荆州中学2015～2016学年度上学期英语
期 中 考 试 卷
注意事项: 1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。(试卷总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟)
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分20分）
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。听力结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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称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. How long has the man waited for the bus?
A. About 10 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 30 minutes.
2. What will the man do?
A. Buy a new shirt. B. Take off his shirt. C. Wash his shirt.
3. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
4. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?
A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.
5. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Repairing machines. B. Paying for tickets. C. Changing notes.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15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. How does the man feel after the second job interview?
A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Hopeful.
7. How many people were able to go to the second interview?
A. 4. B. 12. C. 16.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
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8. Which subject did the woman study last night?
A. English. B. Physics. C. French.
9. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Exams. B. Sleep. C. Dreams.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why doesn’t the man order first?
A. He is waiting for someone else.
B. He wants to check the price first.
C. He is unfamiliar with the restaurant.
11. Which of the following does the man order?
A. Salted fish. B. Smoked duck. C. Roast beef.
12. What does the man want to drink?
A. Beer. B. Wine. C. Coffee.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why can’t the man get through?
A. The line is busy. B. The line has not been paid.
C. The line is not in the service.
14. What do we know about the man?
A. He lost his way. B. He is stuck in a traffic jam.
C. He had a traffic accident.
15. How many people are there in the car?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
16. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Policeman and driver.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit made a law?
A. In 1963. B. In 1973. C. In 1983.
18. What is the reason that 75% of the persons surveyed favor the law?
A. Easing the traffic pressure.
B. Protecting the environment.
C. Decreasing the highway death rate.
19. How many people favor a higher speed limit for trucks?
A. Only 23%. B. Only 55%. C. Only 75%.
20. Why do truckers want a higher speed limit for trucks?
A. Trucks do not use crucial fuel.
B. Trucks run better at higher speeds.
C. Most trucks don’t transport consumer goods.
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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）
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O. — The Environmental Children's Organization.
Coming here today, I am fighting for my future. I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of (代表) the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone (臭氧层). I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it.
You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct. And you can't bring back forests that once grew where there is now desert. If you don't know how to fix it, please stop breaking it!
Here, you may be delegates of your governments, business people, organizers, reporters or politicians— but really you are mothers and fathers, brothers and sister, aunts and uncles— and all of you are somebody's child.
At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us: not to fight with others, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share— not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?
Do not forget why you're attending these conferences, who you're doing this for— we are your own children. You are deciding what kind of world we will grow up in. But are we even on your list of priorities? My father always says "You are what you do, not what you say."
Well, what you do makes me cry at night. You grown-ups say you love us. I challenge you, please make your actions reflect your words. Thank you for listening.
21. What did the speaker mainly talk about?
A. politics B. environment C. economy D. war
22. Where was the speech probably given?
A. At a meeting held by school teachers.
B. At a party where many children played.
C. At a ceremony for the speaker’s achievement.
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D. At a conference representatives of countries attended.
23. The speech is meant to be given to the following people EXCEPT .
A. News reporters.
B. Children from E.C.O.
C. Decision makers of the governments.
D. Business men.
24. Why did the speaker mention what she was taught at school?
A. To praise her teachers and her father.
B. To warn children of the importance of study.
C. To show her great achievements at school.
D. To prove the grown-ups’ words and actions were not consistent.
B
Americans are a strange people. They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a vacation. They live to think of themselves as hard-hearted business men, yet they are push-overs for any hard luck story. They have the biggest of nearly everything including government, motor cars and debts. Yet they like to think of themselves as little people, average men, and they would like to cut everything down to their own size. They show off their tall buildings, high mountains, long rivers, big state, the best country, the best world, the best heaven. Yet they also have the most traffic deaths, the most waste, and the most liars.
When they meet, they are always telling each other, "Take it easy," then they rush off like crazy in opposite directions. They play games as if they were fighting a war, and fight wars as if playing a game. They marry more, and go broke more often. They love children, animals, mother, work, excitement, noise, nature, television shows, comedy, high pace, sports, the underdog, the hero, the flag, Christmas, jazz, shapely women and muscular men, classical recordings, crowds, comics, cigarettes, warm houses in winter and cool ones in summer, thick beefsteaks, coffee, ice cream, informal dress, plenty of running water, do-it-yourself, and a working week limited to forty hours or less.
They crowd their highways with cars while complaining about the traffic, troop to movies and television while blaming the quality and the advertisements, go to church but don't care much for sermons (布道), and drink too much in the hope of relaxing—only to find themselves drunk into even bigger dreams.
There is of course, no typical (典型的) American. But if you added them all together and then divided by 226, 000, 000 they would look something like what this chapter has tried to describe.
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25. What may be the best title of the passage?
A. The Americans. B. Life in America.
C. Strange people. D. Great America
26. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Para.1?
A. They like listening to bad luck stories.
B. They push the interesting stories away.
C. They can easily be moved by sad stories.
D. They are informed of good luck stories often.
27. Which one of the following is probably NOT what the Americans love?
A. noise B. advertisement C. smoking D. fresh water
28. In what way did the author write this passage?
A. By comparison. B. By giving examples.
C. By experimenting. D. By telling stories.
C
What if handheld (掌控型的) tools know what needs to be done and were even able to guide and help inexperienced users to complete jobs that require skill? Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed and started studying a novel concept in robotics—intelligent handheld robots. Historically, handheld tools have been straight, unintelligent instruments that are unaware of the context they operate in, are fully directed by the user, and therefore, lack any understanding about the task they are performing.
Dr. Walterio Mayol-Cuevas and PhD student, Austin Gregg-Smith, from the University's Department of Computer Science, have been working in the design of the robot as well as in understanding how best to be with a tool that “knows and acts”.
Compared to other tools such as power tools that have a motor and perhaps some basic sensors (感应器), the handheld robots developed at Bristol are designed to have more degrees of freedom to allow greater independence from the instructions of the user, and importantly, understand the steps being carried out. This allows for a new level of co-operation between user and tool, such as the user providing directions and the tool performing the detailed task.
Handheld robots, aim to share physical similarity with users but are neither fully independent as is a humanoid robot nor are part of the user’s body. The aim with handheld robots is to develop the intuitiveness (灵性) of using traditional handheld tools while adding planted intelligence and action to allow for new abilities.
Dr. Mayol-Cuevas, Reader in Robotics Computer Vision and Mobile Systems, said,
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“There are three basic levels of autonomy (自主权) we are considering: no autonomy, semi-autonomous when the robot advises the user but does not act, and fully autonomous when the robot advises and acts even by correcting or refusing to perform incorrect user actions.”
29. What is the new concept in robotics?
A. Full control by the user.
B. Improvement in intelligence.
C. Larger size of the robots.
D. Help for the experienced users.
30. What is the meaning of the underlined word “unaware”?
A. updated B. educated C. organized D. uninformed
31. What is the advantage of handheld robots compared to other tools?
A. They are more dependent on the users.
B. They all have a motor and basic sensors.
C. They don’t need to follow the instructions at all.
D. They have a new level of freedom to perform the task.
32. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The handheld robots can never disobey the user’s order.
B. The autonomy is the only thing that the scientists are considering.
C. There will be more intelligence and independence in the handheld robots.
D. The aim of the handheld robots is to correct and refuse the user’s directions.
D
Getting into university is hard enough at the best of times—but when your chosen institution is a work of fiction you’re really up against. And that’s why this young joker’s Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) application to Hogwarts University was unsuccessful.
But the admissions services’ response to the young man is still funny.
The unnamed A-Level student wrote a handwritten note to UCAS asking for a place studying ‘Wandology’ at the Harry Potter school.
In the application, he was proud of his skills in “wearing a pointy hat” and “Watching Paul Daniels TV Specials”.
UCAS replied, “We regret to inform you that your application to the stated university cannot be processed at this time for the fact that it does not exist.
“After consultation with our mystic (神秘学的) advisors we have also determined that even if it did exist, the course ‘Wandology’ would be highly in demand and thus require at least two As and a B in any of the following subjects:
l Advanced Spellcrafting
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l Mystimatics
l Defence Against the Dark Arts
l History of the Mysticism
l Shaft Design
“Your handwritten grade sheet claiming top marks in ‘Waving a stick about’, ‘Wearing a pointy hat’ and ‘Watching Paul Daniels TV Specials’ sadly is not suitable for admission, however, by applying through clearing you may be suitable for a selection of Liberal Arts courses.”
“Or, you may wish to resubmit next year by tying your letter to an owl (猫头鹰) and hoping for the best.
“On behalf of UCAS I wish you every success.”
33. What do we know about the underlined word “Wandology” according to the passage?
A. It is a course that is highly in demand in universities.
B. It is a course that does not exist now in real life.
C. It is a course that can be applied by anyone.
D. It is a course that is forbidden by UCAS.
34. What can be inferred in the UCAS’s reply?
A. Applying for a university is the hardest thing even in the best times.
B. The young student will probably start to raise an owl for the next year.
C. UCAS may approve the young student’s application for Liberal Arts courses.
D. In the end the young student succeeded in applying for Hogwarts University.
35. Where may this passage be found?
A. In a magic magazine. B. In a history book.
C. In a science fiction. D. In a newspaper.
第二节 (共5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。
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. 36 .
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself or herself, we say he or she looks like “the cat that ate the canary”.
37 . So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.
One old and funny expression describes something that is the best. Americans
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might say that something is “the cat’s miaow (喵)”. 38 . Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day. This is called “a cat nap”. If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. 39 . Then someone might ask if “the cat has got your tongue”.
Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? 40 . It means people sometimes misbehave when there is no supervision (监督). You may have heard this expression: curiosity killed the cat. This means being too concerned about things that are not your business might cause problems.
A. When the cat is away, the mice will play.
B. Sometimes you are not able to speak or answer a question.
C. Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.
D. A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner.
E. You may have known that cats spend most of their time sleeping.
F. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions with the word, “cat”.
G.The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in” describes something in bad condition.
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was faced with a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into her bedroom, I stepped upon my thirteen-year-old sister’s 41 , a modern-day Pandora’s Box, full of attraction.
What was I to do? I had always been jealous (嫉妒) of my little sister. Her charming smile, lovely personality and many gifts threatened my place as 42 lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. As a result, we 43 spoke. I sought opportunities to find 44 with her and expected to 45 her in every way. Her diary lay at my feet, and I 46 not her privacy, nor her possible pain. I 47 enjoyed the possibility of digging up enough dirt to 48 my competitor’s spotless record. I 49 my evil as sisterly duty. It was my responsibility to keep a check on her activities. It would be 50 of me not to.
I 51 the book from the floor and opened it, turning the pages, searching for my name,
52 that I would discover dirty and ill speaking of me. However, as I read, the
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blood ran from my face. It was worse than I 53 . There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short portrayal (肖像) of the person who has 54 her most. I started to cry. I was her 55 . She admired me for my personality, my achievements and red-facedly, my 56 .
I stopped reading, struck with the 57 I had done. I had wasted so much energy pushing her away 58 I had missed out on her. Those sincere words she wrote seemed to break an icy 59 around my heart and I longed to know her again.
On that fateful afternoon, as I put aside the laundry and rose to my feet, I decided to go to her—this time to experience 60 to judge, to hug rather than fight. After all, she was my sister.
41.
A. case
B. shoe
C. cloth
D. diary
42.
A. young
B. leading
C. tough
D. greedy
43.
A. always
B. deliberately
C. mildly
D. seldom
44.
A. interest
B. answer
C. fault
D. link
45.
A. thank
B. treat
C. defeat
D. accept
46.
A. considered
B. caused
C. gained
D. rejected
47.
A. roughly
B. constantly
C. nearly
D. simply
48.
A. clean
B. soil
C. warm
D. protect
49.
A. understood
B. killed
C. reasoned
D. lacked
50.
A. wrong
B. kind
C. wise
D. considerate
51.
A. picked up
B. threw away
C. left out
D. set down
52.
A. informed
B. reminded
C. demanded
D. convinced
53.
A. read
B. suspected
C. wrote
D. did
54.
A. inspired
B. loved
C. beaten
D. assisted
55.
A. sister
B. enemy
C. hero
D. friend
56.
A. knowledge
B. bravery
C. tolerance
D. honesty
57.
A. crime
B. murder
C. robbery
D. quarrel
58.
A. whether
B. that
C. when
D. why
59.
A. disease
B. injury
C. barrier
D. skin
60.
A. but also
B. instead of
C. as well as
D. in order
第II卷
注意事项: 用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
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第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节,满分55分)
第二节 语法填空 (共10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(每空最多不超过3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Franklin’s life is full of charming 61 (story) which all young men should know—how he sold books in Boston, and became the guest of kings in Europe; how he was made Major General Franklin, only 62 (quit) because, as he said, he was no soldier.
This poor Boston boy, 63 a day’s schooling, became master of six languages and never stopped studying; this hard-working boy conquered the lightning, made his name famous, received degrees and diplomas (学位证书) from many colleges, 64 became forever 65
(remember) as “Doctor Franklin”, philosopher, scientist and political leader. Self-made, self-taught, the candle maker’s son gave light to all the world; 66 street bookseller set all men singing of liberty.
He built America, for what the nation is today is 67 (large) due to the management, the forethought, the 68 (wise), and the ability of Benjamin Franklin. He belongs to the world, but especially he belongs to America. The people around the world 69 (honor) him while he was living; he is still regarded 70 the loftiest man by the common people today after his death. And he will live in people's hearts forever.
第三节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
71. When John opened the door, a girl he had never seen before. (stand)
约翰打开门时，那里站着一个他从未见过的女孩
72. Such a difficult question that none of us could come up with any solutions. (put)
他提出如此难的一个问题，以至于我们没有人能想出解决问题的办法。
73. , we will finish reviewing all the lessons we’ve learned in the past three years. (give)
再给两个星期，我们将会复习完所有过去3年学过的课程。
74. With in his hand, he looked for them everywhere. (hold)
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把钥匙握在手上，他还在四处寻找钥匙。
75. It was cold and damp; the man pulled up his collar and put his hands to his . (freeze)
天气阴冷潮湿，这个男人竖起衣领，用手捂住冻僵了的脸。
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I was used to spend happy time with my grandfather, but as I grew up, I gradually started to become self-centered. Once, when I was 8, I went out shopping with him. As he and I took the wrong bus but got lost outside, I could not stay calm and shout rudely at him. I was so stubborn at a time that I wouldn’t say sorry after returning home, believing that I had done nothing wrong. I know now how ridiculous I was at that time! Yet, when I true wanted to express my regret, my grandfather had left me forever, left me with no more chances to apologize for my mistake. We are spent much time at school now, while little time is left for you to spend at home with our families. So make the most every second you still have with your loved ones, although time keeps going, waiting for no one.
第二节 书面表达(共1题；满分25分)
假定你是李华,你的外国朋友Mr. Smith来华并邀请你一同去南京旅游，但由于种种原因你无法接受他的邀请。请给Mr. Smith写一封信婉拒他的邀请。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯的;
3.开头语已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am very thankful to you for inviting me to go and stay with you in Nanjing.
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荆州中学2015～2016学年度上学期期中卷
参 考 答 案
年级：高二 科目：英语 命题人： 审题人：
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分20分）
1—5 BBACB 6 —10 CABCC 11—15 BAABB 16—20 ABCAB
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
21—24 BDBD 25—28 ACBA 29—32 BDDC 33—35 BCD
36—40 FCEBA
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
41—45 DBDCC 46—50 ADBCA 51—55 ADBAC 56—60 DABCB
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
61. stories 62. to quit 63. without 64. and 65. remembered
66. the 67. largely 68. wisdom 69. honored 70. as
第三节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
71. there stood
72. did he put forward
73. (If we are) Given two more weeks / Given another two weeks
74. the / his keys in his hand
75. frozen face
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)
第一句：去掉was
第三句：but and; shout shouted
第四句：a the / that
第六句：true truly; 第二个left leaving
第七句：spent spending; you us
第八句：most后加of; although because / as / since / for
I was used to spend happy time with my grandfather, but as I grew up, I gradually started to become self-centered. Once, when I was 8, I went out shopping with him. As he and I took the wrong bus but (and) got lost outside, I could not stay calm and shout (shouted) rudely at him. I was so stubborn at a (the/that) time that I
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wouldn’t say sorry after returning home, believing that I had done nothing wrong. I know now how ridiculous I was at that time! Yet, when I true (truly) wanted to express my regret, my grandfather had left me forever, left (leaving) me with no more chances to apologize for my mistake. We are spent (spending) much time at school now, while little time is left for you (us) to spend at home with our families. So make the most ˄ (of) every second you still have with your loved ones, although (because/as/since/for) time keeps going, waiting for no one.
第二节 书面表达(共1题；满分25分)
假定你是李华,你的外国朋友Mr. Smith来华并邀请你一同去南京旅游，但由于种种原因你无法接受他的邀请。请给Mr. Smith写一封信婉拒他的邀请。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯的;
3.开头语已为你写好。
A letter of refusing an invitation
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am very thankful to you for inviting me to go and stay with you in Nanjing. I often hear that Nanjing is a beautiful city and I have been longing to see you again so that I can get more help from you in my English study.
However, I'm afraid I can’t go this coming summer vacation. My grandmother who lives in the country has asked me again and again to go and spend the vacation together with her. She misses me so much that I have no choice but to obey her. Moreover, I am busy preparing for my college entrance examinations all these days and now I don’t feel quite sure of myself. So I am afraid that I can’t join you this time. What a pity!
I wish I could go and see you at the end of this year. I’ m looking forward to that day coming soon!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua.
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