高二下英语期中考试.docx

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高二下英语期中考试

高二年级英语试卷

姓名________________班级____________________考号_________________

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有15秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话之读一遍。

1.wherearethespeakerstalking?

A.onthestreetB.atthelibraryC.inthehotel

2.Whatdoesthewomanimplythemanshoulddo?

A.helphertofinishthedesignofthenewcarfirst

B.useherlaptoptofinishthereportC.useacomputerinthelab

3.whatcanwelearnaboutEric?

A.hewasn’thurtatall.B.heworehisseatbelt.C.hewasinanaccident.

4.whoseumbrellaisit?

A.theman’sB.Elizabeth’sC.thewoman’ssister’s

5.whatdoes?

Thewomanwanttodo?

A.toreturnajacket.B.tochangeajacketC.tobuyanotherjacket.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.whenwillthemanbehomefromwork?

A.at5:

15.B.at5:

50.C.at6:

50

7.Whatwillthetwospeakerswatchtonight?

A.AbasketballmatchattheBird’sNestStadium.

B.AbadmintonmatchattheCapitalStadium..

C.AdivingcompetitionatWaterCube.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanreallywanttoeat?

A.AchocolatecakeB.ApineapplepieC.Anapplepie

9.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.HostandguestB.HusbandandwifeC.Waiterandcustomer

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisthewomanattheairport?

A.tomeetwiththemanB.tobeonabusinesstrip

C.todointerviewswithpassengers.

11.Whatdoesthemanlikemostaboutthefacilitiesattheairport?

A.themovingwalkways.B.theboardinggate.C.theshops.

12.Whatdoesthemandislikeattheairport?

A.thebigwindows.B.thesmalltrolleys.C.theovercrowdedstreet.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.intheclassroom.B.intheprofessor’sofficeC.atthelibrary

14.Whydidtheprofessorgivethegirlan“F”?

A.herresearchwasn’twelldone.

B.herpaperhasnotbeencompleted.C.herpaperwasn’tdonebyherself.

15.Whatadvicedidtheprofessorgivetothegirl?

A.don’tputanythingoffuntilthelastminute.

B.don’taskforhelpuntilthelastminute.C.carryoutuntilthelastminute.

16.Whatdidshehavetodotoreceiveextracredit?

A.takeanextraexamB.writeanotherreport

C.giveapresentation

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.whatdoesRickBrowndowiththeappointmentwithMrGreen?

A.cancelitB.forgetaboutitC.changeitstime.

18.WhatmustTonydointhemorningaccordingtoRickBrown?

A.holdameetingintheoffice

B.gettherepairmantofixthebrokenswitches.

C.takeRickBrown’spackagetotherailwaystation

19.WhydoesRickBrownaskTonytogivethelistofalltheemployeestoMissWhite?

A.maybeRickBrownhasorderedgiftsforalltheemployees

B.maybeRickBrownwantsMissWhitetopayforthegifts.

C.maybeRickBrownwantsMissWhitetotakechargeofthecompany.

20.Whenisthisvoicemailmade?

A.onWednesdayB.onMondayC.onFriday

第Ⅱ卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑

A

Duringmyfirstdayatseniorhighschool,Imetmynewteacher.Shelookedatmeandsaid,“Iamhappytohaveaninternationalstudentinmyclass.”Iwasveryexcited.

Oneday,Icametotheclassaboutthreeminuteslate,andshetoldmetowritemynameonapieceofpaperand,besideit,theword“late”.InthatwayshecouldknowIwaslateforthefirsttime.Atfirst,Iwasembarrassedandangry.ThenIdidnotcomplainbecauseshetaughtmeanimportantlesson:

timeisveryvaluable.

Ilearnedanotherimportantlessonduringoneofmyclasses—thedayofthefirstexam.AfterIfinishedmyexam,Ididnotreviewmyanswersbecauseitwastheendoftheexamtime.Oneweeklater,shereturnedmyexampaper.Ifoundthatoneofmyanswerswaswrong.EventhoughtheonlychoiceswereA,BandC,IchoseDinsteadofC.Itriedtoexplainmymistaketoher,“ImarkedDthoughIknewCwastherightanswer.”However,sherefusedmyrequestandtoldme,“Idobelieveyou,butIamnotgoingtoforgiveyourmistake.Thiswillencourageyoutobemorecarefulbeforeyouturnyourpapersin.”Iwasnotexpectingthatfromher,butshewascompletelyright.

21.Theteachertoldthewritertowritehisnameto.

A.forcehimtoworkhardB.testhiswritingstyle

C.makehimangryD.tellhimtheimportanceoftime

22.WhydidthewriterchooseDinsteadofC?

A.Dwastherightanswer.B.Theexamtimewasshort.

C.Itwasjustanaccident.D.Hedidn’tknowtherightanswer.

23.Thewriterthoughttheteacher’sattitudetohisrequestwas.

A.rudeB.badC.unexpectedD.wrong

24.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Topraisehisteacherveryhighly.

B.Toshowhowstricthisteacherwas.

C.Totellustobecarefulinexams.

D.Totellhisexperienceofstudyingabroad.

B

Successinlifedependstoagreatextentonwhatwemeanbysuccess.Tosomepeoplemoneyistheonlyrealindication（象征）ofachievementinthemodernworld.Theirevaluationofsuccessisbasedonthestateoftheirbankbalanceandthepowerthatgoeswithit.Theirlifeisdevotedtomakingmoneyandtheyareatalosstounderstandpeoplewhoseideasaredifferentfromtheirown.Thesearepeople,however,whoconsidertheirlivessuccessfuliftheyaredoingwhattheyenjoydoingthoughitmaynotbringthemanygreatfinancial（财政）reward.Amanwhospendshistimegardeningmightconsiderhimselfsuccessfuliftheflowersblossomedandhistreesgavefruits.Nursing,teaching,runningaYouthCluballbringtheirownkindofsuccesstothoseinterestedinthem.Successcanbefoundinpaintingapicturenobodywilleversee,sailingaboat,watchingthestars,collectingstamps—almostanythingthatinvolvepersonalefforts.Thegreatthingistobelievethatsuccessisnotnecessarilypublic.

25．Successinlifeisbasedon.

A．personalgainB．personaleffort

C．thetruthofsuccessD．personalideaofsuccess

26．Paintingapicturenobodywilleverseemaymean.

A．thatitisafailure.B．thatthepaintercanmakenomoney.

C．asuccesstothepainterD．thatitisworthless.

27．“Theyareatalosstounderstand”meansthat.

A．theywilllostsomethingiftheytrytounderstand.

B．Theywilllosetheirtemper（脾气）tounderstand

C．Theyareatalowerpricetounderstand

D．Theydonotunderstand

28．Whatconclusion（结论）doestheauthordraw?

A．Alotofmoneymeanssuccess.

B．Successcanbepersonalaswellaspublic.

C．Successmeanspersonalenjoyment

D．Successdoesnotmeanpublicdevotion.

C

Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?

Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen'sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.

Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen'slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage."Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,"saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.

"Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,"saidGoldspink."Thisispartoftheageingprocess."Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman'sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone's.

"Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,"saidGoldspink.

Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.

Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.

Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.

29.Theunderlinedword"longevity"inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto____.

A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effect

30.Thetextmainlytalksabout______.

A.men'sheartcellsB.women'sageingprocess

C.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglife

31.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould______.

A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster

B.findoutthereasonforageing

C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealth

D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost

32.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.

A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundout

B.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecells

C.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterloss

D.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20

D

“What’sinaname?

”AccordingtoShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet,thereisnottoomuch.“Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet.”ButShakespearemayhavebeenwrong.Inmostcultures,namesmatteragreatdeal.

Americanschoosenamesfortheirchildrenwithcare.Parentsusuallythinkabouttheimpressionanamegives,notitsmeaning.MostAmericanswouldconsidera“Jennifer”moreattractivethana“Bertha”,forexample.Thelastname,or,surname,mustalsobeconsideredwhenchoosingafirstandmiddlename.AnamelikeLesterChesterHesterwouldsoundpoetic,butodd.Parentswouldavoidnamesthatremindthemofpeopletheydon’tlike.Onth