湖北省咸丰县学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、湖北省咸丰县学年高二英语上学期期中试题2017-2018学年度上学期高二期中考试英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 man want? A. Juice. B. Milk. C. B

2、eer. 2. What happened to the mans computer? A. It got a virus. B. The screen broke. C. The hard drive crashed.3. What does the woman like most at the restaurant? A. The bread. B. The pasta. C. The salads.4. What did the woman lose yesterday? A. A button. B. A new skirt. C. A new shirt.5. How does th

3、e woman feel in hot weather?A. Sad. B. Calm. C. Angry.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. Why was the actress in court? A. She drove too fast.B. She drove without a license.

4、C. She stole something from a supermarket.7. What is the third story about? A. A bull. B. An actor. C. An actress daughter.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the woman do yesterday? A. She cleaned the fridge.B. She went to the market.C. She bought some hot dogs.9. What does the boy really want to eat? A. Or

5、anges. B. Apples. C. Candy bars. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who is the call from? A. Jill. B. Susan. C. Carol.11. Where is the woman? A. In the garden. B. In the bathroom. C. In the kitchen.12. When is the party? A. Tonight. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. Tomorrow evening.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When did the woma

6、n join the club? A. Two weeks ago. B. One month ago. C. Two months ago.14. How often do the meetings take place? A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month.15. What is discussed at the meetings? A. All the latest books.B. A new book every month. C. The best books of the year.16. What is The K

7、ite Runner mainly about? A. A boy who flies kites.B. The war in Afghanistan. C. Kite competitions in the 1970s.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the talk mainly about? A. An introduction to Athens.B. A brief history of Greece.C. Modern Greek culture.18. What is Athens named after? A. A hill. B. A leader

8、. C. A goddess.19. What is the Parthenon? A. A temple. B. A statue. C. A modern apartment building.20. What do we know about the young people in Athens? A. They love their city.B. They only speak English.C. They think Athens is not modern enough.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)阅读下列短文，从每题

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15、B. Sick In The Head. C. Imperial Classic Pomade. D. Kammok Roo Hammock.BYoga（瑜伽）is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. After a long time of practicing yoga, you no longer just practice it you love it.Yoga becomes part of your physical

16、life. Your body grows stronger, more toned（有弹性的）, and more flexible as you move from one pose to another. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscles, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of KISS

17、 Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism（新陈代谢）, and it also helps to control weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.”I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my sti

18、ff shoulders and arms. When I need an increase in energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative（恢复体力的）poses.Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming

19、; it dissolves（使消除）stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis court, in the dentists chair, and when Im stuck in traffic.You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, but not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to for

20、ce yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the poses by letting go of the tension.24. According to the second paragraph, yoga can help people _.A. lose weight B. make friendsC. be flexible in thinking D. grow tall25. Why does a person feel tired after yoga?A. Because when practicing yoga, p

21、eople will consume a lot of energy.B. Because he or she surrenders to the poses by letting go of the tension.C. Because he or she doesnt do yoga poses naturally.D. Because yoga doesnt benefit all the people.26. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Whats yoga? B. The benefits of yoga.C. H

22、ow do I do yoga poses? D. The varieties of yoga.27. What will be talked about if this passage continues?A. The disadvantages of yoga.B. Yoga is becoming popular all over the world.C. Encouraging people to do yoga.D. Yoga is becoming part of your spiritual life.CDaniel Anderson, a famous psychologist

23、, believes its important to distinguish televisions influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesnt really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping childrens minds. One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a childs ability to

24、 think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images (影像). Instead, they learn both explicit(明确的) and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, chi

25、ldren understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room. Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of en

26、tertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesnt take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents edu

27、cational background have a stronger influence on a childs reading. “A childs reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads.” Anderson says. Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ (智商) scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes

28、 that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that its the other way around. “If youre smart young, youll watch less TV when youre older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers. For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dang

29、erous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.28.An educational program is best watched by a child _.A .on his own B. with other kids

30、 C. with his parents D. with his teachers29.Which of the following is most related to childrens reading ability?A. Radio-listening B. Television-watching C. Parents reading list D. Parents educational background30.Anderson believed that _.A. the more a child watches TV, the smarter he isB. the young

31、er a child is, the more he watches TVC .the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TVD. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school31.What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To advise on the educational use of TV.B. To describe TVs harmful effects on children.C. To explain traditional views on TV influences.D. To present Andersons unconventional ideasDReading instruction in the classroom is a key concern for all teachers and there are many ways to go about it. However, is our determination to achieve excellence in reading sk