高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

高二下学期期中考试（英语）

（考试总分：

150分）

一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）

1．1.（30分）Whatwillthemando?

A.Travelabroad.B.Findajob.C.Lookafterhischildren.

2．Whatdidthewoman’smothertakeawayfromher?

A.Acamera.B.Acomputer.C.Acellphone.

3．Whendoesthemailmanusuallycome?

A.By4:

00p.m.B.By5:

00p.m.C.After6:

00p.m.

4．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Strangers.C.Classmates.

5．Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Getreadyforthetest.

B.Stopplayingthemusic.

C.Studywiththeman.

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．Whatkindofcoffeeisthewomandrinking?

A.African.B.Colombian.C.Turkish.

7．Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthecoffee?

A.Ittasteslikeordinarycoffee.

B.Ittastesdifferentfromtheusualcoffee.

C.It’sthebestcoffeeshe’severhad.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Whoisonabananadiet?

A.Theman’ssister.B.Theman’scousin.C.Theman’sneighbor.

9．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofafishdiet?

A.Itcoststoomuch.B.It’sgoodfortheheart.C.It’sbadfortheteeth.

10．Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?

A.Seeadoctor.B.Playtennis.C.Goshopping.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．WheredidMichaelgettoknowKate?

A.Inarestaurant.B.AtTim’sparty.C.AtJames’sconcert.

12．Whowillgiveaconcert?

A.Theman’sfriend.B.Michael.C.Kate.

13．Whenwilltheconcertstart?

A.At6:

00.B.At7:

00.C.At8:

00.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．WhatdoesStevenwanttobewhenhegrowsup?

A.Ahotelmanager.B.Anofficeworker.C.AChineseteacher.

15．HowdoesSusanthinkofthejobofbeingateacher?

A.It’stiring.B.It’sdifficult.C.It’smeaningful.

16．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theirschoollife.B.Theirfutureplans.C.Theirpart-timejobs.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．WhatdoesCaseylooklikeinthefilm?

A.Shehasblackhair.B.Shehaswideface.C.Sheiswide-eyed.

18．WheredoesTomorrowlandlie?

A.Betweentheearthandspace.

B.Betweentimeandtheearth.

C.Betweentimeandspace.

19．WhatwasBrittaskedtodobeforeshewasallowedtoreadthescript?

A.TodiscoverthemysteriesofTomorrowland.

B.ToputonperformancesforthepartofCaseymanytimes.

C.Tohaveapositiveoutlookonthefuture.

20．WhatkindoffeelingdidBritthaveafterreadingthescript?

A.Amixedemotion.

B.Afeelingofsuccess.

C.Afeelingofexcitement.

二、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分37.5分）

2.（7.5分）A

72hoursinBeijing

TravelingtoChinaisnolongeraluxuryformanyforeignpassportholders.TheChinesegovernmenthaspermitteda72-hourvisa-freepolicythatoffersaccesstovisitorsfrom53countriesincludingtheUS,FranceandAustria.Let’sstartwiththecapitalofChina,Beijing.Here’sapickofthebestinBeijing!

MutianyuGreatWall

YourtriptoBeijingisn’treallycompletewithoutseeingoneofthe“NewSevenWondersoftheWorld”,theGreatWallofChina.TheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWallisbyfarthemostwell-preservedofall.Takingaone-hourbusride,Mutianyuwouldbeyourideallocationforahalf-dayofhikingawayfromthelargecrowdsinthecity.Also,theauthoritieshaveallowedtouriststopaintgraffitionaspecificsectionoftheGreatWallsince2014.TheGreatWallwasdesignated（把……定名为）aUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987.

SummerPalace

LocatedinnorthwesternBeijing,theSummerPalaceisbyfarthecity’smostwell-preservedroyalpark.Withitshugelakeandhilltopviews,thepalaceoffersyouapastoralescapeintothelandscapeoftraditionalChinesepaintings.TheSummerPalacewasaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1998.

798ArtZone

Thiswouldbeonthetopofmylist!

Namedafterthe798factorythatwasbuiltinthe1950s,theartzoneishometovariousgalleries,designstudios,artexhibitionspaces,fashionableshopsandbars.Youcouldeasilyspendhalfyourdaywanderingaroundthecomplex,feelingthecontrastofthepresentandthepast.

SichuanProvincialRestaurant

WhileinBeijing,apartfromtryingthecity’sbest-knownPekingduck,theSichuanprovincialrestaurantisoneofplaceswhereyoucanenjoyregionaldeliciousfood.ItoffersoneofChina’seightgreatcuisines,SichuanCuisine,whichrangesfromMapotofutospicychicken.

21.HowdoestheauthordescribeMutianyuGreatWall?

A.Touristsneedahalf-daytoarrivethere.

B.Touristsareallowedtopaintgraffitianywhere.

C.ItwasnamedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite20yearsago.

D.Itisthemostwell-maintainedpartofthewholeGreatWall.

22.Wherewouldyougofirstifyouweretheauthor?

A.798ArtZone.

B.SummerPalace.

C.MutianyuGreatWall.

D.SichuanProvincialRestaurant.

23.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?

A.Thetouristswhoprefertotravelforfree.

B.TheforeignerstostayinBeijingforthreedays.

C.ThevisitorscomingfromeverycornerofChina.

D.TheforeignerscomingtoBeijingforthefirsttime.

3.（10分）B

LuoDengpinghasbecomefamousastheonlywomaninagroupof“spidermen”whoclimbcliffsofupto100metershigh,withoutropesorsafetyequipmentofanykind,fortheentertainmentoftouristsinChina’sGuizhouProvince.

MenoftheMiaopeople,inSouthwestChina,havebeenfree-climbingsteepcliffsforcenturies.Theyoriginallydevelopedthisskillaspartofacustom,toliftcoffins（棺材）ofrelativesupthecliffsandplacetheminsmallcavesorjusthangthemonthecliffside,liketheTanaTorajatribe,inIndonesia.TheMiaospidermencontinuedclimbingtheverticalcliffsofZiyun,inordertocollectraremedicinalplants.Today,onlyafewmembersoftheMiaopeoplestillpracticethisancienttradition,andoneofthemisawoman.

Traditionally,onlyMiaomenwereconsideredbraveandskilledenoughtobecomespidermen,butLuoDengpinghadnochoicebuttobreaksocialnormsandtakeupthepractice.Asthedaughterofaskilledspiderman,andwithnobrotherstocarryonherfamily’stradition,Luobeganclimbingthecliffsnearthevillagewhenshewasjust15yearsold.Inthebeginning,shefeltscaredandcouldbarelymoveontheprecariouscliffside,butastimewentby,sheperfectedherskillsand,eventually,makingherwayupthegiantrocksusingnothingbutherhandsandfeetbecameroutine.

Inherlateteens,LuoDengpingleftthevillageandbecameamigrantworkerataconstructionsiteinGuangzhou.Shereturnedin2000,marriedavillagerandhadtwochildren.Tosupportherhusband,whodrivesfreighttrucksforaliving,sheoccasionallyclimbednearbycliffsinsearchofmedicinalplantstosell.Then,in2015,thelocalgovernmentdecidedtopromotethekarstsmountainasatouristattraction,andstartedhiringspidermentopracticetheirskillsforentertainmentpurposes.

24.WhydidLuoDengpingworkasspiderwomanatfirst?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tocollectmedicinalplants.

C.Tosupportherhusband.

D.Tocarryonherfamily’stradition.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“precarious”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Famous.B.Dangerous.C.Wet.D.Rough.

26.WhatisLuoDengping’shusband?

A.Adriver.B.Aperformer.

C.Aspiderman.D.Amigrantworker.

27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.AncientskillsarepromotedinGuizhouProvince.

B.Spidermenbecomesamust-seeperformance.

C.AnintroductionofChina’sOnly“SpiderWoman”

D.Thedevelopmentofspidermen.

4.（10分）C

Thevictimswerecarriedinonebyone,theirpawsandfurburned,sufferingfromdehydration（脱水）andfear.Theircaretakersbandagedtheirwounds,wrappedthemandlaidtheminbasketswiththeonlythingthatwasfamiliar—theleavesofaeucalyptus（桉树）tree.

AscatastrophicfireshaveburnedmorethantwomillionacresinAustralia,dozensofkoalashavebeenrescuedfromburningtreesandashenground.Theanimals,alreadythreatenedasaspeciesbeforetheselatestfiresdestroyedanessentialhabitat,arebeingtreatedinrescuecenters,andatleastoneprivatehome,alongthecountry’seastcoast.

Thedifficultsituationofthekoala—anationalsymbolofAustralia—hasraisedquestionsamongconservationistsandscientistsaboutwhatitwilltaketopreservebiodiversityinacountryincreasinglyexposedtointensefire,extremeheatandwaterscarcity.Australiahasalreadybeenamongthehighestratesofspeciesextinctionintheworld.

Whilekoalashaveevolvedtoexistalongsidewildfires,theanimalsarefacingnewthreatsnotjustfromclimatechangebutalsofromhumandevelopment,whichhasdislocatedlocalpopulations,damagingtheirabilitytosurvivefires.Insomeregions,scientistssay,koalas’numbershavedeclinedbyupto80percent,thoughitisdifficulttoknowhowmanyremainacrossAustralia.

“Wehavetheseuniqueanimalsnotfoundanywhereelseonthisplanet,andwe’rekillingthem,”saidCheyneFlanagan,theclinicaldirectoroftheKoalaHospital,theonlyfacilityofitskindintheworld.“Thisisabigwake-upcall.”

28.WhathappenedtokoalasafterthecatastrophicfiresinAustralia?

A.Mostofkoalashavebeenrescuedfromburningtrees.

B.Thekoalasweretakengoodcareofafterbeingrescued.

C.Thevictimsonlysufferedfromsevereburnsandalackofwater.

D.Koalashavebeenlistedamongthehighestratesofspeciesextinction.

29.Whichofthefollowingthreatskoalasfacearenotmentionedinthepassage?

A.illegalhunting.

B.climatechange.

C.humandevelopment.

D.firesinthewild.

30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesituationofKoala?

A.optimisticB.supportiveC.worriedD.indifferent

31.FromFlanagan’swordsinthelastparagraph,what