第二學(xué)期高二級英語期中試卷
英語是很多同學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)不好的地方，所以大家要花心思去學(xué)習(xí)一下哦，今天小編就給大家看看高二英語，喜歡的就來閱讀吧
高二英語第二學(xué)期期中試卷
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題，每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. How much should the man’s rent be?
A. $500. B. $150. C. $125.
2. What will the woman probably think of the man?
A. He used to be an excellent athlete. B. He is a real sportsman.
C. He is a sports fan.
3. What has the man been doing?
A. Filling out a form.. B. Having an interview
C. Asking for information.
4. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is too busy to go. B. She’s willing to go swimming.
C. She doesn’t want to wait long.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. It’s terrible to go abroad alone.
B. It doesn’t matter if the man is not good at English.
C. The man should improve his English.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22. 5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間，每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6. What is the woman going to be?
A. A cook. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.
7. How long will the woman work every day?
A. 8 hours. B. 5 hours. C. 4 hours.
聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. An exam. B. An interview. C. A writing contest.
9. How are they feeling at the moment?
A. Pretty happy. B. Very sad. C. A little confused.
10. Which part did they both find difficult?
A. The oral self-introduction. B. The essay. C. The imitation writing.
聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。
11. Wha t w ill Diana do this afternoon?
A. Go to class. . B. Attend a lecture C. Write an essay.
12. What do we know about Dr. Rich?
A. He teaches English culture. B. He’s been absent three times. C. He’s very strict.
13. What does Mike say about the business communication course?
A. There is not much course work to do.
B. He has already handed in three essays.
C. He has a 3000-word term paper to write.
聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。
14. What are the speakers talking about?
A. How much money they spend on meals.
B. The changes of the food service in the school.
C. The changes of food in the dining hall.
15. What does the man think of the changes?
A. He doesn’t like them.
B. Students will benefit from the changes.
C. He can’t understand them as they are too complicated.
16. What plan did Tom choose to buy?
A. A seven-meal plan. B. A ten-meal plan. C. A fourteen-meal plan.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17. Where do people believe the left hand is unclean?
A. In Malaysia. B. In Pakistan. C. In Indonesia.
18. When might elderly Westerners be offended?
A. When others try to help them without their agreement.
B. When others teach them new things.
C. When others ask them too many questions.
19. Why don’t Italians give handkerchiefs as gifts?
A. Handkerchiefs mean saying goodbye.
B. Handkerchiefs are used in funerals.
C. Handkerchiefs are connected with unhappy feelings.
20. Whom might the talk be addressed to?
A. People who are going abroad.[
B. Guests from all over the world.
C. Those who will work for an international conference.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分)
A
Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy—they’re given after all.Choice can be hard.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old，and I’d been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy，I’d been a garage inventor.I’d always wanted to be all inventor，and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened carefully to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”That 1ogic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice，but finally，I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consid eration ，I took the less safe path to follow my passion ，and I’m proud of that choice.For all of us，in the end，we are our choice.
21.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
A.His dream of being an inventor. B.The support of his wife.
C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D.Millions of exciting titles,
22.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?
A.He would be very excited if he tried it out.
B.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
C.He would be a lways having a doubt if he didn’t try.
D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
23. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Cleverness and Kindness B.The Starting of Amazon
C.Following My Passion D.We Are What We Choose
B
Six volunteers are about to find out what it would be like to live on Mars without ever leaving the Earth. Three men and three women will spend eight months living in a special place on the side of a volcano in Hawaii. They are part of an experiment that is designed to mimic(模仿)life on Mars. Their mission began on October 15, 2014.
NASA says it could send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. The mission would take more than two years, so NASA needs to know how people would react to living in a small group, isolated from the rest of the world, for such a long time. Some people may become depressed or bored living under those conditions. By studying people living in similar conditions here on Earth, NASA hopes to learn how to choose the most suitable people for a space mission, and how to help them get along.
They will live in a two-story building. The ground floor is about 86 square meters, roughly the size of a small two-bedroom apartment. It includes shared areas like kitchen, dining room, bathroom, laboratory and an exercise room. The upstairs is less than half the size of the downstairs. It contains another bathroom and six small bedrooms. The building is located in an abandoned quarry(采石場)about 2,400 meters up the side of Mauna Loa, the second biggest volcano in the world. It is constantly monitored for signs of volcanic activity. NASA chose the location because the appearance looks very similar to Mars.
To make it more like being on Mars in the future, they are only able to communicate by email during the experiment. Meanwhile, there will be a 20-minute delay between the time when a message is sent and that when it is received. When they go outside, they will have to suit up in full spacesuits, just as if they were on Mars.
The commander is Martha Lenio, a 34-year-old Canadian. During the mission, she will run experiments on growing food. The other members have backgrounds in physics and so on. None of them are astronauts.
24.When will the six volunteers end their mission about mimicking life on Mars?
A. On June 15, 2015. B. On October 15, 2015.
C. On October 15, 2030. D. On June 15, 2032.
25.What’s the main purpose of the experiment?
A. To monitor signs of volcanic activity.
B. To prepare for a space mission to Mars.
C. To train the six people to become astronauts.
D. To study the difference between men and women.
26.Mauna Loa was chosen as the experimental site because _________.
A. it is located near a rocket base
B. other people can hardly find the location
C .its landscape is so much like that of Mars
D .it is a safe place to conduct the experiment
27.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Martha is a famous expert on agriculture.
B. The six volunteers will be sent to Mars in 2030.
C. All the experimental activities are done in doors.
D. It takes about 40 minutes to get a reply to an email.
C
The days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken, mainly by banning tiger-shooting, to protect those animals which still survive.
Some people say that Man is naturally a hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely our earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals.
I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself.
The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives. One of them wrote:
“You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cle anly and on the animal’s own territory. You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. This is bett er than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half alive, by other animals. Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing — not if you respect the thing you kill, not if you kill to enrich your memories, not if you kill to feed your people.”
I can understand such beliefs, and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears and bravely caught them by the tail. But this is very different from many tiger-shoots I have seen, in which modern weapons were used. The so-called hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants. Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits.
28. There is no more hunting in India now partly because ________.
A. there are few animals left to hunt
B. hunting is already out of date
C. hunters want to protect animals
D. it is dangerous to hunt there
29. The author thinks modern hunters kill mainly ________.
A. to make the countryside safe
B. to earn people’s admiration
C. to gain power and influence
D. to improve their health
30. What do we learn about the big-game hunters?
A. They hunt old animals.
B. They mistreat animals.
C. They hunt for food.
D. They hunt for money.
31. What is the author’s view on the tiger-shoots he has seen?
A. Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face-to-face.
B. Modern hunters should use more advanced weapons.
C. Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigers.
D. Modern hunters should put their safety first.
D
A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual circumstances of the time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, that’s much better.
A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often guilty of cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child who has heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.
There are also people who are opposed to fairy stories in that they are not true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught how to adapt to reality by studying history and mechanics. I find such people, I must say so strange that I do not know how to argue with them. If their cases were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girlfriend.
No fairy story has ever claimed to be description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.
32. The author considered that a fairy story is more effective _______.
A. when a story is repeated without any change
B. when we treat a story as a joke
C. when the parent makes some changes about a story
D. when the story is set in the present time
33. According to the passage, when can great fear take place in a child?
A. When a story is in a realistic setting.
B. When a story is heard for the first time.
C. When a story is repeated too often.
D. When a story is told in a different way.
34. What is the advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children?
A. Encouraging them not to have strange beliefs..
B. Developing their power of memory.
C. Making them believe there is nothing to be afraid of.
D. Making them less fearful
35. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _____.
A. fairy stories are still being made up
B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales
C. people try to update old fairy stories
D. there is more concern for children’s fears nowadays
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Annoying Mobile Phone Users
What really annoys me most about modern life is the way some people use their mobile phones. 36____However, there are some people out there who just don’t care about other people’s feeling when they use a phone. These mobile phone users make life painful for the rest of us. Let’s divide these users into groups.
The first group are those people who shout on the phone, especially in enclosed places like trains or lifts. 37_ It isn’t necessary.
38 Some ringtones are truly unpleasant--- a loud, electronic version of Beethoven with a hip hop beat, for example. This is especially annoying in the cinema.
The third group of people who annoy me are those who have to walk around while they speak. 39.
Finally, the worst group are people who take a phone call while you are in a conversation with them. This is extremely rude in my opinion.
I would like to end with a message to all the above mobile phone users: You think you look cool and important talking on your mobile all the time. 40_
A But believe me---- you don’t!
B Next are those with annoying ringtones.
C I don’t know why they have to talk so loudly.
D This group of people keep talking on the phone.
E I have no idea where they get the noisy ringtones
F They stand in the way just when you want to get past.
G The mobile phone is an important part of life for most of us.
第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)
第一節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
My Emotional (感人的) Experience in Jaipur
I came to India in February 2012 to complete a volunteer practicum(實習(xí)課) requirement with some friends. It was really an unforgettable experience!
Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job, 41 that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions. After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had 42 for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the 43 . During the following days we were 44 to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi.
On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office. There we were 45 for the Child Development Program and over the course we 46 two studies related to child work and child rights. We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the 47 that pushed them into work. The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much t hrough the 4 8 . The best part of the work, however, was 49 being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents. I was 50 to a way of life completely different from my own. In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were 5 1 . We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always 52 to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children. I could 53 that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members. Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to 54 how I understand everything around me now. I have been 55 by the people that I met through this experience.
On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur, 56 the city and shopping. We were 57 enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really 58 every minute of the life in Jaipur!
Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely 59 . I kno w that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and 60 in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country.
41. A.expecting B.worrying C.determining D.promising
42. A. reported B.covered C. booked D.designed
43. A.distance B.program C.movement D.journey
44. A.limited B.arranged C.introduced D.pointed
45. A available. B. responsible C.famous D.powerful
46. A.described B.conducted C.exchanged D.benefited
47. A.standards B.chances C.fears D.causes
48. A.adventure B.memory C.process D.discovery
49. A.really B.simply C.properly D.generally
50. A.exposed B.selected C.compared D.delivered
51. A.independent B.attractive C.comfortable D.cheerful
52. A.careful B.willing C.upset D.ashamed
53. A. sense B.advise C. predict D.wonder
54. A.influence B.reflect C.analyze D.test
55. A.reminded B.witnessed C.admitted D.inspired
56. A.identifying B.exploring C.representing D.charging
57. A.curious B.energetic C. generous D. lucky
58. A.valued B.delayed C.confirmed D.permitted
59. A.complex B.reasonable C.reliable D.positive
60. A.declared B. experienced C. imagined D.promoted
第II卷
第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分1 5分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(不多于3個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
Good computer skills 61________ (be) desirable in today’s digital age, and playing computer games can help children practice those skills. But 62_____ ___ new study warns that too much time 63__________(spend) playing computer games can affect a child’s performance at school. The British study involved 600 teenagers over a period of two years and 64__________(find) that those who played computer gam es less than once a week achieved 65_________(good) grades at school than those who played them twice a day or more often.
“ It was clear that social media didn’t have any impact. I think that’s more____ 66 social media is part of every child’s life. It’s the way they communicate,” said one of the research members.
Parents 67 (increasing) complain of having difficulty getting their children away from computer games. Some even seek help for their teenagers _____68 they say are addicted to them. The study did not look into 69 (addict), but suggested computer games can cause children to stay up late in the evenings, 70 (make) them tired and less able to focus at school the next day.
第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(^)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用()劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。
Last year, we went on exchange programme to England to make our English
improved. The plane took off on time but we arrived smoothly. Before I went, I was
quite proud of their English , but everyone in England spoke very fast that I couldn’t
make out what they were saying. I wasn’t even sure of whether the plane had really
landed in the right country! I was in fears and wanted to go straight back home.
However, things soon get better and better. The host family was very kind, and,
fortunate, the boy that I was staying with was keen on football. We had fun played
together. I got used to living in England in the help of my host family.
第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)
假設(shè)你是李華，你校學(xué)生會將于下周一下午在學(xué)校操場舉行以書易書的圖書交換活動，請你代表學(xué)生會用英語寫一份書面通知，內(nèi)容如下：
1 活動內(nèi)容：根據(jù)個人需要，互換圖書
2 參與人員：全校師生
3 活動意義：提倡節(jié)約，支持環(huán)保，促進分享等
4 發(fā)布通知日期： 2015年12月14日
參考詞匯：以書易書：Books for Books
注意：1 詞數(shù)100左右
2 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫
答案
選擇
1―5 CCABC 6―10 BCACB 11―15 ACCBB 16―20 BAACC
21-25 CBDAB 26-30 CDABC 31-35 ACBDB 36-40 GCBFA
41-45 BCDCB 46-50BDCBA 51-55 DBAAD 56-60 BDADB
填空
61 are 62a
63 spent 64 found/has found
65 better 66 because
67 increasingly 68who/that
69addiction 70 making
改錯
71 went on an 72 but--and
73their--my 74very--so
75 of去掉 76fears--fear
77 get--got 78fortnately
79 playing 80 in—with
作文范文
Notice
There will be a “Books for Books” activity on the school playground next Monday afternoon. In the activity, you can exchange books with one another as you like. All teachers and students are welcome to take part in it. By exchanging books, not only can we save money to buy new books, but also we can share knowledge with others, or even make new friends. In this way, we can protect the environment by reducing waste too.
Please remember to bring the books that you want to exchange to school next Monday.
The Students’ Union
December 14, 2019
高二下學(xué)期英語期中試卷參考
第I卷(共100分)
第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，每題1.5分，共20題，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. Where will the speakers go next?
A. The office. B. Their home. C.A restaurant.
2. What do we know about the man?
A. He lives not far from the library. B. He always borrows books these days.
C. He goes to the library twice a month.
3. What does the man imply?
A. Everything is ready for the party. B. Too many people are invited to the party.
C. Only a few close friends will attend the party.
4. What did the man think of the movie?
A. Interesting. B. Serious. C. Impractical.
5. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Buy the skirt. B. Follow the fashion.
C. Bargain over the price.
第二節(jié)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個小題。
6. What is the woman doing now?
A. Making introductions to the man. B. Having an interview with the man.
C. Showing the man around the company.
7. When will the man have meetings?
A. Every Monday. B. Every Thursday. C. Every Friday.
聽下面一段對話，回答第8和第9兩個小題。
8. How does Jane feel?
A. Excited. B. Exhausted. C. Anxious.
9. What does Jane do?
A. A professor. B. A doctor. C. A student.
聽下面一段對話，回答第10至第12三個小題。
10. Why will the woman go to Brazil?
A. To watch the RoboCup. B. To take part in a competition.
C. To spend a vacation with her family.
11. What is Mark crazy about?
A. Football. B. Robots. C. Traveling.
12. How many times has Mark´s team taken part in the RoboCup before?
A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.
聽下面一段對話，回答第13至第16四個小題。
13. What do the speakers usually do at the mall?
A. Enjoy all kinds of delicious food. B. Look at things without buying them.
C. Spend a lot of money on boots.
14. How did the woman know about the outdoor market?
A. From the Internet. B. From a friend. C. From TV.
15. What does the woman say about the outdoor market?
A. It isn´t big enough. B. There are eight halls.
C. The food there is cheap.
16. How will the speakers go to the outdoor market?
A. By car. B. By subway. C. On foot.
聽下面一段獨白，回答第17至第20四個小題。
17. When can the students visit the language laboratory?
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.
18. What lessons do the students have on Thursday morning?
A. Listening and speaking. B. Pronunciation and vocabulary.
C. Writing and computing.
19. What will the students do first on Friday?
A. Review lessons for the week. B. Have a computer lesson.
C. Practice writing.
20. What does the speaker remind the students to do in the end?
A. Finish the homework on time. B. Do self-studying in the library.
C. Turn to the teachers for any problems.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中選出最佳選項
A
The Time Traveler
A dreamer crazy about traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, travels over 800,000 years into the future. He lands in the year 802701: the world has been transformed by a society which appears to be living in harmony and happiness, but as the Traveler stays in the future he discovers a hidden cruel and evil underground organization.
The Three-Body Problem
Set in China´s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to make contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction receives the signal and plans to attack the Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start to form, planning to either welcome them and help them take over the world, or to fight against them.
The Graveyard(墓地) Book
Bod is an unusual boy who lives in an unusual place—he´s the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised by the ghosts, werewolves, and other graveyard creatures, Bod has learned m any ghostly things—such as the ability to fade so ordinary people cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
The Giver
It is the future. It´s a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie below the surface! Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems.
21. What readers will The Three-Body Problem be recommended to?
A. Reader interested in Chinese history B. Readers believing in ghosts
C. Readers into civilization of outer space D. Readers fond of time travel
22. Which books tell of dark secrets under the peacefulness?
A. The Three-body Problem and The Time Traveler
B. The Time Traveler and The Giver
C. The Graveyard Book and The Three-body Problem
D. The Giver and The Graveyard Book
23. What type of literature are these books?
A. Fantasy B. Travel log C. Documentary D. History
B
Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris on October 7, 1955, to Chinese parents and had a musical upbringing. His mother, Marina Lu, was a singer and his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a violinist and professor of music at Nanjing National Central University. The family moved to New York when Ma was seven years old.
At a young age, Ma began studying violin and piano and finally settling on the cello(大提琴) in 1960 at age four. The genius began performing before audiences at age five and performed for Presidents Dw ight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy when he was seven. At age eight, he appeared on American television with his sister in a concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein. He attended Trinity School in New York but transferred to the Professional Children´s School, from which he graduated at age 15. He then appeared as a soloist with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky´s Variations.
Ma studied at the Juilliard School of Music at age 19 and attended Columbia University but dropped out. He was later admitted to Harvard College. Before entering Harvard, Ma played in the Marlboro Festival Orchestra under the direction of cellist and conductor Pablo Casals. He steadily gained fame and performed with many of the world´s major orchestras. He received his bachelor´s degree from Harvard in 1976. In 1991, he received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
Ma has a group called Silk Road Ensemble(合奏團), following the famous trade route which several hundred years ago was used for trade, all the way across Europe and Asia to China. His goal was to bring together musicians from diverse countries all of which are historically linked via the Silk Road.
With over 90 albums, 18 of which are Grammy Award winners, Ma has also been praised as a man of unquestionable character. He really stands out for his humble spirit, modest manner, and humanitarianism.
24. What´s the right order of these events?
?、費a made his first show on TV.
?、贛a graduated from the Juilliard School.
③Ma´s family settled down in New York.
?、躆a was awarded an honorary degree from Harvard.
?、軲a started playing solo with an orchestra.
A. ③④①⑤② B. ①②⑤④③ C. ②⑤③①④ D. ③①⑤②④
25. Why does Ma form Silk Road Ensemble?
A. To revive the trade along the Silk Road.
B. To unite musicians from various backgrounds.
C. To raise money for the Silk Road´s repair work.
D. To make the Silk Road known to the world.
26. What would the author introduce in the paragraph that follows?
A. Stories showing Ma´s good personal qualities.
B. People´s comments on Ma´s performances.
C. The albums which brought him Grammy Awards.
D. Ma´s next goal in his musical career.
27. What´s the main idea of this passage?
A. The hard training Ma received. B. Ma´s contributions to music.
C. Ma´s life in music. D. Ma´s classical musical work.
C
Some people go home for the holid ays hoping just to survive, burying their attention in their phones or football to avoid conflict with relatives. Yet research now suggests that is the wrong idea. Family traditions—of any form—can save a holiday, making it well worth the effort of getting everyone in the same room.
In a series of studies to be published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, hundreds of online subjects described traditions they performed with their families during Christmas, New Year´s Day and Easter, from tree decoration to egg hunts. Those who said they performed collective traditions, compared with those who said they did not, felt closer to their families, which made the holidays more interesting, which in turn made them more enjoyable. Most surprising, the types of activities they described—family dinners with special foods, religious ceremonies, watching the ball drop in Times Square—did not have a direct bearing on enjoyment. But the number of them did. Apparently having family traditions makes the holidays better and the more the merrier.
The study could measure only correlations(關(guān)聯(lián)) between subjects´ responses, leaving causality uncertain — Do traditions increase holiday pleasure, or do people who already enjoy the holidays choose to perform more traditions? Yet enjoyment ratings were higher after people describe traditions, suggesting that simply thinking about them can add a feeling of warmness to one´s experience.
“Whatever the tradition is, and however small it may seem, it helps people to really get closer to one another,” says Ovul Sezer, a researcher at Harvard Business School and the paper´s primary author. “With some traditions we don´t even know why we do them, but they still work,” she says.
It could be that traditions offer “small, nonobvious ways” to get people to share an experience without feeling awkward or forced, suggests Kathleen Vohs, a psychologist at the University of Minnesota and one of Sezer´s co-authors.
28. About the family collective activities, what really matters?
A. The number of them. B. The form of them
C. The place where they take place D. The time that they last
29. The underlined word “causality” in paragraph 3 refers to the relationship between _____.
A. cause and effect B. opinion and fact
C. whole and part D. example and conclusion
30. Why can family traditions bring people closer according to Kathleen Vohs?
A. Because they offer chances for people to get together.
B. Because people know the meaning of each tradition.
C. Because they work in small and not obvious ways.
D. Because people can do things together feeling relaxed.
31. What´s the best title for this passage?
A. Family traditions are on the rise . B. Family traditions increase happiness.
C. Put your smart phone down. D. Family is where happiness lies.
D
Brain activity may continue for more than 10 minutes after the body appears to have died, according to a new study.
Researchers had previously thought that brain activity ends before or shortly after the heart stops beating. But a team of doctors affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada has documented a case in which a patient continued to experience brain wave activity for about 10 minutes after he had been announced clinically dead (or brain dead).
The unusual circumstance came about as the team in Canada was conducting routine research regarding the process of death in humans. As four ter minal patients were removed from life support, their vital signs(生命體征) were monitored for a length of time. Three of the patients stopped sending brain signals almost immediately after their hearts stopped, but the fourth instead began producing signals that are normally seen in a person that is in a very deep sleep — delta waves — and continued to do so for 10 minutes and 38 seconds.
In the case, d octors confirmed their patient was dead through a range of the normal observations, including the absence of a pulse(脈搏) and unreactive pupils(瞳孔). They also conducted a series of tests to make sure all of the equipment was working fine. After finding no problems, they reported that they had no explanation for what the y had observed.
Scientists not involved with the research are cautious to draw any sort of conclusions since the phenomenon only occurred in one of four test patients.
What happens to the body and mind after death remains almost entirely mysterious to scientists. Two other studies last year, for insta nce, showed that genes appeared to continue functioning – and even function more energetically – in the days after people die.
What´s really going on? That´s the rational question following this latest brain activity study.
32. Previously, brain activity was thought to _____.
A. last much longer than heart beat. B. end as the heart stops.
C. stop in a very deep sleep. D. prevent genes functioning.
33. What was special about the fourth patient after death?
A. His pupils made no reaction. B. He had no pulse already.
C. His brain waves were monitored. D. His life support wasn´t removed.
34. What´s the scientists´ attitude towards this observation?
A. Careful. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Uninterested.
35. Why does the writer mention the other two studies done last year?
A. To express dissatisfaction with the scientists´ work.
B. To show brain activity after death remains a mystery.
C. To invite the readers to give more such examples.
D. To encourage scientists to do more brain studies.
第二節(jié)(共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Everyone strives to be a great person, kind and caring. But for some, that´s not always the case. 36 A few of these harmful characteristics are offered for you below. If you happen to realize that you possess any of them – quit!
You are self-centered. Many people do this unconsciously. You think you are the only one that matters, and often don´t care what others have to say. If this is you, it´s time to change. 37
You are always in competition. Are you the person who has to be better than everyone else? If so, you´re unattractive. 38 If they overcame their fear of heights and climbed 10 feet in the air, don´t say, “That´s all? I´ve climbed 30 feet!” Instead say, “That´s awesome. I´m really proud of you.”
39 You are definitely unattractive when constantly asking why others don´t see you as important as you think they should. For instance, your two friends went somewhere without you. It doesn´t matter to them, but to you it does. Get over it. Your friends´ lives don´t stop when you´re not around.
You are the boss. 40 If you´re the one always making decisions, needing to be in charge, or trying to control what others are doing, you´re acting in an unattractive way.
A. You should let your friends have their moment.
B. In a group of friends, everyone should be on an equal playing field.
C. There are many behaviors making people unattractive or annoying.
D. You are unreliable, yet dependent u pon others.
E. You question your importance to others.
F. People seen as unattractive are often in fights with their friends.
G. No one wants such a friend as only cares about themselves.
第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)
第一節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don´t remember when it first started 41 me -----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it 42 make me annoyed, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin.Finally, one night, I shouted at her: ―Don´t do that any more –your 43 are too rough! She didn´t say anything in 44 . But never again did my mother close out my day with that 45 expression of her love.
Time after time, with the 46 years, my thoughts returned to that night. I´m not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 47 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 48 .
Now, my own children are 49 . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand 50 before stealing across my face to brush the hair from my 51 . Then a kiss, ever so 52 touched my brow. In my 53 , thousands of times, I 54 the night my young voice complained. 55 Mom´s hand in my hand, I said how 56 I was for that night. I thought she´d remember, as I did, 57 Mom didn´t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and 58 —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 59 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt I had carried around for so long was 60 to be found.
41. A. amazing B. hurting C. surprising D. annoying
42. A. does B. doesn´t C. did D. didn´t
43. A. hands B. noises C. feelings D. words
44. A. silence B. reply C. anger D. fear
45. A. perfect B. healthy C. familiar D. popular
46. A. Following B. passing C. coming D. remaining
47. A. never B. even C. once D. often
48. A. neighbor B. husband C. family D. home
49. A. grown B. forgotten C. developed D. moved.
50. A. regretted B. imagined C. trembled D. hesitated
51. A. eyes B. forehead C. face D. mouth
52. A. gently B. roughly C. quickly D. slowly
53. A opinion B. diary C. memory D. history
54. A. missed B. recalled C. hated D. chanced
55. A. Beating B. Stopping C. Catching D. Picking
56. A. amused B. annoyed C. happy D. sorry
57. A .while B. but C. because D. and
58. A. faded B. forgiven C. remembered D. apologized
59. A. appreciation B. approval C. thought D. hope
60. A. anywhere B. where C. nowhere D. somewhere
第II卷(共50分)
注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
Most people enjoy listening to music or singing to the music, though they´re busy doing their work, because music is beneficial to 61 (adjustment) their mental state. If they are stressed out, light music will relieve their pressure. If their work is going too slowly, a march helps it to speed up. 62 (compare) with other conveying means, music has advantages in many aspects.
First of all, music is 63 universal tool, which helps people from different backgrounds understand and communicate with each other 64 (easy) beyond languages, even without requiring any 65 (explain). Besides, music is a unique language for people to describe 66 happens inside and outside them. It always strikes people´s soul and in turn it arouses sympathy or responses in the hearts of people. Music can also carry emotions people generate while experiencing something. More importantly, music has such attractive beauty that many best minds have devoted 67 (they) to it. Thus master musicians 68 composers, performers, conductors and dancers come into being.
Music consists of various types, which 69 (create) to satisfy the needs of expressing different emotions related to social situations, such as symphony and jazz. Music has close connection with musical instruments, and once performed on a certain one, music will take on a special tone. In a word, without music we 70 (live) in a dead world.
第三部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(﹨)劃掉。
刪除：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。
Dear Martin,
How are you doing recently? Learned that you have retired, we all miss you. On behalf of my schoolmates, I´m written the letter to express our deepest thanks to you.
We´re grateful for you have done for us over the years. It is you that helped us make great progresses in our English. When some students got into trouble, you suggested they improved their learning methods and always helped us out with patience. We still remember what fun we had when you told jokes in class. All of us value the precious time when we spent together. We will keep it on mind forever.
We true wish you good health and a wonderful life after retirement!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二節(jié) 書面表達 (滿分25分)
假如你是李華，和美國朋友Peter學(xué)習(xí)互助。他寫信給你，提到他最近學(xué)習(xí)中文取得的進步和遇到的困難。請你回信給他些建議，并談?wù)勀阌⒄Z學(xué)習(xí)的困惑。信的內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括：
1.克服中文困難的建議。
2.目前英文學(xué)習(xí)的困難。
3.表達愿望。
注意：
1.詞數(shù)100左右;
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
3.給出的部分不計入詞數(shù)。
Dear Peter,
I´m glad to receive your letter，
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
英語答案
1-5 CABCA 6-10 ACBCC 11-15 BBBBC 16-20 AAACB
21-25 CBADB 26-30 ACAAD 31-35 BBCAB
36-40 CGAEB
41-45 DCABC 46-50 BCCAD 51-55 BACBC 56-50 DBBAC
語法填空
61. adjusting 62. Compared 63. a 64. more easily 65. explanation
66. what 67. themselves 68. like 69. are created 70. would live
評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：有任何錯誤，包括用詞錯誤、單詞拼寫錯誤(含大小寫)或語法形式錯誤，均不給分。
短文改錯
Dear Martin,
How are you doing recently? Learned that you have retired, we all miss you. On behalf of my
Learning
schoolmates, I’m written the letter, expressing our deepest thanks to you.
writing
We’re grateful for∧you have done for us over the years. It is you that helped us make great
what was
progresses in our English. When some students got into trouble, you suggested they improved
progress improve
their learning methods and always helped us out with patience. We still remember what fun we
them
had when you told jokes in class. All of us value the precious time when we spent together. We
will keep it on mind forever.
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We true wish you good health and a wonderful life after retirement!
truly
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：有任何錯誤，包括用詞、修改及標(biāo)號的位置、單詞拼寫錯誤(含大小寫)或語法形式錯誤，均不給分。
書面表達
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to receive your letter, from which I learn you’ve made great progress in l earning Chinese. Not only can you speak more Chinese than before, but you’ve been able to catch some TV programs in Chinese.
And I’m informed that you have some difficulty reading Chinese. Personally, you should learn and memorize more Chinese characters. Besides, you should choose some simpler articles.
As for my English, I’m faced with a new problem. From Book 6, the new words and texts in each module double those in the previous textbooks. I hope you can give me some advice on how to deal with it, and that your reading will improve greatly soon. (106words)
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：
一、寫作要點
1. 學(xué)習(xí)中文取得的進步;
2. 學(xué)習(xí)中文遇到的困難;
3. 克服學(xué)習(xí)困難的建議;
4. 最近學(xué)習(xí)英語的問題;
5. 表達相關(guān)的愿望。
二、各檔次評分參考標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
檔 次 給分范圍 語言及要點要求
第五檔 21～25 要點齊全，語言基本無誤，行文連貫，表達清楚
第四檔 16～20 包含絕大部分要點，語言有少量錯誤，行文基本連貫，表達基本清楚
第三檔 11～15 包含多數(shù)要點，語言有一些錯誤，尚能表達
第二檔 6～10 只涉及少數(shù)要點，語言錯誤很多，影響表達
第一檔 0～5 只能寫出與要求內(nèi)容有關(guān)的一些單詞
三、扣分參考依據(jù)
1. 其表達未能達成正確句意的，不給分, 如：寫出了主語或謂語等關(guān)鍵詞，但未能達成符合要點要求、意義正確的句子。
2. 句子結(jié)構(gòu)完整、但關(guān)鍵點出現(xiàn)錯誤或漏掉部分關(guān)鍵詞，扣半個要點分，如：主謂一致錯誤，或關(guān)鍵詞拼寫錯誤(如主語，關(guān)鍵性名詞等)，或謂語動詞時態(tài)/語態(tài)錯誤等;
3. 凡使用鉛筆答題、或答題中使用了涂改液或不干膠條，一律不給分;
4. 凡多次出現(xiàn)非關(guān)鍵性單詞拼寫錯誤或其它同類錯誤，原則上每4處扣1分;
5. 文章內(nèi)容要點全面，但寫出了一些多余內(nèi)容(連接或過渡詞句不在此列)，原則上不扣分;
6. 凡書寫超出規(guī)定的答題區(qū)域，全卷不給分;
7. 書寫潦草凌亂、但基本不影響閱卷的，酌情扣卷面分1～2分。
聽力稿
Text 1
M: I'm sorry I'm late, dear. I had a long meeting at the office.
W: That's OK. Now we can try that new Chinese restaurant downtown.
Text 2
W: How often do you go to the library?
M: I go there twice a week, because it takes me only 10 minutes to go there by bike.
W: Do you always borrow books?
M: Well, I sometimes borrow books, but I always borrow DVDs these days.
Text 3
M: Thank God you're here. We have a ton of work to do if we're going to get everything ready for tonight. Whose idea was it to have this going-away party for Christmas, anyway?
W: It was your idea, Fred.
M: And I suggested a small get-together for a few close friends. I didn't mean inviting half the university!
Text 4
M: That movie was totally ridiculous. I mean, nothing about it was realistic. It made no sense at all.
W: I think you're taking everything a bit too seriously. It was just an action movie. I thought it was interesting and entertaining.
Text 5
W: I think this skirt looks really fashionable. It fits me well, and the price isn't too expensive. And red is my favorite color. What do you think?
M: I think you'd be a fool not to get it!
Text 6
W: ⑥Welcome to NHN Group. First, let me go over what we do in the department during a typical workday.
M: OK.I understand that we basically work from 9:00 to 6:00, with an hour's lunch break from 12:00 to 1:00, right?
W: That's right.
M: How often do you have meetings?
W: ⑦You should attend a department meeting every Friday morning.
M: Fine.
Text 7
M: Are you feeling OK, Jane? ⑧You look pretty tired.
W: My sis ter and I had a birthday par ty for my brother last night. I didn't get enough sleep.
M: Where did you have the party?
W: It was at my aunt's house. Then, right after the party,⑨I had to start typing a history paper. I was a bit nervous because the professor said he wouldn't accept any late papers.
Text 8
M: Anna, I heard you're going to Brazil. The World Cup is already over. Why are you going there?
W: ⑩I'm going there for a vacation with my parents. My parents don't like watching football gam es, but they like Brazil, so we'll go there this summer.
M: I heard Mark is going there, too. What is he going to do there?
W: He's going there to take part in a competition.
M: A competition? What is it?
W: Have you heard about the RoboCup?
M: No. What is it?
W: The RoboCup is for people who love creating robots. During the event, some teams of robots will play football in a game.
M: Really? That sounds amazing. I had no idea that Mark creates robots!
W: (11) He's crazy about robots.(12)Actually, his team has taken part in the RoboCup three times.
M: Will you go and watch it?
W: Yes. I'll go and cheer for Mark's team.
Text 9
M: Do you want to go to the mall with me today, Matilda?
W: Not the mall again! We always go there! It seems like we go there every weekend.
M: But don't you like to go around and just look at everything and not have any pressure to buy anything?
W: That's just it, Sam.(13)All we do there is window-shop! It's cool that it's close to the subway and all, but the prices there are way too high for us.I want to go somewhere where we can actually afford.
M: Well, as students, we can't expect too much, can we?
W: (14) Listen, my friend Stacy told me about this outdoor market. She found it on some website.
M: It's probably mostly junk, though…
W: Not at all! Stacy showed me a pair of boots she got there…They look like something you'd see on a fashion runway(T形臺) in Paris!
M: Hmm. That's great for you. But I don't really care about boots What's there for guys?
W: (15) You can find food from all over the world, and everything is under ten dollars. Besides that, 'm sure you can find some other stuff to buy. The market is supposed to be bigger than eight football fields!
M: Oh, count me in!(16)Let me just get my car keys…
Text 10
W: Welcome to Language International. Could you please turn to Page Five? Now you see the lessons here begin every weekday at 9:00 am.(17)The first class every Monday is grammar practice, followed by a visit to the language laboratory. After a break you have a double lesson of speaking skills. Tuesday morning begins with a reading skills lesson and after the break, vocabulary development. In the afternoon you'll go to the library, where you can read, watch a video or practice grammar. Wednesday morning begins with pronunciation, then a special“Life in Britain”class. After the break is grammar practice once again.(18)On Thursday morning you have listening skills, and then what we call current affairs. You'll listen to the news on the radio and discuss what's going on. After the break it's another double lesson of speaking skills.(19)Finally on Friday morning in the first lesson you will practice writing skills, followed by a lesson in the computer room. After the break is the weekly review period, where your teacher will help with any problems you may have.
(20)Oh, and don't forget you can study on your own in the library every weekday from 3:30 to 6:00 pm as well, if you wish! Thank you.
關(guān)于高二下學(xué)期英語期中試卷
第Ⅰ卷 ( 選擇題 共70分)
第一部分 閱讀理解(共2節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié) (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D )中，選出最佳選項，并在該答案上將該項涂黑
A
When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach(田徑教練). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in sports, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.
About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, "John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn't you play tennis inst ead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since
you're so good at it." John answered, "Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason."
From then on, I often remember my student's reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不滿的) students can be of them-selves, I've found that a simple "I trust that you can do it!" can go a long way!
1. According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John's ________
A. PE marks B. self-confidence C. interest in sports D. state of health
2. Why did John take part in the track team?
A. He had been an excellent runner.
B. He was encouraged by his teacher.
C. He liked running more than tennis.
D. He had no tennis coach to train him.
3. The purpose of this passage is probably _____.
A. to build a close teacher-student relationship
B. to introduce a new way of sports training
C. to explain the value of sports and games
D. to show the importance of encouragement
4. The passage is mainly written for _____.
A. teachers B. parents C. students D. players
B
Do you want a bit of an adventure? Would you like to discover all the corners of the UK, or travel abroad? Maybe you have never tried the motorhome lifestyle before. Well, read this article and you will know why a motorhome is a good choice.
Nothing is better than a motorhome. It has so many uses that it is considered the most versatile vehicle and it is also very comfortable. If you are thinking about hiring a motorhome this summer, then the best choice is to book it early, especially if you are considering the school holidays. The motorhome hire service is very seasonal and motorhome hire companies will never have extra vehicles available in the summer months.
There are a lot of c ompanies throughout the UK, and some of the big o nes have motorhomes spread all over the country. At present, the largest network for motorhome hire is provided by Motorhome which is based in Cambridge. If you are in the UK, you may phone 0800612-8719 for details of its motorhome hire information. Motorhome has a network of over 500 vehicles all over England, Scotland and Wales.
Most people wishing to hire a motorhome are families that are looking for an alternative to a European package holiday, especially as flying now has become more expensive, and is considered to be environmentally unfriendly. There is no doubt that the idea of no-fly holidays is going to become more popular as fewer people think it is safe to fly. This explains why more and more people are choosing to hire a motorhome for their holidays.
5.The main purpose of this text is to explain why it is a good idea to _________.
A. take an adventure B. travel to England
C. try a new lifestyle D. hire a motorhome
6.What does the underlined word “versatile” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. fast. B. safe. C. useful. D. exciting.
7.Why should you book a motorhome early if you want to book one for this summer?
A. Booking early is much cheaper.
B. Summer is usually a very busy season.
C. You can arrange your time better this way.
D. Students usually book them to earn money.
8.The last paragraph tells us the advantages of hiring a motorhome by _________.
A. telling us a story B. giving detailed data
C. comparing it with flying D. showing the results of a study
C
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are yo u?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?" the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong…" But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I have to go now." Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: "Someone's at the door." "Something is burning on the stove." The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language.
9. When a person in the United States asks "How are you?, he or she wants to hear " _______" .
A. How are you? B. Hello. C. I don't know. D. Fine.
10. When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say "_______".
A. You're wrong. I disagree. B. I'm not sure.
C. I'm sure I disagree. D. No, I disagree.
11. When a person says "I have to go now" "Someone's at the door", the person may be _______.
A. giving an excuse B. hurting someone's feeling
C. ill in bed D. asking you a question
12. What does th e rule of the game of language probably mean?
A. Be polite. B. Don't disagree with people.
C.Always say what you mean. D. Never say exactly what you are thinking.
D
When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, "Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story" shown in late April.
Liz Murray, a 22.year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just l5 years old. The effect of that LOSS became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died,she decided to do something about it.
Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. ".What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,'' she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that "next to nothing could hold me down".
She finished high school in just two years a nd won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS."I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time."
Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is ''as simple as making a decision".
13. In which order did the following things happen to Liz?
a. Her mother died of AIDS. b. She worked at a petrol station.
c. She got admitted into Harvard. d. The movie about her life was put on.
e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.
A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, b, c, e, d C. e, d, b, a, c D. b, e, a, d, c
14.The main idea of the passage is_______.
A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University
B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhood
C. why Liz loved her parents so much
D. how Liz struggled to change her life
15. What actually made her go towards her goal?
A. Envy and encouragement. B. Willpower and determination.
C. Decisions and understanding. D. Love and respect for her parents.
第二節(jié)(共5小題:每小題2分, 滿分10分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences, ______16_____ That is a risk. But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been suffer from, lied to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore, _____17_____It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to
get you there.
◆ _____ 18______ having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
◆ _____19______ If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all o f our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
◆ You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. ______20____instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. Learn to really trust yourself.
B. It is putting confidence in someone.
C. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
D. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
E. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
G. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
第二部分 英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)
第一節(jié)完形填空(共20 小題;每小題1.5 分，滿分30分)
The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a 21 at school.”
Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my 22 . Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t 23 a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more 24 , almost 25 he were talking to himself. “Maybe he’ll just forget it, ”I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the 26 of my long list of things to do.
My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small 27 fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I 28 . Jeremy stood quietly watching me.“Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again.” I knew what he wanted but I needed to 29 . I smiled 30 at Jeremy and kept typing. He 31 for a few more minutes, then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his 32 . “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper—now!”
“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, 33 and looked at me in 34 “You’re going to the store just for me?” I 35 . Suddenly, a look of 36 shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever 37 that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the 38 all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So 39 was I that I didn’t turned away from his 40 to get him some poster paper.
21. A. race B. class C. ceremony D. competition
22. A. colleagues B. family C. neighbors D. relatives
23. A. spare B. wait C. spend D. lose
24. A. slowly B. softly C. confidently D. loudly
25. A. as soon as B. as long as C. as though D. even if
26. A. bottom B. top C. beginning D. corner
27. A. letter B. foot C. image D. shadow
28 .A. woke up B. stood up C. got up D. looked up
29. A. rest B. type C. learn D. exercise
30. A. widely B. happily C. weakly D. politely
31. A. watched B. searched C. hesitated D. complained
32. A. comment B. footsteps C. warning D. advice
33. A. fell over B. sat down C. turned around D. walked away
34. A. peace B. astonishment C. relief D. silence
35. A. doubted B. argued C. apologized D. nodded
36. A. surprise B. sadness C. disappointment D. excitement
37. A. enjoy B. remember C. forget D. value
38. A. story B. question C. poster D. composition
39. A. grateful B. generous C. forgetful D. selfless
40. A. opinion B. request C. promise D. gift
第Ⅱ卷
第二部分 英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié)， 滿分45分)
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 41_________ spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 42._________ ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to succeed 43.________ language learning. 44.________ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only 45.________(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and 46._________meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 47.______we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 48.______(advise) for those 49.______are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 50______(write) the language whenever we can.
第三部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯?(共10小題, 每小題1分?滿分10分)?
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文.請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加在缺詞處加一個漏字符號∧并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除?把多余的詞用斜線劃掉。 修改?在錯的詞下劃一橫線?并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。 注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞 2.只允許修改10處多者從第11處起不計分。
Kate was always unhappy about her figure, but she didn’t know how to lose the weight. One day, she went to consulting a doctor. The doctor advised her to have a
balancing diet and exercise more. So her parents were both busy earning their living and couldn’t provide Kate a healthy diet. She often ate fast food who contained too much fat .She knew she ought to eat more vegetable and fruit that were good for her
healthy. Luckily, two weeks late, with the help of the doctor, Kate become thinner. He was very happy and became more confidence about herself.
第二節(jié) 書面表達 (滿分25分)
面對繁重的高中學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)，高中生對參加學(xué)?；顒佑兄煌目捶?，請以 Taking Part in School Activities 為題，用英文寫一篇100詞左右的短文，著重介紹兩種不同的觀點和態(tài)度，最后談?wù)勀愕膫€人看法。
△很多學(xué)生持擁護態(tài)度，認(rèn)為我們不能死讀書，參加學(xué)?；顒涌梢载S富學(xué)校生活，學(xué)到實踐知識……
△不少學(xué)生漠不關(guān)心，認(rèn)為學(xué)生的任務(wù)就是學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)生應(yīng)該充分利用時間學(xué)習(xí)。
注意：1.首段已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。
2.適當(dāng)分段，使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B接詞，過渡詞句。
參考詞匯：實踐知識 practical knowledge 高考 College Entrance Examination
Taking Part in School Activities
We had a heated discussion about whether senior high school students should take part in school activities. As for school activities, students mainly hold two views.
高二年級英語試題答案
閱讀理解
1-4 CBDA 5-8 DCBC 9-12 DBAA 13-15 ADB 16-20 BEACG
完形填空
21-25 DBABC 26-30 ADDBC 31-35 AACBD 36-40 DCCAB
語法填空
41.it 42. Thirdly 43. In 44. A 45. to memorize 46. their47. If 48. advice 49. who50. writing
短文改錯
1.去 the 2. consulting-consult 3. balancing- balanced 4. So- But 5. Kate 后加with
6.who-which 7.healthy –health 8.late-later 9.He- She 10. confidence-confident
書面表達
Taking part in school activities
We had a heated discussion about whether senior high school students should take active part in school activities. As for school activities, students mainly hold two views.
Many students are very enthusiastic about school activities because they think that learning from textbooks is not their only task and they should take every chance to get some practical knowledge. Besides, after long hours’ study, they can relax themselves by practicing in school activities.
However , a large group of students take little interest in them and spend most of their time on study. They believe that they should make full use of time to study and that school activities have nothing to do with their further development.
As far as I am concerned, I prefer the first view. On the other hand,we can learn a great deal from other students we mee t in activities. Furthermore, modern society requires many qualities of young students, so “book worms” can’t keep up with the times
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