全国百强校山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题原卷版.docx

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全国百强校山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题原卷版

山西省忻州市第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

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）

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．Whatwillthemando?

A.Workasateacherintwoyears

B.Choosebyhimself

C.Followthewoman’sadvice

2．Whatdoesthemanmean?

.

A.Theywillhaveatesttomorrow.

B.Theyhavetoattendameeting.

C.Theywon’thaveatestthisafternoon

3．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Theteacherneverprepareshislectureswell.

B.Theteacherisn’tstrictwithhimself.

C.Thewomanlikestheteacher’slecture.

4．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Motherandson

B.Teacherandstudent

C.Bossandsecretary

5．Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanchoose?

A.MusicandScience

B.Musicandart

C.ScienceandArt

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatlanguagedoestheman’steacheruseinclass?

A.EnglishB.SpanishC.French

7.HowdoesMissParkerthinkoftheman?

A.HeisgoodatspeakingSpanish.

B.Hecanpronounceverywell.

C.Heisthebeststudent.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.AtschoolB.InanofficeC.Inastore

9．Whyisthewomangoingtogiveupchemistry?

A．Sheisn’tfondofthesubject.

B．Shewantstotakeapart-timejob.

C．Maybeshecan’tpasstheexam.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What’sthewoman?

A．Sheisajuniorstudent.

B．Sheisaseniorstudent

C．Sheisaprofessor

11．Whatistheprofessor’sfirstreplytothewoman’srequest?

A．Hedoesn’tintendtoofferthecourse.

B．Hedoesn’tthinkthecoursewillinteresther.

C．Hethinksthecoursewillbetoodifficultforher.

12．Whatdoesthewomansaytopersuadetheprofessor?

A．Sheisreallywellprepared.

B．Shegotgoodgradesinlastsummer.

C．Shewantstoreadabookinhiscourse.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A．Togetmoreinformationaboutthecourse．

B．Tosignupforthecourse．

C．Tomeetthewomansoon．

14．What’stheman’smajor?

A．Drawing．B．English．C．Technique．

15．Whatdoesthewomanprovide?

A．Drawingboard．B．Brushes．C．Paints．

16．Whatcanwelearnaboutthecourse?

A．It’sonlysuitableforbeginners．

B．It’ssuitableforeveryoneinterestedinit．

C．Onlypeoplewhohavesomeskillscantakeit．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What’sthespeakertalkingabout?

A．Tax．B．Education．C．Children’slife．

18．WhendoAmericanchildrengotoschool?

A．Attheageof7．B.Attheageof6．C．Attheageof5．

19．WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericanpublicschools?

A．Parentsshouldpaydirectlytothepublicschools．

B．Taxsupportsthepublicschools．

C．Halfofthechildrengotopublicschools．

20．Howmanycollegestudentsworkwhilestudying?

A．Mostofthem．B.Halfofthem．C．Fewofthem．

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

Peoplethinkbeinganartistmustbeawonderfulwaytoearnone’sliving.Andofcourse,therearelotsofgreatthingsaboutworkingforoneself,athomealone,eveninacoldstudiolikemine.WhatIreallylikeisthatnobodytellsmewhattimetostartinthemorning.IliketopaintassoonasIwakeup,whichisalwaysearly,butisn’tthesametimeeveryday.AndnobodytellsmewhattowearorwhetherIcantaketheafternoonoffandgotoafootballmatch.

Butthen,IhavenoonetochatwithwhenI’mbored,noonetodiscusslastnight’smatchwithduringtheofficelunchhour.Sure,IcanspendtheafternoondoingsomethingIenjoylikecyclingorgardeningifIchoose.ButtheworkwillstillbetherewhenIdofinallygetbackhome.

Unfortunately,workingathomemeansthatpeoplecanalwaysfindme,whetherI’mboredornot,andonceI’veansweredthedoorbell,it’stoolate—mythoughtshavebeeninterrupted.NoonewoulddreamofcallinginifIworkedinanoffice,butIfindmyselflisteningtofriends’troubles.Astheytalk,myideasdisappearandIfeelincreasinglystressedthinkingofmyworkwaitingtobedone.

However,whenIhearthetrafficnewsontheradio,andimaginemyfriendssittingmiserablyintheircarsinajam,feelingbored,orwaitingunhappilyforanovercrowdedtrainintherain,IrealizethatIreallyhaven’tgotmuchtocomplainabout.IfindaCDwhichwillstartmethinking,turnitupreallyloudlyandbeginanotherpicture.

21.Inthepassagethewriteristryingto________.

A.encouragereaderstoworkathome

B.explainwhyhedecidestobeanartist

C.describehisworkinglife

D.showhowhebeginsapicture

22.Whatdoesthewriterlikeabouthisworkinglife?

A.Hehasplentyofopportunitiesforsport.

B.Hecandothingswithoutbeingtoldbyothers.

C.Heneedn’tworkinthemorning.

D.Hehasacomfortableplacetoworkin.

23.Thewriterplaysloudmusicbecause________.

A.thetrafficoutsideisnoisy

B.ithelpshimtohaveideas

C.itpreventshimfromfeelingbored

D.hedoesn’twanttohearthedoorbell

24.Whichofthesenoticeswouldbethemostusefulforthewritertoputonhisdoor?

A.I’mworking—pleasedon’tdisturb.

B.Pleaseknockbeforeentering.

C.I’mlisteningtomusic—joinme.

D.Comeinandhaveachat.

B

IceAgeCaveArtofSouthwestFrance

May21,2013—May27,2013

Day1U.S.—Bordeaux,France

LeavetheU.S.forBordeauxtostartourprehistoricexploration（史前探索）.

Day2Bordeaux—LesEyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

OnarrivinginBordeaux,jointhegrouptoLesEyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil,France’sprehistorycapital.CheekintoLesGlycineshotel.Enjoyawelcomedinnerhere.

Day3LesEyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

BeginattheCombarellescave,believedtohavebeenusedbyCro-Magnonmanbetween14000and12000yearsago.Afterlunchinarestaurantintherock,enjoyaguidedtouroftheNationalPrehistoryMuseum,containingoneofthelargestprehistoriccollections.OurdayendsatthecaveofFont-de-Gaume.Discoveredin1901,itremainsoneofthemostexcitingplacesintheworld,withmanydrawingsofhorses,deerandsoon.

Day4LesEyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

JourneythroughBlackPerigord,startingwithatourofSarlat.Afterlunchintown,visitBernifal.Discoveredin1898,itoffersitsvisitorsvariouspaintings.

Day5LesEyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

AttheRouffignaccave,getonanelectrictraintoexplorethenearly10kilometersofcave—arealundergroundmaze（迷宫）ofprehistoricdrawingsandseveralsurprisinghandprints.Pauseforlunchinalocalfarmhouse,thencontinuetoAbriCastanet.

Day6LesEyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

AftercheckingoutofLesGlycines,traveltoCougnaccave,containingtheoldestpaintingsinasiteopentothepublic.EnjoylunchinthisbeautifultownontheDordogneriver.AsyouleaveRocamadour,visittheAbridesMerveilles,thencontinuetothepopularChateaudeMercues.

Day7Toulouse—U.S

CheckoutoftheChateaudeMercues,andtraveltotheToulouseairportforyourreturnflighttotheU.S..

25.Wherewilltouristshaveawelcomedinner?

A.AttheRouffignaccave.B.AttheCougnaccave.

C.IntheLesGlycineshotel.D.AttheCombarellescave.

26.OnwhichdaytouristswillvisitCougnaccave?

A.Day3.B.Day4.

C.Day5.D.Day6.

27.HowmanynightswilltouristsstayinLesGlycineshotel?

A.Twonights.B.Threenights.

C.Fournights.D.Fivenights.

C

Thoughproblemsareapartofourlives,itcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheother,you’llhavetostandupandsay—problem,Idon’twantyouinmylife.

Ofcourse,we’vebeenfightingtroubleseversincewewereborn.Problemswithfriends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,andchildren—thelistgoeson.Apartfromthese,theinnerconflictswithinourselveswork,too.Thesekeepaddingtoourproblems.Problemscomeindifferentshapesandcolorsandfeelings.

Butgoodnewsisthatallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosolveyourproblems.

Talk,itreallyhelps.Whatmostofusthinkisthatourproblemcanbeunderstoodonlybyusandthatnotalkingisgoingtohelp.Butthetruthisthatwhenyoutalkabout,you’resettingfreethenegativeenergiesthathavebeengatheringwithinyou.Talkinghelpsyoumoveonandletgo.

Writeyourproblems.Havingapersonaldiarycanalsobeofhugehelpifyoudon’twantarealpersontotalkwith.Whenyouwritedownyourproblems,you’resettingfreeallthetensionfromyoursystem.Youcantrythrowingawaythepaperonwhichyouwroteyourproblems.Bydoingthis,imagineyourselfthrowingawaytheproblemsfromyourlife.

Don’tlosefaithandhope.Nomatterwhatyouloseinlife,don’tlosefaithandhope.Evenifyouloseallyourmoney,family...,youshouldstillhavefaith.Withfaithandhope,youcanrebuildeverythingthatyoulose.

Yourproblemsaren’ttheworst.Nomatterwhatproblemyougetinlife,there’reanotheronemillionpeoplewhoseproblemsarehugerthanyours.Tellyourself:

whentheycandealwiththem,whycan’tI?

Yourproblemsmightjustseembigandworse,butinrealitytheycanberemoved.

Goaboutandsolveyourproblemsbecauseeveryproblem,howeverbigorsmall,alwayshasawayout.

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtofindproblems.B.Howtochangeproblems.

C.Howtolivewithoutproblems.D.Howtodealwithproblems.

29.Accordingtothetext,thefirstparagraphistryingto________.

A.upsetthereadersB.encouragethereaders

C.laughatthereadersD.pleasethereaders

30.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.