学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题卷.docx

学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题卷.docx

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学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题卷

2015学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题卷

考生须知：

1.本试卷分卷一（选择题）和卷二（非选择题）两部分。

共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如有改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其他标号，答在试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，考生将答题卷交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共95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）

请听下面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.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Drinksomething.B.Learntodrive.C.Takeataxi.

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hehatestosmellsmoketoo.

B.Hewillleavetheofficesoon.

C.Thewomancanopenthewindow.

3.Whatdothespeakersplantodoattheweekend?

A.Helpwiththeconferenceondrugabuse.

B.Learnaboutahealthylifestyle.

C.Takeaclassondrugabuse.

4.Howisthewomanfeelingrightnow?

A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Scared.

5.Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.SellingtheoldMP3player.

B.HavingtheoldMP3playerrepaired.

C.BuyinganewMP3player.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，每段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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatwillthemandofirstonFridaynight?

A.Returnabook.B.Watchagame.C.Buytwotickets.

7.Whydoesthewomanagreetogointheend?

A.SheistiredofwatchingTV.

B.Shethinksthemanisfun.

C.Shewantstolistentothemusic.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wherearethespeakersprobablyrightnow?

A.Athome.B.Atabarbershop.C.AtBrad’shouse.

9.Whenwillthespeakersprobablyarriveattherestaurant?

A.7:

00.B.7:

25.C.7:

55.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howmuchwillitcosttosendthepackagebysea?

A.$20.B.$80.C.$100.

11.Howlongwillittaketosendthepackagebyair?

A.4to6weeks.B.2to3weeks.C.10to14days.

12.Whatisthewomansending?

A.Books.B.Clothes.C.Toys.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydidthewoman’ssisterholdtheparty?

A.Shegotmarried.

B.Herchildgotmarried.

C.Herchildrenwereleavinghome.

14.WhatisUncleTony?

A.Aphotographer.B.Adesigner.C.Asalesmanager.

15.WheredoesRogerlive?

A.InParis.B.InLondon.C.InAberdeen.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutMark?

A.Hehaslonghairandabeard.

B.HegraduatedfromUniversityofOxford.

C.Heisthetallestoneinhisfamily.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whosawthebluewhalesanhourago?

A.Apassenger.B.Somefishermen.C.Thecaptain.

18.Whatseaanimalsarecommonlyseeninthisseason?

A.Bluewhales.B.Largeseaturtles.C.Seabirds.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatpassengersbringwiththem?

A.Ahatorsunglasses.B.Aheavyjacket.C.Lightshoes.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthetour?

A.Itwilltaketwodays.

B.Passengerswillhavedinnerontheboat.

C.Thepricedoesn’tincludedrinks.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thereisaproblemdiscussedbypeopleaboutwhetherparentsshouldhittheirchildren?

Orshouldtheyeverbeatthem?

Researchsuggestsmanyofusarelikelytorespond“no”,andpublicsupportforspanking（打屁股）hasbeenfallingovertheyears.Butsurveysalsoshowthat75percenttonearly90percentofparentsadmitspankingtheirchildatleastonce.

Iwasraisedinazero-tolerancehomefordisrespect,andmyparentsoftenturnedtophysicalpunishment.And,no,Idon’tfeelIwasdamagedbyit.

Nothingismoreannoyingthanwatchingill-manneredbehaviorfromchildren.

Butthereisdatatosuggestthatareturntoold-schoolspankingisn’ttheanswer.

Twoyearsago,Newsweekreportedthatithadfounddatasuggestingthatteenswhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentweremorelikelytobecomeaggressive.

MurrayStraus,professorattheUniversityofNewHampshireinAmerica,hasstudiedthetopicofchildrenandspankingfordecades.HesaidthatchildrenwhowerephysicallypunishedhavelowerIQsthantheirpeers.ItmaybethatchildrenwithlowerIQsweremorelikelytogetspanked,butthepunishmentmayhavebeencounterproductive（反作用的）totheirmentaldevelopment,aswell.

Someresearchersmaketheargumentthatoccasionalopen-handedsmacks（用巴掌打）onthebottomarenotonlyharmlessbutcanhavesomebenefit.

Lastyear,MarjorieGunnoe,apsychologistatCalvinCollege,studiedteenswhohaveneverbeenspanked.Thereareagreaternumberofchildrengrowingupwithouteverhavingbeenphysicallypunished.Gunnoe’sresearchsuggeststheydon’tturnoutanybetterthanthosewhoweresometimesspanked.

Therearesomeparentswhosimplycannotcontroltheirtempers.ButIstillbelievethatthebestparentsaretheoneswhoareabletoofferfairandfirmdiscipline（纪律）withouteverturningtophysicalpunishment.

21.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorwasmostprobablyhitbyherparentswhen______.

A.theycouldnotcontroltheirtemper

B.sheshowednorespectfortheelder

C.theyweredissatisfiedwithhergrade

D.theirdisciplineturnedouttobenotstrictenough

22.AccordingtoMurrayStraus,childrenwhoarephysicallypunished______.

A.benefitfromoccasionalspanking

B.haveslowerphysicaldevelopment

C.maydeveloplowerIQsthantheirpeers

D.arelessaggressivetowardsotherswhentheygetolder

23.Theauthorseemstoagreethat______.

A.physicalpunishmentshouldbethelastmeansofanyparents

B.goodparentsdisciplinetheirchildreninafairandreasonableway

C.parentsshoulddeterminewhetherachildneedstobesmackedornot

D.childrenwhohavebeenspankedtendtobehavebetterthanthosewhohaven’t

B

GrandOpening---BentwoodTruckMuseum

Saturday,November8,at10:

00A.M.

     Aftereighteenmonthsofhardworkbymorethan100volunteers,theBentwoodTruckMuseumisreadytoopen.Theoldfactoryhadbeenscheduledtobedestroyed.WhenRogerHaygoodheardabouttheplantoteardownthebuilding,heboughtitsothathecouldstorehiscollectionofoldtrucksthere.Thenhehadtheideaofturningthebuildingintoatruckmuseum.

     Duringthepastyearandahalf,theoldbuildinghasbeentransformedintoatreasurechestofmemories.Insteadofadarkanddullhouse,thebuildinghasbecomeacheery,brighthomeforallkindsoftrucksfromthepast.Themuseumnowhouses68trucks,andwehopetohaveevenmoresoon.Thereisa1959schoolbus,a1942bakerytruck,anda1937fireengine.Ouroldestvehicleisa1919milktruck.Ournewestvehicleisa1966towtruck.

     Youcantakearideonafiretruck,amailtruck,oranice-creamtruck.Ridesare$2.00,butyoucangetaticketforafreerideatanygrocerystoreinBentwood.

     Helpuscelebrateourgrandopeningbybringingyourfamilyandfriends!

Thereissomethingtointeresteveryonewhoattends.TheBentwoodTruckMuseumisaspecialpieceofourhistory.

     TogettoBentwoodTruckMuseum,takeRoute29（KingstonHighway）toPalmerStreet.GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrive.Youwillseethemuseumbuildingandtheamusementparkonyourleft.Parkingisavailableacrossthestreet,onyourright.

24.WhereisBentwoodTruckMuseum?

A.OnNormanDrive.B.OnRoute29.

C.OnKingstonHighway.                      D.OnPalmerStreet.

25.Whatisspecialaboutthismuseum?

A.Itisbuiltontheruinsofanoldbuilding.

B.Itoffersvisitorsfreeridestothemuseum.

C.It’stransformedfromanoldfactorybyvolunteers.

D.Itexhibitstrucksdatingbacktomorethan100yearsago.

26.What’sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Tocallonthevisitorstotakearideinoldtrucks.

B.ToexplainwhyBentwoodTruckMuseumwassetup.

C.Topersuadereaderstoattendtheopeningofthemuseum.

D.TointroducetheoldhistoryofBentwoodTruckMuseum.

C

ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.

OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:

“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas“Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?

”Andtodayit’dbe“Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?

”

TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.

Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.

27.ThebookGonewiththeWindwas______.

A.writtenin“TheDump”B.adaptedfromamovie

C.firstpublishedonanewspaperD.awardedtenAcademyAwards

28.Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.beverypleasedwithB