1、- 1 -20182019学年度上学期期中考试高二年级英语科试卷答题时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分第一部分：听力第一节（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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why is the man worried?A. He cant get all the books.B. He must read many books.C. He cant understand the course.
2、2. Which language does Jane speak the best?A. French. B. Chinese. C. English.3. What do we know about the man?A. He didnt finish his homework.B. Lesson 2 is too easy for him.C. He has read Lesson 1.4. What does the woman suggest?A. He should not take the exam.B. He should take easy exams.C. He shoul
3、d not worry about it.5. How long has the woman been learning English?A. Half a year. B. Six years. C. Six years and a half.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。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 6段材料，回答第 68题。6. What i
4、s the woman going to study?- 2 -A. Language. B. English. C. First English and then Economics.7. How long has the man stayed in America?A. For nearly three years. B. For a couple of weeks. C. For a couple of months.8. What does the man promise to help the woman?A. To help her with her English.B. To h
5、elp her with her major. C. To help her find a host family.听第 7段材料，回答第 911题。9. What does the name “Guoqing” mean in Chinese?A. Being strong. B. Being beautiful. C. National Day celebration.10. What does a Chinese name usually show?A. Parents expectations and good wishes.B. Ones own desire.C. An inter
6、esting meaning.11. What does the name “Qiang” mean?A. Being strong. B. Being beautiful. C. National Day celebration.听第 8段材料，回答第 1214题。12. Whats the matter with Susan?A. She has to revise her paper a second time.B. She cant remember the new words.C. She has to revise her paper a third time.13. Which
7、two things did Dad mention that are important if one wants to succeed?A. Patience and confidence.B. Cheerfulness and happiness.C. Patience and joyfulness.14. What does Susan want to do before starting to revise her paper?A. Have a talk with Dad. B. Take a ride. C. Take a walk.听第 9段材料，回答第 1517题。15. W
8、hat are Sallys two choices after graduation?- 3 -A. To be a teacher or a secretary.B. To be a sales person or a secretary.C. To be a teacher or an interpreter.16. Whats Sallys final decision?A. To be a teacher. B. To be an interpreter. C. To be a secretary.17. What will Sally have if she is a teache
9、r?A. A quiet and stable life. B. Challenging and busy life. C. A beautiful life.听第 10段材料，回答第 1820题。18. What kind of products would people buy, according to the advertisers?A. The most expensive products.B. The products of the latest fashion.C. The products that people they admire are using.19. Why d
10、o so many ads feature famous people?A. Because they ask for more money.B. Because they know more about the products.C. Because ordinary people like to follow them.20. Why do we want to follow those “best” people?A. Because we want to give them some advice.B. Because we want to show we are as good as
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43、xams.B. To help the students pass the exams.C. To help the students to build confidence.D. To inspire the students to achieve success.34. What message does the letter want to convey?A. Everyone can realize his dream.B. Everyone has his unique value.C. Exams are meaningless in our life.D. Nothing is
44、impossible to a willing heart.35. The author gives two examples in the last paragraph to show_.A. the letter was well receivedB. the letter was a total failureC. the parents are easy to pleaseD. the parents support their children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
45、为多余选项。We all have one, dont we? A friend whos always late. The one who turns up for coffee a full half hour after the appointed time. 36 . The dear pal(朋友) who sends a message saying “Sorry, bit delayed.”, when theyre already 20 minutes behind schedule. Or just maybe, if youre really honest, this -
46、10 -persistently tardy (拖延的) individual is actually you yourself. 37 .How on earth can people be so inconsiderate?Recent research suggests that there might be more to this than simple rudeness. Psychologists from Washington University believe people view time differently. 38 . It even provided them
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48、h they can achieve and underestimate problems, which means they dont account for the long traffic jam on the way to meet you for that coffee.Heres another thought: maybe language is to blame? The English phrase “to be fashionably late” is used to describe the proper time to arrive at an event. If yo
49、ure too early, you can appear overly eager, but if youre a bit late, you seem cool and sophisticated (老练的). The problem is, what one person regards as fashionably late, another may view as plain impolite. 40 .A. Our personality also plays a roleB. Keep a distance from those full of excusesC. Next time you have coffee, do try to be on timeD. The one who seems to be forever “stuck in traffic”E. Either wa
