河北省石家庄市2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、20172018学年度第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。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. What will the man do this weekend? A. Go hiking. B. Help Linda. C. Move his house. 2.

2、What didnt the man lose?A. His purse. B. His car key. C. A gold necklace.3. How many people were killed? A. 3. B. 6. C. 23.4. What is the womans neighbor like? A. Friendly. B. Polite. C. Unkind.5. How long is the library open on weekends? A. For seven hours. B. For eight hours. C. For nine hours. 第二

3、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道小题，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Whats wrong with the boy?A. His leg got hurt. B. His head got hurt. C. His arm got hurt. 7. Who was driving the car when the accident happened? A. T

4、he boy. B. The boys mother. C. The boys father. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary. 9. What is Mr. Smith? A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A cook. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where did the woman work after gra

5、duation? A. In China. B. In England. C. In Canada.11. What has the woman done since she came back? A. She has painted her flat. B. She has visited her family. C. She has made new friends. 12. What can we learn about the mans job? A. He travels a lot. B. He started a week ago. C. He sells furniture.

6、听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. When does the conversation take place? A. At the beginning of the school year. B. In the middle of the school year. C. At the end of the school year. 14. What do we know about the womans students of the summer course?A. Theyll have an exam. B. They are immigrants. C. They a

7、re from China. 15. What are the students more interested in according to the woman?A. Speaking English. B. Writing English. C. Reading English.16. What does the girl want to be in the future? A. A linguist. B. A program administrator. C. An ESL teacher. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Which of the followi

8、ng isnt mentioned? A. The first love. B. The first trip. C. The first job.18. Which is TRUE about the first car accident? A. The bike rider was hurt. B. The car driver was at fault. C. The car driver was from New York. 19. When did the second car accident take place? A. In 1886. B. In 1896. C. In 18

9、99. 20. What happened to Henry Bliss?A. He was hurt. B. He was killed. C. He was put in prison. 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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYou use her as a shoulder to cry on. She texts you back with casual jokes. But she, Xiaoice, is only a virtual c

10、hatbot. Xiaoice, Microsofts latest artificial intelligence robot, was briefly released in 2014, and returned to WeChat in 2015, where she became a big hit. Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily, the New York Times reported. On WeChat, Xiaoice is an official account. After fo

11、llowing it, users can start text-based conversations with Xiaoice. “Her incredible learning ability was why people loved to talk with Xiaoice,” Liu Jinchang, a researcher at High-tech Research and Development Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology, told China Daily. Apart from her abili

12、ty to identify photos and send emojis (表情符号) in conversations, Xiaoice gains 45 percent of her knowledge from interacting with users, China Daily reported.Chatbot programs first appeared in the mid-1960s in the US. Driven by top tech companies, they are becoming smarter and more common. For instance

13、, IBMs latest artificial intelligence program served as an academic consultant at Australias Deakin University, answering students questions about course schedules and financial aid. Apples Siri and Amazons Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news, play music and even make jokes fo

14、r their users. These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living rooms, the New York Times pointed out. However, it may take decades before scientists develop a “Samantha”, the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction film Her. In the film, Samantha sparks a roman

15、tic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix. Many viewers were enthusiastic about this fantasy of virtual soul mates.21. What does the underlined part in Paragraph Two mean? A. She became a best seller. B. She became very powerful. C. She became a money maker. D. She became ver

16、y popular.22. Which of the following can Xiaoice do? A. Do housework. B. Spread messages. C. Identify various photos. D. Read news to its users.23. Which companys chatbot program can act as an academic consultant? A. Microsoft. B. IBM. C. Apple. D. Amazon.24. What can be learned from the last paragr

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25、ey are all written by L. Ron Hubbard. C. They are all study books. D. They are all based on educational research.27. If you buy the four books on April 1, 2015, you will have to pay _ for them. A. $ 129.38 B. $ 64.69 C. $ 34.90 D. $ 111.93 CWhen Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to enter the B

26、oston Marathon with a number in 1967, she knew shed be chasing（追赶）history. She didnt expect to be chased off the course.At the time, women werent officially allowed to enter the race. To be accepted, Switzer signed up with her initials as “K. V. Switzer.” On race day, though, in lipstick and earring

27、s, she took her place at the starting line.Switzer was at mile two when race manager, John Semple, ran up and tried to get her off the course, yelling, “Get the hell out of my race!” But with her boyfriend knocking Semple back, she fended off the official and finished in four hours and twenty minute

28、s.To mark the 50th anniversary of her barrier-breaking run, Switzer, now 70, plans to repeat the 26.2-mile journey this month.In the race, Switzer will wear the number 261, the same one she wore 50 years ago. In her honor, the Boston Marathon will leave the number out in future races.Switzer has 39

29、marathons under her belt, including coming in first in New York in 1974 and running in the Olympics in 1984. The last time she finished one in Boston was in 1976, two years after successfully campaigning to let women officially enter it.Her number might not show up in the Boston Marathon again, but

30、Switzers movement goes beyond letting women enter that race. Founding a nonprofit international womens running club, Switzer chose the name 261 Fearless.“My goal is to reach women in places right now where theyre not allowed to leave the house alone, drive a car or get an education,” Switzertold CBS

31、 Boston. “If running can give them a sense of strength, where they are no longer victims and vulnerable, thats what I hope it can do.”28. How did Kathrine Switzer enter the Boston Marathon in 1967?A. By dressing up as a male.B. By signing up with her initials.C. By yelling at the race manager. D. By

32、 chasing another runner off the course.29. What was John Semples attitude towards Switzer running the Marathon?A. He was in favor of it. B. He tried to get her out of the competition. C. He unwillingly allowed her to finish her running.D. He thought Kathrine should get official approval first. 30. C

33、oncerning the number 261, which of the following is right?A. A running club was named after it. B. The number will be reserved for Boston Marathon.C. Switzer wore the number in all her Marathon races.D. The Boston Marathon will honor the number in future races. 31. Whats Switzer goal in founding an

34、international womens running club?A. To make profit. B. To honor her first Marathon. C. To train more women for Marathon. D. To encourage women to win equal rights.D Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toil

35、ets. People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, n

36、ot to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship wi

37、th time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of

38、technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then

39、we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for proclaiming (声明) the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But its time to discover that it does not work for technology.R

40、ichard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.32. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 1 probably me

41、ans _.A. advantageB. attractionC. adaption D. attempt33. From the passage, technology companies aim to _.A. attract people to buy their products B. provide the latest informationC. improve peoples quality of life D. deal with cultural diseases34. It can be inferred from this passage that people _.A.

42、 consider too much technology wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. can regain freedom without high-tech devices D. may enjoy life better without overused technology 35. Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Disapprovin

43、g. D. Sympathetic.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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Effective time management is the primary means to a less stressful life. High school, especially during your senior year, can be frustrating（令人沮丧）. This is the time of your life when you are preparing yourse

44、lf for college and the real world. 36 l Plan each day.Planning your day can help you accomplish more and feel more in control of your life. Write a to-do list, putting the most important tasks at the top. 37 l Prioritize (按重要性排列) your weekly schedule as a student.Prioritizing tasks will ensure that

45、you spend your time and energy on those that are truly important to you. 38 Friends will want to hang out with you on the weekends, but they will understand if you explain to them that you need to study or catch up on college-related work.l 39 Keep a diary of everything you do for three days to dete

46、rmine how you are spending your time. Look for time that can be used more wisely. For example, if you take a bus to school, you can use the time to catch up on reading. Thus, you can free up some time to exercise or spend with your family or friends. l Get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy diet and exe

47、rcise regularly. 40 It will help improve your efficiency so that you can complete your work in less time.A. A healthy lifestyle can improve your focus and concentration.B. How do you manage your time doing all your activities without being overly stressed?C. Take a break before you need one.D. Any academic studies must come first, then extra curriculum activit