高二英语下册半期考试试卷英语命题人:刘小平审题人:秦毅第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Onaplane.B.Onabus.C.Inataxi.2.Howdoesthewomanfeel?A.Funny.B.Amused.C.Pleased.3.Whendidthemanarrive?A.OnNovember4.B.OnNovember6.C.OnNovember2.4.What’smostprobablygoingon?A.Theyarehavinganimportantmeeting.B.Theyarehavingdinner.C.Theyarecooking.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?A.Themanisunwillingtohavealookatthehousesforsale.B.Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.C.Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?A.Shehatestowalksuchalongway.B.Shecannotgetalift.C.Shehaslostherway.7.HowwillthewomangettoSheffield?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.请听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8.Howoldisthewomannow?A.81B.65C.609.Whatwasthewoman’schildhoodlike?A.Poorbuthappy.B.Quarrelsomeandfree.C.Richbutunhappy.10.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’scousinsduringthechildhood?A.TheydidnothavesomuchfreedomasherB.Theyhadtowearhand-me-downclothes.C.Theywerelivinginahugefamily.I．单项填空从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）11.Thescientistwantstodevelopnewtechnologythatwillmakepossibletogrowfoodinthemountainvillagewhichisshortofwater.A.thisB.thatC.itD.its11/11\n12.problemsyouhave,youcanalwayscometousforhelp.A.WhateverB.HoweverC.WheneverD.Wherever13.Itisthatweshallmeetwithsomeopposition.A.likelyB.likeC.maybeD.possibly14.－CanIhelpyou?－Yes.IboughtthisTVhereyesterday,butnowitwork.A.didn'tB.won'tC.can'tD.doesn't15.Scientistsoftenhavetogovernmentsupportinordertodoresearch.A.relyonB.holdonC.keeponD.goon16.Cleaningwomeninbigcitiesusuallygetbythehour.A.payB.payingC.paidD.topay17.Thethiefwasbroughtin,withhishandsbehindhisback.A.beingtiedB.havingtiedC.tobetiedD.tied18.－Hi,Tom,youlooktired.－I'mtired.Ithelivingroomallday.A.paintedB.hadpaintedC.havebeenpaintingD.paint19.Hisfatherwon'thertousehisnewcar.A.haveB.letC.agreeD.allow20.－DoyouknowwhentheChinesecustomfrom?－It'shardtosay.ButitscharacteristicstheTangDynasty.A.began;proveB.started;showC.is;appearD.dates;suggest21.It'stenyearssincethescientistonhislife'sworkofdiscoveringthevaluablechemical.A.madeforB.setoutC.tookoffD.turnedup22.Thewomanheardaterriblenoise.broughtherheartintohermouth.A.itB.whichC.WhatD.that23.Allisneededisasupplyofoil.A.thethingB.thatC.whatD.which24.－Therewerealreadyfivepeopleinthecarbuttheymanagedtotakemeaswell.－Itacomfortablejourney.A.can'tbeB.shouldn'tbeC.mustn'thavebeenD.couldn'thavebeen25.Havingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheyoungcouple,butitremainswhethertheywillenjoyit.A.toseeB.tobeseenC.seeingD.seenⅡ．完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Oneday,inPhiladelphia,threemenwalkedintotheThirtiethStreetStation.OneofthemwenttotheInformationCentreto26thearrivaltimeoftrains.Therehefoundoutthatthethreeo'clocktrain27NewYorkwasgoingtoleave28latethatday.Whenanhourlatertheyweretoldtherewasa29,theysuggestedthattheyallgotoa30bartowait.Soofftheywent.Aboutanhourlaterthey.31thestationlaughingandjokingandrelaxed.Whenthey11/11\narrivedattheright32,theysawthatthetrainwas33movingslowlyoutofthestation.Allthethreemen34afterthetrainshouting,"Wait!Wait!Comeback!".Twoofthemcaughtupwiththe35car,graspedthehandleofitscarplatform,36themselvesup,andgotonthemovingtrain.37thistime,thethirdmanhadstoppedrunning.Ashe38watchedthetrainpulloutofthestation,hecould39seehisfriendswaveandhearthemcall.Atfirsthehadapuzzled40onhisface.Thenafterashortmoment,he41roundandslappedhiskneeashelaughedandlaughed.Amanstandingnearby,whohadseen42all,turnedtohimandasked,"43issofunny,fellow?Afterall,yourtwofriendsmadeitandyoudidn't."Themanwasstill44sohardthathehadtearsinhiseyesashereplied,"Well,thesetwofellowshadmeanttocometo45meoff！Andnowyouseewhathashappened.Isn'titfun?"()26.A.examineB.findC.checkD.tell()27.A.inB.toC.fromD.through()28.A.anhourB.aquarterC.halfanhourD.twohours()29.A.mistakeB.accidentC.incidentD.delay()30.A.popularB.nearbyC.niceD.cheap()31.A.metatB.wentoutofC.returnedtoD.cameback()32.A.centreB.directionC.wayD.track()33.A.stillB.yetC.alreadyD.soon()34.A.ranB.cameC.climbedD.looked()35.A.newB.lastC.nextD.first()36.A.pushedB.roseC.pulledD.put()37.A.AtB.ByC.SinceD.To()38.A.surprisinglyB.carefullyC.hopelesslyD.eagerly()39.A.notB.stillC.hardlyD.also()40.A.sightB.problemC.expressionD.case()41.A.turnedB.ranC.wasD.broke()42.A.itB.himC.theseD.those()43.A.HowB.WhatC.WhereD.Why()44.A.cryingB.movingC.laughingD.joking()45.A.takeB.seeC.driveD.sendⅢ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)IwonderaboutmyMomsometimes,andalltheotherblackmotherswhogotupat6a.m.togotothewhiteman'shousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcold.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardfortheman.Theymadehisbreakfastandtheyswepthisfloorsandtheytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn'thavetoomuchtimeforthethreeofus.IwonderaboutmyMom,whowalkedoutofawhitewoman'scleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonths,andthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewail.She'dhavetodealwiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsotheywouldn'tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Oh,theywerejustlikepartofthe11/11\nfamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyate,towashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishedbathing.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasn'tsoaporwaterbackhome.IwonderhowmyMomfeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Momwouldcryallnight,andthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.Aweeklater,thewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars'rentandMomwouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowI'dbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflat,andIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMomandcallheracheat.Andwhenhefinallywentaway,Momputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhiteman'shousetodresstherichwhitekidssothattheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.()46.Mothergotupat6a.m.everyday,becauseA.shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenB.shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryC.shehadtoworkinthewhiteman'shouseD.shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor()47.MothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecauseA.shethoughtwedidn'tneedtoB.wedidn'tlikewashinghandsC.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourhome()48.Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?A.Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.B.Onlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehouse.C.Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.D.Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.()49.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A.Blackpeopleleadamiserablelife.B.Blackpeopledon'thaveenoughrentmoney.C.Whitepeopleleadanexpensivelife.D.Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.(B)Babiesarenotjustpassingidletimewhentheystareatthetelevision--theyareactuallylearningabouttheworld,U.S.researcherssaid.Parentsmaywanttolimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevision,basedonthestudy,saidDonnaMumme,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatTuffsUniversityinBoston,wholedtheresearch."Childrenasyoungas12monthsaremakingdecisionsbasedontheemotionalreactionsofadultsaroundthem,"Mummesaidinastatement."Itturnsouttheycanalsouseemotionalinformationtheypickupfromtelevision."Mumme'steamalreadyknewthatbabieswatchotherchildrenandadultsforinformationabouttheworld.Amotherurgingherbabytoeatsome"yummy"souporabrothercryinginfearwhenadogapproachescaninfluenceababy'sreaction.Mumme'steamtestedbabiestodetermineiftelevisionhasthesameinfluence,showingactorsreactingonavideotapetoobjectssuchasredletterholder,11/11\nablueball,andayellowlubber.Babiesaged10monthsor12monthswerelatergiventhesameobjectstoplaywith.Ten-month-oldsdidnotseemtobeinfluencedbythevideos,butthe1-year-oldswere.Whentheactorsactednaturallyorpositivelytoanobject,thebabieshappilyplayedwiththem.Butiftheactorhadseemedafraidordisgusted,thebabieswouldavoidtheobject.()50.Theunderlinedword"psychology"meansthestudyof.A.human'ssocietyanditsgrowthB.human'shopesanddreamsC.human'smindandhowitworksD.human'slanguagesandcultures()51.WhichofthefollowingisMumme'sconclusion?A.Smallbabiesshouldnotbeallowedtowatchtelevisionprograms.B.Adultsshouldlettheirbabiesdonothingbutwatchtelevision.C.TVprogramsprovidesmallbabieswithalltheinformationtheyneed.D.One-year-oldscanbeemotionallyinfluencedbyTVprograms.()52.Mummereachedhisconclusionby.A.measuringthetimebabiesspentinfrontofTVB.makingTVprogramsandadvertisementsforkidsC.showingactorshowtoreacttoblueballsD.observingsmallbabies'reactionstoTVprograms()53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Parentsmaywanttolimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevision.B.Actorsmaytrytobehavethemselveswellinfrontofbabies.C.BabiesmaybeallowedtochoosewhattheyseeonTV.D.WatchingTVdoesharmtobabies'eyes.(C)MirthPhamwasborninVietnam.Helefthisnativecountrywhenhewas21yearsold.MinhhasbeeninAmericaforalmosttwoyears.ThereisstillmuchhedoesnotunderstandaboutAmerica.OnceMinhwasinasupermarket.Hesawanoldmanandanoldwoman.Theywantedaboxofcereal(麦片).Theboxwasonahighshelf.Themanandthewomancouldn'treachit.Minhsawaladder.Hegotontheladderandgotthebox.Hehandedittotheelderlycouple.Theythankedhim."Whereareyourchildren?"askedMinh."Whydon'ttheyhelpyoubuyfood?""Ourchildrenhavetheirownlives,"saidthemanandthewoman."Weliketobeindependent."Mirthdoesn'tthinkthisisright.Inhiscountry,.childrenhelptheirparents.Minhgavetheelderlycouplehisphonenumber.Hetoldthemtocallhimiftheyneededhelp.OnenighttheyaskedMirthtodinner,buttheyneveraskedhimforhelp.Oneday,MinhwaswalkingwithaVietnamesefriend.Thetwoweregoingtoamovie.Minhwantedtogotoarestaurantfirst.Minhtookhisfriend'shand.Hepulledhimtowardtherestaurant.PeopleonthestreetstaredatMinh.InVietnam,friendsoftenholdhands.MinhfoundoutthatpeopleinAmericaarenotusedtoholdinghands.MinhPhamisgoingthroughaprocessknownasre-socialization.Socializationisthe11/11\nprocessinwhichapersonlearnstoliveinasociety.Everyonegoesthroughthisprocess.MinhwentthroughitwhenhelivedinVietnam.ButtheVietnamesewayoflifeismuchdifferentfromtheAmericanwayoflife.WhenMirthcametoAmerica,hehadtolearnanewwayoflife.Hehadtolearnhowtoliveinanewsociety.MinhhaslearnedalotaboutAmericanlifeintwoyears.Hestillhasalottolearn.Theprocessofre-socializationcantakemanyyears.()54.Socializationistheprocessinwhichone.A.learnstoliveinasocietyB.travelsfromonecountrytoanotherC.learnstoactindependentlyD.learnshowtolivehappily()55.WhattheelderlycouplesaidgaveusanexamplethatAmericanpeople,youngorold,trytobe.A.kindB.independentC.helpfulD.friendly()56.Accordingtothepassage,peoplestaredatMirthandhisfriendbecauseMinhwasA.aVietnameseB.doingsomethingunusualC.enteringarestaurantD.notdressedlikeAmericans()57.Whoshouldexperiencesocializationaccordingtothepassage?A.TheVietnameseinAmerica.B.Olderpeople.C.Americans.D.Everybody.(D)IfIhadknownthenwhatIknownow,Iwouldhavetakenmyfather'sadvicewhenIwas18andIhadtochoosemymajoratuniversity.HetoldmetostudyoutsideItalywherethereweremorepossibilitiestofindajobonceIfinisheduniversity.ButIsaidno,scaredoflivingaloneinadifferentcountrywithadifferentculture,withadifferentlanguage,andaboveall,farfrommyfamilyandfriends.SoIdecidedtogotouniversityinItalyandIchosetheoneinRome,mycity,whichisoneofthemostancientuniversitiesintheworld,studyingCommunicationSciencebecauseitwasthemostcommonandthemostfashionablemajorsixyearsago(andstillisnow...).Atthatage,Iwantedtobecomeasportsjournalist,butwiththepassingtime,myopinionsandmyideasstartedchangingandIunderstoodthatIdidn'tlikemychoice.Atthattime,Iunderstoodthatat18yearsold,everyonefeelsmaturetodecideabouthisownfuture.Everyonethinksthattheadvicethatparentstrytogiveiswrongandweareabletodecidealone,maybejustwiththehelpofourfriendswhoareinthesamesituation.Thisistheworstthoughtthatwecanthink.However,IgraduatedlastDecemberwiththeprideofmyparentsandIdecided,withtheirhelp,tocometoTorontoandstudyEnglish.HereIamlivingthebestexperienceIhaveeverlived.Ioftenthink:"IfIhadknownthatlivingaloneinadifferentcountryandstudyingsomethingIlikeweresoniceandinterestingwhenIwas18,Iwouldhavelistenedtowhatmyfathertoldmesixyearsago."ItrytoregretnothingaboutmychoicesIhavemadeinmypast,butIjustthinkthatnowIammaturetoaskmyparentsandtolistentothembecausetheyhavemoreexperienceandtheyknowbetterthanmewhatisrightandwhatiswrong.()58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthepassage?A.HewenttoTorontoinordertobecomeasportsjournalist.B.HestudiedEnglishwhenhewasinauniversityinRome.C.Hefollowedhisparents'advicewhenchoosingauniversity.11/11\nD.HeisenjoyinghisstayinTorontoandhisstudyofEnglish.()59.Theunderlinedword"mature"inthepassagemeans"".A.goodandoldB.confidentenoughC.carefullydecidedD.fullygrownanddeveloped()60.Allthefollowingarethereasonswhythewriterchoseauniversityathomeexceptthat.A.hedidn'twanttolivealoneinaforeigncountryB.hewastooyoungtoliveabroadC.hewantedtostudyCommunicationScienceD.hedidn'twanttobeseparatedfromhisfamilyandfriends()61.Fromhisownexperience,tilewritertriestotellusthat.A.parents'adviceisworthtakingB.hestillpreferstoaskhisfriendsforhelpC.hedoesn'tregretaboutthechoiceshemadeD.CommunicationScienceisstillfashionablenow(E)Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoice,wewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ifitweren'tformyjob,Iwouldimmediatelymoveoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonature.Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmanytowerblocks,noisy,dirty,andimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky,orotherblocksofflats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervousastheyareshutupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenough,inthepast,thepeopleofonestreetallkneweachother,butnowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon'tevensayhellotoeachother.Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistence.Inthecountryasenseofcommunitygenerallybindsthepeopleofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There'slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoalongwaytothenearestlargetown.Thecitypeoplewholeaveforthecountryoftencan'tbearthestillnessandquietthere.What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff;thecitygivespeopleafeelingofisolation,andconstantnoisecannearlydriveyoumad.Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecenterofthings,andthatlifedoesn'tcometoanendathalfpastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefoundaway(thatisnotexactlywhatbothsideswanttoaccept)betweenthetwo:leavecitiesandmovetovillageswithincommuting(回乘公交车往返的)distanceoflargecities.Itsoundsgreat!()62.Itseemsthatthewriterpreferstoliveinthecountrymainlybecause.A.thecityissomehowdirtyandnoisyB.thecountryfolksaremorefriendlyC.onecangetbettersleepinthecountry11/11\nD.it'shardforpeopletofindjobsinthecity()63.Thebiggestdisadvantageoflivinginthecountryisthat.A.lifethereisinconvenientB.shoppingisimpossibleC.youcannotseeamovieorashowD.lifecomestoanendathalfpastnine()64.Astowhichisbetter,citylifeorcountrylife,thewriter.A:didsomeexplanationB.madesomecomparisonC.describedbothofthemindetailD.talkedalotabouthispreference()65.Theunderlinedword"binds"inthethirdparagraphmeans"".A.separatesB.drivesC.preventsD.unitesⅣ.单词拼写(根据下列句子的汉语注释,在相应的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式)（每小题1分，共10分）66.Itisnecessaryforusto(掌握)aforeignlanguage.67.Thewindis(温柔的)andthesunisshiningbrightly.68.Iheardthecouple(聊天)inthepark.69.Thegirltookupthejobasa(律师)aftershegraduatedfromuniversity.70.Thousandsoflaid-offworkers(聚集)aroundthebuilding,demandingtowork.71.Inour(日常的)life,electricityplaysanimportantrole.72.expertsarebeginningtopayattentiontothe(分离)ofchildrenfromtheirparents.73.Studentsare(禁止)tousecellphonesinschool.74.Theplanecrashed,killingall200people(在飞机上).75.Hewassentencedtodeathbecauseof(谋杀).Ⅴ．短文改错（每小题1.5分，共15分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个钩(√)；如果有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)画掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线画掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。DearLiLi,Ihadn'tseenyou,myfriend,foralongtime.Iamalways76.missingyou.IhopeeverythingareOKwithyou.Ilearnthat77.youwouldcometoChengduforavisitthissummerholiday.78.IwarmlywelcomeyoutoChengdu.Chengduisthebeautifulcity79.withalonghistory.TherearemanysightinChengdu,suchas80.Dufu'sThatchedCottage,WuhouciMuseum,JinshaSiteMuseum,81.theTianfuSquare,theChengduZoo,tileMountQingcheng82.andsoon.Theyareveryworthvisiting.Pleasephonemewhen83.11/11\nyouarriveinChengdu.I'llmeetwithyouintheairport.84.I'llshowyouaroundChengduafteryouarrivein.85.Ⅵ．书面表达（30分）假如你是李华。你的澳大利亚朋友Dick听说中国的中小学正在减轻学生的学习负担，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的变化。周末活动（减负前）周末活动（减负后）白天：上课、做作业白天：参观博物馆、学习电脑、绘画等晚上：做作业晚上：看新闻、读书、看报就寝时间：11:30就寝时间：11:30词数:100左右参考词汇:减负-reducelearningload.DearDick,Hownicetohearfromyouagain.YouwanttoknowwhatisgoingoninschoolsinChina?Bestwishes!LiHua11/11\n高二英语答案听力：1~5ACBBA6~10ABBAA单选：11~15CAADA16~20CDCDD21~25BBBDB完形：26~30CBADB31~35CDCAB36~40CBCBC41~45ACBCB阅读：46~49CDBA50~53CDDA54~57ABBD58~61DDBA62~65AABD单拼：66.master67.gentle68.chatting69.lawyer70.gathered71.daily72.separation73.forbidden74.aboard75.murder改错：76.hadn’t→haven’t77.are→is78.would→will79.the→a80.sight→sights81.√82.theMount→Mount83.very→well作文：DearDick,Hownicetohearfromyouagain.YouwanttoknowwhatisgoingoninschoolsinChina?Inshort,thingshavebeguntoimprovesinceschoolswerecalledontoreducelearningload.Idon’tknowaboutothers,butIusedtohavetoworkevenatweekendsdoingendlesshomeworkandattendingclassesaswell.NowIhavemorefreetime.Icanfollowmyowninterestssuchasreadingbooks,visitingmuseums,andtakingcomputerlessons.IntheeveningsIcanwatchnewsonTVorreadnewspapers.What’smore,Icangotobedearlier.AsfarasIknow,everyoneishappyaboutthisnewarrangementofthings.Bestwishes!LiHua11/11\n本资料由《七彩教育网》www.7caiedu.cn提供！11/11