叙州区第一中学校高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，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。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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（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。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。

1．What is Bob most probably doing?A．Watching a game. B．Playing basketball. C．Fishing.2．What is the man’s grandmother doing?A．Having a swim.B．Taking a bath.C．Reading an email.3．What are the speakers talking about?A．A noisy night. B．Their life in town. C．A place of living.4．When will the woman probably finish her homework?A．By 10:10. B．By 10:20. C．By 10:30.5．How many children are there in the classroom?A．Seven. B．Five. C．Twelve.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。

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．What does the woman think of the video?A．Satisfying. B．Disappointing. C．Confusing.7．Who is Lenny?A．A film actor. B．A video editor. C．A friend of the man.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What does the man want to do?A．Help the woman with her work.B．Go out with the woman.C．Have a talk with the woman.9．What was the woman asked to do?A．Write a new English paper.B．Add some pages to her English paper.C．Hand in her English paper next Friday.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Why does the man want to change the room now?A．It’s too smal l. B．It’s quite dirty.C．It’s very no isy.11．Where do the couple live?A．In Room 980. B．In Room 908. C．In Room 890.12．Why can’t the couple change their room today?A．There is no spare room available.B．The man’s wife is content to live in the room.C．The woman has to ask for the manager’s pe rmission.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Which crop does the man not grow often?A．Corn. B．Cotton. C．Wheat.14．How does the man pay the employees?A．Hourly. B．Weekly. C．Monthly15．What work does the man need to do?A．Irrigate his fields . B．Fix his machines. C．Apply farm chemicals.16．What do we know about the man?A．He works 12 hours a day in the winter. B．He has three full-time employees.C．He will start a new business.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Why is the man helping the woman?A．She’s been busy.B．She isn’t feel ing well. C．She doesn’t know what to do.18．What does the woman ask the man to do?A．Boil the water. B．Take care of the kids. C．Get the ingredients (原料) out.19．What will the speakers make at last?A．The sauce. B．The noodles. C．The meatballs.20．How often does the man help out in the kitchen?A．Never. B．All the time. C．Not usually.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

APure Yoga is devoted to serving the yoga community in Asia and beyond, offering a wide variety of classes such as Hatha Yoga, Hot Yoga, Yin Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga, etc. Our yoga classes are offered and taught by nearly 200 professional yoga teachers. Private Yoga is also available for learners of all levels. Pure Yoga constantly invites world-known teachers to lead guest teacher workshops.Class BookingsClass bookings can be made 2 days in advance of the class. It is important that you book your class in advance since some classes are more heavily attended than others.We also limit our class sizes so that they are not overcrowded. If the class you wish to take is full, we will place you on the wait list and inform you of an opening as soon as possible. To create the best experience for yourself and others, please follow these guidelines：No talkingThe yoga studio is a silent room. Please do not talk while in the studio and studio corridors.No eatingDo not eat in the studio.No shoesRemove your shoes before entering the practice rooms. Keep your shoes in your locker. Shoe lockers are also available for rental.No mobile phonesTurn your mobile phones off or to “vibrate”（震动）mode. Do not take phones into the practice rooms.Personal BelongingsDaily lockers are not for overnight use. Locks from any daily lockers that are kept overnight will be cut.21．Who will teach general learners yoga?A．Favorite yoga teachers. B．Professional yoga teachers.C．World-known yoga teachers. D．Private yoga teachers.22．When should you book your class?A．One month ahead of time. B．Two months ahead of time.C．Two days ahead of time. D．One day ahead of time.23．In the practice room, you can . .A．turn your mobile phones to “vibrate” mode.B．wear any shoes you like.C．talk with your friends on the phone. D．eat some snacks if you are hungry.BClimate change will increase US wildfires,and the smoky air will cause terrible problems in areas far beyond those burned,reports an environmental group Thursday.Two-thirds of Americans,or nearly 212 million,lived in states suffering from wildfire smoke three years ago,according to the report by the Natural Resources Defense Council(NRDC).These areas,which had smoke for at least a week,were nearly 50 times greater than those burned directly by fire.“It affects a much wide area of the United States than people have realized.” says author Kim Knowlton,a Columbia University health professor,adding the smoke can move up to hundreds of miles.She says the smoke contains air pollution and can cause several kinds of diseases.Texas was hit hardest in 2011,when smoke stayed for at least a week in areas that are home to 25 million people,according to NRDC’s report.Illinois,which recorded no wildfires within its borders,came second withnearly 12 million people affected by smoke that moved in from elsewhere.The other eight states with the most people in touch with smoky air were,in descending order: Florida,Missouri,Georgia,Louisiana,Michigan,Alabama,Oklahoma and Iowa.Nearly two dozen states had no wildfires within their borders in 2011,but eight of them still had at least one week of smoky air: Illinois,Missouri，Iowa,Kansas,Nebraska,Indiana,Wisconsin and Ohio.Only 18 states and the District of Columbia had no people in touch with at least a week of smoke that year,although five of them—Alaska,California,Hawaii,Nevada and Utah—had a large area burned by wildfires.The problem will only get worse.Knowlton says.Scientific research shows climate is causing higher temperatures and health problems.24．We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_______.A．climate change killed many AmericansB．there are fewer states burned by wildfiresC．every state had wildfire smoke for at least a weekD．most Americans suffered from wildfire smoke 3 year ago25．Which of the following states had wildfires within its borders in 2011?A．Iowa. B．Kansas.C．Ohio. D．California.26．The underlined word “descending” in the fourth paragraph probably means _______.A．going down B．coming trueC．looking practical D．turning back27．What is the text mainly about?A．Climate change causes more wildfires.B．Wildfire smoke becomes a serious health problem.C．More wildfires cause climate changes.D．Air pollution becomes a terrible problem.CFor the past 100 years, people believed middle age to be around 50 years old. This is a time when we start to grow old. However, new research says we have to change this. A study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIAS) in Austria and Stony Brook University in New York says middle age now starts at 60 or even 65, or older. Why?The biggest reason is that we are living longer. We are also healthier, we have better diets, we exercise more and we have more money to live in a nicer lifestyle. The IIAS said, ＂Since life expectancy has increased over the past several decades, and are continuing to increase, people once considered old should actually be viewed as more middle aged.＂The study was not a worldwide one so perhaps not everyone in all countries can say they are middle aged when they are 65. The researchers looked at populations in 39 Eu ropean countries, so this is good news for Europeans. Britain’s National Health Service warned against looking at this study and believing it to be 100 percent true. It said the researchers did not look at things which could reduce life expectancy: ＂We don’t know whether, for example, they factored (把……因素包括进去) in the possible impact of being unable to treat infections because of rising antibiotic (抗生素) resistance, or the increased numbers of people with diabetes (糖尿病) due to obesity.＂ It recommended healthy living, eating and exercise as a way to live longer.28．What do people believe for the past century?A．People start to grow old when they are about 50.B．Middle age is far beyond 50 years old.C．People will die at around 50 years old.D．Middle age is a time when people become ill.29．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?A．The main reason why we are living longer.B．The reason why middle age now starts at 60 or even 65.C．Life expectancy has increased.D．Middle aged people were once considered old.30．What do Britain’s National Health Service’s words mean?A．It believes the study to be true.B．To live longer, one should live a healthy life.C．There are more people who suffer from diabetes due to obesity.D．The researchers didn’t factor in the possible impact.31．What is the writer’s attitude towards the study?A．Indifferent. B．Supportive.C．Negative. D．Objective.DAround the World by WheelchairRick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs. However, he didn’t give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24, 901. 55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. He was determined to succeed. Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!＂Never Give Up On Your Dreams＂was his motto and he hasn’t given up yet. He completed his world tour raising $ 24 million. He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.32．What happened to Rick after the accident?A．He lost the ability of living.B．He had to spend his life in hospital.C．He couldn’t walk any more.D．He couldn’t do sports any more.33．When did Rick begin his tour around the world?A．At the age of 15. B．Soon after the accident.C．A year after the accident. D．At the age of 27.34．Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?A．To gather money for the spinal cord research.B．To learn about the people of other countries.C．To travel to different countries for fun.D．To take photos of beautiful mountains.35．From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) ___________ person.A．unhappy B．determinedC．careful D．quiet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。