河北省武邑中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、1河北武邑中学 2017级高二年级上学期期中考试英语试题第一节（每小题 2分共 30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 is the woman going to do? A. Dance. B. Listen to a lecture. C. Work in the Student Center.2. How much does the man have to pay if he buys one shirt n

2、ow? A. $4.50. B. $4.00. C. $3.50.3. What does Jacks girlfriend do? A. She sells pianos .B. She plays the piano. C. She organizes violin concerts.4. How many new dresses does the woman have? A. One. B. Three. C. Four.5. Why is the man stressed? A. Hes working too hard. B. He has failed the exam. C. H

3、es afraid of getting a bad grade. 第二节6. Who will pick up the cake? A. The woman. B. Janie. C. Maya.7. What are the speakers probably doing? A. Decorating their house. B. Preparing a surprise party.2C. Getting ready to go out to a restaurant.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How is the weather today? A. Windy. B.

4、 Snowy. C. Rainy.9. What animals are the speakers talking about? A. Fish. B. Birds. C. Rabbits.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. What does the woman think about her job? A. It is very easy. B. It is hard to say now. C. It keeps her very busy.11. Where does the woman live now? A. At her workplace.B. In a frien

5、ds home.C. In a small apartment.12. What are the speakers talking about? A. The womans life in a new city. B. The womans travel experiences.C. The womans co-workers.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. What does Jennifer Lawrence say about Kristen Stewart? A. She admires her.B. Shes jealous of her.C. Shes friend

6、s with her.14. What is the first movie Jennifer Lawrence acted in? A. Twilight. B. Garden Party. C. The Burning Plain.15. When did Jennifer Lawrence win an acting award for The Burning Plain? A. In 2007. B. In 2008. C. In 2010.16. What do we know about the film Winters Bone? A. It stars Jennifer Law

7、rence.3B. It was directed by Charlize Theron.C. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. Where will the trees be planted? A. Along the street.B. In the mountains.C. In the schoolyard.18. What is the main purpose of the event? A. To improve environmental education.B. To ge

8、t families to have an outing.C. To invite people to join an environmental organization.19. How many trees are going to be planted today? A. 700. B. 1400. C. 2000.20. What does the speaker advise volunteers to do? A. Come at any time.B. Bring along their gloves.C. Learn some tree planting skills.第二部分

9、 阅读理解（每小题 2分共 40分）ACity CollegeADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAll high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.HOW TO ENROLL IN CR

10、EDIT COURSESNew and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions 4application form available online at www.ccsf.edu.BEFORE YOU REGISTER:Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support servicesMee

11、t with a counselor (adviser) to select your courses;Find out if you are required for attending the entrance examinations.HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSESCourses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.PARKINGSt

12、udents, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.SERVICESCity College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learning resource center, student governmen

13、t offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.21. Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?A. A high school graduateB. An adult without a high school diplomaC. Anyone who possesses a high school diplomaD. A sixteen boy without a high school diploma22.

14、What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.B. Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.C. Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.D. The entrance exam

15、inations are free of charge.23. Where can this passage be found?A. In a college news report B. In a newspaper advertisement5C. In a tour guide D. On an education websiteBThe latest study by the University of Florida has found that eating from smaller, less beautiful, and even paper plates will help

16、prevent overeating. Eating with a fork instead of a spoon can help you lose weight, the researchers say. Much to their surprise, they find that putting mirrors in the dining room will also help reduce weight.The researchers asked 185 college students to choose a chocolate cake or a fruit salad, and

17、evaluated the taste. Those who ate in a room with a mirror scored the taste of junk food much lower than those in a room without a mirror. But the taste of fruit salad remained the same in any case.Lead scientist, Dr. Ata Jami, says that a glance in the mirror tells people more than just about their

18、 physical appearance. It enables them to view themselves objectively and helps them to judge themselves and their behavior in the same way that they judge other people.The mirrors were found to push people to compare and match their own behavior with accepted social standards. The researchers believ

19、e it proves that people dont want to look in the mirror when they feel they are following the social standards. When they look in the mirror with mouths full of junk food, feelings of discomfort and failure can be increased. Therefore, the presence of the mirror lowers the taste of unhealthy food.Ho

20、wever, researchers say this is only the case if people select the food they are eating, because they are responsible for that choice. The researchers suggest that mirrors be placed in dining rooms and other eating spaces, so that people will start eating more healthily.24. Researchers are amazed to

21、find that _.A. paper plates make food look nicerB. people using a fork will eat moreC. mirrors can help people lose weightD. people will eat more in front of a mirror625. What can be inferred from the study?A. Some teenagers got involved in it.B. People were required to eat with a spoon.C. People pr

22、eferred a chocolate cake to a fruit salad.D. The mirror may not affect the taste of healthy food.26. According to Dr. Ata Jami, the mirror _.A. makes people judge others correctlyB. makes people well judge themselvesC. is a necessary part of peoples daily lifeD. can only show the appearance of a per

23、son27. How does the mirror affect the taste of junk food?A. By making people hungry.B. By showing the social standards.C. By attracting people to healthy food.D. By causing a feeling of discomfort.CPeople arent walking any moreif they can figure out a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matte

24、r until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免 疫 的 ), for I was raise

25、d inthe tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I

26、 racedand beata teenage football player the168 steps up the Statue of 7Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercises. A person wh

27、o avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercisethe most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and ani

28、mals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy i

29、s all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.28.

30、 What is the national sickness?A. Driving cars too much. B. Travelling too much.C. Walking too much. D. Climbing stairs too much.29. What was life like when the author was young?A. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.B. People often walked 25 miles a day. 8C. People usually went around on foo

31、t.D. People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.30. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that .A. walking in nature helps enrich ones mindB. middle-aged people like getting back to natureC. people need regular exercise to keep fitD. going on foot prevents heart disease31. Whats the author

32、s attitude to walking?A. Negative. B. Doubtful. C. Cautious. D. Positive.DHow long has 3-D technology been around? Most of us might think of crowds of teenagers in a 1950s movie house watching Bwana Devil in 3-D. But 3-D technology made its first appearance on the scene in 1838 with the first stereo

33、scope(体视镜). And the first actual 3-D movie was a 1903 film called Le Ariveedun Train.Although it has such a long history, the technology has still remained based on one simple principle-to make 3-D effects you must find a way to project two slightly different pictures to each eye. Modern 3-D technol

34、ogy works by rapidly flickering(闪动) two versions of the movie and projecting them onto each eye. The brain does the rest of the work, combining the two pictures together into one and giving the show the appearance of depth, the third dimension.9But does this exposure, especially long exposures, caus

35、e harm to the childs developing brain and visual system? Unfortunately, long-term studies on new flicker digital 3-D technology and children arent yet available. We do not know if regular or daily 3-D viewing over years affects the developing visual system, although older 3-D methods basically do th

36、e same thing and are not considered harmful.The question of possible harm in modern 3-D use in TV is really based on two facts: the amount of time children will now be watching 3-D TV each day and the sensitivity some children show in reaction to 3-D viewing. It is difficult to make actual lab studi

37、es of longer term 3-D viewing in children because of the possible harm of the experiment. Researchers will have to wait until 3-D TV technology is already in the marketplace for a number of years, then check heavy 3-D TV watchers and compare them with non-watchers.With a 3-D television technology in

38、 the home, we will soon be able to answer the question of whether or not longer and more frequent periods of 3-D exposure cause more changes in the visual system. We may find that the bigger problem is the introduction of a new technology that leads to even more time spent on TV rather than playing

39、outdoors.32、According to the text, 3-D technology _Awas refused by people when it first appeared.Bwill soon change the way we watch TV.Cdoes no good to our visual system.Dhas a history of nearly 200 years.33、Paragraph 2 is mainly about_Ahow 3-D technology works. Bwhy 3-D movies are popularCthe histo

40、ry of 3-D technology. Dthe influence of 3-D technology.34、Whats the method suggested in paragraph 4?ATo wait and see BTo carry out lab studiesCTo stop making 3-D movies DTo improve 3-D technology35、The authors purpose in writing the text is to _10Aask children not to watch 3-D moviesBdiscuss if 3-D

41、viewing is harmful to children.Cintroduce the advantages of 3-D technology.Dpredict the development of 3-D technology.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。Why should you read every day?When was the last time you read a book? If youre one of countless people who dont make a habit of

42、reading regularly, you might be missing out. Reading has many benefits, and just a few benefits of reading are listed below.Mental StimulationStudies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of Alzheimers and Dementia. _36_. Just like any other muscle in the body, the brain

43、requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy.Wider KnowledgeEverything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might come in handy. _37_.Stress ReductionNo matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other problem

44、s, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. _38_. And an interesting article will distract you and keep you in the present moment, allowing you to relax._39_When you read a book, all of your attention is focused on the story the rest of the world just falls away. Try reading f

45、or 15 to 20 minutes before work, and youll be surprised at how much more focused you are once you get to the office.Tranquility(安宁)_40_. Reading spiritual texts can lower blood pressure and bring about a sense of calm,while reading self-help books has been shown to help people 11suffering from certa

46、in mood disorders or mental illnesses.A. Stronger thinking skills.B. Improved focus and concentration.C. A well-written novel can transport you to other worlds.D. Reading a good book can also bring about great inner peace.E. Thats because keeping your brain active prevents it from losing power.F. Re

47、ading books is also important for learning new languages and cultures.G. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to deal with your future challenges.第三部分：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。When l was diagnosed(诊断) with breast canc

48、er a few years back, I reacted like most who receive a cancer diagnosis, the first thing that came to mind was a “death sentence”. 41 , instead of complaining, I decided to look for the42side of it.I realized that l was about to 43 a new beginning. I knew that I had to develop and gain 44 from all m

49、y experiences, Even with the pain I had to 45 through each diagnosis, and all the 46 . Ive dealt with all my life, l still felt truly lucky. I 47 myself that “I still have my life”, so who am I to 48 ?One day, I had an unusual experience. I turned that experience into a 49 and I called it “Peace”. Writing had become therapy(治疗)for me. I took that poem, along with many others I had 50 during my breast cancer period and placed them in book