山东省滕州市第二中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市第二中学高二第一学期期中考试英语试题满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1What is the woman doing?AHaving a meal BDoing some typing CChanging her clo

2、thes.2Which country will the man visit next?ASwitzerland BBelgium CAustria.3Where are the speakers going after dinner?ATo a park BTo a shopping center CTo an ice-cream shop.4What does the man want the woman to do?AFinish her report BLend him her notes CAttend the European literature class.5Where are

3、 the speakers probably?AIn the mans room BAt a hospital CAt a garden.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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6-9题。6What do we know about the boys? AThey ignored the danger sign on the bank

4、 BThey called for help after being trapped in a tree CThey were taken to hospital because of broken feet7What helped Jack Gessner save the boys?AThe treeBThe solid iceCHis professional training8What can we learn from the speakers?ARon has two sonsBCindys daughter has one girl and two boysCRons daugh

5、ter gets along well with her in-laws听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9What happened to the woman?AShe is illBHer son is in hospitalCHer husband got a serious accident听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where was Aiden born?AIn the USA BIn EnglandCIn Canada11How many years did Aiden teach?AFour years BFive yearsCSix years12What is Ai

6、den writing now?AA book BA play CA report听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Why does Peter study so hard?AHe wants to pass the examBHe is doing an important researchCHe wants to make full use of every minute14How long does Peter sleep every day?AFour hours BFive hours CSix hours15What does Jane advise Peter to do?A

7、Relax himselfBGive up studyingCFinish the essay first16What do we know about Peter?AHis friends often refer to his notesBHe has recovered from the coldCHe has an essay to finish听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is Susan Welch?AA reporterBA singerCAn announcer18What may be included in BCD International? AVari

8、ous kinds of classic and pop songsBStories about the good old daysCNews of amusement circle19Who are the major characters of the program About the Big Hits?AArtists BFans CHosts20What can we learn from the program Pop World?AThe meaning and ideas behind the songsBThe singers of the classical songsCT

9、he words to the big music hits第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。21As a （an） _, working in The Sunday Times, Allen is in charge of the content of the newspaper, comments on stories and issuesAjournalist Beditor Ccritic Dcartoonist22The President

10、 is very _ about the outcome of the six-party talksBut I dont think they can reach any agreementApessimistic Bdiscreet Coptimistic Cneutral23A lack of comfortable resting areas and too much focus on _ shops made the whole trip an absolute disasterAsouvenir Bscenario Cspecies Dsavanna24Difficult as i

11、t was, I was not ready to quit and _ my journey towards life balanceAgive out Bgive on Cgive up Dgive off25Under the agreement, China will _ hundreds of millions of pounds in debts owed to it by some of the worlds poorest countriesWhat a relief for them!Asack Bconduct Cassess Dcancel26The German foo

12、tball players left the pitch proudly, after their _ 7-1 win against Brazil in the 2014 World Cup In fact, Brazil was regarded as the better team before the matchAindependent Bdefenseless Csensational Dbiased27None of us expected the chairman to _at the partyWe thought he was still in hospitalAturn o

13、n Bturn up Cturn off Dturn down28In taking a space walk, Chinese astronauts are_ going where Russian and Americans went decades beforeAridiculously Bcommercially Cdomestically Dboldly29Mr. Putin told CNN in an interview that the United States should not _ in Russias internal affairsAinterpret Binter

14、rupt Cinterfere Dinteract30The analysis shows that plastics, particularly those that _ fast, are contributing to the climate changeAbreak off Bbreak down Cbreak up Dbreak out第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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About five years ago，I found myself workin

15、g in a terrible middle schoolThe hours were long and the work was boring_31_, the pay was lowEvery day the job seemed a physical _32_ for meMy neck would burn with pain from the _33_ bendingMy feet would ache from _34_ the entire dayThe skin around my fingernails would _35_ because of the work my ha

16、nds were doingI tried to keep my _36_ up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself _37_ downEvery morning I would press sticking-plaster on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and _38_ my worn-out shoesAnd every night I would _39_ myself home and fall onto the couchOne evening I felt

17、like I could _40_ it no moreAs I drove home alone, I said to myself“Why am I working myself here just to _41_? Why couldnt I find a better job than this? Why do I have to _42_ this right now?”I wasnt really expecting a（n） _43_, but life always loves to surprise usAs I _44_ up the steps to my front d

18、oor, I found my wife and my son waiting for me _45_ smiling faces“Daddy, Daddy!” my son yelledI smiled and picked him up with my _46_ armsThen after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down _47_At that time, I found the answer which would give me the _48_ I needed t

19、o go onEventually I moved on to a better school, but I_49_ forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truthWe may have to work to live, but we live to _50_May you always fill your days with love and joy31AInstead BHowever CTherefore DBesides32Aclass Bshock Cexploration Dchallenge

20、33Ainstant Boccasional Cconstant Dregular34Ashaking Bracing Crunning Dstanding35Adestroy Bdamage Cbenefit Dsplit36Aspirits Battitudes Cminds Dthoughts37Abringing Btearing Cwearing Dputting38Aput on Bset on Cget on Dwear on39Adrag Benjoy Chelp Dwalk40Aappreciate Bstand Clike Dprefer41Asurvive Bsuppor

21、t Ccontinue Dexist42Aput aside Bkeep up Cgo through Dget across43Areward Bgift Canswer Dsolution44Astruggled Bmoved Cjumped Dclimbed45Afrom Bas Cwith Dfor46Abroken Brelieved Ctired Dtrembled47Athoughtfully Bpeacefully Csurprisingly Dsadly48Anutrient Bcourage Cstrength Dbreak49Aever Bnever Cseldom Da

22、lready50Awork Brelax Clove Dlaugh第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABritains most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using “sorry I had no signal when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey foundResearchers found th

23、e average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every yearAlmost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average at least twice a dayThe most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal, with one in four people admitting reg

24、ularly using the little white lieIt usually came after they hit the “ignore button when their mobile rangThree quarters of people think women are better liarsThe research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of menThe second most common fib is “I havent got any cash on m

25、e” when asked for money by beggars and Big Issue sellers“Nothings wrong Im fine” came third followed by “You look lovely” and “Nice to see you”Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with “I didnt get your text” in 18th, “Our server was down” in 20th and “My battery died” in 26

26、th placeOther lies to make the top ten included “Ill give you a ring”, “Were just good friends” and “Well have to meet up soon”“Im on my way” and “No, your bum doesnt look big in that” completed the top tenIn many cases perhaps it is better to delight someone with a fib than destroy someone with the

27、 truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adultsHe added: As a nation we just like trying to be nice and not upsetting peopleOften little white lies can cover what we actually want to sayMost of these were considered completely harmless51“You look lovely”

28、and “Sorry, I had no signal” ranked _ on the popular-lie listAfourth and tenthBfourth and firstCthird and tenthDthird and first52What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?Asentence Bexpression Cexcuse Dlie53How many lies does an average Briton tell on average every month?AAbout 120 BAbout 36

29、0 CAbout 1,500 DAbout 454Why do British people like telling lies, according to the spokesman for OnePoll?ABecause truth will destroy othersBBecause British people are very considerateCBecause its easier for others to understand liesDBecause lies were harmlessBBob was born in CambridgeWhen he was in

30、elementary school, he asked his mother to take him to parks in their community so he could collect empty soda cans to recycleHis mother agreed, as long as he saved part of the money he earned for collegeBobs mother remembers Bob as the most determined of her seven kidsBobs persistence paid offOn Fri

31、day, he will become the first person in his family, originally from El Salvador, to graduate from collegeAnd hes graduating with university honorsFor his honors thesis（毕业论文）he researched unmanned solar-powered airplanes, which BYU students have been building and testing for about 10 yearsBobs study

32、helps discover the best way to fly a solar-powered airplane so that it uses the least amount of powerThe goal is to design and build an airplane that flies indefinitelyBobs thesis helps lay the foundation for this work“My parents were always diligent,” Bob said“They often tell us hard work leads to

33、success” Bobs father taught him to read at the age of 3, and his mother is currently a student at Utah Valley University in a way to becoming a dentistBob acknowledges he overcame some obstacles to get where he isFor starters, English is his second languageHe also faced stereotypes（模式化的形象）Although B

34、ob never doubted that he would be a college graduate, other people assumed he wouldnt because he didnt come from a family of high incomeThere were other obstacles as well, but Bob viewed them all as opportunitiesBobs mother says she feels very happy and proud that her son is about to graduate with h

35、onors, and remembers the sacrifices hes made to get there“He has worked very hardHe started something, and now he has finished it,” Cathy says“I have always told him, If this is your dream, then you can get it! Keep working hard and you can get it!”55From the passage we can know that Bobs honors the

36、sis _Amakes his mother feel surprisedBhelps to save the power of flying a solar-powered airplaneCis done with BYU studentsDdoubts the way of flying a solar-powered airplane56According to the passage, Bob_ Aresearched unmanned solar-powered airplanes for 10 yearsBpaid for all his study by collecting

37、empty soda cansCworked hard and has graduated from collegeDwas affected by his family and has made some achievements57People thought Bob couldnt graduate from college because _ Ahis parents had little money to support himBhis teacher didnt think he could graduateChe didnt work hard on his studyDhe d

38、idnt dare to face the obstacles for short of confidence58It can be inferred that _ ABobs mother is in a way to becoming a dentistBBobs mother works in their communityCBons father will graduate from Utah Valley University on FridayDBobs father learnt to read at the age of 3CMany people may not believ

39、e it, but this is what is happening: polar bears are dying out! They are dying because they are losing a great deal of habitat due to human incursion（侵入）and global warmingThey are dying because of starvation as wellWith the sea ice they depend on for survival shrinking, it is becoming increasingly d

40、ifficult for them to find foodAn ecosystem is highly dependent on all of its parts, and removing even a single species can result in serious consequencesPolar bears are at the top of the predators（捕食性动物）where they liveThey play an important part in the ecosystemThey feed on seals, fish and deerSever

41、al other animals depend on the kill of polar bearsThe failure to save polar bears might result in loss of these predatorsIn addition, all large predators perform a very important function in their habitat: helping to control the populations of other speciesWhen an animal group loses its natural pred

42、ators, its population will rise rapidly, having a direct result in population decrease of other groupsA huge boom in population of Arctic seals would have a direct effect on the prey（捕食） of seals, and could reduce numbers of certain types of fishThis could also have a direct effect on humans, who mi

43、ght have to compete with Arctic seals for food supplies from fishLack of polar bears could eventually affect human food supplyHuman beings shall save polar bears to ensure the food supplyThere is no doubt that we should save polar bearsHowever, there is still another question: can they be saved? Thi

44、s is a matter that scientists debate because of rapid degradation（恶化）of the polar bear environment in recent years due to warming temperaturesIt is estimated that if the bears cannot adapt to changing climates, they might die out before the end of the 21st century, with about 50% of the animals disa

45、ppearing by 2050So time is running out!There are some things that may help slow down global warming and help delay extinction of polar bearsThese include finding new energy sources that dont give off greenhouse gases and not making any more incursions into polar bears territory59Which is NOT the thr

46、eat to the survival of polar bears according to the passage?AHumans killingBGlobal warmingCHabitat lossDLack of food60Why do we need to save polar bears?AFor the predators in the ecosystemBFor the seals in Arctic CircleCFor our own source of foodDFor our environment61If bears cant adapt to changing

47、climates, we will probably have lost _ by the middle of the 21st centuryAhalf of polar bears Bmost of polar bearsC90% of polar bears Dall of polar bears62We can infer that _ Anothing can prevent the extinction of polar bearsBdrilling for oil in the Arctic should be encouragedCpolar bears can surely

48、adapt to changing climatesDusing solar energy is good for saving polar bearsDMany Chinese people are confused with the two nations: one is known for its cheese and watches; the other for IKEA and VolvoThe problem largely stems from the fact that both nations names are written similarly in Mandarin-R

49、uidian（Sweden） and Ruishi （Switzerland）-which begin with the same symbol, according to the Swedish Consul General Victoria Liu in ChinaIn an effort to put an end to the mix-up, the Swedish and Swiss governments have launched a competition on a website, asking Chinese people to come up with funny way

50、s to help differentiate the two countriesSubmissions can be accepted as a blog post, cartoon, photo, short film or in any other formatThe winner with the best submission will receive a 12-day trip to Sweden and Switzerland and will be expected to report back on his/her impressions of both countries

51、following the trip, the website statesEntries will be accepted until November 20The organizers have also devised a humorous campaign logo with objects and people associated with Sweden and Switzerland on separate maps of each countrySwedens map features meatballs, a Viking, as well as two male carto

52、on figures with a heart between them symbolizing gay marriage, which remains illegal in SwitzerlandSwitzerlands map features cheese, the Alps and a picture of Roger FedererChina may not be the only country struggling to tell Sweden and Switzerland apartResidents of Spanish-speaking countries also fa

53、ll victim to the confusion as Sweden is spelt “Suecia” in Spanish while Switzerland is called “Suiza”Sweden and Switzerland arent the only places that have caused confusion among peopleLast month, , a British holidaymaker hoped to explore the architecture of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, bu

54、t instead mistakenly caught a flight across the Atlantic to the tropical Caribbean island of Grenada following a confusing booking blunderEarlier this summer, two US holidaymakers were flown to the wrong continent after an airline confused two airport codes63What can we learn about the competition l

55、aunched by the two governments?AThe winner of the competition will receive a 24-day trip altogether to both of the countriesBThe winner will report his/her impressions on the two countries in his/her submissionCT he competition is held among all people around the worldDThe competition is held in ord

56、er to stop peoples confusion about the two countries64Why does the author mention the British holidaymaker?ATo show us many people are confused by Sweden and SwitzerlandBTo prove airports make mistakes about peoples places tooCTo explain Spanish-speaking people make mistakes tooDTo prove many people

57、 are confused about some places65In which part of a newspaper could you probably find the passage?ATourism BNews review CBusiness DCulture66What does the underlined word “devised” mean?AComparedBCollectedCInventedDInstalledEMany environmentalists and entrepreneurs are looking for ideas on how to “ca

58、pture gold” that is, how to collect and convert plastic waste into new plastic or fuelOK, describing plastic waste as potential “gold” may be overdoing itBut the campaigners say that publicizing the notion that plastic is worth something may help reduce the amount of waste that ends up in oceans and

59、 the bellies of sea creaturesTo that end, they have set up a competition inviting members of the public to submit ideas onlineOrganizers will take the best ones to the Rio+20 Earth Summit （峰会） in Rio de Janeiro next month, where they are planning a daylong side event called Plasticity focusing on is

60、sues related to plastic pollutionThe plastic waste problem is gaining broader attention as environmentalists, scientists, manufacturers and the public become more aware of the sheer volume of the stuff that finds its way into the seaMore than 260 million metric tons of plastic are now produced per y

61、ear, according to the trade association PlasticsEuropeThe majority of that is not recycledMost of it ends up in landfill, and a significant amount ends up as litter on land, in rivers and in the oceansTechnological advances have made clear that it is possible to reuse much of this plastic by turning

62、 it into fuel or new productsYet the companies that have come up with such solutions have not achieved the economies of scale that would allow them to function profitablyInsufficient waste-collection and recycling systems in most countries also stand in the way of “ trash to cash” concept, said Doug

63、 Woodring, an environmental entrepreneur in Hong Kong who is among the organizer of the Plasticity forum（论坛） in RioRather than breast-beating, the form aims to highlight some of the technologies and ideas out there for collection and reuseMy personal favorite for now is a vacuum cleaner with plastic

64、 parts made from plastic waste67What do the campaigners like to do exactly?ATo describe plastic waste as potential “gold”BTo invite members of the public to their forumCTo collect ideas on how to recycle plastic wasteDTo hold a competition on how to deal with environmental pollution68The underlined

65、part “trash to cash” most probably means “ ”Aapplying modern technology to recycling systemsBcollecting sufficient plastic waste for future useCestablishing many environmental businessesDturning plastic waste into fuel or new products69According to Doug Woodring, the companies that want to reuse pla

66、stic waste Ahave collected enough waste to be used Bhave no practical solutionsChavent reached profitable scaleDlack technological advances70What can be the best title for the text?AEarth Summit = Way Out?BPlastic Waste = Great Wealth?CWaste Recycling = Green Life?DNew Technology = Little Waste?第四部分

67、：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71In America, a campaign _to encourage children to sacrifice 30 minutes of online time a day to head for the great outdoors（launch）美国正在发起一个活动，鼓励孩子们每天从上网的时间里抽出30分钟走向大自然。72The teacher still loves his students so

68、 much, _ in study（whatever）不管他们在学习中犯了什么错误，那位老师还是仍然深爱着他的那些学生。73This magazine is _ as the one you borrowed from the library（thick）这本杂志的厚度是你从图书馆借的那本的4倍。74With_ well, now he finds it more fluent to carry on with his work（organize）有那些组织好的材料，现在他发现工作进行起来更顺利了。75_ ought to turn off the lights, which is the r

69、ule all of us know（whoever）最后离开教室的人应该把灯关掉, 这是我们都知道的规则。76Seldom _ video games ever since they entered college（play）自从他们上大学以来很少玩电子游戏。77I try to understand _that prevents so many Chinese from being as happy as one might expect（it）我试图弄清楚是什么使如此多的中国人不能像期望中那样幸福。78The typical cases_ will be introduced to re

70、aders to warn them of potential risks（cheat）消费者被骗的典型事例将被介绍给读者以提醒他们潜在的风险。79Its required _ the rules of the library and mind their manners （observe）按要求，读者应该遵守图书馆的规则，注意自己的举止。80At the class reunion, they talked about the things and the teachers _（remember）在同学聚会上，他们谈到他们仍旧记得的事情和老师。第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）请根据以下

71、提示，并结合具体事例，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。Good communication can wipe out misunderstanding; good communication can help us make more friends; good communication keeps yourself in good mood注意：无须写标题；除诗歌外，文体不限；内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例；文中不得透露个人姓名和所在班级；2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市第二中学高二第一学期期中考试英语试题参考答案1-5BCAAC 6-10BACAB 11-15BACBA 16-20C

72、CAAC21-25BCACD 26-30CBDCB31-50DDCDD ACAAB ACCAC CBCBC51-70BDAB BDAA ACAD DDDC CDCB71is being launched72whatever mistakes they have made73four times as thick74those （the） materials organized75Whoever leaves the classroom last76have they played77what it is78where customers are cheated79（that） readers （should） observe80（that） they still remembered