1、- 1 -郎溪中学 20182019 学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试英语试题总分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟注意事项：1.答 卷 前 ， 考 生 务 必 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 准 考 证 号 填 写 在 试 卷 和 答 题 卡 上 ， 并 将 准 考 证 条 形 码粘 贴 在 答 题 卡 上 的 指 定 位 置 。2.选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 每 小 题 选 出 答 案 后 ， 用 合 乎 要 求 的 2B 铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 对 应 题 目 的 答 案 标号 涂 黑 。 写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。3.
2、非 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 用 合 乎 要 求 的 签 字 笔 直 接 答 在 答 题 卡 上 对 应 的 答 题 区 域 内 。 写 在 试 题卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节听下面 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. How much do two jackets cost toda
3、y?A. $40. B. $45. C. $50.2. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Stay indoors. B. Take exercise. C. Eat fresh fruit.3. Whose bowl is it?A. The mans. B. Aunt Bettys. C. The womans.4. What will the speakers do next?A. Go on shopping. B. Have something to eat. C. Go to a Mexican restaurant.5. Why
4、will the speakers return to the museum next weekend?A. It is too large to cover in a day.B. There are too many people today.C. There will be a special exhibit then.第二节- 2 -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。听第
5、 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to spend Christmas.B. What to do with their family.C. When to stay with their family.7. What will the woman probably do?A. Cook and wash up for her kids over Christmas.B. Go and stay in a cottage in Wales.C. Visit her parents.听第 7
6、 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the woman doing?A. Confirming her visa. B. Waiting for a visa. C. Applying for a visa9. What does the man offer to do for the woman?A. Bring her glasses. B. Fill in a form. C. Take her to the visa section.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How does the man go to the train station?A
7、. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By bike.11. How long does the local train take to get to Metro City?A. About two hours. B. About one hour. C. About fifteen minutes12. What day is it today probably?A. Sunday. B. Monday. C. Friday.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why does the man make the telephone call?A. To book
8、 a room. B. To check the rate. C. To ask about a hotel.14. What is the main reason that the woman recommend the Imperial to the man?A. It is near the city center.B. It is a four-star hotel.C. It is less expensive.15. What does the woman say about the Imperial?A. It is almost fully booked.- 3 -B. It
9、is cheaper than her hotel.C. It is better known than her hotel.16. What does the man want to know about the Imperial in the end?A. The location. B. The price. C. The telephone number.听第 10 材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How much should one pay if he buys one adult ticket and two child tickets?A. 13.50 B12 C85
10、018. Where is the film Dont Open the Door! set?A. In the mountains. B. At a car factory. C. On a ship19. What do we know about the film Streetmatch-the Return?A. It is shown at 10: 15. B. It is about cars. C. Maggie stars in the film.20. Which film is directed by Jean-luc Ducroix?A. Ships in the Nig
11、ht. B. Don t Open the Door! C. Streetmatch-the Return.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）中，选出最佳选项，AWelcome to the North Pole AdventureThe North Pole Adventure is a one-of-a-kind interactive Christmas attraction for the entire family. Unlike other Christmas
12、attractions, it is open from November 25 until Christmas Eve. It is not a guided tour. While elves (小精灵) are throughout the adventure to interact with your children, your kids can spend as much time in each area as they wish. The adventure features a replica (复制品) of the North Pole including everyth
13、ing you imagine at Santas North Pole.Santas HouseKids will experience what its like at the North Pole and see first-hand what it takes for Santa and his elves to get ready for Christmas each year. The memories your children will take away from Santas House will be ones they will remember for a life
14、time.Post Office- 4 -All kids will be assisted by Santas elves in writing a letter to Santa and then depositing it in Santas magical mailbox. A few days before Christmas, they will receive letters at their own homes from Santa.Elf UniversityElf University is the place where elves go to school. Its a
15、lso the place where kids enjoy making Christmas presents, coloring Christmas pictures, and even filling out applications to become elves one day.AdmissionBuy your tickets online to avoid waiting in line. If the tickets sell out when you buy them online, there will still be tickets available at the t
16、icket office.21. Where can children see first-hand what it takes for Santa to get ready for Christmas?A. Post Office.B. Santas House.C. Elf University.D. Nowhere. 22. What can we learn from the passage?A. Kids can have fun in Santas House by dressing up like SantaB. Elf University offers kids opport
17、unities for becoming elvesC. Kids who visited Post Office would receive letters on Christmas EveD. Tickets to the adventure can be bought online if they sell out at the ticket office23. Where can you probably see the article?A. a tourist booklet B. a science fiction C. a newspaper D. a story bookBFe
18、i-Fei Li arrived in the U. S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams. And it took many unusual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart and extremely driven. And today, shes the director of Stanford Universitys artificial intelligence lab.“As one of the leaders in the world for A. I.
19、, I feel much excitement and responsibility to create the most awesome and excellent technology for society - 5 -and to educate the most awesome and excellent technologists thats my calling.” Li said.She is also a loyal advocate (拥护者) for diversity in the tech industry.“I see extremely talented Stan
20、ford PhD students struggling with their visas and I find it unthinkable that we create so many barriers (阻碍) for the talents of the world”, Li said. While Li was in college at Princeton, she borrowed money from friends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning business for her pare
21、nts in order to help them get by. Li attended classes during the week and worked at the business on the weekends. Then, when Li was in graduate school, her mom developed cancer and had a stroke (中风). “It was difficult to keep moving ahead while all of this was happening. The real existential challen
22、ge is to live up to your fullest potential, live up to your sense of responsibility and to be honest to yourself about your dreams while doing it,” she said.Li was named a Great Immigrant of 2016 by the Carnegie Corporation, the nations oldest grant making foundation which honors roughly 40 naturali
23、zed U. S. citizens each year. Her graduate studies were supported by the Paul effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck
24、.All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally - 8 -female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly
25、 position appears to lack the manly qualities required.This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political (政治的) candidates. She asked 125 co
26、llege students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.The results showed that attractive mal
27、es completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.32. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _. A. makes women look more honest and capable B. strengthens the manly qualities required C. is of no importance to women D.
28、often enables women to succeed quickly33. Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _.A. affects men and women alike B. has as little effect on men as on womenC. is more of a disadvantage to women D. turns out to be a disadvantage to men 34. According to the passage, pe
29、oples views on beauty are often _.A. practical B. one-sided C. old-fashioned D. supportive35. The passage is mainly about _.A. the disadvantages of being attractive B. the advantages of being attractiveC. equal rights for women D. the importance of appearance- 9 -第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，
30、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。Things You Should Stop Doing to Be SuccessfulAre you a happy person? How often do you think about reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not better than you in general? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you should stop doing to be suc
31、cessful.1. 36 Different people may interpret “success” in different ways: some of theme measure it in money, other ones in positive changes to people around them and the world in general. 37 And do not worry about what other people think, and go after what makes you happy.2. Do not believe anything
32、without questioning it.38 They are critical thinkers, and they understand that we are all ruled by our prejudices, so they will always question new information.3. Do not worry about unpredictable things that may happen to you.If you want to be successful, stop thinking about everything that MAY happ
33、en to you. 39 Be ready to change your deeds and decisions when things suddenly dont go according to your plan.4. Do not care about what other people think of you.40 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but new worries, stresses, and problems. Successful people do not co
34、ncentrate on the quantity of people to please, but worry about their quality and focus on developing friendships with people they really care about.A.Do not wait for the “right time” to do anything.B.Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact that your future cant be predicted.C.Do
35、 not let others decide what “success” is for you.D.As far as we all know, its impossible to please all the people that surround us.E.Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.F.If you want to be successful, do not let others force their interpretation of success on you.- 10
36、 -G.Successful people never ignore or avoid problems, no matter how big and awful they seem.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 第一节 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。On Thanksgiving morning I got up early to run in the local race. It was 41 above freezin
37、g so everyone there was jumping around to stay 42.At the roadside, sitting in the 43 was a man coated with a blanket. Its pretty obvious hes 44 and as usual most people 45 not to see him. I went over and talked with him. He told me hes a veteran(退伍军人) and had hoped he could 46 a few dollars that mor
38、ning to buy a Thanksgiving dinner. His eyes 47 when he talked about hot turkey.48, theres no work for himvolunteers did everything for the 49. Then its time for the race 50 I told him Id talk to him more after. He said hed be there watching to see me 51 the finish line. During most of the race, I 52
39、 this man. Im in the military too and it always 53 to see someone who served going through such a(n) 54 time. He hadnt asked me for anything, but I was 55 to do something for him. But with just a couple of dollars, how could I?After the race I went 56 over and sat in the grass next to him, which got
40、 me more than a few 57 looks from other runners. I gave him the cash I had, saying “Im 58 special but I really hope it might get you a little something 59 during the day” “Thank you very much but I cant accept it. This has been so 60 . You know, I havent really talked to anybody in a real long time,
41、” he said. Sometimes those who are noticed the least can do the most to lift us up.41. A. clearly B. quickly C. hardly D. absolutely42. A. calm B. positive C. alive D. warm43. A. corner B. back C. grass D. crowd- 11 -44. A. homeless B. careless C. shameless D. fearless45. A. planned B. pretended C.
42、agreed D. promised46. A. beg B. save C. produce D. earn47. A. shone B. opened C. closed D. narrowed48. A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Generally D. Certainly49. A. group B. locals C. judges D. race50. A. before B. so C. if D. after51. A. touch B. reach C. cross D. break52. A. put up with B. suffered
43、from C. worked out D. thought about53. A. hurts B. pays C. works D. aches54. A. fantastic B. uncertain C. tough D. unfair55. A. worried B. pleased C. disappointed D. determined56. A. out B. around C. back D. forward57. A. ordinary B. strange C. admiring D. caring58. A. nobody B. somebody C. everythi
44、ng D. something59. A. important B. extra C. extraordinary D. valuable60. A. nice B. awful C. long D. funny第 II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Keeping a diary in English is one of the most _61_ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability. _
45、62_ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes _63_(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. _64_ we persist in this practice, gradually well learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run across many _6
46、5_. （difficult）In the first place, _66_ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words - 12 -and phrases to express our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. As far as I am _67_ (con
47、cern), my _68_ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe
48、that it is_69_great use to keep a diary in English for _70_ development of our writing skills.第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35） 第一节 短文改错（10 分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ） ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
49、；2.只允许修改 10 处，多改（从第 11 处起）不计分。With the development of science and technology, intelligent robots will be wide used in the future. At home, robots will help people do some housework and taking care of the elderly, babies and patients. In addition to these task, robots will even be able to play the chess and do exercise with people. In factories, robots will be used to perform some dangerous jobs avoid accidents.Robots will change our
