山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试试题

高二英语

试题说明：

1.本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

2．满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

3.听力计入总分。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分,每小题1分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.WhatdoesJimdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Anofficer.C.Astudent.

2.WhattimedidSuzyleavehome?

A.4:

30.B.5:

00.C.5:

15.

3.Whatistheman’ssuggestion?

A.Goingtotheconcert.

B.Goingtoseeashow.

C.Justwalkingaround.

4.Howlonghastherainlasted?

A.5days.B.6days.C.7days.

5.Whatopiniondotheyholdontheirchemistrycourse?

A.It’swellorganized.

B.Itissatisfactory.

C.Itisunsatisfactory.

第二节（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15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至7题。

6.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inaschool.C.Inabookstore.

7.WhyisWilliamShakespearementionedintheconversation?

A.Hegavegiftstomillionsofpeople.

B.Hewasaverywealthymaninhistimes.

C.Hissignatureisworthalotofmoney.

听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。

8.Whatarethemanandwomanlookingfor?

A.Acomfortablehotel.

B.Amodernhotel.

C.Aninexpensivehotel.

9.Whomdidthemanandwomanaskforhelp?

A.Apolicewoman.B.Awaitress.C.Apasser-by.

10.Wherecouldthemanandwomanfindahoteltheyneeded?

A.Inthenextstreet.

B.Nexttoabank.

C.Two-minutedrivetothewest.

11.Wheredidtheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

A.Inastreet.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inahotel.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatwouldthewomanliketodothisweekend?

A.Goclimbing.B.Goshopping.C.Gofishing.

13.WhatdoesthemanplantodoonSaturday?

A.Checkhisschedule.

B.Stayathome.

C.Helphissistermove.

14.Howwillthemangetintouchwiththewoman?

A.Bymakingaphonecalltothewoman’shouse.

B.Bymakingaphonecalltothewoman’smother’shouse.

C.Bymakingacalltohercellphone.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Listeningtomusic.

B.Seeingafilm.

C.Writingaletter.

16.HowlongwillthewomanstayinJapan?

A.Forayear.B.Foramonth.C.Fortwoyears.

17.WhatwillthewomandobeforesheleavesforJapan?

A.ReadmoreJapanesenovels.

B.Attendalanguageclass.

C.Applyforanewprogram.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Howmanynewsheadlinesarebroadcast?

A．4．B．5．C．6．

19．WhathappenedearlyonSaturdaymorning?

A．ARussianrocketwassentup．

B．Atourbusslidoffahighway．

C．Threeaidworkerswerekilled．

20．Howmanypeoplewerekilledinthegasexplosion?

A．Atleast4．B．About30．C．Over40．

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

Coldweathercanbehardonpets,justlikeitcanbehardonpeopl

e.Sometimesownersforgetthattheircatsarejustasusedtothewarmshelterastheyare.Someownerswillleavetheiranimalsoutsideforalongperiodoftime,thinkingthatallanimalsareusedtolivingoutdoors.Thiscanputtheirpetsindangerofseriousillness.Therearethingsyoucandotokeepyouranimalwarmandsafe.

Keepyourpetsinsideasmuchasyoucanwhentheweatherisbad.Ifyouhavetotakethemout,stayoutsidewiththem.Whenyou’recoldenoughtogoinside,theyprobablyaretoo.Ifyoumustleavethemoutsideforalongtime,makesuretheyhaveawarm,solidshelteragainstthewind,thickbedding,andplentyofnon-frozenwater.

Ifleftaloneoutside,dogsandcatscanbeverysmartintheirsearchforwarmshelter.Theycandigintosnowbanksorhidesomewhere.Watchthemcloselywhentheyareleftoutdoors,andprovidethemwithshelterofgoodquality.Keepaneyeonyourpet’swater.Sometimesownersdon’trealizethatawaterbowlhasfrozenandtheirpetcan’tgetanythingtodrink.Animalsthatdon’thavecleanandunfrozenwatermaydrinkdirtywateroutside,whichmaycontainsomethingunhealthyforthem.

21.WhatdowelearnaboutpetsfromParagraph1?

A.Theyareoftenforgottenbytheirowners.

B.Theyareusedtolivingoutdoors.

C.Theybuildtheirownshelter.

D.Theyliketostayinwarmplaces.

22.Whyarepetownersaskedtostaywiththeirpetswhentheyareoutincoldweather?

A.Tokeepthemfromeatingbadfood.

B.Toknowwhentobringtheminside.

C.Tohelpthemfindshelters.

D.Tokeepthemcompany.

23.Ifpetsareleftontheirownoutdoorsincoldweather,theymay______.

A.runshortofcleanwaterB.digdeepholesforfun

C.dirtythesnownearbyD.getlostin

thewild

24.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tosolveaproblem.

B.Togivepracticaladvice.

C.Totellaninterestingstory.

D.Topresentaresearchresult.

B

Tryingtocreateahappyfamilyatmospherecansometimesfeellikea

challengeintoday’sworld.Everyone’sbusy,technologyseemstotakeoveralotofsparetime,andmanyadultsandchildrenfeelstressed.However,therearesomestepsyoucantaketokeepyourfamilyhappyinthemodernworld.Step1:

EatDinnerTogetherDaily

Taketimeoutfromyouractivitiestoeatdinnertogetherasafamily.Talkaboutyourday,reconnectwithoneanother,anddiscussyourfutureplans.It’sagreatwayforparentsandkidstostayinvolvedinoneanother’slives.Step2:

AllowyourChildrentoHaveaVoice

Tellingkids,“It’smywayorthehighway,”isn’tlikelytoyieldhappyresults.Obviously,parentsneedtobeinchargeandneedtobestrictwithkidsaccordingly,butkidsshouldhavesomerightin

thefamily.Listentoyourchildren’sconcerns,allowyourchildrentoofferinput,andbewillingtoadmitwhenyou’rewrong.

Step3:

EstablishClearRules

Happyfamiliesneedclearrulesaboutexpectationsandbehaviorsthatwillnotbetolerated.Itcanbehelpfultowriteoutalistofrulesandkeepthemdisplayedinthehouse.Createrulesthatemphasizetheimportanceoftreatingoneanotherwithrespect.Encourageeveryfamilymembertoparticipateinestablishingthehouseholdrules.Step4:

DevelopFamilyTraditions

Familytraditionscanhelpafamilyfeelunited.Traditionsdon’tneedtobereservedforholidays.Instead,youcancreateweeklyorevendailyfamilytraditions.Forexample,makeSundaynightsfamilygamenightandtaketurnspickingoutboardgames.Ormakeatraditionatbedtimewhereeachfamilymembertalksaboutthehighlightoftheirday.Creatingsuchtraditionswillhelpyourfamilystayconnected.

25.Tomaintainaclosefamilyconnection,youmayrefer

to______.

A.Step1andStep4B.Step1andStep3

C.Step2andStep3D.Step3andStep4

26.Theunderlinedword“input”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“______”

A.foodsB.mistakes

C.ideasD.rules

27.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Howtoorga

nizefamilyactivities.

B.Whykidsshouldobeyfamilyrules.

C.Howtodevelopfamilytraditionsproperly.

D.Howtocreateahappyfamilyatmosphere.

C

MywifeandIhadjustopenedupapetsittingbusinessearlierthatyear.Ourcustomershadslowlyrisenfromthreetothirtyamonth.Wewerebusythroughthosehotsummermonths,drivingbetweenvisits.Ourserviceswerestrictlyheldatthepetowner’shome.Itwasalmosttoobusyforthetwoofus,butweweremakinggoodmoney!

Weaskedpetownersnewtoourservicestophonetwoweeksaheadsowehadenoughtimetomeettheownersandpetsattheirhomesandmakeanyfollowingmeetingsbeforetheownerleaves.

Oneday,wedecidedtotakeonanewcustomerjusttwodaysbeforetheywouldleave.Wemetthefamily,filledinaform,andspentsometimewiththeirdog,Hercules.Heplayfullyjumpedonusandtouchedourhandsandarmsusinghistongue.Thefamilylaughedashedidthis,showingusthathewasveryloving.

TwodayslaterIappearedatthehouse,alone.IcameuptoHerculesandsaidhellohappily.Ifilleduphiswaterbowlandcleanedanymesseshemade.Meanwhile,hewassolovelysittingbeside.Ithoughtthiswouldbethegoodpicturetosendtotheowners,ausualservice.Afterthelightand“click”soundwentoff,Herculesrushedatme.Ididn’tknowwhathadjusthappeneduntilInoticedthedropsofblood.Iranoutanddidtheonlything—callingmywife.

ThenIwent

toneighborsforhelp.Mywifearrivedaftertenminutes.ThehelpfulneighborandmywifeledHerculesbackintohispen（圈）.ThenmyhusbandandItookofftothehospital.

ImusthavelookedlikeIwasshotwhenIwalkedintothehospital.Thenursesquicklymovedmetoaroom.Iaskedthedoctorinaweakbutplayfulmanner,“AmIgoingtodie?

”Hereplied,“Finally.”

28.Accordingtothetext,theauthor’sworkwas________.

A.tiringanddangerousB.easyandfree

C.wellpaidD.doneoutdoors

29.Whatdidtheauthoroftendoduringhiswork?

A.Cleaningtheclients’house.

B.Walkingthepetsoutside.

C.Bringingthepetstoherownhouse.

D.Takingaphotoofpetstotheowners.

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorwasattackedbecause________.

A.Herculesfearedthesoundandflash

B.theauthorattackedHerculesfirst

C.Herculeswasveryhungrythen

D.theauthortreatedHerculesbadly

31.Thedoctor’sanswergaveusasenseof________.

A.angerB.humor

C.carelessnessD.patience

D

WhattheQueenkeepsinsideithaslongremainedamystery.Nowanewbookclaimstocastlightonthecontentsoftheroyalmatriarch’smainpossession.

What’sinTheQueen’sHandbag:

AndOtherRoyalSecretsrevealsthatthoughthe81-year-oldBritishmonarch（君主）doesn’tcarrycash,keysorpassport—sinceshedoesn’townone—herbagisfarfromempty.Insideareacollectionoflittlepresentsfromherchildre