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1、120192019 学年高二上学期期中考试学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题英语试题注意事项:一、本试卷分 10 页,包括四部分。其中第一部分、第二部分和第三部分为选择题,包括 60 个小题;第四部分为非选择题。 考试时间为 120 分钟,总分为 150 分。二、答题前请仔细阅读答题卡上的“注意事项” ,按照“注意事项”的规定答题。所有题目均需在答题卡上作答,在试卷和草稿纸上作答无效。三、做选择题时,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。第一卷第 1 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
2、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。例:How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15答案是 C。1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night. B. Their life in town. C. A p
3、lace of living.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player.B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball.25. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.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
4、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。听下面一段对话,回答第 6 至 7 两个小题。6. What is Sara going to do?A. Buy John a gift. B. Invite John to France. C. Give John a surprise.7. What does the man think of Saras plan?A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange
5、.听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A. She has to give up her travel plan.B. She wants to visit another city.C. She needs to put off her test.9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson.听下面一段对话,回答
6、第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new job. B. To ask about her job program C. To plan a meeting with her.11. Who needs a new flat?A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda.12. Where is the woman now?A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.3听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至 16 四个小题
7、。13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?A. Where the restaurant is. B. Whether the prices are low. C. How well the food is prepared.14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A. After he came back to Sweden. B. Before he went to the United States.C. As soon as he g
8、ot his first job in 1982.15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A. Talk to people in the street. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Ask hotel clerks.16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaurant.B. He travels a lot for his work. C. He prefers American food.听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至 20 四个小题。17.
9、What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A. Its a new building. B. Its a small town. C. Its a public place.18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Fridays and Saturdays.19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A. Via Del
10、Mar Street. B. Fernando Street.C. Hernandes Street.20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?A. It has an old stone surface. B. It is named after a writer. 4C. It has a famous university.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。A“Joe? Is that you
11、?” The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. “Marci?” I asked. “It IS you !” she cried out, smiling broadly. “Gosh, its good to see you again !”It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, Ive wondered about her. I almost tried to search for he
12、r a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.We spent a few minutes talking about our livesthe good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe
13、,” she said, “ Ive always wanted to tell youhowhow sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “Its OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk,” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “W
14、e were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know.” she said, “Its just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And Ive wanted to tell you that Im sorry.”The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyesit looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. “Apology
15、accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful fe
16、eling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it.5It isnt enough to just say “Im sorry” and “Youre forgiven.” But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to a
17、n injured souleven years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.21. What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?A. Happy. B. Busy. C. Hard. D. Simple.22. What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?A. A humorous person. B. A cruel pers
18、on. C. A careless person. D. An honest person.23. Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?A. Because her favorite team won the game.B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.C. Because she made an apology to the author.D. Because she found she was not mean any longer.24. W
19、hat might be the best title for the passage?A. Excitement of a Baseball Game B. Mental Burden of a Woman C. Miracles of Forgiveness D. Relief of Finding a friendBBears and humans often meet in National Parks. Although campers and hikers are warned not to feed the bears, many people ignore these warn
20、ings and feed the beasts anyway. When bears are used to peoples food, problems soon arise.Bears like to eat a large variety of things, both meat and vegetable. Without human assistance, bears live nicely on roots, twigs, leaves of trees, insects and small animals. With people around, the bears taste
21、s quickly expand to include sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, and anything else they can tempt humans into giving up.6Bears often develop clever strategies for getting people to let go their food supplies. More often than not, an unsuspecting hiker has taken off his or her pack for a rest only to ha
22、ve a bear charge out of the woods, grab the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it. Hanging the pack on a tree branch wont help. Bears have been known to climb up, jump off, and catch the pack on the way down. One mother bear stretched up with her baby on her shoulders to reach a pac
23、k stored on a pole. Many bears threaten people into giving up their supplies. Although a bear is unlikely to attack a person and would probably run away if screamed at, few people are willing to do so. Most people drop the pack and run the other way. This, of course, delights the bear. In some place
24、s, the Park Service installed some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their supplies safe from bears. Although the bears were unable to open these containers, the effort was less than successful. Most campers, unable to tell the metal drums from rubbish cans, never used them for the intend
25、ed purpose.25. Feeding bears on peoples food . A. brings the people a lot of funB. can cause problemsC. often causes injuries and deaths D. helps bears survive26. If people had never fed bears, the bears . A. might be satisfied with what they had originallyB. would have starved long beforeC. wouldnt
26、 have enough food supplyD. would have hunted for other kind of food27. Which of the following is TRUE?A. If fed on sandwiches and hot dogs, the bears would no longer eat roots, twigs and insects.B. Its likely that bears would hurt people if the people didnt give up their food.C. Most people would fr
27、ighten away the bears that would tempt their food.D. Seeing a pack, the bear would quickly take it and run away with it.7CYou get anxious if theres no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will g
28、o wrong at work if youre not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smartphone addiction.For some people, smartphones have freed them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy(自主权) in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with th
29、eir friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become tyrants (暴君) in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his
30、 iPhone. So he developed an app Moment to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time theyre spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). “Moments goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some tim
31、e off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this always on culture are that your mind is never resting, and youre not giving your body time to recover, so youre always stressed. And the mo
32、re tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”And as the number of connected smartphones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to
33、 receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because theyre controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr Christine Grant.28. Whats the first paragraph mainl
34、y about? 8A. The popularity of smartphones. B. The progress of modern technology.C. The cause of smartphone addiction. D. The signs of “always on” stress.29 .Kevin Holesh developed Moment to _.A. research how people use their mobile phones B. make people better use mobile phonesC. help people contro
35、l their use of mobile phones D. increase the fun of using mobile phones30. Whats Dr Christine Grants attitude towards “always on” culture?A. Confused. B. Positive. C. Favorable. D. Critical.31. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means _.A. we can make a decision more quickly B
36、. we will become less productiveC. we will be equipped with more knowledge D. we can work more effectivelyDThe China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic (图表)designers to strengthen its international team. We off
37、er a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities(公用事业) paid for 90 percent medical return , a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence. Senior Business EditorYou must:assist the business editor in setting goals and working on
38、achieving them; be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and to guide junior staff; 9ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership needs ; have had at least five years ed
39、iting experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software. Senior Copy EditorYou must:work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print; edit or rewrite copy and give up-to-date headlines and captions(字幕); have had
40、at least two years editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software. Copy EditorYou must:be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions; be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is
41、sent to print; have two years of editing experience working on copy desks and be familiar with industry software. Graphic DesignerYou must:have excellent skills in information graphics; be good at illustrations and freehand drawings; be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts; have a good sense
42、 of typography; have good news judgment; be familiar with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop; be fluent in English. For enquiries or to apply, write to jobchinadaily. com. cn. 1032. How many positions need editing experience? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 33. What
43、s the meaning of the underlined words“have the last word”? A. Showing that the editor is forgetful. B. Showing that the editor has the right to make a decision. C. Meaning the editor is good at making a speech. D. Meaning the editor is bored with his work. 34. What is not required about Graphic Desi
44、gner? A. Be familiar with Photoshop. B. Have excellent skills in information graphics. C. Having a good sense of typography. D. Writing up-to-date headlines and captions. 35. The author writes this passage to . A. advertise for employing some employeesB. describe the positions of the China Daily new
45、spaper groupC. describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper groupD. tell you how to become good editors and designers第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中存两项为多余选项。While happiness does not happen by chance, you dont need to change your entire life to find it. Sta
46、rt your journey to a happier you by developing these easy habits.Work Out OftenStaying active can make you feel more enthusiasm for daily activities. So hit the gym or take up a sport that suits you best. Working out does you more good than burning off calories and strengthening your muscles. 36 Tha
47、ts why healthy people are generally 20% happier than unhealthy people.Volunteer1137 Using your skills to assist the less fortunate can boost your happiness. After all, it is joyful to bring some life and light back into someones life. You can start small, like preparing a meal for your elderly neigh
48、bor.Enjoy FriendshipEveryone can find himself stuck in trouble now and then. Enjoy an evening talking about your lives with your friends. Often they know you well enough to give you sound advice. 38 Plan Your DayHaving a set schedule can reduce stress throughout your day. Plan each days work before stepping into the office. 39 Staying organized by planning ahead can help you enjoy each moment.Turn Off th