陕西省西安市第七十中学高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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陕西省西安市第七十中学高二英语上学期期中试题

高二英语第二学期中考试卷2015.１1

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhatwillthewomanprobablydoonSunday？

A.GotoaforeigncountryB.GotoseeamovieC.Gotoaforeignlanguageclass

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean？

A.Shelikesworkingwithherworkmates

B.Shesometimeswantstochangeherjob

C.Shewillchangeherjobrightaway

.3.Whenwilltherepairmanprobablygotothewoman’shome?

A.OnTuesdayafternoonB.OnWednesdayafternoon.C.OnThursdaymorning

4.HowmuchmoneycanthewomansaveifshebuysthreeT-shirts?

A.18dollarsB.21dollarsC.27dollars

5.Whichboyistheoldestone?

A.FrankB.HankC.John

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.Whatisthematterwiththeman’sautomaticricecooker?

A.Itdoesn’tworkatall

B.Ittakestoolongtimetocookrice

C.Itmakesaterriblenoisewhilecooking

7.Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman’ssuggestion?

A.Becausehehasboughtanotherricecooker

B.Becausehewantstoeatoutinthefuture

C.Becausehedoesn’ttrustthebrandanymore

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatwasinthewoman’spurse?

A.AphotoB.AVisacardC.HerIDcard

9.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenherpursewasstolen?

A.Shewasstandingagainstapost

B.Shewasreadingamagazineinthepark

C.Shewaswalkinginthesquare

10.Whatdidthethieflooklike?

A.Hewasashortmaninadarkjacket

B.Hewastallwithshorthair

C.Hewastallwithcurlyhair

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11.Howmanyschoolbusesleavefortowneveryday?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.Four

12.Whatisthepostofficecloseto?

A.TheschoollibraryB.TheschooldininghallC.Thesouthgateoftheschool

13.Whatcanthewomandointhepostofficeaccordingtotheman?

A.MakephonecallsB.SendfaxesC.Buymagazines

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.DoctorsandpatientB.NeighborsC.Brotherandsister

15.Whydomanyschoolstudentssmokeaccordingtotheman?

A.theythinkitiscool

B.theyhavetoomuchpressure

C.theywanttoshowthattheyhavegrownup

16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Haveatalkwithherson

B.Stopgivinghersonpocketmoney

C.Takeherson’scigarettesaway

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.WherewasQianXuesenborn?

A.InHangzhouB.InShanghaiC.InNanjing

18.WhydidQianXuesenmovetoBeijingwhenhewasthree?

A.Hewenttolivewithhisgrandparents

B.Hewenttolivewithhismother

C.Hisfathergotapostthere

19.WhatkindofdegreedidQianXuesenreceivein1936?

A.AbachelorofMechanicalEngineeringdegree.

B.AmasterofEducationdegree

C.AmasterofSciencedegree

20.WhendidQianXuesenreturntochina?

A.In1954B.In1955C.In1956

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列列短文，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

Manypeoplesaydolphinsareveryintelligent.Theyseemtobeabletothink,understand,andlearnthingsquickly.Butaretheysmartlikehumansormorethancatsordogs?

Dolphinsusetheirbrainsdifferentlyfrompeople.Butscientistssaydolphinintelligenceandhumanintelligencearesimilarinsomeways.How?

●Fact1:

Talktome

Likehumans,everydolphinhasitsown"name".Thenameisaspecialwhistle.Eachdolphinchoosesaspecificwhistleforitself,usuallybyitsfirstbirthday.Actually,scientiststhinkdolphins,likepeople,"talk"toeachotheraboutalotofthings,suchastheirage,theirfeelings,orfindingfood.And,likehumans,dolphinsuseasystemofsoundsandbodylanguagetocommunicate.Butunderstandingtheirconversationsisnoteasyforhumans.Noonespeaks"dolphin"yet,butsomescientistsaretryingtolearn.

●Fact2:

Let'splay

Dolphinsarealsosocialanimals.Theyliveingroups,andtheyoftenjoinothersfromdifferentgroupstoplaygamesandhavefun--justlikepeople.Infact,playingtogetherissomethingonlyintelligentanimalsdo.

●Fact3:

Fishermen'shelper

Dolphinsandhumansaresimilarinanotherway:

bothmakeplanstogetsomethingtheywant.IntheseasofsouthernBrazil,forexample,dolphinsuseaninterestingstrategytogetfood.Whenfisharenearaboat,dolphinsshowsignstothefishermentoputtheirnetsinthewater.Usingthismethod,themencancatchalotoffish.Whatistheadvantageforthedolphinsindoingso?

Theygettoeatsomeofthefish.

21.Whatdoesadolphinoftenuseasits"name"?

A.Abodylanguage.B.Aspecialwhistle.C.Itsfeeling.D.Itsage.

22.Whydodolphinsjoinothersfromdifferentgroups?

A.Tolearnto"talk".B.Tomeettheirfamilies.C.Toplaygames.D.Tofindfood.

23.Howdodolphinshelpfishermencatchfish?

A.Byshowingsignstothefishermen.

B.Byleadingthefishintothenet.

C.Byfollowingfishingboats.

D.Byplayingwithotherfish.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Dolphinsaresmarterthanhumans.

B.Dolphinsmakefriendswithhumans.

C.Dolphinsteachhumanstospeak"dolphin".

D.Dolphinsandhumansaresimilarinsomeways.

B

Doyoureallywanttogoontohighereducation?

Thisisthefirstquestionyoumustaskyourselfanditisthemostimportantatthismajorcrossroadsofyourlife.Manycanadviseyou,butyoualonefacetheconsequencesofthisfundamentaldecision.

Stop.Thinkaboutit.Behonestwithyourselfandberealistic.Doyouwanthighereducationbecauseyoureallyfeelyouwillbenefitfromit—orareyoudriftingtowardsitinresponsetotheexpectationsofyourparentsandfriends?

Conversely,areyoubeingputoffhighereducationbyotherpeople'sprejudices?

Don'tcommityourselftoanyformoffull-timehighereducationifyouarenotinterestedinanyofthenumerouscoursesavailable.Highereducationismostuncomfortableandunsatisfyingforthosewhohavelittleinterestinthesubjecttheyhavechosentostudy.

Itcanbeanadvantagetohaveaclearideaaboutthekindofcareeryoueventuallywant,becausethenyoucanchooseacoursemostlikelytoequipyouforyourfuture.

Don'tworryifyouhavenoideasaboutafuturecareer;butdofindoutwhatarethecareerimplicationsofyourchoiceofcourse.Broadprospects（前景）willbeopentoyouwhatevercourseyoufollow,providedyoudowellandhavetherightpersonalqualities.Don'ttypecastyourselforallowanyoneelsetodoso.Thisparticularlyappliestogirls.Girlsarestillsubjecttoprejudicesaboutcourseswhichleadtocareerstraditionallylabeledas"man'swork".Thisisalmostalwaysunjustifiableandwomenarenowworkinginallsortsofformermale"preserves".

Competitionforplaceswillbetougherinfuturebutthetotalavailablewillstillbeverylarge.

Seekadvicefromyourcareersteacher,careersofficerandparents--butitisyouwhomustdecidewhetherornotyouwanttogoontohighereducation.

25.Youattitudetowardsgoingtohighereducationismostimportantbecause

A.thisisthemomentinyourlifewhenyouhavetodecideyourfuture

B.thewrongattitudeislikelytohaveveryseriousconsequences

C.youwillbetheoneaffectedbyanydecisionyoumake

D.itisatimewhenyoucangetplentyofadvice

26.Adecisiontocontinuestudyingshoulddependon

A.theadvantagesyoubelieveyouwillhavefromdoingso

B.thecareeryouarehopingtotakeup

C.advicefromexperiencedpeople

D.familyconsiderations

27.Whatadviceisgivenaboutyourfuturecareerplans?

A.Youshouldbeawareofthecareerprospectsofthecourseyoutake.

B.Thesemustbedefinitebeforedecidingonstudysubjects.

C.Theyshouldnotinfluenceyourchoiceofstudysubjects.

D.Anycoursecanprepareyouforasuitablecareer.

28.Ifyou"typecast"yourself,you

A.studyonlythesubjectsyouaregoodat

B.arepreparedtoadoptanycourseofstudy

C.areinfluencedbyyourownpersonalinterests

D.acceptotherpeople'sviewsaboutwhatyoushouldstudy

C

Springisjustaroundthecornerandit’satimetogetoutsideandenjoythegreatoutdoors.Hereisaselectionoffestivalsaroundthecountrythatareagreatexcusetogetbackinthespringsunshine.

DanaPointFestivaloftheWhales

DanaPoint,California

March7to8and14to15,2010

Eachyear,overtwosunnyweekendsinMarchthetownofDanaPoint,CaliforniacelebratesthereturnofmigratoryCaliforniaGraywhalestothispartofthePacificOcean.Festivitiesincludewhale-watching,anartsfestivalandeducationalhands-onactivitiesfortheentirefamily.Pricesstartat$29peradultand$19forchildren.Formoreinformation,visit.

ChandlerOstrichFestival

Chandler,Arizona

March13to15,2010

ChandleristhecenterofOstrich（舵鸟）ranchingintheU.S.YoucanseejockeysridethesefeatheredaroundtheostrichtrackatTubleweedPark.Generaladmissionis$9foradults,$8forseniors,$7forchildrenagedfiveto12andkidsfourandunderarefree.Formoreinformationvisit.

FestivalofHousesandGardens

Charleston,SouthCarolina

March19toApril18,2010

TheHistoricCharlestonFoundationgivescurioustravelerstheopportunitytoexploregardensofsomeofthefinestprivateresidencesinAmerica.Eachthreehourtour（afternoonsfrom2to5pmandeveningsfrom6to9pm）letsyouvisiteighttotenpropertiesdatingfromtheAmericancolonialperiod.Pricesrangefrom$25to$45.Formoreinformation,visitwww.historiccharleston.org.

TulipTimeFestival

Holland,Michigan

May1to9,2010