湖北省宜昌市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、湖北省宜昌市学年高二英语下学期期中试题湖北省宜昌市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试题卷共8页，四部分72小题。全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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. When will the woman pick her car? A. At 5:00.B. At 5:30.C. At 6:00.2. Where d

2、oes the conversation take place? A. At a travel agency.B. At an airport.C. At a post office.3. Where is the woman going in 15 minutes? A. To a zoo.B. To a bus station.C. To a cinema.4. Why hasnt the man had his watch repaired? A. He wants to buy a new one. B. He is too busy to get it fixed. C. He ca

3、nt find any repair shop.5. What does the woman think of going on holiday in Australia? A. It would be exciting.B. It would be special.C. It would be tiring.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

4、。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A sport.B. A coach.C. A court.7. What does the woman offer to do for the man? A. Take him to the court. B. Introduce her coach to him. C. Help him become a professional player.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What cost the woman a large sum of money

5、? A. A computer.B. A bookcase.C. A set of story books.9. What does the man mean? A. The woman shouldnt have spent so much money. B. The woman bought a good bookcase. C. The woman should have told her husband the truth.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When will the festival take place this year? A. On a Sunday.

6、B. On a Saturday.C. On a Friday.11. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The festival lasts a whole day. B. The festival offers special T-shirts. C. The woman likes the band very much.12. How does the man think the woman should go to the festival? A. By car.B. By bus.C. By subway.请听第9段材料，回答第1

7、3至16题。13. How much pocket money does Lily get a month? A. About 20 pounds.B. About 15 pounds.C. About 5 pounds.14. Why does Lily want more pocket money? A. To get as much as her friends. B. To pay for music lessons. C. To buy some clothes.15. When can Lily have more pocket money? A. When she proves

8、good at her school work. B. When she no longer argues with her mum. C. When she is old enough in her mums eyes.16. What does David suggest Lily do? A. Have a discussion with her mum. B. Help her mum with housework. C. Sit down and wait calmly.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the purpose of the speaker

9、s talk? A. To inform listeners of holiday arrangements. B. To tell listeners to enjoy themselves. C. To introduce the centre to listeners.18. What can people do in the fitness centre? A. Have a swim.B. Learn jazz dance.C. Play basketball.19. What age group is the talk mainly targeted at? A. Elders.B

10、. Teenagers.C. Kids.20. What benefit can listeners get if they join now? A. A special price.B. A free fitness programC. A free swimming lesson.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, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AKings College Summer SchoolKings College Summer Schoo

11、l is an annual（每年的） training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of Kings College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This years summer school will be from July 25 to

12、August 15.More information is as follows:Application （申请） dateStudents in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2009.Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2009.Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2009. CoursesEnglish Lan

13、guageSpoken English: 22 hoursReading and Writing: 10 hoursAmerican History: 16 hoursAmerican Culture: 16 hoursStepsA letter of self-introductionA letter of recommendation（推荐） The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. CostDaily lessons: $200Sports and activities: $1

14、00Travels: $200Hotel service: $400You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. Please write to:Thompson, Sanders1026 King s StreetNew York, NY 10016, USAE-mail: KC-Summer-School yahoo, com21You can most probably read the text in _. Aa newspaper Ba travel guide Ca textbook

15、Da telephone book22Which of the following is true about King s College Summer School? AOnly top students can take part in the program. BKing s College Summer School is run every other year. CVisits to museums and culture centers are part of the program. DOnly the teachers of King s College give cour

16、ses.23If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _. A$200 B$400 C$900 D$50024What information can you get from the text? AThe program will last two months BAs a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2009. CYou can write to Thompson only i

17、n English. DYou can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone. BSupermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent（具备智能的）. They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.The touch-screen devices（触摸屏装置）are on show at

18、 the Food Marketing Institutes exhibition here this week. “These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker,” said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.Canadian stores will test the Concierge

19、 in July. A similar device, IBMs “Shopping Buddy”, has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts. Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to hav

20、e second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf. “The whole model is driven by advertisers need to get in front of shoppers,” said Alexander. “Theyre not watching 30-second TV ads anymore.” People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shop

21、per can use a preferred customer card to start a system（系统）that will organize the trip around the store. If youre looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them. The device also keeps a record

22、 of what you buy. When youre finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay. The new computerized shopping assistants dont come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $ 160,000, and the Concierge will c

23、ost stores about $ 500 for each device.25The underlined word “they” （paragraph 1） refers to _. Asupermarkets Bshop assistants Cshopping carts Dshop managers26Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts? aStart the system. bMake a shopping list.cFind the t

24、hings you want. dGo to a self-checkout stand. Aabdc Bbacd Cacbd Dbcad27We can learn from the last paragraph that _. Aintelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money Bthe Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices Cshop assistants with computer knowledge are well paidDaverage stores prefer the

25、Concierge to the Buddy devices28What might be the most suitable title for the text?ANew age for supermarkets. BConcierge and Shopping Buddy.CNew computers make shopping carts smarter.DTouch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable.CCompassion （同情） is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we

26、can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and its not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appe

27、ared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash（现金）, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day. I couldn

28、t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didnt allow me to do so. I felt

29、 stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job. Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said. What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in ac

30、tion. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.29The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _.Ahoped to h

31、ave the food first and pay later Bforgot to take any money with him Cpromised to obey the store rules Dcould not afford anything more expensive30Which of the following best describes the old gentleman? Akind and lucky Bpoor and lonely Cfriendly and helpful Dhurt and disappointed31The writer acted upon the store rules because _. Ahe wanted to keep his present job Bhe felt no pit