安徽省蚌埠市第十二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）.doc

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1、- 1 -2018-2019 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高二英语考试时间：120 分钟 试卷分值：150 分一、听力（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，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. When does the man have time?A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Thursday.2. What does the man

2、mean?A. He doesnt feel alright today.B. The report should be finished soon.C. The woman shouldnt work so hard.3. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Customer and waitress. B. Tourist and guide. C. Strangers.4. Where did the woman travel?A. To Sydney. B. To Shanghai. C. To New York.5.

3、Why wont the mans brother go to the party?A. Hes out of town. B. He is sick these days.C. He doesnt like parties.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. What d

4、id the man do this morning?A. He did some watching work.B. He helped Mike wash the car. C. He planned flowers in the garden.7. What can we learn about Mike?A. He likes doing chores. B. He needs money. C. He usually does part-time jobs.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。- 2 -8. How does the woman plan to lose weight

5、?A. Through going on a diet.B. Through exercising on her own.C. Through joining a health club.9. What will the woman do tonight?A. Motivate the mans sister. B. Contact Jenny. C. Exercise to lose weight.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Whats the weather most probably like today?A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Cool.11.

6、 What does the woman think of playing ping-pang?A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Difficult.12. Why doesnt the woman play football?A. She is too busy to play. B. She thinks it boring. C. She considers it dangerous.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What happened to Mr. Brown?A. He died of a heart attack.B. He beca

7、me severely Ill this week.C. He had a light heart attack.14. How did the woman find the food at Mr. Browns home?A. Delicious. B. Salty. C. Fatty.15. What do we know about the woman?A. She is careful about her food.B. She doesnt like cooking at home.C. She is a family member of Mr. Brow.16. What kind

8、 of food does the man like eating?A. Salty. B. Light. C. Hot.听第 10段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the biggest attraction of the state?A. A Beach. B. A national park. C. A forest.18. How many attractions are mentioned in the text?A. 3. B. 4. C. 6.19. Where does the woman most probably work?A. At a trav

9、el agency. B. At a national park. - 3 -C. At a governmental agency.20. How can you get more information?A. By making a phone call. B. By visiting a website.C. By sending an e- mail.二、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AMy color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little

10、over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldnt fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The se

11、t worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some

12、 reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the

13、 set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my first, and it stopped working altogether.

14、 My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.21. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?AHe got an older model than he had expected.B. He couldnt return it when it was broken.C. He failed to find any movie shows on i

15、t.D. He could have bought it at a lower price.22. Which of the following can replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?A. provided fewer channels B. ended all their programsC. showed all-night movies D. changed to commercials23. How did the author finally get this TV set working again?A. By sha

16、king and hitting it B. By turning it on and off- 4 -C. By having it repaired D. By switching channels 24. How does the author sound when telling the story?A. Curious B. Humorous C. Anxious D. CautiousBWhen her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结

17、 ). To show this, she held up one chopstick（筷子）, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughte

18、rs as they grew up.Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small It

19、alian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.

20、Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked toget

21、her to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, “Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business.“Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generati

22、ons of Ans working together. Now the Ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.25. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show _.A. the difficulty of growing up B.

23、the strength of family unity C. the advantage of chopsticks D. the best way of giving a lesson26. We can I earn from Paragraph 2 that the An family _.A. started a business in 1975 B. bought a restaurant in San - 5 -FranciscoC. left Vietnam without much money D. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles2

24、7. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Family Unity Builds Success B. Strength Comes from PeaceC. How to Achieve a Big Dream D. How to Run a CorporationCAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know you

25、r computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing

26、memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information bette

27、r. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surp

28、risingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)“.According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as

29、a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there

30、is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.28. The passage begins with two questions to _. A. describe how to use the Internet. B. show the authors altitude.C. introduce the main topic. D. explain how to store information.29. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. The first group di

31、d not try - 6 -to remember the formation.B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. D. The second group did not understand the information.30. In transactive memory, people _.A. remember how to find the information. B. change the

32、 quantity of information. C. organize information like a computer. D. keep the information in mind.31. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A. We need a better way to access information. B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We a

33、re using memory differently.DYour house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part

34、of your diet plan.Open the curtains and turn up the lights. dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(难为情) when theyre in poorly lit places and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesnt have enough windows light, get more lamps

35、and flood the place with brightness.Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us le

36、ss hungry. So when its time to repaint, go blue.Dont forget the clock or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at 30 minutes. And while youre at it,

37、actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turning on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plants can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. - 7 -

38、When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake(摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And well pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.32. The text is especially helpful for those who care about _.A. their home comforts B. house buyingC. their body shape

39、 D. healthy diets33. A home environment in blue can help people _.A. reduce food intake B. digest food betterC. burn more calories D. regain their appetites34. What are people advised to do at mealtimes?A. Eat quickly. B. Use smaller spoonsC. Play fast music D. Turn down the lights35. What can be a

40、suitable title for the text?A. Ways of Serving Dinner B. Is Your House Making You Fat?C. Effects of Self-Consciousness D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?三、七选五 （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。Every successful individual has a day-to-day routine(常规) that has brought

41、 them to where they are now. Listed below are daily habits of some of the most successful people in our time.Wake up early in the morningNearly every successful person has stated that they wake up early in the morning. If you are wondering why, the reason is time. 36 .Exercise regularlyBeing one of

42、the three secrets of success, exercise is certainly a part of the regimen(养生法) of every successful individual. 37 . Having such a habit in your everyday life will make you more energetic. According to John J. Rateys statement, a psychiatrist (精神科医生) at the Harvard Medical School, “ even 10 minutes o

43、f activity changes your brain“.38 Opposite to what is commonly believed, successful people do not spend all day working. These people always find time for their family. After all, the main goal of starting a business and hoping it will become successful is to support the family.Plan the daysPlanning

44、 ahead for tomorrow is the best thing you can do if you want to - 8 -become successful. 39 This is why you should take time to think about the most important tasks of the next day.Pay attention to people you meet40 . So it is important to take note of people you meet, regardless of their status. Mik

45、e Zivin, the CEO of Whitt, says that doing some research on people before meeting them is an important step in building a successful career.A. Never give up your familyB. Spend some quality time with your familyC. You never know who you may need in your lifeD. Getting up earlier allows you to finish

46、 more tasksE. A detailed plan will surely help von save a lot of timeF. This not only keeps the body healthy, but makes you feel goodG. However, planning isnt always important for your lifelong health and happiness四、完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

47、上将该项涂黑。The Christmas was approaching, my children and I were on our way to get their hair cut. My middle child was in 41 because of a misunderstanding We didnt have the 42 to deal with her “ middle child syndrome (综合征)!“ Shes eight. We really feel 43 of ourselves.44 ，we continued to get off our car

48、and 45 into the salon. She is 46 to follow us. The rest of us 47 the building as she was only several meters behind.An elderly man had just 48 with his haircut. He walked up to her ,with his wife holding him up on his right side. He looked her in the eye and said, “You look 49 sweetie. You are too b

49、eautiful to be sad! “Hearing this, a sweet appeared on my babys face. She also released a sincere expression of 51 .He winked（眨眼） at her and 52 his jacket from across the room. He happened to see her again, as she was seated by the door. He 53 , looked her in the eye for a second time, and pulled out his 54 and handed her a new dollar bill, saying good night to her.I dont 55 what he said, for it was not any of my business. But that man 56 her a good rest of her night as he and his wife left, le