2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题做题时，请先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试题卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题l.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 do we know about Tom? A. He hasnt stopped smoking. B. He has a baby. C. He is a heavy smoker.2. What does the woman think of the programme? A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Moving.3. Where will the woman go this evening? A. To a restaurant. B. To the school. C. To the Students Club.4. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Husband and wife.5. What is Mr. Black doing? A. Attending a party. B. Having a meeting. C. Answering the phone.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. Whats wrong with the man? A. He has a bad cold. B. He has headaches. C. He has a fever.7. When did the problem begin? A. Two weeks ago. B. Two months ago. C. Three months ago. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where does the man live in? A. 3-A. B. 4-A. C. 5-A.9. What does Susan sometimes do in her room? A. Read loudly. B. Play the guitar. C. Play cards.10. What does the man think of the sound? A. Terrible. B. Noisy. C. Good.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why did the man travel so much? A. To do business. B. To take pictures. C. To take holidays.12. Where did the man go most often? A. To Europe. B. To Africa. C. To America.13. Why didnt the woman visit China last year? A. She was too busy. B. She was not in good health. C. The man had left China.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Why didnt the boy see the girl at lunch time? A. Her class ended late. B. Her biology exam ran overtime. C. She didnt have lunch at all.15. What is the boys weak subject? A. Biology. B. English. C. Maths.16. How soon will the final exams e? A. In two weeks. B. In one month. C. In two months.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where were the children from? A. India. B. Canada. C. Boston. 18. How many people were on the bus? A. 42. B. 47. C. 49.19. How many people died in the accident? A. 4. B. over 10. C. Over 30.20. What were the students doing when the accident happened? A. Sleeping. B. Enjoying music. C. Preparing for a concert.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。AIn the ing months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeares plays in their own language in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please e and join us.National Theatre of China Beijing |ChineseThis great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of Chinas first visit to the UK. The panys productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeares Richard III will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director，Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time : Saturday 28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pmMarjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | Georgian One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed（指导）by the panys Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pmDeafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language （BSL）By translating the rich and humourous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares edy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time : Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the pany eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s.Since 1958, they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time :Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm21.which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A. Richard . B. Lovers Labours LostC. As You Like It D. The Merchant of Venice22.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A. It has two groups of actors B. It is the leading theatre in LondonC. It performs plays in BSL D. It is good at producing edies23.When can you see a play in Hebrew?A. On Saturday 28 April. B. On Sunday 29 AprilC. On Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 May BBarbara McCintock was one of the most important scientists of the twentieth century. She made important discoveries about genes and chromosomes (染色体).Barbara McClintock was born in 1902 in Hartford, Connecticut. Her family moved to Brooklyn area of new York City in 1908.Barbara was an active child with interests in sports and music. She also developed an interest in science.She studied science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Barbara was among a small number of undergraduate students to receive training in genetics in 1921. Years later, she noted that few college students wanted to study genetics.Barbara McClintock decided to study botany, the scientific study of plants, at Cornell University. She pleted her undergraduate studies in 1923. McClintock decided to continue her education at Cornell. She pleted a masters degree in 1925. Two years later, she finished all her requirements for a doctorate degree.McCintock stayed at Cornell after she pleted her education. She taught students botany. The 1930s were not a good time to be a young scientist in the United States. The country was in the middle of the great economic Depression. Millions of Americans were unemployed. Male scientists were offered jobs. But female geneticists were not much in demand.An old friend from Cornell, Marcus Rhoades, invited McClintock to spend the summer of 1941 working at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. It is a research center on Long Island, near New York City. McClintock started in a temporary job with the genetics department. A short time later, she accepted a permanent position with the laboratory. This gave her the freedom to continue her research without having to teach or repeatedly ask for financial aid.By the 1970s, her discoveries had had an effect on everything from genetic engineering to cancer research. McClintock won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her discovery of the ability of genes to change positions on chromosomes. She was the first American woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize.24. When did McClintock receive a doctorate degree?A. In 1921. B. In 1923.C. In 1925. D. In 1927.25. During the great economic Depression in the US,_.A. young scientists had trouble finding a job B. female geneticists were not wanted at allC. male geneticists were in great demand D. male scientists were out of job26. McClintock was awarded a Nobel Prize because of_.A. her research in botany B. her contribution to genetic engineeringC. her discoveries about genes and chromosomes D. her unshared work in the laboratory27. The text is likely to appear in_A. a biography B. a history paperC. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook CMore students than ever before are taking a gap year before going to universityIt used to be the year off between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic yearThis year,25,310students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service（UCAS).That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with and plete their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible, he saidBut not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students（NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship-young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their educationNew students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to15，000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods, he said28What do we learn about the gap year from the text？_AIt is flexible in length. BIt is a time for relaxation.CIt is required by universities.DIt is increasingly popular.29According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year_Aare better prepared for college studies Bknow a lot more about their future jobsCare more likely to leave university in debt Dhave a better chance to enter top universities30How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon？AHes puzzled. BHes worried. CHes surprised. DHes annoyed.31What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics？AEarn money for their education. BMake plans for the new term.CAttend additional courses. DPrepare for their graduate studies.DLast Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, was killed by one of the elephants he loved. This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future of London Zoo-and maybe for all of Britains city zoos. London Zoo said that it would move its three elephants to a wild animal park outside London. Its director-general, Michael Dixon, said, “We are sorry that the elephants are leaving. There have been elephants at London Zoo since 1831.” London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears have already gone. Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman called Mary said she hoped the zoo could keep big animals. “This is the only way the young people can see animals without travelling to other countries,” she said.Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to keep them well. Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. “If we send them back to the wild they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop visiting London Zoo. It can survive at the moment, but it wont survive in the future.”However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation of Zoos, believes that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.32. London Zoo has kept elephants _.A. since last Sunday B. for about one hundred yearsC. for nearly two hundred years D. ever since it was built33. Zoos are important because _.A. they can make a lot of moneyB. there are many animals living in themC. there are some big animals thereD. they can keep animals and help children learn about them34 The underlined word “It” in the passage refers to_.A. the elephant B. London Zoo C. the bear D. the wild animal park35. London Zoo might face a big problem because _.A. the elephants in the zoo will be killedB. the elephant may also kill other peopleC. it may have fewer visitors in the futureD. no one would like to be an elephant keeper any more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坡入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。When we eat potato chips, its often difficult to stop until the bags empty. We open a bag of chips, and before we know it, theyre all gone. So why cant we control ourselves when it es to eating this salty snack? 36._.Scientists at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, US, found that certain neurons (神经元) can make us want to eat salt.The neurons take note of whether our bodies are short of sodium (钠), the main part of salt. 37._.To e to their conclusion, the scientists did experiments on mice. They found that when mice lack sodium, their body produces a chemical.38._.More research showed that adding salt to meals makes people enjoy their food more, which may cause us to continue eating even if were full.Scientist from Deakin University in Australia asked healthy people to eat the same food for lunch for four weeks.39._.At the same time, the scientists measured how much these people ate. They also asked the people how they felt about each meal - if they felt happy or were still hungry after eating, for example.The results showed that salt made people consume 11 percent more food than usual. 40._. “But when we add salt to that food, all of a sudden those controls are gone,” research Russell Keast told Time. So the next time you finish a whole bag of chips to yourself, dont feel so bad about it - just blame it on your brain.A. Eating less salt can be difficult at first.B. Then, they send signals to our brain to encourage us to eat more salt.C. When eating low-salt meals, theyd better control over how much they ate.D. It could be down to something inside our brain.E. While too much salt can lead to health problems, not enough can cause depression.F. This chemical then makes the neurons in question bee active.G. Each week, the amount of salt in the food was changed.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节）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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Willard Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he shut himself in his own world and he never 41 to others. As his teacher , I tried to start a talk with him but 42 .It seemed as if he just didnt want to break his 43 .After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the 44 Christmas collection of money for the 45 in our school. “Christmas is a season of 46 ,” I told my students. “Some poor students in our school might not have a 47 holiday. By giving a little money, you will help 48 some toys, food, and clothing for these needy students. We will 49 the collection tomorrow.The next morning, 50 , I found out that almost everyone had 51 this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down. 52 ,he dropped two coins into the small box. “I dont need milk for lunch, he said in a 53 voice.After school I couldnt help sharing what had 54 in the morning with our headmaster. “I may be wrong, but I 55 Willard might be ready to bee a part of our class. ” “I am 56 to hear that, he nodded (点头).“And I just received a 57 of the poor families in our school who most need help. Here, take a look at it.As I sat down to 58 , I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really 59 Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart. From this 60 ，I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.41. A. turnedB. spokeC. belongedD. listened42. A. failedB. stoppedC. changedD. stayed43. A. promise B. heart C. sadness D. silence44. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly45. A. young B. sick C. poor D. strong46. A. giving B. enjoying C. receiving D. spending47.A.free B. happy C. popular D .long48. A. find B. packC. buyD. choose49. A. share B. showC. startD. continue50. A. therefore B. howeverC. otherwiseD. besides51. A. forgotten B. discussedC. learntD. realized52. A. Personally B. GratefullyC. CertainlyD. Carefully53. A. smooth B. tired C. low D. deep54. A. appeared B. arrived C. happenedD. remained55. A. agree B. fearC. decideD. believe56. A. glad B. sorryC. surprisedD. lucky57. A. message B. reportC. researchD. list58. A. rest B. readC. workD. study59. A. knew B. ignoredC. supportedD. accepted 60. A. result B. experienceC. surveyD. item第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Self-confident people are admired 61 others and inspire confidence in others. They know that no matter what difficulties e their way, they have the ability 62 (solve) them. Self-confident people tend to see their lives in a positive light even when things arent going so well, and they are typically 63 (satisfy) with themselves. Wouldnt 64 be amazing to have this kind of self-confidence? Guess what? You can.Self-confidence can be learned, practiced and mastered just like any 65 skills. You can begin by changing your body language. Just the simple act of 66 (pull) your shoulders back gives others the 67 (impress) that you are a confident person. Next, look at the person you are talking to keeping eye contact 68 (show) confidence. Last, speak slowly. Research has proved that those who take time to speak slowly and 69 (clear) feel more self-confident. The added bonus is that they will actually be abl