江西省白鹭洲中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

白鹭洲中学2014-2015学年度上学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30分 每小题1.5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答案，每段对话仅读一遍。1. how much should the woman pay for the pens?a. ten yuan.b. twenty-six yuan.c. thirty-six yuan.2. what does the man mean?a. john runs faster.b. tom is good at running.c. both tom and john run well.3. how does the woman find her decoration?a. its not modern.b. its just so-so.c. its up to date.4. why dont the woman eat any more?a. she is losing weight.b. she doesnt feel well.c. the food is not delicious.5. what is the problem with the womans english?a. her speaking is very poor. b. her writing is not good.c. her communication is not good.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，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. where did the man learn his french?a. through a training class.b. through a friend.c. by himself.7. how many languages can the man speak at least?a. five.b. four.c. three.听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。8. why is the woman waiting for a bus?a. to go home.b. to go to the park.c. to a supermarket.9. when did the conversation most likely take place?a. early on a warm morning.b. later in the morning.c. on a cold winter evening.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10. why does the man think it is a bad idea to take a taxi at first?a. because these suitcases are not heavy.b. because there are just a few suitcases.c. because the traffic is heavy now.11. how far is it to get there?a. fifty minutes on foot.b. forty minutes on foot.c. at least thirty minutes.12. how do the speakers probably go there at last？a. by bus. b. on foot.c. by taxi.听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13. what are the speakers talking about?a. their clothes.b. a logo on clothes.c. the effects of the advertisement.14. which kind of name-brand(品牌的) things does the woman buy?a. clothing, shoes.b. food.c. books.15. why does the man try to avoid name-brand items?a. he cant stand big companies advertising their products everywhere.b. he thinks those products are not good.c. he likes things differently.16. how does the man feel about the advertisement “anything is possible”?a. nothing special.b. its wonderful.c. he cant stand it.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. what can we know about hawaii?a. it is attractive to people who enjoy travelling.b. it is a name given to the islands by foreigners who like travelling.c. it is a name liked by japasnese people as well as americans.18. what shouldnt the tourists miss doing on these beautiful islands?a. looking at the tropical(热带的) woods.b. going swimming there.c. having a leisurely(惬意的) walk along the beach.19. when did the first people come to hawaii?a. 2,000 years ago.b. 200 years ago.c. 25 years ago.20. who can fly to hawaii for a weekend with the help of jet airplane?a. people live in south africa.b. people live in lodon.c. people live in los angeles.第二部分：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。21the teacher didnt like _composition written by the new student because it didnt make_ sense.a. the;a b .the;/ c. a; the d.a;22_ to strong sunlight for a long time will do harm to your skin.abeing exposed bhaving exposedcexposing dexposed23-shalliopenthewindow?-idrather_a. youhadbetternotb. youdont c. youdidntd.youshouldnt24. what great trouble we had _ where his house was.a. in finding b. to find c. find d. found来25. children should be taught at an early age to keep _even in a difficult situation.aaccurate bfirmc optimisticdenjoyable26. could you drive me to the bookstore at noon if_?a. its convenient of you b. its convenient to you. c you are convenient d. you will be convenient27. the teacher always tells her students that only if _ hard _ achieve success.a. do they work, will theyb. do they work, they will c. they work, they will d. they work, will they28. the young mother couldnt make herself _ attention to because the baby was concentrating on his toys.a. to payb. paid c. to be paidd. pay29. he used to be a successful businessman, but drug _ his ruin.a. attended to b. devoted to c. resulted from d. contributed to30. the number of people applying for the job_one hundred，but a number of them_not accepted for various reasons.a. were；was b. was；wasc. was；were d. were；were31. the lemon looks dry, but you may be able to _ a few drops.a. leave out b. apply for c. squeeze out d. sweep up32 i am really scared to know the scores of the test! _，why did you come here to see our teacher?a. if what b. if only c. if so d. if not33. they landed safely on the island in the pacific. everything went on better than_.a. expecting b. expectation c. to expect d. expected34. who do you think should answer for li tianyis behavior? actually, i think it is their parents_.a. who are blamedb. what are blamed c. which are to blame d. that are to blame 35. the monkees produced a new record in 1996, _ they celebrated their former time as a real band.a. whenb. with whichc. that d. in which第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上。i used to hate being called upon in class mainly because i didnt like attention drawn to myself. and 36 otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, i always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom.all this 38 after i joined a sports team. it began when a teacher suggested i try out for the basketball team. at first i thought it was a crazy 39 because i didnt have a good sense of balance, nor did i have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. but for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, i wouldnt have decided to give a try.getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! when i first started 43 the practice sessions, i didnt even know the rules of the game, much 44 what i was doing. sometimes id get 45 and take a shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. 46 , i wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so i decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things i didnt 48 “just yet”.i practiced and practiced. soon i knew the 49 and the “moves”. being part of a team was fun and motivating. very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. with time, i learned how to play and made friends in the 51 friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. i never had so much fun!with my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. i have gone from “53” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand even when i sometimes wasnt and not 100 percent 55 i had the right answer. now i have more self-confidence in myself.36. a. as b. until c. unless d. though37. a. agreedb. chose c. meant d. hoped38. a. continued b. settled c. started d. changed39. a. saying b.idea c.belief d. plan40. a. ability b. right c. chance d.patience41. a. looking b. applyingc. cheering d. going 42. a. point b. rest c. half d. basis43. a. watching b. preparing c. enjoying d. attending44. a. less b. laterc. worse d. further45. a. committedb.confused c. embarrassed d. motivated46. a. interestingly b. obviously c. fortunately d. hopefully47. a. focus b. act c. relyd. try48. a. want b. do c. know d. support49. a. stepsb. rules c. orders d. games50. a. partb. roles c. mind d. value51. a. movement b. processc. operationd. situation52. a. recognized b. expressed c. preserved d. improved53. a. dreaming b. hiding c. playing d. relaxing54. a. to b. for c. withd. by55. a. sure b. happy c. satisfied d. lucky第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳选项。a since last year, where are we going, dad? has become the most popular tv shows. on the show, the five fathers and their children traveled around china riding camels through the western deserts, fishing on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare home in southwestern yunnan province. one dad doesnt know how to do his daughters hair, so some people try to help him. another one must survive with his son for three days in the desert because the father cant cook, they only eat instant noodles. why is where are we going, dad? so popular? because it is about how chinese parents look after their kids. the show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids.” in traditional chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. but on the show, we see fathers who are much gentle on their kids and more involved in their upbringing (成长).” said li minyi, a professor of early childhood education. in the past, children were taught their parents wishes and look after them in their old age. but today chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their childrens choices may be a better way to prepare them for modern society. as they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time.56. according to the passage, what didnt the fathers and their children do on the show?a. rode camels. b. sold vegetables. c. climbed the mountains. d. fished on the east coast. 57. one father and his son only eat instant noodles because _.a. there arent ant vegetables in the desert.b. they have no money to buy something to eat.c. they think instant noddles are the most delicious.d. the father cant cook.58. in the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to_.a. modern parents b. the five fathers on the showc. the parents in the past d. the children in the old days59. why is where are we going, dad? so popular?a. because there are many famous stars on the show. b. because its about how chinese parents raise their children.c. because its about how to help the poor.d. because its about how to sell vegetables.60. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. fathers are much gentle on their kids on the show.b. children were told to obey their parents wishes in the past.c. parents can also learn something when they raise their children.d. in traditional chinese culture, parents are both strict with their kids.bwhen i was a kid, i was close to my dad, but as i grew older, my dad and i grew further apart. we always had totally different opinions. he thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. he wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but i wanted a different life. there was a time when we did not talk with each other.a few months ago, i heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. when he called and asked whether i could move from colorado back to tennessee to help him, i knew he was seriously ill. i am his only child and so it was time to meet my fathers requirement. two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. fishing was one of the few things that we did while i was young and that we both enjoyed. it is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. we are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apartit is not important how many fish we catch. it is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. im 62 and he is 84. when we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. it is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. i am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. now my heart is filled with love. a smile always graces my lips.61. the author and his father became further apart because_. a. they had different views on things b. they lived very far from each otherc. they only communicated by phone d. they seldom went to see each other62. what made the author come back to tennessee?a. because his father invited him to go fishing. b. because his father is ill and needs caring. c. because he decided to live in a different city. d. because he regretted being rude to his father. 63. for the author，fishing with his old father_ . a. helps cure his fathers diseaseb. is a good way to get close to naturec. offers a chance for them to communicated. makes him realize the importance of exercise64. according to the passage, which of the following is true?a. the writers car is always breaking down.b. father intended me to be a fisherman.c. i was unwilling to come back.d. father used to think it was useless to attend college.65. what can be the best title for the text?a. forgiving is difficult b. my beloved father c. memories of old days d. fishing brings us togethercspending as little as $ 5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the university of british columbia found.their experiments on more than 630 americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on otherseven if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.“we wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn，” said elizabeth dunn，a psychologist at the university of british columbia. they asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness，report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.“no matter how much income each person made，those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not，” dunn said in a statement.dunns team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in boston before and after they received an annual profit sharing bonus of between $ 3,000 and $ 8,000. “employees who devoted more of their bonus to prosocial spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself，” they wrote in their report, published in the journal science.they gave their volunteers $ 5 or $ 20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.“these findings suggest that very minor changes in spending allocationsas little as $ 5may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day，” dunn said.66. the underlined word “boost” in the first paragraph probably means_.ahelp to find bhelp to increase chelp to bring dhelp to get67 dunn is _.aan employee in a company ba reporter in a journal ca psychologist at a university da volunteer in the experiment68which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?athose who spend more money on others can get much more bonus.bpeople usually think spending money on themselves will make them happier.cvery small changes in spending your money may be enough to gain happiness.dresearchers think that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn.69what is the general idea of the passage?athe more you earn, the greater happiness you will get.bspending more money on yourself will make you happier.cyou can spend only $ 5 a day on someone else to get happiness.dif you spend money on someone else, you will feel happier.70it can be inferred from the 6th paragraph that _.athe volunteers not given $ 5 or $ 20 spent their own money on themselvesbthose who spent the money on someone or something else felt happier about itchalf of the volunteers could spend the money as they likeddthe volunteers were given $ 5 or $ 20 as a reward for the experimentdsocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. frequently it happens that a place has two names：one is named by the people and the other by the government. as in many areas, old habits die_hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.many roads and places in singapore (新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. thus we have names such as stamford road and raffles place. this is in keeping with traditions in many countriesin both the west and the east.another way of naming places is naming them after other places. perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. the mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former british bases. if you step into selector airbase you will see piccadilly circusobviously named by some homesick royal air force personnel.some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. bras basah road is an interesting example. “bras basah” means “wet rice” in malay (马来语). now why would anyone want to name a road “wet rice road”？ the reason is simple. during the