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临海市白云高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题
白云高级中学2018学年第二学期期中试题
高二英语
(考试时间:
120分钟 满分:
150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。
Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A。
Teacherandstudent.B。
Salesgirlandcustomer。
C.Husbandandwife.
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'snewhouse?
A.Astonishing。
B。
Disappointing.C。
Satisfying。
3。
Whatdoesthewomanmeanaccordingtotheconversation?
A.Thephilosophyteacherisnotsopopularamonghisstudents.
B。
Theclassesgivenbythephilosophyteacherarequiteboring。
C。
Thestudentsareinterestedinthephilosophyclasses.
4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.WatchingTV。
B。
BuyingaTV。
C.PlacingtheTV。
5。
WhydoesthewomanintendtophoneHarry?
A。
BecauseHarrywilljointheminthebikeride.
B。
BecauseHarryisfamiliarwiththeplacesforcycling.
C.BecauseHarryenjoystravelling。
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。
Whydoesthemanwanttotalktothedirector?
A。
Totalkabouthisscheduletogohomenextweek。
B.TotalkabouthisplantovisitEnglandnextweek。
C。
Tokeephisappointmentwiththedirectornextweek。
7.Howlonghasthemanbeenawayfromhismotherland?
A。
Overtwoyears.B。
Aboutayear。
C。
Lessthanonemonth。
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8。
HowmanybagswereofcolorsotherthanblackinLostandFound?
A.Three.B。
Five。
C.Eleven。
9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sbag?
A。
It’ssmall.B.Ithasazip。
C.Ithasapocketonthefront.
10.Whatisinthewoman’sbag?
A。
Atoy.B.Somesnacks。
C.Somebooks.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11。
WhereistheFlowerShow?
A.IntheCityPark。
B.IntheForestPark。
C.IntheFlowerPark.
12。
Whatdidthewoman’sdaughtersayabouttheFlowerShow?
A。
Itwasbeautiful。
B。
Itwasopeninthemorning。
C。
Itwasthebiggesttouristattractioninthecity.
13。
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A。
ThemanwillgototheFlowerShow。
B.ThewomanhasbeentoseetheFlowerShowonce.
C。
Thewoman’sdaughterwenttotheFlowerShowyesterday.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?
A.Sheforgottobuyapplepies.
B.Theapplepiesshemadehavegonebad。
C。
Sheisatalosswhattohavefordessert.
15。
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSteve’sparents?
A.Theyareveryconsiderate。
B.Theyarealwayscomplaining.
C。
Theytendtoeatlessdessert.
16。
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A。
Goouttohavedinner.
B。
Buysomefruitandvegetables.
C.Preparefreshfruitandcheesefordessert。
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthespeaker’smainpurposeofcomingtoEngland?
A。
Tomakeatriptothecity。
B.Tobuysomepresentsforherboyfriend.
C。
Toattendaconferenceandexhibition。
18。
Whatdidthespeakerdoyesterday?
A。
ShevisitedChinatown.
B.Shedidsomeshopping.
C。
Sheregisteredfortheexhibition。
19.Whatarrangementsdidthespeakermakefortheexhibitiontoday?
A。
Shecheckedinatthehotel.
B.Shediscussedwiththemanagerabouttheconference。
C.Shepersuadedpeopletobuytheirholidays。
20。
Whereisthestandofthespeaker’scompany?
A.Neartherestaurant。
B。
Nearthecoffeeshop。
C。
Neartheclothesshop。
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Runningamarathonisnoteasy。
Ittakeshardwork,practice,andpatience。
Afterall,torunamarathon,youhavetorun26.2milesbyfoot!
Thinkaboutitthisway:
26.2milesisthesameasrunningthelengthofafootballfieldmorethan460times.Ittakesmostpeoplefourorfivehourstofinish。
Bytheageof30,LeaTambellinihadrunmorethanfivemarathonsandhadnoplanstostop.Shehadalwaysbeenanathlete.Whenshewasinhighschool,sheswamonherschool’sswimteamandrantostayhealthyandactive.Hermomanddadranmarathons,andwhenshewas22,theyhelpedhertrainforherfirstmarathon。
Lea’sfirstmarathontookplaceinCincinnati,Ohio,andwascalled“TheFlyingPig.”.“Iwasverynervous,”shesaid,“butIhadmymomthere,sothathelped。
"Runningtheracewashard,butthehardestpartwaswhensheranpastacookiefactoryandsmelledcookiesatmile18。
“Ijustwantedtobedone,”shesaid.“Iwasspent,mymomkeptmegoing。
Itwasalreadyher15thMarathon.”
Today,thousandsofpeoplerunmarathonseveryyear。
Runnerstrainformonthstogetready。
Toprepareforoneofthemarathons,Learanfourtofivetimeseveryweek。
Onweekdaysshecompletedshorterruns,fiveorsixmilesatmost.Butontheweekendssheranlongdistances—13miles,15miles,and20miles!
“Idon’tmindtrainingbecauseIgetexcitedaboutworkingtowardsomething.AndIlove runningwithagroupoffriendsandworkingtowardthegoaltogether。
Butitdoestakealotof time.”Runningamarathonisagreatachievement.“It'sagreatfeelingofaccomplishmentandnothingfeelsaswonderfulasreachingmygoalwhenIcrossthefinishline,”Leaexplained.“Ican’twaitforthenextone!
”
21。
WhatcontributedtoLeabecomingamarathonrunner?
A。
Hergreatpatienceandlifeambitiontobeasuccessfulathlete.
B。
Herathleticexperienceandherparents’guidance.
C。
Herstronginterestinswimmingandlong-distancerunning.
D。
Herloveforrunningwithfriendsandachievingagoaltogether.
22。
WhatdoesLeameanbysaying“Iwasspent”inparagraph3?
A.Iwasovercomebyhunger.B。
Iwasextremelyexhausted.
C.Ifeltlikequittingmysportingcareer.D.Iwasfeelingincreasinglynervous.
23。
HowdidLea’sfeelingofrunningamarathonchangeovertheyears?
A.Fromcuriositytoenthusiasm。
B.Fromthrilltoboredom。
C.Fromdelighttodisappointment.D.Fromnervousnesstoexcitement。
B
FortheSwiss,punctuality(准时)isasourceofdeepsatisfaction。
Theyobtainrealjoyfromthefactthatlifeunfoldsontimeandinahighlyefficientmanner.WheneverIvisitSwitzerland,Igothroughseveralstagesofpunctualityreaction。
Atfirstitdelightsme,especiallyifI’mcomingfromNeighbouringItalyorFrancewiththeirrathermoreflexibleapproachtotimekeeping。
Bycontrast,lifeinSwitzerlandisenthusiasticanddependable。
Ifsomeonesaystheywillmeetmeat2pm,theyarriveat2pmnot2:
05(or1:
55,forthatmatter).Ilikethis,forawhile.
Thenitannoysme.Theextremepunctualitystrikesmeasakindofbeingmean,andIfindmyselfagreeingwiththeEnglishwriterEvelynWaughwhosaidthat“punctualityisthevirtueofthebored.”
Thatisunfairthough,andfinallyIcometoappreciateSwisspunctualityforwhatitis:
adeepexpressionofrespectforotherpeople。
Apunctualpersonisaconsiderateone.Byshowingupontimeforeverything,aSwisspersonissaying,ineffect,“Ivalueyourtimeand,byextension,Ivalueyou。
”
It'snocoincidencethattheSwissaretheworld’swatchmakers。
Whichcamefirst,thepreciseclocksandwatchesortheprecisepeople?
Hardtosay,buttheresultisthesame:
anationwherethetrainsandeverythingelsereallydorunontime。
Howtoexplainthispunctuality?
Nooneknowsforsure.Butapopulartheoryisthat,historically,itarisesfromthetough,mountainousarea.Eitheryouplantedyourcropsontimeandharvestedthematthecorrecttimeor,well,youstarved.
Punctuality,sadly,isadyingartinmanypartsoftheworld。
Mobilephonesarepartlytoblame。
Wefeellesscompelled(紧迫的)toarriveontimeifwecanalwaystexttosaywe'rerunningafewminuteslate.Idon'tsensethatishappeninginSwitzerland,though。
Punctualityisnotwithoutitsweaknesses。
Extremepunctualityalsocreatesanexpectation,andifthatexpectationisnotmet,disappointmentfollows.Onthoserareoccasionswhenthingsdonotfunctionsmoothly,theSwissgetnervous,confusedandangry。
24。
What’sNOTtheauthor’sattitudetowardstheSwisspunctuality?
A。
Exhausted.B.Pleasant.C.Annoyed.D。
Appreciated.
25.WhatdotheSwisspeoplewanttoshowbyarrivingontime?
A。
Toshowthattheyhavethebestwatches。
B.Toshowthattheyareconsideratepersons。
C.Toshowtheirrespectforotherpeople。
D.Toshowthattheyarethebestwatchmakersintheworld.
26。
Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.
A。
AhistorybookB。
Aculturalguidebook
C.AbusinessnewspaperD.Aneconomicmagazine
C
Twofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted。
Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,”Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence"。
Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren'tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?
Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult(侮辱).Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence。
Theproblemisn’tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.
Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidable,theycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution(解决)staycalm。
Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownas