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华中师大一附中学年度下学期高二期中检测
华中师大一附中2014—2015学年度下学期高二期中检测
英语试题
时限：
120分钟满分：
150分
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.19.5.B.9.15.C.9.18.
1.WhatisAndy?
A.Astudent.B.Atypist.C.Ateacher.
2.Wheredoesthisconservationmostprobablyhappen?
A.Inaplane.B.InBeijing.C.Inanoffice.
3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
A.Borrowatapenextweek.
B.Keepthetapeforanotherweek.
C.Returnthetapetothemanrightnow.
4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesaboutTomistrue?
A.HeisworkinginCanadanow.B.HehascomebackfromCanada.
C.Hehasn’tseenLucyforafortnight.
5.Whatisthemangoingtodothedayaftertomorrow?
A.Tohaveapicnic.B.Togoforanouting.C.Tovisitthemuseum.
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7题。
6.HowdidtheJobCentergettoknowJohnson?
A.Johnsonhelpedthem.B.Johnsonphonedthem.C.Johnsone-mailedthem.
7.WhatmakesJohnsonthinkmoreabouttheoffer?
A.Thelowpay.B.Thestrictemployer.C.Thechangeableworkho
ur.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodonow?
A.Toeatsomething.B.Tocalltheirfriend.C.Towalkaroundthetown.
9.WhydoesthemanwantthewomantomeetHoward?
A.Heisafunnyman.B.Heisthehotelmanager.C.Heisleavingthetownsoon.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inthehospital.B.Inapostoffice.C.Inacar.
11.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hewasattacked.B.Hewaswearingastocking.C.Hewascaughtbythepolicemen.
12.WhowasmostlikelytobreakMr.Snow’sleg?
A.Theattacker.B.Thedoctor.C.Thepoliceman.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whydidthewomanaskthemantoturnoffthelights?
A.Sheneededtosavemoney.
B.Itwastimetostopreadingthepaper.
C.Shewasafraidtheelectricitywouldgooff.
14.Whathadgonewrongintheirhouse?
A.Theirwashingmachine.B.Theelectricity.C.Thecar.
15.WhowasMr.Smith?
A.Arepairman.B.Thewoman'shusband.C.Thewoman'snewneighbor.
16.Whydidthemanthinkitwouldcosthimdearly?
A.Becausehewantedtobuyacar.
B.Becausehedidn'thaveagoodjob.
C.Becausetheircarneededrepairing.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatwillbethepossibleresult?
A.Theywillbecomefriends.B.Themanwillbepunished.C.Thewomanwillbepunished.
18.Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?
A.Clever.B.Humorous.C.Friendly.
19.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Themangotabithurt.
B.Thewomanboughtabottleofwinefortheman.
C.Themanwouldunderstandwhatthewomanmeantatlast.
20.Whydidthewomanhandthemanthebottleagainatlast?
A.Topleasehim.B.Tomakefunofhim.
C.Tomakethepolicebelievehehasbrokenthetrafficrule.
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
，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
London'slicensedtaxiservicehasahistorygoingbackseveralhundredyears.It’shardtoimagineLondonwithoutitstaxis.Butlastmonth,theywentonstrike,makingsomepartsofcentralLondonutterlyimpassable.Why?
Theanswerisquitesimple:
Uberiscoming.
ButwhatisthisUberthing?
Uberisn’tataxiservice.No,youwouldn’tcatchthefoundersofUbersayingthat.Theywouldlikelydescribetheserviceasonethatconnectspassengerswithwillingdrivers.Admittedly,thelinebetweenthatandtraditionaltaxiservicesisonethatisincrediblyblurred（模糊的）.Thewayitworksisprettysimple.ApassengercallsforacarwithaSmartphonerunningtheUberapp（手机应用）.AnUberdrivertheniscalledtothepassenger’slocation,whothentakesthepassengertotheirdestination.Nocashisexchanged–paymentistakenautomaticallyfromthepassenger’sdebitcard–andnotipisrequired.
ItcostsyoualmostnothingtojointheUbercompan
y.Butifyouwanttobeataxidriver,theprocessismuchharder,especiallyinLondon.First,you’llneedafull,cleandrivinglicense.It’llalsohelpifyouhaven’tdoneanycrimebefore.Thesecondstepinvolvesgettinginsurance,whichisextremelyexpensive.Accordingtothe2013InsureTaxiDriverSurvey,themajorityoftaxidriversspendmorethan£1000peryearoninsurance.Finally,ataxidriverneedstoberegisteredwithalocalauthority.Thisalonecancostmuchmoney,withannualfeesusuallyaroundthe£200.Ifadriverchoosestoworkwithataxicompany,theywillalsohavetopayayearlyrentalforataximeterandradio,whichoftencostsaround£500.Soconsideringallthis,no
wonderit’scomparativelycheaptousetheUberservice.
YetUberisnotperfect,therearemanynegativereportsabout
Uberdriversrecently,includinganattemptedkidnapping,andatragichit-and-runincidentthatleftayounggirldead.DespitethesafeguardsthatUberhaveputinplace,theydon’tquitecomparetothechecksthattraditionaltaxidrivershavetogothrough.
21.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat_______.
A.Uberisaservicefreeofcharge.
B.Uberhasahistoryofseveralhundredyears.
C.Uber’semployeeswentonastrikeinLondon.
D.Ubercan’tbeusedunlessyouhaveaSmartphone.
22.Whichofthefollowingsituationdoestheunderlinedphrase“hit-and-run”inparagraph4referto?
A.Adriverkidnappedayounggirl,killedherandfledaway.
B.Acarknockedsomeonedownandthedriverescapedimmediately.
C.Ataxidriverrobbedthepassengersinacarandranawaywithgoods.
D.Adrivergotlostwhendrivingandhadtogetoffthecarandfindwaybackhomeonfoot.
23.Whatisbesttitleforthispassage?
A.AngryLondonTaxiDrivers.B.AnEasyJobforYou:
UberDrivers.
C.ToBeaTaxiDriverCostsaGreatDeal.D.UberThreatensTraditionalTaxiService.
B
Goodbye,LegendaryFlyingMan!
ChineseOlympicchampionhurdlerLiuXiangofficiallyannouncedhisretirementonWeiboTuesday,markingtheendofanerainwhichhedemonstratedChineseathletes'abilitytowinontheworldstage.
Liusaidinhisstatement:
"Iamofficiallyretiringtodaytosaygoodbyetomybelovedtracksandhurdles.I'vethoughtlongandhardaboutitandthisismyfinaldecision.Althoughpainful,itismyonlychoice."
Throughouthissportingcareer,Liuhashadmanyupsanddowns.Hereachedthetopatthe2004AthensOlympics,becoming
thefirstChinesemaleathletetowinagoldmedalatatrackandfieldevent.Thatwinshothimtosuperstar,andhewasacknowledgedasChina'spride.
Liuhitanothercareerpeakatthe2006IAAFGrandPrix（国际田联大奖赛）meetinginLausanne,Switzerlandbysettinganewworldrecordof12.88secondsforthe110-meterhurdles.Ayearlater,hewonhisfirstworldchampionshipgoldinOsaka.
However,Liucrashedoutinthe2008BeijingOlympicsduetoatendon（跟腱）injury.Althoughhereturnedaftera13-monthrecovery,hefailedtoclearthefirsthurdleinthe1stroundatthe2012LondonOlympics.
Liuexplainedthathetriedhisbest
torecoverfromtheinjuriesoverthepastfewyears,buthisfeetsimplycouldnotkeepup.Aftercountlessfailedattempts,itwasabouttimehecalleditquits.
Whilebiddingfarewelltohissportingcareer,Liusaidheislookingforwardtostartonanewjourney.
Asexpected,Liu'sofficialannouncementimmediatelymadeheadlinesandbecameahottopiconChinesesocialmedia.HisWeibopostreceived274,000likesand106,000commentsinlessthanaday.
HereisasampleofcommentsonWeibo:
@Niannianqingxin:
Iwillalwaysrememberthemomentofthatyounghurdlerjumpinguptothevictorystand,withournationalflagonhisback.Nomatterhowstronganathleteis,hecan'tbeathispeakforever.Therefore,IneverblamedLiuXiang;instead,Iwillcontinuetobeproudofhim!
Wishhimabrighterfuture!
@Yuyuner:
AfterIreadthestatement,Inearlyburstintotears.Icanfeelyourdeepresignationandyourprofoundloveforthehurdles.Thankyouforyourpersistenceandachievementsovertheyears.Nomatterwhatchoiceyoumake,wewillalwaysbeproudofyou!
Blessyou!
24.WhichofthefollowingeventsmadeLiuanationalpride?
A.The2004AthensOlympics.B.The2006IAAFGrandPrix.
C.The2008BeijingOlympics.D.The2012LondonOlympics.
25.AccordingtoLiu’sannouncement,whatisthereasonforhisdecisiontoretire?
A.Hisexpectationforanewjourney.
B.Hislong-lastingproblemwithhisfeet.
C.Hiscontinuedfailureinthesportsevents.
D.Hisstrongdesiretohealhisinjuredfeet.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“keepup”inthesixparagraphmean?
A.Moveatthesamespeed.B.Enabletocopewiththechange.
C.Preventitfromgrowingless.D.Maintainarequiredpaceorlevel.
27.Whatcanreadersinferfromthecomments?
A.ThewritersfeelsympathetictoLiu’sdecisiontoretire.
B.Liuusednottobeapromisinghurdlerbeforehisfeetgotinjured.
C.ThewritersthinkitunderstandableforLiutoendhissportingcareer.
D.ThewritersthinkitimpossibletohaveanoutstandingathletelikeLiu.
C
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