江苏省淮安市淮海中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

淮海中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题 时间：120 分钟 满分：120分 说明：请将第i卷各题答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。第i卷 (共三部分，共85分)2 选择题的答案一律用2b铅笔涂到答题卡上，非选择题答案一律写在第ii卷答题纸上.第卷（共3大题，70小题，85分）第一部分 听力（共20题，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. why does the man want to move to new york?a. because he doesnt like to live in the small town.b. because he wants to find a job there.c. because he likes the way of life in a big city.2. what does the man mean?a. he doesnt agree with the woman.b. he has a better idea than the womans.c. he has the same opinion as the woman.3. how was the climate where the old couple lived?a. it was very rainy. b. it was very snowy. c. it was very warm.4. what are they mainly talking about?a. people with aids. b. what hiv is. c. how people gets aids.5. what will most probably happen if the woman supplies her bank details?a. she will get a lot of money. b. her money in the bank will be stolen.c. she will take part in a special activity.第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，共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，各个小题将给出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至8题。6. why is new high tech-equipment used in modern olympic games?a. to help athletes perform even better. b. to make competition fiercer.c. to stop competition among the athletes. 7. people hold modern olympic games in order to _.a. improve their technology b. improve their health c. promote competition8. according to the dialogue, new technology has affected all the following but _.a. timing b. awarding c. cheating听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。9. what does the man do when coming across some trouble?a. sleeps on it. b. solves it immediately. c. asks for help.10. what does ”sleep on” it mean?a. sleeping with the problem in mind. b. taking the problem as a pillow.c. sleeping without thinking about the problem.11. it is mentioned in the dialogue that _.a. scientists still cant explain the phenomenon. b. it is untrue that sleeping can help solve problems.c. only the man has the ability to sleep on problems.听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。12. where does the conversation most probably take place?a . in the classroom. b. at home. c. in a bus.13. what has the woman been thinking about recently?a. the environmental protection. b. the convenience of public transportation.c. the explosion of the world population.14. how many aspects did the man mention when he talked about sustainable development?a. one. b. two. c. three.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. where are the two speakers?a. at the radio station. b. in a studio. c. in the forest.16. how many kinds of trees grow in one square kilometer?a. about l, 500. b. about 400. c. about 750.17. what is the woman?a. a reporter. b. a student. c. a scientist.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. how long did it take tom to find his parents by the internet?a. only one day. b. about one year. c. 26 years.19. when did tom meet his mother silvia?a. on new years day. b. on teachers day. c. on mothers day20. which of the following can we not know?a. toms birth information. b. where toms father lives. c. why toms parents left him.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）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。21. do you know the headmaster well? not really, just a nodding _. a. acquaintance b. administration c. consequence d.consideration22. david, can you tell me where i will _ a good second-hand bike at a low price?you should turn to george, for he is a well-informed man. a. make upb. hold upc. pick up d. take up23. the new spokesperson of chinas foreign ministry, ms hua is reported _ in jiangsu huaizhou high school.a. to study b. to have studied c. to have been studied d. to be studying24. _you didnt know the rules wont be an excuse for your failure to report. a. whether b. where c. that d. why25. the plan once i objected to_ out fine. aworking bwork chad worked dworked26. tom nearly missed the flight _doing too much shopping. a. on top of b. as a result of c. because d. in need of 27. when_ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, _nervous or anxious. a. exposed; felt b. exposing; felt c. exposed; feeling d. exposing; feeling28. tu youyou is the first chinese _ the nobel prize in medicine for her work in developing effective drugs against parasitic disease. a. winning b. won c. wins d. to win29. a recent study suggests that teenagers who switch off the tv and sit down to family meals are less _ to suffer eating disorders. a. likely b. possible c. probable d. sure 30. _ at the back of the temple is the tianning tower, which, _154 metres into the sky, is the tallest tower of the kind in china. a. located; rises b. locating; rising c. located; rising d. locating; rises31. -the mountain village is so beautiful. -yes. moreover, _the villagers live, there is fresh air.a. that b. when c. where d. whether32. cars do cause us some health problemsin fact far more serious _ than mobile phones do. a. one b. ones c. it d. those 33. well, did you miss the early train?yes, but had i hurried, i _. a. shouldnt b. hadnt have c. wouldnt d. wouldnt have34. the young member made several proposals, none of _ considered practical or acceptable. a. them b. which c. it d. what35. -tom, what a pity. i almost succeeded yesterday. -i told you to be careful before. _a. one false step will make a great difference.b. where theres life, theres hope.c. never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.d. one tree does not make a forest.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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和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。whenever we do something wrong, jesus christ sees it. he loves us and doesnt say it. perhaps hes wondering how long well keep our mind suffering. a little boy named johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. he 36 for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. getting a little 37 , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. as he was _ 38 back, he saw grandpas pet duck. just out of 39 , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. in a panic, he 40 the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister sally 41 be watching him. sally had seen all this, but she said _ 42_ . after lunch that day grandma said, “sally, its your turn to wash the dishes.” but sally said, “grandma, johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” and then she spoke _ 43 to him, “remember the duck？” so johnny did the dishes. later that day, grandpa asked if 44 wanted to go fishing, but grandma said, “im sorry but i need sally to help me make supper.” but sally just smiled and said, “well, thats all right because johnny told me he was too 45 to help you. and she whispered again, “remember the duck?” so sally went fishing and johnny 46 to help make supper. after several days of doing both his 47 and sallys, johnny finally couldnt 48 it any longer. he came to his grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .grandma smiled and gave him a big _49 . “sweetheart, i know. you see, i was watering the flowers at the window 50 i saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and i saw the whole thing. but because i love you, i 51 you. i was just wondering how long you would let sally 52 _ of you.”in reality, no matter how 53 _ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to 54 it and work it through instead of running away from it. hard as it is, it 55 us and makes us who we are.36. a. promoted b. exercised c. practiced d. consumed37. a. delighted b. upset c. amazed d. scared38. a. running b. rushing c. headingd. leaving39. a. sympathy b. pride c. impulse d. politeness40. a. hung b. presented c. protected d. hid 41. a. should b. shall c. mustd. might42. a. nothing b. everything c. something d. anything 43. a. loudly b. softly c. guiltily d. innocently44. a. sally b. johnny c. the children d. grandma 45. a. reluctant b. willing c. curious d. cautious46. a. kept up b. held back c. left behind d. stayed behind47. a. chores b. homework c. games d. sports48. a. accept b. stand c. withdraw d. allow49. a. hug b. blow c. reward d. award50. a. whereas b. as c. while d. when51. a. appreciate b. admire c. forgived. force52. a. put the blame b. make friends c. put pressure d. make a slave53. a. doubtful b. grateful c. harmful d. painful54. a. reject b. control c. face d. witness55. a. develops b. shapes c. ruins d. prepares第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30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。awork your brain! between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder, it controls everything we say, do or think, who we are and what we care about. the way we walk or laugh or figure out things. what we like and the talents we possess. how we see and talk and run and jump and process our food. the brain uses 20 percent of our bodys oxygen and 20 percent of its blood. somewhere within its protein, fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100 billion nerve cells, it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes. change our temperature so we dont die because of the heat or cold. speed us up or slow us down. help us choose between orange juice or orangeflavored drinks. its complexity are stunning, far beyond anything most of us can imagine. to keep this work of art as polished as possible we need to eat right, exercise and keep mentally stimulated. good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. exercise stimulates a hormone in our brain that improves memory. mental stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age.“its very important that we tell people to be physically active and mentally active,” said neurologist malcolm stewart. “people cannot stop aging, but youre able to reduce the damage; youre able to keep the function up.”following are dr. stewarts advice for improving brain health：nutritionavoid fast food. follow the old adage(格言): for breakfast, eat like a king; for lunch, like a queen; for supper, like a beggar.exercisedo a combination of stretching aerobic and musclestrengthening every day.mental gamestry to have a sense of hope about the future. do puzzles. listen to music. reach out to others to make their lives better.56. the purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _.a. inform us how the brain works b. give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy c. tell us that the brain plays an important role in our lives d. show how special the brain is to us 57. the underlined word “stunning” means _.a. interesting b. strange c. significant d. amazing 58. according to the text，more exercise _.a. keeps our mind sharp b. helps improve our memory c. gives our brain a rest d. is good for brain cells communicating with each other 59. in order to keep brain healthy，we should avoid _.a. eating a good lunch b. doing puzzles c. eating a large supper d. taking aerobic exercise bif a business wants to sell its products internationally, it had better do some market research first. this is a lesson that some large american corporations have learned the hard way. whats in the name?sometimes the problem is the name. when general motors introduced its chevy nova into latin america, it overlooked the fact that nova in spanish means “it doesnt go”. sure enough , the chevy nova never went anywhere in latin america. translation problemssometimes it is the slogan that doesnt work. no company knows this better than pepsi-cola, with its “come alive with pepsi!” campaign. the campaign was so successful in the united states , pepsi translated its slogan literally for its international campaign. as it turned out , the translations werent quite right. pepsi was begging germans to “come out of the grave(坟墓)” and telling the chinese that “pepsi brings your ancestors(老祖宗) back from the grave.”a pictures worth a thousand words other times , the problem involves packaging . a picture of a smiling baby has helped sell countless jars of gerber baby food. when gerber started selling baby food in africa, they used the same packaging as in the us, with the smiling baby on the label. later they learned that in african countries , the picture on the jar shows what the jar has in it, for many people there cant read.twist of fateeven the culture and religious factors and pure coincidence can be involved . thorn mcan shoes have a thorn mcan “signature” inside. to people in bangladesh, which is a muslim country , this signature looked like arabic script for the word allah. in that country , feet are considered unclean, and muslims felt the company was offending gods name by having people walk on it.60. from the text we learned that _.a. chevy nova was brought in latin americab. general motors did the best market research of all companies c. pepsi still sold well in china owing to the translation problemsd. the “come alive with pepsi” campaign worked well in the us61. what was “gerbers problem”?a. a translation problem b. cultural factor c. religious factor d. the picture on the jar62. for what reason were thorn mcan shoes turned down in bangladesh?a. they are not designed attractively b. their advertisements are not persuasivec. a signature looking like the word allah was in the shoes d. problem for thorn mcan was the companys name63. what does the text mainly tell us?a. lessons from some large corporations. b. how to make use of advertisements c. the importance of market researchd. the importance of packaging cthe name sounds funny but the idea is no joke: its a personal toilet called the pee-pool, anders wilhelmson, a swedish architect, is the inventor of the pee-pool.he became interested in the idea of sanitation(卫生设施) after taking part in a research project on the social and political development of cities, one of the most common problems he found in developing countries was the lack of toilets, he wanted to do something to help, so working with others, he started the project in 2005, and the next year started a company called peepoolple.the toilet is a singleuse bag made of environmentally friendly plastics, the inside is treated with urea （尿素）, a chemical commonly used as fertilizer, the hotter the weather, the more quickly the waste turns into what is needed by plants the sanitation process can be as soon as a couple of hours or as long as two to four weeks ,you can just bury it in a pot and grow whatever you like.the company expects to start selling the bags in august in kenya and bangladesh, but it is just beginning production and sales in nairobi now, full production could reach about half a million bags a day and people may be able to buy the pee-pool in countries vietnam, bangladesh, etc.the united nations says more than two and a half billion people around the world do not have good sanitation .many have no choice but to use the outdoors, which is not only bad for the environment ,but also harmful to peoples health, each year, poor sanitation leads to three fifths of those people getting an infectious disease which on average causes one out of 1,000 patients to die.jack smith, the founder of the world toilet organization, says “this is quite an unacceptable situation given the fact that we are living in the modem world, and strangely, many of them own televisions, phones but have no toilet.”64、what was the original purpose of anders wilhelmson in starting the company?a、to protect the local environment b、to earn a lot of money from the projectc、to do research on the social developmentd、to help solve the problem of lack of toilets in developing countries65、what can be learned about the pee-pool from the passage?a、it can be used over again b、its sanitation process doesnt last longc、it works better in summer than in winterd、it should be buried in a pot after being used66、the underlined word “this ” in the last paragraph probably refers to a、the outdoors being damaged b、many places being shout of toiletsc、many people having tvs and phones d、many people getting an infection diseasedmany of us have heard stories about teachers who can “see” into a students future. even if a student is not performing well, they can predict success. we are convinced that this ability, this gift, is evidence that they were “called to teach” . if the gift of sight is evidence, how greater must be the gift of touch. i have a story.i grew up in the fifties in a poor african american neighborhood in stockton, california, that had neither sidewalks nor an elementary school. each day, always in groups at our parents insistence, my friends and i would leave home early enough to walk eight blocks to school and be in our seats when the bell rang. for four blocks, we walked on dusty roads. by the fifth block, we walk