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配套K12学习江西省抚州市临川区第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
江西省抚州市临川区第一中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题
第I卷(选择题满分100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)
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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Takephotos.B.Buyacamera.C.Helpthewoman.
2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anoisynight.B.Theirlifeintown.C.Aplaceofliving.
3.Whereisthemannow?
A.Onhisway.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome.
4.WhatwillCeliado?
A.Findaplayer.B.Watchagame.C.Playbasketball.
5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?
A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或对白,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.WhatisSaragoingtodo?
A.BuyJohnagift.B.GiveJohnasurprise.C.InviteJohntoFrance.
7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara'splan?
A.Funny.B.Exciting.C.Strange.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?
A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest
9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?
A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend.C.Teachageographylesson.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?
A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.
11.WhoneedsanewHat?
A.Alex.B.Andreu.C.Miranda.
12.Whereisthewomannow?
A.InBaltimore.B.InNewYork.C.InAvon.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesarestaurant?
A.Wheretherestaurantis.B.Whetherthepricesarelow.C.Howwellthefoodisprepared.
14.WhendidJanbegintowriteforamagazine?
A.AfterhecamebacktoSweden.
B.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.
C.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.
15.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?
A.Talktopeopleinthestreet.B.Speaktotaxidrivers.C.Askhotelclerics.
16.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?
A.Hecooksforarestaurant.B.Hetravelsalotforhiswork.C.HeprefersAmericanfood.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoweknowaboutthePlazaLeon?
A.It'sanewbuilding.B.It'sasmalltown.C.It’sapublicplace.
18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePlazaLeon?
A.Saturdaynights.B.Sundayafternoons.C.FridaysandSaturdays.
19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?
A.ViadelMarStreet.B.FernandoStreet.C.HernandesStreet.
20.WhydoesthespeakerlikeHoratioStreetbest?
A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.B.Itisnamedafterawriter.C.Ithasafamousuniversity.
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
RealSimple
FirstIssue:
2000
Published:
Monthly
RealSimpleisalifestyletitleownedbyTime,Inc.Thismagazinecoverstopicsfromdecoratinganddietingtochildcareandproductguides.Likemanylifestylemagazines,RealSimpleiswrittenwithwomeninmind,butthatdoesn’tmeanmencan'tgetsomethingoutofit!
Thisoneisespeciallygoodtorpeoplewholiketoorganizeandsimplifytheirlives.Asthetitleimplies,simple,authentic(真实的)livingisthemagazine'smaintheme.
BetterHomesandGardens
FirstIssue:
1922
Published:
Bi-Monthly
BetterHomesandGardensisahouseholdnamewhenitcomestolifestylemagazinestenaroundsince1922,sothetitlehasalonghistoryofprovidinghighquality,usefulcontent.Decoratingandgardening,asthetitlesuggests,arecommontopicsinthemagazine,butitisalsoknownforitsexcellentrecipes.
Woman’sDay
FirstIssue:
1937
Published:
Monthly
Ifyou'relookingforamagazinethatcombineslifestyleandfashioncontent,Woman’sDaymightbeagoodchoice.Ithasareadershipofover3millionwomenacrosstheUnitedStates.Someofitsuniquecharacteristicsincludeitsfocusontraditionalvaluesanditscommitmenttogivingwomenrealisticadvice.ManymagazinesfeaturelifestylesthatareoutofreachforthemajorofAmericanfamilies,butWoman’sDaytriestogivepracticaladviceandsuggestionsthatitsreal-worldreaderscanputintopractice.
TasteofHome
FirstIssue:
1993
Published:
Bi-Monthly
Forpeoplewhowantamagazinethat'sentirelyaboutcooking,recipes,nutrition,andotherfood-relatedcontent,TasteofHomehasbeenapopularchoiceallthetime.Ithasanunusuallyrichhistoryofgivingitsreaderswhattheywant.Themagazineonlystartedincludingadvertisementsin2007,beforewhichitwasadvertisement-free.Nowthemagazineisdoingprettywellfinancially.
21.Whichoffollowingmagazineshasthelongesthistory?
A.RealSimple.B.BetterHomesandGardens.C.Woman'sDay.D.TasteofHome
22.WhatdoweknowaboutTasteofHome?
A.Ithasbeenlosingpopularityinrecentyears.B.Itofferssuggestionsaboutchildcare.
C.Itisapurelyfood-relatedmagazine.D.Readersnolongerfindadvertisementsinit.
23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefourmagazines?
A.RealSimplemainlyserveswomenreaders.B.Woman'sDayisoutofreachformostfamilies.
C.ReaderscouldadvertiseinTasteofHomefree.D.BetterHomesandGardensispublishedquarterly.
B
Afterthesuddenlossofher5-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,NataliaSpencerfeltsheneededtodosomethingtohonorthelittlegirl.ThatstrongwishinspiredSpencertostartwhatshecallsa“WalkofLove”,a6,000-miletrek(长途徒步旅行)alongtheBritishcoastline.
“Elizabethparticularlylovedthebeachandtheseaandwevisitedtheseasidealot.Aftershepassedaway,IwenttotheseasideanditwasthefirsttimeIhadfeltsomecomfort,”Spencersaid.“IknewthiswaswhatIhadtodo.ItwassomethingIcoulddoanditwouldsomehowmakelifemorebearable.”
OnValentine'sDay,SpencerbeganwalkingDurdleDoorinDorset,England,thelastbeachshetookElizabethtobeforeshebecameill.Sofar,Spencerhasjourneyedabout1,500miles,walkingthroughDorset,Cornwall,DevonandtheentirecoastofWales.Everyday,exceptSaturday,Spencerwalks20miles.Oftenlocalsjoinher;manytimestheysharestoriesaboutlosingtheirownchildren.
EverythingchangedforSpenceronNov.22,2015.SpencernoticedElizabethwasillwithwhatshethought—wasachestinfection.Butthegirl’shealthworsenedrapidly.Doctorsdiagnosedherwithalife-threateningimmuneconditionwheretheimmunecellsdamagetissueandorgan.ThiscausedElizabeth'sorganstoshutdownandstoppedthebloodsupplytoherarmsandlegs.ShewasmovedtoBristolChildren'sHospitalwhereshespent18daysonlifesupportbeforepassingawayonDec.10.
AfterElizabethdied,Spencerstruggled.ShestayedwithfriendsbecauseitfelttoohardtoliveinahousewiththememoriesofElizabeth.InJanuary,afriendencouragedSpencertogoforawalkandthetwoendedupattheGowerPeninsulainWales.That'swhensherealizedshewantedtowalkalongthecoastforherdaughter.
WhilewalkingprovidesSpencerwithtimetogrieve(感到悲痛),she’salsousingthetriptoraise£100,000(about$144,000)fortheBristol.Children’sHospital.Sheadmiredthedoctorsandnursesandwantedtoraisemoneytoallowanotherfamilyaccesstotreatment.
Spencerexpectstocompleteherwalknextspring.She’dlovetofinishonValentine’sDay,butdoesn’tknowifthatisrealistic.
24.WhydidNataliaSpencerdecidetowalkalongtheBritishcoastline?
A.Torealizeherdaughter'sdream.B.Torememberherdeaddaughter.
C.Tosharestorieswithpeoplearound.D.Toraisemoneyforachildren’shospital.
25.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?
A.Spencer’sstory-sharingwiththelocalpeople.B.Spencer’sdailylifeafterElizabeth’sdeath.
C.Spencer’smemoryoftravelingwithElizabeth.D.Spencer'swalkingalongthecoastline.
26.WhatdoweknowaboutElizabeth?
A.SheencouragedhermothertowalkaroundBritain.B.SheoncewalkedalongtheentireBritishcoast.
C.Shediedofanimmune-systemdisease.D.Shefellsickasaresultofachestinfection.
27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ALittleGirl’sStrugglewithaStrangeDisease.B.AMother’sEfforttoSaveHerDaughter.
C.AWoman'sActiontoRaiseMoneyforChildren.D.AMother’sWalktoHonorHerLostChild.
C
InmostHollywoodmovies,theNativeAmericanNavajosstillfightonhorsesintheAmericanSouthwest.ButduringWorldWarII,agroupofNavajosmadetheirlanguageintoweapontoprotecttheUnitedStates.TheyweretheNavajoCodeTalkers,andtheirsisoneofthefewunbrokencodes(电码)inmilitaryhistory.
Navajowastheperfectchoiceforasecretlanguage.Itisverycomplex.Onevowel(元音)canhaveuptotendifferentpronunciations,changingthemeaningofanyword.Inthe1940s,Navajowasunwrittenlanguage.Nooneoutsideofthereservationcouldspeakitorunderstandit.
TheNavajoCodeteamhadtoinventnewwordstodescribemilitaryequipment.Forexample,theynamedshipsafterfish:
lotso-whale(battleship),calo-shark(destroyer),beshloiron-fish(submarine).WhenaCodeTalkerreceivedamessageviaradio,heheardaseriesofunrelatedNavajowords.HewouldthentranslatethewordsintoEnglishandusethefirstletterofeachEnglishwordtospellthemessage.TheNavajowordstsah(needle),wol-la-chee(ant),ah-kh-di-glini(victor),andtsah-ah-dzoh(yucca)spelledNAVY.
TheCodeTalkerkeptthecodeasecret.Theymemorizedeverything.Therewerenocodebooks.Asaresult,noordinaryNavajosoldiers,ifcapturedbytheenemy,couldunderstandthecode.Morethan3,600NavajosservedinWorldWarII,butonly420wereCodeTalkerswiththeUSMarines.Theycodedanddecodedbattlefieldmessage