英语是最多国家使用的官方语言，所以学好英语至关重要，威廉希尔app 为大家带来了2016年高二英语上学期期中测试题，希望能帮助大家备战期中考试。

卷I(选择题 满分85分)

一. 听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节

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答案，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 are these two people talking about?

A. A lightweight shirt.         B. Things to wear.    C. The warm weather..

2. What is the woman's job?

A. Cook.                    B. Waitress.        C. Saleswoman.

3. How is the man getting to work?

A. Riding.                  B. By bus.            C. Driving.

4. What does the man mean?

A. The woman's uncle will come for a visit.

B. He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.

C. He asks the woman to go over to his place.

5. What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?

A. Rainy.             B. Warm.               C. A bit cold.

第二节

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8题。

6. What lipstick did the woman expect to buy?

A. Lyfel, dark shade.   B. Lyfel, pink shade.    C. Lyfel, bright shade.

7. Why does the woman want to change the color of her lipstick?[来源:.com][来源:高&考%资(源#网.COM]

A. To be cool.         B. To be serious.           C. To be attractive.

8. How about the lipstick the woman took in the end?

A. Its color is suitable but is very expensive.

B. Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.

C. Its color isn't right but its brand is Lyfel.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why is it easier for the woman to learn English?

A. She often talks to English people.

B. She speaks two languages already.

C. She always does her homework right after class.

10. Which of the following is suggested by the woman to be a good way of learning English?

A. Reading newspapers.  B. Writing diaries.  C. Reading aloud in the morning.

11. Why is it difficult for the man to lean English?

A. He doesn't talk to his English teachers.

B. There are no native speakers around him.

C. He is too shy to speak English.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. How does the man get information about the apartment?

A. From TV advertisements.

B. From advertisements in the newspapers.

C. From radio advertisements.

13. How many rooms has the apartment got?

A. Four                  B. Five                         C. Six

14. How much will the man pay for the rent per month if he wants to include management and parking as well?

A. $500.                            B. $450.                       C. $550.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the woman afraid of when she takes her trips?

A. Taking a voyage.            B. Taking a train.          C. Taking a flight.

16. What transportation can you infer the man prefers?

A. Trains.                    B. Planes.                C. Ships.

17. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.          B. Teacher and student.   C  Friends.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What was Miss Richards?

A. A chemistry teacher.       B. A physics teacher.      C. A science teacher.

19. How did Miss Richards feel before Dick answered her question?

A. Disappointed and unhappy.   B. Angry and annoyed.   C. Excited.

20. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Dick was the top student in class.

B. The students were active in class.

C. Miss Richards was rather patient.

二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1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，并标在试卷的相应位置

21. China and Japan have set up __________ closer relationship in face of __________ terrible earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

A. a; the      B. the; a     C. a; /      D. /; the

22. You’d better stop weeping, wipe tears, dress up and set off for the party right now, __________ you’ve accepted the invitation.

A. so that    B. as though   C. now that    D. even if

23. There was a________ look on his face when he met with the ________ problem.

A.confusing;confusing          B.confused;confused

C.confusing;confused           D.confused;confusing

24. E-mail, as well as telephones, _______ an important part in daily communication.

A. have played  B. is playing      C. are playing       D. play

25. Rainforests __________ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.

A. cut               B. are being cut        C. are cut           D. had been cut

26. — Isn’t that Daisy’s father over there?

— No, it __________ be him – I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A. mustn’t    B. can’t     C. won’t          D. may not

27. After Laden was killed, the FBI warned of the possibility __________ more attacks would be on the way.

A. that       B. how      C. what       D. when

28. Roderick __________ when he caught sight of a mosquito landing on his arm, ready for a bite.

A. took his turn        B. kept his word

C. held his breath       D. earned his living

29. Only when Albert viewed the breaking news online __________ that Bin Laden was

killed in an explosion.

A. he knew       B. he had known     C. had he known    D. did he know

30. Customers are encouraged to pay in cash, __________ a discount will be given.

A. to which   B. why     C. for which    D. that

31. __________ take the plane, the barber decided to take the train to Beijing.

A. More than     B. Rather than    C. Other than    D. Less than

32. The reason __________ more and more young people dream of becoming a famous singer or musician is __________ they can be millionaires overnight.

A. that; that   B. why; because  C. that; whether  D. why; that

33. — May I use your electronic dictionary for a while?

— Sure, __________.

A. go ahead   B. behave yourself  C. up to you    D. to be honest

34. A big earthquake broke out in Japan on March 11th 2011, _________ in many deaths and injuries.

A. resulting       B. having resulted    C. resulted        D. to result

35. _______ is to attend our evening.

A. Both the singer and the dancer          B. Either the singer or dancers

C. The singer or dancers                     D. The singer and dancer