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学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题2
北师大附属实验中学
2015—2016学年度第一学期高二英语期中考试试卷及答案
试卷I(共六部分,满分100分)
第一部分:
听力理解(共三节,30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话你将听一遍。
1.Howlongdoesthewomansuggestspendingatthebeach?
A.Twomonths.B.Halfamonth.C.Oneweek.
2.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardsthewoman’sremarks?
A.Angry.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.
3.WhenwillthespeakersseetheperformanceonSaturday?
A.At3:
00p.m.B.At7:
00p.m.C.At8:
00p.m.
4.WhereisMrDaviesnow?
A.Athome.B.Inhisoffice.C.Onhiswaytooffice.
5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anarticleofclothing.
B.Aclothesshop.
C.Afriend.
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分)
听下面4
段对话。
每段对话或独白后有几道小题,从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。
听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话你将听两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whodealswithdeliveriesinthecompanyatpresent?
A.Jennings.B.EricGeorge.C.TomSmith.
7.Whenwillthepackagebedelivered?
A.NextTuesday.B.NextMonday.C.Today.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatmadethewomanangrytheotherday?
A.Shewaitedanhourforabus.
B.Shedidn’tgetonabusatrushhour.
C.Shehadwaitedlongwhenthreebusesarrivedtogether.
9.HowdoesTonyBerelligotowork?
A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bysubway.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?
A.Arrangeanappointmentforhim.
B.Introduceanewproducttohim.
C.Repairamobilephoneforhim.
11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthenewbattery?
A.It’sexpensive.B.It’sverylight.C.Itlastslong.
12.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthewomanandLinda?
A.Jobhunterandmanager.
B.Employeeandemployer.
C.Customerandshopk
eeper.
听第9段材料,回答第13至
15题。
13.Whoisthewomanprobably?
A.Asalesgirl.B.Alibrarian.C.Awaitress.
14.WhydoesthemanwanttochangetheCD?
A.Itisbroken.
B.Hismumtookitwrong.
C.Hedoesn’tlikeitanymore.
15.WhatdoesthemanwanttoexchangetheCDfor?
A.ThelatestCDbyChaosTheory.
B.ThefirstCDbyChaosTheory.
C.Acomputergame.
第三节(共5小题;每小题1.5分)
听下面一段独白,请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入标号为1~5的空格中。
听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间,录音读两遍。
你将有60秒钟的作答时间。
(每小题仅填写一个词;请将这五道小题的答案填写在答题纸上。
)
TheSchoolOpen
Day
Date
December1.
Time
9:
00a.m.~5:
00p.m.
Activities
aChristmastree
intheschool2.
aChristmascardcompetition
sentthedesignsbeforetheendof3.MissDonnaEaton–afamous4.willbetheawarder.
atalentshow
sing,dance,do5.,orreciteanEnglishorFrenchpoem
Participants
students,theirparentsorfriends
第二部分:
单项选择(共25小题,每题1分)
16.–Johndidn’taccomplishthetasklasttime.Doyouthinkhecanbegiventhetaskagain?
–Ithinkeveryone_____secondchance.
A.isworthyaB.deservesaC.isworthytheD.deservesthe
17.Ican’tputupwithhimanymore.Heisalwaysfinding_____withothers.
A.errorB.mistakeC.faultD.shortcoming
18.BoXilaiwasremovedfromtheCommunistPartythemonthbeforelastand_____ofchargesincludingcorruptionandillegalsexualrelationships.
A.blamedB.punishedC.scoldedD.accused
19.Havingwonthisyear’sNobelPrizeinliterature,_____
A.MoYancreatedacastofcolorfulcharacters
B.MoYanmetthepressathishometowninGaomicountry,Shandongprovince
C.MoYan’sworksaredramaticwithauniquestyle,wildimaginationandsharplanguage.
D.MoYan’sworksareflyingoftheshelvesinleadingChinesebookstores
20.I’mwritingtoapplyforapostatStudentsPost,whichIsaw_____intheschoolnewspaperrecently.
A.advertisedB.beingadvertisedC.havingadvertisedD.advertising
21.Herson,_____shewassodevoted,wentabroadtenyearsago.
A.inwhichB.forwhomC.onwhichD.towhom
22._____severaltimes,theplanwasfinallyfiguredout.
A.DiscussingB.Beingdiscussed
C.HavingdiscussedD.Havingbeendiscussed
23.–Haveyouseenthe
filmUndertheHawthornTree?
–Ofcourse,Ihave.Itwasinourvillage_____itwasmade.
A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when
24.Lifelearningisimportantifwewantto_____withthetimes.
A.keeponB.keepupC.keepoffD.keepout
25.Leaveyourkeywithaneighbour_____youlockyourselfoutoneday.
A.aslongasB.evenifC.onceD.incase
26.Mary_____getangrywhenothersdisagreewithher.
A.tendstoB.contributestoC.stickstoD.leadsto
27.IwenttoLinda’sparty.Asaresult,Ifoundnotimetodomyhomework.Iwish
I_____athomedoingmyhomeworklastnightsothatIcouldhanditintoday.
A.wouldstayB.stayedC.hadstayedD.shouldstay
28.Ienvythosepeoplelivinginthatapartment,whohavefree_____totheswimmingpool.Theydon’thavetobe_____.
A.care,costB.access,charged
C.entrance,paidD.time,contributed
29.Don’t_____anye-mailrequiringpersonalinformation,nomatterhowofficialtheylook.
A.replyB.reactC.answertoD.respondto
30.Allherefforts_____andshewasfinallyadmittedintoBeijingUniversity.
A.paidoffB.laidoffC.showedoffD.gaveoff
31.Pollutionsexisthereandthere.It’shightimewe_____measurestoprotectourearth.
A.takeB.willtakeC.tookD.wouldtake
32.Nobodyexpectedthatthepresidentwould_____attheparty.Wethoughtheremainedinhospital.
A.makeoutB.turnupC.comeupD.setoff
33.Whoevergetscaught_____intheexamcannotescapepunishment.
A.cheatB.tocheatC.cheatingD.cheated
34.–Couldyoulendmethatbookyou______aboutwhenItelephonedyou?
–No,Iamsorry,Ican’t.I_____ittoafriend.
A.
weretalking,havegivenB.talked,gave
C.talked,hadgivenD.hadbeentalking,havegiven
35.Thetruckrandownthehill,andthedriver_____,accordingtothelocalnewspaper,tohavebeenkilled.
A.wasreportedB.wasreportingC.reportedD.hadbeenreported
36._____localandinternationalartists,thefestivalisacelebrationofCelticmusicandculture.
A.ExploringB.FeaturingC.PenetratingD.Teasing
37.Therearepatentsonthingsthatare_____onthemarket,too.
A.harshB.sensitiveC.ridiculousD.unavailable
38.Fiberhelpsdecreaseyouriskofcancer,andisgoodfor_____andbenefitsyourheart.
A.consumeB.recipeC.digestionD.device
39.Ialsoworryaboutmyfriends’_____ifmybossseesmyFacebook.
A.distinctionB.obesityC.expertiseD.privacy
40.VirginGalacticoffersa2.5-hoursuborbitalflightforonly$200,000,andmorethan500_____passengershavepaidtheirfare.
A.prospectiveB.astronomicalC.escalatedD.bald
第三部分:
阅读理解(共10小题,每题2分)
A
OnefineafternoonIwaswalkingalongFifthStreet,whenIrememberedthatitwasnecessarytobuyapairofsocks.WhyIwishedtobuyonlyonepairwasunimportant.Iturnedintothefirstsockshopthatcaughtmyeye,andaboyclerkwhocouldnothavebeenmorethanseventeenyearsoldcameforward,"WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?
""Iwishtobuyapairofsocks."Hiseyesshone.Therewasanoteofexcitementinhisvoice,"Didyouknowthatyouhadcomeintothefinestplaceintheworldtobuysocks?
"Ihadnoideaofthat,asmyentrancehadbeenaccidental."Comewithme,"saidtheboy,eagerly.Ifollowedhimtothebackoftheshop,andhebegantopulldownfromtheshelvesboxafterboxshowingtheircontentsformychoice.
"Holdon,lad,Iamgoingtobuyonlyonepair!
""Iknowthat,"saidhe,"butIwantyoutoseehowbeautifultheseare.Aren'ttheywonderful!
"Therewasonhisfaceanexpressionofseriousnessandprideanddelightasifhewereshowingtomethesecretsofhisreligion.Ibecamefarmoreinterestedinhimthaninthesocks.Ilookedathiminamazement."Myfriend,"saidI,"ifyoucankeepthisup,ifthisisnotmerelyfromhavinganewjob,ifyoucankeepupthishighspiritandexcitementdayafterday,intenyearsyouwillowneverysockintheUnitedStates."
41.Whydidthewritergetintoashoponefineafternoon?
A.Hewantedtovisitdifferentshops.B.Hewasinterestedintheboyclerk.
C.Hewantedtobuyapairofsocks.D.Hehadnothingelsetodo.
42.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewriterenteredtheshopbychance.
B.Theboywas18yearsold.
C.TheshopwasontheSecondRoad.
D.Theboywasnotinhighspirits.
43.Whatthewritersaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat_______.
A.ifyoudon'tworkhard,youwilllosethejob
B.youshouldkeeponfollowingyourcustoms
C.ifyoukeepupyourgreatinterestinyourwork,youwillsucceedinthefuture
D.ifyouaretoohardworking,youwillfail
B
Thesuccessofaspeechisoftenregardedasbeingcausedbytheskillofthespeaker,withmerit(优点)beinggiventospeakerswhoareconfident,articulate,knowledgeableandabletodeliveraspeechwithconviction(说服力).
Butoftenitisnotthespeakerswhowritethesemovingspeeches,itisaspeechwriter.Andoneindustryinwhichthispracticeiscommonisthatofpolitics.Sowhatdoesittaketobeapoliticalspeechwriter?
Well,accordingtoarecentjobadvertisementfromtheUSEmbassyinBritain,apoliticalspeechwriterneedstohaveexceptionalinterpersonalskills,bedetailoriented(重视细节的)andabletoshowadeepknowledgeoftheirsubjectclearly.Theymustalsoworkcloselywithspeakersandbeabletorelatetotheirstyle.
Somebelievethatthebestspeechwritershaveaninborntalent,anaturalcreativeinstinct,andthatspeechwritingisanartform.
Sowhataboutthoseofuswhodonotpossesssuchgenius?
Canwestillproducesuccessfulspeeches?
InaninterviewwiththeBBC,DrMaxAtkinson(acommunicationsspeciali