湖北省钢城四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题上.docx

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湖北省钢城四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题上

湖北省钢城四中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题（上）

第I卷（选择题共90分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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，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。

第一节

1.Wheredidthemanwalkhisdog?

A.Atananimalcenter.B.Atapetmarket.C.Atadogpark.

2.Whatwillthespeakersdo?

A.Buysometents.B.Putupthetents.C.Takedownthetents.

3.Whencanthewomangetthefurnitureatthesoonest?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnSaturday.

4.Whattimeisitnow?

A.3:

00.B.2:

30.C.3:

30.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Amovie.B.Anaward.C.Aband.

第二节

听6段材料，回答第6，7题。

6.Whatroomdoesthemanwanttostayin?

A.Asingleroom.B.Adoubleroom.C.Aprivateroom.

7.HowmuchshouldthemanpayeachdayifhestaysinRoom313?

A.20pounds.B.25pounds.C.30pounds.

听7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8.WhyisJimgoingtoEuropeinlateJuly?

A.Togiveahistorylecture.B.Tovisitsomehistoricbuildings.C.Tocallonahistoryprofessor.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’ssummerplan?

A.Complex.B.Meaningful.C.costly.

听8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomando?

A.Aneditor.B.Awriter.C.Asecretary.

11.Howdoesthemanfindpublishing?

A.Interesting.B.Rewarding.C.Boring.

12.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman’scompany?

A.Itprovidesamuchhighersalary.

B.Itprovidesmanypromotionopportunities.

C.Itprovidesarelaxingworkingatmosphere.

听9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Teammates.C.Coachandplayer.

14.Whywasthewomanawayforawhile?

A.Toattendawedding.B.Totaleavacation.C.Toplayamatch.

15.Whoboughtthenewjacketsfortheteam?

A.Aformercoach.B.Abasketballclub.C.Aformerplayer.

16.Whatshouldthewomandotogetthenewjacket?

A.Writeanapplicationletter.B.Turnintheoldone.C.Filloutaform.

听10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howoldwasthespeakerwhenhelearnedtosayhisfirstword?

A.About16monthsold.B.About18monthsold.C.About21monthsold.

18.Whatisthefirstwordthespeakertriedtosay?

A.Truck.B.Pack.C.Duck.

19.Whatdidhisfatherdowhenthespeakerscreamedthatwordattheairport?

A.Hetriedtoshuthimup.B.Hecorrectedhimatonce.C.Hehidhimselfsomewhere.

20.Howdidthespeaker’smotherfeelwhensheheardthespeaker’sscreamattheairport？

A.Surprised.B.Embarrassed.C.Frightened.

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。

A

Supposeyou’reinarush,feelingtired,notpayingattentiontoyourscreen,andyousendanemailthatcouldgetyouintrouble.

Realisationwillprobablysetinsecondsafteryou’veclicked“send”.Youfreezeinhorrorandburnwithshame.

Whattodo?

Herearefourcommonemailaccidents,andhowtorecover.

Clicking“send”toosoon

Don’twasteyourtimetryingtofindoutifthereceivershasreadityet.Writeanotheremailasswiftlyasyoucanandsenditwithabriefexplainingthatthisisthecorrectversionandthepreviousversionshouldbeignored.

Writingthewrongtime

Thesooneryounotice,thebetter.Respondquicklyandbriefly,apologizingforyourmistake.Keepthetonemeasured:

don’thandleittoolightly,aspeoplecanbeoffended,especiallyifyourerrorsuggestsamisunderstandingoftheirculture（i.e.incorrectorderingofChinesenames）.

Clicking“replyall”unintentionally

YouaccidentallyrevealtotheentirecompanywhatmenuchoicesyouwouldpreferatthestaffChristmasdinner,orwhatholidayyou’dliketotake.Inthisinstance,thebestsolutionistosendaquick,light-heartedapologytoexplainyourawkwardness.Butitcanquicklyrisetosomethingworse,wheneveryonestartshitting“replyall”tojoininalongandunpleasantconversation.Inthisinstance,stepawayfromyourkeyboardtoalloweveryonetocalmdown.

Sendinganoffensivemessagetoit’ssubject

Themostawkwardemailmistakeisusuallycommittedinanger.Youwriteanunkindmessageaboutsomeone,intendingtosendittoafriend,butaccidentallysendittothepersonyou’rediscussing.Inthatcase,asktospeakinpersonassoonaspossibleandsaysorry.Explainyourfrustrationscalmlyandsensibly—seeitasanopportunitytoclearupanydifficultiesyoumayhavewiththisperson.

21．Whatshouldyoudowhenanunpleasantconversationisstartedbyyour“replyall”email?

A．Avoidfurtherinvolvement.B．Tryofferingotherchoices.

C．Meetotherstaffmembers.D．Makealight-heartedapology.

22．Howshouldyoudealwiththeproblemcausedbyanoffensiveemail?

A．Bypromisingnottooffendthereceiveragain.B．Byseekingsupportfromthereceiver’sfriends.

C．Byaskingthereceivertocontrolhisanger.D．Bytalkingtothereceiverfacetoface.

23．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Definingemailerrors.B．Handlingemailaccidents.

C．Reducingemailmistakes.D．Improvingemailwriting.

B

Perhapsyouthinkyoucouldeasilyaddtoyourhappinesswithmoremoney.Strangeasitmayseem,ifyou'reunsatisfied,theissueisnotalackofmeanstomeetyourdesiresbutalackofdesires—notthatyoucannotsatisfyyourtastesbutthatyoudon'thaveenoughtastes.

Realrichesconsistofwell-developedandheartycapacitiestoenjoylife.Mostpeoplearealreadyswampedwiththings.Theyeat,wear,goandtalktoomuch.Theyliveintoobigahousewithtoomanyrooms,yettheirhouseoflifeisahut.

Yourhouseoflifeoughttobeamansion（豪宅）,aroyalpalace.Everynewtaste,everyadditionalinterest,everyfreshenthusiasmaddsaroom.Hereareseveralroomsyourhouseoflifeshouldhave.

Artshouldbeadesireforyoutodevelopsimplybecausetheworldisfullofbeautifulthings.Ifyouonlyunderstoodhowtoenjoythemandfeedyourspiritonthem,theywouldmakeyouashappyastofindplentyofhamburgersandeggswhenyou'rehungry.

Literature,classicliterature,isabeautiful,richlyfurnishedroomwhereyoumightfindmanyanhourofrestandrefreshment.Togainthatlovewouldgotowardmakingyouarichperson,forarichpersonisnotsomeonewhohasalibrarybutwholikesalibrary.

MusiclikeMozart'sandBach'sshouldn'tbeabsent.Realrichesareofthespirit.Andwhenyou'vebroughtthatspirituptowhereclassicalmusicfeedsitandmakesyoualittledrunk,youhaveincreasedyourthrillsandbetteredthem.Andlifeisamatterofthrills.

Sports,withoutwhichyouremainpoor,meanalotinlife.Nomatterwhoyouare,youwouldbemorehuman,andyourhouseoflifewouldbebettersupportedagainstthebaddays,ifyoucould,anddid,playedabit.

Whateverroomsyoumightaddtoyourhouseoflife,thesecretofenjoyinglifeistokeepadding.

24．Theauthorintendstotellusthat____________.

A．truehappinesscomesfromspiritualriches

B．bighousesarepeople'smostvaluedpossessions

C．bighousescaninasensebringrichnessoflife

D．truehappinessliesinachievingwealthbyfairmeans

25．Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphprobablyimpliesthat______.

A．howevermateriallyrich,theyneverseemtobesatisfied

B．howevermateriallyrich,theyremainspirituallypoor

C．thoughtheirhouseisbig,theypreferasimplelife

D．thoughtheirhouseisbig,itseemstobeacage

26．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat__________.

A．moremoneybringsmorehappinessB．artisneededtomakeyourhousebeautiful

C．literaturecanenrichyourspirituallifeD．sportscontributemainlytoyourphysicalfitness

27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．InterestandEnthusiasmB．SecretofWealth

C．RestandRefreshmentD．HouseofLife

C

Twothingschangedmylife:

mymotherandawhiteplasticbikebasket.Ihavethoughtlongandhardaboutitandit’strue.Iwouldbeadifferentpersonifmymomhadn’tturnedasillybicycleaccessoryintoalifelessonIcarrywithmetoday.

Mymotherandfatherwereunitedintheirwayofraisingchildren,butitmostlyfelltomymothertoactuallycarryitout.Lookingback,Ihonestlydon’tknowhowshedidit.Managingthefamilybudgetmusthavebeenaveryhardtask,butshemadeitlookeffortless.Ifwecomplainedaboutnothavingwhatanotherkiddid,we’dhearsomethinglike,“Idon’tcarewhatso-and-sogotforhisbirthday,youarenotgettingaTVinyourroom/acarforyourbirthday/alavishsweet-16party.”Wehadtoearnourallowancebydoingchoresaroundthehouse.Icanstillrememberhowlongittooktopolishthelegsofourcoffeetable.Mybrotherscannodoubtrememberhoursspentcleaningthehouse.LikethetwolittlegirlsgrowingupattheWhiteHouse,wemadeourownbeds（nooneleftthehouseuntilthatwasdone）andpickedupafterourselves.Wehadtokeeptrackofourbelongings,andifsomethingwaslost,itwasnotreplaced.

Itwassummerand,oneday,mymotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixed—andthereitwasinthewindow.White,shiny,plasticanddecoratedwithflowers,thebasketwinkedatmeandIknew—Iknew—Ihadtohaveit.

“It’sbeautiful,”mymothersaidwhenIpointeditouttoher,“Whataneatbasket.”

Itriedtoholdoffatfirst,Iplayeditcoolforashortwhile.ButthenIguessIcouldn’tstanditanylonger:

“Mom,pleasecanIplease,pleasegetit?

I’lldoextrachoresforaslongasyousay.I’lldoanything,butIneedthatbasket,Ilovethatbasket.Please,Mom.Please?

”

Iwasdesperate.

“Youknow,”shesaid,gentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatIbelievedwasthecoolestthingever,“Ifyousaveupyoucouldbuythisyourself.”

“BythetimeImakeenoughit’llbegone!

”

“MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyou,”shesmiledatRo