高级中学2014-2015学年第一学期期中测试

高二英语

命题人：宣民华 王静 审题人：刘琳

本试卷共12页，分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，第I卷为1-50题，共95分，第II卷为51-86题，共40分。全卷共计135分。考试时间为120分钟。 注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、班级和考生号填写在答题卷上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；单词拼写的答案要写上首字母；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4．考试结束后，将答题卷交回。

第I卷（本卷共计95分）

一、完形填空：(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将对应的该项涂黑。

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ___1___ the necessities of life but couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ___2___ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

When I ___3___ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp (新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ___4___. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock (模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ___5___ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ___6___ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ___7___ of the company.

I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy.

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The part of my job I ___8___ most was the consulting (咨询) meetings I ___9___ with the family members of the men and women in my ___10___, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ___11___. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ___12___ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real ___13___, and my life is still guided by the ___14___ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ___15___ it. 1. A. provided 2. A. pay 3. A. came 4. A. drills 5. A. included 6. A. matter 7. A. good 8. A. took 9. A. ended 10.A. charge 11.A. lessons 12.A. gifts 13.A. vacation 14.A. important 15.A. gain

B. got

C. made

D. bought

B. find C. produce D. afford C. escaped D. graduated C. exercises D. reports C. required D. met C. exist D. work C. rest D. right C. enjoyed D. did C. continued D. held C. position D. choice C. training D. separation C. speeches

D. performances

B. returned B. tasks B. asked B. mean B. staff B. hated B. began B. situation

B. meetings B. descriptions B. place B. bitter B. achieve

C. job D. travel C. normal D. difficult C. show D. match

二、语法填空：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Cons (欺骗) happen a lot in our society. It can be hard to know who is really in need and who is trying to exploit (利用) other people’s 16 (kind).

Recently, I was finishing my work at home 17 the dog barked, letting me know someone was at the gate. I rushed to see who 18 was and there I saw a poor, fragile woman in her late fifties. This woman told me a story, “My husband and I live in a slum nearby. We earn 19 living working at construction sites. A few days ago my husband fell down the stairs while

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20 (carry) a heavy load. He was badly hurt and he 21 (lie) in bed with a high temperature for the past five days. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!’’

I felt really bad about her situation 22 was she telling me the truth or trying to cheat me for money? However, I went out with fifty dollars and handed it to her. 23 moment she got the money she burst 24 tears. She took my hand and said, “Thank you so much!”

From her tears I was able to figure that she was really in need of help. I 25 (move) and went back to my work smiling.

三、阅读理解:（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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No one doubts that students should study languages, maths and science in high school, but some may object to the idea that they should study art and music as well. To them, these subjects are useless for students’ future and are not worth the time and effort. In my opinion, however, it is necessary for middle school students to study art and music.

Art and music are a precious culture legacy（遗产）, which bring us pleasure and enjoyment. Have you ever been deeply moved by Beethoven’s famous Fifth Symphony? Have you ever been fascinated by the colorful starry night produced by Vincent van Gogh in his paint? Have you ever longed for the moving love between the Butterfly Lovers when you hear this well-known Chinese melody（曲调）? Art and music are not only images and sounds, but something beyond them. They are the products of passion and human wisdom.

Art and music help make students more creative. Artists and musicians are considered the most creative people in the world. It is because art and music sharpen their senses and provide a different perspective (视角) for them to see the world. Many great scientists benefited from art and music. Einstein, the greatest physicist in the 20th century, as well as an excellent violin player, is a good example.

Enjoying art and music is also a good way to relax. Middle school students, who typically carry heavy burdens of study, will definitely benefit from it.

To sum up, art and music should absolutely be included in the middle school courses, for they can bring students pleasure and relaxation.

26. According to the author, people who think art and music are useless for middle school

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