河南省周口市商水县第一高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题

PAGEPAGE10商水一高2015——2016学年下期期中考试高二英语试题第一部分听力(共两节。共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）(略)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。ATheBazaarofBadDreamsAuthor:StephenKingUSauthorStephenKingiswell-knownforcreatingcontemporaryhorror,supernaturalfictionandsciencefictionstories.Hislatestbookdeliversagenerouscollectionofstorieswithhiddenconnections.Themasterstorytelleralsoincludesinsightintowhyandhowhecametowritethem.MagnusChaseandtheGodsofAsgard

Author:RickRiordanAtroubledkidnamedMagnusChasehaslivedaloneonthe

streetsofBostonsincehismother'smysteriousdeath.HislifechangeswhenhemeetsUncleRandolph,amanhismotherwarnedhimabout.RandolphrevealsthatChaseisthesonofaNorsegod.Chaseisthentaskedwithsearchingforalostweapontosavetheworldfrommonsters.LittleVictories:PerfectRulesforImperfectLiving

Author:JasonGayTherearealwaysmomentsinourliveswhenwefeeldoomedtobeimperfect.Inthiscollectionofhumorousessays，WallStreetJournalcolumnistJasonGaytellsusthat,whenwemessthingsup，weshouldjustgiveourselvesabreakandcelebratethethingswedidright.ThingExplainer:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWords

Author:RandallMunroeHaveyoueverbeenpuzzledbycomplexterminology(术语）？Hasitpreventedyoufromlearningaboutscience?Thisfascinatingbookprovidessimpleexplanationsandlinedrawingstoexplainessentialscienceconcepts.Thebook'sauthoristhemanbehindthepopularscienceblog.WhatIf.21.Whosebookisyourbestchoicewhenyoufeeldissatisfiedwithlife?A.StephenKing.B.RickRiordan.C.JasonGay.D.RandallMunroe.22.Whichmayattractthosewhohavedifficultylearningaboutscience?A.TheBazaarofBadDreams.B.MagnusChaseandtheGodsofAsgard.C.LittleVictories:PerfectRulesforImperfectLiving.D.ThingExplainer:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWords.23.WhatdoesRandallMunroedifferfromtheotherauthors?A.Heinspiresreaderstoliveaperfectlife.B.Hewritesblogpostsonpopularscience.C.Heiswell-knownforsupernaturalfictions.D.He’swrittenastoryaboutthesonofNorsegod.BTheAdlerPlanetariumChicagoishometomorethan35,000squarefeetofexhibits.FromhugemodelsoftheSolarSystem,toancientastronomicalinstruments,tointeractiveadventures,Adler'sexhibitgalleriesprovidesapassagewayforyoutoexploretheuniverse.TheAdleralsooffersminiscienceexplorationactivitiesthatarequickl0-minutelessons.Visitorscanlearnsomeinterestingastronomicalfactsatsmallactivitycarts.TheAdlerPlanetariumChicagoistheonlymuseumintheworldwithtwofull-sizeplanetariumtheaters.Since1930,thewonderofthestarshasbeenvisibleinthehistoricSkyTheater.PoweredbybrandnewDigistar3TMtechnology,theStarRiderTheaterisacompletelydigital,virtual（虚拟的）outerspaceenvironment.ThefamousZeissPlanetariumprojectorisabletoaccuratelyreproducethemovementofeveryaspectofthenightsky.Do'sandDon'ts:DoTaketheBus/Train:Leavethecarathomeforthismuseumtrip.TheAdlerislocatedwithincloseproximitytopublictransit.Don'tMisstheDoaneObservatory:Whenweatherpermits,theDoaneisopenattheAdlerforobservingwithits20-inchdiametertelescope:Don'tMissMuseumSpecialEvents:TheAdleroffersasummercampforkidsfrommid.JunetoAugust.TicketPrice:Adult:$28;child:$22.BookonlinenowtoSave37%.RegularSchedule:Mon.-Fri.10a.m.-4p.m.;Sat.-Sun.10a.m.-4:30p.m.SummerHours:9:30a.m.-6p.m.daily.NearestTransit:RooseveltMetroStationAddress:1300SLakeShoreDr,Chicago,IL6060524.What'sthemainfunctionoftheAdlerPlanetariumChicago?A.DisplayingthemodelsoftheSolarSystem.B.Sellingancientastronomicalinstruments..C.Offeringapassagewaytoexploretheuniverse.D.GivinglO-minutelessonstovisitors.25.WhatcanvisitorslearnintheStarRiderTheater?A.ThehistoryoftheAdlerPlanetariumChicago.B.Thewonderoftheinteractiveadventures.C.ThecomplicatedDigistar3TMtechnology.D.Themovementofthestarsinthenightsky.26.IfyouwanttotrytheDoaneObservatory,you'dbetter_______.A.driveyourprivatecarB.considerweatherconditionsC.buyatelescopeinadvanceD.jointheAdler'ssummercamp27.HowmuchwillacoupleandtwokidsatleastspendtovisittheAdler?A.$37.B.$63.C.$72.D.$100.CThemoreyougivetoothers，themoreyoureapyourself.Whenyousharewhatyouknow，youwillfindthatyougrowaccordingtothenumberofseedsthatyousow.Suchistheonesecrettobehappierinlife.Spreadcheerandteachotherstodothesame.Peoplewillgatheraroundyoutohearyourwisdom，andfeelyourlove.Theywillcometoreceiveyoursharingofwhatisinsideyou，allaroundyou，andthemessagescomingfromabove.Lifeisallaboutgivingback.Itisnotaboutheartacheorlack.Countyourblessingseveryday.Puttheminastackthatgrowshigherandhigher，tillitsetsyourspiritonfirewithjoy!Lifeisgoodwhenyoustandupforwhatyoubelieve.Whenyouenrichtheworldwithyourtruth，thenyouwillreceiveallthatisgoodandwonderful.Allthatisgrandwillcometoyou，too.Allittakesislivingfromyourhearttounderstandhowthecycleofgivingandreceivingworks.Ahyes！Youwilldiscoverendlessperks!Formanypeopletoday，especiallywomenwhoaresocializedtogiveofthemselves，andtoldtheyareselfishiftheywanttodosomethingforthemselves，thecycleofgivingandreceivinggetsblocked.Whenapersongivesanddoesnotreceive，thentheenergyflowgetscutoff.Everypersonmustreceive，aswellasgive.Natureintendedforthatbalanceincreatingthatparticularflow.Nowwhywouldthatgivingandreceivingbeanaturallaw？Becauseallpeopleneedtoopenthemselvestoreceiving.Inreceivingyoutellyourselfyouareworthyanddeservingofwhatlifehastooffer.28．Accordingtothispassage，theauthorwantstotellus________.A．GivingismoreimportantthanreceivingB．ReceivingismoreimportantthangivingC．WomenneedmorereceivingthangivingD．Givingandreceivingisanaturallaw，andbothareimportant29．Ifyouwanttobepopularwiththepeopleallaroundyou，whatshouldyoudo?A．Givingthemwhatevertheywanttoget.B．Dancingtothemusictoamusethem.C．Sharingwhateveryouhavewiththem.D．Spreadingcheerandteachotherstodothesame.30．Forthewomenwhoaregiving，whichsentenceisright?A．Theydon'tneedreceiveorpraise.B．Theyareselfishiftheywanttodosomethingforthemselves.C．Theyneedreceivingtoencouragetheirenergytocontinuegiving.D．Theycan'tunderstandthesecrettobehappierinlife.31．Thereasonwhyreceivingisimportantisthat________.A．welivingtogetheristoreceiveourpossessions.B．lifeisallaboutgivingbacknotreceivingfromothers.C．themoreyougivetoothers，themoreyoureapyourself.D．youareworthyanddeservingofwhatlifehastooffer.DWe'reinthemiddleofwinter.It'scoldandwe'resufferingfromcoldwindandrain.Thesun，evenwhenitdoesshowitsface，issettingat4p．m.It'snowonderpeopleinthestreetlooksad.Butaccordingtomostoftheresearchontheconnectionbetweenweatherandmood(情绪)，theyshouldn'tbe.Weatherhaslittleeffectonmood.Whenyoutellpeoplethis，though，theydon'tbelieveit.Mostofusthinktheweatherhasquiteastrongeffectonourmood.Manythinkthattherainandcoldweatherdejectsusandthesunandwarmthcheersusup.Sowhydon'tweseethiseffectintheresearch？That'sthequestionanewstudybyKlimstraetal.triestoanswerwithagroupofyoungpeopleandtheirmothers.Infact，Klimstraetal.foundfourdifferentgroups：1．Unaffected：abouthalfthepeopleintheirstudyfellintothisgroup.Forthesepeopleitdidn'tmatterthatmuchwhetheritwasrainingorsunny，hotorcold，theirmoodwasmostlyunaffected.2．Summerlovers：here'sthegroupyou'dexpect.Forthesepeople，theirmoodimprovedwithlessrain，moresunandhighertemperatures(15%ofyoungpeopleand30%oftheirmothers)．3．Summerhaters：here'sthegroupofpeopleyouhearlessabout.Theseweretheexactoppositeofthesummerloverssotheywerehappierwhentherewasmorerain，lesssunandlowertemperatures(27%oftheyoungpeopleand12%oftheirmothers)．4．Rainhaters：thisgroup'smooddidn'tchangewiththetemperature，sunshineorthewind；theyjusthatedtherain(8%ofyoungpeopleand12%oftheirmothers)．Thishelpsexplainwhystudieskeepfindingthatweatherdoesn'thavemucheffectonmood：it'sbecausewe'redifferentandthesedifferencesaremostlybeingaveragedout.32．It'sfoundinthestudythat________.A．weatherhasastrongeffectonmoodB．coldwindandrainmakesuslooksadC．thesunandwarmthcheersusupD．moodislittleaffectedbyweather33．Theunderlinedword“dejects”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A．makesb.happy B．makesb.sadC．makesb.angry D．makesb.silly34．Fromthefourdifferentgroupswecanlearn________.A．abouthalfthepeoplebelongtosummerloversB．morethanonethirdofthepeoplearesummerhatersC．fewofyoungpeopleandtheirmothersliketherainD．moreyoungpeopleareunaffectedthanrainhaters35．WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A．Doestheweatherreallyaffectyourmood?B．Whydopeoplefeelsadincoldwinter?C．Howmanydifferentgroupsarethere?D．Dodifferentpeoplehavedifferentmood?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。Learningtosetgoalsplaysanimportantroleasyourchildstartstogainindependence.However,settinggoalsdoesn’tcomenaturallytoyourchild,sohelpinghimtolearntheprocessshouldprobablybeoneofyourgoals.Explaintheword“goal”.Yourchildmayknowwhatagoaliswhenitcomestosoccer,buthemaynotunderstandwhatitmeansineverydaylife._36_Listentoyourchild.Ideally,youwantyourchildtobeabletodecideforhimselfwhathisgoalsare.__37__Lethimtalkaboutwhathethinkshedoeswellandwhathethinksneedstoimprove.Ifhe'sstuck,youcanprovidesomeexamplesofyourownpersonalgoals.Helpkeepgoalsachievable.Don'tthrowcoldwateron

yourchild.__38_Forexample,ifyourchildwantstobeachampionswimmer,butcan’tswimanentirelapofthepoolyet,youcansuggesthestartbymakingthathisfirstgoal.39Helpyourchildwritedownhisgoalsinaneasy-to-followform.Beingabletoseeandcheckoffthestepsonthewaytohisgoaliskeyinkeepinghimmotivated.Areallysimplewayistohaveyourchilddrawaladderonapieceofpaper,writinghisgoalatthetopandeachsteptothatgoalontherungs(横木）._40_A.Changegoalseverysooften.

B.Makeavisualgoalreminder.

C.Don’talwaystellhimwhatyouthink.

D.He’sclimbingtothetopashegetscloserlohisgoal.

E.Youcantakesportsasexampletohelpexplainittohim.

F.Oncehehassetupagoal，hemayfinditverydifficulttoachieveit.

G.Whenagoalisbeyondhisreach,helphimbreakitdownintosmallerpieces.第三部分：语言知识运用（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。Idon'tknowyourname,andI'mguessingthatyouareabouthighschoolage.I41youinactionyesterdayasyousavedalittleboyfrom42atLakeElmobeach.Iwassittingonabenchwithmyfriends,43theirchildrenplayedinthewater.Iremember44youtakingoffyourshorts,grabbingyour45device（设备）andheadingintothewater.MyfriendsandInoticedatthatmomentthelittleboy's46movingupanddown.Hecouldn'thavebeenmorethantwoyearsoldand47tobealoneinthewater.Yougottohim,putyourfloatationdevicearoundhim,and48himbacktoshore.Wecouldseetheboywas49asyoucarriedhimoutofthewaterandlaidhimonthe50.Youstarteddoingcompressions（按压）onhischest,thatiswhenweknewitwasabad51.Wereachedyouandknewyouneeded52.Ipickedupmyphoneanddialed911.Soon,theambulance53andseveraldoctorsweretheretoassistyou.Youappeared54asyouwalkedaway,asanyonewouldbe.I55ifthisisyourfirstrescue—itdoesn’tmatter.Whatyoudidwasheroic,andI56you.Hadyoubeenafewsecondslater,this57couldhaveendedquitedifferently.Youwerealert（警觉的）and58whatwasgoingoninthewater,responsibleforwatchingoverahundredkidsatthattime.59yourfear,youtookaction.Becauseofyou,thelittleboyandhisfamilyare60togethertoday.41.A.witnessed B.accompanied C.expected D.ignored42.A.drowning B.missing C.bleeding D.falling43.A.while B.unless C.if D.although44.A.imagining B.minding C.stopping D.noticing45.A.digital B.convenient C.rescue D.nuclear46.A.feet B.head C.legs D.arms47.A.pretended B.determined C.appeared D.prepared48.A.allowed B.lifted C.swam D.dropped49.A.frozen B.weak C.excited D.calm50.A.beach B.stone C.board D.bench51.A.meaning B.process C.presentation D.situation52.A.food B.money C.help D.time53.A.pulledinB.setout C.passedby D.ranaway54.A.proud B.confident C.independent D.frightened55.A.know B.predict C.wonder D.believe56.A.applaud B.protect C.doubt D.greet57.A.idea B.performance C.game D.story58.A.curiousaboutB.awareof C.afraidof D.confusedabout59.A.Butfor B.Regardlessof C.Exceptfor D.Thanksto60.A.happilyB.strictly C.pitifully D.sincerely第II卷第二节(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(1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式)Idon’tknowwhatitis.Nomatter___61____Igotoapostofficeandnomatterwherethepostofficeis,Ialwaysfind____62___(me)standinginlinebehindsomeonewhohasalotofbusinesstodo.Oneday,Ihadtobuyacoupleofstamps,butIhadtowaitbehindanoldladywhotookfifteenminutes____63___(finish)aformthatachildcoulddoinoneminute.____64____(feel)thatIcouldnotstandwaitinginsuchalineanylonger,Idecidedtojoin____65____one.Itseemedtwiceaslongasthefirstline,___66___atleastitwasmoving.ItturnedouttobetheworstchoiceIhadevermade.AssoonasI____67___（lose）myplaceinthefirstline,theoneIjoinedslowedtoastop.Ihadnochoice___68____(wait)behindaschoolboywhowastakinghalfanhourtochooseanewsetofpostcards.Atlastitwasmyturn.Inearlyjumpedforjoy.Thentheclerkbehind___69____counter,amiddle-agedfatguy,stoodup,pushedforwardaprintedsignsaying“PositionClosed”and____70____(say)withoutasmile,“Sorry,goingtolunch.”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）假定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。每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：把多余的词用斜线(＼)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。I'velearntfromthenoticethatyou'relookingforanEnglisheditorforusschoolpaper.I'mwrittenthislettertoapplyfortheposition.I'mLiHua,SeniorThreestudentinourschool.Inmyview,Imetyourrequirements:foronething,I'mwillingtodevotesomeofmysparetimetoserveothers;foranother,I'mgoodatbothEnglishorFineArts.I'meitherskilledinusingcomputers.1wouldbegladifyoucouldoffertomeanopportunityforaninterview.I'mlookingforwardtoyourkindlyreplyatyourearliestconvenient.第二节书面表达（满分25分）请根据下列表格的内容提示，写一篇题为SAVEEARTH,SAVEUS的公益广告解说词。污染的原因人类的生产和生活活动（请自行列举）污染类型1．空气污染2.噪音污染3.水污染造成后果1.物种减少2.人类健康受损3.环境恶化建议措施(请自己列出若干条)注意：1.词数：150左右；2．内容要涵盖上面所列的几条。滦县一中2015-2016学年度第一学期高二年级12月考试试题英语班级_______姓名___________考号________________考场___滦县一中2015-2016学年度第一学期高二年级12月考试试题英语班级_______姓名___________考号________________考场___********************密******************************封*******************************线*************************

商水一高2015-2016学年度第二学期高二期中考试试题英语第二部分阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分40分）第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）第二节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）61.____________62.___________63.___________64.____________65.______________66._____________67.___________68.___________69.____________70.______________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）I'velearntfromthenoticethatyou'relookingforanEnglisheditorforusschoolpaper.I'mwrittenthislettertoapplyfortheposition.I'mLiHua,SeniorThreestudentinourschool.Inmyview,Imetyourrequirements:foronething,I'mwillingtodevotesomeofmysparetimetoserveothers;foranother,I'mgoodatbothEnglishorFineArts.I'meitherskilledinusingcomputers.1wouldbegladifyoucouldoffertomeanopportunityforaninterview.I'mlookingforwardtoyourkindlyreplyatyourearliestconvenient.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）SAVEEARTH,SAVEUS______________________________________________________________________