高二下学期英语期中考试卷及答案

下学期第一学段考试试卷高二一、听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）听下面一段对话，回答第1至第5题。1.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?InafashionshopB.inabankC.inadepartmentstore2.What’sthetimenow?A.8:30amB10:00amC10:45am3.What’sthewoman’spostalcode?A.105642B100056C1056004.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoafterclass?A.HedoeshomeworkB.HeplayscomputergamesC.Heplaystennis5.Whatistheman?A.AdoctorB.AteacherC.Afarmer听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8题。6.Whydoesthemanprefertotravelbysea?A.It’scheaperandfunB.HiswifelikesitC.Ittakeslesstime7.Howdidthemanprobablyspendhisvacationsbefore?A.HewentabroadB.HestayedathomeC.Hevisitedsomegardens8.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.ThemanhasnevertraveledabroadB.Theman’swifewantsabeautifulgardenC.Themanhasapetdog听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11题9.Wheredidthespeakersfirstmeet?A.AtasingingcompetitionB.AtadancepartyC.Atthefreshmanparty10.Whoisgoodatdancing？A.MarkJohnsonB.JimSmithC.MandyFox11.Whatclubwillthewomanpossiblyjoin?A.ThedanceclubB.ThesportsclubC.Thepoetryclub听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14题。12.WhydidthemangotoCanberra?A.TosightseeB.TotakepicturesC.Onbusiness13.Whatdoestheman’scompanywanttodo?A.BuysomefoodabroadB.ReducethepriceofitsproductsC.Sellitsproductsabroad14.Whichofthefollowingcountrieswillthemanwantmostlikelyvisitnext?A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.Germany听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17题。15.What’swrongwiththeman?A.HehasaheadacheB.HehasabadcoldC.Hehasafever16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.HavelunchB.TakeaseatandwaitC.Standintheline17.Whenwillthemanprobablyseethedoctor?A.At11:30amB.At12:30pmC.At3:00pm听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20题。18.Howlongdidthespeechlast?A.About52minutesB.About57minutesC.About2hours19.Wheredidthegirlsit?A.NexttothepresidentB.Nexttothepresident’swifeC.Inthefrontoftheroom20.Whydidthegirlwritealettertothepresident?A.ToaskforhelpB.TogettokowthepresidentC.Tospeaktothepresident二、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）21.Lifeislikealongrace_____wecompetewithotherstogobeyondourselves.A.whyB.whatC.that D.where22.Weareinvitedtoaparty_________inourclubnextFriday.A.tobeheld B.held C.beingheld D.holding23.Thereisagreatdealofevidence________thatmusicactivitiesengagedifferentpartsofthebrain.A.indicateB.indicatingC.toindicateD.tobeindicating24.Therewasgoodfood__________abundanceattheparty.A.atB.withC.ofD.in25._____isknowntousallisthatthe2008OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinBeijing.A.It B.WhatC.AsD.Which26.Theengineerspokehighlyofthegovernment’sefforts,heowedhissafereturnfromLibya.A.throughwhich B.towhich C.withwhom D.forwhom27.Ican’tfigureout____itisthatmakeshimsodifficultatschool.A.how B.what C.why D.which28.Thegoodthingaboutchildrenisthatthey______veryeasilytonewenvironments.A.adapt B.appealC.attach D.apply29.WashingmachinesmadebyChinahavewon______worldwideattentionandHaierhasbecome_______popularname.(重庆)A.a;theB.the;aC./;theD./;a30.CouldIspeakto______isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A.who B.what C.whoeverD.nomatterwho31.Youarestillworkingontheessay!It’s2:30p.m.alreadyandyou’resupposed______itbynoon.A.tofinish B.finishing C.tohavefinishedD.havingfinished32.—Doremembertotakethismedicinethreetimesadaywithwarmboiledwater.—_______.Iwill.A.Forgetit B.Makeit C.Heardit D.Gotit33.Ifyouhave______tosomethingsuchasinformation,youhavetheopportunityorrighttoseeitoruseit.A.access B.witness C.track D.attention34.Matthew______toanimportantposition,buthegaveitupforsomereason.A.mustbepromoted B.wouldbepromotedC.shouldhavebeenpromoted D.couldhavebeenpromoted35.ThefirsttimeIreadWilliamShakespeare’sHamlet,itwas_____beyondme.A.directly B.gradually C.probably D.simply三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）Theteachersatcross-leggedinfrontofthegatheringoffourthstudents.Sheaskedthemwhatkindofthingswould36worldpeace.Immediatelytheybeganofferingsuch37as“Getridofallthebombs.”“Thereoughttobea38againstwar.”Theteacherrosetonoteeachofferingontheboard.Oncethelistwas39,shesatwiththechildrenandaskedthemiftherewasanything40warintheirlives.Theywere41atfirstbuteventuallytheyseemedtobeginto42thattheteachermeant“war”asametaphor.Onestudentsaid,“MybrotherdeclareswaronmewhenI43histhings.”“Mydadblowsupatbaddrivers,”offeredonegirl.44saidshedidwarwithoneofherdishonestfriends.45thethoughtappearedthatallviolencewasinconflictwiththeideaof46.Throughthediscussiontheteacher47theconceptthattheycoulddecreaseviolenceandincreasepeaceintheirownlivesbygivinguptheideaof48withothers.Sheaskedthemto49therestoftheweekkeepingtrackofthetimeswhentheywouldchoosetocarryoutpeace50violence.Bytheendoftheweekthestudentshadexperienceddozensofexamples51violenceandconflicthadbeenavoidedintheir52lives.Eventuallytheclasscreatedapeacemovementintheschool.Theyhelpedrewriteschool53thatdecreasedconflict.Homeworkbecamemorecreativeand54.Parent-teachermeetingsalways55activitiesofthestudents(adance,oranartorscienceexhibit).Cooperationbecametheprimarypathtopeace.36.A.witness B.ignore C.break D.increase37.A.cases B.suggestions C.events D.chances38.A.will B.deal C.law D.duty39.A.complete B.necessary C.missing D.simple40.A.after B.but C.against D.like41.A.frightened B.excited C.puzzled D.encouraged42.A.state B.realize C.prove D.guess43.A.receive B.collect C.bother D.reserve44.A.Another B.Theone C.Each D.Theother45.A.Luckily B.Finally C.Suddenly D.Hopefully46.A.power B.peace C.wealth D.culture47.A.returned B.introduced C.passed D.moved48.A.fighting B.joking C.working D.discussing49.A.waste B.spend C.appoint D.finish50.A.asidefrom B.awayfrom C.regardlessof D.insteadof51.A.where B.that C.whether D.whose52.A.traditional B.personal C.political D.natural53.A.decision B.records C.rules D.introductions54.A.similar B.confusing C.familiar D.interesting55.A.belongedto B.putupwith C.startedwith D.cameupto四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）AAfteryearsoftryingtobalanceworkwithmotherhood,KarlSmithlefthercorporate(公司的)jobbehindtostartherownbusiness.It’sbeenoveradecadesincethismomentrepreneurbeganmakingcakesoutofherfamily’skitchen.Inthattime,shehasmanagedtogrowMagicalMoments&ElitePartyRentalintoawell-developedweddingplanningandrentaloperation.Statisticsshowthatthesekindsofmommy-ownedbusinessareontherise.Manywomensaytheycan’tfindworkthatallowsthemtobalancetheirresponsibilitiesathome.Indeed,accordingtoanationalstudyconductedbyIpsos-ReidonbehalfofMicrosoftCanada,fifty-fourpercentoffemalesmallbusinessownersagreethatbeingabletoworkathometoraisetheirfamilywasakeyreasontoleavethecorporateworldbehind.“Beingamomentrepreneurmeanstradingatypical9-to-5workweekinforamoreirregularroutine,”saysGemmaMoore,abusymotheroftwowhoownsandoperatesMGMooreDesigns,adesigncompanyspecializinginwebsite,photographyandprintmedia.“Findingabusinessthatyoucanbuildintheeveningswillallowyoutospendtimewithyourchildrenduringthedayandcontinueyourbusinessaftertheygotoschool.”Ninety-twopercentoffemalesmallbusinessownerssaythatmobileequipmentandcomputersoftwarecanhelpamomentrepreneurmakeherownhoursandworkwheneversheismostproductive.Infact,ninety-fivepercentagreethatsmallbusinessownersneedtobemoretechnology-savvythaneverbefore.Themoretechnologytheymaster,themoresuccessfullytheywillruntheirbusiness.“Balanceisakeyaspectformostentrepreneurs,butthisisespeciallytrueforwomen.”SaysRuthBastedo,President,WomenEntrepreneursofCanada(WEC).“Entrepreneursrecognizethattoday’stechnologycanhelpthemtofindwork/lifebalancewhilestillprovidingthemwiththetoolsandmaterialstheyneedtogrowtheirbusinessesmoreeffectively.56.Manyfemaleemployeeslefttheircorporatejobsinorderto_____.mastermoreandmoretechnology.lookaftertheirchildrenmorecarefully.carryouttheirresponsibilitiesashousewivesD.supporttheirfamiliesinabetterway57.Theunderlinedpart“bemoretechnology-savvy”probablymeans“”.A.haveabetterknowledgeoftechnology.B.spendlessmoneyontechnology.C.savemorehoursfortechnology.D.findbetterbalanceintechnicalfield.58.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_____.A.mostwomencanhardlyfindsuitablework.B.mommy-ownedbusinessescanbalanceworkandlife.C.newtechnologycanhelpwomentofindwork.KarlSmithhasstartedherownbusinessathome59.WhatcanweknowaboutGemmaMoorefromthepassage?Shecanarrangehertimemoreproperly.Shewasoncedoingtradebusiness.Shehastwocompaniesofherown.Shedoesnotworkinthedaytime.BHeheldtheblazing(点燃的)matchestoapieceofwood.Afterawhile,hebecameawarethathecouldsmellhishandsburning.Thenhebegantofeelthepain.Heopenedhishands,andtheblazingmatchesfellontothesnow.Theflamewentoutinapuffofgraysmoke.Themanlookedup.Thedogwasstillwatchinghim.Themangottheidea.Hewouldkillthedogandburyhishandsinsideitswarmbody.Whenthefeelingcamebacktohisfingers,hecouldbuildanotherfire.Hecalledtothedog.Thedoghearddangerintheman’svoice.Itbackedaway.Themancalledagain.Thistimethedogcamecloser.Themanreachedforhisknife.Buthehadforgottenthathecouldnotbendhisfingers.Hecouldnotkillthedog,becausehecouldnotholdhisknife.Thefearofdeathcameovertheman.Hejumpedupandbegantorun.Therunningbegantomakehimfeelbetter.Mayberunningwouldmakehisfeetwarm.Ifheranfarenough,hewouldreachhisfriendsatHendersonCreek.Theywouldtakecareofhim.Itfeltstrangetorunandnotfeelhisfeetwhentheyhittheground.Hefellseveraltimes.Hedecidedtorestawhile.Ashelayinthesnow,henoticedthathewasnotshaking.Hecouldnotfeelhisnoseorfingersorfeet.Yet,hewasfeelingquitewarmandcomfortable.Herealizedhewasgoingtodie.Well,hedecided,hemightaswelltakeitlikeaman.Therewerewaystodie.Themanclosedhiseyesandfloatedintothemostcomfortablesleephehadeverknown.Thedogsatfacinghim,waiting.Finally,thedogmovedclosertothemanandcaughtthesmellofdeath.Theanimalthrewbackitshead.Itletoutalong,softcrytothecoldstarsintheblacksky.AndthenitturnedandrantowardHendersonCreekwhereitknewtherewasfoodandafire.60.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.mancanconquernature B.thedogobeyedhumanbeingsC.themantriedhardtosurvive D.themanmetdeathwithoutdignity61.Whydidthedogbackawayfromtheman?A.Itnevertrustedman. B.Itsensedmurderousatmosphere.C.Itsmeltfoodsomewhere. D.Itcaughtsightoftheknife.62.Putthefollowingstatementsinthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.①Thethoughttokillthedogoccurredtotheman.②Themanfailedtobuildafire.③ThedogheadedforHendersonCreek.④Theman’slifecametoanend.⑤Themantriedtowarmhimselfbyrunning.A.=1\*GB3①②⑤③④ B.①②③④⑤ C.②①⑤④③ D.②①⑤③④63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefifthparagraphmean?A.thedog B.thedeath C.theweather D.themanCThestresslevelsofourstudentshavereachedadeadlypoint,andIamnotjusttalkingaboutthoseinhighschool.Thesedaysthepressurestartsmuchearlier.Fromfirstgradeon,manykidsareburdenedwithtoomanyhoursofhomework.It’snotuncommonforathirdgradertohavetwotothreehoursanight,replacingplaytime,storytime,familytime-evensleep.Reinstate(恢复)allthosephysicaleducation,artandmusicclassesthatwerecuttomakeroomformoreacademics.Asifthatweren’tenough,theneedtosucceedonrelentless(冷酷无情的)standardizedtestsweighsheavilyonlittlekids.You’dthinkthatseeinganxiouselementaryschoolchildrenthrowupontheirtestbookletswouldmakeanimpressionontheschools.Butasoneteachertoldme,shefeelshelplesstostopthetesting,soshe’sjustlearnedtokeepawastebaskethandy.Parentsarefarfromblamelesseither.It’stimetoadmitthatwehaveallowedtheschoolstosacrificeourkids’childhoodswhilewestoodbyandhelped.Butwecanimprovethesituationifonlywehavethecouragetodoso.First,we’vegottoshowsomecommonsense.Weallknowhowbadlywereacttononstopstress-whywouldweexpectourchildrentobeanydifferent?Next,we’vegottoadmitthatwhatwe’vebeendoingisn’tworking.Allofthispressureisn’tresultinginbetterperformance,highertestscoresoragreaterinternationalcompetitiveedge.Indeed,manyschoolshavefoundsuccessincuttingbackonhomeworkwithoutsacrificingtestscores-andoftenimprovingthem.Researchshowsthatexerciseiskeytoproperbraindevelopmentallthewaythroughhighschool,andit’swelldocumentedthatitreducesstress.Artandmusicclassesalsoproviderelief.Andwhynotteachkidsproductivewaystomanagestress(meditation,exercise,goodnutritionandmore)-notjustasoneunitinhealthclass,butasanongoingpartoftheireducationfromanearlyage?Ifweshowthemhowtotakecareofthemselves,theymightnotgettothepointwheretheydevelopallthosestomachachesorturntodrugsandalcohol.64.Thispassagewasprobablywritteninthetoneof____.A.theparent B.theteacher C.thereporter D.thestudent65.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.parentsexpecttoomuchoftheirchildrenteachershavetherighttostoptestsschoolsmakegreaterachievementswithmorehomeworkstudentsstudybetterunderheavierpressure66.Onemoreeffectivewayforstudentstodealwiththestressis_____.A.todevelopproperbrain B.tolearntocareforthemselvesC.tohaveartandmusicclassesD.toturntodrugsandalcohol67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ImportancetoTakeExercise B.ImportancetoGetHigherScoreC.StressBeginsatHighSchool D.StressBeginsbeforeHighSchoolD“Therewerenorushhoursanymore,”saidCharlesM.McLean,whorunsthenation’sbusiestroad.“Wehaverushperiods,andtheykeepgettinglongerandlonger.”McLeanwasdescribingChicago's235mi1esofexpressway.ButthesamemightbesaidaboutalmostanyoftheexpresswaysthathavebecomeanimportantpartofAmericancitylife---andabouttheheavytrafficthatoftenblocksthem.InChicago,acomputerizedsystemhasbeendevelopedthatcontrolstrafficonthecity'ssevenexpressways.Nowoneman-acontroller-canfollowthemovementofChicago'strafficbylookingatasetoflights.Thesystemuseselectronicsensorsthatarebuiltintoeachexpressway,halfamileapart.Severaltimesasecond,thecomputerreceivesinformationfromeachsensorandtranslatesitintogreen,yellow,orredlightsonamapinthecontrolroom.Agreenlightmeanstrafficismovingforty-fivemilesanhour,yellowmeansthirtytoforty-fivemilesanhour,andredmeansheavytraffic----carsstandingstillormovinglessthanthirtymilesanhour.“SeethatredlightnearAustinAvenue?”thecontrolleraskedavisitor.“That’sarepairtruckfixingtheroad,andthetraffichastogoaroundit.”AttheRooseveltRoadentrancetotheexpressway,thelightkeptchangingfromgreentoredandbacktogreenagain.“Alotoftrucksgetontheexpresswaythere,”thecontrollerexplained.“Theycan’tspeedupasfastascars.”Thesensorsshowimmediatelywhereanaccidentorastoppedcarisblockingtraffic,andatruckissentbyradiotocleartheroad.Thesystemhasloweredthenumberofaccidentsbyl8percent.Therearenow1.4deathsonChicago'sexpresswaysforeachonehundredmillionmilestraveled,whileinotherpartsofthecountrythereare2.6.TrafficexpertssaythattheChicagosystemisthe“comingthing”.SystemslikeChicago'sarealreadyinuseonsomeexpresswaysinLosAngelesandHouston.“Chicagohastakenthelead,”saysNewYorkCity’strafficdirector;andheadds,“Wearefarbehind...!”68.Whydidthecontrolleraskthevisitor?A.Hewantedtotellhimhowthelightswork.B.Heciteditasanexampletoshowthevisitorwhatthelightstell.C.Heshowedthevisitorwhathedid.D.Hewasteachinghimhowtocontrolthesystem.69.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.AsciencebookB.Atraveljournal.C.AmagazineD.Astudenttext70.What’themainideaofthepassage?A.AcomputerizedtrafficcontrolsystemgreatlyhelpsinChicago.B.RushperiodsinChicagoaregettinglonger.C.Chicagohasthebusiestroadinthenation.D.Theexpresswaysarefasternow.71.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.B.Thesensorcanimmediatelydealwiththeaccidents.C.Thesystemhasgreatlyhelpedtoreducethedeathsontheexpressways.D.Attheentrancetotheexpressway,thelightscanonlychangebecauseofthespeedofthetruck.EEverypersonlearnsatleastonelanguageinhischildhoodthatisroutinelyusedforspeakingandwriting.However,manypeoplearefondoflearningtwoormorelanguages.Therearenumerousbenefitsofbeingbilingualsuchasanimprovementinlinguisticabilitiesaswellasbettermentofcognitive(认知)flexibilitysuchasdivergentthinking,conceptformation,verbalabilitiesandgeneralreasoning.Manypeoplehavethecapacitytolearnasecondlanguage.Itmaybeanotherlanguageinthesamecountryortotallydifferentlanguagefromanothercountry.Nowadays,institutesandschoolsofferingforeignlanguagecoursesarepoppingupthroughouttheworld.Whilelearninganotherlanguage,youneedtounderstanditsbasicgrammarandimprovevocabulary.Beingbilingualoffersgreatersensitivitytolanguage,moreflexibilityinthinkingandabetterearforlistening.Italsoimprovesaperson'sunderstandingforthenativelanguage.Itopensthedoortoothercultures.Moreover,knowledgeofotherlanguagesincreasesthecareeropportunities,offeringseveraljoboptions.

Thebilingualpeoplecanhavesomespecificadvantagesinthinking.Theyhavetwoormorewordsforeachideaandobjectandcandevelopacreativethinkingandanabilitytothinkmoreflexibly.Thebilingualsareawareaboutwhichlanguageshouldbespokenwithwhichpersoninaparticularsituation.Therefore,theyaremoresensitivetotheneedsofthelistenerthanthemonolingualpeople.Beingbilingualhasapositiveeffectonintellectualgrowth.Itenhancesandenrichesaperson'smentaldevelopment.ThebilingualsarebetteratIQtestscomparedtothemonolinguals.Whatismore,beingbilingualmaykeepyourmindyoung.Jugglingtwolanguagesasachildcanslowmentaldecline.Thebilingualsareabletoswitchbetweendifferentlanguagesandtalktodifferentpeopleinvariouslanguages.Itincreasesasenseofself-esteem.Beingbilingualcreatesapowerfullinkindifferentpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Thebilingualstendtoshowahigherperformanceinexaminationsandtests.Thebilingualsenjoyreadingandwritingindifferentlanguages.Theycanunderstandandappreciateliteraturesinvariouslanguages.Itgivesadeeperknowledgeofdifferentideasandtraditions.Ithelpsimprovethewaysofthinkingandbehaving.Thepleasuresofreadingpoetry,novelsandmagazinesaswellastheenjoymentofwritingtofamilyandfriendsaredoubledforbilinguals.72.Whomisthepassagewrittento?A.ForeignstudentsB.ExchangestudentsC.CollegestudentsD.Teachers73.Itcanbeinferredthatwhenhuntingforajob,________________.A.apersoncanincreasehisownsenseofself-esteemB.graduatesareofferedmoreopportunities.C.thebilingualshaveanadvantageoverothers.D.thebilingualscanunderstandtheemployersbetter74.Whichofthefollowingisnotthecognitivebenefitsofbeingbilingual?A.Itmakesapersonthinkcreatively.B.Itmakesapersonmoresensitivetothelistener'sneeds.C.Itimprovesandenrichesaperson'smentaldevelopment.D.Itdoesgoodtoaperson’scharacter.75.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WeshouldbeBilingualB.LearningLanguageisofGreatHelpC.AdvantagesofbeingBilingualD.MasteringLanguages第Ⅱ卷（共35分）第一节短文填词（10分）DearMr.Wang,I’mgladtotellyouI’mbackinLondonandhowpleasedIamto_____metyouandyourfamily