高二下期半期考試英語(yǔ)試題(附答案)

PAGEPAGE1高二下期半期考試英語(yǔ)試題考試時(shí)間：120分鐘第一節(jié)(共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?A.7:20B.7:15C.7:003.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.TheirfriendJane.B.Aweekendtrip.C.Aradioprogramme.4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Catchatrain.B.Seethemanoff.C.Goshopping.5.Whydidthewomanapologize?A.Shemadealatedelivery.B.Shewenttothewrongplace.C.Shecouldn'ttakethecakeback.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽第6段材料.回答第6.7題。6.WhoseCDisbroken?A.Kathy's.B.Mum's.C.Jack's.7.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?A.BuyheranewCD.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Giveher10dollars.聽第7段材料.回答第8、9題。8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.聽第8段材料，回答第I0至12題。10.Whyisthemanattheshop?A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.C.Togetacamerachanged.11.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?A.Makeaphonecall.B.Waituntilfurthernotice.C.Comeagainthenextday.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston..14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.I5.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?A.IntheGuinnessCompany.B.Ataradiostation.C.Inamuseum.18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?A.Abird-shootingtrip.B.AvisittoEurope.C.Atelevisiontalkshow.19.WhendidSirHugh'sfirstbookofrecordsA.In1875.B.In1950.C.In1955.20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts.B.Thefounderofthecompany.C.Theoldestpersonintheworld第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A.B.C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑·AAreyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysomeoftheseplaces:B.Learningsciencebydoingthings.C.Ashowofkids'sciencework.D.Readingsciencebooks.24.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Asciencetextbook.B.Amagazine.C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.BHoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper-alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,“thefollower”reachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.25.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A.It'ssmallinsize.B.It'shiddenintrees.C.It'scoveredwithwax.D.It'shiddenintheunderground.26.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?A.Abee.B.Abird.C.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.27.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurchC.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'nests28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoneyC.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey-Lover'sHelperCAbouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafilm-studio（影棚）totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,settinguptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,brightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast(對(duì)比).Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater'sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilm”Stars”!29.Whoistheauthor?A.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.C.Acrowd-sceneactorD.Aworkmanforscenesetting30.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?A.Theheavysnowfall.B.Theman-madescene.C.Thelowtemperature.D.Thefilmbeingshown.31.Whatwouldhappeninthe"threeminutes"mentioned,inthelastparagraph?A.Anewscenewouldbefilmed.B.Morestarswouldactinthefilm.C.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio.D.Thenextscenewouldbeprepared.DGrown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.::Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí))foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.32.What’sthemainideaofParagraph1A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.“D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.33.TheauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningbyA.presentingresearchfindingsB.settingdowngeneralrulesC.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples34.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesisA.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcrammingC.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies35.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Kids'health:FourstepsforfightingstressEverybodygetsstressedtimetotime.36Somewaysofdealingwithstress一likescreamingorhittingsomeonedon'tsolve(解決)much.Butotherways,liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust,canleadyoutosolvingyourproblemoratleastfeelingbetter.Trytakingthesefourstepsthenexttimeyouarestressed:(1)Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp,reachouttothepeoplewhocareaboutyou.Talktotrustedadult,suchasparentorotherrelatives.Ofcause,37.Becausetheymighthavehadsimilarproblems,suchasdealingwithatest,orthedeathofabelovedpet.(2)Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupsettheytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh,dear,that'sgoodidea.Rememberthattherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.38(3)Trytosolvetheproblem.Afteryou'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends,it'stimetogetdowntobusiness.39Evenifyoucan'tsolveitall,youcansolveapieceofit.(4)Bepositive.Moststressistemporary(暫時(shí)的).Rememberstressdoesgoaway,especiallywhenyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonsolvingit.Thesestepsaren'tmagic,buttheydowork.Andifyoucanstaypositiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime,you'llhelpyourselffeelbetterevenfaster.40A.Askforahelpinghandtogetyouthroughthetoughsituation.B.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthem.C.DifferentpeopledealwithstressindifferentwaysD.Ah,itfeelssogoodwhenthestressisgone.E.Youneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemis.F.Anddon'tforgetaboutyourfriends.G.Then,findawaytocalmdown。第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Wheredoyougowhenyouwanttolearnsomething?School?Afriend?Atutor?Theseareall41placesoflearning.Butitmaywellbethatthelearningyoureallywant42somewhereelseinstead.Ihadthe43ofseeingthisfirsthandona44.Mydaughterplaysonarecreationalsoccerteam.Theydidwellthisseasonandso45atournament,whichnormallywasonlyformoreskilledclubteams.Thisledtosome46experiencesonSaturdayastheyplayedagainstteams47trained.Throughthefirsttwogames,her48didnotgetoneseriousshotongoal.Asaparent,I49seeingmydaughterplayingherbest,50stilldefeated.Itseemedthatsomethingclickedwiththe51betweenSaturdayandSunday.Whenthey52fortheirSundaygame,theywere53different.Theyhadbeguntointegrate(融合)thekindsofplayandteamworktheyhad54thedaybeforeintotheir55.Theyplayedaggressivelyand56scoredagoal.It57methatplayingagainsttheotherteamwasagreat58momentforallthegirlsontheteam.Ithinkitisageneralprinciple.59isthebestteacher.Thelessonstheylearnedmaynotbe60whattheywouldhavegotteninschool,butarecertainlymorepersonalandmeaningful,becausetheyhadtoworkthemoutontheirown.41.A.public B.traditional C.official D.special42.A.passes B.worksC.lies D.ends43.A.dream B.idea C.habit D.chance44.A.trip B.holiday C.weekend D.square45.A.won B.enteredC.organized D.watched46.A.painful B.strangeC.common D.practical47.A.less B.poorly C.newlyD.better48.A.fans B.tutorsC.classD.team49.A.imagined B.hated C.avoided D.missed50.A.if B.or C.but D.as51.A.girls B.parents C.coaches D.viewers52.A.dressed B.showedupC.madeupD.planned53.A.slightly B.hardly C.basically D.completely54.A.seen B.known C.heard D.read55.A.styles B.training C.game D.rules56.A.even B.still C.seldomD.again57.A.confused B.struck C.reminded D.warned58.A.touching B.thinking C.encouraging D.learning59.A.Experience B.Independence C.Curiosity D.Interest60.A.harmfulto B.mixedwith C.differentfrom D.appliedto第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Areyoufacingasituationthatlooksimpossibletofix?In1969,thepollutionwasterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearCleveland,Ohio.It61(be)unimaginablethatitcouldeverbecleanedup.Theriverwassopollutedthatit62(actual)caughtfireandburned.Now,yearslater,thisriverisoneof63mostoutstandingexamplesofenvironmentalcleanup.Buttheriverwasn’tchangedinafewdays64evenafewmonths.Ittookyearsofwork65(reduce)theindustrialpollutionandcleanthewater.Finally,thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterintheriveris66(clean)thanever.Maybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation.Maybeyouhaveahabit67isdrivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon’tknowhowtocontrolyourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchanimpossiblesituation,don’tyouwantaquickfixandsomethingtochangeimmediately?Whilethereare68(amaze)storiesofinstanttransformation,formostofusthe69(change)aregradualandrequirealotofeffortandwork,likecleaningupapollutedriver.Justb