湖北省荆州市掇刀石中学高二英语上学期12月阶段检测试题.doc

湖北省荆州市掇刀石中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期12月阶段检测试题 祝考试顺利！考试时间：120分钟 满分;150分注意事项：1. 答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号涂在答题卡上的指定位置。2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用0.5mm签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4. 考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音结束后，你有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。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. how did the man travel?a. by car. b. by train. c. by air.2. what does the man want to do before leaving? a. send some e-mails. b. have breakfast. c. buy a train ticket.3. what does the woman mean? a. she forgives the man. b. she is still angry with the man. c. she has forgotten what the man said.4. what should betty do according to the man? a. eat seafood. b. have a good rest. c. exercise more.5. who won the tennis match yesterday? a. mark. b. sallys brother.c. sally. 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. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. husband and wife. b. neighbors . c. colleagues.7. what name does the woman want to give the baby? a. robert. b. albert. c. lawrence.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. when does the conversation take place? a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evening.9. whats the mans health insurance number? a. 2658a. b. 88564802. c. 5559008.10. whats the mans problem? a. his back hurts. b. he has a fever. c. he has a stomachache.听第8段材料，回答第11至第14题。11. what does the man say about the hotel? a. the food was great. b. he was surprised about the fridge. c. the beds were not very comfortable.12. when is the pool open? a. at six oclock in the morning. b. at five oclock in the afternoon. c. at eight oclock in the evening.13. how much should the man pay? a. $ 116. b. $ 130. c. $ 160.14. how will the man pay for the bill? a. by credit card. b. by travelers check. c. in cash.听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。15. what are the speakers doing? a. visiting a college. b. attending a party. c. attending a club.16. where was the woman born? a. in germany. b. in america. c. in britain.17. what does the man invite the woman to do next monday? a. visit a museum. b. have dinner with him. c. see an exhibition.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. who is the speaker? a. an air hostess. b. a tour guide.c. an airline clerk. 19. what should mr. jones do when he checks in? a. show his ticket and passport and weigh his luggage. b. open his luggage and have it checked. c. check in his hand luggage first.20. what is the speaker talking about at last? a. the departure tax. b. the arrival time. c. the seat number.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. after the doctor told her everything, jenny was in a as to whether to tell her friends the truth about her condition or not. a. commitmentb. dilemmac. panicd. judgment22. he devoted himself entirely to his research into viruses and it earned him a good _in his field.a. impressionb. attractionc. contributiond. reputation23. time was passing and we were getting because we would have to spend the night in the cave if no one came to the rescue. a. awkwardb. blankc. desperated. breathless24. i would rather read the novel again than see the movie in the cinema, for the latter can hardly be _ to the original work.a. contradictoryb. permanent c. contemporaryd. faithful25. the dish, which is delicious, is made with ingredients in most supermarkets. a. available b. acceptable c. comfortable d. accessiblenowadays, some hot network languages are even _ in some official media, such as cctv and peoples daily. a. adapted b. attempted c. adopted d. abused 27. fully _ in preparing for the coming exam，she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in her neighborhood.a. devoted b. contributed c. attended d. absorbed28. what are you busy with recently? we have been looking into how the machine breakdown _. a. came out b. came about c. came downd. came up29. i dont your idea of sending your daughter to britain to study, because she is too young to take care of herself. a. adjust tob. refer to c. subscribe tod. appeal toowing to heavy traffic jams, many people would like to choose the train _ driving themselves. a. in preference to b. in exchange forc. in spite of d. in addition to第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。a very tired traveler came to the bank of a river. there was no 31 . it was winter, and the surface of the river was covered with 32 . it was getting dark, and he 33 to reach the other side while there was enough 34 . on the other hand, he worried a lot, not sure whether the ice would 35 his weight. eventually, he got down on his knees and began very 36 to crawl（爬）across the surface of the ice 37 hesitating（犹豫）for a long time. he hoped that by distributing（分散）the 38 of his body, the ice would be unlikely to 39 under the load. after he made his 40 and painful journey about halfway across the river, he suddenly heard the sound of 41 behind him. out of the dusk, there came a 4-horse load of coal driven by a man singing happily 42 he went his happy way. here was the traveler, fearfully crawling his way on his hands and knees. and there, as if whisked (挥动) along by the winters wind, went the 43 , his horses, his sled , and the heavy load of coal over the 44 river!the story shows how many of us 45 life. some people crawl through life for fear of thin ice. their 46 is not strong enough to 47 them up. still there are those who sing as they go. their faith is 48 .when we face the river of 49 , we dont have to fear, nor do we crawl through life. with determination, courage and optimism, we can happily make our way to the other 50 successfully.31. a. roadb. waterc. bridged. station 32. a. snowb. icec. smoked. air33. a. wanted b. helpedc. agreed d. managed34. a. lightb. timec. powerd. strength35. a. admit b. control c. lose d. support 36. a. quicklyb. happilyc. cautiouslyd. freely37. a. inb. at c. byd.after38. a. weightb. shapec. height d. direction 39. a. shakeb. fallc. breakd. move40. a. braveb. slow c. joyfuld. strange41. a. laughingb. singingc. wind d. water42. a. before b. but c. ford. as43. a. managerb. visitorc. driverd. passenger44. a. similarb. samec. deepd. clear45. a. go throughb. come acrossc. fight againstd. talk about46. a. dreamb. feelingc. faithd. talent47. a. giveb. makec. use d. hold48. a. unshakableb. simplec. trued. unavoidable49. a. mistakesb. difficultiesc. questionsd. changes50. a. stateb. part c. land d. side 第三部分 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。awilliam speak，my granddad，was born to be clever. his mathematics was so far ahead of his classmates that he would often be sent home for finishing his work early. and when he turned 13 in 1916，the teachers at his village school suggested he try for rivington grammar school. but his father said，“we need him to bring in a wage.” so my granddad was sent to a factory，then down the mines and finally to a paper mill (造纸厂)，where he stayed for almost four decades until he retired.what happened to the man with real intellectual(智力的) ability but without the chance to exercise that muscle？rather than become discouraged，he turned his disappointment into a passion for education, and a determination to make sure his daughter and granddaughter had the opportunities he missed.i grew up hearing about the way he helped my mother with her homework，which he d never come across before. i know he kept himself busy by learning. he had argued with his workmates when my mother applied for a teachertraining college. “theres no point in educating a girl” they said .he must have been angry when hearing that.what do i remember of my granddad？one day he brought me a football. “have you ever wondered” he said, “why we always say black and white instead of white and black？” then he left me to think. he made me think about language.he lived to see me win a place in a famous college, but died at the beginning of the autumn term. every time i won a prize, mum would say, “your granddad would have been proud.” my granddad was a clever man. what thanks can we give him but to do our best?51. according to the passage, the authors granddad_.a. wasnt good at mathematics b. didnt like learning grammarc. studied in rivington grammar school d. began to work in his teen years52. why did the authors granddad argue with his workmates? a. because they laughed at his poor family. b. because they thought it was no good sending girls to college.c. because they competed with him for the chance to attend college.d.because they treated his daughter badly.53. which of the following statements would the author not agree with?a. it was her granddad that made her think about languageb.the best way to thank her granddad was to try her best.c. her granddad hated his father for making him leave school.d. her granddad would have been proud of her prizes.54.what would be the best title for the passage?a.my granddada terrible husband but a great father.b. my granddada man with a colorful life.c.my granddada hardworking man.d.my granddada man with a passion for education. b if you are sending a text, watching the tv or listening to the radio, you may want to stop and give this your full attention. multi-tasking shrinks(萎缩) the brain, research suggests.a study found that men and women who frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the brain.university of sussex researchers said: “simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains.” worryingly, the part of the brain that shrinks is involved in processing emotion.the finding follows research which has linked multi-tasking with a shortened attention span(持续时间), depression, anxiety and lower grades at school.the researchers began by asking 75 healthy men and women how often they divided their attention between different types of technology. this could mean sending a text message while listening to music and checking email, or speaking on the phone while watching tv and surfing the web. the volunteers were then given brain scans which showed they had less grey matter in a region called the anterior cingulate cortex (acc).the study, published in the journal plos one, is the first to make a link between multi-tasking and the structure of the brain.researcher kep kee loh said: “media multi-tasking is becoming more popular in our lives today and there is increasing concern about its impacts on our cognition(认知) and social-emotional well-being.“he added that more research is needed to prove that multi-tasking shrinks the brain. this is because it is also possible that people with less grey matter in the acc are more drawn to using lots of gadgets simultaneously.” experts have also warned of the harmful impact technology can have on our memory and attention span. the university of california team commissioned a survey of more than 18,000 people aged between 18 and 99 and found 20 percent had problems with memory. researchers were taken aback by the 14 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds who also worried about their memories.multi-tasking with gadgets may shorten attention span, making it harder to focus and form memories, the researchers said, adding that youngsters may be particularly affected by stress.63.whats the main idea of this passage?a. multi-tasking shortens attention span.b. multi-tasking has harmful effects on our memory.c. multi-tasking makes your brain smaller.d. multi-tasking is becoming more and more popular.64.what does the underlined word “simultaneously” (in paragraph 3) mean?a. in the meantime b. now and then c.frequently d. for a long time65. whats the opinion of kep kee loh on media multi-tasking?a. people with less grey matter are more willing to use gadgets lots.b. whether multi-tasking shrinks the brain remains to be studied further.c. multi-tasking with gadgets makes it harder to focus and form memoriesd. media multi-tasking affects on our cognition and social-emotional well-being.66. researchers believe that multi-tasking may cause people to be _ .a. attentive b. addicted c. intelligent d. absent-mindedc“if you have not played video games, your childhood should be called incomplete.” thats from zhan zaozao, 29, the screenwriter（编剧）of play to grow up, a 40-minute short movie.it tells the story of two men growing up fans of video games and how they find happiness in games. while people think playing games makes one lazy and is a waste of time, zhan tries to prove that one can make a living out of it. in the movie, the two heroes, dunzi and yanjing, who are in middle school, visit a video games room on the street each day after school.but why make a short movie about video games, since there are lots to write about childhood, such as puppy love, sports and study? “playing games is so important to everyones childhood from little kids to teenagers, though its a bittersweet experience,” said zhan. according to him, his teachers and parents didnt allow video games, but they played games “under their noses ” anyway.in the movie, the two playmates follow different paths after school. dunzi opens a small store selling gaming products. yanjing works as a manager in his fathers company, after years of working and facing various problems in life, they get together again, build a video game machine and play on the street. free, simple and happy. they rediscover the carefree childhood, which they have lost in the adult world. many consider playing games as a bad influence, but it isnt all true, according to zhan. “it can change your attitude toward life,” said zhan. “on the other hand, the movie also tells you that, although the world of video games is fun, you must face real life at the end of the day. ”59. what is the purpose of zhan writing the short movie?a. to memorize his past.b. to offer an exciting movie.c. to prove that people can make life better with playing video games.d. to prove that people can make a living out of playing video games.60. whats the fourth paragraph mainly about?a. the plot(情节）of the movie.b. the end of playing video games.c. the happy childhood.d. the gathering of the two men.61. what can we infer from the text?a. playing games is forbidden by all parents.b. people can learn something from the movie.c. playing games is longed by the two heroes.d. people in their childhood couldnt afford the games.62. the writer writes the text to _ .a. criticize some parents attitude towards playing video gamesb. attract people to see the movie play to grow upc. introduce the film focusing on video gamesd. think highly of the film play to grow up d everywhere i look outside my home i see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.when connected electronically, they are away from physical reality. people have been influenced to become technology addicted.one survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to ipad and similar devices.one study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. the main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.they have successfully created a cultural disease.consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern. i see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.i call this technology servitude.i am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. what is a healthy use of technology devices?that is the vital question.who is really in charge of my life?that is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology.when we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.mae west is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.”but its time to discover that it does not work for technology. richard fernandez,