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爱德外国语学校2015学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题命题范围：M5 U4M6 U3 本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节: 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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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. Where is the post office?A. In front of a hotel. B. Opposite a supermarket. C. Next to a garage.2. How did the woman feel about her life?A. Worried. B. Satisfied. C. Bored.3. What do we know about the woman?A. She bought a pair of jeans last week.B. She got a pair of shoes for her birthday.C. She gave her mother a bag as a gift.4. What didnt the man do at the weekend?A. Go sailing. B. Ride horses. C. Walk in the woods.5. What are the speakers discussing?A. A job. B. A manager. C. An interviewee.第二节：听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a travel agency. B. At an airport. C. At a hotel.7. What day is it today?A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 题。8. Where has the man just been?A. To a theatre. B. To his office. C. To his home.9. What is the mans problem?A. He failed to book the theatre tickets.B. He couldnt get through to the theatre.C. He was found making a private call at work.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 题。10. Where will the womans party be held?A. In her house. B. In a club. C. In a restaurant.11. How will the man go home from the party?A. On foot. B. By motorbike. C. By taxi.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The party will start at 3 p.m.B. The woman plays volleyball at 6 p.m. every day.C. People neednt wear formal clothes at the party.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 题。13. Why did the man choose the Western Restaurant?A. He saw the review in the newspaper.B. woman said it was very good.C. Katie persuaded him to go.14. What did the man dislike about his meal?A. The starter. B. The main course. C. The dessert.15. What did the speakers do in the Western Restaurant last night?A. They complained about the food.B. They had an argument about the bill.C. They held a celebration for a workmate.16. What does the woman mean in the end?A. She will take her mum to the Western Restaurant.B. She will hold a party in another restaurant.C. She prefers a Chinese restaurant.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 题。17. When should the listeners arrive at school?A. At 7:15. B. At 7:00. C. At 6:00.18. What does the speaker tell the listeners to do?A. Prepare food and drinks themselves.B. Take photos during the trip.C. Bring a jacket.19. What do the listeners need to do this evening?A. Review the notes. B. Draw a map of a village. C. Ask the teachers for a map.20. What will the listeners do tomorrow evening?A. Visit a theatre. B. Sleep in the village. C. Enjoy a performance.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第1节 （共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMelbourne, AustraliaMelbourne is a hot-spot travel destination, and its easy to see why with its beautiful beaches and busy city life.Why its a great choice: Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel, and because of that, many solo travelers go there. As an English-speaking country, you wont be faced with any language barriers. Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!ThailandThailand is great for solo travelersperhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mindsets, which promote equality among the sexes.Why its a great choice: Thailand is known for its friendly atmosphere, and as a travel hot-spot, there are plenty of chances to meet other like-minded travelers. Well known for being very cheap, especially in the north. A good choice if you want to get away on a budget. Thailand has a lot to offer, from the party-central Bangkok to beautiful beaches and tropical (热带) jungle.Hong Kong, ChinaHong Kong is a great place to relax for solo travelers as it is full of “Zen moments,” such as beautiful gardens and Tai Chi classes.Why its a great choice: Hong Kong is regarded as one of the safest cities in the world. If youre not well-traveled, or perhaps a bit tired of things like language barriers, Hong Kong is a great place to start, as it mixes both Eastern and Western at the same time.Bali, IndonesiaBali is a spiritual place with yoga, spas, healthy food and beaches. The combination of friendly people and splendidly visual culture has made Bali Indonesia number one tourist attraction.Why its so great: You wont be the only solo traveler in Bali. Everyone is known for being extremely friendly and youre sure to meet some amazing characters along the way. As a Hindu island, Bali is the perfect place for a relaxing and spiritual retreat (静修). The Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is fantasticif you like monkeys, anyway.21. What do the four places have in common according to the text?A. Theyre cheap to travel around.B. Theyre great for solo travelers.C. They offer good spas and yoga.D. Therere no language barriers.22. Where can you enjoy both convenient transport and beautiful beaches?A. Melbourne, Australia. B. Thailand.C. Hong Kong, China. D. Bali, Indonesia.23. What has made Bali Indonesia No.1 tourist attraction?A. Yoga, spas, healthy food and beaches.B. Friendly people and splendidly visual culture.C. Meeting some amazing characters along the way.D. Fantastic monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest.24. What type of writing is this text?A. A travel journal. B. A business report.C. A travel guide. D. A press advertisement.BIn a Station of the Metro（地铁）The apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals（花瓣） on a wet, black bough（树枝）.This is the only Ezra Pound poem that many people will read in their lives. Why? One obvious reason is that its just two lines long. The poem, which can be understood as “A man sees a bunch of faces in the subway and thinks they look like flowers on a tree branch,” is an exercise in shortness. Pound wrote it after having a spiritual experience in a Paris metro (subway) station. In 1916, the US poet originally thought he could best describe his vision in a painting. Unfortunately, he wasnt a painter. So he wrote a thirty-line poem, which he didnt like. He dropped the long version in the waste bin. Six months later, he wrote a shorter poem, but didnt like that one either. Finally, a full year after the experience, he had been reading short Japanese poems called haikus, and he figured he would try this style. The result, which was published in 1913, is one of the most famous and influential works in modern poetry.This poem is one of the monuments (纪念物) of the 20th-century artistic movement known as “Imagism”. Basically, Pound and his friends thought that images (意象) werent just decoration: they were the highest form of speech. By finding the right image, the poet can express the true, spiritual reality of a thing, which is more important than using a bunch of adjectives to describe its 来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.Kphysical appearance. Thus, “In a Station of the Metro” is a poem that consists of one image expressed with absolute (绝对的) exactness and nothing else. 来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+KTo the imagists, the best way to describe an experience is not to use more and more words; the best way is to find exactly the right words. Have you ever told a beloved one that “words cant express” how much you love them? Well, Pound would say that youre just being lazy. In his view, words can express anything, even if it takes an entire year to find the right ones. 25. In the short poem, Ezra Pound . A. tells us one of his painful experiences B. compares the passengers faces to flowers C. describes a man walking among the crowd D. shows a wet, black tree branch in a metro station 26. According to the text, “In a Station of the Metro” was . A. based on one of Pounds paintings B. first discovered in a waste bin C. influenced by haikus D. completed in 1916 27. Pound and his friends . A. stressed the importance of using adjectives B. were good at describing abstract images C. decorated their poems with pictures D. used images to express their ideas CSome 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement. The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed-closed off-for more or less 23,000 years. Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks with red ochre and she said, They came here. And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art(壁画). That is where it is tarted.”Cave art expert Jean Clotttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety. The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont dArc Cavern. The copy, which we also called replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France. Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is doen so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will be allowed to visit Pont dArc Cavern every year. 28. According to Jean Clottes words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were .A. abstractB. superiorC. creativeD. inspiring29. Which of the follow statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art. C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage. D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals. 30. The purpose of creating Pndt dArc Cavern is to .A. show admiration for the earliest artists in EuropeB. arouse visitors awareness of protecting ancient artC. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artworkD. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave第2节 （共5个小题；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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off until tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking, How did it get so late so soon?So wed better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out. Take time to realize what we want and need. Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn. _31_ Here are five things we should start doing today:Accept ourselves. The secret to happiness and success is the acceptance of ourselves. We will never become who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us. _32_ So always go with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set the world on fire.Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do._33_ Dont sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen. We are what we do, not what we say well do. Stop saying I wish and start saying I will. Turn our dreams into plans.Do the work. We cant underestimate(低估) a person who always works hard. Be that person. _34_ Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do whats right, not whats easy. Our dreams are worth it._35_ We cant force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. Theres a time and place for everything. So dont force whats not yet supposed to fit into our life. When its meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient.A. Take positive action.B. Enjoy every moment of life.C. Life is shorter than it often seems.D. Everyone has a different way of life.E. Accept ourselves just the way we are.F. Allow life to happen like its supposed to.G. In life, we dont get what we wish for; we get what we work for.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第1节 ：完形填空（共20个小题；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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Until I was 13, I assumed I was just like everyone else. But one day I read a piece of paper in my dads briefcase that _36_everything. Thats when I saw the words: “Simone is said to have Asperger syndrome.”I screamed at my dad, “Tell me what it is!” He _37_ that I have a mild form of brain disorders, which was a problem that shapes the way I interact with other people. I wasnt sure exactly what he _38_, but it didnt matter. I just wanted to try to _39_ my shock and go back to the way things were before I knew. But even though I wouldnt _40_ acknowledge the news, Aspergers still destroyed my confidence and made me _41_ and isolated. I felt like an outcast(被抛弃者)-not just because Aspergers made it hard for me to make friends, but because now I had this _42_ . I just wanted to be like everyone else. _43_, at 16, I said to myself, “Enough! You cant run and hide from it, girl. Just face it.”Its funny, the first time I thought something was _44_ was not because of what I couldnt do - it was because of what i could do. In the sixth grade, while other kids were _45_ with spelling, I was like a human spell-checker! Ive also had a photographic memory, and _46_ I call my “super powers”-extrasensory hearing and acute awareness: I can _47_ phone numbers people dial just by the sound the buttons make when pressed or _48_ hear one sour note in an entire symphony! And I can _49_ pay attention to two things at once. Dont get me wrong. Aspergers can be very confusing. For years I felt like a butterfly _50_ in its cocoon(茧），waiting to emerge. It took years of work with a psychologist to _51_ the difficulty of making friends. Im not going to let Aspergers create _52_ for me. That why I am happy to have found out about and faced my _53_. Aspergers is a metaphor(象征) for life: We all have _54_ , but the key is to be able to have the _55_ to face whats bad about them and still find whats good. 36. A. preventedB. changedC. determinedD. improved37. A. explained B. realizedC. apologizedD. suspected38. A. meantB. predictedC. concernedD. doubted39. A. admitB. subscribeC. recognize D. ignore40. A. appropriatelyB. consciously C. previouslyD. automatically41. A. anxiousB. stressedC. lonelyD. ashamed42. A. signB. symbolC. labelD. signal43. A. ConsequentlyB. GraduallyC. FortunatelyD. Eventually44. A. unusualB. specificC. uncomfortableD. awkward45. A. combining B. exchanging C. strugglingD. dealing46. A. thatB. whatC. whomD. which47. A. figure outB. pick out C. try outD. make out48. A. even B. still C. everD. just49. A. sensitivelyB. fullyC. flexiblyD. firmly50. A. absorbedB. buriedC. engagedD. trapped51. A. get overB. knock downC. take up D. go through52. A. surprisesB. limitationsC. opportunitiesD. experiences53. A. failureB. desperationC. disabilityD. suffering54. A. talentsB. dreamsC. challengesD. aims55. A. ambitionB. courage C. rightD. attempt第II卷第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第2节 （10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?In 1969，the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It _56_ (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it _57_(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later，this river is one of _58_ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.But the river wasnt changed in a few days _59_ even a few months. It took years of work _60_ (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is _61_(clean) than ever.Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _62_ is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or dont know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation，dont you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?While there are _63_ (amaze) stories of instant transformation，for most of us the _64_(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work，like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be _65_(patience)第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第1节 ：应用文写作（满分15分）你的朋友王林刚转学去了一所新学校，学校的各个学生社团(associations)正在纳新。面对众多的选择，王林没了主意，写信向你求助。假如你是李越，你认为可以考虑参加篮球协会(the Basketball Association)或者英语俱乐部(the English Club)。请你用英语给王林写一封80词左右的信，推荐这两个社团，并分别说明推荐理由。注意：信的抬头与落款已给出（不计入词数）。Dear Wang Lin, Yours sincerely,Li Yue第二节：概要写作（满分25分） 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 With global warming and melting ice, it isnt easy being a polar bear anymore. Some studies have predicted that polar bears could die out by the end of the century. The good news is not all researchers think the bears are absolutely disappearing. Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History(AMNH) have published a new paper indicating that things might not be as bad for polar bears as some scientists expect. To understand the reason for the researchers cautious optimism, we must first understand the factors that are threatening the polar bears existence. Polar bears consume a diet of mainly young seals. In order to hunt these seals, polar bears need to rest at the top of sea ice-the same ice that is increasingly melting for most of the year thanks to climate change. In another 50 years, experts expect that the Arctic will be too warm for sea ice to form for half of the year, leaving polar bears without a reliable food source and in serious danger of starvation. As it turns out, alternative food sources for the polar bears arent completely out of the question. For as long as biologists hav
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