四川省巴州区学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、四川省巴州区学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题巴中市巴州区2015年秋高2014级半期考试英 语 试 题说明：1、试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷总分150分，考试时间 为120分钟。2、第I卷答案用2B铅笔填涂在机读卡上，第II卷按要求写在答题卡上。第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分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. Whats the pos

2、sible relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Strangers. C. Friends.2. What happened to the boy after class yesterday? A. He was kept in the school. B. He was told some news. C. He was given one more English lesson.3. What does the woman mean? A. She knows the pronunciation of the word.

3、 B. Theyd better look up the word in the dictionary. C. She has a dictionary.4. Who makes Jim study? A. His father. B. The girls uncle。 C. The girls father.5. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a cafe. B. On a plane. C. On a farm.第二节 （共15小题）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标注在试卷

4、的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What are the speakers talking about? A. A new car. B. A used engine. C. A second-hand car.7. How much does the man offer to pay the woman? A. $ 200. B. $ 2,000. C. $ 20,000. 听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a restaurant. B. At a store.

5、 C. In the office.9. Whats wrong with the womans salad? A. She ordered a hot salad but got a cold one. B. She ordered two salads but got only one. C. She ordered a salad but didnt get it.10. What will the woman do? A. She has no idea. B. She will leave. C. She will wait for her order.听第8段材料，回答第11至13

6、题。11. Where is the man going? A. To the repair shop. B. To a store. C. To his school.12. Why doesnt the man use Bills recorder? A. Because Bill left it at his friends. B. Because Bills broke down. C. Because Bill is using it himself.13. What will the man do? A. Get back his recorder. B. Buy a new re

7、corder. C. Borrow a recorder from the woman.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. When did the man come back? A. Last night. B. Last Sunday. C. Last week.15. How did the man spend his summer? A. He went to the mountains. B. He went swimming every day. C. He worked at a restaurant.16. Where did the woman spend her su

8、mmer? A. In the mountains. B. At a restaurant. C. At home.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who do you suppose Mary might be? A. The mans daughter. B. The mans housekeeper. C. The mans girlfriend.18. How often has the man visited the house for the last fourteen years? A. Fourteen times a month. B. Once a month.

9、 C. Twice a month.19. Why does the man still visit the house? A. To see the girl. B. To find the owner of the house. C. To recall the old days they spent.20. What happened to the girl years ago? A. She left the house for some unknown reason. B. She was driven out of the house by her parents. C. She

10、moved to London with her family.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen Kyle walked into Ernies Pet World, he looked very anxious. The shop owner, Ernie, jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the shops first customer of the day.“Good morn

11、ing, sir!” Ernie said, “What can I help you with?”“Well, I.” Kyle started to say.“Wait, dont tell me,” Ernie stopped him. “Youre looking for a a little dog for your daughters birthday, Right?”“Not really, I just .”Ernie didnt let him finish. “Ah, Ive got it. You just moved to a new office, and you w

12、ant some fish for it. I have some very nice fish bowls over here.“In fact, I” Kyle was starting to look very nervous and strange. “No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Ernies Pet World, we have the best cats. Take a look at this lovely one with long, white hair. Shes looking at you. Sh

13、es thinking, Take me home. Would you like some cat food and toys, too?”“No, thank you,” Kyle said. By this time, he was walking up and down. He had a terrible look on his face. “Really, Im not interested in cats or fish or little dogs. ”“What do you want, then?” Ernie asked.Kyle looked like he was g

14、oing to cry. “I just want to know if I can use your toilet!” he said at last.21. Which is true about Ernies Pet World? A. It has many workers. B. Kyle goes there often. C. Ernie is the owner of the shop. D. It sells school things. 22. What kind of person is Ernie? A. Over warm-hearted. B. Rather shy

15、. C. Very lazy. D. Not friendly.23. Kyle went into the Ernies Pet World to _. A. buy a little dog B. look for a washroom C. meet the shop owner D. take fish home 24. What is the best title of the story? A.A Busy Pet Shop B. Kyle and Ernie C. A Pet Lover D. Pet or Toilet BHobbs was an orphan(孤儿). He

16、worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts. One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the pa

17、ckage of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didnt know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what Id like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few w

18、eeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But its too much

19、 for one and too little for the other.” “Here is the reading of your uncles will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soo

20、n as you have spent it.” “Yes, I see. Ill do that,” said the young man.25. Hobbs wanted to borrow money because _. A. He wanted to learn to paint pictures B. He wanted to buy some pictures C. He had to pay off the debts D. He wanted to go to school 26. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” (in

21、 Paragraph 2）probably mean? A. excited. B. frightened. C. satisfied. D. surprised. 27. Hobbs was asked to _. A. write down what was to be done with the money B. write down what he did with the money after spending it C. tell the lawyer what pictures he wanted to buy D. spend all the money given by h

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