2015年秋季学期高二英语期中考试试题含答案

1、2015年秋季学期高二英语期中考试试题（含答案）2016届福建省闽清高级中学高二学年第一学期期中考试英语试卷注意事项：1、答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚。2、请将准考证条码粘贴在右侧的条码粘贴处的方框内3、选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写，字体工整4、请按题号顺序在各题的答题区内作答，超出范围的答案无效，在草纸、试卷上作答无效。第I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20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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

2、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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.19.15B.9.18C.9.15答案是Q1.Whattimeisitnow?A.9:10.B.9:50.C.10:00.2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?A.Itsnice.B.Itswarm.C.Itscold.3.Whatwillthemando?A.Attendameeting.B.Givealecture.C.Leavehisoffice.4.Whatisthewomansopinionaboutthecour

3、se?A.Toohard.B.Worthtaking.C.Veryeasy.5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Speaklouder.B.Apologizetoher.C.Turnofftheradio.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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.HowlongdidMichaelstayinC

4、hina?A.Fivedays.B.Oneweek.C.Twoweeks.7.WheredidMichaelgolastyear?A.Russia.B.Norway.C.India.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatfooddoesSallylike?A.Chicken.B.Fish.C.Eggs.9.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Cookdinner.B.Goshopping.C.Orderdishes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inahospital.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome

5、.ll.Whenisthereportdue（约定的，预期的）？A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.12.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport?A.Improveit.B.Handitinlater.C.Leaveitwithhim.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Salespersonandcustomer.B.Homeownerandcleaner.C.Husbandandwife.14.Whatki

6、ndofapartmentdothespeakersprefer?A.Onewithtwobedrooms.B.Onewithoutfurniture.C.Onenearamarket.15.Howmuchrendshouldonepayfortheone-bedroomapartment?A.$350.B.$400.C.$415.16.Whereistheapartmentthespeakerswouldliketosee?A.OnLakeStreet.B.OnMarketStreet.C.OnSouthStreet.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatpercentageof

7、theworldsteaexportsgotoBritain?A.Almost15%.B.About30%.C.Over40%.18.Whydoteatasterstasteteawithmilk?A.MostBritishpeopledrinkteathatway.B.Teatastesmuchbetterwithmilk.C.Teawithmilkishealthy.19.Whosuggestsapriceforeachtea?A.Teatasters.B.Teaexporters.C.Teacompanies.20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?A.Theli

8、feofteatasters.B.AfternoonteainBritain.C.TheLondonTeaTradeCenter.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、CD）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APeanutstoThisProudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtow

9、ardmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtalkIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeor

10、geWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.I

11、staredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice;flip（掷）acoin.Headsthecommander,andtailsthepeanutsguy.Ah!Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell

12、,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearle

13、ss,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:Nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmastersoff

14、icewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!21.Whatdidtheauthorsclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?A.Excellent.B.Ridiculous.C.Boring.D.Puzzling.22.Why

15、wastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.C.Heforgothisteachersinstruction.D.Hewasnewattheschool.23.Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.readyD.eager24.Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround.A.byredoinghist

16、askB.throughhisowneffortsC.withthehelpofhisgrandfatherD.undertheguidanceofhisheadmasterBDeputyAgricultureSecretaryKathleenMerriganseesanepidemic（流行病）sweepingacrossAmericasfarmland.Ithaslittletodowiththeusualchallenges,suchasflood,risingfuelpricesandcrop-eatinginsects.Thecountrysfarmersaregettingolde

17、r,andtherearefewerpeoplestandinginlinetotaketheirplace.Nationalagriculturalcensus（普查）figuresshowthatthefastest-growinggroupoffarmersisthepartover65.Merriganisafraidtheaverageagewillbeevenhigherwhenthe2012statisticsarecompleted.Merrigan,aformercollegeprofessor,ismakingstopsatuniversitiesacrossthecoun

18、tryinhopesofencouragingmorestudentstothinkaboutcareersinagriculture.AsidefromtryingtostopthegrayingofAmericasfarmers,herworkismadetougherbyarecentblogpostingthatputagricultureatNo.1onalistofauseless”collegedegrees.Topfederalagricultureofficialsaretalkingabouttheposting,andithastheattentionofagricult

19、uralorganizationsacrossthecountry.Therecouldntbeanythingthatsmoreincorrect,“Merrigansaid.WeknowthattherearentenoughqualifiedgraduatestofillthejobsthatareoutthereinAmericanagriculture.Inaddition,agrowingworldpopulationthatsomeexpertspredictwillrequire70%morefoodproductionby2050,shesaid.“Itrulybelieve

20、wereatagoldenageofagriculture.Globaldemandisatanall-timerecordhigh,andglobalsuppliesareatall-timerecordlows,“saidMattRush,directoroftheTexasFarmBureau.“Productioncostsaregoingtobevaluableenoughthatyoungerpeoplearegoingtohavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinagriculture.TheDepartmentofAgriculturehasprogram

21、saimedatdevelopingmorefarmersandatincreasinginterestinlocallygrownfood.TheNationalYoungFarmersCoalitionhasalsobeenpushingforstateandfederalpolicychangestomakeiteasierfornewfarmers.RyanBest,presidentofFutureFarmersofAmerica,hasbeenlivingoutofasuitcase,travelingthecountryandvisitingwithhighschoolstude

22、ntsaboutcareersinagriculture.The21-year-oldBesthopeshismessage-thatthisisanewtimeinagriculture-willmotivatethenextgenerationtoturnaroundthestatistics.Neverbeforehavewehadtheinnovations（创新）intechnologywhichhaveledtoagricultureinthiscountrybeingthemostefficientithaseverbeen,hesaid.theresreallyaplacefo

23、reverybodytofitin.”25.WhatisthenewchallengetoAmericanagriculture?A.Fewerandolderfarmers.B.Higherfuelprices.C.Morenaturaldisasters.D.Loweragriculturaloutput.26.WhyisMerriganvisitinguniversitiesacrossthecountry?A.Todrawfederalagricultureofficialsattention.B.Toselectqualifiedagriculturegraduates.C.Tocl

24、arifyarecentblogposting.D.Totalkmorestudentsintofarmingcareers.27.AccordingtoMattRush,Americanagriculturewillprovideopportunitiesforyoungerpeoplebecause.A.thegovernmentwillcoverproductioncostsB.globalfoodsupplieswillbeevenlowerC.investmentinagriculturewillbeprofitableD.Americawillincreaseitsfoodexpo

25、rt28.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstoturnaroundthestatisticsinthelastparagraphmean?A.Tore-analyzetheresultofthenationalcensus.B.Toincreaseagriculturalproduction.C.Tobringdowntheaverageageoffarmers.D.Toinvestmoreinagriculture.CWhatbringsanationtogether?Ofthefourchoicessharedvalues,language,history,andrelig

26、ion,itssharedvalues.Inourlatestpoll（民意调？），sevenoutof16countrieschosevaluesasthegreatestfactor（因索）bringinganationtogether,andsixpreferredlanguage.Bothchoicesscoredhighinthepoll,suggestingthatourvaluesandhowweexpressthemarecloselylinked.Still,historywasnotforgotteninsomecountries,particularlyinMexicoa

27、ndRussia.EvenCanadaandtheUnitedStateschosenationalhistoriesasthesecond-mostimportantfactorunitingtheirpeople.Thebiggestsurprise?Notonecountrypickedreligionasitstopchoice.RespectyoureldersInmostcountries,theoldestgenerationconsideredvaluesmoreimportanttoanationthanthosewhoareunder45yearsold.Doyouspea

28、kCanadian?LanguagescoredlowerinCanadathaninallothercountriespolled,perhapsbecausethecountryspeakstwoofficiallanguages,FrenchandEnglish.ChurchandstateMostpeoplepolleddonotconnecttheirreligiousbeliefstotheirnationalpride.Religionrankedlastin13countries一withFrancescoringitat1%,thelowestofall.29.Accordi

29、ngtothepoll,whatwasthemostimportantfactorinbringinganationtogether?A.Language.B.Values.C.History.D.Religion.30.Inwhichcountrydidlanguagescorethelowestintheirnationalpride?A.Canada.B.Mexico.C.France.D.America.31.Accordingtothecharts,sharedvaluesandlanguagewereconsideredequallyimportantin.A.AustraliaB

30、.BrazilC.ChinaD.IndiaDYouaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems

31、,thusinternalizing（内化）yourvictimization.Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydontletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,ye

32、ttheydontblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred（神圣的）momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephy

33、sicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers-andeventhemselves-tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoice

34、todeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethegri

35、ef,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforceinhislife.Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohavefuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreatorthatyouare.32.AccordingtoParagraph2,creators.A.seemwillingtoexperien

36、cefailuresinlifeB.possesstheabilitytopredictfuturelifeC.handleupsanddownsoflifewiselyD.havepotentialtocreatesomethingnew33.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Creatorsandvictimsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.B.Creatorsandvictimsaremastersoftheirlives.C.Victimscaninfluencemorepeoplethancreators.D.Compared

37、withvictims,creatorsaremoreemotional.34.TheexamplesmentionedinParagraph4showthat.A.strongattachmenttosufferingsinlifepullspeopleintovictims.B.peopleneedfamilysupporttodealwithchallengersinlife.C.ittakescreatorsquitealongtimetogetridoftheirpains.D.onesexperiencesdeterminehisattitudetowardlife.35.What

38、istheauthorspurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroducewhatvictimsaresuffering.B.Toprotectvictimsagainstcreators.C.Toexplaintherelationshipbetweenvictimsandcreators.D.Tosuggestthetransformationfromvictimstocreators.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。Howtopreventn

39、earsightednessMyopia（近视），ornearsightedness,canbeasevereinconvenienceandmayevencausebigtroubleswhenweoperatecarsorheavymachinery.Herearesometipsthatmayhelpyoutopreventmyopia.36Whetheritsfortheloveofbooksorbecauseyouarestudyingforatestthatjusthappenstotakeplacetomorrow,dontoverdoit.Thismeanseithergett

40、ingawayfromapage-turner（弓I人入胜的书）orstartingyourstudiesafewdaysearlier.Ifprolonged（持续彳艮久的）readingcantbeavoided,trytakingregularbreakstorestyoureyesortakeanap.Consumdotsofeye-protectingvitamins.37Itsverymeaningfultogetkidstoeatthishealthyorangevegetable,whichisrichinvitamins.Still,gooddoses（齐1J量）ofmult

41、i-vitaminswillimprovenotonlyyoureyesightbutyourhealthingeneral.Doyourreadingorfocusinginwell-litroom.Weaklightmaycausedamagetoyoureyesandresultintheneedforglasses.38Buyareadinglightorjustturnonabrightlamp.Bemindfulofthedistancebetweenyoureyesandtheobjectyourefocusingon.39Itwillalsocauseyourheadtoach

42、eandmaydryoutyoureyes.40Earlydetectionofnearsightednesscanleadtoquicktreatmentandlessserioussymptoms.A.Trynottoreadforlonglengthsoftime.B.Youshouldalsoeatalotofothergreenvegetables.C.Talktoaneyecaredoctoratthefirstsignsofeyetrouble.D.Ofcoursethefirstchoicethatcomestomindisthecarrot.E.Itwillalsogivey

43、ouaheadacheandcauseyoutobecometired.F.Encouragemoreoutdooractivities,suchasrunning,cyclingandplayingtennis.G.Whetheritsabookorthetelevision,beingtoocloseisgoingtobotheryoureyes.第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itrulyfeelthatm

44、ymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomyfutureasahappywifeandbusinesswoman.WhenMum41inOctober2007,Iwasacook.InDecemberthatyear,whileIwasworkingforawedding,apearlnecklaceMumhadleftme42.Iwasdistraught（忧心如焚的）Somedayslater,Iwas43thataguy,whowasworkingwithusthatday,couldprobablyhavemadeafortuneby44thenecklace

45、hefound.45,hereturnedit.HearinghowId46Mumforsixmonthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid,“ThisChristmasisgoingtobe47foryouwhynotgoouttotheAlpsforacoupleofweeks?IcametoMorzaine,asmall,friendlyvillageintheAlpsand48fellinlovewithit.Whatwas49tobeastopgap（权宜之计）tripturnedintoanewlife.IkepttravellingbetweenLondonandhere

46、andfelt50thanIhadinmonths.InDecember2008,Iwas51asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime.Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere.Wefellinlove.Inthebeginning,Ididntwanttodiscuss52,becausethesadnessoflosingMum53feltgreat.Paulunderstoodthatandnever54me.But,bysummer,wegotmarried.Ayearlater,weusedhissaving,an

47、dthemoneyfromthesaleofMomshouse,tobuildourown55.Wewanttogiveourguestsa56feel,soeachroomisthemed（以为题）aroundmemoriesfromourlives.TherearealsostylestoremindmeofMom-atinychairwhich57beinherbedroomissetinoneroom.WearehavingawonderfullifeandMun58naturallypartofit,59theresnowaywewouldbehereifitwasntforthe6

48、0shegaveme.Iknowsheshereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus.41.A.diedB.cameC.returnedD.visited42.A.burnedB.disappearedC.brokeD.dropped43.A.shownB.comfortedC.persuadedD.told44.A.hidingB.stealingC.sellingD.wearing45.A.LuckilyB.NaturallyC.SurelyD.Hopefully46.A.nursedB.curedC.missedD.guarded47.A.longB.hardC.merry

49、D.free48.A.suddenlyB.finallyC.nearlyD.immediately49.A.saidB.provedC.supposedD.judged50.A.smarterB.higherC.firmerD.lighter51.A.honoredB.hiredC.regardedD.trained52.A.travelB.businessC.childrenD.marriage53.A.recentlyB.onceC.stillD.first54.A.leftB.pushedC.surprisedD.interrupted55.A.hotelB.restaurantC.ho

50、meD.shop56.A.homelyB.livelyC.motherlyD.friendly57.A.oughttoB.usedtoC.mightD.could58.A.takesB.keepsC.soundsD.feels59.A.unlessB.whileC.becauseD.though60.A.moneyB.chairC.houseD.necklace第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入合适的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Itwasaverycoldevening,anoldmanwaswaitingforarideacros

51、stheriver.Hesawseveralhorsemenpassbybuthedidntaskforanyhelp.Thewaitseemed61（end）.Thencameanotherrider,theoldman62（catch）hiseyeandsaid,“Sir,wouldyouminddoingmeafavor?”Stoppinghishorse,hereplied,“Ofcourse.Almost63（freeze）,theoldmancouldnotget64theground.Thehorsemanhelpedhimontohishorse.Hetooktheoldman

52、notjustacrosstheriver,65tohishome.Sir,youdidntevenasktheotherridersforhelp,why?What66Ihadsaidnoandleftyouthere?”thehorsemanasked.Theoldmanlookedathimstraightintheeyesandsaid,“Ilookedintotheireyes,Ifoundtheydidntcare,67toldmeitwouldbeuseless,butwhenIlookedinto68,Isawkindness.”Thesewordstouchedtheride

53、rdeeply.“Thankyoufor69youvesaid,IhopeIwillneverbetoobusytohelpothers.withthat,ThomasJefferson,the70（three）presidentoftheUS,turnedhishorsearoundandwentaway.第三节：单词短语（共10小题；每个1分，满分10分）单词拼写（答案写出正确形式的完整单词）71.（遭受）fromheadachesisatiringthing.72.Weare（感激的）toyouforyourtimelyhelp.73.Asadoctor,hehasagood（声誉）an

54、disrespectedbyhispatients.74.Whenheheardtheterriblewords,he（惊慌）andranawayquickly.75.Thosewhobreakthelawwillbepunishedandthereisno（例外）.短语填空（答案写出正确形式的完整短语）76.Whereyoulivecan（对起作用）tothewayyoufeel.77.Dorittrusthimbecausehisbiographymaynotbetrue.He（编造）mostofthestories.78.Thepublicare伎持，赞成）thenewplanofthegovernment.79.Butnowtheyseemto（把想的理所当然）thattheycanshowupatanytimetheylike.80.Theproductwasdeveloped（对做出回应）customersdemand.第II卷第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号