福建省连江尚德中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

连江尚德中学2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的abc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.what is the man doing?a. reading a magazine. b. watching a movie.c. reading a book 2. when will jenny come?a. this tuesday. b. this wednesday.c. this friday3. what will the man drink?a. green tea b. coffee c. water4. how does the man react to the womans idea?a. he is surprised at it . b. he is interested in it c. he is against it 5. how does the woman feel now?a. cold b. warm c. cool第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下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abc三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白，前你都有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题给出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6,7题6. why doesnt the man take the first jacket ? a. because of its color b. because of its design c. because of its size 7. how much should the man pay for each jacket? a. $70 b.$75 c.$80听第7段材料，回答8,9题8. what is the woman looking for ?a. her keys b. her purse c. a ticket to a concert 9. what is the probable relation ship between the two speakers ?a. a couple b. colleagues c. classmates 听第8段材料，回答10,11,12题10. why didnt the woman take a nap?a. because she didnt feel tired b. because she attended a meetingc. because she answered a phone call11. what day is it today?a. wednesday b. thursday c. friday 12. where are most probably the two speakers ?a. at home b. in the office c. in a meeting room 听第9段材料，回答13,14,15,16题13. what time will the mans flight leave for new york tomorrow? a. at 8:00 am b. at 9:30am c. at 10:00 am14.where will the man spend the night?a. at the airport b. at a hotel c. at another mans home15.what is the mans problem?a. he cant sleep with someone else nearbyb. he cant fall asleep with the lights off c. he cant fall asleep in a strange room16. who is most probably carrie? a. a hotel clerk b. the mans wife c. the mans daughter听第10段材料，回答17,18,19,20题17. where did the ivory-billed woodpecker use to live?a. us and cuba b. us and russia c. russia and cuba18. which species once lived in korea?a. the ivory-billed woodpecker b. the amuer leopardc. the little dodo bird 19. how many little dodo birds are left?a. a few dozen b. a few hundred c. about 200020.what is the speaker doing ?a. giving a lecture b. giving a class c. hosting a radio program第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）ait was once unheard-of to be a businessman in china. nowadays, though, its quite common to become your own boss. lets say you have an idea. maybe you want to open an english school or sell japanese comics. above all, you need a business plan. it sets out what youll sell and how much everything will cost. most businesses that fail didnt have this. if you need to borrow money at the start, banks will ask for a detailed plan.the best starting place for a business plan is the 4ps: product, place, price and promotion. all these should be important for your starting your own business.productyour product must have something unique. what makes it special compared to other similar products? if you want to start a noodle shop that has nothing new, dont expect people to show much interest. you can research your product. for food, let people try it for free. for toys, let a few children play with them to see if they like them.placetheres no point having a product that people want to buy if your shop is in an empty mall. think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell. where do they usually go shopping? when looking at possible places, spend the day there. see how many people pass by. also, are there other shops nearby selling similar products? if so, how can you be better than them?pricework out how much it costs to make or provide your product. as a general rule, your price will be double the cost. after all, youre also paying for rent, staff and you need to eat too!promotion how can you attract people to your shop? advertising in newspapers and on tv is expensive. perhaps you can get free advertising by getting a newspaper to write about your business.21. according to the author, what is the most important in starting your own business ?a . a shop b. a business plan c. money d. successful businessmen22. what does “if so” in paragraph 4 refer to? a. there are shops selling the goods like yours.b. many people pass by.c. you should think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell.d. you should spend the day on possible places.23. you are selling toys to children. it costs 5 yuan to make each one. how much should you charge the children for each toy?a. 15 yuan.b. 5 yuan.c. 50 yuan. d .10 yuan.24. whats the best title for the passage?a. starting your own business.b. how to start a business.c. starting a business soon.d. preparations for starting a business.bsurrounded by rolling green hills decorated with horses and cows, the town of waimea on hawaiis big island is a peaceful and friendly place. one afternoon, while staying with friends at their house there, my husband and i decided to go for a walk along the many, mostly traffic-free, country lanes in the area.we met a beautiful golden retriever. he seemed very friendly so we stopped to play with him, throwing a stick which he retrieved(取回)several times happily. when we continued our walk, he followed us, and although i worried that he might be going too far from his home, i couldnt deny that we were enjoying his company.after about twenty minutes, we found ourselves walking along a dirt road in an unfamiliar area. one house, almost hidden by the bush and shaded by tall trees, seemed somehow strange. i felt an urge to be as far away from that place as possible.just then, the door to the house opened and five dogs rushed out, barking and howling as they ran toward us. i felt afraid and couldnt move. there was nowhere to hide and no time to run.all of a sudden, our new friend appeared between the dogs and us. he faced themall five of themhowling and baring his teeth. i was amazed to see the attacking dogs stop in their tracks ten feet away from him. our protector held them there while we escaped. at a safe distance, we looked back and saw the five dogs heading back toward their house.but the golden retriever was nowhere in sight.i felt an ache in my heart; i missed our friend already. but i knew he was not hurt.with a feeling of emptiness, we made our way back to the house, hoping the whole way that we would see him again. but it was not to be.when i told our friend about the story, her eyes flew wide open as she shouted,“it was an angel!”to this day i have no doubt. a four-legged angel protected us.25. the golden retriever mentioned in the passage is most probably .a. a catb. a horsec. a dogd. a bird26. the following words can be used to describe the golden retriever except .a. friendly b. bravec. lovely d. cruel27. which of the following could be the best title for the passage?a. a romantic walkb. a beautiful encounterc. a four-legged angeld. a terrible experience28. why does the author have a feeling of emptiness?a. because she was hurt by the five dogs. b. because she didnt see the golden retriever.c. because she was too frightened.d. because she lost something on the way.cyou might think that global warming means nothing more than a rise in the worlds temperature. but rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first escape of an island nationthe citizens of tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.during the 20th century, sea level rose 812 inches. as a result. tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the countrys drinking water.paani laupepa, a tuvaluan government official, reported to the earth policy institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the united states for refusing to sign the kyoto protocol（京都协议书）, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, which are a main cause of global warming.“by refusing to sign the agreement, the us has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” laupepa told the bbc.tuvalu has asked australia and new zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.tuvalu is not the only country that is affected by rising sea levels. maumoon gayoon, president of the maldives, told the united nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.29. the text is mainly about _ . a. rapid changes in earths temperature b. bad effects of global warming c. moving of a country to a new place d. reasons for lowland flooding30. laupepa was not satisfied with the united states because it did not _. a. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions b. sign an agreement with tuvalu c. allow tuvaluans to move to the us d. believe the problems facing tuvalu were real31. the country whose situation is similar to that of tuvalu is _. a. australia b. new zealand c. the maldives d. the united states32. which of the following words has the similar meaning as the word “forefathers” in the fourth paragraph? a. citizens b. relatives c. former ancestors d. future generationsdif you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. if you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.nelson mandelabut learning a language can seem difficult , so im going to provide an overview of the general strategy before we get into the specifics.here is the breakdown. well go more in depth into each of these later on.1. get the right resources for learning: a grammar book, memorization software, and films or books.2. get a private tutor. you want one for at least a month. i recommend four hours per day.3. attempt to speak and think only in the new language. every time you cant remember a word, put that word into your memorization software. practice your vocabulary daily.4. find friends, language partners, and other speakers of the language. once you can have basic conversations with your private tutor, you need to find other partners. if you havent already, think about moving to the country where the language is spoken. consider a group class. practice continuously. stop speaking english.thats the basic strategy. again, this strategy is intensive, because learning a language in three months is a difficult task. if youd prefer to learn the language more slowly or you dont have the ability to move to a new country and practice 4-8 hours a day, then you can modify the plan. it is extremely important that you practice every day, however20 minutes a day is much better than once or twice a week.some of these concepts are hard to understand through the written word, so i created a video series, just for zen habits readers, that teaches the steps to learn a language. get the hack the system language learning videos here.33. the quote in the first paragraph is used to .a. let readers study a famous sayingb. introduce the topic of the passagec. show who is nelson mandelad. tell reader the famous saying of nelson mandela34. the passage is written for readers who speak .a. frenchb. chinesec. englishd. italian35. the underlined word“modify”can be replaced by“ ”.a. changeb. measurec. managed. destroy第二节：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。six ways to improve reading comprehension help your child keep what he readsa crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to gain important information from textbooks. have him read aloud. this forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to hear what he reads. 36 choose the right kinds of books., not have too many new words that he cant understand. 37 . or else he cant understand the overall meaning of the story. 38 . to gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothlya skill known as fluency. rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly so hell become more fluent. talk to the teacher. if your child is struggling hard with comprehension, he may need more help with his readingfor example, building his vocabulary or practising phonics skills. supplement class reading. if his class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic. some prior knowledge will make his way through tougher classroom texts. talk about what hes reading. this “verbal processing” helps him remember and think through the themes of the book. 39 for example: before:“what interests you in this book? what doesnt?” during: “ 40 . is it turning out the way you thought it would? ” after: “can you summarize the book? what did you like about it?” a. whats going on in the book? b. ask questions before, during, and after a reading session. c. reread to build fluency. d. he should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help.e. plus, hes not only seeing the words, hes hearing them, too.f. look up new words in the dictionary. g. do you know all the characters in the story? 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第二节 完形填空 ( 20小题; 每小题1.5 分， 满分 30分)阅读下面的短文， 从短文后各题所给的四个选项a、b、c、d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。it was an extremely busy day. i was so tired of my life that i was getting a little 41 with myself and everyone around me. on my way home, i 42 my old friend paul in the street. he looked happy and 43 me to his home for dinner. we had not seen each other for many years, so 44 i was tired i accepted his invitation. as we entered the door of his house, paul started 45 , “i have a dream ,a song to sing, to help you 46 everything.” i felt 47 his behavior, but in no time i understood. two 48 walked to paul and hugged him. they couldnt walk 49 or speak clearly, but their faces were full of 50 , and sang the same song.we talked about our 51 and work, and i learned from paul that his daughters were born as “special children”. they were mentally changed. their mother 52 years ago. paul was both mother and father to his beautiful daughters. but paul said he was 53 that the little angels were together with him and that 54 could stop him from living actively.that night, we 55 a lot and his happy smiles made my anger and 56 fade. i forgot how many times i 57 about my life and my work. but pauls life was a(n) 58 to me. the man smiled at his life and treated any trouble as a 59 of life. i owe my thanks to paul, for he taught me to deal with life 60 and move on.41. a. delighted b: angry c. strict d. concerned 42. a. called b. visited c. contacted d. met 43. a. forced b. begged c. invited d. ordered44. a. when b. if c. since d. though45. a. saying b. talking c. singing d. dancing 46. a. with b. across c. through d. to 47. a. surprised at b. crazy about c. satisfied with d.proud of 48. a. girls b. players c. brothers d. singers49. a. carefully b. quietly c. cautiously d. steadily 50. a. tears b. smiles c. love d. worry 51. a. relatives b. friends c. family d. class52. a. came to b. passed away chung about d. gave in 53. a. sure b. sorry c. lucky d. ashamed 54. a. nothing b. something c anything d. everything 55. a. argued b. learned c recalled d. talked56. a. weakness b. carelessness c friendliness d. tiredness57. a. complained b. dreamed c. asked d. thought 58. a. surprise b. shock c. inspiration d. instruction 59. a. loss b. gift c. stage d. game 60.a. cheerfully b. flexibly c equally d. separately第二小节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。with the 61_ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. in beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because 62_ air pollution.air pollution is caused by the following 63_(reason): about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. there are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 64_ (poison) gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. another factor is the smokers. smoking is _65_ (harm)to their health .besides these, about 10%of air pollution is caused by other reasons.66_we should do now is take some measures to fight 67_ pollution. new fuel can be used to take 68_ place of gas. we can plant more trees. if everybody realizes the 69_ (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will 70_ (solve).第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节.短文改错