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南和一中2014-2015学年度上学期高二期中英语试题班级 姓名 考场号 座位号 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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。1.what can we know about ben？a. he sings well. b. he plays the guitar well. c. he is good at playing drums.2.according to the man, what did bill do last night？a. he moved the piano by himself. b. he played the piano by himself. c. he read a funny book and told a joke.3.whats the matter with the woman？a. she doesnt want to talk with others. b. she needs a quiet place.c. she is a stranger here.4.what does the man do probably？a. a teacher b. a firefighter. c. a repairman.5.what are the speakers talking about？a. christmas tree. b. christmas dinner. c. christmas gifts.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.where did the boy paint the picture？a. at school. b. at home c. in his friends7.what are in the sky in the picture？a. houses. b. planes. c. trees.听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8.when does the man take the winter holidays？a. during the third week of january. b. during the second week of january. c. during the third week of february.9. which sport is mentioned in the conversation？a. skating. b. surfing. c. skiing. 10.why doesnt the woman want to spend her weekend with the man？a. she likes to stay at home. b. she dislikes cold weather. c. she doesnt like any sport.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11.when does the conversation mostly likely to take place ？a. on friday. b. on sunday. c. on monday.12.what did the man do when the woman phoned him？a. he went on shopping. b. he went on a river trip. c. he visited his friends. 13.why did the woman call the man？a. to ask him to see tom. b. to invite him to dinner. c. to tell him about the trip.14.who is the woman probably？a. the mans friend. b. the mans teacher. c. the mans wife.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.what did the man think of the exam？a. too easy. b. a bit easy. c. too hard.16.what does the woman want to do after the exam？a. do some reading. b. go to bobs party. c. visit some universities. 17. what kind of person is the woman？a. hard. b. serious. c. troublesome.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where did the speaker speak to carlos？a. at his home. b. at his office. c. at his hotel.19.how did the team feel about the next days game？a. worried. b. confident. c. excited.20.why did carlos keep the name of the starting players a secret？a. he wanted every player to be fully prepared for the game.b. he hadnt made the final decision about it.c. he wanted to give the fans a surprise.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。21. the reason _ she gave for not being present was_ the heavy snow prevented her from coming.a. /; which b. why; because c. /; that d. why; whether22. _ pass the entrance examination, he worked hard all day and all night.a. in order to b. in order that c. so as to d. so that23. the woman _ her husband to give up smoking but she failed.a. suggested b. persuaded c. advised d. allowed24. the scientists are now trying to discover _ use could be _ such material.a. what; made outb. how; made upc. what; made ofd. how; made from 25. only when you do it yourself _ it more difficult than it is expected.a. you will find b. will find you c. did you find d. will you find26. the police asked him to _ the facts just as he remembered them.a. set aboutb. set downc. set upd. set out 27. the teacher told us that light _ much faster than sound.a. travelb. travels c. has travelled d. will travel28. he asked me _ it would be sunny the next day but i told him _ i didnt know.a. that; that b. if; thatc. that; if d. if; if29. it was the first time that i _ to that beautiful village and i felt so excited that i took a lot of pictures there.a. go b. was going c. have gone d. had gone30. the number of the students who attended the meeting yesterday _ more than 400.a. was b. were c. will be d. has been31. the driver insisted that he _ me home though i had told him that i liked to walk.a. send b. sends c. sent d. would send32. i went to see the smiths, _ children were my best friends.a. whose b. their c. which d. that33. jack told me that he would go back to his home country but he didnt tell me when he _.a. will leave b. leaves c. was leaving d. left34. judging from _ number of cars, only _ small number of people have come to the conference.a. a; theb. a; ac. the; thed. the; a35. it was in the factory _ i worked when i was twenty _ i met linda who later became my wife.a. that; where b. where; that c. that; that d. where; where第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a，b，c，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。 “cheese” a metaphor (隐喻) for what we want to have in life，whether it is a job, a relationship, or money. each of us has our own 36 of what cheese is, and we want to 37 it because we believe it makes us 38. once there lived four little characters. two were 39 named sniff and scurry and two were little people named hem and haw. every morning, the mice and the little people 40 their running wear and went to cheese station c 41 they found their cheese. it was such a large store of cheese that hem and haw 42 moved their homes to be closer to it. one morning, sniff and scurry arrived at cheese station c and discovered there was 43 cheese. they werent surprised. 44 they had noticed the supply 45 cheese had been getting smaller every day, they were prepared for the result. they set out quickly to 46 new cheese. later that same day, hem and haw arrived. “what? no cheese! who moved my cheese?” hem yelled. they went home that night 47 and discouraged. the next day hem and haw 48 to cheese station c. but the situation hadnt changed. haw asked, “do sniff and scurry know something we dont know?” hem 49 him and said, “what would they know? they are simple 50 and we are human beings. they cannot be 51 than we are.” haw suggested, “maybe we should 52 talking about the situation and just to look for some new cheese.” haw decided to 53 cheese station c while hem was more comfortable staying in the cheeseless station c. meanwhile, sniff and scurry went farther 54 they found cheese station n. they found what they had been looking for. it was the biggest 55 of cheese the mice had ever seen. 36. a. feelingb. ideac. worryd. hope37. a. get b. avoid c. follow d. try38. a. happy b. angry c. fulld. worried39. a. humans b. dogs c. miced. cats40. a. put in b. took off c. gave ind. put on41. a. where b. that c. whichd. what42. a. firstly b. suddenlyc. finallyd. always43. a. some b. no c. any d. much44. a. for b. if c. thoughd. since45. a. with b. of c. for d. to46. a. search forb. find c. look after d. discover47. a. glad b. hopefulc. unsatisfied d. excited48. a. returnedb. leftc. walkedd. ran49. a. smiled at b. laughed at c. blamed d. praised50. a. animals b. cheese-lovers c. thieves d. sniff and scurry 51. a. more foolish b. bigger c. smarter d. faster52. a. start b. stop c. get d. enjoy53. a. leave b. go c. move d. start 54. a. if b. unless c. when d. until55. a. store b. factoryc. companyd. home第三部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分 a.remembering your dreams will require some efforts on your part. but what your dreams can offer and tell you about yourself will be well worth it. here are some tips to help recall your dreams:1. before going to bed, keep a clear mind. tell yourself that “i will remember my dreams when i wake up”. this is actually a proven and effective way to recall your dreams.2. have a regular bedtime and wake-up time. make this your routine. going to bed and waking up at a regular time every day could aid in dream recollection.3. avoid alcohol consumption and taking medicine before going to bed. these things may prevent you from remembering your dreams. 4. keep a pencil and a notebook next to your bed so that they will be within reach as soon as you wake up. having a small lamp by your bedside is also a good idea, so you wake up in the middle of the night and can record your dreams immediately.5. do not get out of bed immediately. upon waking from a dream, lie still in your bed, keeping your eyes closed and moving as little as possible. let your mind wander among the images of what you have just dreamed. 6. write down as many details in your dreams as you can, no matter how seemingly unimportant they may be. do not judge the content or worry if they make sense. 7. sometimes it may help to draw pictures. a picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. even if you are not an artist, a simple drawing can help to recall details of your dreams. 56. this passage mainly tells you _ .a. some useful tips to help recall your dreams. b. it is important to recall your dreams.c. the reason to remember dreams. d. many details in your dreams.57. according to the passage, you can record your dreams immediately, if you _ .a. draw pictures of your dreams b. do not get out of bed immediatelyc. write down as many details as you can d. keep a pencil and a notebook beside you58. which of the following ways may not be useful for recalling dreams? a. avoiding taking alcohol and medicine. b. not getting out of bed immediately. c. drinking a cup of hot milk. d. writing down as many details as possible.59. the author uses the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” to_.a. show that a picture is better than wordsb. say a picture is equal to thousands of wordsc. prove that its more important to draw pictures than to speakd. indicate drawing pictures really helps to recall dreamsfar from the land of antarctica( 南极洲 ), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. at the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the antarctic cod. for forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. how does it live where most fish would freeze to death? it must have some secret. the antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. now it seems we have an answer. research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. scientists studied the fishs blood and measured its freezing point. the fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88 and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. the blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05 . that small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture. the scientists next research job was clear: find out what in the fishs blood kept it from freezing. their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein( 蛋白质 ) never before seen in the blood of a fish. when it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. when it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point. study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. it has many small sugar molecules( 分子 ) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. because of its sugar content. it is called a glycoprotein . so it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or afgp. 60. what is the text mainly about? a. the terrible conditions in the antarctic. b. a special fish living in freezing waters. c. the ice shelf around antarctica . d. protection of the antarctic cod. 61. why can the antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature? a. the seawater has a temperature of -1.88 . b. it loves to live in the ice-salt mixture. c. a special protein keeps it from freezing. d. its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05 . 62. what does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to? a. a type of ice-salt mixture. b. a newly found protein. c. fish blood. d. sugar molecule. 63. what does “glycol-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean? a. blood b. ice c. molecule d. sugar sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the cruelty young age of 30. it used to be thought that this couldnt be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. your brain is a learning machine, says university of california scientist dr. michael merzenich. given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. all thats required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind. merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process （过程 ) in which the brain deals with information（）. since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the brain fitness program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性） . over the course of training, the program starts asking you to distinguish（辨别）sounds （ between dog and bog, for example ）at an increasingly faster speed. its a bit like tennis instructor, says merzenich, hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged（受到挑战）. you may start out slow, but before long youre pretty quick. the biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. if you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. and it may even speed up while in the process. to keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you: playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language. when it comes to preventing ageing, you really do use it or lose it , says barbara sahakian, professor at cambridge university . 64. dr. merzenichs training method mainly depends on _. a. speech training b. computer languages c. the activities one joins in d. the information being dealt with 65. by saying the brain at any age is highly plastic , the writer probably means the brain can be_. a. used b. mastered c. developed d. researched 66. what can we learn from the text? a. practice makes a quick mind. b. brain research started ten yeas ago. c. dr. merzenich is a scientist in computer, d. people used to believe nothing could stop the brain slowing down. 67. which of the following agrees with the writers idea? a. the training methods work better for the old. b. people should use the brain to stop it from ageing. c. the training of the brain should start at an early age. d. its necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.mobile phones costing less than $15 will be available in developing countries by 20013, motorola chairman david brown said. if mobile phones can be sold that cheaply, it could lead to another 100 million people a year getting their first phones, he said. the low price of the cell phones is partly because of chip (芯片) factoriespromises to supply inexpensive silicon(硅) parts, brown said. speaking at the uk-based institution of engineering and technology, brown said that “its beginning to look as if $15 mobile phones might be available by around 2008”. brown pointed out that a study by the london school of economics“found a 10% increase in mobile phones brought a 0.6% increase in total domestic (家用的) product”. “thats a huge number. its about a fifth of the average (平均的) yearly total world gdp growth,”brown said. brown said developing countries governments now need to be persuaded not to tax mobile phones as luxury (奢侈) goods. he said that in 14 out of the 50 developing countries, taxes take up more than 20% of the total cost of owning and using a mobile phone. “the associations economic experts believe that if low-cost mobile phones could be free from import duties and sales taxes,” brown said, “up to 930 million additional low-cost mobile phones could be connected in the 50 developing countries they studied between now and 2010.” 68. according to the passage, _ affect / affects the price of mobile phones.a. import duties, sales taxes and the price of silicon parts b. the economy of the countryc. the experts words and sales taxesd. the average yearly total world gdp 69. according to browns words, if a mobile phone is sold at $1,000 in india, taxes probably take up _.a. $100b. $6 c. $200 d. $15 70. according to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?a. if cell phones cost less than $15, cell phone companies could gain 100 million more customers a year. b. the $15 cell phones are made in the uk, so they are cheap.c. mobile phones are expensive at present partly because of heavy import duties.d. it is not certain that mobile phones costing less than $15 will be available by 2008.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）how to calm your teens nerves before an examstress is a feeling of physical，mental or emotional strain of tension which disturbs or interferes with normal physiological balance. stress can be overwhelming(压抑) for anyone,