三明二中2015-2016学年第二学期高二阶段(2)考试_英语试卷

三明二中2015-2016学年第二学期阶段（2）考试
高二英语试题
(考试时间:2016年5月5日下午 3:00—5:00 命题人:黄晓明审核人:陈红梅) 注意事项：
1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），共9页，满分150分
2.答题前，考生务必先将答题卷上的年段、原班级、原座号、姓名、准考证号、考试座位号用黑色字迹签
字笔填写清楚；
3.请严格按照答题卷上题号在相应答题区内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题、草稿纸上答题
无效。

第I卷（选择题共100分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，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’s the boy doing?
A. He is studying.
B. He is sleeping.
C. He is watching TV.
2. What does the man mean?
A. He is unhappy about the woman’s being late.
B. He came here 10 minutes later than the woman.
C. He has been here for only 10 minutes.
3. What can we know about the conversation?
A. The woman will go on a business trip.
B. The man will pay the bills in three days.
C. The woman doesn’t like to pay the bills.
4. Why does the man refuse to talk to Jim again?
A. Jim isn’t his friend.
B. Jim has spoken ill of him.
C. Jim has made fun of him.
5. Who was learning Chinese at the theater last night?
A. Bill
B. Sarah.
C. Mark.
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。

听每段对话或独白前，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，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the matter with the boy?
A. He doesn’t want to go to school.
B. He has got a stomachache.
C. He has got a fever.
7. What is the season now?
A. Spring.
B. Autumn.
C. Winter
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How many universities has the man applied to?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four
9. Which school did the woman’s father graduate from?
A. Columbia University.
B. New York University.
C. Michigan University.
10. What does the woman want to be in the future?
A. A lawyer
B. A doctor.
C. A reporter
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How often does the man go swimming in summer?
A. Nearly every day.
B. About three times a week.
C. About three times a month.
12. What does the man feel pity for?
A. He has no good friend.
B. The woman doesn’t like to play with him.
C. He can’t find somebody to do sports together.
13. What will the man do tomorrow morning?
A. Attend an English class.
B. Play basketball.
C. Meet an English friend
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a store.
B. In a museum.
C. In a hotel.
15. What birthday present does the man usually give his wife?
A. Pearl necklaces.
B. Flowers.
C. Beautiful dresses.
16. How much should the man pay at last?
A. 800 yuan.
B. 640 yuan
C. 160 yuan.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When might Trudy’s mom go home?
A. At about 11:00 am.
B. At about 3:00 pm.
C. At about 7:00 pm
18. Who has lost some stamps?
A. Felix.
B. Trudy.
C. Joyce
19. Where does Mr. Latimer come from?
A. New Zealand.
B. America.
C. Australia.
20. What is Fed Ex’s number?
A. 555-844-9122.
B. 555-844-9112
C. 555-844-9922
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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。

A
At the age of ten, my parents thought that I should learn to play an instrument. They chose guitar lessons for me. I had no interest in playing it. All that I wanted to do was to improve my soccer skills. However, my parents believed that playing soccer was a waste of my valuable time. They thought I should use the time to focus on school and develop my brain by taking on a difficult task, such as learning to play music.
However, since the first day of the lessons, I disliked the guitar. While learning to play the guitar, I just wanted to play soccer as much as I could. But what could a ten-year-old do when his parents said they would punish him if he didn’t do what they told him to do?
Even though I loathed the guitar lessons with all my heart, I went to the guitar teacher week after week. And week after week, I would come back and be tired of the lessons and of the practice hours required.
After wasting a year of my life learning how to play the guitar, I still had not made much progress. My parents began to realize that I was not born to play the guitar and that I was not having fun trying to learn, either. They finally understood how much I wanted to play soccer. So after one bad year, my parents called the guitar teacher and told him I would no longer take guitar lessons.
I was very happy. Now I play soccer every day and I play it very well. I do think parents should let their children do what they’re good at and what they truly love.
21. The writer took guitar lessons because ________.
A. he was afraid of being punished
B. he wanted to learn an instrument
C. he had too much free time to kill
D. he thought he would love playing the guitar
22. The underlined word “loathed” in Paragraph 3 may probably replaced by ________.
A. forgot
B. disliked
C. learned
D. improved
23. At the end of the passage, the writer shows that _________.
A. playing sports is more important than playing an instrument
B. we’ll finally fall in love with something we hate at first
C. parents should let their children do what they really love
D. children should know what they’re really good at
B
“Hello” is a relatively new greeting. It first appeared sometime in the mid-1800s, but many people would not have dreamed of using it. “Hello” was considered a very impolite way to greet someone. Instead, people used formal expressions like “How do you do?”
Back then, there were several words that sounded like “hello,” but they were used to get someone’s attention or to express surprise. For example, if you caught your little brother stealing your snack, you might have said, “Halloa there! Stop eating my cheese!” If you found a fly in your soup, you might have shouted, “Hullo! How did that get in there?”
Everything started to change in 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The first telephones didn’t have numbers you could dial, nor did they have bells or ringers. Instead, your telephone sent signals along telephone lines to a central office where an operator would answer by saying something like “Are you there, sir?” or “What is wanted?” The operator would then connect your phone to the phone of the person you wanted to reach. There was just one small problem: Since telephones didn’t ring, how would the person you were calling know that you were “on the line”? The answer is you would yell into your phone and hope someone on the other end heard you. But what would you yell? And what would the person you were calling say when they were going to answer? Bell suggested “Ahoy! Ahoy!” but it didn’t catch on. Then the famous inventor Thomas Edison suggested the word hello. That caught on right away.
“Hello” became so popular that by 1878 telephone operators were required to use it. In fact, operators received the nickname (绰号) “Hello Girls.” Soon, “hello” became not just the standard way to answer the phone, but an accepted way to greet people in person.
24. Why was “hello” seldom used when it first appeared?
A. It was too informal.
B. It was hard to pronounce.
C. It was considered to be rude.
D. There were other words like “hello”.
25. “Hullo” was used to show something _________.
A. interesting
B. exciting
C. boring
D. unexpected
26. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _________.
A. how “hello” was used to answer the telephone
B. the friendship between Bell and Edison
C. the invention of the telephone
D. how the telephone improved
27. We can infer from the text that _________.
A. “hello” got popular as soon as the telephone was invented
B. the telephone has changed the way people speak
C. people liked simple expressions like “hello”
D. Bell advised girls to use “hello”
C
I have an uncle who is pushing ninety years old. He still gets up early, gets dressed, and goes to work every day, and often on weekends. He doesn’t do it for the money; he’s covered in that department. He simply loves what he does so much that retirement has never entered his vocabulary. He owns his own business, even now that he’s hired a partner. Actually, work gives some seniors structure for their lives and purpose. Asking them to hang it all up is like asking them to cut off an arm. The good news is that people who choose not to retire may e nd up better off in many ways. Here are a few “he alth benefits” for you.
■Better Emotional Health
Besides the benefit of being physically healthy, work can give you an outlet to help you deal with everything from the sorrow of losing your spouse, to the depression that comes from feeling useless or lonely. If your identity is tied up in the work you do, losing that can bring on severe depression, even if you pursue other fun things in your retirement. Continuing to work may keep you emotionally healthier than retiring would.
■Better Financial Health
Working longer equals more money. While you may have to work longer if you aren’t financially prepared for retirement, choosing to work longer allows you to build up an even bigger nest egg. This is money that can be left to your children and grandchildren, donated to charity, used if you eventually decide to retire, or saved for serious health problems.
■Better Social Health
When people retire, they often have to look for new social groups, since they get cut off from their primary groups at work. They go to classes, or church, or join group activities in an effort to connect socially. Some people just aren’t up to this sort of thing, and instead end up isolated(隔离) in their retirement. If you don’t retire, you keep your social groups, and it’s easier to organize lunch outings or
work parties.
28. The author uses his uncle as an example to make us believe that _________.
A. retirement makes ninety-year-old people look younger
B. retired people’s vocabulary is always larger
C. not retiring will make many people live better
D. retired people can manage a business, too
29. The biggest challenge that retired people fight against emotionally is that they can’t _________.
A. be useful or find anyone to spend time with
B. keep physically and mentally healthy as usual
C. get over severe depression and tiring work
D. deal with the balance between work and life
30. The underlined phrase “nest egg” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to __________.
A. an organization built for your children and grandchildren
B. a health problem that makes retired people spend a lot of money
C. a charity only taking in money donated by retired people
D. a sum of money saved or kept for a special purpose
31. Why do retired people sometimes become unsocial?
A. They go to classes or churches after they retire.
B. They refuse to join lunch outings or work parties.
C. They don’t like to look for new social groups.
D. Their primary groups don’t like older people.
D
It is easy as a parent to get into the habit of calling your children names. Often these names are used as terms of love, but can still be damaging. Calling a child a little brat(顽童) or a booger can subconsciously(下意思地) convince them that they are those things. This can hurt their self-image and self-esteem. As a parent it is important to only use terms of love that can’ t be misconstrued by the child, such as sweetheart, darling, love, etc. or simply use their name.
It is important for children to improve and to know when they have done something wrong. If they are not corrected, they will continue to do things improperly. However, when a child faces criticism regularly, it becomes extremely natural for them to start criticizing themselves. As a parent, you should correct, not criticize your child. When pointing out things they have done wrong, or that need improvement, you should also point out good things. A child who never hears anything good about himself or his actions will eventually start to believe that there is nothing good about himself.
Children need to have their parents giving them attention every day. It is so easy to just let your children entertain themselves with books, television, video games, the computer, etc. It is possible to go a whole day without any kind of meaningful conversation between child and parent. Children who are not getting the attention they require from a parent will often stop doing school work, get in trouble, or find few positive friends. It is important to remember to make real efforts to have conversations about likes, dislikes, dreams, fears, friendships, morals (道德), etc. daily, so that a child knows he can talk to you, interrupt you if necessary, etc.
The parent child relationship is one of the most important relationships a child has. As a parent, you should continually try to improve your parenting, and help your children to love themselves, and believe they have worth. If they do, they will go further, and be more successful in every aspect of their life. If you don’t, your child may face some real struggles that could have been easily avoided.
32. The underlined word “misconstrued” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A. purchased.
B. misunderstood.
C. constructed.
D. formed.
33. When a child does something wrong, parents ought to _________.
A. criticize themselves.
B. improve themselves.
C. criticize the child about it.
D. help him correct his mistakes.
34.What do children value most according to Paragraph 3?
A. Video games.
B. Their school work.
C. Their parents’ attention.
D. Conversations with friends.
35. In the last paragraph, the author advises readers to _________.
A. improve their parenting.
B. realize their own dreams.
C. spend quality time with children.
D. balance their praise and criticism.
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。

How to Make Small Talk
There's nothing small about small talk. Many great friendships and relationships have started with small talk. Small talk can not only help you build a meaningful bond with a person. 36 If you want to know how to master small talk, just follow these steps.
37 If you want to make a person feel comfor table, the best thing to do is to have an “open attitude” and to direct your body toward that person without being too forceful. Just make eye contact, don't cross your arms, and face your shoulders toward that person. This will make the person feel like you're giving him all of your attention
Put away your phone. There's nothing more annoying than talking to a person who is constantly checking his cellphone.
Though you should look eager to talk to the person, don't look too eager. Don't lean in so close that you scare him away. 38
Give a friendly greeting. If you're seeing someone you already know, just say hello and greet her by her name: "Hi, Jen, it's good to see you." 39 .If you don't know the person, introduce yourself first so you feel more confident and in control of the conversation.
40 Just a simple, "I love your shoes -- where did you get them?" can get you into a fun conversation about shoe shopping. Even if the praise doesn't lead anywhere, it will still make the person feel more appreciated before you start discussing other subjects.
A.Have friendly body language.
B.Focus your attention on their shoes.
C.It also benefits you in the professional world.
D.Many people are turned off by a close-talker.
E.Start with a small compliment(恭维).
F.You will feel uncomfortable when close to others.
G.This is simple and direct and lets the person know you’re excited to talk.
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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 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。

Are there many things in life that make you happier than a pet? After all, pets can bring joy and can help people learn to become much more responsible.
How many times have you come home from a 41 day at work and let your dog lie on your lap? That’s the 42 thing about pets. Sometimes, it even seems that they have a sixth 43 . They understand what you need, and then they 44 it to you. However, it is important to remember that taking care of a pet is a big 45 . After all, you are 46 another livi ng creature’s life. Besides making you spend money on things like pet supplies and pet food, pets also 47 a lot of your time.
48 that sometimes pets know exactly what you want and will give it to you. However, sometimes they do the 49 .
But if you’re willing to 50 the ups and downs, there’s so much 51 when it comes to owning a pet. 52 you have decided to buy a pet, the big question becomes what type of pet —usually a cat or a dog. A person’s preference for either one of these animals says a lot about a person’s personality. The nice thing about cats is that they’re low- maintenance. Unlike dogs, cats do not 53 to be walked outside, because they enjoy having the option to 54 on their own.
55 , if you buy a cat at the right time of its life, you will be able to 56 having to toilet train it. On top of all of these things, cats are naturally clean creatures and won’t require having to be given a 57 .
For some people, 58 a dog is their biggest dream. ①However, if you are just building your career and want the flexibility(灵活性) to 59 around the world for excellent career opportunities, it may not be the 60 time to buy a dog.
41. A. calm B. hard C. terrible D. sunny
42. A. particular B. normal C. nice D. tiresome
43. A. sense B. means C. view D. idea
44. A. lend B. make C. give D. manage
45. A. reply B. responsibility C. reputation D. relief
46. A. in need of B. in place of C. in charge of D. in terms of
47. A. make up B. hold up C. build up D. take up
48. A. Prove B. Remember C. Agree D. Observe
49. A. possible B. same C. changeable D. opposite
50. A. meet B. control C. handle D. explore
51. A. reward B. trouble C. convenience D. challenge
52. A. Though B. After C. When D. Before
53. A. enjoy B. require C. agree D. hesitate
54. A. go out B. help out C. look out D. put out
55. A. However B. Additionally C. Suddenly D. Otherwise
56. A. consider B. practice C. avoid D. advise
57. A. bath B. start C. lesson D. talk
58. A. growing B. owning C. watching D. treating
59. A. tour B. drive C. walk D. move
60. A. appropriate B. available C. accessible D. alternative
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共50分）
第三部分英语知识运用
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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Farming and nature are like two flowers on the same tree. When farming 61 (go) against nature, all kinds of environmental problems are the result. In ancient times, when people began using the land, farming was not 62 it is today. Early farmers moved around the country. They burnt a part of a forest and used this land for one or two years. When they could no 63 (long) grow crops on the land, they moved on and repeated this somewhere else. Agriculture in this way destroys nature and results 64 floods and droughts (干旱).
Over the past thirty to thirty-five years, farmers 65 (recognize) some old truths, already known to ancient Chinese farmers. Farming should not go against nature. If the soil is too poor, chemicals can help improve 66 and grow better crops, but this may damage or destroy land 67 (surround) the farms. Instead, farmers should look for other methods. In the early 16th century, brothers Tan and Xiao Zao of Jiangsu Province bought fields along lakes at 68 low price nobody wanted because they were too wet. They built dikes (堤坝) around the fields turning the fields 69 fish ponds and they became fish farmers. They also planted fruit trees on the dikes and kept chickens and ducks. They were very 70 (succeed) farmers.
第四部分写作（共三节，满分35分）
第一节根据汉语意思完成句子翻译(共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)
71.就他而言，他负担不起一间这样昂贵的房子。

_________ __________ _________ _________ __________ _________, he can’t afford to buy such an expensive house.
72.自从退休后，他一直忙于撰写回忆录。

Since he retired, he _________ __________ _________himself in writing his memories.
73.我渴望学习新知识，这对我的未来有帮助
I _________ __________ _________ learn new knowledge, which is helpful to my future.
74.在过去几年里，非洲的许多河流都干涸了。

Many rivers in Africa _________ __________ _________ in the past several years.
75.光头强的梦想就是每天能吃一个茶叶蛋并像他的老板那样过上富有的生活。

Bald Qiang dreams of being able to have a tea egg every day and live _________ __________
_________ _________ as his boss does.
76. 许多人都知道酗酒的危害。

Most people _________ __________ _________ the danger of drinking too much.
77. 令他满意的是，这个机器人在危险时刻保护了他的妻子。

_________ __________ _________, the robot protected his wife in face of danger.
78. 我们为他们取得的成功向他们所有人表示了祝贺。

I _________ them all _________ their success.
79. 我的职责是监督那些职位在我之下的人。

My job is to supervise people who _________ __________ _________ me.
80. 事实上较低的GDP目标可能有利于中国的发展。

A low GDP target may in fact _________ __________ _________ the development of China.
第二节. 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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。

每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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。

One year ago，I had a special English lesson hold at the railway station. It was different from the regular English classes we were familiar to，for we had no textbooks，no blackboard or no fixed seats.
Gathering at the entrance of the station，we told to collect as many English words and sentences as possible here. Curious and excited，we walked around the station and looked everywhere，search for any information in English. Whenever an English word comes into sight，the class would burst into the cheers as if we had discovered a new world. With the Chinese translation and vividly pictures，we could figure out its meaning with ease.
Now，this unforgettable lesson still encourages me to be an active learner where I go.
第三节. 书面表达（满分15分）
团队合作(teamwork)在现代是非常重要的。

请根据以下要点，简要写一篇关于teamwork的演讲稿，并表明你自己的看法。

一．合作重要性：1.在学习和工作中的重要性；
2.节约时间精力和资源；
3.彼此有相互学习的机会。

二. 在学习中怎样与人合作。

注意：1.词数：100字左右；
2.演讲稿的开头和结尾已经为你写好；
3.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
Good morning, everyone! My topic today is “Teamwork”.
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2015-2016学年第二学期阶段（2）考试参考答案
高二英语试题
听力理解第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分,，满分30分）
1-5 ACABC 6-10 CBACC 11-15 BCAAB 16-20 BCABA
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
21.-23 ABC 24-27 CDAB 28-31. CADC 32-35 BDCA 36-40 CADGE
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 BCACB 46-50 CDB DC 51-55 ACBAB 56-60. CABDA
语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. goes 62. what 63. longer 64. in 65. have recognized
66. it 67. surrounding 68. a 69. into 70. successful
句子翻译（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71. As far as he is concerned 72. has been occupying 73.am dying to
74. have dried up 75. as rich a life / a life as rich 76. are aware of
77. To his satisfaction 78. congratulated; on 79. are junior to 80. be beneficial to
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
81…hold at the railway… hold→ held 82…were familiar to… to → with
83…no blackboard or no… or→ and 84…we told to collect… told前加were 85…sentences as possible here… here→ there 86…search for any…search→ searching 87…comes into sight…comes→ came 88…burst into the cheers…去掉the
89…and vividly pictures…vividly →vivid 90…where I go where →wherever
书面表达（满分15分）
Good morning, everyone! My topic today is “Teamwork”.
In this modern world, if we want to complete our work more efficiently, there is an urgent need for all of us to learn to cooperate with others. Not only can cooperation save us lots of time, energy and resources, but also we can learn much from each other.
We’ll be lucky enough to find someone who holds the same belief to cooperate with due to the fact that we can understand each other . As a senior three student, in our study we should learn to cooperate with others. For example,…
Personally, teamwork means we should try to combine our ideas with others. Thanks for your listening.。