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密封线班级：_ 姓名：_ 考号：_ 务川民族中学2015-2016学年度第一学期半期考试高二英语考试时间：120分钟 本试卷分为第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。考试结束后，将答题卷和机读卡一并收回第一部分 听力（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 are the speakers talking about?a. their pet. b. their child.c. their breakfast.2. what does the man want to do? a. to eat more dumplings. b. to learn how to make dumplings. c. to have a cup of tea.3. what does the man mean?a. carl doesnt need a part-time job.b. carl doesnt have a lot of money.c. carl cant find a part-time job.4. who will pay the telephone bill?a. the man. b. the woman.c. mary.5. what will the man do in the evening?a. go shopping. b. play basketball.c. watch a game.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7小题。6. where does this conversation take place?a. at home. b. in a restaurant.c. in a shop.7. what will the man do next?a. go to the supermarket. b. cook the meat.c. go out to eat.听第7段对话，回答第8、9小题。8. when does the woman usually surf the internet?a. when she feels unhappy.b. when she studies in sydney.c. when she looks for information.9. why did the man feel unhappy?a. he lost 100 dollars.b. he lost his cellphone.c. he wasted a lot of time.听第8段对话，回答第1012小题。10. where is the post office?a. near the traffic lights.b. near the wal-mart.c. in front of a statue.11. how long does it take to walk to the post office?a. about 15 minutes. b. about 10 minutes.c. about 25 minutes.12. how will the woman go to the post office?a. on foot. b. by bus. c. by taxi.听第9段材料，回答第1316小题。13. why does the man ask for leave?a. to take care of his fatherb. to take care of his children.c. to stay at home to finish his work.14. how long is the man going to be away?a. for at least one week.b. for at least two weeks.c. for at least three weeks.15. how many children does the man have now?a. three. b. one. c. two.16. who is going to take the mans place?a. tom. b. jane. c. linda.听第10段材料，回答第1720小题。17. how was the man injured?a. he was injured in a car accident.b. he was injured in an earthquake.c. he was injured in a football game.18. how long did the man play as a football player?a. eleven years.b. ten years.c. two and a half years.19. what did the doctor say to the man?a. he should listen to his heart.b. he couldnt walk again.c. he could practice playing football.20. what is important in the mans life?a. having role models.b. having a happy family.c. keeping healthy. 第二部分 笔试（共三节，满分60分）第一节 阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）a a 50-year-old american came back to his school. the teachers asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. the talk was about the love of their great country. all the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. the old officer went up and began speaking. he said “boys and girls i studied in this school forty years ago. when i was at your age, we were not as happy as you are today. think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now? ”no sound came from the children. the old man waited for a long time. then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. “good boy! please answer me dear” said the officer. with a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, “if you speak long enough, we wont have to have maths and biology lessons this morning.”21. the old man came back to the school_. a. to listen to a talk b. to have lessons c. to give a talk d. to see the children22. the old officer found that the children at that school were_ ever before. a. as good as b. as well as c. as happy as d. much happier than23. how many years did the old officer graduate from this school?a. fifty years b. forty yearsc. fifty-five years d. thirty years24. according to the story, we know that_ . a. the short boy didnt like studying his lessons b. all the children liked the talk c.the short boy liked the talk very much d. some children liked to listen to funny talkbmark twain was a great writer. he was from the usa. he was born in 1835. he was also a famous speaker. he was famous for his sense of humour. many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.one day mark twain was going to a small town because of his writing. before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that hed better not go there. mark twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “it doesnt matter. the mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. i dont think they will come to visit me.” after he arrived at the town, mark twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. he went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. the waiters felt very sorry about that. “im very sorry, mr mark twain. there are too many mosquitoes in our town.” one of them said to him. mark twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “the mosquitoes are very clever. they know my room number. they didnt come into the wrong room.” what he said made all the people present laugh heartily. but that night mark twain slept well. do you know why? that was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. 25. that day mark twain went to the town _. a. to see one of his friends b. because he wanted to do something there for his writing c. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there d. to see one of his relatives26. the waiters felt sorry because _. a. they did something wrong to mark twain b. their hotel was too small c. the room was not very clean d. there were quite a few mosquitoes in mark twains room27. all the people present laughed heartily because _. a. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didnt come into the wrong room b. the mosquitoes knew mark twains room number c. mark twain gave the waiters some nice presents d. mark twain made a joke28. from the story we know _. a. no mosquitoes troubled mark twain in the night b. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after mark twain well at night c. mark twain didnt have a good rest that night d. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longercthere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. some people believe that they cant help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. here are some more myths:ill never lose weight-i come from a fat familywrong! while we cant change the body type we are born with, we cant blame our genes for making us fat. theres plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.i am fat because i burn calories slowly.wrong！fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陈代谢). in fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.exercise is boringwrong! anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. the key is to develop a balanced and varied program thats fun as well as progressive. if you enjoy a sunday walk, take a different route. if you do yoga, try a tai chi class. if you like exercise regularly, set yourself a distance or time challenge.no pain, no gainwrong! exercise is not meant to hurt. indeed, pain is your body telling you somethings wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. you may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. if they dont, rest and seek medical advice.29.what does the author think about being fat?a. it is the family genes that make people fat. b. people are fat because they consume too little energy.c. a diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.d. it is the result of peoples unbalanced lifestyle.30.according to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?a. by taking different exercise. b. by choosing simple exercise.c. by doing regular exercise. d. by sticking to outdoor exercise.31.what is the authors opinion about “no pain, no gain” in exercising?a. keeping fit is basically a painful experience.b. exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.c. pain in exercise is a must for reaching your goal.d. getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.32. what is the purpose of the passage?a. to show the importance of keeping fit.b. to make some false ideas about keeping fit clear.c. to prove what has long been believed about keeping fit.d. to explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.dthe hunger games is a book by an american author suzanne collins. it came out in 2008 and has sold millions of copies. you can buy it in 26 different languages.the story happens in the future, after the destruction(毁灭) of north america. there are twelve districts governed by the rich capitol.the capitol organized the hunger games every year. one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 in each of the twelve districts are chosen to fight. only one person will live. the whole country must watch the games on television.the story is about katniss everdeen, a sixteen-year-old girl. her younger sister, prim, is chosen, but katniss volunteers to go instead. she has to fight with a boy named peeta.where did the idea for the hunger games come from? one night in 2003, suzanne collins was watching tv. at that time, there was a war between the us and iraq. the only programs she could find on tv were “reality” programs and news about the war. suzanne says that the two things started to mix together in her head and she had the idea for the hunger games.some parents in the us have complained about the violence in the book. but suzanne says she is very worried about how much violence we see on tv nowadays. suzanne is also worried about the amount of reality tv we watch. “we put too much of our lives on tv,” she says. “and we care less for people because of this.” she says that writing about death and violence in the story was the hardest thing for her to do and she hopes it will make people think about what they watch in the future.33. the hunger games are organized for those aged_.a. 6-10 b. 11-15. c. 12-18 d. 20-2534. suzanne got the idea for the hunger games when she was _.a. watching tv b. taking a showerc. playing a game d. reading a book35. we can learn from the text that _.a. suzanne doesnt think people put too much of their lives on tvb. some parents dont think the hunger games is a good bookc. the hunger games is only popular with kidsd. there are ten poor districts in the story第二节（每小题2分，共10分） 根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。mark: im so glad a taco bells is going to open at the corner of the street next week.dora: 36 mark: what? i really cannot believe this! dont you know taco bells? it is said to be the most visited drive-in fast food restaurant in the world. dora: i dont go to fast food restaurants. i cook. 37 mark: the french fries. dora: 38 i never eat fries. mark: i love french fries. and i think many people around the world love french fries. dora: 39 mark: because there are hundreds of taco bells fast food restaurants all over the world in more than 20 different countries. dora: 40 a. is it a toy store?b. why do you say so?c. fries make people overweight.d. i prefer chinese food to french food.e. so what is this restaurant most famous for?f. people are aware of the harm of fast food.g. anyway, i think people should eat less fast food. 第三节 完形填空（每空1.5分，共30分）one day i was hanging about with several friends. not really doing anything 41 , just doing what teenagers do on a hot summer afternoon.we were walking through a parking lot 42 my younger brother, mark, came running up to us at full 43 . a few seconds later i saw a man running behind him. mark was out of 44 , so i didnt really understand what he was 45 . the man in front of me was 46 for mark. mark moved behind me, and i realized that he was 47 . i asked the man what the 48 . was. the man said he wanted my little brother in a bad way. he reached for my brother again and again but i 49 him. he then punched (拳击) me in the chest. i felt more 50 than hurt and i had to defend myself. 51 did the man know that i had been training in karate (空手道) for four years. i was 52 by my parents to respect all adults, 53 this man was so terrible. he was trying to hurt my 54 ; he turned his anger to me with a 55 attack. but, much to his surprise, he found he was in a bit of trouble himself. so the man 56 his attack and disappeared from my sight.the whole thing was over a simple disagreement 57 two children, namely mark and the mans daughter. this man had 58 overreacted (反应) and did things without finding out the facts. i am happy that no one was hurt badly and that 59 worked out okay.however, the man and i were similar in a way. we both tried to 60 the ones we care about in the best way we could.41. a. helpful b. necessary c. special d. useful42. a. when b. as c. since d. why43. a. limit b. power c. speed d. hope44. a. control b. breath c. mind d. danger45. a. thinking b. saying c. making d. ordering46. a. reaching b. waiting c. caring d. leaving47. a. surprised b. excited c. brave d. scared48. a. difficulty b. act c. problem d. task49. a. blocked b. defeated c. disliked d. disagreed50. a. tired b. shocked c. moved d. bored51. a. little b. much c. many d. few52. a. reminded b. showed c. taught d. encouraged53. a. and b. so c. as d. but54. a. teacher b. father c. brother d. friend55. a. mental b. material c. chemical d. physical56. a. continued b. kept c. stopped d. increased57. a. between b. across c. among d. for58. a. naturally b. wildly c. slightly d. slowly59. a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything60. a. protect b. admire c. value d. praise第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多余3个单词）或括号内所给单词的正确形式。（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）mr. li: ok, listen up! _61_ we can enjoy ourselves on the great wall, there are a few rules and _62_(suggest). ok?all: yes, mr. li.mr. li: first, you must keep to the path. you mustnt walk along the edge because you might fall and hurt yourself. is that clear?all: yes.mr. li: and you have to keep together. you mustnt go off _63_ your own, because you might get _64_(lose).all: ok, mr. li.jack: can we have something _65_(eat) now? im starving.mr. li: no, you cant, jack! you only _66_(have) breakfast an hour ago. i think we should start walking, and then stop at noon for our picnic. but you shouldnt drink all the water, because you may need some _67_(late).jack: can we go rock climbing?mr. li: yes, you can, _68_ you must use ropes. you have to think about _69_(person) safety! and you must have the right shoes. ok, i think thats all. lets go down this path, and then we can cross the stream and climb up to the