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云南省玉溪市峨山一中学年高二英语下学期期中试题
云南省玉溪市峨山一中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5个小题：
每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的ABC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.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Godownstairs.B.Findthewayout.C.Stayintheroom
2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Ontheplane.B.Onafarm.C.Inacoffeeshop.
3.Whatisthewoman’sjob?
A.Asaleswoman.B.Ahotelclerk.C.Awaitress.
4.Howwillthetwospeakersraisefundsfortheirclub?
A.Byhavingameeting.
B.Byorganizingadanceparty.C.Byputtingupaconcert.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
A.Whoaregoingtothemeeting.B.Wherethemeetingistobeheld.
C.Whatistobediscussedatthemeeting.
第二节（共15小题：
每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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.Whathadthetwospeakersplannedtodo?
A.GofishingB.Gobowling.C.Goskating.
7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.Workadoubleshift（两班轮班制）.
B.Arguewithhisboss.C.Carryouttheirplan.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。
8.Whydidthewomanstayathome?
A.Shehadlotsofhomeworktodo.B.Shewantedtowatchboxing.
C.Shehadtolookafterherbabybrother.
9.Wheredidthemangothedaybeforeyesterday?
A.Tothecinema.B.Stayedathome.C.Tothesportsstadium.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Whatisthewomanafraidofwhenhavingatrip?
A.Takingaflight.B.Takingatrain.C.Takingaship.
11.Whattransportdoesthemanprefer?
A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Ships.
12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Closefriends.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.WhatdoesSuelooklike?
A.She’sgotalongcurlyredhairwithglasses.
B.She’sbeautifulwithlongcurlyredhair.
C.She’stallenoughbutnotsobeautiful.
14.HowtallisSue?
A.About1inchshorterthanthewoman.
B.About2inchesshorterthantheman.
C.About3inchesshorterthantheman.
15.HowisSue’sskin?
A.BrownB.Smooth.C.White
16.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSue?
A.Excellent.B.Justsoso.C.Doubtful.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20小题。
17.WhoisJohnson?
A.Agovernmentofficial.B.Atouristguide.C.Aprofessor.
18.Whatisthemaintopicoftheman’sspeech?
A.Socialdevelopment.B.Environmentprotection.C.Scientificresearch.
19.HowmanypeoplewerethereinAnchoragein1960?
A.About40thousand.B.About75thousand.C.About180thousand.
20.Whatisthemanmostprobablydoingnext?
A.Writingalettertothegovernment.B.Showingsomeslides.
C.Planningasuggestion.
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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．
A
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoon.Theydon’tfeelhurt.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagain,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand.Friendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending（延伸）deeplyintobothfamilies.
Thereisanotherdifficultpointforustounderstand.AlthoughAmericanstreatfriendswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstothemifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.ButinChina,weareusuallygenerouswithourtime.We,ashosts,willappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakeadayofffromourworktoactasguidestoourfriends.ItisoppositeinAmerica.Americanscannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectthevisitorstogetthemselvesfromtheairporttothehotels.Andtheyexpectthevisitorswillphonethemfromthere.Oncethevisitorsarriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.
ForAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantorestaurants,exceptforbusinessmatters.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Soaccepttheirhospitality（好客）athomeandenjoyyourvisitinAmerica!
21.Thispassageismainlywrittenfor______.
A.AmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudents
C.ChinesevisitorstoAmericaD.AmericanvisitorstoChina
22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamily.
B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.
C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.
D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.
23.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.
A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishome
C.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant
24.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.
A.FriendshipbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans
C.American’shospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
B
Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.
Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdsintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseennearCincinnati.
Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.
Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.
In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninSeptember1,1914.
25.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons_______.
A.werethebiggestbirdintheworldB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica
C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.WerethelargestpopulationintheUS
26.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’_______.
A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution
27.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?
A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.
28.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?
A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.
C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.
C
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, myhusband,Rashid,stayed in ahotelforashorttimewhile lookingforahouseformeandourchildren.
Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.
Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperwork organized againfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.
Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.
Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.
Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.
29.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?
A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily
30.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.
A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypoliceman
C.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney
31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback
32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.
C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.
D
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