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湖北省孝感市七校学年高二英语上学期期中试题
2016—2017学年度上学期孝感市七校教学联盟期中联合考试
高二英语试卷
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.Whatlanguagecanthemanspeak?
A.German.B.Chinese.C.French.
2.Whatistheman'sfavoritesport?
A.Swimming.B.Running.C.Skating.
3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.WatchTVathome.B.Gotothecinema.C.Listentomusic.
4.Whereisthewomanprobably?
A.Inthepostoffice.B.Attheairport.C.Inthebank.
5.HowdidthemangotoTiananmenSquare?
A.Bysubway.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
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,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出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、7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Callheradoctor.B.Givehersomemedicine.C.Giveheracheck-up.
7.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.Inahotel.B.Inahospital.C.Inadrugstore.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.WhowillgotoLondonwiththewoman?
A.Theman'ssister.B.Thewoman'sbestfriend.C.Thewoman'ssister.
9.WhatwillthewomandoinLondon?
A.Plantsometrees.B.Goboatingonariver.C.Dosomeshopping.
10.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?
A.Thewomanwillcomebacknextweekend.
B.ThewomanwillgotoLondonbybus.
C.Themanwillpickupthewomanwhenshecomesback.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whydoesthewomansay"sorry"totheman?
A.Shedidn'trecognizehimatthefirstsight.B.Sheknockedintohim.
C.Shecan'tgotothePeople'sSquarewithhim.
12.WhatisMarkdoingnowprobably?
A.Havingcoffeeatthecafé.B.Attendingameetinginthehotel.
C.ShoppingatthePeople'sSquare.
13.Whichcountryarethetwospeakersin?
A.England.B.Japan.C.America.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whereisthemanworking?
A.InAppleCompany.B.Atarestaurant.C.InXYCompany.
15.WhatisMr.Johnsondoingatthemoment?
A.Heishavingameeting.B.Heisgoingonabusinesstrip.
C.Heistalkingonhisphone.
16.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?
A.ToinviteMr.Johnsontodinner.B.TothankMr.Johnsonforhishelp.
C.ToaskMr.Johnsonforhelp.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoesDaviddo?
A.Asinger.B.Anautoworker.C.Ateacher.
18.HowmanyCDshasDavidmadealready?
A.None.B.Two.C.One.
19.WhatplacesdoesTomwanttotravelto?
A.Placeswithlonghistory.B.Placeswithhighmountains.
C.Placeswithstrangenames.
20.WhodoesBenwanttobuildatallbuildingfor?
A.Theold.B.Thehomeless.C.Thedisabled.
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。
A
BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.HisbirthplaceisnowpartofPoland.HestartedlawschoolinVienna,Austria.Buthedecidednottobecomealawyer.Instead,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaper.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesinGermany.
In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.ItwascalledTheBadSeed.
BillyWilderarrivedtosettleintheUnitedStatesin1934.ThereheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.
In1944,BillyWildermadeafilmcalledDoubleindemnity.SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors.
In1950,BillyWildermadeSunsetBoulevard.Morethan50yearslater,movie-loversstilllikethismovieverymuch.
In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder'sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.ItwasTheSevenYearitch.
BillyWildercontinuedtomakeinterestingmoviesthroughthe1960sand1970s.Asusual,hefilledhismovieswithsocialcomments.
Inrecentyears,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthehighestawardaproducercanreceive.
WilderdiedinMarch,2002.AcurrentHollywoodproducersaid,"BillyWildermademoviesthatpeoplewillneverforget."
21.WhendidBillyWilderdirecthisfirstmovie?
A.In1944.B.In1934.C.In1954.D.In1933.
22.Accordingtothecritics,whichmoviemadehimoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors?
A.SunsetBoulevard.B.TheBadSeed.
C.TheSevenYearitch.D.Doubleindemnity.
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinGermany.
B.BillyWilderwasborninAmerica.
C.Wilder'smoviescoveredsocialcomments.
D.BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducerin1950.
24.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.WhyBillyWildermovedtoAmericaB.FilmsmadebyBillyWilder
C.LifeofBillyWilderD.BillyWilder—agreatHollywoodactor
B
Whenstudentsreadarticlesaboutscientificdiscovery,theylearnwhatworked.Scientistsshowthemethodsthatgotthebestresult.Theyoftenshowonlytheresultsthataresignificantandimportant.Whattheywon'tshowarethemistakesorfailuresthatcamefirst.Yetsometimesthosemistakespointedthewaytosuccess.
Itcantakealongtimeandmanyexperimentstoachievescientificsuccess.Robbin,16,andAnnabelle,15,learnedthatwhileworkingthissummerinalab.What'smore,theylearnedthatfailureisnotnecessarilysomethingtofear.
"Iliketheideaofscientificresearch,"saysRobbin.It'sthebasisfor"everylessonyoulearninschoolandunderstandingeverythingyouseeinlife".Thissummer,RobbinhasbeenworkingwithLauren,achemistrystudent,whoismakingnewdrugstofightharmfulbacteria.Atfirst,thetestsmadeRobbinanxious.Sheworriedthatshemightbemakingterriblemistakes.ButLaurensaidthatfindingoutwhatdoesn'tworkis"justpartofthelearningprocess".Withtime,theteenagergotcomfortablewiththeideathateveryexperimentwouldn'tsucceed.
Annabellealsolearnedalotaboutfailureandsuccess.SheworkedwithgraduatestudentAgnieszkaGil."SometimesItrysomethingandittakesawhilefortheexperimenttorun."ThismeansthatfindingoutwhetherAnnabelledidsomethingwrongcanbeastressfulwaitinggame,because"ifyoudidsomethingwrongyouneedtodoitagain".Butshe'snowlearningtobepatientandnottoexpectinstantsuccess.
Inscience,gettingtounderstandwhysomethingfailedisontheroadtosuccess.
25.Whatimpressesstudentsmostinarticlesaboutscientificdiscovery?
A.Thereasonsforsuccess.B.Scientists'achievements.
C.Stressfulprocessofresearch.D.Thereasonofmistakes.
26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Laurenmanagedtomakenewdrugs.B.Robbinisagraduatestudent.
C.Agnieszkaexpectedaninstantsuccess.D.Annabellelearnsthevalueofpatience.
27.WhatdidRobbinandAnnabellehaveincommonintheirexperiments?
A.Theyrealizednotallexperimentswouldsucceed.
B.Theydidtheirexperimentsindependently.
C.Theymadeseveremistakesintheexperiments.
D.Theyassistedgraduatestudentstomakenewdrugs.
28.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?
A.Theimportanceofscientificdiscovery.B.Thereasonofmakingerrorsinscience.
C.Thecorrectattitudestowardsfailures.D.Theimportanceofdoingexperiments.
C
Chinaisfacingareadingcrisis,withmorethan50%ofpeoplesurveyedbelievingtheydon'tspendenoughtimereadingandonly20%satisfiedwiththeirreadingtime,ChinaDailysaid.
AccordingtoXuShengguo,headoftheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication,thecountry'sreadingratelastyearwas78.6%,whichmeansthatpercentageofpeoplereadbooks,periodicalsornewspapersorwereinvolvedinonlinereading,while21.4%readnothingatall.
TheacademystartedanyearlysurveyonthereadingquantityofChinesepeoplein2005andfoundthateachread4.5to4.7booksonaverageperyearbetween2005and2014.Lastyear,Chinesepeoplereadonly4.56books,comparedwith12inFrance,11inSouthKorea,9inJapanandabout7intheUnitedStates.Inaddition,morethan40%ofChinesepeoplereadlessthanonebookthroughouttheyearoutsideoftextbooks.
AtrainingmeetingonreadingsupportedbyBeijingMunicipalBureauofPress,Publication,Radio,FilmandTelevisionwasheldinBeijinglastweek.ItwasthefirstmeetingfortheLeadingReaderproject,atrainingseriesforteachers,officials,collegestudentsandbookstoreownerstopromotenationwidereading.ItwillbeheldonweekendsduringSeptemberandOctober.
InadditiontofactorssuchasthelargepopulationbaseinChinaandimbalanceofregionaleconomicdevelopment,theshortageofpubliclibrariesiswidespread.Readingpartiesinthecommunityareinneedofgreaterpromotion.Ifwewanttopromotethenationwidereadingrate,wehavetoencouragemoregrassrootsreadingprograms.
29.WhatisthereadingrateofChinalastyear?
A.78.6%.B.20%.C.40%.D.21.4%.
30.What'sthetrainingmeetingheldlastweekfor?
A.ForsupportingBeijingMunicipalBureau.
B.Forpromotingnationwidereading.
C.Foradvertisingrelatedbooks,filmsandtelevisions.
D.Fortrainingteachersandmiddleschoolstudents.
31.WhichisNOTthefactorofthereadingcrisis?
A.MostChinesepeoplenolongerlikereading.
B.Chinahasalargepopulationbase.
C.Thereisanimbalanceinregionaldevelopment.
D.Someregionshavenoenoughpubliclibraries.
D
Babiesmaylookhelpless,butassoonastheycomeintotheworld,they'reabletodomanyimportantthings.Theycanrecognizefacesandmovingobjects,They'reattractedtolanguage.Andfromveryearlyon,theycandifferentiatetheirmotherfromotherhumans.
"Theyreallycomeequippedtolearnabouttheworldinawaythatwasappreciatednotuntilrecent