1、洪湖一中学年度上学期高二年级期中考试洪湖一中20142015学年度上学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷限时：120分钟满分：150分命题人：罗英第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题，每题1.5分，共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 does the man mean?A. Hed like to come al
2、ong with the womanB. The weather is quite hot. C. He knows the way to the river.2. How many cars can be parked in front of this building now? A. 30 B. 60 C. 903. Where is the woman going? A. To Australia B. To Singapore C. To America4. Whats the mans opinion of his new boss? A. His boss is frank. B.
3、 His boss is very kind. C. His boss is rude.5. What does the woman mean? A. The Edwards are quite well-off. B. The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses. C. Itll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.第二节(共15小题，每题1.5分，共22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白后有几个小题，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
4、话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料回答第6至8题6. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. customer and manager B. customer and shop owner C. shop assistant and manager7. Why wasnt the man polite to the customer? A. She didnt buy anything. B. She threw the things
5、.C. She didnt like the bags showed.8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Customers should always be well treated. B. Customers are usually rude. C. Customers are often badly treated.听第7段材料回答第9至11题9. What does the woman like about the new drink?A. The color B. The taste C. The package10. Wha
6、t is the most important thing in advertising according to the man? A. Image B. Money C. Peer pressure11. Why do most advertisings target young people? A. They have money B. They are easily influenced. C. They like to watch the new advertisements.听第8段材料回答第12至14题12. What can we know about Janets work?
7、A. She can get a higher income from it.B. The work is interesting and promising.C. She has been working here for a long time.13. How does Tom deal with the money from his uncle?A. To purchase a house.B. To cover day-to-day expenses when he is out of work.C. To invest for getting more money to suppor
8、t himself after he doesnt work.14. What was the good news about the woman?A. She got a raise in her pay.B. She won a fortune in the lottery.C. She got extra money from his parents.听第9段材料回答第15至17题15. Who provide the money that was used to make the first game?A. Some relatives. B. A bank C. A business
9、man16. How did the man get his idea for the second product? A. He visited school children. B. Some children told him about it. C. He watched his sisters playing17. What are most ten-year-old children interested in according to some research? A. Games which test what they know. B. Using their imagina
10、tions to play. C. Things to do with their lives.听第10段材料回答第18至20题18. Why are there so many international restaurants in the United States?A. Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.B. The United States is a country of immigrants.C. Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.19. Why do Ame
11、ricans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the foods there?A. They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles. B. They can make friends with people from other countries C. They can practice speaking foreign languages there.20. How does a typical Italian fam
12、ily restaurant run in the United States? A. The couple cook the dishes and the children help them. B. The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress. C. The mother does the cooking while the father and children serve the guests.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、
13、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Dont be _ by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.A. taken in B. taken over C. taken to D. taken up22. We are _ a survey to find out what our customers think of their local service.A. carrying B. conducting C. dealing D. guiding23. This job is o
14、pen to all, _ previous experience.A. regardless of B. in spite of C. in honour of D. instead of24. I thought Id _ for a while and see if she comes.A. get around B. hang around C. swing around D. grope around25. I tried to reason _ him, but he was very rude _me.A. to; with B. with; to C. for; to D. w
15、ith; in26. We have our bad times during the study but _ were fairly happy.A. on the average B. on the whole C. on any account D. on our own27. The new tax would force companies to _ energy-saving measures.A. receive B. apply C. convoy D. adopt28. Ive been trying to call him all evening, but I keep g
16、etting the _ tone.A. elegant B. neglected C. engaged D. restricted29. Due to the present road conditions in Wuhan, you need _ nerves to drive in the city traffic.A. vulnerable B. feeble C. frail D. steady30. Though apparently unhurt in the crash, he spent two nights under close _ in hospital.A. obse
17、rvation B. sight C. inspection D. review第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A LESSON FROM A FROG TALEA group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a deep hole. All of the other frogs _31_ around the hole to see what coul
18、d be done to help their_32_. When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group_33_ that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate, because they were as good as_34_.Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump
19、 with all of their_35_. Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was_36_, and that the two frogs wouldnt be in that _37_ if they had been more careful.The other frogs continued_38_ shouting that they two should save their _39_ and give up. The two frogs _40_jumping as hard as they could, and
20、after several hours of hopeless_41_they were quite tired.Finally, one of the two frogs followed the calls of his fellows. Disheartened, he lay down at the _42_ of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow. The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had, _43_he w
21、as completely _44_ out.His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and just die. The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so_45_ that he sprang from the hole. _46_, the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then asked, “W
22、hy did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?” _47_ their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were _48_ him on. What he had got as_49_ inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.This s
23、imple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can _50_someone up and help him or her make it through the day.31. A) jumped B) hung C) rushed D) gathered 32. A) relatives B) companions C) neighbors D) families 33. A) agreed B) added C) quarreled D) doubted 34. A) alive B) dead C) awa
24、ke D) calm 35. A) mind B) skill C) strength D) courage 36. A) harmless B) endless C) careless D) hopeless 37. A) action B) situation C) direction D) competition 38. A) sorrowfully B) painfully C) carefully D) helpfully 39. A) time B) resource C) energy D) supply 40. A) stopped B) continued C) avoide
25、d D) started 41. A) climb B) wait C) fight D) effort 42. A) top B) edge C) bottom D) side43. A) while B) however C) therefore D) although 44. A) worn B) tired C) cried D) torn45. A) great B) well C) far D) high46. A) Pleased B) Satisfied C) Amazed D) Amused47. A) Looking B) Reading C) Seeing D) Chec
26、king48. A) cheering B) praising C) persuading D) supporting49. A) treatment B) entertainment C) achievement D) encouragement 50. A) hold B) lift C) bring D) build第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the
27、 United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they
28、had occupied several years beforeThe former Presidents wife was still living in the White House Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldntt take that” The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?” “I dont mean the watch
29、 and chain, only the charm (表坠)Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back,” the President said.The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge” “Are you President Coolidge ?” he asked The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (众议院) gave me that watch charmIm fo
30、nd of itIt would do you no goodYou want moneyLets talk this over” Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “Ill take this and leave everything else” Coolidge, knowing there was 80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talkHe told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill Coolidge added up the roommate and two rail tickets back to the collegeThen he counted out 32 said it was a loan (借款) He then
