湖南省益阳市箴言中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

湖南省益阳市箴言中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题时量：120分钟 总分：150 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。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. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company CEO.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather. B. Clothes. C. News.第二节 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. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.9. Where will the speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By air. B. By Taxi. C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. Hes a trainer. B. Hes a tour guide. C. Hes a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A.10,500. B.12,000. C.15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable. B. Its timesaving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.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。 AThe blooming of social media and interactive smartphone-based apps has proved that e-marketing is an unchangeable trend. In the case of China, the latest battlefield is beauty camera apps, which have become an overnight hit in the West.1. MeituPicDeveloped by the Xiamen-based Meitu Inc, MeituPic is the companys flagship beauty camera app and was the first to become a big hit among Western users. The app has drawn some 456 million users, who use it to post more than 6 billion photos every month.In addition to MeituPic, Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps such as Beauty Plus, Poster Labs and Meipai, each specializing in facial feature improvement, video editing and many other features.2. PituTian Tian Pi Tu, is a beauty app developed by Chinas Internet giant Tencent. Similar to other photo-editing apps, Pitu offers a number of beautifying filters, blemish（瑕疵） removing tools and virtual makeup choices for users to choose from.Launched in 2014, Pitu has accumulated 106 million monthly active users (MAUs). While the number is not as impressive as that of Meitu s apps, some argue that the user base of Tencent s gaming products and chat applications, such as QQ and WeChat, gives Pitu great potential for further growth. According to Chinese app watchers, Pitu s target audience is younger and more individualized than that of MeituPic. 80 percent of Pitu s users are younger than 25, giving the app more room to try out more new features.3. FaceUIn contrast with most other beauty apps, FaceU, focuses more on the social feature, encouraging users to video chat with friends and even strangers while playing with its fun stickers (贴纸) and the strategy is undoubtedly working. Launched in 2016, the app, which mainly targets female users between 15 and 35, has twice made it onto the Apple store s Chart for top apps.21. Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps except _.A. Meipai. B. MeituPic.C. Tian Tian Pi Tu. D. Beauty Plus.22. What gives Tian Tian Pi Tu more room to grow potentially?A. The amount of Meitu Appss potential users.B. Users of Tencents gaming products and chat apps.C. The various kinds of photo-editing functions.D. The room to try out more new features.23. According to the passage, what do the three Apps have in common?A. They mainly target young users. B. They all launched in 2016.C. They specialize in photo editing. D. They are popular and hot.BAlmost everybody once felt loneliness. Loneliness doesnt depend on how many people you are surrounded, but actually is decided by how much socially connected you are. Social media such as WeChat, QQ and Microblog is growing rapidly, which seems to have expanded our network, but actually has thrown ourselves into the hole of loneliness. Now loneliness is poisoning our mental health. To jump out of the “net”, recently the concept of “cohousing” is introduced by some western architects（建筑师）and the new living style is well-received in the US among seniors. So whats cohousing? Most cohousing communities are 15 to 35 private and individual houses built around a public area where social interaction takes place. Those individual houses are actually the same with common houses with living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and bedrooms. In the public area, there are a variety of public facilities like big kitchens. Residents can regularly plan activities and meals together. Some neighborhoods have dinner every day with work clearly given to each person. The closer ties in the cohousing communities tend to increase peoples sense of security. In addition, cohousing units prove to be economical. Although the house itself might be a little higher, the total costs can be lower after considering energy savings through shared meals, transportation and others. The attitude towards “cohousing” is mixed. Intentional people-to-people interaction is greatly valued the accepted by supporters. They treat the lifestyle as the lifeline out of the hole of loneliness. However, opponents hold that privacy outweighs intentional social interaction. They find no need to change their current living style and want to stay unchanged as long as possible. Such opinion is challenged by some people. They argue when those people get older with sudden death of their income or even mate, they will realize the value of cohousing communities. They are suggested to plan ahead. Whats your idea? Will you choose to live in cohousing communities?24.The author uses “social media” in the first paragraph to _.A. show the problem of using them B. persuade readers to value communication C. remind readers of their ways of communication D. prove the importance of them 25. What can we learn from the cohousing communities?A. The communities are built in an area which contains 15-35 public houses.B. Residents plan activities and meals together in their individual houses.C. The houses in the communities are similar to common houses with necessary facilities.D. The communities will cost people more money because the price of the house is higher.26. Whats the authors attitude towards “cohousing”?A. Uninterested. B. Doubtful. C. Worried. D. Objective.27. What would be the best title for the text?A. What is a “cohousing community”? B. Would you choose “cohousing”?C. How do you purchase “cohousing”? D. Why does “cohousing” appear?CDespite the countless differences between peoples characters and careers, or their likes and their dislikes, it seems that we are all connected in this wonderful life by one thing the pursuit (追求) of happiness.For me, happiness is horse riding, Cadburys Creme Eggs and spending time with my friends. Some people are at their happiest at home, while others find their paradise (乐园) through traveling in faroff foreign lands. Happiness can be as simple as a surprise bunch of fresh flowers or a really strong coffee, just when you need it most. Sometimes, happiness comes from spending time with loved ones; at other times, its having a quiet night at home, with nothing but a movie and a comfortable bed for company.Since it comes in so many shapes and sizes, its sometimes easy to take happiness for granted. Maybe you overslept, missed the bus and had to walk to school in the rain, only to be told off for being late. Or perhaps, because of work, you had to cancel plans with friends, despite looking forward to seeing them for ages. Forgotten keys, delayed flights, an argument with your parents, untimely illness or injury . all very frustrating and understandably guaranteed to make you feel unhappy.Luckily, there are a few simple ways to make_the_glass_seem_halffull_again. To start with, things like trying out cycling or walking instead of driving to work and listening to music are great moodboosters. Volunteering and getting involved with a charity are two ways in which you can become happier through helping others. Last but certainly not least, trying hugging your way to happiness; its been suggested that we humans need at least five hugs a day. If youve been having a bad day, theres nothing better than a good old bear hug.28What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?AHappiness is getting what you need. BFlowers can easily surprise someone.COne mans meat is another mans poison.DHappiness means different things to different people.29To tell us that people are easy to take happiness for granted, the author _.Aperforms an experiment Bprovides some examplesCtells an interesting story Dpresents some difficulties30By “make the glass seem halffull again”， the author means “_”Amake up for your loss Brefill the glass half fullCmake you feel happy again Dhelp you seem like a positive man31What is the best title for the text?AWealth and happiness BThe pursuit of happinessCHow to find pure happiness DDont ignore simple happinessDI left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival. She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her, not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will. However, I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.So I boarded the plane in mid-August, and hated the long flight. I arrived, tired and hungry. I had left my husband of 2 years, alone, in our old New Orleans house.I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago. The hurricane was predicted to hit our city, and many people had already evacuated, but my husband chose to stay behind. He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world, but he could call his cousin in Chicago. He gave his cousin a message for me, that he would be just fine, and not to worry.As the day wore on, I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans, and I realized, thanks to CNN, that New Orleans was under water.I performed, hoping that my husband would survive. And I performed perfectly. The audience stood and applauded. I left the stage and went straight to the TV. I saw the street sign near my home, of Humanity Street, but nothing below it, except water.In the days that followed, I found out that my house, my car, my clothes, my furniture, everything that Id left behind was gonebut not my husband. He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杠）of a VW bus, holding on to the overhead luggage rack, in the pouring rain, down the highway from New Orleans, half-way to Baton Rouge. The rest of the journey was a long walk, but he survived.By the first week of September, I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport, and hugged my husband. Since then, our relationship has grown deeper; we have completely rebuilt our house, bought a new car, bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational, spirit-filled community.32. Why did the author leave home?A. To look after her sister. B. To attend a music festival.C. To watch a performance. D. To visit her husbands cousin.33. How did the author feel when she left home?A. Disappointed. B. Worried. C. Tired. D. Unwilling.34. What does the underlined word “evacuated” mean?A. Gathered. B. Struggled. C. Escaped. D. Hid.35. What might be the title for the passage?A. Lost it All, Gained Even More. B. Once Gone, Never Returned.C. Caught in the Hurricane. D. Trapped in a Dilemma.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。Life is just like a box. Inside it are happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in it teach us new lessons and make us a better person.LoveLove plays a key role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel and violent. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care. They tell us what is right or wrong, good or bad. _36_. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.Happiness and sorrowMaterialistic happiness is shortlived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment. _37_. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and will pass away.Failure and success_38_. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.Hope and despairHope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. _39_， because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and be right or dull. _40_， so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.ALife teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hourBSo the only alternative is to work hard todayCBut we always tend to take this for grantedDSuccess lies in trusting yourselfESo lets enjoy every dayFFailure is the path to successGPeace of mind is the main link to happiness第三部分英语知识运用(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)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。The world always makes way for the dreamer.When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziglar. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Ziglar _41_ everyones spirits up to the ceiling. I _42_ there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to _43_ people feel like that.” My father asked me _44_ I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziglar，” I replied. A(n) _45_ was born.Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. _46_ a fouryear relationship with Fortune 100 Company _47_ as a sales trainer and ending as a regional (地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my _48_. Many people were _49_ that I would leave after earning a sixfigure income. And they wondered _50_ I would risk everything for a dream.I made my _51_ to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after _52_ a regional sales meeting. The vicepresident of our company made a _53_ that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be？” After giving us a(n) _54_ to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a _55_？” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that _56_ I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didnt need a gods help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was _57_.Having made that decision, I was immediately _58_. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no _59_. But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several _60_ engagements with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.41. A. riseB, do C. putD. raise42. A. leftB. cameC. arrivedD. reached43.A. get B. hopeC. makeD. cheer 44. A. thatB. whatC. whichD. if45. A. dream B. ideaC. girlD. speaker46. A. AfterB. BeforeC. BecauseD. While47. A. beginningB. workingC. actingD. regarding48. A. lifeB. loveC. moneyD. career49. A. disappointedB. movedC. su