宁夏银川一中学年高二上学期期中考试 英语.docx

1、宁夏银川一中学年高二上学期期中考试 英语银川一中2014/2015学年度(上)高二期中考试英 语 试 卷命题人：李丽霞、周靖涛第一卷第一部分 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；第小题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答案，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。1How much are the pears ? A$2 a pound B$4 a pound

2、 C $6 a pound2Who stole the paper last week ? AA newspaper delivery boy BThe neighbors dog CThe speakers son3What will the man do? AAsk the woman to give him a discount BTake the book though its expensive CTry to get the book online. 4What is the relationship between the speakers? AClassmates BMothe

3、r and son CDoctor and patient5Where does the woman prefer to see the movie ? AIn the cinema BAt home CIn a video room 第二节（共15 小题；每小题1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。听完每段对话或独白前后，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、7题。6What does the woman w

4、ant the man to do? ALend her a ladder BHelp her hang some lights CRepair the lights in her house7When is Christmas Day this year? ANext week BIn several weeks CIn several months听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Which grade is Molly in ? AThe 1st grade BThe 2nd grade CThe 3rd grade9What will Mr Winters help Molly to d

5、o? AThink of a project BLook something up CFind a dictionary听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Why did the man stop the woman ? ATo remind her of an accident ahead BTo give her a fine ticket CTo tell her something is wrong with her back light 11What is true about fix-it tickets ?AThey include a $50 fine.BThe repair

6、s must be done within one month.CYou dont have a choice about where to go for the repairs.12What is the man like? ARude BTroublesome CPatient 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13When is the play supposed to start ? AAt 7:00 BAt 7:30 CAt 8:0014What does the man say about the restaurants in the area? AThey are very ex

7、pensive. BThey offer great food. CThey are often crowded around show times.15Where does the woman to go ? AA place with reasonable prices BA place that offers delicious food CA place with a good environment 16How does the woman know about the new restaurant? AOne of her colleagues told her BShe has

8、been there before CShe saw an ad about it听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What kinds of conditions in forests produce good mushroom ? AWet and cool conditions BWarm and humid conditions CCold and dry conditions18Which of the following cannot make the mushroom valuable? AIts kind BIts age CIts colour19What might

9、happen if you eat a poisonous mushroom according to the talk? AYou might get a really bad headache BYou might get a fever CYou might throw up20What does the speaker talk about in the end ? AAdvice to mushroom pickers BHow to cook mushroom CWhat poisonous mushrooms look like第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共1

10、0小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AThis is a true story from GuyanaOne day, a boy took a piece of paper from a boxHe made a paper ball and pushed it into his noseHe couldnt get it outHe ran crying to his motherHis mother couldnt get the paper out, eitherA week later, the

11、 paper was still in the boys noseHis nose began to have a bad smellSo his mother took the boy to a hospitalThe doctor looked up at the childs nose, but she couldnt get the paper outShe said she had to cut the boys nose to get the paper outThe boys mother came home looking sadShe didnt want her child

12、 to have his nose cutThe next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called MayMay wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose“Yes, I can see it,” May said“It will be out soon”As she spoke, she shook some black pepper （胡椒粉）on the childs nos

13、eThe child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew outHis mother was surprisedMay told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smellSo the lucky boy didnt have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut21After the boy pushed a pa

14、per ball into his nose, _ Ahe took it out Bhis mother took it out Che tried to take it out but failed Dhe did nothing but cry22Which of the following is TRUE? AThe doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boys nose BThe boy had to have his nose cut at last CThe boys mother found some black pe

15、pper to solve the problem DMay succeeded in taking the paper out 23The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because _ Ahe needed to learn to swim. Bthe sea water would wash out the paper ball Cthe sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose Dhe needed a rest.BCAREER OPPORTUNITES（1）Full-t

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21、n we offer a starting salary of $ 20,000 and 25 days paid holiday per yearFor more information please call Direct Delivery Team of Yorkshire Post on 0113238831824Which position is most suitable for a retired person? APart-time Shop Assistant BTeaching Assistant in Hanias Playschool CWeekend Work in

22、Rubberlast Group Ltd DTeaching Assistant in the University of Bristol25If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university （English degree）, which jobs can you apply for? AJob 1, 2 and 7 BJob 2, 3 and 5 CJob 4, 6 and 7 DJob 3, 4 and 626Which is the only position that has a formal

23、 educational requirement? AUniversity Positions at the University of Bristol BHome Delivery Representative for Yorkshire CTeaching Assistant at Hanias Playschool DFull-time Secretary position at United Business LtdCThe Peales were a famous family of American artistsCharles Willson Peale is best reme

24、mbered for his portraits of leading figures of the American RevolutionHe painted portraits(肖像) of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George WashingtonHis life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures

25、in the pictureCharles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in PhiladelphiaThe worlds first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural

26、 settingsPeale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelikeThe museums most popular display was the skeleton （骷髅） of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801Three of Peales seventeen children were also famous artistsRaphaelle Peale

27、 often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheeseHis brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George WashingtonAnother brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraitsJames Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale

28、, specialized in miniatures （小画像）His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America27The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that _ ACharles Willson Peales painting was very lifelike

29、BWashington respected Charles Willson Peales work CWashington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale Dthe painting of the two brothers was very large28The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ _” Ashowed Binvented Cdug up Dlooked over29Which of the following is NOT the child of

30、 Charles Willson Peale? ATitian Peale BRubens Peale CRaphaelle Peale DSarah Miriam Peale30The authors attitude toward the Peales is in general _ Apuzzled Badmiring Cexcited Ddisappointed第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。When was the last time you had great fun with your

31、family? 31 So stand up and plan to have fun with your familyGoing to the zoo is definitely a number-one pick for family activitiesOther than visiting animals, most zoos nowadays have rides that you can enjoy with your familyMeals are served in the zoo 32 To add some fun, ask to be the photographer for the day a