广西桂林市永福县第二中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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广西桂林市永福县第二中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
2016年春季学期高二年级英语期中质量检测
第Ⅰ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填到
答题卡上。
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.Whatistheweatherlikenow？
A.ColdB.WarmC.Hot
2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Sheisunwillingtodonateblood.
B.Donatingbloodisnoneofherbusiness.
C.Sheisreadytodonateblood.
3.Whenwillthewomangettothecinema?
A.At8:
00B.At8:
30C.At9:
00
4.Whatdoesthemanimply?
A.Hewasbusyeating.
B.Johnsonwastoobusytotalk.
C.Hedidn’tnoticewhoJohnsonwastalkingto.
5WhydoesJanetcry?
A.Shecan’tcontactherfamily.
B.Shedoesn’tgetusedtothelifeinschool.
C.Shedoespoorlyinschool.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Applyforajob.
B.Doasurvey.
C.Talkaboutadvertising.
7.Whenwillthemeetingbearranged?
A.Thisafternoon.
B.Tomorrowmorning.
C.Tomorrowafternoon.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whatisthewomanworryabout?
A.Herjob.B.Hermoney.C.Herhealth.
9.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Changehereatinghabit.B.Giveupsmoking.
C.Makeashoppingplan.
听下面一段对话，回答第10和第12三个小题。
10hatdoweknowabouttheman’sfamily?
A.Theyhadagoodtimeduringthevacation.
B.Theyvisitedalltheplacestheywantedtosee.
C.TheyspentawholedayvisitingtheIndianFalls.
11.Whichhighwaydoestheman’sfamilytakefromDenver?
A.Highway90B.Highway14.C.Highway10.
12.Whydidtheman’sfamilystayinArizonaanotherday?
A.Jimmywassick.B.Theytookthewrongway.
C.Theircarbrokedown.
13.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Bookingaticket.B.Doingasurvey.C.Askingforadvice.
14.WhyisthemanflyingtoBarcelona?
A.Foravisit.B.Onvacation.C.Onbusiness.
15.Howoftendoesthemantakeaplane?
A.Abouttwiceamonth.B.Abouttwiceayear.
C.Aboutonceamonth.
16.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheparkinglot?
A.It’stoofaraway.B.It’sbig.C.It’sconvenient.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.What’sAlice’sproblem?
A.shedoesn’tlikeherteachers.
B.sheisnervouswhentalkingexams.
c.Shedoesn’tgetalongwellwithherclassmates.
18.Whatisthespeakertryingtodointheletter.
A.FindoutthereasonforAlice’sproblem.
B.GiveAlicesuggestionsabouthowtobeatopstudent.
C.TellAlicehowtomakemorefriends.
19.WhatdoesAliceusuallydoatschool?
A.Offertohelpotherswiththeirwork.
B.Takenonoticeofherclassmates.
C.Cheatclassmatesandteachers.
20.WhatdoesthespeakertellAlicetodointheendoftheletter?
A.Talkwithherteachers.
B.Offermorehelptoherclassmates.
C.Talkdirectlywithoneofclassmates.
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）中选出最佳选项填到答题卡上。
A
Beethovenwasneverafraidtoshowhisfeelings（感情）．Oncewhenhewasplayingatarichman'shouse，oneofhislisteners，amanofrichfamily，wastalkingtoagirl．Helikedgirlsmorethanmusic，andhedidn'tstoptalkingwhenBeethovenstartedtoplay．Thenoisewasnotaquietone，andBeethovencouldhearwellinthosedays．
ThemusicstoppedinthemiddleandBeethovenstoodup，“Idonotplayforanimalsofthiskind！
”Hecried．“No！
Notforanimals！
”Thenhewalkedout．
21．Beethovenwasa________．
A．scientistB．doctorC．chemistD．musician
22．Beethovenwas________hisfeelings．
A．unwillingtoshowB．infearofshowing
C．fearlessofshowingD．unhappytoshow
23．Oneofthelisteners___whenBeethovenstartedtoplay．
A．stoppedtalkingB．sangslowly
C．stilltalkedtoagirlD．smoked
24Thislistener________．
A．didn'tlikemusicB．likedgirlsandmusic
C．likedmusicmorethangirls
D．wasmoreinterestedingirlsthanmusic
B
Somepeoplehavethefeelingthatnothingcanbedoneabouttheirpoorreadingability.Theyfeelhopelessaboutit.Canyoulearntoreadbetter,ormustyouagreethatnothingcanbedoneaboutit?
Tobesure,peoplearedifferent.Youcannotexpecttodoeverythingaswellascertainotherpeopledo.Ifallthestudentsinaclasstriedoutforbasketball,somewouldbeverygoodplayers;otherswouldbeverypoor;andmanywouldbeinbetween.Buteventheverypoorplayerscanbecomemuchbetterplayersiftheyareguidedintherightway,andwithplentyofpractice.Itisthesamewithreading.Someseemtoenjoyreadingandtoreadwellwithoutanyspecialhelp.Othersfindreadingaslowandtiringjob.Inbetween,therearealldegreesofreadingability.
Manyexperimentshaveshownthatjustabouteverypoorreadercanimprovehisreadingability.Intheseexperiments,thepoorreadersweregiventestsofreadingability.Aftersomeofthecausesoftheirpoorreadingwerediscovered,theyweregivenspecialinstructionandpracticeinreading.Afterafewmonths,anothertestofthesamekindwasgiven.Innearlyallcases,thesepeoplehadraisedtheirreadingscores.
25.Withtheexampleofbasketballplayers,theauthorshows__________.
A.whycertainpeoplearepoorreaders
B.thattherearedifferencesinpeople'sabilities
C.whysomepeoplearegoodbasketballplayers
D.thatgoodbasketballplayerscanbegoodreaders
26.Toimprovetheirreadingability,peopleshould______________.
A.worklongandhard B.takedifferentformsoftests
C.havespecialhelpandpractice D.trydifferentreadingmaterials
27.Theexperimentsmentionedinthetextshowthat______.
A.goodreadersseemtoenjoyreading
B.almostallpoorreaderscanmakeprogress
C.causesofpoorreadingaredifficulttofindout
D.testshelppeopleimprovetheirreadingability
C
AbrahamLincolnwasbornin Kentucky onFebruary12,1809.Hewasatall,skinnyman.Bythetimehewas19hewassixfeet,fourinchestall.Whenhewasseven,hehelpedhisfatherchopdowntreestomakeanewhomeforhisfamily.Helivedinalogcabin.Whenhewasnineyearsold,hismomdiedofmilkfever.Thisiswhenthecowseatpoisonoussnakeweedanditgetsinthemilkandthenapersondrinksit.
Hehadmanyjobswhengrowingup.Onewasasarailworker,andonewasasaflatboatdriver.Heoncefloateddownthe Mississippi to NewOrleans for1,000miles.
Lincoln studiedtobealawyer.Helovedtoreadandwrite.Hewasnicknamed"HonestAbe".Hewassohonestthatoncewhenhewasworkingatastore,awomancameintobuysometea,hegaveherbackthewrongamountofchangeandwhenhediscoveredhismistake,hewalkedsixmilestofixhismistakeandreturnthemoneytoher.
HemarriedMaryToddandtheyhad4sonstogether.TheirnameswereRobert,Edward,William,andThomas.
HebecamepartoftheHouseofRepresentatives（众议员）.Hewaselectedthe16thPresidentofthe UnitedStates.InNewOrleansataslavemarket,Lincolnsawsomeblackpeoplechainedup（戴着镣铐）andbeingsoldlikecattle. Lincoln didnotlikeslavery.Duringthetimethat Lincoln wasPresident,theCivilWarwasfought.Friendsfoughtagainstfriendsandbrothersfoughtagainstbrothers.
Hewrotethe"EmancipationProclamation（奴隶解放宣言）",whichhelpedtoendslavery.Hegaveafamousspeechcalledthe"GettysburgAddress"toremembersoldiersthatgavetheirlivesfortheircountry.AftertheCivilWar,PresidentLincolnwenttoaplayatFord'sTheater.HewasshotbyJohnWilkesBoothanddiedthenextday.
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AbrahamLincoln'sfamily B.Agreatpresidentin America
C.ThelifeofAbrahamLincoln D.AbrahamLincoln'scontribution
29.Howdid Lincoln'smotherdie?
A.Shediedfromhardwork. B.Shediedofhighfever.
C.Shewaskilledbyasnake. D.Shediedfromapoison.
30.Accordingtothepassage, Lincoln workedasthefollowingwhenhewasgrowingupEXCEPT__________________.
A.aworker B.adriver C.alawyer D.ateacher
31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Lincolnwasnamed"HonestAbe"becauseofhishonesty.
B.Lincolnhadabigfamilywithfourdaughters.
C.Lincolndiedonthedaywhenhewasshot.
D. Lincoln gavethewrongchangewhileworkingonaboat.
D
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