吉林省临江一中高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

临江一中2014-2015学年度上学期期中考试高二英语题考试时间：120分钟；总分150 分注意事项：1考生务必在答题前在答题卡上填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第i卷（选择题）听力；将答案填写到答题卡上第一节(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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 is the man going to do next? a. call a taxi. b. clean the windows. c. drive jenny to the hospital. 2. what does the woman want to buy? a. shirts. b. shelves. c. shoes. 3. where does the conversation most probably take place? a. in a cinema. b. in a theatre. c. in a sitting-room. 4. what did the man do? a. he tried to comfort the woman. b. he played a joke on the woman. c. he told the woman the wrong date. 5 what does the woman think of the subject they are talking about? a. she likes it very much. b. she just likes part of it. c she doesnt like it at all.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. what is mr. white doing now? a. answering a call. b. attending a meeting. c. going to the grand restaurant. 7. who wants to discuss something with mr. white? a. mr. baker. b. mr. brown. c. jenny green. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. whats wrong with the woman? a. her head is injured. b. her throat is infected. c. she has a problem with her lungs. 9. how does the woman feel? a. wanting to cough. b. always being sleepy. c. having no desire to eat. 10. what does the man ask the woman to do? a. to keep warm. b. to stay in hospital. c. to drink more hot water. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. why is lucy unhappy? a. because she didnt sleep well last night. b. because she has made so many mistakes. c. because she has quarreled with mr. scott. 12. who is mr. scott? a. lucys friend. b. lucys boss. c. lucys neighbor. 13. what will lucy probably do? a. write to the milkman. b. write to apologize to mr. scott. c. have a good talk with her neighbor. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. how many things will the woman have to do before 5:30 on saturday? a. four. b. five. c. six. l5. what will the woman do at noon? a. see a doctor. b. clean the house. c. pick up her brother. 16. what will the woman do for julie? a. prepare the dinner for her. b. send for a doctor for her c. help her to finish her science project. 17. what will most probably happen in the evening? a. the man will come to the womans house. b. the woman will go to the mans house to play games. c. the womans mother will talk with the man about something. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what does the speaker explain in the text? a. some popular proverbs. b. good advice on how to live. c. some proverbs about birds. 19. who have sent their favorite proverbs to the speaker? a. his doctors. b. his listeners. c. his students. 20. how many proverbs does the speaker mention? a. four. b. five. c. six.第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第一节.阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 ajapan is an island country in the pacific ocean. as the japanese students already know, four main islands and more than 3,000 small ones stretch from north to south for about 1,300 miles. as for the climate of the country, well, its hot and humid(潮湿) in summer, but it is quite cold and wet in japan during winter. typhoons, which are violent tropical storms, often threaten japan during the fall. thats, of course, during the harvest season.the population of japan is about 110,5 million. it may seem hard to believe, but the average population density(密度) of the country is about 678 persons per square mile.about two thirds of the entire population lives in japans cities. the other one third lives in the suburbs or in the countryside. no other country in southern or eastern asia has such a large urban, or city population. tokyo, the capital city of japan, is the most density-populated city in the world. at last count there were more than 11.5 million people living in tokyo.21. why is japan called an island country? because _.a. japan is a small countryb. it is on the pacific oceanc. it has thousands of big and small islandsd. japan has hundreds of small islands22. typhoons often attack japan during_. a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter23. most of the people in japan live_. a. in the rural areas b. in the countryside c. around the cities d. in the cities24. the most densely-populated city in the world is_. a. new york b. shanghai c. london d. the capital of japan blets say a person gets up at 7:00 in the morning and goes to bed at 11:00 at night. he comes home from work about 6:30, and by the time he has finished with dinner it is after 8:00. he steps outside in the summer to relax but its already getting dark! not much time to enjoy the summer day.now suppose you set the clock ahead one hour. this person still does everything at the same time but this time, when he steps out at 8:00 theres still plenty of light to enjoy. an hour of daylight has been “saved” for him!daylight saving time doesnt, of course, add any hours to a day. this is impossible. all it does is to increase the number of useful hours of daylight during the seasons when the sun rises early.daylight saving is most popular in cities. it allows the closing of offices, shops, and factories at the end of the working day while the sun is still high. farmers, who do their work by sun time, usually do not observe daylight saving time. they cannot work in the field before the morning dew(露水) has dried or after it appears in the evening.did you know who first thought of daylight saving time? it was benjamin franklin! when he was living in france in the 18th century, he suggested the idea to the people in paris. but it was not adopted then.daylight saving laws were first passed during world war, when materials for making electricity was hard to find, and when it was necessary to save on artificial light. with daylight saving, the bedtime of many people comes soon after it gets dark, while without it, if people stay up until the same hour they may have to use artificial light.germany was the first country to adopt daylight saving time in 1915. then england used it in 1916, and the united states adopted it in 1918.25. what does the underlined word “artificial” mean?a. naturalb. man-madec. brightd. sun26. whats the purpose of adopting daylight saving time?a. to have more artificial light.b. to have one more hour to work.c. to make better use of daylight in certain seasons.d. to have one more hour to rest.27. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. once the idea of daylight saving time is proposed, it was adopted.b. the idea of daylight saving time went through a long process of being adopted.c. it was a french scientist that put forward the idea of daylight saving time.d. the idea of daylight saving time didnt make any difference at all.28. what can be inferred from the passage?a. winter is a good season for daylight saving time.b. daylight saving time is especially good for wars.c. daylight saving time is good for anyone in any places.d. not all seasons are good for daylight saving time.cthe role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. it is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. in most western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. you can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the west by looking at the newspaper he reads. all newspapers report national and international news. they give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. the readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. there are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. these are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful. all these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. all these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. when he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. all this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. there are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.29. what articles comment on controversial issues?a. editorials and opinion columns.b. news stories.c. some of the informative articles.d. jokes and humor.30. which is true about the journalists in western countries?a. theres no time limit for their report articles.b. they have no right to influence the readers opinions.c. a newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually.d. journalists must submit their articles before the due date.31. why are good reviews important to books?a. good reviews are excellent introduction to books.b. readers especially favor books with good reviews.c. good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfortable.d. good reviews can bring a large circulation of the books reviewed.32.which of the following sentences best fits at the end of the last paragraph?a. the number of people needed to produce a newspaper varies greatly.b. the staff of a daily newspaper is headed by a publisher.c. the articles printed in the newspaper should cover national and international affairs.d. the entire staff must operate as a well-drilled team if the papers are to reach homes and news-stands on schedule.dit is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. more often the doctors cant fix the damage. sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. the doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain. dr. robert white, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. he thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. if it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. this gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain. dr. white tried his idea on 13 monkeys. first he taught them to do different jobs, and then he operated on them. he made the monkeys blood go through a machine. the machine cooled the blood. then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys brains. when the brains temperature was 10c, dr. white stopped the blood to the brain. after 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. he warmed the blood again. after their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. they were healthy and busy. each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them. 33. the biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _. a. the time is too short for doctors b. the patients are often too nervousc. the damage is extremely hard to fix d. the blood cooling machine might break down34. the brain operation was made possible mainly by _. a. taking the blood out of the brain b. trying the operation on monkeys first c. having the blood go through a machine d. lowering the brains temperature35. with dr. whites new idea, the operation on the damaged brain _. a. can last as long as 30 minutes b. can keep the brains blood warm c. can keep the patients brain healthy d. can help monkeys do different jobs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。选项中的两项为多余选项。if you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using again, they slowly become strong again. everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning the fact. _36_ when someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously. when someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong. _37_ one of them exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor car all day. if a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. _38_, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same meanspractice. have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? _39_ of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things:they cannot write them down in a little notebook. they have to remember dates, time and prices, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. _40_, learn from the poor: practice remembering. a. what do you think of it?b. yet many people do not seem to know that the memory works in the same way.c. but if he tells us that he has a poor memoryd. so if you want a good memorye. when someone else says that he is poor in the healthf. why is this?g. the position is exactly the same as that of two people.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i went to india for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. we stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the 41 . people walked in, between the cars 42 newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. its a familiar 43 in most poor developing countries. while we were 44 for the red light to turn green, i noticed a man outside a couple of 45 in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. its 46 unusual at first. he was a man in his 40s with relatively 47 clothes. but he walked around in a strange way. he kind of 48 his way around the spaces. he was blind. carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he 49 got to the outside of our car. out of 50 , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. as she gave the man the money, the light turned green. the car behind sounded loudly and 51 , trying to get ahead of traffic. seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to 52 the change. however, with his 53 sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mums 54 . it was the exact change. the cars behind us were really getting out of control, 55 we decided to go on our way. i broke down and even 56 when i got home. heres a blind man, born in 57 , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. he 58 our sympathy. life hasnt been 59 to him, yet hes giving it his best shot. i think that is what 60 is all about facing life bravely. 41. a. signs b. crossroads c. stations d. theatres 42. a. giving b. buying c. selling d. throwing43. a. scene b. play c. activity d. street44. a. watching b. asking c. waiting d. changing45. a. blocks b. crossings c. turns d. cars46. a. everything b. something c. anything d. nothing47. a. expensive b. fashionable c. ragged d. fastened48. a. pushed b. drove c. cleared d. felt49. a. eventually b. quickly c. frequently d. happily50. a. curiosity b. sympathy c. thirsty d. politeness51. a. impatiently b. casually c. naturally d. carefully52. a. keep b. return c. borrow d. count53. a. poor b. superior c. limited d. enlarged54. a. hand b. arm c. face d. lap55. a. still b. yet c. so d. but 56. a. smiled b. shouted c. complained d. cried57. a. pain b. poverty c. sadness d. loneliness58. a. refused b. enjoyed c. doubted d. cheated59. a. rich b. unfair c. kind d. bad60. a. kindness b. courage c. experience d. challenge 第ii卷（非选择题）请将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效第四部分、英语知识运用（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）once there were two mice, a city mouse and a country mouse. they were distant relatives. one day the city mouse, 61 lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.delighted, the country mouse accepted the 62 (invite) and came to the city mouses house. he was greeted by the city mouse ch