广东省普宁市第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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广东省普宁市第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考高二级

英语

第一部分

I、听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节：

听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。

（）1.Whichsubjectdidthewomanstudylastnight?

A.English.B.French.C.Physics.

（）2.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Dreams.B.Sleep.C.Exams.

听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。

（）3.Whydoesn’tthemanorderfirst?

A.Heiswaitingforsomeoneelse.

B.Hewantstocheckthepricefirst.

C.Heisunfamiliarwiththerestaurant.

（）4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthemanorder?

A.Smokedduck.B.Saltedfish.C.Roastbeef.

（）5.Whatdoesthemanwanttodrink?

A.Coffee.B.Wine.C.Beer.

听下面一段独白，回答第6-8题。

（）6.Whenwasthe55-mile-per-hourspeedlimitmadealaw?

A.In1963.B.In1973.C.In1983.

（）7.Howmanypeoplefavorahigherspeedlimitfortrucks?

A.Only23%.B.Only55%.C.Only75%.

（）8.Whydotruckerswantahigherspeedlimitfortrucks?

A.Trucksdonotusecrucialfuel.

B.Trucksrunbetterathigherspeeds.

C.Mosttrucksdon’ttransportconsumergoods.

听下面一段对话，回答第9-10题。

（）9.Whycan’tthemangetthrough?

A.Thelineisbusy.

B.Thelinehasn’tbeenpaid.

C.Thelineisnotintheservice.

（）10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Helosthisway.B.Hehadatrafficaccident.

C.Hewasstuckinatrafficjam.

第二节：

听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

Greenwoodmusiccamp

People:

StudentsofGrade3to11

Time:

Two12

Activities:

Studyandplaywith13musicartists

Experiencerapmusic,popmusic,classicalmusic,rock

androll,14music,countrymusicandsoon.

Havewonderful15everynight

II.语言知识与应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

WhenIwasakid,mybrotherdroppedthebomb:

"NoSantaClaus（FatherChristmas）!

"IfledtoGrandmabecauseIknewshewouldtellmethetruth．Itoldhereverything．"No!

"shesaid．"Ridiculous!

Don't16it．"

Afterdinner,wewenttoGeneralStore．Grandmahandedmeten17．"Takeitandbuysomethingforwhoeverneedsit．I'llwaitinthecar．"I'doftengoneshoppingwithMother,butneverhadIshopped18．Formoments,Istoodthere,confused,19whattodowithit．IthoughtofeverybodyIknew．20IthoughtofBobbieDecker．Hismotheralwayswroteanote,tellingtheteacherthathehadacough．WeallknewthatBobbiewouldhavenocoughifhehadathickercoat．SoIdecidedtobuyBobbieone．"Isthisapresentforsomeone?

"thesalesladyaskedmekindly．I21shyly．Shesmiled,handedittomeandwishedmeamerryChristmas．ThenGrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinSantaClaus22andribbons（缎带）andwrite"ToBobbie,FromSantaClaus"onit.Thenshe23meovertoBobbie'shouse．GrandmaparkeddownthestreetfromBobbie'shouse．We24noiselesslyandhidinthe25byhisfrontwalk．"Allright,SantaClaus,"she26,"getgoing．"Irushedout,threwthepresentdownathisfrontdoor,27hisdoorbellandflewbacktothesafety．Togetherwe28breathlesslyinthedarknessforthefrontdoortoopen．

FortyyearsIhaven'tforgottenthose29Ispentshivering（颤抖）inBobbie'sbushes．Thatnight,IrealizedthatthestoriesaboutSantaClausewerereallyridiculous．SantaClauswasalive,andwewereonhis30．

16．A．contradictB．believeC．abolish　D．consider

17．A．bagsB．certificatesC．coats　　　　D．dollars

18．A．separatelyB．apartC．singly　　　　D．alone

19．A．wonderingB．worryingC．expecting　　D．operating

20．A．LuckilyB．SurprisinglyC．Annually　　D．Firstly

21．A．noddedB．yelledC．refused　　　D．denied

22．A．giftB．nameC．paper　　　　D．needle

23．A．sentB．droveC．distributed　D．guided

24．A．walkedB．struggledC．ran　　　　　D．searched

25．A．cars．B．buildingsC．roofs　　　　D．bushes

26．A．criedB．whisperedC．screamed　　D．shouted

27．A．knockedB．pushedC．rang　　　　D．switched

28．A．recommendedB．laughedC．paused　D．waited

29．A．nightsB．feelingsC．moments　　D．bills

30．A．sideB．teamC．part　　　　D．staff

第二节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Poorstudentbehaviourseemstobe_____31____increasinglywidespreadproblemandIthinkthatmodernlifestylesareprobablyresponsible_____32_____this.

Inmanycountries,thebirthrateisdecreasingsothatfamiliesare____33____（small）withfewerchildren.Thesechildrenareoftenspoilt,notintermsofloveandattentionbecause_____34____（work）patentsdonothavethetimeforthis,butinmorematerialways.They_____35______（allow）tohavewhatevertheywant,regardlessofprice,andtobehaveastheyplease.Thismeansthatthechildrengrowupwithoutconsiderationforothersandwithoutanyunderstandingof_____36____theirstandardoflivingcomesfrom.

____37___theygettoschoolage,theyhavenotlearnedanyself-controlanddiscipline（纪律）.Teachers______38____（frequent）complainaboutthisproblemandmeasuresaretaken_____39_____（solve）theproblem.ButIthinkthesituationliesintheparents,____40_____needtobemoreawareofthefutureconsequencesofspoilingtheirchildren.

III阅读

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Augusthasalwaysbeendifficultforme.ItisthetimewhenIrealizethatthebooksmyEnglishteacherassignedtomearenotgoingtoreadthemselvesandthatIhaveadifficultmonthinfrontofme.

YoumightthinkthatIdon’twanttospendmysummerreading,butthat’snottheproblem:

Ilovereading.Onthefirstdayofmysummerholidaysthisyear,Iwenttothelibraryandgot“AGatheringofOldMen”byAfrican-AmericanwriterErnestGaines.Ienjoyeditverymuch.Ireadallthemagazinesthatmyparentssubscribetoandspendabout30minuteseverydaywiththemorningpaper.SowhydoIhatesummerreadingforschool?

Becausethebooksonsummerreadinglistsareoftenslow-goingandjustuninviting.Teachersandlibrariansdon’tunderstandthatsummerreadingcanbeentertainingaswellaseducational.Theychoosebooksthatafriendofmymother’scalls“spinachbooks”:

goodforyou,butnotmuchfuntotakein.Everysummer,Ireadthem,hatethemandgetpainfulabouttheexperience.

ThispainstartedthreeyearsagowhenIwasabouttobeginhighschool.Aspreparation,myEnglishteachertoldmetoread“TheAgeofInnocence”byAmericanauthorEdithWharton.I’msuretherearemanypeoplewhoenjoyed“TheAgeofInnocence”—somemightevensayit’stheirfavoritebook.

ButIdon’tthinkanyofthesepeoplereaditasa14-year-oldboyonhissummervacation.

“TheAgeofInnocence”isthestoryofaforbiddenromanceinNewYork100yearsago.At14,myonlyexperiencewithromancewasmyloveforbaseball.Icouldn’timaginebeinginlove,muchlessbeinginlovein1900.“TheAgeofInnocence”wastotallydifferentfrommylife.

Mostofmyrequiredsummerreadinghasbeenlikethat—bookswritteninastylethatplayswithwords.Iguessteachersdon’tthinkexcitingplotsmakefor“goodliterature”.Tome,though,agoodwriterdescribeseventsandcharactersinawaythatmakesthereaderwanttoknowwhathappensnext.

IfIweremakingupasummerreadinglist,itwouldinclude“TheFriendsofEddieCoyle”byGeorgeV.Higgins,“TheRightStuff”byTomWolfe,and“IntoThinAir”byJonKrakauer.Theseareallbooksthathaveliteraryvaluebut,justasimportant,canalsoentertainkidsonvacation.Iftheteacherscouldstandalittlefuninthebookstheyassign,myAugustswouldbealotmoreenjoyable.

41.TheauthorthinkshewillhaveadifficultAugustbecause_______.

A.hedoesn’tlikereadinginsummervacation

B.heistoreadthebooksboringandnotrightforkids

C.hehatestheEnglishteacherassigninghomework

D.hehatesAugust

42.WhatcanmakestudentsinterestedinAugustreadingoughttobe______.

A.romanticB.outofdate

C.entertainingandeducationalD.pure

43.Theauthorlistedsuchbooksas“TheFriendsofEddieCoyle”becausehethinks______.

A.theycanchangehisopinion

B.hecanlearnalotmorefromthem

C.theyareofliteraryvalue,andenjoyable

D.hehastodoasteacherstellhimto

44.Intheopinionoftheauthorofthispassage,agoodwritershouldbe_______.

A.onewhodescribeseventsandcharactersindifferentways

B.onewhoisfullofimagination

C.onewhoislearned

D.onewhousesawayofdescribingthatmakesthereaderwishtoknowwhattohappennext

45.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.WhyCan’tTeachersSetUsFunBooks?

B.IDon’tLikeReadingontheVacation

C.Teachers,Don’tSetUsAnyReadingAssignments

D.Teachers,SetUsFree

B

Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.

“Youcouldwinprizes,’’ourteachertoldusasshewrotetheposterinformationontheblackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuing,“Thefirstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyourposter.”

Westudiedtheboardcritically.Someofuslookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboard,rockingthesheetstotherightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten—dollargrandprize,eachandeveryoneofus.I'mgoingtospendmineoncandies,ahopefulonewouldannounce,whileanotherpracticedlookingserious,wiseandrich.

Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkins,whileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.Someofususedbigdesigns,andsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecornerofourposterandletthespacedrawtheviewer'sattentiontoit.Someofuswouldwanderpastthegoodstudents’desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesoiltheyseemedespeciallyfondofmakingallofusbelievewehadafaircha