山西太原外国语学校2014-2015学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题

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2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试试卷
（高二英语）
使用时间：2015年4月30日 测试时间： 90分钟 总分： 120分
第一部分 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）
（A）
A man in a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. Seeing this, the head waiter dashed to his table and said, “ I’m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant.”
“Now listen,” said the man, “I’ll let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here.” “The Queen of England ” said the waiter in great surprise. “Sure,” replied the man, “ When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who had a very important position in high society took me to see the Queen. It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, “You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here. ” So I got the Queen’s permission, right
1. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man ______.
A. took his advice immediately B. obeyed him without any hesitation
C. apologized for his bad manners D. refused to listen to him
2. What the Queen really meant was that ______.
A. people in the U.S. were stupid and less polite
B. she permitted him to take off his jacket in America
C. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life
D. he shouldn’t take off his coat in such a formal occasion in England
3. It is certain that the story happened ______.
A. in England B. in the Queen’s party
C. in America D. in an ordinary restaurant
（B）
Rain, who was born on June 2, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea, is a popular singer with a very deep and rich voice. Jung Ji Hoon is his real name, known as the “Michael Jackson of Korea” for his amazing dancing skills. Rain is very modest and friendly, even a little shy.
He released his first album Bad Guy in 2002, which caused a sensation. It took him to all the major award ceremonies, and many of them honored him with Best New Award. His following album How to Run from the Sun was successful, and his third album It’s Raining topped the charts for weeks.
Rain is not only a singer but also an actor, who has given impressive performances in two TV series, Sang Doo! Let’s go to school（《尚道，上学去》）in 2003 and Full House（《浪漫满屋》）in 2004. Rain’s leading role in Full House made him win Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards and also deeply touched the hearts of many Asian female fans. At the same time it made him become one of the most popular Korean actors in Asia.
Now Rain is very popular in China. It’s Raining has already sold more than 100,000 copies in China. Rain received the “Korean Artist of the Year” award at the MTV -- CCTV Mandarin Music Honors held on July 24, 2005 at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. His recent Beijing concert caused a great hit, creating “Korean Fever” in China.
4. The reason why Jung Ji Hoon is called “Michael Jackson of Korea” is that ______.
A. he is a popular singer with a rich voice
B. his dancing skills are amazing
C. he is very modest and friendly
D. he shares the same name with Michael Jackson
5. What would be the best title for this passage
A. Michael Jackson of Korea --Rain
B. Jung Ji Hoon’s First Album – Bad Guy
C. Rain, a Singer and a Painter
D. Korea Fever in China
6. Which of the following is True about Rain
A. His album “How to Run from the Sun” was so successful that it topped the charts for weeks.
B. Rain’s leading role in “Sang Doo! Let’s go to school” made him win Best Actor Award at the
KBS Acting Awards.
C. Rain won the “Korean Artist of the Year” award because of his music career.
D. Rain has suffered a fever since his recent Beijing concert caused a great hit.
7. Which of the following is the passage most likely from
A. Textbooks for senior school students.
B. Entertainment newspapers.
C. Textbooks for music students.
D. A book written for Michael Jackson.
（C）
A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music.
A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraghs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far from one reader is interested in what brings this variety together in. One place is its topicality(时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.
8. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following EXCEPT its ______.
A. wide coverage B. uniform style
C. speed in reporting news D. popularity
9. According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the same newspaper is that ______.
A. people scan for the news they are interested in
B. different people prefer different newspapers
C. people are not interested in the same kind of news
D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is
10. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ______.
A. apply reading techniques skillfully B. jump from one newspaper to another
C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper D. usually read a newspaper selectively
11. A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because ______.
A. it tries to serve different readers
B. it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality
C. readers are difficult to please
D. readers like read different newspapers
（D）
Life is difficult.
But life is no longer difficult once we truly understand and accept it.　　21*cnjy*com
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is painful. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole of solving problems that life has its meaning.
Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit we encourage the human ability to solve problems just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurts, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
12. From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.
A. not everybody has problems
B. we become stronger by facing and solving the problems in life
C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D. people like to complain about their problems
13. The writer uses just one short sentence in the first paragraph probably to ______.
A. save space B. persuade readers
C. make readers laugh D. get readers’ attention
14. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ______.
A. encourage them to learn B. make them suffer
C. help them learn to deal with pain D. help them understand life is difficult
15. “Those things that hurt, instruct.” From Benjamin Franklin suggests that ______.
A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are in pain
C. pain teaches us important lessons D. pain cannot be forgotten
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. Often achieving what you plan to do isn’t the important thing. ___16___. 【出处：21教育名师】
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. While they were working, a few older boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing " asked one of the visitors. "We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. ___17___. Then he said quietly and confidently, "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!"
____18___. And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to have us digging!21·cn·jy·com
But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. ___19___.
So when you fail to reach your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something! "It is in the digging that life is lived. ___20___.
A. And I believe in the end it is joy in the journey that truly matters.
B. He opened the jar and showed the wonderful things contained in it to the laughing visitors.
C. Not every dream will come true.
D. Let me explain.
E. Their goal was far too high, but it did cause them to dig.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共50小题；满分55分)
第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to___21___a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of___22___. So many artists___23___. The king looked at all the pictures.___24___there were only two he really liked, and he had to___25___between them. One picture was of a___26___lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a___27___sky with light white clouds. All who___28___this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had___29___, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an___30___sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played___31___. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look___32___at all.
But when the king looked ___33___ , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush___34___in a crack（裂缝） in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had___35___her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was___36___her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its___37___ surroundings — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think___38___the prize The king chose the second picture. Do you know why
“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no___39___, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you___40___ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
21. A. take B. offer C. send D. leave
22. A. peace B. silence C. beauty D. honesty
23. A. managed B. tried C. succeeded D. went
24. A. And B. Or C. For D. But
25. A. like B. choose C. give D. need
26. A. calm B. noisy C. beautiful D. dirty
27. A. black B. blue C. gray D. dark
28. A. saw B. liked C. painted D. had
29. A. sky B. mountains C. peace D. clouds
30. A. gentle B. angry C. calm D. sunny
31. A. wildly B. gently C. slowly D. happily
32. A. peaceful B. noisy C. happy D. beautiful
33. A. closely B. strictly C. quickly D. seriously
34. A. planting B. growing C. rising D. coming
35. A.bought B. built C. left D. lain
36. A. beating B. touching C. feeding D. speaking
37. A. silent B. beautiful C. noisy D. faraway
38. A. want B. lost C. won D. received
39. A. silence B. noise C. shock D. joy
40. A. still B. again C. even D. just2-1-c-n-j-y
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I can hardly believe it, _____41_____ my school life is almost over. I’ve received my high school diploma at last. _____42_____ seems strange to think that in a few days’ time I will be walking out of the school gates forever.
Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at my senior year and _____43_____ ( think ) about all the wonderful things. One of the _____44_____ ( good ) things about this year has been working as an arts editor for the newspaper,_____45_____ has been a real success for me.
Working _____46_____ a peer mediator, I help students to settle problems they have with others. Besides, I’ll never forget being elected to the student council. I really enjoy meeting the teachers and telling them _____47____ we feel about things. All these things have been wonderful. However, the highlight of the year was the senior prom, for which I found a dress that suited me _____48_____ ( perfect ). The big surprise of the evening was when I _____49_____( elect ) prom queen-- it was unforgettable. Afterwards, we had _____50_____ enormous dinner. It was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.
第三节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空:
Jay Chou ____________________ music and has written and sung a lot of popular songs such as www.21-cn-jy.com
Blue and White Porcelain《青花瓷》and East Wind Broken《东风破》.
Studies show that people ____________________ suffer from back problems if they always sit
before computer screens for long hours.
____________________, senior school students should take part in all kinds of after-school
activities in their spare time.
54. It is essential for students to ____________________ classes at school.21教育名师原创作品
55. Oliver Twist __________ child poverty _______________ the public, and for this reason alone it
is a very important novel.
Shocked by the scene, the warden who was strong and healthy had to ____________________
the wall for support.
It is the protection for the trees that really matters, ___________________ how many trees are
planted every year.
There is a widely held belief that the tourism is ____________________because of the economic 21*cnjy*com
recession（衰退）.
59. China is working ____________________ the other countries in international affairs.
60. China ____________________ the giant panda.
第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分25分）
短文改错 （共1题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。
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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。
One day, I was cooking in the kitchen while the telephone rang. I went to answer it immediate. It was my good friend, Lisa. When we are talking on the phone, the fire alarm sounded. I ran back to a kitchen. The room was full of smoke but the beef was badly burnt. I was quickly turned off the gas, opened all the window, and then went out the house. To my surprise, two fire engines were outside my house. I was rather worrying. I told the firemen that it was her careless cooking that caused the heavy smoke. 【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
第二节 书面表达 （ 满分15分 ）
你校就课间是否需要播放音乐的问题对100名学生做了一次调查，请根据表格内容，陈述这次调查，并说明你的看法。
是否有必要在课间播放音乐 喜欢播放什么音乐 理由
有必要 40 人 古典音乐 陶冶情操
有必要 10 人 流行音乐 放松心情，在多方面激励他们
有必要 35 人 英文歌曲 学习英语，了解英美文化
没必要 15 人 学生需要安静的休息环境
注意：1. 词数100字左右。
2. 语句通顺，意思连贯。
3. 要点需包括表格中的信息。
4. 开头部分已给，不计入总词数。
5. 陶冶情操：be good for character-building
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2015年4月30日高二年级英语期中考试参考答案
第一部分
1-5 DDCBA 6-10 CBBAD 11-15 ABDAC 16-20 DBECA
第二部分
完型填空
21-25 BABDB 26-30 ABABB 31-35 AAABB 36-40 CCCBA
第二节 语法填空
41. but 42. It 43. thinking 44. best 45. which
46. as 47. how 48. perfectly 49. was elected 50. an
第三节 完成句子
51. has a talent for 52. are likely to 53. In my view 54. be punctual for
55. brought, to the attention of 56. hold on to 57. rather than
58. in decline 59. in harmony with 60. is home to 21cnjy.com
第三部分
第一节 短文改错
while改成when 62. immediate改成immediately 63. are改成 were 64. a 改成 the
65. but改成 and 66. 去掉was 67. window 改成 windows 68. out 和 the之间加of 69. worrying改成worried 70. her改成 my 2·1·c·n·j·y
书面表达
参考范文
Last week our school did a survey on whether it is necessary to broadcast music during class breaks. Nearly half of the students think classical music is better, which is good for character-building. About 35% of the students believe English songs should be broadcast, which is good for English study. At the same time, they can learn about British and American culture. Only 10% of the students prefer popular music. They hold the view that listening to pop music can help them relax and good music can inspire them in many ways. However, 15% of the students oppose the idea, because they think students need a quiet place to rest.【版权所有：21教育】
I am keen on some classical music, because we can have a peaceful mind so that we can concentrate on study in class.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
be likely to rather than in decline have a talent for
hold on to be home to in harmony with in my view
be punctual for bring……to the attention of
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