吉林省长春外国语学校2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题

长春外国语学校2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试

英语学科试卷

考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷、第Ⅱ卷和答题卡，试题共 6页。满分 150 分，考试用时 110分钟。考试结束后，请将答题卡卷交回，试题卷自己保存。

2.答题前，请您务必将自己的班级、姓名、学号、考号用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写在答题卡上。 3.请用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。 4.保持答题卷清洁、完整，严禁使用涂改液和修正带。

第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共 100 分）

第一部分：听力（共20小题，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。每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where are the two speakers? A. In a cafe. B. On a plane.

C. On a ship.

2. What do we know about Peter Schmidt? A. He has lost his ticket. B. He is expecting a ticket. C. He went out to buy a ticket.

3. What are the speakers probably talking about?

A. Buying a house. B. Finding a hotel. C. Buying a car. 4. How long did David stay abroad in all? A. 9 days. B. 11 days. C. 16 days. 5. Why did the woman get a “C” for her report?

A. Because she forgot the deadline(截止日期) for the report. B. Because the man forgot to hand in her report. C. Because she didn’t hand in her report on time.

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答案。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’s wrong with the woman? A. She’s in a bad mood. B. She hurts her nose. C. She has a cold.

7. How long has the woman had a cold?

A. About two days. B. About three days. C. About four days. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why do the speakers love living in the country? A. They enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

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B. They prefer country jobs to city jobs. C. They have lived there for over 10 years.

9. Why does the woman like her job in the post office? A. She makes a lot of money. B. She meets people in work. C. It’s within walking distance. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What do we know about the woman’s husband? A. He is under treatment. B. He is out of danger. C. He is dying fast.

11. What does the man offer to do for the woman? A. Take care of her kids. B. Help her do housework.

C. Nurse her husband at night.

12. What might the woman think of the man? A. He is honest. B. He is energetic. C. He is sympathetic. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the man most interested in? A. Playing the piano. B. Playing the violin. C. Listening to classical music.

14. Why does the man like listening to music? A. To make new friends. B. To kill time. C. To learn from others.

15. What hobby do the speakers share? A. Going to concerts.

B. Playing a musical instrument. C. Listening to pop music.

16. How will the speakers improve their theory of music? A. By turning to the man’s uncle for advice. B. By practising playing music. C. By exchanging experience with each other. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What do we know about Jack? A. He is a middle school student. B. He is a clever boy. C. He is an American boy. 18. Why was Jack punished?

A. He didn’t hand in his homework. B. He kissed a girl in school. C. He didn’t obey his teacher.

19. Who was Jack’s mother angry with?

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A. Her own son, Jack. B. The teacher. C. Jack’s school.

20. What did Jack’s mother think of Jack’s behaviour? A. Friendly. B. Brave. C. Unwelcome.

第二部分：单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

21. She is more hard-working than any other student in her class and often tries to _______ every minute to learn new knowledge. Which phrase is improper for this blank? A. make the most of

B. make every moment count

C. make full use of D. get the most out of

22. Some couples often argue _______ each other _______ their children’s education. A. with; over B. over; with C. about; over D. over; about 23. _______ in a relaxing atmosphere was what her parents wished for. A. The girl to be educated

B. The girl was educated

C. The girl educated D. The girl’s being educated

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24. Ted, you know the Lantern Festival of 2014 happened to ________ February 14. A. agree on B. fall on C. go on 25. I had no _______ but to accept the idea.

D. carry on

A. effective B. sensitive C. instructive D. alternative 26. She overlooked her boyfriend’s rudeness and tried to pretend nothing had happened. Which of the following can not be used to replace the underlined word? A. belittled

B. ignored

C. took no notice of D. turned a blind eye to 27. Privacy is respected in western countries. No wonder her American friend felt very angry at _______ some extremely personal information. A. asked B. asking C. being asked 28. ________ it that he has come to save the whole world.

D. having asked

A. Legends have B. A legend has C. Legend has D. The legend has 29. Let’s ________ clearing the snow for it’s getting dark.

A. set up B. set down C. set out D. set about 30. We’d better_______ some time for resting our soul in peace.

A. take aside B. lay aside C. set aside D. stand aside

第三部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day and what happened that day left me an unforgettable impression. I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were 31 ,we realized that only minutes earlier an 32 woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 33 was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 34 ,a lot of people stopped to help out.

35 we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very 36 about what had

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happened to the elderly couple. He 37 to me, “Mom, it’s not much fun falling over in front of 38 .” Seeing that there was a flower stall（摊位）at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn’t we 39 the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was 40 that he’d come up with this 41 idea. So we went over and told the flower seller 42 we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I 43 take your money for such a wonderful 44 .” By now medical staff had arrived, and were 45 the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman’s husband and I told him it was 46 my son. Hearing that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a 47 son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”

The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. 48 being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 49 in her eyes and gave him a little 50 . 31. A. moving 32. A. awkward 33. A. My son 35. A. While 36. A. guilty 37. A. responded 38. A. no one 39. A. bring 40. A. worried 41. A. difficult 42. A. which 43. A. can’t 44. A. deed 45. A. checking in 46. A. to 47. A. cheerful 49. A. pain

B. stopping B. honest B.Her husband B. Since B. curious B. lied B. someone B. lend B. amazed B. crazy B. when B. must not B. flower B. operating on B. with B. respectful B. pity

C. leaving C. elderly C. The crowd C. Fortunately C. If C. angry C. said C. everyone C. leave C. puzzled C. common C. what C. may not C. habit C. looking after C. about C. wonderful C. As to C. hope

D. driving D. injured D. The seller D. Interestingly D. Unless D. worried D. complained D. anyone D. buy D. concerned D. sweet D. whether D. needn’t D. scene D. praying for D. from D. successful D. Thanks to D. love D. comfort

34. A. Particularly B. Specifically

48. A. Regardless of B. Out of

50. A. money B. idea C. smile

第四部分：阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 卡上将该项涂黑。

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 A

As we all know, Confucius lived in the past. If Confucius were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.

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