云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、云南省景洪市第三中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题景洪市第三中学2015-2016学年上学期期中考试试卷高二英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共8页。全卷120分，考试时间100分钟。第卷第一部分： 听力（略）（满分30分）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）ACharlie works in a post office. His father lost his job five years ago and his mother is often ill. And he has two brothers and a sister

2、. He works hard and tries his best to buy enough food for his family.Last month his family had to move to an old house outside the city. Its farther from the post office and he has to get up early in the morning in order to catch the 6:30 train. The head of his office is strict and everybody has to

3、get there on time. He knows what itll mean if hes late. A friend of his had pity on(同情) him and lent his old car to him. The young man was happy and from then on he could go to work by car.Last Saturday Charlie went to buy some medicine for his mother. Bad luck! When he came out of the shop, he coul

4、dnt find the car. He was quite worried and began to look for it in front of the shop but he didnt find it. Suddenly he saw a woman parked a car there and hurried into the shop. Charlie saw the car wasnt locked. He got on it and drove it at once. He was afraid the loser would run after him and drove

5、fast. A truck hit it at a crossing and he lost consciousness(知觉).This morning the young man came back to life and saw there were a few policemen standing by his bed. He asked, Where am I?In Room 103.In hospital or in prison ?1. Therere _ people in Charlies family.A. four B. five C. six D. seven2. Ch

6、arlies family moved to the old house outside the city because _.A. its very quiet there B. they hoped to save some moneyC. he could get to his office by train D. his father had found a job there3. Charlie has to get to his office on time because _.A. the head is strict with them B. he wishes to be p

7、raisedC. hes usually on dutyD. hes afraid to be fired4. For did Charlie buy any medicine last Saturday. A. himself B. his father C. his sister. D. his motherBA large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in Germany.“Women often

8、wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still mens world,” said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study. Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She also believes in “Womens Liberation(解放)”.“I dont wish that I were a man,” she says

9、, “and I dont think many women do. But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but we get less paid. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones that open only to men. If youre a man, you have a much better

10、chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there or engineers or scientists?”5. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. There are more Western European women wishing to be born men. B. Women in Western European countries wish to deliver boy-babies. C. 60% women in Germany w

11、ish that they were born men. D. 60% Western European women wish that they were born men.6. “it is still mens world.” means “_.” A. Therere more men than women in the world B. Therere more men scientists or engineers in the world C. Women cannot live on themselves without men D. Women have not been g

12、iven the same chance as men7. Anne Harper considers that women should _. A. be really liberated B. live a better life than men C. be well paid D. get better jobs than men CWhen I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she

13、said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology. Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter co

14、mes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about? Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Joh

15、nstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue. Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all

16、round the world at and time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went. Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so nearb

17、ut we didnt meet for the first two weeks!” Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldnt know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even

18、talk to astronauts (if you know any) while theyre space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth. 8. How do you understand “Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate,”? A. People dont communicate without tel

19、ephone. B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone. C. People communicate more since telephone has been created. D. People communicate more because of more traffic. 9. Which of the following best shows peoples attitude towards mobile phones? A. Mobile phones help people deal with

20、 the emergency. B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well as little secret to people. C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. D. Mobile phones are part of peoples life. 10. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve peoples life? a. Point 1. b. Point2. c. Poi

21、nt3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5. A. c, d B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e 11. It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through . A. the TV screen B. a fax machine C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone DLast Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nep

22、al. Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those, 70 people die. That is, more people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. Becaus

23、e lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters. If you hear the thunder, you are in danger from lightning, said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at

24、 any time, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended. The most important thing to remember is to seek shelter, Lopes said. Summer is the peak time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips: Stop working, fishing,

25、swimming or playing in open fields. Do not stand under a tree. Get off bicycle and motorcycles. Crouch down (蹲下) if there is no shelter. Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers. 12. In the US, _ is the most common cause of deaths during natural disast

26、ers.A. lightning B. tornadoes C. hurricanes D. floods13. Of the people who are struck by lightning every year in the US, about _ people are lucky enough to survive. A. 400 B. 70 C. 330 D. 5014. If you hear the thunder, the most important thing you should do is to _.A. stand still in the open spaces

27、B. find shelter to hide inC. stand under the tree D. stop working in the fields15. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Floods are the most common cause of deaths in the US.B. Less than 70 people are killed by tornadoes and hurricanes each year in the US.C. People dont pay as much attention to the

28、danger of hurricanes as that of floods. D. If you hear the thunder, you should move indoors right away.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Linda: Hello, George. 16 George: Hi, Linda. Im reading a tourist guide to Europe.Linda: 17 George: Yes, Im looking forward to such a tr

29、ip. Hey, have you ever been there?Linda: Yes, Ive actually visited many countries in Europe: France, Germany, Italy and Austria, for example.George: 18 And how long did you stay?Linda: Two years ago. For over one month.George: Did you like it?Linda: 19 Therere many ancient churches and castles. Its

30、the best trip Ive ever taken. George: Sounds great. 20 Linda: Good idea. You wont regret it.A. Of course.B. Not exactly.C. What are you doing?D. When did you go there?E. Do you plan to move to Europe?F. Are you thinking of visiting Europe some day?G. I decide to make the trip next October on my annu

31、al leave.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One oclock in the morning, the last guest finally left. Though we had 21_ their stay, my wife and I were quite thankful to shut the door on them. We left all the dirty dishes and glasses 22 they were, and after opening a few windows to let some _23_ air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and _ 24_ asleep.I _25_ have been asleep for more than half an hour when I _26_ with a strong smell of smoke. _27_ half asleep, I stepped into the living room, and there, _28_