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高二英语上学期期中试题8

菱湖中学2016学年第一学期高二期中考试

英语

第一卷（共三部分，满分95分）

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,每段对话仅读一遍。

1.HowwillthewomangettoLakeStreet?

A.Bybus.B.Byunderground.C.Onfoot.

2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofsharingaroomwithothers?

A.Great.B.DisappointingC.Troublesome.

3.Whattimewillthemoviethatthemantoldthewomanstart?

A.At7:

30.B.At8:

00.C.At9:

30.

4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Attheman’shome.C.Inastore.

5.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gobacktothepark.B.Visitthemuseum.C.Walktothepostoffice.

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。

每段读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatproblemdoesthewomanhave?

A.Shewillbelateforwork.

B.Shecan’tattendthemeeting.

C.Shehasn’tfinishedherreport.

7.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthewoman?

A.Helpherwithherwork.B.Getheracupofcoffee.C.Attendtomorrow’smeeting.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Videophones.B.Hairstyles.C.Thewoman’sparents.

9.Whatdothespeakersthinkoftheidea?

A.It’sfashionable.B.It’sworthtrying.C.It’sbad.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.Whoisthemanprobably?

A.Arepairman.B.Theownerofthehouse.C.Thewoman’sneighbor.

11.Whyisthewomancomplaining?

A.Itistoohotintheroom.

B.Theairconditionerisoutofwork.

C.Shecan’tputtheairconditioneron“high”.

12.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthepeopleinApartment102?

A.Theycausetroubleforhersleeping.

B.They’rehavingtroublesleeping.

C.Theyaredifficulttogetonwith.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Writinghernewtermplan.B.Designinganexerciseplan.C.Makingareviewplan.

14.Whydoesthewomandorunning?

A.Toenjoythefun.B.Tokeepherbrainclear.C.Toprepareforherrunningtest.

15.Whatdoesthewomancaremost?

A.Thescore.B.Theknowledge.C.Herhealth.

16.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodobeforeatest?

A.Getenoughsleep.B.Studyawholenight.C.Getpreparedonedaybefore.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howoldisthespeaker?

A.22.B.25.C.47.

18.Whatisthespeaker’sfirstlanguage?

A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.

19.Whydidthespeakerspendtimewithpeoplefromhercountry?

A.Shewantedtolearnfromthem.

B.Shehadmuchincommonwiththem.

C.Shesharedthesameculturewiththem.

20.Howdidthespeakerfeelaboutgoingbacktohercountry?

A.Disappointed.B.Angry.C.Excited.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

ReadSimple

FirstIssue:

2000

Published:

Monthly

RealSimpleisalifestyletitleownedbyTime,Inc.Thismagazinecoverstopicsfromdecoratinganddietingtochildcareandproductguides.Likemanylifestylemagazines,RealSimpleiswrittenwithwomeninmind,butthatdoesn’tmeanmencan’tgetsomethingoutofit!

Thisoneisespeciallygoodforpeoplewholiketoorganizeandsimplifytheirlives.Asthetitleimplies,simple,authentic（真实的）livingisthemagazine’smaintheme.

BetterHomesandGardens

FirstIssue:

1922

Published:

Monthly

BetterHomesandGardensisahouseholdnamewhenitcomestolifestylemagazines.It’sbeenaroundsince1922,sothetitlehasalonghistoryofprovidinghighquality,usefulcontent.Decoratingandgardening,asthetitlesuggests,arecommontopicsinthemagazine,butitisalsoknownforitsexcellentrecipes.

Woman’sDay

FirstIssue:

1937

Published:

Monthly

Ifyou’relookingforamagazinethatcombineslifestyleandfashioncontent,Woman’sDaymightbeagoodchoice.Ithasareadershipofover3millionwomenacrosstheUnitedStates.Someofitsuniquecharacteristicsincludeitsfocusontraditionalvaluesanditscommitment（承诺）togivingwomenrealisticadvice.ManymagazinesfeaturelifestylesthatareoutofreachforthemajorityofAmericanfamilies,butWoman’sDaytriestogivepracticaladviceandsuggestionsthatitsreal-world

readerscanputintopractice.

TasteofHome

FirstIssue:

1993

Published:

Bi-Monthly

Forpeoplewhowantamagazinethat’sentirelyaboutcooking,recipes,nutrition,andotherfood-relatedcontent,TasteofHomehasbeenapopularchoiceallthetime.Ithasanusuallyrichhistoryofgivingitsreaderswhattheywant.Themagazineonlystartedincludingadvertisementsin2007,beforewhichitwasadvertisement-free.Nowthemagazineisdoingprettywellfinancially（财政上地）.

21.Whichmagazinehasthelongesthistory?

A.RealSimple.B.BetterHomesandGardens.

C.Woman’sDay.D.TasteofHome.

22.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.

A.RealSimpleisdesignedmainlyforwomen.

B.Allthefourmagazinesarepopulararoundtheworld.

C.Mostofthemagazinesjustgivepracticalsuggestions.

D.BetterHomesandGardenssellsbestofthefourmagazines.

23.IfTom’smotherisinterestedinfashion,herfavoritemagazinemightbe____.

A.RealSimple.B.BetterHomesandGardens.

C.Woman’sDay.D.TasteofHome.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutTasteofHome?

A.Itspopularityhasbeengoingdowninrecentyears.

B.Itofferssuggestionsaboutchildcare.

C.Therearenoadsinit.

D.Allofi

tscontentisfood-related.

B

W

henhewasdrivinghomeoneeveningonacountryroad，hesawanoldlady，stranded（抛锚的）onthesideoftheroad．Hestoppedinfrontofhercarandgotout．Evenwiththesmileonhisface，shewasworried．Helookedpoorandhungry．Heknewhowshefelt．Hesaid，“Iamheretohelpyou，madam．Whydon’tyouwaitinthec

arwhereit’swarm?

Bytheway,mynameisJoe.”

Shehadaflattire．Joecrawledunderthecar，changedthetire．Buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt．Shecouldnotthankhimenoughandaskedhimhowmuchsheowedhim．Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimback，thenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp，shecouldgivethatpersonthe assistancetheyneeded，andJoeadded，“Andthinkofme．”

Shedroveoff．Afewmilesdowntheroadtheladysawasmallrestaurant．Shewentin．Thewaitresshadasweetsmile，andwasnearlyeightmonthspregnant（怀孕的）．Theoldladywonderedhowsomeonelikeherwhoseemedpoorcouldbesokindtoastranger．ThensherememberedJoe．Afterth

eladyfinishedhermeal，thewaitresswenttogetherchangefromahundred—dollarbill．Butshesteppedrightoutthedoor．

Whenthewaitresscameback，shenoticedsomethingwrittenonanapkin，“Iamhelpingyoubecausesomeoneoncehelpedme．Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback，here’swhatyoudo---Donotletthechainofloveendwithyou.”

Thatnightwhenshegothome，shewasthinkingaboutthemoneyandwhattheladyhadwritten．Sheandherhusbandneededmoneywiththebabydue（预期的）nextmonth．Sheknewhowworriedherhusbandwas，andashelaysleepingnexttoher，shewhispered，“Everything’sgoingtobeallright．Iloveyou，Joe．”

25.WhydidJoerefusedthemoneyasarewardafterhelpingtheoldlady?

A.Hewantedtoberememberedbytheladyforever.

B.Hedidn’tlackmoneyatall.

C.Hejustwantedtoofferhelptootherssimply.

D.Hewantedtogohomeassoonaspossibletoattendhiswife.

26.Whydidtheladyleavetherestaurantwithoutgettingherchange?

A.Sheforgotit.B.ShewantedtohelpJoe.

C.Shewouldgetitlater.D.Shewantedtogivethewaitresssomehelp.

27.Bytellingthestory,thewritertriestoshowthat___.

A.Helpingotherswillsurelygetyourewarded.B.Kindnesscanbespread.

C.Povertyisnotathreattoahappymarriage.D.Therearealwayskindpeopletohelpyou.

C

Onlineeducationisbecomingapopularlearning

choicetotraditionalcolleges.Mostcollegesofferonlineprogramsinvariousfieldsandlevels,whichallowsstudentstogoonwiththeireducationovertheInternet.Studentsmustkeepinmindthatthecollegetheywishtogotomustbeapproved（批准）byarelatedrecognizedorganization.

Sowhocanreallybenefitfromanonlineprogram?

W

ell,anybody,andeverybody!

Onlineprogramscanturnouttobeapocket-friendlyalternative（二选一）toatraditionalcollegeformanypeople.Here’salistofpeoplewhousuallyconsiderjoininginanonlinedegreeprogram:

·Stay-at-homeparents.Onlineeducationistheperfectchoiceforstay-at-homeparentsandthosewhohaveveryyoungkids.Onlinecl

assesgivethemtheflexibility（灵活性）tocompleteorfurthertheireducationwhilelookingafterhomeandfamilywithoutworryingaboutchildcare.

·Workingprofessionals（上班族）whowanttofurthertheireducationbuttravelalotorhaveextremelybusyschedules,aswellasthosewhowanttomakeacareerchangebutdonothavethetimetoenrollin（报名参加）afull-timedegreeprogram..

·Peoplewhocan’tcommute（通勤）toacollege.

·Shystudentswhomightfeelembarrassedamongagroupofpeopleandprefertostudybythemselvesandattheirownpace.

·Peoplewhowanttosavemoney.Onlineprogramscanturnouttobemorecost-effectivethanattendingaphysicalclassroom.

·Peoplewhodonotgetdistracted（打扰）easily------somethingmanypeopleoverlookwhenconsideringonlineeducation.Ifyouaresomeonewhocaneasilyignoretheringingofaphone,stayawayfromTV,andstayunaffectedbyallotherthingsthatmaydrawyourattentiononlineprogramsareforyou.

Sodoyouthinkonlineeducationisforyou?

Ifyoufeelyoubelongtoanyoftheabovelistedcategories（种类，范畴）,thenonlineeducationcouldworkoutverywellforyou.

28.Whatmuststudentsconsiderwhentheywanttoenteranonlineprogram?

A.Whe

thertheyareinterestedinitscourses.

B.Whetherthecollegeisapprovedbyauthority（权威机构）.

C.Whetheritscoursesarepopular.

D.Whetherteachersinthecollegearetop-ranking.

29.Whyisonlineeducationaperfectchoiceforayoungstay-at-homemother?

A.Shecanlearnwhileta