高二英语期中试卷.doc

2014-2015 学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语
出卷人：郭静 审核人：刘严严
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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Call the police. B. Go on sleeping. C. Talk to the neighbors.
2. Where are the speakers?
A. On a plane. B. At the customs. C. At a police station.
3. What are the speakers doing?
A. Shopping. B. Ordering food. C. Celebrating a birthday.
4. Where is the book the woman is looking for?
A. On the sofa. B. On the chair. C. On the table.
5. How much change does the man give the woman?
A ￡9   B.￡9.50.   C.￡10.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What’s wrong with Lily?
A. She is sick. B. She feels cold. C. She gets cold
7. How is Tailor going to the hospital?
A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus
听第7段材料，回答第8 、9题。
8. What is the most attractive in the film?
A. Its sound. B. Its music. C. Its picture.
9. When was the film most likely to begin?
A. After 6:00pm. B. Before 6:00pm. C. At 6:00pm
听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。
10. Why did Bob take a Chinese course?
A. Because he liked Chinese very much.
B. Because he planned to go to China.
C. Because he wanted to study Chinese culture.
11. Where was Jenny going?
A. To China. B. To Japan. C. To Egypt.
12. Why couldn’t Jenny go on her holiday trip right away?
A. Because she didn’t have enough money.
B. Because she should learn the language first.
C. Because she wanted to see her friends.
听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Doctor and patient. B. Seller and buyer. C. Boss and employee.
14. What size did the woman want?
A. A size 28. B. A size 38. C. A size 48.
15. What color sweater did the woman buy in the end?
A. A gray sweater. B. A green sweater. C. A black sweater.
16. What do you think of the woman?
A. She was rude. B. She was clever. C. She was forgetful.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the island of Manhattan like?
A. A very large island. B.A very small island. C. A long and narrow island.
18. What’s the population of New York City?
A. Over seven million. B. Over six million. C. Over seven billion.
19. Where do a great many black Americans live?
A. In Manhattan. B. In Harlem. C. In Chinatown.
20. What is the height of the tallest building in New York City?
A.50 meters. B.110.25 meters. C.411.75 meters.
第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分60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 。
A
The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.
Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.
21. Why are drifting bottles used?
A. To determine the position of a ship. B. To find the direction of a current.
C. To predict the direction of a ship. D. To carry message across the ocean.
22. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?
A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.
B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones.
C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.
D. U.S captains knew more about maps.
23. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?
A. A map of the Gulf Stream. B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.
C. A map of ocean currents. D. A map of his first voyage.
24. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.
A. a stream of water B. a course of events
C. the flow of electricity D. the situation of the present time
B
Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交际) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell---a signal (信号) causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.
Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?
25. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.
A. are lying on the ground B. have an unpleasant taste
C. bees don’t like D. have an unfamiliar shape
26. The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by ______.
A. growing more branches B. communicating with birds and bees
C. changing its leaf chemistry D. shaking caterpillars off
27. According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______.
A. waving its branches B. giving off a special smell
C. dropping its leaves D. changing the color of its trunk
28. The author believes that the incident described in the passage ______.
A. cannot be taken seriously B. should no longer be permitted
C. must be checked more thoroughly D. seems completely reasonable
C
In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide allows the sun’s rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping. According to a weather expert’s prediction, the atmosphere will be warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere.
In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming, in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels. Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.
However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern part of the earth, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?
One possibility is the behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and “cold” spots, that is, the relatively less hot spots, on the sun. This seems to have a greater effect on the distribution of the earth’s atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation（循环）.The sun is also variable（可变的） over a long term. Its heat output（输出）goes up and down in cycles. The latest trend being downward is on the way. But that is only a imagination.
29. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would_________.
A. prevent the sun’s rays from reaching the earth’s surface
B. mean a warming up in the Arctic C. account for great changes in the climate
D. raise the temperature of the earth’s surface
30. The article was written to explain_________ .
A. the greenhouse effect B. the solar effects on the earth
C. the solar weather D. the causes affecting weather
31. Although the fuel is greater in the northern part, temperatures there seem to be falling. This is_________.
A. mainly because the carbon dioxide is rising
B. possibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting
C. due to the effect of the earth’s climate
D. partly due to the activity of the sun
32. What does the underlined word exceeded mean?
A. To be the same as. B. To be slower than.
C. To be better than. D. To be bigger than.
D
When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.
When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
33. What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?
A. To build a forest. B. To save more lives.
C. To make a lot of money. D. To study plants.
34. One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.
A. he often talked to the trees B. he kicked the trees heavily
C. he never watered the trees D. he buried the leaves around the roots
35. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. Trees are not as weak as we think. B. We should listen to others’ advice.
C. Difficulty is necessary for growth D. Planting trees is good for the environment.

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。
(36)____You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating , sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. (37)____ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class. (38)____Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. (39)_____If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
(40)_____ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.
B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.
C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.
D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.
E. Maybe you are an average student.
F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
G. This will help you understand the next class.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项.
Magic of Smile(微笑的魅力)
　　Smiling is the most desirable human behavior. We tend to overlook the power of smiling,  41   can work out many wonders and miracles.
　　In my spare time in the States, I loved to take a walk around the small community where I lived.  42   I met on the way, they always gave me a friendly greeting accompanied (伴随) with a nice smile as soon as our eyes had    43  . Spontaneously(本能的, 自动的), I smiled back. This kind of smiling exchange represented the most  44    part of my jogging experience in the States.
　　When it comes to doing business, my   45    is "I love to see my customers smile". If a customer smiles when he sees you, it means he feels comfortable   46    with you. More importantly, it means he makes money. If he can make money, I get the business rolling.
　　On a personal note, my daughter's giggle is just like   47   , which warms my inside the same way   48   the sun warms my body. It can  49    away any clouds and unpleasant feelings.  50   I see her photo, her giggle   51   around my ears. The little reserved and controlled smile of my wife, 52, reflects the beauty of a matured and well-learnt woman. It is so   53  in my eyes. It can sometimes really turn me on.
　　Julia Robert's54  is nothing but roaring like earthquake or volcano. It can overtake men and women alike. Americans may 55  in many other ways, but they all agree that Julia is America's sweetheart. Nobody can 56   her laughter plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner