湖北省武汉市学年高二英语上册期中试题.docx
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湖北省武汉市学年高二英语上册期中试题
武汉市第三十九中学2014~2015学年度下学期高二年级期中考试
英语试卷
命题:
张晓芳审题:
张白鸥
第I卷
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.Howdidthemangettotheparty?
A.BymotorbikeB.BytaxiC.Bycar
2.Whowillthemangooutwiththisevening?
A.JulieB.DianaC.Thewoman
3.Wheredoestheman’sfatherplantogothisyear?
A.TotheseasideB.TothemountainsC.Toaforest
4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.HomeworkB.AnislandC.Amap
5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.AtarestaurantB.Attheman’shouseC.Atahotel
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。
听每段材料前,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。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6,7题
6.Inwhataspectdoesthemancareabouttheelectricheater?
A.ThebrandB.ThepriceC.Thehotel
7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themanwillpay$250.
B.Themanwon’tbuytheelectricheater.
C.Themanwon’tgetanadditionaldiscountatlast.
听第7段材料,回答第8,9题
8.Whatdoestheneweditorthinkthespeakersshoulddo?
A.Havefewermeetings.
B.Balanceworkandfamilylife.
C.Havemorefreedomtochoosesubjects.
9.Howhastheworkofjournalistschangedoveryears?
A.Theyaremorelikelytoexpresstheirownviews.
B.Theyfinditeasiertocheckthetruthofthestories.
C.Theytreatthereportingofnewsstoriesmoreseriously.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?
A.Shewatchedagame.B.SheattendedapartyC.Shestudiedathome
11.WhatdoesthemansayaboutBarcelona?
A.Theyshouldhaveplayedbetter.
B.Theyhaveapoorgoalkeeper.
C.Theyplayedwellasusual.
12.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Telephoneafewpeople.
B.Watchthenextgameathishouse.
C.Makeaplanonthegame.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?
A.Toshowhimthewaytothehotel.
B.Toaskabouthisarrangements.
C.TotellhimhowtogettoNewYork.
14.Atwhattimeisthelasttrainsupposedtoleave?
A.8:
10B.9:
50C.11:
30
15.Howdoesthewomansuggestthemangettothetrainstation?
A.BybusB.BytaxiC.Onfoot
16.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?
A.Bookahotelneartherailwaystation.
B.TakeanearlyflighttoNewYork.
C.Eatatthehotelaftercheckingin.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.Howdidthemanspendhischildhood?
A.Hetaughthimself.B.Hestayedwithhisclassmates.C.Heplayedwithhiscousins.
18.Whendidthemanfirstfindithardtobetheonlychild?
A.Whenhebecameanadult.
B.Whenhisfamilymovedhouse.
C.Whenhemovedawayfromhisfamily.
19.Whydidthemanfeelhardwhenhewasateenager?
A.Hehadnobodytostudytogether.
B.Nobodysharedresponsibilitywithhim.
C.Hefailedtodrawhisparents’attention.
20.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutbeinganonlychild?
A.StressedB.LonelyC.Proud
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,并将答案写在对应题号的方框内。
A
ThomasAlvaEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeadarkplace.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthephonograph,themotionpicturecamera,andover1,200otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew.
ThomasA.EdisonwasborninMilan,Ohio,onFebruary11,1847.HisfamilymovedtoPortHuron,Michigan,whenhewassevenyearsold.Surprisingly,heattendedschoolforonlytwomonths.Hismother,aformerteacher,taughthimafewthings,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated.Hisnaturalcuriosityledhimtostartexperimentingatayoungagewithelectricalandmechanicalthingsathome.
Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob.HebecameanewsboyonatrainthatranbetweenPortHuronandDetroit.Hesetupalaboratoryinabaggagecarofthetrainsothathecouldcontinuehisexperimentsinhissparetime.Unfortunately,hisfirstworkexperiencedidnotendwell.Thomaswasfiredwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthebaggagecar.Thomasthenworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeonthejobconductingexperiments.Hegothisfirstpatentin1868foravoterecorderrunbyelectricity.However,thevoterecorderwasnotasuccess.In1870,hesoldanotherinvention,astock-ticker,for$40,000.Astock-tickerisamachinethatautomaticallyprintsstockpricesonatape.HewasthenabletobuildhisfirstshopinNewark,NewJersey.
ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,butthoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Hecalledhimselfa"two-shiftman"becauseheworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimesheworkedsointenselythathiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.
ThomasEdisondiedattheageof84onOctober18,1931,athisestateinWestOrange,NewJersey.Heleftnumerousinventionsthatimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld.
21.ThomasEdisondidthingsinthisorder:
A.hebecameatelegraphoperator,anewsboy,andthengothisfirstpatent
B.hebecameanewsboy,gothisfirstpatent,andthenbecameatelegraphoperator
C.hegotapatent,becameatelegraphoperator,andthenbecameanewsboy
D.hebecameanewsboy,atelegraphoperator,andthengotapatent
22.Ofalltheinventions,__________wasprobablythemostimportantforcivilization.
A.thevoterecorderB.thestockticker
C.thelightbulbD.themotionpicturecamera
23.Themainideaofthispassageis__________.
A.ThomasEdisonwasalwaysinterestedinscienceandinventions,andheinventedmanyimportantthings.
B.ThomasEdisoncouldnotkeepajob.
C.ThomasEdisonworkeddayandnightonhisexperiments.
D.Deafpeoplemakegoodinventorsbecausetheycanfocuswithoutthedistractionofspokenconversation.
B
Intoday'sIreland,itseemshardtoimaginethegrimdaysofthe19thcenturywhensomanyofthepopulationstarved,orthat,inthosedays,manypoorpeoplehadnocluehowtoprepareanyfoodotherthanboilapotato.Nowadays,itisquitepossibletoeatbothwellandheartilyallovertheisland.
TourismhasmadeavastdifferencetothestandardsofcookinginIreland.Untilrecentlytherewashardlyanytraditionofeatingoutinmanydistricts,exceptperhapsonveryfewoccasionsatalocalhotel.Patternsofdietwereold-styled,basedfirmlyon'meatandtwovegetables'(somewhatovercooked),potatoes(ofcourse)andlargequantitiesofdairyproduce.Nowthingsareverydifferent.Touristdemandsforpredictable,inexpensivefast-foodaremet,aseverywhere,withhamburgersandpizzas-abetterbetbeingfishandchips.Butmoresophisticatedtasteshaveintroducedwholefoodsandvegetarianrestaurants(almostunheardofbefore),andavastnumberofnewrestaurants,oftenFrenchinstyle,haveopenedinthemaintouristcentres.Food'events'suchasKinsale'sGourmetfestivalorGalway'sOysterFestivalattractlargenumbersofvisitorsandreflectthenewinterestinfood.
WhateverIrishcookinglacksinfinesse(精细),itnearlyalwaysmakesupforinplenty,andingredients(成分)areofahighquality.Home-grownproduceincludesrichdairyfoods,beef,lambandpork,andagreatvarietyofseafood.Oneofitsgreatspecialitiesissodabread.Itismadewithbuttermilkandisservedfreshandwarmwitheverymeal.RecentlytherehasbeenareturntosimpleIrishfoodssuchasstews(炖菜)andpotatodishes.
Oneofthebest-valuemealsinIrelandisbreakfast.A'traditionalIrishbreakfast'isaplatefulofbaconandeggswithsodaandpotatobreads.Accommodationratesarenearlyalwaysquotedwithafullbreakfastincluded,soyoumightaswelleatenoughtokeepyougoingalldayandgetyourmoney'sworth!
24.HowhasIrishfoodimprovedinrecentyears?
A.TherearemoreFrenchrestaurants.B.Foodproduceisfresher.
C.Thereismorekinds.D.Foodismoreexpensive
25.Whatisthemainreasonforthisimprovement?
A.Peoplehavemoremoneytospend.
B.Thedevelopmentoftourism.
C.Peoplehavemoretastestoday.
D.Youngpeopledisliketraditionalfood
26.HowdoesthepassagedescribeIrishcookingtoday?
A.Itisexcitingandinteresting.B.Itisboringandovercooked.
C.Itisplentifulandsimple.D.Itisgood-lookingandtastesbad
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.EatingoutatweekendsistraditionalinmostpartsofIreland.
B.TodaymostIrishpeoplepreferfast-foodstothetraditionalIrishcooking.
C.NowadaysFrench-stylerestaurantsarequitecommonintouristcentres.
D.ManyIrishpeoplearevegetariansandgrowtheirownvegetables.
C
Willlifeinthefuturebebetter,worseorthesameasnow?
Futurologists(未来学家)predictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.
Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby2050.Acomputerwillsendtheprogramdirectlytothetelevision.OnTVscreenappearholograms,whicharepictureswithcertainheight,widthanddepth.Wewillbeabletosee,smellandtouchthethingsthatweseeontelevision.
Waterhasbecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Agricultureischangingandpeoplearegrowingmorefruitandvegetablestoexport.Demandforwaterwillincreasetentimesin2050.Somefuturologistspredictthatwaterwillbethecauseofwarifwedon’tactnow.
Intransport,carswillrunonnewfuelsandgoveryfast.Acarwillhavecomputerstocontrolitsspeedandtherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Ontheotherhand,spaceplaneswilltakepeoplearoundtheearthinaboutthreehours.Peopl
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