高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分听力、阅读理解、英语知识运用和写作四部分。共10页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What did the man give to the woman?A. Sugar.B. Salt. C. Cake.2. What is the weather like?A. Rainy.B. Fine. C. Windy.3. When will the movie begin probably?A. At 2:00. B. At 2:30. C. At 3:00.4. Which country is the woman from?A. Canada. B. The UK. C. The US.5. What kind of music does the man like? A. Pop music. B. Rock music. C. Classical music. 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和第7两个小题。6. What color did the woman choose? A. Black.B. Grey. C. Yellow.7. How much did the woman pay? A. $ 350.B. $ 650. C. $ 700. 听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Whats wrong with the man?A. He is seriously ill. B. He has an eye problem. C. He has a sore throat.9. What has the man been doing recently? A. Working hard. B. Watching a lot of TV. C. Playing computer games.听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。10. How did the man usually go to the beach? A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot.11. How often did the man go to the beach? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.12. What did the man like doing best at the beach?A. Surfing with friends.B. Building sand castles. C. Swimming in the ocean.听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。13. What kind of apartment does the man want?A. A three-bedroom one. B. A two-bedroom one. C. A one-bedroom one.14. What should the speakers do to get to the apartment?A. Go upstairs.B. Go downstairs. C. Go straight forward.15. What will the woman prepare for the apartment?A. A refrigerator. B. A stove. C. A TV set.16. How does the man most probably find the apartment?A. Surprising. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。17. What does the speaker like doing best?A. Reading.B. Writing. C. Travelling.18. What does the speaker probably think of reading? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Helpful.19. Whom does the speaker often travel with?A. Her parents. B. Her friends. C. Her classmates.20. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Her hobbies B. Her family life. C. Her dreams and goals.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABarbican Art GalleryA world-class arts and learning center, the Barbican pushes the boundaries（界限）of all major art forms including dance, film, music and theater. TicketsAdult: 10 online/12 at the door1317 years old: 6 online/8 at the doorChildren aged 12 and under: FreeOpening TimesSat Wed: 9 am6 pm Thu Fri: 10 am9 pmReviewsBy Steven AshmoreWhen traveling, I always look for museums and sites that have evening hours. We went to the Barbican Gallery on a Thursday evening and caught their recent Lee Krasner exhibition. It was fabulous. The gallery is two levels with numerous smaller spaces, making the exhibition an interesting and enjoyable experience.By Laura MillerI have just watched To Kill a Mockingbird here. The play and actors were fantastic. Nice and clean ladies toilets with hot water. During the break, they were selling the usual ice cream and drinks. Not all staff were friendly, but most were. I would come again to watch another show or even the same one.21. How much would a couple with two kids aged 11 and 14 pay for the online tickets of Barbican Art Gallery? A. 20. B. 26. C. 32. D. 36.22. You can visit Barbican Art Gallery at _. A. 9 am on Thursday C. 10 am on MondayB. 8 pm on Sunday D. 9 pm on Tuesday23. What did Miller like most about Barbican Art Gallery?A. Drinks they sold. C. Its opening hours.B. Its staff service. D. The show they put on.BThere was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he could be so creative. He replied that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was 2 years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the refrigerator. But the bottle was too slippery（滑的）and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered in milk. Instead of shouting at him or punishing him, his mother said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle of milk. Would