河北省香河县第三中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

河北省香河县第三中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题第一部分 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 will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow?A. See her dentist.B. Go out for lunch. C. Visit a friend. 2. What is the weather like now?A. Its sunny.B. Its rainy. C. Its cloudy. 3. Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson?A. To ask for help. B. To make an apology. C. To discuss his studies. 4. How will the woman get back from the railway station?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train. 5. What does Jenny decide to do first?A. Look for a job. B. Get an assistant. C. Go on a trip. 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 time is it now?A. 1:45.B. 2:10.C. 2:15. 7. What will the man do?A. Work on a project. B. See Linda in the library.C. Meet with Professor Smith. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. Having guests this weekend.B. Going out for sightseeing.C. Moving into a new house. 9. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife.C. Host and visitor. 10. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Work in his garden.B. Have a barbecue. C. Do some shopping. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where was the man born?A. In Philadelphia. B. In Springfield. C. In Kansas. 12. What did the man like doing when he was a child?A. Drawing. B. Traveling. C. Reading. 13. What inspires the man most in his work?A. Education. B. Family love. C. Nature. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?A. To attend a training program. B. To carry out some research. C. To take a vacation. 15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?A. A few days. B. Two weeks. C. Three months. 16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?A. Its expensive. B. Its satisfactory. C. Its inconvenient. 17. What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?A. Remend her apartment to Jim. B. Find a new apartment for her. C. Take care of her apartment. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?A. Take their tour schedule. B. Watch out for the traffic. C. Wear fortable shoes. 19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?A. Meet the speaker. B. Go to their rooms. C. Change some money. 20. Where probably is the speaker?A. In a park. B. In a hotel. C. In a shopping centre. 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。ASailors used to speak of a “jack” when they meant a flag which was set near the bow of a sailing ship.The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged.The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australias flag has the Union Jack in the top left-hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross.They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain.Australias flag is the same color as the Union Jackred,white and blue.The act of joining together is called a “union”.The Union Jack was the name of the flag made when England,Scotland and Ireland joined together to make one country.It all began in 1707,when England and Scotland joined together to bee one nation.A flag was made using two crossesone for the patron saint(守护神) of each country,which means protector.Many centuries before,the English had taken St George as their patron saint.His emblem(标志) was a red cross on a white background.The Scottish patron saint was St Andrew.In memory of him,they used a white cross on a blue background.This cross was shaped like the letter “X”.The new flag was a mixture of both flags with two sets of crosses.When Ireland joined England and Scotland in 1800,another cross was added.St Patricks cross of Ireland was red and also shaped like an “X”.All three flags now made up the Union Jack. 21 The Union Jack is the flag of .A.the United NationsB.IrelandC.England and ScotlandD.Great Britain22 It is because that Australias flag has the Union Jack in the top left-hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross.A.the Union Jack was named when England,Scotland and Ireland joined togetherB.people from Britain brought the flag of Great Britain to AustraliaC.people from Britain settled in Australia firstD.the flag of Great Britain is colorful23 According to the text,which of the following statements is NOT true?A.St George was the English patron saint.B.The Scottish had taken St Andrew as their patron saint.C.St Patrick was the patron saint of Ireland,whose cross was red.D.Ever since 1800,the British have taken the Union Jack as their patron saint.BFive years ago, Wang Baoqiang was a nobody to most Chinese people. However, he is now a household film star in China.Wang is the youngest child of a poor family in Hebei province . Dreaming of being an actor, he left home at the age of 8 to study kung fu at Shaolin Temple, since kung-fu actors seemed to appear most often on the big screen.At 14, he moved to Beijing for his acting career for the first time, with little money in his pocket. He worked at a construction site（建筑工地）for 20 to 25 yuan per day, and spent his free time standing in front of the Beijing Film Studio, eager to be chosen as temporary（临时的）actors.This was the most difficult time for the boy. His opportunity finally came one day after he went for a role in the movie “Blind Shaft”. He was chosen to play a young coal miner. The movie won him three prizes in Thailand, France and Taiwan. But his success didnt make any difference to his life.That year, he went home for the Spring Festival. He gave his family his earnings from the movie, around US$250 and then returned to Beijing with 500 yuan, the same amount he had when he first set foot in the city. His life was as simple as before.Thanks to his natural performance in “Blind Shaft,” he was invited by the famous director Feng Xiaogang to act in the film “A World Without Thieves” in 2004, which made him famous immediately. People called him “Shagen,” the name of his character in the movie.Wangs latest work, “Soldiers Sortie” has made him the most popular actor on the Chinese mainland . For the actor, its a dream ing true.“Dreams e true. I think my life is exactly a course of pursuing（追求）dreams. No matter how tough one thing is, I can make it as long as I put great effort into it,” he said.24.Why does Wang Baoqiang leave for Shaolin Temple at his early age ？ATo study kungfu to build up his strength .BHe has seen through the human society .CTo realize his childhood dream to be an actor .DTo make money in support of his family .25.Which of the following films made him win three prizes ？AA World Without Thieves BSoldiers Sortie .CPlot Against DBlind Shaft26.How much money did he take with him the second time he came to Beijing?A.￥500 B.250 C.￥50 D.￥ 175027.What would be the best title for this passage ？AThe Movies about Wang Baoqiang BPursuing DreamsCHow to Bee Famous DOvernight Well-known CThe main purpose of a newspaper is to report news. At one time this was the only way people could find what was happening elsewhere. In Britain during the nineteenth century The Thunder, as The Times is today, was called the only way of discovering the news. There were no telephones, TVs, mobile phones, radios, puters or the Internet. In fact in the nineteenth century the career of a journalist was a very important one. That was why the newspaper was called The Thunder because it used to fight for issues that it felt were important. It put pressure on the leaders of the government by “thundering” at them to change laws into ones that were considered to be a benefit to ordinary people.Since the arrival of electricity all this has changed. There are now telephones, TVs, mobile phones, radios, puters and the Internet from which people can get all or any news they are interested in. So it is no wonder that the percentage of people reading newspapers has fallen in Britain from 59% in 1992 to 45% in 2007. This is very unfortunate because newspapers can fulfill a special role. Readers rely on newspapers to provide detailed background information and analysis, which television and radio newscasts rarely offer. Newspapers not only inform readers that an event happened, but also help readers understand what led up to the event and how it will affect the world around them.But is the situation all gloom(忧愁)and despair? What about the Internet? Many newspapers are seeing the Internet as an opportunity rather than a disadvantage. They have published their newspapers online and sometimes offered their readers the news free. In return they build up reader loyalty(忠诚)and perhaps persuade some to buy the newspaper sometimes. But is this good for printed newspapers? Will they finally be replaced entirely by Internet newspapers? No one can say what will happen in the future. But certainly the most popular printed newspapers in Britain are also those that are most widely read on the Internet. So perhaps the future for journalists is not as serious as it might appear. Whether in print or on the Internet their words are being read and their opinions appreciated. So whatever the medium it seems the newspaper is here to stay.28. Which of the following can provide readers with details of the events covered? A. Television newscasts.B. Telephones.C. Radio . D. Newspapers.29. Whats the main reason why fewer people read printed newspapers today than before in Britain? A. People dont enjoy reading newspapers any more.B. Mobile phones and puters can offer more detailed information.C. The arrival of electricity has brought about many new inventions, from which people can get news.D. A printed newspaper is not the best medium for people to get news nowadays.30. What can be inferred from the last paragraph according to the writer? A. The role of a newspaper is more important than its form.B. An e-newspaper is more important than a printed one.C. A printed newspaper is more important than an e-newspaper.D. The circulation of a newspaper is more important than its form.31. What can we know about The Thunder from the passage?A. It was the leading newspaper in Britain in the 19th century.B. It reported everything that happened in the 19th century.C. The Times and The Thunderer were two major newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.D. To the government leaders, it was just like a crash of thunder, urging them to make new laws beneficial to ordinary people. DThese are some ideas that some people came up with about what the life will be like in the year 2500.KristenWe will have established a base on the moon. School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly. We will have found cures (疗法) for AIDS and cancer. The war will have ended and peace flows freely through the land. Kids will learn more and be smarter than ever before! History will be the main subject at school. Cafeteria (自助餐厅) food will be delicious! You just walk up to a machine, stick out your tongue, and it will scan your taste buds (味蕾) to see what you want to eat.MorganHere I am in the wonderful year of 2500 and life is so easy. I work in a pet store and it is so hard! I have to wake up at midnight every day and fly my car to the store. It takes so long to get there. It takes me 20 seconds to get to the store in Mississippi from my home in Florida! At work, I have to push 5 buttons and then I go home. It takes 2 seconds and that is like forever.CarlyIn the year 2500, I think we will have invented cars that run on things we dont need like garbage. Tail gas will smell like whatever you like such as chocolate. I also predict that buildings will be able to go into a different dimension (维) so your car wont hit them. The cars in 2500 dont fly, for we havent got that technology yet, but they can hover up to seven feet. These cars are made for RobertaInstead of cars, we may have hovering devices that float around. We could also have electric cars instead of gaspowered cars. Food might be more healthy. What I believe is that the environment will change the most. The environmental changes will also determine many other changes. If more people try to help the environment, then perhaps in 2500 we will have more forests and wildlife. If people wont help the environment, then we will have no forests and little wildlife left.32According to Kristen, what will happen in 2500?AEnglish will be the main subject at school.BStudents can go to the moon every week.CCafeteria will replace other restaurants.DAIDS and cancer will disappear.33Morgan thinks his work in the pet store is _.AdifficultBmeaninglessCimportant Deasy34.Who mainly tells the reader of the cars in 2500?AKristen. BMorgan.CCarly. DRoberta.35.Roberta thinks that in 2500 _.Athe environment will have changed a lotBthere will be more wildlife and forestsCthe environment will be seriously damagedDcars will run on solar power and electricity第二节根据短文内容，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。（每题2分，共计10分）注意：选E涂AB，选F涂AC，选G涂ADThere was a park near my home. But I didnt go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon, I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasnt much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths. 36I found that the two paths were different from each other.The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers werent beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didnt look nice. 37 Grass grew everywhere. For a long time, I couldnt make up my mind. 38 It wasnt nice, but I didnt want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. 39 Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now Id like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didnt believe me. They couldnt even remember that path because it was too small. 40 Dont be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!A. There is nothing that I want to see.B. It looked like it had not been cleaned for months.C. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path.D. “Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other.E. I told them what happened.F. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life.G. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Though it had been a bad day in the early morning, I thought works had to be done. Filled with 41 thoughts, I got in my car to drive into town. In the few minutes it took me to travel to the 42 . I made a decision. I would be careful not to 43 my bad day off to anyone else. I would be 44 . Standing in line at the bank, I was 45 talking to myself. Actually, I was 46 myself. All of the events that had made my bad day were, in fact, so very 47 . I was over-reacting. I tried to 48 those who had been affected by the war, by the earthquake.A voice broke through my mental thoughts. Somehow I had 49 finished my bank business and the teller was trying to get my 50 . Young lady, she was saying. Her eyes showed 51 as she softly said, I dont know what is happening inside of you, but 52 me that everything will be okay. My hands were 53 on the counter. She took her hands and placed them gently on top of mine. The 54 was quick but electric. And in that moment my world 55 .In the moment of her touch I found 56 . I knew that love was being channeled through the 57 of this beautiful woman directly into my heart. I knew that I am 58 . I didnt say a word standing there. I 59 . It was my first smile of the day. But it would not be my 60 , as from that moment on my entire day was changed.A warm handshake. A kind word. Through these, we open the power of love.41. A. nervousB. fearful C. negative D. serious 42. A. park B. bank C. market D. pany 43. A. giveB. takeC. showD. pass 44. A. honest B. wise C. braveD. polite45. A. silently B. patiently C. secretly D. loudly 46. A. controlling B. warning C. blaming D. enjoying 47. A. small B. special C. important D. funny48. A. serve B. fort C. pity D. imagine 49. A. ever B. just C. neverD. still50. A. attention B. payment C. name D. address51. A. surprise B. doubt C. wonder D. concern 52. A. tellB. adviseC. believe D. remind53. A. wavingB. resting C. feelingD. placing54. A. hug B. touch C. look D. talk 55. A. moved B. ended C. failedD. chang