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1、大田一中20152016学年第一学期期中质量检测高二英语试题（考试时间：2015年11月17日下午3：00-5：00 满分：150分）满分：150分 时间：120分钟 准考证号：2014（班级）（号数）I.听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 did the man get the tie ?A. He bought it himself . B. He got it from

2、the woman. C. He got it as a birthday present.2. How many people died in the accident ?A. Four . B. Two. C. None .3. Where does the conversation take place ?A. At a restaurant. B. At a gas station . C. At a garage .4. What are the woman ask the man to do ?A. Wash his hands . B. Give her the fork . C

3、. Have dinner together .5. What does the man mean ?A. He didnt see the paintings. B. He didnt understand the paintings . C. He didnt show his paintings at the exhibition.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。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

4、两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6 7题。6. What happened to the woman ?A. Her arm is broken . B. Her feet hurt a lot . C. Her knee is bleeding.7. What will the man do ?A. Give the woman first aid. B. Find a doctor for the woman. C. Take the woman to the hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8 9题。8. How does the man feel about living in Ecu

5、ador ?A. Bored . B. Satisfied. C. Unhappy.9. What did the man miss most about England ?A. His family. B. The food . C. His friends. 听第8段材料，回答第10 12题。10. What is the man doing now ?A. Repairing his keyboard . B. Answering an e-mail. C. Checking his appointment.11. What is the man going to give the wo

6、man ?A. A birthday cake. B. A flowered dress . C. An e-mail birthday card .12. What did the speakers usually do together in the past ?A. They hiked in the mountains . B. They rode their motorbikes . C. They surfed the Internet. 听第9段材料，回答第13 16题。13. Why will the boy quit the football team ?A. He want

7、s to try something new. B. He had to have too much practice.C. He didnt do well in it .14. What does the girl want to do ?A. Play a sport. B. Practice music often. C. Have more time to relax.15. Why does the boy think that the dance group is not suitable for him ?A. It is for girls only. B. Dancing

8、is useless. C. He is not a good dancer.16. What club will the boy join ?A. The music club . B. The cooking club. C. The dance group.听第10段材料，回答第17 20题。17. Why was Stan Laurel chosen to act together with Hardy ?A. He had a funny look . B. He was thinner than Hardy. C. He was a famous writer.18. How ol

9、d was Stan Laurel when he began to work in show business ?A. 6 years old . B. 20 years old. C. 26 years old.19. When did Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy gain the academy award ?A. In 1920. B. In 1926. C. In 1932. 20. What do we know about Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel ?A. They are Americans. B. They onc

10、e worked with Charlie Chaplin. C. They worked together at the Hal Roach studios.II. 完形填空(30分) In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 21 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 22 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ev

11、er before. How did we 23 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 24 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 25 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 26 . Another cause is our

12、 27 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 28 people, we are always looking for 29 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 30 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few. Our appetite for new products also 31 to the problem. We are

13、 32 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 33 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 34 useful possessions to make room for new ones. All around the world, we can see the 35 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting

14、 bigger. To 36 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 37 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 38 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem. Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 39 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes a

15、bout 40 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.21. A. key B. reasonC. project D. problem22. A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products23. A. face B. become C. observe D. change24. A. hide B. contr

16、olC. replace D. withdraw25. A. Thanks to B. As toC. Except for D. Regardless of26. A. safe B. funnyC. cheap D. powerful27. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division28. A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy29. A. ways B. placesC. jobs D. friends30. A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve31. A. ad

17、apts B. returnsC. responds D. contributes32 A. tired of B. addicted toC. worried about D. ashamed for33. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger34. A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away35. A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences36. A. show B. recordC. decrease D. measure37

18、. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands38. A. However B. OtherwiseC. Therefore D. Meanwhile39. A. by B. in favour ofC. after D. instead of40. A. spending B. collectingC. repairing D. advertisingIII. 阅读理解 （40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ADo you remember the man who contributed a lot to the u

19、nderstanding of British and American English? Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”. His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five g

20、enerations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College. Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in

21、Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army.Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didnt survive, but he was a good teacher be

22、cause instead of forcing his students to learn, like most teachers did, he rewarded them. He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him$1500 to move t

23、o New York City to edit a newspaper.In December,he founded New York s first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks,political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party, He wrote so much that a modern list of h

24、is published works required 655 pages .Noah Webster died on May 28,1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.41. Whats the main idea of Paragraph l?A.Websters college education.B.Websters famous dictionary.C.Websters daily routines.D. Websters mainachievements.42. Which of the following best

25、describes Websters life at Yale? A. Tiring. B. Tough. C. Smooth. D. Normal.43. What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale? A. A scholar. B. A teacher. C. A lawyer. D. A headmaster.44. Why was Webster a good teacher? A. Because he often rewarded his students. B. Because he set up many small

26、schools. C. Because he graduated from Yale College. D. Because he forced his students to learn.BSpending as little as $ 5 a day on someone else could significantly（较大地） boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia found.Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were

27、 measurably happier when they spent money on otherseven if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier. “We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn，” said Elizabeth Dunn，a psychologist at the Universit

28、y of British Columbia. They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness，report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity. “No matter how much income each person made，those who spent mone

29、y on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not，” Dunn said in a statement.Dunns team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit sharing bonus（红利）of between $ 3,000 and $ 8,000. “Employees who devoted mor

30、e of their bonus to prosocial spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself，” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.They gave t

31、heir volunteers $ 5 or $ 20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it. “These findings suggest that very minor changes in spending allocationsas little as $ 5may be enough to produce real gains in happ

32、iness on a given day，” Dunn said.45. What is the general idea of the passage?AThe more you earn, the greater happiness you will get.BSpending more money on yourself will make you happier.CIf you spend money on someone else, you will feel happier.DYou can spend only $ 5 a day on someone else to get h

33、appiness.46. The underlined word “boost” in the first paragraph probably means_.Ahelp to find Bhelp to bring Chelp to increase Dhelp to get47. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AThose who spend more money on others can get much more bonus.BPeople usually think sp

34、ending money on themselves will make them happier.CVery small changes in spending your money may be enough to gain happiness.DResearchers think that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn.48. Dunn is _.Aan employee in a company Ba psychologist at a universi

35、tyCa reporter in a journal Da volunteer in the experimentCFor many students, the joy of graduating from college is quickly replaced by the pressure of trying to find a job. Many new graduates think they lack the skills required in companies because they lack working experience.Students dont think ab

36、out what skills they developed during their college years over and above whats on their transcripts(成绩单)Colleges also provide “soft skills” that many employers require.Students have the ability at 2 am to write a paper while messaging their friends and watching TV. And thats a skill which can make e

37、mployees manage tight schedules effectively. The ability to function on four or five hours of sleep and work late to complete a project is particularly useful in industries like consulting, banking, law and technology. In the consulting world，youre going to travel a lot, and its different from a nin

38、e to five job. The fact that applicants are OK with that is very helpful.Recent students also tend to have more knowledge on technology than general people，so it takes less time for them to learn to use technological equipment. A survey found 30% people of 1821 years old agreed that they tried to ke

39、ep up with the latest styles and trended for electronic products, compared with 18% of 4554 years old and 15% of 55 years old and older.Students also frequently work on group projects in school, learning skills like teamwork and conflict resolution in the process. Living in schools can help prepare

40、graduates to work with people of different genders, races and nationalities. Students have much broader vision than many working professionals.These skills and experiences come so naturally to students that many of them forget to bring them up in job interviews. The recruiters(招聘者) may not know you

41、have these experiences and abilities. Sharing them frankly will help set you apart from others who are being interviewed.49. Which of the following is NOT included in “soft skills”？AManaging tight schedules effectively.BLearning how to use technological equipment faster than general people.CHaving m

42、uch broader vision than many working professionals.DHaving more working experience than other employees.50. If you can manage your tight schedules effectively，you can work as a_.Alawyer Bworker Cdoctor Dcook51. Why do many graduates think they lack the skills required in companies?ABecause they have

43、nt been trained in college.BBecause they have no chance to learn these skills in college.CBecause their skills come so naturally that they dont realize their value.DBecause they dont know what skills the companies require.52. The writer writes this passage to encourage students to be_in job intervie

44、ws.Apatient Bcareful Cconfident DhonestDParents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades. Other forms of parental involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a childs class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the to

45、pic.The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting(养育子女) where schools except them to act as partners in their childrens education. Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn.Kaith Robinson, the author of the study, said, I really dont know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids education that leads to declines in their ac