届秋季上学期高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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届秋季上学期高二英语上学期期中试题

河北省临漳县第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

注意：

本试卷包含Ⅰ、Ⅱ两卷。

时间：

120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。

第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，答案必须填在答题卷的相应位置。

答案写在试卷上均无效，不予记分。

第I卷

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.Whatisthemandoing？

A.Playingfootball.BWatchingTV.C.Takinganap.

2.WhatisSusan'snationality?

A.EnglishB.SpanishC.Swiss

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofads?

A.Helpful.B.Interesting.C.Unreliable.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman’shair.B.Theman'snewtieC.Theman'sdressstyle

5.Howwillthemantravel?

A.Bycar.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.TeacherandstudentB.FatheranddaughterC.Bossandemployee.

7.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?

A.Moveoutquickly.B.Arriveatschoolearly.C.Finishthenextpaperontime.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthewomanwanttosellherhouse?

A.She'stiredoflivingthere.

B.She'sshortofmoneyafterretiring.

C.Sheneedsaquietplaceinthecountry.

9.Whatwillthemando?

A.Borrowsomemoney.B.Discusswithhiswife.C.Cutdowntheprice.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wherewillthemanhaveajobinterview?

A.Inaclothingcompany.B.Inafoodcompany.C.Inatravelcompany.

11.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Don'ttelllies.B.Changehisbadhabits.C.Wearanewsuit.

12.Whenwillthemanarriveattheinterview?

A.At7:

45.B.At8:

00.C.At8:

15.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhydidthewomantakepartintheHealthyLivingDayactivities?

A.Tomakemorefriends.B.Totakeexercise.C.Totryanewactivity.

14.Howdidthewomanfeelattheendoftheday?

A.Tired.B.Thirsty.C.Relaxed.

15.WhenwillthemangofortheHealthyLivingDay?

A.OnDecember5th.B.OnDecember10th.C.OnDecember15th.

16.Whatactivitywillthewomandonexttime?

A.Skateboarding.B.CyclingC.Boating.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereisthespeaker?

A.Inaclassroom.B.Onabus.C.Inthemeetingroom.

18.Whatwillthestudentsdowhentheyarrivetoday?

A.Haveanicedinner.

B.TouraroundNewcastle.

C.Putupthetent.

19.Whattimewillthebandsstartplayingtomorrow?

A.At7:

30am.B.At9am.C.AtIpm.

20.Whoshouldthestudentstelliftheyareawayforalongtime?

A.Theirteacher.B.Theirgroupleader.C.Theircampmanager.

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。

A

Duringmyelementaryschoolyears,IusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany'smom.

Tiffany'smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandherfavoritefood.Hermomallowedhertodoanythingsheliked.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn'tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.Iwasannoyedwithher.

WheneverIdidn'tgetwhatIwanted,Iwouldcomplaintomymom,"Tiffany'smomwillgiveherthat!

Iwishsheweremymom."Everytime,mymomwouldcalmlysay,"PoorTiffany."Icouldn'tunderstandher."Sheshouldn'tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!

"Ithought."Sheshouldbefeelingsorryforme．”

Oneday,Icouldn'thelpsayingtomymom,"PoorTiffany?

LuckyTiffany!

Shegetseverythingshewants!

Whydoyoufeelsorryforher?

"Iburstintotears.

Mymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftly,"Yes.Idofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualessonthatshewillneverbetaught."

Ilookedupather."Whatareyoutalkingabout?

"Iasked.

Momsaidwithcare,"Onedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe'llfindoutthatshecan'thaveit.Hermotherwon'talwaysbearoundtogivehermoney,andwhat'smore,moneycan'tbuyeverything."

Shecontinued,"Ihavetaughtyouvaluablelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You'llknowhowtolookforbargainsandsavemoney,butshewont.You'llunderstandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon't.WhenTiffanyisagrownwoman,she'llwakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomliketheoneyou'vegot.Lifelessonsaremoreimportantthanmodernclothesanddeliciousfood."

Ittooksometime,butIeventuallyunderstoodmymom'swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.

21.Duringtheauthor'selementaryschoolyears,she___.

A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany's

B.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeveryday

C.usuallycomparedherlessonswithTiffany's

D.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany

22.Whydidtheauthor'smomalwayssay"PoorTiffany"?

A.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.

B.Shewantedtotellalietocomforttheauthor.

C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiledbyhermother.

D.ShetoldtheauthorthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.

23.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor'smother?

A.Shewasstrictandtaughttheauthortobeindependent.

B.Shecaredaboutotherpeople'schildrenmorethanherown.

C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.

D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn'tgivetheauthormuchmoney.

24.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.TheauthorwasquiteannoyedwithTiffanyinthepast.

B.Theauthor'smotherfeltthankfultoTiffany.

C.Tiffany'smothertooktheauthor'smother'sadvice.

D.Theauthoristhankfultohermothernow.

B

EarthDayPhotoContest

Isapictureworthathousandwords?

Wethinkso!

Takeaphotothatanswersthisquestion:

WhyisEarthDayimportanttoourplanet?

Thiscontestisopentoschoolstudentsaged8to13.Ifyouareinterestedinourcontest,pleasefollowtheofficialrulesbelow.

1.HowtoEnter:

Thiscontestbeginsat7:

00amonJanuary30andendsat11:

59pmonMarch23.Toenteronline,visititPlePleasefollowtheinstructionsandhandinthefollowinginformation:

（a）Aphotothatanswersthequestion"WhyisEarthDayimportanttoourplanet?

"Itmustbetakenbythecompetitor.

（b）Somewordsdescribingthephoto---whatwashappening,wherethephotowastaken,thedatethephotowastakenandwhythecompetitorchosetoenterthisimage.

（c）Thecompetitor'sfirstnameonly;thecompetitor'se-mailaddress;andaparent's,ateacher'soraguardian'se-mailaddress.Inaddition,thecompetitormustmakesurethatthephotohasn'tbeenpublishedandhasn'twonanaward.

2.Judging:

Allphotoswillbejudgedbytheeditorsbasedonthefollowingpoints:

creativity&originality（50%）;photocomposition（25%）;andappropriatenesstocontesttheme（25%）.Decisionsofthejudgesarefinal.Thewinnerwillbeinformedbye-mail,andmustrespondwithinfivedays.

3.Prizes:

Judgeswillselect10semi－finalists（半决赛选手）fromwhomonegrand-prizewinnerandninefinalistswillbechosen.Thegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveacamera,whichisworth$300.ThephotoofthegrandprizewinnerwillbepublishedintheApril12issueofTFK.Thephotosofallsemi-finalistswillbepublishedinthegalleryofof.

4.Sponsor（赞助者）:

ThesponsorofthiscontestisTimeforKids,135W.50thStreet,3rdFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020.

25.Whatisthemainthemeofthephotocontest?

A.Naturalbeauty.

B.Practicalscience.

C.Holidaycelebration.

D.Environmentalprotection.

26.Aphotothatisallowedtoenterthecontestmust___.

A.betakenbyateenager

B.includethecompetitor'sfullname

C.includeabriefdescriptionofthephoto

D.havealreadywonfamearoundthecountry

27.Whenwillthewinnerlearnthathehaswon?

A.At11:

59pmonMarch23.

B.Whenthegalleryofofopens.

C.WhentheApril12issueofTFKispublished.

D.Afterhereceivestheannouncementbye-mail.

28.Whatwillthewinnerofthephotocontestbeawarded?

A.Acamera.

B.Aprizeof300dollars.

C.12issuesoftheTFKmagazine.

D.FreevisitstoTimeforKidsgallery.

C

Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycats'videosonline,you'llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketo

climbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspaceandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.

Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessorattheOhioStateUniversityintheUS,catsstrangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild."Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts（本能）thatallowthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears,"hesaidinaTEDTalk."Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles."

Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon'thuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.

Cats'huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.

However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspacelikedrawers

orwashingmachines—theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox;asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.

Knowinghowcats'mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats'ownerstobettermeetcats'needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse"foodpuzzles"tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtocats.

29.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,___.

A.cats'strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstan