浙江省慈溪市高二英语上学期期中联考试题.doc

2015学年第一学期期中联考高二年级英语学科测试卷第一部分: 听力（共两节，20小题，每题1分，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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 are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a textbook. b. a friend. c. a present.2. where is mr. fluffs likely to be?a. in this cage. b. in the garden. c. in the kitchen. 3. when should the two speakers leave according to the man?a. at 8:00 b. at 7:40 c. at 7:304. what does the mom advise her son to eat?a. cookies b. cakes c. fruit.5. what are the two speakers trying to do?a. put the painting up. b. put the lantern（灯笼）up. c. put the curtain up.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. manager and employee. b. doctor and patient. c. salesperson and customer.7. what do we know about the man?a. he will try giving up smoking. b. he doesnt like drinking.c. he will try to give up drinking.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what kind of tickets are left?a. 5-dollar tickets. b. 15-dollar tickets. c. 50-dollar tickets.9. when will the box office close?a. at 7:00 pm. b. at 7:30 pm. c. at 8:00 pm.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why does the man call the woman?a. to help her book tickets.b. to ask if shes got the tickets.c. to invite her out for a concert.11. when will the woman go to the theatre?a. this evening. b. tomorrow evening. c. next saturday evening. 12. what will the woman do next saturday afternoon?a. go to the concert. b. watch a tennis match. c. visit a friend with margaret.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where are the two speakers?a. in a theatre. b. in a museum. c. in a pyramid.14. why does danny want to leave?a. hes scared.（害怕） b. hes seen a ghost.（鬼） c. hes seen a witch.（巫婆）15. what are bothering danny these days?a. dead bodies. b. ghosts. c. nightmares.（噩梦）16. what question cant may answer?a. why there are no ghosts in the world.b. why egyptians like to make mummies.（木乃伊）c. where people go after they die.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. which of the following usages of smartphone is not mentioned in the text?a. surfing the web. b. taking photos. c. playing games 18. how long does the mobile phone add to a persons working day?a. 2 hours. b. 3 hours. c. 4 hours. 19. what percent of workers check emails between 6 am and 7am? a. about 20% b. about33%. c. about 25%.20. why does the speaker say a smartphone may not be as smart as people think?a. people spend long hours on it. b. its not good to use a smarhpone.c. smartphones mean people cannot get away from work.第二部分: 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节: 单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）21. _ the meeting himself gave him a great deal of encouragement. a. the teacher will attend b. the teacher to attend c. the teacher attended d. the teachers attending 22. it is a waste of time _ about such matters with him. a. discussed b. to discussion c. discussing d. being discussed23. large quantities of water _ water the fields. a. are needed to b. is needed to c. are needed for d. is needed for24. the father as well as his three sons_ skating on the frozen river every sunday afternoon in winter. a. is going b. go c. goes d. are going 25. i must apologize for _ ahead of time. thats all right.a. letting no you know b. letting you not know c. not letting you know d. not let you know 26. this morning i found her _ in the park with a pretty dog.a. wander b. wandered c. to wander d. wandering 27. the watch _now belongs to my grandfather. a. repaired b. to be repaired c. being repaired d. having being repaired 28. most men dont like _ fun of in public places, especially when their female friends stay with them. a. making b. playing c. being made d. being played29. the _boys were last seen _ near the west lake.a. missing; playing b. missing; play c. missed; played d. missed; to play30. _ good, the food was soon sold out.a. tasted b. being tasted c. tasting d. having tasted 31. at yesterdays meeting, the leaders from eight countries _ the warming climate again, meaning that they took it seriously. a. turned to b. added to c. kept to d. referred to32. there will be no difficulty in the world that we cannot _ as long as we have confidence and determination. a. overcome b. remove c. deliver d. reduce33. if parents dont teach their child how to _ himself, he will do anything at will.a. believe b. behavec. help d. enjoy34. there were so many boys in the same school uniform on the square that his father could hardly _ tom.a. turn out b. bring out c. call out d. pick out35. he is easy to satisfy. even a small success will give him a sense of _.a. responsibility b. achievement c. humor d. direction36. how are the things in your village?modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are _ now than before.a. well off b. better offc. badly off d. worse off37. he was in hospital for six months. he felt as if he was _ from the outside world.a. cut out b. cut off c. cut up d. cut through38. after moving into the beautiful house, she often _ her friends at weekends. a. amused b. entertained c. crowded d. disturbed39. mum _ to us, “be quiet! your little sisters sleeping.”a. whispered b. shouted c. explained d. replied40. the little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, _ bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.a. approximately b. regularly c. obviously d. occasionally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。for several years, we lived at the end of a long texas country road. every evening when i was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black 41 and his daddys walking stick, to make the half-mile 42 from the house to the fence which 43 the beginning of the dirty driveway. one day, i was busy with my business and was 44 for about an hour, completely forgetting about the 45 little boy down the road who might be 46 for his daddy. on my way home, the rain was so thick that i could not 47 ten feet in front of me. all i could 48 was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. 49 , the downpour began to abate(减弱). it was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last 50 and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal. 51 , i caught sight of my little boy, who was 52 an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the 53 of a little boy. as i stopped the car and 54 the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. he was wet and 55 with cold, but he never 56 the rain, nor the hour-long wait. he simply said, “daddy, i missed you. i am so glad you are home.” last year, we 57 to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. we no longer have a long country road. 58 , i have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. often, perhaps a thousand times, that 59 has occurred in my mind. 60 all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.41. a. bagb. dogc. umbrellad. toy42. a. journeyb. flightc. effortd. ride43. a. discoveredb. explainedc. described d. marked44. a. controlledb. delayed c. trainedd. bothered45. a. hopefulb. gratefulc. carefuld. faithful 46. a. waitingb. sendingc. searchingd. calling47. a. seeb. feelc. drive d. hear48. a. stick tob. pick upc. think of d. hold on49. a. at last b. in factc. in surprised. at once 50. a. momentb. streetc. way d. corner51. a. believe it or not b. all of a suddenc. to my pleasured. for seconds52. a. holdingb. takingc. foldingd. carrying53. a. bodyb. face c. headd. hand54. a. opened b. closedc. lockedd. knocked 55. a. worryingb. trembling c. nervousd. anxious56. a. doubtedb. mentioned c. judgedd. noticed 57. a. turnedb. returnedc. moved d. traveled58. a. thereforeb. besidesc. otherwised. however 59. a. scene b. timec. actd. sight 60. a. withb. like c. ford. among第三部分: 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。awhen i was about 12, i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. week by week her list grew: i was very thin, i wasnt a good student, i talked too much, i was too proud, and so on. i tried to hear all this as long as i could. at last, i became very angry. i ran to my father with tears in my eyes. he listened to me quietly, then he asked. “are the things she says true or not? janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like ? well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.” i did as he told me. to my great surprise, i discovered that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number i couldand suddenly i wanted to change. for the first time i got a fairly clear picture of myself. i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it. “thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. but you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. when something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. dont shut your ears. listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. in my life, ive never had a better piece of advice.61. which do you think would be the best title for this passage?a. not an enemy, but the best friend c. my father c. my childhood d. the best advice ive ever had62. what does “week by week her list grew” mean? a. week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.b. she had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it wasgrowing longer and longer.c. i was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.d. week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.63. what did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?a. he told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.b. he criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.c. he refused to take the list and have a look at it.d. he told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.64. which of the following can we know from the passage?a. the enemy thought the writer was pretty.b. the enemy thought the writer studied hard.c. the writer and her enemy became best friends at last.d. the writer is grateful to her father.b decisions, decisions! our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. the right to choose is central to everyone. yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. can science help? most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind. consider your emotions. you might think that emotions are the enemy of decision making, but in fact theyre a part of it. whenever you make up your mind, your brains emotional center is active. university of southern california scientist, antonio damasio, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. damasio thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choices, which we use to help the present decision making. however, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. take anger, for example. a study by nitika garg of the university of mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than consider other choices. it seems anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking. all emotions affect our thinking and motivation（动机）, so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. yet strangely theres one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. the american researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. in fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world.65. according to the text, what may help us make better decisions?a. to think about happy times. b. to learn about the process of decision-making.c. to make many decisions at a time. d. to stop feeling regretful about the past66. damasios study suggests that _. a. emotions are the enemy of decision makingb. people with physical damage find it hard to make up their mindsc. our brain has nothing to do with decision makingd. our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions67. why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered?a. they often forget their past choices. b. they make decisions without much thinking. c. they tend to save time when shopping. d. they are too angry to bargain. 68. what do we learn from the text?a. sad people always make worst choices. b. no emotion seems to help us make good choices. c. only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation. d. emotions are a part of decision making. cin the famous fairy tale, snow white eats the queens apple and falls victim to a curse; in shakespeares novel, romeo drinks the poison and dies; some ancient chinese emperors took pills that contained mercury, believing that it would make them immortal, but they died afterward. poison has long been an important ingredient in literature and history, and it seems to always be associated with evil, danger and death. but how much do you really know about poison? an exhibition, the power of poison, opened last month at the american museum of natural history in new york, intended to give the audience a more vivid understanding of poison. the exhibition will continue until aug 2014, reported the new york times. the museum tour starts in a rainforest setting, where you can see live examples of some of the most poisonous animals: caterpillars, frogs and spiders. golden poison frogs, for instance, arent much bigger than a coin, but their skin is covered in a poison that can cut off the signaling power of your nerves, and a single frog has enough venom to kill 10 grown humans. the exhibition also features interactive activities. in an ipad-based game, visitors are presented with three puzzling illnesses and asked to identify the poisons based on symptoms. in one case, for example, a pet dog is found sick in a backyard and visitors have to figure out whether it was the toad (蟾蜍), the leaky batteries in the trash or the dirty pond water that did it. “poisons can be bad for some things,” michael novacek, senior vice president of the museum, told nbc news. “yet they can also be good for others.” this is what visitors learn from the last part of the exhibition, which displays how poisons can be used favorably by humans, including for medical treatment. the blood toxins of vampire bats, for example, can prevent blood from clotting (凝结), which may protect against strokes. a poisonous chemical found in the yew tree is effective against cancer, which is what led to the invention of a cancer-fighting drug called taxol. one chemical in the venom of gila monsters can lower the blood sugar of its victims, so it has been used to treat diabetes. the benefits from natural poisons are not limited to just medicine. believe it or not, many substances that we regularly take in chili, coffee and chocolate, etc. owe their special flavors or stimulating effects to chemicals that plants make to poison insects.69. by mentioning snow white and romeo at the beginning of the story, the author intends to _.a. show that poison has long been involved in literatureb. draw readers attention to the topic of the articlec. show that poison is always linked with evil and deathd. get readers to think of more examples of the use of poison in stories70. what is the main purpose of the exhibition the power of poison?a. to teach people how to handle poisonous animals.b. to inform people about which animals are the most poisonous.c. to show how poison has been used for medical treatment.d. to give people more in-depth knowledge about poison.71. which of the following statements about the exhibition is true according to th