四川省双流中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

四川省双流中学2015-2016学年高二（上）期中考试题

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第I卷（选择题）1至8页，第II卷（非选择题）第9至10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。
2. 答选择题时，务必使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净 后，再选涂其他答案标号。
3. 答非选择题时，务必使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定位置上。
4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。
5. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。

第I卷（100分）

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

1. （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
2. 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秒钟时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15.B. ￡9.15C. ￡9.18

答案是B。

1. What does the woman mean?
   1. She wished to take another cup of coffee.
   2. She slept well last night.
   3. She slept badly last night.
2. What does the man mean?
   1. He always eats breakfast. B. He is always late for work. C. He is very busy.
3. What can we learn from the conversation?
   1. Harvey is talkative. B. John is terrible. C. Harvey is quiet.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
   1. Job expectations B. A car factory C. Job experiences
5. Who does the man want to go with?
   1. Tom B. Jenny C. Betty
      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8题。
6. What does the man like doing?
   1. Working weekends. B. Speaking with foreigners. C. Travelling and meeting people.[
7. Which foreign language can the man speak well?
   1. Japanese B. Chinese C. French
8. Where does the conversation probably take place?
   1. In an office B. In a classroom C. In a shopping center
      听第7段材料，回答9 至11题。
9. Where did the man work after he graduated from high school?
   1. In a restaurant B. In a medical lab C. In a hospital
10. How old was the man probably when he got his PHD?
    1. 16 B. 28 C. 36
11. When did the man begin his research on the AIDS drug?
    1. When he worked in a lab
    2. When he was at night school
    3. When he worked at a company
       听第8段材料，回答12 至14题
12. What can we learn about the man?
    1. He is a hotel manager. B. He is a patient of Doctor Watson.
       C. He has something wrong with his ears.
13. Where is Doctor Watson now?
    1. In the hospital B. In his house C. At a meeting
14. When can the man see the doctor?
    1. In the afternoon. B. At noon. C. In the morning
       听第9段材料，回答15 至17题
15. What is troubling the woman?
    1. A headache B. A fever C. Sleeping problems
16. What do we know about the woman?
    1. She runs her own company.
    2. She works too much.
    3. She is a manager.
17. What does the man advise the woman to do?
    1. Work in the day B. Change her job. C. Take a holiday
       听第10段材料，回答18 至20题
18. What will the weather be like in the north China tomorrow?
    1. Dry and windy B. Cold. C. Wet
19. Which area will be sunny tomorrow?
    1. East China B. Southwest C. Northeast.
20. What will the weather be like in the southwest tomorrow afternoon?
    1. Foggy. B. Clear. C. Cloudy
       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
       FOREIGN TEACHERS ARE NEEDED ALL OVER CHINA
       Ad No．90374
       Posted Nov 12,2014 13:27 by Amanda Expire Date: Dec 12, 2014
       Tag; Beijing Language Teaching Part Time
       We are looking for Teachers, whose Native Language is English, willing to teach in China．Mostly schools are in South of China．
       The Benefit package for ESL Teachers includes:
       One-year Contract: 1st Mar．2015 to 1st Jul．2015
       Salary: 4,OOORMB to 5,OOORMB/Month
       Teaching load & schedule: 20 teaching hours per week
       A rent-free, fully furnished apartment for living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom
       Kitchen facilities provided．Other, electric appliances will be supplied: water heater, microwave etc．） ．
       If you are interested, please read the information above and kindly send your application to attach the following documents （in ．doc or JPEG format）．The subject to be mentioned, as 'teach in China'
       1．CV/Resume（简历）
       2．A copy of academic degree/diploma/certificate/or college transcript
       3．A photocopy of the data page of valid passport
       4．A recent color photo
       5．A letter of recommendation/or release letter from your previous Chinese school （Only if you worked in China previously）
       6．Any other relevant information that you think might help your application
       21．This advertisement is about_______．
       A．introducing a school B．attracting foreign students
       C．taking on English teachers D．seeking a teaching position
       22．What is NOT needed to apply for the job if you come to work in China for the first time?
       A．Your resume． B．Your personal passport data．
       C．Your academic history． D．A release letter．
       23．If you are employed, you will_______．
       A．work full time B．not have to pay the apartment rent
       C．prepare furniture yourself D．work four months for two years
       24．Where can you mostly probably read the advertisement?
       A．In a telephone book． B．In a paper．
       C．In a travel guide． D．In a textbook
       B
       The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地).
       It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.
       Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.
       What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
       25. What is the passage mainly about?
       A. Disappearance of African elephants.
       B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.
       C. The effect of African elephants' search for food.
       D. The eating habit of African elephants.
       26. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?
       1. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state.

C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions.

27. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.

B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.

C. They are home to many endangered animals.

D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.

28. The passage is developed mainly by _____.

A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

B. pointing out similarities and differences

C. describing the changes in space order

D. giving examples

C

Speaking two languages can actually help offset(抵消) some effects of aging on the brain,

a new study has found.

Researchers tested how long it took participants to switch from one cognitive(认知的) task

to another, something that’s known to take longer for older adults, said lead researcher, Brian

Gold, a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky.

Gold’s team compared task-switching speeds for younger and older adults, knowing they

would find slower speeds in the older population because of previous studies. However, they

found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental activities faster

than those didn’t . The study only looked at life-long bilinguals, defined in study as people who had spoken a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old.

Gold and his team asked 30 people, either bilingual or monolingual(只懂一种语言的人) , to

have a series of tests. They found that bilingual people were not only able to switch tasks faster， they had different brain activity than their monolingual peers.

Kristina called bilingualism"a beautiful natural experiment”, because people grow up

speaking two languages,and studies have shown that they get certain cognitive benefits from

switching between languages and determining which to respond with based on what's going on

around them.

Gold said he grew up in Montreal, where he spoke French at school and English at home,

prompting relatives to question whether his French language immersion would somehow hinder

his ability to learn English.

"Until very recently, learning a second language in childhood was thought of as dangerous," he said."Actually, it's beneficial."

29. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Researchers found that speaking two languages is important.

B. Researchers found that bilingual people respond slowly.

C. Researchers found that bilingual people can slow down the speed or aging on the brain

and respond fast.

D. Researchers found that bilingual people are great.

30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Older bilinguals can’t respond faster in mind.

B. Older adults speaking a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old can

respond faster than those who don't.

C. Young bilinguals can respond faster in mind than those monolinguals.

D. Bilingual children respond slower in mind than those monolinguals.

31. In Gold’s opinion, learning a second language in childhood is______ .

A． dangerous to children B. not beneficial to children

C. dangerous but beneficial to children D. not dangerous but beneficial to children

D

China is a country on the move- especially around its Lunar New Year holiday. This year, the holiday crush（客流量） promises to be even heavier than before.

Government officials estimate that Chinese people will take to the air, roads and railways 3.62 billion times over a 40-day period around the nation's most important holiday this year as people push their way home for family gatherings or to satisfy their new-found passion for travel.

Getting tickets to all those would-be travelers is adiscountingchallenge that annually tries patience. And it is the railway system that routinely is most unable to cope. Railways are the transport of choice for low-cost long-distance travel, and that's where the ticketing system routinely falls down.

Much of the criticism has, focused on the railway's-online purchasing system. Which has been unable to keep pace with the huge demand and also failed to stop scalpers（票贩子） from ending up with many of the hard-to-find tickets.

While insisting that online sales were the fairest way to get tickets for travelers, railway officials told reporters that the public need to be patient. Efforts were being made to provide online identity checks that would reduce the ticket scalping problems. While officials had little good news for rail passengers, they did manage to bring a few smiles to those traveling by car as the country's extremely expensive highway tolls （通行费） will be free of charge for the period of the official holiday.

32. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word"discounting" in Paragraph 3?

A. Promising. B. Discouraging.

C. Pleasing. D. Rewarding.

33. According to the text, getting tickets_____ around the official holiday.

A. is just a piece of cake B. is more costly

C. takes great effort D. is convenient for travelers

34. We can learn from the text that _______ around the New Year holiday.

A. there will be 3. 62 billion people going home

B .the railway system will be facing more stress

C. people's complaint focus on the failure of online purchase

D. not railways but cars are the best choices for traveling

35. Which of the following can best describe the author's attitude to the railway service?

A. Objective. B. Doubtful.

C. Satisfied D. Worried.

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 is 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 eeverything 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 asys in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

第三部分 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，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life．He's usually41all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends．Sometimes he stays42for two weeks at a time．43I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very44．

My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you 45up anything that you start．When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano． At first I was so 46about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play． Then it got47．I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop． Much as I tried, he 48 me to go on．Now I have been playing for almost five years． I love it and I'm glad I 49my dad's advice．

My dad is50talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years． Under his influence, I also like51now． Sometimes my dad can be my biggest52． He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show53sometimes he can be my biggest critic（批评家）． He54ignores the small mistakes I make． He encourages me never to lose 55because he thinks that all my efforts will 56 one day．

My dad is generous． Every Thursday night, he 57to read to the children at a children's club． When he reads, their58light up with curiosity about what will happen next． I feel59of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 60.

I love my dad with all my heart． He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world．

41．A. onB． withC．inD．out

42．A． home B． awayC．insideD．alone

43．A． Even though B． In caseC．If onlyD．As if

44．A． polite B． kindC．closeD．different

45．A． putB． giveC．takeD．speed

46．A． nervousB． anxiousC．familiarD．crazy

47．A． roughB． difficultC．boringD．disappointing

48．A． persuadedB． promisedC．remindedD．suggested

49．A． receiveB． challengedC．listenedD．took

50．A． physicallyB． typicallyC．exactlyD．musically

51．A． dancingB． composingC．writingD．drawing

52．A． supporter B． directorC．scholarD．sponsor

53．A． however B． soC．stillD．and

54．A． everB． oftenC．evenD．never

55．A． aimB． dreamC．heartD．strength

56．A． come trueB． take risksC．let outD．pay off

57．A． agreesB． likesC．offersD．intends

58．A． bodiesB． armsC．facesD．hands

59．A． jealousB． optimisticC．happyD．proud

60．A． readB． helpC．workD．drive

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most61 (excite). As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd 62 (rise) to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from63battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of Greek victory 64the Persians. He died just after arriving.

The marathon has been an Olympics event 65the modern games started in 1896. However, one of the most famous marathons is in New York. It is 66 (watch) by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city’s five boroughs, 67 past New York’s famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most 68 (compete) find is the 69(tough) course to run.

The marathon is the final Olympics event because it is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people— even people 70 are not particularly good at sport— can run a marathon, if they train for it.

四、改错写作（共两节，满分35分）

1. 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。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
   增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
   删除：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。
   Though British people sometimes have a little difficult understanding Americans, some experts believe that the two variety are moving closer together. For more than century communications across the Atlantic have developed steady. Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the internet, it has been possible listen to British and American English on the flick of a switch. This non-stop communication has made that easier for British people and Americans to understand each other. But it has also lead to lots of American words and structures pass into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will be disappear.
   第二节书面表达（满分25分）
   假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom已经学汉语三年， 请你给他推荐一部中国电影帮助他更好学习汉语。应他的要求，请用英语写一封短信。具体要求如下：
   1. 写信目的。2. 推荐理由（语言及文化方面）。

3. 你对这部电影的评价4. 期盼对方看电影并回复。

注意：

1. 字数120左右。

2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数。

Dear Tom,

How is everything going?_ __________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

英语答案

听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1—5 CCACB 6---10 CCABB 11---15 CCAAC 16---20 BCCAB

阅读 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

21-24 CDBB 25-28 CDDA 29-31 CBD 32-35 BCBA 36-40 EBCGA

完型 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

41-45 DBACB 46-50 DCADD 51-55 BADDC 56-60 DCCDA

语法填空

1. exciting 62. rises 63. a 64. against 65. since

66. watched 67. and 68. competitors 69. toughest 70. who

1. difficult --difficulty, 2. variety--varieties 3.century--a century

4. steady--steadily 5. possible listen之间加 to 6. on--at

7. that--it, 8. lead--led 9. pass--passing 10.删掉disappear前的be

Dear Tom,

How is everything going? I am writing to share with you one of my favorite movies, Hero, which is not only helpful to your study, but also beneficial to your life.

For one thing, the beautiful language in this original Chinese movie may contribute to your study of Chinese in listening, speaking, reading and writing. For another thing, the cultural elements in the scene will equip you with foreign cultural background and, above all, enrich your daily life.

What interest me most is the people’s desire for peace. One character devoted his life to the peace of his country. And I am also deeply touched by the spirit of devotion. Besides, some scenes are impressive to me.

Would you like to see this movie after my recommendation? Remember to tell me your opinion about the movie.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly,