湖北省襄阳五中夷陵中学钟祥一中学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题.docx

1、湖北省襄阳五中夷陵中学钟祥一中学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题2014-2015学年度第二学期期中联考高二英语试卷考试时间：2015年4月30日上午8:00-10:00 试卷满分：150分注意事项： 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

2、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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. Where does this conversation take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a food shop.2. Why does the man learn Chinese? A. To write a pape

3、r. B. To visit China one day. C. To municate with an e-friend.3. Who was injured? A. George. B. Georges wife. C. Georges wifes father.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Matches. B. Hobbies. C. Soccer.5. What will the speakers give Ben? A. A bike. B. A guitar. C. Some videos.第二节（共15小题；

4、每小题15分，满分225分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the womans attitude towards the mans words? A. Nervous. B. Happy. C. Impatient.7. What did the woman probably forget? A. The tickets. B. The

5、passports. C. The travellers cheques.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When did the woman lose her mobile phone? A. On her way home. B. On her way to a bank. C. On her way to a football game.9. What is the mans advice? A. Call the insurance pany. B. Report the loss to the police. C. Phone the bus pany.10. What ti

6、me is it probably? A. 10:20. B. 10:00. C. 9:40.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the woman doing? A. Registering in a pany. B. Writing a short self-description. C. Asking for a form from a matchmaking(婚介) pany.12. Why does the womans friend like the matchmaking pany? A. She doesnt have to pay for the re

7、gister. B. She can know different kinds of people. C. She can meet people who like the same things.13. What does the woman think of the matchmaking pany? A. It is helpful. B. It is reliable. C. It is effective.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. How does Andrew municate with people? A. He sends them e-mails. B. H

8、e likes to have regular meetings. C. He talks with them through the telephone.15. What does the man think of Andrews management? A. Excellent. B. Open-door. C. Ridiculous.16. What does the woman suggest doing? A. Having a talk with Andrew. B. Asking others about the scheme. C. Asking Andrew to set u

9、p a meeting.17. What do the speakers think of the scheme? A. It is unacceptable. B. It is reasonable. C. It is beneficial.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What are two of the most popular American foods? A. Fish and chicken. B. Salads and meat. C. Hamburgers and hot dogs.19. What is good manners when you eat

10、in a private home? A. Asking for what you want. B. Taking what the hostess gives you. C. Eating up whatever is served.20. Why do Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly in restaurants? A. They eat less for breakfast and lunch. B. They can make room for others and go to work in time. C. The restaur

11、ants serve breakfast and lunch for just a short time.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。 ALast August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small pany in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school caf

12、eteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift7,000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in

13、an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave. But the Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity. In some cases, i

14、t was a few thousand dollars; in other, it was more than 100,000. It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than 3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm . Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were know

15、n for their habit of saving. They had a preference for parison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase . Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it. “Ish and Arlene never

16、asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.” Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as

17、one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole munity and last for generations to e. Neighbors helping neighbors that was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story. 21. According to the text, the Fusses _.A. were employed by a truck pany. B. were in financial difficulty. C. worked in a school cafeteria. D. lost

18、 their home. 22. Which of the following is True of the Hatches? A. They had their children during the Great Depression. B. They left the family farm to live in an old house. C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors. D. They tried to help their neighbors to find jobs. 23. Why would the

19、Hatches routinely go from store to store when shopping? A. They decided to open a store soon.B. They just wanted to save money. C. They couldnt afford expensive things. D. They wanted to buy goods of good quality.24. According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were _. A. understanding B. optimistic C

20、. childlike D. curious BVATICAN CITY (Reuters) Pope (教皇) Francis, giving his clearest indication that he wants a more austere(朴素的) Catholic Church, said on Saturday that it should be poor and remember that its responsibility is to serve the poor. Francis explained to the reporters why he chose to ta

21、ke the name, Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi, a symbol of peace, austerity and poverty. The pope recalled, While the formal voting continued, I thought of wars . Francis of Assisi is the man of peace, poverty and the man who loves and protects others; and that is how the name entered my heart.,

22、 adding, Oh, how I would like a poor Church and for the poor. St. Francis of Assisi, an Italian who died in 1226, abandoned his familys fortune for a life of charity and poverty. Since his election on Wednesday (March 13, 2013) as the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years, Francis has laid o

23、ut a clear moral path for the 1.2-billion-member Church, surrounded by dishonors, tricks and argumentations. Francis has set a forceful moral tone and given clear signs that he will bring a new broom to the crisis-hit Church, favoring modesty and simplicity. He thanked the thousands of journalists w

24、ho had covered his election but invited them to always try to better understand the true nature of the Church, with its virtues and crimes. He urged journalists to seek truth, goodness and beauty in the world and in the Church. After the voting reached the two-thirds majority, applause broke out. Th

25、e cardinal (主教), Claudio Hummes of Brazil, 78, then hugged and kissed him and told him Dont forget the poor. That word entered here, he said, pointing to his head. On the night he was elected, he traveled on a bus. He went to the Church-run hotel where he had been staying before the election and ins

26、isted on paying the bill. Pope Francis, Argentinas former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, has also urged Argentines not to make costly trips to Rome to see him but to give the money to the poor instead. It was the latest indication that the pope wanted the worldwide Church to take on an austere style. 25.

27、 Pope Francis chose the name “Francis” because _. A. he thinks Francis is a symbol of peace, austerity and poverty.B. he admires Francis of Assisi for his abandoning his fortune.C. Francis of Assisi loves and protects people in Vatican City.D. In his view, the Church shouldnt be rich but poor and au

28、stere.26. Which of the following does the writer disagree with?A. Francis has arranged a moral road for the Church.B. The Church has had a very bad reputation so far. C. Francis means what he says and is worth trusting. D. The reporters should have covered the Church better. 27. The newly elected po

29、pe Francis is from _. A. Italy B. France C. Argentina D. Brazil28. The passage is mainly about the _ of Pope Francis.A. indication B. election C. feeling D. dreamCWhen you stand in front of a mirror, you know who youre looking at. Capuchin monkeys have a different experience, a recent study discover

30、ed. When they see themselves in a mirror, theyre just not exactly sure what it is.Scientists define an animal as “self-aware” if it touches a painted spot on its own face when it looks in a mirror. People start to recognize themselves in this way at the age of two. Most monkeys, on the other hand, i

31、gnore the markings on their faces. They just dont understand that the image in the mirror is their own.To find out whether capuchins are self-aware, psychologist (心理学家) Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta and his colleagues studied eight female and six male monkeys that live at a research center in Georgia.Each capuchin entered a test room, where it faced three different situations. In the first situation, the monkey saw an unfamiliar monkey of the same sex on the other side of a glass barrier. In the second one, the capuchin saw a monkey of the same sex that it was familiar w