河北省石家庄市第十五中学2014_2015学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、石家庄市第十五中学2014-2015学年度第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试题注意： 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择m）两部分共150分，考试用时120分钟. 第一卷（共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 第一节 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。1. How much should the mans rent be? A. 500. B. 125. C. 25.2. Which is the q

2、uickest way to the airport? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By underground.3. Why does the woman want to change the shoes? A. They are not the right color. B. They are not the right style. C. They are not the right size.4. What does the woman imply? A. She asked the man to call Jack late at night. B. Jack

3、 gets home late in the evening. C. It would be better to call another time.5. What will Mr. White probably be? A. A repairman. B. A salesman. C. A professor.第二节 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,各个小题将给出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68小题。6. W

4、hat does the woman want to do in Hong Kong? A. To start her further education. B. To start her career. C. To start her English practicing.7. How does the woman find English in Hong Kong? A. Very important when you are walking in Hong Kong. B. Very important in many international trade centers there.

5、 C. Very important for you to live and work in Hong Kong.8. What does the woman mean by saying “But I have to suffer now”? A.I must put my whole heart into my study from now on. B. But I want to give it up now. C.I cant deal with so many troubles now. 听第7段材料，回答第911小题。9. How long has the man stayed i

6、n the hotel? A. About ten minutes. B. Less than ten minutes. C. More than a quarter.10. Why does the man complain to the receptionist? A. Something is wrong with his room. B. Something is wrong with the water supply in his bathroom. C. Some thing is wrong with the door of his bathroom.11. What is th

7、e hotel badly short of according to the conversation? A. Labor force. B. Visitors and guests. C. Money to hire more workers.听第8段材料，回答第1214小题。12. Who are the two speakers? A. A team leader and a player. B. A boss and an employee. C. A teacher and a student.13. What does Mr Strunk suggest? A. He will

8、choose her to be a leader. B. He will give her a good lesson. C. He will give her a higher pay.14. How do you like the girl from the dialogue? A. She is a kind person. B. She is a hard-working person. C. She is a lazy girl. 听第9段材料，回答第1517小题。15. Which is the place the woman wants to visit? A. Nationa

9、l Cars Centre. B. King Street. C. National Arts Centre.16. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The cinema is on King Street. B. The place where the woman wants to go is right next to the cinema. C. The place where the woman wants to go is just twelve minutes walk from here.17. Where are the two speak

10、ers? A. In a center. B. In the street. C. In a cinema. 听第10段材料，回答第1820小题。18. What are the students going to do on Wednesday? A. See a film. B. Play sports. C. Go sightseeing.19. When are the students leaving for London? A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.20. What is the purpose of the mans talk? A. T

11、o welcome the students to the center. B. To inform the students of the arrangements. C. To tell the students the rules they should follow.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）AIn 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California. They careful

12、ly chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new

13、idea: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity(一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted

14、on their cooks sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were

15、content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营) other copies of their

16、 restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate(复制) the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches. Today McDonalds is really a household name. In 1976, McDonalds had over $ l billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surpri

17、sing success stories in modern American business history.21. This passage mainly talks about _.A. the development of fast food services B. how McDonalds became a billion-dollar businessC. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald D. Ray Krocs business talent22. Mac and Dick managed all of the fo

18、llowing businesses except _.A. a drive-in B. a theater C. a cinema D. a barbecue restaurant23. We may infer from this passage that _.A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to KrocB. the place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their dri

19、ve-inC. forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurantsD. Ray Kroc was a good businessman24. The passage suggests that _.A. creativity is an important element of business successB. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothersC. Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold

20、their ideas to Ray KrocD. California is the best place to go into businessBHappy birthdayThe China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi , Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both s

21、ongs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias (咏叹调) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.Time/ date : 7:30 pm , September 7, 8Location : Tianqiao Theatre Tel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170Tickets : 605

22、00 yuan (US $7.2 60.2)Folk musicA concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”.Tim

23、e/date: 7:30pm, September 13 Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China Tel: 6848 5462, 6841-9220Tickets: 30-200 yuan (US$3.6-24.1)Moon musicA concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.The concert will feat

24、ure a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate (合作) wi

25、th the folk music orchestra.Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21st Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel: 66068888, 66069999If interested, please book the tickets as soon as possible.25If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will d

26、ial _.A65514787 B68485462 C83156170 D6606999926From this passage, we can learn the purpose of the writer is _.Ato praise the musicians Bto celebrate its 50th birthday Cto advertise for the three concerts Dto express his interests27In which column of a newspaper can we find this article? AEntertainme

27、nt. BPeople. CCulture. DSports.CAmong various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the

28、rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as they can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different lev

29、el. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society

30、 and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small sp

31、eech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main viewers are middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with lifes tou

32、gh problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the shows exploi

33、tation.28. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _. A. more interesting B. more formal C. more detailed D. unusually popular 29. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? A. Family income planning.B. Nation hatred. C. A n

34、ew type of robot. D. Street accident.30. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_. A. have become the only ones of its kind B. attract different people C. appear at different times of the day D. exploit the weaknesses in human nature31. Which statement about the passage is Not true? _

35、A. Jerry Springer show is like poisonous waste, so nothing can be learnt from it. B. The two kinds of talk shows are opposite in content. C. Opera Winfrey show is helpful for those middleclass Americans D. Jerry Springer show attracts those who are young and in trouble.DThe government of Norway is p

36、lanning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to present all crops known to scientists. The British magazine New Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structure will be desig

37、ned to protect the worlds food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmost position on earth. An international gro

38、up called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if, in his word, “the worst came to the worst”. Norway is expected to start work next year. The project is

39、expected to cost three million dollars. Workers will drill（钻孔） deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above 0C. The seeds will be protected behind walls a meter thick and high-security door. The magazine report says the collection will represent the products of

40、 ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. Workers will not be present all the time. But they plan to replace the air inside the storage sp

41、ace each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below 0C. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the worlds safest gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other

42、 seeds are gone for some reason. Norway first put forward the idea in the 1980s. But safety concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.32The project is meant to _. Aincrease the worlds food output in the future Bcarry out so

43、me scientific experiments on plant genes Cbuild an exhibition centre of the worlds plant seeds Dprotect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters33Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage? AThe government of Norway will perform the project alone. BSeeds

44、to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago. CSpitsbergen is chosen because it is free of the nuclear war forever. DTemperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.34We can infer from the text that _. ANorway had meant to build the storage centre about 20 years be

45、fore. BThe storage center will greatly promote world agriculture CPeople will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year. DThere havent been any seed storage centers in the world before.35What is probably the best title of the passage? AThe Best Place to Store Seeds BNoahs Ark（诺亚方舟）of Plan

46、t Seeds in Plan CConcerns of World Food Supply DA New Way to Feed the World 第二节 （共5小题，每题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。Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester, the summer, or a year. Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for m

47、any people. 36 Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. 37 Overseas study may also look good on your future resume. Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.Making the right

48、 choiceOnce you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school. Ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay? 38 Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?Getting ready to goGet your passport and visa earl

49、y! 39 Learn about the money. Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.Once you are thereAfter the first few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things. 40 When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others,

50、 or write about your feelings in a notebook.A. You should improve your mother tongue before you go. B. Why do it?C. large number of students cant afford to study overseas.D. How long do I want to study overseas?E. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture.F. You wil

51、l see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself.G. Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host 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(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, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I found out that doing a favor for so

52、meone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final_41_. During the test, the girl sat next to me whispered something, but I didnt 42 . So I leaned(斜靠) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 43_ I had an extra pen. She showed

53、 me that 44 was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have aan 45 one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the test papers had been turned in , the teacher asked me 46 in the room when all the other students were dismissed（解散）. As soon as we were 47 , she began

54、to talk to me what it meant to 48 up; she mentioned how important it was to stand 49 your own two feet and be responsible for what you did. For a long time, she talked about 50_ and emphasized(强调) the fact 51 when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promis

55、e that I would think 52 about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could 53 .I walked out of the room 54 why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.Later on, I found out that she thought I had 55 in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it lo

56、oked 56_ I was copying answers from the girls test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very 57_ to her that I hadnt mentioned _58_about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.Although I tried to make 59_ clear that I was just doing the gir

57、l a 60 by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test. 41. A. papers B. lesson C. class D. test42. A understand.B .think C .answer D. know 43. A. why B. whether C. where D. that44. A. she B. that C. hers D. it45. A. useful B. important C. extra D. unexpe

58、cted46 A. to work B. to read C. to study D. to stay47. A. alone B. lonely C. out D. quiet48. A. bring B. grow C. build D. take49. A. on B. by C. to D. with50. A. intelligence B. honesty C. conduct D. manners51. A. when B. where C. that D. whether52. A. kindly B. highly C. seriously D. honestly53. A.

59、 go on B. leave C. sit down D. refuse54. A. wondering B. understanding C. knowing D. realizing55. A. done wellB. work hard C. achieved D. cheated56. A. as if B. like C. as D. that57. A. panic B. angry C. strange D. worried58. A. somethingB. anything C. everything D .nothing59. A. it B. this C. one D

60、. that60. A .help B. hand C. kindness D. favor第卷(非选择题50分)第二节 语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 When 61 (ask) to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars. A true friendship carries a lo

61、ng history of experience that determines 62 we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the 63 (good) friends you are, the more probable youll have disagreements. And the result can be what you dont want- 64 end to the relationship. The good news is that most tr

62、oubled friendships can be mended. First, dont let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences 65 (bring) out in the open. Second, apologize when you re wrong - even if you have been wronged . Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Some

63、times, it may be best 66 the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things 67 your friends point of view. And finally, accept that we change friendships as 68 needs and lifestyle change. Making friends c

64、an sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the 69 (nature) ups and downs that have an effect 70 all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture (培养).第四部分写作(共二节, 满分35分)第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10

65、分）文中共有10处错误, 每句最多有两处。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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者从第11处起不记分。I just come back from Britain last week. I was luckily enough to be one of the students from different country to visit the UK from Feb.16 to

66、 28. We paid a visit to many places, like London, Oxford or the Lake District. I learned much about British culture and history in London, where was my favorite. I also liked Oxford, in which I saw much more old buildings. The Lake District was beautiful, but it was pity that it rained heavily when

67、they were there. Themostexcited thing for me in the Britain was that I made a lot of friends there.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 近来，中国游客在海外的不文明行为倍受热议。假设你是李华，一名国际旅行社的导游，就此写一篇短文在一份英文报纸上发表自己的观点。请根据下面的提示完成短文。1列举不文明行为；2指出其影响：3提出建议。注意： 1词数100左右； 2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3首句已给出，不计入总词数。As a tour guide of an international travel

68、agency, I find it so embarrassing to see many Chinese tourists behave badly abroad.高二英语期中考试答案听力（共两节，满分30分）1-20 BCACA BCAAB ABCBC ABBCB阅读（共两节，满分40分）21-24 BCDA 25-27BCA 28-31DABA 32-35 DDAB7选5 36-40 BFDGE完形填空：（满分30分）41-45 DABCC 46-50 DABAB 51-55 CCBAD 56-60 ACBAD语法填空：（满分15分）61. asked 62. who 63. bette

69、r 64. an 65. are brought 66 if/when 67 from 68. our 69. natural 70. on改错：（满分10分）ecame 2. luckily-lucky 3. country-countries 4. or-and 5. where-which 6. much-many 7.pity前加a 8. they -we 9. excited-exciting 10.in the Britain - in Britain作文：（满分25分）One possible versionAs a tour guide of an international

70、travel agency, I find it so embarrassing to see many Chinese tourists behave badly abroad. They speak loudly in public places, carve characters on tourist attractions, throw rubbish, spit everywhere, and even cross the road when the traffic lights are still red. Such bad behavior overseas has caused

71、 damage to the countrys reputation.Measures should be taken to stop this. First, before going abroad, tourists should be trained to obey social and public order, and respect local religions and customs. Besides, kindergartens and primary schools should do more to teach the kids to be responsible citizens. Last, laws should be made to punish those who behave badly in public places. I hope soon tourists overseas will change their behavior and win respect for themselves and our country.