福建省晋江市季延中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试卷

福建省晋江市季延中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）

第一卷（选择题，共115分）

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分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 do you know about Bob?

A. He is interested in maths.

B. He is often absent from class.

C. He often does his homework with others' help.

2. What is the woman going to do?

A. Mail an invitation to the Smiths.

B. Invite Alan to the party.

C. Visit the Smiths.

3. When will the plane take off today?

A. At 7:30.

B. At 8:35.

C. At 9:10.

4. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Customer and shop assistant.

C. Customer and repairman.

5. What do we learn from this conversation?

A. Mary is probably sick.

B. Mary is actually a warm person.

C. Mary always feels cold.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每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6-8题。

6. What do you think the man most probably is?

A. The woman's husband.

B. A policeman.

C. A waiter.

7. What was the woman looking for?

A. Her backpack .

B. Her purse.

C. Her case.

8. When did the woman find it missing?

A. At about 12:10.

B. At about 12:50.

C. At about 1:10.

听第7段材料，回答第9--11小题。

9. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the airport.

B. In the office.

C. In the restaurant.

10. How does the woman usually go to work?

A. By car.

B. By bus.

C. On foot.

11. What do we know about the speakers?

A. They will have an interview for a new job.

B. They will have their lunch in a restaurant.

C. They are journalists in the same company.

听第8段材料，回答第12--14小题。

12. What can we know about Lucky Money?

A. Lucky Money is becoming more every year.

B. Lucky Money is becoming less every year.

C. Children hope they will be given more and more Lucky Money.

13. What does the woman think of Lucky Money?

A. Lucky Money can bring children a peaceful year.

B. Lucky Money has some bad effects on children.

C. The more Lucky Money, the better.

14. What was the man's suggestion about Lucky Money?

A. Give less money and more instruction on how to use the money.

B. Parents should give their children instructive books instead of Lucky Mon

C. Parents should not give Lucky Money to their children any more.

听第9段材料，回答第15--17小题。

15. What can we learn about the couple?

A. The husband likes to sit in the same chair.

B. The wife doesn't like to travel.

C. They went on a trip last year．

16. How long does the voyage they talked about last?

A. 10 days.

B. 4 weeks.

C. 21 days.

17. Why doesn't the wife like that kind of voyage?

A. It may be uncomfortable.

B. She doesn't like to go to so many places.

C. She doesn't think that they'll be well served at the hotels.

听第10段材料，回答第18--20小题。

18. How could Dave set up a business of his own?

A. Because one of his uncles died and left him a lot of money.

B. Because he had no children of his own.

C. Because he was rich.

19. Who was the man who visited Dave?

A. His first customer.

B. A worker.

C. A man in New York.

20. Who was Dave talking to on the phone when the man knocked at the door and came in?

A. A potential customer.

B. Nobody.

C. His secretary.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

21.As a film star she was successful, but their marriage ended up in ___ failure.

A. /; a

B. /; the

C. a; a

D. a; /

22. —What do you think of last Friday’s charity concert, Tim?

—It turned out well as a whole．Actually we ___ with half of the money collected．A．would have been satisfied B．were satisfied

C．would be satisfied D．will be satisfied

23. _______ the shortage of water and food, the homeless have to deal with the cold winter.

As well B. In spite of C. Apart from D. In danger of

24. In the end, Joe apologized for____to inform me of the change in the plan.

A. his being not able

B. his not being able

C. him not to be able

D. him to be not able 25．The manager told me that he would not leave for Shanghai ____ it wasn’t fine the next day.

A. if

B. although

C. unless

D. until

26 . The student _____ in the games on the MP4 during class didn’t notice his teacher behind him.

A. absorbing

B. to absorb

C. be absorbed

D. absorbed

27. — Hey, you look tired! When on earth did you come back last night?

— Well, it ____ after midnight, but I am not sure.

A. would have been

B. may have been

C. must have been

D. should have been

28. ___ impressed me most was ___ I saw more bicycles on the streets than I had seen previously.

A What; what

B . What; that

C . That; what

D .That; that

He put forward his suggestion at the meeting that every means ______ to save the crops before the storm came.

A. should be tried

B. was tried

C. should try

D. tried

30. Recent years have seen a ____ increase in the number of visitors to Fujian, which

is largely due to its fantastic scenery and fresh air.

A. passive

B. senior

C. sharp

D. positive

31. To be a good teacher, you must be kind, responsible, and ______ patient.

A. at all

B. above all

C. in all

D. after all

32 . — Too bad! I have to clean the classroom for a whole week!

—You ____ it! Look at the mess you’ve made.

A. deserve

B. predict

C. confirm

D. accuse

33. _______ , you need to give all you have and try your best.

A. Succeeding

B. To succeed

C. Succeed

D. Having succeeded

34．An increase in the price of drugs has _____ the rising cost of medical care.

A. contributed to

B. brought up

C. burst into

D. resulted from

35._____out of work for a few months, mother took up the job of waiting on patients in hospitals.

A. To be

B. Being

C. Having been

D. Having

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At first I couldn’t be lieve it! There were no 36 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to class. Although we all lived “in”, nobody made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “lights out”. The 37 thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night .Only the new people stayed up or 38 class. The new ones always went wild 39 , but this never lasted long. The 40 took some time getting used to. Our teachers treated us like 41 ; never did we have to 42 “stand up”, “sit down”, “speak out”. I don’t 43 one student who didn’t try his best.

The subjects were the same as those in 44 school, but what a difference in the method! For example, in botany we had 45 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we 46 two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. 47 in winter we each studied a few 48 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storeroom—small ones 49 ,but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a 50 time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, 51 the angles and so on. I didn’t take math. I can’t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s 52 .

53 I think I am a better person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That’s probably a real big 54 between the free school and regular school—the amount of 55 .

36. A. students B. lights C. desks D. buildings

37. A. sad B. last C. good D. strange

38. A. attended B. missed C. took D. studied