安徽省滁州市明光中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

安徽省明光中学2018-2019学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷 试题总分:150分 考试时间:120分钟 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。例:How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15. 答案是C。1. What does the man want to do?A.Buy a camera. B. Help the woman. C. Take photos.2. What are the speakers talking about? A.Their life in town. B. A place of living. C. A noisy night.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player. B. Play basketball. C. Watch a game.5. What day is it when the conversation takes place? A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.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。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. What is Sarah going to do?A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise.C. Invite John to France.7. What does the man think of Sarahs plan?A. Funny. B. Strange. C. Exciting.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A. She needs to put off her test.B. She wants to visit another city. C. She has to give up her travel plan.9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Take a book to her friend. B. Teach a geography lesson. C. Help her with her study.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To plan a meeting with her. B. To tell her about her new job. C. To ask about her job program.11. Who needs a new flat?A. Alex. B. Miranda. C. Andrea.12. Where is the woman now?A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.听第9段材 料，回答第13至16题。13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?A. Whether the prices are low. B. How well the food is prepared. C. Where the restaurant is.14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A. As soon as he got his first job in 1982. B. Before he went to the United States.C. After he came back to Sweden.15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A. Ask hotel clerks. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Talk to people in the street.16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaurant. B. He travels a lot for his work. C. He prefers American food.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A. Its a public place. B. Its a small town. C. Its a new building.18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Fridays and Saturdays. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Saturday nights.19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A. Via del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street.20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?A. It has an old stone surface. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has a famous university.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。ASome students prefer a part-time job after class to earn some money and improve themselves. Here are some good panies:IN-N-Out BurgerIt is the best hamburger shop in the west of America. Regarded as one of the best employers, it offers flexible hours and the highest part-time salaries. Above all, the pany treats its employees the way they would like to be treated: like family. However, there is no discount offered to its employees.Position: selling assistant (experience required)Website: .in-n-out.cmStarbucks CoffeeStarbucks has been at the forefront (前沿) of the United States coffee revolution. Working hours are flexible. Fit twenty hours of work into your week. There is also a 30% discount and a free pound of coffee or box of tea every week.Position: assistant coffee taster (experience required)Website: .starbucks.Whole Foods MarketWhole Foods Market is the worlds largest natural and organic food selling pany. With its focus on organic ingredients, Whole Foods Market is all about health. Working hours are free. Benefits include paid-time off and a 20% discount so you can eat like a king or at least like a top chef in training. There are also training courses on health and food every week.Position: secretaryWebsite:w.wholefoodsmarket.Lands EndLands End is a Wisconsin-based clothes store that focuses on casual fort and warmth for the great outdoors. Employees (even part-time employees) have the chance to go to a pany-owned entertainment center and get a 25% discount on theme parks and movies, and an invitation to the yearly pany picnic. Besides, for part-time employees, they can e to work anytime they like as long as they work for 4 hours a day.Position: salespersonWebsite:.landsend.21Which pany offers its employees the best discount?AIn-N-Out Burger. BStarbucks Coffee.CLands End. DWhole Foods Market.22Which website should you visit if you are interested in selling clothes?A.landsend. B.in-n-out.C.wholefoodsmarket. D.starbucks.23What do the four panies have in mon?ARelated experience is required. BTraining courses are offered.CWorking hours are flexible. DEmployees can get high salaries. BIf youre wondering when you might get the flu, a new study indicates you should keep an eye on your local weather report.According to a research published in the Journal of Clinical Virology, if you keep your eye on the weather and watch for the first major drop in the temperature, you can essentially mark your calendar in prediction for an outbreak of the flu.To figure out how the weather and flu outbreak may be connected, researchers analyzed statistics of 20,000 people in an area over three seasons. The number of people who caught the flu was then pared with local weather data.After each season, the team noticed one consistent finding: The first really cold period with low outdoor temperatures and low humidity (湿度) was always followed by a week of a mass influenza outbreak.The researchers say that aerosol particles (气溶胶粒子) containing virus and liquid are more able to spread in cold and dry weather. So, in theory, if you sneeze or cough and the surrounding air is very dry, the air will absorb the moisture and the particles containing the virus keep spreading through the air for a longer period of time.Luckily there are ways to keep off the illness regardless of the weather. Washing your hands, coughing into the crook (弯曲) of your arm and getting vaccine (疫苗) are the best ways to prevent the flu from spreading. People over the age of 65, pregnant women and young children are at the highest risk of developing plications (并发症) related to the virus, according to the CDC.24From the first paragraph we can infer that .Anobody can predict when one gets flu Bpeople may easily fall sickCweather report plays an important part in lifeDflu is often related to weather changes 25How did the researchers draw the conclusion of the study?ABy doing questionnaires BBy analyzing the data C.By carrying out experiments DBy making observation26Why do people catch the flu easily in cold and dry weather?AGold and dry weather can prevent people from doing exercise BThe colder it is, the more kinds of flu there areCLow temperature can increase the number of aerosol particles DCold and dry weather helps the spread of virus27What can we learn about from the last paragraph?AThe vaccines for flu BThe people who are easy to get flu CThe most mon kind of flu virus DThe main ways to cure flu CEveryone has their favorite scenes and characters in Harry Potter books and filmsOne of the most memorable scenes for many came early on in the series. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, the owls (猫头鹰) began to send letters to Harry inviting him to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Owls were then mentioned frequently in the books and created amazing images in the filmsEveryone around the world loves the Harry Potter series. But if there has been one bad result of J. K. Rowlings creative gifts, it is the craze that has swept through many countries for owning an owl. Many experts suggest that because Harry Potter fans would like to own their own owl, there is a strong chance that owls may soon start to go extinct.There are over 200 different species of owl. They are nocturnal birds, which mean they are awake at night, usually hunting. They have large round eyes that face forwards on their flat faces. Owls also like to be on their own, unless it is the mating seasonIndonesia is one of the main countries that are now selling owls to young and old Harry Potter fansThere are many bird markets throughout the country, with the largest being Pramuka in Indonesias capital city, JakartaBirds are Indonesias most popular pet, with about 20 percent of all homes keeping at least oneIt is thought that about 13,000 owls are sold each year in Indonesias bird markets. They cost between 10 and 30This is affordable for most families where the parents workMost of the owls have been taken from the wild and do not live for very long once they have been caughtNot everyone is happy about the situation, including the Harry Potter author, JKRowlingShe said, If anybody has been influenced by my books, to think an owl would be happiest shut in a small cage and kept in a house, I would like to take this opportunity to say as forcefully as I can, you are wrong!28What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve?ATo advertise Harry Potter books BTo express the main ideaCTo bring up the topic DTo describe the authors favorite animal29What terrible result do the Harry Potter series bring about?AOwls being forced out of their homes BAn increase in the animal attacksCDamage to childrens creativity DA fall in the number of owls30What do we know about Indonesias bird markets?AThey mainly sell owlsBThey have a popular sale for owlsCThey usually sell homeraised owlsDThey sell owls at a paratively high price31What can be the best title of this passage?AMany Indonesians Love Buying Owls BMany Indonesians Like Raising BirdsCHarry Potter Series May Cause Great Harm to Owls DThings J. K. Rowling Dislikes D Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, youll have no trouble answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A childs day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children bee unclear; we are numb to new stimulation(刺激) and new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began plaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted theyd felt cold water at first.The pressures of time and destination are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see whats around them. I asked them what theyd seen. Oh, a few birds, they said. They seemed bent on their destinations.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.32According to Paragraph 2, pared with adults, children are more _.Aanxious to do wonders Bsensitive to others feelingsClikely to develop unpleasant habits Deager to explore the world around them33What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?ATo stop plaining all the time. BTo avoid jumping to conclusions.CTo follow the teachers advice. DTo admit mistakes honestly.34Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?AThe natural beauty isnt attractive to them.BThe forest in the dark is dangerous for them.CThey focus on arriving at the camp in time.DThey are keen to see rare birds at the destination.35In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should _.Afill our senses to feel the wonders of the worldBget rid of some bad habits in our daily lifeCopen our mind to new things and ideasDtry our best to protect nature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。Youre growing up. That means youre probably experiencing lots of changes, all at once. Your body is changing. It might even seem as if your entire self is changing. It can be confusing and even scary. 36 And its good!Growing up means that you can do more, learn more, and start to make your mark on the world. In order for that to happen, your body produces chemicals called hormones that help both body and mind grow. Hormone levels change constantly, rising and falling. 37 But its partly to blame for intense emotions, surprising reactions, and mood swings.Because of the way your brain develops, it is somewhat ruled by emotion now and through your teen years. As a result, growing up can seem like an emotional roller coaster! 38 Take care of yourself. If you eat right, sleep enough, and get good exercise, your brain will be much more able to deal with the stress. 39 When you feel your moods swinging or youre upset, or confused, some quiet time will allow you to gather your thoughts and get calmer. Practice relaxing your body and deep breathing when you wake up and when you go to bed. 40 Plus, when stuff happens during the day, youll be able to calm yourself quickly with a deep breath or two before you react. Your body is changing.ATake a break.BBut the truth is, it happens to every teen.CWork out regularly to keep physically fit.DThis changing is needed for your bodys development.EIt will help you fall asleep and start the morning right.FHere are a few things you can do to make the ride smoother.GUsually, these feelings settle down when you realize what is going on.第三部分：英语知识运用 （共三节，满分55分）第一节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was New Year time. We were travelling in a van (货车） 41 toys to the homeless.When we 42 the spot, something caught my eye. Something or someone was moving in the rubbish. Soon I 43 that it was the home of a poor family. There were two 44 , both about my age at the time, and a lady I supposed to be their mother. They sat there 45 .As a little girl myself, I was 46 interested in the little girl. How 47 our lives were! She lived for the day, 48 through the rubbish for something to prevent starving. I on the other hand was well looked after and never had to worry about 49 . I had a good education and thus a 50 future. I looked at the little girl. The only 51 she had was the worn-out dress that she was wearing.Seeing this little girl, I made the decision to 52 a doll that had belonged to me for a long time. When the van came to a 53 , I stepped out, called the girl over and 54 the doll in her hand. At first she looked 55 and wasnt certain what to do，but then she smiled and I saw 56 in her eyes. I went back into the vehicle and we started to 57 off, and thats when we realized the little girl was running 58 . We stopped again and opened the door. The girl had 59 us. She looked directly at me and said two 60 words “Thank you”.41. A. adoptingB. distributing C. remendingD. selling42. A. approached B. exposedC. leftD. reserved43.A. guaranteedB. advocatedC. realized D. appointed44.A. adultsB. adolescents C. daughtersD. children45.A. happilyB. unconsciouslyC. helplessly D. hopefully46.A. potentiallyB. especially C. lessD. probably47.A. similarB. stable C. differentD. ordinary48.A. searching B. gettingC. runningD. breaking49.A. allowanceB. foodC. health D. nutrition50.A. arbitraryB. distantC. foreseeableD. promising 51.A. giftB. decorationC. financeD. possession52.A. give inB. give away C. hand overD. hand out53.A. stationB. stopC. streetD. frontier54.A. slippedB. droppedC. placed D. threw55.A. privilegedB. concernedC. disappointedD. surprised 56.A. appreciationB. dilemmaC. anxietyD. astonishment57.A. walkB. keepC. drive D. carry58.A. away B. behindC. outD. off59.A. called onB. called inC. caught up withD. sent for60.A. finalB. newC. keyD. simple第II卷第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Pay-for-knowledge platforms and apps, including Weibo and Zhihu, 61 allow people to pay money to have their questions answered by professionals or see online answers provided to others, 62 (be) being popular in China now.Wang Sicong, the son of Chinese bill