陕西省黄陵中学高新部学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、陕西省黄陵中学高新部学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题高新高二中期考试英语试题本试卷共150分 答题时间120分钟卷(选择题 共100分)第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20分)第一节：（共5小题；第小题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. Whose book does Suzie have? A. Hannahs. B. Her mothers. C. Deborahs.2. How will the woman g

2、o to the town center? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.3. How many shirts will the man buy? A. Three. B. Five. C. Six.4. Who is Jack probably talking with? A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His dentist.5. What will the boy probably do this weekend? A. Have a picnic.B. Learn about science.C. Study

3、math by himself.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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至7题。6. How many people will there be in the party? A. Twelve. B. Fourteen. C. Twenty.7. Where will the party be held? A. In a pa

4、rk. B. At the office. C. At a co-workers house.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the man give the woman? A. A bill. B. A key card. C. Some money.9. What did the man enjoy about his trip? A. The room service. B. The helpful people. C. The pleasant weather.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does Michael feel sorry? A.

5、 He is having a lot of problems. B. He forgot his grandmothers birthday. C. He hasnt called his grandmother for a long time.11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Michaels birthday. B. Michaels grandfather. C. Michaels busy schedule.12. How does Michael probably feel about going to colle

6、ge? A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Disappointed.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a bank. B. At a drugstore. C. At a post office.14. Where is the mans mother? A. In Atlanta. B. In St. Louis. C. In Memphis.15. Why is there extra cost for the man to pay? A. He is paying

7、for overnight service. B. He is paying with a credit card. C. He has a fragile item.16. What is the man giving to his mother? A. A box of cookies. B. Some cash. C. A cup. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the important weather news? A. There will be rain all night. B. There will be a storm this morning.

8、 C. There will be sunny skies tomorrow. 18. When will the storm pass? A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.19. Where is the tornado starting? A. In Tulsa. B. In Springfield. C. In Oklahoma City. 20. What supplies does the speaker suggest people prepare in the end? A. Umbrellas. B. Rain boots.

9、 C. Water and food.第二部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AIt was my first day back home since starting college. A lot had changed in the last year. Not with my hometown but with me. I had left as a 17-year-old boy and had now returned as an 18-year-old man. In

10、 the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult: I had a drivers license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge how mature I was. When his recognition

11、failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said casually, “Im thirsty. Lets go for a beer.” It was the first time Id ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me. He turned to me with a curious expression on his face. “A beer? Well I guess youre

12、 old enough now. Lets go to Sailors Bar. Its where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink. You remember him, right?” I had only some vague recollection of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didnt talk about him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I havent seen him in years

13、,” I said as we continued towards the bar.“Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said sadly. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he moved to the city and fell in with bad company. He started

14、going out every night, drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts. She agreed on the condition that he returned home.My dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. He married a lovely woman, gave up h

15、is bad habits. But it didnt last. He was soon back to his old ways. He couldnt resist. He was at Sailors Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after.“What ruined him was alcohol. He told me once, when a man begins drinking, he never knows where i

16、tll end. So, Tom warned me, be aware of your first drink!“He went from bad to worse. Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sentenced for ten years.” Dad finished talking just as we reached the front of Sailors Bar. “Anyway, here we are. Lets go in,” he said.

17、 But I understood. I put my arm around my father and said, “Im not thirsty anymore, Dad. Lets go home.”21. Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer?A. Because he was thirsty. B. Because he wanted to show he was an adult.C. Because he wanted to impress his father casually. D. Because h

18、e wanted to discuss his Uncle Tom. 22. What was the main source of Uncle Toms problems?A. His overly-strict family. B. His addiction to card games.C. The deaths of his mother and wife. D. His inability to control his drinking.23. What does the yong man mean by referring to Uncle Tom as “ the black s

19、heep of the family”?A. The family was concerned about Tom because he was always in trouble.B. The family showed sympathy to Tom because he was unfortunate.C. The family felt ashamed of Tom because he was a failure.D. The family felt disgusted about him because he was different.24. In the story, the

20、father told his son about Tom in order to _.A. warn the son to keep away from Tom B. entertain the son while they walked to the barC. recall an interesting period in the fathers lifeD. convince the son of the harm caused by drinking BHIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORTForm Teacher:G. Baker

21、Pupils Name: Simon WatkinsTerm:Summer 2017 Form:BSubjectExamClass workCommentsEnglish5961Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination.Mathematics7785Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done!History4653A disappointing exam result. He i

22、s unable to give attention to this subject for long.Chemistry7885His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless.Physics8694An excellent terms performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel.Biology5760T

23、his time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation.French4146Clearly he didnt bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual.PhysicalEducation/31Weak. Its time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to wor

24、k with a team.FORM TEACHERS REMARKSHEADMASTERBasically satisfactory work and progress I shall be keeping an eye on histhough he will now have realized, I hope, thatprogress in his weaker subjects in certain subject areas he needs to though his success in the make speedyimprovement. science is most p

25、leasing. 25 According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon _.A. becomes weak because he doesnt exercise at allB. likes to work with his classmatesC. doesnt exercise his body at the right timeD. is too talkative in the class26. Which of Simon s subjects will attract the headmaster

26、 s attention in future?A. History and French. B. Biology and Maths.C. English and Chemistry. D. Physics and Physical Education.27. Which of the following statements best describes Simon?AHe has made great progress in language classes.BHis potential has been fully reflected in science classes.CHe nee

27、ds to improve his attitude on certain subjects.DHis grade in maths makes him a born scientist.28. Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?ASimon didn t bother his teacher to revise French.BBasically, Simon did a good job in science.CSimon is a determined learner in Engl

28、ish.DSimon is able to pay attention to history for long. C As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the In

29、ternet is changing what we remember and how. In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of peo

30、ple understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another

31、 experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called transactive memory (交互记忆)Accordin