江西省铅山县第一中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、江西省铅山县第一中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题2017-2018学年度第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 命题人：沈辉 审题人：陈颖红第I卷第一部分：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。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 did the woman leave in the taxi?A. A hat. B. A T-shirt. C. A sweater.2. How m

2、uch did the woman pay for the dress?A. 10 dollars. B. 30 dollars. C. 40 dollars.3. What does the man often put on a Christmas tree?A. An angel. B. A star. C. A doll. 4. What does Gina tell Sam to do?A. Scratch his arm even more.B. Buy some special medicine.C. Sleep with the windows shut.5. What does

3、 the man imply about the woman in the end?A. She always buys new clothes.B. She should do the laundry herself.C. She needs a new washing machine.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。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. What

4、 does the woman want the man to do?A. Put off his spring break. B. See some western art. C. Drive her to the exhibit.7. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Brother and sister. C. Taxi driver and passenger.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why did Teresa raise her hand the first time

5、?A. She had a question.B. She needed to relax her arm.C. She wanted to use the bathroom.9. What did Mr. Johnson ask the class to do?A. Turn to page 55. B. See a famous painting. C. Ask questions later on.10. When will the film be shown?A. After Teresa gets back.B. At the end of class. C. In more tha

6、n two minutes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did the man start doing two years ago?A. Teaching. B. Raising money. C. Saving wild animals.12. Why is the man tired?A. He stayed up sending emails.B. He took care of a bear all night.C. He has a lot of homework to grade.13. What does the man say about the bea

7、rs at last?A. They are dirty. B. They are cool. C. They are lovely.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Why isnt Cindy studying for the test?A. She is too tired. B. She has a headache. C. She cant find her book.15. What does Bob offer to do for Cindy?A. Call her a taxi. B. Drive her to the doctors. C. Give her some

8、 hot water.16. Where does the conversation take place?A. At home. B. At a doctors. C. In a classroom.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Wendy from?A. The USA. B. Italy. C. The UK.18. What are Christmas crackers?A. Paper tubes with a gift inside.B. A kind of Christmas food.C. Toys with loud sound.19. Wha

9、t do all three British Christmas desserts have in common?A. They all look and taste about the same.B. They are all made out of nuts and dried fruit.C. They are all similar to the American fruitcake.20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Interesting plays.B. A special Christmas dinner.C. Chr

10、istmas traditions in the UK.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHeres advice on where to find job applications.Company WebsitesIf you are interested in working for a particular company, visit their website. Career information is usually listed in the “Careers”

11、 or the “About Us”section of the site. Often, you will be able to apply for all company positions directly from the website.Job Boards and EnginesIf you arent sure what company you want to work for, you can look for job applications on job boards and job search engines. These contain job listings fo

12、r positions at many different companies. Sometimes you have to go to the company website to fill out a job application. At other times, you can apply directly on the search engine or job board. In PersonApplying for a job in person is a little different than applying for employment online. Its not a

13、s complicated, but you will need to be prepared to apply and interview on the spot. You have to make sure you dress professionally, and bring all the materials you need.Below is a list of sample employment applications and click to find what you want.21. If you want to land a job in a certain compan

14、y, youd better .A. visit Company Websites B. call “About Us”sectionC. visit Job Boards and Engines D. look for a job application form first22. What is special about applying for a job in person?A. It needs more complicated programs.B. It needs all the application materials handed in. C. It calls for

15、 an interview on the spot.D. It requires the employee to wear a beautiful dress.23.Where can you find the text?A. In a magazine. B. In a textbook. C. In a poster. D. On the Internet. BTyping with one hand when the other one is occupied can be a real pain, so imagine having to type with just one foot

16、. Its got to be a nightmare, but 21-year-old Hu Huiyuan from Chinas Anhui Province is using her only functional foot to write not just a few sentences, but an entire fiction novel!Born prematurely(过早地),Hu was diagnosed with cerebral palsy(脑瘫)when she was only 10 months old. This left her permanently

17、 paralyzedthe only parts of her body she can move are her head and left foot. As she grew older, she learned how to perform everyday tasks using her foot.Despite not having received formal education, Hu is surprisingly well-spoken. Over the years, with the help of her mother, she taught herself to r

18、ead and write. “Im not a genius, but Im very focused,” she said, modestly. “When I watched TV in my childhood, I often learned words on the screen.”“When I was teaching her how to speak, I had to repeat every single word a thousand times before she got it, ”Hus mother said. “But once she mastered th

19、e word. I felt satisfied.”With time going by, Hus language got so proficient that she set out to write a story about the pursuit of dreams and love. Shes doing this by typing out every single word on her computer using only one foot.In spite of all these setbacks, Hu is able to type 20 to 30 words a

20、 minute. She has already written six chaptersthats 60,000 wordsand says she only has two more chapters to go before the novel is complete.24.According to Hu Huiyuan, she learned to read and write well because_.A. her mother taught her B.she concentrated on what she did C.she often watched TV D. she

21、had a gift for language25.What do you think of Hu huiyuans mother?A. She was very patient. B.She was very clever. C. She was very strict. D. She was very worried.26. What does the underlined word “proficient” most probably mean?A. enough B. interesting. C. skillful. D. satisfying.27.How many chapter

22、s does her book consist of?A. Two. B. Four. C. Six. D. Eight.CChinas womens swimmer Fu Yuanhui has created a sensation(轰动) online not just by winning the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke(仰泳) competition, but also by her facial expressions during the post-semifinal interview with China Central Tel

23、evision (CCTV) on Monday.Fu swam into the womens 100m backstroke final with 58.95 seconds I n the semifinal, setting her personal best in the game. When t he CCTV reporter informed her about the lap time, Fus eyes suddenly widened and said: “I am very satisfied with my performance and I thought it w

24、as 59 seconds.”When asked whether she held back for the final, Fu replied,“No, I employed my prehistorical power.”Since then, the so-called “prehistorical power” has gone viral and become a new Internet meme. The phrase originates from a Chinese fantasy drama “The journey of Flower” or “Hua Qian Gu”

25、, and its English translation first appeared on the subtitles of CCTV news channel.Meanwhile, her facial expressions have been widely shared among Chinese social media. Many Internet users have named the 20-year-old swimmer as the new generation of of “Wang Hong”, or Internet celebrity. On August 8,

26、 her latest post on her Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like social media platform, has gained more than 900,000 “likes” and 160,000 comments.In the just-concluded womens 100m backstroke final, Fu Yuanhui once again outdid her personal best performance with 58.76 seconds and tied for the bronze.“It is probabl

27、y my short arms to blame. Since I employed the prehistorical yesterday, my strength dried,” Fu said with her unique humor, as her performance was only 0.01 second behind the second place.On August 9, Fu went on to compete in the finals of the 100 metre backstroke winning a bronze medal. Katinka Hoss

28、zu from Hungary took the gold medal position, while the USAs Kathleen Baker took the silver medal. Fu Yuanhui shared the bronze position with Canadas Kylie Masse.28. What did Fu Yuanhui want to express by saying “I employed my prehistorical power”?A. She held back to get a better the final.B. She sp

29、ared no efforts in the semifinal.C. Her prehistorical power is very great.D. She wanted to show off her good performance.29. According to Fu Yuanhui, What made her miss the silver medal?A. It was her body itself. B. It was her strength.C. It was her humor. D. It was her performance.30. Which of the

30、following can best describe Fu Yuanhui?A. Cute but vain. B. Fantastic and unique.C. Satisfied and interesting. D. Cute and optimistic.31. What made Fu Yuanhui become a hit online?A. Her winning the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke competition.B. Her phrase coming from the fantasy drama “The journ

31、ey of Flower”.C. Her good performance in competition and her facial expressions during the interview.D. Her widened eyes during the post-semifinal interview.DStephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, also wrote a childrens book with his daughter. Hawking said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe(宇宙),” said Hawking, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong over 10 years ago.Hawking, is probably the worlds most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life