高二英语上学期半期考试试题

思南中学2016-2017学年度第一学期半期考试高二年级英语科试题 第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第1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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where are the speakers going? A. To a shop B. To a restaurant C. To the railway station2. What will the man do? A. Make tea for Christine B. Have a cup of tea C. Boil more water3. When is Janes birthday? A. June 5th B. June 9th C. June 20th4. Where did the man spend his vacation? A. In a big city B. On a farm C. In a factory5. How much does one ticket cost? A. 4.30 dollars B. 4.50 dollars C. 5 dollars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， 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. When did the man book the room? A. On October 8th B. On October 15th C. On October 22nd7. How does the man want to pay? A. In cash B. By travelers check（支票）C. By credit card听第7段材料，回答8,9题8. Who is on a banana diet? A. The mans sister B. The mans cousin C. The mans neighbor9 Whats the woman probably going to do? A. Play tennis B. See a doctor C. Go shopping 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. What does the woman want to do? A. Borrow some books B. Buy a pair of jeans C. Buy some medicine11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a clothes shop B. In a library C. In a hospital12. What can we know about the woman? A. She is a little heavy B. She wont take anything C. She ll get $25 change听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student B. Husband and wife C. Manager and secretary14. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. They were having the windows open B. The woman didnt have a good hearing C. The woman felt rather tired in recent years15. What s the call mentioned in the conversation? A. About the womans work B. About the mans work C. About the womans study 16. What will the woman do next? A. Sleep B. Relax C. Work听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. Which city has the speaker been to for more than 8 times?A. Beijing B. Nantong C. Dalian18. How many places of interest are mentioned during the speakers visit to Beijing?A. Three B. Five C. Eight19. How long did the speaker spend on the plane from Beijing to Dalian?A. 15 minutes B. 50 minutes C. An hour and forty minutes20. Where did the speaker ride horse? A. In Beijing B. In Dalian C. In Huhhot第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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，D）中， 选出最佳选项。 A Do you want to have a nice place to spend your weekend？Here are some places for you ,which are probably a mere walk away from your college. Kings Art Centre A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere.This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists. You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paintfree of charge. The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee. The Botanic Garden The Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University. The multibranched Torch Aloe here is impressive.The African plant produces red flowers above bluegreen leaves，and is not one to miss. Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula，a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals. The Garden is also a place for wildlife enthusiasts.Look for grass snakes in the lake.A snake called Hissing Sid is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun. Byrons Pool Many stories surround Lord Byrons time as a student of Cambridge University.Arriving in 1805，he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”However，it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough.Im not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms.He spent a great deal of time walking in the village. It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake，which is now known as Byrons Pool.A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside，the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields.The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea.If you dont trust me，then perhaps youll take it from Virginia Woolfover a century after Byron，she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool. 21“Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are _. Acommon insects Bimpressive plants Crarelyseen snakes DWildlife enthusiasts 22We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed _. Ato fear pet bears Bto like walking Cto be a heavy drinker Dto finish university in 1805 23In the passage Byrons Pool is described as a lake _. Asurrounded by fields Bowned by Lord Byron Clocated in Grantchester Ddiscovered by Virginia Woolf 24What is the passage mainly about? ASome places for weekend break. BA way to become creative in art. CThe colorful life in the countryside. DUnknown stories of Cambridge University. B Nowadays people are putting our water supply in danger, because they use too much water or throw rubbish into the river. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers.It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater. Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs. Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too. In the United States，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live，but theres a lot we can do to lower the number. You can take steps to save water in your home.To start with，use the same glass for your drinking water all day.Wash it only once a day.Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away. 25Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater? AUsing river water. BThrowing batteries away. CPaving parking lots. DThrowing rubbish into lakes. 26What can be inferred from the text? AAll water shortages are due to human behavior. BIt takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs. CThere is much we can do to reduce family size. DThe average family in America makes proper use of water. 27The last paragraph is intended to _ Ashow us how to fix leaks at home Btell us how to run a dishwasher Cprove what drinking glass is best for us Dsuggest what we do to save water at home 28. The text is mainly about _ Awhy paving roads reduces our water Bhow much we depend on water to live Cwhy droughts occur more in dry climates Dhow human activity affects our water supply CChristmas was coming, I was considering what present I should prepare for my father. My dad never wants anything,for he is a hard person to buy for . I pulled out my phone to read text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father .My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming，and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower，a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky，inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid.That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father. I called back.I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the creamcolored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind .The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe；my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming，and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples，twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer，the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate. Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dads face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame，I knew I had given the perfect gift. 29The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was _. Adoing shopping Bhaving a debate Creading a message Dleaving for Wyoming 30The authors inspiration （灵感）for the gift came from _. Aa photo of a flower Ba story about a kid Ca call from the mother Da text about Christmas 31The author made the gift by _. Asearching for the poems online Bdrawing the background by hand Cpainting the letters in three colors Dmatching the words with pictures D “People are ruder today because they are rushed and more time poor than ever before，” says Patsy Rowe, “Manners_have_fallen_off_the_radar(雷达)” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people dont wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness. Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human needs more patience. It feels very slow because humans dont work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings lifechanging news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的) rude messages by email. However, rudeness is never acceptable. Dont assume it is OK to be rude if the person youre in touch with wont recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.（令人厌恶的） We shouldnt blame technology for our shortcomings.Technology is here to help us，but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings.People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if wed publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them. 32What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1? APeople can tell good from bad behavior. BRadar is able to observe human behavior. CPeople care little about their behavior. DRadar can be used to predict human behavior. 33Some people are less willing to deal with humans because _ Athey are becoming less patient Bthey are growing too independent Cthey have to handle many important messages Dthey have to follow an evolutionary step backward 34The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is _ Aridiculous Bdisgusting Cacceptable Dreasonable 35What can we learn from the last paragraph? AWe should applaud （为喝彩） good behavior. BTechnology can never be blamed. CWe should keep pointing out mistakes. DTechnology will take over our lives one day.第2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。 36 one of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays. the first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club.37pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? the list is endless. next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 38 all you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. 39 you should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. thatll keep you busy for ages. at your first meeting you should make up a rule book. and the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! the best clubs are always secret! now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. these are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 40 why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? that will make the membership card really look like it. so there you are, get clubbing! once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. thats easy.B. enjoy your own club!C. invite a designer to join you.D. what are you interested in?E. some vacation is just around the corner.F. then you need to pick a name for your club.G. use a bright thick pen to make a special design. 第三部分 （英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第1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，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Little John invited his mother to attend his schools first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boys 41 , she said she would go. This 42 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 43 his mother and he felt 44 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that 45 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 46 why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were 47 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 48 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 49 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 50 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked 51 , “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “ 52 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 53 afraid to go in because the fire was 54 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 55 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 56 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 57 , but to this day, I have never 58 what I did.” At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 59 of the sacrifice（牺牲） that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 60 for the rest of the day. 41. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement 42. A. would B. could C. should D. must 43. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met 44. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired 45. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded 46. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about 47. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted 48. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of 49. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped 50. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning 51. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously 52. A. As B. When C. Since D. While 53. A. so B. much C. quite D. too 54. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control 55. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless 56. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched 57. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening 58. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted 59. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride60. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. Suddenly 第II卷第三部分 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或使用括号中单词的正确形式。 Zhou Yang wants to be a journalist, so he asks advice from a senior editor. The following are their dialogues.Zhou: How to work in a team? Editor: Firstly, you should work as an 61(assist) then you can cover a story and submit the article yourself. Besides, youll have professional photographers with you to take photographers. Zhou: How to get an accurate story ? Editor: You need to be curious and ask as many different questions 62 you can. Whats more, you must do research to keep yourself 63 (inform)of the 64(miss) parts of the story. Dont miss your deadline ,dont be rude, dont talk 65 much, but make sure you listen 66 the interviewee carefully.Zhou: How to protect a story from accusation? Editor: 67 the interviewee agrees, you can use a 68 (record) to get the facts straight, 69 can offer the evidence 70 (support) your story. 61._. 62. _. 63. _. 64. _.65._. 66. _. 67. _. 68. _. 69. _70. _ 第四部分 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 下面这篇文章中共有10出错误，每句最多有两处错，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加： 在缺词处家一个漏字符号在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）划掉。修改：在错词下花以横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。One cold winter day in 1900, a small boy calling Charlie Chaplin is walking along the street in London. She went to a restaurant straightly. He wanted to buy some bread, and he didnt have any money. His father dead when he was very young. His mother was often very sick, so she could not take care of Charlie or his brother. All of them had to work to help their sick mother. He was a small boy but his dream was not very big. He wanted to be great man in the world of film. So he worked very hard to sing and danced well. 第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是思南中学学生会主席李华，11月20日你将代表学校接待来自美国某中学的学生访问团，负责安排在思南的一日活动。请根据以下提示用英语给该团的领队Smith先生写一封电子邮件，介绍活动计划并简要说明理由。要点： 1） 上午与我校学生座谈（话题主要关于校园生活及文化差异）；2）中午与我校学生共进午餐。（饺子，面条等）；3）下午与我校学生游览乌江，欣赏风景。座谈会： forum . 词数100不少于字 ，信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入词数。Dear Mr smith . I am Li hua. Chairman of the student union from sinan senior middle school _ Yours sincerely Li Hua - 高二年级半期考试英语科参考答案 第一部分 听力 （每小题1.5分，共30分）1-