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1、学年四川省德阳五中高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版2017-2018学年四川省德阳五中高二下学期期中考试英语试题命题人 审题人 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。每段对话后面有一个小题，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. What is the woman going to do?A. Take a picture. B. Attend a lecture. C. Visit Professor Lee

2、.2. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Go out and jog. B. Eat out with him. C. Help improve his figure.3. What does the woman think of the movie?A. Its thrilling. B. Its amusing. C. Its frightening.4. When will the train leave?A. At 10:00. B. At 10:10. C. At 10:30.5. Which size is suitable fo

3、r the man?A. Large. B. Medium. C. Extra large.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. What does the man like about his home-town? A. The nightlife there is interesting. B. Its w

4、arm through every season. C. Its not expensive to live there.7. What is the weather like in autumn in Toronto? A. Sunny. B. Wet. C. Cold.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman say about the chef? A. He is a newcomer. B. He is from the seaside. C. He is a vegetarian.9. What does the man order at last?

5、 A. The fish. B. The chicken wings. C. The green bean dish.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. How many times has the man tried to borrow the book?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.11. What does the man ask the woman to check?A. Whether he should pay a fine.B. When the book will be returned.C. How many books he h

6、as borrowed.12. How does the man feel in the end? A. Sorry. B. Unlucky. C. Angry.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. How does Jo teach English?A. Through TV. B. Through the radio. C. Through the Internet. 14. Where did Jo stay for three years?A. In the UK. B. In Greece. C. In Australia.15. What changed Jos plan i

7、n London?A. She got a good job.B. She made lots of new friends.C. She was attracted by the local culture.16. Which is true about Jo, according to the text? A. She likes making friends. B. She is having a job interview with the man. C. She enjoyed working for the British royal family.听第10段材料，回答第17至第2

8、0题。17. Who is the speaker talking to? A. Gardeners of a university. B. Students from an art school. C. Members of a gardening club.18. What is the speaker trying to explain? A. How to plan a garden. B. How to plant different flowers. C. How to choose the best plants in garden. 19. What does the spea

9、ker suggest doing at first? A. Drawing an outline of the garden. B. Buying different flowers. C. Painting more pictures. 20. What do we know about the speaker? A. She is a painter. B. She has written a book. C. She owns a flower shop.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

10、D)中，选出最佳选项。AIt looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year in movie history. Here is a list of some of the years biggest blockbusters so far.Kong: Skull IslandA reboot (重启) of King Kong would normally get laughed at in this day and age, but it looks like this modern version of the sto

11、ry will be worth watching. With US actress Brie Larson and UK actor Tom Hiddleston in the mix, this film is set to be this years biggest monster tale.Release Date: 3/10/17Beauty and the Beast Director Bill Condon is bringing back a part of our childhood in live action, complete with the songs we all

12、 remember and love. With British stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens leading the cast, the classic Walt Disney story already sounds like itll be a delight for both children and adults.Release Date: 3/17/17The Fate of the Furious There was doubt that wed even get a Fast 8, especially after the fitting

13、ending US actor Paul Walkers character was given at the end of Furious 7. Fans thought theyd never see Dom and the rest of the crew back in action, but thankfully, US star Vin Diesel himself confirmed that The Fate of the Furious is fueling up for another go. The actors character, Dom, turns to the

14、dark side, funded by new enemy Cipher, played by South African actress Charlize Theron. Can the rest of Doms family join together to bring their old leader down? Find out in April.Release Date: 4/14/17Spider-Man: HomecomingSpider Man is heading home to Marvel Studios for the first time. The movie wi

15、ll show us Peter Parkers high school days, and will continue the threads we saw formed during his initial appearance in Captain America: Civil War. We know that Michael Keaton is playing The Vulture in this story, and that both Happy Hogan and Tony Stark, played by US actors Jon Favreau and Robert D

16、owney Jr., are along for the ride. But its Tom Hollands show as Spider-Man, so lets see what he has in store.Release Date: 7/7/1721. Which of the following movies cant you see on May Day? A. Kong: Skull Island B. Beauty and the Beast C. The Fate of the Furious D. Spider-Man: Homecoming22. What can w

17、e know about Beauty and the Beast? A. It is fueling up for another go. B. It is produced by Marvel Studios. C. Itll show us Peter Parkers school days. D. Itll be enjoyable for both children and adults.23. Dom, played by _, turns to the dark side in The Fate of the Furious. A.Vin Diesel B. Charlize T

18、heron C. Paul Walker D. Dan StevensBFeeding a crowd of hundreds doesnt make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.In fact, he loves being in the kitchen.By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school in Charlotte, US, he had become vice president of his schools cooking club. Kenny said he developed

19、 his love of cooking by watching his grandmother, who owned a business.And at the age of 5, he cooked his first dish. Taking it to school for lunch, he warmed it up in the schools microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches. “I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to

20、have food prepared for me,” he said.Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion and I wanted to know more,” he said. Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncles wedding. Kenny a

21、dded new changes to the traditional dishes that his grandma had prepared. Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kennys success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen.“Hes so enthusiastic about cooking that he doesnt let anything stop him,” Hicks said.24. What in

22、spired Kennys interest in cooking?A. The cooking club in his school.B. His love for eating.C. His desire to run a catering business alone.D. The sight of his grandmother cooking.25. The underlined word “cater” in Paragraph 8 probably means “to _”.A. have fun at B. be present atC. provide food for D.

23、 make a plan for26. Which of the following best describes Kennys cooking?A. Traditional. B. Creative. C. Simple. D. Strange.27. What does Hicks think sets Kenny apart from other students?a. His passion for cooking.b. His cooperation with others.c. His ability to multitask.d. His special family backg

24、round.A. a, b B. a, c C. b, c D. c, dCAlong with soccer, basketball is a global sport. As you read this, young people somewhere in the world are happily passing, dribbling and shooting. Its enormous fun and a joyful way to spend time with others.Basketball is a game for everyone. Unlike golf or tenn

25、is, it doesnt require great wealth or a lot of space to play. After all, not many people have a golf course-sized backyard, and tennis equipment is expensive. Basketball, by contrast, just needs a wall with a hoop (篮筐) and a ball.So after its invention by Canadian-American physical educator James Na

26、ismith in 1891, the sport took off with US city-dwellers, who quickly became attracted to the game because it suited their circumstances. Today, 126 years later, basketball remains one of the most popular sports in the US, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) has an increasing appeal to fan

27、s around the world. The success of basketball as a global phenomenon is undoubtedly related to the way African-Americans play the game. “The basketball court reflected some of the major cultural shifts in America, such as from segregation (种族隔离) to integration (融合),” the LIVESTRONG website noted. Fr

28、om the 1950s onwards, segregation rules, which had prohibited African-Americans from playing in NBA games, were no longer used in the US. In 1950, when Earl Lloyd started to play for the Washington Capital team, things began to change. Since then, most of the greats of the game have been African-Ame

29、ricans, like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Its not difficult to see that theres a strong link between political liberation and basketball. Something of this is expressed in a quote from the US author John Edgar Wideman. He makes a connection between basketball and hope

30、: “When its played the way its supposed to be played, basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, elevated (升起) above the floor, levitating (使飘浮) the way oppressed (压制的) peoples of this earth imagine themselves in their dreams.”28. What advantage does basketball have over golf or tennis, accord

31、ing to the author? A. It can be played anywhere. B. It doesnt cost much to play. C. It doesnt require too much skill. D. It interests almost everyone.29. What can we learn about basketball from Paragraph 3? A. The sport was created by a PE teacher. B. The sport was not popular with people at first. C. Its rules have changed a lot to suit new circumstances. D. The NBA, with a history of 126 years, attracts people worldwide.30. The main purpose of Paragraph 5 is to _. A. explain the origin and rules of NBA games in the 1950s B. prove the popularity of basketball among African-Americans