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温州二外2015学年第一学期高二期末考试英语试卷全卷满分：100分 考试时间：120分钟 第卷 （四大题，共105分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面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 was the teacher punished?a. he missed his class. b. he was drunk in his class. c. he broke into the headmasters office.2. what would the man prefer to do?a. open the window. b. close the window. c. turn on the air conditioner.3. what is troubling the man about history?a. the exam will take a long time. b. there are too many books to read.c. there are too many papers to write.4. what does the man think of the price?a. it is too high. b. it is reasonable. c. it is quite low.5. what does the man imply?a. he never exercises. b. he exercises regularly. c. he enjoys every kind of exercise.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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段对话，回答第6、7题。6. why did the woman rent a computer?a. she doesnt have one. b. she couldnt afford to buy a new one. c. she wants to try it out first.7. what is true about rent-a-center? a. they only have electronics. b. things can be rented cheaply this month. c. everything is one dollar per day for a week.听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。8. when was the deadline for the expense reports?a. monday. b. tuesday. c. friday.9. why hasnt the woman received the reports yet? a. the man forgot to send them out. b. it was the womans own fault. c. because of a delay with the delivery.10. when is the soonest that the man can send out the reports?a. in 15 minutes. b. in 10 minutes. c. in 5 minutes.听第8段对话，回答第11、12题。11. how does the woman react to what the man said at first?a. she is amused. b. she is excited. c. she doesnt believe it.12. whats the good news for the speakers?a. they can enjoy student discounts. b. they have got good seats.c. they can see the plays without paying anything.听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。13. what do we know about the womans parents?a. they are trying to save their marriage. b. they decided to have another baby. c. theyve had a happy marriage.14. what is one of the decisions the man has made? a. he gave up his job. b. he will spend less time on his job. c. he got a new job with better pay.15. how does the woman react to the mans news? a. she is happy but unsure. b. she is not interested. c. she is disappointed.16. where does the woman probably study? a. at a middle school. b. at a university. c. at a high school.听第10段对话，回答第17至20题。17. why are you required to keep your underground ticket? a. for returning money. b. for future travel. c. for collection at your destination.18. how large is the area covered by a one-day travel card? a. 560 square miles. b. 630 square miles. c. 650 square miles.19. when can one buy a one-day travel card? a. at 8:00 a.m. on wednesday. b. at 6:00 a.m. on saturday. c. at 9:00 a.m. on monday.20. where are passengers allowed to smoke? a. on the underground platform. b. on the back of the last train. c. on the back of the upper deck of buses.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。21. a number of graduates prefer to work in big cities, where there are a lot of _ , like convenient transportation, more opportunities and better equipment. a. amusementsb. attractionsc. challengesd. achievements22. jim records his physical training every time so that he can _ it and think about how he should improve it the next day. a. contribute tob. lead toc. attend tod. refer to23. only after mary read her composition the second time _ the spelling mistake.a. she has noticedb. did she noticec. does she noticed. she noticed24. the old man _ toothache sighed in great relief. a.ridding of b. rid ofc. having rid ofd. to rid of 25. it was the boy, rather than his teachers, that _ for what the boy had done.a. were to blameb. were to be blamed c. was to blame d. was to be blamed 26. ill take seriously _ advice you put forward.a. whatever b. however c. whichever d. whenever27. it was _ of our boss to care so much about our feelings, as a result of which many of my co-workers decided to stay when our company was at risk. a. modestb. particularc.strict d. considerate28. _ to smart phones just before bed, as a research says recently, can lead to poor nights sleep. a. being exposedb. exposedc. having exposedd. to expose 29. the soldiers fought _ of their countrys safety.a. in advance b. in need c. in defense d. in support30. mary felt _ from the outside world, since the internet connection isnt available in the island. a. cut offb. put outc. cut outd. put forward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，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。it was 4 oclock in the morning, when i received the phone call“this is the emergency room calling and your son was just _31_ in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. we have called for a(n) _32_ and are going to fly him to the burn unit in seattle.” seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was _33_.the doctor described the _34_, which caused the burns. at 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. when they _35_ the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. the flames _36_ my sons shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head. _37_, one of the boys who was quickminded grasped my son and _38_ him on the grass. while it saved his life, it was not in _39_ to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars. after he _40_ from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months _41_ it takes that long for the skin to stop wrinkling(起皱). so, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burnswhen i was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very _42_ scar on her arm, “nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it. it does not mean they will not _43_ it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesnt matter to you. i _44_ this wisdom on to my son. he took my advice to _ 45_ and returned to school with his head held highglad he was alive. by the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not _46_. so he made the _47_ to give up any plastic surgery. we all have “scars” that we believe _48_ people to keep away from us. and we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better. but you see, people will only judge you by your looks or your clothes if you are judging yourself by these same _49_ standards. put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value _50_ yourself, and your beauty will shine through. 31. a. brought b. given c. turned d. showed32. a. doctor b. hospital c. aircraft d. ambulance33. a. serious b. terrible c. dangerous d. important34. a. event b. process c. reason d. accident35. a. got b. lit c. burned d. moved36. a. took b. held c. caught d. attracted37. a. fortunately b. surprisingly c. happily d. slowly38. a. pushed b. threw c. dropped d. rolled39. a.shape b. place c. fact d. time40. a. benefited b. recovered c. suffered d. relaxed41. a. if b. while c. because d. although42. a. normal b. violent c. obvious d. popular43. a. mention b. notice c. 1augh d. hide44. a. sent b. kept c. handed d. passed45. a. heart b. life c. practice d. admission46. a. grow b. matter c. exist d. appear47 . a. mistake b. effort c. decision d. request48. a. invite b. cause c. allow d. remind49 . a. false b. strict c. moral d. general50. a. by b. over c. beyond d. within第三部分：阅读理解（25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。aalthough he will always be remembered for starring “superman,” the greatest role of actor christopher reeves life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord （脊椎） injuries and an supporter of stem cell （干细胞） research.unlike the man of steel, he wasnt faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than an engine and he couldnt leap tall buildings in a single bound. but the courage and determination reeve showeed in trying to overcome his paralysis （瘫痪） from a 1995 horse-riding accident went beyond any of the achievements of the comic book hero.“he became a real-life superman. his heroism, his courage was extraordinary,” colin blakemore, the chief executive of britains medical research council said. “like many people who suffer some terrible injuries, christopher reeve was totally changed by that experience and brought the kind of energy and enthusiasm that made him successful as a film star to an entirely different issue, with huge effect.”reeve, 52, died of heart failure on october 10, 2004 after having treatment for an infected pressure wound without realizing his dream of walking again. but in the nine years since his accident, he made personal progress to regain respect and admiration, founded the christopher reeve paralysis foundation, a non-profit research organization, and used his fame to raise millions of dollars for research into spinal cord injuries.he also provided hope and inspiration to other patients and made speeches to support scientists to be allowed to conduct stem cell research in the hopes of eventually curing paralysis and other illnesses such as diabetes and alzheimers and parkinsons disease.“he has been our champion. if you think of spinal injuries, you automatically recall a picture of christopher reeve,” said paul smith, executive director of the spinal injuries association in england. it is because of reeve that spinal cord injuries and stem cell research are so widely discussed, according to smith. the fact that it happened to reeve showed it can affect anyone, even superman.reeve did not live long enough to see whether stem cell research could help restore movement to the paralyzed. the research is still in its early days and no one knows what advances it may bring.51. which of the following words can best describe the characteristics of reeve?a. strong-willed and caring b. tough and persuasivec. caring and reliable d. sympathetic and considerate52. the purpose of paragraph 2 is to show us that _.a. reeve was not as capable as the image he acted in his filmb. the image of superman created by reeve will always be rememberedc. reeve is no more than an ordinary person when he was faced with paralysisd. the inspiring image in reeves real life was even greater than that in his film53. reeve made the following contributions to the scientific research except_.a. setting up a non-profit research organizationb. winning public respect and admiration by overcoming obstaclesc. influencing the world by making speeches on stem cell researchd. struggling for the permission to conduct stem cell research54. it can be implied from the passage that _.a. reeve remained optimistic after suffering from paralysisb. stem cell research has long been a controversial subjectc. paralysis can happen to anyone no matter how strong he seemsd. some presently incurable illnesses are to be cured in the near future55. which of the following can be the best title for the passage?a. a fighter of spinal cord injuries b. a real hero in filmc. a forever superman d. a struggling lifebhave you ever made contact with the creative spirit, that certain something hard to describe, but full of goodand sometimes greatideas? it is more than an occasional great thought. when we feel the moving of the creative spirit, it brings to life a style of being: a lifetime filled with the desire to invent, to explore new ways of doing things, and to turn dreams into reality.that flash of inspiration is the final moment of a process marked by unique stagesthe basic steps in creative problem-solving. the first stage is preparation, when you look for any information that might be important. its when you let your imagination run free.but one barrier(障碍) is the inside voice of judgment that locks up our creative spirit within the limits of what we think acceptable. its the voice that whispers to you, theyll think im foolish, or that will never work. but we can learn to recognize this voice of judgment and have the courage to discount its unhelpful advice.once you have thought about all the relevant(相关的) pieces and pushed your mind to the limits, you can let the problem remain and take in all you have gathered. its a stage when much of what goes on occurs outside your focused awareness. as the saying goes, you sleep on it.we are more open to creative thoughts from the unknowing mind when we are not really thinking of anything. that is why daydreams are so useful in the search for creativity. anytime you can just daydream and relax is useful in the creative process: a shower, long drives, a quiet walk, etc.with luck, daydreaming will lead to a light turning on above your head, when all of a sudden the answer will come to you as if from nowhere. this is the popular stagethe one that usually gets all the glory and attention, the moment that people sweat and long for, the feeling this is it! but the thought alone is still not a creative act. the final stage is translation, when you take your creative thought and transform it into action; it becomes useful to you and others.56. in paragraph 1, “the moving of the creative spirit” probably means _. a. preparation b. explorationc. problem-solvingd. inspiration57. according to the article, what keeps us from creativity? a. having less information to form a good idea. b. relying on others during the creative process. c. caring about other peoples opinions about us. d. thinking about too many ideas at the same time.58. what can we learn from the fifth paragraph? a. the unknowing mind is very difficult for us to understand. b. creativity arrives when we arent focused on anything. c. daydreaming is useless and has nothing to do with creativity. d. showers, long drives and quiet walk are good for our bodies.59. when does creativity become useful to us and others? a. when thought is turned into action.b. when people understand our ideas. c. when the popular stage is reached.d. when we think “this is it!”.60. which of the following would the author probably support? a. the creative spirit means an occasional great thought. b. others voice of judgment allows us to ignore barriers. c. creative problem-solving calls for barrier-free imagination. d. daydreaming is sure to bring a sudden answer to a problem.cmy father had always been an alert observer of human character. within seconds of meeting someone, he could sum up their strengths and weaknesses. it was always a challenge to see if any of my boyfriends could pass dads test. none did. dad was always rightthey didnt pass my test either. after dad died, i wondered how id figure it out on my own.thats when jack arrived on the scene. he was different from any other guy id dated. he could sit for hours on the piano bench with my mother, discussing some composers. my brother rick loudly announced that jack wasnt a turkey like the other guys id brought home. jack passed my familys test. but what about dads?then came my mothers birthday. the day he was supposed to drive, i got a call. “dont worry,” he said, “but ive been in an accident. im fine, but i need you to pick me up.”when i got there, we rushed to a flower shop for something for mom. “how about gardenias（栀子花）?” jack said, pointing at a beautiful white corsage (胸花). the florist put the corsage in a box.the entire ride, jack was unusually quiet. “are you all right?” i asked. “ive been doing a lot of thinking,” he said. “i might be moving.” moving? then he added, “moving in with you.” i nearly put the car on the sidewalk. “what?” i asked. “i think we should get married,” he said. he told me hed planned his proposal in a fancy restaurant, but after the accident, he decided to do it right away. “yes,” i whispered. we both sat dumbfounded, tears running down our cheeks. id never known such a tender moment. if only dad were here to give his final approval.“oh, lets just go inside.” jack laughed. my mother opened the door. “happy birthday!” we shouted. jack handed the box to her. she opened it up. suddenly, her eyes were filled with tears. “mom, whats wrong?” i asked. “im sorry,” she said, wiping her eyes. “this is only the second gardenia corsage ive ever received. i was given one years ago, long before you kids were born.” “from who?” i asked. “your father,” mom said. “he gave me one right before we were engaged.” my eyes locked on jacks as i blinked away(眨掉) tears. dads test? i knew jack had passed.61. according to the text, we know the writers father was _.a. interest