福建省清流县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、福建省清流县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题福建省清流县第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 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. What was the weather like yesterday? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Hot.2. What is Andrew going to do this evening? A. Attend a conc

2、ert. B. See a film. C. Play tennis.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. A friend. B. A house. C. A picture.4. What are the speakers doing? A. Enjoying some paintings. B. Seeing an animal show. C. Going on an outing.5. Who might the woman be? A. A doctor. B. A cleaner. C. A teacher.第二节 听下面5段对话或

3、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. Who is Patrick? A. Marinas friend. B. Marinas cousin. C. Kates friend.7. Which part of Patricks body got badly hurt?A. His head. B. His back. C. His leg.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Ho

4、w much was Janes ticket for the boat trip? A. 12. B. 15. C. 20.9. Where does Jane suggest Ben stay in Scotland? A. In a guesthouse. B. In a tent. C. In a hotel.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When was the party?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.11. What did the man like best about the party? A. The ga

5、mes. B. The music. C. The food.12. How did the man get home?A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does Mike think of the people in the university?A. Nice. B. Clever. C. Outgoing. 14. What does Mike usually do at the weekend?A. He chats online. B. He goes for a run. C. He swims i

6、n the lake.15. What place has Mike been to already? A. A shopping center. B. A bookshop. C. A castle.16. When does Mike plan to go home? A. This weekend. B. Two weeks later. C. Next month.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why did Van Gogh paint himself? A. He was too poor to hire models.B. He didnt know any mod

7、els in Paris.C. He wasnt skillful at painting others.18. What was the color of Van Goghs eyes? A. Grey. B. Green. C. Blue. 19. Why did Van Gogh create the number 28 painting? A. To interest more customers. B. To try the different use of colors. C. To show his nice clothes and hats.20. Which number s

8、hould be pressed if visitors want to know the life of Vincent van Gogh? A. 29. B. 28. C. 0.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。 ANo one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world，but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 mill

9、ion. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada. In the United Kingdom，about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people：as we get older，many of us will become less mobile，hard of

10、hearing or have falling eyesight Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilitiesMany others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseasesThe longer time goes on，the worse they become. Some people are disabled in

11、 accidentsMany others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by peoples attitude towards them Disabled people face many physical barriersNext time you go shopping or to work or to visit friends，imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or

12、onto buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic？ But there are other barriers：prejudice（偏见）can be even harder to break down and ignorance（无知）inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the abl

13、e-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through，so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability，not their disability，which counts21The key word in Paragraph 4 is_.A. disability B. ignorance C. prejudice D. barriers

14、22Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？A. Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.B. There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.C. The whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled peop

15、le. D. There no longer exists prejudice against the disabled.23. The last word of the passage counts most probably means . A. is most important B. is consideredC. is included D. is numbered24 .It can be concluded from the passage that_ A. we should try our best to prevent disablementB. both physical

16、 and mental barriers are hard to break downC. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabledD. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled BA group of swimmers has described how a group of dolphins (海豚) protected them from a group of white sharks （食人鲨）off the coast of New Ze

17、aland. The lifeguards were on a training swim when they came across a group of great white sharks before the dolphins raced in to help.The swimmers were surrounded by the dolphins for forty minutes before they were able to make them safety back to the beach. It was an uncomfortable experience as the

18、y were circled by a group of white sharks, which came within a couple of meters of them. Lifeguard Rob Howes was in the water with two colleagues (同事) and his teenage daughter. He said around half a dozen dolphins suddenly appeared and forced them to gather together. The mammals (哺乳动物) swam in tight

19、 circles to create a protective wall between the white sharks and the lifeguards as the great white sharks were under the surface.The swimmers said the dolphins were extremely upset and repeatedly slapped (拍打) the water with their tails as if to try to prevent the white sharks from attacking them. I

20、ts a day theyll never forget, especially for one who was on her first day asa volunteer.They have no doubt that the dolphins acted on purpose to protect them. Researchers have said that theyre not surprised. A marine biologist insisted that dolphins , which are considered to be one of the most intel

21、ligent mammals, like to help the helpless.25. How many swimmers are attacked by the white sharks?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The dolphins was forced to save the lifeguards.B. The sharks were five miles away from the lifeguards.C.

22、The lifeguards were hurt by a group of white sharks.D. The dolphins surrounded the lifeguards for less than an hour.27. Which of the following can be the best title?A. Sharks Protect Swimmers from DolphinsB. Dolphins Protect Swimmers from SharksC. Lifeguards Protect Dolphins from SharksD. Lifeguards

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28、n what to do in the case of child abduction(绑架), a lost passport and illness. In addition, these officials post travel warnings regarding dangerous regions and why foreigners should avoid them.Are you ready to do your homework? Prepare for your departure by checking out these best travel sites for v

29、acationers. Learn what you need to know before walking out of the door.28. What is the characteristic of O?A. It offers you a lot of travel information.B. It tells tourists where the cheap hotels are.C. The photos on the site are really reliable.D. The representatives of O are enthusiastic.29. What

30、is the biggest benefit of your visiting S?A. You can accept their services for free.B. You can book the most modern hotels.C. You can make many friends through the social network.D. You can find the cheapest tour description and direction.30. We can learn from this passage that _.A. V gives you a ch

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