云南省开远市第四中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

开远市第四中学2015-2016学年下学期高二期中考试卷英语说明：本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）及答卷卡三部分，第卷1至10页，第卷11至12页, 答卷卡1至2页，共100分。考试时间100分钟。 第卷（选择题 共70分）注意事项：1. 答第卷前考生务必在答卷卡填上自己的班级、姓名。2每小题选出答案后，将答案选项填入答卷卡选择题答案栏上，答在其它位置无效。3. 考试结束，监考人员只须将答卷卡收回。第一部分 听力 （共两节 满分20分）第一节（共5小题； 每小题1分，满分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. where does bill want to go?a. a cinema. b. peters house. c. sandys school.2. what did jim do recently?a. he got married.b. he studied in australia.c. he went abroad to attend a wedding.3. what does the man want?a. drinks and snacks. b. snacks and fruit. c. drinks and fruit.4. who is the tallest student in marys class?a. mary. b. dick. c. tony5. what animals do the children like best? a. monkeys. b. dolphins. c. elephants.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. why did sally hand in her homework late?a. she had to take care of her mother.b. her teacher was ill.c. she was ill.7. whats the probable relationship between the speakers?a. father and daughter. b. teacher and student. c. classmates. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. what position is unsuitable for women according to the man?a. doctor. b. farmer. c. driver.9. whats the womans opinion?a. women are cleverer.b. women are more careful.c. women are more skilled. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. where is the nearest bookshop?a. near a school. b. near the bus station. c. near the hospital.11. how long does it take to go to the bookshop on foot?a. about thirty minutes.b. about an hour.c. about one and a half hours.12. why does the man go to the bookshop? a. to work there. b. to buy a book. c. to meet his son there.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. what are the speakers talking about?a. sports. b. business. c. entertainment.14. why does kate look happy?a. there will be a very funny film tonight.b. she helped a man who got into trouble.c. she just saw a very funny film on tv.15. what kind of program does the man like?a. historic programs.b. interesting and instructive programs.c. news programs.16. whats the mans opinion on watching tv?a. it is not only for entertainment.b. it makes people active.c. it is not good to eyes. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. whats special about tomorrow?a. the zoo opens for free.b. its childrens day.c. its mrs. lees birthday.18. who will go to the tiger house?a. sam and bill. b. mike and bill. c. sue and lily19. who wants to take food for the animals?a. lucy. b. bill. c. sam. 20. what is most probably mrs. lee?a. a teacher. b. a guide. c. a zookeeper.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从下列a、b、c、d四个选项中选出能填在空白处的正确答案。21. it is thought that _ custom of coloring eggs was brought to europe during _ middle ages.a. the; the b. a; / c. a; the d. the; /22. if i have any further news, you will be the first person _.a. knew b. known c. knowing d. to know23. weve been looking for a cheap house but havent found _ we like yet.a. that b. other c. it d. one24. - life is all about choices. its your choice _ you live a life. -i quite agree. its you that choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.a. where b. why c. that d. how25. problems _ because they were lack of communication.a. raised b. added c. showed d. arose26. only when he reached the tea-house _ it was the same place hed been in last year.a. he realized b. he did realized c. realized he d. did he realize27. many animals are dying out _ the serious pollution.a. because of b. as a result c. instead of d. apart from28. give me a chance, _ ill give you a wonderful surprise.a. if b. or c. and d. but29. it was in new zealand _ lucy first met mr. smith.a. that b. how c. which d. when30. -lets go for a walk in the garden. -_, but i need to do the housework.a. no, thank you b. good idea c. thats right d. not at all第二节 完型题空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳答案。although it was only autumn, everything outside was covered in white. unexpectedly, we were hit with a big 31 storm and no one was prepared. we have two apple trees in our backyard. prana, our dog, loves 32 . when she goes outside, she usually grabs a dirty apple from the ground to eat later on. prana knows that when she brings her treasure into the house, i am not always 33 , so she tries to hide it from me. it is our little game. on the day that it snowed too 34 in the season, prana went outside and i 35 her from the window. i noticed that she was 36 lots of holes and bringing out the apples buried beneath the snow. she seemed to be 37 to dig up as many apples as she could. but when she came back inside, she brought back only one. about five minutes later, i looked outside. the yard was completely 38 with birds. prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. she knew that they hadnt prepared 39 food for the early winter. this beautiful act of unconditional love from a (an) 40 taught me what real kindness was.31. a. sand b. snow c. thunder d. rain32. a. apples b. winter c. games d. bones33. a. clear b. correct c. happy d. surprised34. a. late b. beautifully c. lightly d. early35. a. met b. watched c. called d. heard36. a. hiding b. finding c. cutting d. digging37. a. determined b. suitable c. nervous d. encouraged38. a. hit b. marked c. covered d. taken39. a. delicious b. enough c. less d. extra40. a. teacher b. friend c. animal d. bird 第三部分 阅读理解（共三节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正（t）误（f）。thousands of fans, now in their late teens and early twenties, grew up alongside harry potter. while he fought wizards and struggled through magic school, they battled middle school bullies (欺负) and exams. the stories have a special meaning for teenage fans - particularly those who are “harrys age”. the harry potter movies are no longer an evenings entertainment but that of a lifetime. the beauty of the stories lies not in the supernatural effects, but in happiness, peace and good feelings among friends and family. in the spotlight, as always, is harrys creator, j.k. rowling, the woman who dreamed up the adventurous story and wrote it to the final page. by now over 400 million harry potter books have been sold and translated into more than 65 languages. the whole movie series has earned more than $7 billion around the world. the last one alone has become the worlds most profitable movie series.41. harry potter stories have inspired many children in their childhood.42. what really attracts the fans is harry potters magic power.43. j.k. rowling is not so famous as harry potter.44. harry potter books and movies are both very successful.45. harry potter movies have come out in over 65 languages.第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。awhenever he releases a new novel- every three or five years- theres an increase in interest. his 1987 novel norwegian wood (挪威的森林), named after a beatles song, became a classic among young japanese, selling more than 4 million copies in japan alone. his latest novel colorless tsukuru tazaki and his years of pilgrimage published in april, sold more than one million copies in its first month. the novelist who sells in the millions but keeps away from the public is haruki murakami (村上春树). if you see eager fans waiting outside bookshops in london or new york at midnight, if its not for something harry potter, it will be haruki murakamis latest novel. to date, murakamis work has been translated into 42 languages and appeared on best-seller lists across the world. so why the excitement? though murakamis books are set in japan, his subjects of loneliness, boredom and loss, resonate (共鸣) with readers everywhere. he was the first japanese author whom readers stopped perceiving as japanese. you may see some mention of cherry blossoms and other japanese symbols in the book title but as you read the book itself, these soon disappear.46. what kind of writer is haruki murakami?a. he writes in japanese and english.b. he is popular worldwide.c. he takes an active part in social life.d. he won the nobel prize for literature.47. murakamis well-known novel norwegian wood _.a. was published recentlyb. sold over one million copies in japanc. has something to do with a beatles songd. has been translated into 42 languages48. paragraph 3 intends to tell us about the _ of the writer.a. popularity b. talent c. effort d. styleb some people dont need a mailbox to send a message. they use a bottle instead. here are two stories about people who sent a message in a bottle. both stories are true. in 1965, a sailor from sweden was on a ship. he wrote a letter, asking any young woman to write to him. he put the letter in a bottle and threw the bottle into the sea. two years later, a man found the bottle on a beach in italy. he read the letter and showed it to his daughter. she was 18. as a joke, she wrote to the sailor. they began to exchange letters. in a few months, they were married. here is the second story. back in 1924, a boy from arkansas wrote his name on the back of his picture. he put the picture in a bottle and dropped the bottle into a river. the bottle was not found many years until one day a man named bill picked it up on a beach in florida. he pulled the picture out of the bottle and looked at it. he could hardly believe his eyes. to his great surprise, the boy in the picture was his friend, tom, from arkansas. bill had not seen tom for 25 years. somehow the bottle had come to the right place.49. what is the main idea of the whole story?a. sailing on a ship. b. sending a message in a bottle.c. sending a message to italy. d. finding a friend.50. after the sailor wrote a letter, he _.a. threw the letter away b. put the letter in a bottlec. found a bottle on a beach d. put the letter in a bottle and threw it into the sea51. at the end of the story, bill and tom must have been_.a. 12 years old b. 25 years old c. more than 25 years old d. less than 25 years old c it is a great help for the person who is learning a foreign language to know some customs and manners of the people who speak it, because the language is very closely associated (联系) with them. i will tell you some common western manners. 1. greetings the simplest thing to say is “good morning”, “good afternoon” or “good evening”. this greeting is given to one whom you know only slightly, or to anyone you are passing quickly. “how are you” is usually used when you are not in such a hurry. no answer is expected other than “fine, thank you”. “hello” is the commonest form of greeting between good friends. 2. when a man raises his hat if you are wearing a hat that can be taken hold of easily, it is customary (习俗的) to raise it slightly off your head when you greet a girl or a woman. 3. when to shake hands it is customary to shake hands when you first meet someone. and usually friends shake hands when they meet after not having seen each other for some time. 4. use the persons name it is always a good form to use the name of the person you are greeting. you might say, “good morning, mr. moncrieff” or “hello, franklin”. a persons first name should not be used unless he is a good friend or a schoolmate.52. the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refers to _.a. speakers b. customs and manners c. the languages d. listeners53. when should we use “how are you”?a. when we are not in a hurry. b. when we meet a friend after a long time.c. when we are meeting a girl. d. when the listeners are our friends.54. to whom can we use a persons first name?a. a boy or a man. b. a stranger.c. a girl or a woman. d. a good friend or a classmate.55. the passage is mainly about _.a. some western body languages b. some western historic incidentsc. some common western manners d. some western cultural concepts第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 every student wants to learn english well, but how can we learn it well? its a good topic for english learners. 56 . as far as im concerned, the followings are necessary: 57 . dont feel shy when you speak english. remember one sentence: put your face in your pocket. you should know the importance of learning it. english is the most widely used international language in the world. secondly, i think grammar rules, new words and phrases are important, but they are not enough. 58 . dont be afraid and dont laugh at others. youd better listen, speak, read and write more. you can go to english corner, talk with foreigners or talk with your friends. if you have time, you can listen to the radio or english programs. listening to good material can help to improve your understanding. and then you can read english books, newspapers or novels. you can also use the internet, chat with net pals or write e-mail, diaries and so on. 59 . if you can speak english all day, you are sure to master english well and youll become interested in english. just as the saying goes, “ 60 .” thirdly, you should have confidence in your own abilities to learn english well. when you meet with difficulties, you should try to get over them rather than lose heart. english isnt so difficult that you cant learn it well. as long as you make up your mind to learn english well, im sure everyone will be successful.a. practice makes perfect.b. firstly, you must have correct attitude.c. the early bird catches the worm.d. work hard, and you will make much prog