湖南省永州市双牌县第二中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题20 含答案 师生通用.docx

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湖南省永州市双牌县第二中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题20含答案师生通用

双牌二中2018年下期高二期中考试

英语试题

本试卷分四大部分，共8页，时量120分钟，满分1

50分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后.你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面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。

Whatdoesthewomanneverdo?

A．Shenevermakesonlinechatting．

B．SheneverwatchesnewsprogramsonTV．

C．SheneverreadsnewsontheInternet．

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inadepartmentstore．

B．Inanoffice．

C.Atarestaurant.

3.Whydoesn’tthemaneathiscake?

A．Becausehewantstosaveit．

B．Becausehehasatoothache．

C．Becausehedoesn’tlikethetaste．

4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A．Ellenisnotintheoffice．

B．BeckyisEllen’sbestfriend．

C．Bobbydialedthewrongnumber．

5.Howmuchdidtheshoescostoriginally（最初）?

A．60dollars．

B．90dollars．

C．120dollars．

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面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至8题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationship（关系）betweenthetwospeakers?

A.Goodfriends．

B.Motherandson．

C.Bossandsecretary

7.Whatisthewomanbusyabout?

A.Reading．

B.Writing．

C.Takingaholiday.

8.Whatistrueaboutthewoman’sboyfriendaccordingtotheconversation?

A．HeishavingaholidayintheStates．

B．Hewillbebackfromthetripinaweek．

C．Heisonabusinesstrip．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

Whowillbepresentatthewoman’sparty?

A.Herfriendsandrelatives．

B.Herroommatesandmanyfriends

C.Herclassmatesandseveralclosefriends．

10.Who’sprobablythewoman?

A．Theman’sfriend．

B．Theman’swife．

C．Theman’sdaughter．

11.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomaniscrazyabout

parties

B.Themanhasjustheldapartyrecently

C．Thepartythemanattendedmightbeboring．

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12．Whatarethetwospeakersprobablywatchingnow?

A．Acanoeing（独木舟）competition．

B．Adragon—boatrace．

C．ATVcompetition．

13.WhydoesthemansayitisaCanadiancanoe?

A．BecausetheboatiSshapedlikeaCanadianone．

B．Becausetheplayerisinakneeling（跪着）position．

C．BecausetheaudienceareallCanadians．

14.WhatdoweknowabouttheDragonBoatFestival?

A．It’sheldinChinaonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth．

B．Peoplewillracealongthedragonboat．

C．Peoplewillgoboatinginthesea．

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatisprobablythewoman?

A．Areporter．

B．Adirector．

C．Ateacher．

Whatisthemanfamousfor?

A．Doingbusiness．

B．Collectingcoins.

C．Teaching

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howdoesthemanusuallygetthecoinsforhiscollection?

A．Hebuysthemortradeswithothers．

B．Hisuncleoftengiveshimcoins．

C．Heasksforcoinsfromhisfriends．

听第l0段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatistrueaboutpotlucksuppersaccordingtothetalk?

A．Thehostorthehostessshalldomuchofthecooking．

B．Eachoneshallbringadishtoshareinapotlucksupper．

C．Therearealotofsimilardishesinapotlucksupper．

19.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkof“potluck”?

A．Itisjustamixtureofdrinks.

B．Itisusuallyadeliciousmeal.

C．Thefunctionofapotluckisuncertain.

Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?

A．PotlucksupperscamefromancientChina.

B．Apotluckhostneedn’tprepareallfoods.

C．Thedinersofapotluckoftenenjoythesamefoods.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，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。

A

ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.

Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedtheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.

However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.

Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate（磷酸盐）ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.

Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.

In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.

Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedan

dtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.

21.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToseekhelpforNauru’sproblems.B.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney

C.TogiveawarningtoothercountriesD.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.

22.WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?

A.Richandpo

werfulB.Peacefulandattractive

C.ModernandopenD.Greedyandaggressive

23.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom_______.

A.phosphateoverminingB.soilpollution

C.farmingactivityD.whalehunting

24.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru’sfinancialproblem?

A.ItlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwarB.Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland

C.ItsphosphateminingcostmuchmoneyD..Itsleaders

misusedthemoney

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?

A.TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans

B.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts’wordsseriously.

C.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.

D.Thephosphateminesweredestroyed

B

MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseum

Ourmonthlytalksstartat19:

30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:

00.

November7th

　　TheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.

　December5th

　　IcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.　　

February6th

　　AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.

　　March6th

　　EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.

　　Onlinebookings:

www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

　　Moreinto:

www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

LondonCanalMuseum

　　12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT

　　www.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:

02077130836

26.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?

A.February6th.B.March6th.C.December5th.D.November7th.

27.WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?

A.TheCanalPioneers.B.AnUpdateontheCotswordCanals

C.EyotsandAits-ThamesIslandsD.IcefortheMetropolis

28.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.

A.MalcolmTuckerB.MirandaVickersC.ChrisLewisD.LizPayne

C

ThefreezingNortheasthasn’tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswinter,sowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasota,Florida,mybagswe

repackedbeforeyoucouldsay“sunshine”.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC（维生素C）,thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.Whenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmair,Isentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpools,winetasting,andpinksunsets（atnormaleveninghours,not4intheafternoon）filledtheweekend,butthebe

stpart-particularlytomytaste,dulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables-wasa7a.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers’marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.

Themarket,whichwasfoundedin1979,setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7:

00amto1p.m,rainorshine,alongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberries,thered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofall,thetomatoes:

amazing,large,softandroundredtomatoes.

　　Disappointedbymanyabroken,vine-ripened（蔓上成熟的）promise,I’verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.Nomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestore,onceIgetthemhomethey’reunfailinglydry,hard,andtasteless.ButIhomedin,withuncertainty,onon