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英语浙江省湖州市长兴县德清县安吉县三县学年高二上学期期中测试
浙江省湖州市长兴县、德清县、安吉县三县2017—2018学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共95分)
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)
请听下面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.Wherearethespeakersgoing?
A.ToGate4.B.ToGate14.C.ToGate16.
2.Howdoesthewomanplantoloseweight?
A.Byswimming.B.Bywearingaspecialsuit.C.Bygoingonadiet.
3.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthemostimportantforsuccess?
A.Patience.B.Intelligence.C.Motivation.
4.Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodo?
A.Seeherblog.
B.Uploadsomepictures.
C.Listentosomemusicinherblog.
5.Whatdossthemanmean?
A.Thewomanneedstogotoabeautysalon.
B.Hewillopenabeautysalonforthewoman.
C.Thewomanhasboughttoomuchmake-up.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
请听下面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.Whywillthewomangotothemarketagain?
A.Togetaclock.B.Togetarecord.C.Togetabirthdaycake.
7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shewillgotothemarketintwohours.
B.Sheknowshowtogettothemarket.
C.Sheisn’tfamiliarwiththesurroundings.
请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.WhydidthemanneedPete’shelp?
A.Hewassickforalongtime.
B.Hedidn’tknowhowtodothework.
C.Someofhispeoplehadaskedforleave.
9.Accordingtotheman,whatdidPetethinkofhim?
A.Bossy.B.Reliable.C.Honest.
10.Whatistheresultoftheconversation?
A.Petewillworkontheprojectwiththeman.
B.Themanadmittedhewaswrong.
C.ThewomanaskedthemantosendPeteane-mail.
请听第8段材料,回答第11至12题。
11.Whereisthewoman?
A.Atabank.B.Athome.C.Atahotel.
12.Whatshouldthewomandoifshewantstoreopenthesafe?
A.TapA,andthentaphercodenumber.
B.Taphercodenumber,andthenlapC.
C.TapA,tapC,andthentaphercodenumber.
请听第9段材枓,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Cars.B.Traffic.C.Speedcameras.
14.Whatdothespeakersagree?
A.Peopleshouldbetoldhowmuchthefineis.
B.Peopleshouldbewarnedwhenspeeding.
C.Peopleshouldbepunishedforcarelessdriving.
15.Howdoesthemanknowhowmuchthefineis?
A.Hecheckeditinalawbook.
B.Hewasfinedlastmonth.
C.Hisfriendtoldhimaboutit
16.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Drivehimhome.B.Lendhercartohim.C.Givehimsomemoney.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whydidthespeakergotofootballmatcheswhenhewasabout14?
A.Hejustwantedtokilltime.
B.Hedidn’twanttobealone.
C.Hewasagreatfootballfan.
18.Whatisthespeaker’spurposeofgoingtofootballmatchesagain?
A.Tothinkoftheolddays.B.Toseeaudience’sfaces.C.Toaccompanyhisson.
19.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofwatchingafootballmatchonSaturdays?
A.Itisworthdoing.
B.Itisthemostboringthing.
C.Itisagoodchancetobewithhisson.
20.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeaker?
A.Helovesseeingtheplayers’score.
B.Heenjoysspendingtimeatthestadium.
C.Heisregretfulforwhathedidatabout14.
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Afewyearsago,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,DC.Isawmanyofournation’streasures,andIalsosawalotofcitizensonthestreet—unfortunateones,likebeggarsandhomelessfolks.
StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoiceask.“Canyouhelpme?
”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanoldblindwomanwithherhandextended.Inanaturalreflex(自然反射),Ireachedintomypocket,pulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditinherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Ihatedbeingdisturbedbyabeggar.
Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid:
“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”Inaninstant,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.Ihadactedwithprejudice(偏见)---IhadjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIthoughtshehadtobe.
IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentbroughtbackmycentralbelief.ItremindedmethatIbelievedinbeinghumble(卑下的),eventhoughI’dlostthatbeliefforamoment.
ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant(移民).IleftHondurasandarrivedintheUSattheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrother,mysisterandastrongmother.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadishwasher,roofer,mechanic,cashierandpizzadeliverydriver,amongmanyotherhumblejobs.Eventually,Ibecameanetworkengineer.
Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyactsofprejudice.Irememberatimeatage17---Iwasbusboy(餐馆工),andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.Ihavealsoseenthesametreatmentoffamilyandfriends,soIknowwhatit’slike,andIshouldhaveknownbetter.
Butnow,livingmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIamandwhereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttogo.Thaiblindwomancuredmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinbeinghumble,andtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.
Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice.Andinwritingthisessay,Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslessonshegaveme.
21.Attheverybeginning,theauthorregardedtheoldblindwomanas.
A.agreatteacherB.apoorbeggar
C.ahumbleimmigrantD.apasser-byaskingforhelp
22.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheoldwomanaskedhimfordirections?
A.Concerned.B.Confused.C.Amused.D.Ashamed.
23.Whatisthelessonthattheauthorlearnedfromtheoldwoman?
A.Helpbutdon’tjudge.B.Effortswillpayoff.
C.Stayhumble,stayhappy.D.Kindnessiswellrewarded.
B
IfyouhavespentanytimelivinginorvisitingabigcityinChina,youhavemostlikelyusedtheservicethatDidiprovides.Theconvenientride-sharingcompany,nowknownasDidiChuxing,waspraisedlastmonthbyFortunemagazine.Accordingtothemagazine,itischangingtheworldwithitsenvironmentallyfriendlysolutiontogettingaroundinmajorcities.Asthemagazinereported:
“Didiconcludedthatlastyearitscar-poolingserviceshelpedreducetotalcartripsinthecountryby1millionaday,whichsaved500millionlitersofgas,cutting13.5milliontonsofcarbonemissions(排放)perday.”ThetransportservicewastheonlyChinesecompanytomaketheimportantmagazine’slist,anditsinfluencecanbefeltinmanypartsofChinesesociety.
Didiisjustoneexampleofwhatisbeingcalledthe“sharingeconomy”.Thesharingeconomyisoneinwhichregularpeopleexchangegoodsandservices,usuallyusinganonlinemarketplace.OthersimilarcompaniesincludecompaniesthatallowpeopletorentouttheirhomestostrangerslikeAirbnbandCouchsurfing,andsimilarridesharingserviceslikeUberandLyft.
Alloftheseservicesarepossiblepartlybecausemanypeoplearerealizingthattheyhaveunderusedassetsintheirlives.Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhavestartedrentingthemoutonlinetoearnextramoney.Theyrenttheirapartmentswhiletheyareawayfortheweekend,lendpeopletheircarsformoneyandevenselltheirsparetime.
ThesharingeconomyisthelatestexampleoftheInternet’svaluetocustomers.Thismodelisnowbigenoughforregulatorsandcompaniestohavewokenuptoit.Thatisasignofitsgreatpotential.Itistimetostartcaringaboutsharing.
24.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphimply?
A.DidiChuxingcanbringdownthepriceofgas.
B.DidiChuxinghassolvedthetrafficjaminChina.
C.DidiChuxingishelpfultoenvironment.
D.DidiChuxingisthebesttransportserviceinChina.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assets”inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Possessions.B.Services.C.Houses.D.Cars.
26.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tostresstheimportanceofonlineservices.B.Tointroducethe“sharingeconomy”.
C.Toadvertiseanewmeansoftransport.D.ToexplainthebenefitsofusingDidi.
C
Myyoungestsonjackhasbeguntolearnthecello(大提琴).Everynight,hecarefullygetshiscelloout0fitscaseandbeginspractising.Iwon’tlie;It’snotpretty.Whilehe’sgettingbettereveryday,hehasalongwayfrombecomingthenextYo-YoMa.
ThisledmetowonderwhatYo-YoMawaslikethefirsttimeheplayedthecello.Ofcourse,wenowknowhimasoneofthemostexcellentartistsintheworld,butI’msurethatwhenhefirsttried,hewasn’tmuchbetterthanmyson.I’mnotsuggestingthatJackisgoingtotaketheclassicalmusicworldbystormoneday.Buthe’sgottostartsomewhere.
MichaelJordanwasn’tbornplayingbasketball,butI’msurethathehadtostartsomewhere.WarrenBuffettwasn’tbornmakinggreatinvestmentchoices,buthehadtostartsomewhere.J.K.Rowlingwasn’tbornawriter,buthehadtostartsomewhere.BruceSpringsteenwasn’tbornasongwriterandperformer,buthehadtostartsomewhere.Eachoftheseindividualsisnowfamousasbeingatthetopoftheiroccupation.Butwhentheyfirststarted,theirskillswouldhavebeendisappointingandtheirpotentialunrealized.Ithastakenyearsofhardworktorealizetheirundoubtedtalents.Buttheyhadtostartsomewhere.
Idon’tknowwhatmykidsaregoingtodowiththeirlives,buttheyhaveagreatopportunitytoexploreawiderangeofexperiencesbeforefocusingononeortwothingsthattheycanbecrazyaboutandgoodat.It’smyjobasdadtoencouragethemnottobeputoffbytheirbadfirstefforts.Becauseeveryonehastostartsomewhere.
27.Weknowtheauthor’sson.
A.hasnogiftforplayingthecelloB.doesn’tlikeplayingthecello