湖南省岳阳县一中2016届高二期中考试(英语)

岳阳县一中2016届高二期中考试
英语试卷
时量：120分钟分值：150分
命题：余荣霞审题：谢春玲
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. What’s Peter wearing today?
A. A shirt.
B. A jacket.
C. A suit.
2. What’s Peter’s speech about this time?
A. European paintings.
B. European films.
C. Chinese movies.
Conversation 2
3. What has Daniel prepared for the parade?
A. A carton of juice.
B. A costume.
C. A piece of cheese.
4. Who will go to church today?
A. Daniel and his father.
B. Daniel and Tina
C. Tina herself.
Conversation 3
5. Why is the girl complaining?
A. She gets home late.
B. She has to do lots of homework.
C. She forgets the show.
6. What does the boy think of their teacher?
A. Boring
B. Active
C. Happy
Conversation 4
7. When can they probably go to the exhibition?
A. This Friday.
B. Next Monday.
C. Next Saturday.
8. What’s the exhibition about?
A. Robots.
B. The Internet.
C. Toys.
9. Who will go to the exhibition?
A. Jack and his brother.
B. Sandy and her brother.
C. Sandy and Jack.
Conversation 5
10. Where is Tom going?
A. Home
B. To the supermarket
C. To France
11. What is Bob going to do?
A. He’s going to help the woman.
B. He’s going to find a job.
C. He’s going shopping.
12. Who needs to make some money?
A. Tom
B. Mary
C. Bob
Conversation 6
13. What will the woman go to Florida to do?
A. Buy a bird.
B. Have a holiday.
C. Look after her mother.
14. What does the woman ask the man to do?.
A. Go with her.
B. Write a letter.
C. Look after her bird.
15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Strangers
B. A couple
C. Friends
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. Her mother told her to keep silent at the party until _________.
A. speak to
B. spoke
C. spoken to
D. speaking
22. We had nothing to do but ________ last night.
A. watch TV
B. to watch TV
C. watching TV
D. watched TV
23. Our headmaster spent much time _______ different meetings to get the latest information.
A. attended
B. attending
C. to attend
D. attend
24. Dina, _____ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local
advertising agency.
A. struggling
B. having struggled
C. struggled
D. to struggle
25. Some students in our class are considering _____ their study ways to improve their studies.
A. changing
B. to change
C. changed
D. change
26. His brother still remembers the day ______ he joined the Army.
A. that
B. which
C. when
D. what
27. We can still be friends, _______ we?
A. won’t
B. haven’t
C. didn’t
D. can’t
28. I ______ to Zhangjiajie twice since I heard about it.
A. have been
B. go
C. went
D. have gone
29. ______ is important for us to gain access to the Internet.
A. This
B. That
C. What
D. It
30. I will write to you as soon as I ________ there.
A. will get
B. would get
C. get
D. gets
31. Who was it ______ put so many large stones on the road?
A. this
B. he
C. she
D. that
32. The old temple must be saved, __________ the cost is.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. wherever
33. He lay ________ under the building for three days.
A. trapped
B. trapping
C. and trapped
D. to trap
34. Nowhere else in this city ________ cheaper clothes than in DaMing Market.
A. can find a tourist
B. can a tourist find
C. a tourist can find
D. find a tourist can
35. If I _______ a bird, I ______very happy.
A. am; shall be
B. were; shall be
C. were; would be
D. am; would be
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I go to work by train every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the
station quite __36___ because an alley(小巷)at the back of the station provides a short cut. In the summer, when it’s hot, I always try to rush through it as the rubbish in the alley _37____ bad. Today was one of those days, and I was trying to rush through as___38___ when something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most unexpected and beautiful __39__ by an old woman, who was __40__ in front of me.
The old woman was quite short and thin. She was walking slowly with the __41____ of a white cane(手杖). I hadn’t particularly noticed her at first _42___ she stopped near a dustbin.
She slowly put her walking cane __43___ the dustbin. Then she bent down and reached for the rubbish. She clearly _44___ it difficult and it took her a while. She picked up some rubbish off the ground and slowly stood up again. She threw the rubbish inside the bin, dusted her trousers off and then reached for her __45__ again. She then slowly went on walking.
Today an old woman made such an effort to keep even a small part of it clean! I couldn’t help_46___ about that all day.
I want to __47____ that wonderful old woman. So I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the floor and put it in a garbage bin wherever I can from now on.
36 A. early B. hard C. easily D. happily
37 A. smells B. looks C. tastes D. sounds
38 A. soon B. usual C. often D. well
39 A. story B. show C. act D. film
40 A. sitting B. driving C. running D. walking
41 A. guidance B. supply C. help D. direction
42 A. until B. after C. since D. though
43 A. on B. against C. under D. behind
44 A. believed B. proved C. made D. found
45 A. rubbish B. bin C. cane D. coat
46 A. thinking B. worrying C. talking D. doing
47 A. deal with B. care for C. run after D. learn from Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word
that best fits the context.
Having worked with many environmental consultants, I know that a healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time. 48 are many factories and industries which control the amount of pollution they produce, and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage 49 they cause. 50 operating these factories are deeply concerned about the environment. We need to stop thinking of companies and businessmen 51 the enemy, and give them more credit! Ms Lin suggested we 52 cut back on the quantity of things we produce in order to save 53 environment. I don’t agree with54 because then jobs will be lost. I believe that people are 55 important than fish and trees. Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by
several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries，please follow their customs，just as the saying goes，“.”
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags，taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.
In England，make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain，it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late，and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.
In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan，people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card，don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
56. When you travel to the USA，you don’t need to tip .
A. porters
B. waiters
C. teachers
D. taxi drivers
57.The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be“.”
A. Love me，love my dog
B. He who laughs last laughs best
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
D. Where there is a will，there is a way
58.The underline word“porters”in the passage means .
A.搬运工
B.清洁工
C.接线员
D.售票员
59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. In Spain, People usually have dinner very early
B. In England, It’s a not polite to talk about the weather
C. In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek
D. In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.
60. What，s the best title of the passage ？
A. How to Tip
B. Body Language
C. When to Have Dinner
D. Advice to International Travelers
B
My younger sister Joy was fighting her final battle against cancer. I wanted Joy to go into a nursing home(疗养院), but she didn’t want to spend her final days there. I couldn’t be with her all the time, and she had no other family. God, who would watch over her?
Joy and I had come from a medical family. Mom died when my sister was four. Dad was a small-town general doctor in Glenview. His concern for his patients was wholehearted. Sometimes Joy and I had felt overlooked, expecting the attention he seemed to reserve(保留)for his patients. But no matter how busy he’d been all week, Dad would stand on the stairs every Sunday morning, polishing(擦亮)his shoes for church.
I called Dr. Cogan, Joy’s doctor, hoping she could persuade Joy to move into the nursing home. “Your father also called,”she said. The signal of her phone went off, and the doctor suddenly hung up before I could correct her.
“He said he was Joy’s father clearly,”Dr Cohan insisted. “He talked about her case and understood all the medical details.”
Who could it be? My dad died three years ago; it couldn’t have been him. Maybe it was one of the neighbors or my father’s former patients, many of whom were grateful to my father. Who could it be? I wonder.
61. Why did the author want Joy to go to a nursing home?
A. Because Joy didn’t want to stay at home
B. Because Joy’s doctor advised her to do so.
C. Because no one looked after her at home.
D. Because it was Joy’s father’s advice.
62. From the passage, we can learn that the writer’s father_____.
A. was generous and popular in Illinois
B. worked hard and cared about his patients
C. didn’t go to church when he was very busy.
D. was a famous doctor and cured many patients.
63. Sometimes the writer and his/her sister felt as if their father______.
A. had forgotten them
B. was cold-hearted
C. didn’t like them at all
D. never looked after them
64. If the doctor hadn’t hung up, the writer would have told her______.
A. to save his/her sister as soon as possible
B. the man who called her wasn’t his/her father.
C. his/her sister would need to be watched over.
D. to persuade his/her sister to go to hospital.
65. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. One of the writer’s friends.
B. The man who called the doctor.
C. The doctor who cared for Joy.
D. The man who helped look after Joy.
C
The girl looking for the job turned out to be excellent but she ended up giving her employer a headache when it also turned out that she used an unreal diploma(文凭).
In December, a Civil Administration Bureau in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, an-nounced that it needed five new staff members. Some 120 people applied and took the exam. Applicants（申请者）were required to show proof（证据）of a college degree at least.
Mei Jing beat everyone in the test and the interview. When a follow-up （后续的）check was done, however, her education certificate(证书) was discovered to be an unreal one.
This was a bit of an embarrassment for the employers. A dilemma, one might say. If she were hired because of her excellent performance, she still wouldn't have the qualifications on paper. But, if she were dropped because she didn't meet the education requirements, they would lose a good worker. Tough problem!
While Mei's future hangs in the balance, the public having learned of the case got involved. Some people said the Bureau should employ her, since results are the only important thing. “After all, ability is more important than a diploma, ” said one office worker.
Others, however, have attacked Mei's dishonesty. They said that morality（道德）was, after all, more important than talent, especially in the case of a government position. Mei wasn't honest, so she shouldn't be hired.
But, Sheen Songhua, the head of the Shanghai Public Administration and Human Resources Institute, tries to be a bit more philosophical（冷静的，哲学的）.
“There is still a sort of'diploma means this' prejudice among people,”Sheen explains, “Many employers regard a diploma as the only sign of ability and talent.”
So, with this in mind, people may pay little attention to whether someone has real ability or not. They turn to chasing（追逐）a diploma instead. The unreal diploma is the natural product of this thought.
The conclusion? "China needs a new human resource system. The new system will not define a person only by his or her diploma, " Sheen says.
66. What's the meaning of the underlined word “dilemma” in Paragraph Four?
A. A problem easy to deal with or solve.
B. A situation in which it is difficult for you to make the decision.
C. A difference in two or more statements, ideas, or stories.
D. Something said or done that is funny.
67. What can we infer from this news report?
A. The Civil Administration Bureau of Wuhan employed the girl.
B. The girl was not employed because of dishonesty.
C. It remained to be seen whether the girl was to be employed or not.
D. Another Human Resource Institute employed the girl.
68. What does Sheen Songhua mean by saying “diploma means this”?
A. A diploma can tell whether a person is honest or not.
B. A diploma is the only sign of ability and talent.
C. A diploma is what you get after you finish a course.
D. A diploma means a job.
69. Which statement is NOT true according to the news report?
A. It seemed that the reporter agrees with Sheen Songhua’s opinion.
B. If you want to get the job, you have to meet a certain education requirement.
C. Most people held the view that morality was the most important thing.
D. One official said that something should be done to change the human resource system.
70. Which of the following do you think is the best title of this news report?
A. A Girl's Unlucky Experience
B. Unreal Diplomas
C. Dishonesty Has Been Attacked
D. Can A Diploma Be All There Is
Part 1V Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the num breed blanks by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
High school is an important times of your life. It can determine which college you’ll go to and such things as career interests. So it’s important for you to learn how to spend your high school life successfully.
Studies come first. Make sure you study until you understand everything –ask for help from parents, friends or teachers if necessary. Take notes if you think your teacher is teaching something meaningful for your exam. Also, have a plan for what you’re going to study. It’s best if you could touch on every subject every day.
Keep a set a amount of time to do your homework. Don’t delay your today’s homework until tomorrow. If you ever happen to be sick, call or e-mail a friend to see if they can give you the homework. In high school, being sick isn’t an excuse for not doing homework unless you’re very sick.
High school is also a time for you to enjoy with friends! Smile at people to make them see you are nice and happy. Choose to get along with those who appreciate you for who you are, and who can make your performance better. What’s more, you should try to make friends with teacher.
Staying positive will help you keep happy. Stay calm and relaxed if you get into some kind of trouble in school. Do these three things: Learn from mistakes; sincerely say sorry for your
mistakes when you need to, and stay true to yourself.
Develop self-discipline. Try to be always present in school. Always be on time for every class. While your teacher is teaching, keep quiet, unless he or she is asking for answers. If your friends want to talk to you in class, ask them to wait until later.
Be active! Take an active part in after-class activities. Find hobbies that you’re good at, and see if there is a school club which will help you develop them.
Section B (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
I was walking down a busy shopping intersection(十字路口)when a large family stopped me, asking if I knew how to speak Hindi (an Indian language). Most people in my city don’t know how to speak Hindi and I can’t speak it very well. However, I can understand it and I
could talk with them.
The family was made up of a lady and her husband, their two children and two elder parents. The lady said that their luggage was stolen while they were on the train from their village to the city. She said it contained most of their money and they were very hungry and she asked me if I could spare some money.
In my city we need to be careful of impersonators(扮演者)asking for money but something in my heart told me this was genuine(true), especially since it was a whole family. I was moved by seeing the sweet, expectant faces of her children.
I gave her everything in my wallet except for the money I needed to get back home, giving her information about the railway police and places to eat.
The family walked away, and I went on my way feeling glad that I listened to my heart
81. What was the author doing when a member of a large family spoke to him? (No more than 8
words) （2分）
82. How’s the author’s Hindi? (No more than 11 words) （2分）
83. List two reasons why the author believed the family. (No more than 14 words) （3分）
84. Why was the family short of money? ( No more than 6 words) （3分）
Section C (25 marks)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below.
请以下列词语为关键词写一篇短文
shy change dare overcome
内容：
1.自己或他人的一次经历；
2.你的感受。

注意：
1.必须使用所给四个关键词；
2.词数不少于120个；
3.不能使用真实姓名或学校名称；
4. 开头已给出。

I used to be afraid to speak before others, _________________________________
英语参考答案
I．Listening comprehension(30 marks)
Section A (1.5’*15=22.5 marks)
1-5 CBBAB 6-10 ABACA 11-15 ABBCC
Section B (1.5’*5=7.5 marks)
16. the telephone 17. e-mails 18. The owners 19. the information 20. Buy or sell II.. Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (1’*15=15 marks)
21-35 CABBA CDADC DBABC
Section B (1.5’*12=18 marks)
36-47 CABCD CABDC AD
Section C (1.5’*8=12marks)
48. There 49. that 50. Those 51. as 52. should 53. the 54. her 55. more
III Reading Comprehension (2’*15=30 marks)
56-70 CCACD CBABB BCBCD
1V Writing (45 marks)
Section A (1’*10=10 marks
71. Tips/Suggestions/Advice 72.Ask for help 73. study plan 74. in time
75. smiling 76. Stay positive 77. in trouble
78. (Sincerely) say sorry 79. be late 80. Join school clubs
Section B (10 marks)
81. He was walking down a busy shopping intersection.（2分）
82. He can’t speak it very well. / I can understand it and I could talk with them.（2分）
83. It was a whole family; he saw the sweet, expectant faces of their children. （3分）
84. Because their luggage/money was stolen. （3分）
Section C (25 marks)
One possible version:
I used to be a shy girl and was afraid to speak before others, but now I can make a speech in public. It was an activity that make me change so much. Last year I took part in a summer camp in which teachers taught me how to challenge ourselves and become independent. We were divided into groups and given difficult tasks. We must communicate with each other and express our opinions in order to complete the tasks. In the end, we succeeded in finishing the tasks. On the last day, all of us were given a chance to express ourselves in front of oth ers. I didn’t dare to do it before, but that day I made it.
Everyone has shortcomings, but as long as you overcome them, you can make progress and achieve your goals.
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