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.remindreadersoftheirwaysofcommunic