内蒙古杭锦后旗奋斗中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

奋斗中学20152016学年第二学期期中考试题高二英语（本试卷满分150分， 答题时间120分钟）第卷第一部分 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） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where is the mans passport?a. in his car. b. in his pocket. c. in his bag. 2. what will the woman do next?a. get off at the next stop. b. walk to the university. c. take the downtown bus.3. what does the woman like best about the shirt?a. the material. b. the price. c. the color.4. what does the man say about stephanie?a. she will get well soon. b. she is coming to the beach. c. she has a very bad cold. 5. where does the conversation probably take place?a. at a clothing store. b. at a laundry. c. in a tailors shop.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。听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。6. according to the man, what is special at the salvadoran restaurant?a. corn pancakes. b. a certain kind of soup. c. a special drink.7. where is el salvador?a. in central america. b. in south america. c. in the north of mexico. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8. how did the man learn about the job? a. from an agency. b. from the newspaper. c. from the internet.9. what will the man probably do next?a. learn to type faster. b. start working right away. c. pick up an application from the woman. 听第八段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what season do the two speakers talk about? a. winter. b. autumn. c. summer.11. what does the woman think about watching movies?a. its too expensive. b. its too boring. c. its so exciting.12. what do we know about the woman?a. she paid too much to watch a movie. b. she will have a date with the man tonight.c. she hasnt been used to the weather there.听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where are the speakers?a. in chicago. b. in los angeles. c. in connecticut.14. what does the woman finally buy?a. a heavy coat. b. a light coat. c. a wool coat.15. what discount does the woman get for the coat?a. ten percent. b. five percent. c. fifteen percent.16. what does the man recommend to the woman in the end?a. some scarves. b. some shirts. c. some gloves.听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where was the school located?a. in the middle of a field. b. two miles from a farm. c. in the woods. 18. what did all the students bring with them to school?a. food. b. books. c. money.19. how old was the speaker on his first day at that school?a. fifteen years old. b. seven years old. c. eight years old.20. what was the speaker confused about?a. why they had to eat outside. b. why they had to go to school in summer.c. why smoking was not considered bad.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，选出最佳选项。awelcome to the old royal naval college (ornc), one of londons most famous landmarks. it is open daily and is a wonderful place to visit whether you have an hour or a day.the buildings and grounds of the ornc were originally designed as a refuge(避难所)for old and injured sailors in the 1690s. later the site became a training college for officers in the royal navy. today they are free to visit and host an exciting range of events all year round.painted hallview the impressive painted hall, known as the greatest piece of decorative painting in england. sir james thornhill spent 19 years painting it celebrating the royal family and maritime(海上的) power. discover more interesting history through our daily talks and family activities.chapel(小教堂)redecorated by james“athenian”stuart after a fire in 1779, the chapel reflects stuarts greek influences, and is still an active place to show respect and love for god. besides, it is a perfect place for concerts and recitals(演奏会).discover greenwichexplore over 500 years of history and architecture at the discover greenwich visitor centre. there is an impressive central model of maritime greenwich world heritage (遗产)site.opening timespainted hall, chapel and discover greenwich visitor centre open from 10:00 to 17:00, mon to sun. (chapel opens at 12:00 on sun following service). grounds open daily 08:00-18:00.21what were the buildings and grounds of the ornc intended for at first?a. training officers.b. helping injured sailors.c. displaying artistic works.d. holding interesting activities.22where will you go if you want to know about the royal family?a. discover greenwich visitor centre. b. painted hall.c. grounds. d. chapel.23when can you make a tour of the chapel?a. at 13:00 on wednesday. b. at 09:00 on tuesday.c. at 11:00 on sunday. d. at 18:00 on friday.bmaddie messe, 13, has always loved temple run, a mobile game that sends her racing through swamps (沼泽) and forests to outrun a pack of crazed monkeys. what she didnt love was being forced to play as a boy unless she was willing to buy a female version. “i felt like l was being cheated or misrepresented,” maddie explains“girls are just as capable (有能力的) of running away from monkeys as boys are.”so last winter, maddie researched 50 of the most popular iphone games. what she found was infuriating：90 percent offered free male characters, but only 15 percent let you play as a female for free. armed with those statistics, maddie drafted a spirited article and fired it off to several major newspapers. the washington post agreed to run the piece, which attracted millions of readers around the globe including the makers of temple run! “we realized she had a point,” says natalia luckyanova, the games co-creator. “it was the kick in the pants we needed to say,we should fix itso we did.”now you can play temple run with a female character for free, but maddie hopes her campaign inspires something deeper.“if you dont see characters that look like you on tv or in movies or games, speak up! just do your research first,”says maddie. “one well-supported argument is much more effective than a million angry complaints.”24. what did maddie hate about temple run?a. it had no female versions.b. it charged for female versions.c. its female versions were too expensive.d. its female versions were not good enough.25. maddles findings_.a. pleased herb. cheated herc. angered her d. comforted her26. to natalia luckyanova, maddies article sounded_.a. amusing b. persuasivec. impractical d. unreasonable27. maddie encourages readers to_.a. play mobile games within limitsb. write articles for major newspapersc. respond to complaints in a proper wayd. do some research before making an argumentcin some countries，open campus (校园) is widely accepted. for example, french students have a two-hour lunch break from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. during their lunch break, they can eat at home or at a restaurant. but students in the philippines have a tougher schedule. they have only two 15-minute breaks and an hour for lunch.what schedule would be best for american schools?having breaks between classes is great, but having breaks off campus is even better. there are several advantages to open campus, including simple conveniences such as being able to eat different meals during lunchtime, rather than having the cafeteria (自助食堂) dishes, as well as having the chance to take a break at home.however, there are more reasons i disagree with allowing high school students the right to have an open campus. sure, its great being able to escape school during the day for a while, but soon enough that may easily become the rest of the day.if open campus is allowed, it is very possible that such freedom will make it all too easy for students to skip their afternoon classes. of course, there will be students responsible enough to come back to school.but unexpected problems such as heavy traffic, city bus delays (延迟) or cars breaking down may prevent them from returning to school. it benefits the students to stay in school during lunch hours to avoid transportation issues.depending on how close the school is to restaurants and students homes, open campus could be a great idea. unfortunately, though, most public schools in america are not located close enough to restaurants or students homes, thus causing the negative results to outweigh (超过) the positives in the end.28compared with french students, students in the philippines .ahave a poor diet bget better gradeschave less freedom dprefer eating on campus29in the authors opinion, open campus will probably .alead to heavy trafficbcause students to cut schoolcattract more students to schooldincrease students sense of responsibility30what can we learn from the text about most american public schools?athey have a two-hour lunch break.bthey allow students to eat outside.cthey plan to have open campus.dthey are far from students homes.31the text mainly discusses whether high schools should .ahave a strict schedulebhave a long lunch breakchave open campus for lunchdbe located close to restaurantsdyou cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. but designer mikhail belvaev doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. thats why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella. the designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in russia. “once, i was driving on a central saint petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. i thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬)built into a street lamp,” he said. the lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. it has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. sensors(传感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians(行人) shelter whenever it starts raining. in addition to the rain sensor, theres also a 360motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyones using the lampbrella. after three minutes of not being used, the canopy is closed. according to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. besides, it would be grounded(埋地线) to protect from possible lightning strike. each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. being installed(安装) at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians. while there are no plans to take the lampbrella into production, belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one moscow department, and insists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter. 32. whats the implied meaning of the underlined sentence?a. youd better check the weather forest before going out. b. you may get sheltered from rain even if you dont have an umbrella. c. weather forecast is not always reliable.d. youd better take an umbrella if you fail to check the weather forest. 33. which of the following shows how the lampbrella works?a. motorcanopysensors b. motorsensorscanopyc. sensorsmotorcanopy d. canopymotorsensors34. what does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?a. its safety. b. its appearance. c. its installation. d. its moving speed. 35. what can be inferred from the last paragraph?a. the designer will open a company to promote his product.b. the lampbrella could be put into immediate production. c. the lampbrella would be put on show in moscow. d. the designer is confident that his creation is practical.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。for many people, a special sale is just too attractive to walk away from. 36 but with sales items, how can you be sure youre really getting a good deal? if you understand some sales tricks, you will be able to make smart choices.some tricks have been used by shopkeepers for ages. 37 for example, if an item is us11.99 instead of us12.00, youll feel like youre spending less money.sellers sometimes reduce items by a certain amount. 38 that means that even with the discount, you may still pay more than the original price.shopkeepers clearly understand what makes you want to buy their products. but with a little preparation, you can avoid being cheated.tips for shoppers*always compare prices before buying anything.* 39 the more focused you are, the easier it is to make wise decisions. *dont shop when you are hungry. studies show that youll usually buy more than you originally planned.*40 first ask yourself: do i have the money to buy it? will i use it? if not, walk away, but if so, go for it! that way youll still feel good after you take your item home.aknow what youre looking for.bwatch for“buy one, get one free”sales.cand that makes shop owners very happy!done of the oldest is to make prices end in 99.edont buy something just because its on sale.fcheck for sales ads in the newspaper or online.gbut before the sale begins, sellers might mark the prices higher.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，从短文后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。my friend samuel, who is a good runner, and i ran a 5k race last weekend. it was my first organized 41 . “you run ahead,” i said at the starting line. “you 42 ?” he asked. “go!” i said. “ill see you at the 43 .” samuel took off, strong and full of energy. my 44 hit the ground in a familiar pattern, and i 45 it to the half-way point. my legs started to 46 and my back hurt. 47 , i wanted to give up but my spirit told me not to. i started to think i should have 48 a shorter goal as the great distance was too much for me. i began to 49 deciding to run the 5k race. i thought about all this while running. the road seemed very 50 . 51 i ran along, my feet felt like lead(铅). it seemed as if i would 52 make it. i was so tired that i couldnt move a step further. i tried to 53 myself by sayings. some words appeared in my mind. they were “do 54 by halves” and “to persevere(坚持) means victory”. they were 55 and they filled me with fresh energy. anyway, i wouldnt quit. i 56 along. i eventually saw the white tent by the finishing line. samuel was at the finishing line. when i 57 at the end, he put his arm around my shoulders and 58 his hand for a high-five. i realized that 59 you never give up, the goal you set can be reached. above all, you just have to be 60 and take one step at a time.41. a. picnicb. show c. tripd. run42. a. sure b. ready c. happy d. strong43. a. top b. end c. side d. front44. a. legs b. hands c. feet d. knees45. a. brought b. caught c. took d. made46. a. break b. ache c. bend d. relax47. a. excited b. puzzled c. exhausted d. disappointed48. a. set b. lost c. added d. reached49. a. stop b. practice c. avoid d. regret50. a. pretty b. narrow c. distant d. similar51. a. unless b. as c. if d. until52. a. never b. always c. only d. still53. a. ignore b. order c. praise d. encourage54. a. anything b. something c. nothing d. everything55. a . tough b. powerful c. funny d. flexible56. a. struggled b. pretended c. responded d. complained57. a. walked b. pointed c. stood d. arrived58. a. touched b. lifted c. shook d. waved59. a. as though b. even if c. as long as d. now that60. a. confident b. secure c. smart d. careful第卷注意：卷答案写在答题卡上。第二节 语法填空 （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）或括号中单词的正确形式。virginia key is a barrier island 61._(contain) a variety of upland and wetland plant communities. it 62._(locate) in biscayne bay, south of fisher island and bordering 63._ atlantic ocean. the city of miami is the present landowner of the north point of virginia key. since the 1970s, the island 64._(be) the site of the deposition(淤积) of sand fr