内蒙古赤峰市元宝山区第二中学高二英语下学期3月考试卷试题.doc

内蒙古赤峰市元宝山区第二中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期3月考试卷试题 本试卷满分150分，时间120分钟。第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分20分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where does the man want to go? a. chicago. b. phoenix. c. new york.2. what does the man suggest the woman do? a. open the door carefully. b. have john fix the lock. c. fix the door in time.when will the two speakers probably go rock climbing? a. on monday. b. on saturday. c. on sunday.what will the man probably do next? a. eat some noodles. b. go to the kitchen. c. make some cookies.where does the conversation probably take place? a. at a train station. b. at a bus station. c. at an airport.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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和7题。6. how old was james clerk maxwell when he died? a. 46 years old. b. 48 years old. c. 50 years old.7. in which field did maxwell have great success? a. education. b. mathematics. c. physics.听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。8. how much does the second heaviest cat weigh in england? a. 10 pounds. b. 15 pounds. c. 30 pounds.9. what did the cats owner say about the cat? a. she didnt eat anything special. b. she often ate her sisters food. c. she is trying to lose weight.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why is the man going to london? a. to take a business trip. b. to spend a holiday c. to visit a friend.11. how long will the man stay in london? a. for five days. b. for seven days. c. for eight days.12. which hotel does the man want to stay at? a. hoxton hotel. b. great hotel. c. rose hotel.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what has the woman been preparing for in the past week? a. a street motor race. b. a test on the rules of the road. c. her road test to get her drivers license.14. where did the woman begin her test? a. in a business area. b. near a school. c. near a park.15. what mistake did the woman make? a. she almost hit a passer-by. b. she almost crashed into a truck. c. she almost stopped on a zebra crossing.16. what does the man suggest the woman do in the end? a. have her car checked thoroughly. b. take the written test again. c. take the test with another officer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what will the tourists visit on tuesday? a. university of cambridge. b. big ben. c. stonehenge.18. how old is big ben? a. over 160 years old. b. over 170 years old. c. over 180 years old.19. how high is oxford university placed in 2014 according to times higher education? a. no. 3 b. no. 4 c. no. 520. when will the tourists most probably come back? a. on thursday. b. on friday. c. on saturday.第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分 ）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）a nothing is as precious as ones freedom. dreams, aspirations and ideals mean nothing if one does not have the freedom to pursue them. a lot has been done in the name of freedom. a lot has been said and written about freedom. in the past six months, the world witnessed tunisian uprising, egyptian revolution and libyan civil war. thousands of people fought for freedom; hundreds of people lost their lives (for freedom); people are craving for freedom. but, what exactly is freedom? we are fighting for it, we are ready to die for it, we are craving for it, but, can we really define it? albert camus thinks freedom is a chance to be better. abraham lincoln calls it best hope of earth. epictetus says its the right to live as we wish. for moshe dayan its oxygen for soul. according to urban dictionary its everything. and going by oxford dictionaries, its power of self determination attributed to the will. everyone has different views about freedom. but somehow i am still not convinced because we cant really be fighting for a chance or hope. and the concept of everything is full of uncertainties. i dont think we are fighting for power of self-determination either. and as for the right to live as we wish, if we have the right to fight, then, how can we be denied the right to live as per our wish? but the question still remains unanswered, what is freedom? for me, freedom has a deeper and greater meaning. i think freedom is much more than just a right. its a responsibility of doing what you think is good, not only for you but even for society. it is a state when one realizes their duties and starts respecting others freedom. freedom is when we realize that we can do absolutely anything except force another person to follow us in our madness or our desire for life. freedom is when we are no longer slaves to our desires, society, its expectations, luxury or slaves to a life we did not choose.freedom is when we have the courage to speak out what we know is true, do what we feel is right, and fight for what we think is unfair. one shouldnt really fight for freedom; rather, they should try to achieve it.21. how many famous peoples definitions of freedom are mentioned in the passage? a. 4b. 5c. 6d. 722. paragraph 3 mainly tells us that _. a. everyone longs for freedom b. everyone is fighting for freedom c. people have different views about freedom d. famous people have a deeper understanding of freedom23. which of the following will the author agree with? a. freedom is a chance to live better. b. freedom is our best hope in the world. c. freedom is the right to live as we wish. d. freedom is a responsibility of doing what is good.24. what is the authors purpose of writing the passage? a. to show different views about freedom. b. to express his understanding of freedom. c. to encourage us to pursue our dreams and aspirations. d. to argue against some famous peoples understanding of freedom.b perhaps the most challenging material you read at school is poetry. though the message of some poems may be very simple, the way poets put words together often makes this message elusive. when you read a poem, you should begin by trying to understand what the poet is saying on the surface, then examine the way the poet expresses this content, and finally decide how the poems meaning is created. here are some steps to read a poem. first, read the poem once slowly aloud without writing or marking anything. dont stop until you finish the poem, even if you dont know the meaning or pronunciation of a word. when youve finished, think it over for a moment on any words, images, and characters that caught your attention. then read the poem again silently. when you come to a word you dont know, look it up in the dictionary. understand the meaning of figurative (比喻的)language. figurative language doesnt mean exactly what it says; instead, it suggests meanings. for example, in the line “love, all alike, no season knows”, the poet doesnt mean love is unfamiliar with four seasons. love cannot know anything at all; only people can know something. thus, the poet is personifying(拟人化) love, giving it human qualities. examine and think about the poets use of language. why, for example, did the poet choose to compare his love to a red rose instead of a tree or a bird? we can use associations: we usually associate roses with beauty and love, but we also know a rose bush has thorns (刺). all of these associations may not be right for a particular poem, but many of them probably will.finally, read the poem one more time aloud.practice using pauses and stress to make the poems meaning come alive.25the underlined word “elusive” in paragraph 1 probably means “_” aeasy b. interesting cdifficult d. boring26what should we put on the first place when reading a poem? athe form of the poem.bthe content of the poem. cthe meaning of the poem.dthe language of the poem.27when reading a poem for the first time, we should_ atry to understand new wordsbexamine the poems language ctry to understand its meaning welldavoid being stopped by new words28we can learn from the passage that figurative language_ ais useful in expressing love bhelps us understand new ideas cis easy for most readers to understand dshould be repeated while reading a poemcpinnawella elephant orphanage pinnawella is an orphanage for baby elephants that have been found abandoned in the wild.there are 60 small elephants on the site and they are fed, trained and cared for by the orphanage. if you visit pinnawella during feeding time, you may be given the opportunity to bottle-feed an elephant during your sri lanka holiday. bathing time is also popular with visitors and accompanying a baby elephant to a nearby river is a wonderful experience.colombo zoo after seeing an elephant in the wild, seeing one in the zoo may seem a little uninspiring; however this is one for the children.the colombo zoo is famous for its elephant shows，where six indian elephants do all kinds of tricks，from playing the music instruments to shooting basketballs with their trunks.wasgamuwa national park wasgamuwa national park is located in the town of mahiyangana, an ancient city and important site in the buddhist religion.it is one of the best places to see wild elephants in their natural habitats(栖息地)and is closest to six other national parks.the park and nearby area also provide ample bird watching opportunities.yala national park yala is the largest national park in sri lanka and home to the majority of the islands wildlife，including indian elephants and rare leopards.arranging a tour here is the best way to spot an elephant，and if youre particularly lucky you may also spy a leopard lying lazily around on an overhanging tree branch.maduruoya national parkthis park has a huge reservoir and if you get up before sunrise，you may spot some elephants playing about in the large expanse of water. you can also ride an elephant through the dense forests, which is perhaps one of the strangest forms of transportation to use on your sri lanka holidays.29which place should visitors go to if they want to have closer contact with elephants? amaduruoya national parkbwasgamuwa national park ccolombo zoodpinnawella elephant orphanage30according to the author，colombo zoo_. aactually causes harm to elephantsbcan bring pleasure to children chas a good way to protect elephantsdis not inspiring at all31it can be inferred from the passage that_. awasgamuwa national park is the best place to watch birds byala national park has nothing special to watch cvisitors can watch birds in yala national park da leopard can climb up trees and stay there32what may cause the tourists curiosity in maduruoya national park? athe huge reservoir which has a large expanse of water. bthe beautiful and charming scene of sunrise. criding elephants through the dense forests. da group of elephants playing in the water.d walt disney and shanghai government have formally agreed to open up a disney theme park in chinas commercial capital. just days after the world expo was closed, they agreed on plans for a joint venture(合资企业)to manage the project, expected to cover nearly eight square miles for the entire resort(度假胜地), the city government said in a statement. the cost is reportedly estimated at 25 billion yuan. plans call for the theme park to be a “strong international tourism resort” with a pleasant, low-carbon environment, the city said.a joint venture between local companies and disney will be responsible for construction, management and operation of the disney theme park，it said. some villagers were long ago moved off farmland in chuansha, a part of pudong district near the citys main international airport，to make way for the park. disney issued a statement confirming its discussions with the shanghai government, saying, “we can confirm the statement from the shanghai government that we have taken another step forward in the approval process.” but the company said it was still awaiting final approval of the joint venture by the central government and completion of necessary procedures. the sixmonthlong world expo，which ended on sunday，drew a record of 72 million visitors，mostly chinese tourists.that event made it necessary for the city to build nearly a dozen new subway lines，new highways，airport upgrades and other modern facilities. with the disneyland project due to start，the city appears likely to continue its building boom(激增) the agreement on friday came exactly a year after chinas national planning agency approved the plans for the parka major step toward getting the project started. the park will give shanghai，the mainlands main financial and commercial centre，a new showcase.while the city is one of chinas most modern and wealthy cities，it has relatively few big historic landmarks compared with ancient capitals like beijing and xian. disney has said the shanghai resort will include a “magickingdomstyle theme park with characteristics tailored to the shanghai region.” disney has been expanding its presence in mainland china after opening a theme park in hong kong in 2005.that venue, which has suffered from disappointing attendance，is in the midst of disneys expansion as it intends to compete with the future theme park in shanghai.33what do we know about the disneyland project to be built in shanghai? athe cost is more than 25 billion yuan. bthe design is environmentally friendly. cit will be built by walt disney company. dit is as large as the world expo garden in area.34what can we learn from disneys statement? athe construction of the theme park is in process. bthey need approval from the central government. cthe joint venture has completed necessary procedures. ddisney didnt think their discussions with the shanghai government was helpful.35we can infer from the last paragraph that_. avisitors often go to hong kong disneyland these days because of its expansion bthe shanghai theme park should learn from hong kongs chong kong disneyland will face more challenges dhong kong disneyland is well managed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。five questions to ask to detect a lieare you being lied to? find out how you can tell. how is the person speaking? although a change in voice can be the tip-off to a lie, experts say that to be sure, you should also pay attention to a persons speech rate and breathing pattern. _36_ what is the person saying? liars tend to avoid exclusionary words like “but,” “nor,” “except,” and “whereas,” because they have trouble with complex thought processes. _37_ in their attempts to distance themselves psychologically from their tall tales, liars will tend to communicate using fewer personal pronouns. is his face giving it away? you may think disguising your true feelings is easily accomplished with the help of a smile, but the expressions that flash across your face will give away what youre really thinkingwhether you know it or not. _38_ these clues are often so difficult to detect that even trained experts have trouble discerning them. how is the person smiling? a smile can sometimes mask a persons true feelings. _39_ you may be able to detect the emotions he or she is trying to hidesuch as fear, anger, and disgust. a true smile will incorporate both a persons lips and eyes. _40_ its more important to examine a persons entire demeanor, as theres no one feature thats apt to give away a liar. honesty is characterized by features that are in sync with one anotherso besides posture, note the fit between face, body, voice, and speech.a. does the body language follow the story?b. is your subject behaving uncharacteristically?c. liars are less likely to use the words “i,” “me,” and “mine.”d. you should weigh rate of speech, tone of voice, posture, and hand gestures.e. pay close attention to how a person smiles as well as other facial movements. f. experts advise paying close attention to the micro-expressions that a face cant hide. g. if a person either speeds up or slows down, chances are youre not hearing the whole truth.第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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，选出最佳选项。 if you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. do you need it for a _41_reason, such as your job or your studies?_42_ perhaps youre interested in the _43_ , films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a _44_ of the language. most people learn best using a variety of _45_, but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. they_46_an environment 47 you can practice under the guidance of someone whos good at the language. we all lead _48_ lives and learning a language takes _49_. you will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ro