浙江诗阳市2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、浙江省东阳市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题第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 time is it now?A. 7:00B. 7:30C. 8:002. What is the man probably?A. A repairman.B. A fireman.C. A neighbor.3. Wha

2、t is wrong with the speakers?A. They lose their way.B. They took the wrong bus.C. They cant find their map.4. What was the weather like?A. Windy and rainy.B. Windy and snowy.C. Windy and cloudy.5. What might be the matter with the man on the ground?A. He has a bad cold.B. He has a headache.C. He has

3、 heart trouble.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至8题。6. Where did the robbery happen?A. On a bus.B. At a bus stop.C. Near the police station.7. What did the woman do when the

4、robber took her handbag?A. She called the police.B. She held her handbag.C. She grabbed the robbers knife.8. What happened in the end?A. The robber ran for his life.B. The woman was sent to hospital.C. The robber was taken to the police station.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the man think of the dinne

5、r party?A. Bad.B. Very good.C. Just so-so.10. What do we know about the boss?A. Hes impolite.B. Hes funny.C. Hes kindhearted.11. What does the woman mean by her last words?A. The man shouldnt invite such a man to his dinner party.B. The boss should say sorry to the couple.C. The man should let the b

6、oss leave earlier.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where is the woman?A. In a restaurant.B. In a radio studio.C. In a classroom.13. How many problems does the boy have?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.14. What will the woman do in the next part?A. Comfort the boy.B. Introduce some friends to the boy.C. Give some advice

7、 on how to make friends.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. How long has the woman lived there?A. 16 years.B. 11 years.C. 5 years.16. What does the woman complain about?A. Her neighbors children.B. Noise and air pollution.C. Traffic conditions.17. Why isnt the woman satisfied with her living conditions?A. The flat

8、 is too old.B. The flat is overcrowded.C. The flat is too dirty.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When did the traffic accident take place?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 8:30.19. Where did the fire break out?A. In a store.B. In a car company.C. In the No.2 Hospital.20. What can we learn from the news?A. The two in

9、jured are out of danger.B. The fire lasted about 3 hours.C. The burned are in hospital.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARachel Carson (1907-1964) is a writer, biologist, and environmentalist. As a trained scientist and a great writer, Rache

10、l Carson did much to shape peoples attitudes toward the natural world. Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, she shared from childhood her mothers love of books and feeling for the beauty and mystery of nature. At Pennsylvania College for Women, she first majored in English, but later learned biology. T

11、he imagination of a creative writer with a scientific lobe for fact made her books successful. After graduating with honors, she won a scholarship to Johns Hopkins University, where she earned an A.M. in zoology.When her father died suddenly in 1935, she took a job as an aquatic(水生的) biologist. An a

12、rticle for the Atlantic Monthly led to her first book, Under the Sea Wind (1941). During World War II she wrote a series of booklets on wildlife refuges(收容所). Meanwhile she had been working on a book that would make her known throughout the world. Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us became an immed

13、iate best-seller, won many honors and literary awards, and was translated into thirty-two languages. After earning enough money, she could devote full time to writing. Her next book, The Edge of the Sea (1955), was also a success.Rachel Carsons last book, Silent Spring (1962), became one of the most

14、 famous books of the last half of the twentieth century. Ever since the end of World War II, when the insecticide (杀虫剂) DDT came on the market, she had been worried about the dangers in the uncontrolled use of the poisons: their effect on wildlife, on human life, and on the environment. She decided

15、to speak out. The result was a book showing how modern society has been poisoning the earth on a worldwide scale. “A few thousand words from her,” wrote a newspaper editor, “and the world took a new direction.”21. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Rachel Cars

16、on? a. She took a job as an aquatic biologist. b. She studied at Pennsylvania College for Women. c. She became a full-time writer. d. She wrote her book Under the Sea Wind.A. dcbaB. badcC. bacdD. bcda22. Which of the following is TRUE about Rachel Carson according to the passage? A. Her book The Sea

17、 Around Us made the world take a new direction. B. She was worried about the conditions of wildlife. C. Her book The Edge of the Sea was popular with the youth. D. Although her mother didnt love reading, Rachel Carson fell into the habit of reading in her childhood.23. What made Rachel Carsons book

18、popular? A. Her special college education.B. Her plenty of imagination.C. Her beauty and her interest in poisons.D. Her imagination and strong feeling for nature.BFacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in gen

19、eral an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, ma

20、ny people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russian

21、s dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not try to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our o

22、wn culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of another do does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations

23、many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to make a general statement about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States.

24、 People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person i

25、ncorrectly.24. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _ .A. show friendliness to strangersB. be used in the wrong placesC. be used to hide true feelingsD. show personal habits25. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?A. Learn about their relations with

26、 others.B. Figure out what they will do next.C. Find out about their past experience.D. Understand their cultural backgrounds.26. What would be the best title for the test?A. Facial ExpressivenessB. Smiles and RelationshipC. Cultural DifferencesD. Habits and EmotionsCThe year is 2094. It has been an

27、nounced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the rema

28、ining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coa

29、st are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities o

30、f Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero

31、. Crops are ruined. The sun wontbe seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive. Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth fo

32、r over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?27What is mainly described in th

33、e passage?AA historic discovery. BAn event of imagination. CA research on space. DA scientific adventure. 28When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes_.Aan earthquake Bdamages to cities Can Earth explosion Dhuge waves 29Why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long?ABecause th

34、e land is covered with water.BBecause the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth. CBecause people there can not live at the temperature of zero. DBecause wars break out among countries . 30By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove_.Aanimals could not live in the cold

35、 climate Bwhat happened 65 million years ago was an invented story Cthe human beings will die out in 2094Dthe Earth could be hit by other objects in space 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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home fr

36、om school. 31 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65 team US mens college basketball tournament (锦标赛). 32 Teams compete against each other in a single elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national cha

37、mpion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. _33_Colleagues against bosses.Big name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each

38、 year there are dark horses from little known universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little known George Mason University was one of the final fo

39、ur teams. 34 College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 35 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, to

40、pping the post season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.A. Husbands against wives.B. The players will go all out for the games.C. But that doesnt mean money isnt involved.D. College students will ignore piles of homework.E. People are willing to spend more money on wa

41、tching it.F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I recently heard a story about a famous r

42、esearch scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughsWhat set him so far apart from others?He_36_that, in his opinion, it all came from an _37_from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years oldHe had been trying to_38_a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost

43、 his _39_on the slippery bottle and it _40_, making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floorWhen his mother came into the kitchen, instead of _41_at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what a _42_and wonderful mess you have made! I have _43_ seen such a huge pool o

44、f milkWell, the damage has already been doneWould you like to _44_down and play in the milk for a few minutes _45_we clean it up?”Indeed, he didAfter a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert, _46_you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and _47_everything to its proper ord

45、erSo, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge （海绵）, a towel, or a mopWhich do you _48_ ?” He chose the sponge and together they _49_the milkHis mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a _50_experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two _51_ handsLets g

46、o out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can _52_ a way to carry it without dropping it” The little boy _53_ that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping itThis scientist then _54_that it was at that moment that he

47、knew he didnt need to be afraid to make _55_Wouldnt it be great if all parents would respond the way Roberts mother responded to him?36AaddedBadvisedCrespondedDcommented 37AexperienceBaccident Cexperiment Dinspiration38AsendBcoolCbringDremove 39AholdBcontrolCbalance Dway40AfellBrolledCturnedDburst41AcryingBstaringCshoutingDlaughing 42ApowerfulBgreatCtouchingDmoving 43Ashortly