宁夏银川市兴庆区学年高二英语下学期期中试题Word下载.docx

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1.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Learntouseanewcamera.

B.Takethecamerabacktotheshop.

C.Cleanthecamerawhentakingpictures.

2.Wherewillthewomanprobablylivenextyear?

A.Inarentedroom.B.Inthedormitory.C.Athome.

3.Whatdoesthemannotlikeabouttheblueshirt?

A.Itsstyle.B.Itscolor.C.Itssize.

4.Whopaid2,330dollarsforacar?

A.Thewoman.B.Theman.C.Linda.

5.Whattimeisitbytheman'

swatch?

A.1:

40.B.1:

30C.1:

00.

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。

听完每段对话或独白前后，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.Howmuchisaticket?

A.2pounds.B.3pounds.C.5pounds.

7.Whydoesthewomantellthemantogetoffthebus?

A.They'

reatthelaststop.

B.They'

reatWoodfordGreen.

C.Thebusbrokedown.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8.WhatdidanItalianwaiterteachthemantodo?

A.SaysomewordsinItalian.

B.ReadItaliannewspaper.

C.WriteinItalian.

9.Wheredidthemanspendthelastday?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inagarden.C.Inhishotel.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Angry.B.Worried.C.Surprised.

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'

sbrother?

A.Heistheonlyonemakingmoneyinthefamily.

B.Heistakenasapoorworkerbyhisboss.

C.Heisafraidthathewillgotohisruin.

12.Whatwillthewomandofortheman?

A.Askherfathertofindajobforhisbrother.

B.Askherfathertocallthepresidentofthefactory.

C.Payavisittothepresidentofthefactory.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whohelpedthewomanlearntorideahorsewhenshewasyoung?

A.Herfather.B.Herelderbrother.C.Herfather'

sfriends.

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutridingahorse?

A.It’scompetitiveatmosttimes.

B.It’sdifferentfromracingahorse.

C.It’ssaferthanracingahorse.

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofputtingmoneyonahorseinarace?

A.It’sabigwaste.B.It’sawaytoearnmoney.

C.It’sakindofcompetition.

16.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Watcharace.B.Trytorideahorse.C.Godownontothetrack.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.HowlongdidthespeakerstudyFrenchinhighschool?

A.Foraboutoneyear.B.Forabouttwoyears.C.Foraboutthreeyears.

18.WhatwasabigchallengeforthespeakerwhenhefirstarrivedinFrance?

A.HowtoreallyunderstandwhattheFrenchweresaying.

B.HowtomakehimselfunderstoodbytheFrench.

C.HowtocatchupwithhisFrenchclass.

19.WheredidthespeakermeettwoyoungFrenchguys?

A.Ontheplane.B.Onthebus.C.Onthetrain.

20.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeakerfromthetalk?

A.Hewasatopstudentinhighschool.

B.Hewon'

ttravelwiththeBritishfriendagain.

C.HehasmadebigprogressinhisFrench.

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

BobbyWhiteworksasapoliceofficerinGainesville,Florida.Oneday,hewastoldtoinvestigateanoisecomplaint.Agroupofboyswereplayingbasketballinthestreet.Insteadofblamingtheboysorsendingthemhome,Whitejoinedthem.

Whitestartedshootingbasketswiththekids.Andafewminuteslater,somemoreboyscameandplayedthegame.ThecameraonWhite’spolicecarrecordedtheevent.Thepolicedepartmentpostedthevideoonline.Itwasseenover15milliontimes.

Beforehelefttheboys,Whitesaidhewouldcomebackagainwith“backup”.Thatiswhatpoliceofficerssaywhentheyareappealingforhelpfromotherofficers.

Asthevideospread,abasketballstarbecameinterestedinwhathappenedinGainesville.ThatplayerwasShaquilleO’Neal.HewasamemberoftheLosAngelesLakerswhentheywontheNationalBasketballAssociationchampionship.HealsoplayedfortheOrlandoMagic,ateamnotfarfromGainesville.

Theotherday,O’NealvisitedtheGainesvillepoliceandspokewithWhite.Andthentheywentoutto“thescene”.Thatiswhatpoliceofficerscalltheareawhereacrimehappened.Butofcourse,therewasnocrime.

Thistime,Whitetoldtheboys,“ItoldyouIwasgoingtobringsomebackup.Right?

Youguysready?

”AndO'

Nealturnedupfromanearbycar.Thekidsgotreallyexcited.O'

Nealplayedbasketballwiththeboysandotherofficersasacrowdgathered.O’Nealeventuallygatheredtheboystogetherandgavesomewisewords,“Bealeader,notafollower”,“Respectyourpeers（同龄人）andyourelders”,and“Youcanbewhateveryouwanttobe”.

21.Whydidn’tWhitesendthekidshome?

A.Hewasalsoabasketballfan.B.Thekidsdidn’tplayinthestreet.

C.Hedidn’tthinkitwasaproblem.D.Thekidspromisednottomakeanoise.

22.WhatdidthepolicedepartmentofficialsprobablythinkofWhite’sdeed?

A.Itwasillegal.B.Itwasuseless.

C.Itdeservedpraise.D.Explanationshouldbeoffered.

23.Whodidthebackupturnouttobe?

A.Theboys’peers.B.BobbyWhitehimself.

C.Someotherpoliceofficers.D.Awell-knownbasketballplayer.

24.WhatwasO’Neal’smainpurposeinarrivingat“thescene”?

A.Toteachthekidsalesson.B.Toencourageandhelpthekids.

C.Toteachthekidstoplaybasketball.D.Tohelpthepolicelookintothecrime.

B

Bullets（子弹）areknownfortheirabilitytokill.However,notallbulletsarebad.Magicbulletissomethingthatsolvesadifficultproblemeasily.Butthereisnotonethingthatsolvesadifficultproblem.Forexample,let’ssayacountryissufferingfromaweakeconomy.Itraisesvarioussocialissues.Peoplewantchangeandprotest（抗议）inthestreets.However,thereisnomagicbullettocurealltheseproblems.

Totakeabulletforsomeoneisagoodthing.Well,thethoughtbehindthisexpressionisagoodthing.Itmeansyouarewillingtoharmyourselftoprotectsomeoneelse.Thisoftensoundslikeatoughexpression.Mothersmightnotsay“I’dtakeabulletformychild”,buttheywould.Peopleinthearmy,however,mightsay,“I’dtakeabulletforyou,man.”

Whenyousweatbulletsyouareverynervousoranxiousaboutsomething.Whatdoesdodgingabulletmean?

Forexample,let’ssayyougetuplateforwork.Yourbosshaswarnedyouthatifyouarelateagain,youmaygetfired.Whenyouarriveattheoffice,youaresweatingbullets.However,youneednotworry.Asitturnsout,yourbossisoutsickthatday.Youhavedodgedabullet.

Toeasethepainofadifficultsituation,peoplearesometimesaskedtobitethebullet.Whatistheoriginofthisexpression?

DuringtheCivilWar,pain-killingdrugswereoftenhardtofind.So,doctorsworkingonthebattlefieldwouldgivetheirpatientssomethingtobiteon.Manytimesitwasabullet.Hollywoodmovieshelpedtokeepthisexpressionalive.Inoldwesternmovies,morethanonecowboywasseenbitingabullet,perhapsdrinkingsomewine,whileremovinganarrowfromhisbody.Inmodernconversation,bitingthebulletmeanstoacceptadifficultdecisionorsituation.

25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofamagicbullet?

A.Unrealistic.B.Valuable.C.Approachable.D.Necessary.

26.Whoseactionsspeaklouderthanwordsaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Bosses’.B.Doctors’.C.Soldiers’.D.Mothers’.

27.Whatcanwesaywhenweavoidabadthingluckily?

A.Sweatbullets.B.Dodgeabullet.

C.Takeabulletforsomeone.D.Befasterthanaspeedingbullet.

28.Whatisthemeaningof“bitethebullet”nowadays?

A.Reduceone’spain.B.Acttoonervously.

C.Drinktoomuchwine.D.Havetodosomethingunpleasant.

C

Byday,ClarkKentisajournalistwhofightsfortruthanddisadvantagedgroupsinMetropolis.Butwhentheshymanremoveshisglasses,ClarkKentisgone.HebecomesSuperman.Notevenhiscolleagues,includingLoisLanewhooftenreportsstoriesaboutSuperman,realizethattheflyingsuperheroworkswiththem.Personally,I’vealwaysfoundSuperman’s“disguise（伪装）”extremelyfunny,butthenagainit’sjustsomethingyouacceptaspartoftheSupermanuniverse.However,obviouslywearingglassesdoesindeedmakeithardforpeopletorecognizeyou,accordingtoarecentstudy.

PeopleofMetropolisarenotthefoolseveryonethinkstheyare.ResearchersfromUniversityofYork’sDepartmentofPsychologyshowedparticipantsfacesofpeople.Thepictureswerepresentedinpairsinthreegroups:

glasses-wearingfaces,apairwithonlyonepersonwearingglasses,andfinallyapairwithnoonewearingglasses.Eachparticipanthadtojudgewhetherthefacesshownineachpairwerethesamepersonornot.

Inthosecaseswherebothofthefacesworeglassesorwhereneitherworeglasses,participantswereright80percentofthetime.Whenonefaceworeglasses,andtheotherdidn’t,participantsweremuchlessabletoidentifywhenthesamepersonwasthere,scoringaboutsixpercentlower.

Thesefindingssuggestthat,generally,peoplefinditdifficulttomatchstrangers’faces.Whentheywearglasses,thechallengeisevengreater.

BesidesprovingClarkKentcouldhaveactuallymadeit,theresultscouldbeusefultoimprovethesecurityofpassportsandotherIDcards.

“Wehopethatthisresearchcanbeusedbygovernmentstohelpinformfuturepoliciesonidentificationforsecuritypurposes,particularlyintheUKwhereindividualswhonormallywearglassesarerequiredtoremovethemfortheiridentificationcards,”theresearcherswrote.

29.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofSuperman’sdisguise?

A.Unnecessary.B.Logical.C.Smart.