2015学年江苏盐城时杨中学、建湖二中高二上期中英语试卷（带解析） Wap版

1. Studying Abroad
Nowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China. Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.
As every coin has two sides, studying abroad is not an exception(例外). There are advantages for people to attend school abroad. In the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve second language than living in the country where it is spoken. While studying in a foreign country, he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world. This is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well. He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the firstrate facilities(设备) available. In this way, there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizons (眼界) and broaden his mind.
Of course, attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems. The most serious problem is language barrier(障碍). Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the language spoken there. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.
Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind.

Title: Studying Abroad
Phenomenon	Sending children abroad to receive education is 【小题1】________ with many rich parents.
Advantages	·Children have the【小题2】________ chance to improve the second language because they can use it【小题3】________. ·They can make friends with other students from 【小题4】_________. ·They can【小题5】____________ of the latest knowledge in science and have access to the best facilities.
【小题6】	·Language barrier is the number one problem. Because students are not 【小题7】________ at the language spoken there, they will have difficulty in 【小题8】_____________ what the teachers say. ·It is not easy for them to deal with crossculture communication【小题9】___________ to lack of knowledge of the customs of the locals.
Conclusion	Both sides of the factors should be taken into 【小题10】______________ carefully before one makes a decision.

1. All the rooms are air-conditional and beautifully decorated, thus_______ a warm and comfortable atmosphere.

A．to create	B．create
C．creating	D．which create

2. — Lucy, my good friend died in an accident yesterday.
— .

A．That’s all right	B．You are lucky
C．Oh, well, that’s life	D．Don’t worry

3. Dressed in a newly-bought skirt, _________.

A．I could hardly recognize her

B．nobody could recognize her

C．she could hardly be recognized by me

D．there was nobody who could recognize her

4. ---It is not a secret that CEOs of major companies earn a large amount each year.
--- I agree. ____ the hard economic times, it seems that their salaries have remained the same.

A．Apart from	B．Thanks to
C．Regardless of	D．In regard to

5. It is not difficult to ______ Mr. Huang from among a crowd because he is above average height.

A．leave out	B．pick out
C．run into	D．look into

6. Many Chinese college graduates leave their country to get further education in America with the ______ of getting better jobs in the future.

A．communication	B．Intention
C．permission	D．impression

7. What is the way George thought of ______ enough money to buy the house?

A．to get	B．getting
C．having got	D．being got

8. -- What do you think of Miss Wang, your English teacher?
-- She’s very ______ to our need for encouragement.

A．sensitive	B．creative
C．attractive	D．imaginative

9. At the Olympic Games, only the athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be ______ as competitors.

A．deserted	B．discussed
C．admitted	D．advertised

10. The scientist went to draw some money in the bank in a rush, only that he failed to take the ID card.

A．finding	B．to find
C．found	D．having found

11. —Where did you come across your old classmate Jane?
—It was in the supermarket _________ she worked _________ I came across her.

A．where; when	B．that; when
C．that; that	D．where; that

12. In the lecture, little Tom kept silent all the time unless _________ to express his opinion.

A．he invited	B．he is invited
C．invited	D．being invited

13. — How do you like the new book?
—To be honest, it is a little difficult________.

A．understood	B．being understood
C．understanding	D．to understand

14. ---Did you enjoy the party last night?
--- _______! Everybody was in high spirits.

A．Not a little	B．Not a bit
C．I couldn’t agree more	D．I don’t believe so

15. New iPhone goes on sale on Friday with ________ bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as ________ company seeks to keep its competitiveness.

A．a; a	B．a; the
C．the; the	D．the; a

1. I knew my father loved me and his love was deep although he was an ill-humored man. He just didn’t know how to   it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town. We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively   . When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to    my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never     with you before. I begged you but you    wanted to. How about right now?” I waited for the     refusal. But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll    you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.” My father took me in his    and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he    my eyes. “Dad,” I finally   , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face. “    I love you so much.” he whispered back. I was struck dumb by his   . It wasn’t what I had thought. But it was of course exactly what I needed to   . I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had    him and made him silent. “I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly. He stumbled（结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s    for me, but just remember how much I love you.” When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence    changed. When I came back, Dad sat in his chair    his body leaning forward, very pale. Everything was really too late. He was   .
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face. But it’s a totally different scene that I    now. I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying it back. The three words    on forever long after we are gone.

1. A little homeless girl stood crying near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “ I can’t go to Sunday school.” She cried to the priest (牧师) as he walked by. The priest took her inside. The child was very happy because they found a room for her. She went to bed that night thinking of the children who had no place to sleep or pray in.
Two years later, the girl died there. As her little body was being moved, a worn and red purse was found, which she had found in the rubbish. Inside the purse was 57cents and a note, written in childish handwriting, which read: “This is to help make the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday school.”
After the priest tearfully read that note, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion(热爱) to others. Soon, a newspaper reported on it. It was read by a wealthy man who offered the church a piece of land worth many thousands of dollars. When told that the church could not pay much, he offered to sell it to the little church for 57 cents. Soon, the church collected a large amount of money. Within five years, the girl’s gift had increased to $250,000. When you are in the city of Philadelphia, visit Temple Baptist Church, Temple University, and the Sunday school building. No child here is left outside on Sunday school days again. One of the rooms of the Sunday school building is hanged with the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents made such a remarkable and real history.
【小题1】How did the girl feel when she thought of other homeless kids?

A．Joyful.	B．Lucky.
C．Sympathetic.	D．Shameful.

【小题2】The author’s purpose of writing this passage is probably to ____.

A．tell people to give money to the church mentioned in the article

B．try to make people remember that little girl and that priest forever

C．look forward to having more people to go to the church to pray for the best

D．express admiration to the little girl showing her unselfish love to others

【小题3】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Poor and Rich.

B．What Fifty-seven Cents Can Do?

C．A New Sunday School.

D．A Red Purse.

2. Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content（内容）, while at the same time standing out（突出） above the others, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Although it is clean, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middleclass（中产阶级） Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show.
【小题1】Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are __ _.

A．more interesting	B．more popular
C．more detailed（详细的）	D．more formal

【小题2】Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the
shows_______.

A．are interested in them.

B．have to accept them.

C．are cold to them.

D．are willing to get away from them.

【小题3】Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

A．A murder	B．Nation hatred（憎恨）
C．Family income planning	D．Street accidents.

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_____.

A．have become the only ones of its kind.

B．talks about the weaknesses in human nature.

C．appear at different times of the day.

D．attract different people.

3. Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits （画像）of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. “It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one,” said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the “Flower portrait”— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays,” Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (馆长), told the Associated President.
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been questions about the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. “Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture.”
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month.________.
【小题1】What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?

A．It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.

B．The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.

C．Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.

D．It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.

【小题2】Which statement is True according to the passage?

A．Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.

B．“Flower portrait” was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.

C．1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.

D．The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.

【小题3】How many methods were used to test the portrait?

A．Not mentioned.	B．Two
C．Three	D．At least four.

【小题4】The best title for this passage is ________.

A．Birthdays often involve surprises

B．The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare

C．One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake

D．How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?

【小题5】Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?

A．Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.

B．Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.

C．If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.

D．For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery

4. One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been … er… A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.
When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.
【小题1】Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A．the birthday card	B．the toy
C．the book	D．the business card

【小题2】What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To build a new position for him.

B．To draw a picture for him.

C．To sing a song for him.

D．To buy a gift for him.

【小题3】Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A．Because he would lose his position.

B．Because he was not cared for.

C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift.

D．Because he was unhappy.

1. 【小题1】The population has ________（降低）to 500 in our village in the past three years.
【小题2】The guests made a number of ______ (评论) about the service of the hotel.
【小题3】I _____ (感激) him very much at the meeting because he had offered me some suggestions on how to improve my oral English.
【小题4】I feel ____________（背叛）by my friend Hannah, because she hasn’t kept her promise that she will not tell others about my failure in math.
【小题5】It is everybody’s ____________（责任）to make our country stronger.
【小题6】Time passes quickly when you are a_____________ in reading a good book.
【小题7】He p______ to be reading when his mother came in.
【小题8】Mr. Qian Liwei is a business development c____________, to whom we can turn if we have any questions.
【小题9】Pollution does harm to our health, so we should take m__________to stop it.
【小题10】Safety taken into consideration, Mary’s parents hesitated to give p_____ for her driving alone when she was in senior high school.

1. 假如你的名字叫张勇，你的美国笔友John想了解你进入高中后的英语课外阅读情况。请你根据下面提示，给他回一封电子邮件。

阅读现状	1. 以英文报纸为主； 2. 偶尔简单的故事书……； 3. 几乎没有经典类的英语读物
原因分析	1. 阅读时间少； 2. 没有养成阅读英语的习惯； 3. 词汇量小，认为经典类太难，没有尝试或不感兴趣……
未来打算	……