(完整word版)學(xué)高二下英語(yǔ)期末試題(牛津版附答案)

1、牛津上海版2013學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末模擬卷（英語(yǔ)）第I卷（20%）I. Listening Comprehension:Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. The conversation and the questions will be

2、spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.10 / 151. A. At a cinema.C. At a railway station.2. A. Funny.C. Amused.3. A. 45C.堂.54. A. He suddenly decide

3、d not to come.C. He forgot to come.5. A. Jim cant hear very well.C. Jim never listens to her.6. A. Britain.8. Italy.7. A. Listening to the music.C. Reading a newspaper.8. A. She will drink nothing after typing.C. She will have a coffee break at once.9. A. The woman is sure to run outside.B. At an ai

4、rport.D. At a stadium.B. Crazy.D. Pleased.B. 當(dāng)D.坐B(niǎo). He was coming later.D. He wasn't invited.B. Jim never smokes.D. Jim goes out before she says anythingC. Spain.D. France.B. Doing her homework.D. Writing a letter.B. She will have coffee later.D. She will have tea later.B. The woman will go to t

5、he supermarket later.The woman will go to buy some sugar with the d ThdC. man.D.The woman needs some sugar.Shd s not sure how she was able to finish so10. A.earlyB.She wasn t able to manage the project yet.C .She, snot sure how to solve the mystery.D.She still hasdt heard what was shocking.Part B Pa

6、ssageSDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passage will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be

7、 the best answerto the question you have heard.B. An egg.D. An oven.B. To serve its door.D. For the bird to lay eggs.B. Some can be eaten.D. Most are dried by the sun.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. A basket.C.A cup.12. A. To let in the sunshine.C. To keep the nest

8、cool.13. A. Some are built underground.C. Most are sewed with grasses.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. a. Make an advertisement in the newspaper.B. Put up a sign in his yard.C. Show them to his neighbors from door to door.D. Send pictures to the local magazine.15. A. Fo

9、ur toy balls.B.Four balls made of fur.C. Four lovely dogs.D.Four puppies with no fur.16. A. Because he didn t have enough money and it wasthe cheapest one.B. Because they had something in common and could understand each other.C. Because he thought the dog was the most lovelyone.D. Because the farme

10、r wouldn t sell him the other dogs.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part 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.Blanks 17 through 2

11、0 are based on the following conversation.When did the two speakers last see each other?17Who fell down and broke his leg?18What do you learn about Tom?He no longer 19What is Mrs James doing now?She 20Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (19% )

12、Section ADirections: Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent.About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern(實(shí)習(xí)生) at my University ' s Museum of Natural History. One day while21(work) at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple co

13、me in with a little girl in a wheelchair.As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched on her chair. I then realized she had no arms 22legs, just a head, neck and torso. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots. As the couple wheeled 23_ up to me I was looking down at

14、 the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap24(go) and all I saw was this beautiful girl,2 5 smile just melted mean

15、d almost immediately gave me a 2_6_(complete) new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor , unhappy college student and brought me 27 her world ; a world of smiles, love and warmth.That was ten years ago. I , m a 2 8 (success) business person now and whenever I get down and think ab

16、out the troubles of the world, it is the little girl and the remarkable lesson about life2 9 she taught me that I think about.Section BDirections: Complete the passage by choosing the proper word in the box. There is one extra word you do not need.A. piece B. scolded C. thinking D. matter E. probabl

17、y F. quickly G. admit H. similar I. hid J. beating K. chanceI like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. Mother bought a bar of it, and somehow I couldn 't help30about it.I was helping father on the chart. An idea occurred to me that I could cut a 31_off the bar of chocolate. Moth

18、er could be angry to miss it , but before she knew who had done it, I could 32 I ' d taken it. I might not even get a scolding(責(zé)罵).I waited until mother was outside. Then I told father I , d go in for a drink of water, I got the bar down,but I heard Mother coming just when I had the knife ready

19、to cut. So I had to put the chocolate 33 into the front of my shirt and left. Before going back to help father, I went to my room and 34the chocolate there.All the rest of the afternoon, I didn ' t dare to look at father. My hands began shaking so much that he asked me what was the35.I told him

20、it was just because my hands were cold. Every time he looked my face , at once I couldn't prevent my heart starting36fast. I didn 't want the chocolate any more. I just wanted to get a 37 to put it back without being 3&Have you ever had a 39.experience?III. Reading ComprehensionSection A

21、Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, Cand D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context. (15% )Choosing a husband or wife is one of the most important decision s in a person ' s life because a good marriage

22、can mean the difference between a happy and an unhappy life. In many cultures, young men and women choosetheir own marriage 40In some cultures, on the other hand, parents arrange their childrens. 41' s maarranged marriages have both advantages and disadvantages. One advantage to having parents a

23、rrange a marriage is 42security. Of course, money doesn 43_ bring happiness, but a lack of money certainly causes 44inany relationship. A second advantage of an arranged marriage is that parents may make a better45 than theirchildren. They are not only46but also wiser. Also, parents have been marrie

24、d, therefore, they know better what qualities are desirable in a spouse. 47, parents may be better judges of character than young people, who often let 48 influence their judgment. In 49, arranged marriages may be happy because parentschoose with their heads, not with their50.On the other hand, arra

25、nged marriages may have some disadvantages. One51 disadvantage is thatparents may make a poor choice and the young couple may never be 52together. A second obviousdisadvantage is that a young man or woman may already have fallen in love with someone else. If the parents force him or her to marry the

26、ir choice, the result will be 53 unhappy people.In conclusion, neither an arranged marriage nor a marriage for 54 is necessarily going to be happy. Bothkinds of marriages take work, patience and perhaps a little bit of luck.40. A. coupleB. parentsC. partnersD. date41. A. SoB. SuchC. SomeD. Other42.

27、A. financialB. happinessC. timeD. future43. A. quicklyB. necessarilyC. highlyD. slowly44. A. dangerB. stressC. burdenD. joy45. A. livingB. collectionC. choiceD. family46. A. juniorB. seniorC. advancedD. older47. A. FurthermoreB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Anyhow48. A. mindB. emotionC. themselvesD. others

28、49. A. a wordB. wordsC. surpriseD. time50. A. handsB. heartsC. eyesD. mouths51. A. terribleB. importantC. obviousD. visible52. A. richB. marriedC. livingD.happy53. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. all54. A. moneyB. othersC. helpD. loveSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is fol

29、lowed 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.(8%)AThere was a story many years ago of a school teacher Mrs. Thompson. She told the

30、children on the firstday that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named TeddyStoddard. He didn ' t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. Shodi like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good

31、 boy before the death of his mother.Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present, too. It was his mother ' s perUmeTeddy said, " Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to." After the chi

32、ldren left she(for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy' m ind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of th

33、e sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two mor

34、e letters from him with the last one signed ,' Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D (醫(yī)學(xué)博士)The story doesn ' t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson'you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference. ”Mrs

35、. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back,“Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the onewho taught me that I could make a difference. I didn' t know how to teach until I met you".O 55. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.B. She asked

36、 the children to play with Teddy.C. She changed Teddy ' s seat to the front row.D. She told the class something untrue about herself.()56. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?A. He often told lies.B. He was good at mathematics.C. He needed motherly care.D. He enjoyed playing with others.

37、() 57. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?A. She taught fewer school subjects.B. She became stricter with her students.C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.D. She cared more about educating students.()58. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?A. She had kept in touch with him.B.

38、She had given him encouragement.C. She had sent him Christmas presents.D. She had taught him how to judge people.DDomestic (馴養(yǎng)的)horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Darby, and carry police. But early horses weren ' t tame馴服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the

39、first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.As people began to tame and ride

40、horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep strong animals. Characteristics

41、 l ike strength are partly controlled by the animals' genes. So as the domesticated horses repr(they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of horses would show more of these chosen characteristics.Modern-day horse breeds c ome in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Th

42、is variety didn' t exist in thepopulation before domestication. The Stetland horse is one of the smallest breeds-typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts(礦井) with low ceilings.Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on th

43、e scene around 1700. people bred these heavy tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heave loads.The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horses were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy

44、loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new form of ra

45、pid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.() 59. Before domestication horses were.A. caught for sports.B. hunted for foodC. made to pull ploughsD. used to carry peopleE. 60. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show.A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse.B. horse

46、used to have gentle personalities.C. some horses have better shaped than others.D. horses were of less variety before domesticationE. 61.Horses contributed to the spread of culture by.A. carrying heavy loads.B. changing farming methods.C. serving as a means of transportD. advancing agriculture in di

47、fferent areas.()62. The passage is mainly about.A. why human domesticated horses.B. how humans and horses needed each other.C.why horses came in different shapes and sizes.D. how human societies and horses influenced each other.Section CDirections : Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questi

48、ons or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.(8%)Bob and Annie had not known each other long before they became eager to get married : Bob because he wante d Annie and she(though she was fond of Bob in her own way) because she could at last lead a life awayfrom her family.When Mrs. Th

49、ompson suggested that they marry and live with her in Dover Street until they could get a house of their own, Annie hesitated. Her ideal of marriage had been something which brought her a husband and an orderly, well-furnished home all at once. But she soon saw the advantages of this arrangement.She

50、 would, first of all, escape from her present life into a house which was quiet and efficiently run, not like her own ； and she would be able to go on working so that she and Bob could save up all the money more quickly for their own house. She would also get Bob,a good enough husband for any workin

51、g-class girl : good-natured and ready to be bent for her whenever it was necessary.Things went well until her mother-in-law's death, when Annie had to give up her job and was at home all day. Her father-in-law became just a silent figure in the house and although Bob became used to him,Annie beg

52、an to find the old man ' s constant presence in the house a source of growing annoyance.“He gets on my nerves, Bob, "she said one night when they were alone. "Just sitting there all day and me having to clean up around him. And he hardly says a word from getting up in a morning to goin

53、g to bed. ”“Well, I suppose he has a right to do as he likes, "Bob said mildly. " It' s his house, not ours. We' re the lodgers, if anybody. " But to Annie , now looking after the house as if it were her own , it was beginning to seem the other way about.(Note : Answer the que

54、stions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)63. Annie was eager to get married because.64. What Annie had hoped for from married life was to have a husband and65. What kind of man was Bob?66. Why did Annie find her father-in-law annoying?第II卷I. Translation (18%)Directions: Translate

55、 the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. (18%)1 .據(jù)說(shuō)她節(jié)食已經(jīng)好幾個(gè)月了。(diet )2 .當(dāng)我走進(jìn)辦公室的時(shí)候，他裝作正在看書(shū)。(pretend)3 .我碰巧讀過(guò)老師推薦的這本書(shū)。(recommend)4 .他似乎對(duì)什么都不感興趣，這讓他的父母很擔(dān)心。(worry)5.我很榮幸被邀請(qǐng)出席那個(gè)盛大的頒獎(jiǎng)儀式。(honor)6 .正是由于他的好奇心才使他成為了世界知名的科學(xué)家。II. Guided Writing (12%)Directions: Write an Eng

56、lish composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. You can choose ONE of the following topics.(任選其中的一個(gè)題目)1.有些人喜歡做同樣的工作或者在同一家公司做很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間；而有的人卻喜歡頻繁地?fù)Q工作。你對(duì)此有什么看法？2.如今利用課余時(shí)間或者暑假打工的學(xué)生日漸增多。請(qǐng)你以My Opinion On Part-Time job 為題，就其利弊說(shuō)說(shuō)你的看法。參考答案第I卷I. Listening Comprehension: (20%

57、 )script and answersPart A Short ConversationsDirections : In part 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 conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation

58、 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. W ： Is this the Eastern Airline check-in?M : Yes, can I see your ticket, please?Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? (B)2. M : Would you like to go to the ballet next Friday? Tve got two tickets.W: Oh , that sounds like fun.Q: How does the woman feel? (D)3. M : How