重庆一中2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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1、秘密启用前2014年重庆一中高2016级高二上期半期考试英语试题卷2014.11英语试题卷共10页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。本卷须知：1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第二节完型填空（共20小题：每题1.5分，满分30分）AIhadarrivedattheairportabout30minutesbeforeth

2、echeckinIthadbeenaverybusythreedaysformewithlotsofmeetingsSoIwasgladtohavethe36timetomakemynotesonwhatIneededtodothefollowingday，butsuddenlytheannouncementcamethatmyflighthadtobedelayedAsIsatwaitingformy37tobecalled，IreflectedonmylastmeetingofthedayItwasnotabusinessmeetingbutratheraveryenjoyable38wi

3、thanoldbusinessfriendIhadnotseenforover12yearsOurlunchwasspentrecallingtimesgoneby39fillingeachotherinwhathadhappenedinourlivesoverthelast12yearsWebothlaughedandsmiledaswe40thegoodtimesandthegreatexperienceswehadsharedtogetherItwasgreattohavethisadditionaltimetoreplayinmymindwhatwehadtalkedaboutIrea

4、lizedjusthowimportantitwastohaveregular41ofthegoodtimesinourlifeIwas42enoughtohavehadthechancetotakeashortbreakandlookbackonthegoodthingsthathadhappenedinmylifeItwassomewhatlikelookingatanoldphotoalbum43inacupboardinyourhouseTherebeforeyoureyesarelotsofwonderfulmemoriesthattakeyoubacktotimesandplace

5、s，andmostimportantlytothosepeoplewhoareinthe44MyflighthomewasfinallycalledthreehourslaterIsmiledasI45theplaneandrealizedthatIwasnotatall46aboutthedelayintheflight，asIhadbeenabletospendthetimereflectingonthegoodtimesfromdaysgoneby36.A.restB.extraC.breakD.alone37.A.flightB.numberC.turnD.name38.A.chatB

6、.negotiationC.lunchD.gathering39.A.aswellasB.asfarasC.assoonasD.aslongas40.A.reviewedB.reflectedC.recalledD.restored41.A.memoriesB.practicesC.performancesD.reminders42.A.depressedB.embarrassedC.luckyD.proud43.A.leftoutB.storedawayC.putoutD.setaway44.A.picturesB.cupboardC.presentD.past45.A.tookB.boar

7、dedC.reachedD.1anded46.A.boringB.puzzledC.afraidD.upsetBFormanyyearstheearthhasbeenunabletoprovideenoughfoodfortheserapidlyexpandingpopulations,andthesituationissteadilygettingworsesincethefertilityofsomeofourrichest_(47)hasbeenlostandvastareasthatwereoncefertilelandshaveturnedinto_(48).Andthetroubl

8、ewithdesertsisthatthey_(49)tospreadoutwardsontothefertilesoils.WhatisnowthenorthernSaharaDesert(50)muchofthecivilizedworld2,500yearsago.Evenatthismoment,manyoftheearthsnaturaltreasuresarebeing_(51),manyvaluableanimalsandplantsarebeingkilledoff,anditisbecoming_(52)difficulttogrowenoughfoodtopreventmu

9、choftheearthspopulationfrom_(53).Thesituationisgettingoutofhand.Timeisrunningout._(54),withyourhelp,wemaybeabletoreverse(逆转)thetrendswhich_(55)ourveryexistence.47.A.treasureB.soilsC.countriesD.farms48.A.factoriesB.citiesC.desertsD.forests49.A.pretendB.likeC.preferD.tend50.A.brought.B.livedC.fedD.gre

10、w51.A.lostB.protectedC.increasedD.destroyed52.A.increasinglyB.rapidlyC.properlyD.perfectly53.A.starvationB.povertyC.sufferingD.disease54.A.BesidesB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Therefore55.A.protectB.threatenC.benefitD.rebuildIII、阅读理解（共20小题：每题2分，满分40分）AMrs.SquirrelandINegotiatedTermsIwassittingintheroomreadin

11、gwhenIheardaloudnoise.Todefendmyhomefrombreak-in,Ipickedupmydefenseweapon-abroomandwentout.Thereontheroofofmyporch（门廊）,Isawagreyfluffysquirrel.Idroveherawaywiththebroom,butthenextdayIheardheragain.Isearchedsquirrelsonthenetandfoundbecausetheirteethkeepgrowing,theyhavetoconstantlychewonthingstoshorte

12、ntheirteeth.ThiswasdisturbingsoIaskedmyhusbandtocallinsomewildlifecontrolpeople.OnMondaymorningtwomenshowedup,withgunsintheirhands.Ipointeduneasilytotheholeinmyporchroof.Theyhelduptheirguns.SuddenlyIsawinmymindthebabynurseryinside.Istoppedthemandconfirmedthattheywouldntharmher.Theyhesitated,butfinal

13、lyputdowntheirguns.Thentheybroughtoutabottleofdeodorizer（除臭剂）andsprayeditintothesquirrelshome.Theytoldmeshewouldnotlikethesmellandwouldleave.TherewasnosignofMrs.Squirrel,sotheyblockedthehole,tookmychequefor$250andleft.Shortlyaftertheyleft,Mrs.Squirrelreturnedfromhershoppingtrip.Shewasmadatbeingdrive

14、noutandbeganfeverishlyclawingattheporchroof.Inordertostopthedestructionofmyhome,Idroveherawaywiththebroomagain.Eachdaythereafter,Mrs.Squirrelcontinuedherattackonmypossession.Ithencalledthecompanytoreportthat“SHESBAAAAAACK”ThereceptionistsaidthatifMrs.Squirrelhadmanagedtofindanotherwayintomyporchroof

15、,itwouldbeanewcharge.IrepliedIcouldntcontinuecontributingmyhusbandshard-earnedincometotheirsillywildlifeexpertsandhangup.Iwenttotheporchandbangedontheroof.Mrs.Squirrelcameoutandglaredatme.Wenegotiatedsometerms,cametoanagreeablearrangementandwentbackintoourrespectivehomes.Allisquietthesedays,although

16、largequantitiesofmaterialshavebeenremovedfrommygaragewallandmydaughterclaimsthatsomeofherdoll-housefurniturehasdisappeared.IstillhopethatMrs.Squirrelwouldleave,butIwillwaituntilitiswarmerandhopefullyuntilafterthebirthofthelittleones.56.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthesquirrelatfirst?A.Dangerous.B.Troubles

17、ome.C.Interesting.D.Clever.57.Whydidnttheauthoraskthewildlifecontrolpeopletocomeagain?A.Shethoughtthecompanychargedtoomuch.B.Sheworriedaboutthesafetyofthesquirrel.C.Shedecidedtodriveawaythesquirrelherself.D.Shedoubtedtheabilityofthewildlifecontrolpeople.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Gettingridof

18、thesquirrelneedspatience.B.Thesquirrelhasdestroyedtheauthorshouse.C.Theauthorhasdevelopedaffectionforthesquirrel.D.TheauthorsignedanagreementwithMrs.Squirrel.59.Theauthorhaswrittenthepassageina(an)_way.A.persuasiveB.seriousC.amusingD.informativeBBackthosephotosupTheimageswerestriking.HomesontheEastC

19、oastwerewashedawaybySuperstormSandy.Peoplewereintears,pickingupfadedphotographs,amongtheironlyremainingpossessions.Ifthatdoesntmoveyoutogetseriousaboutsafekeepingyourlifetimeofmemories,whatwill?Thedigitalageofferstoolsneverimaginablebeforeincludingone-clickaccesstoalifetimeoffamilyphotos.Hereisabroc

20、hureonhowtobackup(存)yourphotosandsavethemonline,wheretheycanliveforeverandbeaccessibleingoodtimesandbad.ScanningThefirststepforthoseoldphotosistoscanthemandsavethemtoadigitalformat.Mostprinterscomewithscannersthesedays,sothatsaneasybutextremelytime-consumingstep.StoringthephotosWithyourscansinplace,

21、importthephotosintoyourcomputer,andbackthemup.Youcouldmakemultiplecopiesofthedisksandspreadthemtolovedones.Oryoucouldchooseexternal(外接的)harddrivesorUSBthumbdrive,andaddyourphotoandvideocollectionfromyourcomputer.OnlinebackupIfyouneedlotsofspace,lookatapureonlinebackupservice,Caronite.Caronitebacksup

22、300millionfilesdaily.Onceyousignup,itstartstopickupeverythingyouhaveonyourharddrive.Butphotocollectiononyourcomputersmainharddrivechargesfor$59ayear.CloudStorageForfolkswhodontneedautomaticbackup,butinsteadwanttotakeamoreactiveapproach,Dropbox,GoogleDriveandMicrosoftsSkyDriveletyoustorefilesonlineby

23、yourself,shareandinstantlyaccessthem.Allofferfreeoptions2GBoffreestorageforDropbox,5GBforGoogleand7GBforSkyDrive.Butifyouwantmore,youneedtopay.BottomLineTheharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandeasiest.Butdrivescanfail.Onlineservicesaremoreexpensive,butmoresecure.Withmoreofusswitchingbackandforthbetw

24、eenourcomputers,suchservicesarethebestwaytogetaccesstoourdatafromwhereverweare.60.WhydoestheauthormentionSuperstormSandy?A.Totellthebackgroundofthescanningphotos.B.Toattractthereadersinterestinthebackups.C.Todescribeaseverenaturaldisaster.D.Towinthereaderssympathy.61.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Sc

25、anningphotostakeslittletimebutcostsalot.B.Theharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandsafest.C.GoogleDriveoffersunlimitedfreephotostorageonline.D.Caronitechargesforbackingupphotosfromharddrive.62.Whichofthefollowingallowsstoringfilesautomatically?A.Caronite.B.Dropbox.C.SkyDrive.D.Flashdrive.63.Themainpu

26、rposeofthepassageisto_.A.tellrealstoriesaboutstorageservicesB.describethefunctionsofstorageservicesC.introducesomeofthestorageservicesD.argueabouttheadvantageofstorageservicesCWhenshouldachildstartlearningtoreadandwrite?ThisisoneofthequestionsIammostfrequentlyasked.Thereisnohardandfastrule,fornotwoa

27、realike,anditwouldbewrongtosetatimewhenallshouldstartbeingtaughttheintricacies（复杂）ofreadingletterstoformwords.Ifathree-year-oldwantstoread（orevenatwo-year-oldforthatmatter）,thechildhastherighttobegiveneveryencouragement.Thefactthatheorshemightlaterbe“bored”whenjoiningaclassofnon-readersatchildschool

28、istheteachersaffair.Itisuptotheteachertoseethatsuchachildisgivenmoreadvancedreadingmaterial.Similarly,thechildwhostillcannotreadbythetimehegoestojuniorschoolattheageofsevenshouldbegiveneveryhelpbyteachersandparentsalike.Theyshouldmakecertainthatheisnotdyslexic（havingdifficultyinreading）.Althoughpare

29、ntsshouldbecarefulnottoforceyoungstersagedtwotofivetolearntoread（ifbadlydoneitcouldputthemoffreadingforlife）,thereisnoharminpreparingthemforsimplerecognitionoflettersbylabelingvariousitemsintheirrooms.Forinstance,tieanicepieceofcardboardtotheirbedwithBEDwritteninneat,bigletters.Shouldtheyoungchildas

30、khisparentstoteachhimtoread,andiftheparentsarecapableofdoingso,suchanattractionshouldnotbeignored.Butthetaskshouldneverbemadetolooklikeahardjobandthechildshouldneverbeforcedtocontinue,orhisinterestshouldstarttoflag.64.Thispassageismainlyabout_.A.whatqualitiespeopleteachingchildrenreadingshouldhaveB.

31、whenandhowchildrenshouldbetaughtreadingC.differentagegroupingsofchildrentobetaughtreadingD.variousproblemsofchildrenwhostartlearningtoread65.Inthewritersopinion,childrenstartlearningtoread_.A.atdifferenttimesB.fromwordgamesC.byacertainruleD.earlyandfast66.Thepurposeoflabelingitemsintheroomisto_.A.ma

32、keitmorecolorfulB.helpchildrenrecognizesimplelettersC.forcechildrentodevelopthehabitofreadingD.teachchildrentowriteneatly67.Thewritersuggeststhat_.A.childrenshouldasktheirparentstoteachthemtoreadB.childrenstartingtoreadshouldaskspecialistsforhelpC.childrenshouldbetaughtwithpatience,careandasenseofhu

33、mor.D.childrenshouldnotfeelboredifgivenadvancedreadingmaterialDOnlineshopperswouldratherreceiveanofferforaproductorservicethanmaketheirownoffer,accordingtoastudyledbyaMichiganStateUniversityscholarthathasimplicationsforthefast-growinge-commerceindustry.Thefindingsmaycomeasasurprisegiventhatshoppingo

34、nlineisananonymous（匿名的）processthatseeminglycangiveconsumersmoreconfidencetodriveahardbargain,saidDonConlon,ProfessorofManagementinMSUsBroadCollegeofBusiness.Butthestudyfoundthatparticipantswhomadetheirownofferswerelesssuccessfulinsealingthedealand,whentheyweresuccessful,worriedtheyoverpaid.Manyshopp

35、ersfoundtheprocessofresearchinganoffertobeahassle.Americansareverybusy,anditslesstime-consumingtobetheonereceivingtheofferratherthantheoneproposingtheoffer,”Conlonsaid.“Peopletendtobehappierwhentheyreinthereceiverrole.”OnlinespendingintheUnitedStatesisexpectedtojump45percentinthenextfouryears,from22

36、6billionthisyearto327billionin2017,accordingtoForresterResearchInc.Nevertheless,researchesintothisprosperousmarketremainlargelyfocusedonthestrategiesofcompanies,ratherthanthoseofshoppers.Conlonsstudyis,obviously,arareexception.Conlongottheideaforthestudyafterconsideringthedifferencebetweentwopopular

37、sitesforhotelsandairlineflights,priceline,whichtakesbids,andhotwire,whichprovidesoffers.Usingthesetwomodels,Conlonandhisfellowresearchersconductedaseriesofexperimentswithmorethan850peoplewhowerechargedwithbookingafictionalhotelroomandacquiringafictionalantiquecar.Notonlydidparticipantsprefertoreceiv

38、ebids,Conlonsaid,buttheyalsosecuredmoredealsinthatreceiverrole.Further,whentheyhadtomakethebids,theywereleftmorementallytaxedandregretful.Fromanindustryperspective,puttingcustomersinthereceiverrolemayhelpfillmorehotelroomsandairplaneseats.“Ifyoureabusinesswithalotofproducts,”Conlonsaid,“youmaywantto

39、betheonemakingtheoffers.”However,whensellingsingleitems,suchasanantiquecar,acceptingbidsmaybeabetteroptionsincethattypicallydrivesuptheprice,hesaid.68.WhatcanwelearnfromPara.1?A.Theresultofthestudygivescustomersmoreconfidence.B.Scholarsarentsurprisedatthefindingsofthestudy.C.E-commerceindustrydrives

40、morehardbargains.D.Onlineshoppersdontbargainasmuchasexpected.69.ItcanbeconcludedfromConlonsexperimentsthat_.A.onlineshoppingistime-consumingB.givenpriceshelppromoteonlinesalesC.onlinebusinessesprovidealotofproductsD.receivingoffersmakesonlineshoppersregretful70.Theunderlinedword“taxedinPara.4probabl

41、ymeans_.A.burdenedB.numbedC.relievedD.challenged71.Thepassageismainlyabout_.A.thebigadvantagesofonlineshoppingB.therapiddevelopmentofonlineshoppingC.onlineshopperspreferencefortakingoffersD.onlinecompaniesstrategiestoimproveserviceEDidyouknowthatthereareactuallypeoplewhohavepaidforaflighttothemoon?I

42、nthefuture,therewillbealotmoreopportunitiestotraveltofarawayplacesthannowperhapsevenasfarasthemoon.Aspeopleadventurefurtherandfurtherawayandasplanes,trains,cars,androcketshipsbecomefaster,isitsafertohavethesevehiclescontrolledbyhumansorbycomputers?Whilemanyflightsbyplanearecontrolledautomaticallybym

43、achines,mostpeopletodaywouldntlettheircardriveitself.Thatsbecausecurrentlytheautopilotfunctiononyourcarcanonlykeepitonthesamecourseyouaretravellingon.Itwontturnthecarrightorleft.Itwontstopifananimaljumpsintheway.However,carstodaycansensewhensomethingistoocloseandwarnthedriverwithflashinglightsandala

44、rms.ManycarsalsohaveGPS（globalpositioningsystems）thattelldriverswhichroadtotakeandwhentoturn.Thesesystems,unlikehumandrivers,nevergetlost.Inthefuture,itiseasytobelievethatyourcarwillbebetterabletodriveitselfwiththeaidofcomputersthatcandeterminethepositionofyourcarandthespeeditshouldtravelat.Inadditi

45、ontocomputersbeingsmarterthanpeopleregardingthebestwaytogoorknowinghowcloseanothervehicleis,computersdontgetsick,tired,orangry.Thismeanstheywontmakethesamemistakesthatpeoplemakewhentheyarenothavingagoodday.Whilerespondingwithemotionisagoodthingwhenchoosingthebestwaytodealwithafriendspersonalproblem,

46、itmaynotbesuchagoodthingwhendecidingwhattodoatthewheelofafast-movingvehicle.Sowhatarethedisadvantagesofautopilotsystems?Maybeonedisadvantageisthatasmallcomputerproblemcouldcauseaseriousaccident.Itcouldalsobearguedthatinunexpectedsituations,computersmightnotbeabletorespondappropriately;somedecisionsr

47、equirehumanemotions.Anotherproblemmightbethatifeverythingwerecontrolledbycomputersorrobots,peoplewouldnthaveanyjobs.72.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofAutopilotB.TechnologyofFutureTravelC.ANewDrivingSystemDputerizedCars73.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofanautopilotsystem?A.It

48、wontmakethesamemistakesaspeopledo.B.Itcanpointoutthebestrouteforthedriver.C.Itmightnotrespondproperlytounexpectedsituations.D.Itdoesnothavehumanemotionstoinfluenceitsfunction.74.Ifsomefallingrocksrolldowntowardyourcar,theautopilotonyourcarwill_.A.informyouofthedangerB.turnthecarrightorleftC.donothin

49、gaboutitD.stopthecar75.Whatstheauthorsattitudetowardstheautopilot?A.Approving.B.Objective.C.Negative.D.Doubtful.IV、根据首字母和汉语提示用单词的准确形式填空（共10小题：每题1分，满分10分）76.Pricesofs_foodssuchaswheatandricehavealsobeenincreasing.77. Thenewdrugmighthelpsavethelivesofcancerv_.78. Theroadn_toapathaswewalkedtowardsthemo

50、untain.79. Familyphotographswered_onthewallsothattheguestscouldhaveagoodviewofthem.80. Weimportrawmaterialsandenergyande_mainlyindustrialproducts.81. Weputtherighthandovertheleftandbow_(轻微地).82. Iam_(怀疑的)abouthischancesofwinning.83. _(包围)withheavyhomeworkandendlesstests,thestudentshavenotimeforrecre

51、ation.84. Itisvery_(慷慨的)ofhimtolendhisnewly-boughtbicycletoyou.85. Everyonecangreatlyimprovethe_(质量)oflife.V、课文填空（满分5分）Inanotherrecent86,agroupofsoldiers87theysawananimalmovingonthe88ofthewater.Thesoldiers,whowerewalkingalongthesideofthelake,watchedthe89swimmingforabouttwominutes.“Itwasgreenish-blac

52、kandhadaroundheadwith10-centimetre90”,oneofthesoldierssaid.VI、书面表达（满分20分）假定你是李华，从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡(Singapore)举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容主要包括：I.自我介绍(包括英语水平);2.参加意图(介绍中国、理解其他国家);3.希望获准.注意：1.词数100左右：2.能够适当增加细节，以使行文连接;3.邮件开头和结尾已为你写好。DearSirorMadam,ImLiHua,amiddleschoolstudentfromChina.Sincerely,Li

53、Hua命题人：李玲审题人：谭顺福王晓颖班次 姓名 顺序号 考号 密 封 线 在在在在是在2014年重庆一中高2016级高二上期半期考试英语答卷2014.11、单词拼写（每题1分，满分10分）76._77._78._79._80._81._82._83._84._85._、课文填空（满分5分）86. 87.88.89.90.VII、书面表达（满分20分）DearSirorMadam,ImLiHua,amiddleschoolstudentfromChina._Sincerely,LiHua2014年重庆一中高2016级高二上期半期考试英语答案2014.11完型36-40BACAC41-46DCB

54、ABD47-50BCDC51-55DAACB阅读56-59BACC60-63BDAC64-67BABC68-71DBAC72-75BCAB单拼76staple77victims78narrowed79displayed80export81slightly82sceptica/skeptical83Surrounded84generous85quality课文86sighting87claim88surface89creature90horns作文DearSirorMadam,ImLiHua,amiddleschoolstudentfromChina.Ireadtheannouncementof

55、thesummercampthatyouhavepostedontheInternetandIaminterestedinit.IknowthatyouwelcomestudentsfromdifferentcountriesandIdliketotakepartinit.IvebeenlearningEnglishfor10years,andIspeakfluentEnglish.Whatismore,IllbeabletotellstudentsfromothercountriesaboutChinaandlearnabouttheircountriesaswell.IhopeIwillbeacceptedasamemberofyoursummercamp.Lookingforwardtoyourreply!