山西省忻州一中高二英语下学期期中试卷.doc

忻州一中20142015学年度 第二学期期中试题高二英语注意事项：1.本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两大部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的班级、姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4.第卷听力部分满分20分，计入总分。 5.试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20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答题卡上。第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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1遍。1. how much should the mans rent be? a. 500. b. 125. c. 25.2. which is the quickest way to the airport? a. by taxi. b. by bus. c. by underground.3. why does the woman want to change the shoes? a. they are not the right color. b. they are not the right style. c. they are not the right size.4. what does the woman imply? a. she asked the man to call jack late at night. b. jack gets home late in the evening. c. it would be better to call another time.5. what will mr. white probably be? a. a repairman. b. a salesman. c. a professor.第2节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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,各个小题将给出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68小题。6. what does the woman want to do in hong kong? a. to start her further education. b. to start her career. c. to start her english practicing.7. how does the woman find english in hong kong? a. very important when you are walking in hong kong. b. very important in many international trade centers there. c. very important for you to live and work in hong kong.8. what does the woman mean by saying “but i have to suffer now”? a. i must put my whole heart into my study from now on. b. but i want to give it up now. c. i cant deal with so many troubles now. 听第7段材料，回答第911小题。9. how long has the man stayed in the hotel? a. about ten minutes. b. less than ten minutes. c. more than a quarter.10. why does the man complain to the receptionist? a. something is wrong with his room. b. something is wrong with the water supply in his bathroom. c. some thing is wrong with the door of his bathroom.11. what is the hotel badly short of according to the conversation? a. labor force. b. visitors and guests. c. money to hire more workers. 听第8段材料，回答第1214小题。12. who are the two speakers? a. a team leader and a player. b. a boss and an employee. c. a teacher and a student.13. what does mr strunk suggest? a. he will choose her to be a leader. b. he will give her a good lesson. c. he will give her a higher pay.14. how do you like the girl from the dialogue? a. she is a kind person. b. she is a hard-working person. c. she is a lazy girl. 听第9段材料，回答第1517小题。15. which is the place the woman wants to visit? a. national cars centre. b. king street. c. national arts centre.16. which of the following is true? a. the cinema is on king street. b. the place where the woman wants to go is right next to the cinema. c. the place where the woman wants to go is just twelve minutes walk from here.17. where are the two speakers? a. in a center. b. in the street. c. in a cinema. 听第10段材料，回答第1820小题。18. what are the students going to do on wednesday? a. see a film. b. play sports. c. go sightseeing.19. when are the students leaving for london? a. friday. b. saturday. c. sunday.20. what is the purpose of the mans talk? a. to welcome the students to the center. b. to inform the students of the arrangements. c. to tell the students the rules they should follow.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a i fell in love with england because it was quaint(古雅)all those little houses, looking terribly oldfashioned but nice, like dolls houses. i loved the countryside and the pubs, and i loved london. ive slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because i think its an ugly town now. things have changed. for everybody, england meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. the fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good mannerspeople shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing. i regret that there are few comfortable meeting places. youre forced to live indoors. in pairs i go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. to meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. the cafes are not terribly nice. as a woman, i feel unsafe here. i spend a lot on taxis because i will not take public transport after 10 pm. i used to use it, but now im afraid. the idea of family seems to be more or less nonexistent in england. my family is well united and thats typically french. in middlesex i had a neighbour who is 82 now. his family only lived two miles away, but i took him to france for christmas once because he was always alone.21. the writer doesnt like london because she_. ais not used to the life there now bhas lived there for seventeen years cprefers to live in an oldfashioned house dhas to be polite to everyone she meets there22. where do people usually meet their friends in england? ain a cafe. bin a restaurant. cin a nightclub. din a pub.23. the underlined part “it” (in para. 4)refers to_. aa taxi bin a restaurant ca bomb d. public transport24. the writer took her neighbour to france for christmas because he_. afelt lonely in england bhad never been to france cwas from a typical french family ddidnt like the british idea of familybthe carnival of brazil is an annual festival held 46 days before easter, especially famous for the carnival in rio de janeiro. carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the festival of saturnalia, which, adapted to christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to regret and prepare for christs death and coming back to life. modern brazilian carnival dates back to rio de janeiro in 1641. it originally copied the european form of the festival, later taking in elements of native american and african cultures. in the late 19th century, the strings (弦乐器) were introduced in rio de janeiro. these were pageant (游行) groups that paraded through city avenues performing on instruments and dancing. today they are known as blocks, consisting of a group of people who dress in costumes or special t-shirts with themes or logos. blocks are generally connected with particular neighborhoods; they include both a music group and a lot of revelers(狂欢者). block parades have become an expressive feature of rios carnival. today, they number more than 100 and the groups increase each year. blocks can be formed by small or large groups of revelers with a clear title. before the show, they gather in a square, then parade in sections of the city, often near the beach. carnival time in rio is very interesting, but is also the most expensive time to visit rio. hotel rooms and other lodgings (住宿) can be up to four times more expensive than the regular rates. there are big crowds at some locations and life is far from ordinary in many parts of town. 25. what can we infer from the first paragraph? a. the carnival of brazil is often held after easter. b. the carnival of brazil comes from easter and saturnalia. c. the carnival of brazil is mainly to celebrate the birth of christ. d. the carnival of brazil is a festival to regret and begin a new life.26. how long is the history of the peoples celebrating modern brazilian carnival? a. about 100 years. b. less than two centuries. c. over five centuries. d. about 370 years.27. we can infer from the fourth paragraph that_ a. block parades become bigger and bigger. b. block parades can only be formed by big groups of revelers. c. the theme of blocks must be serious. d. blocks always parade only on the beach28. what is the passage mainly about? a. the famous carnivals in the world. b. how the carnival was introduced in brazil. c. the happy life of the people in rio de janeiro. d. the carnival in rio de janeiro. c happy birthday the china national opera (cno) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday. different generations of cno vocalists, like li guangxi , yao hong and ma mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous chinese operas like “the white-haired girl” and “the hundredth bride”, as well as, arias (咏叹调) of such western opera classics as “madame butterfly”, “la traviata” and “rigoletto”.time/ date : 7:30 pm , september 7, 8location : tianqiao theatre tel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170tickets : 60500 yuan (us $7.2 60.2) folk music a concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional chinese music works.the concert, given by the folk orchestra of the china opera and ballet theatre, will include such pieces as “memory of childhood ”, “memorial ceremony for god ”and “wine song”.time/date: 7:30pm, september 13 location: concert hall at the national library of china tel: 6848 5462, 6841-9220tickets: 30-200 yuan (us$3.6-24.1)moon musica concert of traditional chinese music will be given on the eve of the moon festival which falls on september 21st this year.the concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “moonlight”, “spring night on a moonlit river” and “lofty mountain and flowing river.”a number of established traditional chinese music performers like zhou yaokun and fan weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate (合作) with the folk music orchestra.time / date: 7:30 pm, september 21st location: grand theatre of the cultural palace of nationalities tel: 66068888, 66069999if interested, please book the tickets as soon as possible.29. if you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “memory of childhood”, you will dial _. a65514787 b68485462 c83156170 d6606999930. from this passage, we can learn the purpose of the writer is _. a. to praise the musicians b. to celebrate its 50th birthday c. to advertise for the three concerts d. to express his interests31. in which column of a newspaper can we find this article? aentertainment. bpeople. cculture. dsports.dhillary diane clinton arrived at the white house after serving as first lady of arkansas （阿肯色州）for twelve years. during that time she worked as a full-time partner of alaw firm, chaired an education committee that set public school standards in arkansas, managed a home, and cared for her husband and child. hillary diane rodham, daughter of hugh and dorothy rodham, was born in chicago, illinois, on october 26, 1947. she and her younger two brothers grew up in park ridge, illinois, as a close-knit family. as an excellent student, she was also a girl scout and a member of the local methodist youth group. hillary also enjoyed sports and was always interested in politics. she entered wellesley college in 1965. graduating with high honors, she moved on to yale law school, where she served on the board of editors of the yale review of law and social action. while at yale, she developed her special concern for protecting the best interests of children and their families. it was there that she met bill clinton, a fellow student. in 1973, hillary became a lawyer for the childrens defense fund. in 1975 hillary left washington and followed her heart to arkansas, marrying bill clinton. the couple taught together in the university of arkansas. their daughter, chelsea, was born in 1980. as first lady of arkansas, hillary continued to work tirelessly on behalf of children and families. in addition to chairing the arkansas education standards committee, she founded the arkansas advocates for children and families. she introduced a pioneering program called arkansas home instruction for preschool youth, which trained parents to work with their children in preschool preparedness and literacy. hillary also served on the board of the arkansas childrens hospital. in recognition of her professional and personal accomplishments, hillary was named arkansas woman of the year in 1983 and arkansas mother of the year in 1984. womens international center proudly presents the living legacy award to hillary rodham clinton for her vast contributions in so many fields, especially honoring her work for women and children. 32. hillary did all the following things before going to college except a. joining the local methodist youth group b. taking an active part in sports c. showing great interest in politics d. beginning to care for the interests of children33. the topic sentence of the fourth paragraph is . a. sentence 1 b. sentence 2 c. sentence 4 d. sentence 534. what is the main reason why hillary won the living legacy award? a. her being arkansas woman of the year in 1983. b. her tireless work for woman and children. c. graduating with high honors from yale. d. being a perfect wife and caring for her child35. what do we know about hillary from this passage? a. she and bill clinton were schoolmates at yale. b. she was in her thirties when she married bill clinton. c. she has been a full-time lawyer for more than 20 years. d. she once worked as a doctor in the arkansas childrens hospital.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 choosing to study overseasevery year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester, the summer, or a year. studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people. 36 living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. 37 overseas study may also look good on your future resume. many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.making the right choiceonce you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices. to choose the right country or school. ask yourself: where do i want to go and why? how much do i want to pay? 38 do i want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?getting ready to goget your passport and visa early! 39 learn about the money. bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.once you are thereafter the first few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick. they may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things. 40 when you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.a. you should improve your mother tongue before you go. b. why do it?c. large number of students cant afford to study overseas.d. how long do i want to study overseas?e. remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture.f. you will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself.g. before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i will never forget the year i was about twelve years old. my mother told us that we would not be 41 christmas gifts because there was not enough money. i felt sad and thought, “what would i say when the other kids asked what id 42 ?” just when i started to 43 that there would not be a christmas that year, three women 44 at our house with gifts for all of us. for me they brought a doll. i felt such a sense of 45 that i would no longer have to be embarrassed when i returned to school. i wasnt 46 . somebody had thought 47 of me to bring me a gift. years later, when i stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how i wanted to make my 48 christmas there special and memorable, i 49 remembered the womens visit. i decided that i wanted to create that same feeling of 50 for as many children as i could possibly reach. so i 51 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. we gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the christmas party. for every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 52 with a childs name. we wanted all of them to know they were 53 . before i called out their names and handed them their gifts, i 54 them that they couldnt open their presents 55 every child had come forward. finally the 56 they had been waiting for came as i called out, “one, two, three. open your presents!” as the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 57 up the room. the 58 in the room was obvious, and 59 wasnt just about toys. it was a feeling the feeling i knew 60 that christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. i wasnt forgotten. somebody thought of me. i matter. 41. a. sendingb. making c. receiving d. exchanging42. a. got b. prepared c. found d. expected43. a. doubt b. hope c. accept d. suggest44. a. broke in b. turned upc. settled down d. showed off45. a. achievementb. lossc. relief d. justice46. a. blamed b. forgotten c. lovedd. affected47. a. enough b. little c. poorly d. highly48. a. presentb. recent c. first d. previous49. a. hardly b. occasionallyc. regularly d. instantl