西北大学附中2015-2016学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题

西北大学附中2015-2016学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题
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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共五小题，每小题1分，满分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 weather like now?
A. Windy.
B. Sunny.
C. Snowy.
2. What does the woman plan to do tonight?
A. See a French singer.
B. Meet a friend.
C. Get some extra sleep.
3. Why didn’t the woman go to Yunnan with her boyfriend?
A. She couldn’t get time off work.
B. She went to Germany.
C. She will go there with someone else.
4. What is the man’s hobby?
A. Collecting stamps.
B. Taking photos.
C. Feeding fish.
5. Where is the man?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a hotel.
C. At his home.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分10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、7题。

6. What are the speakers doing?
A. Looking for someone.
B. Playing a game.
C. Drawing pictures.
7. What does Mike look like?
A. He has brown eyes.
B. He has a beard.
C. His hair is curly.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What do we know about War Horse?
A. It’s an action movie.
B. It doesn’t win any awards.
C. It’s a sad movie.
9. Why does the man enjoy action movies?
A. He is an action star.
B. They are very exciting.
C. They have a great story.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman think of her city?
A. It’s exciting.
B. It’s small.
C. It’s noisy.
11. What is true about the city center?
A. There is a famous statue there.
B. It’s not crowded at all.
C. Life is interesting there.
12. What’s the weather like in the city?
A. It’s hot most of the time.
B. It’s quite wet.
C. Temperatures are too high in summer.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What will the man do this summer?
A. Buy a suit for his friend.
B. Go to a wedding.
C. Go to China.
14. According to the woman, how much are the suits at H&M?
A. About 200 yuan.
B. Over 500 yuan.
C. About 5000 yuan.
15. Why does the woman want to get a dress made in China?
A. She wants a Chinese style.
B. It’s very popular nowadays in China.
C. It’s inexpensive.
16. What else will the woman probably buy this week?
A. Shoes.
B. A scarf.
C. Silk.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker been getting headaches?
A. For the past ten years.
B. For about ten days.
C. Only since yesterday.
18. What did the speaker do about his headache yesterday?
A. He took some medicine.
B. He asked his neighbor to come over.
C. He did nothing about it.
19. How did the speaker’s neighbor help him?
A. He sent for a doctor.
B. He gave the speaker some painkillers.
C. He gave the speaker a special kind of treatment.
20. What does the speaker mean in the end?
A. The pain almost killed him.
B. His headache was already cured.
C. The pain had gone by itself.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life much more exciting. You need
not worry if you lack money.
This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning, the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard(无意中听到)our conversation. “Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home？” I said yes. “We ll, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don't know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”
21．From the passage, we understand that ________．
A．the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties
B．the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers
C．the author received the same education as most people during his childhood
D．the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting
22．The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper ________．
A．in writing
B．in person
C．in the window display
D．about the neighborhood
23．When the author needed a post office box, ________．
A．he had put his name on a waiting list
B．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
C．many people had applied for post office boxes before him
D．he asked the postmaster to make one for him
B
Security—for the information on your smart phone, as well as for the phone itself—is a hot topic these days.The truth is that you're packing a lot of sensitive information on your phone, and you should keep it safe.
When it comes to physical security, iPhone users would do well to download Find My iPhone, a free app from Apple that allows you to visit a website and see your (lost, stolen or misplaced) phone on the map.You can then sound an alarm, send a message that will pop up on its screen, lock the phone or erase all your data.
Android does not have an exact equivalent(等价物), but there are plenty of alternatives.A free app called Lookout offers the find­my­phone feature.The paid version allows you to wipe the data from your phone remotely.
Then there is your coffee shop's Wi­Fi ne twork.Anyone with minimal technical expert skill can snoop on(窥视) people using shared wireless networks, harvesting passwords and other personal data.Lookout will
caution you when you've logged on to an insecure network, but cannot protect you once you're there.
In order to protect yourself on such networks, you can use a virtual private network, or VPN.This turns all your activity into nonsense to anyone trying to read along with you from across Starbucks.It also keeps websites from tracking you and, if you're travelling, allows you to get access to sites that may be blocked in other countries.
If you have an iPhone, the simplest VPN app is probably Hotspot Shield, whose distinguishing feature is said to be that it automatically kicks in each time you start browsing (浏览), as opposed to other VPN apps that require you to start them up manually(手动地)．This matters, because even if you decide you want a VPN app, you want to spend approximately zero time thinking about it.For the most part, that was true of Hotspot Shield, though occasionally it took a while to connect or temporarily lost connection without warning.I found myself having to turn the app on and off sometimes, which involved setting my phone constantly. If even reading about the settings on your phone drive you crazy, then it is probably best to stay away from a VPN app.But if you're the type who can't resist checking your bank balance from your corner bar, the hassle(麻烦) may be preferable to the risk.
24．Which of the following can warn you against the insecure network?
A．Android. B．VPN.
C．Lookout. D．Find My iPhone.
25．By using VPN, users can ________．
A．find their lost phones on the Internet
B．remove all the data from the phone remotely
C．check the bank balance now and then
D．save their browsing from being tracked
26．The underlined word “that” in Para.6 refers to the fact that ________．
A．a VPN app kicks in automatically
B．the users start VPN apps manually
C．the app takes a while to connect
D．users spend no time thinking about it
C
Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world.We go fishing, sit in the garden, have a picnic, live in the suburbs or go to the seaside.The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk.When joggers jog, they don't run the streets.Every one of them tend to go to the park or the river.
But despite this, our children are growing up nature­deprived(剥夺)．I spent my boyhood climbing trees.These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.
The truth is to be found elsewhere.A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(多动症)．Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.
ADHD is one of the great problems of modern childhood.One study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children.However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.
The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature.The increasing concern for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years.And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.
We need the wild world.It is essential to our well­being, our health and our happiness.
27．According to the author, people enjoy ________ to seek nature.
A．jogging on the street
B．sitting in the garden
C．shopping in the supermarket
D．running in the gym
28．From the second paragraph, we can see that ________．
A．adults deprive the children of their rights to approach nature
B．climbing trees will certainly do good to the children
C．children probably spend less time in nature nowadays
D．children tend to be happier as a result of their material satisfaction
29．In what way do people benefit from their contact with nature?
A．Children with ADHD can be cured.
B．A garden nearby improves the quality of old people's life.
C．Problems with crime and violent behaviour will easily be solved.
D．Children's performance at school is greatly improved.
30．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Access to nature improves our life.
B．Nature treats children for ADHD.
C．Getting close to nature reduces crime.
D．Man can't live without natural areas.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. ___31___ Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. ___32___
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
___33___ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “___34___ Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. ___35___
A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.
D. Anger may cause you a cancer.
E. Do not express your anger while angry.
F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.
G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 36 water to the runners. I remember being so 37 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 38 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an 39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 40 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) 41 .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 42 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 43 for a second.
But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 45 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 47 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 48 .
I 49 that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 50 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 51 .
In life we all have those moments where we 52 ourselves to others. It’s only 53 . Don’t allow those moments to 54 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 55 anything you want in life.
36. A. bring out B. pass out C. take out D. pick out
37. A. excited B.worried C. concerned D. anxious
38. A. gave B. made C. signed D. dressed
39. A. achievement B. encouragement C. instruction D. experience
40. A. At times B. In time C. In all D. After all
41. A. victory B. decision C. moment D. conclusion 42. A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. moved D. thrilled
43. A. relaxed B. defeated C. puzzled D. inspired
44. A. realized B. lost C. noticed D. remembered
45. A. special B. evident C. common D. different
46. A. motto B. plan C. goal D. direction
47. A. worried B. hit C. reached D. hurt
48. A. attraction B. devotion C. inspiration D. expectation
49. A. hoped B. promised C. decided D. suggested
50. A. slightly B. hardly C. clearly D. properly
51. A. excitement B. accomplishment C. movement D. judgement
52. A. introduce B. relate C. present D. compare
53. A. important B. natural C. strange D. ridiculous
54. A. weaken B. wound C. amuse D. cheer
55. A. reserve B. deliver C. achieve D. Abandon
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第二节：语法填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Do you like travelling? Staying 56 (health) while 57 (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one. 58 you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much 59 (easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport(护照) and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help
a lot if your passport 60 (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other
61 you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to 62 you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or 63 (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough 64 (prepare), we will succeed. Have 65 good time!
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged you to stay with.
Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own. Apart from the convenient public transportation, our private car will make your visits difficult. Because all the family members can speak fluently Engl ish and have outgoing personalities, I’m sure you will have no trouble to communicating with them. Above all, they hosted the American student last year, through that they gained lots of experience. In addition, the hostess cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food.
Hope you enjoy your stay here.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节：书面表达（满分20分）
假定你是李华，计划暑假间去英国学习英语，为期六周。

下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写
封信，询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：住宿-accommodation
高二期中考试英语试题答案
Text 1
W: This weather is terrible.
M: Yeah. It was sunny and warm yesterday, but the wind is really strong now.
Text 2
M: After we eat dinner, I thought that we could go and see that French singer.
W: I told Jack that I would meet up with him later tonight.
M: Oh, okay. I’ll just go get some sleep then.
Text 3
W: My boyfriend went to Yunnan this weekend for his f riend’s wedding.
M: Why didn’t you go with him? You couldn’t get time off work?
W: No, it wasn’t that. My friend from Germany is coming here next month, and we’re going to go to Yunnan together.
Text 4
W: Don’t you have any hobbies, like stamp collecting or something like that?
M: I do have one, actually —photography. It’s expensive, but it’s a lot of fun. How about you?
W: Oh, nothing special. I like feeding fish, I guess.
M: You know what they say: little things please little minds.
Text 5
W: Room Service. How may I help you?
M: Can you send up two cheeseburgers and two Cokes to Room 381, please?
W: Sure. Your order should arrive within 25 minutes.
M: Thank you very much.
Text 6
W: Let’s play a little game. I’ll describe someone, and you try and guess who it is.
M: All right, but you have to describe someone we both know.
W: Yeah, of course. OK, this man is tall and slim. He’s got blue eyes and curly brown hair.
M: Does he have a moustache or a beard?
W: Good question. Yes, he has a moustache, but no beard.
M: Sounds like Mike. Am I right?
W: Yes, you are!
Text 7
W: Would you like to see War Horse or Tintin this weekend?
M: I’d rather see War Horse. I read that it won a lot of awards.
W: It sounds awesome, but it’s also supposed to be really sad, so we’d better bring along some paper to dry our tears!
M: Maybe we should just see an action movie instead.
W: No, I don’t really like action movies. I would rather see something with a good story.
M: I like action movies. They really get my heart rate going. I feel like I’m in the movie. I wish that
I was an action star.
W: Ha-ha! That would be so funny. You’re way too fat to be an action star.
Text 8
M: Do you like your city?
W: Oh, yes. I feel lucky to live in a city that’s so big and exciting. I love looki ng out of my apartment window over the high-rise buildings.
M: What’s the city center like?
W: Some people say it’s too noisy and crowded, but I love that. There’s always something to see and do.
We also have the most famous beach in the world —Copacabana Beach. Then, on the other side of the city, there are beautiful mountains. The highest one is called Corcovado, and it has the famous statue of Christ.
If you look down at the city from there, the view is really wonderful.
M: What’s the weather like?
W: I t’s great most of the time. The only time I don’t like Rio much is in the summer; it’s just too hot then.
Text 9
M: Instead of buying a suit for my friend’s wedding this summer, I think I’m just going to get one made for me.
W: You want to get one made? W on’t that be just as expensive as buying one at a store?
M: I don’t think so. I went and talked to a man that makes suits, and he said that it would only be about 200 yuan.
W: Hmm... That’s pretty cheap. The ones we saw at H&M were over 500 yuan.
M: Yeah, and I think it’ll fit me better if I have it made, instead of buying one from the store.
W: You’re probably right. Maybe I can get something made, too. I have an idea for a really cool dress.
I wonder if they could make it for me if I drew them a picture.
M: Probably. They’re very skilled.
W: OK, I’ll do it! What’s the point of living in China if you don’t take advantage of the cool things about living here? Getting a suit made in the U.S. would cost a fortune!
M: You’re right. Why don’t we go together thi s week?
W: Great! Then we can hit the shoe stores afterwards!
Text 10
During the past ten years or so, I have been suffering from terrible headaches. And it seems to be getting worse. Late last night, I got a sudden headache that was worse than all the others. It was so terrible that I could hardly bear it. Although I took all kinds of painkillers, I didn’t feel any better. It seemed that there was nothing else I could do, so I called my doctor and asked him to come over. One of our neighbors happened to b e with us at the time. He was not a doctor, but he offered his help, saying, “Do you mind if I try a special kind of traditional Chinese treatment on you? These needles might help with your headaches.” I agreed. He quickly took out a few needles from his bag. Without a moment’s delay, he put a few needles into the skin on my head in several different places. Before long, I felt completely better.
Just then, the doctor came running into my house and said, “Where is our patient?”
“Sorry, Doctor. You are too late. The pain is gone!” I answered in delight. “It’s a miracle(奇迹), isn’t it?”
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写作
Dear Sir/Madam
I am a student in China and I plan to go to Britain to attend a summer school during the vacation. I’ve
seen your ad, and I’d like to know something more about your six-week English course. First when will the course start and how many class hours are there per week? Besides, I wish there would not be too many students in a class. I’d also like to know how much I have to pay for the course and whether accommodation is included Would there be host family or university dormitory?
I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hu。