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沈阳二中20142015学年度下学期期中考试高一(17届)英语试题 说明：1.测试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 2.客观题答案涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上。 第卷 客观题试卷 (共三部分，满分115分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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. How many minutes earlier is the womans watch? A. Five minutes.B. Ten minutes. C. Fifteen minutes.2. Why cant the woman find the car key in the room? A. It is in the car.B. She left it outside. C. Someone has taken it.3. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Their favorite animals.B. Animals theyve seen. C. Some lovely animals.4. What did the man do yesterday afternoon? A. He played football.B. He stayed in his room. C. He went to the cinema.5. Where did the woman meet her husband? A. In China.B. In India. C. In America.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、7题。6. How many books has the woman published? A. Three.B. Five. C. Six7. What does the man probably do? A. A publisher.B. A writer. C. A teacher.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When is the mothers birthday? A. May 10th.B. May 11th. C. May 12th.9. What will the woman buy tomorrow? A. A dress.B. Shoes. C. A handbag.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。10. What was the weather like when the woman was walking home? A. Rainy.B. Snowy. C. Fine.11. How did the man go back yesterday? A. On foot.B. By car. C. By bus.12. Whats the womans plan for tonight? A. To go swimming.B. To prepare for an exam. C. To copy notes.听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。13. What is the womans good news for the man? A. His city will become better.B. Hes won a prize in a competition. C. He can take part in a competition.14. What is the size of the mans ideal city? A. Large.B. Medium. C. Small.15. What does the man want people in his ideal city to do? A. Use clean energy.B. Plant a lot of trees. C. Be friendly to others.16. What is the prize? A. A trip to Asia.B. A trip to Europe. C. A big sum of money.听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。17. How many people will travel to Europe? A. 2.B. 3. C. 4.18. How long will they travel in Europe? A. For 8 days.B. For 9 days. C. For 10 days.19. How will they go to Southern France? A. By train.B. By plane. C. By bus.20. What does the speaker want to do in Switzerland? A. Go diving.B. Enjoy sunshine. C. Go hiking.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night，and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you? Thats the situation presented to Sam，Kelsey，Judy and Brenton in Dan Gunmans entertaining new book for young readers，The Homework MachineThe four childrenall fifth graders in Miss Rasmussens class at Grand Canyon School，are as different as any other 11 year-old children could be，but they have one thing in common-all are somewhat separated from their classmates. Sam is a newcomer and has had his share of school trouble before; Kelsey quietly carries her pain at losing her father；Judys sense of justice always annoys others；and Brenton-well，he is another story entirelyBrenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with himWhen Brenton and his three classmates are put into the same study group by their teacher，the others discover that Brenton has made a time-saving gadget(装置)to do his homework for himWhile the boy is perfectly able to do the homework himself，Sam，Kelsey and Judy could use the helpHaving perfect grades is something new for these three，and as they meet every day to “do homework”，they find that theyre learning a lot about each otherSuch a good thing cant last though，and when a secret man starts trying to get in touch with them，the children begin to get nervous. Soon theres an even more frightening problem-why cant the Homework Machine be turned off?Gunman is a gifted writer who has written dozens of childrens books，each with a funny and impressing tale that should be equally liked by boys and girls21. What type of text is it?A. A book reviewB. A school reportC. A science storyD. A students diary22. What is one common thing that all four children have to deal with at school?A. Getting along with classmatesB. Overcoming sad feelingsC. Following school rulesD. Keeping good grades23. What can we learn about Brenton?A. He is strange and nervous. B. He is clever and helpful. C. He is brave and special. D. He is quiet and smart. 24. Why did the children get frightened?A. They had no idea how to stop the machineB. They lost the connection with each otherC. They were questioned by a strange manD. They were tracked down by the policeBLast Saturday on the way to the mall, two children, a boy and a girl, came running towards me with bottles on their hands, asking if I wanted bottledwater. It was asurprising gesture. I was wondering if they were doing fund-raising. I knelt and asked them where their parents were and how much a bottle of water cost. Then two adult women came up to me explaining what the children were doing. “We are teaching the children to give without anything in return. We are teaching people to accept without giving in return. ”Two mothers had bought bottled water and placed a sticker(小贴纸)on all bottles with five different quotes(引述):1. Smile at everyone. Youll never know when someone may need it.2. If Plan A does not work, there are 25 more letters in the alphabets.3. Have a thirst for life. Every day is filled with possibilities.4. In your thirst for knowledge, be sure you dont drown in all the information.5. Dig your well before youre thirsty.The bottle I have has quoted No.5. A sudden change of attitude opened up between me, the mothers and the children. We are no longer strangers to each other. We were having such a great time chatting and I ended up helping them give away the rest of the bottled water.One young lady was so thankful that she happily accepted the water and said it was the best thing that happened to her all day since she had a bad day at work. A man refused and walked away saying “no thanks”. A couple kept on bowing to us in gratitude. When it was all done, the children and I were giving each other high-five. It was so much fun. I think I had more fun doing this than the mothers and the children.25. How did the author feel when he was offered bottled water?A. Embarrassed B. Surprised C. ExcitedD. Disappointed 26. Different quotes were placed on the bottles to _.A. inspire others to think positively.B. show how rich and colorful our life is.C. encourage people to get more bottled water.D. explain why at times abandonment is necessary facing trouble.27. What did the author do after chatting with them?A. Buy the rest of the bottled water.B. Give away some money for charity.C. Decide to meet with them regularly.D. Join them in being kind to strangers.28. What do we know from the last paragraph?A. Children had more fun from this than adults.B. This random act of kindness is warmly welcomed.C. People responded quite differently to this activity.D. The author learned a lot from this random act of kindness.CNew research shows how kids brains reorganize as they learn math.All the time you spent memorizing multiplication tables(乘法表)may have made you a better mathematician, according to a new study. A team of scientists from Stanford University, in California, have shown how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math.After a certain amount of time spent practicing math, kids can put away the calculator(计算器). They dont even need to count on their fingers. They simply know the answers to subtraction(减法), addition, and multiplication facts. The quicker kids can recall basic math facts, the easier it is for them to solve more complicated math problems.The Stanford University researchers observed the brain activity of 28 students aged 7to 9 for the study. They took scans of the students brains as the students solved math calculations without the help of a calculator, pen or paper. A calculationthree plus four equals seven, for exampleflashed on a screen. The students pushed a button to say if the answer was right or wrong. The scientists also recorded the response speed, and what parts of the brain became active as the kids pushed the button.These observations showed a process called fact retrieval(事实检索). Rather than using their fingers to count, or writing out answers on a piece of paper, the students pulled the answers from memory. Its as if the answers to basic math problems are kept in a long-term storage area in the brain, which was built from repetition. “Experience really does matter,” said Dr. Kathy Mann Koepeke.Children make the shift(转换)from counting to fact retrieval when they are 8 to 9 years old, the study shows. This is the time when most students are learning basic addition and subtraction. When kids have basic math facts memorized, the brain has more free space to learn more complicated math.This process has benefits for the future. The study shows as kids grow older, their answers rely more on memory and become quicker and more accurate. Less brain activity is devoted to counting. Some children make this shift quicker than others. 29. What did the researchers do when students worked out the given problems?A. They recorded the students brain activities.B. They pushed a button linked to the students.C. They noticed whether they used a calculator.D. They found out who responded most quickly.30. Fact retrieval is a process when the students_.A. calculate answers using pensB. use their fingers to count outC. repeat the answers they rememberD. find the answers from their memory31. What plays a key role in solving a math problem?A. IntelligenceB. ExperienceC. Learning methodD. Constant practice32. What happens to kids when they are 8 to 9 years old?A. Their brains are more active than before.B. They depend on fact retrieval for answers.C. They become more interested in learning math.D. They work out complicated problems more quickly. DPerhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if youre unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desiresnot that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you dont have enough tastes.Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities(能力)to enjoy life. Most people are already flooded with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut. Your house of life ought to be a mansion(豪宅), a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have. Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when youre hungry. Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library. Music like Mozarts and Bachs shouldnt be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when youve brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.33. The author intends to tell us that_.A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair meansB. big houses are peoples most valued possessionsC. big houses can in a sense bring richness of lifeD. true happiness comes from spiritual riches34. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that_.A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfiedB. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poorC. though their house is big, they prefer a simple lifeD. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage35. What would be the best title for the passage?A. House of Life B. Secret of WealthC. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。，选项中有两项为多余选项。The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where weve never been before. But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. 36 Imagine how youd feel if you were in the other persons shoes. For anything youre about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the persons face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. 37 If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 38If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, dont ask such questions. 39 Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether its a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If its a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesnt give you license to correct everyone else. 40 At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended. A. Its natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online. B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that youd feel comfortable saying the words to the persons face. C. Everyone was new to the network once. D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear. F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages. G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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（，和）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。It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago.The old mans beard was glazed by winters frost while he waited. He was waiting for a 41across the river. The wait seemed so 42that his body became numb and stiff. He watched 43as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one 44without an effort to get his attention. Then another, and another. Finally, as the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man caught the riders 45and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?”Stopping his horse, the rider 46, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was 47to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination. As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horsemans 48 caused him to ask,“Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 49 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 50 asked me for a ride. Im curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 51 I had refused and left you there?” The old man 52himself slowly down from the horse, looked at the rider straight in the eyes and replied, “Ive been 53here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 54for my situation. It would have been 55even to ask them for a ride. But when in your eyes, kindness and compassion were 56. I knew, 57 , that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me help in my time of need.” Those heart-warming 58touched the horseman deeply.“Im most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get59busy in my own affairs that I fail to 60 the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.41. A. driveB. horseC. rideD. bridge42. A. urgent B. freezingC. careless D. endless43. A. quickly B. anxiouslyC. luckilyD. eventually44. A. come over B. get off C. pass by D. take off45. A. handB. horseC. eyeD. leg46. A. rejectedB. hesitatedC. repliedD. continued47. A. afraidB. eagerC.