湖南省醴陵二中、醴陵四中两校联考2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

醴陵二中 醴陵四中 2015年下学期两校联考高二年级英语科期中考试试卷 总分：150分 时量：120分钟 第I卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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。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. Where is the womans phone？ AIn the bedroom. B. In the kitchen. C. In the sitting room.2. Whats the time now？ A. 6:20. B. 6:30. C. 7:00.3. What does the man usually have for breakfast？ A. Fried rice noodles. B. Fried pancakes. C. Noodles. 4. What will the two speakers do next Wednesday？ A. Go for a picnic. B. Hand in their reports. C. Have a science class.5. What does the man offer to do for the woman？ A. Give her money back. B. Exchange the item. C. Repair the item.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。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、7题。6. Why does the man call？ A. To ask the woman to look after his daughter. B. To talk about a meeting.C. To talk about his daughter.7. How long will the meeting last？ A. For an hour. B. For two hours. C. For three hours.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does Linda work？ A. At a hospital. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bank.9. What does the man do on Saturday morning？ A. He does some cleaning. B. He washes the clothes. C. He does some shopping.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where did the woman go on a business trip？ A. To Boston. B. To Chicago. C. To New York.11. What does the man do？ A. An engineer. B. A gardener. C. A businessman.12. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers？ A. Workmates. B. Neighbors. C. A husband and a wife.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man already have for the barbeque？ A. Vegetables. B. Drinks. C. Meat.14. Who will bring wine？ A. Robert. B. Alice. C. Michael.15. What will the man buy？ A. Cheese. B. Onion. C. Tomato sauce.16. What does the man think is the great thing about a barbeque？ A. Choosing how you want your meat cooked. B. Doing a variety of fun outdoor activities. C. Choosing a good place for a barbeque.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How was the speaker traveling down Main Street？ A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car.18. What did the speaker do that afternoon？ A. He went to a park. B. He went to the bank. C. He went to the cinema.19. What was the young man doing when the police found him？ A. Buying something. B. Drinking in a bar. C. Running up the street.20.How much was the reward that the speaker received？ A. $100. B. $200. C. $1，000. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 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。A In choosing a friend， one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck， but when you are down， they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend？ I look for certain qualities of character， especially understanding， tolerance and reliability. Above all， I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how the other is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead， he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other persons place， and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener. At the same time， however， a good friend is tolerant. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short， a friend will try to understand me and accept me. Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time， I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor， he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble， he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives， and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with.A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor， too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.When I meet someone who is reliable， tolerant and understanding. I know Ive found a friend！21. In the opinion of the writer， which of the following qualities is the most important in choosing a friend？ A. A sense of humor. B. Tolerance. C. Reliability. D. Understanding.22. If you have fair-weather friends，_. A. you will be refused when you get into trouble B. you can be sure that you get real friendsC. you will become rich D. they will give you all that they have when you need help23. The passage is mainly about_. 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Knowledge of wines and experience in dining are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics of fine dining and customer service.If youre interested， please contact us at to apply.This is a part-time job.Office Cleaner WantedLooking for a Part-time job？ A position in the Mississauga area needs an office cleaner！ Part-time 4 hours a day from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.Duties include:Cleaning the washroomsCleaning the furnitureSweeping the floorsOther general cleaning experience is necessary. Pay: $15 per hourReply to: or call 800-8197.24. Which of the following position is a full-time job？A. Babysitter. B. Office manager. C. Waiter / waitress. D. Office cleaner.25. If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job， where should she send an email？A. B. C. D. 26. What can we learn from the passage？A. The office cleaner has to work three hours each day.B. One can apply for a waiter or waitress by telephone.C. A babysitter earns $5 more than an office cleaner per hour.D. Experience is necessary for all these four jobs.27. Which of the following is necessary for a waiter / waitress？A. Being familiar with computers. B. Having knowledge of wines.C. Knowing more about menus. D. Working well with others. CLast week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson， Arizona. He moved there a few years ago， and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall， handsome successful man devoted to his work and family， but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him； as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends， I used to struggle to think up things to say， not feeling relaxed. On the first day of my visit， we went out with one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon， did some shopping， ate on the street table， and laughed over my sons funny facial expressions. Gone was my fathers critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father， who seemed so friendly and interesting be around？ What had held him back before？The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years， I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years， Im at last seeing another side of my father. Im delighted with my new friend. My dad， in his new home in Arizona， is back to me from where he was. 28. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult？A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself. C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her. 29. When the author went out with her father on weekends， she would feel _. A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe 30. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson？A. More critical. B. More talkativeC. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working. 31. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to _. A. the authors son B. the authors fatherC. the friend of the authors father D. the caf owner D Picky eaters may have good reasons for their behaviour. No matter why your child has become picky， how you handle the situation can affect his or her future. Therefore， you should know the following reasons for picky children first of all. Neophobia is common in children； it often happens at the dinner table. Some children just refuse to try new food because they dont know what it will taste like， while others dislike new food before even smelling it. Some children take it to the extreme and will only eat a few foods that they like. Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi says that， by the time children reach the age of two， they have formed their own eating habits that they dont want to be disturbed by new offerings at the table.A newly published study led by Dr. Lucy Cooke of University College London showed that picky eating in children results from genetic and environmental causes. The research， which followed the eating habits of 5，390 pairs of twins between the ages of 8 and 11， found that about 75% of the neophobia in the children was from their parents， while 25% was due to the influence of environment. Children grow at a high speed during their first year， but that fast-paced growth tends to slow down by their second year. When children are not experiencing one of those fast growth periods， their body needs less energy； and that results in a smaller appetite. When children are not hungry， they tend to enjoy only food they like. They refuse new food and food that is not their favorite. Some children will limit the amount of food to only one kind， like hamburgers or pancakes， leaving all the other foods untouched. In some cases， many real reasons why a child behaves as a picky eater exist. About 5% of children who are 10 years of age or younger have some type of neurological dysfunction(神经机能障碍) that influences their eating habits. These children may be easily hurt by some special smells， or their brain may not be able to process such sensory information properly.32. The underlined word “Neophobia” in Paragraph 2 probably means_.A. the fear of something new or unknown B. the worry about the amount of new foodC. the feeling of eating at the dinner tableD. the fear of eating tasty food33. What can we learn about the study led by Dr. Cooke？A. It paid more attention to the environmental effects on childrens eating habits.B. It followed the eating habits of 5，390 children aged between 8 and 11.C. It showed that genetics greatly affect childrens eating habits.D. It suggested that parents should have good eating habits.34. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that _.A. childrens growth speed stays the same in the first two yearsB. children develop their own diet when they grow up C. children tends to eat less when they grow upD. childrens growth has an effect on their diet35. The reason mentioned in the last paragraph has something to do with a childs_A. exercise B. sense C. habit D. interest第二节 (共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 A good book can be satisfying. If reading is a habit youd like to get into， there are some ways to develop it. Realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. If you have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it， it will seem like a task. 36_ Set time. You should have some time during every day when youll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes. 37_ For example， make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even dinner if you eat alone. Always carry a book. 38_ When I leave the house， I always make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand. The book stays with me in the car， and I take it into the office and to appointments and pretty much everywhere I go. 39_ Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. Dont lie down unless youre going to sleep. There should be no television or computer near the chair， and no music or noisy family members / roommates. If you dont have a place like this， create one. Reduce television / the Internet. If you really want to read more， try cutting back on time on TV or the Internet.40_ Still， every minute you reduce of the Internet / TV， you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time. A. Go to bookstores.B. Find a quiet place.C. This may be difficult for some people.D. Wherever you go， take a book with you.E. Have some good tea or coffee while you read.F. It means you will read no matter how busy you are.G. If this happens， give up the book and find another one that youll really love.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节 满分 45)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was said to be the worst student in my class， and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 41 Grade Six. At that time a new teacher， Miss Sadia， came to our school.One day after class， she 42 that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 43 conversation. After that day， she gave me particular 44 and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 45 believed me ， and my 46 started to improve in her subject.Months later， she moved into a house near my 47 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me， 48 in my studies， as I knew she would 49_my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 50 second in my class. Then， after Grade Six， she started to slowly drift away(疏远)51 still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in Grade Seven， we 52 spoke， but by then I had become the 53 in my class. When I left my school， I was 54 with her， as she never answered the 55 when I called her.Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day， our paths 56 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 57 asking her， Why did you stop talking to me？ You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree 58 on your own roots， not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel 59 of you. You are your inspiration(灵感，鼓舞) and do not need to 60 a shoulder， she said. I could not say anything， but I smiled. Ill always thank her .( )41Ajump Battend Ccopy Drepeat( )42Aheard Bnoticed Clearned Dsensed( )43Astupid Buseless Cnormal Dsecret( )44Aattention Battraction Cexplanation D.exam ( )45Aeveryone Bsomeone Canyone Dnobody( )46Awords Bobjects Cclasses Dgrades( )47. Ahome Bschool Chotel D. company( )48Agenerally Bactually Cespecially Dusually( )49Achange Blook Cimprove Dcheck( )50Areceived Bcame Ccaught Dheld( )51Abut Bas Cor Dso( )52Aever Boften Conce Dhardly( )53A. oldest B. strongest C. best D. cleverest( )54Aout of touchBin common Cout of reach Din touch( )55Aroad Bschoolyard Cphone Dmachine( )56Aseparated Bformed Cadded Dcrossed( )57Afinish Bhelp Cprevent Dkeep( )58Astanding Bflying Cgrowing Dsitting( )59Asad Bproud Cgood Dashamed( )60Agive up Bget on Clook for Dtake up第 II 卷第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式My aim in life is 61. (protect) the environment for future generations. I want to become 62. environmental consultantafter 63. (graduate). Many people