陕西省西安市长安区高二英语上学期期中试题（实验班）.doc

2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试高二级 英语试卷（实验班）时间：120分钟 总分：150分注意：请将36-40题答案涂在答题卡71-75 位置第i卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节听下面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 will dorothy do on the weekend? a. go out with her friend. b. work on her paper. c. make some plans.2. what was the normal price of the t-shirt? a. 15. b. 30. c. 50.3. what has the woman decided to do on sunday afternoon? a. to attend a wedding. b. to visit an exhibition. c. to meet a friend.4. when does the bank close on saturday? a. at l:00 p.m. b. at 3:00 p.m. c. at 4:00 p.m.5. where are the speakers? a. in a store. b. in a classroom. c. at a hotel.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，各个小题将给出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 do we know about nora? a. she prefers a room of her own. b. she likes to work with other girls. c. she lives near the city center7. what is good about the flat? a. it has a large sitting room. b. it has good furniture. c. it has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where has barbara been? a. milan. b. florence. c. rome.9. what has barbara got in her suitcase? a. shoes. b. stones. c. books.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. who is making the telephone call?a. thomas brothers. b. mike landon. c. jack cooper11. what relation is the woman to mr. cooper? a. his wife. b. his boss c. his secretary12. what is the message about? a. a meeting. b. a visit to france. c. the date for a trip. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. who could the man speaker most probably be? a. a person who saw the accident b. the driver of the lorry c. a police officer14. what was mrs. franks doing when the accident took place? a. walking along churchill avenue. b. getting ready to cross the road. c. standing outside a bank.15. when did the accident happen? a. at about 8:00 a.m. b. at about 9:00 a.m. c. at about 10:00 a.m.16. how did the accident happen? a. a lorry hit a car b. a car ran into a lorry c. a bank clerk rushed into the street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. what is the talk mainly about? a. the history of the school. b. the courses for the term. c. the plan for the day.18. where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students? a. in the school hall. b. in the science labs. c. in the classrooms.19. what can students do in the practical areas? a. take science courses. b. enjoy excellent meals. c. attend workshops.20. when are the visitors expected to ask questions? a. during the lunch hour b. after the welcome speech. c. before the tour of the labs.第二部分.阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题; 每题2分,满分30 分)aon may 29, 1973, thomas bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of los angeles. los angeles is the third largest city in the united states, with a population of three million. about sixteen percent of the citys population are black . news of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the united states. here is how one major newspaper reported the event .los angeles elects bradley mayor unseating yorty black wins 56% of votes bradley called his victory over yorty “ the fulfillment of a dream ”. during his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him , “you cant do this, you cant go there, because you are a negro. ” nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent. los angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. thomas bradley had to form an opinion of him, the son of a poor farmer texas, he joined the los angeles police force in 1940. during his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. he was elected to the city council years ago. at the time of the los angeles election, three other american cities already had black mayors, but none of these cities had as large a population as los angeles. besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. cleveland, ohio, had thirty-six percent black when carl stokes was elected mayor of cleveland in 1967. in the same year richard hatcher was elected mayor of cary. in newark, new jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when kenneth gibson was elected in 1970. thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising .in los angeles, thousands of white citizens voted for thomas bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate. bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in los angeles. four years ago, bradley lost mayoral election to yorty. this time bradley won .21. people kept telling bradley not to “go there” in his childhood because _a. he was too young b. he was a black boyc. he came from a poor farmers family d. he himself hated the whites22. in the authors opinion, it was surprising that _a. the whites would vote for a black mayorb. the black mayor lost his mayor election to yorty four years ago c. the black mayor came from a poor farmers familyd. there would be so many black mayors23. from the passage, we can learn that people _a. voted for bradley because of his black colorb. cared much about his color when they votedc. voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dreamd. voted for him because they trusted him bthe wall street journal asia edition (u.s.), the globe and mail (canada), the guardian (u.k.), among other foreign news agencies, have recently published articles on chinas earthquake relief. they have all praised the earthquake relief efforts made by the chinese government. the wall street journal asia edition published an article on may 21 saying that on the eighth day of the most serious natural disaster to hit china in decades, the main task of rescuing survivors from the ruins had been quickly replaced by the great challenge of helping them. the article said that people overseas have been deeply impressed by earthquake relief efforts by the chinese government. the associated french press (afp) reported on may 21 that china has become more open in the whole rescue action. aircraft loaded with relief supplies from ukraine, russia, the united states, singapore and many other countries have arrived in disaster areas in southwestern china.the associated japanese press (ajp) published an article on may 21 reporting that china is making great efforts to deal with a formidable task caused by the earthquake how to provide temporary shelter for so many people. the article said that many tents have been built; and food and medical care are provided to the people whose lives have been completely disrupted(搅乱)by the earthquake.the global and mail of canada published an article on may 20 that said the rapid earthquake relief work in sichuan shows chinas powerful economic strength. an article carried in the british guardian said that one week after the sichuan earthquake, china began a three-day national mourning(哀悼) period at 14:28 on may 19, and all chinese people stood in silence for three minutes in memory of the victims. the ongoing search and rescue action are still encouraged by one unexpected survivor after another. chinese officials said that, so far, no epidemic(流行病) had occurred after the earthquake.24. what is the possible meaning of the underlined word formidable in paragraph 4 ?a. difficult b. quick c. light d. heavy 25. according to the passage, what is the most difficult and important task in the earthquake-hit areas for the present ?a. rescuing survivors b. providing temporary shelter and food for the victimsc burying dead bodies d. clearing away the ruins26. what is the best title of the passage?a. foreign media praise chinas earthquake reliefb. the rapid earthquake relief work in sichuan shows chinas powerful economic strengthc. the most serious natural disaster to hit china in decadesd. tens of thousands of peoples lives have been completely disrupted by the earthquake.27. which of the following is not true according to the passage ?a. chinese government made great efforts to relieve the people after the earthquakeb. many countries in the world provide china with the relief supc. in the earthquake-hit areas, peoples lives have been completely disrupted by the earthquaked. the ongoing search and rescue action have completely stopped at the present time cnot all memories are sweet. some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. often they relive these experiences in nightmares.now american researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. the pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. they hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.in november, experts tested a drug on people in the us and france. the drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. so far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. they are not sure to what degree peoples memories are affected. the research has caused a great deal of argument. some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war.they say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.some memories can ruin peoples lives. they come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. they usually come with very painful emotions, said roger pitman, a professor of psychiatry at harvard medical school. this could relieve a lot of that suffering.but those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories andchanging memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. they also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.all of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. im not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said rebecca dresser, a medical ethicist.28. the passage is mainly about .a. a new medical inventionb. a new research on the pillc. a way of wiping out painful memoriesd. an argument about the research on the pill29. the drug tested on people can .a. cause the brain to fix memoriesb. stop people remembering bad experiencesc. prevent body producing certain chemicalsd. wipe out the emotional effects of memories30. we can infer from the passage that .a. people doubt the effects of the pillsb. the pill will certainly stop peoples emotional memoriesc. taking the pill will do harm to peoples physical healthd. the pill has already been produced and used by the public in america31. which of the following does rebecca dresser agree with in the last paragraph ?a. some memories can ruin peoples lives.b. people want to get rid of bad memories.c. experiencing bad events makes us different from others.d. the pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.dwhen families gather for christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions, that is, their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver bowls. but now in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) and informality, with dresses in an informal and ordinary look. for hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. for makers of fine china in britain, it means economic hard times.last week royal doulton, the largest employer in stoke-on-trent, announced that it is removing 1,000 jobs - one-fifth of its total workforce. that brings to more than 4, 000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) field. wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.although a strong pound and weak markets in asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs（失业） in stoke have their roots in great social changes. a spokesman for royal doulton admitted that the company has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend(潮流) toward informal dining. families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or because they want to eat in front of television. even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone informal. in a time of long work hours and busy family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that its better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a real dinner party. too often, the perfect moment never comes. iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? forget it. clean the silver bowls? who has time?yet the loss of formality has its down side. the fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned before at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents ( chew with your mouth closed. keep your elbows off the table. ) must be picked up else-where. some companies now offer etiquette courses for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially. 32. in many homes nowadays, people tend to _a. stick to formal traditions when they dineb. set their tables with the good dishes and silver bowlsc. have dinner informallyd. buy many sets of fine china33. why do people tend to follow the trend towards informal dining?a. family members need more time to relax.b. busy schedules leave people no time for formality.c. people prefer to live a comfortable life.d. young people wont follow the etiquette of the older generation.34. it can be learned from the passage that royal doulton is .a. a store of steel tableware b. a store of stonewarec. a store of pottery chain d. a producer of fine china35. the main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is .a. the increased value of the pound b. the worsening economy in asiac. the change in peoples way of life d. the fierce competition at home and abroad第2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。college visits are important 36 also，before you commit years of your life and thousands of dollars to a school，make sure youre choosing a place that suits you bestbelow are a few tips for getting the most out of your college visitexplore on your own 37 . so try to walk the extra miles and get the complete picture of the campus on your ownwhen you visit the student center, academic buildings and residence halls，take a few minutes to read the bulletin boards(告示板)they provide a quick and easy way to see whats happening on campuseat in the dining hall and sleep in the dormyou can get a good feel for student life by eating in the dining hallis the food good? are there adequate healthy options? and if its at all possible，spend a night at the college 38 39 if you know what you want to study, have a conference with a professor and students in that fieldyoull get to observe other students in your field and see how engaged they are in classroom discussionthey will give you an opportunity to see if the major really matches you. 40 lastly，if youre comparing several schools，be sure to record your feelings during the visitthey may help you carry on further study before making your final decision.ayou cant get the“feel”of a school from any guidebook.bfor one，they help demonstrate your interest in a school.cthe trained tour guides will show you a schools selling points.dmost colleges dont allow visitors to drop in on class unannounced.evisit a class in your major and talk with a professor and lots of students.fnothing will give you a better sense of student life than a night in the dorm.gif you havent decided on a major yet，more visits to different major classes are necessary.第三部分 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。eleven-year-old angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）. she was unable to 41 . in fact, she could hardly make any 42 . although she believed that she had a 43 chance of recovering, the doctors said that 44 , if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. having heard this, the little girl was not 45 . there, lying in her hospital bed, she 46 that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was 47 .she was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. her condition remained unimproved. still she would not 48 .it seemed that she was 49 . the doctors were all fond of her and taught her about 50 that she could make it. every day angela would lie there, 51 doing her mental exercise.one day, 52 she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle (奇迹) happened : the bed began to 53 ! “look, what im doing! look! i can do it! i moved! i moved!”she 54 .in face, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was 55 .more importantly, they were running 56 safety.people were crying, and equipment was 57 . you see, it was an earthquake. but dont 58 that to angela. she has 59 that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. and now only a few years later, shes back in school. you see, to such a person who can 60 the earth,