1、- 1 -福建省三明市第一中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题（本试卷共 10 页，全卷满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。 ）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将答题卡上交。第卷(选择题，满分 100 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
2、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. Which mountain does the man suggest the woman climb?A. Mount Tai. B. Mount Everest. C. Mount Huangshan.2. Who does the man want to speak to?A. Mary. B. Mr. Wood. C. Mr. Hunter.3. What happened to the man? A. He lost
3、 his cell phone.B. He got stuck in the lift.C. He couldnt find the hotel service center.4. How might the woman feel about her new purse? A. Annoyed. B. Confused. C. Delighted.5. What time of day is it?A. Morning. B. Afternoon. C. Evening.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
4、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- 2 -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. How many clients does the woman have?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.7. What does the woman say about self-employment?A. She can set her own hours.B. She can only work from home.C. S
5、he doesnt earn enough money.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the woman want to look neat and clean?A. Her nails. B. The dishes. C. The bathroom.9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Roommates. B. Mother and son. C. Boyfriend and girlfriend.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How old mig
6、ht the speakers be?A. In their teens. B. In their 20s. C. In their 70s.11. What do the speakers think people should do more?A. Play games inside.B. Relax and live simply.C. Go to school and work hard.12. What do the speakers enjoy doing?A. Playing cards. B. Listening to music.C. Surfing the Internet
7、听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why was the house in a terrible mess?A. A wild monkey got in.B. The kids played soccer inside.- 3 -C. The woman hasnt cleaned it for days.14. What was the man doing?A. Buying groceries.B. Talking on the phone.C. Mailing some papers.15. What did the cat knock over?A. A lamp
8、. B. The table C. Some glasses of juice.16. How does the woman feel?A. Upset. B. Pleased. C. Disappointed.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How much does a customer need to spend to get the towels?A. $25. B. $50. C. $100.18. What does the speaker say about the towels?A. 100 towels are available.B. Theyre
9、100% pure cotton.C. They come in only one color.19. What discount can customers get if they pay with Macys credit card?A. 10%. B. 12%. C. 15%.20. What is true about Macys?A. It is going out of business.B. It wants to reward the customers.C. Its towels are the most popular product.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40
10、 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。A The UK has a whole host of things to do for free or at a low price and there are a number of websites devoted to bringing you the best. Take a look at our guide to some of our favorite UK cities.- 4 -LondonIf you live
11、 in or near London and have access to the Internet, youll discover many choices of free entertainment. The Londonist is an amusing website that offers daily and weekly breakdowns of the free and cheap events in the city. Categories include art, comedy, music, food and drink, theatre, festivals and t
12、alks. Head over to L for the latest schedule of affordable entertainment. Time Outs website (Timeout, com/London) also has lots of information about free fun in the lively capital.Find out why the 60s really cemented(巩固) London as counterculture capital of the UK in our shop.ManchesterManchester is
13、probably one of the top creative centers of England (if not the UK). If you need any further convincing evidence, then head over to Creative Tourist, where you can find bags of daytime and nighttime entertainment thats easy on the pocket. While youre there you can also check out Liverpool and Sheffi
14、eld.Manchester is a historical city, which has shaped life in Britain. Take a look in our shop.GlasgowIf Manchester is the creative center of England then Glasgow has to be the creative center of Scotland. You can visit Scotlands Center for Design and Architecture at The Lighthouse, or go over to th
15、e Gallery of Modem Art, and then theres the wonderful and strange Hunterian Museum. For a lowdown on the best free of Glasgow, take a look at VisitScotland. For a look at Glasgows picturesque qualities click here.21. Which website can you visit to learn about everyday events in the capital of the UK
16、?A. Time Out. B. Londonist. - 5 -C. VisitScotland. D. Creative Tourist.22. What does the underlined phrase “easy on the pocket” mean?A. Available. B. Reasonable. C. Affordable. D. Comfortable.23. Where can you probably find the passage?A. On the Internet.C. In a tourist brochure.B. In a geography bo
17、ok.D. In a fashion magazine.BEarlier this month, 6-year-old Isaac went on vacation to Fort Walton, Florida, with his family. While they were there, his mother Garrett learned about LuLu, a restaurant that offers food to customers with food allergies(过敏).At LuLu, Isaac could eat a salad and a bowl of
18、 chicken soup with rice. “Isaac looked at me as if asking, Is this OK? ” Garrett said. Once his mom gave the OK, Isaac enjoyed for the first time the experience of eating at a restaurant. “That look on his face was like, This is the coolest thing Ive ever done, ” Garrett added.Garrett and her family
19、 rarely eat out because of Isaacs food allergies. When they do, she cooks something for Isaac at home before they leave and brings it with her to the restaurant. “Its not fun and it feels unfair,” she said.Their night at LuLu marked a celebration for Isaac. Garrett shared the moment on the restauran
20、ts Facebook page. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving Isaac this wonderful experience,” she wrote in her post.Barnett, the restaurants manager, said, “When customers tell the staff that someone in their group has a food allergy, I assist with the order by passing it to the kitchen, ens
21、uring its cooked in a separate station and delivering the finished food to the guests. We have been improving this process over the past ten years since our allergy program was started.”On Garretts Facebook post, LuLu thanked Garrett for sharing her story. “Thank you for sharing your experience with
22、 us,” the restaurant wrote in a comment, “We are excited to see your son so happy!”Garrett is hoping her posts popularity will convince other restaurants to be more considerate. “LuLu takes it seriously as we take it nothing could - 6 -make us happier than that,” she said.24. How does Isaac feel whe
23、n he first ate at LuLu?A. Satisfied.B. Curious. C. Amused. D. Nervous.25. What does Garrett usually do when her family go out to eat?A. She leaves Isaac alone at home.B. She prepares some food for Isaac.C. She orders some special food for Isaac.D. She lets Isaac choose his favorite dishes.26. What w
24、ill Barnett do when guests with allergies come to dinner?A. He will deliver the menu to them.C. He will introduce the allergy program. B. He will personally assist with the order.D. He will cook dinner in a separate station.27. What touched Garnett deeply?A. LuLus response to her post.B. Her sons ex
25、perience at LuLu.C. LuLus concern for guests with allergies.D. More restaurants following LuLus steps.CDoes your local high school have a student newspaper? Only 1 in 8 of New Yorks public high schools has student newspapers and many of those are published just a few times a year. A few more are onl
26、ine, which can leave out poorer schools.Rebecca Dwarka, an 18-year-old senior who works for her student paper said, “Facebook is the new way of finding out what happened. Nobody wants to actually sit down and read a whole article about it. This makes a whole article sound a little like a long senten
27、ce in lonely places.”I am not nostalgic(怀旧的) about high school student newspapers and never worked for mine. I put out what was then called a personal magazine with a group - 7 -of friends because we wanted to write about peace, war and rock n roll without school officials warning us not to make jok
28、es about the local officials.School newspapers are in decline(衰落) because students now find out what happened on social networking websites. This is a little discouraging because it proves that for millions of Americans, journalism is becoming a do-it-yourself thing. Every citizen can be a reporter.
29、When something happens, we look for social media messages. Facebook posts and Tweets have become the means by which citizens and reporters can prove, deny, pass on stories and express opinions without the press challenging, researching or slowing the message. But truly good journalism is a craft, no
30、t just a blog post. It requires seeing something carefully and it uses an eye for details to help prove a larger view. And even journalism that conveys an opinion tries to be fair. If school newspapers begin to disappear, I hope there are other ways for students to learn that.28. What can we infer f
31、rom Rebeccas words?A. Students like reading detailed articles.B. School newspapers are becoming unpopular.C. Facebook is the quickest way of spreading news.D. Long sentences are becoming popular in lonely places.29. What does the author think of social media messages?A. They make journalism become a
32、 craft. B. They represent the power of small voices.C. They are usually discouraging for readers.D. They are coming without careful research.30. What should good journalism do according to the author? A. Ignore some details.B. Spread a message quickly.C. Convey an opinion in a fair way. - 8 -D. Act
33、as blog posts in modern times.31. Which might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Social media or newspapers?B. Everyone can become a reporter at present C. Social networking brings about new journalismD. High school newspapers an endangered species.DChinese retail giant Alibaba has develo
34、ped a new automated(自动化的) vehicle which is easy to mass-produce and could serve a number of functions. These could include delivery messenger or automated coffee selling machine, it said.The Cainiao G Plus can travel at up to nine miles per hour, reports The Verge news site. It was showed at a confe
35、rence where Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced a 100bn yuan ($15.5bn) would be put into smart logistics(物流).This includes devices such as warehouse robots as well as delivery aids.AI expert and author Calum Chace described the G Plus as being like the “ugly big brother” of a delivery project develope
36、d by UK firm Starship Technologies. Starship has been working on this project for several years, so the Alibaba project looks to be behind as well as ugly, he said. “But that wont matter. Anything to do with artificial intelligence is put in the first place for China, which has set itself the target
37、 of overtaking the US as world leader in AI by 2030”.China benefits from having free access to large amounts of data, essential for training algorithms(算法 ), he added, probably a disadvantage in Europe since the introduction of GDPR law, designed to protect privacy.“Dont bet against the Chinese pull
38、ing ahead in any AI-related competition, be it self-driving cars, facial recognition, or delivery projects,” Mr Chace said.The G Plus vehicle is fitted with solid state Lidar the laser sensors which form an important part of the system autonomous vehicles use to be aware of their surroundings.- 9 -S
39、olid state Lidar is cheaper and easier to produce than the traditional system, which involves spinning multiple lasers in circles to help build up a 360-degree image of what surrounds the vehicle. There are various developers creating their own versions but essentially it uses fewer lasers and a tin
40、y swinging mirror.Last month BMW said that its autonomous vehicles will be fitted with solid state Lidar when they will be launched in 2021.32. What do we know about the delivery project developed by UKs Starship Technologies?A. It is behind and looks ugly.C. It is modern but looks ugly.B. It is beh
41、ind but looks nicer.D. It looks nicer and more modern.33. What is AI expert Calum Chaces attitude toward Chinas AI? A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Negative. D. Unconcerned. 34. What is the aim of GDPR legislation in Europe? A. To protect personal information. B. To train people to go online properly.C
42、. To let people have free access to data.D. To encourage more people to go online.35. What plays an important part in the system which the vehicles use to know their surroundings?A. The laser sensors. C. The traditional system.B. The tiny swinging mirror.D. The things around the vehicles.第二节 （共 5 小题
43、；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。Basic first aid is a very valuable skill to have when going on a camping trip. 36 Cuts. With small cuts, you need to be careful to keep the area of the wound clean to avoid getting infected. 37 If the cut has not stopped bleeding, - 10 -raise
44、 the wounded area above the heart and place pressure on the area to stop the bleeding. 38 It should be held in place with tape, but should not be too tight.Blisters. Blisters can turn a fun walk in the woods into a terrible experience. 39 Change your bandage and socks and keep the blistered area cle
45、an. Make sure that you pack different size bandages and first aid cream.Sprains. If you have got a heavy pack on your shoulders, it can be very easy to twist your ankles. Walking sticks can be a travelers friend. 40 A good ACE bandage should be packed in case of a sprained ankle. This can help fix t
46、he sprained area until you can get medical attention.After seeing the above dangers and treatments, its also helpful to pack a small basic first aid kit for your trip. Make sure that you include items that are unique to you and fit your environment (bleeding, bruise, snake bite, etc.).A. They can he
47、lp you keep balance on rough areas.B. Wear comfortable shoes and socks during the trips.C. Treat the cut with first aid cream to prevent infection.D. They are an open wound and can get infected if not cared for.E. Apply some cream and cover the wound with a dry, clean bandage. F. Below is a brief li
48、st of less-severe injuries that you can prepare for.G. Some climates can be very hot during the day and very cool at night.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 30 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，从短文后每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项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。Joy to the WorldLights, decorations and Christmas trees fil
49、led the stores. Many people were there because Christmas was only two days 41 .Thirteen-year-old Joy had just 42 her Christmas shopping. Joy went out of - 11 -the store and 43 her classmate, Nick, the least 44 student in school, who wore strange clothing and had a face only a mother could love.“What are you doing for Christmas?” said Nick with a smile that showed all his yellow teeth.“Im buying presents and having dinner with my 45 ,” said Joy, trying to be polite. “What about you?”“My parents are away,” he said. “I liv
