英语贵州省遵义四中学年高二上学期期中考试.docx

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英语贵州省遵义四中学年高二上学期期中考试

遵义四中2014-2015年度第一学期半期考试

英语试题

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。

（　　）1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Makinganannouncement.

B.Makinganinvitation.

C.Makinganappointment.

（　　）2.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hisbikewaslost.B.Hemissedthebus.C.Hedidn'tfeelwell.

（　　）3.Whichsectiondoesthemanliketoread?

A.News.B.Entertainment.C.Sport.

（　　）4.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Thestation.B.Theman'shome.C.Anewapartment.

（　　）5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Animal.B.Acamera.C.Amovie.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

（　　）6.WhoisgoingtotheWestCoast?

A.Mark.B.Susan.C.John.

（　　）7.Whatistheaimofthebusinesstrip?

A.Togettoknowtheenvironment.

B.Tolearnalanguage.

C.Toattendameeting.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

（　　）8.Whydoesthewomancometotheman?

A.Togreethim.

B.Toaskforinformation.

C.Totalkabouthertrouble.

（　　）9.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InAtlanta.B.InChicago.C.InNewYork.

（　　）10.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Haveaparty.

B.Tellherhisexperiences.

C.Introducetheneighbourstoher.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

（　　）11.Whatisintheman'smindallthetime?

A.Theinterview.B.Thedelicioussoup.C.Themovie.

（　　）12.Whatisthewoman'sadvice?

A.Toaskfortheresult.

B.Towaitfortheresult.

C.Toseethemovieagain.

（　　）13.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Ordersomefood.

B.Tasteaspecialsoup.

C.Dosomethingtoimprovetheirabilities.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

（　　）14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Acouple.B.Classmates.C.Colleagues.

（　　）15.Whatdoesthemanprefertodotonight?

A.Gotoapub.B.Seeamovie.C.VisitMary.

（　　）16.WhenwilltheChinesefilmbegin?

A.At5:

40.B.At7:

40.C.At9:

30.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

（　　）17.WhydothelistenerscometoLondon?

A.Toseeafilm.

B.Togoonvacation.

C.ToimprovetheirbusinessEnglishskills.

（　　）18.WhatwillthelistenersdoonFridayafternoon?

　A.Visitmuseums.B.Seeafilm.C.Playgames.

（　　）19.WhenwillthelistenersleaveforBath?

A.At7:

00am.B.At10:

00am.C.At3:

00pm.

（　　）20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThelistenerswillspendtwodaysinBath.

B.ThelistenerscandowhattheylikeonSunday.

C.Thelistenersshouldbringlunchduringthetrip.

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）

A

Peoplehavealwaysbeenwonderingaboutwhatourfuturewilllooklike.Goonreadingthistext,andyouwillknowwhatwillhappeninthenextfiftyyears.

Howcanweknowwhatthefuturewilllooklike?

Tobeabletounderstandthefuture,youmustknowthepast.Whathastakenustowherewearetodayandwhathaschangedalongtheway?

Theworldhaschangedalotinthelast150years,butwehumansaredrivenbythesamebasicneedsaswewere150yearsago.Willthischangeinthenext150years?

No.

Whatinventionshavereallymadeadifferenceinthelast150years?

Inthepastyears,theinventionsthathaveaffectedmostpeoplearoundtheworldforeverydaylivingarethetelephone,electricity,radio,television,computer,thecarandtheabilitytocommunicatethroughtheInternet.Thenweofcoursehavealotofinventionsthathavemadelifeeasier,likenewmedicine,fastertransportsetc.Ingeneral,humanbeingshavebeenworkinghardinthelast150yearstomaketheinventionssothattheywillbeabletogetcontrolofthetimeandtheworld.Sincethereisstillmuchtodointhisarea,thiswillbethefocusatleastforthenext150years.

Whydoweneedtopredictthefuture?

Predictingthefutureisimportantfortworeasons:

firstweneedtostarttothinkaboutwhatkindoffuturewewouldlikeforourselvesandtopassontothenextgeneration,andthenweneedtoknowwhatdecisionsweneedtomaketodaythatwillgivethebestresultinthefuture.

21.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthesecondparagraph?

A.Theworldisquitedifferentfromwhatitwas.

B.Ourbasicneedswillnotchangeinthefuture.

C.Humanswillnolongerenjoyfoodinthefuture.

D.Theworldwillbecompletelychangedtomorrow.

22.Ourpastinventionshavemade.

A.iteasyforustoliveB.ourdailylifemorestressful

C.ourworkeasilydoneD.usworklesstime

23.Whatwillhumansdoinordertokeeptheworldundercontrol?

A.Toproducemorecarsfortransportation.

B.Tofocusonmakingmoreinventions.

C.Toworkmuchhardertoachievetheirgoals.

D.TospendmoretimeworkingontheInternet.

24.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Whatresultwe’llreceiveinthefuture.

B.Thedecisionswemakeforourfuture.

C.Theimportanceofpredictingthefuture.

D.Thetworeasonsofpredictingthefuture.

B

Artclassesaboutanimals&wildlife

AllCreaturesLargeandSmall

Animalsbringsomethingspecialtoourlifeandgiveusinspirationforpaintingsthatwewilltreasure.Thisworkshopwillfocusonhowtobringanimalstolifethroughcolor,lightingandgoodcomposition（构图）.Wewillbeworkingfromphotographs,soyouwillneedtobringseveralgoodphotosofyourpetsorwildlifeanimals.

Location:

Scottsdale,AZ

Instructor:

PhilBeck

PetPortraiture（肖像画法）withChristineFifer

Nothingteachesustoliveinthemomentmorethanourfurryandfeatheredfriends,andthisworkshopemphasizes（强调）thetechnicalaspectsofdrawingandpaintinganimals.Fiferisalong-timepainterwhoserealisticstyleissimpleandclear.Nolivemodelsallowed（onlyafavoritepictureortwo）!

Location:

KeyWest,FL

Instructor:

ChristineFifer

Nature&WildlifeintheFieldwithRafaelGalvez

Limitedto12students.HaveaguidedwalkthroughanaturalreserveandexploreCharlotte’swildernesswithanexperiencednaturalistandbirdpainter,whilelearningabouttheregion’swildlifeandhabitats,andlearningtopaintfromlivesubjects.Galvezemphasizesprocessratherthanproduct.

Location:

Charlotte,NC

Instructor:

RafaelGalvez

AnimalDrawing

ArareopportunitytoworkwithliveanimalsinthePAFAstudios!

Workwithahorseandadogservedasmodels,learnskillsanddeveloptechniquesforthegraphicdepiction（图形描绘）ofanimals.Exploreavarietyofdrawingmaterialsandtechniques.

Location:

Philadelphia,PA

Instructor:

PetervanDyck

25.PhilBeckwillteachstudentstopaintanimalsfrom.

A.livemodelsB.hisworks

C.PicturesD.famouspaintings

26.Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttolearntopaintintheopenair?

A.Scottsdale,AZ.B.Charlotte,NC.

C.KeyWest,FL.D.Philadelphia,PA.

27.Ifyouliketopaintinarealisticstyle,youwilllearnfrom.

A.PhilBeckB.PetervanDyck

C.RafaelGalvezD.ChristineFifer

C

Asmoreandmorebooksbecomemovieadaptations（改编）,Ican’thelpbutthinkhowthiswillaffectEnglishclassesinAmerica.Thinkingbacktomyyearsinmiddleandhighschool—tenyearsago,IwouldberewardedifIhadreadanumberofclassics.Today,amajorityofthosebooksarenowalsomovies:

LifeofPi,TheGreatGatsby,MuchAdoAboutNothingandAnnaKarenina,tonameafew.

EvenmodernbookssuchasTheHungerGamesandHarryPotterhavebeenadaptedforthebigscreen.Indiscussionwithmystudents,Ioftenhearthemsaytheyarenotgoingtoreadbooksbecausemovieswillcomeoutsoon,whichmakesmewonderwhateffectmovieadaptationshaveonmodern-daystudents.WilltheCommonCoreStateStandards（CCSS）encouragethemtoreadbooksmorecarefullyortousemoviestoimprovetheirunderstandingofthetext?

TheCCSSrequiresstudentstoprovidetext-basedevidencewhenreadinganddiscussingabook.Byfocusingonsuchevidence,teacherscanpullspecificdetailsfromabookthatmayhavenotmadethefinalcutwhenthebookwasadaptedforthebigscreen.Forinstance,afterreadingandwatchingTheHungerGames,therewereanumberofdetailsfromthebookthatweremissingfromthefilm—manypeopleweredisappointedwithRue’smeek（温顺的）movierole.AstudentwhofailedtoreadTheHungerGameswouldnotquiteunderstandRue’simpactonthegamesinthesamewayassomeonewhohadreadthebookandrememberedallthedetailsthatwentintoherdeath.

IamnotsayingtheCCSSwillstopstudentsfromcuttingcorners,butIbelieveifteachersusethesupporttheCCSSprovides,itcanbeagreatroadwaytoensureallstudentsarediggingdeepintotextsandnotjusthittingtheplaybutton.

28.Tenyearsago,studentsinAmericawere.

A.fondofreadingallkindsofnovels

B.forbiddentodiscussmoviesinclass

C.notallowedtowatchmoviesinthecinema

D.encouragedtoreadmanyliteratureworks

29.Whichofthefollowingmightbetheeffectthatmovieadaptationshaveonmodern-daystudents?

A.Theyspendlesstimeinstudying.

B.Theycan’tunderstandEnglishtexts.

C.Theydiscussmoviesmorefrequently.

D.Theyspendlesstimeinreading.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.TheHungerGamesistheworstmovieadaptation.

B.Itisawasteoftimereadinganddiscussingabookinclass.

C.Rue’simpactonthegamesisperfectlypresentedinthemovie.

D.Movieadaptationsmaybringtroubleinunderstandingthebooks.

31.Accordingtothetext,itseemsthattheCCSS.

A.preventsstudentswatchingmovies

B.providesstudentswithwell-knownmovies

C.encouragesstudentstowritenovels

D.providesguidanceonteachingandlearning

D

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