浙江省温州十五校联合体高二年级下学期期中考试英语.docx

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浙江省温州十五校联合体高二年级下学期期中考试英语

浙江省“温州十五校联合体”

2018—2019学年度下学期期中考试

高二英语试题

考生须知：

1．本卷共页满分150分，考试时间120分钟；

2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。

3．所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；

4．考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共20小题;每小题1.5分,共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。

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10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。

A

Atfirst,MichaelSurrelldidn’tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors’home.Thentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters:

“Thehousenextdoorisonfire!

”Hewentoverandsawthreewomencryingmadlyontheirporch（门廊）.

“Thebaby’sinthesecondfloor!

”oneofthewomencried.Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled,Surrell,then64,bravelyraninside.“Thebaby”wasTiaraRoberts,thewoman’sgranddaughterandaplaymateofSurrell’sthreeyoungestkids.

Enteringtheburninghousewaslike“runningintoabucketofblackpaint,”Surrellsays.Thethicksmokecausedhimtostumbleblindlyaround,burnedhiseyes,andmadeitimpossibletobreathe.Theconditionswouldhavebeendangerousforanyone,butforSurrell,whohaschronicobstructivepulmonarydisease（慢性阻塞性肺病）,theywerelife-threatening.

Takingadeepbreath,hemovedaroundintheoverwhelmingdarkness.Becausethehousehadasimilarlayouttohis,hefoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor.Thenheheardasoftbutclearmoan.Stillunabletosee,Surrellfelltohiskneesonthehotwoodfloor.Hecrawledtowardthesound,feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl.Finally,hetouchedsomething.Ashoe,thenanankle.HepulledTiaratowardhim,scoopedherintohisarmsandstood.Turning,hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness…

Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslaterandspentoveraweekinthehospital.Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays.ThefireworsenedSurrell’spulmonarycondition,andhefeelstheeffectseventwoyearslater.Asaresult,hetakesextramedicationthathelpsopenhisairways.“It’sasmallpricetopay,”hesays.“I’ddoitagaininaheartbeat.Iwouldn’tgiveitasecondthought.”

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothestory?

A.TiaraRobertswastheSurrell’syoungestgranddaughter.

B.Surrellwasfamiliarwiththestructureoftheburninghouse.

C.Surrellranintothefirebeforethefiredepartmentwascalled.

D.Thefirewaslife-threateningforSurrell,mostlyconsideringhisage.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overwhelming”probablymean?

A.Normal.B.Unexpected.C.Mild.D.Extreme.

23.Judgingbythestory,whichwordsbestdescribeSurrell’spersonality?

A.Humorousandpatient.B.Outgoingandintelligent.

C.Warm-heartedandselfless.D.Determinedandambitious.

B

Afteryearsoftrying,ourneighborsconvincedmyparentsthaticefishingwouldbeafunwintergetawayfromourdairyfarm.Beforethat,theirideaofentertainmentinvolveddrivingaroundthecountrysidetoseehowtheneighbors’cropsweredoing.

MyparentseventuallybuiltafishhouseandsetituponWoodLake.WeexcitedlyheadedforthelakeonmanyJanuaryandFebruaryweekends.Bythetimewearrivedatourfavoritefishingspotacrossthelakeeachday,somebodyhadusuallymadeaclearpathacrosstheice.Thefishhousesweretogetheratthebestfishingspots,formingsomekindofaneighborhood.

Ourhousewaslargeenoughsoallfourofuscouldfishatthesametime.Eachcornerhadasquarecutoutofthefloor.Wesatincomfort.You’dthinkicefishingwouldbecold,butwehadasmallwoodstove（木炉）inside,andweputsnowaroundthebottomofthehousetokeepthewindfromblowingunderneath.

Besidesthethrillofwatchingyourbobber（钓鱼浮标）dipbelowthewater,lunchwasalwaysthehighlightoftheday.Momwouldfryporkorhamburgersinapan.Thesmellofcookingmeatwastheenvyofeveryotherfishhouseintheneighborhood.

Ourdayspassedwithamixofquiettimeandfamilychatter.Wetalkedaboutthefarmorschool.Andofcourse,wesharedfishingadvice.Partofthefunoficefishingwaslearningtounderstandandtrustthesoundsofthefrozenlake.Healthyice“talks”asitfreezesandshifts.Youcouldoftenhearthesoundofacracktravelingthroughtheice.

Peoplewhohavenevertriedicefishingmaynotthinkitsoundsveryexciting,butitwasforus.Fishingtripswereanadventure.Wedidn’talwayscatchfish,butwealwaysbroughthomegreatmemoriesofadaywithfamilyandfriends.

24.Whichistrueaboutentertainmentfortheauthor’sfamilybeforethefishingtrips?

A.Theyenjoyedvisitingthecountryside.B.Theyhadlittlechoiceforentertainment.

C.Theypreferredtotakecareoftheirfarm.D.Theylovedtodoresearchongrowingcrops.

25.Whydidtheauthorputsnowaroundthebottomofthefishhouse?

A.Toprotectthefishhouse.B.Tofollowanoldlocaltradition.

C.Toblockthewindunderneath.D.Tositinacomfortableposition.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Theauthor’smomwasnotquiteinterestedincooking.

B.Theauthor’sfamilysharedfishingadvicewitheachother.

C.Theauthorconsideredthosetripsenjoyableandmeaningful.

D.Theauthor’sfamilyusuallyfishedalone,farfromthecrowd.

C

Ihaveapairofpants.Tellme:

HowmanydifferentwayscanIputapairofpantstouse?

Nowimagineyou’reLadyGaga.BillGates.Ascubadiver.Anarchitect.Youstillhavethepants.Whatotherusescometomind?

Whatyoujustpracticed—theconsciousactof“wearing”anotherself—isanexercisethat,accordingtopsychiatristSriniPillay,MD,isessentialtobeingcreative.

Oneproblemaboutourunderstandingofcreativityisthatwetendtoconnectittoourconceptofself:

Eitherwe’re“creative”orwearen’t,withoutmuchofamiddleground.“I’mjustnotacreativeperson!

”afrustratedstudentmightsayinartclass.

Dr.Pillay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity,hasspentagoodpartofhiscareerchallengingtheseideas.Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativepotentialistorejecttheoldadvicethaturgesyouto“believeinyourself.”Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:

Believeyouaresomeoneelse.

Dr.Pillaypointstoa2016studywheretheauthors–educationalpsychologistsDenisDumasandKevinDunbar-dividedtheircollege-studentsubjectsintothreegroups,instructingonegrouptothinkofthemselvesas“poets”andanothertoimaginetheywere“librarians”（thethirdgroupwasthecontrol）.Theresearchersthenpresentedalltheparticipantswithtenordinaryobjects,includingafork,acarrot,andapairofpants,andaskedthemtocomeupwithasmanydifferentusesaspossibleforeachone.

Thosewhowereaskedtoimaginethemselvesaspoetscameupwiththewidestrangeofideas,whereasthoseinthelibrariangrouphadthefewest.Meanwhile,theresearchersfoundonlysmalldifferencesinstudents’creativitylevelsacrossacademicmajors.Infact,thephysicsmajorspretendingtobepoetscameupwithmoreideasthantheartmajorsdid.

Theseresults,writeDumasandDunbar,suggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualtraitbuta“productofcontextandperspective.”Everyonecanbecreative,aslongasheorshefeelslikeacreativeperson.

27.WhatisDr.Pillay’sattitudetothefindingsofthe2016study?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Neutral.D.Critical.

28.Whydoestheauthormentionthephysicsmajorshadmoreideasthantheartmajorsintheexperiment?

A.Toprovethatphysicscanhelpdevelopcreativity.

B.Toemphasizethatcreativityhadlittletodowithmajors.

C.Toshowthatpoetsarereallymoreimaginativethanlibrarians.

D.Toimplythatphysicsmajorsaremorecreativethanartmajors.

29.Regardingcreativity,whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthormostlikelyagreewith?

A.Iamborntobeuncreative.B.IshallbecomecreativewhenIgrowup.

C.Ihavetolearnpoetrytobecreative.D.IcanbeacreativepersonifIfeellikeone.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthearticle?

A.Wanttobecreative?

Justpretend!

B.HowmanywayscanIuseapairofpants?

C.Whatisthemysteryofcreativity?

D.Everythingweknewaboutcreativityiswrong!

第二节（共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Thecanetoad（海蟾蜍）wasimportedtoAustraliain1935toprotectsugarcanecrops.31Expertsestimatethattherearecurrentlyover200millionsamplesspreadacrossNorthernAustralia,andthenumbersareonlygrowing.TheincreasingpopulationisprovingtobedeadlyformanynativeAustraliananimalspeciesthathuntthetoadsasfood.32

Whilesomeanimalshavelearnedtocompletelyavoidthefrogs,theAustralianmonitorlizardscontinuetobekilledbythem.Thelizardsthatcatchsmallanimalsloveeatingcanetoads.33Ittakesthecanetoadlessthan30secondstoreleaseenoughpoisontokillalizard.

34Theydecidedtotrainthelizardstoavoidthecanetoads.TocarryouttheideatheywenttoaregionofnorthwesternAustraliathathadnotyetbeeninvadedbycanetoadsandfedthewildlizardswithyoungcanetoads.Thoughthesmalleranimalsreleasethesamepoisonastheadults,theydosoinsmalleramounts.35Theresearcherssayittookjustoneortwoteststoteachthelizardstostayawayfromcanetoads.Theycontinuedtoavoidtheanimalsevenwhenthelargercanetoadsarrived.

A.Notsurprisingly,theirpopulationhasdroppedsharply.

B.Unfortunately,inmostcases,itturnsouttobetheirlastmeal.

C.Withveryfewnaturalenemies,theirpopulationbegantogrowrapidly.

D.Nowateamofresearcherscameupwithagoodplantosavethelizards.

E.Gradually,thel