1、- 1 -合肥九中 2018-2019 学年下学期高二期中考试英语试卷(满分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟)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 time is it now? A.6:00. B.7:00. C.8:002. How does the woman remember numbers? A. With stor
2、ies. B. With places. C. With music. 3. What will the woman probably do today? A. Play tennis. B. Go swimming. C. Take a dance class.4. What is going to happen to the boys tooth?A. He will pull it out. B. It will fall out on its own. C. His mother will pull it out.5. What are the speakers talking abo
3、ut? A. School lessons. B. Weekend plans. C. A new water sports center.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. What is the trouble with Ann?A. She doesnt have enough time for wor
4、king.B. She cannot find a good part-time job.C. She has no money now.7. What does Ann hope to do next term?A. Change jobs. B. Concentrate on her studies. C. Continue to work in the company.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How long has the woman been waiting?A. For ten minutes. B. For twenty minutes. C. For two
5、hours.9. How will the woman probably get to work?A. By taxi. B. By train. C. On foot.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Where is Steve? A. At home. B. At school. C. At a hospital.11. Who makes good chicken soup?- 2 -A. Steves mother. B. The woman. C. The man.12. What will the man do next?A. Have something to e
6、at. B. Get some magazines. C. Make a phone call.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers. B. Family members. C. Teacher and student.14 When will there be a holiday?A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Friday.15. How old was Joey when he saw pictures
7、of his fathers surfing?A. Fourteen years old. B. Eight years old. C. Six years old.16. Why did Joey stay inside the hotel in Seattle?A. He didnt like the sun. B. It was raining all the time.C. His father couldnt go out with him.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. When is the speaker giving the speech?A. Before
8、 the concert. B. During the concert. C. After the concert.18. What was the weather like tonight?A. Cold. B. Wet. C. Windy.19. What did the speaker especially thank the people at the back for?A. Their good humor.B. Their presence at the concert.C. Their patience until the last minute.20. Who might th
9、e speaker be?A. A performer in the concert. B. The audience of the concert. C. The organizer of the concert.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,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASafety and Security ProceduresYour safety and the security of your personal property are of the pr
10、imary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions.YOUR VEHICLE Lock your vehicle and do not leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.TRAVELING Be good at noticing things around you when sightseeing
11、 or traveling. Stay in heavily - 3 -traveled areas. Dont display large amounts of cash.GUEST ROOM SECURITYFor additional security, use the deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyo
12、ne to your room without first making identification. If there is any doubt about the persons identity, please contact the Front Desk.SAFETY BOXES Do not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for you. We are not responsible for items left in room valued over $
13、200.KEYS Safeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.FIRE Please familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the unlikely
14、 event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of the elevator.REPORTING Please report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management.21. What should you do with a suspicious-looking stranger who knocks at your door?A. Prete
15、nd you are not in the room. B. Get in touch with the Front Desk. C. Send him to the police station. D. Let him in to make sure of his identity.22. Where are you advised to put your valuable things when you go out?A. In your cars. B. In the room.C. In the free safety box. D. At the Front Desk.23. Whe
16、re might you see these suggestions? A. At a gym. B. At a bank. C. At a shop. D. At a hotel.BMy daughter, Fiona, and her family had a beautiful nine-year-old golden retriever(猎犬), Sunny. Fionas in-laws lived in New Zealand and every time the family went over to visit them, we had to take care of the
17、dog. Fiona would also leave her car at our place, parked right where Sunny could see it. As long as the dog could check that the car was still there, which he did regularly, he was happy. Sunny knew from past experience that if the car was there, the family would come back. Each time they did it, I
18、jokingly told them not to bother picking up Sunny because he was a joy to have around.Sunny was beautiful with the family, and when an unexpected baby came along - 17 years after her older sister - Sunny was lovely and gentle with her.In April 2017 we learned that the family was relocating to New Ze
19、aland. - 4 -Realizing the bond that existed between them and Sunny, I knew they would want to take him. But with limited finances they found it too expensive to take their much-loved dog. So we adopted him.Their car, yet to be sold, was parked at our side gate and Sunny kept watching over it, checki
20、ng on it each day before going for a walk. I think it was his security blanket. Then, a few months later, when the car was finally sold, poor Sunny had to adapt to losing yet another part of his family.With the car gone, Sunny discovered that cats visit the area and this has held his interest (thoug
21、h not as much as the car!). Weve had a few problems, but Sunny has now settled in very well and is far better trained than any of our previous dogs. Sunny is lovely company and has been a beautiful addition to our family.24. Why did Fiona park her car at her parents house every time she went to visi
22、t her relatives in New Zealand?A. Because Sunny took great interest in watching it.B. Because it was another part of Sunnys family.C. Because to Sunny it meant the family would come back.D. Because it was Sunnys hobby before going for a walk.25. What can we learn from the text?A. Fiona once joked ab
23、out attending to Sunny. B. The family had two kids with a huge age difference.C. Cats could hold Sunnys attention as well as the car did.D. The family moved to New Zealand with their beloved dog.26. What does the underlined phrase “security blanket” mean?A. a toy to comfort crying kids B. something
24、to reduce angerC. a blanket to make you feel safe D. a measure to provide protection27. Which of the following can best describe Sunnys character?A. loyal and adaptable B. expensive and loyalC. naughty and expensive D. naughty and adaptableCHumans make mistakes. Even surgeons (外科医生) with years of ex
25、perience are not infallible. But what if these doctors could pool their knowledge and experience together and create a surgical standard of care, to be carried out by machines?Thats the idea behind surgical robots, which may soon perform most surgeries, from sewing up tiny wounds to performing heart
26、 procedures. Many of these operations are, in fact, already completed with the assistance of robots. But a recent test suggests that robots in the operating room may soon go a step further, performing on soft tissue completely on their own, from start to finish.The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot（STAR
27、）, successfully completed surgeries on pigs. “Were the first group to develop autonomous robotic surgery with soft-tissue surgery, and when compared to standard operation, its better,” - 5 -says Peter Kim, professor of surgery. “The idea is not to replace surgeons；it will make the surgeons better an
28、d make the procedures safer.”A recent Mayo Clinic study found that major surgical errors-including operating on the wrong site or side of the body, or even leaving tools or objects inside the patient-occur every one out of 22, 000 procedures. Thats rare, but robots like STAR would aim to lower the n
29、umber even further.In the da Vinci surgical system, surgeons place their arms inside instruments and use their hands to control the movement of robotic tools on the operating table from afar. The robots every major move is controlled by surgeons, and thus its results may vary based on the surgeons t
30、raining or experience.STAR, on the other hand, is entirely autonomous. Its not only able to work on its own and perform surgeries with a more flexible “hand”, but its able to react to the unexpected incidents. Cutting into hard tissue like bones is one thing, but operating on moving soft tissue is f
31、ar more complex. STAR reacts to a changing environment, similar to how self-driving cars are programmed to not only drive on the highway, but also react to another driver making a mistake and getting in your way.28. The underlined word “infallible” in Paragraph 1probably means _ .A. quite smart B. r
32、eally creative C. always right D. rather responsible29. We can learn from the passage that STAR _ .A. can perform the operation on its own B. can make surgeries much fasterC. has been widely used in the operating room D. will take the place of surgeons30. In the da Vinci surgical system, _ .A. surge
33、ry results depend on surgeons B. robots are trained from afarC. surgeons have trouble controlling robot D. robots always make mistakes31. In the last paragraph, the author mentions self-driving cars in order to show _ .A. how dangerous operating on people isB. how smart an autonomous robot can beC.
34、how difficult self-driving on the highway isD. how bad getting in another drivers way might beDWhen Columbus “sailed the ocean blue in 1492” he wasnt looking for America. He was searching for a route from Spain to China; America just got in the way.The Spanish were after the riches of Asia: silk, da
35、tes, spices. Until later adventurers discovered how to sail to the Far East, trade with China depended on the Silk Road. The trade between China and Europe brought huge wealth, so the Spanish had a strong desire to find a new way to the East. Eventually a way - 6 -appeared. However, as sea traffic d
36、eveloped from the 17th Century onwards, the overland route diminished.Now China is seeking to revive(复兴) the Silk Road and is preparing to invest 4 trillion pounds in new roads, rail links, oil pipelines and other basic facilities. It is hoped that goods can be shipped westwards by land far more qui
37、ckly and economically than by sea.But the plan is also to attract more tourists. Actually, China does pretty well for tourists already; its the worlds fourth most visited country. Two citiesBeijing and Shanghaipossess the tourism business, with significant interest in destinations such as Xian and C
38、hengdu. While Beijing is modern, cities such as Lanzhou and Dunhuang have one foot planted firmly in old China.Other places featured include Xian, the former capital of China, where you can come face to face with the Terracotta Army built to protect Chinas first emperor in the afterlife. From Lanzho
39、u tour members take the train to Jiayuguan, Chinas western gateway and a key location on the Silk Road.There is also a fourday coach journey along the original Silk Route through the Xinjiang region to Kashgar. Along the way, at Kurla, you can visit the ruins of the Iron Fortress.32. What does the u
40、nderlined word “diminished” in Paragraph 2 mean?ADisappeared. BDisturbed. CDiscovered. DDisplayed.33. What is the purpose of reviving the Silk Road?ATo rebuild the ruins of the Iron Fortress.BTo construct new roads and other basic structures.CTo make transportation westwards faster and cheaper.DTo d
41、raw more inland tourists attention to the western gateway.34. What can we learn about the Silk Road?AIt is nothing but a trade route.BIt promotes the tourism industry of China.CIt attracts foreign investment of 4 trillion.DIt may destroy some cities ancient style.35. What is the best title for the t
42、ext?AThe Future of the Silk Road BThe Function of the Silk RoadCThe Origin of the Silk Road DThe Charming of the Silk Road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。Why should you read every day?When was the last time you read a book? If youre one of countless people who dont m
43、ake a habit of reading regularly, you might be missing out. Reading has many benefits, and just a few benefits of reading are listed below.Mental Stimulation- 7 -Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of Alzheimers and Dementia. _36_. Just like any other muscle in
44、the body, the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy.Wider KnowledgeEverything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might come in handy. _37_.Stress ReductionNo matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or cou
45、ntless other problems, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. A well written novel will help you get rid of pressure. _38_. Tranquility(安宁)_39_. Reading spiritual texts can lower blood pressure and bring about a sense of calm, while reading self-help books has been shown to
46、help people suffering from mood disorders or mental illnesses._40_When you read a book, all of your attention is focused on the story the rest of the world just falls away. Try reading for 15 to 20 minutes before work, and youll be surprised at how much more focused you are once you get to the offic
47、e.A. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you will be in the future .B. Focus and concentrationC. Thats because keeping your brain active prevents it from losing power.D. Reading books is also important for learning new languages and cultures.E. Stronger thinking skills.F. Reading a good
48、 book can also bring about great inner peace.G. And an interesting article will distract you and allow you to relax.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）完型填空 （共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A, B, C, D 中，选出可以填在空白处的最佳选项，并在在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As I held my fathers hands one night, I couldnt help but notice their call
49、uses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 41 , including all his struggles.One summer, I remember, a drought hit Ontario, turning it into a 42 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 43 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed,
