高二英语上学期期中试题20.docx

1、高二英语上学期期中试题20广西宾阳县宾阳中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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。1. What do we know about the restaurant? A. It serves big meals. B. There are many customers. C. It is newly opened. 2

2、. Why does Mary feel so tired? A. She had a long journey. B. She has been working overtime. C. She reviewed her lessons day and night. 3. When does the man work? A. On weekdays only. B. On weekends only. C. On weekends sometimes. 4. Where are the speakers? A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In

3、 a library. 5. What is wrong with the man? A. He cant find a toilet. B. He has an upset stomach. C. He has a fever. 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，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What is Betty rel

4、ated to the woman? A. Her daughter. B. Her classmate. C. Her cousin. 7. What will Betty do? A. Attend Joans party. B. Study in America. C. Visit the woman. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a concert. B. At the bus stop. C. In a taxi. 9. What does the man

5、 suggest the woman do? A. Go home on foot. B. Ask Max for a lift. C. Call her parents. 10. How will the woman go home? A. By car. B. By taxi. C. On foot. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What seems to be the womans problem? A. She cant get along with her classmates. B. She doesnt have enough time to study.

6、 C. She doesnt have a good friend. 12. What does the woman have to do first according to the man? A. Be confident. B. Talk to others frequently. C. Help others. 13. How does the woman feel at last? A. Confused. B. pleased. C. Worried. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. What is the man doing now? A. Having a

7、holiday. B. Cleaning the room. C. Making a complaint. 15. What does the man say about the hotel? A. The room was dirty. B. The food was delicious. C. It was very quiet at night. 16. What happened to the cleaners? A. They were off work. B. They were at a party. C. They were on holiday. 17. What does

8、the man decide to do finally? A. Go home. B. See the manager. C. Accept the womans advice. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. Why did the speaker choose the present school? A. The school facilities are advanced. B. The teachers graduated from famous universities. C. It makes students be more likely to enter

9、university. 19. What percentage of the students are girls? A. About one third. B. About two thirds. C. About three fourths. 20. What does the speaker dislike? A. The environment. B. The old computers. C. Too much homework.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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（A）

10、 The proverb “Work while you work，play while you play ”is useful to people in all walks of life. A proper and normal daily life signifies（表示）order, progress and cheerfulness. School life is more or less regular，students have class hours at certain times of a day, and go to the playground after schoo

11、l. Most of the school children are healthy，cheerful and progressive(进步的）, because they are trained according to their properly regulated daily program Nowadays, many businessmen and officials also have office hours. During that time, they work very hard and think about nothing except work. But when

12、they are free, they will go to places where they can relax themselves and have fun. If they are not successful people, they may not be able to afford the time and money. In short, the proverb “Work while you work, play while you play ”should be strictly observed by anyone who wishes to make his life

13、 pleasant, efficient and successful. When our mind is concentrated（集中）on one thing, it will surely work efficiently. In this way, you will have time to settle other problems. It is true that one can not work all day long. Play is as important as work.When you play, you will feel fresh and cheerful s

14、o that you may not be sick of your workSo if you can，give yourself enough time to play. And always remember the proverb “Work while you work, play while you play. ” 21If you work all day long，you will _ Abe successful Bbe efficient Cmake progress Dget sick 22One mind will surely work efficiently if

15、it is concentrated on _ Aone thing only Bas many things as it can Cwork and play at the same time Dseveral things 23To become a successful person，one must know how to _ Aearn more money Bget help from others Clive a healthy life Dwork and study all day （B）Popeye the Sailor first became a popular car

16、toon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some children who hated the t

17、aste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s

18、, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, sp

19、inach does have something else which the body needsfolic acid.It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along. 24. A good title for this reading passage is_.A. Popeye the Sailor B. The Truth About Spin

20、achC.A Mistake with Numbers D. Folic Acid Makes You Strong25. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D. People liked folic acid.26. A research group told people that spina

21、ch_.A. made Popeye strong B. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables27. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. iron B. folic acid C. spinach D. exercise28. Folic acid is _.A. something in food B. a

22、vegetableC. dangerous D. a certain kind of spinach（C）Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further ta

23、lking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than t

24、he first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last twoorthree persons made and trust to luck. The plan wor

25、ked- Balzac got the vase at his price!29. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. A vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.B. At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.C. Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more

26、expensive than he could payD. Balzac was very poor. He couldnt buy the vase at a high price.31. How many friends did Balzac gather?A. Six B. Twelve C. Ten D. Five31. Who asked for the lowest price?A. The first one. B. The second one.C. The last of his friends. D. Balzac.32. What kind of person does

27、the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?A. Unkind B. Dishonest C. Selfish D. Clever（D） How do you get a job in New York after your education at school is completed? There are several ways. 1. If your family is wealthy and owns a business, you can inform your parents you are now ready

28、to start work. Few people have such relatives.2. Most colleges arrange job interviews for their graduating seniors with the major corporations who are hiring young workers. The company will interview many of the seniors and offer a job to those they want.3. You can look at the job advertisements in

29、the newspaper. If a company is looking forward to hiring a worker, they often put an advertisement in the paper.4. You can inform all your friends who are working that you are now ready to go to work. Your friends can introduce their company if there is a need for more workers.5. You can write a let

30、ter with your resume to different companies advising them you are looking for a job. If the company likes your resume, they may call you for an interview. After the interview, you may get a job.6. If you are a teacher, you can apply directly to the Board of Education for a teaching position. They wi

31、ll process your papers and will offer you a job if there is a need in your area of teaching. Math and science teachers can always find a job.7. Scientists may apply to private companies and also to the government for a job. Many government departments hire scientists.If you try all of the above and you still do not get a job, you should consider going on to graduate school.33. The main topic of this passage is _.A. how to find a job in New York B. job advertisements in the newspaperC. job opportunities for science teacherD. employment situation in New York34. _ are more likely