2016年上学期浏阳一中高二年级期中测试卷
英语
时量：120分钟 分值：150分 命题人：刘庆元 审题人：刘恋
第I卷
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
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.What’s the woman going to do this evening?
A. Go to a movie. B. Go to a concert. C. Study in the library.
（ ）2.How will the man go to the office?
A. By train. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
（ ）3.What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Workmates. C. Friends.
（ ）4.What’s the woman doing?
A. Ordering some food. B. Selling some food. C. Cooking some food.
（ ）5.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a store. B. In an office. C. In a bank.
第二节
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7两个小题。
（ ）6.Where does the man work?
A. In a factory B. In a hotel C. In a school.
（ ）7.What does the man do?
A. A manager. B. A cleaner. C. An electrician.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9两个小题。
（ ）8.Where are the two speakers planning to meet?
A. At the bookstore B. At the toy store. C. In the music shop.
（ ）9.What does the man want to buy first?
A. Flowers B. Bread. C. Coffee.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。
（ ）10.What does the man want to do?
A. Book a ticket. B. Order a taxi. C. Reserve a room.
（ ）11.When does the plane take off?
A. At 9:00 in the morning. B. At 11:30 in the morning.
C. At 11:30 in the evening.
（ ）12.What is the man’s phone number?
A. 7372-9232 B. 7322-9232 C.7372-9322.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。
（ ）13.What did the man do after he graduated from senior school?
A. He went to college. B. He took a job. C. He opened a company.
（ ）14.How many people are there at the college.
A. 500 B. 550 C. 600
（ ）15.Which club will the woman probably join?
A. The Table Tennis Club. B. The Volleyball Club. C. The Film Club.
（ ）16.Who is the woman probably?
A. A first-year student. B. A second-year student. C. A third-year student.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
（ ）17.Where can people see Hamlet?
A. In the concert hall. B. In the main theater. C. In the smaller theater.
（ ）18.Who is the author of The Wild Duck?
A. Beethoven. B. Shakespeare C. Ibsen.
（ ）19.What can people do on the third floor?
A. See paintings in a children’s artwork exhibition.
B. Enjoy a show of South American photos.
C. Have some coffee at Charlie’s Coffee Shop.
（ ）20.When will the center close?
A. At 10:30. B. At 11:15. C. At 11:30.
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
Plan to get to the airport at least an hour early, or two during holidays and other busy times; this will?reduce the stress of the flight. If all goes well, you will have time to relax, shop for last-minute items, or?have a meal before the flight. Flight Delays?
Find out why your flight is delayed. Call the free call numbers. Find out if other airlines are experiencing similar delays. If you believe the delay is due to something other than weather or air traffic problems, then?mention your suspicion (怀疑) and ask the airline agent to book you on the next available flight, either on the same air-line or a competing one. This is called "Rule 240", and all airlines are required to do it.
Flight Cancellations (取消)? ???? If your flight is canceled, then make a reservation(预订)on the next flight to your destination. Usually, air-line personnel(职员) will try to book everyone on their next flight. Often they will put you on a competitor's next flight only if you request it.
If on-time arrival is important to you, when you check flights through our reservation system you can rate your choices based on their on-time arrival records. Be sure to also check the?weather conditions, as they often affect flight schedules.
21. A person goes to the airport ahead of time mainly to _______.
A. buy what he wants in the airport? B. have a good rest in the airplane? C. get on the airplane immediately D. reduce the pressure of the flight
22. If a person calls "Rule 240", he wants to _______.
A. ask the reason for the plane delay? B. make sure the time for the next plane? C. know if other flights' delays happen
D. change for the ticket to the next flight
23. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Unpleasant travels B. Dangerous flights
C. Airport travel tips D. Busy airport
B
La Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle(口哨) language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.
The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
24．If a person on La Gomera is ill, ______.
A. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor
B. people will take him to town by carriage
C. his family will take him to the hospital
D. others will phone the doctor in town
25. La Gomera is special because ______.
A. we don’t know its complete history
B. people have to shout if they want to communicate
C. people there have good teeth and ears
D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other
26. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
B. The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.
C. It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.
D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others from seven miles away.
27. Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?
A. The Secret Language B. Do You Know the Whistle Language?
C. The Life of Islanders D. La Gomera－a Mystery
C
The interview had been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well. Then，suddenly，the interviewer asks an unexpected question，“Which is more important，law or Dove？”
Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this. And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China.
Employers want people skilled，enthusiastic and devoted. So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicants will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are. In response，employers are increasingly using questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality.
The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Keirsey Personality Sorter. It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know. This is often called an aptitude test (能力倾向测验)．
According to Mark Baldwin, many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult. When a Chinese person fills out an aptitude test, he or she will think there is a right answer and they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see.
This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma. Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest. But they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for. Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.
28．The writer wrote the passage to________.
A. give you a piece of advice on a job interview
B. tell you how to meet a job interviewer
C. describe the aptitude test D．advise you how to find a job
29．Why do the interviewers ask such questions?
A. They want to discover what the interviewees know.
B. They are curious about the answers.
C. They try to discover the ability of the interviewees solving problems.
D. They just ask questions without thinking much.
30. According to the writer, in an aptitude test, Chinese job applicants should________.
A. not tell the truth B. learn to tell what they really think
C. be more enthusiastic
D. try to find out what the examiner really want to know
31．From the passage we know that________.
A. job applicants are always asked such questions
B. more Chinese applicants fail to find a job
C. applicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner
D. the aptitude test is becoming popular worldwide
D
More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and it’s likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups.?
Researchers from Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes bitter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups---blue, white and transparent(透明的) glass--- to examine the claim.?
In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity (浓度) of the coffee taste relative to the transparent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.?
The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest.?“Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,”?leading author Dr George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,”he said,“The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.”?Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate.
32. The passage is mainly about _____.????
A. the popularity of sweet coffee.? B. an experiment made in Oxford.???
C. the effect of cup color on coffee’s taste D. useful tips on how to make coffee.
33. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest
A. A white cup B. A blue cup C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup
34. Café?owners should consider their cups’ color in order to ______.????
A. reduce the daily expenses??????B. show their taste in coffee???
C. appeal to more customers???????D. make their café different.
35. We learn from the passage that_____.????
A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass???
B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year.???
C. Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations.???
D. the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new.?
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five?Things to Do in a Traffic Jam
Tired of traffic jams? Here are some tips that can help you to calm down in a traffic jam.
Listen to CD audio book ?????It’s a good idea to keep several audio books in your car.?36??Listening to an exciting story is more interesting than sitting silently and being bored.
Sing loudly
If you begin getting angry because of a long traffic jam, turn your CD player on or radio up.?37??Imagine you’re a wonderful singer and the audience is listening to you in admiration. Your stress will disappear.
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You can use the radio and play entertaining games while waiting. For example,you can guess the song or the singer or to see how quickly you can recognize a new song.
Have a snack
Keeping a tasty snack in the car is especially good for waiting in traffic jams.Choo-
se what you like most of all, so you will look forward to traffic jams to have a chance to eat the delicious snack. 39 In that case, time is the last thing to worry about.
Argue with the radio talk show host Find a station with a radio talk show.??40?If you disagree, you can show your anger.
Don’t be afraid to call their ideas stupid. Only make sure that the car windows are clo-
sed so no one may hear you.
Sitting in a traffic jam can be very stressful but next time you can use these simple
tips, and you won’t notice how long you have been waiting and soon you will be on
your way.
A. Play games
B. Use the radio.
C. Enjoy every bite of it.
D. Listen to their debates carefully.
E. Loud singing can help to reduce stress. F. Begin to enjoy them as quickly as you can. G. The storyteller’s voice can clear all your bad emotions.
第II卷（共40分）
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really?41?them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could?never?play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 42?I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 43?when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 44 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not?45?me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.??46 when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 47?at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling?48??and had lost hope of playing basketball. 49??,something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 50??me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own?51 ,let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about?52 with me almost every day. I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion?53?to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 54??for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 55??. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also?56??a?lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 57??to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 58??.After that, just be confident and 59???going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later. I love the motto of the NBA. It can 60 my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
41. A. dislike B. annoyed C. envied D. appreciated
42. A. when B. before C. after D. since
43. A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined
44. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not
45. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit
46. A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even
47. A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared
48. A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied
49. A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly
50. A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored
51. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
52. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
53. A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned
54. A. but B. though C. and D. however
55. A .wish B. life C. work D. study
56. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play
57. A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened
58. A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort
59. A. insist B. remain C. keep D. last
60. A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect???
第二节（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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（坚持，恒心,毅力）, were a sure path 61 success.But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 62 was originally to be held in our classroom, 63 (change)to the library at the last minute. This, 64 , didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I 65 (patient) walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 66 .But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 67 I finally found the solution. With the problem solved, I felt proud 68 my achievement. 69 (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 70 (complete) the rest.
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。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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线（___），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。
Dear Steven,
I'm glad that you are coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked many question in your letter, and now let me answer them.
Beijing, the capital of China, is attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.
I’m looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours,
Liu Chao
笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李明，上网时发现有外籍教师在网络上辅导英语口语，因此发帖向在线外籍教师Peter寻求帮助。要点包括：
1．自我介绍（姓名、身份及年级）；2．英语学习情况、困难及感受；
3．请求给予帮助。
注意：
1.词数100左右；2．适当增加细节，不要逐句翻译；
3 开头和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
______________________________________________________________ _
Yours
???????????????????????????????????????????????? ?Li Ming
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
１－５ ＣＢＢＡＡ ６－１０ ＢＣＡＢＢ
１１－１５ ＢＡＡＢＣ １６－２０ ＡＢＣＣＢ
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）
A) 21—23 DDC B) 24—27 ADAB C)28--31 ACBD D) 32—35 CBCD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）
36――40 GEACD
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 CDBAC? 46-50 DDBCA? 51-55 BADCB? 56-60 CABCB
语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61 to 62. which 63.was changed 64. however 65. patiently
66. myself 67. till/until 68. of 69. Unfortunately 70 to complete
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.many question in your letter 改为questions 2. is ∧ attractive city 加 an
3. You can found all kinds of 改为 find 4. of that the most famous改为which
5. I hope we will enjoy it. 改为you 6. there is a great of number 改为are
7. the Summer Palace or 改为 and 8. millions of tourists in this year 删除in
9. have a wonderfully time 改为wonderful 10 l forward to hear from you改为hearing
笫二节 书面表达（满分25分
Dear Peter,
I’m Li Ming, a senior student from China. I’m very happy to find that some foreign teachers
help students with oral English online along with your contact information. So I can’t wait to post this message to you.
I’ve learnt a lot from my school teachers in the past six years and known about three thousand
English words and some basic grammar. I can do some reading and writing in English now. But I still have difficulty in listening and speaking. I always feel nervous when talking with native speakers.
That’s why I am writing to you. It would be nice if you could do me a favour. I’m looking
forward to chatting with you often.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yours
????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Li Ming
