英语云南省玉溪一中学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

1、英语云南省玉溪一中学年高二下学期期中考试试题云南省玉溪一中2018-2019学年高二下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）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 is the man looking for?A. Vegetables. B. Orange juice. C. An employee.2. What is Pat wearing?A. A whit

2、e hat. B. A white shirt. C. A brown shirt.3. What did the man borrow from the woman?A. Her iPhone. B. Her iPod. C. Her gym bag.4. Who will the man call?A. His wife. B. His boss. C. A taxi.5. What happened to the woman?A. She was late for school.B. She got lost while driving.C. She couldnt find a par

3、king spot.第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. What does the woman say about puppies?A. They are free.B. They need shots.C. They eat vegetables.7. What does the boy offer to do

4、?A. Build a house for the puppy.B. Take good care of the puppy.C. Give the puppy some of his food.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the man want the door oiled?A. Its very old. B. Its hard to open. C. It makes too much noise.9. When does the woman usually come home?A. Late at night. B. In the middle of the

5、 day.C. Early in the morning.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man expect for the year?A. Itll be fun. B. Itll be difficult. C. Itll be easy.11. What does the man plan to do?A. Major in English. B. Volunteer at the zoo.C. Attend medical school.12. How often will the woman be volunteering?A. Every d

6、ay. B. Every weekend. C. Three days a week.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who did the woman just meet?A. A psychologist. B. Her doctor. C. One of her friends.14. What might be the cause of the womans sleeping problems?A. Anxiety. B. Too much work. C. The pills she takes.15. What does the man suggest?A. Exerci

7、sing outdoors.B. Talking more often to others.C. Not using the computer for a while.16. When does the man usually fall asleep?A. At 8:00 p.m. B. At 9:00 p.m. C. At 10:00 p.m.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the storm start?A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. Last night. 18. Who has been rescued by

8、boat?A. People living in low areas.B. People living near the hills.C. People living near the ocean.19. How many people are without power?A. Thousands. B. Hundreds. C. Several.20. What does the Weather Service suggest people do?A. Not leave their homes. B. Turn off their electricity. C. Drive careful

9、ly through water.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APure Yoga is devoted to serving the yoga community in Asia and beyond, offering a wide variety of classes such as Hatha Yoga, Hot Yoga, Yin Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga, etc. Our yoga classes are offe

10、red and taught by nearly 200 professional yoga teachers. Private Yoga is also available for learners of all levels. Pure Yoga constantly invites world-known teachers to lead guest teacher workshops.Class BookingsClass bookings can be made 2 days in advance of the class. It is important that you book

11、 your class in advance since some classes are more heavily attended than others.We also limit our class sizes so that they are not overcrowded. If the class you wish to take is full, we will place you on the wait list and inform you of an opening as soon as possible. To create the best experience fo

12、r yourself and others, please follow these guidelines：No talkingThe yoga studio is a silent room. Please do not talk while in the studio and studio corridors. No eatingDo not eat in the studio.No shoesRemove your shoes before entering the practice rooms. Keep your shoes in your locker. Shoe lockers

13、are also available for rental.No mobile phonesTurn your mobile phones off or to “vibrate”（震动）mode. Do not take phones into the practice rooms.Personal BelongingsDaily lockers are not for overnight use. Locks from any daily lockers that are kept overnight will be cut.21. Who will teach general learne

14、rs yoga?A. Favorite yoga teachers. B. Professional yoga teachers.C. World-known yoga teachers. D. Private yoga teachers.22. When should you book your class?A. One month ahead of time. B. Two months ahead of time.C. Two days ahead of time. D. One day ahead of time.23. In the practice room, you can .

15、.A. turn your mobile phones to “vibrate” mode.B. wear any shoes you like.C. talk with your friends on the phone.D.eat some snacks if you are hungry.BA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using l

16、aptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度). But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes mindlessly

17、by taking down word for word what the professors saidIn the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember f

18、acts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers repo

19、rt said, While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wro

20、te notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.24. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because t

21、hey can .A. write more notes B. digest concepts betterC. get higher scores D. understand lectures better25. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be .A. skillful B. mindlessC. thoughtful D. tireless26. The author of the passage aims to .A. examine the importance of long-term memoryB. stress the b

22、enefit of taking notes by handC. explain the process of taking notesD. promote the use of laptops27. The passage is likely to appear in .A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbookC. a science magazine D. a finance reportCIn ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract custom

23、ers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics(策略).One tactic involves where to display the goods. Forexample, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food fir

24、st will feel happy so that they will buy more junk foodlater in their trip. In department stores,the womens shoesection is generally next to the womens makeup section:while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander overand find somecosmetics t

25、hey might want to try later.Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping,sothey make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain

26、found that when French music was played, sales of French wineswent up.When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisionsin the first few secondsupon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California b

27、uilder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.28. Why do

28、stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?A. To save customers times.B. To show they are high quality foods.C. To help sell junk food.D. To sell them at discount prices.29. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?A. Opening the store early

29、 in the morning.B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.C. Inviting customers to play music.D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.30. What is the California builders story intended to prove?A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.B. The more costly the house is

30、, the better it sells.C. An ocean view is much to the customers taste.D. A good first impression increases sales.31.What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.B. To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.C. To report researches on

31、 customer behavior.D. To show dishonest business practicesDIt was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with “the enemy” along two-thirds of the Western Front.German troops held up Christmas trees with signs, “Merry Christmas”. Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies. They sang Christmas songs, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared food and even played foot