高二英语上学期期中联考试题3.doc

2016学年第一学期“温州市十校联合体”高二期中考试英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至6页，第II卷6至8页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷注意事项： 1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. Where is the mans mother now?A. At home. B. At a bus stop. C. In a hospital.2. When does the library close on Sundays? A. At 8:30 p.m. B. At 7:00 p.m.C. At 5:30 p.m.3. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Family members B. Co-workers C. Classmates4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Coats. B. Shoes. C. Trousers.5. Why does the man want to drop the biology class?A. He has difficulty getting up early.B. He thinks it difficult to learn.C. He gets a tight timetable.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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Why is the woman worried?A. she doesnt know what to read. B. She hasnt finished her task. C. She has no time to write her book.7. What do we know about the man?A. He had a great time in the countryside. B. He has forgotten to write his reports. C. He has finished reading all the books.听第7段材料，回答第8 至9题8. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Look after Gary. B. Attend a meeting. C. Read a book.9. How does the man sound?A. Uncertain. B. Content. C. Confident.听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10. Who is the woman?A. A company secretary. B. A sales manager. C. A driver from ABC company.11. How will the man get to the hotel?A. By subway. B. By air C. By car.12. What happened to the airport?A. It has completely changed. B. It is bigger than it used to be C. It has been rebuilt听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13. What do we know about author of the book?A. He was a close friend of Steve JobsB. He used to write about Apple products C. He wrote the first book about Steve Jobs14. What is the book about?A. Steve Jobs whole life B. Steve Jobs and his Apple products. C. Steve Jobs family and friends.15. What surprises the man in the book?A. That Steve Jobs is very weakB. That Steve Jobs is always strong. C. That Steve Jobs is very sensitive 16. How does the woman feel about the book?A. Nothing special. B. Quite interesting. C. Very helpful.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where did the speaker and Kate get to know each other?A. On a plane. B. In the college. C. At a hotel.18. How did the speaker try to help Kate?A. By looking for a hotel for Kate.B. By inviting Kate to stay with her.C. By taking Kate to a bus station.19. What did the speak forget to do?A. Book a hotel room earlier. B. Telephone her roommate. C. Ask Kate about telephone information.20. What relationship is Kate to Susan?A. Her college roommate. B. Her workmate. C. Her neighbour.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。AOne fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than 17 years old came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes glowed. “Did you know that you had come into the best place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been aware of that. “Come with me,” said the boy happily. He began to haul (用力拖) down from the shelves box after box. “Hold on, boy, I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Arent they wonderful?” There was on his face an expression of joy, as if he were showing to me the mysteries of his religion. “My friend,” said I, “if this is not just the enthusiasm (热情) that comes from novelty (新鲜), if you can keep up this day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States.” In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to serve him. And when finally some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were disturbing him. He displays no interest either in you or in the goods he is paid to sell. Yet possibly that very clerk who is now so cold began his career with enthusiasm. As time goes by, the enthusiasm is gradually gone; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours. He became a mechanical (机械的), not inspired, salesman. I have observed such change in the lives of so many people in so many occupations that I have come to the conclusion that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically. 21. The writer was impressed by _.A. the boys young age B. the way the boy served himC. the beautiful socks in the shop D. the boys selling skills22. According to the writer, many shop clerks _. A. show no or little pleasure in serving their customersB. have trouble in selling goods to their customersC. become uninterested in their work because its hardD. think it unnecessary to introduce their goods to the customer23. The writer wrote this article to _. A. share an interesting shopping experienceB. tell a story of a successful young salesmanC. inspire people to go about their work with great interestD. encourage sales people to become more creative in their workBTeenagers and adults have a difficult time in communicating. Teenagers often think adults dont understand them. Adults often think teenagers just dont listen to anything they say. That causes arguments and conflicts.People very often use “generation gap” to explain the problems between parents and children. However, the problem of communication between parents and teenagers does not all lie in the “generation gap”. It lies in mostly underlying statements that are not fully communicated between a teenager and a parent. Here is an example. Mother says: “Please take out the trash.” The teenager replies: “OK.” However, one hour later the mother finds the trash is still in the kitchen and so becomes a bit unhappy. “I thought I asked you to take out the trash.” But the child replies: “You didnt say I had to do it now.” Are you familiar with his kind of conversation? In this conversation the mother feels that the teenager should know what she means, but the teenager just doesnt. Conversations like this take place around our home every day. They cause some unhappiness but are totally normal, and can usually be solved quite soon. It is when this type of “lack of communication” gets involved with the bigger issues of teenagers that larger problems can be caused. It is more difficult to solve these larger problems and it takes the hard work of both parents and teenagers to overcome such problems. 24. According to the writer, the difficulty in communication between teenagers and their parents lies in_. A. generation gap B. misunderstanding C. lack of communication D. different style of thinking25. The underlined word “underlying” in paragraph 2 is closest in the meaning to_. A. slight B. indirect C. original D. intended 26. The writer believes that _.A. small incidents at home can cause lager problemsB. both parents and teenagers should learn to respect each otherC. the problems between parents and teenagers are easy to solveD. larger problems can be caused if miscommunication arises in bigger issuesCLife is full of funny moments, and not just for humans.Over the years, studies by various groups have suggested that monkeys, dogs and even rats love a good laugh. People, meanwhile, have been laughing since before they could talk.Jaak Panksepp, a professor at Bowling Green State University, US, said he would not be surprised if positive feelings could be produced in some animals.Dolphins, for example, have long attracted animal researchers because of the complex (复杂的) ways in which they communicate: a rich variety of sounds of different rhythms.A decade ago, researchers studying dolphins at the Kolmarden Wildlife Park in Sweden noticed a set of sounds the dolphins made during play-fighting. They concluded that the purpose of the sound was to suggest that the situation was pleasant and to prevent it from a real fight.Panksepp has even seen evidence of joy in crayfish (小龙虾). When given small amounts of drugs such as cocaine (可卡因) in a certain place, they appear to connect that location with pleasure.“Given the chance, they will always return to that place, perhaps in the hope of getting more,” he says. Panksepp wasnt sure it equals the same happiness that humans get from cocaine, but said it “could be in the same evolutionary category”.More studies are needed to really understand animals laughter. Strangely enough, the answers may help with our own desires for cures for mental illnesses. Panksepps experiments may soon lead to a new antidepressant (抗抑郁) drug that works by using the pathways in the brain behind positive feelings and joy. Perhaps pleasure and laughter in the animal world will help solve the depression in our own species one day.27. Scientists are always interested in doing research on dolphins because dolphins _. A. understand humans sounds B. show positive feeling while playing C. make different sounds when they communicate D. make a set of sounds during play-fighting games 28. What do the underlined words “our own species” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Animals. B. Humans. C. Sounds. D. Pleasure.29. From the passage we can learn that _. A. people learn to talk before they can laugh. B. animals have a very good sense of location. C. humans have known the animals happiness well. D. there is still much left to learn about animals laughter.30. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. Animals Feeling Joy. B. Man and Nature. C. Sounds Made by Animals. D. A Long Way to Go.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。What is personality? How does knowledge about personality help us? First of all, let us take a look at what personality means. In general, when psychologists talked about personality, they are usually looking for things that make a person different from others or things that can explain how a person is not the same as others. However, different psychologists have different ways of explaining what personality is. 31 For example, people who are quiet and like to spend more time at home reading and doing their own things are called introverts (性格内向的人). Others who enjoy going out and spend time with other people are called extroverts. 32 Are you an introverts or extroverts? 33 Well, one of the ways is that by knowing how people behave and why they behave in a certain way, we can understand them better. This will help to make our relationship with them stronger. For example, if we know that someone is introvert, we will understand why he or she does not feel comfortable when he or she is with a big group of newly met people. 34 Another way knowledge of personality can help us is when we want to improve ourselves. If we know what personality type we belong to and the reasons we behave the way we do, we can then try to change some of the bad things so that they can become good. 35 A. We may then help this person to make friends and talk to others.B. Personality makes you different from others.C. They often use tests to put people in groups and compare them.D. Second, how can knowledge of personality help us?E. Personality types affect our life in many ways.F. In this way, we can make ourselves a better person.G. Do you know which personality type you are?第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（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。Dad was always full of advice, but one of the biggest 36 he taught me was about having a strong work ethic (道德). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (修剪) yards during the summer to 37 pocket change. Dad was our 38 . He told our neighbors about our service and 39 a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $10 per yard. I later found out that our friends were charging $20 for the same 40 of work. Every time we headed out to mow grass, Dad was there to 41 . He stood supervising (监督) our work 42 when he could have been inside relaxing 43 air conditioning and an icy drink. One day we were cutting our next-door neighbors yard. She always waited 44 the grass was knee-high to call us over. 45 , we had an old grass mower. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was 46 and sweaty. I was just about to 47 the grass mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. He shouted: “You 48 a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let it 49 and let me go home. He kept pointing. So, tired and disappointed, I went back to 50 that piece of grass. I thought to myself: “That one piece isnt hurting 51 . Why does he insist?” But when I reached adulthood, I understood his 52 : When youre running a business, the work you do 53 a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as an entrepreneur (企业家) with 54 , you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of 55 meant the job was not done.36. A. suggestionsB. lessonsC. views D. courses37. A. earnB. gain C. achieve D. expand38. A. hostB. managerC. assistant D. saver39. A. convincedB. offeredC. declared D. appointed40. A. amountB. quality C. number D. yard41. A. assistB. examineC. watch D. confirm42. A. in the heatB. in the distanceC. in the air D. in the way43. A. byB. withC. under D. throughout44. A. whenB. beforeC. until D. unless45. A. In generalB. Worse StillC. In addition D. Above all46. A. contentedB. exhaustedC. amused D. inspired47. A. turn up B. put out C. cut off D. carry on48. A. lostB. blockedC. ignored D. missed49. A. flow B. go C. stand D. grow50. A. cutB. search C. approach D. check51. A. everyoneB. anyoneC. itself D. others52. A. functionB. reactionC. hope D. message53. A. circulatesB. performsC. shows D. explains54. A. considerationB. honestyC. respect D. intelligence55. A. grassB. workC. determination D. failure 第卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。When I moved to Melbourne, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. After a medical examination, I 56 (tell) that I had to go to the hospital.Not having a car or knowing the city well, I was depending 57 a couple of buses to get me from one place to another. Although Id left myself plenty of time, it was soon clear 58 I was going to be late, as I had taken a wrong bus that was taking me in 59 opposite direction. 60 (get) off the bus, I stood on the footpath not knowing what to do. I looked at a stranger, who was trying to get past me. 61 (surprise), she stopped to ask if I was OK instead of moving on . I started to explain my situation, and tears started running down my face.The kind woman pointed at a bus stop across the street, 62 a bus would take me back. Sitting there waiting, I felt grateful that someone had been willing to help. Then, hearing a horn nearby, I looked up to see a car and my new friend was waving at me to get in. She had returned to drive me to the 63 .Such unexpected 64 (kind) from a stranger was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank 65 , she smiled and told me not to give up, for all things are possible.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节:应用文写作 (满分15分)66. 你班新来了一位年轻的美国外教Brendan，他希望同学们给他的课堂教学提些建议，如：上课的内容，上课方式，作业布置等。你给他写一封建议信，信的内容包括：（1）欢迎他来你班任教，同学们对外教课很期待；（2）提出你的建议并作简要说明。注意： （1）词数80左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总数。（2）请适当加入细节，使行文连贯。 Dear Brendan, We are so excited to have you teach us this term._ _ _ _ _ _ I hope the advice will help and enjoy your life here. Yours, Li Hua第二节 书面表达 (共1题; 满分25分) 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Carl lost his job. He tried to find another one but it wasnt easy. As a result, the poor fellow couldnt pay his bills and he couldnt even find anybody to lend him any. Carl spent most of his days at home. Som