宁夏银川市兴庆区学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、宁夏银川市兴庆区学年高二英语下学期期中试题宁夏银川市兴庆区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题） 第I卷 （选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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分，满分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答案，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 does the woman advise t

2、he man to do?A. Learn to use a new camera.B. Take the camera back to the shop.C. Clean the camera when taking pictures.2.Where will the woman probably live next year?A. In a rented room. B. In the dormitory. C. At home.3. What does the man not like about the blue shirt?A. Its style. B. Its color. C.

3、 Its size.4. Who paid 2, 330 dollars for a car?A. The woman. B. The man. C. Linda.5. What time is it by the mans watch?A. 1 : 40. B. 1 : 30 C. 1 : 00.第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分， 满分15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。听完每段对话或独白前后，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秒钟作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，

4、回答第6、7题6. How much is a ticket?A. 2 pounds. B. 3 pounds. C. 5 pounds.7. Why does the woman tell the man to get off the bus?A. Theyre at the last stop. B. Theyre at Woodford Green. C. The bus broke down.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What did an Italian waiter teach the man to do?A. Say some words in Italian.B. Re

5、ad Italian newspaper.C. Write in Italian.9. Where did the man spend the last day?A. In a museum. B. In a garden. C. In his hotel.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How does the man feel now?A. Angry. B. Worried. C. Surprised.11. What do we know about the mans brother?A. He is the only one making money in the fami

6、ly.B. He is taken as a poor worker by his boss.C. He is afraid that he will go to his ruin.12. What will the woman do for the man?A. Ask her father to find a job for his brother.B. Ask her father to call the president of the factory.C. Pay a visit to the president of the factory.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.

7、 Who helped the woman learn to ride a horse when she was young?A. Her father. B. Her elder brother. C. Her fathers friends.14.What does the woman say about riding a horse?A. Its competitive at most times. B. Its different from racing a horse.C. Its safer than racing a horse.15.What does the woman th

8、ink of putting money on a horse in a race?A. Its a big waste. B. Its a way to earn money.C. Its a kind of competition.16. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Watch a race. B. Try to ride a horse. C. Go down onto the track.听第10 段材料，回答第17至20题17. How long did the speaker study French in high sch

9、ool?A. For about one year. B. For about two years. C. For about three years.18. What was a big challenge for the speaker when he first arrived in France?A. How to really understand what the French were saying.B. How to make himself understood by the French.C. How to catch up with his French class.19

10、.Where did the speaker meet two young French guys?A. On the plane. B. On the bus. C. On the train.20. What can we learn about the speaker from the talk?A. He was a top student in high school.B. He wont travel with the British friend again.C. He has made big progress in his French.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分

11、）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。A Bobby White works as a police officer in Gainesville, Florida. One day, he was told to investigate a noise complaint. A group of boys were playing basketball in the street. Instead of blaming the boys or sending them home, White

12、 joined them. White started shooting baskets with the kids. And a few minutes later, some more boys came and played the game. The camera on Whites police car recorded the event. The police department posted the video online. It was seen over 15 million times. Before he left the boys, White said he w

13、ould come back again with “backup”. That is what police officers say when they are appealing for help from other officers.As the video spread, a basketball star became interested in what happened in Gainesville. That player was Shaquille ONeal. He was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers when they won

14、 the National Basketball Association championship. He also played for the Orlando Magic, a team not far from Gainesville. The other day, ONeal visited the Gainesville police and spoke with White. And then they went out to “the scene”. That is what police officers call the area where a crime happened

15、. But of course, there was no crime.This time, White told the boys, “I told you I was going to bring some backup. Right? You guys ready?” And ONeal turned up from a nearby car. The kids got really excited. ONeal played basketball with the boys and other officers as a crowd gathered. ONeal eventually

16、 gathered the boys together and gave some wise words, “Be a leader, not a follower”, “Respect your peers(同龄人) and your elders”, and “You can be whatever you want to be”.21. Why didnt White send the kids home?A. He was also a basketball fan. B. The kids didnt play in the street.C. He didnt think it w

17、as a problem. D. The kids promised not to make a noise.22. What did the police department officials probably think of Whites deed?A. It was illegal. B. It was useless.C. It deserved praise. D. Explanation should be offered.23. Who did the backup turn out to be?A. The boys peers. B. Bobby White himse

18、lf. C. Some other police officers. D. A well-known basketball player. 24. What was ONeals main purpose in arriving at “the scene”? A. To teach the kids a lesson. B. To encourage and help the kids. C. To teach the kids to play basketball. D. To help the police look into the crime.BBullets (子弹) are kn

19、own for their ability to kill. However, not all bullets are bad. Magic bullet is something that solves a difficult problem easily. But there is not one thing that solves a difficult problem. For example, lets say a country is suffering from a weak economy. It raises various social issues. People wan

20、t change and protest (抗议) in the streets. However, there is no magic bullet to cure all these problems. To take a bullet for someone is a good thing. Well, the thought behind this expression is a good thing. It means you are willing to harm yourself to protect someone else. This often sounds like a

21、tough expression. Mothers might not say “Id take a bullet for my child”, but they would. People in the army, however, might say, “Id take a bullet for you, man.” When you sweat bullets you are very nervous or anxious about something. What does dodging a bullet mean? For example, lets say you get up

22、late for work. Your boss has warned you that if you are late again, you may get fired. When you arrive at the office, you are sweating bullets. However, you need not worry. As it turns out, your boss is out sick that day. You have dodged a bullet.To ease the pain of a difficult situation, people are

23、 sometimes asked to bite the bullet. What is the origin of this expression? During the Civil War, pain-killing drugs were often hard to find. So, doctors working on the battlefield would give their patients something to bite on. Many times it was a bullet. Hollywood movies helped to keep this expres

24、sion alive. In old western movies, more than one cowboy was seen biting a bullet, perhaps drinking some wine, while removing an arrow from his body. In modern conversation, biting the bullet means to accept a difficult decision or situation.25. What does the author think of a magic bullet?A. Unreali

25、stic. B. Valuable. C. Approachable. D. Necessary.26.Whose actions speak louder than words according to the author?A. Bosses. B. Doctors. C. Soldiers. D. Mothers.27. What can we say when we avoid a bad thing luckily?A. Sweat bullets. B. Dodge a bullet.C. Take a bullet for someone. D. Be faster than a

26、 speeding bullet.28. What is the meaning of “bite the bullet” nowadays?A. Reduce ones pain. B. Act too nervously.C. Drink too much wine. D. Have to do something unpleasant.C By day, Clark Kent is a journalist who fights for truth and disadvantaged groups in Metropolis. But when the shy man removes h

27、is glasses, Clark Kent is gone. He becomes Superman. Not even his colleagues, including Lois Lane who often reports stories about Superman, realize that the flying superhero works with them. Personally, Ive always found Supermans “disguise (伪装)”extremely funny, but then again its just something you

28、accept as part of the Superman universe. However, obviously wearing glasses does indeed make it hard for people to recognize you, according to a recent study.People of Metropolis are not the fools everyone thinks they are. Researchers from University of Yorks Department of Psychology showed particip

29、ants faces of people. The pictures were presented in pairs in three groups: glasses-wearing faces, a pair with only one person wearing glasses, and finally a pair with no one wearing glasses. Each participant had to judge whether the faces shown in each pair were the same person or not.In those case

30、s where both of the faces wore glasses or where neither wore glasses, participants were right 80 percent of the time. When one face wore glasses, and the other didnt, participants were much less able to identify when the same person was there, scoring about six percent lower.These findings suggest t

31、hat, generally, people find it difficult to match strangers faces. When they wear glasses, the challenge is even greater.Besides proving Clark Kent could have actually made it, the results could be useful to improve the security of passports and other ID cards.“We hope that this research can be used

32、 by governments to help inform future policies on identification for security purposes, particularly in the UK where individuals who normally wear glasses are required to remove them for their identification cards,” the researchers wrote.29.What did the author think of Supermans disguise?A. Unnecessary. B. Logical. C. Smart.