1、江西省九江市彭泽县第二高级中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案彭泽二中20142015学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷命题人:李阳 审题人:刘大江第一部分 听力(共30分)第一节(共5小题)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. What does Jim do?A. A teacher. B. An officer. C.A student.2. What time did Suzy leave home?A. 4:30.
2、 B. 5:00. C. 5:15.3. What is the mans suggestion?A. Going to the concert. B. Going to see a show. C. Just walking around. 4. How long has the rain lasted?A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 7 days. 5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?A. Its well organized. B. It is satisfactory. C. It is uns
3、atisfactory. 第二节(共15小题)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。听每段对话或独白前,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至7题。6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library. B. In a school. C. In a bookstore. 7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the co
4、nversation?A. He gave gifts to millions of people.B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.C. His signature is worth a lot of money. 听第7段材料,回答第8至11题。8. What are the man and woman looking for?A. A comfortable hotel. B. A modern hotel. C. An inexpensive hotel.9. Whom did the man and woman ask for hel
5、p?A. A policewoman. B. A waitress. C. A passer-by.10. Where could the man and woman find a hotel they needed?A. In the next street. B. Next to a bank. C. Two-minute drive to the west.11. Where did the conversation most likely take place?A. In a street. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel听第8段材料,回答第12至1
6、4题。12. What would the woman like to do this weekend?A. Go climbing. B. Go shopping. C. Go fishing. 13. What does the man plan to do on Saturday?A. Check his schedule. B. Stay at home. C. Help his sister move.14. How will the man get in touch with the woman?A. By making a phone call to the womans hou
7、se.B. By making a phone call to the womans mothers house.C. By making a call to her cell phone.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15. What is the woman doing?A. Listening to music. B. Seeing a film. C. Writing a letter. 16. How long will the woman stay in Japan?A. For a year. B. For a month. C. For two years.17. What
8、 will the woman do before she leaves for Japan?A. Read more Japanese novels. B. Attend a language class. C. Apply for a new program.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18How many news headlines are broadcast?A. 4 B. 5 C. 619What happened early on Saturday morning?A. A Russian rocket was sent upB. A tour bus slid off
9、a highwayC. Three aid workers were killed20How many people were killed in the gas explosion?A. At least 4 B. About 30 C. Over 40第二部分 阅读理解(共40分)第一节(共15分,每小题2分,共30分)阅读下列短文,从每题给出的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Will it matter if you dont take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United
10、States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The
11、 results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quick
12、ly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you dont eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if
13、you reduce your other meals.21. During the test, those who were tested were given . A. no breakfast at all B. very rich breakfast C. different foods or none D. little food for breakfast 22. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will . A. gain a lot of weig
14、ht B. not lose weight C. be healthier D. lose weight 23. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, _.? A. he will fall ill.B. his mind will work more slowly. C. he will not make progress in his studyD. he will fail to listen to his teacher.BA farmer had a cow. He took very good
15、care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“Whats the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cows ill,” the farmer said. “I dont know whats the matter with her. Shes lying down and wont eat. Shes making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the c
16、ow. Shes certainly ill, he said, and she needs to take some very strong medicine.He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, Give her these. The pills should make her better. “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube and said, Put this tube
17、in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. Thatll make it.The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“Hows your cow?” the vet asked.“No change,” the farmer said, “and Im feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?” the vet said, Wh
18、y?“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cows mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And?” the vet asked.“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.24.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _ A couldnt lie down B. didnt eat the pills C. was ill D. couldnt make any nois
19、e 25.What medicine did the vet give the farmer? A. Bottle of pills. B. Two pills. C. A long tube. D. A small box.26.The vet taught the farmer how _. A. to make the cow take the pills B. to blow the tube C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth27.Which of the following is TRUE? A. The
20、farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer ate the pills himself.CMost people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person
21、to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was
22、 one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris.Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the liv
23、es of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.In 1918, Irene became her mothers assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Fre
24、deric Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was aw
25、arded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.28. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?A. Because she contributed to saving
26、 the wounded. B. Because she received a degree in mathematics.C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.29. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot? A. At a military hospital. B. At the University of Paris. C. At the Curie Institu
27、te. D. At the College of Sevigne.30. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother? A. Irene worked with radioactivity. B. Irene won the Nobel Prize once C. Irene combined family and career. D. Irene died from leukemia.31. What is the text mainly about? A. Irene Curie B
28、. Marie Curie C. Marie Curies husband D. Irene Curies husbandDWe spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture shop. “Buy it,” she said at
29、 once. “Well carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架). Ive always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too. As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed
30、more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they overtake(超车)?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us se
31、riously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didnt quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I sa
32、id. “Youve been very kind. I live just down the road.” He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “Its a bookshelf youve got there! We thought it waser, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here.
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