学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2018学年第二学期位育中学期中考试试卷

高二年级　英语学科

（考试时间90分钟，总分100分）

I.ListeningComprehension（15%）

SectionA

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.At2:

30.B.At2:

00.C.At1:

30.D.At1:

00.

2.A.InBeijing.B.InShanghai.C.InShenzhen.D.InChengdu.

3.A.Shewouldliketotalkatanothertime.B.Shewouldlikethemantocontinue.

C.Shewantsthemantogoaway.D.Shedoesn’tknowwhattodo.

4.A.Sheisannoyed.B.Sheisupset.

C.Sheisunderstanding.D.Sheisbored.

5.A.Arailwayporter.B.Atelephoneoperator.

C.Abusconductor.D.Apostalclerk.

6.A.Amathteacherandhiscolleague.B.Ateacherandhisstudent.

C.Astudentandhisclassmate.D.Alibrarianandastudent.

7.A.Themannolongersmokes.

B.Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor’sadvice.

C.Themanusuallyfollowshiswife’sadvice.

D.Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

8.A.Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.

B.Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.

C.Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

D.Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.

9.A.Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.

B.It’smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

C.It’smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

D.Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

10.A.Themancan’tcomefortheappointmentat3:

15.

B.Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

C.Themanisgladhecangetintouchwiththedoctor.

D.Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Hewillbeanintelligentstudent.B.Hemaynotbeanintelligentstudent.

C.Hewillscorebetterinexams.D.Hewillnotbeagoodstudent.

12.A.Throughhisteachers.B.Throughhisdeedsintheclassroom.

C.Throughhisappearance.D.Throu

ghhisreactiontodifferentsituations.

13.A.Nottojudgeaboybytakingnotes.

B.Nottomakethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupid.

C.Nottooverestimateastudent’sintelligence.

D.Nottojudgeaperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Positivethinkingcanmakepeoplehealthy.

B.Abetterattituderesultsinabetteroperation.

C.Researchershaveobserved16patients’recoveryduringthepast30years.

D.Greatattentionhasbeenpaidtohowattitudesaffecthealth.

15.A.Thepaintingwasoncethoughttobewortharound$25million.

B.Thepaintingisoneofthemostexpensivepictureseversoldatauction.

C.ThepaintingwaspurchasedthroughTV.

D.Thequalityofthepaintinghasnotbeenseenonthemarketformorethan10years.

16.A.Thekindergartenfiredtheteacher.

B.Themotherdemandedanunreasonableapologyfromtheteacher.

C.The

teacherfrightenedaSouthKoreanboy.

D.Thekindergartenpunishedaboysoseverely.

SectionC

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Thespeakerofthelectureseries:

17Smith.

Talkafterthebuffetdinner:

On18energy.

Admissionnextthreeweeksonlyto:

19students.

Theplacethewomanwillwait:

Atthe20nearherplace.

Compete

theform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer

II.Grammar（16%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillineachblankwithoneproperwordortheproperformofthegivenwordtomakethepassagecoherent.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

（A）

Manyofusloveanimals.Infact,atriptothezoomaybeamongyourbestmemories.Soitisnothardtounderstand（21）______therealityshowWonderfulFriendshasbecomesopopular.

Theshow,whichstartedairingonJan24onHunanTVandendedonMarch28,（22）______（feature）interactionsbetweenanimalsandsixcelebrities,（23）______（include）singerLiYuchun,andHongKongsingerMyolieWu（胡杏儿）.Intheshow,theywork（24）______animalkeepersinChimelongSafariParkinGuangzhou.

Inanepisodewhich（25）______（describe）as“nonsense”byanexpertspecializinginchimpanzees,celebritiestooktwosmallchimpanzeesoutandcompetedtobuythebestclothesforthem.Coco,oneofthetwochimpssuddenlybecamerestlessandbitMyolieWu.WuwassoconcernedaboutCoco（26）______shegaveupthecompetitioninordertocomforther，（27）______lastedalongtime.

Itseemedtobeatouchingscene,butaccordingtoananimalprotectionexpertHuHuijiang,chimpsshouldnotbeoutaroundpeopleincrowdedspacesinthefirstplace.Itmakesthemfrightenedandtheyaremorelikely（28）______（infect）ifpeoplearecarryingviruses.Furthermore,suchshowsaremisleadingabouttheneedsandwelfareofanimals.So,gettingtoknowtheseanimalsisthefirststeptofindproperwaystoprotectthem.

（B）

Admititornot,manyofusseethathighereducationequalsadiploma,whichinturnsprovidesuswithopportunitiesforabetterlife.Butisthatallcollegemeans?

“Astuitioncostshaveskyrocketed,itmakessense（29）______peoplemighttrytogetsomeofthebenefitsofcollegewithoutpaying,”commentedtheAtlantic.ThefulltuitionatYaleforthe2017-2018schoolyearis$63,250.Thisbreaksdowntoover$7,000permonth,whileDumas,a28-year-oldCanadian,spentonlyafewhundreddollarsatYalein2009,couch-surfing（作沙发客）foraboutamonthand（30）______（take）classes.

However,OllivierDyens,deputyprovost（院长）ofstudentlifeandlearningatMcgillUniversity,pointsoutthatmostpeoplegotocollegemainlytogetadiploma.Oneofthebenefitsofacollegediplomaisthat（31）______canhelpyouearnmoremoney.In2018,youngadultswithahighschooldegreeearnedanaverageof$30,000,（32）______thosewithacollegedegreeearnedanaverageof$46,900intheUS.

AccordingtoDumas,thebestadvantageofcollegeisnetworking.“ThekindofpeopleImetinBerkeleyorinYa

le,Idon’tknowanywhereelseintheworldwheresomanysmart,cool,open-minded,crazypeople（33）______beconcentrated,”hesaid.

Furthermore,acollegeis（34）______youdiscover

whatlearningisabout.“Thiswillbetheperiodwhenyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeaself-learner.Thelearningskillsyouacquirewillbesomethingyouwillcherishforever”,（35）______（write）tohisdaughterbyKai-FuLee,oneofthemostsuccessfulChineseprofessionalmanagers.

So（36）______doyouexpectfromcollege?

Adiploma,like-mindedpeople,orsimplyalearningexperience?

III.ReadingComprehension（31%）

SectionA15%

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Culturemeansthetotalwayoflifeofapeople.Thissimple___37___impliesthatculturereferstothecustoms,traditions,socialhabits,values,beliefs,languages,waysofthinkingan

ddailyactivitiesofpeople.Italsoincludesthehistoryofcivilization.Inthebroad___38___,therearetwotypesofculture,thatis,materialcultureandspiritualculture.Materialcultureisconcrete（具体的）andobservable,___39___spiritualcultureis___40___andimplicit（含蓄的）.

Becausehumanlanguageisadirectdemonstrationofculture,learningasecondlanguage___41___learningasecondculture.Fortheteacherofasecondlanguage,heorsheshould__42___todevelopthestudents’awarenessandknowledgeofthecultureofthetargetlanguagetheyarelearning.Thisincludesunderstandingthevaluesofthetargetculture,acquiringa___43___ofetiquette（礼仪，规范）ofthetargetcultureandunderstandingthe___44___betweenthetargetcultureandthestudents’ownculture.

___45___students’progressthroughaforeignlanguageprogram,itis___46___thattheywillincreasetheirawarenessofthe___47___characteristicsofthespeakersofthelanguageunderstudy.Thisbroadenedculturalknowledgemay___48___allaspectsofculture:

thepeople’swayoflifeaswellasthegeographic,historic,economic,artisticandscientific___49___ofthetarget

society.Weknowthateachculturehasdifferentetiquettepatterns.And___50___,inaforeignlanguagecourse,studentsshouldlearntheappropriateetiquettepatternsexpectedofthepeoplelivinginthecountry___51___thetargetlanguageisspoken.Studentsshouldalsolearnhowtointerpretunfamiliarculturalconventionsandhowtoactappropriatelywhencommunicatingwiththepersonsoftheforeignculture.

37.

A.direction

B.definition

C.indication

D.instruction

38.

A.extent

B.degree

C.sense

D.length

39.

A.however

B.nevertheless

C.yet

D.while

40.

A.abnormal

B.abstract

C.verbal

D.invisible

41.

A.involves

B.ca