高二英语期中考试题(A)

高二英语期中考试题（A）时间：20150508本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

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. What color dress will Susan wear?A. Red.B. Blue.C. Yellow.2. What does the man invite the woman to do?A. Go swimming.B. Run in the park.C. Have a walk.3. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Clean the window.B. Take a picture of her.C. Tell her how to use a camera.4. When is Sara's class?A. 6 o'clock.B. 7 o'clock.C. 8 o'clock.5. Where are the speakers probably?A. In the hospital.B. On a bus.C. In the kindergarten.第二节请听下面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。

高二英语（A）1/12听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What has the weather been like lately?A. Dry.B. Wet.C. Windy.7. Why was the truck driver taken to prison?A. He started a fire.B. He caused a car accident.C. He was going to do something against the law.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why does the man come to see the woman?A. To get some medicine.B. To have his temperature taken.C. To get a note for a day's leave.9. What's the matter with the man？A. He has caught a cold.B. He has nothing wrong at all.C. He has something serious to die.10. What will the woman do to the man?A. Talk with his teacher about him.B. Punish him for his lying.C. Forgive him.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where does the woman's brother work?A. At a school.B. At a company.C. In a bank.12. When did the woman's brother get married?A. Two years ago.B. Three years ago.C. Five years ago.13. Why does the man think Jackson is lucky?A. His parents are very rich.B. His mother cooks very well.C. He is learning two languages.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14. How long was the flight late?A. An hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.15. For what reason was the plane put off the longest time?A. The storm.B. The engine.C. The bomb.16. What happened during the woman's plane trip?A. She had a terrible nightmare.B. She discovered a bomb on the plane.高二英语（A）2/12C. She had many unexpected experiences.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. How long does the speaker spend on painting every week?A. Three days.B. Four days.C. Five days.18. When did the speaker learn to use watercolors and oils?A. In primary school.B. During high school.C. At art college.19. What will the speaker do in the end?A. Play a video.B. Talk with other artists.C. Ask some questions.20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Why he loves painting.B. How he developed his hobby.C. what he does in the painting club.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIn 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new idea: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity(一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.高二英语（A）3/12Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate(复制) the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches.Today McDonald’s is really a household name. In 1976, McDonald’s had over $ l billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.21. This passage mainly talks about _______.A. the development of fast food servicesB. how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar businessC. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonaldD. Ray Kroc’s business talent22. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _______.A. a drive-inB. a theaterC. a cinemaD. a barbecue restaurant23. We may infer from this passage that _______.A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to KrocB. the place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-inC. forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurantsD. Ray Kroc was a good businessman24. The passage suggests that _______.A. creativity is an important element of business successB. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothersC. Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray KrocD. California is the best place to go into businessBEP Portable HeaterWe all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their高二英语（A）4/12heating bills with the EP Portable Heater. With over one million satisfied customers around the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs almost silent.The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of EP only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets.The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters, you’ll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.The advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room.The EP comes with a 3-year warranty(保修) and a 60-day, no questions asked, satisfaction guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied, return it at our expense and your money will be given back to you.Now, we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. If you order after that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted price.Take action right now!25. What is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?A. the heat of the EPB. the safety of the EPC. the appearance of the EPD. the material of the EP26. From the passage, we can learn that the EP _______.A. doesn’t burn up oxygenB. runs without any noiseC. makes people get sleepyD. is unsuitable for children and pets27. The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means _______.A. continuouslyB. separatelyC. quicklyD. equally28. The main purpose of the passage is to _______.A. persuade people to buy the productB. advise people to save on heating billsC. report the new development of portable heaters高二英语（A）5/12D. compare the functions of different heater brandsCShould parents ever hit their children?Research suggests many of us are likely to respond “no”, and public support for spanking（打屁股）has been falling over the years．But surveys also show that 75 percent to nearly 90 percent of parents admit to spanking their child at least once．I was raised in a zero-tolerance home for disrespect, and my parents often turned to physical punishment．And, no, I don' t feel I was damaged by it．Nothing is more annoying than watching ill-mannered behavior from children．But there is data to suggest that a return to old-school spanking isn't the answer．Two years ago, Newsweek reported that it had found data suggesting that teens whose parents used physical punishment were more likely to become aggressive．Murray Straus, professor at the University of New Hampshire in America, has studied the topic of children and spanking for decades．He said that children who were physically punished have lower IQs than their peers．It may be that children with lower IQs were more likely to get spanked, but the punishment may have been counterproductive （反作用的）to their mental development, as well．Some researchers make the argument that occasional open-handed smacks （用巴掌打）on the bottom are not only harmless but can have some benefit．Last year, Marjorie Gunnoe, a psychologist at Calvin College, studied teens who have never spanked．There are a greater number of children growing up without ever having been physically punished．Gunnoe’s research suggests they don' t turn out any better than those who were sometimes spanked．There are some parents who simply cannot control their tempers （脾气）．But I still believe that the best parents are the ones who are able to offer fair and firm discipline without ever turning to physical punishment．29．According to the first three paragraphs, the author was probably hit by her parents when .A．they were dissatisfied with her gradeB．she showed no respect for the elder高二英语（A）6/12C．they cannot control their temperD．their discipline turns out to be not strict enough30．According to Murray Straus, children who are physically punished ____ ．A．are less aggressive toward others when they get olderB．have slower physical developmentC．benefit from occasional spankingD．may develop lower IQs than their peer31．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?A．40 percent of children grow up without ever being spankedB．Children who suffer less physical punishment are better studentsC．Occasional open-handed spanking on the bottom are mentally harmfulD．Researchers disagree over whether smacking is mentally harmful to childrenDAmong various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as they can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the tr oubles of other people’s lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.高二英语（A）7/12Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the one s who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation.32. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are ____.A. more interestingB. more formalC. more detailedD. unusually popular33. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A. Family income planning.B. Nation hatred.C. A new type of robot.D. Street accident.34. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_____.A. have become the only ones of its kindB. attract different peopleC. appear at different times of the dayD. exploit the weaknesses in human nature35. Which statement about the passage is Not true? ______A. Jerry Springer show is like poisonous waste, so nothing can be learnt from it.B. The two kinds of talk shows are opposite in content.C. Opera Winfrey show is helpful for those middleclass AmericansD. Jerry Springer show attracts those who are young and in trouble.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。