湖北省七校考试联盟学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案高中 高二 英语试题.docx

1、湖北省七校考试联盟学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案高中 高二 英语试题2018年春“荆、荆、襄、宜”四地七校考试联盟高二期中联考英语试题命题学校：龙泉中学 命题人：肖学芝 罗玉华 审题人：柯心平本试卷共10页，共四部分。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。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。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。

2、每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who won the race ? A. Michael Robinson. B. Kyle Nash. C. Chris Scott.2. What will the man probably do?A. Prepare for a test. B. Go to the park with the woman.C. See the movie with the woman tomorrow.3. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Quit her job. B. Work in another restaurant

3、. C. Work three nights a week.4. How will the woman get back home? A. By taxi. B. On foot. C. By bus.5. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a restaurant.第二节 (共15个小题;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

4、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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题6. Why does the woman refuse the mans invitation?A. She needs to treat some guests. B. She has to do some home cooking.C. She has to prepare for a driving competition.7. What do we know about the woman?A. She needs a part-time job.

5、 B. She cant afford to play golf. C. She doesnt like playing golf.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题8. Whats wrong with the sweater the woman bought? A. Its too small. B. Its not the right style. C. Its the wrong color.9. How does the woman probably feel about the mans response? A. Satisfied. B. Surprised. C. Disappoin

6、ted.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Why cant Tony go to the party?A. He has to do some homework. B. He has to work late in the office. C. He has to visit his parents.11. How will the woman go to the party?A. By taxi. B. By subway. C. By car.12. What will the woman probably wear at the party? A. Casual clothes.

7、 B. Formal dress. C. Work suit.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Who is the man?A. A researcher. B. A policeman. C. A witness.14. What does the driver look like? A. He is not young. B. He has thin lips. C. He is very tall.15. What was the woman doing when the accident happened?A. Driving a car. B. Hurrying to pa

8、y a bill. C. Walking fast to her grandson.16. What did the man do first after knocking the woman down?A. He took the woman to the hospital. B. He got out of his car to have a look.C. He drove his car away at once.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题17. What is the main topic of the monologue(独白) ?A. Decisions. B. Dang

9、ers. C. Plans.18. What can we learn from the monologue?A. Choosing a high school is the most difficult. B. Decision-making is easy for all people.C. Indecisions can be a serious problem.19. How many choices are there in ordering a coffee according to the speaker?A. Just two. B. At least four. C. Les

10、s than three.20. Why is it hard to make a decision according to the speaker?A. You dont want to think too much.B. You dont know how to make a decision.C. Therere too many choices to choose from.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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。ARoald Dahl is

11、 one of the greatest storytellers the world has ever known. He was born in Llandaff in Wales on 13 September 1916. Roalds dream was to go to exciting foreign places, and he got the chance when he got a job with the Shell Company supplying oil in East Africa. When the Second World War broke out, he b

12、ecame a fighter pilot and he almost died when he crashed his plane in the desert. Afterwards he was sent home and given a new job in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. There, he started writing speeches and war stories, and his first pieces of writing were published.Have you heard of any of the

13、se stories?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie is a young boy from a poor family and, like most children, he loves chocolate. Charlie buys Wonka chocolate bars hoping to find a golden ticket inside because whoever finds a golden ticket is invited to visit the Wonka chocolate factory. However,

14、there are some wonderfully strange things inside the factory!The BFGThe BFG is the Big Friendly Giant and he brings sweet dreams to children while they are sleeping. One night he is seen by a girl called Sophie, and he kidnaps(绑架) her and carries her away to his homeland because he is scared shell t

15、ell the world about his existence. He is actually friendly, but the other giants are not. They want to eat people. Sophie decides to get someone to help: the Queen!Matilda Matilda is talented and she loves books, but her parents dont understand her intelligence and are cruel to her. Matildas brainpo

16、wer is discovered by her teacher, Miss Honey, who helps her to develop her intellect. But Miss Honey is also being mistreated by the cruel head teacher, so Matilda tries to find a way to help herBoy: Tales of Childhood This book is told like a story, but its not a novel. Its an autobiography of Roal

17、d Dahls childhood and school experiences. In it he describes his experiences with the dead mouse, horrible teachers, summer holidays to Norway and getting the job with Shell.21. What did Roald do right before working in the British Embassy? A. He wrote stories and speeches. B. He traveled in foreign

18、 countries. C. He was a soldier in the air force. D. He worked for a famous oil company. 22. For what purpose does the BFG carry Sophie away? A. To eat her. B. To scare her. C. To do her a favor. D. To keep his secret. 23. What do the four stories have in common? A. They are amusing. B. They are abo

19、ut kids. C. They are works of fiction. D. They are based on true stories.BFrida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Mexico City. Kahlo suffered from ill health as a child after catching polio (小儿麻痹症) at the age of 6, which made her right leg shorter and thinner than the left.Before her painting caree

20、r, she aimed for a career in natural sciences, but her dreams were ruined by a serious accident, which caused her pain and illness for the rest of her life. She was paralyzed (瘫痪) for three months, alone and lonely.Armed with a few brushes, a range of oil paints and a special easel (画架)that allowed

21、her to paint while still in bed, she created some beautiful pieces. Her artwork is sought after by fans and art collectors for high prices, the highest being eight million dollars.Kahlo married Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican artist. They once divorced in 1939, but remarried in 1940.Frida Kahlo once

22、said, I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality. This perfectly describes her painting style, one drawn from her personal pain and tragedies. She is a self-taught artist known for her self-portraits(自画像). Mexican culture and tradition was something very important to her, evident in many of he

23、r paintings. Apart from her strong sense of Mexican pride, various references to religion were also included. Frida Kahlos self-portrait, Girl with Necklace, has resurfaced after 60 years of it being hidden from the public eye. This discovery of Kahlos painting is significant, as only ten percent of

24、 her work is available in America due to complex and strict export laws in Mexico. Her works are declared as artistic monuments by the Mexico president and any works painted in Mexico must remain in Mexico. These strict laws have produced many fakes of Kahlos work. Frida Kahlos legacy lives on till

25、this day, for being not only a well-known female artist of color, but also a breaker of cultural and social barriers.24. What caused Kahlo to begin painting? A. Her love for painting. B. Her love of natural scenery. C. Her pain and loneliness in bed. D. Her desire to make more money.25. What style a

26、re Kahlos paintings? A. Romantic. B. Realistic. C. Abstract. D. Impressionist.26. Why is the discovery of Girl with Necklace important? A. There are a lot of fakes. B. It is the only portrait of Kahlo. C. It is regarded as the artistic monument. D. Kahlos paintings are rare in America. 27. Which of

27、the following best describes Kahlo? A. Talented but unlucky. B. Brave but self-centered. C. Optimistic and romantic. D. Ambitious and sensitive.CFacebooks mooted plan to open up its social network to children under 13 is full of problems, too many, in my view, to make it workable.Lets start with thi

28、s country, Australia. Here teachers and parents are still trying to find out how to deal with cyberbullying (网络欺凌). Nine out of ten parents said when the bullying happened it was on a social network site. When it came to bullying done in other ways, Australia ranked 15th for mobile devices, 22nd for

29、 online chat, 17th for emails, 20th for instant messages, 21st for general websites and 18th for other forms of technology.Despite trying their best, parents and teachers alike may not have the skills to prevent serious bad behavior by young children on Facebook, and might not have enough time to wa

30、tch them every time they use the site.Secondly, why does Facebook want to do this? If its to make more money, then I wouldnt want to support Facebook as it tries to get children to beg their parents to buy more Facebook games. Facebook can make huge amounts of money from childrens games.According to

31、 James Steyer, the CEO of Common Sense Media, a company that tries to look after childrens safety when they use technology, Facebooks plan to allow young children to join is about making more money.“With the growing concerns and pressure around the way Facebook manages its business, the company appe

32、ars to be doing whatever it takes to find new ways to make money and is only interested in short-term profits.”Theres no doubt that millions of young children are already members of the site, having lied about their age, and that parents have set up accounts for their children. It may be possible that Facebook c