湖北省宜昌市第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题6111.pdf

.XX 省 XX 市第二中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题 本试卷共 10 页,共四部分。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。第一部分：听力共两节,满分 30 分 做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.Who won the race?A.Michael Robinson.B.Kyle Nash.C.Chris Scott.2.What will the man probably do?A.Prepare for a test.B.Go to the park with the woman.C.See the movie with the woman tomorrow.3.What does the man suggest the woman do?A.Quit her job.B.Work in another restaurant.C.Work three nights a week.4.How will the woman get back home?A.By taxi.B.On foot.C.By bus.5.Where does this conversation probably take place?A.In a library.B.In a bookstore.C.In a restaurant.第二节 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题 6.Why does the woman refuse the mans invitation?A.She needs to treat some guests.B.She has to do some home cooking.C.She has to prepare for a driving competition.7.What do we know about the woman?A.She needs a part-time job.B.She cant afford to play golf.C.She doesnt like playing golf.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题 8.Whats wrong with the sweater the woman bought?A.Its too small.B.Its not the right style.C.Its the wrong color.9.How does the woman probably feel about the mans response?A.Satisfied.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Why cant Tony go to the party?.A.He has to do some homework.B.He has to work late in the office.C.He has to visit his parents.11.How will the woman go to the party?A.By taxi.B.By subway.C.By car.12.What will the woman probably wear at the party?A.Casual clothes.B.Formal dress.C.Work suit.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Who is the man?A.A researcher.B.A policeman.C.A witness.14.What does the driver look like?A.He is not young.B.He has thin lips.C.He is very tall.15.What was the woman doing when the accident happened?A.Driving a car.B.Hurrying to pay a bill.C.Walking fast to her grandson.16.What did the man do first after knocking the woman down?A.He took the woman to the hospital.B.He got out of his car to have a look.C.He drove his car away at once.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题 17.What is the main topic of the monologue?A.Decisions.B.Dangers.C.Plans.18.What can we learn from the monologue?A.Choosing a high school is the most difficult.B.Decision-making is easy for all people.C.Indecisions can be a serious problem.19.How many choices are there in ordering a coffee according to the speaker?A.Just two.B.At least four.C.Less than three.20.Why is it hard to make a decision according to the speaker?A.You dont want to think too much.B.You dont know how to make a decision.C.Therere too many choices to choose from.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,从每题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。A Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium,situated in the heart of Melbournes CBD,is one of Victorias leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family.Having 12 amazing zones of discovery,Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.*Opening Times.Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year,including public holidays.Last admission is at 5:00 pm,one hour before closing.*Location Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street,Melbourne.It is situated on the Yarra River,opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.*Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium Train The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route and also routes 70 and 75.City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.Shuttle Bus The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service,stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City.Running daily,every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.Car Parking While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium,there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.*Wheelchair Access Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones.Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.*Terms Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted.Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium.No ticket,no entry!21.Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _.A.is located at the center of the CBD in the city B.has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne C.admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm D.is beside Crown Entertainment Complex 22.To get to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium,visitors can take _.A.trains from southern Cross train station B.shuttle buses around the train station.C.boats across the Yarra River D.either tram route 70 or 75 23.Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors _.A.free car parking B.wheelchair access C.Internet connection D.transportation service 24.Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _.A.are free to all visitors B.can be purchased by email C.rare checked at the entrance D.can be printed at the ticket office B Actress Hayden Panettiere recently got into trouble with Japanese fishermen as she tried to stop them from killing dolphins.The 18-year-old star with some other surfers sailed out to reach the dolphins in order to stop them from being driven into a nearby pool and killed,but the six surfers,from Australia and the United States,were stopped by a fishing boat before they could reach them.The fishermen blocked their way with a boathook.It was an ugly,unfriendly and life-threatening struggle before the surfers were forced to return to the beach.It is believed that the dolphins were later taken into a pool and killed.Panettiere,who is a brave surfer and loyal animal protector,made up her mind to save the dolphins of Japan and said,It was really frightening.Some of us were hit by the boathook,but in the end all we were really worried about was the dolphins.It was so sad.We were so close to them and they were jumping out of the water to see us.Breaking down in tears,she added,One little baby dolphin stuck his head out and looked at me and the thought that its no longer with us is really hard to take.The surfers left the country to avoid arrest by the Japanese police.Panettiere is now back in Los Angeles.More than 22,000 dolphins are killed by fishermen in Japan every year.Many Japanese believe dolphins should be treated like fish.They have been hunting dolphins for centuries and see any criticism of this as an attack on their culture.25.Why did the surfers get into trouble with the fishermen in Japan?A.They said something that hurt the fishermen.B.They entered a pool which wasnt allowed to go into.C.They attacked the Japanese fishermen.D.They tried to stop the fishermen from killing the dolphins.26.From Paragraph 3,we can learn that Panettiere _.A.was really frightened and sad B.succeeded in saving the dolphins C.cried when they were hit by the boathook D.didnt like the Japanese fishermen 27.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A.Dolphins Were Saved B.Hayden Panettiere Cried in the Sea of Japan C.People Worldwide Are Against Killing Dolphins D.Protect the Wild Animals C Naquela Wrights life took an unexpected turn when she lost her eyesight as a teenager,but even when her world became dark,the New Jersey resident didnt want to quit social media.Using Facebook was a challenge at first.Diagnosed in 2010 with pseudotumor cerebri,a rare health condition in which pressure increases around the brain and can result in the loss of vision,Wright learned how to use a screen reader to read the site through the touch of the keyboard and sound of a robotic voice.Still,when a friend sends her a photo,Wright often has no clue what the image shows.Now Facebook is trying to solve this problem by exploiting the power of artificial intelligence to create new tools that not only describe items in a photo but allows users to ask whats in an image.I can have a basic picture in my mind of whats going on in the picture and now I can comment on my own,said Wright,who got to try out the new tools that are still being tested.Of course,its different,but its something more than.I had.An estimated 285 million people are visually disabled globally,according to the World Health Organization,and research conducted by Facebook showed that blind users have trouble figuring out whats in a photo because the description isnt clear or doesnt exist.Facebook has made it easier to skim through the content on its website with a screen reader by improving HTML headings,adding alternative text for images,launching keyboard shortcuts,and more.Using artificial intelligence to describe photos is only a part of these ongoing efforts.With 1.5 billion users,Facebook isnt the only social media company that wants to improve its website for the visually disabled.Along with Facebook and other major tech firms,Twitter and LinkedIn have their own accessibility teams and belong to an initiative called Teaching Accessibility.Jeff Wieland,Facebooks head of accessibility engineering,said the group wants to educate more engineers,especially early in college,about designing products that are compatible with the disabled and others.We really dont want accessibility to be the luxury of a handful of companies,Wieland said.We want everything around the world to be built with accessibility in mind.28.What tool helps the visually disabled to read Facebook?A.HTML headings.B.A special keyboard.C.A helpful robot.D.A screen reader.29.What can be inferred from the passage about the new tool created by Facebook?A.It adds a lot of shortcuts on the keyboard.B.It meets no competitors with its advanced technology.C.It helps users to employ their senses other than sight.D.It inspires more engineers to explore artificial intelligence.30.The underlined phrase in the last paragraph are compatible with most probably means _.A.well suit B.bring harm to C.keep company of D.are unaffordable to.31.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A.Screen reader:tool to access social media B.Artificial intelligence:power to help the blind C.Ongoing efforts:strength to improve websites D.Teaching accessibility:initiative to educate engineers D For years,my time spent in the shower could have got me a mention in Guinness World Records as the shortest time taken to bathe.I hurried up during this process.One day,however,while at a party,I heard an artist friend telling everybody that his idea came while he was having a shower.What about you?he asked.Dont you get your creative thoughts from the same place?Im in and out in a hurry,I told him proudly.I have no time to waste!What a pity,he said.Thats the place where you need to slow down;plenty of great thoughts come from there!I tried it out.I slowed down the whole progress,started enjoying the warm water,taking a little longer to soap myself and even spending more time just enjoying the process,and realized how much I had missed in hurrying up all these years.A woman told me how much stress her friend was suffering from and how she sought to convince her that she needed to find ways to relax.She gave her a videotape on stress management and relaxation techniques,and encouraged her to watch it right away.Fifteen minutes later,her friend handed back the tape.It was good,she said,but I dont need it.But its a 70-minute video,the woman replied.You couldnt have watched the whole thing.Yes,I did,her friend said.1 put it in fast-forward!A major social problem of the 21st century is Hurry Sickness.We hurry through work.We swallow fast food.We complain that we dont have enough time.We race through the days and weeks until one day we look back in amazement and comment,My god,how the years flew by!Then we realize the heavy price we have paid for traveling fast.Symptoms of Hurry Sickness include stress and anxiety,bad relationships,.lowered work performance and even disease.Some people dont survive it.Whats the cure?Slow down,for life is so short and precious that we must live it well.32.What was the advantage of taking a shower in the eyes of the artist friend?A.Time was saved.B.Nothing was missed.C.Great ideas flew away.D.Creative thoughts came.33.What was the trouble with the womans friend?A.She felt stressed.B.She found the tape useless.C.She found no way to relax.D.She watched the tape too fast.34.What is the major trouble people face in the 21st century in the writers eyes?A.People run fast to work.B.Everything is done in a hurry.C.People dont have enough time.D.Time flies without being noticed.35.How can the problem be settled?A.By pacing down.B.By learning to survive.C.By developing friendship.D.By performing good work.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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Choosing a college major is one of the most important choices you can make about your education and future career.36 .What you study in school often determines what career opportunities you will have when you graduate.There are a number of steps you can take before making a final decision.37 .If you enjoy marine life,for instance,you should consider a marine biology major.If you love star-gazing,consider becoming an astronomer.Next,consider the academic subjects in which you are excellent.If youre not strong in math you might be better off not choosing engineering.38 .Compare the list of your interests with the list of your talents and see which fields overlap.Once youve established a list of potential career fields,research them further to determine which college majors are most proper.39 .If you struggle.with these steps,consider looking for outside help.Choosing a college major you will enjoy is important.You might find college life to be less stressful if you enjoy your classes.40 .Perhaps most importantly,choosing the correct major may improve your overall happiness and quality of life.A.Your teacher is there to help with just this sort of dilemma B.Then you can get an idea for what courses youll need to take C.It may even be more important than where you attend college D.Your future career choices may rely heavily on what you study in college E.You might also avoid the unpleasantness that comes with changing your major F.If you are good at English you might choose to become an author or a journalist G.Begin by making a list of your personal interests and careers which correspond with them 第三部分:英语知识运用 第一节 完形填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。With the help of Gloria,his wife,Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets,stereo systems,and home appliances.Tom developed an excellent 41 with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service.He was proud of his high percentage of repeat 42 .About five years ago,Tom was 43 by the owners of a competing company,Stereo Super Stores.They wanted him to 44 them out.The price was very attractive.Everything looked