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高二英语期中试题2015年11月第卷第一部分 听力（满分30分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。1. how does the man feel about the news?a. indifferent(无关紧要的) b. pleased. c. surprised.2. what are the two speakers talking about? a. writing class. b. horse racing. c. riding horses. 3. what are the speakers talking about? a. the price. b. the direction. c. the time.4. what can we learn from the conversation? a. john will play. b. john will be punished. c. john will read his books.5. what can be inferred about the man? a. he cant afford that trip. b. he is fortunate to have made a lot of money. c. 15000 dollars is only a small sum of money for him.听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7小题。6. what was the womans driving speed on the road just now? a. 113 miles per hour. b. 130 miles per hour. c. 131 miles per hour.7. where will the woman pay the fine? a. in a police station b. in a bank. c. at the railway station.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9小题。8. how much does the man have to pay for one month? a. 620 dollars. b. 300 dollars. c. 320 dollars.9. where does the conversation take place? a. on the telephone. b. in lilys apartment. c. in peters room.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12小题。10. what is the probable relationship between the speakers? a. colleagues. b. neighbors. c. schoolmates.11. what will the man do tomorrow morning? a. see a doctor. b. meet his sister. c. have a meeting.12. what do we know about the mans sister? a. she is quite tall. b. she is of average build. c. she has short curly hair.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16小题。13. how did sandy deal with her old newspapers and magazines? a. she saved and reused them sometimes. b. she usually took them to the recycling center. c. she waited for some volunteers to collect them.14. what was peoples attitude towards recycling waste paper a few years ago? a. they had little interest in it. b. they were active about it. c. they cared little about it.15. why cant the recycled paper be suitable for the high-quality magazine paper? a. it usually smells bad. b. it usually looks dirty. c. it is not strong enough.16. what will sandy do next? a. go to her apartment. b. go to the recycling center. c. go to meet jack.听下面一段对白，回答第17至第20题。17. how does the speaker suggest people get to the museum from cherford station? a. by car. b. by bus. c. by train.18. how long does the museum keep open every day in winter? a. for 6 hours. b. for 7 hours. c. for 9 hours.19. what does the museum offer to the visitors this year? a. a family ticket. b. a special air tour. c. an advanced booking.20. what do we know about the museum? a. its near a village. b. it is closed on sundays. c. its the biggest air museum in europe.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题，每小题2分，满分30分）ashare with us!would you like to have to have your writing published in this magazine?then let us know! we pay for stories, anecdotes and jokes:anecdotes and jokes50whats made you laugh recently? a funny sign? a colleagues behaviour? got a joke? send it in for laughter is the best medicine!email: jsmart animalsup to 100 send us a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words.email: power of loveup to 150acts of generosity can change lives or just give you that warm feeling full of love. share your moments in 100-500 words. email: my story350do you have an inspiring or life-changing story to tell? your story must be true, unpublished , original and 800-1000 words.email: for more information, please visit: http:/www. /share21. how much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published? a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. 35022. if you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to submit it to _. a. anecdotes and jokes b. smart animals c. power of love d. my story23. a story showing peoples generosity should be emailed o the editor at _. a. j b. c. d. 24. an inspiring story sent to the magazine should_ . a. describe strange behaviour b. contain less than 800 words c. be real and original d. be published before b when the dog named judy spotted the first sheep in her life, she did what comes naturally. the four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and , being a city animal , lost both her sheep and her sense of direction. then she ran along the edge of a cliff (悬崖) and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea. her owner mike holden panicked and called the coastguard of cornwall , who turned up in seconds. six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-minute search. three days later, a hurricane hit the coast near cornwall. mr. holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead. he comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country. for the next two weeks , the holdens were heartbroken. then, one day , the phone rang and steve tregear, the coastguard of cornwall, asked holden if he would like his dog back. a birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting desperately on a rock. while he sounded the alarm, a student from leeds climbed down the cliff to collect judy. the dog had initially been knocked unconscious (失去知觉的) but had survived by drinking water from a fresh stream at the base of the cliff. she may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge. “ the dog was very thin and hungry, ”steve tregear said.“ it was a very lucky dog. she survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water, ” he added. it was, as mr. holden admitted, “ a minor miracle(奇迹).”25. the dog judy fell down the cliff when she was _. a. rescuing her owner b. caught in a hurricane c. blocked by a rock d. running after a sheep26. who spotted judy after the accident? a. a birdwatcher. b. a student from leeds. c. six volunteers. d. the coastguard of cornwall.27. what can we infer from the text? a. people like to travel with their pets. b. judy was taken to the fields for hunting. c. luck plays a vital (重要的) role in judys survival. d. holden cared little where judy was buried.c at thirteen, i was diagnosed (诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. it made school difficult for me. when everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, i could not. in my first literature class, mrs. smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. i raised my hand right away and said,“mrs. smith, you see, the doctor said i have attention problems. i might not be able to do it.” she glanced down at me through her glasses,“you are no different from your classmates, young man.” i tried, but i didnt finish the reading when the bell rang. i had to take it home. in the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. it was about a blind person, louis braille. he lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education. but louis didnt give up. instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点) , which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind. wasnt i the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? my thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. i completed the task within 40 minutes. indeed, i was no different form others; i just needed a quieter place. if louis could find his way out of his problems, why should i ever give up? i didnt expect anything when i handed in my paper to mrs. smith , so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an “a” on it. at the bottom of the paper were these words:“see what you can do when you keep trying?”28. the author didnt finish the reading in class because _. a. he was new to the class b. he was tired of literature c. he had an attention disorder d. he wanted to take the task home29. what do we know about louis braille from the passage? a. he had good sight. b. he made a great invention. c. he gave up reading. d. he learned a lot from school.30. what was mrs. smiths attitude to the author at the end of the story? a. angry. b. impatient. c. sympathetic. d. encouraging.31. what is the main idea of the passage? a. the disabled should be treated with respect. b. a teacher can open up a new world to students. c. one can find his way out of difficulties with efforts. d. everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.d your house may have an effect on your figure. experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. you can make your environment work for you instead of against you. here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan. open the curtains and turn up the lights. dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(难为情) when theyre in poorly lit places and so more likely to eat lots of food . if your home doesnt have enough window light , get more lamps and flood the place with brightness. mind the colors. research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites . in one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. so when its time to repaint, go blue. dont forget the clock or the radio. people who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. and while youre at it, actually sit down to eat. if you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. it makes you less likely to rush through a meal. downsize the dishes. big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. we eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. when we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake(摄入) jumps by 14 percent. and well pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass. 32. the text is especially helpful for those who care about_. a. their home comforts b. their body shape c. house buying d. healthy diets33. a home environment in blue can help people _ . a. digest food better b. reduce food intake c. burn more calories d. regain their appetites34. what are people advised to do at mealtimes? a. eat quickly. b. play fast music. c. use smaller spoons. d. turn down the lights.35. what can be a suitable title for the text? a. is your house making you fat? b. ways of serving dinner c. effects of self-consciousness d. is your home environment relaxing?第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）why do we forget things? when it comes to having perfect memories, it is apparent that we humans must have had some faults in our blueprints! why dont we remember everything that we want to remember? it makes us feel upset and get discouraged. 36 however, its true that we are all forgetful. 37 these are stored in what we call our “ long-term memory”. what about before age three? sigmund freud, a doctor of vienna, discovered the fact that we forget most of our early childhood. 38 they have different opinions. a very good theory, born from the results of experimentation with babies, is that absence of language ability at the time of an event stopped us from describing it to others. 39 experts say that you can keep about seven things in your memory at once for up to three days. during that time, you may forget something in order to put something else in its place, or you put it into long-term memory. what goes into short-term memory are things youve learned about recently, in the past day or two. 40 for example, you may have met you favorite star last week , and this week you can tell all the details to a friend. a simple example to explain your short-term memory is to look at a list of twenty words for a minute or two. you will discover that you cannot remember more than about seven of them and that they are the ones in the beginning and at the end of the list because your mind has judged them to be more important than those in the middle.a. scientist now know that it may take longer to remember things for the old.b. however, it is widely recognized that short-term memory can be improved.c. sometimes , it even caused us to lose self-respect or others to think less of us.d. psychologists (心理学家) have been studying what causes this forgetfulness since freuds time.e. most of us have vivid memories of our lives from about age third to our present ages.f. only if something really unusual happens does it stay in your short-term memory for longer.g. the other type of memory, the “short-term memory”, is what we are usually referring to when we say, “ i forgot. ” 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）“daily star, sir,”called jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. the little boy had been running up and down the street , but there were still twenty 41 left. his voice was almost gone and his heart was 42 .the shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. he would have to go home too, carrying the papers 43 money. he had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 44 for his mother and some seeds for his bird. that was why he had bought the papers with all his money. he 45 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers. “you dont know the 46 of selling papers. you must shout, hot news! bomb bursting!”another newsboy chad told jason.“ 47 its not in the paper at all,”replied jason.“just run away quickly 48 they have time to see, and youll 49 out and get your money,” chad said. it was a new 50 to jason. he thought of his bird with no 51 and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother , but was 52 that he would not tell a lie. though he was 53 a poor newsboy, he had been 54 some good things. the next afternoon jason went to the office for his papers 55 .several boys were crowding around chad, who declared with a 56 smile that he sold six dozen the day before. he added that jason 57 money because he would not tell a lie. the boys 58 at jason. “ you wouldnt tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” a gentleman at the office came up and patted jasons shoulder 59 .“youre just the boy i am looking for .” a week later jason started his new 60 . he lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth. 41. a. shops b. coins c. people d. papers42. a. open b. heavy c. pure d. weak 43. a. instead of b. in return for c. regardless of d. in exchange for44. a. cup b. card c. comb d. cake45. a. gave in b. broke down c. got away d. showed up46. a. difficulty b. process c. goal d. secret47. a. and b. but c. for d. so48. a. before b. since c. though d. unless49. a. call b. drop c. sell d. reach50. a. edition b. idea c. policy d. task51. a. bread b. insects c. seeds d. water52. a. concerned b. amazed c. excited d. determined53. a. still b. already c. just d. also54. a. taught b. handed c. awarded d. allowed55. a. at once b. by chance c. as usual d. on purpose56. a. proud b. gentle c. warm d. polite57. a. borrowed b. lost c. made d. saved58. a. laughed b. shouted c. nodded d. stared59. a. bravely b. gratefully c. fondly d. modestly60. a. duty b. business c. job d. method 第卷第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 yangshuo, china it was raining lightly when i 61 (arrive) in yangshuo just before dawn. but i didnt care. a few hours 62 , id been at home in hong kong, with 63 (it) choking smog. here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain. id skipped nearby guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the li river 64 are pictured by artists in so many chinese 65 (painting). instead, id headed straight for yangshuo. for those who fly to guilin, its only an hour away 66 car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city. yangshuo 67 (be) really beautiful. a study of travelers 68 (conduct) by the website tripadvisor names yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. and the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in a