辽宁省沈阳二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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辽宁省沈阳二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题

沈阳二中2015—2016学年度上学期期中考试

高二（17届）英语试题

说明：

1.测试时间：

120分钟总分150分

2.客观题答案涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上。

第Ⅰ卷客观题试卷（共三部分，满分115分）

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.What’sthecorrecttime?

A.8:

20.B.8:

25.C.8:

15.

2.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Onaship.B.Onatrain.C.Onaplane.

3.Whereisthewomangoingnow?

A.Herbrother’soffice.B.Herownhouse.C.Themarket.

4.Whycan’tthewomangototheparty?

A.Sheissick.

B.Shehastonursethepatients.

C.Shehastostayathome.

5.WhatistheproblemwithherEnglish?

A.Herspellingisverypoor.

B.Herspeakingisnotgood.

C.Herpronunciationisnotgood.

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。

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6-8题。

6.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthelibrary.B.Inadepartmentstore.C.Inthestreet.

7.Whoarethetwospeakers?

A.Awomanandhishusband.

B.Awomanandapasser-by.

C.Awomanandherfriend.

8.Wherewillthewomanchangebuses?

A.Atthezoo.

B.Atthetrafficlights.

C.AttheendoftheNo.9bus.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9.WhyisthemangoingtotheStates?

A.Visitplacesofinterest.B.Visithisfriends.C.Attendaconference.

10.Howlongwilltheconferencelast?

A.Onemonth.B.Twoweeks.C.Sevendays.

11.Whatistheman?

A.Ascientist.B.Awriter.C.Atraveler.

听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。

12.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atschool.B.Inthestreet.C.Onthephone.

13.Whyisthewomangoingtoborrowsomeoldexampapers?

A.Shewantstolookthroughthem.

B.Hersaremissing.

C.Shewantstocheckthem.

14.Whenwillthetwomeeteachother?

A.Atbreakfasttime.B.Atlunchtime.C.Atsuppertime.

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.

16.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Returningsomebooks.

B.Lookingforabook.

C.Writingaresearchpaper.

17.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodo?

A.Toreturntheduebooks.

B.Torefertothecardlist.

C.Tomakeuseofthecomputer.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18.Whodoesthespeakertalkto?

A.Afriendofhis.B.Agroupofnewstudents.C.Agroupofvisitors.

19.Whatisthetotalnumberofdepartmentsinthecollege?

A.Six.B.Five.C.Four.

20.WheredotheteachersintheEnglishdepartmentmainlycomefrom?

A.EnglandandAmerica.

B.AmericaandAustralia.

C.AmericaandCanada.

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries（食品杂货），savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanityasawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

21.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.

B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.

D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

22.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek

B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike

D.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily

23.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.

24.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.

B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.

D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

B

AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina—“tuhao”—whichlooselymeans“nouveauriche”.Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword“tuhao”onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.

It’sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewpeople’sdailybuilding,toexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofmillionaires,andthenewgold-colorediPhone.

InChinese“tu”meansearthand“hao”meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquickly—butdon’tquitehavethemannerstogoalongwithit.“It’sliketheterm‘nouveauriche’”,saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham,“buthasevenmorenegativemeanings,suggestingacertainvulgarity（粗俗）.”

“Tuhao”isactuallyanoldword,datingbackperhapsasfarastheSouthernDynasty—1,500yearsago,butithasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolution,fromthe1920stoearly1950s,itwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentry（乡绅）whowouldoftendobadthingstothosebeneaththem.

ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarich,butunhappyman,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,expectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkrepliesinsteadwithasentence,“Tuhao,let’sbefriends!

”

ChineseInternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andareconstantlyinventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship（审查）rules.Butinthiscase,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitexpressesChina’schangingsocietysowell—manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealth,butaresecretlyjealous.

25.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tuhao,anewlypopularwordinChina

B.ThelonghistoryofTuhao

C.ThenewusageofTuhao

D.Tuhao,anewly-inventedChineseword

26.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeconsidered“tuhao”?

A.Avulgarnouveauriche.

B.Alandholder.

C.Aquick-richpeasantwithoutpropermanners.

D.ABuddhistmonk.

27.Thelastbutoneparagraphmainlytellsus________.

A.whatthenewusageofthewordis

B.howthewordbecomespopularagain

C.whytheunhappymanwenttotheBuddhistmonk

D.whatadvicethemonkgavetheunhappyman

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Respect.B.Envy.C.Laugh.D.Disbelieve.

C

Noonecanfailtostandinawed（令人敬畏的）admirationofthegreatdiscoveriesofhistory—Newton’slawsofmotion,Kepler’sprincipleofplanetarymovement,Einstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Equallyawe-inspiringareartisticcreationsinpainting,theatre,music,andliterature,whichhavealsobeenbroughtaboutbydiscoverythroughpersonalefforts.Whatdotheseextraordinaryachievementsofwell-knownscientistsandartistshavetodowithproblemsolving?

Agreatscientificdiscoveryoragreatworkofartissurelytheresultofproblem-solvingactivity.Thesolutiontoaproblem,wearetold,oftencomestothinkersina“flashofinsight（顿悟）”,althoughtheymayhavebeenturningtheproblemoverintheirmindsforsometime.Asaparticularformofproblemsolving,thesecreativeactsarebasedonthebroadknowledgegainedinthepast,whetherthisisofthe“public”sortknowntoscience,orofthe“private”sortknowntotheartist.

Manycreativethinkersstatethattheyhavecompletelydevotedthemselvestothesubjectmatteroftheproblem,oftenoverfairlylongperiodsoftime.Indeed,itwouldbestrangeiftheyhadnotdonethis.Nothinginsuchstatementssupportstheideathatthereisanythingverydifferentabouttheproblemsolvingthatleadstodiscoveriesofthegreatcontributionstothesociety.Theactofdiscovery,evenintherelativelypredictablesensethatitoccursineverydaylearning,involvesa“suddeninsight”whichchangestheproblemsituationintoasolutionsituation.Aswehaveseen,everydaydiscoveryalsorequiresthatthelearnerhavetheknowledgeoftherulesgainedinthepast,whichisinvolvedinthesolution.

29.Newton,KeplerandEinsteinarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.

A.bringaboutthesubjectofthediscussion

B.explainthatscientistsaremorecreative

C.showthedifferencebetweenscienceandarts

D.provethatartsrequiremorepersonalefforts

30.Whileknowledgefromthepastplaysanimportantroleintheirachievements,thinkers

sometimesalsodependontheir________.

A.artistictastesB.suddeninsight

C.admirationofdiscoveriesD.scientificexperiments

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?

A.Greatcontributionstothesociety.

B.Long-timestudyofthesubjectmatter.

C.Variousstatementsaboutproblemsolving.

D.Completedevotiontoa