学年高二英语上学期期中试题15Word文件下载.docx

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2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onabus.B.Onaplane.C.Inamovietheater.

3.Whattimedidthewomanlastgetup?

A.At3:

00a.m.B.At5:

00a.m.C.At6:

00a.m.

4.What’sthewoman’sadvicetotheman?

A.Hiringacleaner.

B.Developingahabitofcleaningregularly.

C.Havingsomeoneremindhimtoclean.

5.Whatdidthewomanthinkoftheplay?

A.Itwasn’tasgoodasshehadhoped.

B.Shelikeditmorethanthelastone.

C.She’sneverseenanythinglikeit.

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，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、7题。

6.WhoisBrian?

A.Theman’sfather.

B.Thewoman’sfather-in-law.

C.Thewoman’shusband.

7.Whatdoesthewomanmeanby“don’tbeastranger”?

A.Shewantsthemantoactnormal.

B.Shewantstoseetheman’shouse.

C.Shedliketotalktothemanagain.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatisthewomangoingtodountileleveno’clock?

A.Work.B.Study.C.Dance.

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhislife?

A.It’scolorful.B.It’srelaxing.C.Itlacksentertainment.

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inatheater.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shebrokeherwrist.

B.Sheinjuredhershoulder.

C.Shehurtherarm.

12.Whoistheman?

A.Adoctor.B.Apoliceman.C.Thewoman’sfather.

13.Whatwillhappentothetruckdriverrightafterhegetsbetter?

A.He’llreturnhome.B.He’llgetlockedup.C.He’llhirealawyer.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhyisthewomanmovingtoSpain?

A.Shegotajobinmarketing.

B.Herhusbandgotabetterposition.

C.HerhusbandwashiredbyaSpanishCompany.

15.Whatisonefeatureofthewoman’shouse?

A.Ithasthreebedrooms.B.Ithastwostories.C.Ithasasmallbackyard.

16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesalesfee?

A.It’sonthelowend.

B.It’safantasticdealfortheman.

C.Itseemsreasonableforeveryone.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlongarecommunitycollegeprograms?

A.Twoyears.B.Fouryears.C.Threeyears.

18Whomightbenefitthemostfromanonlineprogram?

A.Studentswholoveclassdiscussions.

B.Folkswhodon’tlikehomework.

C.Peoplewhowanttotravelandstudy.

19.Howdostudentstaketestsforonlineclasses?

A.Throughtheclasswebsite.

B.Atatestingbuilding.

C.Inthehomeofaprogramrepresentative.

20.Accordingtothetalk,whatareparentsconcernedabout?

A.Theirchildrenwon’tbeindependentenough.

B.Onlineeducationisnoteasytofollow.

C.Onlinedegreeswon’tresultingoodjobs.

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10题；

每小题2.5分，满分25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.

JohnSandwasoneofthemostinfluentialteachersIhaveevermet.Duringhighschool,hetaughtmemorethananyotherteacherhasbeenableto.

Hisunusualattitudereflectshismethodsofteaching.Hewasoftentryingtopushusoutofourcomfortzoneswithvideoprojectswedidaboutonceamonth.Hewantedustofaceandaccepthowotherpeoplesawustoprepareusfortherealworld.HewasalwaysmakingcolorfulPowerPointstoteachusthelatesttopicinsteadofstandinginfrontofuslecturingforaperiod,puttingustosleeplikemanyteachersdo.Hedidnotgiveushomeworkonedayandhaveitduethenext,butinsteadgaveusascheduleofthehomeworkandlefttheresponsibilityuptoustoremembertodoit.Havingthatpreparesusforlifeafterhighschool,lifelessorganized,wheretheresponsibilityisallonus.

Mr.Sandisaresponsiblefamilyman.Hetookwhatevertimewehadleftinclasstoshowushisnewestvacationvideosorhischildren’ssportsvideos.Hebalanceshisfamilyandhiscareersonicely.

Mr.Sandalwaysencouragedustoexploretheculturesoftheworld.HewouldtellusstoriesofhistravelsacrossEuropeandhisadventuresaroundtheUS,whilemanyteachersjustforcetheideaofcollege.

ManypeoplemaynotevergettohavetheexperienceofhavingMr.SandasateacheroreverbeaffectedbyhimlikeIwas.Butforthem,Ifeelsorry.Puttingasidethathewasmyteacher,hewasonepersonwhoinfluencedmegreatlyandtaughtmethingsthatwentbeyondtheschoolcourses.

21.Accordingtothewriter,whywasJohnSanddifferentfromotherteachers?

A.Henevergavehomeworktohisstudents.

B.Heclearlyknewwhathisstudentswouldbelikeinthefuture.

C.Healwaysmadehisclasseslivelyandinteresting.

D.Heoftenencouragedhisstudentstofacetherealworldbravely.

22.WhichofthefollowingshowsthatthewriterwasgreatlyaffectedbyMr.Sand?

A.Herealizeswhatmakesanexcellentteacher.

B.Hehasthecouragetotakegreatadventures.

C.Hefeelsmoreconfidentwithincomfortzones.

D.Heknowshowtodealwithlifeafterhighschool

23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnoutstandingteacherB.Avaluableexperienceofschooling

C.Akindfamilyman,andafatherD.Anunusualmethodofteaching

B.

Musicismagic!

Musicspeakslouderthanwordsanditisa 

“language” 

thatthewholeworldcanunderstand.Apieceofmusiccanproducearesponseintheheartandmind.Likefeelinganelectricalcurrentorreceivingapersonalradiosignal,musichasaspiritualeffectonaperson.Differentkindsofmusicinfluencepeopleindifferentways.

Ihavelistenedtomusicallmylife.WhenIwastwelveyearsold,theBeatlescametoAmericaandmywholeworldopenedup.MaybeyoungpeopletodaycannotunderstandtheinfluenceoftheBeatleswhentheyexplodedacrossAmerica.Theirinfluencechangedthewaywedressed,looked,actedandspoke...evenourculture.TheBeatlesarrivedinAmericafromtheUKjustthreemonthsaftertheassassination（暗杀）ofPresidentJohnKennedy,whichhadputAmericaintoagreatdepression.AndthefreshnessandlivelyspiritoftheBeatleswasexactlywhatthecountryneededtorefreshitself.

Musiclinkstheheartofthehearerwiththatofthecomposer.Thismeansthatitmixesthespiritofthecomposerwithyourspiritwhenyoulistentoit.Andthemusiccantakeyourspiritoutofyourbodyandtransportyouintoanotherworld.Musichasagreatwayoftouchingpeople.Musiccanmakeyoulaugh,cryorshout.It’salsoagreatsourceofinspiration.

Trythisonedayandnoticewhathappens:

makeyourselfacupoftea,sitonyoursofaandplayoneofyourfavoritesongs.Closeyoureyes,andsoonyou’llfindyourselfcreatingvividmentalimagesmatchingthemusicthatyouarelisteningto.

24.Musichasmagicalpowerbecauseit________.

A.isakindoflanguage

B.canbeplayedmuchlouderthanwords

C.receivesapersonalradiosignal

D.caninfluenceaperson’sspirit

25.MusicinfluencespeopleinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________．

A.touchingandinspiringpeople

B.transportpeopleformoneplacetoanother

C.allowingpeopletoexpresstheiremotions

D.connectingthelistenerandthecomposermentally

26.Whatdoesthewritersuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?

A.Createvividpictures.B.Enjoysdrinkinginsparetime.

C.Relaxandlistentotheirfavoritemusic.D.Noticeeverythinghappeningaround.

C.

Peoplewhoincreasedthenumberoftimestheychewedtheirfoodbeforeswallowingatelesseachmeal,accordingtoanewstudy.

Sloweaterstendtobeslimmer.Beforethestudy,theresearchersdidn’tknowwhetheraskingpeopletochewmorewouldchangetheamountoffoodtheyate.Buttheyfoundmealsizesbecamesmallerwhenadultschewedmorebeforeswallowing---whethertheywereslim,normal-weight,overweightorobese.

“Thestudyprovesthebenefitsoftakingtimetochewfoodwell,”saiddietitianBrownGiggs.

Theparticipantswereaskedtoeatfivepizzarollsandcountthenumberoftimestheychewedeachroll.Researchersdidnottellthemwhatexactlywasbeingtestedinthestudy.47peoplewentontofinishthestudy.10wereslim,10werenormal-weight,27wereoverweight.Thoseparticipantsattendedthreeweeklylunchtimetestperiods.Eachday,researchersgavethem60pizzarollsandtoldthemtoeatuntiltheywerefull.Dependingontheperiod,researchersaskedpeopletocheweverybitethesamenumberoftimesasattheirtestvisit,50%moreortwiceasmanytimes.

Slimparticipantsatemoreslowlythannormal-weightandoverweightparticipants.Overall,peoplespentmoretimeeatingwhentheyincreasedthenumberoftimestheychewed.Theparticipantsratedtheirappetite（食欲）thesameaftereachmealeventhoughslowerchewingreducedhowmuchtheyate.

Researchersnotedthatthestudywasconductedunderlabconditions,soit'

snotclearwhetheritwouldadapttonormallife.Theresearchersarenowlookingtoseewhetherhowfastpeopleeat,forexample,influenceshowmuchtheyeat.“Ittakesabout20minutesforthebraintosignalyourstomachthatyourefull,”BrownRiggssaid.

“Fasteaterscaneatalargeamountoffoodwithinthat20-minuteperiodcausingmorecalories,whichcanleadtobeingoverweightorobesity.”

27.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?

A.Slimpeopleshouldtaketimetochewfoodwell.

B.Peopleshouldeatslowlyiftheywanttobeslim.

C.Theamountoffoodpeopleeatdependsonthetimestheychewit.

D.People’sappetiteisdeeplyinfluencedbythetimestheychewthefood.

28.Inthestudy,participantsweretoldto________.

A.takemorecaloriesfromthepizzarolls

B.eatfiveportionsofpizzarollseveryda