广东省普宁市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、广东省普宁市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题普宁第一中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考高二英语注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。 2.第卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，在选涂其他答案标号。第卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写作答.若在试题卷上作答，答案无效。 3.考试结束，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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

2、时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A friend. B. A notice. C. Their manager. 2. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Have a good rest. B. Hold a special celebration. C. Ask Rick to go with him. 3. What does the woman say a

3、bout Lindas brother?A. Hes hospitable. B. Hes quiet. C. Hes unfriendly. 4. What will the woman probably do next?A. Fill in the application form. B. Go to the interview immediately. C. Rush back to fetch the application form. 5. What do we know about the woman?A. She cared about others comments. B. S

4、he had a fight with some girls. C. She wants to be a star. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Why does the woman think the car looks strange?A. Its windows are broken. B. It has stayed there for long. C. It is parked against the rules. 7. What will the speakers probably do with the car

5、?A. Report it to the police. B. Push it somewhere else. C. Leave it there. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a park. B. At a hospital. C. At a chemists. 9. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Drink another brand of water. B. Take one tablet a day for

6、three days. C. Take a walk in the park. 10. Whats wrong with the womans son?A. He has some sunburn. B. He hurt his arm in a park. C. He has a stomachache. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. How long will the woman be away?A. Two weeks. B. One week. C. Two days. 12. Who will the woman work with in Toronto?A.

7、The mans secretary. B. The man. C. Jodie. 13. How will the woman travel to Toronto?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By plane. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. What is the woman?A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A nurse. 15. What does the woman want to do?A. Work in a library. B. Tutor some children. C. Work as a volu

8、nteer. 16. What can the woman probably do?A. Buy medicine for the aged. B. Tidy up all the novels. C. Entertain the elderly. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What do we know about the speakers job?A. Its easy. B. Its well-paid. C. It has long working hours. 18. What does the speaker say about hiring a clea

9、ner?A. Its expensive. B. Its unnecessary. C. Its worthwhile. 19. How often did the speaker go to the supermarket before?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 20. What is more important to the speaker?A. Buying clothes. B. Having a clean house. C. Doing facial treatments. 第二部分 阅读理解（

10、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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。AThe Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?Finding: A full 33% of

11、seniors brush their teeth only once a day.Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria(细菌) in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer

12、than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most importantly, wash yo

13、ur hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.3. How often do you think about fighting germs? Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything

14、else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.21. What is found out about American seniors? A. Most of them have good habits. B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week. C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected. D. About one third of them brush their te

15、eth only once a day22. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands . A. four times a day B. three times a day C. eight times a day D. twice a day23. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. We should keep from touching our faces. B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria i

16、n the mouth. C. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.24. The text probably comes from . A. a guide book B. a popular magazine C. a book review D. an official documentB At thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊断）with kind of attention dis

17、order. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not. In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I hav

18、e attention problems. I might not be able to do it.” She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.” I tried, but I didnt finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home. In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became cl

19、ear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education. But Louis didnt give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind. Wasnt I the “blind” in my class, being m

20、ade to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up? I didnt expect any

21、thing when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: “ See what you can do when you keep trying?”25. The author didnt finish the reading in class because . A. He was new to the c

22、lass B. He was tired of literature C. He had an attention disorder D. He wanted to take the task home26. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage? A. He made a great invention B. He had good sight C. He gave up reading D. He learned a lot from school27. What was Mrs. Smiths attitude to t

23、he author at the end of the story? A. Angry B. Impatient C. Sympathetic D. Encouraging28.What is the main idea of the passage? A. The disabled should be treated with respect. B.A teacher can open up a new world to students. C. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges. D. One can find his way

24、 out of difficulties with efforts.CIt is well known that the Japanese peoples love of fish is almost as a bees interest in honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. Then they had a big challenge(挑战)how to keep the fish

25、fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes, they would put them in the tan

26、ks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators (掠食者)，the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fishing companies had an even

27、 bigger challenge.Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask “What are your challenges? How do you handle an unexpected challenge?” May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? Conquer（战胜） them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple t

28、ool that you can adopt to deal with your situation.Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem？Sharks! You might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Dont sharks eat fish? Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did als

29、o keep more fish active and alert (警觉的). The fish stay fresh because they are challenged.Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own business and career.29. The main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea was that . A. the fishes

30、 farther away from the sea tasted fresher B. the fish resource near the shore was on the decrease C. people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh ones D. it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh30. Which of the following statements is true? A. The fish kept in tanks didnt sell

31、well because of their taste.B. Japanese people love honey as much as a bee does.C. The fish stored in the protected environment tasted the best.D. The fish kept in tanks didnt taste fresh because they died before reaching the restaurant.31. The underlined part of the last paragraph means “ .” A. Sha

32、rks are usually compared to the challenges in peoples life B. Try to find a big shark and you will meet your challenge C. If you went fishing, you might do as the fishing companies did D. To succeed in life, you should always be ready to meet challengesDMany Western people are not used to sitting on the floor any m