桂林市第八中学2015-2016学年下学期期中测试
高二英语
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) 听下面五段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。
1 How did the girl go to school today?
A By car B By bus C By bike 2 What is the man going to do tonight?
A Visit his aunt B Attend a party C Go to the theatre 3 When will the woman meet her doctor?
A At 5:00 B At 6:00. C At 7:00 4 What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A A new workmate B A meeting C Their boss 5 Why does the man tell the woman his plan?
A He wants her advice B He needs her help C She asks him to stop smoking 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6 How did the woman’s parents know each other? A Her father made a wrong call to her mother B They had worked in the same place C Her father’s boss introduced them 7 What does the woman think of her mother?
A Humorous B Beautiful C Talkative 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8 What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A Teacher and student B Colleagues C Customer and travel agent 9 When will the woman give her first lecture?
A From 2:00 to 3:30 B From 1:00 to 2:00 C From 11:00 to 12:45 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10 What is the man doing now? A Answering an e-mail B Repairing his keyboard C Checking his appointment
11 What is the man going to give the woman? A A birthday cake B A flowered dress C An e-mail birthday card
12 What did the speakers usually do together in the past? A They hiked in the mountains B They rode their motorbikes C They surfed the Internet
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13 Where did the woman see John Maxine’s work last time? A In a school B In a park C In a gallery 14 What does the woman think of John Maxine’s work? A It was designed for children B It has something very emotional C It is not popular in public places
15 What did the woman artist do to John Maxine’s works? A She contributed them to a gallery B She protected them in plastic C She made a change to one of them 16 What do the speakers agree?
A Works of art should be protected well.
B The original artist ought to be respected. C Changes of an art work can cause new meaning. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17 How long did J.R.R. Tolkien teach in Merton College? A For ten years B For fourteen years C For twenty-two years
18 What do we know about The Hobbit? A It took Tolkien about ten years
B It turned out to be quite popular C It was written for adults
19 What made J.R.R. Tolkien think of writing The Lord of the Rings? A The publisher’s request B His children’s inspiration C His friend’s encouragement
20 What did J.R.R. Tolkien do in 1938?
A He began writing The Lord of the Rings B He retired from Merton College C He moved to South Africa
第二部分 完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Today, looking out of the window, I saw an old homeless man crossing the street. I remembered the many times I had looked on from afar, feeling 21 for the homeless but doing nothing. I never really 22 with them besides a smile. Sometimes we push pity into the deep corners of our 23 because we’re too busy with life, too 24 , or too afraid of strangers. Thinking of this, I hurried
out of the door. I offered to buy the old man lunch. He looked surprised, but accepted readily, 25 me he had a big appetite! (胃口)
I was shaking with nervousness and 26 at the same time. At the restaurant, I told the 27 to serve the man whatever he wanted and I would 28 it. The old man told me he was 29 behind the house near my work because it was 30 there. I promised to give him a few jackets to keep him warm. Then 31 he asked me if he could give me something!
I told him that I bought him lunch not to get anything 32 . But he insisted on laying some inexpensive jewellery on the table and, 33 to refuse, I finally chose a necklace.
34 I had run out of the office without telling my boss, I 35 for not being able to spend time with him and promised to meet him for lunch 36 time and chat more.
Before I left, he asked for my name, which is “Mai” 37 as “my” in English. Then to my 38 , he told me his name was “Myyyyyy-chael”(Michael).
Michael said I was kind-hearted. His 39 made me feel the most sincere. He was the new friend who helped me overcome my shyness and 40 me to be more willing to help others.
21．A．responsible B．embarrassed C．sorry D．grateful
22．A．communicate
B．compare C．agree D．argue
23．A．street B．room C．table D．heart
24．A．poor B．shy C．young D．negative
25．A．advising B．showing C．reminding D．promising 26．A．disappointment
B．excitement C．sadness D．admiration
27．A．stranger B．customer C．cleaner D．waiter
28．A．look at B．search for C．live on D．pay for
29．A．sleeping B．walking C．talking D．camping