宇华教育集团 2015-2016 学年上学期期中考试试卷
高二英语
考试时间 100 分钟 满分 120 分
第一节：完形填空
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first
time．The moment was exciting．Salome’s 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life．I was
so 2 that I decided to write an article about her．
I 3 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk
about her career．She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday．When I 5 , I was scared
out of my mind．I 6 I was lying．I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list．
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday．I sat there 7 , taking notes and asking questions that
all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 8 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a
story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 9 was almost unbearable．I struggled for
days 10 draft after draft．Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it
into a mailbox．
It didn’t take long．My manuscript 11 ．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 12 in a
world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 13 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened
envelope into a drawer．Five years later, I was moving to California．While cleaning my apartment, I 14
the unopened envelope．This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 15 .
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic．Yet we need some 16 materials．Please add those and
return the article immediately．We would like to 17 your story soon．
Shocked, it took me a long time to 18 ．Fear of rejection cost me dearly．I lost at least five
hundred dollars and a chance of having my article appear in a major magazine．More importantly, I lost
years of enjoyable writing．Today, I have become a full – time writer． 19 my experience, I learned
a very important lesson: You can’t 20 to doubt yourself．
01．A．joy B．speech C．voice D．smile
02．A．moved B．active C．satisfied D．proud
03．A．visited B．emailed C．interviewed D．phoned
04．A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused
05．A．hung up B．showed up C．turned up D．put up
06．A．replied B．discovered C．knew D．explained
07．A．nervously B．patiently C．seriously D．quietly
08．A．blaming B．inviting C．fooling D．urging
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10．A．by B．with C．on D．in
11．A．returned B．disappeared C．spread D．improved
12．A．compare B．struggle C．compete D．survive
13．A．face B．deliver C．ignore D．receive
14．A．took out B．picked up C．found out D．came across
15．A．horror B．anxiety C．disbelief D．trouble
16．A．subjective B．private C．relevant D．reliable
17．A．broadcast B．create C．assess D．publish
18．A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
19．A．Looking up to B．Looking down upon
C．Looking back on D．Looking into
20．A．afford B． attempt C．expect D．pretend
第二节:阅读理解
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A sick little gift is being kept alive thanks to her best friend--a dog who carries her oxygen tank on
his back. Alida’s faithful dog companion Mr. Gibbs has been specially trained to shepherd the
three-year-old, who breathes through a tube most of the time. He follows her closely as she plays in her
family’s ten-acre land in Louisville, uses the slide or even rides her bike.
Alida was diagnosed（诊断）with neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy（NEHI）when she was just
eight months old. Her rare condition has just eight hundred documented sufferers throughout the world,
and causes diseased pieces of the lungs to filter（过滤）oxygen through extra layers（膜）of cells making
it hard or almost impossible to breathe.
For Alida and her parents, it meant that even a walk in the park was very difficult because oxygen
equipment was too heavy for the youngster to be able to carry herself. As parents they wanted to do
something to help their daughter survive despite having a tube following her all the time. The couple
found out about “service dogs” from a TV program and realized an animal trained to help the blind
could be trained to help Alida. They finally found help in the shape of golden doodle—a retriever（寻回
犬）crossed with a poodle-dog Mr. Gibbs. Now--thanks to trainer Ashleigh Kinsley—Alida and Mr.
Gibbs love nothing more than playing and running around together with the dog acting as Alida’s life
saver.
21. What is Mr. Gibbs?
A. A trained dog. B. A policeman. C. A doctor. D. A firefighter.
22. When did the doctor knowAlicia caught the disease?
A. At her birth. B. At the age of eight.
C. Before she was one year old. D. When she was three years old.
23. The underlined part “the couple” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. Alida’s classmates B. Alida’s parents C. Alida’s doctors D. Alida’s pets
24. How did Alicia keep alive?
A. By training her dog. B. By staying with her parents.新*课*标*第*一*网
C. By playing with her fellows. D. By breathing through a tube.
B
The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for
his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution . He painted portraits of Franklin and
Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian
was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.
Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum,
which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly
covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale
found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most
popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New
York farm in 1801.
Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still
lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits
of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted
mostly landscapes and portraits.
James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter
Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.
25. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to
show that ________.
A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike
B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work
C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
D. the painting of the two brothers was very large
26. The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.
A. showed B. dug up C. invented D. looked over
27. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?
A. Titian Peale. B. Rubens Peale. C. Raphaelle Peale. D. Sarah Miriam Peale.
28. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.
A. puzzled B. excited C. admiring D. disappointed
C
Hotel Icaria Barcelona
Hotel Location
Hotel Icaria Barcelona is 330 yards from Barcelona’s Nova Icaria Beach. It is located in the
Olympic Port area, a 10-minute walk from Ciutadella Park and Barcelona Zoo. Ciutadella
Metro Station is half a mile away, and is just 2 stops from Barcelona Cathedral and the
historic Gothic Quarter.
Hotel Facilities
General
Restaurant, 24-Hour Front Desk, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms / Facilities for
Disabled Guests, Family Rooms, Luggage Storage, Smoking Area.
Activities
Sauna, Fitness Centre, Wellness Centre, Table Tennis, Hiking, Cycling, Steam
Bath, Outdoor Swimming Pool.
Services
Meeting Facilities, Business Centre, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, VIP Room
Facilities, Ironing Service, Fax / Photocopying, Ticket Service.
Internet Wi-fi is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.
Hotel Policies
These are general hotel policies for Hotel Icaria Barcelona. As they may vary per room type,
please also check the room description.
Check in 14:00 - 00:00 hours Check out Until 12:00 hours
Cancellation
/ Prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. Please ENTER
THE DATES OF YOUR STAY and check the conditions of your required
room.
Children and
extra beds
One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a baby cot (婴儿床).
All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
One older child or adult is charged € 34 per night and person in an extra bed.
Groups
When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional
supplements may apply.
Terms & Conditions
Your reservation is absolutely secure. All personal data is encrypted and will only be used to
process your booking. For more information, read our PRIVACY STATEMENT.
Booking.com will not charge you any reservation fees for making this booking.
29. Hotel Icaria Barcelona allows you easy access to the following EXCEPT ____.
A. the stadiums where you can have sports
B. the seaside where you can relax yourself
C. the places where you can take trains or buses
D. the building where you can attend a religious service
30. The underlined word “encrypted” in the last section probably means “______”.
A. analyzed B. stored C. collected D. protected
31. It can be inferred from the advertisement that _______.
A. smoking is completely forbidden in the hotel
B. every room follows the same hotel policies
C. policies may be in your favor if you book 6 rooms
D. an extra bed can be provided for you free of charge
D
What’s your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing
in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel agents,
compare packages and prices, and pay our money.
We know what our vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? It’s true
that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism
often harms the local people more than it helps them.
It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes
among the pagodas (佛塔) in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas.
Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only
menial (卑微的 ) jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy.
Instead, profits return to the tour operators in wealthier countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania
were driven from their lands, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money selling
souvenirs or posing for photos.
Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. But now some non-government
organizations, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them.
Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure.
The result is responsible tourism, or “ethical tourism.” Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New
international agreements and codes of conduct can help protect the people’s lands, homes, economies
and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex.
But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local
people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people
work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages.
They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services. They can
share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in planning and
managing tourism.
What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions
of local citizens. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while we’re abroad, we can:
Buy local foods and products, not imported ones.
Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price.
Avoid flaunting wealth.
Ask before taking photographs of people.
They are not just part of the landscape!
Let’s enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too.
32. What is probably the best title for the article?
A. Tourism Causes Bad Effects. B. Tourism Calls for Good Behavior.
C. Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun. D. Vacations Cost More Than You Think
33. Which of the following is not mentioned?
A. Local people were well paid to leave their lands.
B. Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people.
C. Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work.
D. Tourists could bargain with local people for a reasonable price.
34. The underlined phrase "take heart" means" ".
A. pay attention B. take care C. cheer up D. calm down
35. According to the passage, the writer thinks .
A. tourism is not a promising industry
B. dream vacations should be spent abroad
C. the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle
D. tourists should respect local customs and culture
七选五
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。
36 . There are two pens which can write this book. One is writing growth, the other is writing
caducity (衰老） . One is describing success, the other is presenting failure. In others words, one is
drawing happiness and the other is showing sorrow as well.
Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels. No cross, no crown. No
pain, no joy. 37 . One is that to live a day is to leave a day. The other is that to live a day is to enjoy
a day. Just one word difference, it has reflected the comple te reverse (相反的） state of psychology.
Life is like the course which is investing（投资） all the time. 38 .
When you have it, you should use it well and make it develop great actions. Please remember, the
active attitude creates wonderful life, or the negative attitude waste lifetime.
39 . When she was about to knock at the door, she heard someone speaking in the room. A
little girl said," Would you like some braised (炖熟的） pork today?" Another girl said, "No. I would
like some toasted chicken." Following the words, the lady knocked at the door and went into the room.
40 . To her surprise, there were only some pieces of thin and dry bread, two cold potatoes and a jar
of water on the table. The lady asked them what was the matter . They said that they imagined that, so
poor food was turned into many kinds of delicious food.
When the lady left the family, she had newly understanding of happiness.
A. She saw them sitting at a table.
B. Everybody wishes to live a happy life.
C. There are two different minds.
D. Life is like a book.
E. One day , a rich lady went to visit a poor, but happy family.
F. Happy life exists everywhere.
G. Therefore, for one sense, life is the capital（资本）.
第三节: 语法填空 (共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分)
Life was perfect for me when I was growing up in North Carolina, a little town named
Robbinsville. I was a happy little boy 41 didn’t need to do anything at all but play. I lived in a
small house, the back yard of 42 was next to a large cow farm. Mom always warned us not 43
(get) over the fence into the field because o f an old bull over there that 44 (run) me down. Although
there was my mom’s warning, I just wanted to have a try. One day my brother and I decided to climb
the fence without mom 45 (know) about it. At the end of field was a small river and a couple of
really big 46 (tree). Just as we climbed down the fence, we saw the red eyes rushing toward us.
Frightened so much, we 47 (immediate) ran through that field and made 48 to one of those big
trees. We were safe… but now what? We were stuck in the tree 49 the bull looking up at us and us
looking down at him. It was not until dark when he gave us up 50 we got down and ran all the way
home as quickly as we could.
第四节: 短文改错（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分）
Sailor Gutzler was only survivor in a plane crash that killed her family in Eddyville, Kentucky in
January 3, 2015. It was reported that the 7-year-old girl has walked about a mile through the cold, dark
wood, wearing a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes in the freezing wind. Bleeding and frightened,
she was walking alone while she saw a light in the distance, it led her to Larry Wilkins' home. She was
knocked on the door. Wilkins, 71, answered to find a thin, black-haired girl weeping and trembling.
Eventual, with the assistance of the old man, she called the police for help. However, the brave girl
helped the investigators locate the crashing plane in the right direction.
第五节: 书面表达（满分 25分）
假如你叫李华，打算参加由英国 Newcastle 中学推出的为期半年的交换生项目( Student
Exchange Program)。请给对方写信简要陈述参加该项目的理由，内容包括：
1．结识朋友，相互介绍本国文化；
2．家庭寄宿( home stay )，体验生活，提高口语能力；
3．观光旅游，增长见识，了解风土人情。
注意：1.词数 120左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头语和结束语已
为你写好。
Dear sir,
Yours
Lihua
英语答案：
阅读理解（每小题 2分）
21—24ACBD 25—28 ABDC 29—31ADC 32—35 DACD 36--40 DCGEA
完形填空：41-45 CADBA 46-50 CACBB 51-55 ACADC 56-60 CDACA
语法填空: Who / that which to get would run knowing trees immediately it
with that
短文改错
Sailor Gutzler was only survivor in a plane crash that killed her family in Eddyville,
Kentucky in
on
January 3, 2015. It was reported that the 7-year-old girl has
had
walked about a mile
through the cold, dark wood
woods
wearing a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes in the freezing wind.
Bleeding and frightened, she was walking alone while
when
she saw a light in the distance, it
which
led her
to Larry Wilkins' home. She w\as knocked on the door. Wilkins, 71, answered to find a thin,
black-haired girl weeping and trembling. Eventual
Eventually
, with the assistance of the old man, she called the
police for help. However
Therefore
, the brave girl helped the investigators locate the crashing
crashed
plane in the
right direction.
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