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1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案17

武汉外国语学校2016—2017学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟　　　　　试卷满分：

145分　　　　

PartIListening（total30marks）

SectionA

Listentothefivedialogues,andchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.Eachdialoguewillbeplayedonlyonce.

1.WhatisthewomanlikelytodoatChristmas?

A.Meetsomeofherfriends.

B.Helphermotherdosomecooking.

C.Doanythingshemaycomeacross.

2.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inabank.

3.Whywastheplanelate?

A.Theweatherwasbad.B.Someonewasbadlyill.C.Theengineneedsrepairing.

4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Husbandandwife.C.Friends.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutKate?

A.SheisLucy’ssister.B.SheisLucy’smother.C.SheisSam’sniece

SectionB（25marks）

Listentothefivedialoguesorpassagesandchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.Eachdialogueorpassagewillbeplayedtwice.

Listentothedialogue6andanswerquestion6and7.

6.Wheredidthewomanlivethreemonthsago?

A.Inherownhouse.B.Inastudenthouse.C.Withalocalfamily.

7.Whatisthewoman’sprobleminstudying?

A.Thecourseistoodifficult.

B.Thestudenthouseistoonoisy.

C.Thecomputerroomisbusy.

Listentothedialogue7andanswerquestion8and9.

8.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisinterviewtomorrow?

A.Heisworriedaboutit.B.Heislookingforwardtoit.C.Heissureofwhattoexpect.

9.Whatimpressedthewomanmost?

A.Theman’sGerman.B.Theman’sexperience.C.Theman’sbusinessskill

Listentothedialogue8andanswerquestion10to12.

10.Howfaristheman’shometownfromthesea?

A.About8miles.B.About100miles.C.About100kilometers.

11.Whatdothetouristsdointheman’shometown?

A.Visitingtheoldmuseum.

B.Planningforthenextyear.

C.Slowingdownandenjoyingoldbuildings.

12.What’sthefavoriteactivitythereinJanuary?

A.Skiing.B.Picnic.C.Camping.

Listentothedialogue9andanswerquestion13to16.

13.Atleasthowmanypeoplewillattendtheparty?

A.FourB.FiveC.Six

14.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Workmates.C.Teammates.

15.Whenwillthewomancometotheget-together?

A.At4:

45pm.B.At5:

00pm.C.At5:

15pm.

16.WherewillthespeakersmeetthisFriday’sevening?

A.Atthewoman’s.B.Atschool.C.Attheman’s.

Listentothepassage10andanswerquestion17to20.

17.Whatoccupationismentionedinthetalk?

A.AmanagerB.Ateacher.C.Asalesman

18.Howcanweshowourinterestinthecompany?

A.Askingproperquestionsaboutthecompany.

B.Lettingtheinterviewerknowmoreaboutyou.

C.Givingasmuchadviceaspossibletotheinterviewer.

19.Howcanwesucceedinaninterviewaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Givingasmuchinformationaspossible.

B.Beingfriendlyasmuchaspossible.

C.Beingconfidentandpreparingwell.

20.Howmanytipsdoesthespeakergiveus?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

PartIIUseofVocabularyandGrammar（total40marks）

SectionAMultipleChoice（20marks）

21.—Didtheprofessorsayanythingthat________toyouespecially?

—Notreally.ActuallyIslepthalfwaythroughhisspeech.

A.addictedB.attachedC.appealedD.referred

22.Diplomasplayanimportantroleinjob-hunting,butagooddiplomacannotbea（n）________foragoodjob.

A.accessB.privilegeC.guaranteeD.permission

23.Ifyoujustspendtime________advantagesanddisadvantages,youmaygetnothingintheend.

A.matching　　　B.balancingC.observingD.examining

24.Sallyisveryquietandyouneverknowwhatshe’sthinking.Shedoesn’t_______muchaway.

A.takeB.giveC.haveD.put

25.Thelong-awaitedseasonofABiteofChina_______morethan150regionsacrossthecountryandtakessixmonthstofilm.

A.coversB.containsC.obtainsD.sustains

26.Begratefulforwhatyouhave,andyou’ll_______havingmore.Ifyouconcentrateonwhatyoudon’thave,youwillneverhaveenough.

A.pickupB.endupC.setupD.takeup

27.Peoplewhoeatoutmore_______havehigherratesofbecomingfatthanthosewhoeatathome,forrestaurantmealsusuallyhavemorecaloriesthanwhatweprepareathome.

A.fundamentallyB.fortunatelyC.frequentlyD.faithfully

28.Ourfirstpriorityistomaintaincustomers’confidence_______ourproduct.

A.withB.toC.onD.in

29.Therearesmall,beautifultownsinChinawheretheenvironmentisclean,housepricesareona（n）_______levelandlivingqualityishigh.

A.adaptableB.adjustableC.reasonableD.reliable

30.ItisveryhardforMarytoworkthere,for________shedoescan’tsatisfyherboss.

A.nomatterhowB.howeverC.nomatterwhatD.whatever

31.Hisfirstmovie_______nextmonthisbasedontruestory.

A.toreleaseB.tobereleasedC.releasedD.beingreleased

32.Thereportswentmissingin2012andnobody________themeversince.

A.seesB.sawC.hasseenD.hadseen

33.Thefilmstarwearssunglasses.Therefore,hecangoshoppingwithout_______.

A.recognizingB.beingrecognized

C.havingrecognizedD.havingbeenrecognized

34.Notonly______snacksanddrinks,buttheyalsobroughtcardsforentertainmentwhentheyhadpicnicinthegarden.

A. they brought  B. did they bring  C. brought they  D. they did bring

35.—HowareyouplanningtotraveltoShanghai?

—I______yet,butI______takingatrain.

A.didn’tdecide;amconsideringB.haven’tdecided;consider

C.haven’tdecided;amconsideringD.hadn’tdecided;haveconsidered

36.______nomoderntelecommunications,wewouldhavetowaitforweekstogetnewsfromaroundtheworld.

A.WerethereB.HadtherebeenC.IfthereareD.Iftherehavebeen

37.Withsomanydirectors_______,theboardmeetinghadtobeputoff.

A.wereabsentB.hadbeenabsentC.beenabsentD.absent

38.Thehighway_______tothecityisunderrepairnow.

A.ledB.leadsC.toleadD.leading

39. — I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. 

 — I think so. He ________ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing C. has been preparing D. had been preparing

40.Iamlookingforwardtotheday______mydaughtercanreadthisbookandknowmyfeelingsforher.

A.whichB.whatC.whenD.that

SectionBCompletethesentenceswithanappropriateformofthewordsinbrackets.

Onlyonewordforeachblank（10marks）

41.Property_________oftenknockdownhousesandbuildnewonesintheirplace.（develop）

42.Wehavetopaytherentwithinaweektoavoid_________.（evict）

43.Thereisanicefully-_________flatforrentontheseafront.（furnish）

44.Thecouplehadabigrowandsplitup,but_________enough,theymadeuptwoweekslater.（interest）

45.Sometimesyouhavetopaya_________feewhenyourentaflat.（maintain）

46.TokyoandNewYorkaremajor_________centresintheworld.（finance）

47.Theownerstook_________oftheirhouseoncethesquattershadleft.（possess）

48.Theschemesprovidecommunityservicesin_________regionsacrossWales.（deprive）

49.Thelocalcouncilhasmadenumerous_________tothehousingestate.（improve）

50.NowI’veboughtnewfurniture,IwishIhadamore__________flat.（space）

SectionCSentencepatterndrills（10marks）

Completethesecondsentencesothatithasthesamemeaningasthefirst.Usethewordinbracketifthereisany.

51.Whenshegotinvolvedintheproject,sherealizedthatpeopleoftenneedhelpandsupporttodotheirbest.

Onlywhenshegotinvolvedintheproject_______________thatpeopleoftenneedhelpandsupporttodotheirbest.

52.Becausetheyareunabletopaybothrentandlivingexpenses,somehomelesspeoplesquatinsomeemptycommercialproperties.

Ifthey_______________paybothrentandlivingexpenses,somehomelesspeoplewouldn’tsquatinsomeemptycommercialproperties.

53.The2016USpresidentialelectionhasshockedtheworld,forthetworivalsarealwayscondemningeachother.

Withthetworivals___________eachother,the2016presidentialelectionhasshockedtheworld.

54.Moneyalwaysburntaholeinhispocketbutnowheoftenkeepssomemoneybackforarainyday.

He_______________keepsomemoneybackforarainydayandmoneyalwaysburntaholeinhispocket.（used）

55.Althoughawardsofpreviousyearshavegonetowritersofprose,poetryanddrama,theSwedishAcademyannouncedonOctober13thatAmericansingerBobDylanwasthisyear’swinner.

Despite_______________awardsofpreviousyearshavegonetowritersofprose,poetryanddrama,theSwedishAcademyannouncedonOctoberthatAmericansingerBobDylanwasthisyear’swinner.

PartIIIReading（total40marks）

SectionAMultipleChoice（30marks）

A

Childrenwithautismhavedifficultywithsocialskillsandcommunication.Theyoftenbehaveinlimitedandrepeatedwaysandhavewhatseemlikeunusualstronginterests.

Autismismorecommoninboysthangirls.Whatcausesitisnotclear.Scientistsarestudyinggenesandpossibleenvironmentalinfluences.

Doctorsusuallycannotconfirmadiagnosisofautismuntilachildisaboutthreeyearsold.RebeccaLandaisaresearcherattheKennedyKriegerInstituteandJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicineinMaryland.ProfessorLandawantedtofindoutwhatdifferencesindevelopmentmightbeseenearlier.Sheledanewstudythatobserved235babiesbetweensixandthirty-sixmonthsofage.

“Atsixmonthsofage,thesignsofsomeriskfordevelopingcommunicationandsocialdelays,i