自强中学2015届高二上学期半期考试
高二年级英语学科试题 共 5 张 10页
总分：150分
时间：120分钟
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 1. Why doesn’t John go to school today? A. It’s the weekend。
B. He’s too tired for school。 C. His school is closed down。
2. What will the man do tomorrow morning? A. Give Frank a bath。 B. Cook Frank a meal。 C. Take Frank to a vet。 3. What is the male speaker? A. A student。 B. A president。 C. A professor。
4. What does the man mean? A. The door is unlocked。 B. He is not the one to blame。 C. Somebody has just left the lab。
5. On which floor is the woman’s apartment? A. The second。 B. The fourth。 C. The sixth。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the man’s problem? A. He is too busy to wait。 B. He cannot find his pills。 C. He has a pain in his back。
7. Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man? A. He is very polite。
B. He is going on a vacation。
going on a vacationgeneral offi form?udent card?C. He is unable to afford a full checkup。 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why does the woman call? A. To offer a job。 B. To raise money。
C. To make an appointment。
9. Where is the man expected to go tomorrow? A. The agency。 B. Grand Hotel。 C. The City Hall。
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听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the woman feel when asked about the offer price of her flat? A. Stressed。 B. Uncertain。 C. Embarrassed。
11. What is the greatest advantage of the woman’s flat? A. Its size。
B. Its condition。 C. Its location。
12. Who will the woman consult later? A. Her agent。 B. Her husband。 C. Her neighbour。
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Who is Alexander? A. The woman’s boss。 B. The woman’s host。 C. The woman’s cook。
14. What extra dish is to be prepared? A. Fish。 B. Steak。 C. Shrimps。
15. What happened in the woman’s department last year? A. It faced a risk of being shut down。 B. It introduced a new system。 C. It fired a sales manager。
16. What is the man’s attitude towards the preparation for the dinner? A. He is critical。 B. He is practical。 C. He is enthusiastic。
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker say about David Mellor’s eyes? A. They are red。 B. They are small。 C. They are round。
18. What is special about David Mellor’s mouth? A. Very big。 B. Rather flat。 C. A bit raised。
19. What does David Mellor always do before he begins a speech? A. Smooths his moustache(刮胡子)。 B. Clears his throat（清嗓子）。 C. Bites his lips。（咬嘴唇）
20. What kind of person is David Mellor according to the speaker? A. Gentle and ugly。
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B. Humorous and aggressive（攻击性）。 C. Well-known and funny-looking。 第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 21 ---- Thanks a lot for your book. I found it very interesting. ---- _______. I’m glad you enjoyed it. A. All the best B. It is nothing C. No thanks D. Very well. 22. Whenever I made mistakes, the teacher pointed them out with ______. A. curiosity B. satisfaction. C. envy D. patience. 23. _______ can be good at something for 40 years if he doesn’t love it. A. Anybody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Somebody 24. What a terrible experience ! ________, you’re safe now ------ that’s the main thing. A. Anyway. B. Besides. C. Otherwise. D. Therefore. 25. Only when he apologizes for his rudeness ____to him again. A. I will speak. B. will I speak. C. do I speak. D. I speak. 26. There are a small number of people involved, possibly ______twenty.
A. as few as B. as little as C. as many as 27. Mother always complains that children _______ their shoes very quickly. A. find out B. wash out C. wear out 28. She says that she’ll have to close the shop ________ business improves. A. if B. unless C. after 29. When I was a child, I ______ watch TV whenever I wanted to. A. should B. could C. must 30. _______ one of you breaks the window will have to pay for it. A. Whoever B. Whatever C. Whichever 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
D. as much as D. set out D. when D. need D. Wherever.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
The year was 1998, when I had just been told that I had cancer.
I was trying to 31 my life again. ―Where do I go from here?‖ After some real soul searching, I decided to hire Gary to 32 my company so I could have a rest. I had managed the company for 25 years, fighting 33 along the way…but I would like to move in a different 34 . I wanted to relax. For almost two years, I did just that. I’m thankful to say that after 35 , I got better. Those two years I felt 36 ! It gave me the opportunity to clear my brain and re-visit some of the good things I had done and some of the 37 I had made. My short retirement made me
feel good, 38 I knew I wasn’t being satisfied. At the same time, my time off work 39 me to ask myself some questions: ―Am I ready to fight more battles? Do I want to 40 that risk?‖
But to be perfectly honest, at this point in my life, I didn’t have the 41 to take action. One day my friend Rich asked the question, ―Mac, what do you 42 to do with the rest of your life?‖ Not knowing exactly 43 to say, I said, ―I might just do nothing and relax a bit.‖
I’ll never 44 his face when he looked up and said, ―You can’t do that! You’1l be cheating yourself and many others 45 you don’t use the talent you have owned. You could make a(n) 46 in the lives of too many people.‖ I found myself think a lot about what Rich had said,
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and I knew I couldn’t let my life 47 without giving myself another try.
I’ve often thought, 48 that conversation, would my company be so successful today? Would I have had the 49 to write the books? I don’t know for sure. Anyway, that day those words of 50 pushed me onto a new path that I love． 31．A. lose B. comfort C. value D. encourage 32．A. start B. run C. enter D. sell 33．A. diseases B. cancer C. battles D. games 34．A. relief B. hope C. way D. direction 35．A. action B. program C. treatment D. fighting 36．A. wonderful B. tired C. bad D. frightened 37．A. mistakes B. stories C. excuses D. requests 38．A. but B. and C. so D. instead 39．A. employed B. made C. persuaded D. caused 40．A. make B. take C. catch D. keep 41．A. talent B. knowledge C. patience D. courage 42．A. hate B. plan C. help D. need 43．A. what B. which C. who D. when 44．A. remember B. forget C. hide D. understand 45．A. although B. since C. whether D. if 46．A. fortune B. promise C. agreement D. difference 47．A. grow up B. wake up C. turn out D. go by 48．A. without B. in C. beyond D. for 49．A. explanation B. advice C. opportunity D. reason 50．A. improvement B. encouragement C. experience D. congratulation 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分 40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager (十几岁的孩子) problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. ―I don’t know what to do with him these days,‖ she said. ―He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.‖ He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, ―I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.‖ One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
―Where did we go wrong?‖ Her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents. 51. This text is most probably written by _______ A. an expert in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school
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C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems 52. The underlined word ―it‖ in the second paragraph refers to ______ A. the way that parents often blame themselves
B. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child C. the opinion that a child has of his parents
D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
53. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as _______ A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
54. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______ A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them 55. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children? A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change. C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers. D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children. B
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