河南省三门峡市陕州中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

2015-2016学年上期期中考试试卷高二英语 试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟第卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. what does the woman want to do? a. return her shoes.b. repair her shoes.c. buy new shoes.2. where does the conversation take place? a. at an airport.b. at a hotel.c. at a travel agency.3. who will probably decide the place to go? a. the man.b. the woman.c. harry.4. what makes the man so happy?a. tom will play football with him. b. tom will tell him the best news.c. toms father will play football with him.5. what does the woman like to watch in her spare time? a. advertisements.b. tv plays.c. art shows.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至8题。6. why is the woman so excited? a. her grandpa will cook for them.b. her grandpa will come here.c. her grandpa will give her a valuable present.7. how does the grandpa come here?a. by plane.b. by bus. c. by train.8. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the grandpa was independent.b. the grandpa will arrive at 6 oclock in the morning.c. the speakers will book a room for the grandpa.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. which two countries will have a football game tonight?a. brazil and japan.b. china and england. c. brazil and england.10. what is the man busy with recently?a. his driving test. b. his final exam. c. his basketball training.11. when will the game start?a. 1:00 a.m.b. 1:00 p.m. c. 11:00 p.m.听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。12. what is the womans problem?a. her screen isnt clear. b. her printer doesnt work.c. her computer has stopped working.13. what is the cause of the problem?a. the screen is too old. b. the printer has no ink. c. the connector was loose.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. whats the relationship between the speakers?a. landlord and tenant(房客) b. agent and tenant. c. agent and landlord.15. what does the woman want the man to do?a. to cut down the rent. b. to discuss with the landlord.c. to do some repair work.16. what is the mans reply for the request?a. he needs time to consider it. b. he thinks it is impossible. c. he cant decide it.17. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman hasnt made the decision yet.b. the man doesnt know how much the rent is.c. the woman doesnt think the house is good.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. how often is the lab class given?a. once a week.b. twice a week. c. three times a week.19. what is the result if one misses 3 lab classes?a. he cant graduate.b. he will get a low mark.c. he will be dropped.20. what is forbidden in the lab?a. washing hands. b. wearing short hair.c. wearing large clothes.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，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中选出最佳答案。a i was never very neat, while my roommate kate was extremely organized. each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. she even labeled (贴标签) everything. i always looked for everything. over time, kate got neater and i got messier. she would push my dirty clothing over, and i would lay my books on her tidy desk. we both got tired of each other.war broke out one evening. kate came into the room. soon, i heard her screaming, “take your shoes away! why under my bed!” deafened, i saw my shoes flying at me. i jumped to my feet and started yelling. she yelled back louder.the room was filled with anger. we could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. kate answered it. from her end of the conversation, i could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. when she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. all of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart,slowly, i collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. i got so into my work that i even didnt noticed kate had sat up. she was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. i looked up into her eyes. she smiled at me, “thanks.”kate and i stayed roommates for the rest of the year. we didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.21. what made kate so angry one evening? a. she couldnt find her books.b. she heard the author shouting loud.c. she got the news that her grandma was ill.d. she saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.22. the author tidied up the room most probably because _.a. she was scared by kates angerb. she hated herself for being so messyc. she wanted to show her cared. she was asked by kate to do so23. how is paragraph 1 mainly developed?a. by analyzing causes.b. by making comparisons.c. by describing a process.d. by following time order.24. what might be the best title for the story?a. my friend kateb. hard work pays off c. how to be organizedd. learning to be roommates bas computers become all the more popular in china, chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input chinese characters. but if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes (笔画) of each chinese character when writing on paper. experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.do you write by hand more or type more? in beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. and computer dependence is more widely spread among university students. almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.all the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. and thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. but when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.“when im writing with a pen, i find i often cant remember how to write a character, though i feel im familiar with it.”“im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”many students dont feel this is something to worry about. now that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?many educators think differently. shi liwei, headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “ chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic (审美的) value. but those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. all the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. and handwriting contains the writers emotion. through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personality. beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”to encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的） and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.25. the underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means_.a. getting bored with b. getting dependent onc. becoming crazy aboutd. getting curious about26. the students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because_.a. computers have become a trend and fashion in china b. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essaysc. they find it not easy to remember how to write a characterd. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently27. which of the following statement is not true of the advantage of handwriting?a. handwriting contains the writers emotions.b. chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.c. handwriting can impress people well and build ones self-confidence.d. the writers thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.28. which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?a. to type or to handwrite. b. the importance of handwriting and typing.c. writing by computer will replace writing by hand.d. practical and aesthetic value of chinese characters.c hawkings five easy steps for making yourself a genius as we all know, stephen hawking writes the book a brief history of time that explains the origin of the universe. the book spent 147 weeks on the new york times best seller list and has sold 10 million copies. he is, most agree, very smart. in his recently published autobiography my brief history，hawking offers four life lessons on how to become a genius. 1) don t miss opportunities by being too cool “we showed an air of complete boredom and the feeling that nothing was worth making an effort for. one result of my illness has been to change all that. when you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and that there are lots of things you want to do.” seize the moment, as oxford would say. 2) keep it simple when writing a brief history of time，he tried to make science understandable for the rest of us. “i was sure that nearly everyone is interested in how the universe operates, but most people cannot follow mathematical equations(数学公式). ” he has trouble with them, too. “this is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down, but mainly because i dont have an inborn feeling for equations. my aim in the book was to describe these mental images in words. it is such an easy book that everybody can understand it.” the moral: you dont have to be a genius to know everything. 3）have fun hawking has a long history of being a joker，and he has placed lots of bets with other scientists on the nature of black holes. one was with cal-tech scientist john preskill. after paying off his bet by giving preskill a baseball encyclopedia, hawking wrote, “but maybe i should have just given him the ashes.” so lighten up! geniuses like bad jokes too. 4) always look for a silver lining (even if you are seriously ill) hawkings disease has slowly robbed him of the ability to walk, move his arms, even speak. but, hawking says，“in some ways i guess my disability has been an assist：i havent had to lecture or teach students, and i havent had to sit in meetings. so i have been able to devote myself completely to research.” in other words, hawking was given lemons, and he made champagne. 29. the passage tells us the facts about a brief history of time except that _. a. it explained the origin of the universe b. it has sold 10 million copies up to now c. it spent 147 weeks on the new york times best seller list d. it included hawkings four life lessons on how to become a genius30. according to the passage，which of the following statements is guiding you to be a genius? a. place lots of bets with your friends. b. seize the moment to learn everything. c. find something good even in bad situations. d. get to know everything including math equations. 31. hawking shows his viewpoint by _. a. making comparisons b. quoting a famous saying c. listing the numbers and equations d. talking about his own experienceddear chicken soup for the teenage soul,many people dont really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through. sure, our parents and grandparents were once teens, but things are so different now. it has never been tougher to be a teenager. it has never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. and those are the easy things to deal with. we also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures. when it gets to be too much, i turn to my friends. one friend i could not live without is chicken soup for the teenage soul. your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems i go through. for example, i went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. i had known these friends since kindergarten, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. we started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. i felt confused and hurt. sometime during this period i read the story friends forever in chicken soup for the teenage soul, i felt so much better after reading it. it was like a weight had been lifted from me when i realised that many friendships went through changes and that we werent the only friends to experience them. people change, but that doesnt mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. my friend and i still spend together when we can and care about each other a lot. that things are different doesnt mean i have to forget about all the good times we had. i will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart. sincerely,peter32. according to the author, parents and grandparents _.a. didnt have to overcome difficulties when in their teens.b. dont fully understand the pressures of being a teenager now.c. can easily deal with things such as choosing friends and shoes.d. dont need to give help to teenagers with pressures and problems33. the author turns to chicken soup for the teenage soul_.a. after he has quarreled with friends b. when he couldnt deal with the pressuresc. before he goes to a new environment d. when he has spare time after school34. why did the author feel confused and hurt when he got to junior high?a. because he and his friends werent in the same schoolb. because his friends refused to hang out with himc. because he was too busy to be with his friendsd. because he was afraid that he had lost his friends35. what does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 5 refer to?a. friendships b. changes c. friends d. pressures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。why exercise is cool?1. exercise strengthens musclesdid you ever do a push-up or swing across the monkey bars at the playground? 36 by using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. for older teens and adults, this kind of workout can make muscles bigger, too.2. 37 can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? most kids are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. being flexible is having “full range of motion,” which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain.3. exercise keeps the balance38 your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic stuff. 39 if youre not very active, your body wont need as many calories.whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the same. if you eat more calories than your body needs, it may be stored as extra fat.4. exercise makes you feel goodit feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy like running, jumping, and playing with your friends. its also fun to be good at something, like scoring a basket, hitting a home run, or perfecting a dive.but you may not know that exercising can actually put you in a better mood. 40 its just another reason why exercise is cool!a. so you want to do some aerobic (有氧的) exercise right now?b. food gives your body fuel in the form of calories, which are a kind of energy.c. when you exercise, your brain releases a chemical, which may make you feel happier.d. those are exercises that can build strength.e. exercise makes you flexiblef. exercise makes your heart happyg. but if youre active, your body needs an extra measure of calories or energy.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，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。all throughout life we deal with some types of disappointment，whether they are from our job，family or friends. disappointment is 41. it is not a matter of “if” it comes，it is “ 42 ” it comes.several days before my 15th birthday，my dad 43me that they had bought me a car and it would be 44on the morning of my birthday. you can imagine the 45i felt.that morning，i stood outside waiting for my car to arrive. i46a red sports car and could feel the wind blowing through my hair as i took the car from 4th to 5th gear(挡).several minutes later，i noticed a tow truck(拖车)coming down the street. i couldnt47it！it wasnt a red sports car like i had pictured. 48，on the back of this tow truck sat a(n)49，multicolored, 1972 ford truck. there were no words to50the ugliness of this truck.my dad walked out of the 51and gave directions where it was to be 52.clearly my dad saw the53on my face and told me that we had one year to work on the truck and get it in54shape.throughout the next year i would 55 my truck every weekend with my dad. after much hard56，the moment had finally arrived. my dad and i managed to get it running again and off i went for my first57in my “new” truck.i have learned through the58that there is something to learn from our disappointment. the truck gave me an opportunity to actually know my dad. it is through disappointment that