1、湖北省仙桃市汉江中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案汉江中学2019年春季学期期中考试试卷高二英语试卷命题人: 考试时间:120分钟卷面分值:150分第卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分) 做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.What does the man use to t
2、ake notes?A. A pen. B. A computer C. A pencil.2. When will the phone be repaired?A. By Wednesday before noon. B. By Monday before noon. C. By Monday afternoon. 3. What is the woman doing recently? A. Skipping breakfast. B. Losing weight. C. Learning how to cook.4. Who is the presentation intended fo
3、r? A. New clients. B. The director of the board. C. The president.5. What does the man mean? A. He hasnt traveled around the world yet. B. He went mountain climbing last year. C. He doesnt want to go at all.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
4、或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出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6、7题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A schedule. B. An interview. C. A manager.7. What does the woman plan to do after the interview? A. Have a talk with the man. B. Go to another interview. C. Visit the mans company.
5、听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. What is the womans problem? A. She cant drive to work. B. She cant afford a new car. C. Her car doesnt work well.9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Replace her old car. B. Get in touch with Jimmys Garage C. Settle her problem before 6 oclock.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Where di
6、d the man want to go? A. To a town. B. To big city. C. To a port.11. When did the mans flight take off eventually? A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 12:30 pm. C. At 2:00 pm. 12. Why couldnt the mans flight land on the military base? A. There was a technical problem. B. The military didnt allow it to land. C. The
7、 weather was terrible there.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers? A. In the womans house. B. In the street. C. In a restaurant. 14. What is the problem of the womans neighborhood?A. Teenagers draw pictures on the buildings. B. People around arent friendly. C. The police arent on duty at night
8、.15. What does the woman think inconvenient? A. Parking. B. Eating. C. Shopping.16. What do we know about the mans neighborhood? A. Its quiet at night. B. Its near a school. C. Its dirty.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How did the speaker know about the cruise holiday? A. He heard about it from his friend.B.
9、He saw it in an advertisement. C. Ms. Lawrence told him about it.18. What does the speaker plan to do during the cruise holiday? A. Go to Spain. B. Visit every port. C. Go shopping.19. What does the speaker care most about the cruise holiday? A. The departure time. B. The cost. C. The activity.20. H
10、ow many people will go on the cruise holiday according to the speaker? A. 4. B. 5. C. 3.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AReflecting(回忆) on the past about those decisions or actions that cant be reversed(推翻) and being occupied with thoughts of
11、 “What if?” is no way to live. But there are a few things in life Id probably do differently if I had the chance.I once majored in architecture something I had been crazy about for as long as I could remember and then I suddenly had a change of heart. I made an appointment with my adviser, and told
12、him I was no longer certain I wanted to pursue a career in architecture.“Dont give up on your childhood dream!” “Hes right,” I thought. “I should just stick it out and I shouldnt disappoint the little girl who once loved architecture.”It was terrible. I was agonized, holding on to a childhood dream
13、that had long since faded. When I talked with a friend about it a year later, he asked: “Right now, what do you want to do with your life?” Thats when I came to the realization that dreams change over time and that you should give up the childhood dream if its not what you want as an adult. Luckily,
14、 it wasnt too late. After some serious thought, I changed my major to journalism. It wasnt something I had always imagined myself pursuing but at that moment, it was what I wanted.We grow up, and sometimes our dreams change and thats perfectly OK. You just need to ask yourself every once in a while,
15、 “Is this still what I want?” If the answer is no, move on and start chasing a new one.21What does the author suggest in Paragraph 1?A. Past actions should be treasured. B. Its unwise to regret all the time.C. Life would be dull without “What if?” D. We make better decisions by looking back.22What d
16、oes the underlined word “agonized” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Proud B. Determined C. Unregretful D. Painful23Why didnt the author change her major immediately?A. Changing a major was uncommon. B. Her advisor forced her not to do that.C. She didnt want her childhood dream to fade.D. She thought it a betr
17、ayal(背叛) of her younger self.24What lesson did the author learn from the experience?A. Dont follow others career advice. B. Improve us before realizing our dream.C. Its OK to switch to our real love. D. Childhood dreams are hard to insist on.BAfter 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take ano
18、ther woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years. However, the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother was waiting in the doo
19、r with her coat on. She had curled (使卷曲) her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy (舒适的). My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an
20、agreeable conversation about nothing extraordinary(非凡的) but just caught up on recent events. We talked so much that we missed the movie.As we arrived at her house later, she said,“Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. A few days later, my mother died of a massive (
21、严重的) heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didnt have a chance to do anything for her.Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt (收据) from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasnt sure whether I could b
22、e there; still, I paid for two plates one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, Son.”At that moment, I understood the importance of saying “I love you” and of giving our loved ones the time they deserve. Nothing in life is more important t
23、han family. Give family members the attention they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.25. The author describes in detail how his mother looked, in order to _.A. show readers what his mothers character is likeB. stress how important the dinner was to his motherC. c
24、reate an atmosphere of happiness for the familyD. show the importance of table manners to readers26. The author should be thankful to _. A. his wife, who pushed him to have dinner with his momB. his mom, who paid in advance for the next dinnerC. God, who gave him the chance to have dinner with his m
25、omD. his children, who were very understanding and helpful27. We can infer from the story that _.A. the author doesnt like his work and children at all.B. the author and his mother talked about big events during their dinnerC. the author and his mother saw a movie together after their dinnerD. the a
26、uthors mother felt satisfied to have a dinner with her son.28. The author of this passage tends to agree that_.A. where there is a will, there is a way.B. a good heart is sure to find another to match it. C. we should spend more time with our family.D. family should be as important as work.CMany peo
27、ple believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that youre never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though. Children and adults learn new languages in different w
28、aysFor children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn language to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand,are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language communit
29、y, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. T
30、his can frighten many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.Research has shown that children who learn a new language when they are very young are not likely to have a “foreign” accent when speaking a different language. Some scientists also believe that it can take up to 10,000 hou
31、rs of study to master a new languageThis can be difficult for adults to achieve, but young children can accumulate those hours over several years as they grow up. When young children learn a new language, they come to see multiple(多样的) languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset helps them
32、 learn a new language without feeling theyre doing something unusual or “too hard”. So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! Its never too late to learn a new language. 29. Which of the following statement will the author agree with? A. People learn new languages in similar ways. B. Children should learn a new la
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