江西省宜春三中2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

宜春三中2015-2016学年高二下学期英语期中考试试卷

第I卷选择题，共100分

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. What does the woman want to know?

1. Which items are on sale
2. Where the back of the store is
3. What the sign outside says

1. How much is the painting worth now?

1. $2000
2. $2 million
3. $30 million
   3.Why is the man lost
   A.He took a wrong turn
   B.He was told to take this way
   C.He missed the freeway signs
   4.Why dose the man want a table near the window?
   A.So he can be near the quiet back
   B.So he can watch the people outside
   C.So there’s enough room for two people
   5.What dose the man ask the worman to do?
   A.Speak louder
   B.Prepare for her exam
   C.Turn her music down
   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。
   听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
   6.Why dose the young man want a cell phone ?
   A.To talk to his friends
   B.To use it at school
   C.To get help in an emergency
   7.How will the young man probably fell?
   A.Confused
   B.Disappointed
   C.Excited
   听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
   8.Why dose the woman recommend natural cleaning products?
   A.They’re easier to use
   B.They’re made by small companies
   C.They’re better for your health
   9.What dose the woman recommend for cleaning a kitchen?
   A.Vinegar
   B.Lemon juice
   C.Soap
   听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
   10.How dose the woman sound in the beginning ?
   A.Surprised
   B.Upset
   C.Sad
   11.What dose the woman suggest to the man?
   A.Exercising more
   B.Eating salads
   C.Eating smaller meals
   12.Why has the man gained weight?
   A.He eats a big breakfast
   B.He eats too much ice cream
   C.He is under a lot of stress
   听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
   13.Where is the campsite located?
   A.Near a lake
   B.About an hour away
   C.Not far from 29th avenue
   14.Why dose the man ask the woman to buy a new sleeping bag?
   A.They only have one warm sleeping bag
   B.They don’t have any
   C.Sleeping bags are on sale right now
   15.What dose the man ask the woman to do?
   A.Meet him at the sporting goods store
   B.Make some food now
   C.Buy some food to cook
   16.What will the speakers probably do on Sunday morning?
   A.Cook over a campfire
   B.Drive to the camping area
   C.Go surfing
   听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
   17.Why dose the father send his son away?
   A.He has no interest in farming
   B.He doesn’t study well
   C.His other sons don’t like him
   18.What does the religious leader tell the boy?
   A.Don’t go into large spaces at night
   B.Keep to small spaces during the day
   C.Don’t go into small spaces at night
   19.What is true about the second temple?
   A. The boy finds many cats inside
   B.The boy is sent there to study
   C.It is empty
   20.What happens to the boy in the end ?
   A.He returns to his father’s farm
   B.He becomes an artist
   C.He spends the rest of his life in the temple
   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
   Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture.
   　　One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said,"You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture."
   　　They went to Mr. White's house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked,"Where is your picture, Mr. White?" He said,"Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture." The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. White's picture. The old man said,"Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one."
   21. The old man thought Mr. Black's picture was good because       .
   　　A. it was in the field        B. it was an apple tree
   　　C. the birds liked it         D. the birds thought it was real
   22. Mr. White's picture was       .
   　　A. an apple tree        B. curtains      C. nothing      D. an old man
   23. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
   　　A. The birds came and ate the apples up.
   　　B. The old man said Mr. White's picture was the best one at last.
   　　C. The two pictures were not so good.
   　　D. The curtains on the wall were real.
   B
   Welcome to the Kids’ Science Challenge!
   Do you like science projects and winning some awesome gifts? This is the challenge for you. What’s even better is that you don’t have to build anything — Simply come up with an original idea or design that relates to one of three topics given below.
   Wonderful Sounds
   Ready for Wonderful Sounds? Click on Science Secrets to meet our sound specialist. And be sure to download fun activities with crazy new sounds and musical instruments in the Dig In section! Now what kind of new musical instrument can you invent?
   Super Material for Sports
   Ready for Super Material for Sports? You’ll discover the amazing world of Materials Science, where scientists and engineers develop new materials for everyday functions—like sports! Click on Science Secrets for information about our scientist. And don’t forget to download the fun activities in the Dig In section! Now can you come up with a new sports material that would help you play your favorite sport?
   Magical Microbes
   Ready to discover Magical Microbes, the tiniest living things on earth? Click on Science Secrets for information about our scientists. And be sure to download all the fun activities in the Dig In section! Now can you think of a brand new way that microbes can help people?
   24．Where can we most probably read the above passage?
   A.In a history textbook. B. In a travel diary.
   C. On a web page
   D. In a city government report.
   25．The Kids’ Science Challenge may be .
   1. a competition for kids

B. a private unit of a school

C. an organization of a school

D. a social club for kids

26．Which topic will Tom probably choose if he shows interest in biology?

1. Wonderful Sounds.
   B. Super Material for Sports.
   C. Magical Microbes.
   D. All the three.
   27．What’s the purpose of the Kids’ Science Challenge?
   1. To discourage kids’ curiosity.
      B. To challenge kids’ ability.
      C. To get kids join an activity.
      D.To dig kids’ creativity.
      C
      Butterflies are some of the most fascinating and beautiful insects in the world. Adult butterflies will live about 2 to 4 weeks. They use their senses of sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste to survive in the world, find food and mates, lay eggs in an appropriate place, migrate, and avoid hungry enemies.
      Butterflies have large compound eyes(复眼), which allow them to see in all directions without turning their heads. Like most insects, butterflies are very nearsighted, so they are more attracted to a sea of flowers than individual plants.
      Butterflies do not “see” colors such as red, green, and yellow, but they can sense sunlight, which indicates the direction the sun is shining, as well as ultraviolet light（紫外线）, which is present on many flowers and guides butterflies to honey sources.
      Butterflies have a very well-developed sense of smell, but it is not in their nose, since they don't have one. Sense receptors are located in their antennae（触角）, feet, and many other parts of the body. They can help butterflies find their favorite flower honey food, and mates.
      Butterflies' feet have sense organs that can taste the sugar in flower honey, letting the butterflies know if something is good to eat or not. Some females also carefully choose host plants by tasting to find appropriate places to lay their eggs. Adult butterflies feed their babies using a long tube. Butterflies force blood into the tube to straighten it out, allowing them to feed. Butterflies get all their food from this tube.
      Butterflies don't have ears. Instead they “hear” sounds through their wings by sensing changes in sound vibrations（振动）.
      Butterflies may possess senses we don't even know about yet, because their body structure is very different from ours, and therefore difficult to understand, when observed through our own human senses.
      28. How do butterflies hear sounds?
      A. Using their feet to sense the vibration of things
      B. Using their ears to listen directly
      C. Using their wings to sense the sound vibrations
      D. Using their antennae to judge the sound
      29. Why do female adult butterflies carefully choose the host plants?
      A. To find high-qualified honey.
      B. To find a proper place for their eggs.
      C. To make it easier for them to hide from the enemies.
      D. To have a good place for living.
      30. The text mainly focuses on ________.
      1. butterflies' living habits
         B. butterflies' senses
         C. butterflies' daily activities
         D. butterflies' beauty
         D
         BELJLNG — Eating at a Beijing restaurant is usually an adventure for foreigners, and particularly when they get the chance to order “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head”.
         Sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of Chinese dishes. And their complaints are often valid, but such an experience at Beijing’s restaurants will apparently soon be history.
         Foreign visitors will no longer, hopefully, be confused by oddly worded restaurant menus in the capital if the government’s plan to correctly translate 3,000 Chinese dishes is a success and the translations are generally adopted.
         The municipal（市政）office of foreign affairs has published a book to recommend English translations of Chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid bizarre translations. It provides the names of main dishes of famous Chinese cuisines in plain English, “an official with the city’s Foreign Affairs office said .” Restaurants are encouraged to use the proposed translations, but it will not be compulsory .“ It’s the city’s latest effort to bridge the culture gap for foreign travelers in China.
         Coming up with precise translations is adaunting task, as some Chinese culinary（烹饪的）techniques are untranslatable and many Chinese dishes have no English-language equivalent. The translators, after conducting a study of Chinese restaurants in English-speaking countries, divided the dish names into four categories: ingredients, cooking method, taste and name of a person or a place. For some traditional dishes, pinyin, the Chinese phonetic system, is used, such as mapo tofu (previously often literally translated as “beancurd made by woman with freckles”), baozi (steamed stuffed bun ) and jiaozi (dumplings) to “reflect the Chinese cuisine culture,” according to the book.
         “The book is a blessing to tourist guides like me. Having it, I don’t have to rack my brains trying to explain Chinese dishes to foreign travellers,” said Zheng Xiaodong, a 31- year – old employee with a Beijing-based travel agency.
         “I will buy the book as I major in English literature and I’d like to introduce Chinese cuisine culture to more foreign friends,” said Han Yang, a postgraduate student at the University of International Business and Economics.
         It is not clear if the book will be introduced to other parts of China. But on Tuesday, this was the most discussed topic on weibo.com, China’s most popular microblogging site.
         31. What’s the best title of the passage?
         A. An adventure for foreigners who eat in Beijing.
         B. Confusing mistranslations of Chinese dishes
         C. The effort to bridge the culture gap
         D. Chinese dishes to have “official” English names
         32. “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head” are mentioned in the beginning of the passage to show__________.
         A. some Chinese dishes are not well received
         B. some Chinese dishes are hard to translate
         C. some Chinese dishes are not acceptable
         D. some Chinese dishes are mistranslated
         33. What measure has the municipal office taken?
         A. Recommending a book on Chinese dishes
         B. Advocating using precise translation for Chinese dishes
         C. Providing the names of main Chinese dishes
         D. Publishing a book on China’s dietary habits
         34. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “daunting” in paragraph 5?
         1. discouragingB. disappointingC. worthwhile D. confusing

35. What’s the attitude of most people to the book according to the passage?

A. not clear B. excited C. bored D. favorable

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. Maybe you are an average student.

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. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A 25-year-old student from Hubei was 41into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university after an eight—year struggle．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first42going to college in the year 200043he was admitted by a 1ocal school after44from a secondary technical school at age 17．Being a 45art student，he passed the exam again next year but46school because of lacking money in September 2002．Life seemed 47 but Li didn’t give in．He earned a48by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 49the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li50the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003．51，he missed making the cut one mark last year．

In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts 52．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art 53in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June. The rest of the year he spent on54work．Li said he hadn’t55any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his fate(命运)56knowledge.

57by his contribution，Li Jun’s university funded him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new58has now begun．Li said he 59 not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and60more scholarships．

41．A．admitted B．accept C．admiredD．allowed

42．A．told of B．talked of C．knew of D． dreamt of

43．A． since B．whereC．thatD．when

44．A．separatingB．learningC．graduatingD．dating

45．A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy going

46．A．watched out for B．went on with

C．1ooked forward to D．dropped out of

47．A．unfair B．fair C．lucky D．unlikely

48．A． respect B．value C．1iving D．freedom

49．Aentering B．visiting C．supportingD．pursing

50．A．applied for B．turned to

C．called for D．adapted to

51．A．At times B．InsteadC．HoweverD．Besides

52．A．gave off B．took off C．paid off D．sent off

53．A．programmes B．ways C．successD．courses

54．A．part—time B．full—time C．out—of—doorD．all

55．A．looked for B．asked for C．prayed for D．waited for

56．A． for B．onC．throughD．into

57．A．Impressed B．Encouraged C．AccusedD．Influenced

58．A．1ifeB．challengeC．caseD．relationship

59．A. would B. will C. can D. might

60．A．useB．spendC．careD．win

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）

语法填空 (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1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are neccessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear  ___61___ spoken.. .Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. __62__ ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to success __63__ language learning. __64___ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only ___65___(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and ___66___meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. ___67__we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of _68__(advise) for those __69___are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and _70__(write) the language whenever we can.

写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错,满分10分.

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

Although all the students seem very happily at our school, but the buildings would be more beautifulif the school could decorated. We students thought the school looks like a desert and the concrete walls like the grey sky in a rainy day. We would be much happier and be able to study better if there are the number of posters, photos and paintings on the wall, that could certainly broaden our horizons and enrich our lives. Original art work are too expensive, but unless we buy art posters, the cost will be low. Using only a little money, it can make our school a nicer place.

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

我校路口是个交通极其复杂的地方，每天上下学非常拥堵。本周为交通安全周，作为学生会主席，请你以“Road Safety”为题，写一篇国旗下的演讲稿，呼吁学生遵守交通规则，重视交通安全。（字数：120—150)

提示：（1）交通安全现状及重要性 （2）列举相关交通规则

宜春三中2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试试卷

答案

听力1---5 ABABC6—10ABCBA11—15CBBAC16—20CAACB

阅读　21-23DBB 24-27 CACD 28-30 CBB 31-35 DDBAD

7选5 36-40 :BECGA

完型填空 41-45 ADDCA 46-50 DACAA

51-55 CCDAB 56-60 CABAD

语法填空 61.it      62. Thirdly  63. in      64. A    65. to memorize 
66. their  67. If       68. advice  69. who   70. writing

改错

作文：

Every year a lot of people are killed or injured in road accidents.The road outside our school is crowded. How can we make the roads safer?

As a student , we should remember the following traffic rules.
When you ride a bike, keep to the right side of the road. Don't cross the road or turn left at a red traffic light. Give a hand signal if you want to turn or stop. Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways, right and left. If the road is clear, it is safe to cross. The correct way to cross is to walk quickly, but not to run. If you run across the road, you may fall down.
Always obey these rules, you'll find it much safer to walk or ride on the road. Let’s build a safe school together.