III. 阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26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

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people　on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

61. How did the author get to know America?

A. From her relatives B. From her mother

C. From Books and pictures D. From radio programs

62. For the first two years in New York, the author .

A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future

C. studied in three different schools D. got on well with her stepfather

63. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A. She worked as a translator

B. She attended a lot of job interviews

C. She paid telephone bills for her family

D. She helped her family with her English

64. The author believes that .

A. her future will be free from troubles

B. it is difficult to learn to become patient

C. there are more good things than bad things

D. good things will happen if one keeps trying ks5u

B

A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.

First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.

Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.

In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions(养老金). Furthermore, some in-situations should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up, all these options(选择) have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.

65. According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?

A. Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.

B. Increase savings levels of people during their working years.

C. Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.

D. Increase the level of pensions.

66. The underlined word “viable” in the fourth paragraph most probably means “______”.

A. impossible B. practical C. perfect D. obvious

67. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.

B. Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.

C. Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.

D. There is no single solution to the problems of the old.

68. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article? ks5u

A. To point out the need for government support for old people.

B. To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people.

C. To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.

D. To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.

C

Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation(感觉) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.

Psychologists have known that one person’s perception(感知) of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even beating evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.

Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.

To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.

“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh.

69. According to Paragraph 1, a person’s emotion may be affected by ______.

A. the visitors to his office

B. the psychology lessons he has

C. his physical feeling of coldness

D. the things he has bought online

70. The author mentions Harlow’s experiment to show that ______.

A. adults should develop social skills

B. babies need warm physical contact

C. caregivers should be healthy adults

D. monkeys have social relationships

71. In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to ______.

A. evaluate someone’s personality

B. write down their guesses

C. fill out a personal information form

D. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively

72. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences

B. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide

C. physical temperature affects how we see others

D. choose coffee or cold drink as they liked

73. Bargh’s experiment was designed to prove ______.

A. Drinking for Better Social Relationships.

B. Experiments of Personality evaluation.

C. Developing Better Drinking Habits.

D. Physical Sensations and Emotions.

IV.单词拼写(共9题,每小题1分)

74. Please b__________ yourself , since there are so many guests present at the party.

75. If you come across a new word, please don’t r_________to the dictionary at once, guess first.

76. The customs were s__________ for drugs when I came through the airport.

77. Each classroom is e_____________ with a computer, which is helpful to our study.

78. When a___________the house, they found something unusual, so they stopped to have a look.

79. He felt embarrassed, with all the attention __________ (集中)on his clothes he wore.

80. It’s hard to imagine that such a millionaire wears a w___________ coat.

81. There are a v____________ of cars for customers to choose from in the new car exhibition.

82. With her great efforts, she has a__________ great success in her research work.

V. 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误， 要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不记分。

例如：It was very nice to get invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily

the

I was completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at

am

around 8 pm in Friday evening.

on

I often quarrel with my mother on if I can watch TV after school. She holds the view that Senior Two students have to make fully use of every minute to work hardly at their lessons.It seems to her that once I am allowed to do that，I’ll be able to control myself and forgot all about my study.She also thinks it is bad for my eye.But I really can’t accept his idea.In my opinion，watch TV can put my mind at ease especially before a day’s hard work.Besides，it is important for us to know what has been happened at home and abroad.Therefore，we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV.

VI.作文 (满分15分)

最近, 你校同学正在参加某英文报组织的一场讨论. 讨论的主题是: 公园要不要收门票? 请根据下表提供的信息, 给报社写一封信, 客观地介绍讨论情况, 并谈谈你的看法.

60%的同学认为 40%的同学认为

1. 不应收门票

2. 公园是公众休闲的地方

3. 如收门票,需建大门,会影响城市形象 1. 应收门票, 单票价不宜过高

2. 支付园林工人工资

3. 购新花木

注意：1.词数120左右。

2.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总数。

3.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

高考资源网 Editor,

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks.

高二期中考试英语试题答案

第一部分 听力部分(共10分, 每小题0.5分)

1-5 BABBA 6-10 CABBC 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 CCABC

第二部分 笔试部分 (共90分)

I 单选 (共10分,每小题0.5 分)

21-25 CDBCC 26-30 CAABC 31-35 DDCDB 36-40 CAABC

II. 完形填空 (共20分, 每小题1分)

41-45 BCDBC 46-50 ADADB 51-55 CACDC 56-60 BBDAA

III. 阅读理解 ( 共26分,每小题2分)

61-64 CCDD 65-68 DBDC 69-73 BBACD

IV. 单词拼写 ( 共9题, 每小题1分)

74-82 behave, refer, searching, equipped, approaching, focused, worn-out, variety, achieved

V. 短文改错(每小题1分，满分10分)

I often quarrel with my mother on if I can watch TV after school. She holds

whether

the view that Senior Two students have to make fully use of every minute to

full

work hardly at their lessons.It seems to her that once I am allowed to do that，I’

hard

ll be unable to control myself and forgot all about my study.She also thinks it is

forget

not good for my eye.But I really can’t accept his idea.In my opinion，watch TV can

eyes her watching

put my mind at ease especially before a day’s hard work.Besides，it is important for

after

us to know what has been happened at home and abroad.Therefore，we should be forbidden

去掉been 加not 或改shouldn’t

to watch TV.ks5u

VI. 作文 (共15分)

Opinions are divided on the question. 60% of the students are against the idea of entrance fees. They believe a public park should be free of charge. People need a place where they can rest and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of the city.

On the other hand, 40% think that fees should be charged because they need money to pay gardeners and other workers and to buy plants and young trees. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low.

As far as I am concerned, entrance fees should not be charged. The government is responsible to provide the citizens with a public place to relax, enjoy themselves and have fun.

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