甘肃省永昌县第一中学2014_2015学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

永昌县第一高级中学2014-2015-2期中考试卷高二英语 第一部分 英语知识运用 （共二节， 满分40分 ）第一节 单项填空（共1小题，每小题1分，满分10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。1. I dont know who invented _ telephone , its really _ most useful invention.A. the; a B. the; the C. a; a D. 不填；不填2. She heard a scream , _ brought her heart into his mouth.A. it B. this C. that D. which3. It seems difficult to _ “hurt” from “injure” in meaning.A. judge B. tell C. divide D. separate4. I have never dreamed of _ such a good hotel in this town.A. there was B. there is C. there being D. there have5. She remained _ for a while after the movie ended, which made others _.A. sitting; puzzling B. sat; puzzledC. seated; puzzled D. seated; puzzling6._ you keep on practicing English, Im sure you will be able to speak it fluently.A. As soon as B. As long as C. Even if D. As if 7. Though I have no idea _ the new film is about, I know it is popular with all who have seen it.A. whether B. why C. that D. what8. As we have already known, dolphins use sound to communicate _ each other.A. to B. through C. in D. with9. Miss. Black _ Beijing in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane _ on Sunday?A. is leaving; is taking off B. leaves; takes offC. is leaving; takes off D. leaves; is taking off10. -Goodbye, Peter, remember me to your parents.-_.A. Its very kind of you to say so. B. Thanks, I will.C. You are so kind. D. Thanks, what a good idea.第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分)阅读下列短文，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。 A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile (敌意的) person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror. Mirrors have a very particular_11_.They reflect the image in front of them. Just as a 12 mirror works as the vehicle to reflection，_13_do all of the people in our lives.When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden，that garden_14_a reflection. When we love someone，its a(n)_15_of loving ourselves. We have often heard things like “I love how I am when Im with that person”That simply_16_into “Im able to love me when I love that other person”_17_，when we meet someone new，we feel as though we “click”Sometimes its as if weve_18_each other for a long time. That feeling can come from_19_similarities. Just as the “mirror” or other people can be a positive reflection，it is more likely that well_20_it when it has a negative connotation (内涵)_21_，its easy to remember the times when we have met someone were not particularly_22_about.We may have some criticism (批评) in our mind about the_23_.This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom we would rather spend_24_time.Oftentimes，when we_25_qualities in other people，ironically (讽刺地)，its usually the mirror thats_26_to us. At times we meet someone_27_and feel distant，disconnected，or disgusted._28_we dont want to believe it，and its not easy or_29_to look further，it can be a great learning lesson to_30_what part of the person is being reflected in you. Its simply just another way to create more self-­awareness.11.A.target Bstyle Cfunction Dcolour12A. medical Bphysical Cchemical D. mental13A .so Bthen Cnor D. neither14A. focuses on Bapplies to Cworks with Dserves as15A. reward Bevaluation Creflection Dexample16A. grows Btranslates Centers Dfalls17A. Obviously BStrangely CFortunately DFrequently18A. known Bsupported Cobserved Drecognized19A. creating Blacking Csharing Dcomparing20. A. ignore Bkeep Ctake Dnotice21A. In brief BIn addition CFor example DAs usual22A. crazy Banxious Cupset D. concerned23A. time Bmirror Cgarden Dperson24A. less Bamazing Cmore Dvaluable25A. appreciate Bdislike Cdescribe Ddiscover26A. shouting Bshining Cspeaking Dpointing27A. new Bnervous Cfamiliar Dfriendly28A. If BAlthough CSince DOnce29A. terrible Bnoble Creliable Ddesirable30A. figure out Btake out Cput out Dgive out第二部分 阅读理解 （共2 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，并在答案卡上将该项涂黑。 A Age plays a major part in people who are infected with cold，ie，in people who suffer from cold infection. A study done by University of Michigan，has shown information that seems to be true for the general population. Babies are the most cold infected group，generally more than six colds in their first year. Boys have more colds than girls up to the age of three. After three，girls are easier to get infected with cold than boys，and teenage girls get three colds a year to boys two. The general cold infections continue to get less into adults. Elderly people who are in good health have as few as one or two colds every year. One interesting thing is found among people in their twenties，especially women，who show a rise in cold infection，because people in this age group are most likely to have young children.The study has also found that economy plays an important role as well. With more and more income，the frequency at which colds are reported in the family is getting lower and lower. Families with the lowest income usually suffer about a third ally forces people to live in rooms more crowded than rooms owned by richer people，and the crowding usually leads to more chances for the cold virus to travel from person to person. Low income may also have an effect on our diet. Many scientists believe that a poorer diet usually leads into more possibilities of cold infection.31Which of the age groups has the highest frequency of cold infection?ASmall babies. BTeenage boys.CAdult women. DElderly people.32The purpose of writing this passage is to_.Agive the readers some tips to avoid cold infectionBshow a carefull­made study on cold infectionCreport the major reasons leading to cold infectionDdescribe all the possible dangers of cold infection33How does economy play an important role in cold infection?AFamilies with lower income suffer less from cold infection.BPeople who have lower income enjoy living in crowded rooms.CRich families can have better nutrition and never get infected.DPeople with higher income have fewer chances of infection.34From the passage we can infer that_.Aage is the only important factor that connects with coldsBfamilies with the highest income will more easily get infectedCpeople have lower frequency of infection as they grow olderDa better diet may help people to fight against cold infection B Do you remember piling up building blocks (积木) when you were younger？In order for a great structure to be created，you needed skill，patience，hard work，and the right blocks. To build a healthy and happy life，you need skill，patience，hard work，and the right blocks. In life，though，these blocks，or tools，are called life skills. No one wants to feel frustrated. No one wants to feel sick. No one wants to fight all the time with friends or family. When these issues come up，though，life skills can help you deal with and improve the situation. Do you remember the six components of health？They are physical，emotional，social，mental，spiritual，and environmental. Life skills can help improve these areas individually or，sometimes，together. It just takes practice. So what are the life skills?First of all，an individual should assess his health. Doing this helps the person decide on his current state of well­being and pick the actions and behaviors that will improve his health.Second，a person should try to communicate effectively. When a person can clearly state his feelings and listen effectively as well，relationships with others can improve.Third，an individual should practice wellness. This means the person is trying to choose nutritious meals，avoid unhealthy behaviors，and get enough sleep.Fourth，_.Each person will experience difficult situations. Each person experiences anger or depression at some point in his life. To build a healthy life，though，a person works through the situation.Fifth，a person needs to be a wise consumer. A consumer buys products. A wise consumer makes healthy decisions when buying products and services.35The author talks about piling up building blocks in the first paragraph to_.Ashow it is a difficult task Bcompare it with building a healthy lifeCexplain how to create a great structure Dtell readers the six components of health36The underlined word “wellness” in the passage most probably means “_”Ahaving a lot of money Bthe state of being healthyCbeing content with what one has Dbeing not easily upset or excited37Which of the following sentences can be used to fill in the blank?Aa person should learn from failureBa person should work hard all his lifeCa person may have troubles every now and thenDan individual must try to deal with troubles effectively38.In which section of a newspaper do you expect to read this piece of writing?ACulture Square. BEntertainment Space. CNews Platform.DLife Channel. CChina Daily Oct.11,2008The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young，as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday.More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems，and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai­based Wenhui Daily reported. The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent，and mental problems will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide.Deng Xiaohong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social changes are one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems. If these mental diseases are not addressed on time，occurrence of crimes，drug­-taking and other dangerous behavior are expected to rise. Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well，unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies. A number of experts have also said the one­-child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young. Children are said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in a one­-child family.Its reported that schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well­being. Yin Jingmiao，a teacher of the Beijing No.105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month.“ Students can be arranged to have 40­minute counseling sessions(咨询会)，” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.39Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AEfforts to Mark World Mental Health DayBSeriousness of Youngsters Mental Health ProblemsCHow to Maintain Mental Well­beingDPublic Awareness on Youngsters Mental Diseases Expected40The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that_.Amental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problemBonly young people are suffering from mental health problemsCmental problems will become as serious as deaths and illnessDthe rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent41Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?AInability to handle interpersonal relations. BUnstable emotions.CDrug­taking and other dangerous behavior. DRapid social changes. DFrankly，I appreciate myself very much. Yes，I admit Im in many aspects not as good as other people，but I dont think Im always not good. When I find what Ive done or written is okay，Ill remain pleased with myself for quite a few days，and if I receive praise for it，Ill even become so excited as to add a few words to reward myself.True，Im not modest at all. People may call me conceited (自负的)But I think otherwise.I appreciate other people. I appreciate anything good. Isnt it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others?We Chinese generally tend to be modest，and we take pride in being so. For example，a Chinese man will call his own wife zhuojing，meaning“ my humble wife”，and his own writings zhuozuo，meaning“ my poor writings”But if you call his wife a “rustic (乡村的) woman” or his writings“ trash”，he would，Im sure，declare he would make a clean break with you angrily. As a matter of fact，there is probably no difference at all between what is said by him and you.I dont think its wrong of you to freely praise yourself if youre really worthy of praise. As we know，there is an old Chinese saying disparaging (蔑视) a melon seller，named Lao Wang，who keeps praising his own goods. Well，why cant he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy? Lao Wang sells melons for a living. How could he carry on business if he，by imitating the affectations (装模作样) of us intellectuals(凭理智做事者)，were to show false modesty about his melons？He would sure enough die of starvation.Self-­appreciation is therefore a key to professional dedication and enjoyment of work. Needless to say，the same is true of those who make a living with their pen. One will lose confidence in writing when he stops admiring his own essays.42We know from the first three paragraphs that the author_.Ais modest in some way Bis pleased to be a good writerCis too conceited Dthinks it unfair to appreciate others43What do we know about the authors attitude towards Chinese modesty according to Paragraph 4?ASupportive. BNegative. CNeutral. DCareless.44The author mentions the example of Lao Wang to prove that_.ALao Wang is very proud of himself Bmelon sellers should praise their goodsCreasonable self­-appreciation is goo