湖南省学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题有答案Word文件下载.docx

1、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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。1. What time is it now?A. 8：40. B. 8：50. C9：00.听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。2. What does the man think of the beef?A. A bit sour. B. A little salty. C. Very delicious.听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。3. Hows the weather now

2、?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。4. How does the woman feel now?A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Angry.听下面一段对话，回答第5小题。5. What does the woman mean?A. The match will be put off. B. It wont be fine this afternoon. C. The match will be held as planned.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

3、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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. How long will the man stay in the hotel?A. For two nights. B. For three nights. C. For four nights.7. How much will the man pay for the rooms?A. 650 yuan. B. 850 yuan. C. 950 yuan. 听下面一段

4、对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. Whom did Betty go to a movie with last night?A. Her friend. B. Her sister. C. Her brother.9. Why did Betty have a good seat?A. She booked the ticket early. B. She went to the movies early.C. Very few people went to watch the movie. 10. How many times has Jeff seen a movie in 4D?A.

5、 Never. B. Once. C. Twice.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. Who is on a banana diet?A. The mans sister. B. The mans cousin. C. The mans neighbor. 12. What does the woman think of a fish diet?A. Its bad for the teeth. B. Its good for health. C. It costs too much. 13. What is the woman probably going to do?A.

6、 Play tennis. B. See a doctor. C. Go shopping.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. Which month is it probably now?A. May. B. August. C. October.15. What does the man dislike about the city?A. The weather. B. The transportation. C. The language. 16. Whats the mans plan for the end of the year?A. To learn to coo

7、k. B. To find a job. C. To go back to Beijing. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Where is the conference held?A. In Paris. B. In London. C. In Shanghai.18. When is the woman giving a paper?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 19. With whom will the woman cancel the appointment?A. Her friend. B. H

8、er doctor. C. Her boss. 20. What is the alarm code number?A. 8732321. B. 8732231. C. 8736212. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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。AWriting across TimeWhen students today need to take notes, they simply reach for their ballpoint pens. For students i

9、n the past, writing instruments were not so convenient.Quill pensQuill pens were made from large bird feathers. Students sharpened the quills with knives and then dipped them into pots of ink to write. The points needed constant resharpening and each dip of the quill provided only enough ink to writ

10、e one word. Besides these problems, drops of ink often stained the page. Yet people used quill pens for more than a thousand years. Can you imagine writing with a quill pen?Brush pens Chinese students traditionally used brush pens to practice writing characters. Unlike quill pens, brush pens had sof

11、t bristles that made smooth lines. Students dipped their brush pens in a pool of ink on an ink stone and then wrote.Fountain pensFountain pens were the first pens that stored ink inside, from where it flowed through the metal tip for writing. In the 19th century, they finally replaced quills on scho

12、ol desks. However, even with fountain pens, ink still often spilled out, leaving stains everywhere.Ballpoint pensEarly ballpoint pens leaked and wrote poorly. Three inventors took almost sixty years to finally solve these problems in the early 1950s. Today two of them, Hungarian journalist Josef Las

13、zlo Biro and French Baron Bich, are known for making the ballpoint pen cheap and reliable. Biro and Bic pens are still hugely popular and useful today.21. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The origin of writing instruments.B. The quality of writing instruments.C. The materials of writing in

14、struments.D. The development of writing instruments.22. Whats the similarity between quill pens and brush pens?A. They were both made from bird feathers.B. They both needed to be sharpened before being used.C. They both needed to be dipped into ink when used.D. They both originated from China.23. Wh

15、at pens were the first to keep ink inside?A. Quill pens. B. Brush pens. C. Fountain pens. D. Ballpoint pens.24. Biro and Bic pens_A. cost less and work well B. are seldom used todayC. leak when used D. write poorlyBOne day, a woman brought a duck to see a vet（兽医）. As she laid her pet on the table, t

16、he vet pulled out his stethoscope（听诊器） and listened to the birds chest.After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said he was sorry that her duck had passed away. But the woman didnt believe it and insisted that the vet should do some more testing on the duck.The vet rolled his eyes, tu

17、rned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black dog. As the woman looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his back legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed（嗅） the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.

18、 The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.A few minutes later, he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also carefully sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back down, shook his head, meowed softly and went out of the room.The vet looked at the woman an

19、d said, “Im sorry, but as I said, this is definitely a dead duck.”The vet turned to his computer, pressed a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The ducks owner, still in shock, took the bill. “150 dollars！” she shouted. “150 dollars just to tell me my duck is dead！”The vet sh

20、rugged, “Im sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been 20 dollars, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, its now 150 dollars.”25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. At first, the vet didnt check the duck but a bird.B. The vet thought the duck wa

21、s dead from the beginning.C. The woman believed what the vet said immediately.D. The woman was very happy to see the dog come in.26. Why did the vet take a dog and a cat into the examination room?A. To confirm the duck was dead. B. To give them to the woman as pets.C. To comfort the woman. D. To ask

22、 them to save the ducks life.27. How was the woman likely to feel after being told why the bill was 150 dollars?A. Awkward. B. Disappointed. C. Scared. D. Angry.28. The passage is a（n） _A. news report B. advertisementC. joke D. reviewCWe British people love the idea of a real Christmas treebut not s

23、o many of us like the realities of dragging a 7foot Norway Spruce（云杉木） through the house and leaving needles all over the place.If you count yourself among the reluctant group, then it may be time to go artificial （人造的）. After all, buying an artificial Christmas tree neednt mean accepting defeat. Fi

24、rst, theres a huge range of choices and sizes. Another big bonus of choosing an artificial Christmas tree is cost: artificial trees can last for decades, so they work out cheaper than paying for a real tree every year. Like now retailers（零售商） are offering great deals at the moment: at Tesco, theres

25、25 percent off artificial Christmas trees. Meanwhile, you can take advantage of the current “3 for 2 offer” at Argos to fill your house with not one, not two, but three. Of course, you can keep your artificial tree at home for years and years; however, a “real” one will always have to be transported

26、, used and dealt with every year.Are there any drawbacks? Yes. You might think youre saving the planet, but an artificial tree is actually not an environmentally friendly option. Most are made in factories in Asia, resulting in some serious air miles to reach the UK. Another problem is that they are

27、 not very naturaland of course you wont get that lovely pine smell either. Moreover, you ll also need to find space for storage.29. What does the underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Active. B. Related. C. Unwilling. D. Supportive.30. Which is NOT the benefit of buying an arti

28、ficial Christmas tree?A. Many choices. B. Free from transportation.C. Cheaper than a real one. D. The lovely pine smell.31. What can we learn from the passage?A. People need to find space to store an artificial Christmas tree.B. British people like to drag a real Christmas tree home.C. Artificial Ch

29、ristmas trees are environmentally friendly.D. People may get 3 more if they buy 2 artificial Christmas trees.32. How many problems with an artificial tree are mentioned in the passage?A. One. B. Two.C. Three. D. Four.第二节（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）下面文章中有3处（第3335题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C和D）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将相应选

30、项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。It is important to be in the right career. Business woman Penny Spencer shares her tips on discovering your dream job.* _33_Ask yourself：Where do your interests lie? What makes you happyworking outdoors, working with children, or working with animals? If your interests dont match your work, then you probably need a change of career.* _34_Be honest with yourself about what makes you happy and ignore other peoples opinions on your choices.It doesnt matter if you are movi