湖北省武汉外国语学校2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版缺答案.doc

1、tvtvtv武汉外国语学校20142015学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试题考试时间：2015年4月29日上午7:30-9:30满分：150分 命题人：宋淑娟第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将在试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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称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。1. WhereisMikenow? A.Intheoffice.B.A

2、thome.C.Intheclassroom. 2. Whatsthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A.Shopassistantandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.C.Teacherandstudent. 3. Whatisthemangoingtodo? A.Gotobed.B.Haveatest.C.Seeafilmalone. 4. Whatdoesthemanimply? A.Hardworkleadstosuccess.B.Toseeistobelieve. C.Agoodbeginningish

3、alfdone. 5. Whatisthemancallingtodo? A.Askforhelp.B.Seeadoctor.C.Putoffanappointment. 第二节（共15小题；每题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至7题。 6. Whatisthewomandoing? A.Buyingaticket.B.Servingameal.C.

4、Bookingatable. 7. Whenwillthewomanprobablybethere? A.At2:00.B.At3:00.C.At7:00. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. WhenwillthewomanarriveinWellington? A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnFriday. 9. Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman? A.Shewillhavearatherbusyweek. B.Shewillhaveacomfortablejourney. C.ShewillmeetherfriendinSydney. 听第8段材

5、料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the man want to do? A.He wants to buy a house.B. He wants to get a job.C. He wants to rent a flat. 11. Which flat is the man interested in?A.The one with a bathroom and one bedroom.B. The one with two bedrooms and a sitting room.C. The one with a kitchen but without a bath

6、room.12. How much will the man pay for the bigger flat each year?A. 3,600 dollars.B. 2,400 dollars.C. 3,000 dollars.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where does the conversation take place?A.Atabusstation.B.Atatravel agency.C. At a railway station.14. Whydoesthemanwanttotake a bus? A.He wants to experience anot

7、her way of travelling.B. The bus tickets are cheaper than the train tickets.C. The bus trip is more comfortable than the train trip. 15. Why are the bus tickets much cheaper than the train tickets? A.The bus stops at several cities. B.The bus trip takes longer time.C.Few people enjoy the bus trip.16

8、. What do we know about the man?A. He went the wrong way.B. He cant make the decision.C. His aunt and uncle have a different opinion.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout? A.Theuniversitylibrary.B.Theuniversity dormitory.C.Thecity library. 18. Wherecan you findabookonphysics? A.Le

9、vel1.B.Level2.C.Level3. 19. Howlongcanateacherkeeptheborrowedbooks? A.About60days.B.About14days.C.About50days. 20. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE? A.Astudentcantcheckoutadictionary. B.Thelibraryisopen7daysaweek. C.YoucanusethecopymachinesonLevel4.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项天空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分

10、）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. The _ of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states peoples rights and duties. A. constituencyB. conservationC. constitutionD. consumption22. The nation is not prepared to _ its independence for the sake of an alliance with a p

11、owerful neighbour. A. declareB. maintainC. sacrificeD. seek23. Bejing is Chinas _ capital city. It is a combination of ancient and modern China. A. verdantB. vibrantC. vitalD. voluntary24. If you constantly try to make someone happy, you end up becoming _, saying yes when you dont really mean it. A.

12、 satisfiedB. fascinatedC. skepticalD. submissive25. Two hundred people showed up for the seminar, about 60 more than we _ planned. A. originallyB. rashlyC. narrowlyD. lately26. During his stay in Chengdu, the American chef tried all the local foods his Chinese friends _. A. would recommendB. had rec

13、ommendedC. have recommendedD. were recommending 27. The sportsmen _ training for three hours when the coach told them to break off for rest and supper. A. have been B. are C. had been D. were28. Robots have freed the man from much boring work; _, they protect man from being harmed by some dangerous

14、work. A. thus B. however C. so D. moreover29. The physicist has made a discovery, _ of great importance to the progress of science and technology. A. I think it is B. that I think is C. which I think is D. which I think it is30. I always get Madeleine to _ my reports before I hand them in to the bos

15、s. Hes a stickler for spelling and punctuation, and shes got a good eye for that sort of thing. A. think overB. look over C. take overD. turn over 31. Not only _ a musical performance, but they also gave a brief introduction to the history of some musical instruments.A. they had presented B. they we

16、re presenting C. did they present D. did they presented32. _ wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet. A. WhoeverB. WhoC. SomeoneD. She33. We are likely to compare the climate in one city with _ in another when travelling.A. it B. that C. this D. what34. A

17、certain amount of heat does escape through the atmosphere, _ upon how dense or thick the atmosphere is. A. dependingB. dependC. to dependD. depends35. _ the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting. A. Did he catchB. Should he catchC. Has he caughtD. Had he caught第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题

18、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、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。Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school, we had to choose _36_ to learn when we were fifteen. Some of my classmates _37_ to take business because of their family background. Som

19、e would rather learn arts with a wonderful dream in their _38_. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future, scientists will make a lot of _39_,” said my parents. For three years I tried to learn physics and chemistry, but in the end I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time _4

20、0_ I told my parents that I was _41_ at school. “I didnt think you were,” said my mother. “I didnt either,” said my father. “Well, the _42_ thing to do now is look for a job.” I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley who _43_ me well. At first, neither of them could _44_ anything, but they

21、 promised that they would ask their friends. I had to wait at home with nothing to do. Sometimes I looked through evening papers, but I _45_ to get any information I needed. Then a few days later while I was _46_ in bed, someone telephoned. “Is that Miss Jenkins?” a _47_ voice asked. “I _48_ you tak

22、e great interest in photography and Ive got a job that _49_ interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson.” He seemed _50_ on the phone, so I went to see him. I was so excited when I left home that I almost forgot to say good-bye. “Good _51_!” my mother said to me. On the way there I _5

23、2_ thinking of my future work. It seemed to me that I was on top of the world. I arrived a bit early and when Mr. Thomson came, he asked me if I had been _53_ a long time. “No, not long,” I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he _54_ me a job - _55_ as a photographer, but as a mode

24、l.36. A. whatB. which C. how D. where37. A. thought B. decided C. liked D. wondered38. A. thinking B. heads C. minds D. youth39. A. objects B. things C. value D. money40. A. before B. after C. when D. while41. A. unhappy B. satisfied C. unlucky D. pleased42. A. same B. best C. exact D. right43. A. l

25、earned B. liked C. knew D. understood44. A. think B. do C. give D. suggest45. A. had B. failed C. tried D. managed46. A. still B. hardly C. yet D. even47. A. persons B. mans C. womansD. managers48. A. think B. guess C. understand D. hope49. A. should B. can C. must D. might50. A. humorous B. honest

26、C. angry D. experienced51. A. chance B. trip C. luck D. boy52. A. insistedB. kept C. tried D. seemed53. A. waitingB. sitting C. standing D. walking54. A. suggestedB. offered C. gave D. introduced55. A. noB. just C. not D. never第三部分 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

27、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Mr Johnson tells me that you would like to learn about the work of a reporter,” the editor said. “Well, a reporter is the eyes and ears of his newspaper. You couldnt have a newspaper without reporters. Its the news that reporters write that fills the columns of the paper. We all ha

28、ve to be prepared to write about anything that may happen; we may have to write about what goes on in the police courts one day and about earthquakes, floods and natural disasters the next; or meet a famous film star in the morning and a member of the government in the afternoon. Then we may talk to

29、 a big industrialist who has just opened a large factory and later visit an artist whose work is being exhibited. The work is never the same, yet theres one thing that must always remain the same. Do you know what that is? You have to write a fair and correct account of whoever and whatever it is yo

30、u have seen. It does not matter what your own political ideas are; for example, I have to report speeches by politicians I may disagree with, even dislike, yet I must never allow my feelings to appear in what I write about them. It is pleasant and interesting work. I have done it for thirty years an

31、d wouldnt change it for anything.”56. Editors do not expect reporters to write about _. A. natural disastersB. political issuesC. government officials D. their political views57. It seems to the editor that _. A. being a reporter is tiring and boringB. reporters should voice their thoughts C. people

32、 have less interest in entrepreneurs than in film starsD. he has liked his work58. For what purpose did the editor talk? A. To help Mr Johnson. B. To interview the listener C. To introduce the work of a reporter to a would-be reporter D. To instruct how to write a reportBCars are now such a major co

33、nvenience that it is difficult to imagine what life was like before them, even though there are still large areas of the world where the car cannot compete with the horse, the camel or the sleigh.In industrialized countries, being a car owner means you are free to go where you like, when you like, w

34、ithout being tied to the uncertainties of public transport. For people living in rural areas public transport is often practically non-existent anyway, and even for the city dweller buses are difficult with children or heavy shopping, while disabled or handicapped people are trapped in their homes w

35、ithout specially converted cars. For a family, traveling by car is often cheaper than by public transport and makes luggage easier to manage.Keeping in touch with family and friends or going away for weekends is certainly easier with a car. But are the non-car owners being adversely affected by the

36、drivers among us? The increase in traffic has meant that people traveling on buses are frequently stuck in traffic jams. The weight of heavy traffic is destroying road surfaces; huge holes appear, death traps for cyclists and motor-bike riders, and a cause of constant expense. The exhaust from cars

37、defaces buildings and covers plants, flowers and trees with layers of poisonous dust. Perhaps most seriously, the damage caused by the addition of lead to petrol has only recently been identified. There are also, of course, more obvious risks from cars, in the form of road accidents. The governments

38、 of most countries recognize how potentially lethal the motor car is and have introduced laws governing the wearing of seat belts, setting speed limits, and making drinking and driving illegal.Although the problems caused by the car are due largely to misuse, there does seem to be an essential confl

39、ict of interest between those who drive cars and those who do not. In the final analysis, however, whether you believe the motor car is a blessing or a curse may well depend on whether or not you own one. 59. What does the underlined word “lethal” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Causing death.B. Po

40、werful.C. Fast.D. Expensive. 60. What can we infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3? A. Public transport is actually available everywhere. B. Disabled people can go by bus wherever they please. C. Heavy traffic causes damage to road surfaces. D. Whether or not leaded petrol is harmful is controversial.61. Wh

41、at is the authors intention of writing this passage? A. To recommend people to use public transport. B. To advise people to be more considerate towards cyclists and motor-bike riders. C. To argue that cars bring both positive and negative effects. D. To warn drivers against drinking and driving. 62.

42、 Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Life with a car B. Countrymen and Country Dwellers C. A Blessing or a Curse? D. Public Transport or Private Cars? CThe large number of Republicans who plan to run for president face a daunting problem. They will have to spend huge amount

43、s of time and money just to introduce themselves to voters. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton, who announced her bid for the presidency Sunday, faces no such problem. After a quarter-century in the limelight, she has 99% name recognition and leads potential contenders for the Democratic nomina

44、tion by 40 percentage points or more.Clintons familiarity, however, represents both her biggest advantage and her biggest vulnerability.On the plus side, she brings more top-level experience in the White House, Congress and foreign policy than her rivals put together. She has a devoted fan base that

45、 likes her and wants to see her become the first female president. And she has demonstrated an admirable persistence in decades-long fights for womens rights and guaranteed health care.But with more experience comes more baggage. Clintons record as first lady, senator, candidate and Cabinet member l

46、eaves her with a long trail of votes and controversies that cause many voters to view her unfavorably. In an odd way, she has more to prove than lesser-known candidates.For starters, she will have to show that she can run a disciplined campaign. Her 2008 bid for the Democratic nomination was a mess

47、of the first order. Clinton will also have to convince voters that she understands the importance of openness in government. During her husbands first term, her secret health care task force released an unworkable, overly complex plan that makes Obamacare look like an exercise in government restrain

48、t. More recently, her decision to run her email from a private server while she was secretary of State raised new concerns about her commitment to transparency.Hillary Clintons understated announcement Sunday suggested she grasps that its my turn is not a viable campaign message. She cast herself as

49、 a champion for everyday Americans when many see her as a creature of Washington and Wall Street. Her challenge is to explain what she can do for the country, not what the country can do for her.63. It will cost Republican candidates a fortune to _. A. provide guaranteed health careB. announce their

50、 bid for the presidency C. make them knownD. change foreign policy64. Which of the following is NOT among Hillary Clintons advantages over her rivals? A. Her popularity among voters. B. More experience. C. Her continued efforts in improving the well-being of women and people in general. D. Her openn

51、ess to criticism. 65. To win the election Clinton will have to _. A. forget her 2008 lessonsB. stop checking email at work C. carry out a well-organized campaignD. work on Wall Street66. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Hillary Clinton is a champion.B. The country is ready for the fi

52、rst female president. C. She will tell electorate what she will do for her country. D. “Its my turn” works effectively as a campaign message. DThe $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like I never do anything right into positive ones like I can s

53、ucceed. But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply hi

54、ghlight how unhappy they are.The studys authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not b

55、etter. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, youre just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised

56、for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When i

57、t rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, I am lovable.Those with low self-esteem didnt feel better after the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who werent urged to think positive thoughts.The paper provides supp

58、ort for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more re

59、alistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.67. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?A. It is a highly profitable industry.B. It is based on the concept of positive thinking.C. It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.D. It has yielded positive res

60、ults.68. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?A. Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.B. There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.C. Unhappy people cannot think positively.D. The power of positive thinking is limited.69. What do we learn from the exper

61、iment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?A. It is important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.B. Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to ones mood.C. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.D. People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true fe

62、elings.70. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person.B. Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy.C. Different people tend to have different ways of thinking.D. People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.第二节(共5小题；每小

63、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。You know you have to read “between the lines” to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. I want to persuade you to “write between the lines”. Unless you do, you are not li

64、kely to do the most efficient kind of reading._71_There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of buying is only the first step to possession. Full ownership comes only when you

65、 have made it a part of yourself, and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it._72_You buy a piece of beef and transfer it from the butchers icebox to your own. But you do not own the beef in the most important sense until you eat it and get it into your blood. I am arguing tha

66、t books, too, must be absorbed in your blood to do you any good.There are three kinds of book owners._73_The second has a great many books - a few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny as the day they were bought. The third has a few books or many - every

67、 one of them worn, shaken and loosened by continual use, marked and scribbled in from front to back._74_First, it keeps you awake. (And I dont mean only conscious; I mean wide awake.) In the second place, reading, if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in words, spoken or

68、 written. The marked book is usually the thought-through book._75_ A. A comparison may make the point clear. B. How can you read effectively? C. Why is marking up a book necessary to reading it? D. The first has all the standard sets and best-sellers - unread, untouched. E. You should go to bed earl

69、y. F. I insist, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of damage but of love. G. Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.第卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第四部分 写作（共两页，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

70、处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（），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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 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。A tiny village school is later to celebrate its 110 birthday against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close and parents a

71、nd other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it opened. They were very angry when education chiefs tried to make them to send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school were too small. The villagers had st

72、arted a huge campaign to rise money. We collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing good and it seems as if it will continue to run in the future. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 一家英文报社向我校学生征文，主题是“我眼中的武汉”。请根据下列要点完成短文。1. 自然环境；2. 人与文化；3. 市容市貌。 注意：词数120左右。版权所有：高考资源网()