1、福建省邵武市第七中学学年高二上学期英语期中试题及答案福建邵武七中2016年高二上学期 期中考英语试卷分值150分2016/11第一卷(听力，共30分)第一节（共5 小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. When will the woman most probably meet the man? A. At 6:00. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:30.2. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. In a theatre. B. In an office. C. In a restaurant.3.
2、Why did so many old people die last month? A. It was too hot. B. It was too cold. C. They were too old.4. What will the man do first? A. Read the operation manual. B. Try the buttons one by one. C. Have the machine repaired.5. What do we know about the woman? A. She used to work in a car company. B.
3、 She wishes to have a different kind of job. C. Shed like her managers opinion on her work.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。6. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Guard and worker. B. Driver and passenger. C. Employer and employee.7. Why is the man often late
4、 for work? A. He cares for his aunt. B. He gets caught in traffic. C. He doesnt like his work hours.8. What might the man think of the woman? A. She is unfriendly. B. She is unreasonable. C. She is understanding.听第7段材料，回答第9-10题。9. What is a special feature of New Orleans? A. Its narrow streets. B. I
5、ts French Quarter. C. Its shops and restaurants.10. Why do the cars in San Francisco need good brakes? A. There are hills in the city. B. The city has strict traffic rules. C. There are many travelers in the city.听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。11. Where is the man now? A. At a radio station. B. In a downtown area
6、. C. On the scene of an incident.12. What is the main aim of the latest attack? A. The living areas of the citizens. B. The present site of city leaders. C. The main lines of transportation.13. What is the main problem as a result of the war so far? A. Lack of food. B. A shortage of clothing. C. Cat
7、ching diseases.听第9段材料，回答第14-16题。14. What does the man notice about the woman? A. She is acting tired. B. She has gained weight. C. She s in good physical condition.15. What do we know about a total body workout? A. It works all the muscles. B. It takes place outdoors. C. It is mainly for adults.16.
8、How does the woman continue the exercise after the snow melts? A. She takes up a new sport. B. She uses an exercise machine. C. She does another type of exercise.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. What is the speaker mainly telling the listeners about? A. Vacation arrangements. B. College facilities. C. Dormitor
9、y management.18. How long will most of the dormitories be closed?A. For about 5 days. B. For about 10 days. C. For about 15 days.19. What will remain open as usual? A. The post office and the college office. B. The library and the computer center. C. The college store and the dining-halls.20. What d
10、o we know about the speaker? A. He is president of the college. B. He normally lives in Butler Hall. C. He is in charge of general affairs.第二卷(选择题，共60分)第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在2640各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 My father was a hard-working man who delivered（投递，递送） bre
11、ad as a living to support my family. He spent all his evenings after work having classes, hoping to 21 himself so that he could find a better job. Except for Sundays, Father 22 ate a meal together with us. Whenever the family complained(抱怨) that he wasnt spending enough time with us, his 23 was that
12、 he was doing all this for us. The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed ! Soon he was offered a good job with high pay .Like a dream come true, Father could now 24 to provide my family with nice clothing and fine food.However, the family 25 did not see Fath
13、er for most of the week. He 26 to work very hard, hoping to be promoted (晋升). He took another 27 in the Open University so as to get more chances of being promoted.Fathers hard work paid off(取得成功) and he was promoted. He decided to hire(雇佣) a servant to do housework. He also 28 that our three-room h
14、ouse was not big enough and it would be 29 for my family to 30 a comfortable house. Having experienced the 31 of his hard work many times before, Father decided to continue his 32 and work for being promoted again.As expected, Fathers hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful villa (别墅). On
15、 the first Sunday at our new 33 , Father 34 not to take courses or expect any more promotions. He would devote more time to our 35 . But Father did not wake up the next day.21. A. control B. change C. improve D. understand22. A. hardly B. quickly C. actually D. frequently23. A. fact B. reason C. tru
16、th D. question24. A. agree B. prefer C. afford D. remember25. A. recently B. really C. rarely D. still26. A. began B. continued C. stopped D. refused27. A. duty B. prize C. course D. position28. A. felt B. heard C. ignored D. permitted29. A. wonderful B. foolish C. useful D. meaningless30. A. design
17、 B. invent C. enjoy D. imagine31. A. pains B. troubles C. responsibilities D. rewards32. A. vacation B. studies C. research D. project33. A. work B. house C. office D. school34. A. tried B. forgot C. regretted D. decided35. A. job B. home C. family D. country第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四
18、个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上。AMaybe your class in school has given a play. People throughout the world like to act in plays. In Japan, actors perform in Kabuki plays. The word “Kabuki” is made up of three Japanese words meaning song, dance and ability.Kabuki actors do not look like the actors in American play
19、s. American actors dress and look like real people. In Kabuki plays, the actors wear bright-colored robes and wigs. Their robes are very large, and their wigs do not look like real hair.American actors wear make-up, but their make-up does not often hide their faces. Kabuki actors paint their faces c
20、halk white. They draw black eyebrows above their real eyebrows. They outline their eyes in black or red. Their mouths are bright red. They look as if they are wearing masks. An actor performing in an American play must make his face look happy, sad or angry. Make up helps the Kabuki actor show his f
21、eelings. If an actor is going to show anger, he paints dark blue or red lines on his face. His make-up makes him look angry.American and Kabuki actors perform in different ways. But they both try to please the people who watch them.36From the story we may know that . AKabuki actors are afraid to sho
22、w their real faces. BAmerican actors dont wear make-up. Cmake-up helps a Kabuki actor show his feelings DKabuki actors make up to make the audience angry.37To show anger, a Kabuki actor paints . Adark blue or red lines on his face Bhair on his head Chis costume blue Dhis eyebrows black38The text is
23、mainly about . Ahow the Japanese sing and dance Bwhy actors look sad or happy Ca kind of Japanese play Dmake-up in plays39Why do Kabuki actors wear so much make-up? Athey do not want anyone to know who they are. BIt helps them show their feelings in a play. CThey think it makes them prettier. DThey
24、want to cover up their true feelings.BJenny lived in a town. Her father. Mr. Young, had a shop there and sold clothes in it. The shopkeepers was born in a poor family and was in school no more than a year. He was always sorry for it though he had much money now. He hoped his daughter could become a
25、scientist. But the girl didnt like anything else except singing. She often went to the concerts, bought a lot of records the famous pop stars made and insisted on listening to the music when she was free. Of course she wanted to be a pop star, too. Her parents wanted to prevent her, but she didnt li
26、sten to them and they had to agree to her choice. They engaged an old man who was good at music as a private teacher. Five years passed. Mr. Young bought all kinds of musical instruments for Jenny and they visited some places where the famous singers were born. Of course he spent a lot of money on i
27、t. But he found the girl didnt make any progress. At last the teacher didnt think the girl could become a singer at all and had to tell Mr. Young about it. The man became angry and said, “Why didnt you tell me about it earlier? My daughter learned nothing but I paid you month after month!”“I think y
28、ou should thank me for it,” said the teacher. “Another teacher, who teaches badly, is paid more than I was. And I saved much money for you!”40Mr. Young was in school for a short time because . AHis family was too poor to support him. Bhe has to help his parents. Che was weak in his lessons. Dhe didn
29、t like studying at all41Jenny spent much money buying records and went to the concerts in order to . Avisit some places Bknow some pop stars Cbecome a pop star Dlearn singing42The underlined phrase “musical instruments” in the story means . A乐谱 B乐器 C乐章 D乐队43Mr. Young became angry because . Ahe paid
30、a lot of money to the teacher. Bhis daughter decided to drop music. Chis daughter spent for years on music Dthe teacher taught his daughter nothing.44The teacher thought . Ahe had taught Jenny all. Bthe girl could be singer. Che was paid less than his workmates. Dit was wrong for Jenny to stop study
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