52016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

四川省双流中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

第I卷（选择题）1至8页，第II卷（非选择题）第9至10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2. 答选择题时，务必使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3. 答非选择题时，务必使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定位置上。

4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。

5. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。

第I卷（100分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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 do we learn from the conversation?A. There will be a math exam tomorrow.B. Today is the man’s birthday.C. The man doesn’t like math exams.2. What color is the woman’s dress?A. Blue.B. White.C. Black.3. When did the man’s daughter set a new world record?A. In 1999.B. In 2005.C. In 2009.4. What does the man mean?A. He moved the desk alone.B. He had some classmates move the desk.C. His classmates helped him move the desk.5. What time is it now?A: 3:10. B: 3:15. C. 4:10.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、7题。

6. Who might the man be?A. A waiter.B. The woman’s friend.C. The woman’s husband.7. Where was the wallet found?A. In the restroom.B. At the cash desk.C. On the table.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are those children like?A. Shy.B. Active.C. Selfish.9. Why does the woman have to leave?A. Because her children are ill.B. Because her parents are in poor health.C. Because her friends made her leave.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What happened to the man?A. He got up late in the morning.B. He stayed up all night reading.C. He felt asleep while reading.11. What makes the man sleepy when reading?A. He doesn’t like reading.B. He didn’t sleep well last night.C. He doesn’t understand the meaning of the book.12. What may help to better understand a book?A. Find the main idea first.B. Skip the difficult parts of the book.C. Recite the details of the book.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a party.B. In a shop.C. In a game room.14. Whose birthday is coming?A. The man’s.B. The woman’s brother’s.C. The woman’s son’s.15. How much does the woman plan to spend?A. $50.B. $30.C. $20.16. What does the woman choose at last?A. A book about PC games.B. A magic car.C. A pencil-box.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the man talking to?A. His students.B. His parents.C. His children.18. Why was the man’s mother mad at him?A. He didn’t become a doctor.B. He painted everywhere in the house.C. He was crazy about taking photos.19. What is the man’s father?A. A painter.B. A doctor.C. A photographer.20. What do we learn about the man?A. He gave up his dream because of his mother.B. He feels extremely regretful.C. He still paints as a hobby.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。

AWhen Shakespeare was twenty-one, he went to London to try his fortune in that great city, and a very interesting place was the London of his day.There was the famous London Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.Then, too, there were the daily crowds where people from all over the world could be seen. Knights，scholars and the highwayman (拦路强盗）or thief，who had been infamous for his clever robberies, passed by each other. Here, also, were noblemen dressed in gold, from Italy and Spain and France; slaves from Spanish America, sea captains and ministers, soldiers and servants—all held by chance or interest within the gray walls which circled London, and whose gates gave welcome to as strange a crowd as could be found in the world.Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn. And before long all these strange sights were as familiar to him as the faces of his own town’s residents. Each one told its story to him so plainly that, as before he had learned the secrets of the fields and woods, so now he learned men and men’s interests that make up the great world.And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays, he made such use of them as no writer ever made before or since; for it is the use of this knowledge of the world, combined with his own genius, that makes Shakespeare the greatest dramatist that has ever lived.21.Which of the following best describes Shakespeare?A．Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.B．Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London. C．Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.D．Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.22. What does the word “one” in paragraph 5 refer to?A．Face. B．Sight. C．Crowd. D．Resident23. The passage probably comes from______．A．an announcement B．an advertisement C．a textbook. D. a posterBIs it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient custom which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always evil and usually foolish, but in the past the human race managed to live with it. Modern skill has changed this. Either man will stop war, or war will stop man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the greatest danger, but bacteriological( 细菌的) or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeeded in stopping war, there would be no danger for us. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not by contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in massacre (大屠杀),but by judging in accordance with agreed rules of law. It is not easy to change old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.There are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology (意识形态)would prevent war. I believe this to be a complete error. All ideologies are based upon beliefs without proof which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Those people who believe them are willing to go to war in support of them.The movement of world opinion during the past two years has changed very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a common belief that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course, very difficult problems remain in the international world, but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that agreements should be reached even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between East and West, but between Man and the bomb.24.From the first paragraph we can know that __ __.A．dangerous weapons are forbidden in modern societyB．we may face greater threat from weaponsC．man’s idea of victory has changedD．dangerous weapons can stop war25.From the passage we can know ______.A．it is impossible to live without warB．war will be stopped by modern skillC．war must be stopped if man wants to surviveD．the difference between East and West will cause war26.The author believes that the only way to stop war is to____.A．take possession of stronger weaponsB．let the stronger side take over the worldC．settle international issues through agreementsD．destroy bacteriological and chemical weapons27. Which of the following words can best describe the a uthor’s feeling in writing this passage? A．Disappointed. B．Doubtful. C．Worried. D．Hopeful.CIn the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA name lists will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stern happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his view for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.“Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy（战略，策略）in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcast in more than 200countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to find internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 —and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic —number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons（偶像）in-waiting. It is the last revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.28. It can be inferred from the passage that______________. .A. European countries will host the 2004 NBA gamesB. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBAC. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be greatD. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA29. What does NBA intend to do in China now?A. NBA intends to overcome all the Chinese teamsB. NBA intends to help Chinese teams develop wellC. NBA intends to mak e China its “marketing center”D. NBA intends to broadcast the NBA’s live basket games in China30. When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to_.A. the USAB. native AmericansC. the NBA training centerD. farms in the States31. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?A. The Non-American Basketball PlayersB. More Foreign Players to join the NBAC. NBA Is Making Big ProgressD. NBA Is Coming to ChinaDWhat does it mean to cry over a book? “I’m a reader who did not weep,” Ruth Graham, a well-known critic, wrote. “Does this make me heartless? Or does it make me a grown-up?”Tears have played a surprisingly important part in the history of the novel. Readers have always asked about the role that emotion plays in reading: What does it mean to be deeply moved by a book? Which books are worthy objects of our feelings?In different times, people answered those questions in different ways. In the early eighteenth century, when the novel wa s still a new form, crying was a sign of readers’ virtue. “Sentimental” novels, full of touching scenes, gave readers an occasion to exercise their “finer feelings.” Your tear proved that you were likely to feel the suffering of others.At that time, sentimental novels were hugely popular, but also easy to attack. Tears, after all, had no necessary connection to actual virtue, and they could be not true As the critic John Mullan points out, by the end of the eighteenth century, the word “sentimental” h ad acquired a new meaning —“addicted to low emotion” — bringing it closer to the meaning that it has for us today.In the nineteenth century, the meaning of tears evolved in two different directions. Some writers sought to waken “higher” feelings in t heir readers: Victorian sentimentalists wrote touching scenes in an effort to inspire social and political reform. However, the “sensation” novel, a different type of Victorian best-seller, showed that tears could be enjoyable in themselves. Sensation novels were the leaders of the modern thriller and mystery. Heavy on secrets, and madness, they were known for creating physical “sensations” in their readers — trembling, a fast beating heart, and tears. But these were tears without moral purpose or effect.Today’s debate about crying while reading looks back on all of this history. The debate, in fact, is about why books matter to us, and what reading is “for.” Talking about what makes us cry is a way of talking about ourselves.32. What was people’s atti tude towards crying over novels in the early 18th century?A. Doubtful.B. Positive.C. Uncaring.D. Worried.33. From the passage we can know that “sensation” novels _________.A. aimed for social and political reformB. helped understan d others’ sufferingC. consisted of many touching scenesD. tended to amuse the readers34. The author presents this text mainly ________.A. by providing examplesB. by making comparisonsC. by following the order of timeD. by following the order of importance35. What’s the best title for the text?A. Sentimental novels & sensation novelsB. Crying while reading through centuriesC. The history of the novelD. Why books matter to us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。