江苏省姜堰二中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

江苏省姜堰二中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题（考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分）本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。请将本试卷选择题做在答题卡上，非选择题做在答卷上。第I卷（选择题，共85分）第1部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)做题时，先将答案标在调研卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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 is the woman probably doing?A. Watching a movie B. Reading a newspaper. C. Making an advertisement.2. What are the speakers talking about in general?A. Their best memories of a relaxing holiday.B. Their travelling plans for the summer holiday.C. Their favorite ways of travelling around the world.3. When will the meeting begin?A. At 3:20. B. At 3:40. C. At 4:004. Where are the speakers?A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. In the mans house.5. What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt need the mans help.B. She expects the man to move the desk.C. She wants to remove the books from the desk.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，并标在调研卷的相应位置。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. What does the man say about his job?A. The boss is really nice. B. Workmates look friendly. C. Workplace is small and noisy.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The boss told the man all the rules.B. Mark will bee the boss this year.C. The man will cooperate with Mark.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why does the woman talk to the man?A. He lost his student visa. B. He often makes trouble. C. He is often absent from class.9. What is the worst result of the mans behavior?A. Hell be sent back home. B. Hell have to restart his course. C. Hell stay in the police station.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man mainly mention about Helen?A. Changes in her character.B. Problems with teachers. C. Relationships with parents.11. What does the man decide to do in the end?A. Have a talk with Helen. B. Talk with Helens father. C. Spend more time with Helen.12. What can we learn about Helen?A. Her parents are very busy.B. Classmates dislike her. C. Teachers worry about her.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did Nick and Mel do when they were young?A. They learned to act at school.B. They went to live concerts with their father.C. They were encouraged to play music by their mother14. When was the band Krispy started?A. After Nick and Mel played together.B. After Nick began studying at a music school.C. After two musicians saw Nick and Mel playing.15. What do we know about the band in the first year?A. They recorded two albums.B. They joined a music pany.C. They were wele in the concert16. What has disappointed the man?A. Parents forbade them to join a pany.B. His illness delayed a new album recording.C. The first album has sold under a million copies.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What can be clearly affected if teenagers lack sleep?A. Their spirits. B. Their long-term health. C. Their academic performance.18. What is to blame for teenagers not getting enough sleep according to the speaker?B. Poor diet. B. Lack of exercise C. Too much entertainment19. What advice does the speaker give to teenagers who have trouble getting to sleep?A. Listen to music. B. Read a book. C. Drink hot chocolate.20. What does the speaker suggest schools should do?A. Start lessons later. B. Shorten the school day. C. Offer classes in the evenings.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。 21. Due to frequent layoffs, there is anxiety among the employees _ they may one day be out of work. A. when B. how C. why D. that 22. The little boy still needed the _ 20 dollars to deal with the things _.A. remaining; remained to be settledB. remaining; remaining to be settledC. remained; remained to settleD. remained; remaining to settled23. Nowadays many parents tend to be tolerant _ their childrens choices of majors at university.A. as a consequence of B. regardless of C. in regard to D. at the mercy of 24. - The manager has e back from his business trip. He is asking you for the report.- Oh, my god! I havent finished it yet. But he _ back at the pany tomorrow.A. was expectedB. will expect C. expected D. will be expected25. So absorbed in his work _ that not a sound _ . A. was the president; did she dare to make B. was the president; dared she to make C. the president was; she dared make D. the president was; she did dare to make26. Mary worked here as a _ secretary and ended up _ a full-time job with the pany. A. admirable; getting B. temporary; getting C. previous; to get D. cautious; to get27. It was obvious that there was _ between accounts of the witnesses for the murder case, so the judgment was not announced in court.Asecurity Brelation Cconflict Drevision28. Even though you offered _ you have just offered, I would not sell it to you. A. the money twice that B. twice the money that C. twice the money what D. the money that twice29.Life _ be very hard for people living in the north of Canada as it is very cold there in the winter.Yes, the weather there _ be as low as 60C below zero.A. must; can B. shall; must C. will; should D. has to; can30. Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier _ into small pieces.A. break B. breaking C. broken D. to break31. he once felt like giving up, he now has the determination to push further and keep on going.A. Where B. As C. In case D. Now that32. It is generally _that the great power of America would have been impossible without its freedom and democracy A. remarked B. responded C. swore D. admitted33. A good friend should be kind and helpful. _ is my mother.A. A such friend B. One such friend C. Any such friend D. Such one friend34. On our journey to Australia last summer, our luggage was _ at the customs. We were not allowed to carry food such as meat and vegetables. A. looked throughB. put through C. gone through D. got through35. Tom, what a pity! I almost succeeded yesterday. _. I told you to be careful before.A. One tree does not make a forestB. Where theres life, theres hopeC. One false step will make a great difference D. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “Im impatient.” “Im always behind.” “I always put things 36 !” Youve surely heard them. Maybe youve used them to describe 37 .These ments may e from stories about us that have been 38 for yearsoften from 39 childhood. These stories may have no 40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 41 my development? I was never 42 to work on cars or be around 43 . When I was 18, I took the US Armys Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!Six years later, 44 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors,Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldnt do. On the positive side, I 45 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 46 side, I wrote, “I have no Mechanical skills.”Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 47 and told him about my 48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 49 is it that you can solve plex mathematical problems, but you cant solve 50 mechanical problems?”Suddenly I realized that I didnt 51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 52 . At that point, it wasnt just my family and friends who had been 53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasnt just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You cant do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 54 , if we dont treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 55 we choose.36. A. off B. away C. up D. down 37. A. them B. myself C. others D. yourself38. A. said B. spoken C. repeated D. spread39. A. as far back as B. as long as C. as well as D. as much as 40.A. plotB. basis C. cause D. meaning 41. A. lead B. improve C. inspire D. affect 42. A. agreed B. forbidden C. hoped D. encouraged43. A. means B. equipments C. tools D. hammers 44. A. however B. therefore C. somehow D. instead 45. A. calmed B. took C. laid D. got 46. A. passive B. negative C. active D. subjective 47.A. roads B. trips C. experiencesD. paths 48. A. unexpected B. excellent C. poor D. average 49. A. Why B. What C. How D. When 50. A. hardB. advanced C. usual D. simple 51. A. arise B. suffer C. separate D. e 52. A. receiveB. suspect C. adapt D. believe 53. A. strengthening B. weakening C. disliking D. accepting 54. A. As a result B. On the contrary C. In addition D. At the same time 55.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. little第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)AIKEA is the worlds largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the worlds most successful enterprisers. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his munity. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a businessIKEA.IKEAs name es from Kamprads initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up (E and A). Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture pany in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprads goods included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings. IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprads home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product lineFurniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture pany in 1951. In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its large stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the pany continued to develop. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture. In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling(拆卸) a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales went up. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations(内涵) of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the pany, leading to better sales and continued expansion Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held pany. In 2004 he was named the worlds richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing. 56. The author states in Paragraph 6 that flat packaging_. A. needs large space to assembly furnitureB. is a business concept inspired by Kamprad C. helps reduce transportation costsD. makes the pany self-sufficient57. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Ingvar Kamprad is the richest man in the world.B. IKEA is the worlds largest furniture retailer. C. The advantage of IKEAs furniture is dissembling. D. Ingvar Kamprad established IKEA and led it to great success.58. What is the authors attitude towards IKEAs future according to the last paragraph? A. IndifferentB. OptimisticC. DoubtfulD. PessimisticBWhen international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organization (UNO) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster, it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. A mon proverb says, “Give me a fish and I eat for a day, teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.” If we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example, a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more plex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even a small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometimes what is taken for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve mon problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary e back from time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.59. According to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time? A. By solving the cost problems. B. By solving the transportation problems. C. By setting up a body of devoted people in every country. D. By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO.60. What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence? A. Providing food is vital. B. Learning to fish is helpful. C. Teaching skills is vital. D. Looking after others is important.61. Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands? A. A medical team.B. An exchange program. C. A water plant.D. Financial support.62. What can we infer about international aid from the passage? A. It is facing difficulties. B. It is unnecessary during normal times. C. It should be given in the form of materials. D. It has gained support from developed countries.CAccording to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the U.K. has about 7.8 million families with dependent children, of which 3.7 million have just one child, pared to 3 million with two and 1.1 million with three children or more. The number of families today with just one dependent child is now 47 percent and will likely rise to more than 50 percent in a decade. As the ONS confirms, “It appears that families are getting smaller.”One obvious reason for this could be that women are putting off having children until they have established careers when they are bound to be less fertile. But it could just as well be a matter of choice. Parents must consider the rising cost of living, bined with economic uncertainty and an increasingly difficult job market. And this trend may continue growing as having an only child bees more normal, which seems to be the mood on the mothers online forum Mumsnet, where one member announced that she “just wanted to start a positive thread about how fab it is to have an only child”.She had received 231 replies, overwhelmingly in the same upbeat spirit. Parents of only children insist there are plenty of benefits. Nicola Kelly, a writer and lecturer who grew up as an only child and is now a married mother of one, says her 15-year-old son seems more grown-up in many ways than his contemporaries.Not all products of single-child families are as keen to repeat the experience. In a moving recent account journalist Janice Turner wrote about her own keenness to “squeeze out two sons just 22 mo