2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题时间： 100分钟满分：150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。
AWhile in college, Tim started to look for easy ways to make m oney. One of the opportunities he saw was gambling (赌博). He started learning about all forms of gambling. He got lu cky enough to make $9,000, but sadly it didn’t last long and o ver the next year he lost all of that money. It was at this point t hat Tim realized that he needed to stop gambling and focus o n learning about finance.One day, he was talking to one of his friends about creating a business, and his friend turned him onto Quick Sprout. So he started reading every blog post on Quick Sprout in the hope t hat he could learn about how to become a successful businessman and meet some people through Quick Sprout that he co uld partner up with.A year ago Tim read a blog post on Quick Sprout about anoth er businessman by the name of Timothy Sykes. Tim visited Ti and learned about his Millionaire Challenge program that taught people how to buy and sell penny stocks (低价股票). Tim thought it would be worth giving a try.Tim spent the next few months learning from Timothy Sykes o n how to trade stocks. After he felt that he had learned enoug h, he wanted to start trading. Within the first 6 months of using what he learned in the Millionaire Challenge program, he ma de over $40,000. At one point he even made $11,000 in 15 mi nutes.Over the next 12 months Tim is on track to make even more money. So far things are looking good and he is already ahea d of schedule. The Millionaire Challenge program has worked out so well for him and he is now starting to enjoy the finer thi ngs of life.21. Tim decide to learn about finance when _____.A. he first entered the collegeB. he was lucky enough to earn $9,000C. he learned about all forms of gamblingD. he lost all the money he got from gambling22. By visiting , Tim _____.A. found a business opportunityB. knew how Quick Sprout de velopedC. posted a blog he wrote on the websiteD. set up the Million aire Challenge program23. How did Tim come to know Timothy Sykes?A. By attending Timothy’s lectures.B. By trading stocks wit h Timothy.C. By being introduced by friends.D. By visiting a website by c hance.24. The last two paragraphs show Tim _____.A. has stopped learning from TimothyB. has taken charge o f the programC. benefits from the stock marketD. has become a millionaireBWe’re going to help her do itBeth Wangari is a farmer in . She’s one of 450 million smallho lder (耕种小块农田者) farmers worldwide. Together, they produce over 25% of th e world’s food supply. But they could do much more. Across S ub-Saharan Africa, the average farm produces only 1.3 tonnes of maize (玉米) per hectare (公顷). In North America, a farm produces 7 times as much. What Beth needs is the technology and skills that can help he r get more from her land.As one of the world’s leading agricultural companies, Syngent a helps farmers across the world to raise harvests while saving water and soil. This is part of what we call The Good Growth Plan.The Good Growth PlanWe promise to help farmers get through four major challenges by the year 2020.1. Increase the average productivity of the world’s major crop s by 20% without using more land or water.2. Increase the biodiversity (生物多样性) of 5 million hectares of farmland.3. Reach 20 million smallholders and help them increase prod uctivity by 50%.4. Train 20 million farm workers on labor safety, especially in developing countries.See how we doAs part of The Good Growth Plan we are ready to work with growers, governments and all who share our goals. We will report our progress on our website. You can find out more ab out The Good Growth Plan and the progress we are making a t .25. What does the underlined word “it” in the title refer to?A. Travelling around North America.B. Working together with other farmers.C. Having a better harvest from the farmland.D. Producing 25% of the world’s food supply.26. What will Syngenta probably supply to Beth Wangari?A. More labor.B. Lots of maize.C. Technology and skills.D. Enough land and water.27. The main purpose of the text is to introduce _____.A. The Good Growth PlanB. a Kenyan farmer called BethC. the development of SyngentaD. the agricultural productiv ity ofCReach for the stars at the . Find out everything you need to k now about space — from the origins of the universe (宇宙) to the future space exploration plans. Light, sound and sp ecial effects help to bring your space journey to life. Througho ut your tour, our specially trained guides will answer your que stions and provide you with any information you require. Begin your tour with our exhibition about the planets, then mo ve on to the Space Laboratory and see some of the experime nts carried out in space. Visit our international space station, where you can climb into our full-scale Space Shuttle model and experience life on board as an astronaut (宇航员).You will know all about space by now and to help you further, our astronaut will tell you about how young people train as a stronauts in our own training school. Finally, you can watch o ur amazing Space Show in our IMAX cinema, which will help you understand everything you have learned during your visit better.Outside we have an outdoor exhibition including a giant solar system, full-size rocket models and outdoor games. Don’t worry if it rains — much of this is under cover.After that, why not visit our restaurant Resto Space for food and drink on a space theme (主题)? And don’t forget our Space Shop, offering you a lot of gift s to take home.The is open every day during school holidays, and also duri ng other times except Mondays. Opening times are 10:00-5:00. For entrance fees, call our booking service on + 32-61-650133. Or you can email us for up-to-date entry information at info@eurospacecenter.be.28. Anyone who goes to the will _____.A. visit there for freeB. become a true astronautC. feel as if he was in spaceD. do any space experiments he wants29. In the Space Shuttle, visitors can _____.A. enjoy food and drinkB. watch an amazing space showC. learn about space experimentsD. know how astronauts live in space30. On schoolday Mondays, the _____.A. will be open all day longB. will be open only for 5 hoursC. will be closed for the whole dayD. will have a space sho w in the IMAX cinema31. What’s the best title for the text?A. Learn to be an astronautB. Welcome to Space ShopC. Come and take a space walkD. Show your talent for sci enceDThe biggest threat to the future of Oxfordshire’s economy (经济) is transport.That is the key finding of a major new report which interviewe d more than 120 county firms. The results show 76 percent of the company owners and directors believe traffic jams and the quality of transport are affecting their business.More than 30 percent say this is costing them dearly in the for m of extra fuel costs, while some say the situation of being stu ck in jams on key roads such as the A34 and A40 every day i s making it harder to employ workers.But lack (缺乏) of safer cycling plans is encouraging 72 percent of people to continue to go to work by car.The report has led the government to try to work out a solutio n to the situation on the county’s crowded roads.Nicola Blackwood, an official of Oxfordshire, recently brought transport minister Stephen Hammond to the county and saidhe became stuck in a traffic jam on the A34.As a result, he has promised that he will aim to look at entire r oads, rather than individual projects such as improving junctio ns (交叉路口).Ms Blackwood said: “If we are able to achieve anything like o ur economic growth, we need to solve the problems that not o nly affect the new companies but also the growth of existing lo cal businesses. What I want to see most of all is the quick pro duction of a plan to solve the problem of the A34.”John Cardy, co-founder of Garden Games, said he had considered moving hi s business from a farm in Garford to Witney but traffic fears h ad made him reconsider. He added: “Most of our employees were not prepared to use the A40 which is always crowded.”32. According to the report, _____.A. the A34 and A40 are the most crowded roadsB. companies spend more on fuel than beforeC. more and more workers are losing their jobsD. there is a serious shortage of fuel33. What do we know about the report mentioned in the text?A. It aims to develop safer cycling plans.B. It focuses on the unemployment problem.C. It has attracted the government’s attention.D. It is based on Stephen Hammond’s experience.34. According to Ms Blackwood, what’s the most important thi ng to do?A. To solve the problem of heavy traffic.B. To limit the growth of new businesses.C. To invite the transport minister to Oxfordshire.D. To find ways to develop the county’s economy.35. John Cardy’s worry shows _____.A. transport is holding back business growthB. business growth leads to traffic jamsC. most of his employees aren’t satisfied with himD. his employees are always caught in traffic jams on the A40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。
2017-2018学年高二英语上学期开学考试试卷第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（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 , 并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
AUsing too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger，but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater do es not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwat er.Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages. Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case, good management can help to make sure the re is enough water to meet our basic needs.Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a b ig difference，too. In the United States，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows h ow much we depend on water to live，but there's a lot we can do to lower the number.You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with ，use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it onl y once a day. Run your dishwasher only when it is full. Help y our parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of t hrowing them away.21.What can be inferred from the text?A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.C. There is much we can do to reduce family size.D. The average family in America makes proper use of water.22. The last paragraph is intended to ________．A. show us how to fix leaks at homeB. tell us how to run a dishwasherC. prove what drinking glass is best for usD. suggest what we do to save water at home23. The text is mainly about _______A．why paving roads reduces our waterB．how much we depend on water to liveC．why droughts occur more in dry climatesD．how human activity affects our water supplyBNot all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic O cean, an S－shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The A tlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inla nd sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which s eem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness. It i s perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.“Storm at Sea”，a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as on e of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.When the wind is from the westAll the waves that cannot restTo the east must thunder onWhere the bright tree of the sunIs rooted in the ocean's breast.As the poem suggests, the Atlantic is never dead and dull. It i s an ocean that moves impressively and endlessly. It makes a ll kinds of noise—it is forever thundering，boiling, crashing，and whistling.It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath—perhaps not so noticeably out in mid－ocean，but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a san dy beach. It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic existences，too; unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to th e waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub－ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: so metimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.24.Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is ________．A．always energetic B．not enough in liveliness C．shaped like a square D．favored by ancient poets 25. What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Se a” in t he passage?A．To describe the movement of the waves.B．To show the strength of the storm.C．To represent the power of the ocean.D．To prove the vastness of the sea.26. What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?A．Living together. B．Growing fast.C．Moving harmoniously. D．Breathing peacefully.27. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to ________．A．a beautiful and poetic place B．a flesh and blood p ersonC．a wonderful world D．a lovely animalCMany drivers dream of the day when they can sit back while t heir car drives itself. While several companies are working har d to make it a reality, self-driving cars still face many problems.Google was one of the first to get into this industry. It has b een developing self-driving cars since 2009, and its new driverless car is called Fir efly.The two-seater car has a cute, round shape. Its front end looks like a fr iendly face: The “eyes” are headlights, the “nose” is a laser se nsor and radar.Another group of radars, lasers and cameras sits on top of th e roof and gives the cars a 360-degree “view”. They are linked to computer software that can i dentify people, cars, road signs, and traffic lights, and thus tell the car to make turns and stops.But the driverless car is only a “fair weather friend”, the Daily Mail commented.According to the MIT Technology Review, the current driverle ss cars can’t react like a human driver. They can’t drive in hea vy rain or snow.Chris Urmson, director of the Google car team, said that this i s because the detection technology is not yet good enough to separate certain objects from weather conditions.In the cars’“eyes”, raindrops and snowflakes are the same a s rocks, and cars stop for them.But if the manhole ahead is uncovered, they drive over it with out hesitation.Also, if a police officer waves at the side of the road to ask tra ffic to stop, the cars cannot understand them.Despite all these problems, Urmson said driverless cars will “happen more quickly than people think”– perhaps as soon as in five years’ time.But even at that time, driverless cars won’t be truly “driverles s”.In the US, driverless cars are only allowed on roads in certain states if someone sits in the driver’s seat.European countries, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, and Russia follow the United Nations Convention (公约) on Road Traffic. The convention used to say: “Every driver shall at all times be able to control his vehicle or to guide his animals.” A change was agreed in May, allowing a car to drive itself as long as a driver is in the car and able to take the whe el at any time.28. Which of the following is TRUE about driverless cars?A. The equipment on top of their roofs helps the cars to get a full view of the area around them.B. They look completely different from normal cars.C. It is illegal for them to drive on roads according to the Un ited Nations Convention on road traffic.D. The cars’ software analyzes the information it gets from the radars and then adjusts the radars’ directions.29. According to the article, the current driverless cars stop w hen ______.A. it is thunderingB. there is an uncovered manhol e aheadC. the traffic lights are redD. a police officer suggests t hat they do so30. W hat’s one of the “problems” facing driverless cars accord ing to the article?A. How to make them run faster.B. How to guide the cars when the GPS fails to work.C. How to power the cars using greener energy.D. How to improve their detection technology.31. What best describes Urmson’s attitude to the developmen t of driverless cars?A. Excited.B. Doubtful.C. Optimistic.D. Worried. DEvery day millions of Americans drink water and other liquid fr om plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown aw ay each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.A San Francisco start-up company called Roth’s, has found a way to turn used plasti c bottles into women’s shoes. Roth Martin is the company’s fo under. He says that they take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press it through a device() that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined, or knit together. This is done by a three-dimensional knitting machine. With the help of the machine, w aste can be reduced while making shoes. The knitted fabric a nd inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoe’s outer part, called the sole. This outer sole is also made from respo nsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.Rothy’s shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with eith er a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $125 or $145 per pair, depending o n the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discov ered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin s ays, “We’re not going to run out of plastic bottles any time soo n. So we have an endless supply of material and I think that foretells our future.The biggest advantage of these shoes is that when they we ar out, customers can return them at no cost to a company th at uses the recycled materials to make other products. For no w, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United St ates. However, the company says it will add international ship ping in the near future.32. What is the three-dimensional knitting machine used for while making shoes? A. Reducing waste B. Making fibers softC. Dissolving plasticD. breaking down plastic33. What can we learn from what Martin said in Paragraph 3?A. Plastic population is getting worse and worse now.B. Rothy’s shoes need to be improved in the future.C. There is no shortage of material to fill that demand.D. Rothy’s shoes are becoming more and more popular.34. What’s the biggest feature of Rothy’s shoes?A. They are much more comfortableB. They are environme ntally friendlyC. They are much cheaperD. They are easy to wear o ut35. What may be the best title of the text?A. The Future of Plastic BottlesB. Recycled Bottles Findin g New LifeC. A San Francisco Start-up Company D. A New Way to Make Shoes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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
四川省三台中学实验学校2018-2019学年高二英语上学期入学考试试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100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.What's the probable relationship between the two speakers？A.Teacher and student.B.Father and daughter.C.Doctor and patient.2, Where is Mike now?A.In the classroom.B.On the playground.C.In the library.3.What does the woman mean?A.She wants to go with the man.B.The man shouldn't go downtown.C.The man should come back soon.4.How much did the mother give to the boy altogether?A.$400.B.$500.C.$700.5.What do we know about the man?A. He is a teacher.B. He is a cook.C.He is a guest.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至7题。
6.What is the man going to do?A.Go for a run.B. Have a cup of coffee.C.Attend a class.7.What does the woman promise to do?A.Telephone the mamB.Go on a trip with the man.C.Get together with the man's family.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
黑龙江省大庆中学201７-２01８学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题第一部分:听力(共两节,满分３0分)第一节(共5小题;每小题分,满分分)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,您都有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 the ｗｏｍaｎdｏtonigｈt？Ａ、 Wrｉtｅ a reｐorｔ、 B、 Go ｔo a parｔy、Ｃ。
Do ｈｅｒ housewoｒk。
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B、 In Ｊuly、C。
In Sepｔember、3。
Ｈｏw lonｇ is the muｓeum open on wｅekdaｙs？Ａ、 6 hourｓ。
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7 hourｓ、Ｃ。
８ｈoｕrs、4。
What aｒe ｔhe ｓpｅakｅrs maｉｎly taｌkinｇ about？A、 A ｔrｉｐ、 B。
A coiｎ、C。
A hoｂｂy。
５、 Wheｒe wilｌ tｈe man stay aｔ 5:00？Ａ、Aｔｈome、B。
At hｉs office、Ｃ、Ａｔ the ｔrain sｔatioｎ、第二节(共15小题;每小题分,满分分)听下面5段对活或独白。
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,您将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;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至７题。
6、Whａｔ wｉlｌ tｈｅ womａn ｈave to do tomoｒrow？A、 Wrｉte a pａper、B、 Reｐair ｔhe mａn's puter、C。
Haｎd ｉn her ｐａper。
