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1、棠湖高高二下期半期考试英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 总分值：150分卷总分值95分注：请将卷的所有答案用2B铅笔填涂在机读卡相应的位置。第一局部：听力共两节，每题1.5分，总分值30分第一节：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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒中的时间来答复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. The woman has been working too hard. B. The woman is seeing a
2、 doctor. C. The woman is tired of her work.2. What does the woman mean? A. Her camera is of high quality. B. The man should buy a new camera. C. She lost her camera.3. What does the woman want to do? A. To buy some stamps. B. To mail something. C. To mail some letters.4. What does the woman think ab
3、out the mans plan? A. She thinks he is foolish. B. She thinks he works very hard. C. She thinks he is very clever.5. What does the woman think of the film? A. She thinks the film will win the prize. B. She doesnt think the film is good. C. She isnt interested in it.第二节：听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给
4、的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。并每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，答复第6至8题。6. Where is the man going? A. Washington D.C . B. China. C. New York.7. Has the girl ever been to the capital of America? A. No, never. B. Yes, only once. C. Yes, twice.8. How long will the girl s
5、tay in Washington D.C. ? A. One day. B. Two days. C. Three days.听第七段材料，答复第9至11题。9. How many children are there in Toms family? A. 7. B. 8. C. 9.10. What does his mother do? A. She owns a bake house. B. She runs a small family store. C. She works at a bread shop.11. Which thing does Thomas NOT say? A
6、. His brothers and sisters help his mom. B. His mom sells food like eggs and sugar. C. His mother enjoys her job very much. 听第八段材料，答复第12至14题。12. What is the man planning to do? A. He is moving to another school. B. He is planning to have a job. C. He is going to buy a new house.13. Which school did
7、the woman introduce to the man? A. Northlake High School. B. Southlake High School.C. Southeast High School.14. What does the man think of his school? A. Its an excellent school. B. Its a large school. C. There are too many students in this school.听第九段材料，答复第15至17题。15. Why did the man congratulate th
8、e woman? A. Because she looked wonderful. B. Because she would go to Spain. C. Because she had just got married. 16. Who is Mike? A. Marys husband. B. Marys classmate. C. One of Marys relatives.17. Where did the conversation take place? A. In the street. B. At a party. C. In Barcelona.听第十段材料，答复第18至2
9、0题。18. What time have the high schools In Edina, Minnesota start classes since 1996? A. 9:30. B. 7:30. C. 8:30.19. What do we learn from this text? A. Teenagers need more than nine hours sleep a night. B. Not all adults support changing the times that school starts. C. Students who do not get enough
10、 sleep like to be late for school.20. Who are against changing school start times? A. Usually parents. B. Usually school officials. C. Parents and school officials.第二局部：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空每题1.5分，总分值15分21.Kathy _ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.A. picked up B. took up C. made up
11、 D. turned up22. Yesterday evening, a taxi crashed into a truck, _ four people. 原创A. killed B. killingC. killsD. to kill23. We _ on this project for four hours. Lets have a rest.A. are workingB. have been workingC. workedD. are waiting24. Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, _ the au
12、dience can buy ice-cream.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. That25. _ the terrible flood of bad novels and poor work, there are good novelists. 原创A. SpiteB. In spiteC. AlthoughD. Despite 26. - Lily has decided to explore in the forest by herself. -She _ ask her boyfriend to if she _ go walking in the forest.
13、A. neednt to; dares to B. doesnt need; dares C. need not; dare toD. neednt; dare27. Niagara Falls is a great tourist _, drawing millions of visitors every year.A. attentionB. attractionC. attack D. contribution28. I wish that you _ your birthday party although there was not a birthday cake. 原创 A. en
14、joyed B. have enjoyedC. had enjoyedD. enjoy29. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, _.A. hungry and tiredlyB. hungry and tired C. hungrily and tiredlyD. hungrily and tired30.The performance _ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early.A. coveredB. reachedC. played
15、D lasted第二节：完形填空 每题1分，总分值 20分 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。Alice: Tom, my English teacher Miss Jones says my vocabulary is too 31 . She 32 me to read more after 33 . But I think I can just go and memorize words in the dictionary. Thats a shortcut.Tom: Youd better not 34
16、that. 35 able to spell a word doesnt mean you can use it correctly. You need context 上下文to decide the 36 meaning of a new word. And only after seeing it_37_ in different contexts can we really feel at ease in using it.Alice: The dictionary explains the exact meaning of words, 38 ?Tom: Right, but Eng
17、lish words have different meanings. 39 the word set for example. This 40 word has 58 meanings as a noun, 126 meanings as a verb, and 10 meanings as a participial adjective. How do you know 41 choose without the context?Alice: Tom, you dont mean every English word has 42 many meanings!Tom: Of course
18、not! set is the word 43 the most meanings.Alice: I see what you mean, Tom. Maybe I should 44 Miss Jones advice.Tom: You 45 should, Alice.Alice: Sometimes Im a bit discouraged because there are so many words in 46 English language.Tom: Its true 47 English holds the record as the language with the gre
19、atest number of words 790,000. 48 , linguists语言学家have estimated that no one uses more than 60,000 of these in a lifetime of writing and speaking, and only 5,000 words in conversation. Alice, work hard . Where there is a will, there is a way, Ill give you 49 , Alice.Alice: All right, Tom. Ill do my 5
20、0 .31. A. limitB. limitingC. limitedD. rich32. A. advicesB. advisesC. persuadesD. suggests33. A. classB. the classC. supperD. rising34. A. tryB. sureC. believeD. depend35. A. BeB. BeingC. Can beD. Been36. A. trueB. justC. allD. exact37. A. using B. to be usedC. used D. being used 38. A. do youB. do
21、theyC. does itD. doesnt it39. A. Take B. LetC. Bring D. Lift40. A.3-lettersB. 3-letterC.3 lettersD. 3 letters41. A. whichB. which oneC. which toD. what to42. A. such B. soC. veryD. how43. A. ofB. withC. amongD. giving44. A. receiveB. acceptC. useD. follow45. A. sureB. certainC. certainlyD. in fact46
22、. A. theB. a C. / D. an47. A. thatB. whichC. whenD. as48. A. WhoeverB. HoweverC. WhateverD. Whichever49. A. a handB. two handC. moneyD. dictionary50. A. wayB. pathC. nicestD. best第三节：阅读 阅读以下四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并将答案涂在机读卡上相应的位置。A Do you talk to people just to pass the time? If we are being
23、 polite with people，there are only a few things we can choose to say. However，conversations which pass the time can be a little bit more varied(各式各样的)We have “pass time conversations at parties or before meetings or when we are delayed in a train. Someone will choose a subject and comment on it in a
24、 general kind of way. And then someone else will add a comment. In a “pass time conversation, people dont show their individuality(个性)very much. Usually people agree with each other or only disagree in unimportant ways. And they dont try to start a serious discussion or argument which they care abou
25、t. “Pass time conversations are very important if you are traveling and visiting peoples homes. “Pass time conversations help you to get to know the other person a little bit. Then you can decide whether you want to get to know them better and to share more useful and interesting conversations. Here
26、 is a typical British “pass time conversation. You can practice it!The other person：It really has been terrible weather in the last few days，hasnt it?You：Absolutely terrible！We havent really had a summer at all！/I think its all right for the gardens./Its just the time of year，I think./(and for the h
27、umorist)Its all right for ducks!If you want to disagree，do so gently and in such a way that you dont upset them!You：To tell you the truth，Im quite happy about the rain！Ive_just_planted_some_seeds_in_the_garden_and_its_just_what_they_need. (If you just made the statement，“Im quite happy about the rai
28、n！and gave no explanation，particularly if you didnt smile，the other person would be angry！) People sometimes talk about serious subjects in “pass time conversations. And yet they dont really say anything which might be too original or disturbing.51When_，it is important to have a “pass time conversat
29、ion.Ayou have nothing to do Byou meet some strangers on your tripCyou are waiting for your friend Dyou want to show you are different from others52What is the example used for?AIt shows what is a “pass time talk. BIt tells us different ways to start a conversation.CIt gives a situation in which you
30、start a talk. DIt provides an exercise to practice.53The example “Ive just planted some seeds in the garden and its just what they need. is intended to_.Amake the other smile Bexplain your disagreementCexpress your disagreement Davoid making the other angry54The writer wants to tell us that_.Apeople
31、 cant talk about serious subjects in “pass time conversationBin different situations you should talk about different thingsCto different people you should talk about different subjectsD. “pass time talk is very importantB Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As t
32、he only girl in a family of seven children，she often felt like she had “seven fathers because her six brothers，as well as her father，tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant，she retreated into books. Despite her love of reading，she did not do well in elementary school because she was too sh
33、y to participate. In high school，with the encouragement of one particular teacher，Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college，but
34、instead of searching for a husband，she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the universitys writers Workshop，however，she felt lonelya Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being
35、so different helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice. “It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman，but I didnt think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life，but it had everything to d
36、o with it！Thats when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldnt write about. Cisneros published her first work，The House on Mango Street，when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanishspeaking area in Chicago，much like the neigh
37、borhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then，Cisneros has published several books of poetry，a childrens book，and a shortstory collection.55Which of the following is TRUE about Cisner
38、os in her childhood?AShe had seven brothers. BShe felt herself a nobody.CShe was too shy to go to school. DShe did not have any good teachers.56The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to_.Awork for a school magazine Brun away from her familyCmake a lot of friends Ddevelop her writing style57Acco
39、rding to Cisneros，what played the decisive(决定性的) role in her success?AHer early years in college. BHer training in the Workshop.CHer feeling of being different. DHer childhood experience.58What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?AIt is quite popular among students.BIt is the only book ever
40、written by Cisneros.CIt wasnt successful as it was written in Spanish.DIt won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.C Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and eventslove，sadness，good times or bad time
41、s. It tells real life stories and sounds in the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂)，it is good to hear music about ordinary people. Country music，sometimes called country and western，comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian
42、 Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars，and in the 1920s，they started using electric guitars. At first，city people said country music was lowclass. It was popular mostly in the South. But during the Second World W
43、ar，thousands of southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country. Today country music is also popul
44、ar everywhere in the United States and Canadain small towns and in New York City，among black and white，and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.59It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from_.Athe Northeast and Midwest Bfactories and army camps in the SouthCthe Appalachian Mountains and