河北省滦县二中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、河北省滦县二中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题滦县二中20132014学年度高二年级第二学期期中考试英语试卷（普通班）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）。试卷共7页，答题纸1页。第卷 (选择题）注意事项：1答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第1节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每

2、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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt ? A.19.15. B.9.18 C.9.15 答案是C.1What happened to John?A. He was sick. B. He quarreled with his neighbor.C. He fought against his brother.2What is the probable relationship between the two spe

3、akers?A. Guide and visitor. B. Wife and husband. C. Customer and salesman.3What does the woman think of the test?A. Very difficult. B. Just so-so. C. Rather easy.4What will Mr. Smith do at 10:00 am tomorrow?A. Go to the hospital. B. Meet James Chen. C. Attend a meeting.5Where did the woman spend her

4、 vacation?A. In Thailand. B. In Taiwan. C. In Hawaii.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。每段对话或独白听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题6What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Take some medicine. B. Take a day off. C. Wor

5、k harder.7What do we know about the man?A. He has to copy a speech.B. He went to the clinic yesterday.C. He has to prepare a speech.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8Where is the boy from?A. San Francisco. B. Florida. C. New York.9What did the boy intend to do?A. Find some food. B. Visit his grandpa. C. Clean the plat

6、e.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题10. Why is Stella unhappy?A. She didnt get the important message. B. She had a quarrel with her neighbor.C. She was misunderstood by her friend.11. What time does the woman wake up?A. At 4:30 am. B. At 11:00 pm. C. At 2:30 am.12. Who made the woman not sleep well?A. The milkman. B.

7、 Mr. Philips. C. Bill.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题13. What is Paul reading about?A. Science. B. History. C. Language.14. When does the conversation take place?A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.15. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man wants to get a job abroad when he graduates.B. John

8、is in Canada now.C. The man has plans on Saturday evening.16. What is Johns plan for the future?A. To open a shoe shop. B. To become a cook.C. To tour Britain.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题17. How does the woman feel?A. Excited and glad. B. Disappointed and sad. C. Calm and peaceful.18. How long has the man been

9、 waiting for his admission letter?A. Three days. B. Three weeks. C. Three months.19. What information does the man get from the school office?A. The admission letter has been sent out.B. There is no information about him.C. He has been accepted by a vocational school.20. Why does the man feel happy?

10、A. He can play here and there freely.B. He can take his College Entrance Exams again.C. He can study something he loves indeed.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AErik Weihemnayer was born with an eye problem. As a child his eyesight became wor

11、se and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life. Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance hiking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, though

12、, is mountain climbing. As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of El Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at13,000

13、 feet above sea level in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then, on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest climbing challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik inve

14、nted his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls. Althoug

15、h he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit ofEverest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing ontop of the world. 21. When did Erik bec

16、ome blind totally? A. In 1968. B. In 1995. C. In 1981. D. In 1970.22. Erik got married _. A. on the summit of Mount McKinley B. when climbing Mount EverestC. on the top of Aconcagua D. when climbing Mount Kilimanjaro23. What is Erik s special way for climbing a mountain? A. Taking his girlfriend. B.

17、 Doing his share of work.C. Using two long poles. D. Keeping a good team around him24. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened? a. He topped Mount McKinley. b. He became blind. c. He challenged Mount Everest. d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro. e. He climbed the rock wall of

18、 EI Capitan.A. b, e, d, c, a B. a, b, e, d, c C. b, a, e, d, c D. b, d, a, c, dBAs A/H1N1 continues to spread, experts from the Centers for Disease Control to the World Health Organization to neighborhood doctors are calling on the people to practice smart flu prevention techniques. Here are some ti

19、ps to keep body improved and immune（免疫）system ready to fight infection.Wash Your HandsAnd wash them often, in hot soapy water, and for the amount of time it takes you to sing “Happy Birthday” twice.Get Enough SleepThis means slightly different things to different people, but try to get 8 hours of go

20、od rest each night to keep your immune system in top flu-fighting shape.Keep HydratedDrink enough water each day to clear poisonous matter from your system and keep up good moisture（湿度）production in your body.Eat Immune-Improving FoodsKeeping you body strong and ready to fight infection is important

21、 in flu prevention. Fatty foods can slow your metabolism（新陈代谢）, make you feel inactive, and weaken your immune system. So stick with whole grains, colorful vegetables, and vitamin-rich fruits.Avoid AlcoholAlcohol is likely to decrease your resistance to infections and further damages the immune syst

22、em. So avoid alcoholic drinks to keep your immune system strong. ? Proper exercise-for example walking for 30-40 minutes 3-4 times a week-supports the immune system by increasing circulation, oxygenating the body, removing poisonous material through sweat, and reducing tension and stress. So get mov

23、ing!Avoid Contact with Sick PeopleIf youre coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth(and then wash your hands),and if you have to be around someone who is sick, try to stay a few feet away from them and avoid physical contact.Know When to Get HelpA/H1N1 can look like regular flu, so dont feel like you

24、necessarily are infected if youre exhibiting flu-like symptoms（症状）. But do go to your doctor if you live in an area where there are recorded cases, or if your symptoms are very serious.25To fight A/H1N1 infection, its helpful for us to . Asigh “Happy Birthday” while washing hands Beat more fatty foo

25、ds and colorful fruits Ckeep away from alcoholic drinks Drefuse communication with patients26A suitable title for paragraph 7 might be . ASupport the Immune System BKeep Physically Active CGet Enough Sweat DWalk to Reduce Stress27What can help clear poisonous matter from the body? AWashing your hand

26、s. BEating fatty foods. CGetting enough sleep. DDrinking enough water.C Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US. For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, bu

27、t during the 2007 holiday season 58 percent of those shopping online were women, it shows how popular the Internet is becoming, said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers c

28、aught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending. Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this time around. However, thr

29、ee-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2007. They worried about credit card security (安全), or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals. But even if shoppers dont buy online, websites are becoming promotion

30、(g)tools for stores, said Dan Hess, vice president of ComScore Networks Inc. Hess said that actually most stores websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time. It s all about making the shopping experience m

31、ore efficient, more reliable and more comfortable. Hess said.28 Which of the following statements is true? A. There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2007. B. Most of the Internet users between the ages of18 and 29 are women. C. People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online. D. More women shopped online than men in 2007.29. We can infer from the passage that_. A. men usually decide how to spend money in the family B. women usually decide what to buy in the family C. the Internet is used in all the shops D. shopping online will be more