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山西省忻州第一中学等学校2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共10页。第卷为选择题, 共100分；第卷为非选择题，共50分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。注意事项: 1答题前，考生务必用0.55mm黑色中性笔将学校名称、姓名、联考证号、班级填写在试题和答题卡上。2请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。 第 卷 （选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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. how many students visited the buckingham palace?a. twelve.b. ten.c. six. 2. what does the woman mean?a. they were lucky to have arrived early.b. the cars there looked large.c. there were not many cars there.3. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman failed.b. the man failed.c. the woman won the english talents award. 4. what does the woman think of the lectures?a. easy.b. interesting.c. difficult.5. why does the man go to edinburgh?a. on a business trip.b. buy some medicines.c. take something to justin.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，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。听第六段材料，回答第6、7两个小题。6. who did the man spend his summer holiday with?a. his parents. b. his brother.c. his friends.7. why didnt the man spend much money on his trip to harbin?a. he stayed in a cheap hotel.b. his fathers friends paid for his trip.c. he stayed in his grandfathers home. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9两个小题。8. who is the person that has a house for sale?a. the man. b. the woman.c. not mentioned.9. what does the man think of the house? a. its just what he needs.b. its cheaper than he expected. c. it is too big for his whole family.听第八段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。10. what is the man probably?a. a manager. b. a graduate.c. an employer. 11. what salary does the company offer for the first year? a. $ 15,000.b. $ 13,500.c. $10,500.12. how many people will be hired?a. two.b. three.c. four.听第九段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。13. how does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?a. angry. b. surprised. c. sad.14. what size bag does the woman want?a. a 24-inch bag. b. a 29-inch bag. c. a 32-inch bag.15. what will the woman do on saturday?a. order a new bag. b. take off for a vacation. c. come back overnight.16. where does the man work probably?a. at an airport.b. at a mail order company.c. at a hospital. 听第十段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。17. where does the speech probably take place?a. in a restaurant.b. in the kitchen. c. at the exhibition.18. how many people are probably needed to prepare a meal here? a. 25.b. 35.c. 20.19. what did the kitchen in the 1800s look like?a. it was beautiful and modern. b. it was big with a high ceiling. c. it was old and shabby. 20. what will the listeners do next? a. move to the next section.b. talk about the design. c. do the cooking.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。 aallen goes everywhere with brigitta anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. he moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. “most people dont seem to mind allen,” says brigitta, who thinks he is wonderful. “he is my fourth child,” she says. she may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact allen is a dog.brigitta and allen live in sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. this level of care costs money.people in sweden pay taxes on everything, so they arent surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. some people are paying as much as 500 sweden kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dogs, and the money is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. however, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog.in sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. a swedish kennel club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.21. what does “he” refer to?a. brigittab. allenc. andersond. secretary22. the money paid as dog taxes is used to _.a. keep a high level of care for the peopleb. pay for damage done by dogsc. provide medical care for dogsd. buy insurance for dog owners23. from the text it can be inferred that in sweden _.a. dogs are welcome in public placesb. keeping dogs means asking for troublec. many car accidents are caused by dogsd. people care much about dogs beco city farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the united states.eco city farms in edmonston, maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. the neighborhood is a workingclass community. people do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like marcy clark. she schools her four children at home. on a recent day she brought them to eco city farms for a lesson. her son alston clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “i like coming out here,” he says, “you know，you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. you appreciate the food a little bit more.”margaret morgan started eco city farms. she sees it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “growing food in a community brings people together,” she continues, “every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly community.” she says. from the eco city farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.eco city farms is an experimental operation. the farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. in winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.vegetables can be grown all year. so once a week, all winter long, neighbors like chris moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.“i like eating the vegetables,” says fiveyearold owen moss.24. what is mainly talked about in the passage?a. eco city farms are gaining popularity.b. eco city farms save a lot of energy.c. eco city farms help the workingclass live better.d. eco city farms are influencing community life. 25. according to the passage，eco city farms are close to the following places except _.a. shopping centersb. car repair shopsc. fastfood restaurants d. workingclass community26. what is the authors attitude toward eco city farms?a. enthusiastic.b. disappointed.c. surprised.d. doubtful.27. in which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?a. people.b. travel.c. environment.d. education.ceurope is home to a variety of cultural treasures. lonely planet, the worlds largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culturehungry but timepoor travelers.london and parisit takes you about two hours to travel from london to paris by eurostar, a highspeed railway service. the two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decadesbut each secretly looks up to the other.no one can doubt the magnificent and impressive beauty of paris louvre museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the british museum free to visit. compared with london, paris has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway la promenade plantee.in paris, youll see diners linger over red wine. while in london, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.vienna and bratislavaaustrian capital vienna and slovakia city bratislava are an hour apart by train. but since they are linked by the danube river, the best way to travel is by ship. a tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th centurys habsburg dynasty splendor to scifi restaurants.vienna is famous for mozart and imperial palaces. you can appreciate the perfect meeting of architecture and nature in the grand schonbrunn palace, and reward yourself with a cup of vienna coffee, which has made its way to the worlds cultural heritage list.bratislava is best known for its fine diningthe remarkable ufo restaurant. you can enjoy a meatladen dinner here in an amazing setting.28. whats the relationship between london and paris according to the text?a. they help each other.b. they attack each other.c. they dont like each other.d. they admire each other.29. what are the advantages of paris mentioned in the article?a. the louvre museumb. free access to museumsc. more outdoor attractionsd. better wines and perfumesa. ac b. cd c. acd d. bcd30. which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in scifi restaurants?a. london.b. paris.c. glasgow.d. bratislava.31. lonely planet recommends these two pairs of cities because _.a. they are not expensive to visitb. they are best known to the worldc. they are close but different in many aspectsd. they are always enemies between each otherdyou might say that one reason barack obama is the president of the us is that he knows how to give a good speech. in 2004, when massachusetts senator(参议员) john kerry was the democratic partys nominee（被提名者） for the presidency, a little-known senator from illinois gave the keynote speech at the democratic national convention. that senator was obama. it was a remarkable speechpoetic, and inspiring. the people who heard it would remember it for a long time. since 2004, obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. these are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express complicated ideas in an easy, natural way. before becoming president, obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer. the skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker. writing team: obama has a team of people who write his speeches. the writers chat with obama for hours about what he wants to say. they listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times. obamas tricks for a lighthearted speech that stays on message:make fun of the guests. obama starts his speech by gently teasing his guests. his opening lines grab the audiences attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other. make fun of himself. a good rule for speechmakers: if youre going to make a joke about someone else, be sure to make one about yourself, too. obama mocks his own poor choices for filling the position of commerce secretary, saying, “no president in history has ever named three commerce secretaries like this quickly.”32. obama made the poetic and inspiring speech in 2004 as _. a. president b. a senator c. a nominee for the presidencyd. a secretary33. whats the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2?a. difficult to understand. b. easy to understand. c. different from others.d. interesting to say. 34. according to paragraph 3, we know that _. a. obama writes his speech himself b. obama is serious with his speech c. the writers never listen to recordings of past presidential speechesd. the writers chat with obama only for minutes before writing35. whats the best title of the passage?a. secret of obamas successful speeches. b. obamas successful speeches. c. obamas way of making speeches. d. problems of obamas speeches. 第二节:(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5）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。doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. they warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. 36 some people express anger openly in a calm and reasonable way. others burst with anger, and scream and yell. but other people keep their anger inside. they can not or will not express it. this is called repressing anger. for years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it. they said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙). they speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. 37 but some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. they believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. 38 they say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. if it is, they say, “ 39 wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.” doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 40 a. in general the person feels excited and ready to act.b. they say that laughter is much healthier than anger.c. expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.d. anger may cause you a cancer.e. do not express your anger while angry.f. anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.g. doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.第三部分：英语知识应用（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。my daughter saw a colorful rainbow the other day after a thunderstorm. she called to me to look out of the window and 41 it as well. looking at it i was 42 at its beauty could still fill my middle-aged heart with excitement. as i looked at it, i also 43 the very first time i ever saw a rainbow as a boy.i had been sitting in the house for an hour waiting 44 for the rain to stop so i could go out and 45 . it had been raining hard and i thought it would never 46 . when it finally did stop i raced outside and was 47 by the glorious sight of a rainbow curving across the sky. i had just recently heard the old story of leprechauns 48 a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. 49 , i looked at where the rainbow seemed to be 50 the ground in the far distance. i started to 51 run down the railroad tracks near our house 52 that treasure. the quicker i ran, though, the more the rainbow began to 53 . finally, i found myself running as fast as i possibly could, but it was too 54 . by the time i got there the rainbow and its pot of gold were 55 .sadly that wasnt the last time i found myself running after false 56 . over the years i ran after fame, success, money, and even relationships that i thought would bring me the 57 i always wanted. none of them did, however. it took me a long time to 58 the true treasure that doesnt break, fade, or flee. that treasure is the love of god and it is 59 to all. i welcomed this treasure into my heart, soul, and life and shared it with others as well. and the more love i 60 , the more love i had within me.41. a. seeb. hearc. feeld. smell42. a. concernedb. amazedc. disappointedd. worried43. a. experiencedb. chosec. rememberedd. enjoyed44. a. lazilyb. happilyc. impatientlyd. bravely45. a. studyb. playc. workd. search46. a. recoverb. dryc. stopd. change47. a.equippedb. filledc. coveredd. greeted48. a.selling b. stealingc. hidingd. sharing49. a.upset b. excitedc. concernedd. puzzled50. a.touchingb. missingc. floodingd. cleaning第 卷第二节（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。paul lucas can often be seen walking around the city of san francisco. sometimes people are surprised to see him walking 61 any shoes or socks, 62 lucas doesnt mind at all. he likes to walk barefoot, and 63 do 640 other members of dirty sole society, the club that lucas 64 (start) years ago. lucas idea for this is to encourage others to live 65 (free)-free of shoes.according to lucas, the barefoot life has many advantages. 66 most important is simply that it feels good. he also says that walking barefoot allows you 67 (experience) the world directly by touching it with your feet. in addition, the feet do not smell so much 68 they