启东中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

.江苏省启东中学20152016 学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 命题人：汤小健 第一卷 （选择题 共85分）第一部分 听力 （共2节；每小题1分， 满分20分）第一节 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 does the man want to be? A. A singer B. A writer C. A doctor2. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel? A. By taxi B. By bus C. By subway3. What does the woman suggest? A. Repairing the telephone. B. Surfing the Internet. C. Cooking at home.4. What is the mans favorite sport? A. Soccer B. Tennis C. Volleyball5. What pet does the man want? A. A parrot B. A dog C. A rabbit第二节 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、7题6. What does the woman want to drink? A. Coke B. Champagne C. Red wine7. What will the woman do next? A. Visit the new house B. Find her jacket C. Greet Simon听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题8. How much did the blue coat cost? A. $80 B. $100 C. $1209. What prevented the woman from buying the red coat? A. Its color B. Its size C. Its price听下面一段对话，回答第10、11、12题10. What does the man like most about the university? A. The school gym B. The swimming pool C. The playground11. Where is the mans father now? A. In Toronto B. In Sydney C. In Canberra12. What is the womans major? A. Business B. Law C. Math听下面一段对话，回答第13、14、15、16题13. What class does the woman have at 10 am on Tuesday? A. Culture Studies B. Social Change C. Language Development14. When doesnt the woman have classes? A. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. B. On Monday and Friday afternoons. C. On Wednesday and Friday mornings.15. When is the class Education on Mondays? A. At 2 pm B. At 10 am C. At 9:40 am16. How often does the woman have Communication Studies? A. Once a week B. Twice a week C. Three times a week听下面一段对话，回答第17、18、19、20题17. Who is older than the speakers father? A. John B. Keith C. Arthur18. What relation is Alison to the speaker? A. His sister B. His wife C. His niece19. Where does Kate live? A. In America B. In India C. In England20. How many cousins does the speaker have? A. Four B. Five C. Six第二部分 英语知识运用（共2节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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21. Shooting, as _ means of survival originally, developed into _ sport only in the late 19th century.A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a22. If I dont get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you? _. But can I know why? A. Never mind B. Not at all C. By no meansD. By all means23. Jack could have avoided that terrible car accident, but he _ careful enough. A. is notB. was not C. hasnt been D. hadnt been24. The sport then was a little different from _ we currently know as gymnastics. A. that B. what C. which D. where25. Isnt it time you _ down to _ the papers?A. get; mark B. get; be marked C. got; being marked D. got; marking26. Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _ about any new operations. A. will be made B. is madeC. is being made D. has been made27. _ to supporting the growing number of students seeking odd jobs, we will provide them with the information they need.A. Committing B. Committed C. Being committed D. Having committed28. Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can _ their work are more likely to succeed. A. contribute to B. correspond to C. subscribe toD. apply to29. So involved in his business _ that he can hardly accompany his wife and child at weekends. A. the manager has become B. becomes the manager C. has become the manager D. has the manager become30. -Have you completed the project? -Im sorry to tell you that we _ it when we found how much it _. A. have abandoned, costs B. abandoned, cost C. had abandoned, cost D. abandoned, would cost31. If only the committee _ the new environmental regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible! A. should approve B. will approve C. would approve D. would have approved32. Educators claim that children _ to English- speaking environment will learn the language more quickly.A. being exposed B. to be exposed C. having exposed D. exposed33. Sometimes, _ we show our gratitude for a person is reflected in the kind of food we serve him or her. A. whenB. whetherC. whyD. how34. The spokesman was seated in front of all the journalists at the press conference, _ to answer all kinds of questions. A. preparedB. preparingC. to be preparedD. having prepared35. The police began to investigate after receiving reports from residents in Ninghai county, Zhejiang province, _ people were purchasing used oil from local restaurants.A. / B. that C. which D. where第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not. I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 36 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 37 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 38 . The weeks ahead werent 39 . I knew my small university town couldnt offer me any opportunities, 40 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 41 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 42 as I was before. You know that feeling when you wake up in 43 ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting 44 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldnt seem to make any 45 . So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 46 . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 47 . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 48 ! I put my 49 into a childrens book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 50 to give up his dream. And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world just a lot of hard work and determination I was offered a 51 contract (合同) for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 52 . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 53 shortly after. Dont give up. Even if things look 54 now, dont give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream . all we need is the 55 to push beyond the river.36. A. attendB. holdC. prepareD. enjoy37. A. environmentB. economy C. opportunityD. climate38. A. choiceB. dangerC. desireD. future39. A. quietB. busyC. easyD. long40. A. soB. butC. forD. or41. A. dayB. weekC. monthD. year42. A. townB. direction C. situation D. habit43. A. surpriseB. fearC. delightD. peace44. A. gloryB. complaint C. love D. pain45. A. appointmentB. progress C. commitment D. decision46. A. readB. thinkC. write D. paint47. A. hopeB. wisdomC. pleasure D. inspiration48. A. lackB. findC. bury D. need49. A. disapprovalB. disagreementC. dissatisfaction D. disadvantage50. A. refusedB. managedC. failedD. decided51. A. writing B. translatingC. publishingD. reviewing52. A. ruinB. placeC. piecesD. despair53. A. rewardedB. paidC. firedD. hired54. A. differentB. unimportantC. strangeD. tough55. A. courageB. chanceC. timeD. dream第三部分 阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项AYou probably laugh at something you find funny, but how much do you really know about jokes and humor? Readers Digest (RD) questioned several experts to give us some facts about them.RD: Whats the oldest joke in the world? “We cant know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing.” says Christie Davies, professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK. The oldest joke book thats been found so far is the Greek Philogelos. It dates from the 4th century AD, although the jokes date from an earlier time. According to psychologist Steve Wilson, director of National Humor Month (April in the US), it contains 265 jokes.RD: Do some people fail to develop a sense of humor? Rod Martin, professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada, believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humor, as we develop, humor and laughter begin to appear. “Of course, some children are more serious, quiet, and less likely to laugh frequently, but this doesnt mean they dont have a sense of humor.” And according to Steve Wilson, there are no adults who dont have a sense of humor. “Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humor, and I teach people how.” he says.RD: Do people share a sense of humor unique to their own nation? Sense of humor does differ a lot by country, according to an author named Scott Weems. British humor is thought to be absurd in nature, while American humor has an aggressive quality. According to a study, Germans are found to find everything funny.56. What do we know about the oldest joke book?A. It remains unknown.B. It was written in Greek.C. It was found in the UK.D. It contains the oldest joke.57. What does Rod Martin agree with about peoples sense of humor?A. Nobody is born with a sense of humor.B. Some adults lose it when they grow up.C. Childhood is the best time to develop such ability.D. Children have a poorer sense of humor than adults.58. What kind of humor has an aggressive feature?A. British humor B. German humor C. Canadian humor D. American humorBLife is comprised emotion and sense. When we were babies we reached the pinnacle(顶峰) of emotion. At that time we asked for everything that we wanted, cried as we were uncomfortable, laughed as we were happy and released our emotions day and night. When we grow up we find that if we want to live in a cozier environment we must be sensible enough to deal with our emotions and relationships. Our world is based on sense and beautified by emotion.Sense is the base of life; it builds up the structure of life, and helps us see the real world. And emotion is the invaluable element of life. It adds colorful paint to our life. Lacking sense we may lose the guiding light and lacking emotion we may lose the value of life.We admire Da Vincis Mona Lisa, we are attracted by Michelangelos The Creation of Man, and we are carried away by Monets Lotus. Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet may bring us tears, Victor Hugos poems can make a maids love revive, and Jane Austins stories arouse our dream of holding a party of ladies and gentlemen as an England beauty in the countryside. All of them are people who deserve our respect and showed us sentimental emotion: love, hatred, betrayal, loyalty and so on. They made their works full of emotion, shocked our nerves, and evoked our passions. Somebody may have found their destiny in these works, and surely they influence people time after time. But in fact, though these people or their works have the power to control our mental world, we dont choose them to be our President or Prime Minister. We cannot deny the fact that our world is based on sense and ration. Mark Twin once said that the passion of friendship is so sweet, steady and royal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime if neither of the two friends asks the other to lend money.Emotion is our nature and sense gives us an eye to live in reality. Only sense makes Jack a dull boy; emotional moments give us vigor and enthusiasm to live and color our life.59. We can learn from the second paragraph that_.A. sense is no more important than emotionB. sense is as important as emotion to human lifeC. sense deserves less concern than emotionD. sense gives people more pleasure than emotion60. Whats the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Artists are good at containing emotion in their works.B. Works full of emotion show people the value of life.C. There is a variety of emotions in this world.D. Life cant be enjoyable without emotion.61. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Sense and emotion make people wiserB. Sense and emotion help you live in peaceC. Sense and emotionthe bases of our lifeD. Sense and emotionthe reason for happinessCOne of the popular views regarding teenagers is that they are poor decision makers and engage in risky behavior. This popular view is usually explained in terms of the teenage brain (or mind) being immature and lacking the reasoning abilities of adults. Of course, adults often engage in poor decision-making and risky behavior too.Currently, one plausible hypothesis (似乎正确的假说) is that teenagers differ from adults in terms of how they evaluate the value of a reward. The main difference is that teenagers place higher value on rewards (at least certain rewards) than adults. If this is correct, it certainly makes sense that teenagers are more willing than adults to engage in risk taking.Obviously enough, adults also vary in their willingness to take risks and some of this difference is, presumably, a matter of the value the adults place on the rewards relative to the risks. So, for example, if Sam values the enjoyment of rock climbing more than Sally, then Sam will (somewhat) rationally accept more risks in regards to rock climbing than Sally. Assuming that teenagers generally value rewards more than adults do, then the greater risk taking behavior of teens relative to adults makes considerable sense.It might be wondered why teenagers place more value on rewards than adults. One popular theory is based on the workings of the brain. From this point of view, the sensitivity of the human brain to dopamine and oxytocin peaks during the teenage years. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (神经介质) that is supposed to trigger (激活) the “reward” mechanisms (过程) of the brain. Oxytocin is another neurotransmitter, one that is also linked with the “reward” mechanisms as well as social activity. Assuming that the teenage brain is more sensitive to these chemicals, then it makes sense that teenagers would place more value on rewards. This is because they do, in fact, get a greater reward than adults. Or, more accurately, they feel more rewarded. This, of course, might be one and the same thingperhaps the value of a reward is a matter of how rewarded a person feels. This does raise an interesting subject, namely whether the value of a reward is a subjective or objective matter.Adults are often critical of what they regard as teens unwise risk behavior. While my teen years are well behind me, I have looked back on some of my decisions that seemed like good ideas at the time. Yet my adult assessment is that they were not good decisions. However, I have to admit that my adult self now judges my kid self rather unfairly. After all, there does seem to be considerable relativity to value and it seems to be mere prejudice (偏见) to say that my current evaluation should be automatically taken as being better than the evaluations of the past.62. According to the passage, many people think teenagers adventurous behavior results from their_.A. growing interest and curiosityB. wish to call peoples attentionC. immaturity and unreasonable thinkingD. strong desire to be accepted by other people63. As to the difference between teenagers and adults, teenagers_.A. use a different system to make evaluationsB. place a higher value on risk taking behaviorC. are more likely to spend time on rock climbingD. produce more chemicals related to reward mechanisms64. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Adults should often evaluate the decisions they made before.B. Its unfair for people to regard teenagers as