山东省临沂市苍山县2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

高二学分认定考试英语试题第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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the woman want to do? A. Return her shoes. B. Repair her shoes. C. Buy new shoes.2. Where does the conversation take place? A. At an airport. B. At a hotel. C. At a travel agency.3. Who will probably decide the place to go? A. The man. B. The woman. C. Harry.4. What makes the man so happy? A. Tom will play football with him. B. Tom will tell him the best news. C. Toms father will play football with him.5. What does the woman like to watch in her spare time? A. Advertisements. B.TV plays. C. Art shows.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独臼。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8题。6. Why is the woman so excited? A. Her grandpa will cook for them. B. Her grandpa will come here. C. Her grandpa will give her a valuable present.7. How does the grandpa come here? A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By train.8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The grandpa was independent. B. The grandpa will arrive at 6 oclock in the morning. C. The speakers will book a room for the grandpa.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Which two countries will have a football game tonight? A. Brazil and Japan. B. China and England. C. Brazil and England.10. What is the man busy with recently? A. His driving test. B. His final exam. C. His basketball training11. When will the game start? A. 1:00 a.m. B.1:00 p.m. C.11:00 p.m.听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。12. What is the womans problem? A. Her screen isnt clear. B. Her printer doesnt work, C. Her computer has stopped working.13. What is the cause of the problem? A. The screen is too old. B. The printer has no ink. C. The connector was loose听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Landlord and tenant(房客). B. Agent and tenant. C. Agent and landlord.15. What does the woman want the man to do? ATo cut down the rent. B. To discuss with the landlord. C. To do some repair work.16. What is the mans reply for the request? A. He needs time to consider it. B. He thinks it is impossible . C. He cant decide it.17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman hasnt made the decision yet. B. The man doesnt know how much the rent is. C. The woman doesnt think the house is good.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How often is the lab class given? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.19. What is the result if one misses 3 lab classes? A. He cant graduate. B. He will get a low mark. C. He will be dropped.20. What is forbidden in the lab? A. Washing hands. B. Wearing short hair. C. Wearing large clothes. 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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。A Every day we are bombarded with images, videos, music and news. In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation, the medium of radio is making a phenomenal comeback. “Were at the dawn of a golden age of audio, said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast. These statistics, released by Edison Research, reveal the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present days digital podcast format. The term podcast, was coined in 2004, but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. Since the leap in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets, podcast subscription rates have only accelerated. The appeal of the podcast partially resides in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities. You can tune in during those extra minutes of the day when youre walking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows, podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week. Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney university media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three times a week, via iTunes .”I listen while Im pottering around the house doing something else. It makes completing a boring task a lot more enjoyable. And its an easy way of keeping in touch with whats going on in the rest of the world, she said. Unlike television and music, the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg says this comes down to the podcasts ability to create intimacy and emotional connection. Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust, major in social work and arts, agrees. When youre tuned in, it feels as if the voice of the podcasts narrator is talking directly to you. Its comforting, said Proust.21. From the passage, we can learn that_. A. Radio is developing more quickly than mediums with images, videos, music and news. B. Podcast has its origin in the traditional radio broadcasts.C. In the last month alone, 15 percent of world adults listened to a radio podcast.D. Podcast was becoming popular from 2004. 22. By saying Were at the dawn of a golden age of audio, Alex Blumberg wants to Tell us that _ A. Traditional radio broadcasts will be loved by people again. B. Radio has attracted more people than TV and other forms of media . C. Radio will be more and more popular in the form of podcast. D. The Sydney Morning Herald will help radio become popular again. 23. For podcast, which is wrong? A. You can listen to it at any time and any place. , B. You can download it without pay. C. You can learn new content every week from it. D. You can listen to it according to your own demand. 24. From the last paragraph, we can infer - A. television and music has become less popular . B. Hazel Proust has different opinions with Blumberg C. podcast can build up close relationship with listeners D. using podcast the narrator can talk to listeners directlyB ITS a mystery that has puzzled scientists. Five years ago, researchers found an area in the Atlantic Ocean seabed, where a part of the Earths outer layer, or crust（地壳）, is missing. A thick layer of dark green rock, which is usually found deep inside the planet, lies exposed. The crust, mantle(地幔) and core（地核） are the main layers that make up the planet. The mantle rests between the crust and the core. Last month, a team of 12 British scientists set off on a six-week trip to study the hole in the crust. The hole is about 4,800 meters below sea level and is believed to be more than 48,000 meters long and more than 48,000 meters wide. Scientists think that there are other nearby gaps. It is like a window into the interior (内部) of the Earth, says scientist Bramley Murton, who is part of the research team. The site where the hole is located is part of a ridge (山脉) of undersea volcanoes. There, two of the plates that make up the Earths surface meet. The plates are always moving. When the plates move away from each other, lava rushes up from the mantle to fill the gap and form a new crust. But this did not happen in the area where the hole is located. The hole is giving researchers a good opportunity to study whats below the Earths surface. The team will use a special robotic tool to film the area and get samples of the exposed mantle. They hope to study everything from the chemistry of the oceans to how the Earths surface behaves under the sea.25. Whats the title for the passage? A. How to study the earth. B. The formation of the earth. C. A hole in the earth. D. Studying the inside of the earth.26. For the main layers of the earth, which one is right? A. crust, mantle, core B. seabed, crust, mantle C. seabed, mantle, core D. crust, seabed, core27. How does the hole come into being? A. Its because of a volcano eruption. B. Its because of the plates movements C. Its because lava rushes up from the mantle D. Its not clear from the passage.28. By studying the hole, the scientists want to do the following except_. A. knowing whats below the Earths surface B. getting samples of the exposed mantle C. getting the film of the hole D. studying the chemistry of the oceansC SOME teenagers take up smoking during the holidays either because they become rich enough to afford a pack of cigarettes or they think they look cool. Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but do smokers really know what the health warnings mean to them? Smoking, the worlds second leading cause of preventable death, kills 4.9 million people a year, the United Nations said on February 27. The world has about l.2 billion smokers and World Health Organization surveys show that about 20 per cent of them are children aged between 13 and 15 years old. On the same day, a global treaty(公约) aimed at encouraging children not to smoke and help people kick the habit came into force. This is the first worldwide agreement on a public health issue. It will see strong warnings added to cigarette packets and a ban on all tobacco advertising.Young smokers may think little of the health effects of smoking. But smoking can stop them from making friends, as most non-smokers dont like being around smokers. I feel sick when I see people of my age smoke. Smokers make themselves look less educated , said Shi Qingyu, a Senior 3 student at Luanxian No 1 High School in Hebei Province. Once while on a bus, he asked a girl who was smoking next to him to put out her cigarette. For Wang Gezhu, a Senior l girl from Wuxi Furen High School in Jiangsu Province,boys who smoke are less attractive. Boys that smoke may think they are cool or impressive, but I think they look weird(怪异的) compared to other ordinary students in my eyes. They only do what others wont risk doing, Wang said. Every one wants to impress others, but there are ways to show off other than smoking. On February 26, around 200 students from across the country gathered in Beijing to be awarded for their outstanding performance in the 2004 Sunflower Cup. The programme included several contests in writing, calligraphy (书法), drawing and painting. It aimed to encourage students to take part in meaningful activities so that they could spend their free time developing healthy habits and hobbies. Teenagers are energetic and quick to learn, both good and bad things. For the sake of their own health, teenagers should learn to say no to their first cigarette because life as a smoker is a life of addiction. You cant quit, said Wang Zhengqi, deputy secretary-general (副秘书长) of the Chinese Association on Smoking and Health. 29. How does the writer give us the health warnings of smoking in paragraph 2? A. By listing examples. B. By telling stories C. By offering data. D, By persuading us. 30. Smoking can affect the young from the following aspects(万面) except_. A. Smoking will do harm to their health B, Smoking can make them cool C, Smoking will stop them from making friends D, Smoking make them look less educated 31. From what the students said in paragraph 5-7, we can learn that A, Young smokers want others to pay attention to them B. None of the students like young smokers C. Young smokers usually smoke on the bus D. Young smokers are very brave. 32. From the passage. what does the author want to say? A, Dont make friends with young smokers. B. Young smokers, drop off your cigarettes ! C. The young smoke because they have enough money. D. Meaningful activities are the only ways to prevent the young from smoking.D Some children are natural born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, operates under the theory of whats mine and whats yours is mine, says his mother. The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones. Examine the extended family, and youll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. Its an inheritable trait, says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other. Whether its inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isnt healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, have secret feelings of weakness and a desire to feel safe. Its the parents role to provide that protection. When a boss child doesnt learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coachers, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways. I see more and more parents giving up their power, says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. They bend too far because they dont want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious. 33. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson A. make good decisions B. have little sense of fear C. lack care from others D. show self-centeredness 34. The underlined phrase inheritable trait in paragraph 2 means A. developed character B. inborn nature C. accepted theory D. particular environment 35. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents _. A. should give more power to their children B. should be strict with their children C. should not be so anxious about their children D. should not set limits for their children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。 36 Half a minute? A few seconds? Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds-as short as the blink of an eye-is too long for most Internet users. A millisecond is one thousandth of a second. People hardly notice such a small time difference, but it does cause them to stop searching, reported The New York Times. Nowadays, millions of smart-phones and computers are constantly gathering and sending out information. 37 you can get digital traffic jams. Meanwhile, users are expecting faster and faster service. Google found that if one website is 250 milliseconds slower than another website ,then people will visit it less often. 38 Google said people do expect different things from different websites because they realize not all loading times are the same. For example ,a person will be more patient waiting for a video clip to load than for a search result. Even so, four out of five online users will click away if a video takes too long to load. This makes “difficult for video websites to choose between the quality of pictures and fast loading times.Pursuing a higher speed has always been part of the history of the Internet. In the 1990s,when the World Wide Web first started to become popular, 39 people called it the World Wide Wait. But engineers managed to fight the problem with new inventions. They laid a lot of fiber optic cables for high-speed transmissions , they improved software so it would work more smoothly; they placed computer servers all around the world to be nearer to users; all this increased speed. Nowadays we can enjoy much faster Internet ._ 40 But they will need to keep fighting to keep up with the developing demands of internet users. A. internet is becoming faster and faster.B. With so many people downloading maps, sports videos, news and restaurant recommendations,C. Major search engines such as Google and Microsofts Bing usually find search results in less than a second.D. We can not expect a faster speed about the internet.E. This is why technology companies are now competing to be the fastest.F. How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open before you start to lose your patience?G it was very crowded and slow;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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The Bush family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They 41 games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes 42 seemed, especially to Mrs. Bush who 43 the house, that they had too much stuff in the closets, in the drawers, in the basement, and almost 44.It made Mrs. Bush a little 45 . One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Bush made a (n) 46 . This family, she said firmly, “has too much stuff. Its time to get 47 of some of them. ”The three children all 48 with this idea and helped pile used things and unused things they were never going to use into