学年广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题 Word版.docx

1、学年广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题 Word版2018-2019年度第一学期高二英语二阶考试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题； 每小题1分， 满分5分)1. How many people will visit New York for free?A. 2. B. 3. C. 5. 2. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. See Mr. Smith. B. Check the letter. C. Type the letter again. 3. Whats wrong with Jane

2、?A. She misses her home very much. B. She hasnt received her mothers letter. C. She is worried about her mothers health. 4. What does the man want to do?A. Learn to play baseball. B. Organize a baseball team. C. Find a baseball player. 5. What does Susan mean?A. She had a date then. B. She will put

3、off the meeting. C. She didnt have time to prepare the speech. 第二节(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Why does the woman come to see Rick?A. To say goodbye. B. To ask for advice. C. To invite him to her home. 7. Which country would the woman like to visit?A. Canada. B. France. C. Germany. 听下面一段

4、对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The popularity of English. B. The study pressure on students. C. Attitudes towards learning foreign languages. 9. What percentage of students are forced to learn a foreign language?A. About 21%. B. About 27%. C. About 35%. 听下面一段对话，回答第10

5、至第12三个小题。10. What is the room like?A. Big but old. B. Big and new. C. Small but new. 11. What will be arranged first?A. The chairs. B. The bed. C. The dressing table. 12. Where will the chairs be put?A. Close to the window. B. In front of the fireplace. C. Behind the dressing table. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第1

6、6四个小题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Guide and tourist. 14. Where is the bank?A. Next to the coffee shop.B. Opposite the museum. C. At the end of the road. 15. What advice does the man give to the woman?A. Eating less chocolate. B. K

7、eeping the table clean. C. Watching out for the traffic. 16. How will the speakers go to the museum?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Why did Murphy go to a doctor?A. He thought his wife was deaf. B. He wanted to get his hearing back. C. He couldnt make himself understood.

8、 18. What did the doctor tell Murphy to do?A. Stand about 15 meters from his wife. B. Ask his wife some serious questions. C. Talk to his wife in different distances. 19. What was his wife doing when Murphy got back home? A. Watching TV. B. Cooking. C. Setting the table. 20. How many times did Murph

9、y ask his wife the same question?A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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。AHearst Castle is a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947. In 1957, the He

10、arst Corporation donated the fortune to the state of California. Since that time it has been maintained as a state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art are open for public tours. Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million vi

11、sitors per year.Guided ToursThere are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardens.Tour One is recommended for first time visitorIt now includes the movie, Hearst Castle Building the Dream.Tour Two gives visitors a closer look at the main houses upper floors, Mr. Hearsts pri

12、vate suite, the libraries, and the kitchen.Tour Three looks at the Castles North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa Del Monte.Tour Four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace.The evening tour is a special tour that allows vi

13、sitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearsts own visitors might have.Reservation InformationWhile tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1 - 800 - 444 - 4445, see below for

14、 times.Reservation Call Center HoursDatesMonday-FridaySaturday-SundayMarch-September8AM to 6PM8AM to 6PMOctober-February9AM to 5PM9AM to 3PMVisit wwwhearst castleorg for more information.21. Who does the Hearst Castle belong to at present?A. The state of California B. William Randolph Hearst. C. Jul

15、ia Morgan D. The Hearst Corporation.22Which of the following is the available time to book tickets by phone?A. At 8 AM on Monday in February. B. At 7 PM on Friday in September. C. At 9 AM on Sunday in March. D. At 6 PM on Saturday in October.23. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce Hea

16、rst Castle. B. To introduce Hearst Castles scenery.C. To introduce Californias scenery. D. To attract visitors to Hearst Castle.BDo you play King of Glory (王者荣耀)? If so, do you like the game? Why or why not?Li Ming is a 13-year-old student in Shanghai. Since last May, he has spent most of his spare

17、time on King of Glory. “Every boy in my class is playing it,” he said. “Good players are respected.”King of Glory has been a very popular mobile game in China. It has had 50 million daily users. Unlike other games, King of Glory names all of its characters after figures(人物) from Chinas history. “All

18、 of them look very cool,” said Li. His favorite hero is Jing Ke. “Shes very pretty,” the boy added.Yes, you read right. The real Jing Ke was a man. In the game, however, he has been turned into a woman. Jing Ke is not alone. Li Bai, as we know, was a famous poet. In the game, his job is to kill the

19、others. Chinas first known physician, Bian Que, meanwhile, doesnt just cure people. He also poisons his enemies.This has caused a hot debate. Some parents are worried that the game may mislead their children. An article also criticized the game rewrote Chinas history. Others, however, are less worri

20、ed. They think a game is a game. The real problem, perhaps, is that there is no game rating system(评价制度) in China. King of Glory is designed for people over 16 years of age. According to a survey, however, more than 30 percent of the players are in primary or middle school. They are too young to tel

21、l the differences between fact and fiction(虚构). 24. According to the article, how old was Li Ming when he started playing King of Glory?A.Ten years old. B. Eleven years old. C. Twelve years old. D. Thirteen years old.25. According to the article, in King of Glory, Li Bai is a _.A. Poet B. killer C.

22、physician D. game developer26. What views on King of Glory is not mentioned in the passage?A. Some parents are afraid the game may mislead their children. B. Some people think the game shouldnt rewrote Chinas history. C. Some parents think King of Glory is just a game for fun. D. Some people think i

23、t is more popular among the young.27. According to the article, how does the author think the problem can be solved?A. By deleting all the misleading characters from King of Glory.B. By preventing those under 16 from playing King of Glory.C. By waiting for China to create a game rating system.D. By

24、including some history lessons in King of Glory.CA mystery surrounds my grandmothers collection of salt cellars (盐瓶). No one in the family seems to know when she started collecting them, or exactly how many she had.My grandmother died just over two years ago. At 91, she had spent 30 years without he

25、r right leg, which was removed due to cancer the year I was born. She was a poet, an artist, a food lover and a salt cellar collector. The funny thing about the salts, as she called them I never once heard her say salt cellar was that although everybody knew they were her hobby and everyone was alwa

26、ys searching for them at yard sales or in stores, nobody seemed to know what they meant to her and they just wanted to make her happy. Grandma kept her salts in a dark wooden corner display case in the living room. Since her death the case has remained exactly as she left it. Grandpa tries his best

27、to preserve his memories of her just as they are. Now I am collecting, too. Collecting memories about my grandmothers hobby, a way she spent her time. And as I hold one of them in my hand, I picture her holding it in her hand on the day she got it. She is smiling. My mother and her two sisters all h

28、ave small collections, but my mother admits that she was more interested in finding salts to send to Grandma. Grandma once wrote a poem titled “When April Comes”. The poem contains the line, “When April comes and I am not around, remember me when daffodils are found.” Now, Grandpa is working on a po

29、em with the line, “April came and you were not around”.But she was, somehow. She was there in the memories left behind by her possessions.28. In writing the text, the author expressed . A. her sadness at losing her grandma B. her desire to collect more salt cellars C. her love for her grandma D. her

30、 curiosity about her grandmas possessions29. The underlined part “her possessions” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. Grandmas experience B. Grandmas hobby C. Grandmas talent D. Grandmas strong will30. It can be inferred from the text that the authors family . A. are very proud of their interesti

31、ng family history B. value the wonderful poems Grandma wrote C. are much influenced by Grandmas interest D. know much about grandparents love31. What would be the best title for the text? A. Grandmas Salt Cellar Collection B. The Mystery of Grandmas Salt Cellars C. Grandparents Lifelong Devotion D.

32、A Familys Collection HistoryDNature has its own way of balancing itself out, but when we humans get involved, we tend to throw things out of control. Forests and oceans are natural carbon sinks that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but since weve been pumping too much into the air, those sinks cant keep up.Scientists at the