浙江省临海市白云高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

白云中学2015学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：100分）第一部分，听力（每小题1分；满分20分）第一节 听下面一段材料，回答第1到第5题1. whats the man doing? a. he is making a suggestion b. he is making an apology c. he is making an excuse2. whats the speed now? a. 55 miles per hour b. 70 miles per hour c. 105 miles per hour3. whats the woman doing? a. making a pair of trousers b. trying on clothes c. leaving a message4. how many people are having dinner? a. two b. three c. four5. what does the man mean? a. he doesnt feel like eating b. he doesnt care about what to eat c. he doesnt like eating chicken.第二节听下面一段材料，完成第6到第7题。6. who is the woman? a. a hotel staff b. a bank clerk c. a restaurant manager7. why is the man at the hotel? a. to hold a business meeting b. to eat at the restaurant c. to spend a holiday听下面一段材料，完成第8到第10题8. what does the man ask for? a. some quarters b. 20 dollars c. some change9. how many 5s will the woman give the man? a. two b. three c. four10. whats the relationship between the man and the woman? a. shop assistant and customer b. professor and student c. husband and wife听下面一段材料，完成第11到第13题11. where did betty live when she was a child? a. singapore b. britain c. china12. what made betty feel especially nice when she was in singapore? a. people from india and china b. customs from different countries. c. foreign tourists13. what annoyed betty when she was in singapore? a. eating strange food b. meeting different people c. being looked at often听下面一段材料，完成第14到第17题14. what do we know about the man? a. he is staying in his friends house. b. he is to blame for the stolen things. c. he is busy with his own business.15. when did the man leave the cafe? a. about 7:00 pm b. about 10:00 pm c. about 11:00 pm16. what does the mans friend care about most? a. tv set b. computer c. paintings17. who is the woman? a. the mans wife b. a policewoman c. the owner of the house听下面一段材料，完成第18到第20题18. what does the speaker say about chinese? a. it has become a language of business. b. more people are learning chinese than before. c. the number of people speaking chinese is the largest.19. according to the speaker, which of the following accepts esperanto? a. poland b. the post office c. international business organization20. what special example does the speaker give? a. esperanto b. chinese c. england第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分25分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）aandy never wanted to go to bed on time. his parents had explained to him how important it was to go to bed early and get a good rest. but andy paid no attention to them, and they didnt know what to do until one weekend when they were visiting andys grandparents.grandpa peter heard all about it and said, this sounds like a job for tubby. they loaded the cat onto the car and returned home.that night, at bedtime, the same problem arose. andy didnt want to go to bed, and even though his parents waited a while to see if tubby would solve the problem, nothing happened. andys father began to complain.hours later, andy finally decided to go to bed. but what a surprise when he entered his bedroom! tubby was in his bed, pot-belly in the air, sound asleep.andy tried to move the cat, but there was no way. that night he hardly slept, lying on one tiny corner of his bed.the next day the same thing happened, even though andy was much more tired from not having slept. when the third day arrived, he had understood that if he wanted to sleep in his bed, he would have to get into it before tubby did. that night, when his parents only started hinting (暗示) at the topic of bedtime, andy rushed upstairs and dived into bed. his parents couldnt believe it. they knew nothing about tubby in the bed, nor did they understand why andy went to bed on time, without complaint. they were so happy about this that they stayed up quite late, celebrating.21. by saying this sounds like a job for tubby, grandpa peter means that tubby_.a. has the same problem as andy b. can help solve andys problemc. often stays up late on weekend d. always likes playing with small boys22. andys parents attitude towards his change can be described as_.a. uneasy b. ridiculous c. cautious d. joyful23. what is the authors purpose of writing this text? a. to tell us a fun life story. b. to teach us how to keep pets. c. to advise us to make friends with pets. d. to encourage us to form good habits.bi was driving down the road the other day, listening to sweet music coming out of my car radio. my heart felt peaceful, my mind was clear, and my soul was full of love. even with all its problem: life seemed good. then the music stopped and the news came on. there was talk of another famous millionaire in drugrehab(康复) after an incident with the police. there was news on the murder of a poor man whose life was supposed to be changed after winning the lottery. there was even a discussion on how much greed andexcess(放肆) had damaged our world.every story seemed to point once again to the old saying that money cant buy happiness. hearing them made me think of a movie i saw many years ago on mother teresas home for the dying in india. what struck me most when i watched it wasnt the unbearable poverty there. it wasnt the sickness and suffering that the people there were going through. it was rather the peaceful smiles of love, kindness, and happiness that they shared with the sisters and with each other. these people had nothing. many were struggling at the end of death. yet, they knew the simple truth that so many of us here are still learning: joy is free.we can have joy and spread joy everyday of our life here. dont love or admire dollar signs and think that money will bring you happiness then. joy cant be purchased. it cant be owned. it can only be chosen and then given freely to others. in the eyes ofeternity(永恒) money is only worthless paper. the only thing that matters is the love within you and the love that you give to the world.make that your legacy(遗产) and your life will forever be rich in joy.24. all the information about the movie mentioned in paragraph 2 is true except_.a. it was about mother teresas contributions b. it left the author a deep impressionc. people in it were very kind and happy d. people in it were extremely poor and suffering25. by saying make that your legacy, the author means _.a. give your fortune to your coming generationsb. treat your fortune as very valuable thingsc. pass your joy on to your coming generationsd. have joy and spread joy to people around you26. which section of a newspaper is this passage most probably taken from?a. business. b. culture. c. life. d. entertainment.c teamwork is all about working together to achieve a common goal or purpose. is teamwork out of date? why is it so hard to effectively conduct teamwork in those things?one way we employ teamwork in everyday lives is by becoming a parent. it is a parents job to teach their children and the basic skills and give them the knowledge they need to be successful in life. for example, the mother teacheres her children manners and good health skills, while the father teaches them how to catch a ball or drive a car. however, in todays society, we find more and more parents are experiencing that the teamwork is a one-sided thing. according to a report, there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the us and this could be due to the fact that parents dont take responsibility for their children, so they leave one parent to do it alone. this is a sad fact, but it reflects that effective teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our daily lives.another place where teamwork affects us greatly is in our jobs. it doesnt matter if you are a small or large company; if you have at least one employee and yourself, then teamwork will be present. i have noticed that with the current economic recession, people are racing to grab jobs but quality of peoples work has gone down greatly. it just appears to me that people do not take pride in their work any more. they want to get to work as fast as they can, just to receive the paycheck, but their quality standards fly right out the window. so i think teamwork is losing its ground in the workforce. there are too many people who want to work independently and forget they are a part of a team.as you can see, we run into the aspects of teamwork in just about everything we do. do you believe teamwork is really losing ground in todays society? i think it is.27. why does teamwork disappear in the parenting aspect of our daily life?a. parents have no time to spare with their children.b. parents have no chances to teach their children about it.c. many children are often brought up by a single parent.d. many children are independent to deal with their matters.28. teamwork is losing ground in workforce mainly because_.a. workers dont like to work together with othersb. workers sense is affected by economic recessionc. workers want to prove they are more capabled. fewer workers are employed to save money29.the author wants us to believe his opinion by_a. listing some data b. giving some examplesc. asking some questions d. analyzing some cases30. the underlined phrase fly right out the windowin paragraph 3 means_.a. disappear b. improve c. increase d. matter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。no matter what problem were facing，we always find solutions_66_if you need a boost of happiness to help you through the day，be sure to remember these things： 1accept italthough it may seem challenging to accept a negative situation，its your best bet in moving toward a resolution. _67_what you can do is only focus on how to improve the circumstances now 2dont waste time considering itworking on a problem a long time can only make it bigger than it already isnot only will you feel worse in the long run，but also，you11 lose valuable time when you could be working toward a solution. _68_. 3dont compare yourself to otherswhen youre struggling through a tough situation，comparing yourself is the last thing you should be doing_69_therefore，instead of comparing，you should look at the happiness within yourself 4make a plan of action_70_if you dont like the way something is，do what you can in your power to change itin financial situations，you can work on a budget and prioritize your costsin a fight with a loved one，you can take some time to cool down and improve things by talking it outayou cant change what already happenedbkeep an optimistic mind towards what you cant getcdont let a bad situation get the best of youtake steps to let it godyou have no idea what struggles another person could be going througheits impossible to succeed if youre in low spiritsfit may be hard to look on the bright side，but everything passes in timegthe best way to overcome a negative time is to find a way out of it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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。telling the truth is a very good habitif you 31 speak the truth，you can save yourself from a lot of 32 ! here is a story of a man who did a lot of 33 things，but his promise to tell the truth 34 himonce a man came to a prophet(预言家)and said，“oh，prophet，i have many bad 35 which one of them should i 36 first？”the prophet said，“give up telling 37 first and always speak the truth”the man promised to do so and went homeat night the man was about to go out to stealbefore setting out，he thought for a moment about the 38 he made with the prophet“ 39 tomorrow the prophet asks me where i have been，what shall i say？shall i say that i went out 40 ？no，i cannot say thatbut nor can i lieif i tell the truth， 41 will start hating me and call me a thiefi would be 42 for stealing”so the man 43 not to steal that night，and gave up this bad habitnext day，he 44 drinking winewhen he was about to do so，he said to himself，“what shall i say to the prophet if he asks me what i did during the day？i cannot tell a lie，and if i speak the truth people will 45 me，because a muslim is no 46 to drink wine”and so he gave up the 47 of drinking winein this way， 48 the man thought of doing something bad，he 49 his promise to tell the truthone by one，he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 50 person31aalways bhardlycsometimesdnever32atimebmoneyctroubledenergy33agreatbbadcstrangedstupid34aeducatedbbotheredctesteddsaved35ahabitsbfriendscpurposes dcollections36atake in bbring backcgive upddepend on37astories btruthscreasonsdlies38aplanbsecretcpromisedmistake39abecausebunlesscsincedif40astealingbdrinkingcwalkingddancing41anonebsomeonecanyonedeveryone42acontrolledbadmiredcpunisheddkilled43arefused btriedcdecideddagreed44atalked aboutbfelt likecadapted to(适应)dbroke down45aunderstandblikechatedrespect46aallowedbencouragedcinviteddadvised47achance bdisadvantagecadventuredidea48awhereverbwhenevercwhatever dhowever49aforgotbdoubtedcregretteddremembered50agoodbattractivecpractical dgenerous(慷慨的)四. 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(用不多于3个单词)或括号内的单词的正确形式。i printed out my first group of spanish smile cards in spain this week. i gave out many of the cards over the past year while_51_(live) in new york city. and now that i am a spain teaching english for the year, i decided _52_(continue ) spreading love!the first card, i_53_ (actual) allowed a friend to give the card out, who put54in the pocket of an article of clothing at a popular local department store. we wouldnt know if or when this one got discovered!the next card, i55(leave) it on the coffee machine in our break room. we recently got56new good automatic coffee machine _57_ all the teachers love. i dont drink coffee,but i thought, what is58(good) than leaving a smile card on the coffee machine in the morning for someone else to discover?so, i did, and later on i checked and it was gone. i dont know59got it, but i plan on spreading a lot more love and60(kind) around my school in southern spain!五. 应用文写作（共10分)假如你是李夏。你看到美国留学生sharon 在网上发贴，.希望有人能帮助她提高普通话（mandarin）水平，她可以教英语作为回报。请根据以下提示用英语给她写一封电子邮件。1. 表达给她提供帮助的意愿； 2. 说明你能胜任辅导的理由；3. 给出讲好普通话的两点建议； 4. 提出你学习英语的具体需求。注意：1. 词数80左右，开头语已为你写好； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称；hi sharon, this is li xia. i learned from your post that you want to improve your mandarm._六. 概要写作：阅读下面短文， 根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。(共15分)is there a way toturn back the clockon your age? a new study says yes. exercise can make you younger. at least it can lower your fitness age that is the measure of how well your body works.a study ofathletesin the national senior games found that their fitness age was more than 20 years younger than theirchronologicalage. the games took place in the midwestern state of minnesota.tony diamond participated in the games. every morning he goes to a local park and walks fast for an hour. then, the retired navy captain runs for an hour.two or three times a week, he goes to a gym for muscle training. mr. diamond won three medals at the 2015 national senior games, in the road race and the race walk for his age group - 85 to 89.my current age is 86 years old, and my fitness age is 44. i think i have such a good number because i did a lot of exercise during my life. i have been exercising since i was a little boy.helen white is a basketball player. she also teaches the sport to senior groups. and she playspickleball.pickleball uses a raquet and is part badminton, tennis and table tennis. she won a silver medal in pickleball at the 2013 national senior games.im 62 years old and my fitness results showed that i was 32 years.ms. white and mr. diamond are some of the 5,000 senior games participants who took part in the fitness age study._白云中学高二下英语期中考试题 参考答案第一部分，听力（每小题1分；满分20分）1-20 abbcb aacaa bbcac cbcba二，阅读理解(共25分)21-35 bda adc cbda facdg三.完形填空 （每题1分，满分20分）36-40 acbda 41-45 cdcda