高二英语下学期期中习题5.docx

1、高二英语下学期期中习题5灵宝一高2015-2016学年度下期期中考试试题高二英语第卷第一部分：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. How many colds have the man and his wife had?A. Ten. B. Eight. C. Six.2. How is the womans mother now?A. She is quit

2、e healthy. B. She is seriously ill. C. She is much better.3. What does the woman mean?A. Kellys perhaps near. B. Kelly forgot to take her bag.C. Kelly might be having lunch now.4. What does the woman probably do?A. She is a headmaster. B. She is a student. C. She is a reporter.5. What do we know abo

3、ut the woman?A. She didnt work hard. B. She cheated in her English test.C. She didnt pass her English test.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，各个小题将给出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. Whats Jennys father?A. He is an e

4、ngineer. B. He is a boss. C. He is a policeman.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Jenny lives happier than Mary. B. The woman doesnt like Jenny at all.C. The man doesnt agree that money means happiness.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When will the man probably go to Africa?A. This winter. B. This month

5、. C. Next year.9. How many people went to Africa with the woman?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the woman work?A. In Tokyo. B. In London. C. In Oxford.11. When will the two speakers have dinner? A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow.12. Who is probably Jane?A. Th

6、e womans customer. B. The womans boss. C. The mans wife.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Smoke less. B. Put out the cigarette. C. Quit smoking.14. How old was the man when he started smoking?A. 15 years old. B. 17 years old. C. 19 years old.15. What do we know about the

7、mans father?A. He quit smoking after getting married. B. He died from a disease.C. He had throat cancer.16. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Strangers. C. Husband and wife.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why did the man and his brother decide to go on a trip t

8、o Spain?A. Because of a book. B. Because of an advertisement. C. Because of a movie.18. How would the man and his brother go to Barcelona?A. By car. B. By train. C. By plane.19. How long did the trip to Spain last?A. 7 days. B. 5 days. C. 3 days.20. What do we know about the man and his brother?A. T

9、hey didnt plan a trip at first. B. They got a lower price for their trip.C. They worked in a travel agency.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读下面短文，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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A1.The Wright Brothers,by David McCulloughAnother must-read for history fans, McCullough tells the stor

10、y of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Drawing on all types of historical data from personal diaries and scrapbooks, to thousands of private letters of family letters we get a close look at the actual personalities behind one of the most influential moments in

11、history.2. The Wonder Garden, by Lauren AcamporaThis novel is really a collection of several interwoven（交织）stories of people living in the rich Connecticut suburbs. From tales of an elderly artist to a young mother to a woman whose husband just behaves carelessly, The Wonder Garden gives us an unfor

12、gettable reminder that theres often so much we dont know about what happens with our neighbors behind closed doors.3. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary NorrisDoes someone mistakingwhoforwhommake your blood boil? Do you want to throw a dictionary at someone for mistakingsit forc

13、ite? Enter Between You & Me. Mary Norris brings her experience working inThe New Yorkers copy department to eager grammar fans in this laugh-out-loud book that looks at some of the most common spelling, punctuation, and usage problems in the English language.4. My Struggle: Book Four, by Karl Ove Kn

14、ausgaardMy Struggleis a six-volume autobiographical novel that follows the life of Karl Ove Knausgaard, a Norwegian father of three. In Book Four, he writes of his decision at the age of 18 to move to a fishermans village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. Its there t

15、hat he struggles with love, alcoholism, and becoming loved by one of his students.21What does the book The Wright brothers focus on?AInvention of airplanes. BNature of the characters.CHistory of airplanes. DOrdinary life of the characters.22Who describes his or her real life experiences in the novel

16、?ADavid McCullough. BLauren Acampora.CKarl Ove Knausgaard. DMary Norris.23Which of the following books might make you burst into laughter?AMy Struggle. BThe Wonder Garden.CThe Wright brothers. DBetween You & Me.BGreg Kloehn, an artist in Oakland, California is using his skills to help the homeless.

17、He builds very small shelters that make life on the streets a little more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny house

18、s. Several are on the roadside near an active railroad. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops at one to visit Oscar Young. The two men hug. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the littl

19、e homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her possessions.In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine

20、door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the sun.Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the p

21、eople say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.24. What are the advantages of the small shelters? . saving power and energy . decorating the s

22、treets where they are. protecting possessions of the homeless . earning fame for Mr. KloehnA. B. C. D. 25. We can learn from the passage that_ .A. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny housesB. the shelters are immovableC. the government has got involved in the actionD. an act of kindness has made p

23、eople simple and grateful26. What kind of person is Greg Kloehn?A. modest and funny B. kind and creativeC. generous and rich D. helpful and proud27. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.B. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.C. An artist cr

24、eates homes for the homeless.D. Helping others makes the world more beautiful.CA caf owner has defended her decision to pen a Facebook post (an Internet message to be discussed) stating “No, we are not child-friendly,” saying it breaks her heart when children damage her possessions. On Monday, the L

25、ittle French Caf in Newcastle, Australia, posted an announcement on their Facebook page: “Are we child-friendly? If you are looking for a caf with a childrens menu, a play area, lounges for your children to jump on, vast space for your baby carriages, an area for your children to run around, and ann

26、oy other customers, while you are unaware of them-then the short message is No, we are not child-friendly. However, if you would like to bring your children here and they are happy to sit at a table with you and behave properly, please come in. Otherwise, there are plenty of places that are speciall

27、y designed to entertain your children.” The post has since been deleted. Some Facebook users called the post “arrogant (傲慢的)” and an “attack on parents”, The Newcastle Herald reports. The caf owner responded with this statement: “I build the caf myself. It has my blood, sweat and plenty of tears in

28、it.” The post came about after the caf owner was asked by a customer, who had left a one-star review on the cafs business page, about whether the caf was child-friendly. Ms Kotz told .au she wrote the bad review because she felt staff reacted negatively towards children at the caf. The caf owner sai

29、d it broke a piece of her heart every time when she was watching children emptying salt and pepper shakers into her fireplaces, parents changing nappies (尿布) on her lounges, or kids throwing their own food onto her carpet. Although the cafs policy has attracted a lot of criticism, most people who co

30、mmented on the Little French Cafs Facebook page stood by the owner. One woman named Lesley wrote, “I dont think there was anything wrong with what you said by any means. If parents want to take their children to your caf, they need to be responsible for their behavior.”28. What is the text mainly ab

31、out? A. A French cafs policy on children. B. A Facebook post about parents manners.C. The protection of the customers basic rights D. The relationship between staff and customers.29. Which of the following is permitted according to the caf owners post? A. Parents demanding a childrens menu. B. Children entertaining themselves in the caf.C. Children running around their own carriages.D. Parents taking well-behaved kids to the caf.30. The caf owner wrote the post _. A. after a kid damaged her p