湖北省襄阳五中、夷陵中学、钟祥一中高二英语上学期期中联考试题（答案不全）.doc

湖北省襄阳五中、夷陵中学、钟祥一中2014-2015学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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 want to do?ago back home.brush to work.ccontinue to argue with the woman.2. what is the woman talking about?athe behavior of her pet mouse.bthe movement of her computers mouse.chow much food she should give her mouse.3. where are the speakers?ain a cafeteria. bin the library. cin a study room.4. why does the womans face look fat probably?ashe didnt drink enough water.bshe ate too much junk food yesterday.cshe ate too much salt yesterday.5. what does the woman think of the weather?awarm. bdry. ccold.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. how did the woman feel about the fighter jets?aindifferent.bexcited. ccurious.7. how did the woman find out why the planes were there?athe man told her what was going on.bshe watched a news report on tv.cshe called the airbase and asked.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what does the man think about greatness?aits less important than being powerful.bits president obamas biggest quality.cits a quality difficult to measure.9. how did many south africans feel about nelson mandela?ahe did too many teachingsbhe should be respected.che wasnt as great as his father.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what did the villagers say?athey have seen pandas.bthey are worried about the pandas.csome baby pandas died.11. how many pandas were counted last year?aabout 72. bless than 65. cnearly 100.12. who might the speakers be?agovernment workers. bscientists. cstudent volunteers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where are the speakers probably from?agermany. bfrance. cthe united states14. where will the world cup games be held this year?ain africa. bin south america. cin europe.15. why is one group called the “group of death”?aonly one team will move on to the next round.bthere are so many good teams in the group.ca lot of good players were left off the teams.16. which team does the man want to win this time?abrazil. bfrance. camerica.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where did the silk road start in the east?axian. bluoyang. cnanjing.18. according to the talk, why did xian become less powerful?athe han dynasty took over.bthe silk road trading route wasnt used as much.cthe tang dynasty moved its capital to luoyang.19. when did xian regain its international fame?ain 1940. bin 1974. cin 2014.20.why were thousands of statues buried with the emperor?ato show how powerful he was.bto show how rich the city of xian was.cto protect him after he died.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。21.in order to speed up economic development, the government decides to _approval procedure for investment project and increase working efficiency.a. multiplyb. simplifyc. updated. clarify22.people say “ guilins scenery is peerless in the world .” it was not until i visited the place that i found it really worthy of the _.a. attraction b. devotion c. reputation d. admission23.technological developments such as massive open online courses make higher education more _ and effective for adult learners, but create challenges for traditional schools.a. acceptableb. availablec. dependabled. accessible24.in some western countries, people enjoy high levels of _, get satisfied and do not have a new target, which nevertheless is the basic element for future.a. projectb. institute c. behavior d. welfare25.if you have trouble remembering all your passwords, download these applications to help_ your mental workload.a. deepen b. broaden c. lighten d. sharpen26.with thepublicenvironmentalconsciousness strengthened,products makers are competing to make their products green - friendly in order to_ the public. a. watch out b. appeal to c. account for d. crowd in27.there is no doubt that he is a very _ man; he always thinks very carefully whenever he makes a decision.a. aggressive b. sensitive c. energetic d. cautious28.the teacher will call your parents to _ whether you have imitated your parents voices on the cell phone.a. consult b. conclude c. convince d. confirm29.after obtaining a specific college degree, a job applicant can be competitive for _ unavailable jobs.a. previously b. personally c. slightly d. briefly30.against the public panic caused by recent air crashes, a singapore airlines spokesman says the airline has had security measures _ on board.a. in relief b. at ease c. in placed. at risk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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。old friendsthey finish your sentences, they remember the cat that ran away when you were twelve, and they tell you the truth when youve had a bad haircut. but mostly, they are always there for you whether its in person or 31 late night phone calls in good times and 32 . but as the years pass, it becomes increasingly 33 to see each other, to make new memories. 34 , my high school friends and i promised long ago not to let this happen. we promised to have reunions. a few months ago, we met up for a two-day 35 in the american southwest. we grew up together in maine and have said for years that we should have a(n) 36 event, yet its often put off or 37 due to schedule conflicts. not this year.the weekend 38 long talks by the pool, wonderful meals, and a hike that brought the entire group to 39 . not tears of sadness or anger, but an outpouring of emotion over the complete wonderment that we can be this close twelve years after graduation with such physical 40 between us. its heartbreaking that we cant spend our days together in the same neighborhood, walking the same streets, reading the same newspaper at the same coffee shop. but thats 41 . grown-up life. most 42 is the groups adaptability to one another. the time we spend 43 is non-existent. no need to get reacquainted (重新熟悉), we jump back in the saddle (车座) and its as comfortable as ever. old friends friends with an ever-present 44 of support and sisterhood, friends that know each other innately (天生地) are hard to come by and yet we remain as 45 today as we were, years ago, giggling in the back row of mr. mckechnies 9th grade math class.life today, 46 , is no math class. our world is full of 47 , full of fear. yet it 48 me now, more than ever how important it is that we stay 49 . we may have questions about our future, but we have true faith in our past, and though this 50 of friends has come to a close, we are already drawing up plans for the next one.31.a. atb. forc. through d. above 32.a. bad b. convenientc. happy d. lucky33.a. smooth b. unpopular c. difficult d. easy34. a. fortunatelyb. obviously c. importantlyd. accidentally35.a . weekend b. meeting c. partyd. weekday36.a. annual b. unusualc. excitedd. important37.a. damaged b. destroyedc. cancelled d. changed38.a. consisted ofb. made up c. aimed at d. resulted in39.a. happinessb. excitement c. sadness d. tears 40.a. condition b. differencec. contact d. distance41.a. truth b. life c. theory d. fact42. a. amazing b. disappointing c. embarrassingd. confusing43.a. onb. away c. off d. apart44.a. imagination b. sensec. idea d. duty45.a. close b. interestedc. relaxedd. regretful 46.a. however b. therefore c. besidesd. somehow 47.a. doubt b. aimsc. confidence d. differences48.a. informs b. remindsc. persuadesd. warns49.a. in charge b. in brief c. in person d. in touch50.a. appointmentb. conversation c. reunion d. party 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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amy brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sisters bureau(衣橱) and picked out a wonderful skirt. “jan bought this the first time we went to new york, at least 8 or 9 years ago. she never wore it. she was saving it for a special occasion.” well, i guess this is the occasion. he took the skirt from me and put it on the bed. his hands touched the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned to me, “dont ever save anything for a special occasion. every day youre alive is a special occasion.”im still thinking about his words, and theyve changed my attitude to life. im spending more time with my family and friends and less time on committee meetings. whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. im trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.“someday” and “one of these days” are being lost from my vocabulary. if its worth seeing or hearing or doing, i want to see and hear and do it now. im not sure what my sister would have done if she had known she wouldnt have tomorrow. i think she would have called family members and a few close friends. she might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. i like to think she would have gone out for a chinese dinner, her favorite food. if i knew that my hours were limited ,those little things left undone would make me angry. angry because i put off seeing good friends whom i was going to get in touch with some day. angry and sorry because i didnt tell my husband and daughter often enough how much i truly love them.im trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. and every morning when i open my eyes, i tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath truly, is. a gift from god. 51.jan bought the wonderful skirt but didnt wear it because_.a. she saved it until she grew olderb. she wanted to keep it as a sweet memoryc. she wanted to wear it on special occasions d. she kept it as a special gift for someone else52.which of the following is not the writers attitude to life?a. spending more time staying with familyb. attending social activities as often as possiblec. enjoying life and valuing every dayd. trying to get along well with friends53.which of the following can best explain the expression underlined “mend her fences for past things” in paragraph 3 ? a. keep her promiseb. break her word c. give up her point of viewd. try to be friendly again with someone 54.the passage is intended chiefly to _a. warn people to treasure every day and find the meaning of lifeb. encourage people to be hard on themselves for a bright future.c. tell people how to get rid of being angry and sorry in life.d. persuade people to care for themselves more than others.ba person, like a commodity(商品), needs packaging. but going too far is absolutely undesirable. a little exaggeration(夸张), however, does no harm when it shows the persons unique qualities to their advantages. to show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. a skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment(装饰), so that the person to be packaged is not a commodity but a human being, lively and lovely.a young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by god. any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. youth, however, comes and goes in a flash. packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. if you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. you have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self-satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. there is no need to make use of hair dyeing. the snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland. let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural aging process so as to keep in harmony(和谐)with nature for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. to be in the elders company is like reading a thick book of deluxe ( better quality) edition that attracts one so much as to be unwilling to part with.as long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.55.the passage mainly tells us _ .a. people should be packed at all agesb. proper packing makes people attractivec. elderly people also care about packingd. people should be packed in a special way56.according to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should _ .a. dye your hair regularlyb. make up at a young age c. give up fame and wealthd. follow the aging process 57.for the middle-aged, attractiveness _ .a. comes from the insideb. comes from the appearancec. hardly existsd. is the strongest58.the underlined sentence means that elderly people _ a. are usually packed like a finely-made bookb. do a lot of traveling and can give you much informationc. enjoy reading thick books of beautiful nature and fairylandd. have experienced a lot and have rich knowledge of lifecthe thing about the internet of things(物联网), which describes the near future in which all our devices and appliances are connected to the internet-and one another-is that suddenly theyre vulnerable(脆弱的，易受伤害的) to the dark side of constant connectivity, too. cyber security folks point out it “opens a pandoras box of security and privacy risks that cannot be ignored,” writes christophe fabre, ceo of software services vendor(供应商) axway.the security firm proofpoint inc. reports it has uncovered one of the first internet of things cyber attacks. included in the attack were smart tvs, wireless speakers and at least one refrigerator. it turns out refrigerators can send out emails, so just as your email can be hacked, your fridge can, too.“people should be concerned because unlike pcs and laptops where there are tools and user interfaces （用户界面）where you can tell if something is wrong, theres not a lot to help you tell if your fridge or home audio system has been compromised,” says david knight.heres how the company says it worked hackers commandeered(强占) home routers and the like and used them to send out malicious(恶意的) emails to grow their botnet (僵尸网络), or army of infected devices. botnetsand now, “thingbots”can be used by hackers to perform large-scale cyber attacks against websites by drowning them with traffic.so as consumers are beginning to buy internet-connected appliances, knight says they should consider the security of those devices, too. and that companies havent done enough to protect appliances from hacks.“many of these devices, without picking on manufacturers, are running old software with known vulnerabilities. theyve got very insecure default passwords likeusernameadmin passwordadmin,” knight says. the net effect for consumers, he saysother than degraded machine performance because of compromised softwareis that their machines will be busy sending malicious messages “instead of playing music or doing whatever theyre supposed to be doing,” he says. “they also might cease to function or not be reachable for their intended purpose.”when a fridge was hacked, the firm said it didnt peek. “we chose not to pry into the privacy of this persons refrigerator,” knight says.59.what fabre said in para.1 suggests that_.a. it is dangerous for all devices to be connected constantly.b. constant connectivity may cause devices to break down.c. a security box is needed for all appliances and devices.d. people ignore the risks of connecting the internet.60.what does the underlined word “compromised” mean?a. exposed.b. damaged.c. updated.d. connected.61.why do some people hack the refrigerator?a. to destroy the function of the refrigerator.b. to pry into the privacy of the owner.c. to send a lot of messages to drown websites.d. to know the contents of the refrigerator.62.according to the text, a hacked smart tv_.a. wont be able to be turned off all the timeb. will spread harmful messages among viewersc. will be busy providing people with junk adsd. will fail to broadcast programmes as usualdto win an oscar is an achievement at any ageto do so at 22，as jennifer lawrence has，is just amazingrecently，the american star won best actress at this years academy awards for her role in the film the silver linings playbookaccording to time magazines richard corliss，lawrence is that rare young actress who“lends a mature intelligence to any ro1e”though lawrence has found great success through her big screen work，lawrence wasnt sure what she really liked doing before the age of l4she thought shed go to college and may be find a career as a doctor or a travel agentlawrences two brothers were star athletes and one of them was a straight-a studentunlike them，she suffered through school，never quite finding where she belongedhowever，during a trip to new york，lawrence suddenly realized that she wanted to be an actresswhen she was enjoying the beautiful city，a model seeker asked if h