江西省临川市第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题

临川一中2014-2015学年度下学期高二年级期中英语试卷
第I卷（选择题满分100分）
第一部分听力（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 When will the speakers discuss the matter again?
A. On Wednesday.
B. On Thursday.
C. On Friday.
2 Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a furniture store.
C. In a company.
3 Why does the woman look upset?
A. She experienced a theft.
B. She was given a parking ticket.
C. She couldn’t find a parking space.
4 Which transportation does the man suggest the woman take?
A. The bus.
B. The taxi.
C. The train.
5 How does the man feel about the woman?
A. Worried.
B. Angry.
C. Sorry.
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、7题。

6 What day is it today?
A. Monday.
B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
7 What will the man do?
A. Borrow the woman’s computer.
B. Go to the library to finish his paper.
C. Have the woman take care of his sister.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8 Where does the woman often stay with her friends after lunch?
A. In the classroom.
B. In the school park.
C. In the dining hall.
9 What benefit can the change bring to the speakers?
A. They’ll have more places to go.
B. They’ll spend less money on food.
C. They won’t have to carry their books around.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10 What did the woman do during the weekend?
A. She had dinner in a restaurant.
B. She watched a movie in a cinema.
C. She celebrated her mother’s birthday.
11 What does the woman think of the movie?
A. Boring.
B. Interesting.
C. Confusing.
12 What do the speakers plan to do on Saturday?
A. Buy a birthday present.
B. Visit some friends.
C. Hold a party.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13 What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Teacher and student.
14 How much will the man pay for four tickets if the promotion is still available?
A. $500.
B. $1500.
C. $2000.
15 What is the woman responsible for?
A. Booking hotels.
B. Hiring a car.
C. Planning the sightseeing.
16 What does the man require the woman to do?
A. Bring one suitcase.
B. Take a lot of clothes.
C. Pack her suitcase herself.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17 What is Dr Tony talking about?
A. Making the best use of time.
B. Designing a daily study schedule.
C. Planning a weekly schedule.
18 What does Dr Tony mention first?
A. A general guide for a daily schedule.
B. Amount of time to be spent on study time.
C. Things a best daily schedule should include.
19 What does Dr Tony suggest students do?
A. Challenge themselves to finish more tasks.
B. Follow the guidelines all the time.
C. Suit their time to their needs.
20 What does Dr Tony think of planning a schedule and keeping to it?
A. It gives people satisfaction.
B. It helps people finish each task quickly.
C. It makes people find comfort in difficult things.
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。

A
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I spent teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not interrupt me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to breathe. When you see my knowing little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life… When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our
conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my tired legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand, the same way I did when you made your first step. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live anymore—that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me near you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you starting living. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
21. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A. To show that he needs his son’s understanding.
B. To show he has educated his son well.
C. To teach his son how to be a good father.
D. To tell his son why he couldn’t behave well.
22. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. My life is so hard that I cannot live longer.
B. I cannot live so long for my old age.
C. If you treat me better, I can live longer.
D. I cannot live so long although I am in good health.
23. What does the father mainly want to say to his son in short?
A. “ Help me to understand my life.”
B. “ Teach you how to live and survive.”
C. “ Share you how I taught you.”
D. “ Help to end my way with your love and patience.”
B
Guide to Stockholm University Library
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wifi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study
room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of Study Material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分)，you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.
Rules to be Followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library , but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
24. The library’s ground floor is mainly for students to _______.
A. read in a quiet place.
B. have group discussions.
C. get their computers fixed.
D. have a sweet snap.
25. What is required when booking a group-study room?
A. A group must consist of 8 people.
B. Three-hour use per day is the minimum.
C. Applicants must mark the room on the map.
D. One should first register at the university.
26. What should not be brought into the library?
A. Mobile phones
B. Orange juice
C. Apples
D. Candy
27. A student can rent a locker in the library if he ______.
A. has earned the required credits
B. can afford the rental fees
C. attends certain courses
D. has nowhere to put his books
C
Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart－we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity.
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is shown in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not－kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, Dominique. She takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey
finding Mary, even if that means embarrassing them.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern-day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairy tale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson, “Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”
28. The first paragraph is mainly to
A. raise a question on poverty
B. remind us of a fairy tale
rm us of the importance of dream
D. build our interest about the following
movie
29. What can we infer from the passage .
A. Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class
B. Mary’s mother used to be a singer
C. The MP3 player helps Joey find Mary
D. Another Cinderella Story is just another copy of Cinderella
30. What does the underlined word “obscurity” probably mean?
A.being popular
B. being unknown
C. being famous
D. being silent
31. The passage is mainly about
A.An advertisement of Another Cinderella Story
B. An essay about dreams
C. A review about a movie
D. A fairy tale
D
I was never neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her projects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled everything.
I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both get tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “ take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me.
I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together; giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
32. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A. By listing facts.
B. By doing comparison
C. By giving examples
D. By drawing a conclusion
33.What made Kate so angry that evening?
A. She got the news that her grandmother was ill.
B. She couldn’t find her shoes.
C. She heard the author shouting loud.
D. She saw the author’s shoes under her bed.
34. What was the author’s attitude to Kate but for the call?
A. Annoyed
B. Envious
C. tolerant
D. Sympathetic
35. What might be the best title for the story?
A. How to be organized
B. My Friend Kate
C. Learning to Be Roommates
D. Hard Work Pays Off.
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。

Today, roller skating is easy. But a long time ago, 36 . Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instrument. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. 37 .
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. 38 .As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room..
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. 39 . Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. But there was just one problem. 40 . He rolled on and on. Suddenly he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time.
A. He was very pleased and excited.
B. Only people from rich families could afford roller skating.
C. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates.
D. it wasn’t easy at all.
E. People called him a dreamer
F. One of his wheels suddenly broke down.
G. These were the first roller skates
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。

It was 6 p. m. on 24 January 2001, the first day of Chinese New Year. As I drove along the road, a small car flew across the centre double amber lines(双黄线) from the __41__ direction and crashed into my car head-on. I was __42__ and was awakened
by the ringing of my mobile phone. It was a travel agent, asking me __43__ I had arrived at the Mandarin Oriental for my work.
I was __44__ to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. But the hospital staff was too __45__to attend to me, so I called a friend and told him about the __46__. Some friends arrived very soon after and sent me to a private hospital nearby.
I was given ten months’ medical leave and then I was __47__. My heart __48__, knowing that it meant I couldn’t work. As a tour guide and tour leader, I only got paid if I took on more work. I felt completely __49__, but a lot of unexpected blessings came my way. Friends and relatives __50__ me with my banking, insurance or simply came to cheer me up.
But I was only 30, and wanted to see the world. When the casts were removed, I did not let the sight of my weak legs __51__ me. I worked hard at my physiotherapy(物理疗法) with only one aim: I must __52__ again. __53__five months of tiring therapy up to three sessions a week, I was back on my feet. After eight months, I was walking __54__ the aid of walking stick. By February the following year, I __55__ my job again.
The accident made me__56__ how lives can change in a split second. I recall the Chinese family drove me to the hospital __57__ my bloodied condition on Chinese New Year. The kindness I’ve experienced taught me never to __58__ hope. I value life __59__ , not only my own but also everyone I know, and will always try to help when
I know of someone __60__.
41. A. same B. opposite C. right D. left
42. A. unhappy B. unbelievable C. unconscious D. uncertain
43. A. why B. when C. if D. how
44. A. driven B. arriving C. walking D. going
45. A. sad B. angry C. excited D. busy
46. A. hospital B. staff C. travel D. accident
47. A. hired B. fired C. employed D. missing
48. A. sank B. flew C. disappeared D. beat
49. A. hopeless B. valueless C. meaningless D. careless
50. A. laughed at B. left C. helped D. talked
51. A. cheer B. excite C. discourage D. shock
52. A. work B. drive C. lead D. walk
53. A. Before B. After C. since D. until
54. A. without B. by C. on D. under
55. A. lost B. looked for C. gave D. returned to
56. A. discuss B. realize C. study D. follow
57. A. in spite of B. although C. as D. despite of
58. A. give in B. give off C. give out D. give up
59. A. less B. better C. more D. worse
60. A. in hospital B. in trouble C. out of work D. in poor health
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题满分50分）
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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A group of robbers dug their way into to basement of a bank in Paris and emptied almost 200 private safes. They entered the Credit Lyonnais branch using building __61___ (equip) to dig holes and destroy walls __62__ Saturday night. They tied up a security guard and spent the next nine hours__63__ (rob) the bank.
One investigator described the robbery__64__ a “professional job”. The robbers came in at about 22:00 on Saturday and _65___ (leave) at 7:00 on Sunday. They entered through the basements of the neighboring building, digging through a series of tunnels and making a hole into a wall of 80cm thick to get into the bank, __66__ was having building works at the time.
When they left, the robbers set the place on fire to remove any trace of evidence, __67__ (switch) on the anti-fire system and flooding the building. __68__ (fortune), the guard escaped unharmed. __69__ is difficult to estimate the total value of what __70__ (steal) as only the bank’s clients know the content of their private safes.
第四部分写作（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。

文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处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。

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。

Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to re ceive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged you to stay with.
Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own. Apart from the convenient public transportation, our private car will make your visit easy. Because all the family members can speak fluently English and have many outgoing personality, I’m sure you will have no trouble to communicating with them. Above all, they hosted the American student last year, through that they gained lots of experience. In addition, the hostess’ cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food. Hope you enjoy you stay here.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
你是李华，你很烦恼。

最近，每天早晚，你们小区广场上都有很多人在跳广场舞，持续时间长且噪音大，给你和小区里其他人带来了很多的不便……请你给小区委员会领导写封信，反映现象及其导致的不便（要求涉及生活、学习和工作等方面）并提出合理建议。

1.词数120左右；
2.短文的开关和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir,
I am writing to tell you something about the people doing the square dance in our
community, which
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高二期中英语参考答案
1-20: BBABA BACBC BCABC ACACA
21-23: ABD 24-27: BDCA 28-31: DCBC 32-35: BDAC 36-40: DEAGC
41-60: BCCAD DBAAC CDBAD BADCB
61. equipment 62. on 63. robbing 64. as 65. left
66. which 67. switching 68. Fortunately 69. It 70. was stolen
短文改错：
1.第二行 arranged 后加介词for
2.第三行 locating 变为located
3.第三行 was 变为is
4.第四行 our 变为their
5.第五行 fluently 变为 fluent
6.第六行将介词to去掉或改成in
7.第六行将personality变为personalities
8.第八行将the 变成 an
9.第八行将that 变为 which
10.最后一句将you 变为your
参考范文：
Dear Sir,
I am writing to tell you something about the people doing the square dance in our
community, which
Recently, every morning and evening, many people gather to dance in our community square, which does help to keep healthy. However, the long-time dancing and the noise pollution caused by the loudspeaker really bring about unbearable inconveniences. We can’t rest or sleep well. As a result, the students are not only late for school but also sleepy in class, and the workers are easily tired out while working.
Here are some suggestions on solving the problem. They are supposed either to shorten the dancing time and reduce the music noise or to make another choice of dancing places. Only in this way can they have fun and let others enjoy life.
Would you please communicate with the organizers about what I said?
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
高二期中英语参考答案
1-20: BBABA BACBC BCABC ACACA
21-23: ABD 24-27: BDCA 28-31: DCBC 32-35: BDAC 36-40: DEAGC
41-60: BCCAD DBAAC CDBAD BADCB
61. equipment 62. on 63. robbing 64. as 65. left
66. which 67. switching 68. Fortunately 69. It 70. was stolen
短文改错：
1.第二行 arranged 后加介词for
2.第三行 locating 变为located
3.第三行 was 变为is
4.第四行 our 变为their
5.第五行 fluently 变为 fluent
6.第六行将介词to去掉或改成in
7.第六行将personality变为personalities
8.第八行将the 变成 an
9.第八行将that 变为 which
10.最后一句将you 变为your
参考范文：
Dear Sir,
I am writing to tell you something about the people doing the square dance in our
community, which
has made me terribly upset.
Recently, every morning and evening, many people gather to dance in our community square, which does help to keep healthy. However, the long-time dancing and the noise
pollution caused by the loudspeaker really bring about unbearable inconveniences. We can’t rest or sleep well. As a result, the students are not only late for school but also sleepy in class, and the workers are easily tired out while working.
Here are some suggestions on solving the problem. They are supposed either to shorten the dancing time and reduce the music noise or to make another choice of dancing places. Only in this way can they have fun and let others enjoy life.
Would you please communicate with the organizers about what I said?
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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