江苏省镇江中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省镇江中学2017届高二上学期期中考试

高 二 英 语 试 题

注： 本试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。请将本试卷选择题作者答题卡上，非选择题做在答卷上。

一、听力（10分，每小题0.5分）

第一节（共5小题）

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的阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 1、What will Dorothy do on the weekend?

A. Go out with her friend B. work on her paper 2、What was the normal price of the T-shirt?

A. ＄15 B. ＄30 3、What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?

A. To attend a wedding B. To visit an exhibition 4、When does the bank close on Saturday?

A. AT 1:00 pm B. AT 3:00 pm 5、where are the speakers?

A. In a store B. In a classroom 第二节 （共15小题）

C. Make some plans C. ＄50

C. To meet a friend C. AT 4:00 pm C. In a hotel

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6 What do we know about Nora?

A She prefers a room of own B She likes to work with other girls 7、What is good about the flat?

A It has a large sitting room B It has good furniture 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.where has Barbara been?

A. Milan. B. Florence. 9 .What has Barbara got in her suitcase?

A . Shoes. B. Stones. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Who is making the telephone call?

A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Landon. 11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?

A. His wife. B. His boss. 12. What is the message about?

A. A meeting. B. A visit to France 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

C She lives near the city center C It has a big kitchen

C. Rome. C. Books.

C. Jack Cooper. C . His secretary. C. The date for a trip.

13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?

A. A person who saw the accident. B. The driver of the lorry. C. A police officer. 14 . What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?

A. Walking along Churchill Avenue. B. Getting ready to cross the road. C. Standing outside a bank. 15. When did the accident happen?

A. At about 8:00 am. B. At about 9:00 am. C. At about 10:00 am. 16. How did the accident happen?

A.A lorry hit a car. B.A car ran into a lorry. C.A bank clerk rushed into the street 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the talk mainly about?

A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day. 18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new student?

A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs. C. In the classrooms. 19.What can students do in the practical areas?

A. Take science courses. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Attend workshops. 20. When are the visitors expected to ask question?

A. During the lunch hour. B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of labs.

二、单项选择（15分，每小题1分）

21. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ______ second chance to make_____ first impression.

A. a; the B. the; the C. a; a D. the; a 22. _____ to give up smoking, he threw away his ___ cigarettes A. Determined; remained B. Determined; remaining C. Determining; remaining D. Determining; remained 23. I feel it is your husband rather than your parents who ________ for the spoiled child . A．is to blame B. should blame C. are to blame D. is to be blamed 24. — It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night. — My god! _______. A. So were you B. So was I C. So did I D. So I did 25. Asked if he could come to the party that night, _____.

A. there was no reply from him B. they did not get an answer from him C. nothing was said from his mouth D. John nodded his head and left the room 26. We ________ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A．should face B．might face C．could have faced D．must have faced 27. He would surely have finished the job on time if he _________ to do it in his own way.

A. were left B. should leave C. had left D. had been left 28. Statistics show that men have _____ as women do for every mile they drive.

A. serious accidents as twice many B. twice as many serious accidents C. twice serious accidents as many D. serious accidents as many twice 29. After six months in hospital, he felt as if he were ______ from the outside world.

A. cut back B. cut off C. cut up D. cut down 30. The number must be wrong, because I can’t ____________ to you the whole afternoon.

A. put through B. get through C. go through D. come through

31. ---Would you please give us a talk on modern science?

---_________, but I'm leaving for New York tomorrow. A. It doesn’t matter B. I hope so C. It all depends D. I wish I could

32. . Scientific research shows although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than____ produced by a car.

A. that B. one C. the one D. those

33. Tourism, _____ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there.

A. when B. while C since D. as 34. ____ visited the Shanghai World Expo is sure to tell you the place is worthy ____ twice.

A．Those who have; visiting B．Whoever has; visiting C．Those who have; to be visited D．Whoever has; to be visited 35. The old worker insisted that he old and back to the working post again. A. not be; be sent B. not be; was sent C. wasn’t; be sent D. wasn’t; was sent

三、完形填空(20分，每小题1分)

One day, I saw three teenage girls were walking up the street together, _____36_____ they didn’t seem together at all. ____37_____ they walked side by side, they weren’t _____38______ to each other. They weren’t laughing together. ____39_____each girl’s eyes rested firmly on their hands outstretched in front of them ____40___ in each girl’s palm was a cell phone. I am not ___41___ why they weren’t talking to each other. With today’s _______ it is hard to tell. Still, it made me shake my head to _____43______ that something as small as a cellphone could put so much ____44_____ between girls who were so close together.

Since the beginning of time, ideas and ____45____ have flowed into the minds of people, and people have used these ideas and inventions to both help and __46__ themselves. The person who first cast metal saw his idea turned into ploughshares（犁头）that helped _____47____ thousands and swords that killed thousands more. Nobel saw his invention of dynamite（炸药）used to __48__ apart mountains, to build roads for the _____49_____ of everyone. He also saw it used to blow apart bodies and end __50__ lives in war. Albert Einstein saw the ____51____ of his genius used to create abundant power that helps millions of people every day. He ___52___ saw it used to build bombs that could kill us all a hundred times over.

Every invention can be used to help us grow better and ____53____ together or it can be used to distance us and destroy us. The ____54___ is in how we use it. The key I feel is love. If there is someone right beside you who needs your love, don't be ____55_____ to turn off the electronics, look them in the eye, and give them a hug. 36. A. but 37. A. If only 38. A. pointing 39. A. Besides 40. A. when 41. A. sure 42. A. technology 43. A. wonder 44. A. effort 45. A. inventions 46. A. stop 47. A. settle

B. and B. As though B. coming B. Instead B. while B. doubtful B. situation B. think B. relation B. opinions B. blind B. feed

C. or D. so C. Even though D. Only if C. approaching D. talking C. Then D. Anyway C. although D. because C. confident D. anxious C. lifestyle D. options C. understand D. realize C. distance D. fun C. practice D. information C. control D. hurt C. save D. maintain

48. A. pull 49. A. benefit 50. A. homeless 51. A. idea 52. A. for sure 53. A. quicker 54. A. choice 55. A. passive B. tear B. goal B. fearless B. advantage B. as well B. higher B. result B. sorry C. blow C. dream C. careless C. fruit C. once again C. longer C. process C. afraid

D. cut

D. direction D. countless D. seed D. in time D. closer D. hope D.angry

四、阅读理解(22分，每小题2分)

A

Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.

A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”

The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. 56. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys? A. To drive them away.

B．To show what he had found in digging. D．To attract them to join him in the work. B．All work will end successfully. D．Goals will make us work harder.

B．A Boy Dug a Hole

D．Failure Is the Mother of Success

C．To show how beautiful the jar was. A. No dream can come true.

58. What can be learnt from the last paragraph of the text? C. Goals shouldn't be set too high

A. Joy in the Journey C．No Pains, No Gains

59. The best title for the text should be _____________.

B

This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store where I am employed as a shop assistant.

When you took my bag, I don’t know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the ￡5 was useful to you. If you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-cashing card is no longer valid, so it won’t be of much use to you.

Actually I don’t care about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I don’t suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!

I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers and notes that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?

Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasn’t even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably threw it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. We've looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.

I'm not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern life can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But I’ve lost just a little more faith in human nature. And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldn't answer that question. I wonder if you can.

59. In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to . A. describe the contents of the bag in detail

B．tell the thieves hardly any money was available D．give some suggestions to the three thieves B．The handbag itself. D．The check book in the bag. B．They think the case quite common. D．They are unable to find the thieves.

B．To express her affection for her valuable bag. D．To complain about the fall of morality.

C．state the fact that she was careless with the money A. The cash in her bag.

60. Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer? C．The papers and notes in the bag.

61. What can we conclude about the police? A. They have doubts about human nature. C. They show sympathy to the woman. 62. Why does the author write the letter? A．To give the thieves a serious warning. C．To call people’s attention to their belongings.

C

Death Valley, one of America’s great national parks, is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence of very real danger. Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3,000 meters into the sky. There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere. If there were water there, it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean.

Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley. The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57℃. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as 74℃. The extreme heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful.

Death Valley is a good example of the violence of nature. It contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide.

In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep

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