湖南省株洲二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、湖南省株洲二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题株洲市二中2015年下学期高二年级期中考试试卷 英语试题时量：120分钟 分值：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中的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. At what time will the train arrive? A. 5:20. B.4:50. C.5:15.2. What is the woman doing at the

2、moment? A.Waiting for a phone call. B. Driving a car. C. Answering the phone.3. How long will the man stay at the hotel in total? A. One night. B. Two nights. C. Three nights.4. Who was badly hurt in the accident? A. Two men. B. A woman and her child. C. No one.5. What time was the mans appointment?

3、 A. 11:40. B. 11:00. C. 11:30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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或对白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where are the speakers? A. At a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. At the train station7. How long will the man have

4、 to wait? A. 35 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 10 minutes. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teammates. B. Former classmates. C. Neighbors. 9. What is the womans problem? A. She doesnt have a job. B. She doesnt have an apartment. C. She doesnt know how to s

5、ocialize. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the speakers do on Friday? A. Listen to some music. B. Watch a movie.C. Climb a mountain.11. What is the discount on Monday? A. 50%. B. 20%. C. No discount.12. What is the woman? A. An assistant. B. A student. C. A manager. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is wrong

6、with the womans computer? A. It cant connect to the Internet. B. It has a software problem.C. It cant be turned on. 14. What does Matt usually do if his computer has a problem? A. Buy a new one. B. Check the problem online. C. Re-start the computer.15. What do we know about Matt? A. He knows everyth

7、ing about computers. B. He values his abilities too highly. C. He always calls technical support in the end. 16. Who do you think will fix the computer? A. The woman herself. B. Matt. C. A computer technician. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many departments does the college have currently?A. Five. B. Fou

8、r. C. Six. 18. Which is the largest department in the college? A.The French department. B.The English department. C. The Chinese department. 19. How many students are there in the French department? A. Over 200. B. Over 150. C. Over 120.20. Where are the teachers in the English department mainly fro

9、m? A. Austria. B. England. C. Canada. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，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。A Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18, 2015)Nearpod 9:00 am to 10:00 am Roo

10、m 501 Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context (语境) for students to learn vocabulary. The presenter will show how to use it.TEO 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Room 502 Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from hi

11、s first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO.Kahoot 10:30 am to 11:30 am Room 601 Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback (反馈), including reports about their strengths

12、and weaknesses.Prezi 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm Room 602 Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies. 21

13、. Nearpod can be used to _. A. offer grammar tests B. teach listening on-line C. help vocabulary learning D. gain fluency in speaking 22. If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to_. A. Room 501 B. Room 502 C. Room 601 D. Room 602 23. Which of the following can assess your grammar le

14、arning? A. Nearpod. B. Kahoot. C. TEO. D. Prezi. 24. A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by _. A. 9:00 am B. 10:30 am C. 2:00 pm D. 3:30 pmB When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up

15、 one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up. Helene An and

16、 her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterw

17、ards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard. Eventually the girls all gradua

18、ted from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business succes

19、sful. Daughter Elizabeth explains, Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business. Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now

20、 the Ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.25. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show _. A. the strength of family unity B. the difficulty of growing up C.

21、 the advantage of chopsticks D. the best way of giving a lesson26. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the Helene An family _. A. started a business in 1975 B. left Vietnam without much money C. bought a restaurant in San Francisco D. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles27. What can we infer about t

22、he An daughters? A. They did not finish their college education. B. They could not bear to work in the family business. C. They were influenced by what Helene taught them. D. They were troubled by disagreement among family members.28. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A.

23、How to Run a Corporation B. Strength Comes from Peace C. How to Achieve a Big Dream D. Family Unity Builds Success C We walked in the hospital so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. Wh

24、ile I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, Very dirty floors.Yes, Im glad theyve finally de

25、cided to clean them, the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, But arent you working late? Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

26、After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, Thank you. Outside, Mum told me, Dagmar is fine. No fever. You saw her, Mum? Of course. I told her about the hospital r

27、ules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. Its a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.29. When she took a mop from the small room, what Mum really wanted to do was_. A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse C. to see a patient D

28、. to surprise the story-teller30. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? A. It is a childrens hospital. B. It has strict rules about visiting hours. C. The conditions there arent very good. D. The nurses and doctors there dont work hard.31. Which of the following words best de

29、scribes Mum? A. strange B. warm-hearted C. clever D. hard-working D Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays. But some parties are especially American. For example, a group of neighbors may gather on

30、their street to eat food, play music and visit with one another. This is called a block party. A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth. Guests bring presents for the new baby. Americans also attend tailgate parties (车尾派对). A tailg

31、ate is the back end of a truck or other vehicle that opens down. The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium. Birthday parties are also very popular. Many parents organize a party for their child around a theme. Birthday parties usually include gifts and a birthday cake with candles. In many parts of the United States, cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes. Birthday parties can be low cost or very costly. Some parents take their childrens