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1、学年宁夏吴忠市吴忠中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版无答案2017-2018学年宁夏吴忠市吴忠中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，每题1分，满分20分）第一节听下面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.Where does the conversation probably take place ?A. In a hotel B. At school C. At home2.Why isnt Helen present

2、?A. She forgot to come. B. She wasnt invited. C. She changed her mind.3.What does the man probably do ?A. A waiter B. A tailor C. A salesman4.Where was the woman born ?A. In Australia B. In Britain C. In the United States5.Who will the man probably call ?A. Christine B. John C. Emory 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每

3、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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Which part of the mans body is bleeding?A. The right leg B. The left arm C. The right arm7. What will the woman do first?A. X-ray the mans back B. Clean the mans woundC.

4、Give the man some medicine听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Who is the womans watch for?A. Her father B. Her friend C. Her husband9. What docs the man say about the necklace?A. Ifs free of duty B. It is very beautiful C. It is very expensive听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. When will the man return?A. On Sunday B. On

5、Saturday C. On Friday11. How much will the man pay for his journey?A.S850 B. $815 C. $42512. What do we know about the mans journey from the conversation?A. Drinking is not allowed. B. It will be serving lunch. C. He can enjoy a video program.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What docs the man probably thin

6、k of the book?A. Interesting B. Moving C. Dull14. What is the man doing?A. Watching TV B. Reading a magazine C. Listening to the radio15. Why wont the man go to watch Anne Hathaways movie tonight?A. He doesnt like Hathaway. B. He has to work overtime. C. He has a date with Flora.16. What do we know

7、about the woman?A. She has big brown eyes. B. She really likes Justin Biebers music. C. She has an extra ticket to a Justin Biebers concert.听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How did the speaker and Dave become friends ?A. They lived near each other. B. They met when they were children. C. They used to play

8、on the same football team.18. What do the speaker and Dave have in common?A. Their jobs B. Their hobbies C. Their taste in clothes.19. When did the speaker and Dave plan to meet last weekend? A. At 4:00 pm B. At 5:30 pm C. At 6:30 pm20. What do we know about Dave?A. He isnt a good listener. B. He is

9、 a troublemaker. C. He is always late.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately，most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interest

10、s and abilities，However，the regimentation (严格控制)resulting from grades still exists. Grades often hold back the students creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down chances to pursue (追寻)music, dramatics and sports. Grades put an arbitrary (武断的)standard of success on eve

11、ryone. I do not demand as some extremists do，that grades be got rid of at once. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.Magdalena Smith, PresidentDrama ClubLets face the facts about grades. Grades hav

12、e three basic functions. First, grades encourage students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a scold to students who do not work hard. Finally, grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student achievement. Go

13、od grades help students to get jobs and to get into university. Ive spoken with a number of students who have jobs, and most of them said that they were hired mostly on the basis of their grades. My grades helped me get a part time job and will help me get into university next year. I think grades a

14、re very important at Village High School.Simon Harper, Member, Science Club21. Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone who .A. believes in the benefits of good gradesB. is concerned about students creativityC. supports students interests and abilitiesD. doesnt work too hard at his studies2

15、2. Magdalena Smith thinks it important for students .A. to get good jobsB. to take part in music, dramatics, and sportsC. to compete more for gradesD. to be scolded for not working hard23. helped Simon Harper get a part time job.A. His creativity B. His abilityC. His good grades D. His various inter

16、ests24. Which of the following is NOT the attitude of Magdalena Smith towards grades? A. Grades should be got rid of.B. The regimentation resulting from grades still exists.C. Grades put an arbitrary standard of success.D. Students should be able to learn without worrying about grades.(B)It is quite

17、 reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modem life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one m the drivers seat is another matter altogether.Road politeness is not only good

18、manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool- headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the Possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of tha

19、nks in answer to an act politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and is so necessary in modem traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, misplaced politeness can

20、 also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that high

21、ways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings.Unfortunately, modem drivers cant even lea

22、rn to drive. Let alone master the roadman ship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.25. According to the passage, troubles on the road are often cause

23、d by .A. traffic jams B. great speed of modern life C. the behavior of the drivers D. terrible road conditions26. The underlined word give-and-take in the passage means .A. politeness and impolitenessB. willingness to give in to each others wishesC. offering help to others as much as possibleD. good

24、 manners and bad manners27. According to the writer. a good driver should .A. beat back when forced to face rude drivingB. join in traffic stream quickly however other people feelC. encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever they want toD. Be able to recognize politeness when he sees it28. What

25、 is the best title of the passage?A. Road Politeness B. Traffic ProblemsC. Bad Manners on the Road D. Good Drivers and Bad Drivers(C)In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!For

26、 each prediction that has come true today, several others have missed by a mile.Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology, or whether people really needed it in their lives or not. Lets look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.Robot HelpersWhe

27、res the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course. And hes probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other manufacturing environments.Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes. So why hasnt it happened?

28、 Probably because robots are still too expensive and clumsy, And maybe the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too weird. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.Telephones of TomorrowIn 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the ye

29、ar 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet.Why? The technology worked fine, but it over-looked something obvious: peoples desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the sho

30、wer? Probably notit could be embarrassing! Just because atechnology available doesnt always mean people will want to use it.And finally, how about that crazy prediction anymore! But a flying car remains one of the mostof the flying car? Its not so crazy fascinating technology ideas to capture our im

31、agination. Keep watching the news, or perhaps the sky outside your window, to see what the future will bring.29. The author of this passage wont believe that .A. predictions neednt consider peoples practical use of technology B. the future isnt always easy to guess C. not ail past predictions have c

32、ome trueD. many of the high-tech things our parents thought wed be using by now simply never appeared30. The underlined word weird in Para. 5 probably means .A. wonderful B. stupid C. practical D. strange31. What does the author think of the flying car?A. It is too difficult to imagine. B. It is too crazy an idea.C. It is likely to