四川省中江县龙台中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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四川省中江县龙台中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

四川省中江县龙台中学2015年下期中期考试高二英语

时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

第一部分听力

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.Whendoesthesupermarketclose?

A.At9:

00p.m.B.At11:

00p.m.C.At12:

00p.m.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abasketballgame.B.AtriptoScotland.C.Adream.

3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’swords?

A.Exciting.B.Unbelievable.C.Encouraging.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inashop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.

5.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.RefuseLiznexttime.B.Getherthingsback.C.BorrowthingsfromLiz.

第二节（共15小题，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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hewasbadlyhurtinthecaraccident.

B.Hegotinacaraccidentamonthago.

C.Hedidn’tgetmoneyfromtheinsurancecompany.

7.Whydidtheman’sgirlfriendbreakupwithhim?

A.Heforgotherbirthday.B.Shehasanewboyfriend.

C.Hedidn’tsendherapresent.

听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whereisthemannow?

A.Athome.B.Atthebarber’s.C.InHawaii.

9.Whatisthewoman’shairlikenow?

A.Itisshortandcurly.B.Itisbrownandlong.

C.Itisshortandstraight.

10.Howdidthewomanbecomethin?

A.Shewentonadiet.B.Shedidalotofexercise.

C.Shetravelledtomanyplaces.

听第八段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheScienceClub?

A.Uninteresting.B.Helpful.C.Attractive.

12.WhydosomanystudentslikejoiningtheDramaClub?

A.Tobecomeanotherperson.B.Tobecomeacollegestar.

C.Todeveloptheirinterestindrama.

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Helikesdrama.B.Heisadramastar.C.Heishandsome.

听第九段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whydoesthegirllookunhappy?

A.Shehasnofriendtotravel.B.Shehasnomoneytotravel.

C.Shehastostayinthecity.

15.Wherewilltheboyserveasavolunteer?

A.Atananimalshelter.B.Atanoutdoorclub.C.Atachurch.

16.Whatdoesthegirllike?

A.Sleepingathome.B.Camping.C.Wakingupearly.

17.Whocanthegirltakeonhikingtrips?

A.Animals.B.Theboy.C.Homelesschildren.

听第十段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatdoweknowaboutMAP?

A.It’sanadvertisingcompany.B.Itwassetup5yearsago.C.Itwillmovetoabigcity.

19.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?

A.HeusedtoliveinMAP.B.He’slearntalotfromTom.

C.HehasworkedforMAPfor3years.

20.Whereisthespeaker?

A.Atawelcomeparty.B.Atacelebratingparty.C.Atafarewellparty.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurd’Alene,Idaho,toFairbanks,Alaska,whereadventurewasneverfaraway.

Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom’svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff,soshedidn’tcaremuchaboutmybedtime.

DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofhotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel（桶）ofpaintbutcouldn’treallygetagoodforegoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,andwhenImademyexit,acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.

MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme,andtheydid!

IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.Ihadn’tturned5yet.

AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?

AsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder（驾雪橇者），IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn’trealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped（包裹）heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.

In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurd’Alene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska.

21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sfamily?

A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.B.Hisparentsdidn’tlovehim.

C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidn’thaveanyjobs.

22.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?

A.Helearnedtosmoke.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.

C.Hewasarrestedbythepolice.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.

23.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.

B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska.

C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor’sfamilyafter1950.

D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.

24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.

B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.

C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonhard.

D.Toshowoffhisprideinmakingtrouble.

B

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother,andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombined（结合）torepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations（联系）—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecall（回想）tousthegladandsadeventsofourpastandthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeanssomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal（吸引）powerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar（粗鄙）.

25.Theoriginoflanguageis______

A.asayinghandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutwords?

A.Powerfulwordsarecloselyassociated.

B.Wordsmeanlittletothosewithoutexperience.

C.Certainwordsmeanmoretouswhenwegrowolder.

D.Wordsinpropercombinationbringupmeaningbeforeourminds.

27.Themorewereadandlearn,______

A.themoremeaningthewordscarryB.themoremeaningfulwordswehave

C.themorewewanttolearnwordsD.theclevererwebecome

28.“Literarystyle”inthelastparagraphrefersto______

A.howwritersusewordstoappealtoourmindsandfeelings

B.howwriterstellusthedifferentusesofwords

C.howgreatthoughtsaregenerated

D.howcharminggreatwritersare

C

Whenshouldachildstartlearningtoreadandwrite?

ThisisoneofthequestionsIammostfrequentlyasked.Thereisnohardandfastrule,fornotwoarealike,anditwouldbewrongtosetatimewhenallshouldstartbeingtaughttheintricacies（复杂）ofreadingletterstoformwords.

Ifathree-year-oldwantstoread（orevenatwo-year-oldforthatmatter）,thechildhastherighttobegiveneveryencouragement.Thefactthatheorshemightlaterbe“bored”whenjoiningaclassofnon-readersatchildschoolistheteacher’saffair.Itisuptotheteachertoseethatsuchachildisgivenmoreadvancedreadingmaterial.

Similarly,thechildwhostillcannotreadbythetimehegoestojuniorschoolattheageofsevenshouldbegiveneveryhelpbyteachersandparentsalike.Theyshouldmakecertainthatheisnotdyslexic（havingdifficultyinreading）.

Althoughparentsshouldbecarefulnottoforceyoungstersagedtwotofivetolearntoread（ifbadlydoneitcouldputthemoffreadingforlife）,thereisnoharminpreparingthemforsimplerecognitionoflettersbylabelingvariousitemsintheirrooms.Forinstance,tieanicepieceofcardboardtotheirbedwithBEDwritteninneat,bigletters.

Shouldtheyoungchildaskhisparentstoteachhimtoread,andiftheparentsarecapableofdoingso,suchanattractionshouldnotbeignored.Butthetaskshouldneverbemadetolooklikeahardjobandthechildshouldneverbeforcedtocontinue,orhisinterestshouldstarttoflag.

29．Thispassageismainlyabout____.

A.whatqualitiespeopleteachingchildrenreadingshouldhave

B.whenandhowchildrenshouldbetaughtreading

C.differentagegroupingsofchildrentobetaughtreading

D.variousproblemsofchildrenwhostartlearningtoread

30．Inthewriter’sopinion,childrenstartlearningtoread____.

A.atdifferenttimesB.fromwordgames

C.byacertainruleD.earlyandfast

31．Thepurposeoflabelingitemsintheroomisto____.

A.makeitmorecolorful

B.helpchildrenrecognizesimpleletters

C.forcechildrentodevelopthehabitofreading

D.teachchildrentowriteneatly

32．Thewritersuggeststhat____.

A.childrenshouldasktheirparentstoteachthemtoread

B.childrenstartingtoreadshouldaskspecialistsforhelp

C.childrenshouldbetaughtwithpatience,careandasenseofhumor.

D.childrenshouldnotfeelboredifgivenadvancedreadingmaterial

D

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