【英语】福建省漳州市芗城中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试

福建省漳州市芗城中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题1.How much does one ticket cost?A. $ 1.40B. $ 6.40C. $ 4.302.What will the woman do at Christmas?A. Go to the man’s Christmas party.B. Stay away from the man’s partyC. Have a talk with David.3.What will the two speakers do with the bike?A. They will sell it.B. They will throw it awayC. They will leave it in the office.4.What is Jane doing now?A. Watching TVB. Doing her homeworkC. Listening to the radio.5.What was the result of the accident?A. Tom survived the accident.B. Tom was killed in the accident.C. Someone saved Tom’s life.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。

听完每段对话或独白前，你都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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段对话，回答第6至8题。

6.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A partyB. Weekend plansC. An are gallery.7.What does Tina want to do after the dinner?A. DanceB. Go cyclingC. See a movie8.When does the woman want to see new paintings?A. On Saturday nightB. On Sunday afternoonC. On Sunday evening听第7段材料，回答9至11题。

9.How many gold medals are mentioned here?A. OneB. TwoC. Three10.When is Wang Xin’s birthday?A. August 10B. August 11C. August 1211.Which statement is true according to the dialogue?A.Wang Xi n and Chen Ruolin won the gold medal in the women’s 3msynchronized platform event.B.Briony Cole and Melissa Wu of Australia earned the Silver Medal on August12.C.Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia won the women’s 10m synchronizedspringboard event on August 10.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.What season is it now?A. SpringB. SummerC. Winter13.Why should the man have bought an air conditioner earlier?A. The price is going up now.B. It is hard to buy one now.C. It isn’t hot any mor e.14.What has the press been talking about?A. E1 NinoB. Air conditioners.C. The temperature 听第9段材料，回答15至17题。

15.Where will Conie go now?A. To her homeB. To the shopC. To her office16.Who is waiting for Mike?A. His brotherB. His bossC. His neighbor17.Why will Conie be late home tonight?A. She will have a meeting.B. She will go shoppingC. She won’t finish her work.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.When did the man leave New York for Washington?A. October 1B. October 6C. October 419.Where did the man stay while in Los Angeles?A. In a hotelB. In his mother’s houseC. In his brother’s home20.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.The man was deeply impressed by the cities he visited.B.The man stayed 10 days with his parents while in the States.C. The man enjoyed his holiday in the States with his wife.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)第一节语法和词汇知识(共15小题, 满分15分)21.I waved to Nancy, but she was _______ in her thought, and made no response.A. involvedB. stuckC. absorbedD. interested22.They have ______ a plan for reducing the budget deficit(财政赤字)，which is quite practical.A. put offB. put awayC. put downD. put forward23. It is ________ that Arthur gave back the money he found.A. greatly to one’s creditB. for his great creditC. greatly to his creditD. for one’s great credit24. What _______ the doctors most was that they could not find the cause of the strange disease.A. enjoyedB. puzzledC. chargedD. promised25.The machine is so advanced that it will start ______ you press the button.A. constantlyB. cautiouslyC. instantlyD. severely26. If you ______ Mary, ask her to come and see me.A. lose sight ofB. catch sight ofC. are in the sight ofD. are at the sight of27. After the former manager returned from abroad, our company _______ and the production doubled.A. came to lifeB. came back lifeC. recovered to lifeD. returned to life28. As you know, the castle was ______ the famous castle in London.A. modelled afterB. modelled byC. named byD. found after29.The man was to make some reply ______ his friend when he entered the room again.A. for defence ofB. in defence ofC. with defence ofD. at defence of30.He was afraid of failure because he didn’t want to _______ his colleagues.A. lose face withB. lose faceC. pull a long faceD. save face31. You cannot accept an opinion ________ to you unless it is based on facts.A. offeringB. to offerC. offeredD. having offered32. I did very ______ the first time I took my entrance exam.A. poorlyB. poorC. povertyD. poorness33. He got up late and hurried to his office, _______ the breakfast untouched.A. leftB. to leaveC. leavingD. having left34. On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems ______ paid special attention to.A. referred to beingB. referred to beC. refer to beingD. refer to be35.She just cannot make herself ________ though she tries hard.A. understandB. understandingC. understoodD. to understand第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__36__important inventions was the train. He _37__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __38__engine on the train, he met with __39__from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __40__ cows,horses and sheep, that the _41__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would__42_ their houses. At that time,__43__people believed what they said.George Stephenson __44__the people that the train could go on small _45_, could pull carriages __46_goods and passengers and there was __47__to them. It was a very __48__ matter for him to __49__hem believe. However, after _50_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __51__by Stephenson himself __52_ what he had said.The first day _53_the people along the way _54_the noises of the train __55__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.36. A. very B. a lot C. much D. most37. A. bought B. made C. introduced D. did38. A. electrical B. atomic C. oil D. steam39. A. troubles B. success C. people D. pleasure40. A. buy B. kill C. interest D. take away41. A. smoke B. noise C. engine D. driver42. A. pull down B. blow away C. pass D. set fire to43. A. few B. most C. only a few D. the rich44. A. said B. spoke C. warned D. told45. A. roads B. rivers C. rails D. steam46. A. full of B. short of C. empty of D. without47. A. dangerous B. no great danger C. a lot of danger D. few danger48. A. difficult B. easy C. pleasant D. light49. A. get B. cause C. force D. make50. A. some time B. sometime C. a few times D. sometimes51. A. was driven B. was sold C. was pulled D. helped52. A. believed B. seemed C. proved D. sensed53. A. when B. of C. while D. for54. A. caught sight of B. listened to C. thought D. heard55. A. in the distance B. nearby C. on the far D. from the distance 第三部分阅读理解（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。