启东中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

启东中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省启东中学2015—2016 学年度第二学期期中考试 ‎ 高二英语试题 命题人：汤小健 ‎ 第一卷 （选择题 共85分）‎ 第一部分 听力 （共2节；每小题1分， 满分20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 does the man want to be?‎ ‎ A. A singer B. A writer C. A doctor ‎2. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel?‎ ‎ A. By taxi B. By bus C. By subway ‎3. What does the woman suggest?‎ ‎ A. Repairing the telephone.‎ ‎ B. Surfing the Internet.‎ ‎ C. Cooking at home.‎ ‎4. What is the man’s favorite sport?‎ ‎ A. Soccer B. Tennis C. Volleyball ‎5. What pet does the man want?‎ ‎ A. A parrot B. A dog C. A rabbit 第二节 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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题 ‎6. What does the woman want to drink?‎ ‎ A. Coke B. Champagne C. Red wine ‎7. What will the woman do next?‎ ‎ A. Visit the new house B. Find her jacket C. Greet Simon 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题 ‎8. How much did the blue coat cost?‎ ‎ A. $80 B. $100 C. $120‎ ‎9. What prevented the woman from buying the red coat?‎ ‎ A. Its color B. Its size C. Its price 听下面一段对话，回答第10、11、12题 ‎10. What does the man like most about the university?‎ ‎ A. The school gym B. The swimming pool C. The playground ‎11. Where is the man’s father now?‎ ‎ A. In Toronto B. In Sydney C. In Canberra ‎12. What is the woman’s major?‎ ‎ A. Business B. Law C. Math 听下面一段对话，回答第13、14、15、16题 ‎13. What class does the woman have at 10 am on Tuesday?‎ ‎ A. Culture Studies B. Social Change C. Language Development ‎14. When doesn’t the woman have classes?‎ ‎ A. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.‎ ‎ B. On Monday and Friday afternoons.‎ ‎ C. On Wednesday and Friday mornings.‎ ‎15. When is the class Education on Mondays?‎ ‎ A. At 2 pm B. At 10 am C. At 9:40 am ‎16. How often does the woman have Communication Studies?‎ ‎ A. Once a week B. Twice a week C. Three times a week 听下面一段对话，回答第17、18、19、20题 ‎17. Who is older than the speaker’s father?‎ ‎ A. John B. Keith C. Arthur ‎18. What relation is Alison to the speaker?‎ ‎ A. His sister B. His wife C. His niece ‎19. Where does Kate live?‎ ‎ A. In America B. In India C. In England ‎20. How many cousins does the speaker have?‎ ‎ A. Four B. Five C. Six 第二部分 英语知识运用（共2节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 单项选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 ‎21. Shooting, as ____ means of survival originally, developed into _____ sport only in the late 19th century.‎ A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a ‎22. — If I don’t get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you?‎ ‎— ________. But can I know why?‎ ‎ A. Never mind         B. Not at all        C. By no means      D. By all means ‎23. Jack could have avoided that terrible car accident, but he ________ careful enough.‎ ‎ A. is not                 B. was not        C. hasn’t been        D. hadn’t been ‎24. The sport then was a little different from ________ we currently know as gymnastics.‎ ‎ A. that             B. what         C. which         D. where ‎25. Isn’t it time you ______ down to _____ the papers?‎ A. get; mark B. get; be marked C. got; being marked D. got; marking ‎26. Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _______ about any new operations.‎ ‎ A. will be made         B. is made       C. is being made    D. has been made ‎27. _______ to supporting the growing number of students seeking odd jobs, we will provide them with the information they need.‎ A. Committing B. Committed C. Being committed D. Having committed ‎28. Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are ‎ more likely to succeed.‎ ‎ A. contribute to            B. correspond to        C. subscribe to      D. apply to     ‎ ‎29. So involved in his business _______ that he can hardly accompany his wife and child at ‎ weekends.‎ ‎ A. the manager has become B. becomes the manager ‎ ‎ C. has become the manager D. has the manager become ‎30. ----Have you completed the project?‎ ‎ ----I’m sorry to tell you that we ______ it when we found how much it _____.‎ ‎ A. have abandoned, costs B. abandoned, cost ‎ C. had abandoned, cost D. abandoned, would cost ‎31. If only the committee _____ the new environmental regulations and put them into effect ‎ ‎ as soon as possible!‎ ‎ A. should approve B. will approve C. would approve D. would have approved ‎32. Educators claim that children ____ to English- speaking environment will learn the language more quickly.‎ A. being exposed B. to be exposed C. having exposed D. exposed ‎33. Sometimes, _______ we show our gratitude for a person is reflected in the kind of food ‎ ‎ we serve him or her.‎ ‎ A. when             B. whether                  C. why                  D. how ‎34. The spokesman was seated in front of all the journalists at the press conference, _______ ‎ ‎ to answer all kinds of questions.‎ ‎ A. prepared                    B. preparing             C. to be prepared    D. having prepared ‎35. The police began to investigate after receiving reports from residents in Ninghai county, Zhejiang province, _________ people were purchasing used oil from local restaurants. ‎ A. / B. that C. which D. where 第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.‎ ‎ I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to   36   the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the   37   turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very   uncertain   38  .‎ ‎ The weeks ahead weren’t   39  . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities,   40   I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a   41   dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same   42   as I was before.‎ ‎ You know that feeling when you wake up in   43  ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting   44  . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any   45  .‎ ‎ So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to   46  . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me   47  . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you   48  !‎ ‎ I put my   49   into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who   50   to give up his dream.‎ ‎ And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination — I was offered a   51   contract (合同) for my first ‎ book! After that, things slowly began to fall into   52  . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was   53   shortly after.‎ ‎ Don’t give up. Even if things look   54   now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the   55   to push beyond the river.‎ ‎36. A. attend                     B. hold                    C. prepare                D. enjoy ‎37. A. environment            B. economy                C. opportunity            D. climate ‎38. A. choice                     B. danger                 C. desire                  D. future ‎39. A. quiet                      B. busy                  C. easy                     D. long ‎40. A. so                         B. but                   C. for                     D. or ‎41. A. day                       B. week                   C. month                    D. year ‎42. A. town                      B. direction               C. situation                 D. habit ‎43. A. surprise                  B. fear                    C. delight                 D. peace ‎44. A. glory                     B. complaint               C. love                       D. pain ‎45. A. appointment             B. progress                 C. commitment           D. decision ‎46. A. read                      B. think              C. write                     D. paint ‎47. A. hope                      B. wisdom             C. pleasure                 D. inspiration ‎48. A. lack                      B. find               C. bury                      D. need ‎49. A. disapproval              B. disagreement       C. dissatisfaction         D. disadvantage ‎50. A. refused                   B. managed            C. failed                    D. decided ‎51. A. writing                  B. translating        C. publishing             D. reviewing ‎52. A. ruin                      B. place             C. pieces                  D. despair ‎53. A. rewarded                  B. paid               C. fired                   D. hired ‎54. A. different                 B. unimportant        C. strange                 D. tough ‎55. A. courage                   B. chance             C. time                    D. dream 第三部分 阅读理解 （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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项 A You probably laugh at something you find funny, but how much do you really know about jokes and humor? Reader’s Digest (RD) questioned several experts to give us some facts about them.‎ RD: What’s the oldest joke in the world?‎ ‎ “We can’t know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing.” says Christie Davies, professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK. The oldest joke book that’s been found so far is the Greek Philogelos. It dates from the 4th century AD, although the jokes date from an earlier time. According to psychologist Steve Wilson, director of National Humor Month (April in the US), it contains 265 jokes.‎ RD: Do some people fail to develop a sense of humor?‎ ‎ Rod Martin, professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada, believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humor, as we develop, humor and laughter begin to appear. “Of course, some children are more serious, quiet, and less likely to laugh frequently, but this doesn’t mean they don’t have a sense of humor.” And according to Steve Wilson, there are no ‎ adults who don’t have a sense of humor. “Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humor, and I teach people how.” he says.‎ RD: Do people share a sense of humor unique to their own nation?‎ ‎ Sense of humor does differ a lot by country, according to an author named Scott Weems. British humor is thought to be absurd in nature, while American humor has an aggressive quality. According to a study, Germans are found to find everything funny.‎ 56. What do we know about the oldest joke book?‎ A. It remains unknown.‎ B. It was written in Greek.‎ C. It was found in the UK.‎ D. It contains the oldest joke.‎ 57. What does Rod Martin agree with about people’s sense of humor?‎ A. Nobody is born with a sense of humor.‎ B. Some adults lose it when they grow up.‎ C. Childhood is the best time to develop such ability.‎ D. Children have a poorer sense of humor than adults.‎ 58. What kind of humor has an aggressive feature?‎ A. British humor B. German humor C. Canadian humor D. American humor B Life is comprised emotion and sense. When we were babies we reached the pinnacle(顶峰) of emotion. At that time we asked for everything that we wanted, cried as we were uncomfortable, laughed as we were happy and released our emotions day and night. When we grow up we find that if we want to live in a cozier environment we must be sensible enough to deal with our emotions and relationships. Our world is based on sense and beautified by emotion.‎ Sense is the base of life; it builds up the structure of life, and helps us see the real world. And emotion is the invaluable element of life. It adds colorful paint to our life. Lacking sense we may lose the guiding light and lacking emotion we may lose the value of life.‎ We admire Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, we are attracted by Michelangelo’s The Creation of Man, and we are carried away by Monet’s Lotus. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet may bring us tears, Victor Hugo’s poems can make a maid’s love revive, and Jane Austin’s stories arouse our dream of holding a party of ladies and gentlemen as an England beauty in the countryside. All of them are people who deserve our respect and showed us sentimental emotion: love, hatred, betrayal, loyalty and so on. They made their works full of emotion, shocked our nerves, and evoked our passions. Somebody may have found their destiny in these works, and surely they influence people time after time. But in fact, though these people or their works have the power to control our mental world, we don’t choose them to be our President or Prime Minister. We cannot deny the fact that our world is based on sense and ration. Mark Twin once said that the passion of friendship is so sweet, steady and royal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime if neither of the two friends asks the other to lend money.‎ Emotion is our nature and sense gives us an eye to live in reality. Only sense makes Jack a dull boy; emotional moments give us vigor and enthusiasm to live and color our life.‎ 59. We can learn from the second paragraph that__________________.‎ A. sense is no more important than emotion B. sense is as important as emotion to human life C. sense deserves less concern than emotion D. sense gives people more pleasure than emotion 57. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?‎ A. Artists are good at containing emotion in their works.‎ B. Works full of emotion show people the value of life.‎ C. There is a variety of emotions in this world.‎ D. Life can’t be enjoyable without emotion.‎ 58. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ A. Sense and emotion make people wiser B. Sense and emotion help you live in peace C. Sense and emotion—the bases of our life D. Sense and emotion—the reason for happiness C One of the popular views regarding teenagers is that they are poor decision makers and engage in risky behavior. This popular view is usually explained in terms of the teenage brain (or mind) being immature and lacking the reasoning abilities of adults. Of course, adults often engage in poor decision-making and risky behavior too.‎ Currently, one plausible hypothesis (似乎正确的假说) is that teenagers differ from adults in terms of how they evaluate the value of a reward. The main difference is that teenagers place higher value on rewards (at least certain rewards) than adults. If this is correct, it certainly makes sense that teenagers are more willing than adults to engage in risk taking.‎ Obviously enough, adults also vary in their willingness to take risks and some of this difference is, presumably, a matter of the value the adults place on the rewards relative to the risks. So, for example, if Sam values the enjoyment of rock climbing more than Sally, then Sam will (somewhat) rationally accept more risks in regards to rock climbing than Sally. Assuming that teenagers generally value rewards more than adults do, then the greater risk taking behavior of teens relative to adults makes considerable sense.‎ It might be wondered why teenagers place more value on rewards than adults. One popular theory is based on the workings of the brain. From this point of view, the sensitivity of the human brain to dopamine and oxytocin peaks during the teenage years. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (神经介质) that is supposed to trigger (激活) the “reward” mechanisms (过程) of the brain. Oxytocin is another neurotransmitter, one that is also linked with the “reward” mechanisms as well as social activity. Assuming that the teenage brain is more sensitive to these chemicals, then it makes sense that teenagers would place more value on rewards. This is because they do, in fact, get a greater reward than adults. Or, more accurately, they feel more rewarded. This, of course, might be one and the same thing—perhaps the value of a reward is a matter of how rewarded a person feels. This does raise an interesting subject, namely whether the value of a reward is a subjective or objective matter.‎ Adults are often critical of what they regard as teens’ unwise risk behavior. While my teen years are well behind me, I have looked back on some of my decisions that seemed like good ideas at the time. Yet my adult assessment is that they were not good decisions. However, I have ‎ to admit that my adult self now judges my kid self rather unfairly. After all, there does seem to be considerable relativity to value and it seems to be mere prejudice (偏见) to say that my current evaluation should be automatically taken as being better than the evaluations of the past.‎ 56. According to the passage, many people think teenagers’ adventurous behavior results from their______________.‎ A. growing interest and curiosity B. wish to call people’s attention C. immaturity and unreasonable thinking D. strong desire to be accepted by other people 57. As to the difference between teenagers and adults, teenagers___________.‎ A. use a different system to make evaluations B. place a higher value on risk taking behavior C. are more likely to spend time on rock climbing D. produce more chemicals related to reward mechanisms 58. What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ A. Adults should often evaluate the decisions they made before.‎ B. It’s unfair for people to regard teenagers as poor decision makers.‎ C. When teenagers make decisions, they should follow their parents’ advice.‎ D. Adults’ current decisions are better than those they made in their teenage years.‎ D When it comes to difficult puzzles, we’re often told to take our time and think the problem through carefully, as any impulsive (凭借冲动的) response we come up with stands a good chance of being wrong. But a new study suggests it might be better to trust your gut (魄力) after all.‎ ‎ Researchers in the US say that “aha!” moments—when all the pieces of a puzzle suddenly fall into place so we can produce the solution to a difficult problem—are real, and that sudden insight (领悟) is actually more reliable than finding an answer through the drawn—out process of methodical thought.‎ ‎ “Conscious (理性的) , analytic thinking can sometimes be rushed or careless, leading to mistakes while solving a problem,” said John Kounios from Drexel University. “ However, insight is unconscious and automatic—it can’t be rushed.”‎ ‎ To test their idea that “aha!” moments could deliver more accurate responses than analytical thinking, Kounios and his team challenged participants to do a range of puzzles. Some were linguistic puzzles, some visual-based (以视觉为基础的), and others combined both.‎ ‎ In the linguistic puzzles, the participants had to perform tasks such as finding the right word given a number of related word clues (线索). In visual puzzles, an image might be scrambled (弄乱), and they’d have to say what they thought the unscrambled image originally showed.‎ ‎ In either case, each experiment consisted of 50 to 180 puzzles, with each puzzle being limited to about 15 seconds. Once participants gave their response, they reported whether they came to the solution through a moment of insight or via a process of analytical thinking.‎ ‎ The findings, reported in Thinking & Reasoning, suggest that insight—or at least the extent (程度) to which participants chalked up their success to insight—wins out over analytical ‎ thought.‎ ‎ In the linguistic puzzles, 94 percent of insight responses were correct, against 78 percent for analytic thinking. In visual puzzles the contrast was even more obvious: 78 percent vs 42 percent.‎ ‎ Of course, research like this is only as reliable as the participants’ self-reporting—and in experiments like this, their awareness of how they arrived at the solutions is a concept too blurry (模糊不清的) to accurately measure—but even so, the observable gap between insight and analytic thinking is interesting to note.‎ ‎ According to the researchers, one of the reasons analytic responses fared poorly against insight is that the puzzles were timed—leading to rushed, late responses with just seconds to spare, often the result of guessing based on analytical but incomplete deduction (推理).‎ ‎ “Deadlines create a feeling of anxiety,” said Kounios. “Anxiety changes one’s thinking from insightful to analytical. Deadlines are helpful in keeping people on task, but if creative ideas are needed, it’s better to have a soft target date. A drop-dead deadline will get results, but they are less likely to be creative results.”‎ ‎ It does not mean that sudden moments of insight will necessarily help you to solve any kind of problem. As the researchers point out, complex problems that have known strategic solutions—such as arithmetic (算术), for example—are often best solved through analytical thinking. But for puzzles where a set path hasn’t already been well established, waiting for your insight to surface might just be the better approach.‎ ‎ “This means that in all kinds of personal and professional situations, when a person has a real sudden insight, then the idea has to be taken seriously,” said Kounios. “It may not always be correct, but it can have a higher probability of being right than an idea that is methodically worked out.”‎ 56. ‎ According to Paragraph 2, an “aha!” moment means the time when people_______.‎ A. spend a long time solving a problem properly B. get the answer to a problem through insight C. find a reliable approach to creative thinking D. try their best to avoid mistakes in arithmetic 57. The underlined “linguistic puzzles” in paragraph 4 refer to the puzzles that ________.‎ A. are connected with language or words B. are too hard for people to work out C. have to be done during a limited period of time D. people can only solve with the help of experience 58. According to the author, which of the following is probably a reason for doubting the conclusion drawn from the experiment led by John Kounios?‎ A. The purpose of the experiment was impractical.‎ B. There were not enough participants in the experiment.‎ C. It’s hard to ensure the accuracy of the participants’ reports.‎ D. The experiment is too simple to cover all the cases in real life.‎ 59. The researchers think the experiment fails to show the advantage of analytic thinking partly because of ________.‎ A. the participants’ personalities B. the large number of the puzzles A. the limited time for the puzzles B. the difference in the participants’ habit 57. According to the passage, when people do arithmetic, it’s better for them to use________.‎ A. insight ‎ B. analytical thinking C. both insight and analytical thinking D. either insight or analytical thinking ‎70. John Kounios is most likely to agree that _____________.‎ ‎ A. the more time one spends in solving a problem, the fewer mistakes they make ‎ B. anxiety can make people choose analysis rather than turn to insight ‎ C. a drop-dead deadline is often considered to encourage people’s creativity ‎ D. it is often the case that a sudden insight is more reliable than analytical thought 第二卷 （非选择题 共35分）‎ 第一部分 单词拼写 （共10小题；每题0.5分，满分5分）‎ ‎71. According to the rules, no ________(参考) books are to be taken out of the reading room without permission.‎ 72. Along with the ________（加速的）aging of population, the study about quality of life of the elders is attracting more attention.‎ 73. Nowadays, the issue of AIDS orphans must be a______ properly before it’s too late.‎ 74. She opened the e_______ and began to read the letter.‎ 75. The doctor suggests that I have a health examination at regular i__________.‎ 76. All children should be encouraged to realize their full _____________.(潜力)‎ 77. She was satisfied with the o________ of her efforts.‎ 78. Rain and snow are p_______________ of the weather.‎ 79. The eggs have gone bad and send out a d___________ smell.‎ 80. A_________ Chinese traditional paintings, Helen has decided to come to China to learn how to paint.‎ 第二部分 动词的适当形式填空（共10小题；每题0.5分，满分5分）‎ 81. The comments which he made_________ (concern) marketing bothered his boss greatly.‎ 82. The number of road accidents and the deaths ________ (arise) from those accidents has increased over the past year.‎ 83. I have no more letters _____________(type), thank you.‎ 84. I send you 100 dollars today, the rest _____________( follow )in a year.‎ 85. I think it quite essential that your child _________(learn) a foreign language at school.‎ 86. My father got lost when he arrived in Hong Kong last Sunday ; _________(make ) things worse, it was raining.‎ 87. The prize of the game show is $30,000 and an all expenses______(pay ) vacation to China.‎ 88. As we have mentioned previously, we will be dedicated to solving the problem within the current framework, rather than ___________(establish) a new one.‎ 89. With five minutes________(go) before the last bus left, we arrived at the station.‎ 72. When the Eiffel Tower was presented at the World Exposition in 1889, it was not very popular and came close to ________(tear)down．‎ 第三部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ Ever since the Industrial Revolution and other changes in technology and consumer habits, the environment has been a little less green and a little more dangerous to health. While one person cannot defeat things like pollution and radiation by themselves, a lot can be done to protect the environment they survive in. The first step that needs to be taken in creating a healthy environment for oneself is to be aware of the environmental dangers one is facing. While some are out of control, it is stile important to know about them and raise awareness among others.‎ Each year the population of the world growth is dangerous to the environment and all humans because it means that water will become more scarce（不足的）, waste will grow, resources will not be enough for everyone, and governmental instability（不稳定）will be possible.‎ Air pollution is also a major problem that keeps growing all over the world. There are several contributors to air pollution. Some of the popular causes are cars, fires and heating of homes and buildings. Air pollution greatly affects one’s health because whatever goes into the air goes into one’s lungs and blood. Since most people do not know what fresh air smells like, many are ignorant of what the air pollution is doing to them. Air pollution also affects lakes and animals. In addition to damaging the natural environment, air pollution also damages buildings, monuments and statues.‎ It is not a surprise that water pollution is also a high danger. We have no choice but to pay more attention to how we are using water, and how we may be wasting it. We must bridge the gap between our understanding of how important water is to our survival and what we can do to ensure that we have an adequate supply of clean water for years to come.‎ Another kind of pollution that often gets ignored is noise pollution. Most people are used to the noise that surrounds them every day. However, noise pollution can damage one’s hearing and even one’s mental health. The source of noise pollution is loud music, machine noises and automobile and plane noises.‎ Even though the world population is increasing just as fast as air, water and noise pollution, it does not mean that protecting the earth or one’s own health is impossible. The first step in preventing more pollution is knowledge. The more one knows about pollution and preventing pollution, the more one can do. The other step in preventing pollution is to make healthier changes every day.‎ Title: How to keep healthy with everyday pollution Phenomenon Environmental pollution has become more dangerous than ever.‎ The first thing one can do Be 91__________ of the environmental dangers one is facing.‎ ‎92_____________‎ To 93___________oneself and the environment they survive in.‎ The rapid population 94_____________‎ It will cause more scarce water, growing 95______, inadequate resources and governmental instability.‎ Three types of pollution Air pollution It greatly 96_______the natural environment and people's health, and damages buildings, monuments and statues.‎ Water pollution ‎ People should pay more attention to 97_________they are using and wasting waster, and bridge the gap between their understanding of the 98______of water and what they can do.‎ Noise pollution People's hearing can be damaged and they even become 99___unhealthy.‎ Ways of dealing with the pollution Have a good 100______ of pollution and preventing pollution.‎ Make healthier changes every day.‎ 第四部分 书面表达 (满分15)‎ ‎101.高考文理分科与否在不同人群中反响各一，请根据图画所给提示，用英语写一篇短文，发表自己的感想。‎ 注意：‎ ‎(1)仔细品读图画中的文字，要突出自己的感想，不要作简单描述；‎ ‎(2)词数150左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。‎ ‎(3)参考词汇：全能的 overall 高考 CET Whether to cancel the division of science and art in senior middle school is an issue of controversy nowadays. ‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ 江苏省启东中学2015—2016 学年度第二学期高二期中考试 参考答案 一. 听力 ‎1-5 BCCBB 6-10 ACABB 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 BBCAC 二.单项选择 ‎21-25 ADBBD 26-30 ABDDD 31-35 CDDAB 三.完形填空 ‎36-40 ABDCA 41-45 BCBDB 46-50 CADCA 51-55 CBDDA 四.阅读理解 ‎56-58 BAD 59-61 BDC 62-64 CDB 65-70 BACCBD 五.单词拼写 ‎71. reference 72. accelerated 73. addressed 74. envelope 75. intervals 76. potential ‎77. outcome 78. phenomena 79. disgusting 80. Adoring 六.动词填空 ‎81. concerning 82. arising 83. to be typed 84. to follow 85. (should) learn ‎86. To make 87. paid 88. establishing 89. to go 90. being torn 七.任务型阅读 ‎91. aware 92. Aim/Purpose/Goal 93. protect 94. growth 95. waste ‎96. affects/influences 97. how 98. importance 99. mentally 100. knowledge 八.书面表达 Whether to cancel the division of science and art students in senior middle school is an issue of controversy nowadays. We have heard many different voices about it.‎ ‎      Some experts hold the view that the division of science and art limits the overall development of the students, and they believe students can develop their overall abilities if such division is canceled.  They strongly believe that only when students learn both science and art subjects can they develop in all round way, which lays a solid foundation for their future study. ‎ However, as we can see from the cartoon, the student is still heavily loaded with lessons when there is no such division.   The students think that it makes no difference whether to cancel the division of science and arts if the CET system is not changed, as students have to learn more subjects than before.‎ From my point of view, I suppose that it may have more advantages than disadvantages to learn both science and art subjects. Although it will take us more time and energy, it’s beneficial to students in the long run.‎ 听力原文 ‎(Text 1) ‎ W: I want to become a singer in the future. What about you, Mike?‎ M: My father wants me to become a doctor, but I dream of becoming a writer.‎ ‎(Text 2) ‎ W: Could you tell me how to get to the Hilton Hotel?‎ M: The best way is to take the subway. It’s really much faster than taking a taxi or a bus.‎ ‎(Text 3) ‎ M: Let’s call and order pizza for dinner.‎ W: The telephone isn’t working and the Internet is down, so I guess we have to cook dinner.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M: What time is that soccer game on? I thought it was at noon.‎ W: We must have had the wrong time. Oh, well … soccer is not my favorite sport anyway. I prefer tennis.‎ M: Really? I thought your favorite sport was volleyball! I’m a big fan of tennis, too.‎ ‎(Text 5) ‎ W: What kind of pet would you like to have? I think a parrot would be great.‎ M: But parrots are so noisy. What about rabbits? They don’t make any noise, do they?‎ W: Rabbits? You?‎ M: Just kidding. What I really want is a dog.‎ ‎(Text 6) ‎ W: Hi, Adam. Thank you for the invitation. Wow! I like your new house! Very big and bright, and with a garden behind it. ‎ M: Thank you! Come in and take off your jacket. So what would you like to drink? Red wine, white wine, champagne or a soft drink?‎ W: I’ll just have some Coke as I’ll drive home after the party. Um, who is that man over there? ‎ M: That’s Simon. He’s my best friend. Come on — I’ll introduce you.‎ W: Why not? ‎ ‎(Text 7) ‎ M: Sorry I left early yesterday. So which coat did you finally decide to buy?‎ W: Well, I had meant to buy the pink one, but it cost 100 dollars and I didn’t have that much money with me, so I bought the blue one instead — spent every dollar I had on it. ‎ M: How much did it cost?‎ W: It cost 20 dollars less than the pink one.‎ M: Why didn’t you buy the red one? I thought you loved it the most!‎ W: It was a bit too big for me, and they didn’t have it in a smaller size. ‎ M: What a pity! ‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ M: Hi, Daisy!  ‎ W: Hi Tom. I hope you are getting on well at college. ‎ M: I am. I’ve made lots of friends and I really enjoy my courses.‎ W: Great! Me too! So what do you like most about our college?‎ M: I especially like the swimming pool.‎ W: Yes, me too. The school gym and the playground are very good. Oh, you didn’t tell me what you are studying here.‎ M: I’m doing business studies. I hope to get a job in Toronto after graduating, since that’s where my parents live now.‎ W: What about your friend Zoe?‎ M: She is from Sydney. Her father runs a hotel business in Canberra and she is doing a degree in Math. What about you, Daisy?‎ W: I’m studying law. ‎ M: Great! So I’ll know who to call if I ever need a lawyer.‎ W: Sure! ‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M: Have you got your schedule for this term, Monika?‎ W: Yes, Yuri, I have. It’s going to be quite a hard term!‎ M: Really! What subjects are you taking?‎ W: I’ve got Culture Studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30.‎ M: Oh, 8:30! That’s early. Do you have any classes after that?‎ W: Yes, straight after that at 10 I have a class on Social Change.‎ M: That sounds OK. Do you have afternoons free?‎ W: Only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I’ve got Language Development at two o’clock.‎ M: That sounds interesting. What other classes do you have?‎ W: I’ve got Education on Monday morning at 9:40, and Communication Studies on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10.‎ M: Wow. That’s a lot of classes.‎ W: I know. I hope they’ll be good.‎ ‎(Text 10) M I’ll tell you about my father’s side of the family. My father, Joseph Brown, is one of four brothers. The eldest is my Uncle Keith, and he married Elsie down in England, and they had two daughters, Ruth and Helen, so those are two of my cousins. My father is next, and my father married my mother Susan. I have a brother and his wife is called Diana, and they have a daughter, my niece Alison. My father’s next brother is my Uncle Arthur. When Arthur was young, he went off to India, where he married Kay, an Indian lady. They have two sons, Jeff and Alan. Then the youngest of my father’s brothers is my Uncle John, who lives in America. His wife is Kate, and they have two children as well, a son and a daughter, Stuart and Tina, so those are my other two cousins.‎