重庆市外国语学校学年高二英语上学期半期考试试题.docx

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重庆市外国语学校学年高二英语上学期半期考试试题

重庆外国语学校2018-2019学年（上）高二年级半期考试试题

英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，1至10页）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，11至12页）两部分；考试时间120分钟；满分130分。

2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填涂在答题卡指定的位置。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节听下面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。

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.Whatdidthemanprobablyplantodo?

A.WatchTV.

B.Playfootball.

C.Gotothecinema.

2.Whatdidthewomanwantonthesideatfirst?

A.Salad.B.Potatoes.C.Greenbeans.

3.Whomightthewomanbeworriedabout?

A.Herbrother.B.Herclassmate.C.Hersister.

4.Whenwillthespeakersprobablywalkthedog?

A.Inonehour.

B.Inthirtyminutes.

C.Infifteenminutes.

5.Whydidthewomancutherhair?

A.Itlookedbad.

B.Ittooklongtodry.

C.Itwasalwaysintheway.

第二节听下面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。

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.HowmuchmoneywillKlayThompsondonate?

A.$29,000.B.$2900.C.$1000.

7.Whatdoesthemanmeanattheend?

A.Hewillalsodonatesomemoney.

B.HewisheshewereasrichasLlayThompson.

C.Heisn’timpressedbyarichpersondonatingmoney.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whendidthemanjoinalawfirm?

A.InGermany.

B.InEngland.

C.InIndonesia.

9.Whatlanguagedoestheman’swifeprobablyspeak?

A.German.B.French.C.Spanish.

10.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman’schildren?

A.Theydon’tlikeAmericanmovies.

B.TheyspeakmostlyEnglishathome.

C.TheyunderstandmoreEnglishthantheyspeak.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahospital.

B.Inadrugstore.

C.Overthephone.

12.Whendidthewomanstarttohaveaskinproblem?

A.Thismorning.

B.Onedayago.

C.Twodaysago.

13.Whencanthewomanhaveherfootchecked?

A.Oncethereisacancelation（取消）.

B.BeforeshegoestoseeDr.Brown.

C.Whenshemakesanappointmentonline.

听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。

14.Whotoldthemanaboutthegum?

A.Hisfriend.

B.Hisfriend’sfriend.

C.Hisfriend’sbrother.

15.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Seesomepictures.

B.Readabook.

C.Gotoaforest.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Motherandson.

B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Teacherandstudent.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeechfor?

A.Allcollegestudents.

B.Allhighschoolgraduates.

C.Allteachersandcoaches.

18.WhatdidthespeakerdolastDecember?

A.ShesawsnowinCanada.

B.Shehadapicnicbythelake.

C.Shetookdanceclasses.

19.Whatisthespeaker’sadviceattheend?

A.Tryingtotakeallthelessons.

B.Tryingtogettogethereveryyear.

C.Tryingtorememberthegoodtimes.

20.Howisthespeakerfeeling?

A.Excitedtotaketrips.

B.Nervousaboutherfuture.

C.Happytothinkofgoodmemories.

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）

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BacktoMoulinRougeTour

TheMoulinRougeisnumberoneinParis,ifnotthewholeinEurope.Don'tmissyourchancetoseetheworld-renownedFrenchCancandanceonthehistoricalstage.SippingChampagneandsoakinguptheatmosphere,youcanmakethemostofyourvacationtimeinParis.Toavoiddisappointment,makesuretobookearlyforaneveningfullofexcitement!

DepartureTime:

11pm

Duration:

105minutes（approx.）

EiffelTowerSmall-GroupTour

Bookyourskip-the-linetickettotheEiffelTowerandleavethelongqueuesbehind!

ThisisafullyaccompaniedtourbyanEnglish-speakingexpertguide,whowillleadyoutothe2ndleveloftheEiffelTower.Withachoiceofdeparturetimesduringthedayaswellasasunsetviewing,yourtouroffersthemostflexibleandenjoyablewaytovisitthismust-seeParislandmark.

DepartureTime:

Varies

Duration:

2hours（approx.）

EveningLouvreTour

SkipthelineonaneveningLouvretour,andthensipondivineFrenchwineataParisianbar!

Withsome3,500piecesofart,avisittotheLouvrecanbeoverwhelming.Offeringthechancetouncoverthemuseum'shighlightswithaguide,thisfully-narratedtourisaonce-in-a-lifetimeexperienceforloversofartandfinewinealike.

DepartureTime:

6:

00pm

Duration:

3hours（approx.）

BastilleDistrictFoodTour

DiscoverParisbytastingit!

 Thisself-guidedtourgivesyoutheopportunitytotaste6to12differentfood productsfromawideselectionoflocal foodstores.PickupyourFood PassportatalocationnearMarchéd’Aligre,andbeginyourindependentexperiencebyfollowingthedescribedroute.Thisfamily-friendlytourisaninnovativeandauthenticwaytoenjoythefoodieparadise. 

DepartureTime:

Flexible

Duration:

Flexible

21.Whichoneisthebestchoiceforshowlovers?

A.BacktoMoulinRougeTour.B.EiffelTowerSmall-GroupTour.

C.EveningLouvreTour.D.BastilleFoodTour.

22.WhichmakesEiffelTowerSmall-groupTourdifferentfromothertours?

A.Touristscanskiptheline.B.Touristshavethechancetowatchsunset.

C.Touristsareledbyaguide.D.Touristsarefreetochoosedeparturetime.

23.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonBastilleDistrictFoodTour?

.

A.Tobookinadvance.B.Totakepassportwiththem.

C.Totravelalone.D.Tofollowthedescribedroute.

B

“Eureka!

”isGreekfor“Ihavefoundit!

”Itissomethingwesaywhenwehavefiguredoutasolutiontoacomplexproblem.Someonecries“Eureka”toexpressexcitementwhenthatpersonmakesadiscovery.Whenyoufinallyfindtheanswertosomethingyouhavebeenworkingonforalongtime,nobodywouldblameforyelling“eureka!

”fromtherooftops.

Thestorybehind“Eureka,”however,issomewhatofaguess.SomesayitgoesallthewaybacktothetimeofancientGreeceandaninventornamedArchimedes.ThekinggaveArchimedesadifficultproblemtosolve.Thekingwantedtoknowifgoldsmithshadusedpuregoldtomakehiscrown.ThisproblemtroubledArchimedes.Howcouldhelearnifthecrownwaspuregold?

Oneday,hesteppedintothewaterofabathtub.Hesawthatthewaterflowedoverthetopofthetub.Thewaterthatoverflowedwasdisplacedbyhisbody.WhenArchimedesclimbedinandoutofthebath,hecarefullystudiedthedisplacedwater.Henoticedthatthemorehisbodysankintothewater,themorewaterwasdisplaced.Thismeantthatthedisplacedwatermeasuredhisvolumeexactly.Suddenly,Archimedesrealizedhowhecouldtestthegoldintheking'scrown.Heknewthatgoldisheavierthansilver.So,hereasonedthatacrownmixedwithsilverwouldhavetobebulkierthanonemadeonlyofgoldifbothweighedthesame.Therefore,itwoulddisplacemorewaterthanacrownofpuregold.Archimedesbecamesoexcitedbythisdiscoverythathejumpedoutofthebathandrannakedthroughthecitystreets,shouting:

“Eureka!

Eureka!

”meaning,“Ihavefoundit!

Ihavefoundit!

”

Nowadays，thephrase“eurekamoments”isusedtodescribethetimesweareexperiencingabreakthroughdiscovery.AlbertEinsteinarrivingathistheoryofrelativityandIsaakNewtongettinghitontheheadwithanapplearebothexamplesofeurekamoments.

24.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Archimedesnoticedthatthemorehisbodysankintothewater,themorewaterwasdisplaced.

b.Archimedessawthatthewaterflowedoverthetopofthetubwhenhewashavingabath.

c.Thegoldsmithsmadethekingagoldcrown.

d.Archimedesfoundacrownmixedwithsilverwoulddisplacemorewaterthanacrownofpuregold.

e.ThekinggaveadifficultproblemtoArchimedes.

A.e-c-d-a-bB.c-e-a-d-bC.e-c-b-d-aD.c-e-b-a-d

25.Theunderlinedwordbulkiercanbebestreplacedby________.

A.smallerB.heavierC.largerD.purer

26.TheauthorlistedtheexamplesofAlbertEinsteinandIsaakNewtonto_________.

A.provehoweurekaiscommon-usedamongscientists

B.explaineurekamomentsarethetimesofhavinggreatdiscoveries

C.describethatbreakthroughdiscoveriesresultfromeurekamoments

D.admitthatpeopleliketocry“Eureka”toexpressexcitement

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Eureka!

AWordofDiscovery

B.HowArchimedesCreatedEureka

C.TheProblemoftheKing

D.EurekaMoments

C

Forthoseconcernedaboutwrinkly（有皱纹的）oldskin,itmightbeamagicalsolution:

a“secondskin”thatcanbeusedtomakeagedtissuelookmoreyouthful.ThewearablefilmdevelopedatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhasshownpromiseinaseriesofsmalltestswhereitwasappliedtowrinkles,under-eyebagsandpartsofdryskin.

Whenappliedtothefaceorbody,thethin,transparent（透明的）layersticksfirmlytotheskinandsupportsthetissue,makingitlookandbehavelikeyoungerskin,itscreatorsclaim.Testsinthelabfoundthatthepolymerfilm（高分子膜）,whichisonly70thousandthsofamillimeterthick,reducedtheappearanceofwrinklesandunder-eyebagging,andhelpedretainmoistureinpartsofdryskin.

Thelayerisdesignedtobeappliedinthemorningandpeeledoffatnight,whichcouldstandthestrainsofexercisewithoutfallingofforcausingirritation（刺激）,evenwhenexposedtorain.“It’ssomethingyoucanwearforawholedayorlongerdependingonthephysicalforcesoftheareawhereitisworn,”saidDanielAnderson,whohelpeddeveloptheproductatMIT.“Youcan’ttellyou’rewearingit.”“Youcanrubitfromthecornerandpeelitoff.Butitdoesn’tdothatundernormaloperation.Wedon’twantsomethingthatfallsoff,”headded.

Whileordinarycosmeticscanmaskimperfectionsontheskin,thenewcoatingchangestheskinbygivingittheelasticity（弹性）ofyoungskin.ItwasdevelopedwithhelpfromtwoMITcompanies.Thelayerismadebyapplyingtwocreamstotheskin,oneaftertheother.Thefirstcreamisasiloxanepolymer（硅氧烷聚合物）whichstickstotheshapeoftheskin.Thesecondc