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2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试(卷)高二英语考试时间：120分钟； 学校：_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三四五六七八九十十一总分得分注意事项：1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第1节 （共15小题，每小题3分，满分45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。a the antarctica is actually a desert. it is the only continent on the earth without a river or a lake. the antarctica is all ice all year round. the warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero, at the south pole. explorers used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snowfall. but less than ten inches of snow falls each year. that is less than half an inch of water. ten times that much moisture (水份) falls in parts of the sahara. the little snow that falls in antarctica never melts. it continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year and century after century. when the snow gets to be about eighty feet deep it is turned to ice by the weight of snow above it .1. antarctica is called a desert because it_. a. is sandy. b. has the same temperature as a desert. c. has little moisture and no lakes or rivers. d. there are no people there.2. antarctica has_. a. ten times as much moisture as the sahara. b. the same amount of moisture as the sahara. c. about onetenth of the moisture of the sahara. d. none of the above.3. the snow in antarctica is very deep because it_. a. never stops falling. b. piles up year after year. c. never melts. d. both b and c.4. the snow turns to ice when_. a. it gets wet. b. the next snowfall comes. c. the temperature gets colder. d. the snow above it is heavy enough.passage b baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. in greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. the romans had warm public baths. in some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time. treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. modern medical bathing first became popular in europe and by the late 1700s has also become popular in the united states. for many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for ones health. ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided , and perfume was often used to cover up body smells! by the 1700s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. they believed that it was good for people to be clean. slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. during the victorian age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on saturday night became common. in the united states ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. during the 18th and early 19th centuries, many americans were known as “the great unwashed!” in one american city , for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! that was a law! frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. people know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health, doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. as a result, in the united states, people generally bathe often. some people bathe once a day at least. they consider a daily bath essential to good health.5. a water system for baths was built by _ over 3,000 years ago. a. the romans b. the greeks c. the americans d. the europeans6. dirty bodies can_. a. ruin ones business b. cause disease c. drive customers away d. cause good health7. in the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was_. a. unimportant b. good for health c. harmful d. important8. the underlined word perfume probably means_. a. a sweet smelling substance b. good health c. a strange smelling substance d. large wealthpassage c the man sitting opposite robert was the financial controller. everybody called him “the fc” for short. he made all the decisions about money. robert needed some more. that was why he had to see him. the two men did not get on very well. in fact, they had always disliked each other. “your request is out of the question,” the fc said. robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. he explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes. “and why do you want to do that?” the fc asked sharply. again, robert almost lost his temper. “because more and more people are listening to my departments programmes. theres great demand for them,” he answered. the fc did not seem to believe him. but robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all ebc programmes. the fc became less confident. robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it. the fc looked at it in silence. the figures proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “well,”he finally said, “i may have made a small mistake.”robert noticed the word “may.” he got up to leave. but he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.9. “your request is out of the question.”here “out of the question”means_. a. without any question b. with some question. c. impossible. d. possible.10. robert decided to make more programmes because_. a. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners. b. “the fc”disliked him c. the members of his department wanted him to do so. d. he wanted to show himself off.11. why were more and more people listening to roberts programmes? a. because he always lost his temper. b. because he disliked “the fc.” c. because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners. d. it isnt mentioned directly in the text.12. who do you think won the argument in the end? a. the financial controller. b. robert. c. nobody. d. the listeners.passage d elizabeth blackwell was born in england in 1821, and moved to new york city when she was ten years old. one day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. that was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. after writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in philadelphia. she was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. in 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in paris. she wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. upon returning to the united states, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. by 1857 elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.13. why couldnt elizabeth blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? a. she couldnt get admitted to medical school b. she decided to further her education in paris c. a serious eye problem stopped her d. it was difficult for her to start a practice in the united states14. how many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? a. eight years b. ten years c. nineteen years d. thirty-six years 15. according to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of elizabeth blackwell, except that she _. a. became the first woman physician b. was the first woman doctor c. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children d. set up the first medical school for women第二节 （共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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。 what is a yawn and why do people yawn? a yawn is often associated with a person being tired. _16_ people yawn for many reasons including stress, boredom, emotion and overwork. have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious(会传染的)? if one person yawns, this appears to cause another person to yawn. researchers have found that 4060% of people who see a picture of someone yawning will yawn themselves._17_ some people think that yawning is rude and suggests that you are bored or uninterested. maybe a yawn is a signal to a group that its time to go to sleep, or if someone yawns when theyre bored, it may be a sign to change the topic of conversation. _18_ animals of all types yawn. if you have a dog or cat, youve probably seen your pet yawn several times. even some birds yawn such as cockatiel parrots, adelie penguins and emperor penguins.some of the scientific explanations of why we yawn claim it is caused by physical needs. one likely explanation is that the yawning reflex happens when our blood needs more oxygen. the deep breath helps supply the levels of oxygen in our blood. _19_ it is also thought that the same chemicals in our brain that affect our moods and emotions cause us to yawn.superstitions about yawning have been around for hundreds of years and can date back to the ancient greeks. a common superstition says that a person must cover his or her mouth when yawning so that the soul does not escape through the mouth. _20_ today most people do not believe these superstitions and know that a yawn is a physical reflex.a. did you yawn while reading this article?b. yawning is not limited to humans.c. it will make you lose interest in your work.d. but this is not always the cause for a yawn.e. even reading the word yawn can make people yawn.f. other people believe that yawning is a sign that danger is near.g. another common theory is that a yawn helps regulate our body temperature.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第1节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题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。in october, 2004, an important man, the russian president came to visit us. putin was 21 in st. petersburg, russias second largest city, in 1952. he came to 22 in 2000. four years later, he was again the president.putin does a good job 23 russia great. people say that he is serious and capable. but young putin wasnt a top student 24 . his students book and diary from 40 years 25 this. at a time when the top grade was five, putin got three for maths and science. his art was 26 worse, only two. whats your 27 subject? putin liked german most. he wrote 28 german when he was 29 notes. he even put word cards in the textbook to remember german words! have you ever 30 with friends in class? putin did the same. he would secretly tell others 31 to say when the teacher was asking them for a (an) 32 . 33 seemed that young putin was not good at remembering things. he 34 forgot to finish his maths homework. once he forgot to 35 school uniform. his teacher had to 36 him to get out of the classroom. 37 young putin did very well in the moral class （品德课）. he always got 38 marks. he also showed a strong 39 of his motherland at an early age. he wrote a poem for 40 when he was in primary school.21. a. living b. born c. growing up d. staying 22. a. president b. power c. government d. live 23. a. making b. letting c. earning d. getting 24. a. above all b. first of all c. at all d. after all 25. a. show b. prepare c. display d. introduce 26. a. very b. not c. too d. even27. a. lovely b. favorite c. interesting d. challenging28. a. with b. for c. in d. by29. a. keeping b. remembering c. reading d. taking30. a. played b. smiled c. talked d. joked31. a. what b. who c. when d. which32. a. question b. answer c. word d. advice33. a. there b. that c. it d. this34. a. sometimes b. ever c. never d. recently35. a. put on b. dress c. dress in d. wear36. a. make b. tell c. let d. have37. a. and b. so c. then d. but38. a. full b. all c. whole d. few39. a. kindness b. interest c. love d. development40. a. his mother b. russia c. his father d. russian第2节 （共10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。 i was on my way to the taiyetos mountains. the sun was setting when my car _41_ (break) down near a remote and poor village. cursing my misfortune, i was wondering where i was going to spend the night when i realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to _42_ should have the honor of receiving me _43_ a guest in their house. finally, i accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. while she was getting me _44_ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to _45_ small town some 20 kilometres away_46_there was a garage. i had noticed three hens running free in my hostesss courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. _47_ villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. we drank together and talked _48_ (merry) till far into the night. when the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, i wanted to reward the old woman _49_the trouble i had caused _50_. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第1节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）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。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限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 i like music very much, pop songs particularly. every evening then i am doing homework and at weekends when i at home, i always play some of my favorite songs on my tape recorder. the familiar patterns of notes attracts me into the colourfully world of music. now and then i stopped to follow the songs. sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to fix my attention to my homework. she does not like the pop music. like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their beautiful life when she was young. it is a truth which people of different age understand music differently and enjoy different kinds of music.第2节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：焦虑症状 建 议头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等1考前制定好合适的复习计划2考试期间正常作息3睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)注意：1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。2.要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；3. 词数：100个左右。参考词汇：头晕dizzy(adj.)参考答案1-5 ccddb 6-10 bbaca 11-15 dbcab 16-20debgf21-25 bbaca 26-30 dbcdc 31-35 abcad 36-40 bdacb41. broke 42.who 43.as 44.settled 45. a46.where 47.other 48.merrily 49.for 50. her短文改错i like music very much, pop songs particularly. every evening then (改when)i am doing homework and at weekends when i (加am )at home, i always play some of my favorite songs on my tape recorder. the familiar patterns of notes attracts(改attract) me into the colourfully（改(colourful或colorful) world of music. now and then i stopped(改 stop) to follow the songs. sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to fix my attention to (改on)my homework. she does not like the (去the)pop music. like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their (改her)beautiful life when she was young. it is a truth which(改that) people of different age (改ages)understand music differently and enjoy different kinds of music.写作范文 (one possible version)i am li ming of senior three, guangming middle school. i am writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.most of us feel nervous whenever were taking an important exam. some will feel dizzy or tired, some will suffer from lack of sleep, and some will lose their appetite. in fact, all these symptoms have terrible effects on our exams and we are all eager to get rid of them.first of all, in my opinion, its important for us to have a right attitude towards exams. they are only a means of checking how we are getting along with our studies, so there is no need to worry too much about the results. study hard every day and make careful plans for every exam. in this way we can avoid suffering from the pressure of exams.besides, enough sleep can make