湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2015年秋期中联考高二英语试题（卷面满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）第卷第一部分：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。例：how much is the shirt?a.19.15. b. 9.15 c. 9.18答案是b。1. what are the speakers doing now? a. listening to the radio. b. having a class. c. attending a concert.2. what is the woman planning to do? a. buy some clothes. b. get a haircut. c. go to the mans home.3. whats the man doing? a. apologizing to the woman. b. criticizing the woman. c. arguing with the woman.4. how late is the woman?a. more than an hour. b. an hour. c. 45 minutes.5. why doesnt the man go out with his friends? a. he doesnt like going out. b. things are expensive. c. he has no time.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、7题。6. whats jennys problem?a. she dislikes history class.b. she does poorly in her tests.c. she does badly in assignments.7. whats the probable relationship between the speakers?a. classmates. b. teacher and student. c. husband and wife.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. how did the man first hear about the football match?a. on the radio. b. on tv. c. from the woman.9. when will the football match be held? a. on the 4th. b. on the 21st. c. on the 28th.10. what does the woman offer to do for the man? a. buy him dinner. b. buy him a ticket. c. help him study.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what is amazon tree houses? a. it is a hotel. b. it is a program. c. it is a company.12. why is the woman interested in the article? a. she wants to travel in amazon. b. she wants to run a tree house hotel.c. she wants to live in a tree house.13. what does the man think of the womans plan? a. not practical. b. quite good. c. just so-so.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. where does this conversation probably take place? a. in a cinema. b. in a grocery. c. in a bookstore.15. when did popcorn grow more popular? a. in 1621. b. in the 1930s. c. in 1947.16. what are the speakers talking about?a. the function of popcorn on films.b. the various uses of popcorn. c. the brief history of popcorn.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what material was the valuable penny from the talk made of? a. copper.b. silver. c. steel.18. what caused pennies to be made differently in 1943? a. the cost of metal.b. world war ii. c. collectors taste.19. why was the coin so interesting and valuable to the collector?a. it was unique. b. it was from philadelphia. c. it once belonged to lincoln.20. what kinds of collectible items are worth the most?a. old ones.b. rare ones. c. ones from the war.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑ai was never very neat, while my roommate kate was extremely organized. each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. she even labeled (贴标签 ) everything. i always looked for everything. over time, kate got neater and i got messier. she would push my dirty clothing over, and i would lay my books on her tidy desk. we both got tired of each other.war broke out one evening. kate came into the room. soon, i heard her screaming, take your shoes away! why under my bed! deafened, i saw my shoes flying at me. i jumped to my feet and started yelling. she yelled back louder.the room was filled with anger. we could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. kate answered it. from her end of the conversation, i could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. when she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, weeping. obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. all of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. slowly, i collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. i got so absorbed into my work that i even didnt noticed kate had sat up. she was watching, her tears dried. then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. i looked up into her eyes. she smiled at me. thanks. kate and i stayed roommates for the rest of the year. we didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.21. how is paragraph 1 mainly developed? a. by analyzing causes. b. by describing a process. c. by showing differences. d. by following time order.22. the author tidied up the room most probably because_. a. she was scared by kates anger b. she was asked by kate to do so c. she hated herself for being so messy d. she wanted to show her care 23. what made kate angry one evening? a. she heard the author shouting loud b. she couldnt find her books. c. she saw the authors shoes beneath her bed. d. she got the news that her grandma was ill.24.what might be the best title for the story? a. how to be organized b. hard work pays off c. my friend kate d. learning to be roommatesbin the us and britain, the slogan around colleges was “save water. shower with a friend.” now, wuhan university has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. it charges students for the amount of time in a shower. before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student id card. the clock starts ticking the minute the tape is turned on. it pauses when a button is pressed for soap. an integrated circuit(ic) card reader at each tap shows the time. no money, no water. the benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower. the university used about 320 tones of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided. some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race. many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. some might be embarrassed if their time is up and theyre still covered in soap. they have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time.“its a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the id card,” said ren, a freshman in wuhan university. the university is also considering some students suggestions that they be allowed to pay after theyve finished the shower. not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower. but many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense.without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse.some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “in my experience, 10-20 minutes is enough,” said dai zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.a similar system has been installed in other universities. shanghai normal university introduced it at its fengxiang campus in september. the bathing fee there is 0.2 yuan per minute. one male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.25the underline word “flaw” (paragraph3) most probably means_.a. perfection b. fault c. pity d. advantage 26since the new system has performed, _ of water can be saved.a. one half b. one third c. a quarter d. two thirds27it can be inferred from the passage that_.a. the new operation can solve the water crisis.b. the university has saved a lot of water by using the new system.c. a similar operation has been set in other universities.d. the new operation can raise students environmental awareness system.28in which column can you find this passage?a. people. b. society c. campus life. d. lifestylecmost people agree that honesty is a good thing. but does mother nature agree? animals cant talk, but can they lie in other ways? can they lie with their bodies and behavior? animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. why? dishonesty often helps them survive.many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. for example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. when a predator（猎食动物）gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. how? it pretends to have a broken wing. the predator follows the hurt adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. scrub jays are also thieves. they watch where others bury their food and steal it. but clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. so they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. how? they dont make nests. instead, they get into other birds nests secretly. then they lay their eggs and fly away. when the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. after a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. when the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. but an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winners hand and start fighting again.chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. when chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. then other chimps come running. but some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. that way, other chimps dont hear them, and they dont need to share their food.as is mentioned above, animals behave dishonestly for survival. is it ok to lie for us human?29the writer uses the three questions at the beginning of the passage to _.a. draw the readers attention to the topicb. ask the readers to answer the questions c. seek answers to the questionsd. show he is at a loss about the question.30which of the following is not an example of animals dishonest behaviors?a. a plover pretended to have a broken wing to protect its baby birds.b. a scrub jay dug out its buried food and reburied it somewhere else.c. a losing chimp starts fighting again after taking the winners hand.d. the adoptive parents feed their baby birds of cuckoos.31what is the common reaction of most chimps when they find their favorite food?a. they cry in a very low voice b. they let out a loud cry c. they hide their food immediately d. they share their food with other chimps.dan israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. the law, approved last march in israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a body mass index (bmi) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. that means a woman who is 68 inches tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.“this law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician adatto. “underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”but some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. they also say the israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “i think its an approach that isnt going to work.” said eating disorder expert susan ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.but adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. he said. “i realized that only legislation(立法) can change the situation. there was no time to waste; so many girls were dieting to death.”however, the efforts to regulate models weight in spain and italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.still, folks including ice say theres no denying that images from hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “certainly i dont believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “its a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”32. one benefit the new israeli law may bring is _.a. to change the working conditions of modelsb. to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders c. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinnessd. to lower the chance of skinny models death33. in the opinion of the critics, the law wont succeed because.a. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit.b. the fashion industry is much too influential.c. it doesnt create a healthy working environment for models.d. it doesnt provide a proper approach that can work well.34. what caused adatto to think that a law was needed to change the situation?a. being interviewed by a reporter.b. establishing his fashion model agent.c. meeting an ambitious but too skinny model.d. seeing a model die from eating disorders.35. according to the passage, the new israeli law banning skinny models is.a. practical b. reasonable c. acceptable d. argumentative 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。while serious training is important for all dogs, playtime is just as important. 36 use these games to help teach your dog how to play.1hide and seekhide and seek isnt just for kids. dogs can really enjoy this game. pick up one of your dogs favorite toys or treats. tell your dog to stay. 37 when you are ready, call your dog to come to you. if possible, squeak(使吱吱叫) the toy or shake the treats. reward your dog with praise and the toytreat when she finds you2fetchmany dogs have a natural ability to fetch. other dogs can be taught how 38 play indoors with a soft toy or outdoors in a fenced-in area with a ball or disc. for dogs that really love to run, try this game of fetch!3find the treatdogs have superior senses of smell, and most love to use their noses to find food. let your dog use her brain and her nose to find hidden goodies. first, have your dog stay out of sight. then，hide her favorite treats in different places around the room 39 if help is needed，you can lead her around or point to areas for her to explorewhatever the game, safety comes first! remember to watch your dog for signs of exhaustion or overheating when you are playing. stop if your dog seems tired or shows signs of anxiety. 40 when other dogs or people are around, it may create a dangerous distraction (分神)athen, go to find a good hiding placebyou can include games in training as wellca good game of fetch can be played almost anywheredtry different games to see which your dog responds to bestealso be aware of your surroundings when playing with your dogfencourage your dog to play with other dogsgbring your dog back in and tell her to “go find!”第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题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和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。 some years ago when i was in my first year in college, i heard salome bey sing for the first time. the moment was exciting. salomes 41 filled the room and brought the theater to life. i was so 42 that i decided to write an article about her.i 43 salome bey, telling her i was from essence magazine, and that i wanted to meet her to talk about her career. she 44 and told me to come to her studio next tuesday. when i hung up, i was scared out of my mind. i 45 i was lying. i was not a writer at all and hadnt even written a grocery list.i interviewed salome bey the next tuesday. i sat there 46 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “can you tell me” i soon realized that 47 salome bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. the 48 was almost unbearable. i struggled for days 49 draft after draft. finally i put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.it didnt take long before my manuscript was 50 . how stupid of me! i thought. how could i 51 in a world of professional writers? knowing i couldnt 52 the rejection letter, i threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.five years later, i was moving to california. while 53 my apartment, i came across the unopened envelope. this time i opened it and read the editors letter in 54 :ms profit,your story on salome bey is fantastic. yet we need some 55 materials. please add those and return the article immediately. we would like to 56 your story soon.shocked, it took me a long time to 57 . fear of rejection cost me d