江西省九江市彭泽县第二高级中学—高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

彭泽二中20142015学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分 听力（共30分）第一节（共5小题）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. what does jim do?a. a teacher. b. an officer. c.a student.2. what time did suzy leave home?a. 4:30. b. 5:00. c. 5:15.3. what is the mans suggestion?a.going to the concert. b. going to see a show.c. just walking around. 4. how long has the rain lasted?a. 5 days. b. 6 days. c. 7 days. 5. what opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?a.its well organized. b. it is satisfactory.c. it is unsatisfactory. 第二节（共15小题）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至7题。6. where does this conversation take place?a. in a library. b. in a school. c. in a bookstore. 7. why is william shakespeare mentioned in the conversation?a. he gave gifts to millions of people.b. he was a very wealthy man in his times.c. his signature is worth a lot of money. 听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。8. what are the man and woman looking for?a.a comfortable hotel. b. a modern hotel.c. an inexpensive hotel.9. whom did the man and woman ask for help?a.a policewoman. b. a waitress. c. a passer-by.10. where could the man and woman find a hotel they needed?a.in the next street. b. next to a bank. c. two-minute drive to the west.11. where did the conversation most likely take place?a.in a street. b. in a restaurant. c. in a hotel听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what would the woman like to do this weekend?a.go climbing. b. go shopping. c. go fishing.13. what does the man plan to do on saturday?a.check his schedule. b. stay at home. c. help his sister move.14. how will the man get in touch with the woman?a.by making a phone call to the womans house.b. by making a phone call to the womans mothers house.c. by making a call to her cell phone.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what is the woman doing?a.listening to music. b. seeing a film. c. writing a letter. 16. how long will the woman stay in japan?a.for a year. b. for a month. c. for two years.17. what will the woman do before she leaves for japan?a.read more japanese novels. b. attend a language class. c. apply for a new program.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18how many news headlines are broadcast?a.4 b. 5 c. 619what happened early on saturday morning?a. a russian rocket was sent upb. a tour bus slid off a highwayc. three aid workers were killed20how many people were killed in the gas explosion?a. at least 4 b. about 30 c. over 40第二部分 阅读理解（共40分）第一节（共15分，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题给出的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a will it matter if you dont take your breakfast? recently a test was given in the united states. those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. during the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. the results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. this fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. contrary to what many people believe, if you dont eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. this is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. you will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.21. during the test, those who were tested were given . a. no breakfast at all b. very rich breakfast c. different foods or none d. little food for breakfast 22. the passage mentions that many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will . a. gain a lot of weight b. not lose weight c. be healthier d. lose weight 23. according to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, _.? a. he will fall ill.b. his mind will work more slowly. c. he will not make progress in his studyd. he will fail to listen to his teacher.ba farmer had a cow. he took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. he telephoned the vet.“whats the problem?” the vet asked him when he arrived.“my cows ill,” the farmer said. “i dont know whats the matter with her. shes lying down and wont eat. shes making a strange noise.”the vet looked over the cow. shes certainly ill, he said, and she needs to take some very strong medicine.he took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, give her these. the pills should make her better. “how should i give them to her?” the farmer asked.the vet gave him a tube and said, put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. thatll make it.the next day the vet came to the farm again. the farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“hows your cow?” the vet asked.“no change,” the farmer said, “and im feeling very strange myself.”“oh?” the vet said, why?“i did what you said,” the farmer answered. “i put the tube in the cows mouth and then put two pills down it.”“and?” the vet asked.“the cow blew first,” the farmer said.24.the farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _ a couldnt lie down b. didnt eat the pills c. was ill d. couldnt make any noise 25.what medicine did the vet give the farmer? a. bottle of pills. b. two pills. c. a long tube. d. a small box.26.the vet taught the farmer how _. a. to make the cow take the pills b. to blow the tube c. to take the medicine d. to put the tube in his mouth27.which of the following is true? a. the farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.b. the cow got better after taking the medicine.c. the vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.d. the farmer ate the pills himself.cmost people know that marie curie was the first woman to win the nobel prize, and the first person to win it twice. however, few people know that she was also the mother of a nobel prize winner.born in september, 1897, irene curie was the first of the curies two daughters. along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. she finished her high school education at the college of sevigne in paris.irene entered the university of paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. when world war i began, irene went to help her mother, who was using x-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. irene continued the work by developing x-ray facilities in military hospitals in france and belgium. her services were recognized in the form of a military medal by the french government.in 1918, irene became her mothers assistant at the curie institute. in december 1924, frederic joliot joined the institute, and irene taught him the techniques required for his work. they soon fell in love and were married in 1926. their daughter helene was born in 1927 and their son pierre five years later.like her mother, irene combined family and career. like her mother, irene was awarded a nobel prize, along with her husband, in 1935. unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). irene joliot-curie died from leukemia on march 17, 1956.28. why was irene curie awarded a military medal?a. because she contributed to saving the wounded. b. because she received a degree in mathematics.c. because she won the nobel prize with frederic.d. because she worked as a helper to her mother.29. where did irene curie meet her husband frederic joliot? a. at a military hospital.b. at the university of paris. c. at the curie institute.d. at the college of sevigne.30. in which of the following aspects was irene curie different from her mother? a. irene worked with radioactivity.b. irene won the nobel prize once c. irene combined family and career. d. irene died from leukemia.31. what is the text mainly about? a. irene curie b. marie curie c. marie curies husbandd. irene curies husbanddwe spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. our car was full of flowers inside! on the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. it stood outside a furniture shop. “buy it,” she said at once. “well carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. ive always wanted one like that.” what could i do? ten minutes later i was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. it was tall and narrow, quite heavy too. as it was getting darker, i drove slowly. other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. the police even stopped traffic to let us through. carrying furniture was a good idea. after a time my wife said, “theres a long line of cars behind. why dont they overtake（超车）?” just at that time a police car did overtake. the two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past. but then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. the police car stopped at our village church. one of the officers came to me. “right, sir,” he said. “do you need any more help now?” i didnt quite understand. “thanks, officer,” i said. “youve been very kind. i live just down the road.” he was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “well, well,” he said and laughed. “its a bookshelf youve got there! we thought it waser, something else.” my wife began to laugh. suddenly i understood why the police drove here. i smiled at the officer. “yes, its a bookshelf, but thanks again.” i drove home as fast as i could.32. from the story we know that _ .athe writer was poor and didnt buy the bookshelf for his wife bthe writers wife didnt like the bookshelf at all cthe writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife dthe writer was always glad to buy something for his wife33.what made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”? ahe could drive slowly and it was safe. bhe could save a lot of money and time. chis wife could use a new bookshelf. d other drivers would let him go first.34.why did the writers wife begin to laugh? abecause the police had helped them a lot. bbecause at last the police had driven to the church. cbecause the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf. dbecause now she knew what mistake the police had made. 35.when did the officers begin to realize they had made a mistake? abefore they overtook the writers car. bafter they arrived at the church. cbefore they arrived at the church. dafter the writers family left the church.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。taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 36 second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.you will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 37 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 38 the following methods may work best for you.read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.write your notes in your own words. 39 note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.as you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). when you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40 a. you must write your notes on separate paper.b. use words, not complete sentences.c. otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.d. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.e. that means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.f. first, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.g. there are three practical note-taking methods.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；每小题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。an evil man once went to a wise man asking for advice about starting a new life. the wise man asked him to give up at least one of his 41 habits. he gave up telling lies. that night, when he went to the loyal palace to 42 something, he found in the palace another person ,who said he was a thief. he too 43 that he was a thief and both 44 the treasury (国库)and 45 between themselves the diamonds found there. the other person was none other than the king, he 46 to be a thief. while the diamonds were shared, the real thief 47 the king who was losing his entire stock, he asked his 48 to leave one diamond behind in the safe. and, it was done.the next morning, when it was 49 that the treasury had been broken into, the minister was sent by the king to assess the 50 .the minister found the diamond，thinking that it had 51 the eyes of the thieves. he 52 hid it in his own pocket and reported at the court that all the diamonds were 53 !the king had got from the real thief his address the previous night while they 54 with their separate bags. so he 55 him and when the thief stood in court before the king, he admitted that 56 but one of the diamonds were stolen by him and his 57 companion. the diamond was discovered in the pocket of the minister and the king dismissed(免的职) him for the 58 . the real thief was appointed minister 59 , and he gave up his other bad habits too.it is a perfect 60 of how one step in the right direction can lead to another.41aunfortunate bregularcbaddsocial42areturnbexchangeccollectdsteal 43aannouncedbsuggested clearned dheard44aset up bbroke into crang updlooked into45ahidbrewardedcdivideddtreated46aappeared bpretendedchopeddexpected47alooked down uponbknocked intocagreed withdfelt pity for48afriend bneighborccompaniondconductor 49adiscoveredbrecorded csaid dbelieved50aprice bcostclossdnumber51aattractedbfilled ckept dmissed52afirmlybcarefullycsuddenlydquietly 53adamagedbgone csold dpacked54arestedbpartedcworkeddpracticed55awaited for bthought of csent for dcalled on 56abothbsomecnonedall57aunknownbhomelesscimpatientddisabled58apuzzlebexcuseclie dmistake59athough bindeedcinsteaddtoo60aexperimentbexperiencecmatch dexample第二节 语法填空（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。 my grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when i was about seven，and he told me to throw a stone into the waterhe told me to watch the circles 61 (create) by the stonethen he asked me to think of 62 (me) as that stone “you may create lots of splashes in your life，but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb 63 peace of all your fe11ow creaturesremember that you are responsihle for 64 you put in your circle and that circle will also touch many other circlesyou will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circleto send the 65 (peacefu1) of that goodness to othersthe splash that comes from anger will send those 66 (feel) to other circles.you are responsible for both”he said that 67 (be) the first time i realized that each person creates the inner peace that 68 (flow) out into the worldwe cannot create world peace if we 69 (fill) inner conflict，hatred，doubt，or angerwe spread the feelings and thoughts 70 we hold inside，whether we speak them or not第ii卷第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误， 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。here comes my concept about how a friend is like. firstly, a friend is someone you can share your secrets. if you tell him a secret, never will he talks about it with anybody else. besides, a friend is always good listener when you need one. after hear your sad stories, he will say some words that is nice and warm. still, your happiness makes him happily too. whats more, a good friend is willing to offer the help to which you need, or can at least give you some advices. in a word, friends are those you like and trust, and you will enjoy every minute that you spent with them.第二节 书面表达（共25分）彭泽二中根据家长建议，制定了在校学生不可以带手机进校的校规。高二年级学生就这一话题开展讨论。请