河北省武邑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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河北省武邑中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
河北武邑中学2017-2018学年高二年级上学期
期中考试英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
考生作答时,将答案答在答题卡上,在本试卷上答题无效。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上,认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号,并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。
2.选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案的标号;非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性(签字)笔或碳素笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3.请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
4.保持卡面清洁,不折叠,不破损。
第Ⅰ卷
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。
1.Whatcolouristhewoman’snewskirt?
A.Green.B.Red.C.Blue.
2.WhatdoesthemanwanttodoonFridayevening?
A.Attendabirthdayparty.B.Gotodance.C.Haveamealout.
3.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hehadatrafficaccident.B.Heknockedoveranoldlady.
C.Helostthewoman’smotorcycle.
4.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atabutcher’s.(肉铺)B.Atatailor’s.(裁缝店)C.Atabarber’s(理发店)
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Afire.B.Anoise.C.Aroom
第二节(共15小题;每小题1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。
听完每段对话或独白前,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。
每段对话仅读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答6、7题。
6.Whathasthemanbeendoing?
A.HavingaholidayB.Travellingonbusiness.C.Shoppinginasportsshop.
7.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?
A.Worried.B.Excited.C.Tired.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inahotel.B.Inalaundry.C.Inastore.
9.Whatwillbesenttothemanlater?
A.Asuit.B.Anewspaper.C.Hisbill.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whywasthemanontheroofyesterday?
A.Hefeltveryhot.B.Hetriedtorepairit.C.Hewantedtoputsomethingonit.
11.Howdidthewomanexaminetheman?
A.Byexamininghisthroatandear.
B.Bytakinghistemperature.
C.Byfeelinghispulse.
12.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Lieinbed.B.Buysomemedicine.C.Drinkhotwater.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Bossandsecretary.B.Husbandandwife.C.Writerandeditor.
14.Whatwillthemandointhelateafternoon?
A.Publishanarticle.B.Writetoamagazine.C.Prepareforaspeech.
15.Wherewillthemanhavedinnertonight?
A.Athome.B.Intheoffice.C.Inameetingroom.
16.Howwillthemangohome?
A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bycar.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Howlongisthemuseumopen?
A.For6hours.B.For8hours.C.For10hours.
18.Whatwilltheexhibitionfocusonthisyear?
A.Clothesinthe17thcentury.
B.Foodinthe18thcentury.
C.Phonesinthe18thcentury.
19.WhatisthemostconvenientwaytogettoCornfordMuseum?
A.Byunderground.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.
20.WhatdoweknowaboutCornfordMuseum?
A.Itprovidesfreehotdrinks.
B.Itsexhibitsareallcollectedfromthelocalarea.
C.Specialexhibitionsouvenirs(纪念品)areavailablethere
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
IwasstuckinO'hareairportonanextremelylongweatherdelay,pacingupanddownthewaitinghallforsomeexercise,whenIpassedawinebarforthetwentiethtimeorso.Butthistimetherewasayoungwomanbehindthepiano,playingwhatIcouldonlydescribeasabsolutelybeautifulclassicalmusic.ShehadnotbeentheretenminutesearlierwhenIpassed.
Isatdownatanemptytableforfourverynearthepiano,andbegantobewarmedbyhermusicandabitbythewine!
Sheplayedsoeffortlesslyandwithsuchbeautyineverynote.Hermusicimmediatelybroughtahugesmiletomyface!
Soon,onabreak,Ithankedherandshetoldmethatafteralongdaytraveling,andnowalsofacinglongweatherdelays,she"justneededtoblowoffsomesteam."Wow!
Herversionofblowingoffsteamwasagifttoget.
AsIsatalonedrinkingmywine,absorbedinthisyoungwoman'scelebrationofhermusicalpassion,twowomenapproachedmytableandaskediftheycouldjoinme.Iinvitedthemtositandweimmediatelybegansharingourloveofmusicandcelebratingthehappinessthepianomusicwasbringingusatthatmoment.
ThetwowomenandIbegantotalkaboutourtravels,lifejourneys,andpassions.Hearingthatunbelievablepianomusic,andthenmeetingsuchinterestingwomen,whogenerouslysharedwithmetheirwisdom,perspectives,andfeelingsofloveforeachother,wastrulyjoyous.Facedwithan11-hourtravelday--togetwhatnormallytakes45minutes--couldhavebeenphysicallyandemotionallyexhausting.Rather,byaccidentofwalkingbyawinebarattherightmoment,andhavingacoupleofseatsopenatmytable,mylifewasfilledwithjoy.
Iwillcherishthosemomentsforsometimetocome.Thisexperiencehighlights(突出)thecriticalneedinourlivestostopandlistentothemusic,toinviteotherstositatyourlifetable,toopenyourselfuptoastrangerortwo,sharingsomeofyourdeepestperspectivesandexperiences.Beopentonoticing,absorbing,andalsocontributingtothejoyaroundyou!
21.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“blowoffsomesteam”inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Reduceanger.B.Relaxherself.
C.Makefulluseoftime.D.Breathefreshair.
22.Howlongwastheauthor’stravelsupposedtotakewithoutweatherdelay?
A.10minutes.B.20minutes.
C.45minutes.D.11hours.
23.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheexperienceintheairport?
A.Happyandmeaningful.B.Lonelybutunforgettable.
C.Boringandmeaningless.D.Longandtiring.
24.Theauthorwritesthetextinordertoencouragepeople_______.
A.tomaketheacquaintanceofstrangers
B.toshareyourexperienceswithothers
C.tocommunicatewithothersmoreoften
D.tonoticeandenjoythehappinessaroundyou
B
Whileyourpetfishmayappeartobeignorantofyourpresence,chancesarethatitknowsyouextremelywellandcanprobablyevenidentifyyoufromacrowdofhumanfaces!
Atleast,thatistheconclusionreachedbyscientiststheUniversityofOxfordintheU.K.andtheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia,followinganextensivestudyofthearcherfish(喷水鱼),aspeciesoftropicalfishthatcanbefoundallthewayfromIndiatoIndonesia,thePhilippines,andAustralia.
Theabilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacesisacomplextask.That’sbecauseweallhavethesamebasicfeatures—twoeyessittingaboveanoseandamouth.It’sonlythesubtledifferencesthatmakehumansdistinctfromoneanother.Sincethisrequiresacombinationofbothvisualsenseandmemory,researchershadalwaysassumedthatitwasaskillpossessedonlybythosewithcomplicatedbrains,i.e.,humans,afewselectanimals—suchashorses,cows,dogs,monkeysandsomebirds,likepigeons.
Totestifthisassumptionwasaccurate,ateamofscientistsledbyDr.CaitNewport,MarieCurieResearchFellowintheDepartmentofZoologyatOxfordUniversity,decidedtostudyfish.Theaquatic(水生的)animalshavesmallbrainsthatlacktheneocortex(大脑新皮层),orneocortex-likestructure,believedtohelprecognizethesubtledifferencesbetweenhumanfacialfeatures.
Theteambeganbypresentingfourarcherfishwithimagesoftwohumanfaces.Initially,thefishspatrandomlyatboth.However,theysoonlearnedthatpouringwaterattheoneselectedbytheresearchersearnedthemafoodtreat.Afterthat,theyfocusedprimarilyonthatimage.Theresearchersthentooktheexperimentonestepfurther,byintroducing44otherhumanfacestothemix.
Totheresearcher’sastonishment,thetrainedarcherfishwereabletorecallthelearnedimagealmost81%ofthetime.Andthisaccuracyimprovedto86%whentheresearchersmadetheidentificationevenharder,byreplacingthecoloredphotoswithasetofblackandwhiteimagesandhidingtheshapeofthehead.
25.Whatistheconclusionofthestudymadebythescientistsfromtheuniversities?
A.Somefishmayignoreyourpresence.
B.Somefishcanrecognizeyourfaces.
C.Somefishhavecomplicatedbrains.
D.Somefishhavelargebrains.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.Theabilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfaces.
B.Acombinationofvisualsenseandmemory.
C.Theabilityofmemorizingcomplicatedthings.
D.Theabilityoftellingbeastsfrombirds.
27.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstrainedthearcherfish_______.
A.bytakingphotosoffishB.byimprovingpeople’simages
C.byrewardingthemwithfoodD.bycoveringtheirheads
C
FallingwaterisahousebuiltoverawaterfallinSouthwesternPennsylvania.FrankLloydWright,America’smostfamousarchitect,designedthehousein1935.Itinstantlybecamefamous,andtodayitisaNationalHistoricLandmark.
GuidedHouseTour
Thistourfeaturesallthemajorroomsofthehouseandlastsaboutonehour.Photographyisnotpermittedduringthistour.TheGuidedHouseTourallowschildrensix-year-oldandoldertoenjoythehousewiththeirparents.
Adults—$$20.00withadvancepurchase.
—$$23.00whenpurchasedonsite
Youth(ages6〜12)—$$14.00withadvancepurchase
—$$17.00whenpurchasedonsite
Dailyfrom10:
00amto4:
00pm,exceptWednesday.
In-DepthTour
ThetourisbestifyoudesireagreaterunderstandingofwhatWrightwasseekingtocreatewithhismasterwork.Thenumberofvisitorsoneachtourislimitedandphotographyispermittedforpersonaluseonly.Childrennineyearsandoldermayaccompanyadultsonthistour.
$65.00perperson(Availablebyadvanceticketpurchaseonly)
Dailyfrom10:
00amto4:
00pm
SunsetTour
Asafternoonturnstoevening,thechanginglightallowsyoutoseeFallingwaterfromanentirelynewperspective.Thenumberofvisitorsislimitedandphotographyispermittedforpersonaluseonly.Childrenundernine-years-oldarenotpermittedont