宁夏育才中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

宁夏育才中学2015-2016-1高二年级期中考试英语试卷(试卷满分 120 分，考试时间为 120 分钟)注意事项：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一卷1至5页。

第二卷为第6页。

答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考号等按要求填涂在答题卡上，并填写在第二卷密封区内，考试结束，将答题卡和第二卷一并交回。

选择题答案用2B铅笔按要求涂在答题卡对应题目。

第一卷（选择题）(115分, 只交答题卡)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。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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个小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How’s the weather probably now ?A. RainyB. Cloudy C Sunny2. What will the man do after school ?A. Watch a movieB. Play volleyball C Play basketball3. How much will the woman pay ？A 140 dollars B160 dollars C 200 dollars4. Which of the following places has the woman visited ?A Greenwich VillageB ChinatownC Central park5. What’s the reason the woman gives for being late ?A A flat tireB The bad weatherC A traffic accident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，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项出最佳选项，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至7题。

6. What does the woman want to buy for herself ?A A laptopB A dressC A skirt7. When is the woman’s birthday ?A In 2 daysB In 4 daysC In 6 days听第7段材料，回答第8, 9题。

8. What problems do the old people in the man’s state often have in August ?A Food problemsB Travel problemsC Health problem9. What’s the man like?A ThinB StrongC Short听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10 Where did the man read the advertisements?A In a newspaperB On the InternetC In a magazine11 What is the highest price that the man can accept?A $ 600B $700C $80012 How many people will live in the apartment?A 2B 3C 4听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13 What activity does the woman report ?A. Frequent visits to the house at all hoursB. Strange noises from the house late in the nightC. The fact that some houses were broken in at night14 How long has the activity been going on at the house?A .For about several weeks B. For about several months C. For about a year15 What was the police’s attitude to the activity when it was first reported?A NervousB IndifferentC Doubtful16 What will the police do first ?A. Catch the persons in the houseB. Have a neighborhood meetingC. Check the house听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many different kinds of cycling events are there in the Olympics ?A 2B 3C 418 What events does track cycling have ?A. Short, medium and long distance eventsB. Uphill event and downhill eventC. Inside event and outside event19 How long does the men’s road race cover ?A 62 to 87 milesB 87 to 142 milesC 142 to 155 miles20 What happened in 1996 ?A. Mountain biking started in CaliforniaB. Mountain biking became an Olympic sportsC. Women began to take part in cycling in the Olympics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40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．AEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, and has been a favourite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political center.With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castle, and many pubs and restaurants, there are many things for visitors to enjoy all year round. And of course, as it is in Scotland, there is a wide range of whiskies to try!However, there is more to Edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism. Each year the Edinburgh Festival takes place in the city. In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, opera and dance at six major theatres and concert halls and several smaller ones throughout the city. Whatever your cultural tastes are, you are sure to find something to enjoy.Local talent is always represented at the Edinburgh Festival giving Scottish composers and playwrights the opportunity to show their work and gain praises from a wider audience.In addition, orchestras(管弦乐队) and theatre companies come from the United States and Germany.The festival has now become an important part of Scotland’s economy as well as its culture. Last year’s festival gained over £130 million in Edinburgh alone, and across Scotland nearly 2,900 jobs exist as a direct result of the festival.21．What does the underlined sentence “there is more to Edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism.” mean?A．There are more historic monuments and tourism.B．There are fewer historic monuments and tourism.C．People can see many historic monuments and tourism.D．Edinburgh is famous not only for its historic monuments, but also for many other things.22. How many theaters and concert halls are there in Edinburgh ?A．Five. B．Six. C．Less than six. D．More than six.23. What has become an important part of Scotland’s economy ?A．The Edinburgh Festival. B．The local talent.C．The festival and its cultural. D．The orchestras.BBefore the days of washing machines, people washed their clothes by hitting them on rocks and washing the dirt away in streams. Sand was used to loosen the dirt. Soap was invented at Rome’s Sapo Hill, where ash was discovered containing something found to have cleaning powers. The earliest washing “machine”----- the scrub board (洗衣板)——was invented in 1797.In 1874 William Blackstone, a Bluffton, Indiana, producer of corn planters (花盆)，made a birthday present for his wife. It was machine which removed and washed away dirt from clothes. It consisted of a wooden tub in which there was a flat piece of wood containing six small wooden sticks(条状物).In the same year, Mr. Blackstone set up a company to sell his washers for $ 2.50 each. Five years later he moved his company to Jamestown, New York, where it is located today, and where it still produces washing machines. However, competitors(竞争者) moved in quickly --- there have been more than 200 washing-machine companies in the US in the past century. Competition has kept prices down. Many early washing machine cost less than $10.Around 1900, metal tubs replaced the wooden ones. Drive belts made it possible to use steam or gasoline engines in washing machines in the early 1900s, and electric motors for the first time in 1906. In 1922 a company introduced a system of forcing water through the clothes rather than dragging(拽) the clothes through the water. This system is the one most commonly used now.24. Early soap was ______.A．made from rocks in streams B．made from ashC．made by Mr. Blackstone D．made by Mr. Blackstone’s wife 25．Which of the following is TRUE?A．The first real washing machine was invented in 1797.B．Mr. Blackstone’s company is no longer in Jamestown.C．The first washing machine was made of wood.D．The washing machine was a Christmas gift for a woman.26．From the passage, we know that _____.A．Mr. Blackstone invented the first corn planter.B．Mr. Blackstone set up a washing-machine company in 1874.C．Mr. Blackstone established a metal-tub company.D．Mr. Blackstone founded 200 washing machine companies.27. How long will Mr. Blackstone’s company in Jamestown have existed in 2011?A.132 years.B. 137 years.C. 89 years.D. 105 years.CAcid rain (酸雨)is very harmful to the environment because it makes living things die. Acid rain affects life in the water as well as life on the land. It is even worse in the water because the fish need the water to breathe. When the water gets polluted, the fish get sick and end up dying.All rainwater contains some level acidity(酸性). Acidity is measured by Ph, which stands for potential of hydrogen(氢). The pH scale measures the amount of acid in a substance. PH is measured on a scale from 0 to14, with 7 being neutral (中性的). The lower the number is on the Ph scale, the more acidic that substance is. Normal rainwater has a pH of 5.6. When the pH level of rainwater goes below 5.6, it is considered acid rain.All of the sea life will die when the water becomes too acidic. For example, all fish will die when the water goes below a pH of 4.5. Most of the frogs and insects that live around the water will also die when the water reaches a pH of 4.5. When the water has a pH of 5.5, all of the bottom-dwelling bacterial decomposers (分解体), animals that eat the remains of the food that other animals don’t want, will begain to die. When these decomposers die, they will leave the undercomposed food on the bottom. This will make the water dirty and polluted. All fresh water shrimp will die when the water has a Ph of 6.0. Aquatic plants will grow the best when the water has a pH between 7.0 and 9.2. If the acid rain problem gets worse, all of the sea life will eventually be gone.28. Acid rain __________. .A. does more harm to life in the water than on land.B. will kill the living things as soon as it touches them.C. is rainwater which contains any a mount of acidity.D. is a substance which has potiential of hydrogen.29. Which of the following can die most easily in acidic water ?A. All fish.B. Frogs and insects.C. Bacterial decomposersD.Fresh water shrimp.30. According to the passage, we know that _______.A. if the pH of rainwater is 5.6, all of the sea life will be gone.B. if the pH of sea water is below 7.0, it is not a problem.C. if the pH of rainwater is 5.6, it is dangerous.D. if the pH of sea water is bolow 4.5, some of sea fish can’t die.31. The underlined words “Aquatic plants”in the last paragraph probably refer to “____”.A. plants living in waterB. plants needing acidic waterC. plants living on landD. plants needing rainwater32. This passage mainly tells us __________.A. the definition of acid rainB. how to measure rainwater’s pH l evelC. the effects that acid rain has on sea lifeD. how to protect sea life from acid rain.DWhat is the most important invention of all time? Is it the written word that helps us to record information? Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world? Is it the car that lets us travel at great speeds to meet others? Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be bright in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair of glasses.Eyeglasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to lead. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work.Having glasses meant that people could work in their old age. People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eyeglasses are one of the world's greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephone and the first car.33. Umberto Eco thinks the most important invention is _____.A. the telephoneB. the carC. a pair of glassesD. the written word34. After glasses were invented, people with poor eyesight ________.A. could not remember well enough.B. didn’t work hard than beforeC. could write down some information and read it.D. remembered less information than before35. From this passage, we can know_____ .A. eyeglasses were invented 100 years agoB. every one believes the most important invention is a simple pair of glasses.C. the author of this article probably comes from AmericaD. people who invented important things probably wore those glasses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。