1、1山西省应县第一中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 10 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 2.5 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。1.What does the man want to do?A. Order some food. B. Pay the bill. C. Change the food.2.What happened to Bella?A. Her alarm broke. B. She missed her cl
2、ass. C. She fell asleep in class.3.How does the woman feel?A. Friendly. B. Annoyed. C. Sorry.4.How does the man want the woman to help?A. By lending him some money. B. By finding something online. C. By lending him her credit card.5.What might the man be?A. A librarian. B. A shop assistant. C. A col
3、lege professor.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 7.5 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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6.What will the speakers do?A. Go fishing. B. Go out for dinner. C. Stay at home.7.How does the man feel about the action?A. Confident. B. Careful. C. Afraid.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 和第 9
4、 两个小题。8.Who will pick up the parcel?A. The man. B. The woman. C. The mans friend.9.How does the man tell the information?A. By writing it on the parcel. B. By bringing it to his friend. C. By phoning the woman.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10.What is the man doing now?A. Doing his homework. B. Watching
5、 TV. C. Doing the housework.11.What do you think of the woman?A. Strict. B. Gentle. C. Careless.12.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the office. B. In a shop. C. At home.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13.What does the woman phone for?A. To ask for help. B. To rent an apartment. C. To
6、 find a job.14.What is the man probably?A. A manager. B. A customer. C. A host.15.What does the woman need to pay every month?A. Apartment rent and electricity fees. B. Apartment rent and a deposit. C. Apartment rent and parking fees.16.What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Go to sign her name. 2B. Go
7、to look at the apartment. C. Go and pay for the apartment.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17.What is Kelly at present?A. A team leader. B. A college student. C. A nurse.18.What do her parents want her to do?A. To be a professional cheerleader. B. To find a normal job. C. To be a sportswoman.19.What happ
8、ened to Kelly?A. She was badly injured by accident. B. She had to find a job herself. C. She was with her teammates again.20.How can we describe Kellys character?A. Careless. B. Persevering. C. Simple.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节：阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）阅读下列短文，从题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。A“Did
9、 you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday？“Lindsey whispers to Tori With her eyes shining，Tori brags，“You bet I didSean told me two days ago“ Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about？It just happened to be yours truly，Adam Freedman，I can tell you that what they are saying is （a） not nice and （b） not
10、 even trueStill，Lindsey and Tori arent very different from most students here at Linton High School，including meMany of our conversations are gossip（闲话）I have noticed three effects of gossip：it can hurt people，it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction，and it can cause social pressures in
11、a group An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked aboutUsually，gossip spreads information about a topic-breakups，trouble at home，even dropping out-that a person would rather keep secretThe more embarrassing or shameful the secret is，the juicier the gossip it
12、makesProbably the worst type of gossip is the absolute liePeople often think of gossipers as harmless，but cruel lies can cause pain If we know that gossip can be harmful，then why do so many of us do it？The answer lies in another effect of gossip：the satisfaction it gives usSharing the latest rumor （
13、传言） can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others dontSimilarly，hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the“in group“In other words，gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority Gossip also can have a third
14、 effect：it strengthens unwritten，unspoken rules about how people should actProfessor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a groupTranslated into high school terms，this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said，then
15、 you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attentionThe dos and donts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook The effects of gossip vary depending on the situationThe next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news，th
16、ink about why you want to gossip and what effects your“juicy story“might have21.The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to _ 3A. introduce a topic B. present an argumentC. describe the characters D. clarify his writing purpose22.An important negative effects of gossip is that
17、it _ A. breaks up relationships B. embarrasses the listenerC. spreads information around D. causes unpleasant experiences23.What advice does the author give in the passage？ _ A. Never become a gossiperB. Stay away from gossipersC. Dont let gossip turn into liesD. Think twice before you gossipBA myst
18、ery surrounds my grandmothers collection of salt cellars (盐瓶). No one in the family seems to know when she started collecting them, or exactly how many she had.My grandmother died just over two years ago. At 91, she had spent 30 years without her right leg, which was removed due to cancer the year I
19、 was born. She was a poet, an artist, a food lover and a salt cellar collector. The funny thing about the salts, as she called them I never once heard her say salt cellar was that although everybody knew they were her hobby and everyone was always searching for them at yard sales or in stores, nobod
20、y seemed to know what they meant to her and they just wanted to make her happy. Grandma kept her salts in a dark wooden corner display case in the living room. Since her death the case has remained exactly as she left it. Grandpa tries his best to preserve his memories of her just as they are.Now I
21、am collecting, too. Collecting memories about my grandmothers hobby, a way she spent her time. And as I hold one of them in my hand, I picture her holding it in her hand on the day she got it. She is smiling. My mother and her two sisters all have small collections, but my mother admits that she was
22、 more interested in finding salts to send to Grandma.Grandma once wrote a poem titled “When April Comes”. The poem contains the line, “When April comes and I am not around, remember me when daffodils are found.” Now, Grandpa is working on a poem with the line, “April came and you were not around”.Bu
23、t she was, somehow. She was there in the memories left behind by her possessions.24.In writing the text, the author expressed_.A.her sadness at losing her grandmaB.her desire to collect more salt cellarsC.her love for her grandmaD.her curiosity about her grandmas possessions25.The underlined part “h
24、er possessions” in the last paragraph refers to _.A.Grandmas experience B.Grandmas hobbyC.Grandmas talent D.Grandmas strong will26.It can be inferred from the text that the authors family_.A.are very proud of their interesting family historyB.value the wonderful poems Grandma wroteC.are much influen
25、ced by Grandmas interestD.know much about grandparents love27.What would be the best title for the text?A.Grandmas Salt Cellar CollectionB.The Mystery of Grandmas Salt Cellars C. Grandparents Lifelong Devotion 4D. A Familys Collection HistoryCAs the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple s
26、ports over the years, Ive seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely cruel. However, when I think about the value of sports and why my kids continue to play, I realize sports teach kids lessons to become successful adults. Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, how to take risk, h
27、ow to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they loseand when they win.Whether kids play soccer, baseball, football, or cheer, they learn they are part of a team where one person depends on another. When my son plays baseball, hes not the only one who needs to play well; he depen
28、ds on his defense to make the plays in the field. When my daughter plays tennis, she depends on her partner to cut off the ball at the net and win the point, and the tennis team depends on each person in order to win the overall match. Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of
29、 someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order to succeed.Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the “winning isnt everything; its the only thing” attitude. They have become too much of a reflection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from
30、losing are even more important. When my daughter loses tennis match, her coach reminds her that you learn more from losing than from winning. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy. Were going to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.I believe that participating in y
31、outh sports is much more than building a sound body winning a scholarship to college. Sports are the best way to shape and build more self-motivate and happier children and help them become more self-motivated and happier adults.28.What is the authors attitude to youth sports?A.Critical. B.Positive.
32、 C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.29.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A.What sports the authors kids take.B.What the authors kids do in sports.C.How sports benefit the authors kids.D.How the authors kids continue to play sports.30.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Teenagers dont ha
33、ve to win every time.B.Winning is the only goal for teen players.C.Teenagers should work together to succeed.D.Winning is not the most important in sports.31.What is the best title for the text?A.Youth Sports Build Better AdultsB.Teenagers Suffer from Youth SportsC.Losing Brings More than Winning Do
34、esD.Teenagers Perform Better than Adults in SportsDA California wind farm will become the first in the U. S. to avoid charges if a limited number of eagles are injured or die when they run into the huge turning blades(桨叶), the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.The Shiloh IV Wind Project
35、LLC, 60 miles east of San Francisco, will receive a special permit allowing up to five golden eagles to be accidentally killed over five 5years. Previously, such eagle deaths could potentially draw criminal charges and discourage private investment in wind farms.Agency Director Daniel Ashe said the
36、permit encourages development of renewable energy while requiring the wind company to take steps to protect eagles from turbines(涡轮机)and power lines. The move will help California reach its goal of producing one-third of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, he said.Michael Hutchins of the Amer
37、ican Bird Conservancy said he believes the five-year permit for the California wind farm is reasonable, but he said the rapid expansion of wind energy has gotten ahead of the science and regulation to protect all types of birds. Too often, he said, wind farms are built in migratory patterns or near
38、wetlands.Birds on the hunt can become dizzy by whats on the ground and fly into the blades, Hutchins said.“Is it really green energy if its going to kill hundreds of thousands of birds or bats each year?” he said. “The whole system needs a much harder look.”Shiloh IV Wind Project is a 102-megawatt w
39、ind farm operating since 2012 and made up of 50 turbines in Solano County.Shiloh is the first to obtain a permit. Marie Strassburger, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services regional migratory bird chief, said that obtaining one requires a lengthy process, and because this is the first of its kind, off
40、icials have carefully made conversation plans with the wind company.“Its not a quick, efficient process by any means,” Strassburger said.Federal wildlife officials in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon are working on two more applications for five-year eagle permits and one for 30 years, said Sc
41、ott Flaherty of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Sacramento. Eagles are not listed as endangered, but they are protected under a federal act.32.Shiloh IV will be breaking the law if _.A.its turbines injure any birds in CaliforniaB.it withdraws its private investment in wind farmsC.its equipmen
42、t kills over five golden eagles in five yearsD.it builds wind farm in migratory patterns or near wetlands33.Why is California giving Shiloh IV the permit?A.To encourage green energyB.To protect big turning bladesC.To prevent criminal activitiesD.To support research on eagles34.What was Hutchinss att
43、itude to wind farms rapid development?A.Tolerant B.Uncaring C.Surprised D.Critical35.When drafting the five-year permit, officials _.A.showed great cautionB.reached an agreement quicklyC.wanted to list eagles as endangeredD.had already singed two similar permits第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）根据短文内容
44、，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。3D printing is becoming more and more popular. 36 People and businesses are able to create the things they need very quickly and easily using 3D printers.37 Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hope that
45、having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as common as the microwave. Scientists say that they are easy to use: you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw food “inks” into the printer. You can also change the 6instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. 38 Using 3D printer to
46、 create your meals would also save the environment because there would be less need for traditional growing and transporting processes.39 It could take away many jobs, including those for growing and transporting food. Imagine a world where there is no need for farming or growing crops and the same
47、tastes and textures(外观) can be printed from a raw “food ink”. Likewise, traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Additionally, there are concerns about the nutritional value of printed food. 40 Whats more, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional
48、and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.A. But can you imagine printing food?B. Not all 3D printers use the same technology.C. 3D printing technology will change the way we live in the future.D. This means it would
49、 be very quick and easy to create tasty meals.E. Is it really possible to get the nutrition we need from food-based inks?F. We are now able to print things such as clothing, musical instruments and car models.G. However, some people think that a future of 3D-printed food would be a disaster.第三部分（共 35 小题；满分 55 分）第一节 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 （共 20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分）A US mum and her six boys dec
