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安徽省定远重点中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
安徽定远重点中学2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
注意事项：
1．答题前在答题卡、答案纸上填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2．请将第I卷（选择题）答案用2B铅笔正确填写在答题卡上；请将第II卷（非选择题）答案黑色中性笔正确填写在答案纸上。
第I卷（选择题100分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第1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。
第1节
1.Whatarethetwospeakersprobablydoing?
A.Playingagame.B.Enjoyingaplay.C.Watchingamatch.
2.Whowillnotbeattheparty?
A.Jessica.B.Linda.C.Rose.
3.Whatwouldbethewoman'sadvice?
A.Don'tdrinkwaterwithice.
B.Don'thavedrinksatlunch.
C.Don'teatcolddishesinsummer.
4.WhendidthetwospeakersplantomeetJane?
A.At2:
00.B.At2:
15.C.At2:
30.
5.Whatisthewomangoingtodofirstaftersheleaveshome?
A.BuytwochickensB.Gotothebank.C.Gotoeatsomething.
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，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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8题。
6.WheredidthemanmeetClaudia?
A.Ataclassdiscussion.B.OntheInternet.C.Atamusicstore.
7.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandClaudia?
A.Webfriends.B.Closefriends.C.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.
8.WhatdoesthewomansuggestaboutgreetingClaudia？
A.Arrivingontime.B.Bringhersomeflowers.C.Usingherfamilyname.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.Whereareprobablythespeakers?
A.Inastreet.B.Atastore.C.Inatheater.
10.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?
A.Food.C.ClothesC.Furniture.
11.Whichisnexttothetheater?
A.Ahotel.C.Thepostoffice.C.Thecityhall.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.WhyisthemansurfingtheInternet?
A.TolearnEnglish.B.Togetinformation.C.Togetmajornews.
13.Whatmajordoesthemanprefer?
A.Engineering.B.Medicine.C.Economics.
14.Whendidtheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.OnFebruary28.B.OnMarch30C.OnApril6.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.HowisthemangoingtoSunCollege?
A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Onfoot.
16.HowfarisitfromMainStreettoWaterSquare?
A.Afewyards.B.2blocksaway.C.About20minute'swalk.
17.Wherewillthemanhavetoaskthewayagain?
A.AtRainAvenue.B.AtMassHospital.C.AttheFarmer'sBank.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Wheredoesthespeakermostprobablymakethespeech?
1.Atareception.B.Ataconference.C.Ataparty.
19.WhatisMr.Brown?
A.Agovernmentofficial.B.Anassistantmanger.C.Abusinessman.
20.WhyareMr.BrownandhispartycomingtoEngland?
A.Toseeknewcooperation.B.Topayaninformalvisit.C.Topartfromhisfriends.
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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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A.Manyoldpeoplehavenoonetokeepthemcompany.
B.Theoverallhealthoftheoldisworsethanbefore.
C.Theoldarepayingattentiontotheirhealth.
D.Oldpeople’squalityoflifeisdown.
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A.Beingeffectivemedicine.
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C.Replacingdoctors.
D.Improvinghealth.
23.Inwhichcolumnmayyonfindthisarticleinamagazine?
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B
Themostimportantlessonsinlifethatweneedtolearnaretheresultsofourpoordecisions.Althoughtimeandexperiencearethebestteachers,wealsosufferfromexperiencessuchasoursacrifices,sufferingandthehardships.Goodjudgmentdevelopsonlywhenwetrulylearnfromourmistakes.However,manypeoplekeeprepeatingthesamemistakesbeforelearningtheirlessonsbecauseastheysay,theyarejusthumanswhoaresubjecttomakingmistakes.
Ourweaknessesinlifecanbeturnedintoourstrengthsifweimmediatelyacknowledgeandrecognizethefactthatwemessupandlearnfromthem.Ourgoodorbadexperienceshelpuslearnbetterjudgmentinlife.Yet,toomanypeopleareindenialandplacetheblameonotherswithoutrealizingthattheminutetheytakeresponsibilityfortheiractioniswhenthelearningprocessbegins.Asidefromlearningfromourownexperience,wecanalsolearnvaluablelessonsfromtheexperienceofothers.Itallowsustoobserveourbehaviorfromanotherangle.Whenwerecognizeourmistakesandpreventthemfromhappeningagain,weare,therefore,learning.
Quicklyidentifyingourmistakesandchangingbehavioraccordinglyrequireslesstimeandenergythandenyingmistakes.However,acknowledgementofmistakesrequiresbeliefintheideathattheperfectionisnotpossible.
Itiseasiertoanalyzeourmistakesespeciallywhenwetalktoothers,whichcanhelppeopletosortoutcommentsorcriticismsafteramistakeismade.Despiteourtendencytoavoidmistakes,timelyacknowledgementisoneofthebestwaystopreventthemfromrepeating.
24.Whatdoeslearningfromtheexperienceofothershelpusdo?
A.Re-evaluateourbehaviordifferently.
B.Realizethatmistakesarepartoflife.
C.Recognizetheresultsofmistakes.
D.Learnbetterjudgmentinlife.
25.Whatshouldwekeepinmindtoadmitourmistakes?
A.Everymanhashisfaults.
B.Mistakesaregreatteacher.
C.Behindbadluckcomesgoodluck.
D.Asyoumakeyourbed,soyoumustlieinit.
26.Accordingtotheauthor,howshouldweavoidrepeatingmistakes?
A.Thinktwicebeforeacting.
B.Learncarefullyfromothers’comments.
C.Haveatimelytalkwithothersforadvice.
D.Admittheexistenceofmistakesintime.
27.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthorintendtoconveythemost?
A.Neverbeafraidofmakingmistakes.
B.Learnwisdomfromourmistakes.
C.Learnfromotherstoseeourmistakes.
D.Stopbeingashamedofmakingmistakes.
C
IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm-itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul―hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.
ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft（技艺）andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:
humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother―butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore（核心）ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.
Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback―hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.
Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.
28.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?
A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.
C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse
29.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?
A.Theywereofthesameage.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.
C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhavesimilarcharacteristics.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?
A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchildren.
C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.
31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?
A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.Torememberafriend.
C.Tointroduceanewmovie.D.Tosharehisactingexperience.
D
Therehasbeenalargeincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears，anditisbelievedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture．Someoftheworld'sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves．
London
London'sflooddefensesaregettingolder．Since1982，theThamesBarrier（水闸）hasprotectedthecityfromthe
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