英语河北省涞水波峰中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

1、英语河北省涞水波峰中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题波峰中学2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷（选择题100分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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

2、仅读一遍。1. Why did the man go to see a doctor? A. He is going blind. B. His glasses no longer work. C. He can only see things up close.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Basketball practice. B. The mans basketball. C. Training games.3. How many people are probably eating with the man? A.

3、Three. B. Two. C. Four.4. Where are the speakers? A. At a health store. B. At a gym. C. In a doctors office.5. How does the woman describe her dog? A. Hes good at protecting her. B. Hes not very nice sometimes.C. Hes too small to do any harm.第二节( 共15 小题; 每小题1.5 分, 共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

4、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、7题。6. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. A computer museum. B. Advances in computer technology.C. A library with examples of old technology.7. What is the PowerBook 100? A. A $700,000 com

5、puter. B. A machine from 1976. C. The original portable computer.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Who will be on the face of the $20 bill? A. Susan B. Anthony. B. Harriet Tubman. C. Alice Paul.9. What did Susan B. Anthony do? A. She saved many slaves. B. She helped pass a new law. C. She started an important disc

6、ussion.10. Why are the speakers excited? A. Women will be featured on U.S. money. B. The 19th Amendment just passed. C. Alexander Hamilton wont be on the $10 bill.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How did the speakers find out about the restaurant? A. From a friend. B. From a website. C. From the newspaper.12. W

7、hat does the woman want to do after the meal? A. Talk to the owner of the restaurant. B. Get another drink. C. Eat some pizza.13. What will the woman probably do this week? A. Get some money from Brian. B. Go back to the restaurant. C. Talk to Susan. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. When does the man need to tu

8、rn in his application? A. By January 2nd. B. By May 1st. C. By September 3rd.15. How many people applied last year? A. Fifty. B. Twenty. C. Seventeen.16. Who might the woman be? A. An administration assistant. B. A current student. C. A professor.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did Milton do? A. He caugh

9、t a thief. B. He went to a theme park. C. He traveled over 3000 miles.18. What happened on Monday? A. Some cars were stolen. B. A roller coaster stopped working.C. The Johnson family moved to New York.19. Where is Six Flags located? A. In Orange County. B. In Union City. C. In New York.20. What will

10、 viewers see next? A. An advertisement. B. An interview. C. A weather report.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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。A Safety and Security Procedures Your safety and the security of your personal property(财产) are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome

11、you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions. YOUR VEHICLE Lock your vehicle and do not leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.TRAVELING Be good at noticing things around you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in heavily traveled

12、areas. Dont display large amounts of cash.GUEST ROOM SECURITY For additional security, use the deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precautious measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first ma

13、king identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the persons identity, please contact the Front Desk.SAFETY BOXES Do not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for you. We are not respons

14、ible for items left in room valued over $200.KEYS Safeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.FIRE Please familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smo

15、ke to the hotel operator. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of the elevator.REPORTING Please report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management.21. What should you do when a fire breaks out acc

16、ording to the passage?A. Try your best to put out the fire. B. Report fire to your leader first.C. Leave the building through the safe exit.D. Use the electric lift to leave as fast as possible. 22. What should you do with a suspicious-looking stranger who knocks at your door?A. Pretend you are not

17、in the room.B. Send him to the police station.C. Get in touch with the Front Desk.D. Let him in to make sure of his identity.23. Where are you advised to put your valuable things when you go out?A. In your cars. B. In the room.C. At the Front Desk.D. In the free safety box. 24. Where might you see t

18、hese suggestions?A. At a gym. B. At a hotel. C. At a shop. D. At a bank.BWhen Chinese womens volleyball team took on Serbia for the Olympic title, 70 percent of Chinese families watched live broadcast on TV, easily beating the audience rating for Lunar New Year Gala.Pushed to the fourth place in gro

19、up, China met the powerful and two-time Olympic champions Brazil who had unreserved support from capacity home fans in the quarterfinals.When almost no one believed they could win, the Chinese team came rallied from one set down to beat the hosts 3-2 before they avenged their group loss on the Nethe

20、rlands in the semifinals.Among all the Chinese sports teams, the womens volleyball remain the most special one, whose victories had fueled Chinese confidence in the 1980s and still represent the best things that sports can offer to the Chinese: perseverance, courage and unity.They endured extremely

21、arduous training and displayed never say die spirit en route to becoming world champions, which made the Chinese believe the country, recovering from political turmoils at that time, could be as strong in the world one day as the volleyball players are in sports.After over 30 years of reform and ope

22、ning up nowadays, China believes the “womens volleyball spirit” is never outdated.My father leapt in the air when China won. He told me with tears in his eyes that great spirit has been with the Chinese volleyball team for years, wrote an internet user.25. What can we learn from the passage?A. Chine

23、se families love sports more than literary programs.B. Many people didnt expect Chinese Womens Volleyball team would win.C. The Brizils sports fans did give the biggest support to the Chinese players.D. Chinese Womens Volleyball team beat the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.26. Which of the followi

24、ng can replace the underlined word“fueled”in the 4th paragraph?A. strengthened B. weakened C. fulfilled D. limited27. What does the writer want to show by quoting an Internet users words in the last paragraph?A. The father is a volleyball fan.B. The father is an emotional person.C. Chinese womens vo

25、lleyball team is the greatest in the world.D. The great spirit of Chinese womens volleyball team inspires Chinese people.CYellowstone is host to many different species of plants. However, the park is most special because of what lies underneath it. It sits on top of an ancient super volcano, known a

26、s The Yellowstone Caldera. The caldera is 48 by 72 kilometers. And it remains an active volcano.It is believed that the last time the volcano exploded or erupted was one half million years ago. The area has had three major eruptions in the last three million years.Experts say it may erupt again in a

27、nother 1,000 to 10,000 years. But each year, there are thousands of earthquakes at Yellowstone. Most are too small to be felt by people visiting the park.Yellowstone is filled with the beauty of many thermal or hot water springs. Of all the geothermal places in the world, half are in Yellowstone.In

28、places of geothermal activity, hot water and gasses are trapped under the earths crust. In places like Yellowstone, they rush to the surface in the form of hot water and steam to form geysers（间歇性喷泉）.There are more geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone than anywhere else on Earth. The most famous ge

29、yser is Old Faithful. It erupts about every hour or hour and a half. The eruption can last from one and a half minutes up to 5 minutes. The amount of hot water it expels in that time can be as much as 31,000 liters or more. In addition to its beauty and wonder, Yellowstone is an animalshelter. It is

30、 home to the largest group of wild animals in the United States. As you travel through the park, you can sometimes see them in their naturalhabitatand hear their calls to mate and defend themselves.28. What is that makes Yellowstone the most special park？A. Many different species of plants. B. Thous

31、ands of earthquakes there.C. The hot water there. D. The super volcano Caldera.29. Its unlikely for people to see _in Yellowstone.A. the eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera. B. the eruption of Old FaithfulC. wild animals D. different kinds of plants30. What can be the best title for the text？A. Trav

32、el guide of Yellowstone B. The earthquakes of YellowstoneC. Yellowstone, a Natural and Miraculous park D. Plants and Animals in Yellowstone31. Where is the text probably taken from？A. A science fiction B. A geography journal C. An education report D. A book reviewDIn todays world of smart phones and laptops, most people have at least one time-telling