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20182019学年度下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. 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 director.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（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. Where 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 time-saving. 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20小题, 每小题2分, 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，从每篇短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJanet Guthrie and Danica Patrick, first female Indy competitor and winnerNo complaints about woman drivers. Janet Guthrie, an space engineer who was training to be an astronaut, turned to car racing when she was cut from the space program for not having completed her doctors degree. In 1977, Guthrie became the first female Indy 500 competitor. She didnt take the lead, but Danica Patrick did. In 2005 and in 2008, Patrick became the first woman ever to win an Indy Car Series.Raymonde de Laroche, first female licensed pilotA former actress whod been born Elise Raymonde Deroche in Paris in 1882, Raymonde de Laroche was inspired to take up flying after seeing the Wright Brothers flight demonstrations in 1907 in France. Though she wasnt the first female pilot, de Laroche was the first woman to earn a pilots license in 1910.Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim across the English ChannelOn August 6. 1926. Gertrude Caroline Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Ederle, who lived to be 98 and died in 2003, was also an Olympic swim champion and five-time world record-holder in five swimming events Kathrine Switzer, Nina Kuscik and Joan Benoit, first major female marathoners. In 1967, 20-year-old Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon, even though race officials had tried to stop her. Nina Kuscik became the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon, 1972. In 1984, American Joan Benoit became the first winner of the Womens Olympic Marathon, finishing 400 meters ahead of Norways Grete Waitz21. Why was Janet Guthrie forbidden to take up space program?A. She used to be a woman driver.B. She showed interested in car racing.C. She was employed as an engineer.D. She didnt gain doctors degree.22. What made Raymonde de Laroche decide to become a pilot?A. Her experience as an actress.B. Her settlement in Paris.C. Wright Brothers influence.D. Wright Brothers dialogues.23. Whats the similarity between Gertrude Ederle and Kathrine Switzer?A. They were athletic B. They lived a long life.C. They had a higher fame. D. They were looked down upon.BFOR ALLthe technological wonders of modern medicine, fromgene-editingtofetal(胎儿的) surgery, health carewith its fax machines andclipboards(资料夹)is often stubbornly old-fashioned. Thisoutdatedera is slowlydrawing to a closeas, slowly, the industry catches up withthe artificial-intelligence (AI) revolution. Andit should have happened earlier, argues Eric Topol, a heart doctor keen on digital medicine.Dr Topolsvisionof medicines future is optimistic. He thinks AI will be particularly useful forrepetitivetasks where errors arise easily, such as selecting images, examining heart traces for abnormal symptoms or recording doctors words intopatient records. In short, AIis set tosave time, lives and money.Much of this is imaginarybut AI is already defeating people ina variety ofnarrowjobs for which it has been trained. Eventually it may be able to diagnose and treata wider range ofdiseases. Even then, Dr Topol thinks, humans wouldwatch overthe rules, rather than being replaced by them.The authors fearis that AI will be used to deepen the assembly-line(流水线) culture of modern medicine. If itawardsa “gift of time” on doctors,he argues thatthis additional benefit should be used to extend the time of consultations, rather than simply speeding through them more efficiently.The Hippocratic Oathholds thatthere is an art to medicine as well as a science, and that “warmth, sympathy and understanding may be more important than the surgeons knife or the chemists drug”. That is not just a clich: the patients of sympathetic physicians have been shown todo better. As Dr Topol says, it is hard to imagine that a robot could really replace a human doctor. Yet as demand for health caregoes beyondthe supply of human carers, the future may involve consultations on smartphones and measurements monitored by chat robots. The considerately warmed stethoscope(听诊器), placed gently on a patients back, maybecome history.24. According to the author, health care has been generally considered _. A. to bring out many technological wonders B. to boost the sales of fax machines and clipboardsC. to be out of date and fail to keep up with modern times D. to constantly catch up with new technological progress 25. AI is set to save time, lives and money because it can _. A. repeat doctors words and instructions B. correct doctors errors and mistakes C. select doctors according to patients demandsD. replace doctors tasks in certain fields 26. The underlined word “clich” is closest in meaning to _. A. an idea so often used that becomes uninteresting B. an idea so interesting that is often used C. an effective rule that applies to medicine and doctors D. a benefit to both doctors and patients27. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. AI will completely replace the jobs of doctors B. doctors sympathy and understanding should not be ignored C. the application of AI will discourage the assembly-line culture D. AI will bring warmth, sympathy and understanding to patientsCThe hemlock(铁杉) trees along the Wappinger Creek, New York, look healthy. However, scientist Gary Lovett says the white balls which provide protection for the bugs are created by a tiny insect. Its hard to believe the tiny bug could kill a tree. However, trees can end up with millions and millions of the pests. When there are that many, it ends up killing the tree.The bug from East Asia is slowly killing trees across the USA. The trouble-making bug is just one of many invasive(入侵的) pests that have slipped into the United States. They can hurt other living things in their new home.Many invasive pests arrive on wooden pallets(运货板) piled inside shipping containers. They support and separate goods, and keep them from sliding around. Invasive pests often tunnel into the pallets. How can we stop pests from riding on pallets? Lovett says new rules are needed. The companies that make pallets dont want more rules. Congress has added an amendment(修正案) in the 2018 Farm Bill to try and prevent this problem. However, Lovett is not hopeful it will make much of a difference. Pallets are checked by inspectors. Many are sprayed with bug-killing pesticide. “I believe in the system，” said Brent McClendon, president of The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. He also said shipping containers are checked very carefully.Still, each year 13 million containers are shipped to the U. S. Each is full of wooden pallets. Lovett says: “Inspectors cant possibly check everything. All it takes are a few bad pallets; we should get rid of wooden pallets.” He believes pallets should be made of plastic or eco-composite wood. Eco-composite wood is a mix of wood fiber and plastic. Insects cannot hide into it. One problem is that these choices cost more. They may be worth the extra money, though. Invasive pests cost the US. $5 billion a year. Trees dont just die in forests. They also die in cities and our yards. Then, they need to be replaced. That costs money, too.28. All the statements are TRUE except that _A. pesticide has been applied to bug-killingB. invasive pests are native to Wappinger CreekC. invasive pests hide in pallets used in shippingD. the companies making pallets dont want more rules29. What can we infer from the passage?A. Bugs can be easily spotted by eyes.B. Bugs ruin the shipping goods slowly.C. Even tiny bugs could be a threat to a tree.D. Bugs cover trees with white soft balls to protect tress.30. Why does Gary Lovett want to get rid of wooden pallets?A. Because insects mostly die in them.B. Because plastic pallets are eco-friendly.C. Because they are not worth extra money.D. Because they are the major pest carriers.31. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Invasive pests are harming plants in the USA.B. Effective measures have stopped the pest invasion.C. Congress contributes a lot to dealing with invasive pests.D. Ecosystem in the USA is poorly damaged by invasive woods.DWhile elephants born without tusks (长牙)are not unheard of，they normally form just 2 to 6 percent of the population. However, that is not the case at Mozambiques Gorongosa National Park, where an astonishing 33 percent of female elephants born after the countrys civil war ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that may appear to be just a coincidence, Joyce Poole, an elephant behavior expert, has another theory. The researcher thinks we may be witnessing unnatural evolution of the species due to the constant hunting of elephants for valuable ivory.Poole says before the countrys 15-year-long civil war, the 100,000-acre park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of them had been killed for ivory to help finance weapons (武器)and meat to feed the soldiers. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 percent of adult females had no tusks. Therefore, it is not surprising that the parks tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.This is not the first time researchers have observed a great change in the population of elephants. At Zambias South Luangwa National Park and Lupande Game Management Area， areas which were heavily hunted in the 1970s and 1980s, 35% of elephants 25 years or older and 13% of those younger than 25 are now without tusks. A 2008 study published found that the number of tuskless females at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania went from 10.5 percent in 1969 to almost 40 percent in 1989, largely due to illegal hunting for ivory.The recent ban on ivory in both the US and China should help get rid of, or at least reduce, elephant hunting. However, scientists are not sure how long it will take for elephants with a higher rate of tuskless females, to change the trend.32. What is the probable cause of the phenomenon mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?A. Illegal hunting.B. Constant farming. C. A pure coincidence.D. Natural evolution.33. Why did people kill so many elephants during the civil war in Mozambique?A. To get funds by selling ivory.B. To develop new weapons.C. To provide food for local people.D. To make ivory products.34. Which of the following had the earliest record on tuskless elephants?A. Gorongonsa National Park.B. South Luangwa National Park.C. The Ruaha National Park.D. Lupande Game ManagementArea.35. What does the underlined phrase “the trend” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Elephants facing greater danger.B. Elephants growing more slowly.C. Fewer female elephants staying alive.D. More female elephants being tuskless.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Can We Stop Food Longing Through Imaginary Eating?Are you fighting an urge to reach for chocolate? Then, let it melt in your mind, not in your mouth. According to the recent research, imagining eating a specific food reduces your interest in that food, so you eat less of it.This reaction to repeated exposure to foodbeing less interested in something because youve experienced it too muchis called habituation. _36_The research is the first to show that habituation can occur through the power of the mind. “If you just think about the food itselfhow it tastes and smellsthat will increase your appetite,” said Carey Morewedge, a well-known psychologist. “It might be better to force yourself to repeatedly think about chewing and swallowing the food in order to reduce your longing. _37_ Visualizing yourself eating chocolate wouldnt prevent you from eating lots of cheese,” he added.Morewedge conducted an interesting experiment. 51 subjects were divided into three groups. One group was asked to imagine putting 30 coins into a laundry machine and then eating three chocolates. _38_ Another group was asked to imagine putting three coins into a laundry machine and then eating 30 chocolates. Lastly, a control group imagined just putting 33 coins into the machinewith no chocolates. _39_ When they said they had finished, these were taken away and weighed. The results showed the group that had imagined eating 30 chocolates each ate fewer of the chocolates than the other groups._40_ Physical signalsthat full stomach feelingare only part of what tells us weve finished a meal. The research suggests that psychological effects, such as habituation, also influence how much a person eats. It may lead to new behavioral techniques for people looking to eat more healthily, or have control over other habits. A. Whats more, this only works with the specific food youve imagined.B. People were advised to try different methods to perform the experiment.C. For example, a tenth bite is desired less than the first bite, according to the research.D. All of them then ate freely from bowls containing the same amount of chocolate each.E. It meant those who repeatedly imagined eating would prefer some specific food.F. This requires the same motor skills as eating small chocolates from a packet, the study says.G. This study is part of the research looking into what makes us eat more than we actually need.第三部分：语言知识运用第一节：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、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。I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I 41 myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many 42 as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package 43 . The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got 44 . The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my 45 quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move 46 to make room for me to get to the 47 .I stepped out, complaining about the 48 conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.A woman was coming across the lot in my 49 . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I 50 that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I 51 myself and it wasnt pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a 52 day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a 53 . So I did what I could in a minute 54 she hurried past meI smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat 55 .Then her face softened and her shoulders 56 . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed e