1、2015学年河南实验中学高二上期中英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Happy birthday! Do birthdays really makes people happy 【小题 1】 Birthdays celebrates the day when we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity（成熟） or so we hope We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not
2、 just older Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as well For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process But growing old 【小题 2】 Growing old is not exactly for people i
3、n youth-oriented（以年轻人为中心） American culture 【小题 3】 As the old saying goes, “Youre young as you feel ” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom But Americans seem to favor those th
4、at are young, or at least “young at heart” Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by Retirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income Social security benefits usually cannot make up the d
5、ifference Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing. 【小题 4】 American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets She was often treated rudely-even cheated and robbed However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respe
6、ct 【小题 5】 Why People are living longer Fewer babies are being born And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderly America may soon be a place where wrinkles（皱纹） are “in” Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers A That is a different story.
7、B Most people in America like the young. C Of course they do. D Some even experience age discrimination（歧视 ). E. People in America grow larger every year. F. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young G. Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast 答案：【小题 1】 C
8、 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 F 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 G 试题分析 : 本文讲述的是关于美国人不愿变老以及原因 【小题 1】 C 根据下文的描述生日让人快乐，故选 C 【小题 2】 A根据前一句 But growing old 中的转折可知，下文讲述的是跟生日让人快乐这一观点不同的说法，选 A 【小题 3】 F 根据下文所述美国人喜欢看起来年轻可知选 F 【小题 4】 D 由下文描述 Pat Moore的经历可知老年人并不受欢迎 。 【小题 5】 G该处提出问题，下文解释了老年人人口增加的原因。 考点：社会生活类阅读。 First aid is of _【小题 1】 _ (im
9、portant) in our life. There is no doubt _【小题 2】 _ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time.If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can_【小题 3】 _(find) . But in the process of first aid, 【小题 4】 the i
10、njured will be properly treated _【小题 5】_(depend) on your knowledge of first aid . As _【小题 6】 _ famous journalist, Yansong leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose _【小题 7】 _ news, but also has _【小题 8】 _(admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know _【小题 9】 _abou
11、t first aid, perhaps a life can be saved. Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other peoples lives. Lets take delight in _【小题 10】 _(acquire) skills of first aid. 答案：【小题 1】 importance 【小题 2】 that 【小题 3】 be found 【小题 4】 whether 【小题 5】 depends 【小题 6】 a 【小题 7】 for 【小题 8】 admirable 【小题 9
12、】 something 【小题 10】 acquiring 试题分析 : 本文讲述的是了解急救知识的重要性 【小题 1】 be of importance.有着重要性 【小题 2】 There is no doubt that.毫无疑问 . 【小题 3】 doctor是主语，应用被动 be found 【小题 4】 whether引导的主语从句，有 “是否 ”的意思 【小题 5】句子做主语，谓语动词用单数形式 【小题 6】 journalist为可数名词，此处应加上 a 【小题 7】 have a good nose for something对 .有敏感的嗅觉 【小题 8】此处修饰的是后面
13、的名词 skill,用形容词 【小题 9】 know something about对 .有一些了解 【小题 10】在介词 in后，动词用 doing形式 考点：社会生活类阅读。 完型填空 On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to _ and the subway system almost came to a stop. Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour.
14、 Many people who were going to work were _ to go home. Some battled to _ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ bravely, walking miles to get to work. I _ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ had stopped
15、. After making my way _ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to _ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the _. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.
16、Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train _ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _ through, exhausted and _. My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm， I was ready to go home. I w
17、as about to turn off my computer _ I received an email from Garth, my Director: I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and _ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰 ), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _ to their jobs. Thank you. Garths email was short, b
18、ut I learned more from that _ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of _ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic _ had made me tired and upset. But Garths words immediately_ me and put a smile back on my face. 【小题1】 A break B flood C sink D cr
19、ash A forced B refused C adjusted D gathered A order B pay C call D search A weather B scenery C storm D burden A used B promised C deserved D happened A practice B demand C process D service A to B through C over D for A operating B cycling C turning D rushing A check B carry C find D board A stree
20、t B ground C floor D platform A paused B crossed C reached D parked A wet B weak C sick D hurt A ashamed B discouraged C surprised D puzzled A while B when C where D after A hardly B casually C absolutely D finally A devotion B reaction C investigation D relation A accurate B vital C brief D humorou
21、s A promise B appreciation C advice D guidance A troubles B signals C rules D signs A corrected B supported C amazed D refreshed 答案：【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】
22、 B 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：本文讲述的是作者在遭遇暴风雨的情况下坚持上班的经历，但是在下班时主管的一封表示感谢的信让自己瞬间忘却了烦恼，重拾开心的心情。 【小题 1】 B 考察动词辨析。 A. break中断 B. flood被水淹没 C. sink下沉 D. crash崩溃。句意：雨水导致街道被淹没 , 选 B。 【小题 2】 A 考察动词。 A. forced 被迫 B. refused拒绝 C. adjusted调整 D. gathered集合。句意：因为下雨，很多准备上班的人都被迫回家，选 A。 【小题 3】 C考察动词词辨析。 A. order命令，预定
23、.B. pay支付 C.call喊，叫 D. search搜寻。句意：一些人为了上班，奋力地叫出租车或想法上公交车， call a taxi叫出租车，选 C. 【小题 4】 C 考察名词辨析。 A. weather天气 B. scenery风景 C. storm暴风雨 D. burden 负担。句意：还有一些人勇敢地面对暴风雨，走上好几英里的路去上班，选 C。 【小题 5】 D考察形容词辨析。 A. used过去的 .B. promised答应的 .C.deserved值得的 D. happened 碰巧的。 句意：我碰巧是这些在上班路上的人当中的一个，选 D。 【小题 6】 D 考察名词辨析
24、。 A. practice 实施 B.demand要求 C. process进程 D. service服务。句意：我走了一个又一个地铁站，发现大部分地铁因为下雨都停止了服务，选 D。 【小题 7】 B 考察介词。 A.to到 . B. through经过 C. over在 .之上 D. for为了。句意：在我奋力穿过人群之后，终于发现一条还在运行的地铁线 ,选 B。 【小题 8】 A考察动词辨析。 A. operating运行 B. cycling循环 C. turning转向 D. rushing冲进。句意同上题，选 A。 【小题 9】 D考察动词。 A.check检查 B.carry携带
25、C. find发现 D. board上（飞机、车、船等）。句意：不幸的是有太多的人等着上地铁以至于我不能从台阶走到站台上，选 D。 【小题 10】 D考察名词。 A. street街道 B. ground地面 C. floor地板 D. platform站台。句意同上题，选 D 【小题 11】 C考察动词辨析。 A. paused暂停 B. crossed交叉 C. reached到达 D. parked停泊。句意：在过了很久之后，地铁终于到了我的站点 ,选 C。 【小题 12】 A考察形容词。 A. wet湿的 B. weak弱的 C. sick恶心的 D. hurt受伤的。句意：当我最后到
26、达办公室的时候，我全身湿透了，既疲惫又气馁，选 A。 【小题 13】 B 考察形容词。 A. ashamed羞愧的 .B. discouraged气馁的 C. Surprised吃惊的 D. Puzzled 困惑的。句意同上题，选 B。 【小题 14】 B 考察连词。 A. while在 .时候 B. when在 .时候 C. where在 .地方D. after在 .之后。句意：当我正要关掉电脑的时候这时收到了一封来自主管的信。 be about to do.when固定句型， 正要做 .这时 .,选 B 【小题 15】 D考察副词。 A. hardly几乎不 B. casually随意地
27、C. absolutely绝对地，完全地 D. finally最后地。句意：感谢所有尽一切努力排除困难最终来报道上班的人，选 D 【小题 16】 A考察名词。 A. devotion奉献，热爱 B. reaction反应 C. investigation调查 D. relation关系。句意：员工们如此明显地表现出对工作的热爱是多么的让人欣慰的事，选 A 【小题 17】 C考察形容词。 A. accurate准确的 B. vital至关重要的 C. brief 简明扼要的 D. humorous幽默的。句意：我从那封简要的信里读到了比课本里还要多的信息 ,选 C。 【小题 18】 B 考察名词
28、。 A. promise诺言 B. appreciation感激 C. advice建议 D. guidance向导。句意：这封信让我明白了即使是几句简短的感激也会带来不同的效果的。选 B 【小题 19】 A考察介 词。 A. troubles麻烦 B. signals信号 C. rules规则 D. signs符号。句意：暴风雨和交通拥堵带来的麻烦让我感到疲惫和心烦，选 A。 【小题 20】 D考察动词。 A. corrected改正，纠正 B. supported支持 C.amazed感到吃惊； D.refreshed更新，清除 .的疲劳。句意：但是 Garths的话立即清除了我的疲劳，让
29、我从新有了笑脸。选 D 考点：故事类阅读。 阅读理解 Heroes of Our Time A good heart Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship（奖学金） to study medicine but Coach (教练 ) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star i
30、n the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do gre
31、at things.” Success and kindness After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming childrens videos (录像 ) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years
32、her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe its the most important thing that I have ever done. I be
33、lieve that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.” Bravery and courage A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man
34、 into the space between the rails (铁轨 ), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists hes not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.” 【小题 1】 What was Mutombo praised for A. Being a star in the NBA. B. Being a student of medicine. C. His work in the church
35、. D. His willingness to help the needy. 【小题 2】 What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning A Produce safety equipment for children. B Make videos to help protect children. C Sell childrens music and artwork. D Look for missing and exploited children. 【小题 3】 Why was Wesley Autrey praised a
36、s a hero A He helped a man get across the rails. B He stopped a man from destroying the rails. C He protected two little girls from getting hurt. D He saved a person without considering his own safety. 答案：【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 试题分析 : 本文讲述了不同的英雄和他们的事迹 【小题 1】 D细节理解题。由第一段中 He built a new hospital
37、in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”可知尽管 Mutombo成了一名球星，但是他在家乡修建了一所医院帮助别人，因此选 D。 【小题 2】 C细节理解题。由文章第二段 After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love
38、of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming childrens videos (录像 ) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales.可知，她的公司是为孩子们制作并出售音乐和艺术视频。 【小题 3】 D细节理解题。由文章第三段 With seconds to ac
39、t, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails (铁轨 ), and held him as the train passed right above their heads.可知 Wesley救了这个处于危险中的人，选 D 考点：社会文化类阅读。 In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in
40、your pocket! You might even drive a flying car! Not all past predictions have been proven wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate. Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card, the fax machine and even the internet years before they happened. But for each prediction that
41、 has come true, some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology, or if people really needed it in their lives or not. Lets look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past. Robot Helpers Wheres the robot in my kitchen Nowh
42、ere, of course. And hes probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes.So why hasnt it happened Maybe because robots are still too expen
43、sive and clumsy. And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them. Telephones of tomorrow In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a vide
44、o phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet. Why The technology worked fine, but it overlooked something obvious: people desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower Probably not-it could be uncomfo
45、rtable! Just because technology doesnt always mean people will want to use it. And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car Its not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news or perhaps the
46、 sky outside your window to see what the future will bring. 【小题 1】 .The passage mainly deals with_. A predictions that can catch our imagination B predictions that havent come true C new technology can benefit our life D predictions that have come true 【小题 2】 According to the passage, which of the f
47、ollowing statements is NOT true A Technology doesnt always mean people will want to use it. B Predictions dont need to consider peoples practical use of the technology. C Not all the high-tech things people thought wed be using by now are widely used D High-tech things are not always convenient to p
48、eoples life. 【小题 3】 Robot Helpers havent been used in most peoples homes because_. A using the kind of robots at home is simply a waste of time and money B the kind of robots hasnt been developed yet C people find it difficult to control the kind of robots D the kind of robots wont bring people practical use 【小题 4】 How does the writer find the flying car A It is too difficult to imagine. B It is too crazy an idea to realize. C It is likely to appear in the futu
