1、学年浙江省临海市白云高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题白云高级中学2017学年第一学期期中试卷高二英语（考试时间：120分钟满分：100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节(共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分 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. Who is the man? A. A student. B. A salesman. C. A policeman. 2. What does the woman think
2、 of the piano lessons? A. They are very boring. B. They are too expensive. C. They are very interesting3. How long does it take the man to drive home after 5 p. m. ? A. 35 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 15 minutes. 4. What does the woman want to do? A. Cancel the meeting. B. Change the time of the meeti
3、ng. C. Skip the meeting. 5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel. B. At a bus station. C. At an airport. 第二节(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Wha
4、t is special about the meal? A. The amount of food. B. The price of food. C. The kind of food. 7. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Try a dessert. B. Try his favorite meat. C. Eat as much as possible. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman often do in her free time? A. Listen to music. B. Go
5、 camping. C. Visit beautiful places. 9. Why are the two speakers going out together this weekend? A. For a photo class. B. For a photography exhibit. C. For taking some pictures. 听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. What do you think Robert is? A. A dancer. B. A student. C. A singer. 11. Where will the group perfor
6、m? A. At concert halls. B. At restaurants. C. At some parties. 12. Why is Robert not sure of joining the group? A. He doesnt think he is good enough. B. He doesnt have time to practice. C. He isnt interested in joining it. 听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. What is the woman doing? A. Doing a survey. B. Promoting
7、 a magazine. C. Advertising for travel agency. 14. Which age group does the man belong to? A. The young. B. The mid-aged. C. The old. 15. What are the man and his wifes common interests? A. Exercising and watching movies. B. Sailing and watching movies. C. Cooking and visiting friends. 16. What is t
8、he probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Boss and clerk. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. Why cant the far north use the sun for a clock? A. The sun there never goes down in winter. B. Its too cold for people to go out. C. There are long dark
9、 winters and long light summers. 18. How can the people living near the sea tell time? A. From the tide. B. From the beach. C. From the sand. 19. What is seamens clock? A. The stars. B. The whole sky. C. The moon. 20. What is the speaker talking about? A. Useful machines to tell time. B. Different w
10、ays to tell time. C. The history of the clock. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分25分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AA 16-year-old student has won a televised Chinese poetry competition, winning fans over with her keen knowledge of the countrys ancient culture and works. Wu Yishu, a student at
11、 the High School Affiliated(隶属的)to Fudan University in Shanghai, beat other competitors in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on China Central Television on Feb. 7. “I get feelings from ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me. I pay little attention to the competition result
12、, but I love poetry, and it is enough as long as I enjoy the happiness brought by the poetry, ”Wu said. In the final, Wu performed strongly in many sections, such as competitors recalling poems by looking at sand paintings and reciting poems as many as they could think of relating to the Chinese cha
13、racter“Jiu, ”meaning liquor. As early as Feb. 1, when Wu recited an ancient Chinese poem about the months of the year, the judges estimated that Wu must have remembered more than 2, 000 Chinese ancient works. Wus strong performance in the Chinese ancient rhythm works earned her many fans and inspire
14、d others to learn ancient works. The 1. 8-meter tall Wu said that she kept only one ancient poetry book on bookshelves at her dormitory room instead of other books such as math, physics and chemistry books that her classmates have kept on their bookshelves. She is known among her classmates and teac
15、hers as she loves reading poetry and wearing ancient Chinese clothes. Zhou Hong, a professor from the Department of Chinese language and literature of East China Normal University, said that he had read some of the girls poetry in 2015, and had published some on his blog. 21. What does the passage m
16、ainly talk about? A. Wu Yishu, a student of a high school, loves ancient poetry very much. B. A student of a high school attended a poetry competition. C. A 16-year-old student wins Chinese ancient poetry competition. D. Wu Yishus performance in the competition earned her many fans. 22. What does Wu
17、 Yishu think of the poetry according to her words? A. The poetry can give her an honour. B. The poetry can bring her happiness. C. The poetry can help her know how to love. D. The poetry can help her to win. 23. According to the passage, we can infer_. A. Wu has remembered more than 2, 000 Chinese a
18、ncient worksB. her excellent performance in the poems earned her many fansC. Wu loves reading poetry and wearing ancient Chinese clothesD. many people have begun to become interested in learning ancient works because of WuB In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invi
19、tation to a writers conference in Orlando, Florida. My family and friends persuaded me that a holiday might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I went. Arriving in the Sunshine State was not easy, but I managed to catch a taxi to the hotel. The next morning, I caught another taxi to do some shop
20、ping. Later I went to a caf to buy some lunch, but having my sandwich and drink in my hands, I saw that all the tables were occupied(占用). Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can share my table. ”I thankfully sat down with the smiling elderly lady and we shared a happy lunch together. As the m
21、eal drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadnt hired(租用)a car, and hadnt realized how costly taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, dont use any more taxis. It would be my pleasure to drive you wherever you wish. ”I told her that I
22、 couldnt put her to that trouble, but she insisted. She took details of where I was staying and the next morning she drove me to Disney World. She took me through the parks gates and spent some time with me before leaving me to explore alone. At the end of the day, she returned to take me back to my
23、 hotel. The next few days, she drove me around Orlandos tourist areas. I offered her money but she refused to take any. When we had lunch on my last day, I thanked her for her kindness. Ill never forget that wonderful lady who filled my holiday in Florida with wonderful memories. 24. The author went
24、 to Orlando to_. A. see a doctor B. attend a meeting C. meet a friend D. visit a family member25. What did the elderly lady do? A. She offered her seat to the author. B. She helped the author hire a car. C. She drove the author to a park. D. She bought the author a lunch. 26. We can infer from the t
25、ext that the elderly lady is_. A. hard-working B. good-looking C. well-known D. kind-heartedCToday, the technology that is being developed for cell phones is surprising. Soon our cell phones will be able to do things that we thought impossible or not even thought of at all. When picturing the future
26、, there are quite a few things that we would love our cell phones to be able to do. Lets take a look at the ones that are likely to be in the next generation of cell phones. Cell phones of the near future will be able to start and unlock cars, turn lights on and off in houses, make payments(付款), wor
27、k as computers. This sounds too good to be true, right? Fortunately, this future is just over the horizon; you wont wait too long. New technology for phones is being developed to realize eye scans(扫描)and fingerprint scans as new“unlock your phone”, so you neednt worry about your information being st
28、olen. What do I want my phone to be able to do? I want it to be special. For example, I will shout to my phone across the room“Give me directions to the market”and it pulls up the directions and sends them to my printer. Is it possible? Yes. Maybe someday cell phones will be able to change into robo
29、ts and walk our dogs and clean our houses too. Who knows? In the last 30 years we have gone from hardly knowing what a cell phone was to surfing the Internet with excellent cell phones. It is hard to believe that technology is advancing as quickly as it is, with no end in sight. In 5 years the techn
30、ology of today will be a thing of the past, and the world wont look back one bit. 27. We learn from the text that cell phones_in the future. A. can do a number of jobs you want it to doB. only do the work we once thought ofC. dont look like todays cell phones at allD. can pay for whatever you want t
31、o buy28. The underlined phrase“over the horizon”in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by“_”. A. arriving as time goes B. what people all hopeC. what we work hard for D. coming in a short time29. If ones eye scan is done by his cell phone, _. A. his picture is kept in it forever B. his information wont be l
32、ostC. his cell phone only serves him D. his cell phone wont be stolen30. What is special about your future cell phone? A. It works as a robot does. B. You can speak loudly to it. C. It can give you information. D. It can warn you out of danger. 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两
