周口中英文學校2015-2016學年下期期中考試 高二英語試題第一部分 聽力(共兩節。共20小題; 每小題1.5分，滿分30分）(略)第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 AThe first Ml choir rehearsal(彩排)of the school year took place in the school hall. All the students joined together to sing. I watched as my elder sister and her grade came in and took their places next to us on the stage. Meanwhile, I could hear laughing. Some students were pointing at a girl standing next to my sister. Id never seen this girl before. A girl whispered in my ear, “ Did you know shes wearing diapers(紙尿褲）？”After school that evening, I asked my sister about the girl Id seen. She told me her name was Theresa and that she was a very nice girl .“ Why were those kids being mean to her? I asked, “Because theyre stupid，” she said.One day, I was walking home from school when I heard voices behind me. “Theres the little idiots (傻子)sister. Does your sister wet her pants too?” I walked a little faster and then I felt a atone hit me in the back. When I got home, I ran down to my sisters room.I pushed my way into her room, screaming at her. “Why do you have to be that girls friend? I dont see anyone else being nice to her, ” Janelle yelled back, Because shes a wonderful person and she is dying!” I will remember those words as long as I live. Theresa wet her pants because she had an illness, which was killing her. My sister was the only one nice enough to be her friend and stick up for her. A few months later, Theresa passed away.I felt proud that Janelle was my sister. Throughout the years I watched her, and she always made friends with everyone. It didnt matter if they ware fat,thin,brilliantornot. She never left anyone feeling isolated or alone. It was she who changed me and taughtme tonever look at anyone in the same way again.21. Why did other students make fun of Theresa? A. Because she was dying very soon.B. Because she was not good at singing,C.Because she was usually dressed poorly.D. Because she behaved in an unusual way.22. What was the turning point of the story?A. Janelle became a friend of Theresa.B. Theresa suffered from a serious illness. C. Hie author was told the truth about Theresa.D.The author lost her temper to her classmates.23.What might be the best title for the passage?A.A Great Hero to Me B.A Girl in Need of HelpC.An Unforgettable Rehearsal D.An Embarrassing ExperienceBThe more you give to others，the more you reap yourself.When you share what you know，you will find that you grow according to the number of seeds that you sow.Such is the one secret to be happier in life.Spread cheer and teach others to do the same.People will gather around you to hear your wisdom，and feel your love.They will come to receive your sharing of what is inside you，all around you，and the messages coming from above.Life is all about giving back.It is not about heartache or lack.Count your blessings every day.Put them in a stack that grows higher and higher，till it sets your spirit on fire with joy!Life is good when you stand up for what you believe.When you enrich the world with your truth，then you will receive all that is good and wonderful.All that is grand will come to you，too.All it takes is living from your heart to understand how the cycle of giving and receiving works.Ah yes！You will discover endless perks!For many people today，especially women who are socialized to give of themselves，and told they are selfish if they want to do something for themselves，the cycle of giving and receiving gets blocked.When a person gives and does not receive，then the energy flow gets cut off.Every person must receive，as well as give.Nature intended for that balance in creating that particular flow. Now why would that giving and receiving be a natural law？Because all people need to open themselves to receiving. In receiving you tell yourself you are worthy and deserving of what life has to offer.24According to this passage，the author wants to tell us _.AGiving is more important than receivingBReceiving is more important than givingCWomen need more receiving than givingDGiving and receiving is a natural law，and both are important25If you want to be popular with the people all around you，what should you do?AGiving them whatever they want to get.BDancing to the music to amuse them.CSpreading cheer and teach others to do the same.DSharing whatever you have with them.26For the women who are giving，which sentence is right?AThey dont need receive or praise.BThey are selfish if they want to do something for themselves.CThey need receiving to encourage their energy to continue giving.DThey cant understand the secret to be happier in life.27The reason why receiving is important is that _.Ayou are worthy and deserving of what life has to offer.Blife is all about giving back not receiving from others.Cthe more you give to others，the more you reap yourself.Dwe living together is to receive our possessions.CDriving safety is said to be influenced by the songs or music drivers are listening to on the roads. Top ten safest songs to drive to are Come Away With Me by Norah Jones,I Dont Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith and Tiny Dancer by Elton John. Each of the songs has an optimum tempo(最佳節奏）for safe driving, imitating the human heartbeat at around 60 to 80 beats per minute. The Scientist by Coldplay and Justin Timberlakes Cry Me a River also appeared in the top 10. The study,conducted at London Metropolitan University,also revealed(表明）the type of songs that cause motorists to drive dangerously. Unsurprisingly, music that is noisy increases a driver heart rate,which can be deadly. Fast beats cause excitement that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road and to speed up to match the beat of the song. Styles of music were also measured during the. experiment and revealed differences between male and female drivers. Hip-hop made a female driver drive far more aggressively, speeding up faster than male driver. The heavy metal music caused the fastest driving among males in the group while llie dance music had the same effect among women. The male and female drivers who listened to the classical music drove the most irregularly. The experiment involved eight people driving 500 miles each using the confused, com MotorMate app, which monitored driving behavior through GPS technology.28.Whats does the passage mainly talk about?A. Music that drivers prefer to listen to on their way.B. Songs the drivers should choose to listen to while driving.C. Driving safety and traffic rules.D.Female drivers and male drivers different responses to thesame music.29. What kind of music may the authorsuggest a male driverlisten to?A.Metal music. B. Light music.C.Hip-hop music. D.Classical music.30. What does the underlined part “thesame effect” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Driving irregularly. B. Driving fastest.C. Driving far more aggressively. D. Speeding up faster.31.What may be talked about in the following paragraph?A. Female and male drivers different popular tastes of music.B.How was the study carried out.C.Why fast beat music is harmful to drivers.D. Some music with optimum tempo for drivers to enjoy.DWere in the middle of winter. Its cold and were suffering from cold wind and rain. The sun，even when it does show its face，is setting at 4 pm. Its no wonder people in the street look sad.But according to most of the research on the connection between weather and mood(情緒)，they shouldnt be. Weather has little effect on mood.When you tell people this，though，they dont believe it. Most of us think the weather has quite a strong effect on our mood. Many think that the rain and cold weather dejects us and the sun and warmth cheers us up.So why dont we see this effect in the research？Thats the question a new study by Klimstra et al.tries to answer with a group of young people and their mothers. In fact，Klimstra et al.found four different groups：1Unaffected：about half the people in their study fell into this group.For these people it didnt matter that much whether it was raining or sunny，hot or cold，their mood was mostly unaffected.2Summer lovers：heres the group youd expect. For these people，their mood improved with less rain，more sun and higher temperatures(15% of young people and 30% of their mothers)3Summer haters：heres the group of people you hear less about. These were the exact opposite of the summer lovers so they were happier when there was more rain，less sun and lower temperatures (27% of the young people and 12% of their mothers)4Rain haters：this groups mood didnt change with the temperature，sunshine or the wind；they just hated the rain(8% of young people and 12% of their mothers)This helps explain why studies keep finding that weather doesnt have much effect on mood：its because were different and these differences are mostly being averaged out.32Its found in the study that _. Aweather has a strong effect on moodBcold wind and rain makes us look sadCthe sun and warmth cheers us upDmood is little affected by weather33The underlined word “dejects” in the third paragraph probably means _. Amake sb. happy Bmake sb. AngryC make sb. Sad Dmake sb.silly34From the four different groups we can learn _. Aabout half the people belong to summer loversBmore than one third of the people are summer hatersCfew of young people and their mothers like the rainDmore young people are unaffected than rain haters35What is the BEST title for the passage?AWhy do people feel sad in cold winter?BDoes the weather really affect your mood?CHow many different groups are there?DDo different people have different mood? 第二節(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Why Rent Textbooks?Textbook renting is now a new fashion among college students._36_Lets examine carefully further and see why renting books is a costeffective way without shelling too much money from your pocket. Give value for your money_37_Those nonmajor subjects are better acquired through renting. It saves money and helps you give out the money you save on some other personal possessions you need in college. _38_Save timeYou can save a great deal of time when renting a textbook. Instead of browsing your way for hours trying to look for better deals online, you can simply go to a popular book renting marketplace online and just order away._39_User FriendlyAside from being able to save money and time，_40_Imagine trying to scan the virtual bookshelf and checking on comments of previous users and figuring out which ones got bad comments and which had great ones. It could be fun at first but if you are short of time, the process can become annoying. If you rent books, you will only be needing the books ISBN number and find it right away. No more timewasting site search.Arenting textbooks brings convenience to all users.BThere is literally no need to skim for hours.CThe idea of renting one never existed since the books are affordable in libraries. DResearch was made to find out if renting helps one save money and time rather than buying new textbooks.ERenting textbooks allows you to save at least 50% off the standard retail price (零售價) for each item.F. Renting textbooks is a relatively new idea for everyone, indeed.GYou dont have to buy all of your textbooks.第三部分：語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。I dont know your name, and Im guessing that you are about high school age. I 41 you in action yesterday as you saved a little boy from 42 at Lake Elmo beach.I was sitting on a bench with my friends, 43 their children played in the water. I remember 44 you taking off your shorts, grabbing your 45 device（設備）and heading into the water. My friends and I noticed at that moment the little boys 46 moving up and down. He couldnt have been more than two years old and 47 to be alone in the water.You got to him, put your flotation device around him, and 48 him back to shore. We could see the boy was 49 as you carried him out of the water and laid him on the 50 . You started doing compressions（按壓）on his chest, that is when we knew it was a bad 51 . We reached you and knew you needed 52 . I picked up my phone and dialed 911.Soon, the ambulance 53 and several doctors were there to assist you. You appeared 54 as you walked away, as anyone would be. I 55 if this is your first rescue it doesnt matter. What you did was heroic, and I 56 you.Had you been a few seconds later, this 57 could have ended quite differently. You were alert （警覺的）and 58 what was going on in the water, responsible for watching over a hundred kids at that time. 59 your fear, you took action. Because of you, the little boy and his family are 60 together today.41. A. witnessed B. accompaniedC. expected D. ignored42. A. drowning B. missingC. bleeding D. falling43. A. while B. unless C. if D. although44. A. imagining B. minding C. stopping D. noticing45. A. digital B. convenientC. rescue D. nuclear46. A. feet B. head C. legs D. arms47. A. pretended B. determined C. appearedD. prepared48. A. allowed B. lifted C. swam D. dropped49. A. frozen B. weak C. excitedD. calm50. A. beach B. stone C. board D. bench51. A. meaning B. process C. presentation D. situation52. A. food B. money C. help D. time53. A. pulled in B. set out C. passed byD. ran away54. A. proud B. confident C. independent D. frightened55. A. know B. predict C. wonder D. believe56. A. applaud B. protect C. doubt D. greet57. A. idea B. performance C. game D. story58. A. curious about B. aware of C. afraid of D.confused about59. A. But for B. Regardless of C. Except for D. Thanks to60. A. happily B. strictly C.pitifully D. sincerely第二節 語法填空 (共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為5665的相應位置上。 A proverb says, “Time is money”. But in my opinion, time is even 61 precious than money. Why? 62 when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is 63 , it will never return. 64 is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore we should make 65 use of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in 66 future. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people 67 do not realize the value of time. They 68 their precious time smoking, drinking and playing. In a word, we should form the good habit of 69 (save) time. Do not put off what can be done today 70 tomorrow.第四部分寫作第一節短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)Today we had a chemistry test. I found the test difficulty, but I tried hardly to do it. Suddenly Mary, my best friend, asking me to let her to copy my answers. After think for some time, I let her copy my answers. But after the test, all of us were called to the teachers office. The teacher was angry because we had same answers in the tests. We were warned not to cheat again so she would need to see our parents. I was very upset. I didnt cheat. I was just helping a friend. Why does she pun