浙江省宁波市效实中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题

1浙江省宁波市效实中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（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．WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?A．Gooutwithherfriend.B．Workonherpaper.C．Makesomeplans.2．WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT­shirt?A．$15.B．$30.C．$50.3．WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayafternoon?A．Toattendawedding.B．Tovisitanexhibition.C．Tomeetafriend.4．WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?A．At1:00pm.B．At3:00pm.C．At4:00pm.5．Wherearethespeakers?A．Inastore.B．Inaclassroom.C．Atahotel.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题。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7两个小题。6．WhatdoweknowaboutNora?A．Sheprefersaroomofherown.B．Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.C．Shelivesnearthecitycenter.7．Whatisgoodabouttheflat?A．Ithasalargesittingroom.B．Ithasgoodfurniture.C．Ithasabigkitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8至9两个小题。8.WherehasBarbarabeen?A．Milan.B．Florence.C．Rome.9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?A．Shoes.B．Stones.C．Books.听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?2A．ThomasBrothers.B．MikeLandon.C．JackCooper.11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?A．Hiswife.B．Hisboss.C．Hissecretary.12.Whatisthemessageabout?A．Ameeting.B．AvisittoFrance.C．Thedateforatrip.听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?A．Apersonwhosawtheaccident.B．Thedriverofthelorry.C．Apoliceofficer.14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?A．WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.B．Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.C．Standingoutsideabank.15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?A．Atabout8:00am.B．Atabout9:00am.C．Atabout10:00am.16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?A．Alorryhitacar.B．Acarranintoalorry.C．Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A．Thehistoryoftheschool.B．Thecoursesfortheterm.C．Theplanfortheday.18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?A．Intheschoolhall.B．Inthesciencelabs.C．Intheclassrooms.19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?A．Takesciencecourses.B．Enjoyexcellentmeals.C．Attendworkshops.20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?A．Duringthelunchhour.B．Afterthewelcomespeech.C．Beforethetourofthelabs.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）3第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）ATristandaCunha,a38-square-mileisland,isthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworld,accordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords.Itis1,510milessouthwestofitsnearestneighbor,St.Helena,and1,950mileswestofAfrica.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral（葡萄牙海军上将）ofthesamenamein1506andsettledin1810,theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundred.Cominginaclosesecond—andoftenwronglymentionedasthemostdistantisland—isEasterIsland,whichlies1,260mileseastofitsnearestneighbor—PitcairnIsland,and2,300mileswestofSouthAmerica.Themountainous64-square-mileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcentury,supposedly,bypeoplewhowerelostatsea.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethanathousandyears,givingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1,000hugestonefigures,calledmoat,forwhichtheislandismostfamous.OnEasterSunday,1722,however,settlersfromHollandmovedinandgavetheislanditsname.Today,2,000peopleliveontheChileanterritory(智利领土).Theyshareonestreet,asmallairportandafewhoursoftelevisionperday.21．ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheislandofTristandaCunha.A．wasnamedafteritsdiscovererB．gotitsnamefromHollandsettlersC．wasnamedbytheBritishgovernmentD．gotitsnamefromtheGuinnessBookofRecords22．Whichofthefollowingismostfamousformoat?A．EasterIsland.B．PitcairnIsland.C．St.Helena.D．TristandaCunha.23．WhichcountrydoesEasterIslandbelongto?A．Britain.B．Chile.C．Holland.D．Portugal.BChildrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theyseldomneedarefereeandrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon'tcaremuchaboutwhowinsorloses,and4itdoesn'tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinished.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycompared.Theyalsoenjoygamesthatmoveinstages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagameinitself.Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren'sgamesexciting,andtheyoftenfeelpuzzledatwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegamesagainandagain.However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularperson,andhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinarilyafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Hecanbeconfident,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplacetogiveorders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,ortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmoreimportantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybechildish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasachancetowin.24.Whatistrueaboutchildrenwhentheyplaygames?A.Theydon'tneedrules.B.Theywanttopickabetterteam.C.Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.D.Theycanstopplayinganytimetheylike.25.Tobecomealeaderinagamethechildhasto________.A.playwellB.waitforhisturnC.beconfidentinhimselfD.bepopularamonghisplaymates26.Thewriterbelievesthat________.A.childrenplaygameswithoutreasonsB.