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2013—2014学年度高二英语第二学期期中考试试卷（考试时间：120分钟试卷分值：150分）注意：本试卷包含I、II两卷。
第I卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在相应的位置。
第II卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填在答题卷的相应位置。
答案写在试卷上均无效，不予计分。
第I卷（三部分共115分）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）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.When will the two arrive in New York?A. At 7:05.B. At 6:55.C. At 7:10.2. Where are the speakers?A. In the zoo.B. In a museum.C. At a restaurant.3. When is the man going to leave for New York?A. In September.B. In October.C. In December.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. MedicineB. A doctorC. An advertisement5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Alex is going to go on vacation.B. Alex is very busy recently.C. They will have supper on Wednesday.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
2014学年度第一学期高二期中考试（本测试时间为90分钟，满分为100分）I. Listening Comprehension （共20分）Section A（每题1分，共10分）1. A. 60 yuan B. 30 yuan C. 20 yuan D. 12 yuan2. A. The woman B. The woman’s son C. The man D. The man’s son3. A. A policewoman B. A waitress C. A shop assistant D. A worker4. A. He fought with her. B. He joked with her.C. He played games with her.D. He stared at her.5. A. Ask for the time. B. Buy a new watch.C. Repair her watch.D. Sell her watch.6. A. Reporter and player. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient. D. Teammates.7. A. Give his ankle a good rest. B. Treat his injury immediately.C. Continue his regular activities.D. Be careful when climbing steps.8. A. On a train. B. On a plane. C. In a theatre. D. In a restaurant.9. A. A tragic accident. B. A sad occasion.C. Smith’s unusual life story.D. Smith’s sleeping problem.10.A. Review the detail of all her lessons. B. Compare notes with his classmates.C. Talk with her about his learning problems.D. Focus on the main points of her lectures.Part B：Passages （每题2分，共6分）Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. The differences between the past and the present.B. People’s attitudes toward violence in the media.C. How violence in the media affects society.D. The necessity of keeping children from playing video games.12.A. Parents have little control over what children are watching or playing.B. The media are full of violence.C. Children think that crime and violence are normal.D. Young people are harder to discipline.13.A. They should keep their kids from watching movies or playing games.B. They should ask for help from the schools.C. They should get together against the entertainment industry.D. They should take their children out for walks.Part C ：Longer Conversations （每题1分，共4分）Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （语法与词汇部分共18分）Section A (语法练习)（填空)（本大题共9分）Isn’t it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food? And yet when you travel from one country to ___18____, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that ___19___ they eat is normal, and something other people eat is strange or silly. Eating, __20____ so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee__21___ English drink tea four or five times every day and Australians drink a great deal of beer.The sort of meat people like to eat also differs in different countries. Horse meat ___22___(think) to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like to eat sheep meat ____23__ ______ its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish. So __24___ seems that eating is a topic ____25___can be talked about for hours; there is very little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do ___26___(change) our eating habits.Section B （共9分）Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Apple Reports CEO’s DeathSteve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, died on October 5 at the age of 56. Jobs had been __27__ with pancreatic (胰腺的) cancer since 2004. In August 2011, he stepped down as CEO, handing over to Tim Cook.When asked what Steve Jobs is best remembered for, many of us would name a __28__ product: the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. According to the Wall Street Journal, Jobs “proved the appeal of well-designed products over the sheer (纯粹的) power of technology itself and shifted the way consumers interact (互动) with technology in an increasingly digital world”.But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbe s magazine, Jobs brought much more to the world than these __29__ devices. Some of the lessons he taught us were __30__ inspiring. Jobs once __31__ his philosophy as trying to make products that were at “the intersection (交集) of art and technology”. He said this was always an important part of what made Apple’s products stand out.Jobs also taught people how to face __32__. He was fired by the successor (继任者) he himself chose. Despite this, Jobs didn’t hide away. He picked himself up and __33__ to follow his passion.Jobs will be remembered by many in the technology industry, as well as by people across the world in all walks of life. As Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates put it: “The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound (深远的) __34__ Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. ”“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators (创新者) –brave enough to think __35__, bold enough to believe he could change the world, andtalented enough to do it,” said US President Barack Obama.III. Reading Comprehension（本部分共有两个板块，阅读理解和完型填空。
2014学年第二学期高二年级(普通班)期中考试试卷考生须知：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。
2. 选择题的答案用2B铅笔涂在机读答题卡上，非选择题答案用0.5以上黑色签字笔写在答题卷上。
第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the man do last weekend?A. He went camping.B. He attended a party.C. He stayed home with his friends.2. When did the woman meet Anna?A. At 7:55.B. At 7:58.C. At 8:02.3. Why does the woman remember James so well?A. He has a funny face.B. He was the first person she met at school.C. He was late for school on the first day.4. What do we know about the man?A. He is eager to meet the boss.B. He is going to give a talk on fishing.C. He has the same hobby as the boss.5. What does the woman mean?A. Bob never studies hard.B. Bob has been studying hard lately.C. Bob started preparing for the test long ago.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
2014学年第一学期期中考试高二英语考试卷一、听力(共15分)第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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秒钟的时间来因答有关小题和和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Where are the speakers?A. In a shop.B. At home.C. In a restaurant.2. What is the weather like in London now?A. rainyB. Sunny.C. Cloudy.3. How will the man go to France?A. By airB. By train.C. By car.4. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Arrive at the cinema earlyB. Pick her up at the station.C wait for her at a café.5. How does the woman feel?A. CalmB. SurprisedC. Regretful.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2-4个小题，从题中从给的ABC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5秒钟的时间时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给5秒钏的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6．What are the speakers talking about?A. where to park the car.B. how to get to Peterson Road.C. when to go to the supermakrket.7. where is the woman going first?A. to College StreetB. To Peterson RoadC. To Jane Road.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题8 What does the woman major in ?A. MathsB. HistoryC. Computer9 What does the woman want the man to do?A. Lend his computer to herB. Draw some graphs for her.C. Get some books for her.听一面一段对话，回答第10-12题10．When will the woman have a family holiday?A. On the 18thB. on the 19thC. on the 20th11. Where will the woman have a holiday?A. In FranceB. In SpainC. In Greece.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The price includes three meals.B. The Hotel Playa has its own beachC. A free ride will be offered from the airport to the hotel. 听下面一段对话，回答第12-16题13．What do we know about the woman?A. She is in Australia now.B. She was born in America.C. She went to Tokyo for her father’s job.14. What might be a problem for the woman?A. Correcting her accent.B. Understanding the local language.C. Talking with her workmates.15. What does the club mainly help its members to do?A. Communicate with local people.B. Enjoy themselves togetherC. Learn about life abroad.16. We are _____ to say that the songs we heard last night were most _________.A. inspired; inspiredB. inspiring, inspired.C. inspired; inspiringD. inspiring, inspiring.17. “________!” the teacher said to the naughty boy angrily.A. Behave yourself.B. Well done.C. Act wellD. Appear well.18 ---Guess what! I _______ an old friend at the party for beginners.A. came upB. came overC. came outD. came across.19. ___________ the same mistake again made his parents very angry.A. His being madeB. He had madeC. He had makingD. His making20. The student said he regretted ____________ so much time playing computer games.A. to wasteB. to have wastedC.wasteD. wasting21. I bought a new house and the kichen is _________ with all the necessary modern facilities.(设施)A．equipped B. installed C. fixed D. placed.22. _______________ the firefighters’ timely rescue, we were able to escape from the big fire.A. As forB. According toC. Thanks toD. Instead of23. ---How are things in your village?---Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are _______ now than before.A. well offB. better offC. badly offD. worse off.24. –Do you want anything else for your birthday?--Nothing else. I’m very ________ with what you’ve bought for me.A. satisfyingB. disappointedC. contentD. honest.25. The sunlight is white and blinding, _________ hard-edged shadows on the ground.A. throwingB. being thrownC. to throwD. to be thrown.26. In _________ , the northerners are fond of dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.A. commonB. totalC. generalD. particular.27. Though he arrived at the place for the first time, he was______________ .A. at easeB. with easeC. in easeD. for ease28. With the mid-term exam ______________ , I have to make good use of every minute to review what I have learned.A. approachB. approachedC. approachingD. approaches.29 I walked up to the top of the hill with my friend, _____ we enjoyed a splendid view of thelake.A. whichB. whereC. whoD. that30. ------Do you think I should join the singing group?________ . You love singing, don’t you ?A. it’s none of my businessB. It depends.C. Why not?D. I don’t think soto look after the children, and Jean wasn’t one of the lucky ones who were free to go to the31 A. noon B. morning C afternoon D evening32 A stayed B. left C sat Dsent33 A dance B concert C film D play34 A as B when C because D while35 A pleased B glad C sorry D happy36 A good evening B hello C good night D good-bye37 A fond B tired C liked D sick38 A adult B doctor C child D actor39 A hardly B almost C nearly D never40 A better B worse C taller D thinner41 A instead B instead of C and D before42 A talk B speak C tell D say43 A words B sentence C message D passage44 A us B me C you D them45 A look B find C have D take46 A delicious B fresh C expensive D big47 A borrow B buy C catch D bring48 A lie down B sit down C get up D jump up49 A willing B ready C glad D able50 A important B happy C necessary D possible四、阅读理解（共30分）AAs late as 1800, a woman's only place was in her home. Women in business were unheard of. No respectable woman would dream of entering what was strictly a "man's world". Even if she would, what could she do? Men were sure that no woman could do a job well outside her home. This was a widely accepted idea. When the famous Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to resort to using men's names as aliases. (化名)Teaching was the first profession opened to women, soon after 1800. But even that was not easy for women to take because most high schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to take in women.Nursing was regarded as a respectable profession for women only after Florence Nightingale won high credit for her nursing career and became famous. Miss Nightingale opened the first training school for nursing in 1860 in England.The invention of typewriters in 1867 helped to bring women out of their homes to join the business world. Because women are careful and have nimble fingers, businessmen found that they were well suited to this kind of work.By 1890, tens of thousands of women were working in schools, hospitals, shops, offices, and factories both in England and the States. Some even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea of women working in business and other circles was accepted.51、The home was regarded as a woman’s only place_________.A.when the Bronte sisters began writing books.B.at the turn of the 19th century.C.before the typewriter was invented.D.in the late 180052、Oberlin College was the fist college in America ____________.A.where girls could get advanced education.B.to train women to be teachers and nurses.C.to accept women only as a professors and students.D.where teaching was a profession only open to women.53、Quite a lot of women entered the business world.___________.A．at the beginning of the 20th century.B．a fter the typewriter came into use.C．soon after 1800.D．when Nightingale became famous.54、What is the best title for this passage.A.Typing is the best profession for women.B.Women are good at nursing.C.How women joined the outside world.D.What happened in the business world.B is the UK’s biggest and best online guide to the performing arts including theatre, opera, classical music, dance and so on.◆The Lion KingMusical: The stage adaptation of the Disney film taken from an original African story. A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom and maturity(成熟). Place: Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, LondonTelephone: 0870 243 9000Date: Friday, 18 Nov. 2013Ticket price:￡37.5◆OliverMusical: Dickens’ story of a boy in a London workhouse and his adventures on the way to discovering his family. The songs include Food glorious food, You’ve got to pick a pocket or two，Who will buy this wonderful morning，I am reviewing the situation and Consider yourself at home.Place: Theatre Royal, Catherine Street, LondonTelephone: 020 7494 5061Date: Thursday, 17 Nov. 2013Ticket price: ￡25 but now save 20%◆Jersey BoysMusical: It tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: the blue-collar kids from New Jersey formed a singing group and became famous. The musical features many of the group’s popular songs such as Big girls don’t cry, Oh, What a night and Can’t take my eyes off you. Place: Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street, LondonTelephone: 0870 850 9191Date: Saturday, 9 Nov. 2013Ticket price:￡22.5◆All’s Well That Ends WellPlay: A romantic story. Helena, daughter of a poor physician, loves Bertram, son of a Countess(女伯爵).Place: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Park Street, LondonTelephone: 020 7401 9919Date: Sunday, 20 Nov. 2013Ticket price: ￡40.555. If Mary is available on Friday, which of the following should she call to buy a ticket?A. 0870 850 9191B. 020 7494 5061C. 0870 243 9000D. 020 7401 991956. If you want to buy a ticket at a discount, you should go to __________.A.Sh akespeare’s Globe TheatreB. Theatre RoyalC. Prince Edward TheatreD. Lyceum Theatre57、If you want to watch a love story, when should you go?________A. 17 Nov.B. 20 Nov.C. 9 NovD. 18 Nov.CA sense of humor is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2002. On Christmas Eve, 1992, Anthony had a heart transplant from a 21-year-old donor. Two days before Valentine's Day in 2002, Alfred received a 19-year-old heart, marking the first time on record that twin adults each received heart transplants."I'm 15 minutes older than him, but now I'm younger because of my heart and I'm not going to respect him," Alfred said with a grin, pointing to his brother while talking to a roomful of reporters. who laughed frequently at their jokes.While the twins knew that genetics might have played a role in their condition, they recognized that their eating habits might have also contributed to their heart problems. "We'd put half a pound of butter on a steak. I overdid it on all the food that tasted good, so guess I deserved what I got for not dieting properly."The discussion moved to Anthony's recovery. In the five years since his heart transplant, he had been on an exercise program where he regularly rode a bicycle for five miles, swam each day, and walked a couple of miles. He was still on medication, but not nearly as much as Alfred, who was just in the early stage of his recovery."Right now I feel pretty young and I'm doing very well," Anthony said. "I feel like a new person."Alfred said his goal, of course, was to feel even better than his brother. But, he added, "I love my brother very much. We're very close and I'm sure we'll do just fine."58、What did Alfred and Anthony have in common?A. lifespanB. Love for bicycling.C. A sense of humorD. Career goals.59、What did Alfred and Anthony think caused their heart problems?A. DietB. SurgeryC. Medicines.D. Exercise.60、Why did Alfred say, “I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I’m younger because of my heart”?A.His exercise program was better than Anthony’sB.His new heart was younger than Anth ony’sC.His heart transplant surgery was more successful than Anthony’sD.His recovery from the heart surgery was faster than Anthony’s61、This article is mainly about ___________________.A.the twin brothers who received heart transplants.B.The danger of heart transplant surgery.C.Becoming young by getting a new heart.D.The effect of genetics on the heart.DSometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures are the "silent language" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder, some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug(拥抱).Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say,” Pardon me." or "Excuse me.” Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone, it is not polite.For Americans, thumbs-up; means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are singing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing(困惑的).If youdon't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.62、The passage is mainly to say that __________________.A.gestures don’t mean anything while talking.B.We can learn a language well without body language.C.Gestures can help us to express ourselves.D.Only American people can use gestures.63、If you are introduced to a stranger from the US, you should _________A. shake his hand weakly.B. greet him with a hug.C. shake his hand firmly.D. place a hand on his shoulder.64、According to the passage which is TRUE in the US?A.people should say “pardon me” to each other when they are talking.B.People should show their friendship by touching each other.C.People should show their friendship by facing each other directly.D.People would get uncomfortable if you stand too close to them.65、When your American friend gives you the thumbs-up, he, in fact, ___________.A.shows his anger to you.B.expresses his satisfaction to you.C.expresses his worries about you.D.shows his rudeness to you.五、单词拼写(共10分)1． His _____________(成就)earned respect and admiration for him.2. I b_________________ badly yesterday and still felt very ashamed ofmyself.3. From his smiling face, we drew the conclusion that he wass____________with the exam.4. I r___________________ telling her what I thought. But I have no choice.5. We’ll o___________ the difficulty, however great it is .6. The acting is so c________________ that it makes you believe that it is oneof the best meals he has ever tasted.7. There is no d____________ flight from here to Hong Kong. In other words,we have to change planes in Shenzhen.8. Tony a_________________ Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on thecheek.9. Compared to men, women are more __________ to cry.10. I am so honored to r_____________ our class to deliver the speech.六、书面表达（共20分.）请根据下列提示，描述著名电视节目主持人杨澜。
2014—2015学年度高二上学期阶段检测英语试题(2014. 11)（共两卷总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）第I卷(共105分)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。
每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
并标在试卷地相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段仅读一遍。
1. What happened that night most probably?A. There was a fire.B. There was a flood.C. There was an earthquake.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A football player.B. A football team.C. A football match.3. Why is the woman tired?A. She carried a heavy coat.B. She spent a long time shopping.C. She went camping in the mountains.4. Where did the man put his train ticket?A. In the front pocket of the woman’s jacket.B. At the front desk of the dry cleaner’sC. In the front pocket of the blue jacket.5. What will the man do?A. Go shopping.B. Stay at home.C. Take an exam.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
2014～2015学年度第二学期期中测试高二英语试题第I卷（选择题共115分）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）听下面5段对活。
每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Whose house is smaller?A. Bob’s.B. The woman’s.C. Ben’s.2. Why can’t the man open the door by himself?A. His hands hurt.B. He’s busy with something else.C. He doesn’t know how to open it.3. What color does the man like?A. Dark blue.B. Green.C. Blue.4. What will Lucy do on this weekend?A. Go out with her friend.B. Work on her paper.C. Make some plans.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Justin is in Edinburgh now.B. The man will go to Edinburgh for a holiday.C. Justin is staying at hospital in Edinburgh now.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
山西省忻州市2013-2014学年高二第二学期期中联考试题英语注意事项:1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔将学校名称、姓名、班级、联考证号、座位号填写在试题和答题卡上。
2. 请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。
3. 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ 卷(选择题，100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man?A. A postman.B. A shop assistant.C. A cashier.2. What does the woman imply about Mathew?A. He plays tennis better than she does.B. He’s not interested in his school workC. He doesn’t have much time for tennis.3. What did Barbara do for the woman?A. Wrote the compositionB. Typed the composition.C. Made an outline of a composition.4. What tome did Mr. Clinton leave?A. 5:42.B. 5:43.C. 5:45.5. When can we know about the woman?A. She doesn’t get enough exercise.B. She is sick with flu all winters.C. She gets ill almost at the same time every year.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。
高中英语真题:2014学年度第一学期高二期中考试（本测试时间为90分钟，满分为100分）I. Listening Comprehension （共20分）Section A（每题1分，共10分）A. 60 yuanB. 30 yuanC. 20 yuanD. 12 yuanA. The womanB. The woman’s sonC. The manD. The man’s sonA. A policewomanB. A waitressC. A shop assistantD. A workerA. He fought with her.B. He joked with her.C. He played games with her.D. He stared at her.A. Ask for the time.B. Buy a new watch.C. Repair her watch.D. Sell her watch.A. Reporter and player.B. Husband and wife.C. Doctor and patient.D. Teammates.A. Give his ankle a good rest.B. Treat his injury immediately.C. Continue his regular activities.D. Be careful when climbing steps.A. On a train.B. On a plane.C. In a theatre.D. In a restaurant.A. A tragic accident.B. A sad occasion.C. Smith’s unusual life story.D. Smith’s sleeping problem.A. Review the detail of all her lessons.B. Compare notes with his classmates.C. Talk with her about his learning problems.D. Focus on the main points of her lectures.Part B： Passages （每题2分，共6分）Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.A. The differences between the past and the present.B. People’s attitudes toward violence in the media.C. How violence in the media affects society.D. The necessity of keeping children from playing video game s.A. Parents have little control over what children are watching or playing.B. The media are full of violence.C. Children think that crime and violence are normal.D. Young people are harder to discipline.A. They should keep their kids from watching movies or playin g games.B. They should ask for help from the schools.C. They should get together against the entertainment industr y.D. They should take their children out for walks.Part C ：Longer Conversations （每题1分，共4分）Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （语法与词汇部分共18分）Section A (语法练习)（填空)（本大题共9分）Isn’t it astonishing how much time we spend talking about foo d? And yet when you travel from one country to ___18____, yo u find that people have quite different feelings about food. Pe ople often feel that ___19___ they eat is normal, and somethin g other people eat is strange or silly. Eating, __20____ so man y things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. A mericans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee__21___ English drink tea four or five times every day and Australiansdrink a great deal of beer.The sort of meat people like to eat also differs in different cou ntries. Horse meat ___22___(think) to be delicious in . In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders ea t sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t lik e to eat sheep meat ____23__ ______ its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish. So __24___ seems that eating is a topic ____ 25___can be talked about for hours; there is very little commo n sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy wh at they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do _ __26___(change) our eating habits.Section B （共9分）Directions: Complete the following passage by using the word s in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that ther e is one word more than you need.Apple Reports CEO’s DeathSteve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, died on Oc tober 5 at the age of 56. Jobs had been __27__ with pancreati c (胰腺的) cancer since 2004. In August 2011, he stepped down as CEO, handing over to Tim Cook.When asked what Steve Job s is best remembered for, many of us would name a __28__ p roduct: the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. Accordi ng to the Wall Street Journal, Jobs “proved the appeal of well-designed products over the sheer (纯粹的) power of technology itself and shifted the way consumers i nteract (互动) with technology in an increasingly digital world”. But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magaz ine, Jobs brought much more to the world than these __29__ devices. Some of the lessons he taught us were __30__ inspir ing. Jobs once __31__ his philosophy as trying to make produ cts that were at “the intersection (交集) of art and technology”. He said this was always an importa nt part of what made Apple’s products stand out.Jobs also taught people how to face __32__. He was fired by t he successor (继任者) he himself chose. Despite this, Jobs didn’t hide away. Hepicked himself up and __33__ to follow his passion.Jobs will be remembered by many in the technology industry, as well as by people across the world in all walks of life. As Mi crosoft co-founder Bill Gates put it: “The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound (深远的) __34__ Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. ”“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators (创新者) – brave enough to think __35__, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it,” said U S President Barack Obama.III. Reading Comprehension（本部分共有两个板块，阅读理解和完型填空。
高中英语真题:2014～2015学年第二学期高二年级期中考试说明：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷第（1）页至第（6）页，第Ⅱ卷第（7）页至第（8）页。
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第一部分：听力（满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a clothing storeB. At homeC. In a meeting room2. How did the man get out?A. He got out through the windowB. He got out with his neighbor’s helpC. He broke the door from the inside3. What does the woman think about cheese?A. She likes itB. She doesn’t like itC. She doesn’t know much about it.4. When will the man have to return the novel?A. On MondayB. On TuesdayC. On Wednesday5. Where is the bus station?A. Near the school gate.B. On the right of the schoolC. Near the statue第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5短对话或独白。
高中英语真题:2014学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期中考试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷I. Listening ComprehensionI. Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations bet ween two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a questi on will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conv ersation and the question about it, read the four possible ans wers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At 11:20. B. At 10:30. C. At 10:50.D. At 11:30.2. A. Having an interview. B. Filling out a form.C. Talking with his friend.D. Asking for information.3. A. A shop assistant.B. A telephone operator.C. A waitress.D. A clerk.4. A. At home. B. In an office.C. In a car.D. On the street.5. A. A railway porter.B. A telephone operator.C. A bus conductor.D. A postal clerk.6. A. A father and a son. B. A teacher and his s tudent.C. A student and his classmate.D. A librarian and a st udent.7. A. A movie. B. A lecture. C. A play.D. A speech.8. A. The man won’t become a superstar.B. The man has no gift for table tennis.C. The man should find a new partner.D. The man should not give up.9. A. His injury kept him at home.B. He didn’t consider it necessary.C. He was too weak to see the doctor.D. He failed to make an appointment.10. A. He wants to get a new position.B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and yo u will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the be st answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays.B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.C. On Wednesdays and Thursdays.D. On Tuesdays and Fridays.12. A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Once a month.D. Twice a month.13. A. Classroom tests.B. Attendance rate.C. Research papers.D. Final exam.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Photographs. B. Books. C. Films.D. Music.15. A. Poverty. B. Disasters.C. Racial injustice.D. Crime.16. A. He was the first director of .B. He lived a poor life in his childhood.C. He was born in Middle Eastern Africa.D. He picked up photography in 1912.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each con versation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your a nswer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation .Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation .Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. GrammarDirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanksto make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. F or the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the prop er form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word t hat best fits each blank.(A)When you start talking about good and bad manners, you im mediately start meeting difficulties. Many people just cannot a gree with what they mean. We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could judge a well-mannered person 25. the way they occupied the space ar ound them --- for example, when such a person walks down a street, he or she is constantly aware of 26.______. Such people never bu mp into other people.However, a second person thought that this was more a quest ion of civilized behavior 27.______ good manners. Instead, thi s other person told us a story, 28.______ he said was quite we ll known, about an American who 29.______ (invite) to an Ara b meal in one of the countries of the Middle East. The Americ an hadn’t been told very much about the kind of food he might expect. If he had known about Arab food, he might have beh aved better.Immediately before him was a very flat piece of bread that looked, to him, very much like a napkin. Picking it up, he put it int o his collar, 30.______ _______it fell across his shirt. His Arab host, who had been watching, 31.______ (say) nothing, but i mmediately copied the action of his guest.And that, said this second person, 32.______ (be)a fine exam ple of good manners.(B)Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great de al--- or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, 33.______, v ery little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concern ed. Ideas about social class --- 34.______ a person is “working-class” or “middle-class” --- are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.In the past, the working-class tended 35.______ (pay) less than middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact 36.______ work ers’ jobs were generally m uch less secure, distinct differences in life-styles and attitudes came into existence. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, 37. ______ (give) his wife her “housekeeping”, would go out and s pend the rest on beer and betting.The stereotype of 38.______ a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. H e was --- and still is --- likely to take a longer-term view. Not only 39.______ he regard buying a house as a top priority, but he also considered the education of his childre n as extremely important. Both of these provide him and his fa mily with security. Only in very few cases did workers have th e opportunity (or the education and training) 40.______ (make) such long-term plans.Vocabulary（10分）Directions: Complete the following passage by using the word s in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that ther e is one word more than you need.A．partly B．satisfy C．place D．familiarE．understanding F．collected G．honoring H．roleI．improved J．strict K. likelyArt museums are places where people can learn about variou s cultures. The increasingly popular “design museums” that ar e opening today, however, perform quite a different __41__. U nlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects t hat are easily found by the general public. These museums sometimes even __42___ things like fridges and washing mach ines in the center of the hall.People have argued that design museums are often made us e of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales--it is the ___43___ of excellently invented products. The differe nce between the window of a department store and the showc ase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you somet hing, while the second tells you the success of a sale.One advantage of design museums is that they are places wh ere people feel __44___ with the exhibits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frigh tened or puzzled. This is __45__ because design museums cl early show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has __46__ the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on th e other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling th at there is something beyond their __47__.In recent years, several new design museums have opened t heir doors. Each of these museums has tried to __48__ the pu blic’s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London’s , f or example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters toa group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less __4 9__ than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense t he humorous part of our society while walking around such ex hibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys ___50___ in our everyday life .IV. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are f our words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Success often depends on your performance at an interview. For those who are well prepared, it can be a 51 experience but for others it can be a 52 time. Love them or hate them, t hough, your job prospects are largely dependent on your inter view 53 . It’s not unusual for a company to have fifty or sixty applicants, for a job, so if you are asked to attend a(n) 54 , y ou are a serious competitor being seriously 55 for the post. Usually companies give you at least a day’s notice of an inter view, so use that time to 56 yourself well. Read through the job description and any information sent to you, and prepare answers to as many questions as you can 57 .At an interview, try to present a “ 58 ” version of yourself. Yo u need to 59 the employer that you can do the job, 60 yo u mustn’t appear over-confident. Being pleasant, however, doesn’t mean that you sh ould 61 with everything that the interviewer says. Most com panies want to elect someone with his or her own 62 .It’s also important to make sure that you really listen to what i s being asked. In your preparation you will have rehearsed an swers to a number of imaginary questions; but you must 63 your response to suit the questions.It’s worthwhile spending a few moments after the interview 6 4 your performance. You can do this best before you know t he 65 . What aspects of the interview went well? What do y ou need to improve? What would you do differently next time?51. A. common B. positive C. first-hand D. discouraging52. A. terrifying B. agreeable C. appointedD. convenient53. A. skills B. craft C. efficiencyD. qualifications54. A. occasion B. situation C. interview D. ceremony55. A. trained B. wanted C. appliedD. considered56. A. decorate B. shape C. dressD. prepare57. A. worry about B. think of C. refer toD. ask for58. A. pleasant B. modern C. dramaticD. formal59. A. confirm B. prove C. convinceD. guarantee60. A. then B. and C. butD. therefore61. A. deal B. agree C. compareD. discuss62. A. opinion B. belief C. characterD. personality63. A. give B. shift C. find D. tailor64. A. conducting B. attending C. analyzingD. directing65. A. performance B. result C. interviewD. positionSection BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is foll owed by several questions. For each of them there are four c hoices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best acc ording to the information given in the passage you have just r ead.AThe morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my plac e. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my he ad stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till m y dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unb earable. I started calling the dentists in the phonebook, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunch time, I got lucky.“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist w ill fit you in .”I look my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenlyI began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn ’t he as busy as the others?In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw not hing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I told her my fears, she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”“How long do I have to wait for him? ”I asked impatiently.“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy th e artwork,” the assistant said.“The artwork?” I was puzzled.The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it, on the ceiling. How consi derate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief！66. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling t hat morning?A. Cheerful.B. Nervous.C. Satisfied.D. Upset.67. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?A. The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.B. The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.C. The surroundings of the dentist’s office.D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.68. Why did the author suddenly smile?A. Because the dentist came at last.B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C. Because she could relax in the chair.D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.69. What did the author learn from her experience most proba bly?A. Strike while the iron is hot.B. Have a good word for one’s friendC. Put oneself in other’s shoesD. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B70. The phrase “a gra nt” in the first line most probably means _____.A. bank interestB. a credit cardC. an education feeD. financial aid71. A student from Japan who has been studying in for a yea r and intends togo to college in a few months will _____.be unable to get money from any LEAget money if taking a first degree courseget money from LEA when finishing his coursehave to open a bank account before getting money72. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She ha s workedsince she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year ?None. B. £155. C. £615.D. £515.73. A big bank offers a new student special services because _____.A. they need student accounts badlyB. they charge students extra interestC. they know he can get money regularlyD. they hope he’ll be a potential customerCPublicity（宣传) offers several benefits. There are not costs for message ti me or space. An ad in prime-time television may cost $250,000 to $5,000,000 or more per minute, whereas a five-minute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. Publicity reaches a mass audience within a short time and ne w products or company policies are widely known.Credibility about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. A newspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the re ader associates independence with objectivity. Similarly, peop le are more likely to pay attention to news reports than to ads. For example, Women’s Wear Daily has both fashion reports and advertisements. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they skim through the ads. Furthermore, there may be 10 commercials during a half-hour television program or hundreds of ads in a magazine. Fe ature stories are much fewer in number and stand out clearly.Publicity also has some significant limitations. A firm has little control over messages, their timing, their placement, or their c overage by a given medium. It may issue detailed news relea ses and find only portions mentioned by the media, and medi a have the ability to be much more critical than a firm would li ke.For example, in 1982, Procter & Gamble faced a massiv e publicity problem over the meaning of its 123-year-old company logo. To fight this negative publicity, the firm had a spokesperson appear on Good Morning America to disprov e the rumor（谣言）. The false rumors were temporarily put to rest. However, in 1985, publicity became so troublemaking that Procter & Gamble decided to remove the logo from its products.A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as whe n a new product is introduced or new store opened, but the m edia may not cover the introduction or opening until after the ti me it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the place ment of a story; it may follow a report on crime or sports. Final ly, the media decide whether to cover a story at all and the a mount of coverage to be devoted to it.74. All of the following advantages of publicity are mentioned EXCEPT _____.A. time savingB. attentivenessC. credibilityD. profitability75. Compared with ad, news report or featuring stories are m ore _____.A. believableB. clearC. dependentD. subjective76. The example of “Procter & G amble” is given to show ____ _.A. the efficient way of disproving rumorsB. the importance of a spokespersonC. the interaction between firms and mediaD. the negative effect of publicity77. What’s the author’s attitude towards publicity?A. doubtfulB. objectiveC. passiveD. supportiveSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the que stions or complete the statements in the fewest possible word s.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its b rief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of t he blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior o f drivers who refuse to respect the legal or moral rights of othe rs. So the massacre（屠杀）on the road may be regarded as a social problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carel essness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damages to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be connected with psychological c ondition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ rea ctions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that mi ght otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for e very driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem i s not limited to drivers. Street walkers regularly ignore traffic r egulations. They are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to th e basic rules of the road.In the past few years, safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic r oad-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lo wered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreas ed. But the accident experts still worry because there has bee n little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The onlyreal and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince peopl e that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and con centration. Those who fail to do all these things present a thre at to those with whom they share the road.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in N O MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. Why road killers can’t be excused?Because __________.79. In order to avoid automobile accidents, the experts sugge st drivers should __________.80. Besides drivers, who should also be blamed for most road s accidents?81. The accident rate has decreased in the past few years be cause of __________.第II卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, usi ng the words given in the brackets.他总是不懂装懂。
