湖北省天门市渔薪高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）.doc

2016年春季学期天门市三校期中联考高二英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分第卷第一部分 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、 why has the woman stayed inside several days?a. she doesnt want to go outside. b. she is ill.c. it is cold outside.2、 what is the trouble with the man?a. the net doesnt work well.b. he is a heavy smoker.c. he is much addicted to the net.3.how many people were on the bus?a. 11 b. at most 25. c. at least 25.4. what is the time now?a. at 8 a.m. b. at 6 p.m. c. the rush hour.5. what was the result of angels match?a. she was a loser. b. she was a winner. c. the other competitors were never strong.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，共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，从每题所给的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小题。6. whats the relationship between tammy and jerry?a. friends. b. enemies. c. workmates.7. what does “black hats” mean?a. black men . b. black women. c. bad hackers.听下面一段对话，回答第，题8. why does the woman take dance training?a. to be a dance teacher. b. to keep a good shape. c. to get a good shape.9. what does the man think of dance training?a. good for health. b. good for a good shape. c. hard on oneself.听下面一段对话，回答第至题。10. what will the man buy?a. a sofa. b. a set of redwood furniture. c. a bed.11. why will the man not buy the fridge?a. it is not good enough. b. it is not cheap enough. c. he plans to buy a new one.12. what does the woman say about the second-hand furniture？a. it is mental enjoyment. b. it is cheaper and as useful. c. it is not as good.听下面一段对话，回答第至题。13. what is the man flying to paris for?a. on business. b. having a talk with the boss. c. to celebrate his wifes birthday.14. what does the woman worry about?a. the swifts missing them. b. nobody taking care of their kid. c.wasting the play tickets.15. why doesnt the woman agree to take the things to the airport?a. she hates the man. b. he never helps her. c. she has to wait for the kid.16. what is the surprise of joy?a. the man will take the woman to paris for her birthday.b. the man has asked grandpa to look after the kid. c. the man has asked a leave of 2 days for the woman.听下面一段独白，回答第到题。17. what is good for practicing listening?a. listening to the news on the radio.b. watching the news on tv. c. seeing english films.18. what is the thing that makes you most afraid?a. school violence. b. walking in the streets. c. terrible accidents.19. why does the government close the primary schools and nurseries?a. they are not good in quality.b. there are no enough students. c. to save money.20. who will play ac milan in the european cup final?a. liverpool b. barcelona. c. russia.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共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.a why are so many people afraid to fail? quite simply because we forget that failure is part of the human life and that every person has the right to fail. every person is able to fight failure and finally succeed.most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. one way is to lower standards(标准). when a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesnt stand still. another way is to blame others. if john fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.theres a problem with the two ways. it makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. young children need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that its possible to enjoy a game even when you dont win. a child often feels terrible, of course, when he is not invited to a birthday party, or is not chosen into a football team. but parents should not say “it doesnt matter.” quickly. the young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.failure never gives people pleasure. it hurts both adults and children. but it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. you must learn to ask “why did i fail?” . dont blame anyone else. ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. if someone else can help, dont be shy about asking them. success just repeats what has been done. it is not as good a teacher as failure. you can learn how to give a good party from an unsuccessful one.21how do most parents prevent their children from failure?a. they dont tell them that they have failed. b. they give them some presents.c. they help them to come out of failure. d. they dont blame others.22which of the following does a person need to learn when he fails?a. its impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it. b. he is the worst of all.c. its natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.d. his teammates are not good enough.23which would be the best title for the passage?a. ways of preventing failure b. learning from failurec. reasons of failure d. getting pleasure from failurebseeking a suitable university for you? the university of waikato is the right one. it is internationally recognized for its excellence and achievements. it will help you develop advanced research skills. as a university student you can get first-class research facilities with trained teachers to help, support and advise you in your study. we pride ourselves on our high standards, our research success and our international recognition. for further information: infwaikato. ac. nzdegreewe offer a wide choice of bachelors degrees for international students, which includes: arts communication studies, social sciences, etc. bachelor of music and bachelor of education are only for new zealand citizens. for further information: degwaikato. ac. nztuition fees tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. for further information: tuiwaikato. ac. nzaccommodation you can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about $100 a month with other regular living costs of about $150 a month for one person. for further information: avewaikato. ac. nzhealth the student health service provides excellent medical services for students. the medical centre is open five days a week, including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your medical needs. for further information: healwaikato. ac. nzsports the centre is a great place to have sports activities. trained exercise teachers can help you work out a training plan and keep you active. the sports hall has volleyball, basketball and indoor football courts and a swimming pool as well. there are also a large number of sports clubs at waikato. for further information: sportwaikcato, ac. nz24. if you want to get more information about arts, you can write to _. a. degwaikato.ac.nz b. sportwaikato.ac.nz c. healwaikato.ac.nz d. infwaikato.ac.nz25. a british student can choose_ in the university of waikato?a. bachelor of music b. bachelor of education c. bachelor of business d. social sciences26. you have to pay at least _ a year if you study at the university of waikato. a.$8,000 b. $5,250 c. $9,000 d. $11,00027. according to the text, what will you do if you are ill during christmas holidays?a. go to a hospital nearby. b. buy some medicine in a drug store.c. see a doctor at the school medical centre. d. try to get help from your classmates. c do you like chocolate? maybe most people do. a box of it can be a great gift. buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. see how happy that person gets.say you just got a box of chocolate. which piece do you pick first? a man has studied peoples choices. he says they tell something about the person. did you choose a round piece? you are a person who likes to party. did youchoosean ovalshape? you area person who likes to make things. picking a square shape shows something else. the person is honest and truthful. you can depend on him or her.what kind of chocolate do you pick? maybe you like milk chocolate. this shows you have warm feelings about the past. dark chocolate means something else. a person who chooses it looks toward the future. what about white chocolate? would you choose it? if so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. some people like chocolate with nuts. these are people who like to help others.do you believe these ideas? can candy tell all these things? it doesnt really matter. there is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. they eat it because they like it.28this passage mainly tells us _. a.different choices may show different characters b. why people like chocolate c. about different kinds of chocolate d. almost everyone likes chocolate29picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person _a. is good at making things b. likes to do something for othersc.can be depended on d. likes singing, dancing and drinking30from this passage we can see that a helpful man may choose chocolate _.a. in square shapeb. with nutsc. in oval shaped. with coffee31the last paragraph suggests that the writer _.a. believes all the information about chocolateb. does not believe the information about candyc. doesnt think it important whether you believe the ideasd. is trying to get you to believe false informationdhave you ever wondered?1. why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?it can take five hours to go west-east from new york (ny) to london but seven hours to travel east-west from london to ny. the reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet(喷射) stream. the jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the atlantic. the planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.2. what would happen if the gravity on earth was suddenly turned off?supposing we could magically turn off gravity. would buildings and other structures float away? what happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the earth. the earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. if you turn something round your head on a string, it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. things not attached to the earth would fly off in a straight line. people in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. most things would fly off into space.32. what information can we get from the first passage?a. the jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the atlantic.b. planes go slower when they are moving with the wind.c. it is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly.d.it takes more time to fly from ny to london than from london to ny.33. the word “shoot” underlined in the 2nd passage probably means“ _”.a. send for b. come out c. grow quickly d.move quickly 34. it can be inferred that without gravity _. a. buildings and other structures would float awayb. trees and buildings would not so easily fly off c. something around your head would not float away d. everything outside buildings would fly off into space35. where can we most probably read this text?a. in a short story b. in a students bookc. in a travel magazine d. in a research paper第二节 (共 5 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 选项中有两项为多余选项 if youre looking for a challenging situation to practice your english, pick up the phone. not being able to see the other person and the body language can make the chatting difficult. 36 here are some tips to guide you through an average phone conversation in english.1greetings every phone call should begin with a polite greeting such as “hi, howve you been？” or “nice to hear from you”. even if youre calling a business contact for a specific purpose, itd be rude to jump right into business. 37 2getting to the point there always comes the point where you want to move on from friendly chatting and get down to business. what should you do in this situation? 38 however, if you are waiting to find out why someone called you, you can guide the conversation by saying “so what can i do for you？”3interrupting without offence sometimes you may happen to be speaking with a very talkative person. 39 keep in mind when youd like to interrupt, and be sure to do it politely. for example, begin with “id like to say something here”4closing the call this can be the trickiest part of the conversation! it may be the time to offer good wishes if its appropriate. 40 sometimes its easiest to just say you enjoyed speaking to the other person. also remember cleverly saying the word well at the beginning of a sentence can indicate youre ready to end the conversation.a additionally, you may want to confirm any plans youve made.buse the phrase “im just calling to.” to change to the topic at hand.cyoud better greet him or her in a friendly way.dyou should make a little small talk at the beginning.enever fear, though!fpractice english through phone calls.gso it may be difficult to get a word in.第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 on a trip to california, my family stopped for lunch. as we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a 41 beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for usregardless of his 42 , he greeted us in a friendly way once inside, my daughters whispered, mom, he 43 . after we ordered our lunch, i explained, telling the kids to look 44 the dirtwe then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many 45 him. seeing this rudeness truly upset me. the day i became a mother, i had determined to set a good 46 to my children. yet sometimes when things didnt go right, being a good example was 47 . when our meal arrived, i realized i had left the car-sick pills in the truck. with the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so i 48 myself from the meal and went to get them just then, the doorman was opening the door for a couple. they rushed past him without even acknowledging his 49 . letting them in first, i said a loud thank you to him as i 50 when i returned, we talked a bithe said he was not allowed inside 51 he purchased foodi went back and told my family his 52 .then i asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich the kids looked 53 as we had already eaten, but when i said the order was for the doorman , they smiledwhen it was time to 54 our trip, i found the doorman enjoying his mealupon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. he then 55 out his hand for a handshake and i gratefully accepted. i suddenly noticed the tears in his eyestears of 56 .what happened next drew great astonishment: i gave the doorman a 57 . he pulled away, with tears 58 down his face back in truck, i fell into deep thought. while we cant choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude. i said thanks to a man who had 59 held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that 60 to teach my children by example41a. cleanb. prettyc.bright d. messy42a.appearance b. servicec. stated. attitude43a. smokesb. smellsc. signsd. smiles44a. around b. intoc. beyondd. over45a. ignoredb. refusedc. missedd. hated46a. targetb. examplec. recordd. rule47a. toughb. accessiblec. awkwardd. stressful48a. preventedb. refreshedc. excusedd. forgave49a. companyb. challengec. attackd. presence5051.a. approacheda. beforeb.exited b. sincec. marchedc. unlessd. quittedd. though52a. desireb. deedc. demandd. story53a. excitedb. puzzledc. concernedd. bored54a. makeb. startc. continued. take55a. reachedb. washedc. raisedd. waved56a. approvalb. sympathyc. affection d. gratitude57a. clapb. nodc. hug d. lift58a. rushingb. streamingc. slippingd. breaking59a. firmlyb. constantlyc.politely d.simply 60a. journeyb.opportunity c. wisdomd. community第ii卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。for centuries, everybody knows laughter is 61 best medicine. besides bringing joy,doctors alsobelieve that it can help release stress, 62 is the cause of many diseases.the celebration of world laughter day ismeant 63 （bring ）good health, joy and world peace. 64 is a special day that canbe celebrated annually by anyone on the first sunday of may. all people need to do is laugh aloud and wildly. the fun event 65 (start) by indian physicians,dr, madan kataria. his quest to make the world a happier place 66 （begin） in 1995, with the introduction of laughter yoga（大笑瑜伽课）, a fitness class where people practice breathing exercise and uncontrolled laughter. 67 only five students attended the first class, this fun way of exercising soon began to spread and in a short time it began to b