高二英语期中卷(2014.11)

2014—2015学年度第一学期高二年级英语期中试卷

姓名_________ 座号：________

第一部分： 阅读理解 （满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （B）

The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years . Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use . But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and 名 姓 题 答 准 不 内 级 班 线 封 密 校 学 ( A )

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise. 1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories. A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f. 2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because

A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City 3. O. Henry went to prison because .

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper B. he broke the law by not using his own name C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his 4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work. C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning. 5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.

高二英语试卷第1页（共8页）compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(库存货物) and to send bills to their customers(顾客) . Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.

One important new use for computers is for entertainment(娱乐). Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games, People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.

6. Computers used to _____.

A. work rapidly B. be large and expensive C. be easy to use D. be used for fun 7. In recent years , computers are being made ______.

A. larger and more expensive B. smaller and cheaper C. more difficult to use D. to work more slowly 8. Home computers can be used for ______.

A. writing letters B. playing games C. doing business D. all of the above 9. Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.

A. check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store house B. play games for pleasure C. talk with their friends D. write letters

10. The best title for the passage would be _______.

A. New Uses For Computers B. The Popularity of Home Computers C. The Home Computer Industry D. Computers At Home C

It seems that great artists and scientists often suffer from mental （精神的） problems. Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness. Now scientists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius are linked.

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Dr Adele Juda studied 5，000 creative people in Germany. She found there were more people with mental illness in this group than in the general population. Poets had the highest rate （比例） of mental illness， followed by musicians， with lower numbers for painters and architects.

Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity. But， it did nothing to explain it.

Dr Ruth Richards of Harvard University made a breakthrough. Instead of studying creative people， she took a group of psychiatric （精神病的） patients and tested them for creativity. The patients got much higher scores than a normal group. Also， the patients' close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group. This suggests that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes. But this is a problem. According to Darwinism， harmful genes should be removed. Some scientists believe that evolution （进化） has created a balance， where the madness of a few people leads to the development of the whole human race.

Geniuses may be mad， bad or just difficult to understand， but their discoveries have improved the world we live in. It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.

11.According to Dr Adele Juda， which of the following has the lowest rate _____of mental illness？

A.Painters. B. Musicians. C. Poets. D. Bus drivers.

12.The underlined phrase \ A. discover or find something new and important

B. make a way through using force

C. （of the sun or moon ） appear from behind （clouds） D.suddenly change （from a slower to a faster pace）

13.Based on the research of Dr Ruth Richards of Harvard University， we can conclude that _____.

A. great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems

B. the patients' close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group C. psychiatric patients have more creativity than the average people

D. it is our genes that determine the link between creativity and mental illness

高二英语试卷第3页（共8页） 14.Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A.Among the 5，000 creative people in Germany，more people suffer from mental

diseases than the general population.

B. There is a strong link between mental problems and creativity.

C. Psychiatric patients make greater contributions than common people. D. The key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes. 15.What is the writer's attitude toward madness？

A.Madness is harmful to the whole society. B. A little creative madness is good for us all. C. All the talented people are mad.

D. Only the people with mental illness have more creativity. 第二部分：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。

Born in a poor farmer's family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice __16___ his life goal. __17__ a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a __18__ problem in many parts of the countryside. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests __19__expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, __20__, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These __21__ harvests mean that 22% of the world's people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China. Dr Yuan is now circulating his __22__ in India, Vietnam and many other__23__ developed countries to increase their rice harvests. __24__ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. __25_ his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as __26_as before.

Dr Yuan is quite satisfied __27__ his life. However, he doesn't __28__ being famous. He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research. He would much rather __29__ time for his __30__. He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. Spending money __31__ himself or leading a comfortable life also means very __32__ to him. Indeed, he believes that a person __33__ too much money has more rather than __34__ troubles. He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip __35__ for their research in agriculture.

16. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 17. A. As B. For C. With D. About 18. A. disturb B. disturbing C. disturbed D. disturbed

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19.A. with B. without C. by D. through 20. A. therefore B. besides C. but D. however 21. A decreasing B. decreased C. increasing D. increased 22.A. knowledge B. power C. wealth D.rice 23. A. much B. more C. little D. less

24. A. Because B. Except for C. Think of D. Thanks to 25. A. Using B. To use C. Used D. Having used

③ 染上吸烟的恶习很容易，但要戒掉却很困难。

It’s easy to get into the bad habit of smoking but hard to ____49___ ____50____ ____51____ it.

④ 放学后，她径直向电影院走去，去看张艺谋导演的新电影。

After school, she ___52____ went to the _____53___ of the cinema to see the new film ___54___ by Zhang Yimou.

名 姓 题 答 准 不 内 级 班 线 封 密 校 学 26. A. larger B. large C. smaller D. small 27. A. of B. at C. with D. from 28. A. give up B. give in C. care for D. care about 29. A. to keep B. keeping C. kept D. keep 30. A. hobbies B. fame C. career D. research 31. A. in B. with C. on D. aboout 32. A. much B. more C. little D. less 33. A. has B. have C. with D. without 34. A. fewer B. few C. much D. little 35. A. another B. the C. other D.others

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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yesterday, another student and I, __36__ （represent）our university’s student __37___ , went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students to Beijing University. After half an hour of waiting __38___ their flight to arrive, I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around __39___(好奇地) .

The first to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia. Tony __40___ （靠近）Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek! She stepped back as if in __41___ . I guessed there was probably a ___42__ .

As I get to know more international friends, I’v learned that people communicate with __43__ language and they also express their feelings using unspoken “__44____”. In __45___ , studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads.

第三部分：翻译（根据句意或提示在横线上填出正确的单词。答案写在答题卡上。满分10

分）

① 杰克对待他们很差，然而玛丽的行为表示她对他们感兴趣。

Jack ____46______ badly to them while Mary’s ____47____ showed that he was interested in them.

② 他激励了很多年轻人参与这项运动。

He ____48_____ many young people to take up the sport.

高二英语试卷第5页（共8页）⑤They took up arms ____55____ (保护)their country. 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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），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）不记分。

It was our English teacher’s birthday yesterday. Though English is a hard subject, but I like my English teacher a lot, and so are my classmates. She is nice to us and always tells us stories of the days when she was in her twenty. Sometimes she even stayed in school to help students make up their lessons. She always encourages us and tells us do our best. We are gratefully to her, so that day we bought him a cake and a gift. We even made a big card for her, on it we wrote all our names. Seeing these, she was moving and had a big smile in her face. 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假设你叫李华，你所在的城市要为明年暑假招聘英语导游，你打算应聘。请根据下列提示，用英语准备一份面试稿。

1. 爱好英语，口语熟练，经常与英国网友（net-pal）聊天； 2. 性格开朗，思维敏捷，善于与人沟通； 3. 本地人,熟悉所在城市的历史与文化。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计如总词数）； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Hello!

My name is Li Hua. It’s a great honor to be here to have this interview for an English guide in the summer vacation. _____________________________________

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高二英语答案

1---5 BADDC 6----10 BBDAB 11---15 DADCB 16---20 CABBD 21---25 DADDA 26---30 BCDDA 31---35 CCCAD

36. representing 37. association 38. for 39. curiously 40. approached 41. defence 42. misunderstanding 43. spoken 44. language 45. general

46. behaved 47. behavior/behaviour 48. inspired 49. get 50. rid 51. of 52. directly 53. direction 54. directed 55. protect

短文改错

第二行：去掉 but，are改为do 第三行：twenty改为twenties 第四行：stayed改为stays 第五行：do前加to

第六行：gratefully改为grateful, him改为her 第七行：it改为which

第八行： moving改为moved, in改为on

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