2014—2015学年度第一学期期末考八县(市)一中联考高二英语试卷

完卷时间：120分钟 满分：150分

第I卷 选择题 (共三部分,满分105分)

请将第I卷的答案填涂在答题卡上

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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.What color is the boss' hair?

A.Brown. B.Blonde. C.Dark.

2.What can the man get for booking 3 nights?

A.$50 in cash. B.A shopping card. C.A gas card.

3.What does the girl say about her new classmates?

A.It's difficult to know all of them. B.They are very clever.

C.They are humorous.

4.Where does the conversation take place?

A.In a clothing store. B.At the woman's. C.In an office.

5.How much does the man cut the price?

A.$20. B.$25. C.$45.

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, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Where are the speakers?

A.At the Lost and Found. B.At a bus stop. C.In a shop.

7.What does the man mean at last?

A.He tries to find the coat.

B.He doesn't sell coats like that.

C.He didn't see a coat like that.

听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.When was the butter bought?

A.Yesterday. B.The day before yesterday. C.One month ago.

9.What is the woman going to do with the butter?

A.Change it. B.Eat it up. C.Throw it away.

听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Why is the woman so happy?

A.Her sister has studied at school. B.Her sister has started a hobby.

C.Her sister begins to write articles.

11.What does the woman's sister like most?

A.Painting landscapes. B.Learning literature. C.Drawing still lives.

12.What does the man like doing?

A.Painting landscapes. B.Drawing people. C.Watching others drawing.

听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.What is the man going to do?

A.Meet his sister. B.Take a train. C.See his uncle off.

14.What time does the train arrive at the station?

A.At 4:10. B.At 4:20. C.At 4:30.

15.How often does the No. 1 bus run?

A.Every 5 minutes. B.Every 10 minutes. C.Every 15 minutes.

16.Who did the woman lend her bike to?

A.Mike. B.Her uncle. C.Mike's uncle.

听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.What is the speaker's main purpose of coming to England?

A.To visit the city. B.To visit her boyfriend.

C.To attend a conference and exhibition.

18.What did the speaker do yesterday?

A.She visited Chinatown. B.She did some shopping.

C.She went to an exhibition.

19.Where is the stand of the speaker's company?

A.Near the restaurant. B.Near the coffee shop. C.Near the clothes shop.

20.How is everything going with the speaker in England?

A.Stressful. B.Not bad. C.Not too well.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.There is a widespread _______that more and more youngsters go on-line shopping rather than go to real stores to buy what they like.

A.attempt B.direction C.choice D.tendency

22.It is only ______ the disease has progressed to AIDS ________a person begins

to look sick.

A.\ , that B.when, that C.how, that D.that, how

23.After the deadly stampede(踩踏) in Shanghai, we can't______ the importance

of safety in public places too much, particularly during holidays.

A.stress B.press C.impress D.possess

24.When applying for a new job, we are likely to face a few ______interview

questions, which may be not easy to answer.

A.rough B.tough C.tight D.thorough

25.According to the data announced by the World Health Organization, the Ebola

virus________the killing of 7693 people in west Africa in 2014.

A.has resulted in B.resulted in C.has resulted from D.resulted from

26.___________quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already, I didn’t take much

notice of such things.

A.Experiencing B.Having been experienced

C.Experienced D.Having experienced

27.In family, my father supports us financially and emotionally. ________we

need him, he is there for us.

A.So long as B.As far as C.As well as D.In order that

28.The year 2014 saw a series of important reform measures in China, _______

are closely related to the interests of the general public.

A.many of them B.many of whom C.of which many D.which of many

29.Depression is a state of mind, _______ most of us experience at some point

of time, especially in a helpless situation.

A.it B.that C.one D.the one

30.With so many different forms of poetry _________, students may want to write

poems of their own.

A.choosing from B.to choose C.to be chosen from D.to choose from

31.Peng Liyuan, the first lady of China, has ever stated that her Chinese dream

is that all children should receive good education, girls _______.

A.in general B.in total C.in particular D.in exchange

32.Under no circumstances______ the warmth of being cared in this society

unless their basic living conditions get guaranteed .

A.they will feel B.will they feel C.they do feel D.will they not feel

33.As Chinese President Xi Jinping put it in the 2015 New Year Message, those

achievements_________ possible without the support of the people.

A.had not been B.would not have been C.were not D.would not be

34.Nowadays, the Impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of

________ we call “modern art”.

A.what B.that C.how D.as

35.---- We should do something to stop the process of global warming before

it is too late.

---- _______________.

A.It doesn't matter B.Take your time C.Take it easy D. Absolutely

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Heavy rains and a typhoon have caused the worst flooding in Thailand(泰国) in more than 50 years. The flood has __36__ seven of the Asian country's 50 districts, killing nearly 400 people and causing __37__ 110000 to leave their homes.

Flooding has already __38__ one of Bangkok's two airports. But the main ___39__ is that the Chao Phraya River, which flows right __40__ the metropolis(大都市), will severely flood the city when high tides(潮汐) happen.

On Saturday, the tide in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is expected to be 8.5 feet 41__. That would top the 8.2-foot-tall floodwalls __42__a large part of the inner city. The floodwalls(防洪堤) aren't meant to _43__ so much water for this long, and the government is worried that major barriers could _44__.

To prepare for a possibly heavier flooding, __45__ Buddhist monks are creating a floodwall around the 200-year-old Temple of the Dawn _46__ piling hundreds of sandbags. Phramaha Abhin, a 42-year-old monk, said he didn't __47__ the water would get high enough to cause serious problems. __48__, the monks have to protect the temple just in case the waters _49_ go up. Monks aren't the only ones getting __50__. Bangkok's citizens are beginning to store food and water, and __51_ some people have been buying bright orange lifejackets and other things.

Employees at the shop said they had sold over 3000 _52__ in the last week. Some of the buyers need them to get to their flooded home outside the capital, __53__ many roads are under water.

Officials say the the flood has already caused 6 billion's __54__ to the country. But that amount could double if the water floods Bangkok. _55__ the citizens have been able to manage Bangkok's flooding so far, they may not be able to hold on for much longer.

36.A.equipped B.provided C.supplied D.covered

37.A.other B.more C.another D.the other

38.A.stopped B.closed C.delayed D.opened

39.A.worry B.luck C.wish D.aim

40.A.through B.across C.over D.above

41.A.deep B.wide C.high D.long

42.A.protected B.protecting C.prevented D.preventing

43.A.absorb B.remove C.destroy D.handle

44.A.disappear B.settle C.complete D.break

45.A.a great deal of B.many of C.dozens of D.large amounts of

46.A.with B.for C.by D.at

47.A.think B.suggest C.want D.advise

48.A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Besides

49.A.can B.need C.should D.must

50.A.worried B.ready C.anxious D.eager

51.A.even B.ever C.nearly D.never

52.A.cars B.bikes C.trucks D.boats

53.A.where B.which C.that D.what

54.A.loss B.injury C.harm D.ruin

55.A.Since B.As C.When D.While

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

My mother is the only living person who has never used email to send a letter. In all her life, she has never turned on a computer, opened an email account and touched the Internet. She has a phobia(恐惧症) about technology. When Dad was deadly sick she began to use a cell phone. Mom is far from the information age. She likes the way of her living. In 1955 she met her new husband. Since then she has lived in Silicon Valley. The man is an expert who is rich in computer technology.

Mom is still that farm girl, and she is proudest of it. She sees her friends and her life “real”. She shows no interest in the information and technology life. My mother experienced Depression, World War II and the Cold War. She enjoyed country music on The Sons of the Pioneers, a Canadian broadcast. But she had no way to listen to the radio. In the age when a lot of people were moved by Churchill for the first time with radio broadcasts, she o