浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题答卷时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第卷（选择题，共95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，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. How does the woman feel?A. Surprised B. Relieved C. Regretful2. Which language does the woman learn online?A. Spanish B. French C. Japanese3. When is the woman leaving for the airport?A. At around 11:00 B. At around 9:00 C. At around 8:304. Where will the woman most probably go?A. To a bakers house B. To a bank C. To a supermarket5. What is broken?A. The telephone. B. The fax machine C. The air-conditioner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秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. Why is Peter unable to come?A. He has caught a cold.B. He has to look after his mom.C. He hasnt finished his homework.7. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a classroom. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What color did the boy paint his bedroom with?A. Green. B. Blue. C. Black.9. What does the woman think of her boys doing?A. Unbearable.B. Understandable.C. Tolerable.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. What job did the woman apply for this time?A. Waitress. B. Shop assistant. C. Hotel receptionist.11. Why did the woman fail to get the job?A. She asked too much for the pay.B. She didnt have adequate experience.C. She didnt show her eagerness for it.12. What does the man mean in the end?A. He has a stomachache.B. He wants to eat some food.C. He wants to cook for the woman.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man doing?A. Checking the weather. B. Looking for something. C. Doing exercise.14. What day is it today?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.15. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Relatives.16. What does the man invite the woman to do?A. Watch a movie.B. Go to a concert.C. Have dinner together.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whats the speaker about to do before the five patients arrival?A. Go home. B. Drink something. C. Prepare for the party.18. What were the physical conditions of the five patients?A. They were all in good health.B. Only the kids were ill.C. Only the woman was sick.19. How did the speaker know the patients were homeless?A. From the womans words.B. From the registration form.C. From one of the nurses.20. What is the talk mainly about?A. A kind deed on Christmas Day.B. A tip for attending a free Christmas party.C. How the hospital working on Christmas Day.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题 2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I got my license at 17, I would get any excuse to drive. Two weeks after I got my license, I we had exams at school and on the Monday I decided not to drive because I was tired from studying.We had the same driver. All the kids got on well with each other. That afternoon I was sitting by the window next to a 13- year old girl who was telling me about her day, when there was a loud dull sound. I looked up to see the younger children standing and looking down towards the front of the bus. Our driver wasnt at the wheel.It was around 3 PM, so there was a lot of traffic and we were at a busy intersection. The girl I was sitting with jumped up and said, “ You just got your licenseyou have to go for a drive.” I replied, “What? My driving licence isnt to drive a bus!” But she said, “Youve got to go”. Wed been stationary at a red light but the bus started to move slowly, at around 5 mph, on its own. Everything went into slow motion. I headed to the front and yelled for someone to call the police. The driver had fallen from his seat and his feet had come off the pedals. He was on the ground, shaking. His whole body was blocking the front of the bus. I couldnt reach the brakes or sit down. I instantly went into problem solving way.Then I saw a car coming towards uswe were in the middle of the intersection and had started drifting into the opposite lane. I leaned over the driver and grabbed the lake wheel, then I steered us through the intersection to the side of the road. I pulled the massive emergency brake, hoping it would stop the bus, and it did. Our head teacher and an ambulance arrived within five minutes. The driver had had a heart attack; he was sent to hospital immediately.21. Why didnt the author drive her car to school that day?A. She disliked driving her car on Mondays.B. She herself had no time to practice driving a car.C. She just got her license with limited experience. D.She was tired because of the preparation for exams.22. What made the author decided to have a try to drive the bus?A.The urgent situation at the moment. B. A girls confidence in authors driving skills. C. The crying of the younger children on the bus.D. The drivers command before he is slowly falling down. 23. What kind of person was the author?A. She relied on others to solve problems.B. She hesitated to give a hand to other people.C. She had enough courage and dared to risk her life.D. She was brave and quick minded in face of danger.BUS author Henry Rollins once wrote: “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” Indeed, in the eyes of artists, loneliness never seems to go out of style. There are paintings that show loneliness, songs that inspired by loneliness, and many works of literature that center around this theme.In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves, however, loneliness is far from romantic. Instead, its a “giant evil” thats become a serious problem in the country.So just how serious is it? On Jan 17, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as the countrys very first “Minister for Loneliness”. Her job is to deal with the loneliness that the countrys been feelinga problem which, according to UK government research, is affecting more than 9 million people in the country, and is more harmful to ones physical and mental health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day.And the problem hasnt just appeared recently. Back in 2014, the UK was given the title of the “loneliness capital of Europe” by The Telegraph. A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were less likely to get to know their neighbors or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries.But this doesnt mean that the problem only affects Britons. In fact, were all suffering from loneliness now more than ever, although most of the world now having access to the internet, which has enabled us to be more connected than ever.What we need, according to Kim Leadbetter, sister of the late UK politician Jo Cox, is to have “proper human connections”.“Our lives nowadays are so busy. We spend the vast majority of our time on our phones, on our laptops. We need to press pause on that and actually sit down and speak to human beings,” Leadbetter said at an event last year.But the first steps towards fighting this problem are to accept its existence and not be ashamed or intimidated (吓倒) by it. After all, without loneliness, many beautiful paintings, songs and literary works wouldnt even be there. And “evil” or not, being lonely is simply part of the experience of being human.24. Whats the main idea of paragraph 3 to 4?A. How serious the problem of loneliness is in Britain.B. More than 9 million British people suffer from loneliness.C. The UK became the loneliest country in the Europe in 2014D. British people communicate less than those from other countries.25. According to the text, social loneliness _.A. has become a problem worldwideB. does more harm mentally than physicallyC. didnt attract the public attention until recentlyD. is mainly caused by the wide use of the internet26. Which of the following would the author probably agree with?A. Loneliness is just a normal part of our life.B. It is hard to find a solution to social loneliness. C. Only artists can appreciate the beauty of loneliness.D. Spending more time on laptops is an effective way to end loneliness.CTodays parents worry constantly about the kids: What are they watching, seeing, saying, eating? Is that shampoo safe? Are they watching too much TV? Thanks to anti-vaccine(反对疫苗接种) campaigners, add measles (麻疹) to the list.In 2000, doctors were celebrating that measles essentially had been eradicated in the U.S. Even people who could not safely receive the vaccine, such as newborns, were protected by whats known as “herb immunity (人群免疫).” When a large part of population is immunized, there are few potential carriers to spread the disease, which protects everyone. But a study published last week in JAMA Prediatrics shows how quickly herd immunity can break. The researchers found that a 5% decrease in measles vaccination in the U.S. could greatly increase the number of measles case every year among children 2 to 11. “The numbers would be higher,” they write, “if unvaccinated infants, adolescents, and adult population were also considered.” This is worrying when you consider how many parents do not vaccinate their children. Between 2009 and 2013, non-medical exemptions (免除) for school immunizations increased by 19%, according to a 2014 study in the American Journal of Public Health. The exemption rate for kindergartners in Oregon was 6.4%; in Vermont, 5.7%; in Wisconsin, 5.4%. Actually, parents are putting their friends and neighbors in danger because they are greatly influenced by anti-vaccine propaganda (宣传) and start to believe it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that “there is no link between vaccines and autism (自闭症),” rejecting one of the more popular claims. Yet a handful of people who advertise the bad effect of vaccine have managed to plant seeds of doubt in the public mind. In 2014 the CDC reported 667 cases of measles in 27 statesa record since 2000. Worse could be on the way.Measles is considered a particular danger. It can lead to pneumonia or encephalitis, which can cause blindness and permanent brain damage. However, there is no reason for parents to view the vaccine with worry. While theyand all Americansshould worry about instead is the anti-vaccine conspiracy (阴谋) theories that put everyone in danger.27. Which is the text mainly about?A. Herb immunity is not easy to break.B. Measles is making a comeback in U.S.C. Parents protect children from getting measles.D. The number of measles cases is decreasing every year.28. The underlined word “eradicate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_.”A. get rid of B. make up of C. run out of D. appeal to29. Parents dont have their children vaccinated against measles because _.A. they are too busy to get children vaccinatedB. vaccines are directly linked to other diseasesC. it is not safe for children to receive the vaccineD. they are deeply influenced by anti-vaccine people 30. Whats the authors attitude towards the anti-vaccine movement?A. Ambiguous B. Doubtful C. Negative D. Tolerant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。Different parents have different reactions to learning that their children might be experiencing bullying (欺凌). Some may believe that the bullying is a way to “toughen them up”. Others might become so angry that they want to face the bullies themselves or may push their children to fight back. 31 Its much better to try to calm yourself down and find ways to solve the problem. Here are some suggestions that experts recommend.Talk about bullying. One of the best ways to help your bullied child is to simply talk about bullying. Not about their bully specifically or the trouble theyre going through, but why bullying happens, how bullies typically work, and what they can do to make it stop and help others. They also need to understand that bullies are never be blame for bullying because far too many of them can feel guilty and even become depressed. 32 33 A lot of kids wont be comfortable coming to their parents for help for a variety of reasons, so its important that you do everything you can to show them that talking to you about a problem is something safe. Make sure they know that you care and that youre willing to listen no matter what, but dont press them for information or they might retreat further into themselves.Document everything. 34 School authorities will often want proof if you go to them with accusation, and the court will certainly need it if it gets to the point that you need to make it a legal matter. Just as importantly, hanging on to things like e-mails can really help if your son or daughter is being targeted by anonymous bullies, because authorities sometimes use that information to track down the bully.Go to officials. Letting bullying go too far can lead to all kinds of potential physical and psychological damage. 35 Meetings like this can go one of two waysyou can focus on the problem by yourself and make actions against the bullies, or you can work with school officials to start programs that education their students about bullying and seek to control it in the school.A. Keep an eye out for your child.B. Make yourself available to your child.C. These choices are rarely the right way to handle bullying.D. Sometimes you have to go to school officials to get it stopped.E. You have a number of options available to you depending on your personality.F. If there are records of your child being bullied, it is vital to hold on to the evidence.G. In this way, you can arm your child with information they can use to solve the problem.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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。It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasan 36 aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his 37 fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.He noticed huge amounts of rainwater 38 down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few 39 , Wasana looked at the water, wondering 40 it looked so familiar.Then it 41 himthe scene was surprisingly 42 to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. 43 a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved 44 at students, shouting “Run, run, dont stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to 45 on us!” All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been 46 as an emergency gathering point. 47 , they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was 48 they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.Thanks to Wasanas sharp 49 and quick action, no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide 50 two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six 51 . “The financial damage is nothing compared to 52 would have happened, had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster. Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. 53 at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management 54 are important for everyone. We ll never know when the 55 will come in handy.”36. A. stared B. nodded C. shoutedD. pointed37. A. thoughtsB. eyesC. wordsD. voices38. A. pullingB. jumpingC. slidingD. flowing39. A. timesB. minutes C. hoursD. periods40. A. howB. whereC. whyD. when41. A. hitB. droveC. pushedD. stopped42. A. strange B. rareC. terribleD. similar 43. A. RejectingB. Fearing C. ScaringD. Avoiding44. A. angrily B. sadlyC. excitedlyD. wildly45. A. beat B. move C. fall D. dive46. A. put away B. set aside C. brought forthD. taken apart47. A. Just then B. In shortC. In time D. As a result48. A. something B. much C. anything D. little49. A. discoveryB. movementC. observationD. idea50. A. destroyed B. toreC. injured D. overcame51. A. another B. other C. others D. ones52. A. those B. which C. that D. what53. A. Looking back B. Looking around C. Looking through D.Looking forward54. A. exhibitionsB. lessons C. unitsD. examinations55. A. concept B. image C. knowledge D. situation第卷：非选择题 （满分55分）第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Weve heard of people being reunited with their wedding rings after losing 56 , and one U.K. womans story may take the cake.Brendar Caunter lost her wedding ring 41 years ago when 57 (garden) in her garden. She and her husband Dave searched for the ring 58 it was useless, and Dave ended up replacing the ninecarat (克拉) ring, according