高二下学期英语期中考试.docx

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高二下学期英语期中考试

2013—2014学年下学期期中学业水平测试

高二英语试题

命题人：

新郑一中王雪丽

（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共90分）

第一部分：

听力理解（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahospital.B.Inafriend’shouse.C.Intheman’shouse.

2.Whatisthewomangoingtobuy?

A

.Abookonplanes.B.Picturesofships.C.Abookonships.

3.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlike?

A.Folkmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

4.Whydoesn’tthewomanbuythecoat?

A．Itisexpensive.B.Thereisn’thersize.

C.Shedoesn’tlikethecolor.

5.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Finishinghishomework.B.Doingphysicalexercise.

C.Smokingontheupperfloor.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请听下面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.What’sthematterwithHudson’smother?

A.Shewasill,butshefeltmuchbetter.B.Shewasseriouslyill.

C.Shewenttoseehim.

7.WhatkindofpersonisMr.Hudsonaccordingtothedialogue?

A.Averygoodworker.B.Apersonwhooftengetsangry.

C.Apersonwhocaresnothing.

8.WhichmaybethereasonwhyMr.Hudsonissosad?

A.Hismother’sillness.B.Maybehissonhasbroughthimsometrouble.

C.Hismanagerwantstofirehim.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Whatarethetwospeakersgenerallytalkingabout?

A.Peopleservedinshops.B.Goodsinvariousqualities.

C.Shoppingindifferentplaces.

10.

Whatistheman?

A.Asalesmaninasmallshop.B.Amanagerofasupermarket.

C.Astaffofadepartmentstore.

11.Whatmightthewomanthinkofsupermarketstaff?

A.They’reunfriendly.B.They’reverynice.

C.They’rewellpaid.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.Whyisitdifficultforthewomantoloseweight?

A.Sheenjoysdel

iciousdishestoomuch.B.Sheworkstoolong.

C.Shehasnotimeforexercise.

13.WhoisMichael?

A.John’smanager.B.Julia’shusband.C.Kate’sfriend.

14.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Changeherjob.B.Stopworkingandspendmoretimewithherfamily.

C.Eatlessanddomoreexercise.

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.WheredoesMikework?

A.Inagrocery.B.Inalanguageschool.C.Inanartschool.

16.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodoforachange?

A.Learntodance.B.Learnanewsong.C.Learntodraw.

17.WhatismostdifficultforthewomanaboutlearningArabic?

A.Grammar.B.Pronunciation.C.Idioms.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.Whatkindofclothesdoesthespeaker’ssisterlike?

A.Cheapclothes.B.Ordinaryclothes.C.Clothesofnewdesign.

19.Whatdothetwinsistershaveincommon?

A.Theyenjoyloudmusic.B.Theyenjoyfriendship.

C.Theywanttohavetheirchildren.

20.Whydoesn’tthespeakerlikelivinginthesameroomwithhertwinsister?

A.Thespeakerlikestokeepthingsneatwhilehersisterdoesn’t.

B.Hertwinsisteroftenbringsfriendshomeandmakestoomuchnoise.

C.Theycan’tagreeonthecoloroftheroom.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheManofManySecrets—HarryHoudini—wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes—fromprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloatinginrivers,fromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis“magic”tricks.

Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.

Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinclubinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescape,inChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.

ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapeanklechins.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehimakissforgoodluck—andasmallskeletonkey,whichisakeythatfitsmanylocks,passquicklyfromhermouthtohis.

Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame.Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,thepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?

World-widefameandanamerememberedtoday.

21.Accordingtothepassage,Houdini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson_______.

A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowers

B.hismagictricksandunhumanpowers

C.hisunusualabilityandaskeletonkey

D.hiswisdomandmagictricks

22.Inthefourthparagraph,theunderlinedword“this”refersto_______.

A.hisfirstprisonescapeB.theyear1898

C.thepublicityD.HarryHoudini’ssuccess

23.FromthepassagewecaninferthatHoudinibecamefamous_______.

A.in1894B.whenhewasabout24

C.attheageof17D.beforehemarried

24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GreatEscapeB.AManofManySecrets

C.World-wideFameD.ASkeletonKey

B

Thetimeofyearababyisborncanshapewhatprofessiontheywillembarkoninlaterlife,anewstudyhassuggested.Beingborninacertainmonthappearstoindicatethepossibilityofwhatjobapersonwillendupwith,thestudybytheOfficeforNationalStatisticsfound.

Researchershaveuncoveredthatthemonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldalsoaffecteverythingfromintelligencetolengthoflife.AchildborninDecemberismorelikelytobecomeadentistwhilesomeonewhosebirthdayfallsinJanuarywilltendtoadebtcollector,theyfound.

AFebruarybirthappearstoincreasethechancesofbeinganartistwhileMarchbabiesappeartogoontobecomepilots.Meanwhile,AprilandMayaresaidtohaveafairlyevenspreadofprofessions,birthsinthesummermonthsmeanamuchlowerchanceofbecomingahigh-earningfootballplayer,doctorordentist.Thestudywasgainedbyresearcherswhoanalyzedthebirthmonthsofpeoplein19separateoccupationsusinginformationfromthelastcensus（人口普查）,theDailyMailreported.Althoughthesetrendsmaybedifficulttoexplain,relationsbetweenbirthmonthsandspecifichealthproblemshaveascientificbasis.

Springbabiesareatgreaterriskofillnessesincludingschizophrenia,Alzheimer’sdisease,asthmaandautism.Theymayalsobelesscleverthanclassmatesborninotherpartsoftheyear.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“embarkon”referto?

A.landonB.keepintouchwithC.breakfromD.beengagedin

26.Accordingtotheresearchers,achildborninMarchislikelytobecome_______.

A.adebtcollectorB.adentistC.apilotD.anartist

27.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.

A.themonthbabiesareborncouldonlyaffecthisintelligenceandlengthoflife

B.Peopleborninthesummermonthsaremorelikelytogethighlypaid

C.thechoiceofprofessionforAprilandMayisverynarrow

D.Springbabiesmayhavethebiggerchancetogetill

28.Whatcanbeincludedfromthepassage?

A.Thereexistconnectionsbetweenbirthdateandoccupations

B.Thefatehasbeenalreadydecidedwhenpeopleareborn

C.PeopleborninAutumnwouldbemoresuccessfulthanthosebornin

Spring.

D.Thetimeofyearoneisborndecideswhichspecifichealthproblemsonehas

C

King'sCollegeSummerSchool

King'sCollegeSummerSchoolisanannualtrainingprogramforhighschoolstudentsatalllevelswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.CoursesaregivenbytheteachersofKing'sCollegeandothercollegesinNewYork.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealsoorganized.Thisyear'ssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.

Moreinformationisasfollows:

Applicationdate

StudentsinNewYorkshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly18,2007.

 StudentsofothercitiesshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly16,2007.

 ForeignstudentsshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly10,2007.

Courses

EnglishLanguage

SpokenEnglish:

22hours

ReadingandWriting:

10hours

AmericanHistory:

16hours

AmericanCulture:

16hours

Steps

 Aletterofself-introduction

 Aletterofrecommendation

﹡ThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglishwithallthenecessaryinformation.

Cost

Dailylessons:

$200

 Sportsandactivities:

$100

Travels:

$200

Hotelservice:

$400

﹡Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsorrelativesinthesamecity.

Pleasewriteto:

Thompson,Sanders

1026King'sStreet

NewYork,NY10016,USA

E-mail:

KC-Summer-School@yahoo,com

29.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKing'sCollegeSummerSchool?

________

A.Onlytopstudentscantakepartintheprogram.

B.King'sCollegeSummerSchoolisruneveryotheryear.

C.Visitstomuseumsandculturecentersarepartoftheprogram.

D.OnlytheteachersofKing'sCollegegivecourses.

30.IfyouaretolivewithyourrelativesinNewYork,youwillhavetopaytheschool_______

A.$200B.$400C.$500D.$900

31.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?

________

A.Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.

B.YoucanwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish.

C.AsaChinesestudent,youcansendyourapplicationonJuly14,2007.

D.Youcangetintouchwit