1、- 1 -长春外国语学校 2018-2019 学年第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共 12 页。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用 2B 铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用 0.5 毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正
2、带、刮纸刀。第卷 选择题（共 100 分）第一部分：听力（共 20 题，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. What was the mans opinion about the film?A. True to life. B. Fairly interesting. C. Rather boring.2. Where does the conversation prob
3、ably take place?A. At the dentists. B. At home. C. At a nurses home.3. How long will the woman stay here?A. For three days. B. For seven days. C. For two days.4. What will the woman do tonight?A. See a movie. B. Stay at home. C. Go out with friends.5. What is the probable relationship between the sp
4、eakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Fellow students. C. Sister and brother.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. When will the women meet the Professor?A. At two oclock. B
5、. At three oclock. C. At four oclock.7. Where is the Professors office?A. On the first floor of Building E.B. On the second floor of Building T.C. On the third floor of Building E.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the man giving up doing?- 2 -A. Smoking. B. Hiking. C. Mountain biking.9. Where does the
6、man exercise?A. At home. B. At the gym. C. Just outdoors.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. When did the woman begin collecting stamps?A. Ten years ago. B. Twelve years ago. C. Three years ago.11. What did both speakers do in the beginning?A. They only collected beautiful stamps.B. They bought new stamps.C.
7、 They felt bored and stopped the hobby.12. Why is the woman considered an expert in environmental protection?A. Because she collects and knows a lot about this topic.B. Because she likes collecting stamps on this topic.C. Because she buys many stamps.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What did the man bring
8、 as a gift?A. Flowers. B. A lunch box. C. A flowerpot.14. What does the man think of the house?A. A little messy.B. Clean and pretty.C. Small and comfortable.15. What did the woman do to welcome the man?A. She prepared delicious food.B. She waited in the sitting room.C. She looked around the house.1
9、6. What will they do next?A. Look around the house.B. Clean the house.C. Have a good lunch together.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What helps the speaker feel “love”?A. Friends. B. Family. C. Experience.18. Why does the speaker love reading?A. Because reading gives the treasure of knowledge.B. Because
10、reading shows the right way to success.C. Because reading makes her rich and happy.19. What helps the speaker understand teamwork?A. Family. B. Music. C. Activities.20. How can the speaker find the treasure of life?A. By reaching out for their dreams.B. By facing all kinds of situations.C. By keepin
11、g going and trying.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）- 3 -阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AGriffith Observatory (天文台) is a national leader in public astronomy，and one of the most popular attractions in Los Angeles. It is located on the southern slope of Mount Holly
12、wood in Griffith Park at 1,134 feet above sea level.Visitors may drive to the observatory and park in its parking lot or on nearby roads. No reservation is required to visit. Parking is limited，and the busiest time is weekends. Buses, taxis, and car pools are welcome. It provides weekend public bus
13、service from the Sunset/Vermont Metro Red Line Station.Griffith Observatory is open six days a week. Admission and parking are free.Hours of OperationTuesdayFriday 12 noon10 p.m.SaturdaySunday 10 a.m.10 p.m.Monday ClosedThanksgiving Day and Christmas Day ClosedSamuel Oschin PlanetariumThe Samuel Osc
14、hin Planetarium theater offers 8 to 10 live, half-hour presentations each day. There are usually four different shows from which to choose.Shows are presented every 60 to 90 minutes. Check the website，information desks，or the box office for each days show time. Being seated late is not permitted.Sam
15、uel Oschin Planetarium tickets must be purchased at the observatory and are only available on the day of the show. The ticket prices for shows are：Adults (1359 years old) $7.00Children (512 years old) $3.00Seniors (60 years and older) $5.00Students $5.00Children under 5 years old will be admitted on
16、ly to the first show each day.Hearing assist devices are available on request.Public TelescopesFree public telescopes are available each evening the observatory is open and skies are clear. The Zeiss telescope on the roof is generally open by 7 p.m. All observing must be completed by 9:45 p.m. 21. W
17、hat can we learn about Griffith Observatory according to the passage? A. It is open all the year around.B. It is mostly visited at weekends.C. It becomes famous because of Hollywood.D. It is the most attractive place in Los Angeles.22. To watch the show，a young couple with a 7-year-old son should pa
18、y_. A. $13.00 B. $15.00 C. $17.00 D. $20.0023. Which of the following is charged? A. Parking. B. Telescopes.C. Hearing assist devices. D. Watching presentations.- 4 -BMeeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attent
19、ion to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.Different cultures stress the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is
20、necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries, like the UK or France, people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafe rather than at the office.Talk and silence may also be dif
21、ferent in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion, instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was
22、talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values, however, Germans pre
23、fer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we
24、 can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other. 24. Whats the probable meaning of the underlined word “stress”? A. To draw special attention to. B. To ignore.C. To laugh at. D. To get close to.25. The author mentions his experie
25、nce in Thailand to show that _. A. the English prefer to make long speechesB. too many words are of no useC. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by natureD. even talk and silence can be culturally different26. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand eachother bett
26、er? A. By sharing different ways of life. B. By accepting different habits.C. By recognizing different values. D. By speaking each others languages.27. What would be the best title for the text? A. Multicultural Environment - 5 -B. Cross-Cultural DifferencesC. How to Understand Each Other D. How to
27、Build Up a RelationshipCFei-Fei Li arrived in the U. S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams. And it took many unusual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart and extremely driven. And today, shes the director of Stanford Universitys artificial intelligence lab.“As one of the lead
28、ers in the world for A. L., I feel much excitement and responsibility to create the most awesome and excellent technology for society and to educate the most awesome and excellent technologiststhats my calling.” Li said.She is also a loyal advocate for diversity in the tech industry.“I see extremely
29、 talented Stanford PhD students struggling with their visas and I find it unthinkable that we create so many barriers for the talents of the world”, Li said. While Li was in college at Princeton, she borrowed money from friends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning business for
30、 her parents in order to help them get by. Li attended classes during the week and worked at the business on the weekends. Then, when Li was in graduate school, her mom developed cancer and had a stroke (中风). “It was difficult to keep moving ahead while all of this was happening. The real existentia
31、l challenge is to live up to your fullest potential, live up to your sense of responsibility and to be honest to yourself about your dreams while doing it,” she said.Li was named a Great Immigrant of 2016 by the Carnegie Corporation, the nations oldest grant making foundation which honors roughly 40
32、 naturalized U. S. citizens each year. Her graduate studies were supported by the Paul 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。As middle school students, we have all taken examinations of different types and _高二期中试题答案一、听力1-5 CABBB 6-10 ACACA11-15 BACBA 16-20 CBACC二、阅读理解21-23 BCD 24-27 ADCB 28-31 BDCA 32
33、-35 CACD 36-40 GCFBD三、完型41-45 CDDBC 46-50 AACBA51-55 CBDAB 56-60 CBDAD- 12 -四、单词拼写61.obliged 62.thorough 63. encounter 64. despite 65. accused 66.obsession 67. authority 68. accumulate 69.accomplished/achieved 70. alternative五、语 法填空71. ability 72. which 73. made 74. simply 75. a 76. themselves 77. i
34、s based 78. encouraging 79. because 80. largest 六、改错1. sixty 改为 sixtieth 2. on 改为 in 3. founded 前加 was 4. has 改为 had5. or 改为 and 6. year 改为 years7. 去掉 that 8. be 改为 being 9. great 改为 greatly 10. a 改为 the七、书面表达：As middle school students, we have all taken examinations of different types and experienc
35、ed success as well as failureDifferent students have different attitudes towards failure in the examsSome of us become low in spirits in face of failure, while others are so disappointed that they dont want to make further efforts in their studiesAs a result, their studies go from bad to worse as ti
36、me goes onFortunately, some students take quite positive attitudes towards their - 13 -setbacksThey spare no efforts in analyzing the cause of their failure and at the same time encourage themselves to become more confident so that they wont repeat their mistakes in their later examinationsAs far as Im concerned, I believe that failure is the mother of successSo long as we can find out the root cause of our failure and step up our efforts to improve our ways of learning, we can surely make great progress and turn our dream into reality.
