学年高二英语上学期期中试题173.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期中试题173

2018-2019学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷9至10页。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一部分听力理解（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。

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.Whatisthepriceforasilvercard?

A.$222B.$333C.$555

2.Whatdoesthemanenjoyplayinginhisfreetime?

A.Thedrums.B.Ballgames.C.Buildingblocks.

3.Whowillthemanprobablyturnto?

A.Joan.B.Kate.C.Henry.

4.Whyhasthewomanmadethecall?

A.ToputanadinthepaperB.Tobuysomepapers.C.Torentanapartment.

5.WhathappenedtoAngela?

A.Shefellillsuddenly.B.Shefailedhertestagain.C.Shelostherdrivinglicence.

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至7题。

6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thefuture

oftheInternet.B.TheoriginsoftheInternet.C.TheadvantagesoftheInternet.

7.HowlongdoesthemansurftheInterneteachdayatweekends?

A.Abouttwohours.B.Aboutfourhours.C.Aboutsixhours.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whyisthemanunwillingtogoforawalk?

A.Heisextremelytired.B.Hethinksitwillberaining.C.Hehastoomuchworktodo.

9.Whatdoesthemanagreetodo?

A.Buyanewraincoat.B.Watchagameathome.C.Cheekhisson’shomework.

10.WhereisTomprobably?

A.Intheshopmall.B.Inthebathroom.C.Inhisbedroom.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howmanytimesdoesthemanplaysportseveryweekduringtheholiday?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twotothreetimes.C.Threetofourtimes.

12.Whatsportisthemanprobablygoodat?

A.Baseball.B.Football.C.Basketball.

13.Whatwillthewomanbuythemanforhisbirthday?

A.Atypewriter.B.Acomputer.C.Acamera.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.HowdoesthewomandescribeJessica?

A.Thoughtful.B.Generous.C.Simple.

15.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodoatfirst?

A.SpendthisweekendwithJessica.

B.AskJessicawhatshewants.

C.BuyJessicaaplant.

16.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

A.HeknowsaboutJessica.

B.Hewillbuyasmallsuitcase.

C.Hethinksseedswillbecheaper.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whendosetheshopopen?

A.FromMondaytoSaturday.B.FromTuesdaytoSunday.C.FromTuesdaytoSaturday.

18.Whoservescustomers?

A.Thetwowomen.B.Theoldman.C.Theshopowner.

19.WhydidtheworkersallknowJimmy?

A.Theyweregoodfriends.B.Jimmyoftenwentthere.C.Jimmyoncevolunteeredthere.

20.WhatitemattractedJimmy?

A.Acase.B.AwatchC.Apairofglasses.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Whatwouldyouwantmostonadesertisland?

Thismonth’ssurveyshowspeopleworldwidehaveanaturalunderstandingofwhattheywouldneedmostifleftaloneonadesertisland:

anotherperson.Andonetheyknowwell.Respondents（应答者）inall16countriessurveyedsaidtheirspouseorpartnerwouldbetheirfirstchoicetohavewiththem.Perhapsthismakessense:

AnMP3playercan’thelpyoufinddrinkingwater,yourdogcan’thelpyoustartafireandwhoknowsifGeorgeClooneyorPenelopeCruzehastakencoursesinwildernesssurvivaltraining?

Let’sjusthopetheSOSsignyoutwobuildgetsspottedsoonerratherthanlater!

“Myhusband,ofcourse!

GeorgeClooneywouldn’tthinkI’masprettyasmyhusbanddoes!

”

----Roseane,42,Brazil

“MyMP3player.Iwouldnotwantmylovedones,includingmypet,tobeleftalonelikethis.”----Co-Co,28,China

“Mypartnershouldbetheretolistentomecomplainaboutthefactthatweareleftaloneonanisland--probablyduetosomeerrorhemade.”

---Julia,25,Jordan

21.Accordingtothesurvey,peopleleftaloneonadesertislandwouldmostwanttheir________.

A.MP3playerB.spouse/partnerC.dogD.celebrity

22.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutGeorgeClooney?

A.HedoesnotthinkRoseaneisbeautiful.

B.Hemaynotbeabletohelpyousurvive.

C.Hehasbeentrainedinwildernesssurvival.

D.HeisthechoiceofmostSouthAfricanwomen.

23.Thesurveyresultsareanalyzedintermsoftherespondents’__________.

A.marriage,ageandraceB.age,sexandmarriage

C.sex,ageandnationalityD.race,nationalityandsex

B

ChokweSelassie,aged13,isworkinghardtohelpdriversavoidpotholes（坑洼）.Theeighth-graderwasinspiredtokickoffhiscreationonarecentmorning,whenhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.TheircarwasdamagedasitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetintheirhometownofJackson,Mississippi.Hedecidedtodosomethingaboutthepotholeprobleminhiscity.Hissolution:

anappthatwarnsdriverswhenthereisapotholeahead.

ChokwedevelopedtheappwithhisfriendsRodriguezRatliffandEmmanuelBrooks.Whentheappdetectsapothole,itishighlightedinred.Andifyougetclosetothepothole,yourphonewillwarnyou.Driverscanalsousetheapptoreportanypotholestheymeet,andtolookforotherroutestheycantaketoavoidroadsthathavethem.

TheappreliesoncurrentavailableinformationaboutthestreetsofJackson.Itworksbyusingthecity’s311callsystem,andusesinformationalreadystoredinadatabase.Throughthecallsystem,citizensdial311toreportnon-emergencyproblems,whichincludepotholes.Chokweandhisfriendsdeterminedthatfocusingonthe10busieststreetsinJacksonwouldgivethemalargeenoughsamplesizetotesttheprototype（原型）.

Althoughtheappisn'tyetavailableforsale,Chokweisalreadylookingforwaystoimproveit.Theprototyperemainslimitedto10streetsinJackson,buthehopestoaddmore,sothatitincludeseverystreetinthecity.Andthenhewantstogoevenfartheruntilit'snationwide.

24.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

.

A.aSolutiontoTrafficJamsB.PoorRoadConditions

C.potholeProblemsinBigCitiesD.anApptoDetectPotholes

25.What’stheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“kickoff”inParagraph1?

A.leaveB.inventC.beginD.change

26.Howdoestheappworkaccordingtothepassage?

A.Byreplyingtocitizens’calls.

B.Bybroadcastingtrafficaccidents.

C.Bysettlingnon-emergencyproblems.

D.Byusingitsinformationaboutpotholes.

27.WhichcanbeChokwe’sfuturetarget?

A.Encouragingmorekidstocreateapps.

B.Takingpartinmorelearningprograms.

C.Makingtheappavailableforsaleonline.

D.Makingtheappincludestreetsnationwide.

C

WangXuan,agraduatestudentatJohnsHopkinsUniversity,wasplanningtogetInternetandTVserviceintheU.S.ShewenttoVerizon,theU.S’largestwirelesscommunicationserviceprovider,onlytobetoldthatshecouldn’tenjoytheservicebecausehercreditscorewasn’thighenough.

InmostWesterncountries,acreditscoreisanumberthatdetermineswhetheryouareareliablepersontolendcreditto.Ahigherscoremeansyouhavebetterpersonalcredit.Yourscoreisaffectedbyyourmonthlydebts,whetheryoupaybillsontimeandothertypesofinformation.

Wangishardlyaloneindealingwithcreditscoretrouble.ManyChineseoverseasstudentslackthenecessaryknowledgeaboutcreditscores,eventhoughit’swidelyusedintheireverydaylives.Bankswillcheckyourscoreifyouwanttogetacreditcard.Togetaloan,agoodcreditscoreisvital.Italsomatters,whenyourentanapartmentorbuyahouse.Itsinfluencedoesn’tendthere.Anincreasingnumberofemployernowcheckthecreditscoresofapplicants.Youcan’tignorethatacreditreportcanbeajudgeofcharacter.

Sohowcanyougetagoodcreditscore?

Makeyourrepaymentsontimeandpayoffyouraccountsearlyifyoucan.Ifyou’reusingtopayoffdebts,makesur

eyoukeepenoughcashinaneasyaccesssavingsaccountforemergencies.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourcreditratingimmediately,youshouldfixanyproblemsonyourcreditfilebeforeyoustartapplyingforaloan.Also,cancelanycreditcardsthatyou’renotcurrentlyusing.

28.WhatproblemdidWangXuanhave?

A.Hercreditscorewastoolow.B.Hercreditaffectedgraduation.

C.Shecouldn’tenjoypublicservices.D.Shecouldn’tstayintheU.S.anymore.

29.WhydostudentslikeWanghavecreditscoretrouble?

A.Creditscoreistoohardtoimprove.B.Theydon’tknowhowtogetacreditcard.

C.Creditscoreishardlyusedintheirlife.D.Theylackrelevantknowledgeaboutcreditscore.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“judge”inParagraph3probablymean？

A.Facttoprovesomethingtrue.B.Abilitytodosomethingwell.

C.Theofficialincontrolofacourt.D.Someonetodecideonacompetition.

31.Whatmaycausecreditscoretrouble?

A.Havingfewmonthlydebts.B.Usingsavingstopayoffdebts.

C.Payingoffyouraccountsearly.D.Havinglittlecashinanaccount.

D

Managersandofficebusybodiesmightbekeenonacleandesk,butitseemsthatintermsofproductivity,theycouldhaveitallwrong.“Amessy（凌乱的）deskcanactuallyleadpeopletowardsclearerthinking,”sayresearchersfromGermany.

Theresearchersfoundinaseriesoflinkedstudies---usingamessydeskandamessyshopfront---thatpeopleactuallythoughtmoreclearlywhenallaroundwaschaos,a

stheysoughttosimplifythetasksathand.Thatis,visualandmentalclutter

（杂乱）forceshumanbeingstofocusandthinkmoreclearly.Forinstance,famousthinkersandwriterssuchasAlbertEinsteinandRoaldDahlhavebeennotorious（臭名昭著的）fortheiruntidydesks.

“Messydesksmaynotbeasdetrimentalastheyappeartobe,astheproblem-solvingapproachestheyseemtopromoteworkefficiencyorenhanceemployees’creativityinproblemsolving,”saytheauthor