福建省厦门第二中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

（满分140分时间120分钟）
第一部分听力理解（共两小节。

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. What is the man doing?
A. Buying a car.
B. Waiting for the woman.
C. Parking the car.
2. What will the woman do next?
A. Buy a raincoat.
B. Get her umbrella from home.
C. Borrow the man’s
umbrella.
3. What can we know about the woman’s father?
A. He was pilot before.
B. He doesn’t work now.
C. He is a bank manager
now.
4. What is the woman doing?
A. Offering help.
B. Renting a bicycle.
C. Making an introduction.
5. What is the man worried about?
A. The match may be put off.
B. Their car may break down halfway.
C. They may not be on time for the match.
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。

听每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小
题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，第6、7题。

6. Where might the speakers be?
A. In a zoo.
B. On a mountain.
C. At home.
7. What will the speakers do tomorrow?
A. Go hunting.
B. Go hiking.
C. Go swimming.
听第7段材料，第8、9题。

8. On which floor is the Business Center located?
A. Fifth.
B. Sixth.
C. Seventh.
9. What will the man probably do next?
A. Fax a document.
B. Take the elevator.
C. Make a phone call.
听第8段材料，第10、11、12题。

10. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A travel program.
B. An outdoor activity.
C. A holiday plan.
11. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Boss and secretary.
C. Clerk and customer.
12. What do we know about the Goose and Duck?
A. It is located in central Beijing.
B. It provides round-trip transportation.
C. It will cost you too much.
听第9段材料，第13、14、15、16题。

13. Where can the students get information about their grades?
A. On the wall.
B. On the website.
C. At the teacher’s office.
14. What was the man’s average?
A. 50 percent.
B. 54 percent.
C. 55 percent.
15. What is the man worried about?
A. How to face his professor.
B. Where to get the school fees.
C. How to tell his parents about the news.
16. What does the woman suggest the man do at first?
A. Speak to the professor.
B. Take another subject.
C. Take the subject one
more time.
听第10段材料，第17、18、19、20题。

17. Who is probably the speaker?
A. An office director.
B. A customer.
C. An office clerk.
18. How long does the morning break last?
A. 45 minutes.
B. 20 minutes.
C. 15 minutes.
19. What will happen if the rules won’t be carried out strictly?
A. Customers may not be helped.
B. The salaries will decrease.
C. The clerks cannot have lunch timely.
20. What may happen according to the speaker?
A. Clerks may be fired.
B. Timecards may be used.
C. Break time may be
reduced.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. —I hear that Bai Shan can't afford his schooling this fall.
— ________，let's do something for him.
A. If so
B. Where possible
C. When necessary
D. What a shame
22. __________ in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the
local police.
A. Having lost
B. Lost
C. Being lost
D. Losing
23. People all over the world are kept _____ of what is happening immediately by
means of the Internet.
A. suspected
B. convinced
C. approved
D. informed
24._____ I saw him，I knew he was the man the police were looking for.
A. Before
B. While
C. The instant
D. Immediate
25. Experiment after experiment, they tried to get enough evidence and ______ data（数
据）needed to solve the technical problem.
A. accurate
B. concise
C. cautious
D. constant
26. The doctor examined those_________ the strange disease and drew a conclusion
that the water was to blame.
A. exposing to
B. to expose to
C. being exposed to
D. exposed to
27. It’s helpful to put children in a situation _______ they can see themselves
differently.
A. which
B. where
C. when D．that
28. Not only_______ the food in the restaurant, he also refused to pay for it.
A. he complained about
B. he was complained about
C. did he complain about
D. was he complained about
29. ________ your leg seriously injured, you have no choice but to lie in bed.
A. As
B. Because
C. With
D. Since
30. At the meeting, the president of the company demanded that all the information
___________ at once.
A. updated
B. be updated
C. update C. being updated
31. The chief editor may be too busy to see you so you’d better make a(n) ___________
in advance if you want to see him.
A. adjustment
B. impression
C. motivation
D.
appointment
32. After half an hour’s drive, they arrived at ___________ looked like a church.
A. where
B. that
C. what
D. which
33._________ at the door before entering, please.
A. Knocked
B. To knock
C. Knocking D．Knock
34. The house caught fire last night. I believe it was not done by accident but _____.
A. deliberately
B. carelessly
C. originally
D. temporarily
35.On the National Day，up ___________ into the air. Then the crowd cheered.
A. went the balloons
B. the balloons went
C. go the balloons
D. did the
balloons go
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Now,” Mrs Virginia De View said，smiling，“we are going to discover our professions.” The class
seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions？We were only 13 and 14 years old！
The teacher must
be36. “Yes，you will all be searching for your future 37. Each of you will have to 38
someone in your field，plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class，Virginia De View reminded us about this. Finally，I picked print journalism. This 39I had to go to interview a true blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I
sat down in front of him 40able to speak. He looked at me and said，“Did you bring a pencil or
pen？”
I shook my head.
“How about some 41？”
I shook my head again.
Finally，I thought he realized I was 42，and I got my first big tip as a 43“Never，never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you'll run into.” After a few days，I gave my oral report totally from 44in class，I got an A on the entire project.
Years later，I was in college looking around for a new career，but with no success. Then I 45Virginia De View and my desire at 13 to be a journalist.
And I called my parents. They didn't 46me. They just reminded me how
competitive the field was and 47all my life I had run
away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me；it was in my blood.48gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49.
For the past 12 years，I've had the most satisfying reporting career，50stories from murders to
airplane crashes and 51choosing my strongest area.52I went to pick up my phone one
day，an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 53 Virginia De
View，I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54all the time:“How did you pick journalism?”
“Well，you see，there was a teacher ...” I always start out. I just wish I could 55 her.
36. A. good B.mad C. careless D. curious
37. A. university B. family C. professions D. life
38. A. interview B. find out C. admire D. learn from
39. A. expressed B. ordered C. expected D. meant
40. A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. eagerly
41. A. drink B. newspapers C. preparations D. paper
42. A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry
43. A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer
44. A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory
45. A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited
46. A. answer B. promise C. stop D.
persuade
47. A. how B. whether C. why D.
when
48. A. It B. Virginia De View C. My parents D.
My oral report
49. A. breaking in B. getting down C. falling off D.
going on
50. A. making up B. listening to C. covering D.
writing
51. A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D.
above all
52. A. When B.As long as C.Once
D.On condition
53. A. for B. with C. of D. to
54. A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D.
asked
55. A. respect B. support C. thank D.
favor
第三部分阅读理解（共19小题；每小题2分，满分38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，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。

A
One night, as Diaz stepped off the train and onto a nearby empty platform, a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife.
“He wanted my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, ‘Here you go ’” Diaz says.
As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you’re going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm.”
The robb er looked at him puzzled, saying, “Why are you doing this?”
Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then you must really need the money. I mean, all I wanted to do was to get a dinner and if you really want to join me…..”
Diaz says he and the teen went into a diner and sat in a booth.
“The manager comes by, the dishwashers come by, the waiters come by to say hi,”
Diaz says.
The kid said, “You know everybody here. Do you own this place?”
“No, I just eat here a lot,” Diaz said. “But you’re even nice to the dishwasher,” he said.
Diaz replied, “Well, haven’t you been taught you should be nice to everybody?”
“Yeah, but I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teen said.
When the bill arrived, Diaz said, “You’re going to have to pay for this bill because you have my money and I can’t pay for this. So if you give me my wallet back, I’ll gladly treat you.”
The teen returned it immediately. “I gave him $20…. I figure maybe it’ll help him.” Diaz says he asked for something in return--- the teen’s knife--- “and he gave it to me.”Afterwards, when Diaz told his mother what happened, she said, “You’re the type of kid that if someone asked you for the time, you gave them your watch.”
“I figure, you know, if you trea t people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It’s as simple as it gets in this complicated world.”
56. What did Diaz do to the teen?
A. He gave the teen a new wallet
B. He treated the teen to dinner
C. He gave his coat to the teen
D. He bought the teen’s knife
57. From the passage we can infer that the boy _______.
A. expressed his gratitude for Diaz’s kindness
B. gave up the idea of robbing in the end
C. wasn’t taught how to be nice to everybody
D. gave the knife to Diaz in return for his forgiveness
58. As for what Diaz did, his mother showed an attitude of _______.
A. anger
B. concern
C. criticism
D. praise
59. By telling the story of Diaz, the author intends to tell us ______.
A. to keep calm in danger
B. not to go out alone at night
C. to treat others kindly
D. not to harm others on purpose
B
Jon Stewart Name the Most Influential Man of the 2010
Today, the United States. This weekend, Washington D. C. In a poll of more than half a million readers, the online magazine AskMen has voted Jon Stewart the most influential man of 2010. It was announced on Tuesday.
The distinction(荣誉) arrives only days ahead of this weekend’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” being organized by the Daily S how host and his Comedy Central colleague, Stephen Collbert , in the nation’s capital.
As for his influence, AskMen says, “Despite his enemies, Stewart’s acerbic(尖刻) draw the audiences who look to the funny man as a voice of reason. Stewart’s show was once regarded as the “fake news”, but these days it has become our youth’s most trusted source of information.
Stewart, 47, heads AskMen’s top 5 list, which also include Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Steve Jobs, and musician Kanye West.
Also notable about the list is the ranking of President Barack Obama, who came in No.1 in 2008, slipped to No.3 last year, and now No.21.
“Nearly two years into the presidency, Barack Obama’s rallying cry(战斗口号) of “Yes we can” is starting to look like a bitter joke,” says the site. “American’s chief executive has faced one huge roadblock after another as he’s attempted to get the country bac k on its feet.
60.Where did the vote take place?
A. On the net.
B. In the National Mall.
C. In a newspaper.
D. In the
Whitehouse.
61. Where will this weekend’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” be held?
A. In New York City.
B. In San Francisco.
C. In Washington
D.C.. D.
In Chicago.
62. Who lines three in the ranking put forward by AskMen?
A. Obama
B. Bill Gates
C. Mark Zuckerberg
D. Steve Jobs
C
Britain is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons（利弊）.
Good News
Free museums. No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities.
Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival （与…相比）the US on this score. Black cabs. London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at
weekend or night.
Choice of food. Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants. Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivinne
Westwood, Alexander Mc Queen; street style are just loved, too.
Bad News
Poor service. “ It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have
exp erienced.” says Professor Tong Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research
Center.
Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the
over-crowded London tube is inexplicably popular.
Lack of language. Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in
the tourist traps.
Rain. Still in the number one complain.
No air-conditioning. So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.
Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.
Licensing hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”.
63. What do tourists complain most?
A. Poor service.
B. Poor public transport
C. Rain
D. Overpriced
hotels
64. What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through the passage?
A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.
B. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.
C. Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.
D. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.
65. When is alcohol not able to get?
A. at 9:00 pm
B. at 10:00 pm
C. 11:00 pm
D. at 12:00 pm
66. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. You have to pay to visit the museums.
B. It’s very cheap to travel by taxi
there.
C. You can not find Chinese food there.
D. The public transport is poor there.
D
A nosebleed can be frightening to get or see，but try to stay calm. Most nosebleeds look
much worse
than they really are. Almost all nosebleeds can be treated at home.
If you get a nosebleed，sit down and lean slightly forward. Keeping your head above your heart will
make your nose bleed less. Lean forwards so that the blood will flow out of your nose instead of down
the back of your throat. If you lean back，you may swallow the blood. This can make you
uncomfortable.
Use your thumb and index fingers to press together the soft part of your nose. Keep holding your nose
until the bleeding stops. Don't let go for at least 5 minutes. If it's still bleeding after that，hold it again
for 10 minutes straight. You can also place an ice pack across the toe of your nose.
Once the bleeding
stops，don't do anything that may make it start again，such as bending over or blowing your nose.
The most common causes of nosebleeds are dryness (often caused by indoor heat in the winter) and
nose picking. These two things work together — nose picking occurs more often when the liquid in the
nose is dry. Other，less common causes include injuries，colds or cocaine use. Children may stick small
objects up their nose. Old people may have infections or high blood pressure. The cause of nosebleeds
is often unknown.
Most nosebleeds aren't serious. They occur in the front part of the nose and stop in a few minutes.
A few nosebleeds start in large vessels (血管) in the back of the nose，which can be
dangerous. They
may occur after an injury. This type of nosebleed is more common in the elderly and is often due to
high blood pressure，daily aspirin use or bleeding disorders.
67.According to the text，nosebleeds .
A. are not frightening to get or see
B. are usually not serious and can be cured with the right method at home
C. must be treated by doctors in the hospital
D. aren't dangerous at all
68.Which of the following is NOT the right way to treat nosebleeds？
A. Cool your nose with ice or other cold things.
B. Press your nose slightly with your fingers.
C. Lean backwards to slow down the flow of flood.
D. Lean your head forwards, just above your chest.
69.What's the main idea of Paragraph 4？
A. Nosebleeds are caused by some diseases.
B. Nosebleeds are caused by the dry
weather.
C. Your nose may be infected.
D. The causes of nosebleed.
70.When does nose picking often cause nosebleeds？
A. When your nose feels dry.
B. When you have a cold.
C. When you have a headache.
D. When the liquid in your nose is wet.
71.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A. It may be more dangerous if the back part of your nose bleeds.
B. Nosebleeds can cause the disease related to blood pressure in older people.
C. Nosebleeds occur to kids because of infections.
D. Many nosebleeds are not as serious as they look.
E
Chua stirs debate
A NEW book about Chinese style tough parenting (严厉管教) has caused debate in the
US.
Amy Chua，the author of the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese American professor at Yale Law School. She is also a mother of two.
Chua describes the child-rearing (养育) methods she used with her daughters. She said that they “would seem unimaginable to Westerners”.
Chua sets strict standards for her daughters. For example, in school they weren't allowed to make grades lower than As. They had to play piano or violin and practice hours a day. There were no sleepovers (在别人家过夜)，play dates or TV.
There has been wide criticism (批评) of Chua's book in the US. “It's kind of extreme，” Jeffrey Seinfeld，a professor at New York University，told the Los Angles Times.“... standards (of parenting) need to be realistic and tailored to each child. Children need parents who can guide them，not force them to do things they're probably not interested
in.”
Now the criticism seems to have spread to China. Sun Yunxiao，an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his concerns. He argued that Chua's method of parenting would limit children from reaching their full potential.
“Some Chinese parents do focus on test scores and good degree,” Sun said.“But what gets sacrificed along the way is their kids' capacity (能力) fully to develop and to enjoy life.”
While critics might sympathize with kids who experience this parenting style，some young people quite appreciate it.“I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said 17-year-old Li Ao，a Senior 3 student at Qingdao No 2 High School. “A ‘tiger mother’ is there to help her kids work hard.”
Others think that Chua has a point when it comes to setting challenging goals for kids. “It's crucial for children,” according to Abigail Gewirtz，a professor of family social science at the University of Minnesota. She told CNN:“Honestly，kids need to be pushed sometimes. If you push a kid to do well, and they're good at it，they benefit. It's good to have high expectations.”
72.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？
A. Most children don't need strict standards to do well.
B. Chua's educating method is widely accepted in China.
C. Supporters of Amy Chua believe in high expectations.
D. Most children welcome challenging goals.
73.The underlined word “sympathize with” could be replaced by.
A. support
B. respect
C. relate to
D. feel sorry for
74.Which of the following statements might Jeffrey Seinfeld agree with？
A. Children need to be pushed to succeed.
B. The “tiger mother” is no longer popular in American society.
C. Parents should take their children into account when they give them guidance.
D. Extreme parenting produces children who do not know themselves when grown up.
第Ⅱ卷非选择题(共四节满分37分)
第一节选词填空（每小题1分，共7分）（注意：把答案填写在答题卷上，只填写相应的字母序号）根据所提供的语境从方框中选择正确的短语填空，使句子意思完整（其中有两个多余选项）
学校 班级 考号 姓名__________________________ ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆装◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆订◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆线◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
75. The old lady ___________ the young man _______ stealing her money. 76. I can ’t _______________________ my work with all that noise going on. 77. After graduating from a medical college, Jane________ her job as a doctor in her hometown. 78. It _______________ to me where you come from 79. You ’d better put things back ____________. Otherwise, it will be difficult to find them. 80. This machine helps you to _________ more juice ________ of the orange. 81. The leaves were __________________into the air by the wind.
厦门二中2012-2013学年度第一学期高二年段英语科期中考答题卷第Ⅱ卷非选择题(共四节满分37分)
第一节选词填空（每小题1分，共7分）（注意：只填写相应的字母序号）75. _____ 76. _____77. _____ 78. ______79. ______ 80. ______ 81. ______
第二节短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当
英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。

所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Zhou Yang is offered his first job as a journalist at a popular
English newspaper, but he can’t go out to c________ a story on his 82.____________
own until he is more e_________. From his new boss, Zhou Yang 83.____________
knows more about what to do.
Though he is interested in photography, he doesn’t have to take a
camera with him. He will find his __________( 同事) are very helpful. 84. ____________
A _______ (专业的)photographer will be with him to take 85. ____________
photos. Zhou Yang knows that a journalist needs to be c________, 86. ____________
that is to say, a good journalist must have a good nose _____ a story. 87. ____________
Zhou Yang should listen carefully and ______(与此同时) he has 88. ____________
to prepare the next question depending on ______ the person says. 89. ____________
Journalists sometimes use a small r_________ to get all the 90. ____________
facts straight if the person being ___________(采访)agrees. 91. ____________
That is the trick of the trade.
第三节根据汉语意思完成下列句子（每空0.5分，共6分）
92.你只有提出了许多不同的问题之后才有可能获得你需要知道的信息。

Only if you ask many different questions ________ _______ __________all
the
information you need to know.
93. 一位足球运动员被控受贿，故意不进球，好让另一队赢球。

A footballer was accused of getting money for ________________ not scoring goals ______ __________ __________ let the other team win.
94. 马上送患者看医生或者去医院，这是至关重要的。

It is _____________ to get the _____________ to the doctors or hospital at once. 95. 约翰的迅速反应和急救知识救了思莱德女士的命。

It was John’s _______ _________ and _______________ of first aid that save Slade’s life!
第四节书面表达（共14分）
昨天下午你到越秀公园游玩，刚好看到—个救人的过程。

请根据下面所拍下的几幅照片，
用英语写—篇新闻报导，寄给“英文早报”。

词数：120个左右
注意：1．标题已为你写好。

2．最后一幅照片因底片曝光，请自行补充合理的情节，使报导完整。

3. 保持卷面整洁，书写规范、清晰。

Heroic Teenager Saved 5-year-old girl
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厦门二中2014-2015学年度第一学期高二年段英语科期中考试题
答案
第一部分听力理解（共两小节。

满分30分）
1-5CBBBC 6-10 BBBCC 11-15 ABABC 16-20 AACAB
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 ABDCA 26-30 DBCCB 31-35 DCDAA
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，，满分20分）
36-40 BCADA 41-45 DCBDC 46-50 CAADC 51-55 BAADC
第三节根据汉语意思完成下列句子
92.你只有提出了许多不同的问题之后才有可能获得你需要知道的信息。

Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.
93.一位足球运动员被控受贿，故意不进球，好让另一队赢球。

A footballer was accused of getting money for deliberately not scoring goals
so as to let the other team win.
94. 马上送患者看医生或者去医院，这是至关重要的。

It is vital to get the victim to the doctors or hospital at once.
95. 约翰的迅速反应和急救知识救了思莱德女士的命。

It was John’s quick action and knowledge of first aid that save Slade’s life!第四节书面表达（共20分）。