2013-2014学年高二英语上册期中考试试题

梅州市曾宪梓中学2013-2014学年第一学期
高二英语中段考试题

第一部分：听说（共两节，满分15分）
第一节： Role Play
情景介绍
角色：你是记者
任务：（1）采访Dr Brown有关外语学习的问题。
（2）根据谈话内容回答问题。

根据三个问题（已翻译），认真听取相关信息，以便完成下面的五个问题。
1、你能再多说点吗？
Could you please speak a little more?
2、你说的学习风格是什么意思？
What do you mean by "learning styles"?
3、你是如何学习外语的？
How did you learn a foreign language?
根据对话以及三个问题提供的答案，完成五个问题的回答，每个空填一个单词。（每小题1分，满分5分）
1、It is about how to learn a ___________ language.
2、 _____________ years.
3、To learn a foreign language by taking small_____________.
4、Factors like character, ___________ and past experiences.
5、He often recites aloud the ___________.
第二节：Retelling the story
请根据录音文段，填上恰当的词。（每空1 分，满分10 分）
梗概： Tom 下班后被锁楼里，办公室电话不通，最后设法找到门卫出去了。
关键词：locked in 被锁 phone 电话 doorkeeper门卫
reception room 接待室 go home 回家

Last summer ___6___,Tom ___7___ a part-time job in a big company. One Friday evening, when he finished his work and went out of his office, it's already___8___ o'clock. The doors all locked, and he was locked in the building. He could not find anyone for____9____, so he went back to his office to phone the doorkeeper,but the phone didn't ____10____. He ____11____ another one, and that phone didn't work either. Then he ____12____ that the phones in the office had been locked for the ____13____. Suddenly he ____14____ that in the reception room there was a phone that was always on. So he ____15____ to the reception room. He went into the room through the window, and phoned the doorkeeper. Half an hour later, the doorkeeper came, and Tom went home.

第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30 各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations?How did the critics like the new play?Just when an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets to ___16____ the details.Wherever anything happens in the world,reporters are on the spot to ___17____ the news.
Newspapers have one basic____18___, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to ___19__ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and other inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. However, this competition merely spurred(刺激，鞭策) the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the ___20___ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are ___21___ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers ___22___ of the latest news, today's newspapers ___23___ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices through advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their ___24___. Newspapers are sold at a price that ___25___ even a small fraction(小部分) of the cost of the production. The main ___26__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The ____27____ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This is ____28____ in terms of(在…方面) circulation(发行量). How many people read the newspaper? Generally speaking,circulation depends ___29___ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment ___30___ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, country, state, nation, and world and even outer space.
16. A. take B. give C. put D. learn
17. A. gather B .spread C. carry D .bring
18. A .reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose
19. A. make B. publish C. know D. write
20. A.value B. ratio C. rate D. speed
21. A. improved B .passed C .printed D. completed
22. A. accused B. warned C. reminded D. informed
23. A. entertain B. encourage C .educate D. edit
24. A. forms B. existence C. contents D. intention
25. A. tries B. manages C .fails D .succeeds
26. A. source B. origin C. course D. wealth
27. A .way B. means C .chance D .success
28. A. estimated B. proposed C. measured D .stated
29. A. somewhat B .little C. much D. all
30. A. had B. offered C. sold D. bought[

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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用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31-40的相应位置上。
What will power your house in the future? Nuclear, wind, or solar power?According to scientists at the Masssachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)in the US, it might be leaves----but artificial ones.
Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water ____31___ energy.It ____32____(know)as photosynthesis (光合作用). Now researcher have found___33___ way to imitate this seemingly simple process.
Similar to natural leaves, the artificial leaf ____34____ (develop) by Daniel Nocera and his colleagues can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when ____35___(place) into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell(电池)，____36___ uses those two materials to produce electricity,located either on top of a house or beside the house.
____37____ the leaf is only about the shape of a small card, scientists claimed that ____38___ is promising to be an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries.
With the goal of “____39___(make) each home its own power station”and “giving energy to the poor”, scientists believe that the new ____40____(apply) could be widely used in developing countries, especially in India and rural China.

第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
A
One thing most people know about Einstein is that he was a poor student in school, and may have had difficulty in reading. It turns out that this is nowhere near true. By the age of 13 he was reading advanced physics texts, and by the age of 15 he had read Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.
This widespread belief about his school grades may come from two areas: confusion about his school’s grading system, and his “failure”in his college exams. The school that Einstein attended when he was 16 changed its grading system at one point. The school at first graded on a scale of 1 to 6. 1 being the highest grade possible. And 6 being the lowest. After the change, 6 became the highest mark and 1 the lowest. Thus, if you look at Einstein’s school records at that time you can see that he received 1’s in math and physics. It wasn’t a case of his failure ? he was in fact at the top of his class in math and physics.
It is true that Einstein failed his entrance exam to the Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich. He was taking the exam to enter the school two years early. He didn’t get excellent scores in the test. He had not particularly studied for the test, and may, in fact, have had mixed feelings about whether or not he wanted to pass it. His father wanted him to work on a technical field, but Einstein was more interested in theory. Also, the test was given in French, a language which he was not especially good at. Einstein at last went to the school after finishing his studies at the Aargau Cantonal School.
In a word, Einstein was a good student in school and not the poor one as many people imagined.
41.From the passage we know that Einstein__________.
A.was also good at studying languages and art
B.had difficulty in reading when he was young
C.was looked down upon by others as a boy
D.did well in his studies when he was young
42. Before the grading system was changed____________.
A.1 was the highest grade B. 6 was the highest grade
C.Einstein got many 6’s D. Einstein got many1’s
43. One of the reasons people think Einstein didn’t do well in his studies is that Einstein________.
A.couldn’t read the texts he learned
B.received 1’s in math and physics
C.couldn’t speak his native language well
D.received 6’s in all the subjects
44.Why did Einstein not make good preparations for his entrance exam according to Paragraph3?
A.His father stopped him doing so.
B.He didn’t like that kind of college.
C.He may have hesitated to pass it.
D.He didn’t study what he disliked.
45.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Some facts about young Einstein.
B.Einstein was what he was considered.
C.Was Einstein really a poor student?
D.Einstein was very clever all his life.
B
I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that.As soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
46. Why did the boy start his job young?
A. He wanted to be famous in the future.
B. The job was quite easy for him.
C. His mother had high hopes for him.
D. The competition for the job was fierce.
47. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. disappointed
48.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A. She forced him to continue. B. She punished him.
C. She gave him some money. D. She changed her plan.
49. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
A. The war between the boy’s parents.
B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D. The fight between the boy and his father.
50. What is the text mainly about?
A. The early life of a journalist.
B. The early success of a journalist.
C. The happy childhood of the writer.
D. The important role of the writer in his family.
C
Do you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16, and there were eleven prize-winners altogether.
Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.
You can do so much with animated cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff. Quite a warning!
The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”
51.The writer holds that people seldom .
A. make their life easier B. turn their bright ideas into reality
C. have bright ideas D. think of inventing something
52. The organizers of the competition hoped the schoolchildren would .
A. become good designers for future Britain
B. win as many prizes as they could
C. design something useful for the next day
D. invent something for immediate use
53. Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of .
A. recording direct sunshine
B. knowing how strong sunlight is
C. using the energy of the sun
D. recording the hours of sunshine
54. What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?
A. To add to the beauty of a city.
B. To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.
C. To help make a car trip more exciting.
D. To warn people to be careful while working.
55. The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to .
A. help schoolchildren in their studies
B. take better care of schoolchildren
C. stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions
D. pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power
D
Artificial intelligence(人工智能) is the science and engineering of designing intelligent machines. The introduction of artificial intelligence into machines will enable them to think, learn and reason.Intelligent machines will be able to perform dangerous tasks, thus reducing the risk to human life. But there is another side to artificial intelligence.
Firstly, if robots start replacing human resources in every field, we will have to deal with serious issues like unemployment in turn leading to mental depression, poverty and crime in society. Human beings deprived of their work life may not find any ways to let their energies out and use their knowledge. Human beings will be left with empty time.
Secondly, replacing human beings with robots in every field may not be a right decision to make. There are many jobs that require the human touch. Intelligent machines will surely not be able to replace the caring behavior of nurses or the comforting voice of a doctor. Intelligent machines may not be the right choice for customer service.
One of the major disadvantages of intelligent machines is that they cannot be “human”. We might be able to make them think. But will we be able to make them feel? Intelligent machines will surely be able to work for long hours. But will they do it with dedication? Will they work with devotion? How will intelligent machines work wholeheartedly when they don’t have a heart?
Apart from these concerns, there are chances that intelligent machines might control human beings. Machines may make human beings their slaves and start ruling the world.
Some thinkers consider it ethically(伦理上)wrong to create artificial intelligent machines. According to them, intelligence is God’s gift to mankind. It is not correct to even try to create replicas(复制品)of human beings. Don’t you think so?
56.According to the passage, intelligent machines can help people to _______.
A .think in a logical way
B. make faster and better decisions
C. free from some dangerous work
D. reduce crime in society
57.What is the main idea of the passage?
A .Artificial intelligence can cause human beings many problems.
B .Artificial intelligence can reduce the risk to human life.
C. Intelligent machines can be made to think, learn and reason.
D. Intelligent machines bring great opportunities for human beings.
58.The underlined phrase” deprived of” in Paragraph 2 probably means"________"
A. reduced B. improved C. taken away D. put off
59.According to the passage, intelligent machines had better NOT be introduced to _________.
A. the mining industry
B. the information industry
C. the construction industry
D. the customer service industry
60.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Intelligent machines can work for long hours wholeheartedly.
B. We can make intelligent machines think and feel.
C. Artificial intelligent machines will never control human beings.
D. The author is against the uncontrolled use of artificial intelligence.
第二节: 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在答题卷标号为61—65的相应位置上。
请阅读下列某书店各书架的相关信息：
Section A: Do-It-Yourself Section---On these shelves customers can find the latest manuals on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing your own home.
Section B: Sports & Leisure Section--Stocks a large range of the latest books on your favorite sporting teams and events. Pick up the perfect Father's Day present here.
Section C: Humor Section--A great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days.
Section D: Business & Finance--Students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. We have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce.
Section E: Biography--Find out about the lives of your favorite sports stars, singers, actors and other famous people from today and the past. Learn what they had to go through to become successful and the effect it had on their lives.
Section F: Education--Has a huge range of textbooks and supplementary material covering all the major high school and university subjects. Buyers showing their student cards receive a 15% discount on all purchases from this section.
阅读下列关于各书籍的信息，匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架：
61. The Delighted Eye--by Prof. John Nash--The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, whose ideas have influenced a generation of the world's greatest economic minds, tells his life story: growing up in a small town in America, becoming one of America' s most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness.
62. Mother Tongue: The English Language -- by Bill Bryson-- Bryson ' s book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language, one that is both informative and hugely entertaining. As with most of Bryson's books, fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces.
63. Into Thin Air--by John Krakauer--is a riveting first-hand account of a disastrous race to the top of Mount Everest. In March 1996, "Outside" magazine sent veteran journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of the race eight people were dead.
64. Ready Made: How to Make (Almost) Everything--by Shoshena Berger and Grace Hawthorne--beautifully written with great factual information. The theme behind this book is re-use, re-claim, re-cycle and there are many detailed easy-to-do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags.
65. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron--by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind--As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world and its spectacular fall into dishonor and bankruptcy. A perfect guide on what not to do in business.

第四部分：基础知识及写作（共四节，满分40分）
第一节：单词拼写。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
66.George was a __________(有天赋的) student in science and technology.
67.The flowers died for l___________of water.
68.We are__________(乐观的) that the mainland and Taiwan will unify in the near future.
69.The government decided to explore the __________(周围的 ) countryside to build a new industrial park.
70.The people in Iraq lived a hard life, because it was _________(不断地) hit by war.
71.You should c____________on your work when you study.
72.We also can a____________knowledge during playing.
73.He tried to kill himself by taking p___________.
74.Please i____________ me of any changes of time and place.
75.The class ____________of (组成)56 members.

第二节：完成句子。（共9小题，20空，每空0.5分，满分10分）
76.他几乎不懂法律，他父母也是。
He hardly knows about the law. ___________ ___________ his parents.
77.阅读占用了他大多数空余时间。
Reading __________ __________ most of his free time.
78.出席那场会议的还有来自国内外的科学家。
_________ at the meeting _________ the scientists from home and abroad.
79.那个著名的教授被指控偷取其他人的理念并将它们发表。
The famous professor has been __________ _________ stealing the others' ideas and publishing them.
80. 昨晚他突然病了
He suddenly_________ _________ last night.
81.由于对旅途有点担心，开头几天我都不踏实。
_________ _________ the journey, I was unsettle for the first few days.
82.我从来没有到过北京。
________ ________ I________ to Beijing.
83.我在最后期限的前几天完成了工作。
I finished the work several days __________ __________ the deadline.
84.这场雨对比赛没有什么影响。
The rain __________ __________ _________ to the match.

第三节：基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
[写作内容]
根据下列表格内容， 用5句规范的英语句子为学校的英语画报写一篇关于“急救”的小短文。
急救的目的避免受伤和情况恶化
目击意外事件或受伤情况要遵守的基本步骤1. 一定要保证自己没有危险。
2. 与受伤的人呆在一起，并保持冷静。
3. 清楚地告知相关人士你所在的位置。
4. 不要移动受伤的人。
5. 除非你是合格的紧急救治者，否则不要施救，而是要等待救援。
参考词汇：目击witness; 合格的 qualified
[写作要求]
只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容；
[评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第四节：读写任务（以约30 个词概括这篇短文的内容，共l小题，满分5分）
There is a growing debate about the most effective way for students to study. Traditionally studying alone was thought to be the best way to ensure good exam results. When studying alone, you can focus your mind better than when you are with others. You also have the freedom to choose what topic to study and when, as you don't need the agreement of others. Students that prefer to study alone often say that when they study with their classmates they waste a lot of time because the discussion is often about non-study topics such as television or holidays.
In the last few years, however, more and more students have started studying in groups. There are several reasons many students prefer this method. First, they find that studying is more fun as they can share the experience with others rather than studying in their rooms. In groups, they can discuss the subject together and when something is not understood they can ask each other questions. They can use the knowledge of their classmates to help improve their own knowledge. Finally by discussing the topic they are able to both understand and remember it better.
梅州市曾宪梓中学2013-2014学年第一学期
高二英语9月考试题答案

第三节：基础写作
The purpose of First Aid is to prevent injuries and other conditions getting worse. If you witness an accident or injury, follow those basic steps. Firstly, make sure you are not at risk and stay with the injured person calmly. Secondly, give clear instructions about your location. Thirdly, never move a person who is injured and only give first aid if you are qualified, otherwise wait for help.
Summary:
The article discusses the most effective way to study. Studying alone is supposed to be good for focusing one's mind. However, others believes that discussion helps them to understand and remember knowledge better.
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