1、- 1 -四川省攀枝花市第十二中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期半期调研检测试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分试卷和试卷两部分。共 3 张 11 页。2. 全卷满分 150 分,考试时间 120 分钟。3. 只交试卷，试卷学生带走，以备讲评。试 卷 .听力部分（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，并涂在答题卷的相应位置。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 will the woman d
2、o ?A.Get a coat. B.stay indoors. C.Have a walk.2.What will the man and the woman order?A.Tea. B.Orange juice. C.Coffee.3.How did the woman know about the fire?A.She saw it on TV. B.She heard it on the radio. C.She saw it with her own eyes.4.Why does the woman plan to go to town?A.To get some money f
3、rom the bank. B.To watch a movie in the cinema. C.To eat out in a restaurant.5.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a classroom. B.In a bookstore. C.In a hospital.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话和独白。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，并涂在答题卷的相应位置。听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题
4、5 秒钟；听完后，各个小题给出 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。- 2 -6.Why did the woman make the phone call?A.To change her appointment. B.To discuss a business plan. C.To arrange an exhibition.7.When are they going to meet?A.Wednesday. B.Thursday. C.Friday.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8.What is the most difficu
5、lt part of the girls work?A.Saving wild birds covered in oil. B.Cleaning oil in the river. C.Curing the sick birds.9.What are the birds doing when they eat too much oil?A.They are swimming in the river. B.They are cleaning their feathers. C.They are flying in the sky.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What d
6、oes Henry like doing at airports?A.Telling stories. B.Watching people. C. Reading magazines.11.What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?A.A man stole money from a bank. B.A valuable suitcase was missing. C.A woman ran away from home.12.Why was the woman at the airport?A.She was traveling on
7、business. B.She was leaving for Greece. C.She was seeing the man off.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is a dayback?A.A box. B.A lock. C.A small bag.14.What does the girl carry in her dayback?A.Her computer and dictionary. B.Text books and other personal things. C.Her notebooks or a few books for homew
8、ork.15.Why is the girl surprised in class?A.Everyone is so silent in class. B.Teacheres give little - 3 -homework. C.There are a lot of discussion in class.16.What do we know about the girl?A.She comes from the United States. B.She seldom asks questions in class. C.She writes for the school newspape
9、r.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.When should the listeners arrive at school?A. At 7:00. B. At 7:15. C.At 7:30.18.What is the purpose of the class trip?A.To take photos of the village. B.To do a lot of walking. C.To make a map.19.What do the listeners need to do this evening?A.Work in pairs. B.Review the
10、 notes. C.Work in the village.20.What will the listeners do tomorrow evening?A.Enjoy themselves. B.Draw the map of the village. C.Watch a movie called Romeo and Juliet.阅读理解 (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中，选出最佳选项.AOn a stormy day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to th
11、e sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search a football. Once theyd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair
12、 panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.- 4 -“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls（回忆）. “Im trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”Tim took off his clo
13、thes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”“Lets
14、aim for the pier（码头）,” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim?” he cried. “A little bit,” the boys said.Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the p
15、ier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys faces.“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.21. Why did the two boys go to the sea?A. T
16、o get back their football. B. To go boat rowingC. To swim in the open water D. To test the umbrella as a sail.22. What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The beach B. The wind C. The boat D. The water23. Why did Tim raise his head regularly?A. To take in enough fresh air . B. To consider turning b
17、ack or not.- 5 -C. To check his distance from the boys. D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.BAt the beginning of the twentieth century, American laborers(劳动者) often worked long hours for little pay.Many worked under extremely dangerous conditions.About five hundred thousand workers, however
18、, had joined groups called labor unions, hoping to improve their situation.In 1900, the largest national organization of labor unions was the American Federation of Labor.Its head was Samuel Gompers.Gompers had moved to New York with his parents when he was thirteen years old.He was twentyfour when
19、he began working for the local union of cigar makers.He worked for the labor movement for sixty years.Samuel Gompers had helped create the AFL in the late 1880s.He led the organization for all but one year until his death in 1924.Gompers defined（明确）the purpose of the labor movement in America.He als
20、o established the method used to solve labor disputes（纠纷）.Gompers thought unions should work only to increase wages, improve work conditions and stop unfair treatment of workers.He called his method pure and simple unionism.Samuel Gompers sought（争取） immediate change for workers.He used group actions
21、 such as strikes as a way to try to force company owners to negotiate(谈判)Gompers was criticized for going to social events with industry leaders, and for compromising（妥协） too easily with employers.But Gompers believed such actions helped his main goal.He believed if workers were respected, their emp
22、loyers would want to make working conditions better.Under the leadership of Samuel Gompers, the labor movement won its first small gains.For example, the federal government recognized the right of workers to organize.That happened when union representatives（代表） were part of the National War Labor Bo
23、ard during World War .Yet conditions for American workers continue to improve as employers realize that treating their workers well is good for business.24Labor unions were formed to_.Aprotect laborers rights and benefits Bfight with the employersCshorten the working hours Dmake the laborers feel sa
24、d- 6 -25From the passage we can learn_.AGompers moved to New York to join in labour movementBGompers spent most of his life on labor movementCGompers never compromise with employersDGompers was not the first leader of AFL26Which of the following disputes may NOT be solved by the unions according to
25、Gompers opinion?Aworkers wanted to get more salary Bsome workers were given unequal treatmentCworkers demanded for childrens education fees. Dworkers put forward changing old machines27This passage mainly tells us_.AGompers opinions on labour movement BGompers political affairsCGompers fight for wor
26、kers DGompers contributions to labor classCJanuary 4,2012Lately Ive been busy in Beijing having meetings to discuss my new movie.I also attended John Wus ceremony(典礼) of his new movie， Red Cliff，which took two years to complete.Im good friends with the director John Wu and the main actor Tony Leung.
27、January 5,2012Today I went to record a television program for Beijing TV called Volunteers Across China.This TV program is a largescale reality show that is based on the idea that “good people reap good rewards” and it hopes to encourage people to be more aware and help the “good people” who are in
28、difficult situations.January 6,2012Im very pleased to announce that my Jackie Chan automobile website is set up and officially operating! I hope that through this automobile website，I can get in touch with more people who want to buy cars.January 7,2012Today，I went to record a song called Zhongguo N
29、ian.This song was written by Chang Shilei.I sing this song together with Tan Jing.Chang Shilei is a naturally talented musician.He also has an interesting habit.His piano is placed next to - 7 -his bed.When he wakes up，he plays the piano until hes tired，and then he lies down on his bed to sleep.Janu
30、ary 9,2012Today I met with the producer and director of Longwei Xiaozi，and I also brought along my friends daughter for a screen test.Although my friends daughter grew up in China，her English is very good and it just happened by chance that this movie needs a young actress for a part，so I took her a
31、long to audition (试演)28What might be the BEST title for this passage?A My busy life BMy new movie CMy good friend DMy favorite song29The TV program Volunteers Across China tries to_.Afind some rich people who are able to help the poor.Bask people to help “good people” who are in trouble.Cencourage p
32、eople to look after the young.Dmake China more and more famous all over the world.30The underlined word “announce” in the third paragraph means_.Atell sb. to do sth. Btell sb. what you thinkCtell sb. sth. officially Dsay that sth. must happen31What can we infer from the text?AIt took the author two
33、years to finish the movie Red Cliff.BPeople who are in trouble can ask Beijing TV for help.CChang Shilei is a famous actor who is good at playing the piano.D Longwei Xiaozi needs a young actress for a part who can speak English well.DAt the beginning of the 20th century there were more than a millio
34、n lions worldwide.Today there are less than 30,000 in the wild.The remaining lions are increasingly threatened by habitat loss, hunting activities to protect farms and cattle（牛）.For generations, Masai tribesmen（部落） on the large African plains in southeastern Kenya have hunted lions to protect their
35、farms and cattle.Today they celebrate the lions life.Noah is an elder in the Masai community.“We have decided as a community of the Masai to lay down our spears（长矛）, and there will be no more killing of - 8 -lions in our community.”He is part of a group of Masai visiting the United States promoting(
36、推广)the Predator(捕食性动物)Compensation （赔偿）Program.Conservation Internationals Frank Hawkins explains, “The Masai have been living with wildlife for many generations and it has been a conflicting（冲突） relationship in many ways.They compete with the animals for food as lions eat their cattle.Were trying t
37、o find ways in which the wildlife will become something useful to them.”They had the Predator Compensation Fund founded in 2003.After much discussion, a group of Masai farmers agreed to protect lions.In turn, if lions or other predators kill their cattle, the Masai owner will be paid market value fo
38、r the dead animals from the fund.One man said that in the past, when a lion killed cattle, they killed it on the spot.And now, after the start of the program, the Masai see the lion population growing. Since 2003,only four lions have been killed here.32What is this passage mainly about?ALions and th
39、e Masai. BThe wildlife in the world.CThe reason why lions are killed. DThe living ways of the Masai.33What is the aim of the Predator Compensation Program?ATo protect people in the wild. BTo protect the wildlife.CTo protect lions only. DTo help the Masai protect their farms and cattle.34According to
40、 the passage, why havent Masai tribesmen killed many lions since 2003?ABecause lions dont eat their cattle any more. BBecause they will be fined if they kill lions there.CBecause if a lion kills their cattle, they will be paid for the dead animals from the fund.DBecause there are less than 30,000 li
41、ons in the wild now.35What do you think of the Masai?AReasonable. BCruel（残忍的）. CPoor. DStupid（愚蠢的）.补全对话（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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Public Speaking TrainingGet a coach(教练)- 9 -_36_, so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offe
42、r you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training thats right for you. Focus on positivesAny training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt con
43、fidence more than being told that you arent doing well._37_, so good public speaking training should developthose instead of telling you what you shouldnt do. _38_If you find a public speaking course that looks as though its going to give you lots of dosand donts, walk away! Your brain is so full of
44、 what youre going to be talking about. _39_As far as were concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Youraudience can be your friends. You are a special person not a clone（克隆）Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with you
45、rown personal habits. _40_. Your training course should help you bring out your personality,not try to turn you into someone youre not. A. You already do lots of things well B. You arent like anybody elseC. Check the rules about dos and donts D. Turn your back on too many rulesE. Whatever the presen
46、tation, public speaking is toughF. The one thing you dont want is for them to fall asleep- 10 -G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse.完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）“Look, its Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used
47、to regular insults（侮辱）because of the 41 on my head, it was 42 horrible to hear. I sighed（叹气） as I headed back to the class. When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious 43 after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was 44 to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors 45 to
48、save my life. “Hollys very 46 to be alive,” they told Mum and Dad. “But shell be 47 with scars on her head, and of course her hair wont grow there.”As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I 48 wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. 49 I didnt, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never 50 understood how it felt.Then through the hospital I was 51 to a childrens burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There I 52 14-year-ol
