湖北某中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题-word版含答案

湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中高二英语试题第Ⅰ卷选择题一、听力。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。AEversinceherhusbandwenttoworkabroad,Mrs.Jacksonhaslivedonherownintheirbigoldsuburbanhouse,whichwaspurchasedbyherhusbandabout20yearsago.Consideringhersafety,hersonhasbeentryinghardtoaskhertosellthehouseandbuyanewandsmalloneindowntown.Tohisdisappointment,Mrs.Jacksondoesn’taccepttheidea.Shesaysthatshehastolookaftertheiroldhouse,asthefamilytie.Butrecentlythereareoftenstoriesaboutsomeonestealingthingsaroundhere.ItwasafreezingdaybeforeChristmasEve.Ataboutfouro’clockintheafternoon,Mrs.JacksonwasenjoyingsomeChristmasmusicwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.Shehearditbutdidn’tmove.Anotherknock.Whomightitbe？Mrs.Jacksonwasalittleafraid.Shedeterminednottoanswerthedoorbutkeepwaiting.Thennothingstrangehappenedandnomoreknocks.Shewaitedafewminutes.Shewalkedquietlytothedoor,andlistened.Sheheardnothingbutthewindoutside.Sheslowlyunfastenedthedoorandlookedoutsidethroughthecrack.Shethenletoutacryandthrewthedoorwideopen!Shecouldhardlybelievehereyes.Atthedoorshesawatall,beautifulChristmastree!InthetreewasaChristmascardwiththefollowingwords:MerryChristmas!Yournewneighbor21．Itisbecausehethinksabout_______thathersonwantshertochangeaplacetolivein.A．herhealthB．hersafetyC．hermoodD．hercharacter22．ThereasonwhyMrs.Jacksonwantstokeepthehouseisthat_______.A．itiscomfortableB．shecanlivealoneC．itisthefamilyconnectionD．itsvaluecanbehigher23．WhenMrs.Jackson“threwthedoorwideopen”,shefelt_______.A．frightenedB．surprisedC．funnyD．easyBA12-year-oldgirlwhohadaslightfeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreofl62onMensa’sCattellIIIBpaper,suggestingshehasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.Thecomparisondoesn’tsitwellwiththeBritishstudent,who’scurrentlyinYear8atColchesterCountyhighschool,aselectivegirl’sgrammarschoolinEssex,England.“Idon’tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatintellectualssuchasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.They’veachievedsomuch.Idon’tthinkit’sright.”LydiatoldCNN.Lydiasatthetestinhersummerholidays,afterraisingtheideawithherparentswhowereinfavorofitaftersometime.Itturnsoutthetestwasn’tthathardafterall.“IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyhard.ButasIstartedthetest,Ithoughtitwasabiteasierthanlthoughtitwasgoingtobe,”shesaid.Lydia’snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhenshegoestouniversity,thoughshe’sleaningtowardsomething“basedaroundmath,becauseit’soneofmyfavoritesubjects.”“AllI’mgoingtodoisworkashardasIcan,andseewherethatgetsme,”shesaid.ToputLydia’smarkinperspective,thetopadultscoreintheCattellIIIBtest,whichprimarilytestsverbalreasoning,is161.Atop2％score—whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubforthosewithhighIQs—wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162,placingherinthetopl％ofthepopulation.24．WhatcanweknowaboutLydiafromthepassage？A．Sheisamiddleschoolstudent.B．Sheistheclevereststudent.C．ShethinkssheisclevererthanEinstein.D．Shehadthoughtthetestwasveryeasy.25．Accordingtothepassage,whosupportedhertakingthetest？A．Herteachers.B．Herclassmates.C．Herfriends.D．Herparents.26．IfyouwanttoenterMensa,youhaveto________.A．beascleverasLydiainthetestB．beabletoattendafamousuniversityC．haveagreatinterestinmathD．getatleast148intheIQtest27．AfterLydiagraduatesfromhighschool,shewill________.A．majorinmathprobablyB．enteraclubC．neverbenervousD．achievealotCAlibaba,BankofChinaandHuawei—thesearethedreamemployersforChinesestudents,accordingtoanewsurvey.“Thesurveyofmorethan55,000students,conductedbytheresearchfirmUniversum,hasfoundthatroughlyaquarterwanttoworkforaninternationalcompany,whileonly9％wanttoworkforastart-up.Fivepercentwanttostarttheirownbusiness.”Thestudentssaidthatwork-1ifebalancewasthemostimportantcareergoal,followedbyjobstability.Whenitcomestodesirablecompanies,BankofChinahasbeennamedthetopchoicebybusinessstudentsforsevenconsecutiveyears,andthegiganticstate-ownedfirmshowsnosignsofgivingupitslead.WilliamWu,theChinacountrymanagerforUniversum,saidthatbankingremainsanattractiveindustryforyoungChinese.“China’sgovernmentisnowemphasizingtherevolutionofthefinanceindustry,whichleavestheyoungergenerationwiththeimpressionthatalthoughbankingisatraditionalindustry,therearestillalotofdevelopmentopportunities.”Wusaid.E-commercegiantAlibaba(BABA,Tech30)improvedsixplacesfrom2014,rankingsecondamongbusinessstudents.Alibaba’sriseshouldn’tcomeasmuchofasurprise—thecompanyheldarecord-breaking$25billionIPOinSeptember.Amongengineeringstudents,Alibabawasonceagainabridesmaid.Instead,Huawei—atelecomsinfrastructurefirmthatnowmakesconsumerproducts-tookthetopspot.“Bothofthesecompaniesarepioneersintermsoflocalcompaniesgoinginternational.”saidWu.“Itshowsthat…aninternationaldevelopmentstrategyhasapositiveinfluenceamongChineseyoungtalents.”Techcompaniesruledtherankingsforhumanitiesstudents,withAlibaba—whichwasninthin2014一landingatthetop.Lastyear,ApplewastheNumberlchoiceofChinesestudents.28．What’sthepercentageofthesurveyedstudentswhowanttojoinacompanysetuprecently？A．Fivepercent.B．Twenty-fivepercent.C．Ninepercent.D．Twentypercent.29．Whatisthesecondmostimportantcareergoalforthestudents？A．Work-lifebalance.B．Jobstability.C．Alibaba.D．Theirownbusiness.30．InWilliamWu’sviewpoint,anativecompanythat_______willattractgraduates.A．isrootedonlyinChinaB．makesconsumerproductsC．goesinternationalD．justaimsattheforeignmarket31．Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellusmainly？A．Whatcompaniesstudentswanttoworkfor.B．Whystudentshavetogotouniversity.C．Howacompanycandevelopwell.D．Wherestudents’successliesin.DNewresearchhasshownthatyoumightnotjustbefeelingblue,youmayalsobeseeingitdifferently.Abluemoodmaybemorethanjustafigureofspeech.Yourmoodmayalsoaffecthowyouseetheworldaroundyou,accordingtoanewstudy.Ateamofresearchershasdemonstratedthatsadnesscouldhaveaneffectonthewayweseecolors.Theteam,ledbypsychologyresearcherChristopherThorstensonoftheUniversityofRochester,foundthatpeopleinwhomtheyhadinducedasadmoodwerelessaccurateinidentifyingcolorsontheblue-yellowaxis(轴线),comparedtopeoplewhoweren’tfeelingsad.“Wewerealreadydeeplyfamiliarwithhowoftenpeopleusecolortermstodescribecommonphenomena,likemood.evenwhentheseconceptsseemunrelated,”Thorstensonsaidinastatement.“Wethoughtthatmaybeareasonthesemetaphorsemergewasbecausetherereallywasaconnectionbetweenmoodandidentifyingcolorsinadifferentway.”Thorstensonandhisteamarenotthefirsttoidentifyalinkbetweenadepressedmoodandadifferenceinrecognition.In2010,EmanuelBublandhisteamatAlbertLudwigsUniversityFreiburginGermanyfirstdemonstratedalinkbetweendecreasedcontrastsensitivityanddepression.Thiswassupportedbya2013paperbyJohnsonFaroetaloftheUniversityofSingapore.Theteamconductedtwostudies．Inthefirst,127participantswerechosen

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towatchoneoftwovideoclips,whichhadbeenprovedinpreviousstudiestofeeleithersadness(acartoonclip)oramusement(astand-upcomedyroutine).Theydidn’tdothatinaspecificorder.Theentiregroupwasthentaskedwithidentifyingthecolorsin48continuedcolorswatches.Thegroupthathadbeenshownthecartoonclipwasmeasurablyworseatidentifyingcolorsalongtheblue-yellowaxis,althoughnodifferencewasfoundalongthered-greenaxis.Forthesecondstudy,130participantswererandomlyassignedtowatcheitherasadcliporaneutralone.Thesadnessgroupshowedreducedabilitytoidentifycolorsalongtheblue-yellowaxisthantheneutralgroup.Again,therewasnodifferencealongthered-greenaxis.Becauseofthislackofdifferencealongthered-greenaxis,theresearcherssaythedifferenceinabilitycannotbeexplainedbylackofeffort,orfocus.Ifthesubjectswerebadlyfocused,theywouldhaveperformedequallybadlyalongbothcoloraxes.32．Ifone________,thecolorsheseesmightbedifferentfromthoseinothers’eyes.A．isinagoodmoodB．hasaneyeillnessC．attendsaspeechD．doesn’tfeelhappy33．Whowerethefirsttofindoutthelinkbetweenmoodandidentifyingcolours？A．Emanuelandhisteam.B．Thorstensonandhisteam.C．Johnsonandhisteam.D．ThorstensonandJohnson.34．Thesadnessgroupinthesecondstudy_______.A．felthappywhenwatchingthevideoB．performedbetterthantheotherC．werelessabletoidentifysomecoloursD．couldonlyidentifyblueandyellow35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“randomly”inthefifthparagraphmeanmostprobably？A．Innospecificplace.B．Withnospecificrule.C．Innospecificconfidence.D．Atnospecifictime.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。AstheMid-Autumnfestivalisdrawingnear,wewillhaveatwo-dayholiday.Whereandhowcanwecelebratethetraditionalfestival？36._______.Thisyear,wewillhaveagreatmanyactivitiesbothindowntownandthesuburbofBeijingtoenjoythefullmoonandfeaturesofparent-childactivitiesandpickingfruitsetc.FromSeptember6thto9th,JiuhuaSpa&Resortwilllaunchaseriesofactivities,includingdiscountsandpromotions.Adultswillenjoyhalf-priceconcessionandchildrenunder1.4mfreefortheHotSpringPark.37._______.Jiupinxianglian,akindoflotus,isnowinfullbloominBeijingBotanicGarden.Withespeciallylongfloweringperiod,jiupinxiangliancanstillblossomincoldlateautumn.38._____.YoucanalsopickgrapesintheWorldGrapeExpositionGarden,theplantationwiththemostvariousgrapespeciesintheworld.Duringtheholiday,thegrape-themedrestaurantsinthegardenwillprovidespecialties.39._______.Stayingathomeisalsoaperfectchoice.Youcanmakemooncakesbyyourself,cookabigdinnerforyourfamily．enjoythegloriousfullmoon,guesslanternriddles……40._______.Onthenight,foodofferingsareplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Freshfruitlikemelons,apples,grapes,Chinesedates,pears,chestnutsandcookedfoodlikesoybean,peanut,taroetc...Apieceofrawsoybeanisalsopluggedinthecensertosymbolizethecassiatreeinthemoon.Afterallisready,familymembersworshipthemooninturn.Thisyearthemoonwillbethefullestbetween22:00and23:00.A．Youwillfindsurprisinglymanypeopleatthepoolperformance.B．TheMid-Autumnfestivalhasjustarriveduponus.C．Justgothereaslongasyourfavoriteisdeliciousfood.D．Manysortsofflowerswillbefadingonebyoneatthattime.E．Nowwehavesomeadviceonhowtomakethebestuseofit.F．Admiringthemoonalsoplaysanimportantpartinthecelebration.G．Nothingismoreimportantthanthefestivalitself.第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，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和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。Somedaysago,Raulwasalittlefarawayfromthesmallfarmhouseinalargevalley.

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bylightningduringaterriblethunderstorm.Whydoyouask？”41．A．SomethingB．AnythingC．EverythingD．Nothing42．A．droppedB．rushedC．submittedD．covered43．A．HardlyB．StronglyC．QuicklyD．Suddenly44．A．blindingB．beatingC．gettingD．delighting45．A．teethB．1ipsC．headD．neck46．A．thoughtB．heardC．yelledD．assessed47．A．tigerB．elephantC．donkeyD．horse48．A．slowlyB．angrilyC．happilyD．lazily49．A．suspectedB．lostC．giftedD．shocked50．A．throughB．withinC．aroundD．below51．A．OrB．andC．soD．but52．A．goingB．drivingC．walkingD．returning53．A．himselfB．themselvesC．himD．them54．A．shookB．heldC．wavedD．took55．A．outofmemoryB．outoftouchC．outofcontrolD．outofsight56．A．takeB．beatC．meetD．ask57．A．anxiousB．roughC．scientificD．excited58．A．yardB．stormC．farmD．wind59．A．forgetB．considerC．doubtD．believe60．A．defeatedB．struckC．damagedD．clarified第Ⅱ卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)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。Hello,everyone,NowI’dliketotalkaboutourperformancesatschool.First,weshouldbeoptimistic61．_______ourfuture,62．_______isofgreatimportancetous.Onlywhenwebelieveinourselvescanwehavea63．_______(creation)mind.Second,managethesparetimewell.Don’tdependonourparents64．______(arrange)it.Weshouldkeepinmind65．_______valuabletimeis.Third,ifwehavetroublewithourclassmates,weshouldgettheteacherorparents66．_______(inform)ofwhathashappened.Nothingcantake67．_______placeoftheirhelp.Fourth,ourstudymaybe68．_______(exhaust),butweshouldholdon.Justconcentrateonourlessons69．_______wewillfeelrelaxedmoreorless．Ihopeeveryoneofuscanstudyandlive70．_______(positive)．That’sall.Thankyou.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：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：l．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。Well,ladiesandgentlemen,thereIam—KennyPowers,Yes,I’mafamousbaseballplayer.I’veaskedtospeaktoyoutodayabouthowit’sliketobesowellknown.Actually,theyaskedmethentotalkaboutthecarsthey’retryingtosellyou,soIdon’twanttotalkaboutcars.Iwanttotalkaboutme.Whatisitliketobesofamous？Itfeelswell.Peoplewhostareatmebecausetheyadmireme.Believingitornot,thereisnothingbetter.Iwalkedintothegrocerystoretheotherday,andalittleboypointedatme.Well,Ijustwalkeduptohimandpattedhiminthehead,saying,“Son,onedayyoumightbelikeme.”第二节书面表达(满分25分)【作文题目】假如你是九校中学高二学生李华，请给你的朋友Charles写一封信，告诉他你即将参加学校英语听力竞赛(Englishlisteningcontest),内容包括：1．竞赛时间；2．你此时的心情；3．你的希望(成绩，所得)。注意：1．词数120左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearCharles,Howareyouthesedays？____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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答案与解析：答案：21—23BCB答案：24—27ADDA答案：28—31CBCA答案：32—35DACB答案：36—40EADCF答案：41—45CBDAC46—50BDADC51—55DAACD56—60CABDB答案：61．about62．which63．creative64．toarrange65．how66．informed67．the68．exhausting69．and70．positively解析：61．beoptimisticabout为固定搭配，“对……持乐观态度”。62．定语从句引导词，which指代主句内容。63．本处需要形容词作定语。64．dependonsb.todosth.意为“指望/依靠某人做某事”。65．宾语从句引导词，我们要记住“时间多么重要”。66．过去分词作宾补，rmedof…意为“通知某人某事”。67．taketheplaceof为固定搭配，意为“代替”。68．现在分词作表语，exhausting意为“令人疲惫的”。69．考查固定句型，即“祈使句+and/or/otherwise+陈述句”。70．本处需要副词作状语。参考范文：Howareyouthesedays？Iamwritingthislettertotellyousomethingaboutacontesti