2018-2019学年最新人教版高二英语第一学期期中考试综合教学质量检测及答案-精编试题

第一学期期中教学质量检测高二英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AFrom my earliest memories, I felt as if my mother was preparing me for something special. When entering a room, her entire focus was on me. I felt as if I was the center of her universe great feeling. Offering her the same respect, I attentively listened to her stories without interrup-ting；I tried to return that feeling of being truly loved.Even though there was always deep affection flowing between us, she wasn* t a softy. She worked hard and expected her children to do the same. I began working in our little comer grocery store by age eight and managed it by the age of twelve. She appreciated my hard work and treated me as an equal. I learned that I could do anything if I tried hard enough. I learned to depend on myself.My mother always supported my decisions, but also shared her concerns. When I decided to retire early from teaching to teach and write about etiquette (礼仪）,she announced her concerns. She worried that there wasn’t a market for it-ray mother, always the business person. However, by the end of our conversation she encouraged me with aWith your training and love of people, you are perfect for this.”By example, my mother taught me how to show respect for others. She gave me my listening skills, my sympathy and my manners. Through her, I learned to be strongs to follow my heart and to work hard. I never give up. If not for this, I wouldn, t be a successful business owner and goodfriend to all. •—21.What was the author's mother worried about according to Paragraph 3?A.The author would lose her job.B.The author would live a popr Bfe.C.The author9 s books would be hard to sell.D.The author wouldn * t be good at business.22.What can we learn from the text?A.The author had a brother and a sister.B.The author9 a mother was very strict with her.C.T he author became a well-known writer at last.D.The author began to manage the store by age eight.23.What does the author mainly tell us in the text?A.Her dear mother’s life.B. Her success in her career.C.Lessons her mother taught her.D. Ways she loved her mother.BBusiness leader, Mary Kay Ash, was bom on May 12, 1918, in Hot Wells, Texas. She was a pioneer for women in business, building a big cosmetics(化妆品）empire. In 1939, Ash became a salesperson for Stanley Home Products. She was so good at making sales that she was hired away by another company, World Gifts, in 1952. Ash spent a little more than a decade at the company, but she quit after watching yet another man that she had trained get promoted (提升）a- bove her and earn a much higher salary than hers.After her bad e3q>erience in the traditional workplace, Ash set out to create her own business aged 45. With her son, she opened a small store in Dallas and had nine salespeople working for her. Ash tried to make her business different by using encouraging programs. She wanted everyone in the organization to have the opportunity to benefit from their achievements. She believed in the golden rule：“Treat others as you want to be treated.”At the heart of this profitable organization was Ash, s enthusiastic personality. She was known for her love of the color pink and it could be found everywhere. She seemed to sincerely value her advisors, and once said, “People are a company 's greatest wealth”While she stepped down from her position as CEO of the company in 1987, Ash remained an active part of the business. She set up the Mary Kay Charitable Foundation in 1996, which sup-ports cancer research and efforts to end home violence. In 2000, she was named the most out-standing woman in business in the 20lh century by Lifetime Television.She died on November 22,.2001, in Dallas, Texas. She will be best remembered for building a profltable business from scratch that created new opportunities for women to achieve financial success.24.Why did Ash leave World Gifta?,A.Because she wanted to start her own business.B. Because she was not properly promoted and paid.C. Because she didn91 Jike. its sales strategy.D. Because she was tired of being a salesperson.25.When did Ash start her own business?A.In 1939.B. In 1952.C. In 1963.D. In 1987.26.Which of the following about Ash is NOT true?A.H er favourite color was pink.B.She was full of enthusiasm.C.She worked as a writer before starting her business.D.She paid a lot of attention to her advisors.27.We can infer from the text thatA.Ash did a lot of charityB.Ash was the first woman to run a cosmetics businessC.Ash got a lot of help from her former colleaguesD.Ash returned to family life completely after 1987CWhen was the last time someone did something unexpectedly nice for you? Not someone you knew, but a total stranger? It’s happened to me a few times, but two instances really stand out.A few years ago, I was dining out with a person who kept going on and on about himself, completely unaware of the fact that I was sitting there in unhappiness. It ^rasn ’ t his company that disappointed me. I was recovering from a bad grade in my study. I could have colapsed(崩溃)intears right there at the table.When we picked up the check, the waitress said, “Your meal was already paid for.” My friend and I didn, t have an idea how it happened. Then I remembered a man coining in out of the comer of my eye. He was dressed in mostly white, sat down at the bar, had a glass of wine, stayed for maybe ten minutes and then left. The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman who was in here a while ago paid for you.Just last year, I was running a half-marathon. With just 0.1 miles to go, I was out of gas. Runners call it “hitting the wall” ；I thought I couldn* t move another muscle. Out of nowhere, a teenager jogged up next to me and said, “What，s your name, sweetie? Jennifer? Okay, Jennifer, let’s go! Come on! It, s just around the comer! You can do it!” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn, t even supposed to be in the race that day. He was running in place of someone else.I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels, that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like this?28.Why did the author say she was in unhappiness?A.Because she got into trouble with her friend.B.Because she couldn’t enjoy her meal quietly.C.Because her friend complained so much.D.Because she was doing poorly in her study.29.What do you think of the man paying for the meal?A.He was generous and warm-hearted.B.He knew the author well and always helped her.C.He showed his kindness to his girlfriend.D.He liked making fun of others.30.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .A.still can ’t believe her experience todayB.feels grateful for the help she receivedC.thinks everyone is an angelD.often helps those in need31.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.The kindness of strangersB.An unpleasant friendC.Two unbelievable experiencesD.Hitting the wallDA study showed a 12% drop in the first year after the law to stop smoking in enclosed(封闭的)public _ces came into force. The author says there is growing evidence that many people are choosing smoke-free homes as well.Asthma (哮喘病）UK says the findings are “encouraging”. Presenting their findings in the journal Pediatrics, they said the number of children admitted to hospital with severe asthma at-tacks was rising by more than 2 % a year before the restrictions were introduced in July 2007. Taking that into account, they calculated the fall in admissions in the next 12 months was 12%, and a further 3% in each of the following two years. The fall was seen among boys and girls of all ages, across wealthy and poor neighborhoods, in cities and in rural areas.In the past, much of the argument on the smoke-free law centred on protection of bar workers from passive smoke. At the time many critics said smokers would respond by lighting up more at home-harming the health of their families.In fact, more people are insisting on smoke—free homes. We increasingly think it’s because people see the benefits of smoke-free laws in public places such as restaurants and they want to carry out them. This benefits children because they’ re less likely to be exposed to sec ond-hand smoke. ^ .These findings reinforce (强化)evidence on the effect of smoke-free, law from studies in North America and Scotland, which also showed a fall in hospital admissions for children with se-vere asthma attacks. The law in England has also resulted in fewer admissions for heart attacks.Emily Humphreys from Asthma UK said the need now was to do more to prevent young peo-ple from taking up smoking.32.After the smoke-free law was introduced into England,-A. more children developed asthmaB. smokers lighted up more at homeC.children could also enjoy its benefitsD. workers suffered from passive smoke33.The smoke-free law in England also reduced the risk of developing •A.a high feverB.a terrible headacheC.stomach cancerD.a heart attack34. According to Emily, now they need toA.prevent tobacco from being soldB.prevent the young from taking up smokingC.p ut up more no-smoking signs in public placesrm people of the dangers of second-hand smoke35.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this text?A.To introduce the benefits of the smoke-free law.B.To describe how to help children with asthma.C.To show that smoking is harmful to our health.D.To give advice on how to give up smoking.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。

人教版高二上学期期中考试模拟测试英语试题I: 第一卷：第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分，每小题1分）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，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。

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 21______ is that countries around the world have grown mountains of 22______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.How did we 23______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 24______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 25_______ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 26_______.Another cause is our 27______ of disposable (一次性的) products. As 28______ people, we are always looking for 29______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 30______ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also 31______ to the problem. We are 32______ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 33______ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 34______ useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 35______ of this throwawaylifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 36______ the amount of rubbish and to protect the 37______, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 38______, this is not enough to solve our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 39______ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 40______. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.21. A. key B. reason C. project D. problem22. A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products23. A. face B. become C. observe D. change24. A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw25. A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of26. A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful27. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division28. A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy29. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends30. A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve31. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes32. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for33. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger34. A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away35. A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences36. A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure37. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands38. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile39. A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of40. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising第二节：阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）A篇If you saw another kid ride her bike too fast around a corner and fall down, you might ride your bike more slowly on that turn. Yes, we humans are very sensitive to others’ mistakes. And the same is true for other animals. Animals mess up all the time. They might eat poisonous leaves, fall off a tree or let their prey(猎物) escape. By watching others fail, an animal can avoid making the same mistakes, thus improving its chance of survival.Scientists believe that one part of the brain helps animals process information about others’ mistakes. Cells(细胞) in that part appear to become more active when a person sees someone else making a mistake. But researchers didn’t know whether individual cells in this part of the brain play different roles in discovering mistakes.To investigate（调查）the brain’s response(反应) to mistakes in more detail, the researchers taught a game to two macaques, a type of monkey. One monkey could press a yellow or green button while the other watched. If the first monkey pressed the right button, the team gave both animals a treat. Every couple of rounds, the two monkeys switched roles. Meanwhile, the scientists watched individual cells in the animal’s brains.When the first monkey messed up the game by pressing the wrong button, a group of cells in the second monkey’s brain fired. But if the second monkey also made the wrong choice during its turn, some of the cells in that group didn’t respond. Those unresponsive cells reacted specifically to mistakes made by others, not to the monkey’s own mistakes.Scientists believe other parts of the brain also might help people process information about another’s mistakes. “You start to think about this other person and see things from his angle.” Ellen de Brujin, told Science News. She studies the brain at the University of Leiden in theNetherlands.41. According to Paragraph 1, animals’ ability to learn from others’ mistakes______.A. helps them to survive betterB. used to be ignored by humansC. is being lost because of humansD. ensures that they will never fail42. From the game the scientists taught to two macaques, we can see ______.A. animals can avoid the same mistakesB. which part of the brain is more activeC. how the brain processes information.D. how the brain responds to mistakes43. In the experiment mentioned, those unresponsive cells are only sensitive to _____.A. the same buttonsB. the monkey’s brainC others’ mistakes D. one’s own mistakesB篇TOURNAMENT OF ROSES ----5 Days Los AngelesDay 1 Los Angeles. ( Sun. Dec. 30)Welcome to Los Angeles! This evening mixes with your traveling friends at the welcome reception.Day 2 Los Angeles. ( Mon. Dec. 31)Head to Pasadena for the always colorful ROSE BOWL FAMILY FESTIVAL and watch the floats (彩车)decorated with tens of thousands of flowers. This afternoon, you can take the included visit to the GETTY MUSEUM. This evening, join your travelling friends at a special New Year’s Eve DINNER AND DANCE GALA (盛会), complete with hats, party favors and live m usic. You’ll toast the New Year a little early tonight to consider an early morning departure (离开) to the Rose Parade.Day 3 Los Angeles. Tournament of Roses Parade ( Tue. Jan.1)Happy New Year! Get ready for one of the world’s most popular parades, and yo u’ll see it live! Globus has booked the GRANDSTAND SEATS at the beginning of the parade route for a good view. See the wonderful colorful floats, marching bands from around the world, and the famous people.Day 4 Los Angeles. ( Wed. Jan. 2)This morning view the individual floats in the POST PARADE VIEWING AREA. For many this is the most exciting part of the entire event. Be sure to bring your camera and plenty of film! Another special dinner tonight—a special GLOBUS FAREWELL CELEBRATION DINNER.Day 5 Los Angeles. ( Thu. Jan. 3)The tour ends today, with tour guests departing on individual schedules.44. What activity can visitors enjoy on Dec. 31?A. Tournament of Rose Parade.B. A farewell celebration dinner.C. Post parade viewing area. D A dinner and dance gala.45. The underlined word “Globus” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.A. the travel agencyB. the local governmentC. Los AngelesD. Roses Parade46. You can most probably read the passage in a ________.A. textbookB. news reportC. travel guideD. history magazineC篇Not a day goes by when we don’t use the WorldWide Web. Today it has become almost as importantto every family as food and water! This year, theWorld Wide Web has turned 25 years old. Whatmany people don’t know is that the web was at firstcreated to improve communication betweenthousands of scientists in Switzerland.In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee was a 34-year-oldBritish physicist working as a software engineer at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland. Since CERN was a huge organization with thousands of scientists, communication between them was becoming increasingly difficult.Berners-Lee wanted to develop a system to solve the problem. His paper suggested an information system, where a page on one computer could have a link to another page on another computer (connected through the Internet), allowing scientists to read lots of information quickly. However, Berners-Lee’s boss said that it sounded exciting but impossible.Even though there were many difficulties and few supporters, Berners-Lee went on to develop the World Wide Web. He came up with ideas such as Hyper-text Transfer Protocol (超文本传输协议) to allow computers to talk to each other, Hyper-text Markup Language (HTML) to create the pages, a server to serve the pages, and a browser (浏览器) to see them.In December 1990, the World Wide Web was demonstrated (展示) and in 1991, the WWW project was made public, so that other programmers could develop their own browsers. Berners-Lee believed that it could be used for more than scientific purposes. He wanted the Internet to be easy for anyone to use — a free open software. His wishes soon came true.Although the World Wide Web has today turned into a completely different thing from what it meant at first, it has become necessary and important to our lives, powering our mobile technologies and the way we get information.47. The World Wide Web was created to _____.A. help people get information easily and quicklyB. support the development of mobile technologiesC improve communication between scientists at CERN.D. make it easier for British scientists to communicate48. As for Berners-Lee’s paper, his boss _____.A. felt puzzled about itB. showed no interest in itC. was certain about itD. had no confidence in it49. According to the text, Berners-Lee _____.A. doesn’t give u p easily when in troubleB. is a 55-year-old Swiss physicistC. has worked at CERN for 25 yearsD. knows little about the Internet50. What would be the best title for the text?A. The popularity of the web.B. Interview with Tim Berners-Lee.C. Tips on improving the website.D. World Wide Web turns 25!第三节：七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。

人教版高二上学期期中考试模拟测试英语试题第一部分听力理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Conversation 11. Why is the man going to Paris?A. To attend an art show.B. To attend a meeting.C. To visit friends.2. When does the next train to Paris leave?A. At 5:15.B. At 6:35.C. At 5:45.Conversation 23.When does Mary’s party start?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 9:00.4. When will the woman probably leave for the party?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 9:00.Conversation 35. How does Linda probably feel now?A. Sorry.B.Worried.C.Happy.6. How many A’s did the woman get?A. Two.B. Four.C.Five.Conversation 47. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Nurse and patient.C. Doctor and nurse.8. Why does the man change his appointment?A. He has another appointment.B. Dr Martin had to ask for leave.C. The bad weather made him do so.9. When will the man meet Dr Martin?A. At 9:00 pm next TuesdayB. At 9:00 am next Tuesday.C. At 9:00 am this morning.Conversation 510. What does the man say about the hotel?A. It offers a free supper.B. It is far from Silver Beach.C. It has a swimming pool.11.How does the woman suggest spending the morning?A. By surfing the Internet.B. By walking along the beach.C. By swimming in the pool.12. What does the woman want to know next?A. Whether there are spare rooms.B. The breakfast time.C. The extra service.Conversation 613.Why does the man ask to go out for a dinner this week?A. For his birthday.B. For their wedding anniversary.C. For rewarding their son.14.Where are the speakers from?A. India.B. Japan.C.Italy.15. When will they go to the restaurant?A. On Monday night.B. On Friday night.C. On Saturday night .第二部分阅读（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。

第一学期高二年级英语期中试题卷一、单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分；满分10分）1. I tried to appear at ______ ease when the foreign guest greeted me by kissing me on_______ cheek.A. /; theB. /; aC. the; aD. the; the2. The news ______ is being broadcast in the airport is ______ a big snowstorm will come attacking.A. which; whichB. /; thatC. that; whichD. that; that3. Our neighbour has ______ ours.A. twice a big swimming pool asB. twice as big a swimming pool asC. a swimming pool twice big asD. twice as a swimming pool big as4. --Who do you think should be responsible for the accident?--It is two careless passes-by, _______ the driver, that ______ to blame for it.A. more than; isB. rather than; areC. other than; isD. less than; are5. --Hey, do you like the rock and roll song that I am playing?--To be honest, I don’t. I’d rather that you ______ quiet.A. had keptB. keptC. should keepD. keep6. They ______ on the project for almost one month before I joined them, and now we ______on it as no good results have come out so far.A. had been working; are still workingB. had worked; were still workingC. have been working; have workedD. have worked; are still working7. Measures have to be taken to teach young people how to ______ themselves both infamily and in school. They don’t know the basic manners.A. performB. struggleC. amuseD. behave8. After a day’s tiring climb, we finally arrived at ______ we had been told was “Garden in the Air”.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. where9. The population of Africa is ______ so rapidly as to cause great concern of the whole world.A. expandingB. preservingC. supportingD. spreading10. The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for ______ he could findabout Mark Twain.A. no matter whatB. whicheverC. whateverD. no matterwhich11. --Please don’t make any noise—my mother is a very light sleeper.--How ________ you are!A. modestB. considerateC. outspokenD. optimistic12. --Do you regret ______ your well-paid position?--Not at all. I have more time to stay with my family now.A. taking upB. picking upC. giving upD. building up13. As medicine experts say, this virus is more ______ to survive and spread in low temperatures.A. possibleB. likelyC. probableD. maybe14. Tmall Double 11 Shopping Carnival is an occasion ______ varieties of products areavailable at discounted prices.A. thatB. whereC. whenD. whose15. As is known ______ us, Sherlock Holmes is famous ______ a detective ______ his quickthinking and careful observation.A. to; as; forB. by; to; forC. for; to; asD. by; for; as16. Only after Li Qi focused on his strengths instead of his weakness ______ himself from hisinferiority complex (自卑感).A. he freedB. he had freedC. did he freeD. had he freed17. –Why do you charge so much?--There is a postage and packing fee ______ the costs of repair.A. in support ofB. in defence ofC. in addition toD. in preference to18. At first, we didn’t know about Tom. But ______, we came to know that he was an honest boy.A. particularlyB. simplyC. generallyD. gradually19. With the Internet _____ widely, people throughout the world have no difficulty _____ witheach other.A. using; to communicateB. using; communicatingC. used; communicatingD. used; to communicate20. –You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.--_______. Confidence is really of great importance.A. It’s not my cup of teaB. That’s not the pointC. I don’t think soD. I can’t agree more二、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. People built walls to 21 influence from the other town.In Pressure, 22 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 23_ to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 24 was the index (指数) of success, people were 25 busy making money, with 26 for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the hard work and turned to wine or drugs to escape.27 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without 28 and 29 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t 30 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 31 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 32 the lack of strict rules, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was 33 that mattered. No one had the 34 thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were 35 models from Pressure.Some of the young were addicted (上瘾) to 36 because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is 37 for?”But, just before life in the two towns completely 38 , there came a wise man – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be 39 with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 40 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.21. A. connect B. have C. strengthen D. prevent22. A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody D. somebody23. A. have B. like C. compete D. try24. A. health B. joy C. children D. wealth25. A. seldom B. always C. hardly D. sometimes26. A. much time B. no reason C. many reasons D. no time27. A. Meanwhile B. Particularly C. Therefore D. Unfortunately28. A. pleasure B. pressure C. work D. delight29. A. must B. need C. could D. dared30. A. know B. find C. recognize D. care31. A. in the morning B. the whole evening C. all day long D. in the afternoon32. A. Thanks to B. In addition to C. Contrary to D. According to33. A. money B. time C. pleasure D. pressure34. A. strongest B. slightest C. simplest D. smallest35. A. the old B. the new C. the best D. the same36. A. books B. work C. money D. drugs37. A. pressure B. life C. pleasure D. money38. A. improved B. failed C. succeeded D. lived39. A. content B. surprised C. patient D. angry40. A. made up B. put down C. pulled down D. set up三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分；满分30分）AAccording to body language expert Robert Phipps, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type of personality they have. Phipps has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality.Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal (胎儿的) position. He found that this is the most common bedtime position, with nearly 58 percent of people sleeping on their side with knees up and head down. The more we curl up (蜷曲), the more comfort we are seeking, according to Phipps.The second most common position is the log. Sleeping with a straight body, with arms at each side, as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace, indicates stubbornness, and these people (the 28 percent who sleep this way) often wake up stiffer than when they went to sleep.“The longer you sleep like this, the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible, which means you make things harder for yourself,” according to Phipps.Yearner (向往) sleepers are next on the list. About 25 percent of people sleep in this style—on their side with arms stretched out in front, looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves. Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always expecting the best results, explained Phipps. These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead.Perhaps the most peculiar (奇怪的) of sleep styles is the freefaller position. This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population. They sleep face down with arms stretched out. These people, according to Phipps, feel like they have little control over their life. Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles, but also the least comfortable, and people may wake upfeeing tired and have no energy.In conclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add: “A good night’s sleep set you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake.”41. Which of the following pictures is the fetal position?42. The underlined word “rigid” is closest in meaning to ______.A. stubbornB. flexibleC. comfortableD. strange43. Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection?A. The fetal position.B. The log position.C. The yearner position.D. The freefaller position.44. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point C: Conclusion45. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day.B. Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night.C. How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day.D. Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably.BIn our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose wonderful appearance will help sell their products. And make more money for the companies.As our country become crazy about reducing the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people. Even children as young as primary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. I agree obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, but many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes rather than our health. It seems that “fat” has become a new “ugly”.Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television hostess Jennier Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a local security guard named Kenneth Krause. In the email Krause attacked the mother of three, writing, “Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”Days later on live television, Livingston reacted to this email by responding, “The truth is that I am overweight. But to the person who wrote to me that email, do you think I don’t know that? You know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. And I am much more than a number on the scale.”While Livingston is not denying her size, she does suffer from hypothyroidism, a hormone (荷尔蒙) disorder that makes it harder to lose weight. Krause doesn’t know that Livingston has also been trying to change her diet and keep a regular exercise since the summer, and has already lost 8 pounds.What kind of people have we become when we criticize and attack other people we don’t even know? Haven’t we realized by now that weight does not determine character, talent, or qualities?Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look rather than what is inside. Negative attitudes towards heavier people can be seen worldwidebecause of the growing obesity problem.The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes. That someone is heavier doesn’t mean they eat large amounts of junk food and hang around all the day. Similarly, even though a person is thin, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthy and fit.If you are reading this and you are fighting with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I don’t know you, I respect and support you.Beauty is not determined by size; it is determined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. Just as the talented film actress Kirstie Alley put it, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”46. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ______.A. fat people are sure to suffer from eating disorderB. models will be out of work if they do not lose weightC. many people nowadays focus too much on appearanceD. children in primary schools care little about their weight47. The writer mentioned the email written by Kenneth Krause in order to tell us ______.A. some people still have negative attitudes towards fat peopleB. Kenneth Krause is an unfriendly person who likes attacking the fatC. we should make an effort to help the fat improve their physical conditionD. the fat can not act as a suitable example for the community’s young people48. What do we know about Jennier Livingston according to the passage?A. She has been trying to keep a regular exercise all the time.B. She has already realized her physical condition.C. She is prevented from losing weight because of a kind of hormone.D. She is often attacked by a local security guard because of her shape.49. The article mainly tells us the message that ______.A. the thin are usually healthier than the fatB. happiness lies first of all in healthC. health is more important than appearanceD. beauty means more than appearance50. In the writer’s opinion, _______.A. “fat” has become a new “ugly”B. your size shows who you areC. the fat should be careful about losing weightD. fat people shouldn’t lose weightCThe family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little sad on that Sunday in May. After all, it was Mother’s Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents in Ohio. She had called her mother that morning to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother had mentioned how colorful the yard was now that spring had arrived. As they talked, the young woman could almost smell purple lilacs (丁香) hang on the big bush outside her parents’ back door.Later, when she mentioned to her husband how she missed those lilacs, he popped up from his chair. “I know where we can find you all you want,” he said. So off they went, driving the country roads of northern Rhode Island on the kind of day only mid-May can produce: Shining sunlight, unclouded blue skies and newness of the green growing all around. They went past small villages and abandoned apple orchards (果园). Where they stopped, trees and bushes crowded the roadway on both sides, but there wasn’t a lilac bush in sight.“Come with me,” the man said. Before they got halfway up the hill, the fragrance (芬芳) of the lilacs floated down to them, and the kids started running. Soon, the mother began running, too, until she reached the top. There were the towering lilacs bushes. With a smile, the young woman rushed up to the nearest bush and buried her face in the flowers, drinking in the fragrance and the memories it recalled. Then carefully, she chose a sprig (小枝) here, another one there. She was in no hurry, appreciating each blossom as a rare treasure. Finally, though, they returned to their car for the trip home. While the kids chatted and the man drove, the woman sat smiling, surrounded by her flowers, a faraway look in her eyes.When they were within three miles of home, she suddenly shouted to her husband, “Stop the car. Stop right here!” The man slammed on the brakes. Before he could ask her why she wanted to stop, the woman was out of the car and hurrying up a nearby grassy slope with the lilacs still in her arms. At the top of the hill was a nursing home and, because it was such a beautiful spring day, the patients were outdoors walking with relatives or sitting on the porch. The young woman went to the end of the porch, where an elderly patient was sitting in her wheelchair, alone, head bowed, her back to most of others. Across the porch went the flowers, into the lap of the old woman. She lifted her head, and smiled. For a few moments, the two women chatted, both with happiness, and then the young woman turned and ran back to her family. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair waved, holding the lilacs.“Mom,”the kids asked, “Who was that? Why did you give her our flowers? Is she somebody’s mother?” The mother said she didn’t know the old woman. But it was Mother’s Day, and she seemed so alone, and who wouldn’t be cheered by flowers? “Besides,” she added, “I have all of you, and I still have my mother, even if she is far away. That woman needed those flowers more than I did.”This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he bought half a dozen young lilacs bushes and planted them around their yard, and several times since then he has added more.I was that man. The young mother was, and is, my wife. Now, every May, our own yard is filled with lilacs. Every Mother’s Day our kids gather purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile on a lonely old woman’s face, and the kindness that put the smile there.51. The young woman was feeling a bit sad that Sunday in May because she _____.A. didn’t receive any giftB. missed her parentsC. couldn’t see the gardenD. missed the purple lilacs52. On the halfway up the hill, the woman felt ______.A. very delighted because she found towering lilacs thereB. very disappointed because there wasn’t a lilac in sightC. very excited because she smelt the fragrance of the lilacsD. very surprised because there was a nursing home at the top53. The young woman can be best described as ______.A. warm-hearted and determinedB. emotional and considerateC. responsible and sensitiveD. caring and kind-hearted54. The young woman liked lilacs so much most probably because ______.A. they were very beautifulB. they were a symbol of kindnessC. they reminded her of homeD. they could make people happy55. What might be the best title for the passage?A. The Memories of lilacsB. A Special Mother’s DayC. Beautiful Purple LilacsD. A Kind Young Woman高二年级英语期中答题卷四、用动词或动词词组的适当形式填空（有两个是多余的）（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）equip…with…; model…after…; convince…of…; refer to; star in; lead to; crowdin; intend; regret; deliver, campaign; disturb;56. The doctor ___________________ a baby when suddenly all the lights in the hall went out.57. It is no use ___________________ what you have done. You’d better calm down and workout a solution to make up for the losses.58. The theme park ____________________ the style of Disneyland is a great attraction to children.59. In the past five decades, the organization ______________________ against smoking inpublic for more than ten times.60. You can depend on it that he will give some practical suggestions to your problem___________________ in your letter.61. On our trip to Oxford University, what impressed us most was the laboratory________________ advanced facilities.62. On the first day when the 2010 Expo was opened, a flood of visitors_____________________ to feast their eyes.63. Hu Ge, ___________________ “Nirvana in Fire琅琊榜”, has become more and morepopular for the charming character.64. After careful observation, the detective found there was only one approach_________________ the castle.65. With a ________________ problem to solve, he found it hard to sleep well every night.五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）Friendship is very importance. Everyone needs friendship. In all our lives we can’t live without friendship just as we can’t live with air or water. Friendship make it possible for us to get along well with one another and settle different kinds of difficulties in the front of us. So real friendship is not easy to get. True friendship must be sincerely and be based on understand each other. A good friend can always be a good teacher to us. It is his advice which leads us to the right way. Therefore, more friends we have, the better we can improve us.六、书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）请从下列人物中选择你最喜欢的一位，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。

第一学期期中质量检测高二英语第I卷第一部分听力（无）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。

AOn a stormy day last August, Tim heard someone shouting. Looking at the sea carefully, he saw that two kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, had rowed out in a boat to recover a football. Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The boys were terrified and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.Tim knew that it would soon be swallowed by the waves.“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls. “I’m trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,”he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to shout to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”“Let’s aim for the pier (码头),”Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you swim?”he cried. “A little bit,”the boys said.Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.1. When did the story happen?A.On a holiday.B. On a stormy day.C. At a weekend.D. After a football match.2. What does the underlined word “recover” in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?A. 找回B. 修补C. 恢复D. 盖上3. What do you think of Tim?A.Strong.B. Proud.C. Shy.D. Brave.BThe first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more than eleven million copies every day.4. The first daily newspaper came out in _____.A. 59 BCB. 700'sC. 1609D. 16205. The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____.A. EnglandB. GermanyC. FranceD. Sweden6. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____.A. WashingtonB. New YorkC. BostonD. New Orleans7. What does the author want to inform us?A. The beginning of newspapersB. History of newspapersC. History of daily newspapersD. On reading newspapersCGood afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one.Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any risk when crossing the road.My next point is about litter (throwing away wasted material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.Now, are there any questions?8. The main purpose of this speech would be to ____.A. prepare people for international travelB. declare the laws of different kindsC. give advice to travellers to the countryD. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws9. From the speech we learn that ____.A. In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you.B. You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age.C. Because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the roadD. You can't make noise except at night10. The underlined word “contact” in the last paragraph means _________________.A. keep in touch withB. get in touch withC. joinD. report11. W ho do you think is most likely to make the speech?A. A policemanB. A lawmakerC. A teacherD. A lawyerDClose your eyes and imagine you are living in the next two centuries or more. You'll be living in a world filled with smart robots, which will be helping you to take care of your children, or your elderly parents in your home. You'll live much longer thanks to the medicine made by genetic (基因的) science. And mankind may be going farther in space than ever before—youwill be living on the moon or Mars.How should we view the changes that wait for us in the future? Should we be optimistic about the years ahead, or worried about what the future holds? Some scientists and experts are having a discussion about how technology, science and society will develop in the future."I'm looking forward to the day when more technology will come to my life," says John Searle, a professor at the University of California Berkeley Philosophy, "because I think further research in such areas as genetics, physics, chemistry and medicine will help us to overcome poverty, improve health, and make life longer."Hugh Herr, at MIT's Biomechatronics Group, considers very powerful weapons as concern over the future. Another is the growing role of technology in our lives."Machines taking over what humans do is not a good thing," Herr says.That is a similar concern shared by Daniela Cerqui, a social and cultural scientist. "I am afraid that the long-term future we are building will have no space left for human beings," says Cerqui. "The main values of our society are related to information that must progress as quickly as possible, and computers are much better than humans in these tasks."12. The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.A. how science will develop in the next two centuriesB. how people will live in a modern societyC. what life would be like in the futureD. what computers will bring to our society13. What is John Searle's attitude towards the future of technology?A. Worried.B. Optimistic.C. Uncertain.D. Disappointed.14. The underlined word "That" in the last paragraph refers to______.A. the poverty problem in the futureB. machines taking over what humans doC. the technology of weaponsD. the health problem of humans15. What would be the best title for the passage?A. The future—fullof hope or concern?B. Great changes will take place in the futureC. The relationship between technology and humansD. The role of robots and computers in the future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。

高二联考英语试卷时间：120分钟满分：150分第Ⅰ卷(共115分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)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。

AOn a cold evening of April our ship was sailing for Ireland. Suddenly a violent storm rose and overturned our ship. Fortunately I held a board and was washed up on an island.It was completely dark. On reaching the island, I found a smooth place to lie down. Quite tired I slept for a long time. I woke up with a start when I was dazzled(使目眩) by glaring sunlight. How I felt hungry and thirsty! The island with its beautiful landscape at dawn appeared before my eyes.I began to explore the island. It was an uninhabited_island surrounded by trees. Yellow fruit in the light wind made me feel hungry. I tasted one. How sweet and delicious it was! I ate greedily a lot then I lay down comfortably on the soft grass. Around me were fragrance(芳香) and singing of birds. There, far away, on the right, a waterfall was falling down the mountainside. I rushed toward it. In the afternoon when I was wandering around the island, I happened to find out a cave hidden behind the thick forest. It was convenient for me to turn it into a place for sleeping for the night.Day in day out, nearly two weeks passed by. My food was mere fruit and some fish caught from the stream. Sometimes I tried to hunt some wild animals but in vain. Had I been equipped with necessary things, I would have enjoyed remaining here for food.One morning I caught sight of a boat. I signaled and shouted out loudly. I was rescued but so far I have had the memories of a fairy land which I had once happened to discover!21．What did the author do first after he was washed onto the island?A．He looked for a passing ship. B．He found something to eat.C．He found a place to take a rest. D．He made the island clean.22．What is the RIGHT time order of the following events?a．He wandered around the island.b．He was dazzled by glaring sunlight.c．He ate a lot of wild fruits.d．He found the island's landscape was beautiful.A．b d a c B．c d a bC．a c d b D．b d c a23．What does the underlined part “an uninhabited island” in Paragraph 3 mean?A．An island with beautiful scenes but no fruit.B．An island without humans living on it.C．An island that no humans have visited.D．An island with fresh air and trees.24．What does this passage mainly describe?A．How the author overcame difficulties on the island.B．How the author spent the first night and the first day on the island.C．How the author got to the island.D．How the author escaped from the island.BWhen I left home for college, I sought to escape the limited world of farmers, small towns, and country life. I long for the excitement of the city, for the fast pace that rural life lacked, for adventure beyond the horizon. I dreamed of exploring the city, living within a new culture and landscape, and becoming part of the pulse of an urban jungle.Yet some of my best times were driving home, leaving the city behind and slipping back into the valley. As city life disappeared and traffic thinned, I could see the faces of the other drivers relax. Then, around a bend in the highway, the grassland of the valley would come into being, offering a view of gentle rolling hills. The land seemed permanent. I felt as if I had stepped back in time.I took comfort in the stability of the valley. Driving through small farm communities, I imagined the founding families still rooted in their grand homes, generations working the same lands, neighbors remaining neighbors for generations. I allowed familiar farmhouse landmarks to guide me.Close to home, I often turned off the main highway and took a different, getting familiar farms again and testing my memory. Friends lived in those houses. I had eaten meals and spent time there; I had worked on some of these farms, lending a hand during a peak harvest, helping a family friend for a day or two. The houses and lands looked the same, and I could picture the gentle faces and hear familiar voices as if little had been changed. As I eased into our driveway I'd return to old ways, becoming a son once again, a child on the family farm. My feelings were honest and real. How I longed for a land where life stood still and my memories could be relived.When I left the farm for college, I could only return as visitor to the valley, a traveler looking for home.Now the farm is once again my true home. I live in that farmhouse and work the permanent lands. My world may seem unchanged to casual observers, but they are wrong. I know this: if there's a constant on these farms, it's the constant of change.The good observer will recognize the differences. A farmer replants an orchard (果园) with a new variety of peaches. Irrigation is added to block of old grapes, so I imagine the vineyard has a new owner. Occasionally the changes are clearly evident, like a FOR SALE sign. But I need to read the small print in order to make sure that a bank has taken possession of the farm. Most of the changes contain two stories. One is the physical change of the farm, the other involves the people on that land, the human story behind the change.I've been back on the farm for a decade and still haven't heard all the stories behind the changes around me. But once I add my stories to the landscape, I can call this place my home, a home that continues to evolve and changes as I add more and more of my stories.A poet returns to the valley and says, “Little has changed in the valley, and how closed­minded you all are！” He comments about the lack of interest in sports, social an d environmental issues in the poverty and inequality of our life. He was born and raised here, so he might have the right to criticize and lecture us. Yet he speaks for many who think they know the valley. How differently would others think of us if they knew the stories of a grape harvest in a wet year or a peach without a home?25．The most important reason why the writer wanted to move to the city is that ________.A. he did not want to work on the farmB. he wanted to make new friendsC. he was eager for a different life thereD. there were more things to do there26．What made the writer relax as he drove from the city to the country?A. He could see for miles and miles.B. The traffic moved more slowly.C. The people he passed seemed to be calmer.D. The land seemed familiar to him.27．When driving through the valley the writer was guided home by ________.A．familiar farmhouses which left him a good memoryB．houses that had sheltered generations of the same familyC．land that had been worked by a family for generationsD．large farms which stretched out right before him28．When he was in college, why was the writer sad when he returned to his family home?A. He remembered how hard he used to work.B. He realized that he was only a visitor.C. He recognized the old housed and land.D. He remembered his next door neighbors.CMillions of people die of hunger in Southern Africa every year, but when Zambia was offered thousands of tons of free maize by the US, the government politely said no.“We don't know whe ther the food is safe，” said Zambia's Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Dipak Patel.His worries are shared by countries around the world that are in_two_minds about America's genetically modified(GM, 转基因的) crops. Just last week, EU(欧盟) member nations were discussing whether or not to import GM sweet corn from the US.Ever since people started farming, they have tried to crossbreed(杂交) plants to make them stronger or better tasting. At one time, only related plants could be crossed with each other.But when GM techniques were developed in the 1970s, scientists were able to put a single gene from a living creature into an unrelated creature.This means they can make crops more productive and resistant to disease by adding genes from other species. They ca n also create food with special characteristics, such as “golden rice”，which is enriched with vitamin A. But many people believe GM foods are a health risk.“If left to me, I would certainly not eat GM foods，” said Scottish scientist Arpad Pusztai. “We are putting new things into food which haven't been eaten before. The effects on the immune system(免疫系统) are not easy to predict.”At the moment, the official argument is that GM foods “are not likely to present risks for human health”. But there are still m any questions to be answered as the foods are produced in different ways.Some experts believe the genetic material added to plants can transfer to humans and give damage to our bodies. Further harm could be caused by the genes from GM plants crossbreeding with naturally produced crops.29．We learn from the passage ________.A．people have discovered that GM foods will do harm to human healthB．millions of Zambia people die of eating too much GM foodsC．people are still not sure if GM foods will do harm to human healthD．genetic material added to plants will damage our bodies sooner or later30．What does “in two minds” in the third paragraph mean?A．Unsure. B．Worried.C．Likely. D．Careless.31．Which of the following statements is NOT true about GM foods?A．It is produced from plants added genes from other species.B．GM foods can have special characteristics.C．GM foods will affect people's immune system.D．GM foods have been produced since 1970s.32．What's the author's attitude?A．Supportive. B．Neutral.C．Doubtful. D．Critical.DSome students get so nervous before a test, and they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious test­takers.Sian Beilock: “They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using t o focus on the exam.”Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test­takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.Sian Beilock: “What we think happens is when students put it down on paper, they think about the worst that could happen and they reassess the situation. They might realize it's not as hard as they might think it was before and, in essence, it prevents these thoughts from popping_up when they're actually taking a test.”The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of twelve percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent.Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test.PrefessorBeilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B＋，compared to a B－for those who did not.Sian Beilock: “What we showed is that for students who are highly test­anxious, who'd done our writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most likely to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who don't normally get nervous in these testing situations.”But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.33．What may happen if students have the problem of test anxiety?A．Test anxiety can improve students' performance to some degree.B．Students' attention and memory resources run out when worried.C．Students may not be admitted into their favorite college if worriedD．Test anxiety is sure to cause students to fail the test.34．What does the underlined phrase “popping up” mean?A．Giving out B．Fading awayC．Becoming clear D．Appearing suddenly35．What is the main idea of the passage?A．It is a common practice for students to get worried before a test.B．Being worried before tests does harm to students' performance.C．Anxious students overcome test anxiety by writing down fears.D．It is important for students to overcome test anxiety.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。

上学期高二期中考试（英语学科）试题考试范围：必修1---5全五册（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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. Who repaired the computer?A. Tom.B. Jack.C. Pam.2. What does Tom do probably?A. A barman.B. A shopkeeper.C. A waiter.3. When will the woman go back to work?A. At 1:00 pm.B. At 1:15 pm.C. At 1:30 pm.4. What's the woman's problem?A. She's always late.B. She wastes too much time.C. She spends too much money.5. What will the man do afterwards?A. Put away his clothes.B. Buy another closet.C. Throw his old clothes away.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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. When does Lucy bite her nails?A. When she's sad.B. When she's excited.C. When she's nervous.7. What will the speakers do next?A. Watch a video.B. Play games.C. Visit a website.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

人教版高二上学期期中考试模拟测试英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。

I 卷(共100分，其中选择题为85分)一、听力理解（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）二、语言知识及应用第一节单项选择（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）16. After the plane took ________, we soon lost ________ sight of the ground.A. apart; /B. up; theC. off; /D. up; our17. The police had to employ force ________ the crowd got out of control.A. the instantB. at the instantC. in an instantD. for an instant18. Before prescribing this drug, the doctor must make an _________ of itsinjury to the liver.A. accuseB. assessmentC. appointmentD. aspect19. Cherries have colours from almost black to yellow.A. various ofB. variousC. variety ofD.vary20. It’s too messy in your room. Look, by the washing machine apile of dirty clothes.A. are liedB. layC. laidD. lie21. The experts demanded hethe latest progress.A. informedB. informed ofC. is informedD. be informed of22. An experienced doctor usually judges a patient’s illness according to the .A. schemeB. signalsC. symptomsD. signatures23. Because his behavior was place, the boss hired another man to ________.A. out of; take his placeB. not in place; take place of himC. out of the; take the place of himD. not in the place; take his place24. After I have finished my lessons, I _______ English very well.A. can be able to speakB. will be able to speakC. will can speakD. will be going to speak25. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch _______ a computer screen, and a table andsome chairs rose _______ under the floor as if by magic.A. on; offB. in; fromC. on; fromD. in; off26. There are some health problems that, when in time, canbecome bigger ones later on.A. not treatedB. not being treatedC. not to be treatedD. not having been treated27. with such heavy traffic, we had to do something about it.A. FacedB. FaceC. FacingD. To face28. My father always tells us to believe inwe do if we want to win.A. whyB. howC. whatD. which29. I feel uncomfortable each time I remember the situationmybrother didn’t agree with me the matter.A. where; toB. that; atC. which; aboutD. where; on30. ---Do you still remember the lecture by Mr. Smith?---Yes, ________.A. never I shall forgetB. so do IC. never shall I forget itD. neither shall I forget it31. His teacher kept telling him that he should recite the text, but________ didn’thelp.A. itB. heC. whatD. which32. It was in the lab ________ was taken charge of by Professor Black _________they did the experiment.A. that; whereB. which; thatC. what; thatD. which; where33. We have never read such a book ______ was talked about at the meeting.A. itB. whichC. thatD.as34.---Nobody could stop him, ?---stubborn boy he is !A. couldn’t they; WhatB. could he; What aC. could he; HowD. could they; How35. --- How long _______ like this?---Three days. It’s common here that rain ________ without stopping thesedays of the year.A. has it been raining; poursB. has it rained; is pouringC. is it raining; is pouringD. does it rain; pours第二节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）In America,drivers’education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to 36a class in drivers’education. However, unlike other 37 , it is not given during the 38school year. Instead, it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and 39 and driving time to practice driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a 40 from which they study the basic 41 they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s42 . Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the steering wheel and practice start, steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other operations 43 to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six 44.The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two-hour blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an h our driving time per outing. The instructor and“driver”sit in 45 seats and the other three students sit in the back. Drivers’ED cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on driver side and one on the other side where the 46 sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into 47, the instructor can take over. The car also has another 48 feature. On thetop of the car is a sign that 49: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is a beginning driver, not very experienced and intended to drive 50.36. A. give B. take C. start D. seat37. A. schools B. practices C. operations D. courses38. A. basic B. extra C. regular D. special39. A. features B. regulations C. operations D.instructions40. A. text B. chance C. practice D. test41. A. laws B. skills C. signs D. parts42. A. experience B. education C. license D. curriculum43. A. separated B. intended C. required D. mixed44. A. courses B. hours C. tests D. classes45. A. driving B. passenger C. front D. window46. A. examiner B. instructor C. operator D. passenger47. A. difficulties B. blocks C. outings D. corners48. A. basic B. strange C. similar D. special49. A. reads B. writes C. warns D. tells50. A. quickly B. regularly C. practically D. slowly第三节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions 1 she had become very proud. One day, the naughty cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with hershowing off, and decided 2 (teach)her a lesson.She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that beautiful, and that the butterfly only won the competitions 3 the judges had been paid. In 4 (real), the cockroach was the most beautiful.The butterfly was angry and told the cockroach, “I 5 (beat)you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yoursel f choose. ”“OK, I accept. See you on Saturday, ”answered the cockroach, and left 6 waiting for a reply.That Saturday everyone went to 7 beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw 8 the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of 9 preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.The butterfly was left 10 (cry)and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. Fortunately, the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）(A)In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic – and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No.3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo – a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over21 years to get my college degree!I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.51. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A. She wanted to study by herself.B. She fell in love and got married.C. She suffered from a serious illness.D. She decided to look after her grandma.52. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.53. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Little by litter, one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides.D. Well begun, half done.54. Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Caring and determined.B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitious and SensitiveD. Innocent and single-minded(B)The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendous impacts has only just begun.“Mass adoption of the Internet is driving one of the most excit ing social, cultural, and political transformations in history, and unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,” Schmidt and Cohen write in their new book The New Digital Age.Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Internet revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But if the book has one major shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these changes.In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes — and more importantly predicts — how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one physical, and one virtual.At the core of the book is the idea that “technology is neutral, but people aren’t.”By using this concept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist point of view that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimately be good or bad for society. In an interview with TIME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and his co-author are optimistic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re also realistic about the risks and dangers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect topersonal privacy and state supervision.55. How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internet?A.They are immeasurable.B.They are worldwide.C.They are unpredictable.D.They are profound.56. In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequate?A.It fails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.B.It fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.C.It lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.D.It does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.57. What will the future be like when everybody gets online?A.People will be dealing with two different realities.B.People will have equal access to information.C.People don’t have to travel to see the world.D.People don’t have to communicate face to face.58. What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Age?A.They leave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.B.They are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.C.They have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.D.They don’t take sides in analyzing the effects o f the Internet.(C)Why should mankind explore space? Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people onEarth? These are questions that, understandably, are very often asked.Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup as human beings. What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? The wider the spread of a species, the better its chance of survival. Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible.Nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for. Without knowledge, we may be completely destroyed by the danger. With knowledge, we can lessen its effects.Exploration also allows minerals and other potential resources to be found. Even if we have no immediate need of them, they will perhaps be useful later. Resources may be more than physical possessions. Knowledge or techniques have been acquired through exploration. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives. We have already benefited from other spin-offs including improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick pans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products of technological developments in the space industry!While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us. While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, italso holds dangers. The danger exists, but knowledge can help human being to survive. Without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist.While Earth is the only planet known to support life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to live on other planets. It is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future.59. Why does the author mention the questions in Paragraph l?A. To express his doubts.B. To introduce points for discussion.C. To compare different ideas.D. To describe the conditions on Earth.60. What is the reason for exploring space based on Paragraph 2?A. Humans are nature-born to do so.B. Humans have the tendency to fight.C. Humans may find new sources of food.D. Humans don't like to stay in the same place.61. The underlined word “spin-offs”in Paragraph 4 probably refers to________.A. survival chancesB. potential resourcesC. unexpected benefitsD. physical possessions62. What makes it possible for humans to live on other planets'?A. Our genetic makeup.B. The adaptive ability of' humans.C. Resources on the earth.D. By-products in space exploration.(D)Why is it that some people seem to learn several languages without any effort, while for others learning just one foreign language is neither enjoyable nor successful? What makes learning a new language so easy for some and so difficult for others.We each have our own preferred way of learning as a result of our cultural and educational backgrounds and our personalities. Experts have identified different learning styles.Visual Learners usually enjoy reading and prefer to see an image of the words they are learning. They like looking at pictures and flashcards. Auditory Learners, on the other hand, prefer to learn by listening. They enjoy conversations and talking to others. They don’t need to see words written down. One study revealed that Japanese students tend to be Visual Learners, while English-speaking American, prefer the auditory learning style.Some people like to learn by using their hands to touch objects, while others like to move around and need frequent breaks from sitting at a desk.There are Analytical Learners, meaning they enjoy understanding how the language works. They love studying grammar rules and like to focus on details, whereas Global Learners are more interested in communicating their ideas and are not worried about whether what they say is grammatically correct.In spoken English, the Japanese tend to be Reflective Learners. They think carefully before they speak to ensure their message is accurate. They do not make so many mistakes but their communication is slower. European learners tend to be Impulsive Learners. They speak more fluently and worry abouthow well they are communicating rather than how many mistakes they are making.So, to do well in a language, you should identify your style and try to find a class that will teach you the way you want to learn. For example, if you are a Reflective Learner, you may not do so well in a purely conversational class and as an Auditory Learner, you probably don’t want to do so much reading. In fact if you are an Auditory Learner, you are probably not enjoying yourself right now!63. The passage mainly talks about ______.A. the difficult learning styles of some peopleB. the easy learning ways of other peopleC. the different learning styles of the JapaneseD. the different learning methods of all the people64. Which of the following phrases isn’t connected with the learning style?A. The way people are taught to learn a language.B. The place where people are from.C. The size of people.D. The kind of person people are.65. Analytical Learners ______.A. are similar to Global LearnersB. never worry about mistakesC. love to study detailsD. do well in conversationII 卷(满分50分)四、书面表达第一节用模块三或模块五的生字完成句子（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）1.Heat the remaining oil in the pan and gently fry the nut and tomato mixturefor 2–3 minutes, stirring c_______.2.The engine will not run _______（有效率地）unless the correct fuel is used.3.Winning the game i_______both skill and perseverance.4.She would never do anything that was not a_______ of by her parents.5.Natural gas is a safe fuel, but did you know your gas appliances can give offa p_______ gas which can kill?6.The scout showed great b_______ in saving the drowning child.7.Most of their larger bombs were made of _______ (农业上的) fertilizer andsimilar substitutes.8.You must ask p_______ for taking pictures in the national museum.9.He has devotedhis whole life to _______ (对......有利) mankind.10.A ddress these e_______ and put the letters in them.11.N ot t_______ the noise downtown was the main reason that he couldn’t settledown to his study.12.T he 11-year-old dog was s_______ at last, less than four miles from home,and although frightened and hungry, it was picked up safe and well.13.T he dinosaurs has been _______ (灭绝) since an explosion 65 million yearsago.14.A fter a long walk, they finally reached the place where Simon was, starvingand e_______ .15.T he girl was brought up in comfortables_______.16.T he couple sent a letter to their friends, _______ (证实) that they are goingthrough a difficult time.17.W hat can be seen when orbiting the Earth are the lights of the world’s_______（大城市的）areas.18.T he physicist is _______（稍微）better today, but he still needs a great care.19.T here’s no _______ (否认) that quicker action could have saved them.20.Y our suggestion was s_______ to the commission for consideration.第二节句子翻译（共5小题，每小题02分，满分10分）1. 除夕夜，我所有的亲人都聚集在一起吃大餐，意味着团团圆圆。

第一学期期中模拟考试高二英语试卷第Ⅰ卷（选择题）时间：100分钟分值：120分第一部分：阅读理解第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AOnly about 30 percent of people in the US know how to perform CPR (心肺复苏术). Recently, a 9-year-old boy showed a Georgia woman how to perform CPR on her newborn baby.Susanna Rohm said she had experienced a parent’s worst nightmare (噩梦) — her 2-month-old son, Isiah, was not breathing. “I noticed he looked pale. I looked at his arms and his legs and they were limp (无力的),”Rohm told a local newspaper. “Then I noticed that he look ed like he wasn’t alive.”In dismay, she dropped and broke her cellphone. Rohm had to run into the street, screaming for help.“I had him in my arms and screamed over and over. Then I ran outside. I saw two boys playing across the street, and I yelled, ‘Go and ask your parents to call 911,’”Rohm said. But the two boys were able to do more than that. Nine-year-old Ethan Wilson took action, showing Rohm how to perform CPR on little Isiah while ten-year-old Rocky Hurt helped as well.Rocky said he had learned the CPR technique from a poster in a health class at their school, Sedalia Park Elementary. “I was thinking we’d better give her a helping hand instead of getting scared,”Ethan said. “I told her to push on the baby’s chest five to ten times a minute with only two fingers, tilt back the baby’s head, plug the baby’s nose and breathe into the baby’s mouth,”Ethan said in an interview.At last, Isiah began crying and was breathing again. He spent two nights in a local hospital. “If the little boy hadn’t shown me what to do right there, my baby would probably not be alive right now,”Rohm said.1．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that in the US, .A. CPR is considered important by most peopleB. most children are taught how to perform CPRC. many parents don’t know how to perform CPRD. kids must learn how to perform CPR on babies2．What does the underlined word “dismay”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Panic.B. Anger.C. Excitement.D. Joy.3．What did Rohm do when she saw the two boys?A. She asked them to call 911 as soon as possible.B. She asked them to teach her how to perform CPR.C. She asked them to ask their parents for help.D. She asked them to help her perform CPR on her baby.4．What Rohm said in the last paragraph shows that she was .A. gratefulB. regretfulC. surprisedD. ashamedBFifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavily damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that struck North China's Hebei Province. The quake, measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale (里氏6 .2级) , hit the area 220km northwest of Beijing at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998.Scientists made a report of the recent quake. They said that the area of northwestern Beijing, the joint of Shanxi and Hebei Provinces and the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) were most easily attacked by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.However, scientists did not see the recent earthquake earlier. Clouds covered a large area in the northern part of North China before the earthquake and expertssay that this prevented satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (纬度).Experts say that in the last ten years, about 305 earthquakes have taken place in China with 9 measuring over 7 on the Richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 measuring over 5.Tens of thousands of people died or were injured. Loss valued over 10 billion yuan. 5．The report shows that about nine earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over ____ on the Richter scale.A. 7B.5C.9D.66．It can be inferred from the report that the damage caused by the earthquakes could be much less heavy if ____.A. all the people stayed outsideB. the earthquake happened at midnightC. the people had been warned earlierD. the earthquake scale was lower than 6. 2 only7．Which of the following can be reasonable except ____.A. We can not stop earthquakesB. Scientists are working hard at the researches on earthquakesC. We can do our best to have fewer damages than everD. Nothing can be done on earthquakesCThis Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it—either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you have an obvious advantage over other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National VocationalQualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:Supporting the teacherSupporting the pupilSupporting the schoolSupporting the curriculumThe salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:London fringe (外围):￡16,856 - ￡26,052Outer London: ￡18,789 - ￡27,992Inner London: ￡19,893 - ￡29,088Rest of England and Wales: ￡15,817 - ￡25,016The fee and the time of enrolment (入学)Enroll for only a ￡35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only ￡345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a ￡115 reduction in their enrolment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is ￡460 but for this month it has been reduced to only ￡345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future!100% money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied. That’s why we’ll happily give you your money back on any course returned within 7 days. It’s easy for you to enroll now by telephone 01223 923 913. You can get free friendly help and advice from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Monday to Friday. Call 01223 923 915.8．How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course?A. Go to the night school.B. Go to the full-time school.C. Study at home at any time.D. Study at weekends or vacations.9．What’s the teaching assistant’s task?A. Listening to the teacher’s lecture all the time.B. Only helping teachers prepare their lessons.C. Helping promote effective learning and teaching.D. Often giving lessons in place of the formal teacher.10．If a teacher assistant earns ￡28,000 a year , he probably works in ______. A. downtown Wales B. the fringe of LondonC. outer LondonD. downtown London11．How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?A. ￡310B. ￡35C. ￡345D. ￡460D“Migrant workers”(外来务工人员) is a familiar term for 17-year-old Shi Jian. Her father and uncle often talk about the problems surrounding this group of people. However, Shi cares more about the children of these migrant workers.Last year Shi’s housekeeper’s daughter had to give up her schooling in Beijing because she would not be allowed to sit the national college entrance exam. She was forced to continue her high school education in her hometown in Sichuan Province.Shi thinks the current law is unfair for migrant workers’ children, as it prevents them from studying at public schools, unless their parents pay huge sums. So, Shi decided to do a survey of migrant workers so that she could find some solutions to help solve the problem.In the last six months Shi spoke to 186 migrant workers in Beijing. Her interviewees include babysitters, guards, keepers, supermarket clerks, house cleaners and construction site workers. Shi found out that 55 of them were parents. Among this group, only eight have children who attend schools in Beijing. The other 47 had to leave children with relatives in the countryside. However, 40 of the 47 would like to enroll(使入学) their children in city schools.From her interviews, Shi found that the workers’ lowest income was 400 yuan each month. Over one-third earn a monthly wage of or below 1000 yuan. “Even schools for migrant workers’ children charge more than public schools. Morever, parents constantly worry about these schools closing or relocating,”she explained.Shi has recently completed a report about her survey, in which she makes a series of recommendations. “The government can set up public schools for migrants’ children equal to schools for city children. Second, to offset(弥补) migrant workers’ very low pay, public schools should offer them special rates so they can afford their children’s tuition(学费).12．What drove Shi to do the survey of migrant workers?A. Her curiosity about m igrant workers’ livesB. She was asked to do a survey of migrant workers as part of a school project.C. Her housekeeper’s daughter was forced to move to her hometown to continue studying.D. She wanted to draw people’s attention and become famous13．Accor ding to Shi’s survey, most migrant workers’ kids _____.A. don’t live together with their parentsB. attend schools near their parents’ working placesC. have to help their parents support the familyD. always do better in schools than children from the city.14．All of the following prevent migrant workers’ kids from attending schools in cities EXCEPT _____.A. their parents’ low incomeB. their lack of confidence to face the fierce competitions in city schoolsC. schools’ high tuitionsD. that schools for migrant workers’ children may close or relocate15．Shi suggested in her survey that _____.A. more private schools for migrants’ children should be builtB. more money should be collected for migrants’ childrenC. children’s tuition should be reducedD. students from the city and the countryside should be encouraged to communicate more第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

人教版高二上学期期中考试模拟测试英语试题注意：本试卷分为卷I（选择题）和卷II（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟；所有答案一律做在答题卷上。

第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

AIn 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe,and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someon e for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is s till the same.”I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.21. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because.A. her work delayed her trip to SydneyB. she missed the only train back homeC. she was going home for her holidaysD. the town was far away from Sydney22. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A. He helped the girl find a ride.B. He gave the girl a ride back home.C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.D. He watched the girl for three hours.23.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .A. she realized he was GordonB. she had known him for decadesC. she was going to the nearby townD. she wanted to repay the favour she once got24. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A.Those who give rides will be repaid.B. Good manners bring about happiness.C. Giving sometimes produces nice results.D. People should offer free rides to others.BUniversity Room RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential (住宿的) rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.Access to Residential RoomsStudents are provided with a combination (组合密码) for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of theresident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven (微波炉) to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.Quiet HoursResidential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of $25.25. Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds.B. Wireless routers and radios.C. Hair dryers and candles.D. TVs and electric blankets.26. What do we know about the cooking policy?A. A microwave oven can be used.B. Cooking in student rooms is permitted.C. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen.D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.27. When can students enjoy a party in residences?A. 7:00 am, Sunday.B. 7:30 am, Thursday.C. 11:30 pm, Monday.D. 00:30 am, Saturday.CFor some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” saysMargaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No thanks, I’m amusic,’” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”28. Which of the following is true of amusics?A. They can easily tell two different songs apart.B. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.C. Their situation is well understood by musicians.D. They love places where they are likely to hear music.29. According to paragraph3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who __________.A. dislikes listening to speechesB. can hear anything nonmusicalC. has a hearing problemD. lacks a complex hearing system30. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. Amusics’ strange behaviours.B. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.C. Musical talent and brain structure.D. Identification and treatment of amusics.DI have happy memories of trips to Europe, but my trip to Romania (罗马尼亚) was unique. When I was there as recalled, it was like being in a “James Bond” movie. My husband was born there, but his family sent him to study in Italy. Before he left, his mother told him, “As long as I write in pencil, don’t come back. When I wr ite to you in pen, it’s safe to return.” But she never wrote in pen.My husband lived a poor life in Italy. He applied to go to America, but there was a limit in number and he was rejected. He was accepted by Canada, though, and from Calgary he jumped onto a train to San Francisco. There he stayed —illegally. He became a US citizen when we got married. By then he was a charming European with a Romanian accent and the manners of a prince.With seven years’ experience in America, a US passport, and t wo children later, he felt it was safe to visit Romania. He hadn’t seen his mother, two sisters, and two brothers since he was sixteen. We flew to Munich, Germany; picked up the German-made car we had purchased in the States; and drove to Romania via Austria and Hungary. When we reached Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, his family was waiting outside his sister’s house to greet us. After a long time of hugging, kissing, and crying, his family also hugged me, the American wife with two young children. They had great interest in me. Few Americans visited Romania at that time, and most Romanians had little chance to travel. I had brought an English-Romanian dictionary with me and managed to communicate, using only nouns, with no verbs. My Romanian improve d, and the family’s stock of English words increased, but mostly I spoke in broken, New York-accented Romanian. The sisters loved their gifts of skirts and purses, the brothers loved the radios, and the children loved the candy. We made side trips to the Black Sea and enjoyed sightseeing in beautiful mountains. Dining at outdoor cafes to the music of violins was fantastic with fancy flavor, but nothing was as special as family dinners.Romania didn’t have many dry cleaners. Most homes had old-fashioned washing machines but no dryers, and it was a hot summer. My husband’s relatives didn’t want to risk dirtying their clothes. Their solution was as simple as it was shocking: the women only wore their bras(胸罩) and slips (衬裙) at dinner table. The men were eating without shirts. They all had jobs, so time wasprecious. Having dinner without proper clothes was a small inconvenience compared with the effort of washing clothes —at least in my husband’s home, perhaps all across Romania. I, of course, having just met them, ate fully clothed.I washed my clothes by hand and hung them outdoors to dry.On the last night of our three-week stay, we had a large family dinner. I was tired of washing my clothes. So I pulled my dress over my head and placed it on the chair behind me. All men and women applauded for my action. Even with my poor Romanian, I understood that they were saying, “She’s part of our family now.”My children were 4 and 5 at the time, but they still have memories of that trip. They know how t o say, “Good morning.” and “There are apricots (杏子) on the tree.” I can still say, “Do you speak Romanian?”and “I swim in the Black Sea.” But most of all, I remember sitting at a long dining-room table in my bra, enjoying meatballs with fresh garlic (大蒜).31. From Para.1, we learn that ________.A. a trip to Europe would be dangerousB. the mother didn’t want to see her sonC. Romania might be unsafe at that timeD. the mother didn’t like to write in pen32. The writer’s husband became an American citizen through ________.A. experiencesB. applicationC. illegal stayD. marriage33. What made the writer feel special about the family dinner in Romania?A. The way people dressed .B. The way people spoke.C. The fantastic violin music.D. The fancy food flavor.34. The writer was completely accepted by her husband’s family when ________.A. she offered gifts to the whole familyB. she spoke her husband’s languageC. she washed all the clothes by handD. she had dinner in bra like other ladies35. The writer shared her story to say ________.A. “East or west, home is the best”B. “W hen in Rome do as the Romans do”C. “M arry a dog and follow the dog forever”D. “T he course of true love never runs smooth”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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。