1、山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题山西省忻州市第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题试题说明：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。 2满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分,每小题1分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What did the womans sister use to b
2、e? AA teacher BA doctor CA nurse. 2How did the man come here? ABy bus BBy taxi CBy car3Whom does the dictionary belong to? AMarry. BJack CJane4When will the train leave? AAt 900. BAt 1000. CAt 10305What is the man doing?AWatching TV BAnswering the phone CRepairing the TV第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话
3、。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What do the speakers decide to do at last? AHave a rest BPlay basketball CVisit Lucy 7Who has just given birth to a baby? A. Lisa B. Lucy C. The woman听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8When did the woman
4、show Mr. brown around the company? AYesterday morning BYesterday afternoonCYesterday evening.9Where did the quality manager go yesterday? ATo the restaurant B. To the factory CTo the hospital.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How much does the woman want to spend on a gift? AAbout $20 BAbout $30 CAbout $4011What g
5、ift does the woman decide to buy at last?AA cartoon book BA pen and a pencil box. CA book on how to play games12What do we know about the womans son?AHe is ten years old BHe likes to write books CHe plays PC games very well听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What does the woman think of her shopping trip? ASurprisin
6、g BExciting CUnpleasant14Why was Jane late?AHer watch was slowBHer car broke downCShe met a friend in the street15Where did the woman and Jane actually meet? AAt the womans clothing department BAt the east entrance of the department CAt the main entrance of the department16What did the woman buy? AA
7、 sweater BA dress CA T-shirt听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the woman? AA photographerBA musicianCAn explorer 18What did the woman like doing in Africa?AMeeting many interesting people BSeeing animals run freely in the wild CEnjoying the beautiful natural scenery19Which country has the woman visited?ASp
8、ain B. Ireland CNew Zealand20What does the woman complain about? AThe high cost of travelingBThe long distance of travelingCThe impolite tourists of some places第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。A That year, in the local school, there was a
9、new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids, Mario, was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something extremely dumb(愚蠢的). Like two plus two was five, seven
10、 times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners. Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of Marios nonsense, and they would have to correct his mistakes. The
11、y all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes It didnt seem like any of this bothered the new kid. However, little Lewis, one of Marios classmates, was
12、sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him It w
13、as the new teacher! The new teacher gave him a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear them talking about math. And that stupid new kid knew everything about it, much more than anyone in the class.21. At first, it seemed that Mario _.A. knew nothing about ma
14、thB. always made fun of other kidsC. loved the new teacher very muchD. was the smartest boy in his class22. The new teachers math lessons were interesting because _.A. the kid were encouraged to give different answersB. he made the children listen to him carefullyC. he taught better than other teach
15、ersD. Mario always gave foolish answers23. The kid used everything they could find to _.A. teach Mario about numbers B. have fun in math lessonsC. make Mario happyD. get Mario to give them a chance24. Lewis found that _.A. Mario was sad after classB. the teacher was teaching Mario aloneC. Mario had
16、been pretending to be foolishD. the teacher was angry about what Mario had done25. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Mario would fall behind others.B. The teacher used a special teaching method.C. The teacher taught too much in his class.D. The kids should be quiet while hav
17、ing classes. B Believe it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they become extremely good at something else. They become experts at spotting liars. The condition in which people lose their power to understand or use words du
18、e to brain damage are called aphasia(失语症). A study conducted in Massachusetts, U.S., has clearly proved that aphasics make good lie detectors(测谎仪). In the last 100 years, many doctors studying the brain have mentioned examples of this amazing power of patients suffering from aphasia. Recently, scien
19、tists conducted tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied the powers of a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasic. And it was proved clearly that the normal volunteers still got fooled by words. The aphasics were far ahead of them in recognizing fal
20、se speech. The results of the study were reported in them magazine Nature. Fourteen years ago, famous American doctor, Dr. Oliver Sacks, wrote about his experiences with aphasic patients in a book. He remembered a particular incident in a hospital. Patients from the aphasia room were watching TV. Th
21、eir president, Ronald Reagan, was giving a speech. He was trying to put feelings into each and every word of his speech. But his speech had an opposite effect on the patients. They were not impressed. On the contrary, the whole room shook with their laughter. The aphasics knew that he did not mean a
22、 word of what he was saying. Dr. Sacks saw aphasics as more gifted than normal people. Normal people “get carried away” by words. An aphasic cannot understand words. But he or she can still understand what is being said. He said most of the aphasics had this superior understanding. So, while normal
23、people think of aphasic patients as brain damaged, they actually seem to understand human expressions better.26. We can know from the first paragraph _.A. how aphasics get their special abilityB. that aphasics can tell if you are lyingC. that aphasics are good at telling liesD. why aphasics are expe
24、rts at spotting liars27. The phrase “get carried away” in the last paragraph means _.A. get fooled B. get excitedC. get misunderstood D. get discouraged28. Dr. Oliver Sacks thinks that aphasics _.A. are unluckyB. can not understand othersC. are specially gifted in a wayD. should be treated in a spec
25、ial way29. Which would be the best title of the passage?A. A great discovery B. The great lie detectorsC. Why aphasics cant talk D. A special way of understanding C “You can be anything you want to be, if you just try hard enough.” Like most people, I liked this maxim(格言) at a young age. Along with
26、thousands of other kids, I spent a good part of my childhood trying to be the next Michael Jordan. Every day, I practiced shooting hoops(投篮) for three to four hours. I went to basketball camps each summer and tried in every way possible to be a great player. No matter how hard I worked at it, though
27、, becoming an NBA star simply wasnt in the cards for me. After giving 100% of my effort for more than five years, I couldnt even make the college team. Similar things happen in our lives every day. A star salesperson thought she could be a great sales manager with enough effort. She interviewed othe
28、r managers to gain insight(见识), read every book on management she could find, and stayed late every night trying get the job doneat the expense of her family and even her health. Then, a few years into the job, she realized that she didnt have the natural talent to develop other people. It was a was
29、te of her time. Besides, she could have increased her contribution even more if she had stayed in the sales rolea role in which she is naturally good at. In every culture we have studied, the majority of parents(77% in the United States) think a students lowest grades deserve the most time and atten
30、tion. Parents and teachers reward excellence with apathy instead of investing more time in the areas where a child has the most potential for greatness. The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant. Even the legendary Michael Jordan, who has
31、 a great talent for playing basketball, could not become, well, the “Michael Jordan” of golf or baseball, no matter how hard he tries.30. The author didnt achieve success in playing basketball because _.A. he didnt practice hard enoughB. he didnt have good basketball coachesC. he was not fond of playing basketballD. he lacked the talent for basketball31. The underlined word “apathy” in paragraph 4 probably means _.A. a white lie B. a
