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20152016学年度第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语注意事项：1请在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。2本试卷分第一卷和第二卷，共120分，考试时间100分钟。第一卷第一部分：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。asamuel osmond is a 19yearold boy student from cornwall, england. he never studied the piano. however, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as chopin and beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. he learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts and thinking about the notes in his head. amazed at his perfect performance, his teachers say samuel is unbelievable and his ability is very rare. but samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special. samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. now, he studies law and music. samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised. “i grew up with music. my mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. about two years ago, i suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. it comes easily to mei hear the notes and can bear them in mindeach and every note. ” says samuel. recently, samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. the piece had more than a thousand notes. the audience was impressed by his amazing performance. he is now learning a piece which is so difficult that many professional pianists cant play it. samuel says confidently, “its all about super memoryi guess i have that gift.”however, samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music. his family says that even when he was a young boy, samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. samuel is still only a teenager. he doesnt know what he wants to do in the future. for now，he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies. 1. what is special about samuel osmond?a. he has a gift for writing music. b. he can write down the note he hears.c. he is a top student at the law school. d. he can play the musical piece he hears. 2. what can we learn from paragraph 2?a. samuel chose law against the wish of his parents. b. samuel follows the wishes of his parents and teachers. c. samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability. d. samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician. 3. what can we infer about samuel in paragraph 4?a. he became famous during a special event at his college. b. he impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces. c. he plays the piano better than many professional pianists. d. he is proud of his ability to remember things correctly. 4. this passage is mainly about _. a. the relationship between memory and musicb. the importance of early education c. the story of a musical talent d. the qualities of a musicianblos angeles: love for mom is necessary, but buying flowers on her big day may not be. a slump in flower sales since late last year is likely to continue through mothers day, another example of americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears, which is a period of reduced trade and business activity, and increasing food and gas prices. “if you look at what has happened on valentines day and christmas, the market for flowers has cooled,” said eric beder, an analyst at brean murray. “growth has slowed in the past two quarters. mothers day will probably be a slow quarter, too. ”us flower sales for mothers day will fall thirteen percent this year to $2 billion, with consumers spending an average of $17. 65, according to the national federation. mothers day, which accounts for a one-quarter of annual holiday purchases, according to the society of american florists, is traditionally the day when flowers are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers. but this year, the shop-owners are concerned. gabriel soto, who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the los financial district, is expecting lower sales and has ordered 30 percent fewer flowers than normal this mothers day. last month, soto, who also operates website , closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a huge company. after workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis (危机), orders decreased. 5. the underlined word “slump” in para. 2 probably means _. a. sharp decrease in priceb. sudden fall by a large amountc. global worry of flower storesd. great fear for losing jobs 6. this passage infers that americans have _. a. delivered flowers to every house for mothers b. no longer bought flowers for mothersc. met financial problems recently d. cut back on spending because of unemployment7. which would be the best title for this passage?a. sorry mom, love you but no flowersb. holiday purchases have a hard time c. hard time coming nearerd. mothers day and crisiscthe aims of the illustrators (插图画家) exhibition, staged as part of the bologna childrens book fair, organized by bologna fiere and held from 23 to 26 december, are to bring illustrators and publishers together and to promote illustrators and their works among publishers. qualifications*individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, if they were born before 31st december 1996, whose artwork is intended for use in childrens books, are qualified to enter the exhibition, either directly or through publishing houses or schools. *please state in the application form whether you are entering work for the fiction or non-fiction category. illustrators may only enter one category. *artwork previously presented to the exhibition may not be re-entered. *the confirmation (证明) form must be filled in with a photograph attached, and then presented together with illustrations no later than15 october. shipmententries（参赛作品）may be delivered by post, express delivery service or by hand. to avoid delays, material should not be sent by normal post. material should be sent “carriage (运费) paid”, including any customs and delivery costs. all published works must be accompanied by a declaration bearing the isbn number, publishers name and address. 8. according to the text, the illustrators exhibitions_. a. links illustrators with publishers b. will last at least five days in allc. aims to pick out works for story-booksd. is held by the bologna childrens book fair9. the illustrators of the illustrators exhibitions_. a. should be not more than 18 years old b. can not deliver the entries in personc. may re-enter their artwork after returned d. should state the category of their artwork 10. which of the following will not be included in a declaration?a. the isbn number. b. the publishers name. c. the illustrators address. d. the publishers address. 11. what type of writing is this text?a. an exhibition guide. b. an announcement. c. an art show review. d. an official report. d many people think that the science of genetics and cloning is recent. its certainly true that in 1953, watson and crick, two scientists at cambridge university, england, discovered the structure of the acid dna. but in fact, it was in 1866 that mendel first understood that both of the parent plants had influenced the genetic (基因的) make-up of the new plant. then in 1973, biochemists cohen and boyer discovered a way to unzip the dna, to cut out a piece of genes, and finally to insert them into the host cell and combine with its dna. at least two teams of scientists are trying to clone humans. although controversial, there are many valid reasons to do so. an italian doctor wants to offer cloning as a treatment for couples who find it difficult to have children. but anyone who were a clone of one of their parents would be under unknown psychological pressure throughout their childhood. another reason is to reproduce the talents of human beings. but an einstein clone might choose a path in life which is quite contradictory to the one the original einstein chose. he may even possess new vices instead of existing virtues! a further reason is to obtain a supply of stem cells (干细胞). stem cells are very flexible and can develop into every other type of cell in the body. for example, it could help someone recover from a disease or repair human tissue. these stem cells would need to come from an embryo (胚胎) taken from the clone of someone. but the embryo would then be wasted, which many people find unacceptable. what is clear is that some voluntary practice among scientists has to be agreed. if not, compulsory government regulations will have to control cloning. 12. the science of genetics was discovered by _. a. cohen and boyer b. watson and crick c. einstein d. mendel 13. cloning humans from their parents has the disadvantage that _. a. we cannot predict the psychological effectsb. it could create an outstanding human beingc. it is a treatment for couples who want childrend. the clone may not lead the same life14. clones of talents of human beings would _. a. be under unknown psychology pressureb. have different characteristics from the originalc. allow us to bring einstein back to lifed. have different experiences from ordinary people15. if we can be sure that the embryo will not be wasted, _. a. cloning would need to be controlled by the government b. stem cells could develop into other types of cell in the bodyc. cloning to obtain stem cells would be more acceptable d. cloning can be used to create new species of animals and crops第2节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从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。to be confidentconfidence of success is almost success. heres how to believe in yourself. remember that everyone struggles with confidence. some people are good at hiding it, but nearly every person has struggled with his or her selfconfidence at one point. 16 accept compliment (赞美) politely. when someone compliments you, make eye contact, smile, and say “thank you”. it shows that youre polite and have a secure sense of selfworth. if youre still uncomfortable taking compliments, try giving one back after youve accepted one. 17 18 thats a simple and an effective psychological technique to become confident. when you are talking louder you are sending the signal that you are confident, and as you make it as a habit, you will feel more confident. but dont be aggressive. look the part. or, as the saying goes, “fake (假装) it till you make it.” 19 devote a little time each day to make sure youre presenting yourself well. keep your shoulders back, walk with purpose instead of dragging your feet, and sit up straight. smile and make eye contact. its a small change, but it can work wonders on what other people think of you. develop your interests. if theres a sport or hobby youve always wanted to be good at, nows the time! improving your skills will show that you are talented, and make you confident. learn a musical instrument or a foreign language; take up an art form like painting whatever it is that catches your interest. 20 remember that learning is a process, and youre in it for the small victories and the relaxing time, not to be the best ever. a. make a list. b. talk a little louder. c. youre not alone!d. stop comparing yourself with everyone else. e. this can help you feel like the score is “even”. f. if you try to be confident, youll start to feel it. g. dont get upset if youre not immediately awesome. 第二部分：英语知识运用 (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和d) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。generally speaking, a british is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 21 only among those with whom he is familiar. when a stranger is present, he often seems nervous, 22 embarrassed. you can take a train any morning or evening to 23 the truth of this. serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or 24 off in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive (冒犯的). 25 , there is an unwritten but clearly understood common practice of behavior, which, once 26 , makes the offender immediately the target of 27 . one of the few things we can say about the british with 28 is that a british loves to discuss their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 29 . some people argue that it is because the british weather 30 follows weather forecast and thus becomes a source of interest to everyone. this may be so. certainly a british cannot have much 31 in the weathermen, whose predictions, in many cases, 32 to be wrong! the man in the street seems to be as accurate (准确的)or as inaccurateas the weathermen in his 33 . foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 34 weather that the british make to each other in the course of a single day. very often conversational greetings are 35 by comments on the weather. “nice day, isnt it?” “beautiful day！” may well be heard instead of “good morning, how are you? ” 36 the foreigner may consider this exaggerated (夸大的) and funny, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his 37 . if he wants to start a conversation with a british but is 38 to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. it is a (n) 39 subject to which a response may well be 40 by even the most reserved (保守的) of the british. 21. a. amused22. a. even 23. a. experience24. a. nodding 25. a. hopefully26. a. developed27. a. blame 28. a. doubt29. a. at most30. a. always31. a. honor32. a. turn out 33. a. consideration34. a. about35. a. replaced 36. a. since37. a. benefit 38. a. in groups39. a. safe 40. a. wishedb. concernedb. otherwiseb. establishb. murmuringb. obviously b. broken b. argumentb. admirationb. at lastb. seldom b. reliefb. make outb. appreciationb. tob. conductedb. only ifb. favorb. in detailb. steadyb. askedc. relaxedc. yetc. watch c. whisperingc. frequentlyc. followedc. doubtc. certainty c. at lengthc. neverc. faithc. put outc. applicationc. inc. started c. howeverc. disadvantagec. at a loss c. optionalc. expectedd. exhaustedd. sod. witnessd. laughingd. exactlyd. observedd. praised. difficultyd. at leastd. oftend. creditd. find outd. predictiond. ond. appealedd. although d. advantage d. on occasiond. avoidable d. reminded第二卷 注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第2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。li ning, a famous gymnast, retired at the age of 26. even though he had won 106 gold medals in major 41 (compete) across the world, he retired with a feeling that he had failed. it was this sense of feeling that made him 42 (determine) to succeed in his new life. a year after his retirement, he began to work 43 a businessman. he launched a new brand of sportswear, 44 (compete) with global giants like nike and adidas. li ning chose his own name as the brand mark. his sports clothes came onto the market at just the right time, because 45 number of young people with money 46 (spend) was on the increase. besides, his designs were attractive and his clothes were 47 (cheap) than his rivals, which guaranteed his success. 48 li nings goal was not to make money when he retired. his dream was to open a school for gymnasts, which 49 (realize) in 1991. since then, he 50 (help) young people to achieve their sporting ambitions. as a great sportsperson, li ning successfully practices what his advertising slogan says, “anything is possible.”第三部分：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) 假定在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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号 () ，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：在错的词下划一横线，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l0处，多者 (从第11处起) 不计分。 two years ago i failed an important exam in my life and begins to study at an ordinary school. although i felt disappointing at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom at first, but i soon found the teachers here patient and considerate. i decided to make a best of it. now i am working hard and getting along well my teachers and classmates. they are always available, whichever difficulties i come across. i have become one of the top student in my class, which greatly increases me confidence and motivation. i have full realized that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it which determines who you are. 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）某英语杂志社组织主题为friendship 的征文活动，你有意参加。请按下面征文要求，写一篇英语作文。write about a friend1. describe your friend. 2. how did your friendship start?3. what can you share with your friend?4. w