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蕲春县2015年秋高中期中教学质量检测高 二 英 语 试 题说明：1本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分，总分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2答题前请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。3请将第卷和第ii卷的答案统一填写在“答题卷”上，否则作零分处理。第卷第一部分 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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what will the weather be like tomorrow? ait will be warm bit will be rainy cit will be cold2. what color hat does the man prefer? agreen byellow cblack3. what did sam do last sunday? ahe drove to the town bhe cleaned the yardche looked after his dad4. what can we learn from the conversation? athe woman likes travelingbthe woman cant speak english cthe woman cant find her son.5. what does the man mean? ajane used the same excuse againbjane should change a bus cjane stayed up too late last night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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. how many days was the boy late this week? atwo bthree cfour7. whats the time set by the boy. a6 oclock b7 oclockc8 oclock 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where are the speakers? aat home bin a car cin a bus9. what did the speakers forget? atheir passports btheir gifts ctheir dog 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how did the man get the money?ahe stole it bhe won an awardche found it on the street11. how does the man feel at first?aexcited bworried cnervous12. what will the speakers do next?ago shopping bgo to the police cgo to dinner together听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why did the man move to tokyo?ato teach there bto have a change.cto take a vacation14. how many years has the man been in tokyo?a4 b5 c615. which of the following does the man think terrible?athe crowded trainsbthe language cthe living customs16. what can we learn from the conversation?athe man likes the beach in tokyobthe prices in tokyo are very highcthe man teaches in a high school听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. when is the best time to go to cairo?ain summer bin autumn cin winter18. how does the speaker enjoy going to egypt?aby train bby bus cby ship19. what about the city of cairo?ait is not interesting.bit is very busycit is cool in summer20. what can visitors do in port said?avisit a temple benjoy the beaches cwatch boats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。aone day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin (企鹅)it was a handsome and very brave bird it seemed to take an immediate liking to the man, because it walked up to him and then followed him wherever he wentthis was funny for a while but in the end became rather embarrassing(尴尬的)“go away, you silly bird, the man said to the penguin, but the bird ignored him. it simply would not leave him alonewherever he went, the bird went too. at last, in desperation (绝望) the man walked into a police station“excuse me, officer”he said “i need some advice. i met this penguin in the street and i dont know what to do with it”a bored policeman looked up from what he was writing and said, “just take it to the zoo, sir “oh，all rightsaid the manthe next day the man was walking along the street, still accompanied (陪伴) by the penguin, when he met the policeman hed spoken to the day beforethe policeman was not pleased to see them“i thought i advised you to take that animal to the zoo, ” he said“well, yes, officer, you didand i did take him to the zoo, ” the man explained. “and we had a great timebut we cant go to the zoo every dayi thought today id take him to the movies21which of the following expressions can be used to describe the penguin?augly lookingbbeautiful in heartcsilly in look dfriendly to human22the man went into the police station to_ asell the bird to the police bget something to feed the bird cask for advice about what to do with the penguin dask the police to kill the bird 23which statement is true? athe penguin received a nice treat at the police station bthe policeman took the bird to the zoo cthe policeman who received the man was not patient with him dthe policeman felt sorry for not giving any helpbyou either have it, or you dont a sense of direction, that isbut why is it that some people could find their way across the sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it worksone theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing itresearch being carried out at liverpool university supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we 1ose it“children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around, says jim martland, research director of the project“however, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skillsjim martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of directionhe makes the following suggestions：1if you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing2if you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a treesomething easy to recognizenote landmarks on the route as you go away from your bikewhen you return, go back along the same route3simplify the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide youcount your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where yon arenow you will never get lost again!24scientists have the belief that_ asome people have a sense of direction when they are born ba sense of direction is developed with ages cpeople have their sense of direction all their life deverybody has a sense of direction from birth25what is true about 7-year-old children according to the passage? atheir sense of direction does not work without maps bthey should be allowed indoors if they lack(缺乏)a sense of directioncthey have the ability to find their way arounddthey can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car26if you leave your bike in a strange place, you should_ aplant a tree beside the bike so that you can know where the bike is bon the map mark where the bike is cfind the stone which is beside the bike dremember something easily recognizable on the route 27according to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to_ a. take a bike as a landmark b. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself c. remember your route by asking a policeman for help d. remember the number of landmarks that you seechave you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?many people are afraid to assert (维护，坚持) themselvesdrrobert albert, author of stand up, speak out and talk back, thinks it is because their self-respect is low“theres always a superior (长者)arounda parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better but albert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselvesthey offer assertiveness training courses, atfor shortin the atcourse people learn that they have a right to be themselvesthey learn to speak out and feel good about doing sothey learn to be confident without hurting other peoplein one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of feara group taking an atcourse will help the timid person to lose his fearbut atuses an even stronger motive to share the needthe timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feelswhether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respectif your face is more important than you, you may feel less of a personyou start to doubt your answers to problemshowever, once you get to feel good about yourself, you can learn to speak out28the problem the writer talks about is that_ asome people are forced to buy things they dont like bsome people are afraid to speak up for their rights cmany superiors are everywhere dsome people love to help others find confidence in themselves29why dont many people feel good about themselves? abecause some people have a low self-respect bbecause talented people can be found all the time cbecause the advice from salesmen is always persuasive dbecause people dont like to exchange ideas with others30what does the underlined word “timid probably means? a胆小的 b有学问的 c有社交能力的 d好斗的31which of the following is not the thing the atcourse does? aencourage people to speak out bshowing people they have a right to be themselves. chelping them to be brave enough dhelping people to assert themselves even if others are hurtdi dont think a day goes by when i dont think of my father. he died twentyone years ago when i was twentysix. he was a good man , but i hardly saw him around home, for he ran a big company. i secretly wished something could bring him closer to me.it wasnt until he became seriously ill that we really got to know each other and had a place in each others lives. after his near death and many operations, i was trained as his nurse to take care of him. although the job seemed boring and tiring in certain peoples eyes, i liked it. taking care of him seemed to reduce the pain of his absence from my younger life. i enjoyed his company and attention and, though through a sad situation, i was finally getting my fill（满足）.now i am a dad myself, but certainly not a workaholic as my father. although i work away from my home, i always have my meals with my family. fathers day is coming i still have the pencil holder made from a decorated tin sitting on my desk. its a gift from my only son. each year, the gift is something different and each year, i couldnt care less about the gift itself. you see, the gift i enjoy is the pleasure of my sons company and knowing that we have a place in each others lives.at heart , all men know their fathers are important. want a great fathers day? tell your dad you love him and give your kid a hug todaybefore fathers day actually arrives.32. when the writer was a kid,_.a. his father didnt like him b. he hoped his father would spend some time with himc. he was quite satisfied with his family life d. he had the dream to run a company in the future33. by looking after his father, the writer got a chance to_.a. get close to his fatherb. practice his nursing skillsc. show people that he loved his fatherd. reduce the pain that he brought to his father34. from this passage we can guess that a workaholic is likely to be a person who_.a. is strict about everything he doesb. is difficult to get along withc. never has meals at homed. spends almost all his time working35. from the passage, we can learn that_.a. the writer now seldom receives presents on fathers dayb. the writer gets along well with his only sonc. the writers son only thinks of him on fathers dayd. the pencil holder is the best present that the writer has received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。each indian tribe(部落) had a different languagemany indians never learned any language except their owndo you know how indians form different tribes talked to each other? they had two ways to talk without sound 36 sign language is a way of talking by using signs. indians used sign language when they met strangersin this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemyin indian sign language, signs were made with the handsone sign meant “man”another meant “horse” 37 he showed where the sun had been at the timeindians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. to make signals, an indian might use a ponyhe might use a blanketor he might use a mirror or fire arrowsto signal that he had seen many animals, an indian rode his pony in a 1arge circle. sometimes the indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide this meant that there was danger 38 an indian held the corners of a blanket in his handsthen he began to swing the blanket from side in front of himan indian could send many different signals with his blankethe could also send many signals with a mirrorhe usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger 39 at night, indians used fire arrows for signaling 40 they could talk to one another by using signals or sign languagea. the blanket signal was visible from far awayb. now you can see that indians didnt need to learn each others language.c. they use sign language to communicate with each other.d. of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shininge. to tell the time of day when something happened, an indian pointed to the skyf. one way was by sign language；another way by signalsg. an indian use a mirror to tell that there was a danger nearby.第卷第三部分 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) 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。there is one word that is on the lips of americans, day and night一“sorry”once as i was walking on the street，a young man ran by 41 ，brushing against my handbageven 42 he continued on his way, he 43 back and said “sorry”to meeven in a rush，he didnt forget to apologizeone day, after i bought some apples，the salesman was giving me the change， 44 i wasnt ready for it，and a 45 dropped on the ground“im sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it upi was 46 一why would he apologize when it was my 47 ? another time，i 48 on a mans foot in a liftat the same time，we both said “sorry”i thought it 49 at first was it really 50 for him to apologize?later on，an american friend 51 to me that according to the american 52 ，the lift is a 53 place everyone should be able to stand inafter someone occupies(占据)a position in the lift，making it 54 for someone else to find a place to stand in，isnt it necessary to 55 an apology?during my stay in america，i gradually 56 that when friction(摩擦)happens in daily life，americans dont care much about who is 57 if someone is 58 ，a“sorry”is always necessarythe“sorry”would 59 tempers(脾气)even if the other person is hurtperhaps this is why i 60 saw anyone quarreling on the buses，subways or streets in america41aexcitedly bhurriedly chappily dhopefully42abecause bafter cas dunless43adrove bheld cwatched d. turned44aor band cbut dso45acoin bhandbag cwallet dbill46aimpressed bmoved cannoyed dpuzzled47aduty battitude cfault dbusiness48adropped bstepped cwalked dknocked49ainteresting bacceptable cexciting dreasonable50apolite bimportant csurprising dnecessary51a1ied bexplained cpointed dadmitted52aideas brules ceducation d1ife53acrowded bcommon cpublic dfree54aunfit bimpossible cnarrow ddifficult55aexpress breceive cexpect dtell56arealized bremembered cagreed dmeant57ahonest bresponsible ccareless dserious58anervous binjured cworried dtroubled59aworsen bcool close dchange60aalways boften cnever dsometimes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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。england is 61 largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided 62 (rough) into three zones.the zone nearest france 63 （call） the south of england,the middle zone is called the