1、12018-2019 学年度上学期期中考试高二英语2018.11考生注意：1、本卷考试范围：高考范围。满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟；2、答题前请在答题卷上填写好自己的学校、姓名、班级、考号等信息；3、请将答案正确填写在答题卷指定的位置，在非答题区位置作答无效。第 I 卷 （选择题 共 100 分） 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，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
2、段对话仅读一遍。1. What does Lily like to do? A. Dance with the man. B. Watch a movie. C. See other people dance.2. Where might the speakers be? A. In a park. B. On a farm. C. On a beach.3. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Repair her car. B. Rent a car. C. Get a new license.4. Why is the woman hav
3、ing a party? A. To celebrate her sisters birthday.B. To celebrate her anniversary.C. To welcome her sister back from college.5. What are the speakers doing? A. Playing a game. B. Cooking. C. Watching TV. 2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。
4、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。6. What do the speakers plan to do over the weekend? A. Go swimming. B. Go hiking. C. Go camping. 7. What does the man think of weather reports? A. They are always right. B. They are always mistaken. C. They arent always right. 8. What i
5、s the weather like today? A. Sunny. B. Cold. C. Rainy.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. When was the man supposed to check out? A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. Two days from today.10. Who will arrive at the hotel? A. Some tour groups.B. Some conference members.C. The mans relatives.11. Which room will the man have
6、? A. The same room.B. Another room on the second floor.C. Another room on a different floor.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. Why did the man call the woman? A. To remind her about his party.B. To invite her to a party.C. To ask for advice about having a party.313. When will the party end? A. At 2:00 a.m.
7、on Saturday.B. Before midnight on Saturday.C. At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday.14. What does the woman still need to know? A. The mans new address. B. What gift she should bring. C. When the party starts.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. What will the man do tonight? A. Do his homework. B. Play sports. C. Attend a c
8、oncert. 16. Who is Patrick? A. A violin player. B. A famous singer. C. The mans classmate.17. What instrument does the man play? A. Guitar. B. Violin. C. Piano.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. When did the speaker first try the snack? A. As a new parent . B. As a young adult. C. As a child.19. What can b
9、e used to make the “rocks”? A. Small pieces of chocolate.B. Big pieces of fresh fruit.C. Small amounts of peanut butter.20. Who might the speaker be? A. A chef in a restaurant.B. A salesperson in a supermarket.C. A TV host.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
10、）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。4ANext time you raise an eyebrow at the views of your friend, brother, sister or colleague, remember they could be helping to make you smarter. New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be improved throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intelle
11、ctually challenging careers. The study challenges the commonly held belief that intelligence is fixed by the age of about 18.Scientific consensus (共识) suggests intelligence is controlled by genes, with environmental factors such as schooling and nutrition playing a part up to this age. After this po
12、int, IQ scores become steady. But James Flynn, professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand, argues that people can “upgrade” their intelligence throughout their lives. He believes intellectual stimulation (刺激)from other people is important as the “brain seems to be rather like a musclethe mo
13、re you use it, the stronger it gets”. However, the opposite is also trueso people who share a home or workplace with the intellectually challenged risk seeing their IQ levels nosedive as a result.Professor Flynn analyzed US intelligence tests from the last 65 years and created new IQ “age tables”. H
14、e found a bright ten-year-old with brothers and sisters of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage compared to a similar child with equally bright brothers and sisters. However, children with a low IQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter brothers and sisters
15、 and special educational treatment to help pull them up.Professor Flynn concluded that although genetics and early life experiences determine about 80% of intelligence, the remaining 20% is linked to lifestyle. This means people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more. He sugg
16、ests the best way to improve IQ levels is to socialize with bright friends, and find an intellectually challenging job.21.What do people commonly believe?A. People1 s IQ levels fall as they get older and older.B. Its wise for people to share family members views.5C. The intelligence changes no more
17、during adulthood.D. Doing challenging deeds is good for ones intelligence.22.The underlined word “nosedive” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _.A. vary B. fall C. change D. develop23.Which of the following can help improve ones intelligence according to Professor Flynn?A. Staying with smart people.
18、 B. Making many friends.C. Doing exercise every day. D. Learning from parents.4.The purpose of the text is to _.A. persuade B. advertise C. entertain D. informBThe 15th Antarctica Marathon&Half Marathon is scheduled for March 9, 2015. While exploring this most unspoiled corner of the planet, you wil
19、l come face-to face with Antarctic beauties such as icebergs, penguins, seals and whales.Departure from the U.S. is scheduled for late February with overnight flights to Buenos Aires for a three-night stay in Argentinas capital from March 2 to 5. The Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires will host our guests and
20、 the welcome reception. Race check-in and an introduction of the regulations on this event take place on the same evening.Due to the incredible popularity of this event, we are already sold out for 2015 and 2016. we are still accepting deposits for the waiting list for 2015 and 2016 and confirming s
21、pace for 2017 . A completed booking form and a deposit of $300 per person must be mailed to request bookings.Marathon Tours & Travel, the event organizer, together with One Ocean Expeditions, will provide the guidelines for runners and accompanying friends for this journey to the end of the Earth.Th
22、e course on King George Island, located off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, has marked gravel roads that connect the scientific research bases of Uruguay, Chile, China and Russia. To leave behind zero impact on the environment in this sensitive ecosystem, we will have at most 100 passengers on 6
23、land for the event at any one time. We guarantee that you will have a most challenging running experience as well as an experience of a lifetime .25.Race check-in will take place on the evening of _.A. March 2. B. March 3C. March 4 D. March 526.If you want to book space for the 2017 event, you have
24、to _.A. just complete a formB. pay a depositC. send an email to make a bookingD. be on the waiting list for 2015 and 2016.27.The number of passengers on land is limited to _.A. protect the ecosystemB. ensure the safety of passengers.C. let passengers have a special experienceD. meet the demands of t
25、he scientific research bases.CTelepathy (心灵感应) is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. Its an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct，were using resources within the unconscio
26、us (潜意识的) mind. When the resources of two persons unconscious minds link together into the same frequency (频率)，we call it telepathy.We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone，you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and h
27、e/she calls you，you are most likely to be better at sending.You can easily put your ability to the test. Thinking of somebody and wish him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver，but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whene
28、ver the phone rings，try feeling who is contacting you. 7Dont guess，but try to feel it with your mind. However，if neither of these works for you，that doesnt mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier，telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.Telepathy dreams often
29、 contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each others unconscious mind.Telepathy & relationship. The more people spend time together，the more likely they are to be able to link up to t
30、he others mind，especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the others mind through time spent together；the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the childs eagerl
31、y wanting his or her mother，knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them，and the mothers deep desire to protect her child from harm.28.Telepathy happens when one _.A.has a similar dream with another person.B.is good at guessingC.wants to call his/her best friendD.doesnt
32、 know a stranger29.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The more people separate，the more likely that telepathy will occur in their life.B.Telepathy occurs when people make use of their five senses.C.Telepathy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one anoth
33、er again.D.One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friends call as one wishes.30.Which of the following belongs to telepathy?A.Your action in your dream.B.Peoples communication over the telephone.8C.A mothers sense of her child being in danger.D.A couples long separation.
34、31.Which one can be the title of the passage?A.Receiving TelepathyB.Dream of telepathyC.Telepathy: Peoples DreamD.Mind-to-Mind ContactDIt was August 2nd, 1927. The news had spread fast. A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and
35、 playing musical instruments. And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded. That was a lot of money in those days. Many people came to Bristol that day to play for Mr. Peer. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for. They were a man named A .P. Carter, his
36、wife Sara, and her cousin Maybelle. They called themselves the Carter Family.Their first recordings were sent to radio stations throughout the United States. Many listeners were surprised at what they heard. Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played, a new sound was born.
37、 The Carter Family sounded different. They did not sound as if they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors.The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. They sang
38、 about the love of a young man for a special girl. They sang about the beauty of nature. They sang about death and sadness. And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a better life after death.A .P. Carter sang in the group and also searched for new songs. He often traveled long distanc
39、es to small towns in the south-eastern United States. He wanted to hear the songs that local people sang in their communities. He wrote down the words but kept the music in his memory. When he returned home, he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical style.9The Carter Family s
40、oon became famous. They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform. Thousands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings. Some people estimate that within three years, the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.32.When
41、 Mr. Peer heard the Carter Familys singing, he most probably felt _.A. disappointed B. calmC. confused D. excited33.Many listeners were surprised when they heard the Carter Familys songs because _.A. the family did not seem to be good at singingB. what the family sang sounded uncomfortableC. the fam
42、ily sang classical and jazz songs in a very different wayD. the family sang something that they had never heard before34.What was A.P.Carters purpose in traveling to small towns in the south-eastern United States?A. To ask for some advice on his music.B. To collect songs sung by the local people the
43、re.C. To introduce his music to the local people there.D. To see if the local people there had heard his music.35.What does the last paragraph suggest?A. The Carter Familys songs were different.B. The Carter Familys songs were well received.C. The Carter Family became famous by accident.D. The Carte
44、r Family became good at singing later.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Being a fit and healthy person is very important for lots of people today. 1036.Thanks to fitness apps and gadgets (小玩意) , people can measure every step they take, what they eat and
45、every calorie they burn. They might wear a watch that tells them their heartbeat, own smart shoes that track their steps, or use different apps on their phone to record what they eat. 37 All of their friends can see where theyve run, what workout (健身) theyve done or what they had for lunch. Sounds f
46、amiliar?Doctor Daniel Kraft from the US makes gadgets for people like this. He told the Digital Health Summit that these people, known as “trackaholics”, might become the norm (常态) in the future.38 I can see the world of health and fitness changing around me every day.One of my friends is always usi
47、ng the latest fitness gadgets. Her favorite is an app called Argus. She uses it on her phone to measure her steps, heart rate and amount of calories she has burned. She always posts this information, and pictures of herself exercising, on social media. “39.,” she said. “That way, I can keep pushing
48、myself to improve.”My friends in China use WeChat to track how many steps theyve taken each day. 40.A. And I think hes rightB. They are very competitive about this, comparing their steps with each other all the timeC. Fitness apps also make exercise more fun and targetedD. And most importantly, they
49、 share all this information on social mediaE. There are many apps that can aid you in achieving your fitness goalsF. In fact, some people like running and exercising so much that they become obsessed (着迷) with keeping track of itG. Its nice to know exactly how much exercise I have done, rather than guess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 15 分，满分 30 分）When I was 13 my only purpose was to becom
