涡阳四中2014-2015学年度下高二第二次质量检测英语试卷word版(含参考答案)

涡阳四中2014-2015学年度下高二第二次质量检测英语试题本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，只交答题纸和答题卡，试题自己保留。

本试卷共150分，时间为120分钟。

第I卷注意事项1．答题前，考生在答题纸和答题卡上务必用直径0．5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、考号填写清楚。

请认真核准考号、姓名和科目。

2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

在试题卷上作答无效。

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）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所給的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.How does the man’s son go to school?A．By bike B．By school bus．C．By car．2．Where does the conversation most probably take place ?A．At a concert．B．In a flower shop C．At a restaurant．3．What color does the woman prefer?A．Pink B．Yellow．C．Light blue．4．What time is it now?A．6:30 B．7:00 C．7:305．Who was the latest for school this morning ?A．John．B．Jerry．C．Linda．第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所給的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。

听第6段材料，回答6---7题。

6．What is the relationship between the two speakers ?A．Husband and wife．B．Teacher and student．C．Strangers．7．Where is the man heading for ?A．A middle school．B．His cousin’s．C．The post office．听第7段材料，回答8-----9题。

8．Where does the conversation take place ?A．At a clock shop．B．At a hotel．C．At a repair shop．9．What time does Tom want a wake-up call?A．5:28．B．6:15．C．7:00．听第8段材料，回答第10---12题。

10．What kind of music is Mary’s favorite?A．Pop music．B．Country music．C．Classic music．11．What is the boy’s suggestion to Mary?A．Go to a concert B．Go out for walk C．Go to the cinema. 12．How will the boy get the information ?A．By making a call. B．By asking a friend．C．By going downtown．听第9段材料，回答第13----16题。

13．What do you think Robert is ?A．A dancer．B．A student．C．A singer．14．Where will the group perform?A．At concert balls．B．At some parties．C．At restaurants ．15．What kind of musical instrument can Robert play?A．The piano B．The drum．C．The guitar．16．How long will they practice before they give performances?A．Several months B．Several weeks C．Several days听第10段材料，回答17---20题。

17．What was the purpose of the speaker’s visit to Finland?A．To visit a friend．B．To attend a meeting．C．To enjoy a holiday．18．How long did the speaker stay in Finland?A．The whole winter．B．For three weeks．C．For two weeks．19．What was the speaker’s biggest problem?A．What kind of clothes to take along．B．Where to learn the Finnish language．C．How to get used to the cold weather．20．Why could Julia help her?A．She was from Finland．B．She was a dress designer．C．She had been to Northern Europe.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15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。

AComing this fall, electric cars will be hitting the road in America. The cars may help Americans kick the oil habit one day.Soon, electric cars may be whirring through your neighborhood. These quiet, clean, battery-powered vehicles can be charged from a wall outlet. This fall, General Motors(GM) is launching its electric Volt. The car runs on electricity, but it also has a gas engine.Automakers say that the world’s population is likely to jump from 6.8 billion to 9 billion by 2050. So the supply of oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. Tony, in charge of GM’s V olt project, says, “Everyone agrees we have to get off oil. In 10 years, the number of carsaround the globe will rise from 800 million to 1 billion. We know the price of oil will go up.To help car companies develop oil-free electric vehicles, the US government has given billions of dollars to makers of electric cars. But huge roadblocks remain. It can take as much as eight hours to charge a car for only 100 miles of driving. And the distance the car can go changes depending on driving conditions.Price is a problem. Electric models cost much more than similar gasoline-powered cars. The good news is that electric car technology is improving, and the prices of the vehicles are dropping.Where will drivers be able to charge the cars? The US Department of Energy is giving grants to pay for at least 10,000 charging stations around the nation.Private businesses are also gearing up, Richard, the head of a company in California, says that his firm will install about 4,500charging stations, mostly at office parks and homes. The stations are boxes about the size of a parking meter. It only costs about $3 per charge. “The typical car is parked 23 hours a day. You can charge it while you work and while you sleep,” he says.21．How can General Motors make its electric Volt cover a long distance?A．By fitting an additional gas engine in it.B．By fitting a high-quality battery in it.C．By building more gas stations on the road.D．By building more charging stations on the road22．What has the US government done to develop oil-free cars?A．It has built more roadblocks.B．It has built better roads for them.C．It has given financial support to them.D．It calls on people to reject gasoline-powered cars.23．The underlined phrase “gearing up” in the last paragraph can be replaced by_____.A．breaking up．B．getting lostC．giving up D．getting prepared．24．According to the passage, the author seems to worry that____________．A．The price of electric cars will go upB．Drivers have to wait when the cars are being chargedC．The electric vehicle technology won’t be safe enough.D．More private companies will benefit from this businessBWho do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams(1860-1935)Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She provided shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (1907-1964)Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America.The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the worlds’ lakes and oceans.Angela Merkel(1954-)In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany’s leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-)When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the US Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work.Margaret Thatcher(1952-2013)In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.Marie Curie(1867-1934)Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.25．Who once won the Nobel Prize?A．Jane Addams and Marie CurieB．Jane Addams and Margaret ThatcherC．Marie and Angela MerkelD．Marie and Rachel Carson26．We can infer from the passage that Rachel Carson worked to__________．A．help the poorB．spread geographic knowledgeC．protect the environmentD．protect the rights of women27．What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common?A．Both of them were scientists before coming to powerB．Both of them became the first woman head of their countryC．Both of them are famous for being strictD．Both of them once worked for three terms28．Who once failed to find a job?A．Jane AddamsB．Sandra Day O’ConnorC．Rachel CarsonD．Margaret ThatcherCSurveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of 60 to 90 minutes less than experts say they need.Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He is an active teen -----except in the morning. Danny says, “Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I am just very out of it and tired. And through first period I can barely stay awake.Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleeping disorders. Teens, he says,need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports fields and on the road.So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning.Eric Peterson is the head of St.George’s School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a 30-minutes delay would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing starting times is easier at a small private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way.Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George’s School, says students were not the only ones reporting better results.Patricia Moss says, “I can say that, almost all the teachers immediately noticed much more alertness (机敏) in class and definitely more positive mood. Kids were happier to be there at eight-thirty than they were at eight.29．Danny is mentioned in the passage to______．A．describe teenagers’ hard time in schoolB．tell us about teenagers’ heavy schoolworkC．show us teenagers’ life in schoolD．prove that teenagers are sleepy in class because of lack of sleep30．According to the passage, St. George’s School may be a ___________．A．small-sized public school B．large-sized public schoolC．small-sized private school D．mid-sized private school31．Which of the following may be the most suitable time for school to start classes in the morning?A．7:00 B．7:30 C．8:00 D．8:30 32．What is the main idea of the passage?A．Many teenagers lack sleep because of the early classesB．Many teenagers are active except in the morningC．Nowadays teenagers are lazy and hate going to school earlyD．Measures must be taken to stop students from sleeping in classDAs an airport baggage handler checked through a customer at the roadside, he accidentally knocked over the man’s luggage. He quickly collected the fallen bags and apologized for his mistake. However, the traveler burst into anger, shouting at the baggage handler for his carelessness.The baggage handler calmly apologized and smiled all the time. The customer continuedto berate(训斥）the man, even as he turned away and headed for his gate. Through it all the baggage handler smiled and remained calm.The next customer in line witnessed the incident and admired the baggage handler’s professionalism and self-control. “I have never seen such restrain and humility, “he said. “How do you keep your cool when somebody is attacking you so viciously?”“It is easy,”the baggagehandler answered. “He is going to London, but his bags are going to Tokyo.”I won’t recommend that we use revenge to relieve stress. But let me tell you about one of my friends who has found a way to go through most of his life unaffected by the turbulence that disturbs most people.He is one of the calmest people I have ever known and he describes how he keeps cool no matter how turbulent a situation becomes. He says, look at it this way. A traffic jam has no power to make me angry. It just stops my car. And that is the way I try to look at most of what happens to me.” With that philosophy, this guy goes through life with the calmness I can only envy.My friend likes to say things like, “A rude customer has no power to make me angry; he just fusses.” And, “A mistake I made has no power to make me upset; it is just a chance to do better.”He shows how we can truly find calmness in the midst of chaos（混乱)..33．What is the best title for the passage?．A．A Clever Baggage Handler B．Restrain and Humility in LifeC．A Philosophy for Everyone D．Calmness in Chaos34．The airport baggage handler remained calm when the customer kept berating him because___．A．he was good at self-control B．he wanted to show his professionalism C．he had decided to revenge the customer D．he knew well the airport rules 35．Why does the author tell us the story of his friend?A．To tell us what is true calmness B．To explain a special philosophyC．To show his envy of the friend D．To advise us to have good manners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。