河北省学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

河北省学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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河北省学年高二英语上学期期中试题

高二英语上学期期中试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分,满分150分，考试用时

120分钟。

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Whoiscomingfortea?

A.John.B.Mark.C.Tracy.

2.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Leaverightaway.B.Stayfordinner.C.catchatrain.

3.Whatdoesthemancomefor?

A.Alecture.B.Ameeting.C.Aparty.

4.Whatsizedoesthemanwant?

A.9.B.35.C.39.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.LifeinSoutheastAsia.B.Weatherconditions.C.Aholidaytour.

第二节（共15小题：

每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

请听下面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7题。

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Givingaspeech.B.Chairingameeting.C.Introducingaperson.

7.WhydoesJimmyfeelhappy?

A.Shehasagreatteacher.B.Sheteachessinging.C.Sheisyoung.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhatisthesecondgiftforJimmy?

A.Acar.B.Awatch.C.Acomputer.

9.WhydoesJimmyfeelhappy?

A.Heliveswithhisparents.

B.He’sgotwhathedreamtof.

C.He’sreceivedlotsofpresents.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Theyarefriends.

B.Theyarestrangerstoeachother.

C.Theyarehusbandandwife.

11.Whydoesthewomancometotalkwiththeman?

A.Togetajob.B.Totakeatest.C.Toseethesecretary.

12.Whatdoesthemanmeanbysayingsorry?

A.Hecan’thearthewomanclearly.

B.Hedoesn’tneedadesigner.

C.Hecan’thelpthewoman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shelivesclosetotheoffice.

B.Sheisnewtothecompany.

C.Shelikesthebigkitchen.

14.Howdoesthemangotowork?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

15.WhywasSusanlateforwork?

A.Shemissedthebus.B.Hertrainwaslate.C.Hercarbrokedown.

16.Whatwillthemandothenextday?

A.Gotoworkbytrain.B.VisitLilyinherflat.C.Leavehomeearlier.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wherecanyoumostprobablyhearthistalk?

A.InaclassoftheEnglishlanguage.

B.InaclassoftheGreeklanguage.

C.InaclassoftheFrenchlanguage.

18.Howlongdoestheclasslast?

A.11weeks.B.13weeks.C.15weeks.

19.Whatis“theshortcut”tolearningwordsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.TakingmorecoursesB.Readingbasicwordsaloud.

C.Learninghowwordsareformed.

20.Whyistheclasspopular?

A.Itisnotofferedeachterm.

B.It’staughtbyProfessorMorris.

C.Ithelpstomastersomeusefulrules.

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

Dangerousastheyare,extremesportsremainappealingamongmanyAustralianyoungpeople!

CampExtremeistheperfecttestofyourheart.

KiteSurfing

It’stheexcitingmixtureofkite,boardandwaves.Theideaofusingakitetoacceleratespeedseemslikeanewchallenge,yettheartofkiteflyingdatesbacktothe13th-centuryChinesewhenitwasusedasasimplemeansoftransport.

Catchawindandyou’removing—up,downandacrossthesurf.“It’salwaysexciting.You’djump5feetor35feet.Youneverknowifyou’regoingtogoupintheair,andyourheartisjustgoingboom,boom,boom.”

Coasteering

Itisbyfarthebestactivityandtheeventthateveryoneisstilltalkingabout.Thisisexploringthecoastlinewithoutworryingaboutacoastalpathorfindingarockybayblockingyourroute.Youclimb,diveandswimfromoneplacetoanother.WithCoasteering,youdon’thavetobeabletoswimasthewetsuitandbuoyancy（浮力）aidwillkeepyoufloatingwhenyouareinthewater.

SkyDiving

Traditionalparachuting（跳伞）doesn’tsoundriskyenough.Sonowskydivingisthenameforjumpingfromaplaneandlisteningtoyourheartbeatingheavilyasyoumovefasttowardstheearthbeforeyouopenyourparachuteatthelastmoment.

MountainBiking

It’sbeenaroundsolongthatbikersarenolongersatisfiedwithjustgoingupanddownamountain.Mountainbikingisasportwhichconsistsofridingbicyclesoff-road,oftenoverroughland,usingspeciallyadaptedmountainbikes.Mountainbikessharesimilaritieswithotherbikes,butincludefeaturesdesignedtoimprovestrengthandperformanceinroughareas.

Fordetails,pleasecalluson1300-792-668orclickhere:

.au.

21.Allthefourextremesportsaremainlyintendedtotestone’s_____.

A.heartbeatB.physicalhealth

C.courageD.potentialstrength

22.Theunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraph“it”refersto_____.

A.kitesurfingB.akiteC.kiteflyingD.theartofkites

23.Whichofthefollowingsportscanbethemostrisky?

A.KitesurfingB.Coasteering

C.SkydivingD.Mountainbiking

24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.

A.kiteswerethemainmeansoftransportinChina

B.swimmingskillsplayakeyroleinCoasteering

C.parachutingistheleastpopularsportsatpresent

D.mountainbikingrequiresmorethanridingcommonbikes

B

MywifeLauraandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.

Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!

Thebearisrightbehindus!

”Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback—thesignofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.

Iheldmycameratripod（三脚架）inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.

Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:

Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.

Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.

Drawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling（扭打）withthebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowardtheforest,beforereturningforanotherattack.ThefirsttimeIfelfpanic.Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremaindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.

25.Thewholetextismainlyarrangedin_________.

A.resultandinferenceB.causeandeffect

C.spaceorderD.timeorder

26.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit_________.

A.feltsafeB.gotinjured

C.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera

27.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir_________.

A.calmnessB.patienceC.prideD.cautiousness

28.Whenthebearmovedbacktowardstheforest,thefamilyfelt________.

A.excitedB.threatenedC.relievedD.puzzled

C

Who’sincontrolofyourlife?

Whoispullingyourstrings?

Forthemajorityofus,it’sotherpeople–society,colleagues,friends,familyorourreligiouscommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,“Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry（模仿）,theirpassionsaquotation.”

Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug—weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix（一剂毒品）,weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval．

Butjustaswithanydrug,thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom—thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they’remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.

Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?

Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway:

makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues—notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers,butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers,wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.

29.WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat____________.

A.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothers

B.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughts

C.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportant

D.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothers

30.