学年高二英语下学期期中试题Word格式.docx

1、30. D. At 1:00.2. A. In Beijing. B. In Shanghai. C. In Shenzhen. D. In Chengdu.3. A. She would like to talk at another time. B. She would like the man to continue. C. She wants the man to go away. D. She doesnt know what to do. 4. A. She is annoyed. B. She is upset. C. She is understanding. D. She i

2、s bored. 5. A. A railway porter. B. A telephone operator. C. A bus conductor. D. A postal clerk. 6. A. A math teacher and his colleague. B. A teacher and his student. C. A student and his classmate. D. A librarian and a student. 7. A. The man no longer smokes. B. The man refuses to listen to his doc

3、tors advice. C. The man usually follows his wifes advice. D. The man is under pressure from his wife. 8. A. The man can stay in her brothers apartment. B. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel. C. Her brother can find an apartment for the man. D. Her brother can help the man find a cheap

4、er hotel. 9. A. Reading should come before listening. B. Its most helpful to read English newspapers every day. C. Its more effective to combine listening with reading.D. Priority should be given to listening. 10. A. The man cant come for the appointment at 3:15. B. The man wants to change the date

5、of the appointment. C. The man is glad he can get in touch with the doctor. D. The man was confused about the date of the appointment. Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the que

6、stions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. He will be an intelligent student. B. He may not be a

7、n intelligent student. C. He will score better in exams. D. He will not be a good student. 12. A. Through his teachers. B. Through his deeds in the classroom. C. Through his appearance. D. Through his reaction to different situations. 13. A. Not to judge a boy by taking notes. B. Not to make the mis

8、take of thinking a young man stupid. C. Not to overestimate a students intelligence. D. Not to judge a persons intelligence by his appearance. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Positive thinking can make people healthy. B. A better attitude results in a better operati

9、on. C. Researchers have observed 16 patients recovery during the past 30 years. D. Great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health. 15. A. The painting was once thought to be worth around $25 million. B. The painting is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction. C. The pai

10、nting was purchased through TV. D. The quality of the painting has not been seen on the market for more than 10 years. 16. A. The kindergarten fired the teacher. B. The mother demanded an unreasonable apology from the teacher. C. The teacher frightened a South Korean boy. D. The kindergarten punishe

11、d a boy so severely. Section C In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 21 through

12、 24 are based on the following conversation.The speaker of the lecture series: 17 Smith.Talk after the buffet dinner: On 18 energy.Admission next three weeks only to: 19 students.The place the woman will wait: At the 20 near her place. Compete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer II. Grammar （16

13、%） Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.（A）Many of us love animals. In fact, a trip to the zoo may be among your best memories. So it is not ha

14、rd to understand （21） _ the reality show Wonderful Friends has become so popular. The show, which started airing on Jan 24 on Hunan TV and ended on March 28, （22） _ （feature） interactions between animals and six celebrities, （23） _（ include） singer Li Yuchun, and Hong Kong singer Myolie Wu （胡杏儿）. In

15、 the show, they work （24） _ animal keepers in Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou. In an episode which （25） _ （describe） as “nonsense” by an expert specializing in chimpanzees, celebrities took two small chimpanzees out and competed to buy the best clothes for them. Coco, one of the two chimps sudden

16、ly became restless and bit Myolie Wu. Wu was so concerned about Coco （26） _ she gave up the competition in order to comfort her，（27） _ lasted a long time. It seemed to be a touching scene, but according to an animal protection expert Hu Huijiang, chimps should not be out around people in crowded spa

17、ces in the first place. It makes them frightened and they are more likely （28） _ （infect） if people are carrying viruses. Furthermore, such shows are misleading about the needs and welfare of animals. So, getting to know these animals is the first step to find proper ways to protect them.（B） Admit i

18、t or not, many of us see that higher education equals a diploma, which in turns provides us with opportunities for a better life. But is that all college means? “As tuition costs have skyrocketed, it makes sense （29） _ people might try to get some of the benefits of college without paying,” commente

19、d the Atlantic. The full tuition at Yale for the 2017-2018 school year is $63,250. This breaks down to over $7,000 per month, while Dumas ,a 28-year-old Canadian, spent only a few hundred dollars at Yale in 2009, couch-surfing （作沙发客） for about a month and （30） _ （take） classes. However, Ollivier Dye

20、ns, deputy provost （院长） of student life and learning at Mcgill University, points out that most people go to college mainly to get a diploma. One of the benefits of a college diploma is that （31） _ can help you earn more money. In 2018, young adults with a high school degree earned an average of $30

21、,000, （32） _ those with a college degree earned an average of $46,900 in the US. According to Dumas, the best advantage of college is networking. “The kind of people I met in Berkeley or in Yale, I dont know anywhere else in the world where so many smart, cool, open-minded, crazy people （33） _ be co

22、ncentrated,” he said. Furthermore, a college is （34） _ you discover what learning is about. “This will be the period when you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become a self-learner. The learning skills you acquire will be something you will cherish forever”, （35） _ （wr

23、ite） to his daughter by Kai-Fu Lee, one of the most successful Chinese professional managers. So （36）_ do you expect from college? A diploma, like-minded people, or simply a learning experience?III. Reading Comprehension （31%）Section A 15% For each blank in the following passage there are four words

24、 or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Culture means the total way of life of a people. This simple _37_ implies that culture refers to the customs, traditions, social habits, values, beliefs, languages, ways of thinking and daily acti

25、vities of people. It also includes the history of civilization. In the broad _38_, there are two types of culture, that is, material culture and spiritual culture. Material culture is concrete （具体的） and observable, _39_ spiritual culture is_40_ and implicit （含蓄的）.Because human language is a direct d

26、emonstration of culture, learning a second language _41_ learning a second culture. For the teacher of a second language, he or she should _42_ to develop the students awareness and knowledge of the culture of the target language they are learning. This includes understanding the values of the targe

27、t culture, acquiring a _43_ of etiquette （礼仪，规范） of the target culture and understanding the _44_ between the target culture and the students own culture. _45_ students progress through a foreign language program, it is_46_that they will increase their awareness of the _47_ characteristics of the sp

28、eakers of the language under study. This broadened cultural knowledge may _48_ all aspects of culture: the peoples way of life as well as the geographic, historic, economic, artistic and scientific _49_ of the target society. We know that each culture has different etiquette patterns. And _50_, in a

29、 foreign language course, students should learn the appropriate etiquette patterns expected of the people living in the country _51_ the target language is spoken. Students should also learn how to interpret unfamiliar cultural conventions and how to act appropriately when communicating with the persons of the foreign culture.37.A. directionB. definitionC. indicationD. instruction38.A. extentB. degreeC. senseD. length39.A. howeverB. neverthelessC. yetD. while40.A. abnormalB. abstractC. verbalD. invisible41.A. involvesB. ca