江西省信丰六中高二英语下学期中试题 (2).doc

信丰六中2014-2015学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a,b,c,d）中，选出最佳选项。awhy was bastille important to the citizens of paris? the building of the bastille had been started in 1370 under charles v. by the seventeenth century, it had stopped to be important for defense. cardinal richelieu turned it into a prison. it was not an ordinary prison to punish common crimes. its huge doors closed only on enemies of the king. the bastilles workings were secret. prisoners were taken to it in closed vehicles. soldiers on guard duty had to stand with their faces to the wall. no talking was allowed. worst of all, a prisoner never knew if he would be there a day, a week, a year, or forever. only the kings letter could set him free. over the years, the number of arrests by kings letter had become fewer. by the time of its fall, most of the prisoners were writers who had written against the corruptions(贪污腐败) of the government. voltaire, the famous french writer, spent a year there in 1717-1718, and another 12 days in 1726. for those who believed in free speech and free thinking, the bastille stood for everything evil. the day it was captured, only seven prisoners were found inside. still, the bastille was hated by the people. it was a symbol of the kings complete power.21. the bastille had been a prison _.a. since the time of charles v b. since 1370 c. since the time of cardinal richelieu d. before the seventeenth century22. according to the passage, which of the following statements is false? a. voltaire was twice put in the bastille.b. the bastille was only for those who were opposed to the king. c. things done in the bastille were hardly known to people outside. d. anyone who did something wrong could find himself suddenly in the bastille.23. at the time of its fall, the bastille housed _.a. only a few prisoners b. a lot of writers who had been against the governmentc. a large number of prisonersd. some dozens of people who believed in free speech and free thinking 24. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. all prisoners in the bastille had to stay there for life.b. over the years the number of prisoners in the bastille was getting more and more.c. the king could put people in, or let them go out, as he wanted.d. at the time it was captured, there were so few prisoners in it that it meant little to the people.b(reuters) - a stampede（蜂拥） killed at least 36 people during new years eve celebrations in shanghai, authorities said, but the police denied reports that it was caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the citys famous waterfront.it was the worst disaster in the modern city since 58 died in an apartment building fire in 2010.the cause of the crush has still to be confirmed, though state media and some witnesses have said it was at least partly aroused when people rushed to pick up coupons that looked like bank notes.a man named wu said the fake money had been thrown down from a bar above the street as part of the celebrations.this incident happened after the stampede, police said in a brief statement, without saying what the real cause was.another witness said there had been a problem away from the area where the fake bills were thrown, with people trying to get on to a raised platform overlooking the river.xinhua news agency said that people had been trampled on after falling down on the steps up to the platform.authorities had shown some concern about crowd control in the days leading up to new years eve. they recently canceled an annual 3d laser（激光器） show on the bund, which last year attracted as many as 300,000 people.on new years eve, beijing also canceled a countdown event in the central business district, chinese media said, due to police fears about overcrowding.the shanghai government said on its official microblog that an inquiry had begun, and that all other new year events had been canceled.in 2004, 37 people died in a stampede in northern beijing, on a bridge at a scenic spot, during the lunar new year holiday.25. according to the passage, why did people go to the bund? a. to meet their old friends and relatives. b. to watch an annual 3d laser show.c. to celebrate the new years eve. d. to pick up bank notes.26. what can be inferred according to the passage? a. people like 3d laser show better than any other events. b. some possible measures had been taken by authorities. c. the local government had shown their worry about overcrowding. d. the celebrations in beijing were influenced by this stampede.27. whats the passage about? a. a stampede on new years eve in shanghai. b. a laser show on the bund. c. an apartment fire in shanghai. d.a countdown event in beijing.cin new york, ma witnessed the alibaba group opening on the new york stock exchange with the largest initial public offering (ipo，新股发行) in american history. “alibaba, the worlds largest internet commerce（贸易） company makes china equal to the us in the rapidly increasing global competition for technological innovation (创新) and economic transformation ” commented（评论） the south china morning post.it has also made ma chinas richest man with a fortune of around $25 billion (153 billion yuan), reported reuters.its reported that mas rags-to-riches journey is just as spectacular as his internet empire. ma failed the national college entrance exams twice before he was finally in hangzhou normal university on his third attempt and failed in finding a suitable job several times. also, mr. ma is a big believer in perseverance, which was proved in his english study experience.however, it was his vision and goals that launched his career.during a short trip to the us as an interpreter in 1995, ma first experienced the internet. he believed in the internets business potential when few other chinese people did. he started alibaba in his hangzhou apartment, with 17 friends and $60,000 of funds. at the time, when e-commerce was unheard of in china, “i called myself a blind man riding on the back of blind tigers,” he once said, according to the guardian. his unusual ideas earned him the nickname “crazy jack ma”.indeed, ma is different. although he is very thin and about 160cm tall, “ma is yet animated and forceful, said the guardian. “he is funny, creative, and a compelling (引人注目的) speaker. ma told time magazine that he was “old for the internet”. he started to slow down and looked around. according to the wall street journal, ma “plans to open a tai chi club with the actor jet li, build an entrepreneur (企业家) university in hangzhou and continue to work on several environmental projects.”28. what made him into e-commerce industry? a. his belief in perseverance. b. his english learning experience. c. his foresight and ambitions.d. his 17 friends and $60,000 funds. 29. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 5 mean? a. ma knew little about e-commerce. b. ma had no confidence in his business future. c. ma is a blind man riding on a blind tiger. d. ma had not enough money at that time.30. whats the personality of ma yun according to the passage? a. funny and competitive. b. attractive and believable c. rich and different. d. determined and creative.31. whats the best title of the passage? a. the development of alibaba group b ma yuns crazy success. c. ma yuns personal life d. e-commerce in china d in the summer of 1978 an english farmer was driving histractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some ofhis wheat was lying flat on the ground. the flattened wheat formed a circle about six meters across. around this circle werefour smaller circles of flattened wheat. the five circles were in aformation（结构） like five dots. during the following years, farmers in england found the strange circles in their fields more and moreoften. the circles are called“crop circles”because they appearin the fields of grainusually wheat or corn. the grain in thecircles lies flat on the ground but is never broken;it continuesto grow, and farmers can later harvest it. farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably format night. they appear only in the months from may to september. at first, people thought that the circles were ahoax. probably young people were making them as a joke, or farmers weremaking them to attract tourists. to prove that the circles were a hoax, people tried to make circles exactly like the ones thatfarmers had found. they couldnt do it. they couldnt enter afield of grain without leaving tracks, and they couldnt flatten thegrain without breaking it. many people believe that beings from outer space aremaking the circles to communicate with us from far away andthat the crop circles are messages from them. scientistswho have studiedthe crop circles suggested several possibilities. some scientists say that a downward rush ofwind leads to the formation of the circles the same downwardlash of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. otherscientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles toappear. there is one problem with all these scientific explanations:crop circles often appear in formations, like the five-dotformation. it is hard to believe that any natural force could formthose.32. in the summer of 1978, an english farmer discovered in hisfield that_.a.some of his wheat had fallen onto the groundb.some of his wheat had been damaged c.his grain was growing up in circles d.his grain was moved into several circles33. the underlined word hoax in paragraph 3 is probably_. a.a research on the force of winds b.an attempt made to fool peoplec.an experiment for the protection of crops d.a special way to plant crops34. which of the following may prove that the crop circles arenot made by man? a.the farmers couldnt step out of the field. b.the farmers couldnt leave without footprints. c.the farmers couldnt make the circles round. d.the farmers couldnt keep the wheat straight up.35. one explanation given by scientists for the crop circles isthat they are made by_. a. air movement b. airplane crashes c.unknown flying objects d. new farming techniques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。36_ they provide him wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent drought and floods. 37_ in his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers. two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. it gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. when the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation. even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. 38 _ so unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear. 39_ the results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also hold the soil. 40_ but where there are no trees, the rainfalls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow. when all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert a. trees are useful to man in three very important ways. b. this does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. c. they cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. d. if there were no more trees, something terrible would happen. e. this prevent the soil from being washed away. f. however, a lot of trees are being cut down. g. unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third of these services is the most important. 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,d）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。my dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire lifehes usually 41 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekendssometimes he stays 42 for two weeks at a time. 43 i dont get to see him as often as i wish, we remain very 44 my dad is the type of person who doesnt let you 45 up anything that you startwhen i was eleven, my father bought me a piano at first i was so 46 about it that i would spend hours and hours learning how to play then it got 47 i was so tired of it that i asked if i could stop much as i tried, he 48 me to go onnow i have been playing for almost five years i love it and im glad i 49 my dads advicemy dad is 50 talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years under his influence, i also like 51 now sometimes my dad can be my biggest 52 he makes me smile even when i lose in a talent show53 sometimes he can be my biggest critic（批评家） he 54 ignores the small mistakes i make he encourages me never to lose 55 because he thinks that all my efforts will 56 one daymy dad is generous every thursday night, he 57 to read to the children at a childrens club when he reads, their 58 light up with curiosity about what will happen next i feel 59 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 60 .i love my dad with all my heart hes a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world41a. onboutc withdin 42a awayb alonecinsidedhome 43a as if b in casecif onlydeven though44a polite b kindccloseddifferent 45a putb speedctakedgive46a nervousb crazycfamiliardanxious47a roughb boringcdifficultddisappointing48a promisedb persuadedcremindeddsuggested49a receiveb tookclisteneddchallenged 50a physicallyb musically cexactlydtypically 51a composingb dancingcwritingddrawing52a director b supportercscholardsponsor53a however b socanddstill54a everb oftencneverdeven 55a aimb dreamcstrengthdheart56a come trueb take riskscpay off d. let out57a agreesb likescintendsd offers 58a bodiesb armschands dfaces 59a jealousb optimisticcprouddhappy60a helpb readcworkddrive第二节 短文填空（共10分；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。old age may not sound 61_ (excite).but recent findings provide good news for older people and for people worried about 62 (get) older. the findings came from 63_ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the united states. the gallup organization questioned 64_ by telephone in 2008.at that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.the researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, 65_(sad) and worry. they also asked about mental or emotional stress. the research team found that levels of stress were 66_ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. stress levels dropped 67_ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.happiness 68_ highest among the youngest adults and those 69_ their early seventies. the study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 70_ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men. 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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。dear kate, howare you? today ive got a wonderful news to tell you. i have offered a scholarship at a university in australia for my further educations. one hundred and twenty students took exams for it, but only a few was chosen and i was one of them. however, my parents are not happy about it. they are strong against me going there. they say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year and they are afraid of i will feel lonely. they cant imagine a girl so young live alone. they advise me study in the capital instead. then ill be able to continue living with them. how can i persuade them to accept the fact i have grown up? yours, jane第二节书面表达 (25分)学英语报要招聘校园小记者。假如你是李华，请根据广告内容的要求以及你自己的简要情况，写一封120150词的英文求职信。广告对应聘者的要求如下：1待人礼貌友好，容易相处；2性格外向，头脑灵活，善于与人交流；3英语水平高并善于英语写作。注意：1开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3不要逐句翻译。dear sir or madam,from your advertisement, i know that you want some school journalists. i am looking