江苏省南京师大附中2015-2016学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试题.doc

南京师大附中2015-2016学年度第1学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分59分）第一节单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. - Why dont we save ourselves the trouble and use the stairs, Steven?- Come on! Man invented the lift so that we dont have to act like cavemen. - Ok, Steven, if you _ insist on being lazy.A. can B. should C. shall D. must22. _ “killer robots” can help reduce battlefield deaths, they may also make countries more likely to go into battle, which will lead to more deaths.A. WhetherB. WhereC. WhileD. What23. Students living off campus _ pay a little less for housing than students living in college dormitories, but their cost of transportation is higher.A. in generalB. in additionC. in demandD. in need24. It is required that food makers remove trans fats from products, since trans fats are not widely _ as safe.A. adoptedB. harvestedC. recognizedD. operated25. Desertification, the name for _ happens when land _ can be used to grow crops turns into desert, is a growing world problem. A. which; thatB. what; how C. what; thatD. how; which26. The Three-Body Problem has quickly become the best-selling Asian work of literature on A, _ that China also has a successful science fiction scene.A. provingB. to proveC. to be provedD. will prove27. As Alan Turing believed, a computer would deserve _ intelligent if it could fool a human into believing that it was human.A. calledB. to be calledC. having been called D. calls28. During the heated discussion, I _ that blogs are better than books for their convenience, lower price, and larger range of writing.A. picked outB. worked outC. ran outD. pointed out29. The university is saving $300,000 per year by its energy _ efforts, aimed to build a more energy-efficient university.A. consumption B. conservation C. considerationD. correction30. These measures include better administration of areas that are likely to turn into desert, and _ people in how to use water without wasting it. A. trainB. to trainC. trainingD. trained31. - Good day, Bell Electronics. This is Jane speaking. How may I help you today? - Oh uh, I _ Myers Icecream Company. Sorry about that.A. looked forB. am looking forC. was looking forD. have been looking for32. _ with what may be his most impossible mission yet, Hunt gets together his team and joins forces with Ilsa Faust, a female former British secret agent.A. FacingB. Having facedC. Faced D. To face33. He doesnt own an NBA championship ring, _ in the face with champagne(香槟) after the NBA finals.A. he has neither been sprayedB. nor has he been sprayedC. either has he been sprayedD. so he has been sprayed34. Considering the fact that the relationship between neighbors in rural area is closer than _ in cities, I prefer to live in the countryside.A. thatB. the oneC. thoseD. them35. In Alice Munros novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, _, decides to flee.A. her unhappiness built into desperationB. her unhappiness has built into desperation C. her unhappiness building into desperationD. her unhappiness builds into desperation第二节完型填空 (共20小题；每题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。With their visas in hand and their bags packed, students may feel prepared for their study abroad experiences. _36_ once they set foot in foreign lands, some students realize that they dont have the skills to communicate their thoughts and feelings in their _37_ culture.Guo Yichen, a student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, observed a(an) _38_ of poor communication during her time abroad.When Guo first got to the US, she stayed in the house of a 63-year-old lady, with another Chinese girl. Guo and her housemate were _39_ to take turns tidying up the bathroom. But the housemate never _40_, because she didnt know how. Her mother had always cleaned the bathroom for her back home. And when the landlord asked about it, the housemate _41_ replied, “I never needed to do housework back home, and I wont do it here _42_.”“I was shocked by how _43_ her answer was,” said Guo. “She could have explained it in a better way.” It was _44_ surprise that the girl was asked to move out almost immediately.In fact, “difficulty in _45_” is among the three major psychological problems that ZMN Education, an agency on overseas education, _46_ among Chinese students studying abroad, the other two being “fear of class discussion” and “fear of homework based on critical thinking”.A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, once told the agency that many of his Chinese students only came to see him when they got _47_ scores. They should have talked to him after each class to get a better grade _48_, he said.According to the agency, studying abroad itself may trigger(引发) certain mental problems because it is a “_49_ and stressful shift to new environments and _50_”. It has been found that students are 23 times more likely to _51_ a mental health condition than business travelers headed abroad.And during this period of major life transitions(过渡), _52_ better communication skills is particularly vital. It helps you get assistance and solve problems.Students need to understand the value of empathy the effective awareness of the emotions of othersas well as _53_ themselves clearly, especially in cross-cultural communications. It would be better if students participate in a(an) _54_ abroad program during vacations before trying year-long overseas study. That way, they could have _55_ coping with a strange world independently.36. A. And B. ThereforeC. ButD. Otherwise37. A. unique B. hostC. nationalD. superb38. A. conflict B. trialC. debateD. case39. A. appreciatedB. representedC. fueledD. supposed 40. A. bought her storyB. did her partC. kept her word D. followed her heart 41. A. actually B. eventuallyC. pleasantlyD. simply 42. A. either B. ratherC. tooD. neither43. A. sensitive B. seriousC. straightforwardD. stubborn44. A. great B. noC. majorD. exact45. A. communication B. explanationC. opposition D. indication46. A. impressed B. ignoredC. identifiedD. inspired47. A. unfortunate B. unsatisfactoryC. unwelcomeD. unequal 48. A. in the first placeB. in other wordsC. in this caseD. in the end49. A. similarB. superbC. suddenD. sensitive50. A. influences B. routinesC. mannersD. policies51. A. result fromB. benefit fromC. suffer fromD. flee from52. A. tolerating B. simplifyingC. requesting D. developing53. A. expressingB. blamingC. committingD. advancing54. A. affordable B. long-distanceC. short-termD. trustworthy55. A. difficulty B. experienceC. leadershipD. survival第三节：阅读理解 (共16小题；每小题1.5分，满分24分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen it comes to romance, no one does it better than the French. This is believed to be true of their movies, too. Unlike the Hollywood blockbusters(大片) you may be used to, French films are “usually a more artistic statement about being in the world”, noted The Guardian.From Oct 8 to Oct 29, in cooperation with the French embassy(大使馆) in China, the China Film Archive and China National Film Museum are presenting classic and critically acclaimed(备受赞誉的) French movies, including Le Havre (2011), Mia et le Migou (2008), and Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902).Sha Dan, curator(策展人) of the China Film Archive, explained to the media what to expect from the film series, and revealed how first-time viewers can best appreciate French movies.Q: Why should I watch French movies?A: French films have a lot of virtues. For one thing, they use dialogue and plot, instead of visual effects, to drive the story. For another, they stress diversity(多元). While Hollywood movies are often about universal values, French movies have French culture or regional cultures deeply rooted in them. You have to understand them in their cultural context. Thats what sometimes makes French movies difficult to understand.Q: How can a Chinese audience appreciate French movies?A: You need to get used to their way of filming. When shooting two people talking to each other, the traditional way is to film each person face-forward as they take turns speaking. However, French movies are filmed in more experimental ways, like switching from a close shot to a long shot.Also, you should search for background information. The movies title and its director can reflect its ideas and storyline. For example, Les Enfants du Paradis (1945), also known as Children of Paradise, tells the story of beautiful Garance and the four men who love her in their own ways. Garance meets these men in a theater, and the “Paradis” in the movie title is an informal French name for a theaters gallery.56. What is the authors purpose in writing this text?A. To recommend some classic French movies.B. To help readers to better appreciate French movies.C. To compare French movies with Hollywood blockbusters.D. To describe the development and features of French movies in great detail.57. Which of the following is a characteristic of French movies?A. They are often about universal values.B. They usually have really good visual effects.C. They attach a lot of importance to French culture and French regional cultures.D. They are sometimes hard to understand because of their complex plots.58. Which of the following is TRUE about French movies according to the text?A. They are mostly romances and are usually artistic.B. They often involve more close shots than long shots.C. They prefer to use the traditional way of shooting two people talking to each other.D. Their titles and directors can help viewers learn background information.BMany of us remember being in awe(敬畏) when we saw cloned dinosaurs running wild in the film Jurassic Park. And the idea of using technology to revive(恢复) extinct species has long fascinated not only writers and directors, but scientists as well.According to The Telegraph, woolly mammoths(长毛猛犸象), which featured in the popular Ice Age animated movie series, “may walk the earth once more” now that scientists have taken another step toward realizing a long-held dreamrecreating their DNA. Mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago. However, since the discovery of near-perfect preserved remains in Arctic permafrost(北极冻土带) in May 2013, a variety of research studies have been carried out since.Geneticists from Harvard University analyzed DNA from the remains, looking for genes which separated mammoths from elephants, such as hairiness and ear size. They then used the results to reproduce exact copies of 14 mammoth genes. “It is the first time that mammoth genes have been alivealthough so far it has only been done in the lab,” George Church, lead researcher of the project, told the Sunday Times.Church then used a new technique which allows scientists to edit DNA carefully, replacing sections of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes. So “we now have functioning elephant cells with mammoth DNA in them,” he said.However, Church ruled out the possibility of bringing the mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains. He said he “preferred to focus on rebuilding the full mammoth genome(基因组) by analyzing DNA from preserved remains and putting it into the cells of its closest living relative the Asian elephant,” reported The Telegraph.Church argued that the return of the woolly mammothor rather, the return of something very similarcould help bring back fragile(脆弱的) ecosystems. However, some scientists believe that bringing back the mammoth would be unethical.Professor Alex Greenwood, an expert on ancient DNA, said: “We may face the extinction of African and Asian elephants. Why bring back another elephant from extinction when we cannot even keep the ones that are not extinct around?” he told the Sunday Times. “What is the message? We can be as irresponsible with the environment as we want. Then well just clone things back?”“Money would be better spent focusing on conserving what we do have than spending it on an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years,” he said.59. We can learn from the article that _.A. cloned mammoths followed cloned dinosaurs to get revivedB. the technology to revive mammoth genes is already matureC. George Church and his colleagues tried to reproduce mammoth DNAD. Church and his team managed to list all the genes that separate mammoths from elephants60. According to Church, what is the significance of his study?A. It could help prevent the extinction of the Asian elephant.B. It could help people better tell elephant DNA from mammoth genes.C. It could help bring back some extinct species and save fragile ecosystems.D. It could help bring mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains.61. The underlined word “unethical” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _.A. unacceptable B. misled C. impractical D. illegal62. According to the article, Professor Alex Greenwood believes that _.A. there is no need to worry about the extinction of African and Asian elephants at presentB. its necessary to bring back species that are beneficial to human beings from extinctionC. the return of the woolly mammoth would help to balance ecosystemsD. its more important to protect present species than to bring back extinct onesC Each year, 500 million people from 164 countries celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June. It may seem like there is not much that an individual can do to save the world, but there is. One of the first steps is to understand the problems and their solutions.Try to learn about your ecosystem, endangered animals and pollution. If you are well-informed, you can make better decisions about how to save energy and produce less waste. You can also learn how to be a better consumer and not buy products made from endangered animals or which have too much packaging. Also share your concerns with others and find ways to promote environmental education. Help educate people in your community about ways in which they can help protect the environment. The Earth is our only home. We should take good care of it.RecycleMake a list of all the things you can recycle at home and at school and start recycling. In some cases, you can sell the things you recycle. In others, you can turn unwanted items into something useful for another purpose, such as using old plastic bottles for growing plants. Most bottles and jars contain at least 25