湖北省襄阳市四校(襄州一中、枣阳一中、宜城一中、曾都一中)2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题.doc

湖北省襄阳市四校（襄州一中、枣阳一中、宜城一中、曾都一中）2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项:1. 答第I卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。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I卷(选择题 满分100分)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. Which language does Mr. Smith speak well?A. Italian B. German C. Japanese2. What does the woman want for dinner?A. Some meat and fruit B. Some fruit only C. Anything but some meat3. Why did the woman miss the music program?A. The program was not interesting enough.B. She didnt want to listen to the program.C. The students questions kept her busy.4. What does the man imply?A. He can do the work himself.B. He is going to send his car to the garage.C. He doesnt want to repair his car.5. What do we know about the woman?A. She has seen a lot of American Western movies.B. She doesnt like any American Western movies.C. She has hardly seen any American Western movies.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至8题。6. How did the man come?A. By bus B. By taxi C. By car7. What does the man want to drink?A. A cup of coffee without sugar.B. A cup of coffee without milk.C. A cup of tea.8. What do we know about the man?A. He came in rush hours of the day.B. He had a traffic accident.C. He came at the weekend. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. When did the man arrive at the class?A. At 8:00 B. At 8:50 C. At 9:0010. During what seasons does the conversation might take place?A. Summer B. Fall C. Winter11. What do we know about the man?A. He has been waiting for the bus for a long time.B. He is good at remembering the names of stars.C. He didnt prepare for the test.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Which plan does the man choose?A. The one-meal plan.B. The two-meal plan.C. The three-meal plan.13. How will the man pay?A. By the quarter. B. By the week. C. By the month.14. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man can use the meal tickets at any day of the week.B. The man must pay now.C. It will cost the man 36 dollars a week.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Where do the most seals live?A. In the oceans near the poles.B. In the Atlantic Ocean.C. In the Pacific Ocean.16. What happened to seals around the late 1800s?A. Most of the species moved to other places.B. Many of the species nearly disappeared.C. They became a threat to humans.17. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a park. B. At the restaurant. C. At Sea World.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What do we know about “Sandwich”?A. It used to be a persons name.B. It is easy to prepare.C. It used to be the name of a game.19. What does “boycott” mean?A. Collect. B. Refuse. C. Receive.20. What can we learn from the monologue?A. Some words are formed by invertors.B. Some words are formed when new things are invented.C. Some words are formed from the names of people.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）阅读短文，掌握其大意，从所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AFlicks to check outLe Havre (2011)Time: Oct.21, 23-25Venue: China National Film MuseumPrice: 40 yuan Le Havre is a comedy-drama. It centers on a shoeshiner who takes pity on an immigrant child in the French port city Le Havre. He tries to save him by inviting him to his home. The film premiered(初次公演) in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Prize.Mia et le Migou (2008)Time: Oct. 29Venue: China Film ArchivePrice: to be announced Also known as Mia and the Migoo, this animated film describes the adventure of a young girl named Mia. Motivated by a premonition, Mia sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father. The film won the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature. Director Jacques-Remy Girerd will also show up at China Film Archive.Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902)Time: Oct. 22, 24-25Venue: China National Film MuseumPrice: 20 yuanAlso known as A Trip to the Moon, this silent movie was inspired by the French novels From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne. It follows a group of astronomers who travel to the moon and explore it. They meet lunar inhabitants and capture one before returning to Earth. Find schedule and ticket information about the French movie panorama at http:/www. / The China Film Archive will also present a short lecture before each French movie on how to understand it.21. If you are free on Oct.29, which venue would you like to visit? A. China Film Archive B. China National Film Museum C. China Film Museum D. International Cinema22. On which day can you see the film whose theme is about adventure ? A. Oct.21 B. Oct.23 C. Oct.25 D. Oct. 2923. Where can you find the passage most likely? A. Newspaper B. Magazine C. Textbook D. Science fiction BSome years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the cold swimming hole behind his house.In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he did not realize an alligator（短吻鳄）was swimming towards the shore. His mother in the house, looking out of the window, saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In fear, she ran towards the water, yelling to the son as loudly as she could.It was too late. The alligator reached him.From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator got his legs. That began an incredible tug of war（拔河）between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother would not let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, ran from his truck, and shot the alligator.Amazingly, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His leg were extremely scarred by the animals attack, and on his arms were scratches (抓痕) from mothers fingernails where she had tried to hang on to the son she loved.The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs . And then, he proudly said to the reporter: “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”You and I can identify with (理解) that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from alligator, or anything quite so dramatic . But the scars of a painful past. Some of those scares are ugly and have caused us deep regret.But some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go. In your struggle, maybe someone has been there holding on to you. 24. Upon seeing the alligator getting close to her boy, the mother _ . A. dived into the cool water at once B. was too afraid to move C. shouted a warning to her boy D. got ready to fight the crocodile25. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A. There were scars on the boys arms and legs. B. The mother won the “match” because of her strength.C. A farmer scared the alligator away by hitting it in the eyes.D. A crocodile attacked the boy when he and his mother were swimming. 26. By saying, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too,” the boy really wanted to show _. A. how deep the scars were B. what a brave boy he was C. how recently he had survived an attack D. how great his mother was 27. According to the author, how are we all similar to the boy in the story? A. We can be brave and never let go of our loved ones. B. We may be faced with danger in our lives. C. We may have to depend on the kindness of strangers. D. We may have scars that come from pain and love. CBeing lonely in the crowd might seem ridiculous. But according to a recent survey, the situation is all too common. Loneliness and other anxiety problems worrying about lifes pressures can even lead to self-murder.An article in China Daily gave no reason for this other than the usual blaming of the post-80s generation. According to a high level official, young people suffering from discouragement are mostly “spoiled and have not been taught to be independent, responsible and express thank-you.” Well, how do you like that? First, I dont think Chinas youth are exactly spoiled. They certainly have more things than their parents did, but a lot of the money spent on them is for their education including various extra classes.Discouragement and anxiety are now the fastest growing challenges in modern societies. We sense a lack of close friends who can talk to honestly and openly. In 1985, a US study found that one in ten people did not have such a friend. In 2006, it was one in four. Its easy to see the connection between loneliness and discouragement. But what actually causes this increasing loneliness?Surely, with Internet social networking sites such as Kaixin, we have more friends than ever. A new study has shown that the more time teenagers spend in front of computers, the less close they are to friends and family. Kaixin or QQ may be fun but it lacks meaning, compared to personal connections in the real world.And then there are those endless online games popular with young Chinese but increasingly there are more interesting choices. For example, new sports such as skateboarding are starting to catch on（流行） in bigger cities, as is playing music in a band. These creative hobbies are done in a group and thus friendship can be stronger. Hopefully young people will also be drawn out of the Internet cafes and interactive computer games that in fact fail to recreate a real and interactive experience.28. According to the high level official, it is easy for teenagers lacking independence and responsibility to _. A. become spoiled B. play endless online games C. suffer from loneliness and anxiety D. refuse to express gratitude29. What does the writer think of the Internet social networking site Kaixin? A. Open but ridiculous. B. Honest and responsible. C. Real and fun. D. Interesting but meaningless.30. It can be inferred in Paragraph 3 that _. A. its now more difficult for people to find close friends to have an honest chat with B. parents focus mostly on childrens education rather than the personality building C. young people have no idea of expressing appreciation because of being spoiled D. teenagers will recreate a real and interactive experience to strengthen friendship31. According to the text, which of the following can help us avoid being lonely in the crowd? A. To stay long in Internet cafes.B. To focus on extra courses. C. To give up our own hobbies.D. To play music in a band.DElectric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, but they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions (排放) vehicles”, but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Apart from the few people who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something-usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal (地热) plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. Because the coal is burned somewhere else, it looks clean. It is not true. Its as if the California Greens are covering their eyes-“If I cant see it, its not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly (极其) efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat-at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.A gallon of gas may drive your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas wont get you nearly as far-so electric cars burn more fuel than gasoline-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from wind or geothermal, or solar, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we dont use much of those energy sources.In addition, electric cars batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill (垃圾填埋场). And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When its a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.32. Which of the following words can replace “be clueless about” in Paragraph 2?A. be familiar with. B. fail to understand.C. be curious about. D. show their interest in.33. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _.A. at least 25 miles B. more than 25 miles C. less than 25 miles D. as far as 25 miles34. In the authors opinion, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more _.A. harmful B. expensive C. efficient D. environmentally-friendly35. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. electric cars batteries are no longer poisonous in the landfillB. electric cars are not clean since we get electricity mainly by burning something C. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environmentD. now electric cars are used more than their gasoline-powered cousins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。 Homework is a major part of going to school: Its your teachers way of evaluating how much you understand whats going on in class. 36 Luckily, you can do a few things to make homework less burden.Be sure you understand the homework.Write your homework down in your notebook or day planner if you need to. 37 Its much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to struggle to remember later that night!Use any extra time in school.Many schools have study halls that are specifically designed to allow students to study. Its tempting(诱惑人的) to hang out with friends during study periods or unstructured (松散的) time. 38 Take a break. 39 So take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without stretching or relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people. 40 If you dont finish your homework during school, think about how much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then budget your time. Most high-school students have between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If its a heavy homework day and it seems like youve got an assignment in every subject but gym and lunch, youll need to devote more time to homework. Its a good idea to come up with some kind of homework schedule, especially if you are involved in sports or activities or have an after-school job.A. And it helps digest important concepts.B.Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time.C.Plan yourself.D.But the more work you can get done in school, the less youll have to do that night.E.Dont be afraid to ask questions about whats expected in your homework.F.Settle down to homework. G.Most peoples attention spans (跨度) arent very long.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）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。As I walked past a store, I saw it, my dream coat. Id been searching for the wonderful style that Id first 41 in a magazine. I tried it on. It fit 42 . I wrapped the coat around myself like a (n) 43 .I knew that I shouldnt buy myself a present at Christmas time. Id 44 the gifts for my family long before. Mom had 45 me into buying a coat months ago. 46 , I earned this by working all last summer. Still, I felt just a little 47 . “It is more blessed (幸福的) to give than to receive”. Those 48 haunted (萦绕) me all day. But I also wanted my dream coat.The next morning, on the school bus, I 49 my friend, Kate. I recognized her dress as the same one shed 50 yesterday and the day before.At dinner, I asked my parents about Kates family.“I hear that her mother worked at the factory that just 51 and his father is an alcoholic. He probably drank up all the money his wife 52 .” That night I dreamed about Kate sitting beside a tree on Christmas morning, looking in our windows, when we opened gift after gift. When I awoke, I was 53 of what I had to do. At breakfast, I 54 my plan to my family. It 55 I wasnt the only one who was thinking that way. I bought a basic but 56 outfit (一套衣服) for Kate. We didnt go to Kates until we were certain everyone would be in bed. Dad turned the ca