广东省兴宁市第一中学2014_2015学年高二英语下学期期中试题

兴宁一中高二英语中段考试题(2015.5)
第一部分听说部分(15分）
Part B: Role Play (每题１分,共8分 )
In this part,you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker,ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions. 角色：你是学生。

任务：(1)向Mr.Wang询问去英国留学的相关事情；
(2)根据谈话内容回答同学的问题。

Q1:英国的食物是什么样的？
Q2:您当时在英国做什么呢？
Q3:您为什么决定去伦敦呢？
A1: For __________.
A2: The light gifts like silk scarves and ____________.
A3:__________.
A4: __________.
A5: He listened to English_____________and watched movies about English people. Part C:Retelling（每空１分,共7分）
In this part,you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.
I am a policeman working downtown. One afternoon,I saw a boy who was standing outside
a grocery store. He seemed to be __9__. I bought an ice cream in the store to earn his ___10____so he would talk with me. I asked where he ___11___and why he was there by himself, but he couldn’t answ er me____12____. I told the boy to stay there and went to make a call to find a patrol car(巡逻车)to take him to the ____13_____as his parents did n’t turn up after a long time of waiting. By the time I came back, the boy had disappeared. I felt ___14___and embarrassed when the car arrived and I had to explain what had happened. One officer asked me what I had bought for the boy. I told him I’d bought him an ice cream. He said to me that the boy lived nearby, and that I was about the fifth policeman who had been ___15___ for a treat by him.
第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答案题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
The Cost of Higher Education
Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.
A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers’ mone y to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.
Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked
in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly la zy.
If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.
Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest.
Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.
16. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. taxpayers
B. pressing calls
C. college graduates
ernment resources
17. The author thinks that with full government funding ___________.
A. teachers are less satisfied
B. students are more demanding
C. students will become more competent
D. teachers will spend less time on teaching
18. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to _________.
A. argue against free university education
B. call on them to finance students’ studies
C. encourage graduates to go into business
D. show their contribution to higher education
B
Italian Lakes and Greek Islands (12 Days)
Prices starting from＄1,999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort(胜地)of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment(娱乐)areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You’ll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun—filled farewell dinner—a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12 Days, 25Meals 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners
Day 1 Overnight flight to Italy
Days2—3 Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy
Days4—10 Costa Victoria ( Costa cruises)
Day 11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day12 Leave for home
A．It starts and ends in Italy. B．It starts and ends in Greece.
C．It starts in Italy and ends i n Greece. D．It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.
20．What can be inferred from the travel plan?
A．The price may get lower than those in the plan.
B．The prices include three meals a day.
C．The price is the highest in summer.
D．The prices include entertainment service.
21．What does the underlined part “ the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?
A．A famous hotel. B．A beautiful resort.
C．A comfortable ship. D．A long—distance bus.
22．Tourists will travel on their own in .
A．Stresa B．Olympia C.Mykonos D．Verona
C
Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of every thing else around him.
He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.
With no time to waste. Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously — but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings (蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital — and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the
Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees has gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.
“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.”
23. Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?
A. He was riding to school.
B. He was listening to a strange sound.
C. He was going fishing with his father.
D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.
24. Which of the following is NOT menti oned about the swarm of bees in the passage?
A. They crowded like a black cloud.
B. They shocked and terrified Andy.
C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.
D. Th ey made Andy stay in hospital for two days.
25. How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?
A. He asked Mr. Nelson for help.
B. He hid himself under the water.
C. He rushed into the Nelson house.
D. He rode off in the opposite direction.
26. Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?
A. No pain, no gains.
B. Once bitten, twice shy.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.
D
American cities are similar to other cities around the world In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.
After World War Ⅱ, the population of most large American cities decreased; however, the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angles and Houston are cities where population shifts (转移) to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, city residents (居民) became wealthier. They had more children so they needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs (郊区).
Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults. Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest. Many young professionals are moving back into the city. They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that th e city
offers.
This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits. Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings
or make apartments for sale instead of for rent. In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities.
Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some
city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure：many dying cities are alive again.
27. What does the author think of cities all over the world?
A. They are alive.
B. They are hopeless.
C. They are similar.
D.They are different.
28. Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Ⅱ?
A. Because older American cities were dying.
B. Because they were richer and needed more space.
C. Because cities contained the worst parts of society.
D. Because they could hardly afford to live in the city.
29. According to the 4th paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities _____.
A. are faced with housing problems
B. are forced to move to the suburbs
C. want to sell their buildings
D. need more money for daily expenses
30. We can conclude from the text that __________.
A. American cities are changing for the worse
B. people have different views on American cities
C. many people are now moving from American cities
D. the population is decreasing in older American cities
第三部分语言知识运用（55分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at
the age five with her family. While 31 her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an) 32 in medicine. At 18 she married and 33 a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a 34 . Her husband supported her decision.
35 , Canadian medical schools did not 36 women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study 37 at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to 38 her medical degree. Upon graduation, Charlotte 39 to Montreal and set up a private 40 . Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a 41 doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte 42 herself operating on damaged limbs and setting 43 bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had 44 a doctor’s license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was 45 . The Manitoba College of
Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to 46 her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to 47 her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature
to 48 a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte 49 to practice
without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her 50 , a medical license was issued to Charlotte.
This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman”.
31.A. raising B. teaching C. nursing D. missing
32 A. habit B. interest C. opinion D. voice
33. A. invented B. selected C. offered D. started
34.A. doctor B. musician C. lawyer D. physicist
35.A. Besides B. Unfortunately C. Otherwise D. Eventually
36. A. hire B. entertain C. trust D. accept
37. A. history B. physics C. medicine D. law
38. A. improve B. save C. design D. earn
39. A. returned B. escaped C. spread D. wandered
40. A. school B. museum C. clinic D. lab
41. A. busy B. wealthy C. greedy D. lucky
42. A. helped B. found C. troubled D. imagined
43. A. harmful B. tired C. broken D. weak
44. A. put away B. taken over C. turned in D.
applied for
45. A. punished B. refused C. blamed D. fired
46. A. display B. change C. preview D. complete
47. A. leave B. charge C. test D. cure
48. A. sell B. donate C. issue D. show
49. A. continued B. promised C. pretended D. dreamed
50. A. birth B. death C. wedding D.
graduation
第二节语法填空 (共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分)
____51____was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger
all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man____52____(come)out
with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked,
“____53____do you want to go, sir?”
“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he
didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars ____54____ the hotel
was not far from the railway station. But ____55____(sudden), he had an idea. He took
the passenger through many streets of the big city.
____56____ a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay ____57____
fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “W hat! Fifteen dollars? Do
you think I’m a fool? Only last week I took ____58____ car from the railway station
to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have
to pay___59____ the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more t han I ____60____(pay) to
the other car driver last week. ”
第四部分写作（满分45分）
第一节单词拼写 (共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母或汉语提示，在答题卷上写出完整的单词.
61. She is halfway through the p______(准备) year, which most foreign students complete
before applying for a degree course.
62. The gift you give is not something your loved one keeps but a v_________(志愿的)
contribution towards the lives of people who really need it.
63. I have been so o______(忙于) with work that I haven’t had time for social activities.
64. Every time I returned after an a__(缺席), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
65. I loved listening to the family softly talking to each other in their language, even
though I could not p_____________(参与) in the conversation.
66. Much of South America was g_____(统治) by Spain from the sixteen century onwards.
67 The dog showed his s________(锋利) teeth and went on without touching the old man.
68 She is proud that both her children have a t________ (天赋) for music.
69 Each of these states is seeking to adjust the balance of power in its f_______ (喜
爱).
70 Soldiers tend to be young males, and they are often o_________ (外向).
第二节：短文改错（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）, 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的词。

注意: 1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Li Ming and Wang Ying are two students of Senior Three. They all work hard but they
have different learning method. Li Ming often sleeps in class instead of listen to the teacher. As a result, he miss lots of points that the teacher makes and it usually takes
him much time to finish his homework. But he has to stay up late and doesn’t get enough
sleep. However, Wang Ying has quite the different way of learning. She listens attentive
and tries to catch everything that the teacher said in class. Because this, she spends
less time doing her homework, which makes it is possible for her to go to bed early.
第三节：书面表达（满分25分）
面对中学生“出国热”，社会对此有不同的看法。

请你以Studying Abroad为题，根据以下提供的信息，谈谈自己的看法。

注意：1.第一句已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2. 词数120左右；
兴宁一中高二英语中段考试题答案 (2015.5)
第一部分听说部分(15分）
Part B: Role Play (每题１分,共8分 )
Q1:What is the food like in England?
Q2:What were you doing in England at that time?
Q3:Why did you decide to go to London?
A1:3 years A2: paper-cuts A3:Italian food A4:EconomicsA5:rock music
Retelling
9.lost 10.trust 11.lived 12. clearly 13.police office 14. stupid 15.cheated
第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
16-18 BDA 19-22ACCB 23-26 DDBD 27-30 CBA B
第三部分语言知识运用（55分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
31--35 CBDAB 36--40DCDAC 41--45 ABCDB 46--50 DACAB
第二节语法填空 (共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分)
51. It 52. coming 53. Where 54. because 55. suddenly
56. After 57. me 58. a 59. for 60. paid 第四部分写作（满分45分）
第一节单词拼写 (共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母或汉语提示，在答题卷上写出完整的单词.
61.preparation 62. voluntary 63. occupied 64. absence 65.participate
66. Governed 67 sharp 68 talent 69 favour 70. outgoing
第二节：短文改错（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Li Ming and Wang Ying are two students of Senior Three. They all work hard but
both
they have different learning method. Li Ming often sleeps in class instead
of listen to
methods
listening
the teacher. As a result, he miss lots of points that the teacher makes and it usually
misses
takes him much time to finish his homework. But he has to stay up late and doesn’t
So
get enough sleep. However, Wang Ying has quite the different way of learning. She
a
listens attentive and tries to catch everything that the teacher said in class.
attentively
says
Because ∧this, she spends less time doing her homework, which makes it is of
possible for her to go to bed early.
第三节：书面表达（满分25分）
Studying Abroad
In recent years, studying abroad has been popular. Tens of thousands of Chinese students have gone to foreign countries to study. Many people are making great efforts to apply t go abroad.
There are many advantages in attending schools abroad. First, students who have studied abroad can study the foreign language well because of the good language environment. Second, we can learn much more advanced knowledge of science and technology from foreign countries. Third, we can learn foreign languages more quickly.
However, there are some disadvantages. Most of the students are too young to live by themselves with hardly any living experience. Besides, being far away from their home country, they may feel lonely and homesick. Also, the costs are much higher there than in the native country.
In spite of these, advantages are more than disadvantages. In my opinion, it is advisable to attend schools abroad.
21.答案：C
解析：由文意知，在Charlotte 照顾或护理(nursing)她生病的姐姐期间，她发现自己有医学方面的兴趣或爱好（interest）
22.答案：B
解析：同上。

23.答案：D
解析：由横线前的信息：18岁结婚并且成家（started a family）.A.invented 发明；B selected 选择；C offered 提供；均不符合文意。

24.答案：A
解析：由后文medical school 和前文22后均可推知答案为doctor.
25.答案：B
解析：由空后Canadian medical school did not 26 women students at the time.可知，当时的医学类学校是不接受（accept）女学员的。

因此，对主人公而言是不幸的（unfortunately）26.答案：D
解析：见上题。

27.答案：C
解析：由空后“at the Women’s Medical College in …”可知，Charlotte被拒绝后去了美国的妇女医学专科学校学习医药学（medicine）。

28.答案：D
解析：在美国妇女医学专科学校，她用了5年获得（earn）医学学位。

29.答案：A
解析：由文章第一行可知，她出生在英国，成长于加拿大的Montreal,然后就是到美国求学。

此处由空后面的Montreal 可推断她应该是返回（returned）到成长的地方。

30.答案：C
解析：学业有成，回归故里，开办诊所（clinic）“set up a private__30__”.
31.答案：A
解析：从后文many of her patients…..以及32空后面operating on damaged limbs and setting …in a ddition to delivering all the babies in the area.可知，她是非常忙碌的.(busy)
32.答案：B
解析：横线后是herself,故答案只能选found(发现自己)其他选项均不符合。

句意：她发现自己
忙碌于给受伤的肢体做手术、固定折断的（broken）骨骼而且还要为这个地区接生所有的孩子。

33答案：C
解析：见上题。

34.答案：D
解析:由空前知，…without a license.她在Montreal and Winnipeg这两个地方应该是申请过（applied for）but was_______(拒绝)。

A：put away 整理好，放好；B：take over 接管；C：turn in 上交；D：applied for申请。

35.答案：B
解析：由上题知，.她在Montreal and Winnipeg这两个地方应该是申请过（applied for）but was_______(拒绝)。

A：punished惩罚；B：refused 拒绝；C：blamed责备；D：fired 解雇。

36.答案：D
解析：空前可知，这所全部为男生的寄宿制高校甚至想让她在一所Canadian medical college 完成（complete）她的学业！A：display 展示；B：change 改变；C：preview 预习；D：complete 完成。

37.答案：A
解析：由文意可知，Charlotte拒绝离开（leave）她的病人而去学习她已经知道的东西。

A：leave 离开；B：charge控告；收费；管理；C：test 检测；D：cure 治愈。

38.答案：C
解析：1887年，她上诉（appeal to）the Manitoba Legislature（马尼托巴立法机关）为她发放（issued）执照，但也被拒绝了。

A：sell 出售；B：donate 捐赠；D：show 表明；显示均不符文意。

39.答案：A
解析：由文意可知，Charlotte在没有执照的情况下继续（continued）行医到1912年。

B：promised 承诺；C：pretended 假装；D：dreamed 梦想。

均不符文意。

40.答案：B
解析：In 1993, 77 years after her______.由上段最后一句“She died four years later at the age of 73.可知她死于1916年。

1993-1916=77故答案选B：death其他选项均不符句意。