江蘇省邗江中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題.doc

江蘇省邗江中學(xué)2015-2016學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高二英語期中試卷第i卷 (共 85分)第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）每段對話僅讀一遍。1. where does the conversation most likely take place?a. at a hotel. b. at a canteen. c. at a supermarket.2. why is the man going to the library?a. to borrow some books. b. to get his keys back.c. to return some books.3. what does the woman do to get rid of a cold?a. stays in bed. b. exercises her body. c. takes some medicine.4. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. teacher and student.b. doctor and patient. c. interviewer and interviewee.5. who does the woman suggest the man speak to?a. mr. brown.b. mary miller.c. mr. smith.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分） 每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至第8題。6. how many parts does the driving test involve?a. three.b. four.c. five.7. what problem does the woman have with the driving test?a. driving knowledge. b. emergency response. c. traffic regulations in chinese.8. how are driving skills tested in the third part?a. in a similar environment. b. in a controlled environment. c. in the real world.聽第7段材料，回答第9至第11題。9. how does the woman feel while talking?a. rather unhappy.b. very excited.c. quite sorry.10. what did gary really do? a. he tried to give the woman a surprise. b. he didnt make the appointment clear. c. he changed the plan at the last minute.11. why wont the woman go to the theater now?a. she has lost interest in that movie. b. the theater is far away from them.c. she wants to see the whole movie.聽第8段材料，回答第12至第14題。12. what does the woman worry about?a. her health. b. her test. c. her work.13. what is the man trying to do?a. invite the woman out and have a chat with her.b. teach the woman how to prepare for the next test.c. comfort the woman and help her feel relaxed.14. what does the man suggest the woman do to remove her bad mood?a. spend as much time as possible at home. b. call some friends and have a chat with them.c. invite some friends to social events and drink together.聽第9段材料，回答第15至第17題。15. why has the man never chatted online before?a. he has got too old a computer. b. he hasnt bought a computer.c. he has no interest in chatting online.16. what does the man ask the woman to download for him?a. mp3 files. b. new software. c. a tv show.17. what do you know about friends forums (論壇)?a. some of the friends stars are sure to show up there.b. you can chat to people with common interests there.c. you may clearly know who you are talking to there.聽第10段材料，回答第18至第20題。18. in what case is small talk especially useful?a. between friends.b. between strangers.c. between colleagues.19. what does the woman suggest we do if the other is not interested in small talk? a. give up talking.b. change the topic.c. find his own hobby.20. why do people have small talk? a. to get the answers.b. to show their friendship. c. to know about the other person.第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié), 滿分30分）第一節(jié) 單項選擇 (共20小題，每題0.5分，滿分10分 )21. to tell _ truth, it is _ struggle for jack to get ready in such a short time.a. the; real a b. a; a realc. the; really a d. a, a really22. the government has announced plans to cut back _ defense spending _10% next year. a. upon; to b. on; by c. of; by d. for; to23. _in the regulations is that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account. a. what is required b. as is required b. it is required d. it requires24. i would appreciate _, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible. a. you b. this c. it d. that25. in order to prepare the speech, i spent three hours _ in the library, _ lots of information on the topic.a. locking, referring to b. being locked, mentioningc. locked, consulting d. in locking, having consulted 26.how about the performance? wonderful! this performance is being held for the _ of the disabled, hoping to raise peoples _ about their lives.a. benefit; concern b. prize; praise c. profit; money d. interest; level27. peter once _ english at oxford university for three years and now is a speaker. no wonder he _ perfect english.a. had taught; spoke b. taught; speaksc. is teaching; has spoken d. has been teaching; will speak28. i tried many times, but i still failed in the exam. dont be discouraged. _ and the problem will be settled. a. having a little effort b. a bit more effort c. if you have a bit effort d. there being a little effort29. gold closed friday just under the record price it had set earlier this month. thats nearly three times _ it was selling for six years ago.a. what b. that c. more than d. as30. written in a hurry, _. how can it be satisfactory?a. the report is full of mistakes b. sam made lots of mistakes in the reportc. there are plenty of mistakes in the report d. they found many mistakes in the report31. its surprising that your brother _ english so quickly - he hasnt lived there very long. a. looked up b. put up c. made up d. picked up32. how can you expect him to make any improvement _ you never give him an opportunity to have a try? a. unless b. when c. until d. while33. tom graduated from college at a very young age. oh, he _ a very smart boy then.a. could be b. must be c. should have been d. must have been34. with a lot of difficult problems _, the newly-elected president now feels relieved. a. settled b. settling c. to settle d. being settled 35. i was really _ when i saw what those dogs have done to the flowers we worked so hard to grow. now our flower beds are a mess. a. over the moon b. hot under the collar c. on cloud nine d. laughing my head off第二節(jié)： 完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）if you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect interest in romance among the artists. 36 , you would see plenty of animals with people running after them. life for ancient peoples earned to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.in modern times, when food is available in grocery stores, finding love is more 37 in peoples lives. the 38 is all around us. it is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. an endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture.researchers are studying whether love, a highly valued emotional state, can be 39 . they ask, what is love? toothpaste companies want us to think attraction is all about clean teeth, but clean teeth go only so far. scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved. you have probably heard that opposites attract but that 40 attract, too. one thing is certain: the truth about love is not yet set in stone.first impressionto help determine the 41 of attraction, researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each others individuality. then students were asked to 42 what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. after nine weeks, they reported what happened.as it turned out, their 43 judgments often held true. students seemed to 44 at an early stage who would best fit into their lives.the 45 knowsscientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction. many animals give off pheromonesnatural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species. pheromones can signal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling 46 to partnerships. in contrast, humans do not seem to be as 47 as other animals at detecting such chemicals. smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.face valuebeing fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive. researchers had people judge faces for 48 . the participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces. the way we 49 attractiveness seem to be somewhat automatic.when shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to 50 words faster after viewing an attractive face. seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking.36. a. insteadb. thereforec. moreoverd. otherwise37. a. romanticb. stressful c. centrald. artificial38. a. priorityb. proofc. possibilityd. principle39. a. seatedb. impressedc. changedd. erased40. a. appearancesb. virtuesc. similaritiesd.41. a. illustrationsb. imaginationsc. ingredientsd. instructors42. a. predictb. investigatec. diagnosed. recall43. a. criticalb. initialc. randomd.44. a. memorizeb. distinguishc. negotiated. question45. a. noseb. eyec. heartd. hand46. a. openb. alertc. resistantd. superior47. a. disappointedb. amazedc. confusedd. gifted48. a. emotionb. attractivenessc. individualityd. signals49. a. enhanceb. possessc. maintaind. asses50. a. familiarb. plainc. positived. irritating第三部分：閱讀理解 (共10小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)awanted, someone for a kisswere looking for producers to join us in the second of london 100fm. youll work on the stations music programmes. music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. please apply(申請) in writing to producer vacancies, kiss100.father christmaswere looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our father christmas suit.working days: every saturday from november 24 to december 15 and every day from december17 to december24 except sunday, 10:3016:00excellent pay.please contact(聯(lián)系)the enterprise shopping center, station parade, eastbourne.accountants assistant when you join the team in our revenue administration unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the revenue division, dealing with post and other general duties. if you are educated to gcse grade c level we would like to talk to you. this position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.wealden district councilsoftware trainer if you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. you should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. you will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them. pay upwards of 15,000 for the right person. please apply by sending your cv (簡歷) to mrs. r. oglivie, palmlace limited.51. we learn from the ads that the enterprise shopping centre needs a person who _.a. is aged between 24 and 40 b. may do some training work c. should deal with general duties d. can work for about a month52. which position is open to recent school graduates?a. producer, london kiss. b. father christmas. c. accountants assistant d. software trainer53.what kind of person would probably apply to palmace limited?a. one with gcse grade c level. b. one with some office experience.c. one having good computer knowledge d. one trained in producing music programmes.bskeptics are a strange lot. some of them refuse to admit the serious threat of human activities to the environment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them. those people, say skeptics, spread nothing but bad news about the environment. the “eco-guilt” brought on by the discouraging news about our planet gives rise to the popularity of skeptics as people search for more comforting worldviews.perhaps that explain why a new book by bjorn lomborg received so much publicity. that book, the skeptical environmentalist, declares that it measures the “real state of the world” as fine. of course, another explanation is the deep pockets some big businesses with special interests. indeed, mr. lomborgs views are similar to those of some industry-funded organizations, which start huge activities though the media to confuse the public about issues like global warming.so it was strange to see mr. lomborgs book go largely unchallenged in the media though his beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions. one national newspaper in canada ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with the conclusion that “after lomborg, the environmental movement will begin to die down.”such one-sided views should have immediately been challenged. but only a different review appeared in nature, a respected science magazine with specific readership. the review remarked that mr. lomborgs “preference for unexamined materials is incredible (不可信的)”。a critical (批判的) eye is valuable, and the media should present information in such a way that could allow people to make informed decisions. unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as blocked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special interests. people might become half-blind before a world partially exhibited by the media. thats a shame, because matters concerning the health of the planet are far too important to be treated lightly.54. according to the passage, which of the following may be regarded as “skeptics”?a. people who agree on the popularity of “eco-guilt”.b. people who disbelieve the serious situation of our planet.c. people who dislike the harmful effect of human activities.d. people who spread comforting news to protect our environment.55. which of the following can be a reason for the popularity of lomborgs books?a. some big businesses intend to protect their own interests. b. the book challenges views about the fine state of the wirld.c. the author convinces people to seek comforting worldviews.d. industryfunded media present confusing information.56. the author mentioned the review in nature in order to_.a. voice a different opinion b. find fault with lomborgs book c. challenge the authority of the media d. point out the value of scientific views.57. what is the authors main purpose in writing the passage?a. to encourage the skeptics to have a critical eye.b. to warn the public of the danger of halfblindness with reviews.c. to blame the medias lack of responsibility in presenting information.d. to show the importance of presenting overall information by the media.cin meditation(冥想)，people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath .as they breathe in and out ,they attend to their feelings .as thoughts go through their minds. they let them go. breathe .let go .breathe .let go according to a recent study at the insight meditation society in barre, massachusetts. three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a market change in how the brain allocates(分配) attention. it appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world. expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli( 刺激),like facial expressions. the study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. people can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice. everything from driving to playing the piano. the study has shown that meditation is good for the brain ,it appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being. in an experiment ,17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day .a control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period .both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. as both group looked for the numbers ,their brain activity was recorded. everyone could catch the first number .but the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it ,so they missed the second number .those with more experience gave less attention to the first number .as if letting it go ,which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number ,this shows that attention can change with practice. just ask daniel levision ,who meditated for three months as part of the study .”i am a much better listener,” he said . “ i do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.” 58.the underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to a. feelings b. minds c. people d. thoughts59. meditations manage their daily tasks better because they a. are given less pressure b. allocate their attention better c. have more stimuli for life d. practice them more frequently60. in the experiment ,volunteers doing meditation for longer hours a. were more likely to catch both of the members b. were used to memorizing numbers in groups c. usually ignored the first number observed d. paid more attention to numbers than to letters61. the study proves that a. meditation improves ones health b. brain activity can be recorded c. human attention can be trained d. mediators have a g