江苏省灌南华侨双语学校高二英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版.doc

江苏省灌南华侨双语学校2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版时间：120分钟 分值：120分第一部分：听力共两节，满分20分做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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. what is the time now? a. 6:35. b. 6:30 c. 6:25.2. what does the man think of the film? a. boring. b. great. c. funny.3. what does the mans grandfather do on sundays? a. he watches tv. b. he plays golf. c. he visits the mans family. 4. which place did the man enjoy most? a. the seaside. b. the mountains c. the museums.5. how did the man sell his bicycle? a. he advertised it in the newspaper. b. he sold it through one of his colleagues. c. he advertised it in the restroom of his work building.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 day is it today? a. monday. b. sunday. c. saturday.7. how old is the woman? a. 18. b. 23. c. 30.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what relation is the man to the woman? a. her classmate. b. her father. c. her teacher.9. what is on the wall stand? a. the drawing board. b. the indian ink. c. the watercolor paint.10. where does the conversation take place? a. at home. b. at a store. c. at school.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what are the speakers doing? a. getting packed for a camp. b. doing some shopping. c. preparing for a trip.12. how much money do the speakers have altogether? a. 500 euros. b. 600 euros. c. 1,100 euros.13. what will the weather be like in rome next week? a. hot. b. warm. c. cold.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. what is the probable relationship between the speakers? a. boss and secretary. b. husband and wife. c. reporter and firefighter.15. what did the man do when he saw the fire? a. he drove away. b. he tried to put out the fire. c. he went into the burning house.16. what do we know about the fire? a. it killed the owners. b. it was caused by an electrical fault. c. it was put out by the owners neighbors.17. what will the woman do next? a. prepare a meal. b. have a shower. c. take a rest.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where is the most famous canyon? a. in the us. b. in canada. c. in france.19. what is special about the grand canyon? a. its old age. b. its length and depth. c. its cause of formation.20. how deep is the grand canyon at its deepest point? a. more than 1,800 meters. b. more than 1,200 meters. c. more than 440 meters.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. he has decided to go abroad to study with the _ of improving his english and finding a better job. a. suggestion b. choice c. advantage d. intention22. i would really appreciate _ if you can make time in your schedules to attend my lecture today. a. that b. it c. this d. one 23. i have _ many different friends _ it is hard to choose just one best friend. a. so; as b. so; that c. such; as d. such; that24. if you dont know what you want, you might _ getting something you dont want. a. end up b. pick up c. turn up d. give up 25. -you didnt lock the back door. -you are wrong. i _. a. have locked it b. lock it myself c. did lock it d. do lock it26. while this kind of humour may sound cruel, it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person _. a. to make fun of b. made fun of c. being making fun of d. being made fun of27. -i have looked for my keys everywhere, but i cant find them. -sorry to hear that. you _ them somewhere. a. must lose b. should lose c. must have lost d. should have lost28. this evening there will be a _ broadcast of the debate. a. alive b. lively c. living d. live29. scientists have announced that they _ the first human embryo, which has caused much debate round the world. a. cloned b. had cloned c. have cloned d. will have cloned30. friendships between girls are usually _ shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests. a. cautious about b. absorbed in c. anchored in d. concerned about31. as fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and _. a. so did the airlines b. nor did the airlines c. so the airlines did d. nor the airlines did 32. we should produce less things from raw materials, _ is growing smaller and smaller. a. whose supplies b. the supply of which c. which supply d. the supply of whom33. our factory has been developing rapidly this year. this years production is five times _ it was ten years ago. a. that b. what c. which d. as 34. i once saw the play, which was the first one _ that year. a. to be performed b. to perform c. performed d. being performed35. -believe it or not, i have met him before. -no kidding? _ youve never mentioned it? a. what if b. what for c. how come d. how about第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，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。december was always a busy month for our womens sunday school class. however, my classmates and i still wanted to do a special 36 together that would really serve a good cause.“we could 37 at a homeless shelter,” linda suggested when i asked before class.“or send care cards to our soldiers overseas,” said kelly. “and we could 38 joy to our neighbors right here in town.”“theyre all good ideas,” i said as we 39 our lesson. “but which one do we pick?”at the end of the class, as always, we shared our answers again. katie had 40 made it on time, and she had seemed distracted (分心) during the lesson. but now she told us, “my family could really get your kindness. my husband still hasnt found full-time work. were falling 41 with the rent. ive looked everywhere, but i havent been able to find a job.” katie 42 her face in her hands. i knew how 43 she was and how hard their family had 44 .“we trust you to meet this familys needs.” our teacher said.“poor katie,” kelly said to me 45 we walked out to our cars. “on top of everything else, she told me that one of her little 46 had her bike stolen just the other day!”“i think i know what our special project should be.” i said.e-mails flew back and forth among class members. soon we 47 enough money for katies 48 . linda and patti bought a shirt for katies husband and a beautiful new 49 for katie. kelly found two 50 as good as new, one for each of their girls. brenda and diane 51 groceries (食品杂货店) for christmas dinner and beyond. stephanie decorated stockings (长袜) 52 with treats. then, on christmas eve, we 53 a person from a neighboring town to send her all of the gifts, so that we could remain secret santas.the first class after christmas, katie wore her new dress, and a big smile. by then i think she 54 who her secret santas were, but if she hadnt, the smiles we flashed back surely gave us 55 .36. a. projectb. taskc. giftd. class37. a. complainb. stayc. volunteerd. live38. a. findb. spreadc. feeld. express39. a. startedb. endedc. preparedd. reviewed40. a. finallyb. reallyc. rarelyd. actually41. a. inb. toc. acrossd. behind42. a. buriedb. turnedc. showedd. washed43. a. selfishb. sadc. smartd. shamed44. a. battledb. raisedc. struggledd. fought45. a. ifb. thoughc. until d. as46. a. boysb. girlsc. childrend. babies47. a. spentb. savedc. lostd. collected48. a. jobb. rentc. housed. car49. a. dressb. shirtc. hatd. bag50. a. presentsb. toysc. booksd. bicycles51. a. acceptedb. receivedc. donatedd. grasped52. a. decoratedb. preservedc. mixedd. filled53. a. attractedb. invitedc. employedd. ordered54. a. figured outb. picked outc. got outd. looked out55. a. upb. awayc. outd. in第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共15小题，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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。a“when an american asks me this question, its like a wall of ice crashing down between us.” my moscow-born friend galina said. the question is “how are you?”.the answer americans give, of course is, “fine.” but when russians hear this they think one of two things: you are experiencing a rare moment of fineness or you are lying.ask a russian, “how are you?” and you will hear, for better or worse, the truth. i have experienced many painful minutes of silence after my grandmother made her stock response: “terrible,” to which she might add, “why? because being old is terrible and i am very old.”“fine makes russians think that americans have no soul,” i explained recently to an american-born friend. “that they just want to go home, eat a frozen dinner in front of the tv, and wait out the hours before going to work to make money again.” he laughed, “you know, theres something to that.”the thing most russians dont realize is that, in english, “how are you?” isnt a question at all, but a form of “hi”, like the russian “privyet!” psychologists at the university of michigan have shown that, while russians are, indeed, easier to be depressed than americans, their open acceptance of bad experiences might be healthier. recently, when i looked through a few american guides on traveling to russia, i was disappointed to find that they all suggested that tourists adopt the american approach to “how are you”.56. when you ask a russian “how are you” the russian will _. a. answer “fine” b. tell you the truth c. make no answer d. get angry and walk away57. if an american answers “fine” to the question “how are you”, the russian will think _. a. he is not honest b. he will go home c. he likes watching tv d. he is living a bad life58. we can infer russians answer to “how are you” can make americans feel _. a. happy b. angry c. puzzled d. touchedba mothers ad calling for her son to come home for chinese new year ran on the front page of the chinese melbourne daily newspaper on january 14.it placed a full page ad, saying “dear peng, ive called you many times but you dont pick up, maybe you will see this. dad and mom wont ever force you to get married anymore, come home for chinese new year! from your mom who loves you.”the ad, which appeared on the front page of the chinese melbourne daily on tuesday, would cost $2,796.80 australian dollars ($2465). the newspaper serves the citys chinese community. the mother, who lives in guangzhou had placed the ad after losing contact with her son.every year around this time, many chinese prepare to head home for chinas most important festival. but many of the younger generation are afraid of facing family confrontations about their love life.on the online chinese forum tianya. cn, a single man asked for advice on facing his family. “its almost that time of the year. how should i explain to my family and relatives that i am single?” a user in guangzhou “1979xiaozhu” posted. many of the replies were telling him not to go home instead.user “qianlidaiwanwoduxing” wrote: “going home means they will either arrange blind dates for you or you get scolded.”“this year my mom gave me an ultimatum. one, bring 50,000 yuan; second, bring a wife home. if i dont have both then she said i dont need to come home. what a tragedy!” said user “fghjkh84”.those girls who cant handle the pressure of parents can rent a boyfriend for the day through chinas online shopping giant, t. rental boyfriends come with services such as meeting the parents, shopping and watching movies.59. the mother placed a full page ad in order to _. a. ask her son to come back to china for the festival b. beg her son to answer her telephone more times c. force her son to come home and get married d. make her son become famous in melbourne60. why did the mother place the ad in the chinese melbourne daily? a. because her son didnt want to get married in china. b. because she couldnt get in touch with her son any more. c. because her son wanted to live alone in australia. d. because she wanted her son to come back to work.61. what leads many chinese young people not to go home for new year? a. their busy work. b. the long distance. c. their low pay. d. their love life.62. from the passage we can infer _. a. the user “1979xiaozhu” is a married young man b. the user “qianlidaiwanwoduxing” will go home c. the user “fghjkh84” will bring a wife home d. some single girls have to bring an untrue boyfriend homec every day it seems that people are coming up with new and innovative ways to use mobile devices like cellphones and smart phones. researchers at princeton university are looking for new ways to measure a persons sense of wellbeing with mobile devices.to gain a better understanding of how cellphones and other mobile devices can measure our sense of happiness, the research team conducted a study that was published recently in the journal demography. to gather data for their study, the team created an application for mobile devices using the android operating system. once the app was developed, the researchers invited people to download it and take part in their study. over a three-week period, the research team was able to collect data from some 270 participants living in 13 countries.participants came not only from the united states, but also from other nations like australia, canada, china, france, germany, israel, japan, norway, south korea, spain, sweden and the united kingdom.over the course of the study, participants received occasional text questions from the researchers that asked “how happy are you?”. along with recording their response, the app used the mobile devices built-in gps to keep track of the participants location.the study participants were asked to rate their current state of happiness on a scale of zero to five. as they gathered data from the information collected through the application, the researchers then were able to create new methods that could help provide a better understanding of how our surroundings can influence our emotional well-being.the researchers learned that mobile devices can provide an effective way to quickly grab information that, because of todays active lifestyle, can be difficult to record. being able to quickly grab this information was something the researchers felt was important. they said feelings and emotions that were recorded as they were happening were most likely to be more honest and precise than using other methods like writing down how they felt on a piece of paper after the fact.63. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. the study the team conducted has not been published yet. b. about 270 people from 13 countries participated in the study. c. the participants didnt need to download the app to participate. d. none of the participants came from the united kingdom.64. what did the researchers find vital as to rate peoples sense of happiness from the passage? a. recording peoples feelings and emotions quickly. b. writing down how they felt on a piece of paper. c. answering the text question “how happy are you?” d. knowing how the surroundings affect peoples happiness.65. the underlined word in the first paragraph probably refers to _. a. emotion b. wealth c. happiness d. technology66. the best title of the passage is most likely to be “_”. a. peoples sense of happiness related to mobile phones b. scientists track happiness with cellphones c. methods to rate peoples happiness d. a better understanding of peoples sense of happinessdin high school, “cool” is the rule, so teenagers will do anything to avoid possibly embarrassing situations.but not samantha elton, 15. she seeks them out. and if she can make a fool of herself as in the process, well, thats even better.for the past two years, elton, has been a practitioner of improvisation, doing things that others would be embarrassed to consider.elton is a member of high school jesters, a group that teaches improvisation techniques to students. the group was founded two years ago by nicholas kopatich, himself a keen improviser. “i was sitting in my dorm room and some friends were having chats about comedy and improvisation,” kopatich recalls. they asked for lessons after kopatich told them he had improvisation experience. the small group turned out to be pretty good at it, so they did a show for the dorm. and things snowballed.while even her mother marvels at eltons ability to get up in front of audience without a script to fall back on, the teen enjoys such opportunities. performing improvisation comes with a certain freedom that theater doesnt provide.“what i like about it the m