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山东省临沂市某重点中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题注意事项： 1本试题共分四部分，全卷共150分。考试时间为120分钟。 2第i卷必须使用2b铅笔填涂答题纸相应题目的答案标号，修改时，要用橡皮擦干净。 3第卷必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题纸的指定位置，在草稿纸和本卷上答题无效。要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。 第i卷（共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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1.5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，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。 1. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. their study.b. their nationality.c. their language ability. 2. how much will the woman pay for the skirt? a.35.b.30.c. 20. 3. why does the boy make the phone call? a. to get a book back.b. to borrow a book.c. to get a message. 4. what is the woman doing? a. telling a story.b. reporting a game.c. telling an accident. 5. what do we know about the woman? a. she wants to relax.b. she is a footballer.c. she loves movies. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1。5分，满分17.5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和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白读二遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. what is the mans problem? a. he lost a suitcase.b. his keys are gone.c. he broke his suitcase. 7. what will the woman do next? a. repair the suitcase.b. get another lock.c. check over the keys. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. what do we know about the man? a. he traveled a lot. b. he is tired of his job. c. he was in peru for years. 9. how many countries has the man been to? a. nearly 25.b. nearly 60.c. almost 65. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. colleagues.b. secretary and boss.c. secretary and customer.11. what do we know about elaine strong? a. she is out.b. she is busy.c. she is ill.12. what does the man want the woman to do? a. fix his fax machine (传真机). b. fax him something. c. ask elaine to call back. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the woman loves cool summer. b. the man is british. c. it is rather cold in winter in britain.14. what is true about the summer in britain according to the conversation? a. theres always good sunshine. b. it snows sometimes. c. it can be cold most of the time.15. what do we know about clothes in britain? a. its not very easy to get good ones. b. theyre of good quality but expensive. c. theyre of good quality and cheap.16. what probably is the british peoples attitude towards dressing? a. many people like wearing casual clothes (便装,休闲装). b. casual clothes are common in office. c. men prefer suits in social situations. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where does the conversation take place? a. at an airport waiting hall.b. at a restaurant.c. on a plane.18. what do we know about the man? a. he went to london during world war ii. b. he has been to several european cities. c. he has never been abroad.19. how soon will the man get to london? a. in six hours.b. in four hours.c. in two hours.20. what can we learn about the man? a. he was a teacher. b. he just retired from the army. c. he is traveling together with his wife.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a tu youyou is the first chinese scientist to win a nobel prize for work carried out within china. the last time a chinese national won a nobel prize was in 2012, when mo yan got the literature award. tu youyou is a chinese medical scientist, pharmaceutical(制药的,药品的)chemist, and educator. she was awarded the nobel prize in medicine for discovering artemisinin, known as qing-hao-su in chinese. its a drug that has greatly reduced the mortality(死亡率)rate for patients suffering from malaria(疟疾).tu was born in ningbo in east china on december 30, 1930. she studied at the peking university school of medicine.tu also read traditional chinese medicine for two and a half years. she started her research on anti-malaria medicine at the china academy of chinese medical sciences. she led a team that selected 640 different types of traditional chinese medicines from over 2,000 candidate prescriptions, ancient texts, and folk remedies(救济方法)for possible leads for her research.she conducted experiments in over 200 kinds of traditional chinese medicines and experienced over 380 failures. she finally discovered the artemisinin in 1971. in 1972, she and her colleagues obtained the pure substance, and named it qinghaosu or artemisinin now commonly called in the west.the news of tus winning of the nobel medicine prize soon occupies the chinese media. and people are talking about this exciting news on the social media. many people are saying tu is the pride of chinese people and also chinese female scientists.and many people are putting their thumbs up for the traditional chinese medicine, because tus finding and achievements demonstrate the traditional chinese medicine, and the treatments, are proven to be scientific.many people are saying that more people should pay attention to the rich and long history of the traditional chinese medicine in the future, for many possbile cures of universal healthcare challenges in the world.21. as chinese people who have won the nobel prize in 21st century according to the passage?a. yang zhenning and tu youyou b. tu youyou and mo yanc. mo yan and yang zhenning d. tu youyou and li zhengdao22. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. tu youyou is the first chinese scientist to win a nobel prizeb. tu youyou is a chinese medical scientist, pharmaceutical physicist and educator.c. tu youyou is eighty-five years old this year.d. tu youyou finally discovered the artemisinin in 1972 after over 380 failures.23. the underlined word “demonstrate” in the 7th paragraph means . a. prove b. expose c. contribute d. approve24. which of the following is not mentioned in the text? a. the news of tus winning of the nobel medicine prize spreads throughout china quickly. b. many people think highly of tu and tus finding and achievements. c. more people should pay attention to the history of the traditional chinese medicine in the future. d. we should respect the chinese female 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the research on these ingredients has been conducted by the medical departments of harvard university, yale university, cornell university and oxford university. lifecell contains 6 anti-aging ingredients to bring you youthful appearance, possibly completely erase the appearance of wrinkles, and take 10 to 15 years off your appearance. when you use lifecell, make sure to apply it to the oldest wrinkles you have first. how do you know what your oldest wrinkles are? heres a hint: they are not on your face. a humans oldest wrinkles are on fingers. just take a look at a babys tiny hands. their little fingers are full of wrinkles. click here and receive your free trial(试用装）25.what is the main function of lifecell? a. slowing down aging.b. helping keep healthy. c. making the humans life longer.d. erasing the appearance of wrinkles.26. why are the universities mentioned in para. 4? a. to show the effect of lifecell. b. to advertise these universities. c. to make the customers trust lifecell. d. to tell the customers who produces lifecell.27. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. what human eyes actually see is the shadows made by wrinkles. b. lifecell makes you look young by changing the wrinkles color c. its better for users to test lifecells effect on babies fingers. d. lifecell performs better on old winkles than young ones.28. where is the passage probably from? a. a magazine b. a website c. a newspaper d. a posterc very often, we have small medical problems that arent serious enough to require a visit to the doctors office. problems, such as a sore throat or a stomachache, can often be taken care of with medicines available on drug stores. however, many people prefer to treat slight medical problems at home instead of going to a doctor. for a sore throat, its certainly easy to stop by a local drug store and pick up a pack of lozenges(含片). but some people prefer to make special drinks, such as warm milk with honey, or lemon juice and honey. other people like to wash out their mouths with warm, salty water. stomachaches can be treated with medicines that are available at local drug stores, but many people first try drinking soda(苏打水) to settle their stomachs. another more natural treatment is peppermint(薄荷) tea. besides the various cold medicines available, many people treat their colds by having a bowl of homemade chicken soup. others like to drink hot water with lemon and honey before they go to bed. many books offer helpful suggestions for the treatment of small medical problems at home and provide useful information about first-aid. in case of a bee sting(蜇伤), for example, they advise that you put mud or a piece of potato directly on the sting or a little vinegar on the skin so the sting will disappear. modern medicine has progressed greatly in the past few years, but there are still times when its very convenient to rely on good old home treatment.29. the underlined word available in the first paragraph probably means . a. which is cautiousb. which can be bought c. which is delighted d. which is previous30. when having a sore throat, you could to stop it. a. pick up a pack of lozenges.b. drink lemon juice and honey c. drink warm milk with honeyd. a, b and c are all ok.31. you can drink to treat your colds according to the passage. a. chicken soup b. peppermint tea c. soda d. warm, salty water.32. from the passage we can know . a. if you feel uncomfortable, you dont need to see a doctor. b. once you are ill, please see some famous doctors at once. c. we can rely on good old home treatment if we arent serious ill. d. modern medicine should be taken on time, if you are ill.d the managing editor is usually the person in charge of the day-to-day editorial process of a newspaper. he or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget(预算). he or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. the managing editor may also be involved in story, photo and graphics(图形) selection, assignments, laying out pages, and editing copy and writing headlines. the news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper. he or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not. the news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper. the copy editor edits wire and local stories and writes headlines. the copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print. the city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition. the city editor is in charge of the local general assignment, beat and specialty reporters. the state editor is in charge of reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation(循环) area of the newspaper. the national editor is in charge ofreporters in bureaus in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. most newspapers rely on the wire services for national news, but some have reporters who work in other cities and report to the national editor.33. from the passage we can learn that _. a. the managing editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper. b. the news editor is responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff. c. the managing editor serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. d. the news editor makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day.34. how many kinds of editors are mentioned in the passage? a. sixb. five c. four d. seven35. what is the main idea of this passage? a. how news is collected and edited. b. the editors in a newspaper newsroom and their tasks c. how newspapers are made by the people. d. all the people in charge of the newspaper industry.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分共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。 sometimes, its great fun to show people that they are important through some acts of kindness. my daughter cindy, an eight-year-old girl, was kind of shy in the past. 36 . last month, cindy felt uncomfortable in her stomach, so i took her to the hospital. when we were waiting outside the waiting room, we saw a lady standing just beside us. she was very depressed and worried. 37 . however, cindy gave a smile card to the lady and said, i hope everything goes well with you. it brought tears to the ladys eyes. she hugged cindy and said nothing. 38 . last monday, i did some shopping with cindy in a supermarket. after we bought what we wanted, we went to the counter. 39 . and at that moment i didnt know what to do. cindy was so worried that she wanted to cry. at that time, a lady came to us and paid for us. oh, she was the lady to whom cindy gave a smile card in the hospital. i said thank you to her. she said, 40 . now we have always enjoyed helping others and smile cards are a good tool to do more. of course, what we have done has changed my daughters personality.a. later, cindy gave out five more smile cards that day.b. the girl is so beautiful that i like her very much.c. i was moved by your daughters kindness.d. but one thing makes her become very active and outgoing.e. to my surprise, i couldnt find my wallet.f. i didnt know her, so i said nothing to her.g. cindy moved the lady with her kindness.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 you can do anything you want to do as you set your mind to it and stick with it. i remember hearing those words from my 41 ever since i was a little girl. through the years ive grown up 42 them and using them to 43 me. you see, there is no one i 44 more than my mother. when i was four years old, my mother and father got divorced, although he didnt 45 with us after i was two. at the time, my brother was only eight. being a single parent is a 46 enough job in itself but my mother also worked full-time. most people who heard about this 47 probably thought that at least one of the children would 48 getting into some kind of 49 whether with the law or something else, but that never 50 . my mother taught both of us about morals, goals and rules, along with many other things. although she 51 all week, my mom always had 52 for us, whether it was to take us to our baseball and soccer games or if we just 53 someone to talk to. at one point i remember clearly that i had a speech problem, and that she made me 54 every night over and over again until i got it 55 . all in all, i feel i can 56 with my mother about anything, with her acting more as a 57 than a parent. i realize not everyone has a mother like mine, which makes me 58 her even more. after everything she has done for me, i want to make her 59 by being the first woman in my family to go to college and get a(n) 60 .41. a. fatherb. motherc. brotherd. teacher42. a. believing inb. breaking away fromc. concentrating ond. linking to43. a. rejectb. squeezec. encouraged. challenge44. a. suspectb. attractc. assistd. admire45. a. playb. speakc. lived. travel46. a. badb. sadc. rared. hard47. a. sectionb. situationc. opiniond. rule48. a. end upb. speed upc. take upd. sweep up49. a. dangerb. troublec. conversationd. error50. a. changedb. improvedc. arrangedd. happened51. a. complainedb. delightedc. workedd. furnished52. a. adviceb. surprisec. timed. prize53. a. guidedb. neededc. toler