安徽省合肥一六八中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -合肥一六八中学 2018-2019 学年第二学期中考试高二年级英语试卷（考试时间 ：120 分钟 满分 ： 150 分 ）本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 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，将答题卡交回。第卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题 1.5 分，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 称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

2、。1. What will the speakers do first?A. Look for the new coat. B. Fix the table. C. Paint the table.2. How old is the man speaker?A. 38. B. 43. C. 48.3. What are the two speakers doing?A. Having an interview. B. Taking an examination.C. Working in the garden.4. How will the woman contact the man?A. B

3、y e-mail. B. By letter. C. By telephone.5. What do we know about the two speakers?- 2 -A. The woman is a doctor.B. The man is applying for a job.C. They are in a shop.第二节听下面 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。听下面一段

4、对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. Where does the man live now?A. In New York. B. In London. C. In Paris.7. What class do the two speakers both have?A. Chemistry. B. English. C. French.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Why does the woman find drama and theater useful?A. It helps attract more public attention.B. It stre

5、ngthens her friendship with students.C. It helps understand people better.9. What is the woman going to do if she has a Ph.D?A. Bring the Asian theater to the world.B. Bring her college more Asian drama.C. Build more theaters in Asian countries.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. Where does the girl most

6、probably come from?A. Canada. B. Australia. C. America.- 3 -11. What will the girl do on Monday night?A. Have a party.B. Study for a test.C. Go to a ball.12. When will the two speakers get together?A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. Undecided.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. How long will the activities

7、 last in the Main Hall?A. The whole morning.B. One hour.C. An hour and a half.14. Who is going to give a talk on courses?A. One of the students.B. The student advisor.C. The director of studies.15. What do the students go to Classroom 5 to do?A. Take a test.B. Have a class.C. Take part in activities

8、.16. How does the woman feel?A. Excited. B. Unhappy. C. Curious.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. Where was the survey of 300 youngsters made?A. In Wuhan. B. In Beijing. C. In Shanghai.- 4 -18. How long do those youngsters spend reading stories?A. Forty minutes.B. Thirty minutes.C. Ninety minutes.19. Wh

9、at is the major source of news in China?A. Internet. B. TV. C. Radio.20. Which of the following is correct?A. Television has huge influence on our lives.B. 63% of Chinese watched the Barcelona Olympic Games.C. Youngsters in China like staying up late to watch TV.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节 (共 15 小题；每小

10、题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给 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。A Looking for new and creative ways to reach your fitness goals? Nows the time to check out the following hottest fitness apps for the new year.Hot5Platform: iOSCost: FreeHot5 contains pages and pages of 5-minute video workouts that are eas

11、y to follow. You can find video workouts of all varieties and difficulty levels that will work you out with only five moves. Hot5s are modern. It is also beautifully designed and user friendly.GymPactPlatform: iOS, AndroidCost: FreeWe all need a little motivation when it comes to working out, and Gy

12、mPact - 5 -is a perfect way to get inspired. Make a commitment to working out a certain number of times a week. Choose the amount of money you are willing to risk. If you dont achieve your goal? Your credit card gets charged. Achieve your goal? You get paid!Fitocracy MacrosPlatform: iOSCost: FreeMor

13、e than just a calorie-counting app, Fitocracy Macros tracks only the calories you take in. Youll have to research how many calories are actually in the food you eat. That aside, its a simple and easy app that will help you achieve your dieting goals.Zombies, Run! 2Platform: iOS, AndroidCost: 25yuanZ

14、ombies, Run! 2 mixes games and stories into your run as you complete missions in a world full of zombies. Whether youre gathering supplies, saving a fellow human, or avoiding a crowd of the undead, this app adds excitement to your normal jog with imagination and competition.21. If you want to have f

15、un while working out, which app is your best choice?A. Fitocracy Macros B. GymPact C. Zombies, Run! 2 D. Hot522. What can we know from the passage?A. If you want to do 5-minute exercise after a run, GymPact is for you.B. Fitocracy Macros allows people to track the calories they take in. C. All the f

16、our apps can be downloaded for free.D. We can operate all the fitness apps on the platform of Android.23. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Get fit with digital coaches B. Set your fitness goalsC. Keep running every day D. Download workout appsB One day in the gym, I asked a coach, “What

17、s the difference between the - 6 -best athletes and everyone else?” He briefly mentioned the things that you might expect:genetics, luck, talent.But then he added something I wasnt expecting. “At some point,” he said, “it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day and doing the s

18、ame practice over and over again.”Most of the time people talk about getting motivated to work on their goals.As a result, I think many people get depressed when they lose focus or motivation because they think that successful people never lack motivation that they seem to be missing. But thats exac

19、tly the opposite of what this coach was saying.When I was an athlete, I loved going to practice the week after a big win. Who wouldnt? Your coach is happy,your teammates are excited, and you feel like you can beat anyone. As an entrepreneur, I love working when customers are rolling in and things ar

20、e going well. Getting results has a way of pushing you forward.But what about when youre bored? What about when the work isnt easy? What about when it feels like nobody is paying attention or youre not getting the results you want? Its the ability to work when work isnt easy that makes the differenc

21、e.If you look at the people who are consistently achieving their goals, you start to realize that its not the events or the results that make them different. Its their commitment to the process. They fall in love with the daily practice.So, fall in love with boredom. Fall in love with repetition and

22、 practice. Fall in love with the process of what you do and let the results take care of themselves.24. What was the authors attitude towards the coachs added answer?A. He doubted it. B. He argued against it.C. He was surprised at it. D. He was uninterested in it.25. The coach supposes successful pe

23、ople _.- 7 -A. can avoid negative emotions. B. can keep themselves inspiredC. have a real enthusiasm for their work. D. will find ways to work through boredom.26. The author mentions his own experience to show _.A. the way of becoming successful. B. the importance of getting results.C. the willingne

24、ss to work hard when you feel motivated.D. the difficulty in keeping working when you are bored.27. The text inspires people to _.A. value motivation. B. live with repetition.C. set themselves goals. D. develop a good habit.C Since so much written language we see today comes from a glowing screen, l

25、anguage has begun to change through our interaction with technology. Social media and the Internet have had a rapid and great effect on the English language, and not necessarily for the better. More and more people have found themselves writing in pieces of words and using unclear acronyms(单词首字母) bo

26、th in written and spoken language.How many times have you typed “LOL” in response to a humorous message? Referred to someone as your “BFF”? Exclaimed, “OMG!” during a particularly shocking event? Social media has affected the words we use in our everyday life. Abbreviations and acronyms commonly kno

27、wn as “text talk” have made their way into both spoken and written language. These are becoming increasingly popular as people struggle for brief expressions to meet word limits on social media like Weibo and Twitter. In addition, the speed of the Internet means language is changing faster than ever

28、. You no longer have to be published through physical and traditional means to bring word trends to public attention.Many people believe the overuse of these new terms is a passing trend, and nobody will be using them in just a couple of decades. With the change of - 8 -language, older terms will su

29、rely disappear and fall out of style, and newer and more Internet language will take their place.But the Oxford English Dictionary thinks the contrary. In 2011, a lot of Internet terms including, “LOL,” “BPB,” “OMD,” and “BFF” were added to the dictionary, making these acronyms official parts of the

30、 English language. According to the dictionary writers, these terms arent going anywhere anytime soon.The words you use in everyday life are a reflection of yourself; this is especially true on the Internet with the lack of interaction in real life. With the Internet and social media rapidly getting

31、 popular, soon your words may be all you have left. Make them good ones.28. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Social Media and the English Language B. The Use of New Internet LanguageC. The Internet and Social MediaD. The Change of the Internet and English29. What is one reason for peoples

32、use of acronyms?A. The decrease of physical and traditional booksB. Peoples need for quick response to different messagesC. The lack of peoples interaction with technologiesD. Peoples need to meet word limits on social media30. The “new terms” are considered to be part of a passing trend because_ .A

33、. they are not published in a traditional wayB. they are not used as formal languageC. theyll be replaced by even newer ones D. they are not supported by dictionary writers31. The writer of the passage thinks that Internet languages _.A. have positive influence B. should be properly used - 9 -C. are

34、 getting more popular D. are useless for interactionDPeople with an impulsive(冲动的) personality refer to those who tend to do things without considering the possible dangers or problems first. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, such people may be more likely to have

35、 food addiction. The study found that people exhibiting impulsive behavior werent necessarily overweight, but impulsiveness was related to a direct relationship with food, and therefore, less healthy weight.Food addiction has been compared to addictive drug use. Studies have linked the dopamine (多巴胺

36、) release that occurs after tasting delicious food to the dopamine release that happens when people consume other addictive substances.Impulsive behavior involves several personality traits (特点). Two of these traits, known as negative urgency and lack of perseverance, were particularly associated wi

37、th food addiction and high BMI (身体质量指数) during the study.Negative urgency is characterized by the tendency to behave impulsively when experiencing negative emotions. Some people might drink alcohol or take drugs. For others, it could mean eating to feel better. Lack of perseverance is when a person

38、has a hard time finishing hard or boring tasks. People with a lack of perseverance might have difficulty attempting to change addictive eating behavior, which could also cause obesity.“Impulsiveness might be one reason why some people eat in an addictive way despite motivation to lose weight,” said

39、Dr. Ashley Gearhardt, a clinical psychologist. He was involved in developing the Yale Food Addiction Scale in aid of those people. “We are theorizing that if food addiction is really a thing, then our measure, the Yale Food Addiction Scale, should be related to helping control impulsive action,” sai

40、d Gearhardt. Clinical psychologist Dr. James MacKillop, whose lab was conducting the study, believes that therapies（治疗，疗法）used to treat addictive drug behavior could help people who suffer from addictive eating habits.- 10 -“Most of the programs for weight loss at this point focus on the most obviou

41、s things, which are clearly diet and exercise,” MacKillop said. “It seems that managing strong desires to eat would naturally fit in with the skills a person would need to eat healthily.”32. According to Paragraph 1, the result of food addiction is _.A. taking alcohol or drugs B. motivation to lose

42、weight C. negative emotions D. less healthy weight33. How does the author introduce the two personality traits in Paragraph 4?A. By making comparisons and conclusions.B. By explaining causes and effects.C. By giving definitions and examples. D. By presenting questions and answers. 34. What can be in

43、ferred about the Yale Food Addiction Scale from the text?A. It has been successfully carried out among overweight people. B. It might help some impulsive people with food addiction to lose weight. C. It will prove whether food addiction is a problem to impulsive people. D. It is theoretically a prop

44、er treatment for addictive food and drug behavior. 35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Impulsive personality linked to food addition B. Food addiction compared to drug use C. Dopamine release caused by food addiction D. Food addiction contributing to obesity 第二节（共 5 小题；每

45、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Fight Laziness?Lazy people will never gain anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind. 36 . Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too

46、 early - 11 -to prepare for work. These people have little motivation(动力) once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout

47、the day.Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more positive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. 37 .Some people fight laziness by removing the

48、 temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. 38 . Complete a few tasks and rewardyourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film.Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. 39 . Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others at home may finally follow your example and perform their own tasks. It is difficult to practic