高二英语下学期期中模拟考试试题

高二下学期期中模拟考试英语试题满分:150分时间:120分钟第一部分听力（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 was the weather like when Beth was at the beach?A. Cloudy.B. Sunny.C. Rainy.2. What will the man do next Friday?A. Attend a party.B. Go on a business trip.C. E-mail the woman a report.3. How did the woman hear about the wedding?A. Simon told her face to face.B. She got the invitation.C. Bettina phoned her.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At home.C. At a supermarket.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What the apartment manager is like.B. When the man met the apartment manager.C. Whether the man likes the apartment manager.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至7题。

6. What does the man think of his job?A. Boring.B. Enjoyable.C. Challenging.7. What does the man’s sister do?A. A travel agent.B. A hotel manager.C. A university student.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Take him to a dance party.B. Send him back to the hotel.C. Show him around New Orleans.9. How did the man come to meet the woman?A. By taking a boat.B. By taking a streetcar.C. By walking there.10. What does the man want to do?A. Go to a jazz club.B. Boat on the river.C. Have a rest.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What color is the man’s shirt now?A. Bright red.B. Light pink.C. Bright pink.12. How did the man wash his shirt?A. He had it dry-cleaned.B. He washed it by hand.C. He washed it in a washing machine.13. What will the man probably do in the end?A. Keep his shirt.B. Return his shirt.C. Change his shirt.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What do we know about the man?A. He has been to the hotel before.B. Someone booked the hotel for him.C. He has once changed his name.15. When will the man get to the hotel?A. At 9:15.B. At 9:40.C. At 10:00.16. Where will the man have dinner tonight?A. In his room.B. On the plane.C. In the hotel restaurant.17. How will the woman help the man?A. By calling him a taxi.B. By preparing a sandwich for him.C. By picking him up from the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How will the new runners register(登记)?A. By telephoning Carol Beaton.B. By going to the club in person.C. By filling the form e-mailed to them.19. How much should be paid for all the races through the summer?A. Five dollars.B. Four dollars.C. One dollar20. What color shirts do the fastest runners wear?A. Orange.B. Red.C. Blue.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was intended to drag me down. At this time, a boy approached me. He stood right before me, and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals(花瓣)all worn. Wanting him to take his flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then turned to the other side.But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, “ It really smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it. Here, it's for you.”The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave .So I reached for the flower, and replied, Just what I need .But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid-air. It was then that I noticed that the boy was blind.I heard my voice quiver(轻微颤抖) and at the same time my tears shone like the sun. As I thanked him for picking the very best one, he smiled and said, “you're welcome.” And then he ranoff to play, unaware of the impact he’d had on me.I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old tree. Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true sight.Through the eyes of the blind boy, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I had been blind. From now on I vowed to see beauty and appreciate every second that's mine. Then I held the flower up to my nose and breathed its fragrance and smiled as that young boy.21. When she sat down to read on the bench, the author __________________.A. felt relaxed and peacefulB. felt upset and unhappy with her lifeC. wanted to have a friend keeping her companyD. felt proud to have overcome the difficulties in life22. The author decided to take the flower at first because _________________.A. she was really moved by the boyB. she didn't want to hurt the young boyC. she thought the flower was really beautifulD. she didn't like being bothered by the boy any more23. Which of the following can best describe the boy?A. Kind and optimistic.B. Independent and active.C. Handsome and intelligent.D. Warmhearted and sensitive.BThis activity will melt away the pounds, build your body and leave you on an emotional high. Yet the form of exercise, the fitness trend of the year, does not require gym membership or a personal trainer. All you need to do is walk.“Walking is a refreshing alternative to complicated aerobic (氧) routines and overpriced gym membership,” says personal trainer Lucy Knight, author of a new book on the exercise. “It is free, enjoyable and already a part of everyday life. All you need to do is correct your technique, walk faster and for longer and you will lose weight.”There is much evidence of the benefits of walking. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh recently discovered that overweight people who walked briskly (快) for 30 to 60 minutes a day lost weight even if they didn’t change any other lifestyle habits. Another American study found that people who walked for at least four hours a week gained less weight than couch potatoes as they got older. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts medical school found that people who walked every day had 25 percent fewer colds than those who sat a lot. Best of all, walking makes you feel good about yourself. “For people suffering from depression, walking three to four times a week for 30 minutes has been shown to lift their mood,” says Knight.But how to walk your way to weight loss and wellness? Health experts recommend that we should walk 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy. Actually you would probably need to walk at least 16,000 steps a day to lose weight. “Your workout plans depend on your level of fitness. You should aim to progress by increasing your walking time by five minutes every two weeks, and walk a bit faster. In just three months, the results should speak for themselves,” sa ys Knight.24. What is the latest fitness trend according to the passage?A. Brisk walking.B. Losing weight.C. Working out in a gym.D. Exercising with a personal trainer.25. Studies and researches are mentioned in the passage to show walking _______.A. is gaining increasing popularityB. benefits people in different aspectsC. is an enjoyable way to lose weightD. involves different groups of people26. It can be learned from the last paragraph that _______.A. 1600 steps a day is needed for weight lossesB. the effect of walking is noticeable over timeC. your fitness level depends on your health expertsD. changing the walking time every day is necessaryCA hybrid electric vehicle (混合动力车) or HEV is a vehicle driven by the combination of petrol engine and electric motor. Terrence has been driving a HEV for five years. He really doesn’t understand why more people aren’t accepting them. “I probably spend about $ 7 a day on petrol,” the taxi driver told news. com. au. In his previous conventional vehicle Terrence said he was spending up to $ 30 a day on petrol, meaning he saves almost $ 6000 every year.The Toyota spokesman said this was quite a high saving and official tests estimate (估计) an average driver would only save about 33 percent off their current bill. This means a driver paying $ 30 a day on petrol would see their bill drop to about $ 20 using the hybrid. “A taxi driver that drives in built-up areas a nd spends little time on highways will notice a higher fuel saving,” he said. “Low speeds allow the electric motors to be used more and the petrol engine used less.”While some people are skeptical about how reliable hybrids are, Terrence said he had never run out of power. His Camry cost about $ 34,000 and so after five years, it’s nearly paid for itself. “For cab drivers, it’s a real advantage because of the cost-effectiveness,” he said. Terrence has no complaints about the car. “I love it, the calm and q uietness of it, the simplicity of it—you just jump in and go. The maintenance（保养）is really low. But the only difficulty is finding someone to service the car as there are not many experienced mechanics（机修工）.”Terrence said it’s “extraordinary” that more drivers aren’t buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more. “I think people have a view that you have to plug it in, which is not true. A lack of information about the cars may be stopping people from taking the pl unge. It’s not promoted at all for the public to understand—it’s simplifying the actual owning of a car—you don’t have to do so many things to own it and run it, it’s just so much simpler. Why wouldn’t the government promote such a thing?”27. How much does an average driver save each day by driving a hybrid, according to the Toyotaspokesman?A. $30.B. $20.C. $10.D. $7.28. Terrence’s problem with his HEV at the moment is about the ________.A. speedB. powerC. priceD. service29. When saying “extraordinary”, Terrence thinks it is ________.A. understandableB. wonderfulC. doubtfulD. unbelievable30. What does Terrence think prevent the popularity of hybrid cars?A. The difficulty in servicing the car.B. The restriction of the government.C. The lack of information about HEV.D. The inconvenience with charging the car.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。