学年高二英语上学期期中试题10.docx

1、学年高二英语上学期期中试题102018学年第一学期高二期中考试试题卷英 语考生须知：1. 本试卷分卷（选择题）和卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。2. 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上相对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如有改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它标号。答在试题卷上的答案无效。3. 考试结束后，考生将答题卷上交。卷（选择题）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

2、。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the man probably? A. A patient. B. A policeman. C. A doctor. 2. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotel. B. In a car. C. In a garden.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. How to do a job interview. B. How to mention personal information. C. Whether to talk about college

3、 experience.4. What does the woman mean? A. She wont have time to read a book. B. She has to finish her report on the trip. C. She needs to have a good sleep on the trip. 5. What is the mans favorite instrument now?A. The piano. B. The violin. C. The guitar.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，每段对话或独白后

4、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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What will the weather probably be like tomorrow morning according to the man?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.7. How many times has the man gone surfing?A. Four times. B. Eight times. C. S

5、ixteen times听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What time did the accident happen?A. At about 3:00 p.m. B. At about 1:00 p.m. C. At about 12:00 p.m.9. What happened to the woman?A. She fell off the chair.B. She was hit by a falling file. C. She got a big cut on her head.听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What is the re

6、lationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Son and mother. C. Boss and secretary.11. Who will the man meet tomorrow morning?A. Ms Flaxon. B. Paul Frazier. C. Bill Callahan.12. What will the woman do next?A. Make a phone call. B. Fetch the mans shirt. C. Have lunch with the man.听下面一段对话,

7、回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Where are the speakers? A. In Hong Kong. B. In Taiwan. C. In Ottawa.14. What does the course allow students to do?A. Form their own musical theory.B. Follow their own pace of learning.C. Upload their own examples of music.15. What can we learn about NotaAbilityLite?A. It presents o

8、nes own music on the computer.B. It is programmed based on a course book.C. It uses various instruments to present music.16. What does the woman need to take the course?A. A computer. B. A CD player. C. A musical instrument.听下面一段对话, 回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What is the most popular suggestion?A. Buy more c

9、omputers. B. Set up a booking system. C. Open for more hours.18. What is one of the solutions the man mentions?A. To limit the time that students spend on the computers. B. To divide the computer rooms into two kinds of rooms by uses. C. To forbid students to check personal e-mails in the computer r

10、ooms. 19. What is the problem of opening the computer rooms for 24 hours?A. A person is needed to be on duty. B. The equipment may get broken easily. C. Students will be in much danger at night.20. How do some universities use the system?A. By sending out queuing numbers. B. By putting numbered tick

11、ets on each computer. C. By asking students to queue outside of the computer rooms.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUniversity Room RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential (住宿的) rooms: e

12、lectric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residenc

13、e Life. Access to Residential RoomsStudents are provided with a combination (组合密码) for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is

14、found that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping sta

15、ff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven (微波炉) to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or own

16、ed by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.Quiet HoursResident

17、ial buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours are subject

18、 to a fine of $25.21. Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds. B. Wireless routers and radios.C. Hair dryers and candles. D. TVs and electric blankets.22. What do we know about the cooking policy?A. A microwave oven can be used.B. Cooking in student ro

19、oms is permitted.C. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen.D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.23. When can students enjoy a party in residences?A. 7:00 am, Sunday. B. 7:30 am, Thursday.C. 11:30 pm, Monday. D. 00:30 am, Saturday. BCrosstalk, a traditional form of comic storytellin

20、g, is making a comeback in Chinas tea houses and theaters. Audience can laugh the night away every Saturday at the Qianxiangyi Teahouse in Tianjin, entertained by the apprentices(徒弟) of Hou Baolin, Ma Sanli or Yin Shoushan all leading crosstalk artists of years pastfor only 20 yuan.The success in Ti

21、anjin has also caused the rejuvenation(复活) of crosstalk in Beijing and other places.Although the art form originated in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Tianjin became a place where rising stars formed their styles and new pieces were tried out. The city was well-known nationwide for the qua

22、lity of its crosstalk performances.Known in Chinese as xiangsheng (literally, “face and voice”), crosstalk was the chief form of comedy throughout most of the 20th century. In the old days in Tianjin and elsewhere, temple fairs and markets were the main places for crosstalkers to perform, although t

23、hey occasionally also appeared in teahouses or theaters.Crosstalk pieces draw on every aspect of Chinese culture, from history and folk tales to social issues of the time. Although therere hundreds of traditional pieces, they are constantly rewritten to suit the times and the audience, while new wor

24、ks are written as well. Its one of the features that have made crosstalk a public art form throughout its history.“Crosstalk was in the doldrums(萎靡不振) with competition from other art forms, especially TV,” said Wang Xiaochun, headmaster of the Northern Storytelling Art School of China( NSAS) . “But

25、it has regained its status with crosstalk fans, especially young people, growing aware(意识到) of its rare qualities.”“More and more students are coming to NSAS to study crosstalk, including some girl students,” said Wang. “They are sure that crosstalk will have a strong market.”24. From the text, we c

26、an know_. A. crosstalk first arose in Tianjin B. crosstalk was mainly performed at teahouses in the past C. crosstalk was the most popular art form in the 20th century D. crosstalk has a history of over 100 years.25. Crosstalk has been a public art form partly because _. A. it is a popular tradition

27、al art form B. the pieces are made to suit the times and the audience C. the crosstalkers make it return to teahouses D. the pieces contain some famous folk tales26. We can learn that the future of crosstalk first lies in _. A. setting up more storytelling art schoolsB. beating TV and other artsC. y

28、oung peoples understanding of its valueD. a strong marketCAn 11-year-old girl has been named “Americas Top Young Scientist” after she developed a device(仪器) that can quickly find out lead(铅) levels in water.“I was shocked by the number of people in my hometown affected by lead pollution in water and

29、 I wanted to do something to change this,” Gitanjali Rao, a seventh grader, told ABC News.It was after seeing her parents test the water in their own home that Rao decided to do something. “The idea just came to me when I saw how difficult it was for my parents to test lead in our water. I thought I

30、ve got to do something to change it,” Gitanjali said.Gitanjali started developing her idea about five months ago. She reached out to her parents, both engineers, her teachers and experts at local colleges and universities for help. The result is Tethys, a device designed to find out lead in water. G

31、itanjalis invention allows a sensor(传感器) connected to a mobile app to give an exact, almost immediate result. And it costs no more than a dollar each time!Gitanjali presented Tethys to a group of judges this week in a live competition. She was named the grand prize winner and received a $25,000 priz

32、e.“She really blew us out of the water,” said Dr Brian Barnhart, one of the seven judges. “The other nine kids were also so amazing, but she just stood out among them,” he added.Gitanjali plans to continue on her goal “to save lives and make the world a better place”. She plans to spend most of her prize money on her p