1、湖北省枣阳市阳光中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题湖北省枣阳市阳光中学高二年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分第一部分：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. Whats wrong with Mike?A. He has a headache. B. He has a backache. C. He has a toothac
2、he.2. Who is Betty? A. The womans student. B. The womans daughter. C. The womans pet.3. What does the woman need? A. Hot water. B. Bread. C. Hot tea. 4. Why does the woman want to drop math?A. Its not interesting. B. Its not easy. C. Its not important.5. Why are the speakers probably going to do?A.
3、Wait for the next bus. B. Walk to the company. C. Take a taxi. 第二节 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，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How does the man suggest going to the show at first? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway.7. How m
4、uch is a subway ticket? A. It is three times the price of taking a bus. B. It is half the price of taking a taxi. C. It is twice the price of taking a bus.听第7段对话, 回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The mans mother. B. The mans bad day. C. The mans daily life.9. What did the ma
5、n think was the worst? A. He broke a vase. B. He fell down the stairs. C. He was scared by a electric shock.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. Why is the man upset? A. He has quarreled with his friend. B. He has lost an e-mail from his friend. C. He has lost a long e-mail for his friend.11. What do we know about
6、 Jack? A. He was cheated by a seller online. B. He lost his girlfriends ring. C. He lost 200 dollars.12. What did the seller suggest Jack do?A. Call the police. B. Call his girlfriend. C. Phone the post office.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。13. How will the man go shopping after lunch? A. By car. B. By bike. C.
7、By taxi.14. How does the man feel about Mark? A. Upset. B. Angry. C. Worried. 15. What does the woman ask the man to do with Mark? A. Talk with him. B. Teach him swimming. C. Invite him to have a barbecue.16. What will the woman do on Sunday? A. Go boating. B. Go swimming. C. Have a barbecue.听第10段材料
8、, 回答第17至20题。17. How did Katrina have an accident? A. She sped through a light. B. She drunk a lot and hit a car. C. Her car was hit by a drunk driver.18. Why does Katrina have to stay in the hospital for a few days? A. She was seriously hurt. B. She was asked to do so. C. She needs an operation.19.
9、What will Katrina receive in the hospital? A. A card. B. A cake. C. Flowers.20. What is the probable relationship between the speaker and Katrina? A. Workmates. B. Doctor and patient. C. Policeman and driver.第II卷 （共两部分，满分120分）第一部分 阅读理解 第一节、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选
10、出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was _that they could, at any time, break
11、free, strangely enough, they didnt. I asked a trainer the for this.He said, “When they were very young we used the size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can hold them, so they never try.”Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, si
12、mply because you once before? Do you often tell “I cannot dance” or “Im not good at math”?These are of self limiting beliefs. You must realize youre for them. A limiting belief that says youre poor at math may have as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by
13、 someone important to you which you. The cool thing is that because you create the _you can choose to change it! Here is how:First, it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your , your subconsciousness will make this by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online help
14、, etc. Gradually youll really see your math skills are .This is such a simple process that you can it today. Dont be like the poor elephant and make your life at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.1A. excited B. confused C. discouraged D. worried2A. impossible B. doubtful C
15、. uncertain D. obvious3A. but B. or C. and D. so4A. case B. result C. reason D. choice5A. same B. bigger C. smaller D. different6A. narrowly B. almost C. still D. hardly7A. did B. failed C. tried D. succeeded8A. yourself B. others C. your teacher D. your partner9A. causes B. stories C. results D. ex
16、amples10A. conscious B. honest C. responsible D. depended11A. stopped B. referred C. changed D. originated12A. interested B. disappointed C. bored D. inspired13A. belief B. experience C. embarrassment D. remark14A. represent B. compare C. mix D. replace15A. action B. thought C. aim D. plan16A. come
17、true B. run out C. on guard D. keep cool17A. at B. by C. for D. in18A. improved B. judged C. realized D. recognized19A. finish B. continue C. keep D. begin20A. involved B. stuck C. unfinished D. changed第二节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe word “sport
18、” first meant something that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their spare time playing football, basketball, te
19、nnis and many other sports. Such people play because they want to. A few people are paid for the sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best ones can earn a lot of money. For example, a professional footba
20、ller in England earns more than 30,000 dollars a year. The stars earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500,000 dollars a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much money as that.Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the
21、stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports. An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say “Buy our things”. It says “Buy the same shirt and shoes as ”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their names or a phot
22、ograph of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for peoples spare time.21The word “sport” now usually means _ .A. organized gamesB. hunting wild animals and birdsC. what people do in their spare timeD. something people are paid to do22According to the passage, an interna
23、tional golf champion can make _ in a year.A. more than 500,000 dollarsB. more than 30,000 dollarsC. 500,000 dollars D. 30,000 dollars23What surprises people most is that _.A. the word “sport” meant hunting animalsB. the stars get more money from advertising than from sportsC. professional sportsmen
24、are paid for what they doD. only a few sportsmen can earn $ 500, 000 a yearSOME teenagers take up smoking during the holidays either because they become rich enough to afford a pack of cigarettes or they think they look cool. Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but do smokers really know wha
25、t the health warnings mean to them?Smoking, the worlds second leading cause of preventable death, kills 4.9 million people a year, the United Nations said on February 27. The world has about l.2 billion smokers and World Health Organization surveys show that about 20 per cent of them are children ag
26、ed between 13 and 15 years old.On the same day, a global treaty(公约) aimed at encouraging children not to smoke and help people kick the habit came into force. This is the first worldwide agreement on a public health issue. It will see strong warnings added to cigarette packets and a ban on all tobac
27、co advertising.Young smokers may think little of the health effects of smoking. But smoking can stop them from making friends, as most non-smokers dont like being around smokers.I feel sick when I see people of my age smoke. Smokers make themselves look less educated , said Shi Qingyu, a Senior 3 st
28、udent at Luanxian No 1 High School in Hebei Province. Once while on a bus, he asked a girl who was smoking next to him to put out her cigarette.For Wang Gezhu, a Senior l girl from Wuxi Furen High School in Jiangsu Province,boys who smoke are less attractive.Boys that smoke may think they are cool o
29、r impressive, but I think they look weird(怪异的) compared to other ordinary students in my eyes. They only do what others wont risk doing, Wang said.Every one wants to impress others, but there are ways to show off other than smoking.On February 26, around 200 students from across the country gathered
30、 in Beijing to be awarded for their outstanding performance in the 2004 Sunflower Cup. The programme included several contests in writing, calligraphy (书法), drawing and painting. It aimed to encourage students to take part in meaningful activities so that they could spend their free time developing
31、healthy habits and hobbies.Teenagers are energetic and quick to learn, both good and bad things. For the sake of their own health, teenagers should learn to say no to their first cigarette because life as a smoker is a life of addiction. You cant quit, said Wang Zhengqi, deputy secretary-general (副秘书长) of the Chinese Association on Smoking and Health.24How does the writer give us the health warnings of smoking in paragraph 2?A. By listing examples. B. By telling storiesC. By offering data. D. By persuading us.25Smoking can affect the young from the follow
