高二上期中考试题

1、2015年11月谷城二中期中测试题考试科目： 英语命题人： 唐锐红 审题人： 李海涛祝考试顺利1、请同学们按要求把选择、填空题的答案填在第二卷的答题卡上，未填写在指定位置不得分。2、除作图、涂答题卡用铅笔外，其它解答一律采用0.5的黑色中性笔作答（未按要求作答不得分）。3、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共 分，考试用时 分钟。第卷（选择题共 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

2、有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1Where was the man born?AIn France. BIn American.CIn Poland. 2What did the boss call the woman about?AA project.BAn appointment.CA business trip. 3What did the woman do today?AShe went shopping.BShe surfed the Internet. CShe climbed a mountain.4What does the woman mean?AThe man

3、should spend more time with his wife.BThe man can go to the party with his wife.CThe man should stay at home with his wife.5What happened to the man?AHe had a car accident.BHe was stuck in the traffic.CHe stepped on some chewing gum.第二节 （共15小题；每题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

4、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，每小题将给出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。6What are the speakers mainly talking about?AA job position. BHow to use a website. C.An interview they just had.7How will the woman know the decisions?AThe man will call her.BShe will receive an e-mail.CShe

5、needs to visit the man.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What kind of film captain America is?AEnglish with Chinese subtitles.BChinese with English subtitles.CSpanish with Chinese subtitles.9How much will the woman pay for the tickets?A$ 15.B$ 30.C$ 45.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What does the woman think of campus life?AIts

6、all about studying.BIts rich and colourful.CThe food in the canteen is terrible.11What does the man say about the club?APeople can make new friends there.BIts hard to learn useful skills there.CThey will take up a lot of time.12What will the man probably do?ACleck out some information about clubs.BJ

7、oin the Student Service Centre.CWrite a resume.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What sort of band does the man play in?AA hip-hop one.BA rock one.CA jazz one.14What is he busy with this weekend?AA music show.BBand practice.CA lecture.15How long has he been playing music?AEight years.BTen years.CTwenty years.16Wha

8、t do we know about drums from the conversation?AThey require a deep understanding of music.BThey are rarely part of jazz music.CThey are the mans least favourite instrument.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why does the world focus on Neil Armstrong this week?AHe makes a miracle again.BHe died last Saturday.CHe w

9、as the first man to walk on the moon.18What can we learn about Armstrongs walk on the moon?AHe made it in his sixties.BHe started the space race with the Soviet Union.CHe walked on the moon for almost 3 hours.19What did Armstrong do in later years?AHe wrote books at home.BHe taught at a university.C

10、He farmed in the countryside.20What did President Obama say about Armstrong?AAn example of service. BA bright star. CA hero of all time.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 AAt the end of eight grade, our class went to Washington, D.C. For a group of 14-year-olds, this was a big deal!The first

11、 day was so tiring; we could hardly remember where we were and what we were seeing. The next morning, we were off to see monuments (纪念碑)，starting with Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson. We walked along the paths through trees. Then the Wall came into viewthe Vietnam Veterans Memorial.As I moved slow

12、ly closer to the Wall, I heard a bagpipe（风笛）in the distance, which seemed to show respect to the lives lost in the jungles of Vietnam .We continued walking and felt surprised at the number of names carved in the black stone. I was determined to find a soldier with my last name, but my hunt was stopp

13、ed when a man caught my eyes. He was kneeling(跪着) at the Wall, a single rose at his feet. His head was bowed and he was rubbing his fingers over one name. I thought how sad he was, and then moved on .After a few minutes I found one with my last name, but my eyes returned to the kneeling man. He was

14、still rubbing his fingers over the same name. He never knew I was watching him, lost in deep sorrow. It was time for me to leave the kneeling man and the Wall. On the way home, I couldnt help thinking of the kneeling man and his sad face. I wasnt sure of the effects of war before, but at that moment

15、 I realized how much that man suffered from losing his loved one. Maybe he was the only one of so many families who experienced the same .I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man. I only know about war from history classes. The kneeling man taught me more about war and the effects i

16、t has on people than any history book .21Which of the following makes the author feel the suffering that war brings to human beings?A. The kneeling man. B. The sound of a bagpipe.C. The number of names carved in the stone. D. The jungles of Vietnam.22The man continued to rub his fingers over the nam

17、e probably because_. A. he found it covered with dust B. he missed the loved one who died in a warC. he intended to remove it completely D. he recalled the fierce war he fought in23What did the author learn from the trip? A. How fierce war is in history. B. How people remember those who died in wars

18、.C. What bad effects war had on many families.D. What we should do to prevent war. BHave you ever been to a wedding and simply loved the brides bouquet（花束）？More than likely some part of it was the Hawaiian Wedding Plant. This foreign houseplant can be enjoyed by anyone, not just brides. With a littl

19、e proper attention and careful planning on location, this foreign houseplant, which is from Madagascar, can be brought into the home where it can become an interesting focus.Caring for the Hawaiian Wedding Plant is not much different from caring for any other houseplants that may already be in your

20、home. The only difference between this type of houseplant and others is the amount of the basic requirements that this foreign houseplant needs to survive and perform beautifully. During the growing season, this plant requires its wet soil, but when winter rolls around, this plant needs its soil to

21、be kept drier.Hawaiian Wedding Plants should also be potted in well-drained(排水)soil and placed in a location that receives full sun. That the soil must be kept wet does not mean that it should sit in water, so the soil must drain easily or this plant will not survive. Water the plant daily and feed

22、this plant every two to three weeks with a little fertilizer(化肥) for acid-loving plants. Prune in early spring, even as early as February. If these needs are met, this plant will stay beautiful.The most special feature of this foreign houseplant is its long lasting blooms(开花)combined with its unbeli

23、evable sweet smell. The Hawaiian Wedding Plant blooms the heaviest in the spring months, but has been known to bloom in any warm months, so do not be surprised to find blooms most time of the year except maybe in the dead of winter.24Why does the author mention wedding and bouquet in the first parag

24、raph? A. To introduce a Hawaiian wedding.B. To attract the readers interest in the passage.C. To show the beauty of the flower.D. To teach the readers to choose proper bouquets.25The Hawaiian Wedding Plant comes from_. A. HawaiiB. ChinaC. MadagascarD. Alaska26Which of the following are the growing c

25、onditions of Hawaiian Wedding Plant? a. Wet soil.b. Lots of fertilizer.c. Proper sunshine.d. Some acid. A. a.cB. a. bC. b. cD. a. d27What does the underlined phrase“in the dead of winter” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. At the end of the winter.B. At the beginning of the winter.C. In deadly

26、condition in winter.D. In the coldest part of winter. CAs a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers(障碍) to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.A few year

27、s ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of

28、 her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class, Vanessa and

29、I clapping together. She never said or sang a word.One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music, we had made a connection.S

30、everal years later, I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times, mimicking(模仿) the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl, through her connection wi

31、th music, left an impression on me that will last forever.Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each childs light.28The author thinks music_. A. can make children calm down B. can conn

32、ect heart to heartC. is difficult for pre-school student D. is a good means to find a job29According to the second paragraph, Vanessa_.A. got used to singing songs B. was too shy to speakC. was the youngest in the classD. enjoyed the authors classes30When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh, yes!”, the auth

33、or felt_. A. surprisedB. happyC. frightenedD. satisfied31What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A. The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years.B. Vanessa became as healthy as other children.C. The song made a deep impression on Vanessa.D. Being a good educator became Vanessa

34、s dream. DThink about what you had for lunch: Was it a hamburger? A chicken sandwich? Barbecue? What about vegetables? Would it surprise you to learn that what you eat can affect the whole planet?It canin a big way. New studies show how food and its production affect the globe and its warming climat

35、e. Youve probably heard of global warming : The temperature is on the rise because humankind has been releasing (排放) amounts of gases into the atmosphere. One of these greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）. What does this have to do with food ? A big part of the carbon dioxide that we put in the

36、atmosphere every year comes from the process of making and eating food. The production of meat contributes a lot of that carbon dioxide. And much of meats contribution comes from beef , which is responsible for releasing even more warming gases into the atmosphere. The process of making a hamburger

37、,for example, requires a lot of energy. A cow has to be fed and raised on farmland, and cow waste is a major source of methane (沼气) an especially powerful greenhouse gas. The cow has to be killed. The meat has to be processed (加工) and shipped to a shop, which takes fuel . Most of the cow wont even b

38、e used for meat that people eat. By the time a hamburger finally lands on a dinner plate, it has made a heavy effect on the environment. We can reduce the production of global-warming gases by eating less beef .Other kinds of meat like pork and chicken do less harm to the environmentat least in term

39、s of the amount of greenhouse gases released. All kinds of meat are harder on the planet than vegetables. To grow and eat a pound of potatoes, for example, sends less than one-quarter pound of carbon dioxide into the air. So changing our diet to less meat and more vegetables, as it turns out, may do

40、 the world some good.32The questions asked in the first paragraph are used to _.A. show the authors concern about food safetyB. express the authors puzzlement at what to eat C. remind readers of something delicious to eatD. introduce the topic to be discussed in the passage33What is the bad news for

41、 meat-eaters?A. Meat producing can cause global warmingB. Most cows are raised not for people to eatC. There is a lot of carbon dioxide in meatD. Animals begin to die off because of global warming34Which is the most environment-friendly food according to the passage? A. BeefB. CarrotC. PorkD. Chicke

42、n35The author wrote the passage in order to _. A. explain the importance of eating meatB. advise people to keep a balanced dietC. encourage people to choose a greener diet D. introduce some healthy foods to people第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项）Most of us lead a busy life. 36

43、 We think, “If I reached my goal, then I would be happy”, or “If I could get a better job, then I would enjoy life.” But why not enjoy life right now?Firstly, take time to notice and appreciate the beauty in your own surroundings. 37 “There is a great big world of wonder and beauty around us!” And a

44、s Brodersen explains, “Look for the beauty of the sunrise and of a friends smile that brightens your day. Open your eyes to see the beauty you might not normally see. Doing so helps to cheer you up.”Secondly, taking time to experience some simple pleasures also can bring joy to your heart and ease y

45、our stress. Take me for example. 38 One universal simple pleasure is finding things that make you laugh. Make time to laugh every day.Thirdly, dont take your family and friends for granted. Rich, rewarding relationships add greatly to the enjoyment of life. When you think of someone, why not call, e

46、-mail or write them? 39 As Wayne Lawton explains, “Invest time in relationships. Remove the attitude, whats in it for me? Happiness is found in putting others interests, desires and concerns ahead of our own whenever possible. Selfishness is a dead-end street.” 40A. A short e-mail or phone call can

47、make a world of difference to someone. B. Driven by the “urgent”, we forget to enjoy life.C. In my spare time, I enjoy collecting stamps and reading novels.D. So please treasure relationship.E. Be aware of beauty in nature.F. You dont need to travel far to find beauty.G. I delight in simple things l

48、ike my favorite tea drink, a bubble bath or family photos.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）A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man 41 with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his 42 . B

49、ut the wise man told him he had no 43 to explain the secret of happiness then. He 44 the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please 45 the palace and return in two hours, but 46 this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (洒出).”The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes 47 the

50、spoon. After two hours, he returned.“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful 48 hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the 49 it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boys 50 turned red. He said his only 51 was not to spill the oil.“Then go back and 52 my palace”, said the wise m

51、an, “You cannot 53 a man if you dont know his house”.Relieved (放松下来),the boy picked up the 54 and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the 55 in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in 56 everything he had seen.“But where

52、are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking 57 at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was 58 . “Well, this is the only 59 I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and 60 to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.41A. argu

53、ed B. talkedC. foughtD. played42A. duty B. placeC. turnD. distance43A. time B. roomC. abilityD. idea44A. boughtB. madeC. lentD. handed45A. get through B. look aroundC. tear downD. build up46A. carry B. hideC. weighD. test47A. covered withB. reminding ofC. escaping fromD. fixed on48A. designs of dish

54、esB. works of artC. vegetables of seasons D. carpets of colors49A. garden B. palaceC. cityD. hall50A. eyes B. handsC. faceD. nose51A. businessB. concernC. interestD. regret52A. find B. reachC. protectD. observe53A. trust B. greetC. cheatD. hate54A. chance B. spoonC. oilD. way55A. stones B. marksC. mysteryD. beauty56A. troubleB. orderC. detailD. return57A. down B. upC. overD. out58A .hotB. coldC. frozenD. gone59A. giftB. newsC. adviceD. reward60A. also B. evenC. neverD. always第II 卷第二节：短文填空：（共10小题，每