高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案).doc

下学期期中联合考试高二英语试卷本试卷共 9页，满分150分。考试用时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。1. What does the man want to do?A. To book a room. B. To get a job. C. To read the advertisement.2. What time will the two speakers meet?A.5:30. B. 6:10. C. 6:30.3. Who answered the phone? A. Tom. B.Alice. C. Susan.4. What do we know about the woman ? A.She has been caught copying a report.B.She is not free at the moment. C.She wont leave till the last moment.5. Where did the woman stay while she was in Changbaishan?A.She stayed in her friends house. B. She stayed in a hotel with her friends. C. She camped near the mountains.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where is the man most likely to be now?A.In a new apartment. B.In a hotel. C. In a department store.7. Whats the woman?A.She is a servant. B.She is a waitress. C. She is a receptionist.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the law forbid people to do?A. To walk dogs in the streets. B. To take dogs to parks C. To treat dogs cruelly.9. What do we know from the woman said?A. Dogs should be kept at home. B. People would remove the dog waste. C. Building a dog park is necessary.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why is the man at the shop?A. To get cellphone changed.B.To order a cellphone for his wife.C. To have a cellphone repaired .11. What color does the man want?A. Pink.B. Orange.C. Blue.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call. B. Come again the next day.C. Wait until further notice.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where is the man?A.At the office. B. At home. C.At a travel agency.14. What are the speakers going to do?A. To go to the theatre. B. To travel abroad C. To meet their friends.15. When will the speakers meet? A.At 3:15pm. B. At 6:15pm. C. At 7:00pm.16. What do we know about the man?A.He is sensitive. B. He is dishonest. C. He is humorous .听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What s the problem of the university students?A. They dont know what to do with their free time. B. They dont spend all their time on studies. C. They dont have choices for outside class activities.18. How is the students high school life?A. Regular and colorful. B. Active and independent. C. Controlled and busy.19. According to the speaker, whats the role of outside class activities at university?A.To make students healthier. B. To enrich students experiences.C.To improve students test scores.20. What does the speaker advise his students to do?A.Learn to enjoy themselves. B. Learn to develop their potential.C.Learn to be their own master.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；第小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. The survey shows some major publishers, institutions and businesses have begun to make_ to the new age in order to meet the need of the social and economic charge?A. combination B. presentation C. adjustment D. assessment22. If you my suggestion, what would you really like to do ?A.set aside B.set off C. cut up D. cut off23.As a special service, half-price seats are for people with disabilities who are coming to our concert. A. dependable B.available C. valuable D. suitable24.The environmentalists said wild goats on the vast grasslands was a bad indication of the worse environment.A.escape B.attendanceC. absence D. appearance25.Her talent and experience her for the key post in the company.A.permitted B. qualifiedC. deserved D. entitled26. He has got to know that it is easy for a boy to_ habits such as smoking and drinking, which are not so easy to get rid of. A. slide intoB.look into C.break intoD. knock into27. Being dishonest, Peter usually _the negative part when he tells his parents about his study and life in the school. A.leaves behind B.leave off C. leaves out D. leaves alone28. He has never done this before; Im not sure how hell the other employees.A. fit on B. fit in C. fit up withD. fit in with29. We all agree that even it is _ possible, human cloning should not be allowed in the world for it challenges our value system. A. constantly B. previouslyC. technically D. essentially30. Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students_ financial aid.A. in favor of B. in honor of C. in face of D. in need of 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。A young girl just finished shopping with Mom in Carrefour. She looked 6 years old, with a beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of 31 . It was 32 outside the market.We all stood there under the awning(雨棚)inside the door of the Carrefour, waiting, some 33 while others annoyed, because nature 34 their hurried day. I am always 35 by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt of the world.Suddenly a 36 voice was heard, Mom, lets run through the rain. the girl said.No, honey. Well wait until it 37 a bit. Mom replied.This young child waited about another minute and 38 Mom, lets run through the rain.Well get wet if we do. Mom said.No, we wont, Mom. Thats not what you said this morning, the young girl said as she 39 at her Moms arm.This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?“Dont you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, Believe in God and we would 40 bad luck!The entire 41 became dead silent. I swear you could hear nothing but the rain. We all stood silently. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.Some would laugh it off(一笑而过)and 42 her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of 43 in a young childs life, “Honey，you are 44 right. Lets run through the rain. If wet, maybe we just needed 45 . Mom said. Then off they ran.They held their shopping bags over their heads just 46 . They got wet. 47 they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their own cars. Yes, I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. 48 or people can take away your 49 possessions, and your health but never take away your precious memories. So, dont 50 to take the opportunities to make memories every day!31. A. strength B. innocence C. sadness D.friendliness32. A. erupting B. thundering C. blowing D. pouring33. A. constantly B. hopelessly C. patiently D.accurately34. A. tidied up B. slided into C. messed up D.squeezed out35. A. fascinated B. distinguished C. interrupted D. frightened36. A. sweet B. disturbing C. interesting D. concerned37. A. sweeps down B. speeds up C. keeps up D.slows down38. A. urged B. screamed C. added D.yelled39. A. glared B. beat C. pulled D.tore 40. A. go up B. pass down C. get through D.fall down41. A. market B. world C. street D.crowd42. A. fooled B. admired C. scolded D. encouraged 43. A. uncertainty B. inspiration C. relaxation D.faith44. A. hardly B mostly C. partly D. abso1utely45. A. changing B. reflecting C.washing D.running46. A. in store B. in turn C. in place D.in case47. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides48. A. Circumstances B. Weather C. Cancer D.Blame49. A. spiritual B. abundant C. material D.remaining50. A. attempt B. hesitate C. remember D.expect第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAs a little boy I read a book with a picture showing a man reading while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink?Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earths surface, and its water is ten times saltier than the Mediterranean. As evaporation (蒸发)is its only outlet, salt and other minerals become super-concentrated.Earlier this year, I drove down the long, steep hill to realize my dream. The shoreline was a broad area of bare salt-mud, but the water edge was out of sight. It seemed as if somebody had pulled the Dead Seas plug(插头). Eli Dior, an Israeli official, explained the problem “The Dead Sea is drying up. Every year, the surface falls about one meter, and as the water level falls, shallow areas are left high and dry.”Over the last half-century, the five neighboring countries have used up almost all the water flowing into the Dead Sea to meet human and agriculture needs. Result the Dead Sea is being emptied.With population in the neighbouring countries to double at least in the next 50 years, there is little hope of restoring the water being used in this area. No country has a drop to spare for the Dead Sea, where they know it will just evaporate. To dream of opening the dams and restoring natural balance is unrealistic.Yet one ambitious high-tech dream may turn out to be not only the solution to the Dead Sea but also a ticket to peace around its shores. The “Red-Dead” is a proposed $5 billion project to bring sea water some 240 kilometers by pipeline and canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The Red-Dead may be the only solution, but even if the project is carried out successfully, the Dead Sea will be 10 to 20 meters lower than now and two thirds of its current size.Whatever the future holds, the Dead Seas magical mix of sun, mud, sea and salt will surely survive. Many might complain that the Dead Sea is half emptybut for me the Dead sea will always be half full.51. Whats the passage mainly about ?A. The Dead Sea is a miracle of the world. B. How to save the environment of the Dead Sea. C. Why the Dead Sea is so salty. D. The Dead Sea is slowly becoming smaller.52. According to the passage, ,the Dead Sea is drying up mainly because _.A. the water is evaporated in the Dead Sea areaB. nearly no water flows into the Dead Sea C. much water is drawn from the Dead SeaD. there is low annual rainfall in the Dead Sea area53. It can be inferred from the passage that_. A. water crisis is a potential threat to the peace of the area around the Dead Sea B. as a result of the project “Red-Dead”, the Dead Sea will be two thirds largerC. the countries around the Dead Sea will join hands to spare water for the SeaD. If the Dead Sea dried up, great natural disasters would happen in the region54. What is the writers attitude towards the future of the Dead Sea?A. Reserved B. Doubtful C. Optimistic D. ConcernedBMoving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones（煎饼） and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words Tea Leaves caught my eye. A tea room? Here, in the land of loneliness and pain?I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely.I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones. It felt silly and wonderful - and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missed, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.55. The underlined word treat in Paragraph 2 probable means _.A. delicious food B. a kind of tea partyC. service D. something pleasant56. Which of the following about Tea Leaves is true?A. It made the author recall her childhood. B. It looks silly and wonderful.C. It touched the author. D. Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties.57. We can infer from the text that the author would probably _.A. want to actively adapt to the new environmentB. ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a homeC. open her own teahouse D. go back to her hometown to visit Stacey58. What would be the best title for the passage? A. East and West, Home Is the Best B. A Cup of Comfort C. A Friend in Need Is A Friend Indeed D. A Difficult SettlementC“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good” these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing weve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says of her students“so passive” and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Clomps, contributes to childrens passivity. “Were talking about a generation of kids who vet never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying go and look it up, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. Its time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It s time to take the car aw; tab-stops: 1ay, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it s for their own good. Its s time to start telling them no again.59. Children are becoming more inactive in study because _.A. they watch TV too oftenC. they have to fulfill too many dutiesB. they have done too much homeworkD. teachers are too strict with them60. We learn from the passage that the authors mother used to lay emphasis on _. A. learning Latin B. discipline C. natural development D. education at school61. By “permissive period in education” (L.1,Para.2) the author means a time _. A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to B. when everything can be taught at school C. when every child can be educated D. when children are permitted to receive education62. The main idea of the passage is that _. A. parents should leave their children alone B. kids should have more activities at school C. its time to be more strict with our kids D. parents should always set a good example to their kidsDAs computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes (笔画) of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widely spread among university students. Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.Its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.“When Im writing with a pen, I find I often cant remember how to write a character, though I feel Im familiar with it.”“Im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students dont feel this is something to worry about. Now that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to han