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黑龙江省大庆中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
大庆中学2016-2017学年上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
(考试时间120分钟,满分150分)
第I卷(共100分)
第一部分:
听力(共20小题,满分30分)
第一节听下面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。
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.Wherearethespeakersnow?
A.InToronto.B.InSingapore.C.InLosAngeles.
2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Medicine.B.Adoctor.C.Anadvertisement.
3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Doctorandpatient.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Policemananddriver.
4.WhatisthewomangoingtodothisSaturday?
A.Buyagiftfortheman.B.Attendabirthdayparty.C.Chooseshoesforherself.
5.Whymustthemangotothebank?
A.Hewantstosavesomemoney.B.Heneedssomemoneyforatrip.
C.Hehastogettraveler’schecksthere.
第二节听下面5段材料。
每段材料后有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段材料前,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。
听下面一段对话,回答第6至8题。
6.InwhichfieldhasthemangotaMasterDegree?
A.Medicine.B.Biochemistry.C.Nuclearphysics.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthephysics?
A.It’smoreinterestingthanchemistry.B.It’slessinterestingthanchemistry.C.It’sasinterestingaschemistry.
8.Whatisthemangoingtodoafterheleavesschool?
A.Heplanstobeadoctor.
B..Hehasdecidedtodomedicalresearch
C.Hehasn’thadadecision
听下面一段对话,回答第9至11题。
9.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Intheoffice.B.Onthephone.C.Atameeting.
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10.WhoisMr.King?
A.Thewoman’smanager.B.Thewoman’shusband.
C.Thewoman’scustomer.
11.WhydoesthewomanwanttotalkwithMr.King?
A.TwoimportantcustomerswanttovisitMr.King.
B.TheyshouldsendanengineertoL.A.
C.Thereareseriousequipmentbreakdowns.
听下面一段对话,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatarethetwospeakersmostprobably?
A.Employees.B.Students.C.Teachers.
13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthefilm?
A.Good.B.Bad.C.Justso-so
14.Whathappenedtothecoupleintheend?
A.Theyboughtahouseoftheirown.
B.Theycontinuedtolivewiththewife’sfather.
C.Theyhadtoworkevenharder.
听下面一段对话,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatmakesthemanfeelboring?
A.Thejob.B.Thelife.C.TheTVprograms.
16.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoing?
A.Havingarest.B.Havingaholiday.C.Changingajob.
17.Whatdoesthemanwant?
A.Hewantsanewjob.B.Hewantsholidays.C.Hewantsadifferentlife.
听下面一段对话,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetalk?
A.Tointroduceaguestspeaker.B.Togiveaprizetoamusician.
C.Toinviteamusiciantoaconcert.
19.Atwhatagedidthepianistbegintoplayhisownmusic?
A.5.B.10.C.40
20.Whatwillthepianistmainlytalkaboutnext?
A.Hischildhood.B.Hismusicschool.
C.Somethingabouthistours.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(共15小题,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选
出最佳选项。
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A
Keepingthekidsbusyovertheschoolholidayscanbediscouragingandcostparentsalot.Butwe’vefoundsomecheapandcheerfulwaystoenjoyfamilytimethisEasterfromfreedaysouttofun-filledthemeparkswhichwon’tcostusmuch.We’vedonethehomeworksoyoucangetstartedonhavingagreattime.
ThemeParks
♦Savefrom10%to25%offthepriceofticketsforLegolandinWindorbybookinginadvanceonline.Afamilyoffourcansaveupto₤45.90onaone-dayticket,paying₤137.70.
♦Booksevendaysinadvanceandsave₤43offthepriceofafamilyoffourt
icketsforDraytonManorThemePark.Call0844-472-1950orbookonlineandyou’llpay₤65ontheday.
♦YoucanpickupafamilyoffourticketforadayatAltonTowersinStaffordshirefor₤43.80offthedayprice.
♦Save₤16offthepriceforafamilytriptoTheMakingofHarryPotterbybuyingafamilyticket(twoadultsandtwochildren)online.Familyoffour₤101,comparedto₤117.
Activities
Studentslookingforacut-pricetriptoseetheanimalscansave15%offtheticketpriceatBristolZooandpay₤12.71ratherthanthefulladultprice₤14.53.Teensshouldshowtheiridentityasstudents.
Freebies
Letyourkidsdiscoverwhatit’sliketobeananimalontheAfricanPlainintheocean.Or,theycanlearntoloveleafbeetlesorbecomeascientistforthedayattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon.
21.WhichofthefollowingthemeparkscansaveyoumostonEasterDay?
A.AltonTowers.B.LegolandinWindsor
C.DraytonManorThemePark.D.TheMakingofHarryPotter.
22.Howcantouristsenjoyacut-pricetripatBristolZoo?
A.Byshowingtheirbi
rthdaysandbirthplaces.
B.Byshowingtheirfamilyaddresses
C.Byshowingtheirdrivinglicenses.
D.Byshowingtheirstudents’cards
23.Whoisthetextmainlyintendedfor?
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A.Thestudents.B.ThescientistsC.ThefamiliesD.Thekids
B
OrvilleWrightwasbornonAugust19,1871inDayton,Ohio,USAanddiedonJanuary30,1948.Togetherwithhisbrother,Wilbur,hewasthefirstairplanebuilder.Thebrotherscreatedthefirstcontrolled,poweredandheavier-than-airhumanflight.
HisparentswereMiltonWrightandSusanCatherineKoernerandbesidesthetwofamousbrotherstheyhadfivechildren.Onedayafteratriphisfatherbroughtasagiftasmallhelicopter.Thekidsloveditandastheyplayeddailywithitafterawhileitbroke.Thebrothersmanagedtocreateanewone.WrightevenletgohisplansofattendingYale.Hespenthistimehelpinghisillmotherandreadinginhisfather’slibrary.
In1884thefamilydecidedtomovetoDaytonandtheyremainedthereuntilthe1870’s.AprintingpresswasbuiltbythetwoandWilburwasaneditor.In1892theystartedbeingfascinatedbytheaeronautical(航空的)eventsofthattime.ThentheystartedtocreateanairplaneandWilburwasconsideredtheheadoftheteam.Theyweretheinventorsof“threeaxis-control”,whichpermittedthepilottosteertheaircraft’sbalance.
In1900theyhadtheirfirstattemptstomakeafunctionalglider(滑翔机)---ofcourseitdidn’thaveapi
lot.Afterthreeyearstheythoughtofintroducinganenginetotheglider.Atfirst,theirpatent(专利)applicationwasrefusedin1903,butafteroneyearitwasaccepted.
Orville’sfirstflightlasted12secondsandhad36.5meters.HewasresponsiblewiththepublicshowsnearWashingtonintheUnitedStates.OnSeptember9,1908hisflightwas62minutesand15secondslongandthesuccesswashuge.
24.WhatmightmakeWrightbrothersinterestedintheplane?
A.ThepleasanttripB.Catherine’seducation
C.Thepoliticalevents.D.Theirfather’sgift.
25.Wrightdidn’tgotoYaleprobablybecause.
A.hehadtocreateaplaneB.hedidn’thaveenoughmoney
C.hewouldliketolearnbyhimselfD.hismotheraskedhimtostayathome
26.Theunderlinedword“steer”(inParagragh3)probablymeans.
A.keepB.driveC.learnD.enjoy
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27.Thispassagetellsusabout.
A.theplane’shistoryB.Miltonandhischildren
C.OrvilleWright’slifeD.thedevelopmentofscience
C
Manypeoplebelievethatyoulosetheabilitytolearnnewlanguagesasyougetolder.Languageexperts,however,willtellyouthatyou’renevertoooldtolearnanewlanguage.Asyougetolder,itcanbemoredifficulttolearnanewlanguage,though.
Childrenandadultslearnnewlanguagesindifferentways.Forchildren,languageistheirlife.Theystudyforthousandsofhourseveryyear,becausetheyneedtolearnlanguagestobecomepartoftheircommunities.Adults,ontheotherhand,arealreadypartofalanguagecommunity.Learninganewlanguagemeansbecomingpartofanotherlanguagecommunity,andadultsrarelygetthechancetopracticeasmuchasyoungchildrendo.
Moreover,childrenlearninganewlanguageareexpectedtomakemistakes.Thisgivesthemfreedomwhenlearningtobedaringandconfident.Adults,however,oftenfeelpressuredtobeperfectwhenlearninganewlanguage.Thiscandiscouragemanypeopleandmakeitevenhardertolearnanewlanguage.
Whenyoungchildrenlearnanewlanguage,theycometoseevariouslanguagesasa“normal”partofsociety.Thismindset(思维模式)helpsthemembracelearninganewlanguagewithoutfeelinglikethey’redoingsomethingunusualor“toohard”.
Soifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,goforit!
It’snevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage.Ifyou’reolder,itmaytakemorework,butitcanbedone.Ifyou’reayoungchild,though,nowisthetimetostepoutandlearnanewlanguage!
28.By“Languageistheirlife”,theauthormeansthatchildren.
A.can’tlivewithoutlanguage
B.leadahappylifeeveryday
C.practiceanewlanguagealot
D.aretakengoodcareofadults
29.Whatmaymakeitfortheol
dpeopletolearntoanewlanguage?
A.Theyareafraidofbeinglaughedat.
B.Theyusuallyhavetoomanyinterests.
C.Theythinkmakingmistakesisnatural.
D.Theyalwaysmakeallkindsofmistakes.
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30.Whichofthe
followingshowsthedifferencebetweenchildrenandadultsin
learninganewlanguage?
A.Thebehaviorstheyhave.
B.Thelearningattitudes.
C.Thefutureplanstheyhavemade.
D.Thematerialstheyareusing.
31.Accordingtotheauthor,anewlanguage.
A.canneverbelearnedbytheoldpeople
B.canbegraspedbytheoldpeopleeasily
C.canbeunderstoodonlybytheoldpeople
D.canbelearnedbyboththeoldandtheyoung
D
TravelingbybicycleisaverypopularmeansoftransportationthroughoutChina.Chinahasahugepopulation,anditissaidthatthereisatleastonebicycleforeverytwopeoplewithinthecompany.Ofcourse,manypeopleinChinaridebicyclespurelyforsportorexercise,butit’salsoamuchmorecommonlyacceptedmeansofeverydaytransportation,ascomparedtocountriessuchastheUnitedSt