1、- 1 -武冈二中 2018 年下学期高二期中考试英 语 试 卷时量：120 分 满分：150 分第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面五段对话，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，听完每项对话后，你都有 10 秒的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。现在你有 5 秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a theater. B.
2、 In a shop. C. In a restaurant.2. What is the man doing?A. Asking the way. B. Looking for someone. C. Making suggestions.3. Who is the woman most probably? A. Toms sister. B. Toms mother. C. Toms teacher.4. What will the speakers watch?A. The news. B. Animal World. C. A movie.5. How many times has t
3、he woman watched the film?A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.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道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.7. What is
4、 the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Boyfriend and girlfriend. B. Classmates. C. Boss and office worker.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What can we know about the man? - 2 -A. He doesnt get much speaking practice. B. He doesnt like talking to foreign people.C. He is worried about the comin
5、g English exam.9. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Go to hotels. B. Join a club. C. Find a partner.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where are the private gentlemens clubs usually found in central London?A. In modern new buildings. B. In big malls.C. In very old and traditional buildings.11. What
6、do all of the private gentlemens clubs have ?A. A bar. B. A library. C. A restaurant.12. How long is the history of the private gentlemens clubs?A. About 100 years. B. About 300 years. C. About 500 years.听第九段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Strangers
7、. B. Neighbors. C. Friends.14. How does the woman feel when she receives the invitation?A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Angry.15. Why should they get to the cinema early?A. Because they havent bought tickets.B. Because there will be many people waiting to get in.C. Because the show time has changed.16. When sh
8、ould they get to the cinema at least?A. At 9:00. B. At 9:30. C. At 10:00.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long will your trip last if you travel to Wutai Mountain?A.3days. B.5days. C.6days.18. What can you do if you go to the island near Weihai?A. Watch birds. B. Go camping. C. Climb mountains.19. Ho
9、w many places are mentioned in the passage? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.20. What s the telephone number of the agency?- 3 -A. 8836-5769. B. 8836-5796. C. 8863-5769.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMom was an excellent gardener. Everything she tou
10、ched grew well. Especially the rose bushes, which were said to be given by her great-grandmother, in her front yard huge fragrant flowers were the envy of neighbors. My sister Mary Beth, and I, on the other hand, didnt know anything about gardening. But early one spring morning, there we stood in ou
11、r mothers front yard, with shovels (铁铲), preparing to move Moms beloved roses. Mom had passed away three months earlier and we were getting her house ready for sale. We wanted to transplant (移种) Moms roses to our homes as a memorial (纪念物) to her. “How do we move these roses without killing them?“ Ma
12、ry Beth asked.“I have no idea,“ I said. There wasnt a soul around to help us. Should we pull them from the ground or try and dig around them? “Mom would tell us exactly how to do this,“ I said, feeling her loss more than ever. All at once we were shocked by a voice behind us. “Are you digging up tho
13、se beautiful rose bushes?“ I turned and saw a handsome young man holding a shovel. “Yes,“ I said.The man nodded. “Ill tell you just what to do,“ he began, “Preserve as much of the root system as possible.“ He showed us where we should dig. Then he described how to fertilize the soil, the proper wate
14、ring schedule once we planted them at our homes. “How do you know all this?“ my sister asked. “I was once a gardener at the Denver Botanical Garciens.“ The man answered a few more questions and I thanked him.I was just about to do what he suggested when I realized Id forgotten to get his name, in ca
15、se we needed more help. I stood and looked up and down the street. He was gone, disappearing suddenly. It couldnt have been more than a few seconds. I wondered whether he had been sent by Moms soul to give us the heaven-sent advice. Because of his help, Moms beautiful roses come out in our yards eve
16、ry summer.- 4 -21. How did the author and her sister feel when they decided to transplant Moms roses?A. Delighted. B. Relaxed. C. Depressed. D. Confused.22 Why did the author and her sister want to move these roses to their homes?A. They had sold their mothers house to the young man.B. They wanted t
17、o learn something about planting roses.C. They wanted to keep their moms roses as a memorial.D. Their mother had told them not to leave roses to others.23. We can learn from the text that A. the handsome young man was a gardener at the citys parkB. the author was puzzled over the young mans disappea
18、ringC. the young man planted the roses for the author and her sisterD. the author and her sister knew a little about gardening at firstBWhether we should allow marine (海洋的) parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. A variety of different arguments have been put forward ab
19、out it.Smith, a sociologist, argued that dolphin parks provide the only opportunity for much of the public to see marine mammals. As this argument goes, most Australians live in cities and never get to see these animals. Marine parks allow the average Australian to appreciate our marine wildlife. Ho
20、wever, in fact, there are many places where they can be seen in the wild. Moreover, these places do not charge an overpriced entry fee they are free.Dr Alison Lane, the director of the Cairns Marine Science Institute, insists that we need marine parks for scientific research. She argues that much of
21、 our knowledge of marine mammals comes from studies which were undertaken (进行) at marine parks. The knowledge which is obtained (获得) at marine parks can be useful for planning for the preservation of marine mammal species. However, Jones, a zoologist, explains that park research is only useful for u
22、nderstanding captive (被猎获的) animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild. Their diets are different, they have significantly lower life lengths and they are more likely to have a disease. In addition, marine mammals in dolphin - 5 -parks are trained and this means that their patt
23、erns of social behavior are changed.The Marine Park Owners Association holds that marine parks attract a lot of foreign tourists. This position goes on to state that these tourists spend a lot of money, increasing our foreign exchange income and assisting our national balance of payments. However, f
24、oreign tourists would still come to Australia if the parks were closed down. Indeed, surveys of overseas tourists show that they come here for a variety of other reasons and not to visit places like Sea World. Tourists come here to see our native wildlife in its natural environment and not to see it
25、 in cages and concrete pools. They can see animals in those conditions in their own countries.In conclusion, perhaps an agreement cannot be reached now. However, a question does deserve our consideration if we continue with our past crimes against these creatures, how will our future generations vie
26、w us?24. Who support(s) the idea of closing marine parks?A. Most Australians. B. Alison Lane. C. Smith. D. Jones.25. What does the author intend to tell us in Para. 3? A. The results from studies are valuable in animal preservation. B. Scientific research at the marine parks has its limitations. C.
27、Captive animals have biology changes in marine parks. D. Human behavior causes harmful effects on the animals.26. All of the following are the reasons to keep marine parks except .A. for scientific research purpose B. for entertainment purposeC. for economic purpose D. for political purpose27. The a
28、uthor tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _.A. pointing out the problems with keeping the marine parksB. discussing the advantages of animals natural homesC. using evidence he has collected at the marine parksD. questioning the way the animals are studied- 6 -CFor years, drugs
29、 have been one of the major destroyers of peoples lives, as well as their families. People who do drugs might not even realize that what theyre doing has changed the lives of not only themselves, but of the people close to them in their lives.People who do drugs have usually become addicted because
30、of the fact that theyve used drugs for years and have always used drugs to deal with their problems. Finally, they have no other way to deal with their problems and use other drugs to eliminate the feelings caused by other life problems.There are several ways to get rid of drug addiction. The first
31、step, as Im sure you have heard hundreds of times, is to realize that theres a problem. If someone in your life has been doing drugs, youll need to let him know that its not just harmful to him.Once youve gotten them to realize this, if possible, youll need to find help for them. Youll need a way to
32、 work out the problems in life that drag them towards drugs, or to create something else that will keep these people away from drugs.Sometimes other addictions are in line. For example, most heavy drinkers suffer from depression. Over 40% of Americans suffer from depression, and over 60% of the male
33、 population of these people have turned towards drinking to deal with their problems connected with depression. This greatly increases the chances of spousal (配偶的) and child abuse（虐待）, as well as many other horrible effects of alcohol.When someone becomes addicted to drugs, you need to deal with it
34、immediately. Help him get rid of the problem before it turns into one which cannot be controlled.28. The text is mainly about .A. why Americans suffer from depression and how to help them get over itB. the bad effects of taking drugs and how to help a drug addictC. the number one destroyer of people
35、s livesD. the family life of those who take drugs29. According to the text, why do some people become addicted to drugs?- 7 -A. They want to keep on being excited. B. They want to try something different.C. Their friends persuade them to do drugs. D. They get used to dealing with problems with drugs
36、.30. What can you do to help your friend get rid of drug addiction?A. Ask police for help. B. Tell him its harmful.C. Take drugs away from him. D. Try to know about his family.31. Why have some American men become addicted to drinking according to the text?A. They dont love their wives. B. They are
37、too busy to relax.C. They suffer from depression. D. Their children wont listen to them.DElectric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be dirtier than their gasoline-powered ( 以汽油为动力的) cousins. People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions (零排放的) vehicles,“ but
38、 people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly all use fire to make it. Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something usually coal, oil, but a
39、lso by heat generated in nuclear power plants（核电站）. There are a few wind farms as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.In other words, those “zero-emissions“ cars are likely coal-burning cars. Its just that the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean. It is not. It
40、s as if the California Greens are covering their eyes “If l cant see it, its not happening.“ Gasoline is an efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that en
41、ergy, mostly in the form of wasted heat at the generator, through the transmission (传输) lines, etc.A gallon of gas may power your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas wont get you nearly as far so electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity cam
42、e directly from solar, wind or - 8 -other natural resources, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we dont use much of those energy sources.In addition, electric cars batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a la
43、ndfill (垃圾填筑地). And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When its a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot
44、.32. What is the main idea of this text?A. Electric cars arent actually clean. B. Zero-emission vehicles are popular.C. Electric cars are zero-mission vehicles. D. Gasoline-powered cars are more effective.33. Which can replace the underlined phrase “be clueless about“ in Para. 2?A. Show interest in.
45、 B. Be familiar with. C. Be curious about. D. Fail to understand.34. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car runA. at least 25 miles B. as far as 25 milesC. less than 25 miles D. more than 25 miles35. According to the text, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more _.
46、A. efficient B. harmful C. expensive D. environmentally-friendly第二节 七选五阅读（每题 2 分，共 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。School doesnt have to be a prison. Whether you find school difficult, boring, or just stressful, you can learn to make school easier and bring a lot more fun. Here are som
47、e ways to help you.Try a team sport. Some schools offer team sports that allow you to make friends with your fellow students. Soccer, track and field, basketball and football, can all make school have a little more fun. 36 If you dont - 9 -want to play sports, consider joining in the games and cheering for your team with your friends.37 One of the most stressful parts of school can be making sure you have everything youre supposed to have. Wheres your English homework? Wheres that math assignment? Is your pencil sharp
