辽宁省大连市第二十高级中学高二英语期初考试试题

2015年9月月初考试
高二英语试卷
考试时间120分钟试题分数 150 命题人
注意事项： 1. 听力不计入总分；
2. 21—60题的答案请涂在答题卡上；
3. 61-70, 改错和作文请在答题纸上作答！
卷I
第一部分：听力
第一节
1．Whose wallet probably is it?
A. the woman’s
B. The man’s
C. Gina’s
2. What is the date today?
A. May 1st
B. May 2nd
C. May 3rd
3. Who made the woman’s personal web page?
A. She herself
B. Her friend.
C. The man
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A town
B. An accident
C. A murder
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Relatives.
B. Colleagues. D. Neighbors.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6. What is the man doing?
A. Watching TV
B. Listening to the radio.
C. Reading the newspaper
7. Why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man?
A. The public are interested in them.
B. The public want to laugh at them.
C. The public want to make them famous.
听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。

8. Why does the man look sad?
A. He had to stop his study.
B. He failed his test again.
C. He couldn’t understand the foreigners.
9. How did the woman improve her French?
A. By reading French newspapers
B. By watching French films.
C. By speaking to herself.
10. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Be confident.
B. Talk with foreigners
C. Ask the teacher for advice. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A basketball game.
B. A volleyball game.
C. A football game.
12. Where did the man go to last night?
A. A club.
B. A stadium .
C. A meeting.
13. What did the audience think of the game?
A. Exciting
B. Dangerous
C. Unbelievable
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What does the woman think of the pink dress?
A. very cheap
B. very dull
C. of good quality
15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend?
A. White .
B. Purple
C. Black
16. What kind of jacket does the woman want ?
A. a leather one
B. a light one
C. an expensive one
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What was Profes sor Rudd’s trouble?
A. lack of confidence
B. lack of intelligence .
C. absent-mindedness
18. What did the professor decided to do one hot summer day?
A. Visit his children who live near the beach.
B. Have a holiday with his children on the beach.
C. Take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.
19. What happened to the professor when he arrived at the station ?
A. he couldn’t contact his friend.
B. He couldn’t find his train tickets.
C. he couldn’t remember the destination.
20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time?
A. he forgot his friend’s address.
B. he lost the paper his wife had given him.
C. he forgot to take the train tickets with him.
第二部分：阅读理解（共 2 节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source (源头)of possible failure and public humiliation（侮辱）. When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they "know" all the words they are reading. This means that when they don't know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.
One day soon after school had started, I said to them, "Now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before.
I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that's enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean. "
The children sat stunned and silent. Was this teacher talking seriously？One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, Mr Holt, do you really mean that" I said just as seriously "？ I mean every word of it.
During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations(插图) I thought I knew what the book was.
I said to myself, "It can't be," and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick , in edition with woodcuts. I said, "Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going" She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part. "
This is exactly what reading, I think ,should be ：find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, and then go on to something else.
21. According to the passage, children's fear and dislike of books may result from______ .
A. reading little and thinking little
B. reading often and adventurously
C. being made to read too much
D. being made to read aloud before others
22. The teacher told his students to read______ .
A. for enjoyment
B. for knowledge
C. for a larger vocabulary
D. for higher scores in exams
23. Upon hearing the teacher's talk, the children probably felt that _______.
A. it sounded stupid
B. it was not surprising at all
C. it sounded too good to be true
D. it was no different from other teachers'
talk
24. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?
A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.
B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.
C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.
D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.
B
No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids(金字塔) near Cairo.
But a new study suggests long-ago builders could have tied wooden poles to the stones
and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.
“Strictly speaking, I think what they’re suggest ing is possible,” physicist Daniel Bonn said.
People have long been puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks
to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away. And th ere’s no clear answer.
The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks(石块) along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds(滑板). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated（润滑） the paths either with wet clay or with the
fat from cattle. Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.
Evidence(证据) from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.
However, physicist Joseph West think there might have been a simpler way,
who led the new study. West said, “I was inspired while watching a television program：Why don’t they just try rolling the things ? A square (方形) could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by tying wooden poles to its sides .That should make a block of stone easier to roll than a square”.
So he tried it.
He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block. That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel. The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths. They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along
a slippery(滑的)path.
West thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding. At least, workers wou ldn’t have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.
25.It’s widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by ______.
A. rolling them on roads
B. pushing them over the sand
C. sliding them on smooth paths
D. dragging them on some poles
26.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A.Rolling the blocks with poles tied.
B.Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels.
C.Rolling poles to move the blocks.
D.rolling the blocks with fat.
27. Why is rolling better than sliding according to West ?
A. Because more force is needed for sliding.
B. Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle.
C. Because sliding on smooth road is more dangerous.
D. Because less preparation on path is needed for rolling.
28. What is the text mainly about ?
A. An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
B. An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
C. An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
D. An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
C
Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability（残疾）for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.
And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.
As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.
Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak（泄漏）!
Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn’t look that bad. We took a taste and soon we drank up every last drop of soup.
29. Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin’s chicken house regularly?
A. To earn some money for the family.
B. To collect manure for his crops.
C. To get rid of the terrible smell.
D. To set a good example to us.
30. What can we infer about Dad’s stew?
A. It is popular among the neighbors.
B. It contains honey and vegetables.
C. It looks very wonderful.
D. It didn’t taste as terrible as expected
31. What can we learn about Dad form the text?
A. He is an experienced cook.
B. He is a troublesome father.
C. He has a positive attitude to life.
D. He suffers a lot from his disability.
D
When I was in medical college, I went camping with some of my friends. The season was summer; therefore we chose to go to the seaside. After arriving there, we rented a room and left our luggage there. We finished our lunch and then decided to hire a boat because the sea and the weather were beautiful.
We started to row, but about one mile out, the weather suddenly changed. Although the weather was not good we didn’t want to give it up, but finally my friends and I agreed that we should go back. We tried to change the boat’s direction, but as soon as we changed it,the oarlock（桨架）broke. So we were unable to turn back. We had to wait for help because we couldn’t do anyth ing.
After seeing the change of the weather, we shouldn’t have continued to row, but it was too late. We regretted it. The sea changed a lot, the waves got a lot high, and the boat began to shake like a candle. One of my friends began to cry; another started to vomit. Three hours passed, and nobody came to help us. We were praying.
After long hours of waiting, two boats came to our rescue and we survived. If they hadn’t come to get us, we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece for the border was very close.
This story is the most exciting in my life because we could have died , but luck was with us and we escaped.,
32. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To tell us a scary experience at sea.
B. To tell us the weather at the seaside was changeable.
C. To tell us an unforgettable experience when swimming.
D. To tell us it is dangerous to boat at sea.
33. When did they begin to go boating in the sea?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon
C. In the evening
D. At night.
34. They were unable to turn back because_______.
A. the weather was bad for them to do so.
B. they couldn’t change the boat’s direction.
C. they could not row the boat.
D. they lost the direction
35.What they regretted was that______ when the weather changed.
A. they went camping at the seaside.
B. they went on rowing.
C. the waves got high.
D. they started too late.
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。

有两项为多余选项。

Body language is quiet, secret and the most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7%. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is saying. Arms
__36__. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of facing whatever comes your way. _37__ .If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you are unhappy.
Head
When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are monitor in your class, you can take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously.__38__
Legs
Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at an interview, try to keep them still.
Posture
A good posture makes you feel better about yourself.__39___ This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. Mouth
When you are thinking, you often purse your lips. You might also use the position to hold back all angry comment you don’t wish to show.__40__.
A. If you are feeling down, you normally don’t sit straig ht, with your shoulders inwards.
B. If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.
C. If you use their arms with big movements, most probably you are outgoing.
D. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet.
E. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you are not pleased.
F. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.
G. Don’t say too much when you are happy.
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；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty_41__left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was_42__. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers__43_money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a__44_for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He_45__as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the __46_of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “_47__it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run aw ay quickly__48__they have time to see, and you’ll __49_ out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new _50__to Jason. He thought of his bird with no__51_and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was__52_that he would not tell a lie. Though he was _53__ a poor newsboy, he had been_54__ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers_55__. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a__56_smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason__57_money because he would not tell a lie. The boy _58__at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder__59_.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his n ew__60_. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
41.A.shops B. coins C. people D. papers
42.A.open B. heavy C. pure D. weak
43.A.instead of B. in return for C. in need of D. in exchange for
44.A.cup B. card C. comb D. cake
45.A.gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up
46.A.difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret
47.A.And B. But C. For D. So
48.A.before B .since C.
though D. unless
49.A.call B. drop C. sell D. reach
50.A.edition B. idea C. policy D .task
51.A.bread B. insects C. seeds D. water
52.A.concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined
53.A.still B. already C. just D. also
54.A.taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed
55.A.at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
56.A.proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite
57.A.borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved
ughed B. shouted C. nodded D. started
59.A.bravely B. gratefully C. fondly D. lovely
60.A.duty B. business C. job D. method
第二卷
第二部分：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。

Now the traffic conditions in Dalian need ____61___ (improve). It is not difficult to find the following scenes: quite a few pedestrians (行人 ) behave as if there were no traffic rules at all and cross streets anywhere they like, even if the zebra-crossing line is just _ 62__ few meters away; some put ___63___ (them) at risk, taking shorts cuts __64___ climbing dividers in the middle of the streets; many drivers drive at considerable speed and when the light is red at the crossing, they never pause; what’s worse, there __65_____( be) some drivers driving without licenses or drink before driving, __66___ is turning the street into a bloody
battle field;
Why do they happen? In my __67___, it is due to their lack of moral duty _ _68__
the drivers ignore (忽视 ) traffic rules, and the lives of others. The result is that the traffic conditions are going from bad to ___69_____. It is high t ime that something should___70__ (do) to better our traffic conditions.
2015年9月月考高二英语答题纸
语法填空：（满分15分）
61.____________ 62 _______________
63. ___________ 64. ______________
65. ___________ 66._______________
67.____________ 68 _______________
69.____________ 70. ______________
写作:
第一部分短文改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。

请按照下列格式修改：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，从第11处不计分。

Christine was one of my best friend at high school. At that time, we often spend time together. Thank to her help, I made a great progress in my study. Last year, she decided to study abroad. In other words, we would be separated for long time. Before her leaving off, I prepared a gift to show my best wishes to him. She
said it was the best gift she has ever had. From then on, we have kept touch with each other through emails. I look forward to see her again in the near future.
第二部分书面表达（满分25分）
假定你校将举行一次成人仪式，你将作为代表发言。

请按照以下要点准备一篇发言稿：
1 过去对于成年的向往。

2 现在的感受和认识。

3将来的目标和措施。

参考：责任 responsibility n.
要求： 1. 短文词数不少于100（不含已写好的部分）；2. 可以适当增加细节使行文连贯；
3. 书写须清晰、工整；
4. 稿件中不能体现本人真实信息。

Good morning, everyone!
My topic today is “thoughts on becoming a grown-up”.
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__________ ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ __________ ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ __________ ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
__________ ___________________ Thank you for listening.
高一英语期中答案
Listening (omitted)
Reading: A:DACC B :CADD C:BDC D:BCBB
5/7: CBEGF
CLOZE: DBADB DBACB CDCAC ABACC
语法填空：
61 improving / to be improved 62. a 63. themselves 64.by 65 are 66.which 67.opinion 68.that 69.worse 70. be done
改错： friend---friends; spend—spent made a –made for long---for a long leaving off---leaving him---her has ever---had ever touch---in touch see---seeing
Writing
Good morning, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Thoughts on becoming a grow-up.”
As a child, I always hoped that I could grow up as soon as possible so that
I could have whatever I wanted and do whatever I liked. Now I’m a grown-up, but
I find things do not go as I expected. Although I can enjoy more freedom, at the same time I realize that being a grown-up not only means this, but also more responsibilities. I hope to do more for my parents and society in the future to make my life more meaningful. To reach the goal, I must first try my best to pass the college entrance examination and enter a good university.
Thank you for listening.。