高二上学期期中考试英语试卷及答案(一)

1、高二上学期期中考试英语 试 卷全卷满分150 分。考试用时150 分钟。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 these two people talking about?A. A thick shirt.B. Something to wear

2、.C. The cool weather.2. What is the woman s job?A. Cook.B. Waitress.C. Manager.3. How is the man getting to work?A. Riding a bike.B. By bus.C. Driving.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman s uncle will come for a visit.B. He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.C. He asks the woman to go over to

3、 his place.5. What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?A. Rainy.B. Warm.C. A bit cold.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至 7题。6. What lipstick did the woman exp

4、ect to buy?A. Lyfel, dark shade.B. Lyfel, pink shade.C. Lyfel, bright shade.7. How about the lipstick the woman took in the end?A. Its color is suitable but is very expensive.B. Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.C. Its color isn t right bauntditis bLryfel.听第 7段材料，回答第8至 9题。8. Why is it

5、easier for the woman to learn English?A. She often talks to English people.B. She speaks two languages already.C. She always does her homework right after class.9. Why is it difficult for the man to learn English?A. He doesn t talk to his English teachers.B. There are no native speakers around him.C

6、. He is too shy to speak English.听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题。10. How does the man get information about the apartment?A. From TV advertisements.B. From advertisements in the newspapers.C. From radio advertisements.11. How many bedrooms has the apartment got?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.12. How much will the man pay

7、 for the rent per month if he wants to include management and parking as well?A. $ 500.B. $450.C. $550.听第9段材料，回答第13至 16题。13. Which country is the woman going to?A. America.B. Canada.C. Britain.14. What is the woman afraid of when she takes her trip?A. Taking a voyage.B. Taking a train.C. Taking a fl

8、ight.15. What transportation can you infer the man prefers?A. Trains.B. Planes.C. Ships.16. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Teacher and student.C. Friends.听第10段材料，回答第17至 20小题。17. What was Miss Richards?A. A PE teacher.B. A music teacher.C. A scien

9、ce teacher.18. What question did Miss Richards ask her students?A. What was water?B. What color was water?C. Where did you wash your hands?19. How did Miss Richards feel before Dick answered her question?A. Disappointed and unhappy.B. Angry and annoyed.C. Excited.20. What can we learn from the passa

10、ge?A. Dick was a top student in class.B. The students were active in class.C. Miss Richards was rather patient.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. My Dad did not the idea that I would go camping with my friends this weekend. He said it was d

11、angerous for girls to live outside.A.depend on B.approve of C.leave out D.give up22. After the meeting was over, the secretary the new workers to the master' s office.A. aimedB. pointedC. guidedD. imitated23. I was grateful to Anna for being open and giving me the opportunity to explain and the

12、misunderstanding between us.A. handleB. clarifyC. raiseD. develop24. Hi, I hear you ' re going to London this summeion.,I was going to, but now I have changed my plan.A.Previously B.Recently C.Absolutely D.Partly25. At the end of the year 2010, some species of birds ddn' t survive the winter

13、 in someEuropean countries.A. severeB. seriousC. mildD. extreme26. The only drawback of the voyage was the sea, which made me very seasick.A. calmB. roughC. patientD. tough27. We need to spend more time researching these suggestions so that we can make a（n） choice.A.knownB.talentedC.advisedD.informe

14、d28. The sentence doesn ' t make any , no matter how you read it.A.contributionB.roomC.senseD.use29. The term paper was due to December 1, but hard as he tried, he was unable to meet the for it.A. challenge B. needC. deadline D. date30. I like to put everything so that I can find it easily.A.in

15、timeB.in place C.in allD.in general第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 31 any November day. His 32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almos

16、t every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33 . One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 35_those good people would n

17、ot see me. I was 36 . My first thought was, how would I ever 37_them? I didn ' t have tB8 to brush my hair, 39 clear someone ' s walk.Before Jon ' cseath, I felt proud that I40 asked for favors. I identified myself by mycompetence and 41. So who was I if I was no longer capable? How coul

18、d I 42 myself if Ijust sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?Learning to receive the love and 43 from ot hers wasn ' t easy. Friends cooked for me andI cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said,“ Mary, cooking fo4youfoinme; it makes mefeel good to be able to do something for you.”Over

19、and over, I heard 45 words from the people who supported me during those 46 days. One wise man told me, “Yoaren 'doing nothing because being fully open to your 47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”I am not the person I 48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the49 . I ' ve beensu

20、rprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form 50 one' w orst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.31. A. on32. A. bodyB. inB. soulC. likeC. shoeD. forD. footprint33. A. sweep upB. drop offC. fall downD. pile up

21、34. A. upstairsB. downstairs C.indoorsD.outdoors35. A. soB. yetC. andD. for36. A. delightedB. disappointedC. annoyedD. ashamed37. A. payB. awardC. rewardD. treat38. A. courageB. strengthC. spiritD. power39. A. stand aloneB. leave aloneC. sit aloneD. let alone40. A. frequentlyB. graduallyC. hardlyD.

22、uncertainly41. A. intelligenceB. independenceC. excellenceD. qualification42. A. achieveB. praiseC.respectD.promote43. A. supplyB. supportC. contributionD. similar44. A. burdenB. jobC. businessD. sorrow45. A. sensitiveB. sameC. considerateD. similar46. A. blueB. rainyC. brightD.snowy47. A. despairB.

23、 difficultyC. painD. regret48. A. stillB. onceC. evenD. never49. A. worseB. lessC. moreD. better50. A. facingB. noticingC. managingD. expressing第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、B、0口 D）中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APeople use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing.

24、 They smile and theykiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“ mouth.Do notFor example, if you say bad t hings about a person, the person might protest and saybad mouth me. " Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they laterregret becaus

25、e it hurts that person' s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were notsupposed to tell. The speaker might say: " really put my foot in my mouth this time. 'If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wron

26、g thing.Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest:“ I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might sa

27、y such a person, “ was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a f

28、orm of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.51 In what kind o

29、f situation will a person say“ Do not bad mouth me. ” ?A When he feels down.B When he feels regretful.C When he is spoken ill of.D When he feels innocent.52 If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say“ . ”A Do not bad mouth meB I really put my foot in my mouth this timeC Do not put wo

30、rds in my mouthD Stop mouthing off53 If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies.A.he is badly -offB.he is hard - workingC.he is well offD.he has enough to eat54 By saying, “ I have been running my mouth long enough” , the speaker means “”.AI have run a long wayBI have been a mouthy personCI ha

31、ve learned a lotDI have talked too muchBWe would probably all be amazed if we watched a videotape of ourselves performing basically unconscious acts as we go about the business of the day. These unconscious acts consist of all the little personal habits that we donk abtoeuvte, nbutht idnefinitely sh

32、ould. These are some of thethings that present an image of who we are to others, and if we are careless in performing them, this image may well be other than we would like it to be.Parents who insist that their children practice good manners and habits at home are doing them a great service, for the

33、se habits then become lifelong and the natural way they do things. It proves true that their unconscious actions will reflect a well-mannered person.People who, for example, eat with both arms on the table at home will likely do so when out. Those who are lazy and slow in private will certainly be s

34、o in public. Children who are permitted to be disrespectful to their parents will follow suit with other adults, and will, most likely, become adults who are disrespectful of others. This is an area where the saying“ practice makes permay be applied.There is an article about the actress, Audrey Hepb

35、urn, known for her beautiful carriage and posture. According to her biographer, her grandmother tied her neck to the back of her chair, at table, so that she would not drop down suddenly over her food, but rather would learn to put only small amounts of food on her spoon or fork and bring them to he

36、r mouth. This is a rather extreme “ at home “ method for the development of erect位的）posture, but it does illustrate the effectiveness of practicing good habits so that, when in public, they are instinctive.55 Which of the following expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Parents should be responsi

37、ble for their children s good habits.B. The actress is well known for her beautiful posture.C. We should always be aware of our manners.D. Without good manners, one can never be perfect.56 Those who eat with both arms on the table at home .A. will probably change the habit when eating out with their

38、 relativesB. will probably have the same habit when they have meals in the restaurantC. will feel embarrassed when having meals with so many strangers in publicD. will always put their arms on the table no matter where they eat57 The meaning of “ practice makes perfect ” in the third paragraph is .A

39、. the more practice one has, the better job he will doB. the more perfect one is, the more practice he needsC. if one has enough practice, he will become perfectD. perfect makes a person practice more 58. Which of the following are NOT true?A. If we are not careful about our unconscious acts, the im

40、ages of ourselves presented to others will be quite undesirable.B. The good habits for med in one s childhood will benefit him throughout his life.C. If parents do not care about the disrespectful attitude adopted by their children towards themselves, their children might be disrespectful to others.

41、D. It is unlikely that a well-mannered person will not embarrass himself in public.CUntil recently, women in advertisements wore one of three things an apron, an attractive dress or a frown. Although that is now changing, many women still feel angry about offending advertisements. “ Thisad degrades

42、women.” they protested （抗议）.Why does this sort ofadvertising exist? How can advertisers and ad agencies still produce, sometimes, after months of research, advertising that offends the consumer?The ASA, the body which deals with complaints about print media, is carrying out research into how women f

43、eel about the way they are pictured in advertisements. Its conclusions are likely to be what the advertising industry already knows: although women are often annoyed by the ads, few feel strong enough to complain.Women are not the only victims of poor and boring stereotypes （老套） in many TVcommercial

44、s men are seen either as useless, childish fools who are unable to perform the simplest household tasks, or as inconsiderate fellows, always on the lookout for an escape to the pub. But it is women who seem to suffer more from the industry s inability to put people into anauthentic present-day situa

45、tion. Yet according to Emma Bennett, director of a London advertising agency, women are not aggressive or extremely angry about those stereotypes and sexist （歧视 妇女） advertising. “ They just find it annoying or tiresome.”She says that it is not advertising s use of the housewife role that bothers wom

46、en, but theway in which it is handled. “ Themost important thing is the advertisement tonse of voice. Women hate being insincerely praised or given desperately down-to-earth common-sense advice. ”In the end, the responsibility for good advertising must be shared between the advertiser,the advertisin

47、g agency and the consumer. Advertising does not set trends but it reflects them. It is up to the consumer to tell advertisers where they fail, and the process of change will remain slow until people on the receiving end take the business seriously and make their feelings known.59. Despite recent cha

48、nges in attitudes, some advertisements still fail to.A. change women ' s opinions of themselvesB. show any understanding of consumers' feelingsC. persuade the public to buy certain productsD. meet the needs of the advertising industry60. According to the writer, the commonest fault of presen

49、t-day advertising is to.A. condemn the role of the housewifeB. ignore protests about advertisementsC. present a misleading image of womenD. picture the activities of men wrongly61. Emma Bennett suggests that advertisement ought to.A. give further emphasis to practical adviceB. change their style rat

50、her than their contentC. use male images instead of female onesD. sing higher praise for women than before62. We can learn from the passage that advertising industry should.A. take its job more eagerlyB. do more pioneering workC. take notice of the public opinionD. concentrate on the products advert

51、isedDStudents and Technology in the ClassroomI love my blackberry it ' s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer , as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to

52、 move away from these devices （设 备） and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the materi

53、al and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule - no laptop, iPads, phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with student

54、s misusing technology. There' s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume thatI am anti- technology. There ' s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep uphwttso I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think

55、 there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want t

56、hem to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.I ' ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that wi

57、th deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course materialbeyond the classroom.'t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class,I ' m not saying that I won but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I ' sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.63. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with.A. the course materialC. discussion topics 64. The underlined wordA. exploreB. others ' misuse of technologyD. the author ' s class tiensla“engage " i