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1、伊宁县二中2015-2016学年高二年级第二学期英语学科期中考试卷（2-16班）（命题人：李金娟； 总分：120分； 时间： 120分钟）第一部分阅读理解(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。AWhen I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I re

2、membered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his lifes goal was to make it a forest.Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that werent watered would grow deep roots in search

3、of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention.Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and then, I walk by his house and

4、 look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. Theyre very strong now.I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was tha

5、t difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.1. What was Dr. Gibbs life goal?A. To save more lives.B. To build a forest.C. To make a lot of money. D. To study plants.2. One of Dr. Gibbs theories about planting was that _.A. he often talked to the trees B. he kicked the trees

6、 heavilyC. he never watered the trees D. he buried the leaves around the roots3. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A. Trees are not as weak as we think.B. Difficulty is necessary for growthC. Planting trees is good for the environment.D. We should listen to others advice. BIt is difficult

7、for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.Ifyou give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselve

8、s as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.Mydaughter Carlas fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and d

9、eclared firmly they could learn what they had missed.Youcan use the same technique when you evaluate(评价)your childs work at home. Dont always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him

10、a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learningis a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.4. The whole passage deals with_. A. social educationB. school educationC. famil

11、y educationD. pre-school education5. The author thinks that_. A. there is no way to get children to help at home B. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework D. children can be

12、forced to help with housework 6.The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your childs work at home. That is to_. A. praise his successB. promise him a trip C. give him a punishmentD. promise him a ball game7. The author advises readers to_. A. learn from himself, for he has a good

13、 way of teaching B. take pride in Carlas fifth-grade teacher C. do as what Carlas teacher did in educating children D. follow Carlas example because she never fails in the test CHappy birthdayThe China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.Different generations of C

14、NO vocalists(声乐家), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as arias(独唱曲) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”. Time/D

15、ate:7:30pm, September 7,8Location: Tianqiao TheatreTel: 65514787, 83156170 Tickets:60500 yuan (US $7.360.2)Folk music A concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include suc

16、h pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”. Time/Date:7:30pm, September 13 Location: Concert Hall at the National Library of China Tel: 68485462, 68419220 Tickets:30200 yuan (US $ 3.624.1)Moon musicA concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of

17、 the Moon Festival which falls on September 21 this year.The concert will feature 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, l

18、ike Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate(合作) with the folk music orchestra.Time/Date:7:30pm, September 20 Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel : 66068888, 660699998. If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childho

19、od”, you will dial .A. 65514787 B. 83156170 C. 68485462 D. 660699999. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.B. “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.C. “Rigoletto” is a famous pie

20、ce on the theme of the moon.D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.10. “Madame Butterfly” is .A. a Chinese opera B. a song C. a piece of music D. a Western opera11. In which part of a newspaper will the article be published? A. Entertainment B.

21、Sports C. Culture D. News D In most towns today, you can see teenagers standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters(恶魔). The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on. It used to be belie

22、ved that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back. Many teenagers like electronic games so much that they cant stop playing. They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked “fire”. They

23、 develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure. They play and play that the pains have no chance to cure properly. The rapid wrist movement required to guide the spaceship across the screen causes another problem: The muscles of the wrist and arm become so inflamed and swollen(充血红肿

24、) that they press against the bones. This condition is what doctors now call “Space Warriors Wrist”. Other strange aches and pains also are likely to affect the elbows and shoulders. Another even more alarming problem is shown by the case of a 17-year-old girl which was recently reported in the Brit

25、ish Medical Journal. She had been playing various kinds of electronic games for more than two hours a day. Her father repaired games and machines and she could use the cassettes and systems in his workshop as often as she liked. One day, after playing a game called Dark Invader, she lost consciousne

26、ss(晕倒) and fell to the floor. Doctors who examined her found she was suffering from an unusual illness caused by lights flashing at a particular frequency. 12. Electronic games are found very popular with _. A. people living in towns B. students studying in high schools C. girls working in their fat

27、hers workshops D. young people 13. “Space Warriors Wrist” is caused by _. A. constantly pressing the buttons B. rapidly moving across the screen C. tightly holding the joystick controls D. inflamed and swollen muscles of the wrist14. The case of a 17-year-old girl given by the writer shows that the

28、writer _. A. supports playing electronic games B. feels very sorry for the girl C. disagreed with young peoples playing electronic games D. feels worried about young peoples poor health15. From the passage we can conclude that playing electronic games is _. A. enjoyable and helpful to the study B. e

29、xciting but harmful to the health and study C. interesting but harmless to the eyes D. amusing and satisfying 第二节 任务型阅读部分（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。选项中有两项是多余选项。Lots of people give you advice on overcoming fear(恐惧). 16 However, I want to tell you that a world without fear would be more

30、 dangerous, less rewarding. So we want to treat fear as a friend? Here are three reasons. 17 Think about it. Do you get more nervous when you meet the girl (or guy) of your dreams? Which is more fearful, talking to the boss of your company or to some of your friends? 18 If you didnt have fear to gui

31、de you, you might not know that! Not so bad, right?Next, fear encourages us to take action. Fear is a call to action. In the past, our ancestors didnt run away in fear when they saw a tiger running toward them but tried to kill it for food. Now, most of us dont face serious danger like hungry tigers

32、 every day, but we do face serious bosses or public speaking. So, what can we do? 19 Lastly, fear lets you know you are alive. Why do we like roller coasters? 20 Same for horror movies. So fear can guide you towards whats important for you and encourage you to take action to improve. Dont we all nee

33、d that kind of friend?A. The first is that fear is an excellent guide to opportunity.B. They frighten us in a mostly safe way.C. Imagine what life would be like without fear.D. Let fear provide us with the energy to do what needs to be done.E. Fear is showing you what is important and what matters t

34、o you.F. Dont fear to be wrong.G. They say if you can overcome fear, you will be successful. 第二部分 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）A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. They sat 21 each other. “Whats that in your bag?” asked the young man, 22 to the big bag bes

35、ide the 23 .“Money,” answered the old man. The young man could 24 believe his own ears. “What?” he said to himself in surprise. “25 money? My God! How I 26 to be able to get so much money!” Then he began to think about 27 to get the money.The old man 28 tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep

36、his eyes 29 .“Are you tired, sir?” asked the young man. “Then youd better 30 down on the chair and have a good rest. Dont worry about 31 . Ill wake you up in time.”“All right. Its very kind 32 you, young man.” The old man lay down and by and by he fell 33 .The young man took the big bag carefully. 3

37、4 when he was just going to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was 35 the old mans body. Several times he tried to pull it out, but he couldnt. At last he took off his 36 and went away with the bag.The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his 37 could carry him. He reached a place

38、, 38 he thought the old man couldnt 39 him, then he stopped and quickly opened the bag. To his surprise, there was 40 but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was gone.21. A. next to B. near C. in front of D. behind22. A. showing B. dir

39、ecting C. looking D. pointing23. A. man B. station C. driver D. corner24. A. surely B. really C. nearly D. hardly25. A. So much B. So many C. So little D. Such many26. A. like B. love C. hated D. wish27. A. what B. where C. how D. when28. A. was B. felt C. looked D. became29. A. open B. awake C. clo

40、se D. wide30. A. sleep B. lean C. sit D. lie31. A. the bag B. the money C. the bus D. me32. A. with B. to C. of D. for33. A. asleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleeping34. A. So B. And C. But D. Because35. A. above B. over C. under D. in36. A. shoes B. shirt C. coat D. cap37. A. legs B. foot C. friend D.

41、bike38. A. where B. which C. when D. that39. A. watch B. notice C. find D. meet40. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 第 卷第二节 任务型阅读 七选五答案16_ 17._ 18._ 19._ 20._第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）A motto is a sentence or a phrase _41_ can inspire us especially when we are _42_(face) with difficult

42、ies. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help _43_(they).” Sometimes I am lazy and dont want to make efforts _44_( work) hard, _45_ as soon as I think of my

43、 motto I will get energetic again and devote myself _46_ what I am doing. I write my motto _47_ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much _48_(confident). My motto also makes me become _49_ independent person. That is to sa

44、y, I wont rely on others easily. My friends, what is your motto? If you still havent got a motto, please choose _50_ ，because a motto can have a great effect on you. 41._ 42. _ 43. _44._ 45._ 46._ _ 47. _ _ 48. _ 49._ 50._第三部分写作(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。

45、作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Mr. Hill was a chicken farmer whose had hundreds of chickens. He sold eggs and got quite a lot of money, so the house he lived in was hot and unco

46、mfortable. He found his hen laid hardly any eggs in summer, and then he decided to put his air conditioner(空调) into his chicken house so that his hens could lay well all through year. The boss of the air conditioning company came to see her one day. When he saw Mr. Hills house, he thought that he mi

47、ght be able to persuading him to buy for an air conditioner. “Your wife would be more happier and more comfortable then.” he said to Mr. Hill. But Mr. Hill was not interesting. “My wife didnt lay eggs.” Mr. Hill said.第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 环境问题影响着人们的工作，学习，生活等。而我们的工作，生活，生产等又使环境污染越来越严重.为此，你校英语协会将举行保护环境的活动，其中

48、一项为征文比赛。 请根据以下提示，以“ How to protect our environment? ”为题写一篇短文参加征文活动。环境存在问题1.水污染越来越严重；2.森林砍伐严重；3. 工厂排放(give off）废气，大气污染严重；4. 白色垃圾等。如何保护环境1）提高人们的环保意识（awareness）。2）制定环保法律，违者严惩。3）你的建议：. 注意: 要求：1. 字数100字左右。短文须包括所有提示内容，再进行适当发挥。 2. 书写规范，卷面整洁（卷面分1-3分）。 How to protect our environment? _ 2015-2016学年第二学期高二英语期中考

49、试答案阅读:A篇: BCB B篇: CBAC C篇: CBDA D篇: DACB 七选五: GAEDB完型:21-25 ADADA 26-30DCCAD 31-35CCACC 36-40CAACA语法填空:41. That/which 42.faced 43.themselves 44.to work 45.but46. To 47.where 48.confidence 49.an 50.one短文改错:Mr Hill was a chicken farmer whosewho had hundreds of chickens. He sold eggs and got quite a lo

50、t of money, sobut the house he lived in was hot and uncomfortable. He found his henhens laid hardly any eggs in summer, and then he decided to put his air conditioner into his chicken house so that his hens could lay well all through the year. The boss of the air conditioning company came to see her

51、him one day. When he saw Mr Hills house, he thought that he might be able to persuadingpersuade him to buy (for) an air conditioner. “Your wife would be moremore happier and more comfortable then，” he said to Mr Hill. But Mr Hill was not interestinginterested. “My wife didntdoesnt lay eggs，” Mr Hill

52、 said.作文范文:The environmental pollution is worse and worse /more and more seriously today. Water is polluted so that we have no clean water to drink. Many trees are cutting down and some animals is getting less and less. Some factories are giving off dirty/waste air into the sky.The population is inc

53、reasing faster and faster but resources are getting less and less. Not only does it affect our lives and health, but also it has bad influence on the future. Peoples health has been greatly affected by air, noise and water pollution. Many people died of diseases. So its high time that we took effect

54、ive measures to protect the environment. Firstly, we must raise peoples awareness of environment protection and educate people not to throw rubbish everywhere. Secondly, the government should make laws about protecting environment and punish those who break the law severely. In addition, I think we can plant more trees, grass and flowers to refresh the air around us. We should also save resources and avoid wasting.All in all, lets join together to protect our environment