2014-2015学年高二上学期期初检测英语试题

1、2014-2015学年高二上学期期初检测英语试题时间: 100分钟 满分: 120第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACyber EnglishThere are new and exciting ways to use the Internet to learn English while you are online. The Internet uses a lot of multimedia elements(要素), like words

2、, sounds, pictures, cartoons and videos. This is perfect for studying a language because youve got to see, hear, and repeat things as much as you like, Learning over the Internet is also fun because you can be a part of conversations happening all around the globe! Special Internet sites are designe

3、d for people to learn English and are a great way to meet other people around the world.The Language of the NetOn the Internet, English is the major language. As a result, it is now more important than ever to be able to understand English when you scan the web. It is not always easy, though. The En

4、glish can be difficult or have a lot of cultural information that you have never seen.See You in Town!One site specially designed for students and their teachers is Englishtown. At http:/www.englishtown. com you will find a group of people interested in learning English. There are several buildings

5、in the virtual(虚拟的) town where you can play games, chat with friends, ask and get answers to language and cultural questions, and find an international pen friend who shares your interests. There are other resources to help you learn, such as multimedia CD-ROMs and books for language learning and tr

6、anslation. You can also have daily and monthly English lessons delivered to your own e-mail address. There is even an online school where you can take English classes over the Internet. Englishtown is the perfect place to prepare for a trip to England or the United States! Would you like to become p

7、art of a virtual community of English speakers?Learn by YourselfSurfing the web is not only fun but can also help improve your English! Try out some of the websites listed below and see how students all over the world are learning English online.1. Cyber English probably means _.A. learning English

8、on the InternetB. learning English by oneselfC. scanning the English websitesD. Learning English on TV or over the radio2. Studying English online interests a lot of people because _.A. Only in this way can one learn English wellB. it makes study easier and more interestingC. people like to challeng

9、e new thingsD. learner can receive face-to-face education3. It can be learned from the text that _.A. at people can buy things they needB. English is the only important language on the Internet.C. the Internet can provide people with the cultural information they needD. its

10、 difficult for learners to find a pen friend in Englishtown4. The following part of the text might _.A. tell us how to use the InternetB. show us some of the websites on which English is taughtC. tell us where to get the CD-ROMs we needD. show us the websites on which books are sold.BMy personal opi

11、nion is that there is a built-in mechanism(机制) for teenagers to start to be annoyed by their parents at around the age of 12 when they become “cool”. The parents reaction is then negative because they are now hated instead of being admired. Most parents cant deal with this situation and it drives th

12、em crazy. Half of parents get tired and give up all the rules, while the other half become so strict that the kids begin to hate them.If parents want to help their teenager get through it they need to understand what is going on which nearly all parents DONT . This ensures that both parties will fai

13、l each other and generally cause annoyance, stress and ill will!On the other hand, the teenager needs to understand the insecurity(不安) the parent feels as the teenager increasingly has a mind of his or her own. Sure, the kid has never done anything wrong and when the parents make improper rules or s

14、tart calling that teenager certain qualities that he or she has never had, the teenagers natural reaction is to fight back. Luckily for parents, teenagers first reaction is rarely to hurt their parents deeply. However, they will do other things, such as drinking, taking drugs, and having poor perfor

15、mance in school as revenge (报复) for the words and actions of their parents. What neither side understands is that they are hurting themselves and each other and the only cause is lacking the ability to consider things calmly for both sides. Therefore, keeping calm is the first step.5. What is the te

16、xt mainly about?A. Why parents and teenagers fight.B. Why some kids behave badly in school.B. What makes teenagers think negatively?D. How parents should make rules on teenagers.6. The underlined word “it in Paragraph 1 refers to _.A. parents failure to rule teenagersB. teenagers revengeC. teenagers

17、 disrespect to parentsD. parents insecurity7. Some teenagers hate their parents because _.A. they want to become coolB. their material needs arent satisfiedC. they want to challenge their parentsD. they get too many rules from their parents8. About the relationship between parents and teenagers, wha

18、t can we learn?A. Theres no good way to deal with their fighting.B. They should think more for both sides calmly.C. Teenagers should take more responsibility than parents.D. Teenagers are likely to admire their parents after 12 years old.CAs a kid，I felt my happiness would be based on whether I coul

19、d fulfill all my needs and wants. If I was rich，I would definitely be content with my life.My father always stressed his belief in happiness. I can remember him lecturing me about how money does not make one happy and how other things in life such as health，family，friends，and memorable experiences m

20、ake a person genuinely happy. At that time in my life，I did not put any thought into his words as usual.At a young age，I noticed the media seemed to portray(描绘) the wealthy as happy people that add value to our society. At high school I still sought a career that would produce a high salary.After my

21、 second year of college，I started my first job in an accounting department，where I found myself extremely bored. Every day I had to do boring work. In addition，I had to live away from friends and family. I noticed having money to spend when you are by yourself was not satisfying.I began to think bac

22、k to what my dad always said. After two months on the job，I truly realized that a more satisfying experience for me would have been doing an ordinary parttime job for far less money. No matter how high the salary of this position was，I would never be capable of fulfilling a happy life and making a c

23、areer out of this job.As the summer drew to a close，I truly understood the meaning of my dads words. The term “wealth” is a broad term，and I believe the key to happiness is to become wealthy in great memories，friends，family，and health.9When the author was a kid，_.Ahe suffered a lot from being poorBi

24、t worried him whether he could live happilyChe didnt treat his fathers advice seriouslyDhis attitude to life was greatly influenced by his father10What do we know about the author and his first job?A He decided to make it his lifelong career.BHe got the job with the help of his friends.CHe didnt ear

25、n enough money to support himself. DHe got no happiness although it was well-paid. 11Through his experience，the author wanted to tell us that_.Ayoung people should listen to their parentsBmoney cannot always bring you real happinessCone should be careful in choosing his first jobDone can learn much

26、by doing a parttime jobDA new study links heavy air pollution from coal burning to shorter lives in northern China. Researchers estimate that the half-billion people alive there in the 1990s will live an average of 5 years less than their southern counterparts (两方面地位职务相当的人) because they breathed dir

27、tier air. China itself made the comparison possible: for decades, a now-discontinued government policy provided free coal for heating, but only in the colder north. Researchers found significant differences in both particulate pollution of the air and life expectancy in the two regions. While previo

28、us studies have found that pollution affects human health, the deeper and ultimately more important question is the effect on life expectancy, said one of the researchers, Michael Greenstone, a professor of environmental economics at Massachusetts Institute of 一Technology. This study provides a uniq

29、ue setting to answer the life expectancy question because the heating policy dramatically（极大地） changes pollution concentrations（含量），Greenstone said in an email. Further, due to the low rates of migration（移民） in China in this period, we can know peoples exposure over long time periods, he said. The p

30、olicy gave free coal for fuel boilers to heat homes and offices to cities north of the Huai River which divides China into north and south. It was in effect for much of the 1950-1980 period of central planning, and, though discontinued after 1980, it has left a legacy（遗留） in the north of heavy coal

31、burning, which releases particulate pollutants into the air that can harm human health. Researchers found no other government policies that treated Chinas north differently from the south. The researchers collected data for 90 cities, from 1981 to 2000, on the annual daily average concentration of t

32、otal suspended（悬浮的）particulates. In China, those are considered to be particulates that are 100 micrometers or less in diameter, sent out from sources including power stations, construction sites and vehicles. Among them, PM2.5 is of especially great health concern because it can go deep into the lu

33、ngs. The researchers estimated the impact on life expectancies using death data from 1991-2000 They found that in the north, the concentration of particulates was 184 micrograms per cubic meter一or 55 percent higher than in the south, and life expectancies were 5.5 years lower on average across all a

34、ge ranges.12The main idea of this passage is that _. A. the government provided free coal for heating in North China B. research in China finds air pollution shortened life expectancy C. coal burning causes bad air quality across China D. a new study finds different particulates in South China13Acco

35、rding to Greenstone,_ greatly contributed to the high pollution concentrations in North China. A. gases from vehicles B. construction sites C. the free heating policy D. power stations14It is implied in the passage that _. A. coal is no longer used for heating in North China B. air quality was compa

36、ratively better in South China C. southerners burned coals for heating in the 1980s D. people preferred to live in South China after 198015The underlined word particulates most probably means _ A. dirty clouds B. particular smoke C. dangerous gases D. harmful dust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

37、中选出能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。 注：E涂AB F涂AC G 涂AD Dear editor,Several days ago, I heard that a dear friend of mine had killed herself. I was deep in sorrow by the sudden news. I cant keep calm any longer. 16_. Life is so precious. If we can slip into death in an impulsive (冲动的) moment, what

38、use in all our efforts and hopes? Our families, our ambitions, everything is flung into total darkness. 17_. Nevertheless, the suicide rate increases year by year, particularly of young people. Reasons may vary from person to person, 18_. First, todays young people are morally weak. They hunger for

39、success but can not face failure; they are eager to be understood but afraid of opening their hearts to others. They live in a wide world, from east to west, ancient to present, but their hearts beat in a narrow desert, closed tight, unable to communicate. Each becomes an isolated fortress (孤堡), lon

40、ely, and weak. 19_. As a young teacher, she was devoted to her work but was disappointed with her students occasional failures. She fell in love with a colleague but he deserted her. With no close friends, disappointed at work and in love, death seemed to her the only remaining choice and she took i

41、t. Another reason for the weakness of todays youth, in my opinion, comes from societys pressures.20_. On the other hand, society refuses to accept that children sometimes do fail. But failure is more important because it can teach the young how to win next time. What can we do to save the desperate

42、young?A. Im always thinking about life and deathB. My friend is a good example of thatC. The young are forced to try too hard to succeedD. yet I think they share something in common E. failure is the mother of success F. people love success and are afraid of failureG. And death allows no time for re

43、gret第二部分 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） My daughter Julie and I went shopping this morning. A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line. This one had the shortest queue, there was only one guy in it, but he was in a _21_ and there seemed to be some complications going on.Well, I sta

44、mped on that little part, and we stepped in _22_him. At first, he seemed to be having _23_ getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt(输送带). But after a while, I _24_ that what he was actually doing was dividing them into two lots.Still, getting the stuff up there was no_25_ task in itself. I _26_t

45、o help, but he and the checkout lady had it under_27_. He asked Julie if she would _28_ putting his empty basket away. Then he _29_for his wallet which was in a pouch(小袋子)on one side of his chair. The way he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable_30_ made this quite a stretch（拉伸） for him

46、, so I helped there.What must it be like, I _31_, to be so dependent on other people like that?The checkout operator came around and gave him his _32_ and the items he needed to have to hand. I offered to get _33_bigger bag and he said, “No, but you could do me a favor. Take that lot along to the en

47、trance and give it to Angela.”I _34_did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, it turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go _35_! I hadnt even noticed her before.This guy, despite the limitation that his _36_condition imposed(强加于) on him, had bought more than twice as

48、 much shopping as he needed. He may have been _37_ physically, but his heart was more than capable of _38_ all that. And it changed my idea of _39_ when I realized that the help he had given was _40_ the help he had received.21. A. taxi B. grocery C. wheelchair D. bench22. A. before B. behind C. nea

49、r D. beyond23. A. difficulty B. potential C. doubt D. ability 24. A. regretted B. requested C. required D. realized25. A. special B. obvious C. necessary D. easy26. A. struggled B. forced C. offered D. preferred27. A. consideration B. control C. repair D. attack28. A. mind B. finish C. enjoy D. esca

50、pe29. A. hoped B. chose C. reached D. begged30. A. leg B. knee C. foot D. arm31. A. warned B. insisted C. feared D. wondered32. A. change B. bill C. note D. coin33. A. more B. another C. the other D. other34. A. thankfully B. faithfully C. sadly D. gratefully35. A. thirsty B. tired C. crazy D. hungr

51、y36. A. mental B. natural C. official D. physical37. A. admired B. limited C. forgotten D. accepted38. A. overcoming B. keeping C. passing D. destroying39. A. pride B. patience C. dependence D. bravery40. A. other than B. rather than C. less than D. more than第三部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分50分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，

52、满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。A: Are you free tomorrow?B: Yes. Why?A: Lets go camping together tomorrow.B: But I am 41_ no mood for going camping. The weather is bad. I have enough of that.A: But if you stay at home, you may feel 42_ (depress) with nothing interesting to do. And I inv

53、ited Mike, 43_ promised to go camping with us.B: 44_ that case, Ill go camping with you. 45_ shall we meet?A: Hold 46_ a minute and Ill check the timetable. Oh, Lets make 47_ half past eight.B: Im afraid its too early. I cant get up so early. Lets set 48_ for the destination at a quarter past nine.A: OK. Dont forget to take some food with you.B: I wont. I suggest we 49_ (take) a tent as well.A: Good idea. But when I went to the store to buy a tent, I found all the tents 50_ (sell) out.B: Dont worry. I can share mine with you.A: Thank youB: My pleasure.第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）用所