宁夏平罗中学2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 含

班级_________ 姓名____________ 学号_____________ 考场号_____________ 座位号_________ ——————————装——————————订——————————线————————————平罗中学2018—2018学年度第一学期期中试卷 高二英语 第一部分：听力理解(共两节,满分20分) 第一节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分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 man looking for? A. His bag. B. His notebook. C. His pen. 2. What does the man think will happen? A. It will get drier. B. A storm will come soon. C. The bad smell will get worse. 3. How many hot dogs does the man want? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 4. What does the woman want to do? A. Sing a song. B. Listen to a song. C. Find out the name of a song. 5. When will the plane probably be here? A. In an hour. B. In two hours. C. In three hours. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，共15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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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. How much does an argument cost? A. $5 for the first five minutes. B. $5 for the first ten minutes. C. $10 for the first five minutes. 7. What is happening in the end?A. The man is telling the truth.B. The speakers are having an argument.C. The woman is saying something wrong.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why doesn’t the woman want to close the curtains?A. She likes feeling the wind.B. She enjoys the view outside.C. She likes having the lights off.9. Who will benefit from the rule?A. The planet.B. Some animals.C. The speakers.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the boat probably used for, according to the man?A. Government business.B. Traveling for pleasure.C. Selling things worldwide.11. What kind of work does the Russian man do?A. A banker.B. A fisherman.C. A writer.12. How much does gas cost for the boat?A. 300 million dollars.B. 500 thousand dollars.C. 300 thousand dollars.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man write?A. A book.B. A newspaper article.C. A short story for children.14. What happened in the story?A. A man fought against robots.B. A man wrote a computer program.C. Some people traveled to another world.15. What’s wrong with the man’s story?A. It isn’t very exciting.B. It isn’t based on a true story.C. It’s the same as a famous movie.16. What does the man think of the story?A. It will be a huge success.B. Someone else stole his idea.C. The woman is lying about her opinion.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Shakespeare mostly write?A. Poems.B. Plays.C. Novels.18. When was Shakespeare born?A. In 1593.B. In 1598.C. In 1564.19. Why were the theaters closed in 1593?A. A terrible disease came.B. Poems were more popular.C. The ruler didn’t like plays.20. What do many people think about Shakespeare?A. He’s very funny.B. He’s one of the best actors ever.C. He’s one of the greatest English writers.第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）第一部分：阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ＡCleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy---they’re given after all. Choice can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me, I had just turned 30 years old , and I’d been married for a year, I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t , and I wasn’t sure what to expect, MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor, I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t alrea dy have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret tryingand failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice, For all of us, in the end, we are our choice.21. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.C. The support of his wife.D. Millions of exciting titles.22. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.23. We can know from the passage that ______.A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My PassionD. We Are What We ChooseBRead the advertisements, and then choose the best answers.1.1.2.25. What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis?A. Fond of beer and wine.B. Not having college education.C. Unable to speak a foreign language.D. Punished for speeding and wrong parking26. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just graduated from a collegeand can speak two foreign languages. Which job might be given to him?A. Teaching at Instant Language Ltd.B. Working for Southern Airlines.C. Driving for Capes Taxis. OmD. None of the three jobs mentioned above.27. If Mary wants to work for Southern Airlines, she must _____.A. be over 25 years oldB. speak another language besides her ownC. look smart and beautifulD. have some similar working experienceCTwo recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior．One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden did the study.They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game known as the Prisoner’ s Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player couldwin points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players. Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded it the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least. And the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. The study appeared last month in the journal Science.The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight hundred children were aged two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children were aged five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.The study says the IQs of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points. The more they are spanked, the slower their mental development. 28．According to the first study, we mainly infer that .A．the game is called Prisoner’s DilemmaB．the less a group punished itself, the lower its earningsC．adults are much more cooperative if rewardedD．the game is introduced in the journal Science29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the second study?A．Children's IQs have much to do with physical punishment．B．The study is about violence and cooperation of children．C．The children tested were divided into groups of four．D．Children's mental development only relies on their IQs．30．What does the underlined word "spanked" refer to?A．Punished．B．Blamed．C．Tested．D．Praised．31．What might be the best title for the text?A．The Best Way to Correct MisbehaviorB．Punishment Is the Best Way of EducationC．Cooperation Is the Most Successful BehaviorD．Punishment or Reward: Which Works Better on Behavior?DHave you ever heard the phrase “we just can’t communicate”? Most people associate communication with the ability to read or write well. This might not be the case as you will soon find out.How many times have you been to the doctor’s office and listen to an educated professional explain something to you that is just meaningless. These people keep asking you , “Do you understand ?”and sometimes out of embarrassment because you don’t want to look like stupid, you tell them, “Yes, I do understand. ”This isn’t a good way to communicate either.How do we communicate in a positive way to get our points across（使…被理解）? Ask the person you are communicating with if they understand what you just said, if someone is talking to you, then use the statement ,“Just to make Sure That I Understand What You Just Said”and t hen repeat back your understanding of their conversation. Sometimes just asking a few simple questions and clarifying your understanding can bring great benefits to any communication.In some countries like Japan for instance , you might find them reading your body language more than the words you are communicating with. Sometimes just by the way someone stands or reacts to something you said, you can get a valuable insight to what the other person means in this conversation. Don’t forget however this could lead to a misunderstanding also. Again if you think someone is communicating with their body language , try not to assume （假设）that you know for a fact what message they are trying to get across. Always ask them if they understand what you are talking about.A person is responsible for what he says and to make sure that the other person completely understands the point he is trying to get across. Why not start using some of the simple skills used in this article to help with your communication skill, you will start to see the benefits within a short period of time.32. According to the author , you can’t catch a doctor because_______A. he keeps asking you questions.B. you are a complete idiot.C. he can’t make himself understood.D. you don’t pay enou gh attention to him.33. As a listener , you should ______to ensure（保证）a good communication.A. listen carefully and quietly.B. take some notes while listeningC. retell the conversation in your own words.D. ask the speaker to speak slowly and clearly34. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. How to Express Yourself Positively B .Simple Good CommunicationSkillsC. Communication and Body LanguageD. Communication andMisunderstanding35. From the passage we can learn that ______A .communication skills in the passage need a long time to practiceB. you’d better not ask any questions in communicating with othersC. one cannot completely understand a conversation by body languageD. communication has nothing to do with the ability of reading and writing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There is an old Spanish saying which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” How many times have we put off out dreams tomorrow? __36____ We have to go for them now!●Tomorrow is not promised.Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day or the hour. ____37____ Don’t go to your tomb(坟墓) with unrealized dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.●_____38_____One of the biggest dream killers is fear. Many people could have achieved amazing things if only they weren’t afraid. Just think about all the things you’vewanted to go, but allowed f ear to convince you that you weren’t talented, or good enough. Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create.●Take action to realize your dream.You can dream about writing a great play, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. _____39____●Possibilities are waiting on you.There are so many amazing opportunities and people waiting on you. How do you get to them? Simple! Follow your dream. ____40____ You’ll never see those doors if you sit around waiting on a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happen.A. Don’t let fear win.B. In other words, dr eams don’t work unless you do.C. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait.D. Therefore, today is all we have.E. You’ll be much happier if you go for it.F. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody can copy.G. Doors that you couldn’t imagine open up when you go after what you want.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D中），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。