高二英语期中考试
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上砂中学2015-2016年度高二年级第一学期期中考
英语（试卷）
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：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、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
According to “Evening Peak News” of Voice of China, Chinese netizens (网民) have
summed up top 10 network buzzword (网络用语) of 2014. Here are some of them.
1.Rich and Bitch(任性)
Have you noticed that so many people claimed themselves “rich and bitch” in friends circle and Weibo. The buzzword originates from a real event: In April, Mr. Liu spent 1760 yuan online buying a health care product. Soon after, he got calls from a stranger who persuaded him to buy other matched medicines. In the following four months, Mr. Liu sent a total of 540,000 yuan to the swindler(骗子). He said that he had already found himself
cheated(被欺骗) when he was fooled out of 70,000 yuan. “I just wanted to see how much could they take f rom me!”
2.It’s so beautiful that I’m too scared to open it
This is another joke in which unsightly(难看的) things are intended to be good-looking.
The buzzword comes from a sentence of Jolin’s song “Prague Square”(布拉格广场), which was extended to describe strange thing. For example, when you see a very shocking picture, you can use this sentence to express the visual or psychological impact.
3.It is to be cherished (珍惜)
On March 31, 2014, Ma Yili responded to Wen Zhang’s cheating on Sina Weibo. It reads as follows: “Being in love is easy, being married is not. It is to be cherished.” Soon many
Internet users began to make sentences with this pattern. For example, “Eat ing is easy, losing weight is not. It is to be cherished.”
1.Why did Mr. Liu pay the money although he had found himself cheated
A.He wanted to buy the medicines.
B.He wanted to see how much could the swindler take form him.
C.He did not know they are swindlers.
D.He has too much money.
2.When you see a terrifying picture, which sentence can you use to express your feeling
A. Rich and bitch.
B. It is to be cherished.
C. It’s so beautiful that I’m too scared to open it.
D. None of the above.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
https://www.360docs.net/doc/4211974727.html,work buzzwords all come from songs.
B.“Rich and bitch” is often used to describe the rich.
C.“It is to be cherished” was first said by Wen Zhang.
D.Mr. Liu was totally fooled out of 70,000 yuan.
B
Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But theyoften play jokes on each other.
The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard (芥末), but it was too late. Tears ran
down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, "What are you crying about, Robert" "I'm thinking of my father who was hanged(上吊) twenty years ago," he answered. After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks, too. And his friend asked him why.
"I wonder why your father hadn't been hanged before he got married”
4. Robert and Peter went to travel____________.
A. by bus
B. on foot
C. by car
D. by air
5. Robert took a spoonful of mustard because ___________.
A. it was free
B. he liked mustard
C. he thought it was ice-cream
D. it was delicious
6. Robert didn’t tell Peter the true reason why he cried because ____________.
A. he didn’t know his friend hated mustard
B. he wanted Peter to make the same mistake as he
C. he thought his friend knew what it was
D. he thought his friend was interested in it
7. What did Peter’s last words mean
A. Robert’s father was hanged before he got married.
B. His friend Robert shouldn’t be born and he wouldn’t be cheate d.
C. It was fine to play a joke on a friend.
D. He must give Robert a lesson.
C
Rice is an important part of many people's diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have published a report about rice. It shows that eating white rice increases the risk of diabetes(糖尿病). However, eating brown rice(糙米) reduces the risk of the disease.
The World Health Organization says more than two hundred twenty million people worldwide have diabetes. Diabetes results when the body cannot effectively use the sugar it produces.
The men and women who took part in the study were asked about their diet and day-to-day activities, as well as any pre-existing(已存在的) diseases. The study found that the people who ate five or more servings of white rice per week had a seventeen percent increased risk of developing diabetes. But those who ate two or more servings of brown rice a week had an eleven percent reduced risk of getting the disease.
Brown rice is the grain in its natural form. White rice results after it has been refined(精加工). This involves removing the outer cover, including the husk(壳), bran (糠) and germ. Only the inner white kernel(谷粒) is left. White rice is often enriched to replace some nutrients lost during the refining process.
Qi Sun is the leading writer of the report. He says the outer parts of brown rice slow down the work of the body's digestive enzymes (酶) into starch (淀粉). This means that the release of sugar into the bloodstream is slower after eating brown rice compared to white rice.
Doctor Sun says less refined grains have more nutritional value than refined grains. He says replacing white rice with whole grains like whole wheat or barley could result in a thirty-six percent lower chance of developing diabetes. However, brown rice does not last as long as white rice because of the oil-rich layer of bran. This makes it less usable in poor communities
8. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, _____________.
A. eating white rice reduces the risk of diabetes.
B. eating brown rice increases the risk of diabetes.
C. eating brown rice reduces the risk of diabetes.
D. people eat more brown rice than white rice.
9. From , we can know __________.
A. the amount of brown rice people ate.
B. the rapid growth of the risk of diabetes.
C. the amount of white rice people ate.
D. brown rice can reduce the risk of disease.
10. Para. 4 is mainly to tell us___________.
A. what white rice is like.
B. what is lost during the refining process.
C. it's complex to refine white rice.
D. the difference between brown rice and white rice.
11. According to the text, what does the author suggest we should do
A. Replace white rice with brown rice.
B. Eat two or more servings of brown rice a week.
C. Do research to find the exact reason.
D. Eat white rice in poor areas for diabetes.
D
Eye contact is a nonverbal technique that helps the speaker "sell" his or her ideas to an audience. Besides its persuasive powers, eye contact helps hold listener interest. A successful speaker must maintain eye contact with an audience. To have a good relation with listeners, a speaker should maintain direct eye contact for at least 75 percent of the time. Some speakers focus exclusively on their notes. Others gaze over the heads of their listeners. Both are likely to lose audiences' interest and esteem. People who maintain eye contact while speaking, whether from a podium (演讲台) or from across the table, are "regarded not only as exceptionally well
disposed by their target but also as more believable and earnest".
To show the potency of eye contact in daily life, we have only to consider how passers- by behave when their glances happen to meet on the street. At one extreme are those people who feel obliged to smile when they make eye contact. At the other extreme are those who feel awkward and immediately look away. To make eye contact, it seems, is to make a certain link with someone. Eye contact with an audience also lets a speaker know and monitor the listeners. It is, in fact, essential for analyzing an audience during a speech. Visual cues (暗示)
from audience members can indicate that a speech is dragging, that the speaker is dwelling on a particular point for too long, or that a particular point requires further explanation. As we have pointed out, visual feedback from listeners should play an important role in shaping a speech as it is delivered.
12. This passage is mainly talking about __________.
A. the importance of eye contact
B. the importance of nonverbal techniques
C. successful speech delivery
D. an effective way to gain visual feedback
13. According to the passage, a good speaker must__________.
A. “sell” his or her ideas to an audience
B. maintain direct eye contact with listeners
C. be very persuasive and believable
D. be exceptionally well-disposed
14. The word "target" in the last sentence of the first paragraph can best be replaced by ______.
A"followers" B"goal" C"audience" D"destination"
15. In daily life, when the glances of two passers-by happen to meet, these two persons will
inevitably ______.
A.smile to each other
B.
feel awkward and look away immediately
C.try to make a conversation with each other
D. both A and B.
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。
CHEMICAL OR ORGANIC FARMING
Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers has become very common in farming. __16__ Recently, however, scientists have been finding that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to people's health.
__17__ First, they damage the land by killing the helpful bacteria and pests as well as the harmful ones. Chemicals also stay in the ground and underground water for a long time. This affects crops, animals and humans, since chemicals get inside the crops and cannot just be washed off. These chemicals in the food supply build up in people's bodies over time. Many of these chemicals can lead to cancer or other illnesses. __18___They may look beautiful, but inside there is usually more water than vitamins and minerals.
With these discoveries, some farmers and many customers are beginning to turn to organic focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease. __20___ Therefore, organic farmers often prefer using natural waste from animals as fertilizer. They feel that this makes the soil in their fields richer in minerals and so more fertile. This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops free from chemicals.
A. Organic farming is simply farming without using any chemicals.
B. What are some of the problems caused by chemical fertilizers
C. Farmers often change the kind of crop in each field every few years.
D. Farmers welcomed chemicals as a great way to stop crop disease.
E. What’s more, food grown with chemicals usually grows too fast to be full of nutrition.
F. A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy.
G. Some organic farmers prefer planting grass to prevent wind from carrying away the soil.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man 21 his 3-year-old daughter for 22 a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became 23 when the child tried to decorate a 24 to put under the Christmas tree.
25 , the little girl brought the gift to her 26 the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."
The man was 27 by his earlier 28 , but his anger flared again when he found out the box was 29 . He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 30 to be something inside" The little girl looked 31 at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty 32 . I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed. He 33 his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her
34 .Only a short time later, an 35 took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept
that gold box by his bed for many 36 and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an 37 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense, each one
of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 38 unconditional love and kisses...from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other 39 , anyone could hold, more 40 than this.
21. A. asked B. praised C. begged D. punished
22. A. wasting B. stealing C. selling D. holding
23. A. glad B. angry C. sad D. upset
24. A. room B. hall C. box D. ball
25. A. Nevertheless B. But C. Therefore D. And
26. A. father B. mother C. teacher D. sister
27. A. puzzled B. surprised C. scared D. embarrassed
28. A. overwork B. overreaction C. overcoat D. overpass
29. A. empty B. heavy C. full D. wet
30. A. happened B. seemed C. supposed D. used
31. A. down B. back C. up D. forward
32. A. at all B. after all C. above all D. in all
33. A. put B. turned C. handed D. gave
34. A. kindness B. forgiveness C. sadness D. carelessness
35. A. overcoat B. incident C. accident D. action
36. A. days B. months C. nights D. years
37. A. imaginary B. kind C . gentle D. warm
38. A. filled with B. pleased with C. crowded with D. equipped with
39. A. world B. feeling C. possession D. love
40. A. expensive B. precious C. comfortable D. interesting
第II卷
注意事项：
用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔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55分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题分，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 first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely 41______________(follow) by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them 42__________ each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and
43_____________(kiss) her on the cheek! She stepped back 44____________(appear) surprised and put up her hands, as if in 45____________(defend). I guessed that there was probably 46__________ major misunderstanding. Then Akira Nagata 47__________ Japan came in smiling, together with George Cook from Canada. As they
48_______________(introduce), George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched George's
49____________(move)hand. They both apologized – another 50____________(culture) mistake!
第四部分写作（共两节满分35分）
第一节单句改错（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句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下句子，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。
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
51. This is the steel plant where we visited last week.
52. Following the road and you will find the store.
53. This is all what Dr. Smith said at the meeting.
54. He promised to come and see us after the supper.
55. I’ve heard him but I never know him.
56. We got on the school bus and which took us straight to the People’s Park.
57. He’ll leave Beijing to Paris tomorrow.
58. He devoted his life his country.
59. Having been ill for a long time, so she fell behind her classmates.
60. They may go to London, but they were not certain .
第二节书面表达（共1小题，25分）
假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文. 请你根据下列要点
写回信.
要点: 1. 参加中文学习班;
2. 看中文书刊、电视；
3. 学唱中文歌曲；
4. 交中国朋友。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好。
June 8,
2008 Dear Peter,
I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
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Best wishes
Li Hua