江西省铅山一中 、横峰中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试题考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 第i卷第一部分 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.where is the woman working?a. in a hotelb. in a department storec. in a restaurant2. what is the time now?a. 8:00 p.m.b. 7:30 p.m.c.7:00 p.m.3. which postcard will the speakers send?a. the one with a view of the beachb. the one with a picture of a castlec. the one with a garden picture4. what does the man suggest to the woman?a. asking a visitorb. visiting her grandmotherc. doing her homework5. what will the woman probably do?a. go to the beach with her friendsb. see professor white after classc. postpone her meeting with professor jones.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话对话或独白。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、7题。6. what does the man want li li to do?a. help to return a book to the libraryb. help to practice the playc. lend him the textbook7. when will li li come back home?a. at 3:00b. at 5:30c. at 5:00听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where is the boy going to spend his holidays?a. in the countryb. in the cityc. abroad9. what will he do there?a. to study at homeb. to do some farm workc. to do some homework听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. which course is not offered according to the man?a. writingb. oral englishc. note-taking11. how can the woman find an apartment for rent?a. by calling the student unionb. by writing to the student housing officec. by logging on local housing websites.12. what will be sent to the woman if she has been accepted by the university?a. student instructionsb. a student visac. some forms听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. to what kind of person you may say “fingers were made before forks”?a. a lazy personb. the poorc. the bad-mannered14. what were forks first used for?a. workingb. eatingc. playing15. when were forks first used at the table in italy?a. in the 6th centuryb. in the 11th centuryc. in the 17th century16. when did someone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in england?a. during the 16th and 17th centuriesb. in the 11th centuryc. not mentioned听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. who is bryan?a. the husbandb. the little dogc. the milkman18. why did jennifer telephone her husband?a. the dog was illb. she was sure richard had been illc. she thought the sandwiches had bad meat19. what happened to bryan yesterday morning?a. he was hit by a bottleb. the meat was badc. dogs couldnt eat milk20. what time does the milkman come with milk?a. at 7:00b. at 8:00c. at 9:00第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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。amy legs dont do much because i have a serious disease. they just sit there and look pretty. when people look at me, they only see the chair my wheelchair. ive been in one since i was 3 years old. and it doesnt matter if i graduate at the top of my class and go to law school. to some, ill always be the girl in the chair.but i dont think of myself as the kid who cant walk. most of my friends dont even notice the chair anymore. im just the girl theyve been friends with. my friends are good at lifting me in and out of my small car when we go to the movies. we even took the car to the dance. one of the boys helped me out of the car and all the girls helped me to fix my dress. even in the crowded school elevator, theres always someone around to carry me.there are a lot of things i cant do for myself, such as lifting my arms, dressing myself, and feeding myself. even so, i do very well at school and i always tell myself that im just like any other kid in my school.the truth is that my parents raised me to be proud of my disability(残疾). there are plenty of things i wish i could do differently. i wanted to be a doctor. but thats not going to work out. so ill be a lawyer(律师) instead. i also wanted to dance and play soccer. my parents taught me that im like this for a reason to educate people and show them that this disease affects(侵袭) my bones not my brain. my friends erica once said to me, “kennedy, youre not disabled. you just cant walk.”21. what does the underlined word “they” in the first paragraph refer to?a. the authors legsb. the authors chairsc. the authors friendsd. the authors diseases22. we can learn from the second paragraph that the author .a. is the dancing queen of her schoolb. is afraid of taking the school elevatorc. often gets lots of help from her friendsd. cant be understood by her schoolmates23. kennedys story mainly tells us that we should .a. work hardb. smile at lifec. have dreamsd. thank our parentsbmrs young was eighty. her husband died when she was fifty three and he left her an old car he had had for six years. she learned to drive and loved very much. she liked driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never been caught for a driving offence(违章).then one day she nearly lost her record(纪录). a police car followed her, and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping and she was taken before a judge. the man looked at her and said that she was too old to drive a car, and the reason why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.when the judge had finished what he was saying, mrs young opened her handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. without saying a word, she chose a needle(针) with a very small eye(针眼), and threaded it at her first try.when she had finished it, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “now its your turn. i suppose you drive a car, and that your eyesight is good.”the judge took the needle and tried to thread it. after trying six times, he had still not done it. at last he had to set the old woman free and her record remained unbroken.24. mrs youngs car was years old.a. 16b. 33c. 40d. 5325. as , she was taken before the judge.a. mrs youngs car was too oldb. mrs young hadnt made way for the police carc. mrs young was rude to the policemend. mrs young hadnt stopped at the red light26. mrs young threaded before the judge in order to .a. prove that her eyesight was still goodb. get the man into troublec. do some sewingd. wait for the mans judgement27. the judge set mrs free because .a. she was very oldb. she could threadc. he thought her sight goodd. he admired herceverybody should have some level of first aid ability, because accidents and medical emergencies can happen anywhere at any time. st john first aid courses give you the knowledge and confidence to provide effective first aid whenever its needed.first aid level 1ideal(理想的) for anyone who wants to learn basic first aid or needs to renew their first aid qualification(资格).courses can be held at st john or your workplace.fee: $162(includes gst)duration(持续时间):eight hoursfirst aid level 2includes all course content from first aid level one, plus an additional half day. ideal for special first aiders, health and safety managers and anyone who needs a first aid qualification.fee: $235(includes gst)duration: 12 hourspre-hospital emergency care (phec)advanced training for first aiders who already hold unit standards 6400 and 6402. ideal for people who require advanced first aid skills or a pre-hospital emergency care (phec) qualification for their work.fee: $635(includes gst)duration: three dayschild first aididea for parents, grandparents and other family caregivers. a recognized qualification for childcare workers.fee: $65(includes gst)duration: four hoursoutdoor first aidfirst aid response for accidents and medical emergencies in the wilderness. for groups of eight or more.duration: one to two days depending on experiencesports first aidfirst aid response for common sporting injuries and medical emergencies. includes acc injury prevention advice.duration: eight hours28.if you want to learn basic first aid, you need to .a. know a little first aidb. take the course at st johnc. have a first aid qualificationd. spend 8 hours on the course29. pre-hospital emergency care teaches people about .a. first aid in childcareb. basic emergency carec. advanced first aid skillsd. injury prevention methods30. if you are going to camp, which course should you choose beforehand?a. child first aidb. sports first aidc. first aid level 1d. outdoor first aid31. the main purpose of the text is to .a. introduce the courses of first aidb. teach people knowledge of first aidc. change peoples attitude towards first aidd. let people renew their first aid qualificationdlillian hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. what makes mrs hanson different from her classmates is her age 73 years. she has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.when lillian hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. the banker gave her no encouragement. he didnt think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. he thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. so lillian hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.mrs hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. when her children grew up, she tried again.she finds it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. because she is not as quick as she used to be. mrs hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活的). at the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.32. which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. an unusual studentb. a kind hearted motherc. a cruel bankerd. a strange woman33. what was the difference between mrs hanson and her classmates?a. she worked hard at her lessonsb. she was much olderc. she was a country girld. she was eager to graduate from college34. why couldnt mrs hanson go to college soon after she graduated from high school?a. because she had got marriedb. because she wanted to teach herselfc. because she was a country girld. because she wasnt rich enough35. in which order did mrs hanson do the following things?a. she had her 73rd birthdayb. she finished high schoolc. she began her studies at colleged. she went to the bank to borrow moneye. she got married and gave birth to nine childrena. e,c,b,a,db. b,d,e,c,ac. e,d,b,c,ad. b,d,a,c,e第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。how to plan for a perfect holidaypeople often dream of a perfect holiday with white sands, blue beaches and so on. but traveling or sometimes even planning a trip can be more of a stress. here are some tips to make your holiday a memorable one. set a budget. before making a plan for the holiday, the most important thing is to set a budget. 36 plan ahead. the first thing you need to do is to be sure of what you need from this trip. do you want to experience the local culture or just have fun on those sandy beaches? 37 read up before you go. 38 buy a good guidebook and read up on the culture, history, local attractions of the place. you can read the local publications online or surf the net for more information. the more you know, the better you can enjoy the place and its traditions. pack light and right. 39 avoid carrying unnecessary things around. a heavy luggage may sometimes influence your holiday spirit. carry clothes that are comfortable and right for the season. as much as possible try to put everything you need in a single carry-on bag. 40 unreasonable expectations can lead to unwanted stress, so enjoy the holiday by managing what you can with the time you have. enjoy each moment, whether good or bad.a. always book your stay.b. have realistic expectations.c. pack only the important things.d. plan your trip according to your needs and likes.e. it helps you to plan and enjoy the trip within your limits.f. prepare yourself before visiting an unknown holiday place.g. all you need is to get away from busy people and the world.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15分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和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。in france, there once lived a famous man named the marquis de lafayette. when he was a little boy, his mother called him gilbert.gilberts father and grandfather had both been 41 men in his village. he was proud of them, and he 42 that he might grow up to be like them.gilberts home was near a 43 . one day word came that a cruel 44 had been seen in the woods. men said it had killed many of the villagers sheep. gilbert was only seven, but all his 45 were about the cruel animal.“shall we take a 46 ?” asked his mother.“oh, yes!” said gilbert. “we may see that wolf in the forest. but dont be 47 .”his mother smiled, 48 she felt quite sure that there was no 49 .they did not go far into the woods. the mother sat down under a tree and began to 50 . seeing mom interested in her book, gilbert decided to 51 the animal. he walked quietly into a wilder place. he looked 52 around, but saw only a rabbit.then, 53 , he heard footsteps. he stood still and 54 , when the animal was very 55 to him, he jumped out of his hiding place and held it round its neck. it did not try to bite. but it threw gilbert upon the 56 .gilbert was soon on his feet again. he was not 57 at all. he looked at the animal: it was not a wolf but a calf(牛犊).the boy felt very 58 . he hurried back to his mother, tears in his eyes. he told her what had happened.his mother said, “you were very 59 . you are my hero because you 60 what you thought was a great danger and you were not afraid.”41. a. famousb. wisec. braved. generous42. a. wishedb. guessedc. realizedd. believed43. a. mountainb. forestc. farmd. river44. a. tigerb. lionc. beard. wolf45. a. thoughtsb. questionsc. plansd. complaints46. a. bathb. picturec. walkd. break47. a. tiredb. afraidc. crueld. surprised48. a. sob. oncec. butd. for49. a. dangerb. wonderc. used. point50. a. singb. readc. sleepd. draw51. a. give upb. worry aboutc. look ford. ask about52. a. angrilyb. hurriedlyc. proudlyd. carefully53. a. finallyb. suddenlyc. graduallyd. strangely54. a. listenedb. criedc. waitedd. watched55. a. closeb. familiarc. blindd. harmful56. a. stoneb. wallc. treed. ground57. a. defeatedb. botheredc. frightenedd. hurt58. a. annoyedb. ashamedc. nervousd. excited59. a. smartb. curiousc. courageousd. lucky60. a. facedb. avoidedc. chosed. accepted第ii卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 first aid is of 61. (important) in our life. there is no doubt 62. it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time. if a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can 63. (find). but in the process of first aid, 64. the injured will be properly treated 65. (depend) on your knowledge of first aid. as 66. famous journalist, yan song leads a very simple life. but he not only has a good nose 67. news, but also has 68. (admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know 69. about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved.everybody should know some first aid in order to save other peoples lives. lets take delight in 70. (acquire) skills of first aid.第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分ihaveagoodfriendwhonameisliumei.sheisourmonitorandoneoftheexcellentstudentinourclass.cleverassheis, butsheworks very hard. we have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. oneeveningshetold methatsomethinghappenedwhenherparentswasout.shewasdoingherhomeworksonesundaymorningwhenshesmeltsomethingburning. shestoppedlookoutofthewindowandfindacloudofsmokecomingoutofherneighborshouse. shecalled119immediate. tenminuteslater, thefiremencameandputoutfire.herneighbor wasverythankfulforherhelp