【全国百强校】河北石家庄第二中学2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题竞赛班

1、C.At5:30C.Theonenexttotheriver.C.Thebrand.C.Bythesea.石家庄二中20182019学年第一学期期中考试高二竞赛班英语试卷考试时间为120分钟，总分：150分第I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. Whendoestheparkclosetoday?A.At6:30B.At6:002. Whichhote

2、lwillthespeakersgotothisyear?A.Theoneinthewoods.B.Theoneontopofthehill.3. Whyisthewomanupset?A.Thereistoomuchnoisefromtheconstruction.8. Herprojectisbehindschedule.C.Shecan'tmoveintoanewoffice.4. Whatisthewomanconcernedaboutwhenbuyingadesk?A.Thesize.B.Theprice.5. Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inalibr

3、ary.B.Inagallery.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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. Whycan'tthemanhelpthewoman?A.Heisquitebusy.B.Heisn'thappy.7. Whatwillthewomando?A.Doareport.B.Havelunch.听第7段材料，回

4、答第8、9题。8. Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Brotherandsister.9. Whydidthewomansaysorrytotheman?A. Shelosthisnotebookcomputer.B. ShewenttoJane'shousewithouttellinghim.C. Shetookhisnotebookcomputerwithoutpermission.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whydoesthemanthinkthepriceofthefla

5、tistoohigh?C.Heishavingabreak.C.MeetAlan.C.Classmates.A. Somerepairsmustbedone.B. Theneighborsaretoonoisy.C. Thepositionisnotgood.11. Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheflat?A.Itisconvenient.B.Itispopular.C.Itischeap.12. Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?A.Visitadentist.B.Meetthewoman.C.Seeanotherflat.听第9段材料，回答

6、第13至16题。13. WhydidthewomanjoinintheHealthyLivingDay?A.Totrysomethingdifferent.B.Tomakenewfriends.C.Todomoreexercise.14. HowdidthewomanfeelattheendoftheHealthyLivingDay?A.Tired.B.Sick.C.Thirsty.15. WhenisthenextHealthyLivingDay?A.July5th.B.May28th.C.April14th.16. Whichsporthasthewomanchosenforthenext

7、HealthyLivingDay?A.Boating.B.Cycling.C.Skateboarding.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whatwasthespeaker'sfirstjob?A.Atravelagent.B.Abankclerk.C.Asecretary.18. Whatdidthespeakerdointhefirstyearofhercollegecourses?A.Sheworkedinalargeclothesshop.B.Shestudiedthehistoryofdesign.C.Shelearnttomakeclothes.19. Whyd

8、idthespeakerlikethefinalshow?A.Allthecollegestudentsworkedtogether.B.Shemetwell-knownpeopleinthefield.C.Herparentssawherwork.20. Whatisthespeaker'saim?A.TostartachildrensclothesbusineBs.sT.ogettothetopofherprofession.C.Tobecomeveryrich.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，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、

9、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AChinanowhas52sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList,whichwasestablishedtosafeguarduniqueandirreplaceableculturalandnaturalsitesaroundtheworld.Let'shavealothem,whichmaygiveyousomecluesonyournexttravelplan.MausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorTheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorislocatedinL

10、intongcounty,nearXi'ancityapitalofShaanxiprovince.Atotalof8,000life-sizeterracottawarriors,chariotsandhorses,andhundredsofbronzeweaponshavebeenunearthedfromit.Manystateleadersandexpertsworldwidebelievethatthediscoveryofthemausoleumisamajorarcheologicalfindandcanbecalledtheeighthwonderoftheworld,

11、parallelingEgypt'spyramids.Kulangsu,aHistoricInternationalSettlementGulangyuIsland,knowninthelocaldialectasKulangsu,islocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,facingthecityofXiamen.Theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,includingGreatBritain,FranceandJapan.Asaresult,Westernculturegrewrapidlyther

12、einthe19thcentury,especiallymusic.WithsuchaharmoniousblendofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyuisnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.QinghaiHohXilHohXil,whichmeans“beautifulgirlInMongolian,islocatedinthenorth-easternendoftheQinghai-Tib

13、etanPlateau.HohXilNationalNatureReserveisChina'slargestandtheworld'stuninhabitedarea.Becauseofthehighaltitudeandfierceweather,itisimpossibleforpeopletolivethere,andtherefore,itisaparadiseforwildlifeandhometomorethan230speciesofwildanimalsincludingendangeredspeciessuchastheTibetanantelope,whi

14、chisrecognizedastheNationalClassIProtectedanimal.HuangshanMountainHuangshan,knownas“thdoveliestmountainofChina"liesinthesouthofAnhuiprovinceineasternChina.Thescenicareacovers154sqkm,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italsohasarichculturalheritage.XuXiake,afamoustraveleroftheMi

15、ngDynasty(1368-1644),visitedHuangshantwice,anddescribeditinapoem,callingitthebestofallmountainsinChina.Todayitholdsthesamefascinationforvisitors,poets,paintersandphotographers.21. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A. QinghaiHohXilisthelargestuninhabitedareaintheworld.B. Kulangsuw

16、asoccupiedfornotlessthanadozenyears.C. MausoleumislocatedinthecapitalcityofShaanxiprovince.D. HuangshanMountainiswellknownforitsmagnificentscenery.22. WhyisQinghaiHohXilaparadiseforwildlifelivingthere?A. Becauseendangeredspeciesarewellprotectedthere.B. Becauseitislargeinsizewithbeautifulscenery.C. B

17、ecauseitislocatedonQinghai-TibetanPlateau.D. Becausetoughweatherandenvironmentmakenopeoplelivethere.23. Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?C.AsciencefictionA.AtravelguidebookB.AnentertainmentmagazineD.AhistorytextbookOnthemorningofMay20,1927,CharlesA.LindberghJr.tookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYo

18、rkandheadedforParis.Duringthefirstfourteenhoursofflying,hehadhadsomeanxiousmoments.Sleethadgatheredonthewingsoftheplaneandthefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethetipsofthewings.However,hehadcomeacrossequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheocean,hisparachute（降落伞）wasuseless.

19、Hehadonlyonechoice:hehadtogoon.Althoughhehadwaitedalongtimetomakethistrip,hedidnotfeelstrangeornervous.Hewasaccustomedtoflyingalone,andhehadflownthisrouteinhisimaginationmanytimes.TheideaofflyingacrosstheAtlantichadoccurredtohimonenightwhenhehadbeencarryingthemailbetweenSt.LouisandChicago.Thatnight,

20、hetoldhimselfthatasolonon-stopflightbetweenNewYorkandPariswaspossible.Heknewthatairplanescapableofmakingthelongflightovertheoceancouldbebuilt.Amanofskillandendurancecouldmakehisdreamcometrue.Ashewasrecallingthatnight,hereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.Closetothesurfaceoftheocean,hefoundthattheiceonthewi

21、ngsbegantomeltandthefogdisappeared.Forthetimebeing,atleast,hewassafe.Thesteadysoundofthemotorseemedlikemusicinhisears.Hehadperfectconfidenceinhisplanebecauseheknewthattherewasnotamoredependableplanethanhis.TheRyanAircraftCompanyhadconstructedtheplanetomeethisspecialneeds.Hehadworkedwiththechiefengin

22、eerofthecompany,DonaldHall,toproducetheairplaneasrapidlyaspossible.AlthoughHallhadworkedwiththebasicdesignoftheRyanairplane,hehadhadtomakemanymodifications.Asaresult,itwasaveryspecialairplane.Hehadnamedit“TheSpiritofSt.Louis,"inhonouroftheSt.Louisbusinessmenwhosefinancialbackinghadmadethetrippo

23、ssible.Besidestheirmoney,hehadinvestedallofhisownsavings,whichcametotwothousanddollars,intheventure.At12:10ontheafternoonofMay21,LindberghcaughtsightofthecoastofIreland.Nowthattheflightwasalmostover,hebegantorelaxalittle.Finally,afterthirty-fourhoursintheairwithoutsleep,hearrivedatLeBourgetField,inP

24、aris.24. AccordingtoParagraph2,LindberghJr.didn'tfeelnervousabouttheflightbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat.A.hewasusedtoflyingaloneB.hehadwaitedalongtimeforthetripC.hehadimaginedflyingtheroutemanytimesD.hisplanewasspeciallydesigned25. WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A. Thepilotlistenedtomusic

25、ashereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.B. Thetripwasmadepossiblethankstothefinancialsupportfromsomebusinessmen.C. Theplanegotitsnameinmemoryofanon-stoptrip.D. Thechiefengineerdesignedtheairplaneindependentlytomeetthepilot'sneeds.26. WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?A.beautifuldecorationsB.reg

26、ularrepairsC.smallchangesD.carefularrangements27. Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?A. WingsAcrosstheAtlanticB. ASoloNon-stopFlightof24HoursC. TheSpiritofSt.LouisD. AnOutstandingPilotCharlesA.LindberghJr.CThediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfu

27、elsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Th

28、emosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地热的）energy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld'economicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提炼）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%

29、ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxidean

30、dotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalhea

31、tsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What'smore,thelifespano

32、fgeothermalequipmentisrathelong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.28. Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause.A. itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB. theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC. fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD. geothermalenergydoesntdependonpoliticalsituatio

33、n29. AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A. Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B. Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C. Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D. Thegeothermalsystemsdon'tproduceharmfulgases.30. Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionale

34、nergybecauseof.A.thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB.geothermalpowerplantsC.thenatureofgeothermalenergyD.thesmallbuildings31. Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A. Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B. Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C. Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D. Geothermalenergyhasmanyadva

35、ntages.DOneevening,authorNeil'ssonwasangry.Neilhadsaidoneofthosethingsthatparentssay,likeittimeyouwereinbed."Hissonlookedupathim,angryandsaid,vea(dtawishIishdln'thahadagoldfish!”ThatconversationgavebirthtoNeil'sbook,“TheDayISwappedMyDadfor-Goldfish”.Thebookisafunnyadventureofasonsea

36、rchingforthedadheswapped.Whethertheyrealizeitornot,fathersplayanmportantroleintheirchildren'sdevelopment.RolandWarren,DirectoroftheNationalFatherhoodInitiative,saysthat,“Theshapeoftheirdadshasaroleintheki(agree.Weliveinthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimesforfatherhood.Weliveinthebestoftimesbecausefa

37、therswhoareengagedintheirchild'slifespendmoretimethanfathersofanyprevWesljvenierth的worst0ftimesbecausetherearestillmillionsofchildrenwhocontinuetomisstheregularpresenceofDad.Whatdifferencedoesadadmake?Aretheyreallythatimportant?Forthemostpart,studieshaveprovedclearlythatfathers,whethertheylivewi

38、ththeirchildrenornot,matterinthelivesoftheirchildren.Whenfathersarepresent,theyprovideeconomicsupportfortheirchildrenandcaregivingresponsibilities.Well-fatheredchildrenareshowntobemoreemotionallyintelligentandsociallysuccessfulasadults.Whenfathersareabsent,theirabsencemaynegativelyinfluencechildrena

39、cademicachievement,generalbehaviouraladjustmentandangermanagement,especiallyinmales.Yetjustbeingphysicallypresentisn'tenoughtobeagreatfather.Itisimportantthatadadbewarmandemotionallyavailabletohischild.Authorandresearcher,JohnGottman,describesthiskindoffatherasan“emotioncoachingfather”.Emotionco

40、achesareparentswholistentotheirchildren'sfesharingoffeelingsasanopportunityforintimacy（亲密）.Itisnotjustthemerepresenceoffathersthatmatters,buthowtheyarepresent.Mostchildrenlongforandneedaloving,devotedandresponsiblefather.B.tellingastory32. TheauthorintroduceshistopicbyC.makingacomparisonA.presen

41、tingtheresultsofstudiesD.interviewingsomeexperts33. WhatdoestheauthormeaninParagraph2bysaying“Weliveintheworstoftimes”？A. Today'sfathersdon'tcareabouttheirchildren'semotions.B. Lotsofchildren'sfathershavetoworkeveryday.D.Today'sfathersdonC. Lotsofchildren'sfathersareabsentfro

42、mtheirlives.'thavecaregivingresponsibilities.34. Accordingtothetext,awell-fatheredchildismorelikelytoA.losecontrolofangerC.havelowemotionalintelligence35. WecanlearnfromthetextthatanA. giveseconomicsupporttohischildC.triestochangehischild'semotionsB. obtainhighacademicachievementD.havegoodso

43、cialskillsemotioncoachingfather"isafatherwhoB.shareshischild'semotionsD.isalwaysavailabletohischild第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，茜分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。Therearesomepeoplewhoseemtoalwaysbesurroundedbyfriends,andthereareotherswhoalwaysseemtobestandingontheoutside,lookinginatthecrowds

44、offriends.Ifyouareoneoftheoutsiders,itistimetobreakoutofyourshellandstartmakingnewfriends.361. Beyourself.Nobodylikesaphony（虚伪的人）.Infact,ifyouaren'tyourself,0theesomen'tfriendswithyou.Whenthetimecomesthatyoufeelcomfortableenoughtoactlikeyourselfagain,youmaynotbewellreceived,becauseyouareatot

45、allydifferentperson.372. Usetechnology.38Forinstance,Weiboisagreatplacetomeetnewpeople.Itcreatesexperiencesandyougettomeetlike-mindedpeoplewhoshareyourinterests.3. Startwithpeopleyouknow.Reachoutandcontactnewfriends,andreconnectwitholdfriendsyouhaven'tseeninalongtime.Don'tforgetlabtfifrierie

46、nB.Youmayconnectwithsomereallycoolpeoplejustbyhangingoutwithyourfriendsandtheirfriends.39Ifyoustayhome,youaren'tgoingtomeetpeople.4. Keepintouch.40WiththeInternetandsocialmedia,thereisabsolutelynoneedtoworryaboutthatthesedays.Lookupoldfriendsandcontactthem.A. Thereareallkindsofonlinegroupsthatyo

47、ucanjoin.B. Knowingotherswellisveryimportant.C. Therefore,letpeoplegettoknowtherealyou.D. Ifyouareinvitedtogoout,go.E. Alltoooften,peoplelosetouchwithoneanother.F. Herearesometipsthatwillhelp.G. Youneedtotrustyourself,whateverhappens.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，茜分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四

48、个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MymostrewardingexperiencethroughoutthepasttwoyearswasvolunteeringattheswimmingcompetitionforSpecialOlympicswhereadisabledfriendofmycommunitytookpart.Thishadspecial41formebecauseexperiencingithelpedimprovemyleadershipskills,developmycharacter,andsupportmycommunity.Firstly

49、,my42skillsdevelopedwhenIindependentlydirectedeachswimmerwhereto43attheplatformand44eachcompetitorwhentheyneededtoswim.Ihadtomakesurethattheswimmerswere45andreadytoperform.Thiskeptmeonmyfeetatalltimesand46ofeachevent'stimeandlocation.Ilearnedeachswimmer47'msanynoethemswaminmorethanoneevent.S

50、econdly,my48wasgreatlyinfluenced.WhenIsawtheswimmersgettheirawardsforwinningeachswimmingevent,Iwasdeeplymoved.Iwas49thatmostswimmerscouldswimbetterthanI.Their50attitudesastonishedme,whethertheywonorlost.Thisalsoenlargedmyview,offeringmetheopportunityto51peopleIwouldnormallynotruninto.Iwentoutofmy52z

51、oneanddidwhateverwasneededtobedone,evenifitwassometimesdifficulttome.Itwasespecially53whenIsawtheglowingfacesofthecompetitors.Lastly,Iwasof54tomycommunitybylendingahandtothisorganization.Tobeapartofitgavemeachancetoimprovemycommunityandbecome55withthepeoplelivinginthisarea.AsWinstonChurchilloncesaid

52、,“Wemakealivingbywhatwedo,but)we56akelayrwhatwegive.'Theimportanceof57shouldbestressedthroughoutyourlife.58,throughthemanyopportunitiesmycommunityhasofferedIwasprivilegedtobe59inthisexcitingandimportanteventinthesecompetitors'kivesbehacfia)60againatthiseventinyearstocome.41.A.purposeB.attent

53、ionC.meaningD.regulation42.A.learningB.actingC.exerciseD.leadership43.A.pileupB.lineupC.putupD.fillup44.A.informedB.awardedC.taughtD.compared45.A.positionedB.preservedC.presentedD.predicted46.A.fullB.ignorantC.awareD.convinced47.A.becauseB.ifC.soD.though48.A.techniqueB.imaginationC.figureD.character

54、49.A.remindedB.impressedC.blamedD.concerned50.A.variousB.controversialC.changeableD.positive51.A.educateB.gatherC.meetD.recommend52.A.safetyB.comfortC.timeD.development53.A.rewardingB.outstandingC.interestingD.relaxing54.A.wisdomB.courageC.serviceD.encouragement55.A.crowdedB.combinedC.suppliedD.fami

55、liar56.A.exceptionB.wayC.lifeD.analysis57.A.evaluatingB.volunteeringC.travelingD.allocating58.A.StrangelyB.GenerallyC.SpeciallyD.Fortunately59.A.involvedB.committedC.devotedD.caught60.A.trainerB.assistantC.judgeD.announcer第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卷上。写在本试卷上无效。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

56、单词的正确形式。1. JohnSnowdemandedthatthesourceofallthewatersupplies(examine).2. (expose)toChinesecultureinperson,youwillhaveabetterunderstandingofit.3. Willitbe(convenience)foryoutopickmeupattheairport.4. Hedidn'ttellherthetruthlackofconfidence.5. Helookedbackwardconstantlyasif(follow)bysomeone.6. Accordingtoarecentsurvey,about25%ofcollegestudents(have)part-timejobs.7. Fortunately,someonewhohappenedtobepassingbycalledthefiredepartment(instant)thefirebrokeout.8. NotuntilshespokeIrealizeshewasaforeigner.9. Theconferenceis(hold)nextmonth.10. (go)aretheday