湖南省长沙市第十五中学高二英语上学期期中考试试题牛津译林版

长沙市第十五中学2013-2014学年第一学期期中考试高二英语问卷（时量： 120 分钟总分： 150 分）PART ONE LISTENING COMPROHENSION (30 marks)SECTION A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11.Who did the man go to the countryside with?A.His friends.B. His classmates.C. His parents.2.What had the woman planned to do on the weekend?A.Go swimming .B. Watch TV.C. Pick grapes.Conversation 23.What birthday present does the man usually give his wife?A. Pearl necklaces .B. Beautiful dresses.C. Flowers.4. How much will the man pay?A. 800 yuan.B. 640 yuan.C. 160 yuan.Conversation 35. Why does the man feel pity?A. He is too busy to do sports.B. The woman does’t like to play withhim.C. He can’t find anybody to do sports together.6. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Have a class.B. Meet a friend.C. Play basketball.Conversation 47. What is the man most probably?A. A teacher.B. A tourist.C. A student.8. Where was the woman born?A. In American.B. In Spain.C. In China.9. How long has the woman been in China?A. A quarter of a year.B. Half a year.C. A year.Conversation 510. What is Alexandra going to do ?A. Look for a job.B. Apply for a visa.C. Go back to Greece.11. What gift will the two speakers give Alexandra?A. Some Greek books.B. A set of dictionaries.C.A picture of their whole class.12. what relation is Alexander to the two speakers?A. Their teacher.B. Their co-worker.C. Their classmate.Conversation 613.Which sports does the man often play?A. Football and tennis.B. Basketball and swimmingC. Golf and volleyball.14. How often does the man play sports?A. Twice a week.B. Three times a week.C. Five times a week.15. What can we know about the woman?A. She can consult the man’s friends about yoga.B. She wants to lose weight by doing yoga.C. She does n’t like doing yoga at home.SECTION B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passagePART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （45marks）SECTION A（15marks）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. I was told that Rose said something really bad behind my back. I felt __________ and upset.A. betrayingB. betraysC. betrayedD. being betrayed22. _________ to go to a key university, he works hard and is trying his best toimprove his English.A. Being determinedB. DeterminedC. Having determinedD. To determine23. Some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuablehuman tissues __________could be used to save human lives.A. thatB. /C. whatD. for which24. My brother is a good student, _________in No.15 Middle School.A. studyingB. studiedC. to have studiedD. to be studying25. I wanted to find a new boy friend, but my best friend told me __________.A. to doB. not to doC. not toD. not doing26. My suggestion is that we__________ to cut back on production and reduce the amountof things we make and buy.A. tryB. triedC. ought tryD. must try27. On the one hand, loss imply gain; ________，gain imply loss.A. whileB. on the other handC. butD. yet28.We then listened to the child ________ the article ______ on the blackboard.A. read, writingB. reading, writingC. to read, writtenD. read, written29. Tom came to the teacher’s office and made an apology _________ his class teacher________ his being late for school.A. to, forB. to, toC. for, toD. for, for30. __________around the lab, the foreigners were taken to visit the library.A. Having shownB. Having been shownC. Being shownD. They had been shown31.The couple could not have children of their own, so they____________ a baby.A. dislikedB. pretendedC. adoptedD. conflicted32. While there has been research in GM animals such as pigs, no GM meat_______ atpresent.A. soldB. is being soldC. will sell D .is selling33. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains_________ whether they will enjoy it.A．to see B．to be seen C．seeing D．seen34. _____ the earth’s population, we should have fewer babies, not cloning more.A. ReducingB. Being reducedC. ReducedD. To reduce35. _______I’m here to say is that a healthy enviro nment and development shouldbe possible at the same time.A. ThatB. WhichC. WhatD. /SECTION B（18marks）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I 36 in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special 37 —like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were38 with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card thatI sent came back, 39 “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to 40 Mary.Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 41 stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my 42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could 43 .One day I was reading a newspaper 44 I noticed a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman—Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, 45 I wrote to her anyway.She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I 46 at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s 47 .Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!36. A got B. kept C. lost D. fell37. A. places B. occasions C. festivals D. things38. A. comfortable B. careful C. read D. busy39. A. saying B. writing C. read D. told40. A. know B. stop C. find D. help41. A. share B. speak C. write D. remember42. A. news B. sadness C. stories D. failure43. A. stay B. hide C. fill D. live44. A. when B. while C. if D. live45. A. and B. since C. but D. so46. A. realized B. received C. contacted D. recognized47. A. future B. progress C. lives D. weddings SECTION C（12marks）Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.Different people have different attitudes 48.________ cloning. Some are in complete agreement with it thinking that cloning was generally praised as a wonderful development in science. Cloned tissues 49._______ organs can be made use of in medical treatments and cloning can allow a woman 50.________ the ability to give birth to a baby to have 51._______ own child, so cloning a child 52.________ had died would be a great comfort to his or her parents. They insist that scientists should not be stopped from challenging moral ideas.53.____________ are against it believing that cloning may lead to 54.________ real-life Frankenstein’s monster being created and would cause more disease in the animal world .Cloning human embryos is against the laws 55.________ many countries. What’s worse, human cloning would make human life a product to be bought and sold freely and will increase the Earth’s population, and so will increase the process of natural resources running out.PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AOne day, an ant(蚂蚁) was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried herbest to reach the bank(河岸) but failed. The poor ant was tired but she didn’t giveup and then a bird saw her.Out of pity, the bird threw her a piece of grass , which supported her like aboat, so the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herselfin the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking quietly with a gun in hishand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill it. But when he raised his gunto fire, the ant bit(咬) him in the foot. The man stopped to see what had hit him.And then the bird flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the birdthat had saved its life.( ) 56. The ant could not reach the bank although_____.A. she cried for helpB. she could flyC. she tried her bestD. she could smell well( ) 57. The bird saved the ant because_____.A. she was the ant’s friendB. she had pity on the poor antC. the ant was kindD. the ant was clever( ) 58. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _____.A. a leafB. a piece of woodC. a piece of grassD. a gun( ) 59. When the man raised his gun, _____.A. he felt something biting him in the footB. the ant told the bird toleave at onceC. the bird hid himself in the grassD. the bird immediately flew away( ) 60. We can learn from the passage that _____ .A. we shouldn’t be lazyB. we should n’t have pity on othersC. we should study hardD. we should help people when they are introubleBSome scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened bynoise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities.It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breakingof ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land.A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. Inwater, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety-five would have the same effect.Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales.A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some ofthe whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected.Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of onehundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research.Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists suspect that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean. （） 61. According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to seacreatures?A. The man-made noises.B. The noises made by themselves.C. The sound of earthquakes.D. The sound of the ice-breaking. （）62. Which of the following is discussed in the third paragraph?A. Different places with different types of noises.B. The very human ears sensitive to all types of noises.C. The same noise measured differently on land and in the ocean.D. The ocean animals' reaction to noises.（）63. As to the influence of noises on whales, which of the following statements is true?A. They are deaf to noises.B. Noises at a certain level may hurt them.C. They are easily confused by noises.D. Noises will limit their ability to reproduce.（）64. We can know from the passage that many researchers think that the noise limit of onehundred twenty decibels would _____.A. prevent them from doing their research workB. benefit them a lot in their research workC. do good to their healthD. increase the industrial output（）65. According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future?A. They will try their best to decrease noise.B. They will work hard to cut down noise pollution.C. They will study the effect of different noises.D. They will protect animals from harmful noises.COne of the most important skills in reading is the knowledge of words. Since Vocabulary Building and Word Study, another book in this series, is devoted to vocabulary development, we are not going to deal with this skill directly, but you should be aware of some basic facts. The number of words you know determines the difficulty and complexity of the material you can read and understand. If you have an extremely limited reading vocabulary, you will be able to read only very simple material. For example, children just beginning to read in first grade must use books that only have a few dozen words in them. As they progress through school their reading vocabulary keeps increasing until they are adults. Adults typically have reading vocabularies of over 50,000 words.Failure to develop an extensive reading vocabulary will definitely hold you backin your efforts to improve comprehension. Most people learn new words by encountering them in reading or conversation, where the meaning is usually clear from the context.A few words are learned by looking them up in the dictionary.A good way to expand your vocabulary is to read a lot, especially in different areas. In that way you will find many new words, which are often explained by the author. One of the main purposes of a beginning textbook is to explain the language of the field about which it is written. Thus you can expect to increase your vocabulary a lot if you read a textbook in a field that is new to you.If you feel that vocabulary is a problem for you, you may wish to do something systematic about it. There are many good books designed to help develop vocabulary, including the one in this series.（）66. This passage mainly discusses __________.A. the importance of developing vocabulary and how to expand itB. systematic ways to develop vocabularyC. the degree of vocabulary difficultyD. how to read a text in an interesting field（）67. The difficulty of a reading material is partly decided by _________ according to thepassage.A. how often you do readingB. how much vocabulary you haveC. the speed of progress readers make in schoolD. whether you look difficult words up in the dictionary（）68. This passage is __________.A. part of a lecture on readingB. an article about scienceC. an introduction to a book on how to develop vocabularyD. a news report about how much vocabulary should be mastered by readers（）69. One of the factors that prevent readers from reading fast is ____________.A. looking words up in the dictionaryB. reading materials in different areasC. new words explained by the authorD. a limited mastery of vocabulary （）70. Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The passage is taken from a book on how to expand vocabulary in a systematic way.B. Vocabulary keeps increasing until learners are adults.C. For beginners, it is not proper to read books with too many new words.D. There is no satisfactory way to expand vocabulary.PART FOUR WRITING (45marks)SECTION A (10marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Traveling with children is important because it makes you and your kids spend more time together and learn to depend on each other in different ways. Secondly, if you're traveling in another country, your kids will have to be exposed to a different culture and language, and they'll all be exposed to all the sounds, rhythms, and different intonations of foreign speech. Later in their lives your kids' brainswill be more sensitive to these small differences and they can pick up languages more easily.Traveling also helps prepare your kids to be world citizens. One of the hardest lessons to learn and absorb is that other people think and do things differently. Traveling together gently introduces children to points of view that are different from their own.Then how can you enjoy traveling with your kids? Here are some tips for everyone to have some fun during the traveling.Flexibility (弹性) is the key to making the experience more pleasant for everyone. For example, be flexible when it comes to treats and food. Sometimes an ice cream can save the day.If you're prepared for the worst, you'll be able to face tough moments with more grace and good will. Because "the worst" rarely happens, everyone will feel extra cheerful when you're prepared for things to go badly and they actually go well.Plan trips with your kids' energy levels and interests in mind. Don't try to do more than one activity per outing. For example, visit a museum in the morning and then go to the park in the afternoon with a picnic lunch. This can be disappointing to the adults but makes for a more relaxed and finally more enjoyable trip for everyone.In a word, traveling with children is valuable for both kids and their parents and not difficult if you're prepared to make some basic concessions (让步).Directions: please choose the proper phrases to complete the sentences, and change the forms (改变形式)if necessary.be based on regardless of, rely on, do one’s part, with regard to, cut back on,follow in one’s foot steps, let off, open the floor , use up81.My money has ____________.I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings outof before I have none in hand.82.The members of the company have decided to ________________production and reduce the number of things they make.83.The big factory near my house _______________much smoke, which pollutes the air badly.84.Thank you very much for your listening. Now let’s _____________for discussion.85._____________the bad consequence, he did whatever he liked.86.As teenagers, we should be independent and learn to ____________________ourselves.87.We still have a long way to go to solve all the problems______________ the Yangtze River.88.My father is a great doctor. When I grow up, I would like to _______________________.89.As teachers, they should take their reprehensibility to teach well, while as students, we should ____________ to study hard.90.The movie of Titanic _________________ a true story.SECTION C（25marks）Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.当前，越来越多的学生在校外租(rent v.)房而不愿住寝室(dormitory n.)。