福建省宁德市高中同心顺联盟校2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

宁德市高中通心顺联盟校2018-2019学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）第 卷（满分100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）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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，你都有十秒钟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 is the man going to do?A. Open the window. B. Find another room. C. Go out with the woman. 2. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt like picnicking at all. B. He is busy today. C. He went on a picnic yesterday. 3. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. Careers. B. Health problems. C. Types of hospitals. 4. What does Sherry think of listening to music?A. It brings benefits to study. B. It draws attention away from study. C. It ruins the mans study. 5. What can we learn about the man?A. Hes got a new job. B. Hes hunting for a job. C. He hired a foreigner. 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 will the woman send the material?A. By email. B. By mail. C. By fax. 7. Whats the mans name?A. Cordell. B. Kordel. C. Kordell. 听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. What did the woman do last night?A. She went to the cinema with Sam. B. She had a talk in Chinese with Sam. C. She went to Sams for advice on her English study. 9. What does the woman think of the man?A. Friendly B. Annoying. C. Inspiring. 听第8段材料, 回答第1012题。10. Why does the man apologize to the woman?A. He forgot todays appointment with her. B. He didnt buy lunch for her today. C. He didnt call her today. 11. When will the speakers meet?A. On Wednesday afternoon. B. On Wednesday evening. C. On Thursday afternoon. 12. What will the woman do next?A. Have her hair done. B. Make a meal. C. Finish her work. 听第9段材料, 回答第1316题。13. Whats the mans purpose in going to Shanghai?A. To change his shirt. B. To look over the hotel. C. To meet Mr. Huang. 14. How will Mr. Smith go back to Beijing?A. By train. B. By bus. C. By plane. 15. Where will the man wash his face?A. In a school. B. In a hotel. C. In a car. 16. Who will show Mr. Smith around the school?A. Xiao Fen. B. Mr. Huang. C. The leaders of the institute. 听第10段材料, 回答第1720题。17. What does the speaker like to know about a new play?A. How much it is. B. Whether it is worth seeing. C. How long it lasts. 18. Why were they late to the theatre?A. There was too much traffic on the way. B. They missed the bus. C. His wife spent too much time deciding what to wear. 19. What can we know about the passage?A. The new play was not interesting. B. The newspaper was right. C. They didnt mind missing the first part of the play. 20. Where did they go after the play?A. To their home. B. To a restaurant. C. To a nightclub. 第二部分：阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下面短文，从各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AWelcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor InformationHow to Get to HolkerBy Car： Follow brown signs an A590 from JB6, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes.By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities & airports.Opening TimesSunday-Friday (closed on Saturday) 11:00 am-4:00pm, 30th March-2nd November.Admission ChargesHall & Gardens GardensAdults: 12.00 8.00Groups: 9.00 5.5Special events:Producers Market 13th AprilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker Garden Festival 30th MayThe event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National Garden Day 28th AugustHolker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.Winter Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.21. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?A. 90 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 25minutes. D. 20 minutes.22. How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens?A. 5.50 B. 8.0 C. 9.00 D.l2.00. 23. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?A. Producers Market. B. Winter Market.C. National Garden Day. D. Holker Garden Festival.BMy First Marathon(马拉松)A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didnt do either well. He later informed me that I was not athletic.The idea that I was not athletic stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!At mile 3, I passed a sign: GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.By mile 21, I was starving!As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a marathon winner.24. The author _a month before the marathon.A. made up his mind to run B. lost hope C. felt frightened D. was well trained25. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher. B. To show he was not talented in sports.C. To amuse the readers with a funny story. D. To share a precious memory.26. How was the authors first marathon?A. He got the first prize. B. He gave up halfway.C. He walked to the end. D. He made it.27. What is the main idea of the story?A. Failure is the mother of success. B. One is never too old to learn.C. A winner is one with a great effort of will. D. A man owes his success to his family support. CWhile famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by its unique view.Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).Wangs works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. That is only evidence that traditions once existed, he said.Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created, he said.The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.28. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “fruitful” in paragraph 2?A. rich B. productive C. successful D. unknown29. What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?A. Its hilly environment. B. Its diverse functions.C. Its large size. D. Its unique style.30. What made Wangs architectural design a success?A. The harmony of old and new. B. The use of popular techniques.C. The balance of East and West. D. The mixture of different shapes.31. What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?A. Spread them to the world. B. Preserve them at museums.C. Teach them in universities. D. Recreate them in practice.D“Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remembered someone coming up to the canyons edge, taking a shot with a camera and then walking away, like got it done, barely even glancing at the magnificent scene in front of him,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (痴迷的) people are with taking pictures these days - before dinner, during friends birthday parties, on museum tours and so on.They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkels latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and photograph 15 others. The next day the students memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.When people rely on technology to remember them counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.“But there is also an exception.” Henkel added, “ If students zoomed(缩放) in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that werent in the frame.”Constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldnt reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.32. Why did the author mention Henkels trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning?A. To complain about some tourists bad habits.B. To give suggestions on how to enjoy ones tour.C. To point out peoples obsession with taking pictures.D. To describe the beautiful view of the Grand Canyon.33. Which of the following statements about Henkels study is TRUE according to the passage?A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories easily.B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.C. People should spend more time taking pictures than studying real objects.D. Pictures focusing on the details of objects probably improve peoples memories.34. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to?A. the camera B. technology C. the event D. an object35. What is the article mainly about?A. Peoples obsession with taking pictures and its influence.B. Possible ways of using pictures to improve ones memory.C. Great harm to memory caused by taking pictures constantly.D. A believable study into the negative impact of lining cameras often.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。If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. 36 Working out in the morning provides additional benefits beyond being physically fit.Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day. 37 Your metabolism(新陈代谢) gets a head start. 38 If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie(卡路里)burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep. 39 Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise energizes you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited. 40 If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day. Who would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food? You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.A. You will stick to your diet.B. Your quality of sleep improves.C. You prefer healthy food to fast food.D. There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.E. You can keep your head clear for 4-10 hours after exercise.F. After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.G. If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or youre doing it now, then listen up!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。I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I had no doubt about my ability to hold their 41 and to 42 on them my admiration for the literature（文学）of my mother tongue.I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “ 43 !” and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 44 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness（尴尬）was over, I quickly 45 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact packed lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps 46 their admiration. I went back to my office with confidence which comes from a (n) 47 of achievements.My students 48 diaries. However, as I read them, the sense of confidence was gradually 49 by strong sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didnt teach us anything today. 50 her next lecture will be better.” Greatly 51 , I read diary after diary, each expressing a similar subject. “Didnt I teach them anything? I described the philosophical framework（哲学体系）of Western thought and laid the historical 52 for all the works well study in class,” I complained. “How 53 they say I didnt teach them anything?”It was a long term, and it 54 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 55 of my students. I thought a teachers job was to raise 56 questions and provide enough background so that students could 57 their own conclusions. My students thought a teachers job was to 58 exact information as directly and clearly as possible. How different! 59 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 60 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture. 41AworryBideaCattentionDexperience42AimpressBputCleaveDfix43AAttention BLook outCAt easeDStand up44ApuzzledBsureCcuriousDworried45AfoundBchangedCregainedDfollowed46AmoreBevenCyetDstill47AthoughtBsenseCfeelingDidea48AwroteBborrowedCkeptDread49Areplaced BtakenCcaughtDmoved50ANaturally BPerhapsCFortunatelyDReasonably51Aamused BexcitedCsurprisedDdelighted52Ahappening BcharactersCdevelopmentDbackground53AshouldBcanCwillDmust54Aimmediately BcertainlyCsimplyDgradually55AitBwhatCthoseDones56AdifficultBinterestingCordinaryDunusual57AdrawBgetCdecideDgive58AapplyBfindCprovideDget59ATherefore BHoweverCBesidesDThough60AnormalBhappyCgoodDbetter第II卷（满分50分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。John Snow was a well-known physician in London in 61 19th century. So famous 62 (be)he that he even attended Queen Victoria. However, he decided to defeat cholera，63 he saw thousands of people exposed 64 it died every time there was a