湖南省益阳市第六中学2015_2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、益阳市六中2015年下学期期中考试试卷高二 英语 时量：120分钟 总分：150分 一、听力部分 20*1.5=30分 第一节 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，你将有10秒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. Where does the dialogue take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. ( ) 2. How many people showed up at the meetin

2、g last night？ A. Twenty. B. Twenty-five. C. Thirty-five. ( ) 3.Why is the woman worried? ABecause she was ill. B. Because her mother was ill. CBecause her daughter was ill. ( ) 4.Whats the relationship between the two speakers? ASalesman and clerk. B. Waiter and customer. C .Policeman and driver.（ ）

3、5. What can we learn about the man？A He used to live in the countryside.B He used to live in a very cold house.C He lives near the school now. 第二节 听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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将给出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至第7题（ ）6What is the probable relationsh

4、ip between the speakers?A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife . C. Father and daughter. ( ) 7.What do we know about the womansmother?A She lives near her daughter B. She seldom sees her daughter C. She is too dependent to live alone听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题（ ）8. How is the weather today？A No snow，but wit

5、h a heavy wind。B No rain，but with a strong wind。C Snowing heavily with a little wind。（ ）9. Why does the woman hate the cold weather？A Because the weather is cold.B Because the streets get slippery.C Because the temperature may be 15 degrees below zero. 听第8段材料,回答第10至第12题. ( ) 10. Where does this conv

6、ersation probably take place?A. In a company. B. At school. C. In a hospital. ( ) 11. Where does the man want to work after graduating?A. In a big hotel . B. In a foreign company. C .In a middle school. ( ) 12. What is the womans major?A. Hotel management. B .Business management. C. English。 听第9段材料,

7、回答第13至第16题. ( ) 13. What are the two speaks? A . Students. B. Teachers. C. Officers.( ) 14. Where does the woman come from?A. Canada. B. China. C. Australia. （ ）15.How many teachers are there in the womans new school?A. About 50. B. About 100. C. About 60.（ ）16.What is the mansfavorite class？A Histo

8、ry. B.PE C. Chinese 听第10段材料,回答第17至第20题. （ ）17.Which is the oldest way to get information for Americans？A Watching TV. B. Surfing the Internet. B Reading newspapers. （ ）18.When was the first newspaper published in America ？A In 1400. B. In 1690. C. In 1960. （ ）19.Why are daily newspapers cheaper？A Th

9、e ads pay for most of the cost.B They are supported by the government.C They are published in large amounts. （ ）20.What do some people complain about the newspapers in the United States？A There are too many ads in them.B The price is going up.C There are few kinds of them. 二、阅读理解 15*2=30分Keeping pac

10、e with teachers is a fine way to study English. Teachers are experienced and their plans are systematic. But remember to work in a way that suits you. Its important to learn from past mistakes as well. Keep a notebook to make a record of the mistakes you makeitll help you avoid making the same ones

11、later.The time of life may be hard，but youre not alone. You may be busy studying，but you can show your care by calling your friends or sending short messages. Dont let your friendships die.Its as important to live well as it is to study well. Going to bed no later than 11：30pm is vital. It puts you

12、in the right mood for the next day. You neednt follow a special diet，but make sure you are eating nutritious meals each day.The person who plays well，studies well. Having a lot of schoolwork doesnt mean having to give up other activities. Playing basketball or having a talk with your classmates can

13、relax yourself. Time_out is not a waste of time but helps you study more efficiently.Besides taking the big exam，you have other choices for college. I took the independent enrollment exam held by Peking University and some other students even were preparing to study abroad. Pay attention to any rele

14、vant information you can find，whether its from school，the news media or other sources.21What should you do if you want to keep your friendship fresh?AHave frequent talks with them. BAlways have lunch with them.CRemain them at some distance. DKeep connection by some ways.22The third paragraph is main

15、ly about_Astudy.Bfriendship.Crelaxation.Dhealth.23Which one is the closest meaning to “Time out” in Paragraph 4?ASleep. B Exercise. C Continuation. DPause.24The passage is mainly written by a(n)_Aeditor Bstudent Cteacher D parentDifferent people like doing different things； different people have dif

16、ferent hobbies. My brother is fond of collecting stamps. He has a very good collection and he is proud of it. His stamps can tell you about different people and different countries. My brother often says that his hobby is popular with people of all ages.Collecting stamps is easy and interesting. It

17、is great fun. You begin to learn many interesting facts about history and famous people when you start to collect stamps. At first people collect every kind of stamp. But soon they begin to make special collections. Sometimes they specialize in stamps of one subject only，for example，birds，animals，fl

18、owers or sports. Birds or sports，are your theme(主题)This kind of collecting is called thematic. My brothers collection is thematic. His theme is fish. My best friend，Alice，is a collector too. She is fond of collecting badges(徽章)Her collection is also thematic. Her theme is sports. She keeps her badge

19、s on the wall. When you come into her room you can see them all there.My grandfather collected coins when he was a boy. Some people collect dolls. My uncle does. When he travels he always brings home dolls from different countries. Some people collect pictures，cups，toys，toy soldiers，books，pencils an

20、d many other things.But collecting things is not the only hobby people have. Some people are fond of travelling or gardening. Very many boys and girls are fond of sport and that is their hobby. My aunts hobby is taking pictures and my mother is fond of music. If you have one，what is your hobby?25The

21、 underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to_.Astamps Bbadges Cbirds D flowers26From the last paragraph，we can infer that_.A. The writers hobbies are travelling and gardening.BCollecting is a favorite hobby of many people.CDifferent people have different hobbies.DBoys have different hobbies from

22、 those of girls.27Which of the following is the best title for the text?AInteresting hobbies BWearing badgesCCollecting stamps DEnjoying music28The author develops the third and the fourth paragraphs mainly by_.Acause and effect B order in spaceCorder in time D examples Welcome to the future. Its ye

23、ar 2050 and Scotland is now powered completely by“clean”energy.Homes have entire roofs made of solar materials, rooms are kept warm by wallpaper, and people go to and from work in electric and hydrogen( 氢) cars. Oil is still being found in the North Sea, but its not now only used to keep aircraft fl

24、ying. And a new 500-mile underwater link with Iceland has been built to catch heat from the hot springs. Theres still a role for king coalbut the black diamonds are now environment-friendly.People will be able to import the electricity they need and export any excess(超过的量) they make through rooftop

25、windmills(风车). New technology will store electricity better and provide it on demand. Heat exchangers will provide heating and hot water.Harmful carbon dioxide waste is being piped offshore to St Fergus and from there into some of the remaining oilproducing fields to be stored safely without enterin

26、g the atmosphere. Gas remains the preferred energy source of industry and is now shipped in liquid form. But hydrogen is imported through pipelines from France and from a geothermal (地热的) plant in Iceland.Hydrogenfuelled cars have become popular. Electric bikes are common in cities using the new urb

27、an twowheel network. Electric vehicles have become common, and their performances have been improved because of the developments in electrical drive technology like hightemperature super conducting motors. Many people leave their vehicles in a giant park where they can be recharged from the national

28、 electrical system . Oilseed rape (油菜) is widely grown to fuel some motors . 29What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 2 mean ?A. The hot springs B. OilC. Coal D. Oil and coal30Which sources of energy play a more important role in peoples daily life in the future ?A. Oil and coalB. Hydrogen and

29、 gasC. Electricity and gasD. Solar energy and wind31The means of transport people use in 2050 do not include_.A. windmills B. electric bikesC. hydrogenfuelled cars D. aircraft32The passage is written to tell us in the future_.A. Life will be better and betterB. The energy will become cleaner and cle

30、anerC. People will use some new sources of energyD. People will pay more attention to the environmentAmericans wont live without cars! Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets, as millions of new cars are producedOne of every six Americans work at putting together the par

31、ts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars with gasMost Americans find it hard to think what life would be without a carHowever, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by carsThe polluted air is poisonous and dangerous to healthOne way to get rid of the polluted air

32、is to design a new car that does not polluteThats what several large car factories are trying to doBut to build the new car is easier said than doneProgress in this field has been slowAnother way is to take place of the car engine by something elseEngineers are now working on some new carsMany maker

33、s believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases manTo prevent the world from being polluted by cars, well have to make some changes in the way many of us liveAmericans, for example, have to cut down the number of their cars they are encouraged to travel and go to work by

34、bikeRiding a bike is thought to help keep the air cleanBut this change does not come easilyA large number of workers may find themselves with no jobs if a car factory closes downAnd the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment33Large car factories are trying to

35、build a clean car, AWhich is clean itselfBWhich is used to clean streetsCWhich does not pollute the airDWhich is easier to make34If the number of cars is cut down, the most serious problem in American workers is Ato have no work to do Bto keep the air cleanCto get a better life Dto go to work by bik

36、e35What is the conclusion of the writer?ABicycling is the only way outBThe number of ears must be cut down.CCars bring us nothing but serious problems.DCars bring us not only a better life but serious problems三、七选五阅读 5*2=10分Many people believe sharks are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even

37、 kill humans. _36 .A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium（水族馆）in Baltimore，USA proves thisVisitors can touch young sharks，see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tankMost people fail to realize that shark attacks do not happen very oftenHumans are

38、more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. 37 .There kids can learn, from an early age, not to fear sharks“People fear what they dont know，”said Nancy Hotchkiss，an organizer of the exhibition“Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the oceans food chai

39、nWe want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection” 38 . A study，published in January in the US magazine，Science，found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past 8 to 15 yearsThousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special

40、foods，and many others get caught in nets，while fishermen are hunting other fish. 39_.“Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks，”said Dave Schofield，the manager of the aquariums ocean health program. _40_AThey can watch them develop inside their eggs and feel the skin of th

41、e older swimmers.BIn fact，94 percent of the worlds 400 species are harmless to humans.D. About 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humansCIt is a worrying situation but some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fishEAnd to make this point clear，the museu

42、m has set up a special touching pool for childrenFSharks can smell and taste blood, and trace it back to its source.G. More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than l meter long四、完型填空 20*1.5=30分 Last summer, I cycled to a small village with my friend Mike. We had a _41_ time there. However, w

43、hen we were _42_ a bike on a narrow road, we found a big tree lying across the road.We had to _43_ the bike. And Mike _44_ complaining, “Why did someone put a tree across the road? And why did _45_ get it out of the road?” He _46_ complaining. I thought he would ask me to help him get the tree out o

44、f the road, but he didnt. _47_ , he just stepped over it with his _48_ , followed by me. And he still didnt stop complaining, “I guess nowadays no one is _49_ to do something for others.” I thought now he would _50_ to remove it, but he still didnt. He just got on his bike and was about to leave. Bu

45、t I didnt follow him. Noticing I wasnt _51_, he asked me, “Whats wrong?” I said, ”Lets remove the _52_.” He looked puzzled and asked, “_53_should we do it? Its not our responsibility.” But I insisted. _54_, he got off his bike and we got the tree out of the road together. “You see, there are still _

46、55_ who are willing to do something for others,” after removing the tree, I said laughingly to my friend and he _56_, too.My dear friends, when something is in your _57_ next time, you can choose to complain and just _58_ it there. But you can _59_ choose to get it out of the way. Dont _60_ for others to do th