浙江省宁波市咸祥中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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浙江省宁波市咸祥中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
2018学年
咸祥中学高二英语科期中考试试卷
第一学期
命题人:
叶波核对人:
张意利
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一小节(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.Whichplaceisthewomanheadingforrightaway?
A.Heroffice.B.Aflowershop.C.Ahospital.
2.Whichdressdoesthewomanwanttobuy?
A.Theredone.B.Thegreenone.C.Thebrownone.
3.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?
A.$19.B.$18.C.$17.
4.Whattimewillthemancallthewoman?
A.At5:
30.B.At6:
00.C.At6:
30.
5.Whatwillthemandorightnow?
A.Buyhismumacoat.B.Buyhismumahandbag.C.GiveMaryacall.
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。
听完每段对话或独白前后,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.HowoftendidthemanlistentothenewsfromChina?
A.Onceaweek.B.Almosteveryday.C.Sometimes.
7.WhichisthebestwaytolearnChinese?
A.StudyinginChina.
B.SpeakingChineseeveryday.
C.ListeningtothenewsfromChina.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WhatdidLindadoaftertheparty?
A.Shetypedapaper.B.Shevisitedheruncle.C.Shestudiedhistory.
9.WhywasLindasonervous?
A.shedidn’thavemuchsleep.
B.Shewasworriedaboutherpaper.
C.Shethoughtherpapermightbelate.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhydoesthewomanliketosurftheInternet?
A.Todoacourse.B.Togetinformation.C.Tobeintouchwithherfamily.
11.Whatdoesthemanhate?
A.Hiscomputeristooslow.
B.Hecan’tfollowtheEnglishsoccer.
C.Therearetoomanyjunkmailsonline.
12.Whatdothemanandthewomanagree?
A.ItisveryexpensivetosurftheInternet.
B.It’shardtogetinformationthroughtheregularmedia.
C.It’sfrustratingtogetridofthedisadvantagesoftheInternet.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewoman’sdestination?
A.England.B.London.C.Hangzhou.
14.Whydoesthemanliketravellingbytrain?
A.Hecanenjoythescenesoutside.
B.Hethinksitisverysafe.
C.Hecanmeetdifferentpeople.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.SheisnotaChinese.
B.Shecansleepwellonthetrain.
C.Shelikestalkingwithpeopleonthetrain.
16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Sometrainstodayaremodern.
B.PeopleinEnglandliketravellingbyair.
C.Thewomanregretstakingthetrainthistime.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatwastheseasonaccordingtothestory?
A.Summer.B.Autumn.C.Winter.
18.WhydidtheHermanngoshoppingonlyonSaturday?
A.Mr.Hermanndidn’thavetowork.
B.Mr.Hermannhadtodohousework.
C.Mr.Hermanndidn’tliketheotherdays.
19.WhatcanweknowaboutMr.Hermannfromthestory?
A.Hewastiredofhiswife.B.Hewasagoodhusband.C.Hewouldstayoutsidewaiting.
20.WhatkindofladywasMrs.Hermann?
A.Ashoppinglover.B.Ahardworkinghousewife.C.Averybeautifulyounglady.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10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
NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.
AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin’schickenhouseinexchangeformanure(肥料).Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.
Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew(炖菜).Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour.Thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad’spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.
Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?
Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!
Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.
21.WhydidDadcleanOldManMoColgin’schickenhouseregularly?
A.Tosetagoodexampletous.B.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.
C.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.D.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.
22.WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?
A.Ittastesquitedelicious.B.Itlooksverywonderful.
C.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.D.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadformthetext?
A.Heisanexperiencedcook.B.Heisatroublesomefather.
C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.D.Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.
B
Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,smalltightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps1,200languagesbetweenthem.
Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.
Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.
Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuminCameroon(eightremainingSpeaker),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark)noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.
24.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?
A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.
C.Theyhadsimilarpatterns.D.Theywerecloselyconnected.
25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?
A.Complex.B.Advanced.
C.Powerful.D.Modern.
26.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.
B.People’slifestylesarereflectedinfewerlanguages.
C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.
D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.
C
Almosteverybodyoncefeltloneliness.Lonelinessdoesn’tdependonhowmanypeopleyouaresurrounded,butactuallyisdecidedbyhowmuchsociallyconnectedyouare.SocialmediasuchasWeChat,QQandMicroblogisgrowingrapidly,whichseemstohaveexpandedournetwork,butactuallyhasthrownourselvesintotheholeofloneliness.Nowlonelinessispoisoningourmentalhealth.Tojumpoutofthe“net”,recentlytheconceptof“cohousing”isintroducedbysomewesternarchitects(建筑师)andthenewlivingstyleiswell-receivedintheUSamongseniors.Sowhat’scohousing?
Mostcohousingcommunitiesare15to35privateandindividualhousesbuiltaroundapublicareawheresocialinteractiontakesplace.Thoseindividualhousesareactuallythesamewithcommonhouseswithlivingrooms,bathrooms,kitchensandbedrooms.Inthepublicarea,thereareavarietyofpublicfacilitieslikebigkitchens.Residentscanregularlyplanactivitiesandmealstogether.Someneighborhoodshavedinnereverydaywithworkclearlygiventoeachperson.Theclosertiesinthecohousingcommunitiestendtoincreasepeople’ssenseofsecurity.Inaddition,cohousingunitsprovetobeeconomical.Althoughthehouseitselfmightbealittlehigher,thetotalcostscanbelowerafterconsideringenergysavingsthroughsharedmeals,transportationandothers.
Theattitudetowards“cohousing”ismixed.Intentionalpeople-to-peopleinteractionisgreatlyvaluedtheacceptedbysupporters.Theytreatthelifestyleasthelifelineoutoftheholeofloneliness.However,opponentsholdthatprivacyoutweighsintentionalsocialinteraction.Theyfindnoneedtochangetheircurrentlivingstyleandwanttostayunchangedaslongaspossible.Suchopinionischallengedbysomepeople.Theyarguewhenthosepeoplegetolderwithsuddendeathoftheirincomeorevenmate,theywillrealizethevalueofcohousingcommunities.Theyaresuggestedtoplanahead.What’syouridea?
Willyouchoosetoliveincohousingcommunities?
27.Theauthoruses“socialmedia”inthefirstparagraphto_________.
A.showtheproblemofusingthem
B.persuadereaderstovaluecommunication
C.remindreadersoftheirwaysofcommunica