河北省定州中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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河北省定州中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

河北定州中学高二英语期中考试试卷

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。

1.WhatjobdoesMrSmithprobablyhave?

A.DriverB.Mechanic（机械师，机修工）C.Typist

2.Whyisn’tAlicehere?

A.Shewasn’tinvited.B.Sheforgottocome.C.Shedecidednottocome.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthetwospeakers?

A.They’vemissedtheirtrain.

B.Theycan’tfindTommyonthetrain.

C.Theyareonthewrongtrain.

4.WhatdoesthemanusuallydoonSaturday?

A.Hegoesfishing.B.Hegoestowork.C.Heworksaroundhishouse.

5.Howisthewomanintheman’sopinion?

A.Thereissomethingwrongwithherheart.

B.Sheisafraidofexcitinggames.

C.Sheisinthebestofhealth.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6.7题。

6.WhoisMelanie?

A.Thewoman’sdaughter.B.Thewoman’sson.C.Thewoman’shusband.

7.Whatwillthenewgirlbabybenamed?

A.JennyB.JohnC.Jane.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

A.ThebestwaytogotoNewYork.

B.Theinformationontravellingbybus.

C.ThecheapestwaytogettoNewYork.

9.Isthewomangoingtotakethebus.

A.Yes.B.No.C.Hardtosay.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Herclothes.B.Thecarkey.C.Somemedicine.

11.Whyisthewomangoingtothedoctor?

A.Shehasafever.

B.Shehasapainintheback.

C.Shedoesn’tfeelwellinthechest（胸）.

12.Whenissheexpectedatthedoctor’s?

A.10:

00B.10:

30C.10:

40

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13.HowisWilliamcommunicatingwiththegirl?

A.OntheInternet.B.Ontheradio.C.Onthephone.

14.HowoldisWilliam?

A.16.B.17.C.18.

15.WhatdoesJulielikebest?

A.Literature（文学）.B.Chatting.C.Study.

16.WhatisJuliedoingwhenthetwospeakerstalk?

A.ChattingwithWilliam.B.Answeringaphone.C.Playingoutside.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredidthestrangenoisecomefrom?

A.Piecesofpaperonthewindow.

B.Ababyinthewastebasket.

C.Amouseunderapieceofpaper.

18.Whendidthenoisedisturb（打断，打扰）theperson?

A.Inthemiddleofhersleep.

B.Justassheturnedoffthelight.

C.Aftershewashedandwenttobed.

19.Whatdidshefirstdowhenshefoundthenoisecamefromthewastepaperbasket?

A.Shekickedthebasket.B.sheclosedthedoor.C.Sheturnedonthelight.

20.Whatdidshedoaftershecarriedthebaskettothedoor?

A.Sheclosedthedoor.

B.Shewenttobedagain.

C.Shedidn’tgotobeduntilthenextmorning.

二、阅读理解

WhenIbeganplanningtomovetoAucklandtostudy,mymotherwasalittleworriedabouttheuncertaintyoflivinginaplacethatwassodifferentfromIndia,wherewelived.Sheworriedparticularlyaboutthelackofjobs,theculturaldifferencesandthechancethatIwouldfaceracism（种族偏见）.

Despitetheseworries,IcametoNewZealandinJuly2009.Ihavefoundtheplaceandpeopleveryniceandsupportive.SoonafterIarrived,Irealizedtheimportanceofgettingajobformylivingexpenses.

Determinedtodothisonmyown,Ispentawholedaygoingdoortodooraskingforajob.However,Ireceivedlittleresponse.Thisbecamemyroutineeverydayaftercollegeforafewweeks.

Oneafternoon,Iwalkedintoabuildingtoaskwhethertherewereanyjobopportunities.Peopletherewereverysurprised,andadvisedmenottocontinuemyjobsearchinthatmanner.AsIwasabouttoleave,aclerkinthebuilding,whohadbeenlisteningtowhattheothershadsaid,approachedmeandaskedmetowaitoutsideforawhile.Fifteenminuteslater,hereturned.Heaskedmeaboutmyplansandencouragedmetostayconfident.ThenheofferedtotakemetoRoyalOaktosearchforajob.

Iwasalittlesurprisedbuthadagoodfeelingabouthim.Hegavemesomesuggestionsondressingandspeaking.Ihandedoutmyresumesandwenthomefeelingverysatisfied.Thefollowingday,IreceivedacallfromastoreinRoyalOakofferingmeajob.

Itseemsthattheworldalwaysgivesbacktoyouwhenyouneedit.Andthistime，itwasacompletestrangerwhoturnedouttobearealblessing.

21．Whatwasn’ttheauthor’smotherworriedabout?

A.Theauthorcouldn’tspeakthelocallanguage.

B.Theauthorwasn’tfamiliarwithlocalcustoms.

C.Peoplemightlookdownontheauthor.

D.Itmightbedifficultfortheauthortofindajob.

22．AfterstayinginNewZealandforashorttime,theauthor______.

A.decidedtogobacktohisowncountry

B.hadtofindajobtocoverhislivingexpenses

C.feltthelocalpeoplewerenotveryfriendly

D.wantedtogetajobthatneededpracticalskills

23．Whentheauthorwentintoabuildingtolookforajob,______.

A.aclerkrecommendedhimtothecompanyheworkedfor

B.hewasconfidentthathewouldfindagoodone

C.hefoundmanycollegestudentslikehimalreadythere

D.aclerkgavehimencouragementandadvice

24．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Howastrangerofferedtheauthorajob.

B.Howastrangerturnedouttobearealblessing.

C.Howtheauthorwashelpedtogetajobbyastranger.

D.Howtheauthoradaptedhimselftoanewsituation.

Shakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibition

HenleyStreet，Stratford-Upon-AvonTel：

01789204016

Shakespeare’sBirthplacewasthechildhoodhomeofWilliamShakespeare．TakeastepbackintimeandseewhatlifewaslikefortheyoungShakespearegrowingupinStratford-Upon-Avon．Thehousehasbeenexactlyfurnished，andincludesbothoriginalandcopyitemssimilartothosewhichwouldhavebeenthereinthehousewhenShakespearewasaboy．Beautifulpaintedclothshangonthewalls，brightlycoloredfabricsfilltheroomsandhisfather’sgloveworkshophasbeenrecreated．Atthebackofthehouseisabeautifulgardencontainingmanyplants，herbsandflowersmentionedinShakespeare’splays．

TheneighboringexhibitionshowsShakespeare'slifeandfocusesonmanyrarelocalitemsconnectedwithhim，aswellasacopyofthefirsteditionofhiscollectedplayspublishedin1623．

◎Limiteddisabledaccess

◎ManyrestaurantsclosetoShakespeare’sBirthplace

◎Towncenterparking

◎Giftshop

◎Allowatleast45minutestovisitthehouseandtheexhibition

25．WhatcanweseeinShakespeare’sbirthplace?

A．Oldfurniture．B．Ancientrestaurants.

C．Coloredgloves．D．Shakespeare’splays.

26．Howmuchwouldtheypayifacouplewiththeirtwochildrenvisittheexhibition?

A．￡5.2．B．￡13.4．C．￡15．D．￡18.6．

27．WhatisthedeadlinetoentertheexhibitiononFridayinJuly?

A．4：

00pm．B．5：

00pm．C．5：

30pm．D．6：

00pm.

Europeisnowthebiggestmarketfororganicfoodintheworld,havinggrownby25percentayearoverthepast10years.Denmark’sagricultureministerisherselfanorganicfarmer.TheUKmarketfororganicfoodgrewby55percentin2000,whilethefoodmarketasawholegrewbyonlyonepercent.YetonlysevenpercentofBritishshoppersaccountfornearly90percentoforganicsales.Howeverpopulartheideaoforganicfarmingmaybe,itisstillaninterestforonlyafewpeople.

Sowhatmakestheideaoforganicfarmingpopular?

Organicfarmingmeansfarmingwithnaturalmaterials,ratherthanwithman-madefertilizersorpesticides.Organicfarmersrelyonmanymethods—suchascroprotation（农作物的轮作）andtheuseofresistantvarieties,becausetheyarenecessaryfororganicfarmerstocompensatefortheshortageofman-madechemicals.

Organicfarmingisoftensupposedtobesaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironment.Yetafteralongresearchonorganicfarmingworldwideforanumberofyears,sciencecontinuestobeagainstthisopinion.TheHouseofCommonscommitteeonagriculturepublicizedthat,evenwithcompleteresearchwork,itwouldfailtofindanyscientificevidencetoprove“thatanyofclaims（宣称）madefororganicfarmingisalwaystrue”.

However,thetalkaboutthebenefitsoforganicfarmingisgoingon.Thisispartlybecausemanypeopledependontheirindividualfarm,thesoil,theweather,andsoon.

28．Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus_____.

A.organicfarminghasbeenperformedonlyinEuropeoverthepast10years

B.governmentsofEuropeancountrieshavecaredlessaboutorganicfarming

C.organicfarmingisfarfrombeingaspopularasexpected

D.Europeancountriesneedorganicfoodmorethantheothercountriesintheworld

29．Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean“________”.

A.argueforB.carefor

C.struggleforD.payfor

30．Accordingtothethirdparagraph,_____.

A.organicfarmingissaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironment

B.theideathatorganicfarmingissaferhasnotbeenprovenbyscience

C.organicfarmingisacceptedbytheUK’sHouseofCommonscommittee

D.organicfarmingispreferredtotraditionalfarming

31．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?

A.TheUK’sagricultureministerisanorganicfarmer.

B.Organicfarmingispopularwithyoungpeople.

C.Farmersmakeuseofmanydifferentkindsofmethodstoimprovetheorganicsalessystem.

D.Ninety-threepercentofBritishshoppersseldombuyorganicproducts.

Zerogravitylookscool.Butwhataboutthethingnoonelikestotalkabout?

Yes,thatisright:

goingtobathroom.Zerogravitymakesthiseverydaytaskquiteachallenge.Astronautshavetobetoilet-trainedalloveragain.

TheApolloastronautsraisedthemselvesofftheseatoftheirchairsandstuckaclearplasticbagtotheirbacksideswithstickystrips.Asecondastronautwatchedcloselytobesurenowastematterescapedtheseal.（Youwouldnotwantthatstufffloatingaroundthecabin!

）Whenthedeedwasdone,theastronautcleanedupwithapieceofplasticattachedtotheinsideofthebag,removedt