河北省隆化县存瑞中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -存瑞中学 2018-2019 学年度第一学期期中考试存瑞部高二英语试题卷 I 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。1.What is the woman doing?A.Buying some cheese. B. Buying a book. C. Borrowing a book.2.Who likes lemons best?A. The woman. B. The womans son C. The

2、womans daughter.3. What time is it now actually?A.6:15 B. 6:45 C. 7:154.Where are the speakers most probably?A. In a hotel. B. In a cinema. C. At a restaurant.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans plan. B. The mans study. C. The mans hometown.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5

3、 段对话或独白。每段对话读两遍.听第 6 段材料，回答 6、7 题.6.How old is the little girl now?A. Seven years old. B. Eight years old. C. Nine years old.7. What can we say about the woman?A. Shes brave. B. Shes patient. C. Shes careless.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题8.What will be constructed probably?A. A pool. B. A soccer field. C. A ba

4、seball stadium.9. How long has the woman lived in the neighborhood?A. One month. B. Six months. C. One year.- 2 -听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10.What do we know about Craig Gillespie?A. He is a good director. B. He is the hero of I,Tonya. C. He is one of Tonyas best friends.11.Which film is probably availa

5、ble to the woman?A. One starting at 6:00pm.B. One starting at 6:30pm.C. One starting at 7:30pm.12.What do the speakers agree on at last?A. Having a big dinner at once.B. Going to the movies on Sunday.C. Telling Anna and Jean about their plan.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题13.Why was the woman late this time?

6、A. She made supper. B. She cleaned her house. C. She saw her husband off.14.What does the man think of the womans parents?A. Busy. B. Weak. C. Pleasant.15.When is the womans exam?A. In the middle of this month. B. At the end of this month. C. In the middle of next month.16.What does the man hope to

7、do?A. Study with the woman. B. Take another course. C. Go to college.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17.What is the speaker doing?A. Introducing some activities.B. Presenting language skills.C. Explaining school rules.18.How are the new students arranged to get know each other?- 3 -A. By wandering in the sch

8、ool.B. By playing some games together.C. By solving serious matters together.19. What will the new students do on Saturday?A. Attend a dinner party. B. Have a day in Bath. C. Prepare a lecture.20.When should the new students gather to meet with their teachers?A. At 10pm on Saturday. B. At 10am on Su

9、nday. C. At 6pm on Sunday.第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第 1 节：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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(徒劳). Later, when the potatoes were harvested,

10、everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field always had Nancys ring in his mind.Then the farm changed hands but it

11、went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field

12、 Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancys hand.21. How did Nancy come to lose her ring?A. She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in

13、the fieldB. She lost it while watering the plants in the field.C. She lost it while working in the field.D. She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field.22. What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?- 4 -A. He picked it up and put it in his pocket. B. He ran back to tell everybody

14、 in the village.C. He placed it in a secret spot. D. He returned it to the owner.23. What can you infer from the story?A. The ring was invaluable. B. People on the farm were honest and helpful.C. The rings disappearance was the work of supernatural power.D. Nancy no longer expected that her ring wou

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20、 C. 3249817 D. 357289725. If you want to get a job as a maths teacher, send your resume(简历) to .A. 237 Rockledge St., Syracuse, NY. 13224 B. 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224C. 500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214 D. 19 South 8th St. NY. 1321426. If you dislike working on Sundays, being a should be yo

21、ur best choice.A. cook B. secretary C. salesperson D. veterinarian assistant27. If you want to get a job at , you must have office skills.A. Martins Apparel B. East Side ManagementC. Wales Charter School D. Johnson Marks Animal HospitalCUsing a mobile phone before going to bed can damage your health

22、, according to a major study. It says that radiation from the mobile phone can cause insomnia(失眠症) and headaches as well as cutting the time spent in deep sleep. Failing to get enough sleep can lead to depression, lack of concentration and personality changes. In teenagers and young children, lack o

23、f sleep can result in attention disorders and poor grades. - 6 -The research showed that using mobile phones before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in them. Deep sleep is important as it is the time when the body rejuvenates(更新) cells and r

24、epairs damage suffered during the day. Scientists found that using mobile phones an hour before sleep affects it. In the study scientists examined the sleep patterns of 36 women and 35 men aged 18 to 45. Some were exposed to radiation that is similar to what a person receives when using a mobile pho

25、ne. The others received none. The results are as follows: The first group took longer to enter the first of the deeper stages of sleep and spent less time in the deepest one. However, the second group was opposite. The findings will shock many parents. Many parents are always worried about their chi

26、ldrens health. But they didnt have a better way to persuade them not to use a mobile phone.28. The passage mainly tells us about _.A. deep sleep is good for your health B. using a mobile phone before sleep can damage your health C. different people have different sleep patterns D. long sleep can ren

27、ew cells 29. The underlined word “ it” refers to _.A. peoples body B. a sleep pattern C. deep sleep D. a day30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Deep sleep is a good time for the body to repair damage suffered during the day B. The study examined the sleep patterns of about

28、 70 people.C. The findings shocked many teachers and teenagers. D. Using mobile phones before bed causes people to take longer time to enter the deep sleep. 31. We can infer from the passage that _. A. many children use mobile phones before sleep B. radiation from the mobile phone can cause parents

29、worries - 7 -C. the lack of sleep can lead to childrens excitement D. using a mobile phone before sleep doesnt harm the aged DIn ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had t

30、he misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up

31、at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the race with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of c

32、ash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh that bus left rive minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered. Everyone must give bad mews from time to time, and winning profes

33、sionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation dose it in a caring way A boss informing an employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortu

34、nately, many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isnt ready ye? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want t

35、o land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically - 8 -informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that s all right. Il

36、l catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded (被轰炸的) person is sure to have .32. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to .A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic C. describe a scene D. offer an argument33. In the writ

37、ers opinion, his neighbor was _.A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not considerate D. not helpful34. From “Dreams of head-cutting!”(Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer .A. was mad at the sales agent.B. was reminded of the cruel pharaohC. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams.D. dreamed of

38、 cutting the sales agents head that night.35. What is the main idea of the text?A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.第二节（共 5 小

39、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。Things You Should Stop Doing to Be SuccessfulAre you a happy person? How often do you think of reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not better than you in general? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you shoul

40、d stop doing to be successful.1. 36 Different people may interpret “success” in different ways: some of them measure it in money, other ones in positive changes to people around them and the world in general. 37 Dont worry about what other people think but come after what makes you happy.- 9 -2.Do n

41、ot believe anything without questioning it.38 They are critical thinkers(批判性思考者), and they understand that we all are ruled by our prejudices(偏见), so they will always question new information.3.Do not worry about all unpredictable things that may happen to you.If you want to be successful, stop thin

42、king about everything that MAY happen to you. 39 Be ready to improve and change your deeds and decisions when things suddenly dont go according to your plan.4.Do not care about what other people think of you.40 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but new worries, stres

43、ses, and problems. Successful people do not concentrate on the quantity of people to please, but worry about their quality and focus on developing friendships with people they really care about.A.Do not wait for the “right time”to do anything.B.Do not let others decide what “success”is for you.C.Suc

44、cessful people do not just accept any new information to be true.D.As far as we all know, its impossible to please all the people who surround us.E.Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future cant be predicted.F.If you want to be successful, do not let others force their

45、 interpretation of success on you.G.Successful people never ignore or avoid problems, no matter how big and awful they seem.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节：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An Old Woman just sat behind her son whose name is Rahul, doing some his office wor

46、k. Hes well 41 and well settled. He was very 42 with his - 10 -work. For the meantime a squirrel came. First time his mother asked his son: “What is that son?”. Her son 43 mom that was a squirrel. For about half an hour his mother again asked: “What is that son?”. He again replied it again.For the T

47、hird time he replied her in a very 44 sound full irritated and frustrated. “Cant you understand its a 45 ? Why you are asking me the 46 question again and again?” Mother felt very 47 . Her throat was full of 48 but she didnt say anything to her son. She just stood up, said 49 to him and told him a s

48、tory of a 5-year-old sweet little boy. That boy was very 50 and innocent. 51 there came a bird. That child asked his mother what was that. His asking that question 52 for about 15 to 20 times. All the time his mother replied him very 53 and sweetly. She kissed her child on his head and saw the 54 of

49、 her child.That child is Rahul now who is well settled and well educated 55 he doesnt know how to 56 his old mom. That person is not only Rahul, it can be me you and so many people in this world. Parents 57 so many things for us, and for our better 58 . They love us so much in this world 59 can do so. Now its your time to 60 them treat them gently and lovingly.