吉林省松原市油田高中学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题.docx

1、吉林省松原市油田高中学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题吉林油田高级中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期初考试高 二 英 语 本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man like about the play?A. The story. B. The ending. C

2、. The actor.2.Which place are the speakers trying to find?A.A hotel. B.A bank. C.A restaurant.3.At what time will the two speakers meet? A. 5:20 B. 5:10 C.4:404.What will the man do ? A. Change the plan B. Wait for a phone call C. Sort things out5.What does the woman want to do ?A. See a film with t

3、he man. B. Offer the man some help C. Listen to some great music.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6.Where is Ben？A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.7.What will the children do in the afternoon?A. Help set the table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What are

4、the two speakers talking about?A. A Family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.9. Where did Rachel go?A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A. From young smokers. B. From a newspaper article. C. From some smoking parents.11. W

5、hy does the man say that he should keep away from babies?A. He has just become a father. B. He wears dirty clothes. C. He is a smoker.12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do ?A. Stop smoking altogether. B. Smoke only outside their houses.C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听第9

6、段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does Michelle Ray come from?A. A middle-sized city B. A small town. C. A big city14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?A. The Zen Garden B. The Highlands. C. The Red River area.15. What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?A. Go camping B. St

7、udy in a library. C. Read at home.16.What are the speakers talking about in general?A. Late-night shopping. B. Asian food. C. Louisville.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield ?A. They forget about their dreams B. They dont want to tell the truth.

8、C. They have no bad experiences.18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?A. He got a serious heart attack. B. He was too sad about his brothers deathC. He was frightened by a terrible dream.19. What is Dr Garfield s opinion about dreaming?A. It is very useful. B. It makes things worse.C. It prevents the

9、 mind from working.20.Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?A. To sleep better . B. To recover from illnesses. C. To stay away from their problems.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30分）AWe all have our ways of marking time. As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to t

10、he next. My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act. My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves. Twenty stories later, though, its the story in Alaska that Ill remember best. It was the story about the loss of wilderness and the story during which my

11、 wife Kathy got cancer. Thats the one that made time stand still. I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor (肿瘤). Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving. By Christmas, she had become very weak. Some days she was so sick she couldnt watch TV. Early examination saves time. But ours was not

12、early. By the time you can feel it yourself, its often bigger than the doctor want it to be.Cancer is a thief. It steals time. Our days are already short with worry. Then comes this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time. But cancer also has the power to change us, for good. We learn to s

13、implify, enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we dont. Cancer even made me a better father. My work had made me a stranger to my three kids. But now I pay attention to what really matters. This is not a race. This is a new way of life and new way of seeing, all from the cancer.In

14、the end each of us has so little time. We have less of it than we can possibly imagine. And even though it turns out that Kathys cancer has not spread, and her prognosis (诊断) is good, we try to make it all count now, enjoying every part of every day.Ive picked up my camera again. I watch the sky, se

15、arching for beautiful light. When winter storms come, Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes (雪花) on our tongues. After all, this is good. This is what were living for.21.As a photographer, the author used to _A. leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolves B. devote

16、much more to his career than his familyC. miss a great many important historical momentsD. express his love for his family in a special way22.Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?A. To cure his own disease. B. To leave the wilderness alone.C. To seek a better position. D. To spend more

17、time with his wife.23:What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?A. He takes his work more seriously. B. He has become a stranger to his children.C. He treasured every bit of time with his family D. He focuses more on medical care.24.The author and his family catch snowflakes on

18、 their tongues probably because _.A. they regard that as a way to enjoy lifeB. snowflakes are what they feed onC. the snowflakes taste very goodD. there is beautiful light in the snowflakesBOne day I was waiting in line to check out at Wal-Mart. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkou

19、t line, my thoughts were on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasnt moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.There stood a man in his seventies. Of average build, he wore glasses and a nice smile. I thought, “Well, hes an old guy and it probably takes him a littl

20、e longer to get the chores done.” For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the items they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “Hows it going?” But he did something differenthe actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what th

21、ey had said and engage them in brief conversation.I thought it was strange, but I guess I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a robotic conversational habit. After a while, you dont give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I ju

22、st found out I have six months to live, and someone would reply, “Have a great day!This old cashier had my attention. He seemed genuine (真诚的）about wanting to know how people were feeling. And after giving them the change, the old cashier looked the customers in the eyes. “I sure want to thank you fo

23、r shopping here today, he told them. “You will have a great day. Bye-bye.”The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some shy grins (露齿而笑).All had been touched by his simple gesture in a place they never expected.25. The author glanced at the cashier because of _ .

24、A. the look of the old cashier B. the slow speed of the checkout lineC. the smile on the cashiers face D. the long line of customers26. In the fourth paragraph, the author intends to tell us _ . A. people usually have robotic conversations B. no one cared about his healthC. people are not friendly t

25、o each other D. he was suffering from a serious disease27. What is special about the old cashier according to the author? He _ .A. worked hard at his old age B. had usual conversations with customersC. gave customers the right change D. listened to people attentively 28. How did the customers probab

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