河北省武邑中学高二英语下学期周考试题（3.13）.doc

河北武邑中学2015-2016学年高二下期周日考试（2016.3.13）英语试题注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。2每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。第i卷（选择题 ，共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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。1what does the man want to see?aa horror film ba cartoon ca romantic comedy2what did the man do last night?ahe chatted with a friend bhe saw a film che gave a talk3how long will the man stay in this hotel?ajust one month b32 days c34 days4what does the man do now? aan engineer ba teacher can official5what does the woman mean?ashe will buy a magazine by herself bshe wants the man to buy a magazine for hercshe hates waiting第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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8题。6who may the man be? aa passer-by bthe car driver cthe truck driver7what happened according to the conversation? aa car was hit on highway 204ba truck was hit on highway 204cthe driver of the truck was badly hurt8how soon will help come? ain five minutes bin ten minutes cin fifteen minutes听第7段材料，回答第9至1 1题。9what is the special offer? aif they buy nowthey can get a free ticket for one year bthey buy one ticket，they can get another one for free cif they buy two round trip tickets，they can get one ticket for free10how much does a ticket for children under twelve cost? ait is half of the regular pricebit is freecit is the same as the regular price11how many tickets did the man buy?atwo bthree cfour听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12when will most of the exams end?athis friday bon january 23rd con january 26th13how many students are there in the mans aorta?a4 b5 c614what do we know about the party?ait will be held after the term ba11 the mans classmates will comechis cousin mark will make a video of the evening听第9段材料，回答第15 至17题15whats the probable relationship between the speakers?aclose friends bstrangers cclassmates16whats the woman going to do?ashe is going to work in a post office nearby bshe wants to buy a stampcshe intends to post a letter17what does the woman have to do to reach the destination?ashe has to find the entrance inside a building bshe has to turn right to the main street.cshe has to register her letter听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18 what should international students do when they get to college in america?abuy a medical insurance bask the college to recommend a doctor.cget a check-up19according to the manwhat is the standard form of medical care in america?apublic clinics bcollege clinics cprivate doctors20what should international students bring when they go to america?atheir health records ba personal doctor cthe medicine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 grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. although his passing was very difficult for her, i think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. one day, when she announced to attend lessons at the fred astaire dance studio in portland, oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma. i suppose grandmas primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. she had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpas quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any miss american competitor. having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the northwest. when i was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the red lion inn. my attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and i attended the match. as if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. i thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.21. what did grandma learn from grandpas death? a. good health was not there for everyone.b. she should take dance lessons.c. she had to struggle to live a better life. d. she should wear beautiful dresses.22. normal grandmas usually _ in the authors point of view?a. took dance lessons b. did some exercises at homec. took care of grandchildren at home d. did some housework at home23. the author felt _ when he was invited to watch grandmas match.a. happy b. proud c. excited d. uninterestedbif theres one thing the british are good at, its watching telly. you may think the americans would beat us at that, but weve taken and turned it into an art form. like most people, our favourite tv subject is ourselves, which has led to a number of shows aiming to be as british as possible. so if you want to learn how to be british, sit down to a few episodes of these distinctly british shows。doctor who political aside, doctor who owes its long television life not only to a brilliant central character, terrifying alien foes and intelligent scriptwriting, but also to a distinctly british way of doing things. if the earth is the doctors favourite planet, its clear that britain is his favourite country。sherlockthe global popularity of the modernized sherlock holmes series has proven yet again that no amount of big blockbuster all-guns-blazing cop shows can compete with the reserved and sharp detective work of one of britains most well-loved characters. benedict cumberbatch has been rightly lauded for his depiction of the fast-thinking private eye, which has proven again we brits are good at more than drinking tea。blackaddersimilar to the pythons, the brilliance of blackadder is set in its genius application of witty and classically british humor. from the dulcet tones of lead man rowan atkinson to the chumsy sidekick tony robinson, theres no better show for telling what makes the british british and having a good laugh at it, including an entire season of pointing fun at the french, one of the most british activities.friendsi know what youre thinking friends is an american show, about americans living in america! how can it be distinctly british? but perhaps youre not aware that, apart from season 1, friends is written entirely by british writers, and if you watch the first season in comparison to the others, the difference really shows. british sense of humor that cant be replicated artificially. its a fine art by a natural hand. as an english student, i figurefriends is, and although they speak in american accents, a british !24. if you hunger to laugh, _ is the best choice. a. sherlock. b. blackadder c. friends d. doctor who25. what is stressed by the text? a. the british are crazy about tea-drinking. b. friends are actually made by the british. c. the british are always finding faults with the french. d. the british are good at producing and watching telly.26. the main purpose of the text is to_. a. challenge the american show lovers. b. advertise the british most loved shows c. provide some information about the british d. introduce the techniques of the british shows27. what would the author be? a. a devoted british. b. a confident movie reviewer. c. a cool british shows hand . d. an english show-making major.cboth of shais parents were lawyers and expected her to follow suit. so she went to a law school, got a job at a famous firm in washington dc, and worked as a lawyer for a decade. but her heart was never in it. “i had a big salary but no personal satisfaction.” she says.shai found relief in the same thing that had brought her joy since joining the church choir(唱诗班) at age 12. “singing always felt like communicating something real on a spiritual and emotional level,” says shai. yet she never considered it a career option. “that seemed like something people did in fairy tales.”it was the brain cancer of her mom in 2009 that made shai realize she had to write her own happily-ever-after. “work was driving me crazy, my mother was sick and i was flying back and forth from washington dc to houston to see her,” shai says. “i finally said, enough and quit.”while caring for her mom, shai hatched a plan: she would take her savings and study music for a year, then open a part-time law practice so she could pursue her passion. before her mother passed away two years later, she encouraged shai to follow her dream.in 2012, shai moved to nashville to try singing and songwriting. a decade presenting cases in court gave her the confidence to sing for a crowd. “at 20, i would not have been so confident to perform,” says shai. her song live this life is inspired by her mom (you can hear it at shail), and her dad comes to hear her perform at clubs. she also sings at weddings and special events.“doing music is so free,” shai says. “theres no pressure to be a star. success, to me, isnt a dollar amount or a record deal; it is doing what i love. i am trying something new, so i dont expect to do it perfectly. im learning, and mistakes are a natural part of learning.28what do we know about shai according to the text?a. shai found her work interesting before she quit. b. one of shais songs got its inspiration from her mother.c. shai worked as a lawyer no longer after she began her career in music.d. shais father encouraged her to study music and went to see her performances regularly29according to the text, whats the most important reason for shais quitting her job?a. she found working as a lawyer was boring.b. she got little money from her previous work.c. her mother encouraged her to achieve her dream. d. the constant flying and her mothers illness made her tired.30which of the following sayings can be used to describe the story of shai?a .a good beginning is half done. b. where there is a will there is a way.c. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.d. give yourself permission to fail and do your likes.31what can we learn from what shai said in the last paragraph?a. earning money and recording a song means great success. b. she likes making mistakes and tries something new all the time.c. she wants to be a star and being a star gives her a large pressure.d. she doesnt expect something perfect and does like what she likes.dsuccess is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity. but, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.j. k. rowling, author of the harry potter book series，began writing at the age of 6. in her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friend sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.“he was the first person with whom i really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer. he was also the only person who thought i could be a success at it, which meant much more to me than i ever told him at the time.”she continued writing for many years in spite of difficulty. however, it wasnt until 1990 that she first thought of harrypotter. as she recalls，it was on a long train journey from london to manchester that the idea of harry potter simply fell into her head. “to my disappointment, i didnt have a functioning pen with me, and i was too shy to ask anybody if i could borrow one.” that same year, her mother passed away after a ten-year battle with cancer, which deeply affected her writing. she went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.during this time, rowling was in poor condition. unemployed, she completed her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. after being rejected by 12 publishing houses, the first harry potter novel was sold to a small british publishing house.now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, j. k. rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. and it all began with her dream of writing that was inspired by the confidence of a friend!32. rowling first came up with the idea about harry potter_.a. at the age of 6b. on a train journeyc. after her mothers death d. in her secondary school33.it can be concluded from paragraph 5 and 6 that rowling is_.a. open-minded b. warm-heartedc. good-natured d. strong-willed34. she felt disappointed on the train because_.a. the train journey was too long b. she didnt have a pen with herc. her mind suddenly went blank d. no one would offer her help35.the text mainly tells us_.a. the broken marriage makes a good novelistb. the courage to have a try is a special abilityc. a wonderful idea can come up everywhered. encouragement contributes to ones success第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：请把答案用2b铅笔涂在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。how do you stay true to yourself when youre surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion on everything you do? its not easy! 36 here are 4 tips which can help you live a dynamic life. 37 stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matteryour own and thosefrompeople who believe in and encourage you. deep down you know yourself better than anybody else.dont fear people_38. the reasonmostpeople dont take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of them. if you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody.value yourself and your choiceswhen you do, others will too. own the choices you make in your life. 39 . when you believe in yourself, others will believe in you too. show confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not.focus on appreciationno matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful for. all successful people ask, what am i grateful for? how can i improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others? 40 these steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and productivity.a. focus on your own talents and strengths.b. never let others opinions guide your choices.c. treat every person like they are important.d. when you doubt yourself, others will doubt you.e. stay fearless in everything you will have to do.f. be thankful to life and be helpful to others, and youll lead a successful life.g. however, there are great possibilities that you can leadthe life you really want.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的各题所给四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。middle school students today may behave surprisingly. are you often 41 of them?my daughter (12 yo, 7th grade) is on the cross-country team at her middle school. as with any 42 , the cross-country team has its “stars” as well as its less 43 athletes. ethan, michael (8th grade) and kenji (7th grade) are the 44 runners for the boys. yesterday was the first track meet of the season, and when she got home, my daughter told me a story that made me 45 .according to my daughter, one of the new 6th graders is a boy named albert. he is apparently “a little short and 46 ” and has never played any 47 races before. the 6th graders ran last, three laps (圈) around the school. 48 in the race, albert was dead last. all of the other racers were 49 the race when he was just at the end of his second lap. albert thought he was 50 near the end. but quickly the poor kid realized that he had another whole lap left to run. he broke down and started 51 .when ethan, michael, and kenji saw albert in a 52 mood in the middle of the field, they didnt even 53 . all three of them immediately went out on the field to run alberts last lap 54 him. everyone knew that was 55 the rules in cross country, yet they all remained 56 . both other teams hung around and waited for albert to finish. when he managed to 57 the finish line, all three schools cheered for him.after my daughter told me