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扎兰屯一中2015-2016年度上学期高二期中考试英语试卷时间：100分钟 满分：130分 第一卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50）第一节：（共20题，每小题2 分，满分40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。 awork is a part of living my grandparents understood that . they lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years . they raised chickens for eggs , pigs and cattle for meat . cows were kept for milk and the cream , from which grandma made butter and cheese . what little yard they had became a garden .the depression（大萧条） , therefore , didnt make much change in their lives . but it did bring an unending flow of men out of work , drifting from job to job , to the farm . the first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags . he took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadnt eaten for a while . grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “theres a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷仓). ive been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence . you have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch .”grandma said a surprising thing happened . the man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once . she set another place at the table and made an apple pie . during lunch , the stranger didnt say much , but when he left , his shoulders had straightened . “nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” grandpa later told me .soon after , another man showed up asking for a meal . this one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase . grandpa came out when he heard voices . he looked at the man and then offered a handshake .” there is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn ive been meaning to get it moved . itd sure be a help to me . and wed be pleased to have you stay for lunch .” the fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top . then he set off to work .grandma says she doesnt remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved .1when he was asked to move a stack of firewood , the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that .ahe had found a good job bhe would have something to eat che would get what he wanted without losing his self-respectdhe would no longer suffer from the depression 2the writers grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because .ahe didnt want them to have a meal free of charge bhe wanted to help them in his own wayche had been needing to get it moved dhe wanted to show them his kindness and respect 3the writers grandfather was all of the following but .akind bthoughtful csympathetic dwealthy4the best title for the story would be .athe pleasure of helping others bthe depressioncno pains , no gains .dwork-a part of living b london is the capital of the united kingdom. it has about seven million people. the river thames runs through london. people from all over the world visit london to see buckingham palace, the houses of parliament, westminster abbey and the tower of london. there are many museums, theatres and parks in london, as well as offices and factories. london began as a roman settlement called londinium. the plague(瘟疫) came to london in the 1600s, followed by the great fire of 1666. the city was badly bombed in world war ii. london is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river thames is slowly rising. as a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of london. to prevent this happening, a great barrier（屏障）has been built across the thames at woolwich. if very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and london will be safe.5. london is the capital of _, which began as a _ settlement.a. england; norman .b. scotland; english c. uk; frenchman d. uk; roman 6. according to the passage, from 1600 to now, _ great disasters have happened in london.a. one b. two c. three d. four 7. the reason why a great barrier has been built across the thames at woolwich is that_.a.the level of the river thames is slowly rising.b.london is very slowly sinking into its foundations.c.extra-high tides could flood a large part of london.d.all of the above. c we often think of futurewe often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years time. think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set upperhaps people will be able to visit the moon as touristscheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系)when that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planetsgreat progress will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseasescancerpollution is a problem we must solvein a hundred years time it will have been controlled. all the world will have been developedeven antarcticathere will be large cities in antarcticawe already have supersonic(超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years time we will have supersonic land travel as well. we will have used up most of earths land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been builtthe japanese already have plans for cities of this kindand there will be cities under the seathe first of these will have been completed. 8.we will have developed _ in a hundred years time, permitting long journeys all over the solar system.aa plane for space travel . bcheap rockets for space travelca permanent spaceship da satellite for tourists .9.man will also have supersonic land travel _ain a years time bin the year 2050cabout a century later dabout half a century later .10.the last paragraph mainly talks about _.a the building of cities under the seab the building of floating cities in japanc new ways of building citiesdthe danger which earths land will face .11.the best title for the passage is _.afuture life bspace travelcwhere to live in the future d. travel in the futuredtv is an excellent resource for hearing and listening to english. the pictures help you understand what is being said and tv news is an ideal way to help improve your listening ability because within a short period of time the same news is often repeated. this means that you can watch basically the same news program several times within a day and that every succeeding program will help you to understand what is being said.these preparatory steps are very important before your listening：find out which news report you want to listen to, when and on what channel. cctv 9 is a good choice because this is chinas english channel and has regular news reports.just watch the news reports for a few days first, before requiring yourself to understand the stories. give yourself time to get familiar with the newsreaders and their accents. you should also get an idea of the structure of the entire report as well as the structure of a typical news story.watch the news in chinese first. this will tell you what the main news items are and help prepare you for understanding news reports in english.while listening, you should pay attention to a few things that you may try to do：you can aim at just getting what a story is about. give a oneto twosentence description after each story.put forward a few questions to yourself about a story, and then seek to answer them from your listening. you can do this by stopping the tape as soon as the headline is read to you. your may write a full transcript(抄本) of a story to practice intensive listening. this may bring to notice listening problems that have skipped your attention when you only concentrate on the content.even though the listening part is over, some followup activities will help you reinforce(加强) your learning. you may talk about the news with one or more friends. this provides an opportunity to produce a summary or express your thoughts in a brief article.12the underlined word “succeeding” most probably means _.afunny b. good cnext dfamous13which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?agetting ready for news listening.bgive a simple description after each story.clistening practice after the proposal.ddoing followup activities after listening.14which of the following statements is true according to the passage?athe pictures on tv are helpful to your written english and spoken english.byou may get a general idea about a story by using one or two sentences.ccctv 9 is a good choice because there are all excellent foreign newsreaders.dyou may use the whole transcript of a story to practice your writing ability.15the best title for this passage may probably be _.ahow to listen to tv newsbhow to improve your listeningchow to learn from listeningdhow to listen step by stepe i remember that i used to rebel（反抗）against many dos and donts my parents told me. for example, when i kept on listening to jazz on the record player, my father used to consider it noise and replace it with classical music, which i always felt dull. my mom and dad were also very particular about(挑剔) the friends i made with, and always quoted the well-known sentenceone rotten apple could ruin a whole barrel of apples. these were just a few examples of the things i thought my parents were unreasonable about. today, however, i am the father of a boy of 15, and i find that i am pressuring my son with a lot of rules and regulations that he seems to find hard to follow too. one day, i noticed that my sons hair was too long, so i told him to go to the barbers and get it cut short. ordinarily, he will do what he is told to, but this time he put his foot down. “whats wrong with my long hair?” he said. “most of my friends have long hair. and besides, its my own hair, isnt it? i dont think you have the right to order me to cut it short, even if youre my father!” when i was a boy, if i had spoken to my father in that way, he would have taught me a lesson. but i suddenly realize that we are now living in a more liberal world, and my sons insistence on wearing his hair long is merely an instance of the generation gap that exists between us. finally, i agree to it, so he still wears his hair long. 16which is the best title for the passage?astories between father and sonbthe generation gapcdos and donts for teenagersda thoughtful father 17the underlined phrase “put his foot down” in paragraph 2 probably means that the son .a obeyed his fathers orderb refused firmly to do as his father wished him tocput down his feet to relax himselfdran away from home .18the writer used to rebel against his parents mainly because .ahis parents were unreasonablebthe writer was a rebellious teenagerchis parents always told him to make friends carefullydthe generation gap existed between them 19which of the following is not the reason why the writer becomes liberal at last?ahis son refuses to obey his orders firmly.bhe once suffered from the experience like his son.che realizes it is nothing but the generation gap.dthey are living in a more liberal world today. 20from the passage, we can safely draw a conclusion that .athe writers parent didnt love him at allbthe generation gap can be removed in a more liberal worldcthe writer will have a friendly relationship with his sondas long as you stick to what you want to do, you will surely make it eventually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。 weve all heard how great shopping on the internet is and that you can get things far cheaper. how convenient it is you can shop when you want to. how its easy to compare prices and how there are no long queues(队列) online! _21_ do you trust the seller? do they have a secure server (服务器)? what are their delivery times? can you contact them if the order goes wrong? most shopping sites use some sort of shopping cart into which you can place items you have chosen, and then take them to the checkout when you want to pay. _22_ the following are a few hints about online shopping that weve learned along the way：always print out your order confirmation（订单）._23_try and get your goods delivered at a time when you will be there, otherwise your package might get lost!dont get carried away and spend too much!to enable us to provide some of our services to you, we need to collect some personal information from you usually your name and email address. you may choose to tell us your preferences and country of origin when visiting our web sites. _24_ the big question for online shoppers is always, “will our gifts arrive on time？” all of the stores listed on our website have varied delivery timetables for city and country areas. _25_ for the busiest times of the year: christmas, valentines day, easter, mothers day and fathers day, online retailers (零售商) will be doing everything they can to get your last minute business and will have posted holiday deadlines with cut off purchase dates to ensure delivery.a. you may also choose to provide us with your mobile phone number.b. are there any hidden dangers or risks?c. order more than just one item at a time to save on delivery costs.d. but before you start shopping there are a number of questions you have to ask yourself.e. so you should always check the timetables before making a purchase.f. same day and overnight delivery is usually available.g.the checkout must be in a secure server in order for your transaction(交易) to be secure.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20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。joy in the journey if you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. let me explain. two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. as they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 26 . “what are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “we plan to dig a hole all the way through the 27 !” one of the brothers volunteered 28 . the older boys began to 29 , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 30 . after a long silence, one of the 31 picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. he 32 the lid and showed the wonderful 33 to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. then he said quietly and 34 , “even if we dont dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found 35 the way!” their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. and that is 36 a goal is for to cause us to move in the 37 we have chosen, in other words, to keep us 38 ! but not every goal will be fully 39 . not every job will end 40 . not every hope will come to pass. not every love will last. not every dream will be 41 . but when you fall 42 of your aim, perhaps you can say, “yes, but look at what i found along the way! look at the wonderful things 43 my life because i tried to do something!” it is in the digging 44 life is lived. and i believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 45 . 26. a. rest b. work .c. laugh d. watch 27. a. house b. wall c. earth d. road28. a. calmly b. patiently c. impatiently d. excitedly 29. a. think b. laugh c. stare d. smile 30. a. important b. difficult c. interesting .d. impossible 31. a. diggers .b. watchers c. visitors d. passers-by 32. a. moved .b. broke .c. removed d. pushed 33. a. scenes .b. contents c. pictures d. jars 34. a. properly b. carefully . c. confidently d. happily 35. a. in b. to .c. along .d. out 36. a. how .b. what .c. where d. which 37. a. way b. life .c. direction .d. sight 38. a. thinking b. moving c. living d. digging 39. a. achieved .b. prepared c. kicked .d. made 40. a. successfully b. pleasantly .c. surprisingly .d. hopelessly41. a. come true .b. made .c. realized d. treasured42. a. lost b. short c. out d. behind43. a. breaking into .b. turning to c. holding to . .d. coming into 44. a. that b. where c. which d. when 45. a. happens .b. matters c. appears d. exists第二卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读文章，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 do you feel _(1)_ difficult to be happy all the time? now ill give you some tips _(2)_ how to make yourself happy. one way is being _(3)_ (self) because unselfishness is the key factor _(4)_ (require) if you want to get along well with others. by _(5)_ (say) being unselfish we mean we _(6)_ not want everything our own way or demand the best share of everything. another way is to look for good points in _(7)_ people. youll find most people pleasant to go with and it will surely make you happy. third, you can not expect to be too perfect, so dont be too unhappy when you make (8) mistake. everything will be ok