广西桂林中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、广西桂林中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题广西省桂林中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 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. What happened to Tinas mother?A. She fell down. B. She fell ill. C. She le

2、ft the hospital.2. What are the shirts made of?A. Nylon. B. Wool. C. Cotton.3. What will the man do?A. Write to Eve. B. Go to Eves home. C. Call Eve.4. Why does the woman want to go to the bookstore?A. To buy a cookbook. B. To look at a man in the store. C. To learn more about bookstores.5. Where is

3、 Mr. Adams now?A. At the office. B. At home. C. At the center. 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Who is in the hospital?A. Jim. B. David. C. Tina.7. How long did the o

4、peration last? A. Three hours. B. Two hours. C. One hour.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is the man complaining about?A. He didnt sleep well last night.B. He was shouted at by his boss.C. He is annoyed by someones shouting.9. Why is Bernard in a bad mood according to the woman?A. He is in bad health.B.

5、He had a fight with his neighbor. C. He couldnt drive to work today听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man think of the tea the woman makes?A. Its good. B. Its bad. C. Its ordinary.11. Whats the most important thing for making a pot of tea?A. Having a china teapot.B. Washing the teapot with hot water

6、.C. Pouring the boiling water over the tea.12. How long should you wait to drink the tea?A. At most two minutes. B. At least five minutes. C. About ten minutes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Which place is the woman looking for?A. The Students Dining Hall. B. The Teaching Building. C. The Student Apartments.1

7、4. How will the woman go there?A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.15. When will the woman go to the League Office?A. This afternoon. B. This evening. C. Tomorrow morning.16. Where is the League Office?A. In the Teaching Building. B. In the School Clinic Building.C. In the Students Dining Hall.听第10段材料

8、，回答第17至20题。17. When did the story happen?A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.18. Who did Jack meet on the way?A. His friend David. B. An old man. C. A little boy.19. Where was Davids house?A. Far from the white house.B. In front of the trees.C. On the other side of the river.20. How would Jac

9、k get to Davids house?A. By boat. B. On foot. C. By bus.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（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。A A mum saved her daughters life with her newly learned first aid skills. Sonya Hall, 33, of Denny Avenue, Lancaster, had only just attended one first aid class the day

10、before when she found herself needing to use the skills on her three years old daughter Tilly. Sonya, who also has son Emmen, six, attended the first aid course at Lune Park Childrens Centre in Lancaster. Then she was faced with every parents worst nightmare when Tilly went blue in the face and stop

11、ped breathing. But thanks to her newly acquired skills, Sonya saved Tillys life. Sonya said: “Tilly was playing with her brother and they were fighting over a toy. Emmen won the fight. Tilly fell backwards and her head was hit. She was face down and shaking and at first I thought she was upset. But

12、then I saw she was blue in the face and had stopped breathing. I reacted without thinking and immediately started using the first aid skills I had learned the day before which were so fresh in my mind. I began doing mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions (胸外按压). It probably took about a minute before

13、 Tilly started breathing again, but to me it felt like a lifetime.” After getting Tilly breathing again, Sonya called an ambulance and the doctors came. Since then, Tilly has been diagnosed (诊断) with Reflex Anoxic Seizure (反射缺氧发作). Sonya said: “The seizure can happen when theres any unexpected pain,

14、 fear or fright. It is just so lucky that the day before it happened, I had been practising first aid.” The Empowering Parents First Aid course is run by Lancashire Adult Learning. Sonya said: “I am just so glad I did the course and learnt the first aid skills. I always feared I would not know what

15、to do in a crisis situation, but luckily I had the knowledge and skills to deal with it.” 21. What happened to Tilly?A. She was knocked down by her brother.B. She fell on the floor and hit her head.C. She was hit by a toy on the head and felt upset. D. She was hit by her brother and stopped breathin

16、g.22. When Sonya found Tillys shaking, she thought her daughter must _. A. be crying B. be very angry C. pretend to be hurt D. recognize her failure23. When Sonya goes to the first aid class next time, she will feel _. A. enjoyable B. upset C. optimistic D. negative24. What would be the best title f

17、or the text? A. The importance of first aid B. How to practise first aidC. Mum saves girl with first aid D. Mums should attend first aid coursesB John von Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker, and his speed of learning new ideas and of solving problems stood out early. At 17, his father

18、tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician, and so von Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well. In 1926, at 23, he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in mathematics. From then on, mathematics provided well enough for

19、 him, and he never had to turn to chemistry. In 1930, von Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there. His first book was published in 1932. In 1933, the Institute for Advanced Study was formed, and he became one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathem

20、atics (Einstein was one of the others). World War II hugely changed von Neumanns areas of interest. Until 1940 he had been a great pure (纯粹的) mathematician. During and after the war, he became one of the best mathematicians who put mathematics theories into practice. During the last part of the war

21、he became interested in computing machines and made several fundamental contributions. After the war, von Neumann continued his work with computers, and was generally very active in government service. He received many awards, was president of the American Mathematical Society and was a member of th

22、e Atomic Energy Commission. He died in 1957 of cancer. Von Neumann made several great contributions and any one of them would have been enough to earn him a firm(牢固的) place in history. He will be remembered as one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Von Neumann really was a legend (传奇) in his

23、 own time, and there are a number of stories about him. His driving ability is a part of this legend. He reported one accident this way: “I was driving down the road. The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour. Suddenly one of them stepped in my path.”25. Accor

24、ding to the text, von Neumanns father believed that _.A. a mathematician couldnt earn a lot of moneyB. a mathematician needed a good memoryC. von Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same timeD. von Neumann had a gift for solving problems at a high speed 26. Von Neumann published his

25、 first book at the age of _.A. 23 B. 26 C. 29 D. 3227. How did World War II affect John von Neumann?A. He realized the importance of engineering.B. He began to research how to put mathematics into practice.C. He left college and served at the government department.D. He lost interest in chemistry. 2

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