湖北省荆门龙泉中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省荆门龙泉中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分听力（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 the woman do first? A. Do some tests on the man. B. Send the man to the hospital. C. Tell the man what his sickness is.2. Where will the speakers probably go next? A. Back home.B. To the park.C. To the pet store.3. What does the man think of himself? A. He isnt very funny. B. He doesnt know any good jokes. C. He cant be funny all the time.4. Why was the cake green? A. It went bad. B. It was made from vegetables. C. It was decorated with green color.5. What does the man tell the woman? A. She isnt allowed to buy wine. B. He will buy the woman another drink.C. She doesnt have to pay for the wine.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 woman want the man to do? A. Look after Gary. B. Attend a meeting.C. Read a book. 7. How does the man sound? A. Uncertain.B. Very sad.C. Very confident.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How many hamburgers will be prepared? A. Two.B. Three.C. Twelve.9. How does the man sound? A. Confident. B. Confused.C. Nervous.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who went to a magic show? A. The man and the woman. B. The woman and her uncle.C. The man and his uncle.11. How does the man explain magic tricks? A. They are always performed in the dark. B. Magicians move quickly in unexpected ways.C. They are all done with puters.12. What definitely happened at the show? A. The magician used mirrors for his tricks. B. The magician disappeared and never came back.C. The magician was in the middle of the audience.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the woman listening to? A. A poem.B. A popular band.C. The mans favorite song.14. What does the man dislike about the song? A. The music.B. The topic.C. The words to the song.15. What does the woman probably think in the end? A. Shes not having a good time. B. Shes confused about the mans ideas.C. She agrees with what the man says.16. According to the man, what should music express? A. Intelligent opinions.B. New ideas.C. Great feelings.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How high is the highest mountain in New Zealand? A. About 3700 meters.B. About 1600 meters.C. About 1000 meters.18. Why did half of the native animals die? A. People hunted them for food. B. They couldnt find enough food.C. They were killed by the new animals.19. What is the nickname for New Zealanders? A. Maori.B. Kiwis.C. Mount Cook.20. Where do most New Zealanders live today? A. On the North Island. B. On farms. C. On the South Island.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) 阅读下列短文, 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA British education official has urged primary schools in his country to return to the traditional whole class teaching method in order to reproduce its success in China, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.Having a teacher speak to the class as a whole from the front is much more effective than trendy student-centred learning. Minister of State for Schools in the British Department for Education Nick Gibb said.Gibb added that he would like to see schools across Britain adopt whole class teaching methods, particularly in math and science.Whole class teaching methods, also known as chalk and talk teaching, was primarily used in Britain until the 1950s when it was branded authoritarian(专制的) and replaced with the child-centered approach. Under the new system, pupils are encouraged to discover knowledge by themselves at their own pace, often in small groups, with the teacher offering them support.The whole class teaching has proven popular and effective in China. In Chinese primary schools, pupils sit in rows of desks facing the teacher and blackboard. Videos showed that teachers interacted with the whole class 72 per cent of the time in Chinese classrooms, pared with only 25 per cent in England.Research shows that children in China score up to 30 percent higher in math than British pupils of the same age.As Shanghais pupils have been the top performers in the Program for International Student Assessment organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, sixty of Chinas top math teachers from Shanghai were invited to selected British schools to share their skills in a bid to lift standards in Britain this September, while some British teachers flew to Shanghai to study teaching methods in China.21.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Chinese whole class teaching method over British child-centered approach？ A. More effective B. Students enjoying more freedom in class C. Better performance in math D. More interaction between teacher and students 22.The meaning of the underlined word “branded” is probably closest to “_” A. strongly supported B. widely praised C. unfairly called D. gradually abandoned23.What is the best title for this passage ? A. Chinese Teaching Method Widely Accepted B. Advantages of whole class teaching” Method C. Exchange Programs Between Britain and ChinaD. British Schools Urged to Learn From China in Teaching BFred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year. Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman, the writer of Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side.The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.People also take second jobs with an eye to the future一wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he wasnt tied to one system that ended up failing.Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries - no longer just service, office and sale jobs.Technology just affects your ability to make money, Hausman says, that makes a frequent change in moonlighting.As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some panies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees 9-to-5 performance.The primary employer is saying, Wait, Im paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you, says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. If youre burning yourself at both ends, its going to show.Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra ine, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.Besides, its fun, Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldnt find just in a full-time job.Its a way of pulling from the spice cabinet he says, and offering a little variety throughout the day.24.The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that _.A.he found it exciting to do a part-time jobB. he needed to make ends meet with more moneyC. he felt more and more pressure from his employer.D.he feared he would lose his present job one day25.Some panies dont allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid _.A.their workers can not do extra-hour work for themB. their workers will be too tired to try their best at workC. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobsD.their workers will not get to work and be off work on time26._ seems to be the main reason for peoples moonlighting.A. Money B. Interest C. Variety D. Freedom27.The underlined sentence Its a way of pulling from the spice cabinet. in the last paragraph means _.A.moonlighting strengthens your professional skillsB .moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra moneyC. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different D.moonlighting gets you away from the job you dont enjoy CAt one time, puters were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of Internet-connected puters, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.Perhaps the best sign of how puter and Internet use pushes up demand for paper es from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet panies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a puter. Earlier this week Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a puter. As the pany sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. “I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling,” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.28.The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to _.A. the increased use of the Internet B. the opening up of new marketsC. the printing of high quality copiesD. the rapid development of small businesses29.Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is _.A. to encourage printing more quality documents B. to find new materials for making paper C. to develop new printers using recycled paper D. to plant more fast-growing trees30.Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because _.A. people are concerned about the environment B. printers in many offices are working overtimeC. small panies need more hard copies D. they see a growing market for printers31.What would be the best title for the text?A. puters and Printers B. E-mail and the Business WorldC. Internet Revolution and Environment D. Modern Technology and New MarketsDAnyone with a passion for hanging labels on people or things should have little difficulty in recognizing that an appropriate tag for our time is the Unkempt Generation. I am not referring only to college kids. The sloppiness(邋遢) virus has spread to all sectors of society, People go to all sorts of trouble and expense to look unbed, unshaved, unpressed. The symbol of the times is blue jeans - not just blue jeans in good condition but jeans that are torn and discolored. They dont get that way naturally. No one wants blue jeans that are clean or brand new. Manufacturers recognize a big market when they see it, and they pete with one another to offer jeans that are made to look as though theyve just been thrown away by clumsy house painters after ten years of wear. The more faded and seemingly ancient the garment, the higher the cost. Untidiness is in fashion; neatness is out of date. Nothing is wrong with fortable clothing. Its just that current usage is more reflective of a blind conformity than a desire for ease. No generation has tried harder than ours to fake a casual, relaxed, cool look; none has succeeded more impressively in looking as though it had been stamped out by cookie cutters(模具). We desperately keep ourselves from being conventional, but we put on a uniform to do it. An appearance of radical difference is the goal, to be pursued in oversize sweaters and muddy sports shoes. Careless speech stems from the same root. Vocabulary, like blue jeans, is being drained of colour and distinction. A plete sentence in everyday speech is being increasingly rare. People municate in chopped-up phrases, relying on something like “you know” or “I mean” to cover up annoyingly unclear expressions. Neatness should be no less important in language than it is in dress. The English language is one of the greatest sources of wealth in the world. In the midst of accessible riches, we are still sadly poor in language.32.What is the feature of the “Unkempt Generation”?A. They prefer to wear blue jeans. B. They never wear fortable clothes.C. They tend to dress sloppily but speak neatly.D. They try to appear casual in dress and speech33.Which of the following is true? A. Fancy dress can always attract peoples attention. B. People dress for fort, not for youthful appearance. C. Our slopping in dress resulted form our desire to be different. D. Young people desperately try to look different from other people.34.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. The increased wealth has enriched peoples vocabulary B. The way one speaks has little to do with what one wears.C. The trend in casual wear has a big effect on how people speak.D. The speech of the younger generation has bee more colorful.35.What is the best title of this passage? A. The Drop of Neatness B. The Necessity of Clean Clothes C. The Symbol of a New Generation D. The Importance of Formal English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，选项中有两项是多余的选项。If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them always. If you dont, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. 36 .Dont try to find your friendslet them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help. 37. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gun- shots. 38. If you dont think that you will get help before night es, try to make a little house cover up the holes with branches with lots of leaves. 39What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You will have to leave your little branch house to look for a river. Dont just walk away. 40 The most important thing to do when you are lost is stay in one place. A. Try every possible means to call for help and dont panic.B . When someone gives a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.C .Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.D. Sit down and stay where you are.E . Keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together.F .Make a fire and stay up in case there are dangerous animals around.G. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you know the way back.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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents 41 five or more children weremon. Over the years, the size of the family has 42 . One reason for this is an increase in the 43of living. On the 44 , children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them 45 dependent on their families longer. 46, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the 47 for all the expenses.Meanwhile, families are less 48 than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home.The 49 of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually 50 problems for childrenand parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents 51 . They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved 52 between parents. _53_one parent is responsible for raising the children.These single parents must care for the childrens emotional and 54 needs while also supporting them financially. This is very 55 and leaves very little time for the parents own personal 56Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are 57 todevelop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good.However, recent signs 58that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is 59 . Perhaps Americans have learned how important 60 are.41. A. supplyingB. raising C. bringingD. acpanying 42. A. increasedB. improved C. decreased D. released43. A. cost B. standard C. lifestyle D. way 44. A. whole B. contrary C. spot D. average 45. A. physically B. mercially C. financially D. socially 46. A. Moreover B.However C. Somehow D. Therefore 47. A. place B. charge C. chance D. responsibility 48. A. friendly B. attractive C. close D. stressful 49. A. breakout B. breakup C. breakdown D. breakthrough 50. A. adapt to B. bring aboutC. result from D. apply for 51. A. settle B. divide C. resolve D. separate 52. A. up and down B. safe and soundC. back and forth D. now and then53. A. Usually B. Finally C. Actually D. Casually54. A. psychological B. mental C. educational D. international 55. A. annoying B. alarmingC. rewarding D. demanding56. A. abilitiesB. opportunitiesC. interests D. challenges 57. A. encouraged B. forced C. motivated D. inspired 58. A. indicate B. conductC. predict D. addict 59. A. arising B. rising C. arousing D. raising60. A. marriages B. relations C. relatives D. families 第卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。Tony was a household robot working at Claires house. Instead 61 looking like a machine, Tony looked like a human 62 facial expression never changed. Claire was not confident enough, so Tony gave her some 63 (advise) on her makeup and dressing and helped to make her house more elegant. All her neighbors envied Claire now. 64 (strange), Claire became 65 (attach) to Tony now though he was just a robot.