湖北省咸宁市通城县第二高级中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、通城二中2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试高二年级英语试题时间：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。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）1. What does the woman plan to do?A. Stay at school.B. Go camping.C. V

2、isit her family.2. Whats the topic of the conversation？A. A ship.B. A joke.C. A movie.3. Why cant the speakers go on the trip?A. The man got sick.B. The mans uncle died.C. The woman has to attend a meeting.4. What does the man mean?A. Benjamin often breaks his words.B. Benjamin is very honest.C. Ben

3、jamin is serious about his work.5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student. C. Colleagues. 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。6.

4、What is wrong with Kathy?A. She can not get on well with her father.B. She is upset because she failed the exam.C. She is worried about her classmate Don.7. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Mid-term exam.B. Pressure from parents C. School education. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where did the man

5、grow up? A. In a small town.B. In a city.C. In the countryside. 9. What do the speakers see in the street? A. A lot of trash.B. Kids playing ball.C. Nice shops.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the woman hesitate at first?A. Because she is busy with her final paper.B. Because the exhibit is different fr

6、om studying.C. Because modern art is new to her.11. Which city will the exhibit go to next? A. Chicago.B. San Francisco.C. New York.12. What will they probably do after going to the modern art museum? A. Have something to eat. B. Go back home. C. Visit another museum.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What kind o

7、f food does the man want to eat? A. Italian.B. Indian.C. Thai. 14. What does the woman suggest first?A. Going to a big city to find the right spices.B. The man should learn how to cook the food himself.C. Looking around the local market.15. Where do the speakers live? A. In England.B. In Australia.C

8、. In America.16. Who may the woman ask for help? A. The mans brother.B. Her mother.C. The mans uncle.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the train leave Glasgow last Thursday?A. At 8:40 am.B. At 8:14 am.C. At 9:20 am.18. What happened to the speaker?A. He was badly injured.B. He lost his luggage.C. He mi

9、ssed his flight.19. What does the speaker mainly complain about?A. The rude manners of the crew and the high price of the ticket.B. The trains delay, poor service and no apology.C. The delay of the train and poor-quality food of the restaurant.20. What is the purpose of the tape-talk?A. To urge the

10、company to make up for his loss.B. To comment on the restaurant on the train.C. To give the reason why he missed his flight.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。AAs a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter with a wife and two fine sons. One

11、 night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal（肠的） disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night. Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the si

12、tuation, he always felt he was guilty. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help. In time Al became an alcoholic.As the alc

13、oholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed - his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Als death, I thought, “What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure!”As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier rough judgment. I knew Als now adult son

14、, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.I hadnt heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth hi

15、s father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “love you, son.”Tears came to my eyes as I realized what I had been a fool to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any mate

16、rial possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love. 21. Why did Al turn to alcohol for help?A. He felt guilty for his older sons death. B. His wife left him a short time later.C. He couldnt stand what he suffered. D. He lost everything he possessed.22. What

17、can we learn from the passage?A. Als older son died of a deadly disease.B. Al became an alcoholic, thus ignoring his son.C. Ernies performance left a deep impression on the author. D. Ernie hated his father because of his brothers death.23. Ernie became so special a person mainly because_.A. his fat

18、her left him no possessions B. his father showed love to himC. his father is an alcoholic D. his father divorced his mother24. What does the author think of Al?A. He was a total failure. B. He was a skilled artist.C. He was a born alcoholic. D. He was a kind loving father. B Do you want to get more

19、sleep? Do you wish you had extra time in your day? Interested in generally enjoying the world around you? Then turn off your smartphone for a day. Thats what I did this week, and let me tell you, giving up your security blanket - I mean iPhone - is free. At 7:15 a.m. my alarm went off. Usually this

20、would be my signal to grab my phone and start my morning Internet routine: Check work email. Reply to urgent work emails. Check personal email. Reply to urgent personal emails. Read morning news digests (摘要) sent to my inbox. Check Facebook. Check email one more time. Force myself to get out of bed.

21、 Sound familiar?Instead, it went something like this: Get out of bed. Take a shower. Get dressed. Make coffee. Open laptop. Read email, social media, and news while leisurely enjoying my coffee. Head to the office. Get there 20 minutes earlier, since I got out of bed 20 minutes earlier. Thanks to gi

22、ving up my phone, my morning way felt longer and more relaxed.But lets get back to that journey to work. My phone usually plays a big part in it. I call my mom on my 15-minute walk to the subway or listen to the phone player or music. This day I was faced with a single walk, free of distractions (分心

23、). And I liked it! I let my mind wander. I noticed the architectural details on the homes I passed. I discovered that on a clear day, you can see the very tip of the Golden Gate Bridge peaking out above the homes on my hilly street. My basic reaction: quick, wheres my phone so I can take a picture f

24、or instagram? But instead, I had to enjoy it all by myself. The walk through my San Francisco neighborhood felt like my little secret.Once on the subway train, the five-stop journey seemed surprisingly faster, since I wasnt frustrated with a phone player.The workday was pretty uneventful without a p

25、hone. Im stuck to my computer anyway and hurried over to the restaurant across the street for a late lunch. It didnt give me much time to wait for my food without anything to distract me. Getting through the day without phone wasnt as hard as I expected.25. According to the passage the author though

26、t that _ . A. switching off your phone might help you sleep more来源:Zxxk.ComB. it was quicker for people to get up without phones C. people were often addicted to phones so that they didnt workD. the five-stop journey must be faster with the phones off26. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph

27、 probably means _. .A. the workday was peaceful without a phoneB. you cant work without a phoneC. you can work effectively without a phone D. the workday cant be finished on time27. The fourth paragraph is used to show_. A. you can enjoy the benefit of the phoneB.you cant take a picture without a ph

28、oneC. you can have all kinds of views by using phone all the wayD. you can get another new experience without a phone28. Whats the authors suggestion for the readers? A. Keep off the computer and the phone.B. Try switching off the phone for a day.C. Listen to the music with your phone when you read

29、news.D. Force yourselves to turn off the phone when you sleep.CWhy do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how lifestyle and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers c

30、onclude that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their lifestyle. They enjoy food and therefore

31、spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out

32、 that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as highquality meats for each meal.After a visit to the U

33、nited States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Dont Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life

34、style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity or extreme overweight among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% and is growing.29In what way are

35、 the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?AThey go shopping at supermarkets more frequently. BThey squeeze eating between the other daily activities.CThey regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.DThey usually eat too much canned and frozen food.30The text is mainly

36、 developed _ .Aby contrast Bby space Cby process Dby classification31Where does this text probably come from?AA TV interview. BA food advertisement.CA health report. DA book review.DA worldfamous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created the worlds first longdistance signing device (装置), the Lon

37、gPen.After many tiring booksigning tours from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Heres how it works: The author writes a personal message and signature on a comp

38、uter tablet (手写板) using a special pen. On the receiving end, in another city, a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. The author and fan can talk with each other via webcams (网络摄像机) and computer screens.Work on the LongPen began in Atwoods basement (地下室). At first, they had no idea i

39、t would be as hard as it turned out to be. The device went through several versions, including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inventing finally completed, test runs were made in Ottawa, and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006 London Book Fair. From here, Atwood conduct

40、ed two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City.The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real time. It has several other potential applications. It could increase credit card security and allow peopl

41、e to sign contracts from another province. The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are used.“Its really fun，” said the owner of a bookstore, who was present for one of the test runs. “Obviously you cant shake hands with the author, but the

42、re are chances for a connection that you dont get from a regular book signing.”The response to the invention hasnt been all favorable. Atwood has received criticism from authors who think she is trying to end book tours. But she said, “It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to b

43、efore because the publishers couldnt afford it.”32Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen? ATo set up her own company. BTo win herself greater popularity. CTo write her books in a new way. DTo make book signings less tiring.33How does the LongPen work? AIt copies the authors signature and prints

44、 it on a book. BThe fan uses it to copy the authors signature himself. CIt signs a book while receiving the authors signature. DThe webcam sends the authors signature to another city.34How could the LongPen be used in the future? ATo draft legal documents. BTo improve credit card security CTo keep a

45、 record of the authors ideas.DTo allow author and fan to exchange videos.35What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6? APublishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost. BAtwood doesnt mean to end book tours. CBookstore owners dont support the LongPen. DCritics think the LongPen is of little use

46、.第二节 七选五（共5个小题，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。 Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. 36 and we need plants for another reason: We need them because they are beautiful .37 Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes.

47、 Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.38 That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like house with room for some grass and a garden. Do you talk to your plants? 39 Peter Tompki

48、ns and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The secret of plants., tell of an experiment in which two seeds were plants in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. 40 Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had thick

49、er stem and more leaves.A. Plants get energy from the sunB. Imagine a word with no plants. C. After six months, the deserted plant faded away.D. We take in oxygen that plants make.E. After six months, the beloved plant was bigger.F. Everywhere people need beautiful plants.G. Do you give them love an

50、d take good care of them? 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.来源:学_科_网 Two brothers de

51、cided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 41 . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the 42 !” one of the brothers volunteered 43 . The older boys began to 44 , telling the younger one

52、s that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 45 . After a long silence, one of the 46 picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He 47 the lid and showed the wonderful 48 to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and 49 , “Even if we dont dig all the

53、way through the earth, look at what we have found 50 the way!” Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is 51 a goal is for to cause us to move in the 52 we have chosen, in other words, to 53 us digging ! But not every goal will be fully 54 . Not every job will end 55

54、 . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be 56 . But when you fall 57 of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things 58 my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging 59 life is l

55、ived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 60 . 41 A. laugh B. work C. rest D. watch42. A. house B.earth C. wall D.road 来源:Z,xx,k.Com43. A. calmly B.patiently C. excitedly D. impatiently 44. A. stare B. think C. smile D. laugh 45. A. important B. difficult C.impossible

56、D. interesting 46. A. passers-by B. watchers C. visitors D.diggers 47. A. removed B. pushed C. broke D. moved 48. A. jars B.contents C. pictures D. scenes 49. A. properly B. happily C. carefully D. confidently50. A.along B. in C. to D. out 51. A. where B. how C. what D. which 52. A.way B.direction C

57、. life D. sight 来源:Zxxk.Com53. A.cause B. make C. keep D.let54. A.achieved B. prepared C. kicked D. made55. A. successfully B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. hopelessly 56. A.realized B. treasured C. made D.come true 57. A. out B.short C. lost D. behind58. A. breaking into B. coming into C. turning t

58、o D. holding to 59. A. when B.that C. which D.where 60. A. appears B. happens C. exists D.matters第II卷第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小1.5题分满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Last week our school held a sports meeting. _61_(Realize) it was our last high school sports meeting, we decided to make it an unforg

59、ettable experience for all of us. We first attended the opening parade, for _62_our class had made a lot of _63_(prepare). _64_ our excitement, our parade performance was a great success. After the parade, the games started. My classmates attended _65_(vary) events such as running, high jump and lon

60、g jump. Due to the hard training they _66_(do) before, their performances were very _67_(impress). On the stand, my classmates applauded and cheered for the athletes, some _68_(raise) their cameras to capture the exciting moments. Finally, the result _69_( announce). It was _70_(amaze) that our clas

61、s won the second place. Our efforts paid off! Cup in hand, we took a picture together. I believe this sports meeting will remain a precious memory for all of us as time goes by.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一篇作文。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：

62、在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），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，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。来源:Zxxk.Com注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。My dream school starts at 8:30 a. m and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so many homework. Therefore , we

63、 have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and take exercise for one hour every day.My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the Classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, sit b

64、y the lake and listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是王明。你看到关国留学生Lily在网上发贴，.希望有人能帮助她提高普通话（Mandarin）水平，她可以教英语作为回报。请银据以下提示用英语给她写一封电于哪件。1. 表达给她提供帮助的意愿；2. 说明你能胜任辅导的理由；3. 给出讲好普通话的两点建议；4. 提出你学习英语的具体需求。注意：1.词数120左右，开

65、头语已为你写好；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称；Hi Lily, This is Wang Ming . I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin ._Wang Ming 高二英语期中考试答题卡第二部分 阅读理解第二节 七选五（共5个小题，每小题2分，满分10分）36._ 37. _ 38. _ 39 ._ 40. _第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节 语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或

66、括号内单词的正确形式。61._ 62._ 63. _ 64. _ 65._ 66._ 67._ 68. _ 69. _ 70._ 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）My dream school starts at 8:30 a. m and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so many homework. Therefore , we have more tim

67、e with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and take exercise for one hour every day.My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the Classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, sit by the lake and

68、 listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.第二节 书面表达（满分 25分）Hi Lily,This is Wang Ming . I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin._Wang Ming 高一英语期中考试答案第一部分 听力 1-5 BCBAC 6-10 CBBAC 11-15 BCBBC 16-20 CCCBA第二部分 阅读

69、理解 第一节 21-24 C C B B 25-28 A A D B 29-31 C A C 32-35 D D B B第二节 36-40 D B F G E第三部分 英语知识运用 第一节 完形填空 41- 45 D B C D C 46- 50 D A B D A 51-55 C B C A A 56-60 A B B B D第二节 语法填空 61 Realizing 62 which 63 preparations 64 To 65 various 66 had done 67 impressive 68 raising 69 was announced 70 amazing 第四部分 写

70、作 第一节 短文改错71. They改为 There 72.didnt改为dont 73.many改为much 74.with改为for75.hour改为hours 76. look改为looks 77.去掉flowers前面的the 78.sit改为sitting79.在listening和 music之间加to 80.helpfully改为helpful 第二节 书面表达 Hi Lily, This is Wang Ming. I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin. I am quite intere

71、sted in it . I think Im fit for it. As a student, I have been learning Mandarin for many years. In addition ,I am Chinese, which means Mandarin is a must for me to communicate with others in my daily life. So Im quite confident that I can help you learn Mandarin. Learning Mandarin takes time, so if

72、you want to learn it well ,you should spend much time practicing Mandarin everyday. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Besides, you can also read some books in Chinese、see some Chinese films and listen to some Chinese radio programmes. Speaking and listening are very important for a languag

73、e learning, by which you are sure to make great progress. In your post, you say you can teach English as a reward. It is just what I want. Im eager to improve my English. So, if you allow me to help you learn Mandarin, you can also help me improve my English. We can contact each other by video chat every night for half an hour in English and half an hour in Chinese, so that we can improve our oral speaking. Hope for you early reply! Yours Sincerely Wang Ming 版权所有：高考资源网()