湖北省武汉市第六中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -湖北省武汉市第六中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。满分 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）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。1Which place does the woman want to visit?

2、AA bank. BA shopping mall. CWall street.2What is the man going to do?AGo shopping. BPrepare a meal. CBake some cookies.3Why did the man want someone to come up to his apartment?AHe needed an electrician.BThe water was running.CThe air conditioner doesnt work.4What is the woman doing?AListening to th

3、e radio. BTurning off the radio. CDoing her homework.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?AMarriage. BShopping. CChairs.第二节 （共 15 小题；每题 1.5 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 7 题。6Wha

4、t do the mans parents want him to be in the future?AA soldier. BA doctor. CA journalist.- 2 -7What does the woman like the most?AWriting. BWorking. CTraveling.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8What are the speakers doing?ALooking for a rental house. BPlanning to buy a house.CWatching the ads on TV.9What do we k

5、now about the house in the ad?AIt is well-furnished. BIt is far from the mans company.CIt has a yard and a garage.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10According to the woman, what happened to her jacket?AShe lost it. BIt became smaller. CShe bought a new one.11What did the woman do two weeks ago?AShe went to a

6、used clothing store. BShe saw a movie.CShe bought a jacket.12How does the woman probably feel in the end?AApologetic. BAngry. CHappy.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What is the relationship between the speakers?AClassmates. BTeacher and student. CCoach and player.14How did the man react when he saw the wom

7、an dancing?AAnnoyed. BInspired. CSurprised.15What does the man prefer doing for exercise?ARiding a bicycle. BPlaying soccer. CRunning.16What will the speakers do next?AStudy for a test.BGo to the gym together.CShow each other their movies.- 3 -听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What does Brad have to do befo

8、re he has breakfast?AClean his sleeping place.BGo down to the stream to get some water.CFeed some animals.18What happened to Brad when he went fishing?AA tree branch fell on him.BHe lost his fishing pole.CHe slipped and lost one of his shoes.19What was Brad doing when he got lost in the forest?ARunn

9、ing away from a bear.BSearching for wood.CWandering around looking for the cabin.20How did Brad like summer camp?AHe had a great time. BIt was okay. CHe didnt have fun.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWHERE TO GO IN AUGUST?In Europe

10、August is the height of the peak season! Millions of holidaymakers from around the world invade the beaches and countryside of Southern Europe. The climate is great for travel for just about the whole of the continent with just a few areas affected by In AsiaThis season is considered the least favou

11、rable.The monsoon(季风)season is at its height over the majority of this area with the exception of only a few countries (Kerala or Tamil Nadu in India,Bali - 4 -extreme heat.The north of Europe is lovely during this month and summer is the ideal time to visit those countries that are generally consid

12、ered a little cold and damp such as Ireland, Scotland or Holland. and the southern islands of Indonesia,etc.) Everywhere else is hot, and very damp climate prevails(盛行). In AfricaThe Maghreb countries are crowded with tourists.The climate is hot and dry.The Atlantic coast of Morocco is pleasant than

13、ks to the ocean influence.Further to the south it is the rainy season and it is only along the latitude(纬度)of Kenya and Tanzania that the climate becomes favourable to visitors. In AmericaThe north is generally hot and dry(sometimes extremely hot in the deserts towards the west of the USA).Central A

14、merica experiences a short rainy season at this time but towards the south the conditions are more favourable.To be avoided:Although July and August are favourable to travel“climatically”speaking,it is often not so pleasant when it comes to quietness and prices.The vast majorities of European countr

15、ies have their main holidays during this period so the hotels are generally crowded and the prices high for the majority of destinations.21Which part may be the last choice for travelling in August? AAsia. BAfrica.CSouthern Europe. DSouthern America.22Besides climate,_ can contribute to your disappo

16、intment when travelling.Ahotel prices Bpeaceful environmentCtransportation expenses Dtroublesome holidaymakers23What does the underlined word“invade”in the part “in Europe” mean?AImmigration to. BVisit separately.CEnter in large numbers. DAttack and occupy.- 5 -BLet me tell you about my relationship

17、 with the school desk.From my first day at Penny Camp Elementary School in 1982,it was terrible.This is how it went down: five seconds into class, the foot start bouncing;10 seconds in, both feet; 15 seconds,I burst out the drums ! After a few minutes,its all over. Im trying to put my leg behind my

18、neck.No,that desk and I didnt get along.Sitting still was hard enough,but I also struggled with reading.Reading out loud in class was a special kind of hell(地狱).By the third grade I had progressed from being one of “those kids” to being the “special kid”. I was found to have multiple language-based

19、learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (A.D.D) (注意力缺陷障碍症). I was turned into a “patient” who needed treatment rather than a human being with differences.I struggled with severe anxiety and depression at age 10.I survived this time in my life because of my mom. She knew in her heart tha

20、t her child wasnt broken and didnt need to be fixed.My mom was right. When I think back on my school experience, I realize it wasnt the A.D.D. that disabled me. What disabled me were limitations not in myself but in the environment. Ive come to believe that I did not have a disability, as it is comm

21、on to say, but experienced disability in environments that could not accommodate and accept my differences.In the fall of 1977,after two years at Loyola Marymount University,where my learning differences were fully accommodated, I transferred to(转学)Brown University, where I graduated with an honors

22、degree in English literature. I still cant spell or sit still,but I now use support and technology to relieve my weakness and build a life on my strengths. I dont feel stupid anymore and I know that Iand others like mecan live good lives despite these challenges.24What does the author want to tell u

23、s in the first paragraph?AHe didnt like to study. BHe used to be active at school.CHe suffered from a broken desk. D He had trouble sitting still - 6 -in class.25How did the author probably feel in class in his early school years?AExited. BUneasy. CInterested. DBored.26Which of the following is corr

24、ect according to the last paragraph?AHe is living a good life with his weakness.BHis disability has been cured by technology.C He got his honors degree in English literature in the fall of 1997.DHe was transferred to Brown University because of his disability.27From the passage we learn that_.Aa dis

25、ability is nothing but a differenceBfamilys support is the most important Cdisabled people cant live well however hard they work Dsometimes limitations of the environment disable a personCIts the oldest trick in the book: threaten the kids with a piece of coal, and theyll behave in the name of Santa

26、 Claus.Some people say that parents are purposely taking in their kids by lying to them about Santa. Is it purposely cheating or playing along with the fantasy? There are always those stories about the kindergarten teacher or parent who would tell the kids theres no Santa Claus, and theyd all start

27、crying on the lost dreams.But if another teacher goes into a third-grade class and says there is a Santa Claus, theyll all laugh at her.What I say is that if theyre at the age when theyre still believing,why bother to end it?Then how long should parents pretend? Studies indicate that after eight,75

28、percent of kids dont believe.Thats the first “S” word that parents have to deal withits not sex. Its Santa.So the parent has to sit down and say it in a gentle way. “Listen,Santa did exist. He was a person who gave to others and now that youre older, you can give to others and be Santa,too.”Do you t

29、hink if a kid who believes in Santa walks into a third-or-fourth-grade class, his friends are going to tell him in a gentle way?No.Theyre going to make fun - 7 -of him, and the kid is going to run home crying ,saying you lied to him. We all remember how the news is broken to us, so if we all remembe

30、r, then theres some significance or we would have forgotten it. And its better to have a memory if someone doing it nicely than some kids laughing at you.Santa is also used as an instrument of guilt, because Santa knows everything. So even if the kids did bad things and got away with them, Santa kne

31、w. Still, Santa alone is not a good behavioral tool. You cant, say, in January, play the Santa card to your childbecause Christmas is too far away.28According to the first paragraph, parents should_.Atelling the kids that Santa does not exist Blie to their children on the problem of Santa ClausCnot

32、tell the truth if their children believe Santa Claus existsDtell children in advance in case of being laughed at by classmates29Why could your kid possibly be made fun of in the fourth grade?AHe tells a lie that he believes in Santa. BHe says Santa does exist in this world. CHe expects gentle talks

33、from his friends. DHe gives to others and acts as Santa does.30The underlined part in the last paragraph most probably means to_.Aplay cards with children happilyBtalk the kids out of doing something badCclarify the truth of Santa to the kids in a gentle wayDlet the children figure the problem out b

34、y themselves31The authors intention in writing this text is to_.Aintroduce the detailed story of Santa Claus in all aspectsBprevent children from being laughed at by fellow classmatesChelp children to understand whether Santa Claus is real or notDinstruct parents how to explain the existence of Sant

35、a Claus to kidsDOumuamua,an object through space that was discovered on October 19th, has - 8 -already made history.The speed at which it is moving relative to the sun means that it cannot be native to the solar system. Its official name is thus II/2017 UI, with the “I” standing for “interstellar(星际

36、)”the first time this name has ever been used.That is exciting.Some scientists, though, entertain an even more exciting possibility: what if Oumuamua is not an asteroid(小行星),as most think, but an alien(外星的)spacecraft? Asteroids come in ll sorts of shapes and sizes, but Oumuamua seems particularly di

37、fferent.As best as astronomers can tell, it is cigarlike,being roughly 180 meters long but only about 30 meters wide.That makes it longer than anything known of in the solar system.Such a shape would be a sensible choice for a spaceship,since it would minimize the scouring(冲刷)effect of interstellar

38、dust.With that in mind the Breakthrough Listen project, an organization aimed at hunting for alien life, plans to turn the worlds biggest radio telescope,the Green Bank instrument in Virginia,towards Oumuamua to see if it can hear anything interesting.Oumuamua is currently about twice as far from Ea

39、rth as Earth is from the sun. At that range,the telescope should be sensitive enough to pick up a transmitter about as powerful as a mobile phone after just a few secondsworthy of observations.Will it find anything? Almost certainly not.Oumuamua has the same reddish color as many as asteroids,so pro

40、bably has a similar composition.And, if it really is a spaceship, it is strange that signs of its artificial origin have not been seen already.It could, in theory, be a derelict(遗弃星球). But in that case the telescope is unlikely to hear anything. By far the most likely option is that it is exactly wh

41、at it seems to be: a huge space rock, one that has come to the solar system from the vast space between the stars.32What makes some scientists think Oumuamua is possibly an alien spacecraft?AIts size. BIts color. CIts shape. DIts speed.33What does the underlined word“that”in the third paragraph prob

42、ably mean?- 9 -AThe research into the solar system.BThe purpose of hunting for alien life.CThe effect of interstellar dust on Oumuamua.DThe possibility of Oumuamua being a spaceship.34What is Oumuamua most likely to be according to the author?AAn asteroid. BA space rock. CInterstellar dust. DAn alie

43、n spacecraft.35It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_.AOumuamua will return to where its from soonBOumuamuas real identity remains to be found outCastronomers have not seen signs of Oumuamuas artificial originDthe Green Bank telescope has already heard something from Oumuamua第二节 （共 5 小题；每小

44、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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Many students want to learn English well,but dont know where to start.Here is some advice.Before you begin(or go back to) studying English, ask yourself:Why do you want to study English? 36 Like every decision in life, studying English must be s

45、omething you want to do.If you know why you want to study,setting goals is easy.For example,maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country.Great! Your goal might be to learn“Survival English”. 37 Then, you may also ask yourself how long you need to study to achieve your goals.This answer is

46、 different fore every student. 38 If you work 60 hours per week, dont plan on spending another 40 hours a week studying English.Start off slow, but study regularly.Use material that is challenging,but not too difficult.39 Do you study best at night,or on the bus on your way to work?Do you like to st

47、udy alone in a quiet place,or with friends and background music?After you have studied for a few weeks,adjust your study plan accordingly.- 10 -Its generally accepted that 40 .If you arent having fun learning English, you are not studying the right way!You can be a serious student who has fun at the

48、 same time.Make up your own rewards programme to give yourself encouragement to stay on task.AIt is wise to make a timetable.BThe important thing is to be realistic.CIts better to find out what works for you.DLearning English is interesting and rewarding.EWhatever your goals are, work hard on them.F

49、The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing.GIs it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to?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。It happened to Susan Black in a cold winter.Everything see