山东省武城县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山东省武城县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

2017-2018学年高二年级上学期期中测试

英语试题

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，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.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Tothezoo.B.Tothepark.C.Toamovietheater.

2.Whatarethespeakerscomplainingabout?

A.Thedirtyenvironment.B.Theslowservice.

C.Theboringlecture.

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Onlytruefriendshipcanlast.

B.Shekeepsintouchwithherclassmatesregularly.

C.Shehaslostcontactwithmostofheroldfriends.

4.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Excited.B.Scared.C.Proud.

5.Whatproblemarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.There’snotenoughfood.

B.Theairconditionerisbroken.

C.Thedooroftherefrigeratorwon’tshut.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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.Whencanthemangetacheaperraincoat?

A.Now.B.Tomorrow.C.NextMonday.

7.Howmuchwillthemanspendonaraincoat?

A.Twodollars.B.Tendollars.C.Twelvedollars.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatwebsiteisthemanusing?

A.LinkedIn.B.Twitter.C.Facebook.

9.Whyisthewomansurprised?

A.Themanhasmanypictures.

B.Themanisgoodattakingpictures.

C.Themanhasmanyfriendsonline.

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman?

A.HeisalwaysontheInternet.

B.Heneedsanewsmartphone.

C.HeshouldpostmorepicturesonFacebook.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhenisthemangoingtoNewZealand?

A.Intwoweeks.B.Inthreemonths.C.Inhalfayear.

12.WhydoesthewomanknowalotaboutNewZealand?

A.Shewasbornthere.B.Shehasvisiteditseveraltimes.

C.Shehasreadmanybooksaboutit.

13.Wherearethespeakersgoingtomeet?

A.AtSusan’s.B.AtTom’s.C.InNewZealand.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.InToronto.B.InVancouver.C.InSanFrancisco.

15.WhatdoesthemansayaboutAmerica?

A.ItisquieterthanCanada.B.ItisfriendlierthanCanada.

C.Itisn’tsodifferentfromCanada.

16.HowdoesthewomanfeelaboutpeoplefromtheWestCoast?

A.Theyarerelaxed.B.Theyaretoocrazy.

C.Theyareveryawareofotherpeople’sfeelings.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydidthespeakergotoMexicoCity?

A.Tovisitsomefriends.B.Toseetheancientart.

C.TopracticeherSpanish.

18.Whogavethespeakerthemapofthecity?

A.Apoliceman.B.Atourguide.C.Themanagerofthehotel.

19.Whydidthespeakertakeataxiintheend?

A.Shegotlost.B.Shelosthermap.C.Ataxiwasfaster.

20.Howdidthespeakerprobablyfeelabouthertrip?

A.Shefelthelpless.B.Shewasgreatlydisappointed.

C.Shewaspleasedabouthersuccess.

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。

A

IfConfucius（孔子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.

WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.

Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.

Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲学）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.

TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.

Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.

21.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto.

A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius

B.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject

C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinker

D.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations

22.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents.

A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese

B.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexams

D.fightforachancetolearnChinese

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ForgottenWisdominAmerica

B.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

C.ChineseCultureforWesterners

D.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture

24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.

A.abiographyB.ahistorypaper

C.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

B

Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?

Ifyes,don’tcareaboutsexorage!

Comeandjoinus,thenyou’llmakeit!

Position:

VolunteerSocialCareAssistant

（NoPaywithFreeMeals）

Place:

Manchester

Hours:

PartTime

Wearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!

Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!

Role:

Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.

SkillsandExperienceRequired:

Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.

25.Thetextismeantto.

A.leaveanote

B.sendaninvitation

C.presentadocument

D.carryanadvertisement

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.You’llmakeothers’livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjob.

B.You’llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.

C.You’llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.

D.You’llsucceedingettingthisjob.

27.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities.

A.togetsomefinancialsupport

B.toproperlyprotectthemselves

C.tolearnsomenewlivingskills

D.torealizetheirownimportance

28.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?

A.Theonewhocandriveacar.

B.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.

C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.

D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicate.

C

MostpeoplethinkThanksgivingdinnerisincompletewithoutmashedpotatoes（土豆泥）,cranberrysauce（蔓越橘酱）,andpumpkinpie（南瓜派）.Itmightsurpriseyoutolearnthatnotoneofthosefoodswasservedduringthe1621celebrationwethinkofas“TheFirstThanksgiving.”

Infact,theeventitselfwasnotevenaThanksgivingobservation.Instead,totheEnglishcolonists,itwasaharvest（收获）celebration.

In1620,102Englishmen,women,andchildrencrossedtheAtlantictobeginanewlife.TheylandedinwhatwenowcallMassachusetts.TheEnglishchoseasitethathadbeenanativevillage,whichtheyrenamedNewPlymouth.

Thefirstwinterwasdeadly.Arrivinglaterthanplanned,theEnglishwereforcedtobuildhousesduringtheicywinterweather.Soonsicknessspreadamongthem,andhalfofthemdied.Fortunately,theillnessesendedbyspringtime.Livingconditionsimprovedassomeofthehouseswerefinishedandtheweatherwarmed.Gardensandthefirstcropswereplanted.

GovernorWilliamBradfordlaterwrote.“Theybegantogatherinthesmallharvesttheyhad,andtofituptheirhousesagainstwinter.”

Earlyinthe1621celebration,Massasoit,anativeleader,andninetynativemenvisitedNewPlymouth.SomehistoriansbelievethatthenoisefromtheEnglishhuntingpartyattractedtheirattention.FollowingtheEnglishcustom,thecolonialleadersmayhaveinvitedMassasoitandhisadvisorstojointhemata“hightable,”wherethebestfoodswereserved.Therewouldhavebeenimportantbusinessfortheleaderstodiscuss.

Ittookalotofworktopulloffsuchabigevent.Butthecombinationoffeasting（盛宴）and“entertainments”musthavemadethosedaysenjoyable.Theremayhavebeensinging,dancing,andgamesforeveryone.

Forthreedays,thesetwodifferentculturesfeastedandvisited.Thoughtheydidn’tspeakacommonlanguage,theylikelyenjoyedthetimespenttogether-sharingoneanother’scompanyinthatyear’sspecialcelebrationofplenty.

29.ThefirstwinterfortheEnglishcolonistswas.

A.ratherwarmB.longandboring

C.extremelydifficultD.busybutcomfortable

30.Whatdoweknowaboutthe1621celebration?

A.Itlastedforacoupleofweeks.

B.Itwashostedbythenativemen.

C.Itaimedtobuildbusinessconnectionswiththenatives.

D.ItwasenjoyedbytheEnglishcolonistsandsomenatives.

31.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Thefirstfeastinhistory.

B.TheoriginofThanksgiving.

C.HowtheEngli