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云南省保山市腾冲县第八中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
腾八中2014--2015学年高二年级下学期期中考
英语试卷
(满分:
150分考试时间:
120分钟出卷人:
杨新润)
第一部:
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在答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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。
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。
每段对话读一遍。
1.Whenshouldthewomanreturnthebicycle?
A.InabouttwohoursB.ThisafternoonC.Tomorrowmorning
2.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?
A.Totellhimthealphabet(字母表)
B.Tolookupthedictionary.
C.ToteachhimEnglish.
3.Howmuchshouldthewomanpay?
A.$1.00B.$1.50C.$1.80
4.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Friends.B.Motherandson.C.Husbandandwife.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoeat?
A.Biscuits.B.Bread.C.Cake.
第2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人小题,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,各小题给出5秒钟的时间作答。
没段对话或独白读2遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Whydoesn’tDerricktakeavacation?
A.Hehasnomoney.B.Hehasnotime.C.Hehasnopartner.
7.WhatdoesDerrickneed?
A.Alotofmoney.B.Themanager’strust.C.Agoodrest
8.WhatdoesthewomansuggestDerrickdoing?
A.Leavingthecompany.B.Talkingtothemanager.C.Havingameeting.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatkindoffeelingaretheytalking?
A.Exciting.B.Happy.C.Fear.
10.Whatdidtheydobesidealake?
A.Hadapicnic.B.Wenthiking.C.Rodeabicycle.
11.Howdidthemandecidetogotothelittleisland?
A.Byswimming.B.Bydiving.C.Byboating.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whoisthewomanprobably?
A.Anassistant.B.Anairofficer.C.Asecretary.
13.Howmuchisaone-waytickettoSanFranciscofromLondon?
A.380poundsB.318pounds.C.308pounds.
14.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheprice?
A.Cheap.B.Reasonable.C.Expensive.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.WhatwillthemanandTracyprobablydoatfirst?
A.Goshopping.B.Gotothecinema.C.Dance.
16.Whatmightthewomandotomorrow?
A.Play.B.Work.C.Swim.
17.Whenwillthemanphonethewoman?
A.Tonight.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowafternoon.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whoisthespeaker?
A.Aprofessorofbusinessadministration.
B.Astudentfromlastyear’sprogram.
C.TheheadoftheAlumniOffice.
19.What’sthefunctionofalumni毕业生,校友intheprogram?
A.Theyprovidejobopportunities.
B.Theywritelettersofrecommendation.
C.Theygivethemoneyfortheprogram.
20.WhatcantheCareerAdvisoryServicehelptodo?
A.Prepareletters.B.Offerhouses.C.Payforfinance.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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中,选出最佳选项。
A
“Haveaniceday!
”maybeapleasantgestureorameaningless.WhenmyfriendMaxiesays“Haveaniceday”withasmile,Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.
“Haveaniceday.Next!
”Thisversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.Thewordscomeoutinthesametone(腔调)withafixedprocedure.Theyarespokenatme,nottome.Obviously,theconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.
Theexpressionisoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheendofameeting.Assoonasyouhearit,youknowthemeetingisatanend.Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon’tknowwhattosay“oh,youmayhaveatoothout?
I’mterriblysorry,buthaveaniceday.”
Theexpressioncanbepleasant.Ifastrangersays“Haveaniceday”toyou,youmayfinditheart-warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.
Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsincere,meaninglesssocialcustomattimes,thereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirl,thewaitress,theteacher,andallthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortableway,it’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincere,itisalwaysspoken.Thepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylike.
21.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie’swords?
A.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.
B.Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor’ssecurity.
C.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy.
D.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.
22.Bysaying“Haveaniceday,”astrangermay_____.
A.expressrespecttoyou
B.trytobepolitetoyou
C.givehisblessingtoyou
D.sharehispleasurewithyou
23.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustom.
B.HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreeting
C.HaveaNiceDay—aPleasantGesture.
D.HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversation.
B
Youputagreatdealofeffortintoreachingthecollegeofyourchoice.It’stimetogetstarted.Butwhat’snext?
Beginningcollegecanbeanexcitingbutawkwardtime.Followthesetipstoadjusttoyournewliferapidlyandmakethemostofyourcollegeexperience.
●Tosavetimeandmoney,usethecollege’sbussystem.Takingthebustoschoolisquick,easyandfreeinmostcollegetowns.Youwon’thavetolocateoraffordaplacetoparkeither.It’salsoagoodwaytobeenvironmentallyaware.
●Savepenniesonbooksbywaitinguntilclassstarts.Youmightnotevenneedalloftherecommendedbooks.Newtextbookscostanarmandaleg.Trybuyingusedtextbooks—it’sasurefirewaytosavemoneyandservesthepurposeaswell.
●Doneverlookatcollegelifeasanendlessseriesofpartiesandsocialactivities.
Butthereisawholelotmoretocollegeifyou’reseriousaboutgraduating.Havingagoodcollegeexperienceisallaboutbalancingworkandfun.
●Beawarethatyourlivingenvironmentcanlargelyaffectyouracademicsuccess.Ifthedormdoesn’tsuityou,considerlivingathomewithyourfamilyorrentingyourownapartment.Thebestlocationforyourstudiesisn’talwaysyourdorm.Findaquietarea,likethelibrary,todoyourwork.Alternatively,buysomeheadphonesthatblockoutnoise.
●Bemindfulofyourdiet.Makehealthyfoodchoicesandwatchwhatyoueat.Avoidfoodsthatareprocessedorhighinsugar.The“freshman15”isreal.Manycollegestudentsgainatleast15poundsduringtheirfreshmenyear.
●Whileelectives(选修课)canbehelpfulwhenfiguringoutyourmajor,youshouldn’tentirelyrelyonthem.Clubsandotherorganizationsexistaround.Getinvolved.Makesure,though,thatyoustillhavetimetostudy.Havingtoomuchonyourplatecanhurtyourgrades.
24.Whichofthefollowingideascanbefinanciallywise?
A.Drivingyourowncar.B.Attendingactivities.
C.Rentinganapartment.D.Buyingusedbooks.
25.Inthetext,freshmenarerepeatedlywarnedagainst______.
A.trafficaccidentsB.physicalproblems
C.academicfailuresD.socialactivities
26.The“freshman15”tellsthefactthatsomefreshmen______.
A.takerelaxedattitudestotheirdiets
B.havelittleregularphysicalexercise
C.focuslessontheiracademicwork
D.attendlimitedactivitiesoncampus
27.Theunderlinedphrase“havingtoomuchonyourplate”probablyrefersto_____.
A.usingtoomuchmoneyformeals
B.takingpartintoomanyafter-classactivities
C.eatingtoomanyunhealthyfoods
D.takinganelectivethathastoomanystudents
C
KeepingpacewithteachersisafinewaytostudyEnglish.Teachersareexperiencedandtheirplansaresystematic.Butremembertoworkinawaythatsuitsyou.It'simportanttolearnfrompastmistakesaswell.Keepanotebooktomakearecordofthemistakesyoumake-it'llhelpyouavoidmakingthesameoneslater.
Thetimeoflifemaybehard,butyou'renotalone.Youmaybebusystudying,butyoucanshowyourcarebycallingyourfriendsorsendingshortmessages.Don'tletyourfriendshipsdie.
It'sasimportanttolivewellasitistostudywell.Goingtobednolaterthan11:
30pmisvital.Itputsyouintherightmoodforthenextday.Youneedn'tfollowaspecialdiet,butmakesureyouareeatingnutritiousmealseachday.
Thepersonwhoplayswell,studieswell.Havingalotofschoolworkdoesn'tmeanhavingtogiveupotheractivities.Playingbasketballorhavingatalkwithyourclassmatescanrelaxyourself.Time_outisnotawasteoftimebuthelpsyoustudymoreefficiently.
Besidestakingthebigexam,youhaveotherchoicesforcollege.ItooktheindependentenrollmentexamheldbyPekingUniversityandsomeotherstudentsevenwerepreparingtostudyabroad.Payattentiontoanyrelevantinformationyoucanfind,whetherit'sfromschool,thenewsmediaorothersources.
28.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttokeepyourfriendshipfresh?
A.Havefrequenttalkswiththem.
B.Alwayshavelunchwiththem.
C.Keepconnectionbysomeways.
D.Remainthematsomedistance.
29.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout________.
A.study B.healthC.relaxation D.friendship
30.Whichoneistheclosestmeaningto“Timeout”inParagraph4?
A.Pause.B.Exercise.C.Continuation.D.Sleep
31.Thepassageismainlywrittenbya(n)________.
A.editorB.studentC.teacherD.parent
D
Thearts,especiallymusic,shouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.Studentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperience.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskills,likepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.
Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudents,butalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamu