四川省绵阳市南山中学实验学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、四川省绵阳市南山中学实验学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题四川省绵阳市南山中学实验学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷即答题卷。两卷共10页，全卷满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。注意事项：1 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2 考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。3 作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4 考试结束后. 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一部: 分听力（共两节，满分20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

2、到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例: How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B.9.15. C. 9.18. 答案是B。1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A.In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.2.At what time wi

3、ll the film begin?A.7:20 B.7:15 C.7:003. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane. B. A weekend trip. C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train. B. See the man off. C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery. B.

4、 She went to the wrong place. C. She couldnt take the cake back.第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15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，每小题将给出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. 7题。6. Whose CD is broken?A.Kathys. B.Mums. C.Jacks.7. What does the boy promise to

5、do for the girl?A.Buy her a new CD. B.Do some cleaning. C.Give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。8. What did the man think of the meal?A. Just so-so. B. Quite satisfactory. C. A bit disappointing.9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?A. The food. B. The drinks. C. The service.听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。10. Why

6、 is the man at the shop? A. To order a camera for his wife. B. To have a camera repaired. C. To get a camera changed. 11. What colour does the man want?A. Pink. B. Black. C. Orange.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call. B. Wait until further notice. C. Come again the next day.听第9段

7、材料，回答第13至16题。13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?A. Go to a play. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston.14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto? A. Attend a party. B. Meet her aunt. C. See a car show.I5. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave? A. To call up Betty. B. To buy some D

8、VDs. C. To pick up Daniel.16. What might be the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Guide and tourist.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does Thomas Manning work? A. In the Guinness Company. B. At a radio station. C. In a museum.18. Where did the idea of a book of record

9、s come from? A. A bird-shooting trip. B. A visit to Europe. C. A television talk show.19. When did Sir Hughs first book of records appear? A. In 1875. B. In 1950. C. In 1955.20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next? A. More records of unusual facts. B. The founder of the company. C. Th

10、e oldest person in the world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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHeres a list of books Im looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but its an abundant crop.“Home After Dark” by David Small( L

11、iveright, Sept.11)In 2017, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir(回忆录) called “Stitches”. Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sep

12、t. 11 at 3p.m, Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon. com/graph-tale.“Waiting for Eden” by Elliot Ackerman(Knopf, Sept.25)This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassing

13、ly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in lraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.“All You Can Ever Know” by Nicole Chung(Catapult, Oct.2)Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted

14、 as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.“Unsheltered” by Barbara Kingsolver(Harper, Oct. 16)Alternating between past

15、and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.21If

16、you hope for a signature of the author, you will probably buy a copy of _.AAll You Can Ever Know BWaiting for EdenCHome After Dark DUnsheltered22Who joined the army and was sent to the Middle East?AElliot Ackerman. BDavid Small.CBarbara Kingsolver. DNicole Chung.23If you want to read a book about se

17、eking roots, you can surf _.Awww. amazon. com/graph-tale Bwww. amazon. com/politics-proseCwww. amazon. com/military-essay Dwww. amazon. com/tech-science24Which of the statements is true about “Unsheltered”?AIt interprets the past and present of Darwinism.BIt is set in the late nineteenth century onl

18、y.CIt is contradictory to the authors other novels in themes.DThe science teacher in it was involved in the argument about Darwinism.25In which section of the newspaper can we read this passage?ASocial issues. BLiteratureCRecreation DEducationBA MENTORING(导师制) program is giving life changing opportu

19、nities to Banbury youths.Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11to 21.Alex Goldberg, the programs founder, said: We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially

20、be life changing and broaden their outlook.“We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youths. For example, weve secured internships(实习) with world-famous firms such as Honda.“At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more diffi

21、cult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youths with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures.” Kieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youths who has benefited f

22、rom the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations(UNESCO) International Youth Forum(论坛).The event was held for young people from around the

23、 world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. “Before we left I didnt quite know what to make o

24、f it but when we got there we didnt stop, it was amazing,” he said, “We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues such as drug abuse, vi

25、olence and unemployment.Kieran said: “It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August.”The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For details visit www. younginspi

26、rations. com.26The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _.Atrain staff for world-famous firmsBoffer job opportunities to young adultsCprovide youths with unique experiencesDequip the unemployed with different skills27According to Alex Goldberg, it is difficult for schools to offer the mentor

27、ing due to _.Athe lack of support from firmsBthe cultural differencesCthe effect of unemploymentDthe shortage of money28According to the passage, the forum focused on how youth can _.Areceive a better education in the futureBfind work experience opportunitiesCimprove their social skills for the futu

28、reDplay an active role in the change of society29We can learn from the passage that _.Athe visit to the United Kingdom was amazingBKieran has made great progress in many aspectsCthe youth have found a way to solve their problemsDthe mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday30What would be

29、the best title for the passage?AYoung People Find a World of OpportunityBAlex Goldberg, Founder of Young InspirationsCKieran, Banbury School Pupil to ParisDDebates Help Youth with Their GradesCLast week, Vodafone started a test of the UKs first full 5G service, available for use by businesses in Sal

30、ford. It is part of its plan to trial the technology in seven UK cities. But what can we expect from the next generation of mobile technology?One thing we will see in the preparation for the test is lots of tricks with the new tech. Earlier this year, operators paid almost 1.4 billion for the 5G wav

31、elengths, and to compensate for that cash, they will need to catch the eye of consumers. In September, Vodafone used its bit of the range to display the UKs first hologram(全息) call. The Manchester City captain Steph Houghton appeared as a hologram in Newbury. It isnt all holograms, however: 5G will offer faster Internet access, with Ofcom(英国通讯管理局) suggesting that video that takes a minute to download on 4G will be available in just a second.The wider application is to support connected equipment on the “Internet of things” not just the Internet-enabled fridge that can