宁夏银川一中2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -银川一中 2018/2019 学年度(上)高二期中考试英 语 试 卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题） 。第卷 (选择题）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答案，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. Who is looking for the man?A. Davi

2、d. B. Mary. C. Alice.2. What is the mans father probably?A. A poet . B. A teacher . C. A doctor .3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a museum.4. When did the exhibition begin?A. At 9:45. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:15.5. What are the speakers talking

3、about?A. A hard day. B. Their hobbies. C. Tonights plan.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 完 每 段 对 话 或 独 白 后 ， 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

4、对 话 或 独 白 读 两 遍 。请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the man planning to do ?A. Explore the seas. B. Travel across forests. C. Walk in the deserts.7. When will the mans new activity be finished?A. In October. B. In November. C. In December.- 2 -请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What kind of movie does the man decid

5、e to see?A. A science fiction movie. B. A war movie. C. A cartoon.9. Why will the woman also go to see the movie?A. She doesnt want to stay at home alone.B. She cant find any good TV programs.C. She hasnt seen a film for a long time.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Which language is the man learning？A. F

6、rench. B. English. C. Chinese.11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Relatives. B. Neighbors. C. Friends.12. What will the speakers do next?A. Eat out together . B. Go to work. C. Make meals.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What kind of music does the man mainly play?A. Folk music.

7、 B. Pop music. C. Rock music .14. Which instrument did the man get the earliest?A. A guitar. B. A piano. C. A drum.15. How old is the man?A. 22. B. 28. C. 30.16. What will the man do next?A. Get a better job. B. Find some band members. C. Choose a name for the band.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What

8、do we know about the course?A. Its on American poetry. B. Its held twice a year.C. It has 60 learners this year.18. How long will the second course last?A. One week. B. Three weeks. C. Four weeks.19. What will the course members do before the second part is over?A. Learn to create poems. B. Attend a

9、 competition. C. Enjoy some great poems. 20. What does the speaker remind the course members of at last?A. When the course begins. B. Where the competition is held. - 3 -C. What the assignments are.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中 ，选出最佳选项AIts the 3rd

10、 Annual Family Fun Fair! Games Crafts (工艺品 ) Apple pie contest Food Face painting Door prizes (门票对号奖 ). and more!What: A chance to celebrate spring, support our community (社区), and have fun!When: Saturday, February 8th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine!Where: The big field next to Hopedale Elemen

11、tary SchoolFor more information: Contact Peter Halm at 555-0191Dont miss the 3rd annual Family Fun Fair!This fair promises to be even better than last years fair no kidding!Last year the game booths (摊位) were a big hit. (Who could forget Principal Snyder winning a toy dog that was so big it took fou

12、r students to carry it to her truck?) This year we have two new game booths. So get ready to take part in the games.Visit our craft tables. They will be better than ever! You can buy items such as clothing, backpacks, and gift baskets. Children aged 5 and under can have their faces painted for FREE

13、by Mr. Garcias third-grade art class.No fair would be complete without food. We will be selling hot dogs, ice cream, roasted nuts, and cotton candy at our booths. For those of you who love to bake, why not enter our new apple pie contest? Just bring your pie to the pie table on the morning of the fa

14、ir. At 1 p.m., our judges, Coach Carter and math teacher, Mrs. Adams, will choose a winner.Wont you please support our school by coming to the fair? Tickets are only $2 each. Door prizes will be given. You could win sports equipment, a new camera, or dinner for four at Merinos Restaurant!This will b

15、e the best fair ever. Dont miss it!21. What do we know about the 3rd Annual Family Fun Fair?A. It is organized by Mr. Garcia. B. It will be held even if it rains.- 4 -C. It is only open to children aged 5. D. It will be held inside an elementary school.22. According to the text, the apple pie contes

16、t _.A. requires the competitors to bring pies they bakeB. includes a dinner for four at Merinos RestaurantC. sells the pies the competitors make in the contestD. teaches the competitors how to bake apple pies23. Anyone who takes part in the fair _.A. can enjoy food for free B. must be good at baking

17、C. will have their face painted D. should spend $2 on the ticketBWe didnt have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldnt just say that we couldnt afford one. When I mentioned it, my mother said that we werent going to have one this year, that we couldnt afford one, and ev

18、en if we could-it was stupid to mess up your house with a dead tree.About three days before Christmas, I was out collecting for my paper route. It was fairly late-long after dark-it was snowing and very cold. I went to the apartment building to try to catch a customer who hadnt paid me for nearly tw

19、o months- she owed me seven dollars. Much to my surprise, she was home. She invited me in and not only did she pay me, she also gave me a dollar tip.On the way home, I walked past a Christmas tree shop and the idea hit me. The selection wasnt very good because it was so close to the holiday, but the

20、re was this one real nice tree. It had been a very expensive tree and no one had bought it; now it was so close to Christmas that the man was afraid no one would.He wanted ten dollars for it, but when I told him what I had, he said he might sell it for that. I really didnt want to spend the whole mo

21、ney on the tree, but it was so pretty that I finally agreed. I dragged it all the way home- about a mile, I think- and I tried hard not to damage it. I arrived at home at last. My heart was bursting as I announced that I had a surprise.“Where did you get that tree?” my mother exclaimed. But it wasnt

22、 the kind of exclamation that indicates pleasure. After she knew the truth, she said that I was going to end up in the poorhouse because I believe in stupid things - 5 -like Christmas trees. My mother had never talked to me like that before and I couldnt believe what I was hearing.24. Why did the wr

23、iters mother refuse a tree?A. Because she couldnt afford a dead Christmas tree.B. Because she thought it was unreasonable to have a tree.C. Because she was much so proud that she felt better.D. Because she thought she wasnt very proud of herself.25. How did the writer feel when he got home?A. Upset

24、and calm. B. Anxious and happy.C. Proud and excited. D. Sorry and confused.26. What made the shop owner sell the tree?A. His pity on the writers situationB. His desire of offering helpC. His worry of keeping the tree.D. His kindness of helping others27. What the writers mother said in the last parag

25、raph means _.A. she was pleased B. she was angryC. she was doubtful D. she was embarrassedCIn every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments（装饰） and household goods, somet

26、imes even in clothes.The furniture may often be “antique”, and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around

27、 these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love.The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when

28、 someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as - 6 -well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have repla

29、ced sheep as the towns main trade.There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called “junk shops”, where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits（利润）from these shops go to charity. Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people w

30、ho once treasured them, but who have moved on to another country or to death.Although the British do not worship（崇拜）their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down; they are rebuilt until they are often better

31、than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.28Books found in second-hand book shops may .A. be copies of the earliest printings B. be on sale for the first time

32、C. never be worth very much D. never be rare29What was the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?A. Its sheep. B. Its bookshops. C. Its cinema. D. Its castle.30The average British person .A. does not respect old things because they are not fashionableB. likes to build new hou

33、ses simply because it is fashionable to do soC. likes to buy new things because they are fashionable.D. does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable31What does the underlined word “them” (Paragraph 4) refer to?A. junk shops B. profits from shops C. old things D. old housesDFrom se

34、lf-driving cars to carebots for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intellig

35、ence continues to change businesses.- 7 -“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces,” said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.A growing number of jobs in the futu

36、re will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence. The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than i

37、t creates.But the report states: “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs could occur as much, according to the research. “The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological know-how will directly challenge

38、 big companies,” it states.A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of

39、 more jobs than they create,” according to Aaron Smith, the reports co-author.“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage o

40、f things that need to be done and that will not change,” Microsofts Jonathan Grudin told researchers.32. We can infer from the text that in the future _.A. people will face many difficultiesB. people will take up more creative jobsC. artificial intelligence will threaten peoples livesD. most jobs wi

41、ll be done in traditional workplaces33. According to the report, _.A. people wont necessarily lose jobsB. big companies will face fewer challengesC. small companies will win against big companiesD. most people will become interested in technology- 8 -34. What is the attitude of most experts in artif

42、icial intelligence and robotics to the future?A. Mixed. B. Worried.C. Hopeful. D. Doubtful.35. Jonathan Grudins words in the last paragraph suggest that _.A. there will be enough jobs for peopleB. things will change a lot in a few yearsC. many people will become unemployedD. technology will totally

43、change future jobs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。Recently, Ive been following a simple rule that is helping me crush procrastination(拖延症) and making it easier for me to stick to good habits at the same time 36 There are two parts to the 2-Minute Rule.Part 1If it

44、 takes less than two minutes，then do it now37 For example，washing your dishes immediately after your meal，tossing the laundry in the washing machine，taking out the garbage，sending that email，and so onIf a task takes less than two minutes to complete，then follow the rule and do it right nowPart 2When

45、 you start a new habit，it should take less than two minutes to doCan all of your goals be accomplished in less than two minutes? Obviously notBut，every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less 38 It might sound like this strategy is too basic for grand life goals，but I beg to differThe 2-Minute Rule

46、 works for big goals as well as small goals because of the inertia(惯性)of life 39 I love the 2-Minute Rule because it embraces the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get startedThe most important part of any new habit is getting startednot just the first time，but each timeIts not abou

47、t performance，its about consistently taking actionI cant guarantee whether or not the 2-Minute Rule will work for you - 9 -40 Anyone can spare the next 120 secondsUse this time to get one thing doneGoA. I call this little strategy the “2-Minute Rule”B. And thats the purpose behind this little ruleC.

48、 Heres what you need to know to stop procrastinatingD. Once you start doing something，its easier to continue doing itE. But，I can guarantee that it will never work if you never try itF. The goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doingG. Its surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：完形填空 (共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ibby Piracha is one of many regular customers at his local Starbucks in a small town in Virginia,