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浙江嘉兴第一中学湖州中学高二下学期期中英语试题含答案
2018学年第二学期高二英语试题
选择题部分
第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）
第一节
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.Whatistheweatherliketoday?
A.It’swindy.B.It’swarm.C.It’ssunny.
2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthefilmclass?
A.Entertaining.B.Completelynew.C.Betterforhermajor.
3.Whatwillthespeakersdotonight?
A.Talktosomekids.B.Dosomeshopping.C.Gorunning.
4.Whattypeofmoviedidthespeakersprobablysee?
A.Acomedy.B.Asadmovie.C.Anactionmovie.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutthecity?
A.Itisverymodern.B.Itisveryremote.C.Itisveryold.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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.Whatpartoftheshowdoesthemandislike?
A.Theactors.B.Theendings.C.Thestyle.
7.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?
A.Thewritersshouldbefired.
B.Theproducersshouldendtheshow.
C.Theshowshouldbeturnedintoamovie.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Playingagame.B.Readingabook.C.Havingaclass.
9.Whereisthewomanfrom?
A.SanFrancisco.B.HongKong.C.Qufu.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Atacompany.B.Atashoppingmall.C.Ataschool.
11.Whichprojectwillthespeakershelpwith?
A.Solarpower.B.Roofgarden.C.Recycling.
12.Whatwillbeesmainlydofortheschool?
A.Makehoney.B.Helpplantsgrow.C.Helplowerthecostofflowers.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Coachandathlete.
14.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?
A.Askthemantoseeafilm.
B.Invitethemantoplaysports.
C.SignupfortheWorkersClub.
15.Wheredoesthemanprobablywork?
A.Atacinema.B.Atahighschool.C.Atacomputercenter.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheclub?
A.Peoplecanskatethere.
B.It’sopenuntilmidnight.
C.Threebusespassbytheclub.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whyisitthespeaker’slastyear?
A.Hewillneverteachagain.
B.Hewillstopteachingatthisschool.
C.Hewillteachadifferentsubjectnext.
18.Wherewillthespeakergofirst?
A.India.B.China.C.Australia.
19.Whatkindofchildrenwillthespeakerhelp?
A.Lazyandpoor.B.Smartbutdisabled.C.Intelligentbutpoor.
20.WhatdoesthespeakerhopetodoinAustralia?
A.Startatravelproject.
B.Assistnativestofindjobs.
C.Helplocalpeoplegotouniversity.
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
Allacrossthenation，inAmericans’backyardsandgaragesandlivingrooms,wildanimalskeptaspetslivesidebysidewiththeirhumanowners.It’sbelievedthatmoreexoticanimalsliveinAmericanhomesthanarecaredforinAmericanzoos.Theexotic-petbusinesshasdrawncriticismfromanimalwelfareadvocatesandwildlifeconservationistsalike,whosayit’snotonlydangeroustobringwildlifeintohouseholdsbutit’scruelandcriminal.Yettheissueisfarfromblackorwhite.
Thetermexoticpethasnofirmdefinition.Itcanrefertoanywildlifekeptinhumanhouseholdsorsimplytoapetthat’smoreunusualthanthecommondogorcat.PrivatelyowningexoticanimalsiscurrentlypermittedinahandfulofstateswithnorestrictionsinAmerica.AdamRobertsofBornFreeUSAkeepsarunningdatabaseofdeathsandinjuriescausedbyexotic-petownership:
InConnecticuta55-year-oldwoman’sfacewaspermanentlydisfiguredbyherfriend’slifelongpetmonkey；inOhioan80-year-oldmanwasattackedbya200-poundkangaroo；inNebraskaa34-year-oldmanwasstrangled（勒）todeathbyhispetsnake.Andthatlistdoesnotincludethenumberofpeoplewhobecomesickfromcomingintocontactwithzoonotic（动物传染的）diseases.
Somepeopleseewildanimalsaspetsasawaytoconnectwiththenaturalworld.Otherexotic-petownerssaytheyaremotivatedbyadesiretopreservethreatenedspecies.Theybelieveclimatechangeandhumanpopulationgrowthcouldwipeoutaspeciesinrecordtime,sohavingabackuppopulationisagoodidea.
ButsomegroupslikeBornFreeUSAandtheWorldWildlifeFundsaythatcaptivebreeding（圈养）ofendangeredspeciesbyprivateowners—whetherforcommercial,conservation,oreducationalreasons—servesonlytocontinueaboomingmarketforexoticanimals.That,inturn,resultsinagreaterrisktoanimalsstilllivingintheirnaturalhabitat.
21.Whichwordcanreplacethephrase“farfromblackorwhite”inParagraph1?
A.contradictoryB.ridiculousC.controversialD.universal
22.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Thereasonsforkeepingexoticanimalsaspets.
B.Theconcernsabouttheendangeredwildanimals.
C.Thedifferentopinionsbetweenpeoplewhokeepexoticpets.
D.Thedisadvantagesofprivatelyowningexoticanimals.
23.Thelastparagraphofthetextisintendedto_______.
A.introducesomeanimalprotectiongroups
B.argueagainstkeepingexoticanimalsincaptivity
C.warnpeopleofthedangerofanimalsbeingcaught
D.provecaptivebreedingcanencourageexotic-petbusiness
B
TheAmericandreamisthefaithheldbymanypeopleintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatthroughhardwork,courage,creativityanddetermination,theycanachieveabetterlifeforthemselves.Morespecifically,theyagreeonhowtogetaheadinAmerica:
getacollegeeducation,findareliablejob,and buy theirown house. ButdoAmericansstillbelieveinthatpath,andiftheydo,isitattainable?
The most recent National Journalpoll（民意测验，投票）askedparticipantsabouttheAmericandream,whatittakestoachievetheirgoal,andwhetherornottheyfeltthecontrolovertheirabilitytobesuccessful.Obviously,theresultsshowthattoday,theideaoftheAmericandreamandwhatittakestoachieveitlooksquitedifferentfromitdidinthelate20thcentury.Bythelarge,peoplefeltthattheiractionsandhardwork---notoutsideforces---werethedecidingfactorsinhowtheirlivesturnedout.Buttheparticipantshaddefinitelymixedfeelingsaboutwhatactionsmakeforabetterlifeinthecurrenteconomy.
Inthelastsevenyears,Americanshavegrownmorepessimisticaboutthepowerofeducationtoleadtosuccess.Eventhoughtheyseegoingtocollegeasafairlyachievablegoal,amajority52percentthinkthatyoungpeopledonotneeda4-yearcollegeeducationinordertobesuccessful.
MiguelMaeda,42,whohasamaster’sdegreeandworksinpublichealth,wasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege,whichhasallowedhimtoachieveasenseoffinancialstability（稳定）hisparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Whilesome,likeMaeda,emphasizedthevalueofadegreeratherthantheeducationitself,othersstillseecollegeasawaytogainnewviewpointsandlifeexperiences.Sixty-year-oldWillFendley,whohadasuccessfulcareerinthemilitaryandneverearnedacollegedegree,think“personaldrive”isfarmoreimportantthanjustgotocollege.ToFendley,asenseofdriveandpurpose,aswellasaneffectivehigh-schooleducation,andbasiclifeskills,likebalancingacheckbook（支票簿）,arethenecessaryelementsforasuccessfullifeinAmerica.
24.ItwascommonlyacknowledgedthattosucceedinAmerica,onehadtohave____.
A.asenseofdriveandpurposeB.anadvancedacademicdegree
C.afirmbeliefintheirdreamD.anambitiontogetahead
25.WhatisthefindingofthelatestNationalJournalpollconcerningtheAmericandream?
A.MoreandmoreAmericansarefindingithardtorealize.
B.ItremainsaliveamongthemajorityofAmericanpeople.
C.AnincreasingnumberofyoungAmericansareabandoningit.
D.Americans’ideaofithaschangedoverthepastfewdecades.
26.HowdosomeAmericansviewcollegeeducationthesedays?
A.Ithelpsbroadentheirminds.B.Itneedstobestrengthened.
C.Itwidensculturaldiversity.D.Itpromotesgender（性别）equality.
C
TheearliestknowncopyofLeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisa—thoughttohavebeenpaintedatthesametimeastheoriginalmasterpiece—hasbeendiscoveredatthePradoMuseuminMadrid,Spain.Theworkoffersart-loversanattractivecluetowhatthemodelfortheworld’smostfamouspaintingreallylookedlike.Controllersofthemuseumfoundthepicturehiddenbeneathlayersofpaintsduringrestorationworkonapictureinitiallythoughttohavebeenalaterreplica（exactcopy）oftheMonaLisa.
TherestoredversionshowsthesamewomanthatLeonardodepicted（描画）,againstalandscapesimilartothatshowninthebackgroundoftheoriginal,whichnowhangsintheLouvreinParis.AndwhilethefeaturesofLeonardo’sMonaLisahavebeendulledbycenturiesofdirtandlayersofcrackedpaints—whichareunlikelyevertoberemoved—intherecently-rediscoveredcopy,sheappearsfresher-facedandyoungerthanherbetter-known“twin”.
NewsofthefindwasrevealedatameetingatLondon’sNationalGallery,linkedtoits“LeonardodaVinci:
PainterattheCourtofMilan”exhibition.“Thissensational（轰动的）findwilltransformourunderstandingoftheworld’smostfamouspicture,”theArtNewspaperreported,addingthatthecluesfoundontheMadridversionsuggestthattheoriginalandthecopywerebegunatthesametimeandpaintednexttoeachother,astheworkwenton.
MiguelFalomir,managerofItalianpaintingatthePrado,toldreportersthatexpertanalysissuggestedastronglinkbetweenLeonardoandtheartistwhopaintedthecopy.“Thepaintingwasdoneinthepainter’sownworkshop,”hesaid.“ItisabsolutelyconsistentwithLeonardo’swork,butLeonardodidn’tactuallydoanyworkonithimself.”
27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthenewversionoftheMonaLi
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