湖南省浏阳一中高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版.doc

湖南省浏阳一中2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版考生注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。第一部分：听力技能 （共两节，满分30分）第一节 听力理解（共15小题；满分22.5分）directions :in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation , there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and clisten carefully and then choose the best answer for each questionyou will hear each conversation twice .conversation 11. whats the probable relationship between the speakers? a colleagues b classmates c teachers and students2. which of the following are not mentioned in the conversation? a sharks b elephants c sealsconversation 23. whats the weather like today? a fine b rainy c cloudy4. what kind of music does the woman like? a pop music b rock music c light musicconversation 35. where does the conversation probably take place? a in a travel agency b in a hotel c at a train station6. how much should the woman pay? a 280 yuan b 560 yuan c 840yuanconversation 47. where are the speakers probably? a in a store b at home c in a classroom8. whats wrong with the desk? a there is a hole in it b one of its legs is broken c it is not strong enough9. who will mend the desk? a the boys father b the girls father c the speakers themselvesconversation 510. what are the speakers talking about? a how to spend the weekend b what to do in their spare time c how to do the homework well11. when will the speakers go to the museum? a on sunday morning b on sunday afternoon c on saturday morning12. how will the speakers go there? a by bus b by bike c on foot conversation 613. how will the womans mother arrive? a by car b by bus c by air14 when will the meeting begin? a at 10:15 b at10:30 c at 10:4515. what is the womans mother like? a short with long blonde hair and glasses b tall with short blonde hair and glasses c short with short blonde hair and glasses第二节 笔录要点（共5小题；满分7.5分 ）directions : in this section , you will hear a mini-talk ,listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard . fill in each blank with no more than three wordsyou will hear the min-talk twice time where/ what to doon tuesdays and thursdays from 3:15 to 16 meet in this room for the 17 of the courseevery other week on thursdaysuse the research lab in room 18 the day after tomorrowget the books for the class- 19 from 1:00 to 2:00 on 20 meet with the teacher during the office hours第二部分：知识运用（共三节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空 （共15题；满分15分）directions: for each of the following unfinished sentences, there are four choices marked a , b, c and d choose the one that best completes the sentence21.welcome to our hometown- liuyang. there are many places worth _, such as dawei mountain, tansitongs birthplace and confucius temple . a. to visit b. visiting c. visited d. to be visited22. an ecosystem consists of the living and nonliving things in an area _ interact(互相作用) with one another.a. that b. where c. who d. what23. mary is very particular about her clothes, and nowhere _a suitable coat yesterday. a. she did buy b. did she buy c. did buy she d. she bought24. on october 11 , 2013, mo yan, 57, became the first chinese writer _ the top literary prize nobel prize. a. to win b. having won c. winning d. won25. i _in changsha for several days last year. the city, especially peoples love for spicy food, has left a deep impression on me. a. has been b. had been c. stayed d. was staying26. making a silly mistake at a job interview is sometimes very embarrassing, but if _, it may become a driving force. a. properly handled b. properly handling c. you properly handled d. you properly handling27. jims parents are not rich, but they would like to use _they have to send him abroad for a better education. a. that all b. all what c. what d. which28.three kingdoms is a funny game _ around the popular classical novel romance of three kingdoms(三国演义) by luo guanzhong.a. having built b. being built c. to be built d. built29. although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than _ produced by a car. a. one b. that c. ones d. those30. through this incident, both of us have become better people. however, if i _our friendship, we would have both learnt nothing. a. ended b. has ended c. had ended d. ends31. _in the city for 10 years, he got tired of the noisy life. a. to live b. lived c. living d. having lived32. according to statistics, a man is _to die of skin cancer as a woman. a. more than twice as likely b. twice more than as likely c. as likely more than twice d. twice more than likely as33. -it has been decades since we last met. -but i still remember the graduation party, believe it or not, _we toasted for our separation and reunion. a. that b. which c. where d. what34. if you get the job, _yourself to it and you will be rewarded. a. devoting bdevoted c. to devote d. devote35. no one knows what effects the gm material might have _the food chain. a. on b. for c. to d. with第二节 完型填空1（共12小题；满分18）directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.there are many kinds of friends. some are always with you, but dont understand you. some say only a few words to you, but understand you. many people will step in your life, but only 36 friends leave footprints. i shall always recall (回忆）the autumn and the girl with the 37 . i know she will always be my best friend. it was the golden season. i could see the yellow leaves 38 on the cool wind. in such a season, i liked walking alone in the leaves, 39 to the sound of them. autumn is a 40 season and life is uninteresting. the free days always make me sad. but one day, the sound of a violin 41 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. a young girl, standing in the wind, was 42 in playing her violin. i had never seen her before. the music was so nice that i listened quietly. lost in the music, i didnt know that i had been 43 there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her. leaves were still falling. every day she played the violin in the corner of the building when i went downstairs to watch her performance. i was the only listener. the autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 44 . though we didnt know each other, i thought we were already good friends. i believed she also loved me.autumn was nearly over. one day, when i was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 45 . to my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.you must like violin. she said. yes. and you play very well. why did you stop? i asked. suddenly, a 46 expression appeared on her face and i could feel something unusual. i came here to see my grandmother, but now i must leave. i once played very badly. it was your listening every day that 47 me. she said.in fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn, i answered. lets be friends. the girl smiled, and so did i.36. a. young b. true c. new d. old37. a. sound b. song c. play d. violin38. a. shakingb. hangingc. fallingd. floating39. a. watching b. listening c. seeing d. hearing40. a. lively b. lovely c. harvest d. lonely41. a. flowed b. grew c. entered d. ran42. a. lost b. active c. busy d. interested43. a. waiting b. stopping c. standing d. hearing44. a. interesting b. moving c. encouraging d. exciting45. a. changed b. began c. gone d. stopped 46. a. happy b. sad c. strange ,d. surprised47. a. surprised b. excited c. encouraged d. interested第三节 完型填空2 （共8小题；满分12分） directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.the gorilla (猩猩) is 48._ rare animal that lives in africa. gorillas are very big animals. male gorillas are usually taller and bigger 49._ female gorillas. male gorillas can reach a height of 1.8 m and can weigh 140-180 kg. female gorillas can reach a height of 1.5 m and, on average, weigh 90 kg. gorillas are usually black 50._ color. their bodies are covered with black or brown fur. some gorillas have red hair on their heads. male gorillas over ten years of age have silver hair on 51._ backs. gorillas are social animals and live in family groups. a typical family includes one adult gorilla, 52._ is the leader of the family. some families can have as many as 50 members 53._ others include only a few members. gorillas sleep about 13 hours a night 54._ rest for several hours during the day. gorillas are quiet and shy animals and their only natural enemy is human beings. 55._ the growth of the human population and the development of farming, there is a question as to whether gorillas can survive. thankfully, most countries have passed laws to protect them.第三部分：阅读技能（共三节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解 （共15题；满分30分） directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b,c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.asome time ago, i discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. i didnt think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. so i left home one morning carrying the chair with me. i went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. i was quite wrong. the man wouldnt even look at my chair.the second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth so i decided that my approach must be wrong.i went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. i placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “would you like to buy a chair?” he looked it over carefully and said, “yes, not a bad chair. how much do you want for it, sir?” “twenty pounds,” i said. “ok,” he said, “ill give you twenty pounds.” “its got a slightly broken leg,” i said. “yes, i saw that; its nothing.”everything was going according to plan and i was getting excited. “what will you do with it?” i asked. “oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “ill buy it,” i said. “what do you mean？youve just sold it to me,” he said. “yes, i know but ive changed my mind. im sorry; ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it. ” “you must be crazy,” he said. then, suddenly the penny dropped. “i know what you want. you want me to repair your chair. ” “youre right,” i said. “and what would you have done if i had walked in and said, would you mend this chair for me?” “i wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “we dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. but ill mend this for you; shall we say for a fiver?” he was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.56. we can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _. a. was rather impolite b. was warmly receivedc. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair d. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair57. the underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means _. a. plan for dealing with thing b. decision to sell things c. idea of repairing things by himself d. way of doing things58. the expression “ the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _. a. changed his mind b. accepted the offer c. saw the writers purpose d. decided to help the writer59. how much did the writer pay? a. 5 b. 6 c. 20 d. 2760. from the text, we can learn that the writer was_.a. honest b. careful c. smart d. funny bthe nations largest group of pediatricians(小儿科医生) on monday urged its members to “firmly oppose boxing for any child or adolescent.” in a statement, the american academy of pediatrics (aap) said thousands of boys and girls take part in the sport in north america, despite risks of serious brain and facial injuries. the groups position was approved by some experts. “there is very little one can do in order to increase the chance of having a healthy brain when you get old,” said dr. hans forstl, who has studied boxing injuries. “ one of the best things you can do is avoid boxing.” he said. according to the new statement, published in the journal pediatrics, information from canada shows a rise in boxing injuries over the past decade. pat russo, a retired police officer who runs a boxing gym in brooklyn, new york, said injuries are rare in amateur boxing. after 26 years and training thousands of kids, he has seen just one split lip among his students. “ if the gym is run properly, injuries are at an absolute minimum,” russo said. “football is ten times more dangerous. while tennis or football might also help kids gain confidence, boxing holds a special attraction for children in poor neighborhoods, because it allows them to act tough while in trouble.” dr. robert cantu, a surgeon (外科医生) at emerson hospital in concord, massachusetts, said aaps attitude makes sense for upper-class and middle-class kids. “ clearly boxing is safer today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, but it is still a very risky activity,” he said. “for kids in poor areas, however, the situation is different,” said cantu. “ the most dangerous thing for the majority of people in boxing is just where they live. they are far safer in the ring (拳击场), even taking blows to the head, than they are out in the neighborhood.”61. the statement released by aap was _. a approved by pat russo b focused on professional boxing c based on dr. hans forstls research d strongly against boxing for children62. what is dr. hans forstls attitude towards boxing for children? a unconcerned b supportive c opposed d neutral63. pat russo believes that boxing injuries are_. a still on the rise today b not a serious problem in his gym c not common in poor neighborhood d more dangerous than football injuries64. in the text, dr. robert cantu expressed his concern about _. a brain injuries occurring in boxing matches b the development of boxing among children c the attitude of upper-class kids toward boxing d childrens security in poor neighborhood65. what is the text mainly about? a the development of boxing gyms b childrens risk of injury in boxing c the disadvantage of doing boxing d measures to improve boxing safety c college visits are importantbefore you commit years of your life and money to a school, be sure youre choosing a place, that is a good match for your personality and interestsyou cant get the feel of a school from any guidebook, so be sure to visit the campusbelow are a few tips for getting the most out of your college visit1.explore on your ownof course you should take the official campus tour, but be sure to allow time to hang around on your own the trained tour guides will show you a schools selling pointsbut the 1dest and prettiest buildings dont give you the entire picture of a collegetry to walk the extra mile and get the complete picture of the campus2.read the bulletin boardswhen you visit the student center, academic buildings and residence hall, take a few minutes to read the bulletin boardsthey provide an easy way to see whats happening on campusthe ads for lectures, clubs and plays can tell you whats going on outside the classrooms3.eat in the dining hallyou can get a good feel for student life by eating in the dining halltry to sit with students if you cando the students seem happy or stressed? also, is the food good? are there adequate healthy options? many admission offices will give prospective students coupons（优惠券）for free meals in the dining halls4.visit a class in your majorif you know what you want to study, a class visit makes a lot of senseyoull get to observe other students in your field and see how involved they are in classroom discussiontry to stay after class for a few minutes and chat with the students to get their impressions of their professors and majorbe sure to call in advance to schedule a classroom visitmost colleges dontallow visitors to drop in on class unannounced5talk to lots of studentsyour campus tour guide has been trained to market the sch001try to talk to students who arent getting paid to impress youthese important conversations can often provide you with information about co1lege life that isnt part of the admission scriptfew university officials wi11 tell you if their students spend all weekend drinking or studying, but a group of random(随机的，随意的) students might.for more tips，please go to colleg