浙江省瑞安中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
瑞安中学2015学年第一学期高二期中考试
英 语 试 卷
命题者:宋丽珍 杨丽珍 审题者:高二备课组
注意事项: 第I卷请用2B铅笔作答,将答案填涂在答题卡上;第II卷请用黑色墨水签字笔作答,将答案写在答卷纸上。
第I卷(共98分)
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节
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 the conversation take place?
A. In a café. B. In a plane. C. In a car.
2. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
3. What does the woman dislike about the book?
A. The characters. B. The story. C. The words.
4. Why is the man going to the bike shop?
A. To get a new bike. B. To buy a bike lock. C. To have his bike fixed.
5. What needs repair?
A. The air conditioner. B. The man’s car. C. The stairs.
第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 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。[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 题。
6. What are the speakers going to do this weekend?
A. Relax at home. B. Go to the beach. C. Do the housework.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.
听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 题。
8. Why does the man quit his job?
A. To take part in a TV competition.
B. To work for a law firm.
C. To realize his dream.
9. What is the man now?
A. A cook. B. A lawyer. C. A writer.
听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 题。
10. Who are the speakers talking about?
A. A classmate. B. A neighbour. C. A co-worker.
11. What happened to Brenda’s car?
A. It hit another car. B. It crashed into a tree. C. It turned over in the snow.
12. Where is Brenda now?
A. In the hospital. B. At home. C. In her office.
听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 题。
13. What does Ryan say about his uniform?
A. It is old in style.
B. It doesn’t fit him well.
C. It reflects the passing of time.
14. What happened in the castle one night?
A. Two visitors were trapped inside.
B. There was a fire in one room.[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]
C. A couple stole a painting.[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]
15. Why does Ryan like working at the castle?
A. The other staff are friendly.
B. It never gets cold inside the building.
C. There’s always something new to learn.
16. How does Ryan feel about living in Frankby?
A. Bored. B. Lucky. C. Surprised.
听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 题。
17. Who took the speaker to Markham?
A. His maths teacher. B. His art teacher. C. His geography teacher.[来源:学科网]
18. What did the speaker want to explore?
A. The stream. B. The waterfall. C. The black hole.
19. What did the speaker find the most exciting rock shaped like?
A. A snake. B. A horse. C. A rabbit.
20. What impressed the speaker most?
A. The videos about the caves.
B. The brave divers.
C. The old machines.
第二部分:语言知识运用(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
21. Disney, a theme park full _________ magic and excitement, is famous _________ its fairy tale and Disney cartoon characters.
A. with; as B. with; for C. of; as D. of; for
22. The problem is tricky. Do you have any other _________ to handling this?
A. approaches B. means C. methods D. ways
23. When I was at senior school, I found myself very much into music, classical music _________.
A. in particular B. in common C. in advance D. in general
24. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that _________ for their son’s bad performance at school.
A. are to blame B. is to be blamed C. are to be blamed D. is to blame
25. -- Why are we in such a hurry?
-- We have to be at the gate _________ the plane touches down.
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. exactly D. simply
26. The mine has recently been equipped with safety devices(设备), which _________ workers from danger.
A. reserve B. defend C. ease D. direct
27. There is a wide _________ of wall pictures for you to choose from to decorate your house.
A. attraction B. mixture C. variety D. combination
28. My good performance in the job interview left me _________ about my future and about what I can do here.
A. amused B. puzzled C. optimistic D. considerate
29. -- How could you ________ my sister so easily in the crowd?
-- Because she stood out in her bright red dress.
A. put forward B. pick out C. attend to D. come across
30. _________ in the dark cave for three days frustrated the travelers.
A. Being trapped B. Having trapped C. Trapped D. Trapping
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks __31__ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more __32__ than we realize. In fact, non-verbal (非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really __33__. And body language is particularly __34__ when we attempt to communicate across cultures.
Indeed, what is called body language is so __35__ a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. __36__, different societies treat the __37__ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having __38__ contact (接触) even with friends, and certainly not with __39__. People from Latin American countries, __40__, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in __41__, it may look like a Latino is __42__ a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving __43__. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep __44__ — which the Latino will in return regard as __45__.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people __46__. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from __47__ cultures, there's a strong possibility of __48__. But whatever the situation, the best __49__ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be __50__.
31. A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further
32. A. sounds B. invitations C. feelings D. messages
33. A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean
34. A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult
35. A. well B. far C. much D. long
36. A. For example B. Thus C. However D. In short
37. A. trade B. distance C. connection D. greetings
38. A. eye B. verbal C. bodily D. telephone