辽宁省沈阳二中2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试卷

沈阳二中2015—2016学年度上学期期中考试

高二(17届)英语试题

说明：1.测试时间：120分钟 总分150分

2.客观题答案涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上。

第Ⅰ卷 客观题试卷 (共三部分，满分115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’s the correct time?
   1. 8:20.B. 8:25. C. 8:15.
2. Where are the two speakers?
   1. On a ship. B. On a train. C. On a plane.
3. Where is the woman going now?
   1. Her brother’s office. B. Her own house. C. The market.
4. Why can’t the woman go to the party?
   1. She is sick.
      B. She has to nurse the patients.
      C. She has to stay at home.
5. What is the problem with her English?

1. Her spelling is very poor.
2. Her speaking is not good.
3. Her pronunciation is not good.
   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。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 6-8 题。
   6. Where are the two speakers?
   1. In the library. B. In a department store. C. In the street.

7. Who are the two speakers?

A. A woman and his husband.

B. A woman and a passer-by.

C. A woman and her friend.

8. Where will the woman change buses?

A. At the zoo.

B. At the traffic lights.

C. At the end of the No. 9 bus.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。

9. Why is the man going to the States?

1. Visit places of interest. B. Visit his friends. C. Attend a conference.

10. How long will the conference last?

1. One month. B. Two weeks. C. Seven days.

11. What is the man?

1. A scientist. B. A writer. C. A traveler.
   听第 8 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。
   12. Where does this conversation take place?
   1. At school. B. In the street. C. On the phone.
      13. Why is the woman going to borrow some old exam papers?
      A. She wants to look through them.
      B. Hers are missing.
      C. She wants to check them.
      14. When will the two meet each other?
      1. At breakfast time. B. At lunch time.C. At supper time.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。

15. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore.

16. What is the man doing?

A. Returning some books.

B. Looking for a book.

C. Writing a research paper.

17. What does the woman tell the man to do?

A. To return the due books.

B. To refer to the card list.

C. To make use of the computer.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。

18. Who does the speaker talk to?

A. A friend of his. B. A group of new students. C. A group of visitors.

19. What is the total number of departments in the college?

A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.

20. Where do the teachers in the English department mainly come from?

A. England and America.

B. America and Australia.

C. America and Canada.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

1. （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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
   A
   It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
   The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
   I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
   People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
   21. Why was the bike so important to the couple?
   1. The man’s job was bike racing.

B. It was their only possession.

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D. They used it for work and daily life.

22. We can infer from the text that ________.

1. the couple worked 60 hours a week
   B. people were busy before Christmas
   C. the stranger brought over the bike
   D. life was hard for the young family
   23. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
   1. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.

24. What do the couple learn from their experience?

A. Strangers are usually of little help.

B. One should take care of their bike.

C. News reports make people famous.

D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

B

A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China—“tuhao”—which loosely means “nouveau riche”. There have been more than 100 million references to the word “tuhao” on social media since early September.
It’s being used to describe everything from the new people’s daily building, to expensive celebrity weddings full of millionaires, and the new gold-colored iPhone.
In Chinese “tu” means earth and “hao” means rich. To say someone is tuhao is to imply they come from a poor peasant background, and have made it rich quickly—but don’t quite have the manners to go along with it. “It’s like the term ‘nouveau riche’”, says Professor Steve Tsang at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Nottingham, “but has even more negative meanings, suggesting a certain vulgarity(粗俗).”
“Tuhao” is actually an old word, dating back perhaps as far as the Southern Dynasty—1,500 years ago, but it has always meant something rather different. During the communist revolution, from the 1920s to early 1950s, it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry(乡绅)who would often do bad things to those beneath them.
This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich, but unhappy man, who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice, expecting to be told to live a more simple life. The monk replies instead with a sentence, “Tuhao, let’s be friends!”
Chinese Internet users are highly creative in their use of language, and are constantly inventing, and re-inventing words as a way of getting past censorship(审查) rules. But in this case, its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it expresses China’s changing society so well—many peoplesneerat those with wealth, but are secretly jealous.
25. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Tuhao, a newly popular word in China
B. The long history of Tuhao
C. The new usage of Tuhao
D. Tuhao, a newly-invented Chinese word
26. Which of the following may NOT be considered “tuhao”?
A. A vulgar nouveau riche.
B. A landholder.
C. A quick-rich peasant without proper manners.
D. A Buddhist monk.
27. The last but one paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A. what the new usage of the word is
B. how the word becomes popular again
C. why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk
D. what advice the monk gave the unhappy man
28. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean?
A. Respect. B. Envy. C. Laugh. D. Disbelieve.

C

No one can fail to stand in awed (令人敬畏的) admiration of the great discoveries of history— Newton’s laws of motion, Kepler’s principle of planetary movement, Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Equally awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting, theatre, music, and literature, which have also been brought about by discovery through personal efforts. What do these extraordinary achievements of well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving?

A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the result of problem-solving activity. The solution to a problem, we are told, often comes to thinkers in a “flash of insight (顿悟)”, although they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some time. As a particular form of problem solving, these creative acts are based on the broad knowledge gained in the past, whether this is of the “public” sort known to science, or of the “private” sort known to the artist.

Many creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long periods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done this. Nothing in such statements supports the idea that there is anything very different about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of the great contributions to the society. The act of discovery, even in the relatively predictable sense that it occurs in everyday learning, involves a “sudden insight” which changes the problem situation into a solution situation. As we have seen, everyday discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules gained in the past, which is involved in the solution.

29. Newton, Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.

A. bring about the subject of the discussion

B. explain that scientists are more creative

C. show the difference between science and arts

D. prove that arts require more personal efforts

30. While knowledge from the past plays an important role in their achievements, thinkers

sometimes also depend on their ________.

A. artistic tastes B. sudden insight

C. admiration of discoveries D. scientific experiments

31. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

A. Great contributions to the society.

B. Long-time study of the subject matter.

C. Various statements about problem solving.

D. Complete devotion to artistic creation.

32. We may conclude from the passage that ________.

A. it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in everyday learning

B. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually unpredictable in nature

C. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in making discoveries

D. knowledge of the rule in the past is often developed in the changes of situation

D

People have been dreaming up horrible monsters and scary spirits for centuries. The vampire, an “undead” creature thirsty for blood, is one of the most inventive and attractive creatures of all. It’s also one of the most lasting. Vampire-like creatures date back to thousands of years ago, and pop up in dozens of different cultures.

In this article, we’ll see where the various elements of the vampire legend come from. We’ll also look at the psychological significance of these creatures and find out about some real-life people or things that are remarkably similar to the supernatural vampire.

The vampires in today’s books, movies and television shows are incredibly complicated creatures. According to the mythology(神话), every vampire was once a human, who, after being bitten by a vampire, died and rose from the grave as a monster. Vampires desire the blood of the living, whom they hunt during the night. They bite their victims’ necks with their two sharp front teeth.

Since they’re back-to-life corpses—the living remains of a dead person—vampires are often referred to as “the undead”. They can still pass as healthy humans, however, and will walk undetected among the living. In fact, vampires may be attractive, highly sexual beings, seducing(引诱)their prey before feeding. A vampire may also take the form of an animal, usually a bat or wolf, in order to launch a sudden attack on a victim before being detected.

Vampires are potentially immortal(不死的), but they do have a few weaknesses. They can be destroyed by a fire or direct sunlight, and they are afraid of holy water and garlic. Vampires don’t cast a reflection, and they have superhuman strength.

This vampire figure, with its particular combination of characteristics and governing rules, is actually a fairly recent invention. Bram Stoker made it up in his l897 novel Dracula. Other authors reinterpreted(重新解释) Dracula in a number of plays, movies and books.

But while the many details are new, most of the individual elements of the legend have deep roots, extending across many regions and cultures. In the next few sections,we’ll…

33. From the first two paragraphs, we can know that ________.

A. vampire stories only exist in European cultures

B. vampires will die in 3 days without drinking blood

C. vampire stories have existed since a long time ago

D. vampires actually exist in real life

34. According to the passage, which of the following best matches the image of a vampire?

A. a wolf standing still by the lake staring at its own reflection in the water

B. a strong man with sunglasses sunbathing on the beach

C. a lonely old man sitting by the campfire crushing garlic

D. a sexy young woman dressed in a long skirt sipping wine in a night club

35. The underlined sentence of the last paragraph is not complete. Which of the following should be the missing part？

A. try to find out more about the eating habits of vampires

B. look at some of more famous vampire ancestors

C. read some romantic love stories in which vampires fall in love with humans

D. start a tour exploring some of the best vampire films of all time

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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyone sleeps. However, taking the time to develop a sleep habit is probably the last thing on your mind and some sleep advice simply can’t be forgotten. 36.

Watching TV until you fall asleep

It has nothing to do with what you watch—TV news isn’t a better pre-sleep choice than TV series. 37. The bright light keeps you awake all the night. So even if you nod off (in front of the TV, for example), you probably won’t stay asleep for long.

Sleeping with pets

38. They get comfortable, and then they move. This goes on all night, and whether you admit it or not, it interrupts your ability to get the level of sleep needed to feel rested.

Eating fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime

Heartburn (烧心，胃痛) strikes anyone of any age, but it’s the most common GI disorder in older adults. If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of stomach preventing you from falling asleep or staying asleep.

39.

Remember how poorly you sleep when you have a fever—turning over and over again, never really feeling rested? Well, heavy exercise too close to bedtime has the same effect—it raises your body temperature so that your sleep is disturbed until your body temperature drops to normal, which may take several hours.
Accepting snoring (打呼噜) as normal sleep behavior

Snoring may seem as common as breathing, but it’s considered the biggest sleep killer, and it’s linked to several causes: sleeping on your back, being overweight, having a cold, drinking, or taking drugs. 40. For the snorer, it disturbs sleep by awakening him/her every so often in order to breathe normally. For the partner, the noise can be unbearable.

A. Exercising heavily too close to bedtime

B. Here are some suggestions you’ll need to follow

C. Reducing your body temperature before bedtime

D. Rather it’s the TV’s bright light that is the criminal

E. Here are some bad habits you need to get rid of

F. Most seriously, it’s caused by a dangerous illness

G. Pets sleep most of the day, and they move a lot when sleeping

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

1. 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）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Love Note to My Mom

When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling 41in your life. Little did I know you were 42every penny you earned to go to43school.

I cannot thank you enough for 44you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried45piles of law books. I was46. Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for47? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms 48be lawyers too. You smiled and said, “In life, you can do anything you want to do.”

As young as I was, that statement kept49in my ears. I watched as you faced the50of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a51and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you52.With your words of wisdom in my53mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world54.I set out to live my life filled with55seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.Your words became my motto. I56found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary)57one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ll try that.”

Encouraged by your58, I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and59meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m60it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入合适的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, many cities are suffering from smog, the short form of smoke and fog. It is especially 61 (harm) to children, seniors, pregnant women, smokers and people 62lung or heart problems.

An important component (成分) of smog is ground-level ozone (地面臭氧). Actually, ozone that is formed naturally in the atmosphere  63(protect) life from the sun’s damaging rays. At ground level, however, ozone hurts people’s eyes, nose, and throat, which can make  64 more difficult for the body to fight against an  65(infect). When the amount of ground-level ozone increases, so does  66number of emergency-room visits.

The other component is fine particulate matter (细颗粒物). The   67(small) the particle (particulate matter 2.5, PM2.5) is, the more dangerous it can be. When people take in ozone and particulates from the air, both the blood flow   68the oxygen supply to the heart will be reduced.

With such unhealthy air quality, some simple ways are recommended for you  69

(reduce)higher risk of health problems. On smoggy days, spend less time outdoors. If you have

to get outside, close all your windows  70you go out. Besides, roll up the windows of your car if you are driving.

第 II 卷

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之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。

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。

People like malls in many reasons. They feel safe so malls have security guards. Parking is usual free, and the weather in inside is always fine. The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina. People love doing all their shopping in one place and soon more malls were built all over country. Now malls are like town centers which people come to do many things. They shopping, of course. They also eat in food houses that has food from all over the world. Some people even get her daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，刚刚完成高中阶段对文理分科的选择。请你用英语写一封信给你的美国好友John，向他介绍你所做的选择，并说明你选择的理由。

注意： 1.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2.词数120左右；

3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。

参考词汇：文科 arts，理科 science

Dear John,

How is everything going? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

沈阳二中2015—2016学年度上学期期中考试

高二(17届)英语试题

听力部分

1-5 BCCBA 6-10 CBACB 11-15 ACABA 16-20 BCBBC

阅读理解

21-24 DDBD 25-28 ADBC 29-32 ABBC 33-35 CDB

36-40 EDGAF

完形填空

41-45 BACAD 46-50 CBDAC 51-55 DBCDA 56-60 ACBDA

语法填空

61. harmful 62. with 63. protects 64.it

65. infection 66. the 67. smaller68.and

69. to reduce 70. before

短文改错

71. 第一句in改成for72. 第二句so改成because

73. 第三句usual 改成usually 74. 第三句weather后面的in去掉

75. 第五句love 改成loved76. 第五句country前面加the

77. 第六句which改成where；或者前面加in78. 第七句shopping改成shop

79. 第八句 has改成have80. 第九句her改成their

写作范文

Dear Tom,

How is everything going? High school students are faced with a choice between arts and science. It was not an easy choice for me to make. After careful consideration, though, I decided on science as my main subject of study. The reasons are as follows.

First, science graduates are in greater demand than arts ones in China. Second, the science major can help me achieve my childhood dream of becoming a scientist. Third, my parents wish me to study science at college because they believe I will have a brighter future as a science student. Last but not least, my physics teacher is my role model, whose influence on me had a lot to do with my decision. It is for these reasons that I finally made my choice.

Which choice will you make?

I am looking forward to your reply.

Dear Tom,

How is everything going? High school students are faced with a choice between arts and science. It was not an easy choice for me to make. After careful consideration, though, I decided on arts as my main subject of study. The reasons are as follows.

First, the number of arts graduates is much smaller than that of science ones, which means there will be more jobs available to arts graduates. Second, the arts major can help me achieve my childhood dream of becoming a reporter. Third, my parents wish me to study arts at college because they believe I will have a brighter future as an arts student. Last but not least, my English teacher is my role model, whose influence on me had a lot to do with my decision. It is for these reasons that I finally made my choice.

Which choice will you make?

I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

听力文稿

(Text 1)

W: What's the time by your watch?

M: 8:20. But it’s 5 minutes slow.

(Text 2)

W: You’d better fasten your seat belt, sir. We'll be coming onto land soon.

M: Oh, thank you. Landing is the best part of the flight.

(Text 3)

M: Can you stay for supper?

W: I'd like to, but I have to buy some meat and vegetables before my brother comes home from his office.

(Text 4)

M: We are going to have a dance party at Tom's. Can you come?

W: I wish I could, but I have to nurse the patients on weekends.

(Text 5)

M: Have you any difficulty with the pronunciation, Sara?

W: No, I haven't much difficulty with the pronunciation. I can pronounce English well, but I cannot spell it.

(Text 6)

W: Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the Public Library?

M: The Public Library? But there are so many public libraries in London. Which one do you want to go to?

W: The nearest one.

M: That's rather far away, too. You'd better take a bus. Take the No. 7 bus to the zoo, then change to the No. 9 bus and get off at the end.

W: And where's the No. 7 bus-stop, please?

M: Go straight down the street, and turn left at the traffic lights. Then take the second turning on the right, and you'll find the bus-stop near the corner. You can't miss it.

W: Thank you very much.

M: Not at all.

(Text 7)

W: Why don't you sit down? Now, there are several questions Imust ask you if you don’t mind.

M: Not at all. Go ahead.

W: What is the purpose of your visit to the States?

M: I'm going to attend a conference on air pollution.

W: When and where is this conference being held?

M: It's being held in the first two weeks of February at the University of Stanford in California.

W: Who will pay your expenses?

M: The University of Stanford. Here is the official letter of invitation.

W: I see. Fine. When do you want to go?

M: I'd like to leave in mid-January if my passport is ready by then.

W. That shouldn't be difficult. Why don't you phone me about January 10th? I should be able to give you an answer then.

M: Thank you.

(Text 8)

W: Hi, Martin. How are you?

W: I know how much work did you do last night?

M: Fine, but busy. We've got some exams next week, remember?

M: None. I went to the cinema. What about you?

W: I had no time last night. It was my sister's birthday, so we all went out to dinner.

M: Have you done any work this morning?

W: Some, but not a lot. Anyway, I rang to ask you something. Do you know where my physics book is?

M: I've got no idea, but you can borrow mine if you want.

W: Thanks.

M: Let's meet outside Natbank in High Street at lunch time. I'll bring my physics book to you.

W: Good idea. I'm very worried about the physics exam. Have you got any old exam papers? I'd really like to look through them.

M: I haven't, but my brother's got some. I'll bring them with me at lunch time.

W: Wonderful! See you at 12:30. OK?

(Text 9)

W: Are you having a problem?

M: Yes. I have to do a research paper for history. There's a major book that I need, but I can't find it.

W: Did you try the card list?

M: Yes, but it's not there.

W: Well, if it's a recent book, it won't be in the card list. All information about books since 1995 is in the computer. I advise you to try that.

M: No wonder! This book is published in 1998.

W: All you have to do is to type in the title or the writer's name.

M: Do you mean it will tell me whether the book is out or not?

W: Yes, it will. It will also give you the due date (还书日期) if it is out. If the book is in the library, it will tell you where you can find the book.

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Ours is an international language college. As you can see, there are a lot of buildings in the college. It can be difficult for new students to find their way around, so we're taking you on this quick walk around. The college used to have four departments, English, French, German and Russian. But there is now also a Chinese department. At the moment we're outside your department, the English department which is the largest department in the college. These are over 75 students in each grade and we have 35 teachers, including 15 professors. The teachers are from different countries, mainly from the USA and Canada, with a few from England and Australia. You'll have all your classes here in this building. Now, let's walk over to the main library which is the largest building in the college just next to the English department building.