江苏省扬大附中学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、江苏省扬大附中学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案扬大附中2014-2015学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷 20141107 责任命题、校对：葛轩、花虔玲 考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：120分第一部分：听力(共两节，满分15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 Hows the wea

2、ther in the womans hometown?A. It is always sunny. B. It is quite windy. C. It rains a lot.2 What kind of music does the man like?A. Rock. B. Jazz. C. Rap.3 How long does the woman work on Saturday?A. Seven hours. B. six hours. C. Eight hours.4 Where are they talking now?A. In a restaurant. B. In a

3、classroom. C. In a library.5 What do we know about the woman?A. She went to travel alone. B. She is living in a hotel now.C. She is disappointed with the journey.第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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

4、材料，回答第6、7题。6 Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library. B. In a bookshop. C. In a clothing shop.7 When can the girl get the new copy of the book?A. On Friday. B. On Thursday. C. On Wednesday.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8 What kind of rooms are available?A. Two double rooms on different floors.B. T

5、wo single rooms next to each other. C. Two family suites.9 How many people are there in the group?A. Five. B. Four. C. Six.10 What is the woman going to do?A. Try another hotel. B. Take the mans advice. C. Stay on different floors.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11 What day is it today probably?A. Sunday. B. Tuesd

6、ay. C. Thursday.12 Why does the man want to return the shoes?A. They are not fit to wear. B. He doesnt like the style. C. His wife doesnt like the color.13 How much are the shoes?A. 205 dollars. B. 200 dollars. C. 195 dollars.听第9段材料，回答第14、15题。14 Why does the woman want to move?A. Her present house i

7、s far from her office. B. Her present house is too expensive.C. Her present house is too small.15 What is the woman worried about?A. She doesnt know how to pack things. B. She finds it difficult to move all her stuff.C. She cant find a moving company.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

8、16 In recent years, much has been done and _ progress has been made in _ study of genetics.A. the; the B. a; a C. /; / D. /; the17 In order to raise money for African children, the concert was held as planned, _ the storm.A. in terms of B. regardless of C. as a result of D. in case of18 It is quite

9、natural that you dislike _ when others laugh at you in public or think poorly of you behind.A. that B. those C. it D. them19 Nowadays, some hot network languages are even _ in some official media, such as CCTV and Peoples Daily. A. absorbed B. adopted C. admitted D. aimed20 While the majority of the

10、 people were not in favor of the project, he _ that tourism is the only approach to the development of the local economy.A. argued B. quarreled C. urged D. recommended21 One of the signs that one is getting aged is that he or she is physically _ to weather changes.A. sensitive B. sensible C. flexibl

11、e D. positive22 How much did you spend on the new mobile phone?I _ it would cost me 500 dollars, but I was so lucky to get it at a 15 percent discount.A. expected B. would expect C. had expected D. have expected23 _ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totali

12、ng 50,000 yuan.A. To be judged the best B. Having judged the bestC. Judged the best D. Judging the best24 What shall we do if the oil _ ?So we have to find some oil now.A. is using up B. is run out of C. is running out D. is used up25 The mother didnt know who _ for broken glass.A. will blame B. to

13、blame C. blamed D. blames26 Much to his disappointment, the engineer was finally told _ he invented was not important to the company he was working in. A. why what B. that whether C. that if D. what why27 The two professors made up their mind to devote all they had to _ nature reserves for white-fla

14、g dolphins.A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set up28 Will my daughter be all right soon, doctor?Well, she _ be, if she takes these pills. A. has to B. need C. would D. should29 Written in a hurry, _. How can it be satisfactory?A. the report is full of mistakes B. Sam made lots of mis

15、takes in the reportC. there are plenty of mistakes in the report D. they found many mistakes in the report30 In the time of social reform, peoples state of mind does not _ the rapid change of society in some cases. A. push ahead with B. come up with C. look up to D. keep pace with第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1

16、分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The man fatally shot seven people during a quiet church service before turning the gun on himself.Terry Ratzmann, 44, 31 no suicide（自杀）note and gave no explanation for the 32 during Saturdays weekly meeting at a suburb Milwaukee hotel. It wa

17、s unclear what specifically 33 him, but Ratzmann was a member of the Living Church of God. Fifty to sixty people were at the service 34 it turned into a blood bath. Ratzmann, a churchgoer known for 35 his homegrown vegetables with his neighbors, walked into the room and fired 22 rounds from a 9mm ha

18、ndgun.One of his friends 36 him to stop, calling him by 37 and saying, “Stop, stop, why?” police Captain Phil Hotter said. After killing seven people and wounding four others, Ratzmann took his own 38 , leaving four rounds in his gun, police said.The Church group was 20 or 30 minutes into Saturdays

19、service when the shots rang out. Ratzmann 39 attended the gatherings at the Sheraton each Saturday. During the shooting, Ratzmann told the friend who 40 him that he was upset. He was not known to have threatened anyone and had no criminal 41 , police said. They seized three computers, a 22-caliber r

20、ifle（步枪）and a box of bullets from the modest two-story home Ratzmann 42 with his mother and sister. “He wasnt a 43 guy. He was average Joe, said a neighbor who called Ratzmann a drinker, and church members said he 44 with depression for years.“When he was really depressed he didnt 45 to people. Some

21、times it was 46 than others,” said Kathleen Woolen, 66, who was 47 at the front of his room during Saturdays service. The district lawyer said Ratzmann was on the edge of 48 his job as a computer technician. Ratzmann had been working for an employment agency. Colwell said Ratzmann was so devout（虔诚的）

22、about 49 church that he skipped Colwells wedding 50 it was on a Saturday.31 A. wrote B. left C. got D. showed 32 A. gatherings B. loadings C. robbings D. killings 33 A. murdered B. upset C. puzzled D. punished 34 A. during B. after C. when D. since 35 A. sharing B. sparing C. offering D. growing 36

23、A. forbad B. warned C. begged D. wanted 37 A. name B. mouth C. courage D. heart 38 A. way B. life C. role D. happiness 39 A. regularly B. particularly C. naturally D. merely 40 A. inspired B. educated C. approached D. honored 41 A. deed B. record C. technique D. purpose 42 A. shared B. lived C. stay

24、ed D. worked43 A. clever B. bright C. sick D. dark44 A. struggled B. digested C. continued D. bothered 45 A. lie B. introduce C. talk D. owe 46 A. better B. worse C. higher D. stronger 47 A. crying B. hiding C. whispering D. sitting 48 A. reducing B. changing C. bettering D. losing 49 A. seeking B.

25、mending C. attending D. hating 50 A. if B. though C. once D. because第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASilence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and he fear

26、s silence more than anything else. Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. If he is introduced to another person, and a number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards himself as a failure, a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox（喋喋不

27、休唠叨的人）. He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figureThe aim of conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas；it is to keep up the buzzing so

28、und. There are, it must be admitted，different qualities of buzz；there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito. But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person. Most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear, and some of it is pleasant

29、 even to the mind. He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors.Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conv

30、ersation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other peoples ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel. At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conversationists.51 According to the author, people make conversation to _ .A. exchange ideas B. prove their value C. achieve success in life D. ove