浙江省诸暨市牌头中学2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题201806280272.doc

牌头中学2017学年第一学期期中考试卷高二英语第一部 听力 （共两节，满分30分，每小题1.5分）第一节 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. What does the man think of time travel in the future?A. Its a strange idea. B. Its impossible. C. Its crazy.2. What does the woman want to buy?A. A bookcase. B. Two suitcases. C. Some books.3. What does the man complain about?A. His house. B. His work. C. The environment.4. How does the man stay in touch with his aunt?A. By phone. B. By e-mail. C. By short message.5. What does the man hope the government will do?A. Predict earthquakes in time.B. Provide more job opportunities.C. Change its attitude to the social problems. 请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。 请听第6段材料，回答67题6. How often can the man take a bath in his country?A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Once a week.7. What is the biggest environment problem in the womans country?A. Water pollution. B. Air pollution. C. Noise pollution. 请听第7段材料，回答89题8. Where does the mans wife want to go?A. Somewhere in her country. B. Somewhere in Africa. C. Somewhere sunny.9. Which country is the man interested in?A. Greece. B. Italy. C. America. 请听第8段材料，回答1012题10. How is the man now?A. He is still very weak. B. He has a sore throat. C. He has a runny nose.11. What are the students doing now?A. Reviewing Unit 10. B. Studying Unit 10. C. Studying Unit 11.12. What happened to the womans mother?A. She got the flu several weeks ago.B. She has forgotten to take Vitamin C.C. She has got little sleep recently. 请听第9段材料，回答1316题13. How many people will attend the tea party?A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.14. Who took a two-week trip?A. Julia. B. Pierre. C. Pierres sisters.15. What will the woman take to the tea party?A. Biscuits. B. French desserts. C. A strawberry cake.16. Where are the speakers now?A. In Canada. B. In Mexico. C. In France. 请听第10段材料，回答1720题17. What was Peter probably poor at?A. Writing. B. Reading. C. Speaking.18. Why was Peter happy the first day?A. The family was pleasant and friendly.B. There was a girl of his age in the family.C. There was a comfortable bed in the home.19. What was Peters problem?A. He had little chance to talk.B. He was rather busy with his studies.C. He couldnt get on well with the family.20. When did Peter start learning English?A. At age six. B. At age eight. C. At age ten.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 （共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分） A Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books - especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound（装订）between hard covers. There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the countless subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet! Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand books, the collector must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small hand carts. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs, have been waiting for them. In places like this they can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old one that may be worth many pounds.21. “Londoners are great readers” means that _. A. Londoners are great because they read a lot.        B. There are a great number of readers in LondonC. Londoners are readers who read only great books   D. Londoners read a lot22. According to this passage, Charring Cross Road _.A. is in the suburbs of London           B. is famous for its bookshopsC. contains various kinds of shops        D. is the busiest street in London23. In this passage, what does the underlined part “venture off the beaten track” mean? _.A. buy books in a most busy street      B. move away from a busy streetC. waste time looking for books          D. take a risk of losing ones life24. On Farringdon Road, _.A. you can find fine bookshops for the latest books                 B. there are only small bookshops for the second-hand booksC. you can see book sellers selling books on hand-cartsD. the same books as the ones in the bookshops of Charring Cross Road are sold B The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco，California is one of the world's most beautiful bridges. It is also one of the most visited places in the world. Vehicles(车辆)cross the bridge an average of 41 million times each year. More than 1800 hundred million vehicles have used the bridge since it opened more than 70 years ago. The bridge was painted “International Orange” because that color went well with the natural surroundings. The color also is easier to see in the heavy fog that often covers the area. But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color. It was named for the body of water that it crosses，the Golden Gate Strait. The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County，California. Planning for the bridge began in the 1920s when the area around San Francisco was growing. People living in the area needed another way to get to the city besides small ferries(渡船) Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer for the project. Work began in 1934. Mr. Strauss demanded the strongest safety protections in the history of bridge building. These included the first use of “hard hats” to protect the workers' heads and special glasses to protect their eyes. A special safety net was suspended(挂)under the bridge. This net saved the lives of 19 men during the construction. However，11 other workers were killed when they fell from the bridge through the net. Still，this was a new safety record for the time. The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.It extends 1280 meters across the water. The total length is 2737 meters. It was the largest suspension bridge(吊桥)in the world until 1964.That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City. Today，the Golden Gate Bridge is the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world.25The purpose of suspending a special safety net is to _ Aprotect the environment Bmake construction easier Cprevent workers from falling Dsave building materials from falling26What do we know about Joseph Strauss? AHe attached importance to the workers' safety. BHis safety measures were not of practical value. CHe built the first suspension bridge in the world. DHe demanded strong measures to ensure the safety of the bridge.27The passage is written to _ Ainvite readers to San Francisco Bintroduce the Golden Gate Bridge Cdescribe how the Golden Gate Bridge was built Dtell the story of an engineer called Joseph Strauss CEdward Hibberd Johnson was an American inventor. He lived in New York City in the 1800s. In 1882, Johnson had an idea. It would change the look of Christmas forever.Johnson worked as a boss at a technology company. In 1871, he hired a young man to work for him. The man's name was Thomas Edison. Edison was a great worker. He came up with many new ideas. Later, Edison left to start his own company. Johnson followed him. Johnson started turning Edison's ideas into money. In 1880, Edison invented the light bulb. No one knew how much it was worth. At the time, most homes did not have the electricity to power it. However, Johnson helped start a company to sell the bulbs. Before long, Mr. Johnson had a bright idea. Christmas trees were very popular. They were so beautiful because of their candles. Flickering (闪烁的) flames were perfect for Christmas. But they were also dangerous. They could easily start a fire. Mr. Johnson thought of a way to fix this. He set up a Christmas tree by one of his windows. Then he took 80 colored light bulbs and hung them around it. The lights were red, white and blue. People on the street stopped to look. They admired the shining Christmas tree. It was so popular that Johnson made it a tradition. Each year he added more lights. In 1884, there were 120 light bulbs on his tree. The lights were not cheap. In 1900, a string of 16 bulbs cost $12. That was a lot of money back then, because people made less. In today's money, that is about $350. But over time, they started to cost less. By the 1930s, colored light bulbs were everywhere. Today millions of light sets are sold in America each year. They light 80 million homes. Some of them are now used for other holidays too. They are used on Halloween and Valentine's Day. But it all started with Johnson's Christmas tree. 28. What do we know about Edward Hibberd Johnson? A. he came up with the idea for Christmas tree lights B. he employed Thomas Edison to invent the light bulb.C. he adovacated setting up a Christmas tree in America. D. he built up a company to provide electricity for many homes. 29. Johnson used colored light bulbs to replace tree candles mainly to_. A. develop a new tradition B. make a Christmas tree safer C. to make Christmas popular D. to attract people to his company 30. Why didnt people decorate their Christmas trees with lights in the early 1900s? A. The light bulbs were not available on the market. B. They preferred candles to colored light bulbs. C. People didnt know much about electricity. D. They couldnt afford to pay for the light bulbs 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）A. Discuss the issues at once. B. Accept the need of private space. C. Agree on some basic rules. D. Respect and accept cultural differences. E. Explore together. F. Get to know each other better. G. Share your cleaning work together How to Become Best Friends with Your Dormmates You have never shared a room with anyone and now you are scared and confused. But do you know that student years are one of the most exciting and memorable? When I was a student I met lots of great people and my best friend as well. Sharing a room with absolutely unknown person might be challenging at first, but it will be a priceless experience in your life. Check out several tips on how to become best friends youre your dormmates. 31. _ This is the essential rule of any good relationship. Make a list of the things that are/arent allowed to both of you and stick to it. Decide on the studying time, cleaning and visiting hours. Not only will it make your routine easier, but can also help to avoid misunderstandings and quarrels. Its important to talk about male guests and overnight visitors. If needed, you may set some rules for your visitors. When I was a student, our room was frequently full of friends and visitors, but I tried not to turn it into the social center. 32. _ You will escape many fights if you start talking about the problem once you feel its necessary. When you accumulate the little things, they grow bigger and chances are you will say a lot of unpleasant things you dont really mean. Your dormmates simply cannot know or notice some things. Thats why negotiations are always the right thing to consider. My dormmate was always forgetting to take away her wet towel from the dresser and it was just unbearable. When she performed the same thing for several times, I explained that it was a bit irritating and an annoying bad habit. Thats it. 33. _ Common memories and experience are the right things that pull people together. You are newcomers and you have no idea about the territory of the campus. So why not explore the campus together? Generally speaking, any activity you can share will be of advantage. You can become workout buddies or you may turn out to be the fans of the same band. 34. _ I really appreciate togetherness and I was always a good mixer, but sometimes even such an easy going person like me needs some personal space and me-time. You spend every minute together and you need to take a break once in a while. Its absolutely okay. Discuss this question with your dormmates well in advance so that you wont have any problems during the school year. 35. _ This tip will help you to get along with the dormmate and will help you go far in life as well. Your dormmates may be from other countries with different traditions, religion and views. Be careful with the stereotypes and prejudgment, your ideas about the subject may be superficial and incorrect. Most probably your overseas dormmates will need some help during the period of adaptation to the new surrounding and life style. Sharing a room with an international student is a unique chance to learn another culture and language. Dont miss it!第三部分 语言运用第一节 完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） Last week I stopped at a red light. To my left stood a young woman. She had a look of 36 on her face, ragged clothes, and a sign that 37 , “Just need a little help. Thank you.” I was 38 drawn to her. I had no cash in my 39 . Instead, I gathered all the change I had in my car. I rolled my 40 down. “Hi. Whats your name?” I asked. “Joyce,” she 41 with caution in her voice. “Hi, Joyce, Im Kelley.” I 42 my arm to give her a handshake. She unwillingly 43 my hand. “Its nice to meet you. I wish I had 44 to help you with but this is all I have right now.” She pleasantly 45 her hands and 46 the coins. She started telling me how their house was burned down last year and they 47 everything. With no insurance and both losing their jobs, they were starting over. All week I drove by that place hoping to see Joyce and give