精品届高中英语毕业班下学期期中试题.docx

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精品届高中英语毕业班下学期期中试题

河北省定州中学2018届高中英语毕业班下学期期中试题

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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whataretheydoing?

A.Takingatrip.B.Workingonafarm.C.Feedingthecow.

2.WhenwillthemangotoMongolia?

A.InJune.B.InJuly.C.InAugust.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inalaboratory.B.Inalibrary.C.Inacafe.

4.Whydoesthemanfailtorentthisapartment?

A.Hewantstorentasmallerone.B.Hethinksitistooexpensive.

C.Heintendstoshareaflat.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.John’shairstyleisgreat.B.John’shairstyledoesn’tfithim.

C.John’shairstyleisdifferentfromhisfriends’.

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，并标在试卷相应位罝。

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.Whoistheman?

A.Acarseller.B.Thewoman’sfriend.C.Thewoman’shusband.

7.Whydoesthewomanwanttobuyacar?

A.Todrivetowork.B.Todriveherkidstoschool.C.Todriveonholidays.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatcanweknowfromtheman?

A.It’stoocoldtorunoutside.

B.It’shealthytorunincoldweather.

C.It’sgoodforlungstorunoutside.

9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodorightnow?

A.Sleepinbed.B.Gethergymclothes.C.Domake-up.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whywillthewomanhaveadinnerparty?

A.Tochatwiththedoctor.B.Tocelebrateherpaper.

C.Towelcomethechairman.

11.Whenwillthemancome?

A.Ataround6:

30onSaturday.B.Ataround7:

00onSaturday.

C.Ataround7:

00onSunday.

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegirl?

A.Sheispretty.B.Sheisfriendly.C.Sheishard-working.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarethegirl’soldshoeslike?

A.Theyarelovely.B.Theyarecasual.C.Theyareold.

14.What’swrongwiththefirstpairofshoesthegirltrieson?

A.Theydon’tmatchthedress.B.Theyareoutofstyle.

C.Theyfeeluncomfortable.

15.Howmuchdoesthegirlhavetopay?

A.130dollars.B.230dollars.C.260dollars.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?

A.Sheiswearingareddress.B.Sheboughtapairofyellowshoes.

C.Shewillweartheredshoeshome.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdocolorsmeantodrivers?

A.Life-savinginformation.B.Meansoftransportation.

C.Trafficpolice.

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?

A.Colorscanchangepeople’smood.

B.Colorscanmakepeoplebeautiful.

C.Colorscanincreasepeople’sappetite.

19.Whatismoreimportantinasportscompetition?

A.Luckandability.B.Luckandpsychology.

C.Abilityandpsychology.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofartists’works?

A.Theyareascolorfulasarainbow.

B.Theyaremorecolorfulthanarainbow.

C.Theyaremorebeautifulthanarainbow.

二、阅读理解

Canyouimagineprintingfood?

Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbecomeascommonplaceasthemicrowave.Scientistssaythattheyareeasytouse:

yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood"inks"intotheprinter.Youcanalsochangetheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.

Theysaythatifpeopleused3Dprinterstocreatemealstherewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealoteasier.Forexample,alternativeingredients（原料）suchasproteinsfrominsectscouldbechangedintotastyproducts.Andasisknown,thosetraditionalactivitiesarenotbeneficialtooursurroundings.

Thistechnologycouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphagia（aswallowingdisorder）.Thepatientscouldprogramtheprinterandsofterversionswouldbemadesothattheywouldnothavetroubleswallowingthem.

However,somepeoplethinkthatusing3D-printedfoodswouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthoseforgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw"foodink".Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:

isitreallypossibletogetthenutrientsweneedfromfood-basedinks?

What'smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepastimeofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.

21．Whatdoscientiststhinkof3Dfoodprinting?

A.Itischeaptouselt.B.Itisenvironment-friendly.

C.Itisadvancingquickly.D.Itneedsimproving.

22．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?

A.Theprintedfoods.B.Theirfavoritefoods.

C.Themorenutritiousfoods.D.Themoretastyfoods.

23．WhatcanweinferabouttheprintedfoodsfromParagraph4?

A.Theirraw"foodinks"aremorenutritional.

B.Peoplewouldgetmorejobsproducedbythem.

C.Peopleneedmoreevidenceabouttheirnutrition.

D.Theywouldbeboughtintraditionalrestaurants.

24．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thegrowthof3DfoodprintingB.Thefutureof3Dfoodprinting

C.The3DfoodprintingbusinessD.Thetwosidesof3Dfoodprinting

Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotestpoemsonbuildings.ModerngraffitiseemstohaveappearedinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspraypaintingsknownasmasterpieces.

Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory（领地）.Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“writing”-theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTimesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimethatitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.

Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor,thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaimingcitiesforthepublicfromadvertisers,andthatgraffitirepresentsfreedomandmakescitieslivelier.

Fordecadesgraffitihasbeenaspringboardtointernationalfameforafew.Jean-MichelBasquiatbegansprayingonthestreetinthe1970sbeforebecomingarespectedartistinthe80s.TheFrenchmanBlekleRatandtheBritishartistBanksyhaveachievedinternationalfamebyproducingcomplexworkswithstencils（模板）,oftenmakingpoliticalorhumorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover£100,000.Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.

25．Whywastheseventiesanimportantdecadeinthehistoryofgraffiti?

A.Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstappeared.

B.Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular.

C.ThatwaswhengraffitifirstreachedNewYork.

D.Thatwaswhengraffitifirstappearedonsubwaycarwindows

26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taggers”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Namesofpeoplewhograffitied.

B.Buildingwherepaintsweresprayed.

C.Peoplewhomarkedsurfacewithgraffiti.

D.Peoplewhowereinterestedingraffiti.

27．Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A.NewYorkersthinkgraffitiisart.

B.Graffitiwasacceptedbyofficialscompletely.

C.Buildingscanbecoveredwithgraffitifreely.

D.Therewereonceadvertisementsoncitysurface.

28．Whatistheauthor’sfinalopinionaboutgraffiti?

A.Graffitihasnowbecomemainstreamandcanbenefitartists.

B.Graffitiisnotagoodwaytobecomearespectedartist.

C.Somepopulargraffitiartistsendupbeingignoredbytheartworld.

D.Somegraffiticausedinconveniencetothelocalenvironment.

Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.

Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!

I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!

”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover