广东省广州英豪学校学年高二上学期期中英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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广东省广州英豪学校2014-2015学年高二上学期期中英语试题

Ⅰ听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节听力理解（4段共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。

播放前有5秒的阅题时间。

听下面一段对话，回答1-2题

1.Howlongwillthemanstayinthehotel?

A.ForonenightB.FortwonightsC.Forthreenights

2.Whichroomwillthemanlivein?

A.Room309B.Room209C.Room109

听下面一段对话，回答3-5题

3.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Toafriend’shouse

B.Totheman’shouse

C.Tohersister’shouse

4.Howwillthewomanprobablygetthere?

A.Bybus.B.BytaxiC.Bysubway

5.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthiscity’stransportationsystem?

A.Thesubwayisthemostconvenientwayofgettingaround.

B.Thesubwayisthecheapestwayofgettingaround.

C.Thebusistheeasiestwayofgettingaround.

听下面一段独白，回答6-8题

1.Whywillthespeakerputinnewlightfixtures?

A.Theoldlightsarealloutoffashion.

B.Theoldlightsdon’tlightupverywell.

C.Therearenotenoughlightsintheroom.

2.Whatwillthenewadditioninclude?

A.Afamilyroomandadiningarea.

B.Alivingroomandadiningarea.

C.Adoorandalivingroom.

8.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttobuildoutsidethebackdoor?

A.AgardenB.AdeckC.Agarage

听下面一段对话，回答9-10题

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheovercoatshetriedon?

A.It’salittlesmall.B.Itisoutoffashion

C.Itisofpoorquality.

10.Whatpricedoesthewomansuggest?

A.880yuanB.600yuanC.400yuan

第二节听取信息（共5小题，每题1分，共5分）

听下面的一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡号为11-15的空格中。

RoofcollapseinMoscow

Time

On11._______

Place

AtaMoscow12.___________park

Thecausethebuilding’sroofcrasheddown

Possiblybecauseof13.____________

Result

●25peoplewerekilled

●Over100were14.______________

15.__________________peopleweremissing

Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

Beingpositiveisveryimportant.SoIoften16mysontobepositive.ButonedayIwascaughtnotdoingwhatIoftentellhimtodo.

Mysonis7yearsoldandhewas17ashowtobeputonathisschool.Hewasplayingtheroleofanangel.Ontheeveningbeforetheshow,heaskedme,“Mom,canwe__18_angels?

”Asusual,Iseized（抓住）the__19___toteachhimtobepositiveandIsaid,“Yes,butonlythosewhoareperfect,andthinkandtalkpositivelycan.”Heasked,“Youmusthaveseenthemthen?

”

Iwas__20__forafewseconds,notknowingwhattosay.Iwastouchedbyhis__21_thathismotherwasaperfectperson.Helookedintomyeyes,_22_apositiveanswer.Ichosetobe___23____withhimandtoldhim,“No.I’venotbeenagoodpersonallthetime.”Iwasalmost__24__toadmitthistohim.Ithoughtthathis__25__ofaperfectmotherwouldnowsurelybetornintopieces.Buthe_26__itpositivelyandsaid,“It’sallright.Youknowtotrytobebetterfromnowon.”IsmiledasIreplied,“That’s__27__.Sometimes,wemightmakea_28____,butwhenwedo,wemustalwaystrytodobetter.”

Myson’s__29___struckmerightinmyheartandarealwayswithme.Ilearnedagoodlessonthatday“toalwaystrytobebetter.”Thiswillalways_30__meinallsituationswhereI’llneedtobepositive.

16.A.showB.refuseC.worryD.encourage

17.A.goingthroughB.preparingforC.turningtoD.lookingfor

18.A.describeB.drawC.inviteD.see

19.A.feelingB.attitudeC.chanceD.method

20.A.pleasedB.interestedC.excitedD.quiet

21.A.thoughtB.behaviorC.dreamD.story

22.A.makingB.expectingC.tryingD.choosing

23.A.wrongB.angryC.strictD.honest

24.A.gladB.surprisedC.relaxedD.embarrassed

25.A.descriptionB.speechC.pictureD.idea

26.A.finishedB.tookC.caughtD.changed

27.A.rightB.fineC.impossibleD.unnecessary

28.A.changeB.decisionC.differenceD.mistake

29.A.wordsB.performancesC.joyD.progress

30.A.hurtB.protectC.helpD.find

第二节：

语法填空（每空1分，共15分）

Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources.Manyoftheworld’sgreatcitiesare____31____（locate）onrivers,andalmost____32_____countryhasatleastoneriverflowingthroughitthatplays_____33_____importantpartinthelivesofitspeople.

Sincethebeginningofhistory,people____34____（use）riversfortransportation.ThelongestoneintheUnitedStatesistheMississippi,andthelifelineofEgyptistheNile._____35_____transportation,riversgivewatertodrink,waterforcrops,andchancesforfunandrecreationforthepeople____36___livealongtheirbanks.

However,largecitiesandindustriesthatarelocatedonriversoftenmakeproblems.Asthecitiesgrow____37_____sizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,thewaterintheriversbecomes_____38_____（pollute）withchemicalsandothermaterials.Peoplearelearningthe_____39_____（important）ofdoingmoretokeeptheirriversclean____40_____theywanttoenjoythebenefitsofthisnaturalresource.

Ⅲ阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列五篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Inmanycultureswhiteisoftenassociatedwithsomethingpositive.Awhite-collarjob,forinstance,isthekindofjobmanypeoplelookfor,workingwithyourbrainandnotyourhands.

Whitehasacleanandpureimage.Thatiswhydoctors,dentists,andnursesusuallywearwhiteuniforms.Babiesaredressedinwhiteatbaptisms（洗礼）andbrideswearwhiteweddinggownsatweddings.Whiteinthesecasesisthesymbolofinnocenceorpurity.

Sometimeswhiteisusedinexpressionsthatarenotgood.“Whitewash”isonesuchexpression.Atfirst,“whitewash”meanttopaintoversomethingwithwhitepainttomakeitlookbetter.However,itmeanssomethingdifferenttoday:

tohideortocoverupmistakesorfailures.

A“whiteelephant”isanotherexampleofwhiteusedinanegativeway.InancientThailand,awhiteelephantwasregardedasasacredanimal,butitwasveryexpensivetokeep.Thekingsofthosedayspresentedawhiteelephanttothepeopletheywantedtoruin.Oncetheyreceivedthisholy,royalanimalasagift,theywerenotallowedtosellorkillit.Today,a“whiteelephant”meanssomethingthatisbig,useless,andunwanted.InAmerica,whenpeoplewanttogetridoftheirfurnitureorclothes,theyoftenhavea“whiteelephantsale”.

41.Thetextismainlyabout________.

A.thehistoryofsomeEnglishidioms

B.themeaningsofwhiteinEnglishculture

C.someinterestingcustomsinEnglishculture

D.someusefulEnglishwordsandexpressions

42.Whichexpressionhasahistoricalbackground?

A.Whiteelephant.B.White-collar.C.White-wash.D.Whiteelephantsale.

43.Inwhichstatementdoes“white”haveanegativemeaning?

A.Aboyisdressedinwhiteatbaptisms.

B.Abridewearsawhiteweddinggown.

C.Agirlfindsawhitecollarjob.

D.Amanwhitewasheshiscrime.

44.Theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby______.

A.analyzingitscauseandeffect

B.comparingdifferentideas

C.providingtypicalexamples

D.followingthetimeorder

B

AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina—"tuhao"—whichlooselytranslatedmeans"nouveauriche".Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword"tuhao"onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.

It'sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewPeople'sDailybuilding,toexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofbling,andthenewgold-colourediPhone.

InChinese"tu"meansearthand"hao"meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquick—butdon'tquitehavethemanners,orsophisticationtogoalongwithit.It'sliketheterm"nouveauriche",saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham-buthasevenmorenegativemeanings,suggestingacertainvulgarity（粗俗）.

"Tuhao"isactuallyanoldword,datingbackperhapsasfarastheSouthernDynasty1,500yearsago,butithasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolution,fromthe1920stoearly1950s,itwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentrywhowouldbullythosebeneaththem.

ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarich,butunhappyman,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,expectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkrepliesinsteadwiththephrase:

"Tuhao,let'sbefriends!

"

ChineseInternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andareconstantlyinventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship（审查）rules.Butinthiscase,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitexpressesChina'schangingsocietysowell—manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealth,butaresecretlyjealous.

45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tuhao,anewpopularwordinChinaB.ThelonghistoryofTuhao

C.ThenewusageofTuhaoD.Tuhao,anewly-inventedChineseword

46.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeconsidered“tuhao”?

A.AvulgarnouveauricheB.Abullylandholder

C.Aquick-richpeasantwithoutpropermannersD.ABuddhistmonk.

47.Thelastbutoneparagraphmainlytellsus______.

A.whatthenewusageofthewordis

B.howthewordbecomespopularagain

C.whytheunhappymanwenttotheBuddhistmonk

D.whatadvicethemonkgavetheunhappyman

48.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?

A.respectB.envyC.laughD.disbelieve

C

Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?

Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?

Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwith