推荐精品2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(2)Word版
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河北省临漳县第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题注意:本试卷包含Ⅰ、Ⅱ两卷。
时间:120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷为选择题,所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。
第Ⅱ卷为非选择题,答案必须填在答题卷的相应位置。
答案写在试卷上均无效,不予记分。
第I卷第一部分: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)1. What is the man doing?A. Playing football. B Watching TV. C. Taking a nap.2. What is Susan's nationality?A. EnglishB. SpanishC. Swiss3. What does the man think of ads?A. Helpful.B. Interesting.C. Unreliable.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. The man’s hair.B. The man's new tieC. The man's dress style5. How will the man travel?A. By car.B. By plane.C. By train.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and studentB. Father and daughterC. Boss and employee.7. What does the woman promise to do?A. Move out quickly.B. Arrive at school early.C. Finish the next paper on time.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the woman want to sell her house?A. She's tired of living there.B. She's short of money after retiring.C. She needs a quiet place in the country.9. What will the man do?A. Borrow some money.B. Discuss with his wife.C. Cut down the price.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Where will the man have a job interview?A. In a clothing company.B. In a food company.C. In a travel company.11. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Don't tell lies.B. Change his bad habits.C. Wear a new suit.12. When will the man arrive at the interview?A. At 7:45.B. At 8:00.C. At 8:15.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. Why did the woman take part in the Healthy Living Day activities?A. To make more friends.B. To take exercise.C. To try a new activity.14. How did the woman feel at the end of the day?A. Tired.B. Thirsty.C. Relaxed.15. When will the man go for the Healthy Living Day?A. On December 5th.B. On December 10th.C. On December 15th.16. What activity will the woman do next time?A. Skateboarding.B. CyclingC. Boating.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the speaker?A. In a classroom.B. On a bus.C. In the meeting room.18. What will the students do when they arrive today?A. Have a nice dinner.B. Tour around Newcastle.C. Put up the tent.19. What time will the bands start playing tomorrow?A. At 7: 30 am.B. At 9 am.C. At I pm.20. Who should the students tell if they are away for a long time?A. Their teacher.B. Their group leader.C. Their camp manager.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。
ADuring my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany' s mom.Tiffany' s mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and her favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn't give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her.Whenever I didn't get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, "Tiffany' s mom will give her that! I wish she were my mom. " Every time, my mom would calmly say, "Poor Tiffany. "I couldn't understand her. " She shouldn't be feeling sorry for Tiffany! " I thought. "She should be feeling sorry for me.”One day, I couldn't help saying to my mom, "Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her?" I burst into tears.My mom sat down next to me and said softly, "Yes. I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught."I looked up at her. "What are you talking a bout?" I asked.Mom said with care, "One day she will really want something. Maybe she'll find out that she can't have it. Her mother won't always be around to give her money, and what's more, money can't buy everything."She continued, "I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. You'll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she wont. You'll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won't. When Tiffany is a grown woman, she'll wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you've got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food."It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom's words. Now I am a happyand successful woman.21. During the author's elementary school years, she ___ .A. wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany' sB. went to school with Tiffany every dayC. usually compared her lessons with Tiffany' sD. sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany22. Why did the author's mom always say "Poor Tiffany"?A. She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.B. She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.C. She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.D. She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.23. What do we learn about the author's mother?A. She was strict and taught the author to be independent.B. She cared about other people's children more than her own.C. She thought that life lessons were as important as money.D. She was so poor that she couldn't give the author much money.24. What can we infer from the text?A. The author was quite annoyed with Tiffany in the past.B. The author's mother felt thankful to Tiffany.C. Tiffany' s mother took the author's mother's advice.D. The author is thankful to her mother now.BEarth Day Photo ContestIs a picture worth a thousand words? We think so! Take a photo that answers this question: Why is Earth Day important to our planet?This contest is open to school students aged 8 to 13. If you are interested in our contest, please follow the official rules below.1. How to Enter:This contest begins at 7: 00 am on January 30 and ends at 11: 59 pm on March 23. To enter online, visit it /photo. Ple Please follow the instructionsand hand in the following information:(a) A photo that answers the question "Why is Earth Day important to our planet? " It must be taken by the competitor.(b) Some words describing the photo ---what was happening, where the photo was taken, the date the photo was taken and why the competitor chose to enter this image.(c) The competitor's first name only; the competitor's e-mail address; and a parent's, a teacher's or a guardian's e-mail address. In addition, the competitor must make sure that the photo hasn't been published and hasn't won an award.2. Judging:All photos will be judged by the editors based on the following points: creativity & originality (50%); photo composition (25%); and appropriateness to contest theme (25%). Decisions of the judges are final. The winner will be informed by e-mail, and must respond within five days.3. Prizes:Judges will select 10 semi-finalists(半决赛选手) from whom one grand-prize winner and nine finalists will be chosen. The grand-prize winner will receive a camera, which is worth $300. The photo of the grand prize winner will be published in the April 12 issue of TFK. The photos of all semi-finalists will be published in the gallery of of .4. Sponsor(赞助者):The sponsor of this contest is Time for Kids, 135 W. 50th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10020.25. What is the main theme of the photo contest?A. Natural beauty.B. Practical science.C. Holiday celebration.D. Environmental protection.26. A photo that is allowed to enter the contest must ___.A. be taken by a teenagerB. include the competitor's full nameC. include a brief description of the photoD. have already won fame around the country27. When will the winner learn that he has won?A. At 11: 59 pm on March 23.B. When the gallery of of opens.C. When the April 12 issue of TFK is published.D. After he receives the announcement by e-mail.28. What will the winner of the photo contest be awarded?A. A camera.B. A prize of 300 dollars.C. 12 issues of the TFK magazine.D. Free visits to Time for Kids gallery.CIf you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cats' videos online, you' ll know that cats have a mind of their own. A lot of things they do are hardto understand---they like toclimb up tall furniture, fit themselves in small space and attack small objects for no reason at all.Now scientists have managed to figure out what exactly is going on in the brains of our little friends. According to Tony Buffington, a professor at the Ohio State University in the US, cats strange behavior largely comes from their way of life back in the wild. "Cats today still have many of the same instincts(本能 )that allow them to live in the wild for millions of years, " he said in a TED Talk. " To them, our homes are their jungles."In the wild, cats are hunters. Their bodies and great balancing abilities allow them to climb to high spots to better look at the environment. Even though they don't hunt anymore in human houses, they still keep the old habit of viewing the living room from, for example, the top of the refrigerator.Cats' hunting instinct is also what makes them attack small things like keys and USB drives. In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get, and most of the animalsthey kill are small.However, cats can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spacelike drawersor washing machines—they are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean box; a smelly one could easilyshow enemies where they are.Knowing how cats' minds work is not only useful for better understanding them. It may also help cats' owners to better meet cats' needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also use "food puzzles" to make eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to cats.29. According to Tony Buffington, ___.A. cats' strange behavior is hard for people to understandB. cats are more used to living in the wild than human homesC. cats behave strangely mainly because of some instincts in the wildD. cats' instincts are as helpful to them today as they were millions of years ago30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Cats like to climb up high because they want to hide from dangerous animals.B. Cats attack keys and USB drives because they have a habit of hunting small animals.C. Cats enjoy staying in small space because they usually live in small caves in the wild.D. Cats' preference for a clean box probably has something to do with their hunting instincts.31. The underlined word "prey "in Paragraph 5 probably means ___.A. an animal that is too lazyB. an animal that likes hiding gamesC. an animal that keeps itself cleanD. an animal that is hunted32. This article is mainly written to ___.A. explore the reasons for cats' strange behaviorB. describe cats' past wild experience to readersC. tell cats' owners how to make life easier for catsD. compare cats' behavior in human homes with that in the wildDPeople in the poorest counties in the US face a life expectancy(预期寿命) up to ten years shorter than people in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.Researchers from East Tennessee State University wanted to better understand how socioeconomic status(社会经济地位) was connected with health. To find out, they divided the country's counties into 50 new "states" based on average household income instead of geographical nearness.The researchers broke down the data by county since they found state-level data might hide some "effect of socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties". They then examined health data from the wealthiest and poorest "states" to see how people differed on factors like smoking, health care and drinking too much. Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year gap in the life expectancy of men with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthy counties compared to 69. 8 years in the poorest. For women, the difference was less—83 years in the wealthiest counties and 76 years in the poorest.The study authors warn that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health, they did not examine cause and effect. But they suggest that the data shows how policy makers should make more efforts to help those most at risk. " With limited resources, methods of helping the poorest counties can help the allocation(分配)of resources and programs to those communities that are in the greatest need, " the study authors wrote.33. How did the researchers divide the counties?A. By health.B. By income.C. By location.D. By social status.34. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The researchers think the study is perfect.B. There are still many poor people all over the world.C. The government should learn something from the study.D. The researchers should have made more efforts in the study.35. Which part of a website is the text most probably taken from?A. Health.B. Lifestyle.C. Technology.D. Entertainment.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。