河北正定中学高二上学期期末考试
英语试题
（试卷总分：150 分，考试时间：120 分钟）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相应位置。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔将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。回答非选择题时，将答案书写在答
题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡和试卷交回。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What will the woman do tonight
A. Reschedule the meeting. B. Join a sports club. C. See a
doctor.
2. How does the woman feel about her interview at first
A. Worried. B. Excited.
C. Confident.
3. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a restaurant. B. At home.
C. In a hotel.
4. Why does the man need the car
A. To go to work.
B. To deliver items for a party.
C. To take his uncle to the hospital.
5. What does the woman want to do
A. Store some water. B. Buy some containers. C. Fix a pipe.
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。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. What do we know about the woman
A. She likes comedy.
B. She needs to prepare a present.
C. She will have a project to work on.
7. What ticket does the woman decide to book
A. A musical play. B. A comedy show. C.
A rock concert.
听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Renting a coach.
B. Booking a hotel.
C. Rescheduling a conference.
9. Why is the man worried
A. They might go over budget.
B. The hotel rooms are not big enough.
C. They have to get up early every day.
听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。
10. What can we learn about John
A. He has changed a lot.
B. He looks like his father.
C. He is looking for a place to live.
11. What does John work for
A. An overseas firm.
B. His family business.
C. An exporting company.
12. What is John’s opinion on his life now
A. Enjoyable. B. Difficult.
C. Exciting.
听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。
13. Why is the event organized
A. To make money.
B. To encourage reading.
C. To give away books to the school.
14. Who is the organizer of the event
A. The school. B. The woman.
C. The local bookstores.
15. How will the man help
A. By collecting books.
B. By leading a bake sale.
C. By making a list of places.
16. Where will the event be held
A. At a gym. B. At a library. C.
At a bookstore.
听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。
17. What is the museum trying to do
A. Attract more visitors.
B. Introduce some artworks.
C. Increase people’s appreciation of art.
18. What program is available for children
A. Classes exploring art. B. Guest lectures. C.
Workshops.
19. How can visitors learn about art movements and trends
A. From the staff. B. From the library. C.
From the classes.
20. How many days is the museum open each week
A. Six days. B. Five days. C. Four days.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分）
第一节 (共 15小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Like flavors of ice cream, people have different tastes and preferences for music. You need
to map out your playlist based on the theme of your essay. Here are a few film scores for
different themes, you can decide which is the best music for writing:
Nutmeg by Alexandre Desplat
Fear Will Find You by Hans Zimmer
The Station Inspector by Howard Shore
If you are a student writing a reflection paper about a movie your teacher asked you to
watch, listening to its film score would get your creative juices flowing. Besides, you can even
add what you feel about the music and its impact on the movie. So less work for you and more
additional points on your paper.
Some would be happy to listen to anything while others are more specific. For example,
there are people who would happily listen to any music while some are more particular and
prefer classical music to jazz. If you are one of them, here are a few classical pieces you can
listen to while writing:
Tambourin chinois, Op. 3 by Fritz Kreisler
The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance by Dmitri Shostakovich
The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
The number one problem that writers complain about is writer’s block. Even if you are not a
professional and just writing a 2000-word research paper, you can still experience writer’s block
and not know how to get started. With that, here are a few songs to get you all pumped up to
write:
Iron Maiden’s by The Trooper
Run Boy Run by Woodkid
Knights of Cydonia by Muse
If popular songs are not your thing, then you can just listen to famous scores from movies.
21. Which is classical music
A. Nutmeg. B. Run Boy Run.
C. Iron Maiden’s. D. The Lark
Ascending.
22. Whose work will you choose to get motivated with your writing
A. Hans Zimmer. B. Howard Shore.
C. Muse. D. Fritz
Kreisler.
23. What is the author’s advice for people who don’t like popular songs
A. Listen to famous songs from movies.
B. Listen to songs recommended by others.
C. Listen to songs sung by famous singers.
D. Listen to songs created by famous artists.
B
In a studio on the top floor of a three-story Tibetan-style house in Lhasa, Phuntsok Tobgye
and others are busy working on a thangka painting, which shows Tibet’s breathtaking beauty and
famous attractions like the Potala Palace.
Phuntsok Tobgye is one of the inheritors (继承人) of Tsedong thangka. It is a branch of the
Miantang painting, the most influential school of Tibetan thangka painting. Through the efforts
of
thangka painters, the skills have been passed to younger generations, with their works
reaching a wider range of art lovers.
When he was a child, Phuntsok Tobgye developed an interest in the thangka paintings. He
started sketching the landscape of his hometown. After primary school, he began to learn thangka
painting. When he was 18 years old, he traveled to Lhasa, learning from thangka masters to help
repair the murals (壁画) in the Potala Palace. It was there that he learned different styles of the
art form.
In the following years, he continued to learn the art form in Lhasa. During this period, his
works were displayed at various exhibitions, including one in Beijing and one in Vancouver,
Canada. His solo exhibition held in Lhasa in June 2015 attracted nearly 1,000 visitors on its
opening day and his works gained popularity among art collectors.
Sonam Wangden, Phuntsok Tobgye’s son, is learning thangka painting from his father. He
says he can recall his father being busy with the canvas (帆布). Not long ago, Sonam Wangden
and his father went to Lhasa to undertake restoration work of temple murals. After finishing their
work, they sat by the wall chatting about their restoration work. Now, many of his relatives paint
thangka. Phuntsok Tobgye takes pride in that.
24. What does the thangka painting Phuntsok Tobgye is working on show
A. Tibet’s architecture. B. Tibet’s working
people.
C. Tibet’s long history. D. Tibet’s scenery and
tourists spots.
25. What inspired Phuntsok Tobgye to learn thangka paintings
A. His early interest. B. His childhood experience.
C. His family’s support. D. His teacher’s
encouragement.
26. How does Phuntsok Tobgye feel about his relatives’ painting thangka
A. Excited. B. Proud. C. Surprised.
D. Disappointed.
27. What is the best title of the text
A. Phuntsok Tobgye Held Solo Exhibitions in Lhasa
B. Phuntsok Tobgye Loved Thangka Painting when young
C. Tibetan Artist Phuntsok Tobgye and Thangka Painting
D. A Tibetan Man Learns Thangka Painting from His Father
C
“While protected areas are generally designed to be safe havens, unchecked human
pressures can have a negative impact,” says zoologist Femke Broekhuis, lead author of a new
study by the University of Oxford that has raised questions about levels of tourism in protected
areas.
The study focused on female cheetahs (非洲猎豹) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve,
Kenya. Cheetahs have babies of one to six, few of which make it to adulthood. The study claims
that the already low cubs (幼崽) survival rate is made even worse by tourist pressure. It found
that one or no cubs survived to adulthood in areas with high levels of tourism, while an average
of two survived in areas with low levels.
The higher death rate is likely to be caused by poor food supplies for the cubs. “Cheetahs,
especially those with cubs, are a major tourist attraction and commonly attract large numbers of
vehicles,” says Broekhuis. “High tourist numbers have been found to negatively impact cheetah
hunts and even if a hunt is successful, the presence of tourists can result in a cheetah abandoning
its kill.”
While Broekhuis is eager to stress the positive role of conservation, she also admits the
results are worrying. Cheetah numbers are already being squeezed. Predation (掠夺) from lions
as well as habitat reduction means the big cats have experienced sharp population decline. In fact,
their numbers are thought to have halved in Kenya in the past 40 years to around 7,000. They
have also disappeared from 91 percent of their historic range.
Researchers suggest stricter limits on the number of cars allowed near the animals. Growth
rates for cheetahs inside the protected areas need to be high if they are to make up for declines
outside of them.
28. What is the text mainly about
A. Cheetah numbers halved.
B. Conservation has a positive effect.
C. Tourism reduced cheetah numbers.
D. Tourists are not allowed get close to Cheetahs.
29. Why do cubs suffer higher death rate
A. Because the birth rate is low. B. Because human hunt
them cruelly.
C. Because their habitat is reduced. D. Because they have poor
food supplies.
30. What is Broekhuis’ attitude towards the results
A. Disappointed. B. Concerned. C. Satisfied. D.
Shocked.
31. What is the researchers’ advice
A. Limit cars near Cheetahs. B. Set more preserves.
C. Give Cheetahs more food. D. Ban hunting Cheetahs.
D
In this day and age we live in, our life is taken over by technology. We can’t imagine our
life without it, and listening to stories that my mom tells about how she grew up without the
Internet or cell phones sounds like a nightmare to me.
Though technology is wonderful and we are used to it and have no desire to be without it, it
can be a good idea to sometimes just unplug (拔掉) from it all. Have you ever woken up in the
morning just to see you have actually replied to a message to which the reply either doesn’t make
sense or you can’t even remember that you did reply This can be one of the signs that you are
allowing technology to take over your life.
It can be very difficult to pull yourself away from the technology and you will feel you are
going to be separated from the things or people around and miss a lot, but is it really so bad to at
least get away from it at night and make sure you get a good night’s rest You may feel you don’t
need a lot of sleep, but at the end of the day you are making it difficult to concentrate the next
day.
So let’s pack away the technology for a few hours at night—you only have to make a few
small changes. Turn off your cell phone and switch off your computer at night when you go to
bed. If you feel you will use your phone during the night, charge your phone in another room.
Make enough sleep a priority and feel and look good the next day. You may think it is a
really silly idea to be without a cell phone or a computer during the night, but once you do it a
few times and you get enough sleep and feel refreshed the following day, you will understand
why it is a good idea and will try and unplug more times.
32. Why does the author mention his mom’s stories
A. To show life without the Internet. B. To introduce the topic of the text.
C. To compare two generations’ life. D. To analyze the effects of cell
phones.
33. How will you feel if you are free from the technology
A. Carefree. B. Sleepy. C. Disconnected.
D. Comfortable.
34. What does the underlined word “priority” in the last paragraph mean
A. Something important. B. Something interesting.
C. Something amusing. D. Something disturbing.
35. What might the author agree with
A. Sleep is the most important thing in our life.
B. It is silly without cell phones or computers.
C. We should try to switch off our electronic products for one night.
D. Turning off electronic products at night makes us energetic in daytime.
第二节(共 5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Street Art is a very popular form of art that is spreading quickly all over the world. You can
find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans. Even art museums and galleries are
collecting the work of street artists. 36
Art experts claim that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. 37 This colorful,
energetic style of writing became known as graf-fiti (涂鸦). It showed that young people didn’t
want to accept rules and traveled around cities to create paintings that everyone could see.
One well-known New York street artist is Swoon. She cuts out paper images of people and
puts them on walls or sets them up on sidewalks. 38 She enjoyed studying art, but as time went
on, she got bored with the work she saw in museums and galleries. Swoon started to create strong
and imaginative style, which attracted a lot of fans.
39 Some of them dislike artists who make so much money in galleries and museums.
They choose street art because it is closer to people. Some artists try to express their opinions in
their work. They often want to protest against something. Advertising companies also use street
art in their ads because it gives people the impression of youth and energy.
In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence on street art. 40 Many city residents,
however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live. The street art
movement lives with the energy and life of a big city. There it will continue to change and grow.
A. There are various forms of street art.
B. Street art has become a global culture.
C. Street artists do their work for some reason.
D. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist.
E. It was considered as a very new popular form of culture.
F. Artists can show their pictures to people all over the world.
G. Young adults sprayed (喷洒) words and other images on walls and trains.
第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分 30分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。
Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822, in Dole, France, into a poor family. The
French
chemist and microbiologist made remarkable scientific 41 regarding the principles of
vaccination (疫苗接种), microbial fermentation, and pasteurization (巴氏灭菌法) .
The family was on a very tight 42 . However, his parents 43 education and found support
to send him to the best schools they could afford. Pasteur had a 44 for painting and drawing.
When he realized that it was 45 to earn a living by art, he changed to 46 .
He was not a (n) 47 student, but he worked very hard once he put his mind to it. It took
him three tries to pass the exam to get into his 48 school. Later, he owed his success to his 49 .
He impressed senior scientists with his hard work and willpower in 50 some of the most
difficult scientific problems.
Pasteur’s 51 research was completely self-funded. His wife, Marie, 52 supported his
work and acted as his assistant in the lab.
As he became famous gradually, he was able to 53 research positions at more great
institutions. Eventually, he was able to establish the Pasteur Institute to 54 and prevent the
causes of disease, particularly rabies.
He was highly respected and won just about every award 55 in his field. As a consequence,
Pasteur greatly advanced the science of his day.
41. A. predictions B. discoveries C. comparisons D. performances
42. A. turn B. schedule C. relationship
D. budget
43. A. valued B. overestimated C. sharpened D. assigned
44. A. demand B. attraction C. passion D. inspiration
45. A. unavoidable B. unlikely C. unexpected
D. unfortunate
46. A. geography B. maths C. politics D. chemistry
47. A. considerate B. intelligent C. lifelong
D. optimistic
48. A. desired B. approved C. engaged
D. varied
49. A. fame B. gift C. determination D. blessing
50. A. collecting B. tackling C. motivating D. occupying
51. A. overnight B. joint C. tough
D. early
52. A. actively B. objectively C. humbly D. nobly
53. A. turn down B. cope with C. work out
D. take up
54. A. devote B. treat C. find
D. commit
55. A. available B. memorable C. favorable D. knowledgeable
第二节 语法填空（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s traditional Laba Festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th month of the
lunar Chinese calendar, 56 falls on January 18 this year. It 57 (regard) as the prelude (序幕)
to Chinese New Year.
There are different 58 (origin) of the Laba congee, but one of the most popular is about
Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty.
Before Zhu became emperor, he was suffering in a prison on a winter day. When he was
starving, he found some red beans, rice, dates and other grains near a rat hole 59 (unexpected),
so he boiled these together to make porridge. That day was the 60 (eight) day of the 12th lunar
month. Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor, he decided 61 (name) the porridge he ate
Laba congee 62 memory of that special day in prison.
Since then, 63 (enjoy) a bowl of Laba congee with families and friends has been a time-
honored tradition in China, 64 it also sweetens a winter day. Made of a 65 (various) of
ingredients, including various beans, rice, lotus seeds, peanuts, etc., it is believed to be good for
people’s health.
第三节 单词拼写（共 1小题；每小题 1分，满分 5分）
66. Sometimes our opinions are _________ (主观的), so we’d better think twice before we make
a
decision.
67.When children read to him, Danny does not _________ (批评) or correct their pronunciation.
68. The book is expected to _________ (支配) the best-seller lists.
69. Winning the match was just a _________ (回报) for the effort the team had made.
70. Once it’s in the soil, plants _________ (吸收) it through their roots.
第四部分 写作（共两节,满分 35分）
第一节（满分 10分）
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Jim对中国文化特别感兴趣，准备春节期间来中国旅
游，希望你能给他推荐一个城市。请你给他回一封信，内容包括：
1. 推荐城市；
2. 推荐理由；
3. 你的祝愿。
注意：1.词数 80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分 25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给的段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短
文。
Grace and Ellen, both promising in their school’s dance competition, were fierce
competitors. They both had great passion for dancing and dreamed for bigger stages. They were
both friends and competitors. They had similar taste in music, and had similar dressing styles.
Even they wore shoes of the same size. They had both committed themselves to preparing for the
upcoming contest.
Grace’s journey to the competition was marked by countless hours of practice and
determination. She would rise before the sun, and the studio lights were her only company. Every
movement was perfected with unwavering commitment. She knew that this competition wasn’t
just about personal success; it was also about upholding her school’s honor. “Grace, you’re
incredible!” Grace’s dance instructor, Mrs. Anderson, often praised her. “Your hard work will
pay off.”
Ellen had been practicing hard for this competition as well. Her love for dance was her
driving
force. After school, she would head straight to the dance studio, tirelessly perfecting every step
and twirl. Her dance shoes had become an extension of her feet, and her heart burned with a
strong desire for victory. “Ellen, you’re a natural,” her fellow dancers would often say. “You’ve
got this!”
The day of the competition finally arrived, and there were five competitors fighting for the
championship title. Ellen was scheduled to perform before Grace.
As Ellen stood backstage, the butterflies in her stomach seemed to have turned into a
whirlwind (漩涡). She checked her dance shoes one last time and realized a huge mistake. The
shoes themselves were a size too small—It turned out she took her little sister’s shoes by mistake.
Panic set in as her mind raced for g solution.
“Ellen, you’re up next!” the stage manager announced.
In the dimly lit (灰暗的 ) backstage area, Grace overheard Ellen’s whispers to her friend,
Sarah.
“I brought the wrong shoes, Sarah,” Ellen’s voice trembled (颤抖 ). “They are too small.
What am I going to do ”
Grace’s heart sank as she overheard the conversation.
注意：
1.续写词数应为 150左右：
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Grace knew her shoes would fit Ellen perfectly, but she hesitated.
Tears of gratitude welled up in Ellen’s eyes as she slipped into Grace’s shoes.
