高二英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)期中試題及答案

高二英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)期中試題及答案

必考I部分

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(22.5marks)

Directions：Inthissection,

youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,

thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,

BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.

Conversation1

l.HowlongdoesthemanwatchTVduringtheholiday

A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.

2.Whatistheman^favoritekindofTVprogram

A.History.B.News.C.Sports.

Conversation2

3.Whyaretheydecoratingtheroom

A.Forabirthdayparty.

B.ForaChristmasparty.

C.Forahouse-warmingparty.

4.Whatwilltheyusefbrdecoration

A.Ribbonsandlights.B.Balloonsandribbons.C.Lightsandballoons.

Conversations

5.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo

A.Seeadoctor.B.Takesomemedicine.C.Changeherlifestyle.

6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

A.Colleagues.B.Husbandandwife.C.Doctorandpatient.

Conversation4

7.Whichproductisthemaninterestedin

A.Silkblouses.B.Woolenknitwear.C.Cottongoods.

8.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheexhibits

A.Theyareingreatdemand.

B.Theyaretoobrightlycolored.

C.Theyarefineinqualityandbeautifulindesign.

9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakersmostprobably

A.Friends.B.Bossandemployee.C.Businesspartners.

Conversations

lO.Howlongcanthemankeepthebooksheborrows

A.Amonth.B.Twentydays.C.Twomonths.

11.Howdoesthemanknowwhenhisbookswillbedue

A.Thewomanwillinformhim.

B.Hecancheckitonthelibrarywebsite.

C.Thelibrarywillsendhimanoticeletter.

12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman

A.Heisapplyingforalibrarycard.

B.Heisafreshman.

C.Helostabookheborrowedfromthelibrary.

Conversation6

13.Wheredoesthemancomefrom

A.SanFrancisco.B.Ohio.C.Seoul.

14.Howlongwillthewomanstaythere

A.Foroneday.B.Forthreedays.C.Fortwoweeks.

15.WhatisTRUEabouttheman

A.Beforeheleaves,hisfamilywillgotoDisneyland.

B.ThisishisfirsttimeinAmerica.

C.HischildrenwanttogotoHoustononMonday.

SectionB(7.5marks)

Directions：Inthissection,

youUlhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinfdrm

ationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHAN3WORDS.

YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.

IntroductionFoundation：in16

17Education：

*Freeeducationforallchildren

*18accessforgirls

Culture：WorldHeritage

Environment：

*A10-yearprogramme：19

ConclusionBuildingbettemetworksand20

PartIILanguageKnowledge(40marks)

SectionA(1Omarks)

Directions：Beneatheachofthefbllowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.Iftherebeaglobalnuclearwar,lifeontheearthasweknowit

endfbrever.

A.will;willB.should;would

C.wereto;willD.isto;would

22.1twassillyofhimtohisnotesduringthatimportanttest,andasaresult,

hegotpunished.

A.sticktoB.keeptoC.refertoD.pointto

23.—Hurryup!AliceandSuearewaitingfbryouattheschoolgate.

-Oh!Ithoughttheywithoutme.

A.hadgoneB.aregoingC.havegoneD.went

24.Themanager,itcleartousthathedidn^agreewithus,leftthemeetingroom.

A.whohasmadeB.havingmadeC.madeD.making

25.ThankstotheworkofUNICEF.Otherwisemanychildren

thechanceoflivingagoodlife.

A.willnothaveB.havenothadC.donothaveD.wouldnothave

26.Thebreakingofatabooisusuallyupsettingorembarrassingfortheperson

andthepeoplearoundhimorher.

A.toconcernB.concerningC.concernedD.concern

27.Apartfromtheurgentproblemscausedbywarsandconflicts,

theUNhelpscountrieswithotherproblemssuchaseducation,starvation,

disasters,AIDsandotherdiseases.

A.lackforB.lackinC.lackD.lackof

28/4Youaretooselfish.It,shightimeyou

thatyouarenotthemostimportantpersonintheworld/Tetersaidtohisbossangrily.

A.realizedB.realizeC.willrealizeD.haverealized

29.—DidyouenjoyyourtouraroundBeijing,MrSingh

——Yes.Butlhatewhenthetourguideheldouthislefthandtoshakehandswithme.

AoneB.thatC.itD.this

30.Happinessoftencomestothosetrytohelpothersanddosomethingworthwhile.

AwhomB.whoC.whatD.which

SectionB(l8marks)

Directions：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagethereare4wordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwithawordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

20June2013

Ankara,Turkey：

IcomefromMoldovaandlamnowworkingasaUNVolunteerwiththeOfficeoftheUnitedNat

ionsHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)inTurkey.IhavebeenlivinginTurkeyforaf

ewyearsandhavehadthe31toobservetheapproachoftheTurkishpeopletowards

32.InTurkeypeoplehelpeachotherwiththeirheartsandfromtheirheartsonacontinuousba

sis.

Youngpeoplearethemaindrivingenginebehindtheever-growingvolunteerforceinTurkey.

ForTurkish33

peopleitiscommontobepartofsomekindofbrganizationorstudentclubonavolunteerbasis

doingvariousactivitiessuchasexchanges，environmentalaction，

charityworkandpeereducation.

Thistrend（傾向）grew34inthelate1990s,

despitethefactthatcivilsocietyorganizationshavesometimesbeenviewedwithdisbeliefbys

omestateauthorities.

Thishas35inthelastdecade,

andmanyyoungpeoplenowchoosetogetinvolvedandusetheirsparetimetodeveloptheirskill

s,whilealsoshowingtheircivicparticipationby36toacause.

PerhapsthisisthereasonwhythecoreoftheUNVcommunityatUNHCRTurkeyis37

youngpeople.BeingaUNVolunteerwithUNCHRallowsustogaintheskillsneededtorealize

oursocialandhumandevelopmentpotential,butalsotodedicateourtime,

energyandideastocontributetothe38ofUNHCR^globalstrategicaims.

BeingaUNVolunteerwithUNHCRisanopportunitytomakeotherpeople^livesbetter.Wor

kingonrefugeestatusdeterminationhasbeenaninterestingand39

learningexperience.Partofthetaskinvolvescarryingoutextensiveresearchonthesituationa

ndtheconditionofthecountriestherefugees（M^）comefrom.

Especiallyaccordingtorecenteventsinneighboringcountries,

andgiventhearrivalofrefugeesandtheincreasedtimenecessarytoprocessthe40

numberofapplicationsforshelter,

thecontributionofUNVolunteerstoUNHCRseemsnecessaryandtheimpactinvaluable.

Ialsobelievethatlhavebroughtculturaldiversity（多元性）toanalreadydiverse41,

wheretrueprofessionalsandyounggraduatesfromdifferentnationsworkhardsidebysideto

42refugeesandfinddurablesolutionsforthem.

3l.A.abilityB.opportunityC.descriptionD.permission

32.A.volunteerismB.charityC.povertyD.colleague

33.A.starvingB.primitiveC.youngD.crowded

34.A.particularlyB.remotelyC.politicallyD.mysteriously

35.A.expandedB.addedC.prohibitedD.changed

36.A.congratulatingB.contributingC.retellingD.accustoming

37.A.remindedofB.thoughtbacktoC.headingforD.madeupof

38.A.permissionB.achievementC.celebrationD.reception

39.A.worthwhileB.additionalC.altemativeD.vacant

40.A.fallingB.decreasingC.heatingD.rising

41.A.tribeB.officeC.staffD.government

42.A.protectB.driveC.obtainD.contain

SectionC(l2marks)

Directions：

Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.

Mygrandfatherisaseventy-year-oldman,

andhehasalwaysbeenhappy.Severalyearsagohecametolivewithusand43.nowhehasgotac

customedtothelifeinthecity.44.他喜歡旅行并且去過(guò)中國(guó)很多地方。Lastmonth,

hewenttoBeijingandvisitedtheForbiddenCitywheretheemperorsoncelived.45.他甚至夢(mèng)

想某一天到國(guó)外去旅游。

Hesaysitisimportanttotrytounderstandasmuchaspossibleandtravelhelpsyoudothat.46.In

hisyouth,however,heneverlefthishometown,1etalonetravel1edtoanothercountry47.

因?yàn)樗霉ぷ黟B(yǎng)活家

人.Heoftensayshewouldhavetravelledalotifhehadbeenrich.Hewantedtostudymedicine,

buthenevergotintoauniversity.48.HehopesIcangotoagooduniversityandgetagoodjobinth

efuture.

Doyouthinkmygrandpawouldhavebeenashappyasheisnowifhehadhadmoreeducationwh

enhewasgrowingup

PartHIReadingComprehension(30marks)

Directions：

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassagesisfbllowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishe

dstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,

CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinfdrmationgiveninthepassage.

A

Asweallknow,theDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry^traditionalfestivah

butdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKorea,

whichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar(|^

^)IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducational,

ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組

^R）tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage（^

物質(zhì)的文化遺產(chǎn)）.Ifsuccessful,

peoplefi*omothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.

Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2,000yearsago,

Chinaisnothappywiththesituation/'Itwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymade

atraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChina,“saidZhouHepi

ng，

deputy（§d）cultureminister.TheChmeseMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsow

napplication（申請(qǐng)）toUNESCO,coveringalltraditionalChinesefestivals,

includingtheDragonBoatevent.Itisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoet

QuYuan（340-278BC）,

wholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWaiTingStatesPeriod.Quwasknowntobeapatriot（M

國(guó)#）andadmiredbyordinarypeople.

HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiver,

becausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry^future.WhenpeopleheardaboutQu^death,

theysailedupanddowntheriversearchingfbrhisbody.Theyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenaw

aythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissai

dtocomefromthissearchforthepoet'sbody.

Overtheyears,

theDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.InJapanandVietnam,

aswellasSouthKorea,thefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculture.

49.TheDragonBoatFestival.

A.isalsokeptbySouthKoreaB.comesfromSouthKorea

C.wascreatedbySouthKoreaD.isSouthKorea^culturalheritage

50.Whatisthereaction（反

^）oftheChineseMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea,splanningtomaketheDragonBoatFesti

valitsownculturalheritage

A.FightingagainstSouthKorea.

B.TellingSouthKoreaifsnotrighttodoso.

C.Consideringtodothesimilarthing.

D.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.

5l.WhatisthepurposeofholdingtheDragonBoatFestival

A.InmemoryofQuYuan.

B.InmemoryofallthepatriotsofChina.

C.Tofrightenawaythefish.

D.InhonorofQuYuan^birthday.

52.AfterQuYuan9sdeath,Zongziwasthrownintothewaterto.

A.feedhimB.protecthisbodyfromgoingbad

C.preventthefishbitinghisbodyD.attracthissoul

53.Now,theDragonBoatFestivalhasbecomeactivity.

A.anationwideB.aworldwideC.anAsianD.aforeign

B

TimBerners-LeeisthemanwhowrotethesoftwareprogramthatledtothefoundationoftheWo

rldWideWeb.Britainplayedanimportantpartindevelopingthefirstgenerationofcomputers.

TheparentsofTimBemers-Leebothworkedononeoftheearliestcommercial（jSjllk

的）computersandtalkedabouttheirworkathome.Asachildhewouldbuildmodelsofcomput

ersfrompackingmaterial.AftergraduatingfromOxfbrdUniversityhewentontotherealthing

.Inthe1980s,

scientistswerealreadycommunicatingusingaprimitiveversionofe-mail.Whileworkingata

laboratoryinSwitzerland,TimBemers-Leewroteaprogram,

whichlethimstorethesemessages.Thisgavehimanotheridea：

writeaprogramthatwillletacademics（學(xué)術(shù)界人

i）fromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplace.Inl990hewrotetheHTTPandH

TMLprogramswhichformthebasisoftheWorldWideWeb.

Thenextyearhisprogramswereplacedontothelnternet.Everyonewaswelcometousethema

ndimprovethemiftheycould.Programmersusedthiscodes（^

碼）toworkwithdifferentoperatingsystems.Newthingslikewebbrowsers（瀏覽

#l）andsearchenginesweredeveloped.Between1991and1994thenumberofwebpagesrosef

romlOto100,000.

In1994TimBerners-LeeformedthenewlyformedWorldWideWebconsortium(ti'^),

orW3C.Morethan2001eadingcompaniesandlaboratoriesarerepresentedbyW3C.Together

theymakesurethateveryonecanshareequallyontheweb/'TheWebcanhelppeopletounderst

andthewaythatothersliveandlove.Ithelpsusunderstandthehumanityolpeople/liesays.

54.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatTimBemers-Leeis.

A.BritishB.AmericanC.SwissD.French

55.Scientistsbegantocommunicateusinge-mail.

A.inl980B.afterthel980s

C.before1990D.inthe1960s

56.TimBemers-Leedecidedtowriteaprogramthatwouldletacademicsfromacrosstheworld

shareinformationonasingleplacewhen.

A.hewasachildB.hestudiedinOxfordUniversity

C.heformedW3CD.heworkedatalabinSwitzerland

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue

A.Thenumberofwebpagesroserapidlyinthe1990s.

B.Tim^programswereplacedontothelnternetin1990.

D.TimBemers-Leemadeagreatcontributiontothecomputerscience.

58.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whenthelnternetcameintobeingB.whoTimBemers-Leeis

C.whycomputersdevelopsorapidlyD.howtheWorldWideWebstarted

C

Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougivea

ndgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenit5slikelyyouwillburnout,

orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,

youneverfeelasenseofachievement,

soyouarealwayssearchingfbrwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.

Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingsoastoachieverealhappines

sistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.Ibreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichlcair'being^an

d"having^values.Youfbeing^valuesarethecharactertraitsCW

tiE）oftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Anexampleofsome6tbeing,,valuesare：kind,

loving,generous,inspirational,peaceful,

wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevalues,

yougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersby^being^apositiverolemodel.

Mastering"being^thesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose.

Youfhaving^valuesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbeco

mpanionship,achievement,support,

"being^valuedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityfbrfillin

gyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.

Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyouf'being^values,

itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionary（^^

fitl）ones.Ifyourusualhabitistocomplainaboutyourproblems?

youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,

meditate（沉思）,orsetatimelimitbefbreresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,

youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,

youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe一thisisthekeytopersonalpower.

Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,

butyoureinfbrce（增

強(qiáng)）yourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,

andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.

59.Theunderlinedworduvoid,9inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.afeelingofemptinessB.alossofpower

C.alackofenergyD.astateofbeingconfused

60.Accordingtothetext,byactingonyourown"being^values,youwill.

A.gainalotofpowerB.fillyourownneeds

C.seekallhumanvirtuesD.formpositivepersonality

6l.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoyour"having^values

A.Yoursuccessinthecompetition.

B.Thesupportfromyourfriends.

C.Yourownpeacefulmind.

D.Thefriendshipwithothers.

62.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext

A/'Having^valuesarebetterthan"being^values.

B.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.

C.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplaineasily.

D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.

63.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.

A.persuadethereaderstomakeacommitment

B.infbrmthereadershowtobetrulyhappy

C.explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesare

D.instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices

必考n部分

PartIVWriting(50marks)

SectionA(12marks)

Directions：

Completethefbllowingpassagebyfillingineachblackwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.

ThanksgivingiscelebratedeveryyearonthefburthThursdayofNovember.SomeAmericans

attendreligiousservicesonthedaybefbreThanksgiving,64

onThanksgivingmoming.Otherstravelgreatdistancestobewiththeirfamilies.Theyhaveala

rgedinner,65isthemainpartofthecelebration.

Morethanany66Americanholiday,

Thanksgivingcelebratesfamilyandhome.FormanyAmericans,

Thanksgivingistheonlytimewhenallmembersofafamilygathertogether.Theholidayisatim

eoffamilyreunion.

Thanksgivingisalsoatime67Americanssharewhattheyhavewithpeoplewhodo68

haveasmuch.Allacrossthecountry,thousandsof^roupsprovideThanksgivingmeals69

olderadults,

poorpeopleandthehomeless.Somepeoplespendpartoftheholidayhelpingtoprepareandser

vemeals.70becomingpresident,

BarackObamaandhisfamilyhavevolunteeredonedaybefbreeachThanksgivingat71

organizationthathelpstheneedy.

SectionB(lOmarks)

Directions：

Readthefbllowingpassage.Completethediagrambyusingtheinfbrmationforthepassage.W

riteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer.

WhenShouldaLeaderApologizeandWhenNot

WhyDifficult

Whenwewrongsomeoneweknow,evennotintentionally,

wearegenerallyexpectedtoapologizesoastoimprovethesituation.Butwhenwe^eactingasl

eaders,

thecircumstancesaredifferent.Theactofapologyiscarriedoutnotonlyattheleveloftheindivi

dualbutalsoattheleveloftheinstitution.Itisaperfbrmanceinwhicheveryexpressionmattersa

ndeverywordbecomespartofthepublicrecord.Refusingtoapologizecanbesmart,

oritcanbestupid.So,

readinesstoapologizecanbeseenasasignofstrongcharacterorasasignofweakness.Asucces

sfulapologycantumhateintopersonalandorganizationalharmony一whileanapologythatis

toolittle,toolate,

ortooobviouslystrategiccanbringonindividualandinstitutionalruin.What,then,

istobedoneHowcanleadersdecideifandwhentoapologizepublicly

WhyNow

Thequestionofwhetherleadersshouldapologizepubliclyhasneverbeenmoreurgent.During

thelastdecadeorso,

theUnitedStatesinparticularhasdevelopedanapologyculture一apologiesofallkindsandfor

allsortsofwrongdoingsaremadefarmorefrequentlythanbefbre.Morenewspaperwritershav

ewrittenaboutthegrowingimportanceofpublicapologies.Morearticles,cartoons,

advicecolumns,

andradioandtelevisionprogramshavesimilarlydealtwiththesubjectofprivateapologies.

WhyBother

WhydoweapologizeWhydoweeveq)utourselvesinsituationslikelytobedifficult,

embarrassing,

andevenriskyLeaderswhoapologizepubliclycouldbeaneasytarget.Theyareexpectedtoapp

earstrongandcapable.Andwhenevertheymakepublicstatementsofanykind,

theirindividualandinstitutionalreputationsareindanger.Clearly,then,

leadersshouldnotapologizeoftenorlightly.Foraleadertoexpressapology,

thereneedstobeagood,

strongreason.Leaderswillpubliclyapologizeifandwhentheythinkthecostsofdoingsoarelo

werthanthecostsofnotdoingso.

WhyRefuse

Whyisitthatleaderssooftenrefusetoapologize,

evenwhenapublicapologyseemstobeinorderTheirreasonscanbeindividualorinstitutional.

Becauseleadersarepublicfigures,

theirapologiesarelikelytobepersonallyuncomfortableandevenprofessionallyrisky.Leade

rsmayalsobeafraidthattheadmissionofamistakewilldamageordestroytheorganizationfor

whichtheyareresponsible.Therecanbegoodreasonsforhangingtoughintoughsituations,

asweshallsee,butitisahigh-riskstrategy.

>?Publicapologyismuchmorethana(an)72act.

?It'sno73jobtostrikeabalancebetweenapologizingornot.

?Apologiesnot74offeredcanbringonindividualandinstitutionalruin.

?Inan76,admissionofallsortsofwrongdoingsismorerequiredthanbefore.

?The77ofpublicapologieshasbeenwidelyreportedinthemassmedia.

->,Beingpublicfigures,leadersaresupposedtoappear78.

?Thereneedstobeasufficientreasonfbraleaderto79

inpublic.>-Makingapologiesislikelytobepersonallyuncomfbrtableand80.

?Admissionofamistakeorwrongdoingwillprobablydo81totheirorganization.

SectionC(8marks)

Directions：

Readthefbllowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepa

ssageandrequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

IftherewerealiteraryawardbiggerthantheNobelPrize,

AliceMunrowouldprobablywinthat,too.Munro,82,

wasawardedliterature^highesthonor,

respectedbytheNobelcommitteeasathoroughbutforgivingchronicler（事件的記錄

#）ofthehumanspirit.

Amongherbest-knownisTheBearCameOvertheMountain,

aboutawomanwhoagreeswithherhusbandthatsheshouldbeputinanursinghome.Thenarrat

ivebeginsinarelativelytender,

traditionalmood.Butwesoonlearnthatthehusbandhasbeenunfaithfulanddoesn^alwaysreg

retit.Thewife,meanwhile,

hasfallenfbramanatthenursinghome.MunrowonaNationalBookCriticsCircleprizeinl998

fdrTheLoveofaGoodWomanandsheisalsoathree-timewinneroftheGovemorGeneraPspri

ze,Canada^highestliteraryhonor.

ShereceivedascholarshiptostudyattheUniversityofWesternOntario,

majoringinjournalism,

andwasstillanundergraduatewhenshesoldastorytoCBCradioinCanada.Shedroppedoutto

marryafel1owstudent,JamesMunro,

hadthreechildrenandbecameafull-timehousewife.Byherearly30s,

shewassofrightenedanddepressedthatshecouldbarelywriteafullsentence.

Hergoodfortunewastoopenabookstore,

inl963.Inspiredbyeverythingfromtheconversationofadultstosimplyfillingoutinvoices（

發(fā)票），shesawhemarrativetalentsresurface.Herfirstcollection,

DanceoftheHappyShades,cameoutin1968andwontheGovemorGenerarsprize.

Herbookshavingbeensoldmorethan1millioncopiesintheU.S.alone,

shehaslongbeenaninternationalambassadorfortheshortstory.Criticsandpeershavepraised

herineverywayawritercanbepraised：

theprecisionofherlanguage;theperfectionofdetail;thesurpriseandlogicofherstorytelling;t

hegracefulshiftsofmoods.So,

sheisthekindofwriteraboutwhomitisoftensaid-nomatterhowwellknownshebecomes——th

atsheoughttobebetterknown.

82.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman,shusbandinTheBearCameOvertheMountain(Nomo

rethan10words)(2marks)

83.WhydidMunrostopherstudyattheUniversityofWesternOntario(Nomorethan4words)(

2marks)

84.WhathappenedtoMunroin1963(Nomorethan10words)(2marks)

85.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage(NomorethanlOwords)(2marks)

SectionD(20marks)

Directions：

WriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你是李華，前天是你的外國(guó)朋友Anne的生日。你本答應(yīng)要參加她的生日聚

會(huì)，但你當(dāng)時(shí)正忙著準(zhǔn)備期末考試，不小心忘了赴約。請(qǐng)寫(xiě)封信向Anne表達(dá)你

的歉意，說(shuō)明原因，并提出補(bǔ)救的方法。

注意：1.詞數(shù)120詞左右；

2.文章中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)班級(jí)和姓名；

3.可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容。

湖南師大附中2015屆高二第一學(xué)期期末考試試題

英語(yǔ)參考答案

47.becausehehadtosupporthisfamily

48.他希望我能考上一所好大學(xué)，將找到一份理想的工作。

49-53ACACB54-58ACDBB59-63ADCCB

64.or65.which66.other67.when68.not69.for

7O.Since/After7l.an

72.personal/individual73.easy74.properly/appropriately/successfully/rightly

75.urgent76.apologyculture77.growingimportance78.strongandcapable

79.expressapology/apologize80.(even)professionallyrisky81.dama