英语安徽省宣城市三校郎溪中学宣城二中广德中学学年高二上学期期中联考试题.docx

1、英语安徽省宣城市三校郎溪中学宣城二中广德中学学年高二上学期期中联考试题安徽省宣城市三校（郎溪中学、宣城二中、广德中学）2017-2018学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题第卷 选择题（共100分）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 man mean? A. He doesnt like boxing at all. B. Boxi

2、ng is one of his favorite sports. C. He only likes the sport of boxing.2. Why does Sam refuse to take the job? A. The hours are inconvenient. B. The salary is low. C. The job is boring.3. What happened to the man?A. He forgot to give Sally a call. B. He lost Sallys notes yesterday. C. He should have

3、 returned the notes. 4. Whats the regular price of the pork?A. $ 7. B. $ 14. C. $ 21. 5. What does the woman want to do?A. Have a window seat. B. Keep a friend company. C. Sit in the middle part.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

4、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 probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. A couple. C. Business partners. 7. Where will the woman go first? A. The bank. B. The nursery. C. The supermarket. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where are the speakers?A. At an office.

5、B. At the mans house. C. At a restaurant. 9. What was the woman doing when Spoulos occurred to her mind? A. Talking to Mary. B. Making a phone call. C. Taking a bath. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the conversation mainly about?A. How to celebrate thanksgiving. B. What gifts to buy for families. C. Wh

6、at to eat at the dinner party 11. Where will the woman spend her thanksgiving?A. At her home. B. At her mothers home. C. At the mans home. 12. What food is more popular in the womans family?A. Mashed potatoes. B. Fruit salads. C. Pumpkin pie. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where will the speakers meet Amy? A.

7、 In front of her apartment. B. At a restaurant. C. At the bus stop. 14. How will the speakers go to meet Amy? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car. 15. What is the man doing now? A. Taking a shower. B. Watching a film. C. Reviewing her lessons. 16. How many people will go to see a film? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4

8、. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When will the event end?A. In January. B. In February. C. In March. 18. What will be held in the center of the site? A. A flower show. B. A fancy dress competition. C. An ice sculpture exhibition. 19. How many areas will be used for amusement rides?A. 6. B. 4. C. 2. 20. Where

9、 will the food shops be? A. Beside the entrance. B. At the corner of the site. C. Next to the amusement rides. 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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） AAre you fed up with all the regular travel destination? Then its time to consi

10、der the following places which might not be the first ones that pop into your mind but are really attractive. Faroe Islands, DenmarkFaroe Islands are considered “the paradise of birds” as there are many species of birds enjoying the nature and richness of this place. Any time from July to August wil

11、l be a perfect time to visit Faroe Islands, as that is the time when temperatures are comfortable, and the sunlight last the longest. There are a lot of nice places where you can stay. They will fit your budget and style.Sea Islands, America Some of the most important events and periods in American

12、history took place in Sea Islands, South Carolina. And you will be able to see the evidence of this history while relax on your vacation. Mid-March is the time when the Hilton Head Island Wine and Food Festival takes place there. At the end of May, on the 29th, the Annual Original Gullah Festival wi

13、ll be held. Another very interesting event, Penn Center Heritage Days happens from the 6th to 9th in November, and this is an event dedicated to celebrating the Gullah culture.Haida Gwaii, Canada The thing that attracts most travelers to Haida Gwaii is the quietness and peace that rules the place. T

14、his area is so peaceful and quiet that just writing on a piece of paper could sound a bit loud after you get used to it. This is especially pleasant as you can enjoy the sounds of water washing the sand of the beaches, birds singing, and the wind slowly moving the branches of trees.Mont St. Michel,

15、France The Abbey of Mont St. Michel has been leaving visitors breathless for more than a thousand years. The weather around this magnificent monument changes very quickly, often even hourly, and the light and the sky usually look like they are playing with each other, restlessly. The best time to vi

16、sit Mont St. Michel is when the tides are the highest because then you will be able to see the magnificent of rushing water.21. Faroe Islands would most probably attract those who love _. A. food B. history C. hunting D. birdwatching 22. If you want to take a very quiet holiday, youd better tour _.

17、A. Faroe Islands B. Sea Islands C. Haida Gwaii D. Mont St. Michel 23. What will you have to do if you go to visit Mont St. Michel? A. Plan a big budget. B. Prepare for changeable weather. C. Go there with some friends. D. Avoid taking pictures.B Young people frequently say that they want to exercise

18、, but they just cant find the time. The solution just might be in-office interval (间隔) training.Recent studies show that very short but intense exercise rapidly builds and maintains fitness and health, even when the workout is only a few minutes long.Work the stairsYou can complete an excellent, eff

19、ectiveand very briefworkout in an office stairwell, says Martin Gibala, a professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Canada and an expert on interval training.For a study that he and his colleagues presented earlier this year, they asked 12 out-of-shape women in their 20s to warm up for two

20、minutes by slowly walking up and down stairs in a campus office building.They completed three of these abbreviated stair workouts per week for six weeks.By the end, their aerobic fitness had improved substantially, the researchers reported, by about as much as if they had been running or cycling eac

21、h week for hours.Fidget(坐立不安) your way to fitness.Parents and teachers may once have urged you to sit still, but wiggling, tapping your toes, standing briefly, and otherwise fidgeting as much as possible at your desk is in fact good for your body.In one recent study, college students showed healthie

22、r blood flow in their lower legs if they fidgeted than if they did not.Even better, a 2008 study found that among office workers, those who frequently fidgeted burned as many as 300 calories more each day than those who resolutely stayed still.24. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. We h

23、ave ways to work out within a short time. B. Short exercise does no good to health.C. How can we find time to exercise. D. Fitness can be improved. 25. According to the experiment, women spending two minutes working stairs for six weeks _.A. didnt benefit from workout B. felt more unhealthyC. became

24、 fatter in figure D. benefited a lot26. How many studies are shown in the passage?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.27. The writer may agree _.A. sitting still during work hours B. lying as often as possibleC. trying to frequently walk back and forth D. standing and working without any stopCDoes Fam

25、e Drive You Crazy?Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, todays star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the worlds attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids(小报) publish thrillin

26、g stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities (famous people) worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track o

27、f who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters foll

28、owed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy (隐私). Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles ab

29、out film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous,

30、there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fame is so troublesome, why arent all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and famil

31、y or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their

32、 lives are. They are tired of being famous already.28. It can be learned from the passage that stars today _.A. are often misunderstood by the public B. can no longer have their privacy protectedC. spend too much on their public appearance D. care little about how they have come into fame29. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Great heroes of the