广东省仲元中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、广东省仲元中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题广东仲元中学2016学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语学科第七模块试卷命题人： 审题人： 满分150分，考试时间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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What does the woman w

2、ant to do?A. Have her car repaired. B. Get a lift. C. Borrow a car.2. How much extra money does the man need to pay?A. $7.50. B. $1.50. C. $0.50.3. At what time will the woman arrive at the office tomorrow?A. 8:00. B. 8:30. C. 9:00.4. How does the man feel about his test?A. Worried. B. Surprised. C.

3、 Satisfied.5. How did the boy get home from school yesterday?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike.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、7题。6. When will the speakers arrive at St. Mary

4、Hall on Saturday?A. By 12:00. B. By 12:30. C. By 1:30.7. What is the woman going to do next?A. Telephone Ellen. B. Get dressed. C. Choose a seat.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where are the speakers?A. In a shoe store. B. On the playground. C. In a classroom.9. What does the man say about real running shoes?A.

5、They look cool. B. Theyre what he wants. C. Theyre expensive.10. Why does the woman want running shoes?A. Her sister has a pair. B. Theyre comfortable. C. Theyre in style.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Guide and tourist. B. Husband and wife. C. Customer and sal

6、eswoman.12. What does the man think of the womans first idea?A. Interesting. B. Confusing. C. Absurd.13. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Go swimming. B. Take a boat ride. C Have a sunbath.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers talking about?A. Some interesting places. B. Their classma

7、tes. C. An art lesson.15. What was in the woman speakers picture?A. Some people in a market. B. A waiter in a caf. C. Children in a swimming pool.16. Where did Mary go yesterday?A. To a river. B. To a sports center. C. To a park.17. What did Cristina do in Bridge Street?A. She drew a picture of a cl

8、eaner. B. She talked to a customer. C. She had a drink.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When did Vidocq join the army?A. In 1775. B. In 1792. C. In 1795.19. What was Vidocq famous for?A. Escaping from prison. B. Changing his name. C. Stealing.20. What do we know about Vidocqs team?A. It was made up of thieves.

9、B. It had as many women as men.C. It caught hundreds of criminals a year.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。 A With its Georgian brick buildings and grassy green hills, almost everywhere in Bath(a city in England) feels like a living postcard. Wi

10、th landmarks from Roman and medieval times, you may feel youve landed back in time, but the great row houses and people hustling about on smart-phones brings you out of that fantasy.Bath somehow weaves together threads of small-town life with metropolitan(大都市的) fashion. It has galleries, museums and

11、 theaters. Its a college town anchored by the University of Bath. And it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Even on a mere day trip from London, just 90 minutes away by train, Bath bubbles over with charm.Bath AbbeyAn impressive landmark in the center of town, Bath Abbey is the third place of worship

12、to occupy this site in 1,200 years. The first church, built in 757, was replaced by a cathedral soon after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. That one gave way in the 15th century to the abbey thats there today.Walk inside and eye the special ceiling and fantastic glass windows showing 56 scene

13、s from Christs life. A floor plate marks Queen Elizabeth IIs 1973 visit. Tours of the church tower are available.Roman BathsThe Roman Baths date back to the year 70, with a pool of natural, hot spring water called the Great Bath located below street level. You can see the steam swirling(旋涡) on the s

14、treet above. People dressed in period clothingsuch as a Roman soldierstand in the archways(拱门).The complex includes several underground spaces and displays. The self-guided audio tour thoroughly explains how the citizens of Aquae Sulis (the Roman name given to Bath) socialized, worked and worshiped.

15、 At the end of the tour, visitors can sample some of that refreshing water.Jane Austen CentreNovelist Jane Austen lived with family in Bath between 1801 and 1806. Avid readers of Austens work know that Bath was a significant setting in two of her books, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. The Jane Aust

16、en Centre, a three-story building on Gay Street has a permanent exhibit and tea room.The exhibit offers two floors of clothes, anecdotes about what daily life would have been like for Austen in Bath. You can end your wandering with afternoon tea in the third-floor Regency Tea Room.Royal CrescentThis

17、 half-moon formation of Georgian townhouses is one of Baths most famous architectural masterpieces, an arc-shaped cluster of buildings set behind a green field. The first home, No. 1 Royal Crescent, where former Parliament member Henry Sanford lived in the late 1700s, is also a museum. Rooms are fur

18、nished in 18th century style, with a glimpse of the upstairs-downstairs lifestyle of the era (think Downtown Abbey but 150 years earlier).21. How to understand the underlined phrases “medieval times” in Paragraph 1? A. connected with the modern times B. connected with the Middle Ages C. connected wi

19、th the Future Ages D. Connected with the contemporary ages22. According to the article, the following aspects of Bath are covered EXCEPT_. A. history B. architecture C. transportation D. accommodation23. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT according to the passage? A. Two of Jane Austins b

20、ooks were set in Bath, where she lived for 5 years.B. Bath Abbey occupied the site in the 15th century after several historical changes.C. The Roman Baths are featured by a hot spring water, where you can tour around with the local guide.D. The rooms in No. 1 Royal Crescent are furnished in 18th cen

21、tury style, looking like that of Downtown Abbey.24. Where would you probably find the passage? A. In a history textbook. B. In a science website.C. In a travelling magazine. D. In a literature journal.BIt was on her 14th birthday that her first book, In the Forest of the Night, was accepted for publ

22、ication. It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young readers. At 16, her second novel, Demon in My View, also reached the bookstores. Several books later , the teenage author still works away in her room, surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires (吸血鬼) and witches.

23、 Amelia Atwater Rhodes is widely seen as Americas finest teen writer and was named one of Teen Peoples “20 Teens Who Will Change the World.”Born in 1984, she began making up stories when she was about three years old. “I never stopped and said, I want to write,” Amelia remembers. “I loved stories an

24、d created stories before I was old enough to know how to write them down.”In her family, reading was basic and fun. “My parents encouraged me to read- and to read anything I wanted, so long as I was reading,” she said. “They never restricted what I read. Later, when I started writing, they never cri

25、ticized what I did or said I was too young. They never said it was impossible for me to achieve what I have.”In her short but successful career, Amelia has tried different styles. But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work. From them she has developed a whole world, one

26、which she always enjoys learning more about.As a published teen writer, Amelias advice to other teens who dream of being authors is: just do it! “I believe anything is possible. Dont give up your dreams just because you fear failure. Getting a book published is difficult, but if I can do it, others

27、can too.”25. What can we learn about Amelia Atwater Rhodes?A. Reading widely helped her a lot in her career.B. She found getting a book published was easy.C. Vampires have been the only characters in her books.D. Her parents began to teach her to make up stories when she was 3.26. What do we know ab

28、out Amelias parents?A. They helped her with writing stories. B. They fully supported her.C. They thought she was too young to read. D. They chose what she read.27. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to _.A. Vampires B. different styles C. Teenagers D. characters in her novel28. Which o

29、f the following can be the best title for the text?A. Good News for Teen Writers B. Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be Published?C. Advice on Being Teen Writers D. A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire TalesCOwninga smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Interne

30、t, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are. but they also turn you into a workaholic (工作狂). A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.Researchersfound that Britons work an addit

31、ional 460hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study by technology retailer Pixmania, shows the average UK working day is between nine and ten hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. Almostone i

32、n ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess (坦白) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they take work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they