四川省阆中中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、四川省阆中中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题（时间：120分钟 满分：150分 ）注意事项:1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。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. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将武卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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、

2、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. How long will the trip take?A. 23 hours. B. 17 hours. C. 6 hours.2. What should the woman do after cooking?A. Do the dishes. B. Turn off the gas. C. Clean up the kitchen.3. What will the woman do?A. Go over her notes. B. Listen

3、 to some music.C. Turn off the music.4. Who most probably is the man?A. The landlord（房东，地主）B. A house agent（经纪人）C. A hotel clerk.5. What will the man do?A. Have a rest. B. Attend a meeting. C. Have a party.听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Brother and sister. B. Moth

4、er and son. C. Doctor and patient.7. What will the speakers do next month?A. Hold a party. B. Attend a wedding. C. Have a family dinner.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In an office. B. At home. C. On a bus.9. What was wrong with Bernard today?A. He got up late.B. H

5、e was in a bad mood.C. He quarreled with the manager.听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。10.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Couple. C. Business partners.11.Whats the womans attitude to Vincents management style?A. Admirable（值得赞赏的）. B. Doubtful. C. Indifferent（漠不关心的）.12. Who p

6、lays a big part in getting the job for Vincent?A. His uncle. B. His father. C. His aunt.听第9段材料，回答第l3至16题。13.What does the man do every Saturday?A. He writes his paper.B. He goes to the gym.C. He helps the disabled children.14.Where are the two sisters?A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Australia.15

7、.How does the woman feel after hearing the news?A. Sad. B. Amazed. C. Happy.16.What can the two sisters do?A. Drive a car. B. Play sports. C. Have a dance.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Where will this years Motor Show be held?A. On the Park School Field.B. On the Three Tree Show Ground.C. On the Park School

8、Show Ground.18.What troubled visitors in the Motor Show last year?A. Parking cars. B. Buying tickets. C. Finding the place.19.How much is it for two adults and two children?A.18. B.24. C.30.20.What does the speaker advise people to do?A. Take cameras with them. B. Buy a family ticket. C. Get tickets

9、 in advance.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMost animals on land are known to us, but many living things underwater are not. Now lets get to know some of them.Sea cucumberSea cucumber are strange animals living at the bottom of the sea. They wear brown or

10、pale green coats with many sticks up. When summer comes, they stay deep to sleep because they are afraid of heat. And when it is autumn, they move to shallow (浅的) water and get their food.PikeThe pike is a kind of freshwater fish. They are good swimmers and like swimming near boats, waiting to be fe

11、d. They have sharp teeth to catch fishes. When they are young, they live in groups. However, when they grow up, they prefer to live alone.CuttlefishA cuttlefish can swim quite fast, so it is also called rocket fish. It has eight arms and two feelers on its head, just around its mouth. It ejects(喷射)

12、ink when it is in danger. Its meat is delicious, and it is often the first choice for many people.OctopusAn octopus has long arms, with which to catch food and protect itself. When it is sleeping, one or two of its arms are still on duty, keeping moving. Once it feels something dangerous, it can wak

13、e up at once to take action.21. Sea cucumbers stay deep to sleep in summer because they .A. want to live aloneB. want to get strong and fatC. are afraid of their enemyD. are afraid of high temperature22. According to the passage, likes to swim near boats.A. the sea cucumberB. the cuttlefishC. the pi

14、keD. the octopus23. What happens if a cuttlefish meets its enemy?A. It rushes at the enemy at once.B. It sends out ink to the enemy.C. It bites with its sharp teeth. D. It cuts off one of its arms.24. The of an octopus can help protect it when in danger.A. colorB. sound C. armsD. smellsBMost dog own

15、ers feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted the owner to please him. One of my friends has a large German shepherd(牧羊犬) named Jack. These dogs are often very intelligent

16、 (clever). Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor

17、didnt leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldnt stand it any longer. He went out of the room

18、and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the mans hat in his mouth.German shepherds arent the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog that helps blind people walk along the streets and do man

19、y other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the “eyes” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.25. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to _.A. ask him to lea

20、ve immediately B. be pleased C. please himD. invite him for a walk26. What does “it” in the sentence “Jack couldnt stand it any longer” refer to?A. his walking around the room several times B. his owners visitors saying and talking C. his sitting in front of the visitor D. his walking in the park27.

21、 Seeing Eye dogs_.A. help and see for blind peopleB. have only one eyeC. help blind people go to special schools D. are more intelligent than German shepherds28. Which of the following statements is RIGHT?A. It usually takes several years for Seeing Eye dogs to learn to help blind people.B. Most dog

22、s are very intelligent.C. German shepherds are the most intelligent dogs in the world.D. Seeing Eye dogs can only help blind people walk along the streets.CEat rice brew（酒酿）in class? You must be joking. But thats what happened in Hefei Hupo Middle School in Anhui. Junior 2 students there made their

23、own rice brew to learn about fermentation（发酵）.“The students have already learned the lesson in class. But they wont really understand it until they make their own brew,” said Liang Wen, their biology teacher.Students made the brew in groups. They first bought yeast（酵母）and cooked the rice. Then they

24、mixed the rice and yeast carefully together in a big, clean bowl. The most important thing is to put the bowl in a warm place. Yeast works best there. Thats the secret of a good rice brew! After about a week, the rice becomes rice brew.“Our brew looks so delicious. I couldnt wait to taste it!” said

25、Xi Yiwen, a 14-year-old girl. But Xi had to wait because they had to eat it at the “tasting party”. During the party, the teacher heated up each groups rice brew for everyone to taste. The students then chose one group as the best brew maker.Some groups brew was popular and soon eaten up but some wa

26、s sour and tasted terrible! Some students even bought new brew because they failed to make their own.“Working together brought us happiness no matter what the result was!” said Wang Yajun, a 15-year-old girl. Her group was the best in the class.29. Put the following steps in the correct order: a. th

27、e rice becomes rice brewb. buy yeast c. put the bowl in a warm placed. cook the rice e. mix the yeast and rice carefully in a clean howl A. a-b-c-d-eB. b-d-e-c-aC.b-a-c-d-eD. b-d-a-e-c30. The teacher asked the students to make brew by themselves because _.A. the teacher wanted the students to find o

28、ut about fermentation themselvesB. the teacher liked to eat rice brewC. the teacher wanted to make the students work harderD. the teacher wanted to find out who makes the best brew31. Some students had sour brew probably because _.A. they didnt get the best yeast B. they wanted to buy brew from supe

29、rmarketsC. they didnt put the bowl in the right place D. they didnt cook enough rice32. The best title for this passage is _.A. Science of fermentationB. How to make rice brewC. The happiness of working togetherD. A fun lesson about fermentation DAlthough English is not as old as Chinese, it is spok

30、en by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when th

31、ey are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The G

32、ermans did not understand the question and answered. “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread ca

33、me to be called “ hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictiona

34、ry.33. According to the writer, English is .A. as old as Chinese B. not so old as ChineseC. older than German D. very difficult to learn34. Hamburg is .A. a city in Germany B. a round piece of beefC. the name of a village D. a kind of food 35. We know from the story that .A. few Americans like hambu

35、rgersB. hamburgers are made with ham C. hamburgers were made by GermansD. hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago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。 A school doesnt have to be a prison. Whether you find a school difficult, boring, or just stressful, y

36、ou can learn to make a school easier and bring a lot more fun. Here are some ways to help you. Try a team sport. Some schools offer team sports that allow you to make friends with your fellow students. Soccer, track and field, basketball and football, can aI1 make school a little more fun. 36 If you

37、 dont want to play sports, consider joining in the games and cheering for your team with your friends. 37 One of the most stressful parts of school can be making sure you have everything youre supposed to have.Wheres your English homework? Wheres that math assignment? Is your pencil sharp? The less

38、you have to worry about these little things, the more youll be able to focus and enjoy. school. 38 Take it easy on your teachers. Teachers are like students: some are great, some are less than great. But teachers are in charge of the classroom. So even if youre feeling frustrated or bored in class,

39、you should be nice to your teachers. 39 Ask for help if you are having trouble with homework. 40 Make it easy. Ask for help at school by joining an after-class study group, if your school has one. Ask your teacher if you can stay 1015 minutes after school to ask a few questions about your homework,

40、if youre embarrassed to ask during class. Its always better to ask. A. So you can choose one of them to take up.B. If youre struggling in study, dont try to take it all by yourself.C. Stay organized.D. Try to find kids you can talk to and play with.E. Be prepared for class and everything will be eas

41、ier.F. As a result, they will possibly be friendly back to you.G. Manage your homework better.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His 41 was also very poor-a small and empty house, which was 42 with spider

42、 webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to 43 coming into his house as they didnt want to come to such a 44 place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the 45 for his unlucky life.Then, the poor man 46 a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶

43、). “This will save you from 47 ,” the wise man 48 . The poor man took the 49 from the wise man and wanted to 50 it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he 51 such a beautiful thing? But then he started 52 the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the mar

44、ket. He brought the vase back to his 53 , put it on the table and started watching it again.“Its not 54 for such a beautiful thing to be 55 ,” the poor man thought. So he 56 some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even 57 . “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web

45、,” the poor man 58 again.So the poor man started 59 his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasnt poor, 60 rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasnt a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think abo

46、ut poverty.41. A. child B. health C. home D. village42. A. treated B. built C. covered D. filled43. A. avoid B. forget C. enjoy D. consider44. A. dirty B.quiet C. cold D. wet45. A. problem B. result C. reason D. change46. A. helped B. met C.thanked D. protected47. A. danger B. death C.trouble D. pov

47、erty48. A.cried B. shouted C. said D. wrote49. A. vase B.money C. table D. flower50. A. draw B. study C. sell D.throw 51. A. buy B. need C. like D.bring52. A. looking at B.washing C. repairing D. showing off53. A. school B. farm C. shop D. house54. A. important B. possible C. right D. easy55. A. big

48、 B.empty C. old D. safe56. A. planted B. picked C. stole D. borrowed57. A. stranger B. more beautiful C. more expensive D. stronger58. A. expected B. doubted C. believed D. thought59. A. checking B. cleaning C. moving D. choosing60. A. or B. but C.for D. and第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适

49、当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。M: Hi! I have a one-month vacatin. How about a trip to Europe?W: But Im afraid its too far.M: Oh, I really need to leave this town for 61. change. Working day after day has worn me out. Do you have any other 62. (suggest)?W: We should probably think about going somewhere that is flat

50、 and not 63. (mountain). How about the countryside? We could enjoy the fresh air and the delicious local food.M: 64. （wonder)! I think thats a great idea. When shall we get a kick out 65. the travel?W: What about next Monday?M: Perfect. I 66. (start) making the arrangements tomorrow.W: Id rather tra

51、vel by bus or by train. It would cost much 67. (little) than driving.M: We can take the train. It will be faster. Ill book the tickets tomorrow morning.W: Great! Oh, one more thing, dont forget to check the weather forecast 68. we go. You know, the weather is 69. (vary) recently. Id hate to get caug

52、ht in the rain.M: No problem. Im really looking forward to the coming week.W: Me, too. Ill make a list of 70. we need to take with us.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题l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。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()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划

53、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。I am interested at swimming very much. At first, I went swimming just to keep health. Now my dream was to swim for my country in the Olympics. Though practicing in the pool is very bored, but I still work very hard in order t

54、o realize my dream. Because my hard work, I have already come first in much important competitions. In the competitions, Ive made lot of friends and were very close. Its much easier to have friends which are swimmers because they also have to get up early to practice like you and they understand thi

55、s kind of life.第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华，你们班的英语老师要求每个同学在课堂上分享自己交友的经验。请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。1. 你是如何看待友谊的；2. 你是怎么选择朋友的；3. 你是如何维持与朋友之间的友谊的。注意: 1. 词数120左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。高二学年上学期第一次月考考试英语参考答案：听力1-5 ABCBB6-10 ACABA 11-15 BCCAB 16-20 ABACC阅读理解21-25 DCBCA 26-30 BAABA 31-35 CDB AC 36-40 ACEFD第三部分 语言知识应用第一节41-45

56、 CDAAC46-50 BDCAC 51-55 BADCB 56-60 BADBB第二节61. a 62. suggestions 63. mountainous 64. Wonderful 65. of 66. will start 67. less 68. before 69. varied 70. what第三部分 写作第一节at-in; health-healthy; was-is; bored-boring; but去掉Because-Because of; much-many; lot of-a lot of或lots of ; which-who; you-me第二节One po

57、ssible version:As the saying goes,“Friendship is like sunshine, it keeps us warm and helps us grow.” I think it is important for us to make good friends so that we can always hang out together and have fun.I like to choose people who are kind, honest and helpful as my friends. I like to share my tho

58、ughts and fears with them whenever I get into trouble.Now I have some good friends who trust me. I always care about what has happened to them, so I call them once a week. I always go out with my friends, chatting and playing. I try to offer some advice to my friends when necessary. In this way I am

59、 able to maintain friendships. Li Hua听力材料Text 1W: How long is the trip?M:Its7 hours to Paris,and then another 6 hours to New York City.Text 2W:Must l turn off the gas after cooking?M:Of course. You can never be too careful with that.Text 3M:Dont you think that the music is a bit too loud?W: Sorry, I

60、 didnt know you are going over the notes. Ill turn it off right now.Text 4M:Its a nice apartment,and its in a really great lo-cation.W:Yes. But I need to talk to my husband.M:My office will be on until seven oclock. Give me a call when youre ready.Text 5W: You look tired. Did you sleep well?M:No,my

61、friend and I had a party the whole night.W.You should go home and have a rest.M: I know,but I have to attend a meeting right now.Text 6M: Its Morn and Dads wedding anniversary next month. Shall we hold a party for them?W.I dont think thats a good idea. Dad hates parties. And anyway,I wont have time

62、next month. I need to study for my exams.M .Then , lets take them out to have dinner at a res-taurant.W:Great! And we can buy some gifts for them.M:How about going shopping this Sunday?W：OK.W:Whats the matter with Bernard today? He started shouting from the moment he stepped into the of-fice.M: I do

63、nt know. lie usually doesnt act that way at all. I guess he got up on the wrong side of the bed.W:Just because he woke up in a bad mood is no rea-son for him to be so cross and to go around shouting at everybody.M: Hopefully hell relax as the day goes on. The manager is tallking with him now.Text 8W

64、:Hey,Ken. I need to talk to you.M:Sure. Whats up?W: Can we step into the conference room? This is a more private conversation.M : Sure.W:OK. Im just going to lay it all out on the table:What do you think of 10 Vincents management style?M . Well. well., um.W:I dont want to put you on the spot. Heres

65、what Im getting at:l dont think Vincent is the man for the job.M.Really? And what led you to this conclusion.W:As I see it, he lacks the proper vision. His style is more about survival, and hes not taking the compa-ny anywhere. Hes treading water instead of swim-ming.M.Well,I confess Ive had my doub

66、ts about his abili-ties before. It seems he mainly got the job because his famous aunt pulled some strings.Text 9W:Hi,Jack. What have you been doing recently?M:I have lots of free time after finishing my paper. So,Im a volunteer now. 13 I help disabled children in the kindergarten every Saturday.W:

67、Wow! You are so great! Why do you want to do that?M: I heard some news about disabled children. And then I thought we should do something for them.W:Can you tell me some of the news?M:Sure. Some days ago, I read a piece of news in the newspaper. It was about two sisters in America. They share the sa

68、me body.W . Wow ! Thats absolutely amazing!M:I have the same feeling. I believe this is nothing short of a miracle. I cant imagine how tough things are for them. The two sisters do have more prob-lems than most of us, but they seem to be getting on well with life.W:Do you mean they lead a normal lif

69、e?M. Yes. Despite sharing a body, they often go to par- ties and even drive.W:They are very optimistic.M:I think so. So I want to do something for the disa-bled and make friends with them.Text 10 The Motor Show will be returning to Eastbrook this July, and if you thought last years show was good,you

70、re going to love the show this year. Itll be held on the 18th of July, and this year the Motor Show will not take place on the Park School Field like last year, but will take place on the Three Tree Show Ground. This will give a lot more space for car park-ing,which was a problem last year. There wi

71、ll be lots of great things to see and do. There will be a display of did cars from as early as the 1920s. all in beautiful con-dition. There will also be a display of cars of the future-cars powered by electricity or the sun. If you want to go to the Eastbrook Motor Show,tickets are 12 for adults and 6 for children, but you can get a family ticket for two adults and up to three children for 30. If you want to avoid queues on the day, 20 you should buy your tickets in advance.