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平坝第一高级中学2015-2016学年度第二学期高二英语半期考试试卷 本试卷总分共150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分：听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)第一节（共5小题）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 season is it now?a. summer. b. winter. c. autumn.2. what does the woman mean?a. she doesnt have a bike.b. her mother made up the story.c. she didnt tell the man the truth.3. what is the woman most probably?a. a clerk. b. a librarian. c. a waitress.4. where is the woman going for holiday this year?a. canada. b. turkey. c. italy.5. what does the man mean?a. he doesnt want the woman to open the window.b. he has caught a cold.c. its too cold outside.第二节（共15小题）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6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. what s the weather like?a. warm and sunny. b. cold and cloudy. c. snowy.7. who will drive the man to work?a. the man himself. b. the woman. c. fred.8. when is it now?a. in the morning. b. at noon. c. in the evening.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. when are they going to meet?a. on wednesday morning.b. on friday evening.c. on wednesday evening.10. what is the probable job of the woman?a. a film star. b. a musician. c. a football player.11. what are they going to do?a. to see a film.b. to have dinner together.c. to enjoy a concert.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. where does this conversation most probably take place?a. at the womans home.b. at a museum of art.c. at the mans home.13. where did the woman buy the prints?a. in boston. b. in new york. c. in a european city.14. what is the woman going to do?a. make another museum tour.b. organize an exhibition of art.c. visit some european painters.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what is the woman doing?a. she is having a job interview.b. she is interviewing a famous sports star.c. she is making a selfintroduction in public.16. why was the woman out of school for half a year during high school?a. because she was badly ill.b. because she had to act in a film.c. because her father took her to america.17. what part-time job did the woman do at college?a. a designer. b. a teacher. c. a travel guide.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what percent of the four year schools began as public agricultural colleges in america?a. about 1/4. b. about 1/24. c. about 1/6.19. when was the idea of the land grant college developed?a. in 1826. b. more than 100 years ago. c. about 200 years ago.20. what do we know about the international students this year at the college of agricultural sciences?a. there are 5 graduate students altogether.b. most of them are from africa, asia and europe.c. there are 205 international students.第二部分：阅读理解第一节(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。a in the united states, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. and even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. that is what keeping up with the joneses is about, it is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. the expression was first used in 1913 by a young american called arthur momand. he told this story about himself. he began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. that was a lot of money in those days. he got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside new york city. when he saw that rich people rode horses, momand went horseback riding every day. when he saw that rich people had servants. momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. it was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. the race ended for momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. they moved back to an apartment(公寓房间) in new york city. momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. he saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, he called it keeping up with the joneses because jones is a very common name in the united states. keeping up with the joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. people never seem to get tired of keeping up with the joneses. and there are jonses in every city of the world. but one must get tired of trying to keep up with the joneses because no matter what one does, mr. jones always seems to be ahead.21. some people want to keep up with the joneses because they _. a. want to be as rich as their neighbours b. want others to know or to think that they are rich c. dont want others to know they are rich d. want to be happy22. it can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. a. live outside new york city b. live in new york city c. live in apartments d. have many neighbours23.arthur momand used the name jones in his series of short stories because jones is _. a. an important name b. a popular name in the united states c. his neighbours name d. not a good name24. according to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the joneses. a. correct b. interesting c. impossible d. goodbim a chinese student studying in canada. i have been a boarder(寄宿生) with the carsons for more than a year and a half. the carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement(底层) which i live in. judy does all the work in the house and andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. when they go out in the evening, they often ask me to look after their children. judys parents, mr. and mrs. morris, lived in another city. judy was their only child and naturally they doted on(溺爱) judys children. they often sent the children presents. last april mr. morris died. now that mrs. morris was quite alone, i expected that judy would want her to come and live with them. one day, margaret told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. the news didnt surprise me and the next day i went to judy and asked her about it. i said i couldnt think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for mrs. morris. judy seemed surprised at first. then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadnt yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. “naturally im worried about my mother. she has been in poor health.” she smiled sadly and added. “to be honest, andrew and my mother have never got on well. well wait a bit and see what happens. perhaps moter will be all right living herself, of perhaps they will both change their minds.” that was six months ago. during this time ive heard that mrs. morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. a nursing home was mentioned once but mrs. morris refused to go there. so up to now shes still living alone and im still living in the basement room. 25. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? a. mrs. morris was coming to live with the carsons, so they asked the speaker to move. b. judy had no brothers or sisters to look after her mother. c. mrs. morris loved her grandchildren very much. d. the carsons once suggested that mrs. morris go to live in a nursing home.26. why didnt mrs. morris come to live with her daughters family? a. because the speaker lived in the basement room and there was no other room for her to live in. b. because she did not have a good relationship with her son-in-law. c. because she was in rather poor health and could not come. d. because she did not want to leave her own house.27. which of the following would be the best title for the passage? a. my landlady. b. the boarder. c. family relationships is canada. d. nursing homes and the aged.ctoday ill be talking about the invention of the camera and photography. the camera is often thought to be a modern invention, but as early as 1727, a german physicist discovered that light darkens silver salt. used as a camera, a big box was set up, and a small hole was cut in one side to let the light in; he made temporary pictures on the salt. silver salt is still the base of the photographic film today. then a french scientist made the first permanent (永久的) picture by using a special piece of metal which was covered with silver salt. a photograph he made in 1826 still exists. the painter de gear improved the process (制作法) by covering the metal also with placing the common salt which we can eat. this was in 1839, the official date of beginning of photographs. but the problem was the printing of the photographs. and it wasnt until other scientists developed the kind of photographic paper we now use that good prints were possible and photography became truly modern. in the 1870s, matthew bradey was able to take his famous pictures in american civil war. in the 20s of this century, georges mann of the united states simplified film developing (冲洗), and dr edward lane invented the socalled instant camera which uses selfdeveloping film. if we say photography came into existence in 1839, it follows that it took more than 100 years for the camera to reach its present condition of technical refinement(密度).28. what discovery was the basis of photography? a. light darkens silver salt. b. light darkens natural salt. c. light darkens silver. d. light darkens self-developing film29. how was the first permanent picture made? a. by making use of special paper. b. by adding common salt to silver salt. c. by giving a slight colour to the silver salt. d. by using a special piece of metal. 30. according to the speaker why is matthew bradey remembered today? a. he was a soldier. b. he took war photographs. c. he painted portraits. d. he designed a portable camera.31. what did doctor edward lane invent? a. a cheap process of developing film at home. b. a new kind of film. c. an automatic printer. d. an instant camera that develops its own film.done of the favorite foods in the united states is the hamburger(汉堡包), a kind of flat found bread with fine-cut beef(牛肉)in between. the favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant at fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes to get it over the counter, and carry it to their tables themselves. people also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. at some fast food restaurants , people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars. there are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the united states, most of the restaurants sell hamburgers or other popular foods among americans, in addition(另外), there are many fast food restaurants that serve chinese food, italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream. the idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one. fast food restaurants are popular because they show the american way of life, first , they are not formal restaurants. people wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. second, they are fast. people who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their food or waiting while someone else prepares it. in fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. finally , most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. therefore, people can often eat at a fast food restaurant without spending too much money, while they may not be able to go to more expensive restaurants very often.32. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. chinese food is also served in some fast food restaurants. b. people can have almost every kind of food in fast food restaurants. c. fast food is usually expensive. d. fast food can be taken out of the restaurants .33. according to the writer, american people _. a. are always busy b. prefer ordinary type of dress c. do not want to spend too much time preparing their food d. go to more expensive restaurant very often 34. according to the passage., the favorite restaurants in the u.s. are _. a. the chinese restaurants b. the fast food restaurants c. more expensive restaurants d. less expensive restaurants35. the best title for this passage would be _. a. fast food restaurants in the u.s b. the favorite food in the u.s c. the american way of life d. different kinds of restaurants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。money mattersparents should help their children understand money_36 so you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.the basic function of moneybegin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. it is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. if he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员)._ 37 when your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.money lessonsapproach money lessons with openness and honesty. _38 if you must say no to a childs request to spend money, explain, “ you have enough toy trucks for now.” or, if the request is for many different things, say, “you have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”39 begin at the grocery store. pick out two similar brands of a product-a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example. you can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.40 if he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.a. wise decisionsb. the value of moneyc. permit the child to choose between them.d. tell your child why he can or cannot - have certain things.e. ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to youf. talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.g. the best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.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l5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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。about 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. obviously the teacher wasnt very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. during the exam he was so_41_ going around the room making sure that nobody _42_. he asked the students to pile the_43_tests on the huge desk. this made for quite a mess(混乱).anyway, everyone needed a fairly good_44_. many students did poorly when rushed. _45_of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “_46_ down and check up your exam sheets”.five_47_ turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty almost an hour_48_ the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, _49_up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. the whole time, the professor sat there,_50_waiting for the student to complete.“what do you think you are doing?” it was clear that the professor had_51_only to give the student a_52_time.“turning in my exam,” replied the student confidently.“im afraid i have some bad _53_for you,” the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸), “your _54_is an hour late. youre failed it. and ill see you next term when you_55_ my course.”the student smiled slyly(狡诈地) _56_asked the professor, “do you know who i am?” “no,” cried out the professor_57_.the student_58_the professor right in the eyes and said slowly, “i didnt think so,” so he lifted up one of the _59_half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall_60_his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.41akindbbusycstrictdserious42acheatedbfailedcsleptdpassed43awrittenbsucceededcunfinisheddcompleted44ateacherbfriendcgradedpaper45aallbonecnonedeach46apencilsbpaperschandsdbooks47astudentsbminutescsheetsdpiles48aifbthoughcbeforedafter49agatheredbbroughtcsentdmade50astrangelybexcitedlycanxiouslydcuriously51apromisedbmanagedcwaiteddworked52aeasybhardclongdgood53ainformationbresultcadvicednews54aexambtimecarrivaldturn55aacceptbrepeatclearndbegin56aandbbutcsodhowever57acruellybcalmlycangrilydfirmly58asearchedbhitcblameddlooked59ahandsbeyescdesksdpiles60achangingbburyingcimprovingdsticking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(至多3个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形