江西省上饶市上饶中学高二英语下学期期中试题（零班、培优、实验班）.doc

上饶中学2014-2015年学高二下学期期中考试英 语 试 卷（零班、培优、实验班）考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分第卷 选择题（共115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. what will the man probably do next?a. go for a drive. b. paint the shelf. c. fix the shelf.2. what does the man want to know about the painting? a. what its called. b. when it was painted. c. who painted it .3. which country are the trees from?a. america. b. japan. c. china.4. where are the speakers?a. on a train. b. on a plane. c. on a ship.5. what does the man mean?a. he was sorry to have hit the dog. b. the dog could have been killed.c. the car could have been damaged. 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，回答第6至7题。6. why did the woman dislike the first photo?a. she was making a strange face. b. mandy wasnt in the picture.c. she thought that she looked ugly.7. where are the speakers?a. at a camera shop. b. at a little bar. c. at the mans house.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what time is it now?a.9:40. b.9:20 c. 9:00.9. what does the man say about garden parties?a. they are a lot of fun. b. they are common in los angeles.c. they are less popular than indoor parties.听第8段材料，回答第10至12 题。10. what do we know about the woman?a .she had never been to that store before. b. she wants some furniture for her bedroom.c. she needs the mans help to make a decision.11.how many lamps does the woman agree to buy?a. one. b. two. c. four.12.what does the woman still need?a. some curtains. b. some tablecloth. c. some wallpaper.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.why did the woman especially love the show?a. it was performed by her friend. b. she thought the music was great.c. she also performed in it.14.what was the general theme of the show?a. ways to protect animal. b. the fun and useful side of computers.c. how technology affects peoples lives.15.according to the woman ,what did dressing up like an animal represent?a. the animal side of people. b. the need to protect nature. c. the love for animals.16.how might the speakers described rory?a. thoughtful but crazy. b. creative and talented. c. funny and kind.第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。 achicago - for working parents and heavily scheduled school kids, family mealtime is out of fashion. but supermarkets are trying to attract families back to the dinner table.there is a cost if family members have meals apart: research shows that teenagers who dont eat with their parents face a greater risk of drug and alcohol problems.“the more often kids have dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs,” said joseph califano jr., head of the national center on addiction and substance abuse, which did the research.stores are familiar with the idea and will start telling shoppers about the findings and encouraging them to share meals together at home, instead of separately or at restaurants.the food marketing institute will give $25,000 to the center and help stores promote the centers family day in september.many stores have grab-and-go dinners and recipe cards. some have kiosks where people can taste a main dish, then pick out side dishes.“our members have worked hard to try to have easily prepared food either ready to eat or ready to take home,” said tim hammonds, the institutes president and chief executive.los angeles-based contessa premium foods makes frozen delicious meals, which a family can heat in 10 minutes to 12 minutes. “thats nearly as fast as a tv dinner,” said president and chief executive john z. blazevich, “but it is healthier and makes people feel like they actually cooked.”“the preparation is the hardest part, so we try to combine a variety of tastes and flavours from around the world and make it fast and easy,” he said.“eating at home helps keep meals healthy and teaches kids how to eat right. if we can get people back to having family dinners, parents back to being engaged with their kids, it will have a surprising impact,” he said.21. the reasons why family mealtime is out of fashion are the following except _.a. the parents are busy with workb. the children have a little spare timec. the children are not fond of family meald. it will take much time to cook and eat at home22. according to the passage, stores are trying to attract families back to the dinner table by the following ways except _.a. telling the parents the disadvantages of having dinner separately.b. offering various prepared food to make family cooking fast and easy.c. taking part in family day activities in september.d. helping housewives prepare their meals at home.23. what is the passage mainly about?a. the efforts that are being made to get people back to having family dinnersb. the benefits of having family dinners together.c. the changes in american family dinners.d. a research done by the national center on addiction and substance abuse.24. what would be the best title for the passage?a. family mealtime is out of fashionb. family day is promoted in septemberc. parents should cook meals for kidsd. supermarkets urges families to dinner table bhaving reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the map had not told us. it was impossible to climb down into the kingo valley. the river lay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical（垂直）.we couldnt find any animal tracks, which usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground. we had somehow to break through to the river which would give us our direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands.our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file. progress was slow. then, when we thought we had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feet to the water below. we climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down. we climbed slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river. happily we came downhill along its bank without having to cut our way. however, after a few miles the river entered a steep-sided gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a waterfall. there was no path alongside it and no way round it.then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. there was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls. without hesitation he climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it was. having got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footballer who has scored goal, and cheerfully waving us on.25the travelers wanted to get to the river because .ait would lead them to the waterfall bit would show them which way to gocit was the only possible way out of the mountainsdit was a quicker way than going over the mountains26one reason why the travelers took so long to get to the river was that .ait was too hot to move quickly bthere was no proper pathcthey all tried to go different ways dthey could not follow the animal tracks27to get past the waterfall the guide had to .ause a fallen tree as a kind of bridge bcross the river above the waterfallcslide down a steep river bank dswing across the river from a high branch c for the most part, schools are designed to produce people who fit into society, not people who set out to change it. however, schools, particularly universities, may not only spread culture; they may add to the cultural heritage（遗产）. today american society places a good deal of emphasis(重点) on the development of new knowledge, especially in the physical and biological sciences, medicine, and engineering. in recent years, the nations leading universities have increasingly become research centres.an emphasis on research has led universities to judge professors not by abilities as teachers, but as researchers. promotions, salary increases, and other benefits have long been dependent on research and publication. however, the most important is no longer publishing. to be successful these days, professors have to bring in money provided by government and private industry. critics claim that academic success is most likely to come to those who have learned to “ignore” their teaching duties to pursue research activities. defenders say that even when students themselves are not involved in research projects they benefit from such an emphasis on research.major research universities like the massachusetts institute of technology have also cooperated with industrial companies to develop technology and products with commercial potential. with university-industry ties continuing to grow, debate has increased about the consequences for basic science, academic openness, the control of information, the direction of research, and the influence on students. dmy mom has eyes in the back of her head. she also taught me from an early age to be suspicious of strange men, especially when they give you presents. one day, a “nice man” bearing flowers managed to steal 20 euros from her purse, while she was holding it in her hands. “he said he was collecting for a church charity so i pulled out a euro,” she explains, “he said no, no, thats too much and offered to look in my purse to find a smaller coin. he must have slid out that 20 euro note at the same time. i did not even notice until an hour later. i felt so stupid.”according to neuroscientists, the key requirement for a successful pickpocket is not having nifty (熟练的) fingers, its having a working knowledge of the loopholes (漏洞) in our brain. the most important of these loopholes is the fact that our brains are not set up to multi-task. most of the time that is a good thing it allows us to filter (过滤) out all but the most important features of the world around us. but a good trickster can use it to be against you. this kind of trick involves capturing all of somebodys attention with other movements. street pickpockets often use this effect to their advantage by manufacturing a situation that can not help but overload your attention system. other strategies are more psychological. pickpockets tend to hang out a “beware of pickpockets” signs, because the first thing people do when they read it is check they still have their valuables, helpfully giving away where they are. and in my moms case, the thiefs best trick was not coming across like a pickpocket. “he was a very nice guy and very confident. not someone that would cause you to suspect,” she says. apollo robbins, a stage pickpocket, said smart move, like moving your hand in an arc (弧) motion rather than a straight line, is another popular strategy employed by tricksters. at last, it should be pointed out that most thefts are opportunistic. the skill level of most thieves is far less than you think. but they are opportunistic enough to keep up with new technology.32. what does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?a. peoples brains are not designed to multi-task. b. peoples brains can filter out all but the most important features.c. somebodys attention can be distracted by a certain trick.d. somebodys overload attention system.33. according to the passage, all of the following are pickpocket strategies except _.a. having nifty fingers b. hanging out “beware of pickpockets” sign c. displaying confidence d. moving hand in an arc motion 34. in the authors opinion, _.a. peoples brains have many loopholes b. thieves are more skillful than opportunisticc. his moms losing money is nothing but a by-accident experienced. signs reminding people of pickpockets can play a negative role in protecting valuables35. what will the author probably talk about next?a. moms another suffering b. pickpockets concerning new technologyc. pickpockets tricks d. apollo robbins stage pickpockets 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。how to sleep betterif youre having trouble getting good sleep through the night (turning，waking up more than once，for example)，this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful nights sleep. 1get on schedule. changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb your sleep quality. 36 for example，if you normally wake up at 6 am on weekdays to get to work，you might go to bed around 10 pm，because thats when you start to feel sleepy，and its also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep. if，on the weekend，you sleep until 9 am，you probably wont be able to fall asleep that night until 1 am. 2. 37 wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep. digestion slows down while asleep，and a full stomach may interrupt sleep .similarly，you should avoid going to bed on an empty stomach，as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns. 3 38 exposure to light during the time when youre supposed to be sleeping can disrupt your bodys internal clock. turn your light off，or use a very dim night light. 39 they include windows，led clocks，computer lights and cable boxes. 4change your sleeping position. you may think that its impossible to control what position you sleep in since you arent fully aware of what you are doing，but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference. 40 atry to avoid all sources of light.bkeep the room as dark as possible.cmake note of unusual circumstances.dbe mindful of what you eat or drink before bed.esleep is considered to be adequate only when there is no daytime sleepiness.fin other words，sudden change of sleeping time will affect your “biological clock”gif you wake up in the middle of the night，make an effort to have a comfortable position.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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和 d）中，选出最佳选项。louisville, kentucky is a place where basketball is an important part of life, and taking my 41 _to an nba exhibition game is very special. little did i realize how_ 42 the evening was going to be! it was blowing some mean wind. josh 43 my hand as we crossed the parking lot and 44 _for famous freedom hall. 45 eight years old, he still felt it was okay to hold his fathers hand, and i felt grateful, knowing that this kind of moments would pass 46 .the stadium _ 47 _ nineteen-thousand-plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout as the 48 _ gathered outside the gate. the expectation of seeing michael jordan and the chicago bulls 49 _the washington bullets sped up our pace across the parking lot, thinking about 50 the game was going to go. the turnstile（十字转门）clicked and josh hung on to his souvenir ticket stub（票根）like he had just won the lottery! we pushed our 51 to the upper-level seats of the “true” fans. 52 we knew it, the game was 53 way. during a time out, we dashed to order hot dog and coke and 54 back so that we wouldnt miss a single part of the game. things were going as 55 until halftime. i started to talk to some friends nearby when there was a pull on my sleeve, my arm was pulled over by a 56 young josh, and he began putting a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet（丝织手镯）around my wrist. it 57 really well, and he was really focused attentively as he carefully made a double square knot（结）to keep it secure. on this special occasion, i 58 the significance of the moment. with a smile, i told him proudly how i knew this was a “friendship bracelet” and said, “i guess this means we are 59 . ” without missing a beat, his big brown eyes looking me straight in the face, he exclaimed, “were 60 friends. youre my dad!”41. a. wifeb. sonc. friendd. student42. a. ordinaryb. commonc. speciald. normal43. a. heldb. hadc. carriedd. took44. a. stoodb. setc. walkedd. headed45. a. isb. beingc. wasd. been46. a. oftenb. suddenlyc. soond. slowly47 a. sitsb. seatsc. includesd. has48. a. playersb. audiencec. listenersd. judges49. a. withb. forc. tod. against50. a. whatb. thatc. whend. how51. a. pathb. wayc. routed. track52. a. afterb. asc. befored. until53. a. onb. inc. byd. under54. a. rushedb. wentc. camed. returned55. a. plannedb. intendedc. expectedd. attempted56. a. excitedb. pleasedc. determinedd. astonished57. a. fitb. suitedc. matchedd. applied58 a. knewb. realizedc. guessedd. imagined59. a. neighboursb. classmatesc. teammatesd. friends60. a. no more thanb. not more thanc. more thand. less than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或括号内单词的正确形式。 since early childhood, i love dancing. i always admire the moveme