命题人： 审核人：高二英语组 2015.3.14

第一卷 选择题

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）

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. What are the speakers discussing?

A. Illness. B. Weather. C. Travel.

2. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In a taxi. B. In a bank. C. In a restaurant.

3. What time is it now?

A. About 8:00. B. About 9:00. C. About 10:00.

4. What did the man forget to do?

A. Buy some bread. B. Bake some bread. C. Go by the Baker’s.

5. How did the woman get the necklace?

A. She bought it herself. B. Her mother handed it down to her.

C. Someone gave it to her as a present.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6~7小题。

6. Why is the woman unhappy about the man’s parents’ coming?

A. They smoke in the house. B. They are bad-tempered. C. They don’t like her.

7. What is the woman concerned about most?

A. Their health. B. Their baby’s health. C. The man’s parents’ health.

听第7段材料，回答第8~10小题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister.

9. What does the woman think of the team?

A. It is young. B. It brings her fun. C. It performs poorly this year.

10. When will the speakers go to see the game?

A. On September 10th. B. On September 15th. C. On September 28th.

听第8段材料，回答第11~13小题。

11. Where did the woman find 200 dollars?

A. At a shop. B. In the street. C. At a police station.

12. What happened to the 200 dollars?

A. The police returned it to the owner. B. The police returned it to the woman.

C. The police are still looking for the owner.

13. Where was the man’s 100 dollars when he found it?

A. In his pants’ pocket. B. In his wallet. C. In the washing machine.

听第9段材料，回答第14~17小题。

14. Why does the man talk with the woman?

A. Her dog keeps him from his study. B. Her dog destroys his garden.

C. Her dog brings back a lot of dogs.

15. What does the man think is the dog’s problem?

A. He is lonely. B. He is hungry. C. He missed the woman.

16. What is the woman’s purpose of keeping a dog?

A. She likes dogs. B. She wants one to watch her house.

C. She wants to have one for company.

17. What does the man offer to do with the woman’s dog?

A. Bring it to his house. B. Feed it during lunch time. C. Walk it several times a day.

听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。

18. How old is the woman?

A. 70. B. 73. C. 76.

19.What do we know about the woman?

A. She likes eating dry earth. B. She is in poor health. C. She eats earth twice a day now.

20. What ability does the woman have?

A. She can keep young by eating earth. B. She doesn’t have to wear shoes in cold weather.

C. She can get recovered from an illness by eating earth.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项选择：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. — I'm going to Hongkong University for further study.

— __________. You've been dreaming to study in Beijing.

A. Why not Tsinghua? B. Good luck! C. Congratulations! D. Good idea!

22. The old farmer,_____ the badly-injured and wounded soldier, came out of the burning house, _____for help.

　　A. supporting; calling ????　 B. supported by; called

　 C. being supported by; called???? ? D. being supporting; called

23. What ______ will it ______ whether you are a boy or a girl? As long as you set your mind to it, nothing can be difficult.

A. differences, tell B. sense, make C. difference, make D. use, make

24. Japan says its Prime Minister promised to provide the world with "maximum transparency" about ____ accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant during _____ telephone call.

A. the; a B. the; the C. an; the D. an; a

25. ____________ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.

A. Though he had been told B. Having been told

C. Having told D. He had been told

26. Do you expect ________ to be a possibility that we may have seven days off for the coming Duanwu Festival?

A. it　　　 　　 B. there C. us D. this

27. — What impresses you most about your hometown?

— The street, the width of which is three times ______ it was ten years ago.

A. that B. as C. than D. what

28. You mustn’t drink before you drive. There is ________ danger in drunk driving.

A. precious B. diverse C. potential D. anxious

29. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a

years-long and highly public battle ____ cancer．

A. in B. by C. with D. through

30. When Alice came to herself, she did not know how long she ______ there。

A. had been lying B. has been lying C. was laying D. has lain

31. __________ has already been pointed out, grammar is not a set of dead rules.

A. As　　　 B. It　　 C. That　 D. Which

32. —Next week I’ll travel to New Zealand with my parents.

—It’s________.

A. absolute B. fantastic C. helpful D. adventurous

33. — Jack, take more clothes when going camping. It ______ be very cold in the mountains.

— Thank you, Mum. I will.

A. can B. should C. shall D. must

34. — You should have told her about the meaning of the gesture.

— I meant ______, but I had some unexpected guests.

A. to do B. to have C. doing D. doing so

35. He knows a lot about films. No one in our class can________ him in that knowledge.

A. catch B. suit C. compare D. match

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项A,B,C和D中，选出填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Long long ago, human beings used to walk barefoot. A king happened to travel 36 into the countryside. He was greatly troubled by the 37 roads where gravel(砾石) and broken stones pricked(使刺痛) and numbed(使麻木) his 38 . When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 39 with cattle hide(牛皮). He thought it was beneficial not only to 40 but also to his people and hoped 41 would no longer be a painful thing

But 42 all the cattle in the kingdom were killed there 43 not be enough hide to get the work done. Evidently it was a stupid 44 . As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 45 . At this juncture(关键时刻) a clever servant in the palace 46 to make a suggestion. "Your Majesty, why don't take an easier way? You don't have to mobilize（调动）so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money 47 . What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide." Surprised and 48 , the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 49 .

This is said to be the origin of using 50 to make shoes. Though it sounds 51 and strange, it inspires us to think. It is much easier to change oneself than to change the world. 52 it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 53 an attempt to change the outer world. Why don't try to put yourself on the 54 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem 55 you change your way of thinking.

36. A. much B. near C. far D. a lot

37. A. smooth B. rough C. long D. busy

38. A. body B. arms C. feet D. legs

39. A. crowded B. filled C. covered D. put

40. A. others B. himself C. them D. themselves

41. A. walking B. swimming C. singing D. shopping

42. A. as well B. even if C. as long as D. when

43. A. would B. should C. must D. may

44. A. comment B. chance C. attempt D. opinion

45. A. sigh B. sign C. cheer D. weep

46. A. wanted B. ventured C. planned D. hoped

47. A. wasted B. borrowed C. saved D. loaned

48. A. moved B. excited C. pleased D. bored

49. A. decision B. plan C. suggestion D. measure

50. A. leather B. silk C. plastic D. cloth

51. A. odd B. funny C. amusing D. surprising

52. A. Or B. But C. So D. However

53. A. makes B. tries C. takes D. gives

54. A. direction B. situation C. occasion D. position

55. A. before B. if C. while D. until

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；并从每题后所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother