湖北省襄阳五中、夷陵中学、钟祥一中高二英语下学期期中联考试题.doc

2014-2015学年度第二学期期中联考高二英语试卷 试卷满分：150分注意事项： 1本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第i卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例：how much is the shirt?a. 19.15.b. 9.18.c. 9.15.答案是 c。1. where does this conversation take place? a. in a restaurant. b. in a bookstore. c. in a food shop.2. why does the man learn chinese?a. to write a paper. b. to visit china one day.c. to communicate with an e-friend.3. who was injured?a. george. b. georges wife. c. georges wifes father.4. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. matches. b. hobbies. c. soccer.5. what will the speakers give ben?a. a bike. b. a guitar. c. some videos.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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、7题。6. what is the womans attitude towards the mans words?a. nervous. b. happy. c. impatient.7. what did the woman probably forget?a. the tickets. b. the passports.c. the travellers cheques.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. when did the woman lose her mobile phone?a. on her way home. b. on her way to a bank.c. on her way to a football game.9. what is the mans advice?a. call the insurance company.b. report the loss to the police.c. phone the bus company.10. what time is it probably?a. 10:20. b. 10:00.c. 9:40.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. what is the woman doing?a. registering in a company.b. writing a short self-description.c. asking for a form from a matchmaking(婚介) company.12. why does the womans friend like the matchmaking company?a. she doesnt have to pay for the register.b. she can know different kinds of people.c. she can meet people who like the same things.13. what does the woman think of the matchmaking company?a. it is helpful. b. it is reliable. c. it is effective.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. how does andrew communicate with people?a. he sends them e-mails.b. he likes to have regular meetings.c. he talks with them through the telephone.15. what does the man think of andrews management? a. excellent. b. open-door. c. ridiculous.16. what does the woman suggest doing?a. having a talk with andrew.b. asking others about the scheme.c. asking andrew to set up a meeting.17. what do the speakers think of the scheme?a. it is unacceptable. b. it is reasonable. c. it is beneficial.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. what are two of the most popular american foods?a. fish and chicken. b. salads and meat.c. hamburgers and hot dogs.19. what is good manners when you eat in a private home?a. asking for what you want.b. taking what the hostess gives you.c. eating up whatever is served.20. why do americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly in restaurants?a. they eat less for breakfast and lunch.b. they can make room for others and go to work in time.c. the restaurants serve breakfast and lunch for just a short time.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 ，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 alast august, dave fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west michigan. his wife, gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. the fusses were at risk of joining the millions of americans who have lost their homes in recent years. then dave and gerrie received a timely gift7,000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors ish and arlene hatch, who died in an accident. “it really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says dave. but the fusses werent the only folks in alto and the neighboring town of lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the hatches. dozens of other families were touched by the hatches generosity. in some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in other, it was more than 100,000. it surprised nearly everyone that the hatches had so much money, more than 3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm . children of the great depression, ish and arlene were known for their habit of saving. they had a preference for comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase . through the years, the hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it. “ish and arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend sand van weelden, “they could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.” even more extraordinary was that the hatches had their farmland distributed. it was the hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come. neighbors helping neighbors that was ish and arlene hatchs story. 21. according to the text, the fusses _.a. were employed by a truck company. b. were in financial difficulty. c. worked in a school cafeteria. d. lost their home. 22. which of the following is true of the hatches? a. they had their children during the great depression. b. they left the family farm to live in an old house. c. they gave away their possessions to their neighbors. d. they tried to help their neighbors to find jobs. 23. why would the hatches routinely go from store to store when shopping? a. they decided to open a store soon.b. they just wanted to save money. c. they couldnt afford expensive things. d. they wanted to buy goods of good quality.24. according to sand van weelden, the hatches were _. a. understanding b. optimistic c. childlike d. curious bvatican city (reuters) pope (教皇) francis, giving his clearest indication that he wants a more austere(朴素的) catholic church, said on saturday that it should be poor and remember that its responsibility is to serve the poor. francis explained to the reporters why he chose to take the name, francis, after st. francis of assisi, a symbol of peace, austerity and poverty. the pope recalled, while the formal voting continued, i thought of wars . francis of assisi is the man of peace, poverty and the man who loves and protects others; and that is how the name entered my heart., adding, oh, how i would like a poor church and for the poor. st. francis of assisi, an italian who died in 1226, abandoned his familys fortune for a life of charity and poverty. since his election on wednesday (march 13, 2013) as the first non-european pope in nearly 1,300 years, francis has laid out a clear moral path for the 1.2-billion-member church, surrounded by dishonors, tricks and argumentations. francis has set a forceful moral tone and given clear signs that he will bring a new broom to the crisis-hit church, favoring modesty and simplicity. he thanked the thousands of journalists who had covered his election but invited them to always try to better understand the true nature of the church, with its virtues and crimes. he urged journalists to seek truth, goodness and beauty in the world and in the church. after the voting reached the two-thirds majority, applause broke out. the cardinal (主教), claudio hummes of brazil, 78, then hugged and kissed him and told him dont forget the poor. that word entered here, he said, pointing to his head. on the night he was elected, he traveled on a bus. he went to the church-run hotel where he had been staying before the election and insisted on paying the bill. pope francis, argentinas former cardinal jorge bergoglio, has also urged argentines not to make costly trips to rome to see him but to give the money to the poor instead. it was the latest indication that the pope wanted the worldwide church to take on an austere style. 25. pope francis chose the name “francis” because _. a. he thinks francis is a symbol of peace, austerity and poverty.b. he admires francis of assisi for his abandoning his fortune.c. francis of assisi loves and protects people in vatican city.d. in his view, the church shouldnt be rich but poor and austere.26. which of the following does the writer disagree with?a. francis has arranged a moral road for the church.b. the church has had a very bad reputation so far. c. francis means what he says and is worth trusting. d. the reporters should have covered the church better. 27. the newly elected pope francis is from _.a. italy b. france c. argentina d. brazil28. the passage is mainly about the _ of pope francis.a. indication b. election c. feeling d. dreamcwhen you stand in front of a mirror, you know who youre looking at. capuchin monkeys have a different experience, a recent study discovered. when they see themselves in a mirror, theyre just not exactly sure what it is.scientists define an animal as “self-aware” if it touches a painted spot on its own face when it looks in a mirror. people start to recognize themselves in this way at the age of two. most monkeys, on the other hand, ignore the markings on their faces. they just dont understand that the image in the mirror is their own.to find out whether capuchins are self-aware, psychologist (心理学家) frans de waal of emory university in atlanta and his colleagues studied eight female and six male monkeys that live at a research center in georgia.each capuchin entered a test room, where it faced three different situations. in the first situation, the monkey saw an unfamiliar monkey of the same sex on the other side of a glass barrier. in the second one, the capuchin saw a monkey of the same sex that it was familiar with. finally, it met its own reflection in a mirror behind a screen.when monkeys saw other monkeys that they already knew, they didnt do much. when shown an unfamiliar monkey, males made threatening gestures. these were all natural reactions.when the monkeys saw their own reflections, however, something strange happened. females looked into their own eyes and acted friendly. males also made more eye contact with their reflections than they did with the animals in the other two situations. unlike females, though, they tried to escape the room, and otherwise acted confused. “the study shows that capuchins have some self-awareness,” frans de waal concludes. they dont quite see the image as another monkey, nor do they see it as themselves.29. from the passage we know capuchin monkeys _.a. are able to make use of the mirror.b. arent interested in using mirrors.c. are a little self-aware.d. dont like mirrors at all.30. what is the purpose of the experiment?a. to see if the monkeys can recognize their own images in the mirror.b. to know how different sexes of monkeys like each other.c. to find out how male and female monkeys act together.d. to see whether the monkeys like themselves or not in the mirror.31. what would be the best title for this passage?a. monkeys in the mirror.b. monkeys in the experiment.c. monkeys and their behavior.d. male and female monkeys.dexposure to nuclear radiation leads to an increase in male births relative to female births, according to a new study by hagen scherb and kristina voigt from the helmholtz zentrum mnchen. their work shows that radiation from atomic bomb testing, the chernobyl （切尔诺贝利） nuclear power plant accident, and from living near nuclear facilities, has had a long-term negative effect on the male-female birth ratio. (男女出生性别比)the german scientists analyzed population data from 1945 to 2007 for the u.s. and 39 european countries. there was an increase in the number of baby boys relative to girls in all of the countries from 1945 to 1975. this was the case in many eastern european countries for several years after 1986. scientists are putting the first boom down to atmospheric bursts as a result of the atomic bomb tests of the 1940s and 1970s where radioactive atoms were burst into the atmosphere. air currents caught these atoms and then distributed them around the world. they think the second boom is due to the 1986 on-the-ground incident - chernobyl disaster - in which the reactor exploded in the ukraine（乌克兰）. the effects of chernobyl were felt locally and no effect was seen in the u.s., probably because it was too far from the disaster to have an effect. “the closer the country was to chernobyl, the stronger the effect,” said study co-author hagen scherb, a biostatistician（生物统计学家） at the german research center for environmental health in munich. more males were born relative to females in belarusthe ukraines neighbourthan in france. the study is based largely on cold war-era statistics, but the findings are highly relevant for how gender could be affected after future nuclear disasters. and in the wake of japans fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant accident experts are predicting another baby boy boom could be on the way, especially on the u.s. west coast. previous radiation experiments on animals may give a clue for the increase in male births. tests showed that radiation caused damage to the x chromosome（染色体） in sperm, dr scherb said. a human sperm cell contains either an x or y chromosome, while an egg only has an x chromosome. an xy combination will become a boy, while an xx combination will be a girl. 32what does the passage mainly tell us? a. why the population in the world is increasing.b. nuclear radiation does damage to peoples health. c. nuclear radiation has a negative effect on the environment. d. nuclear radiation has an effect on the male-female birth ratio. 33what can infer from the passage? a. japans recent nuclear accident will have little effect on the u.s. east coast. b. there was a sharp increase in the number of baby boys in france after 1986. c. the atomic bombs exploded in japan in 1945 couldnt have affected the u.s. d. where radiation has spread recently, women can not give birth to baby girls. 34how does radiation influence the male-female birth ratio? a. it weakens the x chromosome in sperm. b. it stops x chromosomes and y chromosomes combining. c. it causes damage to eggs with an xx combination.d. it strengthens the y chromosome in sperm. 35. where does the text most probably come from？a. a biology textbook.b. a military defense report.c. an entertainment magazine.d. a news report.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。there is an old spanish proverb which states, “tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. 36 id say, too many. our dreams should not, and cannot wait. we have to go for them now! heres why.1. 37 nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is everybody is going to die at one point. none of us know the day, or the hour. therefore, today is all we have. dont go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.2. the world is waiting on your gifti know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on you! yes, you! 38 sure, other people may be able to sing. but theyll never be able to sing exactly like you. sure other people can write, but theyll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. dont deprive(剥夺) the world of your gift. its the oxygen that we need to survive. thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use to better your life and the lives of those around you.3. 39 you can dream about writing the great american play that you want, but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. you can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. 40 they require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. get to it!a. you cant let fear win.b. tomorrow is not promised.c. in other words, dreams dont work unless you do.d. how many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? e. you were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy.f. possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you.g. dreams will never come true without action.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 stopped at a grocery store the other day. i was about to go on a long drive and i wanted to buy my favorite 41 for the trip. 42 i walked up to the entrance, i noticed a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old standing at the front of the store. customers walked past, as the man handed them half-sheets of 43 paper. i walked up to them with 44 , wondering what they were doing. as i got closer, i saw that they had two carts (手推车) starting to fill with groceries. i said hello and the man 45 me and handed me one of the pieces of paper, explaining that they were collecting 46 for the local food pantry(施膳室). on the paper was a simple list of food 47 : peanut, butter, noodles, canned fruits and vegetables. it also 48 a short story about