenshewasingradeschool."IdiscoveredinthefifthgradewhatIlikedtodo:writereportsandstories,maketheminterestinganddrawpicturestogoalongwiththewords.Sciencewasmyfavorite.Ourteacher,MissBair,wouldaskustoreadasciencebookeveryweek.Andeachweek,shewouldchooseonestudenttodoanexperimentandreportonittotheclass.Iwouldhavedoneanexperimenteveryweekifshehadletme.Gradeschoolwasmuchmoreinfluentialthanmylatereducation.Maybethat'sw坷asanadultIendedupwritingbooksforchildren."AftergraduatingfromtheCityCollegeofNewYork,Colepursued(追求)herinterestinbooks.Aftersomegraduateeducationcourses,shespentayearasalibrarianinaBrooklynelementaryschool.ColethenbecameaneditoratScholastic.Itwasduringherfirstjobattheelementaryschoolthatshewasinspiredbyanarticleaboutcockroaches(嶂螂)inTheWallStreetJournal.Realizingthatthiswasasubjectshehadneverreadaboutinschool,Coledecidedtowriteaboutitherself.Thefirstpublisherrejectedtheidea,butColehadmoreluckwhenshesentherbooktothepublishinghouseofWilliamMorrow,whereEditorConnieC.Epsteinhelpedherimproveherskillsinsciencewriting.Beginningwiththatbook,Colehascontinuedtopenbothnonfictionandfict ionforyoungerreaders.In1980,aftertenyears'editingchildren'sbooks,shebecameafull-timewriter1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatJoannaCole.A.writesvariousbooksforadultsB.isgoodatgettingscienceacrosstoreadersC.isteachingscienceatanelementaryschoolD.receivedmanyawardsforherscientificachievement WhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsrelatedtoJoannaCole?Sheworkedasalibrarian.Shebecameafull-timewriter.Shediscoveredthepleasureofwriting.ShestudiedintheCityCollegeofNewYork. ShesentherbooktothepublishinghouseofWilliamMorrow.A.c-d-a-b-eB.c-d-a-e-bC.d-c-a-b-eD.d-a-c-e-b3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJoannaCole?A.Talentedandcreative.B.Popularbutunhappy.C.Seriousandhonest.D.Friendlybutstrict.BSteveandIpulledtrashforfoursolidhourscontinuously,exceptforaboutfiveminuteswhenwestoppedtotalk. MyshoulderhurtbadlyeachtimeIputanotherfullbarrelonit,andmylegsoccasionallytrembledasIwasheadingf orthestreet.Buttherestofmesaid,"Go,trashman,go.Icouldnothaveimaginedtherewouldbejoyinthis.Dump. Lift.Walk.Lift.Walk.Thehoursflewby.Saturdaymeantmanypeoplewereoutdoorsworkingintheirgardensorgreenhouses.Mostofthemlookedapproac hableenough.Therewasn'ttimeforlengthytalksbutenoughtoexchangegreetingsthatgowithcivilizedways.ButI wasshockedtofindthatthiswasn'tthecase.WhenIsaidhellotothem,mostoftentheresponsewaseithernothingatall,orasurprisingstarebecauseIhadspo ken.OnewomaninahousecoatwasstartledasIcamearoundthecornerofherhouse.Atthesoundofmygreeting,she gatheredherhousecoattightlyaboutherandretreatedquicklytothedoor.Iheardthelockclick. Stevecomplainedangrilyonthelongridetothedump:"Theydon'trealizewe'rehumans." Ihadoriginallyplannedtostayatthisemploymentforonlytwodaysbutnowfmgoingtocontinue.Ihavedecided,too,tokeepsayinghelloinpeople'syards.Itdoesn'tdoanyharm,anditstillfeelsright.Fr ankly,fmdoinganessentialtask.IleftthiscountryalittlecleanerthanIfounditthismorning.Notmanypeoplecansaythattonight. JohnGardnerwrotethatasocietywhichpraisesitsphilosophersandlooksdownonitsplumbers(管子工)isintrouble."Neitheritspipesnoritstheorieswillholdwater,"hewarned.Hemighthavegoneastepfurtheran dcalledforrespectforbothoureconomistsandourtrashmen;otherwise,they'llbothleaverubbishbehind.4.Howdidthewomanfeelwhensheheardtheauthor'sgreeting?A.Doubtful.B.Embarrassed.C.Frightened.D.Pitiful.5.Attheendofthepassage,what'stheauthor'sattitudetohisjob?A.Heisashamedofit.B.HeisboastfulaboutitC.Heisproudofit.D.Heisn'tseriousaboutit. Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean? Boththefacilitiesandthethoughtsofsocietymaygowrong. Boththetrashmenandtheeconomistsshouldnotberespected. Bothpracticeandtheoriesareimportant.Boththepipesandthetheoriesmakesense.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnExperienceasaTrashmanB.TheTrashmanC.EconomistsandTrashmenD.MisunderstandingCFoundedin1764byFrenchtradersSt.LouistodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.Therearemanyattractivedestinationsfortourists.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogDogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon'twanttomissthis14,000-square-footmuseum.Insideareover500paintingsprintswatercolorsandavarietyofotherdogartobjects.TheMuseumisopenyearround，TuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PM，andSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis$5forforstudentsand$1forchildrenupto10. AnheuserBuschBreweryTheAnheuser-BuschBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHouse.Thenthet ourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.Thetoursarealwaysfree.GatewayArchDesignedbyEeroSaarinenandHannskarlBandel,ittookovertwoyearsand900tonsof stainlesssteeltobuild.Itisthetallestofthecountry'sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeff ersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemillionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArch, wherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity. St. LouisZooFirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld'sFair,butinthe centuryithasgrownintooneoftheforemostzoosintheworld.TheZoolineRailroad，a passengertraintakesvisitorsaroundthezoo,whichcontainsover9,000animalsofover800species.TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYear withsummerhoursof8amto7pm andtherestoftheyearof9amto5pm.Admissiontothezooisfree.8.IfaseniorhighschoolstudentplanstovisitAmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogwith hisparentsandhisfive-year-oldbrother,hehastopay.A.$16 C.$129.Whichofthefollowingcanyouvisitifyouareinterestedinhowtomakebeer?A. St. LouisZooB.GatewayArchC. Anheuser-BuschBreweryD.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog10.WhatcanweknowaboutGatewayArchfromthepassage?A.Itwasbuiltintwoyears.B.PresidentJeffersonwasburiedthere. wasmadeoftonsofstones. D.YoucanseethecityclearlyonthetopoftheArch.NewYear B.onChristmasC.at5:30pminautumnD.at8:30aminsummerDTheterm"smog"wasfirstusedinLondonduringtheearly1900'stodescribethecombinationofsmokea ndfog.Whatwetypicallycall"smog"todayisamixtureofpollutantsbutisprimarilymadeupofground-levelozone(臭氧).Ozonecanbebeneficialorharmfuldependingonwhereitstays.TheozonestayinghighabovetheEarthp rotectshumanhealthandtheenvironment,butground-levelozoneisresponsibleforthechoking,coughing,andpainfuleyesassociatedwithsmog.Theozonei nsmogalsopreventsplantsgrowthandcancausewidespreaddamagetocropsandforest. Majorsmogoccurrencesoftenarelinkedtoheavymotorvehicletraffic,hightemperatures,sunshine,an dcalmwinds.Weatherandgeographyaffectthepositionandseverityofsmog.Becausetemperaturereg ulatesthelengthoftimeittakesforsmogtoform,smogcanformfasterandbemoresevereonahotandsun nyday.Whenwarmairstaysnearthegroundinsteadofrisingandwindsarecalm,smogmaystaytrapped overyourcityfordays.Astrafficandothersourcesaddmorepollutantstotheair,thesmoggetsworse.S mogisoftenmoresevereawayfromthepollutionsourcesbecausethechemicalreactionsthatcausesm ogoccurintheatmospherewhilethereactingchemicalsarebeingmovedbythewind. Smogisavisibleexampleofairpollution.Youcanlookintothedistanceduringthedaytoseehowmuchs mogthereisintheair.Inaddition,mostcitiesmeasuretheconcentrationsofpollutantsintheairandrepor ttheresultstothepublic. EnvironmentalProtectionAgencysetsnationalstandardsforpollutants.Areasthatfailtomeetthestan dardsforatleastoneairpollutantarecalled"nonattainment(不达标)areas".Newmeasuresarebeingtakenbylocalgovernmentsacrossthecountrytoreduceairpollutio ninnonattainmentareas.Theseinclude:banningcharcoalbarbecuesandwoodburninginstovesorfire placeswhenpollutionlevelsarehigh;developingprogramstoencouragecarpoolingandvoluntary"oz oneactions";limitingtrafficinovercrowdedareas;expandingorimprovingpublictransportationsyste ms;requiringemployerstocontributetoemployeepublictransportationcosts;assessing"smogfees" oncarsaccordingtothenumberofmilesdrivenandvehicleemissions(排放)produced;andevenbuyingandbreakingupolder"super-dirty"cars.12.Accordingtothepassage,ground-levelozonecanA.damagetheenvironmentB.benefithumanhealthC.protectcropsandforestD.limitthespreadofsmog WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Airqualityisbetterintimeofcalmwind.Smogismoreseverenearpollutionsources.Ittakesmoretimeforsmogtoforminhotweather. Chemicalreactionsoccurinthemovingairandcausesmog. Whichindicationshowsmoreexacttheairispoor?Heavymotorvehicletrafficinbigcities.B.Widespreaddamageofcropsandforest. Clearoutlinesofhillsinthedistance.Whatisincludedinthemeasuresbeingtakenbythelocalgovernments? Unconditionalbanningofwoodburning.Chargingallthevehiclesmore"smogfees".Encouragingcarpoolingandpublictransportation.Buyingnewcarstoreplacesuper-dirtyoldcars.第二节(共5小题;每题2分，满分10分)依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。

2010-2011学年高二英语上学期期末复习练习第I卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）作题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有1分30秒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2分，满分10分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从小题中所给的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. Where are the two speakers?A. At school.B. At home.C. At the office.2. How much should the man pay?A. $3.B. $6.C. $12.3. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends.B. Strangers.C. Manager and customer.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a bus stop.B. At home.C. At the airport.5. What does the man mean?A. The car is very expensive.B. The man paid too much for the car.C. The price of the car is reasonable.第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）听下面3段对话或独白。

每段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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。