最新高二上学期期中考英语试卷.doc

同安一中2015-2016学年上学期期中考高二英语试卷（命题人：段孟芝 武艳娟 审核人：段孟芝 ）本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟第卷 选择题第一部分 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，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. Why is the woman spending a long time?A. Shes too tired. B. She is bored. C. She cant find the answer.2. What is the woman thinking about?A. Walking in the hills. B. The distance of the hills C. Going on vacation in the mountains3. Why isnt the bottled water expensive?A. It tastes funny. B. There is usually a sale. C. Everyone in the area buys it.4. What will the woman do next?A. Stand on the hill. B. Take a picture for the man. C. Visit Chicago with the man5. Who is Teddy?A. An old neighbor. B. A dog. C. Hannas brother.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，并表在试卷的相应位置。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6,7题。6. How does the woman feel about the birds?A. Theyre nice to look at. B. They sing beautifully. C. They arent colorful enough.7. What do the birds do every morning?A. Sit quietly in the trees. B. Fly by the mans window. C. Make a lot of noise. 听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。8. What is the main reason for the speakers to move?A. The mans mother is sick. B. Their apartment is being sold. C. They arent making enough money.9. What does the mans mother do on weekends?A. Goes out with her friends.B. Stays at home all the time. C. Goes to exercise classes. 听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. What does the woman say about herself?A. Shes a fan of Mr. Johnson. B. Shes always wanted to meet Brad Pitt. C. She would like to be Mr. Johnsons double.11. Why is the woman most likely excited?A. She meets a movie star. B. She is going to be in a movie. C. Shell have a chance to fly in a helicopter.12. What did the man probably do in the end?A. He went to sign something for the woman. B. He asked his friend to meet the woman. C. He ran away from the woman. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Older brother and younger sister. B. Cousins who are the same age. C. Older sister and younger brother.14. Why wont the girl let the boy cut the pieces?A. She knows he wont do a good job.B. She thinks he might hurt himself. C. His hands arent big enough.15. What is the girl worried about?A. She wont get the project done in time.B. The boy will break the game.C. The boy will get her into trouble.16. Who is the game for?A. The boy. B. The girls father. C. The girls friend. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What might be the speakers job?A. A TV producer. B. A weather reporter. C. A newspaper writer.18. What is mentioned as being different than normal?A. Sea levels. B. Wind speeds. C. Ocean animals.19. How strong were the winds from the typhoon Haiyan?A. 180 miles an hour. B. 240 miles per hour. C. 196 miles an hour.20. According to the speaker, what will happen in 2014?A. It will probably be colder than usual.B. Less extreme weather will occur.C. The hot weather will continue.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中（A、B、C、D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AI am a psychologist. I first met Timothy, a quiet, overweight elevenyearold boy, when his mother brought him to me to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-esteem (自尊) and general happiness were falling right along with them.I asked about Timothys typical day. He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk.What if Timothy spent thirteen hours a day at a sewing machine instead of a desk? We would immediately be shocked, because that would be called children being horribly mistreated. Timothy was far from being mistreated, but the mountain of homework he faced daily resulted in a similar consequence he was being robbed of his childhood. In fact, Timothy had no time to do anything he truly enjoyed, such as playing video games, watching movies, or playing board games with his friends. Play, however, is a crucial part of healthy child development. It affects childrens creativity, their social skills, and even their brain development. The absence of play, physical exercise, and freefrom social interaction takes a serious toll on many children. It can also cause significant health problems like childhood obesity, sleep problems and depression.Experts in the field recommend the minutes children spend on their homework should be no more than ten times the number of their grade level. As a fifthgrader, Timothy should have no more than fifty minutes a day of homework (instead of three times that amount). Having an extra two hours an evening to play, relax, or see a friend would soundly benefit any childs life quality.21. What did the writer think of Timothy after learning about his typical day?A. Timothy was very hardworking. B. Timothy was being mistreated.C. Timothy had a heavy burden. D. Timothy was enjoying his childhood.22. Which of the following statements best describes the writers opinion?A. Children should be allowed enough time to play.B. Playing board games works better than playing video games.C. The more they play, the more creative children will become.D. The depression caused by homework makes children unwilling to play.23. According to the passage, how long should a thirdgrader spend a day doing homework?A. About ten minutes. B. No more than twenty minutes.C. No more than thirty minutes. D. About fifty minutes.B Do you want to go out of town for a bit of rest and relaxation? Before you start packing, visit these best travel sites for vacationers. In my opinion, they help people deal with common problems that pop up during a trip.O Based on the advertised photos, the hotel you are considering appears to be clean and modern. Take a second look through the eyes of O. Their representatives inspect resort areas and post the real images uncovering marketing lies. You see ACTUAL pictures of the rooms, attractions and beautiful beaches.S Are you planning to travel on a budget? Discover the best deals for flights, hotels and car rentals at S. They offer reasonable and comprehensive travel comparison. The best part is that their services are free. You dont have to sign up, provide personal information or go through a social network.V Chat with someone other than a travel agent about a location. At V, fellow travelers and locals talk about their experiences in specific areas. This site is set up like a forum(论坛), so you can ask questions and get answers in the comfort of your own home. Find out where to eat, play and get pleasure in a place without getting food poison or robbed by criminals.T Unfortunately, Americans get into trouble abroad sometimes. Prepare for possible emergencies by visiting T. There, the Bureau of Consular Affairs offers advice on how to handle the bad things that happen to good people in other countries. You learn what to do in the case of child abduction(绑架), a lost passport and illness. In addition, these officials post travel warnings regarding dangerous regions and why foreigners should avoid them. Are you ready to do your homework? Prepare for your departure by checking out these best travel sites for vacationers. Learn what you need to know now before walking out of the door.24. What is the characteristic of O?A. It offers you a lot of travel information.B. It tells tourists where the cheap hotels are.C. The photos on the site are really reliable.D. The representatives of O are enthusiastic.25. What is the biggest benefit of your visiting S?A. You can accept their services for free.B. You can book the most modern hotels.C. You can make many friends through the social network.D. You can find the cheapest tour description and direction.26. We can learn from this passage that _.A. V gives you a chance to chat with a travel agentB. youll get answers to your travel questions at VC. the Bureau of Consular Affairs is in charge of TD. if you lose your passport youll get help from VCA few years ago, Paul Gerner began to gather a group of architects in Las Vegas to ask them what it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs,” Gerner says.Gerner manages school facilities (设施)for Clark County, Nevada, a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018, 143,000 additional students will enter the already crowded public-education system. Gerner needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes (样品); they plan to construct their schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.Green schools are appearing all over , but in Clark County, which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. “One of the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation(朝向),” Mark. McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently completed a high school in Las Vegas. “You have the same building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be really expensive to cool.”Surprisingly, the man responsible for one of re most progressive green-design competitions has doubts about ideas of eco-friendly buildings. “I dont believe in the new green religion,” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. Im interested in those that work.” But he wouldnt mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind and solar power. “You never know whats going to start the interest of a child to study math and science,” he says.27. How did the architects react to Gerners design requirements?A. They lost balance in excitement. B. they showed strong disbelief.C. they expressed little interest. D. they burst into cheers.28. Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project?A. AssessmentPrototypeDesignConstruction. B. DesignPrototypeAssessmentConstruction.C. DesignAssessmentPrototypeConstruction.D. AssessmentDesignPrototypeConstruction.29. What makes it difficult to build green schools in Clark County?A. The large size. B. Limited facilities.C. The desert climate. D. Poor natural resources.30. What dose Gerner think of the ideas of green schools?A. They are questionable. B. They are out of date.C. They are advanced. D. They are practical. DEveryone knows that the French are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Or do they? Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (实业家) in the UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public.Britain is hostile to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”. Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green-eyed monster” and the UK is its home. Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little money were given the chance to destroy the large amounts of money given to othersbut at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.This seems to prove the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently reported that the UK was now the worlds fourth largest economy .That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.“Its not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a Professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “Its people using their success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢) or unfair or which separates them from their roots .”Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were friendlier, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.31. What does the underlined “it” in the second paragraph refer to?A. One group of people B. A great survey C. A nation D. National character32. Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that .A. the British public are hardworkingB. they are not popular simply because they are successfulC. love of success is Britains national characterD. they are considered as “green-eyed monsters”33. What does the result of the Warwich University test show ?A. Most people would rather fail than see others succeed B. Two thirds of the people tested didnt love moneyC. An imaginary amount of money does not attract peopleD. Most people are willing to enjoy success with others34. The writer of the passage seems to suggest that . .A. jealousy is Britains national characterB. British entrepreneurs are not fairly treatedC. the scientists at Warwich University did a successful testD. the British dislike the entrepreneurs because they do not behave properly35. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Germans are fashionable and the Italians are serious.B. About 350 entrepreneurs in the UK felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public.C. The British people are not lazy and they work longer hours than anyone else in the world.D. Carey Cooper said that the British really dislike success. 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。There are all sorts of good sensible reasons to avoid getting angry. Not only does it make us feel bad, it also makes us do stupid things without noticing the risks and it can be self-destructive ( 毁坏性的). _36_ But like all emotions, anger has its purposes, which can be used for good effects. Anger is a motivating force. In fact anger itself is a kind of positive energy and a powerful motivating force. _37_ When we see something as beneficial, we want it more when we are angry. So, when used right, constructive anger can make us feel strong and powerful and help push us on to get what we want. _38_ It may sound like a strange thing to say, but angry people have something in common with happy people. Thats because both tend to expect favorable results. By comparison those experiencing more fear are more pessimistic (悲观的) about the future and expect further terrors. Anger can benefit relationships. Society tells us anger is dangerous and we should hide it .The problem is that when we hide our anger, our partner doesnt know hes done something wrong. And so he keeps doing it. _39_ The expression of anger, if reasonable and aimed at finding a solution, can actually benefit and strengthen relationships. Anger provides self-understanding. Anger can also provide understanding into ourselves, if we allow it. Getting angry leads to a positive outcome. Anger help discover our own faults. If we can notice when we get angry and why, then we can learn what to do to improve our lives. _40_ A. Anger can encourage self-change.B. Anger can turn us on and thus push on towards our goals in the face of problems and barriers.C. Anger reduces violence.D. Angry people are more optimistic.E. Most of us treat our anger as though its unreasonable, unshowable and unmentionable.F. Thats because its a very strong social signal that a situation needs to be solved.G. And that doesnt do our relationship any good.第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完型填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4160各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 The day for the great balloon（气球） competition finally arrivedEvery insect in the garden had been 41 hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines（常规、例行）The balloon competitions were always something really special Each tim