高二英语下学期期中试题5.docx

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高二英语下学期期中试题5

灵宝一高2015-2016学年度下期期中考试试题

高二英语

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10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howmanycoldshavethemanandhiswifehad?

A.Ten.B.Eight.C.Six.

2.Howisthewoman’smothernow?

A.Sheisquitehealthy.B.Sheisseriouslyill.

C.Sheismuchbetter.

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Kelly’sperhapsnear.B.Kellyforgottotakeherbag.

C.Kellymightbehavinglunchnow.

4.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Sheisaheadmaster.B.Sheisastudent.C.Sheisareporter.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shedidn’tworkhard.B.ShecheatedinherEnglishtest.

C.Shedidn’tpassherEnglishtest.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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，各个小题将给出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.What’sJenny’sfather?

A.Heisanengineer.B.Heisaboss.C.Heisapoliceman.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.JennyliveshappierthanMary.B.Thewomandoesn’tlikeJennyatall.

C.Themandoesn’tagreethatmoneymeanshappiness.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhenwillthemanprobablygotoAfrica?

A.Thiswinter.B.Thismonth.C.Nextyear.

9.HowmanypeoplewenttoAfricawiththewoman?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.InTokyo.B.InLondon.C.InOxford.

11.Whenwillthetwospeakershavedinner?

A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.Thedayaftertomorrow.

12.WhoisprobablyJane?

A.Thewoman’scustomer.B.Thewoman’sboss.C.Theman’swife.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Smokeless.B.Putoutthecigarette.C.Quitsmoking.

14.Howoldwasthemanwhenhestartedsmoking?

A.15yearsold.B.17yearsold.C.19yearsold.

15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sfather?

A.Hequitsmokingaftergettingmarried.B.Hediedfromadisease.

C.Hehadthroatcancer.

16.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Strangers.C.Husbandandwife.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydidthemanandhisbrotherdecidetogoonatriptoSpain?

A.Becauseofabook.B.Becauseofanadvertisement.C.Becauseofamovie.

18.HowwouldthemanandhisbrothergotoBarcelona?

A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.

19.HowlongdidthetriptoSpainlast?

A.7days.B.5days.

C.3days.

20.Wh

atdoweknowaboutthemanandhisbrother?

A.Theydidn’tplanatripatfirst.B.Theygotalowerpricefortheirtrip.

C.Theyworkedinatravelagency.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下面短文，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。

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

1.TheWrightBrothers,byDavidMcCullough

Anothermust-readforhistoryfans,McCulloughtellsthestoryofOrvilleandWilburWright,thebrotherswhotaughttheworldhowtofly.Drawingonalltypesofhistoricaldata—frompersonaldiariesandscrapbooks,tothousandsofprivatelettersoffamilyletters—wegetacloselookattheactualpersonalitiesbehindoneofthemostinfluentialmomentsinhistory.

2.TheWonderGarden,byLaurenAcampora

Thisnovelisreallyacollectionofseveralinterwoven（交织）storiesofpeoplelivingintherichConnecticutsuburbs.Fromtalesofanelderlyartisttoayoungmothertoawomanwhosehusbandjustbehavescarelessly,TheWonderGardengivesusanunforgettablereminderthatthere’softensomuchwedon’tknowaboutwhathappenswithourneighborsbehindclosed

doors.

3.BetweenYou&Me:

ConfessionsofaCommaQueen,byMaryNorris

Doessomeonemistakingwhoforwhommakeyourbloodboil?

Doyouwanttothrowadictionaryatsomeoneformistakingsitforcite?

EnterBetweenYou&Me.MaryNorrisbringsherexperienceworkinginTheNewYorker’scopydepartmenttoeagergrammarfansinthislaugh-out-loudbookthatlooksatsomeofthemostcommonspelling,punctuation,andusageproblemsintheEnglishlanguage.

4.MyStruggle:

BookFour,byKarlOveKnausgaard

MyStruggleisasix-volumeautobiographicalnovelthatfollowsthelifeofKarlOveKnausgaard,aNorwegianfatherofthree.InBookFour,hewritesofhisdecisionattheageof18tomovetoafisherman’svillageinthefarnorthoftheArcticcircletoworkasaschoolteacher.It’stherethathestruggleswithlove,alcoholism,andbecominglovedbyoneofhisstudents.

21．WhatdoesthebookTheWrightbrothersfocuson?

A．Inventionofairplanes.B．Natureofthecharacters.

C．Historyofairplanes.D．Ordinarylifeofthecharacters.

22．Whodescribeshisorherreallifeexperiencesinthenovel?

A．DavidMcCullough.B．LaurenAcampora.

C．KarlOveKnausgaard.D．MaryNorris.

23．Whi

chofthefollowingbooksmightmakeyouburstintolaughter?

A．MyStruggle.B．TheWonderGarden.

C．TheWrightbrothers.D．BetweenYou&Me.

B

GregKloehn,anartistinOakland,Californiaisusinghisskillstohelpthehomeless.Hebuildsverysmallsheltersthatmakelifeonthestreetsalittlemorecomfortable.Thestructuresofferthehomelesssomesafetyandprotectionfrombadweather.Eachlittlehousealsohaswheelsonthebottomsoitcangowhereveritsownergoes.

GregKloehnhasgivenawayatleast20tinyhouses.Severalareontheroadsidenearanactiverailroad.Onarecentday,Mr.KloehnstopsatonetovisitOscarYoung.Thetwomenhug.InsidehislittleshelterMr.Younggetsrelieffromcoldn

ightsonthestreets.Mr.KloehnalsovisitsSweet-Pea,anotherfriendwhoalsolivesinoneofthelittlehomestheartistbuilt.Shesaysitkeepshersafeandprotectsherpossessions.

Inthemornings,Mr.Kloehnsearchesthestreetsforbuildingmaterials.Hegatherswhathecanandtakesittohisstudio.There,heputsthehousestogether.Emptycoffeebagsbecomeroofmaterial.Awashingmachinedoorandrefrigeratorpartbecomewindows.Nails,screwsandthestickyglueholdallthepiecestogether.Theartistalsoattachesasmallelectricaldevicetothehouse.Thedeviceispoweredbythesun.

Someofthepeoplelivingonthestreetsoncehadnormalhousesoftheirown.Butsomeofthepeoplesaytheyhavelearnedtolivewithlessandtheyarethankfultothatman.

Mr.Kloehnsayshisworkisnotasocialproject.Hesaysheisjustsomeoneusinghisskillstohelphishomelessneighbors.

24.Whataretheadvantagesofthesmallshelters?

.savingpowerandenergy

.decoratingthestreetswheretheyare

.protectingpossessionsofthehomeless

.earningfameforMr.Kloehn

A.

B.

C.

D.

25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.GregKloehnhassoldatleast20tinyhouses

B.thesheltersareimmovable

C.thegovernmenthasgotinvolvedintheaction

D.anactofkindnesshasmadepeoplesimpleandgrateful

26.WhatkindofpersonisGregKloehn?

A.modestandfunnyB.kindandcreative

C.generousandrichD.helpfulandproud

27.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Anartistmakesalivingbydesigningsmallshelters.

B.Amorecomfortableshelteronthestreets.

C.Anartistcreateshomesforthehomeless.

D.Helpingothersmakestheworldmorebeautiful.

C

AcaféownerhasdefendedherdecisiontopenaFacebookpost（anInternetmessagetobediscussed）stating“No,wearenotchild-friendly,”sayingitbreaksherheartwhenchildrendamageherpossessions.

OnMonday,theLittleFrenchCaféinNewcastle,Australia,postedanannouncementontheirFacebookpage:

“Arewechild-friendly?

Ifyouarelookingforacaféwithachildren’smenu,aplayarea,loungesforyourchildrentojumpon,vastspaceforyourbabycarriages,anareaforyourchildrentorunaround,andannoyothercustomers,whileyouareunawareofthem-thentheshortmessageis‘No,wearenotchild-friendly.’However,ifyouwouldliketobringyourchildrenhereandtheyarehappytositatatablewithyouandbehaveproperly,pleasecomein.Otherwise,thereareplentyofplacesthatarespeciallydesignedtoentertainyourchildren.”Theposthassincebeendeleted.

SomeFacebookuserscalledthepost“arrogant（傲慢的）”andan“attackonparents”,TheNewcastleHeraldreports.Thecaféownerrespondedwiththisstatement:

“Ibuildthecafémyself.Ithasmyblood,sweatandplentyoftearsinit.”

Thepostcameaboutafterthecaféownerwasaskedbyacustomer,whohadleftaone-starreviewonthecafé’sbusinesspage,aboutwhetherthecaféwaschild-friendly.MsKotztold.aushewrotethebadreviewbecauseshefeltstaffreactednegativelytowardschildrenatthecafé.

Thecaféownersaiditbrokeapieceofherhearteverytimewhenshewaswatchingchildrenemptyingsaltandpeppershakersintoherfireplaces,parentschangingnappies（尿布）onherlounges,orkidsthrowingtheirownfoodontohercarpet.

Althoughthecafé’spolicyhasattractedalotofcriticism,mostpeoplewhocommentedontheLittleFrenchCafé’sFacebookpagestoodbytheowner.OnewomannamedLesleywrote,“Idon’tthinktherewasanythingwrongwithwhatyousaidbyanymeans.Ifparentswanttotaketheirchildrentoyourcafé,theyneedtob

eresponsiblefortheirbehavior.”

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AFrenchcafé’spolicyonchildren.

B.AFacebookpostaboutparents’manners.

C.Theprotectionofthecustomers’basicrights

D.Therelationshipbetweenstaffandcustomers.

29.Whichofthefollowingispermittedaccordingtothecaféowner’spost?

A.Parentsdemandingachildren’smenu.

B.Childrenentertainingthemselvesinthecafé.

C.Childrenrunningaroundtheirowncarriages.

D.Parentstakingwell-behavedkidstothecafé.

30.Thecaféownerwroteth