温州中学2014学年第一学期期末考试
高 二 英 语 试 卷 2015.1
卷I:选择部分（共70分）
一、听力理解：（共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）
第一节: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 was the weather like on Saturday?
A. Rainy B. Sunny C. Windy
2. What does the woman imply about that district?
A. It’s short of fish. B. It’s badly polluted. C. It’s famous for rivers.
3. What do we know about John?
A. He smokes too much during work.
B. He tries to avoid second-hand smoke.
C. He is popular in his office.
4. How much time is left for the speakers to get a drink?
A. Five minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. Twenty minutes.
5. What does the man imply?
A. He wants to eat fish for dinner.
B. Pizza is his favorite dish.
C. The chicken he’s had tasted bad.
第二节: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至7题。
6. What was wrong with the man?
A. He had a car accident. B. He was late for a film. C. He lost his key.
7. How did the man get to the cinema?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. What will the man do at the weekend?
A. Watch a game. B. Play football. C. Enjoy a play.
9. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Go to the theatre. B. Invite Joyce to a play. C. Sell her ticket to Joyce.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. How many nights will the man stay at the hotel?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
11. What do we know about the man?
A. He has to change his schedule.
B. He will live in a room facing south.
C. He thinks the hotel’s services are terrible.
12. What makes the man disappointed?
A. There is no phone in the room.
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B. The room price is high.
C. The breakfast isn’t included in the charge.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. What do we know about the role Elena played in her film?
A. She worries too much about her life.
B. She is easily hurt by other people’s actions.
C. She has a very similar character to Elena’s .
14. What does Elena say about filming?
A. She usually filmed a similar number of scenes each day.
B. She had to work every day of the week to make the film.
C. The filming days usually started and ended at the same time.
15. What did Elena find the most challenging about make the film?
A. Controlling large groups of additional actors.
B. Telling people what she wanted.
C. Managing the main actors.
16. How does Elena feel about people’s concern for her age?
A. Proud. B. Annoyed. C. Worried.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the talk mainly about?
A. The development of the bicycle.
B. The materials of making the bicycle.
C. The process of bicycle’s becoming popular.
18. What is the disadvantage of the bicycle before MacMillan’s design?
A. The bicycle couldn’t change directions.
B. The rider’s feet couldn’t leave the ground.
C. The wheels of the bicycle weren’t well fixed.
19. When was the size of the bicycle’s wheels changed?
A. In 1817. B. In 1839. C. In 1869.
20. What does the speaker say about the bicycle?
A. It has been fully improved right now.
B. It will become better and better.
C. It is still not safe enough.
二、单项选择：（共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）
21. They had to bring the project under ________ construction to ________ end because of lack of money.
A. the; an B. /; / C. /; an D. the; the
22. In spite of failing to save every endangered species, we may ________ the majority from extinction.
A. reserve B. preserve C. deserve D. serve
23. -- Mary is so devoted to her studies that she often stays up late studying her lessons.
-- ________ she is always given the top reward in her school.
A. No matter B. No doubt C. No way D. No wonder
24. He is _________ a Chinese basketball star, and ________ many American people.
A. famous to; familiar to B. famous for; familiar with
C. famous on; familiar of D. famous as; familiar to
25. According to a recent rule, ________ to the private school is by examination only.
A. admission B. entrance C. permission D. recognition
26. I bought the second-hand house for ________ ; it’s near my daughter’s school
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and my company.
A. consideration B. conversation C. construction D. convenience
27. Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.
A. reminding B. to remind C. reminded D. remind
28. The Forbidden City attracts a ________ stream of visitors every day, especially during national holidays.
A. constant B. main C. powerful D. shallow
29. _______ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.
A. Far from B. Apart from C. Instead of D. Regardless of
30. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that _______ for their son’s bad performance at school.
A. are to blame B. is to be blamed C. are to be blamed D. is to blame
31. My suggestion is that the sick boy ______ to hospital as soon as possible.
A. is taken B. must be taken C. be taken D. has to be taken
32. After a long journey, they came to ____ was called Chinatown.
A. what B. that C. which D. the place
33. She was always _________ , even when things were at their worst.
A. attractive B. pessimistic C. optimistic D. greedy
34. Children ______ themselves to difficult situations are better at handling those ______ tasks.
A. exposing; challenging B. exposed; challenged
C. exposed; challenging D. exposing; challenged
35. After a fortnight’s ________ , the doctor successfully _________ me of my headache.
A. cure; treated B. treatment; cured C. cure; treats D. treat; cures
36. If you plan to make a tour of our city, please let me know the time of your arrival ________ .
A. in total B. in advance C. in detail D. in particular
37. My parents check our package carefully to make sure we don’t ________ anything we will need on the trip.
A. leave off B. leave out C. leave about D. leave for
38. ______ you eat the correct foods ______ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.
A. Only if; will you B. Only if ; you will
C. Unless; will you D. Unless; you will
39. ________ confidence, she wasn’t awarded Beauty Queen in the beauty contest.
A. Lacking B. Lacked for C. Lack of D. Lacked
40. -- What shall we do tonight then?
-- ________ --whatever you want.
A. Help yourself B. It’s a deal C. No problem D. It’s up to you
三、完型填空：（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 41 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and
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me. They don’t act in the 42 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 43 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 44 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(被子). I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 45 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 46 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 47 her. I was 48 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it 49 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 50 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen 51 , but it’s really there. Love is 52 .”
I listened carefully but I 53 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly
54 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 55 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 56 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 57 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 58 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 59 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 60 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
41. A. keep fit B. rise early C. earn money D. collect money
42. A. magic B. romantic C. fantastic D. attractive
43. A. simple B. easy C. relaxing D. luxurious（奢侈的）
44. A. the question B. question C. reach D. control
45. A. feeling B. love C. quarrel D. smile
46. A. raised B. shook C. nodded D. bowed
47. A. hurt B. injured C. wounded D. harmed
48. A. in great surprise B. in a great embarrassment
C. with deep depression D. at extreme sorrow
49. A. happens B. comes about C. appears D. occurs
50. A. warm and soft B. hot and hard C. thin and cool D. strong and durable
51. A. somewhere and sometime B. anywhere or anytime
C. more or less D. here and there
52. A. inside B. outside C. faraway D. nearby
53. A. could believe B. couldn’t understand
C. wouldn’t recognize D. might know
54. A. got sick B. got stuck C. threw up D. became disabled
55. A. quite healthy B. very pale C. fairly red D. much surprised
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56. A. jump high B. go hurriedly C. run fast D. walk slowly
57. A. think about B. talk with C. worry about D. laugh at
58. A. Reading B. Seeing C. Saying D. Writing
59. A. fresh roses B. gold ring C. sweet kisses D. beautiful jewelry
60. A. a thread B. a needle C. the cloth D. the cotton
四、阅读理解：（共15题，每题2分，共30分）
A
The loveliest house that I’ve ever lived in was one that I lived in with my grandparents when I was a child. The name of the house was Crosslands. And I have some very happy memories of Crosslands.
It was, it seemed, so huge to me as a child. And it had a lovely living room with a piano in it and a lovely sort of hall with lots of carpets and chests and antiques and so on. And there was a mysterious room. It was the drawing room, and we only used it on Sundays, or Christmas Day or Easter Day, and I used to be amazed about this room because it had the best furniture in it but it was covered up with sheets. It was as if all the furniture was wearing clothes and it seemed to me ridiculous that we couldn’t enjoy this beautiful furniture all the week through. And probably my favorite room was the kitchen. It had a lovely red flagstone floor, which was always highly polished, and an Aga, you know, one of those big cookers that heats the whole room so it was always warm there. It was a very warm room with baked bread and my grandmother used to make ice cream and we’d eat it in there and... there was a vegetable garden leading from there so I spent a lot of time in the vegetable garden picking peas and eating them—my grandmother used to get really cross with me because I used to pick all the vegetables and the fruit for our meals and then I’d eat half of them, because they tasted so delicious coming fresh from the garden.
I went back to it a few years ago and it was a big mistake. They’ve modernized it inside, they’ve got rid of those lovely old fire-places... have just gone. And they’ve knocked a wall down so the drawing room and the living room have become one big modern plastic kind of room. But I think what upset me most about it was the feeling that the house had shrunk. It had become smaller and my memory of this lovely large warm comfortable house had turned into an old house with modernized rooms inside it. And it taught me a lesson really, that you can’t go back on the past and recapture it. But there’s still a beautiful memory there.
61. In the author’s eyes, the house is the loveliest because ________.
A. she has nice memories of the house
B. her grandparents once lived there
C. it is named Crosslands
D. it is huge and modern
62. An Aga (in para. 2) is probably the name of ________.
A. something made of red flagstones
B. an ancient kind of air-conditioner
C. something used for preparing food
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D. a place where vegetables are grown
63. Which of the following is TRUE about the drawing room?
A. It was amazing due to the clothes in it.
B. It was best furnished but not used very often.
C. It was where the author learned drawing.
D. It was mysterious on Sundays and festivals.
64. The author thought it was a mistake to go back to the house largely because ________.
A. the house was in a terrible condition
B. the house had a new owner now
C. she couldn’t move back into it any longer
D. it was far from what she had expected
B
Top lists are lecturing people on everything from"100 books to read ". Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?
Now you have a list to end all lists!
Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do":
Swim with Dolphins（海豚）？
Swimming with dolphins is one of the world’s most profitable tourist activities. However, every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨).
Here’s a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they’re just opening mouths.
Go to See the Mona Lisa?
There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的)smile. The 6 million people who the lady in the Louvre every year can’t all be wrong after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security read. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds most.
If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn’t just be smiling, she laughing.
So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20％ discount.
65. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins________.
A. is the world’s most popular tourist activity
B. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins
C. will make tourists busy and tired
D. can cause danger to dolphins
66. what does the author think about going to see the Mona Lisa?
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A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.
B. It is not as satisfying as expected.
C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.
D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.
67. The list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author_______.
A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists
B. believes other lists are not humorous enough
C. intends to persuade people to read more lists
D. wants to provide a list different from other lists
68. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To advertise a book. B. To introduce a website.
C. To comment on popular lists. D. To recommend tourist activities.
C
How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations indicate that there are several keys to success that successful people share.
First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot control some things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can do. Perhaps what most separate successful people from others is that they live their life “on purpose” — they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to become fully functioning people. They hold that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. Because of their commitment (投身; 献身), people are willing to do business with them, and it is always found in them.
To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Instead of seeing it negatively or depressingly, they use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.
69. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. How Successful People Do Business. B. How People Live Their Life on Purpose.
C. How Can People Be Successful? D. How Can People Do Their Own Things?
70. By living life “on purpose”, successful people can ______.
A. do a lot of hard work B. concentrate on their jobs
C. do business with many people D. do all of the above mentioned
71. The underlined word “it’’ in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. the main concern of successful people B. the job that successful people
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do
C. the commitment with successful people D. the business successful people do
D
Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so. But selfishly, I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African woman they so rarely see.
Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The widespread theory seems to be that we’re all hot-tempered single mothers who can’t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype (模式化的形象) of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic mothers.
These images have helped define the way all black women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simply to be herself.
It won’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications (出版物) have done in-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis. For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.
Just as she will have her critics, she will have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs have written about what they’d like to see Michelle bring to the White House — mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone — an impossible task. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise (沉着), confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that’s been around far too long.
72. Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?
A. She serves as a role model for African-American women.
B. She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.
C. She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.
D. She will pay close attention to the interests of African-American women.
73. What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?
A. They are victims of family violence. B. They are of an inferior social group.
C. They use quite a lot of body language. D. They live on charity and social welfare.
74. What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?
A. Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.
B. How Michelle should behave as public figure.
C. How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.
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D. What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.
72. What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?
A. However many fans she has, she should remain modest.
B. She shouldn’t disappoint the African-American community.
C. However hard she tries, she can’t expect to please everybody.
D. She will concern herself with African-American women’s welfare.
卷II:非选择部分（共30分）
五、单词拼写: (共10小题，每小题0.5分，共５分)
76. She turned the h____________ and slowly opened the door.
77. My parents were very s_________ with me when I was young. They never had me wasting any time.
78. I don’t like skiing, which hold no a____________ for me.
79. We are busy a____________ the meeting for the next week, so there is much to do.
80. Listening to music is a real d____________ to most of the people. It brings us pleasure and happiness.
81. The Koala is u________ to Australia.
82. As we all know, and e_________ is the heart of a machine, a plane or a car.
83. The width of the street is 15 meters and the l________ is over 200 meters.
84. There is a s _______ on the wall for turning on the lights.
85. When did they s________ down in the city?
六、短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
下面短文中共有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）,并在该句下面写出该加的词。
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。
Nowadays, some students would not like to live in a dormitory. Instead, they rented houses outside the school. There are advantages for them all. Living in a dormitory can increase friendship and cooperation among classmates, but of course it is safer. Besides, a dormitory is more like a society, where enables students to learn to get along with the each other，thus preparing the social life later. As for renting houses to live lonely, it’s better for your study as you can feel freely in your own room without being interrupted by others. As a result, you can have a plenty of time to devote yourself to review your lessons wholeheartedly. But there may appear a few safety problem as you live outside the school. Anyhow as a student, I prefer living in a dormitory.
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七、书面表达(满分15分)
高二是高中生活的重要的一年，在这一年中，学生们要面临着沉重的学习压力。因此，很多学生课后也坐在教室里用功，但学习效率和成绩并不理想。由此你想告诉他们：适当的休息很有必要。请你以A Ten-minute Break为题，按下列要点写一篇短文，让这些同学从中得到启发。短文要点如下：
1. 十分钟的课间休息很有必要；
2. 要注意适当的休息方式；
3. 你是怎样利用这十分钟的。
注意：（1）开头已经给出，不计入总词数；（2）词数：120左右。
A Ten-minute Break
As a Senior Two student, time seems much limited. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
命题老师：方慧 李晶 审题老师：李晶
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温州中学2014学年第一学期期末考试
高 二 英 语 试卷 2015.1
听力
1-5 CBACA 6-10 BCABB 11-15ACCAA 16-20BABCB
单项
21-25CBDDA 26-30DCABD 31-35 CBCAB 36-40 BBAAD
完型
41-45 CBDAB 46-50 DABCD 51-55 BABAB 56-60 DCACA
阅读
61-64 ACBD 65- 68DBDA 69- 71CDC 72-75 CBDC
76.handle 77. strict 78. attraction 79.arranging 80.delight
81.unique 82.engine 83. length 84. switch 85.settle
短文改错：
书面表达：
A Ten-minute Break
As a Senior Two student, time seems much limited. As a result, more and more students try to study from early morning till late afternoon, even during the ten-minute break.
In my opinion, to take a ten-minute break between classes is definitely necessary. Otherwise we will feel tired both physically and mentally. During the ten-minute break, we do something to get rid of tiredness. What we need is to have a real rest, instead of getting more tired. So doing nothing tiring in that period is really good for us.
My ten-minute break is always pleasing. Sometimes I do some simple exercises.
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Sometimes I have a free chat with my classmates or just take a walk outside. When the next class begins, I feel fresh again.
Experience tells me that making progress need a thorough and perserveing process, but we all know people who can’t find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to fail.
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