2015-2016学年江苏泰兴市高二上期中英语试卷（解析版）

—Are we going to be late for the movie?

—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins.

A. Hurry up　　　　 B. Enjoy your time

C. Good luck　 　　 D. Take your time

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Under the Dome, a documentary self-funded by Chai Jing, has rapidly increased ________ public’s awareness about ________ air pollution.

A. /; /　　 B. a; the　　　 C. the; the　 D. the; /

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This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ________ late in the day.

A. taking　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　 C. to take　　　 D. takes

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Those who can achieve high grades in class tend to be weak in handling some practical problems, ________ is often the case.

A. which　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　 D. That

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Little ________ about the mysterious mountain, so away __________.

A. did they know; went they

B. they knew; went they

C. did they know; they went

D. they knew; they went

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The ________ child was finally told who were his true parents____________ the fact that he lived a happy life.

A. adopted; in spite of　　　　　 B. adopting; despite

C. adopted; though　　　　　　　　　 D. adopting; in spite of

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Sam, in every way, has handled the challenge, _________ his friends_________ how he’s achieved success in spite of the difficulties.

A. overcome; by　　 B. overcoming; with

C. impressed; by　　　 D. impressing; with

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—Nowadays few people do shopping in this 100-year-old store.

—What a pity! It ____ a particular favorite with people, known for selling traditional food.

A. is　　　　 B. has been　　　　 C. was　　　　 D. had been

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—It’s my mother’s fault that my room is in a mess.

—Nonsense! Your mother is not _________ for your laziness.

A. blaming B. blamed

C. to blame　 D. to be blamed

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If he _____ that he ______ to work there then, everything would be OK now.

A. insisted; be sent　　　　　　　　　　 B. insisted; was sent

C. had insisted; be sent　　　　　　　　 D. had insisted; was sent

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According to a report, each year almost half of the professional athletes retiring from competition ________ jobless or without a further schooling plan.

A. go up　　　　 B. end up

C. stay up　　 　 D. come up

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He failed in the driving test again. He_____________.

A. must have disappointed　　　 　 B. must have been disappointed

C. might be disappointed　　　　 D. couldn’t be disappointed

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— I went to the live concert yesterday and didn’t know what happened in the school.

— ____________ .

A. So did I　　　 　　　 　 B. Nor did I

C. So it was with me　　 D. So I was

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—How much did you spend on the new mobile phone?

—I _____ it would cost me 500 dollars, but I was so lucky to get it at a 15 percent discount.

A. expected 　　 B. would expect

C. had expected　 D. have expected

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The increasing high housing price has become a serious problem among us young people, _______ the government hasn’t yet found a better solution to.

A. the one　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　 D. it

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Why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970，when the average age of independent living was 21? Why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销）not 　　 　 higher academic achievement levels? Why is the mental health of today’s kids so poor when ________with that of children in the 1960s and before? Why do today’s ________ become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?

The answer in two words: parental ________. Those two words best summarize the ________ between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents shouldn’t be ________ involved with their kids. They were available ________ crisis, but they stood a (an) ________ distance from their kids and allowed them to ________　 the benefits of the trial-and-error (反复试验)process. It was the child’s ________, back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was________ children learned to be responsible and determined.

Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are ________ when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids’lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; thus, the defensiveness. But considering that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are ________.

University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions ________ what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework________a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.

Parents who manage a child’s social life affect the ________ of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities raise kids who don’t know how to ________ their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids’ ________ with peers raise kids who don’t know how to avoid trouble.

These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their ________ . And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to ________ being parents. You can imagine what will become of their future.

1.A. counted on　　　 B. taken in　　　　 C. touched on　　　　 D. resulted in

2.A. connected　　　　 B. linked　　　　　 C. compared　　　　 D. matched

3.A. youths　　　　　　 B. adolescents　 C. psychologists　 D. parents

4.A. assistance　　 B. protection　　 C. involvement　　　 D. preference

5.A. choices　　　　　 B. similarities C. differences　　 D. relations

6.A. slightly　　　　 B. passively　　　 C. fairly　　　　　　 D. highly

7.A. in fear of　　 B. in spite of　 C. in view of　　　　 D. in case of

8.A. safe　　　　　　　 B. equal　　　　　　 C. long　　　　　　　　 D. short

9.A. experiment　　 B. gain　　　　　 　 C. experience　　 　 D. enjoy

10.A. fault　　　　 　 B. job　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　　 D. attitude

11.A. how　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 　 C. why　　　　　　 D. what

12.A. amazed　　　　　 B. disappointed　 C. confused　　　　　 D. satisfied

13.A. unreasonable B. changeable　　 C. understandable D. avoidable

14.A. realized　　 　 B. convinced　　　 C. confirmed　　　　 D. reflected

15.A. lowers　　　　 B. decides　　　　 C. helps　　　　　　　 D. promotes

16.A. development　 B. performance　　 C. establishment 　 D. appearance

17.A. fill　　　　　 　 B. devote　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　　 D. save

18.A. communication B. cooperation　　 C. conflicts　　 　　 D. competitions

19.A. career　　　　　 B. school　　　　 C. home　　　　　　 　 D. profession

20.A. ignore　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　 C. consider　　　　　 D. Start

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1.From Shackletoris Incredible Voyage, we know the main character ______.

A. is a writer for Time magazine

B. is a survival of one polar exploration

C. has left a lot of diaries and accounts

D. has formed a close friendship with Alfred Lansing

2.If you want to know more about teamwork, you can read ______.

A. Dogs Don't Tell Jokes　　　 B. Shackletoris Incredible Voyage

C. Winners Never Quit　　　 　　 D. The Alchemist

3.What do we know about The Alchemist?

A. It has an everlasting influence on its readers.

B. It gives people magical power over their dreams.

C. It tells a story of how to find treasures.

D. It is mainly about the wisdom of listening to others.

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When you meet someone for the first time, you will form an impression in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your reactions to other people, however, are really just barometers (晴雨表) for how you perceive(理解) yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and tend to dislike those who display those aspects of ourselves that we dislike.

Therefore, you can allow others to be the mirror to illuminate (阐明;照亮) more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. Conversely, you can view the people you judge negatively as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.

To survive together peacefully with others, you will need to learn tolerance. A big challenge is to shift your perspective from judgment of others to a lifelong exploration of yourself. Your task is to assess all the decisions, judgments you make onto others and to begin to view them as clues to how you can heal yourself and become whole.

Several days ago I had a business lunch with a man who displayed objectionable table manners. My first reaction was to judge him as rude and his table manners as annoying. When I noticed that I was judging him, I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was embarrassed to be seen with someone who was chewing with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was astonished to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant perceived me.

Remember that your judgment of someone will not serve as a protective shield against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way, extending tolerance to him would not cause me to suddenly begin chewing my food with my mouth open.

When you approach life in this manner, those with whom you have the greatest dissatisfactions as well as those you admire and love can be seen as mirrors, guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you reject and to embrace your greatest quality.

1.The purpose of the author writing this passage is to advise people to _______.

A．avoid inappropriate manners

B．judge others favorably in any case

C．pay attention to others’ needs and feelings

D．learn tolerance towards others

2.The underlined word “objectionable” in Paragraph 4 has the closest meaning to __________.

A．disgusting　　　 　　　　 B．disappointing

C．discouraging　　　　　　 D．disturbing

3.According to the passage, the following statements are all true except ______.

A．The moment we see a stranger, our mind forms an impression of that person.

B．We are easily attracted by someone who is similar to us.

C．Our first judgment of a person mostly comes from our personal opinion.

D．You can’t really love or hate others if they are similar to you.

4.It can be implied from the text that __________.

A．the writer’s first reaction to the man was to judge him as offensive

B．we shouldn’t focus on judging others but should constantly reflect on our own

C．we will need to learn tolerance to co-exist with others

D．the writer didn’t care about other people’s view of him

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No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids near Cairo. But a new study suggests they used a little rock‘n’roll. Long-ago builders could have attached wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.

“Technically, I think what they’re proposing is possible,” physicist Daniel Bonn said.

People have long puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks. And there’s no obvious answer. On average, each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck. The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.

The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect wokers first would have put the blocks on sleds(滑板). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated the paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle. Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.

Evidence from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.

However , physicist Joseph West think there might have been a simpler way , who led the new study . West said , “I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction . I thought , “Why don’t they just try rolling the things ? ” A square could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by attaching wooden poles to its sides , he realized . That , he notes , should make a block of stone “a lot easier to roll than a square”.

So he tried it.

He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block.That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel.Then they placed the block on the ground.

They wrapped one end of a rope around the block and pulled.The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths.They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery(滑的)path.

West hasn’t tested his idea on larger blocks,but he thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding.At least,workers wouldn’t have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.

1.It’s widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by ______.

A.rolling them on roads

B.pushing them over the sand

C. dragging them on some poles

D. sliding them on smooth paths

2.What does the underlined word “it”in Paragraph 7 refer to?

A. rolling the blocks with fat.

B.Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels.

C.Rolling poles to move the blocks.

D. Rolling the blocks with poles attached.

3.Why is rolling better than sliding according to West ?

A. Because more force is needed for sliding.

B. Because less preparation on path is needed for rolling.

C. Because sliding on smooth road is more dangerous.

D. Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle.

4.What is the text mainly about ?

A. An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

B. An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

C. An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

D. An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

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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最恰当的词（每空1词）。

Cheating on exams is popular in the various kinds of exams in colleges. Students don't feel shame to cheat on exams. Most of them don't care about cheating on exams. They know that results of cheating on exams aren't serious punishment, which leads to frequent cheatings on exams.

At the University of Nevada, after students photographed test questions with their cellphone cameras, transmitted them to classmates outside the exam room and got the answers back in text messages, the university put in place a new monitoring system.

With their electronic tools, students these days find it easier to cheat. And so, faced with a lot of the latest technology in recent years, college officials find themselves in a new game of cat and mouse, trying to outwit(胜过) would-be cheats this exam season with a range of strategies--cutting off Internet access from laptops, or demanding the surrender(交出) of cellphones before tests.

Mr Dapremont said technology had made cheating easier, but added that plagiarism(抄袭) in writing papers was probably a bigger problem because students can easily lift other people's writings off the Internet.

Still, some students said they thought cheating these days was more a product of the attitude, not the tools at hand. Pressure to succeed sometimes clouds everything and makes people do things that they shouldn't do. Students today feel more pressure to do well in order to graduate from school and secure a job.

Whatever the reasons for cheating, college officials say the battle against it is wearing them out. First, people cheating on exams will lose interest in studying. Second, he thinks studying isn't meaningful. Even though he doesn't do anything, he can get scores. Third, people cheating on exams will influence others. Plenty of people working hard think that their records are lower than people cheating on exams. Thus, we must ban cheating on exams. We should reduce opportunity of cheating on exams.

Most Americans still believe that honesty is an important part of the American character. For that reason, there are numerous watch-dog committees at all levels of society. Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty?

Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat. Surprisingly, some efforts to prevent cheating may actually encourage cheating--a person may feel "they don't trust me anyway", and be tempted to "beat the system". Distrust can be contagious (传染的). But, so can trust.

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使用正确形式完成句子（共8题，每小题1分，共8分；注意：错一个全错）

1._____ _________ (commit)to helping the people in need made him realize the value of life.

2.I'd like to call her _____ ______ ______(作为对…的答复) the questions referred to in her last e－mail.

3.The apples ________ (range)from $5 to $8 per kilo in the market sell well.

4.The construction of a new bridge is reported to_____ ______ _______(complete) across the river in your hometown last month .

5.He pushed ahead with his plan for dropping out of the university__________ _______(不顾) his parents' opposition.

6.—The last one_____ ______　 pays the meal.

—Agreed!

“最后一个到的人付饭钱”。“同意”。

7.However much it costs, I decide to buy the coat which will make me more attractive.

= ________ _______ ________, I decide to buy the coat which will make me more attractive.

8.He should be responsible for what has happened.

= He should ______ ________ _______what has happened.

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单词拼写（共10题，每小题0.5分，共5分）

1.Driving a car 　　　 ____　　 (非法) without a license, Sun yang was taken to the police station, facing a severe punishment.

2.As for this plan, while different opinions came up at the meeting, supporters were in the ________ (多数) .

3.We grew up in a “planned system”, the c___________ of which is that China's students, after many years working hard, eventually become unwanted people in society.

4.Many businesses are just concentrating on making 　 ___　　　　 (利润) rather than protecting the environment

5.After several months’ disorder of the country, the president was facing a hard time he had________(履行) his duty.

6.He has decided to go abroad to study with the i______ of improving his English and finding a getter job when he returns.

7.The thief slipped into the house with ________(谨慎)．

8.When shopping online, we should choose r________ websites in case we are cheated.

9.You haven’t changed at all —— you still look e________ the same as before.

10.This book mainly refers to _______(不同种类) of English spoken in different places of the world.

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随着经济的发展和人们生活水平的提高，近年各地旅游景点人满为患，尤其是一些历史名胜，如长城、紫禁城和各地大型博物馆等等。看到这种趋势，一些旅游景点开始考虑提高门票，并把此消息在各大网站上发布，这在全国引起了一场热烈的讨论，观点如下：

参考词汇：maintenance 维修（n.） financial 经济的，金融的

注意：1. 对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 字数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总字数。

With the development of our country’s economy and the people’s living standards improving,a lot of tourism attractions in different areas have witnessed a great increase of tourists in recent years， in which case some tourism sites are considering adopting higher tickets fees and have given out the news on various websites. People have held a heated discussion about it and opinions on it are divided ._____________________________.

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