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1、名校提分专用高二英语下学期期中试题1宁夏银川一中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一卷第一部分听力（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；第小题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答案，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. How much was the rent when the man first moved in？A $600. B. $45

2、0. C. $400.2. What does the man mean?A. The problems are hard for him too. B. He has dealt with all the problems. C. The woman should make a good plan.3. Where are the speakers most probably？A. In a car. B. At a parking lot. C. On a countryside road.4. What did the woman hear about the exam?A. It ha

3、s been put off till next Friday B. It will be really hard to pass. C. It is about English writing.5. Why does the man make the call?A. To change an appointment. B. To cancel an appointment. C. To make an appointment.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What are the speaker

4、s mainly talking about?A. The womans trip to Shanghai. B. The scenery in Shanghai. C. The weather in Shanghai.7. What season is it now most probably?A. Spring. B. Summer C. Autumn.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the man leave?A. Half an hour later. B. One hour later. C. Two hours later.9. Why does the

5、man say its a pity?A. The woman knows little about sport games.B. The woman seldom watches news on television. C. The woman throws away the sports section without reading it.请听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. What time is it now?A. 2:20 B. 2:00 C. 1:4011. What is the mans health insurance number?A. 88564802 B. 88

6、89005 C. 555900812. How is the man now?A. His back hurts. B. He has a fever. C. He has a stomachache.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man most probably?A. A reporter. B. A director. C. A producer.14. When does the woman usually watch TV?A. In the late morning and at midnight. B. Around breakfast an

7、d late at night. C. During dinner and after lying on the bed.15. What would the woman hope to see on a new channel?A. News. B. Love stories. C. Local information.16. How many things does the woman give advice about?A. Three B. Four C. Five请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. Who saw the minister in the morning?A.

8、The boys father B. The older boy C. The younger boy.18. What do we know about the minister?A. He knew the two boys well. B. He was a huge man. C. He had a pleasant voice.19. How did the younger boy react to the ministers first question?A. He opened his eyes and mouth wide. B. He closed his mouth tig

9、htly. C. He hung his head.20. What can we learn from the talk?A. The two boys were in really big trouble. B. The two boys were scolded severely C. The ministers method didnt work第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AI was never very neat, while my r

10、oommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled（贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We

11、both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not

12、have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled（爬）under her covers, sobbing.Obviously, that was not something she should not go through alon

13、e. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didnt notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her exp

14、ression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.21What made Kat

15、e so angry one evening?AShe couldnt find her books.BShe saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.CShe got the news that her grandma was ill.DShe heard the author shouting loud.22How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?ABy analyzing causes BBy describing a process CBy showing differences DBy following time

16、order23What might be the best title for the story?AMy Friend Kate BLearning to Be RoommatesCHow to Be Organized DHard Work Pays OffBThe medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospital may play an important role in helping patients to get better. As part of a nati

17、onwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the countrys best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have very valuab

18、le collections of present art in passages, waiting areas and treatment rooms. These recent movements first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital on northeastern England during the early 1970s.He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and t

19、hat art should be enjoyed by a wider audience. A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the outpatients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital

20、 in 1975.Believed to be Britains first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is striking. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colours, playful images(形象) and restful

21、 courtyards.The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall

22、 to look at. 24The underlined part to soften the hard edges of modern buildings in Paragraph 2 means_.Ato make the corners of hospital buildings roundBto decorate hospitals with art collectionsCto change peoples attitude toward hospitalsDto replace the old buildings with modern buildings25. From thi

23、s text, weve learnt that _ .Aartists in Britain have completely lost their places in modern society Bpatients should be encouraged to learn art Cart is encouraged to be introduced into British hospitals Dhospitals in Britain should be changed into art museums26It can be inferred from this text that

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31、ajor function of Lipitor?A. To help quit smoking. B. To control blood pressure.C. To lower bad cholesterol. D. To improve unhealthy diet.28. Taking Lipitor is helpful for _.A. adults having heart disease B. women who are pregnant C. breast-feeding women D. teenagers with liver problems29. Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?A. Face swelling. B. Upset stomach. C. Kidney failure. D. Muscle weakness.30. What is the main purpose of the passage?A.