宁波效实中学高二英语期中试卷（答案请做在答题卷上）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 will Dorothy do on the weekend?A．Go out with her friend. B．Work on her paper. C．Make some plans. 2．What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A．$15. B．$30. C．$50.3．What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A．To attend a wedding. B．To visit an exhibition. C．To meet a friend. 4．When does the bank close on Saturday?A．At 1:00 pm. B．At 3:00 pm. C．At 4:00 pm.5．Where are the speakers?A．In a store. B．In a classroom. C．At a hotel.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。
每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题。
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7两个小题。
6．What do we know about Nora?A．She prefers a room of her own.B．She likes to work with other girls.C．She lives near the city center.7．What is good about the flat?A．It has a large sitting room.B．It has good furniture.C．It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8至9两个小题。
8. Where has Barbara been?A．Milan. B．Florence. C．Rome.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A．Shoes. B．Stones. C．Books.听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。
10. Who is making the telephone call?A．Thomas Brothers. B．Mike Landon. C．Jack Cooper.11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?A．His wife. B．His boss. C．His secretary. 12. What is the message about?A．A meeting. B．A visit to France. C．The date for a trip.听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。
13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?A．A person who saw the accident.B．The driver of the lorry.C．A police officer.14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A．Walking along Churchill Avenue.B．Getting ready to cross the road.C．Standing outside a bank.15. When did the accident happen?A．At about 8:00 am. B．At about 9:00 am. C．At about 10:00 am.16. How did the accident happen?A．A lorry hit a car.B．A car ran into a lorry.C．A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。
17. What is the talk mainly about?A．The history of the school.B．The courses for the term.C．The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?A．In the school hall. B．In the science labs. C．In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A．Take science courses. B．Enjoy excellent meals. C．Attend workshops.20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?A．During the lunch hour.B．After the welcome speech.C．Before the tour of the labs.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）ATristan da Cunha, a 38-square-mile island, is the farthest inhabited island in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. It is 1,510 miles southwest of its nearest neighbor, St. Helena, and 1,950 miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral（葡萄牙海军上将）of the same name in 1506and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.Coming in a close second—and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant island—is Easter Island, which lies 1,260 miles east of its nearest neighbor—Pitcairn Island, and 2,300 miles west of South America.The mountainous 64-square-mile island was settled around the 5th century, supposedly, by people who were lost at sea. They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000 huge stone figures, called moat, for which the island is most famous.On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000 people live on the Chilean territory(智利领土). They share one street, a small airport and a few hours of television per day.21．It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da Cunha .A．was named after its discovererB．got its name from Holland settlersC．was named by the British governmentD．got its name from the Guinness Book of Records22．Which of the following is most famous for moat?A．Easter Island. B．Pitcairn Island.C．St. Helena. D．Tristan da Cunha.23．Which country does Easter Island belong to?A．Britain. B．Chile. C．Holland. D．Portugal.BChildren have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a refereeand rarely trouble to keep scores. They don't care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn't seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared. They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.Grown-ups can hardly find children's games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.24. What is true about children when they play games?A. They don't need rules.B. They want to pick a better team.C. They can test their personal abilities.D. They can stop playing any time they like.25. To become a leader in a game the child has to ________.A. play wellB. wait for his turnC. be confident in himselfD. be popular among his playmates26. The writer believes that ________.A. children play games without reasonsB. children's games can do them a lot of goodC. children should invite grown-ups to play with themD. children should make better rules for their gamesCBeing considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands, respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can’t be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated.Different from popular belief, most good leaders are made, not born. They learn their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they develop? How do they (and how can you) get others to follow?Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity (慷慨) that’s never forgotten.Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism(批评), which often hurts rather than helps. Kenneth Blanchard, the author of The One-Minute Manager, agrees, “Catch people doing something right!” he says. Then tell everyone about it．Take in formed risks. “The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise,” says management adviser Marilyn Machlowit z. “Sky divers don’t go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes beforehand.”Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us usually wait for others to take charge. But if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail—and not die a thousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again.Encourage enthusiasm. “When people understand the importance of work, they lend their mental strengths,” says Lee Ducat. But when they get excited about the work, all th eir energy gets poured into the job. That’s a great force! Is this the best way to create excitement? Be enthusiastic yourself—You will be followed by everyone．27. The underlined word "cultivated" ( paragraph 1 ) roughly means ________.A. comparedB. developedC. examinedD. encouraged28. The part "Always give credit" tells us that a leader should ________.A. praise everyoneB. give helpful criticismC. regard others as real heroesD. praise people for their good performances29. To be a good leader, you should ________.A. not be afraid of any risksB. think twice before taking risksC. try to avoid any possible failuresD. know what a thoughtless exercise is30. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Be a LeaderB. Not Many Can Be LeadersC. Leadership Is Very ImportantD. Leadership Is of Skills and Techniques第二节：七选五（共5小题；每题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。