1、江苏省南京师大附中学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试题上课讲义南京师大附中2015-2016学年度第1学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分59分）第一节单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. - Why dont we save ourselves the trouble and use the stairs, Steven?- Come on! Man invented the lift so that we dont have to act like cavemen. - Ok, Steven, if you _ insist on being la
2、zy.A. can B. should C. shall D. must22. _ “killer robots” can help reduce battlefield deaths, they may also make countries more likely to go into battle, which will lead to more deaths. A. Whether B. Where C. While D. What23. Students living off campus _ pay a little less for housing than students l
3、iving in college dormitories, but their cost of transportation is higher.A. in general B. in addition C. in demand D. in need24. It is required that food makers remove trans fats from products, since trans fats are not widely _ as safe. A. adopted B. harvested C. recognized D. operated25. Desertific
4、ation, the name for _ happens when land _ can be used to grow crops turns into desert, is a growing world problem. A. which; that B. what; how C. what; that D. how; which26. The Three-Body Problem has quickly become the best-selling Asian work of literature on A, _ that China also has a successful s
5、cience fiction scene. A. proving B. to prove C. to be proved D. will prove27. As Alan Turing believed, a computer would deserve _ intelligent if it could fool a human into believing that it was human. A. called B. to be called C. having been called D. calls28. During the heated discussion, I _ that
6、blogs are better than books for their convenience, lower price, and larger range of writing.A. picked out B. worked out C. ran out D. pointed out29. The university is saving $300,000 per year by its energy _ efforts, aimed to build a more energy-efficient university.A. consumption B. conservation C.
7、 consideration D. correction30. These measures include better administration of areas that are likely to turn into desert, and _ people in how to use water without wasting it. A. train B. to train C. training D. trained31. - Good day, Bell Electronics. This is Jane speaking. How may I help you today
8、? - Oh uh, I _ Myers Icecream Company. Sorry about that. A. looked for B. am looking for C. was looking for D. have been looking for32. _ with what may be his most impossible mission yet, Hunt gets together his team and joins forces with Ilsa Faust, a female former British secret agent.A. Facing B.
9、Having faced C. Faced D. To face33. He doesnt own an NBA championship ring, _ in the face with champagne(香槟) after the NBA finals. A. he has neither been sprayed B. nor has he been sprayed C. either has he been sprayed D. so he has been sprayed34. Considering the fact that the relationship between n
10、eighbors in rural area is closer than _ in cities, I prefer to live in the countryside. A. that B. the one C. those D. them35. In Alice Munros novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, _, decides to flee.A. her unhappiness built into desperationB. her unhappiness has built into desperation C. her unh
11、appiness building into desperationD. her unhappiness builds into desperation第二节完型填空 (共20小题；每题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、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。With their visas in hand and their bags packed, students may feel prepared for their study abroad experiences. _36_ once they set foot in fore
12、ign lands, some students realize that they dont have the skills to communicate their thoughts and feelings in their _37_ culture.Guo Yichen, a student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, observed a(an) _38_ of poor communication during her time abroad.When Guo first
13、got to the US, she stayed in the house of a 63-year-old lady, with another Chinese girl. Guo and her housemate were _39_ to take turns tidying up the bathroom. But the housemate never _40_, because she didnt know how. Her mother had always cleaned the bathroom for her back home. And when the landlor
14、d asked about it, the housemate _41_ replied, “I never needed to do housework back home, and I wont do it here _42_.”“I was shocked by how _43_ her answer was,” said Guo. “She could have explained it in a better way.” It was _44_ surprise that the girl was asked to move out almost immediately.In fac
15、t, “difficulty in _45_” is among the three major psychological problems that ZMN Education, an agency on overseas education, _46_ among Chinese students studying abroad, the other two being “fear of class discussion” and “fear of homework based on critical thinking”.A professor at the University of
16、California, Berkeley, once told the agency that many of his Chinese students only came to see him when they got _47_ scores. They should have talked to him after each class to get a better grade _48_, he said.According to the agency, studying abroad itself may trigger(引发) certain mental problems bec
17、ause it is a “_49_ and stressful shift to new environments and _50_”. It has been found that students are 23 times more likely to _51_ a mental health condition than business travelers headed abroad.And during this period of major life transitions(过渡), _52_ better communication skills is particularl
18、y vital. It helps you get assistance and solve problems.Students need to understand the value of empathy the effective awareness of the emotions of othersas well as _53_ themselves clearly, especially in cross-cultural communications. It would be better if students participate in a(an) _54_ abroad p
19、rogram during vacations before trying year-long overseas study. That way, they could have _55_ coping with a strange world independently.36. A. And B. Therefore C. But D. Otherwise37. A. unique B. host C. national D. superb38. A. conflict B. trial C. debate D. case39. A. appreciated B. represented C
20、. fueled D. supposed 40. A. bought her story B. did her partC. kept her word D. followed her heart 41. A. actually B. eventually C. pleasantly D. simply 42. A. either B. rather C. too D. neither43. A. sensitive B. serious C. straightforward D. stubborn44. A. great B. no C. major D. exact45. A. commu
21、nication B. explanation C. opposition D. indication46. A. impressed B. ignored C. identified D. inspired47. A. unfortunate B. unsatisfactory C. unwelcome D. unequal 48. A. in the first place B. in other words C. in this case D. in the end49. A. similar B. superb C. sudden D. sensitive50. A. influenc
22、es B. routines C. manners D. policies51. A. result from B. benefit from C. suffer from D. flee from52. A. tolerating B. simplifying C. requesting D. developing53. A. expressing B. blaming C. committing D. advancing54. A. affordable B. long-distance C. short-term D. trustworthy55. A. difficulty B. ex
23、perience C. leadership D. survival第三节：阅读理解 (共16小题；每小题1.5分，满分24分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen it comes to romance, no one does it better than the French. This is believed to be true of their movies, too. Unlike the Hollywood blockbusters(大片) you may be used to, French film
24、s are “usually a more artistic statement about being in the world”, noted The Guardian.From Oct 8 to Oct 29, in cooperation with the French embassy(大使馆) in China, the China Film Archive and China National Film Museum are presenting classic and critically acclaimed(备受赞誉的) French movies, including Le
25、Havre (2011), Mia et le Migou (2008), and Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902).Sha Dan, curator(策展人) of the China Film Archive, explained to the media what to expect from the film series, and revealed how first-time viewers can best appreciate French movies.Q: Why should I watch French movies?A: French fil
26、ms have a lot of virtues. For one thing, they use dialogue and plot, instead of visual effects, to drive the story. For another, they stress diversity(多元). While Hollywood movies are often about universal values, French movies have French culture or regional cultures deeply rooted in them. You have
27、to understand them in their cultural context. Thats what sometimes makes French movies difficult to understand.Q: How can a Chinese audience appreciate French movies?A: You need to get used to their way of filming. When shooting two people talking to each other, the traditional way is to film each p
28、erson face-forward as they take turns speaking. However, French movies are filmed in more experimental ways, like switching from a close shot to a long shot.Also, you should search for background information. The movies title and its director can reflect its ideas and storyline. For example, Les Enf
29、ants du Paradis (1945), also known as Children of Paradise, tells the story of beautiful Garance and the four men who love her in their own ways. Garance meets these men in a theater, and the “Paradis” in the movie title is an informal French name for a theaters gallery.56. What is the authors purpo
30、se in writing this text?A. To recommend some classic French movies.B. To help readers to better appreciate French movies.C. To compare French movies with Hollywood blockbusters.D. To describe the development and features of French movies in great detail.57. Which of the following is a characteristic
31、 of French movies?A. They are often about universal values.B. They usually have really good visual effects.C. They attach a lot of importance to French culture and French regional cultures.D. They are sometimes hard to understand because of their complex plots.58. Which of the following is TRUE about French movies according to the text?A. They are mostly romances and are usually artistic.B. They often involve more close shots than long
