学年山东省淄博市淄川中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含听力.docx

1、学年山东省淄博市淄川中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含听力高2018级高二学分认定考试英语试卷 (120分钟150分 )第卷第一部分听力(共两节, 每小题1.5分，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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What fruit does the woman use? A. Pears. B. Oranges. C. Bananas.2. What did the woman do today?

2、A. She cleaned the car.B. She bought an umbrella.C. She listened to the weather forecast.3. When does the man usually do exercise? A. In the afternoon. B. In the morning. C. At night.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and stude

3、nt.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Preparing for a test. B. Eating during an exam. C. Getting a medical exam.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。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. Who started to make bi

4、rthdays important holidays? A. The womans grandparents.B. The mans grandparents.C. The womans parents.7. What does the womans mother do for the womans birthday? A. She gives her a gift of jewelry.B. She cooks some special food.C. She makes some beautiful clothes. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why didnt the man

5、need to study the local language? A. He already spoke it. B. He didnt want to talk to local people.C. He could communicate in English.9. How did the baker feel about the man at first? A. Happy. B. A little afraid. C. Very angry.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What kind of food does the woman cook? A. Thai. B.

6、Chinese. C. Vietnamese.11. What does the man think of the new Chinese market? A. Its too big. B. It has good deals. C. It has few foreign products.12. According to the man, when is the best time to visit the market? A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation t

7、ake place?A. At a store. B. At school. C. At home.14. How did the man get the mud? A. He went to the Dead Sea.B. He dug it up from the backyard.C. He bought it from an online company.15. What is the main color of the mud in the backyard? A. Brown. B. Grey. C. Black.16. Why does the girl agree to use

8、 the mud? A. She wants her skin to feel younger.B. She has some skin problems.C. She is starting to get wrinkles.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What classes can visitors take in Bali according to the speaker? A. Diving. B. Swimming. C. Fishing.18. Why do some scientists come to Bali? A. To study volcanoes.B.

9、 To study the sea creatures.C. To study traditional artworks.19. What do most people of Bali do?A. Work in tourism. B. Do agricultural work. C. Make special clothes.20. What does the speaker think is good to do during Chinese New Year? A. Drink traditional coffee.B. Do some shopping.C. Visit Buddhis

10、t temples.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，15小题，满分35分）第一节阅读下列短文，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。AFood festivals around the worldStilton Cheese RollingMay Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who includetheserolling in their a

11、nnual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing abo

12、ut four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.Fiery Foods FestivalThe Hottest Festival on EarthEvery year more than 10,000 people head for the c

13、ity of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addictionfood that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Eood and BBQ Festival which i

14、s held over a period of three clays every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepperofficially the hottest pepper in the worldor any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one things for sureif you dont like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isnt fo

15、r you!La TomatinaThe Worlds Biggest Food FightOn the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatinathe worlds largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the weeks events. The early morning sees the arrival of lar

16、ge trucks with tomatoesofficial fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the

17、river to make friends againand for a much-needed wash!21. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must .A. wear various formal clothesB. roll a wooden cheese in their own laneC. kick or throw their cheeseD. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos22. The celebration of

18、 La Tomatina lasts .A. three days B. seven daysC. less than three days D. more than seven days23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.B.More than 10,000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ

19、Festival.C. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.D. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.BTenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother, who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his fathers death.

20、He did temporary jobs for the first few years and then joined a Malaysian construction firm, where he learnt to drive, repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.“In those 13 years, I learnt everythingdriving, mechanic work, and how to set up a small factory. This made me

21、gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also deci

22、ded to grow tea on his farm. But as his family had never grown tea, he had no idea how to do it.Being a green hand in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药）on his farm, hed get a headache and feel indisposed. So

23、he started looking for alternatives. Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with people from a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically.Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, of

24、which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourist

25、s visit his farm from various parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.24. What can we know about Tenzing?A. He was mistreated at a young age. B. He lived a happy childhood.C. He had great learning ability. D. He received much formal education.25. Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on h

26、is farm?A. His mother was getting older. B. Tea sold very well at that time. C. His land was best for tea growth. D. He was tired of temporary jobs.26. What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Unfair. B. MotivatedC. Touched. D. Uncomfortable.27. What can be inferred

27、 about Tenzings farm according to the last paragraph?A. It has been the biggest one around. B. It is famous nationally and globally.C. It is made use of mostly to grow tea. D. It has become a hot tourist attraction.CFor many, music is as important to the human experience as eating and breathing. We

28、hear music everywhereat home, the gym, parties and stores. But what kind of music do we prefer to listen to, and when and why do our musical preferences change?The relationship between the change of seasons and musical preferences was the focus of a study led by psychologist Terry Pettijohn. He and

29、his team based their research on a previous study that examined the relationship between popular music preferences and the Environmental Security Hypothesis(假设). The results showed that over time, when social and financial conditions were more risky, the songs of the year that were slower, longer, m

30、ore comforting and serious were most popular. And during periods in which social and financial conditions were generally stable, the result was opposite.Building on these findings, Pettijohn and his team wondered if the Hypothesis could also be applied to the change of seasons. For college students,

31、 the participants in this study, autumn begins at the start of the school year. Gone are the carefree days of summer, when school is out. Winter means colder temperatures, shorter days, and, in many places in the country, snow. Spring, however, is a different story. It represents a fresh start and when clocks spring forward, we gain an extra hour of daylight. As students walk into summer, theyre absorbed in the sunshine and social activitiesand enjoy a break from school.But do changing seasonal conditions influence musical preferences? To answer this question, the researchers designed two st