湖北省荆州市滩桥高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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湖北省荆州市滩桥高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

滩桥高中2017-2018学年度下学期期中考试

高二年级英语试卷

考时：

120分钟分值：

150分

第Ⅰ卷

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，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.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanlike?

A.Rockmusic.B.Classicalmusic.C.Countrymusic.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

A.Orangesandapples.B.Sweetsandapples.C.Vegetablesandapples.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A..Hedoesn'twanttoseehisfriendsagain.

B.HehadagoodtimeatthepartyC.Hedidn'tenjoythepartyatall.

4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Goonadiet.B.Talktohersister.C.Introducehimselffirst.

5.Whatwillthemanprobablydotonight?

A.ReadChapter4.B.Studyinthelibrary.C.Watchthefootballmatch.

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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Travelagentandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.C.Bossandsecretary.

7.Whenwillthemeetingsend?

A.At3:

00p.m.B.At5:

00p.m.C.At6:

30p.m.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?

A.Shewantstovisitanothercity.

B.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.

9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?

A.Takeabooktoherfriend.B.Helpherwithherstudy.C.Teachageographylesson.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whycan'tJimfindSusan'shome?

A.Becausehehasn'tbeentoldhowtogetthere.

B.BecauseheforgottobringthemapSusangavehim.

C.Becauseheissoforgetfulthathecan'trememberheraddress.

11.Whereisthebank?

A.Itisnexttothebusstop.

B.Itisonthecornerbesidethebusstop.C.Itisonthecorneracrossthestreet.

12.WhereisSusan'shouse?

A.ItistheseventhhousefromthecorneronJim'sleft.

B.ItistheseventhhousefromthecorneronJim'sright.

C.ItistheseventeenthhousefromthecorneronJim'sright.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethenewhouses?

A.Onthemainroad.B.Closetoabusstation.C.Nearthesportscenter.

14.Whatdoesthewomanlikemostaboutthenewhouses?

A.Thesportscenter.B.Thespace.C.Thequietness.

15.Whydoesthemansounduninterested?

A.Becausehedoesn'twanttomove.

B.Becauseheisveryinterestedinthebook.C.Becausehehastofinishhisworkfirst.

16.Whatcanweknowaboutthemanintheend?

A.Heisinterestedinthenewhouses.

B.Hewillchangehismind.C.Hewillgotoseethenewhouses.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whyhavemanypeopledoneeverythingpossibletomakesurethetestgoessmoothly?

A.Becausethestudentshavelesschoicesnow.

B.Becausethetesthasbecomemoreimportantthaninthepast.

C.Becausethetestisanimportantandlifechangingevent.

18.WhatisTRUEabouttrafficcontrolduringtheGaokao?

A.Itlastsforalongtime.

B.Itaimstocreateapeacefulenvironmentforstudents.

C.Itdoesnotonlyhappenaroundtheexaminationsites.

19.Whatisthemostimportantlessonstudentsshouldlearnbeforegraduation?

A.Respectotherpeople'sinterests.

B.Don’tbetoosensitivetotheGaokao.C.Dependonthemselvesinlife.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sattitudetowardtrafficcontrolintheend?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Uninterested.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WelcometotheNorthPoleAdventure

TheNorthPoleAdventureisaone-of-a-kindinteractiveChristmasattractionfortheentirefamily.UnlikeotherChristmasattractions,itisopenfromNovember25untilChristmasEve.Itisnotaguidedtour.Whileelves（小精灵）arethroughouttheadventuretointeractwithyourchildren,yourkidscanspendasmuchtimeineachareaastheywish.Theadventurefeaturesareplica（复制品）oftheNorthPoleincludingeverythingyouimagineatSanta’sNorthPole.

Santa’sHouse

Kidswillexperiencewhatit’slikeattheNorthPoleandseefirst-handwhatittakesforSantaandhiselvestogetreadyforChristmaseachyear.ThememoriesyourchildrenwilltakeawayfromSanta’sHousewillbeonestheywillrememberforalifetime.

PostOffice

AllkidswillbeassistedbySanta’selvesinwritingalettertoSantaandthendepositingitinSanta’smagicalmailbox.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,theywillreceivelettersattheirownhomesfromSanta.

ElfUniversity

ElfUniversityistheplacewhereelvesgotoschool.It’salsotheplacewherekidsenjoymakingChristmaspresents,coloringChristmaspictures,andevenfillingoutapplicationstobecomeelvesoneday.

Admission

Buyyourticketsonlinetoavoidwaitinginline.Iftheticketsselloutwhenyoubuythemonline,therewillstillbeticketsavailableattheticketoffice.

21.TheNorthPoleAdventure________.

A.providesvisitorswithtourguideservice

B.isopentovisitorsfornearlyonemonth

C.ismodeledonotherChristmasattractions

D.arrangeselvestoentertainkidsinsomeareas

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.KidscanhavefuninSanta’sHousebydressinguplikeSanta

B.ElfUniversityofferskidsopportunitiesforbecomingelves

C.KidswhovisitedPostOfficewouldreceivelettersonChristmasEve

D.Ticketstotheadventurecanbeboughtonlineiftheyselloutattheticketoffice

23.Wherecanyouprobablyseethearticle?

A.atouristbookletB.asciencefictionC.anewspaperD.astorybook

B

WhenIwasinseventhgrade,Iwasacandystriper（护士助手）atalocalhospitalinmytown.Ivolunteeredabout30to40hoursaweekduringthesummer.

MostofthetimeIspenttherewaswithMr.Gillespie.Heneverhasanyvisitors,andnobodyseemedtocareabouthiscondition.Ispentmanydaysthereholdinghishandandtalkingtohim,helpingwithanythingthatneededtobedone.Hebecameaclosefriendofmine,eventhoughherespondedwithonlyanoccasionalholdofmyhand.Mr.Gillespiewasinacoma（昏迷）.

Ileftforaweekforavacationwithmyparents,andwhenIcameback,Mr.Gillespiewasgone.Ididn’thavethecouragetoaskanyofthenurseswherehewas,forfeartheymighttellmehehaddied.Sowithmanyquestionsunanswered,Icontinuedtovolunteertherethroughmyeighth-gradeyear.

Severalyearslater,whenIwasajuniorinhighschool,IwasatthegasstationwhenInoticedafamiliarface.WhenIrealizedwhoitwas,myeyeswerefilledwithtears.Hewasalive!

IgotupthenervetoaskhimifhewasMr.Gillespie,andifhehadbeeninacomaaboutfiveyearsago.Withanuncertainlookonhisface,herepliedyes.IexplainedhowIknewhim,andthatIhadspentmanyhourstalkingtohiminthehospital.Hiseyeswelledupwithtears,andhegavemethewarmesthugIhadeverreceived.

Hebegantotellmehow,ashelaytherecomatose（昏睡的）,hecouldhearmetalkingtohimandcouldfeelmeholdinghishandthewholetime.Hethoughtitwasanangel,whowastherewithhim.Mr.Gillespiefirmlybelievedthatitwasmyvoiceandtouchthathadkepthimalive.Thenhetoldmeabouthislife.Weexchangedahug,saidourgood-byesandwentourseparateways.

AlthoughIhaven’tseenhimsince,hefillsmyheartwithjoyeveryday.IknowthatImadeadifferencebetweenhislifeandhisdeath.Asimportantly,hehasmadeagreatdifferenceinmylife.Iwillneverforgethimandwhathedidforme:

Hemademeanangel.

24.Whentheauthorvolunteeredatalocalhospital,she.

A.mainlyhelpedthenurseswiththeirpaperwork

B.madeuphermindtobecomeanurseherselfoneday

C.spentmostofhertimetakingcareofamaninacoma

D.becamefriendswithMr.Gillespie’svisitors

25.Theauthordidn’taskwhereMr.Gillespiehadgonebecause.

A.shefearedthathemighthavedied

B.sheknewforsurethathehadrecovered

C.sheforgotallabouthimwhenshereturnedtothehospital

Dshehadbeenconcernedthathemightstayincomaforever

26.Judgingfromthearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheauthormetMr.Gillespieatagasstationseveralyearslater.

B.Mr.Gillespierecognizedtheauthor’svoicethemomenthemether.

C.Theauthorcontinuedhervolunteerworkinthehospitaluntileighth-grade.

D.NooneinthehospitalbelievedthatMr.Gillespiewouldrecoverfromhiscoma.

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthepointofthestory?

A.Kindnessislovingpeoplemorethantheydeserve.

B.Thosewithfaithinthemselveswillsucceed.

C.Respectpeopleandtheywilltryhardtoimprove.

D.Ifyouspreadhappinessyouwillbehappyyourself.

C

AscomputersbecomeallthemorepopularinChina,ChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuch,theymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes（笔画）ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.Expertssuggestpeople,especiallystudents,writebyhandmore.

Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?

InBeijing,studentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirwritingsaretypedonacomputer.

Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.

It’sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat’swhycomputersarebeingusedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasingly,problemsappear.

“WhenI’mwritingwithapen,IfindIoftencan’trememberhowtowriteacharacter,thoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.”

“I’mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.”

Manystudentsdon’tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit’smoreconvenientandef