贵州毕节民族中学2012015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题版含答案

1、毕节市民族中学20142015学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语第一部分 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）ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都 10秒中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。When should the boy get to the party?A. At7:50.B. At7:40.C. At8:00.How much will the man pay?A. 33 dollars.B. 30 dollars.C. 20 dollar

2、s.What does the woman want?A. A dress in medium size. B. A dress in small size. C. A dress in large size.What did the boy do last night?A. He went to a party. B. He stayed at home. C. He worked overtime.What does Mary look like now?A. Thin with short hair. B. Fat with long hair. C. Fat with short ha

3、ir.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ABC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至7题。Where are they talking now?A. In a airport . B. In a bus stop.C. In a train station.When will the man go to New Zealand?A. This FridayB This

4、 Saturday. C. This Sunday听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。What sport does the girl like best?A. BaseballB. SoccerC. TennisWhat will the boy do this afternoon?A. Meet his friends.B. Play ball games.C. Visit the park field.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。How long is the boys trip/A. For two days.B. For one dayC. For three daysWhat wi

5、ll the boy do during his trip?A. Go camping. B. Enjoy the sunset. C. Look at starsWhy wont the girl ride a motorbike with the boy?She thinks its dangerous.She cannot ride it.She doesrit like motorbikes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。How many things did the girl bring to the boy?A. Two.B. Three.C. FourWhere did th

6、e boy have an accident?On the way back home.On the way to an airport .On the way to the hospital.What do we know about the boy s father?A. He hunted a deer. B. He was driving the car.C. He didnt hurt himself.What didn ”t the boy like about the hospital?A. The food. B. The doctors. C. The nurses.听第10

7、段材料，回答第17至20题.How often does the speaker go surfing?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a weekHow many parts are included in coasteering?A. Two.B. Three.C. FourWhere can people see lots of fish and sharks?A. On the Fistral Beach.B. In the Newquay Zoo.C.In the Blue Reef Aquarium.What isnt

8、 mentioned in the passage?A. Riding a horse.B. Diving.C. Waterskiing第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAttractions in WisconsinWisconsin Historical Museum30 N. Carroll Street on Madison s Capitol SquareDiscover Wisconsin hstory and culture（文化）on four floors of

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11、5000 sp. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our caf e overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!Gallery open Tue. -Sun., 10:00 am5:00 pm.Caf e open WedSat., 11:00 am W:00 pm.Sun. brunch with wine, 10:003:00 pm.(608) 845-6

12、600 HYPERLINK Christopher Columbus Museum239 Whitney St., ColumbusWorld-class exhibit -2000 quality souvenirsg己念品)marking Chicago 1893 WorldColumbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.Open daily, 8:15 am - 4:00 pm.623-1992 HYPERLINK B. Swiss Historical Village.e D. Christopher Columbus Museu

13、m.B. Swiss Historical Village.e .D. Christopher Columbus MuseumWhich of the following is on Capitol Square?A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery CafWhere can you go for a visit on Monday?A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery cafWhere can visitors have lu

14、nch?At Wisconsin Historical Museum.At Swiss Historical Village.At Artisan Gallery & Creamery CafAt Christopher Columbus Museum.We learn from the text that.Swiss Historical Village is open for half a yearChristopher Columbus Museum overlooks a rivere are open daily for 4 hourtickets are needed for Wi

15、sconsin Historical MuseumArtisan Gallery & Creamery CafIf we are io hdp students develop reading skills in a. forpisn language, it is impoitaiit lo undeisiand whai is involved in the reading process itself. If we have a clear idea of how，L&ood readers readr either in Theii cwtj or a foreign language

16、. This will enable us to decide whe)her panicular reading Techniques aie likely to help learners or not.ReadingIn considering ihe reading piocess, it is impcnanT to disliDiush between two quite separate activities: reading for meaning (oi silent reading) and leading aloud. Reading for meamo is the a

17、ctivity we ncnnally engage in when we read books, newspapers； road signs； e)c.; it is whal you are doing as you jead ibis texi. Il involves looking at seniences and understaDclia the message (hey convey, in otbei woids makiag sens e7T of a wrilten iexr II doesnt nonnally involve saying the woids we

18、read, noi even silently inside oiu heads, there are imponaw reasons foi ihis; which are ouillned below.aloud is a completely different activity; its purpose is not just to understand a text butto convey the information to someone else. It is not an activity we engage in very often outside the classr

19、oom; common examples are reading out parts of a newspaper article to a friend, or reading a notice to other people who can t see it. Obviously, readingaloud involves looking at a text, understanding it and also saying it. Because our attention is divided between reading and speaking, it is a much mo

20、re difficult activity than reading silently; we often stumble and make mistakes when reading aloud in our own language, and reading aloud in a foreign language is even more difficult.When we read for meaning, we do not need to read every letter or every word, nor even every word in each sentence. Th

21、is is because, provided the text makes sense, we can guess much of what it says as we read it.The passage is mainly about.A. reading skills B. silent reading C. reading processes D. reading aloudThe underlined word “stumble in Paragraph 3 means.A. step over something and fallB. repeat something or p

22、ause for toolongC. walk with heavy movementsD. speak in a fluent and confident wayWe can infer from the passage that the author will continue to.discuss in detail how to read aloudintroduce some more reading activitiestell how good readers read in their own languageexplain why we needn t say the wor

23、ds when reading for meaning 28. We can conclude that.reading silently is easier than reading aloudto understand a sentence, you have to read all the words in itsilent reading involves looking at a text and saying the words silently to yourselfthere s no difference between reading in one s own langua

24、ge and in a foreignoneA faniaus doctor cn,ce received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his yamig pail ent gat well and was soon able lo gel up3nd rua about again.TheThe childs nnother was very much obliged to the doctor, uad she called co him to thinV him fci what he h

25、ad done for her child Doctar,*1 she said, ryou have saved my little son, 1 dont know haw to thank you enough. fed that money alone cannot repay you. so I have made this Uctle purse wilh my own hands, as a sign of my gjiiturte, I hope you will accept it/ The doctor stood up and said coldly, Madam. a

26、UttJe pies ent like that is very nice between friends, but a dactoi needs to be paid properly foi what he has done.M The lady was so suiprised and him so much thati she could not reply for a mQnaeiit. Then $be said quietly, Perhaps you will tel】 me homuch your fee 谡二及通出 pounds, he answered.lady open

27、ed the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.A. he had saved her lifeThe lady was thankful to the doctor bec

28、ause.D. he often called on herB.he had lent her some moneyC. he had saved her sons lifeThe doctor refused the ladys purse because he thought.the purse should be given between friendsB.the lady just gave him that purse and wouldnt give him the medical feethe lady was not kind to himthe purse was too

29、smallThe money in the purse.A. was only 150 poundsB. was less than 200 poundsC. was not enough for the medical fee D.was much more than the medical feeVery few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its ownerdid not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of g

30、ood quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu, The menu looked exactly the same on t

31、he outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after win

32、e, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was.According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurantare mostly.A. poor old peopleB. rich young peopleC.parents with their childrenD. men with their girl friendsThe difference between the two kinds of menu

33、 lie in.A. the colorB.the price C. the shape D. the foodAccording to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant, the food was paid.A. always by the ladies onlyB.sometimes by the ladiesC. always by the men onlyD.either by the men or by the ladies35. Accordin

34、g to the passage we can know that, generally speaking,.men are more generous than womenwomen are more generous than menC.women like their men friends to be generousD.men like their lady friends to be generous 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Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain

35、SharpEveryone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bitand that can be a very annoying thing. 36 Read on for some techniques worth trying.37People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percentreduced chance of Alzheimers di

36、sease早老性痴呆症），according to a recent study.38Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forw

37、ard.Go for a walk.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation （刺激）limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same

38、time. 40 Or go dancing with your friends.Focus on the future.This can be espocially harmful to the aged.It should be something like learning gardening.So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.But dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with life-changing events.Luckily, research shows there

39、 is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain. 第三部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The

40、 president did the final 41.He discovered the youth was 42 and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered,“ My mother did it. She worked as aclothes 43 . ”The president requested the youth to 44 his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he ask

41、ed, “Have you ever 45 your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to 46 .”“Go and clean your mother 47 swhen you go back today, and then 48 me tomorrow morning, the president sa49 .The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went

42、 back, he 50 requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell 51 he cleaned his mother s hands slowly. It was the first time he 52d that his mother s hands were so wrinkled 怖满皱纹的）.After that, the youth didn stay a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother 53 .

43、That night, Mother and Son 54s officieienh notreed thefor a very long time, longer than any talk before.Please tell m56hoabyou helping yourThe next 55 , the youth went to the presidentmother. The youth said,tears in the youth s eyes and asked“Number One, I know nc57 wlhatWithout my mother,realize th

44、e 59 of familyI wouldn t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realhow 58 it is to get something done. Number Three, I veome toThe president said,YdO a This is what Im looking for to be my manager.41.A. electionB. testC. interviewD. competition42.A. strongB. excellentC. humorousD.

45、 cute43.A. makerB. cleanerC. menderD. seller44.A. washB. hideC. showD. dry45.A. foundB. letC. helpedD. watched46.A. studyB. ignoreC. workD. rest47.A. clothesB. handsC. feetD. shoes48.A. seeB. moveC. recognizeD. answer力relationship.49.A. on purposeB. in patienceC. by chanceD. at last50.A. carefullyB.

46、 nervouslyC. happilyD. shyly51.A. afterB. untilC. becauseD. as52.A. believedB. sensedC. noticedD. expected53.A. quietlyB. sadlyC. excitedlyD. angrily54.A. thoughtB. sleptC. satD. talked55.A. morningB.noonC. afternoonD. evening56.A. worriedB. feltC. broughtD. spoke57.A. courageB. appreciationC. succe

47、ssD. family58.A. importantB. difficultC. differentD. impossible59.A. valueB. secretC. typeD. change60.A. educatedB. respectedC. trustedD. hired第二节、短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alon

48、e. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him.He turned his head and 61 (see) an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman 62 (sudden) found that his watch was 63 (go). He thought that it must be th

49、e Italian who 64 (take) his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up65 the Italian. Neither of them understood the other s language. The Frenchan frightened the 66 with his fist 67 pointed at the Italian s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to

50、the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife 68 had happened. He was _69 (great) surprised when his wife pointed to the 70 on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italians.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 35分)第一节短文改错短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

51、增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号 （A ）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。注意：.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mark Twain, one of the best-known American writer in the 19th century, who was born in Missouri.His hometown lie on the banks of the Mississippi River, there he spent his childhoo

52、d. When he grew up, he worked like a pilot on a river boat for some time. Mark Twain is his pen name. He took it from the shout of the sailors measure the depth of the water. Mark Twain wrote a lot of novels, but one of them is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It brought his fame and honor. Some of his writings have translated into many languages. He and his works are deep loved by readers throughout the world.第二节书面表达（15分）假设你是一个名叫李英的失学学生，因得到在上海工作的一位美国人M