英语河北省邯郸市鸡泽县第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试试题.docx

1、英语河北省邯郸市鸡泽县第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试试题河北省邯郸市鸡泽县第一中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 第一部分 听力（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. Why does the man feel awful? A. He cant find his keys. B. Hes not good at studies. C. He misse

2、d many lessons.2. Where does this conversation probably take place？ A. In a park. B. At a theater. C. In a parking lot. 3. What happened to Tim？ A. He knocked someone down. B. He was hit by a motorbike. C. He was seriously ill. 4.How many cups did the woman buy online？ A. 10. B. 20. C. 30. 5. What a

3、re the speakers supposed to do？ A. Watch a performance. B. Visit a museum. C. Buy some books.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和第7两个小题。 6. When does the conversation take place？ A.

4、In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 7. How long does the man give the woman？ A. 30 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 10 minutes.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. Who was the winner in last nights game？ A. Toronto Raptors. B. Denver Nuggets. C. Utah Jazz. 9. When should the speakers hand in their E

5、nglish homework？ A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afternoon.听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。 10. Where is the woman going this summer？ A. New York. B. Boston. C. Chicago. 11. What does the woman think the man wants to be？ A. A storyteller. B. An actor. C. A stage director. 12. Which of the fo

6、llowing is the womans opinion？ A. One needs a gift to study creative writing. B. Music school is a waste of time. C. Hard work pays off.听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。 13. How long has the man been working in the zoo？ A. For 25 years. B. For 20 years. C. For 15 years.14. How does the man describe his work? A.

7、Hard. B. Well-paid. C. Interesting.15. When does the zoo close in winter？ A. At 4:30 pm. B. At 5:30 pm. C. At 6:30 pm. 16. What does the man do in the zoo? A. He clears out cages. B. He feeds the animals. C. He does the management work. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题 17. How much time on average does a retire

8、d person spend on leisure activities per day? A. Less than five hours. B. About six hours. C. Over seven hours.18. What activity do retired people like to do besides reading and resting? A. Watching TV. B. Surfing the Internet. C. Chatting with friends.19. What do retired people spend the most time

9、on? A. Physical exercise. B. Leisure activities. C. Sleep.20. Which of the following is one reason that retired people still work?A. Want to earn more money. B. Enjoy the fun during work. C. Want to make more friends.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题; 每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

10、上将该项涂黑。AGolden Gate BridgeLocated in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County. It was finally thrown open to public traffic in 1937. It cost $ 25.7 million in the construction. Till the year 1957, the Golden Gate Bridge,

11、at a length of 2,737 meters, was the longest suspension bridge(吊桥) in the world.Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is located in Brooklyn. It is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, having been opened in the year 1883. The length of the bridge is 1,843 meters. The bridge has be

12、en featured in several Hollywood movies.George Washington BridgeAlso known as the Hudson River Bridge and the Columbus Bridge, the George Washington Bridge which connects Fort Lee to Manhattan came into use in 1931 after a .construction period of almost 4 years. It is a twolevel suspension bridge th

13、at cost about $ 52 million to build.Mackinac BridgeThis is the third biggest suspension bridge in the world at a length of 8,038 meters. The architect of this bridge was Dr. David B. Steinman who directed the construction of the bridge which started in the year 1954 and opened to the public in 1958.

14、 People using this bridge are charged a certain amount of money.Navajo BridgeLocated in Arizona, this bridge crosses the Colorado River and is almost 250 meters long. The construction of this bridge started in the year 1927, ending two years later, costing $ 390,000. In the 1990s a second bridge was

15、 built which was opened to the public in 1994. The first bridge is now used only by pedestrians.21. What do we know about the Golden Gate Bridge?A. It consists of two bridges. B. It costs the least of the five bridges.C. It is the longest suspension bridge in the world. D. It takes about 4 years to

16、complete the construction.22. Which of the following bridges was built the earliest?A. Golden Gate Bridge. B. Brooklyn Bridge.C. George Washington Bridge. D. Navajo Bridge.23. What will you do if you drive across Mackinac Bridge?A. Have to pay some money. B. Use the second bridge.C. Cover nearly 250

17、 meters. D. Sec the statue of Dr. David B. Steinman.BMary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and idly（漫不经地）wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the university knows her

18、as the Squirrel Girl.Mary started bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift up their spirits, she started posting similar Photos on Facebook. The response was grea

19、tly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.Growing up in a neighborhood outside State College, Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didnt interact with people very much. She was later diagnosed with Aspersers syndrome, but the squi

20、rrels changed that. The squirrels are actually a good way to break the ice, because Ill be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them, she said. I am a lot more outgoing.And in case youre wondering h

21、ow Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example ,whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop(道具), and theyll grab it. But getting to that part took a while. In the beginning, she would

22、throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.This year, Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science writer and educate peo

23、ple on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.24. What kind of change do squirrels bring to Mary?A. She is sicker than before. B. She is more interested in animals.C. She is more sociable than before. D. She is les

24、s willing to go to college.25. How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?A. By putting them in cages. B. By playing music to them.C. By attracting them with colorful food. D. By building a close relationship with them.26. Which words can best describe Mary?A. Patient and caring. B

25、. Confident and strong.C. Sociable and healthy. D. Traditional and hard-working.27. What can be the best title for the text?A. Marys Experience in University. B. Making Friends with Wild Animals.C. The “Squirrel Girl” of Penn State. D. The Bridge Between Mary and Squirrels.CThe popular TV program Re

26、aders has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(亭) set up in big cities across the country.As the latest TV show to help peoples love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or e

27、ven personal letters they wrote to their loved onesJust as the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras, have become instant hits.A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on Mar

28、ch 4 - the first day of the booths opening to the public in ShanghaiThe deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5:30 pm, as the number of waiting readers continued to grow. Some waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library manag

29、ement.“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opensIf that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again,” library manager Zhou Deming, told the Shanghai-based The Paper.The reading booth is the onl

30、y one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment, but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months, according to the librarys website.The Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing, Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xian to appeal to more people to read

31、and share their life stories.With the recent boom of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition, some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general.28CCTV program Readers aims to _.Ateach people what to readBattract peoples attention to CCTVCinvite people to read aloud in the boothDarouse peoples flesh enthusiasm for reading29We can learn from Paragraph 3 that _.ASome people waited for a long time to read in the boothBMarch 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai LibraryCOn March 4,2