湖北省宜昌市三峡高中宜昌金东方高级中学学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题.docx

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湖北省宜昌市三峡高中宜昌金东方高级中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

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．Whatdidtheboyfinallyget？

A．Acolorfulbike.B．Abluebike.C．Awhitebike.

2．Howlongdoesthewomanplantostay？

A．Aboutsevendays.B．Aboutfivedays.C．Abouttwelvedays.

3．Whatdoweknowabouttheman？

A．Heismakingcoffee.

B．Hehasapaininhishands.

C．Heisbusypainting.

4．Whatdidthewomandolastnight？

A．Shesawamovie.

B．Shewenttohersister’s.

C．Shewatchedafootballgame.

5．WhattimewillCathygototheparty？

A．Beforeseven.B．Aroundsixthirty.C．Afterseven.

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题。

6．Whatkindofdressdoestheladyget？

A．AcottondressSize9.B．AspecialdressSize8.C．AsilkdressSize7.

7．Howmuchisthechange？

A．$10.B．$6.C．$16.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Whatdidthemandoduringtheseweeks？

A．Herodetothecountryseveraltimes.

B．Hespenthisholidaysawayfromthecity.

C．Hemanagedtovisitthetower.

9．Howdoesthemanfeelaboutwhathe’sdone？

A．Hefeelsregretful.B．Hefeelscontent.C．Hefeelsdisappointed.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Whoisthewomanmostprobablyspeakingto？

A．Apassenger.B．Arailwayman.C．Aconductor.

11．Whatdoweknowaboutthetrain？

A．IttakeshalfanhourtoSevenoaks.B．Itisforlongjourneytravelers.C．Itisaslowtrain.

12．Whatisthewomangoingtodothen？

A．Tochangetoanothertrain.B．Togiveupthejourney.C．Tobuyaticketforthistrain.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？

A．Husbandandwife.B．Sonandmother.C．Fatheranddaughter.

14．Whatdoesthewomantellthemanabout？

A．Thebigstorm.B．Thepowerstation.C．Thesharpcryinthedark.

15．Whatisthefirstthingthemanisgoingtodo？

A．Tobuysomecandles.B．Tomakeaphonecall.C．Togobackhome.

16．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethewoman’sfeeling？

A．Fearless.B．Helpless.C．Hopeless.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Accordingtothespeaker,howwillstudentsfeelabouttheuniversitylifeatitsbeginning？

A．Excitedandfearful.B．Excitedandtired.C．Excitedandanxious.

18．Whatwillhelpthestudentstobecomeclearabouttheirowngoals？

A．Walkingaroundtheuniversity.

B．Understandingtheuniversityrequirements.

C．Gettingusedtouniversitylife.

19．Whydoesthespeakeradvisethestudentsnottogiveuplearning？

A．Becauselearningcanhelpthemunderstandtheirownvalue.

B．Becauselearningcanhelpthemimprovetheirlife.

C．Becauselearningcanhelpthemgetuniversitydegrees.

20．Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthemostimportantforthenewstudents？

A．Fieldsoflearning.B．Resultsoflearning.C．Waysoflearning.

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

TheassociatesIhiredinmybicycleandlawnmower（割草机）shoplikemyselfwereneverperfect;however,theywereexcellent.Workingwiththemastheyimprovedtaughtmenewwaystoshowforgiveness,understanding,andpatience.

Onedaytheplacementofficeraskedmetointerviewayoungmanwhowashavingtroublefindingajob.HetoldmethatDavidwasalittleshy,didnottalkmuchandwasafraidtogoonwithinterviews.HerequestedthatIgiveDavidaninterviewjustforpractice.HeplainlytoldDavidthatIhadnopositionsopenatthetimeandtheinterviewwasjustforpractice.

WhenDavidcameinfortheinterview,hehardlysaidaword.Itoldhimwhatwedidatthebicycleshopandshowedhimaround.ItoldDavidtokeepshowingupbecausethenumberonethinganemployerwantedinanassociatewasdependability.

Davidwasveryquiet（hewasevaluatedasaslowlearnerinschool）.Everytendaysorso,forweeksaftertheinterview,Davidwalkedintothebicycleshopandstoodbythefrontdoor.Heneversaidaword,juststoodbythedoor.

Oneday,shortlybeforeChristmas,alargetruckcametotheshop,packedwith250newbicycles.Ithadtobeunloadedrightawayorthedriverwouldleave.

Itwasraining.Someofmyworkers（withoutphysicallimitations）chosenottobravetheweathertogetintowork,soIwasshort-handed.Itseemedeverythingwasgoingwrongandontopofit,Davidcameintothefrontdoorandjuststoodthere.Ilookedathimandshouted,“Well,allright!

Filloutatimecardandhelpmeunloadthistruck!

”

Davidworkedformybicycleshopforeighteenyears.Hecametoworkeverydaythirtyminutesearly.Hecouldtalk;however,herarelychoseto.Hedrovemytruckandmadedeliveries.ThecustomerswouldpraiseDavid,saying,“Hedoesn’ttalk,buthereallyshowsyouhowtooperatealawnmower!

”

21.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？

A.YourteammembersdonothavetobeperfectB.Domoreandsayless

C.HavetherightattitudetowardsworkD.Aworkerwhokeepsshowingup

22.TheauthorgaveDavidaninterviewto________.

A.findapersonwhoisreliableB.findapart-timeworkerinneed

C.givehimsomepracticeD.showsympathyforhim

23.TheauthorfinallyhiredDavidbecause________.

A.therewerenootherworkersintheshopthenB.heneededsomeonewhowaswillingtoworkthen

C.DavidkeptshowingupD.herealizedDavidwasdependable

B

Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree？

Animalscan’ttalk,butcantheylieinotherways？

Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior？

Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlying,buttheydoagreethatmanyanimals,frombirdstochimpanzees,behavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why？

Dishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvive.

Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexample,abirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator（猎食动物）getsclosetoitsnest,theploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How？

Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthe“hurt”adult,leavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.

Anotherkindofbird,thescrubjay,buriesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.Sotheygobacklater,unburythefood,andburyitagainsomewhereelse.

Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How？

Theydon’tmakenests.Instead,theygetintootherbirds’nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeout,theiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.

Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky.Afterafight,thelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshand,too,thechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner’shandandstartfightingagain.

Chimpsaresneakyinotherways,too.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylove,suchasbananas,itisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.Butsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfood.Thatway,otherchimpsdon’thearthem,andtheydon’tneedtosharetheirfood.

Aschildren,manyofuslearnthesaying“Youcan’tfoolMotherNature.”Butmaybeyoucan’ttrusther,either.

24.Aploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.

A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredator

C.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured

25.By“Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky”（paragraph5）,theauthormeans______.

A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonest

C.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo

26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

A.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.

B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner’shand.

C.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.

D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage？

A.Doanimalslie？

B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals？

C.Howdoanimalslearntolie？

D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive？

C

“Iwanttobejustlikeyou.Youarefromuptown,aren’tyou？

”theyoungmanaskedinthelocalslangwithabroadsmileunawareoftheburningtropicalsun.Sellingbagsofpotatoesattheroadside,hisextra-largeTshirtandfadedbluejeanswereaprooftotheuniversalinfluenceofAmericanpopcultureinAfrica.IhadacceptedaseatathispotatostandtotakeabreakbeforeconcludingbusinessinAccrathatafternoon.Betweenbusysalesservingcustomersstuckintraffic,heaskednumerousquestionsaboutlifeinAmerica,convincedthathavingavisatotheUnitedStateswaslikewinningthelottery.HowcouldItellhimthatIenviedhissimplelifeandchildishinnocencewhenIwasguiltyofthesilentculturethathashelpedtocreateafalseimageofAfricanslivingabroad？

Outwardly,IlookedliketheposterboyforsuccessvisitingfromtheUnitedStates.MywhitedesignershirtandmatchingpantswerestraightfromtheshoppingmallsinDetroit,whereIworkedasanengineer.Inwardly,Iwascaughtinawebofambitionandculturaldisappointment.Myclothessuggestedwealthy,yetIcouldnotaffordthenumerousrequestsformoneyortomakegiftsofmybelongings.Unclesandauntieswhowerepreparedtomortgage（抵押）theirhomestohelpmeleave10yearsagonowexpectedmetofinancecousinshopingtomakethesamemovetotheUnitedStates.

Americahadfulfilledmyambitionforfurtheringmyeducationandpro