四川省棠湖中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、四川省棠湖中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案2019年春四川省棠湖中学高二期中考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分第卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，请先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试题卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题l.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,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 do we know about Tom

2、? A. He hasnt stopped smoking. B. He has a baby. C. He is a heavy smoker.2. What does the woman think of the programme? A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Moving.3. Where will the woman go this evening? A. To a restaurant. B. To the school. C. To the Students Club.4. What is the most probable relationshi

3、p between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Husband and wife.5. What is Mr. Black doing? A. Attending a party. B. Having a meeting. C. Answering the phone.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

4、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. Whats wrong with the man? A. He has a bad cold. B. He has headaches. C. He has a fever.7. When did the problem begin? A. Two weeks ago. B. Two months ago. C. Three months ago.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What food does Sally like?A. Chicken. B. Fish. C. Eggs.9. W

5、hat are the speakers going to do?A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers?A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home. 11. When is the report due?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday. 12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?A

6、. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Sales person and customer. B. Home owner and cleaner. C. Husband and wife.14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without

7、 furniture. C. One near a market.15. How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?A. $350. B. $400. C. $415. 16. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?A. On Lake Street. B. On Market Street. C. On South Street. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What percentage of the worlds tea exp

8、orts go to Britain?A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk? A. Most British people drink tea that way. B. Tea tastes much better with milk.C. Tea with milk is healthy.19. Who suggests a price for each tea?A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.

9、20. What is the speaker talking about?A. The life of tea tasters. B. Afternoon tea in Britain. C. The London Tea Trade Centre. 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。AIn the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaki

10、ng Shakespeares plays in their own language in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.National Theatre of China Beijing |ChineseThis great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of Chinas first visit to the UK. The companys productions show the new face

11、of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeares Richard III will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director，Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time : Saturday 28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pmMarjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | Georgian One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,

12、 the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed（指导）by the companys Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pmDeafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Languag

13、e （BSL）By translating the rich and humourous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time : Tue

14、sday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s.Since 1958, they have been recognized as the n

15、ational theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time :Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm21.which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A. Richard . B. Lovers Labours LostC. As You Like It D. The Merch

16、ant of Venice22.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A. It has two groups of actors B. It is the leading theatre in LondonC. It performs plays in BSL D. It is good at producing comedies23.When can you see a play in Hebrew?A. On Saturday 28 April. B. On Sunday 29 AprilC. On Tuesday 22 May. D. On

17、 Tuesday 29 May B Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website Book C turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group. Members go on the site and register the books they own and would

18、 like to share. Book Crossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public lace, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it. Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “T

19、he two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.” Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it. People who find a book can also

20、 leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home. BookCrossing is part of

21、 a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.24.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph? A.To explain what they are. B.To introduce BookCrossing.

22、C.To stress the importance of reading. D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.25.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.The book. B.An adventure. C.A public place. D.The identification number.26.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it? A.Meet other readers

23、 to discuss it. B.Keep it safe in his bookcase. C.Pass it on to another reader. D.Mail it back to its owner.27.What is the best title for the text? A.Online Reading: A Virtual Tour B.Electronic Books: A new Trend C.A Book Group Brings Tradition Back D.A Website Links People through BooksCSteven Stei

24、n likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that hes an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Steins jobs is defending an

25、industry behind the plastic shopping bag.Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts (收银台). The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including L

26、os Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.Among the bag makers arguments, many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycle

27、d but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable

28、 bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists dont dispute (质疑) these poin

29、ts. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.28. What has Steven Stein been hired to do?A. Help increase grocery sales. B. Recycle the waste material.C. Stop things falling off trucks. D. Argue for the use of plastic bags.29. What does

30、 the word “headwinds” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Bans on plastic bags. B. Effects of city development.C. Headaches caused by garbage. D. Plastic bags hung in trees.30.What is the disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag maker?A. They are quite expensive B. Replacing them can be difficu

31、ltC. They are less strong than plastic bags D. Producing them requires more energy31. What is the best title for the text?A. Plastic, Paper or Neither B. Industry, Pollution and EnvironmentC. Recycle or Throw Away D. Garbage Collection and Waste ControlDBody language is the quietest, secretest and mostpowerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we reallymean while words only express 7 percent. So, whileyour mouth is closed, your body is just saying.Arms. How you hold your arms shows h