大连22中2016-2017学年高二上学期英语期末试卷及答案.doc

1、20162017学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试卷 考试时间120分钟 试题分数 150 第一部分：听力 第一节1 Whose wallet probably is it?A. the womans B. The mans C. Ginas2. What is the date today? A. May 1st B. May 2nd C. May 3rd3. Who made the womans personal web page? A. She herself B. Her friend. C. The man4. What are the speakers mainly talking

2、about?A. A town B. An accident C. A murder5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Relatives. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 6. What is the man doing? A. Watching TV B. Listening to the radio. C. Reading the newspaper7. Why are the rich and famous targets

3、 for being talked about according to the man? A. The public are interested in them. B. The public want to laugh at them. C. The public want to make them famous.听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. Why does the man look sad? A. He had to stop his study. B. He failed his test again. C. He couldnt understand the foreign

4、ers.9. How did the woman improve her French? A. By reading French newspapers B. By watching French films. C. By speaking to herself.10. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Be confident. B. Talk with foreigners C. Ask the teacher for advice.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What are the speakers mainly tal

5、king about? A. A basketball game. B. A volleyball game. C. A football game.12. Where did the man go to last night? A. A club. B. A stadium . C. A meeting.13. What did the audience think of the game?A. Exciting B. Dangerous C. Unbelievable听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the woman think of the pink dre

6、ss? A. very cheap B. very dull C. of good quality15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend? A. White . B. Purple C. Black16. What kind of jacket does the woman want ? A. a leather one B. a light one C. an expensive one听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What was Professor Rudds trouble? A. lack of conf

7、idence B. lack of intelligence . C. absent-mindedness 18. What did the professor decided to do one hot summer day? A. Visit his children who live near the beach. B. Have a holiday with his children on the beach. C. Take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.19. What happened to the prof

8、essor when he arrived at the station?A. he couldnt contact his friend. B. He couldnt find his train tickets. x k b 1 . c o mC. he couldnt remember the destination.20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time? A. he forgot his friends address. B. he lost the paper his wife had given him.

9、 C. he forgot to take the train tickets with him. 第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A It was Mollys job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work One morning，in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was

10、 worn and held together with staples(书钉)“Why two bags?” her father asked. “The other is something else” Molly answered“Whats in it?” “Just some stuffTake it with you” Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks（bags） into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed offAt midday he opened Mollys

11、bag and took out the contents：two hair ribbons，three small stones，a plastic dinosaur，a tiny sea shell，a small doll，and 13 penniesThe busy father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Mollys stuff included That evening，Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper”Where

12、s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning” “I left it at the office, why ?” “I forgot to put this note in it” she said “And，besides，Daddy，the things in the sack are the things I really likeI thought you might like to play with themYou didnt lose the bag，did you，Daddy?” “Oh，no” he said，

13、lying. “I just forgot to bring it homeIll bring it back tomorrow” While Molly hugged her fathers neck，he unfolded the note that read” I love you，Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasuresall that a 7-year-old held dear Love in a paper bag，and he missed itnot only missed it, but had thrown it in the w

14、astebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人), he picked up the bag from the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didnt look so good, but the stuff was all there and thats what counted. After dinner, he asked Molly to tell

15、him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory. “Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought. We should all remember that its not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love

16、is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.21What did Molly give her father a second bag for? AShe didnt want to keep the things in the bag BShe hoped those things would bring happiness to her father CShe wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the

17、things DShe enjoyed playing with her father 22After Father heard what his daughter said，he felt . AregretfulBsurprisedCsadD. satisfied23. Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage? AAn Important Journey BTwo Bags CFather and Daughter DLove in a Paper Bag B Betty Friedan, born

18、in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, MassachusettsShe finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labo

19、r union newspapers In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of threeWhen Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaperAfter that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attemp

20、ts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of women In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for WomenShe served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobsShe wanted women to take part in social and political ch

21、angeBetty Friedan led a huge demonstration（游行） in New York City for womens rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called The Second Stage about the condition of the womens movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other such

22、events had passedShe urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political lifeSome younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern womens liberation movementBetty Friedan once told

23、 a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: She helps make women feel better about being women”24According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because Ashe was pregnant Bshe got marriedCher editors didnt like herDshe was too independent25Betty led a huge demonstration to Afight against th

24、e governmentBfight for womens rightsCtake part in political lifeDget support from the government26The book The Second Stage A. was popular among young women readersB. thought highly of those huge demonstrationsC. was about the condition of the womens movement thenD. decreased the movements influence

25、 on American political life27From the last paragraph, we know that ABetty helped women live betterBBetty wanted to be remembered foreverCBetty thought it better to be a womanDthe television reporter knew Betty well C Babies born in summer are more likely to become short-sighted in late life, a study

26、 has shown. As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sightedness are caused by too great an exposure to sunlight in the first weeks of life, say eye experts. They are advising all parents to put sunglasses on their babies during the first weeks. Scientists had already established that over-exposur

27、e to sunlight caused shortsightedness in animals. Researchers who compared the months in which babies were born with whether they needed glasses later on say the principle also applies to humans. A study of almost 300,000 young adults-the largest of its kind showed that those born in June and July h

28、ad a 25 per cent greater chance of becoming severely short-sighted than those born in December or January. Research leader Professor Michael Belkin of Tel Aviv University, said it was because prolonged illumination(光照) causes the eyeball to lengthen, causing short-sightedness. Therefore, the more li

29、ght a newborn is exposed to, the more the eyeball lengthens and the worse the short-sightedness will be. The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associated with levels of melatonin(褪黑激素), a pigment (色素) which protects the skin against harmful rays of the sun. In young babies not enough melatoni

30、n is released as protection, meaning they are more vulnerable to sunburn and changes to eyeball shape. Sight expert Professor Daniel OLeary, of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said “At the moment we dont know the precise cause of why light exposure affects sight, but the evidence seems to pro

31、ve that it is one of the reasons for people becoming shortsighted.”28. Babies born in summer are more likely to be shortsighted _. A. because the summer sun is too strong for babies B. because babies who are born in summer have lengthened eyeballs C. if exposed to much sunlight in the first weeks af

32、ter they are born D. if parents dont know a proper way to protect their babies eyes29. Melatonin is a kind of material to _. A. prevent the eyes from becoming near-sightedx k b 1 . c o m B. protect the skin from harmful sun rays C. make our body strong D. protect babies eyes from summer sun30. From

33、what Professor Daniel OLeary says we can conclude that _. A. there is no evidence that shortsightedness is related to exposure to sunlight B. whether light exposure affects sight still needs to be further proved C. he believes that light exposure can cause shortsightedness D. he tries to give the ca

34、use of why light exposure affects sight31. The underlined word “vulnerable” in the passage probably means _.A. easy to be harmedB. resistant C. protectiveD. changeable D Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-laws house and had to park in a nearby parking l

35、ot because they didnt have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground - not many people had ventured out that evening! When I returned to my car around 11.pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a b

36、it. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do. All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members - at least I thou

37、ght thats what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said Excuse me, Maam, can we help you? You seem stuck. Still afraid and fearing the wor

38、st, I said I am stuck. And the young man said Its okay, stay in your car and well push you out of the snow. And they did! When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly32.Why did the author just fre

39、eze when the four young men walking toward her car?A. Because she was afraid of being harmed B. Because she sat in her car for too long a timeC. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing eveningD. Because she knew they would rob her of the car33.The author failed to drive away because _.A. she wa

40、s terrified at the four young men B. her car wasnt warm enoughC. it was icy and full of snow on the ground. D. something was wrong with the wheels.34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. One of the four teenagers was a gang member B. The kids wanted to help the author out of troub

41、leC. The author would have a baby in her carD. The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow35.The best title for the text would be_A. Every man has his faults B. Fortune favors those who use their judgmentC. Dont judge a book by its cover D. Think twice before you do第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容

42、，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答案卡3640 将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。If you think youve gained too much weight or are too skinny, you can talk to a doctor. Your doctor will tell you _36_.If it is concerned about your height, weight, or BMI (体重指数), your doctor may ask questions _37. _. Your doctor may also ask about yo

43、ur family background to find out if youve received something from your parents that might make you taller, shorter, or a late bloomer (someone who develops later than other people of the same age). The doctor can then put all the information together to decide _38_.If your weight isnt in a healthy r

44、ange, you will probably get specific diet and exercise recommendations based on your individual needs. Following a doctors or dietitians plan designed especially for you will work much better than following fad (时尚) diets. For teens, fad diets or starvation plans can actually slow down growth, and t

45、he weight loss usually doesnt last.What _39_? Most teens who weigh less than other teens of their age are just fine. They may be going through puberty on a different schedule than kids of the same age, and their bodies may be growing and changing at a different rate. Most underweight teens catch up in weight as they finish puberty during their later teen years so theres rarely a need to try to gain weight. In a few cases, teenagers can be underweight becau