湖北省蕲春县学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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湖北省蕲春县学年高二英语上学期期中试题

蕲春县2016年秋高中期中教学质量检测

高二英语试题

蕲春县教研室命制2016年11月7日上午10:

00～12:

00

说明：

1．本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

2．答题前请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

3．请将第I卷和第II卷的答案统一填写在“答题卷”上，否则做零分处理。

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.Whywon’tMikegotothemovies?

A.HehastostudyB.Hehastowork.C.Hedoesn’tfeelwell

2.HowdidthemangotoCanada?

A.ByplaneB.BycarC.Bytrain

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.AbrandofjeansB.popularstarsC.Schooluniforms

4.Whoisthewomantalkingto?

A.ApolicemanB.ApassengerC.Adriver

5.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Getabandageforherankle

B.Gotothedrugstoreatonce

C.Attendatennislesson

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、7、8题。

6.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.InTokyoB.InLondonC.InOxford

7.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotogethertomorrowevening?

A.VisitJaneB.HavedinnerC.Seesomecustomers

8.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenTonyandJane?

A.ManagerandsecretaryB.SalesmanandcustomerC.Husbandandwife

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.WhatrelationisthewomantoMrs.Mitchell?

A.HerdaughterB.HerSecretaryC.Herboss

10.WhereisMrs.Mitchell?

A.AtherhouseB.AtherofficeC.Onherwaytotheoffice

11.Whatwouldthemanlike?

A.AcupofteaB.AcupofcoffeeC.Aglassofwater

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题

12.Whatwillthemandrink?

A.AlargeorangejuiceB.AmediumorangejuiceC.Asmallorangejuice

13.Whydoesthemancometotherestaurant?

A.Helikesthepieshere.

B.Ithasagoodreputation

C.Thechicken-friedsteakisspecial.

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthebaker?

A.Heslippedinthetoilet

B.Hegotinjuredtwodaysago.

C.Hecouldn’tmakeicecreamsundaes.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Wherewillthespeakersputthebed?

A.Underthewindow.B.Oppositethesofa.C.Besidethedesk.

16.Whatwillbeputinthecornerofthelivingroom?

A.AlampB.AplantC.ATVstand

17.Whichroomswillnotbechanged?

A.Thebedroomandthelivingroom.

B.Thestudyandthedinningroom.

C.Thekitchenandthebathroom.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18.Whydidtheplanestarttobounce?

A.Theweatherwasterrible.

B.Somepassengersjumpedonit.

C.Therewassomethingwrongwithit.

19.Whatwastheworstthing?

A.Theoxygenmasksdroppeddown.

B.Thewomancouldn’tputthemaskon.

C.Allthepassengerswereinabadmood.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shegotairsickontheplane.

B.ShewasgoingtoHongKong.

C.Shehadtheexperienceaboutthreeyearsago.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

NowisthebesttimeforHongKongshoppinglovers,asmostshopsandmarketsarehavingtheirseasonalsales.Withthesameamountofmoney,youcanfinddifferentkindsofgoodsinthiscity.Women,youngandold,rarelyresisttheattractionofthisshoppingparadise（天堂）atthistimeofyear.LoverswillsurelyhaveanexcitingChristmasandNewYear’sEvecelebrationsattheTimeSquareorinthewesternstyledbars.SpendingyourholidayinHongKongwillbeeasytoo,asseveralpackingtoursareavailablefromCZLTravelService,withfour-daytoursforlessthan15,000yuan.

Tourpackage1（3,200yuan）:

a4-day–tourincludingthreenights’accommodation,sciencehelicopterflight,nightferrytourofVictoriaHarborandshuttlebustotheparktoviewthecityatnight.

Tourpackage2（1,880yuan）:

a4-day-shoppingtourincludingthreenightsaccommodation,tourtoGoldenBeachandtheVexworkMuseum,shuttlebustothePeakandshoppingopportunities.

Tourpackage3（1,480yuan）:

a4-day-DIY-tourincludingthreenightsaccommodationinafour-starhotelandtotalfreedomtodowhatyouwant,whenyouwant.

21.WhichmonthisthebesttimeforHongKongshoppinglovers?

A.OctoberB.NovemberC.DecemberD.January

22.Theadvertisementismainlyintendedtoattractpeopleto___________.

A.goshoppinginHongKong

B.purchasetourpackagesfromCZLTravelService

C.enjoyChristmasandNewYear’sEvecelebrations

D.VisitfamousplacesofinterestsinHongKong

23.IfyouwanttogoshoppingwhilevisitingtheVexworkMuseum,you’dbetterchoose______.

A.Tourpackage1B.Tourpackage2

C.Tourpackage3D.Tourpackage1&2

B

YoumayneverheardofLadislaoBiro,butyouhavecertainlyheardofthepenheinvented—theballpointpen（圆珠笔）,orbiro.BeforeBiroinventedhispen,peoplewrotewithfountainpens.Theinksometimeswentout.Inthe1930s,BirowasamagazineeditorinBudapestinHungary.Henoticedthattheinkswhichthemagazine’sprintersuseddriedveryquickly.Birowonderedifquick—dryinginkscouldbeusedinpens.Hecameupwiththeideaofatube（管子）ofinkwithafree—movingballontheend.Asapersonwrote,theballcollectedinkfromthetubeandrolleditontothepaper.Thepenwouldbecheapandcouldbethrownawaywhentheinkwasusedup.

BirobegantoworkonhisinventionbuthesoonleftEuropeforBuenosAiresinArgentina,acountryinSouthAmerica,becauseoftheSecondWorldWar.BiroandhisbrotherGeorge,whowasachemist,begantoimprovethepen.Intheearly1940s,Birobegantoproducehisnewpen,thebiro.In1944,hesoldhisinventiontoanothercompany,whichbegantoproducethepenforBritainandAmerica.

Birowaspleasedthathispenwaspopular,buthedidnotgetmuchfromhisinvention.ThebirowaslatersoldtotheFrenchcompany,Bic,whichnowsellstwelvemillionpensaday.Birosankintoobscurityin SouthAmerica.Hisname,however,hasbecomefamousaroundtheworld.

24.Biroisthenameof____________.

  A.achemist           B.aballpointpenC.acompany   D.afountainpen

25.Accordingtothepassage,Biro’snewpenwasfirstproducedin_____________.

A.Argentina         B.France      C.Hungary  D.BritainandAmerica

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbefilledintheboxtoshowhowBiroinventedhisnewpen?

cameupwithanidea→workedonhisinvention→?

→producedhispen

A. workedasaneditor            B.soldhisinvention

C.improvedhispen          D.leftforSouthAmerica

27.Theunderlinedpart“sankintoobscurity”istheclosestinmeaningto“__________”.

A.wasverypopular                      B.wasunknowntomanypeople

C.lostinterestinbusiness             D.lostalotofmoney

C

Itgoeswithoutsayingthathumanintelligenceisveryadvancedasopposedto（与……相对）plantsandotherlivingcreatures.People’scapacitytofullyunderstand,reason,organize,solveproblems,displayemotionalintelligence,learn,communicateandthinkabstractlyisout-standing.Itisbelievedtobemuchmoreemphasized（强调）nowadays,whenbrightfolksarenormallyonelevelhigherthaneveryoneelse.

Nowadaysmanypeoplearefortheviewthatahighintelligencequotient（IQ）isanexcellentassistanceinpullingthroughlife.Statisticsrevealthatwhateveractivityenablingthebraintofunctionandoperate,nomatterwhetherintheformofdifficultiesorotherobstacles（障碍）thatcanbeovercomebythisspecificbodyarea,hasapositiveeffectonit.

Soeverytimeyouaremakingfulluseofyourmindforrightanswersinaquickcrossword（纵横字谜游戏）orifyouareansweringdifficultriddles（谜语）,youmightbe,infact,raisingtheprobabilitiesofincreasingyourintelligence.Youcouldplayeffectivebraingameslikecrosswords,chess,riddles,puzzles,Internetgames,wordgamesandothergames.Theseareusefulinraisingyourintelligenceprimarilybecausetheyletyouthinkinadifferentwayasyoumakeanefforttouncoveranswerstocertainproblems.Asidefromthis,thisformofbraintrainingcontinuallyencouragesthebraintofunctionandwidenitscapacity（ 能力）toconcentrateandlearn.

Needlesstosay,you’vetomakesurethatyoumakethemostofthesebrainexercisesbynotcheatingyourself.Lastly,ifyouprogresstoamuchmorecomplicatedlevel,tryyourbesttoanswerdifficultproblemswithnohintsorcluessothatyouareabletofurtherforceyourbraintoworkonitsown.

28.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_____.

A.thebenefitsofthinkingandotherbrainexercises

B.thedifferencebetweenmankindandothercreatures

C.thereasonsforemphasizinghumanintelligence

D.thehighlevelofhumanintelligence

29.Accordingtotheauthor,manypeopleincreasetheirIQinorderto_____.

A.beonelevelhigherthanothersB.dealwithdifficultiesinlife

C.playgamessuchasriddlesD.enablethebraintofunction

30.Accordingtothetext,throughcontinuousbraintraining,peoplecan_____.

A.behappyandcleverB.becomeaconfidentperson

C.improvetheabilityofconcentrationD.communicatewithotherswell

31.Whatdoestheauthormainlyadviseinthetext?

A.Makinggooduseofbrainexercisestoincreaseyourintelligence.

B.Playingbraingamestopreventbraindisease.

C.Solvingdifficultproblemsonyourown.

D.GettingridofInternetgames.

D

Anewreportshowswhatlifemightbelikein100yearsfromnow.Itdescribesskyscrapersthataremuchtallerthantoday’sbuildings,underwater‘bubble’citiesandholidaysinspace.Thereportisfromacompany.Itaskedexpertsonspaceandarchitecture,aswellascityplanners,togivetheirideasonthelifein2116.Theysaidthewaywelive,workandplaywillbetotallydifferentfromhowwedothesethingstoday.TheexpertsusedtheInternetasanexample.Theysaidthat25yearsago,peop