贵州省铜仁市第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题

1、英语试题第一部分 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） 请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项。1. How will Uncle Tom come?A. By motorbike.B. By taxi.C. By car.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about ?A. A museumB. A garden.C. A painting.3. What is the man going to do first?A. Sweep the floor.B. Do the cooking.C. R

2、emove the rubbish.A.It s quite expensive.4. What does the man think of his new computer?B. It is hard to use. C. It is of good value.5. How many languages is the man learning now?A. OneB. TwoC. Three第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 请听下面 5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What take up most of the

3、 room in the garden ?A. The flowersB. The TreesC. The vegetables7. What does the woman have trouble with?A. The ants.B. The spiders.C. The Mosquitoes.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8. What does the woman s husband want to drink?A. Orange juice.B. Hot milk.C. Lemon tea.9. When does the woman want the drinks?A. At

4、 about 7:30 am.B. At about 8:00 am . C. At about 8:30 am.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。B. Giving an interview.C.Introducing her10. What is the man doing?A. Asking for advice. family.11. Who might the woman be talking to?A. A university student.B. A school teacher.C. A privateresearcher.12. What will the woman

5、 do tonight?A. Interview more people.B. Choose another topic.C. Prepare some questions.听第 9段材料，回答第 1 3 至 l 6 题。13. What does the man think is useful aboutK?A. To book at flexible dates.B. To compare different airlines.C. To choose nonstop flights.14. What do the man s aunt and uncle care most about

6、the flight?A. The time.B. The price.C. The stops.15. Where do the speakers probably live?A. In Philadelphia.B. In Chicago.C. In New York.16. On which day will the man s sister get married?A. May 28th.B. May 29th.C. May 30th.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. In which part of Minnesota will the storm start?

7、part.A. The eastern part. B. The southern part. C. The northern18. When will the storm get to the East Coast?A. On Weekend.B. On Friday.C. On Thursday.19. How deep will the snow be in the mountains of New York?A. About four inches.B. About eight inches. C. About twelveinches.20. What should people p

8、ay the attention to?A. The high wind.B. The low temperatures. C. The heavysno wfalls.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。AExperienee the newly opened Grand Canyon （ 大峡谷）West Skywalk in Colorado.Depart ing from Grand Canyons South Rim by airpla ne to Grand C

9、anyons West Rim, you will la nd and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitor ship to the Skywalk has been over 4， 000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.Afte

10、r you have experie need the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge,you will return to the Grand Canyon West airport and take your airplane for a flightback to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as youwillhave walked on air over the Grand Canyon.Tour Itinerary （

11、行程）Tour Time5.7HoursThe Grand Canyon SkywalkFlight from GrandExperie nee a birds-eye view of theCanyon South Rim to1 HourGrand Canyon as you make your way toGrand Ca nyon WestGrand Ca nyon West.Light L unch at GuanoYoull be take n by bus to Guano PointPoint at Grand Canyon2 Hourswith breathtakingvie

12、ws of the westernWestpart of the Grand Canyon where theColorado River makes its way into LakeMood. Every table for lunch has a view.Walk on theWorld-famousSkywalk1.5HoursFin allyyoull board your bus to EaglePoint, home of the Grand CanyonSkywalk. Nowit is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over

13、 the GrandCanyon.Flight Back to GrandCanyon South Rim1.2HoursAfter time on the Skywalk, youllreturn to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sun set.21. Why is the bridge in the passage made of glass?A. Because it can differ from others.B. Because

14、it is cheaper.C. Because it gives visitors a better view.D. Because it looks more won derful.22. The purpose of the passage is toA. attract visitors to AmericaB. in troduce the Skywalk to readersC. describe the beauty of Grand CanyonD. speak highly of Grand Canyon South Rim23. How does the author fi

15、nd the tour over the Grand Canyon?B. Expe nsive.D.Im pressiveA. Adventurous.C. Indifferent.We all know that fresh fruits and vegetables not only taste good, but also are very good for us. In many parts of Africa, particularly in cities, fresh fruits and vegetables are hard to come by. However, that

16、may be cha nging.City garde ns are begi nning to provide healthy food and money for peoplein several to the patie nts. A lot of patie nts ben efit from it.Africa n coun tries.The United Nations Food and AgricultureOrga ni zati onreported lastyear that over half of allpeople in Africancitiesare livin

17、gin poor neighborhoods.Sen egals capital,Dakar, is home to four millionpeople. The city has several gardenprojects,includingone at a hospital.It aims to improve the quality of food offeredNow the Sen egalese gover nment and local groups are training people to grow cropson top of build ings and other

18、 empty spaces. They grow in containers made from oldwooden boxes and car tires. The plants require little water. More than 5,000 families have bee n show n how to use this tech no logy.A garden project in the South African city of Johannesburg targets people who have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

19、 A balaneed diet is important for people who have HIV. But finding healthy food at a good price can be difficult. Annah Mogoathe, a woma n livi ng there, digs potatoes out of the ground. She says the food she grows and eats from garde n makes her stron ger and healthier.Lettie Ngube ni directs the O

20、sizwe ni Community Cen ter n ear Joha nn esburg. She says it often takes time to persuade people to see the value of growing vegetables.“ It s not our culture. And it was difficult at first when we started to changethe mind-set （思维定势）of the people. You know in this place, the culture is thatyou buy

21、thin gs, in stead of doing the garde ns,” she said.The Osizwe ni Com mun ity Cen ter trai ns people how to pla nt and grow crops. They aretaught water use man ageme nt, and can ask questio ns. The program has already helpedabout 250 people. Another group has launched a roof-top garden project to hel

22、p people move into Joha nn esburg.24. Its hard to persuade people in Johannesburg to grow vegetables becauseA. they have formed the habit of buying vegetablesB. the culture there does nt allow them to do thisC. they dont know how to grow vegetables wellD. vegetables dont grow well there25. What does

23、 the un derl ined word It in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Africa.B. Sen egals capital.C. The Sen egalese gover nment.D. A garde n project at a hospital.26. Which of the follow ing stateme nts about Joha nn esburg is true?A. There are a lot of people who have HIV.B. The price of healthy food there is high

24、.C. It is not difficult for people to grow potatoes there.D. Most people there have become stron ger and healthier.27. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Vegetables and healthB. Live in Joha nn esburgC. Own your own vegetable garde nD. How to grow vegetables in AfricaF. Scott Fitzgeral

25、d, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impres

26、s her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“ My ownhappiness in the past often approached(达到 ) such joy that I could not share it evenwith the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary. ”This Side of Paradis

27、e, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, he continued with the novelThe Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, w

28、hich quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgerald s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried t

29、o reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novelsTender Is the Nightin1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoonin 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheil

30、a Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.28. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?s life according to the passage?A. 5 B. 6C. 7D. 829. Which is the correct order about Fitzgeralda. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.c. He

31、published his first no vel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. b-f-c-d-e-aD. f-d-e-c-b-a30. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald.A. was well educated and well off before

32、 he served in the armyB. would have completed more works if his wife hadn t broken downC. had made some money whe n he met Zelda in AlabamaD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital31. The passage is probably followed by a con cludi ng paragraph about.A. Zelda s pers on

33、al lifeB. Zel da s illness and treatmentC. Fitzgerald s friendship with GrahamD. Fitzgerald s contributions to the literary worldDIn a new move, doctors are using feature films in order to encourage their（电patie nts to talk more freely about their problems. Supporters of film therapy影疗法）say that dis

34、cussing characters and plot lines from a proper film can help people to un dersta nd their feeli ngs better.One of those using the method is Bernie Wooder, a doctor from Elstree, who charges 45 for a one-hour film therapy session. He said, I was treating a woman who hadbee n badly let dow nin a rela

35、ti on ship, and who was experie ncing such stro ng feeli ngsthat it was difficult for her to speak about them. I told her that her situati on remin ded meof On the Waterfro nt , whe n Marlon Brando s character realizes his brother is dish on est and he feels a great sense of betrayal. My patie nt id

36、e ntified so easily with him that she started to cry. Watch ing and discuss ing the film uni ocked all the feelings she had buried. Each time she watched and cried, she felt better.Mr Wooder admits that film therapy does not work for every one, but says he has usedit successfully with about a third

37、of his clie nts . Through the films characters,plots and even music, it allows people to facetheir problems. He said that FallingDown in which Michael Douglas plays the part of an un employed man who is so frustrated （沮丧的）that he uses violenee, was an example of the dangerous implications （后果）of not

38、 lett ing an ger go.“ I used this film with a patie nt who was very upsetbecause he was holdi ng on to a lot of the an ger he felt towards people who had frustrated him, said Mr Wooder.” Wetalked about Michael Douglas s character and the disastrous path he takes, and my patie nt the n realized that

39、he n eeded to let go of his feeli ngs more regularly so as n ot to erupt like a time bomb.32. What does the text mainly tell us?A. Film stars have problems too.B. Films can help uni ock feeli ngs.C. Watch ing films can help you relax.D. The public should pay more attention to films.33. Why did the w

40、oma n cry whe n she watchedOn the Waterfro nt ?A. She missed her brother.B. She was moved by the film.C. She realized she had bee n cheated.D. She thought of her sufferi ngs.34. After discussingFalling Down with Mr. Wooder, the man decided to.A. forget those who hurt himB. stop his acts of viole nee

41、C. let go of his an gerD. lear n from Michael Douglas35. What does the underlined word clients （in the last paragraph） refer to?A. Patients.C. Movie stars.B. Film characters.D. Doctors.第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，共 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Its normal to wake briefly during the night _36

42、 But if youre waking upduring the night and having trouble falling back asleep ，the following tips may help Stay out of your head The key to getting back to sleep is continuing to prepareyour body for sleep ，so remain in bed in a relaxed position Hard as it may be ， try not to stress over the fact t

43、hat youre awake， because that very stress and anxiety encourage your body to stay awake _37_38_ If you are finding it hard to fall back asleep ， try a relaxation technique such as visualization （想象） ，or deep breathing ，which can be done without even getting out of bed Remind yourself that although t

44、heyre not a replacement for sleep， restand relaxation still help refresh your bodyDo a quiet ，non-stimulating activity If youve been awake for more than 15minutes ， try getting out of bed and doing a quiet， non-stimulating activity， such as readinga book Keep the lights dim so as not to think that i

45、ts time to wake up _39_ A light snack might relax you， but be careful not to eat so much that your body begins to expect a meal at that of the day_40_ If you wake during the night feeling anxious about something， make abrief note of it on paper and delay worrying about it until the next day when you

46、 are fresh and it will be easier to resolveA. Make relaxation your goal, not sleepB. In fact, a good sleeper wont even remember itC. Use a flashlight to go to the bathroom at nightD. Put off worries and troubles.E. A good way to stay out of your head is to focus on the feeling in your bodyF. Youll b

47、e much more productive and creative after a good nights restG. Also avoid screen s of any kind-computers, TVs, cell phones, iPads第三部分：完形填空（共 20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch（接球） with me. I wasn tvery good at

48、 it,41_ we would play any way. He was always telli ng me“_42_your eye on the ball ” as I would not be able to catch even the 43 _ of throws.As I got44_, we didn t play catch as much. If I had a problem and wouldgo to my father to ask for his45, he would try to46 with me and say“Keep your eye on the

49、ball ” . Wewould 47 laugh 48 usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he _49 try to make me50_.My father became51_ in 1995 when I was 23. There weren t any morecon versati ons, as he suffered from a stroke（中风）.52_ could not speak. Hecould on ly give53_ words, 54 were sometimes hard to

50、un dersta nd. I seemed tobe pretty good at55 his lips（ 唇）after a while, even better tha nthe 56 who were cari ng for him there.During one of our last 57, I was telling him about a problem I was having with myboyfriend. 58, I could read his lips:“Keep your eye on the ball. ” We both smiled.That was t

51、he last time I saw my father59 he passed away.Sometimes, all these years later, whe n I get in trouble, I just60 myself“ Keep your eye on the ball ”42. A. KeepB. CloseB. easiestC. HoldD. Ope nC. slowestD. highest43.A. fastest44.A. tallerB. heavierC.youngerD. older45.A.wordsB. thoughtC. an swerD. adv

52、ice46.A. jokeB. playC. discussD. stay47.A.allB. bothC. eitherD. each48.A.becauseB. whe nC. sinceD. though49.A.shouldB. wouldC. couldD. must50.A.cryB. sadC. shoutD. smile51.A.illB.tiredC.an gryD. free52.A.WeB. IC. HeD. They53.A.throatB. fin gerC. bodyD. mouth54.A.thatB. whatC. whichD. who55.A. feeli

53、ngB. read ingC.heari ngD. keep ing56.A.childre nB.nu rsesC. pare ntsD.41.A. soB. andC. butD. orfriends57.A.throwsB.visitsC.ballsD.con versati ons58.A. HoweverB.ThereforeC. Once aga in D. Many times59.A.beforeB. afterC. asD. un til60.A.comfortB.believeC. tellD. enjoy第II卷（共50分）第一节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共1

54、5分）As an old En glish say ing goes,“ Hon esty is the best policy ” . It is more tha nan old clich e （陈词滥调）,but 61.good way to live your life. First, honestyis the 62. （ easy） choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies,it always costs 63. someth ing. Many relati on shipsare destroyed by

55、lies. Second,honesty gives us much 64. （free）. Many people believe that being honest limitsthem in life , but that is not true. Sooner or later those dish on est people 65.(pay) a price for their acts. 66. the contrary, when we are honest, weare 67. (true ) free. If there were two people 68. (stand ) before you,a pers on with a record of being hon est and a pers on 69. is known to be dish on est,who would you be more likely to believe? rm sure most people would side with thehonest person . Either we live in the truth 70. we live in lies . The t