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东山中学20152016学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语 2015.4第一卷（选择题，共75分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. what does the man want?a. new ideas for his wedding.b. someone else to plan his wedding.c. the womans help with his wedding.2. what is the woman looking for?a. pure water b. a bookshelf c. non-plastic bottles3. what is the man going to do?a. travel to los angeles.b. stay at a hotel for a night.c. sleep in his mothers house.4. what will the woman choose?a. a blue truck. b. a black car. c. a green car.5. how does the woman feel at last?a. disappointed. b. foolish. c. excited第二节 （共15题；每小题1分，满分15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。听完每段对话或独白前，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、7题。6. for how long will the man rent a car?a. one day. b. three days. c. one week.7. why does the man need to rent the car?a. his car is broken. b. hell be on vacation c. he cant afford to buy a car. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. who is the woman?a. a reporter. b. a coach. c. a player.9. how does the man feel about the team?a. theyre all very young.b. they could be number one.c. theyre one of the best college teams.10. how long is the mans contract?a. four years. b. five years . c. six years.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. who is jefferson?a. the speakers child. b. the speakers neighbor. c. the speakers pet dog.12. where are the speakers planning to go? a. a museum. b.a sports stadium. c. a performance hall.13. how will the speakers get to their destination? a. by car. b. by taxi. c. by bicycle.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what is the stores return policy?a. no returns are allowed.b. all returns are accepted.c. only some things can be returned.15. what does the woman want to buy?a. a costume. b. a dress. c. some medicine 16. according to the woman, what happened to billy yesterday? a. he became sick. b. he broke his leg. c. he lost some money.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what do most navigation application programs provide?a. directions b. video games. c. parking conditions.18. how is waze different? a. its much safer. b. it provides real-time information. c. its also a social media program.19. what do critics of waze believe? a. its too expensive. b. it draws drivers attention away. c. it provides incorrect information.20. when was waze sold?a. in 2008 b.2011 c. 2013.第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. keep away from smokers, since non-smokers who are always around smokers have almost the same _ of suffering from lung cancer.a. potential b. occasion c. symptom d. anxiety22. he is such an economical person that he refuses to buy another coat until the old one is .a. turned outb. worn outc. run out d. given out23. it is reported that chinese people _ the pace of the reforms in all fields in the past twenty years. a. has increased b. has accelerated c. has accumulated d. has improved24. my parents disapproved of my decision to give up a promising business career and study art, which was understandable _my family background. a. in favour of b. in case of c. in terms of d. in case of25. one of the greatest benefits of internet friendships is that they are based on common interests,_ appearance or age. a. more than b. other than c. better than d. rather than26. if you dont mend your ways, youll have to _your wrong doing one day. a. answer for b. apply for c. account for d. apologize for27. in fact, 3,500 years ago, some recipes recommended drinking a tea made from leaves_a special chemical_ body pains.a. possess; to reduce b. possessing; to reduce c. possessing; reduce d. possessed; reduce28. it was_ the exam results were given out _a large amount of time on computer games. a. not until; did the boy begin to regret having wasted b. until; that the boy didnt begin to regret having wasted c. not until; that the boy began to regret wasting d. until; did the boy not begin to regret wasting29. the cake, which came to the market last week, _ good, are well received. a. tasting b. tastes c. tasted d. to taste30. -i hear tom has failed in the spoken english test. -you said it. the written record of his conversation didnt _to what was actually said. a .contribute b. correspond c. apply d.subscribe31. _, and ill get the work finished. a. have one more hour b. given one more hour c. if i have one more hour d. one more hour32. with more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _each year. a. is being washed away b. are being washed away c. is washing away d. are washing away33. after months of a frustrating voyage on the rough sea , they eventually came to _they called their“dream land”. a. that b. which c. what d. in which 34. _, many people would have died from sickness or even small wounds. a. but for penicillin b. with penicillinc. if penicillin was not available d. if penicillin had been available35. john always blames his failure on objective conditions. he has yet to realize the key lies with himself. _.a. a bad workman always blames his tools.b. a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.c. actions speak louder than words.d. a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.第二节 完型填空 （共20个小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题多给的 a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项填黑。as a musician, i grew up with teachers, leaders, even other people of my age, telling me that i shouldnt study music because musicians end up being poor. later in life, i36to learn sound engineering in order to have my own recording studio or to be a freelance(自由职业的) sound engineer.37the process of pursuing this, a different, though38voice told me that you will have to be on tour or work late which wont39your family. when i took up real estate(房地产), my parents40why i chose to get into a profession that has no41income security like an office job would have. then i started to42a book and my relatives started to wonder when i was going to get a43job.gradually i started to realize that i was so44of being told that my professional choices were45that i sought out new opportunities to try and satisfy those that doubted.46opportunities was more to make others happy with my life than it was for me.then i came across this quote. 47opportunity doesnt knock, build a door. during this time of48shifting i continued to find that desk job that would make my relatives happy, and the day job that would keep me around my49. the more i tried, the more50i found. at some point i told myself, i cant wait for some employer to find my51and i cant leave my future in his or her52, and i dont think that i would want some jobs that others were53me to find. opportunity was not knocking at my door, so i went and built several doors. so i54my way of thinking. i thought that there is a way to have a job with a real sense of55, which keeps me close to my family, and makes me do something that i love.36a.tendedb.decidedc.failedd.afforded37a.onb.atc. in d. for38a.similarlyb.stronglyc.loudlyd.clearly39a.get intob. allow forc.stand byd. do without40a.doubtedb.realizedc.questionedd.guessed41a.commonb.usualc.ordinaryd regular42a.writeb.readc.publishd.review43a.temporaryb.simplec.bigd.real44a. tiredb.afraidc. proudd.certain45a. wiseb. wrongc.reasonabled.suitable46a.offeringb. affordingc.missingd. seeking47a.althoughb. ifc. unlessd.where48a. careerb.identityc. roled.age49a.yardb.schoolc.officed.home50a pleasureb.interestc.rejectiond.trouble51a.secretb.valuec.characterd.privacy52a.companiesb.interviewsc.handsd.experiments53a.leadingb.temptingc.invitingd.pushing54a.shiftedb.setc.followedd.held55a. statusb. securityc.powerd.fame第三部分 阅读理解 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a“angie, i know you like to sing,” her father, a worker, told angela brown, “but you must have something to fall back on (依靠).”brown took her fathers advice. she got a degree in secretarial science before entering oakwood college, in huntsville, alabama. however, her aim was to become a singer at religious meetings. so after graduation she headed for indiana university to study with the famous soprano (女高音歌手) virginia zeani.once, when brown was troubled by self-doubt, zeani said to her, “if you want to be the next aretha franklin, you need no more lessons,” brown remembers her saying. “but if you want to be the best verdian soprano this world has ever seen, you must work.”work she did. three times she competed in the metropolitan opera national council auditions (试演). three times she failed to make the final round in new york. then, in 1997 at age 33, the age limit for sopranos to audition, she gave it one more try. she signed up at the last minute and didnt even practice, thinking, “all they could do was to tell me no, and that didnt hurt my feelings anymore.” she had the strength she needed to fall back on if she failed.she won. but making it in new york was just the beginning. it took her three more years to become an understudy (替角) at the met. but waiting in the wings was fine with her. finally, her time came. when the featured singer fell ill, brown earned the chance to sing the lead role in aida. and the new york times described her performance as a great success. angela brown, who had prepared for 20 years, was an “overnight” successful singer at age 40.56. the underlined words “aretha franklin” in paragraph 3 probably refer to “ ”.a.one of virginia zeanis studentsb. an unsuccessful singerc. another famous singerd. an understudy at the met57. we can learn from the fourth paragraph that angela brown .a. was about to give up if she failed again in 1997b. failed to make the final round because of her old agec. failed many auditions because she hadnt practiced hardd. cared much about the results of the audition in 199758. which of the following sayings can best express the message of the passage?a. no pains, no gains.b. the early bird catches the worm.c. never too old to learn, never too late to turnd.nothing is impossible to a willing heart.59. which of the following words can best describe angela browns father?a. helpful and confident.b. understanding and practical.c. humorous and open-minded.d. strict and strong-willed.bthe sunset pasta cruise(乘船巡游) to emerald baysaturday evening, september 25, 2010 you will cruise to emerald bay at sunset, one of the most beautiful places in the world while dining on a pasta buffet (快餐部) and listening to live light dance music. buses will pick up sunset pasta cruise diners from the main entrance to the horizon casino resort at: 4:40pm and 5:05pm on saturday and take you the 1.5 miles to ski run marina for boarding. boarding is at ski run marina at 5:15 p.m. (with departure at 5:45 p.m.), located in south lake tahoe. the cost for the cruise, pasta buffet, live music, and the 2.5-hour cruise to emerald bay is $55 (normally $75). the cost for children between 3-11 is $41 and under 3 is free. must register the under 3 as well for the coast guard count. the sunset pasta cruise will be limited to 200 guests. large parties will be seated first to insure seating together. pick up your sunset pasta cruise tickets at the expo at the horizon casino resort before 3 p.m. on saturday. those unclaimed (无人认领的) will be sold to those on the waiting list at that time. at approximately 5:45 pm any extra spaces will be sold to passengers on the dock. children who require a seat must have a ticket as well. closest lodging to the pasta cruise is: super 8, lakeland village. please note that our sponsor (赞助商), the riva grill, is on the lake close to the boarding area for the tahoe queen. a great gathering place to meet or to have dinner. call riva grill (530) 542-2600 for lunch or dinner reservations while you are visiting lake tahoe.60. when will the cruise to emerald bay end? a. at about 7:00 pm.b. at about 9:20 pm.c. at about 8:20 pm.d. on sunday morning.61. how much will mrs. robert and her 15-year-old son pay for the cruise?a. $96. b. $110. c. $116. d. $150.62. it can be inferred that riva grill is _. a. a supermark b. a water sports centerc. a restaurant d. a mallceleven of the nations biggest food and drink companies will adopt new rules to limit advertising to children under the age of 12, a move that restricts ads for products such as mcdonalds happy meals and the use of popular cartoon characters.the companies announced their new rules ahead of a federal trade commission hearing on wednesday that steps up pressure on the companies to help solve the growing child obesity problem through more responsible marketing. the self-given rules include promises by seven companies who will no longer use licensed characters, such as those made popular through movies or tv shows, to advertise online or in print media unless theyre promoting their healthier products. four other companies said they do not advertise at all to children under 12. “i think this is a very good step forward. its not the end of the journey but its a good way down the road,” said margo wootan, nutrition policy director at the nonprofit center for science in the public interest.since the ftc first publicly raised the issue in 2005, many of the companies have started selling products with better nutrition in mind. the companies hope their self-regulation efforts organized through the council of better business bureaus will fend off any new and more strict federal regulation.parents are happy to see new rules that restrict the use of cartoon characters such as shrek, dora the explorer and spongebob squarepants. “it catches their eyes when youre shopping,” said josephine thomas, a mother of three boys who lives in manhattan. “as soon as they see a shrek or mickey mouse, they automatically look at that and they dont see what they really need. thats one of the biggest problems when you go shopping.” thats one reason the food companies have said they will now only use licensed characters to advertise their “better for you” products. 63. we can learn from the text that the seven companies _.a. may still use cartoon characters in advertisingb. will end the cooperation with entertainment mediac. are going to stop advertising to children under 12 d. will make food and drink specially for fat kids64. the underlined words “fend off” in paragraph 4 mean _.a. pay attention to b. prevent . from happening c. draw up or work out d. give a warm welcome to65. josephine thomas suggests in the last paragraph that _.a. kids spend too much on unhealthy food b. parents are strict about their kids food choice c. ads with cartoon characters mislead kids d. “better for you” products are popular with kids第二卷 （非选择题， 共45分）第四部分 词汇检测 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据语境和中文或首字母，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。66. -he has decided to move to hainan province. -exactly. he believes the sunshine there will be b_to his health.67. -why did he go to the language school? -to have a good c_of the english language before going abroad.68. -will you come to our party tonight? -sorry, ive made an a_ with dr. wang already. 69. -where is the noise coming from? i can hardly put up with it. -oh, a building is being c_.70. -hello, this is the best view hotel. can i help you? -yes. i need to make a r_, please.71. you should be _ (准时的) for the appointments.72. in america, almost every public library is a _(可使用的) to common people for free.73. the school tries to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to realize their full_(潜能).74. due to the widespread _(应用)of this medical technology, more diseases can be discovered and treated at an early stage.75. some cyclists make the _(假设)that traffic laws do not apply to them, but this is not true.第五部分 短语填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列各小题，选择方框中所给的短语填入各小题中，注意保持语义和形式的一致。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。speed up arise from keep pace with carry out subscribe to try out focus on wearout pick out turn to76. this year our meeting_ the question of childrens rights.77. its important for a firm to _changes in the market.78. we should_ the development of e-government (电子政务).79. with no one _in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.80. not everyone_ the idea that money can bring everything.81.after the 5-hour long journey, all the tourists were _and desperate to have a good rest.82. the traffic