汕头明德中学高二下英语期中考试题.docx

1、汕头明德中学高二下英语期中考试题汕头明德中学高二（下）英语期中考试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）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，并标在答题卷的相应位置上。（每段对话仅读一遍）1. What does the man mean?A. Shes surprised that she couldnt find the hospital. B. He often gets lost. C. He doesnt know where the hospital is.2. When does the ma

2、n think it will rain?A. This morning. B. Very soon. C. Maybe later in the day.3. What did the woman ask the man to do?A. She asked him not to look out of the window.B. She asked him not to start a fire.C. She asked him not to put out the cigarette.4. Where is his mother now?A. At home. B. In the hos

3、pital. C. At work.5. Whom does the dictionary belong to?A. Richard. B. Karen. C. Karl.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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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68 题。6. What did the woman want to buy?A. A cheap shirt. B. An

4、 expensive shirt. C. A cheap skirt.7. How much did the woman spend?A. 25 dollars. B. 60 dollars. C. 50 dollars.8. What is the two speakers relationship?A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Salesman and customer.听第7段材料，回答第911 题。9. What does the man need?A. A taxi. B. A time table. C. A bag

5、.10. When will the man leave home?A. 4:30. B. 3:00. C. 3:30.11. What does the man want the driver to do?A. Drive carefully. B. Charge less money. C. Carry his bags.听第8段材料，回答第1214 题。12. Why did the woman call?A. Because she wanted to know if everything was OK with his parents.B. Because she wanted to

6、 invite her parents to a party.C. Because she wanted to tell her parents that everything was OK with his children.13. Who is Tom?A. The womans son. B. The womans husband. C. The mans son.14. How many children does the woman have?A. One son and one daughter. B. Two sons and one daughter. C. One son a

7、nd two daughters.听第9段材料，回答第1516 题。15. How long has it been since Mary and John last talked to each other?A. More than one year. B. Less than one year. C. Three months.16. Where does the man work?A. In a food factory. B. At a university. C. At a bank.听第10段材料，回答第1720 题。17. What does Jimmy like?A. Skat

8、ing. B. Swimming. C. Running.18. How old was he last week?A. Seven. B. Ten. C. Six.19. Where did his parents take him to swim on Sunday?A. In the sea. B. In the swimming pool. C. In the river.20. Jimmy was not very happy, was he?A. Yes. B. No. C. Very happy.第二部分第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大

9、意，然后从2130各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。We are living in a world which is made of “dreams”. Why do I say so? Many great inventions are actually dreams of 21 at the very beginning.The dream of Edison 22 the invention of the light bulbs. The dream of Steve Jobs caused the invention of the firs

10、t computer. The dream of Sony Company 23 this world the invention of high-quality electronic products. Without dreams, I can dare say that we 24 not have telephones,satellite,airplanes,computers and the Internet.Dreams make our life innovative and 25 . Dreams improve our quality of life and make 26

11、in society.Dreams are hope of life. We are like plants and dreams are sunlight. 27 plant depends on not only sand and water to grow, but also sunlight.Life without dreams is like a plant without sunlight, 28 certainly cannot grow 29 .Dream make our life colorful and hopeful. 30 actually a way of lif

12、e. 21. A. invent B. inventing C.the inventors D. invention22. A. lead to B. led to C. leading D. lead23. A. take B. bring C. took D. brought24. A. should B. can C. will D. would25. A. creative B. created C. creating D. creation26. A. inventions B. advancements C. progress D. changes27. A. The B. Som

13、e C. A D. Real28. A. who B. which C. that D. where29. A. happily B. stongly C. rapidly D. healthily30. A. They are B. It will be C.It is D. They will 第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31-40的相应位置。A farmer 31 lived in a small village had a bad pain 32 the

14、 chest. This never seemed to get any better. The doctor in the village had tried his best but had been 33 (able) to cure him. The farmer decided that he would see a doctor in the nearest 34 . But before he went, he thought he would find 35 what he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a pat

15、ient had to pay three pounds for the first visit but only one pound for the 36 visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, 37 then he went to see the doctor in the town. As he came into the hospital, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little 38 (surprise). H

16、e asked him a few questions, examined his chest and then took the pound, which the farmer gave him. Then the doctor said 39 a smile, “Well, sir. There is nothing new. Please continue to 40 the medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给

17、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。AWe gather a great deal of incidental knowledge from petsIf we look after them properly we learn what they like and dislike We do not set out to gain this knowledge purposely, but in attending to our pets we gain it by the way It is got without our realizing it In

18、keeping our dogs or cats we learn about various diseases that can affect them，and the cures for these diseasesWe learn how much sleep they need and what kind of food keeps them healthy In looking after our fish we learn about the composition of water We get to know what kinds of fish can live peacef

19、ully together and what kinds are hostile（敌对的）to each other We learn that animal，fish and birds have a lot of things in common with human beingsIf children keep pets their general education is helped by this kind of incidental knowledgeOne little incident after another in which their pets are involve

20、d adds to their store of learningIt is a more interesting form of learning than that given in the biology lesson in schoolPeople who keep pets should have a sense of responsibility towards themChildren，too，should be taught to be responsiblePets are completely dependent on their owners and the owners

21、 should respond to this dependence by looking after themIrresponsible behavior towards pets is a form of cruelty In deciding to keep a pet we take on a task，we make ourselves responsible for providing proper food and shelter for the petIn a crowded city like Hong Kong, where there is so little room

22、for the exercise required by large pets，we should think twice before undertaking the responsibility of keeping one41In keeping pets，we learn that Apets dislike human beings Bpets share what we have Chuman beings can gain knowledge by keeping pets Dpets and human beings gather a great deal of inciden

23、tal knowledge42For children Akeeping pets widens their general knowledge Bkeeping pets adds to their trouble Call kinds of knowledge are obtained by keeping petsDincidental knowledge is more important than general knowledge43In keeping pets，responsibility means Adepending on them Btaking care of the

24、m Cwriting to them Dteaching them44In the last paragraph, the word“twice”can best be replaced by“ ” A later B two times C second D carefully45In Hong Kong, it is not proper to keep large pets because Athey eat a lot Bthey rely too much on people Cthere is little space for them to move around Dthe re

25、sponsibility is too greatB“Ive changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrences letter to Father Christmas written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucien went on to say that without his fath

26、er he couldnt see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while. But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one dya, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see then again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your fathe

27、r is there too, in your mind and in your heart. I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and Im still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a

28、professor , I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldnt wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all mother said was, “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I havent forgotten. The values of my parents still

29、live on. It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready ad Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Chri

30、stmas? Its a serious thought, one to give me pause. I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword, and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to l

31、ive forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.46. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph _.A. puts forward the subject of the text B. shows the authors pity on the kidC. acts as an introduction to the discussion D. makes a clear statement of the authors view47. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to ex