四川省简阳市阳安中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷WORD版无答案.doc

1、阳安中学2015-2016学年度第一学期高2014级半期考试英 语第一部分：听力理解（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。1. What has happened to the woman?A. She lost her bike. B. She forgot to give the bike back to the man. C. She locked someone elses bi

2、ke.2. What does the man want to do today?A. Do some clean B. Water the flowers. C. Watch a play.3. What does the woman want?A. Fruit. B. Candies. C. Chocolates.4. Who will repair the roof?A. The man. B. John. C. Peter. 5. What can we learn about the woman?A. She misses he. B. She is tired of hotels.

3、 C. She likes traveling.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On the phone. B. In a shop. C. At home.7. What can we learn about the skirts?A. They ar

4、e expensive. B. They are colourful. C. They have an attractive design.听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。8. What is wrong with Jimmy?A. He has a bad cold. B. He has a fever. C. He has had too much rich food.9. What will the doctor probably do next?A. Take care of the Jimmy.B. Go to see Mr. Williams. C. Say goodbye to M

5、rs. Williams.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. Why does the man buy a magazine? A. Because he is interested in sports. B. Because its easier to read a magazine. C. Because a sports magazine is cheap.11. Why does the man prefer a magazine to the Internet? A. It is easier to read a magazine than use the Internet.

6、B. The cafe always provides lots of magazines to read. C. The information on the Internet is often wrong.12. How often does the woman buy magazines?A. Every month. B. Every two months. C. Not very often.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. For how many years has the man not played basketball?2-1-c-n-j-y A. Five yea

7、rs. B. Twenty-five years. C. Two years.14. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Do some al exercise. B. See a doctor. C. Visit a fitness trainer.15. What is the womans advice on the mans diet?A. He should consume less salt. B. He should consume less fatty food. C. He should consume less frui

8、t.16. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Doctor aient. B. Husband and wife. C. Coach and player.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. Which type of music is the speakers favorite? A. Country music. B. Western music. C. Jazz music.18. What does the speaker think of some country and western

9、 music? A. Lightening and moving. B. Inspirational and moving. C. Inspirational and lightening.19. Which type of music cant the speaker stand? A. Rock mu B. Classical music. C. Rap music.20. What does the speaker think of an MP3 player? A. It is convenient to carry around. B. It is not as good as a

10、cellphone. C. It is not fashionable to carry around.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40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。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AMrs. Jordan, my grade teacher, had a voice that echoed (回声) off the walls of her tiny classroom. On one sunny afternoon, she asked the class a question. I immed

11、iately raised my hand. I couldnt believe it despite my fears, I felt very confident because for once I was sure I had the right answer. However, when she called me, I was suddenly afraid. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and show her I was worthy of her love. Maybe I could eve

12、n impress my classmates a little. I didnt want to miss it. I took a deep breath and nervously answered her question. She looked at me with great excitement, with a wide smile, she said, THATS RIGHT STEPHEN! For the first time in my life, I felt like a superstar. My heart was filled with pride as an

13、ear-to-ear grin (露齿笑) spread across my face. My confidence grew immediately. It was amazing that a simple three-word sentence delivered with great excitement totally changed my young life. THATS RIGHT STEPHEN!. All it took was three words to get me to think that I would make a place for myself in th

14、is world no matter how many difficulties I had to face. From that day forward, my grades and speeches improved a lot. My classmates and friends began to look at me with new respect and my attitude towards life changed completely.21cnjy21. Ther raised his hand to answer the question mainly to _.A. sh

15、ow off B. increase his confidence C. impress his teacher D. gain speech experience22. We can infer from the passage that the author _.A. always gave wrong answers B. usually kept silent in public C. lacked confidence because his teacher was strict D. seldom answered Mrs. Jordans questions before23.

16、What do we learn from Mrs. Jordans reaction towards the authors answer? A. She laughed at his answer. B. She was satisfied with his answer. C. She failed to hear his answer. D. She had doubts about his answer.24. Why did the authors grades and speeches improve a lot? A. His classmates and friends he

17、lped him. B. He gained confidence from his teachers praise. C. His friends and classmates showed him respect. D. He got more help from Mrs. Jordan than before.B ng a university is a very important and interesting experience in a persons life, but at the same time it is an experience that will change

18、 your lifestyle and personality forever. Going to a university can affect people in different ways. The first and also the most common effect of entering a university is that once you enter the new school, you start missing your old friends. There are manons you and your friends start splitting (分开)

19、 apart and leaving to study in different schools, but feeling sad cannot be avoided. Because you miss them. In addition, you have to get acquainted (熟悉) with the new university environment. Being at junior or at high school is completely different from being in a university, so you have to learn how

20、 to survive in it. During university studies you have to search for your own way to success. Thats because at a university, teachers are not going to solve your problems. Finally, duriversity studies you are in charge of your life. You have to decide whether or not to do homework, and go to class, e

21、tc. Being a responsible person is essential for anyone in this world; without responsibility a person will never reach success. Entering a university, as everything that is new in our lives, can be terrifying at first, but with a little bit of effort, it can become one of the greatest experiences of

22、 our lives.25. The pasainly talk about _. A. how to be successful at a university B. how to be independent at a university C. how a person can enter a university D. how entering a university affects people26. From the passage, you may come across_ when you are at a university. A. loneliness B. homes

23、ick C. heavy burden D. aimless 27. What does the underlined word essential in the second paragraph probably mean? A. Quite easy. B. Quite fair C. Very important. D. Very advanced.28. From the passage, we can infer _. A. schools differ from each other for many reasons B. college life has nothing to d

24、o with high school life C. to enter a university is high school students only goal D. students should be more independent after entering a universityCIn 1994, a new mother took her sick baby to the doctor. After being examined, the child was diagnosed (诊断) with CF (包囊纤维化), a serious disease. The gir

25、l would be lucky to survive into her twenties. The woman and her husband did not know what to do. She rushed out to a friend Boomer Esiason, a football star and his wife Cheryl, who knew a lot about CF, since they had a son with it. Theyve been trying to raise money for the CF Foundation (基金会), and

26、now are heading their own foundation. The woman contacted the Esiasons right away, and they shared with her everything they knew about the illness. The woman put her whole heart into understanding CF. She learned how to apply the treatments that would give her daughter hope. Though 30,000 Americans

27、suffered from the illness, the number was too small to motivate (催促) drug companies to do research. The small CF drug market could not bring enough investment (投资) to make up the money needed to develop new drugs. So she quit her job and jumped into the CF business full-time. She now takes part in e

28、vents organised by the CF Foundation, and gives speeches wherever she goes. The money she raises goes to the CF Foundation, which spends the money employing scientists to do research. Her name is Angela Kinney. Thanks to many people just like her, the average lifespan of a child born with CF has jum

29、ped to 36.5 years.29. From the p we learn that Cheryl is _. A. a doctor on CF B. a football star C. a person F D. a member of the CF foundation30. What did the Esiasons do to help Angela Kinney? A. They offered a job to her.B. They offered her money.C. They told at they knew about CF. D. They taught

30、 her how to cure CF.31. Why ihere enough research on CF? A. The number of CF patients is too small.B. There are no researchers studying itC. Drug compaind it hard to do research. D. The government is unwilling to invest in it.32. Which of thowing best describes the mother? A. Clever and changeable.

31、B. Brave and warm-hearted.C. Helpful and open-minded. D. Responsible and honest.DHome toans a sense of familiarity and nostalgia（怀旧）. Its fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. Youll realize whats changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain, love and some other experiences:

32、We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.If I close m, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. Its empty, but its where

33、 my earliest memories are.There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays and where I cried on Halloween-when I didnt want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite

34、 room in the house, my parents room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime-waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important an

35、nouncement that cannot wait until the morning.Im lucky beI know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property（住宅）on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew, and I learned.Sometimes wheel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes,

36、and I go home. I know its where Ill find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know Ill be blamed by Mom. But I dont mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me Im home.33. Why does ther call her parents bed her “safe zone”（Par

37、agraph 3）?A. It is her favorite place to play.B. Her needs can be satisfied there.C. Her grandparents photos are lined on each side.D. Her parents always play together with her there.34. What can be learned from the passage?A. The old furniture is still in the authors first bedroom.B. The auth still

38、 visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.C. The authors favorite room in her first home is the dining room.D. Many peopthe authors age can still find their first physical homes.35. Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will A. open the window at nightB. lie down in bed to have a dreamC. try

39、 to brik a sense of homeD. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）House-SittingIn many countries of the world people do what is called house-sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their

40、house and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.In Australiy people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 36 So if someons to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their house to care for it and keep the gardens t

41、idy. Housesitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 37 I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area. 38 T

42、here bsites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisements, you can make arrangements to go and look after their houses.There ar requirements to be a housesitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the house owner knows you will not steal any

43、thing. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 39 You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.Some house-sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short hol

44、iday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had a house-sitting job for six months, while the house owner travelled to Europe. 40 Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get are references from the house owners for whom you have done house-si

45、tting. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their house well. You can show these letters to prospective house owners and they know you will do a good job.A.I have done house-sitting many times.B. Thousands of people do this all the time.C. It is also

46、possible to do house-sitting in other countries.D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house-sitting job.E. You mke a little care over what your description say about you.F. This is an inional house-sitting service for all city and country areas.G. You must haved car, so you can travel to

47、 different parts of the country.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从以下各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 “Look, its Bal）!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults（侮辱）because of the 41 on my head, it was 42 horrible to hear. I

48、sighed（叹气） as I headed back to the class. When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious 43 after a bowl full of hot oil feel on my head. I was 44 to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors 45 to save my life. “Hollys very 46 to be alive,” they told Mum and Dad. “But shell be 4

49、7 with scars on her head, and of course her hair wont grow there.” As a chicared much about my scars, so I 48 wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. 49 I didnt, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never 50 understood how it fel

50、t. Then through the hospital I was 51 to a childrens burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There I 52 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so 53 that she never lets anyone put her down. “You shouldnt 54 what people say about what you look lik

51、e because were not different from anyone else, Holly,” She 55 me. “And you dont need to wear a scarf because you look great 56 it!” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone whod been through something 57 . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, 58 by her bravery, I gave up my scarf

52、 and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to 59 away behind my scarf. Now, I am 60 of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality（个性）that decides who you are.41. A. hat B. scarf C. scars D. cuts42. A. still B. just C. never D. seldom43. A. hunger B. c

53、old C. defeats D. burns44. A. rushed B. led C. invited D. forced45. A. learned B. fought C. returned D. decided46. A. happy B. lucky C. lonely D. poor47. A. pres B. occupied C. left D. painted48. A. pos B. usually C. finally D. nearly49. A. Although B. Since C. If D. Before50. A. correc B. roughly C

54、. easily D. really51. A. prom B. introduced C. reported D. carried52. A. met B. recognized C. remembered D. caught53. A. honest B. strong C. active D. young54. A. write B. agree with C. pass on D. listen to55. A. promised B. encouraged C. ordered D. calmed56. A. in B. for C. without D. beyond57. A.

55、similar B. strange C. hard D. important58. A.ed B. required C. guided D. inspired59. A. hide B. give C. keep D. put60. A. sick B. awake C. tired D. proud第二节单词填空 （每小题1.5分，满分15分）The Internebecome part of young peoples life. 61 report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet. Most of them get

56、62 (use) information on the Internet 63 use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students dont use it 64 a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites 65 shouldnt look at. So bad things may happen 66 students spend too much time on the Internet .Its int for students 67 (use) t

57、he Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, 68 uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It 69 (give) good advice.Some studeno make 70 on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face meeting with your online friends, let your parents know and a meet in a prop

58、er place.第四部分 写作 （共两节；，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（每题1分，共10分）增加：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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Hi, Janice,Its been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have been experiencin

59、g.As I tell st time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. Weve been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. Its been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a time-wasting activity! In fact, I dont like to go anymore, so I am afraid Ill lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him?Please help with me and give me some advice. Grace 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，就我们学校出现的浪费现象，给李校长写一封英语信件。要点如下：1. 浪费现象（2点）2. 危害（1点）3. 建议（2点）Dear Mr Li,_ Li Hua