吉林省临江学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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吉林省临江学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

临江一中2014-2015学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语题

考试时间：

120分钟；总分150分

注意事项：

1．考生务必在答题前在答题卡上填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

第I卷（选择题）

听力；将答案填写到答题卡上

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.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Callataxi.B.Cleanthewindows.C.DriveJennytothehospital.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

A.Shirts.B.Shelves.C.Shoes.

3.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inacinema.B.Inatheatre.C.Inasitting-room.

4.Whatdidthemando?

A.Hetriedtocomfortthewoman.

B.Heplayedajokeonthewoman.

C.Hetoldthewomanthewrongdate.

5Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthesubjecttheyaretalkingabout?

A.Shelikesitverymuch.B.Shejustlikespartofit.CShedoesn’tlikeitatall.

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.WhatisMr.Whitedoingnow?

A.Answeringacall.B.Attendingameeting.C.GoingtotheGrandRestaurant.

7.WhowantstodiscusssomethingwithMr.White?

A.Mr.Baker.B.Mr.Brown.C.JennyGreen.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What’swrongwiththewoman?

A.Herheadisinjured.B.Herthroatisinfected.C.Shehasaproblemwithherlungs.

9.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Wantingtocough.B.Alwaysbeingsleepy.C.Havingnodesiretoeat.

10.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Tokeepwarm.B.Tostayinhospital.C.Todrinkmorehotwater.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhyisLucyunhappy?

A.Becauseshedidn’tsleepwelllastnight.B.Becauseshehasmadesomanymistakes.

C.BecauseshehasquarreledwithMr.Scott.

12.WhoisMr.Scott?

A.Lucy’sfriend.B.Lucy’sboss.C.Lucy’sneighbor.

13.WhatwillLucyprobablydo?

A.Writetothemilkman.

B.WritetoapologizetoMr.Scott.

C.Haveagoodtalkwithherneighbor.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Howmanythingswillthewomanhavetodobefore5:

30onSaturday?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

l5.Whatwillthewomandoatnoon?

A.Seeadoctor.B.Cleanthehouse.C.Pickupherbrother.

16.WhatwillthewomandoforJulie?

A.Preparethedinnerforher.

B.Sendforadoctorforher

C.Helphertofinishherscienceproject.

17.Whatwillmostprobablyhappenintheevening?

A.Themanwillcometothewoman’shouse.

B.Thewomanwillgototheman’shousetoplaygames.

C.Thewoman’smotherwilltalkwiththemanaboutsomething.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerexplaininthetext?

A.Somepopularproverbs.B.Goodadviceonhowtolive.C.Someproverbsaboutbirds.

19.Whohavesenttheirfavoriteproverbstothespeaker?

A.Hisdoctors.B.Hislisteners.C.Hisstudents.

20.Howmanyproverbsdoesthespeakermention?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节.阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

JapanisanislandcountryinthePacificOcean.AstheJapanesestudentsalreadyknow,fourmainislandsandmorethan3,000smallonesstretchfromnorthtosouthforabout1,300miles.Asfortheclimateofthecountry,well,it’shotandhumid（潮湿）insummer,butitisquitecoldandwetinJapanduringwinter.Typhoons,whichareviolenttropicalstorms,oftenthreatenJapanduringthefall.That’s,ofcourse,duringtheharvestseason.

ThepopulationofJapanisabout110,5million.Itmayseemhardtobelieve,buttheaveragepopulationdensity（密度）ofthecountryisabout678personspersquaremile.

AbouttwothirdsoftheentirepopulationlivesinJapan’scities.Theotheronethirdlivesinthesuburbsorinthecountryside.NoothercountryinsouthernoreasternAsiahassuchalargeurban,orcitypopulation.Tokyo,thecapitalcityofJapan,isthemostdensity-populatedcityintheworld.Atlastcountthereweremorethan11.5millionpeoplelivinginTokyo.

21.WhyisJapancalledanislandcountry?

Because______.

A.Japanisasmallcountry

B.itisonthePacificOcean

C.ithasthousandsofbigandsmallislands

D.Japanhashundredsofsmallislands

22.TyphoonsoftenattackJapanduring______.

A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

23.MostofthepeopleinJapanlive_____.

A.intheruralareasB.inthecountryside

C.aroundthecitiesD.inthecities

24.Themostdensely-populatedcityintheworldis_____.

A.NewYorkB.Shanghai

C.LondonD.thecapitalofJapan

B

Let’ssayapersongetsupat7:

00inthemorningandgoestobedat11:

00atnight.Hecomeshomefromworkabout6:

30,andbythetimehehasfinishedwithdinneritisafter8:

00.Hestepsoutsideinthesummertorelax—butit’salreadygettingdark!

Notmuchtimetoenjoythesummerday.

Nowsupposeyousettheclockaheadonehour.Thispersonstilldoeseverythingatthesametime—butthistime,whenhestepsoutat8:

00there’sstillplentyoflighttoenjoy.Anhourofdaylighthasbeen“saved”forhim!

Daylightsavingtimedoesn’t,ofcourse,addanyhourstoaday.Thisisimpossible.Allitdoesistoincreasethenumberofusefulhoursofdaylightduringtheseasonswhenthesunrisesearly.

Daylightsavingismostpopularincities.Itallowstheclosingofoffices,shops,andfactoriesattheendoftheworkingdaywhilethesunisstillhigh.Farmers,whodotheirworkbysuntime,usuallydonotobservedaylightsavingtime.Theycannotworkinthefieldbeforethemorningdew（露水）hasdriedorafteritappearsintheevening.

Didyouknowwhofirstthoughtofdaylightsavingtime?

ItwasBenjaminFranklin!

WhenhewaslivinginFranceinthe18thcentury,hesuggestedtheideatothepeopleinParis.Butitwasnotadoptedthen.

DaylightsavinglawswerefirstpassedduringWorldWarⅠ,whenmaterialsformakingelectricitywashardtofind,andwhenitwasnecessarytosaveonartificiallight.Withdaylightsaving,thebedtimeofmanypeoplecomessoonafteritgetsdark,whilewithoutit,ifpeoplestayupuntilthesamehourtheymayhavetouseartificiallight.

Germanywasthefirstcountrytoadoptdaylightsavingtimein1915.ThenEnglanduseditin1916,andtheUnitedStatesadopteditin1918.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“artificial”mean?

A.naturalB.man-madeC.brightD.sun

26.What’sthepurposeofadoptingdaylightsavingtime?

A.Tohavemoreartificiallight.

B.Tohaveonemorehourtowork.

C.Tomakebetteruseofdaylightincertainseasons.

D.Tohaveonemorehourtorest.

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Oncetheideaofdaylightsavingtimeisproposed,itwasadopted.

B.Theideaofdaylightsavingtimewentthroughalongprocessofbeingadopted.

C.ItwasaFrenchscientistthatputforwardtheideaofdaylightsavingtime.

D.Theideaofdaylightsavingtimedidn’tmakeanydifferenceatall.

28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Winterisagoodseasonfordaylightsavingtime.

B.Daylightsavingtimeisespeciallygoodforwars.

C.Daylightsavingtimeisgoodforanyoneinanyplaces.

D.Notallseasonsaregoodfordaylightsavingtime.

C

Theroleofanewspaperistopresentandcommentonthenews.Itisvitalforkeepingpeoplewell-informedoncurrentaffairs.InmostWesterncountries,journaliststrytoshapetheideasandopinionsoftheirreaders,sinceinWesterncountriesallnewspapersareindependentofthegovernment.Somenewspaperownerssupportliberalideasincludingeconomicpoliciesthathelppoorpeople.Otherownerswantpoliciessuchaslowertaxesforrichpeopleandlessmoneytobegiventopoorpeople.YoucanalmostjudgethepoliticalideasofapersonintheWestbylookingatthenewspaperhereads.

Allnewspapersreportnationalandinternationalnews.Theygivethefactsbutalsoprovideopinionsoncontroversialissuesintheeditorialsandcolumnsofopinion.Thereadersofthenewspapercanalsocommentontheseeditorialsorarticles.Therearemanyinformativearticlestooaswellasreviewsofnewfilmsandbooks,etc.Theseareveryimportant,forifafilmorbookgetsgoodreviewsitwilloftenbecomemoresuccessful.

Allthesearticlesrequiremanyjournalistswhoareexpertsindifferentareasoflife.Allthesearticlescometogetherandarecheckedbythechiefeditorofthenewspaper.Whenheorshehasmadeadecisiononthearticles,thenewspaperispreparedforprinting.Allthisworkmeansthatthejournalistsmustworktogetherasateambecausethereisalotofpressurewhenyouworkinanewspaperoffice.Thereareconstantdeadlinesandarticleshavetobefittedroundadvertisements,photographsandmuch,muchmore.

29.Whatarticlescommentoncontroversialissues?

A.Editorialsandopinioncolumns.B.Newsstories.

C.Someoftheinformativearticles.D.Jokesandhumor.

30.WhichistrueaboutthejournalistsinWesterncountries?

A.There’snotimelimitfortheirreportarticles.

B.Theyhavenorighttoinfluencethereaders’opinions.

C.Anewspapercancomeoutwithjustajournalistworkingindividually.

D.Journalistsmustsubmittheirarticlesbeforetheduedate.

31.Whyaregoodreviewsimportanttobooks?

A.Goodreviewsareexcellentintroductiontobooks.

B.Readersespeciallyfavorbookswithgoodreviews.

C.Goodreviewscanmakereadersfeelrelaxedandcomfortable.

D.Goodreviewscanbringalargecirculationofthebooksreviewed.

32.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestfitsattheendofthelastparagraph?

A.Thenumberofpeopleneededtoproduceanewspapervariesgreatly.

B.Thestaffofadailynewspaperisheadedbyapublisher.

C.Thearticlesprintedinthenewspapershouldcovernationalandinternationalaffairs.

D.Theentirestaffmustoperateasawell-drilledtea