江西省上饶市横峰中学2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

江西省上饶市横峰中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题一、听力（共两节，满分20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，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. Which sport does the woman like best?A. Baseball. B. Badminton. C. Volleyball.2. What are the two speakers going to do?A. Go shopping.B. See a film. C. Have hair cut.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hospital. B. At a shop. C. At a post office.4. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Couple.5. What does the woman probably do? A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A tour guide.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5秒钟的时间来阅读各个小题，听完后，每个小题将给出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至7题。6. What happened to the man?A. He lost his job.B. He failed his final test. C. He was late for school.7. How is the mans feeling to the woman?A. Frightened. B. Grateful. C. Disappointed.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Where will the woman take the boys to?A. School. B. Park. C. Hospital.9. What is the man planning to do?A. Open a savings account. B. Bake a birthday cake. C. Buy a birthday present.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What kind of music does the woman prefer? A. Classical music. B. Pop music. C. Country music.11. What does the man say about classical music？ A. He listens to it when cooking. B. It is good for his brain. C. It can help reduce stress.12. What does the woman tell the man in the end?A. He can find some recordings on the Internet. B. He can buy some new CDs online.C. He can listen to Mozarts music.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the two speakers probably?A. At the womans house. B. At the hospital. C. In an office.14. Why does the man meet the woman?A. To find out why the womans recent work was poor.B. To ask about the womans mother. C. To discuss future plans.15. What can we know about the womans mother?A. She is seriously sick. B. She had an accident. C. She died of stomach cancer.16. What is the mans attitude to the woman in the end?A. He is angry. B. He is sad. C. He is kind.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will people do tomorrow morning?A. Watch a performance. B. Have a meeting. C. Go sightseeing.18. Why does the speaker have to change todays plan?A. Diana Decker wants to speak first. B. The first speaker got food poisoning.C. He will attend an important meeting.19. When will the coffee break start?A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.20. Where will the discussion be held?A. In Room 201. B. In the meeting hall.C. In the Youth Action Theater.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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。ADo you want to really experience a local life, to explore its hidden corners and appreciate differences while enjoying the benefits and satisfaction of traveling under your own power? Then join us for a bike tour.HighlightsStart your journey from the gateway city of Lisbon, Portugals capital, where tradition and modern culture meet. Taste the freshest Mediterranean food prepared by experienced chefs, as well as the greatest wine in the world. Enjoy extraordinary views from hilltop Monsaraz, the countrys most beautiful village.ArrangementsDay 1 Know about Lisbon, where old-world charm meets modern culture. Bike through the wonderful Mediterranean countryside at the heart of southern Portugal. Enjoy a quiet landscape full of olive and cork trees. Admire endless vineyards and taste great wines. Enjoy a five-star dinner and a comfortable stay in another beautiful city of Montemor-o-Novo.Days 2-3 Visit a traditional family-run farmhouse for a lunch from the garden. Tour the vineyards in Portugals wine country. Explore medieval Evora, a World Heritage site(世界遗产地) and a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.Day 4 Amazing castle ruins and white-washed villages with terra-cotta roofs are just part of today s scenery. Relax at Casa Agricola winery and enjoy a picnic lunch in a sea of olive groves. Take in the views from the village of Monsaraz.Days 5-6 Learn about the production of terra-cotta in S. Pedro do Corval, Portugals pottery capital. Up for a challenge? Climb up to Monsaraz with sweeping views of Alqueva Dam, which creates one of the Western Europes largest man-made lakes. Enjoy the flavors of the place at our farewell dinner.Price / Cost $4,098-$4, 498 per personYou can call or fax us at:Phone:800-462-2848 Fax:510-527-144421. Where will the participants most probably meet at the beginning?A. In Evora. B In Monsaraz. C. In Lisbon. D. In S. Pedro do. Corval22. If youre interested in the remains of castles, you ll probably look forward to _.A. Day 1 B. Days 2-3 C. Day 4 D. Days 5-623. Whats the authors purpose to write the passage?A. To advertise a bike tour.B. To encourage people to ride bikes.C. To advise people to pay a visit to Portugal.D. To recommend famous attractions in Portugal.BOne evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “Whats a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else helped me in the kitchen. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadnt prepared Ray for.As parents, while we focus on our sons confidence and character, we perhaps dont always consider that we are also raising someones future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that Id raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “Whats for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home course. I was delighted to find that he didnt say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.I knew that he would rather have been playing in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother-he tried to beg not to have sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive, but it couldnt be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes theres nothing good about being helpless.Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. Thats what I call a man. Im glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.24. Why was the author shocked at her sons response?A. Because he was not well behaved.B. Because he refused to help with dinner.C. Because he was very curious about kitchen tools.D. Because he didnt know the common kitchen tools.25. In the authors opinion, some parents pay little attention to_ .A. making children live a hard life. B. preparing children for their future lifeC. telling kids what is right and wrong D. building up childrens confidence26. After learning to do housework, Ray_ .A. fell in love with sewing.B. did other work in the house.C. acknowledged his mothers efforts. D. began to be more hard-working. 27. Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A. Usefuleducationforboys. B. Boysshouldbeinvolvedinhousework C. Theimportanceofhousework. D.CookingandsewingmakeboysmanlyCTeaching PoetryNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it. I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analysing” it, if there isnt time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who dont like it should not be forced to communicate this to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.28. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should_.A. analyze it by oneself B. discuss it with othersC. practise reading it aloud D. copy it down in a notebook29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?A.Extending your life B. Saving your life C. Criticizing life D. Heightening life30. The last sentence in the third paragraph imply_.A. The teaching of poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More importance should be given to the teaching of poetry.C. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.D. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.31. The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by_ .A. provide equipment B. build a school C. set up a houseD. leave a certain amount of timeDNext time youre planning to go out for a relaxing walk with your MP3 player, be sure to check the weather forecast first. Summer is the prime time for lightning strikes, a fact that Jason Bunch, a teen from Castle Rock, Colo., learned the hard way. A couple of summers ago, he was mowing（割草）grass while listening to some Metallica on his iPod. Although there wasnt any rain falling on Bunch, he did hear distant thunder. Bunch was then struck by lightning, which seemed to travel through his music player, blowing out his eardrums and leaving him with burns where the device and its power lines were close to his body.Devices such as MP3 players dont attract lightning, says Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, an emergency room physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. However, they may change the pathway that lightnings energy follows in the human body. Lightning that might have passed rather harmlessly over the skin may react differently to the metal of these devices and cause damage.Rather than leaving your tunes at home, your best bet is watching out for lightning before it hits. Though people have been injured while using MP3 players in storms, Cooper says the devices main task “is keeping you from paying attention to thunder and the sky.” If youre caught in a storm, seek shelter.32. When does lightning happen most?A. Winter.B. Fall.C. Summer.D. Spring.33. What was the effect of this lightning strike on Jason Bunch?A. The lightning burned Bunch and blew out his eardrums.B. The lightning passed harmlessly over Bunchs skin.C. Bunch fell to the ground and couldnt move his upper body.D. Bunch was fine, but his iPod was burned by the lightning.34. What can you conclude about the safety of using MP3 players during a storm?A. MP3 players are desperately unsafe to use during a storm.B. iPods are safe to use during a storm, but other MP3 players are not.C. MP3 players increase your safety during a storm by directing lightning toward the ground.D. MP3 players become unsafe to use if they keep you from paying attention during a storm.35. The primary purpose of this text is _.A. to describe the joy that Jason Bunch felt after he survived a lightning strikeB. to inform the risks of wearing an MP3 player during lightning strikesC. to tell a lighting emergency Jason Bunch met withD. to show that MP3 players are so popular among teenagers第二节：（共5个小题；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够填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Make preparations before your college interviewThe college interview was once one of the most important parts of the college admission process. _36_ Then they sat down for a formal interview inside the college admissions office.While it isnt so formal today, here are some tips that should help you get through the interview.Educate yourself about the school. The biggest failure for most students is that they dont prepare for the interview. Students can count on an interviewer asking them what they think theyd like to major in and why they think the college is a good fit for them. _37_ Such response as “Im looking forward to attending the football games.” is not acceptable. Every question is an opportunity to share your life. Take a look at your resume and find the two or three things that you know you want to share._38_ Some students are so eager for their interviewer to get to know them that they share inappropriate(不恰当的) stories. _39_. All interviewers will end the interview with a final, “Is there anything youd like to ask me, or anything else youd like me to know about you?” The only unacceptable response to this question is “No.”_40_ Although this seems old-fashioned, theres no doubt that its the right thing to do.A. However, you should try not to overshare.B. Young men and women dressed up in appropriate suits.C. Know the interviewers name and use it during the interview.D. Send a hand-written thank-you note afterward.E. Think of questions to ask ahead of time.F. During the interview try to relax and stay as calm as possible.G. Students need to make sure responses are specific, not general.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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A、B、C和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。What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had 41 them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely 42 ,” she thought.“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to 43 . Leaning back, she put her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) 44 way to make money obviously hadnt met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Marys 45 felt heavier and heavier. I mustnt sleep, she thought which was 46 what she did, of course.Strangely enough, she soon 47 that she was a world-famous chef. She made a 48 and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or 49 she enjoys the beautiful words in books. She 50 took the leading role in her own TV show.That is, until she became too 51 . “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But 52 seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she 53 to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. 54 set in, but Mary could not run she was 55 to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, 56 a sharp sound awoke her.She got shocked and confused 57 was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three 58 little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were 59 , so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She 60 them never to fall asleep on the job again!41. A. given B. told C. written D. taught42. A. disappointing B. tiring C. annoying D. boring43. A. distribute B. collect C. complete D. design44. A. easy B. reasonable C. impossible D. difficult45. A. eyes B. mind C. heart D. legs46. A. usually B. nearly C. mainly D. exactly47. A. realized B. imagined C. dreamed D. learned48. A. decision B. plan C. business D. fortune49. A. reading B. cooking C. working D. babysitting50. A. ever B. even C. just D. only51. A. confident B. stubborn C. proud D. satisfied52. A everything B. something C. anything D. nothing53. A. managed B. arranged C. tried D. prepared54. A. Pain B. Panic C. Anxiety D. Stress55. A. pushed B. dragged C. frozen D. sent56. A. until B. when C. after D. unless57. A. fire B. light C. water D. smoke58. A. cheerful B. strange C. guilty D. talented59. A. occupied B. asleep C. worried D. alone 60. A. expected B. urged C. promised D. persuaded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。Stephen Hawking, who tried 61 (explain) some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a poor physical condition, has died at the age of 76. He died 62 (peace) at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The UKs Press Association reported his 63 (die)