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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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