重庆市万州二中学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、重庆市万州二中学年高二英语下学期期中试题重庆市万州二中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题第 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，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 does the woman like collecting best? A. Stamps. B. Coins. C. Train tickets. 2. Which country found

2、lovely music is good for peoples hearts? A. America. B. Australia. C. Russia. 3. What is the woman eager to buy? A. Ice creams. B. Candy. C. Drinks. 4. Where are the two speakers?A. In the bank. B. In the classroom. C. In the supermarket.5. What prevented the woman calling the man yesterday? A. She

3、lost her cellphone. B. Her cellphone was power off. C. Her teacher took her cellphone away. 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 is the woman looking for?A. A casual dre

4、ss. B. A business suit. C. An evening dress.7. What will the woman do next?A. Try on the clothes. B. Bargain with the man. C. Pay for the clothes in cash.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How old is the womans grandfather?A. 78. B. 79. C. 80.9. What did the womans grandfather do last winter?A. He went in the hospit

5、al. B. He went on a cycling holiday. C. He attended a skiing contest.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers arguing about?A. Who to blame. B. Which way to go. C. What transport to take. 11. Why did the policeman stop the speakers?A. They took the wrong way.B. They drove beyond the speed limit.C.

6、 They went through the red light. 12. What was the initial reason for what happened to the speakers?A. The woman didnt prefer to travel by train.B. The man failed to ask the way.C. The man forgot to book tickets earlier.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the basic purpose of the IQ tests?A. To test who is

7、 brighter. B. To test language and numerical ability. C. To judge individual talents.14. What makes so many unhappy parents in the world?A. Their children being stupid. B. Their childrens failing in the exams. C. Their childrens abilities not being developed.15. Why do some children do badly in scho

8、ol exams?A. They are not good with words and numbers. B. They do not study hard enough. C. They are looked down upon by others in school.16. How can a person be happy? A. Putting your skills to good use.B. Having a higher IQ. C. Doing well in the exams.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the conductor lik

9、e?A. Anxious. B. Absent-minded. C. Kind-hearted.18. What should Mr. Mora do in Princeton?A. Give a lecture. B. Meet an old friend. C. Visit a university.19. Why must Mr. Mora find the ticket?A. He might be fined. B. He forgot the destination. C. He wrote something important on it.20. What kind of pe

10、rson is Mr. Mora?A. Forgetful. B. Careful. C. Bad-tempered.第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AStudents are basing their research for business school on their network of contacts, skills and knowledge to acquire and the brand value assoc

11、iated to it. Here is the Top Four of Business School Worldwide.Harvard Business SchoolHarvard holds the top spot for the past two years now. This private business school, located in Boston, is ranked as one of the most well-known schools offering the best full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, an

12、d other executive education programs. The establishment now counts 1,917 students in MBA and 100 in Ph.D.INSEADWith different campuses located in Europe, Singapore, Asia and the Middle East, INSEAD Business School remains one of the most recommended in terms of programs. It has reciprocal (相互的)agree

13、ments with Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Kellogg School of Management. In the past five decades, INSEAD has become an internationally regarded institution.HEC ParisThe Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris makes French and European pride. The private insti

14、tution reaches the first position in Europe and France. It is considered as one of the most famous business schools in the world.London Business School (LBS)London Business School is located in London. Having motto to develop insights(洞察力) and leaders that have impact, this Public Business School pr

15、omoted and is still continuing promoting legends in business world. An executive MBA degree and Executive Education programs has been launched in Dubai since 2006.21.If a Singaporean business student doesnt want to leave his homeland, hell choose_. A. Harvard Business School B. INSEADC. HEC Paris D.

16、 London Business School22. Which of the following is true about INSEAD? A. It has campuses in Europe and Africa B. It is a public school.C. It has reciprocal agreements with LBS. D. In the past 50 years it has developed quickly.23. If you are a student of LBS, youll_.A. learn business and improve yo

17、ur understanding B. read a lot of legendary stories in LBSC. have the most powerful influence in the world D. get your MBA degree easily BExperts say there are about 6, 500 languages spoken throughout the world. But the United Nations estimates that about half of these languages are in danger of dis

18、appearing.One non-profit organization seeking to save world languages is a New York-based group called Wikitongues. Officials from Wikitongues say the organization has a simple goal: to provide the tools and support that people need to save their languages. Udell is the co-founder of Wikitongues. He

19、 said when a language disappears, many other things can go away as well. For example, parts of a communitys culture, knowledge and identity can also be lost. Udell believes the process of bringing languages back must be done by community members themselves, “from the ground up,” he said. “There is n

20、o way an outside organization can save someones language for them.” Wikitongues was launched in 2016 as an open internet collection of world languages. The self-described “community” is operated by volunteers from around the world. The collection is in the form of language videos that people add to

21、the Wikitongues website. There are currently more than 400 languages and dialects represented on Wikitongues YouTube channel. Udell says more than 1,500 people from 70 different countries have added videos to the system. “We have people from India who record dozens of languages, which is beyond thei

22、r own.” he said.One of Wikitonguesvolunteers is Kolokwe, who lives in Namibia. His native language is Subiya, however, he does not get the chance to speak his native language every day. Like many other educated people from his area, he speaks a lot of English and Afrikaans. Kolokwe is hoping his inv

23、olvement with Wikitongues call help keep Subiya and other African languages from going extinct. He wants the world to know about his language. But his goal goes beyond just sharing his language with others through video. He is also working to create a dictionary and language teaching materials that

24、can be used in schools.24.Which of the following is true of Wikitongues?A.It was founded by the United Nations.B.Officials from it want to make money.C.It contributes to saving languages.D.1500 languages are uploaded on its website.25.What is the result of the disappearance of the languages?A.People

25、 are uncertain about who they are.B.All the customs and beliefs are still existing.C.People can not communicate with each other.D.The community becomes more independent.26.What can we infer from the opinion of Udell?A.The majority of languages have been saved.B.Wikitongues can save languages disappe

26、aring.C.Internet plays a more important part than volunteers.D.Only community members can save their own languages.27.Why is Kolokwe involved in volunteering?A.He has no chance to speak his native language.B.He dislikes speaking English and Afrikaans.C.He wants to stop his native language dying out.

27、D.He hopes to teach his language in school himself.CImagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Isl

28、and. The researchers received a $ 3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or A.I., to Hasbros “Joy for All” robotic cat. The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars,

29、 it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Browns Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make th

30、e cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars. It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old m

31、other Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia (痴呆). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take

32、 her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater. The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communic