湖南省醴陵市第二中学、醴陵市第四中学高二英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版.doc

湖南省醴陵市第二中学、醴陵市第四中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版 conversation 11. what is the relationship between the speakers?a. mother and son.b. wife and husband. c. customer and salesman.2. who is in the garden?a. the woman. b. the man. c. the mans father.conversation 23. why does the boy want to have a look at the girls notebook?a. he didnt have the math class.b. he didnt go to school. c. he missed some notes.4.what are the speakers going to do next?a. go to see jimmy.b. do homework. c. buy some fruits.conversation 35. what did the man do last weekend?a. he went back to his university. b. he visited the woman.c. he went on with his work.6. what do we know about the woman? a. she doesnt like her university. b. she is very busy. c. she always meets her teachers. conversation 4 7. what does the man plan to do at first?a. find the sales receipt.b. return the shoes.c. change the shoes.8. when did the man buy the shoes ?a. one week ago.b. one month ago.c. yesterday.9. why does the man want to change the shoes?a. they are a bit tight. b. they are too big. c. they are broken. conversation 510. what kind of food does the man want?a. beef. b. porridge. c. noodles.11.whats wrong with the man?a. he is hungry. b. he has a headache. c. his stomach doesnt feel well.12. where does the coversation mostly probably take place?a. in a restaurant. b. in a bar. c. on a train.conversation 613. what did the man do first after he saw the fire?a. he went to the kitchen.b. he ran into the house on fire.c. he calle the firemen.14. why was the man trapped in the fire?a. the fire became too big.b. he got lost.c. he was injured.15. how long did the man spend in hospital?a. three days. b. four weeks. c. six months. section b (7.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the short passage twice. my dream jobworking hours every dayfrom 10:00 am to 16._ parkingit is 17._ and just outside the companythe gate keeper in the companyhe says hello to me with18._.people in the officethey work hard and 19._ together.working environmentthere are plenty of plants to keep the air in the office 20._ so that i can keep my mind clear.part ii language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks) directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. they are living with their parents at present because their own house _. a.is being builtb. has been bulitc. is builtd. has built 22. it is ten years since we _ each other last time. a. see b. have seen c. saw d. had seen23. she pretended _ me when i passed by.a. not to seeb. not seeing c. to not see d. having not seen24. _ is no doubt that the rockets will defeat the washington wizards in the next game. a. it b. as c. that d. there25. im afraid mr. harding _ see you now. he is very busy.a.cant b.mustnt c.shouldnt d. neednt26. my suggestion is that he_ an operation at once. a. has b. must have c. should have d. had27. _i really dont like art, i find his work impressive.a. if b. whilec. becaused. as28. - will you go to tinas birthday party? - no. _ invited, i cant go. ill be very busy then. a. even ifb. as if c. unlessd. in case 29. he wrote a lot of novels, none of _ was published, though.a. them b. what c. where d. which 30. jane returned from work, only_ that his house had been broken into. a. found b. to find c. finding d. to have found31. _ by many tall trees, the lake looks more beautiful. a. surrounding b. surrounded c. being surrounded d. to surround 32. it is difficult to imagine his _the decision without any consideration. a. accept b. accepting c. to accept d. accepted33. with a lot of difficulties _ , they went to the seashore and had a good rest.a. settled b. settling c. to settle d. being settled 34. to master a foreign language, _.a. a lot of practice is needed b. it needs a lot of practicec. practice is in need of d. one needs a lot of practice 35. _ the floor, i found his pen lying on the ground. a. while sweepingb. while swept c. if sweepingd. if swept section b (18 marks) directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. he was very happy with her 36 . before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: “i will go through the forest where you were born. what 37 should i take for the birds there?” the bird said, “tell them i am full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and im cut off from all of lifes sweet things. i hope it wont be long before i can fly 38 _ through the trees with them again.”when the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “dear birds! 39 to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. she asks for a 40 from you. she wants to join you, but i would 41 her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” suddenly one bird screamed and 42 to the ground. nothing else could be more shocking. the merchant thought it was dead. he continued on to the city and 43 his goods. on returning home, the merchant said, “i do not know what happened. i told them your message. then, one of them fell down dead.”suddenly the bird 44 a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. the merchant was terrified and wept in 45 . he opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. the bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and 46 on the nearest tree. she turned to him and said gratefully,” i really appreciate your delivering my message. that bird instructed me how to 47 my freedom. all i had to do was to pretend to be dead.”36. a. cry b. poemc. speech d. song37. a. report b. conversation c. message d. invitation 38. a. carefully b. proudly c. luckily d. freely 39. a. thanks b. rewardsc. greetings d. congratulations 40. a. reply b. storyc. joke d. letter 41. a. avoidb. missc. ignore d. quit 42. a. flewb. ran c. fell d. jumped 43. a. afforded b. served c. offered d. traded 44. a. let out b. worked out c. thought out d. found out 45. a. surprise b. interest c. hopelessnessd. curiosity 46. a. hidbstarted chitd. landed 47. a. fight b. treat c. wind. strike section c directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.considered 48._ a virtue, honesty is admired in every country and every culture.49._, there are still some dishonest people living in this world. some businessmen are not always honest in their dealings. some students 50._ caught cheating in a test. some newspapers carry some untrue news just in order to attract 51._ readers.actually, being dishonest is generally regarded as a bad behavior, which is looked down upon by the society. but being 52._ honest person, we can benefit a lot. 53. _, we can have s peaceful life, for we will not feel ashamed of telling lies. second, we can be trusted by other people, 54._ will do good to our lives.i do believe honesty is a virtue which is the very key 55._ the door of success. part iii reading comprehension (30 marks)directions: read the following three 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 information given in the passage.adonald was not very good at maths. he could not understand the teachers explanations. even when the teacher explained something a second time, donald still could not understand it. “never mind,” donald told himself. “im quite good at other subjects. ill cheat in the maths exam, then i wont be in trouble.” “i will sit next to the boy whos best at maths,” he thought, “and copy down his answers.” the day of the exam came, and donald sat next to brian smith, who always was at the top of the class in maths. donald carefully copied brians answers onto his own exam paper. at the end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them. then she said, “well, boys and girls. ive decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. however, its difficult for me to decide who to give the prize to, because two students, doanld and brian, got the same grade.” “let them share it,” one of the other students said.“i have thought about that,” the teacher said, “but i have decided to give the prize to brian.” donald was angry when he heard this. he stood up and said. “that is not fair. i got the same grade as brian.” “that is ture,” the teacher said. “however, brians answer to question 18 was i dont know, while yours was neither do i.” 56. donald decided to cheat in the maths exam because_.a. he was always at the top of the class in mathsb. he understood the questionsc. he was not very good at mathsd. the maths teacher did not explain the questions carefully57. donald got a high grade in maths because _a. maths was his best subject b. the questions were easyc. he copied from another boy d. the teacher explained the questions carefully58. donald got the same grade as brian because _.a. both boys were good at maths b. donald cheatedc. brian copied donalds answers d. the question were very easy59. the teacher knew it was donald who cheated because _.a. his answers were the same as briansb. he wrote “i dont know” as an answerc. he got the same wrong answers as briand. he wrote the words “neither do i”60. why was he angry when donald heard that the teacher would give a prize to brian?a. because he got the same grade as brian.b. because brian copied him.c. because the teacher didnt know donalds answers.d. because he cheated in the maths exam.bi was in a strange city i didnt know at all, and whats more, i could not speak a word of the language. on my second day i got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops，then got off and walked on. the first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then i decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. after walking about for some time，i decided i had better ask the way. the trouble was that the only word i knew of the language was the name of the street in which i lived，and even that i pronounced badly. i stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. he handed me a paper. i shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. i had to give him some money and went on my way. the next personi asked was a policeman. he listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. there was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. i nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.about an hour passed and i noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. i had come all the way into the countryside. the only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.61. the writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because_.a. he had no money to buy a ticketb. he wanted to lose himself in the cityc. he tried to know the city in this wayd.it was late and there were no buses passing by62. the newspaper-seller_.a. didnt know where the hotel wasb. didnt understand what the writer saidc. could understand what the writer saidd. didnt want to take the money from the writer63. from the story we know that the policeman_.a. was kind but didnt understand the writerb. told the writer where to take a trainc. knew what the writer really meantd.was cold-hearted and didnt help the writer64. what can we learn from the last paragraph?a. the writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.b. the writer got to the hotel with the policemans help.c. the writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.d.the writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.65. in your opinion, what was the writers real trouble?a. he didnt know the city at all. b. he couldnt speak the language.c. he went too far in the wrong bus. d. he followed the policemans direction.cwhat is your favorite color? do you like yellow, orange, red? if you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. do you prefer grays and blues? then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. if you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. you wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. at least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings. they tell us that we dont choose our favorite color as we grow up. if you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. a yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. on the other hand, black is depressing. light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. it is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray. remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. and dont forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief. 66. according to this passage, _. a. one can choose his color preference b. one is born with his color preference c. ones color preference is changeable d. one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly 67. we would pay attention to colors because _. a. colors do have effect on our moods b. colors may have effect on our work and study c. light and bright colors make people happy d. you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike 68. if someone choose a red handkerchief, he will probably do the following things except _. a. becoming a leader. b. joining the student union. c. always complain and blame others. d. getting along well with others.69. i am feeling black means _. a. i am feeling well b. i am very happy c. i am excited d. i am depressed70. the main idea of this passage is _. a. ones color preference shows ones character b. you can brighten your life with wonderful colors c. psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference d. ones color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings part iv writing (45 marks)section a (10 marks) directions: read the following passage. fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. write no more than three words for each answer.coffee has become a popular drink in our culture. most people have a coffee maker at home for guests who come to visit. it naturally contains caffeine (咖啡因), which people in todays society have somewhat come to rely on (依靠) to provide them with energy.in the workplace many people start their day with a cup of coffee, and then continue to drink it until its time to go home. many meetings also begin with a cup of coffee - which is why so many workplaces now have a steady flow of office coffee.coffee is unsurprisingly one of the most traded agricultural products in the world, supporting the economy in many countries. coffee is made from the roasted(烤，烘，焙) seeds of coffee cherries, which grow on trees in over 70 countries. the seeds are roasted to different degrees depending on the flavors wanted, and then are brewed (泡，煮) to create the coffee drink. coffee usually sold is already roasted, so that all you have to do is add hot water.coffee is classified according to its appearance - light, medium light, medium, medium dark, dark, or very dark.people argue a lot about whether the effect of drinking coffee is positive or negative. some people think that drinking too much coffee is bad for our health. but you can buy decaffeinated (脱去咖啡因的) coffee, which has a lot less caffeine. most people, however, would not care about the negative effects of drinking coffee. title: coffee - a modern trendthe reason for coffees popularitycontaining caffeine which makes people 71. _ the places where people drink coffeeproviding coffee for 72. _ at homedrinking coffee 73. _the cof