山东省德州市武城县第二中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

山东省德州市武城县第二中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1.本试题分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷为选择题，共100分；第卷为非选择题，共50分；满分150分。考试时间为120分钟。2.考生务必把第一卷的选择题涂在答题卡上,第二卷的非选择题答在答题卷上。第卷选择题（满分100分）第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 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.what does the woman want to do?a.borrow a phone. b.buy a map. c.ask the way.2.what does the woman like collecting best?a.stamps. b.coins. c.train tickets.3.what are the speakers talking about?a.a study. b.a country. c.their favorite songs.4.what does the woman ask the boy to do after school?a.put away his school bag.b.move the kitchen table.c.hang up his coat.5.how many tickets has the woman got?a.two. b.three. c. four.第二节 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.how did the man plan to choose the music at first?a.let someone decide on it.b.ask people for their advice.c.allow everyone to bring a piece.7.what is the woman going to do?a.invite sonia to the party.b.send the man a message.c.help prepare for the party.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.what will the woman do first?a.wash a car. b.go shopping. c.do her homework.9.what day is it today?a.friday b.saturday. c.sunday.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.what does the woman plan to do?a.study for school. b.work in the shop. c.travel with her mother.11.where will the man spend his holiday?a.at home. b.at his brothers home. c.at the seaside.12.what lessons does the woman want to take?a.piano. b.swimming. c.english.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.what did the woman study in college?a.art. b.writing. c.advertising.14.when did the woman start writing childrens books?a.when she got married.b.when she had her own kids.c.when she graduated from college.15.how many books has the woman published?a.three. b.eight. c.ten.16.why is the man interviewing the woman?a.for research. b.for his homework. c.for the school newspaper.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.who is the speaker?a.a doctor. b.a fitness coach. c.a pe teacher.18.how long has the speaker been running?a.18 years. b.20 years. c.27 years.19.what does the speaker advise runners to do?a.increase the running distance gradually.b.avoid doing any hard exercise.c.try to be fast.20.what does the speaker mainly want to tell us?16a.how to choose exercise.b.how to keep healthy.c.how to run correctly.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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。aa pair of twins studying at tsinghua university has become hot online after a video of one of the sisters presenting her daily schedule during an oral exam for a top scholarship was posted online in october. the schedule shows that she plans her daily activities by the hour, dividing them into class arrangements, learning tasks, and social activities. a review of each day is also included. it seems that the twins sleep only an average of five hours a day. ma donghan and ma dongxin, 24, both postgraduates（研究生）, have been dubbed the “tsinghua twin sisters xueba (study overlords)” on renren, a popular chinese social networking service website for students. the post about them has received tens of thousands of views.“someone called me a study god，but i think it refers to people with great talent who can get good scores with little effort，”said ma donghan. “study overlord is more appropriate because it means that you work hard with a clear purpose. you have to manage your life well. ” ma donghan, who had the top average grades in her class at school for three consecutive years and scored over 95 in many subjects, said that she first began to make a daily study schedule during the second term at university. she found it hard to adapt to university life and faced difficulties she had not expected. “i felt i had too many things to do, and that i couldnt do everything well，”she said. so ma donghan learned how to manage time from her sister and designed a detailed schedule for herself. besides listing her assignments every day, she also wrote down her state of mind after completing them. the twin sisters won tsinghua universitys special scholarship in 2011, which is awarded to only five students a year. ma donghan recalled that she explained her schedule during the oral exam to confirm her learning method.“i didnt expect it would cause such a stir，”she said. lots of schools and departments invited ma donghan to talk about her learning experience. but after several talks she realized that what she can do for others is limited.“you need to rely on yourself，”she said. 21what makes ma donghan and ma dongxin popular online?atheir excellent performance at tsinghua university.btheir beautiful appearance on the internet.ca video of one of them showing a daily schedule in an oral exam.da video about their daily life at tsinghua university.22which word can be used to describe the schedule?asimple.bdetailed. cordinary. dridiculous.23which of the following is not true?athe twins have had top average grades for three years.bthe twins both have detailed learning plans.cthe twins won tsinghua universitys special scholarship in 2011.dma donghan believes we should depend on ourselves in our study.blondon(reuters)oxford university has introduced confidence classes for female students to get them to compete for jobs in future and win chances to work in best companies.they may be young and gifted，but research at the excellent institution has found that female undergraduates(大学生) are shying away from applying for jobs in banking，finance，management consultancy，engineering and resource management.partly as a result，starting salaries for women when they graduate are on average 2，000 to 3，000 lower than their male peers.“women are earning less on leaving oxford university.it is ridiculous，”said jonathan black，director of the careers service at the university.“we have high quality，high achieving students of both genders.but it appears that women are selecting lowerpaid jobs.they accept more prejudice(偏见) in certain industries and are saying i wont struggle for that really highpaid jobwe are not trying to push loads of women but trying to say they should feel able to apply for these sorts of jobs.men seem to have more selfconfidence and see the bigger picture generally，even when their selfbelief is not necessarily based on any greater academic advantage.”the fourday programme at oxford university will help 45 female undergraduates improve their selfconfidence and decisionmaking，think positively and build on their strengths.confidence training will teach them how to deal with challenging situations.successful female employees from rbs(苏格兰皇家银行) and bp(英国石油公司)，which are supporting the course，will talk about their lives and careers.rbss involvement follows a promise by the bank to increase its national percentage of female graduate applications from 35 percent to 50 percent by 2014.sophie kelley，20，studying law at oxford university，is hoping the course will make her more confident in courses and interviews.“i am applying to london law firms for vacation schemes and it is so competitive，”she said.“the rejection letters dont give any real feedback(反馈的意见)，so im expecting the programme might give me a hand and advice.”24oxford university brings in confidence classes in order to help_afemale undergraduates build on their strengths in daily lifebmale undergraduates make friends with females at the universitycfemale undergraduates find higherpaid jobs with more confidencedfemale undergraduates fight against challenges in the face of danger25what is the worrying situation for female undergraduates?athey are looked down upon by most companies.btheir opportunities are limited and their salaries are lower.cfewer of them are admitted to oxford university.dthey are refused to work in banking and finance fields.26what can we learn from paragraph 5?afemales from rbs and bp are very successful.brbs will create more job chances for female undergraduates in future.crbs will be the only choice for female undergraduates.dall female undergraduates from oxford university can apply for rbs.27what can we learn about sophie kelley?ashe hopes to benefit more from the programme.bshe has been refused by the programme at oxford university.cshe feels the programme is ridiculous in modern society.dshe isnt fit for the world of competition and challenges.csome people can stay up all night and still get work done the next day.im not one of them.after a night without enough sleep, i feel bad-tempered.i have trouble remembering things.and all i want to do is to crawl into bed and sleep.how do you feel after youve stayed up late to finish schoolwork? or the day after an overnight party? scientists now say that your answers to these questions may depend on your genes.new research suggests that a gene called “period 3” affects how well you function without sleep.the “period 3” gene comes in two forms：short and long.everyone has two copies of the gene.so, you may have two longs, two shorts, or one of each.your particular combination depends on what your parents passed on to you.scientists from the university of surrey in england studied 24 people who had either two short or two long copies of “period 3”study participants had to stay awake 40 hours straight.then，they took tests that measured how quickly they pushed a button when numbers flashed on screen and how well they could remember lists of numbers.results showed that the people with the short form of “period 3” performed much better on these tests than the people with the long form did. in both groups，people performed worst in the early morning.after the first round of experiments，participants were finally allowed to sleep.people in the group that performed well on the tests (those with the short form of “period 3”) took about 18 minutes to nod off.people with the long “period 3” gene, by contrast, fell asleep in just 8 minutes.they also spent more time on deep sleep.that suggests that people with the long form of the gene need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working in top form.i think i must have the long form of“period 3”what about you?28the purpose of this passage might be_ato tell us the importance of plenty of sleepbto tell the result of a research on sleepy genecto inform the harm of lacking sleepdto announce the sleeping rules of humans29which of the following decides how well you perform without sleep? aone short form. bone long copy.cone short and two long copies. dperiod 3.30what kind of people need less sleep according to the research?athose with two long copies of the gene.bthose with two short copies of the gene.cthose with one short and one long copy of the gene.dthose with three short copies of the gene.31if one lacks enough sleep，one should avoid doing important or dangerous things _ain the early morning bat nightcin the afternoon dat noondmoney matters for studentsgetting a grant(补助)who pays?the local education authority (lea) for the area in which the student is living.who can get this money?anyone who gets a place on a first degree course，although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not.students must also have been living in the uk for at least three years，which can exclude (排除) some students from overseas.special casesif a student has worked before going to college：a student who is 26 or more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the previous six years will get extra money155 a year if 26，increasing to a maximum(最大值) of 615 at 29 or more.if a student has disabilities：leas will give up to 500 to help meet extra expensessuch as buying a tape recorder for a blind student，extra heating or special food.banking：most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts (in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials)a student wont usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit.some banks allow students to overdraw by 100 or so，and still dont make charges (though they do charge interest)32a student from japan who has been staying in england for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will _aget money if he is taking a first degree coursebbe unable to get money from any leacget money from any lea when he has finished his coursedhave to open a bank account before he gets any money33a 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university.she has worked since she was 25.how much extra money will she get a year?anone. b155. c615. d515.34a student who cannot walk has to buy a wheelchair costing 750 to go to classes.how much of the cost will he have to pay himself?a150. b250. c500. d750.35you are a new student.why may a bank welcome you as a customer?athey know you receive money regularly.bthey charge students extra.cthey hope you will be rich and stay with the bank.dthey need students accounts in term-time.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：涂卡时，e涂ab，f涂ac，g涂ad。forget about expensive gyms! _36_ since it started in a paris suburb in the 1990s, freerunning has attracted lots of fans in cities around the world.instead of walking normally, freerunners jump over or around anything cars, buildings, trees, or streetlights in their way._37_ “it was boring where we lived.there was nothing for us to do after school.we had done playground games like football and basketball when we were kids but we wanted something new and exciting.we started learning how to jump and run between buildings and we loved it._38_ everything a tree, a streetlight can be considered as part of our outdoor gym.were like children because weve never stopped playing in the street.”the sports website has lots of rules. for example, dont break peoples windows, dont jump on flowerbeds and dont be rude to people who want you to stop. _39_ you must start with the easy moves you have to do thousands of small practice jumps before you try anything difficult.if you made only one mistake, you might hurt yourself badly.a local person said, “_40_ but when they jump off buildings like cars they sometimes frighten other people.”awe, freerunners, have to use our imaginations.bfreerunning is only popular with young people.cits good that young people have something to do.done of the sports inventors told our reporter how freerunning started.ethe new sport in cities is freerunning.fsafety is also very important.gif you dont look around once in a while you might miss it.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 began to grow up that winter night when my parents and i were returning from my aunts house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for america.we were on the bus then.i was crying，and some people on the bus were_41_around to look at me.i remember that i could not bear the thought of_42_hearing again the radio program for school children to which i_43_every morning.i do not remember myself crying for this reason again.in fact, i think i cried very _44_when i was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives.when we were leaving i thought about all the_45_i was going to seethe_46_and magical places i had known only from books and_47_.the country i was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.the four years that followed taught me the importance of_48_，but the idea did not come to me at once.for the first two years in new york i was really _49_, having to study in three schools as a result of family_50_.i did not quite know what i was or what i should be. mother_51_，and things became even more complex for me.some time passed before my stepfather and i got_52_to each other.i was often sad, and saw no end to “the_53_times”my_54_in the family increased a lot since i know english better than everyone else_55_.i wrote letters, filled our forms，_56_at interviews with immigration officers, looked my grandparents to the doctor, and_57_discussed telephone bills with company representatives.from my experiences i have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles eventually go away! something_58_is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just_59_a little patiently! i believe that my life will turn out all right_60_it will not be that day.41a.sitting b.walkingc.turning d.searching42a.hardly b.seldom c.always d.never43a.talked b.listened c.attended d.elected44a.loudly b.often c. little d.quietly45a.friends b.relatives c.children d.places46a.strange b.terrible c.native d.peaceful47a.pictures b.novels c.texts d.notices48a