学年浙江省金华市曙光学校高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年浙江省金华市曙光学校高二下学期期中考试英语试题

曙光中学2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试

高二年级英语试题卷

试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟

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.Whatdoesthewomanlikebestabouthercollege?

A.TheteachersB.HerclassmatesC.Thecost

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.TakingphotographsB.HowtolooknaturalC.Mendingcameras

3.WhichfooddoesthemanNOTwanttobuy?

A.MilkB.SwisscheeseC.Hamburgers

4.Whatisthewoman?

A.AstudentB.AteacherC.Aneyedoctor

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Sheisafraidoftellingherbosswhatshethinks

B.Shewilltellherbosswhatshethinkslater

C.Shecanearnahighersalary

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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwasthetemperaturelastnight?

A.8degreesbelowzero

B.12degreesbelowzero

C.18degreesbelowzero

7.Wheredidthemanputhiscarlastnight?

A.Inthegarage

B.Intheparkinglot

C.Infrontofhisapartment

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatisJimdoing?

A.WatchingTV

B.Doinghishomework

C.Watchinghisfavoriteshow

9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates

B.Motherandson

C.Teacherandstudent

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whywillthemanmovetoanotherroom?

A.BecauseRoom203istooexpensiveforhim

B.Becauseheprefersaroomonahigherfloor

C.BecauseRoom203hasalreadybeenbooked

11.AtwhattimewillthemanprobablymovetoRoom308tomorrow?

A.Before12:

00

B.Before9:

30

C.Notuntiltheevening

12.Whatwillthemandoat9:

30tomorrowmorning?

A.Leavethehotelforalecture

B.Changehisroomnumber

C.Givealecture

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdoesthemanadvisepreparingforJack?

A.BalloonsB.NoisemakersC.Acake

14.Whowilldotheclean-upaftertheparty?

A.ThemanB.ThewomanC.Jack

15.Whatisthepartyfor?

A.Thewoman’sbirthdayB.Jack’sbecomingaperformerC.Jack’sbirthday

16.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.AfterbreakfastB.BeforelunchC.Aftersupper

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisbeingheldinthenewsportsstadium?

A.AmatchB.AconferenceC.Aconcert

18.WhatisthedisadvantageoftheCityTheatre?

A.It’stoooldtolookgood

B.Itsair-conditioningdoesn’twork

C.Itcan’tseatenoughpeopleforbigshows

19.WhichplaceisintherouteoftheCititoursbustoday?

A.VictoriaParkB.TheCityTheatreC.TheMarketPlace

20.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisevisitorstodointheend?

A.Visitsomeshops

B.GototheHighStreet

C.Seeanimalsinthecitycenter

第二部分阅读理解（共2节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyaspossibleandheadforsafety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtoriskbeingkilledbyfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.

“Stormchasing（追逐）”isbecominganincreasinglypopularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,wheretherearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.

　　Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforvacationsduringthestormseason.

　　Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”

　　However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature.ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”

21.Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto_______.

　A.getquicklyintotheircarsforsafety

　B.waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelop

C.headstraightforthecenterofthestorm

　D.collectinformationaboutacomingstorm

22.Beginnersofstormchasingareadvised_______.

　A.todoitinanorganizedwayB.tospendmuchmoretimeonit

　C.nottogettooclosetoastormD.nottodriveinaheavyrain

23.Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthat_______.

A.stormchasingcostsalotofmoney

B.effortsinstormchasingarewellpaid

C.stormchasingisworthhoursofwaiting

D.astormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth

B

In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.

Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywas1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.DaguerreinventedtheDaguerreotypeprocess,whichstartedthehistoryofhumanflatimage.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.

Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpicturesoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.

Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings,whichwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike.

Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedideasandfeelings,likeotherartforms.

24.TheDaguerreotypewas_________.

A.aFrenchman　B.akindofpicture　C.akindofcamera　D.aphotographer

25.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840,hehadto_____.

A.watchlotsoffilmsB.buyhimselfanexpensivecamera

C.stopinmostcitiesD.takelotsoffilmandotherthings

26.Thispassagemainlytellsus__________.

A.howphotographywasdevelopedB.howtoshowyourfeelingsinpictures

C.howpicturesspreadaroundtheworldD.howtousedifferentcameras

 C

Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilybecomeslarge,oneoftheircarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan.

Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded.Avancanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilyofthreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravel.Theycouldalltraveltogether.

Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbuyavan.Thesixthandseventhseatsareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcaseswhentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseats.Thevancanthencarrythegrandparents.

Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.

27.Theword“van”inthistextprobablymeans____________.

A.住房汽车B.机动车辆C.移动家庭D.大型卡车

28.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith__________.

A.ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvans

29.Americansusuallyusemotorhomes____________.

A.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends

B.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday

C.totravelwithallthefamilymembersforholidays

D.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembers

30.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause___________.

A.theycantakepeopletosomeothercities

B.bigfamiliescantakemorethingsalong

C.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheap

D.theycanbringfamiliesamuchhappierlife

第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余项。

Lotsofpeoplegiveyouadviceonovercoming（克服）fear.31._____However,Iwanttotellyouthataworldwithoutfearwouldbemoredangerous,lessrewarding.Sowewanttotreatfearasafriend?

Herearethreereasons.

32._____Thinkaboutit.Doyougetmorenervouswhenyoumeetthegirl（orguy）ofyourdreams?

Whichismorefearful,talkingtothebossofyourcompanyortosomeofyourfriends?

33._____Ifyoudidn’thavefeartoguideyou,youmightnotknowthat!

Notsobad,right?

 Next,fearencouragesustotakeaction.Fearisacalltoaction.Inthepast,ourancestors（祖先）didn’trunawayinfearwhentheysawatigerrunningtowardthembuttriedtokillitforfood.Now,mostofusdon’tfaceseriousdangerlikehungrytigerseveryday,butwedofaceseriousbossesorpublicspeaking.So,whatcanwedo?

34._____

 Lastly,fearletsyouknowyouarealive.Why