学年云南省腾冲市第八中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案.docx

1、学年云南省腾冲市第八中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案绝密启用前腾八中20182019学年度高二下学期期中考英语试卷满分150分；考试时间：120分钟；第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共小题，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，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。I. How many books did Victor read?A. 10 B. 15 C. 202. How does the man feel about

2、quitting?A. Regretful. B. Hard C. Hopeless.3. What does the man want to do?A. Talk to Mike B. Call his parents. C. Speak to his girlfriend4. Why is the mans steak very dry?A. He cooked it too long. B. He forgot to add juices. C. He turned it too often.5. What does the woman want to know?A. How to co

3、ok Beijing Duck.B. Where to eat Beijing Duck.C. When did the man eat Beijing Duck.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；你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A movie B. A

4、 novel C. A magazine.7. Who wanted to choose Marilyn Monroe?A. The author. B. The producer. C. Audrey Hepburn. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.8.what does the woman say about her moms cooking?A. Unhealthy B. Terrible C. Yummy.9. What will the woman do in her holiday?A. Go to visit her mom. B. Eat healthy food. C. Co

5、ok for everyone.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is Lexia?A. A report. B. A project. C. An online homework.11. When is the report due?A. Today. B. This Friday. C. Next month.12. What will the speakers do?A. Refuse to do Lexia together.B. Discuss with Mr. LeeC. Complain to the principal听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.W

6、hat time did the woman expect the man to arrive？A.7:45 B.8:00. C. 8:15. 14. Where are the speakers now?A. In the office. B. In the meeting room. . C. In the parking lot.15. What did the mans late arrival cause?A. He made the woman tiredB. Someone replaced himC. They didnt get the contract. 16. What

7、will happen to the man? A. Get fired. B. Lose bonus. C. Receive a warning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where is Kasey working?A In a supermarket. B. In a big company. C. In a restaurant.18. How much did Kasey pay for the old lady? A. 1. B17. C500.19. Why was the old lady so depressed?A. She lost her walle

8、t. B. She lost her job. C. She lost her husband.20. What does the speaker want to tell us?A. Kindness will be rewarded.B. Surprises always happen.C. Pay more attention to work第二部：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）A An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag.

9、 He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles, plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere. He does it all carefully and never complains. The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter. “There will come a time when they know better,” he said. “Its just not

10、yet. So, Ill do it for them.” Well, this morning I was out walking my neighbors dog when I saw another neighbor, a much younger man, out doing the same thing! He had his two little sons with him and they were having good fun trying to pick up the litter. When I commented on what a good job he was do

11、ing, he said, “Well, an older fellow in our street does this. And my friend and I thought it wasnt fair that he had to do it all the time, so now we take turns.” Not only was he taking a turn, not only did he have a friend join in as well, but he was passing on the lesson to the next generation! By

12、the time I had returned the dog to my neighbor I looked again and his childrens friends had joined in! This man was teaching a whole group of young children to keep their own street tidy. An older man had set an example for him and now he was passing it on the next generation is doing what he did an

13、d the generation to come after that! 21. The younger man did the same thing as the old gentleman because _.A. it was his turn B. it was interesting for himC. he wanted to share the job with the old man D. he wanted to pass it on to his children22. From the text, we can infer that the author _.A. cal

14、led on readers to protect the environment B. felt sorry for not giving a hand to the old manC. believed more people would join in the cleaningD. thought it unfair for the old man to do the cleaning alone23. What can we learn from the text?A. No pains, no gains.B. Like father, like son. C. Two heads

15、are better than one.D. The power of example is endless.B Every year gray whales swim a 10,000 miles round-trip, from the cold waters near Alaska, down the coast of North America to the warm waters near Mexico, and back again. It is one of the longest migrations (迁徙) of any mammal.All day, all summer

16、 long, in the cold waters near Alaska, gray whales eat and eat.Instead of teeth, gray whales have baleen (鲸须) they use to get food from ocean water. They get big mouthfuls of muck (淤泥) from the ocean floor, then push that muck right back out through their baleen. The mucky water flows through, but t

17、iny animals get trapped in the baleen and licked up.When the water starts to freeze, the whales begin their long trip south. They swim night and day, without stopping to eat or rest. During the long journey, migrating whales may push their heads out of the water to see where they are.Two months late

18、r, the whales reach Mexico. Babies are born here in warm, shallow (浅的) waters called lagoons (濒海湖). Ocean lagoons have no food for the adults, but the babies are safer here than in the open seas. All winter the babies grow big and strong.In spring first the dads and teenagers leave the lagoons, then

19、 the moms with babies. Migrating gray whales swim close to shore, especially moms with babies. The ice is melting up north, and its time for the hungry whales to make the long journey back to their summer feeding grounds. 24. The underlined phrase “licked up” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”.A. giv

20、en up B. ended upC. broken up D. eaten up25. During their long journey to Mexico, gray whales _.A. always swim under the oceanB. find food to supply their energyC. face the colder and colder waterD. travel to the lagoons without a break26. Where do mother gray whales give birth?A. In warm shallow wa

21、ters near Mexico.B. Off the coast of North America.C. In the open seas near Mexico.D. In cold waters near Alaska.27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about gray whales in the text?A. How long they live.B. How they get their food.C. When they get back to Alaska.D. How long they spend traveling

22、 to Mexico.C If youve never bought organic food, you might be wondering whats so special about it. Is it really better for you? How does that work? This text will give you a short introduction to the subject. Organic food is produced without the use of artificial fertilizers or pesticides (insect an

23、d bug killers) and many people buy it because they think its better for their health. Whether thats true or not is still debated, but there are lots of other reasons for organic food. Intensive agriculture (集约型农业) gives us cheap and plentiful food, but its also one of the biggest sources of environm

24、ental pollution. According to a report by the World Resources Institute, half of all the chemical fertilizers ever produced have been used since 1984. Fertilizers and the much more deadly pesticides and herbicides (weed killers) used with them finally find their way into rivers and seas. Sometimes t

25、hey break down harmlessly, but theyre just as likely to build up in creatures that eat them (including humans). Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is one way to help reduce the problem.Many people find it puzzling that organic products are more expensive. After all, youre doing away w

26、ith expensive chemicals . so shouldnt they be cheaper? Organic farming is typically a more labor-intensive(劳动密集型) way of farming and thats why it costs more. As a responsible (有责任的) consumer, its up to you to decide where to put your money. Are you happy to buy products that may have been grown in a

27、 harmful way? Are you willing to pay more to buy organic products that may help to protect the environment?28. Which of the following does the author agree on?A. Organic food is better for peoples health.B. Organic food is better for the environment.C. Organic food tastes better than traditional foo

28、d.D. Organic food can be produced in great amounts.29. The underlined words “doing away with” in the last paragraph can best be replaced by “_”.A. making use of B. getting rid ofC. keeping away from D. taking advantage of30. Whats the authors attitude towards organic food?A. Doubtful. B. Uncertain.C

29、. Worried. D. Supportive.D There was once a man who penned comics under the name Stan Lee. This man originally wished to leave comics behind and write serious literature. But he never made that career change.Born Stanley Martin Lieber in 1922 in New York City, he has contributed more to the world th

30、an just a few fun stories. At 17, Lee began working as an assistant for the Timely comics group (todays well-known Marvel Comics). Two years later he was given a chance to write for his first comic, “Captain America”. His skills in the business led him to become the comic-book divisions editor-in-ch

31、ief until 1972. After working with comics for many years, Lee became tired of the material he was told to write. For a long time, comic books were considered silly stories. The characters werent complex, and the dialogue was short and simple. Lee wanted more from his work.The Fantastic Four was born

32、 after his wife asked, “Why dont you write one book the way you would like to do it?” With that comic, Lee helped change comics from simple action stories to the complex narratives (叙述文) they are today. However, he still wasnt done changing the industry.In the early 1960s, Stan Lee and another writer created the Spider-Man character. In one edition