广东省东莞市南开实验学校高二英语下学期期初考试试题.doc

南开实验学校2015-2016学年第二学期期初考试高二英语2016.03.本试卷分i 卷（选择题）和 ii 卷（非选择题）两部分，共6面； 满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项： 1答卷前，考生务必用2b铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号。用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己所在的学校以及自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2b铅笔将试卷类型(a)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。 2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。 3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4作答选做题时，请先用2b铅笔填涂选做题题组号对应的信息点，再作答。漏涂、错涂、多涂的，答案无效。 5考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，收卷时只交答题卷。第一部分 听力：（共两节，满分15分）第1节 ： 听力理解：（4段共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的a、b、c项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听下面一段对话，回答第12题。1. how long has the man been working?a. two hours. b. two and a half hours. c. three hours.2. what happened to the man last time?a. he was late for work. b. he was scolded by maria. c. he broke a coffee cup.听下面一段对话，回答第35题。3. what is the man most probably?a. a teacher. b. a salesman. c. a scientist.4. what does the woman want the robot to do?a. talk with her. b. do her homework. c. do the housework.5. what do we know about the robot from the conversation?a. it is not for sale at the moment. b. it can do a lot of dangerous work. c. it doesnt operate on batteries.听下面一段对话，回答第68题。6. which grade was the new student in?a. the third grade. b. the fourth grade. c. the fifth grade.7. what could the new student do when he met his new classmates for the first time?a. do experiments with them. b. recognize them by their names. c. immediately remember their names.8. what does the new student usually like to do after class?a. spend time with teachers. b. help the elderly with shopping. c. shake hands with the sixth graders.听下面一段对话，回答第910题。9. what does the woman think of linda?a. intelligent and pretty. b. popular and lovely. c. hard-working and smart.10. what will the man probably do next?a. go to the library. b. go to the dormitory. c. go to the teaching building.第二节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1115的空格中。get your children to11._ and succeed in school.make sure children are 12._require children to 13._ in class.make children 14._teach children 15._第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（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a、b、c和d项中选出最佳选项, 请将答案按题号涂到相应的答题卡题号上。 awatching some children trying to catch butterflies one august afternoon, i was reminded of an incident in my own childhood. when i was a boy of 12 in south carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.we lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. there isnt a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird. i decided that i would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that in that case, i would have my own private musician.i finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. at first, in its fright at being captured , the bird fluttered(拍翅) about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. i felt pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.i had left the cage out on our back doorway and on the second day of the birds captivity(囚禁)， my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. the baby bird ate everything she brought to it. i was pleased to see this. certainly the mother knew better than i on how to feed the baby.the following morning when i went to see how my captive was doing, i discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. i was shocked! what had happened? i had taken excellent care of my little bird , or so i thought.arthur wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time and, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “a mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous berries(浆果). she thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”never since then have i caught any living creature and put it in a cage. all living creatures have a right to live free.16.the boy caught a mockingbird because_.a. he liked its beautiful feather.b. he wanted a pet as his companionc. he wanted it to sing for himd. he wanted to watch it dance17. the “ornithologist” probably means _. a. a religious person b. a kind and sympathetic person c. a school master d. an expert in birds18. the most important lesson the boy learned from the accident is that _ . a. a bird put in a cage wont live long b. you have to be careful about the food you give to your young c. freedom is valuable to all living creatures d. you should keep a young bird away from its mother19. what can we infer according to the passage? a. the children trying to catch butterflies reminded the author to keep a mockingbird as a pet. b. the mockingbird sings better than any other bird. c. the mockingbirds mother had a better understanding than the author. d. the author did not catch any living creature and put it in a cage after the accident.bshundagarh is a village on indias east-facing coast. it is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. the khadra hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. a simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. from his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast. he could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the shiva river flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.all jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable(蹩脚的) hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots and his fields. the corn that he grew was all that made life possible. if the weather was kind and the harvest was good, jalpur could live happily enough not well, but happily. when the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast. he had been thinking about doing this for some years. it was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife. but he would go only if he could give; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren. he would rather die hungry than do this.on the day when jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to the sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of shundagarh. within ten minutes everyone in shundagarh would be drowned. jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear. he would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run. he was prepared to do anything to save the people of shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do: he set fire to his corn. in a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher. within a minute the people of shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened. there, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found jalpur; and there they buried him.on his grave, they wrote the words: here lies jalpur, a man who gave, living; a man who died, giving.20.which of the following could jalpur not see from his fields?a. fathers taking their corn to market. b mothers washing clothes.c. fishing boats traveling on the sea. d. children playing on the sands.21.why didnt jalpur live well?a. he didnt work hard.b. he had too many children to feed.c. the villagers kept taking his corn.d. he only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.22. what did jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?a. he ran down the hill to tell the people.b. he screamed loudly to get the villagers attention.c. he set his corn on fire so the people of shundagarh would leave the beach.d. he stood still, not knowing what to do.23. the villagers were thankful to jalpur because he had .a. given them his corn in order to save them from hungerb. saved their village from being drowned by the wavec. given them many things during his lifed. given his life in order to save theirscwe cant deny that trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help to prevent drought and floods.unfortunately, in many parts of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. in his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.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 hard and poor. when the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. the villager wants wood to cook his food, and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman. he is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after trees. so unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.this does not only mean that the villagers sons and grandsons have fewer trees. 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 bind the soil, thus preventing it being washed away easily, but where there are no trees, the soil becomes hard and poor. the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. when all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.24 its a great pity that _.a. man is only interested in building empiresb. man is eager to profit from trees c. man hasnt realized the importance of trees to himd. man hasnt found out that he has lost all trees25. sooner or later the forests will disappear_a. unless people are taught the importance of planting treesb. unless people stop cutting down their treesc. unless a county has a plenty supply of trees d. unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting trees26.the word “bind” in paragraph 5 means”_”a. to make stay together b. to make wetc. to wash away d. to improve27.when there is a heavy rain ,trees can help to prevent floods, as they can _a. keep rain from falling down to soft groundb. cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink in c. prevent the soil from being washed awayd. make the topsoil stick together dthere are so many people who write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. letters to the editor must carry the writers full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. this requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. when a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. responsibility is the name of the game.“people today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker ken yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” when we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writers signature. the absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.there are people who wish to remain anonymous for various reasons. multi-billionaire mr. king donates generously to charity several times a year. he gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. in other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.name or no name? the answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. we all have a name. it is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. we all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.28. what does the writer mean by saying “responsibility is the name of the game”?a. names are required to indicate writers responsibility for what they say b. publication must bear the writers full name, address and phone number.c. writers should be responsible for their names.d. writers need to provide their personal information in the game.29. some people dont want their names known because they are _.a. hesitant to make a donation b. afraid of an accusationc. unwilling to draw public attention d. ready for involvement30. the passage is mainly about _.a. honor and writers b. identity and signature c.anonymity and signature d. signature and responsibility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。balance self-care and caring for others how do i balance self-care and caring for others? if you are asking this question , you are one of those people who tend to be selfless.31_ so, how do you strike a balance?avoid killing the goose . 32_ in other words, you are going to kill the goose .if you work at a homeless shelter 50 hours a week for two weeks and then quit because you are overwhelmed(累垮)，it wont do nearly as much good as if you work five hours a week all year around .kind people usually fall into a trapthey try to do so much good but they dont realize that more is not always better .33_ you dont always have to sacrifice a lot to do something good .this doesnt mean that personal sacrifice is bad , but giving a friend the money that you and your family need to spend on food or rent isnt a great plan .sometimes you just need to take care of yourself and your family. you can still support and encourage friends ,but you dont have to make deep sacrifices to care for someone.34_ this is something that every new parent eventually has to figure out : having that first date away from the child can be a guilty experience ,but it is better for the child to be sent to his or her grandparents once in a while so that the parents can relax themselves and have a good time. then the parents will come back better equipped to care for the childtaking care of yourself , 35_ ,is taking care of them .it makes you strong ,and then you can pass that strength on to them.a. learn to care for others.b. make reasonable sacrificesc. let me praise the sweet side of your personalityd. know the importance of self-care .e. if you are encouraging or supporting someone f. but you dont know when to stop caring for others and start caring for yourselfg. if you aggressively(过分地)give and never care for yourself ,you are going to burn out 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）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。my parents passed away ten years ago and i miss them terribly. but i know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the 36 they gave me. every morning my fathers message to me was: remember that 37 you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. my mother often urged me to 38 the high standards she set for me.when i was in high school, i played in a rock band with friends in my class. we were devoted and practiced constantly. we moved past the guys in a garage stage and 39 to be pretty good, doing getting paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me 40 . at that time, though part of me was 41 up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the clark family, 42 of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. without even telling my parents, i applied to harvard. i didnt think i had much chance of getting in, 43 i wanted to try. so i was riding around being mr cool rock musician half of the time, and the other half i was focused on family and 44 goals. i was running on parallel 45 .when the group won a city wide battle