1、 2015 年 9 月月初考试高二英语试卷考试时间 120 分钟 试题分数 150 命题人 注意事项： 1. 听力不计入总分； 2. 2160 题的答案请涂在答题卡上；3. 61-70, 改错和作文请在答题纸上作答！ 卷 I第一部分：听力 第一节1 Whose wallet probably is it?A. the womans B. The mans C. Ginas2. What is the date today?A. May 1st B. May 2nd C. May 3rd3. Who made the womans personal web page?A. She herself
2、 B. Her friend. C. The man4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A town B. An accident C. A murder5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Relatives. B. Colleagues. D. Neighbors.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）6. What is the man doing?A. Watching TV B. Listening to the
3、radio. C. Reading the newspaper7. Why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man?A. The public are interested in them. B. The public want to laugh at them.C. The public want to make them famous.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8-10 题。8. Why does the man look sad?A. He had to stop his st
4、udy. B. He failed his test again. C. He couldnt understand the foreigners.9. How did the woman improve her French?A. By reading French newspapers B. By watching French films. C. By speaking to herself.10. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Be confident. B. Talk with foreigners C. Ask the teac
5、her for advice.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A basketball game. B. A volleyball game. C. A football game.12. Where did the man go to last night?A. A club. B. A stadium . C. A meeting.13. What did th e audience think of the game?A. Exciting B. Dangerous C. U
6、nbelievable听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What does the woman think of the pink dress? A. very cheap B. very dull C. of good quality15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend?A. White . B. Purple C. Black16. What kind of jacket does the woman want ?A. a leather one B. a light one C. an expensi
7、ve one听第 10 段材料,回答第 1 7 至 20 题。17. What was Professor Rudds trouble?A. lack of confidence B. lack of intelligence . C. absent-mindedness 18. What did the professor decided to do one hot summer day?A. Visit his children who live near the beach. B. Have a holiday with his children on the beach. C. Tak
8、e his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.19. What happened to the professor when he arrived at the station ?A. he couldnt contact his friend. B. He couldnt find his train tickets. C. he couldnt remember the destination.20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time?A. he forgo
9、t his friends address. B. he lost the paper his wife had given him. C. he forgot to take the train tickets with him. 第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AFrom the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source (源头)of possible failure and public humiliation（侮辱）.
10、 When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know“ all the words they are reading. This means that when they dont know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classe
11、s for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now Im going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say
12、before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, thats enough for me. Also Im
13、 not going to ask you what words mean. “The children sat stunned and silent. Was this teacher talking seriously？One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly a
14、nd seriously, Mr Holt, do you really mean that“ I said just as seriously “？ I mean every word of it.During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of t he illustrations(插图 ) I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It cant be,“ and went
15、 to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick , in edition with woodcuts. I said, “Dont you find parts of it rather heavy going“ She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part. “This is exactly what reading, I think ,should be ：find somethi
16、ng, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, and then go on to something else. 21. According to the passage, childrens fear and dislike of books may result from_ .A. reading little and thinking little B. reading often and adventurouslyC. being made to read t
17、oo much D. being made to read aloud before others22. The teacher told his students to read_ .A. for enjoyment B. for knowledgeC. for a larger vocabulary D. for higher scores in exams23. Upon hearing the teachers talk, the children probably felt that _.A. it sounded stupid B. it was not surprising at
18、 allC. it sounded too good to be true D. it was no different from other teachers talk24. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.C. She learned to
19、appreciate some parts of the difficult books.D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.BNo one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids(金字塔) near Cairo. But a new study suggests long-ago builders could have tied wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across th
20、e sand, the scientists say.“Strictly speaking, I think what theyre suggesting is possible,” physicist Daniel Bonn said.People have long been puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away. And theres no clear answer. The most popular view is th
21、at Egyptian workers slid the blocks(石块) along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds(滑板). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated（润滑） the paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle
22、. Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.Evidence(证据) from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.However, physicist Joseph West think there might have been a
23、 simpler way, who led the new study. West said, “I was inspired while watching a television program：Why dont they just try rolling the things ? A square (方形) could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by tying wooden poles to its sides .That should make a block of stone easier to roll than a square”
24、.So he tried it.He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block. That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel. The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths. They calculated that rolling the block required about as
25、much force as moving it along a slippery(滑的)path.West thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding. At least, workers wouldnt have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.25.Its widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by _.A. rolling them on roads B.
26、pushing them over the sandC. sliding them on smooth paths D. dragging them on some poles26.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 refer to?A.Rolling the blocks with poles tied. B.Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels.C.Rolling poles to move the blocks. D.rolling the blocks with fat.27. Why
27、is rolling better than sliding according to West ?A. Because more force is needed for sliding. B. Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle.C. Because sliding on smooth road is more dangerous.D. Because less preparation on path is needed for rolling.28. What is the text mainly about ?A. An ex
28、periment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.B. An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.C. An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.D. An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.CNothing could stop Dad
29、. After he was put on disability（残疾）for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料). The smell really b
30、urned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.As the vegetables started com
31、ing in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetable
32、s cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dads pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.Dad carried the pot out and we opened
33、doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak（泄漏）!Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didnt look that bad. We took a taste and soon we drank up every last drop of soup.29. Wh
34、y did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgins chicken house regularly?A. To earn some money for the family. B. To collect manure for his crops.C. To get rid of the terrible smell. D. To set a good example to us.30. What can we infer about Dads stew?A. It is popular among the neighbors. B. It contains honey and
35、vegetables.C. It looks very wonderful. D. It didnt taste as terrible as expected31. What can we learn about Dad form the text?A. He is an experienced cook. B. He is a troublesome father.C. He has a positive attitude to life. D. He suffers a lot from his disability.DWhen I was in medical college, I w
36、ent camping with some of my friends. The season was summer; therefore we chose to go to the seaside. After arriving there, we rented a room and left our luggage there. We finished our lunch and then decided to hire a boat because the sea and the weather were beautiful.We started to row, but about on
37、e mile out, the weather suddenly changed. Although the weather was not good we didnt want to give it up, but finally my friends and I agreed that we should go back. We tried to change the boats direction, but as soon as we changed it,the oarlock（桨架）broke. So we were unable to turn back. We had to wa
38、it for help because we couldnt do anything.After seeing the change of the weather, we shouldnt have continued to row, but it was too late. We regretted it. The sea changed a lot, the waves got a lot high, and the boat began to shake like a candle. One of my friends began to cry; another started to v
39、omit. Three hours passed, and nobody came to help us. We were praying.After long hours of waiting, two boats came to our rescue and we survived. If they hadnt come to get us, we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece for the border was very close.This story is the most exciting in m
40、y life because we could have died , but luck was with us and we escaped., 32. What is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A. To tell us a scary experience at sea.B. To tell us the weather at t he seaside was changeable.C. To tell us an unforgettable experience when swimming.D. To tell us it i
41、s dangerous to boat at sea.33. When did they begin to go boating in the sea?A. In the morning. B. In the aft ernoon C. In the evening D. At night.34. They were unable to turn back because_.A. the weather was bad for them to do so. B. they couldnt change the boats direction.C. they could not row the
42、boat. D. they lost the direction35.What they regretted was that_ when the weather changed.A. they went camping at the seaside. B. they went on rowing.C. the waves got high. D. they started too late.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。有两项为多余选项。Body language is quiet, secret and t
43、he most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7%. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is saying.Arms_36_. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests y
44、ou are not afr aid of facing whatever comes your way. _37_ .If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you are unhappy.HeadWhen you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are monitor in your class, you can take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously.
45、_38_LegsYour legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at an interview, try to keep them still.PostureA good posture makes you feel better about yourself._39_ This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomf
46、ortable.MouthWhen you are thinking, you often purse your lips. You might also use the position to hold back all angry comment you dont wish to show._40_. A. If you are feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.B. If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and
47、 people can notice this.C. If you use their arms with big movements, most probably you are outgoing. D. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet.E. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you are not pleased.F. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.G. Dont say too much when you are happy.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
