山东泰山中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 (Word版含答案)

山东省泰山中学 2014—2015学年第二学期期中模块学分认定考试

英语试卷

（考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

第一部分：听力（共20小题, 满分30分）

1.What are the two speakers talking about?

A.The weather forecast.

B.The view of a lake.

C.An outdoor activity.

2.What does the man suggest the man do?

A.Lock the door carefully.

B.Open the door.

C.Call the repairman.

3.Why can’t the man go to the cinema?

A.He has another date.

B.He will have a rest.

C.He will have lessons.

4.What does the woman think of the professor?

A.Popular.

B.Friendly.

C.Strict.

5.What kind of room did the women book?

A.A single room with a garden.

B.A double room with a beach view.

C.A single room at $2000 a night.

6. What has the man already packed in?

A.A camera.

B.A pair of shoes.

C.An overcoat.

7. How does the man feel about his mother?

A.Very helpful.

B.Over—worried

C.Too strict.

8. What’s wrong with the woman?

A.She has a fever.

B.She has a headache.

C.She has a cold.

9. Why does the man have to go to Marilyn’s house?

A.To borrow some glasses.

B.To pick up her to the dinner.

C.To get some sugar.

10. What’s the man mainly talking about?

A.Mark Twa in’s books.

B.O. Henry’s books.

C.Jack London’s life.

11. How many American writers have the speakers mentioned?

A.Three.

B.Four.

C. Five.

12. When did Jack London go to Canada?

A.In 1916.

B.In 1876.

C.In 1897.

13. What is a Tiger Mother?

A.She is always bad—tempered.

B.She is a traditional Chinese mother.

C.She plans everything for her children.

14. What does the woman think of her mother?

A.Her mother made her successful.

B.Her mother knew what she wanted.

C.Her mother set a good example for her.

15. How did the woman feel about her life?

A.Miserable.

B.Happy.

C.Regretful.

16. What’s the woman’s plan for raising her daughter?

A.She’ll push her daughter to be successful.

B.She’ll make sure her daughter enjoy’s her life.

C.She’ll make all the important decisions for her daughter.

17. What are drifting bottles used for?

A.Determining the position of a ship.

B.Finding the direction of a current.(水流)

18. Why did Franklin talk with US sea captains?

A.Because US ships were longer than British ones.

B.Because British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than US ones.

C.Because US ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones.

19. What can we know about Franklin’s map?

A.It’s updated.

B.It has been argued for a long time.

C.It’s still been used till now.

20. What’s the best title for the passage?

A.The Birth of the First Map.

B.Drifting Bottles and Maps.

C.A Great Inventor------Benjamin Franklin.

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

The following are letters to the editor of a school newspaper

Dear editor,

I’d like to express my opinion about grades. Students should be allowed to study w ithout worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities. I understand that grades are useful, but grades often limit creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades force an arbitrary (武断的) standard of success on everyone. I do not demand, as some extremists do, that grades be removed immediately. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.

Magdalena Smith

Drama Club

Dear editor,

I’d like to say something about grades. Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions. First, grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a punishment to students who do not work hard. Finally, grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student achievement. Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university. I’ve spoken wi th a number of students who have jobs, and most of them say that they were hired primarily on the basis of their grades. My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.

Simon Harper

Science Club

21. Which of the following is not Magdalena Smith’s opinion?

A. Students may give up the chance to learn music and sports for grades.

B. Students’ creativity may not be developed for grades.

C. Grades should not be used to measure a person’s success.

D. Grades should be taken away at once.

22. We can learn Simon Harper __________.

A. believes in the benefits of good grades

B. is concerned about students’ creativity

C. doesn’t work too hard at his studies

D. supports students’ interests and abilities

23. From the second letter, we can infer that Simon Harper is a/an __________.

A. teacher

B. headmaster

C. student

D. advertiser

B

There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.

He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a

meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him, “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, “Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered.”

Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testin g his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.

The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from room to room until they fall to pieces!”

No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.

24. Before the man had the accident, he __________.

A. had toured around the world

B. had visited local prisons

C. had tried doing exercise to recover himself

D. had been friends with the prison minister

25. In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to ________.

A. receive the school education

B. write to other people who needed encouragement

C. meet the people who were depressed

D. help other people who lost arms and legs

26. From the officer’s short note we are told that __________.

A. the man would be offered free paper to write letters on

B. some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his letters

C. the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man

D. his letters were very popular among the prisoners

27. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Stories about a Humorous Person

B. Popularity of Special Letters

C. Special Letters of Encouragement

D. Relationship between Writers and Prisoners

C

Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are... but they also turn you into a workaholic (工作狂). A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.

Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study by technology retailer Pixmania, shows the average UK working day is between nine and ten hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess (坦白) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they take work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night.