1、 美岭中学 2014-2015 年度下期高二期中考英语科测试卷共 150 分，考试时间 120 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）1.What are they talking about?A. Renting an apartment. B. Cooking good food. C. Buying a gift.2.What are these people going to do?A. Call their friends. B. Wait a little longer. C. Go back home. 3.Whe
2、re does the conversation most probably take place?A .On the filmmaking spot. B. Behind a big window. C. Just in the snow. 4.What is Jane worried about?A. Seeing the doctor. B. Missing her lessons. C. Staying home by herself.5.How much did the mans wife pay for her coat?A.$80. B.$240. C.$120. 第二节（共 1
3、5 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6.What can we know about the man?A. Hes going to hear John Denver. B. He knows little of John Denver. C. Hes a famous singer.7.What is John Denver going to do?A. Write some songs for a concert. B. Make some records for radio.C. Sing songs on Saturday eveni
4、ng.8.What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Buy a ticket as soon as possible. B. Listen to a program on the radio.C. Enjoy John Denvers music at home.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9.What is the man most likely to do?A. To persuade the woman to have a look at his car.B. To sell his second-hand car. C. T
5、o put up an advertisement. 10.Where is the mans office?A. In the city center. B. On Hills Road. C. Near the hospital. 11.What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman will buy the car.B. The woman has worked in the hospital for a long time.C. The car has a history of four years. 听第 8 段材料，回答第
6、12 至 14 题。12.How many presents has Alice received?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 13.Which is NOT mentioned in their dialogue?A. Alices father sends the nicest present to her.B. Alice likes all the presents she has received.C. Tom is willing to teach her to skate. 14.What can we learn from the dialogue?
7、A. Tom is a friend of Alices. B. Alice will buy more CDs.C. Alice had skateboards before. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15.What is the main subject of the conversation?A. Maryland Team. B. The womans injured foot. C. Saturdays game.16.What sport are they talking about?A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Basebal
8、l.17.What is going to happen?A. There will be a match between Michigan and Maryland on Saturday.B. Maryland will rank No.1 in the country.C .A tough game will be expected between the speakers team and Michigan.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.How can you sometimes learn more about a person?A. By talking w
9、ith him. B. By listening to him. C. By watching him. 19.Which of the following shows a person is interested in listening to you？A. His eyes are moving around. B. He is standing still.C. He is tapping his foot. 20.What can we learn from what the speaker said?A. Signs can help one follow a speaker alo
10、ng.B.A fast speaker often uses body language.C .Signs are usually used on TV. 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。AMy father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at o
11、nce that he and my mother had be en discussing something. In that half- playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, “How would you like to go to Eton?“ You bet, “I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at bi
12、rth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I. understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class; our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one
13、instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas ! I should also have remember
14、ed that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself.It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the scho
15、ol, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(剌痛 ) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.“Oh, he doesnt want to go away , “ said my mother, “ You shouldnt
16、go on like this. “ “Its up to him, “ said my father. “He can make up his own mind . “21. How did the author react to the idea of going to Eton?A. He didnt believe it. B. He was very unhappy.C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.22. From the text, we can know that Eden is _.A. a famous school
17、 B. an expensive carC. one of the authors friends D. one of the fathers colleagues23. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us_ .A. about their living conditions B. about the authors gradesC. what the authors father is like D. how hard the authors father works24. From the text we can know that the authors father
18、 enjoyed being different as long as _A. it drew attention to him B. there was no danger of showing offC. he was not involved in any arguments D. it was understood as a jokeBEnglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than
19、half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mails are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary - perhaps as many as two million words.However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and
20、 no ham in a hamburger . Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat.We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾) , we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer wr
21、ites, but fingers dont fing , grocers dont groce , and hammers dont ham? If the plural (复数形式) of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth ? One goose, two geese - so one moose , two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
22、 How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible
23、; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.25. According to the passage_.A. there should be eggs in an eggplant B. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are differentC. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D. b
24、oxing rings should be round26. What does the author use most to prove his idea?A. Plurals. B. Paradoxes. C. Comparisons. D. Synonyms.27. The underlined words “a wise guy“ in paragraph 3 probably mean “_ “.A. somebody wise B. a valuable chanceC. an opposite word D. a stupid person28. The last paragra
25、ph is written to show .A. English is important B. a word may have several definitionsC. human beings are creative D. why people invented EnglishCSometimes people call each other “ scared cat“ , but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster
26、, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream. If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aro
27、used by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hear ts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. Human beings, however, have a problem. If we give way to our feelings an
28、d let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger - and regretted later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher or told somebody you were lonely and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isnt always wise to express your feelings freely.Does this mean that
29、its always smarter to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings like anger hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop, and you can feel disturbed badly inside. It can actually be bad for your health. Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside dont jus
30、t go away. Its as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long youd smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are youd see little fruit flies hovering(盘旋) all over them. Theyd be rotten. You can try to treat emotions as if they
31、 were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they dont exit, but theyll still be around. And at last youll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.29. The best title for this article isA. What Happens to An Excited Person B. What Happens to A Frightened CatC. Emotions
32、 Affect Our Bodies D. Feelings That People Have30. According to the passage, human beings get into trouble because _.A. they are not as alert as animalsB. they always do something wrong to other peopleC. they sometimes cant control their feelingsD. they dont pay attention to their physical changes31
33、. The underlined word “it“ in paragraph 3 refers to_.A. bad emotion B. a bottle C. physical illness D. a rotten banana32. The author mainly intends to tell us to _ .A. make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelingsB. give us some advice on how to express our feelingsC. tell us that it i
34、snt good to keep feelings insideD. make us know that it isnt always wise to express our feelings freelyDAmerican scientists have developed the first material that repairs itself. The material is a form of plastic that has been engineered to fill breaks in its surface.Plastics are used today in every
35、thing. Scientists wanted to find a way to make objects made of plastic last longer. The researchers hope their new discovery can be used to make objects that are difficult or impossible to replace.The surface of plastic objects breaks over time. Very small breaks develop every time a plastic object
36、is used. The researchers wanted to find out how to stop plastic from developing small breaks that weaken and destroy it. They found the answer in the chemical structure of plastic itself. The research team found a way to make plastic that contains very small balloons filled with monomer(单体) liquid.
37、When the new plastic cracks, the monomer liquid is let out and flows into the crac k. Thus the break is repaired. The repaired plastic has seventy-five percent of the strength of undamaged plastic.The new self-repairing plastic is not yet ready for production. But it has several possible uses. One c
38、ould be in space vehicles where parts cannot be repaired or replaced. Another possible use might be in bridges. And it could be used in people, to replace bone joints that have become broken or damaged.33. The passage mainly talks about_ .A. plastic that repairs itself B. the chemical structure of p
39、lasticC. permanent material invented D. small balloons that makes plastic stronger34. We know from the passage that the repair is done as_.A. the cracked plastic parts are changed B. the plastic cracksC. the liquid is put into the plastic cracks D. the plastic is made35. The scientist are planning t
40、o use the new material in space vehicles, bridges andpeople because_.A. the plastic parts in them are required to last longerB. they want to experiment in these places firstC. the new material cannot be used elsewh ereD. the plastic parts in them are easily broken or damaged第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10
41、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。Happy birthday! Do birthdays really makes people happy? 36 Birthdays celebrates the day when we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity（成熟）or so we hopeWe all like to imagine that we are getting wiser a
42、nd not just olderMost of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as wellFor instan ce, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proudFor Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful processBut growing old? 37 Growing old is not exactly for people i
43、n youth-oriented（以年轻人为中心）American culture 38 As the old saying goes, “Youre young as you feel ” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years oldPeople in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdomBut Americans seem to favor those that are
44、young, or at least “young at heart”Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but goldenEconomically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get byRetirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal incomeSocial secur ity benefits usually cannot make up the differenceO
45、lder people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing. 39 American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streetsShe was often treated rudely-even cheated and robbed However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect40 Why? People
46、 are living longerFewer babies are being bornAnd middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderlyAmerica may soon be a place where wrinkles（皱纹）are “in”Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumersA.That is a different story. B. Most people in America
47、like the young.C. Of course they do. D. Some even experience age discrimination（歧视).E. People in America grow larger every year.F. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel youngG. Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast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）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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to _41_ and the subway system almost came to a stop. Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour
