1、高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 1 页 共 11 页20152016 学 年 宁 德 市 部 分 一 级 达 标 中 学 第 一 学 期 期 中 联 合 考 试高 二 英 语 试 卷(满分：150 分 时间：120 分钟)本试卷分为第卷和第卷两部分.注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将班级、姓名、座号填写清楚。2. 每小题选出答案后，填入答案卷中。3. 考试结束，考生只将答案卷交回，试卷自己保留。第卷（选择题，共 100 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 1
2、.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，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话前，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. What has Paul been doing lately? A. Writing poems. B. Writing songs. C. Writing short stories.2. What happened to Patrick this morning? A. His dog was dead. B. He was hit by a car. C.
3、 He was ill in hospital.3. What does the man probably do now? A. Hes a waiter. B. Hes a student. C. Hes an opera singer.4. What does the woman want to do? A. Make some coffee. B. Buy a coffee maker. C. Learn to make a video.5. How does the woman probably feel in the end? A. Anxious. B. Confused. C.
4、Surprised.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，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，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 至 7 题。高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 2 页 共 11 页6. Where are the speakers? A. In a library. B. In a church. C. In a bookstore. 7. What
5、are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Security. B. Technology. C. Books.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In Thailand. B. In England. C. In Japan.9. According to the man, what is Manchester mostly known for? A. Its music. B. Its museums. C. Its industry.
6、听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 l2 题。10. Why does the man take vitamins? A. To fight illness. B. To help with stress. C. To have more energy.11. Which vitamins does the man decide to buy? A. Vitamin B and Vitamin D.B. Vitamin C and Vitamin D.C. Vitamin K and Vitamin B.12. How much money will the man spend? A. $18
7、. B. $30. C. $36.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Which month is it now? A. November. B. December. C. January.14. What does the man invite the woman to do? A. Have dinner at his house.B. Go shopping with him.C. Go out to eat at the mall.15. What does the mans family like to do? A. Watch TV. B. Read books.
8、 C. Go online.16. What does the woman suggest the man get for his wife? A. Some jewelry. B. A new computer. C. A romance novel.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the speaker do for a living? A. He sells cars. B. He plays baseball. C. He sells groceries.18. What does the speaker think of being fam
9、ous? A. He hates it. B. He enjoys it. C. Hes annoyed by it.19. Who pointed at the speaker the other day? A. A reporter. B. A mother. C. A boy.20. Who is listening to the speaker right now? A. Little kids. B. School workers. C. Customers.第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 3 页 共 11 页第一节（共
10、 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，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。AI travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time 1 ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there dont have names; in Japan, people us
11、e landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usu
12、ally many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go anothe
13、r mile.”People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “its about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They dont know.Its true that a p
14、erson doesnt know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know” is impolite, They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A
15、 tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!21. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _A. describe the place carefully B. refer to recognizable buildings and placesC. show him a map of the place D. tell him the names of the streets 22. Which is the place where peop
16、le measure distance in time?A. New York. B. Kansas. C. Los Angeles. D. Iowa.23. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _A. in order to save time B. as a test C. for fun D. so as to be polite24. What can we infer from the text?A. Its useful for travelers to know how to ask the way proper
17、ly.B. People have similar understandings of politeness.C. Its important for travelers to understand cultural differences.D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.BPerhaps Joe Cheng has become popular with thousands of fans and has been chased by girls and middles students. But do you know h
18、is resume(简历)?Yes. Joe Cheng, who plays the most popular boy in high school in the popular Taiwanese drama “It Started with a Kiss.”高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 4 页 共 11 页Although thousands of girls have fallen in love with him for his cute smile and strong body, Cheng, 27, doesnt want to rest on his good looks. H
19、e made the move from modeling to acting six years ago, and now he is trying another careerthis time, to be a singer. Cheng worked on his first album, “Joe Chengs Day”, for a year. It came out on September 7.Apart from recording his CD, Cheng has been practicing dance moves for his music video. Given
20、 his height, 188cm, this was not an easy job. “I had bad dreams about dancing,” he said.Chengs life has had many ups and downs. His parents divorced when he was in primary school and he has lived with his father ever since. After dropping out of high school, he took on all kinds of jobs before being
21、 spotted by a scout（星探）for a modeling agency. Cheng said his key to life is “keeping a positive outlook and making the most out of life.”Cheng admitted that he got bad grades when he was in high school. But he was still very popular at school. “Being very active in the students union, I was elected
22、president. I liked to organize parties and field trips, so many teachers and students knew me,” he said.Cheng once dreamed of becoming a cartoonist, and he regrets that he never did it. Now he hopes his teenage fans can learn from his life. “When you are in school, just focus on studies,” Cheng said
23、. “Every young heart is eager to explore the world outside. But take your time. Finish your studies first.”25. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?A. Finish Your Study First. B. Life Is Full of Ups and Downs.C. He Has It All, but Still Has Regrets. D. The Key to Success.26.Wha
24、t career didnt Joe Cheng try?A. Acting in some dramas. B. Dancing for an agency.C. Modeling for an agency. D. Recording his own CDs.27. The underlined word “outlook” in Paragraph 4 means _.A. attitude B. scene C. fame D. appearance28. Which of the correct order of these events?a. Joe Cheng dropped o
25、ut of high school.b. Joe Cheng worked on his first album, “Joe Chengs Day”.c. Joe Chengs parents divorced.d. Joe Cheng played the most popular boy in “It started with a Kiss”.e. Joe Cheng worked in a modeling agency.A. acedb B. caebd C. caedb D. acebdCThere is a problem discussed by people about whe
26、ther parents should hit their children? Or should they ever beat them?Research suggests many of us are likely to respond “no”, and public support for spanking（打屁股）has been falling over the years. But surveys also show that 75 percent to nearly 90 percent of parents admit to spanking their child at l
27、east once.I was raised in a zero-tolerance home for disrespect, and my parents often turned to physical 高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 5 页 共 11 页punishment. And, no, I dont feel I was damaged by it.Nothing is more annoying than watching ill-mannered behavior from children.But there is data to suggest that a return t
28、o old-school spanking isnt the answer.Two years ago, Newsweek reported that it had found data suggesting that teens whose parents used physical punishment were more likely to become aggressive.Murray Straus, professor at the University of New Hampshire in America, has studied the topic of children a
29、nd spanking for decades. He said that children who were physically punished have lower IQs than their peers. It may be that children with lower IQs were more likely to get spanked, but the punishment may have been counterproductive（ 反 作 用 的 ） to their mental development, as well.Some researchers mak
30、e the argument that occasional open-handed smacks（用巴掌打）on the bottom are not only harmless but can have some benefit.Last year, Marjorie Gunnoe, a psychologist at Calvin College, studied teens who have never been spanked. There are a greater number of children growing up without ever having been phy
31、sically punished. Gunnoes research suggests they dont turn out any better than those who were sometimes spanked.There are some parents who simply cannot control their tempers（脾气）. But I still believe that the best parents are the ones who are able to offer fair and firm discipline without ever turni
32、ng to physical punishment.29. According to the first three paragraphs, the author was probably hit by her parents when _.A. they were dissatisfied with her gradeB. they cannot control their temperC. she showed no respect for the elder D. their discipline turns out to be not strict enough30. Accordin
33、g to Murray Straus, children who are physically punished _.A. are less aggressive toward others when they get olderB. may develop lower IQs than their peers C. benefit from occasional spankingD. have slower physical development31.The author seems to agree that _.A. parents should determine whether a
34、 child needs to be smacked or notB. children who have been spanked tend to behave better than those who haventC. physical punishment should be the last resort （手段）of any parent高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 6 页 共 11 页D. good parents discipline their children in a fair and reasonable way DTowards evening, Jennifer wa
35、s walking on the beach with a gentle breeze blowing through her hair. Looking up at the golden red sun ball, she was surprised by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky. The atmosphere relaxed her
36、. This was what she needed. “Its getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.” She wondered how her parents would react when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself to bungalow 163, where she spent every summe
37、r holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters, she would have been safe in her house. It was really getting dark now. She wished she had her favorite coat on. It might keep her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought dissipated(消散)
38、when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and nowShe entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen and saw a note written by he
39、r father, “Dear Ellen, theres some coffee ready; I went looking.” But where was Ellen? On the right side of the hallway was her parents room. She went in and saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadnt slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer w
40、ould have wanted to wake her up, but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up something was different. She wasnt in her mothers room and she wasnt wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas(睡衣).It felt so good being bac
41、k home. Suddenly she heard a voice. “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”32. The author mentions the views of the beach in Para. 1 in order to _.A. tell us the time of the story B. show Jennifers eased mind C. show Jennifers loneliness D. indicate the beauty of n
42、ature 33. Jennifer decided to go home because _.A. it was getting coldB. she realized her parents were worried C. she began to miss her parentsD. she knew nobody would take care of the garden高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 7 页 共 11 页34. What can we infer from the passage?A. Jennifer went home to fetch her favorite co
43、at.B. Jennifers father was so worried that he couldnt take care of the outside garden.C. Jennifer understood why the outside garden was left uncared for.D. Jennifers father used to be too strict with her.35. Which of the following shows the change of Jennifers feeling?A. RelaxedLonelyTiredUpset.B. A
44、ngryRelaxedFearfulComfortable.C. FearfulRelaxedCheerfulLonely.D. RelaxedAnxiousShockedComfortable. 第二节 七选五阅读（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。 （注意：本题答案写在答题卷上）We are forgetful. With time going by, our brains seem to be slowing downand that can be a very unpleasant thing
45、. 1 Read on for some techniques worth trying.1. 2 People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. _ 3 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend wi
46、ll do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.2. Go for a walk.Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physic
47、al activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 4 3. Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found t hat mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects
48、 of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.5 . Or you can go dancing with your friends.A. Focus on the future. B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.C. It should be something like learning gar
49、dening.高二（上）英语期中试卷 第 8 页 共 11 页D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading. E. But dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with life-changing events.F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.1. 2. 3 4. 5.
