高二期中英语考试题.docx

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高二期中英语考试题

2014–2015学年上学期高二英语期中考试题

命题人：

柏建琼施国兰

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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.Whatdateisittoday?

A．July11th.B.July14th.C.July15th.

2.Whatwillthemanprobablydothisafternoon?

A.Gotothepark.B.Seeoffhisaunt.C.Pickuphisaunt.

3.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Strangers.C.Husbandandwife.

4.What'sthecolorofthepenthatMikehasfound?

A.Silver.B.Red.C.Black.

5.WheredidthewomanseeMrBrown?

A.Inthelab.B.Intheclassroom.C.Ontheplayground.

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.What'stheweatherprobablylikenow?

A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.

7.Whatwillthewomandothismorning?

A.Goonapicnic.B.Watchamovie.C.Dosomereading.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Howmanychildrenarethereinthepark?

A.6.B.10.C.11.

9.Whatisthewoman?

A.Akindergartenteacher.B.Aparent.C.Apolicewoman.

听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。

10.WhatisJimdoingnow?

A.Talkingoverthephone.B.LearningChinese.C.Searchingforinformation.

11.Whatisthewoman'shomework?

A.Comparingsomeathletes.

B.Writingaboutafamousathlete.

C.WritingaboutChinesehistory.

12.Whowillthewomanprobablysearchmoreabout?

A.TigerWoods.B.Phillips.C.LiNing.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherformerjob?

A.Itwastoochallenging.B.Itwasveryrelaxing.C.Itdidn'tpaywell.

14.WhyisTonyupset?

A.Becauseheisn'tsatisfiedwithhisjob.

B.Becausethewomanistoobusywithwork.

C.Becausethewomandislikeshim.

I5.Whatwillthewomandotonight?

A.Gotoamovie.B.Gotoabirthdayparty.C.Writeaworkreport.

16.Wherearemostprobablythetwospeakers?

A.Athome.B.Intheoffice.C.Downtown.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredidthespeakerprobablylearnthetips?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Onawebsite.C.Inamagazine.

18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkweshouldavoiddoing?

A.Goingcampingalone.B.Touchingplantsinthewild.

C.Talkingwithstrangersinthewild.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestwedointhefourthtip?

A.Avoidgettinginjured.B.Takeafirst-aidkitwithus.

C.Staycalmwhensomeoneissickorinjured.

20.Whydoesthespeakersuggestwetakesomehoney?

A.Tomakesomesweetwater.B.Touseasmedicine.C.Tofeedtheinjured.

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）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindanger，butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving（铺砌）aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.Itcomesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave，thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.

Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages（短缺）．Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts（干旱）thanareaswithmorerainfall，butinanycase，goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.

Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference，too.IntheUnitedStates，afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday！

Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive，butthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.

Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome.Tostartwith，usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher（洗碗机）onlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.

21.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?

A．Usingriverwater.

B．Throwingbatteriesaway.

C．Pavingparkinglots.

D．Throwingrubbishintolakes.

22.Thelastparagraphisintendedto______.

A．showushowtofixleaksathome

B．tellushowtorunadishwasher

C．provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus

D．suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathome

23.Thetextismainlyabout______.

A．whypavingroadsreducesourwater

B．howmuchwedependonwatertolive

C．whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimates

D．howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupply

B

SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium（水族馆）

TheallnewSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium，situatedintheheartofMelbourne'sCBD，isoneofVictoria'sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscovery，SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.

◆OpeningTimes

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9：

30amuntil6：

00pmeverydayoftheyear，includingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5：

00pm，onehourbeforeclosing.

◆Location（位置）

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet，Melbourne.ItissituatedontheYarraRiver，oppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.

◆GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium

Train

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisashortwalkfromeitherFlindersorSouthernCrosstrainstations.

Tram（有轨电车）

TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtramstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute（公交线路）andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.

ShuttleBus

TheMelbourneCityTouristShuttleisafreebusservice，stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdaily，every15minutesfrom10：

00amto4：

00pm.

◆CarParking

WhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium，thereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.

◆WheelchairAccess

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.

◆Terms

Ticketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepted.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket，noentry!

24．SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium______.

A．islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecity

B．has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourne

C．admitsvisitorsfrom9：

30amuntil6：

00pm

D．isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex

25．GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium，visitorscantake______.

A．trainsfromSouthernCrosstrainstation

B．shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstation

C．boatsacrosstheYarraRiver

D．eithertramroute70or75

26．SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors______.

A．freecarparking

B．wheelchairaccess

C．Internetconnection

D．transportationservice

27．TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium______.

A．arefreetoallvisitors

B．canbepurchasedbyemail

C．arecheckedattheentrance

D．canbeprintedattheticketoffice

C

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia，myhusband，Rashid，stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.

Duringthefirstweekofhisstay，hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers，includinghispassport.

Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinastrangecity，thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganisedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.

Lateintheevening，thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband'snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.

Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout，althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalfwrittenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.

Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.

28．WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?

A．Goshopping.B．Findahouse.

C．Joinhisfamily.D．Takeavacation.

29．Thegirl'sparentsgotRashid'sphonenumberfrom______.

A．afriendofhisfamilyB．aSydneypoliceman

C．aletterinhispapersD．astrangerinSydney

30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Showed.B．Sentout.

C．Delivered.D．Gaveback.

31．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FromIndiatoAustralia.

B．LivinginaNewCountry.

C．TurningTrashtoTreasure.

D．InSearchofNewFriends.

D

MarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously,Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather'swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovedexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.

"Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou'vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer.”Jasonsaid,"Hetoldusnottotouchit.”

“Hewon’tfindout,"Marksaid."I'lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown."

Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather'sequipment.ButhiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewComputerreallypuzzledhim.

Itwasastrange-lookingmachine—onehisdadhad