莆田24中2014—2015学年高二下学期英语期中考试卷

Ⅰ.听力理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节

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秒种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。

When is the last entry day?

A. June 13 B. July 30 C. August 2

2. What is the woman's favorite animal?

A. Dogs B. Cats C. Horses

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A postcard B. A friend C. A lake

4. Where will the barbecue be held tonight?

A. Beside the forest B. By the river C. Outside the café

5. Why is the man worried?

A. He forgot to bring boots?

B. He will be late for the match.

C. He found his sandwiches gone.

第二节

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题。

6. What is the relationship between the man and Kevin?

A. Roommates B. Teammates C. Colleagues

7. What does Kevin like best?

A. Computers B. Novels C. Sports

听第7段材料，回答第8、9.10题。

8. What does the man want to do?

A. Design a company website.

B. Conduct a customer survey.

C. Get an Internet service.

9. What does the man tell the woman?

A. His account number

B. His home address.

C. His company name.

10. What is the woman going to do?

A. Put the man's information into the computer.

B. Give the man a new phone.

C. Fill out a form for the man.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题.

11. What is the most important for teenagers' health according to the man?

A. Food B. Sleep C. Exercise

12. What does the man think of an hour's exercise for teenagers daily?

A. It's not enough B. It's OK C. It's too tiring.

13. What does the man suggest teenagers do?

A. Wash hands often.

B. Stop eating fast food.

C. Do school work previously.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

What does the woman want to go to Edinburgh?

A. This morning B. This afternoon C. Tomorrow morning

15. How much will the woman pay?

A. ￡5 B. ￡7 C. ￡9

16. Where will the woman get on the bus?

A. Outside the library

B. In front of the Grand Hotel.

C. In Bridge Street.

17. What can we learn from the conversation ？

A. It will take 20 minutes to go through town.

B. The journey will take the woman half a day.

C. The woman wants to visit shops and museums.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What will the people living close to the sea do due to global warming?

A. They will harvest more food.

B. They will get seafood more easily.

C. They will have to move to other places.

19. How will global warming affect the people living in dry places?

A. They will have many floods.

B. They will not have enough food to eat.

. C. They will have clean drinking water.

20. Why may penguins be dying off?

A. They are lacking in food.

B. They are having difficulty finding living places.

C. They are being killed by the warmer temperatures.

第二部分 语言知识及运用

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从56—70各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Suppose you have everything: a good job, good health, good relationships and a lot of money to spend. But still there is something missing from your life. Guess what? The love. It is not something that you should ignore. Life without love is just like body without soul.

Love gives meaning to life as without love life is meaningless. Lucky is the person who gets love and keeps the flames of love burning for ever. It is not a matter of days or months. Love is for life and life is for love.

It is easy to fall in love but difficult to keep the flames of love burning. Before having serious long term love relationships, be sure that the person you love is also sincere with you. A selfish person can make your life terrible. If this is the case with you then try to get rid of that person as soon as possible.

Most people do not give importance to their love life as they give importance to their professional life. This is a bad choice which ruins the whole life. A balance between the two is necessary in order to enjoy life in its entirety .Do not lose the love you need.

In order to make your life more exciting and enjoyable, you need a loving and caring person with whom you can share your values, dreams, joys and jokes. In difficult times of failure, pain, or loss of dear ones ,this person should stand firm beside you and comfort you in every possible manner.

Love your life and love the person who is in your life. Keep the flames of love burning to live a great, great life.

21. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

A. Love is only for life.

B. Life is designed only for love.

C. Life is not separated from love.

D.When you have a good life, you can own a real love.

22. Which of the following do you think is the most difficult?

A. To fall in love with a person.

B. To find a real person loving you.

C. To make the flames of love burning forever.

D. To keep good relations with friends.

23. If you want to keep the flames of love burning, you should .

A. try to get rid of your bad manners as soon as possible.

B. make certain that the person you love is also sincere

C. try to find out whether the person you love really loves you

D. make sure that you treat the person sincerely

24 .According to the passage,the writer wants to tell us .

A.to value everything one has B. to be sincere with the people around

C.to live a life full of love all one’s life D. to avoid being a selfish person

B

Some people will do just about anything to save money．And I am one of them．Take my family’s last vacation．It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip．The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day．I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back．But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay．I took my nine-month-old and took off for home．

The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight．Yes, I encouraged — okay, ordered — them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars．Our total take: $1,600．Not bad, huh?

Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either．But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar．And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up．

I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing（揭露）the worst tricks．I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today show for over a decade．I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide．And I really do what I believe in．

I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth．I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants．But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut．It keeps its shape longer, and it’s the first thing people notice．And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture．Quality lasts．

25．Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?

A．They took a later flight． B．They had early bookings．

C．Their flight had been delayed． D．Their flight had been cancelled．

26．What can we learn about the author?

A．She rarely misses a good deal．

B．She seldom makes a compromise．

C．She is very strict with her children．

D．She is interested in cheap products．

27．What does the author do?

A．She’s a teacher． B．She’s a housewife．

C．She’s a media person． D．She’s a businesswoman．

28．What does the author want to tell us?

A．How to expose bad tricks． B．How to reserve airline seats．

C．How to spend money wisely． D．How to make a business deal．

C

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. In her biography（传记）, she well remembers her good friend, Sean, whom she met in secondary school, helped build her confidence in becoming a very good writer.“He was the first person to know my serious dream to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was certain to be a success at it, which meant much more to me.”

Rowling met many difficulties in her writing, especially fantasy(幻想） stories. It wasn't until l990 that she first got the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four(delayed train) hours, and all the details appear in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, glasses-wearing boy who didn't know he was a wizard （男巫）became more and more real to me.”

That same year, her mother passed away after a ten-year illness, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.

During this time, Rowling suffered from depression（抑郁症）. She ,out of work,completed her first novel in the cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.

Now with seven books sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with the confidence of a friend !

29.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A. Confidence of a Friend Helped the Success of Harry Potter

B. J.K.Rowing’s Hard Life and the Success of Harry Potter

C. J.K.Rowing---author of the Harry Potter book series

D. How J.K.Rowing Firstly Got the Idea of Harry Potter

30. According to the passage, we know J.K.Rowing_______.

A. had a happy family

B. had a ten-year illness

C. earned a lot from her novels

D. published 12 boo