湖南省醴陵市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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湖南省醴陵市高二英语下学期期中试题

湖南省醴陵市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

总分:

150分时量:

120分钟

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：

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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuyonline?

A.Somebooks.B.Apairofshoes.C.Askirt.

2.Whatistheweatherliketoday?

A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.

3.Howmanystudentshavetakentheexam?

A.Twenty-five.B.Forty.C.Fifty-five.

4.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Atarailwaystation.C.Atabusstop.

5.Whichbusshouldthewomantaketotheshoppingcenter?

A.TheNo.30busB.TheNo.3busC.TheNo.300bus.

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，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话读或独白两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。

6.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforthesuitcase?

A.400yuan.B.450yuan.C.500yuan.

7.Whatcolordoesthewomanwant?

A.White.B.Blue.C.Black.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whenwilltheshow,SurvivorGames,beon?

A.At7:

50.B.At8:

00.C.At8:

10.

9.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSurvivorGames?

A.It’sexciting.B.It’sboring.C.It’srelaxing.

10.WhowillwatchSurvivorGamestonight?

A.Themanalone.B.Bothofthem.C.Neitherofthem.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Customerandmanager.

B.Customerandwaiter.

C.Husbandandwife.

12.Whydoesthemanwanttotalktothemanager?

A.Togetawaiter’sservice.

B.Tocomplainaboutthefood.

C.Togetfreedrinks.

13.Whatdissatisfiedthewomanlasttime?

A.Thedrinks.B.Thelongdistance.C.Herseat.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whichlanguagedoesthewomanwishtolearn?

A.ChineseorEnglishB.ChineseorJapanese.C.FrenchorJapanese.

15.Whatisthewoman’snativelanguage?

A.French.B.Spanish.C.Italian.

16.WhoisworkinginChinanow?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewoman’sboyfriend.

17.Whichcountrywillthewomanvisitthissummerholiday?

A.France.

B.China.C.Spain.

听第10段材料，回答第

18至20题。

18.AtwhatagedidDaynastartwritingherbook?

A.Eight.B.Nine.C.Ten.

19.WhatwasthemostdifficultthingforDayna?

A.Writingthefirstparagraphofabook.

B.Writingcompositionsatschool.

C.Learningaboutwritingstyles.

20.WhydidDaynawritethebook?

A.Toinspirepeopletowrite.

B.Tomakepeoplehappy.

C.Toencouragepeopletoread.

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,D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

IfyouplantovisitFiji,youareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.

ThePoseidonResort

ThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealife.Thisresortcovers255acres.It’scoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon（咸水湖）thatcovers5,000acresandisabout90feetunderwater,givingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.

TheSabetoMudPool

Ifyou’relookingforsomethingunusualtodo,youcan’tpassupthemudpoolatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal（地热的）poolsfullofnice,warmmud.Gettingdownandintothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusual,butadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.

FireWalking

FirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingiswhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothis,youhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.

TheFijiMuseum

TheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyou’llseedatingback3,000-4,000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatmakesitfunny—ashoe.It’sbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandthe

only

thingleftwashisshoe.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.

21.VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcan_________.

A.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotel

B.openwindowstoseesealifeswimming

C.seesealifearoundthemintheroom

D.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife

22.Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?

A.Tofloatonthewarmmud

B.Tomakethemstrong

C.Toplaywiththewarmmud

D.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy

23.Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?

A.Tryingfirewalking

B.VisitingthePoseidonresort

C.GettingintotheSabetoMudPool

D.VisitingtheFijimuseum

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howtotravel.

B.Introducingsomeinterestingplacesforfun.

C.Howtochoosetheplacesofinterest.

D.Whypeoplelovetovisittheplaces.

B

LitaCabellutisoneofSpain’smostsuccessfulartists.Herpaintingsnowsellformorethan$100,000,butshespentherearlyyearslivingonthestreets.

Cabellutwasbornin1961.Whileshewasababy,shewasleftwithhergrandmotherbyherparents.Infact,shespentmostofhertimeoutwithotherhomelesschildrenonthestreets.

Shedidn’tgotoschoolanditnevercrossedhermindthatonedayshewouldbecomeanartist.SowhatchangedCabellut’slifesogreatly?

Cabel

lut’sgrandmotherdiedwhenshewasabout10yearsold.Andshelivedinanorphanage（孤儿院）beforebeingadoptedbyafamilyattheageof12.Theytookhertomuseumsandintroducedhertoart.OnepaintingbyGoya,afamousSpanishpainter,madeadeepimpressiononher.SheeventriedtocopyoneofGoya’sotherpaintings.Theresultwasnotverygood,butheradoptedfamilyencouragedhertokeeppainting.

Andforthefirsttimeinherlife,shealsostartedgoingtoschool.Shesays,“It’shardtostartlearningtoreadandwritewhenyouare13.IhadalotofprivateclassesathomebecauseIhadtolearneverything.”Sheslowlymadeprogressatschoolandstartedtolistentot

heradioprogramVoiceofArt.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,shekeptpainting.

Today,Cabellutisbestknownforherportraits（肖像画），whichincludenotonlypaintingsoffamouspeoplesuchasCharlieChaplin,butalsoordinarypeoplewhosomemightconsiderugly.

“Idon’tseeuglypeople,”saysCabellut.“Ipaintdifferentpeople.Ipaintpeopleinwhomyouneedtofindtherealbeautybehindtheskin.”

Shealwayssays,“Peoplearenotbuyingjustpaintings---it’sthemagicandemotionthatisthespiritofart.”

25.WecanlearnfromthetextthatCabellut_______.

A.hasn’tsucceededasanartist

B.ismorethanfiftyyearsoldnow

C.dreamedofbeinganartistasalittlegirl

D.wassenttoanorphanageafterherbirth

26.WhathappenedwhenCabellutwasabout10yearsold?

A.Shewenttoschoolforthefirsttime.

B.Shewasadoptedbyafamily.

C.Hergrandmotherpassedaway.

D.Hertalentforpaintingwasfirstfound.

27.WhatdoCabellut’spaintingsmainlyfocuson?

A.Theappearanceofdifferentpeople.

B.Therealbeautybehindeveryperson.

C.Famouspeopleindifferenttimes.

D.Peoplewhoareusuallyconsideredugly.

C

Melbourne（墨尔本）isthesecondlargestcityinAustralia,andisthecapitalcityofthestateofVictoria,alwaysincompetitionwithSydneyindifferentfieldssuchassportandeconomy.MelbourneislocatedneartheYarraRiverandforsometimewasthemaincityinAustralia.ItiscalledtheMarvelousMelbourneforitsuniqueenvironment;ithasmodernbuildings,beautifulbeachesandisthemostmulticulturalcityinthecountry.Itattachesalotofimportancetosports.ThatisshownbythecityhostingthefamousAustralianTennisOpen,theMelbourneCupandtheAustralianGrandPrix.

Melbournecanbeconsideredtheworld’slargestcityinarea,beingabout6,110squarekilometers.Ithasmanygardensandparkswhichoccupyathirdofthearea.

Thecitywasfoundedin1835byJohnBatman,anditsnameisinhonorof2ndViscountMelbourne,WilliamLamb,duringtheBritishoccupationofVictoria.Afterthat,Melbou

rnebegantogrowasacityandbusinesscentreonthenorthendofPortPhillip.In1847Melbournewa

sdeclaredacitybyQueenVictoria.

In1850,withthegolddiscovery,MelbourneturnedintoamajorportofVictoriaregion.TheMelbourne’shustleandbustlewasunbelievablethen,withshipsfromallovertheworldarrivingthere.In1854itspopulationincreasedbynearly400%.Thecitydevelopedquicklyandtheserviceindustrywasintroduced,andwithallofthisMelbournebecameamainfinancialcenterinAustralia.

Becauseofthegoldrush,Melbournereceivedmanymigrants（移民）frommanypartsoftheworld,especiallyfromItaly,Greece,Poland,TurkeyandVietnam.AllofthiscontributedtomakingMelbourneaveryspecialandvariedcity,andthismixturecanalsobeseeninitsrestaurants,architectureandfestivals.

28.MelbourneiscalledtheMarvelousMelbournebecauseof___________.

A.itslargepopulationB.itswonderfulsports

C.itsspecialhishistoryD.itsuniqueenvironment

29.WhenwasMelbournedeclaredacity?

A.In1835.B.In1847.C.In1850.D.In1854.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hustleandbustle”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Status.B.Success.C.Beingbusy.D.Beingpopular.

31.WhatbroughtmanymigrantstoMelbourne?

A.Melbourne’sculturaldiversity.

B.TheBritishoccupationofVictoria.

C.Theserviceindustry.

D.Thegoldrush.

D

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