河北省黄骅中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

黄骅中学20152016年度高中二年级第二学期期中考试 英语试卷 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷两部分。第卷1至8 页，第卷 9至11 页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（客观题 共100 分）注意事项：答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学号、班级及准考证号等分别写在试卷相应位置和涂在答题卡上；不能将题直接答在试卷上。第一部分 听力（共两节， 满分30分）第1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. when should the man finish his school paper?a. next wednesday. b. next thursday. c. next friday.2. where does the man probably come from?a. russia. b. britain. c. china.3. what does the woman order?a. fish. b. beef. c. chicken.4. how does the woman usually go to work?a. by bus. b. by car. c. on foot.5. when will the tennis match take place?a. on july 10th . b. on july 13th . c. on july 14th .第2节 （共15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，从每题所给的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67题。6. how soon will the woman be in the office?a. in half an hour. b. in an hour. c. in one and a half hours.7. what will the woman probably do?a. get paper and ink. b. sign an agreement. c. fix the printer.听第7段材料，回答第89题。8. what relation is tim to tom?a. his father. b. his friend. c. his brother.9. what did tom actually do last friday night?a. he gave a performance. b. he watched a movie.c. he went out shopping.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10. how much did the man weigh when he visited the woman last time?a. 185 pounds. b. 180 pounds. c. 175 pounds.11. what does the man usually have on the way home in the afternoon?a. an ice cream. b. a yogurt. c. a coke.12. what does the man spend most of his time doing?a. taking exercise. b. doing homework. c. watching tv.听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13. what does the woman have to do on thursday?a. have an evening class. b. look after her daughter.c. teach small children drama.14. when will the woman meet the man on wednesday?a. at 6:00. b. at 6:30. c. at 7:00.15. how old is the mans son now?a. three years old. b. five years old. c.six years old.16. what does the woman need to do?a. share the bathroom with the owners.b. take the kids to school.c. work every night.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. which of the following doesnt roberta need to buy?a. sugar. b. milk. c. coffee.18. where does sarah hunt probably work?a. at a gym. b. at a school. c. at a supermarket.19. what has roberta been waiting for?a. a postcard from her mother. b. a letter from her daughter.c. a reply from a conference. 20. who likes football?a. roberta. b. francisco. c. sarah.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a you probably laugh at something you find funny, but how much do you really know about jokes and humour? readers digest (rd) questioned several experts to give us some facts about them.rd: whats the oldest joke in the world? “we cant know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing,” says christie davies, professor of sociology at the university of reading in the uk. the oldest joke book thats been found so far is the greek philogelos. it dates from the 4th century ad, although the jokes date from an earlier time. according to psychogist steve wilson, director of national humor month ( april in the us ), it contains 265 jokes.rd: do some people fail to develop a sense of humour?rod martin, professor of psychology at the western university in canada, believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humour, as we develop, humour and laughter begin to appear. “of course, some children are more serious, quiet, and less likely to laugh frequently, but this doesnt mean they dont have a sense of humour.” and according to steve wilson, there are no adults who dont have a sense of humour. “almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour, and i teach people how,” he says.rd: do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation?sense of humour does differ a lot by country, according to an author named scott weems. british humour is thought to be absurd in nature, while american humour has an aggressive quality. according to a study, germans are found to find everything funny. 21. what do we know about the oldest joke book? a. it remains unknown. b. it was written in greek. c. it was found in the uk. d. it contains the oldest joke. 22. what does rod martin agree with about peoples sense of humour? a. nobody is born with a sense of humour. b. some adults lose it when they grow up. c. childhood is the best time to develop such ability. d. children have a poorer sense of humour than adults. 23. what kind of humour has an aggressive feature? a. british humour b. german humour c. canadian humour d. american humour 24. where can you probably find the text? a. in a popular magazine. b. in a research paper. c. in a personal diary. d. in a textbook.b dear miss manners，friends of mine lost their home in a house fire. it was terrible. another friend set up a “go fund me” type page for friends and to donate and help the couple. many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while they were getting back on their feet.last week, they sent thankyou notes. my roommate received one addressed to her and i did not. the notes were not in modularized; it was a printed onesizefitsall message. my roommate realized i didnt receive a thankyou note, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know i had been left out. i didnt know she had done this until later.the next day, i got a text message apologizing and saying that i had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me! (miss manners, they didnt even address the notes themselves!) it was accompanied by a picture of the thankyou note, which was texted to me with the message, “here is a thank you just for you. ”i was a little annoyed. i helped them in their need and didnt get a second thought. i have not responded to her text message. is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? should i tell her that i am upset, or should i accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?25for what purpose did mary write the letter?ato start a public donation for the unlucky couple.bto teach us how to see the true colors of friendship.cto tell us to learn a lesson from her story.dto ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance.26from the letter we can infer that _.athe couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot.bso far mary hasnt received a thankyou note addressed to her.cmarys roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness.dthe couple left mary out by accident when they wrote the thankyou notes.27what does mary think of the couple she helped?a. careless b. considerate c. unbelievable d. unreliableceach new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. some call it the summer learning setback. simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. the only thing they might gain is weight. most american schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. some schools follow a year-round calendar. they hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. the national association for year-round education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count. they were spread among forty-six of the fiftystates. but many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. lead researcher paul von hippel said, “year-round schools dont really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. they simply spread it out across the year.” across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. experts say this can be prevented. they note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help. but calling them summer school could be a problem. the director of the summer learning center at johns hopkins,ron fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in chicago and baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term summer school. in american culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. the parents welcomed other terms like summer camp, extra time and hands-on learning.28. according to the first paragraph, the summer learning gap _a. helps children to gain weight b. leads children to work harderc. improves childrens memories d. affects childrens regular studies29. which of the following statements is true?a. students from poor families often fall behindafter the vacation.b. year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.c. there are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.d. nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vacation.30. why did almost all parents dislike the term summer school?a. they attach importance to the childrens rights of freedom very much.b. they are worried about the quality of the summer school.c. they want their children to be forced to make up the gap.d. they cant afford the further study during the vacation.31. what would be the best title of this passage?a. opening summer camp b. forbidding summer schoolsc. spreading year-round education d. minding the summer learningd this years miss chinatown fashion show was more than just a showcase for clothing and shoe designers. it was also a fund-raiser (募捐活动) and volunteer sign-up event for the grassroots organization reading to kids. “we are looking for donations as well as volunteers to come and read,” said reading to kids volunteer andrea ramcke. “it is a volunteer organization. there are only two paid workers.” according to reading to kids, the organization tries to encourage underserved children with a love of reading so as to enrich their lives and chances of success in the future. “it is primarily for children who dont have a lot of reading in the home, whose parents are good at a second language or they are good at a second language, ”ramcke said. “ so we have a lot of immigrants from everywhere and lots of first generation kids who dont have a lot of books in the home.” at present, reading to kids gathers 901 children and 388 volunteers at reading clubs on the second saturday of every month at eight los angeles elementary schools. at the reading clubs, pairs of volunteers read aloud to groups of children divided up by age groups, while the parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read at home. ramcke also added that the kids are asked to join in by asking questions and reviewing the material along with doing a “ craft (工艺) project in relation to the book”. every child also gets a book to take home and books are donated to school libraries through the program. “the kids develop a love of reading,” ramcke said. “ studying doesnt become as hard to them when they learn how to explain it a little bit better. they learn how to think about their words. their team communication skills and their grades go up.”32. what was special about this years miss chinatown fashion show?a. it encouraged people to read.b. it donated books to reading to kids.c. it offered support to reading to kids.d. it asked show designers to volunteer.33. the purpose of reading to kids is to help kids_.a. who love reading and writing.b. who dont read a lot at home.c. who dont know foreign languages.d. who are good at using two languages34. how often are the reading clubs held?a. every day b. once a month c. twice a month d. every saturday35. what is the last paragraph mainly about?a. how reading to kids works.b. why reading is important to kids.c. the way to get kids to love reading.d. the influence of reading to kids on kids.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容从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。请把3640的答案依次涂在答题卡7175的相应位置。how to improve your memory wouldnt it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was on there? what if you could never again forget a friends birthday? _36_the good news, however, is that everyone can take steps to improve their memory. _37_ exercise your brain. _38_ by developing new mental skills, especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument, and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active. _39_there are a lot of products on the market that claim to improve memory, but none have yet been shown to be effective in clinical tests. a healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods containing antioxidants like broccoli, spinach, and berries, for example-and omega-3 fatty acids appear to promote healthy brain functioning. take better pictures. often we forget things not because our memory is bad, but rather because our observation skills need work._40_often we dont really learn peoples names at first because we arent really concentrating on remembering them. youll find that if you make a conscious effort to remember such things, youll do much better.a. organize your life.b. eat well and eat right.c. regularly exercising the brain can help improve memory.d. the bad news is that not everyone has such a good memory.e. one common situation where this happens is meeting new people.f. most people are not very good at remembering abstract information.g. most people can gain the ability to memorize amounts of information.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，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a. b. c. d）中，选出最佳选项。as a student in my final year of high school, i am very concerned about college. i spend most days thinking about the _41_, hoping that i am on the right path. i am interested in a career in _42_, so i decided to volunteer for service at the local hospital. i thought it would be the best of both worlds: _43_people while getting valuable on-the-job experience! so i went to the business office._44_, the hospital director was quite willing to let me help out, and he said i could _45_that summer as soon as i finished my finals. i accepted his_46_immediately, thinking to myself that here lay all the _47_i could ever want! soon enough, i _48_for my first day at the_49_. the director gave me a brief tour of different departments _50_we stopped right in front of the maternity ward (产科病房). “this is where you are going to _51_,” he said. i was overwhelmed (受不了的) by the sounds. women shouted and newborns_52_. i got nervous and wondered if i had been in a hurry when i _53_to go for such a _54_job. my _55_must have shown clearly on my face because the director said, “dont worry. you are going to help in the nursery.” _56_that, we walked down a hallway filled with ballons, beautiful flowers and into the _57_room ive ever seen. the soft colors provided a quiet backdrop to the sleeping babies. the nurse in charge of the nursery _58_me, thanked me for_59_, and asked me to start putting some baby things away in the drawers. the director gave me a _60_look, which i returned with a quiet nod. i got right to work.41. a. score b. test c. family d. future42. a. teaching b. nursing c. dancing d. acting43. a. helping b. moving c. encouraging d. visiting44. a. finally b. fortunately c. suddenly d. immediately45. a. start b. sign c. learn d. ask46. a. gift b. rule c. offer d. advice47. a. possibilities b. responsibilities c. choices d. chances48. a. went over b. showed up c. turned out d. kept on49. a. high school b. business office c. college d. hospital50. a. as b. when c. until d. before51. a. work b. study c. live d. research52. a. played b. slept c. cried d. laughed53. a. stopped b. continued c. refused d. decided54. a. difficult b. boring c. small d. dangerous55. a. fear b. anger c. pain d. surprise56. a. for b. like c. with d. before57. a. most peaceful b. most convenient c. largest d. cleanest58. a. replaced b. remembered c. welcomed d. trusted59. a. waiting b. returning c. listening d. coming60. a. questioning b. quick c. serious d. familiar 黄骅中学20152016年度高中二年级第二学期期中考试英语试卷第卷（共50 分） 注意事项：第卷共3 页，用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案直接写在试题卷上。第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5题，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填上适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。with over seven billion people 61._(live) on our planet today, it is easy to think that one persons actions wont make a difference. however, from 62._(person) experience, i can say that everyone of us 63._(be) able to make a difference -however small to someones life. youve probably seen the campaign posters 64._(produce) by some charity