桂林市高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、桂林市高二英语上学期期中试题广西桂林市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题注意：1、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间： 150 分钟 。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写或填涂在答题卷指定的位置，将条形码张贴在指定位置2、选择题答案用2B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，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试题卷上。3、主观题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分

2、） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Employ the manager. B. Apply for a job. C. Ask for directions.2. What does the mother want the boy to do? A. Read a book. B. Climb the mountain.

3、C. Wait for her. 3. Who broke the coffee cup? A. The man. B. The woman. C. John. 4. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. At home. 5. Why is the woman not sure of finishing the report today? A. She cant type fast. B. The computer may break down. C

4、. The report is too long.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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are the speakers talking about? A. Holiday plans. B. European cities. C. Health problems. 7. Where will Michell

5、e be during the vocation? A. In London. B. At home. C. In hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8 至9题。8. Whats the woman doing? A. Giving a history lesson. B. Preparing a presentation. C. Working on a problem. 9. What will they probably talk about next? A. When Columbus discovered America. B. What the New World stands

6、 for. C. Who was the first European to discover America.听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10. Who will take care of Roger? A. His father. B. His mother. C. The woman. 11. How long will the man be away? A. A month. B. Nearly a week. C. Three days.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a teacher. B. She sti

7、ll works. C. She likes children听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13. What will Jane and Helen do next weekend? A. Enjoy themselves with Susan. B. Go hiking in the mountains. C. Do some holiday shopping. 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Close friends. B. Boss and clerk. C. Husband and

8、 wife.15. Who will be likely to take charge of the outdoor activity? A. Helen. B. Susan. C. John. 16. How many people will probably go hiking? A.1. B. 2. C. More than 3.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long did Miss Brown teach the students? A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.18. Why do students l

9、ike Miss Browns lessons? A. They are easy to follow. B. They are lively and interesting. C. She is not strict with the students.19. How do the students like Miss Brown? A. Clever and aggressive. B. Rude and strict. C. Kind and patient20. What do the students owe their progress to?A. Miss Browns help

10、. B. The English exams. C. Theirhard work.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40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。 AA Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add me

11、al money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Caf located in the bott

12、om level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international student

13、s. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this i

14、s included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic

15、 skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door, two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattso

16、n Centre. Operation hours are between 9 am and 3 pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.21. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A. Do homework and watch TV. B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts. C. Have meals and meet with friends. D. Add money to your ID and play chess. 22. Where and when can you c

17、ook your own food?A. The Globe, Friday. B. The Lower Caf, Sunday. C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday. D. The McMillan Hall, Sunday. 23. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _. A. is open six days a week B. offers services free of chargeC. trains students in medical care D. gives advice on mental he

18、alth24. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A. By applying online. B. By calling the centre. C. By filling in a sign-up form. D. By going to the centre directly. BWhen you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened.

19、I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way. It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanies basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the bigge

20、st room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green. “Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushe

21、s. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pave

22、ment (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic! The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldnt wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from t

23、he look on my mothers face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble. My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors trees, but this! Come inside right

24、now!” I stood there glaring hack at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. “Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement. Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow h

25、as gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful. 25. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home? A. To introduce St

26、ephanie to her.B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.C. To put the materials back in the yard.D. To show his artwork to her.26. In his mothers eyes, the writer_.A. was a born artistB. always caused troubleC. was a problem solverD. worked very hard27. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last pa

27、ragraph refers to _.A. the rainbow in the skyB. the stripes on the pavementC. something imaginative and funD. important lessons learned in childhood28. It can be learned from the passage that parents should _.A encourage children to paint B. value friendship among childrenC. discover the hidden tale

28、nt in children D. protect rather than destroy childrens dreams CMost people, when they travel to space, would like to stay in orbit for a few days of more. And this stands to reason, if youre paying $20,000 for your trip to orbit! Strain order for tourism to reach its full potential theres going to

29、be a need for orbital accommodation-or space hotels. What would a space hotel actually be like to visit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel-private rooms, meals, bars. But theyll also offer two unique experiences: impressive views-of Earth and space-and the endless enter

30、tainment of living in zero gravity-including sports and other activities that make use of this. The hotels themselves will vary greatly-from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date. Its actually surprising that as later as 1997; very few designs for space hotels

31、 were published. This is mainly because those who might be expected to design them havent expected launch costs to come down far enough to make them possible. Lots of people whove been to space have described vividly what its like to live in zero gravity. There are obviously all sort of possibilities for dancing, gymnastics, and zero-G sports. Luckily, you dont need to sleep much living in zero gravity, so youll have plenty of time for relaxing by hanging out in a bar with a window looking down at the turning Earth below. Of course all good things have come to an end. Unfortunately, and so