高中英语真题：2015～2016学年第二学期中考试试题

2015～2016学年第二学期中考试试题
分值：150分时间：120分钟
第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）A Just because you are in a wheelchair doesn't mean you can't enjoy the competitiveness—the
allaround fun that playing sports offers you. More and more wheelchair users are playing sports every day—
some even on a professional level. The following information i s just a few examples of what gaming opportunities you have. Wheelchair basketball is a very common wheelchair sport. It was started over forty years ago as a medical recovering prog ram，and over the years has grown
rapidly. Today wheelchair basketball is a professional sport th at offers more than 180 teams across the United States. In or der to play wheelchair basketball，
it is essential to have a lightweight wheelchair. Several sports wheelchairs are on the market today just for sports enthusiast s.
Another wheelchair sport，quad rugby，
was specifically designed for quadriplegics（脊髓受伤的病人）
unable to play wheelchair basketball. It is a mixture of wheelc hair basketball and ice hockey. To play the game you must ha ve two teams of four players each. Each player is classified b ased on impairment.
Power soccer is another fun wheelchair sport that can be very fun and exciting. Players in power soccer must have an electr ic wheelchair. Two teams have two 30minute halves to push t he soccer ball over the other team's goal line. The first team t o reach the other team's goal line most frequently wins.
And finally，based on the sport you choose to participate in，there are several wheelchair sports accessories（附件）available for you，including belts and harnesses（背带），gloves，bags for carrying items，
drink holders and special back supports.
1．In the beginning，
wheelchair basketball was first started for the purpose of ____ __.
A．holding professional games around the US B．spreading the sport all over the US
C．helping the patients restore a normal life D．increasing people's sense of taking up sports
2．In the wheelchair sport，quad rugby，
players are divided according to ______.
A．their experience and skillB．their age and height
C．the strength of the sportD．the level of their disease 3．To play power soccer，______.
A．there should be two teams of four players each
B．wheelchair users have to equip electric wheelchairs
C．wheelchair users have to equip lightweight wheelchairs D．Wheelchair users have to be professional players 4．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．To introduce some possible sports to wheelchair users. B．To introduce some products to the wheelchair users. C．To encourage wheelchair users to take up sports.
D．To talk about the differences among these sports.
B
Has it come to this？
Robots standing for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside? Not exactly，
but some doctors have found a way to use a robot to check o n patients while they're miles from the hospital.
One is at Baltimore's Sinai Hospital. Equipped with cameras ，a screen and microphone，
the robot is guided into the rooms of Dr Alex Gandsas' patient s where he speaks to them as if he were right there.
“The system allows you to be anywhere in the hospital fro
m anywhere in the world，” said the surgeon，
who specializes in weightloss operation.
Besides his normal morning and afternoon personal visits，Gandsas uses the $150,000 robot to visit patients at night or when problems arise. The robot can circle the bed and adjust the position of its two cameras，giving the perception（观察） from the patient's standpoint that the doctor is there.“The y love it. They'd rather see me through the robot，” he said of his patients' reaction to the machine. Nurse Florence Ford，who has worked with the robot since it was introduced about 18 months ago，said patients have reacted well，particularly because “seeing the doctor's face gives them conf idence.”
Gandsas presented the idea to hospital leaders as a method t o more closely observe patients following weightloss operatio n. Since its introduction，
Dr Alex found that nearly one third of his 376 patients went ou t of hospital earlier than first expected.
Michael Chan，president of In Touch Technologies，
said his company's device allows doctors to “be in more than
one place at the same time.”
Speaking with Gandsas through one of the robots at company headquarters（总部），
Chan said the company designs applications for the devices i n remote areas and for dealing with shortages of health care workers.“They will soon be big，”said Chan when asked abou t their future.
5．According to the passage，
which of the following statements of the robot is Correct? A．It has replaced Dr Alex to visit his patients every day. B．The patients would rather have it treat their diseases. C．It has reduced the duty that doctors should have for their patients.
D．Patients are likely to be treated even when doctors are far away.
6．By using robots，Dr Alex finds that ______.
A．patients visited by robots may recover completely sooner B．the number of patients in his hospital is reducing a lot C．he can operate on different patients at the same time D．their hospital doesn't need as many medical workers as b efore
7．From the last sentence，
we can learn that Michael Chan thinks that ______. A．people won't believe robots will do well in the future
B．in the future bigger robots will be made to satisfy the need s
C．more robots of this kind will be used in hospitals
D．the prices of the robots will be greatly reduced
in the future
8．What would be the best title of the passage?
A．Robot Replaces Doctors to Treat Patients
B．Robot Visits Patients When Doctors Can't
C．Hightech Makes Patients Better Communicate with Doctor s
D．Robot Has Begun to Play a Great Part in Hospital Manag ement
C
There's no end of dangerous sports to try out in Southern Afri ca—
bungee jumping, skydiving, water rafting. But for a new rush, how about swimming face to face with a killer shark（鲨鱼）？
The public seems interested in seeking excitement in this acti vity. Cape Town's aquarium has been filled with divers who w
ant to swim with the sharks since it opened its tanks to paying visitors last month. Around 70 tourists aged between 12 and 40 have paid 275 rand
（＄55） each to spend up to an hour with Maxine, Dee and Floyd.
And conservationists（自然环境保护论者）
say the project should help change the damage done to the s hark's image by the popular movie Jaws.
“People will always pay money to be a bit daring（胆大的）, ”said Paul Loetter, an aquarium diver. “Most people thin k every shark is dangerous, but they've got the wrong idea. ”Each visitor can swim with the sharks and other fish that shar e their tank, guarded by aquarium divers armed only with a sti ck to keep off any over-friendly sharks.
“This is part of a communicational and educational programm e to show sharks are not as bad as everyone makes out, ” sai d Tony McGyre, operational manager of the aquarium.
Len Compagno, head of the South African shark research cen tre, agreed. “It's no joke to play around with a big dog. In the s ame way, a three-metre-
long shark could put a few holes in you, ” he said.
9. We may infer that in the movie Jaws __________.
A. sharks are hunted everywhere
B. sharks kill other sea anim als
C. sharks are disappearing in the sea
D. sharks are man eater s
10. The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to tell us tha t __________ .
A. sharks are not as bad as everyone makes out
B. people will always pay money to be a bit daring
C. there's no end of dangerous sports in Southern Africa
D. the public seems interested in seeking excitement in swim ming with a killer shark
11. We can learn that Maxine, Dee and Floyd are __________.
A. workers in the aquarium
B. the aquarium's three sharks
C. Conservationists
D. divers in the aquarium
D
Why not join us and help somebody else?
Some people come to large cities for work and find life difficult . They may have problems with work, accommodation, financ e or relationships. Many of these people may experience feeli ngs of depression, that might even lead to suicide. It is our job to help them with advice and comfort at any time of the day o
r night.
Now here’s where you come in. We need volunteers to help d epressed people by listening to their troubles and helping the m over the telephone. No previous experience is necessary a nd no professional training is required. Instead volunteers nee d to be.
Over 21 years of age
good listeners
anonymous（匿名）
and prepared not to claim recognition for being a Samaritan prepared not to judge
prepared not to talk about whatever they hear with others positive
able to show sympathy to anyone
dependable
prepared to give up some of their free time to help others
We will train you and show you how best to help people who f eel they have no hope. If you think you might be interested, w hy not try this little test:
1.Ma Li is a college student and pregnant. Should she have a n abortion(堕胎)?
2.Liu Bin is 43 years old. She and her husband no longer live i n the same city. They hardly ever see each other. Should she leave him?
3.Wang Li’s wife spends her housekeeping money on clothes rather than food. Should he get a divorce?
If you answered “yes” or “no” to these questions, then perhap s you are not the person for us. However , if you think that th e solutions are not so clear, then you are one of the people w e are looking for . We need people who can see all sides of a problem and help provide a solution that will genuinely （真正的）help another person.
If you would like to let us know your interest, either ring us at t he telephone nunbers below or email us. We will be waiting fo r your call or your email.
Thank you.
Suicide Research and Prevention Centre Hotline
Helpline :0800
Website:
12.Which of the following requirements is unnecessary to be
a volunteer?
A. Prepared not to judge
B. Reliable
C. Positive
D. Experience
13.If you want to be a volunteer, your answer to the first quest ion in the little test should be“”
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not a clear answer
D.A rather clear a nswer
14.The text mainly talks about .
A. an advertisement for a volunteer B .how to become a vol unteer
C. requirements for a volunteer
D. a test for a volunteer
15.Where can we probably find the text?
A. In a magazine
B. In a book
C. In a guidebook
D. In a website
E
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。

The Winner’s Guide to Success
How do successful people think？
What helps them to make success？
To find out the answers，
an American scholar recently visited some of the most succes sful people in America.__16__
Be responsible for yourself
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to g et ahead.__17_ You’re saying，
“You have more control over my life than I do.”
Live life “on purpose”
Almost all successful people live life “on purpose”—
they are doing what they believe they should and want to do. When you live your life on purpose，
you’ll try your best to do your job or study as well as you can. You love what you do and you can find pleasure in what you d o.
Write a plan
It is very difficult trying to get what you want without a good pl an.__18__ A good plan is like a map to you. Without this “map ”，you may waste your time，money and also your energy；while with the “map”you’ll enjoy the “trip” and get what you w ant in the shortest possible time.
Be willing to pay the price
Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work ha rd—
even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price，you won’t get anything valuable.
Never give up
__19__ When you are doing something，
you must tell yourself again and again：
Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mot her of success，but giving up means the death of hope.
__20__
Once an American writer was writing a novel. He could not ha ve a good ending for his book until one night when he had a v ery good idea. He was so excited that he made a phone call t o one of his best frien ds.“I’ve got a perfect idea，” he said，“I’ll put it down later and show it to you.” But he never did，because he died that night. His book was left without a perfect ending. So remember，
do what you can right away. Never delay at all.
A．It is
just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far awa y.
B．It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier sa id than done.
C．Some people achieve success much later in life because t hey fail to realize earlier the importance of hard work.
D．In fact，
when you say someone or something outside of yourself is st opping you from making success，
you’re giving away your own power.
E．Someone else’s opinion of you doesn’t have to become y our reality.
F．Don’t delay
G．Here are some keys to success that they give.
[来#%
第二部分：完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothi ng could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a bo y could ever want, so he was only _21__ in the most rare obje cts. One day his parents bought him a very str
ange 22 . When the boy went to see his reflection (映
像) in it, he looked very __23__. He tried smiling, __24__ his re flection continued with its sad expression.
__25___, the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He c ame home as happy as he could be, but he __26__ looked sa d in that mirror.
“What a(n) __27__ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror t hat didn’t __28__ properly!”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was __29__. The boy went over to see what had __30__ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t fin d her parents.
Together the two children set off __31__ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying he r sweets to __32__ her up. After much walking, they __33__ h er parents who were looking for her, very worried.
Then the boy said__34__ to the family. When seeing the time, he __35__ to head for home, without toys and without __36__ . In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) __37__ face in the mirror. And so he understood the __38__ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the _39___ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having__40__ that little girl.
21. A. interested B. confident C. skilled D. ri ch
22. A. book B. mirror C. sweet D. to y
23. A. shy B. sad C. excited D. bea utiful
24. A. for B. or C. but
D. and
25. A. Proud B. Hungry C. Satisfied
D. Surprised
26. A. already B. once C. still
D. never
27. A. nice B. terrible C. big
D. expensive
28. A. work B. move C. change
D. appear
29. A. studying B. playing C. sleeping D. cryi ng
30. A. devoted B. referred C. happened D. tu rned
31. A. in need of B. in search of C. in honor of D. i n charge of
32. A. put B. bring C. dress
D. cheer
33. A. found B. recognized C. left D. ac cepted
34. A. no B. hello C. sorry D. g oodbye
35. A. decided B. agreed C. pretended D. r efused
36. A. effort B. hope C. doubt D. money
37. A. red B. dark C. angry D. happy
38. A. meaning B. mystery C. game D. reason
39. A. general B. strange C. true D. go od
40. A. introduced B. helped C. invited
D. saved
源
第三部分：(共3小节，满分50分）
第一节：语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单单词的正确形式。

（1空1.5分，满分15分）
M: The Gonif Company. Can I HELP YOU?
W: Yes, I’m ______________ (interest) in ordering the leather s hoes on page 27 of your latest catalogue.Its ite m number is YS107D.
M:Do you want the flats _______ the heels?
W: I want the flats.. I think they’ll be more _________ (comfort) M:OK.So, that’s one pair of YS107D. And ________ size will y ou need?
W: I usually wear a size 7. Do these shoes run smaller or larg er?
M:They tend to be a little on the small side, so you _______ or der a size 8 to be safe.
W: OK. Can I return them ________ they don’t fit?
M: Absolutely. We have a money-
back guarantee. What ___ ___ do you want?
W; Black. Please.
M: OK. So, that’s one pair of black simple leather ________(fla t)in size 8 at dolla 82.95. And may I have your name and telep hone number, please?
W: It’s Willa Holland.W-i-l-l-
la, Willa. And my telephone number _____ 86623094.
M: And your address?
W: My address is Apartment No:52, No, 2 Green Street.
M:Would you like the shoes sent by standard or express deliv ery?
W: Oh, there’s no rush. Just send __________ standard.
M: OK,got it.
W: Thanks a lot.
M: My pleasure.
第二节：短文改错（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处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

When I was in high school，
most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. O ne day I
saw a secondhand bicycle，
that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money . But he
said he could only give me half money. He should find the oth er half myself. So I went to sell
newspapers after school. My father was pleased if I showed h im the money a month after. He
gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I w as when I rode to school on my
own bicycle.
第三节：书面表达（25分）
假如你叫李华，是太原的一名高中生。

最近英国的一个志愿者团体组织一批英国中学生到太原的孤儿院做志愿者活动，想要招一名中国的志愿导游，你想申请这一工作。

请根据以下要点提示，给该组织的负责人Mr Brown写一篇关于你自己的英文简历。

1．简介：李华，男，17岁，济南一中高二学生；
2．特长：交友广泛，善于交流，英语口语很好；
3．理由：喜欢志愿者工作，有到孤儿院做志愿者的经历。

注意：
1．词数：100词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．参考词汇：the orphan house 孤儿院。

Dear Mr Brown，
I'm very glad to hear that ________________________________ ____________________
______________________________________________________ __________________
______________________________________________________ __________________
__________________________________________
______________________________
________________
______________________________________________________ __
______________________________________________________ __________________
______________________________________________________ _________________
______________________________________________________ __________________
______________________________________________________ _________________
______________________________________________________ __________________
______________________________________________________ __________________
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
2015～2016学年第二学期中考试试题
分值：150分时间：120分钟
第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）A
Just because you are in a wheelchair doesn't mean you can't enjoy the competi tiveness—the
allaround fun that playing sports offers you. More and more wheelchair users a re playing sports every day—
some even on a professional level. The following information is just a few exam ples of what gaming opportunities you have.
Wheelchair basketball is a very common wheelchair sport. It was started over fo rty years ago as a medical recovering program，and over the years has grown rapidly. Today wheelchair basketball is a professional sport that offers more tha n 180 teams across the United States. In order to play wheelchair basketball，it is essential to have a lightweight wheelchair. Several sports wheelchairs are o n the market today just for sports enthusiasts.
Another wheelchair sport，quad rugby，
was specifically designed for quadriplegics（脊髓受伤的病人）
unable to play wheelchair basketball. It is a mixture of wheelchair basketball an d ice hockey. To play the game you must have two teams of four players each. Each player is classified based on impairment.
Power soccer is another fun wheelchair sport that can be very fun and exciting. Players in power soccer must have an electric wheelchair. Two teams have two 30minute halves to push the soccer ball over the other team's goal line. The fir st team to reach the other team's goal line most frequently wins.
And finally，based on the sport you choose to participate in，
there are several wheelchair sports accessories（附件）available for you，including belts and harnesses（背带），gloves，bags for carrying items，drink holders and special back supports.
1．In the beginning，
wheelchair basketball was first started for the purpose of ______.
A．holding professional games around the US
B．spreading the sport all over the US
C．helping the patients restore a normal life
D．increasing people's sense of taking up sports
2．In the wheelchair sport，quad rugby，
players are divided according to ______.
A．their experience and skillB．their age and height
C．the strength of the sportD．the level of their disease
3．To play power soccer，______.
A．there should be two teams of four players each
B．wheelchair users have to equip electric wheelchairs
C．wheelchair users have to equip lightweight wheelchairs
D．Wheelchair users have to be professional players
4．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．To introduce some possible sports to wheelchair users.
B．To introduce some products to the wheelchair users.
C．To encourage wheelchair users to take up sports.
D．To talk about the differences among these sports.
B
Has it come to this？
Robots standing for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
Not exactly，
but some doctors have found a way to use a robot to check on patients while th ey're miles from the hospital.
One is at Baltimore's Sinai Hospital. Equipped with cameras，
a screen and microphone，
the robot is guided into the rooms of Dr Alex Gandsas' patients where he spe aks to them as if he were right there.
“Th e system allows you to be anywhere in the hospital fro
m anywhere in the world，” said the surgeon，
who specializes in weightloss operation.
Besides his normal morning and afternoon personal visits，
Gandsas uses the $150,000 robot to visit patients at night or when problems ari se. The robot can circle the bed and adjust the position of its two cameras，
giving the perception（观
察） from the patient's standpoint that the doctor is there.“They love it. They'd r ather see me through the robot，” he said of his patients' react
ion to the machine. Nurse Florence Ford，
who has worked with the robot since it was introduced about 18 months ago，said patients have reacted well，
particularly because “seeing the doctor's face gives them confidence.”Gandsas presented the idea to hospital leaders as a method to more closely ob serve patients following weightloss operation. Since its introduction，
Dr Alex found that nearly one third of his 376 patients went out of hospital earlie r than first expected.
Michael Chan，president of In Touch Technologies，
said his company's device allows doctors to “be in more than one place at the s ame time.”
Speaking with Gandsas through one of the robots at company headquarters （总部），
Chan said the company designs applications for the devices in remote areas an d for dealing with shortages of health care workers.“They will soon be big，”sai d Chan when asked about their future.
5．According to the passage，
which of the following statements of the robot is Correct?
A．It has replaced Dr Alex to visit his patients every day.
B．The patients would rather have it treat their diseases.
C．It has reduced the duty that doctors should have for their patients. D．Patients are likely to be treated even when doctors are far away.
6．By using robots，Dr Alex finds that ______.
A．patients visited by robots may recover completely sooner
B．the number of patients in his hospital is reducing a lot
C．he can operate on different patients at the same time
D．their hospital doesn't need as many medical workers as before
7．From the last sentence，we can learn that Michael Chan thinks that ______. A．people won't believe robots will do well in the future
B．in the future bigger robots will be made to satisfy the needs
C．more robots of this kind will be used in hospitals
D．the prices of the robots will be greatly reduced in the future
8．What would be the best title of the passage?
A．Robot Replaces Doctors to Treat Patients
B．Robot Visits Patients When Doctors Can't
C．Hightech Makes Patients Better Communicate with Doctors
D．Robot Has Begun to Play a Great Part in Hospital Management
C
There's no end of dangerous sports to try out in Southern Africa—
bungee jumping, skydiving, water rafting. But for a new rush, how about swimmi ng face to face with a killer shark（鲨鱼）？
The public seems interested in seeking excitement in this activity. Cape Town's aquarium has been filled with divers who want to swim with the sharks since it o pened its tanks to paying visitors last month. Around 70 tourists aged between 12 and 40 have paid 275 rand
（＄55） each to spend up to an hour with Maxine, Dee and Floyd.
And conservationists（自然环境保护论者）
say the project should help change the damage done to the shark's image by th e popular movie Jaws.
“People will always pay money to be a bit daring（胆大
的）, ”sai d Paul Loetter, an aquarium diver. “Most people think every shark is d angerous, but they've got the wrong idea. ”
Each visitor can swim with the sharks and other fish that share their tank, guard ed by aquarium divers armed only with a stick to keep off any over-
friendly sharks.
“This is part of a communicational and educational programme to show sharks are not as bad as everyone makes out, ” said Tony McGyre, operational manag er of the aquarium.
Len Compagno, head of the South African shark research centre, agreed. “It's n o joke to play around with a big dog. In the same way, a three-metre-
long shark could put a few holes in you, ” he said.
9. We may infer that in the movie Jaws __________.
A. sharks are hunted everywhere
B. sharks kill other sea animals
C. sharks are disappearing in the sea
D. sharks are man eaters
10. The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to tell us that __________ .
A. sharks are not as bad as everyone makes out
B. people will always pay money to be a bit daring
C. there's no end of dangerous sports in Southern Africa
D. the public seems interested in seeking excitement in swimming with a
killer shark
11. We can learn that Maxine, Dee and Floyd are __________.
A. workers in the aquarium
B. the aquarium's three sharks
C. Conservationists
D. divers in the aquarium
D
Why not join us and help somebody else?
Some people come to large cities for work and find life difficult. They may have problems with work, accommodation, finance or relationships. Many of these pe ople may experience feelings of depression, that might even lead to suicide. It i s our job to help them with advice and comfort at any time of the day or night.
Now here’s where you come in. We need volunteers to help depressed people by listening to their troubles and helping them over the telephone. No previous experience is necessary and no professional training is required. Instead volunt eers need to be.
Over 21 years of age
good listeners
anonymous（匿名）
and prepared not to claim recognition for being a Samaritan
prepared not to judge
prepared not to talk about whatever they hear with others
positive
able to show sympathy to anyone
dependable
prepared to give up some of their free time to help others
We will train you and show you how best to help people who feel they have no hope. If you think you might be interested, why not try this little test:
1.Ma Li is a college student and pregnant. Should she have an abortion(堕胎)?
2.Liu Bin is 43 years old. She and her husband no longer live in the same city. They hardly ever see each other. Should she leave him?
3.Wang Li’s wife spends her housekeeping money on clothes rather than food. Should he get a divorce?
If you answered “yes” or “no” to these questions, then perhaps you are not the person for us. However , if you think that the solutions are not so clear, then yo u are one of the people we are looking for . We need people who can see all si des of a problem and help provide a solution that will genuinely （真正的）help another person.
If you would like to let us know your interest, either ring us at the telephone nun。