安徽省舒城中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

20152016学年舒城中学高二期中考试英语试卷（满分：150分 时间：120分钟） 第i卷第一部分 听力 (共两节。满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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. what will the woman probably do? a. take a long walk. b. take a good rest. c. go to the country.2. what book has the woman bought? a. a music book. b. an english book. c. a history book.3. what is the man going to do? a. take another flight.b. give the ticket to someone. c. catch the plane at 6:00.4. what does the woman mean? a. they should buy a new typewriter. b. they should find a new place for the typewriter. c. they should find a better typist.5. what are the two speakers talking about? a. the study plan. b. the school plan. c. the vacation plan.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. why did the woman stop her car suddenly? a. the mans car hit her car. b. a small child ran in front of her car. c. the traffic lights turned red.7. what would happen if the man got another ticket? a. he would pay a lot of money for the damage. b. he would lose his job. c. he would lose his drivers license.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. when did the woman get to canada? a. several days ago.b. last month. c. last september.9. whats the meaning of moonlighting? a. a kind of lamp.b. a second job. c. a kind of toy.10. how much does it cost the woman to get to the pacific hotel?a. $17.25.b. $70.25.c. $71.52.听第8段材料,回答第11至14题。11. what do we know about the mans neighbor?a. hes sleeping now.b. he will have to get up early tomorrow.c. hes making noise.12. what were the man and his friends doing?a. they were having a rest.b. they were having a birthday party. c. they were having a celebration.13. what were the man and his friends about to do?a. end their activity. b. leave where they were.c. apologize to their neighbor.14. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a hotel.b. at home.c. in the managers office.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15. how does the man feel about davids way of sleeping?a. its harmful.b. its strange.c. its the best.16. how many hours does david sleep a day?a. four.b. six.c. seven.17. what does the man mean at the end of the conversation?a. people should develop a habit like davids. b. people need longer hours of sleep. c. people have different sleeping habits.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。 18. what were the professors doing?a. they were talking.b. they were reading.c. they were sleeping.19. why did the other two professors come to the railway station?a. to catch the train. b. to say goodbye to professor egghead.c. to meet professor egghead.20. what do we learn about these professors?a. they are serious. b. they are helpful.c. they are absent-minded.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。a“write all about it”centerville high school essay contestrules1students are asked to hand in essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work. any essay containing material copied from another source will be disqualified.2manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the students name, address, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper.3essays must be turned in by 4:00 p.m. on november 30. they can be brought to mrs. elton in room 104 or to mr. markham in the school library.essay-writing tips1catch your readers interestyour opening should immediately pull your reader into your essay. asking a question or starting with a story, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this.2create a pictureuse active words that show your reader what is happening. instead of telling your reader that “the room was disordered,” paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives.3have a purposewell-written essays do more than just describe an event or express a viewpoint; they also communicate a message.4check for mistakesread your paper over to check for mistakes. ask another student to read your paper. another pair of eyes will often spot a mistake you have missed.5format your essayneatly type your essay on white paper. choose an attractive cover for handing in. the computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. each day this month so that students can use the computers.prizeswinning essays will be published in the centerville times. everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year.first prize: $50 savings bondsecond prize: dictionary and reference bookthird prize: pen set and journal21which of the following rules is set for the essay contest?astudents can write something exactly as it is written in other books.bessays must be brought to mr. markham in the computer lab on november 30. cstudents personal information should be listed on another piece of paper.dthe students winning the first prize will be awarded a dictionary and a book.22which of the following writing tips is given in the passage?adrawing a picture to go with the essay.bmaking the essay short enough to hold the readers interest. casking a teacher to find the mistakes you havent found.dtrying to communicate an important idea to readers.23the article is written to.ainform the students of the essay contest bshow how to organize an essay contestcexplain how to write a good essay dconvince the students of the prizes availablebthe easy way out isnt always easiest. i learned that lesson when i decided to treat doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. i glanced through my cook book and chose a menu which included homemade bread. knowing the bread would take time. i started on it as soon as doug left for work. as i was not experienced in cooking, i thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so i doubled everything. as doug loved oranges, i also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. soon there was a sticky dough（面团）covered with ugly yellowish marks. realizing i had been defeated, i put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so i wouldnt have to face doug laughing at my work. i went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when doug got home, we sat down to cornish chicken with rice. he tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. the third time he left, i went to the windows to see what he was doing. looking out, i saw doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. when i came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. i felt cold. but i stepped closer and looked harder. without doubt it was my work. the hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast(酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. i had to admit what the living thing was and why it was there. i dont know who was more embarrassed by the whole thingdoug or me.24. the writers purpose in writing this story is _.a. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books b. to show the easiest way out of a difficultyc. to describe the trouble facing a newly married womand. to tell an interesting experience25. why did the womans attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?a. the canned orange had gone bad.b. she did not follow the directions closely.c. the cookbook was hard to understand.d. she didnt use the right kind of flour.26. why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?a. she didnt see the use of keeping it. b. she meant to joke with her husband.c. she didnt want her husband to see it. d. she hoped it would soon dry in the sun.27. when doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was _.a. surprised at his being interested in the binb. afraid that he would discover her secretc. curious to know what disturbed himd. unhappy that he didnt enjoy the mealcrecently a study, led by pedro hallal of the federal university, suggests that nearly a third of adults, 31%, are not getting enough exercise. that rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. since the beginning of the industrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. but only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis dr hallal and his colleagues have engaged in. there are common themes in different places. unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. but there are exceptions. the women of croatia, finland, iraq and luxembourg, for example, move more than their male countrymen. malta wins the race for mostslothfulcountry, with 72% of adults getting too little exercise, and swaziland and saudi arabia are in close behind, with 69%. in bangladesh, just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. surprisingly, six americans in ten are active enough according to dr hallals study, compared with fewer than four in ten british. these high rates of inactivity are worrying. human beings seem to have evolved(进化) to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. in a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. but that is no longer the case. actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span(寿命) as smoking.28. we may learn from paragraph 1 that_.a. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degreeb. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exercisec. the good enough data has been collected from only one countryd. the decline of exercise rates is newly discovered 29. according to the study, women of luxembourg_.a. have little time to exerciseb. hate to get regular exercisec. exercise more than men in their countryd. take more exercise to lose weight 30. the underlined word “slothful” in paragraph 3 most probably means_.a. powerfulb. lazyc.richd. unpopular31. what can be the best title for the text?a.a new health discoveryb. worldwide lack of enough exercisec. evolvement of human beingsd. benefits of taking exercisedthis sunday in london, an american running phenomenon will hit the uk for the first time and looks set to leave a mark. thecolor run series, founded in 2011 by utah resident travis snyder, who currently lives in los angeles, is a 5k with a twist: runners start in white clothing, and at each kilometer get caked in brightly colored powders (made from 100% eco-friendly and natural food-grade corn starch) thrown by volunteers. snyder, 35, previously organized rock climbing events but says it was having a child that inspired him to think of an event combining fitness and pleasure. so far, 600,000 people have already taken part in snyders fitness festivals across the world, from sydney to rio de janeiro, becoming americas biggest 5k along the way. what does snyder think is its appeal? i think sometimes people get tired of being so competitive, he says. in a running event, the person next to you is the tool that you are going to compare yourself to; whether or not you run faster than them or they run faster than you. the color run still has running in its basis: people still get to be out and be active. but instead of it being an exclusive experience, its an inclusive experience, where the people next to you are part of that.the events attract a large population, including families and children, along with a higher proportion of women than most runs. for many, it is their first race and furthest distance. synders eight-year-old son has taken part in 20 of the races. its not a big deal because he doesnt think of it as 5k he is just running and having fun.in line with this theme of participation rather than competition, there are no praises for coming first. if runners want to get a result, they will have to track it themselves, as it is not officially timed. and, needless to say, the finish line is one big party before the clean up begins.32. those can join in the color run. a. whose ages are more than 8 b. who wear colorful clothesc. who are good at running d. who dress in white33. what contributed to travis snyders founding the fitness festival?a. competitive society. b. being a father.c. love among families and children. d. having a lifestyle mentally and physically.34. the color run series main aim is to .a. reduce peoples stress b. find the fastest runnersc. combine health and fun d. have a big party for every family35. why does the author mention snyders eight-year-old son in paragraph 4?a. to show snyders love for his son. b. to prove the son was good at running.c. to tell us how the son covers his furthest distance. d. to argue the activity gains popularity whatever age. 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。fear may top the list of the many unpleasant emotions we can experience. 36 . fear can also keep us from pursuing the things in life that really matter - like following our dreams, and developing important relationships. i have some ideas, though, of how to be free from fear.l experience fear.i used to be very afraid of speaking in front of people. i would get sweaty palms and my stomach would be so tied up that i wouldnt be able to eat. however, each time i spoke, i noticed afterwards that it wasnt that bad. things i fear are never as bad in reality as i make them out in my mind. 37 .l create space.the first and most important step to being fearless is to create some space between ourselves and the emotion of fear. this isnt accomplished by ignoring the fear, or trying to talk ourselves out of it. 38 . in fact, a recent research shows that by simply admitting the emotion we actually begin to reverse the fight or flight response in the body.l control the breath and feel the fear.once we admit the presence of fear, the second step is to control the breathing so that it becomes slower and gentler. we try to make the breath just a little bit longer, and feel how fear shows in the body. 39 . with practice, we can create enough space between us and the emotion of fear so that were able to replace a fearful thought with a positive one. 40 . for instance, before i get up to speak in front of a group of people, i imagine that the audience is positively impressed by what i say and that i manage to complete the speech successfully.a. as we pay attention to the physical symptoms of fear, we can see fear objectively.b. space is created only when we can honestly admit that fear exists.c. we can imagine a positive outcome for whatever were about to do.d. but fear is more than just physically unpleasant. e. fear, if left uncontrolled, can even destroy our life.f. so one way to get rid of fear is to simply push ourselves to do things that we fear.g. when we can see a positive outcome in our mind, fear no longer holds us back.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。two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film. having read some 41 about the movie on the internet, he firmly 42 their request with the reason that the movie presents immorality as being 43 . “but dad, those scenes are only a few minutes of the 44 film, in which good 45 evil eventually. in addition, there are other inspirational 46 like courage and determination making up for its 47 !” but the father didnt 48 , and the two teenagers were discouraged. they had just thrown themselves down on the couch when they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the 49 . one of the teenagers said, “dad must be feeling 50 , and now hes trying to 51 us with some tasty food.” soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said, “before you eat, i want to tell you something: i love you both so much.”the teenagers smiled and 52 with each other knowing 53 . dad was softening. looking at the mouth-watering cake, the two boys were getting impatient about the fathers long speech. “but i want to be 54 with you. i added one ingredient(配料) that is not 55 found in cakes.”“to make it more delicious? oh, come on, dad! please just tell us what it is.” “ok, if you 56 . that 57 ingredient is dog waste.”both teens 58 stopped chewing the cake, spit it out and dropped the 59 cake back on the plate.“dad! why did you do that?”“that is the same reason why i wont allow you to watch that movie. you wont 60 a little dog waste in your cake, so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies?”41. a. reviewsb. partsc. chaptersd. adaptations42. a. repe