湖北省孝感市七校学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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湖北省孝感市七校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2016—2017学年度上学期孝感市七校教学联盟期中联合考试

高二英语试卷

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.Whatlanguagecanthemanspeak?

A.German.B.Chinese.C.French.

2.Whatistheman'sfavoritesport?

A.Swimming.B.Running.C.Skating.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.WatchTVathome.B.Gotothecinema.C.Listentomusic.

4.Whereisthewomanprobably?

A.Inthepostoffice.B.Attheairport.C.Inthebank.

5.HowdidthemangotoTiananmenSquare?

A.Bysubway.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.

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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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。

6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Callheradoctor.B.Givehersomemedicine.C.Giveheracheck-up.

7.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Inahospital.C.Inadrugstore.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhowillgotoLondonwiththewoman?

A.Theman'ssister.B.Thewoman'sbestfriend.C.Thewoman'ssister.

9.WhatwillthewomandoinLondon?

A.Plantsometrees.B.Goboatingonariver.C.Dosomeshopping.

10.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanwillcomebacknextweekend.

B.ThewomanwillgotoLondonbybus.

C.Themanwillpickupthewomanwhenshecomesback.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthewomansay"sorry"totheman?

A.Shedidn'trecognizehimatthefirstsight.B.Sheknockedintohim.

C.Shecan'tgotothePeople'sSquarewithhim.

12.WhatisMarkdoingnowprobably?

A.Havingcoffeeatthecafé.B.Attendingameetinginthehotel.

C.ShoppingatthePeople'sSquare.

13.Whichcountryarethetwospeakersin?

A.England.B.Japan.C.America.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whereisthemanworking?

A.InAppleCompany.B.Atarestaurant.C.InXYCompany.

15.WhatisMr.Johnsondoingatthemoment?

A.Heishavingameeting.B.Heisgoingonabusinesstrip.

C.Heistalkingonhisphone.

16.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?

A.ToinviteMr.Johnsontodinner.B.TothankMr.Johnsonforhishelp.

C.ToaskMr.Johnsonforhelp.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoesDaviddo?

A.Asinger.B.Anautoworker.C.Ateacher.

18.HowmanyCDshasDavidmadealready?

A.None.B.Two.C.One.

19.WhatplacesdoesTomwanttotravelto?

A.Placeswithlonghistory.B.Placeswithhighmountains.

C.Placeswithstrangenames.

20.WhodoesBenwanttobuildatallbuildingfor?

A.Theold.B.Thehomeless.C.Thedisabled.

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。

A

BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.HisbirthplaceisnowpartofPoland.HestartedlawschoolinVienna,Austria.Buthedecidednottobecomealawyer.Instead,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaper.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesinGermany.

In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.ItwascalledTheBadSeed.

BillyWilderarrivedtosettleintheUnitedStatesin1934.ThereheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.

In1944,BillyWildermadeafilmcalledDoubleindemnity.SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors.

In1950,BillyWildermadeSunsetBoulevard.Morethan50yearslater,movie-loversstilllikethismovieverymuch.

In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder'sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.ItwasTheSevenYearitch.

BillyWildercontinuedtomakeinterestingmoviesthroughthe1960sand1970s.Asusual,hefilledhismovieswithsocialcomments.

Inrecentyears,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthehighestawardaproducercanreceive.

WilderdiedinMarch,2002.AcurrentHollywoodproducersaid,"BillyWildermademoviesthatpeoplewillneverforget."

21.WhendidBillyWilderdirecthisfirstmovie?

A.In1944.B.In1934.C.In1954.D.In1933.

22.Accordingtothecritics,whichmoviemadehimoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors?

A.SunsetBoulevard.B.TheBadSeed.

C.TheSevenYearitch.D.Doubleindemnity.

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinGermany.

B.BillyWilderwasborninAmerica.

C.Wilder'smoviescoveredsocialcomments.

D.BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducerin1950.

24.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhyBillyWildermovedtoAmericaB.FilmsmadebyBillyWilder

C.LifeofBillyWilderD.BillyWilder—agreatHollywoodactor

B

Whenstudentsreadarticlesaboutscientificdiscovery,theylearnwhatworked.Scientistsshowthemethodsthatgotthebestresult.Theyoftenshowonlytheresultsthataresignificantandimportant.Whattheywon'tshowarethemistakesorfailuresthatcamefirst.Yetsometimesthosemistakespointedthewaytosuccess.

Itcantakealongtimeandmanyexperimentstoachievescientificsuccess.Robbin,16,andAnnabelle,15,learnedthatwhileworkingthissummerinalab.What'smore,theylearnedthatfailureisnotnecessarilysomethingtofear.

"Iliketheideaofscientificresearch,"saysRobbin.It'sthebasisfor"everylessonyoulearninschoolandunderstandingeverythingyouseeinlife".Thissummer,RobbinhasbeenworkingwithLauren,achemistrystudent,whoismakingnewdrugstofightharmfulbacteria.Atfirst,thetestsmadeRobbinanxious.Sheworriedthatshemightbemakingterriblemistakes.ButLaurensaidthatfindingoutwhatdoesn'tworkis"justpartofthelearningprocess".Withtime,theteenagergotcomfortablewiththeideathateveryexperimentwouldn'tsucceed.

Annabellealsolearnedalotaboutfailureandsuccess.SheworkedwithgraduatestudentAgnieszkaGil."SometimesItrysomethingandittakesawhilefortheexperimenttorun."ThismeansthatfindingoutwhetherAnnabelledidsomethingwrongcanbeastressfulwaitinggame,because"ifyoudidsomethingwrongyouneedtodoitagain".Butshe'snowlearningtobepatientandnottoexpectinstantsuccess.

Inscience,gettingtounderstandwhysomethingfailedisontheroadtosuccess.

25.Whatimpressesstudentsmostinarticlesaboutscientificdiscovery?

A.Thereasonsforsuccess.B.Scientists'achievements.

C.Stressfulprocessofresearch.D.Thereasonofmistakes.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Laurenmanagedtomakenewdrugs.B.Robbinisagraduatestudent.

C.Agnieszkaexpectedaninstantsuccess.D.Annabellelearnsthevalueofpatience.

27.WhatdidRobbinandAnnabellehaveincommonintheirexperiments?

A.Theyrealizednotallexperimentswouldsucceed.

B.Theydidtheirexperimentsindependently.

C.Theymadeseveremistakesintheexperiments.

D.Theyassistedgraduatestudentstomakenewdrugs.

28.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?

A.Theimportanceofscientificdiscovery.B.Thereasonofmakingerrorsinscience.

C.Thecorrectattitudestowardsfailures.D.Theimportanceofdoingexperiments.

C

Chinaisfacingareadingcrisis,withmorethan50%ofpeoplesurveyedbelievingtheydon'tspendenoughtimereadingandonly20%satisfiedwiththeirreadingtime,ChinaDailysaid.

AccordingtoXuShengguo,headoftheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication,thecountry'sreadingratelastyearwas78.6%,whichmeansthatpercentageofpeoplereadbooks,periodicalsornewspapersorwereinvolvedinonlinereading,while21.4%readnothingatall.

TheacademystartedanyearlysurveyonthereadingquantityofChinesepeoplein2005andfoundthateachread4.5to4.7booksonaverageperyearbetween2005and2014.Lastyear,Chinesepeoplereadonly4.56books,comparedwith12inFrance,11inSouthKorea,9inJapanandabout7intheUnitedStates.Inaddition,morethan40%ofChinesepeoplereadlessthanonebookthroughouttheyearoutsideoftextbooks.

AtrainingmeetingonreadingsupportedbyBeijingMunicipalBureauofPress,Publication,Radio,FilmandTelevisionwasheldinBeijinglastweek.ItwasthefirstmeetingfortheLeadingReaderproject,atrainingseriesforteachers,officials,collegestudentsandbookstoreownerstopromotenationwidereading.ItwillbeheldonweekendsduringSeptemberandOctober.

InadditiontofactorssuchasthelargepopulationbaseinChinaandimbalanceofregionaleconomicdevelopment,theshortageofpubliclibrariesiswidespread.Readingpartiesinthecommunityareinneedofgreaterpromotion.Ifwewanttopromotethenationwidereadingrate,wehavetoencouragemoregrassrootsreadingprograms.

29.WhatisthereadingrateofChinalastyear?

A.78.6%.B.20%.C.40%.D.21.4%.

30.What'sthetrainingmeetingheldlastweekfor?

A.ForsupportingBeijingMunicipalBureau.

B.Forpromotingnationwidereading.

C.Foradvertisingrelatedbooks,filmsandtelevisions.

D.Fortrainingteachersandmiddleschoolstudents.

31.WhichisNOTthefactorofthereadingcrisis?

A.MostChinesepeoplenolongerlikereading.

B.Chinahasalargepopulationbase.

C.Thereisanimbalanceinregionaldevelopment.

D.Someregionshavenoenoughpubliclibraries.

D

Babiesmaylookhelpless,butassoonastheycomeintotheworld,they'reabletodomanyimportantthings.Theycanrecognizefacesandmovingobjects,They'reattractedtolanguage.Andfromveryearlyon,theycandifferentiatetheirmotherfromotherhumans.

"Theyreallycomeequippedtolearnabouttheworldinawaythatwasappreciatednotuntilrecent