湖南省岳阳市第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

岳阳市一中2015年下期高二期中考试英语试卷时量： 120分钟 分值：150分 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. who liked the film? a. jim. b. tom. c. jane.2. what is the woman going to do? a. go shopping. b. make a list. c. make a chocolate pie.3. how many hours does the woman work at a restaurant on friday?a. 5. b. 6. c. 7.4. where is the woman?a. at a bus stop. b. in a classroom. c. on a shuttle bus.5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a person. b. a program. c. a hobby.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6、7题。6. what is wrong with the shirt the woman got?a. it shrank (缩水) in the wash. b. it is the wrong size. c. the color isnt to her taste.7. why does the man recommend a green shirt? a. it suits the woman. b. it is cheap and popular. c. he has no blue shirts in stock.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where are the speakers probably? a. at jims house b. at a restaurant. c. at their house.9. what does the man think jim should do?a. tell him earlier. b. cleanhis house. c. work overtime.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. husband and wife. b. boss and secretary. c. customer and sales girl.11. what is the man looking for? a. his shoes. b. the dustbin. c. his cigarettes.12. how does the woman feel in the end? a. angry. b. nervous. c. happy.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the woman looking for?a. a house. b. a flat. c. a room.14. in which year is the woman at university now?a. the first year. b. the second year. c. the third year.15. why doesnt the woman accept the second suggestion? a. the rent is extremely high. b. the place is far from the university.c. the place is not big enough.16. what do we know about the last place? a. it has a big garden. b. it is well decorated. c. the price is attractive.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. who could the speaker most probably be?a. a police officer. b. a college director. c. a person who saw the thief. 18. why cant the clock be sold easily? a. it isnt valuable. b. it has an obvious mark. c. it doesnt work.19. how did the college get the antique（古董） glasses? a. they were given by a director.b. they were presented by arnolfini.c. the college bought it from the market.20. which stolen object worries the speaker most? a. the tv and video recorder. b. a painting of the college. c. examination papers. 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awhen i began planning to move to auckland to study, my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from india, where we lived. she worried particularly about the lack of jobs and cultural differences and the chance that i would face racism(种族主义).despite these concerns, i came to new zealand in july 2009.i found the place and the people very nice and supportive. soon after i arrived, i realized the importance of getting a job to supply my living expenses.determined to do this on my own, i spent a whole day going from door to door for a job. however, i received little or no response.one afternoon, i walked into a building to ask if there were any job opportunities. the people there were very surprised and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner. as i was about to leave, a clerk in the building, who had been listening to what others had said, approached me and asked me to wait outside. fifteen minutes later, he returned, and asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. then he offered to take me to his friends company, royal oak, to search for a job. the following day, i received a call from a store in royal oak offering me a job.it seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it. and this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.21. what wasnt the authors mother worried about?a. there might be cultural differences.b. people might look down on the author.c. the author couldnt speak the local language.d. it might be difficult for the author to find a job.22. after staying in new zealand for a short time, the author .a. decided to go back to his own country.b. felt the local people were not very friendly. c. wanted to get a job that needed practical skills.d. had to find a job to cover his living expenses.23. when the author went into a building to look for a job, .a. a clerk gave him encouragement and advice. b. he was confident that he would find a good one.c. he found many college students like him already there.d. a clerk recommended him to the company he worked for. bservice trips for high school students are you a high school student who loves to be outdoors and is eager to experience new challenges, learn new skills and meet new people? wta offers first-time participants country trips and returning students have the option to go on trips in the back country (边远地区). front country tripsour front country trips provide opportunities for people to experience projects near the ocean, in the scenic cascade mountains and in northeast washington. our trips also provide you with experienced leaders, a great project, some camping tents, sleeping bags and all your meals for the week.advanced back country trips on these trips you will be backpacking to the work site and will have a chance to advance your trail and leadership skills under the supervision of a wta leader. trip detailsin 2015, trip fees for wta members will be $195 for the first trip and $145 for each additional trip. non-members will pay an additional $40 for their first trip and can be qualified to be members in the second trip. due to the popularity of our trips, please submit your payment and application within two weeks. if a trip is full and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please call us at 206/625-1367 or email . scholarshipswe believe no student should have to stay at home this summer because he or she cant afford to go outside. thanks to donations from members and supporters, wta is proud to announce that we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships. application deadline: march 1, 2015.24. if you are going on front country trips, you cant go on trips _.a. near the ocean b. in the back countryc. in the cascade mountains d. in northeast washington25. how much will you have to pay for your first trip if youre not a wta member?a. $145. b. $185. c. $195. d. $235.26. after choosing a trip, you _.a. will naturally become a wta member. b. can cancel your trip and get all your money back.c. will be added to the waiting list.d. must submit your payment and application within two weeks. 27. you may be lucky enough to obtain a scholarship if you _.a. apply before march 1, 2015. b. donate a little money to wta.c. support wta by advertising. d. volunteer in your high school.c chris medina was an outstanding star on a monday nights audition of american idol (美国偶像，美国真人秀电视节目). he made the americans moved for more than just his singing. chris performed the famous band the scripts song “breakeven” and he brought along his beloved fiance（未婚妻）, juliana ramos, who is limited to a wheelchair following a terrible car accident. there is a very touching emotional story behind them.chris, an amazing singer, said he fell in love with juliana the first moment he saw her and they became engaged soon afterwards. they had planned to get married two years after getting engaged. but shortly before they could hold each others hands into the marriage hall, juliana, suffered from a brain injury in a tragic car accident. on the exact day they were supposed to get married, chris shared a song he wrote for his fiance. “im giving all ive got to give/ to pull you through/ in your darkest hour, i will be your light,” were some of his heartfelt lyrics.julianas idol is oprah winfrey and idol judge steven could see that she remains a fan of chris music, accompanying him to the audition. chris received a ticket to hollywood, which juliana proudly waved. while he is heading to hollywood to pursue his dream of singing, chris continues to take care of juliana, alongside her mother.chris love story touched more than the americans. it reached irish rockers the script, who spoke highly of the young man and his songs at the audition. “chris medina: not only are you a major talent, but you are one in a billion! stay strong and never give up. this world needs more men like you.” the bands guitarist, mark sheehan, said.28. which of the following is true, according to the passage? a. chris touched the americans mainly for his singing. b. chris has always been julianas idol. c. chris was an american idol because of his love for his fiance. d. chris lyrics showed his true love for juliana. 29. what is the correct order according to the passage? chris took juliana to the audition of american idol. chris and juliana became engaged. juliana suffered from a brain injury in a terrible car accident. chris received a ticket to hollywood.a. b. c. d. 30. the underlined word “heartfelt” in the second paragraph can be best replaced by _.a. sincere b. beautiful c. exciting d. pleasing31. what is mark sheehans attitude towards chris medina? a. he is sad about julianas suffering. b. he is very pleased to hear chris joining the script.c. he encourages chris to continue to be a great man. d. he hopes that chris can do even better at the audition. dan extinct mountain goat that was once common in the pyrenees became the first animal to be brought back from extinction. researchers used frozen dna to produce a clone, but the newborn kid died within minutes of birth due to breathing difficulties. the pyrenean ibex is a type of mountain goat，which is believed to have died out completely in 2000. before the death of the last known individual（a13-year-old female known as celia）, biologists took cells from her skin and ears. an earlier cloning attempt to use the skin cells failed. but the latest attempt involved the creation of 439 cloned embryos. of these cloned embryos, 57 were put into the female domestic goats, but only one goat gave birth and the newborn cloned kid died after seven minutes as a result of lung disease. researchers say that other cloned animals, including sheep, have been born with similar lung disease, but they say that overall the experiment was a major step forward in the effort to bring the ibex back to its mountain home. the leading researcher jose folch says, “the cloned kid was genetically like the ibex；in species such as the ibex，cloning is the only possibility to avoid its complete disappearance.” the failure to produce a living clone from dna that was frozen only a decade ago shows the difficulty researchers would face in trying to bring back species that have been extinct（灭绝的） for decades or centuries. researchers have had the idea of bringing back the tasmanian tiger, which went extinct in 1936. there are, however, other species that have been seriously suggested for cloning，such as the giant panda, the african bongo antelope, the sumatran tiger and the pygmy hippo. supporters believe cloning provides hope of keeping these endangered animals alive before they die out32. what do we know about the cloned ibex? a. it died of lung disease. b. it was the first cloned animal in the world. c. it lived for thirteen years. d. it was born in 2000. 33. jose foleh would agree that cloning a. is not suitable and should be banned. b. requires immediate attention. c. should be carried out cautiously. d. may help prevent animal extinction.34. we can conclude from the passage that a. cloning has developed quickly in developed countries.b. no more animals will die out in the future.c. cloning makes it possible to preserve endangered species.d. cloning seldom results in physical problems for animals.35. whats the best title for this passage? a、great advancement in cloning goats. b、difficulties in saving extinct animals. c、public concerns about cloning. d、cloning brought back an extinct species for a while.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。learn to think“i will think of it.” it is easy to say this. 36_ we can not see our thoughts, or hear, or taste, or feel them; and yet what mighty power they have!sir isac newton was seated in his garden on a summers evening, when he saw an apple fell from a tree. 37_ later, he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars were kept in their places.38_ he began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. from that time he went on thinking and thinking. when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, go the work of many horses.39_a man named galileo was once standing in the cathedral of pisa, when he saw a light swaying to and fro. this set him thinking, and it led to the invention of the pendulum.boys, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, dont feel discouraged, and help yourselves before asking someone to help you. 40 _a. but do you know what great things have come from thinking?b. think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.c. a boy named james watt sat quietly by the fireside, watching the lid of the tea kettle as it moved up and down.d. and do you know how to think?e. when you see a steamboat, a steam mill, remember that it would never have been built of it had not been for the hard thinking of someone.f. he began to think, trying to find out why the apple fell.g. he was a famous physicist and good at thinking.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，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。the girl from tennessee was standing on the stage of a drama summer camp. it was a beautiful day, but the girl didnt feel 41. since she was six, reese had wanted to be a 42. all summer long she had been acting, 43 and singing. despite three years of 44, at the end of the camp her coaches told her to 45 about singing. she took their words to 46. after all, why shouldnt she 47 the professionals (专业人士)? but back at home, her parents 48 her to never give up. so she worked hard at every 49 and was accepted by the acting department of stanford university. at age 19, she got a 50 in a low-budget movie called freeway. she 51, “if you arent so attractive, play to your strengths. if youre going to 52 it in this business, focus on what youre good at. 53 yourself.”and then came the offer 54 the wife of country star johnny cash. the singing role she had 55 dreamed of. all of a sudden the old fears were back. she was so 56 on the stage, and she would go backstage after a singing scene and 57. but she didnt give up on the movie or herself. 58, she spent six months taking singing lessons. and the hard work built up her 59.last march, reese walked up on another 60 and accepted the oscar as best actress for her heartbreaking and heartwarming singing role as june carter cash in the movie walk the line.41.a. goodb. contentc. anxiousd. calm42.a. teacherb. directorc. doctord. singer43.a. writingb. travellingc. dancingd. racing44.a. experimentsb. lessonsc. imaginationd. observation45.a. forgetb. worryc. cared. think46.a. practiceb. heartc. memoryd. sight47.a. appreciateb. servec. understandd. believe48.a. allowedb. helpedc. encouragedd. persuaded49.a. programb. projectc. careerd. subject50.a. positionb. challengec. partd. prize 51.a. guessedb. reportedc. suggestedd. decided52.a. makeb. keepc. enjoyd. follow53.a. saveb. showc. comfortd. reward54.a. playingb. protectingc. supportingd. convincing55.a. almostb. neverc. alwaysd. recently56.a. nervousb. seriousc. friendlyd. negative57.a. interviewb. shakec. complaind. promise58.a. simpleb. thereforec. otherwised. again59.a. patienceb. businessc. confidenced. force60.a. streetb. stagec. roadd. bank第 ii 卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。james long is holding a debate called “the economy or the environment must we choose?” lin shuiqing, 61 environmentalist and qian liwei, an economist expressed their own opinions. mr. lin holds the opinion 62 large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste. in addition, many sea creatures are being destroyed 63_ fishing boats. other types of waste flow into the river, 64_(kill) river and sea life. the worlds population is ap