江苏省涟水中学高二英语下学期期中试题 (2).doc

涟水中学20142015学年度第二学期高二期中测试英 语 试 题 本试卷共9页，包括选择题和非选择题,共五大部分（满分120分，考试时间120分钟）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并阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what is the man most probably? a. a doctor.b. a teacher.c. a writer.2. how much will the woman pay? a. $5.00.b. $ 4.90.c. $ 4.50.3. what are the speakers doing? a. watching a movie.b. enjoying a concert.c. waiting to buy tickets.4. where is the man most probably right now? a. in a shop.b. in his office.c. at mcdonalds.5. what item do the speakers still need? a. a sleeping bag.b. a tent.c. food.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分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7题。6. what does the woman regret? a. not coming to the ticket office before lunch. b. not having lunch before coming to the ticket office. c. not buying her tickets over the phone.7. when will the ticket office close? a. in 45 minutes.b. in three hours.c. in two hours.听第7段材料，回答第8 至 9题。8. which of the following does the woman want to order? a. wine and steak.b. water and steak.c. fish and beer.9. what will the man do next? a. find a seat. b. order the food.c. make a phone call.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. what food does the man dislike the most? a. fries.b. noodles.c. fish.11. how does the woman feel about the man? a. he dares not to try new things. b. he has had too many new experiences. c. he is hard to please with new food.12. why does the woman feel the mans request is fair? a. the man doesnt force her to eat new food. b. the man chooses the restaurant for her. c. the man agrees with her suggestion.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. where did the man put his wallet? a. in his backpack.b. in his back pocket.c. in his front pocket.14. what does the woman think of the robber? a. greedy.b. careless.c. skillful.15. who did the camera belong to? a. the man himself. b. the mans older brother. c. the mans younger sister.16. when does the conversation take place? a. in the afternoon. b. at noon.c. in the morning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. which of the following is what chinese-all does every year? a. publishing about 100,000 e-books. b. working with 400 famous writers. c. producing good films or tv series.18. how much does it cost users to have access to all the e-books on the website? a. 28 yuan.b. 30 yuan.c. 32 yuan.19. what do we know about han yingya? a. she has been an e-book reader for several years. b. she has had more than 1,000 e-books. c. she just reads free e-books online.20. what is the future of the e-book market, according to the speaker? a. promising. b. difficult.c. unpredictable.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）21. penicillin became the greatest drug of the 20th century, without _ many people _ from sickness or even small wounds.a. it, diedb. which, have diedc. which, would have died d. it, would have died22. today acupuncture, the art of “magic needles”, has become popular round the world, _ have other traditional chinese medicines. a. sob. as c. that d. which23. _ ever find something you want to save on your own computer, you can download it. a. should youb. if should you c. if you willd. will you24. market economy is a competitive economy, _ i think, suppliers, producers and dealers should obey market rules and develop cooperative relation based on mutual benefits. a. that b. which c. where d. how25. all the citizens, young and old, walked and sang, beautifully _ in new clothes of all kinds, _ the success of their football team. a. dressing; celebrating b. wearing; to celebrate c. dressed; to celebrated. worn; celebrating26. although faced with stress from constant exams, she lost _ of her enthusiasm for study.a. someb. neitherc. noned. all27. with the rapid development of medical science, we _ more new drugs used in the treatment of cancer.a. see b. had seen c. will be seeingd. would see28. after the earthquake, many people in nepal have to be _ in the tents because most of their houses are badly damaged. a. put awayb. put outc. put upd. put off29. putin said russia _ the right to take all measures in ukraine to protect russian people there who were living in “terror”.a. escaped b. forgave c. sufferedd. reserved30. we must be aware of the potential causes of traffic accidents and act to prevent themthis is true _ everyone. a. forb. to c. withd. of31. since the amish value seeing each other face to face, they _ having telephones in their houses. a. oppose b. are opposed c. oppose to d. opposed to32. he sold me the car at a cheap price and included the radio _. a. in good relationb. from good aspectc. for good measured. in good spirits33. _ everybody is here, lets begin our meeting. a. now thatb. even thoughc. as ifd. as long as34. _ in making for 4as in the academic proficiency test, which most classmates had not expected, made her parents very upset.a. niuniu was defeatedb. niuniu being defeatedc. niunius been defeatedd. niunius being defeated35. was _ bill, _ played basketball very well, _ helped the blind man cross the road?yes, of course. he is always ready to help others. a. it; who; thatb. this; who; thatc. which; that; thatd. it; that; who第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。there are many people who could be olympic champions. its easy to be great because great people will help you. id 36 five million people could have 37 me in the pole vault (撑杆跳) the years i won it, at 38 five million. men who were stronger and faster than i was could have done it, but they never 39 a pole, never made the 40 to pick their legs off the ground to try to get over the bar. greatness is all 41 us. its easy to be great because great people will help you. what is fantastic about all the conventions i go to is 42 the greatest in the business will come and share their ideas, their methods and their 43 with everyone else. i have seen the greatest men open up and show young people exactly how they did it. they dont 44 . ill never forget the time i was 45 to break dutch warmer dams record. i was about a foot 46 his record, so i called him on the phone. i said, dutch, can you 47 me? i seem to have leveled off. i cant get any higher. he said, “ 48 , bob, come to visit me and ill give you all i got.” i 49 three days with the master, the greatest pole vaulter in the world. for three days, dutch gave me 50 that hed seen. to make a long 51 short, i went up eight inches. that great guy gave me the best that he had. ive found that sports champions and heroes 52 do this just to help you become great, too. great people will share and will tell you their 53 . look for them, call them on the phone or buy their books. go 54 they are, get around them, and talk to them. it is 55 to be great when you get around great people. 36. a. conclude b. estimate c. calculate d. appoint37. a. beaten b. won c. struck d. competed38. a. most b. first c. least d. length39. a. turned up b. gathered up c. fixed up d. picked up 40. a. decision b. achievement c. effort d. demand 41. a. around b. above c. beyond d. between 42. a. where b. why c. that d. when43. a. techniques b. equipment c. competence d. assessments44. a. put back b. give back c. take back d. hold back 45. a. developing b. trying c. competing d. claiming 46. a. near b. behind c. above d. below47. a. recognize b. follow c. help d. convey48. a. sure b. right c. certain d. great 49. a. exchanged b. instructed c. performed d. spent50. a. something b. everything c. anything d. nothing51. a. event b. story c. adjustment d. statement52. a. willingly b. intentionally c. deliberately d. religiously 53. a. ambitions b. commitments c. treasures d. secrets54. a. how b. what c. where d. when 55. a. easy b. convenient c. hard d. comfortable 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。awhether we should allow marine (海洋的) parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. a variety of different arguments have been put forward about it.smith, a sociologist, argued that dolphin parks provide the only opportunity for much of the public to see marine mammals. as this argument goes, most australians live in cities and never get to see these animals. marine parks allow the average australian to appreciate our marine wildlife. however, in fact, there are many places where they can be seen in the wild. moreover, these places do not charge an overpriced entry fee they are free.dr. alison lane, the director of the cairns marine science institute, insists that we need marine parks for scientific research. she argues that much of our knowledge of marine mammals comes from studies which were undertaken at marine parks. the knowledge which is obtained at marine parks can be useful for planning for the preservation of marine mammal species. however, jones, a zoologist, explains that park research is only useful for understanding captive animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild. their diets are different, they have significantly lower life lengths and they are more likely to have a disease. in addition, marine mammals in dolphin parks are trained and this means that their patterns of social behavior are changed.the marine park owners association holds that marine parks attract a lot of foreign tourists. this position goes on to state that these tourists spend a lot of money, increasing our foreign exchange earnings and assisting our national balance of payments. however, foreign tourists would still come to australia if the parks were closed down. indeed, surveys of overseas tourists show that they come here for a variety of other reasons and not to visit places like seaworld. tourists come here to see our native wildlife in its natural environment and not to see it in cages and concrete pools. they can see animals in those conditions in their own countries.in a word, perhaps an agreement cannot be reached now. however, a question does deserve our consideration: if we continue with our past crimes against these creatures, how will our future generations view us?56who support(s) the idea of closing marine parks?a. most australians. b. jones. c. smith. d. alison lane. 57which is not the reason to keep marine parks?a. for entertainment purpose. b. for scientific research purpose.c. for economic purpose. d. for political purpose.58the author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by_.a. pointing out the problems with keeping the marine parksb. using evidence he has collected at the marine parksc. discussing the advantages of animals natural homesd. questioning the way the animals are studiedbdoes everyone want a challenging job? in spite of all the attention focused by the media, academicians, and social scientists on human potential and the needs of individuals, there is no evidence to support that the vast majority of workers want challenging jobs. some individuals prefer highly complex and challenging jobs; others develop in simple, routine work.the individual-difference variable（变量）that seems to gain the greatest support for explaining who prefers a challenging job and who doesnt is the strength of an individuals needs for personal growth and self-direction at work. individuals with these higher-order growth needs are more responsive for challenging work. what percentage of ordinary workers actually desire higher-order need satisfactions and will respond positively to challenging jobs? no current data is available, but a study from the 1970s estimated the figure at about 15%. even after adjusting for changing work attitudes and the growth in white-collar jobs, it seems unlikely that the number today exceeds 40%.the strongest voice advocating challenging jobs has not been workersits been professors, social science researchers, and media people. professors, researchers, and journalists undoubtedly made their career choices, to some degree, because they wanted jobs that gave them autonomy, recognition and challenge. that, of course, is their choice. but for them, to force their needs onto the workforce in general is presumptuous (冒失的).not every employee is looking for a challenging job. many workers meet their higher-order need off the job. there are 168 hours in every individuals week. work rarely consumes more than 30% of this time. that leaves considerable opportunities, even for individuals with strong growth needs, to find higher-order need satisfaction outside the workplace. so dont feel you have a responsibility to create challenging jobs for all your employees. for many people, work is something that will never excite or challenge them. and they dont expect to find their growth opportunities at work. work is merely something they have to do to pay their bills. they can find challenges outside of work on the golf course, fishing, at their local pub, with their friends in social clubs, with their family, and the like.59. what makes people choose challenging jobs? a. positive responses. b. work attitudes. c. higher-order growth needs. d. personal self-direction.60. who is the least likely to prefer a challenging job? a. college professors. b. construction workers. c. social researchers. d. media journalists.61. the passage is intended for _. a. job-hunters b. researchers c. employers d. graduates62. which is the best title for the passage? a. not everyone wants a challenging job b. complex jobs offer growth opportunities c. employers should create challenging jobs d. challenging jobs give a sense of recognitionceverywhere i look outside my home i see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. when connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.people have been influenced to become technology addicted. one survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to ipad and similar devices. one study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.the main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. they have successfully created a cultural disease. consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.i see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. i call this technology servitude. i am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. what is a healthy use of technology devices? that is the vital question. who is really in charge of my life? that is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. when we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. mae west is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” but its time to discover that it does not work for technology.richard fernandez, an executive coach at google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” to break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.63. the underlined word “allure” in paragraph 2 probably means _. a. attraction b.advantage c. adaption d. attempt64. from the passage, technology companies aim to _. a. attract people to buy their products b. provide the latest information c. improve peoples quality of life d. deal with cultural diseases65. it can be inferred from this passage that people _. a. consider too much technology wonderful b. have realized the harm of high-tech devices c. can regain freedom without high-tech devices d. may enjoy life better without overused technology 66. whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?a. neutral b. skeptical c. disapproving d. sympatheticd one of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they arewhen we see something we dont like, we wish it could be different. we cry out for something better. that may be human nature，or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture. the root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want thin