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云南省红河州泸西一中高二英语上学期期中试题
云南省红河州泸西一中2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
(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.Whatisthewomaneating?
A.Somefruit.B.Somechocolate.C.Somecookies.
2.Whatisthemanprobably?
A.Aguide.B.Avisitor.C.Apasser-by.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Ataclinic.B.Inagym.C.Inahotel.
4.Whydoesthewomanaskforanotherbeefsteak?
A.Sheistoohungry.B.Herfirstbeefsteakisontheground.
C.Herhusbandlikesit.
5.Whydidthewomangetthebooksolate?
A.Themanforgotit.B.Theman'sbossforgotit.C.Thewomanwasn'tathome.
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7题。
6.WhatkindofpersonisMr.Zhang?
A.Humorous.B.Kind.C.Generous.
7.WhatdoesthemanlearnfromMr.Zhang?
A.Maths.B.Historicstories.C.Jokes.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatproductdoesthemanplantobuy?
A.Atape.B.Aradio.C.Arecorder.
9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheproduct?
A.Itlooksgood.B.Itisawell-knownbrand.C.Itisofpoorquality.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wherearethetwospeakers?
A.Inacar.B.Inamuseum.C.Inashop.
11.Whydotheygointotheshoppingmall?
A.Theexhibitionisthere.B.They'lldosomeshopping.C.They'relost.
12.WhatisCalvinKlein?
A.Abusinessman.B.Adesigner.C.Anartist.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?
A.ShelearnedAmericansocialcustoms.B.Shemetsomenicepeople.
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C.Shewenttoacocktailparty.
14.Whendoesthecocktailpartystart?
A.At5:
30pm.B.At6pm.C.At7:
30pm.
15.Whatisthepurposeoftheircocktailpartyaccordingtotheman?
A.TocelebrateChristmas.B.TofollowtheAmericancustom.
C.Towelcomenewcomers.
16.WhatdoestheFrenchphrase“fauxpas”mean?
A.Friend.B.Socialmanner.C.Mistake.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhenisthehightouristseasoninEngland?
A.JuneandJuly.B.JulyandAugust.C.AugustandSeptember.
18.WhenistheholidayperiodofstateschoolsinEngland?
A.Fromaboutmid-JulytotheendofAugust.B.Frommid-JulytomidAugust.
C.Fromearly-Julytomid-August.
19.Wheredopeopleprefertostayforholidays?
A.Inboardinghouses.B.Inrentedhouses.C.Inhotels.
20.WhatmayBritishpeoplerefusetodo?
A.Talkabouttheirholidays.B.Trynewplacestotakeholidays.
C.Changethetimesoftheirholidays.
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)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!
Youwillbeable
tobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!
Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!
Notallpastpredictions(预言)havebeenprovenwrong.Afewofthemhavebeen
surprisinglyaccurate.Somegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcard,
thefaxmachineandeventheInternet—yearsbeforetheyhappened.Butforeach
predictionthathascometrue,someothershavemissedbyamile.Manyofthese
predictionsdidn'tconsiderhowpeoplewouldwanttousethetechnologyorwhether
peoplereallyneededthesehigh-tech(高科技的)thingsintheirlivesornot.Let's
lookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-Too-distantpast.
Robothelpers
Where'stherobotinmykitchen?
Nowhere,ofcourse.Andhe'sprobablynotcoming
anytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttoday,butmostlyinfactoriesandotherworking
environments.
Backinthe1950s,however,peoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobotswouldbeinmost
people'shomes.
Sowhyhasn'tithappened?
Maybebecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy
(笨拙的).Andprobablytheideaofrobotscookingourdinnersandwashingour
clothesisjusttoostrange.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.
Telephonesoftomorrow
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In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephone.Theysaidbytheyear
2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butofcoursetheideahasn't
caught_onyet.
Why?
Thetechnologyworkedfine,butitoverlookedsomethingobvious:
people
desireforprivacy.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophoneconversationwithsomeone
afteryoujuststeppedoutoftheshower?
Probablynot—itcouldbeuncomfortable!
Justbecausetechnologydoesn'talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.
Andfinally,howaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?
It'snotsocrazy
anymore!
Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderfultechnologyideasto
catchourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews—orperhapstheskyoutsideyour
window—toseewhatthefuturewillbring.
21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Technologydoesn'talwaysmeanpeoplewanttouseit.
B.Predictionsdon'tneedtoconsiderpeople'spracticaluseofthetechnology.
C.Manyofthehightechthingspeoplethoughtwe'dbeusingbynowsimplynever
appeared.
D.High-techthingsarenotalwaysconvenienttopeople'slife.
22.Theunderlinedphrase“caughton”inParagraph6probablymeans“________”.
A.becamepopularB.becameenjoyable
C.cameintosightD.cametolife
23.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheflyingcar?
A.Itistoodifficulttoimagine.B.Itistoocrazytorealise.
C.Itislikelytoappearinthefuture.D.Ithasbeenthefocusofthenews.
24.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.
A.predictionsthatcatchourimaginationB.predictionsthathaven'tcometrue
C.newtechnologythatcanbenefitourlifeD.newtechnologythatisinwideuse
B
Themediaprovidesuswiththeobservationsandexperiencesfromwhich
webuildupourpersonalunderstandingoftheworldandhowit
works.Muchofourviewofrealityisbasedonmediamessages.Themedia,toagreat
extent,givesusoursenseofreality.
Freedomofthemediacarrieswithitcertainresponsibilitiesofhonesty,
createtomediapowerofthefairness,accuracyandaccountability.The
anddestroyhumanvaluescomeswithgreatresponsibility.
Themediaispowerfulinthepoliticalsystem,havinggreatinfluence
willwhotodecideformingsocialchange.Thepowerisononpoliticsand
electiontheinfluencewhom.Televisioncangreatlytocommunicatewhat
ofanationalleaderonthebasisofhisorherimage.
道德标Professionaljournalistsdohaveacodeofethics(Journalistsmakeajudgmentaboutwhat'ssafeandappropriateto.准)report,whichofteninvolvesdifficultchoices.GermansociologistMax
Weberdistinguishesbetween“ethicsofconviction”and“ethicsof
journalistsresponsibility),oflattertoresponsibility”.Accordingthe(ethics
musttakeintoaccounttheforeseeableconsequencesoftheirreporting,andthe
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impactitwillhaveonsociety.Theformer,ontheotherhand,asksjournaliststo
tellthetruth,regardlessoftheconsequences.AccordingtoWeber,bothideasof
ethicsshouldbeconsidered.
Withoutdoubt,informationispower,andthebigownersofthemassmediaarevery
powerfulpeople.Televisionandradiostations,newspapers,magazines,andwebsites
are,largely,ownedandcontrolledbyprofit-makingbusinesses.Itisnotstrange
thattheirideaswillgetpromotedattimes.Itismyviewthatsuchpowerand
responsibilityshouldneverbeleftinthehandsofafew.Ibelieveitisour
responsibilityasconcernedcitizenstomakesurewearenotmerelypassiveviewers,
readersorlisteners.Togetherwecanhaveahugeinfluenceonthemediabymaking
ourviewsknown.
25.What'sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Responsibilitiesofthemedia.B.Influenceofthemedia.
C.Historyofthemedia.D.Problemsofthemedia.
26.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat________.
A.themediaismoreinterestedinpoliticsthanotherfields
B.formingsocialchangeisthemaindutyofthemedia
C.thegreatpowerofthemediaiscontrolledbypoliticalfigures
D.themediacanaffectpoliticsbyformingpoliticalfigures'images
27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Themassmediashouldbeownedbythegovernment.
B.Themediaindustryhasdevelopedintoanewageinrecentyears.
C.Inmostcases,journalistsaremorepowerfulthantheownersofthemedia.
D.Themediatendstopromotetheideasoftheirownerssometimes.
28.Inthewriter'sopinion,citizensshould________.
A.trustthemassmediaB.becomeaninfluenceonthemedia
C.knowhowthemediaworksD.trytoreportnewsthemselves
C
Knowingalittlefirst-aidcouldbelife-savingifyouseesomeonelyingunconscious.
Toooftenpeopledon'tdoanythingbecausetheythinktheywillkillthepatient,
butbylearningsimplerulesyoucouldmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.
First,youneedtofindoutifthey'reunconscious,asleepordrunk,bysqueezing
theskinbetweentheirneckandshoulderandshouting.Ifthereisnoresponseat
all,youneedtoestablishiftheyaredeadorjustunconscious—sometimesit's
verydifficulttotellthedifference.
Opentheairwaybyplacingonehandontheirforeheadandgentlytiltingthehead
backwhileliftingthechin.
Iftherearenosignsoflife—noobviouspulseandtheirchestisnotgoingup
anddown—callanambulanceandthenstartcardiopulmonaryresuscitation(CPR)
(心脏复苏)tomaintain(获得)aflowofoxygenatedbloodtothebrainandheart.
Dothisbypushingupanddownonthecentreofthechest,withyourhandsinterlocked
together,constantlyuntilanambulancearrives.
Pushatarateof100beatsaminute.Youcan'tharmthemdoingthisandmightjust
savealife.
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29.Peopledon'tdofirstaidoftenbecause