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湖北省孝感市孝感高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题
孝感高中2014—2015学年度高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3、全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
4、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷（选择题）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题并阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatistheman,mostprobably?
A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Awriter.
2.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?
A.$5.00.B.$4.90.C.$4.50.
3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Watchingamovie.B.Enjoyingaconcert.C.Waitingtobuytickets.
4.Whereisthemanmostprobablyrightnow?
A.Inashop.B.Inhisoffice.C.AtMcDonald’s.
5.Whatitemdothespeakersstillneed?
A.Asleepingbag.B.Atent.C.Food.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanregret?
A.Notcomingtotheticketofficebeforelunch.
B.Nothavinglunchbeforecomingtotheticketoffice.
C.Notbuyingherticketsoverthephone.
7.Whenwilltheticketofficeclose?
A.In45minutes.B.Intwohours.C.Inthreehours.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomanwanttoorder?
A.Wineandsteak.B.Waterandsteak.C.Fishandbeer.
9.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Makeaphonecall.B.Orderthefood.C.Findaseat.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatfooddoesthemandislikethemost?
A.Fries.B.Noodles.C.Fish.
11.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?
A.Hedaresnottotrynewthings.
B.Hehashadtoomanynewexperiences.
C.Heishardtopleasewithnewfood.
12.Whydoesthewomanfeeltheman’srequestisfair?
A.Themanagreeswithhersuggestion.
B.Themanchoosestherestaurantforher.
C.Themandoesn’tforcehertoeatnewfood.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Wheredidthemanputhiswallet?
A.Inhisbackpack.B.Inhisbackpocket.C.Inhisfrontpocket.
14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftherobber?
A.Greedy.B.Careless.C.Skillful.
15.Whodidthecamerabeongto?
A.Theman’syoungersister.
B.Theman’solderbrother.
C.Themanhimself.
16.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheafternoon.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhichofthefollowingiswhatChinese-Alldoeseveryyear?
A.Publishingabout100,000e-books.
B.Workingwith400famouswriters.
C.ProducinggoodfilmsorTVseries.
18.Howmuchdoesitcostuserstohaveaccesstoallthee-booksonthewebsite?
A.28yuan.B.30yuan.C.32yuan.
19.WhatdoweknowaboutHanYingya?
A.Shejustreadsfreee-booksonline.
B.Shehashadmorethan1,000e-books.
C.Shehasbeenane-bookreaderforseveralyears.
20.Whatisthefutureofthee-bookmarket,accordingtothespeaker?
A.Unpredictable.B.Difficult.C.Promising.
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。
A
TheInternethasgreatlychangedthewaypeoplecommunicate.Butsometeachersthinkthechangesarenotallforthebetter.
EleanorJohnson,anEnglishprofessor,thinksthattextmessaginghasmadestudentsbelievethatitisfarmoreacceptablethanitactuallyistojustmaketerriblespellingandgrammaticalerrors.AndshesaysherstudentsoverthepastseveralyearshaveincreasinglyusedlessformalEnglishintheirwriting.Wordsandphraseslike“guy”and“youknow”nowappearinresearchpapers.
ProfessorJohnsonsupposesthereisastrongrelationshipbetweentheriseofinformalonlinecommunicationandanincreaseinwritingmistakes.Butshesaystheremaynotbemuchscientificinformation,atleastnotyet.
DavidCrystal,aBritishlinguist（语言学家）,saystheactivelychangingnatureoftheInternetmakesitdifficulttokeepup-to-dateinstudingitseffects.Buthebelievesitsinfluenceonlanguageissmall.ThemaineffectoftheInternetonlanguageisthewayithasaddedtotheexpressiverichnessoflanguage,providinglanguagewithanewsetofcommunicativetoolsthathaven’texistedinthepast.
ErinJansenisfounderofNetL,anonlinedictionaryoftheInternetandtextmessagingterms.Shesaysthenewtechnologyhasnotchangedexistinglanguagebuthasgreatlyaddedtoitsvocabulary.Basicallyit’sfreedomofexpression.
Andwhataboutthoseteacherswhofindthesenewkindsofmistakesinspellingandgrammarintheirstudents’work?
Whatishermessagetothem?
ErinJansensaid,“Iamalwaysonthestudents’sideandwon’tgetangryorupsetaboutthat.Ifit’shelpingthekidswritemoreorcommunicatemore,that’sgreat.That’swhatteachersandeducatorswant—togetkidscommunicating.”
ButErinJansenandDavidCrystalagreewithEleanorJohnsononatleastonething.Teachersneedtomakesurestudentsunderstandtheusesandrulesoflanguage.
21.WhichofthefollowingisEleanorJohnson’sviewontextmessaging?
A.Itbecomesfarmoreacceptable.
B.Itcausesanincreaseinwritingmistakes.
C.Ithelpsstudentslearninformalexpressions.
D.Itmakesinformalexpressionsacceptedbyeducators.
22.DavidCrystalandErinJansensharetheviewthattheInternet______.
A.haschangedourlanguagesystemB.hasinfluencedourlanguagegreatly
C.makeslanguagericherinexpressionD.makeslanguagehardertounderstand
23.Theauthorwantstotellusthat_______.
A.differentopinionsoninformalexpressionsexist
B.whatlanguageisnowusedontheInternet
C.informalexpressionsarepopularamongteachers
D.whytheInternetiswelcomedbyallstudents
B
DearEditor,
Iwassurprisedtoreadyourrecentarticleonthequestionofstudents’part-timejobs.Youappeartobemakingalotofgeneralizations（归纳）onthebasisofjustoneunfortunateincident（Iassureyouthatnotallyoungpeoplewhodelivernewspapersareasfoolishanddishonestasthetwoyouthsmentionedinyourarticle）.
ThefirstpointIwouldliketomakeisthattherearemanyjobsteenagerscandowhichgivethemusefulexperienceoftheworkingworld.Theyarebroughtintocontactwithavarietyofpeople,oftenolder,andaregivenexperienceofexpresingthemselvesclearlyandfluently.Iamthinkinghereofjobssuchastravelguidesandshopassistants.
Anotherargumentforschoolchildrenandcollegestudentshavingholidayorweekendjobsisthatmanyparentsneedthefinancialassistance.Ifwetake,forexample,afamilyinwhichthefatherisunemployedorperhapsasingle-parentfamilyonalowincome,itseemslogicalandfairthatasonordaughtershouldtrytobringmoneyintothefamily.
OnefurtherthingIwanttosayisthatalotofjobsfortheyoungcanbebothfunforthepeoplewhodothemandusefultothecommunity.Youngpeoplewhohelpinschoolsandhospialsoftengetagreatdealofpleasureandsatisfactionaswellascontributingsomethingvaluabletolocalsociety.
Inconclusion,IwouldaddthatwhenIwasagirl,myfathersaidmyteenswereatimeforbooks,hobbiesandacademicstudies.Thinkingback,IfeelIwouldhavelearntmuchmore—aboutmyself,otherpeopleandlifeingeneral—ifhehadallowedmetodoalimitedamountofrealwork.Certainly,whensheisoldenough,Ishallencouragemyowndaughtertodoso,ratherthanwastehertimeonsoapoperasandcomputergames.
Yourssincerely,
MargaretWilliams（Mrs）
24.WhydidMargaretwritethelettertotheeditor?
A.Toaskforsomeadvice.B.Toexpreshersupport.
C.Toshowherthankfulness.D.Togiveadifferentopinion.
25.Whatwastheeditor’sattitudetowardsstudents’part-timejobs?
A.Supportive.B.Indifferent.C.Opposed.D.Tolerant
26.Margaretbelievesthatstudents’part-timejobs______.
A.helpimprovetheirspeakingabilityB.haveagoodinfluenceontheirstudies
C.mightcausehigherunemploymentD.usuallyofferthemverylittlepay
27.WhenMargaretwasastudent,herfather______.
A.encouragedhertosupportherself
B.didn’tallowhertodopart-timejobs
C.thoughtshecoulddoalittlepart-timework
D.didn’tletherspendtoomuchtimelearning
C
Themostcommonproblemthatworriesallofustodayisthefearofinsecurity.Lifehasbecomesocompetitivethateverynowandthenwearestruck（遭遇）bythefearoftheunknown.Witheverynewturnofeventsourself-confidencetakesablow.Thebiggestchallengebeforeeverypersontodayisnottoloseconfidenceinone’sability.
Thereareseveralreasonsthataffectaperson’sself-confidence.Themostimportantreasonislackofsuccess.Notbeingabletosucceedaffectsone’sself-confidencegreatly.Thisiswhenonebeginstodoubthisownability.Inmanycasesone’sself-confidenceislowwhenhefeelsrejectedbysociety.Forexample,apersonwholoseshisjobgivesawideberthtootherpeopleforfearofbeingquestionedabouthiswork.However,thisisn’trightatall.Oneneedstothinkalongpositivelinesinspiteoffailures.Afterallitisyourlifeandyouhaveeveryrighttoliveyourlifeasyouwish.
Thechallengeliesinnotallowingyourself-confidencetodecrease.Itisveryimportanttobelieveinyourself.Selfbeliefisthesecrettosuccess.Whensuccessdoesn’tcometoyou,youshouldnotallowyourselfbelieftobeaffected.Alwayskeepinmindthatsuccessissuretocomeintime.So,thereisnothingwrongwithyourability.Wheneverlackofsuccesscausesyoutodoubtyourability,don’tforgettoremindyourselfthatquicksuccessdoesnotlastlong.Alsoremembernottocompareyoursleftoothers.Thesetipswilldoaworldofgoodtoyourconfidence.
Inordertobeself-confident,youneed
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