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湘阴一中2015年下学期高二英语期中测试卷 时间：120分钟 总分：120分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）.第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分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。1. whats the main reason that the man likes his college? a. its not expensive. b. it has great teachers. c. he likes his classmates.2 . what does the man suggest the woman do? a. wait on the phone. b. order on the internet. c. drive to the pizza place.3. how much will a stamp cost in may? a. a penny. b. 42 cents. c. 44 cents.4. what does the man offer to do? a. take a message. b. get ms. sullivan. c. call back in thirty minutes.5. what will the man do on friday? a. go shopping. b. go camping. c. hold a dinner party.第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15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 present does the woman first suggest? a. a toy car. b. a doll. c. a machine gun.7. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. father and daughter. b. mother and son. c. sister and brother.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why does the man want to learn how to cook? a. to save money. b. to eat a healthier diet. c. to cook for his mother.9. what does the woman tell the man to do first? a. crack the eggs. b. get the cooking oil. c. heat up some water.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what does maria say about reading? a. she reads all the time. b. she only reads at work. c. she doesnt have much time to read.11. what is marias favorite type of book? a. biographies. b. history. c. novels.12. what might marias job be? a. a teacher. b. a musician. c. an athlete.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where does this conversation take place? a. in an apartment building. b. in a workplace. c. in a restaurant.14. where will the womans husband open a restaurant? a. in dallas. b. in houston. c. in san antonio.15. what type of food does the mans wife like best? a. thai. b. middle eastern. c. mexican.16. what does the man offer the woman? a. to show her around town. b. to introduce her to his wife.c. to tell her about good restaurants.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where is idina menzel from?a. los angeles.b. new york. c. chicago.18. what is menzel best known for right now? a. a broadway musical. b. her dancing abilities. c. the song“let it go”.19. what does menzel do in frozen? a. she plays a princess. b. she voices the main character. c. she performs a beautiful dance.20. what does the speaker say about menzels voice? a. its very powerful. b. it sounds younger than her age. c. its been in many disney movies.第二部分 阅读理解 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)第一节（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中, 选出最佳选项。 aa girl became a volunteer in the activities of deathbed care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.the girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. she was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.every saturday the girl came on time to keep him company, telling him stories. when he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注), she would help massage his arms. the doctor found the patient much improved mentally. the old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.but something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. the doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉), unwilling to offend the old man. a month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma (昏迷) a few times.when rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, “i have deep sympathy for the girl. will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？”but the doctor knew that her family was well-off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. sometimes she even came to the hospital in her fathers car.when the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. she was very sad and burst into tears. then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, “the old man had all along thought i came to do the job because of poverty. he gave me money so that i could continue my schooling.” now he got the answer to the puzzle. in the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.21. if youre a volunteer in the activities of deathbed care, what kind of people do you have to attend to?a. patients with a lot of money. b. patients suffering from cancer.c. patients without many days left. d. patients living alone.22. what can we learn from the passage?a. the doctor told the old man the truth. b. the old mans children were wealthy.c. the girls father encouraged her to accept the money.d. the girl didnt accompany the old man when he died.23. what is the real reason resulting in the old mans mental improvement?a. the girls love and great care. b. the pleasure of helping people in need.c. the doctors medical treatment. d. his childrens progress in life. bthere is a very instructive incident involving the life of alexander, the great greek king. alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. on the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. with death staring him in his face, alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence. so, he lay helplessly waiting to breathe his last. he called his generals and said, “i will depart from this world soon. i have three wishes. please carry them out without fail.”“my first desire is that,” said alexander, “my physicians alone must carry my coffin(棺材).” after a pause, he continued, “secondly, i desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn（撒满）with gold, silver and precious stones which i have collected.” the king continued，“my third and last wish is that both my hands be kept hanging out of my coffin.” alexanders favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. “oh king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. but tell us why do you make such strange wishes?”at this alexander took a deep breath and said, “i would like the world to know of the three lessons i have just learnt. i want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure anybody. they are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. so let people not take life for granted. the second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a bit of gold will come with me. i spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. let people realize that it is just a waste of time to chase wealth.and about my third wish of having my hands hanging out of the coffin, i wish people to know that i came empty-handed into this world and empty-handed i go out of this world.” with these words, the king closed his eyes. soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.24. the first paragraph suggests that alexander _.a. was conquering many kingdoms.b. realized that what he got in his life was nothing to him at all.c. wanted to leave as he came empty-handed.d. regarded his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth as the most important things.25. the underlined word “clutches” in paragraph 3 means “_”.a. sentence b. attention c. control d. shadow26. the author intends to _. a. tell us the story of alexander b. introduce readers to the instructive lessons of alexanderc. stress the powers of alexander the great d. persuade people to realize what alexander said27. what would be the best title for the passage?a. the death of alexander. b. the greed of alexanderc. three wishes of alexander d. the life of alexander csince the internet came into homes, the daily life has never been the same again. but the thing that worries most of us is that we can get viruses from the internet. but can we catch viruses on our cell phones? a new study in the journal science says yes, but the spread of such mobile software that can bring harm to our cell phones wont reach dangerous levels until more cell phones are on the same operating system.computers are easily attacked by viruses because they share data, especially over the internet. of course, nowadays, more people are using their cell phones more and more frequently. they use them for emailing, text messaging and downloading troublesome ring tones, etc.,so it is obvious that cell phone viruses are a threat as well.scientists used nameless call data from more than six million cell phone users to help model a possible outbreak. and they concluded that viruses that spread from phone to phone by bluetooth are not much concerned, because users have to be in close physical relation for their phones to “see” one another. however, viruses that spread through multimedia messaging services can move much faster, because they can come in disguise（伪装）, such as a cool tune sent by a friend. the good news is that to be effective, these viruses need their victims(受害人) to all use the same operating system, which not enough of us do. because there is no microsoft operating system for mobile phones, yet. thank goodness.28what is the passage mainly about?a. the operating system of cell phones. b. the threat of cell phone viruses.c. the wide use of cell phones. d. computer viruses.29when _, cell phone viruses can be dangerous.a. all the cell phones work on the same operating systemb. microsoft operating system for cell phones is createdc. users can see each other on the phones d. bluetooth is widely used30what can we infer about bluetooth according to the scientists?a. it can increase the chances of cell phone viruses greatly.b. it can help us to stop the spreading of cell phone viruses.c. it wont possibly cause the outbreak of cell phone viruses.d. it can make users have close physical relation with one another.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。 how to sleep betterif youre having trouble getting good sleep through the night (turning, waking up more than once, for example), this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful nights sleep. get on schedule. changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb your sleep quality 31 for example, if you normally wake up at6 a.m. on weekdays to get to work, you might go to bed around 10 p.m., because thats when you start to feel sleepy, and its also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep. if, on the weekend, you sleep until9 a.m., you probably wont be able to fall asleep that night until1a.m. 32 wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep. digestion slows down while asleep, and a full stomach may interrupt sleep. similarly, you should avoid going to bed on an empty stomach, as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns. 33 exposure to light during the time when youre supposed to be sleeping can disturb your bodys internal clock. turn your light off, or use avery dim night light, 34 they include windows, led clocks, computer lights and cable boxes. change your sleeping position. youmay thinkthat its impossible to control what position you sleep in since you arent fully aware of what you are doing, but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference. 35a.try to avoid all sources oflight.b.keep the room as dark as possible.c.make notes of unusual circumstances.d.be mindful of what youeat or drink before bed.e.sleep is considered to be adequateonly when there is nodaytime sleepiness.f.in other words, sudden change sleeping time will affect your “biological clock”.g.if you wake up in the middle of the night, make an effort to have a comfortable position。第三部分 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。a welcome giftdario and his mother loved their new apartment. the living room was large enough for their piano. that night, the two of them 36 side by side at the piano. they played jazz music to celebrate their new home. the loud 37 filled the room and made them feel very happy.the next morning, 38 , their happiness disappeared. someone had left a 39 under their door during the night. one of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. darios mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. but he said that they were all 40 people and he couldnt imagine any of them had done that. later that morning, dario suggested that they write a letter to their 41 and apologize for their playing.“maybe we could go and 42 everyone in person.” his mother said.“what if we invited them to come here for a 43 instead? dario asked.they both loved the 44 . over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 45 their guests. they decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.finally, the day of the party 46 . some guests brought presents. others brought flowers. some even brought desserts to 47 . one woman, mrs. gilbert, 48 darios mother with a book of piano music by chopin.“i heard you playing the other night,” she said. “the sounds woke me out of bed. i 49 that you might play like this every night. so i wrote a short note. i hope you dont think i disliked the playing.”darios mother smiled at mrs. gilbert. “i think maybe we 50 you an apology.” she said. “i didnt 51 how late it was when we were playing. maybe we should play some quieter music at night.“you play, you play!” mrs. gilbert said. “i like what you play! just not so loud at night.” she pointed to the book she had given them. “these songs are not such 52 music.”“these songs are beautiful music.” darios mother said. “we will be 53 to play them in the evening.”“and we wont play so loud or late!” dario said. he was already looking forward to 54 the new music. more than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mothers face. it gave him a feeling of 55 and made him feel that they were home at last.36. a.stood b. sat c. lay d. walked37. a. voice b. ringc. music d. cry38. a. however b. therefore c. otherwise d. instead39. a. note b. posterc. bill d report40. a. proud b. richc. nice d.lucky 41. a. neighbors b. friendsc. relatives d. audience42. a. blame b. instructc. question d. visit43. a. party b. concertc. show d. play44. a. experience b. ideac. performance d. action45. a. to b. withc. for d. from46. a. continued b. passedc.arrived d. finished47. a. order b. sell c. share d. advertise48. a. treated b. presentedc. helped d. served49. a. promised b. admittedc. worried d. agreed50. a. owe b. sendc. offer d. give 51. a. realize b. rememberc. understand d. accept52. a. sweet b. strangec. funny d. loud53. a. brave b. sorryc. happy d. afraid54. a. changing b. practicingc. recording d. writing55. a. equality b. freedom c. warmth d. sympathy第四部分 语法填空 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)a woman was on her way to the airport 56 (hurry). she was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware she was going on a different route. suddenly, 57 man went inside the cab and took her handbag 58 she placed her visa, passport and all her money for the trip. she kept on thinking how 59 (luck) she was to be in that situation. that very same night, she heard a piece of 60 (shock) news. flight 230 crashed! it was the plane that she was supposed to board into. 61 she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more importanther life!sometimes bad things really happen. we fail in our exams, or get rejected by others . there are times when nothing seems to go our way. so what do we do about it? we must take all these frustrations out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we will get 62 we deserve.if you failed in the exams, maybe youd be more successful and much _63_(happy) in another field. if you were rejected 64 your friend, there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of your love and affection. dont waste your time and energy on things that cant 65