山东省德州市乐陵一中高二英语下学期4月期中试题.doc

2014-2015学年高二第二学期期中英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 第i卷（选择题，共100分） 第一部分：听力：（每小题1.5分，共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. how long has the man been a singer? a. for about ten years. b. for about twenty years. c. for over twenty years.2. what does the man think the woman should do? a. make a phone call some other time. b. borrow mary s cellphone. c. use his cellphone.3. what may the woman have visited? a. theatres. b. museums. c. playgrounds.4. what are the two speakers mainly talking about? a. things to do today. b. an appointment. c. a new house.5. what are missing? a. an ipad mini and a cellphone. b. a cellphone and two credit cards. c. an ipad mini and two credit cards.第二节(共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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、7题。6. why does the man most probably come here? a. to go sight-seeing. b. to visit the woman. c. to go on a business trip.7. how did the man get there? a. by air. b. by train. c. by car.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why does the man call? a. to ask if the woman is ok. b. to tell about a natural disaster. c. to tell her about his delayed flight.9. what has the storm led to? a. some deaths and great damage. b. ten injuries and great damage. c. two deaths and eight injuries.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what happened to the woman? a. she got the bag late. b. she got the wrong bag. c. she got two bags.11. what will the man do? a. deliver the bag in person. b. have the bag delivered right away. c. give the money back to the woman.12. how does the woman feel in the end? a. angry. b. satisfied. c. worried.听第8段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what day is it today? a. thursday. b. friday. c. saturday.14. why didnt the woman travel there longer? a. she had to attend a meeting. b. she didnt enjoy her time there. c. she wanted to travel to somewhere else.15. how did the woman travel around the city? a. on foot and by bus. b. by bus and train. c. by train and ship.16. what do we know about the city the woman traveled to? a. it is full of museums. b. it is full of cultural relics. c. there are a lot of bridges.听第8段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how long can a grey wolf live if raised by humans? a. for at most 12 years. b. for about 15 years. c. up to 20 years.18. what does the man say about wolves? a. they are cruel. b. they are social. c. they are not smart.19. what does the man mention about wolves in the end? a. their numbers have dropped. b. they can be widely seen. c. they like hunting deer.20. what does the man do? a. a student. b. a teacher. c. a radio program host.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ashake shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the u. s. the restaurants are not fast food.” they are known as fast casual.”observers say americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat. this trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant mcdonalds has struggled financially. in the last quarter of 2014, mcdonalds net income dropped by about $300 million.the january earnings report brought more bad news. worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected. while mcdonalds is struggling to get their customers back, shake shack, is doing well in making money. the new york-based burger chain had a very successful ipo, or initial public offering, of shares at the end of january. on its first day of trading, shake shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share. being part of the fast casual trend has helped shake shack. other fast casual restaurants in the u.s. include chipotle, and panera.bonnie riggs is a restaurant expert with npd. she has followed americans restaurant habits for almost 30 years. she says one reason americans like fast casual food is because its new. it is creative, it is something different and people like to try new things. her studies shows americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year. three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants, like mcdonalds. fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, but it has developed fast. just as ms. riggs says, its growing by leaps and bounds, because they meet consumers needs.they know its being prepared while they wait, its fresh, quality food, good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices.many americans still like their fast food, they are not going as often. they are finding other ways to have a meal.21. what is the trouble with mcdonalds?a. its share goes down to $21.b. shake shack has taken its place.c. its not popular with americans.d. its sales and in come have dropped.22. we can learn from bonnie riggs that americans .a. like to try something newb. care only about the qualityc. dont like fast food any mored. pay more restaurant visits lo fast casual23. what does the underlined phrase “by leaps and bounds” in paragraph 3 mean? a. steadily. b. rapidly. c. slowly. d. normally.btwo friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. in fact, according to an official report on youth violence, in our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence. given that this is the case, why arent students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?first of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. a report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult(侮辱). for example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunch-time. laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in tarn can lead to violence. the problem isnt in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决): stay calm. once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. rude words, name-calling, and accusations only add fuel to the emotional fire. on the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.after both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy (策略) for conflict resolution: listening. listening allows the two sides to understand each other. one person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speakers position. then the two people should change roles.finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. this doesnt mean trying to figure out whats wrong with the other person. it means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. for example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. students need to ask themselves questions such as these: how did this start? what do i really want? what am i afraid of? as the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. even if it doesnt, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.there will always be conflict in schools, but that doesnt mean there needs to be violence. after students in atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to educators for social responsibility, 64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom ;75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves. learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents, bosses, and coworkers. in that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.24. this article is mainly about . a. the lives of school children b. the cause of arguments in schools c. how to analyze youth violence d. how to deal with school conflicts25. from paragraph 2 we can learn that . a. violence is more likely to occur at lunchtime b. a small conflict can lead to violence c. students tend to lose their temper easily d. the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight26. why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in paragraph 5?a. to find out who is to blame. b. to get ready to try new things.c. to make clear what the real issue is. d. to figure out how to stop the shouting match.27. the writers purpose for writing this article is to . a. complain about problems in school education b. teach students different strategies for school life c. advocate teaching conflict management in schools d. inform teachers of the latest studies on school violencecif you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception (认知) of physical attractiveness is influenced by a persons personality.the study, which was led by gary w. lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers. in the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities.after personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individuals becoming a friend and a dating partner. information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive (认知的) processes modify (修改) judgments of attractiveness.thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind, said lewandowski.the findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive. the findings remained consistent regardless of how attractive the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants current relationship status.this research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change peoples impressions of how good-looking you are, said lewandowski.28. in the study the participants were required to . a. try to make friends with each other b. try to prove positive characters make people more attractive c. exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness d. rate ones attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality29. whats the correct order of how cognitive processes modify judgments of attractiveness? a. find a person with a positive personality b. view the person more physically, attractive c. want to make friends with the person d. want to be his/her romantic partner a. acdb b. dcba c. cbad d. adcb30. which of the following is wrong according to the passage? a. the research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality. b. personality can change peoples impressions of ones appearance. c. the judgment of ones attractiveness always stays unchanged. d. positive personality may lead to more friends.31. the passage is written in a(n) tone. a. subjective b. objective c. sceptical d. negativedyou arrive on time at the smiths house to babysit three year-old max. when mrs. smith invites you into the house, you find max sitting on the floor with an ipad. you look around for a book, and then you realize the ipad is teaching him how to read through a series of songs and games. mrs smith looks as though she couldnt be prouder of her son for playing such educational games.technology is becoming more important in our everyday lives. from playing a game to asking siri for directions to a restaurant, we are depending heavily on our handheld device. companies such as fisher-price and open solutions are making apps such as “ laugh and learn”, “ baby hear and read ” and “ babys first puzzle.” these apps are marketed to parents and their babies. some companies say that their apps will help the baby learn to read while others promise skills such as identifying shapes and sounds. many parents say that these games have helped their children a lot.recently the campaign for a commercial-free childhood, a boston-based group, has been accusing companies, who make these supposedly educational games, of false advertising. the campaign believes that these games are doing very little to improve the education of young children.“ what babies need for healthy brain development is active play, hand-one creative play and face-to-face interaction. ” says susan linn, the groups director. this means that when you are babysitting little max, you should play board games with him or games that require him to use his own imagination. this will help him to learn not only skills that the games teach him, but he will learn social skills. the american academy of pediatrics agrees with linn, discouraging any electronic time for babies under 2 , while older children should be limited to one to two hours a day. 32. we can learn that many parents think the apps such as “ laugh and learn” are .a. dull to useb. complex to operate c. expensive to buy d. beneficial to possess33. which of the following may suan linn agree with?a. the ipad will soon take the place of babysitters.b. babys first puzzle is a good choice for parents.c. babies should stay away from these learning apps.d. the apps from fisher-price can teach children a lot.34. what a babysitter really needs to do is to .a. buy more educational apps from marketsb. turn to commercial-free childhood for helpc. create more activities that children can take part ind. encourage more kids to discover more electronic games35. which of the following can be the best title of the passage？a. fun educational apps for educationb. learning apps: do they really help?c. is modern technology improving our lives?d. the campaign for a commercial-free childhood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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。once youve decided whats really important to you, you still need some practical suggestions to help you organize your time more efficiently. the following five time management tips will be very helpful for you.never do everything at a time. 36 for other activities that simply need to be done, you d better see if you can spend less time on them. it may be possible to put some of these off for days, or even weeks, while you focus on the things that really matter.37 the greater control you have over a goal, the greater your chance of reaching it is. for example, you need to have more control over increasing your skills at a certain job than over becoming president of your company.keep track of your time. 38 how much time is being lost on unimportant activities? where do most of your interruptions come from? do they occur during certain time periods or on specific days of the week? once you have this information, it will be easier for you to arrange your time next time.expect the unexpected. you need make plans in your life. 39 and allow for the unexpected. if you need to be somewhere and you think you can make it in 15 minutes, allow 25. leave some blocks of time throughout the day unscheduled so that you have a buffer (缓冲) against the unexpected.take periodic breaks. i use applied focus sessions in which i do 45 minutes of focused effort, followed by 15 minutes of something else. after 45 minutes, our ability to focus begins to become weak. 40 this is often when my best ideas come to mind and i end up feeling re-energized and ready to make things happen.a. set realistic goals. b. however, dont make yourself too busy.c. you 11 never know until you give them a try.d. focus on activities that bring important results.e. i like to do my most challenging tasks early in the day.f. i use those 15 minutes for walking around, getting a drink, and so on.g. find out where your time is going and try to keep a time journal for a week.36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 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，共30分）sitting on the bus i took the book out