人教版高中英语必修五第一学期高二级期中考试英语试卷.doc

高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***第一学期高二级期中考试英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分）请听下面4段对话，选出最佳选项。

请听第1段对话，回答第1至2题1.What day is it today?A. FridayB. SaturdayC. Sunday2.Why doesn’t the man do the cleaning now?A. He has to prepare for a birthday party.B. He hasn’t finished his homework yet.C. He wants the woman to start first.请听第2段对话，回答第3至5题3.What does the man think will happen to cars?A. They will be getting smaller and smaller?B. They will be replaced by private planes,C. They will be affordable for everyone.4.What do we know about the woman?A. She never watches TV showsB. She hardly uses her TV set now.C. She doesn’t like using the computer.5.What does the man think of schools in the future?A. They will have more computers.B. There will be much more teachers.C. They will have robots as teachers.请听第3段对话，回答第6至8题6.What’s the aim of the organization Architecture 2030 ?A. To protect the traditional buildings.B. To protect the global environment.C. To build modern houses.7.What is Edward Mazria’s attitude toward changing buildings?A. Doubtful.B. Uninterested.C. Supportive.8.What will houses be like in the state of Minnesota?A. They can produce power by water.B. They only give off a little carbon.C. They cannot be damaged by natural disasters.请听第4段对话，回答第9至10题9.How much younger is the old woman than her husband?A. Two years.B. There years.C. Four years.10. What title was given to the old couple?A. The oldest man and woman in the world.B. The healthiest man and woman in the US.C. The longest-living married couple in the US.第二节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为11-15的空格中。

How to deal with difficult people. Stay 11 and get the point across.___12____ slowly and stick to the point.Keep some 13 from the difficult person.Interrupt and stop the person immediately when a situation is getting out of 14Not let difficult people affect your 15 .第二部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分）Last holiday, I drove with my parents to Boston to visit my cousin. On my way back home, we stopped at 16 area for food.As we stopped there, there was an old lady who busy 17 all the tables and chairs as people were 18 , making sure everything was neat (整洁的) and clean. I just thought of 19 her with five dollars and a chocolate in my pocket to express my 20.She asked me, ‘Is it a gift? Only then will I 21 it .’I nodded, ‘Yes,’ and 22 at her.“Thank you,” she replied, and I left to buy same things from the 23 inside. On my way back to car, the woman stopped me.“I24 a lot of biscuits and candies at Christmas,”she explained. “Would you like to have some?”I felt a bit 25 and replied, “Yes.”She asked me to 26, and came back carrying a four-inch plate filled with different biscuits and candies! My first expression was a big smile.“That’s a lot.” I said.She smiled and told me that she made eighty to ninety of those 27 every year, to gift friends and others.I had no words or thoughts in my brain. Finally, I asked if I could hug her. We hugged, wishing each other a 28 and healthy holiday season. Then, as we parted, I felt as if I had met a new 29 with whom I exchanged the gift of a smile and some happiness.There is a depth to the joy of giving and 30. From either end, both the giver and receiver are always happy.16. A. parking B. opening C. service D. camping17. A. moving B. cleaning C. watching D. repairing18. A. coming B. dining C. returning D. leaving19. A. gifting B. charging C. entertaining D. impressing20. A. thoughts B. feelings C. thanks D. gladness21. A. take B. save C. favor D. get22. A. laughed B. pointed C. smiled D. cheered23. A. hotel B. restaurant C. market D. store24. A. buy B. make C. sell D. eat25. A. worried B. surprised C. excited D. nervous26. A. sit B. escape C. hide D. wait27. A. plates B. candies C. biscuits D. chocolates28. A. strange B. wealthy C. different D. happy29. A. friend B. neighbor C. student D. classmate30. A. offering B. receiving C. sharing D. collecting第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分）Somebody is calling for help in the water. You want to jump in and rescue him 31 that might put you in danger. What will you do?Soon this won't be your problem any more, 32 a robot swimmer called Swumanoid will be on hand to help.Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan , have created this robot to e like 33 Olympic athlete. They used a 3-D scanner to map the swimmer’s body and how every part moves so the robot could swim exactly 34 a human does.Swumanoid can do the backstroke(仰泳) and the crawl (自由泳) at the speed of 0.64 meters per second, 35 is just a third of the human world record, according to the Daily Mail.Professor Motomu Nakashima, leader of the study, hopes that robots like Swumanoid can act as lifeguards in the future, helping those in trouble.Apart from saving lives, Swumanoid can also 36 (use ) in swimming research. It can measure water resistance(阻力) and analyze how people swim. The data 37 (collect) is to help scientists find methods to improve a swimmer’s skills.38 human swimmers, robot don’t get tired of doing the same stroke (游泳姿势) again and again so they do not slow down. Therefore, once 39 (start), they can collect data more accurately.But the robot is not yet ready to replace lifeguards by the pool. Scientists say there are still certain things that need 40 (improve), such as the motors and waterproof(防水的) design.第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分）AThese people come from the poorest places of Kenya. They were beggars and plantation workers. However, they are people with dreams and hopes. Thanks to Jamii Bora, thousands of them are realizing their dreams.The small bank got its start when Ingrid Munro retired (退休) from her work. She suggested that poor people should have houses of their own as well. The Swedish-born Munro and her Canadian husband had adopted(收养)a homeless boy in 1988. However, he had been run over by a bus and was unable to walk freely.When Munro worked in the UK she learned about the lives of the poor, but her deep learning began through the eyes of that boy and increased when she adopted the boy’s two brothers.In 1999 she decided to start a small club. The members would be 50 women, beggars who had been kind to children. No one imagined it could become so successful that it would change into Jamii Bora Bank, with over 300,000 customers across Kenya. Munro did not expect that it wouldturn out to be such a greet success.Instead of employing experts, she has trained those women herself. And she employs ex-beggars, the ones who joined them in the way very early days and have come out of poverty(贫穷). She teachers these beggars how to do everything from the beginning.What is also different about Jamii Bora is the approach to borrowers. They help families get health and disaster insurance, schooling for their children, and help with housing. They teach business skills so that people can live a better life.41. What do the words “Jamii Bora” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. A kind lady.B. A bank in Kenya.C. A famous Kenyan.D. A club in Canada.42. The homeless boy mentioned in Paragraph 2 ______.A. was born in 1998 in KenyaB. lost touch with his two brotherC. couldn’t walk freely since he was bornD. helped Munro learn a lot about the poor43. Why did Munro decide to start a small club?A. She tried to help poor people in Kenya.B. She wanted to get to know more people.C. She wished to help beggars become rich people.D. She hoped to collect money become rich people.44. According to the passage, Ingrid Munro_______A. helped the poor solve the problem of housingB. set up a bank when she worked in the UKC. was once a beggar when she was youngD. employs experts to train those beggars45. What would be the title for the passage?A. Beggars from KenyaB. Munro and her husbandC. From beggars to bankersD. Kenya—a poor countryBTrees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products；they give him shade；and they help to prevent drought(干旱)and floods．Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important．In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees，he has cut them down in large numbersTwo thousand years ago，a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships，with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but，without its trees，its soil became bare and poor．When the empire fell to pieces，the country found itself faced by floods and starvation．Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees，it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this．They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So，unless the government has a good system of control，or can educate the people，the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees．The results are even more serious：for where there are trees，their roots break the soil up，allowing the rain to sink in，and also bind the soil．This prevents the soil from being washed away．But where there are no trees，the rainfalls on hard ground and flows away on the surface，and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow When a11 the topsoil is gone．nothing remains but worthless desert．46．Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways，the most important of which is that they can ____A. keep him from the hot sunshineB．enable him to build warshipsC．make him draw quick profit from themD .protect him from droughts and floods47．It’s a great pity that ____A．man is only interested in building empiresB．man is eager to profit from treesC．man hasn’t realized the importance of trees to himD. man hasn’t found out that he has lost all trees48．Sooner or later the forests will disappear ______．A. unless a country has a plenty supply of treesB．unless people stop cutting down their treesC．unless aIl people are taught the importance of planting treesD．unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them 49．The word “bind”in Paragraph 5 means“_____”A．to wash away B．to make wetC．to make stay together D．to improve50. When there is a heavy rain, trees can help to prevent floods, as they can.A．keep rain from falling down to soft groundB，cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink inC．prevent the soil from being washed awayD . make the topsoil stick togetherCAdele is now one of the world’s most popular women artists. She is known for her beautifulvoice and powerful songs. Her first album(专辑)，19, was an instant hit and her second album,21, was also a great success. It is hard to think that she is still so young when you listen to her music. The album 21 starts out with the strong bass beat of Rolling in the Deep. It‘s a song about moving on and being strong. The album features(以……为特色)the amazing songs Adele is known for, especially the last song Someone Like You . Going back to her roots with just her voice and a piano, Someone Like You is one of those amazing songs you can’t get enough of. It’s about losing love and the hope you have for something better.The album 21 has become one of her best albums because it features songs that are supported by great musicals instruments, Adele’s powerful voice, and words that move people deeply. It is a nice change from today’s popular songs, with roots in jazz and even some rock. It has a great theme to it: love. The dynamics(力度变化)of each song are truly a breath of fresh air. In the song Rumour Has It, Adele talks about the new girlfriend of a lost love. It is a song that you can’t help but sing and dance along to.I love Adele’s voice, unique and really attractive, but it isn’t hard to sing along with. Another thing I love about this album is that there are slow songs and fast songs, when you want to listen to a song that relates to a recent breakup, there are plenty to choose from. When you want to a song with strong beats, the album has those as well. The album is wonderfully composed(作曲) and beautifully sung.51. Rolling in the Deep is a song that _______________.A. helps people to become strongB. tries to make people feel calmC. helps people to learn about rockD. can be found on Adele’ first album52. The album 21 has the following features EXCEPT that______.A. it includes the songs Adele is known forB. the words of its songs are very movingC. there are both slow songs and fast songsD. it is a mixture of jazz, rock and foreign music53. How does the writer feel about Adele’s voice.A. LovelyB. SpecialC. StrangeD. Unpleasant54. The last paragraph mainly talks about _______.A. why the writer like the album 21B. songs from the album 19and 21C. how Adele has become popularD. the writer’s deep love for music55. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Adele returns!B. Adele’s road to successC. Adele and her second albumD. The story behind Adele’s 19第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分）请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。