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