牛津版高二下英语期末试题（附答案）第I 卷（20%）I. Listening C ompr ehension: Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you w 泓 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 spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the jour possible answers in yourpaper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A.At a cinema.B .At an airport. C . At a railway station. D .At a stadium. 2. A.Funny. B.Crazy. C . Amused. D.Pleased. 3. A.¥4.5 B.¥5 C . ¥5.5D.¥64. A.He suddenly decided not to come. B.He was coming later. C . He forgot to come. D.He wasn't invited. 5. A.Jim can't hear very well. B.Jim never smokes.C . Jim never listens to her. D.Jim goes out before she says anything 6. A.Britain. C.Spain. B . Italy.D.France.7. A.Listening to the music. B.Doing her homework. C . Reading a newspaper.D.Writing a letter.8. A.She will drink nothing after typing.B.She will have coffee later.C. She will have a coffee break at once.D. She will have tea later.c . The woman will go to buy some sugarwith the man.D. The woman needs some sugar.10. A.She" s not sure how she was able to finish so early.B.She wasn't able to manage the project yet.c.She" s not sure how to solve the mystery.D. She still hasn't heard what was shocking.Part B Passages Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked threequestions 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 whidi one would be the best answer to the question you have heard..11. Quest i ons 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. A. A basket. C. A cup.B. D. An egg. An oven,12. A. To let in the sunshine. B. To serve its door.C. To keep the nest cool.D. For the b i rd to I ay eggs.13.A. Some are built underground.B. Some can be eaten.C. Most are sewed with grasses.D. Most are dried by the sun.Make an advertisement in the newspaper.14. A.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.B. Four balls made of fur.D. Four puppies with no fur.B. Because they had something in common and couId understand each other.B. The woman will go to the supermarket later.Quest i ons 14 through 16 are based on the fol lowing passage.15. A. Four toy balls. C. Four I ove I y dogs. 16. A. Because he didn't have enough money and it was the cheapest one.9. A. The woman is sure to run outside.C.Because he thought the dog was the most IoveIy one.D.Because the farmer wouldn' t sei I 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 theinformation you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 arc based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.n. Grammar and Vocabulary(19%)Section ADirections: Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherentAbout ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern (实习E at my University 5s Museum of Natural History. One day while 21 (work) at the cash register iii the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come 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 22 legs, 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 the register. I turned my headtoward 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 handicap 24 (go) and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 2 5 smile just melted me and 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 about the troubles of the world, it is the little girl and the remarkable lesson about life 2 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.pieceB. scoldedC. thinkingD. matterE. probablyF. quicklyG. admitH. similarI.hid J. beating K. chanceI like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. Mother bought a bar of it, and somehow I couldn't help30 about it.I was helping father on the chart. An idea occurred to me that I could cut a 31 off the bar of chocolate. Mother could be angry to miss it, but before she knew who had done it, I could 32 I5d taken it. I might not even get a scolding(责骂)・I waited until mother was outside. Then I told father I, d go in fbr a drink of water, I got the bar down, but I heard Mother coming just when I had tlie knife ready to cut. So I had to put the chocolate33into the front of my shirt and left. Before going back to help father, I went to my room and34the 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 the 35 .1 told him it was just because my hands were cold. Evety time he looked my face, at once I couldn5t prevent my heart starting 36 fast. I didn5t want the chocolate any more. I just wanted to get a 37 to put it back without being 38 .Have you ever had a 39 .experience?HI. Reading ComprehensionSection 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 phrases that best fits the context. (15%)Choosing a husband or wife is one of the most important decisions in a person's life because a good maniage can mean the difference between a happy and an unhappy life. In many cultures, youngmen and women choose their own marriage 40 . In some cultures, on the other hand, parentsarrange their children's marriages. 41 arranged marriages have both advantages and disadvantages. One advantage to having parents arrange a marriage is 42 security. Of course, money doesn't 43 bring happiness, but a lack of money certainly causes 44 in any relationship. A second advantage of an ananged maniage is that parents may make a better 45 than their children. They are not only 46 but also wiser. Also, parents have been married, therefore, they know betterwhat qualities are desirable in a spouse. 47, parents may be better judges of character than young people, who often let uence their judgment. In49 , arranged marriages may be happy because parents choose with their heads, not with their50.On the other hand, arranged marriages may have some disadvantages. One51 disadvantage is that parents may make a poor choice and the young couple may never be52together. A second obvious disadvantage 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 their 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. Both kinds of marriages take work, patience and perhaps a little bit of luck. 40. A. couple B. parents C. partners D. date 41. A. So B. Such C. Some D. Other 42. A. financial B. happiness C. time D. future 43. A. quickly B. necessarily C. highly D. slowly 44. A. danger B. stress C. burden D . joy45. A. living B. collection C. choice D. family 46. A. junior B. senior C. advanced D. older 47. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. However D. Anyhow48. A. mind B. emotion C. themselves D. others 49. A. a word B. words C. surprise D. time 50. A. hands B. hearts C. eyes D. mouths51. A. terrible B. important C. obvious D. visible52. A. rich B. married C.Hving D. happy53. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. all 54. A. moneyB. othersC. helpD. loveSection BDirections: Read tlie 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 infoimatlon 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 children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good 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 perfiime （香水）.Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried 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's mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in tlie 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 more letters from him with the last one signed, 'Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D5 （医学博士）.The story doesn't end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.,, Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could mak e a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you”.()55. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?A.She made Teddy feel ashamed.B.She asked the childi en 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.()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.She had given him encouragement.C.She had sent him Christmas presents.D.She had taught him how to judge people.DDomestic (驯养的)horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Darby, and cany police. But early horses weren't tame (驯服的)enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.Thousands of years ago, people killed tlie 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 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 like strength are partly controlled by the animals5 genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of horses would show more of these chosen characteristics.Modern-day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn't exist in the horse population 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 (矿井)with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the 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 modem agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy 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 totravel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new form of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.()59. Before domestication horses were.A.caught for sports.B.hunted for foodC.made to pull ploughsed to carry people()60. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to showA.it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse.B.horse used to have gentle personalities.C.some horses have better shaped than others.D.horses were ofless variety before domestication()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 different areas.()62. Thepassageis 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 questions 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 wanted Annie and she(though she was fond of Bob in her own way) because she could at last lead a life away from her family.When Mrs. Thompson suggested that they many 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-fiimished home all at once. But she soon saw the advantages of this arrangement.She 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 working-class girl: good-natured and ready to be bent for her whenever it was necessaiy.Things went well until her mother-in-law r s death, when Annie had to give up her job and was at home all day. Her fether-in-law became just a silent figure in the house and although Bob became used to him? Annie began 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 niglit when they were alone. "Just sitting there all day and me having to clean up around him. And he hardly says a w ord from getting up in a morning to going 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 questions 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 the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. (18%)1.据说她节食已经好几个月了。
