内蒙古通辽实验中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -内蒙古通辽实验中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2选择题答案使用 2B 铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号;非选择题答案使用 0.5 毫米的黑色中性(签字)笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4

2、保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 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 分，满分 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 does the man prefer to do?A. Go to the beach. B. Go to the museum. C. Stay at ho

3、me.2. How many people attended the party?A. 100. B. 200. C.300.3. What is the woman going to do? A. Type the paper. B. Hand in the paper. C. Check the paper again. 4. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.5. Where might the woman be at 5 p.m.?A. In h

4、er home. B. In her office. C. At the train station. - 2 -第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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 段对话，回答第 6、7 题。6. What time is it now?A. Its 4:25. B. Its 4:30. C. Its 4:35.7. Wha

5、t do we know about the speakers?A. They missed their train. B. They are on the wrong train. C. They are waiting for the train.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题8. What size is the womans dress?A. Size 8. B. Size 9. C. Size 10.9. How did the woman lose weight?A. By eating less food. B. By using body cream. C. By doin

6、g exercise.听第 8 段材料回答第 10 至第 12 题。10. How long has the woman been away?A. For 10 years. B. For 15 years. C. For 20 years.11. What did the speakers use to do in the Odeon?A. Play games. B. Watch movies. C. Take classes.12. What will the new theatre have?A. A big screen. B. An excellent sound system.

7、C. One hundred arm chairs.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What happened to the man?A. He forgot to pay for parking. B. He couldnt find a parking lot.C. He got a ticket for parking.14. How much does the man need to pay?- 3 -A. $5. B. $30. C. $35.15. When will the man get the reply?A. In a couple of days.

8、B. In a few weeks. C. In several months.16. How will the man know the final decision?A. By letter. B. By phone. C. By e-mail.听第 10 段材料回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What are Edgar and Laura like?A. They are always in a hurry.B. They are very forgetful.C. They are afraid of flying.18. When did they arrive at the

9、airport?A. 30 minutes before take-off. B. 20 minutes before take-off. C. 10 minutes before take-off.19. What did they do first when they arrived at the airport?A. They got on the plane.B. They bought insurance.C. They called Edgars mother.20. What did Edgar mail to his mother?A. The insurance policy

10、. B. The plane tickets.C. The beautiful stamp.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 (共 15 小题，每题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列 短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHoliday workshopThis program focuses on building the childs self-esteem (自尊心) and learning to love and accept themselves for who they are. It helps them fo

11、cus on their strong points and make them more self-confident. The workshop will run for - 4 -three days to give children a more satisfying time during the holiday. There will be three different groups according to age.Toy car racingKids will have the chance to control their own solar powered (太阳能) r

12、acing models. After models have been tested in the fun “Pit Area”, kids will race against each other on a 10m track. With fun prizes, workshops also plan to encourage fair competitions and communication among kids of different ages.Kids own potsKitchen is the very heart of the family life. Its where

13、 many of lifes lessons are learned. Feeding children can be one of the most difficult parts. Studies have shown that if children take part in the preparation of food, they are more likely to develop an interest in food and feel a strong sense of achievement. Cooking gives the perfect combination of

14、fun and imagination, and its a great way to teach children about the food they eat. It is an excellent way to let little children learn about healthy food and get them on the “right road” from an early age.21. What will you do if your kids are not confident enough?A. Choose the holiday workshop. B.

15、Join in the toy car racing. C. Enjoy the kids own pots. D. Cook for kids every day.22. Besides racing against each other on the track, kids can also _.A. design their favorite prizes B. make their own models C. have a chance to communicate with other kids D. buy solar powered models23. What is speci

16、al about Kids own pots?A. Children who join it should have good imagination.B. It helps young children form good eating habits.C. Children are more likely to become a cook if they join it.D. It can help stop young children from being overweight.- 5 -24. The text is most probably written for _.A. tea

17、chers B. organizers C. parents D. childrenBA Scottish illustrator (插画家) called Johanna Basford has driven the global pencil industry after the surprise success of her coloring-in books.The fill-in drawings are designed for grown-ups and result in a huge demand nowadays.As coloring-in fans compete to

18、 make their works perfect, pencil factories are now struggling to meet the demand for high-quality pencils. Faber Castell, the worlds largest wood pencil factory, says that it is now having to run extra hours at its factories.“People show interest in coloring-in because they are bored with digital p

19、roducts,” Ms. Basford says. “There is something nice about picking up a pencil. You are not going to get disturbed by Twitter. And there is also a childhood part when you do a bit of coloring-in.”It is said that a lot of university-educated adults spend their spare time on a pastime that is below pu

20、zzler books and ludo game. Russell Brand produced a piece of writing named “Adult Coloring Books: Is this the end of the world?” “What has turned us into terrified adults that want to live in a childish condition?” he said. And what did Ms. Basford say about Mr. Brand? “Its a case of whatever makes

21、you happy, theres no right or wrong about it,” Mr. Brand said. “Who knows? Maybe he just hasnt found the right coloring-in book yet. Coloring-in fans just love their pencils, and they become real artists. Its really nice that something I was crazy about is shared now.”Ms. Basfords first three books

22、of drawings have now sold up to 16 million copies globally, with three million alone in China. A new one, Magical Jungle will come out soon. Coloring-in clubs have formed all over the world and people meet in cafes and online to compare their works.25. Why does Faber Castell work longer hours?A. To

23、meet the need for pencils. B. To set up some new factories.- 6 -C. To become famous in the world. D. To improve his pencil factory.26. What makes people like coloring-in?A. It helps improve peoples minds.B. They are afraid of the adult world.C. It is a way of following the fashion.D. They want to ge

24、t away from high-tech products.27. Whats the attitude of Russell Brand to coloring-in?A. Confused. B. Satisfied. C. Negative. D. Unconcerned.28. What can we infer from the text?A. Ms. Basford is very angry with Mr. Brand.B. There is a good market for coloring-in books.C. Coloring-in books were inten

25、ded for children at first.D. The pencil industry first suggested the idea of coloring-in books.CHave you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place? Lots of people have. Now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why.They found that one half of the brain remains more awake t

26、han the other half when people are trying to sleep in a new place. This appears a case of the brain keeping people ready for trouble in a new place, the researchers said.The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology and by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people rep

27、orted they had a harder time sleeping the first night at a hotel or other places outside their home.They call it “first-night effect”. “In Japan, if you change your pillow, you cant sleep,” said Yuka Sasaki, one of the reports authors. “You dont sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it.”

28、The researchers measured brain waves for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart. They found during the first night the left hemisphere (半球 ) of the brain was more active than the right hemisphere. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers s

29、aid.- 7 -Sasaki said a lot of questions remain. Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long, so they dont know if the left hemisphere keeps “watch” all night. Or whether it “works in shifts (轮流 )” with the right hemisphere later in the night. They also do not know why the extra bra

30、in activity, at least during the first period of deep sleep, is always on the left hemisphere.For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is “looking out for us” in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That extra brain activity, at least according to this new re

31、search, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to feel well rested in the morning.29. Sleep problems in a new place may result from _.A. the so-called “first-night effect” B. the concern over personal safetyC. the extra activity of the right brain D. the brains failure to work properly30. What

32、 can be learnt from the study?A. Brain waves were measured in two separate days.B. The left brain develops better than the right one.C. The extra activity is limited to the left brain.D. The left brain keeps “watch” all night.31. For a good sleep, the brains “watch” could be _.A. helpful B. necessar

33、y C. unpleasant D. irresponsible32. The text aims to _ .A. give some advice to people with sleep problemsB. show the real link between the brain and sleepC. call attention to the brain activityD. explain the “first-night effect”DThey go up and they go down. They take people from one floor of a build

34、ing - 8 -to the exact same spot on another floor. A new technology will break elevators free from their vertical (垂直的) prisons, allowing them to move side to side, at an angle (角度), even go outside into a city. German company Thyssenkrupp has developed a new kind of elevator that uses maglev (磁悬浮) t

35、echnology to move elevator cabins. Called Multi, these elevators are no longer limited to a single vertical path.A funny thing happens when elevators can go anywhere. Tall buildings, which are designed to work around elevators, can start taking on different shapes. They can go wide, add towers or go

36、 in unusual directions, and make room for green spaces that otherwise would have been an inconvenience(不便). A single elevator can run from the east side of the first floor to the far west side of the 30th, no transferring or walking necessary. It gets even more interesting when an elevator leaves th

37、e building. Patrick Bass, Thyssenkrupps North America CEO, has worked in the elevator industry for 26 years. He thinks these elevators will create new transportation networks to support the cities of the future. As more people go into cities, theres a renewed interest in creating energy efficient sp

38、aces. Moving people around quickly is a huge part of that.He imagines Multi working perfectly with other Thyssenkrupp technology like the Accel moving walkway. Accel, which also uses maglev technology, speeds up after you step on and can go twice the speed of a regular moving walkway. It was the fir

39、st use of maglev technology outside of a train. The Accel is already in use in some cities now.33. Compared with traditional elevators, Multi can _.A. go more smoothly B. go in any directionsC. go up and down freely D. go directly from floor to floor34. What will happen to buildings with Multi?A. Th

40、ey will hold more people. B. They will become much higher.C. They will be in different shapes. D. They will be connected to one another.35. In what way can Multi support cities of the future?- 9 -A. They save space in cities. B. They help avoid the rush hours.C. They help people save money. D. They

41、help move people around quickly.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。There are some amazing habits of highly organized people that without any doubt are worthy of a few lessons. These habits not only make lives simpler and easier to live, but also reduce stress caused

42、by amounts of disorganization. The highly organized people make a proper space for everything. They know that there is always a place of every object they own. 36 In this way, they always can easily find whatever they need. 37 Every month theyll happily do some spring cleaning and give away items wh

43、ich are no longer needed or in use. This way, they create some space for new items and give away things to those who need them. They write every chore down. The organized truly believe every task is important. 38 This to-do list is a good way of keeping track of things to be done, things done, and t

44、hose things which require a follow-up. This way, they save their effort of memorizing in completing the task well. They plan everything well. 39 No job however big or small is ever done without a plan. This way, every part of planning is done and the goal is achieved calmly. They dont delay (耽搁) doi

45、ng things that they ought to do. When they need to get something done, they just do it. 40 They truly believe in making most of whatever time they have. So they are likely to finish their work in time.A. It is at this moment that you do not find it.B. Therefore, they keep everything at its place.C.

46、They dont like to keep unnecessary things with them.D. Thus, they write down everything that needs to be done.- 10 -E. They are never late and hate to wait beyond the given time.F. Busy lives teach us the importance of time and its value as a resource.G. They never run around till the last moment to

47、 arrange for necessary items.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Recently I have been reminded of the very unexpected generosity and kindness I once experienced on a hitchhiking(搭便车) trip.In 2016, I decided to 41 my girl

48、friend, who lived in Napier, and 42 I was short of money, hitchhiking was the only way to go. 43 Auckland early in the morning, carrying only a small backpack, I set off by bus to the entrance of the Southern Motorway. I soon got 44 . Most were short, but I was on my way. I enjoyed the 45 conversati

49、on and was lucky enough to have made some 46 by dusk. As I walked along a tree-lined country road, I 47 where I would spend the night. It was summer and the weather was 48 so I thought I could sleep under a tree. An elderly gentleman greeted me and asked me where I was 49 , interrupting ( 打断) my thoughts. I 50 that I was hoping to get to the next town, “ Opotiki.”“You wont get there before dark,