湖南省桃江县第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题

桃江一中2016年下学期期中考试试题卷高二英语试题第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30）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. What is the man going to do tonight?A. Go to the cinema.B. Watch TV.C. Prepare for a meeting.2. Which food is the man tired of?A. Chinese.B. Japanese.C. American.3. What does the man grow in his garden?A. Vegetables.B. Flowers.C. Fruits.4. What does the woman think the man should do?A. Buy second-hand books.B. Go to the college bookstore.C. Get cheaper books online.5. What does the man mean?A. He had a great dinner with Jane’s parents.B. He didn’t enjoy meeting Jane’s parents.C. He’d love to invite Jane’s parents over.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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the man probably?A. A policeman.B. A repairman.C. A postman.7. What will the woman do?A. Go to find Jodie.B. Sign for Jodie.C. Have a meeting.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8. What is the man’s office number?A. 714-555-2000.B. 909-555-2000.C. 714-555-2308.9. How can Mr James Johnson contact the man before 6:00pm?A. Call him at his office number.B. Come to his office.C. Call him at his cell phone number.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about his doctor’s advice.B. To discuss his health problem.C. To ask for information.11. What does the woman usually do in the health club？A. She dances.B. She swims.C. She plays tennis.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman goes to the health club twice a week.B. The speakers will meet in the health club tonight.C. The man will go to the hospital on Monday .听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Fellow worker.B. Strangers.C. Guide and tourist.14. What does the man do?A. A teacher.B. A doctor.C. A nurse.15. Where does the woman come from?A. Nepal.B. France.C. Switzerland.16. What do we know about the woman?A. She came to the place for work.B. She will go back home next week.C. She doesn’t know Elizabeth Morath.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17. What is the woman’s major?A. Painting.B. English.C. Japanese.18. When did the woman last see Lily?A. Three days ago.B. One week ago.C. Three years ago.19. What is Lily’s problem?A. She lacks chances to speak Chinese.B. She finds it difficult to write Chinese words.C. She doesn’t know how to remember Chinese words.20. Where does the woman plan to further her study?A. In China.B. In Italy.C. In England.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。

AA farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without takingthe baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。

”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.That even ing the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”21．The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .A. buy some food for his familyB. go to see a doctorC. buy some medicine for his wifeD. go to the cinema22．The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because .A. few people liked to go out on such a bad dayB. they were too badC. they were very expensiveD. it rained hard that morning 23．The farmer ran away quickly because .A. the policemen were coming towards him.B. his wife was waiting for him at homeC. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.D. he was afraid to see a dead man.24．The officer tried the farmer to .A. know if he had seen the dead man B .ask when he saw the dead manC. know who had killed the man D .ask if he had seen the knifeBCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinkingabout adopting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe for success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along smoothly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression（侵略，攻击） and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason f or this is probably that some of their body signals are just o pposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘Dog’, and dogs can learn how to talk ‘Cat’.What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was previously suspected. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets—to people who d on’t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.25．Some cats and dogs may fight when ________.A. they are cold to each otherB. they misunderstand each other’s signalsC. they look away from each otherD. they are introduced at an early age 26．What is found surprising about cats and dogs?A. They eat and sleep together.B. They observe each other’s behaviors.C. They know something from each other’s voices.D. They learn to speak each other’s language.27．It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ________.A. have common interestsB. have a common body languageC. are less different than was thoughtD. are less intelligent than was expected28．What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?A. We should know more about animals.B. We should live in peace with animals.C. We should learn more body languages.D. We should learn to live in harmony.CIn my thirty years as a time management speaker, I have observed a lot of what we can not and should not do to increase our daily results. Time management is not necessarily working harder, but quicker and smarter. Sometimes our mistakes will keep us from running at a full pace. Here are some time ma nagement mistakes we should all avoid to help us increase our daily efficiency:Start your day without a plan of action. Without a plan, you will have worked hard but may not have done enough right things. Time management is not doing the wrong things more rapidly. That just gets us nowhere faster. Time management is doing the right things.Work with a messy (凌乱不堪的) desk or work area. Studies have shown that the person who works with a messy desk spends, on average, one and a half hours per day in looking for things. That’s seven and a half hours per week. If you have ever visited the office of a top manager, you can easily find that he or she is working with a clean desk environment.Don’t take a lunch break. Many people do not take a lunch break. They work through that time period in the hope that it will give them more time to finish the task. Studies have shown that it may work just the opposite. After doing what we do for several hours, our mind will become boring. A lunch break, even a fifteen-minute break, gives us a chance to get our energy back again.29．The purpose of this passage is to ______________.A. show how to become a speaker.B. persuade us to get rid of Time ManagementC. tell us to avoid Time Management mistakesD. explain the importance of Time Management30．With a plan of action, you can ______.A. work harderB. do the wrong things more rapidlyC. get nowhere fasterD. avoid doing wrong things 31．Working with a messy desk or work area, you will ______.A. find the things you need easilyB. waste a lot of timeC. become a top managerD. save seven and a half hours per week 32．We may know from the passage that Time Management is about _______________.A. how to deal with a lunch breakB. how to do right things quicker and smarterC. how to avoid doing the wrong thingsD. how to get the quality of sleepDCharlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio, who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter’s car and taken it— using her key.Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter’s car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson spotted the Toyota Camry（丰田凯美瑞）and used her daughter’s key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home — without realizing that th e car wasn't her daughter’s.When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn’t find a record of it, they took a theft report.The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in thedriveway wasn’t hers. Anderson said she was able to find Vansant’s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university.When Anderson told Ch arlie the car was in her driveway, “It sounded really suspicious （可疑的）at first, as she wanted to hold the thing for ransom (赎金) , ” said Vansant. He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car. According to the pol ice report, the case was closed “because of mistaken car identity”, and Anderson wasn’t charged.Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the “thief”. “Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置）as well —so high-five for Toyota, I guess.”he said. 33．What does the underlined word “towed” mean in paragraph 3?A. remove.B. damaged.C. stolen.D. sold.34．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Mrs. Anderson’s daughter discovered the ca r her mother drove was not hers.B. Mrs. Anderson stole Charlie’s car at the request of her daughter.C. Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back.D. Mrs. Anderson used her daughter’s key to unlock Charlie’s car and d rive home. 35．What is likely to happen next according to the passage?A. Mrs. Anderson was charged with stealing a car.B. Charlie blamed Mrs. Anderson for mistakenly taking his car.C. The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation（补偿）.D. Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation.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。