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广东省普宁英才华侨中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
普宁英才华侨中学2017-2018学年度下学期期中考
高二英语
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。
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2.第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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，在选涂其他答案标号。
第Ⅱ卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写作答.若在试题卷上作答，答案无效。
3.考试结束，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inanoffice.B.Inatheatre.C.Inarestaurant.
2.Howoldisthemannow?
A.About20.B.Nearly40.C.Over60.
3.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.Gototheinformationcounter.B.TakeatraintoleaveNewYork.
C.Checkthepriceoftheticket.
4.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
A.Hequittedhisjob.B.Hehasgottwojoboffers.C.Heisdoingapart-timejob.
5.WhatdoesMr.Andersondo?
A.Heisateacher.B.Heisalibrarian.C.Heisarepairman.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6.WhatisTheWesternTeacher?
A.Astory.B.Abook.C.Amagazine.
7.Whendidthemanstartwritingbooks?
A.Whenhewasatschool.B.AfterhecametoParis.C.Sincetheyearof2004.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。
8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Customerandwaiter.
9.Whatmusthavecausedthespeakers’stomachaches?
A.Thefish.B.Thesoup.C.Theapples.
10.Wherewillthespeakersgo?
A.Tothemarket.B.Tothehospital.C.Totherestaurant.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。
11.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Newfilms.B.Popularcinemas.C.Film-seeinghabits.
12.Whatseemstobotherthewomanatthecinema?
A.Theuncomfortableseat.B.Thenoisypeople.C.Thelongwaitingtime.
13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heprefersseeingnewfilmsatthecinema.B.Heenjoysseeingfilmswithfriends.
C.Helikestalkingaboutnewfilms.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。
14.WhydoesDavidgotoProfessorSmithforhelp?
A.Hehadtroublewithtoday’slecture.B.Hemissedalltheclasseslastweek.
C.Hewantedtolearnhowtotakenotes.
15.WhatshouldDaviddoatthestartofeachclass?
A.Haveashorttalkwiththeprofessor.
B.Lookthroughthenotesfromlastclass.
C.Takedownthemainpointsofthelecture.
16.HowcanDavidfindthemostimportantinformationtowritedown?
A.Byrememberingallthedetailsofthelecture.
B.Byreadingthenotestakenbyhisclassmates.
C.Byfocusingontheorganizationofthelecture.
17.HowmanysuggestionshasProfessorSmithgiventoDavid?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。
18.WhobroughtsilktoEuropeinthethirteenthcentury?
A.Napoleon.B.MarcoPolo.C.LeonardodaVinci.
19.Whatdoweknowaboutsilktoday?
A.Itisusedbyfamousdressdesigners.B.Itismuchcheaperthaninthepast.
C.Itisverypopularamongpainters.
20.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?
A.Toencouragepeopletolearndesigning.B.Topersuadepeopletobuysilkclothes.C.Tointroducethehistoryofsilktrade.
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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。
A
Peopleallovertheworldlovelisteningtomusicandmosthavetheirfavouritesongswhichtheylistentoagainandagain.Buthowdiditallstart?
Whencouldpeoplefirstchoosethemusictheywantedtolistento?
The1900s:
Theplayerradio
Inthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,pianosbecameverypopularandrichfamiliesbought“playerpianos”.Aplayerpianoplayedmusicthatwasprogrammedonpaperrollswithholesinthemandyoucouldalsoplayitlikeaholesinthemandyoucouldalsoplayitlikea“normal”piano.Inthemid1920splayerpianosbegantodisappearmainlybecausetheradiogotmorepopular.
The1910s:
Thefirstphonographs（留声机）
Asearlyas1877,therewerephonographstoplaymusiconandbythe1910s,manyfamilieshadone.Themusicwason“records”madeofaluminumfoil（铝箔）.Peoplecouldlistentothemonlyafewtimesbeforethefoilbroke.Laterthemusicwasonwaxcylinders（蜡筒）.Therecouldholdlongerrecordings（twotofourminutes）,andpeoplecouldplaythemmoreoften.
The1920s:
Gramophonesandrecordplayers
Gramophonesweresimilartothephonographs,buttheyusedflatvinyl（乙烯基）disksandnotcylinderstoholdthemusic.Thediskswentround,andfirstasteelneedle,thenlaterasmalldiamond,“took”themusicofftherecord.Someofthediskscouldplayformorethan20minutesperside.Todaysomemusicloverswhoarecrazyaboutdisksstillusevinylrecords.
The1960s-1970s:
CassettesandtheWalkman
Inthe1960s,thefirstcassetterecordersbecamepopular.Abigsteptowardsmoderntechnologywastheinventionofthefirstportable（便携式的）cassetteplayer,the“Walkman”,bytheJapanesecompany,Sonyin1979.Forthefirsttime,peoplecouldlistentotheirfavouritemusicwhiletheyweretravelling,doingsports,orgoingforwalks.
21．Whathappenedtotheplayerpianointhemid1920s?
A．Onlytherichcouldaffordit.
B．Itbegantobeusedasa“normal”piano.
C．Itwasgraduallyreplacedbytheradio.
D．Itwasimprovedandplayedmusicautomatically.
22．Whatdoweknowaboutphonographsandgramophones?
A．Theyuseddifferentrecordstoholdthemusic.
B．Theyarestillpopularamongmusicloversnow.
C．Gramophoneswereeasiertocarrythanphonographs.
D．Phonographsheldlongerrecordingsthangramophones.
23．Thetextismainlyabout.
A．thehistoryofmusic.B．thepopularityofmusic.
C．thedifferenttypesofmusic.D．thedevelopmentoflisteningtomusic.
B
Whenhewas22,RobStewarttraveledtheworldforfouryears.Hewantedtocallattentiontothemistreatmentofsharks.His2007film,Sharkwater,documentsthecruelpracticeofremovingsharks’fins（鳍）formoneyandleavingtheanimalstodie.Inhislatestdocumentary,Revolution,Stewarttakesonanevenbiggerchallenge:
climatechange.
TheCanadianfilmmakersaysthatclimatechangehasharmedpeopleandplaceseverywhere:
“Itisstrongerthananygovernmentororganization.Ifweeducatepeople,theywillmakebetterdecisions”aboutprotectingnaturalresources.
Accordingtoarecentreportonclimatechange,“Theatmosphereandoceanhavewarmed,theamountsofsnowandicehavereduced,andsealevelshaverisen.”Thesedevelopmentsareendangeringcrops,wildlife,fish,andevenpeople.
Stewartsaysthattheconsequencesofclimatechangewillbeirreversibleunlesspeopletakeaction,especiallyyoungpeople.“It’suptokidstobethemoralcompass（道德指南）ofsociety,”hebelieves,“andsay,‘Guys,thisisnotright.’”
ManykidstookactionafterseeingShaarkwater.ElementaryschoolstudentsintheNorthernMarianaIslands,forexample,gottheirlocalgovernmenttobanthesaleofsharkfins.
FelixFinkbeiner,17,ofGermanyisalsopartofthe“revolution”tosavetheplanet.In2007,FelixstartedayouthgroupcalledPlant-for-the-Planet,whosemottois“StopTalking.StartPlanting.”Thegroupraisesmoneytoplanttrees.Sofar,Plant-for-the-Planethasplantednearly200treesaroundtheworld.“Futuregenerationsaretheoneswhowillbesufferingthemostfrominaction（无作为）,”Felixsays.Hisgoalistoplantmillionsofadditionaltrees.
“Whenwestartedfouryearago,”FelixtellsStewartinRevolution,“Wethoughtwehadtosavethepolarbear.Wethoughtwehadtosavetheenvironment.Butsoonafter,wefoundoutthatit’saboutourfuture,thatwehavetosaveourownfuture.”
24．WhatcanwelearnaboutRobStewart?
A．Hecaresabouttheenvironment.
B．Helikestakingchallengingjobs.
C．Hespendsmostofhistimetraveling.
D．Hemadehisfirstfilmfouryearsago.
25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irreversible”inParagraph4mean?
A．Easytoaccept.B．Hardtonotice.
C．Impossibletochange.D．Unnecessarytoworryabout.
26．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeFelixFinkbeiner?
A．Easy-going.B．Far-sighted.
C．Peace-loving.D．Self-centered.
27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A．Thebestwaytohelp.B．Afamousfilmmaker.
C．Tipsonsavingourfuture.D．Helpingaplanetintrouble.
C
PresidentBarackObamarenamedNorthAmerica’stallestmountainthisweek.Foralmost100years,the20,310-footAlaskanpeakhasbeenidentifiedonmostmapsasMountMcKinley.ItsnamesisnowofficiallyDenali.
This“new”officialnameisn’treallynewatall.Obamachangedthemountain’snametoDenalibecause,forgenerations,that’swhatpeopleinAlaskahavecalledit.TheAthabascanpeople,aNativeAlaskangroup,namedthepeakDenalilongago.Itmeans“highone”or“greatone.”
“WeareofficiallyrenamingthemountainDenaliinrecognitionofthetraditionsofAlaskaNativesandthestrongsupportofthepeopleofAlaska,”saidU.S.InteriorSecretarySallyJewell.
AlaskaSenatorLisaMurkowskipraisedObama’smove.“I’dliketothankthepresidentforworkingwithustoachievethissignificantchangetoshowhonor,respect,andgratitudetotheAthabascanpeopleofAlaska,”shesaid.
ThenameMountMcKinleygotitsstartin1896.Atthattime,therewasagoldrushgoingoninAlaska.Agoldprospector（勘探者）wantedtohonorWilliamMcKinleyofOhio,whohadjustbeennominated（提名）torunforU.S.president.McKinleywouldgoontobecomethenation’s25thpresident.Hewaskilledin1901,sixmonthsintohissecondtermaspresident.TheU.S.CongressmadethenameMountMcKinleyofficialin1917.
NativeAlaskanswereinsulted（侮辱）bythenamechange.Theresulthasbeenapoliticaltug-of-warbetweenAlaskaandOhio.Since1975,AlaskapoliticianshavepushedCongresstochangethenamebackto
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