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　　河南省实验中学2014——2015学年下期期中试卷
　　高二  英语
　　命题人：孔春华    审题人：陈玲琴
　　（时间：120 分钟，满分：150分）
　　第Ⅰ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. What does the man have in his garden?
　　A. Bushes. B. Flowers. C. Trees.
　　2. When will the boy’s family go on holiday?
　　A. On July 30th. B. On August 5th.       C. On August 12th.
　　3. Which part of the man’s body hurts?
　　A. His knee. B. His hand. C. His ankle.
　　4. Why is the woman calling?
　　A. To make an appointment.   B. To cancel an appointment. C. To put off an appointment
　　5. What does the man mean?
　　A. He will complete the report today.
　　B. He has no time to attend the meeting.
　　C. He needs to find some information for the report.
　　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，从每题所给的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. What are the speakers discussing?
　　A. What computer to choose.   B. What game to play.   C. What present to buy.
　　7. What advice does the man give to the woman?
　　A. Ask Pablo for help. B. Share the cost. C. Buy a computer.
　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
　　8. Why didn’t the man watch Football Academy last night?
　　A. He had no time.            B. He was too tired.     C. He disliked the judges.
　　9. What do the speakers agree about Football Academy?
　　A. Viewers can learn a lot from the program.
　　B. There are too many similar programs on TV.
　　C.The program should be shown at an earlier time.
　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
　　10. Why does a storm chaser follow storms?
　　A. To study them.             B. To experience them.    C. To do experiments.
　　11. What does Dr Robert usually do to study tornadoes?
　　A. Read magazines about tornadoes.        B. Measure tornadoes closely in his car.
　　C. Invent instruments to forecast tornadoes.
　　12. What does Dr Robert plan to do in the future?
　　A. Publish an article on tornado in a magazine.  B. Get more people interested in tornado.
　　C. Record the inside of a tornado.
　　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
　　13. What is the relationship between the speakers?
　　A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Boss and employee.
　　14. Why is the man flying to Rome?
　　A. To meet a designer. B. To sell books and CDs. C. To start a new company.
　　15. What will the man do on Sunday?
　　A. Go to the seaside. B. Have a good rest.       C. Study for exams.
　　16. How does the woman feel about the man’s weekend plans?
　　A. Interested. B. Worried.              C. Angry.
　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
　　17. What does Walter do as a volunteer?
　　A. He talks to people living alone.            B. He helps old people cook.   
　　C. He delivers hot food.
　　18. How long does it take Walter to finish his volunteer job?
　　A. About two hours.           B. About half a day. C. About a day.
　　19. How often does Kate volunteer at Children’s Hospital?
　　A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week.
　　20. What does Kate think of volunteering at Children’s Hospital?
　　A. It needs patience.           B. It turns out difficult. C. It’s rewarding.
　　第二部分:  阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
　　第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、 B、C、 D中选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　You may find it hard to believe that the nickname (绰号) arose quite by accident. There was a man called “Uncle Sam”. However, not many people have ever heard of such a man. Not even most young Americans.
　　The man was called Samuel Wilson, and was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, September 13 1766. At the age of 14, Sam joined the American Revolutionary War, and served in the army under George Washington until the end of the war. He then moved to Troy, New York State and began a meat pacsiness. He earned a reputation for being honest and hardworking. He was locally respected, thus greeted as Uncle Sam----Sam is short for Samuel.
　　During a later war in 1812, Wilson gained a positio