山西省临汾一中学年高二上学期期中英语试题.docx

1、山西省临汾一中学年高二上学期期中英语试题考生注意：1.本试卷共150分，共10页，考试时间120分钟。2.请将各题答案填涂在试卷后面的答题卡上。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9. 18.

2、C 9.15.答案是C。1. What does the woman mean?A. She cant type the letter now.B. She plans to write n letter herself.C. She doesnt understand the mans request.2. What did the woman do while she was in Brighton?A. She stayed in a hotelB. She lived near a campus.C. She campd outside.3. Where does the conver

3、sation probably take place?A. In a supermarket.B. In a kitchen.C. In a library.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The professor has changed his reading task.B. Some students at the back cant hear the professor.C. Some of the students are not on the professors class list.5. Who is the woma

4、n?A. A college student. B. A high school student. C A college teacher.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或对白，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 are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their date. B. A class

5、 meeting. C. Preparation for a test.7. When will the woman and Sarah review lessons probably?A. After 4:10. B. At 3:10. C. Before 4:10.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How much does the package weigh?A.1.25 kilograms. B. 1. 35 kilograms. C. 12.5 kilograms.9. What will the man do next?A. Make a call. B. Fill in a f

6、orm. C. Leave the post office.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who are the speakers?A. Students. B. Tour guides. C. Teachers.11. How long will Jane stay in Greece?A. A month. B. A fortnight. C. A week.12. What will Paul do this summer?A. Go to Greece. B. Take a summer job. C. Visit his parents.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

7、13. Why is the woman worried?A. The repairman might try to overcharge her.B. Theres something wrong with her car.C. Good repairmen are not available.14. What does the woman think of her repairman?A. He takes advantage of her.B. He is reliable.C. He is selfish.15. Where does the conversation probably

8、 take place?A. In a bookshop. B. In a hospital. C. C. In a restaurant.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman felt very hungry.B. The womans car broke down before.C. It will cost much to repair the womans car.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How often does Mrs Ryan go lo the supermarket?A. Eve

9、ry week. B. Every night. C. Every four days.18. Why is the salesgirl angry?A. Kelly is crying louder and louder.B. Tessa is eating food in the supermarket.C. Jeff has knocked over some bottles of soda.19. How many people are mentioned by the speaker?A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.20. How might Mrs Ryan f

10、eel when she leaves the supermarket?A. Happy. B. Disappointed. C. Worried.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，从每题所绐的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出佳选项。AThe O. Henry MuseumThe aim of the O. Henry Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts, works and archival （档案的）materials relative to the a

11、uthor, for literary, educational, and historical purposes that are accessible to the public. The museum was set up in 1934, under the authority of the City of Austin, and is both a National Register Property and a National Literary Landmark.The O. Henry Museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday, noon

12、to 5:00 pm. Admission is free. Tours are also available for free. Please contact the museum at least one week in advance to schedule a tour for a group of 10 or more. Metered parking is available on the street in front of the museum. The museums gift shop has for sale T-shirts, coffee mugs, DVDs, an

13、d an array of books by and about O. Henry.Group tours:We ask for one-week advance notice of groups more than 10 people, including schools, church groups, and organizations.Donations:Donations greatly benefit the museum and its programs. Inquire about contributing. Volunteer:Contact us about voluntee

14、ring at the museum. We are currently in need of a gardener and a volunteer docent (讲解员）.Staff:Valerie Bennett, Curator valerie. Bennettci. austin. tx. us Michael Hoinski, Culture&Arts Education Specialist michael. hoinskici. austin. tx. us Elizabeth Taylor, Doccnt Location:409 East Fifth Street, Aus

15、tin, Texas 7870121. According to the text, we can know the O. Henry Museum . A. opens to the public for a whole day B. won its fame when it was set upC. leaches people how to write literary worksD. focus on collecting works of O. Henry22. When visiting the O. Henry Museum, visitors can .A. buy books

16、 written by O. Henry B. get paid by becoming a docent C. get many donations from the museum D. park cars near the museum in any lime23. What is a must if a school teacher plans to take her students to visit the museum?A. Going there on a workday.B. Contacting the museum in advance.C. Donating some m

17、oney to the museum.D. Preparing well to be her students guide.BOur “Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of age 6 and under ride the bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my chil

18、dren out alone. said Christie.Then we worked out a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out. Ill watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine. Ill take someone out.The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of Mommy and Me time. Christies daughter, McKenzie, went first.

19、 When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “Shes like a different child when theres no one else around, Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didnt have to make an

20、effort to gain attention.Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKeruie. I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering (口吃的) son, Tom, does

21、nt stutter once during our activities since he doesnt have to struggle for a chance to speaks And another son, Sam, whos always a follower when around other children shines as a leader during our times together.The Mommy and me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each childtalking, shar

22、ing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves to be an only child at least once in a while.24. What was the author and her neighbors plan? A. To leach their children how to slay alone. B. To change their own childrens bad habits.C To make a child live in the other home for

23、 a long time.D. To help each other spend some time with one child at a lime.25. How many children did the author have?A. Five. B. Four. C Three. D. Two26. After going through the plan, the authors sons became . A. braver B. cleverer C. more active D. more selfless27. What can we learn from the text?

24、A. Having brothers and sisters is fun.B. Every child needs parents full attention.C. Its tiring to take care of others children.D. Parents should look after others children.CPeople have been acting like people in other words, theyve been making tools, creating ceremonies, and sharing foodfor a long

25、time. Thats the conclusion of a recent study from South Africas southern coast.There, in a cave lying above the sea, researches from Arizona State University have found evidence that humans were behaving in surprisingly complex ways as early as 164,000 years ago. Our species, Homo sapiens, appeared

26、an estimated 200,000 years ago.The cave held three important evidences about the behavior of these Slone Age people.First, the researchers found the remains of all kinds of shellfish. The people who lived in the cave probably collected these creatures from rocky shores and tide pools and brought the

27、m to the cave to eat.The researchers consider the early Africans move to the South African coast between 195,000 and 130,000 years ago. Around that lime, the climate inland turned relatively cold and dry. Therefore, there were fewer plants and animals to cat away from the coast.When these ancient pe

28、ople moved to the coast, they probably experienced a major cultural shift, the researchers suspect. Thats because observations of modern hunter-gatherer societies suggest that men are more likely to hunt for big animals when people live inland. On the coast, women play a more important role in provi

29、ding food by gathering plants and shellfishAs for the second clue, the researchers unearthed 57 pieces of reddish pigment (颜料).The researchers think that the cave habitants used the paint for coloring their bodies or for other ceremonies. Symbolic behavior is a clearly human feature.Finally, the sea

30、rch discovered over 1,800 stone tools, including well crafted blades(刀片). These blades came in various sizes. The smallest were just less than a half inch wide. Ancient people may have attached these blades to the end of a stick to make spears or other tools.28. Why did the early Africans move to th

31、e South African coast according to the text?A. To avoid cold and dry weather.B. To look for enough food to eat.C. To seek the cultural development.D. To collect more shellfish to make tools.29. What does the underlined word unearthed in Paragraph 7 mean?A. Introduced. B. Produced C. Used. D. Found.3

32、0. According to the text, we can learn that the cave habitants .A. might make tools with kinds of bladesB. could hunt for fish in the sea by ship C. made a living mainly by eating shellfishD. knew how to use colors for painting houses31. What may be the best title for the text?A. The finding of Stone t