2014-2015第二学期高二期中考英语试题卷

本试卷共8页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

I 语言知识及应用?(共两节, 满分45分)

第一节 完形填空 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和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。

The Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics and even the Paralympics are popular all over the world. However, there’s still a very __1__Deaflympics, in which matches don’t __2___shooting and arrow.

In the years before 1924, international sports offered __3__ chances for young Deaf people. In fact, there were very few national organizations to __4__ sporting competitions for the Deaf. Mr. Eugéne Rubens — Alcais, a Deaf Frenchman, worked very hard to __5__ six official national organizations to accept the idea and to take part in the International __6___ Games, a deaf version of the Olympics Games.

Deaf sporting leaders __7__ together at the Café de la Porte Doree, 275 Avenue Daumesnil, near the Bois de Vincennes in Paris on the 16th August,1924. This meeting agreed to __8___ up an organization called the “International Committee of Silent Sports”(CISS) to __9__ a union between all Deaf sporting federations and to produce some __10__ for this organization to institute and control the every—four—year Games. This historic meeting __11__ so much to the Deaflympic Games moment that the first Games was held in Paris in 1924, making it the oldest among the disabled sports organizations. It also __12___ official recognition and help from the International Olympic Committee.

The first Winter Deaflympic Games (formerly named International Winter Silent Games and Winter World Deaf Games) were __13__ in Seefeld, Austria in 1949. Thirty—three __14___ from five nations took part. And today, more and more deaf people are __15__ to take part in this Game.

1. A. special B. stupid C. popular D. vivid

2. A. occupy B. hold C. include D. support

3. A. ordinary B. common C. limited D. abundant

4. A. provide B. join C. allow D. recognize

5. A. abandon B. persuade C. order D. encourage

6. A. Summer B. Winter C. Silent D. Official

7. A. got B. witnessed C. stood D. stayed

8. A. put B. set C. rise D. take

9. A. build B. operate C. follow D. found

10. A. events B. games C. rules D. sports

11. A. contributed B. distributed C. paid D. played

12. A. request B. collect C. receives D. accepts

13. A. held B. opened C. organized D. donated

14. A. teams B. athletes C. runners D. leaders

15. A. planning B. deciding C. going D. dreaming

第二节 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词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Just now, I entered the website “Topic for Today”. I feel 16 (interest) in the report on middle school students’ using cell-phones. In fact, more students now come to school 17 cell-phones. People have different opinions about this phenomenon. Some think it is convenient __18____ (get) in touch with others with the cell-phone, which also makes you feel safe especially in time of trouble. Besides, it is enjoyable to use 19__ (variety) functions of different cell-phones. However, 20 think differently. First, the cell-phone is not 21 must in school, ___22___ there are some IC phones there, 23 (make) it easy to call others. Second, many students often play e-games and send e-massages with their cell-phones, even in class, 24 will surely have bad effects on their study. What’s more, it ___25___(result) in a great waste of time and money. In my opinion, the cell-phone is a useful tool in our daily life. But it doesn’t mean we can use freely in school.

Ⅱ?阅读?(共两节, 满分50分)

第一节?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和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A

Nick Santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. He has no legs. He also has no limitations(局限).“ I know anything’s possible ,” the 12-year-old told TODAY ’s Ann Curry.

He can play baseball and football, play the keyboard and drums, and play video games with his brothers.

When Nick was born, he suffered a disease only found in 11 other people. The Santonastassos had three other children, and they decided to treat Nick the same as others, with love but without excuse.

“ We’re supposed to be heroes to our children, but Nick is a hero to us,” his father Michael said. But heroes have heroes, too, and Nick’s is Tiki Barber, the former football superstar who retired last year and became a reporter for TODAY. Curry told Nick that for his birthday, the show wanted to give him a new skateboard. The person who presented it to him was Barber.

“ You’re an inspiration,” Barber said. “ There are a lot of kids who might be at a disadvantage. You give them strength.”

Curry observed that most parents try to protect their kids from failure, but the Santonastassos didn’t do that with Nick.

“Absolutely not, “Nick’s mother Stacey said. “ If you do have a small failure, it just makes you stronger to succeed at the next stop.”

“ It builds self-confidence in yourself to try it again,” Nick added.

Recently, Nick entered a drawing in a statewide contest in New Jersey. His drawing was a tree with a spreading canopy (树冠) and deep roots. Above the tree were the words, “The roots of a family are…” Below the ground, the roots spelled out the final word for the message: “ Love.”

It won the contest. The judges didn’t know Nick’ physical condition. He won on merit (成绩), the same way he does everything else in life.

26. How did the Santonastassos treat Nick?

A. They gave him much more care B. They treated him as a normal boy

C. They made excuse for his failure D. They protected him from failure.

27. In the opinion of Barber, Nick__________.

A. would learn a lot from his failure.

B. would become a star in playing skateboard.

C. set a good example to other disabled kids

D. proved a real hero to other heroes

28. What message did Nick’s drawing express?

A. Love is the “root” of a family.

B. Each family has its own value among its members.

C. Trees without deep roots can’t grow tall and strong

D. Roots are the most important of a tree.

29. According to the passage, ______ people have the same disease, which Nick is suffering from.

A. two B. three C. eleven D. twelve

30. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Nothing Is Impossible B. Keep Trying Forever

C. The roots D. Nick and his Skateboard

B

Scientists have created a “ human-like robot” that can dance and do the housework.

“ Mahru” has been developed to imitate humans and can move its lips, eyebrows and pupils(瞳孔). The machine can also move its upper and lower body freely and automatically stop itself when walking.

In addition, it has been programmed to give out two kinds of pleasant smells to match its emotions.

The 1.5 tall robot was produced by researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and is the first South Korean- developed machine of its kind.

“ ‘Mahru’ will open the way for the commercial use of humanoid robots doing housework,” You Bum-Jae, leader of the development research team ,said. “ ‘Mahru’ can dance while walking on its legs and is able to work in place of a human.”

Through an advanced motion capture (捕获) system, “Mahru” can follow a variety of human movements and move its hands freely enough to deal with any obstacles that may get in its way when walking.

State-funded KIST showed the robot during a presentation at its head office in Seoul.

People here were treated to an entertaining demonstration which saw the robot show off the full range of its skills, most notably a series of dance moves.

The research team added that they had designed another “ Mahru”, this time with sensors(传感器) allowing it to distinguish(分辨) between faces and objects.

The showing of “ Mahru” came a week after researchers in Japan said they had created the “most human-like” robot in the world. A team at robotics department of Osaka University in Japan claimed that “ robogirl”, Repliee R-1, “ looks, moves and interacts like a human, and has silicone(硅胶) skin that feels almost human to the touch.”

31. “Mahru” made by KIST can do the following things EXCEPT____________

A. dance with other human –like robots B. move its body freely

C. stop automatically when walking D. express certain feelings through smells

32. According to what You Bum- Jae said in Paragraph 5, his research team wants to ________.

A. help robots with doing housework B. show its scientific power

C. make Mahru offer more fun D. explore Mahru’s commercial use

33. When Mahru” meets something in its way, it will be likely to________.

A. go around it B. turn back quickly

C. deal with it using its hands D. ask humans for help

34. According to the last paragraph, Repliee R-1 __________.

A. is another Mahru B. was made by KIST

C. has skin feeling similar to humans’ D. looks like a boy

35. The passage is probably a __________.

A. news report B. research report C. healthy report D. entertainment report

C

If you know the following fact, you’ll understand why many people suffer from foot problems. The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the Earth in a lifetime. That is enormous wear and tear on the 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles that make up the foot.

In a recent survey for the American Podiatric Medical Association, 53 percent of respondents reported foot pain so severe that it affected their daily function. On average, people develop pain in their 60s, but it can start as early as the 20s and 30s. And usually women give care to their feet while men don’t.

“a lot of people think foot pain is part of the aging process and accept it, and walk with pain,” said Dr Andr