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通城二中2014-2015学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷 本试卷共10 页 满分150分 考试时间 120分钟第一部分 听力（共2节, 满分30分）第一节 听下面5段对话 ，找出最佳答案。1. why does the woman look awful ? a. she is all wet. b. she catches a cold . c. she is tired out . 2. where is mike from ? a.australia . b. canada. c. japan.3. what does the man advise the woman to do ? a.quit her job and work with him . b.sell flowers for him . c. change her schedule at the cafeteria .4. what are the two speakers talking about ? a.the weather . b. toms plan. c. boating.5. what does the man want to see first ? a.computer tables . b.computers . c. dining tables.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白 ，找出最佳答案。听下面一段对话，回答第67题。6. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers ? a.salesman and customer . b. taxi driver and passenger. c.waiter and customer .7. how much money does the woman give to the man ? a. 7. b.8 . c.7.3 .听下面一段对话，回答第89题。8. what party does the woman want to have ? a. a dancing party. b.a dinner party . c. a music party.9. what can we learn from the conversation ? a. the browns were invited in the last party. b.frank and his wife dont like to talk . c. the woman doesnt want to invite the browns. 听下面一段对话，回答第1012题。10. how long have the two speakers been waiting for a bus ? a.about 15 minutes . b. about 10 minutes. c.about 5 minutes .11. where are the two speakers going ? a. the school. b.the shop . c.the hospital .12. what can we learn about the mans watch ? a.it was lost last month . b.its being repaired . c. its faster than usual. 听下面一段对话，回答第1316题。13. what happened to the womans room ? a. it caught fire last week. b.it was pulled down. c. it was broken into .14. what did grace do after the light was turned off ? a.she still didnt come back to the room. b. she lit a candle and went on reading. c. she fell asleep soon . 15. how many people got burnt in the fire ? a. 3 . b.2 . c. 4. 16. where is grace now ? a. at home. b. in the hospital. c.at school . 听下面一段独白，回答第1720题。17. what do we know about the speaker ? a.he is busy with his company. b. he doesnt get along with his son. c. he teaches in a high school .18. what does eric like doing ? a. playing football. b.playing baseball. c. playing basketball.19. what did eric say when his father talked with him ? a.he would pay more attention in class . b. he would study hard in the future. c.he would like to be a player .20. why does the speaker make the call ? a.to ask for advice. b. to share erics progress . c. to make complaint. 第二部分 阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。 a to find how the name canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. at that time, the french dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding trade beyond their borders and of spreading their faith across the world .in 1535, francois i ,king of france, ordered a navigator named jacques cartier to explore the new world and search for a passage to india.cartier first arrived at the gulf of the st. lawrence, which he wanted to explore. he did not know what to expect but he hoped that this gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. if it was, he would soon be on his way to the far east. so he sailed upstream along the st. lawrence river. however, instead of reaching asia he arrived at quebec or stadacona, as the indians called it. it was at this point that the term “canada” entered the countrys history. apparently the word “canada” came from an indian word “kanata”, which means community or village. cartier first used it when he referred to stadacona or quebec. what a huge “village” canada is!21. in the early sixteenth century, the king of france ordered cartier to _a. find the new world. b.go and visit the american indians c. build an entirely new countryd. get more information about america and find a way to asia22. having reached the gulf of st. lawrence cartier thought _a. he had already got to india b.he had sailed into the atlanticc. it was a water passage to the east d. it was a water way to the new world23. in the early sixteenth century, quebec was only _.a. an indian village b. a little town in southern canadac. the place which we call canada now d.a village at the entrance to the gulf of st. lawrenceblanguage is a major problem for the european union (eu) . the treaty (条约) of rome ,which created the organization that finally became the eu, stated that each countrys language must be treated equally. the original six countries had only three languages between them: french, german and dutch/flemish. however, there are now 15 countries in the eu, with a total of 12 languages. eu documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters. all this translating is very expensive and time-consuming. it is said that nearly half of all employees of the eu are engaged in translating documents and speeches and nearly half of the eus administrative (管理方面的) costs are spent on this task. in the near future it is probable that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the eu, thus making the situation even worse. the problem is just cost; there are practical difficulties as well. with 12 languages, there are 132 possible “translation situations” that might be needed. it is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from, for example, danish into greek, or dutch into portuguese, at a high professional standard. in practice the problem has been less serious by the use of english in many contacts between eu officials , since almost all of them speak some english. however, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. another commonly suggested solution is to make english the official language for all eu business. however, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like france and germany .24. the organization that finally became the eu _.a.included 132 languages . b.was set up by the treaty of rome . c.started with three countries . d.was started by france and germany .25.whats the main purpose of this passage?_.a.to show that the problem cannot be solved .b.to criticize the european union for inefficiency .c. to find out a problem and show how serious it is. d.to give a solution to a problem .26.the writer mentions “danish into greek” as an example of _.a .a situation that occurs often. b. a situation that might be difficult to deal with .c. languages easily being interpreted. d. one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter27.the writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced, _.a.only languages which are easy to translate would be used officially.b.the smaller member countries would be pleased .c. the eu would not know which official languages to choose .d.countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy .c“the lord of the rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千禧年）, was made up of three parts“the fellowship of the ring”, “two towers”, and “the return of the king”. millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.john ronald reuel tolkien was born in south africa in 1892. his parents died when he was a child. living in england with his aunt, tolkien and his cousins made up playing languages, a hobby that led to tolkiens becoming skilled in welsh, greek, gothic, old norse and anglo-saxon.after graduating from oxford, tolkien served in world war i. in 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing(创作) the mythology（神话故事） for the rings. as a professor of anglo-saxon in 1930s at oxford, tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the inklings, which included several writers. the group was soon listening to chapters of tolkiens imaginative work “the hobbit”.hobbit was a name tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the english rural class. hobbits live in hillside holes. one of them, bilbo baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. on the way, he meets the twisted（变形的）, pitiful creature gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.one of tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher allen & unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. the chairman of the firm, stanley unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be his ten-year-old son. the boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “the hobbit” was published in 1937.it sold so well that unwin asked for a continuation. over a dozen years later, in 1954, tolkien produced “the lord of the rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readersnew and old after their publication.28. what can we learn about “hobbit” that tolkien created in his works? a.hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong . b.hobbit was a race living in english downtown areas . c. hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves. d. hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.29. which of the following helped most in making “the hobbit” published? a.stanley unwins son .b.one of tolkiens students . c.bilbo baggins.d. allen & unwin .30. what is mainly discussed in the text? a.a famous professor at oxford university. b. a completely new masterwork in the new millennium. c. “the lord of the rings” and its writer . d. the power of the magic ring.31. which of the following shows the right order of mr j.r.r.tolkiens life experience? a. he had his “the hobbit” published. b. he became a member of the lnklings. c. he served in world war d. he became an undergraduate at oxford. e. his work “the lord of the rings” came to the world. f. he moved to england to live with his aunt. a. f-c-d-b-e-a b.d-f-c-a-b-e c.f-d-b-c-a-ed.f-d-c-b-a-e dapril 27 is take our daughters to work day in britain. started at first in the united states and brought to britain in 1994, take our daughters to work day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. on that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. the purpose of this day is to broaden girls horizons and raise their self-confidence . for many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. but actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive (主管).” says the chairman of the our sons and daughters charitable trust, an organization which supported the activity of the day. “now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”schools and many companies support the activity too. palmers green high school for girls in north of london, has made the day a necessary part of careers education.zarina bart, 15, from palmers green, went with her mother gwen to her lawyers office this years take our daughters to work day. “i learned how to fill in a legal aid form and i read details of a case. then i went to see the actual trial.” she said.zarina found it interesting to see her mother at work “its really strange seeing mum at work-running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” she has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mothers footsteps. having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. parents have important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. if parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. take our daughters to work day is surely a step in the right direction. 32. the writers purpose in writing this text is to _. a. broaden girls view and raise their confidence b. introduce to us a special day for girls c.tell how the special day for girls came into being d.show us the girls can do as well as boys 33. a particular mention of zarinas story _. a. shows a successful parents effect on the daughter b. serves as an example of how the day works c.tells what a woman lawyers daily work is like d. explains why a girl should go to see mums office rather than dad 34. after seeing her mum at work, zarina bart _. a. started to work with her mum b. felt more certain about her future c.learned how to work as a lawyer d.decided to become a lawyer 35. in the text the writer especially suggests the importance of _. a. support from society b. understanding of the parents c. parents job d. girls self-confidence 第二节 根据短文内容 ，选出最佳选项填入空白处，有二项为多余选项 36 very few people choose ideal and perfect jobs for themselves and they do not do the same job for the rest of their lives . with technology and everything else changing so fast , its ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school to the time you retire . even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge . 37 the first thing you should consider is what kinds of things you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at . you have to look at practicality issues . you have to look at what you like to do and take a realistic look at whether the market is ever going to pay you an income for doing it .your loving doing something doesnt mean that the world is going to love giving you money for doing it . 38 and then narrow the list down by deciding which are at your level . 39 for example , if you want to be a doctor , you must graduate with all the papers saying you can be a doctor . the job requires a high education and an extreme amount of practice .many community colleges have tests that tell you what kinds of work youd be happy to do . 40 for example , do you want to travel in your career or stay at home ? how much money do you want to make ? after you answer these questions , the computer will show you what careers you would be suited to . keep in mind that what interests you at twenty isnt likely to be the same as what interests you at forty . you would also find some tests online . these will you some ideas you have never consider .a .what type of jobs are you interested in most ? b .then how will you choose your first career ? c . however ,many companies will offer you job training before you start the work d . another thing to consider is how much education or special trainings required .e . so pick a number of different things that you love at first . f .they ask you a series of multiple-choice questions .g. most peoples jobs change at least once or twice in their lifetime .第三部分 英语知识运用（共2节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 （ 共20小题，满分30分 ）阅读下面短文，选出最佳选项，填入空白处。 the spring festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. people from the north and the south have different 41 about the foods they eat on this 42 day. in northern china, people 43 eat jiaozi. the word jiaozi in chinese means the 44 and the beginning of time. according to historical 45 , in the past people from the north and the south both ate jiaozi on chinese new years day. perhaps 46 the areas in southern china 47 more rice than those in northern china, southern people slowl