湖北省长阳县第一高级中学2015_2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、长阳一中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷总分： 150分 第I卷（三部分，共110分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. What does the mans new T-shirt have on it? A. S

2、ome circles.B. Some words.C. Some crosses. 2. When does the woman want to receive her order? A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.3. What does the woman think of the cover design? A. Colorful.B. Disappointing.C. Attractive.4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At

3、a hotel.B. At a travel agency.C. At an airport.5. What are the speakers discussing? A. What to choose as a pet.B. How to look after a dog.C. Whether to keep a cat.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

4、话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How much will the man pay in total? A. $200.B. $400.C. $600.7. How will the man pay? A. By cheque.B. In cash. C. By credit card.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man do first?A. Fill out a form. B. Confirm the time. C. Ask about the price.9. How much should the man pay each

5、month? A. 21.00. B. 36.50.C. 41.50.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What sport does the man have on Tuesday? A. Swimming.B. Basketball.C. Football.11. What does the man do on Thursday? A. He attends a baseball class.B. He practices football.C. He plays volleyball.12. Who does the speaker play tennis with at the

6、 weekend? A. His classmates.B. His father.C. His teacher.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why is the man ringing the woman? A. To offer help.B. To invite her to dinner. C. To discuss work schedule.14. Where will the man go on Monday evening? A. To the womans house.B. To a restaurant.C. To an airport.15. What wi

7、ll the woman do on Tuesday morning? A. Attend a meeting.B. Go to the dentists.C. Go shopping.16. When will the speakers meet? A. On Wednesday morning.B. On Thursday evening.C. On Saturday afternoon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the new boss of Radio Western pay attention to?A. Listeners attitudes

8、to her. B. Listeners questions in the show.C. Listeners opinions on Radio Western.18. What did Tony Marsons do last week? A. He hosted Talk Back. B. He took a few days off work.C. He sent out a letter to the speaker.19. What was the speaker disappointed at about his trip? A. The food. B. The weather

9、.C. The locals.20. What advice does John give to the show? A. Provide an after-show online program.B. Answer more questions during the show.C. Invite fewer guests to the show.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) 阅读下列短文，并从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AI recently got pulled over for speeding not far fr

10、om my new home in Virginia. I hadnt been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.“Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania drivers license.“What are you do

11、ing here?” he asked. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadnt had time to re-register yet.“So what brings you here?” He asked a direct question. Without thinking hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “since youve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live

12、. Weve moved down here to be close to my wifes family.”“So youve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me

13、 a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest. “Well, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors（肿瘤）are on the inside.” I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking

14、to a dying man. Well, he wasnt taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.” The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I wished had been one of those gorgeous blondes（金发美女）who could bat her eye

15、lashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling as if I were a beauty queen.21. The author was stopped by the police officer because _. A. he didnt have a license B. he forgot to re-register C. he was seriously illD. he drove too fast22. The author moved to Virgi

16、nia probably because _. A. he was homesickB. he served in the army there C. his family could be better cared forD. Virginia had better hospitals23. On hearing about the authors cancer, the police officer _. A. said it was an excuse B. doubted his honesty C. showed sympathy for himD. asked him to sho

17、w his scarsBAs you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you ne

18、ed. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers o

19、f people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.Six percent of workers in Bri

20、tain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their

21、two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldnt get home until eight or nine oclock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of W

22、ales. I always wanted to have a farm hen, says Daniel, and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. Its taken some getting used to, but its been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think its made us s

23、tronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.Liz, however, is not quite sure. I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. Im not really a country girl, but I suppose Im gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able

24、 to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.24. What do the first two paragraphs tell us?A. People seldom work long hours to make money.B. People hardly buy more things than necessary.C. People are sur

25、e everything they own is in the right place.D. People realize there is more to life than just making money.25. When Daniel was a reporter he _.A. lived in central London B. was well paid C. missed his children D. disliked his job26. People who downshifts probably means the ones _.A. repairing their

26、car by themselves B. spending money carefullyC. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better lifeD. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week. 27. According to the last paragraph, Liz thinks the downshifting_. A. disapproving B. acceptable C. comfortable D. discou

27、ragingCAsk a group of elderly people what it was about their lives that made them happiest overall, and theyll probably mention some warm relationships with family and friends. From the point of my 50s, Id say that sounds about right. Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband,

28、 a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway. But the more I read about how social media are interfering with (干扰) good old-fashioned friendship, the more I wonder just how todays 20-somethings will look back on their own lives when theyre my age.Aft

29、er all, much important relationship building work is done in the 20s. People choose most of their adult relationships, both friends and lovers, between the ages of 22 and 28. The friends we make in our 20s are not only best friends forever; theyre also our first truly chosen friends. And choosing ho

30、w to commit to(投入) these friendships is an essential psychological task of the 20s.But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online, an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is. A study, conducted in 2010 by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee, investigated the

31、Facebook habits of 776 young people between the ages of 18 and 35. “Whether it is a wall post, a comment, or a photo,” they wrote, “young peoples engagement with Facebook is driven primarily(主要地) by a desire to stay connected to and involved in the lives of friends who live close by, far away, or ha

32、ve just entered into their lives.”This kind of contact can be efficient, but it can also be upsetting. It adds much concern to a young persons awareness of social ranking, giving appearance-conscious(外表意识的) young people yet another thing to worry about. “I see other young people feeling pressured to

33、 constantly keep up a public image, especially a public image online,” wrote Ariana Allensworth on the group blog. “Folks are always keeping the world informed one way or another about what theyre up to, where theyre at, what projects theyre working on.” Itcanbeabitmuchattimes. Notthemostfertile(富饶的

34、)groundforreal-worldfriendship.28. According to the passage, the 20s is an age for people to _. A. have a good public imageB. keep themselves informed C. look back on their own livesD. develop important relationships29. Which of the following is a disadvantage of making friends online? A. It makes p

35、eople pay less attention to social ranking. B. It robs people of the happy moments spent with friends. C. It keeps people away from their colleagues. D. It prevents people from keeping in contact with their friends.30. What was the aim of the study conducted by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee? A. To find

36、 out how social media affect real-world social life. B. To know about the 776 young peoples Facebook habits. C. To help young people stay connected to the lives of friends. D. To investigate what kind of people prefer online interactions.31. The author mainly want to say that _. A. old-fashioned fri

37、endship can help create warm relationship B. theres no need for young people to make online friends C. real-world friendship is a better choice for young people D. online friendship is an unavoidable trend in the modern worldDIts been 26 years since we saw laces(鞋带) magically tightening Marty McFlys

38、 Nike shoes in Back to the Future.Now self-tying shoelaces could actually become a reality this year, proving right one of the films fantastical predictions for what 2015 would be like.Engineers have designed a shoe that can automatically（自动地）lace up, adjusting itself to the shape of your foot.Simpl

39、y put on the trainer and pressure sensors will tell the “smart shoe” when your foot is in position, working on a tiny motor in the heel(鞋跟) that pulls the laces tight. When you want to take off the shoes, you knock your heels together twice and the spring(弹簧) in the shoes tongue will loosen the lace

40、s enough for you to take them off.The design, which is still in its early stage, cleverly gets the energy of the foots swing when opposing magnets(磁铁) in each shoe move past each other. It then uses that power to charge a battery(电池). An hour of walking is enough to tighten the laces once, and it re

41、quires no energy to undo the shoes because that relies on the spring alone.Engineer Klevis Ylli, of the Institute for Micromachining and Information Technology in southern Germany, said the shoes could help a variety of different people. “It could be used in shoes for elderly people who have mobilit

42、y problems,” he said, “And it could also work for children, or as a lifestyle product.”Mr. Ylli and a team from the University of Freiburg, who describe their design in the journal Smart Materials and Structures today, are also developing a small device that could be put in shoes to make them act as

43、 a navigation system to track the wearers movements. The designers hope it could be used to help emergency services navigate around unfamiliar buildings. 32. In the film Back to the Future, Marty McFlys Nike shoes probably could_.A. recharge themselvesB. be used as a navigatorC. automatically tie th

44、eir lacesD. adjust themselves to any feet33. The fourth paragraph is mainly about_.A. how the “smart shoe” worksB. who likes the “smart shoe” mostC. what the “smart shoe” is made ofD. why the “smart shoe” was invented34. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to_.A. the Nike shoeB. th

45、e navigation deviceC. the self-tying shoelaceD. the wearers movement35. The text is most probably_.A. a film reviewB. a research paperC. an advertisementD. a newspaper report第二节: (共5小题，每小题2分) 根据短文内容，从所给的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。3 habits of remarkably charming peopleSome people instantly make u

46、s feel important. Some people instantly make us feel special. Some people light up a room just by walking in. Theyre naturally charming, 36 . 37 . They build and maintain great relationships, consistently influencing the people around them positively. Theyre the kind of people we all want to be arou

47、nd and want to be. Fortunately we can, because being remarkably charming isnt about our level of success or our presentation skills or how we dress or the image we project-its about what we do. Here are the 3 habits of remarkably charming people: They listen more than they talk.Ask questions. Maintain eye contact, smile, frown or nod. In a word , res