邯郸市一中2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试试题
年级 高二 科目 英语 命题人 平朝兴 于玮 审核人 焦艳芳
满分：150分 时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
2. 答第Ⅰ卷时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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 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. How much will the man pay?
A. 8 cents. B. 12 cents. C. 20 cents.
2. What will the woman do?
A. Take a test.
B. Look for a new job.
C. Learn to use a computer.
3. Who will probably clean the manager’s room?
A. The woman. B. Susan. C. The man.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At an airport. B. In a hospital. C. In a school.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Why the man is late.
B. What the film is about.
C. Who the unexpected visitor is.
第二节
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the relationship between the man and Ramon?
A. Classmates. B. Neighbours. C. Colleagues.
7. Why does Ramon stand close when talking to someone?
A. He doesn’t hear well.
B. He behaves strangely.
C. It’s the culture of his country.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A research plan in space.
B. A certain product made in space.
C. A problem of making things in space.
9. Why have astronauts made the balls in space?
A. To produce them cheaply.
B. To keep them smaller in size.
C. To make them perfectly round.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
11. What do we know about Mr Brown’s old house?
A. It is big and new.
B. It is in downtown.
C. It is not far from a good school.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbours. B. Husband and wife. C. Schoolmates.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How will the man go to the interview tomorrow?
A. He will drive there.
B. He will go there by taxi.
C. The woman will drive him there.
14. What kind of job does the man want to get?
A. A salesman. B. An engineer. C. A translator.
15. What impressed the woman most?
A. The man’s German.
B. The man’s experience.
C. The man’s business skills.
16. How does the man feel about his interview tomorrow?
A. He is confident about it.
B. He is worried about it.
C. He is looking forward to it.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the man decide to leave the college in his second term?
A. He wasn’t accepted by other students.
B. He didn’t like his major.
C. He couldn’t afford further education.
18. What did the man do after he quit college?
A. He had several jobs.
B. He taught in an Asian country.
C. He travelled around the world.
19. What does the man think of his experience?
A. It was rewarding.
B. It was hard and unforgettable.
C. It should be part of school life.
20. What does the man want to do this fall?
A. Teach kids. B. Go to Germany. C. Go to another college.
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涂黑。
A
Dar and I loved to dance. It was probably the first thing we did together, long before we would share our lives.
We grew up in a small Oregon mountain community where dances were held almost every Saturday night. Dar was seventeen and l was thirteen when we
first danced. He was one of the best dancers on the floor, and so was I. We always jitterbugged. No slow dancing for us; nothing remotely romantic.
Our fathers would stand along the wall and watch. Every once in a while, Dar’s dad would smile a little and say, to no one in particular, but my dad could hear, “Boy, my kid can sure dance.” My dad never blinked an eye; he acted like he’d never heard. But a while later he would say, to no one in particular, “That girl of mine can sure dance.”
Our dancing together stopped for five years while Dar was in the South Pacific in World War II. When we met again, Dar was twenty-two, and l was eighteen. We began to date and dance again. We were as good together as we remembered, and this time we added slow dancing.
For us, life is a dance, a movement of rhythms, directions, stumbles, missteps, at times slow and precise, or fast and wild and joyous. We did all the steps.
Two nights before Dar died, the family were with us. We all ate dinner together, and Dar sat with us. He hadn’t been able to eat for several days. After dinner, I put on a Nat King Cole tape. Dar took me in his arms, weak as he was, and we danced and smiled. No tears for us. We were doing what we had loved to do for more than fifty years. It was our last dance---forever unforgettable. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
21. The author first danced with Dar when____.
A. they were still in their teens
B. they began to date each other
C. they began to share their lives
D. Dar returned from the South Pacific
22. What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in paragraph 3？
A. Her dad didn’t like Dar's father.
B. Her dad was not interested in the dance.
C. Her dad was too focused on his daughter.
D. Her dad thought his daughter danced better.
23. How did the author feel when she danced with Dar for the last time?
A. Regretful. B. Content. C. Heart-broken. D. Concerned.
24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. My Unforgettable Dancing Partner B. Dance Together to the Last
C. My Last Dance with Dar D. The Best Dancers
B
Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you’re making a one-off trip to London or you’re a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city’s public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.
Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card
A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail
services in London:
● Save time —your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.
● It’s more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.
● There is a daily price cap—once you have reached this limit, you won’t pay any more.
● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues—plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.
Buy a Visitor Oyster card
Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs ￡3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.
Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card
You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with ￡20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations:
● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.
● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.
● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.
● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.
● Emirates Air Line terminals.
25. When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?
A. After you become a regular visitor.
B. Only when you end your journey.
C. Once you arrive in London.
D. Before you leave home.
26. What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?
A. It can reach you before your journey to London.
B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.
C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.
D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.
27. Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?
A. On the Internet. B. At a Tube station ticket office.
C. On Eurostar trains. D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.
C
Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This opinion holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority
of the brain!
The idea that we use only a small part of the brain dates back to animal experiments in the 19th century. When scientists stimulated (刺激) a specific part of the brain, the animal moved its leg or tail. If a tiny part of the brain could do something so great, what was the use of the rest of the brain? Some scientists assumed that large parts of the brain were simply useless.
Then, in the early 20th century, scientists observed that stimulating certain parts of the brain had no physical effects. They named these seemingly useless parts of the brain the “silent cortex.” Today we know that in humans, much of the “silent cortex” is actually devoted to complex activities like language, learning, and imagining.
Brain scans have shown that different parts of the brain become much more active as we shift (切换) our attention and focus, but even as we sleep, many areas of the brain are extremely active. Would you be smarter if your entire brain constantly worked to maximum capacity (能力)? Interestingly enough, the opposite is probably true. The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do.
28. Why does the opinion mentioned in paragraph l seem appealing?
A. People wish to become much smarter.
B. People believe it is scientific.
C. People know nothing about the brain.
D. People want to make little use of their brain.
29. What did scientists discover in their experiment in the 20th century?
A. The majority of the brain is sleeping.
B. Animals’ legs and tails have some connection with their brain.
C. Stimulation on some parts of the brain causes no physical reaction.
D. Certain parts of the brain are devoted to language and learning activities.
30. “Silent cortex” has proved to be______.
A. sensitive to stimulation
B. useful in complex activities
C. responsible for physical reaction
D. more active than the other parts of the brain
31. If you need less brain activity to perform a task, _______.
A. you will feel sleepy B. you must shift your focus
C. you can use your brain to the fullest D. you will be more productive
D
Dear Amy，
My husband is a loving, creative and sensitive person who is 15 years my senior. (I am in my mid-30s.)
Now I still struggle with my ups and downs, and he is still broke. I have continually asked my husband to get a job. I know he’s trying, but even a part-time job at a convenience store would make ends meet. His former profession as a freelance(自由职业的) producer dropped off with the economy,
and while he tries hard to find work in his field, he is extremely unwilling to accept the fact that he may need to get a “regular”job.
I love him very much, but I can’t continue to keep my frustration(沮丧)bottled up. I tell myself I’m going to leave him if he doesn’t find work, but I really want to stay together. How should I handle this?
Round the Bend
Dear Round,
Having been a freelancer for many years, I assure you (and him) that the true meaning of freelancing is that you have the freedom to accept a variety of jobs, as well as the responsibility to make a living between jobs. Freelancers teach, tend bar, sell things door to door and do anything it takes to bring home the money. Volunteering is also a wonderful way to keep busy and meet new people.
Amy
Dear Amy,
“Joan” was a 50-year-old reader who wants to spend her parents’ gift (money) on a trip to India. Her retirement fund(退休金) is less than half of what she will need for retirement. It’s also clear that she hasn’t budgeted monthly for car repairs and other out-of-pocket expenses. In your answer, you encourage her to go.
She’s 50 and the clock is ticking! How will she feel about the trip she took when she turns 70 when she can’t afford to retire? Maybe there are other ways she can experience Indian food, culture, history and art without spending the entire sum of money. When her “health slows her down.” she may wish she had kept a rainy-day fund.
Realistic Reader
Dear Realistic,
Your argument is very logical and realistic, but there are also times when you have to go for it. I hope she does.
Amy
32. Who might be Amy?
A. A reporter of a health magazine.
B. A kind-hearted friend of Joan’s.
C. An advisor offering people career advice.
D. An editor of “Ask Amy” section of a magazine.
33. What makes Miss Round so upset?
A. Her husband doesn’t love her as much as when they met.
B. Her husband doesn’t earn enough money to support the family.
C. Her husband fails to take the responsibility of feeding his family.
D. Her husband has a hard time finding a “regular” job in his former field.
34. Amy suggested Joan ________.
A. go for her dream of traveling to India
B. experience Indian culture at home
C. save money for retirement
D. refuse her parents’ gift money
35. According to Realistic Reader, when Joan retires she would feel ________ about her trip if she took it now.
A. worthwhile B. regretful C. excited D. sad
第二节 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。选项中有两项为多于选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A strong vocabulary helps develop understanding, communication and reading ability. 71 Consider the following tips on helping your child develop an impressive vocabulary.
Let Your Child Tell the Story
Perhaps you read nightly to your child or take turns doing so. Of course, this is an excellent way to expand reading and vocabulary skills. 72 Then, let your child charge the end of the rope of his imagination wherever his imagination leads.
73
In short, you need to take an active role. If you want your children’s language skills to improve, take their vocabulary questions seriously. When they express curiosity about a word, be sure to teach the correct definition and pronunciation.
Correct Mistakes with Care
74 However, it’s essential not to scold them when they make such mistakes. Rather, point out what they got right, and then review the proper way to use and or speak the word. The more fun and positive an experience, the more interested and able your children will be in expanding their vocabulary.
Do Be Patient
You may need to repeat words and meanings many times before your child fully grasps the concept. This is completely normal. 75 Children develop at their own paces. The most important thing is to honor and balance their needs so that learning doesn’t become struggle. While you want them to get ahead, you don’t want them to develop pressure with trying to do so.
A. Try Your Best to Correct Them.
B. Pay More Attention to Your Kid’s Vocabulary.
C. It’s natural for children to mispronounce or misuse new words.
D. It’s important for children to mispronounce new words while learning.
E. That’s why parents should do what they can to help kids learn new words.
F. Further, if your neighbor’s child has twice the vocabulary yours does, it’s not worth stressing over.
G. However, on occasion, feel free to put the book down and ask your child to create a story to tell you.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，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）
阅读下列短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more 36 and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had 37 from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one 38 . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some 39 and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were 40 and no one seemed in a hurry to 41 . We waited, tired and 42 . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could 43 only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter 44 alongside. My granddaughter sat on my 45 as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be 46 soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table 47 they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their 48 , I knew it would be a 49 wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and 50 their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind 51 . We thanked them 52 and moved to their table. The girls quickly 53 their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I 54 to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was 55 .
36. A. friendly B. generous C. careful D. sensitive
37. A. prevent B. removed C. lost D. disappeared
38. A. niece B. granddaughter C. nephew D. son
39. A. tea B. food C. fruit D. vegetable
40. A. fixed B. covered C. occupied D. set
41. A. start B. wait C. give up D. get up
42. A. impatient B. nervous C. awkward D. embarrassed
43. A. serve B. seat C. lay D. hold
44. A. sat B. followed C. stood D. watched
45. A. shoulder B. feet C. lap D. table
46. A. blank B. free C. available D. clean
47. A. unless B. once C. before D. until
48. A. order B. bill C. note D. menu
49. A. long B. short C. boring D. exciting
50. A. left B. pushed C. shared D. offered
51. A. treat B. expression C. movement D. gesture
52. A. personally B. properly C. publicly D. sincerely
53. A. picked up B. raised up C. put up D. given up
54. A. turned B. came C. thought D. pointed
55. A. lost B. rebuilt C. found D. shaken
第Ⅱ卷
注意：用0.5 毫米以上黑色签字笔将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个（不超过两个）适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Many students may feel __1__ (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, __2__ some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in __3__ (adjust) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties.
For one thing, parents are often not aware __4__ the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the __5__ (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are __6__ (high), and that their children may not be prepared for __7__ change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may __8__ (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten __9__ (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.
Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine __10__ their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.
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）
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的
增加、删除或修改。答案写在答题纸上
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。
Last Friday we have a discussion about whether it is the only way out for senior students to go to college. Views vary from person to person. The majority of us consider this very necessary to go to college. They think it can be widen their knowledge and improve their qualities. Only in this way can they find better jobs before graduation. Very few students think it no use go to university, because the tuition is too high for their family to afford. What’s more, it’s rather hard for college graduates to seek satisfied jobs. Thirty percents of the students, however, believe “All roads lead Rome.” Therefore, it doesn’t make some difference whether they go to college or not.
In my opinion, we can better themselves through college education so that we can serve society better in the future.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国中学生朋友彼得希望成为2022年北京冬奥会志愿者，他向你写信询问冬奥会相关情况，并求助怎样学好汉语。请给他回信，要点如下：
1．收到来信，获悉求助；
2．冬奥盛会，京张合办；
3．学好汉语的两条建议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours
Li Hua
邯郸市一中2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试试题
高二英语答案
听力：1-5 BABCA 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 CBCBA 16-20BBAAC
阅读：21-24 ADBB 25-27 CAB 28-31 ACBD 32-35 DCAB
71-75 EGBCF
完形：
36-40 ADBBC 41-45 DABCC 46-50 CBAAD 51-55 DDACB
语法填空：
1. stressed 2. but 3. adjusting 4. of 5. competition
6. higher 7. the 8. gently 9. to take 10.what
改错:
1. have-had 2. this-it 3. can后的be去掉 4. before-after 5. go-going 6. satisfied-satisfying/satisfactory 7. percents-percent 8. lead后加to 9. some-any 10. themselves-ourselves
作文：
One possible Version:
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to receive your letter, saying you are hoping to be a volunteer in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Beijing has become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and it together with Zhangjiakou is the host of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. I’d like to give you two suggestions on how to learn Chinese well. First, speak a little Chinese every day. The absolute best way to learn any new language is just to speak it. Second, attend a Chinese class or discussion group. After all, language learning settings are of great importance.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to write to me.
Yours
Li Hua
听力原文：
(Text 1)
M: How much is an airmail letter to Japan?
W: Twenty cents including an eight cents’ worth envelope.
M: Well, just give me a stamp. I have got it packed.
(Text 2)
W: Do I need to know how to use a computer?
M: You do not need computer experience to take the test. The test instructions are easy to understand.
(Text 3)
M: Come on, Ann. We’ve only got five minutes to go.
W: But I’ve got to clean the manager’s room.
M: Why not ask Susan to do it?
W: Yes, she’s the right person.
(Text 4)
W: Excuse me. Can you help me? I’m looking for the Main Hall.
M: Well, I’m looking for it too. I think it’s in the Administration Building. Are you a new student?
W: Yes, I am.
(Text 5)
W: You should have been here thirty minutes ago. The film has been on.
M: Sorry. I was about to leave my house when I had an unexpected visitor. We talked for some time.
W: I don’t want such things to happen again.
(Text 6)
W: Hey, can I ask you something?
M: Sure. What is it?
W: Well, it’s about Ramon. He’s a friend of yours, right?
M: Yeah. You know, we are in the same department and often have classes in the same classroom.
W: Well, have you ever noticed that he stands really close when he’s talking to you? I mean, I really like talking to him, but it makes me feel a little strange.
M: Yeah, I have noticed that, but Ramon is from Mexico. In Mexican culture, people stand a little closer together than we’re used to here in the US.
W: Do you think we should say something?
M: That’s a hard thing to talk about with someone.
(Text 7)
W: Do you know that astronauts have made something in space?
M: No. What kind of things?
W: Tiny plastic balls.
M: Balls? Do you mean to tell me that astronauts have nothing better to do than make such things in space? It seems to me they could make more useful things out there.
W: Oh, but they can be used for many medical science purposes, such as carrying on cancer research.
M: That sounds better. But why do they make such objects in space rather than on earth?
W: Because earth pull affects them. The balls produced on earth are often out of shape, not exactly round.
(Text 8)
W: Steve, what’s all that noise outside?
M: Just a minute, I’ll have a look ... Oh! It looks as if the new next door neighbours are moving in.
W: Oh, it’s a bit early, isn’t it? Well I guess we’d better get up.
M: It’s amazing how quickly the houses are selling round here. The Browns only put it on the market a month ago.
W: Where did they move to?
M: I think he told me they were buying a house downtown.
W: Sounds nice. I hope the new neighbours are nice.
M: Well, I was speaking with Mr Brown last week. He told me they are a young couple with two daughters. They like this house because it is near a good school.
(Text 9)
W: Aren’t you going to the job interview tomorrow?
M: Yes. I have to go at ten o’clock in the morning. I don’t know how to get there, though.
W: I can take you there in my car, if you’d like.
M: Thanks a lot. That’s a great help. I must say, I’m not happy about this interview.
W: Why not? You’re the right person they are looking for. And I know they need engineers.
M: I know, but I haven’t got much experience.
W: Don’t you want the job?
M: Of course. I really need it. But I don’t think I’m good enough at languages.
W: But your German is really good. I was impressed by the way you talked to those people we met on holiday last year.
M: But I don’t think I speak German well enough for doing business, and my French is terrible.
W: I don’t think so.
M: It’s very nice of you to try to cheer me up, but I still don’t think I’m going to get the job.
W: We’ll just wait and see.
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M: I wasn’t too fond of the lecture classes of 400 students in my general course. Halfway through my second term when I was considering whether or not to come back in the fall, I went on the Internet and came across AmeriCorp. Then I joined in the organisation, and that’s what I did last school year. I worked on making roads, building a house, serving as a teacher’s assistant and working as a
camp officer in several projects in South Carolina and Florida. It’s been a great experience, and I’ve almost learned more than what I could have in college since I didn’t really want to be at that school and wasn’t interested in my major. Anyway, I thought this was better for me. After 1,700 hours of service I received 4,750 dollars. I can use that to pay off the money I borrowed from the bank or for what I need when I go back to school this fall at Columbus State in Ohio. Classes are smaller there and I’ll be majoring in German education. After working with the kids, now I know, I want to be a teacher.
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