红桥高级中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期中考试
高 二 英 语
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 24 分）
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。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 would the man like to order?
A.A cup of tea. B. Some apple juice. C. Some coffee.
2. Which program does the man like best?
A. News. B. History. C. Sports.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Passenger and driver. C. Wife and husband.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a bank. B. In a department store. C. In a ticket office.
5. When did the fire probably break out?
A. At about 7. B. At about 8. C. At about 9.
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6.7题。
6. What does the man’s friend want to drink?
A. Milk with sugar. B. Orange juice. C. Coffee with milk.
7. How much should the man pay?
A.10 yuan. B.90 yuan. C.100 yuan.
听第7段材料,回答第8.9题。
8. Who did Fred have a fight with last night?
A. A storekeeper. B. A policeman. C. His brother.
9. Where is Fred now?
A. In the police station. B. In the hospital. C. At home,
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Whose house is the girl going to on Sunday?
A. Mary’s. B. Susie’s. C. Jenny’s.
11. What will the girl probably do on Friday?
A. See a movie. B. Go shopping. C. Watch a basketball game.
12. Why does the girl want her father to buy a new backpack for her?
A. Her backpack is lost. B. Her backpack is broken. C. Her backpack is full of books.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. In which place did Lisa find the wallet?
A. A park. B. A parking lot. C. A shopping mall.
14. What is inside the wallet?
A. A photo of a person.
B. Some paper and an ID card.
C. Some money and business cards.
15. Who does the wallet probably belong to?
A. A businessman. B. An old lady. C. A school boy.
16. How will Lisa get in touch with the wallet’s owner?
A. By asking the police for help.
B. By making a telephone call.
C. By waiting where she found the wallet.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Who mentioned in the speech use camels in their sports?
A. Americans. B. The Arabs. C. Chinese people.
18. Which sport has the longest history?
A. Volleyball. B. Basketball, C. Running.
19. How old is volleyball sport?
A. Less than 200 years. B. About 300 years. C. Over 1,000 years.
20. What often comes out of a game in the speaker’s opinion?
A. Friendship. B. Indignity. C. War.
第二部分 阅读理解（共三节；满分50分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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