江苏省张家港高级中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

20152016学年第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷 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） 1. what does the man want to do ? a. he wants to borrow the womans book. b. he found the womans book. c. he will help the woman read the book.2. what does the woman mean? a. she will go to graduate school. b. she doesnt want to go to graduate school. c. she is in high school now.3. what is the weather like? a. cold b. warm. c. windy.4. what can we learn from the conversation? a. it is rainy. b. it is warm. c. the woman feels cold.5. what does the woman say? a. howard had a quarrel with his girlfriend. b. howard lost his car last night. c. howards girlfriends car was stolen.第二节 听第6段材料, 回答第6至8题。共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分6. what are the speakers mainly talk about? a. drivers license b. driving test. c. driving skills.7. how long has the man had his drivers license? a. fifteen years. b. sixteen years c. seventeen years.8. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the way of getting a drivers license in the womans country as been changed. b. the man started driving by himself when getting a learners permit. c. the man got a pretty good score on his driving test.听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。9. what was the womans hobby last month? a. collecting stamps b. playing the guitar. c. growing flowers.10. how long has the woman been playing the guitar altogether? a. only five days b. two weeks c. one month11. what can we learn from the conversation? a. singing is the mans hobby. b. the womans brother plays the guitar better than her. c. the womans brother is in college.听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。12. how long has the man been riding motorcycles? a. for fifteen years. b. since he was fifteen years old. c. for more than fifteen years.13. how does the man usually travel? a. alone b. in a group. c. with his father.14. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the man travels with strangers instead of friends. b. the man likes adventure on his trip. c. the man hasnt made any special friend.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. what was the womans first job? a. sales assistant b. sales manager. c. sales representative(销售代表)16. how long did the woman stay at her first job? a. for three weeks b. for two months c. for half a year17. how much did the woman earn for a working saturday? a. 13 pounds and 60 pence. b.14 pounds. c. 40 pounds.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. what can we learn about the summer school courses? a. the courses last for two weeks. b. most of the courses are for beginners. c. there are about fifteen hours of lessons every monday to friday.19. how much of each course is taught in the classroom? a. one third. b. two fifths. c. three fourths.20. why do the students learn english so quickly according to the passage? a. they have a good many excellent teachers from abroad. b. they take many training classes. c. they speak, read and hear english outside.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.new iphone goes on sale on friday with _ bigger screen and 4g wireless technology, as _ company seeks to keep its competitiveness. a. a ; a b. a ; the c. the ; the d. the ; a 22. the government has announced plans to cut back _ defense spending _10% next year. a. upon; to b. on; by c. of; by d. for; to23. the headmaster, _to give a surprise to her students, _all kinds of questions just now.ato be intended; answering bintending; answered cintended; answered dintended; answering24. i would appreciate _, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible. a. you b. this c. it d. that25. in order to prepare the speech, i spent three hours _ in the library, _ lots of information on the topic.a. locking, referring to b. being locked, mentioningc. locked, consulting d. in locking, having consulted 26. dont pretend _ the problems well, please keep me informed of the trouble you have _ them.ato know; to solve bknowing; solved cto know; solving dknowing; solved 27. peter once _ english at oxford university for three years and now is a speaker. no wonder he _ perfect english.a. had taught; spoke b. taught; speaksc. is teaching; has spoken d. has been teaching; will speak28. you should have known waiting for you in the rain _ more than one student, together with all the teachers!a. are b. was c. were d. is29. gold closed friday just under the record price it had set earlier this month. thats nearly three times _ it was selling for six years ago.a. what b. that c. more than d. as30. the situation is quite in my _. so there is nothing to worry about. a. supply b. presence c. favor d. help31. we are still very good friends. if i _ our friendship then, we _ nothing. a.had ended; would learn b. ended; would have learnt c. had ended; would have learnt d. ended; would learn32. tom is a member of the sports team, but he doesnt want to continue now. _. a. it is with john. b. so is john. c. neither does john. d. its the same with john.33. tom graduated from college at a very young age. oh, he _ have been a very smart boy then.a. could b. should c. might d. must34. in china when caught, those corrupt(腐败的) officials are sometimes limited to _ in a certain place, _ their problems within an appointed time(规定的时间). a. living, to reportb. living, reportingc. live, reportingd. live, to report35. .-did you enjoy the party last night? - _! everybody was in high spirits. a. not a little b. not a bit c. i couldnt agree more d. i dont believe so .第二节：完形填空 20分（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） weve all heard about the power of our attitude, and that its our attitude that determines how much we succeed in life.if you look around you, you will see that people with a positive attitude 36 life more and are generally happier and more successful than those who walk around grumpy and pessimistic. our attitude is the driving force in our livesit can either push you to do great things or pull you down to your demise（灭亡）. 37 its true that humans are born with certain tendencies or orientations, our personalities and attitudes are developed through our relationships and experiences. our attitudes begin to develop in childhood and constantly evolve and change over the years through day-to-day interactions and experiences. all the things that you have been 38 , or all the people you have met and interacted with can affect your attitude. even if you think that all these factors have molded you into a person with a 39 attitude towards life, there is no need to worry as there is always a 40 for change. you can make it by doing some simple things. the first step towards change is to 41_ what needs to be changed. you need to do a(n) 42_ and in-depth self-evaluation so you can point out exactly which of your qualities need to be 43_ or totally changed. besides, we all need to know that what we are trying to accomplish can 44_ be achieved, and that we can be more optimistic, more social and more patient. 45 someone who has the kind of attitude that you want to have, and let his or her life give you inspiration and 46 to move beyond your temporary failures on your 47 towards becoming a successful person. in addition, choose the 48 company. surround yourself with people whore optimistic and have a positive 49 about life. youll see that your effort to change will be 50 with this kind of people as friends. 51, believe that youre able to change. often, the greatest obstacle between us and our 52 is ourselves or our inability to 53 what were able to do. if you dont believe in yourself or believe that you or your life change, it just wont 54 . it cannot be denied that a positive attitude is very important in living a successful and satisfying life, 55 its only right to try to have a positive attitude.36. a.spend b.enjoy c.share d.choose37. a.when b.even c.while d.since38. a.through b.for c.in d.among39. a.curious b.casual c.poor d.cautious40. a.chance b.reason c.decisions d.detail41. a.select b.appreciate c.balance d.understand42. a.honest b.fancy c.extra d.fun43. a.praised b.determined c.improved d.developed44. a.quickly b.actually c.regularly d.personally45. a.observe b.hire c.find d.interview46. a.experiment b.explanation c.suggestion d.encouragement47. a.journey b.performance c.stage d.level48. a.general b.right c.perfect d.same49. a.opinion b.plan c.hobby d.manner50. a.plainer b.greater c.braver d.easier51. a.however b.usually c.finally d.therefore52. a.languages b.goals c.habits d.roles53. a.trust in b.take in c.result in d.compete in54. a.last b.work c.happen d.count55. a.as b.if c.but d.so第三节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）athis column is part of a series on websites that are useful for english language learningactivities for esl studentsincludes various types of tests, exercises and puzzles designed to help people studying english as a second language （esl）the activities include grammar, vocabulary and idiom tests at easy, medium and difficult levelsthe specially designed chinese-english vocabulary tests can help chinese memorize english wordshttp:/a4eslorg/interesting things for esl studentscontains a comprehensive list of audio clips （听力剪辑） from the special english programs of voice of america （voa）the list covers news of all kinds on voathe listening and vocabulary exercises and the word list designed with the clips will help english learners improve listening ability and increase vocabularyhttp:/wwwmanythingsorg/voa/world-englishthis site provides a list of radio or tv channels offering english news clipsit includes the bbc radio program clips from england, cnn and abc news clips from the us, and other news clips from other english-speaking countriesclick on the links and you will be taken to channels where you can listen to clipsthis is a good way to practice listeninghttp:/wwwworld-englishorg/listeninghtmllisten to englishoffers a large number of materials for english learners to practice listeningthe materials include business english, english literature, history, movies, and politicsstudents can improve their english while enjoying the beauty of the english of literature, songs, movies, and news in different countrieshttp:/eleastoncorn/listen, html56if you want to test how well you are learning english, which website can you enter?ahttp:/a4eslorg/bhttp:/wwwmanythingsorg/voa/chttp:/wwwworld-englishorg/listeninghtmldhttp:/eleastoncom/listen, html57according to this passage, you had better listen to clips of _ programs to learn more english wordsavoa bbbc ccnn dabc58how many of the four websites can you use to improve your english as well as to learn about recent news?aone btwo cthree dfourb the weather predictions for asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday moviemany experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouringin the decades to come, asiahome to more than half the worlds 63 billion peoplewill change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levelsits not a pretty picture, said steve sawyer, climate policy adviser with greenpeace in amsterdamglobal warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to comealready, changes are being felt in asia but worse is likely to comesawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disastersaccording to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some pacific and indian ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warmsall this comes on top of rising populations and demand for food, water and other resourcesexperts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate changein what could be a sign of the future, japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of bangladesh, parts of nepal and large areas of northeastern india were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands illthe year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in india59this passage is mainly about _ apresent situation and predictions of environmental problems in asia. bthe weather predictions for asia in the future and the reasonschow to improve our environmentdreasons why the world will no longer be suitable for us to live in60in the future the asian farmers will have to face the following except _ afood shortages bdroughts cwars dfloods 61the underlined word doomsday in the first paragraph may mean_ athe hell bthe end of the world ca great world war dmystery62which of the following is not true according to the passage?aasian climate will change greatlybsome islands may be flooded in the futurecmore than 50 million people have been ill in asia the year beforedpeople may meet with some new diseases resulting from watercwork is a very important part of life in the united states. when the early protestant immigrants came to this country, they brought the idea that work was the way to god and heaven. this attitude, the protestant work ethic(道德规范), still influences america today. work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the feeling of doing something for the good of the society. americans spend most of their lives working, being productive. for most americans, their work defines them: they are what they do. what happens then, when a person can no longer work? almost all americans stop working at age sixty-five or seventy and retire. because work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. retirees often feel that they are useless and unproductive. of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving ones job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look forward to retiring. many retirees do not know how to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs. retirements can also bring financial problems. many people rely on social security checks every month. during their working years, employees contribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. each employer also gives a certain percentage to the government. when people retire, they receive this money as income. these checks do not provide enough money to live on, however, because prices are increasing very rapidly. senior citizens, those over sixty-five, have to have savings in the bank or other retirement plans to make ends meet. the rate of inflation is forcing prices higher each year; social security checks alone cannot cover these growing expenses. the government offers some assistance, medicare(health care)and welfare(general assistance), but many senior citizens have to change their life styles after retirement. they have to spend carefully to be sure that they can afford to buy food, fuel and other necessities.of course, many senior citizens are happy with retirement. they have time to spend with their families or enjoy their hobbies. some continue to work part time, others do volunteer work. some, like those in the retired business executives association, even help young people to get started in new business. many retired citizens also belong to “golden age” groups. these organizations plan trips and social events. there are many chances for retirees. american society is only beginning to be concerned about the special physical and emotional needs of its senior citizens. the government is taking steps to ease the problem of limited income. they are building new housing, offering discounts in stores and museums and on buses, and providing other services such as free courses, food service, and help with housework. retired citizens are a rapidly growing percentage of the population. this part of the population is very important and we must meet their needs. after all, every citizen will be a senior citizen some day.63. the author believes that work first became important to americans because of _.a. religionb. economyc. psychologyd. family64. the passage is mainly about _.a. money and checkb. senior and juniorc. work and retirement d. protestants and americans65. when americans stop work, its dif