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高二英语上学期期中试题16

绵阳市丰谷中学2016年半期高二英语试卷

考试时间：

90分钟，分值100分

一．听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

听下面对话，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。

每段对话读两遍。

1.Whatd

oesthemanwant?

A.TeaB.MilkC.Coffee

2.Wheredidthewomangoforthetrip?

A.TothecitycenterB.ToherhometownC.Tothebeach

3.HowlonghasthemanbeenawayforChina?

A.For10years.B.For30yearsC.For15years.

4.HowisthewomangoinghomeforChristmas?

A.Bybus.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.

5.Whatdoesthemanplantodoontheweekend?

A.Goforanouting.B.GotoamovieC.Holdaparty.

听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。

6.Whendoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atthebeginningoftheterm.

B.Attheendoftheterm.

C.Inthemiddleoftheterm.

7.Whatwillthespeakersmostprobablydo?

A.Seeamovie.B.WatchagameC.Gotoaconcert.

8.Whataretheygoingtodofirst?

A.Finishtheirhomework

B.Havesuppertogether

C.Gotothelibrary.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。

9.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

A.Inanoffice..B.Athome..C.Inacamp.

10.Whatdothespeakersneedtodobeforeleaving?

A.Togetthingsready..B.Tohaveagoodsleep.C.Tochangetheirtickets.

11.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Checkthecar.B.Packuptheirthings..C.Repairthegarage..

听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15题。

12.Whati

sthemaninterestedin?

A.Playingthepiano

B.PlayingfootballC.Playingtheviolin.

13.Whydoesthemanoftengotoconcerts?

A.Tolearnfromothers.B.Tomakesomefriends.C.Tolearntosing.

14.Whatdoesthewomanenjoydoing

inhersparetime?

A.Visitingfriends.B.Playingthepiano.C.Seeingmovies..

15.Whomwouldthespeakersaskforadvice?

A.TheirteacherB.Thewoman’suncleC.Theman’suncle

听下面一段独白，回答第16至第20题。

16.Whattimearethegroupleavingtomorrow?

A.At9:

00B.At9:

30C.At10:

00.

17.Howmanyplaceswilltheystopat?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.Four

18.Howlongwilltheystayatthecafe?

A.Anhour.B.Halfanhour.C.45minutes.

19.Whatisthethirdstopoftheirtrip?

A.Abeach.B.AcafeC.Apalace

20.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisetheaudiencetotake?

A.AcameraB.AcoatC.Abottle.

二、单词拼写（根据中文提示拼写单词）（共10小题；共10分）

21.Hedecidedtoopenasmallshopafterhis（退休）inordertomakealiving.

22.It'simportanttounderstandotherpeoplefromdifferent（背景）.

23.Hefinallywonhis（自由）after20yearsinjail.

24.MissHarperclosedhereyesand（假装）tobeasleep.

25.Astimepassed,however,thecarnivalperiodwas（延长）.

26.Canyoutellmehowmanystudentsourclass（组成）o

f?

27.I'mthinkingofawayto（解决）theproblemwearefacedwith.

28.Mostofthebuildingshereareratherunattractive,butthischurchisan（例外）.

29.Hetoldustokeepquietforfearthat

wemight（打扰）others.

30.Herunhappinesswasso（明显的）thatanyonecouldseeit.

三、完形填空（共20小题；共20分）

IndependenceDayiscelebratedonJuly4everyyearintheUnitedStates.On

thatday,allthepeoplearoundmewereexcitedandinavery31mood.Intheiropinion,thedayisveryimportant.

The32ofthefestivalinchildhoodimpressmealot.Istillrememberallofthem33.

Ihadaverygoodfeeling34Iwalkedinthepark.Isaw35peopleenjoyingthemselves.Mostpeopledressedinaspecialway.They36largehatsandcarriedcolourfulballoons.Itwasa（n）37feelinganditwasthebestFourthofJulythatIhad38spent.

Thereweremanyshopsallaroundus.Thewholeparkwas39asblue,whiteandred.Itwaslikethewholetownhad40,withoutdiscriminationagainstblacks,andwereall

inastateofpatriotism.Nooneminded41andeveryonewasjustpleasedtobeinsuchanenvironment.

Thepartydidnot42here.Varioussmallareaswerealso43wherefamiliescouldgotoenjoyinadifferentway.However,the44partoftheeveningoccurredtenminutesaftersunset.Thecrowdstartedtosettleand45theopengroundtowardstheeasternendofthepark.

Soon,loudmusicwas46andthefireworks（烟花）began!

And47amazingfireworkstheywere!

Peo

plewere48andamazedeverytimearocket49goupandexplodeinfrontofthedarkcurtain.Thefireworkswere50withthemusic,andtheyproducedtheseamazingcolorsanddesignsasthemusicreacheditscrescendo（高潮）.Althoughthewholeeventlastedforonly15minutes,itwasthemostwonderfulexperienceofthatparty.

31.A.dullB.goodC.fastD.curious

32.A.celebrationsB.memoryC.meaningD.situation

33.A.slowlyB.anxiouslyC.clearlyD.eagerly

34.A.untilB.ifC.forD.as

35.A.carelessB.countlessC.fearlessD.hopeless

36.A.soldB.madeC.boughtD.wore

37.A.regretfulB.wonderfulC.thoughtfulD.absolute

38.A.everB.neverC.stillD.seldom

39.A.paintedB.decoratedC.dividedD.built

40.A.returnedB.unitedC.brokenD.slept

41.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing

42.A.takeB.bringC.noticeD.stop

43.A.gaveupB.setupC.openedupD.turnedup

44.A.funniestB.mostsuitableC.cheapestD.hardest

45.A.reachedB.leftC.facedD.went

46.A.startedB.canceledC.forgottenD.remembered

47.A.thatB.whatC.whereD.how

48.A.sh

ockedB.attractedC.worriedD.caught

49.A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.need

50.A.turnedupB.turneddownC.turnedoffD.turnedon

四．阅读（共10小题；共20分）

A

TheCarnivalofBrazilisanannualfestivalheld46daysbeforeEaster,especiallyfamousfortheCarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.CarnivalcelebrationsarebelievedtohaverootsinthefestivalofSaturnalia

which,adaptedtoChristianity,becameafarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetoregretandprepareforChrist'sdeathandcomingbacktolife.

ModernBrazilianCarnivaldatesbacktoRiodeJaneiroin1641.ItoriginallycopiedtheEuropeanformofthefestival,latertakinginelementsofNativeAmericanandAfricancultures.

Inthelate19thcentury,thestrings（弦乐器）wereintroducedinRiodeJaneiro.Thesewerepageant（游行）groupsthatparadedthroughcityavenuesperformingoninstrumentsanddancing.Todaytheyareknownasblocks,consistingofagroupofpeoplewhodressincostumesorspecialT-shirtswiththemesorlogos.Blocksaregenerallyconnectedwithparticularneighborhoods;theyincludebothamusicgroupandalotofrevelers（狂欢者）.

Blockparadeshavebec

omeanexpressivefeatureofRio'sCarnival.Today,theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.Blockscanbeformedbysma

llorlargegroupsofrevelerswithacleartitle.Beforetheshow,theygatherinasquare,thenparadeinsectionsofthecity,oftennearthebeach.CarnivaltimeinRioisveryinteresting,butisalsothemostexpensivetimetovisitRio.Hotelroomsandotherlodgings（住宿）canbeuptofourtimesmoreexpensivethantheregularrates.Therearebigcrowdsatsomelocationsandlifeisfarfromordinaryinmanypartsoftown.

51.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheCarnivalofBrazilisoftenheldafterEaster.

B.TheCarnivalofBrazilcomesfromEasterandSaturnalia.

C.TheCarni

valofBrazilisafestivaltoregretandbeginanewlife.

D.TheCarnivalofBrazilismainlytocelebratethebirthofChrist.

52.Howlongisthehistoryofthepeople'scelebratingmodernBrazilianCarnival?

A.About100years.B.Lessthantwocenturies.

C.About370years.D.Overfivecenturies.

53.Theunderlinewordavenuesinthethirdparagraphmean.

A．awide,straightroadB.awayofgettingsomethingdone

C.asmallroadD.afestival

54Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat.

A.blockparadesbecomebiggerandbigger

B.blockparadescanonlybeformedbybiggroupsofrevelers

C.

thethemeofblocksmustbeserious

D.blocksawaysparadeonlyonthebeach

55.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thefamouscarnivalsintheworld.

B.HowthecarnivalwasintroducedinBrazil.

C.ThecarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.

D.ThehappylifeofthepeopleinRiodeJaneiro.

A

In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurd'Alene,Idaho,toFairbanks,Alaska,whereadventurewasneververyfaraway.

Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom'svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff,soshedidn'tcaremuchaboutmybedtime.

DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iu

suallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.On

ceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel（桶）ofpaintbutcouldn'treallygetagoodfiregoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,andwhenImademyexit,acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.

MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme,andtheydid!

IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.Ihadn'tturned5yet.

AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?

AsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder（驾雪橇者）,IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn'trealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped（包裹）heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.

In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurd'Alene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska.

56.Adventureheremeans_______

　A　awildandexcitingundertak

ing（notnecessarilylawful）

　B.　takeariskinthehopeofafavorableoutcome;

　C.experiencesomething

　D.Havesomecu