山西省忻州市学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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山西省忻州市学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题

注意事项:

1.答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔将学校名称、姓名、班级、联考证号、座位号填写在试题和答题卡上。

2.请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。

3.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，100分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Whatistheman？

A.Apostman.B.Ashopassistant.C.Acashier.

2.WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutMathew？

A.Heplaystennisbetterthanshedoes.

B.He’snotinterestedinhisschoolwork

C.Hedoesn’thavemuchtimefortennis.

3.WhatdidBarbaradoforthewoman？

A.Wrotethecomposition

B.Typedthecomposition.

C.Madeanoutlineofacomposition.

4.WhattomedidMr.Clintonleave？

A.5:

42.B.5:

43.C.5:

45.

5.Whencanweknowaboutthewoman？

A.Shedoesn’tgetenoughexercise.

B.Sheissickwithfluallwinters.

C.Shegetsillalmostatthesametimeeveryyear.

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8题。

6.Whycan’tthewomaneattheice-cream？

A.Becauseshedoesn’tlikeit.

B.Becauseshe’sonadiet.

C.Becauseshe’eatingsomethingelse.

7.Whatkindofpersonisthewoman？

A.Sheisfondofeating.

B.Sheiseasytopersuade.

C.She’siron-willed.

8.Whichflavorisn’tmentionedinthisdialogue？

A.Peach.B.Apple.C.Chocolate.

听第7段材料，回答9至11题。

9.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttoseeadoctor？

A.Shedoesn’tlikethedoctors.

B.Shehastakensomemedicine.

C.Shefeelsbetternow

10.Whatisthewomandoingnow？

A.Lyinginbed.B.Readinganarticle.C.Takingmedicine.

11.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？

A.MotherandsonB.Teacherandstudent.C.Friends

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.WhatdoesthemanwanttobuyabogscreenTV？

A.Tocatchsoapoperas.B.Towatchmovies.C.Towatchsports.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutRocketElectric？

A.It’sprettyexpensive.

B.It’sdifficulttogetto.

C.It’snexttoCopyDepot.

14.WhowillthemangotoRocketElectricwith？

A.Thewoman.B.Onlyhimself.C.Hisfriend.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatwillbefinishedinadvance？

A.Thetrainingcourse.B.Thewebsite.C.Thereport.

16.Whenwillthesalesstrategybefinished？

A.Onthe30thofMay.

B.BeforetheendofJune

C.OnthefirstofJuly.

17.Whatisthewomanabouttodoforthemarkingmaterial？

A.Domarketresearch

B.Doaphotoshoot.

C.Makeachange.

听第10段材料，回答18至20题。

18.HowmanypeoplearewoundedinthegunattackinU.S.？

A.6B.Morethan12.C.Around20.

19.WhatwastheconsequenceoftheearthquakethathappenedinChile？

A.Powercut.B.Seriousinjuries.C.Atsunami.

20.WhichofthebusinessstrategiesisNOTmentionedinthethirdnews？

A.OfferingvisastoindividualChinesetourists.

B.Developingmoretravelpackages.

C.Reducingthechargesforpackagestours.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

Notmanyyearsago,awealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEngland.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy–five,hegave$60,000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipmentforachildren’sground.

Asaresultofhiskindness,hebecamefamous.Manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.Duringtheirtalk,Johnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobehundred.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy-five.Johnsonhadasenseofhumor.Helikedwhiskyanddranksomeeachday.“Ihaveaninjection（注射）inmyneckeachevening,”hetoldthenewspaperman,thinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.

ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy-fiveandhaddailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthousandsoflettersfromalloverBritain,askinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.

21.Johnsonbecamearichmanthrough_______.

A.doingbusinessB.makingwhisky

C.cheatingD.buyingandsellingland

22.ThegiftofmoneytotheschoolsuggeststhatJohnson_______.

A.hadmanychildrenintheschoolB.wasastrangeoldman

C.wasveryfondofchildrenD.wasverykind

23.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout_______.

A.whatkindofwhiskyhehad

B.howtolivelonger

C.howtobecomewealthy

D.wheretohaveaninjection

24.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeachevening,hereallymeantthat_______.

A.heneedn’taninjectionintheneck

B.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck

C.helikeddrinkingaglassofwhiskyintheevening

D.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwell

B

GrandOpening

BentwoodTruckMuseum

Saturday,November8,at10:

00A.M.

Aftereighteenmonthsofhardworkbymorethan100volunteers,theBentwoodTruckMuseumisreadytoopen.Theoldfactoryhadbeenscheduledtobedestroyed.WhenRogerHaygoodheardabouttheplantoteardownthebuilding,heboughtitsothathecouldstorehiscollectionofoldtrucksthere.Thenhehadtheideaofturningthebuildingintoatruckmuseum.

Duringthepastyearandahalf,theoldbuildinghasbeentransformedintoatreasurechestofmemories.Insteadofadarkanddullhouse,thebuildinghasbecomeacheery,brighthomeforallkindsoftrucksfromthepast.Themuseumnowhouses68trucks,andwehopetohaveevenmoresoon.Thereisa1959schoolbus,a1942bakerytruck,anda1937fireengine.Ouroldestvehicleisa1919milktruck.Ournewestvehicleisa1966towtruck.

Youcantakearideonafiretruck,amailtruck,oranice-creamtruck.Ridesare$2.00,butyoucangetaticketforafreerideatanygrocerystoreinBentwood.

Helpuscelebrateourgrandopeningbybringingyourfamilyandfriends!

Thereissomethingtointeresteveryonewhoattends.TheBentwoodTruckMuseumisaspecialpieceofourhistory.

TogettoBentwoodTruckMuseum,takeRoute29（KingstonHighway）toPalmerStreet.GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrive.Youwillseethemuseumbuildingandtheamusementparkonyourleft.Parkingisavailableacrossthestreet,onyourright.

25.WhereisBentwoodTruckMuseum？

A.OnNormanDrive.B.OnPalmerStreet.

C.OnKingstonHighway.D.OnRoute29.

26.Whatisspecialaboutthismuseum？

A.Itisbuiltontheruinsofanoldbuilding.

B.Itoffersvisitorsfreeridestothemuseum.

C.Itexhibitstrucksdatingbacktoabout100yearsago.

D.It'stransformedfromanoldfactorybyvolunteers.

27.What'sthepurposeofwritingthispassage？

A.TointroducetheoldhistoryofBentwoodTruckMuseum.

B.Topersuadereaderstoattendtheopeningofthemuseum.

C.ToexplainwhyBentwoodTruckMuseumwassetup.

D.Tocallonthevisitorstotakearideinoldtrucks.

C

Down-to-earthmeansbeinghonest,open,andeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofindsomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalkto.Heorsheacceptsothersasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonmaybeanimportantmemberofsociety,ofcourse,buttheydonotlettheirimportancegototheirheads,andtheydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterthanotherswhoarelessimportant.Someonewhoisfilledwithself-importanceandpride,oftenwithoutcause,issaidtohavehisnoseintheair.Thereisnowayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomewaytodown-to-earth.Theexpressionisbothfeetontheground.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwithagoodunderstandingofreality.Hehaswhatiscalledcommonsense.Hemayhavedreamsbuthedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeofwhatisreal.Theoppositekindofpersonisonewhohashisheadintheclouds.Amanwithhisheadinthecloudsisadreamerwhosemindisnotintheworld.Sometimessuchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoreality;andsharpwordsfromtheteacher,forexample,canusuallygetadaydreamingstudenttoputbothfeetbackontheground.

Thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthusuallyhasbothfeetontheground.Buttheoppositeisnotalwaystrue.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundmaynotbeasopenandeasytodealwithassomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Whenwehavebothourfeetfirmlyontheground,wearerealisticandweacthonestlyandopenlytowardothers,andourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus,solidandstrong.

28.Ifapersonhashisnoseintheair,he_______.

A.isconfident

B.iseasytodealwith

C.isdowntotheearth

D.isalwaysself-importantandpride.   

29.Whatcanadaydreamerprobablybelike？

A.Apersonfullofdreamsinlife.

B.Apersonwithhisheadintheclouds.

C.Apersonwithbothhisfeetontheground

D.Apersonwithagoodunderstandingofreality.

30.Theunderlinedsentence“Buttheoppositeisnotalwaystrue.”mostprobablymeansthat______.

A.theoppositedirectionisalwayswrong

B.thepersonwhohashisnoseintheairisnottrue

C.amanwithhisheadinthecloudsisoftennotintelligent

D.apersonwhohasbothfeetonthegroundmaynotbedown-to-earth

31.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthepersonwhois_____isthemostpopularkindofperson.

A.down-to-earthB.standingontheground

C.withhisnoseintheairD.withhisheadintheclouds

D

Whogiveuslife,raiseusandareourconstantsupportandwellwishers？

Ourmothers.That’swhymillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldtakeMother’sDayasanopportunitytoexpressthanksandsendbestwishestotheirmoms.

However,thecelebrationofMother’sDayisnottherecentthingthatmanybelieveittobe.Itwasth