D

The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.

30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by Badoo.com, the world’s largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.

The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.

The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed(证实，证明) the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won, ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation(名声)for efficiency, punctuality(守时)and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday, I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”

“When we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”, says Price. “It’s the world’s only comedy superpower.”

The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.

56. According to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?

A. Spanish, Americans, French, Mexicans, British

B. Americans, Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, French

C. British, Mexicans, Brazilians, Spanish, Americans

D. Italians, French, British, Mexicans, Brazilians

57. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The poll was conducted among 119 million people by Badoo. com.

B. Spanish are the funniest nationality in Europe.

C. That Germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of Mark Twain.

D. Some people think that British are funny while others think the opposite in the poll.

58. Which can be the substitute of the word “derive” in the fourth paragraph?

A. acquire     B. suffer     C. translate     D. accomplish

59. What is the author’s purpose of telling us a German joke?

A. The author wants to show that Germans are good at telling jokes.

B. The author wants to confirm what Mark Twain said.

C. The author wants to prove that Germans are not funny at all.

D. The author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm.

60. It seems that the best title for this passage is ______.

A. The Funniest Nationality

B. A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.Com

C. Americans Won the Funniest Nationality

D. Americans Voted “Funniest Nation”, Germans “Least Funny”

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

请阅读下面相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。然后在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列新闻：

A. Scientists ask: where are all the bees?

Dave Hackenberg, a Dade City beekeeper, is the first in the state to sound the alarm about the collapse of the national honeybee population; it has spread to 24 states in every part of the country.

B. Spain’s burnt-out babysitter grandparents urged to strike

Union tells Spanish grandparents to down tools if they are tired of caring for their grandchildren for days on end. A call has gone out for grandparents around Spain to down tools and go on strike, because they’re sick to the teeth of all that childcare.

C. Breast cancer partners’ mood risk

Men whose partners have breast cancer should be checked for signs that their mental health has been affected, say researchers. A Danish study found that men watching their partners fight cancer were 39% more likely to need hospital care for mood problems.

D. Flooding farms on purpose—for the birds

In response to the Prudho e Bay oil spill, US farmers are flooding fields to create unpolluted wetland for migrating birds.

E. India Hindu festival carries environmental cost

As a part of the activities of this festival, men carry a Ganesh statue to the beach and put it into the sea. Paints and plaster from the thousands of statues pollute the ocean and harm sea life.

F. Google turns 12, gets virtual cake

Google celebrated its 12th birthday on Monday with a birthday cake figure created by Wayne Thiebaud, an American artist famous for his paintings of cakes and pastries. It’s not clear why Google chooses to celebrate its birthday on September 27 instead of other noteworthy days in its history.

请阅读下列读者的评论，然后匹配相应的新闻：

61. Happy birthday! Thanks for always having what I was searching for. I’ve probably learned more from you than school. So, thank you. What can we expect next year when it becomes a teenager?

62. Illness has a bad impact on whole families, not just the patients. Men particularly often feel they need to be the strong one and often keep quiet about how they are really feeling. Men should get support for themselves too.

63. I really think this is a terrible problem! We can all work together as a team to stop these bees from dying off. My classroom is doing a whole project on this. Don’t worry. We will save bees’ lives! Just plant more flowers in the garden.

64. People have the right to celebrate their traditional festivals. However, if it causes serious environmental problems, we should take some measures. At least environmentally-friendly statues should be made.

65. The grandparents look after their grandchildren all the week, only sending them back for the weekend. They are too tired. It’s not just Spain’s parents who depend on their relatives. Although doctors say being involved with grandchildren keeps most grandparents healthy and active, I don’t agree.

Ⅳ. 写作(共两节。满分40分)

第一节 基础写作(共1题，满分15分)

你校开展了 “敬重父母”的活动,请你根据以下表格内容为你校的英语报刊写一则报道。

【写作内容】

宗旨 尊敬父母是中华民族的传统美德(moral value)之一

现状 大多数同学都是独生子女 (the only child)，以自我为中心，不关心父母

决定 开展“敬重父母”的活动

措施 制定(work out)了十条规定，提出要求。如：要记住父母的生日;父母进门要和他们打招呼(greet) 等。

【写作要求】

1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

2. 标题与结尾已给出，不计入总句数。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Respecting Parents Program

__________________________________________

The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.

第二节 读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

A Little at a Time

Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practice I was do ing. I said three or four hours a day.

"Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?"

"'I try to."

"Well, do not," he exclaimed." When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, between chores. Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life."

Years later when I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but recitations, theme-reading, and meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I recalled what my piano teacher said to me.

During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied(空闲的), I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had written quite a lot. Later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal(零碎的) method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were idle (空闲的)moments which could be caught and put to use. I even took up piano-playing again, finding that the small interval of the day provided enough time for both writing and piano practice.

有一些事情你很想做，可一直没时间。今天，你在杂志上读了上面这篇文章，你很有感触，于是打算把它写在日记里。(开头已给出，不计入词数)

【写作内容】

1.以约30个词概括你所读的这个故事;

2.以约120个词谈谈这个故事给你的启发;

(1)看完这个故事的感受;

(2)你打算如何运用你今天所领会到的去解决你的问题。

【写作要求】

1.作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语句连贯。

January 12         Friday          Sunny

Today I read a very good essay. It is about_ _______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

第一学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷英语科参考答案及评分标准

I.听说考试 (共两节，满分15分)

第一节  角色扮演(共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)

1、When did Sandy learn about jazz music?

2、Which is Sandy's favourite jazz band?

3、Does Sandy know much about punk rock?

4、Blue./Ann dyed her hair blue when in high school.

5、Jazz./Sandy likes Jazz best.

6、CDs ./Sandy is going to buy CDs tomorrow.

7、His father./Sandy first went to a concert with his father.

8、Too noisy and violent.

第二节 故事复述(共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分))

9. ticket   10. England  11. two  12.dinner 13.hungry  14.bill  15.included

II 语言知识与应用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

16—20 CACDA    21—25 DBDAC    26—30 DBBCA

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

31.Although/Though   32. was appointed  33. which   34. where   35. in

36. Unfortunately     37. the     38. as    39. Having studied  40. at

Ⅲ  阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

41—45 CABAD       46—50 DCAAB    51—55CBCDD    56—60 BBACD

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

61—65  FCAEB

Ⅳ. 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作(共1题，满分15分)

One possible version:

Respecting Parents Program

Showing respect to parents is one of the Chinese traditional moral values. However, as most students today are"the only child” in their family, they often regard themselves as the “centre” of the family without caring much about their parents. To improve this situation, our school has started a program, which is called “Respecting Parents Program”. Ten “Dos” have been worked out for the students to follow. For example, we are expected to remember our parents’ birthdays and express our good wishes to them and greet them when we see them returning home.

The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.

第二节：读写任务：(共25分)

One possible version:

January12   Friday    Sunny

Today I read a very good essay. It is about how the author realized her dream as a writer even though she was a busy fulltime teacher. She managed it by making good use of every idle minute.

After reading it, I was shocked and at the same time I felt sorry for myself. I am a middle school student. I have always been complaining about the lack of time: there is not enough time for me to memorize so many English words so I take it for granted that I should be poor in English; I don't have the time to help with the housework; I seldom have any time for sports...

I've come to understand where my problem is. From now on, I will learn to manage well my time. First I will make good plans and preparations beforehand so that I can concentrate on my task and make good use of every minute. In this way, I am sure I will have enough time for my study, sports, let alone helping with the housework. Remember: make every minute count.

听力原文

第一节 角色扮演

M: What kind of music do you like?

W: Well. I like different kinds.

M: Any in particular?

W: Mmm. I especially like punk rock.

M: Punk rock! You don't seem like the punk rock type.

W: You should have seen me in high school!  I had my hair dyed blue.

M: Wow!  That must have been a sight.

W: It sure was. What about you? What's your favorite music?

M: I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I'm going shopping for CDs tomorrow. Would you like to come along?

W: Sure. That sounds great.

1、学生问：Sandy是什么时候开始接触爵士乐的?   When did Sandy learn about jazz music?

录音答 :When he was in middle school, his father first brought him to a concert and heard Ornette Coleman play with his bands.

2、学生问: Sandy最喜欢的爵士乐乐队是哪个? Which is Sandy's favourite jazz band?

录音答: Wicked Soul. Actually, it's a Jazz and Folk band.

3、学生问: 关于朋克摇滚(punk rock)，Sandy知道的多吗?Does Sandy know much about punk rock?

录音答: No, he doesn 't. He thinks it's too noisy and violent.

4、录音问:What color did Ann dye her hair when in high school?

学生答:  Blue.

5、录音问:What kind of music does Sandy like best?

学生答：Jazz.

6、录音问:What is Sandy going to buy tomorrow?

学生答:CDs.

7、录音问:With whom did Sandy first go to a concert?

学生答:His father.

8、录音问:What does Sandy think of punk rock?

学生答: Too noisy and violent.

第二节 故事复述

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food.  So he bought a ticket and got on the ship.  The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he didn't go to the dining room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dining room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.

“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

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