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云南省玉溪市玉溪一中学年高二英语下学期期中试题
玉溪一中2017—2018学年下学期高二年级期中考试
英语学科试卷
注意事项:
1.本试卷分为第I卷、第II卷;总分150分;考试时间120分钟。
2.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填涂在本试卷和答题卡相应位置上。
第I卷(共100分)
第一部分:
听力理解(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.Howdidthemanknowwheretofindhisson?
A.Hewenttothefruitsection.
B.Heheardanannouncement.
C.Thewomancalledhimover.
2.Wheremightthespeakers’finaldestinationbe?
A.TheJohnsons’house.B.Thebank.C.Aconcerthall.
3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Movingasofa.B.Choosingasofa.C.Replacinganuglysofa.
4.Whyisn’tthemanseeinganyresults?
A.Heisn’teatinghealthy.
B.Heisn’texercisingenough.
C.Heexpectstoomuchofhimself.
5.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?
A.Gototheoffice.B.Buygolfequipment.C.Playgolf.
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、7题。
6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Intheprofessor’soffice.B.Inacopyshop.C.Inaclassroom.
7.WhatdidJakefailtodo?
A.Writetheessay.B.Bringacopy.C.Emailtheessay.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatisthewoman’sjob?
A.Sheisaphotographer.B.Sheisaweddingplanner.C.Sheisawebsitedesigner.
9.Howmanydaysperweekdoesthewomanwork?
A.2daysperweek.B.5daysperweek.C.7daysperweek.
10.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?
A.Hireahelper.B.Callhissister.C.Createanewwebpage.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.HowhasFiona’sexperiencebeensofar?
A.Justso-so.B.Notgoodatall.C.Mostlygood.
12.WhatisdifferentaboutFiona’slifeatcollege?
A.Sheeatsoutalotmorethannow.
B.Shehasmorefriendsnow.
C.Shegoesoutatnightmoreoftennow.
13.WhatdoesFionaplantodonextyear?
A.Takeapart-timejob.B.Gotothemoviesmore.C.Spendmoretimestudying.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.WhyisthewomanpleasedwithTom?
A.Heisgoodatsports.
B.Hehasbeencleaninghisteethwell.
C.Hegetsonwellwithhisclassmates.
15.WhydoesTomwanttogetthespecialmouthpiece?
A.Hewantsstraightteeth.
B.Hismomwantshimto.
C.Hewantstobedifferentatschool.
16.WhatdoesthewomantellTomaboutthemouthpiece?
A.Itreallyhurtsatfirst.
B.Thingswillbefineinadayortwo.
C.Hemaynotbeabletoexerciseforawhile.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatseasonisitnow?
A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Autumn.
18.Whohasbeenmostaffectedbytherain?
A.Peopleinthecountryside.
B.Peoplelivinginolderhomesdowntown.
C.Peopleinnearbytown.
19.Whenistheshowtakingplace?
A.Intheevening.B.Inthemorning.C.Intheafternoon.
20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?
A.Preparingapieceofnews.
B.Conductingaseminar.
C.Hostingaradioprogram.
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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Kenya-GiraffeConservation
PreserveandprotectKenya’sWildlife
Aftersomedifficultyears,Kenyaisbackinfashionandwelcomingtravellerswithopenarms,withonemainaim—helpsaveandprotecttheiruniquewildlife.Itisn’tjusttheelephantunderthreat,butit’sthesmallerspeciesthatarealsosuffering,forexample,RothschildGiraffes.Nowthereareonly670leftinthewildandtheyneedyourhelptosurvive.
Howcanyouhelp?
HeadouttotheSoysambuConservancy,whichishometomorethan450birdspeciesandover50differentmammals,includinglions,zebraandmorethan100criticallyendangeredRothschild’sGiraffes.
GetstuckintogeneralreserveconservationbutprimarilyfocusontheresearchandprotectionoftheirresidentRothschildGiraffes,whichisthereserve’smainpriority.
YourDailyTasks
Workwillbeacombinationofobservationalresearchandhandsonwork—fivedaysaweek.
Minimumnumberofweeksis2.Thisprojectisperfectforanyonewithapassionfornature,wildlife,andthegreatoutdoors.
Nopreviousconservationexperiencerequired.
Wherewillyoulive?
Youwillstayinthehousesrightinthemiddleofthereservewithothervolunteers.
Theweekendswillbefreetime,soyoucanexplorefurtheruptheRiftValley,LakeEl-menteitaitselfandbeyond.
Interestedinthis;readytoenquire?
Findoutmorebyfillingouttheformbelowandclickingsend.TheLeapOverseasshouldthenbeintouchshortlytohelpwithyourenquiry.
21.Whatdoestheprojectmainlyfocuson?
A.Inspiringpeople’slovefornature.
B.StudyingandhelpingRothschildGiraffes.
C.Providingpeoplewithconservationknowledge.
D.Instructingpeopletoliveinharmonywithwildlife.
22.Whatisamusttoparticipateintheproject?
A.Atleastatwoweeks’freetime.
B.Theabilitytohandleemergency.
C.Relatedconservationexperience.
D.Knowledgeaboutwildlifeprotection.
23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Tolookforvolunteers.
B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectwildlife.
C.Tocollectmoneyforwildlifeprotection.
D.Toraisepeople’senvironmentalawareness.
B
IhaveaninterestinphotographyandfollowmanyphotographyInstagramaccounts.Justlikeme,afriendofminehasasimilarinterest.Theonlydifferenceisthatheisatravellerandhastakenhundredsofbeautifulphotos.Heisreallytalented.
Havingreturnedfromonetrip,hesharedsomeofhislatestphotos.Blownawaybytheimages,Iaskedhimwhyhehadn’tstartedhisownInstagramaccountofshots.
“It’shardtostartwhentherearealreadysomanyotherwebsitesdevotedtotravelphotographywiththousandsoffollowers”,heexplained.“WhatifIdon’tgetanyfollowersorwhatifpeopledon’tlikemyshots?
”
“Yethowwillyoueverknowifyoudon’ttry?
”Iasked.
Hejustshruggedandquicklychangedthesubject.Iknewthisfeelingwell.Thefeelingofself-doubt.
ThatwaswhenIwastenyearsold.Iparticipatedinaguitarcompetition.Mygrandfatherhelpedmewriteashortspeechtoaddressthecrowdandjudges.Butasthecompetitionbegan,doubtconsumedmeandquestionsfloodedmyhead.Ithoughttomyself,“IfIdosaythespeech,willtheothergirlslaughatme?
WillthejudgesthinkI’mbeingsillyfordoingmyowntalk?
”
ThenwithashakeinmyvoiceIsaid,“MynameisHeidiCeci.IliveinSt.CatharinesandIplaytheguitar.”Nothingmore...andnothingless.
Butthenextgirlwalkeduptothemicrophoneandactuallysaidaspeech.Ijuststaredatherincompletedisbelief.Nooneseemedtobejudgingherfordoingsomethingdifferent.Infact,theyapplaudedlouderforherthananyothergirl.
Fromthenon,Ineverletfearanddoubtrulemydecisions.Whateverhappens,Ialwaystakechancesandhaveatry.
24.Whatstopstheauthor’sfriendstartinghisInstagramaccountofshots?
A.Havingnotime.B.Lackingmoney.
C.Nodesiretoshare.D.Doubtabouthimself.
25.Whydidtheauthorfailtosaythepreparedspeech?
A.Shewasnotallowedtosay.
B.Shewasafraidofbeinglaughedat.
C.Sheforgotthecontentofthespeech.
D.Shethoughtthespeechwasnotgoodenough.
26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheheardanothergirl’sself-introduction?
A.Surprised.B.Angry.C.Excited.D.Curious.
27.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Nooneisperfect.B.It’snouseregretting.
C.Everyoneofusneedsencouraging.D.Itisimportanttobeingconfident.
C
AlvinIrby,aformerkindergartenandfirst-gradeteacher,wasatabarbershopwhenhesawoneofhisformerstudentssittingintheshopwithaboredlookonhisface.That’swhenIrbyrealizedthatbypairingbarbershopsandbooks,hemightbeabletoinspireyoungblackboystoread.
Fouryearsago,helaunchedBarbershopBooksasawaytonotjustgetbooksintothehandsofyoungblackboys,buttoalsocreatecommunityreadingspacesinaplacewherekidsgofrequently.Sinceitsinceptionin2013,theprogramhascreatedkid-friendlyreadingspacesin50barbershopsin12statesthroughouttheUnitedStates.
Irbyisn’tthefirstpersontoseetheconnectionbetweenbarbersandbooksandboys.HairstylistCourtneyHolmes,launchedaprogramafewyearsagoofferingfreehaircutstokidsaslongastheyreadtohimwhilehecutstheirhair.
That’sthekindofenvironmentthatIrbywantstopromotewithhisprogram.ThereadingspacescreatedbyBarbershopBookshelptosparkaninterestinbooksbyshowingkidsthatreadingisaboutmorethanjustspellingandvocabularyskills,it’saboutmakingreadingalow-stressactivitythatcanhelpthemrelax,laughandhavefun.
“Ourbeliefisthatifwecancreatepositivereadingexperiencesearlyandoftenforyoungblackboys,thentheywillchoosetoreadforfunbecausetheywillidentifyasareader,”Irbynoted,adding,“ThisisreallywhatBarbershopBooksisabout,gettingyoungblackboystosaythreewords:
I’mareader.”
Irby’sideaiscatchingon,anditwillcontinuetospreadthanksinparttotheNationalBookFoundation.BarbershopBooksrecentlywontheorganization’s2017InnovationsinReadingprize,whichisgiventoProgramsthatusereadingtomakeasocialimpact.
28.WhathappenedtoAlvinwhenhewasatabarbershop?
A.Hefounditeasyforblackboystogetbored.
B.Heofferedabarbershoptohisformerstudent.
C.Hethoughtofawaytomakeblackboysreaders.
D.Herealizedtheimportanceofreadingforblackboys.
29.WhatisthefunctionofBarbershopBooks?
A.Toattractmorecustomerswholovebooks.
B.Toprovidefreehaircutstoblackbooklovers.
C.Toshowtheinfluenceofreadingonchildren.
D.Tocreateareadingenvironmentforchildren.
30.WhatcanweinferaboutIrbyaccordingtothetext?
A.Hisprogramha