扬州市宝应县20152016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

1、2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题本卷包括第卷和第卷两部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 (选择题，三部分，共85分）第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 20 分)第一节(共 5 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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the woman live now?A. In New York.B. In Chicago.C. In Boston.2.

2、 What do we know from the conversation?A. Both of them got good marks in the exam.B. One of them spilt the milk.C. Both of them got low marks in the exam.3. What did the man tell the woman?A. Not to visit his class.B. To visit his class next Monday.C. The students will take the exams next Monday.4.

3、What does the woman tell the man to do?A. To sit with them.B. To order the same thing.C. To leave.5. What news did the woman get from the man?A. Sam will leave New York.B. Sams sister will leave for New York.C. Sams sister will leave for San Francisco.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)听下面5 段对话或独白。 每段对话或独

4、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 is Mrs Williams doing right now?A. Being interviewed.B. Hosting a program. C. Applying for a job.7. What made people most interested in Mrs Williams?A. That she is a su

5、ccessful writer.B. That she is living in a desert.C. That she has made friends with lions.8. What can we learn about Mrs Williams?A. She is living alone in Africa right now.B. Her husband supports her adventures in Africa.C. She has been living with lions for 9 years.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What is the m

6、an doing here?A. Teaching English. B. Waiting for a teacher. C. Giving oral examinations.10. What happened in the dialogue?A. The man mistook the woman for a student.B. The woman didnt pass the oral examination.C. The man would be angry after he knew the truth.11. Who is the woman in the dialogue? A

7、. A waitress. B. One of the teachers here. C. A student here.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What did the woman hope to be?A. The boss of the company.B. The new manager in her department.C. A common worker in her department.13. What do we know about the woman in the dialogue?A. She has worked here for more tha

8、n 2 years.B. She knows as much as Car Drexler about the job.C. She always wears a skirt or dress.14. What does the man suggest the woman should do?A. Wear jeans and sweaters. B. Wear formal clothes. C. Have a talk with Carl.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What does the man want to do after he graduates?A. To b

9、ecome a manager. B. To go to travel in this area.C. To work in a hotel.16. What is the womans major right now?A. Hotel Management. B. French. C. Computer Science.17. How does the woman pay for the college?A. She has a part-time job. B. She received a scholarship. C. Her parents are paying for it.听第1

10、0段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Which of the following statements about Mr Kitson is correct?A. His book The Gentlemans House sells well.B. He knew about 25 languages.C. He only wrote stories and plays for children.19. What has happened to the policemen in New York?A. Theyve stopped working for better pay to wor

11、k long hours.B. Theyve decided not to go back to work until they get better pay.C. They refused to do the most dangerous work in New York.20. Whats the last piece of news mainly about?A. The weather of this spring and summer.B. How the farm work is going on.C. Why fruit and vegetables will be cheape

12、r this year.第二部分 英语知识运用（共2节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. -Did your son enjoy seeing Kung Fu Panda 3?- _! He kept kicking and punching joyfully all the way home. A. Thats right B. You bet C. Forget it D. No problem22. Nearly 3,500 years ago, p

13、eople chewed on leaves or drank a kind of tea made from leaves _a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever. Ato possess B. possessed C. possessing D.having possessed23. - Havent I told you that you should be home earlier?    -&#

14、160;Yes, but I _ home earlier than I usually do.  A. was coming B. have come C. came D. had come 24. _ to a lot of new ideas when studying in college, Mary always does something that others cant understand to r

15、ealize her dream.A. Exposing B. Exposed C. Being exposed D. Having exposed25. -Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.- You _ have my computer unless you take good care of it. A. neednt B. mustnt C. shouldnt D. shant26. During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall bui

16、ldings went up _ old shabby houses were torn down.A. which B. in what C. in which D. where27. Guangzhou Evergrande made history by winning the AFC Champions League title for China in 2013, which was the first time a Chinese club _ the competition.A. had won B. has won C. won D. was winning28. - The

17、light is so weak that I cant _ the words in the article. - Maybe your eyesight is failing. A. leave out B. make out C. read out D. figure out29. _ the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are trying their fortune in medium-sized ones. A. Regardless ofB. Apart

18、from C. Thanks to D. Due to 30. Nowadays, there is a _ increase in children s creativity , for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents.A. sharp B. slight C. natural D. modest 31. Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional _A. consequence B

19、. independence C. competence D. intelligence 32. Im wondering whether the police have _ a warning to people living in this area after several robberies. A. put away B. put out C. put off D. pull out 33. Many difficulties have _ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel. A. risen B. raised

20、 C. arisen D. arrived 34. An official survey shows that electrical bicycles are now the most potential _ to traffic accident. A. cause B. tendency C. invitation D. misfortune 35. In 2003, eBay, a famous website _ people buy and sell things, said that 70% of their problems were with people who cheate

21、d customers. A. which B. where C. that D. when第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。If youre going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.Mostly he said that after my half­hearted 36 to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were whi

22、te roots still 37 deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the 38 again the next day with a spade dig deep and 39 the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention on digging, Dads words kept 40 in my mind: “Do it right.”I saw a perfect example of what Dad was t

23、alking about last week when one of the teams in the company was 41. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and 42 , and we worried about them. And 43 , at such times you always wonder: am I next?But as we watched them during the week they were given to 44 , many of us noticed that

24、 they werent handling this in quite the way we expected them to. 45 none of them found another job, there was also no 46 or sadness in their departure. I didnt hear a negative word. I didnt see any tears or 47 facesat least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.“Its 48 ,” one of my colleagues whisper

25、ed. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they 49 comforting me.”Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their 50 . I dont know if my departing friends 51 their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they e

26、mbraced their cruel reality touched and 52 us.Lee, a man who has seen and 53 lots of lay­offs during almost 40 up­and­down, on­again­off­again years with the company, 54 nicely for all of us.“Now, thats doing it right, ” he said.Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling hi

27、s 55 . And more profoundly, I understand the philosophyLife is just a journey, whose quality is mainly determined by your mood not the destination. 36. A. judgements B. efforts C. reqirements D. requests37. A. stuck B. grown C. buried D. planted38. A. house B. school C.garden D. company39. A. look f

28、orward to B. come up withC. fit in with D. get down to40. A.echoing B.ringing C.shouting D. yelling41. A.turned down B. laid off C. cut down D. given up42. A.competitors B. colleagues C. directors D.consultants43. A. frankly B. naturally C. equally D. generally44. A. hurry up B.turn up C. pack up D.

29、 come up45. A. Since B. When C. Unless D. While46. A. puzzle B. bitterness C. anger D. delight47. A.unfortunate B. unhappy C. uncertain D. unsatisfied48. A. upsetting B. exciting C. disappointing D. amazing49. A.objected to B. insisted on C. ended up D. kept on50. A. death B. birth C. arrival D. par

30、ty51. A.view B.think C. choose D. describe52. A.discouraged B. warned C. inspired D. amused53. A.celebrated B.witnessed C. resisted D. survived54. A.made up B. summed up C. picked up D.speeded up55. A. approval B. enjoyment C. admiration D. appreciation第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A

31、、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 AWe have two very good TEEL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) teaching opportunities available in Tetouan, northern Morocco with a privately owned English language school which was founded in 2011and follows British courses. The new teachers needed by the school will begin to

32、work on October 1st, 2016.OverviewTeach children from the ages of 7 or even younger to adults.Teach all levels of English from beginner to the advanced.Teach conversation classes.Teaching hours will be 6 to 40 hours a week depending on student enrollment(登记人数).Salary BenefltsProvide accommodation: a

33、 small furnished apartment near to the school, which is close to the center of the city and transport links.Share an apartment with another teacher.Each teach will have their own bedroom but has to share a bathroom with another teacher.Electricity and water bills to be paid by the teacher.Receive we

34、ekly salary based on Moroccan standards of living of 600 dirhams (迪拉姆) a week.Class for childrenAll students are local Moroccan student who live in the surrounding area.Our school uses Macmillan books.We have three terms in a year and each term consists of 15 weeks. Classes are mostly in the evening

35、 from 5 pm to 9:30 pm; however, some morning classes are also available, which are usually classes for housewives.There are no classes on Saturday.RequirementsBachelors degrees (any field).Native English speaker.Teaching experience preferred.To apply, please email us with a copy of your information:

36、 jobseslstarter. com56. We can learn from the passage that a teacher_.A. will not give lessons on Saturday B. will have to teach 50 hours a weekC. can use electricity and water for freeD. will share a bedroom with another teacher.57. Which of the following are needed for an applicant?a. His/Her moth

37、er tongue is English. b. He/She is a university graduate.c. His/Her major is English. d. He/She has some teaching experience.A. a, b, c        B. b, c, d,       C. a, b, d    D. a, c, dB“Can I hug you?” community nurse J

38、oyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village. “Of course,” I say as I put my arms around her. Its an unbelievable moment. Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago, there was an “avoid body contact” rule here. Its now been removed.One of the most challenging

39、parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18 months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries. When Ebola(埃博拉病毒) survivors described in tears describing losing their families, I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.The outbrea

40、k was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7 November. I returned for the celebrations. But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone, all is not well.Ibrahim Koroma, 21, clings to his survivor's certificate outside the home. All 17 of his family are now dead. The certificate is one of his most p

41、rized possessions. "He does not pose any risk to the community" it reads.Ibrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year. He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that. He does some part-time work,

42、 relying heavily on help from neighbours. His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps. He says he often lies awake thinking about them, feeling very bad.The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record. In past outbreaks there had only been a few hund

43、red deaths and a few hundred survivors. It was thought Ebola could live for only three months. But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months. Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.58. When interviewing Ebola survivors the author _. A. couldnt touch t

44、he with hands. B. kept comforting them with hands C. held their hands to show sympathyD. couldnt help comforting them with hands59. Ibrahim Koroma values his certificate because it_ A. is a sign of his contributions B. shows he is healthy person C. has been the only one for patients so farD. is a gr

45、eat honor to have it in his village60. We can learn from the passage that_ A. Ebola an only survive a few days B. Ibrahims neighbours treat him badly C. Ebola still influences Ibrahims life D. there were once 17 people in Ibrahims familyCChinese students have tended to come to the UK at a younger ag

46、e in recent years, which means they come to Britain not only for higher education, but also for high school or even primary school. Asian investors(投资者)have followed this trend, and started to buy independent schools to serve this demand.An article carried by the Times of London on October 17 report

47、ed that last year Chinese-owned company Achieve Education bought Chase Grammar, a boarding and day school in Cannock, Staffordshire. Chase Grammar includes a program that offers extra support for pupils from China. “ This trend is very good and I am not at all surprised,” Barnaby Lenon, chairman of

48、the Independent Schools Council, told the Global Times, adding that Chinese people like the English education system. “ We welcome Chinese investors in British private education.”  “Chase Grammar School is small, and the classes are small. It gives the school a family atmosphere,” Jackie Medhur

49、st, principal of Chase Grammar School, said in a welcome note on the schools website.Small class sizes, personal care, good exam result, and entry to world famous universities are features that are most attractive to Chinese students. But many parents are also worried that foreign investors might ex

50、pand the proportion of international students, and that might undermine the British tradition. It seems that Chase Grammar does not intend to hide their attempts to attract Chinese families. It has set up a China office in Shanghai to facilitate Chinese parents communication with the school. Tong Zh

51、ou, a director of Chase Grammar, told the media that the school does not intent to change the ratio of local students and international students.Some international branches of British boarding schools are very popular in Asia. In recent years, the Chinese passion for the British boarding school syst

52、em has led some of the best-known schools such as Harrow and Wellington to set up satellite schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. And the trend continues. It seems that the rising wealthy class in Asia is not satisfied with international branches in their own countries. They want to send their

53、 kids to the original British boarding schools to be surrounded by English people and immersed in the British culture. To support their children studying in the UK, Chinese parents are buying houses in Britain. According to a survey by UK Property Weekly, houses near universities and outstanding pri

54、mary and secondary schools are the most preferable location for Chinese buyers.Compared to the independent school system, universities are more open. It is reported that China remains the leading source of international students for London. 61. Which of the following can we know from Barnaby Lenons

55、words?A. He was surprised at the present current trend.B. English universities are better than those in China.C. The English education system is welcomed by the Chinese.D. There will be fewer investors in private education.62. Which of the following is NOT among the attractions of the British schools?A. The small size of classes. B. The entry to world-famous universities.C. Good exam results. D. Good living conditions.63. The underlined word “ undermine” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”.A. weaken     B.