1、12015-2016学年度上学期期中联考高二英语试卷本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷共12页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 祝考试顺利 注意事项：1. 本试卷有第卷和第卷，共四个部分，12页。总分150分，考试时间120分钟。2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、考号、姓名写在答题卡上。3. 客观题部分答案选出后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号，第三部分语言知识运用的第二节语法填空、第四部分短文改错和书面表达用钢笔或圆珠笔直接填写到答题卡上对应的空白处。答在试题卷上无效。第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30
2、分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How much did each child receive?A. 500. B. 1,000. C. 1,500.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. The importance of good educat
3、ion.B. The top universities.C. Cost of raising children.3. What is the weather like today?A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Cloudy.4. Why does Mary call the man?2A. To cancel an appointment.B. To confirm an appointment.C. To arrange an appointment.5. What does the man offer to do?A. Drive the woman home.B. Tak
4、e the woman to school.C. Lend the woman a bike.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Make duck soup.B. Buys some CDs.C. Hook up
5、 some equipment.7. What does the man think of the task?A. Challenging. B. Easy. C. Dangerous.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What will the man do on July 25th? A. Start his vacation.B. Go back to work.C. Go fishing with his friend.9. Where is the woman going this summer?A. Hawaii. B. France. C. Egypt.听下面一段对话
6、，回答第10和第12两三个小题。10. Why did the man go to Fortaleza?A. To go on business.B. To do some shopping.C. To enjoy the scenery.11. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Workmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.12. What is Tommy doing?3A. Playing on his computer.B. Talking with his
7、friends.C. Watching TV.听下面一段对话，回答第13和第16四个小题。13. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the womans office. B. In the hospital. C. At home.14. Who is the woman always out of temper with?A. Her workmates.B. Her neighbours.C. Her parents.15. What bad habit does the woman have?A. She doesnt eat lu
8、nch.B. She has little sleep.C. She is a heavy smoker.16. What might the woman do in her free time?A. Do sports.B. Have fun with her kids.C. Play cards.听下面一段独白，回答第17和第20四个小题。17. When was the Tower of London first built ?A. In 1075. B. In 1078. C. In 1080.18. What do we know about the Tower of London?
9、A. Kings were crowned there.B. Kings were murdered there.C. Kings were buried there.19. Who first lived in the Royal Residence in 1837?A. Queen Victoria. B. Queen Anne. C. Elizabeth .20. How do people know if the Queen is in Buckingham Palace?A. By seeing a notice.B. By seeing the lights inside.C. B
10、y seeing the Queens flag.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）4阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWould you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What cant you be bothered to do? A
11、study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so lazy that theyd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs. Just over 2,000 people were quizzed by independent researchers in the Britains largest health center. The results were very surprising. About o
12、ne in six people who were asked said if their control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up. More than one third of those asked said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of 654 respondents (离婚被告) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to pl
13、ay with them. We know that its no wonder that one in six children in the UK are very fat before they start school. Dr Sarah, Dauncey, medical director of the center, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own health, but for their families, friends and pets, too.” “If we dont start to
14、take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basic tasks.” And Scotlands largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% asked thinking they do not get enough exercise, followed by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
15、 So there are some problems for the National Health Service, where fatness-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on an increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year. 21. Of 654 respondents with children, 64% said _.A. they were often too busy to
16、play with their childrenB. they were often so tired that they couldnt play with their childrenC. they were often so sad that they didnt want to play with their childrenD. they were often ill and they couldnt play with their children22. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. All t
17、he adults in the UK are very lazy.B. Half of the children are very fat before they go to school.5C. Pets will be in trouble if their owners dont keep healthy.D. All people in Glasgow feel ashamed because they dont get enough exercise.23. From the last paragraph, we can learn _ if they keep lazy.A. p
18、eople may have heart diseaseB. people can work at home all the timeC. people like shopping onlineD. people dont like climbing the stairs24. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The health service in the UK.B. A study of British peoples lifestyles.C. A study of British peoples laziness.D. The f
19、atness problem in the UK.BMany Chinese people are confused with the two nations: one is known for its cheese and watches; the other for IKEA and Volvo. The problem largely stems from the fact that both nations names are written similarly in Mandarin Ruidian(Sweden) and Ruishi (Switzerland) which beg
20、in with the same symbol, according to the Swedish Consul General Victoria Liu in China. In an effort to put an end to the mix-up, the Swedish and Swiss governments have launched a competition on a website, asking Chinese people to come up with funny ways to help differentiate the two countries. Subm
21、issions can be accepted as a blog post, cartoon, photo, short film or in any other format. The winner with the best submission will receive a 12-day trip to Sweden and Switzerland and will be expected to report back on his/her impressions of both countries following the trip, the website states. Ent
22、ries will be accepted until November 20. The organizers have also devised a humorous campaign logo with objects and people associated with Sweden and Switzerland on separate maps of each country. Swedens map features meatballs, a Viking, as well as two male cartoon figures with a heart between them
23、symbolizing gay marriage, which remains illegal in Switzerland. Switzerlands map features cheese, the Alps and a picture of Roger Federer. China may not be the only country struggling to tell Sweden and Switzerland apart. 6Residents of Spanish-speaking countries also fall victim to the confusion as
24、Sweden is spelt “Suecia” in Spanish while Switzerland is called “Suiza”. Sweden and Switzerland arent the only places that have caused confusion among people. Last month, , a British holidaymaker hoped to explore the architecture of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, but instead mistakenly caugh
25、t a flight across the Atlantic to the tropical Caribbean island of Grenada following a confusing booking blunder. Earlier this summer, two US holidaymakers were flown to the wrong continent after an airline confused two airport codes. 25. What can we learn about the competition launched by the two g
26、overnments?A. The winner of the competition will receive a 24-day trip altogether to both of the countries.B. The winner will report his/her impressions on the two countries in his/her submission.C. The competition is held among all people around the world.D. The competition is held in order to stop
27、 peoples confusion about the two countries.26. Why does the author mention the British holidaymaker?A. To show us many people are confused by Sweden and Switzerland.B. To prove airports make mistakes about peoples places too.C. To explain Spanish-speaking people make mistakes too.D. To prove many pe
28、ople are confused about some places.27. In which part of a newspaper could you probably find the passage?A. Tourism B. Culture C. Business D. News review28. What does the underlined word “devised” mean?A. Compared. B. Collected. C. Invented. D. InstalledC“Mr Johnson tells me that you would like to l
29、earn about the work of a reporter,” the editor said. “Well, a reporter is the eyes and ears of his newspaper. You couldnt have a newspaper without reporters. Its the news that reporters write that fills the columns of the paper. We all have to be prepared to write about anything that may happen; we
30、may have to write about what goes on in the police courts one day 7and about earthquakes, floods and natural disasters the next; or meet a famous film star in the morning and a member of the government in the afternoon. Then we may talk to a big industrialist who has just opened a large factory and
31、later visit an artist whose work is being exhibited. The work is never the same, yet theres one thing that must always remain the same. Do you know what that is? You have to write a fair and correct account of whoever and whatever it is you have seen. It does not matter what your own political ideas
32、 are; for example, I have to report speeches by politicians I may disagree with, even dislike, yet I must never allow my feelings to appear in what I write about them. It is pleasant and interesting work. I have done it for thirty years and wouldnt change it for anything.”29. Editors do not expect r
33、eporters to write about _.A. natural disasters B. political issuesC. government officials D. their political views30. It seems to the editor that _. A. being a reporter is tiring and boringB. reporters should voice their thoughtsC. people have less interest in industrialist than in film starsD. he l
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37、MuseumC. Sunshine Shopping Center D. Huatai Hotel33. What cant you do at 3 oclock on Saturday afternoon?A. Go to Spring Restaurant.B. Have coffee in Huatai Hotel.C. Visit Science Museum.D. Shop in Sunshine Shopping Center.34. If you want to drink coffee early on weekdays, you can go to _.A. Peace Ro
38、ad B. East RoadC. West Road D. Green Road35. Which place is still open after 10:00 pm on Thursday?A. Spring Restaurant. B. Science MuseumC. Sunshine Shopping Center. D. Huatai Hotel9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。You know you have to read “between the lines” to get th
39、e most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. I want to persuade you to “write between the lines”. Unless you do, you are not likely to do the most efficient kind of reading.36 There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first
40、 is the property right you establish by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of buying is only the first step to possession. Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself, and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. 37 Yo
41、u buy a piece of beef and transfer it from the butchers icebox to your own. But you do not own the beef in the most important sense until you eat it and get it into your blood. I am arguing that books, too, must be absorbed in your blood to do you any good.There are three kinds of book owners. 38 Th
42、e second has a great many books a few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny as the day they were bought. The third has a few books or many every one of them worn, shaken and loosened by continual use, marked and scribbled in from front to back.39 First, i
43、t keeps you awake. (And I dont mean only conscious; I mean wide awake.) In the second place, reading, if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in words, spoken or written. The marked book is usually the thought-through book. 40 A. A comparison may make the point clear.B. Ho
44、w can you read effectively?C. Why is marking up a book necessary to reading it?D. The first has all the standard sets and best-sellers unread, untouched.E. You should go to bed early. F. I insist that marking up a book is not an act of damage but of love.G. Finally, writing helps you remember the th
45、oughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.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）10阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The teacher sat cross-legged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would 41 world peac
46、e. Immediately they began offering such 42 as “Get rid of all the bombs” “There ought to be a 43 against war”. The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was 44 , she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything 45 war in their lives. They were 46 at first
47、 but eventually they seemed to begin to 47 that the teacher meant “war” as a metaphor (暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares war on me when I 48 his things” “My Dad blows up at bad drivers,” offered one girl. 49 said she did war with one of her dishonest friends. 50 the thought appeared that a
48、ll violence was in conflict with the idea of 51 . Through the discussion the teacher 52 the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the idea of 53 with others. She asked them to 54 the rest of the week keeping track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace 55 violence. By the end of the week the stud
