湖南省武冈二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校 Word版含答案.docx

1、湖南省武冈二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校 Word版含答案武冈二中2018年下学期高二期中考试英 语 试 卷时量：120分满分：150分第一部分 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） 听下面五段对话，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，听完每项对话后，你都有10秒的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。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A、B、C和D四个

2、选项中，选出最佳选项。A Mom was an excellent gardener. Everything she touched grew well. Especially the rose bushes, which were said to be given by her great-grandmother, in her front yard huge fragrant flowers were the envy of neighbors. My sister Mary Beth, and I, on the other hand, didnt know anything about

3、 gardening. But early one spring morning, there we stood in our mothers front yard, with shovels (铁铲), preparing to move Moms beloved roses. Mom had passed away three months earlier and we were getting her house ready for sale. We wanted to transplant (移种) Moms roses to our homes as a memorial (纪念物)

4、 to her. How do we move these roses without killing them? Mary Beth asked. I have no idea, I said. There wasnt a soul around to help us. Should we pull them from the ground or try and dig around them? Mom would tell us exactly how to do this, I said, feeling her loss more than ever. All at once we w

5、ere shocked by a voice behind us. Are you digging up those beautiful rose bushes? I turned and saw a handsome young man holding a shovel. Yes, I said.The man nodded. Ill tell you just what to do, he began, Preserve as much of the root system as possible. He showed us where we should dig. Then he des

6、cribed how to fertilize the soil, the proper watering schedule once we planted them at our homes. How do you know all this? my sister asked. I was once a gardener at the Denver Botanical Garciens. The man answered a few more questions and I thanked him. I was just about to do what he suggested when

7、I realized Id forgotten to get his name, in case we needed more help. I stood and looked up and down the street. He was gone, disappearing suddenly. It couldnt have been more than a few seconds. I wondered whether he had been sent by Moms soul to give us the heaven-sent advice. Because of his help,

8、Moms beautiful roses come out in our yards every summer.21. How did the author and her sister feel when they decided to transplant Moms roses? A. Delighted. B. Relaxed. C. Depressed. D. Confused.22 Why did the author and her sister want to move these roses to their homes? A. They had sold their moth

9、ers house to the young man. B. They wanted to learn something about planting roses. C. They wanted to keep their moms roses as a memorial. D. Their mother had told them not to leave roses to others.23. We can learn from the text that A. the handsome young man was a gardener at the citys park B. the

10、author was puzzled over the young mans disappearing C. the young man planted the roses for the author and her sister D. the author and her sister knew a little about gardening at firstB Whether we should allow marine (海洋的) parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. A varie

11、ty of different arguments have been put forward about it.Smith, a sociologist, argued that dolphin parks provide the only opportunity for much of the public to see marine mammals. As this argument goes, most Australians live in cities and never get to see these animals. Marine parks allow the averag

12、e Australian to appreciate our marine wildlife. However, in fact, there are many places where they can be seen in the wild. Moreover, these places do not charge an overpriced entry fee they are free. Dr Alison Lane, the director of the Cairns Marine Science Institute, insists that we need marine par

13、ks for scientific research. She argues that much of our knowledge of marine mammals comes from studies which were undertaken (进行) at marine parks. The knowledge which is obtained (获得) at marine parks can be useful for planning for the preservation of marine mammal species. However, Jones, a zoologis

14、t, explains that park research is only useful for understanding captive (被猎获的) animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild. Their diets are different, they have significantly lower life lengths and they are more likely to have a disease. In addition, marine mammals in dolphin pa

15、rks are trained and this means that their patterns of social behavior are changed. The Marine Park Owners Association holds that marine parks attract a lot of foreign tourists. This position goes on to state that these tourists spend a lot of money, increasing our foreign exchange income and assisti

16、ng our national balance of payments. However, foreign tourists would still come to Australia if the parks were closed down. Indeed, surveys of overseas tourists show that they come here for a variety of other reasons and not to visit places like Sea World. Tourists come here to see our native wildli

17、fe in its natural environment and not to see it in cages and concrete pools. They can see animals in those conditions in their own countries. In conclusion, perhaps an agreement cannot be reached now. However, a question does deserve our consideration if we continue with our past crimes against thes

18、e creatures, how will our future generations view us?24. Who support(s) the idea of closing marine parks?A. Most Australians. B. Alison Lane. C. Smith. D. Jones.25. What does the author intend to tell us in Para. 3? A. The results from studies are valuable in animal preservation. B. Scientific resea

19、rch at the marine parks has its limitations. C. Captive animals have biology changes in marine parks. D. Human behavior causes harmful effects on the animals.26. All of the following are the reasons to keep marine parks except . A. for scientific research purpose B. for entertainment purpose C. for

20、economic purpose D. for political purpose27. The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _. A. pointing out the problems with keeping the marine parks B. discussing the advantages of animals natural homes C. using evidence he has collected at the marine parks D. questioning

21、 the way the animals are studiedC For years, drugs have been one of the major destroyers of peoples lives, as well as their families. People who do drugs might not even realize that what theyre doing has changed the lives of not only themselves, but of the people close to them in their lives. People

22、 who do drugs have usually become addicted because of the fact that theyve used drugs for years and have always used drugs to deal with their problems. Finally, they have no other way to deal with their problems and use other drugs to eliminate the feelings caused by other life problems. There are s

23、everal ways to get rid of drug addiction. The first step, as Im sure you have heard hundreds of times, is to realize that theres a problem. If someone in your life has been doing drugs, youll need to let him know that its not just harmful to him. Once youve gotten them to realize this, if possible,

24、youll need to find help for them. Youll need a way to work out the problems in life that drag them towards drugs, or to create something else that will keep these people away from drugs. Sometimes other addictions are in line. For example, most heavy drinkers suffer from depression. Over 40% of Amer

25、icans suffer from depression, and over 60% of the male population of these people have turned towards drinking to deal with their problems connected with depression. This greatly increases the chances of spousal (配偶的) and child abuse（虐待）, as well as many other horrible effects of alcohol. When someo

26、ne becomes addicted to drugs, you need to deal with it immediately. Help him get rid of the problem before it turns into one which cannot be controlled.28. The text is mainly about .A. why Americans suffer from depression and how to help them get over itB. the bad effects of taking drugs and how to

27、help a drug addictC. the number one destroyer of peoples livesD. the family life of those who take drugs29. According to the text, why do some people become addicted to drugs? A. They want to keep on being excited. B. They want to try something different. C. Their friends persuade them to do drugs.

28、D. They get used to dealing with problems with drugs.30. What can you do to help your friend get rid of drug addiction? A. Ask police for help. B. Tell him its harmful. C. Take drugs away from him. D. Try to know about his family.31. Why have some American men become addicted to drinking according t

29、o the text? A. They dont love their wives. B. They are too busy to relax. C. They suffer from depression. D. Their children wont listen to them.D Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be dirtier than their gasoline-powered ( 以汽油为动力的) cousins. People in California

30、 love to talk about zero-emissions (零排放的) vehicles, but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly all use fire to make it. Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Gene

31、rators are fueled by something usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants（核电站）. There are a few wind farms as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those zero-emissions cars are likely coal-burning cars. Its just that the coal is

32、burned somewhere else so it looks clean. It is not. Its as if the California Greens are covering their eyes If l cant see it, its not happening. Gasoline is an efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat at the generator, through t