河北省成安一中永年二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题Word格式.docx

1、2. What does the man do?A. A farmer. B. A student.C. A businessman.3. What is the boy probably doing?A. Introducing the woman to his friend.B. Reading a book about dinosaurs.C. Drawing a picture.4. Why is the woman in the store?A. She knows there is a big sale.B. She always goes there on Wednesdays.

2、C. She wants to know why therere so many people.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the street. B. At a police station. C. In a parking lot.第二节：（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Change the time for a meeting.B. Tell his wife about

3、 their weekend plans.C. Meet him in the afternoon.7. What will the man do when he gets back to his office?A. Make plans for the next day. B. Meet with Mr Brown. C. Call his wife.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why did the girl want a baby brother?A. She felt lonely.B. She thought babies to be cute.C. She thought

4、 being a sister to be fun.9. Why did the girl change her mind?A. She realized that she wanted a puppy（小狗） more.B. She realized that she would have more responsibilities.C. Her father promised to spend more time with her.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman ask Bobby to do?A. Set the table. B. H

5、elp her prepare dinner. C. Pick up his father.11. What is Bobbys attitude toward his father?A. Thankful. B. Annoyed. C. Understanding.12. What does Bobbys father do?A. He is a bank clerk. B. He works from home. C. He is a salesman.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats wrong with the man?A. Something is wrong

6、with his eyes.B. Something is wrong with his ears.C. Hes got a bad headache.14. When did the man begin to have the problems?A. About three weeks ago. B. About two weeks ago. C. About one week ago.15. What was the man doing when the accident happened?A. He was walking down to the basement.B. He was d

7、riving back home from work.C. He was climbing up to the roof.16. What will the doctor do next?A. Call a specialist immediately.B. Give some medicine to the man.C. Order some tests.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When will the baseball game start?A. At 10：30 am. B. At 9：30 am. C. At 11：00 am.18. Who can get a

8、 spot on one of the teams?A. Those who show up early.B. Those who made a reservation.C. Those with higher skill levels.19. What is the maximum number of players?A. 18. B. 20. C. 40.20. What does the speaker ask the players to do at last?A. Email the organizer.B. Fill out an insurance form.C. Call th

9、e field hotline before 9：30 am.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）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。AOn a cold evening of April our ship was sailing for Ireland. Suddenly a violent storm rose and overturned our ship. Fortunately I held a board and was washed up on an island.It was completely dark. On

10、reaching the island, I found a smooth place to lie down. Quite tired I slept for a long time. I woke up with a start when I was dazzled（使目眩） by glaring sunlight. How I felt hungry and thirsty! The island with its beautiful landscape at dawn appeared before my eyes.I began to explore the island. It w

11、as an uninhabited_island surrounded by trees. Yellow fruit in the light wind made me feel hungry. I tasted one. How sweet and delicious it was! I ate greedily a lot then I lay down comfortably on the soft grass. Around me were fragrance（芳香） and singing of birds. There, far away, on the right, a wate

12、rfall was falling down the mountainside. I rushed toward it. In the afternoon when I was wandering around the island, I happened to find out a cave hidden behind the thick forest. It was convenient for me to turn it into a place for sleeping for the night.Day in day out, nearly two weeks passed by.

13、My food was mere fruit and some fish caught from the stream. Sometimes I tried to hunt some wild animals but in vain. Had I been equipped with necessary things, I would have enjoyed remaining here for food.One morning I caught sight of a boat. I signaled and shouted out loudly. I was rescued but so

14、far I have had the memories of a fairy land which I had once happened to discover!21What did the author do first after he was washed onto the island?AHe looked for a passing ship. BHe found something to eat.CHe found a place to take a rest. DHe made the island clean.22What is the RIGHT time order of

15、 the following events?aHe wandered around the island.bHe was dazzled by glaring sunlight.cHe ate a lot of wild fruits.dHe found the islands landscape was beautiful.Ab d a c Bc d a bCa c d b Db d c a23What does the underlined part “an uninhabited island” in Paragraph 3 mean?AAn island with beautiful

16、scenes but no fruit.BAn island without humans living on it.CAn island that no humans have visited.DAn island with fresh air and trees.24What does this passage mainly describe?AHow the author overcame difficulties on the island.BHow the author spent the first night and the first day on the island.CHo

17、w the author got to the island.DHow the author escaped from the island.BWhen I left home for college, I sought to escape the limited world of farmers, small towns, and country life. I long for the excitement of the city, for the fast pace that rural life lacked, for adventure beyond the horizon. I d

18、reamed of exploring the city, living within a new culture and landscape, and becoming part of the pulse of an urban jungle.Yet some of my best times were driving home, leaving the city behind and slipping back into the valley. As city life disappeared and traffic thinned, I could see the faces of th

19、e other drivers relax. Then, around a bend in the highway, the grassland of the valley would come into being, offering a view of gentle rolling hills. The land seemed permanent. I felt as if I had stepped back in time.I took comfort in the stability of the valley. Driving through small farm communit

20、ies, I imagined the founding families still rooted in their grand homes, generations working the same lands, neighbors remaining neighbors for generations. I allowed familiar farmhouse landmarks to guide me.Close to home, I often turned off the main highway and took a different, getting familiar far

21、ms again and testing my memory. Friends lived in those houses. I had eaten meals and spent time there; I had worked on some of these farms, lending a hand during a peak harvest, helping a family friend for a day or two. The houses and lands looked the same, and I could picture the gentle faces and h

22、ear familiar voices as if little had been changed. As I eased into our driveway Id return to old ways, becoming a son once again, a child on the family farm. My feelings were honest and real. How I longed for a land where life stood still and my memories could be relived. When I left the farm for co

23、llege, I could only return as visitor to the valley, a traveler looking for home.Now the farm is once again my true home. I live in that farmhouse and work the permanent lands. My world may seem unchanged to casual observers, but they are wrong. I know this: if theres a constant on these farms, its

24、the constant of change.The good observer will recognize the differences. A farmer replants an orchard （果园） with a new variety of peaches. Irrigation is added to block of old grapes, so I imagine the vineyard has a new owner. Occasionally the changes are clearly evident, like a FOR SALE sign. But I n

25、eed to read the small print in order to make sure that a bank has taken possession of the farm. Most of the changes contain two stories. One is the physical change of the farm, the other involves the people on that land, the human story behind the change.Ive been back on the farm for a decade and st

26、ill havent heard all the stories behind the changes around me. But once I add my stories to the landscape, I can call this place my home, a home that continues to evolve and changes as I add more and more of my stories.A poet returns to the valley and says, “Little has changed in the valley, and how

27、 closedminded you all are！” He comments about the lack of interest in sports, social and environmental issues in the poverty and inequality of our life. He was born and raised here, so he might have the right to criticize and lecture us. Yet he speaks for many who think they know the valley. How dif

28、ferently would others think of us if they knew the stories of a grape harvest in a wet year or a peach without a home?25The most important reason why the writer wanted to move to the city is that _.A. he did not want to work on the farmB. he wanted to make new friendsC. he was eager for a different

29、life thereD. there were more things to do there26What made the writer relax as he drove from the city to the country?A. He could see for miles and miles.B. The traffic moved more slowly.C. The people he passed seemed to be calmer.D. The land seemed familiar to him.27When driving through the valley t

30、he writer was guided home by _.Afamiliar farmhouses which left him a good memoryBhouses that had sheltered generations of the same familyCland that had been worked by a family for generationsDlarge farms which stretched out right before him28When he was in college, why was the writer sad when he ret

31、urned to his family home?A. He remembered how hard he used to work.B. He realized that he was only a visitor.C. He recognized the old housed and land.D. He remembered his next door neighbors.CMillions of people die of hunger in Southern Africa every year, but when Zambia was offered thousands of tons of free maize by the US, the government politely said no.“We dont know whe