河北省邢台市第二中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

20142015年学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试英 语 试 卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷1至8页，第卷9至10页。全卷共150分。考试时间120分钟。 第卷 （三部分，共115分）第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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客观题答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共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，你将有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 do we learn about the man? a. he slept well on the plane. b. he had a long trip. c. he had a meeting.2. why will the woman stay home in the evening? a. to wait for a call. b. to watch a ball game on tv. c. to have dinner with a friend.3. what gift will the woman probably get for mary? a. a school bag. b. a record. c. a theatre ticket.4. what does the man mainly do in his spare time? a. learn a language. b. do some sports. c. play the piano.5. what did the woman like doing when she was young? a. riding a bicycle with friends. b. traveling across the country. c. reading alone. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共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和第7题。6. where does the conversation take place? a. in a hotel. b. at a booking office. c. at a friends house.7. what will the man probably do in a few days? a. fly to another country. b. come to the same hotel. c. drive here to visit friends.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. what did the man worry about at the beginning of the conversation? a. he might not find everything he wanted. b. he might not have enough money with him. c. he might not be able to carry the shopping.9. how much should the man pay? a. $ 5. b. $ 75. c. $ 75.05. 10. what did the woman do in the end? a. she charged the man a little less. b. she asked the man to pay her later. c. she made a mistake in adding up the cost.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。11. where are the speakers? a. in a classroom. b. in a theatre. c. in an office.12. why does the man plan to leave early? a. he is going on vacation. b. he is going to a performance. c. he is going to the post office.13. what does the woman offer to do? a. clean the office. b. pick up the mans son. c. finish the mans work. 听第9段材料，回答第14至第17题。14. how does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation? a. angry. b. surprised. c. sad.15. what size bag does the woman want? a. a 24-inch bag. b. a 29-inch bag. c. a 32-inch bag.16. when will the woman leave for mexico? a. on thursday. b. on friday. c. on saturday.17. where does the man work? a. at a mail order company. b. at an international travel service. c. at the airport information desk.听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。18. why did the woman not go to college? a. she didnt pass the exam. b. she wasnt interested in college. c. she couldnt afford college education.19. what job does the woman say she did? a. she was a bus conductor. b. she was a shop assistant. c. she was a housekeeper.20. what did the woman think of her friends college life?a. it was busy. b. it was wonderful. c. it was dull. 第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5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. it is pretty well understood_controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out theatmosphere today. a. what b. when c. that d. how22. meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, _ i will always treasure. a. that b. one c. it d. what23. dont be _ by products claiming to help you lose weight in a couple of weeks. a. taken off b. taken in c. taken away d. taken out 24. a modern city has been set up in _ was a wasteland ten years ago. a. what b. which c. that d. where25. water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a _ environment.a. stable b. sensitive c. common d. peaceful 26. ive tried very hard to improve my english. but by no means_with myprogress.a. the teacher is not satisfied b. is the teacher not satisfiedc. the teacher is satisfied d. is the teacher satisfied 27. his efforts to raise money for his program were _ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.a. in place b. in sight c. in vain d. in effect 28. we only had $100 and that was _ to buy a new computer. a. nowhere near enough b. near enough nowherec. enough near nowhere d. near nowhere enough29. i wasnt blaming anyone; i said errors like this could be avoided.a. merely b. mostly c. rarely d. nearly30. you are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _i disagree.a. why b. where c. what d. how 31. five people won the “chinas green figure” award, a title _ to ordinary people for their contributions to environmental protection. a. being given b. is given c. given d. was given 32. i cant say which wine is best - its a(n) _ of personal taste. a. matter b. event c. variety d. affair33. for him_ stage is just _ means of making a living. a. a; a b. the; a c. the; the d. a; the 34. after that, he knew he could _any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.a. get away with b. get on with c. get through d. get across 35. - im thinking of the test tomorrow. im afraid i cant pass this time. - _! im sure youll make it. a. go ahead b. good luck c. no problem d. cheer up 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l. 5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后36-55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。on august 26, 1999, new york city was struck by a terrible rainstorm. the rain caused the streets to 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop. unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. many people who were going to work were 37 to go home. some battled to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus. still others faced the 39 bravely, walking miles to get to work. i 40 to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. i went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped. after making my way 42 crowds of people, i finally found a subway line that was 43 . unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that i could not even get down the stairs to the 45 . so i took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 46 my stop. then i had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. when i finally got to my office, i was 47 through, exhausted and 48 . my co-workers and i spent most of the day drying off. when it was 5:00 pm, i was ready to go home. i was about to turn off my computer 49 i received an email from garth, my director: i would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work. it is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs. thank you.garths email was short, but i learned more from that 52 message than i ever did from a textbook. the email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference. the rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset. but garths words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face. 36. a. breakb. floodc. sinkd. crash37. a. forcedb. refusedc. adjustedd. gathered38. a. orderb. payc. calld. search39. a. climateb. sceneryc. stormd. burden40. a. usedb. promisedc. deservedd. happened41. a. practiceb. routinec. processd. service42. a. tob. throughc. overd. for43. a. operatingb. cyclingc. turningd. rushing44. a. checkb. carryc. findd. board45. a. streetb. groundc. floord. platform46. a. pausedb. crossedc. reachedd. parked47. a. wetb. weakc. sickd. hurt48. a. ashamedb. discouragedc. surprisedd. puzzled49. a. whileb. whenc. whered. after50. a. hardlyb. casuallyc. absolutelyd. eventually51. a. devotionb. donationc. connectiond. reaction52. a. accurateb. urgentc. briefd. humorous53. a. promiseb. appreciationc. adviced. guidance54. a. troublesb. signalsc. rulesd. signs55. a. correctedb. supportedc. amazedd. refreshed 第三部分：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。 a when i was six, dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “brownie”. my brothers and i all loved brownie and did different things with her. ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. one thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. we always felt better when she was around.one day, as i was getting her food, she chewed up (咬破) one of dads shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. i knew dad would be mad and i had to let her know what she did was wrong. when i looked at her and said, “bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. i saw a tear in her eyes.brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. she went everywhere with us. people would stop and ask if they could pet her. of course shed let anyone pet her. she was just the most lovable dog. there were many times when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. she never barked (吠) or tried to get away. funny thing is she would smile. this frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. far from the truth, she loved everyone. now many years have passed since brownie died of old age. i still miss the days when she was with us.56. what would brownie do when someone was ill in the family?a. keep them company.b. look at them sadly. c. play games with them. d. touch them gently.57. we can infer from paragraph 2 that brownie_.a. would eat anything when hungry b. felt sorry for her mistake c. loved playing hide-and-seek d. disliked the authors dad 58. why does the author say that brownie was more than just a family pet?a. she was treated as a member of the family.b. she played games with anyone she liked.c. she was loved by everybody she met.d. she went everywhere with the family. bgallery policiesfor visitors to national gallery of art, washingtonvisitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. after inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must be left at the checkrooms, free of charge, close to each entrance. all oversized bags, backpacks and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th street entrance of either the east or west building. these items will have to be x-rayed before being accepted. items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries.we regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 1726 inches into the gallery or its checkrooms.additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the gallery.for the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitors back. soft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the back. pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom.smoking is prohibited. food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. unopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitors bag. cell phones may not be used in the galleries.animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the gallery.skateboarding is prohibited.picture-taking (including video) for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited. tripods (三角架) are not allowed.please do not touch the works of art.59. when people come to visit the gallery, they should _. a. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms b. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance c. take all their carried items with them without inspectiond. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance60. what does the gallery feel sorry for? a. visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms. b. the size of visitor items allowed into the gallery is limited. c. it cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space. d. visitor items over 1726 inches must go through additional checks.61. parents with small children visiting the gallery _. a. can carry their children in soft front child carriers b. can carry their children on their shoulders c. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back d. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children62. visiting photographers should make sure that _. a. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the gallery b. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsc. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the gallery d. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use cimagine, one day, getting out of bed in beijing and being at your office in shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to beijing and having dinner there. sounds unusual, doesnt it? but its not that unrealistic, with the development of chinas high-speed railway system. and thats not all. china has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with southeast asia, and eventually eastern europe. china is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching london and singapore. china has proposed three such projects. the first would possibly connect kunming with singapore via vietnam and malaysia. another could start in urumqi and go through kazakhstan and uzbekistan, and possibly to germany. the third would start in the northeast and go north through russia and then into western europe. if chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from london to beijing in under two days. the new system would still follow chinas high-speed railway standard. and the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. chinas bullet train (高速客车), the one connecting wuhan to guangzhou, already has the worlds fastest average speed. it covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. there are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge (轨距), maintenance of railway tracks. so, its important to pay attention to every detail.but the key issue is really money. china is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion. china prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. resources from those countries could stream into china to sustain development. itll be a win-win project. for other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries. for china, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop chinas far west. we foresee that in the coming decades, millions of people will migrate to the western regions, where the land is empty and resources unused. with high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. and theyll trade with central asian and eastern european countries. 63. chinas new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because _. a. china will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions b. china and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways c. china will develop its railway system and communication with other countries d. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism64. according to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is_. a. technical issues b. safety of the systemc. financial problems d. maintenance of railway tracks65. which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards chinas high-speed railway plan? a. critical. b. reserved. c. doubtful d. positive. 66. which of the following might be the best title for the passage? a. new railway standards b. big railway dreams c. high-speed bullet trains d. international railway networkd edgewood - every morning at dixie heights high school, customers pour into a special experiment: the districts first coffee run mostly by students with special learning needs. well before classes start, stud