英语浙江省湖州市长兴县德清县安吉县三县学年高二上学期期中测试.docx

1、英语浙江省湖州市长兴县德清县安吉县三县学年高二上学期期中测试浙江省湖州市长兴县、德清县、安吉县三县20172018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第卷（选择题，共95分）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。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. Where are the speakers going?A. To Gate 4. B. To Gate 14. C. To Gate 16.2.

2、How does the woman plan to lose weight?A. By swimming. B. By wearing a special suit. C. By going on a diet.3. What does the man think is the most important for success?A. Patience. B. Intelligence. C. Motivation.4. What does the woman invite the man to do?A. See her blog.B. Upload some pictures.C. L

3、isten to some music in her blog.5. What doss the man mean?A. The woman needs to go to a beauty salon.B. He will open a beauty salon for the woman.C. The woman has bought too much make-up.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。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

4、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、7题。6. Why will the woman go to the market again?A. To get a clock. B. To get a record. C. To get a birthday cake.7. What do we know about the woman?A. She will go to the market in two hours.B. She knows how to get to the market.C. She isnt familiar with th

5、e surroundings.请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why did the man need Petes help?A. He was sick for a long time.B. He didnt know how to do the work.C. Some of his people had asked for leave.9. According to the man, what did Pete think of him?A. Bossy. B. Reliable. C. Honest.10. What is the result of the conversat

6、ion?A. Pete will work on the project with the man.B. The man admitted he was wrong.C. The woman asked the man to send Pete an e-mail.请听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。11. Where is the woman?A. At a bank. B. At home. C. At a hotel.12. What should the woman do if she wants to reopen the safe?A. Tap A, and then tap he

7、r code number.B. Tap her code number, and then lap C.C. Tap A, tap C，and then tap her code number.请听第9段材枓，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Cars. B. Traffic. C. Speed cameras.14. What do the speakers agree?A. People should be told how much the fine is.B. People should be wa

8、rned when speeding.C. People should be punished for careless driving.15. How does the man know how much the fine is?A. He checked it in a law book.B. He was fined last month.C. His friend told him about it16. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Drive him home. B. Lend her car to him. C. Give hi

9、m some money.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why did the speaker go to football matches when he was about 14?A. He just wanted to kill time.B. He didnt want to be alone.C. He was a great football fan.18. What is the speakers purpose of going to football matches again?A. To think of the old days. B. To see au

10、diences faces. C. To accompany his son.19. What does the speaker think of watching a football match on Saturdays?A. It is worth doing.B. It is the most boring thing.C. It is a good chance to be with his son.20. What can we learn from the speaker?A. He loves seeing the players score.B. He enjoys spen

11、ding time at the stadium.C. He is regretful for what he did at about 14.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。AA few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I saw many of our nations treasures, and I also saw a lot of citizens on the streetunf

12、ortunate ones, like beggars and homeless folks.Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice ask. “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an old blind woman with her hand extended. In a natural reflex (自然反射), I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed

13、it in her hand without even looking at her. I hated being disturbed by a beggar.But the blind woman smiled and said: “I dont want your money. I just need help finding the post office.” In an instant, I realized what I had done. I had acted with prejudice (偏见)-I had judged another person simply for w

14、hat I thought she had to be.I hated what I saw in myself. This incident brought back my central belief. It reminded me that I believed in being humble (卑下的), even though Id lost that belief for a moment.The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant (移民). I left Honduras and arrive

15、d in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother, my sister and a strong mother. Through the years, I have been a dish washer, roofer, mechanic, cashier and pizza delivery driver, among many other humble jobs. Eventually, I became a network engineer.In my own life,

16、I have experienced many acts of prejudice. I remember a time at age 17-I was busboy (餐馆工), and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me. I have also seen the same treatment of family and friends, so I know what its like, and I should have kno

17、wn better.But now, living my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to go. Thai blind woman cured me of my blindness. She reminded me of my belief in being humble, and to always keep my eyes and h

18、eart open.By the way, I helped that lady to the post office. And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson she gave me.21. At the very beginning, the author regarded the old blind woman as .A. a great teacher B. a poor beggarC. a humble immigrant D. a passer-by asking for h

19、elp22. How did the author feel when the old woman asked him for directions?A. Concerned. B. Confused. C. Amused. D. Ashamed.23. What is the lesson that the author learned from the old woman?A. Help but dont judge. B. Efforts will pay off.C. Stay humble, stay happy. D. Kindness is well rewarded.BIf y

20、ou have spent any time living in or visiting a big city in China, you have most likely used the service that Didi provides. The convenient ride-sharing company, now known as Didi Chuxing, was praised last month by Fortune magazine. According to the magazine, it is changing the world with its environ

21、mentally friendly solution to getting around in major cities. As the magazine reported: “Didi concluded that last year its car-pooling services helped reduce total car trips in the country by 1 million a day, which saved 500 million liters of gas, cutting 13.5 million tons of carbon emissions (排放) p

22、er day.” The transport service was the only Chinese company to make the important magazines list, and its influence can be felt in many parts of Chinese society.Didi is just one example of what is being called the “sharing economy”. The sharing economy is one in which regular people exchange goods a

23、nd services, usually using an online marketplace. Other similar companies include companies that allow people to rent out their homes to strangers like Airbnb and Couchsurfing, and similar ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft.All of these services are possible partly because many people are real

24、izing that they have underused assets in their lives. Millions of people around the world have started renting them out online to earn extra money. They rent their apartments while they are away for the weekend, lend people their cars for money and even sell their spare time.The sharing economy is t

25、he latest example of the Internets value to customers. This model is now big enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it. That is a sign of its great potential. It is time to start caring about sharing.24. What does the first paragraph imply?A. Didi Chuxing can bring down the price of

26、 gas.B. Didi Chuxing has solved the traffic jam in China.C. Didi Chuxing is helpful to environment.D. Didi Chuxing is the best transport service in China.25. What does the underlined word “assets” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Possessions. B. Services. C. Houses. D. Cars.26. What is the purpose of

27、 the passage?A. To stress the importance of online services. B. To introduce the “sharing economy”.C. To advertise a new means of transport. D. To explain the benefits of using Didi.CMy youngest son jack has begun to learn the cello (大提琴). Every night, he carefully gets his cello out 0f its case and

28、 begins practising. I wont lie; Its not pretty. While hes getting better every day, he has a long way from becoming the next Yo-Yo Ma.This led me to wonder what Yo-Yo Ma was like the first time he played the cello. Of course, we now know him as one of the most excellent artists in the world, but Im

29、sure that when he first tried, he wasnt much better than my son. Im not suggesting that Jack is going to take the classical music world by storm one day. But hes got to start somewhere.Michael Jordan wasnt born playing basketball, but Im sure that he had to start somewhere. Warren Buffett wasnt born

30、 making great investment choices, but he had to start somewhere. J. K. Rowling wasnt born a writer, but he had to start somewhere. Bruce Springsteen wasnt born a songwriter and performer, but he had to start somewhere. Each of these individuals is now famous as being at the top of their occupation.

31、But when they first started, their skills would have been disappointing and their potential unrealized. It has taken years of hard work to realize their undoubted talents. But they had to start somewhere.I dont know what my kids are going to do with their lives, but they have a great opportunity to

32、explore a wide range of experiences before focusing on one or two things that they can be crazy about and good at. Its my job as dad to encourage them not to be put off by their bad first efforts. Because everyone has to start somewhere.27. We know the authors son .A. has no gift for playing the cello B. doesnt like playing the cello