四川省南部县盘龙中学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 -四川省南部县盘龙中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）考时：120 分钟 分值：150 分第卷第一部分 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 kind of music does the woman like?A. Rock music. B. Classical music. C. Cou

2、ntry music.2. What does the woman want to buy?A. Oranges and apples. B. Sweets and apples. C. Vegetables and apples.3. What does the man mean?A. .He doesnt want to see his friends again.B. He had a good time at the party C. He didnt enjoy the party at all.4. What does the woman suggest the man do?A.

3、 Go on a diet. B. Talk to her sister. C. Introduce himself first.5. What will the man probably do tonight?A. Read Chapter 4. B. Study in the library. C. Watch the football match.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

4、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 probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Travel agent and customer. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary.7. When will the meetings end?- 2 -A. At 3:00 p.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 6:30 p.m.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why d

5、oes Diana say sorry to Peter?A. She wants to visit another city. B. She has to give up her travel plan. C. She needs to put off her test.9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Take a book to her friend. B. Help her with her study. C. Teach a geography lesson.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why cant Jim f

6、ind Susans home?A. Because he hasnt been told how to get there.B. Because he forgot to bring the map Susan gave him.C. Because he is so forgetful that he cant remember her address.11. Where is the bank?A. It is next to the bus stop.B. It is on the corner beside the bus stop. C. It is on the corner a

7、cross the street.12. Where is Susans house?A. It is the seventh house from the corner on Jims left.B. It is the seventh house from the corner on Jims right. C. It is the seventeenth house from the corner on Jims right.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where are the new houses?A. On the main road. B. Close

8、to a bus station. C. Near the sports center.14. What does the woman like most about the new houses?A. The sports center. B. The space. C. The quietness.15. Why does the man sound uninterested?A. Because he doesnt want to move.B. Because he is very interested in the book. C. Because he has to finish

9、his work first.16. What can we know about the man in the end?A. He is interested in the new houses. - 3 -B. He will change his mind. C. He will go to see the new houses.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why have many people done everything possible to make sure the test goes smoothly?A. Because the studen

10、ts have less choices now.B. Because the test has become more important than in the past.C. Because the test is an important and life changing event.18. What is TRUE about traffic control during the Gaokao?A. It lasts for a long time.B. It aims to create a peaceful environment for students.C. It does

11、 not only happen around the examination sites.19. What is the most important lesson students should learn before graduation?A. Respect other peoples interests.B. Dont be too sensitive to the Gaokao. C. Depend on themselves in life.20. What is the speakers attitude toward traffic control in the end?A

12、. Negative. B. Positive. C. Uninterested.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。AWelcome to the North Pole AdventureThe North Pole Adventure is a one-of-a-kind interactive Christmas attraction for the entire family. Unlike other Christmas a

13、ttractions, it is open from November 25 until Christmas Eve. It is not a guided tour. While elves (小精灵) are throughout the adventure to interact with your children, your kids can spend as much time in each area as they wish. The adventure features a replica (复制品) of the North Pole including everythi

14、ng you imagine at Santas North Pole.Santas HouseKids will experience what its like at the North Pole and see first-hand what it takes for Santa and his elves to get ready for Christmas each year. The - 4 -memories your children will take away from Santas House will be ones they will remember for a l

15、ife time.Post OfficeAll kids will be assisted by Santas elves in writing a letter to Santa and then depositing it in Santas magical mailbox. A few days before Christmas, they will receive letters at their own homes from Santa.Elf UniversityElf University is the place where elves go to school. Its al

16、so the place where kids enjoy making Christmas presents, coloring Christmas pictures, and even filling out applications to become elves one day.AdmissionBuy your tickets online to avoid waiting in line. If the tickets sell out when you buy them online, there will still be tickets available at the ti

17、cket office.21. The North Pole Adventure_.A. provides visitors with tour guide service B. is open to visitors for nearly one monthC. is modeled on other Christmas attractionsD. arranges elves to entertain kids in some areas 22. What can we learn from the passage?A. Kids can have fun in Santas House

18、by dressing up like SantaB. Elf University offers kids opportunities for becoming elvesC. Kids who visited Post Office would receive letters on Christmas EveD. Tickets to the adventure can be bought online if they sell out at the ticket office23. Where can you probably see the article?A. a tourist b

19、ooklet B. a science fiction C. a newspaper D. a story bookBWhen I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper (护士助手) at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about 30 to 40 hours a week during the summer.- 5 -Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never has any visitors, and

20、nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he responded with only an occasional hold of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷).I left for a week

21、 for a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was gone. I didnt have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year. Several years later,

22、 when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was alive! I got up the nerve to ask him if he was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on

23、his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received.He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose (昏睡的), he could hear me talking to him and could f

24、eel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. Then he told me about his life. We exchanged a hug, said our good-byes and went our separate ways.Although I havent seen h

25、im since, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death. As importantly, he has made a great difference in my life. I will never forget him and what he did for me: He made me an angel.24. When the author volunteered at a local hospital, she .A.

26、mainly helped the nurses with their paper workB. made up her mind to become a nurse herself one dayC. spent most of her time taking care of a man in a comaD. became friends with Mr. Gillespies visitors25. The author didnt ask where Mr. Gillespie had gone because .A. she feared that he might have die

27、dB. she knew for sure that he had recoveredC. she forgot all about him when she returned to the hospital- 6 -D she had been concerned that he might stay in coma forever26. Judging from the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The author met Mr. Gillespie at a gas station several yea

28、rs later.B. Mr. Gillespie recognized the authors voice the moment he met her.C. The author continued her volunteer work in the hospital until eighth-grade.D. No one in the hospital believed that Mr. Gillespie would recover from his coma. 27. Which of the following statements best summarizes the poin

29、t of the story? A. Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.B. Those with faith in themselves will succeed.C. Respect people and they will try hard to improve.D. If you spread happiness you will be happy yourself.CAs computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasi

30、ngly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more. Do you write by hand more or type m

31、ore? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their writings are typed on a computer. All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer. Its faster and easier to correct if usi

32、ng a computer. And thats why computers are being used more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear. “When Im writing with a pen, I find I often cant remember how to write a character, though I feel Im familiar with it.”“Im not i

33、n the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students dont feel this is something to worry about. Now that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? - 7 -Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in th

34、e capital said “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writers emotion. Through ones handwriting, people

35、can get to know ones thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in t

36、heir homework and essays written by hand.28. Which of the following can BEST serve as the title of the passage?A. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing B. To Type or To Hand Write C. Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By HandD. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters29. The stud

37、ents interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because .A. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays B. computers have become a trend and fashion in ChinaC. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character D. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and co

38、nveniently 30. The underlined expression “taking stock in” in the fourth paragraph probably means .A. becoming crazy about B. getting bored with C. getting dependent on D. looking forward to31. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that .A. more and more students will give up writing on a comp

39、uterB. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one dayC. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting D. the typed article better expresses ones emotion and quality- 8 -DIs beauty something always positive? Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, h

40、ave better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive(主管的) circle, beauty can become a disadvantage.While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the e

41、xecutive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected no

42、t with ability but with factors such as luck.All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an at

43、tractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the manly qualities required.This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on polit

44、ical candidates. She asked 125 college students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.The r

45、esults showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.32. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _. A. makes women look more honest and capable B. strengthens the manly - 9 -qualities requir

46、ed C. is of no importance to women D. often enables women to succeed quickly33. Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _.A. affects men and women alike B. has as little effect on men as on womenC. is more of a disadvantage to women D. turns out to be a disadvantage t

47、o men 34. According to the passage, peoples views on beauty are often _.A. practical B. one-sided C. old-fashioned D. supportive35. The passage is mainly about _.A. the disadvantages of being attractive B. the advantages of being attractiveC. equal rights for women D. the importance of appearance第二节

48、（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。How to improve your vocabularyVocabulary is a key part of learning a new language. 36 Maybe you cant learn a hundred new words a day, but you can learn one or two a day, totaling thousands of new words over the years. Here are some ti

49、ps for building up your vocabulary.Make a plan to learn new words. If you want to improve your vocabulary more quickly, you have to make at least a small promise. 37 Make you vocabulary practical. 38 For example, learn more of your trade language- the words that are commonly used in your business or hobby or vocation(职业). Find better, fresher, clearer words to express what y