河北省大名一中2018_2019学年高二英语下学期第一次半月考试题.doc

河北省大名一中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次半月考试题(考试时间：120分钟，试卷分数：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上。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 the woman probably write her name with?A. A pencil.B. Her finger.C. An electronic pen.2. What would the woman probably order with chicken?A. White wine.B. Red wine.C. Beer.3. What is the womans red jacket best for?A. The rainy days. B. The windy days.C. The warm days.4. Where did the man go yesterday?A. The hotel.B. The office.C. The airport.5. What do we know about the mans apartment?A. It is not quiet enough. B. It is near the train station. C. It has a good view of the park.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上。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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a gift shop. B. In a food store. C. In a travel agency.7. What did the woman buy?A. A cup.B. A shirt. C. The key chains.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A shopping trip. B. A family argument. C. A working environment.9. What does the woman probably want the man to do?A. Do some cleaning. B. Be careful in his job. C. Take out the trash in turn.10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Brother and sister.C. Manager and new worker.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What are the speakers doing?A. Ordering food.B. Waiting in line. C. Taking a break.12. How often does the woman exercise every week?A. Twice.B. Three times.C. Four times.13. How does the man usually get to work?A. By walking.B. By driving his car.C. By taking the subway.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What does the woman want to be?A. A doctor.B. A teacher.C. An engineer.15. Who does the man admire most?A. His brother.B. His father.C. His grandfather.16. Where would the man love to travel to?A. Asia.B. Europe.C. North America.17. What will the woman do this summer?A. Find a job.B. Go on a trip.C. Take extra classes.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the speaker trying to tell us?A. She eats too much.B. Its bad to have too many hobbies.C. Keeping fit is not an easy thing to do.19. What does the speaker think about before exercising?A. Watering plants. B. Taking pictures. C. Watching videos.20. What does the speaker think of doing exercise?A. It makes her happy.B. It makes her guilty. C. It makes her bored.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） AHere are our suggestions for keeping busy this week. Dive in!Take to the waves in Southampton Always fancied trying your hand at sailing? Nows your chance. The Southampton Boat Show has plenty of opportunities for visitors to get out on the water to experience boat sailing, power boating or taking a ride on a RIB-all for free.Discover an island on the Thames To celebrate Totally Thames, a month-long festival is held at various locations across London. Weve discovered 21 of the rivers most fascinating islands-all of them with interesting stories to tell. Make the most of it with our map here.Catch great films in Bristol Over six days, Encounters Film Festival screens up to 400 films from over 60 different countries. The Bristol festival provides a platform for international filmmakers, and offers a gateway to the likes of the BAFTAs, Oscars and European Film Awards. See here for full details.Get scientific in London Experience the latest, best and most challenging science covering all areas of our lives and universe at New Science Live at ExCel London. New Scientist Live is a four-day festival full of ideas and discoveries from the team behind the worlds most popular science weekly magazine, featuring four zones-Brain&Body, Technology, Earth and Universe-as well as talks from experts and over 200 exhibitors.21. Which is the most suitable for moviegoers?A. Take to the waves in Southampton. B. Discover an island on the Thames.C. Catch great films in Bristol. D. Get scientific in London.22. What is true about New Scientist Live?A. A science weekly magazine. B. A festival where ideas and discoveries are shared.C. A festival to celebrate great scientist. D. An exhibition to show scientific discoveries.23. Where can you find the text?A. On a notice board. B. In a newspaper. C. On a website. D. In a book review.BOn a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit a friend in 2008, event planner Paige Chenault daydreamed about the grand birthday parties shed throw for her daughter one day. (Paige was five months pregnant at the time.) Then, flipping through a magazine, she saw a photo of an impoverished Haitian boy, skinny. “I thought, this kid has nothing,” Paige says.The image stayed with her, and she resolved to do something to help. “I decided I would use my talents to throw birthday parties for homeless kids,” Paige says. For the next four years, Paige and her husband, Colin, took time out from parenthood to visit shelters to determine how best to pull off the parties. Finally, in January 2012, Paige launched theBirthday Party Project, a nonprofit organization, and recruited friends and family to help decorate Dallass 75-occupant Family Gateway Shelter with balloons and streamers, celebrating the birthdays of 11 boys and girls, with 60 more homeless kids in attendance. “That first party was better than I could have ever imagined,” says Paige.Now Paige and her staff of three paid employees work with regional volunteers to plan monthly themed parties at 15 shelters across the country, some of which house abused or abandoned kids. Each child celebrating a birthday that month gets a $30 gift, a decorative place mat, and an individual cake or cupcake.One of Paiges favorite parts of each party is when the kids make a wish and blow out the candles. “They rarely get a chance to dream big,” says Paige. Her daughter, Lizzie, now seven, often helps out at the parties. Paige says, “The one thing Ive always wanted is for my kid to be generous.”24. What was it that made Paige want to help the homeless children?A. A flight from Dallas to Ohio. B. Her daughters birthday.C. The photo of a Haitian boy. D. Her talent for throwing parties.25. What does the underlined word “impoverished” mean?A. adorable B. poor C. talented D. dead26. What can be learnt from the passage?A. A total of 75 full-time workers are employed by Paige at present.B. After unsuccessful attempts, Paige finally threw a wonderful party for the homeless kids.C. Kids can spend $30 to celebrate their birthday.D. Paige commits herself to the cause of helping the homeless kids.27. What kind of person do you think Paige is?A. Caring and sensitive. B. Competent and loyal.C. Kind and perseverant. D. Responsible and disciplined.CFinland is the happiest place on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report of 156 nations.The report, released Wednesday by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks the countries of the world based on six different categories of well-being: income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, generosity and social support. This years report also pays special attention to the happiness of each countrys immigrants.The U.S. dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place, and last years winner, Norway, came in second place followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.“The top five countries all have almost equally high values for the six factors found to support happiness, and four of these countriesDenmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland have been in first place in the six World Happiness Report rankings since the first report" in 2012, ”co-editor John Helliwell told CNN. “In a division with such excellent teams, changes in the top spot are to be expected."Rounding out the top 10 happiest countries was Canada in sixth place, then New Zealand, Sweden and Australia. The order of the top 10 nations changed from the 2017 list but the countries did not, according to the report. They were also 10 of the 11 top spots in the immigrant happiness category (including Mexico 24th overall, but 10th in immigration).“The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born,” Helliwell said in a statement. “Although immigrants come from countries with very different levels of happiness, their reported life evaluations resemble those of other residents in their new countries. Those who move to happier countries gain, while those who move to less happy countries lose.”Other major world powers placed in significantly low spots on the list. Germany came in 15th, the UK was 19th followed by Japan in 54th place, Russia in 59th and China in 86th.The report, based on surveys completed by citizen volunteers, came just under a week before World Happiness Day on March 20, when the UN declared to recognize “the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives”28. The US ranked _ in 2017.A. 14 B. 10 C.18 D. 2229. What is the most significant finding of the report?A. That immigrants are different from residents in the country.B. That immigrants come from countries with different levels of happiness.C. That immigrants become happy when they leave the country.D. That immigrants and locals feel the similar level of happiness.30. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Happiness is no less important than any other aspect in life.B. Peoples happiness and well-being should be considered when it comes to policy-making.C. The happiness report came under a week before World Happiness Day.D. What the UN declared was beneficial to all human beings.31. What is the best title of the passage?A. World Happiness Day. B. Happiness forever pursuit.C. Whats your happiness index(指数)? D. The 2018 World Happiness Report. DThe mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underlines the importance of University of Queensland wildlife research released today. The UQ research sheds light on how various species have responded to major climate events.A study led by UQ School of Earth and Environmental Science researcher Dr Sean Maxwell has spent more than 70 years quantifying the responses of various species.“The growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts and floods is causing unpredictable and immediate changes to ecosystems and blocking existing management efforts,” Dr Maxwell said.“Some of the negative responses we found were quite concerning, including more than 100 cases of dramatic population declines and 31 cases of local population extinction following an extreme event.”"Populations of critically endangered bird species in Hawaii, such as the palia, have been annihilated due to drought, leaving none of its kind, and populations of lizard species have been wiped out due to cyclones in the Bahamas."Cyclones were the most common extreme event for birds, fish, plants and reptiles, while mammals and amphibians were most responsive to drought events, with drought leading to 12 cases of major population decline in mammals. Drought also led to 13 cases of breeding declines in bird populations and 12 cases of changes in the composition of invertebrate communities.UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science director Professor James Watson said the detailed information would help inform ecosystem management.“The research clearly shows species will respond, often negatively, to extreme events,” Professor Watson said.“As climate change continues to ensure extreme climate and weather events are more and more common, we now need to act to ensure species have the best chance to survive. Wherever possible, high quality and intact habitat areas should be retained, as these are the places where species are most resilient(易恢复的) to increasing exposure to extreme events.”32. How was the UQ research conducted?A. By observing extreme weather events.B. By protecting the endangered species.C. By recording reactions of animals to extreme climate.D. By analyzing the reason why mass animal death happened.33. What does the underlined word “annihilated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. destroyed B. defeated C. decreased D. disappeared34. Which of the following sentences is true about extreme weather events?A. Drought caused 13 cases of distinction in bird populations.B. Drought caused 12 cases of population decline in mammals.C. Birds and mammals are most responsive to cyclones.D. Cyclones wiped out populations of lizard.35. What can we infer from Professor Watsons words?A. Animals often show negative responses to extreme events.B. The existing management ways for wildlife protection are limited.C. Different methods should be adopted to ensure the survival of different species.D. Complete and undamaged habitats are of great importance to species survival.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。You are enjoying a nice dream until your alarm suddenly rings. 36 . Is your clock out of control? No, its just winter, making the sun rise later, so it will be twice as hard to crawl out of bed into the cold darkness.As the days get shorter, our mornings lose that crucial light to wake us up, so waking up gets harder. That means youll need to put in extra effort to get to work on time. 37 . 38 . Summer or winter, you should aim to go to bed at about the same time every evening and wake up at about the same time every morning. Try to give yourself time for eight hours per night.Avoid strong light near bedtime. So if you like reading before you close your eyes, try an actual book or an E-ink screen like a Kindle, which doesnt emit the harsh light that phones and tablets do.Buy a wake-up light. If you still have trouble with dark mornings, it might be time to introduce more light into your room. 39 .Give yourself something to look forward to. 40 . Sure, you might have to get up for work, but youll want to be awake if you are expecting a delicious breakfast, or a workout that is actually fun.A. But you just dont want to