江苏省张家港高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

江苏省张家港高级中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分10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。第一节1. where will the man spend the weekend?a. at the womans. b. at toms. c. on the beach.2. how does the man find the story? a. poorly written. b. funny. c. too long. 3. what does the man dislike watching? a. sports. b. documentaries. c. soap operas.4. whats the mans plan for the summer? a. becoming stronger. b. learning to swim. c. traveling around.5. where does the conversation take place? a. at a bookstore. b. at a library. c. at a fashion store.第二节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why does the woman want to quit her job? a. she doesnt like the pay. b. she has found a better job. c. she no longer likes her work.7. whats the most possible relationship between the two speakers? a. a couple. b. friends. c. colleagues.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why did the man come to see the woman? a. he didnt get any better. b. he had finished all his work. c. he was advised by others.9. how does the man feel in the end? a. painful. b. happy. c. worried.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. what keeps andy tired? a. staying up late to study. b. playing computer games. c. working in a supermarket.11. what does the man suggest doing? a. lending andy their notes. b. lending andy some money. c. studying together with andy.12. how did maria do in the exam? a. terribly. b. not so well. c. very well.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where does the woman most probably read the news report? a. in a newspaper. b. in a magazine. c. on a website.14. why does the british woman keep changing her looks? a. to look strange. b. to look like a cartoon image. c. to look like a famous person.15. what does the man think of the british womans action? a. mad. b. interesting. c. brave.16. what does the man often use his cell phone for? a. to read news . b. to talk with his customers. c. to chat online with clients听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how old are the children who are surveyed? a. aged from 6 to 10. b. aged from 9 to 13 d. aged from 10 to 1518. how long should children play video games according to the study? a. for half an hour a day. b. for less than an hour a day. c. for one and a half hours a day.19. how many groups were the children divided into? a. 2. b. 3. c. 4.20. what is the main idea of the text? a. playing video games properly benefits children. b. children in britain like playing video games. c. video games help children develop better. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21.it was his ambition to become lawyer before he thirty.a. a, turned b. the, got c. 不填, grew d. 不填, reached22.they hope the new drug will effective in the of pain.a. be proved , relive b. prove, reliefc. be proved , relief d. prove , relive 23. whats the time? oh, i forgot to have my watch _. a. wind b. wound c. winded d. winding24.-you havent done it well.-but i tried my best and did it _ the way _ i think is the best.a. in, which b./ ,in which c. by, that d.in, /25. mr. smith gave us a map, which showed how hotels were _ in the city. a. distributed b. broadcast c. spread d. contributed26. under the pressure from his colleagues, tom eventually _ that she did not have the required qualifications and decided to quit the job. a. assumed b. acknowledged c. addressed d. accelerated27. finally we found the way _ the mountain top. a. lead to b. leads to c. which lead to d. leading to 28not only _all their money, but also_their lives. a. did they lose;did they lose b. they lost; they lost c. did they lose; they lost d. they lost; did they lose29. you look upset. whats the matter?i had my proposal _ again.a. turned over b. turned on c. turned off d. turned down30. li lei is late again, but it is not surprising to me. it is _ of him to keep others waiting. a. normal b. ordinary c. common d. typical 31. it was not until i came here _ this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather. a. when i realized b. that i realizedc. did i realize d. before i realized 32. with a good _ of english and computer skills, she is superior to other candidates. a. understanding b. guidance c. command d. ability33. i prefer to buy the flowers _. a. which are smelt sweetb. that smelt sweet c. smelling sweetd. smelt sweet 34. while _ on the street, the young girl saw a teenager fall over suddenly and _ on the ground. a. cycling; layingb. cycling; liec. cycled; layd. cycled; lying35. -do you think i should join the singing group, mary? - _ if i were in your shoes, i certainly would.a. none of your business.b. it depends.c. i dont think so.d. why not？第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)the family had just moved. the young woman was feeling a little _36_. it was mothers day and 800 miles separated her from her parents.she had called them that morning, and her mother had _37_ how colorful their backyard was _38_ spring had arrived. later, she told her husband how she _39_ those lilacs (丁香花) in her parents yard. “i know where we can find some,” he said. “get the _40_ and come on.” so off they went.some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. the young woman rushed up to the nearest _41_ and buried her face in the flowers. carefully, she _42_ some. finally, they returned to their car for the _43_ home. the woman sat smiling, surrounded by her _44_.when they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got out quickly and _45_ to a nearby nursing home. she went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) _46_ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. the two _47_, bursting into laughter now and then. later the young woman turned and ran back to her _48_. as the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair _49_ with a smile, and held the lilacs _50_.“mom,” the kids asked, “_51_ did you give her our flowers?” “it is mothers day, and she seems so _52_while i have all of you. and anyone would be _53_ by flowers.”this satisfied the kids, but not the husband. the next day he _54_ some young lilacs around their yard.i was the husband. now, every may, our yard is full of lilacs. every mothers day our kids _55_ purple lilacs. and every year i remember that smile of the lonely old woman. and that has become a lasting touching memory of my life. 36. a. movedb. worriedc. angryd. depressed37. a. learnedb. imaginedc. mentionedd. realized38. a. now thatb. so thatc. as ifd. even if39. a. missedb. plantedc. wateredd. showed40. a. carsb. kidsc. clothesd. lilacs41. a. bushb. hillc. yardd. door42. a. boughtb. pickedc. sentd. raised43. a. breakb. holidayc. tripd. dinner44. a. friendsb. memoryc. flowersd. honor45. a. respondedb. pointedc. droved. hurried46. a. lovingb. elderlyc. seriousd. sensitive47. a. hesitatedb. waitedc. satd. chatted48. a. familyb. motherc. pathd. home49. a. noddedb. wavedc. leftd. continued50. a. weaklyb. politelyc. quicklyd. tightly51. a. whyb. whenc. howd. where52. a. quietb. confusedc. lonelyd. patient53. a. calmedb. persuadedc. disappointedd. cheered54. a. arrangedb. driedc. grewd. hid55. a. findb. gatherc. received. sell第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题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。 awe always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. then we are frustrated that the kids arent old enough and well be more content when they are. after that were frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. we will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.we always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse(配偶) gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, and are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. the truth is, theres no better time than right now. if not now, when? our life will always be filled with challenges. its best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.one of my favorite quotes comes from alfred souza. he said, “for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. but there was always some barrier in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. then life would begin. at last it dawned onto me that these barriers were my life.” this perspective(看法) has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. happiness is the way. so treasure every moment that you have. and remember that time waits for no one. so stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids, until your kids leave home; until you start work, until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy. happiness is a journey, not a destination. so, work like you dont need money. love like youve never been hurt. and dance like no ones watching.56. according to the author, the mistaken idea we usually have is . a. life is always incomplete b. life will be better in the future c. life is full of challenges d. children lead to unhappiness57. the author makes his point clear in paragraph 2 that .a. we had better wait until we are old b. challenges in life cannot be avoidedc. wed better decided to be happy now d. it is wise for us to wait for better days58. what does the underlined part “it dawned on me” (in paragraph 3) mean?a. something strange happened to me b. a strange idea occurred to me in the darkc. i found at dawn. d. i began to realize for the first time.bdriving offence points systemwhat is driving offence points system?after the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will earn the driver points besides other punishment. if a driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded. when the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden to drive for a certain amount of time.what are the purposes of this system?this is a system designed to make road much safer. it can improve standards of driving and reduce the accident rates.which traffic offences will result in driving offence points?of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. only those that have direct effect on road safety are included. there are altogether fourteen items.code offence points1. causing death by dangerous driving 102. dangerous driving 103. careless driving 54. driving after drinking or taking drugs 105. driving over speed limit by more than15 km/hour 36. driving in a motor race on the road 107. failing to stop after an accident 38. failing to give information after an accident 39. failing to report an accident 310. failing to obey directions of police officers 311. crossing double white lines 312. failing to obey traffic signals 313. failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalk. failing to stop for people walking 314. failing to stop at school crossing 3what will happen if you have got up to 10 points?if you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning letter from the transport department. this letter will tell your record of driving offence points and remind you of the result of getting more points. it is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for the better.what will happen if you have got 15 points?if you have got 15 points or more within two years, a court will take away your driving license. the first time you are found guilty you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to drive for six months.59. the underlined word “offence” (paragraph 1 ) refers to _. a. a driving habit b. an official of road safety c. bad behavior in the office d. an action against the traffic law60. the driving offence points _. a. is a system that helps to improve the driving standards b. are points earned because of dangerous driving c. shows traffic offences of different kinds d. is a guide dealing with traffic offences61. what will happen to you if you have got 13 points? a. you will be punished for the points. b. your driving license will be taken away. c. your record will be sent to the transport department. d. you will get a warning letter from the transport department.62. what will happen to you if you are caught driving dangerously and two months later you arecaught careless driving? a. your license will be taken away. b. you will be taken to the police station. c. you will not be able to drive for 6 months.d. you will not be able to drive for 3 months. cit is normal for parents to question their childrens hairstyle or the clothes they wear. but today teenagers and their parents argue over something else: money.children are spending lots of it. parents used to say to their children,“youre wearing that?”now they say,“you paid how much for that?”children in the us today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young.so what are all these children buying? the list is long: ipods, trainers, cell phones and jeans are typical items that children“have to”buy. and they will do anything to get them. they ask their parents over and over until they buy them.but parents also need to take the blame for spending so much money. they want their children to have the best stuff. they end up competing with other parents over what their children have.so no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rather than spending it all the time.and its hard to save when companies use advertising and clever slogans to encourage young people to buy their products. they even encourage children to keep asking their parents for something until they get it.today, you dont even need to have money in order to buy something. banks give out credit cards and loans all the time so people are saving less and less. we are used to there being lots of money around. and if you dont have much you can always borrow some.but this hasnt always been the case. when our grandparents were young there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. they only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.the older generation made the wise expression,“money doesnt grow on trees.”this is as true now as it was 50 years ago. they give money a great deal of value. and we all have a lot to learn from them. 63. the text mainly tells us _.a. divisions between teenagers and their parentsb. childrens high consumption of productsc. what is popular among children at the momentd. how to spend money wisely64. parents are to blame for childrens spending a lot of money because _.a. they dont give children positive guidance in consumptionb. their consumption habits set a bad example to childrenc. the always give children too much pocket moneyd. they offer to buy the latest fashions for their children65. people find it hard to save because of all of the following reasons except that _.a. banks provide credit cards and loansb. advertisements draw peoples attention to new productsc. people have more money than in the past and saving is out of dated. peoples living standard has improved and they can buy what they want 66. the saying“money doesnt grow on trees.”in the last paragraph seems to tell us that _.a. the older generation understood how to teach children to save b. in the past, people attached more importance to saving moneyc. money has a great deal of valued. money is not easily earned and people should be careful spending itdmany 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 walked on sidewalks that led to lovely homes and to fair oaks elementary school. it was at fair oaks, in a sixth grade e