屯溪一中2014—2015学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试题

第一卷(选择题，共115分)

第一部分：听力理解 I. 听力（共二节，每一小题1.5分, 满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分75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 is the shortest?

A. Jack B. Bob. C. The man.

2. How does the woman probably feel now?

A. Frightened B. Excited. C. Depressed.

3. Where are the two speakers probably?

A. In a swimming pool. B. On the beach. C. By a river.

4. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends. B. Waiter and manager. C. Bank clerk and customer.

5. What will the woman do tonight?

A. Go to the concert.

B. Help the man move.

C. Move into her new apartment.

第二节(共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

听下面2段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题,从每题所给的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。每段对话或独自读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。

6. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

A. Hot. B. Cool. C. Warm.

7. What will the woman probably do tomorrow?

A. Go boating. B. Stay at home. C. Enjoy some sunshine.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。

8. What did Ann Moore do in West Africa?

A. She worked as a nurse.

B. She helped to look after babies.

C. She offered help to African mothers.

9. What’s the conversation mainly about?

A. A working mother.

B. A modern-day inventor.

C. A new baby carrier.

听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. How does the woman go to work at the moment?

A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By car.

11. What’s the man’s reason for not driving to work?

A. His son is using the car.

B. He can’t afford the gas bill.

C. He lives near his workplace.

12. What do we know about the woman?

A. She isn’t married. B. She doesn’t like her boss. C. She was late for work today.

听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. What does the woman probably think of her work?

A. Quite difficult. B. Very boring. C. Too simple.

14. What does the woman say about her friend？

A. She is looking for a job.

B. She has no work experience.

C. She doesn’t dare to leave her job.

15. How many more years will the man work in the company?

A. Eight. B. Six. C. Two.

16. What position does the man suggest that the woman apply for?

A. A secretary. B. An engineer. C. A manager.

听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. Where will the new summer hours be posted?

A. Outside the dining hall.

B. Outside the student club.

C. Outside the students’ rooms.

18. When can the students get the information about films and concerts?

A. Each Sunday. B. Each Saturday. C. Each Wednesday.

19. When will the meals be served on weekends?

A. From 7:00 am to noon.

B. From noon to 7:00 pm.

C. From 5:00 pm to midnight.

20. What can the students use the new summer ID card for?

A. Using the school hospital.

B. Getting books from the library.

C. Doing sports in the athletic club.

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Next week, ______ British Parliament will vote on ______ ban for all cigarette advertising. Ministers wish to cut smoking children under 16 years by a third by 2012.

A. /; a B. the, a C. a,/ D. a, the

22. ---The average house price has fallen again this year in some big cities since 2007.

---______.

A. Quite OK B. That’s the case C. I agree D. Certainly

23. It is requested that the reporter______ to blame for the wrong report.

A referring to B referring to as C. referred to be D. referred to being

24. ---These grapes look really beautiful.

---They______! See the price $ 3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they?

A. would B. could C. might D. should

25. Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward ________ the outdoor concert by the pop singer.

A. to canceling B. not to canceling C. not to cancel D. to not canceling

26.The manager was annoyed by the ______ interruptions while he was on vacation, so he tuned off his mobile phone.

A. continuous B. regular C. constant D. common

27. The medium believes the price of petrol will rise by more than_____ two percent.

A. other B. another C. any other D. the other

28.---I wish I hadn’t thrown away that reading list!

---I thought you might regret it. That’s why I______ it up from the waste paper basket.

A. had picked B. would pick C. have picked D. picked

29. It is not always easy for the public to see______ use a new invention can be of to human life.

A. whose B. what C. which D. that

30. ---Did you see Jay Chou at his album signing event?

---Not really. We waited in line for an hour, only to be______ at the door.

A. tuned away B. turned out C. turned off D. turned up

31. Some don’t agree to the plan, while I’m out of______ opposed to it.

A. those who B. who C. those D. that

32. With efforts _______ conservation, we may believe that people enjoy a healthy life without the environment around them ________.

A. focused on; suffering B. focusing on; suffering

C. focused on; being suffered D. focusing on; suffered

33. The spokesman said that this was a______ negotiation because it solved a lot of problems between the two sides.

A. primitive B. persuasive C. protective D. productive

34. ---What were you up to when she dropped in?

---I______ for a while and _______ some reading.

A. had played; was going to do B. played; did

C. was playing; was going to do D. had played; did

35. So far, he must have achieved his goal, ______?

A. mustn’t he B. didn’t he C. doesn’t he D. hasn’t he

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Angry farmers gathered in Tokyo, shouting and shaking their fists on Tuesday in a protest to demand compensation（赔偿） for products contaminated（污染） by radiation from Japan’s nuclear plant.

The 200 __36__ , mostly from northeastern Japan, held some cabbage they couldn’t __37__. Many of them carried large signs__38__ “stop nuclear energy” outside the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Go. The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was _39__ in the tsunami on the 11th March, 2011.

“ My _40__ has run out. The nuclear crisis has__41__ destroyed our farming business,” said a 72-year-old Katsuo Okazaki, who__42__ peaches and apples.

_43__ leaking from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant---about 220 kilometers north of Tokyo---has been_44__ in milk, water and vegetables such as spinach from__45___ the plant. The government once __46___ the sale of raw milk from some towns from near the plant __47___ spinach, cabbage, broccoli and several other__48___ vegetables from throughout Fukushima district, though most restrictions in nearby areas have been__49____.

But even once restrictions are removed and produce has become __50____, farmers throughout the northeast fear consumers will reject their__51____.

It is estimated that it will take six to nine months to bring the plant into cold shutdown, which is a __52__ step that allows roughly 80,000 people who have escaped from home within 20-kilometer area around the plant to return.

Farmers are also__53___ about the about 3,000 cows, 130,000 pigs and 680,000 chickens they had to___54___. Some have already died, and many are weak and dying.

“ We have no dreams. No hopes. __55___ I ask myself ‘ How shall I live in the future?’” shouted Kazuhiko Suzuki, 70, from Fukushima.

36. A. workers B. farmers C. cooks D. gardeners

37. A. sell B. harvest C. buy D. plant

38. A. meaning B. writing C. speaking D. saying

39. A. built B. restored C. damaged D. known

40. A. patience B. strength C. money D. time

41. A. instantly B. totally C. merely D. slightly

42. A. develops B. trades C. stores D. grows

43. A. Heat B. Energy C. Radiation D. Waste

44. A. detected B. kept C. contained D. carried

45. A. beyond B. outside C. inside D. around

46. A. invited B. banned C. discouraged D. pushed

47. A. in spite of B. except for C. as well as D. including

48. A. leafy B. traditional C. common D. seasonal

49. A. tightened B. lifted C. introduced D. placed

50. A. ripe B. ready C. safe D. popular

51. A. vegetables B. food C. fruits D. produce

52. A. crucial B. basic C. minor D. likely

53. A. serious B. concerned C. disappointed D. particular

54. A. leave aside B. leave alone C. leave off D. leave behind

55. A. Since then B. Once again C. Each day D. As usual

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.

Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviewed and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Para, a 24-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experiences, which would take place in an art museum.

The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without hanging their heads. They ate vegetables and drank water from a garden hosepipe. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the hu