浙江省嵊州市爱德外国语学校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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浙江省嵊州市爱德外国语学校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
爱德外国语学校2017-2018学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题
范围：
M5U4—M6U3
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。
第I卷
第一部分：
听力（共两节，满分30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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。
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.Whereisthepostoffice?
A.Infrontofahotel.B.Oppositeasupermarket.C.Nexttoagarage.
2.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutherlife?
A.Worried.B.Satisfied.C.Bored.
3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Sheboughtapairofjeanslastweek.
B.Shegotapairofshoesforherbirthday.
C.Shegavehermotherabagasagift.
4.Whatdidn’tthemandoattheweekend?
A.Gosailing.B.Ridehorses.C.Walkinthewoods.
5.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?
A.Ajob.B.Amanager.C.Aninterviewee.
第二节：
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的
、、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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Atatravelagency.B.Atanairport.C.Atahotel.
7.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。
8.Wherehasthemanjustbeen?
A.Toatheatre.B.Tohisoffice.C.Tohishome.
9.Whatistheman’sproblem?
A.Hefailedtobookthetheatretickets.
B.Hecouldn’tgetthroughtothetheatre.
C.Hewasfoundmakingaprivatecallatwork.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。
10.Wherewillthewoman’spartybeheld?
A.Inherhouse.B.Inaclub.C.Inarestaurant.
11.Howwillthemangohomefromtheparty?
A.Onfoot.B.Bymotorbike.C.Bytaxi.
12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Thepartywillstartat3p.m.
B.Thewomanplaysvolleyballat6p.m.everyday.
C.Peopleneedn’twearformalclothesattheparty.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。
13.WhydidthemanchoosetheWesternRestaurant?
A.Hesawthereviewinthenewspaper.
B.womansaiditwasverygood.
C.Katiepersuadedhimtogo.
14.Whatdidthemandislikeabouthismeal?
A.Thestarter.
B.Themaincourse.
C.Thedessert.
15.WhatdidthespeakersdointheWesternRestaurantlastnight?
A.Theycomplainedaboutthefood.
B.Theyhadanargumentaboutthebill.
C.Theyheldacelebrationforaworkmate.
16.Whatdoesthewomanmeanintheend?
A.ShewilltakehermumtotheWesternRestaurant.
B.Shewillholdapartyinanotherrestaurant.
C.SheprefersaChineserestaurant.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。
17.Whenshouldthelistenersarriveatschool?
A.At7:
15.B.At7:
00.C.At6:
00.
18.Whatdoesthespeakertellthelistenerstodo?
A.Preparefoodanddrinksthemselves.
B.Takephotosduringthetrip.
C.Bringajacket.
19.Whatdothelistenersneedtodothisevening?
A.Reviewthenotes.
B.Drawamapofavillage.
C.Asktheteachersforamap.
20.Whatwillthelistenersdotomorrowevening?
A.Visitatheatre.
B.Sleepinthevillage.
C.Enjoyaperformance.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第1节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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
Melbourne,Australia
Melbourneisahot-spottraveldestination,andit’seasytoseewhywithitsbeautifulbeachesandbusycitylife.
Whyit’sagreatchoice:
Australiaasawholeisconsideredasafedestinationforinternationaltravel,andbecauseofthat,manysolotravelersgothere.AsanEnglish-speakingcountry,youwon’tbefacedwithanylanguagebarriers.Melbourneiseasytogetaroundbecauseyoucanwalkorbikepracticallyanywhere!
Thailand
Thailandisgreatforsolotravelers—perhapsbecauseitisoneoftheBuddhistmindsets,whichpromoteequalityamongthesexes.
Whyit’sagreatchoice:
Thailandisknownforitsfriendlyatmosphere,andasatravelhot-spot,thereareplentyofchancestomeetotherlike-mindedtravelers.Wellknownforbeingverycheap,especiallyinthenorth.Agoodchoiceifyouwanttogetawayonabudget.Thailandhasalottooffer,fromtheparty-centralBangkoktobeautifulbeachesandtropical（热带）jungle.
HongKong,China
HongKongisagreatplacetorelaxforsolotravelersasitisfullof“Zenmoments,”suchasbeautifulgardensandTaiChiclasses.
Whyit’sagreatchoice:
HongKongisregardedasoneofthesafestcitiesintheworld.Ifyou’renotwell-traveled,orperhapsabittiredofthingslikelanguagebarriers,HongKongisagreatplacetostart,asitmixesbothEasternandWesternatthesametime.
Bali,Indonesia
Baliisaspiritualplacewithyoga,spas,healthyfoodandbeaches.ThecombinationoffriendlypeopleandsplendidlyvisualculturehasmadeBaliIndonesianumberonetouristattraction.
Whyit’ssogreat:
Youwon’tbetheonlysolotravelerinBali.Everyoneisknownforbeingextremelyfriendlyandyou’resuretomeetsomeamazingcharactersalongtheway.AsaHinduisland,Baliistheperfectplaceforarelaxingandspiritualretreat（静修）.TheSacredMonkeyForestinUbudisfantastic—ifyoulikemonkeys,anyway.
21.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommonaccordingtothetext?
A.They’recheaptotravelaround.B.They’regreatforsolotravelers.
C.Theyoffergoodspasandyoga.D.There’renolanguagebarriers.
22.Wherecanyouenjoybothconvenienttransportandbeautifulbeaches?
A.Melbourne,Australia. B.Thailand.
C.HongKong,China. D.Bali,Indonesia.
23.WhathasmadeBaliIndonesiaNo.1touristattraction?
A.Yoga,spas,healthyfoodandbeaches.
B.Friendlypeopleandsplendidlyvisualculture.
C.Meetingsomeamazingcharactersalongtheway.
D.FantasticmonkeysintheSacredMonkeyForest.
24.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Atraveljournal. B.Abusinessreport.
C.Atravelguide. D.Apressadvertisement.
B
InaStationoftheMetro（地铁）
Theapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd;
Petals（花瓣）onawet,blackbough（树枝）.
ThisistheonlyEzraPoundpoemthatmanypeoplewillreadintheirlives.Why?
Oneobviousreasonisthatit’sjusttwolineslong.Thepoem,whichcanbeunderstoodas“Amanseesabunchoffacesinthesubwayandthinkstheylooklikeflowersonatreebranch,”isanexerciseinshortness.PoundwroteitafterhavingaspiritualexperienceinaParismetro（subway）station.
In1916,theUSpoetoriginallythoughthecouldbestdescribehisvisioninapainting.Unfortunately,hewasn’tapainter.Sohewroteathirty-linepoem,whichhedidn’tlike.Hedroppedthelongversioninthewastebin.Sixmonthslater,hewroteashorterpoem,butdidn’tlikethatoneeither.Finally,afullyearaftertheexperience,hehadbeenreadingshortJapanesepoemscalledhaikus,andhefiguredhewouldtrythisstyle.Theresult,whichwaspublishedin1913,isoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialworksinmodernpoetry.
Thispoemisoneofthemonuments（纪念物）ofthe20th-centuryartisticmovementknownas“Imagism”.Basically,Poundandhisfriendsthoughtthatimages（意象）weren’tjustdecoration:
theywerethehighestformofspeech.Byfindingtherightimage,thepoetcanexpressthetrue,spiritualrealityofathing,whichismoreimportantthanusingabunchofadjectivestodescribeitsphysicalappearance.Thus,“InaStationoftheMetro”isapoemthatconsistsofoneimageexpressedwithabsolute（绝对的）exactnessandnothingelse.
Totheimagists,thebestwaytodescribeanexperienceisnottousemoreandmorewords;thebestwayistofindexactlytherightwords.Haveyouevertoldabelovedonethat“wordscan’texpress”howmuchyoulovethem?
Well,Poundwouldsaythatyou’rejustbeinglazy.Inhisview,wordscanexpressanything,evenifittakesanentireyeartofindtherightones.
25.Intheshortpoem,EzraPound.
A.tellsusoneofhispainfulexperiences
B.comparesthepassengers’facestoflowers
C.describesamanwalkingamongthecrowd
D.showsawet,blacktreebranchinametrostation
26.Accordingtothetext,“InaStationoftheMetro”was.
A.basedononeofPound’spaintingsB.firstdiscoveredinawastebin
C.influencedbyhaikusD.completedin1916
27.Poundandhisfriends.
A.stressedtheimportanceofusingadjectives
B.weregoodatdescribingabstractimages
C.decoratedtheirpoemswithpictures
D.usedimagestoexpresstheirideas
C
Some30,000yearsago,artistswholivedincavesinEuropepaintedpicturesoftheanimalsaroundthem:
panthers,hyenas,rhinos,cavelions,mammothsandothercreatureswhichhavebeenextinctforalongtime.Thepaintingswerehighlyrealistic.Someevenshowedmovement.
Theartwork,morethanathousanddrawings,isconsideredtheoldestgroupofhumancavedrawingswhichhaveeverbeendiscovered.Theywerepreservedbecausethecavewassealed---closedoff--formoreorless23,000years.
FastforwardtoDecember18,1994,agroupofFrenchcavescientistswereexploringcavesinsouthernFrance.JeanMarieChauvet,wholedthegroupthen,describestheprocessofdiscoveringthecavepaintings.“AtthattimeIwasinthefront,Eliettejustwalkedbehindme,Christianbehind.Eliettesaidshesawtwomarkswithredochreandshesaid,‘Theycamehere.’Andatthisverymomenteverythingbegan.Thedrawingsandeverythinglinkedtotheparietalart（壁画）.Thatiswhereitistarted.”
CaveartexpertJeanClotttesreviewedthepaintings.“Iwasamazedatthenumberofpaintingstherewereandpaintingsoftheirqualityandparticularlyinfrontofthepanelofthehorses.”
Scientificanalysisconfirmedtheprehistoricdateoftheartwork.Studiesshowedthedrawingswerecreatedtensofthousandsofyearsago,beforehumanhistorywaswritten.TheUnitedNations’culturalagencyUNESCOliststhecaveasaWorldHeritageSite.Theysaythatthedrawingsformaremarkableexpressionofearlyhumanartisticcreatio
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