甘肃省嘉峪关市一中2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

2015-2016学年度下学期高二英语期中考试第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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1. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers ?A. Driver and passenger.B. Teacher and student.C. Classmates.2. Why can’t the man help the woman?A. He must leave at once.B. He’s too busy.C. He doesn’t know how to help her.3. What will the woman probably do this evening?A. She will attend the wedding.B. She will go over the le ssons.C. She will eat out.4. What does the man reply?A. Karen is very forgetful.B. He knows Karen better no w.C. Karen is sure to pass the interview.5. What are the speakers doing?A. Riding a horse.B. Shooting a movie.C. Taking a photo.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。

嘉峪关市一中2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（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。

AI was born in Korea, and my family came over to America when I was 10. I’m the middle child of three girls, and my parents moved so we would experience a different life. They did it for our education and to give us more of a chance than they had. We moved to Staten Island, and I went to the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. My parents were depressed when I told them I wanted to be an actress. My father suggested I try premed(医学预科). But after they saw me in plays they were really proud.I graduated from Boston University and was doing theater in New York when I got cast in a Korean miniseries(电视连续剧). We started shooting the show in New York, and then went to Korea to finish it up. They said I would be there for three weeks, but it ended up being two months. The miniseries took off, and overnight, I became recognizable. It was sort of like Lost. It blew up. Then amazing projects were offered to me. I kept thinking, “ I’ll do one more and then go back to the US.” I ended up staying for seven years.Some people described me as the Julia Roberts of Korea, which is a bad comparison because she’s the queen of romantic comedy. I became famous in Korea for a dramatic role in a fi lm called Shiri. I played a “La Femme Nikita” type of role. I was the girl wit h the gun—all action．1. The writer’s parents moved to America so as to _________.A. offer a good chance to their childrenB. receive a good education in performingC. seek a successful life in AmericaD. film a Korean miniseries2. When the writer announced her decision to become an actress, her parents_____.A. were both in favor of herB. felt very ashamed of herC. didn’t agree at firstD. took it for granted3. What is the second paragraph mainly about?A. The author’s performing life in America.B. The difficulties of filming abroad.C. The popularity of the miniseries Lost.D. The author’s first performing breakthrough.4. The writer referred to the Julia Roberts of Korea as a bad comparison to show______.A. she looked down upon Julia RobertsB. she disliked to be compared with othersC. she had a different style of performingD. she was better at dramatic roles than JuliaBThe English proficiency of Chinese women is much better than that of men, according to a study released in Shanghai yesterday, Chinese women scored three points higher than men in the English Proficiency Index(英语水平指数) released by EF Education, a language training company, mainly English. Worldside, women scored one point higher than men on average.“This shows that Chinese women are more used to the Chinese education mode, the report said. Chinese women use their gift of language to gain success.”However, Chinese mainlanders English proficiency ranked second to last in Asia, despite the great time and effort that many people invest in learning the language, the report said, China’s mainland is ranked the 36th in the index of 54 countries and regions where English is not the native language. That’s down by seven places comparing with that last year. The Chinese mainland belongs to the low-proficiency tier(低水平层次) and is ranked just above Thailand in Asia. This year’s index has increased the weight of listening tests, while decreasing the importance of grammar and vocabulary exams, which partly caused the ranking change, researchers said. Moreover, test-oriented(以考试为目的) and rote-based(死记硬背)learning methods often used in China hurt the language skills of Chinese students, education experts said. The study compared test scores of more than 1.7 million adults in the 54 countries and regions. Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have the best command of English, while Libya has the lowest English proficiency level. European countries generally performed well. But Italy, Spain and Portugal, some of the countries at the heart of the euro zone crisis, are being dragged down by poor English, according to the report. Singapore is 12th, the best in Asia, followed by Malaysia and India, South Korea, at 21st, and Japan, at 22nd, performed disappointingly low despite their focus on education, the report said.One in every four people frequently uses English at work on China’s mainland, nevertheless nearly 15 percent said they never use English, lower than the world average level, according to the study.5.What is EF Education?A. It is a language test organization.B. It is an English teaching school.C. It is a language training company.D. It is an organization studying human.6. By what do Chinese women gain success in English learning?A. Cheating.B. Gift.C. Learning by heart.D. Asking for help.7. What can we learn from paragraph 3?A. Chinese mainlanders’English proficiency ranked second in the index of 54 countries and regions.B. Chinese mainlander s’ English proficiency ranked 29th last year.C. The Chinese mainland belongs to the midproficiency tier.D. This year’s index has increased the weight of grammar and vocabulary exams.8. Which of the following order is TRUE in the ranking of the English Proficiency Index?A. Denmark > India > Japan > Singapore > LibyaB. Denmark > Japan > Singapore > India > LibyaC. India>Japan > Denmark > Singapore > LibyaD. Denmark > Singapore > India > Japan > LibyaC9．What are these ads for?A. Food you can order for delivery.B. Places to go on vacation.C. Special offers at a shopping center.D. Things on sale in a big store.10. Which of the following is true according to the ads?A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of 3.C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mike’s Cafe, people can get a free drink after spending $6.11. Which of the following is not mentioned at this mall?A. Toy store.B. Clothes store. C Music store. D. Restaurant.DAir pollution is one of the hottest topics at present because poor air quality is an important factor in both the incidence and cause of respiratory(呼吸道) diseases.Zhong Nanshan, a deputy to the NPC and a member of the CAE, said recently when the concentration of PM2.5 rises by 10 micrograms per cubic meter, hospitalization may rise by as much as 3.1 percent. Meanwhile, when the concentration of PM2.5 rises from 25 mgs per cubic meter to 200, the average daily death rate may rise to 11 percent.Zhi Xiuyi, a leading expert in lung cancer treatment and also vice-president of the CATS, said medical authorities used to focus on tobacco control as a primary means of preventing lung cancer. “But in fact, air pollution is no less harmful than smoking and our research team released a report earlier this year showing that the cancer rate in Beijing is closely related to industrialization,” he said.The report, conducted by the Beijing Institute of Cancer Research, shows that the number of cancer patients in China has increased markedly during the past ten years. Chaoyang District, the city’s main area of industrialization, has the highest incidence of cancer, almo st double that of Yanqing, an area on the outskirts of the city. About four out of 1000 Chaoyang residents have some form of the disease, with lung cancer at the top of the list.“The risk of having cancer largely depends on the length of exposure and the concentration of noxious gases(有毒气体的浓度),” said Zhi. In response to the doubt whether seven years' exposure to poor air quality will almost result in cancer, Zhi said the time scale was taken from research overseas that suggested the rate of incidence generally peaked in the seventh year of exposure to a heavily polluted environment.12. What is the passage mainly about?A. Medical researches on environment.B. The disadvantages in big cities.C. The only reason for the lung cancer.D. Poor air quality contributing to lung cancer.13. What can you conclude from the 3rd paragraph?A. Compared with smoking, air pollution is less harmful.B. Air pollution is as harmful as smoking.C. It is very important to prevent people from smoking.D. People realize the importance of keeping healthy.14. If there were 3,000,000 people in Chaoyang District, how many would have respiratory diseases?A. 16000.B. 12000.C. 8000.D. 7500.15．What can you infer from the passage?A. Industrialization has its weakness as well as strengths.B. The average death rate rises with different ages and places.C. The air in Beijing is much more polluted than that in the other cities.D. The more heavily-polluted air you breathe in, the sooner you’ll have cancer.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

嘉峪关市第一中学2011-2012学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷总分150分考试时间120分钟第I卷第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共５小题；每小题１分，满分５分）从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. opinion A. October B. obvious C. observe D. opposite2. pleasure A. wealth B. steak C. neat D. peak3. worth A. their B. beneath C. worthy D. breathe4. thousand A. house B. shoulder C. soul D. your5. fuction A. division B. television C. expression D. decision第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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6. —I’ve never got a better mark in math.— ______!A. Don’t worryB. CongratulationsC. Too badD. Never mind7. Bobby Fischer led ______ quiet life in ______ capital of Iceland after he retired.A. a; /B. the; /C. a; theD. the; the8. The couple went to a birthday party, ______ their little daughter alone at home.A. leaveB. leftC. leavingD. having left9. The company offers many opportunities for professional（职业的） ______.A. achievementB. approachC. developmentD. purpose10. Her gentle smile at the meeting put everyone ______.A. at peaceB. at presentC. at bestD. at ease11. There are many mistakes in your homework. You should ______ special attention to the correct use of tenses.A. focusB. payC. requireD. get12. More and more people would like to live in the countryside ______ the air is fresher and the price of housing is lower.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. for which13. Not only ______ a school in his hometown, but also he built a new hospital there.A. he has set upB. he did set upC. has he set upD. did he set up14. It’s said that his smoking and bad eating habits ______his illness.A. led toB. resulted fromC. ran intoD. began with15. I’ve got a message from the head teacher ______ the English exam won’t be held tomorrow.A. whyB. whetherC. thatD. which16. After a thorough search, the rescue team finally brought the mountain climbers back,__________.A. safely and soundlyB. safe and soundC. safely and soundD. safe and soundly17. The lady spoke slowly, trying to make herself ______.A. understandB. understandingC. understoodD. to be understood18. There was a fire last night and more than one house ______ burnt down in thefire.A. has beenB. wasC. have beenD. were19．Excuse me, where I put my clothes? The wardrobe is full.A．can B．must C．need D．ought20. ---_____that he picked up his uncle at the airport?A Was it whenB When was itC It was whenD When it was第三节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、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。

甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高二下学期期中考试试题（英语）第一卷(95分)I．单词辨音从A，B，C，D中找出与所给单词的画线部分读音相同的选项。

（共5分）1. rule A.future B.hunter C.include D.guest2.loud A.touch B.shoulder C.soup D.mouth3. cigarette A. citizen B. necessary C. because D. suggest4.exist A.excuse B.exercise C.exactly D.explain5. bathe A. author B. birth C. northern D. toothII、单项填空（本题有15小题，计15分）6. Picasso, could you please spare me a few minutes? I have something important to tell you.— ______，but I hope "a few minutes" won't turn into a few hours.A. It doesn't matterB. That's kind of youC. I'm afraid notD. I guess so7．— Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.— Oh! I thought they ________ without me.A. wentB. had goneC. have goneD. are going8．Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.A. making herself hearB. to make herself hearC. making herself heardD. to make herself heard9．A well-written composition ________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.A. calls outB. calls forC. calls upD. calls in10. If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party, ________.A. he will eitherB. he neither willC. neither will heD. either he will11. Smell is to the nose_______ taste is to the tongue.A. thatB. whyC. howD. what12. .Mr Smith,who got ______ of the _______ speech, started to read a novelA. tired, boringB. tiring,boredC. tired,boredD.tiring, boring13. ________ computer games, he dislikes his study.A. Addicted toB. He addicted toC. His addicting toD. Addicting to14. The children were not ________ for the accident.A. blamedB. to be blamedC. being blamedD. to blame15. That _______ the postman. It is only six o’clockA.mustn’t beB.can beC.can’t beD.must be16．I have made ______ clear that all of us are strongly against smoking in the office.A. thisB. itC. that Done17．Her pale face suggested that she ill badly and I suggested she to hospital without delay.A. be, should be sentB. was, be sentC. be, was sentD. was, was sent18．In order to keep fit, you will take exercise _______ and eat healthily．A．regularly B．generally C．usually D．extremely19．I do every single bit of housework ______ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then．A．since B．while C．when D．as--My God! When did you get the door ________?---Last week．A．to paint B．painted C．painting D．to be paintedIII．完形填空（共；每小题1分，满分30分）As a young reporter, Sparky asked Lu Haoting, a business reporter from China Daily, for help on interviewing．He found that interviewing people is not as 21 as just asking questions．To his 22 , journalists also need to do a lot of homework 23 an interview．Lu shared her 24 of a recent interview with the president of Boeing China, David Wang, with Sparky．There are two 25 of interviews, inclusive （群访）and exclusive （专访）．The inclusive interview is 26 in the form of a press conference．In a（n）27 interview, only you and the interviewee talk 28 ．You need to 29 all your questions for both types of interviews 30 ．" 31 you don't prepare, you will ask some silly questions and 32 your time," Lu said．"I wanted to know Boeing's new strategy in the Chinese market．33 I checked out over eports from different newspapers about Boeing and its rival, Airbus," Lu said．She also found useful 34 about the two companies on their websites．On many occasions, interviewees 35 journalists to provide a question list in advance of an interview．In order to 36 a proper objective story Lu also interviewed some 37 to get their comments on Boeing's performance in China．38 her interview with David Wang only lasted about half an hour, her 39 helped her to ask many goodquestions about Boeing's development in China．"After a successful interview, you always find all that homework was really 40 it," Lu told Sparky．21．A．interesting B．simple C．general D．interactive 22．A．excitement B．disappointment C．surprise D．delight23．A．before B．after C．at D．in24．A．idea B．opinion C．knowledge D．experience25．A．stages B．kinds C．steps D．ways26．A．almost B．nearly C．mainly D．hardly27．A．inclusive B．exclusive C．formal D．informal28．A．side by side B．in secret C．at work D．face to face29．A．prepare B．think C．find D．ask30．A．in case B．in memory C．in advance D．in mind31．A．Though B．As C．Since D．If32．A．waste B．take C．cost D．lose33．A．But B．So C．Then D．Now34．A．comments B．information C．news D．reports35．A．insist B．allow C．require D．agree36．A．read B．produce C．make D．form37．A．experts B．friends C．businessmen D．others38．A．Then B．Although C．When D．Until39．A．homework B．friends C．attitude D．search40．A．realizing B．behind C．worth D．helpingIV：阅读理解（共，每题2分，满分40分）APop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock-n-roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk-rock”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. Andthere is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.41. All of the following forms belong to pop music EXCEPT __________________.A. bluesB. rock-n-rollC. jazzD. folk-rock42. According to the article, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ___________ it is today.A. much greater thanB. much smaller thanC. as great asD. as small as43. Which of the following is TRUE?A. No pop music is on a high musical level.B. Much pop music is very artistic.C. Pop music is highly artistic.D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.44. “It is a big industry” means that _______________.A. it makes a lot of musical instruments (乐器)B. it is a big musical and commercial businessC. the pop singers are very hard-workingD. pop music is on a very high musical levelBBeijing has started a battle to get rid of "Chinglish" (Chinese English). The "Language Mandarins" of Beijing have decided that Chinglish is a disease for China's modernizing claim and must be obliterated before the city hosts the Olympic Games in .A road sign on the Avenue of Eternal Peace (Chang'an Street) ,for example, advises: "To Take Notice of Safe; The Slippery Are Very Crafty", a warning that the sidewalk was slippery(滑). Another sign in a Beijing park reads: "Little grass is smiling slightly, please walk on sidewalk. "Li Honghai, the city official in charge of the battle, said," Linguistic perfection (语言美) is becoming increasingly important with the rise in the number of the foreigners flowing into the city."However, not everyone shares the disdain (蔑视) of the Beijing government for the mixed language. "The choice of words is pretty much. One can either choose the verbs, adverbs, nouns or whatever one likes," explained one Hong Kong linguist on an Internet website.So many examples exist that several Internet sites have been set up to collect Chinglish phrases. Many come from English instructions on packages such as a candle marked with "Keep this candle out of children" and a model boat—curiously named Posh Sailboat—which means, "Please don't place it in dusty play."If the battle against Chinglish is successful, Chinese will also turn their attention to the English-languageversions of newspapers, which play an even more important role in teaching right English.45. The underlined word"obliterated" refers to .A. removedB. exploited(剥削)C. translatedD. beautified46.From the passage, we know that .A. everyone shares the disdain for the mixed languageB. all the people don't share the disdain for the mixed languageC. Chinglish usually communicates in many casesD. severa l Inte rnet sites have been set up to clear the Chinghsh phrases47.We can infer that the English-language version of newspapers .A. should be in duty to teach normal EnglishB. should report the above battleC. should be paid more attention toD. should collect more Chinglish phrases48. Which of the following signs is Chinglish?A. Watch your step. Slippery sidewalk.B. Keep off the grass, please.C. Tourists do not enter.D. No smoking, please.CLoma just had to get in touch with someone：“I had to tell my best friend something important. I tri ed calling her but I couldn’t get through. So I sent her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without technology I would not have been able to tell her. ”Stayi ng connected with friends and family is important for us. That’s why we asked our readers to tell us how cell-phones, e-mail, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1,500 responded.Most of them told us they couldn’t live without technology：80％of teens said they need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30％said they’d be completely out of their friends without their cell-phones and other methods of communication.What do they do when they’ve got news they need to shar e now? Most teens say they try to reach their friends by phone. But if they don’t reach them, they use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out.Lots of people use one way of communication—like text messaging—to get a friend’s attention and the n use another where they can talk more. “My friends and I always tell each other everything that happens. So I send them text messages to tell them to come online so we can talk about it,” said Sabeiha.“W hen planning to get together with friends”, Julian said, “the easiest and fastest way I know is to send a text message to my contact group.”Jocelyn said. “If I want to go to see a movie with a few friends, I usually sendtext message to them. By telephone, you have to call every single friend one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many as you’d like, which saves a lot of time. ”49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. E-mails.B. Blogs.C. Personal pages.D. Personal letters.50. What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends?A. MSN.B. QQ.C. Phones.D. Text message.51. The underlined pa rt “get the words out” means“ ”.A. send the messageB. send the e-mailC. talk with their friendsD. meet their friends52. In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?A. Sport.B. Education.C. Technology.D. Culture.DIn much society, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin; Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead to social pressures even within the same group, if some members are darker than others.The result is that skin lightening has become very common across Africa, Asia and other areas of the world and more people with dark skin are using skin-lighting products, even if it means they may face health risks. They believe that having whiter skin will improve the quality of their lives. Many people think they will have a better family. Or they want to look like what their society generally considers beautiful.Some beauty care（美容）products and soaps contain chemicals that make skin lighter. However, some of the chemicals are extremely dangerous. The chemicals in the products block and break down the natural barrier(障碍) to protect against sunlight. Then the skin can become thick and discolored. Usually the person will use more of the product in an effort to correct the problem, which just makes things even worse. Doctor Ly says some chemicals are so dangerous that they may lead to blackened fingernails, infections(感染) and serious skin damage.And these are not the only problems. Experts say some people who change their skin color suffer emotional damage. They feel regretful and sad. They feel that instead of risking their health, they should have learned to live and accept their skin color as it was.53. What’s the result of the wrong understanding of darker skin?A. Many people with dark skin try to make their skin whiter.B. Many people with whiter skin live a better life than others.C. People with darker skin try to marry people with light skin.D. People with darker skin try to protect themselves against social pressures.54. The third paragraph is about .A. some medical effects that skin-lightening products have brought aboutB. the mental damage that skin-lightening products have causedC. the physical damage that skin-lightening products have causedD. the causes why skin-lightening products can make skin whiter55. Why are chemicals in beauty care products dangerous?A. They can damage the skin’s color producing progress.B. They can control people’s emotions and feelings.C. They can make the fingernails and skin black.D. They make more people decide to change their skin colors.56. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Different Colors of SkinB. The Dark Side of Skin LighteningC. What Is Beauty?D. Light Skin or Dark Skin?EWater goes around and around Earth in a never ending journey called the water cycle（循环）. The sun heats up lakes, oceans, and other wet places on Earth. When the water gets warm enough, it changes into vapour. Plants also give off lots of water vapour. Some of this water vapour cools off high in the sky and becomes clouds. Then it falls back to Earth in a new place as rain or snow. This cycle happens over and over again.The ground can absorb water like a sponge (海绵). If you could see this groundwater, it wouldn’t look like a lake or river. The groundwater is mixed in with the rocks and sand that lie in layers(层) below Earth’s surface.Groundwater moves along slowly. How slowly? Maybe 1.5 kilometres in one century. Some of this water has been underground for thousands of years. And once groundwater is pumped out of the ground from a deep well（井）by people, it may take hundreds of years for another water to take its place.57.In which order does water go around Earth?a .Fall down as rain or snow.b. Heated up by the sun on lakes, oceans and other wet places.c. Cool off high in the sky.d. Form clouds.e. Change into vapour.A. dacbeB. becdaC. caebdD. bceda58. The groundwater seems to________.A. be just on the groundB. be pure water like that in a lake or riverC. exist in rocks and sandD. flow along like rivers or streams59. The underlined word “pumped” in the passage can be replaced by________.A. runB. pushedC. drawnD. picked60. What conclusion（结论）can we draw from the passage?A. Groundwater can be quickly replaced by other water once pumped out.B. Groundwater is very valuable.C. Groundwater has nothing to do with human beings.D. Groundwater travel in an unknown way.V.根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2015—2016学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital.B. In a friend‟s house.C. In the man‟s house.2. What is the woman going to buy?A. A book on planes.B. Pictures of ships.C.A book on ships.3. What kind of music does the man like?A. Folk music.B. Pop music.C. Classical music.4. Why doesn‟t the woman buy the coat?A. It is expensive.B. There isn‟t her size.C. She doesn‟t like the color.5. What is the man doing?A. Finishing his homework.B. Doing physical exercise.C. Smoking on the upper floor.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，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。

2015－2016学年度第二学期期中考试注意事项：1.试卷笔答内容必须答在试卷边框方框线以内，否则不得分；2.试卷Ⅰ的选择题答案必须答在指定的答题卡上，否则不得分；3.试卷Ⅱ的选择题答案必须答在答题卡对应题号位置上，否则不得分。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分单项选择（共30小题，满分30分）1. _________ you like to have dinner with me this evening?A. WouldB. MustC. MayD. Can2. The letter reminds me________the good time we had spent together.A．in B．ofC．about D．on3. You must apologize ________your mother ________ your ru deness.A．to; to B．for; to C．to; for D ．for; for4. Columbus's discovery of the “New World” took place _____ ___.A. on purposeB. by accidentC. by heartD. by mistake5.--- May I ask you a question?--- Of course. _____________A．Go ahead B．Good luck C．All the best D．Cheer up6. —Would you like some more chicken?—No, thanks. I'm ________a diet and I'm trying to ________ weig ht.A．on; lose B. on; put onC. in; have D. in; lose7. Humans __________________ polluting nature.A. ought to have stoppedB. ought to be stoppingC. ought to stopD. ought have stopped8. If you cheat in the exam, you could hardly ________ it.A. throw awayB. get awayC. get away fromD. get away with9. It's wrong for us to play tricks ________our parents. A．with B．onC．to D．at10. She could not _________ for her mistake.A．account B．permit C．exist D．consult11. He _____________ the girl, trying to remember who she w as.A．stare at B．stared at C．glare at D．glance at12. He was ____________ by his grandparents and educated at a local school.A．cheer up B．dressed up C．turned up D．bro ught up13. Some films ______ education with recreation. A．combine B．pull C．admire D ．seek14. He is said to be very wealthy, but I don't understand why he is always ________.A. in debtsB. in fashionC. in memoryD. in ra gs15. I will never forget the day _________ we spent together.A. whenB. thatC. whatD. as16. ---When will the meeting ________? ---At about 11o’clock.A. break upB. break downC. break outD. brea k into17. The stamps were _________ according to their styles and f eatures.A. found outB. sorted outC. put outD. taken out18. If people continue to destroy the rainforests, many rare an imals will surely______ in the future.A. die offB. give outC. die outD. run out19. The commercial center __________ in the late 1870s.A. came fromB. came overC. came into beingD. c ame out20. ---Would you permit me _________ here?---Sorry. We don’t permit ________ here in the reading room. A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smokeC. smoking; to smokeD. to smoke; smoking21. He __________ the big tree to make some tables.A. cut outB. cut upC. cut offD. cut down22.--- Must I finish the work today?--- No, you ____________.A. needn’tB. mustn’tC. can’tD. oughtn’t to23. It was _________ that Gina was lying.A. religiousB. rawC. obviousD. indeedputers ___________ in offices and homes since 1970s.A. have been usedB. have usedC. were being usedD. used25. ---His girl friend deserted him because of his taking drugs. --He is doing what he could to _________ her love.A. win overB. win backC. win throughD. win out26. It’s possible to hold one’s _______ for three minutes, with practice.A. breathsB. breathC. breatheD. breathed27. They were searching for a way to ________ people in public life from gunfire.A. protectB. seekC. huntD. gather28. We are looking forward to __________ from you soon.A. hearB. heardC. hearingD. be heard29. The train ___________ he is travelling is arriving.A. by whichB. whatC. whichD. that30. I congratulate my neighbor, _________ son has just won the election.A. whoB. whomC. whoseD. that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。

2015-2016学年度第二学期高二英语期中考试2016.04第I卷(三部分共85分)第一部分：听力（20分）第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What might prevent the woman buying the table?A. Its quality.B. Its price.C. Its design.2. Who planted the trees?A. The woman.B. Henry.C. Someone else.3. What happened to the woman?A.She got fired today.B. She got promoted last week.C. She was fooled by the man.4. What did the man do?A. He gave the woman the wrong information.B. He put the sugar in the black container.C. He added salt to his coffee.5. How long is a day on Mars?A. Less than 24 hours.B. 24 hours and 37 minutes.C. 37 hours.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What do we know about the woman’s document?A. It’s about 30000 words long.B. It’s written in English.C. It’s a textbook.7. Which language is the most difficult according to the man?A. Arabic.B. Spanish.C. English.8. What does the woman decide to do?A. Translate the document herself.B. Hire the man to do the translation.C. Look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。

甘肃省嘉峪关市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第I卷(共70分)第一部分阅读理解（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。

AFor years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution c ontrol system for building—green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb（吸收）or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.1. Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because ______.A．indoor air pollution can often make people seriously illB．man-made building materials give off dangerous gasesC．there may be more harmful gases outside the buildingsD．the air indoors is polluted, which is very harmful2. Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _______.A．every modern house B．every old houseC．all kinds of houses D．all kinds of offices3. The indoor air pollution is caused by ______.A．the limit of the flow of air between inside and outsideB．the building way that the builders want to save energyC．the building things that are made of man-made materialsD．the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow4. The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that ______. A．plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoorsB．plants may take in more oxygen （氧气）which people needC．plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicalsD．plants can make our houses prettier and more healthyBValencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.The city is a market center for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the center of the city was built in the 13th century.The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela named Valencia.5. Valencia is the capital of _______.A. SpainB. VenezuelaC. ValenciaD. Uganda6. Valencia is famous for its _______.A. farm productsB. parks and gardensC. clothes and machinesD. ships and railways7. Which of the following things can not be seen in the old p art of Valencia?A. shopsB. factoriesC. white buildingsD. wide streets8. There is a city named Valencia in _______.A. Spain and BritainB. Venezuela and BritainC. Spain and VenezuelaD. Spain and VietnamCI have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed drawing, but I also liked making things out of clay(粘土). I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen. That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery(制陶). I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay. I'm happy working by myself and being near my home. I don't like mass-produced(集体生产)things, because they are made by machines. I think crafts(手工艺) are very important and crafts-people make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money. I hope to become a full-time crafts-woman. This work-place is small, but I wish to move to a larger one next year.9．From the passage we are sure that the writer is a _______.A. studentB. teacherC. manD. woman10．The writer got into art school because of ______.A. liking to make thingsB. enjoying working near her homeC. a prize won when the writer was youngD. a wish to be a potter11．When entering art school, the writer was about ______.A. 14B. 16C. 18D. 2112．The writer is talking about her workplace _____.A. unhappilyB. hopefullyC. seriouslyD. angrilyDHave you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble——and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP（超感官知觉）.ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events（事件）before they happen, or events that are happening some distance（距离）away.Here is an example: A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she shouted, “My father is dead!I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telephone came. The woman’s father had died of a heart illness. He died sitting in a chair.There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental（心理的）messages. Here’s another example ——one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one more.” The man felt the driver was Death, so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one more”. Then the man saw the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into fires. Everyone was killed!Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others say that are ESP in true, From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind.13. ESP lets people know about _________.A．their dreamsB．events after they happenC．events before they happen D．heart illness14. In his passage the word “coincidences” means ________.A．things which do not happen B．things which happ en by accidentC．things which are only dreams D．things dreamed of only by sick people15. The best title of this passage is _________.A．Sixth SenseB．The Human MindC． A Big LieD．A Terrible Dream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答案，选项中有两项为多余选项。

嘉峪关市第一中学2012-2013学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用第一节：语音知识（共5分，每小题1分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. minute A. button B. bullet C.success D.busy2.altogether A. chalk B.false C.calm D.walk3.pretty A.country B.yard C.yellow D.type4.though A.tough B.enough C.ghost D.light5.search A.ear B.heart C.heard D.beard第二节：情景交际与语法（共20分：每小题1分）6. After_____series of unsuccessful attempts, he has finally passed_____ driving test.A. 不填; theB. a ; theC. the ; aD. 不填；a7. The old lady lives in a ______village far away from the city. She lives______but she doesn’t feel_____.A.lonely; lonely; aloneB. alone; alone; lonelyC.lonely; alone; lonelyD. alone; lonely; alone8. There was____time ____Iraq was one of the strongest countries in the world.A. a; whenB. a ;thatC. the ; thatD.the；when9. All the machines _____ by the end of the following week.A.were repairedB.will be repairedC. have been repairedD. will have been repaired10. If you _______the Internet, you will learn a lot of things that you don’t know at all.A. make good use ofB. make up ofC. take good use ofD. have a good look of11. Both Chinese and European applicants must have a good ______of the Englishlanguage when they want to find a good job.A. identityB. directionC. commandD.order12. Mr. White answered her question in a letter________he gave some advice on howto learn English well.A.whichB. at whichC. in whichD. of which13. The teacher________ in this city this weekend.A.arriveB.arrivesC. is arrivingD.arrived14. He is very _____; he won’t listen to anybody’s advice.A. determinedB.gratefulC.stubbornD.disappointed15. -----Can you help me take the baggage upstairs?----- _________A. Don’t mention it.B. you’re welcome.C. with pleasureD. Go ahead16. We are expecting to ______ important facts.A.dig inB.dig intoC.dig overD. dig out17. You have to ______ yourself in your studies if you are to pass the exam.A. devoteB. buryC. interestD. spend18.This doesn’t mean that the earthquake is______, and the worse one will follow.A.at an endB. at the endC. by the endD. in the end19. Every possible means_______to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.A. is usedB. are usedC. has been usedD. have been used20. It was reported that a bus ticket-seller______death for killing a man with a stolen gun.A. sentenced toB. was sentenced inC. was sentenced toD. sentenced in21. I don’t know how he managed to _____cheating in the exam.A. get away withB. get away fromC. get out ofD. get behind with22. Our school forbids_______,that is to say, we are not allowed _____at school.A. smoking; smokingB. students smoking; to smokeC. students to smoke; smokingD. to smoke; to smoke23. What a pity ______is _______ you missed the wonderful football game!A. there; becauseB. he; whenC. it; thatD. that; for24. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is_______ I disagree.A. whyB. whereC. whatD. how25. As a new diplomat, he often thinks of______he can react more appropriately onsuch occasions.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. how第三节完形填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学20152016学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题高二英语试题第一部分：阅读明白得（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。

ASnowflakes seem like white stars falling from the sky. But they don’t always look white. Sometimes they appear to have other colors. Some are red, yellow, or black. There have been snowflakes of almost every shape. Think how it would seem to have these coming all around you. Wouldn’t they look pretty? Black snow came down in France one year. Another year gray snow fell in Japan. It was found that such snow was mixed with ashes. This made it seem dark. Red snow has come down in other countries. When this happened, it was mixed with red dust. That is why it looked different. Most snow looks like white, but it is really the color of ice. It is ice that comes from snow clouds. Each snowflake begins with a small drop of water. More water forms around this drop. The way the water freeze gives the snowflake its shape.No two snowflakes are of ever just the same size or shape. All start out flat and have six sides. Some snowflakes are broken when they hit the ground, others melt as they fall. When the air is cold and dry, the falling snowflakes are small and hard. If the air is wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft.Would you be surprised to see snowflakes as big as your head falling from the sky? It happened once in our country. It could occur again.1. Snowflakes are _________ according to the writer.A. white stars.B. always white.C. of similar shapesD. pretty2. According to the passage, if the snowflakes are hard and small, the weather should be _________.A. cold and wet.B. cold and dry.C. wet and warm.D. dry and wet.3. We can infer from the last paragraph that very large snowflakes _________.A. occur regularly.B. will occur regularlyC. occur once a year.D. don’t often occur.4. Which of the following statements is true?A. Color snowflakes look so because they are mixed with dust of different colors.B. All snowflakes look white, and it is the color of the ice.C. Probably there are two snowflakes of the same size and shape.D. Most snowflakes are made from water and dust.B“BANG!” the doo r caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I wandered aimlessly.A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I can’t stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers?”All the lights were off except father’s.Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then covering quilts(被子) for me.This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it second to none.5．Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.a. I opened the door and entered the house.b. Sadly I ran out into the street.c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.e. I walked about in the street without any aim.A. b, e, d, c, aB. b, e, c, d, aC. b, e, a, c, dD. b, e, c, a, d6．What made the writer think of his childhood ?A. The sight of the street lights.B. The sight of the empty street.C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.D. The sight of light in his own house. 7．Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?A. perhaps the father is getting older and older.B. perhaps the son has already grown up.C. perhaps they never agree with each other.D. perhaps the father has got used to doing that.8．What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.B. The father is actually kind to his son.C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.D. The father is always finding fault with his son.CGetting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist (免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.9. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because _____.A. they lived healthily in a dirty environmentB. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay inC. they considered bathing as the cause of skin diseaseD. they believed disease could be spread in public baths10. Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?A. Curious.B. Afraid.C. Approving.D. Uninterested.11. How does the passage mainly develop?A. By providing examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By following the order of importance.D. By following the order of time.12.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To stress the role of dirt.B. To introduce the history of dirt.C. To present the change of views on dirt.D. To call attention to the danger of dirt.DIf you want to find a part-time job or learn something different during your spare time, you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the DC Public Library. Teens of Distinction ProgramThe DC Public Library offers part-time jobs for teens through the Teens of Distinction Program. Teens work for 10-12 hours per week all year long, helping the library with important tasks and projects. The Teens of Distinction Program is now hiring! To apply, you have to：● be a DC resident● have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average● be 16 to 18 years old● be able to work for 10-12 hours per week● be able to work for DCPL for at least 9 monthsOh, and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality!Teen Volunteer OpportunitiesIf you want to earn community service hours for school, Youth 202 is a good choice.Youth 202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. You can learn radio production skills, interview people around you, and help keep other teens to learn news, events, and anything else you think is important.Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)Every summer, teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills, such as program planning, writing and media production.On Friday, January 25 at 12：15 p．m., the application for the 2020 SYEP will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.Applications will be processed on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Space is limited this year, so teens are encouraged to apply early, and remember not to miss the deadline, Saturday, February 16. 13．Working for the Teens of Distinction Program, teenagers will ________．① become a DC resident② work for 10-12 hours per week③ work for DCPL for at least 9 months④ have a wonderful personalityA. ③④B. ①②③C. ①③④D. ②③14．If a teenager wants to interview people around him, he should apply for a job at ________．A. Teens of Distinction ProgramB. Teens LibraryC. Youth 202D. Summer Youth Employment Program15．Who has the biggest chance to work for the 2020 SYEP?A. A teenager who is smart.B. A teenager who is popular.C. A teenager who gets high grades in exams.D. A teenager who applies early.第二节．七选五（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）依照短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。