湖北省部分重点中学高二英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版.doc

湖北省部分重点中学2014-2015学年度上学期高二期中考试英 语 试 卷全卷共四部分。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。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。例如：how much is the shirt?a. 19.15. b. 9.15. c. 9.18.答案：b1. what does the man want to use the third room as? a. a living room. b. a guest room. c. a study.2. where does the man work?a. in a hotel. b. in a travel agency. c. at an airport.3. what did the man do yesterday afternoon? a. he went out with ken.b. he watched tv.c. he played baseball.4. what will the man do this weekend? a. help nick move house. b. go shopping. c. hold a house-warming party.5. what did the mans teacher think of his paper?a. it was terrible. b. it was perfect. c. it could be better. 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至7题。6. why does the man call the woman? a. to remind her of a trip. b. to invite her parents to a trip. c. to ask her to hand in the report tomorrow.7. when does the conversation take place? a. on sunday. b. on friday. c. on wednesday.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. when will the man come to the restaurant? a. at about 9:00. b. at about 9:30. c. at about 10:00.9. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the restaurants big tables have been reserved. b. nine students will come for the meal. c. the man has booked three tables next to the window.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what will the woman do on the afternoon of april 7th? a. watch tv. b. see a play.c. go to childrens club.11. how many tickets does the woman want? a. 2. b. 3. c. 5.12. why will the woman make a call?a. to learn about a club. b. to ask about the show. c. to have a talk with sophie.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how much pocket money does lily get a month? a. about 5 pounds.b. about 15 pounds. c. about 20 pounds.14. why does lily want more pocket money? a. to get as much as her friends. b. to buy some clothes. c. to pay for music lessons.15. when can lily have more pocket money? a. when she proves good at her school work. b. when she no longer argues with her mum. c. when she is mature in her mums eyes.16. what does david suggest lily do? a. have a discussion with her mum. b. help her mum with housework. c. sit down and wait calmly.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what do we know about ranulph fiennes and mike stroud? a. they both came first. b. they came from new york.c. they didnt break the record.18. why were the fans disappointed? a. they didnt watch the race. b. the winners didnt turn up at the celebration. c. fiennes suffered a heart attack.19. what will fiennes do next week? a. return to work. b. take an operation.c. have his body examined.20. what programme will be broadcast next? a. a news report. b. a football game. c. a marathon race.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 多项选择（共10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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. if you cant allow seven or eight hours for sleep at night, then you need to look at your schedule and make some _ to get enough sleep to help you function better during the day.a. adjustments b. contributions c. promisesd. impressions22. parents often faced the between doing what they felt was good for the development of the children and what they could tolerate in front of noise and destructiveness. a. challengeb. dilemmac. motivationd. defeat23. the host of a meeting should realize its important to _ the key points at the end.a. arrange b. celebrate c. conclude d. accomplish24. seeing his mothers unpleasant expression on her face, bob immediately the topic to another. a. imitatedb. exchangedc. consistedd. switched25. many supermarkets will take on a few _ assistants during holidays, such as the christmas season.a. pessimistic b. temporary c. previous d. cautious26. wuhan yangtze bridge was designed to bear a _ stream of passengers and make it more convenient to link the two sides of the river.a. constant b. main c. powerful d. shallow27. looking at you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. experienced liars often do this , taking advantage of people believing the myth.a. previously b. constantlyc. deliberatelyd. roughly28. we had to _ four of the applicants this afternoon as none of them were suitable for our position.a. turn down b. turn out c. break down d. break out29. when you _ the course, you are expected to have the ability of talking with native english freely.a. give up b. get through c. set off d. put forward30. standing lost there, aunt xianglin wished to find her son back yet there was nothing _. a. in turn b. in place c. in store d. in sight 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，掌握其大意，然后从3150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。i am happy to say that thus far in life i have very few regrets. even though ive made a few 31 decisions, i strongly believe that everything happens for a reason, and that every good or bad 32 ive made has helped make me who i am today. yet we all have certain things we would do 33 if we were given the chance to go back. one such 34 for me is that, until recently, i did not properly appreciate and 35 the past.i regret now that when we had 36 gatherings, i didnt pay more attention to stories that were shared by my parents and older relatives. i 37 i had really listened to my mothers words of wisdom and information about her family and her youth. im sure at the time i just 38 that she would always be around. 39 , that wasnt the case. she passed away when i was still in my 20s. now i am 40 amazed by my familys past. every time we visit my father, i pay attention to any stories he begins to tell. he may 41 a memory about my mother, his brothers and sisters, his childhood, 42 his grandparents. the best thing about stories from the past is that everything old teaches me something 43 i learn new things i never knew before. i didnt know that my father as a young man had 44 in his uncles apple orchard (果园). i didnt even know that my fathers favourite clock, which he 45 on a shelf in his sitting room, was a gift from my mother.but now i 46 . and every little bit of personal history is another piece to the puzzle of our family, of why we are all 47 we are. it is fascinating to 48 how things used to be.im finally 49 notes that i can share with my family, and hope that my son will have these stories to pass along to his 50 some day. 31. a. big b. final c. poor d. wise32. a. change b. decision c. connection d. impression33. a. differently b. normally c. easily d. immediately34. a. aim b. failure c. measure d. regret35. a. end up withb. look forward to c. pay attention to d. put up with36. a. club b. schoolc. family d. company37. a. expect b. wish c. request d. persuade38. a. answered b. demanded c. found d. thought 39. a. therefore b. besides c. however d. otherwise40. a. hardly b. completely c. nearly d. equally41. a. read b. promise c. share d. write42. a. or b. nor c. but d. so43. a. bad b. oldc. good d. new44. a. studied b. checked c. worked d. performed45. a. owns b. looks c. makes d. keeps46. a. agree b. know c. respect d. remember47. a. who b. when c. how d. which48. a. see b. hear c. accept d. tell49. a. asking b. testing c. sending d. taking50. a. children b. friends c. teachers d. fellows第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。anowadays many old people have alzheimers disease and other dementias(痴呆症). an old couple, mr. and mrs. wang, from taiwan, have both suffered from the alzheimers for a long time. however, their love, so far, has changed little despite the diagnosis. their story is just like what is described in an old song: “i can forget the whole world, but not you.”mr. wang, 85, is a retired army officer. he has been marrying his 69-year-old wife for 50 years. the couple suffered from the alzheimers when getting old. the disease took their health and memory away, but couldnt change their decades of deep feelings of each other. they forget everything, but still recognize each others face. they look for each others company at any time.mr. and mrs. wang hold each others hands tightly when taking a walk outside. only losing the view of his wife for a minute, mr. wang will be very anxious.mr. wang usually got angry when forgetting his location. when feeling the bad temper of his husband, mrs. wang would lose her temper at the same time and help his husband to blame others.recently, mrs. wangs condition worsened. she had to receive 24 hours care in the care center. mr. wang had to leave his wife every evening. the separation was hard every time, mr. wang kept saying: “wheres my wife? i have to take her home.”contrary to mr. wangs anxiety, mrs. wang, in a serious stage of disease, appeared happy every day. she liked to wear red dress and told the people around her that she was going to be married. when people asked her whom she will marry, she voiced out clearly and proudly the name of her husband. her memory stopped at the happiest period of her life forever.51. when mrs. wang got married, she was in her . a. teens b. twenties c. thirties d. forties52. according to the passage, mrs. wang would lose her temper when . a. she forgot where she should go b. she felt her husbands bad temper c. she didnt find her husband anywhere d. she had to help her husband blame others53. mrs. wang appeared happy every day because . a. she was seriously suffering from alzheimers b. she was eventually separate from her husband c. she would marry another man with the same name d. she had completely recovered from the alzheimers54. which would be the best title for the passage? a. most old people will easily develop alzheimers b. an old couple have developed alzheimers c. i can forget the whole world, but not you d. old people loving each other can recover from alzheimersbsome people say broccoli (西兰花) looks like a small tree, and cauliflower (菜花) looks like a cloud. they think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white. but these nutritious vegetables also come in more colorful versions. one kind of cauliflower, for example, is orange, and broccoli can be purple. broccoli and cauliflower are among the most nutritious vegetables. they are high in vitamin c, fiber, and other nutrients. and they contain substances that are believed to fight cancer. they belong to the cabbage family. agriculture experts at the ohio state university extension say broccoli and cauliflower grow best in cooler climates. they suggest planting them where the average daily temperature is between eighteen and twenty-six degrees centigrade. both crops grow best in sunshine and slightly wet soil. but water should not be standing on the soil. broccoli and cauliflower can be grown outdoors from seeds or small plants. vincent fritz of the university of minnesota extension suggests that results are far better with small plants. he says the vegetables should be planted so that they can be harvested before the hottest weather. experts differ about how to space the plantings in the ground. one suggestion is to plant them in rows about three quarters of a meter to nearly one meter apart. broccoli plants should be placed about twenty to thirty centimeters apart in the rows, and cauliflower plants thirty-eight to about forty-six centimeters. as it grows, a cauliflower plant will start to form a head. the head contains flower buds（花蕾） that are tightly together, with at least two leaves wrapping it. gather and tie the leaves over the head, and do not wait for the buds to separate before harvesting.harvest the center flower-bud cluster of broccoli when it reaches the size you want and while the buds are still unopened. cut the main stem about twelve to fifteen centimeters below the head. you can eat broccoli and cauliflower raw, steam them in a small amount of water, or stir-fry them in a small amount of oil. the less theyre cooked, the better.55. the first paragraph mainly tells us _. a. the nutritional value of broccoli and cauliflowerb. the appearances of broccoli and cauliflowerc. the different kinds of broccoli and cauliflowerd. the sizes of broccoli and cauliflower56. a better harvest of broccoli comes when _.a. the climate is very warm b. the sunshine is not strongc. the seeds are sowed during the hot seasond. it is grown from small plants57. what should we do while cauliflower is growing?a . make sure the head is covered with leaves.b. help the cauliflower form a head.c. water it as often as possible.d. wrap the plant to protect it.58. what do we learn from the passage?a. broccoli and cauliflower need the same amount of space to grow. b. broccoli is more nutritious than cauliflower.c. you must cook cauliflower before eating it.d. you should harvest broccoli before the flower buds are open.cone of the most important components of public speaking is the sound of your voice. it influences the impact of your message, and might even make or break the success of your speech. fortunately, for many people, good voice quality can be learned. the voice is made up of muscles, cavities, tissues, nerves, fluids, etc., just like the rest of you. it can produce at least 325 different pitches (音高). in addition, you use three quarters of your body when you speak a word.many things determine whether someone has a quiet voice or a loud one. physical factors include the size of the persons upper airways and vocal cords (声带), the amount of breath support the speaker provides from the diaphragm (膈膜), and the size of the speakers lungs. other factors, such as the pitch of the voice, influence how well it can be heard, particularly in a crowd. personality is at work here, too. people who are not very assertive, or who are fearful in social situations, can find they speak more quietly than they wish to. in this case, since one is always told to speak up, he may be anxious when he speaks, which may cause him to become even quieter out of fear or anxiety. but the problem can be fixed. vocal coaches can work with people to improve their voices, giving them techniques to improve breath control, diaphragm support, and pitch. if “shyness” is the problem, then it might be helpful to take a “social skills” class to learn how to overcome some of it. the problem of speaking too quietly may disappear with greater confidence. doing part-time theater can also help. some actors report that they are basically shy people, and that acting helps them overcome their anxiety. acting coaches work with people to help them overcome their shyness, and often are expert at helping people be heard loudly even at the back of theaters. 59. the second paragraph mainly deals with _.a. the functions of vocal cordsb. the factors determining peoples voice c. the introduction to public speakingd. the methods to improve voice quality60. the underlined word “assertive” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by “_”.a. confidentb. satisfiedc. smartd. excited61. vocal coaches help people improve their voices by _. improving their breath control enlarging their lungs increasing their diaphragm support overcoming their shynessa. b. c. d. 62. why might doing part-time theater be helpful? a. one can gain confidence through it.b. it brings you a lot of fun.c. the audience can help to improve voices.d. one may become famous and popular among people.ddont beat yourself up if you tend to choose immediate indulgences (享受), such as eating chocolate, over choices with long-term benefits, such as heading to the gym. humans are bad at making such choices, especially if were aware of what short-term satisfaction we missed, new research suggests. in a study, participants were asked to make repeated decisions involving short-and long-term rewards during a computer task. those who were informed about what they could have gotten, had they made the opposite choice, were more than twice as likely to go for the quick reward than those who werent given this information. the more people know about the short-term satisfaction they had to give up, the less likely they are to make choices that will result in benefits down the road. in real-life situations, its often many small decisions that add up to a bigger goal with long-term benefits. the experiments copied everyday problems, with participants completing 250 trials of a decision-making task. rewards came in the form of points. to give them motivation, they were paid a small amount of cash at the end, depending on how well they had done. in each trial, they were asked to pick one of two choices, one of which awarded more points than the other in the short-term. however, choosing the “quick reward” made both cho