山东省桓台第二中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题(新)

山东省桓台第二中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2016年4月

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共5页，满分l50分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

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，从每题所给的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. How does the woman feel about the old cartoons?

A. They’re exciting.

B. They’r e her favorites.

C. They’re only for very young children.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Their house.

B. Their neighbor.

C. Building a fire.

3. When will the second bus probably leave?

A. At 10:10.

B. At 10:20.

C. At 10:30.

4. When will the speakers probably meet next time?

A. Saturday.

B. Sunday.

C. Wednesday.

5. Why was the woman worried?

A. The man came back late.

B. The lessons didn’t go well.

C. The woman couldn’t understand the lessons.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the man have to write?

A. A book about the Middle East.

B. A long paper about philosophy.

C. A paper about the history of religions.

7. How many pages does the man have to write?

A. At least 40.

B. At least 60.

C. At most 90.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What can the man do?

A. Use the bathroom.

B. Wash his clothes.

C. Boil some water.

9. What does the man think of the woman’s house?

A. He likes it.

B. He thinks it is too small.

C. He is unsatisfied with it.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the woman complaining about?

A. People being too loud.

B. People taking pictures with iPads.

C. The number of tourists at the beach.

11. What does the man say about iPhones?

A. They have great cameras.

B. IPads take better videos than they do.

C. They should be used to make Hollywood movies.

12. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Get pleasure at the beach.

B. Tell the tourists to stop.

C. Turn off her phone.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What company does the man work for?

A. Apple.

B. Google.

C. Facebook.

14. Why does the man want to quit his job?

A. He wants to open his own restaurant.

B. He doesn’t make enough money.

C. He wants to write about food.

15. How would the man make money after he quits?

A. He would sell books on his website.

B. Companies would pay him for his experiences.

C. He would work for different restaurants.

16. When might the man quit his job?

A. Tomorrow.

B. Next month.

C. Next year.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is wrong with Taylor Swift?

A. She is sick.

B. She hurt herself.

C. She has a new band.

18. When will Taylor Swift’s July shows be held?

A. In May.

B. In October.

C. In December.

19. Which concert was canceled last weekend?

A. The one in Canada.

B. The one in Texas.

C. The one in Florida.

20. Who recently interviewed Taylor Swift?

A. MTV News.

B. Speak Now TV.

C. The official Taylor Swift website.

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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

David Beckham was born in 1975 in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was in football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for schools of Essex and also for his county team.

In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons,

with David scoring many goals.

His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored an surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.

21. Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?

A. success

B. interest

C. prize

D. skill

22. The unusually surprising way that he scored goals______.

A. helped him to gain many prizes for Essex

B. kept him playing for Leeds United

C. offered him the chance to join the national team

D. made him popular and famous

23. Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?

a. Beckham played his first football league game.

b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.

c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.

d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.

e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.

A. e, d, a, c, b

B. b, e, d, a, c

C. e, b, a, d, c

D. b, d, e, c, a

24. The passage mainly talks about______.

A. how Beckham became a successful football player

B. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals

C. when Beckham became famous all over Britain

D. why Beckham could win in football league games

B

My students often tell me they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. My reply is often brief –You have as much time as the president. I usually carry on a bit about there being 24 hours per day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.

Once in graduate school, I tried to justify myself to one of my professors by saying that I was working. His answer to me was, “That’s irrel evant. W hat’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge(伎俩), and I have come to some conclusions –all relevant to the issue of how much time we have.

If you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the problem. There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the issue of “work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not diligence but the quality of the product that is important.

That led me to a new idea, the quality of work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office –Don’t work harder but work smarter! There’s a lot of sense in that idea.

If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of work. That means thinking of ways of getting more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “learning habits”.

Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.

25. From the passage, we know that the author is _____.

A. a poet

B. an educator

C. an editor

D. a director

26. We can infer from the first two paragraph that we students _____.

A. have enough time

B. can meet the president

C. get something done well

D. should accept the explanation

27. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means _____.

A. That is impossible

B. That is not important

C. That is unbearable

D. That is not acceptable

28. The main purpose of writing the passage is to give _____.

A. information

B. encouragement

C. criticism

D. advice

C

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30. If you want to know more about teamwork, you can read ______.

A. Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

B. Shackletoris Incredible Voyage

C. Winners Never Quit

D. The Alchemist

31. What do we know about The Alchemist?

A. It has an everlasting influence on its readers.

B. It gives people magical power over their dreams.

C. It tells a story of how to find treasures.

D. It is mainly about the wisdom of listening to others.

D

Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.

Zones

The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.

Computers

You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, your can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.

Group-study places

If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people.All rooms are marked on the library maps.

There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day,nine hours at most per week.

Storage of Study Material

The library has lockers for students to store course literature, When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分),you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.

Rules to be Followed

Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library..Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.

Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library,but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.

32.The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to

A.read in a quiet place

B.have group discussions

C.take comfortable seats

D.get their computers fixed

33.Library computers on the ground floor

A.help students with their field experiments

B.contain software essential for schoolwork

C.are for those who wan to access the wi-fi

D.are mostly used for filling out application forms

34.What condition should be met to book a group-study room?

A group must consist of 8 people

B.Three-hour use per day is the minimum

C.One should first register at the university

D.Applicants must mark the room on the map

35.A student can rent a locker in the library if he

A.can afford the rental fee

B.attends certain coursed

C.has nowhere to put his books

D.has earned the required credits

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。

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to k eep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

36 They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

37 Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 38 Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 39 Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 40 One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

A.And think of people in cold countries.

B.Sports help to train a person’s character.

C.Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.

D.Many people like to watch others play games.

E.People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F.Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G.People are inventing new sports or games a ll the time.

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。

I took time off work to spend with my daughter before Christmas. I wanted the

41 to teach her about the spirit of Christmas—love for all people is what the season is about，not merely 42 . And one unplanned incident showed this spirit more than I could have _43_.

I was already running late after 44 in the supermarket. Zipping down to the main road, I noticed a pile of mails in front. I quickly realized that they must have 45 off a postal service vehicle.

Despite my teaching of love to my child, I had a 46 time fighting against my selfishness. But then other thoughts 47 through my mind: There could be 48 to grannies from their grandchildren, or undelivered bills that will be overdue.

I 49 my six-year-old daughter and asked, ”Should we stop and pick them up?”

“Of course!” She answered without hesitation. To her, it was a perfectly 50 thing. So I pulled over.

Cars were 51 . Many letters were carried into the 52 and rolling down the road. I, with my daughter, began 53 the letters. A moment later, two other cars pulled over and their drivers 54 us. They stopped their cars on each 55 of the main road, stopping the traffic in all directions until the letters were all 56 .

Just then, a relieved and very 57 , young postman pulled up on his motorbike.

I looked up at those 58 hands and we all smiled. Without speaking, we knew we had done something 59 that day. But the most important lesson I learnt was from my daughter. Her pure heart taught me more about the 60 of Christmas than I could ever teach her.

41. A. condition B. experience C. activity D. opportunity

42. A. foods B. presents C. donations D.

drinks

43. A. imagined B. accepted C. decided D. understood

44. A. working B. playing C. shopping D. chatting

45. A. sent B. fallen C. gone D. taken

46. A. good B. sad C. 1ong D. hard

47. A. flashed B. got C. 1ooked D. went

48. A. clothes B. money C. 1etters D. books

49. A. called for B. 1ooked at C. went to D. came across

50. A. 1ucky B. delight C. interesting D. natural

51. A. racing by B. slowing down C. whistling loudly D. coming near

52. A. water B. dustbin C. dirt D. air

53. A. 1ooking through B. picking up C. clearing up D. running after

54. A. approached B. stopped C. joined D. praised

55. A. 1ine B. branch C. side D. end

56. A. collected B.gone C. caught D. returned

57. A. polite B. grateful C. careless D. helpful

58. A. injured B. busy C. helping D. proud

59. A. successful B. attractive C. special D. strange

60. A. joy B. soul C. duty D. spirit

高二期中考试英语试题

第Ⅱ卷(共50分)

注意事项：

第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。考生必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上各题目的指定答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。

第二节（共10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）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I was at the Indian grocery store with my cart totally full to check out. There was an African American man in his 61 (sixty) behind me. I told him he could go before me 62 he had just two items in his hand, and he was all smiles and added, as if 63 (tease)me, “Thanks! Why don’t you pay for my stuff too,” and laughed.

I felt a little 64 (embarrass) and thought that the man had a wonderful sense of humor.

I told the lady at the check out not 65 (charge)him. I said I would pay for him. He said, “No, no, no, I was just kidding.” And I 66 (reply) with a smile, “Yes, yes your wish is heard. Please let me do it!”

As we talked outside, he told me that the Indian herbs(草药) 67 he had bought 68 (be)for his friend so I should take the money. I said to him, “It is good that it is not for you. Now you can pay it forward to somebody else.” He thanked me and promised he would.

69 (eventual), I went home 70 my car full of groceries and my heart full of warmth and kindness.

Whom,

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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ)，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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Dear Xiaohua,

It is four days since Mother accepted the operation. She is feeling much more better. The doctors told me the operation was successful, but because her old age she had to stay in hospital for other two weeks. The doctors also say it was quite necessary for her to do so. We expect to get a full report in two and three days. Please tell the good news to rest of the family as fast as possible. You needn’t come here. I’m able to look after Mother by himself. You’d better send flowers to Mother. She will feel happily.

第二节书面表达 (25分)

“世界读书日（每年的4月23日）”，假定你是李华，你的加拿大网友Peter成立一个网

上“读书俱乐部”，邀请世界各地中学生参加。假定你对读书特感兴趣，希望加入该俱乐部，请用英文写一封自荐信，要点如下：

1．你对此事情的看法，并表达积极参加的愿望；

2．陈述自己的有利条件，如痴迷于读书，中英文阅读和写作能力强等；

3．若成为会员，会给其他会员提供更多帮助并使自己读更多的书。

注意：1．不要逐词逐句地翻译；

2．为使语句连贯，可以适当增加细节；

3．词数100左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数。

Dear Peter,

I’m Li Hua. I’d like to join your “Reading Club” on the Internet. ……

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Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

高二期中考试英语试题参考答案

2016年4月第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

1—5 CCBCA 6—10 BBACB 11—15 BAACB 16—20 CABBA

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

21-24 BDDA（话题：体育人物介绍与module1 话题一致）

25-28BABD

29-31.BC.A（话题：文学作品与module 3话题一致）

32-35 ABCD

36-40 DFAGB（话题：学校生活与module2 话题一致）

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；每题1.5分，满分30分）

41—60 DBACB DACBD ADBCD ABCCD

第二节（共10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）或括号内单词的正确形式。61．sixties 62．because/since/as 63．teasing 64．Embarrassed 65．to charge 66．replied 67．that/which 68．were 69．Eventually 70．with

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

71.accepted→received

72.去掉more

73.加of

74.other→another

75.say→said

76.and→or

77.加the

78.fast→soon

79.himself→myself

80.happily→happy

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

Dear Peter,

I’m Li Hua. I’d like to join your “Reading Club” on the Internet. I think it will benefit all of the readers to share and enjoy more wonderful books. I really want to take an active part in the reading activity.

I am crazy about reading books, which I am sure, will appeal to the other members in your club. Besides, I can write some articles about what I have read both in English and Chinese, with which I can communicate well with other book-lovers.

If I can be part of your club, I will offer more help while making full use of the opportunity to read more.

Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to y our early reply.