学年山东省烟台市第二中学高二下学期开学考试英语试题word版.docx

1、学年山东省烟台市第二中学高二下学期开学考试英语试题word版2015-2016学年山东省烟台市第二中学高二下学期开学考试英语试题(word版)第I卷(共100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 is Linda?A. A writer. B. A student. C. A teacher.2. What is the man afraid

2、 of?A. Saying something wrong. B. Missing the interview. C. Having an accident.3. What does the woman want to do?A. To buy another jacket. B. To change a jacket. C. To return a jacket.4. Why does the man feel upset?A. Someone said he was ugly. B. He found his clothes ugly. C. A guy stole his clothes

3、.5. What does the woman mean?A. She wants her son to use a new key. B. She feels very sorry for her son.C. She disbelieves her son.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6. Why is

4、nt Jenny at the store?A. She left work early. B. Shes late for work. C. Shes been out of work.7. How does the man feel about Jenny?A. Concerned. B. Curious. C. Angry.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。8. What is lying on the railway tracks?A. A rock. B. A man. C. A trunk.9. What are the speakers about to do?A. To find

5、 something red. B. To wave the T-shirt. C. To move the rock.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man want to talk about?A. Lucys work performance. B. Lucys school education. C. Lucys poor health.11. What did the customer at Table 4 do that annoyed Lucy?A. He ordered the special offer. B. He made a co

6、mplaint. C. He praised her.12. Why is Lucy in low spirits?A. She hasnt become a good waitress. B. She hasnt realized her dream.C. She hasnt made a plan.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. How does the woman think Mark feels?A. Frightened. B. Unhappy. C. Anxious.14. What was Catherine doing when the speakers got h

7、ome?A. Chatting with the operator. B. Playing with her friends. C. Reading her books.15. What does the woman want to ensure?A. Mark can apply what hes learned. B. Mark can help people in need.C. Mark can pass the exam.16. What will the speakers do for Mark?A. Write down their own experiences. B. Cre

8、ate an unexpected situation.C. Keep a record of his reactions.听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。17. When did the magician first perform professionally?A. In 1972. B. In 1968. C. In 1964.18. What made the magician world famous?A. His teaching job. B. His global tours. C. His TV show.19. Which does the magician think

9、 is his greatest achievement?A. Project Magic. B. Box office records. C. The Magic of ABC.20. How is the magician different from other magicians?A. He started his career early. B. He believes in wonder. C. He practices hard.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(A、B，C和D)中，选出最佳选

10、项，并标在题卡上将该项涂黑AI was born an albino(白化病人) in Pennsylvania in 1945. No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it meant to be albino.My family and friends treated me like everybody else. That was just about the best thing they could have done. It helped me trust myself, so when tro

11、ubles came along, I could deal with them.Like most albinos, I had terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly see didnt trouble me that much.Kids would tease me, calling me “Whitey”. People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip(尖) of my nose so that I could see it well e

12、nough. Even when I was eight, movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay full price because I “looked older.”The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldnt play sports very well. I didnt give up trying, though. I shot hoops(篮球框) every day. And I studied harder.Eventually

13、, I got better at school and loved it. By the time I got to college, I was double majoring(专业), going to summer school and busying myself with every activity I could find. I had learned to be proud of being an albino. I did my best to make “albino” a positive word. And I decided to make my living wi

14、th my eyesand in sports.I couldnt see very well to play sports, but with a solid education and a drive to do it, I could make a living involved in the area I loved. Ive done it now for over thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace（网络空间）. People make jokes about how Im the only “blin

15、d editor” they know, but the jokes are affectionate. Some of them are the signs of respect.I was just a(an) proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania. I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence and be proud of my personal achievement.21.

16、According to the author, _ helped him a lot in dealing with troubles.A. the special care from his family and friends B. the sympathy from the pupilsC. the equal way his family and friends treated him D. his education in school22. All the following are the signs of being an albino for the author EXCE

17、PT _A. abnormally white skin B. poor eyesightC. an older appearance D. being unable to play sports23. The authors good education and strong motivation made him successful as a(an)_A. sports editor B. Disc Jockey(DJ) C. printer D. IT engineer24. we can infer from the passage that _A. the authors poor

18、 eyesight made him very upsetB. the author finally did well in playing sports after years of practiceC. many people laugh at the author because he attempts to do more than he canD. the author holds an optimistic attitude towards his illness. BSit down, close your eyes and relax. Think about your chi

19、ldhood and the memories you created. What was your favorite childhood memory and what was your favorite as a child? Or what your favorite Christmas present or your favorite candy bar when growing up? Answers may come easily for some people but for others，it may take more time to think about.Mary Jo

20、McCarthy of Pequot Lakes wants to help others document their childhood memories which could be treasured by current families and for generations to come. McCarthy, 64, a short story author and retired columnist(专栏作家)for the Lake Country Echo weekly newspaper, began hosting a writing seminar(研讨班)titl

21、ed“A Time to Remember”.The classes are limited to 12 people and are conducted in the nursery at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa and the registration fee is $25.McCarthy said what led her to start the writing seminars was writing others biographies. A retired businessman asked her to write his

22、 biography as a ghost writer. She said others from her church in Pequot Lakes had also asked her to write their biographies because they didnt know how to write them. She thought hosting a class to help people write their own biographies would be more beneficial to them.McCarthy said people had busy

23、 lifestyles those days and didnt have a chance to sit down and write down their memories that they might forget and never remember. She said writing down the memories would document the persons life，other family members, and especially, future generations would be able to read about them.25. In para

24、graph l the author raises some questions to_A. introduce the topic of the text B. express his/her puzzle about memoriesC. give some examples for readers about biographiesD. provide background details for readers about the retired columnist26. What can we learn about McCarthy?A. She was strict with h

25、er students B. She didnt take charge of seminarsC. She got support from the local government D. She once worked as a columnist in a newspaper27. It can be inferred from the passage that_A. writing biographies is an easy job B. a biography is part of family historyC. McCarthy had her own biographies

26、published D. fewer and fewer people feel interested in biographies28. The passage is mainly intended to_.A. show how to write biographies B. help people communicate with their familiesC. call on people to write their own biographies D. introduce McCarthy and her writing seminarsCOne night recently,

27、I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other drivers eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking as I was. How dependent we were on each other at t

28、hat moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other，he relied on me in just the same way.Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is th

29、e way the world works. At some level，we all depend on one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.As technology shrinks our world, the n

30、eed increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence

31、 forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.In my own life, Ive put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, Ive also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while e

32、ach of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.29. Why did the author say they depended on each other in the same way?A. Because the approaching car was very dangerousB. Because they both drove their car at a terrific speedC. Because he