浙江省义乌市群星外国语学校高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

2016年11月份群星外国语学校高二年级英语学科期中考试试卷说明: 1. 本试卷分第i卷(选择题)和第ii卷(非选择题)两部分, 共 10 页6大题。2. 满分120分; 答题时间100分钟。3. 卷i答案需用2b铅笔填涂到答题卡上相应题号下，卷ii答案用黑色水笔、黑色钢笔书写到答题卷上。铅笔书写卷ii内容不得分。第i卷 （共80分）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. how many people are added to the lunch reservation?a. six.b. four.c. two.2. how will the speakers go to the sports complex?a. by subway. b. by bus.c. by taxi.3. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a movie.b. a swimming pool.c. a plan.4. what will the man do tonight?a. work on his report.b. go dancing with jenny.c. help jenny with her history.5. what does the man imply?a. jack didnt find the record.b. jack didnt go to the party.c. jack borrowed the record from him.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. what could the man be?a. a taxi driver.b. a policeman.c. a hotel clerk.7. where does the woman think she lost her cell phone?a. in a park.b. in a supermarket.c. on her way to the hotel.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. where will the magic flute be on this weekend?a. at the orpheum theatre.b. at the caldonion theatre.c. at the poseidon theatre.9. what will the man do tonight?a. invite joan to dinner.b. give joan a call.c. buy tickets. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. where does the conversation probably take place?a. at home.b. in a restaurant.c. in a supermarket.11. what does the woman say about the foods?a. they are good bargains.b. they are of high quality.c. they can be stored for a long time. 12. what does the woman ask the man to do?a. call a taxi for her.b. take a taxi back home.c. carry the groceries to the car. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. who is rita?a. the mans manager.b. the mans customer.c. the mans wife.14. how many business trips has the man made so far this year?a. three.b. five.c. six.15. what do we know about the man?a. he has been to australia.b. he is starting a big new project.c. he has seen the new company website.16. what kind of people is the woman looking for?a. someone who is familiar with australia.b. someone who can go to work in australia often. c. someone who can get on well with the australian team.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. how did andy start his presentation?a. by showing some pictures.b. by greeting all the audience.c. by giving his opinions on west africa.18. what did andys and dianes presentations have in common?a. they both used photos.b. they were both in a humorous style.c. they both used ppts with written information.19. what was dianes story about?a. how her company learned a lesson from a past mistake.b. how her company cleaned up a site.c. how her company developed.20. what was peoples reaction to andys presentation?a. few people talked to him.b. lots of people were interested in it.c. many people asked him a lot of questions.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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。aeveryone needs friends. we all like to feel close to someone. it is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. surely, there are times when we need to be alone. we dont always want people around. but we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.no two people are the same. sometimes friends dont get along well, which doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. most of the time they will go on being friends. sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. we miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. it is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. families sometimes name their children after a close friend. many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. some libraries are named this way. so are some schools. we think of these people when we go to these places.theres more good news for people, if they have friends. these people live longer than those people if those dont have friends. why? it could be that they are happier. being happy helps you stay well. or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.21. the first paragraph tells us _. a. none needs friends b. we always need friends around us c. making friends is the need in peoples life d. we need to be alone22. which of the following is what the writer doesnt say in the passage? a. people are happy when their friends leave them. b. people may never see their friends after their friends move away. c. people can know their friends in different ways. d. people like their friends very much if they get to know them.23. which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people? a. a house. b. a room. c. a library. d. a village.24. if people have friends, they would live longer, because _. a. they feel happier and healthier b. they get a lot of help from their friends c. they take better care of themselves d. both a and c25. this passage tells us _. a. that people are all friends b. that people need friends c. how to get to know friends d. how to name a placeb here is a question i have often asked at dinner parties: youre on an island with only one other person, your best friend. hes dying of cancer. in his final days, he tells you, i have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. when i die, make sure my son goes to medical school. then he dies. but his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. but your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. which one do you give the money to for medical school? ive asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.26. which of the following is true to the passage? a. only the clever people can answer the question rightly. b. some people refuse to answer such a silly question. c. everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question. d. most of the people have the same answer.27. what the writer often says at dinner parties is _. a. not a true storyb. a true story c. a strange storyd. just a joke28. why does the writer often ask people such a question? because _. a. he wants to find the answer for a research b. he is interested in such a question c. he likes to make fun of people at parties d. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something29. which of the following decisions is most likely not correct? a. you give the money to your friends son. b. you give the money to your son for medical school. c. you keep the money for your future medical care. d. you keep the money for your friends son.c norm pethrick, a 36-year-old man in australias northern city darwin, was praised on thursday for jumping onto a crocodiles(crocodile鳄鱼) back to save his wife wendy at litchfield national park, a popular tourist spot southwest of darwin, a local newspaper reported. ms pethrick was standing on a river bank wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. norm pethrick, who was with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. he jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. ms pethrick was later taken to royal darwin hospital for a medical treatment. the doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers. “this could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of royal darwin hospital (rdh), dr len notaras, according to a local report. he said ms pethrick was saved by her husbands “quick and diligent actions”. dr notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.30. this passage is most likely to be found in _. a. a travel guide b. a newspaper c. a textbook d. a novel31. the crocodile attacked ms pethrick when she was _. a. swimming in the river b. standing on the river bank c. watching the crocodile d. fishing in the water32. which of the following statements is true about ms pethrick? a. her eyes were badly poked. b. she had eight wounds altogether. c. one of her fingers also got hurt. d. one of the crocodiles teeth was found in her leg.33. according to the passage, norm pethrick can be described as following except _. a. brave b. diligent c. quick d. humorous34. which of the following would be the best title for this passage? a. the husband should save the wife b. a man saves wifes life from crocodiles jaws c. a crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine d. human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes35.whats the meaning of the underlined word“fatal” ? a. salty b. visual c. endless d. deadly 第二节：（共5个小题；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，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号的相应位置，选项中有两项是多余选项。why exercise is cool?exercise strengthens musclesdid you ever do a pushup or swing across the monkey bars at the playground？36 by using your muscles to do powerful things，you can make them stronger.for older teens and adults，this kind of workout can make muscles bigger，too.37 can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch？most kids are pretty flexible，which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble.being flexible is having “full range of motion”，which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain.exercise keeps the balance38 your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function，breathe，walk around，and do all the basic stuff.39 if youre not very active，your body wont need as many calories.whatever your calorie need is，if you eat enough to meet that need，your body weight will stay about the same. if you eat more calories than your body needs，it may be stored as extra fat.exercise makes you feel goodit feels good to have a strong，flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoylike running，jumping，and playing with your friends. its also fun to be good at something，like scoring a basket，hitting a home run，or perfecting a dive.but you may not know that exercising can actually put you in a better mood.40 its just another reason why exercise is cool!aso you want to do some aerobic (有氧的) exercise right now.bfood gives your body fuel in the form of calories，which are a kind of energy.cwhen you exercise，your brain releases a chemical，which may make you feel happier.dthose are exercises that can build strength.eexercise makes you flexiblefexercise makes your heart happygbut if youre active，your body needs an extra measure of calories or energy.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。my father brought home a sailboat when i was ten, and almost each sunday in summers we would go sailing. dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at _41_.as for me, i _42_ both beforetwelve because of living close to lake ontario. the last time dad and i set sail together is really _43_.it was a perfect weekend after i graduatedfrom university. i came home and _44_ dad to go sailing. out we set soon on the _45_lake.dad hadntsailed for years, but everything _46_well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands. when we were in the middle of the lake, a _47_ wind came all of a sudden. the boat was hit_48_.dad was always at his best in any _49_, but at this moment he _50_. john! _51_! he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.in my memory he could fix any _52_.he was the one i always _53_ for strength and security. before i could respond, a _54_of water got into the boat.i rushed to the tiller _55_ it was too late. another huge wall of water _56_ the boat in a minute. we were thrown into the water, and dad was struggling aimlessly. at that moment, i felt fiercely _57_ of him. i swam to dad _58_and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船壳) of the boat. upon sitting on the hull, dad was a little awkward about his flash of _59_.its all right, dad.we are safe now. icomforted him. that was the first time dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. more importantly, i found it was my turn to start _60_for my father.( ) 41. a. boating( ) 42. a. enjoyed( ) 43. a. unforgivable( ) 44. a. sent( ) 45. a. calm( ) 46. a. finished( ) 47. a. strong( ) 48. a. repeatedly( ) 49. a. danger( ) 50. a. suffered( ) 51. a. look( ) 52. a. problem( ) 53. a. turned to( ) 54. a. fountain( ) 55. a. if( ) 56. a. got through( ) 57. a. ashamed( ) 58. a. hopelessly( ) 59. a. pain( ) 60. a. making upb. runningb. desiredb. unforgettableb. orderedb. icyb. wentb. gentleb. lightlyb. placeb. fellb. helpb. relationshipb. lived withb. streamb. forb. poured intob. protectiveb. quicklyb. angerb. getting readyc. swimmingc. hatedc. cheerfulc. invitedc. stormyc. seemedc. coldc. hardlyc. sportc. frozec. runc. machinec. argued withc. showerc. afterc. turned overc. tiredc. slowlyc. fearc. paying offd. teachingd. learnedd. regretfuld. allowedd. thunderyd. soundedd. hotd. violentlyd. jobd. withdrewd. jumpd. boatd. objected tod. waved. butd. lifted upd. afraidd. helplesslyd. shamed. looking out第ii卷 （共40分） 注意：将答案写在答题卷上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）第二节（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号的相应位置。once there lived a rich man61 wanted to do something for the people of his town.62 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.in the centre of the main road into the town, he placed63 very large stone. then he64 (hide ) behind a tree and waited. soon an old man came along with his cow.“who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.65 man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. all of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove66 . late in the afternoon a young man came along. he saw the stone,67 (say) to himself: “the night68 (be) very dark. some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”then he began to move the stone. he pushed and pulled with all his69 (strong) to move it. how great was his surprise at last!70 the stone, he found a bag of money.第四部分：写作（满分30分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。inasmallvillage,theparentsofalittleboywereverydepressedduetohisbad temper(脾气).theboyusedtogetangryveryeasilyandhurtotherswithhiswords.whileheforgotwhathespokeinanger,hisfriendsandneighboursavoidedhim.hismotherandfathertriedmanywaystomakehimgiveuphisangeranddevelopkindness.unfortunately,alltheirattemptsfailed.finally,theboysfatherc