本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分，考试用时90分钟。第I卷第1至4页，第II卷第5页。考生务必将答案涂写在规定的位置上，答在试卷上的无效。
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第I卷
I. 听力 （共15小题；每小题1或0.5分，满分10分） 第一节
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，你将有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 are they going to do? A. To continue driving. B. To have a rest. C. To find a hotel. 2. Where is the man? A. In a hotel.
B. In a shop.
C. At home. 3. What’s the woman? A. An air hostess. B. A hotel clerk. C. A waitress. 4. When did the man begin to feel ill? A. A few days ago.
B. Yesterday.
C. Today.
5. What’s the man used to? A. He’s used to wearing no hat.
B. He’s used to going out on cold winter days. C. He’s used to being done harm to. 第二节
听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至8小题。
6. What does “off-color” mean in this conversation? A. It means “color-run”.
B. It means that someone doesn’t feel well. C. It means “colorless”.
7. How did the patient feel this morning? A. She felt as bad as last night. B. She felt better than last night. C. She felt worse than last night. 8. What is the patient’s temperature?
A. It is a little high. B. It’s normal. C. It is a little low.
下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。
9. Why is the man making the telephone call? A. He is inviting Mr. Brown to go to Australia. B. He is giving information about Mr. Brown’s flight. C. He is fixing a time to meet Mr. Brown at the airport. 10. When does Mr. Brown have to be at the airport? A. By 8:30.
B. By 9:30.
C. By 10:30. 11. What number can Mr. Brown call if there is any problem?
A. 33466820.
B. 33688202.
C. 33486220.
听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。 12. How old is the speaker now? A. Seventeen.
B. Twenty-one.
C. Nineteen.
13. What did he do to make money when he was 6? A. He delivered newspapers to his neighbors. B. He cleaned cars for his neighbors. C. He cut grass for his neighbors. 14. What kind of company is he running? A. A company doing international trade. B. A computer company.
C. A company that makes music records.
15. How much benefit will be brought in next year？ A. $50 000.
B. $55 000.
C. $60 000.
II. 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 16. -- Is there anything I can do for you, sir? -- ________.
A. Yes. You are welcome. B. OK. Take your time. C. Not now. Thanks anyway.
D. Sure. Go ahead please. 17. Juliana made great efforts to ________ for the time she had lost when she was ill.
A. keep up
B. catch up
C. make up
D. take up
18. It’s said that there is a(n) ________ amount of food in the world, but it just isn’t available to all the people who need it. A. adequate
B. professional
C. compulsory
D. genuine
19. We were sitting quietly. All of ________ sudden, a piece of classical sounded, which gave ________ life to the whole stadium. A. the; /
B. the; the
C. a; /
D. a; the
20. --You should know too much chocolate is harmful to you. --Yes, but I can’t simply ________ its temptation.
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A. reject B. restrict C. prevent D. resist 21. He graduated from Peking University in 2015, ________ he went overseas for further study.
A. after which
B. after that C. in which D. in that
22. Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they ________ on their life journey. A. give up
B. settle down
C. get through
D. set off
23. This laptop computer is of good quality. If it _________ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense. A. would B. should C. could D. might
24. It was not until he arrived home ________ he realized he had forgotten to turn off
his computer in the office. A. when
B. before
C. that
D. while
25. I don’t want anybody else to ________ the apartment; it belongs only to me. A. take the place of B. take possession of C. take charge of D.
take
control of
26. ________ impressed me most was the boy’s ability to deal with this difficult physics problem. A. Which
B. That
C. It
D. What
27. Catherine was seated in the sofa, totally ________ the book about youth and love. A. absorbing in B. absorbed in C. absorbing on D. absorbed on 28. By the time he ________, Mr. Wu will have taught in our school for almost forty years. A. will retire B. is retiring C. retires D. will have
retired
29. During the Second World War, a young villager saved Thomas at the risk of losing his life. ________, Thomas set up a primary school named ________ him. A. In return; after B. In turn; after C. In turn; for D. In return;
for
30. -- Do the factory board members meet every Monday morning? -- Yes, ________ there is nothing important to deal with. A. since
B. if
C. unless
D. once
31. -- It’s reported that the top official has been arrested by the police.
-- He did deserve it. He shouldn’t have used his ________ to do so many illegal things. A. advantages
B. measures
C. strategies
D. privileges 32. My mom suggests that we ________ out for a change this weekend.
A. eat
B. could eat
C. will eat
D. would eat
33. -- Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.
-- __________! I’ll tell Dad there’s nothing serious.
A. Congratulations B. What a relief C. How surprising D. I’m so sorry
34. ________ her interest with her work, Linda has great passion to do her job well. A. Combining B. Combine
C. To combine
D. Combined
35. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ________ a goal.
A. had scored
B. scored
C. would score
D.
would
have
scored
III. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
It might have been a really bad stressful day. Feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which
surrounded us, my husband got dressed and ___36___ that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.
At first he stood alone, ___37___ massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined my husband to embrace the opportunity the winter offered. Then we unwillingly put on our snow gear (用具) and ___38___ outside. It wasn't long ___39___ we were smiling and ___40___ the abundance of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a ___41___ in the making of our giant snowman.
In the end we all stood back and ___42___ at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and ___43___ with many household items supplied by various ___44___. People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped to enjoy his ___45___. The spirit that went into creating him seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it.
With the passing of time, the spring made its ___46___ back into our yard and the snowman changed form ___47___. In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit ___48___, somebody stopped by and changed the snowman’s ___49___ to look like a rabbit. As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to ___50___ my email before going to bed. I found a curious message that contained the subject line: Enjoy the snowman. I began to read the email which ___51___ my heart.
The email said: Your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are enjoying the sounds and smells, along with ___52___ of spring. But I’m sure people will never forget the ___53___ energy displayed in Mr. Snowman. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep ___54___ with the world around!
Perhaps it was more than a snowman we built that day. The message seems clear: Our environment will ___55___ to be what we make of them. The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours.
36. A. announced B. stated C. informed D. insisted 37. A. pressing B. pouring C. piling D. clearing
38. A. looked B. headed C. rushed D. wandered 39. A. when B. since C. after D. before 40. A. complaining B. enjoying C. fighting D. discussing 41. A. design B. tip C. hand D. tool 42. A. wondered B. laughed C. worked D. suspected
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43. A. decorated B. occupied C. provided D. equipped 44. A. societies B. communities C. neighborhoods D. families 45. A. sculpture B. existence C. occupation D. survival 46. A. entrance B. appearance C. warmth D. way
47. A. greatly B. immediately C. roughly D. steadily
48. A. further B. longer C. deeper D. stronger 49. A. remains B. versions C. forms D. figures 50. A. answer B. delete C. sort D. check 51. A. disturbed B. filled C. melted D. hurt 52. A. beauties B. spots C. sights D. tours
53. A. various B. joyous C. important D. depressing 54. A. communicating B. advancing C. developing D. sharing 55. A. give out B. run out C. turn out D. hold out IV. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A
College visits are important. Before you commit years of your life and money to a school, be sure you’re choosing a place that is a good match for your personality and interests. You can’t get the \"feel\" of a school from any guidebook, so be sure to visit the campus. Below are a few tips for getting the most out of your college visit. Explore on Your Own
Of course you should take an official campus tour, but be sure to allow time to hang around on your own. The trained tour guides will show you a school’s selling points. But the oldest and prettiest buildings don’t give you the entire picture of a college. Try to walk the extra mile and get the complete picture of the campus. Read the Bulletin Boards
When you visit the student center, academic buildings and residence halls, take a few minutes to read the bulletin boards. They provide an easy way to see what’s happening on campus. The ads for lectures, clubs and plays can tell you what’s going on outside the classrooms.
Eat in the Dining Hall
You can get a good feel for student life by eating in the dining hall. Try to sit with students if you can. Do the students seem happy or stressed? Also, is the food good? Are there rich healthy options? Many admission offices will give prospective students coupons(优惠券) for free meals in the dining hall. Visit a Class in Your Major
If you know what you want to study, a class visit makes a lot of sense. You’ll get to observe other students in your field and see how involved they are in classroom discussion. Try to stay after class for a few minutes and chat with the students to get their impressions of their professors and major. Be sure to call in advance to schedule a classroom visit — most colleges don’t allow visitors to drop in on class unannounced. Talk to Lots of Students
Your campus tour guide has been trained to market the school. Try to talk to students who aren’t getting paid to impress you. These important conversations can often provide you with information about college life that isn’t part of the admission script. Few university officials will tell you if their students spend all weekend drinking or studying, but a group of random students might.
For more tips, please go to collegeapps.about.com.
56. The best way to know about a college in an official campus tour is ________. A. to walk around the campus alone B. to take pictures of the campus
C. to visit the oldest and prettiest buildings D. to hire a tour guide
57. Reading the bulletin boards can help you ________. A. decide the major you want to study
B. find out the after-class activities on campus C. get free coupons from the admission offices D. find out the options of healthy food
58. If you plan to attend a class on campus, ________. A. drop in on a class in your major
B. have talks with the students in the class C. make an appointment in advance
D. ask how the students like their teachers and majors
59. To get a real idea of the college during a visit, it’s best to talk to ________. A. famous professors B. campus tour guides C. admission officers D. random students 60. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A news report. B. A tourist poster.
C. An educational journal. D. A geographical magazine.
B
The New York Times states that cheerleading is the fastest growing girls’ sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. In addition, they fail to distinguish between sideline cheerleaders and professional ones. Sideline cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers, which should not be considered a sport. On the other hand, professional cheerleaders aim to compete.
A sport, according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors, is a “physical activity against a competitor, governed by rules under which a winner is declared, and the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants.” Because cheerleading follows these guidelines, it is a sport.
Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity. Like gymnasts, cheerleaders must learn to tumble (翻滚). They perform standing back flips, round flip flops, and full layout twists. Cheerleaders also perform lifts and tosses. This is where the “fliers” are thrown in the air, held by “bases” in different positions that require strength and cooperation with other teammates.
Just as basketball and football have guidelines for competitive play, so does competitive cheerleading. The whole routine has to be completed in less than three minutes and 15 seconds and the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Competitive cheerleaders’ goal is to be the best. Just like gymnasts, they are awarded points for difficulty, technique, creativity and sharpness. The more difficult a mount or a stunt, the sharper and more in-sync the motions, the better the score. Cheerleading is a team sport so without cooperation and synchronization , first place is out of reach. So why do many Americans not think cheerleading is a sport? It cannot be because
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cheerleaders do not use balls or manipulate objects (if you do not count megaphones, pompoms and signs as objects). Wrestling, swimming, diving, track, cross-country, gymnastics, ice-skating and boxing are recognized sports that do not use balls. Some people argue that cheerleaders are just “flirts in skirts” with their only job to entertain the crowd, but cheerleaders today compete against other squads and work just as hard as other athletes. Competitive cheerleading is a sport. It is a physical activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared and its primary purpose is to compare the skills of participants. Hopefully, cheerleading will become as well-known a sport as football and basketball, and even appear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those involved in the more accepted sports. 61. What is NOT the standard for sport according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches
and Advisors?
A. Physical movement is required.
B. The number of participants is limited.
C. The aim of a sport is to beat the competitor.
D. A winner is finally decided after the competition.
62. The underlined word “synchronization” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________. A. being creative in designing the movements B. showing a challenging performance C. doing the movement at the same time D. setting a practical competitive goal
63. Gymnasts are mentioned in the passage to ________. A. explain the dangers of cheerleading
B. show their similarities with cheerleaders C. suggest cheerleaders learn to do gymnastics D. offer the guidelines of gymnastic movements
64. It can be learned from the passage that cheerleading ________. A. is a good sport for all people
B. lacks necessary guidelines to follow C. is more than a form of entertainment
D. enjoys greater popularity than other sports 65. This passage is written mainly to _________ A. attract more girls to cheerleading
B. draw people’s attention to cheerleading
C. call for more recognition of competitive cheerleading as a sport D. criticize some Americans who do not think cheerleading as a sport
C
It is an agreed fact that all the creatures want happiness and are afraid of pain and grief (悲伤). The question, however, is “what is real happiness?” What really is called happiness? The desire for happiness has no meaning without understanding the real nature of happiness.
Some thinkers say, “Happiness does not lie in objects of enjoyment; happiness or unhappiness lies in imagination.” To prove their belief, they give examples like the following one: A man has two-storey house; on the right is a five-storey building and on
the left a cottage. When he sees right, he feels unhappy and when he sees left he feels happy. As such happiness does not lie in possession of sensory objects, but in imagination. They advise people to look towards those who are poorer than you and be happy. If you look towards people having more wealth and possessions, you’ll always be unhappy.
It is unreasonable to hold this point of view. It is unkind to regard one happy by imagining that one is better than the poor and the unhappy. “If you want to be happy, look towards the poor”. This attitude satisfies the sense of pride of possessions, but this can never be called happiness. Unless we really find where happiness lies, we can not really be happy.
Some ask people to do this and do that and say, “This way your desires would be satisfied. You would get the desired objects and become happy.” People holding these views regard happiness as satisfaction of desires. But it is not possible to satisfy one’s desires because there are countless desires of countless people and the material things are limited. Then new desires arise as soon as the previous ones are satisfied. Therefore, desires, which are changing all the time, can never be satisfied.
Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated (培养), and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives and come to being happy. Happiness lies in the distribution of easiness among others. Happiness stands for forgiveness and justice. Happiness is the name of struggle and courage. Happiness may be founded in seeking of true knowledge and rule of wisdom. Happiness may be shared in service and duty. This life is combination of joy and sorrow, and honest efforts should be done to make this life journey full of happiness, love, peace and harmony.
66. According to the text, if you think happiness lies in imagination, you’ll try to achieve happiness by ________.
A. looking towards those with fewer possessions B. looking towards people having more wealth C. imagining how rich you will be in the future D. imagining that you have a five-storey building
67. The author doesn’t think that happiness lies in the satisfaction of desires because ________.
A. no desires of a person can be satisfied at all B. ever-changing desires can never be satisfied
C. there isn’t enough money to meet people’s needs D. the desires of a person are limited
68. In the author’s opinion, happiness ________. A. can be achieved easily by earning money B. must belong to those with rich knowledge C. can be gained by setting small goals
D. can be gained by controlling inner experience
69. According to the last paragraph, who can probably have real happiness? A. Those who often struggle with others. B. Those who have a high quality of life.
C. Those who always forgive others’ mistakes. D. Those whose requirements are always met. 70. What is the purpose of the text?
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A. To show how to achieve happiness. B. To encourage people to achieve happiness.
C. To explain the features of happiness. D. To introduce how to understand happiness.
D
阅读下面短文，并在答题纸上根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
Last December, Doris Low turned 90. Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, where she helps transform literature into Braille(盲文) to bring the power of story and knowledge to the ears and minds of blind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises for more than 40 years.
After working in the business world for a while, Low got fed up. So she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.
Low’s mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail, Low read to her. Then “hearing an advertisement encouraging people to learn Braille, I decided to give it a try.” In 1973, she was certified as a Braille transcriber (转译者) and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the CNIB library.
The job was strenuous ---she could get to the end of a page, make a mistake on the last line, and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years, Low also worked in the CNIB sound studio reading books onto tape. Three years ago, she took up proofreading (校对) at the CNIB’s word factory.
In April, during Volunteer Week, the CNIB recognized Low for her great contributions. Thanks to volunteers like Low, the CNIB library has got more than 80,000 accessible materials for people unable to read traditional print. “I can’t imagine how many readers of all ages have benefited from Doris’s contribution as a skilled volunteer through her rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of books she has brailled and proof-read over the years--- and she is still doing so,” said a CNIB official.
“For me,” said Low, “the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer. Three things matter most in my life: a little play, a little work, a little love. I’ve found them all here.”
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IV. 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
71. What has Low been volunteering her time and talents to for 40 years?
( no more than 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________
72. Why did Low learn Braille? ( no more than 15 words)
____________________________________________________________________ 73. What does the underlined word “fed up” most probably mean? (1 word) ____________________________________________________________________ 74. Why did Low say “ the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer ” ? ( no more than 15 words)
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 75. What do you think of Low? Give your reasons. ( no more than 20 words) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
V. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
76. Her voice was shaking _____________ (尽管) all her efforts to control it. 77. The players of Houston Rockets left the gym in ______________ (失意挫败) after the
failure.
78. The famous band has promised to ______________ (重聚) for one last concert. 79. The mayor was the guest of honor and ______________ (颁发) the awards to the winners. 80. As parents, we should teach our kids the v____________ (品德优点) of discipline and self-control.
81. The monster created by Frankenstein is intelligent and has human e____________. 82. Hopefully everyone here can make a b______________ in English this term.
83. When she lost her best friend, the pain was a____________.
84. Johnson has been a______________ managing director of the new division.
85. The Grammys are not as important as before. T_____________, they are not taken seriously by some musicians.
VI. 翻译句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 86. 毫无疑问他的建议值得考虑。
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____________________________________________________________________ 87. 我们最终到达了山顶，疲惫不堪却兴奋不已。
____________________________________________________________________ 88. 由于激烈的竞争和父母的期望，许多高中生压力很大。 (fierce competition; expectation)
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 89. 博客给人们提供一个与他人分享感受与想法的平台。（The blog; platform）
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 90. 上周我们学校组织了一次义卖，为四川凉山的贫困学生募捐。(a fair)
____________________________________________________________________ the poor students in Liangshan, Sichuan province.
2015-2016-2 高二年级期中考试英语参考答案
I. 听力 (10%) 1-5 AABAA 6-10 BCABA 11-15 CBABC
II. 单选 (20%) 16-20 CCACD
21-25 ADBCB
26-30 DBCAC 31-35 DABAD
III. 完型 (20%) 36-40 ACBDB 41-45 CAADB 46-50 DABAD 51-55 CCBDC IV. 阅读 (30%) 56-60 ABCDC
61-65 BCBCC
66-70 ABDCD
71. Helping transform literature into Braille ( for blind readers / the blind).
72. (Because ) her mother’s eyes began to fail and she heard an/ the advertisement. 73. Tired / Bored.
74. She found three things there that matter most in her life, play, work and love. 75. I think Low is kind and helpful because she has devoted much time to transcribing books into Braille as a volunteer. (答案不唯一)
(Low is a kind-hearted lady with a positive attitude toward life because she takes
delight in helping others.)
V. 单词 (10%) 76. despite 77. frustration
78. reunite
79. presented 80. virtues 81. emotion(s )
82. breakthrough
83. acute
84. appointed 85. Therefore / Thus
VI. 翻译 (10%)
86. There is no doubt that his suggestion deserves to be considered / consideration. There’s no doubt that his advice is worth considering / consideration. 87. Finally / Eventually we reached the top of the mountain, exhausted but excited. 88. Many high school students are under great pressure because of fierce competition and parents’ expectations.
Many high school students suffer (from) great stress / pressure because of fierce competition and parents’ expectations.
89. The blog offers people a platform where they can share feelings and ideas with others. The blog offers people a platform to share feelings and ideas with others.
90. Last week our school organized a fair to raise money for the poor students in Liangshan, Sichuan province.
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