学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期中试题

荆州中学2018～2018学年度上学期英语

期中考试卷

注意事项:

 1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。

（试卷总分：

150分；考试时间：

120分钟）

第I卷

第一部分  听力（共两节, 满分20分）

做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。

听力结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1分,满分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称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.Howlonghasthemanwaitedforthebus?

A.About10minutes.B.About20minutes.C.About30minutes.

2.Whatwillthemando?

A.Buyanewshirt.B.Takeoffhisshirt.C.Washhisshirt.

3.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

4.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?

A.Twomonths.B.Fivemonths.C.Sevenmonths.

5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Repairingmachines.B.Payingfortickets.C.Changingnotes.

第二节 （共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15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至7题。

6.Howdoesthemanfeelafterthesecondjobinterview?

A.Anxious.B.Confused.C.Hopeful.

7.Howmanypeoplewereabletogotothesecondinterview?

A.4.B.12.C.16.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whichsubjectdidthewomanstudylastnight?

A.English.B.Physics.C.French.

9.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Exams.B.Sleep.C.Dreams.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesn’tthemanorderfirst?

A.Heiswaitingforsomeoneelse.

B.Hewantstocheckthepricefirst.

C.Heisunfamiliarwiththerestaurant.

11.Whichofthefollowingdoesthemanorder?

A.Saltedfish.B.Smokedduck.C.Roastbeef.

12.Whatdoesthemanwanttodrink?

A.Beer.B.Wine.C.Coffee.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whycan’tthemangetthrough?

A.Thelineisbusy.B.Thelinehasnotbeenpaid.

C.Thelineisnotintheservice.

14.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Helosthisway.B.Heisstuckinatrafficjam.

C.Hehadatrafficaccident.

15.Howmanypeoplearethereinthecar?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Policemananddriver.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenwasthe55-mile-per-hourspeedlimitmadealaw?

A.In1963.B.In1973.C.In1983.

18.Whatisthereasonthat75%ofthepersonssurveyedfavorthelaw?

A.Easingthetrafficpressure.

B.Protectingtheenvironment.

C.Decreasingthehighwaydeathrate.

19.Howmanypeoplefavorahigherspeedlimitfortrucks?

A.Only23%.B.Only55%.C.Only75%.

20.Whydotruckerswantahigherspeedlimitfortrucks?

A.Trucksdonotusecrucialfuel.

B.Trucksrunbetterathigherspeeds.

C.Mosttrucksdon’ttransportconsumergoods.

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）

阅读下面短文,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

Hello,I'mSevernSuzukispeakingforE.C.O.—TheEnvironmentalChildren'sOrganization.

Comingheretoday,Iamfightingformyfuture.Iamheretospeakforallgenerationstocome.Iamheretospeakonbehalfof（代表）thestarvingchildrenaroundtheworldwhosecriesgounheard.Iamheretospeakforthecountlessanimalsdyingacrossthisplanetbecausetheyhavenowherelefttogo.Iamafraidtogooutinthesunnowbecauseoftheholesintheozone（臭氧层）.IamafraidtobreathetheairbecauseIdon'tknowwhatchemicalsareinit.

Youdon'tknowhowtofixtheholesinourozonelayer.Youdon'tknowhowtobringbackananimalnowextinct.Andyoucan'tbringbackforeststhatoncegrewwherethereisnowdesert.Ifyoudon'tknowhowtofixit,pleasestopbreakingit!

Here,youmaybedelegatesofyourgovernments,businesspeople,organizers,reportersorpoliticians—butreallyyouaremothersandfathers,brothersandsister,auntsanduncles—andallofyouaresomebody'schild.

Atschool,eveninkindergarten,youteachustobehaveintheworld.Youteachus:

nottofightwithothers,torespectothers,tocleanupourmess,nottohurtothercreatures,toshare—notbegreedy.Thenwhydoyougooutanddothethingsyoutellusnottodo?

Donotforgetwhyyou'reattendingtheseconferences,whoyou'redoingthisfor—weareyourownchildren.Youaredecidingwhatkindofworldwewillgrowupin.Butareweevenonyourlistofpriorities?

Myfatheralwayssays"Youarewhatyoudo,notwhatyousay."

Well,whatyoudomakesmecryatnight.Yougrown-upssayyouloveus.Ichallengeyou,pleasemakeyouractionsreflectyourwords.Thankyouforlistening.

21.Whatdidthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.politicsB.environmentC.economyD.war

22.Wherewasthespeechprobablygiven?

A.Atameetingheldbyschoolteachers.

B.Atapartywheremanychildrenplayed.

C.Ataceremonyforthespeaker’sachievement.

D.Ataconferencerepresentativesofcountriesattended.

23.ThespeechismeanttobegiventothefollowingpeopleEXCEPT.

A.Newsreporters.

B.ChildrenfromE.C.O.

C.Decisionmakersofthegovernments.

D.Businessmen.

24.Whydidthespeakermentionwhatshewastaughtatschool?

A.Topraiseherteachersandherfather.

B.Towarnchildrenoftheimportanceofstudy.

C.Toshowhergreatachievementsatschool.

D.Toprovethegrown-ups’wordsandactionswerenotconsistent.

B

Americansareastrangepeople.Theyworklikemad,thengiveawaymuchofwhattheyearn.Theyplayuntiltheyareexhausted,andcallthisavacation.Theylivetothinkofthemselvesashard-heartedbusinessmen,yettheyarepush-oversforanyhardluckstory.Theyhavethebiggestofnearlyeverythingincludinggovernment,motorcarsanddebts.Yettheyliketothinkofthemselvesaslittlepeople,averagemen,andtheywouldliketocuteverythingdowntotheirownsize.Theyshowofftheirtallbuildings,highmountains,longrivers,bigstate,thebestcountry,thebestworld,thebestheaven.Yettheyalsohavethemosttrafficdeaths,themostwaste,andthemostliars.

Whentheymeet,theyarealwaystellingeachother,"Takeiteasy,"thentheyrushofflikecrazyinoppositedirections.Theyplaygamesasiftheywerefightingawar,andfightwarsasifplayingagame.Theymarrymore,andgobrokemoreoften.Theylovechildren,animals,mother,work,excitement,noise,nature,televisionshows,comedy,highpace,sports,theunderdog,thehero,theflag,Christmas,jazz,shapelywomenandmuscularmen,classicalrecordings,crowds,comics,cigarettes,warmhousesinwinterandcoolonesinsummer,thickbeefsteaks,coffee,icecream,informaldress,plentyofrunningwater,do-it-yourself,andaworkingweeklimitedtofortyhoursorless.

Theycrowdtheirhighwayswithcarswhilecomplainingaboutthetraffic,trooptomoviesandtelevisionwhileblamingthequalityandtheadvertisements,gotochurchbutdon'tcaremuchforsermons（布道）,anddrinktoomuchinthehopeofrelaxing—onlytofindthemselvesdrunkintoevenbiggerdreams.

Thereisofcourse,notypical（典型的）American.Butifyouaddedthemalltogetherandthendividedby226,000,000theywouldlooksomethinglikewhatthischapterhastriedtodescribe.

25.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheAmericans.B.LifeinAmerica.

C.Strangepeople.D.GreatAmerica

26.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinPara.1?

A.Theylikelisteningtobadluckstories.

B.Theypushtheinterestingstoriesaway.

C.Theycaneasilybemovedbysadstories.

D.Theyareinformedofgoodluckstoriesoften.

27.WhichoneofthefollowingisprobablyNOTwhattheAmericanslove?

A.noiseB.advertisementC.smokingD.freshwater

28.Inwhatwaydidtheauthorwritethispassage?

A.Bycomparison.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byexperimenting.D.Bytellingstories.

C

Whatifhandheld（掌控型的）toolsknowwhatneedstobedoneandwereevenabletoguideandhelpinexperienceduserstocompletejobsthatrequireskill?

ResearchersattheUniversityofBristolhavedevelopedandstartedstudyinganovelconceptinrobotics—intelligenthandheldrobots.Historically,handheldtoolshavebeenstraight,unintelligentinstrumentsthatareunawareofthecontexttheyoperatein,arefullydirectedbytheuser,andtherefore,lackanyunderstandingaboutthetasktheyareperforming.

Dr.WalterioMayol-CuevasandPhDstudent,AustinGregg-Smith,fromtheUniversity'sDepartmentofComputerScience,havebeenworkinginthedesignoftherobotaswellasinunderstandinghowbesttobewithatoolthat“knowsandacts”.

Comparedtoothertoolssuchaspowertoolsthathaveamotorandperhapssomebasicsensors（感应器）,thehandheldrobotsdevelopedatBristolaredesignedtohavemoredegreesoffreedomtoallowgreaterindependencefromtheinstructionsoftheuser,andimportantly,understandthestepsbeingcarriedout.Thisallowsforanewlevelofco-operationbetweenuserandtool,suchastheuserprovidingdirectionsandthetoolperformingthedetailedtask.

Handheldrobots,aimtosharephysicalsimilaritywithusersbutareneitherfullyindependentasisahumanoidrobotnorarepartoftheuser’sbody.Theaimwithhandheldrobotsistodeveloptheintuitiveness（灵性）ofusingtraditionalhandheldtoolswhileaddingplantedintelligenceandactiontoallowfornewabilities.

Dr.Mayol-Cuevas,ReaderinRoboticsComputerVisionandMobileSystems,said,“Therearethreebasiclevelsofautonomy（自主权）weareconsidering:

noautonomy,semi-autonomouswhentherobotadvisestheuserbutdoesnotact,andfullyautonomouswhentherobotadvisesandactsevenbycorrectingorrefusingtoperformincorrectuseractions.”

29.Whatisthenewconceptinrobotics?

A.Fullcontrolbytheuser.

B.Improveme