1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 长春外国语学校 2014-2015 学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷出题人：娄阳 郑庆菊 审题人： 代春梅（试题：共四部分 满分：150 分 时间：110 分钟）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。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 do the speakers need to buy
2、?A. A fridge. B. A few chairs. C. A dinner table.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotel. B. In a restaurant. C. In a school.3. What does the woman mean?A. Kathy will be at the party. B. Kathy is too busy to come.C. Kathy is going to be invited.4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?A. To pay her
3、bills in the bank. B. To get some money from the bank.C. To buy books in a bookstore.5. What is the woman trying to do?A. Find a newspaper. B. Print an article. C. Finish some writing.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟
4、；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What is the man doing?A. Asking for a window seat. B. Changing seats on the plane.C. Trying to find his seat.7. What is the womans seat number?A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Why doesnt the woman take the green T-shirt?A. Its too expe
5、nsive. B. Its too dark. C. Its too small.9. What does the woman buy in the end?A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T-shirt. C. A pink T-shirt.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How long has the man been in London?A. One year. B. A couple of months. C. A few years.11. Why did the woman leave her hometown?高考资源网（）
6、您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 A. To find a job. B. To open a restaurant.C. To lead a city life.12. Where did the woman come from?A. London. B. Arnside. C. Lancaster.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is a daypack?A. A box. B. A lock. C. A bag.14. What surprises the girl at school?A. A lot of discussions in cl
7、ass.B. Teachers giving little homework.C. Few students asking questions in class.15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the end of it. B. In the middle of it.C. At the beginning of it.16. What do we know about the girl?A. She is new to the school.B.
8、She writes for the school newspaper.C. She seldom asks questions in class.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至第 20 题。17. What does Mr. Henry Stone do?A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer.18. What does Henry like doing at airports?A. Watching people. B. Telling stories. C. Reading magazines.19. What did Henry le
9、arn from the newspaper that day?A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a bank.C. A woman ran away from home.20. Why was the woman at the airport?A. She was seeing the man off. B. She was traveling on business.C. She was leaving for Greece.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题
10、2 分，满分 20 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C）中，选出最佳选项。AWhen I was ten years old, my mother determined to lead us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would h
11、ave to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming p
12、ool?First we had to read about ancient Egyptians (古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages
13、 who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly (鬈曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldnt see what was so great about art.On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw
14、a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mothers expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldnt stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was real
15、ly worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.21. The aim of the mothers plan was to _.A. take them to visit the museum B. ask them to read about artists C. introduce them to the world of art D. show them different painting styles22. What was the writers exper
16、ience in the museum before the last visit?A. She came to feel her mothers love.B. She hardly enjoyed herself. C. She liked many paintings.D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.23. What made the writer go through a change that summer?A. A strange way of painting. B. One of Marys painting
17、s.C. Artists in the Middle Ages. D. Her mothers instruction.24. From the text, we can see _.A. the effect of art B. the importance of curiosity C. the value of learning D. the power of family educationBThe Blogger Contest begins November 2, 2013 and ends January 4, 2014. Entries (参赛作品) must be sent
18、by January 4, 2014 and received by January 14, 2014. Entries will not be returned or acknowledged.REQUIREMENTSRead a childrens chapter book that is a work of fiction (your “Book“). Write a book review of your Book, consisting of no more than 250 words (“Book Review“). The Book must be a work of fict
19、ion that contains chapters, not poems. The Book Review must be in English.Modifying (修改) a third partys pre-existing work does not qualify as an entrants original creation.WHO MAY ENTERThe contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are nine to fourteen (9-14) years of age as of
20、 November 2, 2013. Employees of the sponsor (主办者) (NGDM, National Geographic Digital Media-Kids, 1145 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.), and their immediate family members, including spouse (配偶), parent, child, brother, and sister, no matter where they live, or persons living in the same househol
21、ds of such people, whether or not related, are not eligible (符合条件的) 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 to enter or win a prize. Entrants must have a parents or legal guardians permission to enter.HOW TO ENTER(1) Go to http:/ to get an entry form. Complete the form with your name, address, telephone numb
22、er, e-mail address (if available), date of birth and parents or legal guardians signature; or (2) fill out a note card with your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available), date of birth, and parents or legal guardians signature. Mail your completed entry form or note card and Bo
23、ok Review to: Blogger Contest, National Geographic-NGDM, 1145 17th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. The entry form must be complete for entry to be valid.WINNERS LISTWinners first names and states of residence will be available online at http:/ after January 30, 2014, or send a self-addressed, sta
24、mped envelope to: Blogger Contest Winner: NGDM-Kids, 1145 17th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Residents of Vermont need not include postage.25. Those who want to attend the contest_.A. must be more than ten years oldB. should modify a third partys workC. must mail their entries before January 14
25、, 2014D. cant be a close relative of an NGDM employee26. All the following must be included in the entry form EXCEPT _.A. the entrants date of birth B. the entrants e-mail addressC. the entrants telephone number D. the entrants guardians signature27. The authors purpose of writing the text is most l
26、ikely to _.A. inform the reader B. persuade the readerC. educate the reader D. entertain the readerCFor parents who send their kids off to college saying, “These will be the best years of your life,” it would be very appropriate (适当的) to add, “If you can handle the stress of college life.” Freshmen
27、are showing up already stressed out, according to the latest research study that reported students emotional health levels at their lowest since the survey started in 1985. While in school, more students are working part-time and near-full-time jobs. At graduation, only 29 percent of seniors have jo
28、bs lined up. Pressure to excel often creates stress, and many students are not learning how to effectively handle this stress. Let me share five facts that I believe every college student should know about stress. First, stress can make smart people do stupid things. Stress causes what brain researc
29、hers call “cortical inhibition.” In simple terms, stress hinders (抑制) a part of the brain responsible for decision-making and reaction time and can adversely affect other mental abilities as well. 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 Second, the human body doesnt discriminate between a big stressful event
30、 and a little one. Any stressful experience will create about 1,400 biochemical events (生化反应) in your body. If any amount of stress is left unchecked, many things can occur within the body, including premature aging, impaired cognitive function and energy drain.Third, stress can become your new patt
31、ern. When you regularly experience negative feelings and high amounts of stress, your brain recognizes this as your normal state. This then becomes the new pattern, or baseline for your emotional state.Fourth, stress can be controlled. Countless studies prove that people can restructure their emotio
32、nal state using emotion-refocusing techniques. These techniques help you recognize how you are feeling and shift to a more positive emotional, mental and physical state. One technique involves slowing your thoughts and focusing on your heartbeat, breathing slowly and deeply, and focusing on the posi
33、tive feeling that you receive.Finally, stress can be lessened if you love what you study. Barbara Frederickson, a leading international authority on the importance of positive emotions, says humans are genetically programmed to seek positive emotions such as love and joy. Its suggested to choose a m
34、ajor or career path you love and enjoy. Otherwise, you could end up fighting against your own biology. 28. According to the passage, stress might cause all the following negative effects EXCEPT_.A. social B. mental C. emotional D. physical29. In the authors opinion, stress can be lessened by_.A. ide
35、ntifying your present emotional state B. restructuring your emotional stateC. breathing slowlyD. doing what you love30. Which of the following is the best as the title of the passage? A. Causes of Stress. B. Stress and Control Methods. C. Type of Stress. D. College Life and Stress.第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2
36、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。D Childrens literature has become more and more welcomed these days. In fact, childrens literature has been welcomed by both children and adults. People have tried to find out why adults love childrens literature just like children themselves. 31 .C
37、hildrens literature is very different from adults literature. Most of it is fantasy (幻想). 32 . They can enjoy the fantasy world, which is never boring. The most important thing is that the world is bright and hopeful. In the fantasy world dead people can be alive again and broken legs can grow once
38、more. 33 .高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 34 .When they read, their knowledge is increased and children know more about the truth. For a child who just learns to read, understanding the meaning of a word may be greater than learning the word itself.35 . A large number of adults like it too. Not only
39、young adults, parents and teachers, but also other people of all ages enjoy it. Both children and adults who love childrens literature can get much pleasure from it.AChildren can learn a lot from literature.BBut there is no final answer.C Right always beats wrong in the end.DChildrens literature is
40、not only for children.E That means children can use their imagination.FWhat about the future of childrens literature?GChildrens literature can also influence children in their emotional development.第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分 65 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a d
41、eep breath and began to 36 . Now she was Portia, a strongwilled 37 in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 38 from her.39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选
42、拔试演). She 40 being in front of other people. She was very 41 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 42 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 43 friends. She had excellent grades, 44 she always thought that something was missing.Two weeks before the auditio
43、n, Robertas mother had heard about it and 45 her to join in.“I cant think of anyone else better suited to 46 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”Roberta looked down, “Im not interested.”Her mother wouldnt let the 47 drop. “Youre just a little scared. Everyone gets 48 .You kn
44、ow you can do it. The trick is to look past the 49 to find thelove of what youre doing.So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 50 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portias part, 51 the lines by
45、 repeating them over and over. It wasnt hard; she 52 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 53 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.On the day of the audition, she 54 two of Portias famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 55 was hers.
