1、腾八中 20182019 学年度高二上学期期中考英语试卷满分 150 分；考试时间：120 分钟；注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共小题，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 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 does the woman mean?A. She is going out next week.B. Sh
2、e needs the car for her family.C. She invites the man to an outing.2. How does Jack feel these days?A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Touched.3. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.4. What will the speakers probably do this weekend?
3、A. See a movie. B. Buy a refrigerator. C. Eat out in town.5. When will the next train for Chicago leave?A. At 08:30. B. At 10:30. C. At 11:30.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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
4、两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6. Where are the speakers?A. At home. B. At school. C. At the zoo.7. What does the woman ask her son to do?A. Prepare breakfast.B. Wash the dishes.C. Tidy up his room.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。8. Who is Molly?A. A patient. B. A nurse. C. A mother.9. What does Doctor Laver ask Mol
5、ly to do?A. Comfort the baby. B. Wash the baby. C. Dress the baby.10. How is Doctor Laver towards Molly?A. Grateful. B. Generous. C. Encouraging.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11. Who is Janet?A. Dons neighbor. B. Dons assistant. C. Dons mother.12. What happens to Don?A. He is ill. B. He gets lost. C. He mi
6、sses a call.13. What will Professor Webster do for Don?A. Give the students some homework.B. Return the exam papers to students.C. Find someone else to teach the class.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17 题。14. Why does the woman need the job?A. To learn to start a business.B. To gain some work experience.C. To sup
7、port herself through college.15. Where exactly will the woman work if she gets the job?A. At the cashiers desk.B. In the managers office.C. Between the shop shelves.16. How is the womans performance at school?A. Poor. B. Average. C. Excellent.17. What will be the womans working hours if she gets the
8、 job?A. 8:30 am-6:10 pm.B. 9:00 am-6:00 pm.C. 8:30 am-10:00 pm.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. How many tube lines are there in London?A. 12. B. 25. C. 34.19. How are different lines marked on the tube map?A. By shape. B. By colour. C. By number.20. What should you do if you find yourself going in the wro
9、ng direction?A. Ask the train driver for help.B. Get out of the tube at once.C. Get off at the next station.第二部：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）AHere are four of the best soccer movies, chosen after considering their ratings(排名) from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.Looking for EricThe 2009 mo
10、vie is a comedy-drama that shows the friendship between a postman and the former soccer player Eric Cantona, who gives life advice to his fan. Steve Evets played the role of the postman, Eric Bishop, while Cantona played himself.Shaolin SoccerThe 2001 film is a sports comedy that tells the story of
11、a Shaolin follower who forms a soccer team with his brothers. The whole team gains popularity for the players martial arts(武术 ) skills. Stephen Chow, Ng Man-tat, and Wong Yat-fei played the leading roles of the movie.The Damned UnitedThe movie, produced in 2009, tells the story of Brian Clough, a co
12、ach of the English soccer team, Leeds Untied, in 1974. Michael Sheen starred as manager Clough.Gregorys GirlBeing one of the first movies about soccer, Gregorys Girl tells the story of a teenage couple who fall in love while playing on the same team. It is a comedy movie produced in 1981, which star
13、red John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, and Clare Grogan.21Who played the role of the soccer player Eric Cantona?A Steve Evets. B Eric Bishop.C Eric Cantona. D Michael Sheen.22The players on Shaolin soccer team became popular because of their .A gift for soccer BfriendshipC love stories D martial art
14、s skills23When was the movie telling the story of a soccer coach produced?A In 2009. B In 2001.C In 1974. D In 1981.24Which of the following is among the first movies about soccer?A Looking for Eric. B Shaolin Soccer.C The Damned United. D Gregorys Girl.BWill it matter if you dont take your breakfas
15、t? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those testes included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they
16、 had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effort than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk befor
17、e going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce other meals.25T
18、he title of the passage should be _.A the importance of breakfastB the result of a testC breakfast will make you cleverD breakfast is more important than other meals26Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A Poor breakfast affects those who work with brains.B Morning diet may ca
19、use one to get fatter.C Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight-losing.D Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.27During the test, those who were tested were given _.A no breakfast at all B very rich breakfastC little food for breakfast D different foods or none.28The p
20、assage mentions that many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will _.A lose weight B not lose weightC be healthier D gain a lot of weightCSarah came running in. “Look what I found.” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump. It was a snak
21、e skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes.“Isnt it beautiful?” said my wide-eyed seven-year-old.I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasnt that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children. They see only good quality and ex
22、cellence in the world until educated otherwise.“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.“Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was express
23、ing her concept of renewal. She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath. “We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my now absorb
24、ed daughter. “We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too crinkly（起皱的）for him, and he probably doesnt think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”Sarah was getting the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to und
25、erstand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth.“I see, Dad,” sa
26、id Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off.I hoped she would remember this. That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we reco
27、gnize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes（念想）of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit.29At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was .A scared B puzzled C uninterested D excited30Sarah learned from her father that renewal is .A to r
28、ecover the layers inside B to review what has been doneC a natural part of getting mature D the process of finding the unwanted31It can be inferred from the passage that the author _.A dislikes the snake skin at allB shows concern for nature and cultureC can grasp the chance to educate childrenD oft
29、en encourages his daughter to raise questions32The author mainly tells the reader that _.A snakes cast off the layers to look smarterB we should renew ourselves to get improvedC snakes shed their skins to renew themselvesD we should explore our original nature underneathDIn recent years, yoga(瑜珈) ha
30、s become popular with people for its health. Because of the focus on the physical sides of yoga, like postures and breathing, few people realize that they are taking part in an ancient practice, developing from Indian religion.Yoga originated in India in the sixth century B C, when people were tryin
31、g to answer questions about the nature of the self and the soul. It started as a practice only done by ascetics (僧人). So it was not something that the ordinary people did.Yoga is not only a physical practice but also a mental practice, designed to reduce the focus on the external (外部), said Whitney
32、Sanford, professor of religious studies. Most people pay much attention to daily existence and as a result, they lead busy lives, while yoga provides people with a technique to cut off their devotion to the external.Samantha Tam said that practicing yoga improved her flexibility and treated her inju
33、ries. “Every time after practicing yoga, I always felt really relaxed and was in a good mood,” she said.Yoga was probably introduced on a popular level in America in the 1960s and 1970s, when Western people began to show curiosity about other religions. Now most people pursue yoga to relieve stress,
34、 and fair numbers of people are simply curious.33According to the passage, yoga was originally performed for .A its health B relaxed and healthy lifeC religious reasons D the need of the soul34Yoga is the following EXCEPT .A a physical practice B a mental practiceC a way of paying attention to the e
35、xternal Da way of reduing the focus on the external35Today, people do yoga for many reasons EXCEPT .A to get rid of stress B to treat injuriesC to satisfy their curiosity D to become a hindu(印度人)第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分,满分 10 分）While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to pr
36、event stress as well as reduce its effect when it cant be avoided. 36 37 When you are nervous，angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activityRunning, walking, playing tennis, and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might tryTake care of yoursel
37、f38 If you easily get angry and cant sleep well enough, or if youre not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situationsIf stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctorMake time for yourselfSchedule time for both work and entertainmentDont
38、 forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work 39Go window-shopping or work on a hobbyAllow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy 40Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “theres so much to do, and not enough time”Trying to tak
39、e care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anythingInstead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completedSet out to do the most important task firstADo whatever you like and want to doBY
40、ou should make every effort to eat well and get enough restCMake a list of things to doDTry physical activityEYou need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have funFYou could smile to yourself in front of a mirror every dayGThe following are suggestions for ways to deal with stress第三部分：
41、语言知识运用(共两节,满分分)第一节（共 20 小题，每小题材 1.5 分,满分 30 分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案One year after Tom was born, his parents had a car accident. They never _41_. Toms 85-year-old grandmother was too _42_ to take care of him. As a result he was put up for adoption .He was adopted by a middle-aged couple who ha
42、d no 43_ of their own. They were not rich and received little education, but they were _44_ people.As Tom was growing up: he 45_ a lot of problems at school. He didnt learn _46_ and had trouble in reading. His 47_ sometimes laughed at him. What they said made Tom _48_.As he couldnt _49_ the other st
43、udents at school, he dropped out of school and came back home. But he didnt stop learning. He had big dreams. Though he didnt learn fast he kept _50 himself at home.After many years of learning at home, he 51_ overcame his difficulties. Today he is a very 52_ speaker and author. While he was growing
44、 up: his self-esteem(自尊) and 53_ were low because of others making fun of him. It took him many 54_ to realize his dreams.When listening to his videos and tapes, he shows confidence. He tells about his 55 _ and how he overcame the challenges in his life. He has a very _56_ sentence: “You cannot expe
45、ct to achieve new goals or move beyond your present situations _57_ you change.”For those who have low self-confidence, I suggest you 58_ reading about Toms world. Many people have so much potential to be discovered. If you have a dream, then start today to 59_ yourself towards it. If someone like T
46、om who has _60_ in learning can make such achievements, why cant you succeed?41A returned B called C imagined D planned42A busy B old C poor D mean43A friends B kids C students D parents44A brave B famous C confident D kind-hearted45A explored B brought C faced D solved46A willingly B proudly C care
47、fully D quickly47A sisters B classmates C brothers D teaches48A sad B bored C tired D confused49A compete with B get along with C catch up with D agree with50A proving B cheering C entertaining D teaching51A strangely B immediately C finally D luckily52A honest B successful C smart D strong53A confidence B mood C grade D talent54A hours B days C months D years55A family B habit C story D hobby56A long B encouraging C simple D interesting57A unless B when C since D although58A continue B keep C sta
