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1、沈阳二中20152016学年度上学期期中考试 高二(17届)英语试题 说明：1.测试时间：120分钟 总分150分 2.客观题答案涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上。 第卷 客观题试卷 (共三部分，满分115分)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. Whats the correct time? A. 8:20. B. 8:25. C. 8:1

2、5.2. Where are the two speakers? A. On a ship. B. On a train. C. On a plane.3. Where is the woman going now? A. Her brothers office. B. Her own house. C. The market.4. Why cant the woman go to the party? A. She is sick. B. She has to nurse the patients. C. She has to stay at home.5. What is the prob

3、lem with her English? A. Her spelling is very poor. B. Her speaking is not good. C. Her pronunciation is not good.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。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 6-8 题。6. Where are the two speakers

4、? A. In the library. B. In a department store. C. In the street.7. Who are the two speakers? A. A woman and his husband. B. A woman and a passer-by. C. A woman and her friend.8. Where will the woman change buses? A. At the zoo. B. At the traffic lights. C. At the end of the No. 9 bus.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-

5、11 题。9. Why is the man going to the States? A. Visit places of interest. B. Visit his friends. C. Attend a conference.10. How long will the conference last? A. One month. B. Two weeks. C. Seven days.11. What is the man? A. A scientist. B. A writer. C. A traveler.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。12. Where does t

6、his conversation take place?A. At school. B. In the street. C. On the phone.13. Why is the woman going to borrow some old exam papers?A. She wants to look through them. B. Hers are missing. C. She wants to check them. 14. When will the two meet each other?A. At breakfast time. B. At lunch time.C. At

7、 supper time.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。15. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore.16. What is the man doing?A. Returning some books. B. Looking for a book. C. Writing a research paper.17. What does the woman tell the man to do?A. To return th

8、e due books. B. To refer to the card list. C. To make use of the computer.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。18. Who does the speaker talk to?A. A friend of his. B. A group of new students. C. A group of visitors.19. What is the total number of departments in the college?A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.20. Where do the

9、 teachers in the English department mainly come from?A. England and America. B. America and Australia. C. America and Canada.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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most p

10、eople were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona 18

11、 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the n

12、ewspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go o

13、ut of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity as a whole. And it has

14、 influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting. 21. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. The mans job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.

15、C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life.22. We can infer from the text that _.A. the couple worked 60 hours a weekB. people were busy before ChristmasC. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family23. How did people get to know the couples

16、problem?A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper. C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.24. What do the couple learn from their experience?A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot. BA ne

17、w word has suddenly become wildly popular in China“tuhao”which loosely means “nouveau riche”. There have been more than 100 million references to the word “tuhao” on social media since early September. Its being used to describe everything from the new peoples daily building, to expensive celebrity

18、weddings full of millionaires, and the new gold-colored iPhone. In Chinese “tu” means earth and “hao” means rich. To say someone is tuhao is to imply they come from a poor peasant background, and have made it rich quicklybut dont quite have the manners to go along with it. “Its like the term nouveau

19、 riche”, says Professor Steve Tsang at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Nottingham, “but has even more negative meanings, suggesting a certain vulgarity(粗俗).” “Tuhao” is actually an old word, dating back perhaps as far as the Southern Dynasty1,500 years ago, but it has always meant some

20、thing rather different. During the communist revolution, from the 1920s to early 1950s, it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry(乡绅)who would often do bad things to those beneath them. This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich, but unhappy

21、man, who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice, expecting to be told to live a more simple life. The monk replies instead with a sentence, “Tuhao, lets be friends!” Chinese Internet users are highly creative in their use of language, and are constantly inventing, and re-inventing words as a way of gett

22、ing past censorship(审查) rules. But in this case, its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it expresses Chinas changing society so wellmany people sneer at those with wealth, but are secretly jealous.25. What is the best title of the passage? A. Tuhao, a newly popular word in China B. The lon

23、g history of Tuhao C. The new usage of Tuhao D. Tuhao, a newly-invented Chinese word26. Which of the following may NOT be considered “tuhao”? A. A vulgar nouveau riche. B. A landholder. C. A quick-rich peasant without proper manners. D. A Buddhist monk.27. The last but one paragraph mainly tells us

24、_. A. what the new usage of the word is B. how the word becomes popular again C. why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk D. what advice the monk gave the unhappy man28. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean? A. Respect. B. Envy. C. Laugh. D. Disbelieve.CNo one can fail to st

25、and in awed (令人敬畏的) admiration of the great discoveries of history Newtons laws of motion, Keplers principle of planetary movement, Einsteins general theory of relativity. Equally awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting, theatre, music, and literature, which have also been brought about by

26、discovery through personal efforts. What do these extraordinary achievements of well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving?A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the result of problem-solving activity. The solution to a problem, we are told, often comes

27、to thinkers in a “flash of insight (顿悟)”, although they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some time. As a particular form of problem solving, these creative acts are based on the broad knowledge gained in the past, whether this is of the “public” sort known to science, or of

28、the “private” sort known to the artist.Many creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long periods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done this. Nothing in such statements supports the idea that ther

29、e is anything very different about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of the great contributions to the society. The act of discovery, even in the relatively predictable sense that it occurs in everyday learning, involves a “sudden insight” which changes the problem situation into a solut

30、ion situation. As we have seen, everyday discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules gained in the past, which is involved in the solution.29. Newton, Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph to _.A. bring about the subject of the discussion B. explain th

31、at scientists are more creative C. show the difference between science and arts D. prove that arts require more personal efforts 30. While knowledge from the past plays an important role in their achievements, thinkerssometimes also depend on their _.A. artistic tastes B. sudden insight C. admiratio

32、n of discoveries D. scientific experiments 31. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?A. Great contributions to the society. B. Long-time study of the subject matter.C. Various statements about problem solving. D. Complete devotion to artistic creation. 32. We may conclude from the passage th

33、at _.A. it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in everyday learning B. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually unpredictable in nature C. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in making discoveries D. knowledge of the rule in the past is of

34、ten developed in the changes of situation DPeople have been dreaming up horrible monsters and scary spirits for centuries. The vampire, an “undead” creature thirsty for blood, is one of the most inventive and attractive creatures of all. Its also one of the most lasting. Vampire-like creatures date

35、back to thousands of years ago, and pop up in dozens of different cultures.In this article, well see where the various elements of the vampire legend come from. Well also look at the psychological significance of these creatures and find out about some real-life people or things that are remarkably

36、similar to the supernatural vampire.The vampires in todays books, movies and television shows are incredibly complicated creatures. According to the mythology(神话), every vampire was once a human, who, after being bitten by a vampire, died and rose from the grave as a monster. Vampires desire the blo

37、od of the living, whom they hunt during the night. They bite their victims necks with their two sharp front teeth.Since theyre back-to-life corpsesthe living remains of a dead personvampires are often referred to as “the undead”. They can still pass as healthy humans, however, and will walk undetect

38、ed among the living. In fact, vampires may be attractive, highly sexual beings, seducing(引诱)their prey before feeding. A vampire may also take the form of an animal, usually a bat or wolf, in order to launch a sudden attack on a victim before being detected.Vampires are potentially immortal(不死的), bu

39、t they do have a few weaknesses. They can be destroyed by a fire or direct sunlight, and they are afraid of holy water and garlic. Vampires dont cast a reflection, and they have superhuman strength.This vampire figure, with its particular combination of characteristics and governing rules, is actual

40、ly a fairly recent invention. Bram Stoker made it up in his l897 novel Dracula. Other authors reinterpreted(重新解释) Dracula in a number of plays, movies and books.But while the many details are new, most of the individual elements of the legend have deep roots, extending across many regions and cultur

41、es. In the next few sections, well33. From the first two paragraphs, we can know that _.A. vampire stories only exist in European cultures B. vampires will die in 3 days without drinking blood C. vampire stories have existed since a long time ago D. vampires actually exist in real life 34. According

42、 to the passage, which of the following best matches the image of a vampire?A. a wolf standing still by the lake staring at its own reflection in the water B. a strong man with sunglasses sunbathing on the beach C. a lonely old man sitting by the campfire crushing garlic D. a sexy young woman dresse

43、d in a long skirt sipping wine in a night club 35. The underlined sentence of the last paragraph is not complete. Which of the following should be the missing part？A. try to find out more about the eating habits of vampires B. look at some of more famous vampire ancestors C. read some romantic love

44、stories in which vampires fall in love with humans D. start a tour exploring some of the best vampire films of all time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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。，选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyone sleeps. However, taking the time to develop a sleep habit is probably the last thing on your min

45、d and some sleep advice simply cant be forgotten. 36 . Watching TV until you fall asleepIt has nothing to do with what you watchTV news isnt a better pre-sleep choice than TV series. 37 . The bright light keeps you awake all the night. So even if you nod off (in front of the TV, for example), you pr

46、obably wont stay asleep for long.Sleeping with pets 38 . They get comfortable, and then they move. This goes on all night, and whether you admit it or not, it interrupts your ability to get the level of sleep needed to feel rested.Eating fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtimeHeartburn (烧心，胃痛) strikes anyone of any age, but its the most common GI disorder in older adults. If youve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, youve probably found the disco