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江苏省盐城中学2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语试题（2016.4）
命题人：胡兵 陈志红 审题人： 赵锦芳
注意： 1. 本试题分第I卷和第II卷， 第I卷的所有答案必须填涂在答题卡上。
2. 试卷满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。
第I卷（85分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分10分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Driver and passenger. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
2. Why can’t the man help the woman?
A. He must leave at once. B. He’s too busy. C. He doesn’t know how to help her.
3. What will the woman probably do this evening?
A. She will attend the wedding. B. She will go over the lessons.
C. She will eat out.
4. What does the man reply?
A. Karen is very forgetful. B. He knows Karen better now.
C. Karen is sure to pass the interview.
5. What are the speakers doing?
A. Riding a horse. B. Shooting a movie. C. Taking a photo.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面4段对话。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至7题。
6. Where are the two speakers probably?
A. In a supermarket. B. In a park. C. In a school.
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is a panda expert.
B. She became interested in pandas at the first sight.
C. Perhaps she is shortsighted.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What attracts Mary most when she first met John?
A. His nice figure and appearance.
B. His work and good family.
C. His cleverness and humor.
9. What do we know about Mary from the conversation?
A. She falls in love with John at the first sight.
B. She doesn’t want to give out the secret to Steve.
C. She is sure that John will call her tomorrow.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the woman’s phone number?
A. 614-3739. B. 640-3439. C. 640-3734.
11. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Workmates. C. Boss and secretary.
12. When does the woman tell the man to be back home?
A. 11:30. B. 1:00 A.M. C. Before midnight.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the woman looking for?
A. A friend’s house. B. A cheap hotel. C. An expensive hotel.
14. When do the banks close?
A. 7:00 p.m. B. 7:30 p.m. C. 6:30 p.m.
15. When was this town built?
A. In the 13th century. B. In the 14th century. C. In the 15th century.
16. Where is the town centre?
A. Just outside. B. In the square. C. Around the corner.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did drag racing start?
A. In the early 1950s. B. In the late 1950s. C. In the early 1960s.
18. Why do drag race tracks have to be straight?
A. The fast cars can’t make a sharp turn.
B. Each race lasts only about seven seconds.
C. The cars might run into people in the street.
19. Why is it sometimes impossible to see the racers?
A. The tracks are too straight.
B. There is too much smoke.
C. The racing cars go too fast.
20. What do we know about drag racing?
A. It costs more money than other car racing.
B. It has nothing in common with other car races.
C. It has changed from a teenage recreation to business.
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)
第一节 单项填空((共25小题; 每题1分, 满分25分)
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
21. The technology, in my opinion, could have _______ in such fields as military, medicine and public safety.
A. appreciations B. appointments C. applications D. qualifications
22. The poor girl felt very helpless for she could not find anyone ____ for help in such a frightening situation.
A. who to turn to B. she could turn to C. for whom to turn D. whom she could turn
23. ______ the Democratic Progressive Party would win the election was ______ many people had expected.
A. That; that B. That; what C. What; that D. What; what
24. A number of experts ________ today that the number of acupuncture points ________ the same as the number of days in a year.
A. claims; are B. claim; is C. claims; is D. claim; are
25. As a matter of fact, work provides us much ________ just salary and income; it also helps us realize our dreams and makes us feel confident.
A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. more than
26. ________of their bad habits, the boys changed from being dependent on their parents to ________for others.
A. Having rid; sacrificing B. To rid; sacrifice C. Rid; sacrificing D. Having been rid; sacrifice
27. The Internet has ________ abundant information ________ has not been evaluated for accuracy.
A. such, as B. so, as C. such, that D. so, that
28. Jane accidentally ________ where she had hidden her teacher's birthday present, which made her classmates very annoyed.
A. gave out B. brought out C. let out D. put out
29. __________ from the people and the world, the boy eventually __________ heavy internet user with some mental problems.
A. Withdrawn, became B. Withdrawn, turned
C. Withdrawing, became a D. Withdrawing, turned a
30. The government has been under growing pressure to __________ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently cover over the country’s large cities.
A. release B. schedule C. address D. maintain
31. Nowadays, Chinese acupuncture has become popular round the world, __________ have other traditional Chinese medicines.
A. so B. as C. while D. like
32. When you are ________ in a book or simply trying to rest, the phone always seems to be ringing, ________ whatever peace you might have.
A. absorbed; destroying B. absorbing; destroyed
C. lost; damaging D. losing; damaged
33. The famous writer often says that he ________ so much without the support and encouragement from his wife.
A. shouldn’t achieve B. shouldn’t have achieved
C. couldn’t achieve D. couldn’t have achieved
34. It was 1897________ a European chemist called Dr. Felix Hoffman produced aspirin from this chemical.
A. that B. while C. when D. in which
35. As is widely __________, whatever small good deeds we do can definitely __________a more harmonious society.
A. realized; result in B. acknowledged; contribute to
C. recognized; result from D. expected; distribute to
36. ________ the high mountain, where you see the whole city.
A. Standing on the top of B. If you climb to
C. When you reach the top of D. Get to the top of
37. Chinese children grew up in classrooms where they all learned the same things at the same pace ________ interests or needs.
A. in terms of B. in view of C. in spite of D. regardless of
38. ________ through pages and links, you have to read the information to decide whether it is linked to what you are researching.
A. Not having combed B. Having not combed
C. Not combing D. Not combed
39. Rumors were already beginning to ________ that the project might have to be abandoned.
A. circulate B. evaluate C. applaud D. reject
40. Around two o’ clock every night, Jill will start talking in her dream. It somewhat __________us.
A. bothers B. had bothered C. would bother D. bothered
41. ________ the parents had read his letter ________ the true state of affairs.
A. It was until… that they understood B. It was not until… they understood
C. Until… did not they understand D. Not until… did they understand
42. — Is there any possibility of the film ________ in Shanghai International Film Festival?
— Not in the least, because audience generally think little of it.
A. tried out B. trying out C. to try out D. being tried out
43. Thanks to the joint efforts made by the leaders of China and the US over recent years, mutually _________ Sino-US relations have made remarkable progress.
A. adaptable B. beneficial C. relevant D. accessible
44. ________ these messages always seem important at the time, most people can’t really remember them the next day.
A. Now that B. Unless C. While D. Since
45. —Do you mind choosing Peter to be the new chairman?
—________.
A. Of course. He is the best choice
B. Certainly not. We can’t find a better one
C. Yes, I do. He is the most suitable person
D. No, I don’t. I don’t think he is the suitable person
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46—65 各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your 46 , friend, nurse; the only person you rely on 47 with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.
My mother suffered from 48 problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation 49 me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could 50 it and everything would be okay. 51 , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.
Adoption is a 52 word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to 53 , I felt it was the worst betrayal. I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I trust anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had 54 me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt it even more 55 . I could not forgive her and always 56 how she could reject me like an old sofa.
However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how 57 our situation had been. We had been 58 on boxes of noodles, and at one point we 59 lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother 60 to try and save me from what our lives were becoming 61 each day passed.
62 recently have I began to understand why my mother gave me to strangers. 63 , she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, 64 she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special 65 only because she was selfless enough to give me up.
46. A. hostess B. candidate C. provider D. colleague
47. A. mainly B. completely C. gradually D. occasionally
48. A. moral B. social C. psychological D. physical
49. A. inspired B. convinced C. motivated D. forced
50. A. stick to B. flee from C. decide on D. get through
51. A. Otherwise B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore
52. A. familiar B. negative C. simple D. foreign
53. A. cousins B. servicemen C. neighbors D. strangers
54. A. applied B. abandoned C. allocated D. avoided
55. A. unavailable B. unfortunate C. unbelievable D. unacceptable
56. A. imagined B. wondered C. remembered D. questioned
57. A. ridiculous B. urgent C. hopeless D. complex
58. A. focusing B. working C. acting D. surviving
59. A. also B. even C. still D. yet
60. A. fought B. learnt C. hesitated D. tended
61. A. with B. before C. as D. once
62. A. Until B. Specially C. Only D. Especially
63. A. In the long run B. Time and again C. For quite a while D. All at once
64. A. that B. one C. the one D. what
65. A. gift B. fact C. test D. deal
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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