1、- 1 -铜陵市一中 2018-2019 学年度第二学期高二年级学段（期中）考试英语试卷考 试 时 间 ： 120 分 钟 满 分 ： 150 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. What time is it now?A. 1:45. B. 2:00. C. 2:45.2. What does the woman tell the m
2、an to do?A. Fetch his camera. B. Make a phone call. C. Take pictures with her phone.3. Who will begin the lecture now?A. Dr. White. B. Prof. Brookings. C. Dr. Mildens4. What does the man often watch now?A. Musicals. B. Films. C. Football.5. What will the man do?A. Drive the woman downtown. B. Buy th
3、e woman a dress. C. Find a lift for the woman.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 6、7 题。6. How long did the man probably stay in Singapore?A. For five days. B. For nine day
4、s. C. For two weeks.- 2 -7. Where did the man go last year?A. China. B. Italy. C. Chile.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How many pieces of luggage does the woman have?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.9. What color is the large suitcase?A. Light brown. B. Dark blue. C. Medium gray.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. What is on the
5、 two speakers left?A. The dining room. B. The sitting room. C. The kitchen.11. What does the woman offer to add to the kitchen?A. A microwave. B. A gas cooker. C. A dishwasher.12. Where will the two speakers go next?A. The larger bedroom. B. The back garden. C. The smaller bedroom.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16
6、题。13. Which place does Sally prefer to go to?A. The London Eye. B. London Zoo. C. Covent Gardens.14. What is Billy interested in?A. Operas. B. Boats. C. Animals.15. What does the man suggest the woman do in London?A. Do some shopping. B. Find a job. C. Visit her friend.16. What is the probable relat
7、ionship between the two speakers?A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What must the students do to take the English course?- 3 -A. Take a test. B. Finish the previous level. C. Study a specific culture.18. Why are the history courses open at all
8、 levels?A. Different teachers teach courses.B. Cultures and time periods vary.C. Students have different levels.19. Which is an optional course?A. History. B. Maths. C. Science.20. What can the speaker do for the students?A. Help them arrange their courses.B. Help them sign up for a course.C. Help t
9、hem find room in a course 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）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个答案中，选出最佳选项。AI ran into quite a few language problems while vacationing (度假) with my family last summer. The most embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were
10、dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants or knickers( 内裤), not trousers as it does back home.Katie From AmericaI went to stay with a friend on the west coast last summer. Her
11、flat was on the first floor of a high-rise building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldnt find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor.Da
12、vid From BritainWhen I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store, people kept - 4 -directing(指引) me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to (使.明白)someone that I only wanted the toilet!Tom From AmericaLast summer we went on a two-week family tour
13、ing holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet. This was an old vehicle and there turned out to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “bo
14、ot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem.Mary From Britain21.Hearing Katies mothers words, Katies friends were in amazement because .AKaties mother got mud on her jeansBKaties mothers underpants were dirtyCthey mistook “pants” in American for underpantsDthey didnt
15、know English22.Which of the following words is from British English？APants. BGround floor.CRestroom. DTrunk.23.When Tom asked for the “restroom”, the people around him thought .Ahe wanted to have a restBhe wanted the toiletChe wanted a chairDHe wanted to go to a department store24.The underlined wor
16、d “garage” is probably .Aa parking place Ba carCa gas station Da place to repair carsBWhats small buzzes here and there and visits flowers? If you said bees or hummingbirds, you got it. You wouldnt be the first if you mixed the two up. Now a group of researchers even say we should embrace our histor
17、y of considering - 5 -the two together in the same group. The way scientists study bees could help them study hummingbird behavior, too.Scientists first compared the two back in the 1970s when studying how animals search for food. The idea is that animals use a kind of math to make choices in order
18、to minimize the work it takes to earn maximum rewards. Researchers at that time focused on movement rules, like the order in which they visited flowers, and where flowers were located relative to others. It was “almost like an algorithm(算法)” for efficient searching, said David Pritchard, a biologist
19、 at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Hummingbirds and bees had similar solutions.As the field of animal cognition(认知) appeared, hummingbird and bee research parted. Neuroscientists and behavioral ecologists developed ways to study bee behavior in naturalistic settings. Hummingbird research
20、ers compared hummingbirds to other birds and borrowed methods from psychology to study their ability to learn in the lab. To be fair, hummingbirds and bees differ. For example, hummingbirds have more advanced eyes and brains than bees. Honeybees and bumblebees are social; hummingbirds typically aren
21、t.But however they perceive(感知) or process information, they both experience similar information, Dr. Pritchard said. In day-to-day searching for food, for example, hummingbirds may rely on more of a bees-eye view than a birds-eye view. Like other birds, they rely on landmarks, distances and directi
22、ons to make maps when travelling long distances, but they dont use these cues to find flowers. Move a flower just an inch or so away from where a hummingbird thought it was and it will hover(盘旋) over the flowers original location. Dr. Pritchard is investigating if, like bees, hummingbirds engage in
23、view matching hovering, scanning snapshots of a place to its memory and using those as references later.25. What is the center of research on hummingbirds and bees in the 1970s?A. Memory. B. Movement rules.C. Reward calculating. D. Information processing.- 6 -26. Which subjects research methods were
24、 adopted to study the learning ability of Hummingbirds?A. Math. B. Biology. C. Ecology. D. Psychology.27. How do researchers find out that hummingbirds are not like birds?A. By setting them free. B. By moving flowers.C. By matching view. D. By making maps.CAs I stood in the return line and watched p
25、eople, I became extremely impatient. My daughter had got four Barbie dolls and two identical Cabbage Patch Kids on Christmas, so I was eager to return toys that she didnt need. Suddenly a strong idea came to me. I eyed the lady in front of me with three small girls on her leg. The family looked poor
26、. The children were without coats, and they had dirty faces and hair. “You are ready to get out of here, arent you? Give her the things you want to return,” the still voice spoke. “Give them to her? These are mine. Im not giving her my stuff,” I argued. I swallowed the urge that threatened to escape
27、 my lips when the voice spoke again. “Give her the toys.” I was familiar with the voice. I know I couldnt argue with that voice.I sighed and tapped the lady on the shoulder. “Maam,” I cleared my throat. She looked at me with kind, tired eyes surrounded by wrinkles. “Yes?” she asked. “Would your litt
28、le girls like to have these toys?” I pointed to my basket full of returns. “Would your children like to have them?” She was speechless, and I swore that tears were about to well up in her eyes. “Youd be doing me a favor. I cant stand in this line in a moment longer.” “You have no idea,” she shook he
29、r head. “You have no idea what that means to me.”I started loading her basket as the excited girls watched. “Merry Christmas,” I said. “God bless you.” She replied as I nodded and exited the line. I didnt want to go to the Walmart that day, but I went. I didnt want to give the lady my kids toys, but
30、 I did. Sometimes doing what we dont want to do is exactly what were supposed to do.28.The author decided to return some of the gifts because _.- 7 -A. she wanted to get some money B. her daughter needed money thenC. her daughter didnt like them at all D. all of them werent in need29.When the author
31、 saw the woman and her three girls, she _.A. gladly helped them B. didnt want to help themC. pretended not to know them D. hesitated about whether to help them30.The lady was speechless after hearing the authors words because _.A. she was too surprised to say anything B. she was too moved to say any
32、thingC. she didnt believe the author at first D. she was considering the authors words31.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Poor Lady B. Holiday Spirit C. Giving Happiness D. Holiday ShoppingDKelly Paytons fifth grade students might read newspaper articles about immigrati
33、on or Syrian refugees(难民) or climate change. Sometimes they read the same stories, and other times theyre instructed to go online and like other readers, click on the headlines that most appeal to them.By reading current stories about the concerns of others, Payton, a teacher at a public school, has
34、 noticed her students developing more empathy(共鸣).That was the goal of “A Mile in Our Shoes” a new program from Newsela, which takes content from a variety of believable news sources like the Associated Press, The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, and rewrites the articles at five reading level
35、s to make reading news accessible to all ages.So in 2013, Gross developed an interactive platform, used by about 1 million teachers across America, where kids from grades 2-12 could read content that is interesting and understandable. For example, heres two versions about sanctuary(庇护）cities.The ori
36、ginal story began: Ignoring fresh threats from the White House, city leaders across the U.S. are promising to strengthen their fight against - 8 -President Donald Trumps promised crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities“ despite the financial risks.The version rewritten for the lowest reading level
37、began: Some U.S. cities are very welcoming when it comes to immigration(移民 ). Many cities have become “sanctuary cities.” These cities allow immigrants. They are welcome even if they do not have permission to live in the United States.Adding this to Newscla wasnt intended to be political, Gross said
38、, but was a response to concerns he heard from teachers after the election that their students werent getting exposure to different opinions. Instead, kids were repeating what they heard at home from parents.32.What might Kelly Paytons fifth grade students do?A. Read news stories about global warnin
39、g.B. Make an attempt to protect Syrian refugees.C. Go online to write comments on immigration.D. Share some appealing headlines on the Internet.33.What is the goal of “A Mile in Our Shoes?A. To improve students listening ability.B. To rewrite newspapers for all students.C. To cooperate with some new
40、s sources.D. To help students understand others feelings.34.Why did Gross develop an interactive platform in 2013?A. Because it could help students health.B. Because students could make friends.C. Because 1 million teachers could buy it.D. Because it may be beneficial to students lives.35.Which of t
41、he following is Newsela intention by rewriting the original story?A. Train students to be political.B. Appeal to the teachers attention.C. Expose students to different views.D. Have students repeal parents views.- 9 -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，有两项为多余选项。How to Get OrganizedN
42、o one likes staying disorganized, so if disorganization is crowding your life and as a result youre feeling frustrated, then its time to get organized. Organization takes time, but when you get into the habit of it, life becomes so much easier! 36 1. Keep A List Of Things To Do37 Rather, they keep a
43、 list of things to do and then they check them off once they get done. Let making a list to do be your new habit.2. Never Put Things OffProcrastination is typical of those who are irresponsible and careless. 38 , They do not want to put things off. They would rather stay up late and do what they are
44、 supposed to do.3. Quit MultitaskingYou are an organized person only if you do not let the stuff around you arranged in stages. 39 . Do it, and then move on to the next one.4. Involve Other PeopleOrganized people do not do it all alone. They try to involve others, usually their wives or husbands, fo
45、r support. Another good thing about this is that such couples usually manage to raise disciplined and responsible children.5. 40 First things first! What are your priorities? Do not waste your time trying to do 156 things. Spend your time and energy on something that is worth it. smaller things can
46、wait. The things that are essential should always be done.A. Priorities Rule.B. Avoid Getting TackedC. It only takes a week to start a habitD. Organized people do everything on timeE. Many people struggle with disorganization- 10 -F. Organized people do not keep things in headG. Stay focused and con
47、centrated on one task only第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 完形填空 （共 20小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）Recently, I questioned the work I was doing. I found myself wondering whether all my time and effort was_41_. Will my new business provide the income I need? Is my service good enough for others to want to_42_my produc
48、ts? These are only a few of the_43_that ran through my mind. With every question, my self-confidence were_44_! As my doubts swirled（纷乱）in my mind, I could feel my attitude changing. I doubted whether it is really worth the_45_or not.Realizing that these_46_thoughts were affecting my attitude, I went
49、 to the website to read quotes on_47_.I found I did not have a category of “self-confidence”. I then searched the wow4u website and found_48_quotes on self-confidence. So I_49_establishing a category on self-confidence.As I worked on the web page, my self-confidence was being_50_.I could feel my outlook changing, and gave myself a(n)_51_adjustment. Many times in my
