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1、 2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高二英语分值：150分 时间：120分钟注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）一、听力（共两节，满分30分）I. 听对话，选答案（共15题，计15分） 第一节：听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，读两遍，请根据每段内容的对话和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。1.How will the speakers go home?A on foot. B. By subway. C. By bus.2. What did the woman buy?A. A scarf. B. G

2、loves. C. Chocolates.3. At what time will the man meet the woman?A. 4:15. B. 5:15 C. 5:30.4. Which subject does the man think is the easiest?A. English. B. Math C. Chemistry. 5. What does the man mean?A. He will take piano lessons. B. It is good to play the piano in childhood.C. The woman plays the

3、piano better than him第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。每段对话读两遍。听下面5 段对话或独白。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What does the woman want to drink? A. Coffee without sugar. B. Tea with sugar. C. A glass of Coke.7 Why does the man suggest that the woman choose the strawberry juice?A. Its easier to

4、 get. B. Its sweeter. C. Its fresher.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8 What will the man see after driving for a mile?A. A farm. B. A house. C. A red sign.9 How far is Sunny Farm from here?A. 1.5miles. B. 2 miles. C. 2.5 miles.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10 With whom did the man visit the park?A. His friends. B. His family. C.

5、 His classmates.11 What did the man enjoy most at the park?A. A show. B. A roller-coaster ride. C. A ride in a ship.12What will the man tell the woman next?A. How to have fun in the park. B. How to get to the park. C. When to travel to Britain.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13 What job does the school offer?A. En

6、glish teacher. B. German language assistant. C. English language assistant.14 Who can apply for this job?A. People aged from 18 to 24. B. People aged from 24 to 28. C. .People aged from 28 to 3215 What does the school focus on?A. Basic education. B. After-school activities. C Practical language use.

7、16 Which of the following is a requirement in applying for this job?A. Speaking basic German. B. Having a college degree. C. Having rich work experience.听第10段材料，回答第17至 20 题。17 When was Hong Kong Ocean Park first opened?A. In 1970. B. In 1977. C. In 1987.18 What do we know about the Ocean Theater?A.

8、It has no killer whale now. B. It has 3,500 seats in all. C. It has dolphin shows.19 Where can penguins be seen?A. In the Ocean Theater. B. In the Wave Cove. C. In a three-level aquarium.20 What can be hand-fed by visitors?A. Sea lions and pandas. B. Seals and butterflies. C. Fish and sharks.二 阅读理解（

9、共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）AHaving spent the last five years searching for her older brother, Miss Lund found it unbelievable to think she had been looking everywhere for Steven and they had been working in the same building for five months.Mr. Philips, 33, and Miss Lund last saw each other al

10、most twenty years ago after their father, also called Stephen, 56, lost contact with his son from a previous relationship. Miss Lund, only five at the time, moved to India with her father and mother Rose, while Steven lived with his mother in Wolverhampton.By the time Miss Lund and her parents retur

11、ned to Leeds, the family had lost all contact with Mr. Philips. On turning 18, Lund started to track down (寻找) her long-lost half-brother, even asking customers at the shop where she worked. Despite checking on Internet sites such as Friends Reunited and MySpace, it wasnt until the pair started work

12、ing together at Loop Customer Management where she went on asking everyone if they knew a Stephen Philips that she tracked him down in March, 2007.She couldnt believe it when she was told someone by that name worked there. After she checked on the internal database (数据库), it suggested he wasnt her b

13、rother as his name was Steven instead of Stephen. Then a friend came up to her and said Steven was surely her brother. They checked his parents names and it turned out they were related. She wanted to scream but they were at work so they just hugged and chatted.Mr. Philips, a father of four children

14、, said he was delighted, adding: “I never thought we would meet again. I cant wait to get to know my sister. We have so much to catch up on”21. What did Miss Lund do to find her brother? Check on Friends Reunited. Hand out some notices. Search MySpace for some information. Put ads in the local paper

15、. Ask her workmates.A. B. C. D. 22.What made Miss Lund believe Mr. Philips was her brother?A. The names of his parents. B. His appearance.C. Her friends advice. D. Their conversation.23. We know from the passage that _. A. MySpace is to help you make friends B.Mr. Philips and Miss Lund had worked to

16、gether for five years C.Mr. Philips had the spelling of his name changed D.Mr. Philips had had high hopes of meeting his sister beforeBWhen Mary Smith went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma （文凭）. “I just wanted to learn

17、more,” she said. But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs. White recalled, “I said if my young friends can graduate from high school, so can I.” She seems to have been right. As soon as she completes a history course, Mrs. Smith will graduate next month. And

18、when she does, she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the United States. Mrs. Smith is 98 years old, and nobody knows of anyone who has completed high school at an older age. Mrs. Smith dropped out of school in the 10th grade, but her ability to lea

19、rn has obviously not been decreased by the 80-year layoff （中止）. Since going back to her studies she has kept up a straight A record the highest possible. Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs. Smith has become a strong believer in getting a good education. “I dont like anyone dropping out of s

20、chool,” she said. “It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations will have to know even more than we do in order to survive.” 24. When Mrs. Smith dropped out of school, she was about _. A. 10 B. 15 C. 18 D. 2025. How many other students older than Mrs. Smith got a

21、 high school diploma? A. None. B. One. C. Two. D. Only a few. 26. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Mrs. Smith is not the oldest person to leave school in the US. B. Mrs. Smith has already been given a high school diploma. C. Mrs. Smith said that the old people h

22、ad to know more.D. Mrs. Smith is determined to graduate from high school.27. The best title for the passage would probably be “_”. A. Old people like learning B. Never too late to learn C. The oldest studentD. Mrs. Smiths ability to learnCWhat is EQ? In the early 1990s, Dr. John Mayer, Ph.D., and Dr

23、. Peter Salovey, Ph.D., introduced the term “emotional intelligence” in the Journal of Personality Assessment. They used this term to describe a persons ability to understand his or her own emotions and the emotions of others and to act properly based on this understanding. Then in 1995, psychologis

24、t Daniel Goleman popularized this term with his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.EQ gives you a competitive advantage. Even at Bell Labs, where everyone is smart, studies find that the most respected and productive engineers are those with the special qualities of emotiona

25、l intelligence quotient its not necessary for them to have the highest IQ. Having a high IQ may make you an excellent expert or a legal scholar, but a highly developed emotional intelligence quotient will make you a candidate （候选人）for a leader or a brilliant lawyer. EQ can make it more likely that y

26、our marriage will be successful. Lack of EQ shows why people with high IQ can be such bad pilots of their personal lives. The study shows that these men with high IQ also lack these emotional abilities: suffering from being criticized and misunderstood, shy and uncomfortable, emotionally stimulated（

27、激励）. Compared with those men with high IQ, these men (with high EQ) are calm and friendly, who are loyal to people and careers, have lots of sympathy with and care for others, with a rich but suitable emotional life theyre comfortable with themselves, others, and the human society they live in. Is y

28、our intelligence the greatest predictor of what youll achieve in life? We have believed that IQ is the best measure of human potential for so many years. In the past 10 years, however, researchers have found that this isnt necessarily the case that in fact, your EQ might be a greater predictor of su

29、ccess. High IQ may help you the father of science fiction, but it wont make you a respected person. High EQ can help you more.28. What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. In daily life and work, EQ is more important than IQ.B. High IQ will have a bad effect on peoples lives.C. Its not necessa

30、ry for people to have a high IQ.D. Youd better develop your intelligence well in order to be a leader.29. The underlined sentence “this isnt necessarily the case” in Paragraph 4 means here that _.A. your IQ is a greater predictor of successB. success is dependent on your IQC. your EQ can predict you

31、r success betterD. human potential is up to your IQ30. From the text, it can be inferred that _.A. high IQ can help you work better and succeed more easilyB. high EQ must make you succeedC. all the bosses have a higher EQ than their employeesD. those with high IQ are hot valued31. The text is writte

32、n mainly to advise _.A. people should only pay attention to their EQB. people should develop their EQ as well as their IQC. those who want to act as leaders should develop their EQD. people should not develop their IQ too muchDAlthough many online personality tests are fun, only a few will really gi

33、ve you insight into who you are and what you are supposed to be doing with your life.At CareerP we believe that each individual, regardless of race or religion, has a purpose in life, and until you discover what your purpose is, you will not find true happiness, nor true job satisfaction.This doesnt

34、 mean you wont be successful. It just means you wont be happy until you are moving towards your true purpose.Unfortunately, our school system does very little to help students discover their true career. This is where online personality tests and career tests can help. Online personality tests and c

35、areer tests can help you better understand what type of work you should be doing to achieve job satisfaction, happiness, and success.Personality tests are most useful in giving you insight into “how” your personality compares to others and “how” you like to work.In particular, if you frequently expe

36、rience difficulty working with others, or getting their support and cooperation, a really good personality test would show you how to get along better.While personality tests are very useful at showing you how you like to work and how you like your work environment, they are not really designed to s

37、how you “what” type of work is right for you. That is where Career Interest Tests come in. Online Career Tests, such as the CareerP offers will help you discover what your true interests are, and what type of work you will be passionate about. But back to personality tests. The most well-established

38、 personality tests are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator R, and the Enneagram. 32. The underlined word “insight” in the first paragraph means _.A. theory B. demand C. understanding D. term33. You cant achieve true job satisfaction unless you _. A. find your true purpose in lifeB. choose the best work

39、C. get along well with othersD. adapt to the work environment34. The writers purpose in writing this passage is _.A. to recommend some popular online personality testsB. to inform readers of online personality and career tests C. to tell the differences between some popular online tests D. to persua

40、de people to take online personality or career tests35. What will the writer most probably talk about next?A. The differences between personality tests and career tests.B. The similarities between personality tests and career tests.C. The reasons why personality and career tests are popular.D. The d

41、etails of the two most well-established personality tests.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Im a parent of two elementary students. The experience that my children are going through now in the elementary school is so different from mine when I was at their age. What I th

42、ink of a good school is communication between teachers, students and parents. 36_ Parentteacher communication guarantees that a child is educated in the same way and in turn a child will build special bonds in communication between their teachers and parents._37_ My children return home telling me t

43、hat their teachers ignore their questions when they raise their hands and dont talk much. On the other hand, I feel the same when I write notes to school. _38_ This is telling me there is a lack in communication from the school teachers nowadays as their life is so overwhelmed by the overcrowded sch

44、ools we have in the US.However, choosing a career in education is not just for a good job. A teacher should really have heart in touching every childs life. _39_ Even now, I still remember all my elementary school teachers names. _40_ The answer lies in the fact that they spent every minute of their

45、 precious time helping me and answering all my questions with patience. When you have teachers who are willing to spend time for any child and communicate with parents, it is what I consider a GREAT school for a child to attend, not just GOOD.A. I dont get any response from the teachers to my questi

46、ons, not even a oneword response.B. There are different ways of communication, according to different cultures. C. Why is that?D. Strong communication is very important to a childs education.E. I feel that schools nowadays dont communicate with parents enough and neither is involvement.F. My element

47、ary school teachers all touched my life.G. What do you think of it?第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.”A long time ago, my friend Joan believed it. At least, she 41 to. Whe

48、n she was young and fat, she was 42being laughed at. Then things changed. Joan grew up. Her friends politely say shes “43”. Her doctor calls her “morbidly obese (病态地肥胖)”. The rest of the 44 calls her fat.Some people say it out loud to her face. Some people 45 the word. And there are some people who

49、say things even worse.Dont think she hasnt heard the words. She has. 46 they hurt her deeply. But Joan has learned how to avoid the cutting (刻薄的) 47: She simply stays home.One day, her husband 48her to have an eating out. The restaurant was perfect. 49, the servers werent.Joan 50 not to hear the unk

50、ind words. But she couldnt overlook the young girl at the table across from them. When the girl 51 toward their table, Joan felt uncomfortable. 52 had taught her that kids could be especially 53The wide-eyed little girl stopped next to Joan. Reaching out a single finger, she 54Joans blouse.“Youre so

51、 55 in that blouse.” The little girl smiled and walked back to her seat.Simple praise. That was all. But it was enough to change her life and her56“Now,” Joan says, “when people speak in a low voice behind my 57, I can hear a young angels 58 reminding me that Im pretty. And Im equally sure the words

52、 everyone whispers are 59.”“Thats all I hear now,” Joan says. “Only praises. Words that can never 60 me.”41. A. meant B. tried C. avoided D. hoped42.A. once B. never C. always D. seldom43. A. weak B. light C. thin D. heavy44. A. world B. friends C. nurses D. doctors45.A. whisper B. recite C. spell D

53、. doubt46.A. But B. And C. Then D. So47.A. sentences B. opinions C. words D. persons48. A. followed B. forced C. helped D. persuaded49.A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Similarly50.A. promised B. pretended C. suggested D. warned51. A. sang B. jumped C. headed D. waved52.A. History B. Me

54、mory C. Life D. Experience53.A. cruel B. kind C. friendly D. wise54.A. brought B. touched C. dirtied D. took55. A. fat B. handsome C. pretty D. ugly56. A. idea B. body C. feeling D. attitude57.A. back B. desk C. table D. husband58. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. shout59.A. boring B. interesting C. pl

55、easing D. shocking60.A. hurt B. escape C. fail D. damage 第II卷第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词正确形式。There was a young flower in the desert _61 all was dry and sad looking. It was growing by itself, 62 (enjoy) every day and saying to the sun, 63 shall I be grown up? And the sun wo

56、uld say Be (patience)_64_ ! Each time I touch you, you grow a little. She was so pleased, 65 she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand. And this is all she wanted to do - bring a little bit of beauty to this world. 66 one day the hunter came by and stepped on her. She was going

57、to die and she felt so sad, not because she was (die)_67_, but because she would 68 (ever) have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.The great spirit saw her, and was listening. - Indeed, he said. She should be living. So he reached down and touched her - and gave he

58、r 69 second life.Finally she grew up to be a beautiful flower. And this corner of the desert also became so beautiful because _70_ the little flower.第四部分 改错 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。Alex Hua Tian is a 18-yea

59、r-old high school boy studies in a famous school in Britain. He comes from a family with a long tradition of riding horse. His mother is a good rider by herself. In 2006, he gave up his British nationality and gets a Chinese passport so that he could represent China to compete in 2008 Beijing Olympi

60、cs.Unless her dream comes true, he will be one of the youngest riders never to compete in the Olympics. Now the boy is busy prepare for the Games. By the way, his horse is called “Monkey King” because it was born in the year of the monkeyI believe the “Monkey King” will bring him good lucky. .第二节写作（

61、共1小题，满分25分）假设你是李明，今年上高二。你准备写信给你的美国笔友May，向她介绍上课的时间和每天上几节课，并向她描述你心中理想的课堂。文章应包括以下内容： 1. 理想的上课时间及原因； 2. 理想的课堂组织形式等。注意：1. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数； 2. 词数：100左右。Dear May, I havent written to you for a long time. How are you? Tell me something about your class. Im looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Li Ming