教育专用湖北省随州一中学年高二英语上学期考试试题.docx

1、教育专用湖北省随州一中学年高二英语上学期考试试题湖北省随州一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期试题（无答案）本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3. 考生结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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

2、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 did the woman do last night? A. She called the man. B. She talked with the man. C. She went to a party.2. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A trip. B. A park. C. A cinema.3.

3、 How did the woman get there? A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.4. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a shop. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.5. Why did Lisa sell her car? A. She had bought a new one. B. She is leaving for China. C. She needed money badly.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段

4、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. Where are the two speakers most probably? A. At school. B. In the hospital. C. At the police station.7. What was the cause of the accident? A. The bad weather. B. The dr

5、unk driver. C. A careless passer-by. 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How long did the man sleep last night? A. For four hours. B. For five hours. C. For six hours.9. Why did the man stay up late last night? A. To watch a football game. B. To hang out with friends. C. To work on his projects. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.

6、 How does the man feel about his work? A. Bored. B. Interested. C. Stressed.11. Where did the man enjoy his last trip? A. In Sudan. B. In Egypt. C. In France.12. Where does the man usually sleep during a trip? A. In a guesthouse. B. In a hotel. C. In a tent. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the woman bu

7、y the dress? A. For a party. B. For a lecture. C. For an interview.14. How much was taken off the price of the dress? A. 10%. B. 20%. C. 30%.15. What did the man think of the book? A. Relaxing. B. Boring. C. Helpful.16. Where is Mike probably now? A. At home. B. At school. C. In hospital. 听第10段材料，回答

8、第17至20题。17. Where is Sally living now? A. In New York. B. In Paris. C. In Rome. 18. What is Tom good at? A. Writing the music. B. Writing the lyrics. C. Playing the piano.19. What do we know about Tom? A. He can sing well. B. He is at college. C. He likes reading novels.20. Who is the speaker probab

9、ly? A. A musician. B. A writer. C. A teacher.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。 AThe Blue Cafe TheatreThe Artist is a movie set in a neighborhood of the French capital by the River Seine. Made in1940, this black and white movie has made

10、cinema history. A romantic drama that will make you cry, it is well worth watching. Dont worry if you dont know French; you can read the subtitles. Showing Sunday morning in the Blue Cafe Theatre.Elmstreet Village CinemaAsk me that again! Set in a New York college, it tells the story of a girl who i

11、s so pretty that every boy falls for her. But all she wants to do is study! Now showing until Sunday. Special afternoon tickets at 10% discount for the 4:00 pm matinee (午后场).The Orange Cinema CompanyStar Traveler is a great movie for science fiction fans who like to have a good laugh at the same tim

12、e. It may not be the best film of all time, but it certainly is the funniest. You will love Wil, the star traveler who gets lost in space, chased by green aliens. Showing from Saturday at all Orange Cinemas. 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm and 11:30 pm.Findley Park CinemaDance all the way! A great movie for all ag

13、es, young and old. Its a movie with something for everyone! A musical romance, set in an arts w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m dance school in the US, the film will have you singing along and tapping your toes from beginning to the end. Doors open on Saturday at 5:00 pm for the early showing.21. What do we know

14、about the Artist? A. The story happened in a New York college. B. It will show from Saturday morning. C. It is romantic and funny. D. You can still enjoy it even if you dont know French. 22. At what time can you watch a movie at a lower price than usual? A. At 4:00pm B. At 5:00pm C. At 7:00pm D. At

15、11:30pm23. Which movie is suitable for a whole family to watch? A. The Artist. B. Ask me that again. C. Star Traveler. D. Dance all the way.BAs a young man, Al was askilledartist, a painter with a wife and two sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some c

16、ommondiscomfort, neither Al nor his wife took it seriously, but the boy died suddenly that night.Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt guilty. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone w

17、ith his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he turned toalcohol(酒精)for help. In time Al became an alcoholic. As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to lose everything he had- his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar.

18、Hearing of his death, I thought, What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure! As time went by, I began to revalue my earlier rough judgment. I knew Als now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his childre

19、n, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere. I hadnt heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, As a child until I left home at 18, he came into

20、my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, love you, son.Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.24. Why did Al feel guilty? A. Because

21、 his wife left him. B. Because his carelessness caused his sons death. C. Because he lost all his possessions. D. Because he turned to alcohol.25. What caused Als death in view of Als whole life? A. Drinking too much wine. B. His job as a painter. C. Losing his son and wife. D. Living alone.26. What

22、 do we know about Ernie according to the passage? A. He shows great kindness to his children. B. His father had had a bad effect on him. C. He left his father at 6. D. He didnt talk much to his father.27. Why did the writer think he was wrong to say Al was a failure? A. Because Al left much money to

23、 his son. B. Because Al was ever a skilled artist. C. Because as a father, Al gave his son his deep love. D. Because his wife left him and he lost his land and house.CYou may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that.

24、Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat.But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse.E

25、arly humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to find other sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fa

26、ct, people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary” comes from the word “salt”. Salt also played an important part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh, they could travel longer distances.

27、So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world.Salt was so important that, according to food historians, it was traded pound-for- pound for gold. Today, people still use the expressions “to be worth ones salt” or “worth ones weight in salt”. The expressions describe a person of value. A p

28、erson might also be called “salt of the earth”. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say “I think we should take what he said with a grain of salt” you mean you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth.28. What is the main idea of the firs

29、t paragraph?A. Salt plays an important part in our life.B. Salt makes food tasty.C. Salt is considered to be part of our muscles.D. Salt is simple as a seasoning (调料).29. If a beggars bread is stolen, we can describe the matter as _.A. salt of the earth B. to be worth his saltC. a grain of salt D. r

30、ubbing salt in a wound30. Which of the following is not the reason for peoples trading for salt? A. Salt is necessary for peoples health. B. Some people didnt have access to salt in a natural way. C. People feeding on plants needed to supplement (补充) salt. D. Some people killed animals as their food

31、 and needed salt to cook with. 31. How did salt contribute to population movement and world exploration? A. Salt was a method of payment.B. Salt could make food last longer.C. Salt was used to treat wounds.D. Salt was given to people as their salary.DNext time you raise an eyebrow at the views of yo

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