高二英语-2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2015年秋学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

说明：1.试卷满分120分考试时间120分钟。

2.请用0.5mm黑色签字笔在答题纸上答题，写在试卷上的答案无效。第一部分听力（共两节；满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 man want to do?

A. Take photos.

B. Buy a camera.

C. Help the woman.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A noisy night.

B. Their life in town.

C. A place of living.

3. Where is the man now?

A. On his way.

B. In a restaurant.

C. At home.

4. What will Celia do?

A. Find a player.

B. Watch a game.

C. Play basketball.

5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?

A. Saturday.

B. Sunday.

C. Monday.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is Sara going to do?

A. Buy John a gift

B. Give John a surprise.

C. Invite John to France.

7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?

A. Funny.

B. Exciting.

C. Strange.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?

A. She has to give up her travel plan.

B. She wants to visit another city.

C. She needs to put off her test.

9. What does Diana want Peter to do?

A. Help her with her study.

B. Take a book to her friend.

C. Teach a geography lesson.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To tell her about her new job.

B. To ask about her job program.

C. To plan a meeting with her.

11. Who needs a new flat?

A. Alex.

B. Andrea.

C. Miranda.

12. Where is the woman now?

A. In Baltimore.

B. In New York.

C. In Avon.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?

A. Where the restaurant is.

B. Whether the prices are low.

C. How well the food is prepared.

14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?

A. After he came back to Sweden.

B. Before he went to the United States.

C. As soon as he got find a good restaurant?

15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?

A. Talk to people in the street.

B. Speak to taxi drivers.

C. Ask hotel clerks.

16. What do we know about Jan?

A. He cooks for a restaurant.

B. He travels a lot for his work.

C. He prefers American food.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?

A. It’s a new building.

B. It’s a small town.

C. It’s a public place.

18. When do Parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?

A. Saturday nights.

B. Sunday afternoons.

C. Fridays and Saturdays.

19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?

A. Via Del Mar Street.

B. Fernando Street.

C. Hernandes Street.

20. Why does the Speaker like Horatio Street best?

A. It has an old stone surface.

B. It is named after a writer.

C. It has famous university.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Scientists are trying to develop ____ special material, one can be made use of in ____ space.

A. a; /

B. a; the

C. the; /

D. the; the

22. The students listened carefully to the teacher with their eyes ________ on the blackboard.

A. to focus

B. focused

C. focusing

D. being focused

23. The film was vey touching, for it was all _______ in the real events and true life that the writer

had experienced.

A. buried

B. based

C. absorbed

D. anchored

24.—We sang and dance by the lake. We didn’t return home until it was dark.

—You ________ have had a pleasant time.

A. could

B. might

C. should

D. must

25. Li Ming once studied in the USA for five years. That is ______ he speaks English with an

American accent.

A. because

B. that

C. what

D. why

26. Shortly after that, the reporter apologized to the company publicly for the improper remarks he

________ on its products.

A. made

B. was making

C. had made

D. have made

27. She dislikes ________ when others speak ill of her behind her back.

A. that

B. those

C. it

D. them

28.—Could I make a call to you at about 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

—Sorry, I ______ an important meeting at that time.

A. will attend

B. will be attending

C. am attending

D. attend

29. My mother was against my plan while my father was _______ it.

A. in need of

B. in honor of

C. in favor of

D. in case of

30. The man has been smoking for two hours, _______ the room full of smoke.

A. to make

B. making

C. made

D. to be made

31. The city’s new policy to encourage people to buy houses is believed to have come into ____

with the central government’s policy, so it should be given up.

A. conflict

B. balance

C. agreement

D. debate

32. —I hope you won’t make the same mistake again.

—Sure. I’ll take care ________.

A. to not do

B. not to

C. not to do

D. not

33. — Did Jack come back early last night?

—Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock ________ he arrived home.

A. before

B. when

C. that

D. until

34. There seems to be some doubt about _______ Ann will attend the meeting.

A. when

B. whether

C. what

D. that

35. —We used different methods to solve the question and got the same result.

—This is “__________”.

A. all roads lead to Rome

B. actions speak louder than words

C. all rivers run into sea

D. better late than never

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Over the past 20 years, I have watched the Lion King for more than a dozen of times. Every time I watched the movie, I felt 36 .

Recently, I have watched the 37 again. This time, what 38 me the most was the lifestyle of Pumbaa and Timo n - they were ordinary and lived an 39 life. To me, the best lesson that

Pumbaa and Timon have taught us is that 40 they know they are ordinary and their life is ordinary, they still love and 41 it.

In fact, in the real world, only quite a few people can accomplish great things and become 42 , and the rest of us will just live our ordinary life. The best solution is to 43 and enjoy it. I know it's 44 but this is a part of growing up. I'm not saying that we should not be 45 or have great dreams. However, I just think we should get 46 if our great dreams would never come true.

I also 47 becoming extraordinary at a young age. In the senior high school, I was no longer one of the top 48 , and then, for the very first time, I 49 that maybe I couldn’t be extraordinary. Now, I'm well aware that I'm no more than an ordinary person but I'm 50 with that. I can't 51 Michael Kors or Issey Miyake, but I have comfortable clothes which fit me well. I usually go out to 52 with a couple of friends on weekends, not first class 53 but sidewalk caféor common restaurants where we know there are delicious food and nice service.

I consider this not the passive acceptance, but an 54 attitude of turning "this is life" to "this is the life". But all in all, I still have 55, just in case they would become true one day.

Yes, be ordinary and be happy.

36 A regretfully B comfortably C differently D politely

37 A movie B match C show D theatre

38 A struck B hurt C expressed D impressed

39. A strange B common C healthy D unfortunate

40. A even though B in case C as though D now that

41. A desire B enjoy C expect D share

42. A independent B positive C wealthy D outstanding

43. A change B discover C accept D improve

44. A unnecessary B hard C impossible D simple

45. A ambitious B special C valuable D intelligent

46. A paid B blamed C prepared D noticed

47. A cared about B looked back on C concentrated on D looked forward to

48. A workers B students C employees D leaders

49. A confirmed B hoped C believed D recognized

50. A brave B honest C satisfied D confident

51. A afford B appreciate C match D refuse

52. A play B travel C work D eat

53. A companies B universities C restaurants D hospitals

54. A negative B optimistic C unusual D casual

55. A dreams B interests C responsibilities D challenges

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Last week, I drove to my son’s school to attend the parents’ meeting. My 8-year-old son, Ben,

was sitting in the back seat of the car. He said to me on our way to the school, “Mommy, I saw an advertisement on TV last night that said someone grew a big squash(南瓜). He took the squash to the homeless shelter (庇护所) and it fed 20 people. So I was thinking, if one squash could feed 20 people, imagine what two squashes could do? Our school has a big grass area; maybe they will plant some trees and give the fruit to the hungry. Then, there will be fewer people in the world who are hungry.”

I was moved by the words from a child’s mouth, and just said that he was right, and that it was a wonderful idea.

When we arrived at class he walked right up to the teacher and made his suggestion. To my surprise the teacher refused his suggestion, saying she couldn't decide this. The next day he asked me to go to his school again. After we arrived there, he walked into the school headmaster’s office and made his suggestion, and was repulsed. I felt so bad for him, and took him aside to talk it through. He was just like an adult and said, “Well, just because they don’t see it now, we can show them by example: We have a big backyard; can we grow some vegetables and fruit and give them to the hungry?”“Sure,” I said. “That is a wonderful idea.”

I am so proud of my little son. What a wonderfully open heart! Thank you for producing these good advertisements. My son is just one child who is listening to the message and then passing it on to others.

56. Ben had the idea of planting some fruit trees because ________.

A. the author asked him to do so in his free time

B. he wanted to make money to support his family

C. he saw an advertisement on TV one night

D. he found his family liked eating all kinds of fruits

57. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Neither the teacher nor the headmaster liked Ben.

B. The advertisement was aimed at people who wanted to buy the squash.

C. The author didn’t understand why Ben had that idea.

D. The advertisement Ben saw was a public-interest advertisement.

58. Where did Ben want to plant fruit trees at first?

A. In the grass area of his school.

B. In the backyard of his home.

C. In the field beside his house.

D. In the place around his school.

59. The underlined word “repulsed” in Paragraph3 means ________.

A. accepted

B. refused

C. welcomed

D. punished

B

What are the biggest problems that society will have to deal with in the 21st century? There are diseases like AIDS and cancer. There’s climate change, of course. And what about producing enough cheap food and energy for the world’s growing population? Who’s going to solve all these terrible problems? Yes, politicians and world leaders will have a big part to play. Yes, businesses will need to create the economic wealth to pay for some of these things. But who’s going to make a much greater difference to something like AIDS or climate change? It’s going to be a scientist. It is the scientist who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these

problems.

If you like thinking about the world around you, why not become a scientist? It doesn’t mean you have to wear a white coat and plastic glasses and spend all your time in a lab as most people often imagine! Scientists do all kinds of a amazing things that are actually interesting!

Military scientists develop not only new weapons(武器) but new military technologies that could help make wars out of date. Forensic(法医的) scientists work with the police to find quite small clues to bust (指控)criminals. Scientists work in schools and colleges as the teachers and professors who will train tomorrow’s scientists. Don’t think a scientist is far away! Maybe you like cooking? You could be a food technologist helping to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer. Perhaps sport is your thing? Do you know that most top athletes work with sports scientists in order to improve their performance? You could even be the science writer who gets to spend the life studying the latest advances and sharing them with the world.

Looking for something to do for the rest of your life? My advice? Take a long and hard look at science. It is interesting and ever.

60. Many problems are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.

A. show scientists play an important part in solving them

B. introduce the causes of these problems

C. show the writer’s worry about the future world

D. suggest they are impossible to be solved

61. Most people think the life of scientists is _______.

A. amazing

B. boring

C. colorful

D. unreal

62. Who can help the police solve a case according to the passage?

A. Military scientists.

B. Food technologists.

C. Forensic scientists.

D. Science writers.

63. The passage is for people who _________.

A. haven’t decided on their career.

B. have no interest in science

C. hope for the world people

D. have little knowledge of science

C

In recent years, newspapers have carried stories about increased extinction (绝种) rates among animals, the greatly increased number of endangered species (物种), and the thousands of animal species that are now considered threatened(受到威胁的). Many people find themselves unsure about the differences between these terms. The differences between extinct and endangered animals are obvious, but the differences between endangered and threatened animals are not.

An extinct animal species is a species of animal with no living members. Extinct species range from animals like the dinosaurs to recently extinct animals like Costa Rica’s Golden Toad. Extinct species have no natural path to re-existence. Scientists have attempted to clone several extinct species, but have not successfully produced a cloned extinct animal able to live to adulthood. Additionally, there are species of animals known as “extinct in the wild”, meaning that the only living ones are being raised in cages.

An endangered animal species is a species of animal considered to have a high risk of becoming extinct in the near future. There are numerous international organizations and national laws that define(定义) “endangered ”in different ways. International conservation groups want to list a wider range of animals as endangered than national governments, because of the slower process of government organizations and the economic motivation (动机)to keep certain species from being protected. Examples of endangered species include gorillas, blue whales and Siberian tigers.

The definition of “threatened”, like that of “endangered”, varies by the organization. In the United States, the Endangered Species Act provides the legal difference. Threatened species are considered endangered, that is to say, mostly they are equal to endangered species, but in less immediate danger of extinction. Species are frequently upgraded to “endangered” or downgraded to “threatened”depending on their health and development. Examples of threatened species include grizzly bears, the bald eagle and the longhorn beetle.

64. From the passage we can infer________.

A. governments spend lots of money protecting endangered species every year

B. there is no obvious difference between extinct and endangered animals

C. scientists haven’t found ways for extinct animals to re-exist at present

D. international conservation groups have more experience in protecting endangered species

65. Which of the following animal species will have a high risk of becoming extinct in the near

future?

A. The bald eagle.

B. Blue whales.

C. Grizzly bears.

D. Costa Rica’s Golden Toad

66. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

A. People are not clever enough to clone any extinct or endangered animals.

B. Most government organizations are unwilling to protect animals.

C. In the USA equal measures are taken to protect both the threatened and the endangered

animals.

D. A species marked as “threatened” in one organization may be viewed as “endangered” in

another.

67. What is the best title for this passage?

A. How People Protect Endangered Animal Species

B. Animal Species: Extinct, Endangered or Threatened

C. The Importance of Protecting Endangered Animals

D. Different Ways of Defining Endangered Animals

D

Every year, Google holds a competition for kids. The winner gets to have his/her drawing of the Google logo(标志) seen by hundreds of millions of people on https://www.360docs.net/doc/3d16249617.html,. The Doodle 4 Google competition is open to all students in U.S. schools by from kindergarten to grade12. Kids create a new Google logo inspired by the theme, “If I Could Do Anything, I Woul d…”

What would you do if you could do anything? Makenzie Melton, 9, knows what she’d do: save the rainforest! She used her amazing drawing to explain it and took top prize in the 2010 Doodle 4 Google competition. The winner was announced during a special ceremony at the

Google offices in New York City. Makenzie’s colorful drawing beat out more than 33,000 drawings. And the third-grader’s design appeared front and center on https://www.360docs.net/doc/3d16249617.html, for people to see on May 27, 2010.

Drawings poured in from all over the country during the competition. These drawings expressed a wide range of themes. Kids wished for everything from finding a cure for cancer to building a playground in outer space.

The title of Makenzie’s colored-pencil creation is “Rainforest Habitat”. She wrote: “I chose this drawing because the rainforest is in danger and it is not fair to the plants and animals. I love everything except spiders and snakes, but I would still save them.”

Makenzie, who wants to be an art teacher when she grows up, says she drew four different drafts (草稿) of her drawing before turning in the one she liked best. When Makenzie was announced as the winner, she gave her mom a huge hug before tearfully accepting the award on stage. “It was so exciting!” Makenzie said.

Her parents, Tammy Marie Melton and Scott Melton, were equally thrilled. “We hope and believe and want,” said Tammy. “Then when it happens, it’s still unbelievable!” Makenzie won a $15,000 college scholarship(奖学金), a trip to the Google offices in New York City and a new computer. Her school, EL Dorado Springs R-2 Schools, in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, received

a $25,000 technology grant(拨款).

68. What can be learned from the passage?

A. The topics of the other drawings were the same as the topic of Makenzie’s.

B. The purpose of the competition is to collect more drawings from kids.

C. The drawing of the competition’s winner can be a new Google logo.

D. Makenzie’s parents knew Makenzie won the game before the announcement of the results.

69. The topic of Makenzie’s drawing is to _______.

A. advertise Google

B. protect the rainforest

C. seek a cure for cancer

D. build outer space playgrounds

70. According to the passage, Makenzie________.

A. loved every animal she saw

B. dealt seriously with the competition

C. was invited to draw more for Google

D. completed her drawing under her parents’ guidance

第Ⅱ卷 (共35分)

第五部分：根据相应提示填词（共10题，每题0.5分，满分5分）

71. Tom didn’t want to talk with others in the room, so he p__________ to be reading.

72. Without enough evidence, the jury couldn’t find him g of the crime

73. There are large amounts of r batteries in the box, but I don’t know what I should do to deal with them.

74. Full a in the book, Tom didn’t notice that it was getting dark.

75. There is no d___________ that carbon emissions are the cause of global warming.

76. Charlie (发誓) to his parents that he wouldn’t play computer games any more.

77. It’s our duty and __________ (责任) to protect our environment all around the world.

78. No one is to leave this building without the ___________(允许)of the police.

79. Taking everything into ____________( 考虑), your plan is the most practical.

80.Mrs Wilson visited the scientist with the (意图) of requesting him to clone a baby of her own.

第六部分：完成句子（共7题，每空0.5分，满分10分）

81. 财富对我们每个人都很重要，健康也是。

Wealth is very important to everyone, and ________ __________ _________.

82. 我弟弟因为丢了书包被妈妈责备。

My younger brother __________ _________ by my mother losing his schoolbag.

83. 即使爸爸很生气，他仍然保持冷静。

My father kept calm __________ __________ __________.

84. 如果你继续如此开车，你终将住院。

If you go on driving your car like that, you will __________ __________ in hospital.

85. 当被问及他为何要放弃这份高薪工作时，他没做任何回应。

__________ __________ why he gave up his well-paid job, he didn’t __________.

86. 获得两枚奥运金牌，这个女孩感到非常自豪。

The girl felt very proud __________ __________ __________ two gold medals in the Olympic Games.

87. 我们不能只依靠政府来解决所有与长江有关的问题。

We can’t only rely on the government to solve all the problems

the Yangtze River.

第七部分：书面表达（20分）

请根据你对以下两幅图的理解，以”bring back a bluer sky” 为题用英语写一篇作文。

1.简要描述两幅图的内容。

2.概述你对两幅图中不同做法的理解。

3.谈谈这两幅对你的启示。

注意：参考词汇：秸秆straw 雾霾smog

可参考图片适当发挥；作文词数150左右。

2015年秋学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

一、听力：

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二、单选：

ABDDD CCBCB ABBBA

三、完形：

CADBA BDCBA CDBDC ADCBA

四、阅读理解：

A篇: CDAB B篇: ABCA C篇: CBDB D篇: CBB

五、填词：

66. pretended 67. guilty 68.recycled 69 absorbed 70.doubt

71. swore 72. responsibility 73.permission 74. consideration 75.intention

六、完成句子：

76.so is health 77.was blamed for 78 even if angry 79. end up

80. When asked, respond 81. to have won 82.in/with regard/relation/reference to

六、书面表达范文(One possible version)

People take different attitudes towards environmental protection . In Picture 1, a farmer is burning straws, black smoke rising into the air while Picture 2 shows some volunteers launch a campaign to call attention to the issue.

Obviously, the farmer hasn’t recognized what damage straw burning will cause----smog, a kind of heavy air pollution. How can we deal with such a phenomenon? The answer is definitely the latter. Immediate action should be taken to raise people’s awareness of environmental protection.

We have only one earth. We want to bring back a blue sky. In my opinion, the government should adopt new policies to ban farmers from burning straws. Besides, various activities need to be organized to make it clear to people that everyone is responsible for a healthy environment. Meanwhile, it would be rewarding to educate people about ways of living that benefit the environment . Let’s work together, right now!