云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

《云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx（11页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

景洪市第三中学2015-2016学年上学期期中考试试卷

高二英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

共8页。

全卷120分，考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力（略）（满分30分）

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）

A

Charlieworksinapostoffice.Hisfatherlosthisjobfiveyearsagoandhismotherisoftenill.Andhehastwobrothersandasister.Heworkshardandtrieshisbesttobuyenoughfoodforhisfamily.

　　Lastmonthhisfamilyhadtomovetoanoldhouseoutsidethecity.It'sfartherfromthepostofficeandhehastogetupearlyinthemorninginordertocatchthe6:

30train.Theheadofhisofficeisstrictandeverybodyhastogetthereontime.Heknowswhatit'llmeanifhe'slate.Afriendofhishadpityon（同情）himandlenthisoldcartohim.Theyoungmanwashappyandfromthenonhecouldgotoworkbycar.

　　LastSaturdayCharliewenttobuysomemedicineforhismother.Badluck!

Whenhecameoutoftheshop,hecouldn'tfindthecar.Hewasquiteworriedandbegantolookforitinfrontoftheshopbuthedidn'tfindit.Suddenlyhesawawomanparkedacarthereandhurriedintotheshop.Charliesawthecarwasn'tlocked.Hegotonitanddroveitatonce.Hewasafraidtheloserwouldrunafterhimanddrovefast.Atruckhititatacrossingandhelostconsciousness（知觉）.

　　Thismorningtheyoungmancamebacktolifeandsawtherewereafewpolicemenstandingbyhisbed.Heasked,"WhereamI?

"

　　"InRoom103."

　　"Inhospitalorinprison?

"

1.There’re________peopleinCharlie'sfamily.

　A.four　　B.five　　C.six　　D.seven

2.Charlie’sfamilymovedtotheoldhouseoutsidethecitybecause_______.

A.it'sveryquietthere

B.theyhopedtosavesomemoney

C.hecouldgettohisofficebytrain　　

D.hisfatherhadfoundajobthere

3.Charliehastogettohisofficeontimebecause___________.

A.theheadisstrictwiththem

B.hewishestobepraised

C.he'susuallyonduty　　

D.he'safraidtobefired

4.FordidCharliebuyanymedicinelastSaturday.

A.himselfB.hisfatherC.hissister.　　D.hismother

B

AlargenumberofwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheywerebornmen.Thenumberissaidashighas60%inGermany.

“Womenoftenwishthattheyhadthesamechanceasmenhave,andbelieveitisstillmen’sworld,”saidDrJamesHolden,oneofthescientistswhodidthestudy.AnneHarperhasaverygoodjobforaninternationaloilcompany.Shealsobelievesin“Women’sLiberation（解放）”.

“Idon’twishthatIwereaman,”shesays,“andIdon’tthinkmanywomendo.ButIdowishthatpeoplewouldstoplookingdownuponuswomen.Atwork,forexample,weoftendotheworkthatmendobutwegetlesspaid.Therearestillalotofjobsthatareusuallythebestonesthatopenonlytomen.Ifyou’reaman,youhaveamuchbetterchanceofleadinganexcitinglife.Howmanywomenpilotsarethereorengineersorscientists?

”

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TherearemoreWesternEuropeanwomenwishingtobebornmen.

B.WomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishtodeliverboy-babies.

C.60%womeninGermanywishthattheywerebornmen.

D.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwishthattheywerebornmen.

6.“itisstillmen’sworld.”means“______.”

A.There’remorementhanwomenintheworld

B.There’remoremenscientistsorengineersintheworld

C.Womencannotliveonthemselveswithoutmen

D.Womenhavenotbeengiventhesamechanceasmen

7.AnneHarperconsidersthatwomenshould______.

A.bereallyliberatedB.liveabetterlifethanmen

C.bewellpaidD.getbetterjobsthanmen

C

WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep:

thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,orherboyfriend,shesaid“thephone”.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusual.Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology.

Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:

00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?

Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone.“Themobilesavedmylife,”saysCrystalJohnstone.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomakethecallthatbroughttheambulance（救护车）toherrescue.

Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,toringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatandtimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhowtheirlastmeetingwent.

Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,“WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonear——butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!

”

Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneously（同时地）onchatlines（atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn’tknowwhattotalkabout）.Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts（ifyouknowany）whilethey’respace-walking.And,withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccess（存取）theInternet,thebiggestlibraryonEarth.

8.Howdoyouunderstand“Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,…”?

A.Peopledon’tcommunicatewithouttelephone.

B.Peoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthetelephone.

C.Peoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeencreated.

D.Peoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffic.

9.Whichofthefollowingbestshowspeople’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

A.Mobilephoneshelppeopledealwiththeemergency.

B.Mobilephonesbringconvenienceaswellaslittlesecrettopeople.

C.Mobilephonesaresoimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

D.Mobilephonesarepartofpeople’slife.

10.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphonesimprovepeople’slife?

a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.

A.c,dB.a,eC.a,cD.b,e

11.Itispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslythrough.

A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachine

C.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.amicrophone

D

LastFriday,atleast5peoplewerekilledbylightninginNepal.

LightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisastersintheUS.Thefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyear,andofthose,70peopledie.Thatis,morepeoplearekilledbylightningthanbytornadoesandhurricanes.

Becauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatime,itsdangerdoesnotreceiveasmuchattentionasotherdisasters.

"Ifyouhearthethunder,youareindangerfromlightning,"saidRockyLopes,adisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCross.

"Thundermeansthatlightningiscloseenoughtohityouatanytime,soyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilthestormhasended.Themostimportantthingtorememberistoseekshelter,"Lopessaid.

Summeristhepeaktimeforlightningstorms,sowhenlightningstrikesacrossthesky,rememberthesesafetytips:

♦Stopworking,fishing,swimmingorplayinginopenfields.

♦Donotstandunderatree.

♦Getoffbicycleandmotorcycles.

♦Crouchdown（蹲下）ifthereisnoshelter.

♦Avoidopenspaces,wirefences,metalobjectsandelectricalobjectssuchashairdriers.

12.IntheUS,_________isthemostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisasters.

A.lightningB.tornadoesC.hurricanesD.floods

13.OfthepeoplewhoarestruckbylightningeveryyearintheUS,about_________peopleareluckyenoughtosurvive.

A.400B.70C.330D.50

14.Ifyouhearthethunder,themostimportantthingyoushoulddoisto__________.

A.standstillintheopenspaces

B.findsheltertohidein

C.standunderthetree

D.stopworkinginthefields

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.FloodsarethemostcommoncauseofdeathsintheUS.

B.Lessthan70peoplearekilledbytornadoesandhurricaneseachyearintheUS.

C.Peopledon'tpayasmuchattentiontothedangerofhurricanesasthatoffloods.

D.Ifyouhearthethunder,youshouldmoveindoorsrightaway.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Linda:

Hello,George.16

George:

Hi,Linda.I’mreadingatouristguidetoEurope.

Linda:

17

George:

Yes,I’mlookingforwardtosuchatrip.Hey,haveyoueverbeenthere?

Linda:

Yes,I’veactuallyvisitedmanycountriesinEurope:

France,Germany,ItalyandAustria,forexample.

George:

18Andhowlongdidyoustay?

Linda:

Twoyearsago.Foroveronemonth.

George:

Didyoulikeit?

Linda:

19There’remanyancientchurchesandcastles.It’sthebesttripI’veevertaken.

George:

Soundsgreat.20

Linda:

Goodidea.Youwon’tregretit.

A.Ofcourse.

B.Notexactly.

C.Whatareyoudoing?

D.Whendidyougothere?

E.DoyouplantomovetoEurope?

F.AreyouthinkingofvisitingEuropesomeday?

G.IdecidetomakethetripnextOctoberonmyannualleave.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Oneo’clockinthemorning,thelastguestfinallyleft.Thoughwehad21__theirstay,mywifeandIwerequitethankfultoshutthedooronthem.Weleftallthedirtydishesandglasses22theywere,andafteropeningafewwindowstoletsome_23__airinandthesmelloffoodout,weclimbedintobedand_24__asleep.

I_25__havebeenasleepformorethanhalfanhourwhenI__26__withastrongsmellofsmoke._27__halfasleep,Isteppedintothelivingroom,andthere,_28__