六校聯(lián)考高二期中英語(yǔ)試卷

1、2014學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中 6校聯(lián)考高二英語(yǔ)試卷(牛津)(總分 100 分 考試時(shí)間 90 分鐘) 2015-4I. Listening Comprehension ( 20% )Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions w

2、ill be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.() 1. A. They are colleagues.B. They are classmates.C. They are friends.D. They are twins.() 2. A. Th

3、e man is planning a trip to Austin.B. The man has been to Austin before.C. The man doesn t like Austin.D. The man has not been to Austin before.()3.A.The size of the room.B. The hot weather.C. Long working hours.D. The fan in the room.()4.A.The man can t manage togo toNew York as planned.B. The man

4、is returning his ticket.C. The man is flying to New York tomorrow morning.D. The man has changed his destination.() 5. A. It is difficult to check.B. It has been placed at a wrong place.C. It has been borrowed by someone.D. It is missing.() 6. A. Reserving a table.B. Buying some furniture.C. Looking

5、 for a timetable.D. Window shopping() 7. A. Snow will be replaced by strong winds.B. Cold and windy.C. Rainy and cold.D. It will get better.() 8. A. The information in the book is out of date.B. It has been reprinted four times.C. The store doesn t have it now, but will have it soon.D. It is no long

6、er available.() 9. A. Henry doesn t like the color.B. Henry painted the house himself.C. There was no ladder in the house.D. Someone else painted the house. ()10.A. In a cotton field.B. On a train.C. On a farmD. At a railway station.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short

7、 passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Q

8、uestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.()11.A. .People never lose their sense of direction.B. People learn a sense of direction as they grow older.C. Everybody possesses a sense of direction from birthD. Seven-year-old children never have a sense of direction without maps. ()12.A.

9、 Remember something easily recognizable on the route.B. Draw a map of the route to help remember where it is.C. Avoid taking the same route when you come back to it.D. Tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen.()13. A. To ask policemen for directions.B. To remember your route by looking

10、 out for steps and stairs.C. To use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself.D. To count the number of landmarks that you see.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.()14. A. Calm.B. Exited.C. Nervous.D. Frightened.()15. A. She had a taste of adventure.B. Business was better

11、than usual.C. Burning candles brightened the place.D. Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.()16. A. Nearly 24 hoursB. More than 24 hours.E. Nearly 12 hours.D. More than 12 hours.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. A

12、fter you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheetBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Tom s day at schoolClass:17.Teacher's comment:His presentation was head and 18 abov

13、e the others.Teacher's advice on his career:He should go into 19Tom's interest:20Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Vocabulary: (9%)Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. There is one extra word which you d

14、o not need.A. doubtB. beneficialC.moderationD. destroyAB. comfortingAC. likelyAD. entirelyBC.reliefBD. dropCD. alternativePeter Molan, a doctor from New Zealand, is a specialist in stomach disorders. He offers his patients a simple, but effective 21 to taking medicine: honey. Dr. Molan claims that t

15、heactive component in honey is an antibacterial agent called UMF. There is some 22 inthe medical world as to whether UMF can 23 bacteria completely. But researchclearly shows that people with stomach problems experience some 24 soon after takinghoney.Is this yet another case of science simply giving

16、 credibility( 可信性)to what we have always known? After all, it is common knowledge how 25 hot water with honey and lemon canbe for sore throat sufferers. In accepting the 26 effects of honey, however, a fewreservations should be kept in mind. Firstly, the popular belief that honey is healthier than s

17、ugar isn't 27 well-founded. Like all foods, honey can be healthy if eaten in 28, butmay also have some disadvantages. Honey causes blood-sugar levels to rise quickly. Secondly, eating too much honey on an empty stomach can cause discomfort. That is why it 's best to line the stomach with som

18、e fibre first, for example, by following a main meal with a dessert that incorporates honey. Thirdly, under no circumstances should a baby's dummy (橡皮奶嘴)be dipped in honey before the baby sucks it, as this is just as 29 to cause tooth decay as anyother sugary treat.III. Grammar (10%)Direction: F

19、or the blankets with no words, fill in a preposition, conjunction, pronoun, or an article; For those blankets with a given verb, fill in its proper form according to the context.(A)There s no doubt 30 colors do influence our minds. A yellow room makes mostpeople feel more cheerful and more relaxed t

20、han a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridges in the areauntil _31 was repainted green. The number of sui

21、cide attempts immediately32(fall) sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Not only 33light and bright colors make people happy, but also they make peoplemore active. It is an established fact _34factory workers work better, harder, and havefew

22、er accidents when their machines are painted orange instead of black or grey.BWinter is dangerous because it s so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place so easily. Fog can be waiting to meet you over the top of a hill. Ice might be hiding under the melting snow, 35(wait)

23、ahead to send you off the road: The car coming toyou may suddenly slip across the road.Rule Number One for driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly. Sudden movements can make a car very difficult 36(control). So every time you either start or stop your car,increase or reduce your speed, you must be

24、 as gentle and slow as possible.Rule Number Two is to pay attention to 37might happen. The more ice there is, thefurther down the road you have to look. Test how long it 38(take) to gently stop yourcar. Generally, allow twice of your usual stopping distance when the road is wet, three times the dist

25、ance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times and never 39you get into trouble.IV. Cloze 15%:Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the c

26、ontext.Scientists fear rising energy bills may lead to an increase in obesity after discovering a link between poorly-heated homes and higher body fat.Researchers from the University of Stirling s Behavioral Science Centre _40 toexplore claims that warm indoor temperatures have _41 increasing obesit

27、y levels inwinter. Instead, the team found that people who live in _42homes are more likely to havelow body mass index (BMI) levels while those who keep their heating 43or off tend tobe heavier.Dr Michael Daly, behavioral scientist and senior lecturer, said:“We come on to investigatethe scientific c

28、laims that cooler indoor temperatures help us to _44a healthy weight bypushing our bodies to consume more 45_through shivering( 寒戰(zhàn) ) and generating heatthrough tissues.” In fact, the research suggests people may eat less and 46 moreenergy when living in a warmer indoor environment.The 13-year study,

29、 published in the journal Obesity, _47 more than 100,000 adultsacross England. Researchers found 48weight levels among people living in homesheated to above 23 C(73°F), which accounted for about 15,000 of the households studied.Dr Daly said:“As national gas bills continue to rise faster than th

30、e rate of inflation( 通貨膨脹), this research suggests the 49of obesity could worsen where heating dropped below_50levels or off for lengthy periods to cut costs.“This is not just about people who live in warm enough homes being in the 51position to afford more expensive low-calorie foods, exercise clas

31、ses and sporting activities. 52, they find it easier to stay at a low BMI level. The study took age, gender, social class and other factors into account.The comfortable surrounding temperature of 20.3-23 C is where we feel comfortable in our53 and are neither hot nor cold. At temperatures above this

32、, we consume more energy andwe eat less because our 54 is taken away.40.A.set outB. set upC. set aboutD.set off41.A.differed fromB. devoted toC. resulted fromD.contributed to42.A. well-designedB. well-heatedC. well-organizedD.well-decorated43.A.turned onB. turned outC. turned downD.turned up44.A. st

33、ayB. concealC. maintainD.preserve45.A.muscleB. strengthC. powerD.energy46.A. exploreB. burnC. exploitD.exhaust47.A.involvedB. impactedC. impressD. inspired48.A.increasedB.addedC. reducedD.lost49.A.miracleB. trendC. existenceD. delivery50.A.sensitiveB. agreeableC. presentD. graceful51.A.financialB. s

34、ocialC. appropriateD.defensive52.A.OtherwiseB. BesidesC. ThereforeD.However53.A.shoesB. moodsC. clothesD. spirits54.A.nerveB. laborC. stomachD. appetiteV. Reading Comprehension （2*11=22%） Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished stateme

35、nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）Many people think that honesty is a kind of virtue. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can't talk, but can they lie in other

36、 ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps themsurvive.Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals

37、. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator （獵食動(dòng) 物）gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the "hurt" adult, leaving the b

38、aby birds safe in the nest.Another kind of bird, the scrub jay （西叢鴉）,buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury t

39、he food, and bury it again somewhere else.Birds called cuckoos （布谷鳥(niǎo)）have found a way to have babies without doing much work.How? They don't make nests. Instead, they get into other birds' nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive pare

40、nts feed them.Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner's hand and start fighting again.Ch

41、imps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don't hear them, and they don't need to sh

42、are their food.As children, many of us learn the saying "You can't fool Mother Nature." But maybe you can't trust her, either.55. By " Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky " (paragraph 5), the author means.A. chimps are ready to attack othersB. chimps can be selfish

43、 tooC. chimps are jealous of the winnersD. chimps are sometimes dishonest56. A plover protects its young from a predator by.A. getting closer to its youngB. driving away the adult predatorC. leaving its young in another nestD. pretending to be injured57. Which of the following is true according to t

44、he passage?A. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.B. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.C. Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.D. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.58. Which of the following might be the best title

45、 of the passage?A. How do animals learn to lie?B. Does Mother Nature fool animals?C. Do animals lie?D. How does honesty help animals survive?BDONALD SLOANGates HallAfter May 2009:University of Kansas46 Clayton DriveLawrence, KS 66045St. Louis, MO 63130913-243-1682314-726-8840Objective To work with t

46、he client ( 委托人)population in a social service position.Education B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009Major: Social ServicesMinor: Applied PsychologyExperienceAssistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreation

47、al activities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.Hotline Volunteer. Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, f

48、ailing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships.Nurse's Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006. Assisted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery.ActivitiesUniversity Concert Board. Work with other board mem

49、bers to plan and implement on-campus concerts.Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to the university.Residence Hall Programming Board. Planned social events for Eggar Residence Hall.SkillsFluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working

50、 with people.InterestsSkiing, softball, classical music, and guitar.59. This passage is most probably.A. an advertisement for enrolling new employeesB. a school report at the end of an academic yearC. a part of a recommendation letter from a universityD. a self-introduction meant to apply for a job6

51、0. According to the Experience " section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be.A. a wise leaderB. a good social workerC. a gifted scientistD. a skillful performer61. From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan.A. is good at singing and dancingB. has an interest in being a surgeonC. is abou

52、t to graduate from a universityD. specializes in psychologyCDirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 3 questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 6 words.A lot of people are dying for retiremen

53、t as a time when they can finally take part in activities that they never had the time or energy to go after before. But some recent studies on people in their golden years are disturbing: they suggest that retirees （退休人員） are more likely to suffer from depression and possibly higher rates of other

54、diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure. That's why a new study of French workers is welcome news.Led by Hugo Westerlund, a professor of psychology at Stockholm University, the study of more than 14,000 workers found lower rates of depression and fatigue (疲勞 ) in people after they

55、 got tired while they were still employed.The scientists followed the employees of the French national gas and electric company for 14 years. They found in the year immediately after retirement, the volunteers reported 40% fewer depressive symptoms than they had in the year before their retirement. The researchers also found an 81% drop in reports of both mental and physical fatigue over the same time period.Clearly, said Westerlund, much of these decrease in physical and mental fatigue can be traced back to relief from the stresses of w