江西省高安中学2015_2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

江西省高安中学2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试高二年级英语试题 第一部分 听力部分（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所组的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. How many students took the IELTS test last month? A.23. B. 42 C. 60.2. Who is probably speaking to Helen? A. Her father. B. Her husband. C. Her boss.3.What will the man do? A. He will stop working. B. He will show the woman his trouble . C. He will show the woman how to solve the problem.4. Why is the man sleepy? A. He got up too early this morning. B. He stayed up late to watch TV last night.来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K C. He worked on his project late last night.5. What is the womans problem? A. She has difficulties with her studies. B. She feels that the project is too difficult. C. She is not good at working with others.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What's bothering(烦恼）the woman? A. She doesnt like living in the city. B. She has been left behind. C. She is not good at working with others.7. What is the woman? A. A housewife.B. A college student.C. A high school student.8. What will the woman do next? A. Study. B. See a film. C. Go to sleep.来源:Z-x-x-k.Com听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. In what competition did the woman come first? A. A drawing competition. B. A design competition.C. A speech competition.10. How old was the woman when she attended the competition? A. 10. B. 11. C. 21.11. What prize did the woman win in the competition? A. 20 dollars. B. Some books. C. A gift certificate.（礼券）听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。 12. What is the relationship between the man and woman? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Mother and son. 13. Why didnt John come to the class last night? A. He was writing a report all day long. B. He was late for class, so he did not go in. C. He was considering giving it up.14. What can we know about the man? A. He had studied French before. B. He is interested in learning foreign languages. C. He is from an English-speaking country.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Schoolmates.B. Teacher and student.C.Parent and child.16. Why was Tony absent from school? A. He was ill at home. B. He doesnt like his teacher. C. He was lost in playing computer games.17. Whats the womans opinion on this matter? A. Teenagers should be prevented from going to Internet cafes. B. Students should do things more instructive. C. The government should do something for it.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。 18. What is the passage mainly about? A. University life in America. B. Different clubs in the universities. C. Out-of-class activities in American universities.19. Who plans all the events? A. School leaders. B. Student members. C. Club advisers.20. If you want to organize a club yourself, what should you do first? A. Ask for the permission of your school. B. Have an idea for an organization. C. Find support from an adviser.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 In todays world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to peoples health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too. People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make peoples life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad. It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.21.The passage is mainly about _ . A. air pollution B. water pollution C. noise pollution D. world pollution 来源:学*科*网22. According to the passage, a continuous noise of _decibels can make people deaf. A. less than 85 B. less than 65 C. about 65 D. more than 85 23.10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because _ . A. they are working in noisy places B. they often listen to pop music C. they live near airports D. they are too busy to listen to others talk24.The government of China is trying to reduce _. A. only the air pollution B. only the air and water pollution C. only the water pollution D. the air, water and noise pollution B Ive been living in China for a while long enough to observe the long-term deterioration(退化)of my own native language abilities, as well as those of my fellow English speakers. Thisdeterioration can take different forms, one of which is the non-standard usage of the words. Itssource is, specifically, Chinese culture, and its target is native English speakers. Below I givesome of the common ways that the Chinese environment strikes down the native speakerslinguistic competence (语言能力) . Net bar: In Chinese, theyre called “网吧”, This is fine. We generally call them “Internetcafé” in English. The Chinese seem to think that “网吧” should be translated as “net bar” inEnglish, and many careless foreigners have even been misled by this idea.来源:学科网Z-X-X-K Name card: In the English-speaking world, business people have lots of business meetings todiscuss business. On these occasions, business people exchange specially printed pieces of paperknown as business cards. In China everyone calls them “name cards”, because in Chinese they arecalled “名片” and “name card” is a more direct translation . Bean curd. Its called “tofu,” OK! This English word comes from Chinese. I know alldictionaries sold in China will tell you “豆腐” is “bean curd” in English and that may representthe two characters nicely, but “bean curd” is more a definition than a comfortable translation. Andyet some foreigners start saying “bean curd” rather than tofu. Deplorable (可悲的)！ I think you see the pattern. The normal native way of saying something is replaced by a moreunnatural way of saying it using other English words. If youve been living in China for a while and find yourself using all of these, you might beon dangerous ground. Youre going to start making a fool of yourself back home. Look out! ResistChinglish attempts at destroying your own command of your mother tongue!25. Which of the following expressions is more native? ABean curd BTofu CName card DNet bar26. How does the writer support his main idea? ABy comparison B. By examples CBy reasoning D. By refutation (反驳)27. What is the main cause of the non-standard usage of the words by native English speakers? AChinese culture BChinese tradition CEnglish flexibility(灵活性) DChinese polluted environment28. The mentioned Chinglish words are created in the way _. Athat is generally accepted by native English speakers Bthat is often misunderstood by native English speakers Cthat sounds reasonable to native English speakers Dthat sounds natural to some Chinese C Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness. The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, habitual loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between habitual loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, habitual loneliness can be a sad and sometimes dangerous condition.29. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friends. B. Go to see a doctor. C. Just ignore it. D. Ask your teachers for guidance.30."It" in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to _.A. a physical problem B. sleeplessness C. temporary loneliness D. situational loneliness 31. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that_.A. lonely people don't have many social problems B. we depend on various persons for different reasonsC. one problem of loneliness is a person's social contactsD. lonely people don't have many friends32. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to Get Rid of Loneliness B. Loneliness and Diseases来源:学科网Z-X-X-KC. Loneliness and Social Contacts D. Three Types of Loneliness D Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones. We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion (get-together) to a date with a friend, people couldnt stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring ( pay no attention) the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids. “Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone and “snub(冷落)”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photosenjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.” Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.”Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of 来源:学科网interpersonal communication.来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K33. The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show . A. gun violence happens easily in the US B. phubbing may lead to terrible disasters C. the killer didnt mean to kill him D. the killer had made a careful plan34. Jimmys words suggest that . A. phubbing is actually harmless B. phubbing stops people enjoying their life C. phubbing affects peoples eating habits the most D. phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills35. What is the text mainly about? A. How the word “phubbing” came into being. B. The popular campaign of stop phubbing. C. The meaning of the word “phubbing”. D. The great harm of phubbing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。选项中的两项为多途选项。 The relationship between parents and teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says ,“ I care about my child, and I value school.” The best way a parent can show how much he or she values learning is by sending a prepared child to school every day. 36 Once a child gets behind in class, catching up can be difficult. Parents and teachers are partners in student development. A school community is built on relationships established(确立) among children, teachers, and childrens families.来源:学科网Z-X-X-K Here are tips for creating a positive relationship with your childs teacher. Meet with your childs teacher in the fall. 37 his or her special needs, outside activities, health, and home study habits. Look for the positive. 38 Share with your childs teacher something you particularly appreciated regarding the teachers role in the academic and /or social development of your child.Let the teacher know that you want to support the work that is being done in class. Ask for suggestions for expanding school activities into home activities. 39 You can send a note of thanks when something special takes place in the classr