浙江省台州中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题(新)

高二 英语

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和 第II 卷（非选择题）

第I卷

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。

1. What does the man want to do?

A. Learn to play the guitar again. B. Ask Jodie to play the drums. C. Invite Jodie to join his band.

2. Which sport will the speakers do after lunch?

A. Swimming. B. Basketball. C. Tennis. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. What the film is about. B. When they will meet.

C. Whether there are advertisements.

4. How much does the camera in the shop cost now?

A. ￡150. B.￡180. C.￡200. 5. What is the man going to do?

A. Pick up the woman at midday. B. Listen to the weather report. C. Wait for the woman’s call

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面对话或独白，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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。 6. What relation is the woman to the man?

A. His customer. B. His secretary. C. His boss. 7. What will the man do at ten tomorrow?

A. Meet a customer. B. Discuss with the woman. C. Telephone Miss Takemura. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8. What does the man think of the journey to the lakeside house?

A. Enjoyable. B. Tiring C. Uncomfortable. 9. What was the problem for the man? A. There was no time to think and read.

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B. The lakeside house was quite small. C. The local shop was too far away.

10. How did the man go shopping during his trip?

A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bike. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。 11. Where are the speakers?

A. At home. B. At a restaurant. C. At a supermarket. 12. What are the speakers doing? A. Ordering food for children.

B. Preparing for a family get-together. C. Buying things for a long journey. 13. What will the woman do tomorrow?

A. Buy a lot of food. B. Pick up the man’s mother. C. Send her car to the garage.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。

14. How did Katherine do her most recent climb?

A. In a group. B. With a guide. C. On her own. 15. What made Katherine’s first climb of Mont Blanc difficult?

A. The poor weather conditions. B. The long climbing time. C. The crowded people. 16. What did Katherine do before her second climb to make it easier? A. She made a detailed plan. B. She spent a few days in Chamonix. C. She climb smaller mountains for training.

17. What special advice does Katherine offer about climbing Mont Blanc?

A. Wear enough clothes. B. Have the right equipment. C. Improve the physical condition.

听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20题。

18. How will this year’s dance classes be different from last year’s? A. They will take place every week.

B. Children can show off what they learn in class. C. Children will be divided into two groups. 19. Why is the time of the dance classes changed? A. To offer convenience to parents. B. To give children more spare time. C. To make each class longer.

20. What should people do if they want their children to join the dance class? A. Make a phone call to Melanie. B. Go straight to the dance club. C. Book a place in advance.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35 分）

第一节（共10 个小题；每小题2.5 分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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Everyone has a story and this is mine. My name is Irma Carter. My company is newly founded and was born out of pain, as all babies are. So now, let me take you back before the birth. I worked for a company for 18 years, faithfully and hard. I loved my profession as a Medical Billing Supervisor(监督员) and loved the physicians I worked for. I worked so much that my family time took second place.

Well with life comes change and here comes the change. What was the least of my worries soon became a major reality. My position was removed. Fear immediately gripped my heart. At that time I was so upset that I couldn’t think straight. One day as I was surfing the web for a job, I began reading about some of the challenges other people were having. It was then that I realized that there are many people out there who have gone through what I’ve also gone through or a similar situation. Before I was fired, work was all I knew. Later, I came to realize that my life was totally out of balance at that time, so I needed to change things.

I began to surf the web again. This time I wanted to find ways to become healthier, more energetic and peaceful. I surfed for ways to make money by working from home, and ways to educate my beautiful grandchildren. I began to buy products that helped me to get my life back on track and taught me how to live a more simple and peaceful life.

I am now living a simple and relaxing life that I never knew existed. My hobby has always been to help others. The products being offered here are designed for everyone. You just have to find the right product that will help change your life and hopefully increase your days of health, wealth and prosperity.

21. What did Irma Carter think of his life before he was fired?

A. Quite satisfying B. Rather challenging C. Very boring D. Totally unbalanced

22. The underlined part “What was the least of my worries” in para.2 refers to __________. A. setting up a company B. losing his job C. worrying about his family D. changing his position 23. What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us?

A. The writer’s new life after losing his job. B. The web’s help to the writer. C. What the writer did when surfing the web. D. The writer’s plan for helping others.

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Parents who are planning to give their children mobile phones must understand that mobile phone ownership requires discipline (自制力). Therefore, in order to prepare children for the responsibilities that come with mobile phone ownership, parents must plan everything well: themselves and their children.

The decision to give children mobile phones comes from parents’ desire for their children to be readily accessible to them. Parents want to be sure that they can contact their children anytime they want. To be able to do so gives them an assurance that in case of emergencies, their children can always reach them, and vice versa (反之亦然).

What many parents do not realize is the fact that mobile phone ownership, especially when it relates to children, is something that must be planned well. It is more than just choosing the right phone, or the right mobile phone service provider, or the right mobile phone plan.

Mobile phone ownership, to some degree, requires maturity (成熟) from the mobile phone user. Surprisingly, it’s not only about maturity in age; it’s also about mental and

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emotional maturity, which is not really based on age. It is a fact that some people can be 30 years old and still be immature emotionally and mentally, while someone can be 15 years old yet can be emotionally and in a way, mentally mature.

Parents have a serious responsibility to prepare and help their children develop and become mature, physically, mentally, and emotionally, by allowing them to go through the process of learning by “doing”. Therefore, mobile phone ownership, in some ways, can actually be used to teach children responsibility, but only when parents understand why.

It is vital that parents and children both understand the conditions, effects, responsibilities, and the risks that come with mobile phone ownership, especially if the children are still very young. Parents should make sure that their children are prepared, responsible and disciplined enough to be trusted with a mobile phone. 24. Why do parents decide to buy their children mobile phones?

A. To help their children become mature. B. To ease their feelings of loneliness. C. To contact their children conveniently. D. To ensure the safety of their children.

25. What should parents consider most if they want to buy their children mobile phones?

A. The right mobile phone service provider. B. The functions added to the mobile phone.

C. A good plan for mobile phone ownership. D. The reason for buying phones for children.

26. What can we learn about mobile phone ownership from the passage?

A. It should be a thing carried out by adults only.

B. It shouldn’t be given to anyone with mental disease. C. It can be the best way to teach children responsibility. D. It requires a person of psychological maturity.

C

Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and WeChat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text. Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line．But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation (刺激)．

A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart-phones. They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour. Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxing environment. According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones．

Slow readers, such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly, say that a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize (同情). Another study published last year in Science shows that reading novels helps people understand others’ mental states and beliefs, a basic skill in building relationships．

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Yet technology has made us less attentive readers. Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text interrupted by links leads to weaker understanding than reading plain text. “The Internet may have made us stupider”, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian. “Because of the Internet,” he says, “we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect (反思), and relate all these facts to each other.”

Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment. “Aim for 30 minutes a day.” Advises Kelly from The Atlantic. “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature .” Kelly said, “Reach for your e-reader, if you like. Kindles make books, like War and Peace, less heavy and also ensure you'll never lose your place.” 27. The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2 shows____________． A. the new trend of slow reading B. the decline of electronic devices C. the importance of exchanging ideas D. the increasing number of club readers 28. According to Patrick Kingsley, people are stupider partly because of_____________． A. a non-stop reading pattern B. the straight, left-to-right screen C. a wide range of interesting news D. the lack of reflection 29. According to the passage, slow reading___________． A. contributes to understanding among people B. develops the current technology

C. provides people with a quiet environment D. cures the memory loss of elderly people 30. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Benefit of Reading Clubs． B. Return of Slow Reading． C. Reading of the Internet Age. D. Influence of Speed Reading． 第二节（共5个小题；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。

If tests can make students nervous, anxious and even scared, shouldn’t schools just get rid of them? 31 Teachers and schools give students tests for very important reasons:

32 Giving a test is a way for a teacher to see which students are learning the skills and knowledge they should be learning, and which ones are having trouble. Depending on how kids do on the test, the teacher will know if he or she must go back over some things, or if it’s okay to keep moving forward.

To see how well your school is teaching you. All parents want their kids to finally graduate with the ability to earn a living. 33 And one way to do this is to have them take test.

To assign(指定)grades. 34 Besides your homework, tests are one of the best ways for you to show the teacher that you’ve really learned what’s being taught, and for

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the teacher to figure out what grade you should get. Grades are also a way to show your parents how you’re doing in school.

To keep you motivated. Admit it: you work harder if you know someone is checking up on your work. For example, if your mum tells you to clean your room but you know she will never go in and check, then you might not do it, right? 35 Because you know that you’ll eventually have to take a test on the material and you might be more likely to give it extra effort and make sure you know everything you’re supposed to know. A. To ensure that you are totally prepared.

B. To see if you’re learning.

C. Students must work hard to get good grades.

D. Well, believe it or not, tests don’t just exist to trouble you. E. So schools have to prove they’re trying their best to educate students.

F. Grades are important in most schools, and tests play a big role. G. Well, tests help make sure that you don’t leave your homework behind. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45）

第一节 完形填空（共20 个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后个体所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Every day on my way to work, I drove down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular 36 my attention. It must have suffered some 37 . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to 38 its course of life. The trunk took a 90 degree turn 39 to stand tall and stretch towards the sun.

This tree became a 40 for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be 41 . It was a reminder to me that 42 I may not have had the best start in life, I could change 43 in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect 44 of my kindred spirit tree. But that week I was so 45 , totally casting the thought behind my back. After that week, I still didn’t take any 46 . Every time I passed by the tree I would 47 myself, “ Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I 48 by “my” tree, I glanced over and, much to my 49 , found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood GONE. I had 50 my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow turned out to be too 51 .

A picture of a tree is not of great 52 . But my lesson rang through clearly 53 I found out one of my colleagues had been diagnosed with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many 54 .

What have you been putting off? What would you do today of you knew you would 55 have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do things that you have been putting off until tomorrow? 36. A．drew 37. A．influence 38. A．follow

B．paid B．damage B．design

C．fixed C．dilemma C．imagine

D．escaped D．defeat D．change

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39. A．applying 40. A．sign

B．happening B．symbol

C．struggling C．shelter C．educated C．in case C．direction C．view C．worried C．attempt C．call C．drove C．happiness C．put off C．distant

D．learning D．signal D．encouraged D．if only D．habit D．knowledge D．addicted D．action D．see D．walked D．surprise D．called off D．tight

41. A．interested B．satisfied 42. A．even though B．as if 43. A．purpose 44. A．glance 45. A．busy 46. A．effect 47. A．help 48. A．wandered 49. A．pleasure 50. A．taken off 51. A．late

B．process B．picture B．flexible B．intention B．tell B．rode B．regret B．cut off B．early

52. A．achievement B．value 53. A．before 54. A．lives 55. A．surely

B．because B．lessons B．never

C．disappointment D．stress C．unless C．tomorrows C．ever 第II 卷

D．when

D．opportunities D．almost

第二节 语法填空（共10 个小题；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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you ever dreamed of being a journalist? If 56 , you need to know how to work in the competitive but exciting world of journalism. As a new journalist, it would be 57 (admire) if you can go out on a story immediately. Usually, a newcomer first works as an 58 (assist) to an experienced journalist and later goes out to work and submits the article himself. While 59 (cover) a story, you need to be curious. 60 if you ask different questions will you acquire all the information you need. Of course, you must have a good nose 61 a story and learn to use research to inform 62 (you) of the missing parts of the story. Meanwhile, you have to listen to the interviewees carefully for the 63 (detail) facts and prepare the next questions depending on the person says. If the interviewee agrees, you can also use a small recorder to get the facts straight. In that way, you will be able to avoid 65 (accuse) of getting the wrong end of the stick and even get a scoop.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你的外籍教师史密斯夫妇 (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)昨天给你发邮件说他们这周五中午要去参加一个会议，想请你帮忙照顾一下他们5岁的儿子Jack，请根据以下要点回信。主要内容如下：

1. 乐意帮助；

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2. 告诉他们你周五与Jack一起玩的计划； 3. 祝他们过的愉快。 注意：

1. 词数80词左右，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith,

I’m glad that you asked me to babysit Jack this Friday. _________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 概要写作（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 These days our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. It appears that people have got used to being in a hurry. However, it’s better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done.

The main reason that convinces us to oppose doing work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrongs in a rush. When people do their jobs or take action in a hurry, they can’t make a sound decision and probably regret later. As the saying goes, “ Haste makes waste.” We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work less quickly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly.

Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances of enjoying our lives.

Finally, slower life pace provides better health conditions for us. As is known to all, taking action in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think if they are not in a hurry, they will become a loser and that annoys them. But being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier and live much longer than those whose life is tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter.

In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. Yet, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace.

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台州中学2015学年第二学期期中试题答案

高二 英语

第一部分 听力 (满分30分)

1-5 CABBC 6-10 BCACC 11-15 ABBCA 16-20 BACAB 第二部分 阅读理解 (满分35分)

21-25 ABACC 26-30 DADAB 31-35 DBEFG 第三部分 语言运用 (满分45分) 第一节 完形填空

36-40 ABDCB 41-45 DACBA 46-50 DBCDC 51-55 ABDCB 第二节 语法填空

56. so 57. admirable 58. assistant 59. covering 60. Only

61. for 62. yourself 63. detailed . what 65. being accused 第四部分 写作 (满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith,

I’m glad that you asked me to babysit Jack this Friday. I love staying with him. I will reach house at 9 o’clock on Friday morning. Is that time OK for you? And then I plan to take him out to do some exercise in the nearby park. At noon, I’ll take him to a great Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood. I know he will be very happy if I invite him there. After lunch, we’ll have a short rest and then I’ll tell him some interesting stories. I think he will have a good time. I hope you will enjoy yourselves, too.

Yours, Li Hua 第二节 概要写作

To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry. (要点1) The main reason is that doing things hurriedly will raise the possibility of making mistakes and even making hasty decisions. (要点2) On the contrary, slowing down the pace of life will not only give people more chances to enjoy life, but provide them with better health conditions. (要点3、4) In brief, living life at a slower pace ensures a healthier and happier life. (要点5) (76词)

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