高二期中英语试题.docx

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高二期中英语试题

高二年级英语期中试题

注意：

试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力理解（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.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inastore.B.Inahotel.C.Inahospital.

2.HowoldisBeth’sdaughter?

A.Oneyearold.B.Twoyearsold.C.Threeyearsold.

3.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Gotothenewtheatre.B.Booksometickets.C.Havesomethingtoeat.

4.Whatsportdoesthemandomostlynow?

A.Soccer.B.Running.C.Swimming.

5.Whatwillprobablyhappentothewoman?

A.Shewillbeoutofwork.B.Shewilldomorebusiness.

C.Shewillhavetoapologizetotheman.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面4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，每小题将给出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.WhatrelationshipisthewomantoMrTurner?

A.Hissecretary.B.Hiswife.C.Hiscustomer.

7.Whatwillthemando?

A.Leaveamessage.B.VisitMr.TurnerlaterC.Callagaininaboutanhour

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Astorm.B.Anearthquake.C.Atree.

9.Whathappenedbeforethemanfellasleep?

A.Heheardnoisesofbirds.B.Hesawatreefalldown.

C.Hefeltashakeofthehouse.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whendoesthewomanwanttotaketheguitarlessons?

A.OnTuesdays.B.OnWednesdays.C.OnThursdays.

11.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisabeginneringuitar.B.Shehasgotaguitar.C.Sheisastudent.

12.Howmuchisacourse?

A.￡50.B.￡55.C.￡60.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Inwhatcompetitiondidthewomancomefirst?

A.Adesigncompetition.B.Aswimmingcompetition.

C.Acomputersoftwarecompetition.

14.WhywillthewomangotoLondon?

A.Totakeatrip.B.Toacceptaprize.C.Tohaveacompetition.

15.HowwillthewomangotoLondon?

A.Byship.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.

16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofflying?

A.Exciting.B.Relaxing.C.Unpleasant.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howdidthecoupleordertheirmeal?

A.ByspeakingEnglish.B.Byusingbodylanguage.

C.ByspeakingslowandpoorChinese.

18.Whydidthecouplecallthewaiterback?

A.Tochangetheirorder.B.Toaskhimtowalktheirdog.

C.Toordersomefoodfortheirdog.

19.Howmightthecoupleprobablyfeelintheend?

A.Angry.B.Satisfied.C.Tired.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthewaiter?

A.Helostthecouple’sdog.B.HeonlyknewalittleFrench.

C.Hemisunderstoodthecouple.

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。

A

Lookingbackonthefirsttwentyyearsofmylife,Ifeelgratefultohavebeensohealthyandhappy.Formyhappiness,Iamgratefultosomanypeopleandluckyevents,butwhathaveguidedmeandsupportedmeinmylifearemyphysicalhealth,healthyfinances（财力）,andmyfamily’shappiness.

Healthcomesfirstforme,becausewithouthealtheverythingelseismeaningless.Imaginestartingacareerwithoutgoodhealthimaginestartingafamilywithoutgoodhealth.Imagineachievinganythingwithoutgoodhealth.Clearly,goodhealthisthefirstnecessaryforotherpartofone’slife.

Goodhealthisnotenoughtobehappy.Westillneedtohavemoneyintoday’ssociety.Moneyobviouslypaysforbasicneedsoflife—food,housing,clothing—butitisalsonecessaryforotherreasonlikethequalityofoureducationandmedicalcare.

Nextcomesthemostimportantthinginhavingahappylife—ourfamily.Itprovidesthelove,joyandsupportthateverybodyneeds.Ilovemyfamilywithallmyheart.Igetpleasurefromtheirpleasure.Isufferwhentheysuffer.Myfamilyhelpedmegetthroughthehardtimesofentranceexams.TheycomfortedandadvisedmewhenIhadmisunderstandingwithmyfriends.Moreimportantly,theyhavebeentheretoshareinmysuccessesinthepasttwentyyears.

Insummary（总结）,allthesearewhatIneedandwantinthisworld.AslongasIstayhealthy,earnenoughmoney,andsharebothgoodtimesandbadtimeswithmyfamily,Iwillalwaysbethehappiestgirlintheworld.

21.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundinthe______partofanewspaper.

A.OPINIONSB.SPORTSC.BUSINESSD.ADVERTISEMENT

22.Thewritermentionsherentranceexamsinparagraph4inordertoprovethat_______.

A.opportunitiesgotothosewithstrongbeliefs

B.ourqualityoflifecanbeimprovedwithmoney

C.nothingcanbeachievedwithoutahealthybody

D.familyprovidesthesupportthateverybodyneeds

23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toargueabouttheimportanceofmoney.

B.Toexplainwhatarethekeystohappiness.

C.Todiscusswaysofdealingwithdifficulties.

D.Toshowpeople’sdifferentattitudestohappiness.

24.Howisthepassageorganized?

A.Introduction—Explanation—Summary

B.Examples—Argument—Summary

C.Argument—Topic—Conclusion

D.Topic—Examples—Conclusion

B

Whatifsomeonetoldyouaboutakindofgrassastallasthetallesttrees?

Agrassasstrongassteel?

Wouldyoubelievethatperson?

Youshould,forthatgrassisbamboo,the“wood”of1,001uses.Itisnotjustamaterialformakingusefulproducts.Youngbambooiseaten,oftenmixedwithothervegetables.

Bamboogrowsinmanypartsoftheword.IntheUSitgrowsinmanystateslikeVirginiaandFlorida.Mostbamboo,however,isfoundinwarm,wetclimates,especiallyinAsiaandontheislandsoftheSouthPacificOcean.

InmostAsiancountries,bambooisnearlyasimportantasrice.ManyAsiansliveinbamboohouses.Theysitonbamboochairs,fencetheirlandwithbambooanduseittocagetheirchickensandpigs.Thisunusualmaterialisusednotonlytobuildlargebuildingsbutalsotomakewaterpipes,musicalinstrumentsandpaper.

Bambooislight,strongandbendswithoutbreaking.Bambooischeap,floatsonwaterandalmostneverwearsout.Nothingelseonearthgrowsquitesofastasbamboo.Attimesyoucanevenseeitgrow!

Scientistshaverecordedgrowthsofmorethanthreefeetinjust24hours!

Thereareover1,000kindsofbamboo.Theshortestisonlyaboutthreeincheswhilethetallestismorethan200feet.Nowonder,then,thelivesofnearlyhalfthepeopleonearthwouldchangegreatlyifthereerenolongeranybamboo.

25.Accordingtothepassage,bambooisactuallyakindof________.

A.grassB.steelC.treeD.vegetable

26.Accordingtothispassage,bamboogrows______.

A.onlyinAsiaB.onlyintheUSA

C.inwet,warmclimatesD.allovertheworld

27.Whatistalkedaboutinparagraph3?

A.Whentogrowbamboo.B.Wheretoplantbamboo.

C.Whatusetomakeofbamboo.D.Whatfoodtopreparewithbamboo.

28.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.thereareonly1,000kindsofbambooB.bambooistheworld’sfastestgrowingplant

C.bambooislightandeasytobreakD.halfoftheworld’spopulationliveonbamboo

C

Bestknownasanauthoroffairytales（童话）,HansChristianAndersen（1805—1875）wrotesuchchildren’sstoriesasTheUglyDuckling,TheLittleMermaid,andTheEmperor’sNewClothes.However,hewasalsoanactor,asinger,andanartist.Asanartist,hewasparticularlygoodatpapercutting.

Andersenhadmanyreasonsformakinghispapercuttings,butthemainonewastogivepleasure.Andersenlovedtotellhisinterestingstoriestoanyonewhowouldlisten.Ashespoke,hewouldtakeouthisscissors（剪刀）andmakeawonderfulpapercuttingtohelphiswords.

Healsofoundthathispapercuttingshelpedwithabettercommunicationbetweenhimselfandothers.Althoughashyman,hestilllovedtotellhisstoriesfacetofacewithhislisteners.Hisstoriesandpapercuttingshelpedhimtocommunicatewhenhewouldhaveotherwisefeltuncomfortable.

Thepapercuttingsalsobecamegreatgiftsforfriendsandfamilies.Hewouldgivehiscuttingsnotonlytochildrenbutalsotogrown-ups.Whenhiswritingbecamefamous,thesegiftswereevenmorevalued.

Nowmorethan100yearsold,manyofAndersen’sfinepapercuttingsstillexistinamuseuminDenmarkdevotedtohisworks.WhileAndersenwillalwaysberememberedforhisfairytales,hisbeautifulworksofartalsoremainforalltoenjoy.

29.ThispassagemainlydiscussesHansChristianAndersenasa（n）.

A.singerB.artistC.actorD.writer

30.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatAndersendidhisfinepapercuttingsinthe.

A.1500sB.1600sC.1700sD.1800s

31.HispapercuttingsmadeitmucheasierforAndersento.

A.livequiteabusylifeB.becomeawell-knownwriter

C.getalongwellwithothersD.writewonderfulstoriesforchildren

32.WhichofthefollowingaboutAndersenisdiscussedinthispassage?

A.Whyhewasfondofpapercutting.

B.Whichfairytaleshehadpublished.

C.Howhebecamegoodatpapercutting.

D.Whenhebecamefamousasastory-teller.

D

TheEnglishtranslationsofthenamesoftraditionalChinesedishesonmenusacrossthecountryhavecausedpublicdiscussionabouttheprecision（准确）ofthetranslations.

SincemoreandmoreforeignerscometoChinaeveryday,manyrestaurantsaroundChinaareprovidingEnglishtranslationsoftheirmenus.TheywanttomakeiteasierforforeignvisitorstoorderChinesedisheswhentheytravel.Somerestaurantsalsohopethatthetranslationswillincreaseforeigners’knowledgeofChinesecuisine（烹饪）.

ButanarticleinChinaYouthDailysaystheEnglishmenutranslationshavenotliv

eduptopublicexpectations.ItarguesmostoftheEnglishnamesofChinesedisheslacktheculturalmeaningandattractionofthedishestheydescribe.Instead,thetranslationsonlyprovidealistofeachdish’singredients,thearticlenotes.Forexample,oneEnglishnameofaCh