1、江苏省涟水中学20152016学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试英 语 试 卷（请注意：本试卷分为卷I和卷II两部分，请把答案填涂在答题卡上。试卷满分共120分。）卷I（85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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 kind of pet does the woman suggest? A. A dog. B. A fish.C. A cat.2. Which place is the wo
2、man looking for? A. A grocery store. B. A movie theater. C. The railway station.3. What did the man buy for the womans birthday? A. A fruit cake. B. Some apple pies. C. A bunch of flowers.4. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student.5.
3、Where is the woman? A. In a car. B. In an elevator. C. In a bookstore.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 does the man offer to do for the woman? A. Stay home with her.B. Make her some food.C.
4、 Drive her to a friends house.7. How did the woman probably get sick? A. From John. B. From the man. C. From her colleague.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman probably do for a living? A. She owns a restaurant.B. She runs a clothing shop.C. She works in a shoe store.9. What does the man want the w
5、oman to do? A. Lend him some money.B. Talk to his father for him.C. Buy him some new T-shirts. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What day is it today? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Sunday.11. What is the woman planning to do tomorrow? A. See her dentist.B. Attend a meeting.C. Join the book club.12. How many kinds of
6、 membership cards are mentioned by the man? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where was probably the man when he lost Milo? A. In a park. B. In a caf. C. In a car.14. What does Milo look like? A. He has short hair.B. Hes about 14 pounds.C. Hes black with white spots.15. Where does the w
7、oman tell the man to look first? A. Farther out. B. To the left. C. To the right.16. What do the speakers decide to do in the end? A. Call the police for help.B. Drive around to look for Milo.C. Run for a couple of blocks.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker? A. Ellen. B. Jenny. C. Maria.18. Whe
8、n is the rain expected to stop? A. On Sunday afternoon.B. On Tuesday afternoon.C. On Thursday night.19. What was todays temperature? A. In the low 70s.B. Around 50 degrees.C. Around 45 degrees.20. What time of year is it? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Fall.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分
9、）请阅读下面各题，从题中所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Be you cant expect me to finish all this work in so little time. A. reasonableB. confidentC. creativeD. grateful22.This is your order, a cake and an apple pie. ?Ill have it here.A. Anything elseB. Is that OKC. For here or to goD. Something to drink23.
10、Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future . A. purposeB. referenceC. progressD. memory24.You look upset. Whats the matter?I had my proposal again.A. turned overB. turned onC. turned offD. turned down25.Lionel Messi, the record for the most goals in a in a calendar year, i
11、s considered the most talented football player in Europe. A. setB. settingC. to setD. having set26.They are broadening the bridge to the flow of traffic. A. put offB. speed upC. turn onD. work out27.The machine might break down someday in the future, , you can dial this number for help. A. in that c
12、aseB. in what caseC. in which caseD. in whose case28.I am afraid well have to work extra hours, for there are still problems . A. remaining to settleB. remaining to be settled C. remained to be settledD. to remain to settle29.Carla go to that historical museum after school when she was a teenager.No
13、 wonder She is so familiar with it.A. couldB. shouldC. mightD. would30.The sleeping baby would be scared a sudden loud noise. A. was thereB. there wasC. should there beD. there should be31.In order to battle against smoking, they have to the simple fact that smoking does harm to the lung. A. get acr
14、ossB. account forC. adapt toD. benefit from32.Where are Edwards Parents now?In Shanghai. But they with him for 3 months before the Olympic Games.A. have stayedB. will stayC. stayedD. were staying33.The plan put forward at the meeting is perfect; there is still much room to improve. A. close toB. nex
15、t toC. far fromD. out of34. Mr Browns condition looks very serious andit is doubtful if he will . A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull away35.He ought to have been warned of the danger. ，but he wouldnt listen to me.A. Yes, he ought toB. So he didC. So it was with himD. So he was第二节：完形填空（共20小
16、题;每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。It was an unforgettable experience. We sat in a boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells at the bottom. If he could 36 find some and bring them up, he would make a lot of money. It was a good and fast wa
17、y to become rich. My uncle was with us to take care of us. Suddenly I saw Ofai 37 his arms . Then I could see a large dark fish 38 under the water. All at once I was frightened to 39 .“A shark!” cried my uncle. An anxious expression suddenly 40 on his face. He was thinking of how to save Ofai. We 41
18、 at my uncle and waited for him to take action.The fish came near. Now we could see him better. He was 42 a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat . What could we do to help Ofai? He had been under water for more than an hour. So by now he must be very tired and it was difficult for him to swim f
19、ast enough to 43 the trouble. Thinking that Ofais life was at great risk , my uncle could 44 it no longer. Without 45 he took his knife and jumped into the water. Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was 46 straight for Ofai. 47 ,suddenly, the fish turned . My uncles strong arm had 48 t
20、he knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ran from the shark. Now Ofai had time to reach the top. 49 he was safe in the boat . But the fish was 50 . He turned to 51 the man who had hurt him. As he swam to my uncle, he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went fo
21、rward. This time it cut deep into the sharks nose.For a minute the shark lay 52 . Now Uncle Harry was able to swim to the top. Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat. It wasnt long before the shark came to life. He hit the boat with such a hard 53 that the sides were almost pushed in . We rowed as ha
22、rd as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.It was my uncles 54 and ability that saved Ofai and all of us. We learned a lesson from this experience that courage 55 everything in time of great danger. We will always keep this experience in mind. 36.A.still B. ever C. even D. yet37.A.wave
23、B. raise C. hold D. extend38.A.lying B. crawling C. moving D. jumping39.A.burst into tears B. lose heart C. lose my way D. hold my breath40.A.appeared B. existed C. reflected D. flashed41.A.called B. stared C. laughed D. shouted42.A.in B. of C. at D. with43.A.get along with B. break away from C. kee
24、p up with D. get out of44.A.stand B. make C. hold D. accept45.A.difficulty B. permission C. delay D. preparation46.A.heading B. waiting C. fighting D. looking47.A.Meanwhile B. luckily C. Then D. Anyhow48.A.put B. threw C. took D. sent49.A.After allB. Of courseC. At lastD. In fact50.A.angryB. calmC.
25、braveD. sad51.A.seeB. helpC. attackD. protect52.A.quietB. frightenedC. stillD. discouraged53.A.movementB. weightC. blowD. crash54.A.courageB. kindnessC. clevernessD. enthusiasm55.A.mattersB. meansC. suggestsD. overcomes第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“I w
26、ant to be just like you. You are from uptown, arent you?” the young man asked in the local slang with a broad smile unaware of the burning tropical sun. Selling bags of potatoes at the roadside, his extra-large T-shirt and faded blue jeans were a proof to the universal influence of American pop cult
27、ure in Africa. I had accepted a seat at his potato stand to take a break before concluding business in Accra that afternoon. Between busy sales serving customers stuck in traffic, he asked numerous questions about life in America, convinced that having a visa to the United States was like winning th
28、e lottery(彩票). How could I tell him that I envied his simple life and childish innocence when I was guilty of the silent culture that has helped to create a false image of Africans living abroad?Outwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United States. My white designer sh
29、irt and matching pants were straight from the shopping malls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer. Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disappointment. My clothes suggested wealthy, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings. Unc
30、les and aunties who were prepared to mortgage(作贷款抵押) their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States.America had helped me achieve my ambition for furthering my education and professional experience. I had arrived with a
31、high-school diploma, and after 10 years, I hold a graduate degree and have a relatively successful professional career. Every inch of progress, however, had been achieved through exhausting battles. My college education had been financed partly through working multiple minimum-wage jobs. I was fortu
32、nate to secure a job upon graduation, but adjusting to corporate culture made me pay another high price. Initially, I found myself putting in twice the effort just to keep up. Scared by a wave of layoffs, I went to graduate school part time because it was the only way I knew that afforded me an edge
33、 in job security. It was as though I had run 10 continuous marathons, one for each year abroad, and my body screamed for rest.56.Why did the young man say to the author, “I want to be just like you”? A. He dreamed to live in uptown with the author. B. He wanted to be an American just like the author
34、. C. He thought the author had won lotteries. D. He thought the author to be a successful man.57.Why did the author try to receive college education? A. He could not find any job in the job market without a graduate degree. B. A graduate degree ensured him to have more competitiveness in the job mar
35、ket. C. He could get a scholarship to support his life during his stay in America. D. He thought there is no end to learning, especially to American youth.58.Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage? A. An immigrant was turned down by the society after ten years of struggle.
36、 B. An African American returned home with fame and fortune. C. An immigrant returned home with an exhausted heart. D. A young African was climbing to the top of his career.BThe Enzian Art House in Florida was showing movies in the park. One Evening，a few weeks before Christmas，they showed The Chris
37、tmas Story and had a raffle（抽奖）with a girls bike as the prizeIt was attractive with colored streamers(飘带)，flowersbutterflies，a fascinating bell，all designed to delight a five-year-old girlBut I, who was fifty, won it!This led to a bit of a puzzle as I didnt have kids or grandchildren to give it to.
38、I wanted the bike to go to someone who didnt have the opportunity to own such a wonderful thingI contacted the shelter(where I occasionally volunteered in the kitchen)and while there was a big need for a sweet bike, there was also the potential for it to create conflict I sought elsewhere until I fo
39、und out about a couple in our church who had been going through hard times in their marriage because of drugs and a1coho They walked to our church(they didnt have a car)from a parking lot a mile away and they had a sweet little five-year-old daughter. On Christmas Eve I went to their parking lotThey
40、 had already left on foot to go to the candle lighting serviceTheir landlord was on the parking lot and when he heard that I wanted to leave the bike anonymously(匿名地)he offered to open up their trailer(活动房屋)There I saw a lone tree，so I put the bike behind it.It was a great moment for me and，I hope，a
41、 little bit of Christmas magic for the family and that little girl.59.What did the writer feel when he won a bike? A. Overjoyed.B. Surprised.C. Lonely.D. Puzzled.60.What can we infer according to the passage? A. The bike was of good quality.B. Children in the shelter were eager for a bike. C. The wr
42、iter often worked as a volunteer in the shelter. D. The Enzian Art House had a store to sell bikes.61.What made the couples marriage hard? A. Drugs and alcohol.B.Their unemployment. C. Having many children to raise.D. Their girls serious disease.62.What does the last paragraph imply? A. A sugarcane
43、is never sweet at both endsyou cant have it both ways. B. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. C. Present rose to others with remaining fragrance at hand. D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.CIt was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was a triage n
44、urse that day. I didnt think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.“Are you all sick?” I asked doubtfully.“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.But when it came to descriptions of
45、 their presenting problems, things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches werent accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches. but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complain
46、ed of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.Something was wrong, but I didnt say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, “Take your time; its warm in here.”On my sixth sense, I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished register
47、ing the family. No addressthey were homeless. The waiting room was warm.I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The littlest one was pointing at the television and crying out something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at the decorations on the Christmas three.I went back t
48、o the nurses station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurse, complaining about working Christmas, turned to sympathy for the family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when theres a medical emergency. But this one was a Christ
49、mas emergency.We were all offered a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a feast for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other thin
50、gs available that could be presents. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and go beyond the expectations, of a family who jut wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.Later, as the family walked to the door to leave, the fou
51、r-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered,“Thanks for being our angel today.”63.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. One of the children had language problems. B. Two of the children had headaches and earaches. C. The mother was eager to get a doctor to come t
52、o examine them. D. The familys symptoms made the writer a little confused at first.64.How did the author make sure the family were homeless? A. By asking someone else in the nurses station. B. By asking the mother questions. C. By reading the chart about their registration information. D. By reading
53、 the mothers expression.65.After knowing about the family, the nurses .A. offered a television to the childrenB. made decorations for themC. worked together to let them enjoy a happy ChristmasD. bought a lot of presents for them66.Whats the best title of the passage? A. A Poor familyB. Working on Ch
54、ristmas Day C. A Great NurseD. Home Is ImportantDJanelle was running late for work, so she just had time for a quick look at herself in the mirror as she was going out the door. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage ye
55、ars, she wasnt exactly obsessive-compulsive about the neatness of her clothes. But her boss at the restaurant saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrinkled blou
56、ses. As assistant manager, Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees. But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally, she would be lateand promptness(守时) was an area of even greater concern to her boss.So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat. C
57、arefully holding her blouse away from her body, she proceeded to iron it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical answer to a problem.And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really dumb i
58、dea and a really painful one as well. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn.Weve all been there, havent we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former roommate it was trying to p
59、ull his own wisdom teeth. For another college acquaintance, it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running.“Theres a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever Id botch up the look of our yard by trying out a faster, easier, spontaneously c
60、reative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn. “If a thing is worth doing,” he said, “its worth doing it right.” Theres a reason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.67.Janelle found in the mirror that . A. there were stains on her blouseB. she wore
61、 heavy makeup C. she put on a wrong blouseD. her blouse was wrinkled68.Its learned from Paragraph 2 that . A. Janelle had no sense of responsibility at work. B. Janelles boss put punctuality above appearance C. Janelle didnt care about the neatness of her clothe at all D. Janelle failed to set an ex
62、ample for employees for employees in daily work69.What does the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph mean? A. We all have done something creative. B. We are never careful enough in daily life. C. We all have done loads of things like Janelle. D. We all have tried to iron clothes while were wea
63、ring them.70.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph? A. Be creative.B. Do things right. C. Stick to old ways.D. A had beginning makes a bad ending.卷II（35分）第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and
64、 unlimited water running out of your taps? A new study says more than three hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water shortage now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid-fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short supply in many parts of the world. Rivers ar
65、e running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. However, the demand for water keeps increasing. So there comes unavoidably the water crisis!What I causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex combination of climate change and rapid population
66、 growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and driving governments to pump out so-ca
67、lled fossil water.Lack of water may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not safe. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty p
68、ercent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This I because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.One partial answer to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea is to
69、build more desalination(脱盐) plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are poor in water. A third suggestion is for countries to adopt ways of increasing the freshwater supply, such as teachin
70、g farmers in Africa methods to get clean rainwater. And nearly everyone agreed that amount of water on our planet cant be changed, but the way we use it can be if more people realized the problem. Last and the most important, public should be aware of saving water to defeat the water crisis.Water sh
71、ortagePresent situationWith rivers running low, lakes becoming 71 ,streams stopping flowing and groundwater 72 up, more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water shortage.CausesGlobal climate changes, 73 to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall and 74 population is
72、 driving explosive demand for water. 75 Lack of water may increase health problems, 76 to more international conflict and affect the 77 of economies in some countries. 78 More desalination plants can be built in the countries near the sea to change seawater into fresh water.Countries rich in water c
73、an sell water to 79 countries.Some ways can be adopted to increase the freshwater supply.Most 80 ,public should be aware of saving water to defeat the water crisis.第五部分单词拼写（按汉语意思或首字母写出正确的单词，每空0.5分，共5分）81.He didnt like the food but he managed to c it down.82.Ill call the restaurant and make a r , for
74、 there are always many guests at weekends.83.Accidents often a from carelessness.84.Would you please c my good wishes to your mother?85.The teacher often d the new books to the students on the first day of school.86.With no solid evidence, he refused to (承认) stealing the ladys purse.87.All the kind
75、people in the country (反对) giving aid to that country.88.From the puzzled expressions of the audience, we can see what the host said was (难以置信的)89.We must be aware of the p (潜在的) causes of traffic accidents.90.People who spend too much time on the Internet tend to (脱离) from the people around them.第六
76、部分：书面表达（满分20分）学习对每个人而言都非常重要。请你以“Be a Successful Learner”为题，根据下表的提示，写一篇短文。注意：1. 词数150左右。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。2. 作文中不得提及有关学生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。学习的重要性1 科技发展的需要2 激烈竞争的需要3 振兴中华的需要成功的学习者的共性独立、主动、目的明确、学以致用你的看法怎样成为成功的学习者（至少两点）：12Be a Successful LearnerStudy is very important for every individual because 参考答案120 BC
77、CAB BCAAC ABBAB CBAAC2135ACBDDBCBDCACCCD3655BACDABBDACACDCACCCAB5670DBCDBACDCCBDBCB71. smaller72. drying 73. threatening 74. growing / increasing75. Results /Consequences/Influences 76. lead77. development / improvement 78. Solutions / Measures79. waterpoor 80. importantly81. choke82. reservation 83
78、. arise 84. convey85. distribute86. admit / acknowledge 87. opposed / oppose88. Unbelievable89. potential 90. withdrawBe a Successful LearnerStudy is very important for every individual because we have to acquire new and advanced knowledge to keep pace with the rapid development of science and techn
79、ology. The fierce competition pushes everyone of us to seize every opportunity to study. And as the future generation of China, we should equip ourselves with rich knowledge to make our country stronger and more powerful.What makes successful learners? Successful learners are similar in many ways. T
80、hey are independent thinkers and take an active and positive attitude towards their study. Besides, they have clear objectives in mind. They know themselves well and have the competence of applying what they have learnt to practice.How can we be successful learners? In my opinion, first of all, we should develop our interest in study, as the saying goes, “Interest is the best teacher.” Second, we should form the habit of making plans for our study and keep a good balance between study and entertainment. Last but not least, remember not to depend on our teachers or textbooks only.
