湖北省宜昌市学年高二英语上册期中试题.docx

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湖北省宜昌市学年高二英语上册期中试题

宜昌市葛洲坝中学2015—2016学年第一学期

高二年级期中考试试卷英语试题

考试时间：

2015年11月

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.Whydoesn’tthemanopenthedoor?

A.Hehasn’tgotthekey.B.Thekeydoesn’twork.C.Hehasgotawrongkey.

2.WhatrelationisthewomantoTom?

A.Hismanager.B.Hisgirlfriend.C.Hiscolleague.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlydoing?

A.Havingaparty.B.Cooking.C.Shopping.

4.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodointheend?

A.Takeawalkalone.B.Waitforherinapark.C.Waituntilshefinishesaletter.

5.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Seeadoctor.B.Gotoaparty.C.Lookafterherchildren.

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.Whatisthewomanthinkingabout?

A.Theexams.B.TheEnglishclass.C.Thecomingholiday.

7.Whatmakesthemanchangehismind?

A.Hethinkshikingistiring.

B.Hewantstobewiththewoman.

C.Hewantstokeepawayfromthecoldweather.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Classmates.C.Clubmembers.

9.Whydidn’tthewomanreceivetheman’se-mail?

A.Hesentittosomeoneelsebymistake.

B.Therewasacomputerproblem.

C.Shechangedhere-mailaddress.

10.WhatdidthewomandolastSaturday?

A.Sheattendedaparty.B.Shetookpartinameeting.C.Shewentonabiketrip.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

12.WhatdidPeterthinkofpoems?

A.Theyarefuntoreadbutdifficulttowrite.

B.Theyareboringtoreadandhardtowrite.

C.Theyarefuntoreadandeasytowrite.

13.WhatdidthewomandowhenPeterwaslittle?

A.Sheaskedhimtorecitepoems.

B.Shereadnurseryrhymestohim.

C.Shetaughthimhowtoreadpoems.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheScienceClub?

A.Itisfunny.B.ItisattractiveC.Itisnotenjoyable.

15.WhydosomanystudentslikejoiningtheDramaClub?

A.Tobeoutstandingoncampus.

B.Toperformanotherperson.

C.Todeveloptheirtalentindrama.

16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hehatesdrama.B.Heisadramastar.C.Heistallandsmart.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredochildrenplaygamesafterschool?

A.Onthestreetcorner.B.Athome.C.Atschool

18.Whatdooldpeopledoafterbreakfast?

A.Readnewspapers.B.Gotocarraces.C.WatchTVathome.

19.Howdoyoungpeoplegoonoutingsattheweekends?

A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.DifferentwaysofenjoymentforAustralians.

B.Australiansliveabusylife.

C.LivinginAustralia.

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

Flowersonlybloom（开花）whentheyareplantedintherightsoil.Thatisalsotrueforme.IfirstmovedtoFoxboro,Massachusetts,asasinglemotherwithmybabydaughter,Darcy.IwasdrawntoitsNewEnglandbeauty,friendlypeopleandrichhistory.Ithappenedthattherewerealotofforsythia（连翘）bushesaroundthehouseinwhichIlivedjustlikemychildhoodhome.IjoinedSt.Mark’sEpiscopalChurchwhereItaughttheSundayschool.Atchurch,Imetmysecondhusband,Dean.Formorethan25years,IbloomedinFoxboro,andIhadanothertwochildren.

Then,whenDarcywasafewyearsoutofcollege,shemovedtoAlameda,California,tobenearfriends.Imissedherbadly.AyearlatermybelovedhusbandDeanhaddeadlycancer.Heonlymadeiteightmonths.Myheartwasbroken.LaterImovedtoAlamedawithmychildren.ItwasabeautifulVictorianisland,andIwasgratefultospendmoretimewithDarcy.Ievenattendedachurchandmadeafewfriendsthere.Still,Icouldn’thelpbutmissFoxboro.IthadeverythingandeveryoneIloved.

Onespringday,whenIwaswalkingbyaschool,somethingyellowcaughtmyeyes.Forsythiabushes!

TheymademehomesickandIkeptbackmytears.“Imissyou,Foxboro,”Iwhispered.ThenIwentintoashopandlookedatsomeceramic（陶瓷的）potslineduponashelf.Alargewhiteoneseemedtocatchmyattention.“That’llbeperfectinmylivingroom,”Ithought.

Iturneditovertolookattheprice.InsteadIfoundthesewords:

“NewEnglandPottery,Foxboro,Massachusetts.”Apieceofartwork,frommysecondhometown,wasrighthere.Itwasabletospreadacrossthecountryandsowereforsythiabushes.ItookitasasignthatIcanbloom,rightwhereIam.

21.Fromthetextwelearnthattheauthor.

A.gavebirthtothreechildreninFoxboroB.plantedforsythiabushesaroundherhouse

C.gottoknowhersecondhusbandatchurchD.workedasamiddleschoolteacherinFoxboro

22.Whentheauthorsawforsythiabushesataschoolshe.

A.wantedtobuyaceramicpottoputtheminB.thoughtofherlifeinFoxboro

C.felttheywouldlookgreatinherlivingroomD.believedtheywererealartwork

23.Whydoestheauthorcompareherselftoflowers?

A.Becauseshewantedtoshowshelikesflowers.

B.Becausegirlsarelikeflowersthatareblooming.

C.Becauseshemovedacrossthecountryjustlikeflowers.

D.Becauseshecanliveinanyplacethatisrightlikeflowers.

B

OK,Iadmitit:

emoticons（表情符号）arepopular.Somepeopleeventhinktheyarefun.Manyseemunabletosendane-mailorInstantMessagechatsentencewithoutusingone.Somefeelthattheyaddfeelingandcharactertootherwisecolddigitalcommunications.

Some,however,suchaseditorandHollywoodscriptwriterJohnBlumenthal,seetheuseofemoticonsas“childish（幼稚的）justlikethepeoplewhousethem”.Hebelievesthatwordsthemselvesshouldbeenough.“Ifyou’rebeingfunny,happyorsad,thatshouldbeobviousfromthewordsthatgobeforetheemoticon,”heargues.IntheeyesofBlumenthal,theuseofemoticonsisagender（性别）issue.“Mendon’tuseemoticonsverymuch.Maybenotatall,”hesaid.“Teenagegirlsandwomenseemtousethemalot.”

It’saninterestingopinion,butitisnotsharedbyall.

InaninterviewwithTheNewYorkTimes,DacherKeltner,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,saidthatemoticonsarepopularbecauseourbrainsareprogrammed“toseekoutrepresentationsofhumanity”.Hebelievesthattheyappeal（吸引人）notbecausetheyareshortcutsforthelazy,butbecausetheytapinto（融入）somethingbeyondlanguage.Theyreachtoourneedtobewithandcommunicatewithpeople.

Alloftheseargumentsmaybesomehowreal.Eachoneofuswillchoosetocommunicateinourownway.Idonothavemuchtimeforemoticons.ItriedtouseoneonceandfeltlikeIwasstealinginonaprimaryschoolclassthatIhadnoplacebeingin.I’dratherletmywordsdothetalking.

Friends,however,sendmemessagesande-mailsfullofemoticons.Ihavenoproblemwiththis.Idon’tregardanyofmyfriendsaslazyorimmature（不成熟的）.It’sjustaquestionofindividuality.:

）

24.Accordingtothearticle,emoticonsarepopularbecause______.

A.mostofthemlookfunny

B.theyareeasyforlazypeopletouse

C.theyaddfeelingandcharactertoacommunication

D.areadercannotunderstandamessagewithoutthem

25.WhichofthefollowingviewswouldJohnBlumenthalagreewith?

A.InstantMessagechattersarechildish.

B.It’senoughtouselanguageindigitalcommunication.

C.Menneveruseemoticons.

D.Thereisanemoticongeneineverybody.

26.Fromthetext,wecanconcludethattheauthor______.

A.feelshehasnodifficultyusingemoticonsB.thinksemoticonsdon’tsuithim

C.encouragehisfriendstouseemoticonsD.believesthatemoticonsaresuitableforeveryone

27.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?

A.AdviceonlanguageusedovertheInternet.B.Thehistoryofemoticons.

C.Argumentsovertheuseofemoticons.D.Reasonsforthepopularityofemoticons.

C

Don’tbesurprisedifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingorshoutingonthesquare.Theyareaflashmob.Confusedbytheirname?

Actually,aflashmob,organizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationsnetworks,isagroupofpeoplewhogathersuddenlyinapublicplace,dosomethingunusualforaperiodoftime,suchasexchangingbooks,comingtogethertolookatthesky,wavingtheirhandsandshoutingsomethingatthetopoftheirlungsfor30seconds,andthenquicklydisappearbeforethepolicecanarrive.

BillWasik,senioreditorofHarper’sMagazine,organizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobgatheredonJune3,2003atMacy’sdepartmentstoreinvolving100peoplegatheringonMacy’sDepartmentStore.Followingthis,about200peoplefloodedthelobbyoftheHyatthotel,applaudinginonevoiceforfifteenseconds,andnextparticipantspretendingtobetouristsonatripinvadedashoeshopinSoho.AlatermobsawhundredsofpeopleinCentralParkmakingbirdnoises.

Wasikclaimedthathecreatedflashmobsasasocialexperimentdesignedtomakefunofhipsters（赶时髦的人）,andcallattentiontotheculturalatmosphere．

Manyweblogs,chatroomsandWebgroupsaredevotedtothecraze.Thoughflashmobswereoriginallyregardedasuseless,theconcepthasalreadydevelopedforthebenefitofpoliticalandsocialevents.FlashmobbingtakesadvantageoftheefficiencyofcommunicatinginformationonWebsitesandbyemail,andprotesterscansimilarlyusethe“onandoff”concepttobeinvolvedinpoliticalevents.Suchflashmobgatheringscansometimesshockorfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace.Theyalsohaveenormouseconomicpo