高二下期半期考试英语试题(附答案)

高二下期半期考试英语试题(附答案)高二下期半期考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?A.7:20B.7:15C.7:003.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.TheirfriendJane.B.Aweekendtrip.C.Aradioprogramme.4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Catchatrain.B.Seethemanoff.C.Goshopping.5.Whydidthewomanapologize?A.Shemadealatedelivery.B.Shewenttothewrongplace.C.Shecouldn'ttakethecakeback.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料.回答第6.7题。6.WhoseCDisbroken?A.Kathy's.B.Mum's.C.Jack's.7.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?A.BuyheranewCD.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Giveher10dollars.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。10.Whyisthemanattheshop?A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.C.Togetacamerachanged.211.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?A.Pink. B.Black. C.Orange.12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?A.Makeaphonecall. B.Waituntilfurthernotice. C.Comeagainthenextday.听第9段材料，回答第 13至16题。13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?A.Gotoaplay. B.Stayathome. C.VisitKingston..14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?A.Attendaparty. B.Meetheraunt. C.Seeacarshow.I5.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?A.TocallupBetty. B.TobuysomeDVDs. C.TopickupDaniel.16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates. B.Fellowworkers. C.Guideandtourist.听第10段材料，回答第 17至20题。17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?A.IntheGuinnessCompany. B.Ataradiostation. C.Inamuseum.18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?A.Abird-shootingtrip. B.AvisittoEurope. C.Atelevisiontalkshow.19.WhendidSirHugh'sfirstbookofrecordsA.In1875. B.In1950. C.In1955.20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts. B.Thefounderofthecompany.C.Theoldestpersonintheworld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·AAreyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Try3someoftheseplaces:.Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavariety ofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,book signings(签名) by children's favorite writers, and even musicalperformancesandotherarts..Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodels torockcollectionsandpicturesof starsinthesky.Also,manykindsofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup..GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplays forchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet(木偶)makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding..Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisitaYoutheateranartmuseumanaturalhistorymuseumahands-onsciencemuseumWhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?Lookatrockcollections.Seedinosaurmodels.Watchpuppetmaking.Giveperformances.4Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.Learningsciencebydoingthings.Ashowofkids'sciencework.Readingsciencebooks.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Asciencetextbook. B.Amagazine.C.Amuseumguide. D.Anewsreport.BHoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica, though, peopleandanimals looking for honeyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper-alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebird cannotreachthiswax,which isdeepinsidethebees'nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,“thefollower”reachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywill quickly arrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfrom hisbeehives,andwill evenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.25.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?5A.It'ssmallinsize.B.It'shiddenintrees.C.It'scoveredwithwax.D.It'shiddenintheunderground.26.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?A.Abee.B.Abird.C.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.27.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurchC.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'nests28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoneyC.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey-Lover'sHelperCAbouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafilm-studio（影棚）totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,settinguptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,brightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast(对比).Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater'sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencing6theexcitementofbeingfilm”Stars”!29.Whoistheauthor?A.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.C.Acrowd-sceneactorD.Aworkmanforscenesetting30.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?A.Theheavysnowfall.B.Theman-madescene.C.Thelowtemperature.D.Thefilmbeingshown.Whatwouldhappeninthe"threeminutes"mentioned,inthelastparagraph?A.Anewscenewouldbefilmed. B.Morestarswouldactinthefilm.C.Theauthor would leavethestudio. D.Thenextscenewould beprepared.DGrown-upsareoftensurprised byhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimas wellaseverwhen hegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanation isthelawofoverlearning, whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding, andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle, twinkle, littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.7Themultiplication tables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.:: The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for anexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.32.What’thesmainideaofParagraph1A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords. “D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.TheauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningbypresentingresearchfindingssettingdowngeneralrulesmakingacomparisonusingexamplesAccordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesisaresultofoverlearningaspecialcaseofcrammingaskilltodealwithmathproblemsabasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies35.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.8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。Kids'health:FourstepsforfightingstressEverybodygetsstressedtimetotime. 36 Somewaysofdealingwithstress一likescreamingorhittingsomeone---don'tsolve( 解决)much.Butotherways,liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust,canleadyoutosolvingyourproblemoratleastfeelingbetter.Trytakingthesefourstepsthenexttimeyouarestressed:(1)Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp,reachouttothepeoplewhocareaboutyou.Talktotrustedadult,suchasparentorotherrelatives.Ofcause,.Becausetheymighthavehadsimilarproblems,suchasdealingwithatest,orthedeathofabelovedpet.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupsettheytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh,dear,that'sgoodidea.Rememberthattherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself. 38(3)Trytosolvetheproblem.Afteryou'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends,it'stimetogetdowntobusiness. 39 Evenifyoucan'tsolveitall,youcansolveapieceofit.Bepositive.Moststressistemporary(暂时的).Rememberstressdoesgoaway,especiallywhenyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonsolvingit.Thesestepsaren'tmagic,buttheydowork.Andifyoucanstaypositiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime,you'llhelpyourselffeelbetterevenfaster.40A.Askforahelpinghandtogetyouthroughthetoughsituation.B.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthem.C.DifferentpeopledealwithstressindifferentwaysD.Ah,itfeelssogoodwhenthestressisgone.E.Youneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemis.F.Anddon'tforgetaboutyourfriends.9G.Then,findawaytocalmdown。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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Wheredoyougowhenyouwanttolearnsomething?School?Afriend?Atutor?Theseareall41placesoflearning.Butitmaywellbethatthelearningyoureallywant42somewhereelseinstead.Ihadthe43ofseeingthisfirsthandona44.Mydaughterplaysonarecreationalsoccerteam.Theydidwellthisseasonandso45atournament,whichnormallywasonlyformoreskilledclubteams.Thisledtosome46experiencesonSaturdayastheyplayedagainstteams47trained.Throughthefirsttwogames,her48didnotgetoneseriousshotongoal.Asaparent,I49seeingmydaughterplayingherbest,50stilldefeated.Itseemedthatsomethingclickedwiththe51betweenSaturdayandSunday.Whenthey52fortheirSundaygame,theywere53different.Theyhadbeguntointegrate(融合)thekindsofplayandteamworktheyhad54thedaybeforeintotheir55.Theyplayedaggressivelyand56scoredagoal.It57methatplayingagainsttheotherteamwasagreat58momentforallthegirlsontheteam.Ithinkitisageneralprinciple.59isthebestteacher.Thelessonstheylearnedmaynotbe60whattheywouldhavegotteninschool,butarecertainlymorepersonalandmeaningful,becausetheyhadtoworkthemoutontheirown.41.A.publicB.traditionalC.officialD.special42.A.passesB.worksC.liesD.ends43.A.dreamB.ideaC.habitD.chance44.A.tripB.holidayC.weekendD.square45.A.wonB.enteredC.organizedD.watched1046.A.painfulB.strangeC.commonD.practical47.A.lessB.poorlyC.newlyD.better48.A.fansB.tutorsC.classD.team49.A.imaginedB.hatedC.avoidedD.missed50.A.ifB.orC.butD.as51.A.girlsB.parentsC.coachesD.viewers52.A.dressedB.showedupC.madeupD.planned53.A.slightlyB.hardlyC.basicallyD.completely54.A.seenB.knownC.heardD.read55.A.stylesB.trainingC.gameD.rules56.A.evenB.stillC.seldomD.again57.A.confusedB.struckC.remindedD.warned58.A.touchingB.thinkingC.encouragingD.learning59.A.ExperienceB.IndependenceC.CuriosityD.Interest60.A.harmfultoB.mixedwithC.differentfromD.appliedto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（不多于 3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式Areyoufacingasituationthatlooksimpossibletofix?In1969,thepollutionwasterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearCleveland,Ohio.It 61 (be)unimaginablethatitcouldeverbecleanedup.Theriverwassopollutedthatit 62 (actual)caughtfireandburned.Now,yearslater,thisriverisoneof 63 mostoutstandingexamplesofenvironmentalcleanup.Buttheriverwasn ’tchangedinafewdays64 evenafewmonths.Ittookyearsofwork 65 (reduce)theindustrial pollution andcleanthewater.Finally,thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterintheriveris 66(clean)thanever.Maybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation. Maybeyouhaveahabit67 isdrivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon ’tknow11howtocontrolyourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchanimpossiblesituation,don’tyouwantaquickfixand