湖北省孝感市孝南区朋兴乡朋兴中学2014年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

湖北省孝感市孝南区朋兴乡朋兴中湖北省孝感市孝南区朋兴乡朋兴中 学学 2014 年高二下学期期中考试英语年高二下学期期中考试英语 试卷试卷 本试题卷共本试题卷共 10 页 全卷满分页 全卷满分 150 分 考试用时分 考试用时 120 分钟 分钟 祝考试顺利祝考试顺利 注意事项 注意事项 1 答题前 考生务必将自己的班级 姓名 考号填写在试题卷和答题卷 指定的位置 并用 2B 铅笔铅笔将考号填涂在答题卡上考号填涂在答题卡上 从顶格开始由左至右涂 写 不空格 2 选择题的作答 每小题选出答案后 用统一提供的 2B 铅笔把答题卡 上对应题目的答案标号涂黑 如需改动 用橡皮擦干净后 再选涂其它答案 标号 答在试题卷 草稿纸上无效 3 完成句子和短文写作题的作答 用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题 卡上对应的答题区域内 答在试题卷 草稿纸上无效 4 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁 考试结束后 请将本试题卷和答题卡 一并上交 第一部分 听力 共两节 满分 30 分 做题时 先将答案划在试卷上 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 共第一节 共 5 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分分 满分 7 5 分 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 例 How much is the shirt A 19 15 B 9 15 C 9 18 答案是 B 1 Why does the woman refuse the invitation for tonight C She is too busy with her work 2 What does the man think of classical music C He does not like it at all 3 What did the two girls do yesterday C They became friends at the English Evening 4 What time is it now A 9 00 B 9 10 C 9 40 5 What do we know about the man A He saw off his father at the airport yesterday A She doesn t like the man B She has another appointment A He enjoys it at bedtime B He prefers it to other music A They went to the English Evening B They went to meet Jeff B He was late for class yesterday morning C He went to meet his cousin yesterday morning 听第听第 6 段材料 回答第段材料 回答第 6 至至 8 题 题 6 What are the two speakers mainly talking about C How they look up information online 7 How often does the man probably surf the Internet A Once a week B Twice a week C Several times a week 8 What do we know about the man C He shows no interest in the Internet 听第听第 7 段材料 回答第段材料 回答第 9 至至 11 题 题 9 Where does this conversation take place A Near a bus stop B On a train C In a department store 10 What did the man do C He made the woman drop the bags to the ground 11 What is the woman like A She is rude B She is kind C She is proud 听第听第 8 段材料 回答第段材料 回答第 12 至至 14 题 题 12 Where does this conversation take place A In a hospital B In a restaurant C At the office 13 When does the woman get a pain in stomach C Just when she begins to eat 14 What can you conclude about the woman s husband from this conversation C He sometimes eats more slowly than his wife 听第听第 9 段材料 回答第段材料 回答第 15 至至 17 题 题 15 Where did the two speakers go for dinner A To a Chinese restaurant B To KFC C To McDonald s 16 Why didn t they eat at home A Because Jill was tired of her father s cooking B Because Jill s mother was not in the house C Because Jill s father wanted to eat fried chicken 17 What did Jill want for her dinner C Hamburger vegetables and coffee 听第听第 10 段材料 回答第段材料 回答第 18 至至 20 题 题 18 What do we know about Manhattan Island C Only Indians lived there before 1609 A When they surf the Web B What they do on the Internet A He gets some help from the Web B He has never sent e mail A He hurt the woman B He helped the woman carry the bags A About an hour before she has eaten B About an hour after she has eaten A He doesn t eat as quickly as his wife B He eats very quickly A Hamburger salad coffee and chicken B Hamburger salad Coke and ice cream A It used to be a small country B It was controlled by Dutch before 1609 19 Why did Henry Hudson go to Manhattan Island A He wanted to trade with the Indians B He wanted to find more land for his country C He hoped to find a shorter way to the Far East 20 How did the Indians react to Henry Hudson s arrival C They didn t allow him to land 第二部分 词汇知识运用 共两节 满分 30 分 第一节 多项选择 共第一节 多项选择 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 10 分 分 从 A B C D 四个选项中 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 例 To make members of a team perform better the trainer first of all has to know their and weaknesses A strengths B benefits C techniques D values 答案 A 21 The school is so poorly equipped that the students here have no to good resources for learning at all A ambition B access C entranceD qualification 22 The course book is a little too difficult but we can it to suit the needs of the students A adapt B adoptC operateD abandon 23 I hope to go to Beijing with you if you please If so your holiday arrangement must mine A catch up withB put up withC fit in withD keep up with 24 Her appearance is not to whether she can be a good teacher A suitableB handyC beneficialD relevant 25 Without peace development and equality of men and women are A out of breathB out of the question C out of touchD out of question 26 As time went on people came to be of the seriousness of China s population A awareB abundantC adequateD alarmed 27 Don t leave the bread on the table it will A ring upB dry upC test outD dry out 28 Just as the clothes a person wears the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time his house his personality A conductsB reflects C witnessesD governs 29 On the annual International Volunteers Day the world the work of millions of people who give their time to help others A abolishesB assesses C accompaniesD acknowledges A They captured him B They were friendly to him 30 In 2002 the Chinese government a law stating whoever deserts girl babies would be punished by law A distributedB favoredC declaredD resigned 第二节 完形填空 共第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 20 分 分 阅读下面短文 从短文后所给各题的四个选项 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 Brother Michael and Chris were born in the early 1960s and grew up in a black neighborhood in Richmond California Both boys were 31 in the primary school and brought home mostly A s on their report cards But in a black family with eight children money was always 32 so the two growing boys often went 33 They turned to stealing They stole cookies from the grocery store and bread from the 34 They even stole money from their parents to feed At the end of his first year in high school Chris received three A s and 35 F s on his report card the first time he had 36 anything in school Because Kennedy High School only allowed three failures 37 four years one more F and Chris would be kicked out of school That s when he made up his mind to 38 Chris made every effort to become 39 in school After Chris graduated from college he worked as a prosecutor 检察官 40 criminals drug dealers and gang members Today Chris is famous as one of the 41 prosecutors in the trial of the century the O J Simpson trial That decision to change took him in an entirely 42 direction from his brother Michael who 43 changing his bad behavior After high school Michael continued his anti social 44 fighting in the streets taking 45 and stealing At the age of 42 Michael Darden died from AIDS This story 46 us that what we become is determined by the 47 we make We can choose to get 48 or we can choose to get worse Chris changed He changed from being a criminal to prosecuting criminals His brother Michael on the other hand was changed He was changed by 49 drugs and finally he was changed by a deadly disease Chris made the right choices He made the changes in his life that helped him 50 his great dreams 31 A well behaved B well dressedC well knownD well informed 32 A plentifulB loose C common D tight 33 A madB wrongC hungryD bad 34 A chemist sB baker s C doctor sD barber s 35 A twoB three C four D five 36 A obtainedB failed C passed D missed 37 A beyondB byC over D above 38 A stealB respondC stand D change 39 A B friendlyC powerful D outgoing outstanding 40 A treatingB savingC questioning D punishing 41 A leading B workingC acting D performing 42 A similar B different C new D strange 43 A preferredB resisted C admitted D appreciated 44 A habits B signsC behaviors D manners 45 A drugs B actionsC buses D pills 46 A persuades B warns C convinces D wishes 47 A choices B friends C promisesD efforts 48 A tallerB cleaner C happier D better 49 A illegal B useful C harmlessD lawful 50 A destroy B formC accomplish D approach 第三部分 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题分 2 分 满分 40 分 阅读下列 A B C D 每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A The first day our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didn t know I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder I turned around to find a wrinkled little old lady smiling at me She said Hi handsome My name is Rose I m 87 Can I give you a hug I laughed Of course you may and she gave me a giant squeeze Why are you in college at such a young innocent age I asked She jokingly replied I m here to meet a rich husband get married and have a couple of children No seriously I said I want to realize my dream she told me Over the course of the year Rose became a campus icon and everyone liked to listen to this time machine At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet and I ll never forget what she taught us There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up If you are 19 and lie in bed for one full year and don t do one productive thing you will turn 20 If I am 87 and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn 88 We have less time to live on Anybody can grow older That doesn t take any talent or ability The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change The elderly usually don t have regrets for what we did but rather for things we did not do At the year s end Rose finished the college degree she had dreamed about all those years One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep Over 2 000 students attended her funeral honoring the wonderful woman who taught us such an important message 51 Rose made herself known to the author in a manner A seriousB coldC crazyD humorous 52 Rose was considered a time machine because she A always followed a strict time schedule B was never late for any of her classes C had lived a long and rich life D always appeared in time whenever she was needed 53 According to Rose growing up is different from growing older because A growing up doesn t need as much effort or talent as growing older B growing up means young people have enough time to waste C there is no need for one to worry about death D growing up means one has more chances or time to choose what one likes 54 Rose came to study in college at such an old age for the purpose of A challenging her old age B realizing her long dream about college education C meeting someone rich and attractive D not having any regrets in her life B The desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries They know that they will have to face difficult moments that they won t be able to communicate with the persons around them and that they have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families but they all take these chances and they hope they will succeed On the other hand there are people who immigrate 移民 just for the sake of the people they love They leave their families to make other families with the people they love Women go to meet their men who have chosen other countries to start a new life even if they miss their families and friends Maybe they don t have a place to work but they are able to wait to see what destiny 命运 has for them There are also the cases of the people who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives They d rather start from the very beginning again than risk putting their lives in danger When well developed countries see that their homeland is being invaded by lots of immigrants they set new laws that make immigration harder As a result of this many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work although they are paid only half the amount of money native workers receive for the same kind of job The opinions of the local people are varied and they range from total refusal to complete acceptance Immigrants in countries which have large communities of them are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment Many immigrants have managed to be fully accepted by the communities where they live and have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them 55 Which of the following reasons for immigration is NOT mentioned in the passage A Escaping from a war B Being reunited with the beloved people C Seeking a better lifeD Studying a foreign language 56 What s the usual response to immigrants in well developed countries A To accept them B To refuse them C To put limitations on immigration D To encourage them 57 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage A Some immigrants are still fighting for their rights now B Immigrants are never accepted no matter how hard they try C Native people usually earn more money than illegal immigrants D The local people have different attitudes toward immigrants 58 The passage implies that A many people go to other countries with great determination B illegal immigrants cause great damage to developed countries C stricter laws should be set to prevent immigration D culture shock causes great anxiety in some immigrants C Where do you find out about the world s longest walk The world s tallest man The world s oldest woman You know the answer of course It is the Guinness Book of World Records How would people find such unusual facts without this book Guinness Book did not exist until 1951 Here is what happened The managing director of Guinness Brewery was a curious man He wanted answers to some questions about records For example he wanted to know what was the fastest flying game bird in Europe But he was frustrated There was no book to answer questions like this The director Sir Hugh Beaver contacted the McWhirter twins They were brothers who owned a research agency He asked them to put together a new reference book It would include all kinds of unusual records The brothers quickly accepted The first edition of their book was published in 1955 Soon the Guinness Book of World Records was a best seller It has sold more copies than any book except the Bible A new edition is published every year Where do all the book s records come from They are a combination of things like natural wonders sports records and stunts 特技 How many people would push an egg with their noses if they weren t trying to get to the book But the editors try to keep things honest All records must be verified by an investigator Only then are they printed The Guinness Book is a big business It is published in dozens of languages There are TV shows and museums It is proof of how interested people are in strange pieces of information 59 The passage is mostly about A the McWhirter twinsB the director Sir Hugh Beaver C unusual records in the Guinness Book D a history of the Guinness Book 60 The Guinness Book A is a best sellerB is published only in English C does not always check its D has a full length movie based on it records 61 It is clear from the passage that the McWhirter twins A wanted to publish the book so that they set up a research agency B owned so good a research agency that they liked to help others C recognizes that Sir Hugh s idea for a book was a good one D wanted to know the answers to some questions about records 62 In this passage the underlined word verified means A questionedB proved the truth C written upD blocked D You might not know it but there is something wonderful at your fingertips You can make people happier healthier and more hard working just by touching their arms or holding their hands Doctors say that body contact is a kind of medicine that can work wonders When people are touched the quantity of hemoglobin 血红蛋白 a type of matter that produces the red color in blood increases greatly This results in more oxygen reaching every part of the body and the whole body benefits In experiments bottle fed baby monkeys were separated from their mothers for the first ten days of life They became sad and negative Studies showed the monkeys were more probable to become ill than other babies that were allowed to stay with their mothers Human babies react in much the same way Some years ago a scientist noticed that some well fed babies in a clean nursery became weak Yet babies in another nursery were growing healthily even though they ate less well and were not kept as clean The reason he concluded was that they often had touches from nurses Experiments show that most people like being touched And nearly all doctors believe touch helps to reduce patients fear of treatment Of course there is time when a touch is not welcome But even if we don t like being touched a smile can make us feel better Smiling increases blood flow and starts the production of happy brain chemicals So let s have a big smile and don t forget to keep in touch 63 Which of the following is NOT true A Everyone knows that body contact can make people happier B People may work harder because of body contact C Your fingertips can do something D People may not understand the importance of touching 64 According to the passage A human brains need oxygen and blood supply now and then B touches from doctors and nurses have nothing to do with treatment C new born baby monkeys should stay away from their mothers D not all the people like being touched 65 The word benefits in the second paragraph probably means A to be useful or helpfulB to get something useful or helpful C to be illD to be hurt 66 The best title for the passage might be A Why People TouchB Smile and Touch C Wonders of TouchD Touch or Not E Most people are aware of what the adoption process is because it has become rather common in our society Adoption is where a child is legally placed with guardians 监护人 or parents or perhaps a single parent other than the birth mother or father Once an adoption is finalized all parental rights are turned over to the adoptive parents and there is no legal difference between adoptive parents and natural birth parents There are generally two types of adoption which are closed adoption and open adoption When an adopted person has access to his or her adoption file and original records it is referred to as an open adoption The term is also used to describe any contact that may be between the adoptive family the birth parents and the adopted child Th