2014學(xué)年第二學(xué)期高二年級英語期中試卷（考試時(shí)間：90分鐘滿分：100分閉卷）2015年4月I.ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionA(10%)Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.()1.A.ThomasEdison. B.IsaacNewton.C.AlbertEinstein. D.MarieCurie.()2.A.Disability. B.Courageandperseverance.C.Luck. D.Genius.()3.A.IsamuAkasakiandHiroshiAmano. B.HiroshiAmano.C.IsamuAkasaki. D.ShujiNakamura.()4.A.Thewomanisafamousperson. B.Themanadmiresfamouspeopleverymuch.C.Themanhasthesameopinionwiththewoman.D.Themandoesn’tagreewithwhatthewomansays.()5.A.Abook. B.Amillionaire.C.Aconcert. D.Aletter.()6.A.OnMonday. B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday. D.OnThursday.()7.A.Rainy. B.Sunny.C.Windy. D.Snowy.()8.A.137. B.173.C.317. D.731.()9.A.Bybike. B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi. D.Byunderground.()10.A.April21. B.April22.C.April23. D.April24.SectionB（6%）Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.()11.A.Becausetheydon’thaveagiftforart. B.Becausetheydon’thavemuchfreetime. C.Becauseartisn’tinterestingenough. D.Becausetheydon’tunderstandthestoriesorbackgroundabouttheart.()12.A.Musicanddance. B.Poemsandnovels. C.Storiesandpictures. D.Paintingandwriting.()13.A.Howtoenjoyart. B.Howtohelpkidsenjoyart.C.Whyweneedart. D.Whatisart.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.()14.A.Thehistoryofcola. B.Howtoproducecola.C.Soft-drinkingproduction. D.Usingcolaadrug.()15.A.Asasoftdrink. B.Asamedicine.C.Asacookingoil. D.Asawine.()16.A.Bymixingitwithspecialoils. B.Byheatingit.C.Byaddingsodawater. D.Bycoolingit.SectionC（4%）Directions:InSectionC,youwillhearalongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.GardenRestaurantReservationFormName:Jessica____17____.Time:9:00pm.____18____.NumberofPeople:Six.PhoneNumber:____19____.SpecialRequest:____20____dishes.=2\*ROMANII.GrammarandVocabularySectionA（14%）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.AHarryPotterstarEmmaWatsonrecentlyattendedthelaunchofaUnitedNationsgenderequalitycampaign___21___(call)HeForSheinNewYork,inhercapacityasaU.N.GoodwillAmbassador.AttheU.N.headquarters,Watsondeliveredaspeechcallingformen___22___(play)agreaterroleinendinggenderinequality.Inherspeech,sheexplainedthesexismshe___23___(experience)throughoutherlife.Shesaiditstartedattheageofeightwhenshewasbranded“bossy”forwantingtodirectschoolplays.Andattheageof15,hergirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteams___24___theydidn’twanttoappear“muscular”.Herspeechtouchedonmanyissues,___25___(include)theconfusionoverthewordfeminism.“Feminism”,Watsonsaid,“is,bydefinition,thebelief___26___menandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.Itisthetheoryofthepolitical,economicandsocialequalityofthesexes.”“I___27___(appoint)asGoodwillAmbassadorforU.N.Women(聯(lián)合國婦女署)sixmonthsago.SoIshouldworkhardertodoagoodjob.”BAfterspendingbetweensixandeighthoursinclass,studentsareexpectedtospendbetweentwoandfourhoursathomedoinghomework.Theseextrahoursofworkleavestudents____28____(feel)tiredandstressedanditleavesstudentswithlittlefreetimeforotheractivities,suchassports.InAugust,China’sMinistryofEducationsaiditwantedtobanhomeworkinprimaryschoolsandaskedparentsfortheircomments.Mostparentswere____29____theidea.Theyunderstoodthathomeworkputpressureontheirchildren,____30____theyfeltthattheextraworkwasnecessaryiftheirchildrenhopedtoenteragoodmiddleschool.Thedebatebetweenhomeworkornohomework____31____(go)oninAmericanschoolsforyearsandnoonehascomeupwithasolution.Whatmostagreeon,though,isthathomework____32____berelevant;itshouldhelpthestudentconsolidatewhatheorshehaslearnedinclass.Itshouldnotbegivenroutinelyjusttokeepthestudentbusyintheevening.InChina,becauseoftheentrancetestsforhighschoolanduniversity,doingendlessexercisesathomeisconsiderednecessarybecausethosearethequestions____33____willbeaskedonthetests.Unlessthesystemischanged,it’sdoubtfulthatChinesestudents_____34_____(relieve)oftheirhomeworkburdenanytimesoon.SectionB（10%）Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.conclusionB.meansC.worriedD.bridgeE.successfullyF.lonelinessG.increasesH.purposefullyI.helpfulJ.achievementK.contactScientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanthejob-holders.Astudyshowswhenevertheunemploymentrateincreasesby1%,thedeathrate___35___correspondingly(相應(yīng)地)by2%.Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint:Workis___36___tohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy,awayfrom___37___.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,___38___andlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Workservesasa___39___betweenpeopleandreality.Bywork,peoplecomeinto___40___witheachother.Bycollective(集體的)activity,theyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofwork___41___thelossofeverything.Itaffectsamanmentallyandphysicallyandmakeshimmorelikelytofallill.Ontheotherhand,workgivesoneasenseof___42___.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctor___43___operatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyondwords.Fromtheabovewecancometothe___44___thatthemoreyouwork,thehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Let’sworkhard,studywellandliveahappyandhealthylife.III．Cloze（10%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Doyouknowthemeaningoftheword“relationship”?Hereisaneasywayofunderstandingit.Whenevertwopeoplecometogether,evenforabriefmoment,they__45__looks,feelings,thoughts,ideas,andenergy.Theirrelationshipis__46__theyinteractwitheachother.Everythingthathappensintheworldhappensthroughrelationships.Wehumanbeingsneedtoloveandbeloved,andthiswillcomefromourrelationshipwithothers.Accordingly,anyonewhowishestoloveandbelovedwillwantto__47__lastingrelationships.Hereareafewtipstohelpus__48__long-termrelationships.First,knowoursteps.Therelationshipbetweentwopeopleisliketheartofdancing.Beforewecandancewithapartner,weneedtobeabletodancebyourselves.Weneedtofeeltherhythmofthemusic,hearhowitinspiresustomoveandlearnouruniquestyleof__49__andexpression.Second,trust.Asthekeybuildingblockforenduringrelationships,trustisabondthatdevelops__50__astwopersonsgettoknoweachotherandexperiencesafetyin__51__theirhearts.Trustdevelopswhenwerespecteachother'sneeds__52__developahistoryofcommonexperienceandcaring.Third,beintimate.__53__intimacyisoftenlimitedtothesexualbond,wecanbeintimatewithmanypeoplewithoutsexuality.Thatis,byrelatinghearttoheart.Weneedtobeseenandknownbyanotherperson.Inthisway,intimacyenablesustothrive(興旺，繁榮)andgrow.Lastly,treatrelationshipasanorganism.Anewrelationshipislikeanembryo（胚胎）that__54__time,careandattentiontogrowintowhatevermaydevelopgradually.Inourproperrelationshipwithothers,wewillbeknownandseenforwhoweare,andlovewillcomeoutoftheseeingandtheknowing.A.charge B.exchange C.found D.transportA.how B.what C.where D.whyA.develop B.establish C.form D.makeA.command B.create C.devote D.inventA.action B.character C.movement D.opinionA.accordingly B.gradually C.suddenly D.surprisinglyA.closing B.opening C.resting D.shuttingA.and B.but C.consequently D.orA.As B.But C.However D.WhileA.bursts B.recognizes C.requires D.upsets=4\*ROMANIV.ReadingComprehension（11%）Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AWhenIwas12,allIwantedwasasignet(圖章)ring.Theywerethe"in"thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthday,myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials(姓名首字母)carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeing"replaced".We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe"new"stuff(東西)wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.Then,onlyonemonthlater,Ilostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.Eventually,Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslater,wesoldthehouseandmovedaway.Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater,Iwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme.Itwasn'tmybirthday,norwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook."You'llrecognizethisone,"shesaid,smiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinside.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorations,whichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroom,theyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoit,theyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.Anditstillfitsme.55.Theunderlinedword"in"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"_____".A.available B.fashionable C.practical D.renewable56.Whenshegottheringback,thewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnExpensiveRingB.LostandReplacedC.LostandFoundD.MyNewRingBSERVICEDIRECTORYArteroHotelCheck-inTimeCheckinafter13:00onthearrivalday.Check-outTimeCheckoutbefore12:00noononyourdepartureday.A50%surcharge(額外費(fèi))willbeimposedifyoucheckoutafter12:00noon;a100%surchargewillbeimposedifyoucheckoutafter18:00.KeyCardForyoursafety,thekeycardisNOTtransferable.Ifitislost,pleasecontactthefrontdeskimmediately.Pleasereturnyourkeycardtothefrontdeskupondeparture.RoomNumber&TelephoneNumberRoomshavea3-digitnumber.Thefirstnumberstandsforthefloorandthesecondandthirdnumbersstandfortheroomnumber.Forexample:308referstoroom08onthe3rdfloor.Forroom-to-roomcalls,dial8+roomnumber,e.g.8308.Tocalltheroomfromoutside,dial61208308.TelevisionTelevisionchannelshavebeensetupasshownontheTVprogramme.IfyouhaveanyproblemwatchingTV,pleasedial8003.RoomCleaningWeprovidehousekeepingonceinaday.Ifyouwanttohaveyourroomcleanedatacertaintime,pleasecontacthousekeepingat8001.LaundryItemsreceivedbefore10:00willbereturnedintheafternoon(before15:00)ofthenextday.Ifyouneedurgentservice,pleasedial8002.TowelsandSlippersPleasedonotremovethetowelsorslippersfromyourroomastowelsandslippersareprovidedatthepool.Donotusethetowelforanyinappropriatepurposes.Youwillberequiredtocompensate(賠償)fordamagescausedbymisuse.PowerSafetyItisstrictlyforbiddentodryclothesoverlampshades,whichmaycauseafire.PetsPetsarenotallowedinanypartsofthehotel.Wethankyouforyourunderstandingandcooperation.59.Mrs.TaylorisstayinginRoom213andneedstohaveherclotheswashedimmediately,sheshoulddial______.A.8001. B.8002. C.8003. D.8213.60.Whichofthefollowingpracticeisallowedfortheguestsinthehotel?A.Keepingthekeycardaftercheck-out.B.Askingforextrahousekeepingservice.C.Usingtheslippersintheroomatthepool.D.Walkingapetdoginthegardenofthehotel.61.Supposetheaccommodationfeeforasingleroomis$100perdayandMr.Browncheckedintothehotelat21:00onJan.5thandcheckedoutat15:00onJan.8th,heshouldpay______.A.$300. B.$350. C.$400. D.$450.CIfyoutookthestrengthsofothersandcomparedthemtoyourweaknesses,wouldthismakeyoufeelgood?Theansweris,ofcourse,“No”.Thefunnythingisthatthisiswhatmostofusdoatonetimeoranother—andsomeofusdoitprettyoften.It’sasure-firerecipeforadropinself-confidenceandforunhappiness.Sohowcanwestopcomparingourselveswithothers?HerearesometipsI’vefounduseful.Awareness.Mostoftenwedothesesocialcomparisonswithoutrealizingwe’redoingit.It’sanaturalact,Isuppose.Sothesolutionistobecomeaware.Ifyoufocusonthesethoughtsforafewdays,itwillbecomemucheasierwithpractice,andsoonit’llbehardnottonotice.Stopyourself.Onceyourealizeyou’remakingthesecomparisons,stopyourself.Don’tfeelbad—justadmitthethoughtandgentlychangethefocus.Countyourblessings.Focusonwhatyoudohave,andonwhatyouarealreadyblessedwith.Countwhatyouhave,notwhatyoudon’thave.Thinkabouthowluckyyouaretohavewhatyouhave,tohavethepeopleinyourlifewhocareaboutyou.Ifyoualwayswantwhatothershave,youwillneverhaveenough.Youwillalwayswantmore.That’sanendlesscycle,anditwillneverleadtohappiness.Instead,learntorealizethatwhatyouhaveisalreadyenough.Focusonyourstrengths.Insteadoflookingatyourweaknesses,askyourselfwhatyourstrengthsare.Beproudofthem.Workonusingthemtoyourbestadvantage.Nooneisperfect—weallknowthat.Butweseemtofeelbadwhenwedon’treachperfection.Youaren’tperfectandyouneverwillbe.Keeptryingtoimprove,butdon’tthinkyou’lleverbethe“perfectperson”.Ifyourealizethatimperfectioniswhatmakesyouwhoyouare,youarealreadyperfect.62.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto_________.A.explainwhysomepeopleoftenthinkpoorlyofthemselvesB.telluswhysomepeoplelikecomparingthemselveswithothersC.provethatoftencomparingourselveswithothersisharmfulD.giveustipsonhowtostopcomparingourselveswithothers63.Thefirstthingthewritersuggestswedoisto_________.A.realizenobodycanavoidsocialcomparisonsB.findoutwhywelikecomparingourselveswithothersC.becomeawarethatwearemakingsocialcomparisonsD.knowthatsocialcomparisonsareverydifficulttomake64.WhatdoesthewriteradviseustodoinParagraph4?A.Admitthefactthatothersarebetterthanus.B.Besatisfiedwithwhatwealreadyhave.C.Makefriendswithpeoplewhocareaboutus.D.Realizewewillgetwhatwedon’thaveyet.65.What’sthebesttitleforthelastparagraph?A.Learntobecomeperfect.B.Don’tfeelbadaboutyourself.C.BeOKwithnotbeingperfect.D.Trytoimproveyourselfallthetime.V.Phrases(10%)Directions:Fillintheblanksbyusingtheproperformsofthephrasesinthebox.putvalueoncallforplayanimportantpartfinishingtouchteardownwrapupinterferewithfallshortofasifgiveandtakeHewouldfireanyofhisstaffwho______________hishighstandard.Inthepast,Americans_______________thethingstheyboughtinplainbrownpaper.Don’t_____________________himwhileheisdoinghishomework.Moderneducation___________________thecultivationofthestudents’creativity.Thesecretofthecoupleistomaintainabalancebetween___________________inmarriage.Theurgentsituation________________________immediateaction.Hebehaved_________________nothinghadhappened.Themedicinethescientisthasfoundrecently___________________intreatingthisdisease.Theartistisjustgivingthepaintingthe___________________.Noonelike________________.VI.Translation(15%)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.這個(gè)年輕人出于禮貌拜訪了我。（sake）她的新書一出版就受到熱烈好評。（receive）當(dāng)所有人都離開教室，確保門窗都關(guān)好。（sure）我的朋友向我抱怨這家餐廳難吃的食物。（complain）直到汽車駕駛員看到紅燈時(shí)，他才意識到危險(xiǎn)。（It）=7\*ROMANVII.Writing(10%)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionabout100-120wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.每個(gè)人都會(huì)有一兩個(gè)朋友，請簡要描述一下你與朋友之間的關(guān)系，并闡述你是如何來維持你們之間的友誼的。班級_________考試號________姓名_________________----------------------------------密----------封----------線----------內(nèi)----------不----------準(zhǔn)----------答----------題---------------------------------2014學(xué)年第二學(xué)期班級_________考試號________姓名_________________----------------------------------密----------封----------線----------內(nèi)----------不----------準(zhǔn)----------答----------題---------------------------------（滿分：100分；完卷時(shí)間：90分鐘）題號I.聽力II.語法+詞匯III.完形IV.閱讀V.填空VI翻譯VII寫作總分得分Listening（20分）12345678910111213141516////=1\*ROMANI.ListeningComprehensionSectionC（4%）_________________________ 18.__________________________________________________ 20._________________________=2\*ROMANII.GrammarandVocabularySectionA（14%）_________________ 22._________________ 23.__________________________________ 25._________________ 26.__________________________________ 28._________________ 29.__________________________________ 31._________________ 32._________________33._________________ 34._________________ SectionB（10%）35363738394041424344III．Cloze（10%）45454748495051525354=4\*ROMANIV.ReadingComprehension（11%）(A):55________56________57.________58_________(B):59_______60_______61______(C):62_______63_______64_______65_______V.Phrases(10%)66._________________________ 67.___________________________68._________________________ 69.___________________________70._________________________ 71.___________________________72._________________________ 73.___________________________74._________________________ 75.___________________________VI.Translation(15%)76.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________77.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________78.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________79.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________