湖北省黄石市高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

英语第一部分：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）请听下面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 does mr. clarke do while his wife is shopping? a. he sits in his car. b. he pushes the shopping cart. c. he waits for her in a cafe.2. what will the weather be like? a. cloudy. b. windy. c. sunny. 3. what does the man plan to do during the summer holiday? a. travel in a foreign country.b. get ready for his paper.c. save enough money. 4. how much did the man pay? a.10. b.15. c.20. 5. why did the woman thank the man? a. he gave her a lift home again. b. he helped her find a room.c. she had been a guest in his home. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. why was jack at the restaurant with his family? a. for his grandpas birthday.b. for his parents wedding anniversary.c. for his grandmas birthday.7. how often do they go to the restaurant? a. at least once a week. b. at least once a month. c. at least once a year.8. when is the womans birthday? a. tomorrow. b. in february. c. in january.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. why did the woman call the man? a. to ask for directions. b. to inform him where she is. c. to say sorry.10. what time is it now? a. around 7:30. b. around 8:00. c. around 8:30. 11. where did the woman leave from? a. the hotel. b. her house. c. her office.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what kind of person is rosie? a. shes talkative. b. shes a real complainer. c. shes easygoing.13. what day is today? a. friday. b. thursday. c. wednesday. 14. what does the man suggest the woman do? a. talk with rosie directly. b. not go to eat out with rosie again. c. let some other people talk to rosie.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题15. whats the relationship between the speakers? a. friends. b. husband and wife. c. guide and traveler.16. what do we know about the woman? a. she visited many interesting places in nanjing. b. she loves traveling. c. she enjoyed everything in nanjing.17. what will they do next? a. enjoy the fresh air. b. take some pictures. c. look at some photos. 请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. how long does the club stay open every day? a. 15 hours a day, five days a week. b. 16 hours a day, seven days a week. c. 17 hours a day, seven days a week. 19. who is in charge of club memberships? a. jack bergman. b. mrs. colville. c. mr. solville. 20. what can we learn from the talk? a. the club is only open to its members. b. the steam room is a good place for relaxation. c. a guided tour is available at 2:15 p.m. every day第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。21. he is quite honest, but his outspoken remarks often make him an easy _ for the opposition. a. aim b. target c. attack d. goal22. im sure you will make yourself understood better if you _ your words with gestures. a. advocate b. refresh c. accompany d. transform23. - is the white house _ to ordinary visitors? - of course, but you need to make an appointment ahead of time. a. available b. acceptable c. adaptable d. accessible24. i stayed up late working on my report and was woken up the next morning by my wife; i would _ have been late for the meeting. a. otherwise b. moreover c. meanwhile d. therefore25. to her dissatisfaction, her husband didnt approve of her idea; instead he _ everything she said.a. contradictb. favorc. declared. convey26. experts urged that healthy people not _ vegetables and fruit with vitamin pills, which might be polluted when processed.a. governb. purchase c. substitute d. subscribe27. we have a thousand reasons to believe that three years of hard work in senior school for those sparing no efforts in study will eventually_.a. pull through b. get across c. come about d. pay off28 the boy was so _ to the cyber games that he would spend hours sitting in front of the computer.a. occupied b. addicted c. dragged d. tied29 feeling much _ for the poor student whose parents are both disabled, we decided to offer more help to him this year.a. affection b. authority c. desire d. sympathy30 the titanic turned just in time, _ missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.a. nearly b. slightly c. narrowly d. lightly第二节：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（abcd）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。waiting for the airplane to take off, i was happy to get a seat by myself. just then, an airline hostess 31 me and asked, “would you mind changing your seat? a couple would like to sit together.” the only other 32 seat was next to a woman 33 both arms in casts(石膏), a black-and-blue face, and a depressed emotion. “ 34 am i going to sit there” was my immediate thought. 35 then a deeper, quieter voice spoke, “opportunity.” finally i took my new seat and discovered that kathy had been in an auto accident, and she was on her way for 36 .when the snack of nuts and juice arrived, 37 did not take me long to realize that kathy would not be able to 38 herself. i considered offering to feed her but 39 , as it seemed too close and familiar a service to offer to a stranger. but then i decided that kathys need was more important than my 40 . i offered to help her eat, and although she too was uncomfortable about 41 it, she did. the experience was pleasant, and she and i 42 close in a short period of time. 43 the end of the five-hour trip, my heart was fully 44 , and the time was 45 better spent than if i had just sat by myself.i was very glad i had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to kathy and feed her. 46 sometimes flows beyond human borders and dissolves the fears 47 keep us separate. when we stretch to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more 48 world. help me move 49 the small self so i can connect with the hearts of others. when i give love to another, i 50 my own soul.31. a. touchedb. attractedc. approached d. conducted32. a. suitableb. available c. acceptabled. comfortable33. a. withb. aroundc. ford. from34. a. no caseb. no wayc. no mannersd. no means35. a. sob. otherwisec. andd. but 36. a. holidaysb. treatmentc. sightseeingd. interview37. a. thatb. whatc. thisd. it38. a. helpb. dressc. supportd. drink39. a. held upb. kept upc. gave upd. cheered up40. a. discomfortb. guiltc. convenienced. situation41. a. attendingb. acceptingc. concerningd. behaving42. a. grew b. keptc. stayedd. remained43. a. tob. inc. fromd. by 44. a. awakeb. alonec. alived. asleep45. a. increasinglyb. properlyc. reasonablyd. certainly46. a. loveb. selfc. cared. sympathy47. a. whatb. thatc. whetherd. when48. a. answeringb. demandingc. rewardingd. offering49. a. towardb. acrossc. beyondd. through50. a. meetb. calmc. served. feed第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 achildren have their own rules in playing games. they seldom need a referee(裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores. they dont care much about who wins or loses, and it does not seem to worry them if the game is not finished. yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared. they also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself. grown-ups can hardly find childrens games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. however, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. he can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid. he becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. he can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught. it appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.51.what is true about children when they play games? athey can stop playing any time they like. bthey can test their personal abilities.cthey want to pick a better team. dthey dont need rules.52.to become a leader in a game the child has to_ . a. play well b. wait for his turnc. be confident in himself d. be popular among his playmates53.what do we know about grown-ups? athey are not interested in games. b. they find childrens games too easy. cthey dont need a reason to play games. dthey dont understand childrens games.54.the writer believes that_ . a. children should make better rules for their games. b. children should invite grown-ups to play with them. c. childrens games can do them a lot of good d. children play games without reasonsbif a child has a learning problem before he leaves the second or third grade, its difficult for him to study well. adhd(注意力缺乏多动症)is one of the most common learning disabilities. even with parents and doctors working together without schools help, it is very hard to get rid of the disability. sadly, even today, there are many schools that dont know how to deal with the children with these disabilities.fairfield primary school is a good place for children that have been diagnosed with adhd. the teachers really care about all of their students and they are willing to work with parents and doctors in order to help these children. when they see the child want to act up(捣蛋) in class, they usually give the child something physical to do in order to get rid of the excess(过多的) energy. they never punish the child for something that is beyond the childs control.overall, fairfield primary school has all of things that a child with adhd needs. they provide interesting class games for the childs excess energy. they also provide the school rules the child needs. they give the child a caring environment where they are not kept apart because they are different. this is a very good school for a child who is suffering from one or more of these problems.we believe your child with adhd can learn, change and succeed if they come to study in fairfield primary school.55. the passage is mainly about _.a. a childb. a school c. a teacherd. a disease56. which of the following is necessary to help children with adhd according to the passage?a. taking them to see doctors more often. b. parents spending more time caring for them.c. parents, doctors and schools working together.d. choosing the best primary school for them.57. how do the teachers deal with students with excess energy?a. by punishing and criticizing them.b. by asking them to play games.c. by forcing them to listen to them.d. by giving them a strict environment.58. who is the passage written for?a. teachers. b. children. c. doctors. d. parentscmany people would interpret “the american dream” as “living like an american” - a two-story house with a white picket fence (尖篱笆); a family with two cars; and two children.however, the current economic situation is affecting the american way of life for 4.4 million people living in the us, according to a new census(人口普查) data. “its going to have a long-term impact and to say its going to end is optimitic,” says cheryl russell, former editor-in-chief of american demographics magazine. “were just in the middle of a big transition.”so what is the new normal?*marrying later. the average age of the first marriage has increased to 28.7 for men and 26.7 for women, up from 27.5 and 25.9 respectively in 2006.*fewer babies. there were 200,000 fewer births among women aged 20 to 34 in 2010 compared with two years before. this was despite the fact that the number of women of child bearing age had gone up by more than 1 million.*breaking up is harder. the number of divorces has been falling for 25 years as people wait longer or choose to live together before tying the knot. there were about 65,000 fewer divorces in 2010 than in 2008, a 7 percent decrease.*crowded living. unemployment is forcing more people to live together. ther number of households where people lived with “other relatives” climbed from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 7.2 percent in 2010.*going public. private school enrollment decreased from 13.6 percent in 2006 to 12.8 percent in 2010. *fewer cars. the percentage of households without a car rose again to 9.1 percent against 8.8 percent in 2006. the percentage of households with two or more cars fell from 58 percent to 57.1 percent.59. what is the article mainly about? a. the interpretation of “the american dream”. b. the significance of the current economic crisis. c. the traditional american way of life. d. changes to the american lifestyle.60. what might cheryl russell agree with according to the article? a. the american economy will be looking up soon. b. a traditional lifestyle is much better and healthier. c. american lifestyles are being reshaped and will continue to change. d. the spirit of the american dream will inspire americans to get through the economic recession.61. what are the characteristics of the future american lifestyle? a. delayed marriages. b. a lower divorce rate. c. increased car ownership. d. an increase in private school enrollment. e. having children later. a. a,b,e b. a,c,e c. b,d,e d. b,c,e62. which of the following statements is true according to the article? a. the typical us family is expected to have a threestory house with a big yard and two children. b. the us birth rate rose slightly 2010 compared with two years before. c. a growing number of people are forced to share their homes with other relatives in the us. d. us students prefer to go to private schools rather than public schools.dthere are some things humans can go without. we can lose a kidney or a lung, an arm or two and still live perfectly well. but some fish put us to shame. they can get by without stomachs. one such fish is the stout longtom. the group it belongs to carries a more appropriate name: the needlefish. all needlefish lack stomachs. their ancestors had them, but later they were lost.the stout longtom can reach 1.3 meters in length, and lives near the sea surface. like all needlefish, it can jump out of the water to escape its enemies. tropical fishermen are sometimes injured by needlefish. in 1977, a 10-year-old hawaiian boy was killed when a needlefish jumped through his brain. the longtom eats smaller fish. its teeth are not good at cutting fish into pieces, so it swallows fish whole.ryan day from australia and his colleagues wanted to know how the longtom digests its meaty meals without a stomach, so they ran some chemical tests about the fish.days results show that the longtom can consume food without the help of a stomach. it uses a special material called trypsin that can break down proteins without acid although the approach is less efficient than using a stomach.because its a meat-eating animal, the longtom gets a lot of protein in its food, so it can afford this slightly less efficient system for absorbing it. two plant-eating fish that day studies actually had higher levels of trypsin in their body, as their food was low in protein.day thinks that the longtom and its stomachless relatives might actually have arrived at an energy-saving solution. he says that although the stomach is critical to many kinds of animal, the organ is “a fairly expensive organ to run”. this perhaps explains why some animals have got rid of theirs. 63. what does the underlined phrase “get by” mean?a. recover.b. fight.c. hunt.d. live.64. ryan day ran the chemical tests in order to find out how the longtom _.a. catches smaller fish in the water b. digests the smaller fish in its bodyc. can jump so high to escape its enemiesd. uses acid to break down the protein65. what plays a key role in the longtoms digestion process?a. trypsin.b. acidc. the stomach.d. protein in its body.66. ryan days results show that _.a. the longtom can make acid easilyb. the longtom often waste energyc. the longtoms high-protein food helps its unique way of consuming food.d. meat-eating fish have higher levels of trypsin in their bodies than plant-eating fish e what do you do when you feel lonely? hide yourself away and spend your time reading, watching tv or walking around? you might think that feeling lonely is just like feeling happy, sad or scared-that its just one of your