湖南省新化县高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖南省新化县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题 考试时间：150分钟满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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罝。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. who got the highest grade?a. the boy b. the girl c. mike2. when will the speakers meet?a. at 8:00 b. at 8:15 c. at 8:453. where is the boys book now?a. in his school bag. b. on his desk. c. on his bed4. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. the holiday time b. the weather. c. the seasons5. what does the man mean?a. he can pick up the womans son.b. he welcomes the woman at any timec. he wants to know the womans arrival time.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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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 ms. underwood doing?a. eating breakfast b. having a meeting c. sending off some documents.7. why is the man coming to the woman?a. to send a delivery.b. to pick up some documents.c. to ask kelly to deliver some documents听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what has the woman forgotten to write on the list?a. onions b. potatoes c. carrots.9. what does the man need to decide at the market?a. whether to buy cheeseb. how much cheese to buywhat kind of cheese to buy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. at a chemists c. at a clinic11. which part of the womans body does she feel in a pain?a. the throat b. the left ear c. a tooth12. what will the woman do next?a. see a dentist soon.b. ask for some medicinec. make an appointment with miss brown.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. teacher and student b. colleagues c . classmates14. what does the man think of the homework according to the woman? a. helpful b. useless c. too much15. how do lots of students do their homework according to the woman? a. they rely on the help from others b. they do their homework themselves c. they do their homework with the friends.16. what does the woman think students should do in their free time? a. play games and watch tv. b. do their homework carefully. c. do some exercise and read novels.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how long does the speaker work in antarctica every year? a. about ten days. b. about ten weeks c. about four months18. what was the speakers worst experience? a. his toes got frozen b. his nose got hurt c. his lips got dry.19. what does the speaker refuse to eat? a. high-energy biscuits b. raw fish. c. fish20. what is the speaker looking forward to doing in antarctica? a. eating an indian meal. b. having soup every day. c. staying at home with his family. 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。aeve was waiting in the corridor outside her class. she was feeling sick. she had two exams that day and physics was first. she really hated physics. it was her worst subject. lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly. eve thought she looked guilty. she didnt have a problem with physics. she didnt have a problem with anything. miss perfect! “hi, eve! so whats wrong with you and lisa?” asked tina, “i thought you were friends.” “yes, so did i,” said eve. “but she hasnt spoken to me for two weeks now. she promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then shes ignored all my calls and texts.” while in the exam, eve found lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. eve couldnt believe it! is that how lisa always got such good grades? she thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated. the next exam was history. that was eves favorite subject but she couldnt concentrate. she didnt know what to do about lisa. just then, mr. reed, their teacher, walked past. “mr. reed”lisa was called to the teachers office and there waited mr. reedthe history test was over. eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her. it was lisa. eve could see that she had been crying. “listen,” said lisa. “im really sorry i havent answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and hes in hospital. he had a big heart operation today and i was very worried about him. so i was reading texts from my mum, but mr. reed caught me. he thought i was cheating. he believes me now, but i have to take the exam again. im sorry i didnt tell you what was happening. will you forgive me?”21. the reason for eves feeling sick is most probably that _. a. she found lisa was looking back at her b. she had to take two exams within one day c. she was worried about the physics exam d. she had been waiting for too long a time22. lisa didnt help eve review for the physics exam because _. a. she had to look after her sick father b. she herself was quite bad at physics c. she didnt consider eve as a true friend d. she was selfish and hated to waste time23. at the end of the story eve probably felt _. a. confident and optimistic b. regretful and sorry c. sad and angry d. glad and inspired24. what lesson can we learn from this passage? a. a friend in need is a friend indeed. b. a life without a friend is a life without sun. c. old friends and old wines are the best. d. friendship should be based on trust.blondons transport services offer you a special experience of the city. heres a round - up of the transport choices available to you . london undergroundthere are 11 color-coded underground lines. services run regularly from around 5:00 to 00:30 (sunday 07:30 to 23:30).tip:always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯) at tube stations. it can get hot and busy on the tube during peak travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these rush hours. busesa cheap and easy way to travel around london. they generally run from 5:00 to 00:30. night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24- hour service.it is not possible to pay for your london bus fare in cash. instead, you can pay with a visitor oyster card, oyster card, travelcard or uk - issued contactless payment card. a single bus journey is 1.50 with an oyster card or uk-issued contactless payment card.to help you get home, if you dont have enough credit (存款) on your oyster card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.after this you will need to add the credit on your card before you use it again. if your contactless payment card has been issued outside the uk, please check .uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services.tip:some bus routes are especially good for sightseeing - try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. the new routemaster bus featured in the james bond film skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390.25. at what time do london underground services begin to operate on s undays?a. midnightb. 07:30c. 05:00d. 00:3026. when travelling in london, visitors at tube stations are advised to _.a. stand side by sideb. avoid using the escalatorsc. take the tube at fixed timesd. make use of off-peak hours27. if you find only 1.00 left on your oyster card for your home journey, you _.a. should pay 0.50 more in cash on the busb. will not be allowed to get on a london busc. will be given one more chance to take a london busd. should add more money on your card firstcwhen talking about humor, people often refer to famous humorists such as samuel langhorne clemens, better known by the pen-name mark twain. samuel langhorne clemens, americas famous writer, journalist and humorist, was born in florida on november 30, 1835. he was the sixth of the seven children in the family. as a child, samuel was often kept indoors because of his poor health. when samuel was 12, his father died of a deadly disease and at the age of 13, samuel had to leave school to make a living. he became a printers apprentice（学徒）. a year later, he became skilled at printing by working and studying hard. samuel was then employed as a printer with pay. after two years, he became an editorial assistant. it was then that young samuel became aware of his fondness for writing. when he was 17 years old, samuel left hannibal for a printers job in st. louis. while staying in st. louis, samuel became a river pilot in 1858. his pen-name, mark twain, came from his days as a river pilot. it is a river term meaning “safe to sail”. because the river trade was brought to a stop by the civil war in 1861, samuel began working as a newspaper reporter for several newspapers all over the united states. samuels career took off and he became famous when his story the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras country appeared in the new york saturday press on november 18, 1865. samuels first book, the innocents abroad was published in 1896. the two novels the adventures of tom sawyer (in 1876) and the adventures of huckleberry finn (in 1885) brought him worldwide popularity. he wrote 28 books and numerous humor stories, letters and plays. mark twain passed away on april 21, 1910. to remember him, his childhood home was open to the public as a museum in hannibal.28. what do we know about samuel langhorne clemens? a. he was an unknown american writer. b. he had 7 sisters and brothers altogether. c. he was weak when he was young. d. he lived a rich life in his childhood. 29. when did samuel langhorne clemens realize his interest in writing? a. when he studied at school b. when he went to st. louis c. when he worked on a ship d. when he was sixteen years old30. samuel got his pen-name from the job as a(n) _. a. printer b. editorial assistant c. river pilot d. newspaper reporter31. which made mark twain become famous? a. the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras country b. the innocents abroad c. the adventures of tom sawyer d. the adventures of huckleberry finn deating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. but there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.previous studies have linked high exposure to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke within as little as a few hours after exposure. in one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. a separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the u. s. environmental protection agency (epa) considers to be of “moderate” quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.the authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. however, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. so stricter regulation by the epa of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.32. the text mainly discusses the relationship between _.a. heart problems and air quality b. heart problems and exercisingc. heart problems and smoking d. heart problems and fatty food33. the underlined word “modest” in paragraph 3 most probably means_ .a. relatively high b. extremely（极大地）lowc. relatively low d. extremely high34. what can we learn from the text?a. eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.b. the epa conducted many studies on air quality.c. moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,d. stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.35. the authors purpose of writing the text is most likely to_ .a. inform b. persuade c. describe d. entertain 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。 five activities you can practice easily on earth dayleave your cars at homecars,being the greatest source of air pollution,can be left at home this weekend 36 other greener options are carpooling , riding a bike or you can also walk if you want a healthier option and if your workplace is not that far away from your home.be a little dirty. 37 we simply mean to say,dons take a bath.yes，conservation of water is super essential.a day or two without a bath wont harm you,but it will certainly do a lot of good to our planet.a daily shower isnt a matter of health; its a matter of comfort.showering every day can wash away the natural oils that our skin and hair need. 38 this is one of the best things you can do. why?because it will do you good too.join other like-minded individuals in a common task.if you have the time,there are lots of opportunities out there to pitch in ,for instance,planting trees,cleaning a park or simply coming up with ways you can preserve mother earth.green-up your homethis is one of the most common things that people do whenever earth day rolls around,that is ,switch off their lights 39 .conserve energy by switching off all power and/or electricity points whenever they are not in use.in addition,take out all the plugs form plug points even after switching them off.pledge(保证)to do more every day you know what the best way to celebrate earth day is? extend your celebrations.thats right!do something every day that will improve your surroundings to make the planet a better place to live in. 40 the future of our planet is in your hands!a.volunteer yourself.b.turn down the heat.c.no,we dont mean it “that” way.d.travelling via public transport is the better option.e.always remember that every step,every little bit counts. f.however,this is not something you should do just for a day and for only an hour.g.our product choices,packaging and recycling are all areas that affect our homes. 第三部分：语言知识运用（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（、和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。as we know，it is important to be honest with childrenbut there are some things in this world that simply arent 41 sometimes it makes sense for parents to 42 to their childreni still remember my threeyearold daughters face when we watched the 43 that twentychildren at sandy hook elementary school had been killedafter a few minutes she 44 and put her 45 arms around my legs and said，“i love you，momma”i was still 46 whether or not to turn the tv off when she， 47 ，asked，“momma，why arent those kids ok?”i just 48 that they were smart children， 49 they did something wrong and got punished were not all 50 of a little lie here and theresanta claus，the easter bunny and snowwhite are just a few examples of 51 for parents to keep magic in the worldmagic，imagination and creativity are very essential in life， 52 for childrenthese stories battle against the negative aspects of the world and create 53 in the end children will be able to 54 what is true and what was made to 55 their livesout of five brothers and a sister i can happily report that not one of the children i grew up with was 56 when we discovered who all those 57 people really were in life，a parent is the 58 of knowledge，and it is up to the parent to decide what knowledge to teach and whentheres no 59 to tell children all about the truthas they become 60 ，they will have a better understanding of the world41auserfriendlybkidfriendly creaderfriendlydteacherfriendly42aagreebtalk c1ie dreact 43anewsbgamecdiscussiondexperiment44acame outbfell down ccalled back dreached up 45along b1ittle cthin dstrong46aarguing bresearching cconsidering dquestioning 47ain peace bin danger cin doubt din puzzlement48aexplained bannounced csuggested dapologized49aso bbut cor duntil 50aafraid btired cguilty dnervous51aactivities bgoals cpossibilities dways52aespecially bprobably cgradually dfrequently53a1uck bhope chonor dwealth54adescribe bpredict cunderstand dremember55asave b1ive cstart dbetter56aexcited bupset cspecial dcurious57aimaginary bhomeless cstrange dgenerous58afriend bpartner ckeeper dadvisor59atime bchoice crisk dneed 60aolder bcleverer cbraver dbusier 第二节 语法填空（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。语法填空： forgiveness is really a gift we give to ourselves.a 61 (power)way of forgiving is to see past the adult behavior to the little innocent child within the person we would like to forgive.betty was having a particularly hard time because her father had acted wrongly.yet 62 (continue)to h