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‎2014-2015锦州市高二英语上学期期末试卷（有答案）‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 本试卷备有答题卡，请在答题卡上作答，否则无效。‎ ‎2. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间 100 分钟，试卷满 分 120 分。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力 （略）‎ 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，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from ‎Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register,‎ I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.‎ I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way,‎ and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.‎ I wrote them a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterwards, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.‎ Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon I returned to my car and found I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.‎ I told them my trouble. They helped me but accepted no payment. So when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.‎ ‎“Thank you”— two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.‎ 高二英语 第 1 页 （共 8 页）‎ ‎21. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ________.‎ A. to visit a friend B. to see his parents C. to pay at the cash register D. to have more gas for his car ‎22. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?‎ A. He called his friend for help.‎ B. The couple offered to help him.‎ C. The couple sent him a business card.‎ D. He had it pulled back to the gas station.‎ ‎23. The battery of the author’s car was dead because ________.‎ A. something went wrong with the lights B. the meeting lasted a whole day C. he forgot to turn off the lights D. he drove too long a distance ‎24. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show ________.‎ A. how to write a thank-you letter B. how to deal with car problems C. the kind-heartedness of older people D. the importance of expressing thanks B Rafting the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River is considered as the top adventure tour in the US. This is the only one- day white water experience of the Grand Canyon available operating from April 1st through September 30th. All participants must be at least 8 years old.‎ Tour Timetable:‎ ‎7:45 am—Arrive at the lodge (集会处)‎ ‎9:00 am—Meet your expert Hualapai Indian River Runner guide and board your 8-person motorize draft, which is the true beginning of white water river rafting experience. Lunch served by the Hualapai Indians and nature hike included.‎ ‎7:00 pm—Arrive at the hotel to have dinner and to see a show Tour Passenger Checklist:‎ You’d better take the following things: swimsuit and sunglasses, sun hat, sweatshirts,‎ cameras and T-shirts.‎ Tour Requirement:‎ Each passenger should present his or her photo identification card such as a driver’s license or passport in order to board a plane.‎ Price: $509 per person.‎ Reserve Tour:‎ To talk to a live person, call us toll free: 800-222-6966 or 702-655-6060.‎ 高二英语 第 2 页 （共 8 页）‎ If you have any questions regarding the trip, please CLICK HERE to fill in the form and contact us.‎ If you would like to send us an e-mail, you can contact us at info@raftingthgegrand canyon.com We look forward to helping you plan your trip.‎ ‎25. When can travelers start their rafting experiences?‎ A. At 9:00 am. B. At 7:45 am.‎ C. At 7:00 am. D. At 10:00 am.‎ ‎26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？‎ A. Travelers can join the trip in October.‎ B. Children are forbidden to join the trip.‎ C. Lunch must be brought because no food is served.‎ D. The photo identification card is required to board a plane.‎ ‎27. Which of the following way can’t help travelers contact them?‎ A. Sending an e-mail. B. Visiting them in person.‎ C. Filling in a form. D. Making a telephone call.‎ C It’s 8:00 am. James Butters gives 18-month-old Thomas his milk, then breakfast. After getting Thomas into his outdoor clothes, they head for the park to watch birds and play on the grass. With lunchtime drawing near, they’re back home for an afternoon of drawing, playing with cars, maybe watching some children’s programs.‎ James isn’t Thomas’dad. He is a nanny( 保 姆) —a man nanny obviously, interestingly termed a “manny” specially trained and in his third nannying position. At 27, he cares for Thomas, and another boy of a similar age.“It’s much freer than an office job”, he says,“and you’re getting to see children develop and grow. You become very close to them, for sure. I don’t think I’m special or better than a woman nanny; everyone has their own approach. But I’m unusual.‎ Friends laughed when I started studying nursery nursing. In my class, I was the only man among ‎70 women. Somehow, I made it.”he said.‎ Although it’s not yet common to find men in traditional nannying courses, things are changing. In the United States, parents are employing young mannies, sometimes to care for babies, but more often as active role models to get junior away from the TV and computer. From rollerblading(轮滑) friends to summer swimming mannies, these are the big brothers who are always willing to play, largely because they are paid for it.‎ It’s catching on here in Britain, too. Earlier this year, Norland Nanny‎ ‎College welcomed its first full-time man student, 19-year-old Peter Cummins in Wales. While some families find it difficult to accept the idea of a young man in a traditional nannying role, man nannies are increasingly popular.‎ 高二英语 第 3 页 （共 8 页）‎ ‎28. James likes his own job because ________.‎ A. he is an unusual nanny B. he can get closer to kids C. he can enjoy more freedom D. he can do better than others ‎29. Why are young mannies becoming popular in America?‎ A. They are good at computer games.‎ B. They are better trained for their jobs.‎ C. They can protect the boys like big brothers.‎ D. They can get boys in more healthy activities.‎ ‎30. The author mentions Peter Cummins in the last paragraph to ________.‎ A. stress the importance of mannies B. show Britain is following the trend C. prove the advantages of man nannies D. support the traditional views to mannies ‎31. This passage is mainly about ________.‎ A. a new job for man B. a challenge upon tradition C. mannies and nannies D. babies and their mannies D You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. It’s the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart, they will become more intelligent. A quick Internet search reveals( 透 露) plenty of products to help you in the task. Whatever your age there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozart’s music, but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed.‎ The phrase“the Mozart effect”was made up in 1991, but it was a study described two years later in the journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest about the idea that listening to classical music somehow improves the brain. It is one of those ideas that sound reasonable. Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we’ll become more intelligent.‎ The idea took off , with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children, and in 1998‎ Zell Miller, the Governor of the state of Georgia in the US, even asked for money to be set aside in the state budget( 预 算) so that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music. It was not just babies and children who were exposed to Mozart’s music on purpose, even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were played Mozart three times a day to help them to produce better milk.‎ I’ll leave the debate on the effect on milk yield to farmers, but what about the evidence that listening to Mozart makes people more intelligent? More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies proved that listening to music does lead to a temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short- lived and it doesn’t make us more intelligent.‎ 高二英语 第 4 页 （共 8 页）‎ ‎32. What can we learn from paragraph 1?‎ A. Mozart composed many musical pieces for children.‎ B. Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent.‎ C. There is little scientific evidence to support Mozart effect.‎ D. There are few products on the Internet about Mozart’s music.‎ ‎33. Why did many people believe in the idea of Mozart Effect?‎ A. Because a study described it in the journal Nature.‎ B. Because Mozart himself was a genius.‎ C. Because Mozart’s music is enjoyable.‎ D. Because Mozart’s music makes people relaxed.‎ ‎34. The underlined sentence in paragraph3 suggests that ________.‎ A. the idea was accepted by many people B. people were strongly against the idea C. the US government helped support the idea D. Mozart played an important part in people’s life ‎35. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. To be or not to be? B. What is the Mozart effect?‎ C. What music is beneficial? D. Listening to Mozart, necessary?‎ 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）‎ 根据短文的内容，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。‎ Many children are faced with the stress of exams as well as their parents. But too much stress on children can have a negative effect on their academic grades. There are several ways parents and children can adopt to deal with this situation.‎ Plan well. A good preparation means running through the materials so well. The parents can help their children by making tough topics easy to understand. 36‎ Spare time to relax. It’s not that the whole day is used for the study only, but children should have enough time to relax. 37 After every one or one and a half hour, the kids can take a break for some time. They can talk to their family members for relaxation and can go back to the studies again.‎ ‎38 we often come across children complaining that they suddenly went blank in the examination hall. This occurs to those who just memorize the answers without understanding them. Thus a better and complete understanding of each answer and subject is necessary to successfully pass the exam. There should also be enough time for the revision so that everything can be covered twice or thrice(三倍) . 39‎ A well- balanced diet. Research shows that nutrition plays a major role in concentration and brain development so ensuring your child eats a well-balanced diet for their exams is essential.‎ 高二英语 第 5 页 （共 8 页）‎ Parents can make special diet full of iron for children. 40‎ A. Divide the days reasonably.‎ B. Prepare for every situation.‎ C. Thus a kid’s every routine should include the sports as well.‎ D. A revision clears all the doubts and helps understand each idea.‎ E. For this, the moms and dads also have to learn a lot themselves.‎ F. Study for hours once may break the attention span(跨度) of the children.‎ G. It helps to increase memory power which is most important for examination.‎ 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 1.5 分，满分 30 分）‎ A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California. As we walked between 41 , we became aware of a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction. The woman hardly 42 us because she was so bored with her little boy, who kept on pulling items 43 the lower shelves. As the mother became more and more impatient, she started to 44 the child and later began to shake him by 45 .‎ At this point my friend spoke up. As a wonderful 46 of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably 47 once in her life treated any child so badly. I 48 my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about 49 herself and about the effect this behavior has on a/an 50 .‎ Instead, my friend said,“What a 51 little boy! How old is he?”The woman answered ‎52 “He’ three.”My friend went on to talk about how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the 53 , pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful 54 and packages.“He seems so bright and intelligent.”my friend said.‎ The woman had the ‎55 in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face. 56‎ brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said,“Yes, he’ very smart and 57 , but sometimes he ‎58 me out.”My friend replied in sympathy(同情),“Yes, they can do that; they are so full of ‎59 . But that is what makes him a kid.”The woman 60 and clearly she agreed with what my friend said.‎ As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking more kindly to the boy“We’ll have your favorite—macaroni and cheese this evening.”‎ ‎41. A. shelves B. prices C. lines D. customers ‎42. A. realized B. noticed C. bothered D. accompanied ‎43. A. on B. under C. over D. off ‎44. A. point at B. pick up C. yell at D. give up ‎45. A. hair B. leg C. head D. arm ‎46. A. mother B. teacher C. manager D. adviser ‎47. A. ever B. never C. even D. already 高二英语 第 6 页 （共 8 页）‎s,‎ s ‎48. A. decided ‎49. A. changing ‎50. A. customer ‎51. A. boring ‎52. A. happily ‎53. A. school ‎54. A. drinks ‎55. A. boy ‎56. A. Quickly ‎57. A. wise ‎58. A. wears ‎59. A. imagination ‎60. A. refused ‎‎ B. wondered B. warning B. adult B. lovely B. loudly B. restaurant B. images B. items B. Regularly B. naughty B. blocks B. energy B. nodded ‎‎ C. expected C. forgiving C. child C. promising C. cautiously C. park C. colors C. packages C. Gently C. brave C. makes C. hope C. hesitated ‎‎ D. suspected D. controlling D. stranger D. disturbing D. sadly D. store D. tastes D. friend D. Normally D. curious D. helps D. confidence D. applauded 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 分）‎ 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 （不多于 3 个单词） 或括号内单词的正确 形式。‎ In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by“small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about 61 the start of a conversation.‎ In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the 62 “Nice day,‎ ‎“‎ about something which 63 people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and 64 (comfortable).‎ People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often 65‎ ‎(agree) about religion or politics, so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on 66 the conversation is taking place. At football matches,‎ people make small talk about the game they 67 (watch):“Great game, isn’ it?”At bus-‎ stops, people may talk like this“The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”‎ Greetings and small talk are 68 important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more 69 (learn) when we learn a language.‎ We also have to learn the social 70 (behave) of the people who speak it.‎ 高二英语 第 7 页 （共 8 页）‎isn’t it?” Terrible weather, isn’t it?”But there is something special about small talk. It must be ‎:‎ t 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）‎ 英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 （∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线 （\） 划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者 （从第 11 处起） 不计分。‎ Dear Li Hua,‎ I’m familiar to your situation. As computers become more and more popular, some students cannot help play online games and chatting. It is not only a problem of wasting time, but serious problem for their future! What you should do at first is to find out what make her addicted to computer games. Lack of love from parents? Poor score? Then having a heart-to-heart talk with her. Secondly, you should help herself with her study to build up her confidence and make her interesting in it. Thirdly, find something else for her to do instead computer games. Your efforts will surely help change her life.‎ Yours,‎ Jack 第二节 书面表达 （满分 25 分）‎ 假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友 Tom 一周前给你发电子邮件，邀请你 参加他的生日晚会，但由于你要去北京参加英语竞赛而不能参加。根据以下提示给他回 封邮件。‎ 要点：1. 表示感谢和遗憾；‎ ‎2. 说明不能参加的理由；‎ ‎3. 提前祝他生日快乐并祝晚会成功。‎ 注意：1. 词数 100 左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Tom，‎ How are you doing？‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours Li Hua 高二英语 第 8 页 （共 8 页）‎ ‎2014—2015 学年度第一学期期末考试 ‎ ‎ 高二英语参考答案 ‎21—24 ABCD 25—27 ADB 28—31 CDBA 32—35CBAD 36—40 EFBDG ‎ ‎41—45 ABDCD 46—50 ABCDC 51—55 BCDCA 56—60 CDABB ‎61. at 62. weather 63. both 64. more comfortable 65. disagree ‎66. where 67. are watching 68. an 69. to learn 70. behavior(s) ‎ 短文改错 Dear Li Hua,‎ I’m familiar to your situation. As computers become more and more popular, some students cannot help play ‎ ‎ with playing ‎ online games and chatting. It is not only a problem of wasting time, but ∧serious problem for their future! ‎ ‎ a What you should do at first is to find out what make her addicted to computer games. Lack of love from parents? ‎ ‎ makes Poor score? Then having a heart-to-heart talk with her. Secondly, you should help herself with her study to build up her ‎ ‎ scores have her confidence and make her interesting in it. Thirdly, find something else for her to do instead ∧computer games. ‎ ‎ interesting of Your efforts will surely help change her life.‎ ‎ Yours, Jack 书面表达 Dear Tom,‎ ‎ How are you doing? I’m happy to hear from you. Thank you very much for inviting me to attend your birthday party to be held next Sunday. But I regret to tell you I won’t be able to attend it. ‎ ‎ I will be travelling to Beijing to attend an English contest on that day. The contest is very important to me, you know, very few students can be given the opportunity. I hope you can understand me.‎ ‎ I feel apologized for being unable to attend your birthday party. Here I’d like to wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you will enjoy yourself at your party. ‎ ‎ Have great fun!‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua