江西梳城中学2015_2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、丰城中学2015-2016学年上学期高二期中考试（英语学科）试题考试范围：必修1-5全五册 考试时间：2015-11-06 （本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第卷第一部分：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）请听下面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. Who repaired the computer? A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Pam. 2. What does Tom do

2、probably? A. A barman. B. A shopkeeper. C. A waiter. 3. When will the woman go back to work? A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 1:15 pm. C. At 1:30 pm. 4. Whats the womans problem? A. Shes always late. B. She wastes too much time. C. She spends too much money. 5. What will the man do afterwards? A. Put away his c

3、lothes. B. Buy another closet. C. Throw his old clothes away. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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、7题。6. When does Lucy bite her nails? A. When shes sad. B. When shes excited. C.

4、 When shes nervous. 7. What will the speakers do next? A. Watch a video. B. Play games. C. Visit a website. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers talking about? A. How to improve our brain. B. How to keep young. C. How to practice muscles. 9. Whats the womans suggestion? A. Join in more activities

5、. B. Slow down the life speed. C. See a doctor.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How does the man feel every morning? A. Sleepy. B. Busy. C. Relaxed. 11. What time does the man usually get up? A. At about 7:00. B. At about 8:00. C. At about 9:00. 12. What are the speakers going to do? A. Go to work. B. Have lunc

6、h. C. Choose clothes. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers? A. In Britain. B. In Germany. C. In France. 14. What does the woman do in most working hours? A. She handles daily affairs. B. She deals with e-mails. C. She manages the telephones. 15. When does the woman usually get off work? A. At

7、 5:15 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 4:15 pm. 16. What is the woman? A. A secretary. B. A director. C. An engineer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How can you get ready for dancing? A. Have enough food. B. Stretch your body. C. Have a good rest. 18. What does the speaker say about ballet? A. Its very hard to learn

8、. B. Its very relaxing. C. Its much free. 19. How many kinds of dances are mentioned? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 20. Which is the most favorable dance? A. Ballet. B. Jazz. C. Hip-hop. 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）阅读下面短文，然后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。AEveryone knows that eat

9、ing too much junk food is not good to our health. Yet, what is it about junk food that is so completely irresistible(无可抗拒的)? For one thing, its everywhere. From chips in fast food restaurants to candy in supermarkets, junk food always seems available. Thankfully, science is now providing new clues t

10、o help us reduce snacking. Make friends with dainty(讲究的) eaters.Studies have found that people tend to increase or reduce the amount of food they eat depending on what their companions are taking in.See happy movies and always get the smaller bag of popcorn(爆米花).According to some experts, people eat

11、 up to 29% more popcorn if they are watching a sad or serious movie, compared to when they are watching a comedy. Viewers consumed almost 200 calories more when snacking from a large bucket, as opposed to when given a medium-sized container.Eat breakfast.Nutritionists have gone back and forth（来来回回）a

12、bout the question of how much to eat in the morning, but new studies suggest that consuming a good breakfast is a must. Surveys on long-term weight-loss show that two key factors in keeping weight down are eating breakfast and exercising.Divide your food and conquer overeating.Any kind of dividing y

13、our food into portions slows down your eating. Any kind of marker makes you aware of what youre eating and of portion size. Researchers advise reallocating（再分配）snack foods into small plastic bags. It sounds simplistic, but it works.21. Why do people eat too much junk food though it is bad for our he

14、alth? A. Its delicious from chips to candy. B. Because its available here and there. C. Its easily taken everywhere. D. Its easily bought in fast food restaurants.22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. If people are watching a tragedy, they eat up to 29% more popcorn. B. Peo

15、ple are likely to eat more food when staying with friends. C. Nutritionists have the same opinion about how much to eat in the morning. D. People prefer to snack from a large bucket.23. What will he or she do if he or she wants to lose weight? A. To eat nothing in the morning. B. To get up early and

16、 to go to bed late.C. To eat breakfast and exercise. D. To snack from a medium-size bucket.B Can you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age. Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scie

17、ntists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力) of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people. The first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to

18、25. The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify the larger one. Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle 95 percent o

19、f the time. Next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. Heres where the trick lies in. In some of the pictures, the smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles making the orange circle appear larger

20、 than the other orange circle, which was the real larger one. And the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circlesso it appeared to be smaller than the real smaller orange circle. When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures, they werent fooledthey were still ab

21、le to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. Older children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. Older children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one, and adults got it wrong most of the time. As children get older, Doherty said, their brains m

22、ay develop the ability to identify visual context. In other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray circles, as well as the orange circle in the middle. As a result, theyre more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick.24. Why are younger children not fooled?

23、_. A. Because their brain can hardly notice related things together. B. Because older people are influenced by their experience. C. Because peoples eyes become weaker as they grow older. D. Because they are smarter than older children and adults.25. Doherty and his team of scientists did an experime

24、nt to evaluate_. A. childrens and adults eye-sight B. peoples ability to see accurately C. childrens and adults brains D. the influence of peoples age26. When asked to find the larger circle,_. A. children at 6 got it wrong 79 % of the time with no gray ones around B. only adults over 18 got it righ

25、t 95% of the time with gray ones around C. children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with gray ones around D. adults got it right most of the time with gray ones around27. According to the passage, we can know that_. A. a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white background B. an orang

26、e circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same size C. a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real size D. a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its real sizeCWhat does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competin

27、g interests. Your roommates need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable c

28、onsideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to

29、ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎

30、道义的）or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to

31、 the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the

32、 American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）.28. According to the passage, persuasion means _. A. changing others point of view B. exercising power over other people C. getting other people to consider your point of view D. getting people to agree with you

33、and do what you want29. The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“_”. A. fail B. win C. speak D. listen30. The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is _. A. unwelcome behavior B. difficult to do well C. a danger to society D. never successful31

34、. The passage mainly discusses _. A. peoples different opinions towards persuasion B. the reasons why people persuade C. that persuasion is both good and bad D. that persuasion is important and it is all around usDCars! Holidays! Thousands of prizes! Hurry! Free with every packet of splash! Your per

35、sonal lucky number! Will be among the 500,000 winners! Use splash for the softestquickest whitest wash! Dont delay buy a packet today! 32. Those who bought a packet of splash_. A. are sure to win a prize. B. are sure to be among the 500,000 winners. C. could get $500,000. D. could get the personal l

36、ucky number.33. Splash is_. A. a certain kind of material used for washing in high quality. B. something like a machine used to wash clothes. C. the softest, quickest, and whitest car to drive. D. one of thousands of prizes for players to win.34. Which of the following diagrams(图解) shows the correct

37、 relation? ：prize ：personal lucky number ：splash ：cars A. B. C. D.35. If you want to get prize,_. A. dont delay joining us in playing. B. you should buy 500,000 packets of splash. C. please buy a packet of splash. D. please drive a car as quickly as possible.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

38、填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。 MuzakThe next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 36 Its similar to the music you listen to, but its not exactly the same. Thats because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you

39、 dont even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway. Quiet background music used to be called “elevator music” because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has an new name “Muzak”. About one-third of the people in America listen

40、 to “Muzak” every day. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 37 If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the

41、 names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters dont want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 38 Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has

42、 been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 39 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries. 40 They say its boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enj

43、oy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak! A. Some people dont like Muzak. B. The music gives them extra energy. C. Music is playing in the background

44、.D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more. E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.第三部分：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）浏览全文，掌握其大意；然后从各题所给的A

45、, B, C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应选项涂黑。Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 41 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They dont act in the 42 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 43 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of 44 . One day, my mothe