英语属于印欧语系中日耳曼语族下的西日耳曼语支，并通过英国的殖民活动传播到世界各地。精品小编准备了高二上学期末英语试题，具体请看以下内容。

第I卷(选择题 共115分)

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)

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，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’s the boy doing?

A. He is studying.  B. He is sleeping.   C. He is watching TV.

2. What does the man mean?

A. He is unhappy about the woman’s being late.

B. He came here 10 minutes later than the woman.

C. He has been here for only 10 minutes.

3. What can we know about the conversation?

A. The woman will go on a business trip.

B. The man will pay the bills in three days.

C. The woman doesn’t like to pay the bills.

4. Why does the man refuse to talk to J im again?

A. Jim isn’t his friend.

B. Jim has spoken ill of him.

C. Jim has made fun of him.

5. Who was learning Chinese at the theater last night?

A. Bill.  B. Sarah.   C. Mark.

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、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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the matter with the boy?

A. He doesn’t want to go to school.

B. He has got a stomachache.

C. He has g ot a fever.

7. What is the season now?

A. Spring.   B. Autumn.   C. Winter.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How many universities has the man applied to?

A. Two.   B. Three.   C. Four

9. Which school did the woman’s father graduate from?

A. Columbia University.  B. New York University.   C. Michigan University.

10. What does the woman want to be in the future?

A. A lawyer.  B. A doctor.  C. A reporter.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How often does the man go swimming in summer?

A. Nearly every day.   B. About three times a week.  C. About three times a month.

12. What does the man feel pity for?

A. He has no good friend.

B. The woman doesn’t like to play with him.

C. He can’t find somebody to do sports together.

13. What will the man do tomorrow morning?

A. Attend an English class.   B. Play basketball.  C. Meet an English friend.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does this conversation take place?

A. In a store.  B. In a museum.    C. In a hotel.

15. What birthday present does the man usually give his wife?

A. Pearl necklaces.  B. Flowers.    C. Beautiful dresses.

16. How much should the man pay at last?

A.  800 yuan.  B. 640 yuan.    C. 160 yuan.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When might Trudy’s mom go home?

A. At about 11:00 am. B. At about 3:00 pm.   C. At about 7:00 pm.

18. Who has lost some stamps?

A. Felix.  B. Trudy.   C. Joyce.

19. Where does Mr. Latimer come from?

A. New Zealand.  B. America.   C. Australia.

20. What is Fed Ex’s number?

A. 555-844-9122.  B. 555-844-9112.   C. 555-844-9922.

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、D四个选项中.选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. When asked about his happiness, Baoqiang said that if he could afford _________ house, he would feel he was really _________ success.

A. /, a            B. /, the           C. a, a        D. a, /

22. Since the film “Life of Pi” was on, it _________ more and more people around the world.

A. attracted            B. had attracted       C. has attracted    D. will have attracted

23. _________ in the mountain for more than 2 days, the climbers looked pale and weak.

A. To be trapped       B. Having trapped     C. Trapping      D. Trapped

24. The media today can draw public attention to situation ________ help is actually needed.

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

25. Unless _________ by the police, you should keep silent over the accident.

A. asked     B. ask     C. being asked  D. having asked

26. You can go out, _________ you promise to be back before 11 o'clock.

A. as far as         B. so far as       C. when        D. so long as

27. Chinese GDP has been growing steadily year by year, _________ second in the world now.

A. to rank             B. ranked           C. ranking       D. ranks

28. The young man was ________ of stealing money from the company in order to buy an iphone 5.

A. charged            B. blamed          C. scolded       D. accused

29. Is it only when you fail _________ you will be aware of your mistakes?

A. that             B. and               C. or           D. unless

30. He didn't believe it was true until he _________ the job which he had dreamed of.

A. swept up     B. sped up     C. picked up   D. took up

31. Please don’t put so much _________ on our children. It is harmful to their health and future.

A. power             B. strength          C. pressure       D. attention

32. The teacher agreed to the suggestion that the students _________ two weeks to prepare for the exam without coming to school.

A. give           B. should give         C. be given       D. would be given

33. I finally get the job. Never in my life _________ so happy.

A. did I feel          B. I felt          C. I had felt      D. have I felt

34. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.

A. handle            B. raise          C. face         D. present

35. GMM’s friend: Just be careful. You may break the antique vase.

Guo Meimei:  _________? My boyfriend has nothing but money.

A. Why not        B. How come      C. So what     D. What for

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I    36   a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to    37   my grandfather. “It isn’t    38   , is it, Billy?” he said softly.

He gently    39    my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard,    40    a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing    41    to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and    42   , grandpa.”

He pulled me    43   . “It isn't just the  roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I    44    these roses when my first son was born. It was my    45    of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I    46    to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never    47    to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the    48    when you first said hello to a friend.”

A year later, my grandpa became very    49   .Then all members of the family

were    50    back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my    51   , I took his hand as    52    as he had once taken mine.

“Hello, grandpa,” I    53   .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief    54    he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had    55    about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.

36. A. watched     B. fixed       C. felt       D. heard

37. A. watch    B. interview   C. see     D. discover

38. A. easy          B. hard    C. difficult   D. comfortable

39. A. took    B. made       C. led          D. carried

40. A. when    B. where    C. which    D. while

41. A. whether    B. how       C. who    D. what

42. A. beautiful   B. tasty       C. funny    D.  red

43. A. far     B. hard    C. close       D. around

44. A. planted    B. bought       C. treated    D. discovered

45. A. approach   B. way       C. method   D. solution

46. A. preferred   B. wanted   C. used       D. referred

47. A. give up    B. give off   C. give away   D. give in

48. A. happiness   B. word        C. sight    D. memory

49. A. weak    B. ill    C. old    D. serious

50. A. ordered    B. called    C. delivered   D. sent

51. A. pleasure       B. duty    C. wish     D. turn

52. A. happily    B. sadly    C. gently       D. carefully

53. A. laughed    B. shouted   C. whispered   D. added

54. A. sign    B. sigh    C. wave          D. smile

55. A. thought    B. meant    C. worried   D. cared

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

A

56. Armstrong was called Pops because he _______________.

A. looked like a musician      B. traveled to play modern music

C. showed an interest in music     D. was a musician of much influence

57. The third paragraph is developed ________________.

A. by time   B. by examples    C. by space  D. by comparison

58. Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. His tale began in New Orleans.     B. His music was popular with his listeners.

C. He was born before jazz was invented.  D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

59. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. The Father of the Jazz Style           B. The Making of a Musician

C. The Spread of Popular Music          D. The Invention of the Jazz Music

B

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Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.

The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken f rom place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪);Someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.

Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter —a person who made pots and pans.

The ancestors(祖先) of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.

Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.

Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

60. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?

A. Places where people lived.

B. People’s occupations.

C. Talents that people possessed.

D. People’s characters.

61. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______.

A. owned or drove a cart

B. made things with metals

C. built houses and furniture

D. made kitchen tools or contains

62. Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _______.

A. Donald Greenwood              B. Leonard Carter

C. George Longstreet             D. Beatrice Smith

63. The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _______.

A. later sponsors                   B. later generations

C. friends and relatives            D. colleagues and partners

C

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