1湖北省枣阳市高级中学高二年级湖北省枣阳市高级中学高二年级 2015-20162015-2016 学年度下学期学年度下学期期中考试英语试题期中考试英语试题时间：120 分钟 分值 150 分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）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. Whom did the man get a present from?A. John. B. Jack.C. The woman.2. What does the woman want to buy?A. Sweets and apples. B. Oranges and apples. C. Vegetables and apples. 3. What time is it now?A. 8:05. B. 8:15. C. 8:35.4. What is the woman going to do?A. Go to the bookstore. B. See her doctor. C. Visit her uncle.5. Which is the quickest way to the airport?A. By taxi. B. By underground. C. By bus.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6-8 题。6. Where did the boys parents meet for the first time?A. At a dance party. B. At a friends home. C. At a meeting.7. What did the boys father do after their first meeting at the party?A. He sent her a bunch of flowers every day for two weeks.B. He came to visit her every day for two weeks.C. He called her every day for two weeks.8. Why did the boys mothers neighbors all came out to see what was happening?A. Because the boys parents were quarrelling.B. Because the boys father was singing under her window.2C. Because the boys parents wedding was going on outside.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。9. What is the man looking for?A. A roommate. B. A friend. C. An apartment.10. Why cant he stand the man living upstairs? A. Because he often comes back late. B. Because he plays music all night.C. Because he always wakes him up early in the morning.11. Whom will the man probably live with?A. Franciss brother. B. A stranger. C. Francis.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。12. What does the man want? A. A holiday. B. More fun. C. Less work.13. How does the man feel?A. Upset. B. Unwell. C. Dissatisfied.14. What does the man show towards his older generations?A. Love. B. Envy. C. Hate.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。15. What is the woman going to visit tomorrow?A. The Summer Palace. B. The Science Museum. C. The National Art Gallery.16. Where can you get the Beijing Duck?A. Xidan Department Square. B. Qianmen Street. C. Local restaurants.17. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?A. The Summer Palace is the most beautiful park that she has been to.B. The National Art Gallery has a famous collection of Chinese paintings.C. The woman is going to stay in Beijing for some days. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。18. Whats the speaker talking about? A. He is selling the vegetables growing in his garden.B. He is attending a competition about cooking.3C. He is introducing a special recipe of his own on TV.19. Which is not from Stanleys garden?A. Carrots. B. Mushrooms. C. Tomatoes.20. How long does it take to cook the “Stanleys Vegetable Stew”?A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.第二部分：笔试部分第二部分：笔试部分第一部分第一部分 阅读理解阅读理解 第一节第一节 完形填空（共完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to_a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of_. So many artists_. The king looked at all the pictures._there were only two he really liked, and he had to_between them. One picture was of a_lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a_sky with light white clouds. All who_this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.The other picture had_, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an_sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played_. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look_at all.But when the king looked _ , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush_in a crack（裂缝） in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had_her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was_her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its_ surroundings in perfect peace.Which picture do you think _ the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no_, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you_ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”1A. take B. offer C. send D. leave2A. peace B. silence C. beauty D. honesty43A. managed B. tried C. succeeded D. went4A. And B. Or C. For D. But5A. like B. choose C. give D. need6A. calm B. noisy C. beautiful D. dirty7A. black B. blue C. gray D. dark8A. saw B. liked C. painted D. had9A. sky B. mountains C.