英语河北省张家口市学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx
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英语河北省张家口市学年高二下学期期中考试试题
河北省张家口市2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
第一部分听力(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。
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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.5.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.At a hotel.
B.At an airport.
C. At a bus station.
2.What does the woman mean?
A.Martha won’t come.
B.Martha will be late.
C.Martha will come on time.
3.When will the football game be held?
A.In the morning.B.In the afternoon.C.In the evening.
4.Where is Mr Adams now?
A.At home.B.At the office.C.At the Health Center.
5.What will the man do on Sunday?
A.Go swimming.B.Play football.C.Play tennis.
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。
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.Why did the meat go bad?
A.Because the man forgot to eat it for dinner.
B.Because the man kept it outside the refrigerator.
C.Because the woman bought it the day before yesterday.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
7.Where will the speakers have their dinner?
A.In a restaurant.
B.At their home.
C.At their friend’s home.
8.When did the man arrive there?
A.This morning.B.Last night.C.Two days ago.
9.Which country are the speakers in?
A.Spain.B.France.C.England.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Where is the Low Memorial Library?
A.Near the school canteen.
B.Opposite the main library.
C.Next to St.Paul.
11.What do we know about St.Paul?
A.Its famous at Columbia.
B.It’s beside the gym centre.
C.Many teachers get married there.
12.What will the man do next?
A.Have an appointment.
B.Show the woman around.
C.Take the woman to the teachers’ office.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.How does the man feel about Lynne’s new job?
A.Bored.B.Admirable.C.Dissatisfied
14.What was Lynne’s major at university?
A.Maths.B.Business.C.Computer.
15.What did the man buy for Lynne?
A.A camera.B.A computer.C.A computer game.
16.What is the probable relationship between the man and Lynne?
A.Father and daughter.
B.Husband and wife.
C.Brother and sister.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Adoctor.B.Aheadmaster.C.Amanager.
18.Whatisthebighallmainlyusedas?
A.Ameetingroom.B.Aclassroom.C.Agym.
19.Whencanchildrenusethelibraryontheirown?
A.Atanytimeoftheday.B.Betweenlessons.C.Afterschool.
20.Howoftendochildrenusethecomputerroom?
A.Atleastonceaday.
B.Atleasttwiceaday.
C.Atleastonceaweek.
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。
A
SomeGreatWomen
MalalaYousafzai
OnOct.10,2014,atage17,PakistanifemaleeducationactivistMalalaYousafzaibecametheyoungestNobelwinner.Whenshewasonly11,shewroteablogforBBC,talkingaboutherlifeunderTalibanoccupation.In2012,Yousafzaisurvivedashooting.ShewentontobecomeanadvocateforhumanrightsmovementandfightingTalibanforcestopromoteeducationforwomeninPakistan.
LiyaKebede
Ethiopian-bornmodelLiyaKebedeisafamousnameinthefashionindustry.Butit’sherworkasamaternal(母亲的)healthadvocatethathaspositivelyaffectedthelivesofthousandsaroundtheworld.KebedehasservedasWHO’sambassadorformaternal,newbornandchildhealthsince2005.Thatyear,shealsofoundedtheLiyaKebedeFoundation,whichworkstoreducematernal,newbornandchilddeathsinEthiopiaandotherpartsoftheworld.
JamilaBayaz
AsAfghanistan’sfirstfemalepolicechief,JamilaBayazisappointedtorunsecuritydetailsinDistrict1ofKabul,Afghanistan,whichhousesthepresidentialpalace,governmentministriesandthecentralbank.Apartfromfacingaconventionalsociety,thepolicewomenofAfghanistanareunderconstantthreatfrominsurgents(叛乱者).Bayazisalsothemotheroffivechildren.
ZainabBangura
In2012,ZainabBangura,fromSierraLeone,wasappointedspecialrepresentativeoftheUnitedNationssecretarygeneralonsexualviolenceinconflict.Stressingthepointthatsexualviolenceneedstostop,BangurahelpedbringaboutaU.N.declarationinwhich140memberstatescommittedtoendingabuseduringconflict.
21.WhatisLiyaKebedefamousforintheworld?
A.Herwaytoreducedeaths.
B.Hereffortstobecomeanambassador.
C.Herworkasamaternalhealthadvocate.
D.Hercontributiontothefashionindustry.
22.Whomadeacontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementinPakistan?
A.LiyaKebede.
B.MalalaYousafzai.
C.ZainabBangura.
D.JamilaBayaz.
23.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeJamilaBayaz’swork?
A.Boring.B.Controversial.C.Conventional.D.Dangerous.
B
Ihavebeenthinkingaboutdoingsomethingspecialformyfather.ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivetohim.Mydadisahardpersontobuygiftsforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlocked.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyoming,andunderneathapoembyWilliamBlake.Theflower,alonedandelion(蒲公英)standingagainstthebrightbluesky,inspiredme.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasalittlegirl.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.
Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift,Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametomind.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheotherone.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.Thepoemwasfocusedarounddreaming,andaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicture.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurples,twistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinter,thewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychild-hood,1feltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciate.
Christmassoonarrived.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirlingblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframe,IknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.
24.Whatwastheinspirationfortheauthor’sideaofgivinghisfatheraspecialgift?
A.Amessagefromherfather.
B.Apoemofdandelion.
C.Amessagefromhermother.
D.ApictureofWyoming.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theotherone”inParagraph2referto?
A.ThepoemwrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe.
B.ThepoemwrittenbyWilliamBlake.
C.ThephotosearchedontheInternet.
D.Thetextprintedonthewhitepaper.
26.Whowroteapoemaboutdreamingaccordingtothetext?
A.EdgarAllanPoe.
B.Theauthor.
C.WilliamBlake.
D.Theauthor’sfather.
27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheIdeaofGivingMyFatheraGift
B.TheGiftMyFatherLikedMost
C.TheProcessofCreatingaGift
D.AGiftfromMyHeart
C
Scientistshavefoundsomethingnewaboutants.Whenanantdies,otherantstakeitoutofthenest,oftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdead.
Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehaviour.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologist,ascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.Hefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherants,“I’mdead—takemeaway”whenitisdead.
Butthere’saquestiontoanswer:
Asweknow,ifanantisdead,itstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconscious,itisalsonotmoving.However,otherantsdon’tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?
Choefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodies,whichtellsnearbyantssomethinglike.“Wait—I’mnotdeadyet”whenitisnotdead.Choesuspectsthatwhenanantdies,thechemicalthatsays.“WaitI’mnotdeadyet”quicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthe“dead”chemicalwithoutthe“notdeadyet”chemical,theymoveawaythebody.
Totesthistheory,Choeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants,WhenthescientistsusedtheI’mdeadchemical,otherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.WhenthescientistsusedtheWaitI’mnotdeadyetchemical,otherantsleftthetreatedantalone.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthe“notdeadyet”chemicalisstrongerthanthedeadchemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.
Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.
28.What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Thecommunicationofants.
B.Theeffortsofscientistsstudyingants.
C.Theinfluenceantshaveonenvironment.
D.Thewayofantsdecidingwhethertheotherantsaredead.
29.Whatcantheresearchbringabout?
A.Informingpeopleofhowantsdealwithdeath.
B.Studyingwhatcausesantsdeath.
C.Bringingbenefitstomankind.
D.Developingthescientistsowninterest.
30.Howdoantsknowanotherantisdead?
A.Bydistinguishingthechemicalsonitsbody.
B.Byknockingitsbodytocheckit.
C.Bysendingoutspecialsounds.
D.Bycheckingwhetheritismovingornot.
31.WhatcanwelearnaboutChoe?
A.Hestudiedtheantswithateam.
B.Hehasspecialinterestinprotectingants.
C.Heisapioneerofstudyingants.
D.Heisdevotedtostoppingantsdying.
D
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