河北省正定中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

高二第二学期期中考试英 语 试 题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第i卷（选择题，共90分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共五小题；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 秒钟的时间来回答相应小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what will the man do first?a. fix the bike.b. have a coffee.c. clean the windows.2what is the date today? a. may lst.b. may 2nd.c. may 3rd.3. where will the speakers probably buy something to eat?a. at a cafe.b. at a service station.c. at the airport.4. how does the woman feel?a. proud.b. pleased.c. angry.5what is the conversation mainly about?a. a film.b. a book.c. a bookcase.第二节（共15个小题，每小题1分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. when does the woman usually go to the us?a. in spring.b. in summer.c. in winter.7. where did the woman go on holiday last month?a. to america.b. to canada.c. to mexico.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. how did the woman improve her french?a. by listening to the radio.b. by speaking as much as possible.c. by watching french films.9. what does the woman suggest the man do?a. believe in himself.b. change learning methods.c. practise french with her.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where is the woman now?a. in london.b. in kingsford.c. in briston.11. what does the woman think of the life in london?a. boring.b. peaceful.c. expensive.12. what will the man do this summer?a. organize sporting activities.b. work as a pool lifeguard.c. teach people to swim.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. colleagues.b. neighbors.c. classmates.14. when are the business hours?a. from 9: 00 am to 6: 00 pm. b. from 7: 00 am to 7: 00 pm.c. from 7: 15 am to 6: 36 pm.15. why is the woman worried?a. she will be fined heavily.b. she will be forbidden to drive.c. her insurance will be raised.16. what does the man suggest the woman do?a. challenge the ticket.b. call the police officer.c. throw away the ticket.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. how did a north american indian boy prove himself an adult?a. by drinking enough alcoho1 b. by wearing traditional clothesc. by staying in the woods alone safely for some time.18at what age does an american child become an adult?a. 16.b. 18.c. 21. 19what could the speaker probably be?a. a teacher.b. a reporter.c. a writer.20. what is the speaker talking about?a. customs for children.b. legal activities for adults.c. adult ages in different countries.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中（a、b、c和d），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aa store that sells husbands has just opened in ottawa, where a woman may go to choose a husband from many men. the store consists of 6 floors and the men increase in positive attributes（品质，特点）as the shopper goes up the flights. there is, however, a catch（陷阱）. as you open the door to any floor, you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building. so a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. on the first floor the sign on the door reads: floor 1 these men have jobs. the woman reads the sign and says to herself, “well, thats better than my last boyfriend, but i wonder whats further up?” so up she goes. the second floor sign reads: floor 2 these men have jobs and love kids. the woman remarks to herself, “thats great, but i wonder whats further up?” and up she goes again. the third floor sign reads: floor 3 these men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good-looking. “hmm, better.” the fourth floor sign reads: floor 4 these men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good-looking and help with the housework. “wow!” exclaims the woman, “very tempting. but, there must be more, further up!” and again she heads up another flight. the fifth floor sign reads: floor 5 these men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good-looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic character. “oh, mercy me! but just think, what must be awaiting me further on?” so up to the sixth floor she goes. the sixth floor sign reads: floor 6 you are visitor 3, 456, 789, 012 to this floor. there are no men on this floor. thank you for shopping husband mart and have a nice day.21. the writer intends us to believe that _.a. husbands are hard to shopb. women are hard to please c. women think they are better than mend. women cant be too careful when choosing husbands22. why do women tend to go up the floor until they reach the top floor ?a. because they think the husbands downstairs are not suitable.b. because they are sure that the best husbands are on the top floor.c. just because they think even better husbands may be upstairs.d. maybe they know the catch very well.23. what result can we learn from the passage?a. women are not good at shopping husbands.b. women are kinder than men. c. women are romantic.d. more women will leave the shop alone.bafter a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for robert edwards for almost ten years. the loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. his family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.one hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. he stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. he was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. when mrs. edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years. the news of robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. however, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. the only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock. 24. the reason for roberts attempts to kill himself was that _.a. he had to live in a dark and silent worldb. a terrible traffic accident happened to himc. he was struck by the lightning once mored. nobody in the world cared about him25. what was robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?a. sheltering from the rain under a tree.b. driving a car. c. taking a walk with a stick.d. lying on the ground.26. we can learn from the text that _. a. roberts wife sent for doctors immediately after the shockb. many doctors came because robert was badly injuredc. there was no accurate explanation for roberts recoveryd. a sudden injury in the head led to roberts recovery27. whats the best title of the whole passage?a. a terrible electrical accidentb. robert edwards and his wifec. an unforgettable experienced. what a sudden shockcitalian lakes and greek islands (12 days)prices starting from1,999your tour begins in milan, italy, and moves on to the pretty italian lake district and the attractive resort(胜地) of stresa, your home for two nights. collette vacations has carefully chosen the costa victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the mediterranean. the cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of italy and is richly designed with entertainment(娱乐) areas and very good living conditions. it will take you to the places of your dreams.youll spend 4 days touring greek cities youve always heard about. in katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby olympia on the whole journey. then with a local guide you will visit the greek islands of santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of atlantis, and mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.your journey ends in verona, home of the love story romeo and juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinnera perfect ending to a pleasant journey.12 days, 25 meals, 10 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 9 dinnersday 1overnight flight to italydays 23regina palace, stresa, italydays 410costa victoria ( costa cruises)day 11hotel leopardi, verona, italyday 12leave for homeplease note:leaving dateprice for one personapril 7$2,099june 2$2,199october 6$2,099november 3$1,99928. how is the journey planned? a. it starts and ends in italy. b. it starts and ends in greece.c. it starts in italy and ends in greece.d. it starts in greece and ends in italy.29. what can be inferred from the travel plan?a. the price may get lower than those in the plan. b. the prices include three meals a day.c. the price is the highest in summer. d. the prices include entertainment service.30. what does the underlined part “the costa victoria” most probably refer to?a. a famous hotel. b. a beautiful resort.c. a comfortable ship. d. a long-distance bus.31. tourists will travel on their own in .a. stresab. olympiac. mykonosd. veronadbeljlng eating at a beijing restaurant is usually an adventure for foreigners, and particularly when they get the chance to order “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head”.sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of chinese dishes. and their complaints are often valid, but such an experience at beijings restaurants will apparently soon be history.foreign visitors will no longer, hopefully, be confused by oddly worded restaurant menus in the capital if the governments plan to correctly translate 3,000 chinese dishes is a success and the translations are generally adopted.the municipal（市政）office of foreign affairs has published a book to recommend english translations of chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid bizarre translations. “it provides the names of main dishes of famous chinese cuisines in plain english,” an official with the citys foreign affairs office said, “restaurants are encouraged to use the proposed translations, but it will not be compulsory.” its the citys latest effort to bridge the culture gap for foreign travelers in china.“the book is a blessing to tourist guides like me. having it, i dont have to rack my brains trying to explain chinese dishes to foreign travelers,” said zheng xiaodong, a 31-year-old employee with a beijing-based travel agency.“i will buy the book as i major in english literature and id like to introduce chinese cuisine culture to more foreign friends,” said han yang, a postgraduate student at the university of international business and economics.it is not clear if the book will be introduced to other parts of china. but on tuesday, this was the most discussed topic on , chinas most popular micro-blogging site.32. whats the best title of the passage? a. confusing mistranslations of chinese dishes b. chinese dishes to have “official” english names c. the effort to bridge the culture gap d. an adventure for foreigners who eat in beijing33. “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head” are mentioned in the beginning of the passage to show_. a. some chinese dishes are not acceptable b. some chinese dishes are mistranslatedc. some chinese dishes are not well receivedd. some chinese dishes are hard to translate34. what measure has the municipal office taken? a. advocating using accurate translation for chinese dishes b. publishing a book on chinas dietary habits c. providing the names of main chinese dishes d. recommending a book on chinese dishes35. whats the attitude of most people to the book according to the passage? a. divided b. excited c. not clear d. favorable第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文的内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个多余选项。the winners guide to success how do successful people think? what helps them to make success? to find out the answers, an american scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in america. 36 be responsible for yourself sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. 37 youre saying, “you have more control over my life than i do.”live life “on purpose” almost all successful people live life “on purpose” they are doing what they believe they should and want to do. when you live your life on purpose, youll try your best to do your job or study as well as you can. you love what you do and you can find pleasure in what you do.write a plan it is very difficult trying to get what you want without a good plan. 38 a good plan is like a map to you. without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” youll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.be willing to pay the price nothing great is easy to get. so you must be ready to work hard even harder than you have ever done. if you are not willing to pay the price, you wont get anything valuable.never give up 39 but it is easier said than done. when you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope. 40 once an american writer was writing a novel. he could not have a good ending for his book until one night when he had a very good idea. he was so excited that he made a phone call to one of his best friends. “ive got a perfect idea,” he said, “ill put it down later and show it to you.” but he never did, because he died that night. his book was left without a perfect ending. so remember, do what you can right away. never delay at all. a. it is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away.b. it seems to us that everyone knows this.c. some people achieve success much later in life because they fail to realize earlier the importance of hard work.d. in fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, youre giving away your own power.e. sometimes delayf. dont delayg. there are some keys to success that they give.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空erik, an athletic child, lost his vision in his early teen. at first he 41 to use a walking stick or learn braille (盲文), 42 he could do as well as any teenage. he finally came to 43 his disability, though. he couldnt play the same 44 as he used to. but then he discovered wrestling, a sport where 45 wasnt as important as touch and 46 . then, at 16, he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways. a wrestler and a rock climber 47 information through touch. rock climbing 48 mountain climbing, the greatest challenge of his life.eriks teammates say he isnt different from a 49 mountaineer. the major difference is that he isnt as thin as most climbers. 50 , his strong upper body, flexibility and mental toughness make him a(n) 51 climber. the only help for eriks blindness is to place 52 on his teammates jackets so that he can follow them 53 .climbing mount everest was 54 for every climber on every team. the 55 to the mountain air for erik was the same as it was for his teammates: 56 of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower, and the brain doesnt 57 as clearly as normal. in some ways, erik had an advantage 58 his teammates：as they got near the top, the vision of all climbers was 59 . so at a certain altitude, all his teammates were like erik-nearly 60 . to climb mount everest is an achievement for any athlete. erik showed his disability wasnt as important as his ability.41. a. promisedb. refusedc. demandedd. decided42. a. insistingb. prayingc. admittingd. appealing43. a. ignoreb. considerc. overcomed. accept44. a. cardsb. partsc. sportsd. jokes45. a. appearanceb. sightc. diligenced. intelligence46. a. feelb. thoughtc. smelld. taste47. a. giveb. storec. getd. exchange48. a. fell behindb. lay inc. depend ond. led to49. a. disabledb. sightedc. satisfiedd. determined50. a. howeverb. besidesc. therefored. otherwise51. a. amateurb. optimisticc. responsibled. perfect52. a. ropesb. flagsc. bellsd. marks53. a. casuallyb. easilyc. eagerlyd. slowly54. a. challengingb. compulsoryc. optionald. comforting55. a. applicationb. limitationc. adaptationd. reaction56. a. lackb. changec. supplyd. existence57. a. surviveb. functionc. recoverd. refresh58. a. againstb. toc. overd. with59. a. wastedb. broadenedc. improvedd. restricted60. a. hopelessb. dizzyc. blindd. dead 第ii卷 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 many weight loss programs seem attractive to people. but for most people 61 are overweight, the results are so 62 (limit) that they will give up long before achieving any realistic results. it turns out that the programs are