学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、学年高二英语上学期期中试题福建省福州市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题（完卷时间：120分钟，总分：150分）第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，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 will the man probably do toni

2、ght? A. Do his printing. B. Write his report. C. Finish his work.2. Who liked the film? A. Jim. B. Tom. C. Jane.3. When did the movie end? A. At 10:30 pm B. At 10:40 pm. C. At 11:00 pm. 4. What is the woman not satisfied with about the blue dress? A. The size. B. The price. C. The color.5. What did

3、the man do yesterday? A. He went to see a doctor. B. He went to play football. C. He went to a park.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5）请听下面一段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. How long is the two speakers trip? A. Two days. B. Five days C. Seven days.7. Which place will the two speakers visit tomorrow? A. A museu

4、m. B. A church. C.A tower.请听第7段材料，回答8、9题8. Which sport does the man like best? A. Cycling. B. Football. C. Swimming.9. When does the man usually play table tennis? A. In winter. B. In spring. C. In summer.请听第8段材料，回答1012题10. How old was Dennis Hutton when he died? A. 36 years old. B. 56 years old. C.

5、 84 years old.11. What did Dennis Hutton do when he was 15?A. He entered the University of London.B. He graduated from university.C. He went to America.12. Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York? A. To study. B. To travel. C. To teach.请听第9段材料，回答1316题13. When did the womans sister arrive in the city?A.

6、 On Friday. B. On Thursday. C. On Wednesday.14. How will the woman and her sister go to the cafe? A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.15. What will the woman probably buy? A. A pair of shoes. B. A pair of sunglasses. C. A handbag.16. What will the woman do on Sunday? A. Do some shopping. B. Go to the

7、movies. C. Take the dog for a walk.请听第10段材料，回答1720题17. How many persons went hiking with the speaker? A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight.18. When did the huge rainstorm happen?A. On the second night. B. On the fifth night. C. On the last night.19. What was the weather like on the third day?A. Rainy. B. Clou

8、dy. C. Sunny.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. He was persuaded to go on the trip.B. He walked 100 miles in one week.C. He was disappointed with the trip.第一部分 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。AA famous doctor once received a little child who w

9、as badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.The childs mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. Doctor, she said, you have saved my little son. I dont

10、know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it. The doctor stood up and said coldly, Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to

11、 be paid properly for what he has done. The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?Fifty pounds, he answered.The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She hand

12、ed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.21. The lady was thankful to the doctor because _A. he had saved her life B. he had lent her some moneyC. he had saved her sons life

13、D. he often called on her22. The doctor refused to the ladys purse because he thought _.A. the purse should be given between friendsB. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldnt give him the medical feeC. the lady was not kind to himD. the purse was too small 23. The money in the purse _.A. was o

14、nly 150 pounds B. was less than 200 poundsC. was not enough for the medical fee D. was much more than the medical fee24. How do you think the doctor would feel in the end?A. Sorry and regret B. Regret and proudC. Excited and proud D. Sorry and worried BThe arts, especially music, should be part of e

15、very schools lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their i

16、magination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their childrens mus

17、ic instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is someth

18、ing for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-confidence.Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive t

19、o do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.25According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _.A. improving their classroom skills and paying attentionB. improving their classroom skills and imaginationC. improving their

20、attention, direction and imaginationD. learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas26What does the underlined phrase glued to in the second paragraph mean?A. unwilling to turn on B. always lookingC. unwilling to leave D. always playing27The third paragraph mainly tells us that music c

21、ould _.A. give children self-expression and self-confidenceB. bring to children achievement and successC. give children something to be proud ofD. develop childrens self-confidence28Whats the best title of this passage？A. Music is a must as a course at schoolB. Music builds childrens self-confidence

22、C. Music makes students much smarterD. Learning music and making musicCIn 1901,H.G.Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the moon peop

23、le they met. In turn, the moon people expressed their surprise. Why, they asked, are you traveling to outer space when you dont even use your inner space?H.G.Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no undergroun

24、d cities on the moon. However, the question that the moon people asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, ther

25、e are large underground shopping areas. The Channel, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.But what about underground cities? Japans Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called Alice Cities. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and

26、 using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earths space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens,

27、and wilderness. H.G. Wells moon people would agree. Would you?29. The explorers in H.G.Wells story were surprised to find that the moon people . A. knew so much about the earth B. understood their language C. lived in so many underground cities D. were ahead of them in space technology30. What does

28、the underlined word it (Paragraph 2) refer to? A. Discovering the moons inner space. B. Using the earths inner space. C. Meeting the moon people again. D. Traveling to outer space.31. What sort of underground systems are already here with us? A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations. B. Tunnels, c

29、ar parks, shopping areas. C. Gardens, car parks, power stations. D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.32. What would be the best title for the text? A. Alice Citiescities of the future. B. Space travel with H.G.Wells. C. Enjoy living underground. D. Building down, not upDZoe, Damacela, 19, didnt have nice c

30、lothes when she was young. It wasnt easy for Zoes hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters.Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing (缝纫) class at her school. She signed up and couldnt wait to turn her designs int

31、o clothes. The color of the first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her $25 to make the dress.

32、 “I had the creativity in designs, says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she cou