2016～2017学年度上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
第一部分：听力
第一节
1．Whose wallet probably is it?
A. the woman’s
B. The man’s
C. Gina’s
2. What is the date today?
A. May 1st
B. May 2nd
C. May 3rd
3. Who made the woman’s personal web page?
A. She herself
B. Her friend.
C. The man
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A town
B. An accident
C. A murder
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Relatives.
B. Colleagues.
C. Neighbors.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6. What is the man doing?
A. Watching TV
B. Listening to the radio.
C. Reading the newspaper
7. Why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man?
A. The public are interested in them.
B. The public want to laugh at them.
C. The public want to make them famous.
听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。
8. Why does the man look sad? A. He had to stop his study. B. He failed his test again.
C. He could n’t understand the foreigners.
9. How did the woman improve her French?
A. By reading French newspapers
B. By watching French f ilms.
C. By speaking to herself.
10. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Be confident.
B. Talk with foreigners
C. Ask the teacher for advice.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A basketball game.
B. A volleyball game.
C. A football game.
12. Where did the man go to last night?
A. A club.
B. A stadium .
C. A meeting.
13. What did the audience think of the game?
A. Exciting
B. Dangerous
C. Unbelievable
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does the woman think of the pink dress?
A. very cheap
B. very dull
C. of good quality
15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend?
A. White .
B. Purple
C. Black
16. What kind of jacket does the woman want ?
A. a leather one
B. a light one
C. an expensive one
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What was Professor Rudd’s trouble?
A. lack of confidence
B. lack of intelligence .
C. absent-mindedness
18. What did the professor decided to do one hot summer day?
A. Visit his children who live near the beach.
B. Have a holiday with his children on the beach.
C. Take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.
19. What happened to the professor when he arrived at the station?
A. he couldn’t contact his friend.
B. He couldn’t find his train tickets.
C. he couldn’t remember the destination.
20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time?
A. he forgo t his friend’s address.
B. he lost the paper his wife had given him.
C. he forgot to take the train tickets with him.
第二部分：阅读理解（共 2 节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model,
