高二上学期期中试题

鸡西市第一中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试英语试题第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，每题1分，满分20分）第一节听下面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.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?A.Seeamovie.B.Visitafriend.C.Workonherreport.2.Whenisthewomanleavingfortheairport?A.Ataround8:30.B.Ataround9:00.C.Ataround11:00.3.Whattypeofbooksdoesthewomanlikereadingnow?A.Sciencefiction.B.Detectivestories.C.Lovestories.4.Whoisthemanmostprobably?A.Thewoman’shusband.B.Arepairman.C.Asalesman.5.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Asport.B.Theman’sbrother.C.Acompetition.第二节听下面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.Whatwillthewomandoin15minutes?A.Watchagame.B.Drivetothestadium.C.Attendameeting.7.Whatistheman’sjob?A.Apoliceofficer.B.Ataxidriver.C.Abaseballplayer.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Intheman’shouse.B.Inacoffeeshop.C.Intheman’soffice.9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Runthenewoffice.B.Openanewoffice.C.Takeoverhisposition.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatisthemandoing?A.Researchingonofficesupplies.B.Placingsomeorders.C.Listingneededthings.11.Whatcolourenvelopeswouldthemanlike?A.White.B.Blue.C.Green.12.Howmanykindsofthingsdoesthemanneed?A.3.B.4.C.5.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Havingadebateonmanners.B.Discussingthechangeofmanners.C.Makingacomplaintaboutmanners.14.Whatdothespeakersagreeon?A.Childrenshouldhavealightsleepintheafternoon.B.Parentsshouldbemoreresponsible.C.Childrenshouldhaveaplaceoftheirown.15.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikehavingparties?A.Sheneverknowswhotoinvite.B.Shecan’tbebotheredtoorganisethem.C.She’snotsurewhomaycomeuntilthelastminute.16.Whatdoesthemandislikedoing?A.Keepinghiskidsinthehouse.B.Drivingawaywithoutsayinggoodbye.C.Bringingunexpectedvisitorstoaparty.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthemandoing?A.Givingalecture.B.HostingaTVtalkshow.C.Introducingacourseofinterviews.18.Whatadvicedoesthemanofferabout“howtospeak”?A.Speakloudly.B.Don’tspeaktoofast.C.Keepyourvoiceslowerthanusual.19.Whatdoesthemansayaboutbodylanguage?A.Keepingeyecontactshowsone’sopennessandhonesty.B.Propersittingmannersmakesoneappearrelaxed.C.Smilingmakesonelookpretty.20.Whathelpstoimpresstheinterviewerinthefirstplace?A.Thewayoneisdressed.B.Appropriatebodylanguage.C.Yourbeautifulvoice.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15题，每题2分，共30分）ALouisPasteurwasborninDole,In1838,Pasteurwenttocollegetobecomeascienceteacher.HethenbecameachemistryprofessorattheUniversityofStrasbourg.Hegotmarriedin1849andhadfivechildren.However,threediedyoungfromDuringPasteur’stime,peoplebelievedthatbacteria(细菌)appeareddueto“spontaneousgeneration(自然发生)”.Theythoughtthatthebacteriajustappearedoutofnowhere.Pasteurcarriedoutexperimentstoseeifthiswastrue.Throughhisexperimentsheprovedthatgermswerelivingthingsthatcamefromotherlivingthings.Theydidn’tjustspontaneouslyappear.ThiswasamajordiscoveryinthestudyofbiologyandearnedPasteurthetitleofFatherofGermTheory.AsPasteurlearnedmoreaboutbacteria,hebegantothinktheymaybethecauseofdiseasesinhumans.WhentheFrenchsilkmarketwasthreatenedbyadiseasetosilkworms(蝉),Pasteurdecidedtoinvestigate.Hediscoveredthatthisdiseasewascausedbygerms.Bykillingthemfromthesilkwormfarms,hewasabletoceasethediseaseandsavetheFrenchsilkbusiness.TodayLouisPasteurisknownasoneofthemostimportantscientistsinhistory.Hisdiscoveriesledtoanunderstandingofbacteriaanddiseasesthathashelpedsavemillionsandmillionsoflives.21.Afterhischildren’sdeaths,LouisPasteur_______.A.becameafraidofinfectiousdiseasesB.wasfrustratedandwantedtodonothingC.decidedtofindouthowtotreatthediseaseD.didn’tknowitwastyphoidfeverthatcausedtheirdeaths22.WhatisimpliedaboutLouisPasteur’sdiscoveryinParagraph3?A.Itsupportedwhatmostpeoplethoughtatthattime.B.Itrevealedthatbacteriaoftenappearedoutofnowhere.C.ItattractedtheattentionoftheFatherofGermTheory.D.Itwasaveryimportantdiscoveryinthehistoryofbiology.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cease”inParagraph4probablymean?A.End.B.Find.C.Develop.D.Spread.24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Adiseasethatkilledchildreneasilyinhistory.B.Agreatscientistinthefieldofbiologyinhistory.C.Someofthemostimportantscientistsinhistory.D.Someofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinhistory.BGiftIdeaTheotherdayIwasshoppingforGrandmaIrealizedIhadnogiftideasatall.Itwasnotabirthdaygiftoranythinglikethat.Itwassimplysortofahellogift.Thatishowwedothingsinmyfamily.Wedon’treallygivegiftsforspecialoccasions.Instead,weoccasionallyjustgivepresentstoeach

otherpeoplethatwearethinkingaboutthem.ThatwaswhyIwantedagiftforGrandma.Butitwaslikemyimagination

haddriedup.Ihavegonethroughallofthegiftideasinpreviousyears,fruits,wines,cheeses,littlehandmadeends,andanythingelsethatyoucangivetoagrandmother.Ihadevengivenhergiftwatches,andCDs.Whatelsewasthere?Ihavealwaysfoundgiftideasformenalittlebiteasierthanforwomen,becauseformen,youcanalwaysgettheusualthings,suchasvideogames,powertoolsandthingslikethat.Withawoman’sgiftidea,however,youhavetoknowmoreabouther.Youcannotjust

getsomeoneabookoraCD.Youhavetoknowallabouthertasteinmovies,music,andliterature.Mygrandmotherlikestoreadalot,butwhatshelikesisalwaysprettypopular,Ididn’twanttogetherabookthatshemightnotlike,butIwasrunningoutoftime.Ineededanideaforthisweekendandwenttovisither.Afterall,Ihadn’tseenherfora

longtime.Iwantedtogiveheragiftsoshewouldnotfeelignored.Finally,Icameupwiththeperfectgiftidea.ImadeacollectionofallthestoriesIhadwritteninthepastyear.Itwasn’tatypicalgiftidealikeabunchofflowers,butitreallyworkedinthesituation.Yousee,Iamawriterandmygrandmahasalwaysbeenmyfan.Anyway,Ihadbeenlearningaboutbookbindingrecently,and

hadprettymuchmasteredtheart,IfiguredthatIwouldaddalittlebitofhandmadeartworktothestories,binditaltogether,andgiveittoher.Ittookhourstocomplete,butsheabsolutelylovedit.25.

ThewriterchoseagiftforGrandmato___________.A.

celebrateaspecialfamilyoccasion B.

congratulateheronherbirthday

C.pleaseherduringaweekendvisit D.

begherpardonforignoringher26.

Whatgiftdidthewriterfinallydecidetogivehisgrandma?A.

Giftwatches. B.

Storieswrittenbyhimself.C.

Artworkmadebyhand. D.Abunchofflowers.27.

Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutgivinggiftstowomen?A.Interesting.

B.

Popular. C.Time-wasting. D.

Challenging.CIfyouhadbeenwatchingtheFIFAWorldCuplastyear,youmighthaveseenafreekickwheretherefereetookoutacananddrewalineonthegrassinfrontoftheplayers.No,it’snotshavingcream.It’svanishingspray(消散式喷雾剂),somethingthatprovidesatemporaryvisualaidtoensurethat,duringafreekick,thedefendersandthekickerdon’tgraduallygobeyondthe9.1-meterseparationruledbygameregulations.Thefoaming(发出泡沫的)spray,whichvanishesafteraboutaminute,hasbeenusedforseveralyearsintheprofessionalsoccerleagueintheUnitedStatesandCanada,butisbeingusedforthefirsttimeatthe2014WorldCup.Thetendencyforthewallofdefenderstomoveforwardduringafreekickisacommoncauseofargumentinthebelovedballgame.Refereescarrythespraywiththem,butarenotrequiredtouseit.However,playersmustobeythe10-yardregulationwithorwithoutthespray.“Wefindittobeextremelyusefulandveryeffectiveinmakingsurethedefendersare10yardsfromtheball,”saidPaulRejer,traininganddevelopmentmanagerfortheProfessionalRefereesOrganization.Thevanishingspraycontainsamixtureofgases,afoamingagent(泡沫剂),waterandotherchemicals.Whenitleavesthecan,thegasreducesitspressureandexpands,creatingsmall,water-covereddropletsonthefield.Themixturelaterdisappears,onlyleavingsomewaterandsurfactantremains(表面活性剂残留物)behind.TheuseofthesprayattheWorldCupcausedquiteahotdiscussiononTwitter.“PleasetellmeI’mnottheonlyonewithastrangeinterestinthemagicalspraypaintusedbeforefreekicks,”tweeted@EmmaBlahh.ThefoamingsprayisoneofseveralnewideasattheWorldCup.Othernewtechnologyincludesarobotthatwasusedattheopeningceremony,newgoal-linetechnologyandperhapsthemostadvancedsoccerballeverdeveloped.28.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“vanishingspray”?A.Itisamixtureofwaterandgas.B.Itdisappearswithinafewseconds.C.Itisanenvironment-friendlyproduct.D.ItwasnewlyinventedfortheWorldCup.29.Duringafreekick,defenderswill_______.A.formawallabout9.1meterslongB.arguewiththekickeraboutthegameC.keepthekickatadistanceof10metersD.belikelytotryhardtogetclosetotheball30.Thesixthparagraphismainlyabout_______.A.howthevanishingsprayworksB.whodevelopedthevanishingsprayC.whythevanishingspraywascreatedD.whatadvantagesthevanishingsprayhas31.TheauthormentionedthecommentonTwittertoprove_______.A.thepopularityoffreekicksB.thefairplayoftheWorldCupC.thesuccessfuluseofthevanishingsprayD.thewonderfulperformancesoftheplayersDCookingKillsFourMillionPeopleaYearPollutedairborneparticles（大气悬浮颗粒）kill7millionpeopleayear,reportstheWorldHealthOrganization.ThatnewsmaynotcomeasasurprisetoanyonewhohasseenimagesofchimneysinBeijing,DelhiorMexico.Butthosefactories---oreventhejammedroadwaysofmoderncities---arenotthebiggestkiller.Eachyear,some4.3millionpeopledieearlierthantheyshouldbecauseofpollutedairinsidetheirhomes,saystheWHO.What’scausingtheairinsidepeople’shomestobesopoisonousthatitkillsaround11,000peopleaday?Stoves.“Havinganopenfireinyourkitchenislikeburning400cigarettesanhour.”saysKirkSmith,aprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,whoseresearchsuggeststhathouseholdairpollutionfromcookingkilledbetween3.5millionand4millionpeoplein2013.Notallstovescausethiskindofharm.TheonesSmith’stalkingaboutarethosethatthe3billionpeopleinthedevelopingworlduseforheatandcooking,whichburnsolidfuelssuchaswood,coal,orcropwasteinsteadofgas.Thesmokefromthosefiresproducesharmfulfineparticlesandcarbonmonoxideintohomes.Poorventilationthenpreventsthatsmokefromescaping,raisingfineparticlelevels100timeshigherthanthelimitsthattheWHOconsidersacceptable.Breathingthisairdayindayouteventuallycausesalotofdiseases:morethanathirdofthe4.3milliondieofastroke,whileaquarterdieofheartdisease.Andaroundone-thirdofannuallungdiseasedeathsworldwideareduetowastefromcoalstoves.Exposuretendstobeextremelyharmfulforthepeoplewhospendthemosttimearoundthefire---usuallywomenandyoungchildren.Infact,theWHOreportsthathouseholdairpollutionalmostdoublestheriskforchildhoodlungdisease.32.AccordingtoKirkSmith’sresearch,______.A.factoriesarethebiggestkillerworldwidenowadaysB.burning400cigarettesanhourisextremelydangerousC.some4.3millionpeopledieearliereachyearthantheyshouldD.householdairpollutionfromcookingissurprisinglyharmful33.Whatshouldbethedeadlykillerinahouseholdkitchen?A.Solidfuels. B.Cookingsmoke. C.Poorgas. D.Coalstoves.34.Theunderlinedword“ventilation”inParagraph4probablymeans______.A.airingB.cooking C.burningD.cooling35.Theauthorintendstotellpeople______.A.howtoavoidpollutedairintheirhomes B.tostopcookinginthehouseholdkitchenC.howtopreventchildhoodlungdiseasesinhouseholdD.toguardagainsthouseholdpollutionfromcooking（共5题，每题2分，共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。Aschildrengrow,sodoestheirdesiretobecomeindependent.36Asparents,ourjobistofindtherightbalancebetweenkids’desireforindependenceandtheneedtokeepkidssafe.Kidsneedtobeallowed,infactencouraged;theyliketobegivencertainrisks.37Therightrisklevelforyourchildwilldependontheirage,developmentallevel,andcharacter.Itwillchangeovertime,andtherearefewhardandfastrulesthatapplytoeverychild.38Everytimeyouputyourkidsinthecaryouareputtingthematrisk.Itisafactoflife.Sowhatisaparenttodo?Wemustencouragethemtoexploretheirworldwhilesettingclearlimitswheresafetyisanissue.39Wemustletthemrun,butbepreparedtocatchthemwhentheyfall.Wecan’ttaketheirstepsforthem;wecanonlypointoutthepath.It’shardtoimaginewhentheyaresmall,butsomedayverysoontheywillbewalking,ridingabike,evendriving!40Childrendonotoftenwanttobecomeindependent.Itisimpossibleforanyofustolivecompletelyrisk-free.Thegoalforparentsistodeterminehowmuchriskisappropriate.Oftentheywillbecomemorewillingtotakerisksandtrynewthings.Sometimesitisreallytoughforparentstoencouragetheirchildrentobeindependent.Somedaytheymustfacetheworldwithoutus,andpartofourjobistopreparethemforthat.GIfweareoverprotective,theyarelikelytogrowupill-preparedtomeetandovercomethechallengestheymustinevitably(不可避免地)face.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)OnMother’sDay,Iwasexpectingmygrownchildrentocomebackhomeandspendthedaywithme.Fifteenyearsearlier,Iwasasinglemomwithtwochildren,a41jobandalongcommute(通勤路程).SoIhadtoshopforgroceriesandplanforthenextweekonweekends.42,IwentshoppingonSunday.WhenI43tothecashierthatthestorewasreallyquietthatday,shereplied,“It’salways44onMother’sDay.Youmustbetheonly45outthereshopping.”Iknowshewas46tellingthetruthandshedidnotmeanto47me.Needlesstosay,allIcoulddowastofinishpayingandgettomycar.Ihadn’t48realizeditwasMother’sDay.Mychildrenweretooyoungtoknowit.How49Ireallywas!Iwasexcitedtoseemy50soon.Idecidedtotreatmyselftoaniceteaand51tothesandwichshopnextdoor.Itwas52exceptforamomandhersonaheadofme.53thiswasasinglemom,celebratingMother’sDaywithhersoninthesandwichshop.Whenshefinished54,Ihandedthecashiera$20billandsaid,“Thisismytreat.HappyMother’sDay!”Thecashierwas55foramomentandthewomansearchedmyfacetoseeifshe56me.WayneDyeronce57thepowerofkindness.Hesaidstudiesshowedthatnotonlydothegiverandreceiverofanactofkindness58,butanobserverbenefitsinexactlythesameway.Themomandhersonfelt59becauseshehadbeenhonoredandreceivedanunexpected60.IfeltgoodbecauseIfeltIhadhonoredthatpartofmethatwasn’thonoredallthoseyearsago.41.A.routine B.demanding C.well-paid D.miserable42.A.Asusual B.Seldom C.Occasionally D.Foronce43.A.reported B.explained C.commented D.suggested44.A.classic B.crowded C.special D.quiet45.A.customer B.mother C.parent D.driver46.A.simply B.deliberately C.proudly D.politely47.A.warn B.discourage C.hurt D.remind48.A.just B.still C.ever D.even49.A.defeated B.alone C.stubborn D.warm-hearted50.A.children B.husband C.friends D.neighbors51.A.rode B.drove C.walked D.escaped52.A.clean B.excellent C.elegant D.empty53.A.Luckily B.Obviously C.Fortunately D.Sadly54.A.ordering B.parking C.eating D.packing55.A.encouraged B.grateful C.confused D.embarrassed56.A.remembered B.recognized C.met D.knew57.A.passedon B.talkedabout C.askedfor D.lookedback58.A.benefit B.interest C.understand D.learn59.A.unsatisfied B.understandable C.good D.anxious60.A.surprise B.sympathy C.invitation D.gift第II卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）(共10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。Lastyear,mybrotherandIwenttoMiamiforavacation.Someofmyfriendswhohadbeentherebeforesaid61wasawonderfulholidaydestination.Beforewewent,wehadplannedformonths.Whenthedaycame,wewereready.Afterourplanelanded,wewenttothehotel.Wehadmadeourreservationsixmonths62(early),butthemanatthefrontdesksaidtherehadbeenamistake.We63(tell)thatourroomshadn'tbeenreservedforthatweek,64fortheweekafter.Ididn'tunderstand65thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeencharged66thereservation.What'sworse,thehotelhadbeenfullybooked.Whenwewerewonderingwhattodo,themanagercameout.Shewas67(surprise)helpful.SheapologizedforthemistakeandgaveusaspareVIProomon68topfloor.Wehadneverstayedinsuchanamazingroom,andweweren'tchargedextra.Thenextday,mybrotherandIwenttothebeach69wewatchedsomepeopleplayvolleybal