山西省康杰中学2015-2016学年高二下期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

‎ ‎ ‎2016.4‎ ‎ 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。听力计入总分。‎ ‎ 考生作答时，将答案填涂在答题卡上，试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。‎ 第一卷 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。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（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 is the weather like?‎ ‎ A. It’s raining B. It’s cloudy C. It’s sunny ‎2. Who will go to China next month?‎ ‎ A. Lucy B. Alice C. Richard ‎3. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. The man’s sisters B. A film C. An actor ‎4. Where will the speakers meet?‎ ‎ A. In Room 340 B. In Room ‎314 C. In Room 223‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?‎ ‎ A. In a restaurant B. In an office C. At home 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8题。‎ ‎6. Why did the woman go to New York?‎ ‎ A. To spend some time with the baby ‎ B. To look after her sister ‎ C. To find a new job ‎7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?‎ ‎ A. Two months ‎ B. Five months ‎ C. Seven months ‎8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?‎ ‎ A. Holding him ‎ B. Playing with him ‎ C. Feeding him 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. A way to improve air quality ‎ B. A problem with traffic rules ‎ C. A suggestion for city planning ‎10. What does the man suggest?‎ ‎ A. Limiting the use of cars ‎ B. Encouraging people of cars ‎ C. Warning drivers of air pollution ‎11. What does the woman think about the man’s idea?‎ A. It’s interesting B. It’s worth trying ‎ C. It’s impractical 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?‎ ‎ A. One week ‎ B. Two weeks ‎ C. Three weeks ‎13. What advice does the woman give to the man?‎ ‎ A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas ‎ B. Book his flight as soon as possible ‎ C. Save more money for his trip ‎14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?‎ ‎ A. They require early booking ‎ B. They can be twice as expensive ‎ C. They are on special offer 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. Why did Jane call Mike?‎ ‎ A. To ask him to meet her B. To tell him about Tom C. To borrow his car ‎16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?‎ ‎ A. At Mike’s place B. At the airport C. At a garage ‎17. What can we infer from the conversation?‎ ‎ A. Jane has just learned to drive ‎ B. Jane’s car is in bad condition ‎ C. Mike will go to the airport 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?‎ ‎ A. Write a short story ‎ B. Prepare for the lesson ‎ C. Learn more about the writer ‎19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?‎ ‎ A. To check the students’ understanding of the story ‎ B. To draw the students’ attention to reading skills ‎ C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships ‎20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?‎ ‎ A. Ask more questions B. Discuss in groups C. Give their answers 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. ---How could you take ______ possession of the old valuable house?‎ ‎ --It used to be in ________ possession of my uncle. He left it to me in his will.‎ ‎ A. /; the B. the; / C. /;/ D. the; the ‎22. He really __________ the name of the most valued player in the league.‎ ‎ A. fits B. matches C. deserves D. suits ‎23. In China, students wanting to enter universities have to ________ the entrance exams in June.‎ ‎ A. go on B. go over C. go through D. go across ‎24. It’s really of no importance ________ other people think about you. Believe in yourself.‎ ‎ A. how B. what C. which D. when ‎25. The interviewee felt __________ and uncomfortable when he could not answer the interviewer’s questions.‎ ‎ A. addicted B. ambitious C. amazed D. awkward ‎26. ______Tu Youyou stepped on the stage ________ the audience broke into thunderous applause.‎ ‎ A. No sooner have; than B. Hardly have; when ‎ C. No sooner had; than D. Hardly had; than ‎27. ______ that the teacher realized that he was mistake about the students.‎ A. It was until then B. It was not until then C. Not until then D. Not until when ‎28. _______ is known to us all, failure usually results from laziness while diligence can result in success.‎ ‎ A. What B. Which C. As D. When ‎29. ________ improving the current situation, you’ve just made it worse.‎ ‎ A. Except for B. Along with C. Far from D. Apart from ‎30. In Jane’s study, I found her seated at the desk, her attention _____ on a novel.‎ ‎ A. fixing B. fixed C. to fix D. having fixed ‎31. I thought we’d be late for the concert, ______ we ended up getting there ahead of time.‎ ‎ A. or B. however C. for D. but ‎32. Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _______ they know it to be valuable.‎ ‎ A. now that B. even though C. as if D. so that ‎33. ________ bring advertising to an end, prices would be significantly reduced.‎ ‎ A. Could they B. Should they C. Were they D. Would they ‎34. ___ you work hard enough, an iron rod an be ground into a needle.‎ ‎ A. As far as B. As long as C. In case D. Even if ‎ ‎35. ---Our group still needs one person for the coming presentation. Why don’t you join us?‎ ‎ ---__________. ‎ ‎ A. It’s up to you B. Have fun ‎ C. It’s really not my cop of tea D. It’s my pleasure 第二节 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ On Thursday, Kobe Bryant took to the court as an NBA player for the final time at the Staples Center in his home city of Los Angeles. Early on, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2015-16 season via a letter poem. In the letter, he 36 the moment he started rolling his dad’s tube socks and shooting 37 game-winning shouts, showing his deep love for basketball.‎ ‎“This season is all I have left to give,” the 37-year-old wrote. “My heart can take the pounding. My mind can 38 the grind (苦差)but my 39 knows it’s time to say goodbye.” ‎ As the only son of Joe Bryant, a former NBA player, Bryant was crazy about basketball and started ‎40 in at 6, and his favorite team was the Lakers. Bryant earned national 41 during an amazing high school career and his basketball skills would have ensured 42 to any college he chose, but he decided to go directly into the NBA. He finally made it and was then traded to the Lakers, 43 which he has played his entire career.‎ ‎ 44 , Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time and in his second season , he began to show more of his abilities as a talented young guard. The 1998-99 season 45 Bryant’s appearance as a most important guard in the ‎ league. 46 , even at an early stage of his career, sportswriters were comparing his skills to those of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.‎ There are always different explanations of Bryant, making him the most 47 figure in modern spores, a combination of hero and villain(反面人物). He received criticism for having his own way in the games, completely 48 his teammates; he was stopped from playing basketball for a time 49 deliberately breaking rules; he was even charged by the court with sex assault (性攻击), 50 , with 17 NBA All-Stars Selections, five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals, Kobe has brought his fans 51 memories. His best days are long behind him indeed, but the way he approaches the game 52 life is always attractive.‎ We’ve always known, and 53 are mentally prepared, that one day Kobe Bryant will not be 54 . Yet his retirement note still caught us off guard. It simply 55 when farewell words are said from one of the all-time greats in basketball.‎ ‎36. A. remembered B. recalled C. recorded D. retold ‎37. A. imaginary B. successful C. practical D. critical ‎ ‎38. A. treat B. operate C. estimate D. handle ‎39. A. coach B. soul C. body D. teammates ‎40. A. involving B. diving C. participating D. throwing ‎41. A. confirmation B. recognition C. realization D. recommendation ‎42. A. permission B. occupation C. admission D. distribution ‎43. A. for B. as C. with D. on ‎44. A. From beginning to end B. In the end C. At the end D. At the beginning ‎45. A. represented B. symbolized C. marked D. reflected ‎46. A. In addition B. In fact C. Therefore D. Then ‎47. A. outstanding B. ridiculous C. controversial D. conventional ‎48. A. ignoring B. objecting C. adjusting D. protesting ‎49. A. in response to B. in terms of C. as a result of D. in case of ‎50. A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However ‎51. A. boring B. disappointing C. shocking D. thrilling ‎52. A. other than B. rather than C. as well as D. as well ‎53. A. more or less B. sooner or later C. now and then D. by and by ‎54. A. around B. here C. there D. about ‎55. A. words B. hurts C. suffers D. counts 第三部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 Announcements Bret Harte vs. Calaveras alumni(毕业生)boys The annual Bret Harte vs. CHS alumni boys basketball game will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, at Calaveras High. All players must have played at least one year of basketball team. Cost to play is $30. Admission for audience is $ 5 for adults and $ 2 for kids. 6-year-old kids and kids who are under 6 are admitted free. For more information, call Kraig Clifton at 743-0679 or Jeff Eltringham at 736-0162.‎ CHS girls basketball Skills The Calaveras High School girls basketball program presents the Junior Redskins Winter Skills, a developmental basketball program for girls in fifth through eighth grades that will be held from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sundays. Sign-ups are still being accepted for the second of the two five-week sessions, which will be held on five consecutive Sundays beginning on Jan. 12, 2016. Cost is $25 per session. Each participant receives a T-shirt at the end of each session. For more information or to sign up, call Jeremy Malamed at 217-4563 or email sports.calent@gmail.com.‎ CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies ‎ Calaveras High School（CHS） is looking for a head boys/girls swim coach and a baseball coach for the 2016 spring season. Applications will be accepted and jobs will remain open until filled. Interview dates are to be set. Anyone interested can stop by the district office or the high school for an application. For more information, call Mike Koepp at 754-1811.‎ Foothills Little League sign-ups Foothills Little League will hold sign-ups for the 2016 season from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Pizza Factory in Valley Springs. All players must provide proofs of residency and a birth certificate. For more information, call Shawn Threet at 304-7399 or leave a message at 772-1516.‎ Yoga in Rail Road Flat Yoga is being offered at Rail Road Flat Elementary from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fridays with instructor Kristine Louise. Costs are a $5 instructor fee and $ 2 donation to The Friends of Rail Road Flat School. For more information, visit friendsofrrfschool.org.‎ ‎56. Who will take part in the game to be held on Nov. 30?‎ A. All the students graduated from CHS.‎ B. Any audience who is from Bret Harte.‎ C. Boys who were on the CHS basketball team.‎ D. Boys who are studying in CHS at present.‎ ‎57. As an excellent baseball coach you will focus on ______.‎ A. Foothills Little League sign-ups B. CHS girls basketball Skills C. Bret Harte vs. Calaveras alumni boys D. CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies ‎58. Which of the following needs your identification?‎ A. Rail Road Flat Elementary B. Foothills Little League C. CHS girls basketball team D. CHS swim/baseball team ‎59. If you take your wife and two children to practice yoga you should pay ______.‎ A. 20 dollars B. 8 dollars C. 28 dollars D. 14 dollars B Born in a landowner family, Modest Mussorgsky learned his first lessons in piano from his mother. When he turned nine, Mussorgsky had already started performing for family and friends. The very next year, he was admitted to St. Peter’s School and then went ahead to publish a piano ‎ piece called Porte-enseigne Polka, which was funded by his father. The family tradition of military service was carried on by Mussorgsky, as he joined the Cadet School of the Guards at age of 13. There he continued to take piano lessons with the General’s daughter. He graduated from the school in 1856. While in service, he developed friendship with Alexander Borodin and Alexander Dargomyzhsky, the famous Russian composers who had a deep impact on his musical career. ‎ Mussorgsky decided to devote his life to music in 1858, he joined Mikhail Glinka’s opera A Life for the Tsar. He produced a four-hand piano sonata(奏鸣曲) in 1860 which was his only movement in sonata form. By this time, he had finished his studies. In the same year, he began to work on an opera called Salammbô on which he spent three years of his life. But, his musical career came to a standstill after his mother died in 1865. This led him into alcoholism. In 1867, he finished Night on Bald Mountain which was his most famous composition. During 1868-1869, he composed an opera describing the life of the Tsars which was rejected by Mariinsky Theatre. Later, he made a few changes to the opera and the new version was accepted in May, 1872. ‎ His alcoholism made him drift away from his circle of friends and worsened his situation in later life. His later year’s compositions include Sunless and Khovanschina. Though his physical condition improved for some weeks, he soon passed away on March 28, 1881, a week after his 42nd birthday.‎ ‎60. While in service, Mussorgsky_____.‎ A. performed works for family and friends B. published Porte-enseigne Polka C. taught the General’s daughter to play the piano D. made friends with some famous composers.‎ ‎61. The right order of the pieces Mussorgsky produced is_____.‎ ‎① Sunless ② Salammbô ③ Night on Bald Mountain ④ Porte-enseigne Polka A. ④②③① B. ④③②① C. ②③④① D. ①④③②‎ ‎62. What does the word “standstill” (underlined in Paragraph 2)mean?‎ A. end B. pause C. peak D. improvement ‎63. What happened in Mussorgsky’s later life?‎ A. He gave up his musical career. B. His physical condition improved a lot.‎ C. He lost many friends D. He made his greatest achievements C Sports, drama, and a variety of organizations keep students busy during high school. Where do they find the money to do these things? Not everyone gets it from Mommy and Daddy. Most have to pay for these activities. Some adults question if high school students should have jobs. ‎ Some people worry that teens with after-school jobs will struggle to find time for homework. Actually, the responsibility of having a job helps teens prioritize their time. Many jobs take only a couple of hour shifts on weeknights. According to a survey, 86 percent of high school students have an after-school, weekend or summer job and students who work between 10 and 20 hours per week during the school year have statistically higher grades-point averages than those who do not work at all. Those who work in high school are more likely to work in college, and financing their college education is a top reason for undergraduates to look for employment. Instead of considering jobs a barrier, employment should be looked at as real-world education. ‎ Other people think that work adds too much stress, which may be somewhat true, but regardless of having a job or not, there is always going to be stress. Better to learn how to deal with busy schedules in a controlled environment like high school than to be out on your own and alone, experiencing stress for the first time. I personally would be more concerned for the teenager who has to become independent without having any familiarity with working.‎ The biggest reason teens should be allowed to work is that it is a healthy way of earning money. My dad told me, “Having a job is a good way to save up for things you are going to need or want to do. You get a lot more out of things if you are financially responsible for them.” Kids need the freedom to choose how to spend their money. The sooner they have an income, the sooner they can learn how to use money wisely. If they are not allowed to work in high school, they may run into trouble in the future. ‎ ‎64. According to the survey, compared with those who don’t work, teens with after-school jobs are_____.‎ A. more likely to go to college B. usually doing better at school C. more willing to pay for their education D. able to find a better job after graduation ‎65. Who does the author worry about most?‎ A. Teens who have trouble in balancing their study and work B. Teens who will face much stress when working part-time.‎ C. Teens who have to learn to take responsibility for themselves.‎ D. Teens who have to be independent without any work experience.‎ ‎66. The author’s father advised him to _____.‎ A. learn how to use money wisely B. earn money to get what he wants C. work hard to have a bright future D. take part in after-school activities ‎67. The author’s attitude towards teens having after-school jobs is_____.‎ A. cautious B. unconcerned C. supportive D. negative D It’s hard to imagine how an entire city can get lost but that’s exactly what has happened to the following lost cities. There are actually many reasons why a city has to be abandoned. War, natural disasters, climate change and the loss of important trading partners to name a few. Whatever the cause, these lost cities were forgotten in time until they were rediscovered centuries later.‎ Troy is a legendary city in what is now northwestern Turkey, made famous in Homer’s epic, the Iliad. According to the epic, this is where the Trojan War took place. The archaeological site of Troy contains several layers of ruins. ‎ Sanchi site has a building history of more than one thousand year, starting with the stupas(佛塔) of the 3rd century BC and concluding with a series of Buddhist temples, now in ruins, that were build in the 10th or 11th centuries. In the 13th century, after the decline of Buddhism in India, Sanchi was abandoned and the jungle quickly moved in. The lost city was rediscovered in 1818 by a British officer.‎ Palenque in Mexico is much smaller than some of the other lost Mayan cities, but it contains some of the finest architecture and sculptures the Maya ever produced. Most structures in Palenque date from about 600 AD to 800 AD. The city declined during the 8th century. An agricultural population continued to live here for a few generations, then the lost city was ‎ abandoned and was slowly grown over by the forest.‎ In the 2nd century BC a new civilization arose in the valley of Mexico. This civilization built the flourishing city of Teotihuacán and huge step pyramids. A decline in population in the 6th century AD related to lengthy droughts. Seven centuries after the demise of the Teotihuacán empire the pyramids of the lost city were honored and used by the Aztecs and became a place of pilgrimage.‎ ‎68. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ A. Once Forgotten Cities B. Why a City Has to Be Abandoned C. Famous Cities in History D. The Loss of Important Cities ‎69. What dose the underlined word “legendary” in the second paragraph mean?‎ A. Large B. Famous C. Unforgettable D. Beautiful ‎70. Which of the following cities was abandoned because of natural disasters?‎ A. Troy B. Sanchi C. Palenque D. Teotihuacan 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ Top Poetry Writing Tips Tips 1: Poetry involves work, rest and play.‎ ‎ ___71____It involves hard work, especially in the early stage when you are deciding on the overall form and tone of the poem, and getting the bones of it onto the page. But writing poetry should be a playful activity, too. Have fun playing around with the language, the ideas and the music inside the poem.‎ Tip 2: _____72______‎ Poetry has been defined as "the best words in their best order". Choose your words carefully for their sounds and meaning. But poetry is also about silence. Just as the white space on the page is needed to shape the pattern of words, so the thoughts that are left unsaid, the pauses, the quiet hints, will add to something extra to your poem. ______73_____If you have created enough solid stepping stones in words and thoughts, then the reader will follow you to the end of the poem.‎ Tips 3: _____74_____‎ ‎ Poets often turn to writing a poem when they experience a strong emotion and have the need ‎ to express it. The reading of other people's poetry can also give comfort or a sense that you are not alone in how you are feeling. But be careful not to swamp your poem with abstract emotions and don't tell your readers how to think or feel. ‎ Tip 4: Writing poetry can be difficult to start and hard to let go It is often difficult to know how to start a poem, but the trick is to recognize the beginnings of them, in everyday life. ____75_____They can start from remembering a funny conversation that you've overheard at the bus stop; yesterday's nightmare; a secret you've been told; or an interesting postcard that you notice in a shop. If you catch yourself thinking about something for more than a minute or two, that's when you reach for a pen and some paper and starting jotting down(匆匆记下) thoughts, words and phrases.‎ A. Don’t be scared of the gaps that you leave B. Poetry needs an emotion and a control of it ‎ C. poetry requires both words and silence D. Writing a good poem rarely comes easily E. Poetry sets the scene for readers to step into F. Poems don’t have to come from exciting events.‎ G. You must write your feelings and views with passion.‎ 第II卷 第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。‎ ‎ With a population of about 18 million, the Zhuang ethnic group is the largest minority group in China with a long history and splendid culture. Over 90 percent of the population 76 (live) in Guangxi.‎ ‎ The people eat all 77 (kind) of meat, including beef, mutton, pork and chicken, etc. they usually plant rice and corn 78 to the mild climate and enough rainfall. They are so friendly 79 any guest is honoured by the whole village. People there even would like to offer to put the guests up in 80 houses. Wine is a must when treating the guests. Guests are shown a unique way of 81 (drink) each other’s wine in the spoon by crossing each other’s arms.‎ ‎ The Singing Festival is a 82 (tradition) occasion which was held before 1940 to visit graves ‎ of the ancestors. Now it has become a grand occasion using songs for their expression. On that day ,after offering sacrifices to Sanjie Liu (a Zhuang minority girl good at singing), they will sing to each other to challenge each other not only the song itself 83 wisdom. Lyrics are usually improvisational and humorous that makes every one 84 (burst) into laughter. 85 (regard) as the Valentine’s Day of the Zhuang ethnic minority, the Singing Festival is also a perfect day for the young men to express their love to the girls by singing.‎ ‎76._______ 77._______ 78.________ 79.__________ 80.________‎ ‎81._______ 82._______ 83.________ 84.__________ 85.________‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 建设和谐社会需要我们每一个人的努力，而对于我们中学生而言，最重要的就是要从身边的小事做起。就此，你班同学将在英语课上围绕“如何建设和谐校园”为主题进行一次讨论，请你准备一篇发言稿。主要从以下三个方面展开论述：‎ ‎ 1.爱护学校设施；‎ ‎ 2.尊敬老师，团结同学；‎ ‎ 3.自觉保护校园环境。‎ ‎ 注意：1.必须包括以上信息内容，可适当发挥，以使行文更加流畅；‎ ‎ 2.开头、结尾均已给出。‎ ‎ 3.词数100个左右。‎ ‎ 注释：设施：facility Dear fellow classmates,‎ ‎ I’m very glad to have a change here to share with you my views about “How to build a harmonious campus”.‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ That’s all. Thank you for listening. ‎ ‎ 命题人：吴桦 ‎ 审题人：刘笠园 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 山西省康杰中学2015-2016学年高二下期期中考试英语试题参考答案 听力部分：（共20小题，满分20分）‎ ‎1-5BACAB 6-10ACCAA 11-15CCBBC 16-20ABBAC 单项填空：（共15小题；满分15分）‎ ‎21-25ACCBD 26-30CBCCB 31-35DBBBC 完形填空：（共20小题，满分30分）‎ ‎36-40BADCB 41-45BCADC 46-50BCACD 51-55DCAAB 阅读理解（共20小题，满分50分）‎ A: 56-59CDBC B: 60-63 DABC C: 64-67BDBC D: 68-70ABD 七选五： 71-75DCABF 语法填空（共10小题，满发10分）‎ ‎76. live 77. kinds 78. due/owing 79. that 80. their ‎81. drinking 82. traditional 83. but 84. burst 85. Regarded 书面表达（满分25分）‎