开滦二中2014～2015学年第二学期高二年级4月考试英语试卷

说明：

1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷第（1）页至第（8）页，第Ⅱ卷第（9）页至第（12）页。

2、本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）

注意事项：

1、答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。

2、每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目标号涂黑。答在试卷上无效。

3、考试结束后，监考人员将试卷答题卡和机读卡一并收回。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。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。

Why does the woman look pale ?

A. She is ill B. She hasn’t slept well C. She is repairing a road

2. What is the weather like ?

A. Warm B. Cold C. Hot

3. What does the man’s sister want to be ?

A. A dancer B. An English teacher C. A dance teacher

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。

6. What are the two speakers mainly talking about ?

A. The concert B. The traffic C. The car

7. Why is the traffic so heavy ?

A. There is a car accident B. There is a concert in the park

C. There is a sports meeting in the park

听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。

8. Where is the woman going ?

A. To visit Eric B. To France to travel C. To the post office

9. Where is Eric from ?

A. China B. France C. Australia.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10. Where does the man want to go ?

A. State Street Station B. The science museum

C. The Friendship shopping mall

11. What happened to the man ?

A. He broke one of the ticket machines by accident

B. He didn’t know how to use the ticket machines

C . He didn’t have money to buy the ticket.

12. From which platform should the man get on the train ?

A. No. 40 B. No. 50 C. No. 14

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13. Why did the woman want to change her job ?

A. Because she wants a job as a typist

B. Because her former company closed down

C. Because she needs more time to study

14. When did the interviewer need help ?

A. At the weekend B. On Friday C. Late in the week

15. How much money will the woman get ?

A. $ 16 a day B. $ 1.60 an hour C. $ 16 a week

16. When is the company closed ?

A. On Sunday B. On Monday C. On Wednesday

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. Where is Paris located ?

A. In the south of France B. In the north of France

C. In the northeast of France

18. Which is Paris’ largest income source ?

A. Tourism B. Luxury items C. Book printing and publishing

19. When was the Paris subway system opened ?

A. In 1990 B. In 1909 C. In 1900

20. What will we learn about Paris next week ?

A. Its history B. Its economy C. Its transportation

第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节 满分30分)

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Life is difficult． It is a great truth . But once we truly understand and accept it , life is no longer difficult． Most do not fully see this truth．Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy．It seems to them that difficulties represent（代表）a special kind of suffering especially on them or else on their families, their class, or even their nation． What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one．Problems , depending on their nature (性质,本性) , cause us sadness，or loneliness or regret or anger or fear．These are uncomfortable feelings，often as painful as any kind of physical pain．And since life causes an endless series of problems，life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy． Yet，it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning．Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure．When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems，just as in school we set problems for our children to solve．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn．As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt , instruct (指导)．”It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．21. From the passage，it can be inferred (暗示) that _________. A．everybody has problems B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D．people like to complain about their problems22．The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ____. A．save space?????? B．persuade readers??

C．make readers laugh?? D．get readers’ attention23. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that_______ A．most people feel life is easy??????????????

B．the writer feels life is easyC．the writer likes to complain about his problems??

D．most people complain about how hard their lives are24. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve

in order to _____. A．encourage them to learn????

B. teach them to face the pain of solving the problem C．help them learn to deal with pain?????

D．teach them how to respect the problems25. The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt instruct” suggests

that ____. A．we do not learn from experience???

B．we do not learn when we are in pain

C．pain teaches us important lessons??

D．Pain cannot be avoided

B

London:?The Edinburgh Festival,?the?biggest arts?festival?of its kind in?the?world, got under way in?the?Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlioz’s “To Deum”, under?the?direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.?The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s “Parsifal”, with Claudio Abba do directing?the?Gustav Mahler youth orchestra (管弦乐队).?The?concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quash off and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to?the?programmers this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts. Earlier this month,?the Edinburgh?Fringe Festival,?the?largest show-case in?the?world for performance art, officially got under way with?theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations (演 出). Many of?the?fringe (边缘) artists, who can enter?the?fringe?festival?upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by?the?events of September 11. Thousands of people flock (蜂拥) to?Edinburgh?from around?the?world during?the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote (促进) and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It comprises (consists of) various dance, music, opera, and?theatre presentations taking place across?the?city during?the?three-week run.

26. When did?the Edinburgh Festival?begin?

A. August 10. B. August 31. C. August 15. D. September 11.

27. What did?the Edinburgh Festival?never have before?

A. Youth orchestra’s performances.

B. Poetry and music presentations.

C. Late evening classical music concerts.

D. American pianists and violinists.

28.The Edinburgh Festival?_______.

A. is?the?only?festival?of its kind in?the?world

B. has lasted over 50 years

C. began with a concert directed by Richard Goode

D. is actually a dance?festival?

29.?The?Scottish people hold?the Edinburgh Festival?_______.

A. to attract people across?the?world to?their city

B. to show?their fringe arts only

C. to attract famous artists to?their city

D. to promote and encourage art development

30. Many of?the fringe artists can enter?the?fringe?festival?this year, but?they _______.

A. pay a small fee B. are very rich

C. pay a lot of money D. own?their own bands

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填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。 Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. 31 However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 32 . They say that if a person wants to be successful, he has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

33 This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

34 People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. 35 .

A. Still, people say every dog has its day.

B. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

C. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.

D. Dogs are their best friends and they are loyal to people.

E. There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.

F. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

G. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.

第三部分：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was eight years old, I began to have a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 36 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us, so I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections, 37 I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I