贵州省都匀市第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

都匀一中2015-2016学年度第二学期高二半期考试高 二 年 级 英 语 科温馨提示：因本套试卷有特殊题型，填涂答题卡时，请务必注意对照好上面的题号，要与试卷上的题号相符。第卷第一部分：听力（共2节，满分20分）第一节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分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. who made the cake?a. the man b. the woman. c. the womans mother.2. when should the man check in?a. at 8：30 b. at 8：00 c. at 7:30.3. what happened to mr greens damaged car? a. it was sold b. it was stolen. c. it was mended.4. what day is it today?a. saturday b. sunday. c. monday.5. what is the man doing?a. giving advice. b. asking for help. c. making an invitation.第二节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15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，从题中所给的a、b、c三个项中选出最佳选项，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。每段对话或独自读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what is the girl worrying about? a. her work b. her exams c. her health.7. what does the man advise the woman to do? a. work harder. b. do some exercise. c. have enough sleep.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. when is the mans ticket to the french painting exhibition? a. today b. tomorrow c. the day after tomorrow.9. what do we know about the man?a. he is an art lover b. he got the ticket from his friend.c. he invites the woman to go with him.请听第8段材料回答第10至12题10. what kind of game was it? a. it was a football game. b. it was a basketball game. c. it was a baseball game11. who ran the fastest? a. the man b. gary. c. carl.12. what do we know about the man? a. hes not a good player b. his ankle was hurt in the game. c. he watched the whole game请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how many members does the international friends club have now? a. about 50 b. about 30 c. about 15.14. what activity does the club have on thursday evenings? a. a sport event. b. a language class c. a get-together meal.15. what days language evening should the woman go to? a. friday b. wednesday. c. tuesday. 16. what do we know about the woman? a. she wants to find a job there. b. she has many friends there c. she is new there.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. whats the weather like today? a. its foggy b. its sunny cits windy18. what does the man do? a. he is a painter b. he is an engineer. c. he is a weatherman.19. what does the man think of his job? a. easy. b. tiring c. dangerous20. why does the man love his job? a. because he can stay in the mountains. b. because he can enjoy the beautiful view c. because he can experience different weather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。a one day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. he is a teacher at one of londons big medical schools. he had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to russia to give a lecture. he had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, and he had put rupert, the skeleton(人体骨架) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase. at the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. he left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop. when he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. he often wondered what they said when they got home and found rupert.21. who wrote the story? a. ruperts teacher. b. the neighbors teacher. c. a medical school teacher. d. the teachers neighbor.22. why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? a.he needed it for the summer term in london. b. he needed it for the lecture he was going to give. c.he wanted to take it to russia for medical research. d.he wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.23. what happened at the airport? a.the skeleton went missing. b. the skeleton was stolen. c.the teacher forgot his suitcase. d. the teacher took the wrong suitcase.24. which of the following might have happened afterwards? a.the teacher got back the suitcase but not rupert. b. the teacher got back neither the suitcase nor rupert.c. the teacher got back rupert but not the suitcase. d. the teacher got back both the suitcase and rupert.bon the spanish island of la gomera, kids are allowed to whistle(吹口哨) in class. in fact, whistling is required. the students are learning an ancient language called silbo gomero that uses whistles instead of spoken words. its used only on la gomera, which is one of the canary islands.the people of la gonmera have used silbo gomero for centuries. for a long time, it was the best way to communicate across the islands rocky hills and valleys. an islanders whistles can be heard from about 2 miles away.but in the late 20th century, silbo gomero was in danger of dying out. many of the speakers had moved from the island, and spanish had become the main language. cell phones had made it easier for islanders to communicate over long distances. a valuable piece of the islands culture was in danger of being lost forever.in 1999, to keep the language alive, the local government made it a mandatory subject(必修学科) in schools. now nearly all of the islands 22,000 inhabitants use silbo gomero as well as spanish.though silbo gomero has been brought back into use, many other little-known languages around the world face a different situation. there are more than 7,100 languages in the world. about half of them are in danger of disappearing within the next century. a language disappears when the last person to speak it dies.many languages disappear because most children learn only the most important one. this is true even in the u.s, where native american languages are dying because most kids are taught only english.many dying languages have never been written down. some researchers are travelling the globe to record people speaking these languages in the hope of saving them from going silent.25. on la gomera, students are allowed to whistle in class_. a.when they are in danger b. if they want to have some fun c.because they are learning a language d. since they have difficulty in speaking26. how did people on la gomera mainly communicate over long distances in the late 20th century? a.they used cell phones. b. they used silbo gomero. c.they used body language. d. they shouted at each other.27. la gomera successfully prevented silbo gomero from dying out mainly by_. a.written it down b. introducing it into classes c.recording people speaking it d. protecting the last one who speaks it28. what is the main idea of paragraph 6? a.english shouldnt be the only language. b. researchers are saving dying languages. c.a language disappears for various reasons. d. many languages are in danger of disappearing.cdiary of a wimpy kid: the third wheel by jeff kinney a dance at greg heffleys middle school is going to be held, but he cant find someone to go with him. finally he finds a girl from his class to go with him. that is when the third wheel story begins. the third wheel is full of jokes and interesting drawings.ivy and bean make the rules by annie barrows beans older sister jessie gets to go to a summer camp called girl power 4-ever. but bean cant join her because she is too young. so bean and her best friend,ivy, decide to create their own camp. at camp flaming arrow, ivy and bean come up with all the activities and , of course, they make the rules. their happiness and kindness will make you want to keep reading.stick dog by tom watson stick dog is a dog that lives in an empty pipe. he has four dogs friends named poo-poo, stripes, karen and mutt. when stick dog smells some delicious hamburgers, he and his friends decide to steal the food from a human family that is having a picnic in picasso park. along the way, they face a lot of funny challenges.white fur flying by patricia maclachlan zoe and alices mother might just have the coolest job ever. she rescues great pyrenees dogs! but dogs arent the only things that need to be saved. the familys new neighbor, phillip, doesnt speak, and no one knows why. white fur flying is all about understanding that love can come from both inside and out. although it is a little sad, the book is a good read. kids who love animals and a good story will really like it too.29. who wants to start a camp? a.jessie b.alice c.bean d.greg30. the book stick dog is about _. a.the dogs experience of stealing food b. the dogs picnic in a park c.how four dogs are saved from danger d. how to get along with dogs31. in which of the following books are there interesting drawings? a. stick dog. b. white fur flying. c.ivy and bean make the rules. d. diary of a wimpy kid: the third wheel.d instant coffee is very popular in the uk. why do the british drink so much more instant coffee than anyone else? “its like orange squash(橙汁饮料) and orange juice. theyre both called orange but thats pretty much where the similarities end,” says paul meikle-janney, managing director of coffee consultancy, coffee community.”instant coffee and fresh coffee are different products. each has its own place in the market but that place is narrowing when it comes to instant and that is as it should be.” but instant coffee still accounts for 77% of the coffee the british buy to drink at home, according to market research specialists mintel. in italy it accounts for just 1%, in france 4% and 7% in the us. the uk market for coffee at home is growing and is now worth more than1 billion annually. its the americans who are largely believed to have given the uk the stuff. it came during world war two. for a nation of coffee drinkers it was a temporary solution to not having a freshly brewed(煮) cup of coffee. for a nation of tea drinkers it was something new and exciting. instant coffee is refused in cafe culture. but , as figures show, things are different in many british homes. author phillip hensher is a fan, calling it a “little piece of everyday private magic”. so whats the appeal? simple-its quick and easy. granules(颗粒), hot water, some milk if thats how you take it, job done. “no trouble is the products main strength but that wont last as freshly-brewed coffee is now much quicker and easier to make it at home.” and instant coffee lovers will probably be cool with that because they are generally lazy, according to a psychological study into what your coffee reveals about your personality.32. paul meikle-janney mentions “orange squash and orange juice” to show instant coffee _. a.is similar to fresh coffee b. is as good as fresh coffee c.is as cheap as fresh coffee d. is different from fresh coffee33. which country consumes the least amount of instant coffee? a. italy. b. france. c. the uk. d. the us.34. during world war two, americans regarded instant coffee as _. a.something new b. something exciting c. a compromise d. a fashionable choice35. according to the fifth paragraph, instant coffees popularity results from _. a.its low price b. its high quality c. its convenience d. its special taste 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。 improve your memory some people often complain about their poor memory. actually there are several ways to keep your memory sharp. this article will show you some simple tips. 36 when you say these things, you begin to plant the thought in your mind and it may become true.tell yourself you can remember anything as long as you put your mind to the task.you will see an improvement in your memory. 37 if you have trouble remembering phone numbers or other blocks of numbers, it can be really helpful to try this method. if you remember them in smaller groups, like two or three digits, it will also be much easier to remember the number. be sure to see a doctor if you really are losing your memory. a poor memory can be a sign that you are in low spirits. 38 playing games also helps improve your memory. any type of game that involves remembering things is wonderful. 39 try and remember it when you have nothing better to do. a useful tip for anyone interested in games is to often work on solving word puzzles and similar types of games. 40 not only will your memory probably improve, you will also have a great deal of fun.a. take a right attitude.b. remember numbers in small groups.c. stop telling yourself you have a weak memory.d. if you dont know your condition, you cannot treat it!e. if you dont like games, you can go over a list of “to do things”.f. if so, treating it could be the key to getting your memory back.g. such games use the same skills needed to remember facts and help keep the mind sharp.第三部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分55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。when i woke next morning, i was dying of 41 . i seemed to have a hole instead of a 42 . i dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. it was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper i had ever seen! 43 , i had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better 44 there than in any other hotel; and that was 45 i wanted just then. the waiter came hurrying up. before i came downstairs i had prepared 46 carefully for what i must 47 . i had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure 48 “breakfast” really meant “breakfast”. i had tried to get the right 49 and i had stood in front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached. the waiter asked me 50 i could not understand, but i spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. he looked at me in a 51 way, so i repeated it. still he did not understand. it was 52 that english people didnt understand their language. the waiter 53 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter enough to feed a small army and went away. but i was hungry, and i left 54 . when the waiter came back i thought his face showed a little 55 , but you can never 56 what a waiters face really shows. in another minute he brought 57 tray with some bacon and some eggs. he 58 have misunderstood me, but i thought it was no use explaining to people who dont understand their own language, so i just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether i could possibly clear that plate. well, i finished the bacon and eggs. i got up and made my way slowly to my room at least five pound 59 . i never believed until then that any meal could 60 me, but on that day i met my waterloo(滑铁卢).41. a hunger b. cold c. anger d. illness42. a. stone b. head c. breast d. stomach43. a. therefore b. otherwise c. so d. however44. a. received b. fed c. cared d. eating45. a. just b. what c. that d. why46. a. english b. meal c. questions d. myself47. a. speak b. answer c. say d. explain48. a. that b. about c. of d. to49. a. pronunciation b. meaning c. form d. spelling50. a. whether b. something c. when d. what51. a. surprised b. friendly c. puzzled d. touched52. a. unbelievable b. true c. thought d. pity53. a waved b. shook c. bowed d. patted54. a. much b. a little c. nothing d. empty55. a. pleasure b. surprise c. pride d. satisfaction56. a. tell b. guess c. design d. express57. a. other b. another c. more d. me58. a. should b. might c. would d. must59. a. lighter b. heavier c. weightier d. more60. a. hurt b. fat c. defeat d. please 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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。i used to have a very bad habit of shouting at my kids. i knew i need to stop, but counting to 10 and taking deep breaths never worked for me. i needed to find some kind of strategy that would 61 (actual ) work. i decide that the first step was to talk to my kids and tell 62 that i wanted to change this habit. i promised them that if i ever shouted, i would apologize. i didnt like to apologize, so this was 63 real important thing for me.then i began to check myself. i noticed that i was short of patience 64 i was tired at the end of the day and was 65 (nerve) about activities. knowing i was less patient at some times than others 66 (make) me realize that often it was not their behavior 67 caused me to lose my temple, but my own problem.i didnt bear 68 (complain) or being uncooperative. however, i still created a mantra, 69 helped me to learn more about the situation and deal with it 70 a better angle“my children are not being a problem;