高二下期半期考试英语试题附答案Word格式.docx

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A.Catchatrain.B.Seethemanoff.C.Goshopping.

5.Whydidthewomanapologize?

A.Shemadealatedelivery.B.Shewenttothewrongplace.

C.Shecouldn'

ttakethecakeback.

第二节（共15小题;

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料.回答第6.7题。

6.WhoseCDisbroken?

A.Kathy'

s.B.Mum'

s.C.Jack'

s.

7.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?

A.BuyheranewCD.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Giveher10dollars.

听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?

A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.

9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?

A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.

听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。

10.Whyisthemanattheshop?

A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.

C.Togetacamerachanged.

11.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?

A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.

12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?

A.Makeaphonecall.B.Waituntilfurthernotice.C.Comeagainthenextday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?

A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston..

14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?

A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.

I5.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?

A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.

16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?

A.IntheGuinnessCompany.B.Ataradiostation.C.Inamuseum.

18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?

A.Abird-shootingtrip.B.AvisittoEurope.C.Atelevisiontalkshow.

19.WhendidSirHugh'

sfirstbookofrecords

A.In1875.B.In1950.C.In1955.

20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?

A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts.B.Thefounderofthecompany.

C.Theoldestpersonintheworld

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑·

A

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?

Trysomeoftheseplaces:

.Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'

interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksignings（签名）bychildren'

sfavoritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

.Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,manykindsofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.

.GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.

Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.They'

llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding..Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

21.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit

A.aYoutheater

B.anartmuseum

C.anaturalhistorymuseum

D.ahands-onsciencemuseum

22.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?

A.Lookatrockcollections.

B.Seedinosaurmodels.

C.Watchpuppetmaking.

D.Giveperformances.

23.Whatdoes"

hands-onscience"

meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.

B.Learningsciencebydoingthings.

C.Ashowofkids'

sciencework.

D.Readingsciencebooks.

24.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencetextbook.B.Amagazine.

C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.

B

HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'

nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper-alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.

Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives（蜂房）.Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees'

nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,“thefollower”reachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.

Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.

25.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'

nest?

A.It'

ssmallinsize.B.It'

shiddenintrees.

C.It'

scoveredwithwax.D.It'

shiddenintheunderground.

26.Whatdothewords"

thefollower"

inParagraph2referto?

A.Abee.B.Abird.C.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.

27.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.

A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurch

C.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'

nests

28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoney

C.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey-Lover'

sHelper

C

Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafilm-studio（影棚）totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"

act"

wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.

Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,settinguptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,brightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"

snow"

.Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"

strongwind"

blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.

Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast（对比）.Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater'

sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!

Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilm”Stars”!

29.Whoistheauthor?

A.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.

C.Acrowd-sceneactorD.Aworkmanforscenesetting

30.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?

A.Theheavysnowfall.B.Theman-madescene.

C.Thelowtemperature.D.Thefilmbeingshown.

31.Whatwouldhappeninthe"

threeminutes"

mentioned,inthelastparagraph?

A.Anewscenewouldbefilmed.B.Morestarswouldactinthefilm.

C.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio.D.Thenextscenewouldbeprepared.

D

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"

Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"

orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.

Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:

Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.

Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"

andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.

Themultiplicationtables（乘法口诀表）areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.

:

:

Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming（突击学习）foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,b