四川省双流中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、四川省双流中学2015-2016学年高二（上）期中考试题英语 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第I卷（选择题）1至8页，第II卷（非选择题）第9至10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 2. 答选择题时，务必使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净 后，再选涂其他答案标号。 3. 答非选择题时，务必使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定位置上。 4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。 5. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。 第I卷（100分）第一部分听力

2、(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）来源:学_科_网 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秒钟时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B. 9.15C. 9.18答案是B。1. What does the woman mean?A. She wished to take another cup of coffee.B. She slept well last night.C. She sle

3、pt badly last night.2. What does the man mean?A. He always eats breakfast. B. He is always late for work. C. He is very busy.3. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Harvey is talkative. B. John is terrible. C. Harvey is quiet.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Job expectations B.

4、 A car factory C. Job experiences5. Who does the man want to go with?A. Tom B. Jenny C. Betty 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至8题。6. What does the man like doing?A. Working wee

5、kends. B. Speaking with foreigners. C. Travelling and meeting people.7. Which foreign language can the man speak well?A. Japanese B. Chinese C. French 8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office B. In a classroom C. In a shopping center 听第7段材料，回答9 至11题。9. Where did the man wor

6、k after he graduated from high school?A. In a restaurant B. In a medical lab C. In a hospital10. How old was the man probably when he got his PHD? 来源:学&科&网A. 16 B. 28 C. 3611. When did the man begin his research on the AIDS drug?A. When he worked in a lab B. When he was at night schoolC. When he wor

7、ked at a company听第8段材料，回答12 至14题12. What can we learn about the man?A. He is a hotel manager. 来源:学科网ZXXKB. He is a patient of Doctor Watson. C. He has something wrong with his ears.13. Where is Doctor Watson now?A. In the hospital B. In his house C. At a meeting14. When can the man see the doctor?A.

8、 In the afternoon. B. At noon. C. In the morning听第9段材料，回答15 至17题15. What is troubling the woman?A. A headache B. A fever C. Sleeping problems16. What do we know about the woman?A. She runs her own company. B. She works too much. C. She is a manager.17. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Wor

9、k in the day B. Change her job. C. Take a holiday听第10段材料，回答18 至20题18. What will the weather be like in the north China tomorrow? A. Dry and windy B. Cold. C. Wet19. Which area will be sunny tomorrow? A. East China B. Southwest C. Northeast.20. What will the weather be like in the southwest tomorrow

10、afternoon?A. Foggy. B. Clear. C. Cloudy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。 AFOREIGN TEACHERS ARE NEEDED ALL OVER CHINAAd No90374Posted Nov 12,2014 13:27 by Amanda Expire Date: Dec 12, 2014Tag; Beijing Language Teaching Part TimeWe are looking

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13、ments （in doc or JPEG format）The subject to be mentioned, as teach in China1CV/Resume（简历）2A copy of academic degree/diploma/certificate/or college transcript3A photocopy of the data page of valid passport4A recent color photo5A letter of recommendation/or release letter from your previous Chinese sc

14、hool （Only if you worked in China previously）6Any other relevant information that you think might help your application21This advertisement is about_Aintroducing a school Battracting foreign studentsCtaking on English teachers Dseeking a teaching position22What is NOT needed to apply for the job if

15、you come to work in China for the first time?AYour resume BYour personal passport dataCYour academic history DA release letter23If you are employed, you will_Awork full time Bnot have to pay the apartment rentCprepare furniture yourself Dwork four months for two years24Where can you mostly probably

16、read the advertisement?AIn a telephone book BIn a paperCIn a travel guide DIn a textbookBThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment

17、. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地). It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an imp

18、ortant builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African

19、savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling d

20、own trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African

21、 elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem. 25. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disappearance of African elephants. B. Fo

22、rests and savannas as habitats for African elephants. C. The effect of African elephants search for food. D. The eating habit of African elephants. 26. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean? A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state. C. Improving the quality. D. Dec

23、iding the conditions. 27. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They result from the destruction of rain forests. B. They provide food mainly for African elephants. C. They are home to many endangered animals. D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. 28.

24、The passage is developed mainly by _.A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes B. pointing out similarities and differences C. describing the changes in space order D. giving examples CSpeaking two languages can actually help offset(抵消) some effects of aging on the brain,a new study has f

25、ound. Researchers tested how long it took participants to switch from one cognitive(认知的) taskto another, something thats known to take longer for older adults, said lead researcher, BrianGold, a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky.Golds team compared task-switching speeds for younger and ol

26、der adults, knowing theywould find slower speeds in the older population because of previous studies. However, theyfound that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental activities fasterthan those didnt . The study only looked at life-long bilinguals, defined in study as people

27、who had spoken a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old.Gold and his team asked 30 people, either bilingual or monolingual(只懂一种语言的人) , tohave a series of tests. They found that bilingual people were not only able to switch tasks faster， they had different brain activity than the

28、ir monolingual peers. Kristina called bilingualism a beautiful natural experiment”, because people grow upspeaking two languages,and studies have shown that they get certain cognitive benefits fromswitching between languages and determining which to respond with based on whats going onaround them.Go

29、ld said he grew up in Montreal, where he spoke French at school and English at home,prompting relatives to question whether his French language immersion would somehow hinderhis ability to learn English.Until very recently, learning a second language in childhood was thought of as dangerous, he said

30、. Actually, its beneficial. 29. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Researchers found that speaking two languages is important. B. Researchers found that bilingual people respond slowly. C. Researchers found that bilingual people can slow down the speed or aging on the brain and respond fast. D.

31、Researchers found that bilingual people are great.30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Older bilinguals cant respond faster in mind. B. Older adults speaking a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old can respond faster than those who dont. C. Young bili

32、nguals can respond faster in mind than those monolinguals. D. Bilingual children respond slower in mind than those monolinguals.31. In Golds opinion, learning a second language in childhood is_ . A dangerous to children B. not beneficial to children C. dangerous but beneficial to children D. not dan

33、gerous but beneficial to childrenDChina is a country on the move- especially around its Lunar New Year holiday. This year, the holiday crush（客流量） promises to be even heavier than before. Government officials estimate that Chinese people will take to the air, roads and railways 3.62 billion times ove

34、r a 40-day period around the nations most important holiday this year as people push their way home for family gatherings or to satisfy their new-found passion for travel.Getting tickets to all those would-be travelers is a discounting challenge that annually tries patience. And it is the railway sy

35、stem that routinely is most unable to cope. Railways are the transport of choice for low-cost long-distance travel, and thats where the ticketing system routinely falls down.Much of the criticism has, focused on the railways-online purchasing system. Which has been unable to keep pace with the huge

36、demand and also failed to stop scalpers（票贩子） from ending up with many of the hard-to-find tickets.While insisting that online sales were the fairest way to get tickets for travelers, railway officials told reporters that the public need to be patient. Efforts were being made to provide online identi

37、ty checks that would reduce the ticket scalping problems. While officials had little good news for rail passengers, they did manage to bring a few smiles to those traveling by car as the countrys extremely expensive highway tolls （通行费） will be free of charge for the period of the official holiday.32

38、. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word discounting in Paragraph 3?A. Promising. B. Discouraging. C. Pleasing. D. Rewarding.33. According to the text, getting tickets_ around the official holiday.A. is just a piece of cake B. is more costlyC. takes great effort D. is convenien

39、t for travelers34. We can learn from the text that _ around the New Year holiday.A. there will be 3. 62 billion people going homeB .the railway system will be facing more stressC. peoples complaint focus on the failure of online purchaseD. not railways but cars are the best choices for traveling35.

40、Which of the following can best describe the authors attitude to the railway service?A. Objective. B. Doubtful.C. Satisfied D. Worried.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。 (36)_You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so. however. Anyone

41、 can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how：Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list. you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a

42、 good, regular time for studying. (37)_ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free

43、of eeverything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject. Make good use of your time in class. (38)_ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly. When

44、you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. (39)_ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and youll remember it longer. Develop a good attitude towards tests. The

45、 purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test,so don, t be over worried. (40)_ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. A. There are other methods that might help yo

46、u with your studying. B. Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. E. Maybe you are an average student. F. Make full use of class time to take notes

47、of what the teacher asys in class. G. This will help you understand the next class. 第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire lifeHes usually 41 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekendsSometi

48、mes he stays 42 for two weeks at a time 43 I dont get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very 44 My dad is the type of person who doesnt let you 45 up anything that you startWhen I was eleven, my father bought me a piano At first I was so 46 about it that I would spend hours and hours learning

49、 how to play Then it got 47 I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop Much as I tried, he 48 me to go onNow I have been playing for almost five years I love it and Im glad I 49 my dads adviceMy dad is 50 talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years Under his influence, I al

50、so like 51 now Sometimes my dad can be my biggest 52 He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show53 sometimes he can be my biggest critic（批评家） He 54 ignores the small mistakes I make He encourages me never to lose 55 because he thinks that all my efforts will 56 one dayMy dad is generous Ever

51、y Thursday night, he 57 to read to the children at a childrens club When he reads, their 58 light up with curiosity about what will happen next I feel 59 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 60 .I love my dad with all my heart Hes a hero in my heart and the most wonderful

52、 person in the world41A. onB withCinDout42A home B awayCinsideDalone43A Even though B In caseCIf onlyDAs if44A polite B kindCcloseDdifferent45A putB giveCtakeDspeed46A nervousB anxiousCfamiliarDcrazy47A roughB difficultCboringDdisappointing48A persuadedB promisedCremindedDsuggested49A receiveB chall

53、engedClistenedDtook50A physicallyB typicallyCexactlyDmusically51A dancingB composingCwritingDdrawing52A supporter B directorCscholarDsponsor来源:Z,xx,k.Com53A however B soCstillDand54A everB oftenCevenDnever55A aimB dreamCheartDstrength56A come trueB take risksClet outDpay off57A agreesB likesCoffersD

54、intends58A bodiesB armsCfacesDhands59A jealousB optimisticChappyDproud60A readB helpCworkDdrive第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5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。 The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most 61 (excite). As th

55、e leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd 62 (rise) to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from 63 battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the

56、news of Greek victory 64 the Persians. He died just after arriving. The marathon has been an Olympics event 65 the modern games started in 1896. However, one of the most famous marathons is in New York. It is 66 (watch) by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the citys fiv

57、e boroughs, 67 past New Yorks famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most 68 (compete) find is the 69 (tough) course to run. The marathon is the final Olympics event because it is thought to be the hardest. But exper

58、ts believe that most people even people 70 are not particularly good at sport can run a marathon, if they train for it.四、改错 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以下作文。作文中共有10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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（）并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意

59、：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。Though British people sometimes have a little difficult understanding Americans, some experts believe that the two variety are moving closer together. For more than century communications across the Atlantic have developed steady. Since the 1980s, with sate

60、llite TV and the internet, it has been possible listen to British and American English on the flick of a switch. This non-stop communication has made that easier for British people and Americans to understand each other. But it has also lead to lots of American words and structures pass into British

61、 English, so that some people now believe that British English will be disappear.第二节书面表达（满分25分） 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom已经学汉语三年， 请你给他推荐一部中国电影帮助他更好学习汉语。应他的要求，请用英语写一封短信。具体要求如下：1. 写信目的。2. 推荐理由（语言及文化方面）。3. 你对这部电影的评价4. 期盼对方看电影并回复。注意：1. 字数120左右。2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数。Dear Tom, How is everything going?_ _ Looking fo

62、rward to your reply. Yours truly,Li Hua英语答案听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）15 CCACB 6-10 CCABB 11-15 CCAAC 16-20 BCCAB阅读 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）21-24 CDBB 25-28 CDDA 29-31 CBD 32-35 BCBA 36-40 EBCGA完型 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45 DBACB 46-50 DCADD 51-55 BADDC 56-60 DCCDA 语法填空 61. exciting 62. rises 63. a 64. again

63、st 65. since 66. watched 67. and 68. competitors 69. toughest 70. who 1. difficult -difficulty, 2. variety-varieties 3.century-a century 4. steady-steadily 5. possible listen之间加 to 6. on-at 7. that-it, 8. lead-led 9. pass-passing 10.删掉disappear前的be Dear Tom,来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&KHow is everything going? I

64、am writing to share with you one of my favorite movies, Hero, which is not only helpful to your study, but also beneficial to your life.For one thing, the beautiful language in this original Chinese movie may contribute to your study of Chinese in listening, speaking, reading and writing. For anothe

65、r thing, the cultural elements in the scene will equip you with foreign cultural background and, above all, enrich your daily life.What interest me most is the peoples desire for peace. One character devoted his life to the peace of his country. And I am also deeply touched by the spirit of devotion. Besides, some scenes are impressive to me. Would you like to see this movie after my recommendation? Remember to tell me your opinion about the movie. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours truly,版权所有：高考资源网()