湖北省黄石市第三中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

黄石三中2016-2017学年度上学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上. 录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 are the speakers talking about?a. having a birthday party.b. doing some exercise. c. getting lydia a gift 2.what is the woman going to do?a. help the man.b. take a bus. c. get a camera 3.what does the woman suggest the man do?a. tell kate to stop.b. call kate,s friends.c. stay away from kate. 4.where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a wine shop.b. in a supermarket. c. in a restaurant. 5.what does the woman mean?a. keep the window closed.b. go out for fresh air. c. turn on the fan. 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.what is the man going to do this summer?a. teach a course.b. repair his house. c. work at a hotel. 7.how will the man use the money?a. to hire a gardener.b. to buy books.c. to pay for a boat trip. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. schoolmates.b. colleagues.c. roommates. 9.what does frank plan to do right after graduation?a. work as a programmer.b. travel around the world. c. start his own business. 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8段材料，回答第10至12题10.why does the woman make the call?a. to book a hotel room. b.to ask about the room servicec.to make changes ti a reservation11.when will the women arrive at the hotel?a.on september 15b.on september 16c.on september 2312.how much will the woman pay her room per night? a. $179 b.$199 c.$219听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.what is the womans plan for saturday? a.going shopping b.going camping c.going boating14.where will the woman stay in keswick? a.in a country inn b.in a five-star hotel c.in her aunts home15.what will gordon do over the weekend? a.visit his friends b.watch dvds c.join the woman16.what does the woman think of gordons coming weekend? a.relaxed b.boring c.busy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17.who is wang ming? a.a student b. an employer c.an engineer18.what does the speaker say about the college job market this year? a.its unpredictable b. its quite stable c.its not optimistic19.what percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now? a20 b. 22 c. 5020.why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?a.they need more work experienceb.the salary is usually goodc.their choice is limited.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 aat home, ordering food from a menu is a normal, everyday routine. i dont even give it a second thought. in china, its a whole other story! here, ordering is a fun game of trial and error, and the adventure begins before the food is even served!many restaurants in central beijing advertise “english language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing. during my first few weeks in china i tried some delicious dishes with strange names. as an experiment, my friends and i would order things like “students addicted to chicken gristle (软骨)” and “red burned lion head”. it was always fun to see what landed on our table. eventually we learned that “lion head” was actually pork, and “students” are “addicted” to diced (切碎的) chicken with green pepper.recently, i came across a busy restaurant down a narrow side street in a beijing hutong. it was lunchtime and the small room was packed with people sitting on small stools (凳子) eating noodles. i was hungry and cold, and the steaming bowls looked irresistible! i sat myself down and called out for a “caidan!” in response, the waitress pointed to a wall at the back of the restaurant. the wall was full of chinese characters describing numerous dishes. there was only one sentence in english: “crossing over the bridge noodles”.i had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like. i took agamble and ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”. a few minutes later the waitress carried over a heavy bowl full of broth (肉汤) and i quickly dug in. it was the best bowl of noodles i had ever tasted! i have been back again and again and each time i point at the one english sentence “crossing over the bridge noodles”. i always enter a restaurant in china feeling excited and a little nervous. who knows what the next ordering adventure will reveal?21. how does the writer find the english-language menus in many of beijings restaurants?a. easy to understand. b. confusing but amusing.c. boring and annoying. d. accurate and helpful.22. the underlined word “gamble” in the last paragraph probably means _.a. taste b. lookc. step d. risk23. the passage mainly deals with _.a. the authors favorite chinese dishesb. a comparison between western food and chinese foodc. the fun the author had ordering food in chinas restaurantd. the correct way to translate the names of chinese dishes into english24. the passage is developed mainly in the form of _.a. examples and statements b. comparison and conclusionc. causes and effects d. time and description bin some ways, the united states has made some progress. fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the great chicago fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in peshtigo, wisconsin. other than the beverly hill supper club fire in kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 americans died in a fire. but even with such successes, the united states still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough. american fire departments are some of the worlds fastest and best-equipped. they have to be. the united states has twice japans population, and 40 times as many fires. it spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. and american fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them. experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyones fault. that is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime. japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, japan has had 27 punishments for causing a big fire that can be as severe as life imprisonment. in the united states, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. but, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches. the united states continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. there are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. some local building laws now require home sprinklers (喷水装置). new heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped. 25. the reason why so many americans die in fires is that _. a. they took no interest in new technology b. they did not pay great attention to preventing fires c. they showed indifference to fighting fires d. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment 26. it can be inferred from the passage that_. a. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at american children b. american children have not received enough education of fire safety lessons c. japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the united states d. americas large population leads to more fires 27. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. there has been no great fire in the usa in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate. b. there have been several great fires in the usa in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate. c. there has been only one great fire in the usa in recent 40 years that led to high death rate. d. the fire in kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed. cthemeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.silencesmaybethoughtful,ortheymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,orworry. silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;thereforeattempts may bemadetofilleverygap（间隙）withconversation.personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingapersonsneeds.manynativeamericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeople,justassometraditionalchineseandthaipersonsdo.therefore,whenapersonfromoneoftheseculturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied(暗示)isthattheperson wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. in these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. for example, russian, french, and spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. however, mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. in still another use, persons in asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patients silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. a nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.28.what does the author say about silence in conversations?a. it implies anger. b.it promotes friendship.c. it is culture-specific. d.it is content-based.29.which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?a. the chinese.b.the french. c.the mexicans. d.the russians.30.what does the author advise nurses to do about silence?a. let it continue as the patient pleases. b. break it while treating patients.c. evaluate its harm to patients. d. make use of its healing effects.31.what may be the best title for the text?a. sound and silenceb. what it means to be silentc. silence to native americansd. speech is silver; silence is goldddo you believe that things are connected for no scientific reason at all? for example, do you avoid saying the word “four” to avoid bad luck? if so, you have a superstition (迷信). and youre not alone all kinds of people have them.for example, portugals soccer superstar cristiano ronaldo always steps onto the pitch (球场) with his right foot first, according to the telegraph. and sports players are not alone in having superstitions. a visitor once asked the nobel prize winning scientist niels bohr whether he really believed that the horseshoe hed hung at his country home was lucky. “of course not,” the danish physicist said. “but i understand its lucky whether you believe in it or not.”one recent study found that even scientists at mit and other top us schools tended to look for a meaning in natural events, similar to the connection between stepping on the pitch and playing soccer well, according to the atlantic. when the researchers gave the scientists little time to answer questions, they were twice as likely to agree with statements such as “trees produce oxygen so that animals can breathe” as they were when they had more time to think about their reply.it seems that fear can make people think differently in this way, too. in a british study, students imagined meeting a “witch” who said she would cast (施魔法) an evil spell(符咒) on them. about half said a scientist should not be worried about the spell. yet each of them said that, personally, they wouldnt let the witch do it to them.so why are so many of us superstitious? well, it seems to be our way of dealing with the unknown. “many people quite simply just want to believe,” brian cronk, a professor of psychology at missouri western state university, said in a 2008 interview. “the human brain is always trying to work out why things happen, and when the reason is not clear, we tend to make up some pretty bizarre (古怪的) explanations.”and these explanations arent completely unhelpful. in fact, superstitions can sometimes work and bring real luck, according to psychologists at the university of cologne in germany in the may 2010 issue of the journal psychological science. they found that believing in something can improve performance on a task like an exam. so, what about you? what superstitions do you follow to keep you safe and successful?32. the author mentions avoiding saying the word four in the opening paragraph to _.a. show how foolish it is to believe in superstitions b. introduce the readers to the topic of superstitionsc. discuss the scientific reasons behind superstitionsd. prove that it is reasonable to be superstitious33. how many superstitious practices are mentioned in the passage?a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 534. whats the authors attitude to superstitions?a. neutral b. positivec. negative d. unknown35. what is the best title of the article?a. how to get rid of superstitions b. how superstitions affect our daily livesc. how some common superstitions came into being d. why superstitions are common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。feeling both positive and negative emotions is a natural part of being human. we might use the word negative to describe more difficult emotions, but it doesnt mean those emotions are bad or we shouldnt have them. still, most people would probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one. 36 .what matters is how our emotions are balanced how much of each type of emotion, positive or negative, we experience.how negative emotions help us negative emotions warn us of threats or challenges that we may need to deal with. for example, fear can alert us to possible danger. 37 . angry feelings warn us that someone is stepping on our toes, crossing a boundary, or violating our trust. anger can be a signal that we might need to act on our own behalf.negative emotions focus our awareness. 38 . but too many negative emotions can make us feel anxious, exhausted, or stressed out. when negative emotions are out of balance, problems might seem too big to handle.how positive emotions help us positive emotions balance out negative ones, but they have her powerful benefits, too. instead of narrowing our focus like negative emotions do, positive emotions affect our brains in ways that increase our awareness, attention, and memory. they help us take in more information and hold several ideas in mind at once. 39 .when positive emotions open us up to new possibilities, we are more able to learn and build on our skills. 40 . a. what helps you feel confident? b. that leads to doing better on tasks and tests. c. its a signal that we might need to protect ourselves. d. they help us focus on a problem so we can deal with it. e. for example, its likely youd prefer to feel happy instead of sad.f. and they then make us understand how different ideas relate to each other.g. pay attention to these powerful tools and find ways to make time for them.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）阅读下面的短文，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。lainey finished third grade. she had good grades and could read 41 grade level, but she did not like to read. on a family car trip, her aunt dede pulled out a copy of harry potter, as a surprise for her 42 . but lainey took one look at it, 43 her eyes, and said, “boring!”aunt dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it. 44 the youngest children in the class were 45 by the story. they 46 with great interest and then 47 joined in grand conversations about harrys adventures.“how can you say its 48 ? have you read it? ” asked aunt dede.“no, its too long and it doesnt have any 49 .” complained lainey.“oh, thats where you are 50 ;there are lots of pictures. every page is full of pictures;