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湖北省武汉市学年高二英语上册期中试题
武汉市第三十九中学2014～2015学年度下学期高二年级期中考试
英语试卷
命题：
张晓芳审题：
张白鸥
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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.Howdidthemangettotheparty?
A.BymotorbikeB.BytaxiC.Bycar
2.Whowillthemangooutwiththisevening?
A.JulieB.DianaC.Thewoman
3.Wheredoestheman’sfatherplantogothisyear?
A.TotheseasideB.TothemountainsC.Toaforest
4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.HomeworkB.AnislandC.Amap
5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.AtarestaurantB.Attheman’shouseC.Atahotel
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。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6，7题
6.Inwhataspectdoesthemancareabouttheelectricheater?
A.ThebrandB.ThepriceC.Thehotel
7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themanwillpay$250.
B.Themanwon’tbuytheelectricheater.
C.Themanwon’tgetanadditionaldiscountatlast.
听第7段材料，回答第8,9题
8.Whatdoestheneweditorthinkthespeakersshoulddo?
A.Havefewermeetings.
B.Balanceworkandfamilylife.
C.Havemorefreedomtochoosesubjects.
9.Howhastheworkofjournalistschangedoveryears?
A.Theyaremorelikelytoexpresstheirownviews.
B.Theyfinditeasiertocheckthetruthofthestories.
C.Theytreatthereportingofnewsstoriesmoreseriously.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
10.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?
A.Shewatchedagame.B.SheattendedapartyC.Shestudiedathome
11.WhatdoesthemansayaboutBarcelona?
A.Theyshouldhaveplayedbetter.
B.Theyhaveapoorgoalkeeper.
C.Theyplayedwellasusual.
12.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Telephoneafewpeople.
B.Watchthenextgameathishouse.
C.Makeaplanonthegame.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
13.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?
A.Toshowhimthewaytothehotel.
B.Toaskabouthisarrangements.
C.TotellhimhowtogettoNewYork.
14.Atwhattimeisthelasttrainsupposedtoleave?
A.8:
10B.9:
50C.11:
30
15.Howdoesthewomansuggestthemangettothetrainstation?
A.BybusB.BytaxiC.Onfoot
16.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?
A.Bookahotelneartherailwaystation.
B.TakeanearlyflighttoNewYork.
C.Eatatthehotelaftercheckingin.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17.Howdidthemanspendhischildhood？
A.Hetaughthimself.B.Hestayedwithhisclassmates.C.Heplayedwithhiscousins.
18.Whendidthemanfirstfindithardtobetheonlychild?
A.Whenhebecameanadult.
B.Whenhisfamilymovedhouse.
C.Whenhemovedawayfromhisfamily.
19.Whydidthemanfeelhardwhenhewasateenager?
A.Hehadnobodytostudytogether.
B.Nobodysharedresponsibilitywithhim.
C.Hefailedtodrawhisparents’attention.
20.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutbeinganonlychild?
A.StressedB.LonelyC.Proud
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，并将答案写在对应题号的方框内。
A
ThomasAlvaEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeadarkplace.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthephonograph,themotionpicturecamera,andover1,200otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew.
ThomasA．EdisonwasborninMilan,Ohio,onFebruary11,1847.HisfamilymovedtoPortHuron,Michigan,whenhewassevenyearsold．Surprisingly,heattendedschoolforonlytwomonths.Hismother,aformerteacher,taughthimafewthings,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated．Hisnaturalcuriosityledhimtostartexperimentingatayoungagewithelectricalandmechanicalthingsathome.
Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob．HebecameanewsboyonatrainthatranbetweenPortHuronandDetroit.Hesetupalaboratoryinabaggagecarofthetrainsothathecouldcontinuehisexperimentsinhissparetime.Unfortunately,hisfirstworkexperiencedidnotendwell.Thomaswasfiredwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthebaggagecar.Thomasthenworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeonthejobconductingexperiments.Hegothisfirstpatentin1868foravoterecorderrunbyelectricity.However,thevoterecorderwasnotasuccess.In1870,hesoldanotherinvention,astock-ticker,for$40,000.Astock-tickerisamachinethatautomaticallyprintsstockpricesonatape.HewasthenabletobuildhisfirstshopinNewark,NewJersey.
ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,butthoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Hecalledhimselfa"two-shiftman"becauseheworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimesheworkedsointenselythathiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.
ThomasEdisondiedattheageof84onOctober18,1931,athisestateinWestOrange,NewJersey.Heleftnumerousinventionsthatimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld．
21．ThomasEdisondidthingsinthisorder:
A．hebecameatelegraphoperator,anewsboy,andthengothisfirstpatent
B．hebecameanewsboy,gothisfirstpatent,andthenbecameatelegraphoperator
C．hegotapatent,becameatelegraphoperator,andthenbecameanewsboy
D．hebecameanewsboy,atelegraphoperator,andthengotapatent
22．Ofalltheinventions,__________wasprobablythemostimportantforcivilization.
A．thevoterecorderB．thestockticker
C．thelightbulbD．themotionpicturecamera
23．Themainideaofthispassageis__________.
A．ThomasEdisonwasalwaysinterestedinscienceandinventions,andheinventedmanyimportantthings.
B．ThomasEdisoncouldnotkeepajob．
C．ThomasEdisonworkeddayandnightonhisexperiments.
D．Deafpeoplemakegoodinventorsbecausetheycanfocuswithoutthedistractionofspokenconversation.
B
Intoday'sIreland,itseemshardtoimaginethegrimdaysofthe19thcenturywhensomanyofthepopulationstarved,orthat,inthosedays,manypoorpeoplehadnocluehowtoprepareanyfoodotherthanboilapotato.Nowadays,itisquitepossibletoeatbothwellandheartilyallovertheisland.
TourismhasmadeavastdifferencetothestandardsofcookinginIreland.Untilrecentlytherewashardlyanytraditionofeatingoutinmanydistricts,exceptperhapsonveryfewoccasionsatalocalhotel.Patternsofdietwereold-styled,basedfirmlyon'meatandtwovegetables'（somewhatovercooked）,potatoes（ofcourse）andlargequantitiesofdairyproduce.Nowthingsareverydifferent.Touristdemandsforpredictable,inexpensivefast-foodaremet,aseverywhere,withhamburgersandpizzas-abetterbetbeingfishandchips.Butmoresophisticatedtasteshaveintroducedwholefoodsandvegetarianrestaurants（almostunheardofbefore）,andavastnumberofnewrestaurants,oftenFrenchinstyle,haveopenedinthemaintouristcentres.Food'events'suchasKinsale'sGourmetfestivalorGalway'sOysterFestivalattractlargenumbersofvisitorsandreflectthenewinterestinfood.
WhateverIrishcookinglacksinfinesse（精细）,itnearlyalwaysmakesupforinplenty,andingredients（成分）areofahighquality.Home-grownproduceincludesrichdairyfoods,beef,lambandpork,andagreatvarietyofseafood.Oneofitsgreatspecialitiesissodabread.Itismadewithbuttermilkandisservedfreshandwarmwitheverymeal.RecentlytherehasbeenareturntosimpleIrishfoodssuchasstews（炖菜）andpotatodishes.
Oneofthebest-valuemealsinIrelandisbreakfast.A'traditionalIrishbreakfast'isaplatefulofbaconandeggswithsodaandpotatobreads.Accommodationratesarenearlyalwaysquotedwithafullbreakfastincluded,soyoumightaswelleatenoughtokeepyougoingalldayandgetyourmoney'sworth!
24.HowhasIrishfoodimprovedinrecentyears?
A.TherearemoreFrenchrestaurants.B.Foodproduceisfresher.
C.Thereismorekinds.D.Foodismoreexpensive
25．Whatisthemainreasonforthisimprovement?
A.Peoplehavemoremoneytospend.
B.Thedevelopmentoftourism.
C.Peoplehavemoretastestoday.
D.Youngpeopledisliketraditionalfood
26．HowdoesthepassagedescribeIrishcookingtoday?
A.Itisexcitingandinteresting.B.Itisboringandovercooked.
C.Itisplentifulandsimple.D.Itisgood-lookingandtastesbad
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.EatingoutatweekendsistraditionalinmostpartsofIreland.
B.TodaymostIrishpeoplepreferfast-foodstothetraditionalIrishcooking.
C.NowadaysFrench-stylerestaurantsarequitecommonintouristcentres.
D.ManyIrishpeoplearevegetariansandgrowtheirownvegetables.
C
Willlifeinthefuturebebetter,worseorthesameasnow?
Futurologists（未来学家）predictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.
Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby2050.Acomputerwillsendtheprogramdirectlytothetelevision.OnTVscreenappearholograms,whicharepictureswithcertainheight,widthanddepth.Wewillbeabletosee,smellandtouchthethingsthatweseeontelevision.
Waterhasbecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Agricultureischangingandpeoplearegrowingmorefruitandvegetablestoexport.Demandforwaterwillincreasetentimesin2050.Somefuturologistspredictthatwaterwillbethecauseofwarifwedon’tactnow.
Intransport,carswillrunonnewfuelsandgoveryfast.Acarwillhavecomputerstocontrolitsspeedandtherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Ontheotherhand,spaceplaneswilltakepeoplearoundtheearthinaboutthreehours.Peopl
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