1、海南省临高中学20142015学年度高二英语上学期期中考试题第一部分 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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. Where does the man usually have for breakfast now?A. Noodles. B. Porridge. C. Fried rice.2. Where was the woman waiting for the man?A. On the train. B. On the platform. C. At the information desk. 3. How does
2、 the woman probably feel like?A. Relaxed. B. Worried. C. Surprised.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Air conditioning. B. Lights. C. Power failure.5. What will the two speakers probably do?A. Watch a Beijing Opera B. Enjoy a drama. C. See a movie.第二节共（15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22,5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最
3、佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister.7. When will the woman most probably do?A. Buy some flowers. B. Clean up the house. C. Buy a card.请听第7段材料，回答8、9题。8. What time is it probably now?A. 6:
4、00pm. B. 6:20 pm. C.6:30 pm. 9. What will the woman do tonight ?A. Watch a movie. B. Do her homework. C. Visit Anna.请听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. What news does the man tell the woman?A. Peter is going to have a birthday party. B. He has received an invitation from Peter. C. Peter is going to get married thi
5、s summer.11. What was the impression the woman had of Miranda?A. She was funny. B. She was shy. C. She was friendly.12. When did Peter and Miranda first meet?A. About three months ago. B. About six months ago C. About seven months ago请听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13. What did the man learn first aid skills?A. By
6、 taking a course. B. By reading the newspaper. C. By learning from his mother.14. What story did the woman read about?A. A woman saved a neighbors life. B. A mother saved her daughters life . C. A mother saved a neighbors kids life .15. On whom did the man perform first aid before?A. A neighbor. B.
7、A little kid. C. An old woman.16. What is the womans mother most probably ?A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A reporter.请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17. When will the second course end?A. At the end of July. B. At the beginning of August. C. At the end of August.18. How long has Mr. Franken been working at this sc
8、hool?A. Five years. B. Twenty years. C. Twenty-five years.19. Where is the speakers office?A. Near the study center. B. Next to the teachers room. C. Near the computer room. 20. What time does school finish?A. At 6 pm. B. At 5 pm. C. At 4 pm.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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
9、每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂。AIt was a hot afternoon. I had a quarrel with the airport staff and then was asked to have a drug test. I missed the flight home later because of bad weather. Now my flight home was full and running late. I felt sorry and unlucky.At that moment，I noticed a 5-yea
10、r-old boy standing by his mother, watching me. He left his mother and slowly walked towards me. “Great！”I thought sadly，“Now I have to take care of a 5-year-old child. My day is now complete.”As he came closer，I found it was my hat that he was after. I wanted to tell him not to touch my things，but I
11、 was curious(好奇的)to know what he would do with my hat. With wide eyes，he gently touched my hat. He looked up at me，smiling，but saying nothing. I asked him if he wanted to wear my hat，he excitedly nodded，still smiling. I placed my hat on his head，but it fell down around his ears. He didnt mind and he
12、ld it up with both hands. He ran to show his mother，then back to me，still smiling. With much respect，he slowly took off my hat with both hands and gave it to me.I put my hat on and gave him an airplane card. Holding the card carefully with both hands，he looked up at me and said，“Mister，you sure are
13、lucky.” “Yes，I sure am,” I said. I admired the wisdom(智慧)of a 5-year-old boy, as I got the last seat on that flight home.21What do we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?AHe was going abroad but his flight was late.BHe felt unhappy because he quarreled with other passengers.CHe had a dru
14、g test because he was dressed strangely.DHe felt sorry and unlucky because his flight home was full and late.22What did the writer feel when he watched the boy walking towards him?AUnhappy. BInterested. CSurprised. DExcited.23Why didnt the writer stop the boy from touching his hat?ABecause he loved
15、the little boy very much.BBecause he wanted to know what the boy would do with it.CBecause he was too tired to do anything.DBecause his hat was not expensive at all.24We can learn from the passage that_.Athe writer often quarrels with othersBthe hat was too small for the little boyCthe writer later
16、became friends with the boys motherDthe writer thought he was very lucky in the endBThomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric lig
17、ht. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets o
18、f nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very of
19、ten. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discove
20、ring the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.25. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Edison invented the electric light.B.Many other people have changed Edisons life.C.Edis
21、on has changed the life of many other people.D.Few men in history can change other peoples life.26. In Edisons opinion, .A. thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as helpB. peoples success lies mostly in geniusC. hard work is the second important thing in making people succes
22、sfulD. there are few secrets for him to discover later27. The last sentence in the passage most probably implies .A. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beingsB. Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeC. Edison was able to live and work for 100 years D. People of his time were ready
23、 to give Edison another 100 years workCHigh school students are some of the busiest people in the world. To get the most from all you do, you must be in control of your time. Otherwise decisions that effect how well you play the game, what position you play and when you get to play will be decided f
24、or you. Your success in high school depends on your use of time. Here are some important things to remember. * Begin each term by filling in a master plan. First fill in things you must do(classes, work, practice, etc. That you cant change). Then find the most effective use for these times. * Set a
25、regular time and place for study. This will save you time in the long run, If you have a study hall in your school, use it ！ * Use daylight hours to study whenever possible. For most people for every hour of study done in daylight hours, it will take them one and a half hours to do the same task at
26、night. *Take breaks. Dont plan marathon（马拉松） study time. Have a short rest before you study again. *By using flash cards or summary sheets, you can use odd times to study-while youre waiting for class to start or for a friend to pick you up. * If possible, plan study time with a partner. Choose your
27、 partner wisely however. Make sure you study, not socialize yourself.（使社会化） * Do the most difficult tasks when you are active. (Take math for example: when youre energetic, it will become easier to solve; when youre tired, it will be impossible ! ) *Make a daily checklist (清单 ). Do the most importan
28、t tasks first.28. According to the passage, your success in high school mainly depends on . A. making full use of your time B. your hard work C. your brain power D. how well you play the game29. On how to use our time, we should follow the following suggestions EXCEPT A. working out a complete plan
29、for the whole term B. keeping a good balance between study and rest C. putting the most important tasks first D. trying to study alone instead of working with others30. We should use daylight hours to study whenever possible because . A. school study halls are open to students only in the daytime B.
30、 most people can spare more time to study in the daytime C. its more difficult to study effectively at night D. we have more important things to do than study at night31. The underlined word odd in Paragraph 6 probably means .A. strange B. irregularC. busy D. dividedDTherearetwokindsofmemory:short-t
31、ermandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.However,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.The followingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.Hennings
32、tudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate(中等),andnativespeakingstudents.Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.
33、Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording,someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestion
34、shadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakeso
35、nwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henningsresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-term
36、memory. B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong,termmemory.D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.33.FromHenningsresultwecanseethat_.A.beginnershavedifficultydistinguishingthepronunciationofwordsB.advancedstudentsalwaysrememberwordsbytheir
37、meaningC.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalikeD.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning34.Thewordsubjectinthepassagemeans_.A.memory B.thethemeoflisteningmaterialC.abranchofknowledgestudied D.thestudentexperimentedon35.Thepassagecenterson_.A.memory B.twokindsofmemoryC.short-termmemory
38、 D.anexperimentonstudents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。Question: Why is it so hard for some people to apologize after theyve done something wrong? I have made every effort to persuade my uncle to be nice to people that he knows hes hurt. 36 How I wish things would be
39、better if hed just say hes sorry and ask them to forgive him. Answer: 37 Its just easier for him to pretend nothing happened than to face the embarrassment (尴尬) of admitting he was wrong. Youve probably done the same thing yourself at some time. In fact, most of us have. Furthermore, what if others
40、wont forgive him even if he apologizes? 38 Pride blinds（蒙蔽） us to our mistakes or faults. Or at least it makes us pay less attention to their seriousness. Pride also makes us unwilling to admit to others that we were wrong. Perhaps were afraid they will look down on us if we admit it. 39 But others
41、see through our pride. And things would be far better if we admitted our faults and asked for forgiveness. 40 Now you know why your uncle refuses to apologize, talk to him again. Help him to learn how to apologize and ask for forgiveness from others.A. But a deeper reason is pride.B. But he just ref
42、uses to do that.C. We may even hope that somehow they will overlook it.D. As a result, you would offend others and hurt their feelings. E. There are a variety of reasons for your uncles refusal to apologize.F. Otherwise our pride would only hurt us and cause conflict with others.G. One reason your u
43、ncle finds it hard to apologize could be embarrassment.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In.1999,.Makeboughtasecondhandcarfor200 dollarssothathecouldtraveltoandfromworkmore_41_thanbybus.Itworkedquitewellforafewyears,butthenit
44、gotsoold,anditwascostinghim_42_muchinrepairsthathedecidedthathehadbetter_43_it.Heaskedamonghisfriendstoseeifanyonewasparticularly_44_tobuyacheapcar,buttheyallknewthatitwasfallingtopieces,so_45_ofthemhadanydesiretobuyit.MakesfriendSamsawthathewas_46_whentheymetoneevening,andsaid,“Whats_47_,Make?”Make
45、toldhim,andSamanswered,“Well,whataboutadvertisingitinthenewspaper?Youmay_48_moreforitthatwaythanthecostoftheadvertisement!”ThinkingthatSams_49_wassensible.（合理的）, heputan advertisement inaneveningnewspaper,whichread“Forsale:smallcar,_50_verylittlepetrol,onlytwoowners.Bargainat50.”Fortwodaysafterthead
46、vertisementfirstappeared,therewasno_51_.ButthenonSaturdayeveninghehadanenquiry (询问). Amanrangupand saidhewould liketo._52_himaboutthecar. “Allright,” Makesaid,feelinghappy.Heaskedthemanwhethertenoclockthenextmorningwouldbe_53_ornot.“Fine,”themansaid,“andIll_54_mywife.Weintendtogoforarideinitto_55_it
47、.”Thenextmorning,ataquartertoten,Makeparkedthecarinthesquareoutsidehisfrontdoor,_56_towaitthereforthepeoplewhohad_57_hisadvertisement.EvenMakehadto_58_thatthecarreallylookedlikeawreck（残骸）.Then,soonafter hehadgotthecarasclean_59_itcouldbe,apolicecarstoppedjustbehindhimandapolicemangotout.HelookedatDa
48、vescarandthensaid,“Haveyoureportedthis_60_tousyet,sir?”41.A.directly B.safely C.properly D.easily42.A.so B.such C.very D.too43.A.keep B.repair C.sell D.throw44.A.anxious B.lucky C.ashamed D.generous45.A.some B.neither C.none D.most46.A.delighted B.upset C.calm D.astonished47.A.on B.up C.it D.that48.
49、A.learn B.miss C.get D.find49.A.message B.advice C.request D.description50.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends51.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer52.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call53.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late54.A.follow B.meet C.bring D. introduce55.A.recognize B.gain C.admire D.test56.A.happening B.m
50、eaning C.turning D.failing57.A.read B.inserted C.answered D.placed58.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit59.A.as B.that C.so D.such60.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一至三个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为6170的相应位置上。OnedayTomcametoJohnands
51、aid,“OhJohn,Ihavemanybadhabits.WhichoneshouldIgiveupfirst?”Johnsaid,“Giveuptellingliesfirstandalwaystellthetruth.”Themanpromisedtodo61_andwenthome.Atnightthemanwasabouttogoouttosteal.Beforesettingout,hethoughtforamomentaboutthepromisehemade62_John.“IftomorrowJohnasksmewhereIhavebeen,whatshouldIsay?S
52、houldIsaythatIwentout63_(steal)?No,Icannotsaythat.IfItellthetruth,everyonewillstarthatingmeandcall64_athief.Iwould65_(punish)forstealing.But66_canIlie.”Sothemandecidednottostealthatnight,andgaveupthisbadhabit. Nextday,whenhewasabouttodrinkwine,healsoremembered67_hepromisedtoJohn,sohegaveup68_ideaofd
53、rinkingwine.Inthisway,69_themanthoughtofdoingsomethingbad,herememberedhispromisetotellthetruth70_alltimes.Onebyone,hegaveupallhisbadhabits.第二卷第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）按改错题的正确格式改正下列短文中的错误。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。Playfootballismyfavorite
54、.Ifallinlovewithitbychance.Oneday,Ifoundafootballonmywaytohome.IwastoocuriousaboutthelittleroundballthatIbegantoplayitwithmyfriends.Fromnowon,footballbecamepartofmylife.Ioftenplayfootballwithmyclassmatesafterclass.Weoftentrainourselves,sometimeswecompeteinfootballgamesinordertoimprovemyskills.Amonga
55、llthefootballstar,IadmireBeckhammostly.Itisnothishandsomeappearancebuthisskillsthatimpressmealot.Mygreatestdreamistobecomeprofessionalfootballplayerinthefuture.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）（注意：在试题卷上作答无效）最近，你班即将举行以“Life in the future”为主题的英语讨论。请根据以下表格中的要点，写一篇110词左右的发言稿，谈谈你心目中未来的生活，可适当展开想象，增加细节，以使行文连贯。医学癌症可被治愈能源新能源被开发利用，停止使用石油，煤炭，天然气等燃料旅行更方便快捷的交通工具出现，人类可去太空旅行和度假日常生活机器人进入百姓家庭，可提供各种服务
