2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (II).doc

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (II)考试结束，将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20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 this Saturday? A. Go to see her sister. B. Go to the concert. C. Look after her brothers son.2. How many pills should the woman take at a time? A. 5. B. 3. C. 2.3. What does Laura need at the moment? A. Blame. B. Encouragement. C. Help with her chemistry.4. What does the man want to do? A. Buy a light. B. Get to the nearest light. C. Go to the supermarket.5. What is the mans suggestion about serious pollution? A. Dont breathe the poisonous air. B. The government should take action. C. The government should protect the environment.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. Where is the mans mother now?A. At home. B. In the office. C. In the hospital.7. How long does the man need before going back to work?A. A week. B. A few weeks. C. A few days.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Employer and employee. B. Husband and wife. C. Neighbors.9. Why does the man feel nervous?A. He wants to breathe in some fresh air.B. He has heard his neighbors phone.C. Hes been waiting so long for a phone.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation take place? A. In an office. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel.11. What kind of steak will the man have? A. Rare. B. Well-done. C. Medium.12. What does the man start his meal with?A. A cream and onion soup.B. Some baked potatoes.C. An iced tea with a lemon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man want to do? A. To reserve a car. B. To reserve a room. C. To rent a car. 14. What size of the car does the man intend to hire? A. Large. B. Middle. C. Small.15. How much need the man pay for the rented car for the weekend? A. $80. B. $89. C. $120. 16. Where can the man find his rented car? A. In the Hotel. B. On Peter Street. C. In the parking lot.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What happened to the Cuyahoga River in 1969?A. It was cleaned up.B. It was seriously polluted.C. It became the most outstanding river.18. How long did it take for the river to bee clean? A. A few months. B. Several years. C. A few days.19. What can make the river clean according to the speaker? A. Hard work. B. Something imaginable. C. The control of using your credit card. 20. What shall we do when facing an impossible situation? A. Wait for something to change. B. Imagine something outstanding. C. Just be patient and do something. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分30分)第1节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMahale Mountains National ParkTHE PARKThe park is a home to some of the Africas last remaining wild chimpanzees. It is located in the Western Tanzania to the South of Kigoma town, bordering Lake Tanganyika-the Worlds longest, second deepest and least polluted freshwater lake- harbouring an estimated 1000 fish species.BEST TIME TO VISITThe dry season (May -October) is the best period. During this period, chimpanzees are likely to be seen in big groups, the sunshine illuminates the fish in the Lake and the beach is an inviting place to relax in. However, Mahale Mountains National Park is accessible all year round. Direct flights to Mahale are the easiest way to reach Mahale.During the peak tourist season, three tour operators in Mahale schedule regular flights between the park and Arusha town. A visit in the rainy season can also be a memorable experience, made remarkable by views of the neighboring country DR Congo across the water and by incredible lightning storms that light up the lake at night.TOURIST ATTRACTIONSThe ChimpanzeesChain of Mountains (Mahale range)Forest fauna and flora (Angola colobus, red colobus, red-tailed and blue monkeys, forest birds, alpine bamboo, montane rain forest etc).Beach along Lake TanganyikaExperiencing the life of the local fishermenSunset on the Lake horizonPARK REGULATIONSDo not disturb wild animals in any way. Do not take any pets or guns into the park.Do not uproot, pick, cut or damage any plant Do not light any fire or discard any burning object.Do not discard any litter.21. What do we know about Mahale Mountains National Park from the text?A.It is governed by Kigoma town.B.It is a habitat for wild chimpanzees in Africa.C. Three travel agents offer three means of transportation to get there.D. The easiest way to get there is the direct flight from Kigoma town.22.During the best time to visit the park,_.A. its hard for chimpanzees to find enough foodB. the unbelievable lightning storms often occurC. tourists can easily catch many kinds of fishesD. tourists are likely to see chimpanzees in large numbers23.What can tourists do in Mahale Mountains National Park?A. Go fishing with local fishermen. B. Hold campfire parties with friends.C. Near the chimpanzees with guns as defence. D. Enjoy water sports activities with their dogs. BThere is a little girl called Lisa, who is five years old, and one day a friend invited her to a party held at a gym where Lisa discovered that she loved doing gymnastics.A few nights after the party, Lisa had a dream. She told her mother, Jahira, about the dream. Jahira said, Lisa said that in her dream she went to the Olympics. She described everything at this international petition. At first I did not take her story seriously.”But Lisa kept talking about her dream. She told it to her father, David. So Jahira and David decided to pay for Lisa to learn gymnastics. So Lisa started to train at a special and petitive gym. Though only 7 years old, she was already training to pete at a high level. The years passed quickly. Lisa got better and better. By the time she was 12 years old, Lisa was training so many hours each day that she did not have time to do things that many other Americans of the same age did.When Lisa was 13, she had a chance to pete in a national gymnastics event. If she did well, the event would give her the chance to join the national team - the team that trains for the Olympics.But the family was out of money. Jahira had to tell Lisa that she could not go. Jahira said,“Tears came to her eyes, and she said, “I understand.”A week or two later, a rich family came to visit Lisas gym unexpectedly. They watched Lisa train. Then they asked to talk to her mother. The rich family offered Jahira all the money they needed!Eventually, Lisa peted at the xx Olympic trials. She finished 10th in all rounds.24. Lisa had a dream to_A. go to the party B. do gymnastics C. take part in the Olympics D. attend a national petition25. From the passage, we can infer that_.A. Lisas parents were tired of her talking about her dreamB. Lisas parents loved her and were moved by herC. Lisas mother supported her dream even at the beginningD. Lisa became a national team player at the age of twelve26. What does the author want to tell us?A. Knowledge is a measure, but practice is the key to it. B. Wherever you go, go with all your heart.C. Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty. D. God blesses the determined and hard-working.27 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. A Talented Girl B. The Caring Parents C. An Olympic Dream D. A Helping Hand CSleep repairs the body and the mind and helps prevent disease by strengthening the immune system. However, many adults do not get eight hours of sleep each night. The average adult today gets only 6.4 hours of sleep. Only in recent years have health professionals begun to realize the seriousness of sleep deprivation in the working population. A significant number of people work at night, work long hours, or suffer from sleeplessness or jet lag.Studies show that the brain is negatively affected by sleep deprivation because certain patterns of electrical and chemical activity that occur during sleep are interrupted and the brain cannot function normally. In one study, thirteen healthy adult subjects (实验对象) who usually had normal sleep patterns were kept awake and carefully monitored in a lab during a period of 35 hours. During the experiment, the subjects were asked to perform several tasks, such as mathematics and word problems, while undergoing scans of their brain activity. The researchers found that the temporal lobe (颞叶) of the brain, the region involved in language processing, was active during speech tasks in rested subjects but not in subjects who lacked enough sleep. After several hours without sleep, there was no activity within this region.Several studies show that getting fewer than six hours of sleep can damage short-term memory and reaction time 一thus causing a serious risk of accident. In one study of drivers, researchers reported that sleep deprivation had the same effect as being drunk. They found that people who drove after being awake for 17 hours performed worse than those with a blood alcohol level of 0.5 percent, the legal limit for drunk driving in most western European countries. The researchers concluded that countries with drunk driving laws should consider similar restrictions against sleep-deprived driving.28. The underlined word “deprivation” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_.A. weakness B. loss C. disfort D. pain29. The passage mentions all of the following as causes of sleep deprivation EXCEPT_.A. jet lag B. long work hours C. boring work D. working at night30. The purpose of the study described in Paragraph 2 was to determine_.A. how many hours people can survive without sleepB. how people react when their sleep is interruptedC. the changes in brain activity that occurs during sleepD. the effects of sleep deprivation on brain activity31. Why does the author mention blood alcohol level in Paragraph3?A. To show how sleep deprivation reduces the blood alcohol level.B. To show that sleep deprivation has the same dangerous effects as being drunk.C. To suggest that sleep-deprived drivers are also likely to drink.D. To argue against raising the legal limit for drunk driving. DPope Benedict named five new saints on Sunday, including a Catholic priest, Father Damien, who cared for people in a leper (麻风病患者) colony.Father Damien was born Joseph De Veuster in Belgium. In 1873 he went to the Hawaiian island of Molokai. After several years of working in the colony, he himself developed leprosy(麻风病). Father Damien died in 1889, when he was 49 years old.Leprosy - also called Hansens disease - is a bacterial disease that causes skin wounds and nerve damage. The disease can severely disfigure (使变丑) victims and cause death. Untreated patients can spread the bacteria from their nose and mouth through the air to people who are near them a lot.But doctors have been able to treat leprosy since the 1940s. Today they use a bination of three drugs. Experts say after the first treatment, patients can no longer infect others.At the start of this year there were 213,000 cases of leprosy reported in 121 countries. The World Health Organization says there were almost 250,000 new cases last year. But the drug bination can cure the disease within six to twelve months. The number of new cases has been falling in many countries. But there are places where leprosy is still spreading quickly. These include areas of Angola, Brazil, Central Afican Republic. the Democratic Republic of Congo and India. Other areas are in Madagascar,Mozambique, Nepal and Tanzania.Leprosy is an ancient disease. Its victims have been highly looked down upon-often blamed for their condition and made to feel unclean. In India, leprosy has traditionally been considered a punishment for something bad done in a former life. Other cultures have considered it a sign of evil.James Staples teaches in the School of Social Sciences at Brunel University in Britain. He is the author of the book Peculiar People, Amazing Lives: Leprosy, Social Exclusion and munity Making in South India. He tells us that modern knowledge about leprosy does not necessarily reduce the stigma. Public health campaigns spread the message that leprosy is curable and not highly infectious. Yet he says this message is often more scary for people than the idea that leprosy is some sort of spiritual punishment. That explanation may not do much for the patients place in society, he says, but at least other people dont think they are going to catch it.”32. What happened to Father Damien according to the passage?A. He died of abnormal cancer. B. He died from an earthquake.C. He died from an accident. D. He died of leprosy.33. Whats peoples attitude towards the victims who are infected with leprosy in the past?A. Sympathetic. B. Concerned. C. Prejudiced. D. Optimistic.34. What does the underlined word stigma” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Shame. B. Pride. C. Custom. D. Explanation.35.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The victims can be cured within 6 to 12 months.B. The victims social status has changed greatly since 1940s.C. The disease causes skin wounds and nerve damage.D. The leprosy is still spreading quickly in many countries.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。 How to Do Man-on-the-street InterviewsThe man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the spot. 36 But with these tips, your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy. When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the -street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you might ask,“ Why do you think environmental protection is important in America?” 37 Hit the streets with confidence. 38 Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warmup to you. Move on to the next person if someone tells you he/ she is not interested in talking on camera. Dont get discouraged. 39 Each interview that you get on the street shouldnt be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you wont be able to use it. A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten. 40If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, dont leave work without them.A. Limit your time.B. As you approach people, be polite.C. If you dont own a camera, you can buy one.D. For new reporters, this can seem like challenging task.E. To get good and useful results, ask them the same question.F. That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.G. With a question like this, you will get more than a“Yes”or“No”reply.第三部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5, 满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。It had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonvill, Florida. I had driven to town 41 to find the old barber shop where my hair had been cut as a child. As I 42 around, I was a little disappointed to see the old buildings had been 43 with new high-rise ones.After walking about a block I saw an open shoe store. Wondering whether I could get the 44 ,I walked in. As I stood talking to the salesman, the front door opened and a young man about twenty came into the store in a 45 . “I need a new pair of shoes, said the 46 . As he turned the corner, I was 47 to see that the young man had no legs. Seeing us 48 ,the young man said ,“When I was a 49 ，my parents used to buy me a new pair of shoes every year. That was such a wonderful feeling- 50 I have never forgotten.Soon the salesman came with a large box. He put it down on the floor, took out a boot and handed it to the young man. Placing the boot 51 his nose, the boy closed both eyes, and took a large breath. I did not know what to say as tears began to roll down his 52 .Suddenly we heard the salesman shouting to an old man 53 who looked in the window from time to time. The young man looked at the old man and then turned to me .“Would you walk out and see what 54 that fellow wears? he 55 .Wondering why, I 56 walked to the front door, opened it and asked the old man to 57 .“What size shoes do you wear? the boy asked the man. “I dont know, he replied, as he 58 his old tennis shoes. “I would say nine and a half, I suggested. “Whats your 59 hiking boot in nine and a half? the boy asked the salesman. Within a minute, the salesman returned with a pair of hiking boots. The boy 60 out, took the boot, placed it to his nose and took a large breath. Once again, tears came to his eyes. “ Sir, would you mind trying on these boots? the boy asked the old fellow.41A. needing B. waitingC. helpingD. hoping42A. wanderedB. jumpedC. ran D. wondered43A. ruined B. decoratedC. replacedD. lined44A. keyB. answerC. shoesD. service45A. wheelchairB. carC. bootD. suit46A. salesmanB. ownerC. elderD. customer47A. guiltyB. shockedC. ashamedD. embarrassed48A. unsatisfiedB. uncertainC. puzzledD. cautious49A. studentB. managerC. barberD. kid50A. everythingB. somethingC. anythingD. nothing51A. toB. overC. acrossD. on52A. sleevesB. handsC. cheeksD. legs53A. in horrorB. in sorrowC. in reliefD. in rags54A. colorB. sizeC. priceD. material55A. requestedB. orderedC. demandedD. begged56A. suddenlyB. unwillinglyC. slowlyD. quickly57A. leaveB. enterC. visitD. meet58A . turned aroundB. took upC. turned awayD. looked down at59A. bestB. dearestC. heaviestD. quickest60A. burstB. lookedC. reachedD. broke第II卷（共60分）第四部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节 （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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Over the past years Starbucks coffee 61 （bee）a coffee chain store. The cafes dont sell coffee; they sell 62 very atmosphere. They offer customers the perfect atmosphere 63 which to take time out and relax. Every single store throughout the world is furnished in a romantic style and 64 (special) meant to be cozy, private and quiet: earth-toned space, fancy wall paper, lovely paintings, 65 (amaze) background and irresistible coffee smellThe most fantastic decoration style about Starbucks 66 (design) with oversized chairs and tables outside the store. When 67 es to a sunny afternoon, I love to take a seat outside, 68 (bathe) in the afternoon sunshine ,and listening to the lovely music 69 tasting the most terrific Cappuccino. I love this caf because of the 70 (feel) it brings me.61. 62. _ 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 第二节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71To make a good i_ on others, you should pay attention to your facial expressions.72The band, c_ of four handsome b