英语贵州省铜仁市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试试题.docx

1、英语贵州省铜仁市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试试题贵州省铜仁市第一中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. How old is the woman?A. 10. B. 18. C. 28.2. What does the man do now?A. A journalist. B. A teacher. C. An editor. 3. When will the man go home?A. At noon. B. In the afternoon. C. I

2、n the evening.4. What will the speakers do for their mothers birthday?A. Buy a gift. B. Make a dress. C. Throw a party.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their CDs. B. Their hobbies. C. Their stamps.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 will be the woman

3、do on Tuesday?A. Visit a farm. B. Have a picnic. C. Go to a village.7. When will the woman go to the island?A. On Monday. B. On Thursday. C. On Wednesday. 请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the lecture end?A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 4:30 pm.9. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Help with h

4、is homework. B. Study with him in the library. C. Take him to the lecture.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman plan to do in Hong Kong?A. Go shopping. B. Visit her friend. C. Stay on a beach.11. How will the woman go to Siem Reap from Ho Chi Minh City?A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By boat.12. Wher

5、e will the woman stay during her trip?A. In big hotels. B. In small guest houses. C In her tent.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Which room will be painted white?A. The dining room. B. The television room. C. The kitchen.14. On which floor will the bedrooms be light green?A. The first floor. B. The second floo

6、r. C. The third floor.15. Which of the following things are black?A. The curtains. B. The beds. C. The sofas.16. What color does the woman want to paint the office?A. Green. B. Grey. C. Blue.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long have the speaker and Bernie known each other?A. Three years. B. Four years. C

7、. Five years.18. When was the competition?A. About two weeks ago. B. About six weeks ago. C. About two months ago.19. Where did the speaker catch a fish?A. Near a broken boat. B. Around a fallen tree. C. Under a bridge.20. In which place did the speaker and his team come in the competition?A. Sixth.

8、 B. Fourth. C. Tenth.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） ACheap Travel Destinations for Winter TripsCharleston, South Carolina (Hotel Cost: $72.33, Round-Trip Flight: $303) The charming city of Charleston is ripe for exploring even during the cooler winter months. Catch a show at the Charlest

9、on Stage Company or watch a performance from the Charleston Ballet. If its your first time visiting, take a carriage tour of the city to explore 25 to 30 blocks of the downtown area. Anchorage, Alaska (Hotel Cost: $43.67, Round-Trip Flight: $577.50) Walk on a glacier, see wildlife and explore attrac

10、tive national parks for cheapness in Anchorage. The Chugach Mountains are easily accessible, just 20 minutes from the downtown area. Washington, D.C. (Hotel Cost: $150, Round-Trip Flight: $206.50) Take a trip to the Lincoln Memorial, express respect and admiration to the soldiers that served in Worl

11、d War II at the National World War II Memorial and discover other sites that honor American historyfree of charge. Galleries, museums and historic neighborhoods are ripe for exploring even during the winter months. Savannah, Georgia (Hotel Cost: $49, Round-Trip Flight: $317.50) Taking a self-guided

12、tour of this southern city is one of the best ways to see famous landmarks and sites free of charge. Visit the 22 public squares and see the General Casimir Pulaski monument. And dont forget to get your picture taken at the same bus stop bench used in the movie Forrest Gump, in Chippewa Square. 21.

13、Which place will you choose to go if you are interested in modern American history? A. Savannah, Georgia. B. Washington, D.C. C. Anchorage, Alaska. D. Charleston, South Carolina.22. What can we learn about traveling in Savannah? A. Travelers can often see wildlife in the parks. B. Travelers can watc

14、h a performance of ballet. C. Travelers often take pictures at a bus stop bench. D. Travelers have to take a self-guided tour to travel. 23. The passage is NOT probably taken from a _. A. newspaper B. novel C. web-page D. magazineB I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message

15、the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I wa

16、s certain that my agent didnt care about my work, and he didnt care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?” At that time I didnt realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized

17、 the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket. I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth.? She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All obje

18、cts in this roomif you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room. After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that s

19、omething in my mood (情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.24. Why did the author shout at the telepho

20、ne?A. He was mad at the telephone. B. He was angry with his agent.C. He was anxious about his wife. D. He was impatient with the secretary.25. What did the authors wife do after she heard his shouting?A. She threw the phone away. B. She shouted at him.C. She called the agent. D. She said nothing.26.

21、 What made the author laugh?A. His changeable feelings. B. His wifes suggestion.C. His own behavior. D. His wifes sweet kiss.27. What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?A. Smart words. B. Anxious feelings.C. Surprising looks. D. Unusual actions. CTerrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flyi

22、ng car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehiclenamed the Transitionhas two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes l

23、ast month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale,

24、 and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. Its expected to cost $279,000. And it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway. Inventors ha

25、ve been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the veh

26、icle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administrations decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for p

27、ilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The advantages of flying cars. B. The basic data o

28、f the Transition. C. The potential market for flying cars. C. The designers of the Transition.29. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?A. It causes traffic jams. B. It is difficult to operate.C. It is very expensive. D. It burns too much fuel.30. What is the governments at

29、titude to the development of the flying car?A. Cautious. B. Favorable.C. Negative. D. Disapproving.31. What is the best title for the text?A. Flying Car Closer to Reality B. The Transitions First FlightC. Pilots Dream Coming True D. Flying Car at Auto Show DIn the Pacific Northwest, there is a kind

30、of owl (猫头鹰) that serves as a unique piece to the Northwest habitatthe northern spotted owl.Northern spotted owls are known to be curious. When seeing you, these owls will come down close and check you out. The northern spotted owl has been a savior（救世主）of old-growth forests. Old-growth forests are

31、forests that have been around for a long time without significant disturbances. One way the spotted owl has become a protector of old-growth forests is simply by being there. The northern spotted owl has become endangered, and so to protect them from dying out, the government has to protect their ha

32、bitat. So now any destruction of old-growth forests is illegal. Another way the owls help their habitat is by eating small animals. This helps create a balance in the forest. So, if the northern spotted owl is in a habitat that is protected by laws, why are they still endangered? Unfortunately, a cousin of the northern spotted owl has moved into its neighborhood. The b