学年宁夏青铜峡一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版+听力.docx

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学年宁夏青铜峡一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版+听力

青铜峡一中2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

时间：

120分钟分值：

150分命题人：

王丽

第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）

I.听力理解（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。

1.Whichsportdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.Baseball.B.Badminton.C.Volleyball.

2.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?

A.Goshopping.B.Seeafilm.C.Havehaircut.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atahospital.B.Atashop.C.Atapostoffice.

4.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Friends.C.Couple.

5.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Areporter.B.Astudent.C.Atourguide.

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。

请听第6段材料,回答第6—7题。

6.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Helosthisjob.B.Hefailedhisfinaltest.C.Hewaslateforschool.

7.Howistheman’sfeelingtothewoman?

A.Frightened.B.Grateful.C.Disappointed.

请听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。

8.Wherewillthewomantaketheboysto?

A.School.B.Park.C.Hospital.

9.Whatisthemanplanningtodo?

A.Openasavingsaccount.

B.Bakeabirthdaycake.

C.Buyabirthdaypresent.

请听第8段材料,回答第10—12题。

10.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanprefer?

A.Classicalmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Countrymusic.

11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutclassicalmusic？

A.Helistenstoitwhencooking.

B.Itisgoodforhisbrain.

C.Itcanhelpreducestress.

12.Whatdoesthewomantellthemanintheend?

A.HecanfindsomerecordingsontheInternet.

B.HecanbuysomenewCDsonline.

C.HecanlistentoMozart’smusic.

请听第9段材料,回答第13—16题。

13.Wherearethetwospeakersprobably?

A.Atthewoman’shouse.B.Atthehospital.C.Inanoffice.

14.Whydoesthemanmeetthewoman?

A.Tofindoutwhythewoman’srecentworkwaspoor.

B.Toaskaboutthewoman’smother.

C.Todiscussfutureplans.

15.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman’smother?

A.Sheisseriouslysick.B.Shehadanaccident.C.Shediedofstomachcancer.

16.Whatistheman’sattitudetothewomanintheend?

A.Heisangry.B.Heissad.C.Heiskind.

请听第10段材料,回答第17—20题。

17.Whatwillpeopledotomorrowmorning?

A.Watchaperformance.

B.Haveameeting.

C.Gosightseeing.

18.Whydoesthespeakerhavetochangetoday’splan?

A.DianaDeckerwantstospeakfirst.

B.Thefirstspeakergotfoodpoisoning.

C.Hewillattendanimportantmeeting.

19.Whenwillthecoffeebreakstart?

A.At9:

30.B.At10:

00.C.At10:

30.

20.Wherewillthediscussionbeheld?

A.InRoom201.B.Inthemeetinghall.C.IntheYouthActionTheater.

Ⅱ:

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.

  ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.

Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturers（制造商）copiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.

MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.

   Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA.

   Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.

21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Smartphone’smanufacturers.

B.Applesmartphone’sfeatures.

C.Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.

D.Competitionamongphonemakers.

22.WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?

A.TCL.B.Samsung.C.Apple.D.Huawei.

23.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?

A.HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.

B.Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.

C.Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.

D.40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.

24.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?

A.Doubtful.B.Concerned.C.Optimistic.D.Uncertain.

B

Abusinessmanhadtwosons.Whilehegavetheyoungersonalotofloveandgifts,heneglected（忽视）theelderson.Itwascompletelypuzzling（令人费解）andnooneknewwhy.

Whentheboysgrewup,theywereaskedtomanagethefather’sbusiness.Theeldersonwasabsorbedinthebusiness.Frommorningtilllateintheevening,hewasbusyworking.Withinafewyears,heranthebusinessverywellandevenexpanded（扩大）it.

  Whatabouttheyoungerson?

Hedidn’thavemuchtodoexcepthaveagoodtime.Butthefatherbelievedthathisfavoritesonwouldbeasuccess.Iftheeldersoncouldbeasuccessfulbusinessman,surelytheyoungerone,withahighereducation,woulddomuchbetter.

   Afewyearslater,theresultsofhisdecisionbecameclear.Uninterestedinbusiness,theyoungersoncontinuedspendinghistimeenjoyinghimself.Andhewentoutofbusiness.Buttheelderson’sfarsmallershare（份）ofbusinesshadexpandedandhehadprovedhimselftobeagooddecisionmaker.

   Ashamedattheturnofevents,thefathermettheeldersonandwasangrywiththeyoungerone.Theelderson,whowaslisteningtoallthisquietly,suddenlysaidhewantedtosetupanindependentbusinessandliveonhisown.

  “Why?

”askedthefather.

   “Iblame（责备）onepersonforthewaymybrotherhasturnedout,andit’snothim.Youcan’tblamechildrenforthefaults（过失）oftheirparents,canyou?

”askedtheelderson.

25.Beforetheyoungersonwentintothefather’sbusiness,he____.

A.waswell-educatedatschool

B.hadachievedgreatsuccess

C.oftenlookeddownuponhisbrother

D.wasinterestedinbusiness

26.Whydidthefathertreatthetwosonsdifferently?

A.theeldersondidn’tworkhard

B.theyoungersonwashardworking

C.nooneknewwhyhedidit

D.hewantedtodoanexperiment

27.WhichisNOTthereasonfortheyoungerson’sgoingoutofbusiness?

A.hehimselfdidn’tworkhard

B.hisfatherdidn’teducatehimproperly

C.hewasnotinterestedinbusinessatall

D.hewasbusyworkingeveryday

28.Whatdoesthetextreallywanttoteachus?

A.Oncesomethingisdone,youshoulddoitwell.

B.Parentsareresponsibleforchildren’sdevelopment.

C.Interestisthemostimportantforsuccess.

D.Onehasresponsibilityforwhathehimselfhasdone.

C

Lifeisdifficult.

   Whatdoyouthinkaboutlife?

Maybemostpeoplesaythatlifeisdifficult.Butlifeisnolongerdifficultoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Mostpeopledonotfullyseethistruth.Instead,theycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthattheirdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforcedupon（强加于）themortheirfamilies,theirclass,oreventheirnation.

   Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problems,dependingontheirnature,causeussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.

   Yet,itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.

   Problemsaretheserioustestthattellssuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,“Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.”Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.

29.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto_________.

A.showhisopinionB.arguewithreadersC.giveanexampleD.getreaders’attention

30.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemsinorderto_________.

A.encouragethemtosolveproblems

B.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingproblems

C.helpthemlearntodealwithpain

D.teachthemhowtorespectproblems

31.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklin“Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.”suggeststhat_________.

A.wedonotlearnfromexperience

B.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpain

C.painteachesusimportantlessons

D.thepainofproblemsisnotwelcome

32.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_________.

A.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflife

B.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspain

C.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems

D.everybodyhasproblems

D

  Oneformofsocialprejudiceagainstolderpeopleisthebe