1、1湖北省沙市中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期期中试题 考试时间：2019 年 4 月 23 日 第 I 卷第一部分：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，从每题所给的 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 should the man take tomorrow?A. Some fruit. B. The ticket. C. Some money.2. At wha
2、t time does the film start?A. 3:50. B. 4:00. C. 4:10.3. What will the man do this weekend?A.Buy some books. B. See a doctor. C. Go to the library.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. In a factory. C. In a supermarket.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. An a
3、nnouncement. B. A meeting. C. An accident.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. Why does the man dislike the suit made of pure wool?A. The color is too light.
4、 B. The size is a bit too large. C. The style is out of date.7. What color suit does the man decide to buy?A. Brown. B. Blue. C. Yellow.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the man offer to do?A. Call the office manager. B. Arrange a meeting. C. Sign a form.9. What should be put in the meeting room?A. Th
5、e desks. B. The chairs. C. The computers.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is Mr. Brown probably doing now?A. Treating a patient. B. Having an operation. C. Attending a meeting.11. How does the woman probably feel now?A. Worried. B. Annoyed. C. Surprised.12. What will the woman do next?A. See her husb
6、and. B. Wait outside the room. C. Get some forms.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where will the woman go this weekend if the weather is bad?2A. To the beach. B. To a store. C. To a library.14. What will the man do if he finishes his report?A. See some videos. B. Work out at the gym. C. Practice the guita
7、r.15. What would the woman do if she had lots of money?A. Buy a huge TV. B. Live on an island. C. Open a video store.16. What does the woman think of their wishes?A. Realistic. B. Nice. C. Impractical.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the speaker say about the room?A. It is very big. B. It is qu
8、ite bright. C. It is pretty tidy.18. What does the speaker keep doing to the room?A. Arranging the furniture. B. Painting the walls. C. Covering the windows.19. What does the speaker have on the walls?A. Papers about schoolwork. B. Pictures of her family. C. Posters of pop stars.20. Why does the spe
9、aker like the room?A. She has many of her favorite things in it. B. It is a good place to do her schoolwork.C. She lives in the room all by herself.第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，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。ALove working with children? Looking fo
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15、unicator with strong people skills.Be energetic and able to multi-task.Salary:16,50019,000 per year depending on experience and qualifications.Full time(flexible work available) and 28 days annual leave.21. The author uses Annas words mainly to _ .A. examine B. inform C. compare D. advertise22. What
16、 does a successful candidate need?A. A college degree. B. A language certificate Level 3.C. Great skills in communicating with people. D. Years of working experience with children.BMost dog owners believe their dogs experience guilt, but animal behaviorists say the “guilty look” of a dog is simply a
17、 reaction to you and that dogs lack the ability to feel shame.Alexandra Horowitz, a psychology professor and principal investigator at the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab at Columbia University once carried out a study on dog “guilt”. She videotaped 14 dogs in a series of trials and observed how they rea
18、cted when their owners left the room after instructing them not to eat a treat. When the owner was gone, Horowitz gave some of the dogs the forbidden treat. Then she would tell the owners whether their dogs had eaten the treat or had behaved. However, Horowitz wasnt always honest with them.Horowitz
19、found that the dogs “guilty looks” had little to do with whether theyd eaten the treat or not. In fact, dogs that hadnt eaten it but were scolded by misinformed owners tended to exhibit the most elements of the “guilty look”.Horowitz says this shows that the dogs body language is actually a response
20、 to their owners behavior-not an experience of shame for a misdeed. Why then, do dogs look so ashamed when we scold them?Maybe that look of guilt is the result of a learned association. When you scold your dog for chewing up a pair of slippers, he quickly learns that if he lowers his head and tucks
21、his tail, the undesirable response-raised voice and angry expression-is more likely to disappear.23.According to Horowitz, the dogs “guilty look” is _.A. the dogs nature. B. a reaction to peoples behavior.C. a direct result of copying peoples behavior. D. a response to a shameful behavior.24. How wa
22、s Horowitz study carried out？A. By giving examples. B. By telling her experience.C. By doing an experiment. D. By reasoning.25. What might be the most suitable title for the passage ？A. The “Guilty Look” of the Dog B. Dog without the Sense of GuiltC. Dogs Ability to Feel Shame D. The Study on Dogs26
23、. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that dogs were _.A. born with the look of guilt B. born with the ability to 4feel guiltyC. so smart to copy peoples behavior D. so smart to adjust its behaviorCTens of thousands of ancient pictures carved into the rocks at one of Frances most important to
24、urist sites are being gradually destroyed. Scientists and researchers fear that the 36,000 drawings on rocks in Mont Bego in the French Alps are being damaged so rapidly that they will not survive for future generations.The mountain, believed to have once been a site for prayer, is scattered (散布) wi
25、th 4,000-year-old drawings cut into bare rock. They include pictures of cows with horns, cultivated fields and various gods and goddesses. But as the popularity of the site increases, the pictures are being ruined by thoughtless graffiti (涂鸦).Jean Clottes is the chairman of the International Committ
26、ee on Rock Art. He says, “People think that because the pictures have been there so long they will always continue to be there. But if the damage continues at this rate there will be nothing left in 50 years.”He describes seeing tourists stamping on the drawings, wearing away the rock and definition
27、 (清晰) of the artwork as they do so. Some visitors, he says, even cut off parts to take home as souvenirs. “When people think they cant take a good enough photograph, they rub the drawings to get a clearer picture,” he said. “The drawings are polished by the weather, and if the sun is shining and the
28、 visitors cant see them properly they simply rub them to make them look fresher.” Other researchers describe how people arrive carrying long sticks with sharp ends to scratch (刮) their own drawings, or even their names, in the rocks.But experts are divided over the best way to preserve the drawings.
29、 Henry de Lumley, director of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, believes that the only way to save the site is to turn the whole mountain into a “no-go” area, preventing the public from going there except on guided tours. Otherwise, he says, not only will the site be completely destroyed but i
30、mportant research work will be reduced.Clottes disagrees, “The measure suggested by Henry de Lumley is the most severe, and while it is the most effective, it is also certain to bring about protests from people who live there,” he said. “The site was classified as a historic monument years ago by th
31、e Ministry of Culture, and we must do as much as possible to save what is there.”David Lavergne, the regional architect, also wants to avoid closing the site. “Henry de Lumleys idea isnt ideal,” he said. “Our department feels that the best solution is to let people look at the site, but because the
32、area is very big it is difficult to prevent visitors from damaging it. I would prefer that everyone was able to look at it, but the main problem is money. We do not have the funds to employ the necessary number of guards. We may have to consider charging a fee. It doesnt seem to be possible to get t
33、he government support.”27Jean Clottes says that people who visit the mountain_.A. do not believe the drawings are old. B. believe they are allowed to paint thereC. think the drawings should be left alone D. think the drawings will not 5disappear28According to Jean Clottes, some of the visitors to th
34、e area have_.A. helped to clean the drawings B. taken bits of the rock homeC. been unable to take photographs D. misunderstood what the pictures mean29Henry de Lumley is eager to _.A. set up research projects B. protect public rightsC. keep out individual visitors D. ban traffic in the area30This pa
35、ssage has been written about Mont Bego to _.A. advertise the closing of the site B. warn visitors about the dangers of the siteC. encourage scientists to visit the site D. describe fears for the future of the siteDWhen I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsors house and waited outside as I always
36、 did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what Id rather be doing. “Almost anything”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compos
37、itions, but I just didnt have a gift for it. It didnt come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs.
38、Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.“Hello,” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behi
39、nd me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced, “Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. Im up to my ears in something else!” she then exited to t
40、he kitchen.Pasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the piano bench.“What piece do you like best?” she asked.“What do you mean?” I asked. “Theyre all the same to me. I dont know.“You mean you dont have a favorite?”“No, not really.”Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then open
41、ed my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.After about a pa
42、ge or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didnt know what she meant.“Like a story. What story is being playing out within the music?”“I guess Ive never tho
43、ught about it before. I dont know.”6“Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”Her fingers ro
44、se and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and shes picking flowers from the waters edge.”A carefree, happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pashas dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!”The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickl
45、y, the princesss horse sees her plight (困境),” Pasha continued, “and races to the rivers edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. They make it to the bank and she hugs her faithful horse and swears she will never again wear princess skirts that weigh her down.” Pasha finished with a big
46、smile and then looked at me.“Arent you the girl who tells the stories?” she asked.“I guess. I do tell a lot of stories.”“Oh, yes! All the kids talk about them. Ive heard about you. Well, all you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music. Thats all there is to it.”“Ive never thought it tha
47、t way.”“Lets try another one, shall we?”Pasha smiled and together we played that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.31The underlined word “dejectedly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _A. n
48、ervously B. desperately C. impatiently D. unhappily32Jennifer got lost in thought when she _A. played the piano with Pasha for the first timeB. listened to Pasha tell her story about the princessC. remembered happier times of writing stories and acting them outD. discovered that Mrs. Windsors niece
49、would be giving the piano lesson33By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author showed _A. she could remember the notes in a short timeB. she was playing the piano without thinkingC. Pasha was showing off her skillsD. it had been a long time since she played last time34Which of the following can best describe Pasha?A. Creative B. Naughty C. Humorous D. Brave35This text
