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湖南省双峰县第一中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题时量：115分钟 总 分：120分part one listening comprehension (20 marks) part two language knowledge (25 marks)sectiona (15 marks)21 _ not until 1938 _ the first color tv programme was broadcast. a it was , that b it is , that c it was, what d it is ,which22 no matter what the circumstances , when the phones rings, everything stops _the call can be answered.a in case b so that c so as to din order to 23 if penicillin _available, many people _from sickness or even small wounds.a had been , would have died b had not been, would have died c was not , would die d was , would have died24 a recent survey _ in the usa _ that 80 per cent of internet users employ it mostly to search for answers to questions. a conduct, show b conducted , shows c conducting , show d conducting, shows 25 one of the greatest benefits of internet friendships is that they are based on common interests _appearance or age. a rather than b better than c more than d more or less 26 _ these tips, and your time _ doing research on the internet will be much more worthwhile.a follow, spend b following, spending c follow, spent d followed, spent27 the london underground system is working to transport huge numbers of people _ it has done for many years. a when b which c as if d as 28 it was too dark, and i couldnt _the words written on the wall.a make out b turn out c come out d try out 29 some cyclists make the assumption that traffic laws do not _ them, but this is not true. a lead to b apply to c result in d recommend 30 the sun was shining as kevin headed for the old bench _he met mike every afternoon after school. a that b which c where d why 31 a lot of classics were written so long ago, their language characteristics are quite different from _ of modern works. a one b ones c that d those 32 a student _ many books. that is to say: the more books a student reads, the better. a cant read too b mustnt read enough c shouldnt read too d neednt read too 33 the forbidden city was once only _to the emperor, his family and senior officials. a accessible b sensible c sensitive d possible34 -do you want to go with us to the cinema?- _. a id love to do b id love c id love to d id love doing35 _, higher and higher, until the ball was a small dot in the sky. a up it flew b up flew it c up did it fly d it up flew section b (12 marks) when i returned from a trip abroad，i sensed that something was wrong between bill，one of my two sons，and me.so i asked him，“bill，have i done anything that really _36_ your feelings？”immediately，he said，“yes.last christmas you promised us a special _37_ that we really wanted but you _38_ gave it to us.”the fact was that id completely forgotten about it . i _39_，“is there anything else ive done wrong，but i havent apologized for？”again，his answer was immediate，“remember last christmas when mom said you had to go to the hospital because kate，my little sister，was going to be born? you left us at home and _40_ in a hurry.remember？”“well，you left and _41_ the suitcase.” i couldnt believe he remembered all the details! “after you came back from the hospital，you were _42_ to see the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place，and then you punished me.”“and you didnt do it？”i asked.“no，i didnt. .i was just searching for my gift.”my heart sank.i felt terrible.i hugged bill and asked him to _43_ me.his honesty made me think of my other son，kevin.maybe id hurt his feelings，too.i went to ask him the _44_ question.kevin answered as immediately as his brother.，“last christmas you _45_ us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”_46_ christmas had passed，i took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what i had promised.the 47_ thing wasnt the toy.the problem was that i had made a promise too rashly (轻率地) and didnt keep it as their father.36a.showed bhurt cattended dexpressed37a.candy bbook cpicture dtoy38a.never boften calways dever39a.complained bapologized ccontinued dexplained40a.settled down bwent on cset off dgot up41a.replaced bforgot cbrought dopened42a.angry bworried chappy dsatisfied43a.support bcriticize csuspect dforgive44a.easy bdirect csame dfunny45a.bought bborrowed cleft dpromised46a.though bbecause csince duntil47a.strange binteresting cimportant ddifficultsection c (8 marks)this is a story told by david chen, a 31-year-old actor in taiwan ,48 _ recently launched a sina mini-blog, on which he teaches easy english expressions.“ 49 me, the mini-blog is like a mirrorwhen i read the comments, i see myself more clearly.”chen made a breakthrough last year 50 he had a double-eyelid surgery(手术)“i like making changes 51 _ i think its necessary,” he said“i know many fans like my pretty boy imagebut now im growing up, i want to look rougher and 52 mature（成熟）.”“when you have 53 _ new haircut, you do not need to explain it_54_ is just like changing your mood to do so-if you feel happy, thats great,” said chen“young people should realize that sometimes you can just do 55 _ you want to doyou will eventually get support from others if you dare to be yourself .”part three reading comprehension (30 marks) a the fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us understand our feeling about color. if they sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it. salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings（包装）， that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown. their discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology（心理学）。 some of our preferences（偏爱） for colors are clearly psychological. dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on peoples mind. people in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure; red is exciting. pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a close study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars. 56. the passage tells us that salesmen have _.a. discovered the relationship between color and psychologyb. tried out colors on blind peoplec. found out that color affect salesd. developed a special subject of color psychology 57. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. what color we prefer depends on our state of mindb. foods sell well in green or blue wrappingsc. blind people cannot sense color differenced. a bright yellow has exactly the opposite effect to red58. if people are exposed to（置身于） pure blue, _.a. their blood pressure rises b. they want to taste blue foodsc. they will feel like buying things d. they wont easily feel nervous59. the most effective color in the passage for warning people is _.a. red b. dark blue c. bright yellow d. green60. which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?a. colors and sales b. colors and feelingsc. the blind and colors d. preferences for colorsbyou may think that inventions are far away from your everyday life. but in fact, almost everyone can invent. its just that they do not recognize that their idea could be the start of an invention. once inventors see their ideas have some practical value, they dont let them slip away. for example, the inventor of the dishwasher, american josephine cochrane, loved to give dinner parties. but she found it took too long to wash her dishes by hand and too many of them broke. she decided that a machine could do the job faster and with fewer mistakes. so, in 1886, she set out to make one for herself. like cochranes, most inventions are created to solve a problem. so, the first and most important step is to find the problem. you can start by looking at what is wrong with things you use now. you can ask grandparents or neighbours if they remember ever saying: i wish someone would invent something for. or you can look at people in different areas such as on the street, or at school. then you might notice situations or things in need of improvement. remember to record your ideas and work. this will help you develop your invention and protect it when it is completed. the next step is to think about possible solutions. an invention is a new way of solving a problem. so think of many, varied, and unusual ways. you can often come up with a solution for a problem by looking at it from a different angle (角度) or thinking about it in a new way. example 1 instead of thinking of shoes as protecting your feet from the ground, think of using something to protect the ground from your feet. example 2 instead of thinking about how you can carry oranges home from a store, think of how they can come to you by delivery or growing your own. example 3 instead of experimenting with only one solution, can you put two or three solutions together, or arrange them in different orders? and if one solution doesnt work, can it be put to other uses? that was how yellow post-it notes (n次贴) came about a failed adhesive (粘合剂) experiment proved a weak adhesive had good uses too! after all, most inventions are not brand new. they do not come out of nowhere, but come out of things or ideas that already exist. and the hardest part of inventing, even for a lot of inventors, is coming up with a problem and finding a solution. once you have an idea, you can always get help building your invention. this problem-solving technique can also work in your everyday lives. so, why not try it in your studies, in your relationship with others, or even in the way you look at the world? 61. the main idea of this story is _.a. how to put your ideas to other usesb. that you can invent and how you will be able to do soc. problem-solving techniqued. how inventors invent62. what makes inventors different from other people is probably that _.a. they consider every thing as an inventionb. they are full of energyc. they enjoy solving their own problemsd. they look for problems and try to solve them in a new and better way63. what made josephine cochrane decide to invent the dishwasher?a. her love of parties.b. her dislike of dishwashing.c. her desire for something that could do the dishwashing better.d. her love of dishwashing.64. which of the following is one of the ways to find a problem?a. make friends with creative peopleb. find out things that people are not satisfied with.c. do experiments at home.d. let the practical idea slip away.65. the underlined phrase come about probably means to _.a. come into being (形成) b. come back c. work d. stick cdonna simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1,000 pounds. the new jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the worlds fattest living woman， admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorierich food.donna， who wears xxxxxxxl dresses， eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible. the 42yearold woman is a model on a website， where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating foods or walking to the car. she has appeared in tv interviews and said she welcomed media coverage(报导)simpson has submitted（递交） a claim to the guinness world records for the title of the worlds heaviest woman to give birth. among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their deaths.you might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight， but it is the other way round. to achieve her goal， donna says she will need to eat up to 12,000 calories a day， compared to 2,000 calories that a normal woman needs.when she came across the website which made overly fat women widely known， she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems. and after she admitted her real size， emails from people poured in. they sent her gifts through the post， expressing their care for her. donna was not feeling sorry for her goal， though she might risk her own life in the process. however， some have a different voice in donnas behavior. they hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular. after all， there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world.66.one reason why donna simpson wants to be the heaviest is that .a.she is fond of challenging herself b.she wants to advertise for foodsc.she is crazy about public attention d.she hopes to make fat women confident67.we can learn from the passage that .a.simpson is much fatter than any other woman b.simpsons videos can be watched on the internetc.simpson has broken the guinness world record d.simpsons husband is strongly against her plan68.what can we infer from the passage？a.simpson will go on a diet to keep fit. b.theres no way for one to reach 1,000 pounds.c.most people take pity on simpson. d.simpson will take measures to achieve her goal.69.the authors attitude towards donna simpson would be .a.negative b.uncertain c.encouraging d.annoying70.what would be the best title for the passage？a.meet with the fattest person in the world b.whats the matter with donna simpson？c.a us woman decided to be the worlds heaviest d.the supersized model planned to lose weightpart four writing section a (10 marks)摘录信息：每空不超过3个单词 we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages. there are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. however, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual(双语), which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. and being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. a person can get cognitive（认知的）; benefits from it. the bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. the bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. so they are more sensitive to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: being bilingual also improves and enriches a persons mental development. being bilingual has a positive effect on a persons character. the bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. it increases a sense of self-esteem (自尊). being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries. a bilingual education offers better curriculum（课程）results. the bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. the bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages. being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. it offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. the bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on. so it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.title：71_ of being bilingual i. definition of bilinguals： someone having the knowledge of 72_languagesiibenefits of being bilingualcognition make a person think creatively make a person more sensitive to 73_ 74_ a persons mental development.75_ increase a persons 76_ create a powerful link in different people from different countriescurriculum enable a person to 77_in examinations and tests make a person easi ly learn and speak more languages 78_ ：0ffer a person 79_ in finding jobsiii80_ we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages section b (10marks)a forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on wednesday morning. the fire started on sunday in black bear state park and quickly spread to nearly areas. on monday , police evacuated the small town of lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes. the fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others. nobody was hurt. officials said the damage to homes and cars was between one million dollars and two million dollars. the government declared the town a disaster area. the fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. fire fighting was difficult because of strong