湖北省黄冈市麻城实验高中2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

湖北省黄冈市麻城实验高中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题 时间：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分：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 does the woman want to do first?A. Wash the clothes. B. Do the dishes. C. Sweep the floor.2. How did the woman get to work in the past? A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On foot.3. When does the restaurant close? A. At 11:00 pm. B. At 9:30 pm C. At 9:00 pm.4. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Lend a book to her. B. Return a book for her. C. Go to the library with her.5. What is the woman probably doing? A. Asking for permission. B. Ordering a dish. C. Making a complaint.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. When will the mans relatives get here? A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. This Sunday.7. How many relatives are coming? A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man find a bit salty? A. The chicken. B. The salad. C. The steak.9. How much change can the woman get? A. 4 dollars. B. 5 dollars. C. 6 dollars.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the woman buy yesterday? A. A pair of shoes. B. A dress. C. A house.11. What color is the womans old sofa? A. Green. B. Brown. C. Yellow.12. What does the woman say about the new sofa? A. Its lighter than the old one. B. Its longer than the old one. C. Its narrower than the old one.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats wrong with the man? A. He is out of work. B. he is in heavy debt. C. He is in poor health.14. How does the mans wife feel about their situation? A. Calm. B. Anxious. C. Careless.15. Who is ill in hospital? A. The mans father-in-law. B. The mans mother. C. The mans father. 16. What does the woman offer to do for the man? A. Lend him some money. B. Ask her friends to help him. C. Introduce him to her friends.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is poor at listening? A. Ann. B. Tom. C. Kevin.18. How often does Tom have the English speaking class? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.19. What is Mays plan for the future? A. To go to British university. B. To set up a story-telling club. C. To learn English from Mr. Smith.20. What is Sarah weak in? A. Speaking. B. Reading. C. Writing.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。AIn 1981, a three-year-old boy, He Junquan, was playing on a power pole. A terrible accident happened, and the child was rushed to the hospital. After the boy woke up from a difficult surgery, he asked his daddy what had happened; the daddy answered, “Your arms were broken, so the doctor had to take them off.” The little boy then asked, “How will I be able to study? To write? To eat?” The father didnt answer; he couldnt say a word. His heart was broken.It seemed there was no hope for the boy, but his family never imagined what the young boy would find to change his life. As a young boy, he was out near a pond one day and noticed a duck. He thought to himself, “That duck can swim, cant he? And he has only two legs. So why cant I swim, since I have two legs as well?” That thought completely changed his outlook. He began to try swimming over and over. It took many tries many times over, but He Junquan did not give up.His swimming career began in 1995, when a local disabled persons federation recommended that he enter a swimming trial in Hubei province. Just a year later, the 18-year-old young man entered national disabled persons games and won two silver medals. From then on, it seemed nothing could stop him. In 2000, he headed to Sydney, where he collected three medals: gold, silver and bronze. In 2004, he took home four gold medals from the Athens Paralympics. In 2008, He had the great honour of competing in his home country, winning a gold, two silver and a bronze.Success has not been easy for He Junquan, however. To compete with other disabled athletes who still have arms, He Junquan has to swim fast enough to stay a full arms length in front of the other swimmers. Why? At the end of the race, he has to hit the final wall with his head, rather than with his arms, as other athletes do. “The pain in my head lasts for about two weeks after each competition because of the force of my head hitting the touch pad,” He Junquan told a China Daily reporter. That does not wet his spirits, however. “An accident at an early age deprived me of my arms, but my Paralympic dream gave me a pair of wings, which encouraged me to conquer all difficulties.”21. What gave He Junquan the idea that he could swim?A. His fathers encouragement. B. The loss of his two arms.C. A swimming duck. D. His Paralympic dream.22. According to the passage, how many gold medals did Junquan win?A. 6 B. 9 C. 10 D. 1323. What did Junquan say was the main inspiration for his success?A. An accident at an early age. B. The duck he saw as a child.C. His Paralympic dream. D. His fathers encouragement.24. What does the underlined phrase “wet his spirits” in the last paragraph mean?A. Cover his head with water. B. Make him lose heart.C. Keep his spirits up. D. Change his mind.BHowie Choset thinks snakes are great not snakes, really, but their ways of moving. Howie Choset, 37 years old, is a professor at Carnegie Mellow University, where he has been years in developing robots that imitate snake-like movements. Why? He sees a future for these snake-like robots in the work of saving lives.These robots are built from very light materials and can carry cameras and other electronic sensors. Small electric motors, such as those used in model airplanes, help them move smoothly. Their size is similar to or smaller than a human arm.Chosets hope is for these robots to be used in search and rescue operations after natural disasters or other emergencies. They must be controlled by a human operator using a joystick, like with a video game. The robots have the ability to know which direction is upwards, but much of their usefulness would depend on humans controlling them. Even then, these robots would be better than the current methods and equipment, most of which are just cameras on long poles.Sam Stover is the manager of a search team with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is of the opinion that robots like these have been needed for a long time. Dogs are used effectively in search and rescue, but they are limited to places that humans can go. These robots would allow search teams to do something theyve not been able to do before. “We needed them yesterday,” said Stover.25. What gave Howie Choset the idea to design the robot?A. Snakes senses. B. Snakes eyes.C. Snakes appearance. D. Snakes movements.26. What can be inferred from the passage about the robots?A. Snakes do not seem unpleasant or even threatening.B. Snake-like robots can climb pipes.C. Snake-like robots can work independently.D. Snake-like robots can move in a very smooth, flexible way.27. Which one is true according to the passage?A. A snake-like robot has been developed.B. The snake-like robot can do something that no other robots can do.C. The snake-like robot can move injured people out of disaster areas.D. The snake-like robot is a cool toy.28. Where can you most possibly find this passage?A. In a novel book. B. In a guide book for tourists.C. In a fashion magazine. D. In a science book.CNo fair! is a common cry among children. Someone may have cheated at a game. By the time we reach adulthood, we will have all learned one thing: Life isnt easy for most of us either. Those who succeed are those who accept the two facts and find a way around them.One of the tools for success is education. Its frustrating(沮丧的) to fail to find a good job. Its very hard to get a well-paid job without learning about it first. This doesnt always mean a college degree, though it can often help. Vocational(职业的) schools are just useful as well. It isnt easy, but it will prepare you for success. Once youve reached success, you still have to work and its often harder. I made a comment recently about the irony of needing to work on Labor Day. The reply “Those articles wont write themselves.” I believe the reply was mostly sarcastic(讽刺的), but its still true. If I want to be a successful writer, I have to find the topics, research them and then sit down writing them. Writers job isnt easy, but If I want to succeed I cannot give it up.What should you do if your education and work havent helped you realize your dream? Having a dream and keeping it in front of you arent easy. Dreams have to be fed by working hard. If you want to move to a different area, you can feed your dream by getting information about that area. Whats the climate like? Do you want to buy a home or rent one? These answers offer fuel to keep you going. Life isnt easy. It is often unfair. That doesnt mean we should lie down and complain about it. Do the hard work and ignore the unfair aspects or, if you can, change them, or, get out there and do something new.29. According to the author those who succeed _. A. think life is fair or they are very lucky B. think life is easy and their future is bright C. get the best education and the highest degree D. find a way to deal with difficult and unfair life30. People will feel frustrated because _. A. most people have no college degree B. its hard to find a good job C. the cost of education is extremely high D. people dont pay attention to education31. The reply “Those articles wont write themselves.” shows that _. A. working hard is necessary B. becoming a writer isnt easy C. sarcastic words dont work D. one should do his own work32. We can learn from this passage that _. A. getting a well-paid job always needs a college degree B. the author thinks vocational schools are likely to be useful C. the author is probably a successful and well-known writer D. realizing a dream and keeping it in front of you are easy DWhy not join us and help somebody else?Some people come to large cities for work and find life difficult. It is our job to help them with advice and comfort at any time of the day or night.Now heres where you come in. We need volunteers to help depressed people by listening to their troubles and helping them over the telephone. No previous experience is necessary and no professional training is required. Instead volunteers need to be:l over 21 years of agel good listeners l anonymous(匿名)and prepared not to claim recognition for being a Samaritanl prepared not to judgel prepared not to talk about whatever they hear with othersl positivel able to show sympathy to anyone l dependablel prepared to give up some of their free time to help othersWe will train you and show you how best to help people who feel they have no hope. If you think you might be interested, why not try this little test:1. Ma Li is a college student and pregnant. Should she have an abortion?2. Liu Bin is 43 years old. She and her husband no longer live in the same city. They hardly ever see each other. Should she leave him?3. Wang Lis wife spends her housekeeping money on clothes rather than food. Should he get a divorce?If you answered “yes” or “no” to these questions, then perhaps you are not the person for us. However, if you think that the solutions are not so clear, then you are one of the people we are looking for. We need people who can see all sides of a problem and help provide a solution that will genuinely help another person.If you would like to let us know your interest, either ring us at the telephone numbers below or email us. We will be waiting for your call or your email.Thank you.Suicide Research and Prevention Centre HotlineHelpline: 0800 * *Website: www. helpingandsharing. org. cn33. Which of the following requirements is unnecessary to be a volunteer?A. Prepared not to judge.B. Reliable.C. Positive.D. Experience.34. If you want to be a volunteer, your answer to the first question in the little test should be “_”.A. Yes B. No C. Not a clear answerD. A rather clear answer35. The text mainly talks about _.A. an advertisement for a volunteer B. how to become a volunteerC. requirements for a volunteer D. a test for a volunteer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。Summer is the season of family travel. 36 Here are our top 5 things to teach your children before entering big crowds:How Far They Can Go 37 For young children, you should establish a rule of always holding a parents hand. For older kids, you may be comfortable with a “I can always see you and you can always see me” rule.To Call Your Real Name Teach your children that you will find them, so its best if they stay in one place. Furthermore, teach them to call out your full name instead of “Mommy” or “Daddy” to help you more easily locate them.How to Identify a “Safe Person” Make sure your children know the best people to approach if they get separated from you. Employees working at the spot youre visiting are generally always good, “safe people”. But what about places that may not have employees, like the beach? 38 Experts say that moms are often the most willing and best-equipped people to help kids.What to Say 39 Remember that if your children do get separated from you, they will likely be panicked, so dont assume that they will know how to tell strangers that they are lost. Role-play getting lost and using simple sentences like, “I am lost” with your kids to help them know what to do if it actually happens.Their Personal Information Make sure your children know as much basic personal information as possible, including their full names, parents full names and telephone numbers and the address. 40 A. Teach your children to look for a mom with kids.B. Sometimes its not hard to find a safe person in such places.C. If your kids are too young to remember them, write them down !D. But do your kids know what to do if they get separated from you ?E. Tell your children to behave normally when they get lost.F. Its important to talk with your children about how close you expect them to stay to you.G. It can be hard for people to help a lost child.第三部分：语言知识运用（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。If youre still breathing, you have difficulties. Its the 41 of life. Most of your problems may 42 be better for you than you think. Let me explain.Maybe you have 43 the Great barrier Reef(大堡礁), 44 some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to 45 the reef. On one tour, the guide was 46 a question. “I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks 47 and lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful,” a traveler observed. “ 48 is this?”The guide gave an 49 answer:” The coral around the lagoon side is in 50 water, with no 51 for its survival. It 52 early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being 53 by wind, waves and storms. It has to fight for 54 every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and 55 . It grows healthy. And it reproduces.” 56 he added this telling note: “ thats the way it is 57 every living organism(生物体).”Like coral pounded(重击) by the sea, we grow. 58 demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can 59 strength and determination. Spiritual testing can produce 60 of character and faithfulness.41. A. fun B. matter C. way D. process42. A. typically B. particularly C. normally D. actually43. A. noticed B. seen C. found D. heard 44. A. covering B. running C. reaching D. spreading45. A. view B. dig C. protect D. find46. A. informed B. asked C. wondered D. carried47. A. healthy B. strong C. pale D. colorful48. A. Why B. How C. When D. What49. A. interesting B. exciting C. embarrassing D. annoying50. A. dirty B. still C. cold D. deep51. A. purpose B. aim C. trouble D. challenge52. A. grows B. rests C. dies D. settles53. A. washed B. cleaned C. killed D. tested54. A. position B. development C. survival D. energy 55. A. enlarges B. adapts C. disappears D. breaks56. A. As B. Until C. Then D. Though57. A. for B. with C. on D. in58. A. Social B. Emotional C. Spiritual D. Physical 59. A. promote B. cause C. result D. produce60. A. feature B. result C. strength D. influence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。Now whenever I get close to 61 (lose) my patience, Ill think of a report that I watched on TV years ago. It 62 (report) that nearly 100,000 people died from traffic accidents that year, causing a lot of damage and pain for individu