四川省射洪县射洪中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、四川省射洪县射洪中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题，共100分）和 第II卷（非选择题，共50分）两部分。总分150分，考试时间120分钟。第 卷注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。21-60小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3考试结束后，将答题卡收回。第一部分 听力第一节(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

2、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. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a clothing store. B. At home. C. In a meeting room.2. Where is the man going this afternoon?A. The city library. B. The womans home. C. The school.3. What does the wo

3、man think about cheese?A. She likes it. B. She doesnt like it. C. She doesnt know much about it.4. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Wait for the last train. B. Take a bus to Tianjin. C. Change his ticket.5. Where is the bus station?A. Near the school gate. B. Near the street. C. Near the

4、statue.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秒针；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 man going to buy?A. An English book. B. A dictionary. C. An exercise book.7. How will the man improve his English?A. By

5、 reading English books.B. By watching English films.C. By listening to English songs.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How long has the woman had headaches?A. For a long time. B. Since this week. C. Since yesterday.9. Which is the reason for the womans headaches?A. She doesnt sleep well. B. She takes too much medi

6、cine.C. She has been hit in the head.10. What does the man tell the woman to do?A. Take the pills three times a day.B. Take more pills if she has a bad headache.C. Work hard to prepare for the exam.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What happened to the woman?A. She argued with the client about some details.B. Sh

7、e made a mistake during the project.C. She disagreed with Mr. Black about the project.12. What does the woman think of Mr. Black?A. He is careless. B. He is calm. C. He is serious.13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Saleswoman and client.

8、听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What event will the man take part in? A. The 100-metre dash. B. The high jump. C. The football match.15. Why didnt the man watch the game yesterday?A. Because he had hurt his waist. B. Because he went to the library.C. Because he doesnt like football.16. What sport will the spea

9、kers do now?A. Swimming. B. Baseball. C. Tennis.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What turns light back when it shines upwards?A. Dust. B. Buildings.C. Trees.18. How does light affect insects at night?A. It blocks their view to the stars.B. It prevents them from finding their way.C. It leads them to be caught b

10、y bats.19. How does light pollution affect trees?A. It increases the length of the day.B. It raises the temperature.C. It reduces the amount of water in air.20. Why does light pollution affect humans?A. Because it disturbs their natural rhythm.B. Because it leads directly to cancer.C. Because it mak

11、es them lose weight.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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。AGuide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upp

12、er floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading,and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work. Compute

13、rs You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers,your can also use library computers,which contain the most commonly used applications,such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor. Group-

14、study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others,you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps. There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked

15、via the website. To book,you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day,nine hours at most per week. Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature,When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分),you

16、may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period. Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls. Please note that food and fruit are forbidde

17、n in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you. 21. The librarys upper floor is mainly for students to .A. read in a quiet place B. have group discussions C. take comfortable seats D. get their computers fixed22. Library computers on the ground floor .A. help students with

18、their field experiments B. contain software essential for schoolwork C. are for those who want to access the wi-fi D. are mostly used for filling out application forms23. A student can rent a locker in the library if he_.A. can afford the rental fee B. attends certain courses C. has nowhere to put h

19、is books D. has earned the required credits24. What should NOT be brought into the library?A. Sandwiches B. Orange juice.C. Candy D. Mobile phonesBWe often hear the phrase: Youve a greater chance of being struck by lightning. It is used to describe something that hasnt got much chance of happening.

20、However, the common saying undermines (掩盖) the very real dangers of lightning. Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal. Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are stru

21、ck by lightning each year, and of those 73 people die. That means more people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters.So to raise awareness, the US has made Ju

22、ne 22 to 28 National Lightning Safety Week. It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms. If you hear thunder, you are in danger from lightning, said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. Thunder means that lightning is clo

23、se enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until after the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to seek hiding place, Lopes said.Summer is the high time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember

24、these safety tips:Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields.If you can count less than ten seconds between a thunder and a lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building.Do not stand under a tree.Get off bicycles or motorcycles.Crouch down (蹲下) if there is no hiding place.Av

25、oid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers.25. Whats the popular opinion about being struck by lightning?A. It is impossible for people to be killed by lightning.B. It is the most dangerous among all file natural disasters.C. The chance for a person to be

26、struck by lightning is very small.D. There is a greater chance for being killed by lightning than any other natural disaster.26. The average death rate of being struck by lightning in the US is about .A. 18% B. 50% C 30% D. 73%27. Whats the safety tip when you hear thunder outside?A. Take away the h

27、air drier.B. Quickly find a place to go inside.C. Just stand by your bicycles and motorcycles.D. Count ten seconds between a thunder and a lightning.28. Which of the following statements is true?A. There are on average 5 persons killed by lightening in Nepal each day.B. The National Lightning Safety

28、 Week is made to warn the public of lightning.C. The death rate of being struck by lightning is much higher than by other natural disasters.D. There are more people killed by tornadoes and hurricanes than by lightning in the US each year.CPsychologist George Spilich and workmates at Washington Colle

29、ge in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to think and concentrate. Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through many tests.In the first test, each subject sat before a computer screen and press

30、ed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a group of 96 letters. In this simple test, active smokers, deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well.The next test was more complex, requiring all to look quickly at orders of 20 same letters and respond to the immediate o

31、ne of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the encouragement of nicotine, active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active s

32、mokers.The fourth test required people to read a passage, and then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers were not only l

33、ikely to have poorer memories but also had trouble picking important information from unimportant details (细节).As our tests became more complex, Spilich concludes, non-smokers performed greatly better than smokers. He predicts, Smokers might perform well enough at many jobs until they got complex. A

34、 smoking airline pilot could fly well enough if no problems appeared, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity (容量).29. Whats the purpose of George Spilicbs experiment?A. To show how smoking damages peoples mental capacity.B. To prove that smoking affects peoples regular

35、 performance.C. To find out whether smoking helps peoples short-term memory.D. To test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers.30. George Spilichs experiment was conducted in such a way as to .A. check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokersB. register the immediate

36、responses of the subjectsC. put the subjects through increasingly complex testsD. force the subjects to pick major information from details31. The underlined word bested in Paragraph 5 most probably means .A. lost B. beat C. hated D. caught32. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .A. no a

37、irline pilots smoke during flightsB. smoking in urgent cases causes mental illnessC. smokers should not expect to become airline pilotsD. smokers may prove unable to deal with urgent casesDBeijing West Railway Station is the biggest railway station I have ever seen. I once joked, You will never know

38、 how many people there are in China unless you go to Beijing West Railway Station.I usually bought hard-berth (硬卧) tickets when I traveled by train in China. The first thing I noticed was that Chinese berths were much smaller than those in other countries. Though I had to crouch (蜷缩) on the berth, I

39、 could still manage to sleep on it, as Im not that tall.Chinas trains are operated efficiently. The work is done well among the attendants (乘务员) and trains leave on time. The friendly nature of the Chinese passengers turns a trip on the train into a big family gathering, and they often share their f

40、ood with other passengers. Foreigners, on the other hand, will say hi to each other, but rarely go further than that. On Chinese trains, I often saw such a funny thing: old couples would argue about where they should put their luggage; young people would begin to play with their mobile phones as soo

41、n as they settled in their seats.I like traveling by train in China because it is cheap, safe and comfortable. In India and Spain, people are always knocking off the metal parts of the train to sell them for money. Bit by bit, the train is destroyed. Thats why there are signs on the train, warning S

42、top stealing the train! There are signs on Dutch and French trains which read No Sticking to stop people from sticking pictures on the trains. On the other hand, on Chinese trains you can find signs like this: Welcome to take our train.33. What did Beijing West Railway Station remind the writer of?A

43、. The large population of China.B. The biggest railway station in the world.C. The good management of Chinese trains.D. The smaller hard-berths compared with other countries.34. Which of the following statements is true according to the writers opinion?A. Its a pity that trains in India are often st

44、olen.B. Young people pay more attention to their luggage.C. Chinese passengers are friendlier than foreigners.D. Dutch and French trains are more special with pictures stuck on them.35 Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?A. Experiencing China by Traveling on Trains.B. A Fo

45、reigners View on Chinese Trains.C. Different Train Systems in the World.D. A Foreigners Impression on Traveling in China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。Whilesocialmedia canbeusefulinconnecting youtofamily,friendsand colleagues,therecanbenegativeeffects. Butyoucanavoidth

46、enegativeeffectsbyfollowingthesewordsofadvice.Spendalimitedamountoftimeonsocialmedia.Itiswisetodisconnectfromsocialmedia nowandthen.Ifyoufeelyoure addicted to socialmedia,setadailytimelimitforyourself. 36 .Protectyourprivacy.Therearemany waystoprotect yourprivacy. Onewayis tocreatedifferent friends

47、lists,suchasFamily,FriendsandColleagues.Thenyoucansend poststo justthepeople inoneormore particularlists.Inaddition,beforeyoupost,think about your writing.photos,comments andothercontentsince anythingyoushare,even with closed groups,ispubliconsocialmedia. 37 .Liveyourreallife.Somepeople are so attac

48、hed to social media that they spend much of their spare time during events taking pictures and posting. 38 So its better to experience the event fully and then share your posts and photos later after the events is over. 39 People are looking for different things when they go onto social media sites:

49、 acknowledge,attention,approval,appreciation,etc.Identify whichofthese youre looking forandthinkaboutwhether youcangetitsatisfied inamore constructive waythangoingonline.Remember,yourethebossofbeingonsocialmedia. 40 Rather, you and only you determinehowmuchtimeyouspendonit.A.Itdoesntgiveorderstoyou.

50、B.Provideyourselfwithsatisfaction. C.Understandwhatyouneedfromsocialmedia.D.Turnoffyourcomputeranddothingsintherealworld.E.Whatyoupostcanbesharedaroundtheworldinashorttime.F.Manypeoplespendhoursadayposting,readingposts,andwatchingvideos.G.Theydontallowthemselvestobeinthemomentandactuallyenjoytheeven

51、t. 第三部分：语言知识运用（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。Imaginethatyoureawhale,about25feetlong and weighing thousands of pounds. You can 41asfastas35milesperhourandmaytravel 100miles inaday.The entire42isyourhome.Nowpictureyourself asthe43whaleliving alone

52、 in a small pool.Youcannotdive44orswimgreatdistances. There is nothing much to do 45circlethesmallpooldayafterday.Nowimagineyouareanelephantlivinginaclosefamilygroup. Members of the family46eachotherwhiletravelinglongdistancestofindthelarge quantities of food needed to 47thefamily.Nowpictureyourself

53、48inatrailer(拖车）or train movingfromcitytocity.Youare49toperform trickslikestanding on your head-thingsyoud50dointhewild. Formanyyears,peoplewatchedthewhalesandelephants51incircuses and marine parks.Butnowpeoplearespeakingup forthe 52.Theyaresaying that they deservetoliveamore53life andnotbeusedforen

54、tertainment. And people -andsomecompanies-arebeginningto54. InMarch2015,RinglingBrosandBarnum&Bailey55thattheywould no longer use elephantactsintheircircuses.AndonMay1,2016,theelephants performed their last56.Oneyearlater,SeaWorldThemeParksannounced that it would gradually57usingshowsfeaturingwhales

55、performingsilly58. TheannouncementsbyRinglingBrosandSeaWorldarefirststepsinputtingan end to usingwildanimalsfor59.Thesedecisionsweremadeas a result of many people speaking out loud and clear that 60animalsdeservetolivefree.41.A.runB.swimC.walkD.sail42.A.worldB.houseC.oceanD.pool43.A.sameB.lastC.next

56、D.real44.A.firstB.deepC.quicklyD.carefully45.A.soB.orC.andD.but46.A.watchoutforB.keepupwithC.lookforwardtoD.breakawayfrom47.A.helpB.saveC.trainD.feed48.A.restingB.sleepingC.standingD.travelling49.A.encouragedB.advisedC.forcedD.reminded50.A.stillB.onlyC.neverD.seldom51.A.practicingB.performingC.celeb

57、ratingD.competing52.A.circusesB.parksC.animalsD.people53.A.colorfulB.meaningfulC.naturalD.healthy54.A.listenB.lookC.examineD.review55.A.predictedB.imaginedC.explainedD.announced56.A.dutyB.functionC.showD.operation57.A.denyB.considerC.discussD.stop58.A.tricksB.mistakesC.gamesD.rules59.A.educationB.en

58、tertainmentC.explorationD.experiment60.A.livingB.rareC.trappedD.wild 第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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。In August 2017, I came to the town of Fuling 61 (teach) English. When the first semester finished, my colleague and I had a 62 (please) trip alo

59、ng the three Gorges. We took the boat for Jiangyou and left the dock on 63 beautiful afternoon. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu, and we could see the sun 64 (set) behind the white pagoda, 65 was very beautiful. We missed 66 (see) the first gorges, the Qutang Gorge, because of our sleep. The next

60、morning we went 67 the Wu Gorge, home of QuYuan. We enjoyed 68 (I) during the Gorge. As we came out of the third gorge, the XiLing Gorge, we sailed into the 69 (construct) site of dam. We took pictures on deck in the distance, because none of us 70 (allow) to get off the boat.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分） 第一节

61、短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分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。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 we all know, culture is similar with an iceberg. There are cultural roles where a

62、re obvious and easily to understand. Most of our cultural values, however, is not clear or hidden. For example, when you will visit a restaurant in Japan, people may sit on the floor and use chopstick to eat. These eat habits are easy to come across. Therefore, you may not know that its common for a

63、 man to sit cross-legged on the floor, but its not considered acceptable for woman to do so. You have to study peoples body language to understanding this less obvious cultural rule.第二节 书面表达 （满25分）假如你是李华，目前你所在的城市交通堵塞问题越来越严重，请你写一封倡议信，主要内容包括：1. 阐述原因（如小车数量增多、交通违规等）；2. 提出改善的建议；3. 呼吁。 注意：1. 词数：100左右；2适当发

64、挥想象，增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Sir,Im LiHua, _ Yours,LiHua射洪中学2018年下期高2017级半期考试英语试题参考答案听力：1-5：AABBC 6-10: BBAAA 11-15: BCAAB 16-20: CACAA阅读理解：21-24：ABDA 25-28: CABB 29-32: DCBD 33-35: ACB七选五：36-40: DEGCA完形：41-45: BCABD 46-50: ADDCC 51-55: BCCAD 56-60: CDABD语法填空：61. teaching 62. pleasant63. a64. setting65. whi

65、ch66. seeing67. through68. myself69. construction70. were allowed短文改错：1. withto 2. wherewhich 3. easilyeasy 4. isare 5. 去掉will 6. chopstickchopsticks 7. eateating 8. ThereforeHowever 9. for后加a 10. understandingunderstand书面表达：Dear sir,Im LiHua. At present, Traffic jams have become a major problem fac

66、ed by most people of our city everyday. The number of private cars has been increasing. Whats more, some drivers disobey traffic rules, causing traffic chaos.In my opinion, measures must be taken to solve this problem. To begin with, the government should encourage people to use public transport reg

67、ularly and at the same time limit private cars. Furthermore, more lanes and parking lots should be built. At last, its important to educate the public to obey traffic rules.Now we are appealing to you to change our way of life. If we change a little, we can make a big difference. Lets take action from now on.Yours,LiHua