宁夏银川市宁大附中2015-2016学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷

1宁大附中2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分听力（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.Whattelephonenumberdidthemanwanttocall?A.6668922.B.6669822.C.6668292.2.Whosehouseisthebiggest?A.Tom’s.B.Ann’s.C.Bob’s.3.Whenhadtheybetterhandintheirhomework?A.OnFriday.B.OnWednesday.C.NextMonday.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewantsthemantohelpher.B.Shedoesn’twanttotroublethemanagain.C.Shewillremembertheman’shelp.5.Whereisthewomangoing?A.Tothe21stRoad.B.TotheNewApartments.C.TotheParkApartments.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时问阅读各个小题，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至7题。6.Whatdaydoesthemanlikebest?A.Monday.B.Wednesday.C.Friday.27.Whatsubjectsdoesthemanlikeprobably?A.ArtandMusic.B.EnglishandMath.C.GeographyandFrench.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatdoweknowaboutCaliforniaoranges?A.Theyaresour.B.Theyaresmall.C.Theyhavenoseeds.9.Howmanybananasdoesthemanbuy?A.Four.B.Five.C.Nine.10.Howmucharetheoranges?A.Onedollar.B.Twodollars.C.Threedollars.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.HowdoesJohnfeelatthismoment?A.Muchbetter.B.Notverywell.C.Verybad.12.WhatdoesJohnthinkofhisillness?A.Hehasacommoncold.B.Hejustneedssomemedicine.C.Hecan’tsleepwellatnight.13.WhatwillJohndotomorrow?A.Stayathome.B.Gotothedoctor.C.Gototheparty.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Howdidthewomanknowthestory?A.FromtheTV.B.Fromtheradio.C.Fromhersister.15.WhatdidJackdo?A.Gettheboydown.B.Runandgethelp.C.Climbupthecliff.16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthestory?A.Scary.B.Exciting.C.Boring.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Pyramidsaroundtheworld.B.ThepyramidsinMexico.C.HowMexicansbuiltthepyramids.18.WhatwasonthetopofthepyramidofMexico?A.Atomb.B.Atemple.C.Ahugestone.319.Whichcan’tpeoplefindinMexico,A.ThePyramidoftheSun.B.ThePyramidoftheMoon.C.ThePyramidoftheStars.20.WhatdoweknowaboutthepyramidsinMexico?A.Theageofthebiggestpyramid.B.Hovepeoplecarriedthehugestone.C.Wherepeoplegotmodernmachines.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分30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。AJoshFerrinwassearchingforahouseforhisfamily—hiswifeandtwoyoungsons.Atthesametime,DennisBangerterwastryingtosellhisparents’formerhouse.Hisparentshadpassedaway.Dennishopedhecouldfindtherightfamilytooccupythehousehisparentshadlovedfordecades.Joshandhiswifehadalreadyseentwohouses,whichtheywerestronglyconsidering.ThentheycametoDennis’parents’formerhouse.Thered-brickhousewasinneedofrebuilding.ButthereseemedtobesomethingaboutthehousethatattractedJoshandhedecidedtobuyit.JoshmetwithDennis.HesignedthehouseovertoJosh.Withinthehour,Joshtookthekeysandvisitedhisnewhousewithhisfamily.Heenteredthegarage,lookingaround.Atthebackofthegaragewasaworkshop.Joshsteppedinside.Somethingontheceilingcaughthiseye—asmalldoor.Joshgotaladder,climbedupandopenedthedoor.Itwasdarkinside,butJoshcouldmakeoutsomemetalboxes.Hepulledoneout.Itwasheavy.Hecarrieditdown,blewoffthedustandopenedit.Insidewasmoney,alotofit,aswellascoins,oldstamps.Joshheadedbackandpulledoutsevenmoreboxes.Eachoneheldmoreofthesame.Hequicklycalledhiswifeandthekids.Theycountedupthemoney.Itwasmorethan$45,000,plentyofmoneytohelprebuildtheirnewhouse.Thekidswereexcited,tryingtoputsomeofthecoinsintotheirpockets.ButJoshstoppedthem.“Thismoneydoesn’tbelongtous,”heexplainedtothem.Josh4calledDennis.Dennisdidn’tknowthathisparentshadsavedsomuchmoneyandwasthrilledatthediscovery.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.DennissoldthehousetoJoshbecauseJoshwashisfriend.B.Josh’swifedidn’twanttobuyDennis’parents’houseatfirst.C.JoshlikedDennis’parents’houseverymuch.D.Dennis’parentshopedDenniscouldkeepthehouse.22.Wherewasthemoneyhiden?A.Ontheroofofthegarage.B.Ontheceilingoftheworkshop.C.Ontheceilingofthebedroom.D.Onthesecondflooroftheworkshop.23.Theunderlinedpart“Thismoneydoesn’tbelongtous”inthelastparagraphindicatesthat.A.JoshcanearnmoremoneyB.JoshisaveryhonestmanC.thekidsshouldfindoutwhomthemoneybelongstoD.thekidsdonotknowhowtospendthemoneyBOneofthegreatestkillersintheWesternworldisheartdisease.Thedeathrate(率)fromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.TodayinBritain,forexample,aboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdisease.Medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesofgettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularly,bynotsmoking,bychangingtheirdiets,andbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstress(压力)intheirwork.However,Westernhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthedisease.Thereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofheartdisease.Insteadofsupportingsuchprograms,however,theU.S.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical(外科的)treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.Thisemphasis(强调)ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.Inthistime,moderntechnologyhas5enableddoctorstodevelopnewsurgicaltechniques.Althoughthereisnodoubtthatheartsurgerycanhelpalargenumberofpeople,somepeoplepointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreat