1、 - 1 - 滩桥高中滩桥高中 20172017- -20182018 学年度下学期期中考试学年度下学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷高二年级英语试卷 考时：考时：120120 分钟分钟 分值：分值：150150 分分 第卷 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 kind of music does the
2、woman like? A. Rock music. B. Classical music. C. Country music. 2. What does the woman want to buy? A. Oranges and apples. B. Sweets and apples. C. Vegetables and apples. 3. What does the man mean? A. .He doesnt want to see his friends again. B. He had a good time at the party C. He didnt enjoy the
3、 party at all. 4. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Go on a diet. B. Talk to her sister. C. Introduce himself first. 5. What will the man probably do tonight? A. Read Chapter 4. B. Study in the library. C. Watch the football match. 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
4、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. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Travel agent and customer. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary. 7. When will the meetings end? - 2 - A.
5、 At 3:00 p.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 6:30 p.m. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter? A. She wants to visit another city. B. She has to give up her travel plan. C. She needs to put off her test. 9. What does Diana want Peter to do? A. Take a book to her friend. B. Help her with her
6、 study. C. Teach a geography lesson. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Why cant Jim find Susans home? A. Because he hasnt been told how to get there. B. Because he forgot to bring the map Susan gave him. C. Because he is so forgetful that he cant remember her address. 11. Where is the bank? A. It is next
7、to the bus stop. B. It is on the corner beside the bus stop. C. It is on the corner across the street. 12. Where is Susans house? A. It is the seventh house from the corner on Jims left. B. It is the seventh house from the corner on Jims right. C. It is the seventeenth house from the corner on Jims
8、right. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. Where are the new houses? A. On the main road. B. Close to a bus station. C. Near the sports center. 14. What does the woman like most about the new houses? A. The sports center. B. The space. C. The quietness. 15. Why does the man sound uninterested? A. Because he
9、 doesnt want to move. B. Because he is very interested in the book. C. Because he has to finish his work first. 16. What can we know about the man in the end? A. He is interested in the new houses. B. He will change his mind. C. He will go to see the new houses. - 3 - 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Wh
10、y have many people done everything possible to make sure the test goes smoothly? A. Because the students have less choices now. B. Because the test has become more important than in the past. C. Because the test is an important and life changing event. 18. What is TRUE about traffic control during t
11、he Gaokao? A. It lasts for a long time. B. It aims to create a peaceful environment for students. C. It does not only happen around the examination sites. 19. What is the most important lesson students should learn before graduation? A. Respect other peoples interests. B. Dont be too sensitive to th
12、e Gaokao. C. Depend on themselves in life. 20. What is the speakers attitude toward traffic control in the end? A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Uninterested. 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。 A A Welcome to the North Pole Adventure T
13、he North Pole Adventure is a one-of-a-kind interactive Christmas attraction for the entire family. Unlike other Christmas attractions, it is open from November 25 until Christmas Eve. It is not a guided tour. While elves (小精灵) are throughout the adventure to interact with your children, your kids ca
14、n spend as much time in each area as they wish. The adventure features a replica (复制品) of the North Pole including everything you imagine at Santas North Pole. S Santaantas Houses House Kids will experience what its like at the North Pole and see first-hand what it takes for Santa and his elves to g
15、et ready for Christmas each year. The memories your children will take away from Santas House will be ones they will remember for a life time. P Post Officeost Office - 4 - All kids will be assisted by Santas elves in writing a letter to Santa and then depositing it in Santas magical mailbox. A few
16、days before Christmas, they will receive letters at their own homes from Santa. Elf UniversityElf University Elf University is the place where elves go to school. Its also the place where kids enjoy making Christmas presents, coloring Christmas pictures, and even filling out applications to become e
17、lves one day. A Admissiondmission Buy your tickets online to avoid waiting in line. If the tickets sell out when you buy them online, there will still be tickets available at the ticket office. 21. The North Pole Adventure_. A. provides visitors with tour guide service B. is open to visitors for nea
18、rly one month C. is modeled on other Christmas attractions D. arranges elves to entertain kids in some areas 22. What can we learn from the passage? A. Kids can have fun in Santas House by dressing up like Santa B. Elf University offers kids opportunities for becoming elves C. Kids who visited Post
19、Office would receive letters on Christmas Eve D. Tickets to the adventure can be bought online if they sell out at the ticket office 23. Where can you probably see the article? A. a tourist booklet B. a science fiction C. a newspaper D. a story book B B When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy str
20、iper (护士助手) at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about 30 to 40 hours a week during the summer. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never has any visitors, and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helpi
21、ng with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he responded with only an occasional hold of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷). - 5 - I left for a week for a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was gone. I didnt have the courag
22、e to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year. Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I r
23、ealized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was alive! I got up the nerve to ask him if he was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him i
24、n the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received. He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose (昏睡的), he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. Then he told me about his life. We exchanged a hug, said our good
