高二英语下册期中考试题

#高二年级英语学科期中质量调查试卷本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分，考试用时90分钟。第I卷第1至4页，第II卷第5页。考生务必将答案涂写在规定的位置上，答在试卷上的无效。祝各位考生考试顺利!第I卷I.听力（共15小题；每小题1或0.5分，满分10分）第一节听下面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，你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Whataretheygoingtodo?A.Tocontinuedriving.B.Tohavearest.C.Tofindahotel.Whereistheman?A.Inahotel. B.Inashop. C.Athome.What’sthewoman?A.Anairhostess. B.Ahotelclerk. C.Awaitress.Whendidthemanbegintofeelill?A.Afewdaysago. B.Yesterday. C.Today.What’sthemanusedto?He’susedtowearingnohat.He’susedtogoingoutoncoldwinterdays.He’susedtobeingdoneharmto.第二节听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至8小题。Whatdoes“off-color”meaninthisconversation?A.Itmeans“color-run”.Itmeansthatsomeonedoesn’tfeelwell.Itmeans“colorless”.Howdidthepatientfeelthismorning?Shefeltasbadaslastnight.Shefeltbetterthanlastnight.Shefeltworsethanlastnight.Whatisthepatient’stemperature?A.Itisalittlehigh.B.It’snormal. C.Itisalittlelow.下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。Whyisthemanmakingthetelephonecall?HeisinvitingMr.BrowntogotoAustralia.HeisgivinginformationaboutMr.Brown’sflight.HeisfixingatimetomeetMr.Brownattheairport.WhendoesMr.Brownhavetobeattheairport?A.By830. B.By930. C.By1030.WhatnumbercanMr.Browncallifthereisanyproblem?A.33466820.B.33688202. C.33486220.听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。Howoldisthespeakernow?A.Seventeen.B.Twenty-one.C.Nineteen.Whatdidhedotomakemoneywhenhewas6?Hedeliverednewspaperstohisneighbors.Hecleanedcarsforhisneighbors.Hecutgrassforhisneighbors.Whatkindofcompanyisherunning?Acompanydoinginternationaltrade.Acomputercompany.Acompanythatmakesmusicrecords.Howmuchbenefitwillbebroughtinnextyear？A.$50000.B.$55000.C.$60000.II.单项选择(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)--IsthereanythingIcandoforyou,sir?A.Yes.Youarewelcome. B.O.Takeyourtime.C.Notnow.Thanksanyway. D.Sure.Goaheadplease.Julianamadegreateffortsto forthetimeshehadlostwhenshewasill.A.keepupB.catchupC.makeupD.takeup18.It’ssaidthatthereisa(n) amountoffoodintheworld,butitjustisn’tavailabletoallthepeoplewhoneedit.A.adequateB.professionalC.compulsoryD.genuineWeweresittingquietly.Allof sudden,apieceofclassicalsounded,whichgave lifetothewholestadium.A.the;/B.the;theC.a;/ D.a;the--Youshouldknowtoomuchchocolateisharmfultoyou.--Yes,butIcan’tsimply itstemptation.A.rejectB.restrict C.preventD.resistHegraduatedfromPekingUniversityin2015, hewentoverseasforfurtherstudy.A.afterwhichB.afterthat C.inwhichD.inthatTraditionally,collegestudentsholdagraduationceremonytoencouragethemselvesbeforethey ontheirlifejourney.A.giveupB.settledownC.getthroughD.setoffThislaptopcomputerisofgoodquality.Ifit breakdownwithinthefirstyear,wewouldrepairitatourexpense.A.would B.should C.could D.mightItwasnotuntilhearrivedhome herealizedhehadforgottentoturnoffhiscomputerintheoffice.A.whenB.before C.that D.whileIdon’twantanybodyelseto theapartment;itbelongsonlytome.A.taketheplaceofB.takepossessionofC.takechargeofD.takecontrolof impressedmemostwastheboy’sabilitytodealwiththisdifficultphysicsproblem.A.Which B.That C.It D.WhatCatherinewasseatedinthesofa,totally thebookaboutyouthandlove.A.absorbinginB.absorbedinC.absorbingonD.absorbedonBythetimehe ,Mr.Wuwillhavetaughtinourschoolforalmostfortyyears.A.willretireB.isretiringC.retires D.willhaveretiredDuringtheSecondWorldWar,ayoungvillagersavedThomasattheriskoflosinghislife. ,Thomassetupaprimaryschoolnamed him.A.Inreturn;afterB.Inturn;afterC.Inturn;forD.Inreturn;for--DothefactoryboardmembersmeeteveryMondaymorning?--Yes, thereisnothingimportanttodealwith.A.since B.if C.unless D.once--It’sreportedthatthetopofficialhasbeenarrestedbythepolice.--Hediddeserveit.Heshouldn’thaveusedhis todosomanyillegalthings.A.advantagesB.measuresC.strategiesD.privilegesMymomsuggeststhatwe outforachangethisweekend.A.eat B.couldeat C.willeat D.wouldeat--Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.-- !I’lltellDadthere’snothingserious.A.CongratulationsB.WhatareliefC.HowsurprisingD.I’msosorry herinterestwithherwork,Lindahasgreatpassiontodoherjobwell.A.CombiningB.CombineC.TocombineD.CombinedHehesitatedforamomentbeforekickingtheball,otherwisehe agoal.A.hadscoredB.scored C.wouldscoreD.wouldhavescored完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Itmighthavebeenareallybadstressfulday.Feelingtrappedinsidebythecoldandsnowwhichsurroundedus,myhusbandgotdressedand___36___thathewasgoingoutsidetobuildagiantsnowman.Atfirsthestoodalone,___37___massiveamountsofsnow.Soonafteraneighborjoinedmyhusbandtoembracetheopportunitythewinteroffered.Thenweunwillinglyputonoursnowgear（用具）and___38___outside.Itwasn'tlong___39___weweresmilingand___40___theabundanceofsnowthatMotherNaturehadprovided.Otherscametoouryardonebyonetogivea___41___inthemakingofourgiantsnowman.Intheendweallstoodbackand___42___atwhatwehadcreated.Hewaselevenfeethigh,twenty-fivefeetaroundatthebaseand___43___withmanyhouseholditemssuppliedbyvarious___44___.Peopledrovebyandsmiled.Someevenstoppedtoenjoyhis___45___.Thespiritthatwentintocreatinghimseemedtocatchonandweallenjoyedit.Withthepassingoftime,thespringmadeits___46___backintoouryardandthesnowmanchangedform___47___.Inafinalefforttosavewhatwecreatedforjustalittlebit___48___,somebodystoppedbyandchangedthesnowman’s___49___tolooklikearabbit.AsIpreparedforthestartofanotherweek,Idecidedto___50___myemailbeforegoingtobed.IfoundacuriousmessagethatcontainedthesubjectlineEnjoythesnowman.Ibegantoreadtheemailwhich___51___myheart.TheemailsaidYourneighborlooksonindisbelief!Nowyoupeopleareenjoyingthesoundsandsmells,alongwith___52___ofspring.ButI’msurepeoplewillneverforgetthe___53___energydisplayedinMr.Snowman.Youandyourfamilykeepitup,asthisiswhattheworldneedsnow.Morepowertoyouandyourlovedones,keep___54___withtheworldaround!Perhapsitwasmorethanasnowmanwebuiltthatday.ThemessageseemsclearOurenvironmentwill___55___tobewhatwemakeofthem.Thepossibilitiesareendlessandthechoiceisours.36.A.announcedB.statedC.informedD.insisted37.A.pressingB.pouring C.pilingD.clearing38.A.lookedB.headedC.rushedD.wandered39.A.whenB.since C.afterD.before40.A.complainingB.enjoyingC.fightingD.discussing41.A.designB.tip C.handD.tool42.A.wonderedB.laughed C.workedD.suspected43.A.decoratedB.occupiedC.providedD.equipped44.A.societiesB.communitiesC.neighborhoodsD.families45.A.sculptureB.existenceC.occupationD.survival46.A.entranceB.appearanceC.warmthD.way47.A.greatlyB.immediatelyC.roughlyD.steadily48.A.furtherB.longerC.deeperD.stronger49.A.remainsB.versionsC.formsD.figures50.A.answerB.deleteC.sortD.check51.A.disturbedB.filledC.meltedD.hurt52.A.beautiesB.spotsC.sightsD.toursA.variousdepressingA.communicatingsharingA.giveoutB.joyousA.variousdepressingA.communicatingsharingA.giveoutB.joyousB.advancingrunoutC.importantC.developingturnoutD.D.D.holdout阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）ACollegevisitsareimportant.Beforeyoucommityearsofyourlifeandmoneytoaschool,besureyou’rechoosingaplacethatisagoodmatchforyourpersonalityandinterests.Youcan’tgetthe"feel"ofaschoolfromanyguidebook,sobesuretovisitthecampus.Belowareafewtipsforgettingthemostoutofyourcollegevisit.ExploreonYourOwnOfcourseyoushouldtakeanofficialcampustour,butbesuretoallowtimetohangaroundonyourown.Thetrainedtourguideswillshowyouaschool’ssellingpoints.Buttheoldestandprettiestbuildingsdon’tgiveyoutheentirepictureofacollege.Trytowalktheextramileandgetthecompletepictureofthecampus.ReadtheBulletinBoardsWhenyouvisitthestudentcenter,academicbuildingsandresidencehalls,takeafewminutestoreadthebulletinboards.Theyprovideaneasywaytoseewhat’shappeningoncampus.Theadsforlectures,clubsandplayscantellyouwhat’sgoingonoutsidetheclassrooms.EatintheDiningHallYoucangetagoodfeelforstudentlifebyeatinginthedininghall.Trytositwithstudentsifyoucan.Dothestudentsseemhappyorstressed?Also,isthefoodgood?Arethererichhealthyoptions?Manyadmissionofficeswillgiveprospectivestudentscoupons（优惠券）forfreemealsinthedininghall.VisitaClassinYourMajorIfyouknowwhatyouwanttostudy,aclassvisitmakesalotofsense.You’llgettoobserveotherstudentsinyourfieldandseehowinvolvedtheyareinclassroomdiscussion.Trytostayafterclassforafewminutesandchatwiththestudentstogettheirimpressionsoftheirprofessorsandmajor.Besuretocallinadvancetoscheduleaclassroomvisit—mostcollegesdon’tallowvisitorstodropinonclassunannounced.TalktoLotsofStudentsYourcampustourguidehasbeentrainedtomarkettheschool.Trytotalktostudentswhoaren’tgettingpaidtoimpressyou.Theseimportantconversationscanoftenprovideyouwithinformationaboutcollegelifethatisn’tpartoftheadmissionscript.Fewuniversityofficialswilltellyouiftheirstudentsspendallweekenddrinkingorstudying,butagroupofrandomstudentsmight.Formoretips,pleasegoto.ThebestwaytoknowaboutacollegeinanofficialcampustouristowalkaroundthecampusalonetotakepicturesofthecampustovisittheoldestandprettiestbuildingstohireatourguideReadingthebulletinboardscanhelpyou .decidethemajoryouwanttostudyfindouttheafter-classactivitiesoncampusgetfreecouponsfromtheadmissionofficesfindouttheoptionsofhealthyfoodIfyouplantoattendaclassoncampus, .dropinonaclassinyourmajorhavetalkswiththestudentsintheclassmakeanappointmentinadvanceaskhowthestudentsliketheirteachersandmajorsTogetarealideaofthecollegeduringavisit,it’sbesttotalkto .A. famousprofessors B. campustourguidesC. admissionofficers D. randomstudentsWheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A. Anewsreport. B. Atouristposter.C.Aneducationaljournal. D.Ageographicalmagazine.BTheNewYorkTimesstatesthatcheerleadingisthefastestgrowinggirls’sport,yetmorethanhalfofAmericansdonotbelieveitisasport.Inaddition,theyfailtodistinguishbetweensidelinecheerleadersandprofessionalones.Sidelinecheerleaders’maingoalistoentertainthecrowdandleadthemwithteamcheers,whichshouldnotbeconsideredasport.Ontheotherhand,professionalcheerleadersaimtocompete.Asport,accordingtotheAssociationofCheerleadingCoachesandAdvisors,isa“physicalactivityagainstacompetitor,governedbyrulesunderwhichawinnerisdeclared,andtheprimarypurposeofthecompetitionisacomparisonoftherelativeskillsoftheparticipants.”Becausecheerleadingfollowstheseguidelines,itisasport.Competitivecheerleadingincludeslotsofphysicalactivity.Likegymnasts,cheerleadersmustlearntotumble(翻滚).Theyperformstandingbackflips,roundflipflops,andfulllayouttwists.Cheerleadersalsoperformliftsandtosses.Thisiswherethe“fliers”arethrownintheair,heldby“bases”indifferentpositionsthatrequirestrengthandcooperationwithotherteammates.Justasbasketballandfootballhaveguidelinesforcompetitiveplay,sodoescompetitivecheerleading.Thewholeroutinehastobecompletedinlessthanthreeminutesand15secondsandthecheerleadersarerequiredtostaywithinacertainarea.Competitivecheerleaders’goalistobethebest.Justlikegymnasts,theyareawardedpointsfordifficulty,technique,creativityandsharpness.Themoredifficultamountorastunt,thesharperandmorein-syncthemotions,thebetterthescore.Cheerleadingisateamsportsowithoutcooperationandsynchronization,firstplaceisoutofreach.SowhydomanyAmericansnotthinkcheerleadingisasport?Itcannotbebecausecheerleadersdonotuseballsormanipulateobjects(ifyoudonotcountmegaphones,pompomsandsignsasobjects).Wrestling,swimming,diving,track,cross-country,gymnastics,ice-skatingandboxingarerecognizedsportsthatdonotuseballs.Somepeoplearguethatcheerleadersarejust“flirtsinskirts”withtheironlyjobtoentertainthecrowd,butcheerleaderstodaycompeteagainstothersquadsandworkjustashardasotherathletes.Competitivecheerleadingisasport.Itisaphysicalactivitythatisgovernedbyrulesunderwhichawinnercanbedeclaredanditsprimarypurposeistocomparetheskillsofparticipants.Hopefully,cheerleadingwillbecomeaswell-knownasportasfootballandbasketball,andevenappearintheOlympicssincecheerleadersarejustasathleticandphysicallyfitasthoseinvolvedinthemoreacceptedsports.WhatisNOTthestandardforsportaccordingtotheAssociationofCheerleadingCoachesandAdvisors?Physicalmovementisrequired.Thenumberofparticipantsislimited.Theaimofasportistobeatthecompetitor.Awinnerisfinallydecidedafterthecompetition.Theunderlinedword“synchronization”inParagraph5probablymeans .beingcreativeindesigningthemovementsshowingachallengingperformancedoingthemovementatthesametimesettingapracticalcompetitivegoalGymnastsarementionedinthepassageto .explainthedangersofcheerleadingshowtheirsimilaritieswithcheerleaderssuggestcheerleaderslearntodogymnasticsoffertheguidelinesofgymnasticmovementsItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatcheerleading .isagoodsportforallpeoplelacksnecessaryguidelinestofollowismorethanaformofentertainmentenjoysgreaterpopularitythanothersportsThispassageiswrittenmainlyto attractmoregirlstocheerleadingdrawpeople’sattentiontocheerleadingcallformorerecognitionofcompetitivecheerleadingasasportD.criticizesomeAmericanswhodonotthinkcheerleadingasasportCItisanagreedfactthatallthecreatureswanthappinessandareafraidofpainandgrief（悲伤）.Thequestion,however,is“whatisrealhappiness?”Whatreallyiscalledhappiness?Thedesireforhappinesshasnomeaningwithoutunderstandingtherealnatureofhappiness.Somethinkerssay,“Happinessdoesnotlieinobjectsofenjoyment;happinessorunhappinessliesinimagination.”Toprovetheirbelief,theygiveexampleslikethefollowingoneAmanhastwo-storeyhouse;ontherightisafive-storeybuildingandontheleftacottage.Whenheseesright,hefeelsunhappyandwhenheseeslefthefeelshappy.Assuchhappinessdoesnotlieinpossessionofsensoryobjects,butinimagination.Theyadvisepeopletolooktowardsthosewhoarepoorerthanyouandbehappy.Ifyoulooktowardspeoplehavingmorewealthandpossessions,you’llalwaysbeunhappy.Itisunreasonabletoholdthispointofview.Itisunkindtoregardonehappybyimaginingthatoneisbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.“Ifyouwanttobehappy,looktowardsthepoor”.Thisattitudesatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossessions,butthiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswereallyfindwherehappinesslies,wecannotreallybehappy.Someaskpeopletodothisanddothatandsay,“Thiswayyourdesireswouldbesatisfied.Youwouldgetthedesiredobjectsandbecomehappy.”Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesires.Butitisnotpossibletosatisfyone’sdesiresbecausetherearecountlessdesiresofcountlesspeopleandthematerialthingsarelimited.Thennewdesiresariseassoonasthepreviousonesaresatisfied.Therefore,desires,whicharechangingallthetime,canneverbesatisfied.Happiness,infact,isaconditionthatmustbepreparedfor,cultivated（培养）,anddefendedprivatelybyeachperson.Peoplewholearntocontrolinnerexperiencewillbeabletodeterminethequalityoftheirlivesandcometobeinghappy.Happinessliesinthedistributionofeasinessamongothers.Happinessstandsforforgivenessandjustice.Happinessisthenameofstruggleandcourage.Happinessmaybefoundedinseekingoftrueknowledgeandruleofwisdom.Happinessmaybesharedinserviceandduty.Thislifeiscombinationofjoyandsorrow,andhonesteffortsshouldbedonetomakethislifejourneyfullofhappiness,love,peaceandharmony.Accordingtothetext,ifyouthinkhappinessliesinimagination,you’lltrytoachievehappinessbylookingtowardsthosewithfewerpossessionslookingtowardspeoplehavingmorewealthimagininghowrichyouwillbeinthefutureimaginingthatyouhaveafive-storeybuildingTheauthordoesn’tthinkthathappinessliesinthesatisfactionofdesiresbecause .nodesiresofapersoncanbesatisfiedatallever-changingdesirescanneverbesatisfiedthereisn’tenoughmoneytomeetpeople’sneedsthedesiresofapersonarelimitedIntheauthor’sopinion,happiness .canbeachievedeasilybyearningmoneymustbelongtothosewithrichknowledgecanbegainedbysettingsmallgoalscanbegainedbycontrollinginnerexperienceAccordingtothelastparagraph,whocanprobablyhaverealhappiness?Thosewhooftenstrugglewithothers.Thosewhohaveahighqualityoflife.Thosewhoalwaysforgiveothers’mistakes.Thosewhoserequirementsarealwaysmet.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowhowtoachievehappiness. B.Toencouragepeopletoachievehappiness.C.Toexplainthefeaturesofhappiness.D.Tointroducehowtounderstandhappiness.D阅读下面短文，并在答题纸上根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。LastDecember,DorisLowturned90.OnceaweekshestilldrivestotheCanadianNationalInstitutefortheBlind（CNIB）inToronto,whereshehelpstransformliteratureintoBraille（盲文）tobringthepowerofstoryandknowledgetotheearsandmindsofblindreaders.Shehasbeenvolunteeringhertimeandtalentstosuchenterprisesformorethan40years.Afterworkinginthebusinessworldforawhile,Lowgotfedup.Sosheturnedtoteachingatatechnicalschoolandlatermovedintothelibrary.Low’smotherlikedreading.Ashereyesbegantofail,Lowreadtoher.Then“hearinganadvertisementencouragingpeopletolearnBraille,Idecidedtogiveitatry.”In1973,shewascertifiedasaBrailletranscriber（转译者）andbegantranscribingbooksasavolunteerfortheCNIBlibrary.Thejobwasstrenuousshecouldgettotheendofapage,makeamistakeonthelastline,andhavetodothewholethingagain.Foranumberofyears,LowalsoworkedintheCNIBsoundstudioreadingbooksontotape.Threeyearsago,shetookupproofreading（校对）attheCNIB’swordfactory.InApril,duringVolunteerWeek,theCNIBrecognizedLowforhergreatcontributions.ThankstovolunteerslikeLow,theCNIBlibraryhasgotmorethan80,000accessiblematerialsforpeopleunabletoreadtraditionalprint.“Ican’timaginehowmanyreadersofallageshavebenefitedfromDoris’scontributionasaskilledvolunteerthroughherrichvoiceandherhighdegreeofaccuracyinthehundredsofbooksshehasbrailledandproof-readovertheyearsandsheisstilldoingso,”saidaCNIBofficial.“Forme,”saidLow,“theCNIBismorethanjustaplacetovolunteer.Threethingsmattermostinmylifealittleplay,alittlework,alittlelove.I’vefoundthemallhere.”【注】请将第71至75题的答案写在答题纸上!交卷时只交答题卡及答题纸!天津一中2015-2016-2高二年级英语学科期中质量调查试卷第一卷第二卷总分第二卷IV.阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)WhathasLowbeenvolunteeringhertimeandtalentstofor40years?(nomorethan8words)WhydidLowlearnBraille?(nomorethan15words)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fedup”mostprobablymean?(1word)WhydidLowsay“theCNIBismorethanjustaplacetovolunteer”?(nomorethan15words)WhatdoyouthinkofLow?Giveyourreasons.（nomorethan20words）V.单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Hervoicewasshaking （尽管）allhereffortstocontrolit.TheplayersofHoustonRocketsleftthegymin （失意挫败）afterthefailure.Thefamousbandhaspromisedto （重聚）foronelastconcert.Themayorwastheguestofhonorand （颁发）t