安徽省阜阳市大田中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题Word文档下载推荐.docx

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A.InabookshopB.OnastreetC.Inabank

3.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutProfessorJohnson?

A.Heisquiet.B.Hislecturesarehumorous.C.Heisnotstrict.

4.WhendoestheregulartrainusuallyleaveforLondon?

A.At2:

30pmB.At4:

50pmC.At5:

15pm

5.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shefailedatest.B.Shewasill.C.Shelostherjob.

第二节（共15小题;

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7小题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Findaplaceofinteresttotravel.

B.IntroduceabookbyEricHansen.

C.Thinkofasubjectforherwriting

7.Whyisthemanunwillingt

ohelpingthewomanatfirst?

A.Hehashisownworktodo.

B.He’snotinterestedinthebook.

C.Heknowslittleaboutherinterest.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9小题。

8.Whathastheboybeenengagedin?

A.Preparingforexams.B.PreparingareportC.Writinganarticle

9.Whatwilltheboydothisevening?

A.Goonworking.B.Gotoaparty.C.Watchafilm

听下面一段对话，回答第I0至12小题。

10.Whendidthemanliveinthecity?

A.Twoyearsago.B.Threeyearsago.C.Fiveyearsago

11.Whydidthemangotothecountryside?

A.Hewasalwayslookingforwardtothelifethere.

B.Hiscompanymovedthere.

C.Hefailedinlookingforajobinthecity.

12.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthispresentlife?

A.SatisfyingB.DisappointingC.Boring

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16小题。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Bookaroomfortwonights.

B.Havearestforwhile.

C.Haveaseatinthehall

14.Whatishappeningwhilethetwospeakersaretalking?

A.Thewomanishelpingatthecheck-outdesk.

B.Theporterisbringingintheman’sluggage.

C.Amanischeckingoutofthehotel

15.Whichtelephonecanthemanuse?

A.Thephoneinthehall.

B.Thephoneonthewoman’sdesk.

C.Thephoneatthebusinesscenter.

16.Whatservicedoesthemanaskaboutattheend?

A.FreebreakfastB.DonotdisturbC.Wake-upservice

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20小题。

17.Whatwasthespeakerlikefiveyearsago?

A.HerarelywatchedTV.

B.Hespentmuchtimeoutside.

C.Hedidn’tliketalkingtoomuch.

18.Whatmadethespeakerstartexercising?

A.HisterribleshapeB.HispoorhealthC.Hisfriend’sencouragement

19.Whatdidthespeakerstartdoingayearandahalfago?

A.SwimmingB.ClimbingmountainsC.Playingtennis

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?

A.Hehaschangedalot.B.Hehasbadhabits.C.Heisstilloutofshape

第二部分阅读理解（共2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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Duolingo

Cost:

Free

ThislanguagelearningappofferscoursesinSpanish,French,Italian,GermanandPortuguese.Andit’snotallaboutreadingandwriting—itusesthephone’smicrophonetotestusers'

pronunciationskillsaswell.

Lumosity

Cost:

Freetrial;

$14permonth.

Lumosityaimstoimproveusers'

thinkingabilitiesbyusingsimplegamesandteststhatadapttousers'

cognitive.（认知的）levelstoimprovetheirmemoryandattention.Thecompanysaysnotwouserswillhavethesameexperience.Morethan18millionpeoplehavedownloadedit.

Dailyart

Free.

Eachdaytheapppresentsadifferent-classicpaintingfromstoriedartistssuchasVincentVanVoghandMonet.Evenifyouhaveknownthework,youmaynotknowallthefascinatingdetailstheappservesuponthebackstoryoftheart.

Vocabulary.com

$2.99permonth.

Neveragaingetembarrassedusingthewrongwordatadinnerpartywiththisapp.Ithasmorethan120,000questionsthatcanhelpyoulearnover12,000words.Userscanevenbattletheirfriendstoseewhothebiggestwordmasteris.

Today'

sdocuments

Cost:

TheU.S.National,Archivesmanagesthiseducationalapp,whichservesupahistoricaldocumentorphotoeachdayoftheyear.Past 

documentsincludeeverythingfromaletterbyWoodrowWilsoncreatingMother'

sDaytoaphotoofGeraldFordasababy.

21.Wheremusttheseappsmentionedinthepassagebeused?

A.Onthecomputer. 

B.Inthemovie.

C.Inthecar. 

D.Onthephone.

22.WhatcanweknowabouttheappLumosity?

A.Itprovidesthesametext. 

B.Itcansolvementalproblems.

C.Itisverypopular. 

D.It'

stotallyfree.

23.Howmuchshouldyoupayperyearforusingtheapptolearnwords?

A.$2.99. 

B.$14. 

C.$35.88. 

D.$168.

24.Whichwouldyoudownloadifyou'

dliketoknowmoreaboutthepast?

A.Today'

sdocuments. 

B.V.C.Duolingo. 

D.Dailyart.

B

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow,however,thattheyexistedover5,500yearsagoinancientAsia.

Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5,100yearsold.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn’tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Thiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansaround.Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren’tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventually,roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodernroaddesign.

Inthemid-1700s,aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayeroflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastrong,lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesametime,metalhubs（thecentralpartofawheel）cameintobeing,followedbythepneumatictyre（充气轮胎）in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads（柏油路）.Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.

25.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn’tbecomepopularforsometime?

A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.

C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.

26.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?

A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.

C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.

27.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bymakingclassifications.

28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.

C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.D.Theinventionoffast-movingvehicles.

C

TheChinesetelevisionrealityshowcalled“WonderfulFriends”,whereentertainershugwhalesharks,kisslions,feedpandasanddressupbabychimpanzees,hascomeunderfirefromwildlifeprotectorswhowantittobestopped,sayingsuchactivitiesarecruelandaredangerousforboththehumansandanimals.

　　TheshowisthelatesthitfromHunanTV,whichhasattractedmorethan196,000followers.Ineachshow,popularstarsaregivenzoo-keepingtasksthatallowthemtointeractwithwildanimalsinordertobringhumansandanimalsclosertogether.

　　Animalwelfareadvocates（倡导者）saythatisexactlywhatshouldbeavoided.DaveNealeofAnimalsAsia（anadvocacygroup）said,“Itishugelymisleadingtothepublicabouttheneedsandwelfareofcaptiveanimals（圈养动物）andputtingtheanimals’welfareandhealthatrisk.”

　　“Whattheydon’trealizeisthatwildanimalsneedspace,”saidXieYan,azoologistandChinadirectoroftheWildlifeConservationSociety.“Puttingclothesonchimpanzeesisnotasadorableasyoumaythinkfromtheanimals’pointofview.Iguesstheirideawastogettheirviewerstoloveandprotecttheanimals,”Ms.Xieadded,“butwedonotagreewiththisapproachforentertainment.”

　　Usingfamouspeopletofocuspublicattentiononwildlifeisacommonpracticeinconservationcampaigns.TheChinesebasketballlegendYaoMingwenttoAfricaandhighlightedtheproblemofelephantandrhinocerospoaching（偷猎）inthedocumentary“TheEndoftheWild”.“Butdifferently,he,asahumanobserver,kepthisdistanceandwastheretoseethehardtruthofpoaching,andthatisdifferentfromashowcreatedtoattractviewers.”MsXiesaid.

　　Critics（评论家）alsoarguethattheshowviolates（违反）Chinesewildlifeprotectionlaws.

29.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

　A.Manypeopleliketheshowbecauseofitsdangerousactivities.

　B.XieYanisagainstpersuadingthepublictoloveandprotectanimals.

　C.Therealityshowmakesnodifferencetowildlifeatall.

　D.SomethinktheshowisagainstwildlifeprotectionlawsofChina.

30.AccordingtoMsXie,“WonderfulFriends”isbasicallydifferentfrom“TheEndoftheWild”,because______.

　A.theybothinvitedifferentpopularstarstoshowup　　　　　　 

　B.theyshoot（拍摄）differentnumbersandkindsofspecies 

C.theirfilminglocationsaredifferent

　D.theirpurposesandwaystoapproachanimalsaredifferent 

31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowards“WonderfulFriends”?

A.Worried.　B.Disappointed.