湖北省武汉市东湖高新技术开发区高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省武汉市东湖高新技术开发区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项考生务必将白己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上.并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用统一提供的2b铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型a后的方框涂黑。选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮檫干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。第二卷的作答:用统一提供的签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。考生必须保持答改卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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。例：how much is the shirt?a.19.5. b.9.15. c.9.18.1. how much will the man pay for the tickets? a. 7.5. b. 15. c. 50.2. which is the right gate for the mans flight? a. gate 16. b. gate 22. c. gate 25.3. how does the man feel about going to school by bike? a. happy. b. tired. c. worried.4. when can the woman get the computers? a. on tuesday. b. on wednesday. c. on thursday5. what does the woman think of the shirt for the party? a. the size is not large enough. b. the material is not good. c. the color is not suitable. 第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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 can we learn about mr. brown? a. he is in his office. b. he is at a meeting. c. he is out for a meal.7. what will the man probably do next? a. call back. b. come again. c. leave a message.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what kind of room does the man want to take? a. a single room. b. a double room. c. a room for three.9. what does the man need to put in the form? a. telephone and student card numbers. b. student card number and address. c. address and telephone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. fellow clerks. b. boss and secretary.c. customer and salesperson.11. what does the man like about his job? a. living close to the office.b. chances to go abroad.c. nice people to work with.12. what do we know about the woman? a. she likes traveling.b. she is new to the company. c. she works in public relations.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. when will the visitors come? a. in march. b. in april. c. in may. 14. how many visitors are coming? a. 8. b. 10. c. 12.15 what will the visitors do on the second day? a. go to a party. b. visit schools. c. attend a lecture. 16. where will the visitors go on the final day? a. to london b. to scotland c. to the coast.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the first word the baby tried to say? a. truck. b. ok.c. duck. 18. how old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly? a. about 18 months. b. about 21 months. c. about 24 months.19. what did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport? a. he corrected the baby.b. he tried to stop the baby.c. he hid himself somewhere. 20. why did the mother pretend not to know the baby? a. she got angry with the father. b. she was frightened by the noise. c. she felt uneasy about the noisy baby. 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。amy friend, emma daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in israel. during her month-long stay in jerusalem she often went to a cafe called chocolate soup. it was run by two men, one of whom alex used to live in montreal. one morning when emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that hed be happy to lend it to her. as he lived just above the cafe, he quickly ran up to get it. the book he handed to emma just minutes later was markings, a book by a former secretary-general of the united nations (un). emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy, but when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover, in her own handwriting. it turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in montreal, emma had met a californian who was in town visiting friends. they decided to exchange addresses, but neither of them had any paper. the man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack (背包) and asked emma to write her name and address inside. when he returned to california, he left the book behind in montreal, and his friend alex kept it. when alex later moved to jerusalem, he took the book along.21. the underlined word “floored” may probably be replaced by _. a. disappointedb. satisfied.c. worried.d. astonished22. we can learn from the text that the californian . a. met emma at a concertb. invited emma to a concert c. introduced emma to his friendd. left emma his backpack23. who was supposed to be the first owner of the book? a. an official of the unb. a coffee shop owner c. a friend of the authorsd. alexs friend from californiab the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. his son or daughter whom he has brought up with loving care may prove ungrateful. those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to our faith. the money that a man has he may lose. it flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. a mans reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. the people, who bend themselves to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of anger when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.the one absolute, unselfish friend a man may have in this world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous , is his dog. a mans dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. it will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only it can be near its master. it will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. it will lick the wounds and sores that caused by the roughness of the world. it guards the sleep of its pauper master as if he were a prince. when all other friends desert, the dog remains. when riches take wings and fame falls to pieces, the dog is as constant in its love as the sun in its journeys through the heavens. if fate drives the master to be outcast, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks for no higher privilege than that of accompanying its master to guard him against danger, and to fight against his enemies. and when the last scene comes and death takes its master, the noble dog will be found lying by its masters cold body. no matter if all other friends of its masters pursue their own way, the noble dog will be found lying by its masters graveside, its head between its paws, its eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, and faithful even in death.24. which is true according to the passage? a. our loved ones may abandon us when we are halfway to success b. those we ignored before may betray us now c. what we lost will be returned when we make a name d. those who favored us may turn their back on us when we become losers 25. what can we learn from the passage ? a. if only owners treat dogs lovingly dogs wont betray owners b. dogs kept by rich families show more loyalty to them c. dogs remain loyal to their owners unconditionally d. a mans dog serves the owner more devotedly when he is in sickness26. what does the underlined word probably mean in paragraph 3 ? a. patient b. beg c. millionaire d. employee27. what method does the writer use to present his eulogy(礼赞）to dogs ? a. comparison b. argument c. reasoning d. research cto be financially secure and spiritually pleased, a man who has an occupation ought to have two or three hobbies. it tends to make people laugh by saying: “i will develop hobbies when i am retired.” such a promise is like a bubble which will burst in the end, leaving pleasure forever beyond. on the other side , if a man is only interested in acquiring knowledge and abilities irrelevant to his daily work, it is also hard to get true pleasure in the long run. broadly speaking, hobbies for those who have jobs should be practical. for example, it is impractical for a construction worker, after a hard weeks manual labor, to develop the interest of playing football on saturday afternoon. it is also unlikely for a politician or a business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to attend drama courses at the weekend.it may also be said that laborers are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work is everything and pleasure just exists in work. the former are the majority. they have their compensations. the long hours in the office or the factory bring them money, not only as the means oflivelihood, but as a driving force for pleasure beyond their work. but for the second class, the working hours are never long enough. each day is enjoyed like a holiday, and when real holidays come, they see them as interruptions. to both classes, the need of changing the angle of viewing work and pleasure is essential. those who find it hard to enjoy their work are not fully enjoying the world they live in. however, it is more urgent for those whose work is their all pleasure to drive the work occasionally off their minds and develop hobbies.28. what can we learn from paragraph 1 ? a. the best choice for a person is having three hobbies b. to relax one should broaden his knowledge in other fieldsc. pleasure is acquired by enjoying work and hobbiesd. pleasure lies in how much one is involved in other fields29. which hobby do you recommend to a software programmer ? a. playing chinese chess c. learning watercolor painting b. writing poems d. joining in mobike riding 30. which can substitute the underlined word in paragraph 3? a. working hours b. real holidays c. means of livelihood d. drama courses 31. what is the best title of the passage a. work and pleasure c. holidays and interruptions b. hobbies and relaxation d. manual work and brain work d from a biological point, human life almost reads like a poem. it has its ownrhythm, internal cycles of growth and decay. it begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence trying to adapt itself to society with passions and curiosities.then it reaches a manhood of intense activities, benefiting from experience and learning more about society and human nature. at middle age, there is a slight easing of tension, and a character of maturity like the ripening of fruit or long-preserved wine. then in the sunset of our life, the endocrine（内分泌） system in our body decreases the biological activity. if we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it, it is for us the age of peace, security and contentment. finally, life flashes out and one goes into eternal sleep, never to wake up again.one should be able to sense the beauty of thisrhythmof life as we do while listening to symphonies, appreciating its main theme, its conflict and the ending. the movements of these cycles are very much the same in a humans life, but the music must be written by the individual himself. in some souls, the unpleasant note becomes louder and finally covers the main rhythm. sometimes the unpleasant note gains so much power that the music can no longer go on, and the individual shoots himself with a gun or jump into a river. that is because his original theme has been showed extremely wildly for the lack of self-discipline, otherwise any humans life will run to its normal end naturally. there are sometimes in many of us too many staccatos (断奏）or impetuses（强音). because the rhythm is wrong, the music is not pleasing to the ear. we may learn more of therhythmof the grand rivers like the river amazon , flowing steadily and eternally into the sea. no one can say that life with childhood, manhood and old age is not a perfect arrangement. the day has its morning, noon and sunset, and the year has its seasons. and if we take this biological view of life and try to live according to the arrangement, no one can deny that life can be a poem. shakespeare has expressed this idea more vividly in his passage about the seven stages of life, and a good many chinese writers also have said about the same thing. shakespeare was like nature itself, and that is the greatestcomplimentwe can pay to a writer. he merely lived, observed life and went away quietly and beautifully. 32. in which stage does curiosity drive a human to adjust to society ? a. teenage b. babyhood c.manhood d.middle age 33. when a human life reaches his last stage, what can he easily acquire ? a. passion b. tension c. maturity d. satisfaction 34. in paragraph 2 and 3, what does the writer suggest a person? a. learning more about symphonies c. controlling negative feelings earlierb. writing music by himself d. writing music for money 35. what is the main idea of the passage ?a. a human should live a romantic life like a poet b. a human should have knowledge of music c. a human is expected to act his age and accept what life is d. a human should face death bravely when he is old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。 some chinese experts advocate that compulsory education should not be replaced by any other form of teaching last week. should compulsory education be replaced by private schooling or homeschooling? readers of our newspaper share their ideas. ted180 (canada) an important function of public education is to teach proper social habits and help children to see themselves as part of the community beyond their family. the private schooling cannot guarantee this. 36. . thats why i oppose private schooling.hailchina! (australia)the government needs to make sure that private schools follow the required curriculum. if the state does not control what young people are learning then who knows what they could be taught in private schools. but there is no need to worry about homeschooling for few parents choose that . and china has done good jobs in guaranteeing the required curriculum in private schools. 37._.china is aware of every single childs education . julia(swiss)private education should not be banned. it is a far better educational opportunity than public school. as a product of the public school system, i learned very little from public school and spent most of the time repeating information that had been taught in previous years. 38. . i wish that my parents had made a wiser decision. maxwell996(uk) i do not think that private education should be banned at all. private education is mostly good. it is important for people to educate in the ways that they wish to be educated or have their kids educated, regardless of the form of schooling they choose. 39. .chen anna(china) all students have different mental level and background. some slow students need one-to-one class to understand the lesson better. they will achieve less in a classroom of a large number of students. on the other hand, a genius will get bored if they waste time listening to what is too simple for him in a big classroom. 40. .a. this reduces the chances of children slipping through the cracks b. the children will fail to adapt to the wider society c.that is freedom for them d.there was no point in my public school education e.private education is a better choice for me f. public schooling shouldnt be substituted g. so homeschooling or private education should co-exist with public education 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。on a sunny monday in april, i had two loving grandmothers near me, but when tuesday came, only one was left. i was 41 taught that boys should never cry. but i wasnt brave enough. 42 i wanted to do was cry. later, i had the hardest time hiding my sadness.my relatives soon 43 from all over the country. the moment i walked into the room where my grandma was waiting in a coffin(灵柩), my 44 dropped. i grabbed my mothers hand and focused on not 45 . when i was beside the coffin, my mother made me touch grandmas hand, 46 this would be my last chance to touch her, which 47 brought me to tears. when my hand touched hers, she 48 the same way she always had, except a little 49 than usual. during the next few hours, all the people present told me how 50 they were about my grandma. i just 51 and remembered not to cry. when we arrived at church for funeral services, i was 52 to see that my parents were already crying. i was trying to hold back my 53 , but as the priest（牧师）began talking about my grandma, i couldnt contain my sadness anymore. he 54 how every night she stayed with me while my parents were working. i 55 how shed bake apple pies for me. when my father noticed me 56 , he put his arm around me and we cried together. my father, mother, sister and i all sat crying 57 the world were ending. i promised to 58 if i ever had a son, i w