福建省龙岩市武平县第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题（普通班） (2).doc

武平一中2014-2015学年第二学期高二英语半期考试卷 (满分：150分，时间：120分钟) 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷两部分第一卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共二节，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 does the man promise to do at the weekend?a. play football with matthew.b. watch a game with the woman. c. wash the car for the woman.2. where does the woman want to go?a. to a shopping center.b. to a drugstore.c. to a parking lot.3. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. an ancient book. b. a valuable library. c. a piece of research.4. how long has the woman been working in the company?a. 4 years. b. 5 years. c. 6 years.5. what animals did the woman see on her holiday?a. monkeys. b. lions.c. elephants.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题, 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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。6. what are the speakers discussing?a. whether nuclear power stations are safe. b. what is the best way to store energy. c. how electricity is produced.7. what kind of energy does the man prefer?a. the wind energy. b. the solar energy. c. the nuclear energy.听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。8. what relation is the man to mr. erickson?a. his boss. b. his secretary. c. his customer.9. what will the man do next?a. ask mr. erickson about his schedule.b. meet with his lawyer.c. go to a hospital.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. what did the man do?a. he attended a wedding. b. he went shopping. c. he met jason.11. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a shop. b. at home. c. in jasons house. 12. what will the man decide tomorrow?a. whether to send the trousers back. b. whether to wash his jeans. c. whether to buy a jacket.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。13. what are the speakers?a. at a pet store.b. at a city zoo. c. at a tv station.14. what was helena interested in when she was young?a. keeping cats. b. looking at insects. c. taking care of dogs.15. what did helena major in at university?a. zoology. b. animal science. c. biology.16. what animals does helena look after now?a. lions.b. pandas. c. seabirds.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. what is said about the icehotel?a. it has to be rebuilt every year. b. it is perfect for all types of guests.c. it is far from the nearest airport.18.when is the icehotel completely finished?a. in late december. b. in early january.c. in mid january.19. what do we know about the ice-sculpture class?a. students must speak english or swedish.b. students can have it every afternoon.c. students neednt bring any tools.20. what does the speaker think of the trips offered by the hotel?a. popular. b. dangerous. c. expensive.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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。a robots are smart. with their computer brains, they help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. some robots do regular jobs. bobby, the mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in washington d.c. he is one of the 250 mail carriers in the united states. mr. leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. one is that he does not forget details. he knows each childs name, the parents names and what each child knows and needs to know. in addition, he knows each childs pets and hobbies. mr. leachim does not make mistakes. each child goes and tells him his or her name, then dials an identification number. his computer brain puts the childs voice and number together. he identifies the child without mistakes. then he starts the lesson. another advantage is that mr. leachim isflexible.if children need more time to do their lessons, they can move switches. in this way they can repeat mr. leachims lesson over and over again. when the children do a good job, he tells them something interesting about their hobbies. at the end of the lesson the children switch mr. leachim off.21.the first paragraph of the passage tells us _. a. human beings are not as smart as robots b. we can only use robots to do some regular jobs c. robots can help people in many different ways d. robots will take the place of man to rule the earth22. mr. leachims _ makes him a good teacher. a. knowledge b. advantages c. appearanced. energy23.the word “flexible” in the last paragraph means _. a.changeable b. not hard c. not strict d. suitable 24. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. there are 250 robot teachers in the united states. b. mr. leachim is run and controlled by electricity.c. the lessons taught by mr. leachim are given on a tv set. d. bobby works in a large office building in washington d.c.bhomestay provides english language students with the opportunity to speak english outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a british home.what to expectthe host will provide accommodation and meals. rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. you will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.accommodation zoneshomestays are located in london mainly in zones2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central london is commercial and not residential(居住的). zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. it is very convenient to travel in london by underground.meal plans available continental breakfast breakfast and dinner breakfast, packed lunch and dinnerits important to note that few english families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. your accommodation includes continental breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal（谷物类食品），bread and tea or coffee. cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a continental breakfast in england. dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.friendsif you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your hosts permission. you have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion(侵略) of their privacy.self-catering accommodation in private homesaccommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. this kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. however, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise english at home quite as much.25.the passage is probably written for_.a. hosts willing to receive foreign studentsb. foreigners hoping to build british culturec. travellers planning to visit families in londond. english learners applying to live in english homes 26.which of the following will the host provide? a. rooming cleaning b. medical care. c. free transport. d. physical training.27.what can be inferred from paragraph3?a. zone 4 is more crowded than zone 2.b. hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.c. the business centre of london is in zone 1d. accommodation in the city centre is not provided.28.why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?a. to entertain friends as they like b. to enjoy much more freedom.c. to enrich their knowledge of english.d. to experience a warmer family atmosphere.cmother teresa was a roman catholic nun (修女) who earned international attention and won the nobel peace prize for her work with orphans and the poor around the world. during her lifetime, she was responsible for touching the lives of thousands of poor people, often working in tough conditions in third world countries, especially india.born on august 26, 1910, she received her calling to ministry around the age of 12. she eventually left macedonia and headed for india at the age of 18, after some training in dublin, ireland. she took her vows (誓言) as a nun on may 24, 1931.it was in india that mother teresa found her lifes work, spending most of her adult life in the city calcutta. although mother teresa would often travel to other countries to bring attention to various issues, india was her home base. she began her career as a teacher at st. marys high school in calcutta, but soon found that her mission was beyond the walls of school building. with hardly any money but a strong desire to help, she started as open-air school for indias poorest children.one of mother teresas most lasting impacts is the result of her decision to start her own order known as the missionaries of charity(慈善）. this order has grown since the 1950s, and has individuals spread throughout the world with the mission(使命) of caring for those that no one else can or will care for.the awards mother teresa received were numerous. in 1971, she was awarded the pope john xxiii peace prize. that was followed in 1979 by the norwegian committee awarding her the nobel peace prize, one of the most recognized awards in the world.her death was mourned in both secular(不朽的) and religious communities. she was a rare and unique individual who lived long for higher purposes. her lifelong devotion to the care of the poor, the sick, and the disadvantaged was one of the highest examples of service tour humanity. “she is the united nations. she is peace in the world.”29. why did mother teresa start an open-air school for indias poorest children?a. the local children wanted to study in the open air.b. the government wanted her to give a hand to the poor.c. she wanted to enlarge the school she once worked in. d. she had a very great aim and determined to achieve it. 30. the mission of the missionaries of charity is _.a. to provide more jobs for the poor b. to take care of the unattended peoplec. to draw attention to various religious issuesd. to spread mother teresas religious belief to the poor31. what can we learn from the last paragraph?a. mother teresa was highly praised. b.mother teresa was a peaceful woman in india.c. mother teresa was a leader of the united nations. d. mother teresa led a poor life in the united nations.32. what does the text mainly talk about?a. the awards mother teresa won.b.mother teresa and her childhood. c. mother teresa and her achievements.d. the hardships mother teresa experienced. dscientists recently found three kinds of animals living two smiles at the bottom of the mediterranean sea (地中海). their small bodies have many cells-each about the size of a large sand-but they are animals. the most exciting thing about these creatures, is that they dont seem to need oxygen to live.what biologists know about life so far is that only one-celled animals can live in spaces that have no oxygen, and those animals who have many cells can visit these places, but cannot live there. these newly-found creatures could change that idea. the animals live in a super-salty lake under the mediterranean sea. it may seem strange to think of a lake under the sea, but the water in the lake is so salty that it cannot mix with the seawater above it, and the water in the lake is even saltier than normal seawater. ordinary seawater has oxygen in it-which allows animals like fish to live-but the water in the lake doesnt have oxygen. finding animals down there is surprising. the scientists at first thought they were the bodies of dead animals floating into the lake from somewhere else. but later, they found these dead bodies appeared to be alive. some of these animals had eggs, which suggests they were reproducing (繁殖); and their old skins suggest that they had lived there long enough to grow. but scientists still dont know how the animals live without oxygen. more studies are needed, and maybe biologists will need to rethink what they know about animals.33. at the bottom of the mediterranean sea, the scientists found _. a. many one-celled animals b. some dead animals bodies c. three kinds of living animals d. animals that look like fish34. what is special about the super-salty lake? a. the water in the lake has different colours. b. the water in the lake has much more oxygen. c. animals with many cells began to live in the lake. d. the lake water doesnt mix up with the seawater above. 35. what can we infer from the text? a. one-celled animals may lay eggs to reproduce. b.more animals can be found in the super-salty lake. c. the lake under the mediterranean attracts many visitors. d. the animals in the super-salty lake catch scientists attention. 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。 ive been keeping an english blog for many years. these practical tips have helped me over the course of my blogging. read quality books, blogs, journals, etc. which are written in english. blogging is not always about writing. 36 reading also improves your english comprehension, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and writing. practice helps, so continue writing. 37 trying to make a perfect post （帖子） free from grammar and spelling mistakes is good but youre not making use of your time efficiently. 38 think about the main points you want to raise. i prepare an outline of my post and a list of the points i want to talk about. doing this has helped me stay on track and focus on my main points. the outline and the list of points i want to write about serve as my guidelines when im writing. when writing, use simple words and sentences. using simple sentences makes your job as a blogger easier. 39 always remember this: the aim of your writing is to get your message across and the only way to become an effective writer is successfully conveying your message to your readers. write your posts ahead of time. 40 to free yourself from the pressure of making a post on daily basis, which might affect your writing, consider making your posts ahead of time. a. also, it makes your posts more understandable to your readers. b. welcome comments from your blog readers. c. there are benefits of daily blogging but if it becomes tiring, forget about it. d. dont be scared of making mistakes. e. mistakes can be reduced with the help of your readers. f. you need to read to be able to write fluently. g. prepare an outline of your post. 第三部分英语知识运用（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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i went to a group activity, “sensitivity sunday”, which was to make us more 41 the problems faced by disabled people. we were asked to “42 a disability” for several hours one sunday. some members, 43 , chose to use wheelchairs. others wore sound-blocking earplugs（耳塞）or blindfolds（眼罩）.just sitting in the wheelchair was a 44 experience. i had never considered before how 45 it would be to use one. as soon as i sat down, my 46 made the chair begin to roll. its wheels were not 47 . then i wondered where to put my 48 . it took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 49. i took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 50 for several hours. for disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary（临时的） 51 .i tried to find a 52 position and thought it might be restful, 53 kind of nice, to be 54 around for a while. looking around, i 55 i would have to handle the thing myself? my hands started to ache as i 56 the heavy metal wheels. i came to know that controlling the 57 of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) 58 task.my wheelchair experiment was soon 59 . it made a deep impression on me. a few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the 60 , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.41. a. curious about b. aware of c. interested in d. careful with42. a. cure b. choose c. prevent d.analyze43. a. instead b. strangely c.as usual d. like me44. a. learning b. working c. satisfying d. relaxing45. a. convenient b.clumsy c. boring d. exciting46. a. height b. force c. skill d. weight47. a. locked b. repaired c. powered d. grasped48. a. hands b. feet c. keys d. handles49. a. place b. action c. play d. effect50. a. operation b. communication c. transportation d. production51. a. exploration b. education c. experiment d.entertainment52. a. flexible b. safe c. starting d. comfortable53. a. yet b. just c. still d. even54. a. shown b. pushed c. driven d. guided55. a. realized b. suggested c. agreed d. admitted56. a. lifted b. turned c. pressed d. seized57. a. pathb. position c. direction d. way58.a. easyb. heavy c. major d. extra59. a. forgottenb. repeated c. conducted d. finished60. a. weaknessesb. anxieties c. challenges d. illnesses 第ii卷 (50分）第三部分英语知识运用第二节（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。 california is the _61_(three) largest state in the usa with the largest population ,which attracts people from all over the world. the customs and languages of the immigrants _62_ on in their new home , so it has diversity of culture.no one r