重庆市名校联盟2014～2015学年第一期期中联合考试
高2015级 英语试题
英语试题卷 共7页。满分150分。考试时间150分钟。
注意事项:
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号涂写在答题卡规定位置。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。
3.写作题的答案，必须答在答题卡规定的地方
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。每段对话读一遍。
1. How did the woman feel about the vacation?
A. Disappointed. B. Satisfied. C. Delighted.
2. How many offices does the man’s company have?
A. One. B. Six. C. Twelve.
3. What does the woman suggest doing?
A. Calling the client.
B. Going to the train station now.
C. Taking a later train.
4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. In a classroom. C. At an airport.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A book. B. An artist. C. Hobbies.
第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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、7题。
6. At what time will the speakers get up?
A. 6:00 am. B. 7:00am. C. 9:00am.
7. What will the speakers do in the afternoon?
A. Pick up the blueprints. B. Meet Mr Dirk. C. Take a plane.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where is the man living currently?
A. In Vancouver. B. In Toronto. C. In Victoria.
9. What does the man think important in his research?
A. A good neighborhood.
B. Distance to his workplace.
C. Quality of his nearby school.
10. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Take the man to his office.
B. Drive the man to see some houses.
C. Show the man a Victorian style school.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the man doing？
A. Doing a survey. B. Having an interview. C. Hunting for a part-time job.
12. What does the woman think of working in a potato chip factory?
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A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Challenging.
13. What do we know about the man?
A. He thinks working as a waiter is boring.
B. He may get sick of potato chips.
C. He is likely to become a taxi driver in the future.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When did the man break bottles of tomato juice?
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.
15. Why did the manager get angry with the man on Tuesday?
A. He arrived at the supermarket late.
B. He put wrong labels on bottles.
C. He couldn’t lift heavy boxes.
16. Why did the man leave early on Friday?
A. He didn’t feel well.
B. He didn’t like the book.
C. He was punished for his mistakes.
17. How many days did the man probably work for the first week?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where was the speaker robbed？
A. By a bike. B. In a church. C. In a churchyard.
19. What did the speaker do when the robber pulled her bag?
A. She shouted angrily. B. She ran after him. C. She fought with him.
20. What do we know about the robber?
A. He was caught at a hotel.
B. He spent all the speaker’s money.
C. He said he was forced to do illegal things.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
21. — Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?
— If you make most of the equipment, there will be rise in production.
A．不填；不填 B．the；a C．不填；a D．the；不填
22. — Are you satisfied with the result of the exam?
— Not at all. I can’t have ______.
A. a worse one B. a better one C. the worst one D. the best one
23. ——Would you mind not making so much noise? The baby is sleeping.
—— _______ .
A. I see B. Got it C. Come on D. Oh, I’m sorry
24. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ______ effects some people are still suffering.
A. that B. whose C. what D. those
On her next birthday, Ann_________ married for twenty years.
A. is B. has been C. will be D. will have been
26. — Do you expect to have a paid holiday this year?
— Of course, I _______.
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A. expect, too B. expect to C. expect it D. expect that
27. I can’t find my wallet anywhere. Where ______ I have put it?
A. must B. should C. can D. would
28. Do you know our school lies on ______ was farmland more than ten years ago?
A. what B. where C. that D. which
29. In response to your advertisement in today’s newspaper, I wish to ________ the position of senior clerk.
A. call for B. apply for C. care for D. beg for
30. When ________ for his views about his teaching job, Philip said he found it very interesting and rewarding.
A. asking B. having asked C. asked D. to be asked
31. This is a flower shop, and many kinds of beautiful flowers _____ in it every day.
A. are selling B. sell C. were sold D. are sold
32. Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car ________.
A. washed B. wash C. washing D. to wash
33. —This dish is really delicious. _____ you tell me its name in Chinese?
—Sure, we call it “doufu”.
A. Might B. Shall C. Will D. Must
34. Tom is getting along well with his little brother; he often _______ stories to amuse him.
A. turns up B. puts up C. makes up D. comes up
35. —What shall we give Tom for his birthday? A football, an MP4, a model plane...?
—_________. Let’s buy him a model plane.
A. It’s my pleasure B. That’s it C. That’s true D. That’s right
第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（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的标号涂黑。
下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，每小题1.5分
A
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun 36 —to draw a picture of something for which they were 37 . Most families would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional 38 of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 39 of most of her students’ art.
However, Douglas made a different kind of picture . Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was disabled, weak and 40 . As other children played for a rest, Douglas was likely to stand close by the teacher’s side. Yes, his picture was 41 . He was thankful. He drew a 42 . The teacher paused at Douglas’ desk, 43 down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked 44 and whispered, “It’s yours, teacher.”
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She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. How often had she said, “Let me show you how to 45 your pencil.” Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story 46 of more thankfulness. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that 47 out.
36. A. gift B. advice C. suggestion D. task
37. A. thankful B. interested C. confused D. satisfied
38. A. clothes B. foods C. arts D. customs
39. A. favourites B. subjects C. expectations D. structures
40. A. strong B. funny C. unhappy D. popular
41. A. different B. beautiful C. empty D. improper
42. A. flower B. horse C. hand D. bird
43. A. fell B. put C. bent D. sat
44. A. into B. away C. for D. at
45. A. hold B. take C. borrow D. lend
46. A. disapproves B. hears C. thinks D. speaks
47. A. waves B. comes C. reaches D. moves
B
There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people 48 to offer you advice if you ask for it , but always remember that the life you 49 is yours and nobody else’s.
It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you 50 to others. Because while there will be times when outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely 51 . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are 52 . Once you’ve done that , you should be able to make a wise decision.
You were 53 with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and 54 the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own 55 .
48. A. easy B. ready C. unwilling D. hard
49. A. lead B. lend C. take D. earn
50. A. reply B. stick C. turn D. attend
51. A. useless B. useful C. priceless D. clever
52. A. getting B. making C. suffering D. facing
53. A. born B. tired C. satisfied D. covered
54. A. enjoy B. step C. plan D. take
55. A. assumption B. judgment C. condition D. fortune
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。
A
It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More
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often the doctors can’t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.
Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.
Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, and then he op erated on them. He made the monkeys' blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys' brains. When the brain’s tempera ture was 10°C, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.
56. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _______.
A. the time is too short for doctors
B. the patients are often too nervous
C. the damage is extremely hard to fix
D. the blood-cooling machine might break down
57. The brain operation was made possible mainly by _______.
A. taking the blood out of the brain
B. trying the operation on monkeys first
C. having the blood go through a machine
D. lowering the brain’s temperature
58. With Dr. White’s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain _______.
A. can last as long as 30 minutes
B. can keep the brain’s blood warm
C. can keep the patient’s brain healthy
D. can help monkeys do different jobs
59. What is the right order of the steps in the operation?
A. send the cooled blood back to the brain
B. stop the blood to the brain
C. have the blood cooled down
D.operate on the brain
A. a, b, c, d B. c, a, b, d C. c, b, d, a D. b, c, d, a
B
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Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.
Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack(马具), as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.
At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse” (4 girls), the “Wranglers R
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oost” (4 girls), and “The Hideout” (2 girls) in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.
Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child's vacation; each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album (usually 300-500 pictures) of their stay at camp.
Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2007, for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.
We will send you full program descriptions at your request.
60. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To attract people to the camps.
B. To talk about camping experiences.
C. To describe the programs of the camps.
D. To explain the aims of the camps.
61. What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?
A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.
B. Horses play a central role in the activities.
C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.
D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.
62. The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people________.
A. understand horses better
B. enjoy a family atmosphere
C. have fun above other things
D. achieve an educational purpose
63. The passage is written mainly for______.
A. horse riders B. teenage girls
C. Canadian parents D. international travelers
C
“WHO KILLED the newspaper?” There is no doubt that newspapers in many parts of the world are having a hard time. In America, where they are in the deepest trouble, the person often blamed is Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, a network of classified-advertising websites that is mostly free to use. Mr Newmark has been called a “newspaper killer”.
The popularity of Craigslist, the ninth most popular website in America, has contributed to a sharp decline in newspapers’ classified-advertising revenue(收入). Sitting in a cafe in San Francisco, Mr Newmark looks an unlikely killer. Did he kill newspapers? “That would be a considerable exaggeration(夸张),” he says with a smile.
The Internet is only one of the reasons for the decline of newspapers in America, which started decades ago. The appearance of television news, and then cable television, attracted readers and advertisers away. Then the Internet appeared in the 1990s. A new generation of readers grew up getting their news from television and the web, now the two leading news sources in America (the web overtook newspapers in 2010 and is already the most popular source among the under30s).
These technological shifts hit American newspapers particularly hard because they heavily rely on advertising. According to the OECD, a club of developed countries, in 2008 America’s newspapers collectively relied on advertising for 87% of their total revenue, more than any other country surveyed. The 2008~2009 recession(衰退) made things worse. Between 2007 and 2009 newspaper revenues in France fell by 4%, in Germany by 10% and in Britain by 21%. In America they plummeted by 30%.
64. Why is Craig Newmark named a newspaper killer?
A. He demands the government to limit the publishing of the newspaper.
B. He calls on people to surf the Internet instead of buying newspaper.
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C. His classified-advertising websites are seldom free to use.
D. His Craigslist takes away lots of advertising shares of newspaper.
65. How does Mr Newmark think of his nickname?
A. A little reasonable. B. True to the name.
C. Far from the truth. D. A little foolish.
66. Which has the longest influence on attracting readers away?
A. Television news. B. Cable television.
C. The internet. D.Radio news.
67. Which country’s newspaper revenues were least affected by the 2008~2009 recession?
A. Germany. B. Britain. C. America. D. France.
D
Britain’s first commercial flight, powered by biofuel (生物燃料)has taken off from Birmingham Airport. The Thomson Airways Boeing 757 used a 50/50 mix of used cooking oil(地沟油) and traditional fuel.
Thursday 14:25 flight to Lanzarote Spain, with 232 passengers, will only be one-off (一次), to allow a regular supply of oil to be sourced. Thomson Airways said the scheduled flight would use biofuel on a daily basis from 2012. Before then the company hopes the cost of biofuel can be brought down. The flight was fueled with 6,000 litres of processed cooking oil , costing almost￡14,000—four times the cost of the jet fuel.
Paul Kehoe, chief executive of Birmingham Airport ,said “Someone’s got to be first and when you’re first the experiments tend to be expensive. Once you increase production ,the costs come down and more importantly the emissions (排放）come down.”
The use of biofuels has already been tested by Boeing and several other airlines around the world have recently tried similar flights. In 2008 Virgin Atlantic flew a passenger-less Boeing 747 between London and Amsterdam powered partly by biofuel as a proof of the technology .
Biofuels come from many sources and those from waste products are considered to be some of the most environmental. Environmental campaigners have warned that some plant-based biofuels are responsible for producing even more carbon dioxide emissions than fossil fuels. “We’re going to have to fly less if we want to reduce emissions, there’s no other way around it,”Joe Peacock from Friends of the Earth said.
68. The flight powered by biofuel is only one-off because .
A.the technology still has some problems
B.the cost of biofuel is far higher than traditional fuel
C.it is organized to remind passengers of global pollution
D.passengers are worried about their safety while taking the flight
69. The advantage of the biofuel powered plane is its .
A. high speed B. first-class service
C. great convenience D. environmental concerns
70. Through Paragraph 4, the author wants to show that .
A. Boeing is proved to work well by using the new fuel
B. biofuel powered planes are very popular around the world
C. biofuel powered planes work as well as the traditional ones
D. humans are trying their best to use wastes and make them useful
71. Towards the new technology , Joe Peacock .
A. thinks highly of it B .is against it
C. knows nothing about it D. is doubtful about it
E
This week is National Volunteer week, a time for the Canadian Red Cross to recognize our dedicated(富有献身精神的)volunteers who devote their time and talents from coast to coast. Over the course of the week we will use this blog
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to share stories about our volunteers and the amazing work they do—a small part of the outstanding individuals across the country.
Take Saskatchewan for example. Last year that province was hit by wide-spread flooding, a hurricane and forest fires. Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers went to work right away and helped more than 2,100 adults and 775 children recover the basic necessities of life.
It’s important to share stories from volunteers to truly appreciate what they do. Christine Hoffman is a Disaster Response Volunteer in the Canadian Red Cross in Saskatchewan. She’s a veteran Red Crosser for about 16 year. Still nothing could have prepared her for the call she took in the Recovery Center last year in response to flooding in Maple Creek. This story is best told in her own words. This is what she said：
“ I will never forger the first phone call I took in the Recover Center. A young man called asking what services Red Cross was offering in town. As we were talking, he told me he had a rope in his backyard but he thought he would be using it for other reasons. My heart stopped. I told him to come to see us so we could work together on a plan to improve his situation. He came in a little while later. Nearly two hours later he left standing straight up with tear-filled eyes. He thanked me for convincing him to come in. His home had been destroyed, but together we put together a plan and he was eventually able to move back into his own home.”
During National Volunteer Week 2012, let’s thank Christine, and the many other volunteers like her. Thanks for making us proud!
72. According to the second paragraph, Canadian Red Cross’ action is .
A. slow B. quick C. helpless D. disappointing
73.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word“veteran” in the third paragraph?
A. Careless. B. Experienced. C. Unskillful. D. Optimistic.
74. The underlined words in the fourth paragraph expressed Christine Hoffman’s felling of .
A. excitement B. anger C. happiness D. nervousness
75. What can we infer from what Christine Hoffman said?
A. The young man felt sad for Christine Hoffman because of her poor experience.
B. The young man was persuaded by Christine Hoffman and decided to live on.
C. Christine Hoffman made the young man sad and he cried.
D. Christine Hoffman offered to give the young man a little money to help him.
第四部分 写 作
写作（一）满分15分。
请结合材料，按要求用英文写作，词数不少于60。
Different people have different opinions about happiness. Some people think happiness lies in rich life while others believe happiness lies in a healthy body.
要求：（1）就此材料发表你的感想；
（2）应紧扣材料，有明确的观点。
写作（二）满分20分。
假如你叫李华，参加在学校开展的“有困难向谁求助”（Who do you turn to when in trouble?）的调查活动，调查结果如下表。请用英语给报社编辑写一封信，反映以下内容。
求助对象
比例
理 由
同学、朋友
58%
年龄相仿，容易理解与交流
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老师、家长
30%
有爱心、有经验、可以信任
无
12%
不愿与人交流，难以与人沟通
注意：1. 内容要点全面，并表达出你的观点。为了使文章连贯，可适当增加内容。
2. 词数不少于80（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear editor,
I’m a student in Senior Three. We have made a survey－“Who do you turn to when in trouble?” Here are the results. ____________________________________________________ __ ____
Sincerely yours.
Li Hua
名校联盟2014～2015学年度第一学期半期联合考试
高2016级 英语参考答案
1-5 ABCAA 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 CABCA 16-20 BBCAC
21-25 BADBD 26-30BCABC 31-35 DACCB 36—40 DABBC
41－45ACCBA 46－50 DCBAC 51－55 AD ADB 56-59 ADAB
60-63 ABDC 64—67 DCAD 68—71 BDCB 72—75 BBDB
书面表达
（一）
What the material conveys is totally right all because different people have different opinions about happiness
As far as I am concerned, happiness lies in offering help and love to others. I have a strong belief that where there is love, there is hope. Only when everybody devotes even a tiny love, can our society be warmer and more harmonious. Whatever trouble lies ahead for someone in trouble, I will give him a hand. I do hope that we’re living and will always live in a world full of help and love.
(二)
Dear editor,
I’m a student in Senior Three. We have made a survey－“Who do you turn to when in trouble?” Here are the results.
Most of the students will go to their classmates or friends when in trouble as they’re almost of the same age, so they have a lot in common and understand each other easily. Some students will tell their teachers or parents about their troubles and ask them for help as the teachers and parents have rich experience and love them very much. They can be trusted by these students.
Only a few students solve their problems all by themselves. They hate to talk with others and can’t get on well with others. They have few friends.
In my opinion, when in trouble we’d better ask our teachers, parent, friends or classmates for help.
Sincerely yours.
Li Hua
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