湖北省宜昌市三峡高中、宜昌金东方高级高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

宜昌金东方高级中学2015年春季学期期中考试高二英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分第I卷第一部分：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。1What did the boy finally get?AA colorful bike.BA blue bike.CA white bike.2How long does the woman plan to stay?AAbout seven days.BAbout five days.CAbout twelve days.3What do we know about the man?AHe is making coffee. BHe has a pain in his hands.CHe is busy painting.4What did the woman do last night?AShe saw a movie.BShe went to her sisters.CShe watched a football game.5What time will Cathy go to the party?ABefore seven.BAround six thirty.CAfter seven.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、7题。6What kind of dress does the lady get?AA cotton dress Size 9.BA special dress Size 8.CA silk dress Size 7.7How much is the change?A$10.B$6.C$16.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What did the man do during these weeks?AHe rode to the country several times.BHe spent his holidays away from the city.CHe managed to visit the tower.9How does the man feel about what hes done?AHe feels regretful.BHe feels content.CHe feels disappointed.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Who is the woman most probably speaking to? AA passenger.BA railway man.CA conductor.11What do we know about the train?AIt takes half an hour to Sevenoaks. BIt is for long journey travelers. CIt is a slow train.12What is the woman going to do then?ATo change to another train. BTo give up the journey. CTo buy a ticket for this train.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?AHusband and wife.BSon and mother.CFather and daughter.14What does the woman tell the man about?AThe big storm. BThe power station.CThe sharp cry in the dark.15What is the first thing the man is going to do?ATo buy some candles.BTo make a phone call.CTo go back home.16Which of the following can best describe the womans feeling?AFearless.BHelpless.CHopeless.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17According to the speaker, how will students feel about the university life at its beginning?AExcited and fearful.BExcited and tired.CExcited and anxious.18What will help the students to become clear about their own goals?AWalking around the university.BUnderstanding the university requirements.CGetting used to university life.19Why does the speaker advise the students not to give up learning?ABecause learning can help them understand their own value.BBecause learning can help them improve their life.CBecause learning can help them get university degrees.20According to the speaker, what is the most important for the new students?AFields of learning.BResults of learning.CWays of learning.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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower (割草机) shop like myself were never perfect; however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience.One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability.David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in school). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door.One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave.It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came into the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, “Well, all right! Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck!”David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries. The customers would praise David, saying, “He doesnt talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower!”21. What would be the best title for the text?A. Your team members do not have to be perfectB. Do more and say lessC. Have the right attitude towards work D. A worker who keeps showing up22. The author gave David an interview to _. A. find a person who is reliable B. find a part-time worker in needC. give him some practiceD. show sympathy for him 23. The author finally hired David because _.A. there were no other workers in the shop thenB. he needed someone who was willing to work then C. David kept showing up D. he realized David was dependableBMost people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals cant talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator（猎食动物）gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the “hurt” adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest. Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They dont make nests. Instead, they get into other birds nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them. Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winners hand and start fighting again. Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps dont hear them, and they dont need to share their food.As children, many of us learn the saying “You cant fool Mother Nature.” But maybe you cant trust her, either.24. A plover protects its young from a predator by_.A. getting closer to its young B. driving away the adult predatorC. leaving its young in another nest D. pretending to be injured25. By “Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky” (paragraph 5), the author means_.A. chimps are ready to attack others B. chimps are sometimes dishonestC. chimps are jealous of the winners D. chimps can be selfish too26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.B. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winners hand.C. Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.D. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.27. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Do animals lie? B. Does Mother Nature fool animals?C. How do animals learn to lie? D. How does honesty help animals survive?C“I want to be just like you. You are from uptown, arent you?” the young man asked in the local slang with a broad smile unaware of the burning tropical sun. Selling bags of potatoes at the roadside, his extra-large T shirt and faded blue jeans were a proof to the universal influence of American pop culture in Africa. I had accepted a seat at his potato stand to take a break before concluding business in Accra that afternoon. Between busy sales serving customers stuck in traffic, he asked numerous questions about life in America, convinced that having a visa to the United States was like winning the lottery. How could I tell him that I envied his simple life and childish innocence when I was guilty of the silent culture that has helped to create a false image of Africans living abroad?Outwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United States. My white designer shirt and matching pants were straight from the shopping malls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer. Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disappointment. My clothes suggested wealthy, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings. Uncles and aunties who were prepared to mortgage（抵押）their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States.America had fulfilled my ambition for furthering my education and professional experience. I had arrived with the equivalent of a high-school diploma, and after 10 years, I hold a graduate degree and have a relatively successful professional career. Every inch of progress, however, had been achieved through exhausting battles. My college education had been financed partly through working multiple minimum-wage jobs. I was fortunate to secure a job upon graduation, but adjusting to corporate culture made me pay another high price. Initially, I found myself putting in twice the effort just to keep up. Scared by a wave of layoffs, I went to graduate school part time because it was the only way I knew that afforded me an edge in job security. It was as though I had run 10 continuous marathons, one for each year abroad, and my body screamed for rest.28. In the eyes of the young potato seller, the author seemed _.A. to be a successful man B. to have won a lotteryC. to represent American culture D. to know a lot about the U.S.29. At the bottom of his heart, the author feels that _. A. he wants to exchange places with the young seller B. he is sorry for his cousins still living in AfricaC. his American dream has come true D. he is torn between the two cultures30. The author managed to enroll in a graduate school because _.A. studying graduate courses helped him adapt well to the life in the companyB. a graduate degree was the minimum requirement for his careerC. a graduate degree would give him an advantage over others in the job market D. he wanted to settle permanently in the U.S.31. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?A. An immigrant was accepted by the society after ten years of struggle.B. An African American returned home with fame and fortune.C. An immigrant returned home with an exhausted heart.D. A young African was climbing to the top of his career.DWhen we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they fell they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear.Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have ended up in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making every good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the workday; or we can employ him or her at the emotional level, so they become fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation. Todays work place is all about relationships.Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which theyre recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the paycheck is not the single most motivating factor in the work life of most people.The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence - knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.32. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when _. A. he thinks of his work as too heavy B. he is forced to do things C. he cannot work at his best D. He feels his brain shut down33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Smart people are more functional in the work place. B. People tend to associate leadership with fear. C. Working conditions do not affect peoples physical health. D. Good relationship is the key to business success. 34. To positively influence employees, a leader should first of all _. A. hide his own emotion of fear B. provide better suggestions C. develop his own personality D. give his employees a pay rise35. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leaders ability to _. A. deal wisely with employees emotions B. provide a variety of projects for employees C. help raise employees living standards D. give employees specific instructions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。Why some people cannot succeed36 self-confidence, motivation, support and knowledge are the main factors determining if one succeeds or fail. Unsuccessful people also often set unrealistic goal. Each of these factors influences our chances of success in a different way.Lack of self-confidence is probably the most dreadful (可怕的) enemy of success. 37 even the most capable person is sure to fail with such an attitude. If it is your case too, improving your self-confidence is a must. Motivation is equally as important as self-confidence. 38 You may even not to try to achieve the goal that lies before you. It is important to find out what is the best motivation for you. If you have to do something that does not motivate you, just treat yourself with a reward after you succeed. Of course, this reward should consist of something that will motivate you to pursue a success.39 While it is not a must for succeeding in your goals, a lack of support can often lead to failure. It is also true that some people cannot succeed without a proper support from their surroundings. These people often lose their motivation or worse, their self-confidence. If you know such a person, supporting them is a right thing to do. Also surround yourself with the right people. You will see the results soon.Pursuing realistic goals is also important for a success. You should always make sure that your goals are achievable. 40 Unrealistic goals usually lead to a fast and for many people also embarrassing failure. The loss of self-confidence is highly probable in such cases. Some will also gain “why should I bother” attitude and will not even try to succeed the next time.As we know, many people try but do not succeed.Consider all your knowledge and skills when setting up a goal.Motivation is something in yourself that can push you forward.There are several main reasons why some people cannot succeed.Supportive family and workplace collective are also very important.Without it, you will not push yourself towards a better performance.Thinking you are not good enough to achieve your goals is the same as deciding that you will not succeed.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（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet 41 . The loaded plates I carried 42 to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didnt seem able to do anything 43 . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 44 a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father 45 at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “youve 46 us re