重庆市示范性高中学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、重庆市示范性高中学年高二英语上学期期中试题重庆市示范性高中2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷(三部分，共115分) 第一部分 听力（共三节，满分30分） 第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 请听下面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,并标在试题卷的相应位置。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 does the woman fail to do?A. Do her work. B

2、. Take activities. C. Take care of her family.2. What does the man like to collect? A.Coins. B.Magazines. C. Paintings.3. What can we learn about the two speakers? A. They cant book the air tickets. B. They have booked the tickets. C. They have missed the flight. 4. Where most probably are the speak

3、ers? A. On a train. B. In a car. C. On a plane.5. Where will the speakers meet? A. At the station. B.At the cinema. C. At the church.第二节 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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6.What will Sophie do tonigh

4、t? A. Look after her brother. B.Buy some videos. C. Go out with her parents.7.Why was the man annoyed with Sophie? A.She didnt make a sincere apology. B. She didnt come to his house on time. C.She didnt say sorry to him.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. City life. B

5、. Life abroad. C. The climate in California.9. What does the man think of the people in the city?A. Friendly. B. Hardworking. C. Humorous.10. Where does the man come from?A. Japan. B.Canada. C. Britain. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。11. Where is the woman? A. At the first crossing. B. At the traffic lights. C.

6、 At the bus stop.12. Where is Guangming Park? A. At the first crossing. B.On the other side of Baiyun Road. C. At the corner of Baiyun and Jianshe Road.13. How can the woman get to the park when she comes to Baiyun Road?A. Turn right and go straight. B. Turn left and walk two blocks.C. Go along the

7、first crossing for a few minutes.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。14. How much pocket money does Lily get a month? A. About 5 pounds. B. About 15 pounds. C. About 20 pounds.15. Why does Lily want more pocket money? A. To get as much as her friends. B. To buy some clothes. C.To pay for music lessons.16. When can L

8、ily have more pocket money?A. When she proves good at her school work. B. When she no longer argues with her mum.C. When she is mature in her mums eyes.17. What does David suggest Lily do?A. Have a discussion with her mum. B. Help her mum with housework.C. Sit down and wait calmly.听下面一段对话，回答第18至20题。

9、18.What is the ouly thing that can limit a shopper in Hong Kong? A. His personal interest. B.How much money he actually has. C.The quality of the goods.19. What should people be cautious about when shopping in Hong Kong? A. Personal security. B. Property safety. C. Behavior.20. What can we learn abo

10、ut stores with QTS symbols from the passage? A. They generally have dishonest shoppers. B.They guarantee the quality of their services. C. They often steal customers money.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分) 第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分) 请从A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Did you forget about my birthday? _Ive bo

11、oked a table at Michels restaurant for this evening.A. What then? B. Im afraid so. C. How could I? D. For sure.22. All the scientific evidence that increasing use of chemicals in farming damaging our health.A. show; are B. shows; are C. show; is D. shows; is23. I made a promise to myselfthis year, m

12、y first year in high school, would be different.A. whether B. what C. that D. how24. You cannot accept an opinion _ to you unless it is based on facts. A. offering B. to offer C. having offered D. offered25. Not once _ to Michael that he could one day become a top student in his class. A. occurred i

13、t B. it did occur C. it occurred D. did it occur26. One of our rules is that every studentwear school uniform while at school.A. might B. could C. shall D. will27. You must learn to consult your feelings and your reason _ you reach any decision. A. although B. before C. because D. unless28. It was n

14、ot until I came here I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.A. who B. that C. where D. before29. Once Peng Liyuan wears_ stylish suit to visit the foreign countries with president Xi, her clothing later becomes popular among_ middle-aged. A. a; the B. the; a C.

15、 the; the D. a; a30. Everything was placed exactly he wanted it for the graduation ceremony.A. while B. when C. where D. though31. In our class there are 46 students, half wear glasses.A. in whom B. in them C. of whom D. of them32. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to

16、 be told that it .A. was decorated B. had decorated C. had been decorating D. was being decorated33. We would have called a taxi yesterday if Harold us a ride home.A. didnt offer B. wouldnt offer C. hasnt offered D. hadnt offered34. Its surprising that your brother Russian so quicklyhe hasnt lived t

17、here very long.A. picked up B. looked up C. put up D. made up35. Sarah madeto the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.A. herself B. this C. that D. it 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分) AThe summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(烫衣板)

18、 and said, “Pay attention. Im going to teach you to iron.”Mom clearly explained her_36 for this lesson. I was going to be 37 and needed to learn this vital skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good 38 .“Learn to iron a shirt,” Mom said, “and yo

19、u can iron anthing.”But ironing shirts was not 39 work. It didnt make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball, and it wasnt a 40 operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet. Moreover, an iron produced steam and it carried an eleme

20、nt of 41 . If you touched the wrong part of it, youd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you 42 , you might burn down the house.As for technique, Mom 43 me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled(有褶皱的)parts. Collars had to be done right. Mom said

21、 they were close to your face , where everyone would 44 them.Over years, Ive learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of 45 . Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. 46 , through ironing Ive learned the method for solving even the most

22、 troublesome problems. “ 47 wrinkles one at a time,” as Mom might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.” 36. A. reason B. rules C. emotions D. methods37. A. helpful B. confident C. powerful D. independent 38. A. conclusion B. suggestion C. impression D. observation39. A. useful

23、 B. easy C. special D. suitable 40. A. direct B. single C. smooth D. strange 41. A. doubt B. pressure C. surprise D. danger42. A. went away B. fell down C. jumped off D. looked up43. A. taught B. chose C. forced D. sent44. A. touch B. design C. see D. admire 45. A. honesty B. freedom C. justice D. p

24、ride46. A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However47. A. Make up B. Deal with C. Ask for D. Rely on BWhat is creativity? It is my 48 both as an artist and as a teacher that when we move out on faith into the act of creation., the universe is able to advance. It is a little like opening the 49 at

25、the top of a field irrigation（灌溉） system. Once we remove the blocks, the 50 moves in. Again, I do not ask you to believe this. In order for this 51 emergence to happen, you dont have to believe in any god. I simply ask you to 52 and note this process as it 53 . In effect, you will be mid- viewing an

26、d witnessing your own creative progression. Creativity is an experienceto my eye, a spiritual experience. It doesnt 54 which way you think of it: creativity leading into spirituality or spirituality leading to creativity. In fact, I do not make a 55 between the two.48. A. honour B. experience C. kno

27、wledge D. gratitude49. A. gate B. wall C. bottle D. cover50. A. float B. movement C. flow D. trend51. A. impressive B. creative C. magical D. spiritual52. A. know B. overlook C. observe D. notice53. A. unfolds B. uncovers C. breaks D. unites54. A. function B. occur C. know D. matter 55. A.decision B

28、.distinction C.sense D. note第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分) 请阅读下列短文,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的标号涂黑。AWhen Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere, now h

29、is big hits. They love songs like Hey Porter, Ring of Fire, and Folsom Prison Blue. Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear-and what they see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on. Hes a two-hundred-pound package o

30、f muscle and talent. And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? Its a bullet (子弹)hole, of course!In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is Mr. Tough (violent) Guy. Hes an ex-drug addict (上瘾者)who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving, he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a