1、高2015级第二期半期考试英语试题第卷（选择题，共100分）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， 从A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项。1. Where does the conversation take place ?A. In a library B. At a bookshop C. At the womans apartment2. Why did the man quit his job ?A. No challenge B. No good pay. C. Not fun3. What are the speak
2、ers mainly talking about ?A. Planning a vacation B. Saving money C. Raising salary4. What is the woman busy doing ?A. Going to concertsB. Studying C.Watching movies5. What can we know about the dinner ?A. It has been ready.B. It will be ready soon. C. It will be prepared.第二节：（共15个小题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分）听
3、第6段材料，回答第6、7 题。6. Whats wrong with the womans new roommate ?A. She doesnt sleep at night. B. She makes loud noises. C. She is crazy on chatting.7. Whats the woman going to do ?A. Complain to the landlord B. Chat with her roommate. C. Move out.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What would the woman like to do with th
4、e man ?A. Have a talk. B. Have a meeting. C. Have a date.9. What will the man do at 11:00?A. Pick up a client.B. Attend a meeting C. Finish a report.听第8段材料， 回答第10至12题。10. How long has the woman been smoking ?A. Over a year. B. Over several years. C. Decades of years.11. What does the man advise the
5、woman to do ?A. Smoke less. B. Not take a smoke break.C. Quit smoking soon.12. What will the woman do ? A. Start to workB. Go to classC. Have a talk.听第9段材料， 回答第13至16题13 .What does the woman think of the history exam ?A. Too hard B. Too many questions to answer C. Too much material to remember.14. Wh
6、at was the mans history exam mostly about ? A. The civil war. B. Martin Luther King. C. American society.15.What can we know about the speakers ? A. They have the same history exam. B. They have the same history teacher. C. They have the some exam time.16. Where will the woman go next ? A. Home . B.
7、 the library C. The classroom听第10段材料，回答第17-20题.17. Whats Route 66s nickname ? A. The Street of America B. Mother Road C. The East of West Road.18. How many states did Route 66 originally run through ? A. 8 B. 16 C. 1819. When was Route 66 officially opened ? A. In 1920 B. In 1926 C. In 193020. Where
8、 did Route 66 bring many Americans to during the Great Depression? A. The eastern states B. The western states C. The southern states第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 AThe arts, especially music, should be part of every schools lessons at every grade level
9、. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a c
10、hance to try out their own ideas. Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their childrens music instead of seeing them glued to a com
11、puter or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets
12、 kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-confidence.Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is
13、 why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.21. According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _.A. improving their classroom skills and paying attentionB. improving their classroom skills and imaginationC. improving their attention, direction and imaginationD.
14、 learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas 22. What does the underlined phrase glued to in the second paragraph mean?A. unwilling to turn onB. always lookingC. unwilling to leaveD. always playing23. Whats the advantage of being in a school band according to the writer?A. It helps c
15、hildren to be popular.B. It helps children join a gang.C. It makes the school life short and happy.D. It makes the parents happy.24. Whats the best title of this passage？A. Music is a must as a course at schoolB. Music builds childrens self-confidenceC. Music makes students much smarterD. Learning m
16、usic and making musicB Many people think that the BBC news programs are better than those on other channels because the BBC is not a commercial company. It pays for its programs from the television license money which everyone must pay if they have a television. The BBC, which is often known as “Aun
17、tie”, is the biggest news collecting operation in the world. It has the worlds largest network of foreign correspondents (记者). Ten percent of the BBCs annual budget(年度预算) is spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting. More than 1,700 people work for the BBC news service. The BBC produces mor
18、e than 214 hours of news and current affairs programs for radio and television each week. Each television news program costs about 78,000 per hour and each radio news program costs about 4,800 per hour. In the UK, about 19 million people almost 35% of the total population watch the BBC television ne
19、ws programs every day. Developments in technology are improving news collection and presentation every year. The BBC now uses special cameras in the TV news studios to film the news presenters, and captions the words and sentences at the bottom of the screen, are now produced automatically by comput
20、er.25. According to the first paragraph, we can learn that _.A. the BBC news programs are better than other programs B. many people are more content with the BBC than with other channelsC. if we have a television, we dont need to pay the television license moneyD. the BBC news programs are better th
21、ought of than the news programs on other channels 26. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The BBC has the largest network of foreign correspondents in the world.B. The BBC is now the only company to use special cameras to film the news presenters. C. The number of t
22、he people working for the BBC news service is the largest in the world.D. The percentage of the BBCs budget spent on news collecting is the largest in the world.27. We can infer from the passage that the UK has a population of about _.A. 19 million B. 54 million C. 5.4 million D. 6.6 million28. What
23、s the best title for the passage?A. The BBC News Service B. The BBC Is Not CommercialC. The Biggest Operation in The WorldD. Developments in Technology Are Improving News CollectionC In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. Travel was
24、 attractive to young Henson. So he made up his mind to find a job on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds. For the next five years, Henson sailed around the world. With the help of the ships captain and other sailors, Henson learned many subjects. By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885, Hens
25、on was well educated and had become an excellent seaman. Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, Lieutenant (海军上尉) Robert Peary came in to buy a hat and he asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea. Peary would soon trave
26、l to South America and he needed a man to help him. The shop owner knew about Hensons skills and experience at sea, so he introduced Peary to Henson. Peary and Henson had a lot in common, including their love of the sea. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on
27、 “the top of the world” at the North Pole (北极). He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true. Over the next five years, the two explorers (探险家) made two trips together to the North Pole. However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were worse than either
28、 of them had ever imagined. In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt (尝试) at reaching the North Pole. Both men were over forty years old. The years of hardship in the North Pole cold had taken their toll on both men. They made a mad dash (猛冲) straight across the ice toward th
29、e pole. In April 1909, Peary and Henson finally arrived at the North Pole. 29. According to Paragraph 1, Henson _. A. had an interest in sailing B. built the Katie Hinds in 1885C. was highly educated at school D. learnt sailing skills from his father 30. The second paragraph is mainly about _. A. ho
30、w Peary met Henson B. why Henson went to the hat shopC. how Peary traveled to South America D. why Henson stopped working on the Katie Hinds31. The underlined words “taken their toll on” in Paragraph 4 mean “_”.A. helped B. satisfied C. weakened D. encouraged32. The author develops the text mainly b
31、y _.A. examples B. order in space C. time and events D. cause and effectD We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it is part of the main course
32、 of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers. Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and
33、 then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste. The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink. When the Spaniards came to Mexico in th
34、e sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion. In the
35、 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People
36、liked the taste of milk chocolate even better. Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce. 33. It was _that discovered sugar could remove the b
37、itter taste of cacao. A. the workers in the chocolate factory B. the Spaniards C. the people in England D. the owner of a chocolate factory. 34. It can be inferred from the passage that_. A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar B. Mexicans like chocolate very muchC. chocola
38、te is a product of the cacao treeD. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk35. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate? a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England. b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. c. The Spaniards start
39、ed drinking cacao. d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together. A. a-b-c-d-e B. c-d-e-b-a C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Is there anything more important than health? I dont thi
40、nk so“Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. _36If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctorThe doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressu
41、re, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. _37The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice_38An old gentleman came to see the doctorThe man was very illHe told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his h
42、eart and lungsThe doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his diseaseHe told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest_39In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is” The doctor also s
43、aid that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldnt smoke more than one cigarette a dayA month later the gentleman came into the doctors office_40He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man“But you know, doctor,” he said, “its not easy to begin smoking at my age”AHe al
44、so advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walksBYou cant be good at your studies or work well when you are illCAfter that he will advise some treatment or some medicineDAll these will cost a lot of moneyEHe looked cheerful and happyFHe was more worrie
45、d about his illnessGSpeaking about doctors advice, I cant help telling you a funny story第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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。 Parents will always tell you that your school days are the happiest days of your life. Im sure you would 41 and
46、wonder if they were ever teenagers themselves. Of course they were, but its easy to 42 how stressful life as a teenager can be. You dont want to be 43 like a child and you want your 44 . You think you are old enough to make your own 45 but your parents dont think you are, so its likely that you will
47、 have arguments about almost 46 , from what time you should be home in the evenings, to your new boyfriend or girlfriend. If you dont do as your parents say, you will 47 trouble, but these arguments, 48 they are stressful, are a part of 49 and finding out who you are. You spend most of your time at
48、school so you might have 50 about keeping up with all your homework. There is a lot of pressure (压力) on you to do well in exams. But what if you dont like 51 ? What if you 52 sports and music? Your parents might want you to go to university so they will want you to do 53 in your exams. They will tel
49、l you how 54 it is to have a good education, 55 perhaps you dont agree. And then theres your appearance (外表). You want to look 56 , so youll spend hours getting ready for a party, but your parents dont 57 your clothes. Maybe you want to 58 your hair color, but your parents wont let you. Do you ever
50、face these 59 ? If so, what do you do to make your life 60 ? Write in and let us know how you solve them.41. A.understandB. disagree C. explain D. believe42. A. imagine B. discover C. forgetD. doubt43. A. calledB. treated C. loved D. punished44. A. successB. happiness C. safetyD. independence45. A.
51、decisions B. mistakesC. troubles D. speeches46. A. nothingB. everyone C. someone D. everything47. A. take B. solveC. get into D. stay out of48. A. if B. unless C. because D. although49. A. arguingB. moving on C. working D. growing up50. A. hopesB. worries C. plansD. discussions51. A. studyingB. sing
52、ing C. readingD. traveling52. A. hateB. playC. preferD. refuse53. A. freely B. slowlyC. well D. badly54. A. interestingB. importantC. difficult D. common55. A. soB. butC. sinceD. or56. A. beautifulB. strongC. braveD. crazy57. A. wash B. likeC. sendD. try58. A. keep B. loseC. showD. change59. A. ques
53、tions B. dangersC. differencesD. problems60.A.busier B.simplerC. sadder D. quieter第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过3个单词)。 In our life, the fear of heights always 61 (exist) and it is a common feeling that is easy 62 (understand). It is one of only two natural fears and
54、63 other is the fear of loud noises. Actually, having a fear of heights is good because it protects us 64 real danger. However, some people have an unreasonable and unhealthy fear of heights. They experience strong fears even inside a safe environment such as a tall building, 65 is not a common resp
55、onse and it is not helpful. 66 (fortunate), this can 67 (treat). There are many ways as follows. The most efficient way seems to make the people know 68 (they) fear, for example, by encouraging them to go to the top of tall buildings.Another way to overcome the fear is to learn to control the physic
56、al symptoms. When 69 (face) with a threatening situation, one can take slow, deep breaths. If possible, a few minutes of deep thinking may be 70 (effect) in reducing tension. In a word, the fear of heights can be dealt with.第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）My father and I stayed at the
57、 South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the downtown area, but it is easy to go to anywhere from the hotel by public transport.We lived in a comfortably doubleroom with a big bath. What I liked best were the free highspeed Internet connection in the room. I checked my
58、 email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with reasonable prices, and we enjoyed several local dish.It is such great hotel that I would recommend it to any friend of me who is going to Beijing.第二节：书面表达：（满分25分） 虽然我国已于2011年5月1日颁布了室内公共
59、场所全面禁烟的法令，但由于种种原因，室内公共场所全面禁烟仍难以实现。请你就以下要点用英语写一篇英语短文，简要说明这一情况。1. 指出现状（仍有大批人在室内公共场所吸烟）；2. 分析原因（宣传不够、对吸烟者惩罚不重等）；3. 你的看法。注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。 I am happy to see that China put a ban on indoor public smoking on May 1st, 2011. 资阳中学高一下半期考试试题答案一听力： 1-20题： CBABB BAAAA CBCAB BBAB
60、B二阅读理解： 21-35题 BCAA DABA AACC DBC 三七选五 ： 3640题 BCGAE四完形填空： 41-60题 BCBDA DCDDB ACCBB ABDDB五语法填空：61. exists 62. to understand 63. the 64. from/against 65. which 66. Fortunately 67, be treated 68. their 69. faced 70 effective六短文改错71. visitvisited. 72. butand/so. 73. to去掉 74. comfortablycomfortable75. w
61、ere was 76. for with 77. taking taken 78. dish dishes.79. such后加a 80. me mine书面表达：范文 I am happy to see that China put a ban on indoor public smoking on May 1st, 2011. But to achieve this goal, there is a long way to go, because there are still many smokers who continue to smoke in indoor pub-lic pla
62、ces. The first reason for the problem, I think, is that we havent made the smoking ban known to the pub-lic. In fact, many people dont know about the ban at all. Secondly, those who smoke in indoor public places arent punished enough. So they would rather smoke than follow the rule. In my opinion, on the one hand, we should let more people know about the ban; on the other hand, we should punish smokers who dont obey the rule harder.版权所有：高考资源网()
