上学期高二年级英语期中考试
想要出国游玩不会英语?所以就要好好的学习英语了，今天小编就给大家整理一下英语高二英语，欢迎大家来参考哦
有关高二英语期中试题上学期
一、听力(每个1分，共20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，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How did the woman feel when she was called by the head?
A. She was pleased. B. She was relaxed. C. She was nervous.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Offering help. B.Asking for help. C. Asking for permission
3. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In the post office
4. How much does the man have to pay?
A.20 dollars. B.30 dollars. C. 40 dollars.
5. What did the woman do?
A. She forgot to do as told to.
B. She corrected the figures in the front page.
C. She wrote the correct part in another page.
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，各个小题将给出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 happened to the man yesterday?
A. He was locked in. B. He was locked out C. He was trickedx
7. What does the woman think of the man’s experience?
A.Annoying. B. Funny. C. Impossible.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where will the two speakers go for the weekend?
A. Scotland. B.The countryside. C. London.
9.When will they set off ?
A. Saturday morning. B. Saturday afternoon. C. Sunday morning.
10.How will they go to their destination?
A. By bike. B. By train. C. By bus.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.What does the woman usually have for breakfast at home?
A. Some toast. B.A boiled egg. C. A cup of milk.
12.What does the woman think of the man?
A. Lazy. B.Considerate. C. Interesting.
13.What will the woman do next?
A. Eat something. B. Have shower. C.Do some cleaning.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.How long will Lisa stay in Japan?
A. A month. B.Half a year. C. A year.
15.What do we know about Lisa?
A. She is good at language learning.
B. She is unhappy about the programme.
C. She decided to learn Japanese on her own.
16.What does Lisa think is the most important for one to study abroad?
A. The knowledge of a foreign language.
B. The ability to get used to a new environment quickly.
C. The experience of living in a country with different cultures.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What kind of gifts is the woman talking about?
A. Thanksgiving Day gifts. B. Birthday gifts. C. Christmas gifts
18.How many grandchildren does the woman have?
A. Four. B. Seven. C. Eleven
19.Where did the woman’s granddaughter put her gift?
A. In a bag. B. In a box. C. In an envelope.
20.What impressed the woman most about the gift?
A. That Her granddaughter used French to express herself.
B. That Her granddaughter showed great love with simple words
C. That Her granddaughter bought the gift with all her money.
二、阅读理解(共30分)
1.(8分) There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.
One day，feeling very sad and lonely，she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn(荆棘)bush.The young girl carefully released the butterfly.Instead of flying away，the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy(仙女).The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
“For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl，“I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then
replied，“I want to be happy.”
The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear.Then the fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up，there was no one in the land as happy as she.Everyone asked her the secret of happiness.She would only smile and answer，“The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed，the neighbors all gathered around her，and feared that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her.“Tell us，please，” they begged，“Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said，“She told me that everyone，no matter how secure they seemed，no matter how old or young，how rich or poor，had need of me.”
(21)______ the girl felt sad and lonely.
A.There were many friends but B.There was nobody to love her so
C.There was nothing to do so D.Seeing the butterfly was caught
(22)Noticing the butte rfly was caught by the thorn，the girl ______.
A.helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn
B.felt sorrow，but she didn't go up to help it
C.fell down on it too
D.failed to help it release from the thorn
(23)The butterfly ______ after it was saved by the little girl.
A.flied away B.still died
C.changed into a fairy D.was more beautiful than before
(24)The only thing that the girl wanted was______.
A.to be rich B.to have her own parents
C.to have a lot of friends D.happiness
2.(8分)Ereading and ebooks are slowly conquering the world.Compared to traditional paper books，ebooks in some schools and universities attract more interest because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity.
Japan is known for the reformminded attitude towards the gadget(精巧装置)world and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework.
The digital textbook looks like the logical step in the world of learning.It is natural but it is also completely untraditional.
The plan of the largest publishing companies to get in line with the trend is to save a large quantity of paper and make the kids become interested in learning using a cool gadget.Many USA universities and colleges have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses and of course the procedure involves interactive software and also the chance of using the computer.
The traditional education system is still unwilling when it comes to giving up books.The standard approach of information taught out of a book and Shakespeare read out of an old school novel makes studying English as traditional as it can be.
In a world where kids would rather see the movie than read a book，the digital age has brought along a completely different flavor to reading.Bringing that flavor in school will make teaching a greener and also a completely different matter.
(25)Why are ebooks so popular in the world?
A.It's cheap to buy. B.It's effective to use.
C.It's convenient to bring. D.It's the latest fashion.
(26)Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “reformminded” in the second paragraph?
A.Oldfashioned. B.Aggressive. C.Rejecting. D.Progressive.
(27)In America，the students are encouraged to______.
A.apply the procedure of downloading the courses
B.communicate with their teachers using computers
C.research some interactive software for their studies
D.do their homework in computer instead of in paper
(28)What's the author's attitude to the digital textbooks?
A.Being against. B.Being for. C.Not mentioned. D.Being neutral.
3.(6分)
Dolphins are not fish，but warmblooded animals.They live in groups，and speak to each other in their own language.In this way they are like other animals，such as bees and birds.But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals.Their brain is nearly the same size as our own，and they live a long time—at least twenty or thirty years.
Like some other animals，dolphins use sound to help them find their way around.They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food.We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds，but the lower part of the mouth，called the jaw.
Strangely，dolphins seem to like man，and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.There is a story about sailors in the 19th century.In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand，they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack.From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way.Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called the Penguin shot and wounded(伤害)Jack.He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area—except for the Penguin.
Today，some people continue to kill dolphins，but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.
(29)Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they __ ____.
A.live in groups B.have large brains
C.are warmblooded D.have their own language
(30)Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?
A.He was lonely and liked to be with people.
B.They enjoyed playing with him.
C.He was seriously wounded.
D.They wanted his help.
(31)By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that ______.
A.dolphins are friendly and clever
B.people are cruel to animals
C.Jack is different from other dolphins
D.dolphins should be protected by law
4.(8分)Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems.For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country.If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy.They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely.They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy.It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them.Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists.Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem.If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry.This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer.
On the other hand， if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs.Businesses can also lose money.It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，airports，firstclass roads，and other support facilities(配套设施)needed by tourist attractions.For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build.If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning.There must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers(下水道)to handle waste，and water.All of these support facilities cost money.If they are not used because there are not e nough tourists，jobs and money are lost.
(32)Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?
A.It is extremely important to develop tourism.
B.Building roads and hotels is important.
C.Support facilities are highly necessary.
D.Planning is of great importance to tourism.
(33)The underlined word “inhabitants”(in Paragraph 1)probably means ______.
A.citizens B.passengers C.population D.tourists
(34)Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ______.
A.a bad effect on other industries B.a change of tourists' customs
C.overcrowdedness of places of interest D.pressure on traffic
(35)It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A.the author doesn't like tourism developing so fast
B.local people will benefit from tourist attraction
C.other parts of a country's economy won't benefit from tourism much
D.we can't build too many support facilities
三、七选五(共10分)
5.(10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kids' health：Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed from time to time.(36) Some ways of dealing with stress—like screaming or hitting someone—don't solve(解决)much.But other ways，like talking to someone you trust，can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed：
(1)Get support.When you need help，reach out to the people who care about you.Talk to a trusted adult，such as a parent or other relatives.(3 7) They might have had similar problems，such as dealing with a test，or the death of a beloved pet.
(2)Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves.Oh，dear，that's not a good idea.Remember that there are always people to help you.Don't take it out on yourself.(38)
(3)Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends，it's time to get down to business.(39) Even if you can't solve it all，you can solve a piece of it.
(4)Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).R emember stress does go away，especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.
These steps aren't magic，but they do work.And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time，you'll help yourse lf feel better even faster.(40)
A.Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
B.Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
C.Different people feel stress in different ways.
D.Ah，it feels so good when the stress is gone.
E.You need to figure out what the problem is.
F.And don't forget about your friends.
G.Then，find a way to calm down.
四、完形填空(30分)。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England.Our father was a struggling __(41)__，but I always knew he was __(42)__.He never criticized us，but used __(43)__ to bring out our best.He''d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish.If you don''t give them water，they die.”I __(44)__ as a child I said something __(45)__ about somebody，and my father said，“_(46)__ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it''s a reflection of you.”He explained that if I looked for the best __(47)__ people，I would get the best __(48)__.From then on I''ve always tried to __(49)__ the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad''s also always been very __(50)__.At 15，I started a magazine.It was __(51)__ a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a __(52)__：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision，__(53)__ any good father would.When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad __(54)__ me to go into law.And I''ve __(55)__ regretted it.I wanted to be a biologist，__(56)__ I didn''t pursue(追求;寻求)my __(57)__.You know what you want.Go fulfill it.”
As __(58)__ turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national __(59)__for young people in the U.K.My wife and I have two children，and I''d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad __(60)__ me.
(41)A.biologist B.manager C.lawyer D.gardener
(42)A.strict B.honest C.special D.learned
(43)A.praise B.courage C.power D.warmth
(44)A.think B.imagine C.remember D.guess
(45)A.unnecessary B.unkind C.unimportant D.unusual
(46)A.Another B.Some C.Any D.Other
(47)A.on B.in C.at D.about
(48)A.in case B.by turns C.by chance D.in return
(49)A.revise B.set C.review D.follow
(50)A.understanding B.experienced C.serious D.demanding
(51)A.taking up B.making up C.picking up D.keeping up
(52)A.suggestion B.decision C.notice D.choice
(53)A.and B.as C.even if D.as if
(54)A.helped B.allowed C.persuaded D.suggested
(55)A.always B.never C.seldom D.almost
(56)A.rather B.but C.for D.therefore
(57)A.promise B.task C.belief D.dream
(58)A.this B.he C.it D.that
(59)A.newspaper B.magazine C.program D.project
(60)A.controlled B.comforted C.reminded D.raise
五、语法填空(15分)
(15分)阅读下面短文, 根据上下文填入适当的词语, 或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空, 并将答案填写在标号为1～10的相应位置。
1 is reported that the parents’ teaching style has an effect on the relationship between the children and their parents. Teens 2 parents establish house rules have better relationships with their parents and a 3 (low) risk of smoking, drinking, and using drugs 4 other teens, according to a study conducted by 5 National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse.
The study, which analyzed a hands-on and hands-off approach, found that teens 6 (live) in hands-on environments have parents who monitor their children’s TV and Internet use, know and restrict the CDs they buy, know 7 their teens are after school and on weekends, eat dinner with their teens six 8 seven nights a week and assign the chores.
What’s more, the survey 9 (find) that 57 percent of teens have better relationship with hands-on parents. Only 24 percent of teens with hands-off parents reported an excellent relationship with 10 mothers and only 13 percent said they had an excellent relationship with their fathers.
六、单词拼写(每空1词，共10分)。
1.It seemed the water was to ______(责备).
2.He is very ______(严格的)with his students.
3.He was happy to make a detour for her_______(方便).
4.Can you tell me your ________(先前的)experience.
5.My father ______(出版)a new book last week.
6.I finished the work five days ahead of the______(最后期限).
7.Matter has three states---solid, gas and______(液体).
8.I ______(通知)his wife of his safe arrival.
9.Be careful. The medicine is______(有毒的).
10.He put a grape into his mouth and _______(吞下)it whole.
七、短文改错(共10分)下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，请你对其进行修改。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者 (从第11处起)不计分。
It was snowing heavily Monday morning.Li Hua was at the bus stop，waited for Bus No.601 to go to school.After the while，the bus came and she got on it.There are many passengers in the bus.Some were talking but some were looking out of the windows.Suddenly the bus stopped.The driver turned around and said，“Sorry.The bus has been broken down.Please get off and help push the bus.” When we heard this，Li Hua and the other passenger got off the bus.They worked hardly together，pushing the bus slowly backward.Soon the bus was running again.All the passengers were smiling and the sun was shining.
八、书面表达(共25分)
(25分)据我校大部分教师反映，近些年来，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生的书写能力明显退步了。为了改变这种局面，保护传统民族文化——汉字，我校学生会提出以下倡议：
1.减少课外上网时间，多读书;
2.养成每天记日记的好习惯，练习书写;
3.少发电子邮件，尽量动手给亲朋好友写书信。
请你根据以上内容，代表学生会写一封英文倡议书。
注意：
1.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
2.词数：100左右。
Dear friends，
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Students' Union
参考答案
一、 听力
1-5CCABC 6-10ABBBC 11-15CBBCA 16-20BCBCB
二、阅读理解
1.答案：BACD组
解析：(21)细节理解题。根据第一段中“a young girl who had no family and no one to love her”可知由于没有人爱她，她感到悲伤和孤独，故B项正确。
(22)细节理解题。根据第二段中“The young girl carefully released the butterfly.”可知女孩帮助蝴蝶逃出荆棘，故A项正确。
(23)细节理解题。根据第二段中“Instead of flying away，the l ittle butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy”可知被救的蝴蝶没有飞走，而是变成了一个仙女，故C项正确。
(24)细节理解题。根据第三段中“I want to be happy.”可知女孩想要幸福，故D项正确。
2.答案：BDAB
解析：(25)细节判断题。A、C两项没有提及。D项与题干重复。根据首段中的“because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity”可知答案为B项。
(26)词义猜测题。根据第二段“and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework”可知日本是首批鼓励孩子用电脑做作业的国家之一，因此他们的态度是进步的、开放的。
(27)细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“...have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses”可知答案。
(28)推理判断题。文章整体都在讲数字阅读的好处;在文章最后一段作者认为电子书更能激发学生阅读的兴趣，如果把电子书引入学校，将会使得教育成为一个更清新的和现在完全不同的事情。因此选B项。
3.答案：BDA组
解析：(29)细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句话可知，海豚与众不同的是它的大脑与人脑的大小接近。
(30)细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句话“From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way.”可知杰克可以帮助水手们带路。
(31)主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句话“Strangely，dolphins seem to like man，and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.”及全文可知A项正确。
4.答案：DABB组
解析：(32)推理判断题。本文一开始便讲如果没有合适的计划，旅游业会带来各种问题，可见前文叙述计划合适的好处，从正反两方面来阐述这一点。
(33)词义猜测题。文中提到太多游客来到该国inhabitants居住的地方，可见它指本土的居民。
(34)细节理解题。本文提到旅游业过于兴旺会带来的各种后果中提到了A、C、D三项，但没有说会改变游客的风俗习惯。故选B项。
(35)推理判断题。从文中的讲述可以推知，旅游业会使当地人获益。
三、七选五答案：CFAED。
四、完形填空
答案：CCACBCBDDAADBCABDCBD组
解析：(41) 从下文 “my dad persuaded me to go into law” 可知，作者的父亲从事的是法律工作，应该是一个lawyer(律师)。
(42) 根据上下文，父亲虽是一个为生计而奋斗的律师，但他教育孩子的方式却很特别(special)：从不批评，而是赞扬，通情达理，允许“我”弃学办杂志。
(43) 前一句说他从不批评我们，后一句用but表示转折，显然要选的词应该与criticize词义相反，故选praise。
(44) 作者应该是“记得”小时候说过什么话，而不是认为(think)，想象(imagine)，或猜想(guess)。
(45) 从上下文看，要选的词与下文的unpleasant同义，选项中只有unkind与之同义，表示“使人不愉快的，苛刻的”。
(46) 句意：任何时候说了使别人不愉快的事情，都是对自己的反映。
(47) 此处in意为“在……(身上)”，本句意思是说在人身上寻找最好的东西。
(48) in return “作为回报”;in case “以防万一”;by turns “轮流，依次”;by chance “碰巧”。句意：如果你从别人身上寻找最好的东西，那么同样你也会得到最好的东西。
(49) follow the principle “遵循这一原则”。
(50)understanding “谅解的，通情达理的”。从下文父亲最终允许“我”弃学办杂志看， 父亲是通情达理、善解人意的。
(51) take up time “占据时间”;make up “编造，组成”;pick up “捡起，接收(节目)，接人”等;keep up “继续，维持”。
(52) 从“stay in school or leave to work on my magazine”可知，校长让我作出一个选择(choice)。
(53) 根据上下文看，前后句是因果关系，因为任何好父亲都会这样做的。
(54)从下文可知，父亲regretted it，他没有实现自己的梦想，说明祖父已经成功地说服了(persuaded)父亲从事法律行业。
(55) 因为父亲想成为一个biologist，却被说服当 了一个lawyer，所以应是“一直”(always)后悔。
(56) 想当biologist却没有实现自己的梦想，前后句之间应为转折关系，故选but。
(57) pursue my dream “追寻我的梦想”。
(58) as it turned out “结果是”，it 代替后面的那句话。
(59)前文已提到I started a magazine。
(60) 从本句的句式结构看，使用了the same way，要选的词与bring up 同义，故选raised(抚养，养育)。
五、语法填空
答案：1. It 2. whose 3. lower 4. than 5. the 6. living 7. where 8. or 9. Found 10. their
六、单词拼写
1.blame 2.strict 3.convenience 4.previous 5.published
6.deadline 7.liquid 8.informed 9.poisonous 10.swallowed
七、短文改错
答案：第一句：Monday前加on 第二句：waited→waiting
第三句：第一个the→a 第四句：are→were
第五句：but→and/while 第七句：去掉been
第八句：we→they 第八句：passenger→passengers
第九句：hardly→hard 第九句：backward→forward
八、书面表达答案：Dear_friends，
In recent years，many of us spend a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity.As a result，we don't write as well as we did in the past.In order to protect our Chinese characters and improve our handwriting，we'd like to offer some suggestions：
We should spend less time online so that we can have more time to read books.We'd better form the habit of keeping diaries every day to practice handwriting.Besides，it is better to write letters to our relatives and friends by hand rather than send emails.As the saying goes，“The style is the man.” Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial to us students.So please pay more attention to our handwriting in the future.
Let's take action now!
Students'_Union
高二年级上册英语期中试题
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. What is the man?
A. A doctor. B. A lawyer. C. A teacher.
2. What will the woman have to do?
A. Return the tape to the man.
B. Keep the tape for another week.
C. Borrow a tape recorder tomorrow.
3. What does the man mean?
A. Judy is a good student.
B. Judy is very poor in her lessons.
C. Judy should focus on her study.
4. What does the thief look like?
A. Medium height, with a yellow T-shirt.
B. Quite short, with long black hair.
C. Very tall, with long yellow hair.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a restaurant. C. In a meeting room.
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，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至第8题。
6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Student and teacher. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.
7. Why doesn’t the man stay in the office often?
A. Because he finds it too noisy.
B. Because he’s too busy with his course.
C. Because Jack is hard to get along with.
8. What does Stan suggest they do?
A. Move to another office. B. Ask for a meeting room. C. Talk to Jack’s students openly.
听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。
9. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is much thinner than last year.
B. She is a little fatter than last year.
C. She likes the red dress very much.
10. How often does the woman plan to go to the gym?
A. Every day. B. Every two days. C. Every week.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。
11. What does the lady want to find out?
A. What’s on. B. What’s wrong. C. What’s up.
12. How long does the afternoon performance last?
A. 120 minutes. B. 150 minutes. C. 165 minutes.
13. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman might be a visitor to the city.
B. All children under 7 aren’t allowed to enter.
C. Any tickets are half price 30 minutes before the performance.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Who used to live in the room?
A. The woman. B. The woman’s son. C. The woman’s husband.
15. How does the man feel about the room?
A. It is a nice room but not so quiet.
B. It is a good place but the rent is a bit high.
C. It is just the kind of room he is interested in.
16. What will the man do next?
A. To move in as soon as possible.
B. To come again the next morning.
C. To pay her 80 dollars in advance.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What can be found on the announcement board in the local stores?
A. Some funny stories. B. Some service information. C. Some entertainment news.
18. What can we do by using the Craigslist site?
A. Watch movies. B. Play computer games. C. Do some shopping online.
19. What does looking for a job require according to the talk?
A. Knowing what kind of job is easy.
B. Knowing what job pays the most money.
C. Knowing what kind of work you want to do.
20. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the talk?
A. Less than three. B. Three. C. More than three.
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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
I had been working for a company in Australia for more than ten years. I had just found a better job and I knew that the manager would be disappointed when I was leaving.
I recently became friends with a young man who had just migrated (移民) to Australia to escape war in his homeland. He was unskilled and was finding life difficult as he was unemployed.
The manager asked me to introduce someone who I thought could do the job just as well as me, so I took this opportunity to arrange (安排) an interview for my new friend. However, in the end, he was not offered the job after the interview.
Later, I asked the manager why my friend was turned down. The manager thought that his English was not good enough for the position, but I suggested that my friend will be a good choice for the company since I could train him. I believed that once given the time to learn, he could do the job. After a week’s training, he was employed and was happy with his position.
I knew how the terrible war had forced him to leave his homeland and what price he had paid for doing so. I appreciate being able to live in Australia and believe that this appreciation is best proved by offer acts of kindness to people in need of help. The smile of appreciation from this man continues to motivate (激励) me to be kind.
21.The reason why the manager was disappointed when the author left may be that .
A. they were close friends and he didn’t want him to leave
B. his leaving might cause more workers to leave
C. the author had never disagreed with him
D. the author was an excellent worker for the company
22. His new friend was refused at the interview because .
A. he was weak at English
B. they were afraid he wouldn’t work there long
C. he had just migrated from another country
D. he was introduced by the writer who was about to leave the company
23.How did the man get the job in the end?
A. He insisted that he could do the job well.
B. The manager knew him better and had pity for him.
C. He showed his confidence and patience during th e interview.
D. The author helped train him for the job.
24.Which of the following statements might the author agree with?
A. The appreciation from a person you’ve been kind to is the best gift you can get.
B. If someone migrates to a foreign country, knowing English is important.
C. People who live in other countries have difficulty getting good jobs.
D. People should work hard and not give up when they can’t find a job.
B
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25. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget _________.
A. your worries B. your beautiful walk
C. your comfortable shoes D. your sweaters and jackets
26. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food _________.
A. at Central Park on Saturday B. at the front entrance of City Hall
C. at the ballgame D. at 5:00 p.m.
27. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. “The Zoo” is an Australian rock group.
B. “The Zoo” are going to meet their American audience for the first time
C. “The Zoo” will appear at 8:00 p.m.
D. “The Zoo” will perform in front of college students.
C
Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.
Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and finally Eastern Europe.
China is planning to extend(延长) its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore.
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could rush from London to Beijing within two days. The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.
China’s bullet train(高速列车), the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.
Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safet y and maintenance(保养) of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on longer railway construction.
China prefers that the other countries provide natural resources rather than financial investment. Resources from those countries could flood into China to support development.
It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will certainly create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.
For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We predict that in the coming decades, millions of people will move to the western parts, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.
28. According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is .
A. financial problems B. safety of the system
C. technical issues D. m aintenance of railway tracks
29. What’s the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?
A. Positive B. Negative C. Doubtful D. Critical
30. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .
A. China and the countries involved will get much-needed resources
B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C. Chin a will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism
31. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. International Railway Network[ B. High-speed Bullet Trains
C. Big Railway Dreams D.源:New Railway Standards
D
I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆). I suggested they recall their own teenage years. At that age they would like to be growing away from parents. They preferred to stand on their own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of going out fighting bravely on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.
They declare they want to dress as they like. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up gathering around listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in a similar way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this create a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go for it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really matters.
32. This passage is aimed at _______.
A. people who try to understand and respect each other
B. readers who try to be popular with people around
C. parents who try to control and guide their children
D. teenagers who try to seek for their real selves
33. The author doesn’t prefer rebelling teenagers _______.
A. walking a new way on their own
B. always turning to friends for help
C. growing away from parents
D. following others blindly
34. The phrase “larger cocoon” at the end of the second pa ragraph refers to _ ______.
A. the care and love from parents
B. the popular trend in the society
C. the present teenage market
D. the fantastic music world
35. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager follows his/her own path?
A. He/She gets larger collection. B. He/She gains valuable popularity.
C. He/She shares fresh thoughts with classmates. D. He/She loses good friends.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you have a hobby? Something you look forward to spending your time with? Something you love to do? 36 Or making useful things out of waste materials. It could be a musical instrument(乐器) that you love playing. Or singing and dancing.
There are many things that a hobby can give you, in addition to an enjoyable time. Tom was a shy boy but through his interest in model airplanes he learned the value of sticking to a task until it was finished. 37 His model airplane club brought him to get into touch with similar persons.
Having a hobby helps you relax and get away from the routines of school. 38 It gives you focus, self-dependence, confidence and builds your personality and this is an opportunity to lose yourself in an interesting activity, away from the pressure of school, so at the end of it, you feel relaxed and mentally charged.
Your hobby defines(确定; 解释) you. 39 And it also shows you what you are good at, and how far you can go, when you devote yourself to it.
40 A hobby is:
Happiness: something which you look forward to doing. Opportunity: to develop your special and unique skills and celebrate them. Belief in yourself: makes you understand your strong advantages and improves your confidence. Best in you: brings out your best – for in each one of us there is a best that is only ours.
A. It could be collecting something.
B. It proves your ability.
C. He learned to make friends for the first time.
D. So go ahead and develop a hobby.
E. It gives you a break.
F. Hobbies show your character.
G. It shows your special skills.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some people are just born to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at 41 kids. Maybe you've heard the saying, “A bird with a 42 wing will never fly high.” I'm sure that T. J. Ware was made to 43 this way almost every day. At high school, T. J. was the best-known troublemaker in his town. He was a silent boy, didn’t answer questions and often 44 .
I met T. J. for the first time at an activity aimed at getting students more involved in community charity. When I 45 , the community leaders 46 me that T.J. had the longest arrest(拘留) record in the history of town. Actually, I wasn’t the first to hear about T.J.’s darker side as the first words of 47 .
At the start of the activity, T. J. was just 48 outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with a(n) 49 look on his face. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups, and didn’t seem to have much t o say. But gradually, the interactive(互动的) games 50 him in. T. J. shared his great thoughts on 51 . The other students 52 his ideas and were impressed with his passion for helping those in need. 53 , they elected T. J. co-chairman of the group.
After the activity, T. J. started attending school on time and being active in class, which none of his teachers expected. More 54 , two weeks later, T. J. led a group of 70 students in a drive to collect 55 . They collected a school 56 : 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, (the shortest time in the history of town) enough to take care of 57 families in the area for 75 days.
T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs 58 . Once it has 59 , it can fly higher than the rest. Now T. J. is 60 quite nicely as a chairman of a nationwide charity organization.
41. A. troublesome B. failed C. annoyed D. worried
42. A. broken B. bad C. burden D. single
43. A. feel B. walk C. speak D. struggle
44. A. drove B. fought C. challenged D. laughed
45. A. looked up B. stood up C. finished up D. turned up
46. A. suggested B. warned C. said D. reached
47. A.explanation B. introduction C. communication D.instruction
48. A. hiding B. laughing C. standing D. wandering
49. A. humorous B. worried C. indifferent D. scared
50. A. allowed B. joined C. put D. drew
51. A. games B. concerns C. school D. charity
52. A. welcomed B. ignored C. doubted D. agreeded
53. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Anyway D. However
54. A. importantly B. luckily C. surprisingly D. popularly
55. A. money B. food C. cans D. rubbish
56. A. restaurant B. yard C. record D. term
57. A. friendly B. lonely C. needy D. likely
58. A. persuading B. teaching C. observing D. mending
59. A. changed B. noticed C. appeared D. healed
60. A. behaving B. flying C. growing D. achieving
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节 (共10题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
注意: 请将答案填入答题卡。
A cruise ship 61________(carry) 456 people capsized(翻) on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. Officials say so far only 15 people 62_________(survive). 63_________ is reported that the ship sank within a few 64________(minute), while many people were asleep. Most of those 65________ board were touris ts aged between 50 and 80 travelling from the eastern city of Nanjing to Chongqing. There is no doubt 66_________ for some of those on the Eastern Star it would have been the trip of a lifetime. One survivor, 67_________ tour guide said the ship began to shake 68_________(violent) and capsized all of a sudden. A 65-year-old woman was among those 69_________(save) from the ship by brave divers. She said she tried to hold on to 70________ she could find to keep her head above water in the darkness until divers came to her rescue.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改：在错误的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Wechat is becoming increasing popular with people. Recently I have made a survey among my classmates about the use of Wechat. According to a result, 45% of the classmates admit they often use it because comparing with other means of communication, Wechat has more advantage. It was cheap, convenient and easy to send all kinds of messages around. Besides, 35% of they are against using it, saying it will affect their study. Not using Wechat, the rest has no opinion about it. As far as I'm concerned, since Wechat offers us great convenience, it should be made good use. We should not be slaves to it or let it to govern our minds and behaviors.
第二节 书面表达 (25分)
博文杂志英文版就学校少数学生作弊现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：
1 主要原因：考试偏多，偏难;贪玩，懒散,没有好好学习;取悦父母，老师
2 个人看法：作弊不对，违反校规;要诚实，努力学习;…….(其他看法)
注意：1 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥;
2 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数;
3 词数110左右;
4. 文中不能出现考生的具体信息。
My opinion on Cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
英语参考答案
听力 (共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)
1-5 AACAB 6-10 BABBC 11-15 ACABB 16-20 CBCCC
阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分，共40分)
21-24 DADA 25-27 CAB 28-31 AABC 32-35 DDBB 36-40 ACEGD
完形填空 (共20小题;每题1.5分，共30分)
41-45 AAABD 46-50 BBCCD 51-55 DAACB 56-60 CCDDB
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
61. carrying 62. have survived 63. It 64. minutes 65. on
66. that 67. a 68. violently 69. saved 70. what
短文改错 ( 共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
1. increasing改为increasingly 2. a改为the 3. comparing改为compared
4. advantage改为advantages 5. was改为is 6. Besides改为However
7. they改为them 8. has改为have 9.use后加of 10. 去掉第二个to
书面表达 (满分25分)
One possible version:
It is known to us all that some students cheat in the examinations at school. It has three reasons. First of all, there are so many exams for the students. Besides, the exams given are difficult in some way. Secondly, some students have to cheat in the exams because they are too lazy to study. The last reason is to please their parents and teachers. For some students, bad marks give them great pressure and make them depressed.
In my opinion, cheating in exams is wrong. It is not allowed in the school rules. We should take active attitude to our studies, be honest and hard-working, and try to get a mark which is true as well as good. In a word, study is our duty.
描述高二英语上学期期中联考试题
第I卷
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)
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. Where are they talking?
A. In a house. B. In a park. C. In a library.
2. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. This lab is generally locked on Saturdays.
B. Something strange happened in the lab on Saturday.
C. The lab should never be locked.
3. What does the woman think of the price?
A. Reasonable. B. Too high. C. A bit low.
4. How long did the man spend traveling?
A. About thirteen hours.
B. About a day and a half.
C. About one day.
5. How did the man train his dog?
A. Punished him. B. Fastened him. C. Rewarded him.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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. How does the woman feel about the interview with MIT?
A. Nervous. B. Nervous C. Satisfied.
7. What does the man’s father want him to be?
A. An English teacher. B. A doctor. C. A historian.
◆听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man want to do this morning?
A. Find some of his old books and sell them.
B. Find some good books and buy them.
C. Borrow some books from Mr. Collins.
9. Where does the woman advise the man to go?
A. To Collins’ garage.
B. To a book store.
C. To a flea market(跳蚤市场).
10. What will the speakers do after the conversa tion?
A. Go to the place the woman suggests.
B. Try their lucks at Collins’ garage sale.
C. Make some change in the morning’s program.
◆听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where did the boy go that afternoon?
A. To the school.
B. To the store.
C. To the cinema.
12. Who bought the hat for the boy?
A. His mother.
B. His friend Bill.
C. He himself.
13. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Many boys wear hats like this.
B. The woman likes the hat very much.
C. The hat is a gift for Fred.
◆听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What was the woman doing at lunch time?
A. Giving a lecture.
B. Saving a seat.
C. Talking with Professor Smith.
15. Which shows the students enjoy Professor Smith’s lecture?
A. They all keep silent when he gives a lecture.
B. They try hard to get the best seats in his lecture.
C. They never joke although allowed during his lecture.
16. How does Professor Smith feel when seeing strangers in his class?
A. Pleased. B. Disturbed. C. Surprised.
◆听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. The way to make a schedule.
B. The best time of making a schedule.
C. The importance of making a schedule.
18. Which schedule lists the most important activities?
A. A master schedule.
B. A weekly schedule.
C. A daily schedule.
19. How many kinds of schedule are mentioned?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
20. What can we use our daily schedule to do?
A. Achieve long-term goals.
B. Plan time well.
C. Achieve short-term goals.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识 ( 共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分 )
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. What surprised me was not what he said but _______ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that
C. in the way D. the way which
22. She brought forward a plan _______ we didn’t agree.
A. that B. which C. / D. to which
23. _______ makes me feel worried is _______ singing stars are centered on by masses of teenagers today.
A. What; what B. That; that
C. What; that D. That; what
24. A warm thought suddenly came to me _______ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.
A. what B. which C. that D. whether
25. Energy drinks are not allowed _______ in Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.
A. to make B. to be made
C. to have been made D. to be making
26. He was busy writing a story, only _______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
A. to stop B. stopping
C. to have stopped D. having stopped
27. I don’t know the word, so I have to _______ a dictionary.
A. look for B. make out C. refer to D. go over
28. Do you think he is _______ to come here?
A. probable B. likely C. possible D. certainly
29. No matter what you have achieved, you have no reason to _______ others in your field.
A. look on B. look up to
C. look forward to D. look down upon
30. Although there were so many people in the square, I could _____ my friend.
A. pick up B. pick out C. make up D. pick away
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955 and instantly became the world’s most recognizable and popular theme park. This was the only Disney theme park visited by Walt Disney, who died in 1966. Disneyland is 31 one hour south of Los Angeles, California. You may get there by air or by bus.
Disneyland 32 most of its visitors from 33 . So avoid weekends and school vacations to get the 34 waits. The period before or after Christmas Day is the busiest of the 35 , with the park often holding more extra guests each day. Whenever you visit, 36 early — about an hour 37 the opening time — to get the popular attractions before crowds 38 .
Disneyland also 39 tickets online, but does not allow you to 40
them at home. So you’ll have to order far enough 41 for them to arrive by mail. Tickets 42 also be available through your local auto club, Disney Store or your school or work activities office.
Space Mountain 43 in early July, 2005 after a two-year rehab(修复) to rebuild the track and improve show 44 . If you are travelling with little kids, you’ll want to visit Fantasyland first in the morning, 45 several popular kids’ rides in that area, 46 Dumbo and Peter Pan, have low capacities(容量) and build long 47 early in the day. 48 , head west to Adventureland and New Orleans Square 49 the park opens, visiting the Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain, 50 coming back to the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.
31. A. located B. limited C. circled D. expanded
32. A. pleases B. draws C. organizes D. benefits
33. A. villages B. foreigners C. students D. locals
34. A. longest B. busiest C. shortest D. biggest
35. A. time B. week C. day D. year
36. A. leave B. arrive C. plan D. book
37. A. after B. until C. before D. past
38. A. avoid B. build C. break D. combine
39. A. shows B. sells C. sends D. collects
40. A. reserve B. keep C. print D. copy
41. A. in case B. in advance C. in order D. in turn
42. A. ought B. must C. may D. will
43. A. opened B. reopened C. closed D. reduced
44. A. possibilities B. changes C. developments D. effects
45. A. when B. since C. as D. because of
46. A. unluckily B. unexpectedly C. especially D. normally
47. A. waits B. rows C. places D. passages
48. A. If not B. In a word C. As a result D.What’s more
49. A. where B. that C. when D. how
50. A. now B. and C. then D. just
第三部分：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中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
Some people seem to have extraordinary memories. Zheng Aiqiang, a “memory athlete” on TV show Super Brain, can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!
You would think people like this have special brains. But according to a recent study by researchers from the US and the Netherlands, the brain structures of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes show no difference.
That’s because good memories can be trained. New research in the journal Neuron(神经元期刊) suggests that you can become a super memorizer with just six weeks of hard training.
Researchers found that technique(技巧) called loci, invented by ancient Greeks, can greatly help improve memory. By using loci, you are using your imagination to improve the brain’s memory networks. You can link(关联) something you need to remember with a place that you know very well. For example, to remember a list of numbers, imagine yourself walking through your house. Each thing is linked to a number. For example, zero could be handle(把手) on the door and five could be the painting on the wall.
In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 words. First they could only remember 26 of them. But when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words.
“Not everyone can become a memory champion. But everyone using the technique can improve a lot from the level they’re at,” said Boris Konrad, one of the researchers in the study.
51. According to the study, ________.
a. memory athletes have special brains
b. ordinary people and memory athletes have similar brain structures
c. hard training can make a person a super memorizer
d. the ancient Greeks had the most powerful memory at that time
A. ab B. cd C. bc D. ac
52. When using loci to remember something, you link the thing with a _______.
A. number B. place C. name D. painting
53. Which of the following about the study is NOT true? ________.
A. People were given 20 minutes to remember the 72 words.
B. They could remember 26 words in their own way.
C. They could remember all the words by using loci.
D. Loci helped them remember 36 more words.
(B)
Many people tend to complain about not having good friends in their lives. Sadly, they seem to think that their own company is not enough to make the m happy. Nothing could be further from the truth though. In order to get along with others, the first thing you need to do is learn to get along with yourself. Only in this way will you succeed in developing healthy, solid relationships with others.
Listen to your inner voice. Remember that inner voice that keeps whispering to you what you really want and need as well as what you do not really want and need. It is about time you started listening to it. In order to get to know yourself in depth, it is important to learn and accept what you want and what you do not want.
Learn to enjoy your own company. You will be surprised to find out how many things you can do by yourself and actually have fun in the process. Reading romantic novels, poetry or science fiction is only a few of the things that you can do by yourself, which not only can offer you hours of enjoyment, but also the chance to get to know yourself better.
Satisfy yourself. Pay special attention to your personal hygiene(卫生). Do your hair and nails often and experiment with new styles. Follow a healthy diet and exercise regularly to stay in good shape. No matter how busy your daily schedule is, always find at least an hour per day for yourself, when you can either relax doing absolutely nothing, or doing something that you enjoy most.
Learn to respect your own boundaries. Find out what your boundaries are and learn to respect them. You are the only one who knows what you can accept and what you cannot.
54. If you want to have a good relationship with others, you should first _____.
A. get into the habit of living alone
B. learn to be your own best friend
C. always tell the truth[]
D. make many friends in society
55. What is the purpose of listening to your inner voice? _______
A. To keep a good state of mind.
B. To know more about yourself.
C. To enjoy the time by yourself.
D. To form a relationship with others.
56. In order to please yourself, the writer gives some suggestions EXCEPT _______.
A. eating healthily
B. exercise regularly
C. experimenting with new hair style
D. keeping on cleaning the house
57. What is the structure of the passage?
(C)
China is known as a state of manners and ceremony. Many proverbs have been passed down from generation to generation such as “polite behavior costs nothing” or “showing respect each other” and so on. For instance, there is an interesting short story. Once upon a time, a man went on a long tour to visit his friend with a swan as a gift. But it escaped from the cage on the way. Though he tried hard, he got hold of nothing but a feather. Instead of returning home, he continued his journey with the swan feather. When his friend received this unexpected gift, he was deeply moved. And the saying “The gift is nothing much, but it’s the thought that counts.” was spread far and wide.
Chinese used to cup one hand in the other before the chest as a greeting. This tradition has a history of more than 2, 000 years and nowadays it is seldom used except in the Spring Festival. And shaking hands is more popular. Bowing, as to show respect to the higher level, is often used by the lower like subordinates(下级), students, and attendants. But at present Chinese youngsters prefer to simply nod as a greeting.
When you start a talk with a stranger, the topics such as weather, food, or hobbies may be good choices to break the ice. For a man, a chat about sports, stock market or his job can usually go on smoothly. Similar to Western customs, you should be careful to ask a woman private questions. However, relaxing talks about her job or family life will never put you into danger. Though Chinese are said to be implicit(含蓄的), they are actually humorous enough to be pleased about the jokes of Americans.
58. What’s the purpose of telling a story about sending a swan feather?
A. To make you pleased.
B. To tell us that many proverbs have been passed down in China.
C. To introduce the next paragraph.
D. To give us an example about Chinese interesting story.
59. What does the underlined word “counts” mean in the first paragraph? _______ .
A. Figures out. B. Comes to. C. Means a lot. D. Calculates.
60. In Paragraph 2, the author mainly wants to introduce _______.
A. the Chinese body language
B. the way the lower show respect to the higher
C. the traditional Chinese manners
D. the development of Chinese manners
61. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. Chinese proverbs B. Chinese humor
C. Chinese manners D. Chinese body languages
(D)
There is a common belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority(优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to en¬courage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling.
If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will write only words within his spelling range(范围). That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes.” It may have been a sharp criticism(批评) of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expre ssions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw atten¬tion to the mistakes, but if his priority had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improve¬ment.
62. The expression “play safe” probably means _______.
A. to write carefully B. to do as teachers say
C. to use dictionaries frequently D. to avoid using words one is not sure of
63. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ________.
A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely]
B. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C. students will have more trust in writing
D. students will learn to spell words correctly
64. The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is _______.
A. reasonable B. unfair C. foolish D. careless
65. The major point discussed in the passage is _______.
A. the importance of developing writing skills
B. the importance of spelling
C. the correct way of marking composition
D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition
第二节：(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When we are little, we know nothing about the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. 66 Thus, if we like a certain toy or if we want to eat a certain type of chocolate, we think that our parents will have to buy that for us. We don’t care that they possibly have not enough money for that. If they don’t carry out our wish, we’ll begin to cry. 67 Whenever we begin to cry, we’ll get what we want.
Still, little by little, we realize that our parents can’t offer us all that we want for certain reasons. We then also understand that parents have their rights. They have the right to scold us when we do something wrong or when they find out that we have lied to them. 68 They choose our clothes, the food we eat, the school we will study at, the hours when we should go out to play and the time we have to return home.
69 They are the ones to blame later if we don’t receive proper education. That’s why when we beat a classmate at the kindergarten, parents are the ones to apologize for our deeds in front of the teacher and the classmate’s parents. And when we get ill, they are responsible for not taking good care of us and for dressing us inadequately.
The moment we become teenagers, we notice that we should be responsible for the society. Now we have the right to be independent. 70 It is supposed that we are mature enough to solve our problems and to make people around trust us. For some of us, this is a difficult test to pass, but it is the best method to see if we are capable of taking our place in society.
A. We think our parents should offer us all we need.
B. We should believe we can do them by ourselves.
C. This is a chi ld’s important weapon to threaten his/her parents.
D. Moreover, they have the right to make choices for us when we are little.
E. As a matter of fact, parents have a lot of things to be concerned about.
F. But at the same time they are responsible for many things that happen to us.
G. However, it’s also time for us to give explanations when we do something
wrong.
第II卷
第四部分：写作(共四节，满分60分)
第一节：根据汉语提示填写适当单词(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
71. Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp _______.(行为;举止)
72. Lin Qiaozhi went late at ni ght to _______(接生)a baby for a poor family who couldn’t pay her.
73. Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without ________(使变大;伸展)the area of the fields.
74. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to ________(摆脱;除去)the world of hunger.
75. The little tramp was loved for his optimism and determination to ________ (战胜;克服)all difficulties.
76. This acting is so _______(令人信服的)that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.
77. Tony ________(走近;靠近)Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on
the cheek.
78. The smile – its function is to show happiness and put people at _______.(安逸;舒适)
79. Disney has many exciting rides, from giant ________(摇摆;摇动)ships to terrifying free-fall drops.
80. Dollywood is one of the most _______(独一无二的;仅有的)theme parks in the world.
第二节：语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Among so many festivals, National Day is a vital special one. It is a festival 81 (memory) the state itself, in other words, it is the birthday of China, so it is also the birthday of every Chinese. 82 October 1, 1949, our nation announced to be independent 83 (official). Thus, since then we have started to make October 1 be 84 (us) National Day.
85 we mentioned, National Day is a festival for the whole people. Everyone will have seven days off from work or study, except for some special industry, because we can’t make everything 86 (stop). This specia l holiday makes everyone remember this special day. Meanwhile, the purpose of this festival is to show the power, 87 (confident), cohesion, and patriotism of the whole Chinese citizens.
How to celebrate this festival is 88 important part. For the nation herself, she not only gives us seven days off, but also 89 (do) many things for us. Such as, hold the huge ceremony-military review; encourage people from all areas to hold 90 (ceremony); issue highway free policy; open some scenic spots to the public and so on. Anyway, enjoy this festival!
第三节： 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
About two years ago, I worked hard and entered a locally key school, which my
parents were proud of it. From then up, I got up early and got to the school on
time. After school, I went back home in time to help my parents do some
housework while enjoy some light music. However, one day my mother
persuading me to live at school to learn to be independent to prepare the future
life. As I was unhappy, I understood my parents and followed their advices.
Before living at school, I found it helped me save time and learn what to get
on with others.
第四节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是晨光中学高二(1)班的班长李津，得知美国学生Chris 作为交换生，下学期将到你班学习。请你根据以下提示，给他写封邮件：
(1) 表示欢迎;
(2) 介绍与本地生活相关的信息(如天气、饮食等);
(3) 介绍本班情况;
(4) 希望Chris做哪些事情，以增进中美学生之间的了解和友谊。
注意：
(1) 请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息;
(2) 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯;
(3) 词数不少于100;开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：
交换生 exchange student
Dear Chris,
I’m Li Jin, monitor of Class One, Grade Eleven. _______________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
高二期中英语考试答案
第一部分：听力
1—5 AABBC 6—10 CBBCA 11—15 BCACB 16—20 ACACB
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：语法和词汇知识
1—5 ADCCB 6—10 BCBDB
第二节：完形填空
1—5 ABDCD 6—10 BCBBC 11—15 BCBDC 16—20 CAACC
第三部分：阅读理解
第一节：阅读理解
(A) CBC (B)BBDA (C)BCDC (D) DABD
第二节：七选五
ACDFG
第四部分：写作
第一节：单词拼写
1. behavior]
2. deliver
3. expanding
4. rid
5. overcome
6. convincing
7. approached
8. ease
9. swinging
10. unique
第二节：语法填空
1. to memorize
2. On
3. officially
4. our
5. As
6. stopped
7. confidence
8. an
9. does
10. ceremonies
第三节：短文改错
1. locally改为local
2. 去掉it
3. up改为on
4. enjoy改为enjoying
5. persuading改为persuaded
6. prepare后加for
7. As改为Though或Although
8. advices改为advice
9. Before改为After
10. what改为how
第四节：书面表达
Dear Chris，
I'm Li Jin, monitor of Class One，Grade Eleven. I'm glad to hear that you will come to our school as an exchange student. You're welcome to stay with us.
Our city is located in the south of China, where you can taste many kinds of delicious food. What’s more, it is well famous for its seafood. Compared with the north, the climate here is quite pleasant, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter, with plenty of sunshine and good rainfall.
Our class is made up of 60 lovely boys and girls，who are warmhearted and always ready to offer help. They are very friendly and easy to get along with.
We would appreciate it if you can introduce to us some of your customs and culture. In this way we can get a better understanding and promote our friendship. I hope you will have a good time and get used to the life here soon.
Sincerely yours
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