【期中试卷】四川省成都市五校2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题

成都市五校联考高2014级第四学期期中试题
英语
（全卷满分：150分完成时间：120分钟）
第I卷
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. Who repaired the computer?
A. Tom.
B. Jack.
C. Pam.
2. What does Tom do probably?
A. A barman.
B. A shopkeeper.
C. A waiter.
3. When will the woman go back to work?
A. At 1:00 pm.
B. At 1:15 pm.
C. At 1:30 pm.
4. What's the woman's problem?
A. She's always late.
B. She wastes too much time.
C. She spends too much money.
5. What will the man do afterwards?
A. Put away his clothes.
B. Buy another closet.
C. Throw his old clothes away.
第二节
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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. When does Lucy bite her nails?
A. When she's sad.
B. When she's excited.
C. When she's nervous.
7. What will the speakers do next?
A. Watch a video.
B. Play games.
C. Visit a website.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. How to improve our brain.
B. How to keep young.
C. How to practice muscles.
9. What's the woman's suggestion?
A. Join in more activities.
B. Slow down the life speed.
C. See a doctor.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. How does the man feel every morning?
A. Sleepy.
B. Busy.
C. Relaxed.
11. What time does the man usually get up?
A. At about 7:00.
B. At about 8:00.
C. At about 9:00.
12. What are the speakers going to do?
A. Go to work.
B. Have lunch.
C. Choose clothes.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Where are the speakers?
A. In Britain.
B. In Germany.
C. In France.
14. What does the woman do in most working hours?
A. She handles daily affairs.
B. She deals with e-mails.
C. She manages the telephones.
15. When does the woman usually get off work?
A. At 5:15 pm.
B. At 4:30 pm.
C. At 4:15 pm.
16. What is the woman?
A. A secretary.
B. A director.
C. An engineer.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. How can you get ready for dancing?
A. Have enough food.
B. Stretch your body.
C. Have a good rest.
18. What does the speaker say about ballet?
A. It's very hard to learn.
B. It's very relaxing.
C. It's much free.
19. How many kinds of dances are mentioned?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
20. Which is the most favorable dance?
A. Ballet.
B. Jazz.
C. Hip-hop.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
During the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的) schedule of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged(安排), will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.
In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will ser ve three meals
a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.
All students who want to use the library lending services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.
21. The main purpose of this text is to ________________.
A. tell students of important schedule changes
B. tell students of new bus and library services
C. show the excellent se rvices for students
D. ask students to renew their library cards
22. At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?
A. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00
B. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30
C. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00
D. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30
23. In the summer holidays, the library will have _______________.
A. no special hours
B. special hours on weekdays
C. special hours on weekends
D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends
24. We may infer that during the summer holidays______________.
A. few students will stay in the university
B. no breakfast will be served on weekends
C. the student newspaper will sell more copies
D. there will be a concert or a film each Wednesday
B
A Koala Isn’t a Bear
Koalas remind people of teddy bears．They have thick fur and large ears．Their broad, flat nose makes them look cute, similar to teddy bears．In fact koalas aren’t cute．They have sharp teeth and very sharp claws! Koalas are marsupials．This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops, similar to a kangaroo．The baby koala lives in its mother’s pocket for the first six months of its life．The name “koala” comes from a native Australian word that means “no drink”. The koalas get almost all their water from the eucalyptus(桉树) leaves they eat．That’s where they get their food too．Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves, and only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees．The eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live．It’s also where they sleep．Koalas sleep about nineteen hours a day!
Why do they sleep so much? Some people think it’s because they’re lazy．But koalas aren’t lazy．They sleep so much because there isn’t much nutrition in eucalyptus leaves．Koalas store hardly any fat, so they must save their energy．One way to do this is to move slowly and sleep a lot.
After a day of sleeping they like to move around and eat just after sunset．They live alone most of the time．Koalas are very protective of their trees．If a koala sees another koala eating in its favorite tree, it mi ght tell the other koala to leave by “barking” at it．Koalas do “talk” to each other．Besides barks, the males make a deep grunting sound．The mothers and babies talk in soft clicking
sounds．If they get scared they may scream like a baby.
25.According to the article, how are koalas and kangaroos alike?
A．They both have thick fur.
B．They both have sharp teeth.
C．They both eat eucalyptus leaves.
D. They both carry their young in a pocket.
26. The word “koala” comes from a word that means _______.
A．no drink B．moving slowly C．large ears D．barking loudly
27. Why do koalas sleep a lot?
A. Their babies need to get much rest.
B. They get tired from playing so much.
C. Their food does not give them much energy.
D. They do not like to be awake when it is warm.
28. If an adult koala screams like a baby, he may get ________.
A．worried B．scared C．hungry D．sleepy
C
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman.
A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn't have what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the colour you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always o n the lock- out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she
wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
29. When a man is buying clothes, he____________.
A. doesn’t always know what to buy
B. puts price in the first place
C. is easily persuaded by the salesman
D. may finish the deal quickly
30. What will happen if a man cannot get exactly what he wants?
A. He will take the salesman’s advice to buy another one
B. He will usually leave the shop without what he wants
C. He will choose a similar one in size or in colour
D. He will spend more time to find what he likes
31. When shopping for clothes, women _________.
A. have their husbands wait for them
B. don’t enjoy the tiring process
C. welcome suggestions from anyone
D. don’t always care about price
32. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?
A. Men buy things of goo d quality while women don’t.
B. Women bargain for their clothes while men do not.
C. The fact whether they try on clothes before buying.
D. The time they take over buying clothes.
D
Ever wonder why sometimes a hug is all you need? You can’t explain it, but there’s just something comforting about being in your wife’s arms after a rough day or giving mom a hug after a long time apart.
A new study says the warm feeling in a hug is more than just skin deep. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley believe that this loving feeling could have anti-aging benefits.
Oxytocin , sometimes referred to as the “ love hormone（荷尔蒙）” or the “ trust hormone ” ,is responsible for those indescribable feelings we get when we’re bonding with a lover or a loved one .
Levels of the hormone drop as we age, and evidence suggests that could be a contributing factor to the deterioration of our bodies as we age. Muscle loss in particular is one of the major side effects of aging, with our bodies losing up to 5 percent of our muscle mass each decade past our 30s.
In the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers injected oxytocin into older mice with muscle damage. The older mice had lower levels of the hormone than younger mice initially. But after nine days, the older mice that were given the hormone healed better than those who did not. In fact, their ability to repair muscle damage was up to 80 percent that of the younger mice.
The result s were not only fast-acting, but provide hope for future uses of the hormone in a variety of anti-aging capacities. “ This is good because it demonstrates that extra oxytocin improves aged tissue stem cells（组织干细胞）without
making muscle stem cells divide uncontrollably , ” study co-author Wendy Cousins said in a statement .
Previous uses of anti-aging molecules have also been associated with higher cancer risk, but researchers are hopeful that oxytocin can be useful in humans without this risk. In the future, researchers of Berkeley say oxytocin could be used to fight other age-related health issues by improving bone health and even being used as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
Now go out and give someone a hug.
33. According to the passage, oxytocin __________ .
A. decreases when people get older
B. creates loving feeling on the skin
C. leads to the great loss of muscles
D. can be used in humans without any risk
34. The underlined word “deterioration” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to the state of __________ .
A. getting fatter
B. becoming worse or less
C. growing stronger
D. dividing uncontrollably
35. What can be learned from the research?
A. All the older mice healed faster in the research.
B. Older mice healed better than younger ones after 9 days.
C. Extra oxytocin in older mice controlled muscle cell division.
D. Mice with oxytocin injection improved the ability to repair muscle damage. 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。

Four benefits of writing by hand
Today is National Handwriting Day! Although we don’t write like we used to, here are four ways handwriting is still helpful.
It’s better for learning.
36 Tha t’s because putting ink to paper stimulates (刺激) the brain. One study from 2010 found that the brain areas related to learning “lit up” much more when kids were asked to rewrite their notes like “spaceship” by hand versus just studying the word closely.
37
Many famous authors prefer writing by hand to the use of a typewriter or computer. Writer Susan Sontag once said that she penned her first drafts (草稿) before typing them up for editing later. She said, “38 ” A 2009 study seems to support Sontag’s preference for writing by hand: Elementary school students who wrote essays with a pen not only wrote more than their keyboard-tapping friends, but they also wrote
faster and in more complete sentences.
It will prevent you from being distracted.
The computer in front of you is really a distraction. Of course, the Internet isn’t all bad.In 2012, scientists even suggested that taking five-minute breaks to browse Tumblr or BuzzFeed could make you a more productive worker. However, when it’s time to work on th at essay, 39.
It keeps your brain sharp as you get older.
40 According to The Wall Street Journal, some physicians say that the act of writing is good exercise for those who want to keep their minds sharp as they age.
A. It makes you a better writer.
B. Writing is good for your brain.
C. have only a pen and paper in front of you.
D. I like the slowness of writing by hand.
E. try writing by hand at least 20 minutes each day.
F. Many writers have a preference for writing by hand.
G. One of the most effective ways to study is to rewrite your notes by hand.
第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young man stole into a room through an open window. He 41 through all the room, but he didn’t find any money 42 a bankbook(存折). He thought, “If I have some credentials （证件）of the 43 , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his __44_ , he caught sight of an identity card（身份证）
on the 45 of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with 46.
47 the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so
48 that her face suddenly turned 49 and she sat there dumbfounded (发呆) for
a minute. But she tried the best to hide her 50, and then in a 51 voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the 52 between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so 53 ,the young man who was waiting turned red：“He…he…oh, sorry, I 54 she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,” said the woman clerk, and almost at the same time, she gave a quick 55 on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.
“Come along with me, young man!” said the policeman.
“What’s the matter?” the man 56 back in a cold voice.
“Look at this!” It was a woman’s angry voice.
The man couldn’t 57 looking up and to his surprise he found 58 was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card 59 her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the 60 owner of the bankbook.
41．A．searched B．got C. walked D．examined 42．A．for B．of C．or D．but
43．A．house B．room C. bank D. owner 44．A．surprise B. joy C. sorrow D．interest 45．A．bottom B. back C. surface D．side 46．A．excitement B．sadness C. satisfaction D．difficulty 47．A．Handing over B．Taking over C. Han ding in D．Taking out 48．A．frightened B．disappointed C．excited D．surprised 49．A．pale B．cold C．red D．bright 50．A．bankbook B．card C．expression D．money
51．A．loud B．calm C．soft D．low 52．A．difference B．trouble C．matter D．relation 53．A． asked B．doubted C．looked at D．shouted at 54．A．think B．suppose C．mean D．believe 55．A．knock B．beat C．touch D．strike 56．A．looked B．talked C．fought D．quarreled 57．A．stop B．keep C．mind D．help
58．A．that B．she C．which D．it
59．A．over B．upward C. beside D．behind 60．A．very B．only C．just D．best
第Ⅱ卷
注意:将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本卷上无效。

第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第二节语法填空（共15分；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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When it comes to public speaking, the most important thing is to speak clearly. You want the audience 61 (hear) everything you have to say when giving public speeches, not to question your words later 62 they couldn’t hear you. A good public speaker is the person who knows 63 to speak clearly.
Practice 64 (make) perfect. Try practicing i n front of a mirror, in front of your friends, or even in front of your pet dogs if you need help.
Use the proper tone when speaking. Most people find 65 easy to slip into a monotone voice, where every word that comes out of their mouth sounds the same. Not only 66 (do) this bore the audience, but it also makes you hard to
understand and follow.
Pronounce your w ords carefully and clearly. This means 67 (use) the right pronunciation of words. If you have any questions on how a word is pronounced, ask for help beforehand.
Speak slowly so that the audience can hear you. If your natural speed is fast, practice speaking at a 68 (slow) pace than usual before your speech.
Project your voice when 69 (need). You don’t need to scream at the audience, but your voice rise 70 (slight) if people in the back of the room can’t hear your speech.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错(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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，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。

During the National Holiday, I saw an accident happening on my way home.
A little girl was crossing the street on her bike while a young man drove
a motorbike towards her. The young man saw the girl and tried to stop, and
he drove too fast to stop. He hit the girl and fell off her motorbike. The girl was bad hurt and couldn’t move. The young man didn’t know how to do.
I ran to phone box nearby and dialed 110. Soon the police arrived at. They
sent her to hospital at once. One of the policeman talked to the young man and wrote something down while he was talking. Later, I was thanked and praised for what I have done.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是Mary，你的朋友Tom现在是一名高三的学生，上次来信向你询问高三学生应如何
有效地备战高考。

现在请你就此给他回信提出一些建议，信中包括以下要点并说明理由。

要点：
1. 目标明确，正确评价自己；
2. 前期复习注重基础；
3. 与父母、老师及同学保持沟通;
4.劳逸结合，平衡饮食。

注意：
1.词数100左右，开头、结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇：高考:College Entrance Examination
明确的:definite
正确评价自己:have a correct estimation of oneself
Dear Tom,
How are you doing? ______________ ________ ____________________________________________________________________ _
.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Mary
高二下期半期考试英语参考答案
听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）：
1—5 BBCCA 6—10 CAAAB
11—15 BBCBA 16—20 ABAAC
阅读（每小题2分，满分40分）：
21--24 ABCB 25--28 DACB
29--32 DBCD 33--35 ABD
36--40：GADCB
完型（每小题1.5分，满分30分）：
41-45 ADDBC 46-50 ABDAC 51-55 BDACC 56-60 BDDCA
语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）：
61.to hear 62.because 63. how 64. makes 65. it
66.does ing 68.slower 69.needed 70. slightly
短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）：
Happening---happen
While----when
And he-------but
Her-----his
Bad----badly
How----what
Phone 前加a
Arrived at 去掉 at
Policeman----policemen
Have----had
书面表达（满分25分）
参考范文：
Dear Tom,
How are you doing? I’m glad to have received your letter. Here I’d like to give you some advice on how to prepare for the College Entrance Examination effectively.
First, it’s very important to have a definite goal and a correct estim ation of yourself．Only in this way will you not be easily pleased or disappointed with what you have known and done．Besides, during the earlier revision, pay more attention to the basic knowledge, which will help to develop your ability to solve problems l ater. What’s more, you’d better sometimes communicate with your parents, teachers or classmates, who may help you out when you are in trouble．Finally, striking a proper balance between study and rest keeps you energetic and a healthy diet is useful as well．
I hope my advice will be of great help to you.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Mary
作文评分标准：
1 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3 词数少于80和多于120的，从总分中减去2分。

4 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性。

5 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写汉词汇用法均可接受。

6 如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

各档次的给分范围和要求
Ⅰ. 第五档(很好)；(21-25分)：完全完成了试题规定的任务
⑴覆盖所有内容要点⑵应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，
⑶语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力，
⑷有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑完全达到了预期的写作目的
Ⅱ. 第四档(好)：(16-20分)完全完成了试题规定的任务
⑴虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容⑵应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求
⑶语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致
⑷应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑达到了预期的写作目的
Ⅲ. 第三档(适当)：(11-15分)基本完成了试题规定的任务
⑴虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容⑵应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求
⑶有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解
⑷应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的Ⅳ. 第二档(较差)：(6-10分)未恰当完成试题规定的任务
⑴漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容⑵语法结构单调、词汇项目有限
⑶有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解
⑷较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性信息未能清楚地传达给读者
Ⅴ. 第一档(差)：(1-5分)未完成试题规定的任务
⑴明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求
⑵语法结构单调、词汇项目有限
⑶较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解
⑷缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯信息未能传达给读者。