2014-2015学年高二英语上学期半期考试试题

2014-2015学年高二英语上学期半期考试试题
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，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.How does the man most probably feel now?
A. Hungry
B. Thirsty
C. Tired
2. What does the woman usually do in Boston?
A. Go on business trips
B. Go sightseeing
C. Visit the man
3. What may the man do next?
A. Tell the woman his email address.
B. Go out for a coffee with the woman.
C. Give the woman his phone number.
4. Who is the woman probably speaking to?
A. A waiter
B. A shopkeeper
C. A policeman
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a shop
B. At home
C. In a restaurant
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the woman’s favorite magazine?
A. Time
B. Vogue
C. Men’s Health
7. What do we know about the man’s favorite magazine?
A. It has a very long history
B. It is mainly loved by teenagers
C. It has information about how to keep fit.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What did the woman do this morning?
A. She shopped online.
B. She went downtown
C. She received a dress
9. How much money did the woman save?
A. $50
B. $70
C. $80
10. What will the woman probably do?
A. Tell the man how to write his mailing address.
B. Tell the man about some good online stores.
C. Explain why the man should visit more than one site.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Which course does Professor Nelson probably teach?
A. Politics
B. Math
C. Literature
12. Why does Professor Nelson want to run a bookshop?
A. He likes reading to his wife.
B. He wants to help orphans get education.
C. He wants to collect money for his students.
13. What does the woman ask the man to do for the party?
A. Take photos of the party
B. Sing an English song with Julia.
C. Teach Professor Nelson to dance.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Which musical instrument is Jim probably worst at right now?
A. The piano
B. The flute
C. The drum
15. Why does Jim play so many musical instruments, according to the woman?
A. His parents want him to be a musician.
B. He is very interested in music.
C. He thinks it can make him smarter.
16. What did the new study find?
A. Learning music doesn’t make children smarter.
B. Children who learn music are smarter than others.
C. People commonly believe learning music is beneficial.
17. Where did the man read about the new study?
A. In a magazine
B. In the newspaper
C. On a website
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why was the speaker shocked to find out that his nephew was smoking?
A. His nephew knew the harm of smoking.
B. His nephew was a very good boy.
C. His nephew had promised never to smoke.
19. What did the speaker do when he was asked to smoke in high school?
A. He refused
B. He tried one cigarette.
C. He told it to his teacher.
20. What did the speaker’s nephew decide to do in the end?
A. Prevent his friends from smoking.
B. Stop smoking and make some new friends
C. Tell his friends about the danger of smoking.
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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a pleasant companion to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog ，you will have a lot of troubles.
Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the possible problems before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dog, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don’t know much about dogs, it is a good idea to go to the library for books about different kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a young dog. In reading about the different breeds (种类) you should know that a dog described (描述) as very alert (机敏灵活的) may be too active. When a book describes a dog as
an excellent hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won’t be happy living in a small house. Dog breeds vary (变化) in popularity as the years go by. One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to control. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They don’t need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the home.
21. According to the passage, one can get information about different kinds of
dogs .
A. by staying at home
B. by asking someone who has enough experience about different kinds of dogs
C. by buying a dog and training it
D. by reading books about dogs
22. The German shepherd is a popular dog .
A. because it is easy to train
B. because it is small and weak
C. because it is powerful and friendly
D. because it is alert and active
B
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple though the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.
25. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_____
A. they had surprise endings.
B. they were easy to understand.
C. they showed his love for the poor.
D. they were about New York City.
26. O. Henry went to prison because_____
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. he broke the law by not using his own name.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his.
27. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated.
B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor.
D. He was very good at learning.
28. Where did O. Henry get most materials(素材) for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison.
B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York.
D. His exciting early life as a boy.
C
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Babysitter
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Housekeeping
This type of work can bring in about $5 an hour and it will allow teens to learn responsibility and develop their organizational skills. The summer sees an upswing in the tourism industry, so hotels are often looking for more housekeeping staff, and parks often need more people to assist with keeping public areas clean and organized as well. Telephone: 111-222-3330.
29. How much can you earn at least in two hours as a retailer?
A. $10
B. $12
C. $16
D. $20
30. Which of the following jobs may attract teens who want to be a teacher?
A. Retail Sales
B. Food Service
C. Babysitter
D. Housekeeping
31. The underlined part “an upswing” in the last paragraph can best be replaced
by________
A. an increase
B. a limit
C. a sign
D. a trick
32. The text is mainly written for teens who__________.
A. are faced with communication problems
B. want a part-time job in the summer
C. dream of becoming a housekeeper
D. plan to start their own business
D
During the 19th century, women’s education was not considered important in the United States. Supporters of advanced education for women faced many problems. States did require each town to provide a school for children, but teachers were often poorly prepared. Most young women were not able to continue on with their education in private schools. If they did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew (缝制) clothing, and music.
Mary Lyon felt that women’s education was extremely important. Through her lifelong work for education she became the most famous woman in the 19th century America. She believed that women were teachers both at home and in the classroom. And she believed that efforts to better educate young women also served God. If women were better educated, she felt, they could teach in local schools throughout the United States and in foreign countries.
In 1837, Mary Lyon opened Mount Holyoke Seminary for Women. Only four teachers and the first class of eighty young women lived and studied in the building when the school opened. But Mary knew the importance of what had been established (建立) —the first independent school for the higher education of women. The school continued to grow. In 1893, under a state law, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary became a college. Mount Holyoke College was the first college to offer women the same education as was offered to men.
People who have studied Mary Lyon say she was not fighting a battle (战争) of equality between men and women, yet she knew she wanted more for women. Her efforts led to the spread of higher education for women in the United States. Historians say she was the strongest influence on the education of American young people during the middle of the 19th century.
33. What did Mary Lyon think would be a result of better education for women?
A. They could be teachers in local schools in the USA and in foreign countries.
B. They could help their children with the homework.
C. They could help their husbands with the work.
D. They could help their parents with the housework.
34. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A. Teachers were poorly prepared in the 19th century.
B. Mount Holyoke Seminary for Women was the first independent school for the higher
education of women in the United States.
C. Mount Holyoke College only taught women French.
D. Young women studied French, sewing and music in private schools in the 19th
century.
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。

Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money, and time. 36 Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:
1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are w hen I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 37
2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
3. 39 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40 And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
第三部分：语言知识运用（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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Everyone in the world experiences feelings of pressure or stress. No one can avoid stress completely, 41 stress can be managed in healthy ways.
One way to manage stress is to BUILD your 42 resistance（抵制）. Building resistance will increase your 43 to live with（忍受） stress, and it will 44 the effect of stress on your life.
One way to 45 your mental resistance is to 46 you are in another place. Some people call this “taking a mental holiday”.
A man named Tobias lives in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe. As a boy, he 47 most of his time on the Praia de Macuti coast in Beira, Mozambique. Now, he works many long hours at his office and his job is 48 .
Tobias reduces his stress by remembering the 49 he had as a boy. He 50 the blue water and the waves rolling onto the sand. This mental 51 helps Tobias calm his mind.
Another way to manage stress in your life is to CHANGE ---- change the way you feel about a stressful 52 .
Carmelita lives in Mexico City, Mexico. Traffic problems are very 53 there. Traffic can usually stop a car for hours. Carmelita finds this very stressful. She gets very 54 when she sits in traffic. Carmelita 55 the way she feels by using that time in a new way. Carmelita loves stories. So, she 56 listening to recorded books in her 57 . By doing something she 58 traffic delays will no longer be a stressful situation for her. 59 , it can be a chance for her to listen to her favorite recorded books.
You can never 60 all the stress and pressure of life. But stress management can help you reduce stress in healthy ways.
41. A. or B. for C. and D. but
42. A. physical B. mental C. old D. common
43. A. right B. ability C. memory D. trouble
44. A. slow B. stop C. reduce D. increase
45. A. strengthen B. defend C. choose D. follow
46. A. forget B. show C. imagine D. say
47. A. wasted B. spared C. spent D. missed
48. A. steady B. unusual C. excellent D. stressful
49. A. job B. fun C. attitude D. toy
50. A. looks for B. thinks of C. turns to D. looks after
51. A. journey B. test C. appetite D. chance
52. A. position B. process C. situation D. competition
53. A. common B. harmful C. strange D. different
54. A. quiet B. tired C. confused D. angry
55. A. clears B. changes C. develops D. finds
56. A. refuses B. avoids C. continues D. starts
57. A. office B. car C. room D. bookstore
58. A. enjoys B. remembers C. admires D. minds
59. A. Anyhow B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise
60. A. reject B. improve C. remove D. meet
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入恰当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous(繁荣的) country. One day, he went on a trip to 61_______ distant area of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, 62_________ it was the first time that he had made such a long trip, and the road 63__________ he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country 64________ leather.
Of course, this 65__________ (cost) thousands of cows’ skin, and a huge amount of money. Then one of his wise servants risked his life in advising the king, “Do you have to spend that 66__________ (necessary) amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”
The king was shocked and angry, 67__________ he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe’ for himself.
There is a 68__________ (value) lesson of life in this story: 69__________ (make) this world a happy place to live in, you’d better change 70_________ and not the world.
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交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有十处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
I am a big fan of Yao Ming and always wanting to be able to play basketball as him.
Sad, when I was very young and I was very short. But when I started senior high, I also started to grow. I was the taller boy in our class by the time I was fifteen and was picking to play for the school basketball team. We trained very hard every day, but I never gave in. On the day I played for the school team for first time, I got the highest score and our teams won. Everyone in my school congratulated us and it is like a dream. I will never forget that day.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
针对某些学校学生抄作业较为普遍这种现象某英语报社举办以“Say no to copying homework”为主题的征文活动，假如你是某高二学生，你打算投稿，请根据以下要点写一篇短文，文章
要求包括以下要点：
1. 学生抄作业的原因：
1)上课不认真听讲，作业不会做；
2)光顾着玩，没有时间写作业；
2. 写作业的重要性:
1)帮助检查我们的学习
2)帮助我们复习知识
3. 号召学生独立完成作业。

参考词汇：
认真地：attentively 复习：review
注意：
1：次数100左右（开头已写好，不计入总词数）；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Say No to Copying Homework
Nowadays, copying others’ homework is quite common in some schools.________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
遵义航天高级中学2014--2015学年度第一学期半期考试
高二年级英语。