1、第1页共4页合 肥 三 中 2018-2019 学 年 度 第 一 学 期 高 二 年 级 期 中 考 试英 语 试 卷考 试 时 间 ： 120 分 钟 满 分 ： 150 分第I卷第一部分：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.Where are the speakers?A. At the airport. B.At the train station. C.A
2、t the bus station.2. What is the woman going to do this morning?A. Go to work. B. Look after her mother. C. Go out for a date.3. Why didnt Peter go for a trip last weekend?A. He didnt buy the tickets. B. He missed the train. C. He didnt feel well.4. How did the man deal with the exam paper?A. He thr
3、ew it away. B. He gave it to the teacher. C. He kept half of it.5. Whats the weather like?A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Windy.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。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；听完后各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the girl going to do this
4、afternoon?A. Go to Miss Defoes office. B. Work in the restaurant. C. Have a biology test.7. Why is the girl going to give up biology?A. She isnt fond of the subject B. She wants to take another course.C. She is afraid she cant pass the exam.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How did the man know about the job?A. In
5、the newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. From a friend.9. What does the man say about himself?A. He learns quickly. B. He likes challenges. C. He is good at teamwork.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When did the man come back from California?A. Three years ago. B. Last month. C. Three days ago.11. What was the man
6、s life probably like inAmerica?A. Peaceful. B. Lonely. C. competitive.12. What do we know about the man?A. He cant speak Spanish. B. He stayed inAmerica for work .C. He is seeking for hisAmerica dream.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man still thinking about?A. The food to order. B. The interview. C
7、. The movie.14. What does the man like most about the job?A. The pay. B. The companys location. C. The further training.15. What is the womans advice to the man?A. To wait for the result. B. To see the movie again. C. To ask the boss.16. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a r
8、estaurant. B. In an office. C. In a cinema.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the special week encourage parents to do?A. Check childrens eyesight. B. Take kids out for some fresh air. C. Help fat children loseweight.18. Where did the special week begin?A. In North Carolina. B. In South Carolina. C. In
9、 Canada.19. How many organizations in the US and Canada will take part in the special week this year?A.About 50. B.About 150. C.About 250.20. Why should families spend more time on outdoor activities?A. Outdoor activities connect kids to the latest fashion.B. Outdoor activities help kids to learn ef
10、ficiently at school.C. Outdoor activities make kids creative and good at observing.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A第2页共4页Our World Natural Park is one of the most famous parks in the world. Millions of visitors from differentcountries visit t
11、his park every year. In order to protect it, please do as follows:Protect the natural and cultural heritage. Dont damage any buildings, displays or other facilities. Takecare of all plants. Put rubbish in the bins provided.Take care when you are going up and down steps or stairs and when you are wal
12、king nearby the waters.Please buy tickets before entering the scenic spot. One ticket is only for one person. Adult: $60 perticket. Children over 6 and under 18: half price. People over 60 and children under 6 are free.If you are going into the wooded and hilly lands, for your own safety, please go
13、with three people atleast and dont take any tinder along with you. The hill is steep, so please take care of yourself.This scenic spot is the reserve of water source: No fishing, swimming, washing and any behaviors thatare harmful to the water source. Meanwhile, please follow the management rules of
14、 the scenic spotconscientiously.Opening time: From Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m.-18:00 p.m.; From Saturday to Sunday, 6:00a.m.-24:00 p.m.Small animals such as rabbits, peacocks, squirrels, frogs must be taken care of: None of them shall bekilled.If you have any trouble in visiting our World Natural Pa
15、rk, please call 477-866-7044. Our staff will doour best to help you.21. How much will be paid for a 65-year-old man with his 8-year-old grandson?A. Free B.$60 C.$120 D.$3022. From the passage, we can infer that the water in this park is _.A. polluted B. clean C. colorful D. dangerous23. Which of the
16、 following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Tourists can hike alone in the hilly lands.B. Children can play with small animals.C. Small animals are under protection in the park.D. Tourists can have a swim in the water. BDearAlcohol,Youve been around forever. I can remember all the pain youve caus
17、ed for me.Do you remember the night you almost took my fathers life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think heloves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of hisproblems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning throu
18、ghthe street, crashing into two other cars. He wasnt the only one hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued byyou. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. Ispen
19、t two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “Im so embarrassed,” theysaid as I held their hair back so that they could vomit. “Im sorry,” they said when I called taxis for them,walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This wont happen again,” they said as they wer
20、esent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds thatnight thanks to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had driven topick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit a
21、nother car andkilled the two people in the car? He died the next morning, too. His sister walked home from her dancelesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks awayfrom the dance studio. She didnt realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She
22、never saw him again.And its all your fault.I wish youd walk out of my life forever. I dont want anything to do with you. Look at all the painyouve caused. Sure, youve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage youve causedin the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring the people I
23、 love. Stop hurting me, please.Sincerely,Anonymous24What is authors purpose in writing to alcohol?A. To show how much alcohol can hurt people. B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.C. To introduce Mr.Alcohol to readers. D. To show the great fun alcohol can bring to people.25What did alco
24、hol do to the authors father?A. It made him kill two other people when driving.B. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.C. It made him crash into two other cars and killed his life.D. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.26. The underlined phrase “we
25、re intrigued by” in 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to“_. ”A. were familiar with B. were disappointed withC. were interested in D. were satisfied with27. What is the tone of the article?A. Unconcerned. B. Doubtful C. Critical D. HumorousCChina dropped its decades-long, one-child policy in Octobe
26、r to allow each family to have two children.This change has put 270 million married women of childbearing age in the position of choosingbetween family and work. The employers also face big challenges as more female workers will havematernity leaves(产假)for a total of seven to eight months.In a surve
27、y recently published by classified advertising website G, career women who might beconsidering having a second child were asked what kinds of pressure they might expect. More than 76percent of the respondents mentioned concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, whilemore than 71 pe
28、rcent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. Additionally, nearly 56percent said that having a second child would definitely have a negative effect on their career.A survey conducted by Chongqing-based human resources website job. C found that over 70第3页共4页percent of job seekers be
29、lieve that having a second child would make females less popular in the jobmarket, although two-thirds of the employers said the policy will make no difference during theirrecruitment.Feng Lijuan, a senior expert on human resources at , a leading Chinese job finding platform,said she would not say “
30、there is discrimination (歧视)against career women”. Feng said Chinese womenshoulder more family responsibility. “It is not only about maternity leave; a female employee might onlyget back to work after three to five years after having her first child.Wang Yixin, a senior consultant, said the positive
31、 side is that more companies are trying to attract moretalent by providing support to career women. “Different from before, it is not only employers choosingemployees. Many talents, including professional career women, also choose employers,” said Wang.“According to our survey, many large enterprise
32、s are very open to their employees choice of having asecond child.28. Married women are_ after two-children policy came into effect.A. supportive B. opposed C. indifferent D. in a dilemma29. What is not the concern of having two children in the survey?A. Family conflicts B. Financial problems C. Los
33、ing jobs D. More pressure30.According to Feng Lijuan, which of the follow is right?A. Female employees shouldnt have maternity leave.B. Family affairs take career womens time and energy.C. Chinese women shoulder more work responsibility.D.All employers discriminate female workers.31. What is the bes
34、t title of this passage?A. The Burden of Career Women B. Having Two Children, Good or Bad?C.ABalance Between Career and Family D.AChinese New PolicyDWang Mengshu, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at a group discussion ofthe National Peoples Congress that Wi-Fi should not be prov
35、ided on high-speed trains, as it mightdisturb communication signals of trains and would also cost a lot in keeping trains in good condition.He also encouraged passengers to enjoy the views, instead of fixing their eyes on tiny screens of smartphones and laptops. However, on last Tuesday Beijing Yout
36、h Daily said it should be market demand thatdecides whether the Wi-Fi is offered on the trains or not.An increasing number of residents, especially young white-collar workers, are addicted to theirsmart phones rather than face-to-face interactions, thanks to the extensive Wi-Fi coverage across theco
37、untry. That partly justifies Wangs opposition to the offering of Wi-Fi on high-speed trains, becausethey are not supposed to be dependent on high-tech devices. It is also evident that passengers on trainswithout free Wi-Fi will use their smart phones and other mobile devices less. However, whether t
38、hetrains should provide a free Wi-Fi service fundamentally depends on customer demand.In other words, state-owned as it is, the China Railway Crop still has to obey relevant market rules,and provide technologically possible services to passengers if that is what they want. It cannot turn ablind eye
39、to customerswants “for the sake of their well-being”.Free Wi-Fi, in fact, is already available on a lot of buses and coaches. This is a natural response totheir competition with trains (especially high-speed ones), which are significantly faster and safer. Thebus c ompanies have been forced to impro
40、ve their services to survive. It requires proper guidance, not atotal ban on the bus, to make up for the negative effects of high-end technologies, such as peoplesincreasing addiction to smart phones.32. Which is one of the reasons for Wang Mengshu saying no to free Wi-Fi on the train?A. Making comm
41、unication signals of trains stable.B. Not focusing on the screens of phones and laptops.C.A high cost of keeping trains in good condition.D. Missing the beautiful views throughout a journey.33. Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the second paragraph?A. Some people go against
42、 Wangs proposal.B. Wangs opposition proves reasonable in part.C. Most people think Wangs suggestion hard to carry out.D. Young white-collar workers consider Wangs advice right.34. What does “market rules” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?A. Demand depends on supply. B. The market decides purchasing pow
43、er.C. Everything depends on money. D. The market is in the control of customers.35.According to the last paragraph, the author agrees_.A. People should drop smart phones. B. Every coin has two sides.C. High-end technologies cause more side effects. D.Atotal ban on free Wi-Fi is reasonable.第二节（共5小题，每
44、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，选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 36 . But it seems that many people dont cook fish athome. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as muchfish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and
45、 cooking fish isnt difficult. 37 . This text is abouthow to buy and cook fish in an easy way.38 . Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that youre standing at the oceans edge. Any fishyor strong smell means the fish isnt fresh. 39 . When you have bought a fish and arrive home, youdbetter st
46、ore the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored inyour fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh one.There are many common methods used to cook fish. 40. First, clean it and season it with yourchoice of spices(调料). Put the
47、whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if itweighs about one pound. (Alarger one will take more time.) Then, its ready to serve.A: When buying fish, you should first smell it.B: It just requires a little knowledge.C: The fish will go bad within hours.第4页共4页D: The fats
48、in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.E: Do not buy it.F: This is how you can do it.G: The easiest is to steam it.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15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。Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our 41 ,
49、 intelligence and attention.We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us 42 the day.43 , a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 44to how smart humans can get.Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason. 45 , we are not 3 meters tall 46 _most peoples hearts are not strong enough to send 47 up that high. Scientists say that our thinkingability works in the same way. A babys brain size is limited by a serie
