北京市东城区2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

北京市东城区2015-2016学年上学期

高二年级期末考试英语试卷

本试卷共100分，考试时长120分钟。 第一部分（选择题 共67分）

一、听力理解（共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）

第一节：听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一道或几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第1题。 1. How are the speakers going to the airport?

A. By bus. B. By subway. 听下面一段对话，回答第2题。 2. What is the boy looking for?

A. His wallet. B. His jacket. 听下面一段对话，回答第3题。 3. What is the man doing?

A. Giving advice. B. Making plans. 听下面一段对话，回答第4题。

4. What will the speakers probably do on holiday?

A. Go camping. B. Climb mountains. 听下面一段对话，回答第5至第6题。 5. What does the boy want to be? A. An engineer.

B. A doctor. C. A teacher.

C. Go to the seaside. C. Asking the way. C. The school bus. C. By taxi.

6. What does the boy do best in?

A. Maths. B. Medicine. C. Science. 听下面一段对话，回答第7至第8题。 7. When does the plane take off? A. At 12:00.

B. At 2:00 pm.

C. At 3:50 pm.

8. Why do the speakers want to leave early?

A. To meet other passengers. B. To have the baggage checked. C. To have lunch.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11题。 9. Who is the American musician? A. Helen.

B. Bob. C. Charlie.

10. What is the main character in the book gifted at?

A. Playing the piano. B. Singing songs. C. Dancing. 11. When will the man speaker probably read the book? A. After class. B. This Friday. 听下面一段对话，回答第12题至第14题。 12. What has the woman been doing recently? A. Preparing for a house warming party. B. Moving into a new house. C. Practising cycling.

13. Where does the woman live now? A. Close to the man’s.

B. Near the center of the city. C. In the Fitgers Building.

C. In a week.

14. How long does it take the woman to go to work by bike? A. 5 minutes. B. 10 minutes.

二、单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 15. Although it was hard at first, Jane came to enjoy _________ as a fashion designer. A. work

B. working

C. to work D. worked

C. 30 minutes.

16. It is well known that _________ air and water are harmful to people’s health. A. pollute

B. polluting C. to pollute D. polluted

17. When I opened the door, I found the ground _________ by fallen leaves. A. having covered B. to cover

C. covered D. cover

18. Only when I reached the café, _________ it was the same place I had been in last year. A. did I realize

B. I realized C. I did realize D. realized I

19. _________ tired, I closed my eyes and imagined lying on a beach in the sunshine. A. Feel B. To feel C. Feeling D. Felt

20. It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _____ the answers ready will be of great help.

A. Having B. Had C. Have D. Have had

21. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all his savings to _________ some schools for poor areas.

A. set up

B. having set up C. have set up D. setting up

22. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazed when I _________ it. A. offered

B. was offering

C. was offered D. had offered

23. The news that Helen won the first prize _________ her family and friends. A. challenged

B. supported C. defeated D. delighted

24. The teacher along with her students _________ the Palace Museum when we came across her. A. were visiting

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about attack in other animals. This sometimes happens with 25 also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the 26 in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or 27 me to put on my coat. And I have 28 that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best 29 people. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and 30 more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get 31 , with some speeding up alongside me, horning(按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I 32 to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really 33 speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I turned on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a(n) 34 here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone 35 . Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the 36 of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they 37 , knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even 38 we don’t feel that way.

B. was visiting

C. has visited

D. have visited

But those seldom happen. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel 39 , which can bring out the best in humans. 25. A. humans 26. A. coldness

B. plants C. animals D. insects B. respect C. cruelty D. kindness

27. A. ask B. help C. order D. allow 28. A. argued

B. promised C. doubted D. discovered

29. A. in B. for C. to D. from 30. A. cycled 31. A. energetic 32. A. planned 33. A. low 34. A. chance 35. A. removed 36. A. direction

B. rode C. drove D. followed B. careful C. unfair D. impatient B. decided C. agreed D. forgot B. different C. variable D. top B. accident C. problem D. danger B. stopped C. regretted D. understood B. stream C. light D. size

37. A. waited B. struggled C. cornered D. raced 38. A. although 39. A. healthy

四、阅读理解（共14小题，每小题2分，共28分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Have you dreamed of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.

B. because C. when D. since B. weak C. confident D. mistaken

Adaptable Glasses

Do you wear glasses? If so, can you imagine life without them? In 1985, Joshua Silver, a professor at Oxford University, asked himself, “Can I invent a pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer?” He designed two plastic lenses(透镜) that are filled with a special liquid.