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1、贵州省贵阳清镇北大培文学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题 2018-2019学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷考试时间：2019年5月7日 试卷满分：150分第一部分 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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 . B. 9.18 . C. 9.

2、15 .答案是C。1. When does the store usually close in the evening? A. At 11:00 B. At 11:30 C. At 12:002. What will the woman probably do?A. Water the plants B. Wash the car C .Have a rest3. Where did the woman meet Tom?A. Outside the bank B. In the bank C. In the post office4. What does the man mean?A. J

3、ames is never late. B. James is often late. C. The woman should be careful.5. What does the woman need?A.A suit B. Shoes C. A dress 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至7题.6. What are

4、 the speakers talking about?A. Daily entertainment. B. Making friends. C. Sunday plans.7. Who has just given birth to a baby?A. Lisa. B. Lucy. C. The woman.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When does the woman have an extra snack?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. Before bedtime.9. Whats wrong with the woma

5、n?A. Shes overweight. B. She has high blood sugar. C. She has high blood pressure.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man take lots of clothes?A. The woman advises him to do so. B. It is the coldest time of the year. C. He will travel to different places.11. What will the man do on Tuesday?A. Visit a

6、factory. B. Climb mountains. C. Meet the company boss.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Colleagues.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How did the man get the information about the job?A. On the Internet. B. In the newspaper. C. From the TV.14

7、. What is the mans major?A. English. B. Marketing. C. International trade.15. What does the woman need?A. Translators B. Secretaries C. Sales representatives16. When can the man start working?A. Today B. Next week C. Next month听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the climate like in Vancouver in winter?A.

8、Extremely cold. B. Mild C. Rainy18. What is the official language in Quebec?A. French alone. B. English alone C.French and English19. What does the speaker suggest buying in Canada?A. Leather gloves. B. Woolen shoes. C. Woolen sweaters.20. When does the bank close on Tuesday in Canada?A. At 3 p.m. B

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15、 Cheese Cake. B. Chocolate Cake.C. Customized Photo Cake. D. Coffee Cake.BThe long cold winter was gone at last and the warm days of spring started to come. There was new life again in the earth. After the long winter months, the crows, the big black birds, were hungry. When they saw the little gree

16、n plants, they flew down to eat them. They made Old Mother Rigby very angry. She tried to make the noisy and hungry birds go away. Mother Rigby could do anything. She was a witch. She could make water run uphill, or change a beautiful woman into a white horse. Early one morning, Mother Rigby jumped

17、out of bed and started to work. She was planning to make something that would look like a man. It would fill the birds with fear, and scare them from eating her corn. Mother Rigby worked quickly. At last, there he was. But Mother Rigby wanted to make him look better and better. She made a purple coa

18、t and dressed him in white silk stockings. She covered him with false hair and an old hat, in which, she stuck the feather of a bird. She named him Feathertop.She looked at Feathertop and laughed with happiness. She felt that Feathertop looked too good to be a scarecrow. “He can do something better,

19、” she thought, “than just stand near the corn all summer and scare the crows.” And she decided on another plan for Feathertop.She took the pipe of tobacco she was smoking and put it into the mouth of Feathertop. “Puff away, my fine fellow. It is your life.” Smoke started to rise from Feathertops mou

20、th. At first, it was just a little smoke, but Feathertop worked hard, blowing and puffing. And, more and more smoke came out of him. 24. Why was Mother Rigby mad at the crows?A. They ate her corn plants. B. They made too much noise.C. They made a mess of the soil. D. They destroyed her green vegetab

21、les.25. What does the underlined word “witch” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. A noisy and hungry bird. B. A lady riding a white horse.C. A woman with magic powers. D. A pretty and gentle mother.26. Whats Mother Rigbys initial purpose of making Feathertop?A. To keep herself company. B. To catch the annoying b

22、irds.C. To amuse herself and kill time. D. To scare the crows away.27. What happened to Feathertop in the end?A. He flew away. B. He became a scarecrow.C. He caught fire. D. He came to life.CMost people do not look forward to going to the dentist. But they might actually enjoy visiting the Museum of

23、 Dentistry at the University of Maryland in Baltimore that explores the history of dentistry.A man named G. V. Black was one of the founders of modern U. S dentistry in the 1800s. Visitors to the museum can look at a reproduction of Blacks dentist office. When he treated patients, he had no electric

24、ity for light. So his office had large windows. Chairs for patients often faced south to help dentists work by sunlight.With more than 40,000 items, the museum contains one of the largest dental collections in the world. Visitors can see some of the tools used by early dentists. Some of the old equi

25、pment looks more like torture（刑讯） devices. Others seem fit for kings and queens. For example, Queen Victorias dentist used instruments made of gold and pearls.The museum shows many examples of false teeth, along with explanations about the materials used. One of the most popular areas shows a set of

26、 false teeth once worn by George Washington. But the museum corrects a widely believed story that Washingtons false teeth were wooden. They were actually made of animal bone.In addition, visitors can explore how teeth have long been used to detect crimes. And, they can see the history of tooth repla

27、cement and learn about new technology that could grow replacement teeth.One part of the museum, called Mouthpower, contains large toothbrushes and mouths. The models show how bacteria can damage the teeth and let people practice cleaning methods.While visitors to this unusual museum might at times f

28、eel like they are in a dentist office, the experience is sure to be a lot more pleasant.28. Which seemed to be quite necessary for G. V. Blacks dental work?A. Electricity. B. Curtains.C. Sunlight. D. Chairs.29. At Mouthpower, visitors can have a better understanding of .A. toothbrushes B. tooth prot

29、ectionC. bacteria D. replacement teeth30. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Washingtons false teeth were actually not made of wood. B. Queen Victorias dentist was crazy about gold and pearls. C. Few people look forward to becoming a dentist. D. Going to the dentist is a quit

30、e pleasant experience for most people. 31. What is the text mainly about? A. The rise and fall of the Museum of Dentistry. B. A great place to explore dentistry history. C. The worlds first college to train dentists. D. The history of tooth replacement. DIt is common to see many different kinds of i

31、nsects outside in the summer. Some of them dontbotherpeople and can even add beauty to the natural environment. Examples of these are insects like ladybugs, butterflies and fireflies. Other insects can harm the environment or humans. Some carry dangerous diseases. This group includes insects like mo

32、squitoes and cockroaches（蟑螂）. The population of these insects seems to stay large and healthy.But scientists say this does not appear to be true for some flying insects that serve an important purpose. There is growing evidence that these insects are decreasing across the world. Many of these insects are very important to plant growth and develop