宿迁市三校2014-2015学年第二学期第二次质量检测高二英语试题

2015年4月

本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第一卷 (选择题，共80分)

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后。你将有两分钟的时间将卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题：每题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，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15秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只读一遍。

1. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A. At the hotel. B. At the railway station. C. At the airport.

2. What is the man’s purpose in meeting the woman?

A. To apply for a job. B. To try to please her. C. To find out her position.

3. What will the woman probably do first?

A. Hurry to the meeting. B. Go sightseeing by bus. C. Take the underground.

4. What will the woman do in the morning?

A. See Lisa off. B. Go to the zoo. C. Deal with an e-mail.

5. Why was the man angry?

A. The man damaged the woman’s dictionary.

B. The woman took his dictionary without permission.

C. The woman didn’t return his dictionary on time.

第二节（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10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三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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6、7题。

6. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The woman thinks men should open doors for women.

B. The woman thinks it unnecessary for men to carry heavy bags or luggage for women sometimes.

C. The man likes to help women in many ways.

7. What are they talking about?

A. Ladies first. B. Film tickets. C. Foreign etiquette(礼仪).

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How often does the No. 1 bus run?

A. Every 5 minutes. B. Every 10 minutes. C. Every 15 minutes.

9. When does Smith’s sister arrive?

A. At 4:30. B. At 4:20. C. At 4:10.

听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。

10. How long has the woman lived in Seattle?

A. 3 months. B. 13 months. C. 3 years.

11. What is the speakers’ former home famous for?

A. Festival. B. Garlic. C. Fruit.

听第9段材料，回答第12至13题。

12. What is the woman going to do?

A. To think about a good idea for Tom.

B. To give up the chance of helping Tom.

C. To help Tom leave the hospital as soon as possible.

13. Why does the woman ask Tom to put on his clothes?

A. She worries about Tom to get a bad cold.

B. She knows Tom used to wear more clothes in autumn.

C. She’ll take Tom to see other children who’ll have their tonsils out.

听下面一段独白，回答14至15题。

14. What do we know about the emergency exits?

A. There are six of them.

B. The nearest exit is behind you.

C. The number of rows to the exits is the same to everyone.

15. What should you do in an emergency landing?

A. Make sure you take your luggage with you.

B. Put on your oxygen mask at once.

C. Find the nearest exit first.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. The Expo site should be ______ from anywhere in the city of Shanghai within 90 minutes by bus ,subways and special taxis.

A. adoptable B. acceptable C. available D. accessible

17. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _________ each year.

A. is washing away B. is being washed away

C. are washing away D. are being washed away

18. With a large amount of work _______, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.

A. remained to be done B. remaining to be done

C. remained being done D. remaining to do

19. Although all of the apples ________, none of them ________ good.

A. have been tasted; taste B. have been tasted; are tasted

C. have tasted; taste D. have tasted; are tasted

20. He accidently _________ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.

A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out

21. Not only _________ interested in basketball but __________ beginning to show an interest in it.

A. the teacher himself is; all his students are B. the teacher himself is; are all his students

C. is the teacher himself; are all his students D. is the teacher himself; all his students are

22. Few people know the fact______ was not until 1936 that basketball became a regular part of the Olympic Games.

A. it that B. that it C. that D. it

23. --- I hear Tom is addicted ________ playing video games recently.

--- __________ no wonder that he often falls asleep in class these days.

A. to; there is B. in; there is C. to; it is D. in; it is

24. There’s nobody here ________ our English teacher. Fortunately, she is more than glad to give us help when we are in trouble.

A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than

25. You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request ___________ a question.

A. in search of B. in the form of

C. in need of D. in the direction of

26. The Amish reject cars because they like having tight communities _____ everyone lives close together.

A. when B. that C. which D. where

27. My elder brother is well tall. The little bed won’t __________ for him.

A. suitable B. fit C. do D. make

28. ---- Mum, can I play computer games for a while after I finish today’s homework?

---- You _________ get the permission to do so if you finish your homework alone.

A. must B. need C. shall D. may

29. It was a difficult time, but eventually things ____________ fine.

A. turn to B. turn up C. turn down D. turn out

30. Though _________ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.

A. astonishing B. was astonished C. astonished D. being astonished

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Waiting outside his classroom, 14-year-old Wasana stared idly at the heavy rain. Then his gaze fell upon the hill at the back of the classroom. He 31 enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and the water was also bubbling (冒泡) at the base of a boulder (大圆石) on the hill. Wasana felt it looked so 32 after staring at the water for a while.

Then it 33 him—the scene was alarmingly similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes. 34 a coming disaster, Wasana shouted, “Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!” Chaos 35 as the students ran to the open area used as an emergency gathering point. After 36 the site where the water was bubbling up from the ground, Principal Nihal Gurusinghe knew the school was in great 37 . They began to climb the hill and tried to change the direction of the flow, 38 they were too late: ten minutes later, massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud. There was little they could do as they watched the earth 39 an entire school block.

Returning home later with the muddy uniform that day, Wasana was 40 by his mother. He tried to 41 that he had saved 200 schoolmates but she didn’t believe him.

His mother finally realized that it was 42 when she saw a TV report about the disaster. Filled with 43 , she hugged Wasana and murmured that he was indeed a hero.

No one was hurt in the 44 , thanks to Wasana’s quick action and acute observation. The repairs, 45 $27,000, included a new retaining wall on the hill to 46 future landslides (泥石流). “The financial damage is nothing 47 to what would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” Gurusinghe says.

Looking back, Wasana said he didn’t think twice about the ridicule (嘲笑) that would have 48 if he had been 49 about the landslide. “It would be worse 50 I didn’t do anything when I already knew it was going to happen,” he says.

31 . A. heard B. noticed C. admitted D. imagined

32 . A. distant B. close C. obvious D. familiar

33 . A. interested B. disappointed C. hit D. impressed

34 . A. Fearing B. Escaping C. Preparing D. Controlling

35 . A. died down B. gave up C. broke out D. set off

36 . A. visiting B. exploring C. discovering D. inspecting

37 . A. peace B. trouble C. silence D. surprise

38 . A. but B. if C. as D. because

39 . A. fled B. covered C. passed D. overlooked

40. A. recommended B. cornered C. searched D. scolded

41.A. understand B. realize C. complain D. explain

42.A. true B. puzzling C. funny D. practical

43. A. ambition B. pride C. confidence D. patience

44. A. operation B. incident C. pressure D. attempt

45. A. saving B. earning C. wasting D. costing

46. A. prevent B. predict C. remove D. discover

47. A. referred B. compared C. added D. associated

48. A. remained B. stopped C. followed D. ended

49. A. upset B. worried C. wrong D. mad

50. A. before B. if C. so D. Though

第三部分　阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Rice is an important part of many people’s diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts have released a report about rice. It shows that eating white rice increases the risk of Type Two diabetes (糖尿病). However, eating brown rice reduces the risk of the disease.

The World Health Organization says more than two hundred and twenty million people worldwide have diabetes. Type Two diabetes results when the body cannot effectively use the sugar it produces.

More than thirty-nine thousand men and one hundred and fifty-seven thousand women took part in the study. They were asked about their diet and day-to-day activities, as well as any pre-existing diseases. The study found that the people who ate five or more servings of white rice per week had a seventeen percent increased risk of developing Type Two diabetes. But those who ate two or more servings of brown rice a week h