宁夏银川市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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宁夏银川市学年高二英语下学期期中试题

宁夏银川市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

（试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Whydoesthemanwearadifferentshirteveryday?

A.Becausehewantstolookfashionable.

B.Becauseit’shiscountry’scustom.

C.Becausehehastodosoforhisjob.

2.Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

A.TeaB.CoffeeC.Water

3.Whywasthemanlate?

A.Becauseheoverslept.

B.Becausehehadanaccidentontheway.

C.Becausehedidsomeshoppingontheway.

4.Whichapartmentarethechildrenlivingin?

A.13-BB.33-BC.43-B

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewaslateforthemeeting.

B.Hewastoobusytoattendthemeeting.

C.Hedidn’tknowhemustattendthemeeting.

第二节（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。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Attheairport.C.Inatravelagency.

7.Whenwouldthemanliketogo?

A.Nextmonth.B.Nextweek.C.Tomorrow.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.HowmuchwasProfessorJamason’sassistantpaidtwoyearsago?

A.$8anhour.B.$18anhour.C.$28anhour.

9.WhatdoesProfessorJamason’sassistantdo?

A.Teachacourse.B.Doresearchinthelibrary.

C.Gradeallstudents’homework.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoweknowaboutthedriveroftheothercar?

A.Hewascarriedawayinanambulance.

B.Hewasfounddeadonthe

spot.

C.Hewasjustfine.

11.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Theman’scarhitsomethinghardandlostcontrol.

B.Themanwasdrunkandlostcontrolofthecar.

C.Themandrovethecartoofast.

12.What’sthemangoingtodonext?

A.Callthepolice.B.Callhisfamily.C.Gotothehospital.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whenwillthetwospeakerstaketheirexams?

A.Intwoweeks.B.Inthreeweeks.C.Infourweeks.

14.Whatwillthewomandothissummerholiday?

A.TakeanESLcourse.B.LearnChinese.C.TeachEnglish.

15.WhowenttoChinalastyear?

A.Thewoman.B.Theman.C.Thewoman’sparents.

16.Whatwillthewomanwanttobewhenshegraduates?

A.Aguide.B.Areporter.C.Ateacher.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What’sthemostpopularholiday?

A.Christmas.B.Halloween.C.Thanksgiving.

18.HowlongdoesHalloweendateback?

A.Over1,200years.B.Over1,500years.C.Over2,000years.

19.WhywasHalloweenoriginallycelebrated?

A.Tohavefun.B.Tohonorthedead.C.Tofrightenawayevilsprits.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Halloweenwasoriginallycelebratedbypeoplewhoweren’tChristians.

B.MostpeopleknowHalloween’soriginsandmyths.

C.AllpeopleviewHalloweenasatimeforfun.

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）

阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsandcitiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecouldn'tworkandayoungofficer,Mr.Hunt,begantotrainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetownandseewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthatmomenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundtheofficerwasangry.

"I'msorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier."Ileftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrongwithmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!

ItdiedandIhadtorunback."

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier'sturn.Hesaid,"I'msorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,but…"

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,"Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,I'llpunishyouatonce!

"

"No,no,sir,"saidtheyoungman."Mybuswasallright,butthedeadhorseswereinitsway!

"

21.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto_______.

A.stopthesoldiersgoingtotowns

B.stopthesoldiersmeetingtheirfriends

C.trainthenewsoldiers

D.maketheyoungmenlivequietly

22.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause_______.

A.atrafficaccidenthadhappened

B.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiers

C.theninesoldiersdidn'tcomebackontime

D.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown

23.Whichanswerdoyouthinkisright?

A.I'llbelieveonlythelastsoldier.

B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.

C.I'llbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.

D.Theofficerwon'tpunishhissoldiers.

B

WewereonourwayhomefromHoustononeSaturdaymorning.Wedecidedtostopatalocalgasstationtogetcoffeeandsomethingtosnackonsinceitwasagoodhourandahalfbeforewegothome.

Whenweweredone,wegotbackintoourcarandbeforeIstartedit, wenoticedamanstandingoutsideinfrontofthebuilding.Hewasahomelessmanwithwornclothesanditlookedlikehehadgoneinandgottenhimselfsomecoffeeorsomethingwarmtodrinksinceitwascoldthistimeoftheyear.Hemusthavenothadenoughmoneytogetsomethingtoeat.

Thenadogwalkeduptothefrontofthebuilding.Icouldtellshewasa“she”,becauseyoucouldtellthatshehadbabydogs.ShewasterriblyinneedofsomethingtoeatandIfeltsobadforher.Iknewifshedidn’teatsoon,sheandherbabydogswouldnotmakeit.

I andmywifesatthereandlookedather.Wenoticedthatpeoplewalkedbyanddidn’tevenpether,likemostpeopledowhentheywalkbyananimalinfrontofastore.Westilldidnotdoanything.Butthehomelessman,whoIthoughtdidnotbuyhimselfanythingtoeat,wentbackintothestore.Andwhathedidbroughttearstome andmywife.Hehadgoneintothestoreandwithwhatmoneyhemayhavehad,boughtacanofdogfoodandfedthatdog.

Thisstoryplaysagreatpartinourlives.Yousee,thatwasMother’sDayweekend.Andalotofpeopleforgetthatsomeanimalsareparentstoo.

Ittookahomelessman,toshowmewhatIshouldhavedone.Hemakemeabettermanthatday.

24.Thehomelessmanonlyhadsomethingtodrinkbecause_______.

A.hedidn’thaveenoughmoneyforfood B.hewasthirstyonly

C.thestoreonlyprovideddrinks    D.hefeltcoldthatday

25.Seeingwhatthepoormandidforthedog,theauthorandhiswife________.

A.werepuzzled        B.weregreatlymoved

C.regrettedtheyhadn’tdoneanything   D.wereindifferent

26.Ifthehomelessmanhadn’tgiventhedogfoodtoeat,sheandherbabieswould____.

A.notsurvive   B.havetoattackpeople  C.nothavetodie D.losetheirhomes

27.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.

AkindHomelessMan  B.ALuckyMotherDog

C.MotherDay’sWeekend  D.AnimalsAreParentsToo

C

Movieswecan'twaittosee

　　AmericanHustle（December18）

　　Whatit'sabout:

PullinginspirationfromtheFBI'sAbscamoperationofthelate1970s,AmericanHustleisagoodcombinationofcriminalsandthelawinanefforttofindoutcorrupt（腐败的）politicians.

　　Whoitstars:

Acastdoesn'tgetmuchbetterthanthis:

BradleyCooper（RichieDiMaso）;ChristianBale（IrvingRosenfeld）;AmyAdams（SydneyProsser）;JeremyRenner（politicianCarminePolito）;andJenniferLawrence（Irving'swifeRosalyn）.

　　Thecomments:

Withsomanyattractivenames,AmericanHustlelookstobeallbutasuccesswithaudiencesandcritics.

　　InsideLlewynDavis（December20）

　　Whatit'sabout:

InthefolksceneofGreenwichVillagein1961,amusicianbythenameofLlewynDavisisstrugglingtomakesomethingofhiscareer.Thefilmisinmemoryofhimandhismusic.

　　Whoitstars:

OscarIssac（LlewynDavis）;JohnGoodman;GarrettHedlund;JustinTimberlake;andCareyMulligan.

　　Thecomments:

EthanandJoelCoenwroteanddirectedthishumorousdrama,andT¬BoneBurnettexecutiveproducedthemusic,whichplaysanimportantpartinthef

ilm.

　　SavingMr.Banks（December20）

　　Whatit'sabout:

SavingMrBanksrecordsatruestoryaboutWaltDisney'spersistentpersuasionofP.L.Travers（theauthorofthenovelMaryPoppins）thatfinallyledtothefamousnovelbeingturnedintoamovie.

　　Whoitstars:

TomHanks（WaltDisney）;EmmaThompson（P.L.Travers）;CulinFarre;PaolGiamattiandBradleyWhitford.

　　Thecomments:

DirectedbyJohnLeeHancock,criticshavepraisedalottheperformancesofHanksandThompson.

　　TheWolfofWallStreet（December25）

　　Whatit'sabout:

Inthe1990s,stockbrokerJordanBelfortwaslivinganextremelyrichlifewonfromhistrickyplan—thatis,untilhisplanbegantofailandresultedinhisarrest.

　　Whoitstars:

AdaptedfromBelfort'sautobiography（自传）anddirectedbyMartinScorsese,withLeonardoDiCaprioasthe“wolf”himself,italsostarsJonahHill;MargotRobbie;P.J.ByrneandJonFavreau.

　　Thecomments:

Themovie'sreleaserecentlycausedaheateddiscussionwhenitlookedlikeitwasgoingtodropoffthe2013calendaraltogether;thankfully,ParamountisstilltryingtomeettheDecember25releasedate.Itisstillindoubt,butweareallwaitingtoseethefilmduringChristmaswithhighexpectation.

28.Ifyouareinterestedinmusic,youmaychoose________tosee.

　A.AmericanHustleB.InsideLlewynDavis

C.SavingMrBanksD.TheWolfofWallStreet

29.WhoisthemaincharacterinthefilmSavingMrBanks?

　A.Leonard