高二英语期中考试试卷第一部分：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.Whatcolourdoesthemanprefer?A.Brown.B.Black.C.Blue.2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Seethedoctor.B.Putonclothes.C.Gotobed.3.Whatisthemandoing?A.Visitingacompany.B.Havingajobinterview.C.Makingatelephonecall.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Themoney.B.Thefootball.C.Thebirthday.5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheissupportive.B.Sheisconfident.C.Sheisactive.第二节（共15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。每段对话读或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.Where’sthemangoing?A.Thestreet.B.Theyard.C.Thecinema.7.Whichturningshouldhetake?A.Thefirstontheleft.B.Thefirstontheright.C.Thesecondontheleft.8.Howwillthemangetthere?14\nA.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.WheredidSarapaintthepictures?A.Athome.B.Inthekitchen.C.Atschool.10.WhatcolourarethetreesinSara’spicture?A.Red.B.Blue.C.Green.11.WhatareintheskyinSara’spictures?A.Trees.B.Planes.C.Sara’sfatherandtrees.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hewasgivenaprize.B.Helosthisjob.C.Hisbossgavehimtwoweeks’leave.13.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisboss’sdecision?A.Heunderstooditverywell.B.Hethoughtitcompletelywrong.C.Hedidn’tunderstandit.14.Whatwasthemanunabletodo?A.Useacomputer.B.Useatypewriter.C.Useaprinter.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.WhatisgoingtobeinLibertyParknextweek?A.Anartfestival.B.Aconcert.C.Apicnic.16.Howmanyartistswillshowtheirpaintings?A.Twotraditionalpainters.B.Twomodernartists.C.Threebestlocalartists.17.Whatinformationdoweknowabouttheartexhibitions?A.Theystartatthesameplaceandtime.B.Theystartatdifferentplacesandtime.C.Theywillshowpaintingsfromfiveforeigncountries.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。14\n18.Whatdidthespeakerusetodoforaliving?A.Heranavillageshop.B.Heworkedonafarm.C.Heworkedatanadvertisingcompany.19.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’slifeinthepast?A.Itwasstressful.B.Itwaspeaceful.C.Itwasboring.20.Whatmadethespeakerchangehislifestyle?A.Thetroublewithhisfamilylife.B.Hisdesiretostarthisownbusiness.C.Hisdreamoflivinginacountryside.二、阅读理解Studiesshowthatyoumaybeliedtoeverydayanywherefrom10to200times.Wesay,“Nicesong.”“Honey,youdon’tlookfatinthat,no.”Butanotherstudyshowedthatstrangersliedthreetimeswithinthefirst10minutesofmeetingeachother.Weliemoretostrangersthanwelietocoworkers.Menlieeighttimesmoreaboutthemselvesthantheydoaboutotherpeople.Womenliemoretoprotectotherpeople.Ifyou’remarried,you’regoingtolietoyourwife/husbandinoneoutofevery10communications.Ifyou’reunmarried,thatnumberdropstothree.Butlook,ifatsomepointyougotliedto,it’sbecauseyouagreedtogetliedto.Truthaboutlying:lying’sacooperativeact.Notallliesareharmful.Sometimeswe’rewillingtogetliedtoforsocialdignity(尊严),maybetokeepaprivatesecret.Lyingiscomplex.Itexistsinourdailyandbusinesslives.We’redeeplydisturbedbythetruth.Weexplainit,sometimes forverygoodreasons,othertimesjustbecausewedon’tunderstandthegapsbetweenidealsandrealitiesinourlives.We’reagainstlying,butsecretlywe’reforitinwaysthatoursocietyhaspracticedforcenturiesandcenturies.It’sasoldasbreathing.It’spartofourcultureandhistory.Thinkthestoriesfrom Dante,Shakespeare,theBible,News14\noftheWorld.Lyinghasgreatvaluetotheevolutionofhumanbeings.Researchershavelongknownthatthemoreintelligentthespecies,themorelikelyitistolie.Wehumansliketobecomeleaders.Itstartsreallyearly.Howearly?Well,babieswillpretendtocry,pause,waittoseewho’scomingandthengorightbacktocrying.One-year-oldslearnhidingtruth.Five-year-oldslieoutrightandtrytocontrolthroughflattery(奉承).Nine-year-olds,mastersofcoveringup.Sowhatdowedoaboutlies?Well,therearestepswecantaketoguideourwaythroughthebushes.Trainedliespotters(检测员)gettothetruth90%ofthetime.Therestofus,we’reonly54%right.Therearecleverliarsandstupidliars,butthere’renorealcreativeliars.Whilelying,weallmakethesamemistakes,andweallusethesametechniques.21．Thepassagetellsusinthefirstparagraphthatlyingisvery __________.A.harmfulB.easyC.interestingD.common22．Lyingiscomplexbecause __________.A.peopleareforitaswellasagainstitB.itisthewholepartofgreatcultureC.ancientstoriesarefullofliesD.itispracticedbycleverones23．Accordingtothepassage,alieworkswhen__________.A.theliar’swordsaresweetenoughB.someonegivestheliarcooperationC.wearewillingtolieforgoodreasonsD.itisgiventoacompletestranger24．Whatmightthewritertalkaboutinthefollowingpassage?A.Howtobecomecleverliars.B.Howtoavoidstupidlies.C.Howtotelltruthfromlies.D.Howtogetthroughthebushes.Ifyouwanttoslowaging,youmightwanttoeatless.Thisfindingisgoodnews---ifyouwereamouse.Theresearchersstudiedmice,notpeople.JohnPriceandotherresearchersstudiedtwogroupsofmice.Onegroupwasabletoeatasmuchasitwanted.Theresearcherslimitedwhatthemiceintheothergroupate.Theirdiethad35percentfewercaloriesthanthefirstgroupofmice.14\nPricesaysthemicewiththedietrestrictionswere“moreenergeticandsufferedfewerdisease.”Theywerenotjustlivinglongerbutseemedtostayyoungerforalongerperiodoftime.Theresearchersfoundthatfewercaloriesslowdownanaturalmechanismincellscalledribosomes.Priceexplainsthatribosomesareresponsibleformakingimportantproteinsinthecells.Butwithfewercalories,theyslowdown.Thisgivesthecellsmoretimetorepairthemselves.Theresearcherssayribosomesusefrom10to20percentofthecell’senergytomakethoseproteins.Pricewrotethat“becauseofthis,itisimpracticaltodestroyanentireribosome”whenitstartstobreakdown.However,“repairingindividualpartsoftheribosomeonaregularbasisenablesribosomestocontinueproducinghighqualityproteinsforlongerthantheywouldotherwise.Thistopqualityproduction,inturn,keepscellsandtheentirebodyfunctioningwell.”Pricesaid,“ribosomeisaverycomplexmachine,likeacar.”Theyneed“maintenancetoreplacethepartsthatwearoutthefastest.Whentireswearout,”heexplained,“youdon’tthrowthewholecarawayandbuyanewone.Itcostslesstoreplacetheoldtires.”“Food,”hesaid,“isn’tjustmaterialtobeburned---it’sasignalthattellsourbodyandcellshowtorespond.”Pricesaidthefindingshelptoexplainhowexactlyourbodiesage.Andthismay“helpusmakemoreeducateddecisionsaboutwhatweeat.”25．Whatcanweknowaboutthemicewithlimitedcaloriesfromthestudy?A.TheycankeephealthyeasilyB.TheyneedmoreenergytobeactiveC.TheycanlookyoungerthantheyareD.Theywilllivealongerlifelikehumans26．Whatwillhappentoribosomesiftherearefewercalories?A.TheywillcompletelybreakdownB.TheymakeproteinsinthecellsslowlyC.Theywillproducehighqualityproteinsmore14\nD.Theymayneedmoretimetorepairthemselves27．Priceexplainedtheribosomes’roleofrepairingthemselvesby_________.A.tellingastoryB.listingbasicdataC.makingcomparisonsD.experimentingonmice28．Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?A.FooddecideshowlongyouliveB.Canyouslowdownyouragingprocess?C.EatinglessmayhelpyoulivelongerD.Shouldyourdietbereducedforyourhealth?HolidaymakerswantingtogetawayfromthepressureofmodernlifemightconsiderstayingatawoodenhutinSweden.TheKolarbynEco-LodgeHotelisnotforeveryone.Ifyoucan’tevenunderstandtheideaoflivingwithoutelectricity,runningwater,oramoderntoilet,thenthecharmofthisplacewillprobablynotappealtoyou.ButforanyonetryingtoescapethepressureandbusylifeofthebigcityortakeabreakfromtheInternetandothermoderndevices,thisplaceisaparadise(乐园).Located1kmsouthofSkarsjonBeach,inthemiddleofapristineSwedishforest,KolarbynEco-Lodgeconsistsof12woodenhutswithnothingbuttwosheepskin-coveredwoodenbeds,andawoodstovethatuseswoodcutbythegueststhemselves.Self-cateringbreakfast,lunchanddinnerconsistofitemslikespaghetti（通心粉）,tomatosauce,bread,fruitandeggsthattouristshavetocookthemselvesoveranoutsidefire;thereisnoshower,onlyanearbyspringandasfortoilet,visitorsareencouragedtogobehindatree,orvisitoneofthetwosheds（棚子）.Addingtothecharmofthisplaceisthelongcoal-makingtraditionofKolarbyn.Localshavebeenbuildingthesehutsfromwoodandmudforover400years,andafewofthemcameupwiththeideaofrecreatingafewoftheminthewoodsasaneco-lodgetokeeptraditionaliveinthearea.14\n“PeoplevisitKolarbynlodgesbecausetheywanttoexperiencethenatureandtotestsleepinginthehistoricalhuts.Theywanttogetawayfromthenormallife,”theownerAndreasAhlsensaid.“Thehutsthemselvesarerelativelysmall,asiftheyaretoobig,itwilldestroythenatureexperience.”29．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheKolarbynEco-LodgeHotel?A.ModernandluxuriousB.PerfectanduniqueC.CheapandappealingD.Simpleandenvironmental-friendly30．Whatcanweinferaboutthelifeinthehotel?A.LivingthereisahardexperienceforeveryoneB.ThevisittothehotelmeansachallengetomanypeopleC.It’sconvenientthoughthereisnomodernequipmentD.It’skindoflikelivinginparadisefortheaged31．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”refertoinParagraph4?A.OldtraditionsB.LocalpeopleC.WoodenhutsD.Creativeideas32．WhydopeoplewanttovisittheKolarbynEco-LodgeHotel?A.ToescapemodernlifeB.TohaveagoodsleepC.TocompareruralandcitylifeD.Toexperiencepovertyoflocals三、完形填空Oneday,inNewYork,theemployeesofabigcompanyreturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohadbeenhindering(阻碍)your______inthiscompanypassedaway.We______youtojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeen______inthegym.”Atfirst,alltheemployeesweresadto______thatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,______afterawhiletheystartedgetting______aboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitement______astheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlast______.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmygrowth?Well,______he’snolongerhere!”14\nOnebyonethe______gotclosertothecoffinandwhentheylookedinsideit,they______becamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,_____intosilence,asifsomeonehad______thedeepestpartoftheirsoul.[]Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin—everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoa______nexttothemirror,______“Thereisonlyonepersonwhoiscapabletoset_______toyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize(变革)your______.Youaretheonlypersonwhocan______yourhappiness,realizationandsuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenotherschange.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougo______yourlimitingbeliefsandwhenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyone______foryourlife.33．A.performanceB.progressC.programD.process34．A.demandB.allowC.inviteD.advise[.35．A.startedB.preparedC.openedD.designed36．A.findB.acceptC.realizeD.learn37．A.butB.andC.soD.for38．A.seriousB.obviousC.curiousD.nervous39．A.appearedB.grewC.improvedD.passed40．A.admirationsB.attentionsC.appreciationsD.respects41．A.atleastB.atlastC.atpresentD.atonce42．A.friendsB.managersC.employeesD.citizens43．A.quicklyB.finallyC.obviouslyD.suddenly[]44．A.shockedB.depressedC.upsetD.embarrassed45．A.brokenB.touchedC.botheredD.removed46．A.letterB.signC.markD.signal47．A.toldB.warningC.sayingD.written48．A.directionsB.instructionsC.targetsD.limits49．A.careerB.luckC.lifeD.business50．A.influenceB.satisfyC.exchangeD.approach51．A.forB.uponC.overD.beyond[]14\n52．A.dependableB.responsibleC.suitableD.valuable四、七选五TipsToBoostYourConfidence53．Herearesomesolutionstoboostyourconfidenceinthelongrun.AlwaysthinkpositivelyWeallhavenegativevoicesinsideourhead.54．Startoutslowlyandpushyourselftothinkofthreegoodthingsaboutyourselfeverymorning.55．Takethetimetolookwithinyourselfandasseswhatispossibletochangeandwhatisoutofreach.Itisimportanttofocusonchangingthethingsyouhavecontrolover,becausethisiswhereyouwillseethemostself-improvement.Makealistofthreethingsthatyouwouldliketoimproveonandthenundereachitemwriteafewbulletpintsonhowyouwillgoaboutmakingthischange.Focusonthesmallstepsforsignsofimprovement.Makesuretofocusonsmallervictories.Itisoftenharderforindividualstoseetheirownselfimprovementwhentheyarelookingatthelongterm,butitiseasiertopinpointchangeswhenyouarefocusingondailyaccomplishments.56．Whateveritismakessureyoufollowthroughandthenacknowledgeyourachievementsbymakingalistandpostingitsomewhereeasilyinview,becausesmallstepsalwaysaddupintheend.Stopcomparingyourselftoothers.Oneofthemostcommonpitfalls(陷阱)thathumansareguiltyofiscomparingthemselveswitheachother.Itisimportanttorememberthatwhatappearsonthesurfaceisnotalwayswhatisreality.Ifyoufeellikeyouareconstantlyoverwhelmedbytryingtokeepupwithothers,makeamarkedefforttolimityourusageofsocialmedia.57．.A.Berealisticwithwhatyoucanchange.14\nB.Trytounderstandbodylanguagesofothers.C.Buildingconfidencetakestimeandpatience.D.Practicebeingawardofhowyouholdyourselfduringtheday.E.ThegoodnewsisthatwecanchangethesevoicetoonlysaypositivethingsinsteadF.Startsmallandhaveadailygoalofoneinstancewhereyoupracticedefendingyourself.G.Youwillbesurprisedwithallthefreetimeyouhavetodootherthingsandbestofallyouwillhaveaclear,morecondimentself.五、短文改错58．假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分。Thismorning,IwasjoggingintheparkwhileIcaughtsightofawalletonabench.Clear,someonehadleftitthereinaccident.Ipickedupandcheckedthecontents.Insideit,Ifoundsomemoneyoracardwithaphonenumber.Believingthattheownerwouldbeworried,Iimmediatelytrythenumber.Amananswereditinananxiousvoice.HearingthatIhadhiswallet,hesighedwithreliefandtoldmehewouldcomerightaway.Tenminuteslate,themanarrived.Afterconfirmhewastheowner,Ireturnedthewalletbacktohim.Withhisthumbup,heexpressedhisthanktomerepeatedly.Seeingthesmileonhisface,IfelthappythatIwasabletohelp.六、书面表达59．假定你是李华，你校学生会在全校招募志愿者，为即将在你校举行的国际教育会议服务。请用英文写一封邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：14\n1.写信目的；2.自我介绍；3.希望获准。注意：1.词数100左右；2.文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Withallmybestregards.Yourssincerely,LiHua参考答案14\n一.听力：1--5ACCBA6--10CABCC11--15CBCAA16--20CBCAA21．D22．A23．B24．C25．A26．B27．C28．C29．D30．B31．C32．A33．B34．C35．B36．D37．A38．C39．B40．D41．A42．C[]43．D44．A45．B46．B47．C48．D14\n49．C50．A51．D52．B53．C54．E55．A56．F57．G58．1.while—when2.Clear—Clearly3.in—by4.picked后面加上it5.or--and6.try—tried7.late—later8.confirm—confirming9.去掉back10.thank--thanks59．DearSirorMadam,I’mwritingtoapplyfortheopportunityofbeingavolunteeryouhaveadvertised.Inmyopinion,voluntaryworkcannotonlyhelpmeenrichmyknowledgeandexperience,butalsocanhelpthevisitorsfromallovertheworldtoknowbetteraboutourschool.IamgoodatEnglish.Inaddition,inthepastthreeyearsIhavetakenpartinmanysocialactivitiesinwhichIperformedwellandgainedrichexperience.Furthermore,myinterestandskillincommunicationandteamworkcontributetomyapplicationforthejob.Iwouldappreciateaninterviewatyourconvenience.I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyouinthefuture.Withallmybestregards.14\nYourssincerely,LiHua14
