1、河南省新乡市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题新乡市高二上学期期末考试英语考生注意：1. 本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。2. 请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)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。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C
2、. 9. 15.答案是C。1. How many marks did John get on the TOEFL test?A. 537. B. 650. C. 605.2. Who will throw a party for the woman?A. The man. B. The woman herself. C. Nancy.3. What does the woman mean?A. Only 10% of American mothers work. B. Most American mothers work. C. Her mother is a housewife. 4. Wh
3、en does the conversation take place?A. During a vacation. B. At the end of a term. C. At the beginning of a term.5. What did the woman do?A. She had a holiday. B. She went to Spain with her cousin. C. She invited her cousin to her place.第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)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、
4、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why does the woman call the man?A. To ask about homework. B. To talk about Mr. Smith. C. To tell him a composition. 7. What time is it now?A. About 1: 30 pm. B. About 2: 30 pm. C. About 3: 30 pm.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
5、8. Why does the man want to buy a new TV?A. The old TV is broken. B. He moved to a new house. C. The new TV is cheap now. 9. What will the man probably buy?A. A cheap TV. B. A small TV. C. A big TV. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why is Harrods so famous?A. Its the biggest department store in the UK. B. Its t
6、he biggest building in the UK. C. Its the biggest museum in the UK. 11. What is Food Hall famous for?A. Its own electricity. B. Egyptian buildings. C. Different kinds of food. 12. How many customers are there in Harrods on an average day?A. Sixty thousand. B. Seventy thousand. C. Thirty thousand. 听第
7、9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why is the woman moving to London?A. To find a nicer place to live in. B. To find a better job in a new place.C. To live together with her parents. 14. Where does the woman live?A. In a small village. B. In a big city. C. In a nearby country. 15. Who will take care of the womans d
8、og?A. The womans parents. B. The man. C. The woman. 16. What does the woman hope to live in?A. A hotel. B. A flat. C. A dormitory. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many rooms are there in the speakers house?A. 8. B. 9. C. 10. 18. What does the speakers family usually do on Saturday afternoon in summer?A. T
9、hey water flowers in the garden. B. They walk in the garden. C. They have a barbecue. 19. What can we learn from what the speaker said?A. He likes to stay outdoors.B. There are only two seasons in California. C. Its very hot in summer in California. 20. What does the speakers youngest son often play
10、 in summer?A. Baseball. B. Football. C. Basketball. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ADo you look for something to read while in London? If so, youre lucky. The British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops. FoylesIf you will, dig the
11、picture: four miles of shelves holding up to 200, 000 books. Lets hope you have some time to read books when travelling in Foyles. This bookshop is impossible to leave empty-handed. It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet.Location: 107 Charing C
12、ross RdHatchardsIn the year 1797, Thomas Paine published Agrarian Justice. Its also the year this London bookshop, the oldest in the city today, first turned on its lights. It stocks an excellent selection of fiction, nonfiction, history and other sorts. Location: 187 Piccadilly StLibreriaThis books
13、hop is one of the most pleasing of its kind in London. The yellow bookshelves add a touch of color and mystery and, well, you kind of just want to grab a book and a seat and stay a while. Mobile phone usage is strongly banned here. Location: 65 Hanbury St London Review BookshopThis wonderful booksho
14、p that opened in 2003 comes from the smart people of the London Review of Books. As youd expect, there is an excellent selection of history, philosophy, politics, new fiction and many other sorts here. Plus, theres a nice cafe in which you can have something to drink and start reading. Location: 16
15、Bury PI21. Where can you find the oldest bookshop in London?A. 16 Bury PI. B. 187 Piccadilly St.C. 107 Charing Cross Rd. D. 65 Hanbury St.22. What is special about Libreria?A. It has various books. B. It is located in London.C. It has yellow bookshelves. D. It is the biggest one.23. Which bookshop c
16、an offer people coffee?A. Foyles. B. Hatchards.C. Libreria. D. London Review Bookshop. BRecently Ive had two good roles on television. But when I was just getting started in theater work 17 years ago, I never thought Id make it. Back then I was recovering from surgery and had been off work for six m
17、onths. Even worse, as a single mother with three youngsters, I had no place to live in. I felt hopeless. One Sunday morning I saw actor Robert Young on the television talking about his faith: Believe yourself! If we confidently take that first step, well take the next, until we reach our goal.The fi
18、rst step was scary. After I went working part-time, I looked for an apartment. The ones I saw were either too expensive, or I couldnt raise my children in them. I knew a house, not an apartment, was more suitable for me. However, after seeing several houses, my confidence was shaken. I found two see
19、med right, but when I was about to make an offer, someone else had ordered. I remembered a sayings, “When one door closes, a better one opens.” I wouldnt just sit staring at the closed one but got up and struggled on. In a real estate (房地产) agent, I found a small house with proper price. To buy it,
20、I had to borrow $ 3, 000 for a down payment and get a mortgage (按揭). Common sense argued that a mortgage for a single mother working part-time was impossible. But I had enough self-confidence without following common sense. After getting the house, my new self-confidence grew. Later, when I began fi
21、lling small parts in television productions, that self-confidence showed. Id always played the role as the director wanted. Now I find myself freer to interpret (演绎) it. Self-confidence has made it through life. Trouble can be scary at first, but each time I take that step, I believe I will win the
22、next. 24. How did the author feel when entering television industry at first?A. Pessimistic. B. Excited. C. Hopeful. D. Aggressive.25. Why does the author mention her experience of finding a house?A. To show the value of self-confidence. B. To share her different life experiences. C. To introduce he
23、r toughest part of life. D. To tell us her ways to get over difficulty. 26. What mainly helped the author perform well in her later acting?A. The directors good direction. B. The difficulty in her life.C. Her sense of confidence. D. Her success in her first attempt.27. What may be the best title for
24、 the text?A. Appear on the Stage B. Struggle with LifeC. Stick to Your Plan D. Believe in YourselfCA title in a newspaper shows that the children sit close together with little space between them. They study their notes, books and papers at desks where once there were passenger seats. A teacher has
25、hung their work from the storage area above their heads: colorful alphabet letters, and paintings. The bus is in Tijuana, Mexico, just a few kilometers from the border with the United States. The bus is next to a migrant shelter. It offers a chance for Central American and Mexican children to attend
26、 school. Several dozen students have taken part in the program since it began in July. For most of them, education was a distant dream in the weeks or months since their parents decided to leave their homes and travel north to seek a better life. Estefania Rebellon is director of the program called
27、Yes We Can. She said it offers special education for children who may have low reading and writing abilities and struggle with social skills. The classes are bilingual, meaning they are taught both in Spanish and English.Rebellon, who also works as an actress in Los Angeles, said she knows what it i
28、s like as a migrant child. When she was 10 years old, she moved to Miami, Florida, from Colombia with her parents, where they struggled to make a living. Rebellons bus used to hold 55 people, but with the insides removed, it now seats 80 children. The bus has welcomed 37 students aged five to twelve
29、 since the program opened. It will take in another 20 children in the coming weeks. With more money, Rebellon said she would like to expand it to other border cities with growing migrant populations. She said, “We can be in a bus, in a house, or in a boat. Its more about what we teach the children.”
30、28. What does the bus serve as?A. A hospital. B. A shelter. C. A classroom. D. A cinema. 29. Whats the aim of the program Yes We Can?A. To improve parents writing abilities. B. To raise money for poor children. C. To help parents seek better lives. D. To help children receive education. 30. Which wo
31、rd can best describe Rebellon?A. Caring. B. Careful. C. Curious. D. Confused. 31. What may Rebellon intend to do?A. Build more schools. B. Expand the program.C. Adopt more children. D. Decorate the bus.DYangsigang Yangtze River Bridge, the double-deck suspension (悬浮) bridge with the longest span in the world, opened to traffic on Tuesday after five years construction, according to a statement from the constructor. It is reported that the bridge is 4. 13 kilometers long, with
