高二英语上学期期中试题12Word文件下载.docx

1、2. What is the mans father probably?A. A poet . B. A teacher . C. A doctor .3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a museum.4. When did the exhibition begin?A. At 9:45. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:15.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A hard day.

2、B. Their hobbies. C. Tonights plan.第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）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。听完每段对话或独白后，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。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the man planning to do ?A. Explore the seas. B. Travel across forests. C. Walk in the deserts.7

3、. When will the mans new activity be finished?A. In October. B. In November. C. In December.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What kind of movie does the man decide to see?A. A science fiction movie. B. A war movie. C. A cartoon.9. Why will the woman also go to see the movie?A. She doesnt want to stay at home alon

4、e. B. She cant find any good TV programs. C. She hasnt seen a film for a long time.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which language is the man learning？A. French. B. English. C. Chinese.11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Relatives. B. Neighbors. C. Friends.12. What will the speakers d

5、o next?A. Eat out together . B. Go to work. C. Make meals.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What kind of music does the man mainly play?A. Folk music. B. Pop music. C. Rock music .14. Which instrument did the man get the earliest?A. A guitar. B. A piano. C. A drum.15. How old is the man?A. 22. B. 28. C. 30.16.

6、What will the man do next?A. Get a better job. B. Find some band members. C. Choose a name for the band.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What do we know about the course?A. Its on American poetry. B. Its held twice a year.C. It has 60 learners this year.18. How long will the second course last?A. One week. B.

7、 Three weeks. C. Four weeks.19. What will the course members do before the second part is over?A. Learn to create poems. B. Attend a competition. C. Enjoy some great poems. 20. What does the speaker remind the course members of at last?A. When the course begins. B. Where the competition is held. C.

8、What the assignments are.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AIts the 3rd Annual Family Fun Fair! Games Crafts （工艺品） Apple pie contest Food Face painting Door prizes （门票对号奖）. and more!What: A chance to celebrate spring, support our community （社区）, and have

9、 fun!When: Saturday, February 8th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine!Where: The big field next to Hopedale Elementary SchoolFor more information: Contact Peter Halm at 555-0191Dont miss the 3rd annual Family Fun Fair!This fair promises to be even better than last years fair no kidding!Last year th

10、e game booths （摊位） were a big hit. （Who could forget Principal Snyder winning a toy dog that was so big it took four students to carry it to her truck?） This year we have two new game booths. So get ready to take part in the games.Visit our craft tables. They will be better than ever! You can buy it

11、ems such as clothing, backpacks, and gift baskets. Children aged 5 and under can have their faces painted for FREE by Mr. Garcias third-grade art class.No fair would be complete without food. We will be selling hot dogs, ice cream, roasted nuts, and cotton candy at our booths. For those of you who l

12、ove to bake, why not enter our new apple pie contest? Just bring your pie to the pie table on the morning of the fair. At 1 p.m., our judges, Coach Carter and math teacher, Mrs. Adams, will choose a winner.Wont you please support our school by coming to the fair? Tickets are only $2 each. Door prize

13、s will be given. You could win sports equipment, a new camera, or dinner for four at Merinos Restaurant! This will be the best fair ever. Dont miss it!21. What do we know about the 3rd Annual Family Fun Fair?A. It is organized by Mr. Garcia. B. It will be held even if it rains.C. It is only open to

14、children aged 5. D. It will be held inside an elementary school.22. According to the text, the apple pie contest _.A. requires the competitors to bring pies they bakeB. includes a dinner for four at Merinos RestaurantC. sells the pies the competitors make in the contestD. teaches the competitors how

15、 to bake apple pies23. Anyone who takes part in the fair _.A. can enjoy food for free B. must be good at bakingC. will have their face painted D. should spend $2 on the ticketBWe didnt have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldnt just say that we couldnt afford one. Whe

16、n I mentioned it, my mother said that we werent going to have one this year, that we couldnt afford one, and even if we could-it was stupid to mess up your house with a dead tree. About three days before Christmas, I was out collecting for my paper route. It was fairly late-long after dark-it was sn

17、owing and very cold. I went to the apartment building to try to catch a customer who hadnt paid me for nearly two months- she owed me seven dollars. Much to my surprise, she was home. She invited me in and not only did she pay me, she also gave me a dollar tip. On the way home, I walked past a Chris

18、tmas tree shop and the idea hit me. The selection wasnt very good because it was so close to the holiday, but there was this one real nice tree. It had been a very expensive tree and no one had bought it; now it was so close to Christmas that the man was afraid no one would. He wanted ten dollars fo

19、r it, but when I told him what I had, he said he might sell it for that. I really didnt want to spend the whole money on the tree, but it was so pretty that I finally agreed. I dragged it all the way home- about a mile, I think- and I tried hard not to damage it. I arrived at home at last. My heart

20、was bursting as I announced that I had a surprise. “Where did you get that tree?” my mother exclaimed. But it wasnt the kind of exclamation that indicates pleasure. After she knew the truth, she said that I was going to end up in the poorhouse because I believe in stupid things like Christmas trees.

21、 My mother had never talked to me like that before and I couldnt believe what I was hearing.24. Why did the writers mother refuse a tree? A. Because she couldnt afford a dead Christmas tree. B. Because she thought it was unreasonable to have a tree. C. Because she was much so proud that she felt bet

22、ter. D. Because she thought she wasnt very proud of herself.25. How did the writer feel when he got home? A. Upset and calm. B. Anxious and happy. C. Proud and excited. D. Sorry and confused.26. What made the shop owner sell the tree? A. His pity on the writers situation B. His desire of offering he

23、lp C. His worry of keeping the tree. D. His kindness of helping others27. What the writers mother said in the last paragraph means _. A. she was pleased B. she was angry C. she was doubtful D. she was embarrassedCIn every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods

24、. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments（装饰） and household goods, sometimes even in clothes.The furniture may often be “antique”, and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usua

25、lly go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looke

26、d at these pieces with love.The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a tow

27、n which has become a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the towns main trade.There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called “junk shops”, where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the pro

28、fits（利润）from these shops go to charity. Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on to another country or to death.Although the British do not worship（崇拜）their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the pa

29、st. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down; they are rebuilt until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted

30、.28Books found in second-hand book shops may . A. be copies of the earliest printings B. be on sale for the first time C. never be worth very much D. never be rare29What was the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for? A. Its sheep. B. Its bookshops. C. Its cinema. D. Its castle.30The average British person . A. does not respect old things because they are not fashionable B. likes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so C. likes to buy new things because they