湖北省当阳市第一高级中学2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、当阳一中20182019学年度上学期高二期中考试英语试卷命题人：聂利丹 审题人：卢丽琼 尚弈岑考试时间：120分钟 满分：150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罝。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. Where does the woman speaker come from?A. Colombia. B. France. C. German2. Who picked up the

2、soda?A. Yon Mi. B. The man speaker.C. The woman speaker.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A story. B. A toy plane. C. A travel.4. What language is used in the movies at Regency?A. Spanish.B. English.C. French.5. Where is the man from?A. Dallas. B. Madrid. C. Paris.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听

3、下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6至7题。6. What is the man interested in?A. Visiting cities.B. Traveling nearby. C. Hiking to mountains.7. How many days ahead does the man need to book?A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four d

4、ays.听第7段材料，回答8至9题。8. When will the two speakers meet? A. At 7:00 a.m. the day after tomorrow. B. At 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. C. At 7:00 p.m. today.9. Where are the two speakers going to have dinner? A. In a restaurant. B. At the womans home. C. At the mans home.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which city will the wo

5、man go to spend her holiday?A. Beijing. B. Qingdao. C. Shanghai.11. How much is the discounted price for the ticket?A. 520 yuan.B. 600 yuan.C. 650 yuan.12. When can Lucy Ketch get her ticket? A. On September 27th. B. On October1st. C. On September. 16th.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where was the man last su

6、mmer? A. In the city. B. In the town. C. In the countryside.14. When does the man get up while living on the farm? A. At about five oclock. B. At about six oclock. C. At about seven oclock.15. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. To go to a place of interest. B. To go to the countryside. C.

7、To work hard on a farm.16. What does the man think of living on the farm? A. Peaceful and easy. B. Boring but hard-working. C. Peaceful but boring.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is going to travel with the speakers family? A. His cousin. B. His brother. C. His father.18. How many people are making the tr

8、ip? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.19. How are they coming back home? A. By air. B. By boat. C. By car.20. What is the weight limit of each persons baggage on the plane? A. Fourteen pounds. B. Forty pounds.C. Forty-four pounds.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15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，

9、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe summer holidays are upon us againHere is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!Peterborough MuseumThe Age of the Dinosaurs is the museums main attraction this summerGet up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking （潜伏）a

10、round every corner!The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in AugustCall 01733 864663 for detailsSaxon Youth ClubSchool holiday fun: Young people aged 1319 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try th

11、eir hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman RoadPeterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pmPLUS an aero ball match will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pmCall 01 353 720274 for detailsHoughton MillAlice through the Looking Classa new p

12、roduction of the family favorite on Monday 30thAugustBring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the playGates open 5:30 pm, performance 6:30 pm8:30 pmTea room will be open until end of the interval（间隔）Adult 10Child7Family 20Booking advisable on 0845 4505157Farmland Museum

13、and Denny AbbeyFarmland Gaines: From WellieWanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland TeamCollect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette（饰品） that is fit for a winner！No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for ch

14、ildren aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost7 per childFor further information, call 01223 81008021.If you are interested in cooking, you can go to _.A. Peterborough Museum B. Houghton Mill C. Farm

15、land Museum D. Saxon Youth Club22. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you _.A.20 B.17 C.27 D.7 23. Which of the following activities needs parents company?A. Competing in sports activities. B. Watching a new play. C.Playing farmland games. D. Visiting the dinosaur exhi

16、bition. 24. If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19, he will have _ to choose from for himself.A. one activity B. two activities C. three activities D. four activitiesBA Ray of SunshineMy daughter, Fiona, and her family had a beautiful nine-year-old golden retriever, Sunny. Fionas in

17、-laws lived in New Zealand and every time the family went over to visit them, we got to mind the dog. Fiona would also leave her bronze Landcruiser at our place, parked right where Sunny could see it, for as long as the dog could check that the car was still there, which he did regularly, he was hap

18、py. Sunny knew from past experience that if the car was there, the family would come back. Each time they did, I jokingly told them not to bother picking up Sunny because he was a joy to have around.He was beautiful with the family, and when an unexpected baby came along - 17 years after her older s

19、ister - Sunny was lovely and gentle with her.In April 2017 we learnt that the family was relocating to New Zealand. Realizing the bond that existed between them and Sunny, I knew they would want to take him. But with limited finances they found it too expensive to take their much-loved dog.So we ado

20、pted him.Their car, yet to be sold, was parked at our side gate and Sunny kept watching over it, checking on it each day before going for a walk. I think it was his security blanket. Then, a few months later, when the car was finally sold, poor Sunny had to adjust to losing yet another part of his f

21、amily.With the car gone, Sunny discovered that cats visit the area and this has held his interest (though not as much as the car!). Weve had a few problems, but Sunny has now settled in very well and is far better trained than any of our previous dogs.Sunny is lovely company and has been a beautiful

22、 addition to our family.25. Why did Fiona park her car at her parents house every time she went to visit her relatives in New Zealand?A. Because it was another part of Sunnys family.B. Because Sunny took great interest in watching it.C. Because it was Sunnys routine before going for a walk.D. Becaus

23、e to Sunny it meant the family would come back.26. What can we learn from the text?A. Fiona once joked about attending to Sunny.B. The family had two kids with a huge age difference.C. Cats could hold Sunnys attention as well as the car did.D. The family moved to New Zealand with their beloved dog.2

24、7. What does the underlined phrase mean?A. a toy to comfort crying kids B. something to reduce angerC. a measure to provide protection D. a blanket to make you feel safe28. Which of the following can best describe Sunnys character?A.loyal and adaptable B. expensive and loyalC. naughty andexpensiveD.

25、 naughty and adaptableCAbout five years ago, an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels on the ground rather than the roof. Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway. The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides cl

26、ean renewable energy using power from the sun while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to bui

27、ld and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor (微处理器) that monitors and controls the panel, while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling overhead. The inventors

28、 suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer veh

29、icles the tractions (抓地力) they need.According to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop, or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.The inve

30、ntors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths, sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw $100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring

31、. 29. In the inventors opinion, the Solar Roadway _.A. is too expensive to build at presentB. costs no more money than current roadsC. can provide as many data as present computersD. will bring them a large sum of money30. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to_.A. the panelsB. the vehi

32、clesC. the researchersD. the inventors31. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. the Solar Roadway has already been put into useB. $100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lotC. the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered carsD. future electric vehicles can be charged anytime

33、 and anywhere32. What can be the best title for the text?A. The Solar Roada much faster roadB. The great changes on the roadwayC. Solar-powered smart road of the futureD. The influence the Solar Roadway has on peopleDTencent announced yesterday that it will limit the daily time for youngsters to pla

34、y its popular King of Glory game after parents and schools in Shanghai and other areas complained their children had become addicted to playing it.From tomorrow, children younger than 12 will only be allowed to play the game for a maximum of one hour a day, and after 9 pm, they will be banned from l

35、ogging into it, said Tencent. Those older than 12 will be able to play a maximum two hours a day.The game system will remind players the time they have been playing and young players will be forced to log out when the time is up.Tencent claimed these were the strictest measures in Chinas game indust

36、ry to prevent addiction and the company expected they would ease parents anxiety.The company also said it had updated its system for parents to keep tabs on their children using its games.Since February, parents can receive messages when children log in and spend money on the game after they connect

37、 childrens game accounts with their mobile phone numbers.Now, parents can connect phones, tablets or computers that their children use to play games, so that they can keep an eye on the children even if they have several game accounts, Tencent said.Song Zhe, a father of a Shanghai high school studen

38、t, welcomed the measures but was not sure if they would be sufficiently effective. “I like the system that could lock up the devices as children can register many accounts,” he said, “but children are so clever that they can always think out counter measures.”33. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A

39、.Girls under 8 are able to log in the game at 10 pm.B. Kids under 11 could play the game for at most 7 hours in a week.C. Those older than 16 are able to play the game all the time.D. Children over 13 can log in the game after playing 3 hours in a day.34. What can we learn about the game system acco

40、rding to the passage?A. Parents should pay attention to their phones all the time in case they miss any message.B. Parents need to connect their tablets or computers to the game accounts of their children.C. Parents can be reminded of the time their children have been playing the games.D. Parents ca

41、n monitor their children even if their children try to register different game accounts.35. What did Song Zhes father think of the game system?A. He was uncertain about the effectiveness of the system.B. Children were too dull to break out of the system.C. The game system was absolutely welcomed by

42、him.D. Children could register lots of accounts to unlock the devices.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Danger in sugar?We live in a sweet world. The average American kid consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar per day. _36_.We all know that too much sugar isnt good for

43、you. But did we know it could be toxic (poisonous)? A team of researchers at the University of Utah used mice to conduct a study on the negative effects of sugar._37_.During the 58-week-long study, mice were fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. _38_.The team found that these mice were twice as like

44、ly to die as mice fed a similar diet without the sugar. Scientists often use mice for research because they have a similar genetic structure to humans. Findings from this study show negative effects that are not obvious as weight gain or heart problems ._39_.Different types of sugar have different e

45、ffects on the human body. Some of the sugar we consume comes from foods we might expectcandy, soda, and cookies. _40_.Food companies add large amounts of sugar to items we may not classify as sweets. Some pasta sauces, crackers, and even brands of ketchup have large amounts of sugar. Cutting sugar o

46、ut of the American diet altogether may be difficult. But making the effort to control our nations sugar cravings will provide for a truly sweeter future. A. But much of the sugar that we eat is hidden. B. They found it could have serious side effects on peoples health. C. And adults eat 50% more sug

47、ar today than they did in the 1970s. D. A new study reveals the toxic effects of sugar. E. Some kids foods are high in sugar and packaged with too many vitamins and minerals. F. This percentage is equal to a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily. G. But large amounts of sugar can ca

48、use long-term health problems and even shorten lives.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Once upon a time, a group of businessmen were sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, 41 much American goods back to Paris, however, they 42 _a ter

49、rible thunderstorm, both the men and ship _43_into the Atlantic Ocean 44 _their goods.The only survivor of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, _ 45 _island. He prayed desperately for God to rescue him, and every day he 46_the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. _47_, he eventually man

50、aged to build a little hut out of driftwood to 48him from bad weather, and to store his few 49_. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke50 up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was shocked with 51_and anger. God

51、 how could you do this to me! he cried. Early the next day, 52_, he was awakened by the 53_of a ship that was 54 the island. It had come to rescue him. How did you know I was here? asked thewearyman of his rescuers. We saw your smoke 55, they replied. It is easy to get _56_when things are going bad.

52、 But we shouldnt lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and 57_. Remember, next time your little hut is 58_to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the grace of God. For all the 59_things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive _60_to it

53、.41. A. expressingB. carryingC. burdeningD. pushing42. A. got throughB. put upC. cut outD. ran into43. A. sinking B. divingC. insertingD. bringing44. A. in spite ofB. in relation toC. as well as D. in charge of45. A. constructedB. desertedC. dividedD. defended46. A. scanned B. caughtC. choseD. remov

54、ed47. A. AstonishedB. ExcitedC. Annoyed D. Exhausted48. A. preventB. discourage C. shelter D. separate49. A. goodsB. wagesC. belongings D. surroundings50. A. rolling B. windingC. flashingD. rushing51. A. imagination B. sorrowC. expressionD. hesitation52. A. furthermoreB. thereforeC. besidesD. howeve

55、r53. A. sceneB. sound C. lightD. dream54. A. approachingB. strikingC. attackingD. leaving55. A. evidenceB. exhibitionC. motivationD. signal56.A. annoyed B. delighted C. creative D. discouraged57. A. sufferingB. peaceC. disturbanceD. existence58. A. thunderingB. burning C. movingD. falling59. A. posi

56、tiveB. differentC. negative D. common60. A. requirementB. commandC. key D. answer 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。_61_ (expose) to smoking for a long time, you may find_62_ hard to give it up. And the effects it has _63_you may die hard. But do you know what it is that re

57、sults in such a situation? First, quantities of nicotine you get into your body_64_ (be) the source of your physical addiction. Second, your habit is to blame and you just cant accustom yourself to the_65_(absent) of nicotine in your body. Third, most_66_ (probable), you can be mentally addicted and

58、 believe smoking makes you feel good. However, demanding as it is, you do not need to put up with the situation. Every time you feel anxious, just remember under no circumstances should you reach for _67_cigarette. Its also suggested that help _68_(need) if the situation is desperate. Of course, the

59、 most important is to _69_(strong) your determination whenever you want to quit. And you can depend on it _70_you can completely get rid of it as long as you keep trying.第四部分写作（共两节满分 35）第一节：短文改错（10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写

60、出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。As a high school student, it is an usual experience that you drag yourself out of bed and rush to school early in the morning. However, with the new guideline to start school later carries out, many students

61、 can now stay in bed longer than before. Some schools have been chosen to test this new guideline, that is expected to be used in others areas in 2019. Since the new semester begins in March, students from these schools have been required to arrive at school no early than 8 a.m. Aimed at making sure

62、 students get adequate sleep and enough time for breakfast, and the guideline has received much praise. Push back school times is not unique to China. And various study have shown that later school times could be great benefit to students.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是某国际学校的学生李华,你最近使用了一本新版的英英词典,感觉非常实用,请你利用英语班会

63、时间向同学们推荐它。内容要点如下；1. 特色（如词汇量.用法.例句等方面）；2.使用心得注意；1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数.Hello,everyone !_Thank you for listening. 高二期中考试英语参考答案听力1-20 BACAB CABCB AABAB ABCAC阅读21-40 DACB DBCA BBCC BDA CBFGA完形41-60 BDACB ADCCA BDBAD DABCD语填61. (Having been) exposed 62.it 63. on64. are 65. absence 6

64、6. probably 67. a 68. be needed 69. strengthen 70.that改错an-a carries-carried that-which others-other begins-beganearly-earlier and the guideline has received push-pushing study-studies great前加of作文一 Hello, everyone！Here Id like to recommend a newly-issued English-English dictionary which I came acros

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