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贵州省安顺市平坝第一高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题
平坝第一高级中学2015-2016学年度第二学期
高二英语半期考试试卷
本试卷总分共150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分：
听力（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
第一节（共5小题）
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.Whatseasonisitnow?
A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Autumn.
2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shedoesn'thaveabike.
B.Hermothermadeupthestory.
C.Shedidn'ttellthemanthetruth.
3.Whatisthewomanmostprobably?
A.Aclerk.B.Alibrarian.C.Awaitress.
4.Whereisthewomangoingforholidaythisyear?
A.Canada.B.Turkey.C.Italy.
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hedoesn'twantthewomantoopenthewindow.
B.Hehascaughtacold.
C.It'stoocoldoutside.
第二节（共15小题）
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.What'stheweatherlike?
A.Warmandsunny.B.Coldandcloudy.C.Snowy.
7.Whowilldrivethemantowork?
A.Themanhimself.B.Thewoman.C.Fred.
8.Whenisitnow?
A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoo
n.C.Intheevening.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.Whenaretheygoingtomeet?
A.OnWednesdaymorning.
B.OnFridayevening.
C.OnWednesdayevening.
10.Whatistheprobablejobofthewoman?
A.Afilmstar.B.Amusician.C.Afootballplayer.
11.Whataretheygoingtodo?
A.Toseeafilm.
B.Tohavedinnertogether.
C.Toenjoyaconcert.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Atthewoman'shome.
B.Atamuseumofart.
C.Attheman'shome.
13.Wheredidthewomanbuytheprints?
A.InBoston.B.InNewYork.C.InaEuropeancity.
14.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Makeanothermuseumtour.
B.Organizeanexhibitionofart.
C.VisitsomeEuropeanpainters.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Sheishavingajobinterview.
B.Sheisinterviewingafamoussportsstar.
C.Sheismakingaselfintroductioninpublic.
16.Whywasthewomanoutofschoolforhalfayearduringhighschool?
A.Becauseshewasbadlyill.
B.Becauseshehadtoactinafilm.
C.BecauseherfathertookhertoAmerica.
17.Whatpart-timejobdidthewomandoatcollege?
A.Adesigner.B.Ateacher.C.Atravelguide.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.WhatpercentofthefouryearschoolsbeganaspublicagriculturalcollegesinAmerica?
A.About1/4.B.About1/24.C.About1/6.
19.Whenwastheideaofthelandgrantcollegedeveloped?
A.In1826.B.Morethan100yearsago.C.About200yearsago.
20.WhatdoweknowabouttheinternationalstudentsthisyearattheCollegeofAgriculturalSciences?
A.Thereare5graduatestudentsaltogether.
B.MostofthemarefromAfrica,AsiaandEurope.
C.Thereare205internationalstudents.
第二部分：
阅读理解
第一节（共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout,I
tisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.
Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodeh
orses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnew
neighbours.
Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymovedbacktoanapartment（公寓房间）inNewYorkCity.
Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseries（系列）ofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.
PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.
21.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.
A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours
B.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich
C.don’twantothers
toknowtheyarerich
D.wanttobehappy
22.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.
A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCity
C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours
23.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.
A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates
C.hisneighbour’sn
ameD.notagoodname
24.Accordingtothewriter,itis______tokeepupwiththeJoneses.
A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.good
B
I’maChinesestudentstudyinginCanada.Ihavebeenaboarder（寄宿生）withtheCarsonsformorethanayearandahalf.
TheCarsonsliveintheirownhouse,whichhasfourbedroomsincludingtheoneinthebasement（底层）whichIlivein.JudydoesalltheworkinthehouseandAndrewisresponsiblefortheworkinthegarden.Whentheygooutintheevening,theyoftenaskmetolookaftertheirchildren.
Judy’sparents,Mr.andMrs.Morris,livedinanothercity.Judywastheironlychildandnaturallytheydotedon（溺爱）Judy’schildren.Theyoftensentthechildrenpresents.
LastAprilMr.Morrisdied.NowthatMrs.Morriswasquitealone,IexpectedthatJudywouldwanthertocomeandlivewiththem.Oneday,Margarettoldmegrandmawascomingtolivewiththemandherdaddyandmummywouldwantmyroomback.Thenewsdidn’tsurprisemeandthenextdayIwenttoJudyandaskedheraboutit.IsaidIcouldn’tthinkoflivingintheirbasementroomanylongerifitwasneededforMrs.Morris.Judyseemedsurprisedatfirst.Thenshetoldmetherewasnodeedformetomove,fortheyhadn’tyetcometoanydecisionabouthermothercomingtolivewiththem.
“NaturallyI’mworriedaboutmymother.Shehasbeeninpoorhealth.”Shesmiledsadlyandadded.“Tobehonest,Andrewandmymotherhavenevergotonwell.We’llwaitabitandseewhathappens.PerhapsMoterwillbeallrightlivingherself,ofperhapstheywillbothchangetheirminds.”
Thatwassixmonthsago.DuringthistimeI’veheardthatMrs.Morrishashadtwoillnessesandthatherhealthhasgotworse.AnursinghomewasmentionedoncebutMrs.Morrisrefusedtogothere.Souptonowshe’sstilllivingaloneandI’mstilllivinginthebasementroom.
25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Mrs.MorriswascomingtolivewiththeCarsons,sotheyaskedthespeakertomove.
B.Judyhadnobrothersorsisterstolookafterhermother.
C.Mrs.Morrislovedhergrandchildrenverymuch.
D.TheCarsonsoncesuggestedthatMrs.Morrisgotoliveinanursinghome.
26.Whydidn’tMrs.Morriscometolivewithherdaughter’sfamily?
A.Becausethespeakerlivedinthebasementroomandtherewasnootherroomforhertolivein.
B.Becauseshedidnothaveagoodrelationshipwithherson-in-law.
C.Becauseshewasinratherpoorhealthandcouldnotcome.
D.Becauseshedidnotwanttoleaveherownhouse.
27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MyLandlady.B.TheBoarder.
C.FamilyRelationshipsisCanada.D.NursingHomesandtheAged.
C
TodayI’llbetalkingabouttheinventionofthecameraandphotography.Thecameraisoftenthoughttobeamoderninvention,butasearlyas1727,aGermanphysicistdiscoveredthatlightdarkenssilversalt.Usedasacamera,a
bigboxwassetup,andasmallholewascutinonesidetoletthelightin;hemadetemporarypicturesonthesalt.Silversaltisstillthebaseofthephotographicfilmtoday.ThenaFrenchscientistmadethefirstpermanent（永久的）picturebyusingaspecialpieceofmetalwhichwascoveredwithsilversalt.Aphotographhemadein1826stillexists.
ThepainterDeGearimprovedtheprocess（制作法）bycoveringthemetalalsowithplacingthecommonsaltwhichwecaneat.Thiswasin1839,theofficialdateofbeginningofphotographs.Buttheproblemwastheprintingofthephotographs.Anditwasn’tuntilotherscientistsdevelopedthekindofphotographicpaperwenowusethatgoodprintswerepossibleandphotographybecametrulymodern.Inthe1870’s,MatthewBradeywasabletotakehisfamouspicturesinAmericanCivilWar.Inthe20’softhiscentury,GeorgesMannoftheUnitedStatessimplifiedfilmdeveloping（冲洗）,andDrEdwardLaneinventedtheso—called‘InstantCamera’whichusesself—developingfilm.Ifwesayphotog
raphycameintoexistencein1839,itfollowsthatittookmorethan100yearsforthecameratoreachitspresentconditionoftechnicalrefinement（密度）.
28.Whatdiscoverywasthebasisofphotography?
A.Lightdarkenssilversalt.
B.Lightdarkensnaturalsalt.
C.Lightdarkenssilver.D.Lightdarkensself--developingfilm
29.Howwasthefirstpermanentpicturemade?
A.Bymakinguseofspecialpaper.B.Byaddingcommonsalttosilversalt.
C.Bygivingaslightcolourtothesilversalt.D.Byusingaspecialpieceofmetal.
30.AccordingtothespeakerwhyisMatthewBradeyrememberedtoday?
A.Hewasa
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