广西桂林市第八中学高二英语下学期期中试题（答案不全).doc

桂林市第八中学2015-2016学年下学期期中测试高二英语 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)听下面五段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。1 how did the girl go to school today? a by car b by bus c by bike2 what is the man going to do tonight? a visit his aunt b attend a party c go to the theatre3 when will the woman meet her doctor? a at 5:00 b at 6:00. c at 7:00 4 what are the speakers mainly talking about? a a new workmate b a meeting c their boss5 why does the man tell the woman his plan? a he wants her advice b he needs her help c she asks him to stop smoking第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6 how did the womans parents know each other?a her father made a wrong call to her mother b they had worked in the same place c her fathers boss introduced them 7 what does the woman think of her mother?a humorous b beautiful c talkative听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8 what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a teacher and student b colleagues c customer and travel agent9 when will the woman give her first lecture?a from 2:00 to 3:30 b from 1:00 to 2:00 c from 11:00 to 12:45听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10 what is the man doing now?a answering an e-mail b repairing his keyboard c checking his appointment11 what is the man going to give the woman?a a birthday cake b a flowered dress c an e-mail birthday card 12 what did the speakers usually do together in the past?a they hiked in the mountains b they rode their motorbikes c they surfed the internet听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13 where did the woman see john maxines work last time?a in a school b in a park c in a gallery14 what does the woman think of john maxines work?a it was designed for children b it has something very emotional c it is not popular in public places15 what did the woman artist do to john maxines works?a she contributed them to a gallery b she protected them in plastic c she made a change to one of them 16 what do the speakers agree?a works of art should be protected well.b the original artist ought to be respected. c changes of an art work can cause new meaning. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17 how long did j.r.r. tolkien teach in merton college?a for ten years b for fourteen years c for twenty-two years18 what do we know about the hobbit?a it took tolkien about ten yearsb it turned out to be quite popular c it was written for adults19 what made j.r.r. tolkien think of writing the lord of the rings?a the publishers request b his childrens inspirationc his friends encouragement 20 what did j.r.r. tolkien do in 1938?a he began writing the lord of the rings b he retired from merton college c he moved to south africa第二部分 完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）today, looking out of the window, i saw an old homeless man crossing the street.i remembered the many times i had looked on from afar, feeling 21 for the homeless but doing nothing. i never really 22 with them besides a smile.sometimes we push pity into the deep corners of our 23 because were too busy with life, too 24 , or too afraid of strangers. thinking of this, i hurried out of the door. i offered to buy the old man lunch. he looked surprised, but accepted readily, 25 me he had a big appetite! (胃口)i was shaking with nervousness and 26 at the same time. at the restaurant, i told the 27 to serve the man whatever he wanted and i would 28 it.the old man told me he was 29 behind the house near my work because it was 30 there. i promised to give him a few jackets to keep him warm. then 31 he asked me if he could give me something!i told him that i bought him lunch not to get anything 32 . but he insisted on laying some inexpensive jewellery on the table and, 33 to refuse, i finally chose a necklace. 34 i had run out of the office without telling my boss, i 35 for not being able to spend time with him and promised to meet him for lunch 36 time and chat more.before i left, he asked for my name, which is “mai” 37 as “my” in english. then to my 38 , he told me his name was “myyyyyy-chael”(michael).michael said i was kind-hearted. his 39 made me feel the most sincere. he was the new friend who helped me overcome my shyness and 40 me to be more willing to help others.21aresponsible bembarrassed csorry dgrateful 22acommunicate bcompare cagree dargue23astreet broom ctable dheart24apoor bshy cyoung dnegative25aadvising bshowing creminding dpromising26adisappointment bexcitement csadness dadmiration27astranger bcustomer ccleaner dwaiter28alook at bsearch for clive on dpay for29asleeping bwalking ctalking dcamping30acloser bbrighter cwarmer dbigger31aunhappily bunexpectedly cdoubtfully dnaturally32aby chance bunder control cin return don purpose33aready banxious csuitable dunable34asince bbefore cunless dthough35ashouted bapologized cwaited dasked36anext blast cthis devery37atreated bknown cpronounced ddescribed 38acost btaste csadness ddelight39atrust bpraise cwarmth dprogress 40ainspired bexpected callowed dpersuaded第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第1节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） a americans with small families own a small car or a large one. if both parents are working, they usually have two cars. when the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van. a small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. a van hold seven persons easily, so a family of three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. they could all travel together. mr. hagen and his wife had a third child last year. this made them sell a second car and buy a van. the sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. when they arrive at their grandparents home, the suitcases are brought into the home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents. americans call vans motor homes. a motor home is always used for holidays. when a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. all the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. that is why motor homes have become very popular. in america there are many parks for motor homes.41. a motor home is usually owned by a family with _.a. a baby b. much money c. more than two children d. interest in van 42. before mr. hagen and his wife bought a van, they _.a. sold their old house b. moved to their grandparents house c. built a new place for a van d. sold their second car43. from the passage, a van is also called _.a. a motor car b. a motor home c. a motorbike d. a big truck44. americans usually use motor homes _.a. to visit their grandparents at weekends b. to do some shopping with all the family members c. to travel with all the family members on holiday d. to drive their children to school every day45. motor homes have become popular because _.a. they can take people to another city when people are free b. big families can put more things in motor homes c. some people think motor homes are cheap d. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays btalent on paradeit is time for the smithdale student activity clubs yearly talent show. in the past, the club has had performers sing, dance, and play the violin, guitar, or piano. this year the show will be called “talent on parade”, and we are looking for performers with great new ideas. in addition, we have planned two important changes for this years show. two shows instead of one first, “talent on parade” will be held on two nights. performers in the wednesday night show will include students in grades k-5. performers in the friday night show will include students in grades 6-12. smithdale high school hall wednesday, may 11, 6:30 p.m. friday, may 13, 7:30 p.m.no tryoutsthe second change is that this years performers will be chosen in a new way. no tryouts will be held. the first twenty acts to sign up for each show will be accepted. others will be put on a waiting list in case someone has an act that is not allowed. you will be told by telephone or e-mail if your act is included.if you do not wish to perform but would enjoy helping backstage with lights or sound, print “stagehand” in large letters at the top of the permission slip. (同意书)rules for acts1 each student chosen to perform must turn in a permission slip signed by a partner or guardian.2 all performers must be at the school one hour before show time.3 performers must provide their own transportation to and from the school.4 each act is limited to three minutes.5 no act may have more than five people in it.6 performers must provide their own music (tapes, cds, or instruments) and costumes.7 singers may sing with or without musical accompaniment, but they may not sing along with a recorded voice on a cd or tape.8 costumes will be approved at the dress rehearsals(彩排) on may 5 and 9. dress rehearsalsrehearsals will be held in the smithdale high school auditorium.grades k-5thursday, may 5, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.grades 6-12monday, may 9, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.you may have to perform your act a second time, so be prepared to stay an extra hour.46 the twenty first act to sign up will be allowed to be performed if _.a a performer is unable to attend. b a performance is shortened.c the performance is original. d the performer is approved47 each person performing in the talent show is required to submit a _.a telephone number b musical recording c costume drawing d permission slip48 on what day does a second grader need to show up for rehearsal?a thursday, may 5 b monday, may 9 c wednesday, may 11 d friday, may 1349 where would this text most likely be found?a in a city newspaper. b in a school newsletter. c on a website about singing. d on a wall of a music store.50 what is the purpose of this text?a to explain what a talent show is to the reader.b to inform the reader about the talent show guidelines.c to persuade the reader to develop a new talent.d to tell the reader what skills are needed for the talent show.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。taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 51 second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. you will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 52 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 53 the following methods may work best for you. read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it. carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. write your notes in your own words. 54 note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written. as you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记). when you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 55 a. there are three practical note-taking methods.b. use words, not complete sentences.c. otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.d. you must write your notes on separate paper.e. that means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.f. first, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.g. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.第四部分 英语知识运用第一节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）56 you will tell your friend that you are _ (担心) about him after class.57 as you get older, your _(态度) towards life changes.58 in that big earthquake all their houses were _(毁坏) , so they had to build new ones.59 the kind man told me to go _ (直的) down the road and then turn left. 60 a great person is someone who _ (专心于) his/her life to helping others.61 at midnight i heard something _ (爆炸) so i ran outside at once.62 the 31st olympic games will be _ (主办) in rio, brazil in 2016.63 anyone can enjoy _ (给予舒适) their back with my favorite chair.64 well go early, _ (否则) we may not get a seat.65 the homeless received a generous _ (捐赠) from the society.第二节 语法填空题（10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不超过两个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。sophie: hi, william. this is a good music shop, isnt it? before it opened, i had to ask my mum 66 _ (buy) me what i wanted in birmingham because there wasnt a good shop here.william: sophie, your mum went all 67 _ way to birmingham to buy what youwanted? its about twenty 68 _ (kilometre) from here!sophie: no, silly. she works there.william: so do you go with her sometimes in the holidays and spend the day 69_ (shop)in the birmingham?sophie: well, i find the city centre a bit big, so i get anxious about getting 70_(lose).william: well, next time you go i could come with you. if we had a map, it wouldnt be a problem for me.sophie: ok. well, that cd you had in your hand when i 71_ (come) inare you going to buy it?william: i already have. why?sophie: oh, i was thinking of getting it too. its the new one 72_ is newly released bythat band 521, isnt it? i didnt use to like them very much, but their music has got a lot better recently.william: mmm. dont get the same one. you can borrow 73_(i). if you got a different one by the same band, then you could lend that 74_ me.sophie: wellwilliam: