贵州省贞丰中学高二英语上学期期中试题

贵州省贞丰中学2015-2016学年度第一学期半期考试
高二年级英语试卷
满分：120分考试时间：100分钟
注意事项：
1.答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
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第I卷
一、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）
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
A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. To this effect he tells the following simple story.
An ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant, almost exhausted, was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity the bird threw her a blade(叶片) of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus she reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass she heard a man approaching. He was walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove he wished to kill her, and he would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, therefore we should _______.
A. help others as much as we can
B. help those who may be useful to us
C. get as much help as possible
D. help others in order to keep alive
2. An ant fell in the stream and could not reach the bank ________.
A. because she did not try hard
B. because she tried too hard
C. because she did not cry for help
D. no matter how hard she tried
3. The ant fina lly got on the side _______.
A. when the water pushed her
B. with the help of a blade of grass given by a dove
C. with the help of a piece of wood
D. when the dove reached out a leg for her
4. According to the passage, which of the following does the author express?
A. the dove was quite brave
B. the ant’s cleverness
C. how an ant saved a bird
D. that even the small can help the great
B
As you research music, you will find music that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of inter esting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.
Music is an expression of the people. As you research, you will find music of people at work and play. You will find music expressing love of the country, love of nature, and love of home.
Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家).The composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.
Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.
5.In the first paragraph, the author tells us to________.
A. find entertainment (娱乐) in music.
B. be friendly to music.
C. express your feelings in music
D. discover the things and places in music
6.From the second paragraph, we know that_________.
A. if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home
B. music sings of the country, nature and home
C. you may listen to music at work or at play
D. music can express how people live, work and think
7.By means of music, the composer wishes that__________.
A. you would study with them
B. you would share his feelings and ideas
C. you would express your own feelings
D. you help discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression
8.The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible__________.
A. the music can express actions and feeling at the same time.
B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places.
C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music at the same time
D. that people of different time and places can get together
C
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I
ask “How can I g et to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’
t have names; In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street
names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner.
Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit mark et. The post office is across from the
bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There
are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings
within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know”is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
9. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.
A. describe the place carefully
B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets
D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
10. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York.
B. Los Angeles.
C. Kansas.
D. Iowa.
11. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.
A. in order to save time
B. Los Angeles.
C. so as to be polite
D. for fun
12. What can we infer from th e text?
A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
D
Travel Tips fr om the Budget Traveler
Plan in advance.
Passengers planning to travel by plane or train should buy their tickets at least one week before the trip. You can save money that way. There are often special airfares and
rail fares if you buy your ticket more than 7 days or 14 days in advance.
Shop around.
Not all travel agencies or airlines change the same amount of money for airline tickets to the same place. It’s a good idea to call several different places to get the best deal. Sometimes you can find really good flight prices on the Internet.
Stay over a Saturday night.
Some airlines offer low airfares if you stay over a Saturday night. This is because they want to attract the pleasure travelers. Pleasure travelers are usually able to stay over on a Saturday night. Business travelers usually want to be home with their families on Saturday nights.
Take a boat.
For some destinations, traveling by plane is not the only choice available. Most people travel from Japan to Korea or China, for example, by plane. This is because plane travel is quick and convenient. But you can make the journey by boat, instead. It takes more time, of course, but there are usually cheap deals for boat passengers—and you have lots of time to enjoy the journey.
Travel with a friend or in a group.
Traveling in a group is often a good way to save money. If you travel in a group of 10 or more, you can usually get a good deal from airlines. Also, when you rent a car, you can share the cost instead of paying for it yourself. In addition, sharing with another traveler can help get a cheap room price at a hotel.
Join a Frequent Travel Program.
Many airlines offer special programs for regular travelers. These are called “Frequent Travel Programs” or “Frequent Flyer Programs”. Every time you take their plane, you get points. When you have enough points, you can get free flights from the airline.
13. A cheaper air ticket may be got by all of the following means EXCEPT ______.
A. trying different travel agencies and airlines
B. buying a ticket ahead of time
C. buying a ticket on line
D. shopping around the city
14. To get a cheap deal on a flight, which of these trips should you choose?
A. Leave on Thursday and return on Sunday afternoon.
B. Leave on Monday and return on Wednesday.
C. Leave on Wednesday and return on Saturday morning.
D. Leave on Friday and return on Saturday night.
15. The writer suggests taking a boat from Japan to Korea mainly because ______.
A. it’s comfortable to take a boat
B. the scenery on the sea is beautiful
C. it’s cheap and you can enjoy the journey
D. it is not far from Japan to Korea
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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Want to make a serious change in your health? 16 It might sound extreme because this diet excludes any foods that come from animals like dairy and meat products and all foods that are cooked at temperatures above 46 degrees Celsius. Essentially, the raw vegan diet focuses on raw plants,and there are good reasons why it’s quite popular these days.
Raw foodists believe that cooking food destroys important micronutrients(微量营养物）.
17 A raw piece of broccoli(西兰花）is much healthier than a carrot that has been fried or boiled at a high temperature. Raw foodists believe that cooking food at high temperatures causes the addiction of harmful chemicals, such as carcinogens that can cause cancer. 18 Meat can be high in fat, usually contains chemicals and hormones, can be hard to digest, and so on. One raw foodist from New York City says that changing to a raw vegan diet has made a huge difference in his health, “I feel better, I don’t get sick as much , and I have a lot more energy.”
Another reason to raw vegan is for the environment. 19 Meat production has been a huge problem for the environment, too. It is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions, along with cars and air conditioning. 20 Users talk about how they feel close to the Earth when consuming only raw materials. There is one health drawback to the diet, which is that it does not provide enough vitamin B12, calcium, and so on . This is easily remedied with diet supplements, though. The raw vegan diet may be the healthy choice of
the future.
A.Health concerns that come with eating meat are commonly known.
B.Maybe it’s time to think about the raw vegan(素食）diet.
C.Then there is the spiritual side to the diet.
D.They can nourish (滋养）people and prevent illnesses.
E.Cooking usually uses fossil fuels and creates pollution.
F.However ,it appears to depend on the type of meat eaten, as well as the cooking method.
G.Some may not be accustomed to the raw vegan diet.
第二部分英语知识运用（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）
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。

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 21, but I always knew he was 22 . He never criticized us, but used 23 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 24 as a child I said something 25 about somebody, and my father said, “ 26 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 27 people, I would get the best 28. From then on I’ve always tried to 29 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 30 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 31 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 32 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway(影响） me from my decision, 33 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 34 me to go into law. And I’ve 35 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 36 I didn’t pursue my 37. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 38 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 39 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 40 me.
21. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
22. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
23. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
24. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
25. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
26. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
27. A. on B. in C. at D. about
28. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
29. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
30. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
31. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
32. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
33. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
34. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
35. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
36. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
37. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
38. A. this B. he C. it D. that
39. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
40. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. Raised
第II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）
阅读下列短文，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

每空不得多于三个单词，出现拼写，大小写，词性错误都不给分。

People 41 (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages 42 the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 43 five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 44 these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 45 you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 46 (big). Read as many
books as we can. There are a lot of books 47 (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 48 new word, look it 49 in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 50 (much) useful book.
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，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，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Many years ago, there was a man was called John. He lived a small house with some big trees near a river. One day , he thought, “if I cut the trees down, I can build new house.”And the tomorrow day, he began the work. A few days later, a nicer and large house was built, but one evening after he build his new house, there came a heavy wind, and it blew his new house over. Mr John didn’t know what it had happened. He said to himself, “ If I had cut down the trees, I would have had a small house to live in . But now a new house means not house to me.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
暑假即将来临，你班同学讨论了假期计划，提出了不同看法。

请根据提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文，并谈谈你的看法。

优点缺点
呆在家中花钱少，舒适方便不能亲身了解外界
外出旅游增长知识，开阔眼界花费多，旅途不便
注意：1.词数 100 左右（不含已给出部分）。

2.短文须包括表中所列要点
3.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

4.参考词汇：眼界----horizon（或 view）
The summer holiday is coming. Our class have had a discussion about what to do during the
holiday.______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________
贵州省贞丰中学2015-2016学年度第一学期半期考试
高二年级英语试卷
一.阅读理解
1-4 ADBD 5－8 A B B A
9-12 DBCA 13-15 DAC 16-20 BDAEC
二．完形填空
21---25 CCACB 26---30 CBDDA 31---35 ADBCA 36---40 BDCBD
三．语法填空
41 living42 in 43 or/to 44 all 45 Before 46 bigger 47 written 48 a 4
9 up 50 most
四．改错：1. 去掉第二个was 或man 后加who . 2.lived 后加 in 3. new前加a.
4.tomorrow 改为 next
5. large 改为 larger
6. build 改为 built
7. heavy 改为 strong.
8.what 改为 why 9.第一个had 后加not 10. not 改为 no
五．书面表达参考答案:
The summer holiday is coming. Our class have had a discussion about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favour of staying at home. They think it's both convenient and comfortable. What's more, they can save money for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.
However, others prefer to go out for travelling since it can increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while travelling.
In my opinion, it would be much better to stay at home, for I can do what I like, such as reading books, watching TV, and helping my parents with the housework。