江西省南昌市八一中学、洪都中学、麻丘中学2014年高二下学期期中联考英语试卷-1-2

江西省南昌市八一中学 洪都中学 麻丘中学江西省南昌市八一中学 洪都中学 麻丘中学 2014 年高二下学期期年高二下学期期 中联考英语试卷中联考英语试卷 第 卷 共 115 分 第一部分 听力 第一节 共 5 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 7 5 分 听下面 5 短对话 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 分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 Agatha Christie A A writer B A bookseller C A detective 2 How many people are there in the woman s family A 4 B 6 C 5 3 Why does the woman want to learn driving A She wants to buy a car B She likes driving C She wants to stay up to date 4 What is the woman looking for A A zoo B A telephone C A tennis court 5 Who will pay for the lunch A The company B The woman C The man 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 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间 每段对话或独白读两遍 听下面一段对话 回答第 6 和第 7 题 6 How does Lucy know there is a job opening in the toy store A From the personnel manager B From the advertisement in the newspaper C From the teacher 7 What is Lucy s major A English B Business administration C Law 听下面一段对话 回答第 8 和第 9 题 8 Which season are the speakers in A Summer B Autumn C Winter 9 What does the man say about autumn A He wishes there were no mosquitoes B He wishes it could be longer C He wishes he could see more green 听下面一段对话 回答第 10 至第 12 题 10 Why was Loretta on the news A She wrote a song for the TV station B She won a music contest C She sang a song for a charity 11 Who wrote the song the woman sang A The man B Herself C A professional singer 12 What does the woman think of singing A It brings her great pleasure B It will make her famous one day C It takes too much of her time 听下面一段对话 回答第 13 至第 16 题 13 How often does the man run the anti virus program 杀毒程序 A Every day B Every three days C Every other day 14 How will the man give the woman the website of the anti virus program A By telling her face to face B By writing it on a piece of paper C By sending her an e mail 15 What does the woman think she should do A Download some movies and TV series B Buy a new laptop C Download some programs and learn how to use them 16 What can we learn from the conversation A The woman can download the anti virus program for free on the Internet B The man plays many online games C The woman does a lot of work on computer 听下面一段独白 回答第 17 至第 20 题 17 How does the speaker conduct classroom activities A According to the state of the students that day B According to her lesson plans C It depends on her mood that day 18 What does the speaker think of the students A They don t learn English as hard as they can B They are really troublesome C They bring great joy to her life 19 What is the bad side of being a teacher A It s hard work to write teaching plans B It s a demanding job and one may get tired C It s boring to teach the same things every year 20 What should a good teacher do A Inspire children to know the big world B Tell children all he or she knows C Turn children into successful people 第二部分 英语知识运用 第一节 单项选择 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 从 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 1 On Friday President Obama and his wife hosted White House dinner with the visiting British guests A the B the the C a D the a 2 They prepared man made rubber as a n for the natural rubber that they could no longer obtain A preference B assistant C substitute D exchange 3 of danger in the street at night she had to go home with a friend her A Warned accompanied B Warning accompanying C Having warned accompanied D Having been warned accompanying 4 A survey of China s citizens found that some smokers are unwilling to kick the habit because they aren t fully of the harm it does to health A aware B ashamed C worthy D fond 5 She was so sad because she failed in the math test Let s her A leave alone B leave behind C leave aside D leave out 6 Do you know when the plane will take off The passengers are to know it A agreeing B desiring C deciding D dying 7 I can hardly remember any occasions I get caught in a traffic jam in our town A which B when C where D that 8 It was reported that a Chinese American had some teaching equipment for a mountain school A designed B operated C purchased D sold 9 These are the clothes and blankets that among the flood victims A is distributed B distribute C will distribute D will be distributed 10 The desks and seats can be used for a long period of time they the height of the children A must be adjusted to B must adjust to C can be adjusted to D can adjust to 11 Doctors strongly recommended that my father more exercise regularly instead of sitting still before a computer all day long A takes B take C took D had taken 12 After years abroad he returned to his hometown he spent his childhood A which B when C that D where 13 I can see there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger A As far as B As long as C Just as D Even if 14 with his work in the Satellite Launch Site he could not spare any time to stay with his parents though they are very old A Occupying B Occupied C Having occupied D To occupy 15 Our special thanks go to thousands of volunteers without tireless work none of this would be possible A whose B whom C which D that 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 阅读下面的短文 掌握其大意 然后从各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出 最佳选项 One Monday morning news got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend Soon Mr Johnson my teacher came to explain that the Art class would be 36 due to the fire He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be 37 During the morning break Kirn and I decided to take a 38 A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch At the appointed time Kirn and I 39 the Art room ignoring the consequence I would face 40 I got caught We stood on tiptoes looking hard 41 the door window trying in vain to see 42 was forbidden Suddenly a firm 43 on our shoulders stopped us Turning around I found a teacher staring angrily at us In those seconds millions of 44 flashed through my mind My father would beat me hard 45 than that my mom might be so mad she might not stop him My spirits 46 even lower while realizing how 47 Mr Johnson would be When Kirn and I were led back to our classroom I could found 48 to hide and wanted to melt into the 49 However Mr Johnson had a different 50 to teach Slowly he bent down to look me in the 51 and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger He spoke softly as he explained why he was 52 in my decision to go where I may have got hurt He cared more about my 53 than the fact that I had broken a rule My heart was 54 with regret and I discovered that he still loved me even after I had disappointed him The rest of the day he didn t even mention it in class publicly 55 did he tell my parents It was the first time I felt the power of being given an unexpected second chance 36 A confirmed B examined C cancelled D suggested 37 A useless B childish C dangerous D naughty 38 A test B risk C check D chance 39 A reached B searched C entered D cleaned 40 A until B unless C as D if 41 A over B within C acrossD through 42 A how B what C why D which 43 A word B cry C hold D order 44 A thoughts B feelings C solutions D excuses 45 A Easier B Less C More D Worse 46 A changed B sank C lifted D lost 47 A angry B strange C kind D sad 48 A somewhere B anywhereC nowhere D everywhere 49 A fire B laugh C table D floor 50 A course B knowledge C lesson D ability 51 A eye B head C hand D feet 52 A embarrassed B disappointed C excited D moved 53 A grade B honesty C interest D safety 54 A heavyB full C relaxed D empty 55 A so B nor C either D yet 第三部分 阅读理解 第一节 20 小题 第二节 5 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 50 分 第一节 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 A Guide to Stockholm University Library Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment Zones The library is divided into different zones The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading and places where you can sit and work with your own computer The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs The ground floor is the zone where you can talk Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work Computers You can use your own computer to connect to the wi fi specially prepared for notebook computers your can also use library computers which contain the most commonly used applications such as Microsoft Office They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor Group study places If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor Some study rooms are for 2 3 people and others can hold up to 6 8 people All rooms are marked on the library maps There are 40 group study rooms that must be booked via the website To book you need an active University account and a valid University card You can use a room three hours per day nine hours at most per week Storage of Study Material The library has lockers for students to store course literature When you have obtained at least 40 credits 学分 you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year s rental period Rules to be Followed Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you 56 The library s upper floor is mainly for students to A read in a quiet place B have group discussions C take comfortable seats D get their computers fixed 57 Library computers on the ground floor A help students with their field experiments B are for those who want to access the wi fi C contain software necessary for schoolwork D are mostly used for filling out application forms 58 What condition should be met to book a group study room A Group must consist of 8 people B One should have an active University account C Three hour use per day is the minimum D Applicants must mark the room on the map 59 A student can rent a locker in the library if he A has earned the required credits B attends certain course C has nowhere to put his books D can afford the rental fee 60 What should NOT be brought into the library A Mobile phones B Orange juice C Candy D Sandwiches B George Gershwin born in 1998 was one of America s greatest composers He published his first song when he was eighteen years old During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs Many of Gershwin s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s Many of his songs have remained popular as ever Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way from jazz to country In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music Could jazz some people asked be considered serious music In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it And in that short time he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert The audience were thrilled when they heard his music It made him world famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular In 1928 Gershwin went to Paris He applied to study composition 作曲 with the well known musician Nadia Boulanger but she rejected him She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz influenced style While there Gershwin wrote An American in Paris When it was first performed critics 评论家 were divided over the music Some called it happy and full of life to others it was silly and boring But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States It sill remains one of his most famous works George Gershwin died in 1937 just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer He was only thirty nine years old Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written 61 Many of Gershwin s musical works were A performed in various ways B Composed for Paul Whiteman C played mainly in the countryside D written about New Yorkers 62 What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman A It attracted more people to theatres B It proved jazz could be serious music C It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra D It caused a debate among jazz musicians 63 What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris A He argued with French critics B He studied with Nadia Boulanger C He created one of his best works D He changed his music style 64 What do we learn from the last paragraph A Many of Gershwin s works were lost B Brain cancer research started after Gershwin s death C A concert was held in memory of Gershwin D The death of Gershwin was widely reported 65 Which of the following best describes Gershwin A Talented and productive B Serious and boring C popular and unhappy D Friendly and honest C Lego the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids imagination worldwide has celebrated its 53rd anniversary In 1958 a man named Godtfred created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every child s toy box The simple building block has become one of the most well known and popular toys around the world The Lego brick continues to be very attractive because it allows children and others to develop their creativity and imagination said Charlotte Simonsen a spokeswoman of Lego The company s building brick allows an endless number of links With just two bricks there are 24 different links and with six there are 915 million possibilities according to Lego A half century after its creation more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart Also the bricks made today can still link with those made in 1958 Lego bricks aren t just child s play they also attract the interest of adults South Korean adventurer Heo Young Ho who climbed Mount Everest in 1987 left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb After its great success Lego experienced a serious crisis 危机 at the end of the 1990s hit hard by competition from electronic games Lego then suffered a dark period that lasted several years With great efforts the company began to be popular again and in 2006 it earned about 1 5 billion dollars in 130 countries Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world and 19 billion bricks are produced each year enough to encircle the Earth five times 66 The Lego bricks remained popular in the past 53 years because they A attract many children worldwide B brought imagination to the children worldwide C have endless links that bring many imagination D make the children worldwide develop their creativity and imagination 67 The example of Heo Young Ho shows that A the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adults B the Lego bricks made him a mountain climber C Heo Young Ho also loved playing Lego bricks D the Lego bricks are helpful when one goes on an adventure 68 It can be inferred from the passage that A there are 915 million different links with 6 bricks B the Lego bricks can not compete with other electronic games C the Lego bricks haven t changed much since a half century ago D the Lego bricks has made a lot of people rich 69 The success of the Lego bricks proves that A every invention will be successful B a good invention can do a lot of good to mankind C children like building bricks more than any other toys D any good invention will be sure to earn a lot of money 70 The best title for this passage may be A Lego Bricks Creativity and Imagination B The Brilliant History of Lego Bricks C The Attraction of Lego Bricks D Children and Lego Bricks D There are two types of people in the world Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy This arises from the different ways in which they consider things persons events and the resulting effects upon their minds People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things the pleasant parts of conversation the well prepared dishes the goodness of the wine and the fine weather They enjoy all the cheerful things Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things Therefore they are continually dissatisfied By their remarks they sour the pleasure of society hurt many people and make themselves disagreeable everywhere If this turn of mind was founded in nature such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied The intention of criticizing 批评 and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation 模仿 It grows into a habit unknown to its possessors The habit may be strong but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes I hope this little warning may be of service to them and help them change this habit Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck Those people hurt many others nobody loves them and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune nobody wishes them success Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes If they bring on themselves public objections no one will defend or excuse them and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing without worrying needlessly about themselves and others If they do not it will be good for others to avoid any contact 接触 with them Otherwise it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels 71 People who are