【英语】江苏省宿迁市宿豫中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试

江苏省宿迁市宿豫中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
第I卷(共85分)
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节
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。

l. What relation is the woman to the man?
A. His wife.
B. His boss.
C. His workmate.
2. What do we know about James?
A. He often makes others surprised.
B. He has no patience.
C. He is often late.
3. When was the fire put out?
A. At 2 o'clock.
B. At 4 o'clock.
C. At 5 o'clock.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A painting.
B. A city view.
C. A kind of drink.
5. What do the speakers need to buy?
A. Bread.
B. Eggs.
C. Cheese.
第二节
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答6-8题。

6. How many rooms does the flat have?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
7. What does the woman think of the flat?
A. It's a bit far from her school.
B. It's a little expensive.
C. It's a bit small.
8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman will come to the house herself.
B. The woman doesn't have to pay for the heat.
C. The flat will cost the woman 350 dollars a month.
听第七段材料，回答9-11题。

9. What will the speakers probably do?
A. Go traveling.
B. Attend a meeting.
C. Prepare for a party.
10. What time can the taxi arrive at French Street?
A. At t0:40.
B. At 11:00.
C. At 11:20.
11. Who is Jim Campbell probably?
A. The woman's brother.
B. The man's assistant.
C. The speakers' neighbor.
听第八段材料，回答12-14题。

I2. How is the cinema?
A. Rather noisy.
B. Quite dirty.
C. Very hot.
13. How long did the film last?
A. For one hour and a half.
B. For two hours.
C. For three hours.
14. What does the woman think of the director?
A. The director improved the story.
B. The director made the film a bad one.
C. The director didn't try to follow the story
听第九段材料，回答15-17题。

15. How does the man feel about his present job?
A. It is boring.
B. It is challenging.
C. It is worth doing.
16. What is good about the job in the paper?
A. It has longer holidays.
B. It has extra benefits.
C. It is easier to do.
17. What does the woman think the man should do?
A. Try the new job.
B. Attend more training.
C. Keep doing his present job. 听第十段材料，回答18-20题。

18. How long does the store open a day?
A. For 13 hours.
B. For 14 hours.
C. For 15 hours.
19. What is on the fourth floor?
A. A restaurant.
B. A cinema.
C. A resting hall.
20. What percent discount can customers get if they shop here today?
A. 5%.
B. 10%,
C. 15%.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节单项选择
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. Some people argue that using _____ nature to meet our own needs may spell disaster, unless
we start to look around and understand how _____ clean environment benefits us all.
A. /; a
B. the; /
C. the; a
D. a; a
22. It’s said that the 4.7-inch screen of an iphone 6 will be a bit bigger than _____ of an iphone 5s.
A. that
B. one
C. the one
D. it
23. He asked us to_____him_____carrying through their plan.
A. assist; with
B. help; to
C. assist; in
D. help; with
24. I deeply appreciate _____ the opportunity to go abroad for further study.
A. giving
B. to be given
C. being given
D.that I have been given
25. Tom, _____ his bedroom, found in the corner of it his missing diary, which he had looked for
several days.
A. to clean
B. being cleaned
C. cleaned
D. cleaning
26. I walked up to the top of the hill with my friend, _____we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake.
A. which
B. where
C. who
D. that
27. Generally speaking, _____ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
A. when taking
B. when taken
C. when to take
D. when to be taken
28. With drink and food _____, the prisoner had to walk out of the cave where he was hiding.
A. running out of
B. ran out
C. used up
D. using up
29. Compared with me, my sister is even more _____ to, and more easily troubled by emotional
and relationship problems.
A. curious
B. addicted
C. available
D. sensitive
30. Since it is raining hard outside, I have no_____but to stay at home, watching TV.
A. achievement
B. alternative
C. advantage
D. attention
31. It is requested that the reporter_____to blame for the wrong report.
A. referring to
B. referring to as
C. referred to be
D. referred to being
32. —Peter once _____ English at Oxford University for three years and now is a speaker.
—No wonder he _____ perfect English.
A. had taught ; spoke
B. taught ; speaks
C. is teaching ; has spoken
D. has been teaching ; will speak
33. _____ yourself to your study, you could have made greater progress.
A. Should you devote
B. If you devoted
C. Had you devoted C. If you have devoted
34. —It is hard to _____ such an unpopular policy.
—I can’t agree m ore. Not many people will _____ it.
A. put up with; agree
B. push ahead with; support
C. end up with; in favor of
D. come up with; for
35. —Don’t be a slave to work, Ralph! You must take it easy sometimes.
—I can’t help it. _____.
A. Easier said than done
B. Nothing is easier than fault-finding
C. Easy come, easy go
D. Easy does it
第二节：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A little river flowed down from a high mountain far, far away through many villages and forests until it reached a desert. It then thought, “I’ve overcome countless difficulties. I should have no 36 crossing this desert!” But when 37 her journey, she found herself gradually disappearing into the sands. “Maybe I cannot reach the ocean.” she said 38 to herself.
At this time, a deep 39 came, saying, “If a breez e(微风) can cross the desert, so can a r iver. ”
It was the voice of the desert. The river replied, “That’s because a breeze can fly.”
“That’s because you 40 what you are. If you give it up, and let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the breeze, it can take you across,” said the desert.
“Give up what I am now and disappear into the breeze? No!” She could not accept this 41 . Wouldn’t it be sel f-destruction to give up what she was now?
“How do I know if this is true?” asked the little river.
“The breeze can carry the steam across the desert and the steam can 42 into rain at an/a 43 site. The rain will form a river again to continue its 44 ,” answered the desert very 45 , “whether you’re a river or invisible steam, your inner nature never 46 . You stick to the fact that you’re a river because you don’t know your nature 47 . ”
Now the little river vaguely (模糊地) 48 before she became a river, 49 was the breeze that had carried her up a high mountain, where she turned into rain and 50 onto the ground and became what she was now. Finally the river 51 her courage and rushed into the open arms of the 52 , which carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the 53 of the little river. If you want to 54 difficulties in your life, you should also have the wisdom and courage to change yourself.
Perhaps you can try asking yourself these questions: What is my inner 55 ? What is it that I stick to? And what is it that I really want?
36. A. problem B. way C. power D. time
37. A. ending B. starting C. planning D. considering
38. A. immediately B. directly C. slowly D. sadly
39. A. breeze B. desert C. voice D. rain
40. A. think of B. stick to C. take up D. refer to
41. A. order B. requirement C. idea D. trick
42. A. disappear B. change C. get D. flow
43. A. beautiful B. appropriate C. historic D. familiar
44. A. cause B. road C. route D. course
45. A. patiently B. proudly C. angrily D. aimlessly
46. A. improves B. forms C. changes D. exists
47. A. outside B. upside C. downside D. inside
48. A. understood B. realized C. found D. remembered
49. A. it B. she C. he D. which
50. A. dropped B. fell C. flew D. dived
51. A. decided B. saw C. gathered D. exposed
52. A. desert B. mountain C. breeze D. God
53. A. experience B. appearance C. performance D. style
54. A. meet B. overcome C. avoid D. refuse
55. A. thought B. course C. nature D. courage
第三部分：阅读理解(共10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 Mayor,
I would like to draw your attention to the depressing state of the environment in our city. Increased vehicles have made the air polluted. Citizens find it difficult to breathe. Dumping harmful chemicals into the river has polluted the drinking water and ground water.
All of us, as concerned citizens, have discussed these problems in various meetings. We have come up with the following proposals（提议）.
The green roads are no longer green. Many trees and bushes have been cut. We propose restricting the movement of vehicles. Besides, we should make it compulsory（强制性的）to use anti-pollution devices on all vehicles. We should also plant more plants and trees along roads.
The Bada Nadi River has become a dumping ground of harmful chemicals from some factories. These harmful chemicals have killed nearly all the life in the river and polluted our drinking water and ground water. We propose that the Bada Nadi River be declared a protected water body. All the dumping should be banned and heavy fine should be imposed on the offenders （违法者）. To tackle the problem of managing harmful waste, we propose setting up a water treatment plant so that only clean water is discharged into the river. Cleaning up the river and introducing various fishes and plants to the river will bring it back to life.
Lastly, the noise pollution caused by honking（鸣）horns and blaring loudspeakers has caused distress to one and all. Many people have suffered from noise-related illnesses. We propose a blanket ban on the use of loudspeakers. And“no horn zones”should also be declared in residential
hospitals and school areas.
I would request you to seriously consider our proposals and act accordingly.
Thank you!
Sincerely yours,
A kind-hearted citizen
56. The author wrote this letter in order to ______.
A. express his/her thanks to the mayor
B. complain about the environment
C. share his/her opinions about city life
D. make his/her suggestions on managing noise pollution
57.In order to protect the Bada Nadi River, the author suggests _______.
A. anti-pollution devices should be used on vehicles
B. planting more trees and bushes along roads
C. restricting the movement of vehicles
D. banning dumping dangerous chemicals into the river
58. The underlined word“tackle”in the fourth paragraph means“_______”.
A. put off
B. deal with
C. set up
D. turn down
B
It's a name that needs no address.Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.
So letters sent to Santa Claus find their way to the small town of the North Pole deep in Alaska，including those simply sent to st year，120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries，not including the thousands with no return addresses.
Those who have return addresses usually get a reply and a North Pole postmark（邮戳）that has delighted children all over the world for many years.They feel happy to receive Santa's reply.
Letters arrive all the year around in the town of 1,600，where streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. Around Thanksgiving，they start getting there by the thousands each day as Christmas comes. Even letters without stamps get through，an exception（例外）for the U.S. Postal Service.
“This is special because it has Santa's name on it,” said Debra Cornelius，an officer at the main post office in nearby Fairbanks，where the letters are kept during the holiday.
Gabby Gaborik is among several dozen volunteers who are busy sending off replies to children who sent return addresses.
In his 10 years as a volunteer，Gaborik has seen every kind of wish. There are children who want the latest toys they see on TV. There are children who ask for miracles（奇迹），some wanting their mother back for Christmas or their father back from Iraq，even though he died there.
Replies get a North Pole postmark，including a halfmoon drawing of Santa's face. Even late letters get a reply，Gaborik said，“It says something like ‘Thanks for writing. Santa's been really busy，’anything the children might want to hear，”he said.
59. Letters written to Santa Claus without an address can arrive at the North Pole because ____.
A．all letters without an address are sent there
B．people believe that Santa Claus lives there
C．this kind of letter is sent with a special postmark
D．streets named Santa Claus Lane can be found there
60. The underlined word “delighted” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.
A．excited B．frightened C．confused D．disappointed
61. We can know from the text that ______.
A．letters written to Santa Claus are sent free
B．Santa Claus' replies to children always arrive at Christmas
C．many children write to Santa Claus with the same purpose
D．there're thousands of letters sent to Santa Claus every month
62. What's the best title for the text?
A．Letters written to parents
B．All kinds of wishes from children
C．Letters to Santa Claus rush into Alaska
D．North Pole，Alaska，a beautiful place
C
In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Serving in restaurants is often large, too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may hav e a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either.
A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.
63.Which statement is true?
A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know.
B. A hostess always seats a small group rather than a large table.
C. American people never sit with people they don’t know.
D. American people will not smoke if the people sitting at the same table mind their smoking.
64. What is served before you order?
A. Bread.
B. Butter.
C. Coffee.
D. Cold water.
65. What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?
A. They take the food home with a “doggie bag” for their dogs.
B. They leave the food on the table and go away.
C. They take the food home with a “doggie bag” and enjoy the food later.
D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.
66. What can you learn about “tips” according to the passage?
A. Customers often add tips to their check.
B. The price of the meal usually includes the tip.
C. People are not expected to pay tips in addition.
D. Tips are supposed to be left on the table when customers leave.
D
If you're networking (建立人际关系) and nothing is happening, you might need to evaluate how you're doing it. Maybe you show up at each event and still feel challenged by the process. You aggressively talk to people, give out your cards, call endlessly to schedule an appointment but have no real success from your efforts. To help you gain a different future, here are ten habits you should avoid.
Ineffective networkers：
1. Lack patience. They expect immediate results and want business now, not tomorrow.
2. Constantly “selling” something. They see dollar signs every time they shake hands with someone.
3. Too many choices. If they offer a variety of products, they might try too hard to tell about all of them. Offering too much information sends a confusing message making it difficult for
people to send referral (指点). Opportunities are all around us but when you're networking, only focus on one.
4. Change positions too often. If they move from company to company or do something totally different, it might be difficult for people to keep up with them.
5. Lack manners and respect. They interrupt others, talk with food in their mouth, aren't very polite and appear unprofessional. They call people during dinner or on the weekends without thinking whether the occasion is suitable.
6. Distribute too many cards and sales literature. They come while loading with brochures, flyers (传单), catalogues and samples.
7. Focus on themselves. Too much self-promotion can leave the other person to feel unappreciated. Every sentence begins with “I” and is all about their business.
8. “Talking” instead of “giving”. They don't realize what other people sense when they are being very selfish. Others may think that they are being taken advantage of.
9. Lack authenticity (可靠性) and personal values. They may create unrealistic expectations and not deliver on their promises. Sometimes doing things without integrity (诚实) possibly twists the truth.
10. Poor communication and interpersonal skills. They have trouble speaking effectively, building relationships and following up.
Networking is a process that is an investment of time and money. If you find you're doing any of these habits, consider learning how to improve on these and maximize your results while networking. You'll start to get better at connecting with people and obtain more referrals.
67. This passage is meant for people who ______.
A. want to do more businesses
B. often take instead of giving
C. have poor communication and interpersonal skills
D. want to improve their interpersonal relationship
68. According to the second habit, we shouldn't ______ when we are networking.
A. sell things
B. talk about dollars
C. pay attention to money only
D. shake hands with everyone
69. When talking with others, you should ______.
A. give out your cards and brochures every now and then
B. talk about the quality of your product as much as possible
C. interrupt others when they make a mistake
D. let other people express themselves completely
70. Which of the following is NOT correct about a salesman's behavior?
A. He offers too much self-promotion during the conversation.
B. He considers carefully when he can get what he expects.
C. He only focuses on one opportunity when networking.
D. He keeps his promises and doesn't expect too much from others.
第Ⅱ卷（共35 分）
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个
．．最恰当的单词。

请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

每个空格只填1个单词。

We all need physical exercise. Exercise uses up food we eat and keeps the body energetic. It works your muscles and makes your heart work hard so as to send blood to your muscles. So, exercise makes your heart and muscles strong. Exercise also makes you feel refreshed. If you take regular exercises, you will stay happy and healthy.
Some Western countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. In the US, many people lack exercise because it is hard for them. People have to work from dawn till dusk, so they don't have time to take exercise. They work in office buildings sitting in chairs all day long in front of computers. They cannot get much exercise sitting at desk passively.
Some Westerners can get exercise walking from their homes to work. However, the majority of people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have no choice but to drive to work. In fact, some have to drive one or two hours to their offices. This is unfavorable in two ways. First, these people don't have a chance to exercise because they are sitting in their cars for two to four hours each day. Second, driving is challenging especially in rush hours and calls for too much attention. It makes a person very tired. So, when these people arrive home at night,
they don't have the desire to take exercise after work.
Today, many people in the West are overweight, which causes health problems for them. Doctors say exercise can help people both lose weight and improve their health. So many people are trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don't see a difference right away, they will be discouraged and stop exercising.
第五部分:书面表达(满分25分)
你班同学举行辩论，主题是Environment or Economy, must we choose?请将辩论情况向英语报投稿，并发表你自己的观点。

要求：1.150字左右,句首已给出，不计入总词数
2．语言连贯，不可照译
3.使用过渡语
Dear editor,
Recently our classma tes have had a heated discussion about the topic “Environment or economy, must we choose?”. Some students are in favor of the development of environment, while others put economy above environment.
（请将答案写在答题纸上）
宿豫中学2014-2015学年度上学期高二期中调研测试
英语答案
1-5 ACCAB 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 CCBCA 16-20 BABAC
21-25 AACCD 26-30 BBCDB 31-35 CBCBA
36-40 ABDCB 41-45 CBBDA 46-50 CDDAB 51-55 CCABC
56-58 BDB 59-62 DAAC 63-66 DDCD 67-70 DCDA
任务型阅读：
71. lack 72. benefits 73. energetic 74. regularly 75. improved
76. reason 77. busy 78. far 79. tired 80. lose
作文：
Dear editor,
Recently our classmates have had a heated discussion about the topic “Environment or ec onomy, must we choose?” .Some students are in favor of the development of environment, while others put economy above environment.
The students who are worried about the environment say that many plants and animals have died and fish are even given no time to lay eggs. Besides, water and air are seriously polluted, making people sick. While we damage our environment, we keep producing more and more people who need more land to live on and more food to eat.
As to the students for economy, they propose , first of all, people are more important than plants and animals. As a matter of fact, many companies and factories are very concerned about the environment and have sense of responsibility. In addition, with the development of economy, more jobs will be created.。