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揭阳第一中学2014-2015学年度第二学期高二级期中考试英语科试题 i 听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节 听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。1. what does the woman most probably do? a. a teacher. b. a bookstore keeper. c. a hotel clerk.2. when did david want to meet the two speakers?a. at 2:30. b. at 2:45. c. at 3:00.听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。3. what does the man want to know about the woman?a. what she is studying at school. b. how many friends she has made.c. how she deals with her courses.4. where is janice from? a. america. b. south africa. c. mexico.5. what does the man want to do after graduation?a. move to new york. b. run a hotel. c. work as a lawyer.听下面一段对话，回答第6-8题。6. why did jerry meehl say the warm weather was a guilty pleasure?a. people find it easy to do wrong things in warm weather.b. people feel guilty about enjoying such warm weather.c. people know it is not good to have such warm march.7. what was la nina?a. a kind of weather pattern. b. man made climate change.c. a kind of fossil fuel.8. what can we learn from the talk?a. the current march temperatures are slightly higher than the records.b. the records for night-time heat were also broken. c. the unusual heat happened only in march.听下面一段对话，回答第9-10题。9. why did the man fall asleep in the library?a. it was too quiet there. b. he was tired of studying. c. he had no idea what he was studying.10. what does the woman think her classmate should have done?a. she should have come down to earth. b. she should have given fewer lectures in class.c. she should have let professor rivers save face.第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题分，共5分）a short stay in england1. last week i had a wonderful time with my aunts family in england, having a party in a (an) _11_.2. i didnt expect living in a city in england could be so much more _12_ than in my home country in eastern europe.3. the weather in england _13_ me, too.4. people drive on the left side rather than on the right. i am lucky i am still alive because i still dont know how to _14_.5. if i stay in england, it might be possible in the next 15 years to buy my own _15_.ii 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分) i went to a group activity, “sensitivity sunday”, which was to make us more aware of the problems faced by disabled people. we were asked to “ 16 a disability” for several hours one sunday. some members, like me, chose to use wheelchairs. others wore sound-blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩).just sitting in the wheelchair was a 17 experience. i had never considered before how 18 it would be to use one. as soon as i sat down, my 19 made the chair begin to roll. its wheels were not locked. then i wondered where to put my 20 . it took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 21 . i took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 22 for several hours. for disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary (临时的) 23 .i tried to find a 24 position and thought it might be restful, even kind of nice, to be 25 around for a while. looking around, i 26 i would have to handle the thing myself! my hands started to ache as i 27 the heavy metal wheels. i came to know that controlling the 28 of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) 29 task.my wheelchair experiment was soon finished. it made a deep impression on me. a few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the 30 , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.16. a. cureb. prevent c. adopt d. analyze17. a. learningb. working c. satisfying d. relaxing18. a. convenientb. awkward c. boring d. exciting19. a. heightb. force c. skill d. weight20. a. hands b. feet c. keys d. handles21. a. place b. action c. play d. effect22. a. operation b. communication c. transportation d. production23. a. exploration b. education c. experiment d. entertainment24. a. flexibleb. safe c. starting d. comfortable25. a. shown b. pushed c. driven d. guided26. a. realized b. suggested c. agreed d. admitted27. a. lifted b. turned c. pressed d. seized28. a. pathb. position c. direction d. way29. a. easyb. heavy c. major d. extra30. a. weaknessesb. challenges c. anxieties d. illnesses第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) today i had a conversation with some homeless people, like myself. i told _31_ that i was in the process of getting a grant (资助款) to start up a small business.i got a lot of “yeah rights” and paper balls thrown at me but i decided to keep talking about my idea. i explained _32_ i was going to do with the money and that i planned on hiring homeless people only. when i said that, i got all of their attention. i let them know that i would like to hire all of them _33_ i will only be allowed to hire a few people at a time. i handed out _34_ (apply) to those _35_ wanted to fill one out. i _36_ (get) about 65 back so far! in a few weeks i should get the grant and i will be helping to get _37_ and others off the streets and back into the community.my dream is _38_（buy）an apartment building for them to stay for free for one year, so that they can save money to be out _39_ their own. this is the way _40_ i am trying to help out the people that need it in my area.iii 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）a playing the piano may seem like nothing special to you, but what about playing it on fruits instead of piano keys? lin hai, a 24-year-old graduate, did exactly that, as he made an electronic board by himself. wearing thick glasses and a simple t-shirt, lin looks no different to other engineering students. but under his plain appearance lies a true geek（极客）heart.when lin was little, he loved disassembling things to look at how they work. even though he often failed at putting them back together, his curiosity was never satisfied and he laid hands on everything, except computers. “my parents told me not to disassemble computers because theyre expensive, so i researched the software instead,” says lin. when he went to university, lin chose a subject that was related to engineering and programming. lin is a typical geek who often spends days in the laboratory inventing new things. his most successful invention is an electronic board he calls “crazyer”, the one that turns bananas into piano keys. lins crazyer electronic board was inspired by a similar device built by two phd students at mit. their device is called makey makey, which turns everyday objects into touchpads (触屏设备).having seen a video, lin was so impressed by the device that he searched for its website in the hope of buying one. but he found its not for sale. for most people, the story would have ended there. but for lin, it was about to begin: “why not make my own makey makey?” he thought. so he studied the video and website, trying to figure out how it worked. “i found that the mechanism（结构；工作原理） makey makey is based on was similar to that of the electronic lock i built before,” says lin. from watching the video to building an electronic board and writing a program for it, lin spent an entire month bringing crazyer to life. his hard work paid off. with the money he earns from selling crazyer, lin can give back to society. lin has helped many disabled people by building customized（定制） crazyer boards for them. another benefit is that the money he earns can support lin in inventing new things. lins geek spirit is always striving toward new goals.41. which statement is true according to the passage?a. lin has attractive appearance and wise head.b. lin made his invention on his own.c. lin is a little different from other engineering students.d. lins good at playing the piano.42. which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “disassemble”?a. look through b. search intoc. take apart d. focus on43. from the passage, we can know that_.a. “crazyer” is the most successful invention in lins school.b. lin got inspiration for inventing “crazyer” from others.c. “crazyer” works in the same way as makey makey.d. lin copied the idea of two phd students at mit.44. what can be inferred from the passage?a. lins invention did good to himself as well as others.b. lin made a lot of money from selling his invention.c. lin will stop inventing new things in the future.d. lins invention “crazyer” is designed for disabled people.45. which can be the best title of the passage?a. no pains, no gains. b. once a geek, always a geek.c. great minds think alike. d. geek spirit brings great benefits. bone of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they arewhen we see something we dont like，we wish it could be differentwe cry out for something betterthat may be human nature，or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culturethe root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be differenthowever, its that we decided we didnt like it in the first placeweve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “its not bad or good，and it just is it”in one of my books，i said “you should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wronghowever, its only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as badinstead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that isthis can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can beaccept these things as they are，and try to understand why theyre that wayit will save you a lot of sadness，because youll no longer say, “oh1 wish bad things didnt happen!does it mean you can never change things? not at allbut change things not because you cant accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growingcan we make this world a better place? you can say that youll continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this worldthats the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that paththerefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understandit might lead to some interesting results46. the author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because _. ait is our natural emotion in the life bculture asks us to be different from others ceveryone has their own opinions on things dwe dislike something in the beginning47. some readers think the words in the authors book is too _. adepressing bfrightening cdelighting didealistic48. in paragraph 4，the underlined word it refers to _ aacting well at work and in politicsbfeeling depressed for the news mediacaccepting and understanding what has happeneddsaying something negative when bad things come49. in the last paragraph，you are advised _ ato help others and make a difference bto enjoy what you have to do in the work cto judge yourself and make a wish for you dto try a new way when making the world better50. what is the main theme of the passage?a. expecting things to be different gives us hope b. accepting can make our life happier and betterc. traditional culture becomes root of unhappinessd. judging good or bad is important for our worldcit turns out that nodding off in class may not be such a bad idea after all, as a new study has shown that going to sleep shortly after learning new material is the best way to remember it.according to us lead author jessica payne, a psychologist at the university of notre dame in indiana, nodding off after learning something new is like telling the sleeping brain what to keep in memory. along with colleagues, she studied 207 students who habitually slept for at least six hours per night. participants were randomly assigned to study declarative, semantically related or unrelated word pairs at 9 a.m. or 9 p.m., and returned for testing 30 minutes, 12 hours and 24 hours later. declarative memory refers to the ability to consciously remember facts and events, and can be broken down into episodic memory (memory for events) and semantic memory (memory for facts about the world). people routinely use both types of memory every day recalling where we parked today or learning how a colleague prefers to be addressed. at the 12-hour retest, memory overall was superior following a night of sleep compared to a day of wakefulness. at the 24-hour retest, with all subjects having received both a full night of sleep and a full day of wakefulness, subjects memories were superior when sleep occurred shortly after learning, rather than following a full day of wakefulness. “our study confirms that sleeping directly after learning something new is beneficial for memory. whats novel about this study is that we tried to shine light on sleeps influence on both types of declarative memory by studying semantically unrelated and related word pairs”, payne said. “since we found that sleeping soon after learning benefited both types of memory, this means that it would be a good thing to rehearse any information you need to remember just before going to bed. in some sense, you may be “telling” the sleeping brain what to consolidate (巩固).”51. what does the underlined phrase “nodding off” mean?a. arguing with others. b. going to sleep c. asking questions. d. answering questions.52. how many times will the participants tested?a. at least once. b. at least twice. c. at least three times. d. at least four times.53. what can we infer from the passage about the study? a. participants were asked to memorize things according to strict rules.b. the 207 students were forced to sleep at least six hours per night.c. jessica payne carried out the study all by herself.d. participants could memorize what they learnt right before they slept best.54. what would payne advise us to do?a. all the students go to sleep in class.b. memorize things at mid-night. c. memorize things after we have a good sleep.d. memorize things just before our sleep.55. the text is most probably a _.a. science report b. book review c. science fiction story d. newspaper advertisement dthree years ago, five parrots were set free in a wild place of arizona, thousands of miles from the channel islands in jersey where they had been looked after by zookeepers. no evolutionary strategies informed them how to behave in this new landscape of mountainous pine forest unoccupied by their kind for 50 years. to the researchers surprise, they failed to make contact with a group of wild parrots imported from mexico and set free at the same time. within 24 hours the reintroducing ended in failure, and the poor birds were back in cages, on their way to the safety of the arizona reintroduction programme. ever since then, the programme has enjoyed great success, mainly because the birds now being set free are mexican birds illegally caught in the wild, confiscated （没收） on arrival north of the border, and raised by their parents in the safety of the programme. the experience shows how little we know about the behaviour and psychology of parrots, as peter bennett, a bird researcher, points out: “reintroducing species of high intelligence like parrots is a lot more difficult. people like parrots, always treating them as nothing more than pets or valuable collectables.” now that many species of parrot are in immediate danger of dying out, biologists are working together to study the natural history and the behaviour of this family of birds. last year was an important turning point: conservationists founded the world parrot trust, based at hayle in cornwall, to support research into both wild and caged birds. research on parrots is vital for two reasons. first, as the arizona programme showed, when reintroducing parrots to the wild, we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home. we also need to learn more about the needs of parrots kept as pets, particularly as the trusts campaign does not attempt to discourage the practice, but rather urges people who buy parrots as pets to choose birds raised by humans. 56. what do we know about the area where the five parrots were reintroduced? a. its landscape is new to parrots of their kind. b. it used to be home to parrots of their kind. c. it is close to where they had been kept. d. pine trees were planted to attract birds. 57. the reintroducing experience three years ago shows that man-raised parrots _.a. can find their way back home in jersey b. are unable to recognize their parents c. are unable to adapt to the wild d. can produce a new species 58. why are researches on parrots important according to the passage? a. the trust shows great concern for the programme. b. we need to know more about how to preserve parrots. c. many people are interested in collecting parrots. d. parrots intelligence may some day benefit people. 59. according to the passage, people are advised _. a. to treat wild and caged parrots equally b. to set up comfortable homes for parrots c. not to keep wild parrots as pets d. not to let more parrots go to th