河北省成安一中永年二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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河北省成安一中永年二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题

河北省成安一中、永年二中2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题

时间：

120分钟　满分：

150分

第Ⅰ卷（共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）

1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanhasabigappetite.

B.Whatthemanorderedisnotdelicious.

C.Themanneedn'tordersomuchfood.

2.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Afarmer.　　B.Astudent.　　C.Abusinessman.

3.Whatistheboyprobablydoing?

A.Introducingthewomantohisfriend.

B.Readingabookaboutdinosaurs.

C.Drawingapicture.

4.Whyisthewomaninthestore?

A.Sheknowsthereisabigsale.

B.ShealwaysgoesthereonWednesdays.

C.Shewantstoknowwhythere'resomanypeople.

5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthestreet.B.Atapolicestation.C.Inaparkinglot.

第二节：

（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Changethetimeforameeting.

B.Tellhiswifeabouttheirweekendplans.

C.Meethimintheafternoon.

7.Whatwillthemandowhenhegetsbacktohisoffice?

A.Makeplansforthenextday.B.MeetwithMrBrown.C.Callhiswife.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whydidthegirlwantababybrother?

A.Shefeltlonely.

B.Shethoughtbabiestobecute.

C.Shethoughtbeingasistertobefun.

9.Whydidthegirlchangehermind?

A.Sherealizedthatshewantedapuppy（小狗）more.

B.Sherealizedthatshewouldhavemoreresponsibilities.

C.Herfatherpromisedtospendmoretimewithher.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatdoesthewomanaskBobbytodo?

A.Setthetable.B.Helpherpreparedinner.C.Pickuphisfather.

11.WhatisBobby'sattitudetowardhisfather?

A.Thankful.B.Annoyed.C.Understanding.

12.WhatdoesBobby'sfatherdo?

A.Heisabankclerk.B.Heworksfromhome.C.Heisasalesman.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What'swrongwiththeman?

A.Somethingiswrongwithhiseyes.

B.Somethingiswrongwithhisears.

C.He'sgotabadheadache.

14.Whendidthemanbegintohavetheproblems?

A.Aboutthreeweeksago.B.Abouttwoweeksago.C.Aboutoneweekago.

15.Whatwasthemandoingwhentheaccidenthappened?

A.Hewaswalkingdowntothebasement.

B.Hewasdrivingbackhomefromwork.

C.Hewasclimbinguptotheroof.

16.Whatwillthedoctordonext?

A.Callaspecialistimmediately.

B.Givesomemedicinetotheman.

C.Ordersometests.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenwillthebaseballgamestart?

A.At10：

30a．m..B.At9：

30a．m..C.At11：

00a．m..

18.Whocangetaspotononeoftheteams?

A.Thosewhoshowupearly.

B.Thosewhomadeareservation.

C.Thosewithhigherskilllevels.

19.Whatisthemaximumnumberofplayers?

A.18.B.20.C.40.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerasktheplayerstodoatlast?

A.Emailtheorganizer.

B.Filloutaninsuranceform.

C.Callthefieldhotlinebefore9：

30a．m..

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。

A

OnacoldeveningofAprilourshipwassailingforIreland.Suddenlyaviolentstormroseandoverturnedourship.FortunatelyIheldaboardandwaswasheduponanisland.

Itwascompletelydark.Onreachingtheisland,Ifoundasmoothplacetoliedown.QuitetiredIsleptforalongtime.IwokeupwithastartwhenIwasdazzled（使目眩）byglaringsunlight.HowIfelthungryandthirsty!

Theislandwithitsbeautifullandscapeatdawnappearedbeforemyeyes.

Ibegantoexploretheisland.Itwasanuninhabited_islandsurroundedbytrees.Yellowfruitinthelightwindmademefeelhungry.Itastedone.Howsweetanddeliciousitwas!

IategreedilyalotthenIlaydowncomfortablyonthesoftgrass.Aroundmewerefragrance（芳香）andsingingofbirds.There,faraway,ontheright,awaterfallwasfallingdownthemountainside.Irushedtowardit.IntheafternoonwhenIwaswanderingaroundtheisland,Ihappenedtofindoutacavehiddenbehindthethickforest.Itwasconvenientformetoturnitintoaplaceforsleepingforthenight.

Dayindayout,nearlytwoweekspassedby.Myfoodwasmerefruitandsomefishcaughtfromthestream.SometimesItriedtohuntsomewildanimalsbutinvain.HadIbeenequippedwithnecessarythings,Iwouldhaveenjoyedremaininghereforfood.

OnemorningIcaughtsightofaboat.Isignaledandshoutedoutloudly.IwasrescuedbutsofarIhavehadthememoriesofafairylandwhichIhadoncehappenedtodiscover!

21．Whatdidtheauthordofirstafterhewaswashedontotheisland?

A．Helookedforapassingship.B．Hefoundsomethingtoeat.

C．Hefoundaplacetotakearest.D．Hemadetheislandclean.

22．WhatistheRIGHTtimeorderofthefollowingevents?

a．Hewanderedaroundtheisland.

b．Hewasdazzledbyglaringsunlight.

c．Heatealotofwildfruits.

d．Hefoundtheisland'slandscapewasbeautiful.

A．bdac　　　　　　　　B．cdab

C．acdbD．bdca

23．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“anuninhabitedisland”inParagraph3mean?

A．Anislandwithbeautifulscenesbutnofruit.

B．Anislandwithouthumanslivingonit.

C．Anislandthatnohumanshavevisited.

D．Anislandwithfreshairandtrees.

24．Whatdoesthispassagemainlydescribe?

A．Howtheauthorovercamedifficultiesontheisland.

B．Howtheauthorspentthefirstnightandthefirstdayontheisland.

C．Howtheauthorgottotheisland.

D．Howtheauthorescapedfromtheisland.

B

WhenIlefthomeforcollege,Isoughttoescapethelimitedworldoffarmers,smalltowns,andcountrylife.Ilongfortheexcitementofthecity,forthefastpacethatrurallifelacked,foradventurebeyondthehorizon.Idreamedofexploringthecity,livingwithinanewcultureandlandscape,andbecomingpartofthepulseofanurbanjungle.

Yetsomeofmybesttimesweredrivinghome,leavingthecitybehindandslippingbackintothevalley.Ascitylifedisappearedandtrafficthinned,Icouldseethefacesoftheotherdriversrelax.Then,aroundabendinthehighway,thegrasslandofthevalleywouldcomeintobeing,offeringaviewofgentlerollinghills.Thelandseemedpermanent.IfeltasifIhadsteppedbackintime.

Itookcomfortinthestabilityofthevalley.Drivingthroughsmallfarmcommunities,Iimaginedthefoundingfamiliesstillrootedintheirgrandhomes,generationsworkingthesamelands,neighborsremainingneighborsforgenerations.Iallowedfamiliarfarmhouselandmarkstoguideme.

Closetohome,Ioftenturnedoffthemainhighwayandtookadifferent,gettingfamiliarfarmsagainandtestingmymemory.Friendslivedinthosehouses.Ihadeatenmealsandspenttimethere;Ihadworkedonsomeofthesefarms,lendingahandduringapeakharvest,helpingafamilyfriendforadayortwo.Thehousesandlandslookedthesame,andIcouldpicturethegentlefacesandhearfamiliarvoicesasiflittlehadbeenchanged.AsIeasedintoourdrivewayI'dreturntooldways,becomingasononceagain,achildonthefamilyfarm.Myfeelingswerehonestandreal.HowIlongedforalandwherelifestoodstillandmymemoriescouldberelived.WhenIleftthefarmforcollege,Icouldonlyreturnasvisitortothevalley,atravelerlookingforhome.

Nowthefarmisonceagainmytruehome.Iliveinthatfarmhouseandworkthepermanentlands.Myworldmayseemunchangedtocasualobservers,buttheyarewrong.Iknowthis:

ifthere'saconstantonthesefarms,it'stheconstantofchange.

Thegoodobserverwillrecognizethedifferences.Afarmerreplantsanorchard（果园）withanewvarietyofpeaches.Irrigationisaddedtoblockofoldgrapes,soIimaginethevineyardhasanewowner.Occasionallythechangesareclearlyevident,likeaFORSALEsign.ButIneedtoreadthesmallprintinordertomakesurethatabankhastakenpossessionofthefarm.Mostofthechangescontaintwostories.Oneisthephysicalchangeofthefarm,theotherinvolvesthepeopleonthatland,thehumanstorybehindthechange.

I'vebeenbackonthefarmforadecadeandstillhaven'theardallthestoriesbehindthechangesaroundme.ButonceIaddmystoriestothelandscape,Icancallthisplacemyhome,ahomethatcontinuestoevolveandchangesasIaddmoreandmoreofmystories.

Apoetreturnstothevalleyandsays,“Littlehaschangedinthevalley,andhowclosedmindedyouallare！

”Hecommentsaboutthelackofinterestinsports,socialandenvironmentalissuesinthepovertyandinequalityofourlife.Hewasbornandraisedhere,sohemighthavetherighttocriticizeandlectureus.Yethespeaksformanywhothinktheyknowthevalley.Howdifferentlywouldothersthinkofusiftheyknewthestoriesofagrapeharvestinawetyearorapeachwithoutahome?

25．Themostimportantreasonwhythewriterwantedtomovetothecityisthat________.

A.hedidnotwanttoworkonthefarm

B.hewantedtomakenewfriends

C.hewaseagerforadifferentlifethere

D.thereweremorethingstodothere

26．Whatmadethewriterrelaxashedrovefromthecitytothecountry?

A.Hecouldseeformilesandmiles.

B.Thetrafficmovedmoreslowly.

C.Thepeoplehepassedseemedtobecalmer.

D.Thelandseemedfamiliartohim.

27．Whendrivingthroughthevalleythewriterwasguidedhomeby________.

A．familiarfarmhouseswhichlefthimagoodmemory

B．housesthathadshelteredgenerationsofthesamefamily

C．landthathadbeenworkedbyafamilyforgenerations

D．largefarmswhichstretchedoutrightbeforehim

28．Whenhewasincollege,whywasthewritersadwhenhereturnedtohisfamilyhome?

A.Herememberedhowhardheusedtowork.

B.Herealizedthathewasonlyavisitor.

C.Herecognizedtheoldhousedandland.

D.Herememberedhisnextdoorneighbors.

C

MillionsofpeopledieofhungerinSouthernAfricaeveryyear,butwhenZambiawasofferedthousandsoftonsoffreemaizebytheUS,thegovernmentpolitelysaidno.

“Wedon'tknowwhe