重庆市万州二中学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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重庆市万州二中学年高二英语下学期期中试题

重庆市万州二中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第I卷

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.Whatdoesthewomanlikecollectingbest?

A.Stamps.B.Coins.C.Traintickets.

2.Whichcountryfoundlovelymusicisgoodforpeople’shearts?

A.America.B.Australia.C.Russia.

3.Whatisthewomaneagertobuy?

A.Icecreams.B.Candy.C.Drinks.

4.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthebank.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthesupermarket.

5.Whatpreventedthewomancallingthemanyesterday?

A.Shelosthercellphone.

B.Hercellphonewaspoweroff.

C.Herteachertookhercellphoneaway.

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.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Acasualdress.B.Abusinesssuit.C.Aneveningdress.

7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Tryontheclothes.B.Bargainwiththeman.C.Payfortheclothesincash.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howoldisthewoman'sgrandfather?

A.78.B.79.C.80.

9.Whatdidthewoman'sgrandfatherdolastwinter?

A.Hewentinthehospital.B.Hewentonacyclingholiday.C.Heattendedaskiingcontest.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersarguingabout?

A.Whotoblame.B.Whichwaytogo.C.Whattransporttotake.

11.Whydidthepolicemanstopthespeakers?

A.Theytookthewrongway.

B.Theydrovebeyondthespeedlimit.

C.Theywentthroughtheredlight.

12.Whatwastheinitialreasonforwhathappenedtothespeakers?

A.Thewomandidn’tprefertotravelbytrain.

B.Themanfailedtoasktheway.

C.Themanforgottobookticketsearlier.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatisthebasicpurposeoftheIQtests?

A.Totestwhoisbrighter.

B.Totestlanguageandnumericalability.

C.Tojudgeindividualtalents.

14.Whatmakessomanyunhappyparentsintheworld?

A.Theirchildrenbeingstupid.

B.Theirchildren’sfailingintheexams.

C.Theirchildren’sabilitiesnotbeingdeveloped.

15.Whydosomechildrendobadlyinschoolexams?

A.Theyarenotgoodwithwordsandnumbers.

B.Theydonotstudyhardenough.

C.Theyarelookeddownuponbyothersinschool.

16.Howcanapersonbehappy?

A.Puttingyourskillstogooduse.

B.HavingahigherIQ.

C.Doingwellintheexams.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheconductorlike?

A.Anxious.B.Absent-minded.C.Kind-hearted.

18.WhatshouldMr.MoradoinPrinceton?

A.Givealecture.B.Meetanoldfriend.C.Visitauniversity.

19.WhymustMr.Morafindtheticket?

A.Hemightbefined.B.Heforgotthedestination.C.Hewrotesomethingimportantonit.

20.WhatkindofpersonisMr.Mora?

A.Forgetful.B.Careful.C.Bad-tempered.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Studentsarebasingtheirresearchforbusinessschoolontheirnetworkofcontacts,skillsandknowledgetoacquireandthebrandvalueassociatedtoit.HereistheTopFourofBusinessSchoolWorldwide.

HarvardBusinessSchool

Harvardholdsthetopspotforthepasttwoyearsnow.Thisprivatebusinessschool,locatedinBoston,isrankedasoneofthemostwell-knownschoolsofferingthebestfull-timeMBAprogram,doctoralprograms,andotherexecutiveeducationprograms.Theestablishmentnowcounts1,917studentsinMBAand100inPh.D.

INSEAD

WithdifferentcampuseslocatedinEurope,Singapore,AsiaandtheMiddleEast,INSEADBusinessSchoolremainsoneofthemostrecommendedintermsofprograms.Ithasreciprocal（相互的）agreementswithHarvardBusinessSchool,StanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinessandKelloggSchoolofManagement.Inthepastfivedecades,INSEADhasbecomeaninternationallyregardedinstitution.

HECParis

TheEcoledesHautesEtudesCommercialesdeParismakesFrenchandEuropeanpride.TheprivateinstitutionreachesthefirstpositioninEuropeandFrance.Itisconsideredasoneofthemostfamousbusinessschoolsintheworld.

LondonBusinessSchool（LBS）

LondonBusinessSchoolislocatedinLondon.Havingmottotodevelopinsights（洞察力）andleadersthathaveimpact,thisPublicBusinessSchoolpromotedandisstillcontinuingpromotinglegendsinbusinessworld.AnexecutiveMBAdegreeandExecutiveEducationprogramshasbeenlaunchedinDubaisince2006.

21.IfaSingaporeanbusinessstudentdoesn’twanttoleavehishomeland,he’llchoose__________.

A.HarvardBusinessSchoolB.INSEAD

C.HECParisD.LondonBusinessSchool

22.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutINSEAD?

A.IthascampusesinEuropeandAfricaB.Itisapublicschool.

C.IthasreciprocalagreementswithLBS.D.Inthepast50yearsithasdevelopedquickly.

23.IfyouareastudentofLBS,you’ll_________.

A.learnbusinessandimproveyourunderstandingB.readalotoflegendarystoriesinLBS

C.havethemostpowerfulinfluenceintheworldD.getyourMBAdegreeeasily

B

Expertssaythereareabout6,500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.ButtheUnitedNationsestimatesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.

Onenon-profitorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisaNewYork-basedgroupcalledWikitongues.OfficialsfromWikitonguessaytheorganizationhasasimplegoal:

toprovidethetoolsandsupportthatpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.

   Udellistheco-founderofWikitongues.Hesaidwhenalanguagedisappears,manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample,partsofacommunity'sculture,knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Udellbelievestheprocessofbringinglanguagesbackmustbedonebycommunitymembersthemselves,“fromthegroundup,”hesaid.

   “Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone'slanguageforthem.”

   Wikitongueswaslaunchedin2016asanopeninternetcollectionofworldlanguages.Theself-described“community”isoperatedbyvolunteersfromaroundtheworld.ThecollectionisintheformoflanguagevideosthatpeopleaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.

   Therearecurrentlymorethan400languagesanddialectsrepresentedonWikitongues'YouTubechannel.Udellsaysmorethan1,500peoplefrom70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostothesystem.

   “WehavepeoplefromIndiawhorecorddozensoflanguages,whichisbeyondtheirown.”hesaid.

OneofWikitongues'volunteersisKolokwe,wholivesinNamibia.HisnativelanguageisSubiya,however,hedoesnotgetthechancetospeakhisnativelanguageeveryday.Likemanyothereducatedpeoplefromhisarea,hespeaksalotofEnglishandAfrikaans.

   KolokweishopinghisinvolvementwithWikitonguescallhelpkeepSubiyaandotherAfricanlanguagesfromgoingextinct.Hewantstheworldtoknowabouthislanguage.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharinghislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.

24.WhichofthefollowingistrueofWikitongues?

A.ItwasfoundedbytheUnitedNations.

B.Officialsfromitwanttomakemoney.

C.Itcontributestosavinglanguages.

D.1500languagesareuploadedonitswebsite.

25.Whatistheresultofthedisappearanceofthelanguages?

A.Peopleareuncertainaboutwhotheyare.

B.Allthecustomsandbeliefsarestillexisting.

C.Peoplecannotcommunicatewitheachother.

D.Thecommunitybecomesmoreindependent.

26.WhatcanweinferfromtheopinionofUdell?

A.Themajorityoflanguageshavebeensaved.

B.Wikitonguescansavelanguagesdisappearing.

C.Internetplaysamoreimportantpartthanvolunteers.

D.Onlycommunitymemberscansavetheirownlanguages.

27.WhyisKolokweinvolvedinvolunteering?

A.Hehasnochancetospeakhisnativelanguage.

B.HedislikesspeakingEnglishandAfrikaans.

C.Hewantstostophisnativelanguagedyingout.

D.Hehopestoteachhislanguageinschoolhimself.

C

Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA.I.,toHasbro's“JoyforAll”roboticcat.

Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown'sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.

ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia（痴呆）.TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.

Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunic