山东省淄博第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

淄博一中20182019学年第一学期期中考试英语试题注意事项： 1本试题分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷为选择题，共110分；第卷为非选择题，共40分，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。2第卷共9页，60小题，每题只有一个正确答案，请将选出的答案标号涂在答题卡上。第卷 (共110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 think of the movie?A. Its amusing. B. Its exciting. C. Its disappointing.2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France?A. Traveling around.B. Studying at a school.C. Looking after her aunt.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Going out.B. Ordering drinks.C. Preparing for a party.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.5. What is the man going to do?A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip.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，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. What is the woman looking for?A. An information office. B. A police station. C. A shoe repair shop.7. What is the Town Guide according to the man?A. A brochure. B. A newspaper. C. A map.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man say about the restaurant?A. Its the biggest one around. B. It offers many tasty dishes.C. Its famous for its seafood.9. What will the woman probably order?A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 oclock?A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant.11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report.12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?A. At lunch time.B. Late in the afternoon.C. The next morning.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why is Bill going to Germany?A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new pany.14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools.15. What does Bill hope to do about his family?A. Bring them to Germany. B. Leave them in England.C. Visit them in a few months.16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did it rain last time in Jurez?A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago.18. What season is it now in Jurez?A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.19. What are the elderly advised to do?A. Take a walk in the afternoon. B. Keep their homes cool.C. Drink plenty of water.20. What is the speaker doing?A. Hosting a radio program. B. Conducting a seminar.C. Forecasting the weather.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共20小题；每小题2分;满分40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。AWaiting For YouHarvard Art Museums，32 Quincy Street Cambridge MA1. Art Study Center Open HoursThrough December 21，the Art Study Center will hold special open hours on Mondays，from 1pm to 4pm.The Art Study Center is located on Level 4.Please be prepared to present a photo ID. The workers will charge you 25 cents for access. Level 4 will check bags，coats，umbrellas，and any food or drink. Do remember to put things in the lockers on Level 1.2. Student Guide Tour These tours，designed and led by Harvard students from a range of scientific groups，focus on animals and plant life. They provide visitors a unique view into learning about creatures. Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard，in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Free with museums admission. Tours are limited to 15 people；no registration required. Tours are offered every Tuesday and Friday at 2pm，and every Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.Note that there will be no tours on Friday，November 27 or Saturday，November 28，because of the Thanksgiving break.3. Art Study CenterThe public is wele to visit the museums Art Study Center. However，you need to show the tickets. The tickets details:$ 15 Adults$ 13 Seniors (65+)$ 10 Non-Harvard students (18+)Free Harvard faculty，students，and staff (plus one guest)Free Youth under 18Free Cambridge residents (proof of residency required)21. What should the visitors know about the activities?A. Any adult needs a $15 ticket to visit the Art Study Center.B. Visitors can join the Student Guide Tour on Sunday mornings.C. Any Harvard staff can visit the Art Study Center with a friend for free.D. A group of 20 visitors should gather together to join the Student Guide Tour.22. Which information can be found in the text?A. One can take hotdogs to Level 4.B. No ticket is required for the Student Guide Tour.C. The Art Study Center needs registration.D. The Art Study Center will hold special tours on Tuesday and Friday at 2pm.23. The Student Guide Tour might be led by students good at .A. art B. science C. literature D. politics B “Most children,” Asher Svidensky says, “are a little afraid of golden eagles. However, Kazakh boys in western Mongolia start learning how to use the huge birds to hunt for foxes and hares at the age of 13.” Svidensky. a photographer and travel writer, shot five boys learning the skill as well as the girl, Ashol Pan. “To see her with the eagle was amazing,” he recalls. “She was a lot more fortable with it, a lot more powerful with it and a lot more at ease with it.”The Kazakhs in western Mongolia are the only people that hunt with golden eagles, and today there are around 400 practising eagle hunters. Ashol Pan, the daughter of a famous hunter, may well be the countrys only girl hunter.They hunt in winter, when the temperatures can drop to -40. A hunt begins with days of traveling on horseback through a snow mountain or ridge (山脉) giving an excellent view of prey for miles around. Hunters generally work in teams. After a fox is discovered, riders rush to frighten it into the open, and an eagle is released (释放). If the eagle fails to make a kill, another is released.“The skill of hunting with eagles,” Svidensky says, “lies in bringing an unexpected force of nature under control. You dont really control the eagle. You can try and make her hunt an animal, and then its a matter of nature. What will the eagle do? Will she make it? How will you get her back afterwards?”Svidensky describes Ashol Pan as a smiling, sweet and shy girl. “Ashol Pan stands for something about Mongolia in the 21st century,” says Svidensky. “Everything there is going to change and is going to be redefined (重新定义), and the possibility is amazing.”24. What makes Asher Svidensky much surprised?A. The colorful and powerful eagles.B. The special way of hunting by the Kazakhs.C. The wonderful performance of Ashol Pan. D. The young age of Kazakh eagle hunters.25. What does the underlined word “prey” in the third paragraph mean?A. The scenery to be enjoyed.B. The creature to be caught.C. The option to be argued.D. the future to be expected.26. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Man can overe nature.B. All efforts will pay off one day.C. Making use of existing resources is important. D.Never think about controlling others.27. Whats the passage mainly about?A. A photographer and travel writers traveling experience.B. A girl eagle hunter in Mongolia.C. The true life of the eagle hunters in Mongolia.D. The future of the traditional way of eagle hunting. CPlastic-Eating WormsHumans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场), and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans. So far there is no effective way to get rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms. Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene(聚乙烯), which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a mercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物) and applied it to plastic films. 14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass apparently broken down by enzymes (酶) from the worms stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.Federica Bertocchini, co-author of the study, says the worms ability to break down their everyday food beeswax also allows them to break down plastic. “Wax is a plex mixture, but the basic bond in polyethylene, the carbon-carbon bond, is there as well,” she explains, “The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond. ”Jennifer DeBruyn, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, who was not involved in the study, says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene. But pared with previous studies, she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting. The next step, DeBruyn says, will be to identify the cause of the breakdown. Is it an enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生物)?Bertocchini agrees and hopes her teams findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills. But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process not simply “millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic.”28. What can we learn about the worms in the study?A. They take plastics as their everyday food. B. They are newly evolved creatures.C. They can consume plastics. D. They wind up in landfills.29. According to Jennifer DeBruyn, the next step of the study is to .A. identify other means of the breakdown B. find out the source of the enzymeC. confirm the research findings D. increase the breakdown speed30. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might .A. help to raise worms B. help make plastic bagsC. be used to clean the oceans D. be produced in factories in future31. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain a study method on worms. B. To introduce the diet of a special worm.C. To present a way to break down plastics. D. To propose new means to keep eco-balance. DPeople arent walking any more-if they can figure out a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry, either. I had merely bee one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced and beata teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise- the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.32. What is the national sickness?AWalking too much BTraveling too much CDriving cars too much DClimbing stairs too much. 33. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that .Amiddle-aged people like getting back to nature Bwalking in nature helps enrich ones mind Cpeople need regular exercise to keep fit Dgoing on foot prevents heart disease 34. What is pared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?AA queue of cars BA ray of traffic light CA flash of lightning DA stream of people 35. What is the authors intention of writing this passage?ATo tell people to reflect more on life. BTo remend people to give up driving CTo advise people to do outdoor activities DTo encourage people to return to walking EA popular saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, thats not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesnt matter if the words e from someone else or ourselves the positive and negative effects are just as lasting. We all talk to ourselves sometimes. Were usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. But we really shouldnt be, because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit. This “self-talk” helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solves problems, and calm ourselves down. Beware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying, “Good job!”Often, words came out of our mouths without us thinking about the effects they will have; but we should be aware that our words cause certain responses to others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. Or we can use harsh(苛刻的), critical language, which will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive. Words possess power because of their lasting effects. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesnt pass this test, then its better left unsaid.Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem(自尊) and motivate others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.36The author argues in the first paragraph that _.Awords have lasting effects on us Bwords will never hurt us at allCpositive effects last longer than negative effects Dnegative words may let us down37Why should we not feel embarrassed when talking to ourselves?AAlmost everybody has the habit of talking to oneself.BTalking to ourselves is believed to be good for our health.CTalking to ourselves helps us to solve all the problems.DIt does harm to have “self-talk” when we are alone.38The underlined phrase “give ourselves a pat on the back” in Paragraph 3 means _.Ablame ourselves Bpunish ourselvesCpraise ourselves Dtalk to ourselves39Which of the following statements would the author agree to?AUnkind words are unlikely to be forgotten.BIt is better to think twice before talking to others.CWords always possess long positive effects.DKind words are sometimes not needed at all.40Why should we talk in a friendly way when returning an item to a store?ABecause kind words build up plex relationships.BBecause the clerk in a store is hard to deal with.CBecause friendly words cause positive responses.DBecause critical language may hurt your feelings.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。 The Advantages of HobbiesHobbies provide entertainment and a chance to continuously learn something new and develop a skill set._41_Hobbies are praised as a key to stress reduction. Being lost in the mental concentration or physical action which you are deeply interested in helps you shift focus from the parts of life that are stressful._42_And in turn you are more peaceful when working on other work,_43_Many people set goals with their hobbies that provide them satisfaction when these goals have been achieved. These goals can be simple, like improving a golf score, writing a certain number of pages for a novel each day or seeing an entire collection of classic films.Hobbies provide a sense of munity when you meet other people who enjoy similar activities._44_More populated cities typically have numerous clubs or groups for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about a particular hobby. Being a member of one of these organizations allows greater growth within your hobby, as well as a chance to make new friends.Having a hobby can develop a talent that makes a person feel proud and satisfied. For example, a tennis hobby developed at a young age can lead to a career as a professional athlete one day._45_For example, writer Vladimir Nabokov