湖北省黄冈中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题

湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中高二英语试题

第Ⅰ卷选择题

一、听力。

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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

Ever since her husband went to work abroad, Mrs. Jackson has lived on her own in their big old suburban house, which was purchased by her husband about 20 years ago.

Considering her safety, her son has been trying hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in downtown. To his disappointment, Mrs. Jackson doesn’t accept the idea. She says that she has to look after their old house, as the family tie. But recently there are often stories about someone stealing things around here.

It was a freezing day before Christmas Eve. At about four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying some Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard it but didn’t move. Another knock. Who might it be？ Mrs. Jackson was a little afraid. She determined not to answer the door but keep waiting. Then nothing strange happened and no more knocks. She waited a few minutes. She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened the door and looked outside through the crack. She then let out a cry and threw the door wide open! She could hardly believe her eyes. At the door she

saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree was a Christmas card with the following words:

Merry Christmas!

Your new neighbor 21．It is because he thinks about _______ that her son wants her to change a place to live in.

A．her health B．her safety

C．her mood D．her character

22．The reason why Mrs. Jackson wants to keep the house is that _______.

A．it is comfortable

B．she can live alone

C．it is the family connection

D．its value can be higher

23．When Mrs. Jackson “threw the door wide open”, she felt _______. A．frightened B．surprised

C．funny D．easy

B

A 12-year-old girl who had a slight feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.

Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of l62 on Mensa’s Cattell III B paper, suggesting she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

The comparison doesn’t sit well with the British student, who’s currently in Year 8 at Colchester County high school, a selective girl’s grammar school in Essex, England.

“I don’t think I can be compared to such great intellectuals such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. They’ve achieved so much. I don’t think it’s right.”Lydia told CNN.

Lydia sat the test in her summer holidays, after raising the idea with her parents who were in favor of it after some time.

It turns out the test wasn’t that hard after all.

“I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I thought it was a bit easier than l thought it was going to be,” she said.

Lydia’s not quite sure what she wants to do when she goes to university, though she’s leaning toward something “based around math, because it’s one of my favorite subjects.”

“All I’m going to do is work as hard as I can, and see where that gets me,”she said.

To put Lydia’s mark in perspective, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which primarily tests verbal reasoning, is 161. A top 2％ score—which allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQs—would be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top l％ of the population.

24．What can we know about Lydia from the passage？

A．She is a middle school student.

B．She is the cleverest student.

C．She thinks she is cleverer than Einstein.

D．She had thought the test was very easy.

25．According to the passage, who supported her taking the test？

A．Her teachers. B．Her classmates.

C．Her friends. D．Her parents.

26．If you want to enter Mensa, you have to ________.

A．be as clever as Lydia in the test

B．be able to attend a famous university

C．have a great interest in math

D．get at least 148 in the IQ test

27．After Lydia graduates from high school, she will ________.

A．major in math probably B．enter a club

C．never be nervous D．achieve a lot

C

Alibaba, Bank of China and Huawei—these are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.

“The survey of more than 55,000 students, conducted by the research firm Universum, has found that roughly a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9％ want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start their own business.”

The students said that work-1ife balance was the most important career goal, followed by job stability. When it comes to desirable companies, Bank of China has been named the top choice by business students for seven consecutive years, and the gigantic state-owned firm shows no signs of giving up its lead.

William Wu, the China country manager for Universum, said that banking remains an attractive industry for young Chinese. “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, which leaves the younger generation with the impression that although banking is a traditional industry, there are still a lot of development opportunities.” Wu said.

E-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA, Tech30) improved six places from 2014, ranking second among business students. Alibaba’s rise shouldn’t come as much of a surprise —the company held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.

Among engineering students, Alibaba was once again a bridesmaid. Instead, Huawei —a telecoms infrastructure firm that now makes consumer products-took the top spot.

“Both of these companies are pioneers in terms of local companies going international.” said Wu. “It shows that… an international development strategy has a positive influence among Chinese young talents.” Tech companies ruled the rankings for humanities students, with Alibaba—which was ninth in 2014一landing at the top. Last year, Apple was the Number l choice of Chinese students. 28．What’s the percentage of the surveyed students who want to join a company set up recently？

A．Five percent. B．Twenty-five percent.

C．Nine percent. D．Twenty percent.

29．What is the second most important career goal for the students？

A．Work-life balance. B．Job stability.

C．Alibaba. D．Their own business.

30．In William Wu’s viewpoint, a native company that _______ will attract graduates. A．is rooted only in China

B．makes consumer products

C．goes international

D．just aims at the foreign market

31．What does the passage want to tell us mainly？

A．What companies students want to work for.

B．Why students have to go to university.

C．How a company can develop well.

D．Where students’ success lies in.

D

New research has shown that you might not just be feeling blue, you may also be seeing it differently. A blue mood may be more than just a figure of speech. Your mood may also affect how you see the world around you, according to a new study.

A team of researchers has demonstrated that sadness could have an effect on the way we see colors.

The team, led by psychology researcher Christopher Thorstenson of the University of Rochester, found that people in whom they had induced a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis(轴线), compared to people who weren’t feeling sad.

“We were already deeply familiar with how often people use color terms to describe common phenomena, like mood. even when these concepts seem unrelated,”Thorstenson said in a statement. “We thought that maybe a reason these metaphors emerge was because there really was a connection between mood and identifying colors in a different way.”

Thorstenson and his team are not the first to identify a link between a depressed mood and a difference in recognition. In 2010, Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first demonstrated a link between decreased contrast sensitivity and depression. This was supported by a 2013 paper by Johnson Faro et al of the University of Singapore.

The team conducted two studies．In the first, 127 participants were

chosen randomly to watch one of two video clips, which had been proved in previous studies to feel either sadness (a cartoon clip) or amusement (a stand-up comedy routine). They didn’t do that in a specific order.

The entire group was then tasked with identifying the colors in 48 continued color swatches. The group that had been shown the cartoon clip was measurably worse at identifying colors along the blue-yellow axis, although no difference was found along the red-green axis.

For the second study, 130 participants were randomly assigned to watch either a sad clip or a neutral one. The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify

colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group. Again, there was no difference along the red-green axis.

Because of this lack of difference along the red-green axis, the researchers say the difference in ability cannot be explained by lack of effort, or focus. If the subjects were badly focused, they would have performed equally badly along both color axes.

32．If one ________, the colors he sees might be different from those in others’eyes.

A．is in a good mood B．has an eye illness

C．attends a speech D．doesn’t feel happy

33．Who were the first to find out the link between mood and identifying colours？A．Emanuel and his team. B．Thorstenson and his team.

C．Johnson and his team. D．Thorstenson and Johnson.

34．The sadness group in the second study _______.

A．felt happy when watching the video

B．performed better than the other

C．were less able to identify some colours

D．could only identify blue and yellow

35．What does the underlined word “randomly” in the fifth paragraph mean most probably？

A．In no specific place.

B．With no specific rule.

C．In no specific confidence.

D．At no specific 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处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

As the Mid-Autumn festival is drawing near, we will have a two-day holiday. Where and how can we celebrate the traditional festival？ 36. _______.

This year, we will have a great many activities both in downtown and the suburb of Beijing to enjoy the full moon and features of parent-child activities and picking fruits etc.

From September 6th to 9th, Jiuhua Spa & Resort will launch a series of activities, including discounts and promotions. Adults will enjoy half-price concession and children under 1.4m free for the Hot Spring Park. 37. _______.

Jiupinxianglian, a kind of lotus, is now in full bloom in Beijing Botanic Garden. With especially long flowering period, jiupinxianglian can still blossom in cold late autumn. 38. _____.

You can also pick grapes in the World Grape Exposition Garden, the plantation with the most various grape species in the world. During the holiday, the

grape-themed restaurants in the garden will provide specialties. 39. _______.

Staying at home is also a perfect choice. You can make moon cakes by yourself, cook a big dinner for your family．enjoy the glorious full moon, guess lantern riddles……

40. _______. On the night, food offerings are placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Fresh fruit like melons, apples, grapes, Chinese dates, pears, chestnuts and cooked food like soybean, peanut, taro etc... A piece of raw soybean is also plugged in the censer to symbolize the cassia tree in the moon. After all is ready, family members worship the moon in turn. This year the moon will be the fullest between 22:00 and 23:00.

A．You will find surprisingly many people at the pool performance.

B．The Mid-Autumn festival has just arrived upon us.

C．Just go there as long as your favorite is delicious food.

D．Many sorts of flowers will be fading one by one at that time.

E．Now we have some advice on how to make the best use of it.

F．Admiring the moon also plays an important part in the celebration. G．Nothing is more important than the festival itself.

第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，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，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。

Some days ago, Raul was a little far away from the small farm house in a large valley. 41 seemed to be all right. However, he felt a bit out of the ordinary and somehow uneasy. The wind had become stronger, and dark clouds 42 across the sky. He could sense the approaching rain. So it did. A thunderstorm hit the area. 43 , a lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 44 Rau. He closed his eyes. The sound of the thunder was so loud that he buried his 45 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he 46 a horse, or something like that, coming. He looked up. There just before him stood a tall, white 47 . An old man was staring down at him from its back.

“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you？” asked Rau. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 48 . “Come with me.”

Raul followed him. A 49 feeling came over him. All 50 the rain was pouring down, 51 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 52 back to Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found53 at the farm gate. The old man turned his horse, 54 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were slowly 55 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 56 him. “Oh, son, we

were 57 about you. Are you okay？ Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 58 .”

“Wait,” said Raul, “Have you ever heard about an old man whose name is Gray Cloud？”

“Well, I don’t…OH, wait. I 59 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man, yes, Gray Cloud. He disappeared a long time ago. They say he

was 60 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask？”41．A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing 42．A．dropped B．rushed C．submitted D．covered 43．A．Hardly B．Strongly C．Quickly D．Suddenly 44．A．blinding B．beating C．getting D．delighting 45．A．teeth B．1ips C．head D．neck 46．A．thought B．heard C．yelled D．assessed 47．A．tiger B．elephant C．donkey D．horse 48．A．slowly B．angrily C．happily D．lazily 49．A．suspected B．lost C．gifted D．shocked 50．A．through B．within C．around D．below 51．A．Or B．and C．so D．but 52．A．going B．driving C．walking D．returning 53．A．himself B．themselves C．him D．them 54．A．shook B．held C．waved D．took 55．A．out of memory B．out of touch C．out of control D．out of sight 56．A．take B．beat C．meet D．ask 57．A．anxious B．rough C．scientific D．excited 58．A．yard B．storm C．farm D．wind 59．A．forget B．consider C．doubt D．believe 60．A．defeated B．struck C．damaged D．clarified

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。

Hello, everyone,

Now I’d like to talk about our performances at school.

First, we should be optimistic 61．_______ our future, 62．_______ is of great importance to us. Only when we believe in ourselves can we have a 63．_______ (creation) mind.

Second, manage the spare time well. Don’t depend on our parents 64．______ (arrange) it. We should keep in mind 65．_______ valuable time is.

Third, if we have trouble with our classmates, we should get the teacher or parents 66．_______ (inform) of what has happened. Nothing can take 67．_______ place of their help.

Fourth, our study may be 68．_______ (exhaust), but we should hold on. Just concentrate on our lessons 69．_______ we will feel relaxed more or less．

I hope every one of us can study and live 70．_______ (positive)．

That’s all. Thank you.

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。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：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

l．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。

Well, ladies and gentlemen, there I am—Kenny Powers, Yes, I’m a famous baseball player. I’ve asked to speak to you today about how it’s like to be so well known. Actually, they asked me then to talk about the cars they’re trying to sell you, so I don’t want to talk about cars. I want to talk about me. What is it like to be so famous？ It feels well. People who stare at me because they admire me. Believing it or not, there is nothing better. I walked into the grocery store the other day, and a little boy pointed at me. Well, I just walked up to him and patted him in the head, saying, “Son, one day you might be like me.”

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

【作文题目】假如你是九校中学高二学生李华，请给你的朋友Charles写一封信，告诉他你即将参加学校英语听力竞赛(English listening contest), 内容包括：

1．竞赛时间；

2．你此时的心情；

3．你的希望(成绩，所得)。

注意：

1．词数120左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Charles,

How are you these days？

_______________________________________________________________________________ _

_______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________

Li Hua

答案与解析：

答案：21—23 B C B

答案：24—27 A D D A

答案：28—31 C B C A

答案：32—35 D A C B

答案：36—40 E A D C F

答案：

41—45 C B D A C 46—50 B D A D C

51—55 D A A C D 56—60 C A B D B

答案：

61．about

62．which

63．creative

64．to arrange

65．how

66．informed

67．the

68．exhausting

69．and

70．positively

解析：

61．be optimistic about为固定搭配，“对……持乐观态度”。62．定语从句引导词，which指代主句内容。

63．本处需要形容词作定语。

64．depend on sb. to do sth.意为“指望/依靠某人做某事”。

65．宾语从句引导词，我们要记住“时间多么重要”。

66．过去分词作宾补，get sb. informed of…意为“通知某人某事”。

67．take the place of为固定搭配，意为“代替”。

68．现在分词作表语，exhausting意为“令人疲惫的”。

69．考查固定句型，即“祈使句+and/or/otherwise+陈述句”。

70．本处需要副词作状语。

参考范文：

How are you these days？ I am writing this letter to tell you something about a contest in our school.

As we all know, listening is very important for a student who is learning a language. It is for the reason that our school is to hold an English listening contest

next Friday to improve our listening skills. What makes me happy is that I have been chosen on behalf of our class.

To be honest, I do feel nervous more or less, fearing that I can’t get a satisfying prize and that I will let my classmates down. At the same time, I am quite excited, because only by challenging ourselves from time to time can we make progress all around. I hope I can make it, not only bringing honor to our class but also improving myself. God bless me.

I believe you will give me your best wishes though you are not around, won’t you？

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua 作文评分标准

1．本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3．词数少于100和多于150的，从总分中减去2分。

4．评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。

5．拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写汉词汇用法均可接受。

6．如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

7．内容要点可用不同方式表达，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

【各档次的给分范围和要求】

第五档(很好)；(21—25分)

1．完全完成了试题规定的任务。

2．覆盖所有四个内容要点。

3．应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。

4．语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。

5．有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

6．完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第四档(好)：(16—20分)

1．完全完成了试题规定的任务。

2．虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。

3．应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

4．语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。

5．应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

6．达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档(适当)：(11—15分)

1．基本完成了试题规定的任务。

2．虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。

3．应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

4．有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。

5．应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。

6．整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档(较差)：(6—10分)

1．未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

2．漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。

3．语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

4．有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。

5．较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。

6．信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档(差)：(1—5分)

1．未完成试题规定的任务。

2．明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。

3．语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

4．较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。

5．缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。

6．信息未能传达给读者。

不得分：（0分）

未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。