四川省成都市石室中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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四川省成都市石室中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
石室中学高2017-2018学年2018~2016学年度下期期中考试
英语
(考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150分)
第I卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,每小题1分,满分20分)
第一节:
(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
请听下面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.Whathasthewomanbeenengagedinrecently?
A.Shehasbeenbusysettingupaclub.
B.Shehasbeenbusydoingshopping.
C.Shehasbeenbusytakingupexercise.
2.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A.LincolnCenter.B.PrinceHotel.C.Thepostoffice.
3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Customerandshopkeeper.C.Bossandsecretary.
4.What'sthematterwiththeman?
A.Hehasaheartattack.
B.Hehashighbloodpressure.
C.Heisoverworked.
5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Acarrentalcompany.B.Anewcarcompany.C.Acarrepairfactory.
第二节:
(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
请听下面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秒钟;听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemaneatingfinally?
A.PekingDuck.B.SeafoodNoodles.C.SteamedDumplings.
7.Atwhattimedoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheevening.
请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whomdoesthemanwanttospeakto?
A.MaryJones.B.KateSmith.C.DavidBowie.
9.Whenwillthetrainingcoursestart?
A.July22.B.June12.C.July12.
10.Whatnumberdoesthemanmention?
A.35810862.B.35180826.C.35810682.
请听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatdoesn'tworkintheman'shouse?
A.Theairconditioner.B.TheTV.C.Thefreezer.
12.Howmuchdoesthemanatleastpayfortheservice?
A.$60.B.$180.C.$240.
13.Whatwillthewomandolater?
A.Callthemanback.
B.Sendatechniciantotheman'shouse.
C.Takeabreak.
请听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.TogetanMBA.B.Togainworkexperience.C.Todobusinesswiththefirm.
15.Whendoesthemanbeginthejob?
A.April24.B.May4th.C.June4th.
16.Howlongwillthemanworkinaweek?
A.21hours.B.24hours.C.35hours.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whydidthefamoussingerfailtocometosing?
A.Becauseshebecameillallofasudden.
B.Becauseshewascaughtinatrafficjam.
C.Becauseshewasn'tsatisfiedwiththepay.
18.Whatdidthepeoplefeelafterhearingwhatthemanagersaid?
A.Angry.B.Disappointed.C.Satisfied.
19.Whathappenedwhenthestand-inperformerfinishedherperformance?
A.Therewasthunderousapplause.
B.Therewereloudnoiseseverywhere.
C.Therewasatotalsilence.
20.Whofirstpraisedthestand-inperformerforherperformance?
A.Themanager.B.Thefamoussinger.C.Herson.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Pouringabucketoficewateroverone’sheadmayseemlikeadistantsummermemory.Butalthoughthe“icebucketchallenges”crazehasdieddown,publicawarenessaboutALS(肌萎缩性侧索硬化症),aterriblediseasethatdamagespeople’smuscles,hasneverbeenstronger.Theviralvideocampaignraised$115millionfrommorethan3milliondonorsfortheALSAssociation.
InearlyOctober,theALSAssociationapproved$21.7millionoffundingforsixprogramsandinitiativesbygroups.ThegrantsfocusondevelopingtreatmentsforcommonALSgenesandexploringapproachestothepreventionoftwomajorcontributorstothedisease.
Theseeffortsmaynotonlysomedayleadtonewtreatments,butalsopointtothecauseofALS.OnecluetobettertreatmentsmaylieinadetailaboutALS:
Somenervecellsdiefromthedisease,butcertainothersdonot.ALSdestroysnervecellsinthebrainandspinalcord(脊髓)thatcontrolmusclemovement.Controlofarmsandlegstypicallyweakensfirst,followedbyothermuscles.InthelaststagesofALS,whichistypicallydeadlyintwotofiveyearsafterdiagnosis(诊断),patientshavelostmostoftheirmotorneurons(运动神经元).Yetmanypatients,eveninlatestages,canstillmovetheireyesandsometimescontrolafewmuscles.
ThisisthecaseinALSpatientssuchasSteveGleason,aformerNFLfootballplayerwiththeNewOrleansSaintswhoretiredin2008aftereightseasons.GleasonwasdiagnosedwithALSin2011.Todayhecannotmoveorspeakandneedsassistancetobreatheandeat.Gleason’seyemuscles,however,stillfunctionandallowhimtocommunicate.Heuseshiseyestocontrolaspeech-generatingdeviceinacomputertabletattachedtohiswheelchair.
ThelongevityofeyemusclesinALSpatientssuggestssomemotorneuronsaremorevulnerable(易受伤的)tothediseasethanothers.Thisdifferenceopensupsomepossibilities.Knowingwhatmakescertainmotorneuronsresistanttothediseasemightmeanthatothermotorneuronscouldbesaved.
21.Theunderlinedword“grants”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto________.
A.agroupofpatientsB.anamountofmoney
C.asetofmedicaltestsD.aseriesofnervecells
22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.NeweffortshaveledtonewtreatmentsforALS.
B.AllcellsofpatientswithALSwilldieintwotofiveyears.
C.InthelaststagesofALS,mostpatients’eyescanstillmove.D.ThelaststagesofALSarethemostdangerousforthepatients.
23.Threeyearsafterretirement,SteveGleason_______.
A.gotALS
B.couldn’tbreatheoreat
C.couldn’tmoveanylonger
D.usedhiseyestocommunicate
B
Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.
Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.
ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:
buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic—andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.
YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo,ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedream,either.Ihadonlyonechoice:
tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.
ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.
In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!
Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:
littlestepsadduptobigdreams.
24.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?
A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.
B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.
C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.
D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.
25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?
A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.
B.Shefeltguiltybecauseshetookafewclasseseachsemester.
C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.
D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.
26.Whatdosetheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.
C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Wellbegun,halfdone.
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.caringanddeterminedB.honestandresponsible
C.ambitiousandintelligentD.optimisticandsingle-minded
C
Blindimitation(模仿)isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive;tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.
Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes(菜谱)andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?
Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.
Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意识地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.
Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.
Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowithall