华中师大一附中2015—2016学年度第一学期期中检测
高二年级英语试题
时间：120分钟满分：150分
命题人：周丹熊效华周肖庆陈定逵徐丽娜审题人：陈婷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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. What is the man selling?
A. Computers.
B. Clothes.
C. Cell phones.
2. How is Calvin?
A. Responsible.
B. Nice.
C. Independent.
3. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the airport.
B. In a plane.
C. In a bank.
4. What does the man think of using chopsticks?
A. Easy.
B. Difficult.
C. Interesting.
5. What can we know about Harry?
A. He often loses his temper.
B. He acts in a play.
C. He directs a play. [来源:https://www.doczj.com/doc/3d390587.html,]
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What can we know about the woman’s father?
A. He’s 90 years old.
B. He lives in an apartment.
C. He lives with the woman.
7. How is the man’s grandma?
A. Very wealthy.
B. Very healthy.
C. Very independent. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How long did the man stay at Washington, D.C?
A. A week.
B. A few days.
C. Just one day.
9. Why was the man warmly welcomed there?
A. He designed the World War II Monument.
B. He was a soldier in World War II.
C. He saved the city from pollution.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man stay up to do?
A. Play computer games.
B. Research the programme.
C. Prepare for an exam.
11. What does the man think of sleeping?
A. Very important.
B. He doesn’t know.
C. Unimportant.
12. How long does the woman sleep at least a day?
A. 6 hours.
B. 5 hours.
C. 7 hours.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What can we know about Chris’ family?
A. There are ten people in total.
B. Her mother was an only child.
C. Her father came from a small family.
14. What’s the problem in Ch r is’ big family?
A. Her grandparents never get their names right.
B. Children cannot have their own things.
C. Children often fight and quarrel.
15. What is the age gap between the man and his younger brother?
A. 8 years.
B. 10 years.
C. 18 years.
16. What was the oldest child going to do when the last child was born in Chris’ family?
A. Go to college.
B. Get married.
C. Go to work.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long did Russians have to wait to taste their first Big Mac in 1990?
A. Over 4 hours.
B. Over 6 hours.
C. Over 8 hours
18. How many M cDonald’s restaurants are being closed in Russia?
A. 8.
B. 9.
C. 10.
19. What’s the main reason for the closures?
A. Politics.
B. Business.
C. Food safety.
20. What is many Russians’ attitude to the closures?
A. Negative.
B. Angry.
C. Positive.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Set in a future in which human has been in conflict with an alien race, the novel follows the progress of 6 year old Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a gifted child who was the result of a government program to develop new commanders to help in the fight against the alien. In the School Ender quickly shows himself to be at the top of his class through his clever use of intelligence during a zero-gravity war game. While Ender’s success makes him a target for older, envious(嫉妒的) commanders, he keeps moving up and is finally promoted(提拨) to Command School where he gets further training from the famous commander Mazer Rackham. In Command School, Ender’s tests and games become increasingly exhausting until he is finally forced to make a frightening decision that has destroying results.
E nder’s Game c enters around a group of children who seem to grow into full adults whose emotions and actions seem inconsistent with their actual ages. The youth of these characters added weight to the sadness I felt for these kids who had been raised to be cold and trained since birth to view life as a conflict to be won or lost. The fact that these “Innocents” are competing against each other to kill a faceless enemy for the better of mankind is seen as an unavoidable result of the fear that was stuck in humanity. And while obvious similarities to our own present state of war can be made, the book doesn’t focus as much on the alien threat as it does on Ender’s struggles and the results of his actions.
My main regret with this book was that I didn’t read it when I was y ounger. I think that I probably would have had an even greater reaction to the story and the struggles of Ender if I’d been closer to his age when I experienced it. Oh well, better late than never I guess.
21. Ender studies in Command school because of__________.
A. the conflict with other countries
B. a government program
C. his further training
D. exhausting tests and games
22. How did the writer feel about the children in Ender’s Game?
A. Fearful.
B. Sad.
C. Proud.
D. Envious.
23. This passage is probably one part of _________.
A. a science novel
B. a news story
C. a school introduction
D. a book review
B
Researchers Jose Cordova and Erich Astudillo have discovered a new molecule(分子) that kills the bacteria Streptococcus Mutans, long known to be responsible for breaking down sugars in food in the mouth, which damages tooth leading to decay(腐烂). The new molecule they call “Keep 32” has been found to kill the bacteria.
The two have applied for a patent(专利) on their discovery and have also begun a marketing strategy aimed at both oral care products and food products. They say either product, if left in the mouth for just 60 seconds ,will kill all the harmful bacteria in the mouth and keep them at bay for several hours. If the new molecule passes health and safety tests, the two believe products using their new molecule should be on the market in as little as a year and a half. They expect the market for such a product to reach $300 million in just the first year.
The two have been working together since 2005 using money from the Founder Institute and say the aim is to approve the process for creating the molecule they’ve discovered for big companies like Procter & Gamble, Colgate even candy companies such as He rshey’s. In interviews, Astudillo has suggested that the two researchers are already heavily into discussion with several companies, some of which are interested in buying the patent once it is approved.
Over the years many products have come on the scene with announcement of reducing tooth decay and even the loss of teeth, but other than the introduction o f fluoride(氟化物) into drinking water, not much progress has been made. If the announcement made by this new team proves true however, it could foresee a mark in saving the world of tooth decay as well as helping to improve the health for millions of people as tooth decay has been linked to many other health problems throughout the body including heart attacks.
24. The underlined word “them” in Para. 2 refers to _________.
A. oral care products
B. food products
C. new molecules
D. the harmful
bacteria
25. The phrase “come on the scene” in Para. 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. performed
B. occurred
C. existed
D. arrived
26.What has been a way to reduce tooth decay and even the loss of teeth over the years?
A. Using the molecule “Keep 32”.
B. Killing the bacteria Mutans.
C. Introducing fluoride into drinking water.
D. Cooperating with some big companies.
27. This passage mainly tells us that ___________.
A. many health problems are closely connected to tooth decay
B. the discovery of a new molecule will greatly benefit health care
C. two researchers are discussing their patent with companies
D. researchers discover a molecule that can kill tooth decay-causing bacteria[来源学&科&网Z&X&X&K]
C
With around 40,000 students, the Politecnico di Milano is the largest and most technical university in Italy, offering undergraduate, graduate and other courses in engineering, architecture and design. Founded in 1863, just two years after Italy was united, Milan Polytechnic is international famous. Many of its graduates now work in big companies abroad like M.I.T., Caltech and Oxbridge.
Yet the Politechnic has a problem. As you know, here in Italy people speak Italian. Beautiful though the language may be, it is not a good choice for engineers when they’re building a way in Norway or designing a bridge in Vietnam. For better or worse, the global tongue of engineers is English. Hoping to attract more international students, the Politechnic decided to run its doctor’s courses in English only. Over 100 teachers went to court to block the plan, referring to a 1933 law that makes Italian t he official language. For some teachers, all that matters is that they don’t feel comfortable teaching in English. In 2013, the court said they were right. Teaching English was out.
But there was more to come. They then went on a nationwide campaign against their university’s decision. Unwisely, the defenders of the Italian language backed them, saying, “we note with regret and concern the ignorance and abandonment(放弃) of Italian in the university education.”
The leaders at the Politechnic refused to be frightened, and asked for the ruling. Last month the Council of State said, “Art and science are free, and teaching them is free.” The question is whether teaching in English prevents students acquiring knowledge. But one could put it differently, and ask whether universities should be free to teach in whatever way they think best serves their students.
Interestingly, the people one might expect to be most against English-only teaching, the students themselves, have taken it easy. The president, Giov anni Azzone, told me: “Students write to me about everything from the lack of parking spaces to washrooms that don’t work. Not one has ever complained about the courses in English.”
28. The main idea of the passage is that the Politechnic decision to run its doctor’s courses in English
only ________.
A. attracts more international students
B. sends more students to work abroad
C. makes some teachers out of work
D. meets with different responses
29. Which statement is NOT the reason why the Politechnic decided to use only English in class?
A. Many graduates work abroad.
B. Italian is widely used.
C. English is the global language.
D. The Politechnic is an international university.
30. Those who agree with the new change in the Politechnic are ________.
A. the Politechnic leaders
B. over 100 teachers
C. the Council of State
D. the defenders of Italian
31. The students’ attitude towards English-only teaching in doctor’s courses is _________.
A. indifferent（漠然的）
B. disapproving
C. skeptical
D. approving
D
LONDON---The International Table Tennies Federation(ITTF) plans to work with Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Corporation, to promote(促进) table tennis in the United States, ITTF President
Adham Sharara said.
The plan was put forward after Gates came to London to watch the game between US teen player Ariel Hsing and Chinese Li Xiaoxia on Sunday, Sharara told Xinhua in an interview.
Sharara didn’t disclose the details, but said that Gates offered to help after watching Hsing’s match, in which the 16-year-old girl nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Olympic table tennis history, pushing No. 2 seed Li to the limit before losing 4-2 in six tight sets.
“Gates w as surprised to see the young American girl played so well. He asked me what he can do to h elp promote table tennis in the United States. I think we’ll work with him. I f the United States becomes very strong in table tennis, it’s also good for China,” Sh arara said.
Sharara said the case is a “good example” which shows that ITTF’s efforts in promoting the popularity. The ITTF has changed its rules for the London Games, allowing only two players from one nation to enter the singles events. Three players from each National Olympic Committee(NOC) were allowed to enter the singles in previous Games.
“The reason we do this is to help more NOCs to join in our game. If we give more chances to the top countries, someone like Hsing will not come to the Olympic Games. They have no chance. But if we give them the chance, we can see what they can do,” Sharara said.
Sharara said the change increased the pressure on strong teams, like China, Japan, South Korea and Germany. “But they understand now because they saw other NOCs attending. Some countries before had no chance to play in table tennis, but now they are joining in table tennis.”
Other changes made to the Olympic Games include the colo r of floor (from red to blue) and new table design. “As far as p resentation is concerned, we try to change all the time, especially in the Olympic Games. We hope to give audiences something new, exciting and cool.”
Table tennis has long been the strengths of Asia, especially China. Since the sport was introduced into the Olympics in 1988, China has taken 20 of 24 gold medals available. Four years ago in Beijing, it claimed six medals in the men’s and women’s singles.
Talking about the development of table tennis, Sharara said, “China has the responsibility to pr omote the sport. Of course, China has done a lot.”
32. It is mainly reported in this news that in order to promote table tennis in the United States,
_______.
A. ITTF will cooperate with Gates
B. Gates watched Hsing’s match
C. some rules have been changed
D. Hsing pushed Li Xiaoxia to the limit
33. What gave Gates more confidence to promote table tennis in the United States?
A. The Olympic spirits.
B. The popularity of table tennis.
C. Sharara’s patient persuasion.
D. Ariel Hsing’s wonderful performance.
34. Which of the following is ITTF’s purpose of making changes to the London Games?
A. To attract more local audience to the matches.[来源学科网]
B. To prevent strong table tennis teams developing.
C. To promote the popularity of table tennis.
D. To give Asian teams chances to join in the match.
35. The following paragraph will most probably talk about_____________.
A. the table tennis rules
B. Gate’s detailed plan
C. what China has done
D. sports in the United States
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。
As Nicole and Mike Zupan get closer to retirement, they worry about more than just covering their own living expenses for the next several decades.
36 He is autistic(患自闭症的) and may never be able to live on his own. Their idea of retirement is to live a quiet life close to their son. 37 They want to create a special needs trust to help pay for treatment and other expenses he might face as an adult.
“Because of our son’s needs, I guess I never really considered true retirement for us,” she says.
38 She is to attend college in a few years.
The Zupans’ ideal plan is for Mike, 60, to retire first, in five to seven years, and for Nicole, 52, to continue working for several years beyond that before she joins him in retirement.
But before they can get there, they want to pay off the $18,000 in credit card debt, partly because their son’s treatment is not covered by insurance. They have about $230,000 left on the mortgage(按揭) for their home in Fairfax County, Va., which they assess will take about 12 years to pay off. 39
Matters are complicated by the fact that Nicole, who worked as a preschool teacher, is now unemployed while she recovers from foot operation. 40 Mike’s $120,000 income, which he earns as a government clerk, is enough to cover their basic living expenses. But Nicole wants to get back to work so the family could afford more treatment for Josef and pay down their debt faster. They also would be able to save more for their long-term goals, including retirement, their daughter’s college tuition and their son’s future living expenses.
A. Besides they have a $14,000 loan they used on home improvements.
B. It’s unlikely that Jo sef will go to college.
C. They’re also trying to save for their 14-year-old daughter, Elshaday.
D. They want to set aside enough money for their 15-year-old son, Josef.
E. It could be a few weeks before she can return to the workforce.
F. Can their retirement savings cover them?
G. He may need to move into a group home when he gets older.
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 first couple of weeks in my writing classes are always a bit unsettling. I’m unfamiliar41 the students, most of them trying to 42 themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer 43 me with a question on the second day, I was 44 for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, 45 her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to 46, which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t 47 then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer 48 after class. She wasn’t cla rifying an assignment or asking a question about a paper I’d returned. 49 , she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, 50 . “It was just a virus. I’m fine now,” she 51 me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be 52 a few classes. She had been hospitalized with meningitis(脑膜炎). I 53 him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew worse. We made trips to the hospital room. I was 54 terrified when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and 55 in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to 56 . “I’ll be back,” she insisted. “I have no 57 ,” I told her, fighting back tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “School 58 everything to Jenny.”
Then five we eks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, smiling. I caught my breath as her rail-thin body approached my desk, and she 59 all of her missed assignments, completed with thought and excellence. The 60 of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.
41. A. with B. for C. to D. among
42. A. expose B. devote C. adjust D. link
43. A. provided B. approached C. challenged D. bothered[来源学*科*网]
44. A. eager B. prepared C. sorry D. grateful
45. A. so B. or C. and D. but
46. A. learn B. inform C. receive D. give
47. A. suspect B. realize C. care D. admit
48. A. went ahead B. broke down C. stopped by D. set out
49. A. However B. Meanwhile C.Therefore D.Instead
50. A. disappointed B. surprised C. delighted D. thrilled
51. A. comforted B. supported C. attracted D. impressed
52. A. expecting B. missing C. arranging D. attending
53. A. called on B. came across C. searched for D. heard from
54. A. hardly B. mainly C. truly D. mostly
55. A. warmth B. sadness C. shyness D. fear
56. A. recovery B. success C. school D. fame
57. A. idea B. concern C. opinion D. doubt
58. A. attaches B. means C. contributes D. delivers
59. A. took up B. left out C. handed in D. focused on
60. A. lack B. weakness C. strength D. assistance
第II 卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节满分45分）
第二节(共10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）或括号内单词的正确形式。
All through high school, I 61 (play) football, basketball, and soccer, and I was on the track team. But from that day on, boxing was the sport that I liked 62 (much), because it’s more 63 (challenge)and exciting to me. I found that I enjoyed the thrill of the one-on-one competition. I also liked the fact that it was up to me 64 I won or lost—that I was the determining factor. I think I’ve always been a competitor, and winning would give me 65 (satisfy) and a good feeling about myself. I wanted to win—every time.
I started training with the man who got me into the ring that first time. With him 66 (act) as my boxing coach, friend, mentor, and a father figure for me 67 (look) up to, I learned that boxing is a sweet science 68 I could use my brain as well as my strength and size. I used my ability to focus under pressure. 69 (train) by him for several years, I went from being a street fighter 70 a gold medal-winning Olympic champion.
第四部分：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。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。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Never I think my sister was a person of fun. So when she asked me to come into her room to play the other day I went to see how bored it was. I smelled candy at the moment I stepped into the room.
It all started on Saturday a voice in my head told me to steal her candy because it was the Easter. I wondered what would happen if I got caught. I did it anyway. I told her there was a present in the kitchen and she rushed for it! After she left, I slide into her room and saw the candy bag lie on the bed. My eyes grew widely and I was day dreaming about how much candy I would have after I stole it. When she found it was me that ate her candy she ran after me around the house for about 30 minute.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
第十届中国国际园林花卉博览会（简称园博会）于2015年9月至2016年4月在武汉举行，来自全世界的200多个城市参展。游客可以了解花卉知识，领略中国和世界园林文化，体会荆楚历史和武汉魅力。请你以“生态园博，绿色生活”为主题，写一篇英文简介园博会，在互联网上进行宣传，吸引国外游客。
内容包括：
1.主题，时间和地点。
2.参展城市。
3. 对游客产生的影响。
注意：
1. 词数100左右，开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：
the 10th Annual China (Wuhan) International Garden Expo(Wuhan Garden Expo)
Eco-Expo, Green Life.
The 10th Annual China (Wuhan) International Garden Expo brings a world of flowers and gardens to you.
华中师大一附中2015—2016学年度第一学期期中检测[来源学§科§网Z§X§X§K]
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The 10th Annual China (Wuhan) International Garden Expo brings a world of flowers and gardens to you. From September 2015 to April 2016, you can step into such flower world in Wuhan.
The theme of this Expo, Eco-garden, Green life, is well presente d in the design and construction of the Expo area, which used to be the landfills. More than 200 countries throughout the world take part in the Wuhan Garden Expo, where you can get the knowledge of flowers and appreciate the delicate design of gardens as well. You will find each garden represents the culture of its own, such as the Chu Garden, which brings the ancient Chu world to life and the Master gardens, which give you a taste of foreign garden culture. It’s also a golden chance to explore the city, Wuhan, which has a long history and is taking on modern air. Don’t forget to try some distinctive local snacks. You will like them!
The Wuhan Garden Expo is a good place to get close to nature and admire the garden culture of China and the world. You cannot afford to miss it!