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1、凯里一中洗马河校区2015-2016学年度第一学期半期考试高二英语试题 2015年11月本试卷分第卷和第II卷两部分，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第卷（共85分）第一部分：听力理解（每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面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5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. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel C. In a dining hall

2、.2. What does the woman mean?A. She will cook for the man today. B. She wants to pay for her own meal C. She will treat the man next time3. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A friend. B. Precious stones. C. A present.4. What did the man suggest the woman doing?A. Going skiing. B. Going skat

3、ing. C. Going hiking.5. Which seat will the man sit? A. In No.15. B. In No.16. C. In No.17.第二节听下面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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Traffic improvement

4、s. B. Travel package. C. Tourist sites.7. How much does a six-day tour by train cost?A. 500 yuan. B. 650 yuan. C. 850 yuan.听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. What is the boy doing? A. Painting the house. B. Painting a picture. C. Painting the front door.9. What does the woman offer to do?A. Clean the house. B. Buy

5、a carpet.C. Make some curtains.10. Why does the conversation take place？A. He made a mess in the house. B. He used a color his Mum doesnt like. C. He dropped some paint on the carpet.听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。11. Where does the conversation take place? A. In the bank. B. In the streetC. In the police station

6、.12. What do we know about the woman?A. She was a bank manager. B. She was a witness to the crime. C. She was a victim of the robbery.13. What did the suspect look like? A. Tall, with dark hair and a moustache. B. About 30 years old, wearing a light sweater. C. Young, carrying a gun.听第9段材料，回答第14-16题

7、。14. What did the boy do for his project? A. Missed his holiday. B. Gave up a football match.C. Spent hours in the library.15. What grade did Barry get on his project? A. A. B. B. C. C.16. What will the boy probably do? A. Speak to the teacher.B. Read Barrys project.C. Find out what is weak about hi

8、s project.听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。17. Which items price is under $240? A. A king-size bed.B. A color TV.C. A digital piano.18. How much will the delivery be if you buy major appliances? A. $5. B. $15. C. for free.19. Where is Frontier Furniture located? A. Two blocks west of the city hall.B. Opposite the

9、Union Square.C. Opposite the city hall.20. What is Frontier Furnitures opening time on weekdays? A. From 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.B. From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.C. From 10:30 am to 5:00 pm.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEinstein was born in 1879

10、 in Germany. As a child, he was slow to learn to talk. As a pupil, he was backward(落伍的). But when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He taught himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a physicist. In 1901,Einstein began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studie

11、s at the University of Zurich. Several years later, he formulated(阐述)his famous Theory of Relativity(相对论).To most people the law of relativity is difficult to explain. But once Einstein explained it very well to a group of young students. He said,” When you sit with a good girl for two hours, you th

12、ink it is only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think its two hours. That is relativity. After Hitler came into power in Germany, Einstein went to America. In 1940 Einstein became an American citizen. In 1955, Einsteins life ended at the age of seventy-six. 21.When Einstei

13、n was a pupil, he _ . A.couldnt talk B.was poor in his studies C.studied very hard D.hardly fell behind22.The law of relativity is_ . A.very hard for most people to understand B.too hard for Einstein himself to explain C.too hard to explain to anybody except Einstein D.easy to understand only for th

14、e young students 23.Which of the following do you think is TRUE? A. Einstein learnt maths from his teacher. B. Einstein became a teacher in his thirties. C. Einstein once sat on a hot stove for a minute. D. Einstein become an American citizen at the age of 61.24.The title for this passage should be

15、_ . A. Theory of Relativity B. An American Citizen C. Albert Einstein D. Einsteins ContributionBThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the eleventh largest nation in Europe. England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain, which takes up most of the Britain Isles

16、. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are mountainous. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild. About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so crowded. Four out of five people live in big ci

17、ties such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. Great Britain grows half of the food it needs. Its industries help to pay for the food that is bought from abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures(购买) a wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism, which provide services rather than producing g

18、oods, are increasing. Instead, traditional industries, such as coal mining, are declining.London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The river Thames runs through London. People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliame

19、nt, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement（殖民地） called Londinium, which is the origin(起源) of English traditions and cultures.25. There are many mountains in _.A. Northern Ir

20、eland, Scotland and EnglandB. England, Wales and ScotlandC. Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandD. Northern Ireland, Wales and England26. In the United Kingdom, about _people live in big cities.A. 58 million B. 46.4 million C. 38.8 million D. 29 million27. London is the capital of _, which began as

21、a _ settlement.A. England; Roman B. UK; Frenchman C. Scotland; English D. UK; Roman 28. According to the passage, which of the statements is NOT TRUE?A. Much of land in England is covered with plains and valleys.B. The United Kingdom is not crowded at all.C. The United Kingdom isnt able to grow all

22、the food it needs.D. The speed of tourism in UK is increasing faster than producing goods.CWe often think of future. We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years time. Think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able t

23、o visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed，permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系). When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine, too. Perhaps a cu

24、re will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseasescancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In hundreds years time it will have been controlled. All the world will have been developed even Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic(超音速的) flig

25、ht, but in a hundred years time we will have supersonic land travel as well. We will have used up most of earths land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will

26、 have been completed. 29. We will have developed _ in a hundred yearstime， permitting long journeys all over the solar system. A. cheap rockets for space travel B. a planeC. a spaceship D. a satellite30. Man will also have supersonic land travel _ . A. in a year B. about half a century later C. in t

27、he year 2050 D. about a century later31. The last paragraph mainly talks about _ . A. making full use of space on the earth B. Building cities under the seaC. Japan will first build floating cities D. earths land is in danger32. The best title for the passage is _ . A. Travel in the Future B. Future

28、 LifeC. Live in the sea D. Space TravelDLight for the CityEdison and his assistants came to New York to set up an electric power system. They hoped it would provide enough electricity to light up a part of the great city.They bought several machines with them. These were called generators(发电机), whic

29、h produced electricity power for lamps in Edisons building.Soon there were lights for the building. Edison lived in a room facing the street and he often worked over night. The light burned brightly and steadily and he often worked over night. People often came and stopped their horse to look. Every

30、one knew that Thomas Edison was in town.First, the inventor and his assistants produced several large generators. A great deal of power would be needed to light up even a small part of the city.Then the workers were busy digging deep trenches（沟渠） in the hard earth below the city streets, and Edison

31、had fourteen miles of wire laid into the trenches. The wire connected each building to a generator.Setting up an electric power system was not an easy job. It took a year and a half. In September, 1882, the job was finished.A small group of men stood around Edison inside the power house. The big mom

32、ent came at last. The inventor, taking a deep breath, pulled a switch. The electric lights flashed up.“Very good! Very good!” a man nearby shouted to praise Edison for what he had done.“Sir,” said Edison, “this is only the beginning!” And Edison was right. Soon Edisons lamp were lighting up cities a

33、ll over the world. 33.The generators they brought with them could produce as much as electricity as _ needed.A. Edisons building B. a small part of the cityC. the whole city D. the world34.Trenches were dug to _.A. set up generators B. lay wiresC. built city streets D. build a power house35.It took

34、a year and a half to _.A. set up the electric power system B. produce several large generatorsC. dig the deep trenches D. lay fourteen miles of wire into the trench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。There have been many great inventions(发明) or things that changed the way w

35、e live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today-the wheel. 36 . For hundreds of years after that, there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People

36、didnt have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half the 19th century many great inventions were made. 37 . These all play a big part in our daily life today. 38 , such as the helicopter in 1909, movies with the sound in 1926, the computer in 1928,

37、jet planes in 1930. This was also the time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them

38、 to live longer. 39 . Man began looking for ways to go into space. 40 . Then United States took a second step. Since then other countries, including china and Japan, have made their own steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon.Maybe the

39、next invention is from you!A. Russia made the first step.B. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions.C. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.D. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.E. Many inventions were only used for a

40、 short time.F. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio.G. Maybe you are the next great inventor. 第三部分：语言知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分)第一节 ：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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。Britain and IrelandThe British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is ca

41、lled Ireland and the other _41 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is 42 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. The United Kingdom is that 43 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 44 of Bri

42、tain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 45 of Ireland is self-governing. The 46 name of the United Kingdom is 47 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.48 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 49 of the Unite

43、d Kingdom, so people often use the 50 “England” and “English” when they 51 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 52 . The Scots in particular are very 53 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 54 as English, and have a culture and even a 5

44、5 of their own. Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 56 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 57 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 58 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 59 to found an Irish Free State,

45、later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 60 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.41. A. Wales B. Britain C. England D. Scotland42. A. divided B. cut C. broken D. separated43. A. piece B. island C. country D. part44. A. south B. north C. part