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1、120182019 学年度第一学期高二期中考试英 语 试 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）请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项。1What does the woman ask the man to do?ABuy some things. BDrink some wine. CStop watching the game.2Which one does Bob like most?APop music. BJazz music. CClassical music.3Whats the weather like now?A

2、Cold. BWarm. CHot.4What does the man think about the writing lesson?ABoring. BA waste of time. CUseful.5What is the man disappointed at about the performance?AThe costumes. BThe set. CThe actors.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）请听下面 5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6How long is the boys vacation e

3、xcept the weekend?AThree days. BFive days. CA week.7What is the boy?AAn army officer. BA student. CA teacher.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8How long did the man stay in China?AEight days. BSeven days. CSix days.9What does the man suggest the woman?ABook round-way tickets. BBook more tickets. CBook the ticket

4、early.2请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have?A11. B12. C13.11What is her fathers job?AA taxi driver. BA dentist. CA police officer.12What does her mother do?AShe owns a beauty salon. BShe works at a bread shop.CShe runs a small family store.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

5、13What do we know about the winter in Minnesota?AIt never snows. BIt is mild. CIt is quite cold.14Why did the woman feel confused?AShe couldnt hear the words clearly.BThe grammar was hard to understand.CShe didnt know the background information.15What will the woman do to improve her study?AAsk the

6、man for help. BStudy in the library each week.CGo to her teachers office every day.16Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn a lecture hall. BIn the library. CIn a restaurant.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17Why are two main roads closed in the north?ABecause of heavy rain. BBecause of strong

7、winds.CBecause of fallen trees.18In which city have fifty houses been flooded?ADover. BGlasgow. CLiverpool.19What happened in the west?AMany boats were lost. BA bridge was destroyed.CFour people died in a river.320Whats the news mainly about?AWeather. BFloods. CCities.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15

8、小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for ad

9、mission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be

10、a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital,

11、the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.21. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldnt get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to furth

12、er her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States22. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she _.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first w

13、oman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women23. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _.A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York CityB4Dear Alcohol,Youve been around forever. I can remember all

14、 the pain youve caused for me.Do you remember the night you almost took my fathers life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his c

15、ar went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasnt the only one hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of yo

16、u that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “Im so embarrassed,“ they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). “Im sorry,“ they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This wont hap

17、pen again,“ they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do

18、you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didnt realiz

19、e her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And its all your fault.I wish youd walk out of my life forever. I dont want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain youve caused. Sure, youve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage youve caused in the lives of

20、millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.Sincerely,Anonymous24. What is authors purpose in writing to alcohol?A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers5B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.C. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to

21、 peoples life.D. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.25. What did alcohol do to the authors father?A. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.B. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.C. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.D. It

22、made him kill two other people when driving.26. The underlined phrase “were intrigued by“ is closest in meaning to _.A. were familiar with B. were disappointed withC. were interested in D. were satisfied with27. What is the tone of the article?A. Doubtful. B. Critical. C. Unconcerned. D. Humorous.CH

23、ealthy people with stressful jobs who work long hours but get little satisfaction from what they do have twice the risk of dying from heart disease as satisfied employees, according to a study. Job stress has been known to cause heart problems in people who already have cardiovascular disease (心血管病)

24、. Finnish scientists have now shown that even in healthy people the pressures of work can take their toll. High blood pressure, lack of exercise, smoking and being overweight contribute to heart diseasea leading killer in many industrialized countries.But Mika Kivimaki, of the Finnish Institute of O

25、ccupational Health, and his colleagues, who studied the medical histories of 812 healthy Finnish men and women in a metal industry company over 25 years, said job stress also plays an important role.Workers who had the highest job-related stress levels at the start of the study were more than twice

26、as likely to die of heart disease, according to the study published in The British Medical Journal. Work stress involves too much work as well as a lack of satisfaction and feeling undervalued and unappreciated. Many people work long hours but if the effort is rewarding the stress is minimized.6The

27、British Heart Foundation said the results support earlier research showing that people in jobs with low control, such as manual(体力的) workers, could be as great risk of heart disease than other employees. “ It is advisable for people to try to minimize levels of stress at work and for employees to al

28、low people to have more control at work and to be rewarded for their successes,” the foundation said in a statement.28. Healthy people may die from heart disease of _.A. too much job stress B. working too hardC. feeling valued D. being satisfied29. Which one of the following is NOT right according t

29、o this passage?A. High blood pressure is likely to cause heart disease.B. Being overweight may cause heart disease.C. Job stress is most likely to cause heart disease.D. Working long hours must cause heart disease.30. According to Mika Kivimaki job stress _.A. is necessary if you work in a metal ind

30、ustry company.B. can also cause heart disease like smokingC. plays an important part in the medical historyD. wont bring any risk of heart disease31. The authors purpose in writing the passage is to _.A. advise people not to work long hoursB. suggest that everyone be satisfied with everythingC. ask

31、us to learn to enjoy ourselvesD. tell us that job stress threatens our health nowadays.DWhether were 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. But a growing body of research is raisi

32、ng questions about how a childs lie is different from an adults lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.7“Parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. Their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says Dr. Lee, a professor at the University

33、of Toronto and director of the Institute of Child Study. He has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others as well as which factors can reduce lying. The fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental

34、stage. Dr. Lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. Children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the childs back. Whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tap

35、e.For young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. When the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. At age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didnt. By 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figur

36、e is 90%, studies show.Researchers have found that its kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. Thats because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. The ability t

37、o lie and lie successfully is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. Kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.32. Whats the purpose of children tell

38、ing lies?A. To help their friends out. B. To get rid of trouble.C. To get attention from others. D. To create a popular image.33. The underlined word “deceive” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ _”.A. tell lies B. handle troublesC. raise questions D. do research34. From the second paragraph we can

39、know that _.A. which factors can reduce lying B. why some lie more than others8C. it is normal for kids to tell lies D. how lying changes as kids grow35. What is NOT included in the passage?A. The reasons why kids tell lies. B. Which kind of kids tells more lies.C. Experiments about lying of young k

40、ids. D. What to do with lying children.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。选项中有两项是多余选项。The running of the bulls is a nine-day traditional Spanish festival in honor of Saint Fermin in Pamplona. Every year, at midday on July 6th, the Mayor of Pamplona shoots a rocket. 36 The parti

41、cipants are usually dressed in white and wear red neckerchiefs and belts. They open champagne(香槟酒）mostly used for sprinkling（撒）other people.37 It starts every day at eight in the morning and the runners run, sometimes wildly, sometimes less. They shoot the first rocket as a sign that the run has beg

42、un. Then they shoot the second one when the bulls are out in the streets. Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street with a lot of spectators. 38 All of the six bulls are going to be killed at the bullfight in the stadium.The bullfight in the

43、 stadium begins at half past six in the afternoon. First, there comes the first bull. There is also a person called “picador”. 39 That makes the bull very wild and it starts to run all over the stadium. Later when the bull is tired, there comes another persona “matador” who kills it with an arrow. 4

44、0 At the end of the celebration, another rocket is shot as a sign that the bullfight is finished.A. It makes the bull very nervous.B. It is one of the greatest events in the city.C. The main event is the running of the bulls.D. He waves a red cloth in front of the bull.E. This is a sign that the cel

45、ebration has started.9F. The participants can get injured or even killed.G. The same thing happens with the other five bulls.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45 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，从短文后各题的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。As I held my fathers hands one night, I couldnt help but notice thei

46、r calluses(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 (旱灾）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 d

47、ozen was all we needed, which 44 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didnt 45 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 46 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 47 .Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twent

48、y dozen, they can pick it themselves1”Dad 48 .“Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then were 49 .” Such is Dad-whatever problem he 50 ,he never gives up.51 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 52

49、 Dad remained optimistic. He 53 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin to 54 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.Dad is also a living example of real 55 .From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 56 our family. He alw