1、1湖南师大附中 20182019 学年度高二第一学期期中考试英 语时量：120 分钟 满分：150 分得分_第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。 例：How much is the shirt? A19.15. B9.18. C9.15.答案是 C。1What
2、does the woman want to do?AEnjoy a concert. BReturn a ticket. CWait for a bus.2What does the woman dislike about the novel?AThe beginning. BThe ending. CThe main character. 3What does the man mean?AHe loves talking about kids.BHe didnt receive the call.CHe is unwilling to go for the dinner.4Why does
3、 the man apologise to the woman?ABecause he ordered the wrong table.BBecause he called her by mistake.CBecause he went to the wrong house.5What are the speakers mainly discussing?ATrousers. BShirts. CShoes.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。听每段对话或独白前
4、，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。6What will the woman do in 15 minutes?AWatch a game. BDrive to the stadium. CAttend a meeting.7What is the mans job?AA police officer. BA taxi driver. CA baseball player.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8How many times does the man usually w
5、ash his hair a week?AFive times. BSix times. CSeven times.29What kind of liquid soap does the man prefer to buy?AThe one that is worth the money.BThe one that has a pretty bottle.CThe one that is well advertised.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What happened to the man on Saturday morning?AHis car broke dow
6、n.BHe got lost in the forest.CHe was caught in the rain.11How long did it take the man to find the campsite around the forest?AAbout half an hour. BAbout one hour. CAbout two hours.12Where did the man stay for the whole weekend?AIn a hotel. BAt home. CAt the campsite.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What di
7、d the man think of space travel as a child?AImpossible. BAttractive. CUninteresting.14What did the man do just before he became an astronaut?AA captain. BA pilot. CA trainer.15What did the man consider to be the hardest part of the training?APracticing landing and taking off.BWearing a spacesuit eig
8、ht hours a day.CMoving his arms and fingers.16What will the man talk about next?AHis future plan.BHis experience on the moon.CHis feeling of being chosen to go to the moon.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What will the weather be like during the daytime in France next month?AHot. BWindy. CCool.18What will
9、be provided in the hotel?AA fridge, sunglasses and sun cream.BSunglasses, toothbrushes and toothpaste.CA coffee maker, a hairdryer and soap.19Which meal is served for the longest time?ABreakfast.BLunch.CDinner.20What can tourists do in the hotel?ASwim in an outdoor pool.BTake some exercise in the gy
10、m.CKeep the travel documents at the Reception.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)3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。ALIPITORABOUT LIPITORLipitor is a prescription medicine.Along with diet and exercise，it lowers “bad” cholesterol(胆固醇) in your blood.It can also raise “good” choleste
11、rol.Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors，including family history of early heart disease，high blood pressure，age and smoking.WHO IS LIPITOR FOR?Who can take LIPITOR：People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exerciseAdults and ch
12、ildren over 10Who should NOT take LIPITOR：Women who are pregnant，may be pregnant，or may become pregnant. Lipitor may harm your unborn baby.Women who are breastfeeding. Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.People with liver(肝脏) problemsPOSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITORSerious
13、side effects in a small number of people：Muscle(肌肉)problems that can lead to kidney(肾脏)problems，including kidney failureLiver problems. Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start Lipitor and while you are taking it.Call your doctor right away if you have：Unexplained muscle p
14、ain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very tiredSwelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowingStomach painSome common side effects of LIPITOR：Muscle painUpset stomachChanges in some blood testsHOW TO TAKE LIPITORDo：Take Lipito
15、r as prescribed by your doctor.If you miss a dose(一剂)，take it as soon as you remember. But if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait. Take the next dose at your regular time. 4Dont：Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.Do not start new medicines before ta
16、lking to your doctor.21.Taking Lipitor is helpful for _Abreastfeeding women Bwomen who are pregnantCadults having heart disease Dteenagers with liver problems22Which of the following is a natural side effect of taking Lipitor?AFace swelling. BUpset stomach.CKidney failure. DMuscle weakness.23What is
17、 the main purpose of the passage?ATo teach patients ways for quick recovery.BTo present a report on a scientific research.CTo show the importance of a good lifestyle.DTo give information about a kind of medicine.BNeither rain nor snow nor gloom of night can separate Tennessee postal carrier Mike Cre
18、nshaw from his 4andahalfyearold friend Carter Lawson or keep them from their appointed rounds.They really hit it off over the past nine months, when Carter started bringing his neighbourhood postman, known affectionately as “Mailman Mike”， some water and a snack. The mailman brought the preschooler
19、candy in return. The two have teamed up every day for a few minutes of delivering mail and chatting with fellow residents.While some kids dream of being Spiderman or Batman, Carter has a different hero in mind: Mailman. “Anyone could just be like Go away, kid， but Mike has really gone out of his way
20、 to talk with Carter， ” said Cassie Lawson, Carters mom. She even got her son a matching, a minisized postal service uniform so that he could look the part while walking the route with his buddy.“Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to and this is the one I look forward to every day， ” sa
21、id Mike. “Hes the end of my day, and the best part of my day, not just because its the end, but because hes such a cute little guy.”Mike once invited Carter to the post office to see the inner workings of the mail industry. During his visit, Carter learned how mail was delivered and witnessed the th
22、rilling process of sorting mail and more, which has fueled his dream of someday becoming a mailman, too. The man and the little boys connection isnt a surprise to Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. In his opinion, kids respond to mailmen because letter carrier
23、s are a friendly part of the neighbourhood who bring something to their house every day and are someone they come to recognize and trust. 24What would Mike and Carter do every day?5AEnjoy the beautiful scenery of night.BSend letters and talk with neighbours.CHave an enjoyable picnic together.DVisit
24、the place where Mike worked.25Why did Mike look forward to the end of a day?AHe wanted to finish his work early.BHe looked forward to going home.CHe enjoyed staying with the kid.DHe could work with his role model.26From the last paragraph, we can infer that _Amailmen play an important role in people
25、s lifeBchildren are taught to be careful of strangersCmailmen are good at getting along with kidsDkids should often come out to make new friends27What would be the best title for the text?AHero Mailman Mike BThe Best Colleague CLittle Boys Big Dream DAn Unusual FriendshipCPaperless office was first
26、coined in 1975.Four decades later, were still chasing(追逐) the paperless office dream. Take the financial(金融的) industry for exampleit is one of the slower industries to hug digital transformation. Many financial institutions today still send out trade confirmations by mail. I can tell you from firsth
27、and experience that going paperless is by no means impossible. The Centric Digital office is a paperless work environment where all the office operations go digital, which has amazed our business partners. Actually, companies need to stress the benefits of a digital culture for communications. Going
28、 paperless can save time and money. You could say goodbye to costly repairs, office supply orders, wasted employee time and so on. Besides, forbidding paper in the office forces information to be 100% digital, where you can make endless amounts of backups(备份), which easily increase transparency(透明).
29、 Not to mention, top talents want to work for digital companies. You might think the secret to a paperless company is purely technology. Well, not really. Thanks to products like iPads, smartphones and cloud services, the ability to go paperless is highly accessible. Yet, even with all this technolo
30、gy, companies continue to rely on paper. Its not because they dont have access to the technology, but because theyre lacking the policies, organizational structure and a strong desire to change. In order to go paperless, companies need to change the way they think and operate. The decision needs to
31、be made and carried out and everyone needs to work together to make it. Yes, the paperless office has been a very long time in the makingbut it no longer has to be. With numerous amounts of software, services, apps, and technology available today, the only thing we need to do is make the decision to
32、 go paperless and see it through. 28The practice of going paperless in the financial industry is_. 6Aencouraging BdisappointingCsatisfying Ddisgusting 29A paperless company can _. Araise staff salary Battract talented staff Cpromote product sales Dincrease time consumption 30What actually prevents p
33、eople from going paperless? AThe equipment available. BOperational research. CThe company policies. DTechnological limitations. 31The writer believes going paperless _. Astill needs a long time preparation Boffers people a lot more chances Cshould be made to happen right nowDbrings convenience and t
34、rouble as wellDMore than four decades ago, British scientist Robert Edwards first witnessed the miracle of human life growing inside a test tube at his Cambridge lab. Since that groundbreaking moment, more than four million babies have been born through IVF(体外受精 ) and in 2010 his great contribution
35、to science was finally recognized as he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. The prize for Dr. Edwards, who was given a Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Award in 2008, includes a 900，000 cheque. The Nobel Assembly described IVF as “a milestone in modern medicine”. With the help of fellow scientist
36、 Patrick Steptoe, the Manchesterborn physiologist developed IVF leading to the birth of the worlds first test tube baby. Dr. Steptoe died 10 years later but their work has transformed fertility(生育) treatment and given hope to millions of couples. It was a scientific breakthrough that changed the liv
37、es of millions of couples. They said, “His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility, a disease which makes humans unable to have a baby. This condition has been afflicting a large percentage of mankind, including more than 10% of all couples worldwide.”Professor Edwards, who has 5 dau
38、ghters and 11 grandchildren, began his research at Cambridge University in 1963, after receiving his PhD in 1955.He once said, “The most important thing in life is having a child. Nothing is more special than a child.” With the help of fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe, Prof. Edwards founded the Bour
39、n Hall clinic in Cambridgeshire, which now treats more than 900 women a year. Each year, more than 30, 000 women in Britain now undergo IVF and 11，000 babies are born as a result of the treatment. But his work attracted widespread criticism from some scientists and the Catholic Church who said it wa
40、s “unethical and immoral”. 7Martin Johnson, professor of reproductive(生殖的) sciences at the University of Cambridge, said the award was “long overdue”. He said, “We couldnt understand why the Nobel has come so late but he is delighted this is the cherry on the cake for him.”Professor Edwards was too
41、ill to give interviews but a statement released by his family said he was “thrilled and delighted”. 32What is Robert Edwards contribution to science? AChallenging a disease which stops couples having a baby. BSeeing the wonder of the first tube baby growing. CEnabling millions of couples to live a b
42、etter life. DHelping couples with infertility to have test tube babies. 33What does the underlined word “afflicting” in Paragraph 4 most probably refer to? ATroubling. BDeveloping. CImproving. DFrightening. 34It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 and Paragraph 7 that _. Asome people envied Professor E
43、dwards for his being awardedBdifferent opinions were voiced on Professor Edwards workCProfessor Edwards deserved the prize for his breakthroughDthe prize was late because the finding was first considered immoral35What might be the best title for the passage? ALife Stories of Robert EdwardsBPreparati
44、ons for Having a BabyCNobel Prize for IVF Expert EdwardsDTreatment of Infertility in a Lab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。选项中有两项为多余选项。With so many universities in the world, it is not hard to find your way to a university. But to get a quality education and valuable credenti
45、als(证书), you need to think about to attend and make the right choice._36_Study programDifferent universities offer different majors. The career you are interested in should guide you in finding the major. You can choose to go to a university that specializes in a specific area or you can find one th
46、at offers the course you are interested in. _37_Professional trainersUniversity professors and lectures own different abilities and the best you can do is ensure that the trainers at the university are qualified. If you are trained by an expert in the area, you are more likely to stand out in your a
47、rea. _38_Only in this way can you get professionally trained._39_The tuition fees vary from one university to another and you need to make sure that you can afford the fees in the university you wish to attend. If you 8are a student with good grades, you may be likely to get a scholarship, so fees w
48、ont be a problem for you.Study durationThis may be determined by the course you want to take and the levels of the university. _40_ And the duration may vary from university to university. When choosing a university, you should make sure it is suitable for you.AUniversity ranking in the worldBFinanc
49、ial aspects of the universities CDo careful research before you make up your mind.DWhat really matters when you are selecting a university?EA Bachelors degree may take much longer than a Masters degree.FFind out as much information about the teacher resources as you can.GTherefore, think about what you rea
