1、河北省邢台市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案第一部分：听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C.1. Where does the
2、 conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In a theatre. C. In a classroom2. What happened to the man?A. He took an easier exam.B. He probably failed in the exam.C. He forgot all about the exam.3. What did the man do this morning?A. He had a history lesson.B. He had a chemistry lesson.
3、C. He attended a meeting.4. What did the woman lose?A. Her handbag. B. Her key. C. Her car.5. Where will the speaker go?A. To a clothes store. B. By nextMonday. C.To a birthdayparty.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
4、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. What is the woman going to do?A. Buy a birthday gift for David. B. Buy a pet for her husband.C. Buy some animals for the zoo. 7. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the conversation?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How did the man feel about winni
5、ng the match?A. Easy. B. Difficult. C. Just so-so.9. What do we know about the woman?A. She watched the game on TV.B. She knew about the game over the radio.C. She watched the match on the spot.10. When is the mans next match?A. On Friday this week. B. On Saturday this week. C. On Friday next week.听
6、第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What unlucky thing happened to the speakers?A. They missed their flight.B. They had difficulty finding an island.C. Their boat was damaged by the storm.12. Why did the man swim away from the boat?A. To look for his favorite animals.B. Some whales attacked the boat.C. He lost his
7、way by accident.13. Where did the woman leave her children?A. At her home.B. At her parents home.C. At the mans parents home.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the woman want to buy at the grocery store?A. A birthday present.B. A few things for making a cake.C. A few things to make dinner tonight.15. Wh
8、at does the womans grandmother like most?A. Chocolate ice cream. B. Chocolate candy. C. A chocolate cake.16. What will the woman do next?A. Go home.B. Continue to chat with the man.C. Invite the man to make the cake.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker?A. A TV hostess. B. A radio hostess. C. A p
9、rofessor.18. What did the Harvard University study find?A. Fast readers get the best grades.B. Parents education is important to kids success.C. More books at home help get success at school.19. What is the best part of reading according to the speaker?A. Its a fun activity.B. Its relaxing at bedtim
10、e.C. Its a great way to communicate.20. When should parents start to read to their kids?A. As early as possible.B. When their kids learn to speak.C. As soon as their kids can hold a book.第二部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AShow Biz Summer 2018Loc
11、ation: Rosewood Center for Family Arts Important Information: * Tuition paid on the first day of class. No tuition refunds（退款）.* DCT reserves the right to cancel any class; refunds made for cancelation.* Please accompany students the first day of class.* Registration begins one-half hour before clas
12、s time.How To Register: * Mail: fill out the form in this brochure.* Be sure to list the class and group that you want.Drama Days: $ 175 Entering Grades:Group A: 1st2nd; Group B: 3rd5th.Time: June 2June 6* Create the situations and scenes.* Showtimeinvite family and friends to your Friday Showcase!*
13、 Bring a sack lunch and drink each day!Laugh Out Loud: $ 175Entering Grade: 5th Time: June 23June 27* Tell a joke! Learn why old jokes can be the best!* Work with your class to put on a Comedy Show for family and friends!ActingJust Acting: $ 225Entering Grades: Group A: 1st2nd; Group B: 3rd4th Time:
14、 August 4August 8* Start with the characters: Who are you? Be the Star of your Dreams.* Work with your class to create the plot.Summer Scenes: $ 225Entering Grades: 5th6th Time: August 11 一August 15* Do you want to be an actor?* Improve your skills with instructions from professional actors & direct
15、ors.21. Which of the following classes is set only for the 5th grade students?A. Drama Days. B. Summer Scenes.C. ActingJust Acting. D. Laugh Out Loud.22. What can students do if they choose Drama Days?A. Create paintings. B. Write novels.C. Play a drama for friends. D. Have free lunch.23. What shoul
16、d parents know about Show Biz Summer 2018?A. There will be no refunds in any case.B. Tuition must be paid at least before June 2.C. Registration begins half an hour after class time.D. Students had better be accompanied on the first day.BWhen I was a child, my grandmother Adele took me to museums, r
17、estaurants, dances. She showered me gifts from her travels around the world. But I can only remember a book she gave meone book that, to this day, I have not read. She presented me with her own favorite childhood book: Hans Brinker. My grandmother was happy to share this book with me. She even decor
18、ated the title page with her proud writing.I tried to read it. I adored reading, and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once. But something about Hans Brinker just wouldnt let me in. The story was set in Holland, a long time ago. It felt dull and unfamiliar, even though I wa
19、s a fan of classics of other times and places. I simply read the first pages over and over. I could not progress.Standing on a bookshelf in our living room, the book was like something I avoided. It scolded me for not being interested, for not trying hard enough, for disappointing my grandmother. Th
20、e book started to fit in, almost forgotten, until Adele asked. Had I read it? Did I like it? Always determined, she wanted to know the answer. I would make some kind of excuse, but feel bad, and open it again, hoping for a new reaction. The book weighed on me.Years passed and finally Adele and I bot
21、h accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker. Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf. The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that Ive lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift and dont let anything become your barrier. What Adele originally wanted to do is to gi
22、ve book-giving special meaning, but she increased the possibility of the owner to be a disappointment.24. What is the similar hobby of the author and his grandmother?A. Reading. B. Writing. C. Travelling. D. Buying books.25. Why was the author unwilling to read Hans Brinker?A. He didnt like Holland.
23、 B. The book was boring.C. The book had many stories. D. He hadnt enough time to read it.26. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. The author began to hope for a change.B. The author began to dislike reading books.C. The author felt stressed facing the book.D. The author felt sorry for his
24、 grandmother.27. What does the underlined part “the owner” in the last paragraph refer to?A. The author. B. The grandmother.C. The writer of Hans Brinker. D. The publisher of Hans BrinkerCNew Zealand is an island country in the southwestern of Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two
25、main landsthe North Island, or Te Ika-a-Maui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu, and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometers east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometers south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.
26、Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. The countrys varied topography（地形）and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to volcanic eruptions. New Zealands capital city is Wellington, while the city that has the largest population is Auckl
27、and.Polynesians settled in the islands that were to become New Zealand somewhere between 1250 and 1300 AD, and developed a unique Maori culture. In 1642, Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer became the first European to sight New Zealand In 1840, representatives of the British Crown（王室） and Maori Chiefs si
28、gned the Treaty of Waitangi, making New Zealand a British colony. Today, the majority of New Zealands population of 4.5 million is of European descent(血统), and the indigenous(土著的) Maori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealands culture is mainl
29、y originated from Maori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language, with English predominant(主要的).New Zealand is a developed country with a market economy that mainly consists of the e
30、xports of dairy products, meat and wine, along with tourism. New Zealand is a high-income economy and ranks highly in international comparisons of national performance, such ashealth, education, economic freedom and quality of life.28. What does the underlined word “comprises” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.
31、 Loses B. Conquers. C. Explores. D. Includes.29. What can be inferred from the text?A. New Zealand was the last land to be settled by humans.B. The indigenous Maori takes up the largest population in New Zealand.C. The formation of the Southern Alps has something to do with volcanic eruptions.D. New Zealands culture is mainly originated from Maori and early Dutch settlers.30. Who made great contributions to Maori culture according to the text?A. Polynesians. B. Dutch. C. British Crown. D. Ton
