腾八中2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分

命题人：何东晓

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)

1. Why does the man wear his sunglasses?

A. It’s sunny． B. It’s cool． C. His eyes hurt in the light．

2. What will the two speakers do today?

A. Stay at home． B. Go to a clothes show． C. Visit a friend．

3. What does the man mean?

A. He will deliver the luggage by car．

B. He won’t take the luggage with him．

C. He doesn’t need any help with the luggage．

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. E-mail. B. Information． C. Business．

5. What will the girl most probably do?

A. Go over her lessons． B. Go to the concert． C. Take an exam.

第二节 (共1 5小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why does the man apologize to the woman?

A. He makes a mistake in her order．

B. There isn’t the dish she orders．

C. He keeps her waiting for a long time．

7. What explanation does the man give to the woman?

A. He can’t understand the customers well．

B. He can’t do things fast enough．

C. He is a green hand on the job.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How soon will the exam begin?

A. In a week． B. In ten days． C. In two weeks.

9. What subject is the boy poor at?

A. English． B. Math. C. Chinese.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where is the man at present?

A. In Boston． B. In Washington． C. In New York．

11. When is a good time to have a trip?

A. On weekdays． B. On weekends． C. Every morning．

12. How does the woman advise the man to go to Boston?

A. By air． B. By bus． C. By train．

听第9段材料，回答第l 3至l 6题。

13. What does Helen want to set up?

A. A TV station． B. A radio station． C. A program club．

14. What will Helen do to collect money?

A. Get donations． B. Put on ads． C. Do part-time job．

15. Who are considered first to take a part?

A. Those hope to go into a career．

B. Those can donate money．

C. Those would like to work without money．

16. What do we know about the programs?

A. The programs haven’t been decided yet．

B. They don’t have to decide the programs．

C. There are already good programs．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the temperature today?

A. 16℃． B. 23℃． C. 27℃．

18. What is the weather like tomorrow morning?

A. Sunny． B. Cloudy． C. Rainy．

19. When will most of the southern half of the country bring rain?

A. This evening． B. Next afternoon． C. Next evening.

20. Which part of the country will keep temperatures down to about 19℃?

A. The southwest． B. The east． C. The north.

第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分40分)

（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

My son was a second-grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the first student on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the last student off in the evening. I was a teacher myself and it was a comfort to realize the school staff (职员) were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning environment.

One day I came home from work and waited for my son to get home for a long time. Then I called the school. “Perhaps he’s just a bit late,” said the secretary. “I will call the driver to see if those children are home.” A few minutes later, I answered the phone to hear that the other students were home. Then I called his friends’ parents, to see if perhaps he had gotten off at their stop to play. The answers were all “No.”

By that time, it was dark and I was scared. My home was in the mountain areas, and it was said that a wolf had come up somewhere. My husband wasn’t at home, so I forced myself to calm down and decided to go out to look for him. I was about to go out when the telephone rang; it was from the driver. “He’s okay,” I heard. “He was asleep on the seats in the back, under a couple of jackets. Since it’s dark, can he spend the night with my family?”

I was relieved and agreed. Since my son had a great adventure, the school started giving a copy of the list to the driver, so he could check off the children’s names when they got off the bus. I think highly of the school for taking the cautionary (警戒的) step ahead; it is a sign of their concern for students, parents, and staff.

21. From Paragraph 1 we learn that ________.

A. the author’s son went home by bus every after-noon

B. the author’s son came to school earlier than other students

C. the author’s home was farther than that of any other student

D. the author was a teacher in her son’s primary school

22. At first the secretary thought ________.

A. the author’s son was still at school

B. the school bus would arrive in a while

C. the author’s son was at his friend’s home

D. there might be something wrong with the school bus

23. The author’s son probably spent the night _________.

A. in the bus B. at his own home

C. at the driver’s home D. in the secretary’s office

24. The author wrote the text to ________.

A. praise the school for its quick action

B. thank the bus driver for his kindness

C. complain about the secretary of the school

D. show her concern for kids safety

B

It was in 1865 that two Frenchmen were looking into the future. Edouard de Laboulaye, who studied history, admired the United States greatly. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was a famous artist. De Laboulaye was thinking about 1876, when the country he respected so much would celebrate its 100th birthday. What gift would be good enough for the people of France to give? Right away, Bartholdi thought of a giant statue.

Bartholdi kept thinking about a statue for several years. Then, in 1871, he visited the United States and saw the perfect place for a huge statue. It was Bedloe’s Island in New York.

The project — the Statue of Liberty — got started almost immediately, and Bartholdi went home to France to begin work. However, the statue was not finished in time for the 100th birthday. The United States Congress approved (批准) the use of Bedloe’s Island on February 22, 1877. During the 100th celebration in 1876, the arm of the statue that would hold the torch was shown in Philadelphia. In 1879 the huge head was put on display in France. For the face of the statue, Bartholdi used his mother as a model.

The statue was finally completed in 1884. The work had been difficult enough, but then some really hard work began. The statue had to be taken apart and packed into boxes. It was not until May 1885 that the statue — in pieces — left France for its new home.

The statue arrived in June. However, the Americans fell behind on their part of the project. They hadn’t raised enough money for building the base of the statue. People wondered if the country really needed or wanted such a gift. Finally, though, the money was raised and the base was completed. The last piece of the statue was put in place on October 28, 1886.

25. What’s the right order of the following events?

a. The arm of the statue that would hold the torch was shown in Philadelphia.

b. The United States Congress approved the use of Bedloe’s Island.

c. The huge head of the statue was put on display in France.

d. Bartholdi visited the United States.

A. d a b c B. d b a c C. b a c d D. b d a c

26. When did the work on the statue begin?

A. As soon as Bartholdi thought of it.

B. After the United States Congress agreed to it.

C. After Bartholdi saw Bedloe’s Island.

D. Not until the US had raised enough money.

27. What happened after the Statue of Liberty was completed?

A. It was put together for shipping. B. It was taken apart and packed for shipping.

C. It was cleaned up for shipping. D. It was put in place on its base in France.

28. How many years did it take for the Statue of Liberty to be put in place on its base after it was completed?

A. nineteen. B. fifteen. C. one. D. two.

C

Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

　　One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.”

　　They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.

　　The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.

　　The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

29. Hundreds of years ago, the Romans ____ .

　　 A. came from the north through England to make war on Scotland

　　 B. came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland

　　 C. came from the north of England to fight the Scots

　　 D. came to the north from the south of Britain to fight the Scots

30. At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ____ .

　　 A. began to fight the Romans hard

　　 B. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight

　　 C. woke and rose immediately, ready to fight

　　 D. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight

31. The result of the war is that