57. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club? A. Special gifts are ready for parents. B. The bank opens only on workdays. C. Services are convenient for its members. D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
58. The Winners Club provides magazines which . A. encourage spending
B. are free to all teenagers C. are full of adventure stories
D. help to make more of your money
59. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must _____. . A. be an Internet user B. be permitted by your parent C. have a big sum of money D. be in your twenties 60. What is the purpose of this text? A. To set up a club.
B. To provided part – time jobs. C. To organize key – cards. D. To introduce a new banking service.
C
You might say that one reason Barack Obama is the President of the US is because he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, when Massachusetts Senator(参议员) John Kerry was the Democratic Party’s nominee（被提名者） for the presidency, a little-known senator from Illinois gave the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. That senator was Obama. It was a remarkable speech -- poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express complicated ideas in an easy, natural way. Before becoming president, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer -- his two memoirs(回忆录) have become best-sellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker.
Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times.
Obama’s tricks for a lighthearted speech that stays on message:
Make fun of the guests. Obama starts his speech by gently teasing his guests. His opening lines grab the audience’s attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.
Make fun of yourself. A good rule for speechmakers: If you’re going to make a joke about someone else, be sure to make one about yourself, too. Obama mocks his own poor choices for filling the position of Commerce Secretary, saying, \Commerce Secretaries this quickly.‖
61. Obama made the poetic and inspiring speech in 2004 as________.
A. president B. a nominee(候选人) for the presidency C. a senator（议员） D. a secretary
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62. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2? A. Difficult to understand. B. Easy to understand. C. Different from others D. Interesting to say.
63. According to the passage, we know that before becoming president, _________. A. Obama was once a lawyer, a doctor and a college professor. B. Obama was a successful writer.
C. Obama’s three memoirs have become best-sellers.
D. Obama’s former jobs have nothing to do with his speech. 64. According to paragraph 3, we know that _________. A. Obama writes his speech himself.
B. the writers chat with Obama only for minutes before writing.
C. the writers never listen to recordings of past presidential speeches. D. Obama is serious with his speech. 65. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Secret of Obama’s successful speeches. B. Obama’s successful speeches.
C. Obama’s way of making speeches. D. Problems of Obama’s speeches.
D.
When international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure (确保)that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organiztion(UNO) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women is every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes. More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster, it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. A common proverb says, ―Give me a fish and I eat for day, teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.‖ If we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example, a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometimes what is take for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back form time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands. Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.
66. According to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time ?
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A. By solving the cost problems B. By solving the transportation problems C. By setting up a body of devoted people in every country. D. By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO.
67. What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence ? A. Providing food is vital B. Learning to fish is helpful C. Teaching skills is essential D. Looking after others is important. 68. The second paragraph is developed mainly _________. A. by example B. by process C. by comparison D. by contrast 69. Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands ? A. A medical team. B. An exchange program. C. A water plant. D. Financial support. 70. What can we infer about international aid from the passage ? A. It is facing difficulties. B. It is unnecessary during normal times C. It should be given in the form of materials D. It has gained support developed countries
第二卷非选择题（满分50分）
第一节 阅读表达
阅读下面短文并用英语回答问题，（请注意字数要求）。 Butterfly’s Wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（ 茧子） a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further．So the man decided to help the butterfly, he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining
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bit of the cocoon． The butterfly then emerged easily．
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled （皱缩的）wings．The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time．Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings ．It was never able to fly．What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon． Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple （使跛）us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．
I asked for strength,
And God gave me difficulties to make me strong． I asked for wisdom,
And God gave me problems to solve． I asked for courage,
And God gave me danger to overcome． I asked for love,
And God gave me troubled people to help． I received nothing I wanted, I received everything I needed．
71．What appeared on a cocoon one day? （No more than 3 words）
72．What did the man decide to do? （No more than 7 words）
73．Was the butterfly able to fly at last? （No more than 3 words）
74．Sometimes what are needed in our life according to this article? （1 word only）
75．What’s the main idea of this passage? （No more than 10 words） 第二节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
请你改正下面短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：
1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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I was playing at my cousin house. Since his family was rich than mine, he had more
toys than I did. There was one on particular I'd always wanted. I put into my pocket when he
wasn't looking. I guessed, even at that age, I would never be able to enjoy to playing with
the toy or faced my cousin again; I would always know, I'd done something wrong. Late
on, my aunt drove me home. When she dropped me off, I pulled out the toy slow and gave
It back. She knows what had happened, but she thanked me and ever mentioned it again.
第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
最近，速成鸡(fast-grown chicken)事件再一次使食品安全成为了社会热点话题之一。请你根据以下提示以Food Safety Issues为题写一篇短文。
1. 不安全食品的危害（两点）; 2. 应当采取的有效措施（两点）; 3. 对这一问题解决的信心。 注意： 词数：120左右；
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2015届高二上半期英语试题答案
听力1.-5ACABC 6.-10CAABB 11. -15CBABA 16.-20CBACC 单选21. -25BDCAB 26.-30ACBBC
完型31-35CBCDC 36-40AAADB 41-45DBABD 46-50DDACB 阅读51-55 ABDDA 56-60 BCDBD 61-65CABDA 66-70CCADA 阅读表达
71A small opening hole
72The man decided to help the butterfly. 73No,it wasn’t/ No, it couldn’t 74Struggles/Difficulties/Obstacles
75Sometimes unnecessary help is harmful/Struggles are needed on the way to success/We need difficulties to overcome to be successful
改错. cousin – cousin’s rich – richer on --- in put ---put it/that 去掉to faced --- face Late --- Later slow --- slowly knows --- knew ever --- never 作文
Food Safety Issues
Nowadays, unsafe food can be found, now and then, in the market, which has aroused a lot of public attention.
Unsafe food is harmful in many ways. To begin with, it has a bad effect on the reputation of the real manufacturers and brings about moral crisis, making people not believe in each other any more. Above all, people’s health and lives are severely threatened if they buy and eat some unsafe food.
Measures should be taken to deal with the problem. For one thing, strict laws should be passed to punish the producers and the sellers. Once found committing such a crime, they must answer for what they have done. For another, the government should strengthen the supervision of all aspects of food.
With some effective measures taken, I firmly believe this problem will be solved in the near future. (128)
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