广东省普宁市第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

普宁第一中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考高二英语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。2.第卷每小题选出答案后，用2b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，在选涂其他答案标号。第卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写作答.若在试题卷上作答，答案无效。3.考试结束，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a friend. b. a notice. c. their manager. 2. what does the woman suggest the man do?a. have a good rest. b. hold a special celebration. c. ask rick to go with him. 3. what does the woman say about lindas brother?a. hes hospitable. b. hes quiet. c. hes unfriendly. 4. what will the woman probably do next?a. fill in the application form. b. go to the interview immediately. c. rush back to fetch the application form. 5. what do we know about the woman?a. she cared about others comments. b. she had a fight with some girls. c. she wants to be a star. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. why does the woman think the car looks strange?a. its windows are broken. b. it has stayed there for long. c. it is parked against the rules. 7. what will the speakers probably do with the car?a. report it to the police. b. push it somewhere else. c. leave it there. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a park. b. at a hospital. c. at a chemists. 9. what does the man ask the woman to do?a. drink another brand of water. b. take one tablet a day for three days. c. take a walk in the park. 10. whats wrong with the womans son?a. he has some sunburn. b. he hurt his arm in a park. c. he has a stomachache. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. how long will the woman be away?a. two weeks. b. one week. c. two days. 12. who will the woman work with in toronto?a. the mans secretary. b. the man. c. jodie. 13. how will the woman travel to toronto?a. by car. b. by bus. c. by plane. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. what is the woman?a. a teacher. b. a student. c. a nurse. 15. what does the woman want to do?a. work in a library. b. tutor some children. c. work as a volunteer. 16. what can the woman probably do?a. buy medicine for the aged. b. tidy up all the novels. c. entertain the elderly. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. what do we know about the speakers job?a. its easy. b. its well-paid. c. it has long working hours. 18. what does the speaker say about hiring a cleaner?a. its expensive. b. its unnecessary. c. its worthwhile. 19. how often did the speaker go to the supermarket before?a. once a week. b. twice a week. c. three times a week. 20. what is more important to the speaker?a. buying clothes. b. having a clean house. c. doing facial treatments. 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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。athe healthy habits survey shows that only about one third of american seniors have correct habits. here are some findings and expert advice.1. how many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?finding: a full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.step: remove the 300 types of bacteria(细菌) in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2. how many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?finding: seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. and nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.step: we touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. and, most importantly, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.3. how often do you think about fighting germs? finding: seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. step: be aware of germs. do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? to kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.21. what is found out about american seniors? a. most of them have good habits. b. nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week. c. all of them are fighting germs better than expected. d. about one third of them brush their teeth only once a day22. doctors suggest that people should wash their hands . a. four times a day b. three times a day c. eight times a day d. twice a day23. which of the following is true according to the text? a. we should keep from touching our faces. b. there are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth. c. a kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. d. we should wash our hands before touching a door handle.24. the text probably comes from . a. a guide book b. a popular magazine c. a book review d. an official documentb at thirteen, i was diagnosed（诊断）with kind of attention disorder. it made school difficult for me. when everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, i could not. in my first literature class, mrs. smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. i raised my hand right away and said, “mrs. smith, you see, the doctor said i have attention problems. i might not be able to do it.”she glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.” i tried, but i didnt finish the reading when the bell rang. i had to take it home. in the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. it was about a blind person, louis braille. he lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education. but louis didnt give up. instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind. wasnt i the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? my thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. i completed the task within 40 minutes. indeed, i was no different from others; i just needed a quieter place. if louis could find his way out of his problems, why should i ever give up? i didnt expect anything when i handed in my paper to mrs. smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an “a” on it. at the bottom of the paper were these words: “ see what you can do when you keep trying?”25. the author didnt finish the reading in class because . a. he was new to the class b. he was tired of literature c. he had an attention disorder d. he wanted to take the task home26. what do we know about louis braille from the passage? a. he made a great invention b. he had good sight c. he gave up reading d. he learned a lot from school27. what was mrs. smiths attitude to the author at the end of the story? a. angryb. impatient c. sympathetic d. encouraging28.what is the main idea of the passage? a. the disabled should be treated with respect. b.a teacher can open up a new world to students. c. everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges. d. one can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.cit is well known that the japanese peoples love of fish is almost as a bees interest in honey. as fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. then they had a big challenge(挑战)how to keep the fish fresh for longer. so they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. but the public did not like frozen fish. so again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. what they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. after catching fishes, they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. but in this protected environment, lacking predators (掠食者)，the fish stopped moving around. the japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. once again the fishing companies had an even bigger challenge.stop for a minute! before we go any further, i would like to ask “what are your challenges? how do you handle an unexpected challenge?” may i think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? conquer（战胜） them with a swiss army knife. take the most proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal with your situation.now back to our story. how did the japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem？sharks! you might think the same. sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. dont sharks eat fish? well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert (警觉的). the fish stay fresh because they are challenged.now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own business and career.29. the main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea was that .a. the fishes farther away from the sea tasted fresher b. the fish resource near the shore was on the decrease c. people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh onesd. it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh30. which of the following statements is true? a. the fish kept in tanks didnt sell well because of their taste.b. japanese people love honey as much as a bee does.c. the fish stored in the protected environment tasted the best.d. the fish kept in tanks didnt taste fresh because they died before reaching the restaurant.31. the underlined part of the last paragraph means “ .”a. sharks are usually compared to the challenges in peoples lifeb. try to find a big shark and you will meet your challenge c. if you went fishing, you might do as the fishing companies didd. to succeed in life, you should always be ready to meet challengesdmany western people are not used to sitting on the floor any more. in japan, however, sitting upright on the floor is common in different situations. for example, meals are traditionally had when people sit on the tatami (榻榻米) floor around a low table. also during the tea ceremony and other traditional events, one sits on the floor. the formal way of sitting for both men and women is kneeling upright. people who are not used to sitting in this style may feel uncomfortable after a few minutes, and their legs may go numb. however, foreigners are not usually expected to be able to sit in this style for a long time, and an increasing number of japanese people themselves arent able to do so, owing to a more westernized lifestyle. in other situations, men usually sit cross-legged, while women sit on their knees laying both legs to one side. the former sitting style is considered wholly male, while the latter is considered completely female. the most important guest sits on the honored seat which is set farthest from the entrance. if there is a tokonoma (壁龛) in the room, the guest should be seated in front of it. the host or the least important person is supposed to sit next to the entrance. of course, there are other things to be considered in each particular case. 32. which of the following situations is not mentioned in the passage? a. when traditional events are held. b. when a tea ceremony is held. c. when men and women meet. d. when meals are traditionally had.33. according to the passage we can learn that _. a. more and more japanese sit in the formal way b. foreigners should always sit in the formal style in a japanese home c. men and women in japan sit in the same informal way d. men shouldnt sit on their knees laying both legs to one side34. when some guests are in a japanese home, _should sit nearest to the entrance. a. the most important guest b. both the host and the hostess c. the host or the least important person d. the host himself35. what is the passage mainly about? a. how foreigners should sit in japanese homes. b. how and where to sit in japanese homes. c. how foreigners should behave in japanese homes. d. where to sit in japanese homes.第2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。dr henry winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled stress and sleep, indicates that stress and sleep are directly related. dr winkle says, “ 36 if we can find a way to get a good nights sleep,” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with whats worrying us.” 37 research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies (多样)a lot. seven hours is about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed. 38 people who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. 39 doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. 40 finally, “when you put the light out,” dr winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and youll be asleep before you know it.”a. this could be watching tv or listening to music.b. you eventually fall asleep.c. the more we worry, the less we sleep.d. preparing for sleeping is important.e. coffee or tea will keep you awake.f. a bedtime drink can also help.g. so, what is a good nights sleep?第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a terrible fever made anne sullivan nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and the doctors said she was a hopelessly mad girl. she had been 41 in the basement of a mental hospital (精神病医院) in boston. sometimes, little annie 42 hit anyone who came near to her. she ignored everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.however, an old nurse 43 that little annie had hope. she went to 44 little annie every day. the child ignored her in most cases, but the old nurse 45 stopped seeing her every day in the basement. the 46 lady left cookies for little annie and spoke words full of encouragement to her. she believed that as long as she showed 47 , little annie could get better.finally, the doctors noticed the 48 in little annie. they moved her upstairs and her condition continued 49 . then her last day there came, and the child who seemed to be “ 50 ” went out of the locked door of the mental hospital.after she grew up, anne sullivan hoped to 51 others, just as the kind old nurse helped her. she became the 52 of helen keller. she 53 her, trained her strictly and worked with her 54 she lit the candle that brought 55 to the whole world. anne sullivan 56 a miracle (奇迹) in the life of helen keller. but first it was a kind nurse who had full 57 in little annie that turned a(n) 58 child into a great teacher.if there had been no anne sullivan, the name of helen keller would not be 59 . but if there hadnt been a 60 who kept showing love, anne sullivan wouldnt be known to the world, either.41. a. hidden b. receivedc. lockedd. found42. a. angrily b. proudlyc. warmlyd. secretly43. a. praised b. doubtedc. believedd. remembered44. a. treat b. seec. promised. miss45. a. still b. alreadyc. everd. never46. a. hard-working b. good-lookingc. open-mindedd. kind-hearted47. a. cheer b. lovec. luckd. happiness48. a. worries b. problemsc. changesd. needs49. a. worsening b. spreadingc. increasingd. improving50.a. active b. healthyc. hopelessd. useless51.a. greet b. helpc. surprised. please52.a. classmate b. teacherc. neighbord. boss53.a. laughed at b. waited forc. looked atd. cared for54.a. if b. unlessc. untild. because55.a. time b. dreamc. lightd. power56.a. created b. sharedc. stoppedd. expected57.a. control b. shamec. pityd. confidence58.a. stupid b. lazyc. funnyd. unfriendly59.a. called b. knownc. leftd. protected60.a. doctor b. patientc. nursed. worker第二节（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。jim: good morning, mr. tiger. my name is jim and im 61. reporter from china daily. uh, i am a little nervous. this is the first time i have spoken to a tiger. may i ask you some questions?mr. tiger: sure. take it easy. i wont attack you though im 62. (power).jim: um, good . now, would you like to tell me how long you have been living in the zoo?mr. tiger: yeah, i came here, let me see, six years ago. i used to 63. (live) in a forest, but people there cut down all the trees and i had to move. there were cities and people everywhere, so i had no place 64. (go). the police came and took me to the zoo.jim: do you like living in the zoo?mr. tiger: well, its not 65. good as being free. thats for sure. but at least i have food and friends.jim: i see. if you could say something to