河北省成安一中、永年二中2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

河北省成安一中、永年二中2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第卷(共115分)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)1. What does the woman mean?A. The man has a big appetite.B. What the man ordered is not delicious.C. The man neednt order so much food.2. What does the man do?A. A farmer. B. A student.C. A businessman.3. What is the boy probably doing?A. Introducing the woman to his friend.B. Reading a book about dinosaurs.C. Drawing a picture.4. Why is the woman in the store?A. She knows there is a big sale.B. She always goes there on Wednesdays.C. She wants to know why therere so many people.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the street. B. At a police station. C. In a parking lot.第二节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Change the time for a meeting.B. Tell his wife about their weekend plans.C. Meet him in the afternoon.7. What will the man do when he gets back to his office?A. Make plans for the next day. B. Meet with Mr Brown. C. Call his wife.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why did the girl want a baby brother?A. She felt lonely.B. She thought babies to be cute.C. She thought being a sister to be fun.9. Why did the girl change her mind?A. She realized that she wanted a puppy(小狗) more.B. She realized that she would have more responsibilities.C. Her father promised to spend more time with her.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman ask Bobby to do?A. Set the table. B. Help her prepare dinner. C. Pick up his father.11. What is Bobbys attitude toward his father?A. Thankful. B. Annoyed. C. Understanding.12. What does Bobbys father do?A. He is a bank clerk. B. He works from home. C. He is a salesman.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats wrong with the man?A. Something is wrong with his eyes.B. Something is wrong with his ears.C. Hes got a bad headache.14. When did the man begin to have the problems?A. About three weeks ago. B. About two weeks ago. C. About one week ago.15. What was the man doing when the accident happened?A. He was walking down to the basement.B. He was driving back home from work.C. He was climbing up to the roof.16. What will the doctor do next?A. Call a specialist immediately.B. Give some medicine to the man.C. Order some tests.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When will the baseball game start?A. At 10：30 am. B. At 9：30 am. C. At 11：00 am.18. Who can get a spot on one of the teams?A. Those who show up early.B. Those who made a reservation.C. Those with higher skill levels.19. What is the maximum number of players?A. 18. B. 20. C. 40.20. What does the speaker ask the players to do at last?A. Email the organizer.B. Fill out an insurance form.C. Call the field hotline before 9：30 am.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。AOn a cold evening of April our ship was sailing for Ireland. Suddenly a violent storm rose and overturned our ship. Fortunately I held a board and was washed up on an island.It was completely dark. On reaching the island, I found a smooth place to lie down. Quite tired I slept for a long time. I woke up with a start when I was dazzled(使目眩) by glaring sunlight. How I felt hungry and thirsty! The island with its beautiful landscape at dawn appeared before my eyes.I began to explore the island. It was an uninhabited_island surrounded by trees. Yellow fruit in the light wind made me feel hungry. I tasted one. How sweet and delicious it was! I ate greedily a lot then I lay down comfortably on the soft grass. Around me were fragrance(芳香) and singing of birds. There, far away, on the right, a waterfall was falling down the mountainside. I rushed toward it. In the afternoon when I was wandering around the island, I happened to find out a cave hidden behind the thick forest. It was convenient for me to turn it into a place for sleeping for the night.Day in day out, nearly two weeks passed by. My food was mere fruit and some fish caught from the stream. Sometimes I tried to hunt some wild animals but in vain. Had I been equipped with necessary things, I would have enjoyed remaining here for food.One morning I caught sight of a boat. I signaled and shouted out loudly. I was rescued but so far I have had the memories of a fairy land which I had once happened to discover!21What did the author do first after he was washed onto the island?AHe looked for a passing ship. BHe found something to eat.CHe found a place to take a rest. DHe made the island clean.22What is the RIGHT time order of the following events?aHe wandered around the island.bHe was dazzled by glaring sunlight.cHe ate a lot of wild fruits.dHe found the islands landscape was beautiful.Ab d a cBc d a bCa c d b Db d c a23What does the underlined part “an uninhabited island” in Paragraph 3 mean?AAn island with beautiful scenes but no fruit.BAn island without humans living on it.CAn island that no humans have visited.DAn island with fresh air and trees.24What does this passage mainly describe?AHow the author overcame difficulties on the island.BHow the author spent the first night and the first day on the island.CHow the author got to the island.DHow the author escaped from the island.BWhen I left home for college, I sought to escape the limited world of farmers, small towns, and country life. I long for the excitement of the city, for the fast pace that rural life lacked, for adventure beyond the horizon. I dreamed of exploring the city, living within a new culture and landscape, and becoming part of the pulse of an urban jungle.Yet some of my best times were driving home, leaving the city behind and slipping back into the valley. As city life disappeared and traffic thinned, I could see the faces of the other drivers relax. Then, around a bend in the highway, the grassland of the valley would come into being, offering a view of gentle rolling hills. The land seemed permanent. I felt as if I had stepped back in time.I took comfort in the stability of the valley. Driving through small farm communities, I imagined the founding families still rooted in their grand homes, generations working the same lands, neighbors remaining neighbors for generations. I allowed familiar farmhouse landmarks to guide me.Close to home, I often turned off the main highway and took a different, getting familiar farms again and testing my memory. Friends lived in those houses. I had eaten meals and spent time there; I had worked on some of these farms, lending a hand during a peak harvest, helping a family friend for a day or two. The houses and lands looked the same, and I could picture the gentle faces and hear familiar voices as if little had been changed. As I eased into our driveway Id return to old ways, becoming a son once again, a child on the family farm. My feelings were honest and real. How I longed for a land where life stood still and my memories could be relived. When I left the farm for college, I could only return as visitor to the valley, a traveler looking for home.Now the farm is once again my true home. I live in that farmhouse and work the permanent lands. My world may seem unchanged to casual observers, but they are wrong. I know this: if theres a constant on these farms, its the constant of change.The good observer will recognize the differences. A farmer replants an orchard (果园) with a new variety of peaches. Irrigation is added to block of old grapes, so I imagine the vineyard has a new owner. Occasionally the changes are clearly evident, like a FOR SALE sign. But I need to read the small print in order to make sure that a bank has taken possession of the farm. Most of the changes contain two stories. One is the physical change of the farm, the other involves the people on that land, the human story behind the change.Ive been back on the farm for a decade and still havent heard all the stories behind the changes around me. But once I add my stories to the landscape, I can call this place my home, a home that continues to evolve and changes as I add more and more of my stories.A poet returns to the valley and says, “Little has changed in the valley, and how closedminded you all are！” He comments about the lack of interest in sports, social and environmental issues in the poverty and inequality of our life. He was born and raised here, so he might have the right to criticize and lecture us. Yet he speaks for many who think they know the valley. How differently would others think of us if they knew the stories of a grape harvest in a wet year or a peach without a home?25The most important reason why the writer wanted to move to the city is that _.A. he did not want to work on the farmB. he wanted to make new friendsC. he was eager for a different life thereD. there were more things to do there26What made the writer relax as he drove from the city to the country?A. He could see for miles and miles.B. The traffic moved more slowly.C. The people he passed seemed to be calmer.D. The land seemed familiar to him.27When driving through the valley the writer was guided home by _.Afamiliar farmhouses which left him a good memoryBhouses that had sheltered generations of the same familyCland that had been worked by a family for generationsDlarge farms which stretched out right before him28When he was in college, why was the writer sad when he returned to his family home?A. He remembered how hard he used to work.B. He realized that he was only a visitor.C. He recognized the old housed and land.D. He remembered his next door neighbors.CMillions of people die of hunger in Southern Africa every year, but when Zambia was offered thousands of tons of free maize by the US, the government politely said no.“We dont know whether the food is safe，” said Zambias Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Dipak Patel.His worries are shared by countries around the world that are in_two_minds about Americas genetically modified(GM, 转基因的) crops. Just last week, EU(欧盟) member nations were discussing whether or not to import GM sweet corn from the US.Ever since people started farming, they have tried to crossbreed(杂交) plants to make them stronger or better tasting. At one time, only related plants could be crossed with each other.But when GM techniques were developed in the 1970s, scientists were able to put a single gene from a living creature into an unrelated creature.This means they can make crops more productive and resistant to disease by adding genes from other species. They can also create food with special characteristics, such as “golden rice”， which is enriched with vitamin A. But many people believe GM foods are a health risk.“If left to me, I would certainly not eat GM foods，” said Scottish scientist Arpad Pusztai. “We are putting new things into food which havent been eaten before. The effects on the immune system(免疫系统) are not easy to predict.”At the moment, the official argument is that GM foods “are not likely to present risks for human health”. But there are still many questions to be answered as the foods are produced in different ways.Some experts believe the genetic material added to plants can transfer to humans and give damage to our bodies. Further harm could be caused by the genes from GM plants crossbreeding with naturally produced crops.29We learn from the passage _.Apeople have discovered that GM foods will do harm to human healthBmillions of Zambia people die of eating too much GM foodsCpeople are still not sure if GM foods will do harm to human healthDgenetic material added to plants will damage our bodies sooner or later30What does “in two minds” in the third paragraph mean?AUnsure. BWorried.CLikely. DCareless.31Which of the following statements is NOT true about GM foods?AIt is produced from plants added genes from other species.BGM foods can have special characteristics.CGM foods will affect peoples immune system.DGM foods have been produced since 1970s.32Whats the authors attitude?ASupportive. BNeutral.CDoubtful. DCritical.DSome students get so nervous before a test, and they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious testtakers.Sian Beilock: “They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using to focus on the exam.”Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious testtakers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.Sian Beilock: “What we think happens is when students put it down on paper, they think about the worst that could happen and they reassess the situation. They might realize its not as hard as they might think it was before and, in essence, it prevents these thoughts from popping_up when theyre actually taking a test.”The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of twelve percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent.Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test.Prefessor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B， compared to a Bfor those who did not.Sian Beilock: “What we showed is that for students who are highly testanxious, whod done our writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most likely to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who dont normally get nervous in these testing situations.”But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.33What may happen if students have the problem of test anxiety?ATest anxiety can improve students performance to some degree.BStudents attention and memory resources run out when worried.CStudents may not be admitted into their favorite college if worriedDTest anxiety is sure to cause students to fail the test.34What does the underlined phrase “popping up” mean?AGiving out BFading awayCBecoming clear DAppearing suddenly35What is the main idea of the passage?AIt is a common practice for students to get worried before a test.BBeing worried before tests does harm to students performance.CAnxious students overcome test anxiety by writing down fears.DIt is important for students to overcome test anxiety.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。Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people arent satisfied with their present weight, but most people arent sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. _71_So what should you do about your weight control?_72_ The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian (营养学家). _73_ If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started._74_ People who lose weight quickly by crash (速成的) dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they havent permanently changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat. _75_ Once you have that down, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.Its a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because its just that: healthy.ATry to pay attention as you eat and stop when youre full.BBesides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else.CWeight management is about longterm success.DThey will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.EBeing healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.FTry giving up regular soda for a week.GChanging from whole to nonfat or lowfat milk is also a good idea.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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. _41_ the financial crisis(危机), fewer companies would like to _42_ new staff. My son targeted a company that was _43_ to hire only one person _44_ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes(简历)After the interview, there would only be 3 who coul