梅州市2014-2015学年第二学期期末考试试题（2015. 7）
高 二 英 语
本试卷共12页，满分150分。考试用时130分钟。
注意事项：
1.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
听与写部分（共15分）
第一部分听与说部分（共两节，满分15分）
第一节：情景介绍（共两节五小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 情景介绍：
角色：你是Henry。 任务：（1）与Stephanie谈论她最近在忙的“生意”。
（2）根据对话内容，回答问题。
Please get ready to ask three questions in English according to the following Chinese tips. Q1. 你做的是哪种生意呢？ _______________________________ Q2. 你的商业模式是怎样的？ _______________________________
Q3. 难道取餐不会占用你太多的学习时间吗？ _______________________________ Please get ready to answer five questions in English.
1._______________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________ 4._____________________________________________________________________ 5.____________________________________________________________________ 第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分。满分5分）
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为6-10的空格中。
Visiting plan in Maritime Museum Rooms The theatre Leisure Gallery Picture Gallery Activities To screen videos and to be used for 6 To see exhibitions about Australians? life 7 To see some collection of 8 Buy some 9 Visiting time 10 minutes
笔试部分(共135分)
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Allyson Ahlstrom, 19, of Santa Rosa, California hits Las Vegas, Nevada with her mobile boutique(精品店) and non-profit organization, Threads for Teens. Allyson is on a summer tour of 14 cities across the United States. Threads for Teens on Tour will outfit(提供全套服装) some 1000 girls in need, each in a brand-new outfit.
At each stop deserving girls will receive brand-new clothing. In addition to serving girls, the Threads for Teens mobile boutique invites community members to come along and learn more about the organization.
In 2010, at the age of 14, Allyson decided that she would try to make a difference by making new, fashionable clothing available to poor girls. Her project has earned more than $100,000 in monetary contributions and over $150,000 in clothing donations. In addition, through a partnership with The Hunt (thehunt.com) anyone can help to raise up to $15,000 for Threads for Teens by solving hunts on their websites, for free!
Allyson has just completed her freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania. Her full-service clothing boutique in Santa Rosa has allowed over 600 girls in need to each pick out two brand-new outfits for free over the past four years and Threads for Teens on Tour 2013 gave clothing to 1,000 additional girls. Her Threads for Teens non-profit has also provided 130 girls with backpack filled with school supplies, and has given out over 100 party dresses.
In May 2013 at a ceremony in Washington, D. C., actor Kevin Spacey and Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix praised Allyson Ahlstrom as one of the 10 top teen volunteers in America. “I want to make Threads for Teens available to as many girls as possible. That?s one of the reasons for the road trip,” says Allyson. “More than that, I?m hoping to inspire others to volunteer and contribute in their own way. Anyone can make a difference!”
11. Allyson Ahlstrom was honored as one of the 10 top teen volunteers in America because __________________________.
A. she donated a large sum of money B. she established Threads for Teens
C. she has made to society more harmonious
D. she has helped lots of girls with her non-profit organization 12. What can we learn from paragraph 3? A. Her project has got great support. B. She has earned a lot of money.
C. Allyson has made a difference to all girls. D. The Hunt raised up to $15,000 for her project. 13. Which of the following can best describe Allyson? A. Intelligent, generous and serious. B. Inspiring, considerate and kind-hearted. C. Loving, friendly and fashionable. D. Modest, rich and strict.
B
A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism（网瘾）, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. Such behavior has seriously affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log(写日志) on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked（着迷） on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don?t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.
14. According to the passage, a person with weboholism is _______________. A. a sick person B. a lonely man C. an unimportant people D. an addict 15. The main idea of the passage is about__________.
A. the cause of weboholism B. the advantage of weboholism C. the popularity of weboholism D. the effect of weboholism 16. We can infer from the passage that_______.
A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life C. people are addicted to games on the Internet
D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive than real life. 17. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism? A. It contributes to the development of the web.
B. The chat room language may change social culture.
C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later. D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
C
“Why do we have to learn this useless thing?” Of all the questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom, this was the one most frequently asked. I would answer it by telling them about an experience I once had.
It was an experience I had with a students, who I shall call Alan, early in my teaching career. When Alan was in the eighth grade, he majored in “trouble”. He had studied how to be a bully(恃强凌弱者) and was getting his master?s degree in “thievery”.
Every day I had my students memorize a famous saying from a great thinker. No one complained
about this daily routine more than Alan — right up to the day he was dismissed. Then I lost touch with him for five years. Then one day, he called.
He told me that after being sent to juvenile prison(少年犯管教所), he hated himself so much that he had cut his wrists with a knife.
He said, “You know what? Mr. Schlatter, as I lay there with my life running out of my body, I suddenly remembered that useless saying you made me write twenty times one day. ?There is no failure except in no longer trying.? Then it suddenly made sense to me. As long as I was alive, I wasn?t a failure, but if I allowed myself to die, I would most certainly die a failure. So with my remaining strength, I called for help and started a new life.”
At the time he had heard the saying, it as a pebble(鹅卵石) which made no sense to him. But when he needed guidance in a moment of difficulty, it had become a diamond. And so it is to you. I say, gather all the pebbles you can, and you can count on a future filled with diamonds. 18. When Alan studied at school, he was probably good at ______________. A. memorizing sayings
B. complaining routine work C. communicating with others
D. stealing things and threatening others
19. The underlined word “dismissed” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________________.
A. expelled B. retired C. ignored D. fired 20. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Remembering some saying from great thinkers is very important. B. Alan is not a good student because he didn?t memorize the sayings.
C. Sometimes the small thing in the life may become a wise guidance when we are in trouble. D. Try to collect as many pebbles as we can because they will become shining diamonds one day 21. What would be the best title?
A. Alan B. A Saying C. Pebbles D. A Story
D
Speaking from my past experience, it is very difficult to find good friends that you can trust but once you have found them, they are worth keeping forever! Therefore, I think friendship is the most important relationship that anybody could have.
The qualities I look for in a friend are a good sense of humor but sensitivity when it matters. Also that friend would have to be strong-minded and highly spirited. I think that these qualities are the key qualities to look for in a good friend.
Even the strongest friends can still have arguments, although usually about more serious topics, rather than the usual teenage childish arguments. Some matters can seriously affect a friendship. If one of your friends started experimenting with harmful and dangerous drugs, what would you do ? A good friend would try to help as much as possible, whereas a bad example of a friend would simply shrug(耸肩) and turn a blind eye.
Not only the bad things affect friendship ---- good activities do too. Such as bonding with one another, not just by going out on a night with them but by spending quality time with them and talking to each other, which indicates a good ability to communicate. This is a key aspect of a good friendship.
Good friends do not always have to be in the same age group as you. I have a good friend and she is 47 years old and I am 16.
Unfortunately, some people lose contact with their friends as they grow older, which is a sad way to lose a good friend.
I think friendship is one of the most important things in life because if you have no friends you will have no happiness.
22. According to the author, true friendship _______.
A. is easy to get B. deepens with time C. needs management D. affects one?s happiness 23. Paragraph 3 is mainly about______.
A. why drugs are bad for teenagers B. problems that will test friendship C. ways that help avoid arguments D. whether a friend is trustworthy 24. According to the author, which matters least in friendship?
A. Age. B. Sensitivity. C. Sense of humor. D. Communication ability.
25. Which of the following saying can match the author?s view on friendship?
A. Old friends and old wines are best. B. A friend without faults will never be found. C. a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
D. A life without a friend is a life without the sun.
第二节（共5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。
Every student has tests when they are at school. But have you ever been so worried about the tests that you can?t fall asleep at night? Have you ever felt sick or had a headache during a test? 26__ This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid, which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
27__ Good or normal stress might happen when you are called to answer a question in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done. 28__ But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is ill, if you are having problems at school, or if you are going through anything else that makes you upset every day. 29__ 30__ That means making good decision about how to spend your time. If you are only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure and Food. If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you will probably be less stressed out! A. However, there are two different kinds of stress. B. Can you tell a kind of stress from another one?
C. The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life.
D. That kind of stress isn?t going to help you, and it can actually make you sick. E. Since bad stress is harmful to us, you?d better try to change it into good stress.
F. If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something.
G. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）