高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

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第I卷

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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15B.￡9.15C.￡9.18答案是B

1.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?

A.AteacherB.AlawyerC.Adoctor

2.Whatwillthewomandothisevening?

A.Haveamealwiththeman

B.HelpherbrotherwithhisEnglish

C.Givetherestaurantaphonecall

3.Whoiscalling?

A.Mr.Jacobs’secretaryB.Mr.Smith’ssecretaryC.Mr.Ford’ssecretary

4.Whenwillthemorningteabreakbeaftertheconversation?

A.At10:

00B.At10:

30C.At11;00

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.DoctorandnurseB.DoctorandpatientC.Teacherandstudent

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面几段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出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.Whydoesthemancometothewoman?

A.TogetbackhisdocumentB.TohadinhisdocumentC.Toaskabouthisdocument

7.Whencanthemangettheresult?

A.ThisTuesdayB.NextMondayC.NextTuesday

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheshelflike?

A.It’swoodenB.It’sameterlongC.It’sameterwide

9.Howmuchshouldthewomanpayifshebuystheshelfnextweek?

A.$20.50B.$17.50C.$14.50

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’sthefirstpurposeofadvertising?

A.Tellingconsumersinformationabouttheproduct

B.Introducingthemanufacturestoconsumers

C.Sellingtheproducttoconsumers

11.Whatdopeopleconsidermostwhenmakingapurchase?

A.AdvertisementsB.PopularityC.Economyandconvenience

12.Whousuallyinfluencestheman?

A.SomesportsheroesB.SomemoviestarsC.Somepoliticians

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whendidthewomanstartswimmingoriginally?

A.Afterheryoungestchildwasborn

B.Afterheroldestchildwasborn

C.Aftershejoinedtheswimmingclub

14.Howoftendoesthewomanpracticeswimminginthewinterandspring?

A.EverydayB.EverytwodaysC.Everythreedays

15.Whatprizeshasthewomanwon?

A.Threeindividualmedals

B.Oneindividualmedalandtwoteamcups

C.Twoindividualsandoneteamcup

16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanwillenteracompetitiontoday

B.Thewoman’shusbanddoesn’tlikeswimming

C.Thewoman’sfourthchildisthreeyearsold

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredidthespeakergrowup?

A.IntheUSB.InFranceC.InSpain

18.Whatdidthespeakerfocusonyearsago?

A.HiseducationB.HisprofessionC.Hisfamily

19.Whatdoesthespeakeroftendoonthehikeswithhischildren?

A.Hetellsthemstoriesorsharespersonalexperiences

B.Hepointsoutthewildlifeandplantsalongtheway

C.Heteachesthemhowtosurviveinanemergency

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ThespeakergotmarriedinSpain

B.Therearefivepeopleinthespeaker’sfamily

C.Thereareopentalksinthespeaker’sfamily

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

InOctober2010,IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I’dbeendreamingofanOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight---butgradually,thatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.

OnJanuary2,2012,whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowa,Itoldher,“Idon'tlikegymnasticsanymore.Iwanttotrydancing,orbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginia.Ijustwanttocomehome.”

Mom'seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostone.“You'rebreakingmyheart,Brie,”shesaid.“You'vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyears,andnowyouwanttoquit?

Haveyoulostyourmind?

”

Ihadn'tlostmymind,butIhadlostmyfire.It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalone.

“I'mnottryingtobreakyourheart,Mom,”Isaid.“Ijustdon'twanttodoitanymore.”

“Iknowyoumisshome.Butyou'vesignedacontractthatsaysyouwillrepresentyourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'vegotaresponsibilitytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?

Iwillnotletyoubedishonorable.Ifyoudon'tlikegymnastics,thenattheveryleast,youwillfinishtheseason.”

ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'sgym,IthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertopayformytraining.Ithoughtofmytwosisters:

Arielle,whogaveupballroomdancing,andJoyelle,whostoppediceskatingsothatoursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.

Fornow,here'swhatyouneedtoknow:

Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvault（跳跃）intheLondonSummerOlympics,myleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster.

21.Theauthorwantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause_____.

A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmore

B.shewasovercomewithhomesickness 

C.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreach

D.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard

22.Howdidtheauthor'smotherfeelonhearingherwords?

A.Heart-broken.          B.Sympathetic.    C.Helpless.                   D.Calm.

23.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_____. 

A.wasbornintoanathleticfamily       B.realizedherOlympicdream

C.changedhermindintheend         D.hadabadchildhood  

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Adreamcometrue   B.Myleapoffaith    C.Mymother         D.Aquitter

B

This5-dayclimbingcampissuitableforteenagersbetweentheagesof13and18whohaveaninterestinrockclimbing.Theclimbingdaysaredesignedforbeginnersandthosewhohavesomebasicexperienceinagymoroutdoors.Participantswillfindthemselveschallengedphysicallyandmentally.

   RockDimensionscampsaredesignedtobeapositiveandmemorableexperiencebyprovidinghealthycommunicationbetweenparticipants,individualgoalsetting,andchallengesthatleadtopersonalgrowth.

 Dates:

   Monday,June29-Friday,July3

   Monday,July27-Friday,July31

Locations:

ClimbingToweratFootsloggers

LinvilleGorgeandTableRockarea

LocalclimbingareasnearBoone

Responsibilities:

ParticipantswillmeetRockDimensionsguidesatourlocationeachmorningandattheendofeach day.RockDimensionswillprovideallclimbingitems,includingasafetyrope,ahelmetandclimbingshoesforeachparticipant.Participantsareresponsibleforbringingtheirownlunch,water,smallbackpack,appropriateclothing,andpersonalitemslikesuncream,etc.

Pre-campplanning:

Participantswillreceivethefollowinginformationintheirregistration（注册）packet:

MedicalForm,ResponsibilityAgreement,Clothing/EquipmentList,andDirections.

Cost:

$575/personforthe5-daycamp

$325/personforthefirst3days

Anyoneinterestedinparticipatinginjustthelasttwodaysofthecampshouldcalltodiscusspricingandnecessaryskills/experience.

25.Accordingtothetext,RockDimensionscampswill_______.

 A.probablyimpressparticipantsdeeply            B.provideafewcompetitions

 C.helptheparticipantssettheirlifegoals         D.checktherecordsofpersonalgrowth

26.Whatofthefollowingdoparticipantsneedtobringwiththem?

 A.Asafetyrope.       B.Ahelmet.                 C.Climbingshoes.       D.Appropriateclothing.

27.IfPaulwantstoparticipateintheclimbingcampfromJuly27toJuly29andhisbrotherfromJuly27toJuly31,itwillcostthem_______.

 A.575dollars            B.650dollars              C.900dollars             D.1,150dollars

28.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Someexperienceisrequiredoftheparticipants. 

B.It’llbehardforteenstoexperiencetheclimbing.

C.Parentsarerequiredtostaywiththeirchildren. 

D.Guideswilltalkaboutthepriceswithparents.

C

TheancientEgyptiansappearedtobeamongthefirstearlycivilizationstolearnhowtogrowroses.In1888,atHawaraintheEIFaiyumareaofEgypt,two-thousand-year-oldroseswerefoundinancienttombs.Thediscoverysuggestedroseswereanimportantpartofthecomplexburialceremonywhichtookplacewhenanimportantpersondied.Therosesfoundinthetombsarethoughtbymodernexpertstobetheoldestpreservedflowerseverfoundintheworld.Theymusthavebeencutanddriedbeforefloweringsothattheywouldremainundamaged.Overthecenturies,theroseshadshrunkandbecametightballs,butoncarefulexaminationitwasdiscoveredthatthepetals（花瓣）themselveswerehardlydamaged.

Egypt’sskillinmass-cultivation（大面积栽培）ofrosesinearlytimesledtotheflowersbecominganimportantexportproduct.AttheheightoftheRomanEmpire,EgyptexportedlargequantitiesofrosestotheRomancourts.WealthyRomanslovedthebeautifulcolorsandsweetsmellsofroses.SotheRomansattemptedtogrowtheirownrosesandtheyeventuallymasteredtheartofmasscultivation.Egyptthendecidedtoconcentrateongrowinggraininsteadofroses,sograinsoontookoverasthenumber-oneagriculturalproductofEgypt.

Roseswereappreciatedinotherearlycivilizationstoo,includingGreeceandPersia.Theyareadecorativefeatureoncoins,sculpture,andvasesdatingbackthousandsofyears.ThereisalsoevidencethatroseswerehighlyvaluedbytheChinesewhobelievedthattheflowerscouldbeusedtohelptreatawiderangeofillnesses,fromtoothachetoskinandchestdiseases.

Inthemodernworld,therosehasnotlostitspopularityasthe“QueenofFlowers”—thenamegiventoitbytheGreekpoetessSappho.Eventodaymorerosesaresoldthananyotherflower.Moderntechniqueshaveenabledpeopletocreateevermorebeautifulroses.Transportationbyairmakesitpossibletogrowrosesincountrieswithfavorableclimatesandsellthemwithintwenty-fourhoursinprofitablemarke