湖北某中學高二上學期期中考試英語試題-word版含答案

湖北省黃岡中學2015年秋季期中高二英語試題第Ⅰ卷選擇題一、聽力。略

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AEversinceherhusbandwenttoworkabroad,Mrs.Jacksonhaslivedonherownintheirbigoldsuburbanhouse,whichwaspurchasedbyherhusbandabout20yearsago.Consideringhersafety,hersonhasbeentryinghardtoaskhertosellthehouseandbuyanewandsmalloneindowntown.Tohisdisappointment,Mrs.Jacksondoesn’taccepttheidea.Shesaysthatshehastolookaftertheiroldhouse,asthefamilytie.Butrecentlythereareoftenstoriesaboutsomeonestealingthingsaroundhere.ItwasafreezingdaybeforeChristmasEve.Ataboutfouro’clockintheafternoon,Mrs.JacksonwasenjoyingsomeChristmasmusicwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.Shehearditbutdidn’tmove.Anotherknock.Whomightitbe？Mrs.Jacksonwasalittleafraid.Shedeterminednottoanswerthedoorbutkeepwaiting.Thennothingstrangehappenedandnomoreknocks.Shewaitedafewminutes.Shewalkedquietlytothedoor,andlistened.Sheheardnothingbutthewindoutside.Sheslowlyunfastenedthedoorandlookedoutsidethroughthecrack.Shethenletoutacryandthrewthedoorwideopen!Shecouldhardlybelievehereyes.Atthedoorshesawatall,beautifulChristmastree!InthetreewasaChristmascardwiththefollowingwords:MerryChristmas!Yournewneighbor21．Itisbecausehethinksabout_______thathersonwantshertochangeaplacetolivein.A．herhealthB．hersafetyC．hermoodD．hercharacter22．ThereasonwhyMrs.Jacksonwantstokeepthehouseisthat_______.A．itiscomfortableB．shecanlivealoneC．itisthefamilyconnectionD．itsvaluecanbehigher23．WhenMrs.Jackson“threwthedoorwideopen”,shefelt_______.A．frightenedB．surprisedC．funnyD．easyBA12-year-oldgirlwhohadaslightfeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreofl62onMensa’sCattellIIIBpaper,suggestingshehasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.Thecomparisondoesn’tsitwellwiththeBritishstudent,who’scurrentlyinYear8atColchesterCountyhighschool,aselectivegirl’sgrammarschoolinEssex,England.“Idon’tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatintellectualssuchasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.They’veachievedsomuch.Idon’tthinkit’sright.”LydiatoldCNN.Lydiasatthetestinhersummerholidays,afterraisingtheideawithherparentswhowereinfavorofitaftersometime.Itturnsoutthetestwasn’tthathardafterall.“IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyhard.ButasIstartedthetest,Ithoughtitwasabiteasierthanlthoughtitwasgoingtobe,”shesaid.Lydia’snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhenshegoestouniversity,thoughshe’sleaningtowardsomething“basedaroundmath,becauseit’soneofmyfavoritesubjects.”“AllI’mgoingtodoisworkashardasIcan,andseewherethatgetsme,”shesaid.ToputLydia’smarkinperspective,thetopadultscoreintheCattellIIIBtest,whichprimarilytestsverbalreasoning,is161.Atop2％score—whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubforthosewithhighIQs—wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162,placingherinthetopl％ofthepopulation.24．WhatcanweknowaboutLydiafromthepassage？A．Sheisamiddleschoolstudent.B．Sheistheclevereststudent.C．ShethinkssheisclevererthanEinstein.D．Shehadthoughtthetestwasveryeasy.25．Accordingtothepassage,whosupportedhertakingthetest？A．Herteachers.B．Herclassmates.C．Herfriends.D．Herparents.26．IfyouwanttoenterMensa,youhaveto________.A．beascleverasLydiainthetestB．beabletoattendafamousuniversityC．haveagreatinterestinmathD．getatleast148intheIQtest27．AfterLydiagraduatesfromhighschool,shewill________.A．majorinmathprobablyB．enteraclubC．neverbenervousD．a(chǎn)chievealotCAlibaba,BankofChinaandHuawei—thesearethedreamemployersforChinesestudents,accordingtoanewsurvey.“Thesurveyofmorethan55,000students,conductedbytheresearchfirmUniversum,hasfoundthatroughlyaquarterwanttoworkforaninternationalcompany,whileonly9％wanttoworkforastart-up.Fivepercentwanttostarttheirownbusiness.”Thestudentssaidthatwork-1ifebalancewasthemostimportantcareergoal,followedbyjobstability.Whenitcomestodesirablecompanies,BankofChinahasbeennamedthetopchoicebybusinessstudentsforsevenconsecutiveyears,andthegiganticstate-ownedfirmshowsnosignsofgivingupitslead.WilliamWu,theChinacountrymanagerforUniversum,saidthatbankingremainsanattractiveindustryforyoungChinese.“China’sgovernmentisnowemphasizingtherevolutionofthefinanceindustry,whichleavestheyoungergenerationwiththeimpressionthatalthoughbankingisatraditionalindustry,therearestillalotofdevelopmentopportunities.”Wusaid.E-commercegiantAlibaba(BABA,Tech30)improvedsixplacesfrom2014,rankingsecondamongbusinessstudents.Alibaba’sriseshouldn’tcomeasmuchofasurprise—thecompanyheldarecord-breaking$25billionIPOinSeptember.Amongengineeringstudents,Alibabawasonceagainabridesmaid.Instead,Huawei—atelecomsinfrastructurefirmthatnowmakesconsumerproducts-tookthetopspot.“Bothofthesecompaniesarepioneersintermsoflocalcompaniesgoinginternational.”saidWu.“Itshowsthat…aninternationaldevelopmentstrategyhasapositiveinfluenceamongChineseyoungtalents.”Techcompaniesruledtherankingsforhumanitiesstudents,withAlibaba—whichwasninthin2014一landingatthetop.Lastyear,ApplewastheNumberlchoiceofChinesestudents.28．What’sthepercentageofthesurveyedstudentswhowanttojoinacompanysetuprecently？A．Fivepercent.B．Twenty-fivepercent.C．Ninepercent.D．Twentypercent.29．Whatisthesecondmostimportantcareergoalforthestudents？A．Work-lifebalance.B．Jobstability.C．Alibaba.D．Theirownbusiness.30．InWilliamWu’sviewpoint,anativecompanythat_______willattractgraduates.A．isrootedonlyinChinaB．makesconsumerproductsC．goesinternationalD．justaimsattheforeignmarket31．Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellusmainly？A．Whatcompaniesstudentswanttoworkfor.B．Whystudentshavetogotouniversity.C．Howacompanycandevelopwell.D．Wherestudents’successliesin.DNewresearchhasshownthatyoumightnotjustbefeelingblue,youmayalsobeseeingitdifferently.Abluemoodmaybemorethanjustafigureofspeech.Yourmoodmayalsoaffecthowyouseetheworldaroundyou,accordingtoanewstudy.Ateamofresearchershasdemonstratedthatsadnesscouldhaveaneffectonthewayweseecolors.Theteam,ledbypsychologyresearcherChristopherThorstensonoftheUniversityofRochester,foundthatpeopleinwhomtheyhadinducedasadmoodwerelessaccurateinidentifyingcolorsontheblue-yellowaxis(軸線),comparedtopeoplewhoweren’tfeelingsad.“Wewerealreadydeeplyfamiliarwithhowoftenpeopleusecolortermstodescribecommonphenomena,likemood.evenwhentheseconceptsseemunrelated,”Thorstensonsaidinastatement.“Wethoughtthatmaybeareasonthesemetaphorsemergewasbecausetherereallywasaconnectionbetweenmoodandidentifyingcolorsinadifferentway.”Thorstensonandhisteamarenotthefirsttoidentifyalinkbetweenadepressedmoodandadifferenceinrecognition.In2010,EmanuelBublandhisteamatAlbertLudwigsUniversityFreiburginGermanyfirstdemonstratedalinkbetweendecreasedcontrastsensitivityanddepression.Thiswassupportedbya2013paperbyJohnsonFaroetaloftheUniversityofSingapore.Theteamconductedtwostudies．Inthefirst,127participantswerechosen

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towatchoneoftwovideoclips,whichhadbeenprovedinpreviousstudiestofeeleithersadness(acartoonclip)oramusement(astand-upcomedyroutine).Theydidn’tdothatinaspecificorder.Theentiregroupwasthentaskedwithidentifyingthecolorsin48continuedcolorswatches.Thegroupthathadbeenshownthecartoonclipwasmeasurablyworseatidentifyingcolorsalongtheblue-yellowaxis,althoughnodifferencewasfoundalongthered-greenaxis.Forthesecondstudy,130participantswererandomlyassignedtowatcheitherasadcliporaneutralone.Thesadnessgroupshowedreducedabilitytoidentifycolorsalongtheblue-yellowaxisthantheneutralgroup.Again,therewasnodifferencealongthered-greenaxis.Becauseofthislackofdifferencealongthered-greenaxis,theresearcherssaythedifferenceinabilitycannotbeexplainedbylackofeffort,orfocus.Ifthesubjectswerebadlyfocused,theywouldhaveperformedequallybadlyalongbothcoloraxes.32．Ifone________,thecolorsheseesmightbedifferentfromthoseinothers’eyes.A．isinagoodmoodB．hasaneyeillnessC．a(chǎn)ttendsaspeechD．doesn’tfeelhappy33．Whowerethefirsttofindoutthelinkbetweenmoodandidentifyingcolours？A．Emanuelandhisteam.B．Thorstensonandhisteam.C．Johnsonandhisteam.D．ThorstensonandJohnson.34．Thesadnessgroupinthesecondstudy_______.A．felthappywhenwatchingthevideoB．performedbetterthantheotherC．werelessabletoidentifysomecoloursD．couldonlyidentifyblueandyellow35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“randomly”inthefifthparagraphmeanmostprobably？A．Innospecificplace.B．Withnospecificrule.C．Innospecificconfidence.D．Atnospecifictime.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。AstheMid-Autumnfestivalisdrawingnear,wewillhaveatwo-dayholiday.Whereandhowcanwecelebratethetraditionalfestival？36._______.Thisyear,wewillhaveagreatmanyactivitiesbothindowntownandthesuburbofBeijingtoenjoythefullmoonandfeaturesofparent-childactivitiesandpickingfruitsetc.FromSeptember6thto9th,JiuhuaSpa&Resortwilllaunchaseriesofactivities,includingdiscountsandpromotions.Adultswillenjoyhalf-priceconcessionandchildrenunder1.4mfreefortheHotSpringPark.37._______.Jiupinxianglian,akindoflotus,isnowinfullbloominBeijingBotanicGarden.Withespeciallylongfloweringperiod,jiupinxiangliancanstillblossomincoldlateautumn.38._____.YoucanalsopickgrapesintheWorldGrapeExpositionGarden,theplantationwiththemostvariousgrapespeciesintheworld.Duringtheholiday,thegrape-themedrestaurantsinthegardenwillprovidespecialties.39._______.Stayingathomeisalsoaperfectchoice.Youcanmakemooncakesbyyourself,cookabigdinnerforyourfamily．enjoythegloriousfullmoon,guesslanternriddles……40._______.Onthenight,foodofferingsareplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Freshfruitlikemelons,apples,grapes,Chinesedates,pears,chestnutsandcookedfoodlikesoybean,peanut,taroetc...Apieceofrawsoybeanisalsopluggedinthecensertosymbolizethecassiatreeinthemoon.Afterallisready,familymembersworshipthemooninturn.Thisyearthemoonwillbethefullestbetween22:00and23:00.A．Youwillfindsurprisinglymanypeopleatthepoolperformance.B．TheMid-Autumnfestivalhasjustarriveduponus.C．Justgothereaslongasyourfavoriteisdeliciousfood.D．Manysortsofflowerswillbefadingonebyoneatthattime.E．Nowwehavesomeadviceonhowtomakethebestuseofit.F．Admiringthemoonalsoplaysanimportantpartinthecelebration.G．Nothingismoreimportantthanthefestivalitself.第三部分英語知識運用（共三節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Somedaysago,Raulwasalittlefarawayfromthesmallfarmhouseinalargevalley.

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ahorse,orsomethinglikethat,coming.Helookedup.Therejustbeforehimstoodatall,white

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bylightningduringaterriblethunderstorm.Whydoyouask？”41．A．SomethingB．AnythingC．EverythingD．Nothing42．A．droppedB．rushedC．submittedD．covered43．A．HardlyB．StronglyC．QuicklyD．Suddenly44．A．blindingB．beatingC．gettingD．delighting45．A．teethB．1ipsC．headD．neck46．A．thoughtB．heardC．yelledD．a(chǎn)ssessed47．A．tigerB．elephantC．donkeyD．horse48．A．slowlyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．happilyD．lazily49．A．suspectedB．lostC．giftedD．shocked50．A．throughB．withinC．a(chǎn)roundD．below51．A．OrB．a(chǎn)ndC．soD．but52．A．goingB．drivingC．walkingD．returning53．A．himselfB．themselvesC．himD．them54．A．shookB．heldC．wavedD．took55．A．outofmemoryB．outoftouchC．outofcontrolD．outofsight56．A．takeB．beatC．meetD．a(chǎn)sk57．A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．roughC．scientificD．excited58．A．yardB．stormC．farmD．wind59．A．forgetB．considerC．doubtD．believe60．A．defeatedB．struckC．damagedD．clarified第Ⅱ卷注意事項：用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。第三部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第二節(jié)(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Hello,everyone,NowI’dliketotalkaboutourperformancesatschool.First,weshouldbeoptimistic61．_______ourfuture,62．_______isofgreatimportancetous.Onlywhenwebelieveinourselvescanwehavea63．_______(creation)mind.Second,managethesparetimewell.Don’tdependonourparents64．______(arrange)it.Weshouldkeepinmind65．_______valuabletimeis.Third,ifwehavetroublewithourclassmates,weshouldgettheteacherorparents66．_______(inform)ofwhathashappened.Nothingcantake67．_______placeoftheirhelp.Fourth,ourstudymaybe68．_______(exhaust),butweshouldholdon.Justconcentrateonourlessons69．_______wewillfeelrelaxedmoreorless．Ihopeeveryoneofuscanstudyandlive70．_______(positive)．That’sall.Thankyou.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：l．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞：2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Well,ladiesandgentlemen,thereIam—KennyPowers,Yes,I’mafamousbaseballplayer.I’veaskedtospeaktoyoutodayabouthowit’sliketobesowellknown.Actually,theyaskedmethentotalkaboutthecarsthey’retryingtosellyou,soIdon’twanttotalkaboutcars.Iwanttotalkaboutme.Whatisitliketobesofamous？Itfeelswell.Peoplewhostareatmebecausetheyadmireme.Believingitornot,thereisnothingbetter.Iwalkedintothegrocerystoretheotherday,andalittleboypointedatme.Well,Ijustwalkeduptohimandpattedhiminthehead,saying,“Son,onedayyoumightbelikeme.”第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)【作文題目】假如你是九校中學高二學生李華，請給你的朋友Charles寫一封信，告訴他你即將參加學校英語聽力競賽(Englishlisteningcontest),內(nèi)容包括：1．競賽時間；2．你此時的心情；3．你的希望(成績，所得)。注意：1．詞數(shù)120左右；2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭和結(jié)束語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearCharles,Howareyouthesedays？____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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答案與解析：答案：21—23BCB答案：24—27ADDA答案：28—31CBCA答案：32—35DACB答案：36—40EADCF答案：41—45CBDAC46—50BDADC51—55DAACD56—60CABDB答案：61．a(chǎn)bout62．which63．creative64．toarrange65．how66．informed67．the68．exhausting69．a(chǎn)nd70．positively解析：61．beoptimisticabout為固定搭配，“對……持樂觀態(tài)度”。62．定語從句引導詞，which指代主句內(nèi)容。63．本處需要形容詞作定語。64．dependonsb.todosth.意為“指望/依靠某人做某事”。65．賓語從句引導詞，我們要記住“時間多么重要”。66．過去分詞作賓補，rmedof…意為“通知某人某事”。67．taketheplaceof為固定搭配，意為“代替”。68．現(xiàn)在分詞作表語，exhausting意為“令人疲憊的”。69．考查固定句型，即“祈使句+and/or/otherwise+陳述句”。70．本處需要副詞作狀語。參考范文：Howareyouthesedays？Iamwritingthislettertotellyousomethingaboutacontesti