云南省滇池中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

云南省滇池中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分共100分，考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将在试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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称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. when will the lecture begin?a. at 2:30. b. at 2:40. c. at 2:45.2. who is the men over there?a. jims brother. b. jims uncle. c. jims father.3. what did the woman do in beijing?a. she visited some culture relics.b. she attended a conference.c. she visited a friend.4. whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?a. colleagues. b. couple. c. friends.5. which part of the movie does the man like?a. the end. b. the middle. c. the beginning.第二节（共15小题：610题每小题0.5分，1120每小题1分，共12.5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. where are the two speakers now, most probably?a. in beijing. b. in xian. c. in new york.7. what does the man most want to see in beijing?a. tiananmen square. b. the forbidden city. c. the great wall.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. how many bedrooms does adams new house have?a. two. b. three. c. four.9. what will the man do this afternoon?a. write an email to adam.b. go to visit adams house.c. check if he has received adams invitation.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how does the man feel now?a. confused. b. sad. c. annoyed.11. what was the topic of the speech contest?a. public transport. b. writing. c. basketball.12. why didnt john do well in the contest?a. he was too nervous.b. the topic was too difficult.c. he was suffering from a bad cold.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how old is the man now?a. 22. b. 27. c. 30.14. what does the man think has become a serious problem in his city?a. heavy traffic. b. house prices. c. air pollution.15. what does the man say about the life in the countryside?a. the life is boring.b. the vegetables are fresh.c. there are rare kinds of fruit.16. where does the woman most want to live?a. in a big city. b. in a small city. c. in the countryside.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. with whom did the speaker visit charles bridge?a. his friends. b. his family. c. his colleagues.18. when was the bridge first built?a. in 1357. b. in 1457. c. in 1557.19. which of the following does the speaker like the most?a. a quiet walk on the bridge. b. street artists paintings. c. a jazz bands performance.20. what does the speaker think of his trip to the bridge?a. it was worth visiting. b. it cost him lots of money. c. he wants to go there again.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。21amy thought it was to read english newspapers every day so she bought one copy every day.aworth bworthwhile cworthless dworthy22memories on him when he met the friend whom he had heard nothing of for over thirty years.acrowded in bresulted in cjoined in dgave in23 you eat the correct foods be able to stay healthy.aonly if；will you bonly if；you willcunless；will you dunless；you will24listening to loud music at rock concerts caused hearing loss in some teenagers.ais bare chas dhave25the first man across the english channel would receive lord northcliffes prize.awho was going to fly bflying cto fly dhaving flown26although she managed to buy some medicine，the instructions on the bottle really made her .aconfusing；confused bconfused；confusingcconfused；confused dconfusing；confusing27did you regret your opinion that we should stay at home on sunday?ato put up bto put forward cputting up dputting forward28what do you think made mary so upset? her new bicycle.aas she lost blost closing dbecause of losing29unless you have planted something，you wont be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted .agrown bgrowing cto grow dto be grown30as a film star she was a success，but as a wife she was _ failure，so their marriage ended in _ failure.a/；/ b/；a ca；a da；/31you speak very good french!thanks. i _ french in sichuan university for four years.astudied bstudy cwas studying dhad studied32. two exams to worry about, i have to work really hard this weekend.a. with b. besides c. as for d. for33. i cant afford a lawyer so i shall _ myself.adefend bperform cargue dconvince34. jane was asked a lot of questions, but she didnt answer of them.a. other b. any c. none d. some35. the pe teacher looked around on the playground looking for something.a. even though b. even if c. only if d. as if第二节 完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑one summer evening i was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. i was so 36 the story i was reading that i didnt 37 that it was getting dark. when i realized that it was too dark for me to read 38 , i put the book down and got up to turn on the light. just then i heard someone 39 , “help! help!” it seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. i looked out but it was too dark to 40 anything clearly. almost immediately i heard the cry again. it 41 like a child, but i could not 42 what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbours children had climbed a tree and had not been able to 43 . i decided that i ought to go out and have 44 in the yard, just in case someone was 45 . i got a flashlight and a stick, which i thought might be useful. with these in my hands, i went out 46 the yard. once again i heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “who is there?” i 47 as i walked across the yard towards the trees. but there was no 48 . with the help of my flashlight, i 49 all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. there was no 50 of anybody or anything. i came to the conclusion that my 51 made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another 52 which i read about in the story. i had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. i had just sat down to read my book again when i was 53 by the cry of “help! help!” this time it was from right behind me! i dropped my book and 54 . there, sitting on the table was my neighbours large green and red 55 .36. a. worried about b. interested in c. surprised at d. tired of 37. a. mind b. hope c. notice d. expect38. a. quietly b. quickly c. noisily d. easily39. a. shouting b. laughing c. speaking d. talking40. a. listen b. feel c. see d. find41. a. sounded b. looked c. smelt d. tasted42. a. question b. imagine c. choose d. understand43. a. hurry off b. send away c. come off d. get down44. a. a look b. a rest c. a sleep d. a walk45. a. at work b. in shock c. on holiday d. in trouble46. a. forward b. onto c. into d. backward47. a. sang b. called out c. whispered d. read48. a. noise b. sound c. voice d. answer49. a. searched b. touched c. cut d. beat50. a. seat b. sign c. place d. sort51. a. neighbour b. imagination c. brother d. dog52. a. world b. country c. planet d. satellite53. a. called b. told c. encouraged d. frightened54. a. jumped up b. sat up c. rang up d. knocked down55. a. cock b. hen c. parrot d. chicken第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分25分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。aboys town opened its door in 1917 to help boys. it gave them a home, food and clothing. today, more than seventy years later, it still does these things. but, since 1979, it also welcomes girls. the boys who came in the early years were usually orphans (children whose mother and father were dead). or they had hearing and speaking problems.some of the children who come to boys town today have these problems. but today, most are not orphans. most of the children are 9-to18-year-old with very big problems. some of them have family problems. some children have school problems. they cant read or write very well. they think that they are stupid and they stop going to classes. some children steal things from stores. they get in trouble with the police. these children need help and love, but often they dont get them. when they grow up, they have bigger problems.about 700 children get help each year in boys town. they come from every state and a few foreign counties. in boys town, children live together in family groups. they go to school every day. after school, they play sports or have part-time jobs. they learn two important lessons: they can learn in school and they can change their lives.56. since 1979, boys town welcomes _.a. girls b. boys c. both boys and girls d. orphans57. these children need _.a. help and love. b. problems c policemen d. troubles58. the two important lessons they learn are that they can learn in school and _.a. change their school b. find a part-time job c. play sports d. change their livesbtoday almost everyone knows computers and the internetif i ask you “what is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say “computers and the internet.”the first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. today computers are getting smaller and smaller. but they work faster and faster. what can computers do? a writer has said, “people cant live without computers today.”the internet came a little later than computers. it is about twenty-five years later than computersbut now it can be found almost everywherewe can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.many students like the internet very much. they often go into the internet as soon as they are freethey make friends on the internet and maybe they have never seen these friendsthey don not know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). they are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they cant put their hearts into study. many of them cant catch up with others on many subjects because of that.we can use computers and the internet to learn more about the world. but at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the internet.59the internet can not be used for _astudying bshopping cthinking dplaying 60when the computer was invented, it was _alarge and worked quickly bsmall and worked slowlyclarge but worked slowly dsmall but worked quickly 61the internet was born in about _a1960 b1970 c1980 d1985 62which of the following is true?afew students like going into the internetbstudents use the internet to make “unreal friends”cthese “unreal friends” often meet each otherdstudents know the friends on the internet very well 63what does the writer think of the internet?ait is wonderful bit can make students study hardercit is not good for students dit is helpful, but we cant do everything on itceclipses (蚀)the sun is a star. it appears to be bigger than any other star. that is because it is near us; but the other stars are far away. the sun shines because it is very hot, but the moon shines because it reflects the suns light. its like a big mirror. if we visit the moon, we should see the earth. it is also like a mirror and it reflects the light of the sun.sometimes the earth moves between the sun and the moon. the earths shadow falls on the moon; no light from the sun can then reach the moon. the moon gets dark because it cannot reflect the suns light. we call this an eclipse of the moon.does the sun ever get dark during the day? it does so when the moon hides it. sometimes the moon goes in front of the sun. we can watch its edge when it slowly crosses the suns disc (圆盘). everything gets darker and darker; then at last, we cannot see any part of the suns disc. the moon is hiding it completely. that is a total eclipse of the sun. sometimes only part of the suns disc is hidden; that is not a total eclipse. it is a partial eclipse of the sun.a lot of animals are afraid during an eclipse of the sun. birds stop singing. sometimes people, too, are afraid. astronomers know the dates of eclipses and they are not afraid. the old astronomers of babylon and egypt had no telescopes ; but the sky in those countries was usually clear, and so they could watch the stars easily. they studied everything in the sky and they also noticed both total and partial eclipses.because they knew the dates of eclipses, they had great power. people believed that the sky was important. they believed that an eclipse could kill a man.about 2,500 years ago, there was a very long war. one battle followed another, and the end never came. during one of the battles, there was a partial eclipse of the sun. the day got very dark, and the soldiers on both sides were filled with fear. they believed that the gods were angry. so they stopped fighting, and ended their long war.64. an eclipse of the moon happens when_.a. we cannot see the moon b. we see the moonc. we see the sun d. the earth shadow falls on the moon65. the old astronomers of the babylon and egypt could watch the stars clearly without telescopes because _.a. they had good eyes b. they were healthyc. the sky was clear enough d. they were cleverer66. why did the astronomers at that time have great power? because _.a. they could make an eclipse b. they could kill a manc. they knew when the next eclipse would happen d. the sky was important67. from the story, we know that people at that time knew _about eclipses.a. a lot b. few c. little d. manydpeople in the united states honor their parents with two special days: mothers day, on the second sunday in may, and fathers day, on the third sunday in june. these days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. they raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. they give love and care. these two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. more mothers now work outside the home. more fathers must help with child-care.these two special days are celebrated in many different ways. on mothers day people wear carnations. a red one stands for a living mother. a white one shows that the mother is dead. many people attend religious services(宗教仪式) to honor parents. it is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. on these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. they often have outdoor bbqs for fathers day. these are days of fun and good feelings and memories.another tradition is to give cards and gifts. children make them in school. many people make their own presents. these are valued more than the ones bought in stores. it is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.68. which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?a. parents bring children b. parents give love and care to childrenc. parents educate children to be good persons.d. parents pass away before children grow up69. what do you know from the passage?a. mothers day and fathers day are both in may.b. fewer women worked outside the home in the pastc. not all the children respect their parentsd. fathers are not as important as mothers at home70. what do you think “florists” do?a. they sell flowers b. they made bread or pastryc. they offer enough room for having family parties.d. they sell special clothes for mothers day and fathers day.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。in 2004, the 410,000 residential(住宅的) fires in america caused more than 14,000 injuries and 3,000 deaths. you can prevent fire-related deaths and injuries, and even most residential fires by knowing about fire safety. 71 fire safety escape plana fire safety escape plan tells everyone what to do if your home catches fire. your family need to design an escape plan for your home. 72 when you discuss with your family, it is a good idea to talk about each persons responsibilities in case of a fire, such as who helps whom out of the house.fire safety and kids73 children cause thousands of residential