1、2015-2016学年度新誉佳学校高二上学期英语期中试卷注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） AThat Will Teach You, Bear!One beautiful day, Bear was out hunting. As he walked past a fallen tree, he heard a small voiceshout, “Watch your feet!”Bear looked down and saw Cricket (蟋蟀). “You a
2、lmost destroyed my house,” Cricket said.“Ill walk wherever I want to,” Bear shouted as he showed off his size and strength. Cricket shouted back, “But its my house, and I should protect it!” This made Bear so furious that he said he would destroy the house, Cricket, and all of Crickets family. This
3、made Cricket angry. “I have a friend who is only half my size, but he is strong enough to beat you in a fight.”Bear laughed and said, “Go and get your friend, Cricket. Ill return tomorrow, and well see who can win in a fight.”The next morning, Bear returned to Crickets house. “Come out, brave Cricke
4、t,” called Bear. Suddenly he felt a terrible ache on his back. He yelled, but Crickets friend Mosquito (蚊子) continued stinging (叮) until Bear yelled, “I give up!”Just then Cricket appeared at the door of his house. Cricket told Bear to leave and never return. Bear quickly ran away.( )21.Where does t
5、his story most probably take place? A. In a city.B. In a town.C. At the beach.D. In a forest.( )22. What is the theme of this story?A. Time passes too quickly.B. Be friendly to neighbors.C. Size isnt everything.D. Dont be afraid of small things.( )23. What does the underlined word “furious” mean in
6、this story?A. big and strong B. very angry C. loud D. afraid( )24. How does Cricket finally solve (解决) his problem?A. He gets help from his friend.B. He invites Bear to his home.C. He and his family run away.D. He stings Bear to make him go away. BArthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-America
7、n player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943. When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care
8、of the park and made sure everything was right. Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never
9、tried to play tennis. He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity. Mr Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited
10、 and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play t
11、ennis”. Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world. ( )25.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?A. Where did Arthur grow up? B. Why did Arthur like tennis best? C. When was Arthur born? D. What did Arthur like to do at s
12、chool?( )26.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT _. A. tennis B. football C. baseballD. swimming( )27. What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten? A. He entered the park where his father worked. B. He copied tennis movements without holding a racket. C. He pretended to hit a tenn
13、is ball back and forth over a net. D. He played tennis better than players who were older than he was.( )28.This article is a(n) _. A. biography (传记) B. diaryC. advertisement D. piece of news CIs the whale the worlds largest fish? No. It looks like a fish, but it is really a mammal (哺乳动物). Then what
14、s the worlds largest fish? Its the whale shark.Although the whale shark is our biggest fish and lives in many oceans around the world, few people have ever heard of it. Scientists have not been studying whale sharks for very long. Much more needs to be learned about them.A whale shark is sometimes c
15、alled a “gentle giant (温柔的巨人)”. It likes to be alone and doesnt care a bit about divers or humans. The biggest whale shark weighed 24,250 pounds and was nearly 40 feet long. This makes it heavier and longer than a school bus. Inside its huge mouth are great numbers of very small teeth. To count all
16、of them, youll need to do some maths. The whale sharks teeth are arranged in rows. There are between eleven and thirteen rows on each jaw (颚) and about three hundred teeth in each row. However, the whale shark rarely uses its teeth. It does not chew or bite its food. Large amounts of water are pulle
17、d into its mouth and then pushed out through its gills (鳃). For a few months every year, a group of whale sharks comes to Ningaloo Reef, off Western Australia. This gives scientists a wonderful chance to study the large fish. Whale sharks do live in other oceans of the world, but no one knows their
18、population. It is possible that our biggest fish may need protecting. It is one of the reasons why scientists continue to learn all they can about these gentle giants.( )29.Which sentence can tell us that whale sharks are gentle?A. They have large mouths.B. They leave divers alone.C. They have small
19、 eyes. D. They live in many oceans.( )30.The fifth paragraph is mainly about _.A. how a whale shark eatsB. what a whale shark eatsC. how different fish use their gillsD. whats inside a whale sharks mouth( )31.Which of the following is the best title for the article? A. Gentle Giants B. The Diary of
20、a Sailor C. The Largest Animal D. My Life on the Sea D Shen Hao was born in 1964. He was the former first secretary of Party branch（原党支部第一书记）of Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County, Anhui Province. He died on November 6, 2009. From 2004 to 2009, he had done many good things for villagers. For the devel
21、opment of Xiaogang Village he had made great contributions. So he was respected by all the villagers. During the six years, he repaired the village roads, built a building for a number of villagers. He rented a house in the village and thought about how to get the villagers to get rich all day. Even
22、 in the New Year, he still got together with his villagers. At last, under his leadership, Xiaogang Village was out of poverty. Now the villagers are leading a rich life. He is a very filial（孝顺的）son, but he had almost no time to get together with his over 90 year-old mother. But she never complained
23、. His wife works in the bank and she is very busy. They both have little time to look after their daughter. Although he did not do what he should do to his mother, wife and daughter, all the villagers will remember their good secretary forever.32. What did Shen Hao do? A. A village. B. A volunteer.
24、C. The first secretary of Party branch D. A worker33. Why was Shen Hao respected by all the villagers? A. Because he repaired roads. B. Because he built a building for some people. C. Because he is a filial man. D. Because he has made great contributions for the development of Xiaogang Village. 34.
25、What did Shen Hao think about all day? A. He thought about how to mend the road. B. He thought about how to build houses. C. He thought about how to make the village rich.D. He thought about how to get together with his family.35. The underlined word “poverty” means_ in Chinese. A. 贫乏 B. 贫穷 C. 虚弱 D.
26、 贫瘠评卷人得分二、信息匹配（七选五） 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。Everyone wants to be a pop star. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pop star. 36 You get to sing and dance and make voices. People are willing to pay you tons of money and, of course, many fans love you. Its a perfect life; what could be t
27、he problems? 37 And one of the biggest problems is “crazy” fans who love their idols (偶像) too much. Andy Lau, the Hong Kong superstar, experienced that last year. A fan was so crazy about Andy that she persuaded her parents to spend all their money and travel to Hong Kong to meet him. Andy is a nice
28、 man so he met the girl and talked with her for a few minutes.That should have been the end of the story, but it wasnt! 38 In despair (绝望), the father jumped into the sea and said it was because Andy Lau had made him poor and had made his daughter a “crazy” fan. Its a very sad story and it shows wha
29、t can happen when ordinary people become crazy pop fans.We like famous persons, and we enjoy listening to them. 39 And some people think that, since they love the pop star, the pop star should love then back . Thats crazy! 40 They have their own families and friends. Their job is to entertain us, no
30、t to love us. So, dont be a “crazy” fan, be a good fan, and just appreciate the joy, the happiness and the excitement that your favorite pop star bring you.A. Well, clearly, there are lots of problems.B. Sometimes we think we know them as well as we know our closest friends.C. It seems like the cool
31、est job in the world.D. The family had spent all their money to meet Andy and they had no money to return home.E. They hated the superstar.F. Pop stars have their own personal lives.G. In fact, there is no difficulty in becoming a pop star.评卷人得分三、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
32、）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Born in America，I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors(祖先). When I was three，my parents flashed(快速出示) cards with Chinese 41 at my face，but I pushed them 42 .My mom believed I would learn 43 I was ready. But the 44 never came. On a Chinese New Years Ev
33、e，my uncle spoke to me in Chinese，but all I could do was to 45 at him，confused，scratching my head.“ Still cant speak Chinese？”He 46 me，“You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.” “Hey，this is America，not China. Ill get some 47 with or without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for 48 . “Remember t
34、o ask for fresh fish，Xin Xian Yu，”she said，handing over a $20 bill. I 49 the words，running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish 50 surrounded in a sea of customers.“Id like to buy some fresh fish，”I shouted to the fisherman.But he 51 my English words and turned to serve the nex
35、t customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 52 their impatience .With every 53 ，the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew strongermy blood boiling 54 me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng，”I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned 55 and I ran back home 56
36、 ，except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry？Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese. I should feel right at 57 .Instead，I was the joke，a disgrace(丢脸)to the language. Sometimes，I laugh at my fish 58 ，but，in the end.the joke is on 59 .Every laugh is a culture 60 ；every laugh is my h
37、eritage(传统)fading away（渐渐消失）.41A. customBgamesCwordsDlanguage42A. aheadBaround CalongDaside43A. whenBbeforeCunlessDuntil44A. success BstudyCtimeDattempt45A. aim（瞄准）BjokeCnodDstare（盯着）46A. cared aboutBlaughed atCargued withDasked after47A. right nowBfrom nowCat times Din time48A. decisionBpermissionC
38、informationDpreparation49A. repeatedBreviewedCspelled Dkept50A. farmB standCpondDmarket51A. guessedBforgotCdoubted(怀疑)Dignored(忽视)52A. byBas Cwith Dfrom53A. secondBeffort CdesireDmovement54A. forcing BallowingCpersuadingDleading55A. brightBblankCpaleDred56A. open-mouthed Btongue-tiedCempty-handedDbr
39、oken-hearted57A. serviceBhomeCriskDroot58A. trade(贸易) BdeedCchallengeDincident（事件）59A. itBusCmeDthem60A. thrownBlostCdividedDreflected第II卷（非选择题） 评卷人得分四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Two businessmen 61 (fly) to Australia to play in a weekend golf match. Their team won a
40、nd they both received green jackets. 62 their last night in Australia, they stayed up late drinking beer. They were still drunk in the morning, _63 they drove their rented car to the airport. The road was empty. Suddenly. something jumped in front of the car. The driver couldnt stop in time and the
41、car hit it. The men got out of the car and found a large kangaroo( 袋鼠) 64 (lie) on the road. The drunken men began to laugh and decided to take some photos with the dead kangaroo. One of the men decided to put the jacket on 65 kangaroo. So they dressed the poor kangaroo in a green jacket .Then they
42、posed with it for some photos. Suddenly, something amazing happened. The kangaroo opened 66 (it) eyes. It was not dead. But it was very 67 (anger). The kangaroo hit the two men and knocked them out. Then it ran 68 .In the kangaroos new green jacket were the car keys ,a passport, and the air tickets.
43、 Later that day, a motorist phoned the police.“Youre 69 going to believe this .” he said,“but a kangaroo in a green golf jacket is 70 (run) along the road to the airport .”The police finally found out the whole story, and they punished the two drunken men.评卷人得分五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。
44、请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 Rose wanted a job. She went to many offices and she didnt like any of them. One day she saw a board in an office read: “This office needs a typist whom can type 200 words a minute.” Rose was exciting. When
45、Rose went to the managers office, the man was writing something. Rose knocked at the door and the manager raised her head. “Do you need a typist?” asked Rose. “Yes!” he said. Rose clapped her hand. She couldnt help saying, “OK! How much will you pay for me every month?” The manager thought for a whi
46、le and said, “I will pay you 77 dollars for first three months. Then I will pay you 300 dollars every month.” Rose smiled and answer, “Great! I will come and work here three months late.” The manager was speechless.评卷人得分六、书面表达（(满分25分） 假定你是李华。请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中
47、还需说明：李明：高个子，戴眼镜 航班号(flight number)：CA985到达：8月6日上午11:30注意：1.词数100左右2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头语和介绍语已为你写好.Dear Peter,How are you doing? _.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua阅读：21-25 DBBAA 26-30 BDABA 31-35 ACDCB 36-40 CADBF完型：41-45 CDACD 46-50 BABAB 51-55 DCAAD 56-60 CBDCB语法填空：61. flew 62.On 63.but 64.lying 65.the 66.its 67.angry 68.away 69.not 70.running改错：1. and-but 2.reading 3.who 4.excited 5.her-his 6. hands 7.去for 8.for-the 9.answered 10.later书面表达：略
