2014—2015学年第二学期高二级英语期中考试试卷 - 副本

2014—2015学年第二学期高二级英语期中考试试卷满分120分时间100分钟命题人：杨邦安审题人：杨菊红第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AIt was Sunday yesterday and my son and I walked a couple of miles in the morning. We got hungry so we decided to stop for a meal in a restaurant. While we were waiting in a line, a woman came in. She was very angry and talking about a beggar who had asked her for money. In her opinion, those people had the ability to earn their bread and butter.I was feeling uncomfortable with the situation and wondering what I should say to my son later. I had told him that we should help those who were in need of help. At that time the lady said, “Today is my birthday, and nobody can bother me.”I knew this was my chance to help her change her thinking and to help her feel cared for on her birthday. I asked the waitress for help, telling her I wanted to pay for the woman’s meal.The waitress looked at me in surprise. I paid for our meal and that of the woman. When the woman finished eating her food, the waitress told her that it was I who had paid for her meal. Then the woman came to our table and tried to force her money on us. She even said, “I can’t take your money, because I didn’t help the person who asked me for money for food!”I just smiled and s aid, “I just hope you have a very nice birthday.”She ended up sitting near us and talked with us. It turned out that she was crazy about animals. Hearing our stories of pet adoptions really cheered her up. “You are a nice father,” she said.She left, s eeming to be happier and more thoughtful about all that had happened. I’d say it was worth the price.1. The author and his son stopped walking that morning because .A. they were too tired to walk any fartherB. the author felt sick and had to return homeC. they were hungry and needed to eat somethingD. a woman stopped them and asked for some money2. What did the author do to show his care for the woman?A. He paid for the woman’s meal.B. He gave the woman some money.C. He bought a birthday gift for the woman.D. He talked with the woman about pet adoptions.3. By “I’d say it was worth the price”, the author meant .A. the restaurant gave him a big discountB. one should be generous with his moneyC. what he did for the woman was meaningfulD. the price he paid for the meal was reasonableBOn Tuesday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set new limits on advertising food and drinks in schools.The rules ban advertisements for unhealthy foods in schools. The ad ban includes sugary drinks that account for more than 90% of unhealthy ads. An ad for Coca-Cola, for example, will be removed from a scoreboard (记分牌) at a high school football game. However, ads for Diet Coke and Dasani water, owned by the same company, are allowed to display.The new rules are part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity (肥胖). Her goal is to get kids to eat healthier food. The marketing limits came after new USDA regulations that put a limit on the ca lorie, fat and sugar in most school food items. “The idea is simple —our classrooms should be healthy places,” the First Lady Michelle Obama said. “Because when parents are working hard to teach their kids healthy habits at home, their work shouldn’t be d estroyed by unhealthy messages in schools.” However, the healthier food rules are criticized by people who think the government should not control what kids eat and by some students who don’t like the healthier foods.It is reported that food companies spend $149 million a year on marketing foods to kids, and many big companies are supporting the new rules. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have started to advertise healthier products. For schools, junk food ads like the Coca-Cola scoreboard will be taken down.“The new limits ensure that schools remain safe places where kids can learn and eat healthy food,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak said. The rules will help guide schools on ways to create[请单击此处编辑年级、科类、科目] 第3页，共16页[请单击此处编辑年级、科类、科目] 第4页，共16页standards (标准) for foods and physical activities. They will require parents and the community to be involved in the campaign.4. What’s the main idea of the text?A. Having a balanced diet in schools is important.B. It’s Michelle’s duty to make sure schools are safe places.C. New limits on advertising foods in schools have been set.D. Banning advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools is necessary.5. The “Let’s Move” campaign aims to .A. keep American children healthyB. let children keep away from sugarC. warn children of the danger of obesityD. instruct parents to cook healthy food at home6. What’s Coca-Cola’s attitude towards the new limits?A. Doubtful.B. Uninterested.C. Supportive.D. Disappointed.7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. All advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools will be removed.B. All people approve of banning advertisements for unhealthy food.C. The new limits will have a negative effect on all food companies.D. Schools play an important role in forming children’s healthy habits.CUntil child passengers are tall enough to wear a normal seat belt, they need to use a child safety seat. The importance of this has been highlighted (强调) recently by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the US. They found using these seats can reduce deadly injuries in car crashes by up to 71%.Yet in China few parents use these potentially life-saving seats. There are some misunderstandings among them about children’s safety when riding a car. “I put him in the front of the car. It’s safer this way, because he’s next to me.” “My child likes to move around so I think it’s safer to hold him on my lap.” “I tell my kid to sit in the back with the seat belt fastened. This should be safe.”But experts warn of the tragic results that may result from such habits. Sitting a child in the front of a car could be very dangerous. Children can be injured by the airbags (安全气囊) during a crash. Holding a child is also a bad idea. The force in a crash can make it impossible for a parent to hold the kid. And using conventional seat belts can also cause harm because they’re designed for adults. Such dangers have led experts to recommend child safety seats.According to Liu Yuguang, chief engineer of China Automobile Technology Research Center, child safety seats can confine (限制) the movement of a child in the car even during a big crash. In general, kids should ride in the back seat until they’re 13, and they should use a child safety seat if they’re less than 1.45 meters tall. The best way to protect kids in a car is to use the r ight seat, at the right time, and use it in the right way.8. Which of the following is the right way for a child to ride in a car?A. Sitting next to his or her father.B. Sitting on his or her father’s lap.C. Sitting on a child safety seat properly.D. Sitting with the seat belt fastened.9. The second paragraph mainly develops .A. by comparisonB. in space orderC. by giving examplesD. by listing numbers10. According to the author, why shouldn’t children sit in the front of a car?A. They may get injured by the airbag.B. They may open the door suddenly.C. They may draw the driver’s attention.D. They may move around constantly.11. What does the author want to tell us?A. How to use child safety seats.B. The importance of child safety seats.C. The wrong ideas of Chinese parents.D. How to choose child safety seats.DAs more and more books become movie adaptations (改编), I can’t help but think how this will affect English classes in America. Thinking back to my years in middle and high school — ten years高二级英语第5页，共16页 高二级英语第6页，共16页ago, I would be rewarded if I had read a number of classics. Today, a majority of those books are now also movies: Life of Pi, The Great Gatsby, Much Ado About Nothing and Anna Karenina , to name a few.Even modern books such as The Hunger Games and Harry Potter have been adapted for the big screen. In discussion with my students, I often hear them say they are not going to read books because movies will come out soon, which makes me wonder what effect movie adaptations have on modern-day students. Will the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) encourage them to read books more carefully or to use movies to improve their understanding of the text?The CCSS requires students to provide text-based evidence when reading and discussing a book. By focusing on such evidence, teachers can pull specific details from a book that may have not made the final cut when the book was adapted for the big screen. For instance, after reading and watching The Hunger Games , there were a number of details from the book that were missing from the film — many people were disappointed with Rue’s meek (温顺的) movie role. A student who failed to read The Hunger Games would not quite understand Rue’s impact on the games in the same way as someone who had read the book and remembered all the details that went into her death.I am not saying the CCSS will stop students from cutting corners, but I believe if teachers use the support the CCSS provides, it can be a great roadway to ensure all students are digging deep into texts and not just hitting the play button.12. Ten years ago, students in America were . A. fond of reading all kinds of novels B. forbidden to discuss movies in class C. not allowed to watch movies in the cinemaD. encouraged to read many literature works13. Which of the following might be the effect that movie adaptations have on modern-day students? A. They spend less time in studying. B. They can’t understand English texts. C. They spend less time in reading.D. They discuss movies more frequently.14. What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. The Hunger Games is the worst movie adaptation.B. It is a waste of time reading and discussing a book in class.C. Movie adaptations may bring trouble in understanding the books.D. Rue’s impact on the games is perfectly presented in the movie.15. According to the text, it seems that the CCSS . A. prevents students watching movies B. provides students with well-known movies C. encourages students to write novelsD. provides guidance on teaching and learning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。