高二年级英语第二学期期中考试试题
英语试题
考生注意：
1.本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分。考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
3.请将各卷答案填在后面的答题卡上。
第 I 卷 (三部分，共85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．What does the woman like best?
A. Stamp-collecting B. Dancing C. Swimming
2. Where did the woman think they were supposed to meet?
A. At the ticket office B. At the side of the boat C. At the entrance
3. What did the man do last night?
A. He watched television with his friends.
B. He stayed at home talking with his friends.
C. He went to see his schoolmate.
4. What conclusion can we draw from this conversation?
A. It’s going to rain.
B. The woman’s watch stopped three hours ago.
C. It’s four o’clock in the afternoon.
5. What does the man mean?
A. Henry refused to offer assistance to others.
B. The others were unwilling to help Henry.
C. Henry didn’t accept help from others.
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8题。
6. What is the woman doing in the shop?
A. Buying a coat for herself.
B. Buying a coat for her dog.
C. Choosing a present for her son.
7. What color is the woman’s dog?
A. White B. Black C. Brown
8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman’s dog has been to the shop.
B. There aren’t any coats in her dog’s size.
C. The woman want to give her dog a surprise.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Who are the speakers?
A. A reporter and a conductress.
B. A conductor and a conductress.
C. The organizer of the race and a participant.
10. How long has the woman been cycling?
A. 5 years B. 17 years C. 22 years
11. When does the conversation take place?
A. A day before the race. B. Right after the race C. A day after the race.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Where did the woman get the information?
A. From television. B. From Internet. C. From a magazine
13. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The amount of paper that Americans use.
B. How trees are grown in America.
C. How paper is made from trees.
14. About how much paper do Americans use in one year?
A. 50 million tons B. 85 million tons C. 850 millions
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A coming trip. B. Air crash C. Ships
16. What will the woman take at last?
A. A train B. A ship C. A plane
17. What do we know about the woman?
A. Planes make her sick.
B. She often travels by sea.
C. She doesn’t think the plane is safe enough.
听第10段材料， 回答第18至20题
18.What did Mayans develop?
A. The first calendar.
B. The first writingsystem in the Americas.
C. The first underground reservoirs.
19. What is special about the buildings created by Mayans?
A. They didn’t use metal tools to create them.
B. They were located in Mexico and Guatemala.
C. They only allowed artists to build them.
20. What happened at around 900 C.E.?
A. Mayans created their cities.
B. A big earthquake struck Mayans.
C. The southern Mayans vanished for unknown reasons.



第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题一分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Personally, I have a great ________ for the internet.
A. interest B. appreciation C. pleasure D. value
22. As the 2008 Beijing Olympics draw near, many buildings have_______ in Beijing Olympic Village.
A. risen up B. sprung up C. built up D. taken up
23. Many Chinese people have faith _____ German cars, for they b
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