高二英语期中考试题(含答案)

英语试题 第Ⅰ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）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.Wherewillthespeakersgo A.Jean’splace. B.Theirhometown. C.Thehospital.2.Whatisthewomanaskingfor A.Theman’sbill. B.Theman’skeycard. C.Theman’sroomnumber.3.Howmuchwastheoriginalpriceofthecamera A.$300. B.$280. C.$230.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe A.Abankclerk. B.Anurse. C.Adoctor.5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo A.Notgototheparty. B.Slowdown. C.Bequick.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6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout A.Theeveningsky. B.Theweather. C.Theschoolproject.7.Whatpicturesdidtheboytakelastweek A.Themoon. B.Thestars. C.Theclouds.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatdidNatashalikedoingwhenshewas9yearsold A.Snowboarding. B.Climbingmountains. C.Playingcomputergames.9.WhatdoesNatasha’sfathersayaboutsailing A.Expensive. B.Exciting. C.Dangerous.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers A.Housemates. B.Colleagues. C.Classmates.11.Whenwillthepartybegin A.About10:00p.m. B.About8:00p.m. C.About6:00p.m.12.WhatdoesthemanadviseAmytobring A.iPod. B.Beer. C.Juice.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthewomanwanttotravel A.Inamountain. B.Onariver. C.Inapark.14.Whenwillthewomanbebackforsure A.12:15p.m. B.1:45p.m. C.2:00p.m.15.Howwillthewomancomeback A.Byboat. B.Bybus. C.Onfoot.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando A.Bookticketsinadvance. B.Comeearly. C.Takesomefood.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakerdoing A.Makinganinvitation. B.Introducingatheater. C.Advertisingforaplay.18.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttodo A.Watchafilm. B.Attendaparty. C.Seeaplay.19.Whydoesthemanoffertobuytheticket A. B.Toshowtheirfriendship. C.Tomakeanapology.20.WherewouldthespeakerliketomeetJamie A.Inabar. B.Inarestaurant. C.Inatheater.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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhileCCTV’seducationalshowAnimalWorldiswellknown,fewbigscreenwildlifedocumentarieshavebeenmadebyChina’sfilmindustry.ButBorninChina,whichcameoutonAug2,maybeimportantforChinesefilmmakerswhowanttogetintonature-themedfilms.Themovie,directedbyChinesefilmmakerLuChuan,wasshotintheQinghai-TibetPlateauandshowstheanimals’livesduringdifferentseasons.BorninChinanotonlybringstoaudiencesthelivesofanimalsthatarerarelyseeninthewild—giantpandas,snowleopards,andgoldenmonkeys,butalsoshowsChinesetraditionalculture.AsymbolofChina,thegiantpandaisbothblackandwhite.Itsbodyisthoughttoshowyinandyang,whichancientChineseideaswerebasedon.Thepanda’sgentlenatureshowshowyinandyangleadtopeace.Itcanbeseeninthefilmwhenapandamotherguidesherbabytolookforindependenceandexploretheworld.Unliketheshypandas,monkeysalwayshavestrongpersonalities.TheMonkeyKinginChina’smostfamousnovelJourneytotheWesthasmanyconflictingtraits(特点).Itstandsfornotonlyimpatiencebutalsoclevernessandenergy.BorninChinafollowsa2-year-oldgoldenmonkeywholeaveshisfamily,butthenreturnsandunderstandsthemeaningofresponsibility.Justasthegoldenmonkey,amothersnowleopardalsofacesdifficultyinraisingherbabiesinthewild.pictographic(象形拳)inShaolinmartialarts(武术).“BorninChinaisameanstoshowoffChinesetraditionalculture,”directorLutoldthereporter.“Chinesepeoplehavelearnedalotfromwildanimalssinceancienttimes.ThisiswhyIshotthisnature-themeddocumentary.”21.HowisBorninChinaspecialaccordingtothearticleA.ItshowsChinesetraditionalculturethroughthelivesofanimals.B.It’sconsideredthebestnature-themedfilmtocomeoutofChina.C.It’sthefirstbigscreenwildlifedocumentaryevermadeinChina.D.Itshowsaudiencesthelivesofrareanimals.22.WecanlearnfromthearticlethatinBorninChina,_______.A.thestoryofthegiantpandasshowstheimportanceofexploringtheworldB.thestoryofthegoldenmonkeyswasinspiredbytheMonkeyKingC.thestoriesshowhowanimalsgrowuptobeindependentD.thestoryaboutsnowleopardsshowswhatpeoplecanlearnfromanimals23.WhatmaybethebesttitleforthetextA.Thestoriesof3animalfamilies B.SymbolsofChinaC.WildlifeborninChina D.NatureshowscultureBOneadvantageoftheInternetisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes;onedisadvantageoftheInternetisalsoshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes.“Nothingfits,”saidLamYukWong,aseniorinelectricalandcomputerengineeringatRiceUniversity.“Everyonesaysthis.Theyorderclothesandtheydon’tfit.Peoplegetveryunhappy.”Wongandherdesignpartner,Xuaner“Cecilia”Zhang,areTeamWhiteMirror,creatorsofwhattheycalla“virtual(虚拟)fittingroom”.Theirgoalissimpleandconsumer-friendly:toletonlineclothingshoppershaveaperfectfitandaperfectlookwhenshoppingeverytime.BothwomenarefromChina,WongfromHongKongandZhangfromBeijing.Theybothordermostoftheirclothingonline.Theygottheideafromtheirownexperienceasconsumersandfromlisteningtothecomplaintsoffriendsandrelatives.“Theysay,‘Thecoloriswrong’or‘Igottherightsizebutitstilldoesnotfit.’Wewanttomakeitlikeyou’reinthestoretryingontheclothes,”Zhangsaid.UsingaKinectdevelopedbyMicrosoftforusewithitsXbox360videogameplayer,ZhangscansWongandturnsherimageinto,ineffect,avirtualmodel,keepingWong’sdimensions(尺寸),andevenherskinandhaircolor.“Weputtheclothesontheshopper’s3-Dbodymodelsandshowhowtheylookwhentheyaredressed,”Wongsaid.Sofar,WongandZhanghaveadaptedthesoftwaretoshowdressesandshirts,andtheyarenowworkingonshorts.Askedifshethoughtmenaswellaswomenmightbeinterestedinusingtheirvirtualfittingroom,Wongsaid,“Ithinktheirwiveswillcareaboutthis,soitwillalsobeimportanttomen.”24.WhyisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothesadisadvantageStudentsmayeasilygetaddictedtoit.Clothesboughtonlinemaynotfit.Itattractsmoreonlineclothingshoppers.Itcausesshopperstowastetoomuchmoney.WongandZhanggottheideatodesignavirtualfittingroomfrom____.A.theirshoppingexperiences B.aprogramattheiruniversityC.someshop-owners’complaints D.theXbox360videogameplayerWhichofthefollowingshowstheprocessofusingthevirtualfittingroomA.scanning--tryingonclothes--gettingimages B.tryingonclothes--gettingmodels--scanningC.scanning--gettingmodels--tryingonclothes D.tryingonclothes--gettingimages--scanningWhatdidWongthinkofhervirtualfittingroomA.Itisperfectlydeveloped. B.Itwillhaveitsmarketshare.C.Itislimitedtowomenshoppers. D.Itislikeakindofvideogameplayer.CReader:Forsixyears,I’verunanofficethathastwoemployees:meandmyboss.HeusedtobesoappreciativethatIdidn’tminddoingalittleextra,butabouttwomonthsago,hestartedbeingrudeanddemanding.NowheevenyellswhenIdon’thavetimetobringhisfavoritewinetohishomeafterwork.Thischangestartedwhenwemetawealthynewcustomer,whoisahugejerk(古怪的人)--myboss’snewbehaviorisjustlikehis.Mybossisagoodman;heandhisfamilyhavetreatedmelikealittlesister.IsthereagoodwaytodiscussthiswithhimKarla:Soundslikeyournewcustomerhassetabadexampletoyourboss.Youneedtoremindyourbossthatyou’reinhiscorner--butyou’renothisslave.Mysuggestionsareasfollows.Startwithasimplequestioninacalmmoment:“Iseverythingokay”Statethetruth:“Untilrecently,I’vefeltlikeavaluedteammate.Butourrelationshiphasbecometense.Yourexpectationsofmeseemtohavechanged.AlthoughIusedtodooccasionalpersonalbusinessesforyouasafavor,nowitseemsexpected.”Drawyourlines:“Ifyouthinkmyjobdescriptionneedstochangeormyperformanceisnotgoodenough,let’sdiscussthat.Otherwise,Ineedyoutostopyellingatmeandtorespectmypersonaltime.”Ideally,you’llgetanapologyandapromisetodobetter.Afterthat,it’samatterofreinforcement(加强).Ifhestartsyelling,lookathimwithacalmexpression.Afterhecoolsdown,restatehisrequestandadd,“Isthatcorrect”Fortheunreasonablerequest,suchasfetchinghisfavoritewineafterwork:“I’mafraidIcan’ttakecareofthatforyou.”Ifhekeepsactinglikeajerk,therearebossesouttherewhowillbetterrespectyourtimeandtalent.KarlaL.Millerisreadytohearyourworkdramas.Sendyourquestionsto.28.Wecaninferthatthereader’sbossusedtobe____.A.gratefulandfriendly B.richbutstrangeC.proudandhard-working D.honestbutself-centered29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demanding”meaninthelastbutoneparagraphA.appreciatingtoomuch B.scoldingtoomuch C.apologizingtoomuch D.expectingtoomuch30.Whenthereader’sbossaskshertodosomethingunreasonablenexttime,sheisadvisedto____.A.quitherjob B.lookatherbosscalmlyC.refusetherequest D.discussthejobdescription31.WhatsortofproblemcanbesolvedbyKarlaL.MillerA.HowdoImakeafriend B.HowdoIkillmypersonaltimeC.HowcanIgetalongwellwithmyworkmates D.HowcanIgetridofwineDNearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人种教师)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse(多种多样的)schools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.32.Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause_______. A.theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildren B.theyhadtomovetootherplaces C.theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobs D.theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory33.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph A.Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents. B.Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools. C.Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools. D.Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.34.WhichofthefollowingcomponentsisvitaltoequalityandopportunityA.Honesty B.Variety C.Ability D.Safety35.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage A.Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment. B.Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation. C.Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D.Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.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。Humorplaysanimportantroleinrelationships.Innewrelationships,humorcanbeaneffectivetoolnotjustforattractingtheotherpersonbutalsoforovercominganyawkwardnessorembarrassment.36Sharingthepleasureofhumorcreatesasenseofconnectionbetweentwopeople.Whenyoulaughwithoneanother,youcreateapositivetiebetweenyou.Thistieactsasastrongbuffer(缓冲)againststress,disagreements,disappointments,andbadpatchesinarelationship.Andlaughterreallyisinfectious.37Butdon’tworryifyou’renotnaturallyalighthearted,humorousperson----youcanlearntoaccessyourplayfulsideanddevelopyoursenseoffun.Likeanytool,humorcanbeusedinnegativeaswellaspositiveways.Humorcanonlyhelpyouovercomerelationshipproblemswhenbothpartnerscanunderstandthejoke.38Ifyourpartnerorfriendisn’tlikelytoappreciatethejoke,don’tsayordoit.Humorinrelationshipsshouldbeequallyfunandenjoyableforbothpeople.Don’tusehumortocoverupotheremotions.39That’swhenitisusedasacoverforavoiding,ratherthancopingwith,painfulemotions.Youcanbefunnyaboutthetruth,butcoveringupthetruthisn’tfunny.Whenyouusehumorandplayfulnessasacoverforotheremotions,youcreateconfusionandmistrustinyourrelationships.40Theimportantthingistofindenjoyableactivitiesthathelpyouembraceyourplayfulnaturewithotherpeople.Ashumorandplaybecomeanunseparatedpartofyourlife,you’llbegintofinddailyopportunitiesforusingyournew-foundskillstohelpbuildandmaintainyourrelationships.A.Humorcanhelpyouandyourlovedone.B.Therearetimeswhenhumorisnothealthy.C.It’simportanttobesensitivetotheotherperson.D.It’snevertoolatetodevelopyourhumorousside.E.Themoreyoujoke,play,andlaugh----theeasieritbecomes.F.Justhearingsomeonelaughcanmakeyousmileandjoininonthefun.G.Inlonger-termrelationships,humorcankeepthingsexcitingandfresh.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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AsIsatthereonenightinNamibia,staringoutatoneofthemostperfectsunsetsI’dseeninawhile,IrealizedwhyIneverwantedtovisitAfricaalone.Sometimesthe41oftravelisnotsobeautifulwhenyoudon’thavesomeoneto42itwith.AndthereIwas,staringoutatthisgorgeous43,andIwasalone.Ihadnoonetosharethatmoment.Sure,therewasmytourgroup,butit’snotthesame.Sharingamomentwithpeopleyouhaveabondwithismuch44fromsharingitwithstrangers.Dayslater,Ikeptcomingbacktothe45Ifeltatthatmoment.Therewasnothingwrong46anyoneonmytour-----theywereallnice,polite,andtalkative,andwegotalongwell.Buttoursare47organized,andsometimesyouclosely48withpeopleandsometimesyoudon’t.Diningalonemaywellbeonemostawkwardtimesofsolotravel.Butlikeanything,themoreyoudoitthemoreyougetusedtoit.AndasIsattherelookingatthisbeautifulsunsetwhilezebra49fromthenearbywateringhole,a50hitmeatthemoment-----Iamalone.AndIam51it.WhileI’manintrovert(内向的人)andIlikemy“me”time,after6.5years,solotravelisn’tformeanylonger.Inolonger52towandercitiesorgazeuponAfricansunsetsalone.Iwantto53withpeopleIknow.Iwant54faces.Iwanttosharemoments.Imakeplentyof55ontheroad,butI’mtiredofhavingto56ineachnewcity.Ithinkeveryoneshouldtravelaloneatsomepointintheirlife;you57alotaboutyourselfbydoingso.Inever58thesolotravelI’vedoneinthepastandneverfeltaloneorboredduringthoseyears,butAfricamadeit59thatit’stimetomoveontoanew60ofmylife.Icouldn’tholdontothepastanylonger.41.A.route B.beauty C.destination D.plan42.A.share B.compare C.award D.admire43.A.grassland B.sky C.desert D.sunset44.A.different B.helpful C.unusual D.admirable45A.doubt B.sadness C.wonder D.comfort46.A.for B.in C.with D.on47.A.expensively B.commonly C.meaningfully D.casually48.A.play B.compete C.bond D.fight49.A.drank B.lay C.bent D.ate50.A.stone B.truth C.stick D.ball51.A.fondof B.proudof C.afraidof D.tiredof52.A.desire B.fail C.dare D.refuse53.A.communicate B.work C.travel D.deal54.A.round B.familiar C.healthy D.similar55.A.friends B.mistakes C.decisions D.plans56.A.takeover B.lookover C.turnover D.startover57.A.learn B.worry C.care D.concern58.A.recall B.dream C.regret D.experience59.A.clear B.valuable C.impressive D.basic60.A.situation B.discovery C.challenge D.chapter第II卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)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(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。Manytimeswesparenoeffortatwork,61(offer)hoursofovertimebyignoringourfamilylife.Wespendtimewithpeoplewhowehavenothingincommonwith,andattendsocial62(activity)wehavenointerest63.Wealwaysfindourselveslivingourlivesinthewaythatpleasesandimpressesothersinsteadofbeingourselves.Infact,forthemajorityofpeople,theyonlythinkabout64(they)99%ofthetime,and65(rare)giveusasecondthought,asaresultof66weoftenendupunhappyandfeelingoutofplace.Inviewofthis,it’stimetothinkaboutourselves,ourownfamily,andstartcreatingafuture67(base)onourownlikesanddislikes.68,thinkitovernexttimewhenwearerequiredtoworkovertime.Tryingtobealovingparentorgoodfriend69(be)verylikelytogiveusfarmore70(please)andafeelingofsecurity,connectionandbelonging.第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearJack,I’mveryhappytoknowthenewsyouareplanningtovisittomycity.I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyarrive.There’reafewwell-knownplaceofinterestinmycity.I’dliketoshowyouarounditwhenyoucamehere.Timepermits,wecanwatchsomeliveoperas.Iknowyou’reafanofChineseopera.Asitisbecomingcolddaybyday,Isuggestyouwearsomewarmclothessoyouwon’tcatchacold.Remembertotellmeexactthetimeoftheflight.I’llmeetyouattheairport.Wishyouthepleasantjourney!Yourssincerely, XiaoHong第二节：书面表达（满分25分）全国中学生运动会将会在你市举行，组委会现面向全市中学生征集志愿者。假如你是李华，请给组委会负责人Mr.Li写封信，申请成为一名志愿者。内容要点包括：1．个人情况；2．为什么申请当志愿者;3．你将如何当好这个志愿者。注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。参考词汇：全国中学生运动nationalhighschoolsportsmeetingDearMrLi,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yourssincerely, LiHua

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