广东清远市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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广东清远市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

广东省清远市清城区三中高二第一学期期中考试

英语试题

（本卷满分150分，时间120分钟）

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称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.Wheredoesthemanwanttoputthepainting?

A.Inthekitchen.

B.Inthelivingroom.

C.Inthefronthallway

2.Whatdoesthewomanrecycle?

A.Glass.B.Paper.C.Plastic.

3.Whattypeoffilmdoesthewomanprefer?

A.Romancefilms.

B.Comedies.

C.Dramas.

4.WherewillthewomangoonSaturday?

A.Toatheater.

B.Totheseaside.

C.Toashoppingmall.

5.Whatiswrongwiththeman’seyes?

A.Hecan’tseecolorswell.

B.Hecan’tseeblackandwhite.

C.Hecanonlyseethingsfaraway.

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.Wheredoesthemanusuallywrite?

A.Inlibraries.

B.Athome.

C.Incafés.

7.Whatarethespeakersprobablydiscussing?

A.Anewbook.

B.Theman’snewarticle.

C.Howtowriteagoodnovel.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whywasthemanlateforschool?

A.Healmosthitadog.

B.Hewashitbyanotherdriver.

C.Hespilledbreakfastonhimself.

9.Whatdidthewomanmakefortheman?

A.Somebeef.

B.Somefriedchicken.

C.SomeFrenchonionsoup.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthemanwanttolive?

A.InRome.B.InVenice.C.InNewYork.

11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobeintenyears?

A.Apilot.B.Adoctor.C.Alawyer.

12.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theircollegelife.

B.Theirfutureplans.

C.Travelingaroundtheworld.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.OnSunday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnFriday.

14.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenews?

A.Confused.

B.Disappointed.

C.Understanding.

15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisdog?

A.Shehadashortlife.

B.Shediedofnaturalcauses.

C.Sheshouldgetbettersoon.

16.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodo?

A.Callthemanmoreoften.

B.Cooksomethingfortheman.

C.Invitethemantoanotherparty.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whomightthespeakerbe?

A.Adoctor.

B.Apatient.

C.Amedicalsecretary.

18.WhatdoesthespeakerwantMs.Browntodo?

A.Callbackwhenshecan.

B.Getsometestsassoonaspossible.

C.Comebacktotheofficerightaway.

19.Accordingtothespeaker,whatdomostpeopledoforabadsunburn?

A.Putonsuncream.

B.Gotothehospital.

C.Takesomemedicine.

20.Whatisthespeaker’sadvice?

A.Drinkalotofwater.

B.Don’tgooutsideatall.

C.Driveaslittleaspossible.

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

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight,Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase”signedoff”inParagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprograms

B.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercials

D.showedall-nightmovies

23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.

B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byswitchingchannels.

D.Byhavingitrepaired.

24.Howdoestheanthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious

B.Anxious

C.Cautious

D.Humorous

B

Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces–andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeuslesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don’tforgettheclock–ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastat30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turningonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplantscaneasilymakesusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout____.

A.theirhomecomforts

B.theirbodyshape

C.housebuying

D.healthydiets

26.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople____.

A.digestfoodbetter

B.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites

27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.

B.Playfastmusic

C.Usesmallerspoons

D.Turndownthelights

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?

B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness

D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

C

Morestudentthaneverceforearetakingagap-year（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.ItisnotsurprisingthatmoreandMorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexibleinlength.

B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.

C.Itisincreasinglypopular.

D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.

30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.

A.arcbetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.He'spuzzled.

B.He'sworried.

C.He'ssurprised.

D.He'sannoyed.

32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.Attendadditionalcourses.

B.Makeplansforthenewterm.

C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.

D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.

D

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