学年河北省定州中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版+听力.docx

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学年河北省定州中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版+听力

2017-2018学年河北省定州中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

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.Whatjobdoesthemando?

A.Film-maker.B.Actor.C.Journalist.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theirschool.B.Thenewroom.C.Theairintheroom.

3.WhendidLouissettheworldrecord?

A.In1999.B.In1992.C.In1990.

4.Whenistheman’sbirthday?

A.April1st.B.April2nd.C.April3rd.

5.WhatisJohndoing?

A.Heislisteningtowonderfulmusic.

B.Heisplayingacertainmusicalinstrument.

C.Heisreadingabookonmusic.

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.WhereisStephenHawkingfrom?

A.Canada.B.TheUSA.C.England.

7.Whydidn’tthemangotothelecture?

A.Becausethespeakerwashardtounderstand.

B.Becausehewasillanddidn’tcometowork.

C.Becausehethoughtthelecturewasnotimportant.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Bossandclerk.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Customerandsaleswoman.

9.Whereistheman’sbook?

A.Inabox.B.Onthefloor.C.Onthebookshelf.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisshesoexcited?

A.BeckhamwillvisitChina.

B.BeckhamandhiswifeVictoriawillvisitChina.

C.BeckhamandhisfamilywillvisitChina.

11.WhywillhevisitChina?

A.HisfansinvitedhimtoChina.

B.HewillspeakforMotorolaasanambassador.

C.HeisplannedtobeinterviewedbyHunanTVStation.

12.HowlongwillhespendinHunanSatelliteTVStation?

A.6hours.B.Morethanonehour.C.Onehour.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whycan’tthemangetthrough?

A.Thelineisbusy.

B.Thelinehasn’tbeenpaid.

C.Thelineisn’tintheservice.

14.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Helosthisway.

B.He’sstuckinatrafficjam.

C.Hehadatrafficaccident.

15.Howmanypeoplearethereinthecar?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Policemananddriver.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowdoesthespeakersuggestvisitorsgettothemuseumfromCherford?

A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Bybus.

18.Howlongisthemuseumopeneverydayinwinter?

A.For6hours.B.For7hours.C.For9hours.

19.Whatelsedoesthemuseumoffertovisitorsthisyear?

A.Afamilyticket.B.Aspecialairtour.C.Anadvancedbooking.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthemuseum?

A.It’snearavillage.

B.It’sclosedonSundays.

C.Youcangotherebysubway.

二、阅读理解

Therearetwogreattrendsonparentsbringingupchildrentoday．First，childrenarenowpraisedtoanunbelievabledegree．AsDorothyParkeroncejoked，Americanchildrenaren’traised；theyaremotivated．Childrenareconstantlytoldhowspecialtheyare．Thesecondisthatchildrenarehoned（磨砺）toanunimaginabledegree．Parentsspendmuchmoretimethaninpastgenerationsontheirchildren’sdevelopment．

Thesetwogreattrends—greaterpraiseandgreaterhoning—combineincloseways.Parentsshowertheirkidswithaffection，butitisintermingledwiththedesiretohelptheirchildrenachievesuccess．Parentsarehappywhentheirchildstudieshard，practiceshard，winsfirstplace，getsintoafamouscollege．

Thewolfofconditionalloveishiddeninthesehomes．Theparentsfeeltheylovetheirchildreninallcircumstances．Butthechildrenoftenthinkdifferently．Theyfeelthatchildhoodisaperformance—ontheathleticfield，inschoolandbeyond．Theshadowypresenceofconditionalloveproducesafear，thefearthatthereisnocompletelysafelove．

Meanwhile，childrenwhoareuncertainoftheirparents’lovedevelopagreathungerforit.Thisconditionalloveis1ikeanacidthataffectschildren’scriteriatomaketheirowndecisionsabouttheirowncolleges，majorsandcareers．Atkeydecision-points，theyunconsciouslyimaginehowtheirparentswillreact．

Thesechildrentelltheirparentsthosethingsthatwillbringpraiseandhidethepartsoftheirlivesthatwon’t.Studiessuggestthatchildrenwhoreceiveconditionalloveoftendobetterintheshortrun．Theycanbemodelstudents．Buttheysufferinthelongrun.Theycometohatetheirparents．Theyaresoinfluencedbyfearthattheybecomeafraidofrisk．

Parentstodayarelesslikelytodemandobedience（顺从）withexplicitrulesandlectures．Buttheyaremorelikelytouseloveasatooltoexercisecontrol.Butparentalloveissupposedtoignoreachievement.It’smeanttobeanunconditionalsupport-agiftthatcannotbeboughtandcannotbeearned．

21．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intermingled”inParagraph2mean?

A.Greeted．B.Mixed．C.Compared．D.Separated．

22．Somechildrencan’tmaketheirowndecisionsprobablybecause________.

A.theyhavetoomanyoptionsB.theyarelackinginparents’advice

C.theyaredoubtfulaboutparents’loveD.theycaretoomuchaboutparents’reaction

23．What’stheauthor’sopinionaboutparentallove？

A.Itdoesn’tgotochildrenwithpoorgrades.

B.Itismeanttocontrolchildren’sbehaviour.

C.Itshouldn’tfocusonchildren’sachievement.

D.Itworkswithstrictrulesandconstantreminding.

StephenHawking,thebrilliantBritishtheoreticalphysicistwhopublishedwildlypopularbooksexploringthemysteriesoftheuniverse,hasdied,accordingtoafamilyspokesman.Hewas76.

Consideredbymanytobetheworld’sgreatestlivingscientist,Hawkingwasalsoacosmologist,astronomer,mathematicianandauthorofnumerousbooksincludingthelandmark“ABriefHistoryofTime,”whichhassoldmorethan10millioncopies.

WithfellowphysicistRogerPenrose,HawkingcombinedEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywithquantumtheory（量子理论）tosuggestthatspaceandtimewouldbeginwiththeBigBangandendinblackholes.Healsodiscoveredthatblackholeswerenotcompletelyblackbutemit（释放）radiationandwouldlikelyeventuallyevaporate（蒸发）anddisappear.“ItwillbedifficultenoughtoavoiddisastersonplanetEarthinthenext100years,letalonenextthousand,ormillion.Thehumanraceshouldn’thaveallitseggsinonebasketorononeplant.Let’shopewecanavoiddroppingthebasketuntilwehavespreadtheload.”

HawkingsufferedfromALS（amyotrophiclatcralsclerosis）,adiseasewhichisusuallyfatalwithinafewyears.Hewasdiagnosedin1963,whenhewas21,anddoctorsinitiallygavehimonlyafewyearstolive.ThediseaseleftHawkingwheelchair-boundandparalyzed.Hewasabletomoveonlyafewfingersononehandandwascompletelydependentonothersorontechnologyforeverything—bathing,dressing,eating,evenspeech.“Ihavebeenluckythatmyconditionhasprogressedmoreslowlythanisoftenthecase.Butitshowsthatoneneednotlosehope.”Dramatically,heevenguest-starredinthe“StarTrek”,“TheSimpsons”andthe2014movie“ThetheoryofEverything”.

Hawkingleavesbehindthreechildrenandthreegrandchildren.“Wearedeeplysaddenedthatourbelovedfatherpassedawaytoday,”Hawking’schildren,Lucy,RobertandTim,saidinastatement.“Hewasagreatscientistandanextraordinarymanwhoseworkandlegacywillliveonformanyyears.Hiscourageandpersistencewithhisbrillianceandhumorinspiredpeopleacrosstheworld.“Wewillmisshimforever.”

24．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.Hawkingwasdiagnosedwiththefataldiseasesincehewasborn.

B.HawkingwasoncethemaincharacterinthemovieandTVseries.

C.Hawkingjustpublishedonebooktitled“ABriefHistoryofTime”

D.Hawkinghadtorelyonotherpeopleandtechnologytodoeverythinginlife.

25．WhichofthefollowingisNOTbelievedbyStephenHawking?

A.Thespaceandtimewouldendinblackholes.

B.Blackholesarenotexactlyblackincolor.

C.Thedisasterscanbeavoidedinthenextthousandormillionyears.

D.Blackholescangiveoffradiationandwilldisappearintheend.

26．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Thehumansshouldexploreotherplanetstolive.

B.Thehumansshouldstaytogethertofightthedisasters.

C.Theearthwillbedestroyedifhumanscontinuetolivehere

D.Nootherplanetscanreplacetheearthasthelivingplace.

27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AStarJustWentOutintheCosmos

B.TheAchievementsofStephenHawking

C.StephenHawking’sSufferingoftheDisease

D.ThePredictionsoftheGreatMan

Therearetwogreattrendsonparentsbringingupchildrentoday．First，childrenarenowpraisedtoanunbelievabledegree．AsDorothyParkeroncejoked，Americanchildrenaren’traised；theyaremotivated．Childrenareconstantlytoldhowspecialtheyare．Thesecondisthatchildrenarehoned（磨砺）toanunimaginabledegree．Parentsspendmuchmoretimethaninpastgenerationsontheirchildren’sdevelopment．

Thesetwogreattrends—greaterpraiseandgreaterhoning—combineincloseways.Parentsshowertheirkidswithaffection，butitisintermingledwiththedesiretohelptheirchildrenachievesuccess．Parentsarehappywhentheirchildstudieshard，practiceshard，winsfirstplace，getsintoafamouscollege．

Thewolfofconditionalloveishiddeninthesehomes．Theparentsfeeltheylovetheirchildreninallcircumstances．Butthechildrenoftenthinkdifferently．Theyfeelthatchildhoodisaperformance—ontheathleticfield，inschoolandbeyond．Theshadowypresenceofconditionalloveproducesafear，thefearthatthereisnocompletelysafelove．

Meanwhile，childrenwhoareuncertainoftheirparents’lovedevelopagreathungerforit.Thisconditionalloveis1ikeanacidthataffectschildren’scriteriatomaketheirowndecisionsabouttheirowncolleges，majorsandcareers．Atkeydecision-points，theyunconsciouslyimaginehowtheirpar