湖北省武汉市某中学高二英语上学期期中试题

湖北省武汉市第二中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分听力（共两节30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace? A.Onatrain. B.Onaplane. C.Inarestaurant.2.Whydoesthewomanaskthemantoseeher? A.Tofirehim. B.Toaskhimnottobelate. C.Totellhimthechangeofworkinghours.3.Whenwillthewomanstayatthehotel? A.FromFeb.2toFeb.16. B.FromFeb.13toFeb.15. C.FromFeb.2toFeb.12.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean? A.Shedoesn'tknowwhichschooltochoose. B.She'salreadydecidedwhichmajortochoose. C.She'salreadybeentotheAcademicHelpCentre5.Whatisthewomandoing? A.Havingaweddingceremony. B.GettingpreparedtogotoCanada. C.Makingaplanforherhoneymoon.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6－7题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout? A.Anewlibrary. B.Aweekendplan. C.Apart-timejob.7.Whenwillthewomangotothelibrary? A.OnSaturdaymornings. B.OnSaturdayafternoons. C.OnSundays.听第7段材料，回答8－9题。8.Howwillthemangettohisaunt'shousefromthetrainstation? A.Bybus. B.Bybike. C.Bytaxi.9.Howlongdoesittakethemantogettohisaunt’shouse? A.60minutes. B.75minutes. C.90minutes.听第8段材料，回答10－12题。10.Whatdidthewomandolastweek? A.Shehadaworldtour. B.Shedidresearchonrestaurants. C.Shehadadifferentdishineachrestaurant.11.Wheredidthewomanhavecoffee? A.InaTurkishbar. B.InaFrenchrestaurant. C.InanItaliancoffeeshop.12.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutwhatthewomanhasdone? A.Embarrassed. B.Curious. C.Interested.听第9段材料，回答13－16题。13.Whatarethespeakersdoing? A.Makingafilm. B.Havinganinterview. C.Makinganadvertisement.14.Whatdoweknowabouttheman? A.Heisveryproudofallofhisfilms. B.Hefeelsresponsibleforhisfilm. C.Heattendsinterviewstobecomefamous.15.Whatistheman? A.Anactor. B.Adirector. C.Afilmproducer.16.Whatwouldthemandoifhewereaskedapersonalquestion? A.Hewouldgetangry. B.Hewouldnotanswerit. C.Hewouldbehappytoanswerit.听第10段材料，回答17－20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthejobofreportingsports? A.Satisfying. B.Interesting. C.Challenging.18.Whatshouldabestreporterdo? A.Encouragetheplayerstoplaybetter. B.Reportwithouthisownlikesanddislikes. C.Provideacompletepictureofasportingevent.19.Whyex-championsareinvitedtoassistthereportermanytimes? A.Toreporttheeventwell. B.Togetpeopleinterestedinthesportevent. C.Togiveprofessionaladviceonthesportevent.20.Whatisoneoftherequirementsforareporterfornewspapers? A.Takingagoodpictureoftheevent. B.Organisingbestdescriptionsinashorttime. C.Puttingtogetherthebestwordsforthewinningteam.第二部分词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21.Itwasthedriverratherthanthepassengerswhowastofortheaccident. A.accuse B.blame C.analyse D.behave22.Whetherforaspecialsuchasanengagementoraweddingorsimplyasagift,diamondringsmaketheidealchoice. A.opportunity B.adjustment C.occasion D.convenience23.IfyoureallywanttolearnFrench,youjusthavetokeepyourselftothelanguagewheneveryoucan. A.exposed B.slided C.linked D.led24.Iremainthatapeacefulsettlementofthedesputecanbeachieved. A.original B.optimistic C.cautious D.complex25.Ifyouwanttoseethechairman,you’dbettermakeanwithhissecretaryfirst. A.amusement B.achievement C.appointment D.argument26.Thedrugcan’tcureyourdiseaseatall.Itcanprovideonlyrelieffrompain. A.temporary B.technical C.thorough D.tight27.,it’spredictedthatglobaltemperaturewillrisefutheratcurrentratesofCO2emission. A.Roughly B.Curiously C.Sadly D.Particularly28.Atthenewsofherson’sdeath,thesadmotherandcried. A.brokeaway B.brokeout C.brokeup D.brokedown29.Lilyfoundoneofherfriendshadbeenaftershefinishedwritingtheinvitationtoherweddingparty. A.putout B.pickedout C.takenout D.leftout30.Themanfeltratherashewastheonlypersonthatworesportswearattheparty. A.inplace B.outofplace C.bytheway D.intheway第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。Ifyoueverfeelasifyouarebeingknockedaboutbylife,thinkabouttheamazingbirdcalledtheWaterOuzel.Ican’timaginethiswaterbirdknowswhatitistohavea31day.Thelittlecreatureisoftenfoundlivingnextto32waterfallsandriversrushingfast.Andhoweverthreateningtheweather,however33thewater,insnowandrain,thetoughandcheerfulWaterOuzelcanbe34chirpingandsinging.What'smore,whilethe35ofmostsongbirds,howevermelodiousinwarmweather,fall36overlongwintermonths,theheartyWaterOuzel37onthroughallseasonsandeverykindof38.Ihavetowonder:doesthislittlecreatureknowanythingIdon't?It'sasifthe39knowsthateveryviolentstormwilleventually40sunshine;everydarknightwillfinallyfadeinto41.Andisn'tittrue?Evenourbleakestandstormiesttimesdonot42forever.Likethepoorman43inthecementmixer(混凝土搅拌机),thereisalmostalwaysanendtothe44.AstheincrediblehumanitariannovelistHarrietBeecherStowesaid,“45yougetintoatightplaceandeverything46youtillitseemsasthoughyoucouldnotholdonaminutelonger,nevergiveupthen,forthatisjusttheplaceandtimethatthetidewill47.”Ihavehadthat48moretimesthanIcanremember.Maybethisisoneofthosedaysyoufeelasifyouare49thecementmixer.Ifso,doyouneedto50alittlelonger?31.A.dull B.long C.bad D.wonderful32.A.violent B.distant C.calm D.slow33.A.deep B.cold C.clear D.dirty34.A.recorded B.kept C.taught D.heard35.A.sizes B.colors C.voices D.shapes36.A.silent B.sleepy C.ill D.deaf37.A.lives B.sings C.survives D.flies38.A.time B.river C.music D.storm39.A.bird B.novelist C.man D.farmer40.A.takeplaceof B.getawayfromC.givewayto D.catchupwith41.A.dawn B.dusk C.noon D.night42.A.come B.last C.stay D.go43.A.concerned B.cared C.complained D.puzzled44.A.party B.story C.trouble D.day45.A.when B.because C.although D.whether46.A.takesin B.goesagainst C.getsover D.cutsoff47.A.end B.go C.rise D.turn48.A.experience B.memory C.idea D.sight49.A.beside B.on C.in D.with50.A.takeup B.holdon C.putoff D.bringin 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。AUKeducationisallaboutgivingyouinspirationtodevelopyourknowledgeandskills,freedomtobecreative,andsupporttohelpyouachieveyourbest.OnaUKcourseyouwillbenefitfromexcellentteachingandfacilities.Inordertoacceptstudents,UKeducationcentresmustmeetstrictqualitystandardssetbytheUKgovernmentandeducationbodies.Withsuchagoodreputationforresearchandeducation,universitiesandcollegesintheUKattractsomeoftheworld'sleadingacademicsandprofessionals.Youwillbeencouragedtoexpressyourownideasandthinkforyourself.TheattentiontoqualityisreflectedintheUK'sexcellentresults:FourofthetopsixuniversitiesintheworldareintheUK.TheUKisaworld-leadingresearchnation.54%oftheresearchconductedbyUKuniversitiesandcollegesisclassedaseither“world-leading”or“internationallyexcellent”.Atthemostrecentinspection,97%offurthereducationcollegeswerejudgedsatisfactoryorbetter,fortheiroveralleffectiveness.IntherecentBISTrackingInternationalGraduateOutcomessurvey,morethan88%ofinternationalhighereducationgraduatessaidtheyweresatisfiedwiththeirUKlearningexperience.Likewise,intheHigherEducationAcademyPostgraduateTaughtExperienceSurveyofUKpostgraduatestudents,93%ratedthequalityofteachingpositively.ForEnglishlanguagestudents,you'llfindtheUKhaslongbeenattheforefrontoflanguageteaching,andpioneeredmanyofthetechniquesnowusedaroundtheworld.Theemphasisisonlearningthelanguagethroughfunandparticipation:Insteadofjustlisteningtoyourteacher,yourclasseswillinvolvegames,problem-solvinganddiscussions.Youmightalsolistentosongs,watchtelevisionorreadmagazinestopractiseyourcomprehensionskills.TheUK’sboardingschoolsalsoofferexcellentteaching,facilitiesandsupport.AtUKindependentschools(mostboardingschoolsareindependent),ateacherhasjust9.4pupilsonaverage,soteachershavemoretimetogiveyouindividualsupport.Thisisreflectedintheresults:91%ofstudentsfromUKindependentschoolsgoontohighereducation.51.Whatdotheeducationcentresdotoacceptstudents?A.Todevelopknowledgeandskills. B.Tohelpachieveyourbest.C.Tomeetstrictqualitystandards. D.Tobenefitfromexcellentteaching.52.HowmanyforeignstudentsaresaidtobesatisfiedwiththeirlearningintheUK? A.About97%. B.Below54%. C.93%orso. D.Over88%.53.HowdothestudentslearnEnglishintheUK? A.Bylisteningtotheteacher. B.Byworkingintheclass. C.Byteacher'ssupport. D.Byplayinganddiscussing.54.What'sthepurposeoftheauthortowritethispassage? A.TointroducetheeducationintheUK. B.TomaketheirstudentslovetheUK. C.Toattractforeignstudents. 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A.abeginner B.aninstructor C.arefresher D.askilledcyclist56.Ifyouwanttorideabikesafelyonthebusyroad,you'dbettertakeupalessonof. A.Level1 B.Level2 C.Level3 D.Level457.HowmuchshouldyoupayfortwolessonsifyouareoutsideBristolanddon'townabike? A.£15. B.£65. C.£30. D.£60.58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A.Cycletraininglessonsforadults B.ThecomingeventsintheBristol C.PopularplacesofinterestinEngland D.ActivitiessuitabletodifferentpeopleCHowcanyouhelpkidscopewith(应对)stress?Properrestandgoodnutritioncanboostcopingskills,ascangoodparenting.Maketimeforyourkidseachday.Whethertheyneedtotalkorjustbeinthesameroomwithyou,makeyourselfavailable.Evenaskidsgetolder,qualitytimeisimportant.It’sreallyhardforsomepeopletocomehomeafterwork,getdownonthefloor,andplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday－especiallyifthey'vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressinginterestinyourkidsshowsthatthey’reimportanttoyou.Helpyourchildrencopewithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybecausingit.Together,youcancomeupwithafewsolutions.Forexample,theyshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivities,spendingmoretimetalkingwithparentsorteachers,developinganexerciseplanorkeepingajournal.Youcanalsohelpbypredictingstressfulsituationsandpreparingkidsforthem.Forexample,letachildknowaheadoftime(butnottoofaraheadoftime)thatadoctor’sappointmentiscomingupandtalkaboutwhatwillhappenthere.Keepinmind,though,thatyoungerkidsprobablywon'tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuchinformationcancausemorestress.Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal;letkidsknowthatit’sokaytofeelangry,scared,lonely,oranxiousandthatotherpeoplesharethosefeelings.Whenkidscan’torwon’tdiscusstheseissues,trytalkingaboutyourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou’rewillingtohandletoughtopicsandareavailabletotalkwiththemwhenthey’reready.Ifachildshowssymptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalk,consultacounselororothermentalhealthexperts.Mostparentshavetheskillstodealwiththeirkids’stress.Thetimetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehaviorpersists,whenstressiscausingseriousanxietyonwhenthebehavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorathome.59.Whatisthepurposeofthetext? A.Tosharetheauthor'sideasonproperparenting. B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewithkids. C.Toadviseparentshowtohelpkidsdealwithstress. D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids'problems.60.Whatmakesitdifficultforparentstosparekidsqualitytime? A.Kidsgrowingsofast. B.Parentsbeingtiredout. C.Kidslosinginterestinparents. D.Therebeingtoomuchhomework.61.Youareadvisednottotalktoomuchaboutastressfulsituationinadvancebecause. A.itdoesnogoodtoyourkids B.itdoesn’tworkinpractice C.yourkidsmayloseinterest D.yourkidsdon’twanttolisten62.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5? A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings. B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress. C.Kidsshouldgetridofnegativefeelings. D.Everybodyfeelsangry,scared,lonelyoranxious.DToday,Ifeltterrible.Myheadwasfullofproblems,burdensandconfusion.IdecidedtotakeawalkeventhoughIdidn'tknowwhereIwouldgo.ThemostextraordinarythinghappenedwhenIwasonthiswalk.Isawanoldmansittingonachair.Hewasasellerofsecond-handshoes.Ithoughthelookedatleastseventyyearsold.Heseemedsotiredandnobodywasbuyinghisshoes.IwantedtogivehimsomethingbutIhadnotbroughtanythingwithme.Then,alittlegirlcametowardhim.Iheardthechildsay,“Grandfather,mayIpolishyourshoes?”Thatoldmantookpityonherandhegaveherashoetopolish.Thegirlsaid,“IpolishtheshoebecauseIneedmoneytobuymybrotheranewschooluniform.”Iheardthisandtearscametomyeyes.Theoldmananswered,“Oh,littlegirl.Juststopdoingthis.ComewithmeandIwillbuyyouaschooluniform.”ThentheywalkedtoamarketandIfollowedthembehind.Thereheboughtheraschooluniform.Thegirlsaid,“Thankyousomuchfordoingthis.MayGodblessyou.”Thensheleft,leavingtheoldmansmiling.Hewalkedawayfromthemarket,butIstoppedhim.Iwhisperedinhisear,“Youareahero!Thankyouforyourkindness!”AsIwalkedaway,IglancedbackandIcouldseehimstillsmiling.Myownsadnessdisappearedandwaschasedaway(赶走)bythelightofthiskindact.IbeganrealizingthatIhavealottobethankfulfor.Ihope,someday,IcanshowmyappreciationofwhatIhavebyfollowingtheexampleoftheoldmanwhoonlyhadalittle,butshareditbeautifullywithsomeonewhohadnothing.63.Whenseeingtheoldshoeseller,howdidtheauthorfeel? A.Sympathy. B.Sorrow. C.Regret. D.Disappointment.64.Whydidthegirloffertopolishshoesfortheoldman? A.Shetookpityonhim. B.Shewantedtotakecareofhim. C.Shemeanttobefriendlytohim. D.Sheexpectedtogethelpfromhim.65.Whydidtheauthorfollowtheoldmanandthegirl? A.Towitnessakindact. B.Totalktotheoldman. C.Toknowtheoldman. D.Toknowwherethemarketwas.66.Bysharingthestory,theauthorwantstoconveyamessagethat. A.akindactcancheerusup B.theoldmansetusanexample C.somepoorpeopleneedourhelp D.weshouldstoppityingtheold

EAnewsmartphonesystemunderdevelopmentcanlocateyouevenwhenyou’reinsideabuilding,whichGPScan'tdo.Whiletheconceptsoundspowerful,it’snotyetclearhowpracticalitmightbe.Theset-up,calledSurroundSense,sendsinformationfromcamerasandmicrophones—gearinthelatestsmartphones—toaserverthatproducesafingerprintofthelocation.“Youcan’ttellmuchfromanyofthemeasurementsindividually,butwhencombined,theoptical(光学的),acoustic(声学的)andmotioninformationcreatesauniquefingerprintofthespace,”saidIonutConstandache,astudentincomputerscience.Thesystemdistinguishesbetweentwoindoorspacesinthismanner:Itknowsthatabarislikelytobedarkandnoisyandpeoplemovelittle,sitalot,whereasadepartmentstorewillbebrightlylit,containvibrantcolors,andwillseealotofpeoplemovingupanddownpassages.Themorethesystemisused,themoreitlearnsaboutspecificplaces.Moreworkisneededbeforetheset-upwouldbereadyforprimetime,however.Fornow,itcan’tworkifaperson’scellphoneisinahandbagorotherwiseunabletoemploythecamera.Finallyitwouldbebestservedifpairedwithphonesthatwerewornonthewristorhungaroundtheneck.Batteries,too,areaproblem.StudentsontheresearchteamwentoutacrossDurham,NorthCarolina,withtheircellphonescollectingdataindifferenttypesofbusinesses.Thestudentsmirroredtheactions“Wewentto51differentstoresandfoundthatSurroundSenseachievedanaverageaccuracy(精确性)ofabout87percent,"Constandachesaid.“Asthesystemcollectsandanalyzesmoreandmoreinformationaboutaparticularsite,thefingerprintbecomesmoreprecise,”saidRomitRoyChoudhury,professorofcomputerengineering.“Notonlyistheambiencedifferentatdifferentlocations,butalsocanbedifferentatdifferenttimeatthesamelocation.”67.WecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthatGPS.A.canfindyouwhereveryouare B.canmaketoomuchloudnoiseC.canonlyfindoutsidethings D.isn’treallypracticalyet68.Whydidstudentsmirrortheactionsoftheselectedcustomers? A.Togetareasonableresult. B.To