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建湖县第二中学2015-2016学年度第二学期高二期中考试英 语 试 题 注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。第一卷 （选择题，共85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 are the speakers talking about?a. a french class. b. ways to learn french. c. a french teacher.2. where does the woman want to sit?a. by the platform. b. by the window. c. by the piano.3. how is the woman feeling now?a. worried. b. regretful. c. disappointed.4. how much does the man need to pay?a. $60. b. $100. c. $120.5. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. conductor and passenger. b. salesperson and customer. c. policeman and driver.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 does the woman really care about?a. the ticket price. b. the departure time. c. the arrival platform.7. where does this conversation probably take place?a. on a train. b. at a booking office. c. in a lounge.听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。8. what does the woman think of the way of losing weight on a banana diet? a. specialb. healthy. c. harmful.9. who is on a meat diet?a. the mans sister. b. the mans friend. c. the mans neighbor.10. what will the man probably do next?a. work out in the gym. b. see a judge. c. play tennis.听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。11. what does the man prefer doing during summer holiday?a. going to the cinema. b. reading at home. c. attending concerts.12. what does the woman expect of the movie?a. a violent movie. b. a documentary movie. c. an eye-opening movie.13. what do we know about the woman?a. she is a moviegoer. b. she is a novel lover. c. she is a homebody.听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。14. why does the man have an earache?a. because he has got a fever.b. because he has got ear infections.c. because he went swimming yesterday.15. what do we know about the woman?a. she offers the man some medicine.b. she advises the man to have a rest.c. she takes the mans temperature.16. where does the conversation probably take place?a. at a clinic. b. on the beach. c. in a meeting room.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. why are scientists in the united states trying to develop a new tree?a. because old-fashioned trees look very plain.b. because the air in the city is getting badly polluted.c. because traditional trees reach too high against the sky.18. why must the new tree have shallow roots?a. to avoid affecting the underground pipes.b. to save nutrients for branches.c. to take in more rain water.19. what is the most important factor that makes the new tree ideal for the city?a. its short branches.b. its shallow roots.c. its ability to resist disease.20. what is the city life like according to professor smith?a. fantastic. b. terrible. c. stressful.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35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及d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. the woman she acted in the film is the women in the 1930s. a. typical of b. conventional of c. impressive of d. consistent of22. china-pakistan economic corridor, once _, will not only become an important channel _ china and pakistan, but also benefit the approximately 3 billion people living in china, south asia and the golf region.a. completed, connected b. completing, connecting c. completed, connecting d. completing, connected23. when the patient was rushed in, his _ was too weak to feel, not to mention his breath.a. forehead b. pulse c. temperature d. energy24.the boy was addicted_ computer games and accustomed _ to bed early. a. to play, not to go b. to playing, not to going c. to playing, to not going d. to play, to not go25. happy birthday, alice! so you have _ eighteen already. a. become b. turned c. grown d. passed 26. . the rescue team _ through the ruins more carefully; otherwise they would have saved those survivors.a. wasnt bombing b. havent combed c. didnt comb d. couldnt comb27.has her father decided to permit her to marry charlie?he_his objection to his daughter marrying a poor man! its not like him to change hismind easily.a. cant have withdrawn b. mustnt have withdrawn c. can have withdrawn d. should have withdrawn 28. in the long course of the human history, animals have always been in close relation with man. as a result, expressions concerning animals are _ in the sea of human language.a. explicit b. specific c. complex d. abundant29. it is reported that the government has lightened the burden on the students. oh，today we are still_from heavy school work_at preparing us for the entrance examination. a. suffering；aims b. suffered；aimed c. suffering；aimed d. suffered；aiming30.e-mail, as well as telephones, an important part in daily communication. a. is playing b. have played c. was playing d. play31. according to the literary review, shakespeare his characters live through their language in his plays. a. will make b. had made c. was making d. makes 32. in accordance to the latest news report, two hundred people died in the accident, _, which made the parents cry their heart out.a. many of them children b. many of them were childrenc. and many of them children d. many of which were children33. mr. richard was disappointed that many students had signed up for his adventure course _ at the last moment.a. left outb. got outc. passed outd. dropped out34. do you like the new washing machine?yes，it _ very well.a. washes b. is washing c. is washed d. washed35. i was reading a dream of red mansions by cao xueqin yesterday, but i couldnt understand it. _. it is classical literature, so take your time to enjoy it.a. dont fly off the handle b. you got me therec. nothing is impossible to a willing heart d. more haste, less speed第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）dont be in a hurrychelsea was a saleswoman. she worked for a medical equipment 36_ to sell medical equipment to 37 . she drove all over los angeles county five days a week. she was not the worlds most law-abiding driver. when all the freeway 38 were at a dead stop, she would run along the emergency lane. she rarely met a stop sign at an empty intersection that she obeyed. she always _39_ enough to make sure the intersection was clear, and then zipped on through. she usually talked on her cell phone while driving. while driving and yakking, she would often drink a soda or eat a sandwich. her hands, legs, and mouth were always busy while she was driving. she was _40 _, she often bragged(吹嘘), to multitask.last night she had to show a customer how to _41_ a new device. the customer was a slow learner, so chelsea _42_ leaving the hospital half an hour later than she had planned. then, of course, she got _43_ in friday evening rush hour. she was going to be late for her _44_ , but the nearby _45_ blocked her cell phone from calling sebastian, her boyfriend, and telling him.she was already annoyed, and things seemed to be getting worse. then all the traffic stopped. chelsea drove immediately over to the _46_ lane and continued driving along it. she was making good progress. she couldnt believe she was the only one in the emergency lane. _47 several cars would follow her lead. then she saw the red flashing lights in her rearview mirror. the officer _48_ her car. he was young and good-looking. chelsea felt better.“do you know why i stopped you, maam?”“yes, officer. im _49 in the emergency lane.”“is there a reason that you are in the emergency lane?”“officer, my boyfriend is away on buisness. i have got constant morning sickness since pregnancy. im just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my _50 .” she looked at him imploringly, with big, sweet, innocent eyes.he looked at her for a long moment, then handed her _51 _ back.“okay, maam. take the first exit you come to. i hope youll be feeling better. im anthony, _52_ .”“thank you so much, officer anthony.”the officer walked back to his car and chelsea drove on. this was the second time that excuse had worked for her. she had one more thing to do before she got home. she had to mail a package. she got to the mini-mall at 7 p.m. no parking was _53 , except for the handicapped space. chelsea parked her car right into it. she would only be a minute, she told herself. all she had to do was run into the mailbox store, get the package weighed, and pay the clerk.there was no _54_ in the store. everything was done so quickly that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car. then she stopped whistling. there was an envelope on the front window. she opened it slowly. she knew what it was, but not how much it was. she screamed when she saw the _55_ . a dog started barking.36. a. customer b. manufacturer c. consumer d. agent37. a. stores b. supermarkets c. hospitals d. families38. a. lanes b. roads c. lines d. paths39. a. stepped up b. calmed down c.slowed down d. drove fast40. a. taught b. born c. educated d. asked41. a. operate b. movec. fix d. repair42. a.kept up b. ended up c. took up d. set up43. a. separted b. delayed c. held d. stuck44. a. party b. interview c. date d. performance45. a.mountains b. buildings c. noise d. bushes46. a. temporary b. emergency c. fast d. free47. a. simply b. formally c. normally d. regularly48. a. turned around b. kept out c. pulled over d. took back49. a. illegally b. seriously c. terribly d. surprisingly50. a. tickets b. medicine c. gas d. equipment51. a. key b. license c. money d. card52. a. under way b. on the way c. by the way d. in the way53. a. available b. reachable c. acceptable d. adoptable54. a. car b. police c. line d. guard55. a. letter b. order c. invitation d. amount 第三部分阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) ainterstellarrelease date: november 7, 2014starring: matthew mcconaughey, anne hathaway, jessica chastain, bill irwin, ellen burstyn, michael cainewhen a wormhole (which theoretically can connect widely-separated regions of spacetime) is discovered, explorers and scientists unite to set out on a voyage through it, transcending the limits of human space travel. among the travelers is a widowed engineer (mcconaughey) who has to decide to leave behind his two children to join the voyage with the goal of saving humanity.big herorelease date: november 7, 2014starring: ryan potter, soctt adsit, t. j. miller, jamie chung, damon wayans jr.set in a fictional metropolis called san fransokyo (a portmanteau of san francisco and tokyo), a young robotics genius named hiro hamada and his robot baymax uncover a criminal plot and put together a team of inexperienced crime-fighters, includingwasabi, honey lemon, gogo tomago, and fred to solve the mystery surrounding the crime. the hunger games: mockingjay part 1release date: november 21, 2014starring: jeenifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, liam hemsworth, woody harrelson, elizabeth banks, hulianne moore, jeffrey wright, jena malone, sam claflin, philip seymour hoffmankatniss everdeen (jennifer lawrence) finds herself in district 13 after she destroys the games forever. under the leadership of president coin (julianne moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save peeta (josh hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. penguins of madagascarrelease date: november 14, 2014starring: tom mcgrath, chris miller, benedict cumberbatch, john malkovichthe penguins of madagascar is a spin-off of the madagascar films. the series follows the adventures of four penguins: skipper, rico, kowalski, and private, who perform various paramilitary-like missions to protect their home in the central park zoo. the penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by king julien xiii (a ring-tailed lemur), maurice (an aye-aye), and mort (a mouse lemur).56. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. penguins have to wrestle with problems in district 13.b. a team of crime-fighters uncovers a criminal plot in big hero. c. president coin pushes katniss to protest peeta. d. the voyage through the wormhole is a considerable challenge.57. the similarity that exists in the four films is that _. a. each of them is a branch of film seriesb. all of them are concerned with positive energyc. they all have the best actors and actresses in the worldd. the four films all have something to do with explorationb blogging has become something of a big thing in the last few years. just like the internet was 10 years ago, blogging is popular with an underground culture that is doing it for love and passion.blogging is a way of collecting links to webpages and sharing thoughts and ideas with people online. blogs are basically online journals or diaries which are created for sharing information and ideas.dominic, a fifth-grade student, writes: “the blogs give us a chance to communicate between ourselves and inspire us to write more. when we publish on our blog, people across the entire world can respond by using the comments link. in this way, they can ask questions or simply tell us what they like. we can then know if people like what we write and this indicates to us where we can improve. by reading these comments, we can discover our weaknesses and our strengths. blogging is an opportunity to exchange our points of view with the rest of the world rather than just people in our immediate environment.”blogging is sweeping the internet. a recent report noted that at least three million americans have created blogs, with similar numbers being seen worldwide.two years ago, andrew sullivan decided to set up a web page himself and used “blogger. com” to publish some daily musings(冥想) to a readership(读者人数) of a few hundred. he worked hard at the blog for months for no financial reward. but the result is that he is now reaching almost a quarter of a million readers a month and making a profit.think about it for a minute: why not build an online presence with your daily musings and then tell your first book through print-on-demand(pod) technology direct from your web site? why should writers go to newspapers and magazines to get an essay published when they can simply write it themselves, change it into a pdf file, and charge a few bucks per download?this, at least, is the idea: a publishing revolution more profound than anything since the printing press. “blogger. com” could be to words what napster was to musicexcept this time, itll really work.58.which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. blogs are mainly online chatting with others.b. blogging is important in the past few years.c. dominic wants to get a chance to be a writer.d. blogging makes us exchange our view only with friends59.according to the passage, about _ people worldwide have created blogs except americans.a. 250,000 b. 750,000 c. 3 million d. 6 million60.from the passage we can see that “napster” in the last paragraph is probably related to _.a. newspapers b. readers c. words d. music61.what would be the best title of this passage?a. what is blogging b. blog is your favoritec. blogging goes mainstream d. a publishing revolutioncprimary schools could be told to remove some traditional subject-based lessons and replace them with “personal development” classes to encourage children to improve their social and practical skill. parents, teachers and pupils, who took part in the investigation carried out for the biggest ever official review of the primary curriculum, argued that the number of subjects taught to very young people should be reduced. the review, being conducted by the governments schools director sir jim rose, will consider how to redesign the primary school day to handle concerns that too many pupils leave primary school unable to read, write and do maths at the level expected of them. it will also address criticisms that pupils are expected to study so many subjects there is little time for creative learning. the 60 focus groups brought together 1,500 parents, pupils and school staff and is expected to heavily influence the thinking of the rose review, which the government is promising to back. instead of a broad range of subjects, pupils should study in-depth literacy and maths lessons alongside a more creative curriculum that encourages pupils to develop personal, learning and thinking skills, they say. such lessons might include “healthy lifestyles, sex and relationships education, drugs and alcohol education”. “child and personal development as priorities have been shamefully neglected in recent years in the rush to hit targets in the basics.” john bangs, head of education at the national union of teachers, said, “the worst thing would be to evaluate child development through the current high stakes testing system. that would weaken the capacity of teachers to meet childrens unique needs.” howev