桥东中学2014-2015下学期高二期中考试英 语 试 题

完卷时间： 120 分钟 满 分： 150 分

第1卷（共100分）

第一部分 听力（30分）

第二部分 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36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

An American who was travelling in England went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to __21___ an old golden watch. He saw one that he liked, __22___ the owner of the shop asked as much as five hundred U.S dollars __23___ it. The American hesitated for moment. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, ___24__the watch out of the owner’s ___25__, and ran away with it. It all happened in a few __26___. When the __27___ ran out after the thief, he was already __28___ among the crowds. The American went on. At the corner of the street he __29___ the thief with ___30__ watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” He __31___. “ It’s __32___ one hundred dollars.”

“It’s clear the thief __33__ that I saw him stealing the watch.” The American thought. He paid at once and went back to his __34___ with the watch. He couldn’t help __35___ his friend about his good _36____.

His friend took a look at the watch and __37___, saying, “You’ve been made a ___38__ of. This watch isn’t worth __39___ ten dollars. I’m sure that the shop owner and the thief __40___ together.”

21. A. see B. enjoy C. sell D. buy

22. A. so B. or C. but D. and

23. A. on B. of C. with D. for

24. A. snatched B. stole C. robbed D. took

25. A. table B. hand C. bag D. pocket

26. A. seconds B. hours C. days D. months

27. A. policeman B. shopkeeper C. American D. assistant

28. A. missed B. seen C. gone D. lost

29. A. saw B. caught C. recognized D. seized

30. A. another B. the stolen C. a new D. a nice

31. A. whispered B. shouted C. explained D. cried

32. A. right B. just C. exactly D. only

33. A. didn’t notice B. knew C. didn’t know D. noticed

34. A. house B. hotel C. home D. shop

35. A. talking B. saying C. showing D. telling

36. A. luck B. story C. watch D. experience

37. A. enjoyed B. laughed C. cried D. appreciated

38. A. joke B. fun C. fool D. trick

39. A. only B. less than C. more than D. even

40. A. planned B. did C. sold D. considered

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

As more and more books become movie adaptations (改编), I can’t help but think how this will affect English classes in America. Thinking back to my years in middle and high school — ten years ago, I would be rewarded if I had read a number of classics. Today, a majority of those books are now also movies Life of Pi, The Great Gatsby, Much Ado About Nothing and Anna Karenina, to name a few.

Even modern books such as The Hunger Games and Harry Potter have been adapted for the big screen. In discussion with my students, I often hear them say they are not going to read books because movies will come out soon, which makes me wonder what effect movie adaptations have on modern-day students. Will the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) encourage them to read books more carefully or to use movies to improve their understanding of the text?

The CCSS requires students to provide text-based evidence when reading and discussing a book. By focusing on such evidence, teachers can pull specific details from a book that may have not made the final cut when the book was adapted for the big screen. For instance, after reading and watching The Hunger Games, there were a number of details from the book that were missing from the film — many people were disappointed with Rue’s meek (温顺的) movie role. A student who failed to read The Hunger Games would not quite understand Rue’s impact on the games in the same way as someone who had read the book and remembered all the details that went into her death.

I am not saying the CCSS will stop students from cutting corners, but I believe if teachers use the support the CCSS provides, it can be a great roadway to ensure all students are digging deep into texts and not just hitting the play button.

41. Ten years ago, students in America were .

A. fond of reading all kinds of novels

B. forbidden to discuss movies in class

C. encouraged to read many literature works

D. not allowed to watch movies in the cinema

42. Which of the following might be the effect that movie adaptations have on modern-day students?

A. They spend less time in reading.

B. They can’t understand English texts.

C. They discuss movies more frequently.

D. They spend less time in studying.

43. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. The Hunger Games is the worst movie adaptation.

B. Movie adaptations may bring trouble in understanding the books.

C. Rue’s impact on the games is perfectly presented in the movie.

D. It is a waste of time reading and discussing a book in class.

44. According to the text, it seems that the CCSS .

A. prevents students watching movies

B. provides students with well-known movies

C. provides guidance on teaching and learning

D. encourages students to write novels

B

Many?people?go?to?school?for?an?education.?They?learn?language,?history,?geography,?physics,?chemistryand?mathematics.?Others?go?to?school?to?learn?a?skill?so?that?they?can?make?a?living.?School?education?is?very?important?and?useful.?Yet?no?one?can?learn?everything?from?school.?

A?teacher,?no?matter?how?much?he?knows,?can?not?teach?his?students?everything?they?want?to?know.?The?teacher’s?job?is?to?show?his?students?how?to?learn.?He?teaches?them?how?to?read?and?how?to?think.?So,?much?more?is?to?be?learned?outside?school?by?the?students?themselves.?It?is?always?more?important?to?know?how?to?study?by?oneself?than?to?memorize?some?facts?or?aformula.?It?is?actually?quite?easy?to?learn?a?certain?fact?in?history?or?a?formula?in?math.?But?it?is?very?difficult?to?use?a?formula?in?working?out?a?math?problem.?Great?scientists,?such?as?Einstein,Newtonand?Galileo?didn’t?get?everything?from?school.?But?they?were?all?so?successful.?They?invented?so?manythings?for?mankind.?The?reason?for?their?success?is?that?they?knew?how?to?study.?They?read?books?that?were?not?taught?at?school.?They?worked?hard?all?their?lives,?wasting?not?a?single?moment.?They?would?ask?many?questionsas?they?read?and?they?did?thousands?of?experiments.?Above?all,?they?know?how?to?use?their?brains.?

45.?Many?people?go?to?school?for?an?education.?But?some?others?go?to?school?for?________.??

?A.?enjoying?themselves? B.?learning?subjects??

C. making?a?living D.??learning?a?skill??

46.?A?teacher’s?job?is?mainly?to?train?his?students?to?master?the?ability?of?______.????

A.?reading?by?themselves???? ?? B.?reading?and?thinking??

C.?making?a?living??? D.?studying?all?the?subjects?

47.?The?reason?for?scientists’?success?lies?in?the?fact?that?_______.?

? A.??they?knew?how?to?use?their?brain

B.?they?worked?all?their?lives?

C.?they?wasted?not?a?single?moment????

D.?they?read?books?that?were?not?taught?at?school

C

We?Are?One------- World Cup Through?My?Eyes'

Sharing?increases?your?happiness.?To?celebrate?the?2014 World Cup,?China?Daily invites

you to?share?what you’ve?seen,?heard?and?experienced?of the?international?event?or?World Cup-related stories in ENGLISH. Whether you?are?a football player,?a?journalist,?a student or?a?tourist,?we’d?like?you?to?sharewithus?yourWorldCup?experience,?as?viewed?through?your?eyes.So?if?you?like,please?join?us?today in?sharing?the?joy.

Eligibility（适宜人选):? Everyone?who likes World Cup or football

Topic: the 2014 World Cup

?Language:?ENGLISH?Only?

Length:?No?more?than?1,000?words?

Content:?Stories?with?photos?are?encouraged.

Time: June 1, 2014 --- August 1, 2014

How?to?submit?your?stories:?Send?your?stories?and?photos?to?wfcup@chinadaily.com.cn?

Why?join?us:?In?addition?to?the?satisfaction?of?supporting?our?work.?Your?stories?will?come

out?on?China?Daily’s?website. You?will?go?in?a?lucky?draw?to?win?a?prize.?

48.?China?Daily?invites?us????.?

A.?to?celebrate?the?2014 World Cup

?B.?to?support?their?work?

C.?to?win?a?prize

D.? to?show World Cup-related?stories?in?English?for?them??

?49.?Who?can?take?part?in?this?activity?

? A.?A tourist.? ?B.? Everybody??? C.?A?journalist. ?D.?A football player

?50.?Your?story?must?NOT.??????? ??????????????

?A.?be?written?in?English????? ? B.??be?submitted?after?August 1, 2014

C.?be?less?than?1000?words???? D.?have?any?pictures

51.?If?your?story?is?chosen?by?the?editor,?we?can?read?it ?.

? A.?in?a?magazine???? ? B.?in?a?storybook?

C.? on?China?Daily’s?website? ?D.?in?the?newspaper?named?China?Daily

D

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students．He held up(举起) a glass of water and asked the class，“How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g．

“It does not matter on the weight itself．It depends on how long you hold it．If I hold it for a minute，it is OK．If I hold it for an hour，I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day，you will have to call an ambulance(救护车)．It is exactly the same weight，but the longer I hold it，the heavier it becomes．”

“If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time，sooner or later，we will not be able to carry on the burden becoming increasingly heavier．”

“What you have to do is to put the glass down，rest for a while before holding it up again．”

We have to put down the burden sometimes，so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．

So before you return home from work tonight，put the burden of work down．Don’t carry it back home．You can pick it up tomorrow．

Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders，let it down for a moment if you can．

52．The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because ________．

A．he was very thirsty B．his arms were strong

C．his students wanted it D. it was a good example

53．“A glass of water ”in this passage referred to __