陕西省汉中市宁强县天津高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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宁强县天津高级中学2021～2022学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1．本试卷共10页，全卷满分150分，答题时间为120分钟；
2．答卷前，考生须准确填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并认真核准条形码上的姓名、准考证号；
3．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，涂写要工整、清晰；
4．考试结束后，监考员将答题卡按顺序收回，装袋整理；试题卷不回收。
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。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.Why does the woman look pale?

A.She lost her job.
B.She took the wrong bus.
C.She felt bus sick.

2.How old is the woman's daughter?

A.15.
B.11.
C.13.

3.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In a restaurant.
B.In a gym.
C.In a library

4.When can the woman take a vacation?

A.At the end of August.
B.This week.
C.At the end of June.

5.How much does the woman have to pay?

A.$ 140.
B.$70.
C.$ 105.

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。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.Why does the woman say sorry to the man?
A.She lost his notebook computer.
B.She took his notebook computer without permission.
C.She went to Jane's house without telling him.
7.What is the relationship between the speakers?

A.Father and daughter.
B.Classmates.
C.Brother and sister.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.How does the woman feel?

A.Angry.
B.Worried.
C.Puzzled.

9.What kind of program does Ann want to watch?

A.A basketball match.
B.A fashion show.
C.A football match.

10.What does the woman suggest to the man?
A.Watching the football match at her home.
B.Making friends with Charlie.
C.Taking care of the baby with his wife.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11.What do we know about the woman?
A.She was a member of the band.
B.She knew nothing about the band.
C.She wants to join the band, too.
12.How old was the man when he started to play base guitar?

A.21.
B.15.
C.16

13.Where does the man usually play music?

A.In local clubs.
B.In the city theatres.
C.On the town square.

14.Why does the man join the band?

A.To meet stars.
B.To make money.
C.To have fun.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Which subject is difficult for the woman?

A.Chemistry.
B.Math.
C.History.

16.When can the woman have tutoring?

A.On Fridays.
B.On Tuesdays.
C.On Thursdays.

17.Who is in charge of the Gifted Program?

A.Mrs.Lee.
B.Mr.Jennings.
C.Mr.Hobart.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What can you do in the reading club?
A.See beautiful natural scenery.
B.Share your ideas on books.
C.Perform in local bookstores.
19.How many members does the music club have?

A.85.
B.75.
C.80.

20.How can you get more information about clubs in the school?

A. By making a phone call.
B.By sending an email.
C.By visiting its website.

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）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
The Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Rabindranath Tagore(1913)
Prize motivation:“Because of his deep sensitive,fresh and beautiful poetry,with perfect skill,he has made his poetic thought,expressed in his own English words,a part of the literature of the West.”
William Faulkner(1949)
Prize motivation:“For his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American no-vel.”
Ernest Miller Hemingway(1954)
Prize motivation:“For his mastery of the art of narrative,most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea.”
John Steinbeck(1962)
Prize motivation:"For his realistic and imaginative writings,combining as they do sympathetic hu-mour and keen social perception.”
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill(1953)
Prize motivation:“For his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant speech skills in defending noble human values.”
Claude Simon(1985)
Prize motivation:“Who in his novel combines the poet's and the painter's creativeness with a deep-ened awareness of time in the description of the human condition.”
Mo Yan(2012)
Prize motivation:“He,with dreamlike realism,combines folk tales,history and the contemporary.”Bob Dylan(2016)
Prize motivation:“For having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
21.Which writer won Nobel Prize for his poetry?

A.William Faulkner
C.Rabindranath Tagore
B.Bob Dylan.
D.Claude Simon.

22.Which writer won Noble Prize for his specific work instead of his lifelong achievements?

A.Ernest Hemingway.
C.William Faulkner.
B.John Steinbeck
D.Winston Churchill.

23.Whose works will you turn to if you are interested in a song writing Nobel Prize winner?

A.Mo Yan's
C.Claude Simon's.
B.Bob Dylan's
D.Rabindranath Tagore's.

B
A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong,so take care of what you eat.
There are four main food groups altogether.The dairy group has food like milk,cheese and sour milk.The other three groups are the meat and fish group,the fruit and vegetable group,and the bread and rice group.Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups.With all these food togeth-er,you will be given enough energy during the day.
It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time.Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time.But you will find yourself tired these days and you can not think quickly.
Watching what you eat will help your body remain healthy and strong. It is also good to take some ex-ercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air.Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.
24.Which of the following diets do you think is the best one?
A.Milk,bread,cabbages and beef.
B.Corn,fish,cream and pork.
C.Eggs,tomatoes and chicken.
D.Rice，bean curd（豆腐），apples，fish and chicken.
25.Which of the following is a good eating habit?
A.Going to school without any breakfast.
B.Eating your lunch in a very short time.
C.Eating fish and chips for supper all the time.
D.Having at least one food from all four groups in each meal.
26.In this passage the writer mainly tells us that
A.taking exercise can keep your body strong
B.right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy
C.every person needs food to grow well
D.enough energy helps people think more quickly
27.In a magazine,the passage may be found in the column of

A.history
B.sports
C.health
D.environment

C
Whether it is Mozart or Miley,your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job.A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry,proofreading and problem solving. An office-based experiment,88 percent of par-ticipants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.
The study also found that 81 percent completed their work fastest when music was played.And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance, if you're doing your tax returns,then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.
Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed,with 58 percent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs.During proofreading,dance music,such as David Guetta,had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 percent com-pared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spell-checking with a 75 percent pass rate compared to 68 percent when no music was played at all.
The research,undertaken by Brighton-based Mindlab International,suggests that silent offices may be the least productive.The Musie Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and pro-ductivity.Overall,it showed that when listening to music,nine out of ten people performed better,said Dr David Lewis,chairman of Mindlab International.
28.Whose music can help you do maths homework according to the study?

A.The music of Justin Bieber.
C.The music of David Guetta.
B.The music of Mozart.
D.The music of David Lewis.
29.Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
A.Music makes you relaxed.
B.Music helps you to enter data faster.
C.Music improves maths skills.
D.Music has a positive effect on spell-checking.
30.The result of the experiment showed that when music was played,
A.88% of people worked slower
B.81% of people did their most accurate work
C.90% of people worked better
D.75% of people completed data entry task faster
31.What's the best title of this passage?
A.The Experiment on Productivity of Office Staff.
B.The Speed and Accuracy of Problem-Solving Tasks.
C.The Comparison of Different Kinds of Music.
D.The Positive Relationship Between Music and Efficiency.
D
About 20,000 years ago,much of Europe,Asia,North and South America was covered by huge sheets（片）of ice，each many kilometres thick.Since then，the ice has gradually melted and the ice sheets have retreated.Today,the only ice sheets on Earth's land masses are found in Antarctica and Greenland. Some ice also occurs as glaciers in mountainous regions and as floating ice floes（浮冰块）in the Arctic O-cean and around Antarctica.
At first sight,these remote left-overs from the last Ice Age seem of little importance for most of us to-day.However,nothing could be further from the truth. Many scientists believe that our planet is warming as a result of the greenhouse gases that we are pumping into the atmosphere.If the planet becomes warmer,the ice sheets will start to melt,causing sea level to rise perhaps several metres by the end of this century.Such a rise would cause widespread flooding of low-lying coastal areas and threaten many large cities.
Observations from space suggest that parts of the major ice sheets are beginning to melt more rapid-ly.Meanwhile,recent satellite images have also shown that unusually large areas of sea ice have been melting during the Arctic summer.Although sea level will not be affected by the melting of the floating ice,there will be other important environmental changes. For example,ice sheets act like a mirror,reflec-ting sunlight and cooling Earth. If the ice disappears,Earth is likely to become warmer and major climate changes could occur. Wildlife living in the polar regions may also be destroyed.
32.What does the underlined word “retreated” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Grown.
B.Reduced.
C.Formed.
D.Increased.

33.What's most common people's attitude towards the ice sheets?

A.Optimistic.
B.Critical.
C.Sincere.
D.Unconcerned.

34.What would happen if the greenhouse gases continue to increase?
A.Vast amounts of land will be flooded.
B.Large cities in the world will disappear.
C.The sea level will drop to its lowest level.
D.Global temperatures will see ups and downs.
35.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Ice sheets melt faster than floating ice.
B.The melting of floating ice isn't damaging.
C.Sea ice melting will have disastrous effects.
D.Space research contributes to climate changes.
第二节（共5小题，每小题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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Have you ever come from a vacation feeling more tired than you were? Most travelers often need to rush from one tourist attraction to another.36.It means renting an apartment for a week or more and exploring your surroundings on foot or by car. It can also mean taking a bike tour from one village to the next so that you can see the scenery along the way. But no matter how you do it,the key is slowing down.
37 .It not only allows you to escape from your own stressful everyday life but also to fall naturally into the pace of another culture.38.You'll have enough time to know your neighbors or local shops.
Slow travel is friendlier to the environment than other types of travel.39 ,trains are much more eco-friendly, as are bikes and your own two feet! And even traveling by car becomes less damaging to the environment when you're only driving short distances.
Slow travel is often kinder to your budget as well. Staying in one place for a week or more at a time reduces your transportation costs, and vacation rentals are often cheaper than hotels since they allow you to cook your own food.40_,you'll save more money.
Therefore, slow travel is an increasingly popular choice for people looking to enrich their travel experiences.
A. That is what slow travel means
B. There are many benefits of slow travel
C. If you choose a home exchange
D. The slow traveler wastes time exploring places as much as possible.
E. While airplanes are considered as a major contributor to global warming
F. Now there appears a new movement as a solution to tiring travel: slow travel
G. Slow travel allows you to form a stronger connection to the place you're visiting
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Kang Qibo,a deliveryman from Kunming,was named as a national advanced individual in the trans-portation industry,because he made 41 efforts during the COVID-19 outbreak, regardless of the 42 to his personal safety.
43 the afternoon of Feb.14th,Kang was delivering parcels when his boss asked him to 44 cancer treatment drugs from the Kunming Children＇s Hospital for a 3-year-old child with leukemia（白血病）．The child＇s family lives about 280 kilometers from Kunming．They had called Kang＇s 45 for help， saying the child was in 46 need of the drugs.47,they had been able to travel to Kunming to get medical 48 and drugs for the child. But at the end of January,cross-city buses and taxis were 49 due to the COVID-19 epidemic.In_50,they turned to Kang's_51 company for help.
Kang said he 52 at the request at first,as few people were 53 to visit hospitals at the time due to the novel coronavirus threat."I heard there was one_54 COVID-19 case just 500 to 600 meters from the hospital,” he said.However,when his thoughts turned to his three children and what he would do if one of them was in a(n)55 situation,he made the decision to go to the hospital to get the 56 for the kid.
The family called to say "thank you"after 57 them at 11 a. m.the day after they were 58 by Kang.Despite his brave act,Kang said he did not expect to receive the 59.“I was just doing my_60 work,” he said,adding he felt proud and happy to be able to help the child.
41. A. single
B. separate
C. selfless
D. selfish
42. A. praise
B. risk
C. glory
D. power
43. A. On
B. In
C. With
D. At
44. A. produce
B. exchange
C. use
D. fetch
45. A. professor
B. company
C. doctor
D. parents
46, A. pressing
B. illegal
C. advanced
D. little
47. A. Later
B. Then
C. After
D. Before
48. A. treatment
B. cure
C. evaluation
D. survey
49. A. repaired
B. stopped
C. educated
D. started
50. A. desperation
B, short
C. return
D. debt
51. A. food
B. delivery
C. drug
D. car
52. A. arrived
B. stared
C. hesitated
D. aimed
53. A. lucky
B. disappointed
C. doubtful
D. willing
54. A. difficult
B. impressive
C. inspiring
D. confirmed
55. A. opposite
B. ordinary
C. similar
D. hopeful
56, A. drugs
B. books
C. documents
D. explanation
57. A. eating
B. receiving
C. sending
D. overcoming
58. A. picked up
B. kept up
C. blew up
D. made up
59. A. case
B. money
C. wish
D. award
60, A. private
B. stressful
C. normal
D. secret
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The national college entrance examination in Russia,Unified State Exam,will include Chinese as61. elective foreign language starting from 2021.Chinese will become the62. (five) elective test item for the Unified State Exam following English,German,French and Spanish.
The number of Chinese learners in Russia63. (grow)quickly in the past ten years, according to a survey64. (make) by a linguistic research center in Russia.
Approaches to learning Chinese change from person to person, with more65. more people choosing university courses in Russia.
The three hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on66. (they)listening,reading and writing abilities.And a fourth section will examine students on grammar,vocabulary and Chinese charac-ters.Some parts in the exam are even a little bit67. (difficulty)for native Chinese speak-ers.
According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International(Hanban),as of 2017 some 100 million people,excluding native speakers,use Chinese68. (global).
The United Nations(UN)in 2010 suggested setting up a Chinese Language Day,69. falls on April 20 each year to celebrate cultural diversity（多样性）as well as to promote the equal use of all official70. (language).
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was very young,I was always told by my mom not to wasting food. She did really well at sav-ing food.For an example,she often made a list of what we would eat in a whole weeks ahead of time and bought fresh vegetables every day. He always said,“Store more.Waste more.”Usually we could finished all the food,but sometimes there was some food left.At that time,my mom would put it into the refrigera-tor.
Now I am growing up and has to eat in the school dining hall. Influencing by her,I just take as much I need and never waste food. And I was trying to influence more people around me.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你从网上得知某英语报社要在你所在的城市招募一名中学生记者。请你结合自己的情况，用英语写封求职信，内容主要包括：
1．写信目的；
2．个人情况；
3．致谢并表达希望。
注意：1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2．词数：不少于100词。
Dear Sir or Madam,

. .


. .

. .

. .


. .


. .
Yours,



Li Hua









宁强县天津高级中学2021～2022学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
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）
1. C 2. C 3.B 4. A 5.C
第二节（共15小题,每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C
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）
A） 21. C 22. A 23. B
B） 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C
C） 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. D
D） 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C
第二节（共5小题,每小题2分，满分10分）
36. F 37. B 38. G 39. E 40. C
第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题,每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. A
51. B 52. C 53. D 54. D 55. C 56. A 57. B 58. A 59. D 60. C
第二节 语法填空（共10小题,每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. an 62. fifth 63. has grown 64. made 65. and
66, their 67. difficult 68, globally 69. which 70, languages
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）


第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
参考范文：
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua. I’m writing to apply to be the reporter in a middle school that you recently advertised for. I am full confident that I'm the right person for the position.
First, I can speak English fluently. What's more, I’m expert at taking photos and skilled at computers,which I'm sure is beneficial to the interviewing work. As an outgoing boy, I take an active part in all kinds of activities.I love to express myself, while I'm a good listener as well.
I sincerely hope that my application will be taken into consideration. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
一、评分原则
1．本题总分为25分，按五个档次给分。
2．评分时，首先根据作文的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3．词数少于100的，从得分中减去2分。
4．评分的观察点为：写作要点、应用词汇和语法结构的多样性、准确性以及上下文的连贯性。
5．拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6．如书写较差，影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档：（21～25分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。
-覆盖所有写作要点，陈述充分。
-应用恰当语法结构和词汇。
-语法结构和词汇方面有个别错误，主要表现在复杂语法结构或较高级词汇层面。具备较强的语言运用能力。
-语句间有效使用连接成分，全文结构紧凑。
完全达到预期规定的任务的写作目的。
第四档：（16～20分）
完成了试题规定的任务。
-覆盖所有写作要点，陈述较充分。
-应用的语法结构和词汇能够满足写作任务的要求。
-语法结构和词汇方面有些许错误，主要表现在较复杂语法结构或常用词汇层面。
-语句间应用简单的连接成分，全文结构比较紧凑。
达到了预期的写作目的。
第三档：（11～15分）
基本完成了试题规定的任务。
-覆盖所有写作要点，陈述欠充分；仅覆盖部分写作要点。
-应用的语法结构和词汇能够满足写作任务的一般要求。
-语法结构和词汇方面有一些错误，主要表现在一般语法结构和基本词汇层面。
-语句间应用简单的连接成分，全文内容基本连贯。
整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。
第二档：（6～10分）
未完成试题规定的任务。
-漏掉或未描述清楚部分内容，含有一些无关信息。
-语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。
-有不少语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。
-内容缺少连贯性。
信息未能清楚地达给读者。
第一档：（1～5分）
未完成试题规定的任务。
-未理解试题要求，明显遗漏内容，含有不少无关信息。
-语法结构和词汇方面的错误较多，影响对写作内容的理解。
-仅个别句子或短语可读，内容不连贯。
未能传达信息。
0分
未能传达给读者任何信息；内容太少，无法评判；写作内容与题目无关或无法看清楚。
三、说明
1．写作要点可用不同方式表达。
2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

宁强县天津高级中学2021～2022学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题听力
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。
Text 1
M:Oh,you look pale. What’s wrong with you?
W:I'm just feeling a little sick since the bus ran so fast and turned suddenly. Thanks for caring. I’ll get off at the next stop.
Text 2
M:Your daughter has won the first prize in the contest? How oldis she,Mary?
W:Just 13.
Text 3
M:I'm getting tired. Let’s go and eat something soon.
W:All right. Do you mind waiting for a little bit? I’d like to run a few more minutes on the running machine.
M:Sure. I’ll go to take a shower and get changed first.
Text 4
W:You said you're going to take a vacation at the end of June.
M:Yes. I'm planning to go to Hawaii for a week.
W:Well,I can't have a break until the end of August.
Text 5
W:How much will it cost my child and me to go to Boston by train?
M:It's $ 70 for you and half of the ticket price foryour child because she is shorter than 1.2 meters. 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。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。
Text 6
M:Hi,Lily,are you still at Jane's house?
W:Yeah,why? We're just playing some games.
M:Computer games? I've been looking for my notebook computer.
W:Oh,sorry.I've just borrowed it for the evening. Hope you don' t mind.
宁强县天津高级中学高二英语期中试题-听力-1（共3页）M:Oh,honestly! You're always using my things without asking me, and I've got this really important
homework project! Now what am I going to do?
W:Use Dad's computer instead. He won't mind.
M:Look,I can't do that-I've got everything saved on mine.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
Text 7
M:Who made you so mad?
W:I just had a quarrel with Charlie.
M:Was it because of the football match?
W:How do you know?
M:Well,I came out for the same reason. I wanted to watch the football match while Ann wanted to watch a fashion show.
W:Ann is lucky. At least she can watch the fashion show. Charlie never gives in.
M:What else can I do then? Ann is having a baby now. I can't make her angry. But I do want to watch the football match.
W:I have a good idea. Why don't you go to my home and watch the football match with Charlie? I can watch the fashion show with Ann.
M:That's great!
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
Text 8
W:I heard you have joined a band?
M:Yeah.
W:Could you tell me something about the band?
M:Well,it's called Swedish Bubblegum Punk Band.
W:Oh? I've never heard of it before. What exactly is that?
M:I don't know, but people always call it like this.
W:OK,sounds interesting. What do you play in your band?
M:Base guitar.
W:How long have you been playing it?
M:Well,when I was 15,I began playing the violin and one year later, I learnt to play base guitar. I found it so interesting. I've played it for five years.
W:I'm sure you will be a great rock star. Are there any other instruments you can play?
M:Of course, erhu, a Chinese musical instrument.
W:Wow,so nice! Do you tour or do you just play where you live?
M:Well,most of time, we play in local clubs, sometimes on the city square and sometimes in the local theatres.
宁强县天津高级中学高二英语期中试题-听力-2（共3页）W:What's the best thing about being a musician in the band?
M:Well,though I can get paid sometimes and often meet famous stars, I do it just for fun and relaxation. After all, playing music is my hobby, not my full-time job.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
Text 9
M:I've noticed that you have been having trouble in one of your classes. Is there anything I can do to help?
W:Well,Mr.Hobart,I'm struggling to keep up with my math homework. I’m also studying history and chemistry for my other midterms, and math just doesn't come easy for me.
M:That's normal. I wasn't the greatest math student when I was young. You do have some choices, though. W:Like what?
M:One of them is to take an after school class with Mr. Jennings. He’s in charge of the math department.
W:I've heard of that. The problem is that I have volleyball practice on Tuesdays and Fridays. It's re-ally important to me.
M:I see. The other choice is to find a tutor. We have a number of students from our Gifted Program who tutor various subjects for extra credit. It’s during the lunch hour.
W:That would be great. When can I do that?
M:Every Monday and Thursday. Go to see Mrs.Lee, and she'll sign you up.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
Text 10
W:Hello,everyone.I’d like to tell you something about the student club in our school. Let’s begin with our reading club. It was first started in 2008 and has 90 members now. Every Thursday afternoon, they gather together to exchange their ideas on books. And you may join them to share your views. If you are music lover, come to our music club. This club has a total of 85 members who usually meet on Saturday. Sometimes they go to concerts together and sometimes they give performance by themselves. For those who enjoy outdoor sports, bicycle club can be a good choice. Trips are usually organized on Wednesday and last at least two hours. Together with our 50 cyclists, you can not only see the beautiful nature, but al-so make yourself stronger. Of course, there are also many other clubs in our school. For more information, please go to the school website.