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云南省昆明市黄冈实验学校学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校Word版含答案
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昆明黄冈实验学校2018-2019学年上学期期中考试卷
高二年级英语
(共150分,考试时间120分钟)
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分卷I
第1部分听力(共20题,满分30分)
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第1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(20小题,每小题2.0分,共40分)
A篇
SomeMusicFestivals
PitchforkMusicFestival
Anyonewhoadoresindie(独立的)musicandup-and-comingartistswillhaveanamazingtimeatthePitchforkMusicFestivalinChicago’sUnionPark.Thisisawonderfulfestivalthatexploresmoreundergroundandless-knownbandsthantheotherbigChicagosummerfestival,Lollapalooza.
Date:
July1~3
Location:
Chicago,Illinois
MusicType:
Indie
Price:
$75~$365
EssenceMusicFestival
Nomatterwhattimeoftheyearitis,NewOrleansisanincredibleplacetobeifyoulovelivemusic.TheEssenceMusicFestivalisacelebrationofgreatartistslikeDianaRoss,ChakaKhan,andMaryJ.Blige.
Date:
June29~July2
Location:
NewOrleans,Louisiana,USA
MusicType:
R&B,soul
Price:
$126~$2,700
SzigetFestival
Budapestknowshowtoorganizeaparty,andSzigetisoneofthebiggestcelebrationsofmusicandcultureinallofEurope.YoucanexpecttowatchfavoriteartistslikeBadReligionandMacDeMarcoappearingonthestageshereduringthisseven-dayfestival.
Date:
August9~15
Location:
Budapest,Hungary
MusicType:
Eclectic,indie,rock
Price:
$70~$96
FlowFestival
TheFlowFestivalisagreatexcusetoexplorethecityofHelsinki.ArtistsincludingLanaDelReyandTheXXwillbeplaying,amongmanyothers.Cometothisfestivaltoenjoyarelaxingatmospherewithanearth-friendlyattitude.
Date:
August11~13
Location:
Helsinki,Finland
MusicType:
Rock,soul,jazz
Price:
$106~$199
据此回答以下3题。
21.Wherecanyouenjoyamusicfestivallastingaweek?
A.InChicago.B.InBudapest.C.InHelsinki.D.InNewOrleans.
22.WhichmusicfestivalwillbeheldinFinland?
A.FlowFestival.B.SzigetFestival.C.EssenceMusicFestival.D.PitchforkMusicFestival.
23.WhatisspecialaboutPitchforkMusicFestival?
A.Itismoreindependent.B.Itisheldunderground.
C.Itfocusesonunknownbands.D.Itismorefamousthanotherfestivals.
B篇
OverthecenturiestheFrenchhavelostanumberoffamousbattleswiththeBritish.However,they’vealwaysfeltsuperiorinthekitchen.Francehasforcenturieshadareputationforcookingexcellence,andBritainforsomeoftheworstcookingintheworld.Butaccordingtoarecentsurvey,thatreputationmaynolongerreflectreality.
Inthesurvey,71%oftheBritonssaidtheycookathomeeveryday,whileonly59%oftheFrenchsaidtheycookdaily.BritishhomecooksspendmoretimecookingeachweekandalsoproduceagreatervarietyofdishesthanFrenchhomecooks.
ThereactioninLondonwaspredictablyenthusiastic.Britishfoodhasgreatlyimprovedsincethe1990s.Onceuponatime,themenuformanyfamilymealswouldhavebeenroastbeef,potatoesandover-cookedvegetables,butnotnow.HomecooksareexperimentingwiththehugerangeofingredientsnowavailableinBritishsupermarketsandarepreparingallkindsofnewdishes,usingthecookbooksthatsellmillionsofcopieseveryyear.Asaresult,there’smuchmorediversityinBritishfoodnow,comparedtoFrenchfood,whichtendstobeverytraditional.
SomeFrenchpeoplesaythatthesurveydidnotshowthewholepicture.TheyagreethatduringtheweekFrenchwomendon’tcookasmuchastheyusedtobecausemostofthemworkanddon’thavemuchtime.Theytendtobuyready-madeorfrozendishes,butmanyofthemmakeupforitontheweekend.There’salsoadifferencebetweenParisandthecountryside.It’struethatpeopleinParisdon’tcookmuch,butelsewhere,cookingisstillattheheartofdailylife.
FormanyFrenchpeople,opinionsaboutBritishfoodhavenotchanged.WhenBernardBlier,thefoodeditorofamagazine,wasaskedaboutBritishfood,hereplied,“Idon’tgooutofmywaytotryit.Itisnotveryrefined.YoucansaythatI’mnotafanatall.”
据此回答以下4题。
24.Accordingtothepassage,nowadaysBritishpeople.
A.cooklessathomethantheFrencheveryday
B.nolongereatroastbeefandover-cookedvegetables
C.aremorewillingtotrycookingallkindsofnewfoods
D.buymorecookbooksthanFrenchpeopledo
25.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?
A.Frenchwomencooklessoftennow.
B.TheFrenchpreferready-madedishes.
C.Frenchwomenseldomcookontheweekend.
D.Cookingisattheheartofpeople’slifeinParis.
26.WhatisBernard’sattitudetowardsBritishfood?
A.Hewouldlovetotryit.B.Heshowsnointerestinit.
C.Heconsidersitworsethanbefore.D.Heconsidersitbetterthanbefore.
27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.ThehistoryofBritishfood.B.ThehistoryofFrenchfood.
C.ThechangeinBritishfood.D.ThechangeinFrenchfood.
C篇
Wedon'tknowhowdifferentoutfuturewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.
Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.WewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet-evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon'tbeasimportantastheyaretoday-wewillfeelalittlelonely.
Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.
Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.
Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition.
Althoughwecan’tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectations,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.
解题导语:
2050的生活会是什么样的?
设想一下。
28.Whywillpeopleprobablyfeelalittlelonelyin2050?
A.Becausethenumberofpeoplewillbecomemuchsmaller.
B.Becausetherewillbelessface-to-facecommunication.
C.Becausepeoplewon’tlikemakingfriendswitheachother.
D.Becausepeoplewon’tcommunicatewitheachothermuchoften.
29.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus________.
A.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeings
B.howpeoplewillusecomputerstocommunicatewitheachother
C.thatmachineslikecomputersandrobotswillhelppeoplealot
D.howpeoplewilluserobotstodothehousework
30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?
A.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthantoday.
B.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday.
C.Itwon'tbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplanets.
D.Ourenvironmentwillbemuchmorepollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars.
31.Theunderlinedword“sanguine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans“________”.
A.DisappointedB.surprisedC.curiousD.optimistic
32.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.
B.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.
C.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.
D.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.
D篇
Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeoutofsoftware.
Ifyoucometovisit,you’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN(个人身份号码)towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearesttoyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.
Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制台),asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.
ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.
Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.
Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyselfinstead,“HowwillIlivewithoutthem?
”
据此回答以下4个小题。
33.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.Howtodevelopanewsystem.B.ThefunctionofthePIN.
C.Ahomeforthefuture.D.Easylifeinthefuture.
34.ThisPINtellsthehouse________.
A.whatyouneedB.whoandwhereyouare
C.wherethelightsnearestyouareD.howyouwearclothes
35.What’sthepurposewhenthewriterwrotethefourthparagraph?
A.Toletreaderskn