陕西西安第七十中学2012015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题版含答案

1、西安市第七十中学高二年级期中考试时间120分钟 满分150分 2015-4第一节语音知识（共5小题:每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A, B, C, D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选 项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1.benchA. envyB. absenceC. resignD. slavery2.assistanceA. favourB. asideC. navyD. cage3.conductA.bonusB. annualC.suckD. cushion4.breathA. thoseB. clothesC. depthD. bathe5.absenceB

2、. dictaionB. haircutC. fictionD_cell第二节情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。Sherry: Hey, Bab. 6 Im going to Quebec next summer. Id also like to do some sightseeing.Bob:7 Sherry. But do you mean the province of Quebec or Quebec City?Sherry: I mean the pro

3、vince.Bob:8Sherry: Well,9 My French is okay, but not that good. I know most people therespeak French, but can also use English.Bob: Well, but youll hear French most of the time and all the street signs are in French. So youd better practice your French before you go.Sherry:10 What about Quebec City?

4、Bob: Its a beautiful city, very old. Youll love it there.Sherry: Fantastic! I cant wait to go.A . I appreciate your help.B. Thats nice.C . What about going to Quebec?Do you think I can manage it in English?Good advice. F .Guess what? G .Oh, I have got it.第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题 海小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项

5、中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。The manager asked him to leave ., he was fired.A. On other words B. In a word C. In other words D.On the other handDo you think camping and climbing is to our health.A. beneficial B. invaluable C. advisableD. worthyThe good thing about children is that they very easily

6、to the new environment .A. adaptB. appeal C. attach D. applyHe the picture from the newspaper.A. cut off B. cut up C. cut in D. cut outCharles Babbage is generally considered the first computer.A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having inventedI decided to write a letter to telephone .

7、A. rather than B. other than C. would rather D. or ratherHis first book next month is based on a true story.A. published B. to be published C. to publish D. being publishedTony told her and suggested that she her friends to the house.A. invited B. invites C. invite D. had inviteMy father won t have

8、me back home after midnight.A. to come B. comingC. cameD. comesShe tries to some money every month.A. set aside B. set upC. set offD. set outn an atmosphere of simply living was what her parants wished forA. The girl to be educated B. The girl educatedC. The girl s being educatedD. The girl was educ

9、atedI still remember to the Famen Temple and what I saw there.A. to take B. to be taken C. takingD. being taken_ I m dead tired. I can t walk any further, Jenny, Tommy , You can do itA. No problem B. No hurry C. Come on D. That s OKAfter they got, she never remarried.A. to divorce B. divorcing C. di

10、vorced D. divorceIt was not until midnight they reached the camp site.A. thatB. whenC. while D. as第四节 完形填空（共20小题:每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文。从短文后各题的A、B、 C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。I ve loved my mother s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. St

11、anding by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of 26 must be the most 27 thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother 28 different things for my sister and brother.Butne29 , she said, “is for Elizabeth ” .I never saw her angry, and ne

12、ver saw her cry. I knew she 30 me, she showed it in action.But 31 a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks 32 mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf （深渊）opened between us. I was“too emotionalshe . lived“ on thesurface ”.As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother

13、 and I wrote to her in 34 words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did 35 me.I posted the letter and waited for her answer. 36 came. My hope turned to 37 , then little interest, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn t be sure38at thehad even got to Mother.

14、I only knew that I had written it, and I could39 trying to make herinto someone she was not.Now the 40 of her desk told me, as she 41 been able to, that she was 42 that writing was my chosen work. I 43 the desk carefully and found some papers 44 a photo of my father and a oneletter, folded and refol

15、ded many times.“Give me an answer ” , my letter asks,“in any way you chose ” . Mother, yo4i5always chose thethat speaks louder than words.（）26 .A. speakingB. writingC. lookingD. listening()27 .A. wonderfulB. tiringC. funnyD. productive()28. A. boughtB. gaveC. designedD. kept()29 .A. penB. paperC. ch

16、airD. desk()30.A. lovedB. dislikedC. appreciatedD. sympathized()31.A. likeB. asC. beD. unlike()32.A. withB. amongC. besideD.between()33.A. SoB. AndC. ButD. Or()34.A. carefulB. activeC. thankfulD. serious()35.A. ignoreB. acceptC. forgiveD. dislike()36.A. No oneB. NoneC. SomethingD. Neither()37.A. sur

17、priseB. joyC. disappointmentD. happiness()38.A. idesB. informationC. newsD. Letter()39.A. standB. stopC. continueD. practice()40.A. presentB. appearanceC.shapeD. sight()41.A. alwaysB. everC. neverD. often()42.A. sorryB. encouragedC. regretfulD. pleased()43.A. movedB. cleanedC. fixedD. emptied()44.A.

18、 insideB. outsideC. belowD. above()45.A. gestureB. methodC. actionD. way第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读卜列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、 C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ANearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You

19、can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.Prepare for yourself for be

20、ing with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have.Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people . Ithink about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it. If you start feeling self-conscious in agroup, take a deep breath and

21、focus your attention on other people, Remember, you are not alone.Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness.Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighti

22、ng their shy feelings so that theycan face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have manyrewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you.The main purpose of the article is to.A. explain how shyness develope

23、dB .recommend ways of dealing with shynessC. persuade readers that shyness is natural D. prove that shyness can be overcomeWhich of these can you conclude from reading the article?Shy people never have any funEntertainers choose their work to fight shynessThe attempt to overcome shyness is always su

24、ccessfulD.The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewardingWho probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness?A. The author of the article B. Shy men and womenC. Doctors and psychologists D. Popular entertainersBA new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local gov

25、ernment inEastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children s sthe roads.Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for childrenliving more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now i

26、thas been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will beprepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school.The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton w

27、ho attend ImpingtonSchool. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school. But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan

28、which has the support of the school headmaster. Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part. Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than 20 a term. They have been able to arrange the s

29、ervice at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who

30、in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.What is the aim of the plan?A. To prevent the students road accidents To relieve the traffic pressureC. To save time for the parents and students D. To help the parents sav

31、e money 50. How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?A. By letting the bus run in the morning onlyB. By limiting the number of the studentsC.By getting the support from the headmasterD.By linking the new bus service with the existingoneWhich of the following is possible

32、 if the plan is carried out?The bus company will make much more moneyThe children can choose whatever school they likeThe parents can get rid of their worriesThe students in Impington School can have free bus ridesThis passage is most probablyA. a personal letter B. an advertisementC. a headmaster s

33、 repoEt. a newspaper articleCFucheng Garden Villas is situated along the North 4th Ring Road, just 2 kilometres east away from the Asian Games Village with easy traffic connection. It is 5 kilometres from the Beijing LufthansaCentre.Fucheng Garden Villas occupies an area of 34.7 hectares（ 公顷）,over 8

34、0% of which is covered by trees and green, just like a garden in the city.All the 108 villas were designed by American Company IDI, in American style, luxurious besides comfortable.All materials of the construction and decoration（ 装饰）as well as equipment are famous American products.From now to July

35、 31st, preferential（ 优惠）prices for sale and rent are offered. You can move into Fucheng Garden Villas on signing an agreement.Bank will provide a 50% mortgage（抵押）for 5 years.Overseas sales License: NO.124.Developer: Beijing Hongda Read Estate Co.Ltd.60 East, North 4th Ring Road, Chaoyang District, B

36、eijing.Tel: （8610）64967050 64967049Fax: （8610）64933575（From Wednesday, June 25, 1997 CHINA DAILY）The advertiser isA. Fucheng Garden Villas B. Beijing Hongda Read Estate Co. LidC. American CompanyIDI D. The Beijing LuftthansaHow many hectares is Fucheng Garden Villas covered by trees and greens?A. 6.

37、94B.27.76 C. More than 27.76D.80%According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?From June 25 to July 31, you can buy or rent the Fucheng Garden Villas with a low priceYou can t move into Fucheng Garden Villas before signing agreementIf you haven t got enough money atom

38、ent, you can t buy the VillasNot only equipment but also all materials of the construction and the decoration are made in AmericaDThere are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machi

39、ne is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing clothes. It does thisby feedback反 ). Information about what is happening is feed back into the robot to tell whatto do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on

40、 around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways.They work and they have feedback.In some ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired.So robots are very useful in f

41、actories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robot s arms and “hands “ through each part of the job.The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and si

42、zes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers,which control their actions. The expensive“ Times-N eweRmmatnintelligent robots areused in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials.In this passage the author tells us that.robots ar

43、e very popularthere are various kinds of robotswe see robots only at certain timesrobots can be easily controlledWhat does the author seem to inform you about robots?They should be greatly improved.They will probably take over in the future.They are very helpful and useful to humans.They are machine

44、s that break down a lot.The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means thatit is very much like human beingsit can do boring jobs for peopleit will never bore peopleit will work much better than human beingsThe robots used for scientific research.are not very cleverare very cheapC.

45、are very bigD. are very costlyAccording to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?In most ways robots are better than human beings.Robots have eyes, so they can see.Scientists sometimes do scientific research by using the intelligent robots.Robots can work but they have no feedback.第

46、二节(共5小题海小题2分，茜分10分)根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并将答案涂在答题纸上相应位置，选项中有一项为多余选项。Di flerent people cxpre ss anger di flercnily.Expressing and repressing ( EVP ) anger mean almost the same to a person.Anger can be very harniful to a person.Expressing anger violently is more harnifiiJ than repressing it

47、.How to deal with anger.Repressing angr can be mcne dangerous to a person. ,Have you ever made a foolish or harmful decision when angry? Have you ever said or done something in the heat of the moment that you wish you could take back? Or do you tend to keep your anger hidden, choosing to bury the fe

48、eling and hoping it just goes away?People will be angry when they meet with unpleasant things. But doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibl

49、y cancer.Anger is a normal emotion that we can release from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.For years many

50、 doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormone（ 荷 尔蒙）。They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc.Anger may cause you a cancerSome doctors s

51、ay that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.Doctors say the solution is learning how

52、to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say,express yo uDanget while angry.Wait until youranger has cooled down and you are able to express y

53、ourself calmly and reasonably.第三部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，茜分10分）根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题纸指定区域的横线上写出对应 单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。His （残疾）kept him from going to school.One of his （雄心） is to become a musician.The money has been（捐赠）to Ann Dyche, who has been diagnosed with cancer.The（大多数）of people interv

54、iewed prefer TV to radio.The manager（声明）his total opposition to the plan.You need a break. Why not take a （两周）off from work?Father bought me a（数码）camera, which was made in Japan.Several residents claimed to have（目击） the attack.Most of the bedroom is（占据）by the big bed.A man s action（映）his thoughts.第二

55、节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，瀚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:在缺词处加一个翻词符号C）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I like riding my bike. Though it is not very new, but it is my best friend. I find very convenient to go anywhere with a bike. Ride gives me not only exercise but also pleasure. I use my bike mostly on summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very pleasant in winter when it is cold and rain is pour down. It can also be very dangerous. Of course I will be very carefully