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英语河北省香河县第三中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题
河北省香河县第三中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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)
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.Whereisthewomangoingwithherchildren?
A.ToAustralia.B.ToCanada.C.ToJapan.
2.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?
A.$16.B.$32.C.$60.
3.WhatdoesthewomanexpectthemantodoonSaturday?
A.HelpBrianmovehouse.
B.TakeBrianoutfortheday.
C.Celebratetheirmum’sbirthday.
4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shehasn’tmadeadecisionyet.
B.Shewilltakethejobrightaway.
C.Sherefusedtheman’soffer.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Anovel.B.Afilm.C.Awriter.
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.Whatwillthewomandothisevening?
A.Attendaparty.B.Visithergrandma.C.Dosomeshopping.
7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Wearanecklace.B.Buyanewbag.C.Waitforhergrandma.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atapolicestation.
9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Waitwheresheisuntiltomorrow.
B.Makearequestfortheloss.
C.Givehimhertelephonenumber.
听第8段材料,回答第10-12题。
10.Whoisthemanmostprobably?
A.Thewoman’sboss.
B.Thewoman’sstudent.
C.Thewoman’shusband.
l1.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?
A.Shehasbeenlateforworkrecently.
B.Sheisnotgettingonwellwithherboss.
C.Shehastroubletakingherchildrentoschool.
12.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofAlice’swaytodealwithherproblem?
A.Practical.B.Strange.C.Wrong.
听第9段材料,回答第13-16题。
13.Howlongwillthecourserunthisyear?
A.Fiveweeks.B.Sixweeks.C.Sevenweeks.
14.Whatwasthewomansurprisedatlastyear?
A.Thelackofcourses.B.Thetimeofcourse.C.Thenumberofchildren.
15.Whatpreventedchildrenfromoutdooractivities?
A.Theweather.B.Theassistants.C.Thecost.
16.Whatnewactivitiescanthechildrenhavethisyear?
A.Adventuresports.B.Funprograms.C.Creativeclasses.
听第10段材料,回答第17-20题。
17.WhatdifficultydidthespeakerhavewhenstartingtolearnFrench?
A.Grammar.B.Vocabulary.C.Pronunciation.
18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?
A.Tosettlethere.B.Tolookforajob.C.Tocontinueherstudies.
19.HowdidthespeakerfeelwhenshearrivedinFrance?
A.Thenativewerenotfriendly.
B.HerFrenchwasnotenough.
C.Frenchwaseasierthanexpected.
20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Usingitinreallife.
B.Masteringthegrammarrules.
C.Knowingmorewords.
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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
TheannualWorldEconomicForumtookplaceinDavos,Switzerland,inJan23-26,2018.WhatdidChineseentrepreneursspeakintheforum?
Aretheresomequotablequotesforyou?
★JackMa,founderandexecutivechairmanofAlibabaGroup
Ithinkglobalizationcannotbestopped-noonecanstopglobalization,noonecanstoptrade.Iftradestops,theworldstops.Tradeisthewaytodissolvethewarnotcausethewar,”saidMainDavos,“Google,Facebook,AmazonandAlibaba—wearetheluckiestcompaniesofthiscentury.Butwehavetheresponsibilitytohaveagoodheart,anddosomethinggood.
★RichardLiu,founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofJD
“Businessisnotonlyawaytomakemoneybutalsoawaytocontributeyourselftohelpingpeople,”LiusaidinaspeechinDavos.“Howcanwefacethefractured(分化的)world?
That’sthetopicsoftheDavosthisyear.Ithinkaveryimportantthinginbusinessiscooperation.Ifwecanunite,worktogether,(if)weworkveryclosely,Ithinkwecanbringmorehopetothepeopleandwecanbuildmoretrustbetweenthepeople,countriesandcompaniesandpartners,”hesaid.
★JaneSun,CEOofCtrip
“Tourismisasunriseindustry.SinceIenteredCtrip,everyyeartherearenewcomers,which,firstofall,showsthattourismisbooming,”SuntoldSina.cominDavos.“WeinvestedheavilyinABC.AreferstoAI,Bisbigdata,andCiscloudcomputing.Aswecontinuetoexpandoverseas,thesethreewillbeverygoodweaponsforus.Sowethinkthosemeanopportunity,”shesaid.
★HuXiaoming,presidentofAliyun
“In2018,peoplewillseethedevelopmentinvariouscountriesmorecloselyconnectedwithcloudcomputing.Moremanufacturingenterprisesandfinancialinstitutionswillstarttouse‘cloud’.Andcloudcomputingwillincreasetheefficiencyoftechnologyandfinance,”HutoldXinhuainDavos.
21.WhatdoChineseentrepreneurslikeJackMaandRichardLiufocusmoreon?
A.Morehugejumpsinprofits.B.Thejoinedeffortsofmankind.
C.Reducingproductioncosts.D.Theroleofscienceinbusiness.
22.WhatisthemainbusinessofCtrip?
A.Tourism.B.ThecreationofAI.C.Computer.D.Financialserviceonline.
23.WhatdoesHuthinkwillboostglobaleconomicdevelopment?
A.Economyrecovery.B.TheWorldEconomicForum.
C.Cloudcomputing.D.Financialefficiency.
B
“Thenoisemadebyboatsofwhalewatchingtouristsmaybecausingcommunicationproblemsfortheanimals,”Britishresearcherssaidlastweek.
Whalewatchingisapopulartouristactivityinplaceswheregroupsofkillerwhales(虎鲸)live.Everyday,dozensofboatsfilledwithtouristsgotowatchthebeautifulanimals.Unfortunately,theenginesoftheboatsmakealotofnoise,andthatmaybecausingproblemsforthewhales,accordingtoareportintheUSsciencemagazineNature.
Thewhalestravelingroups,andcommunicatewitheachotherthroughsoniccallsthatsomescientistsrefertoassinging.Thesoundsoftheboatenginesmaybecreatingtoomuchbackgroundnoiseforthewhalestobeabletoheareachother.
Theresearcherslistenedtorecordingsofwhalecallsmadebetween15and25yearsago,beforewhalewatchingbecamepopular.Thesewerecomparedtomorerecentrecordings.
Theyfoundthattheanimalshavestartedtosingforlongerthantheyusedto,likeapersonshoutingtoafriendacrossanoisyroom.
Itisbelievedthatthewhalesaretryingtocommunicatehuntingorbreedinginformation.Scientistssaidthat,ifthisisprevented,thefutureoftheworld’swhalepopulationcouldbeindanger.
“Animalsbecomeslowinmindandrepeatthemselvesinnoisyareas,”saidVolkerDeecke,aCanadianbiologist.“Theyhavetosaythingstwiceorthreetimesinordertobeunderstood.”
ThekillerwhalesstudiedwerelivingoffthecoastofnorthwesternAmerica.Thenumberofkillerwhalesinthisareahasbeenfallingforseveralyears,butscientistsarenotsurewhy.
24Thepassagemainlytellsus________.
A.theproblemsofwhalewatching
B.howkillerwhalescommunicatewitheachother
C.thereducedpopulationofkillerwhalescausedbywhalewatching
D.hearingproblemsofthekillerwhalescausedbywhalewatching
25Nowinanoisybackground,thekillerwhaleshaveto________.
A.singinaloudervoice
B.singlonger
C.travelinsmallergroups
D.getnearertoeachother
26.Scientistsbelievethatkillerwhalessingto________.
A.warneachotherofdangers
B.keepinthesamegroup
C.sendusefulinformation
D.enjoythemselves
27.Fromthepassage,wecanfeelthattheauthoris________.
A.angry B.hopeful
C.worriedD.disappointed
C
Itwasahotday,andmybrotherWaltandIhaddecidedthattheonlywaytosurviveitwouldbetogoswimminginadeepswimmingholeacrossMr.Blickez’sPasture(牧场)andthroughsomewoods.
Theonlyproblemwithourplanwasthatthispasturewasguardedbyahuge,meanHerefordbull(公牛).Mr.BlickezhadtoldusthatElsiewasthemeanestbullinthetown,maybeeveninthecounty,andwebelievedhim.Butthehotteritgot,themorewethoughttherewassomethingfishyabouthiswords.Foronething,werememberedMr.Blickezlikedtellingtalltales;foranther,Elsieseemedlikeastrangenameforabull.
Finally,ItalkedMomintoaskingpermissionforustowalkthroughthepasture,butthenanotherproblemsurfaced.MomsaidshewouldtalktoMr.BlickezifwewouldtakeourcousinJoaniealongwithus.Joaniewasalmosttwoyearsolderthanmeandaheadtaller.Ifherteasingevergotaroundmygradeschool,itwouldbealloverforme.Infact,Istillhadaheadachefromaquarrelwithherthatmorning.“I’mnotgoingswimmingwiththatsillygirlcousin,”Itoldmymom.
“EitherJoaniegoeswith,oryoustayhomealone,”Momsaidinherserioustone(语气).Igaveinandwesetout.Onourwayacrossthepasture,Waltyelledsuddenly.Elsiehadapproachedhimquietlyandwaslicking(舔)hisback.JoanieandIdoveunderthewirefence,butwhileIwasonthegroundIlookedupandsawthatElsiewasn’tabigmeanbullafterall.Shewasgoingtokeeplickingmybrother’sbackaslongashestoodstill.
Wehadmanygooddaysgrowingupandvisitingoursecretswimmingholeguardedbytheso-called“bigmeanbull”.Andasitturnedout,foragirlcousin,Joaniehasn’tbeentoobad.She’sbeenoneofmybestfriendsovertheyears.
28.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fishy”inParagraph2?
A.Funny.B.Interesting.C.Doubtful.D.Believable.
29.What’sthesecondproblemtheauthorhadtoface?
A.Hismotherfailedtoaskpermissionforhim.
B.Hismotherinsistedonhiscousingoingwithhim.
C.Hequarreledwithhiscousinandhadaheadache.
D.Hiscousinmadejokesonhiminhisgradeschool.
30.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatElsie.
A.washisowner’sfavoritebullB.wasaggressivebecauseofhernature
C.dislikedtoplaywithlittlechildrenD.wasactuallyfriendlytopeople
31.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.ThebullguardingMr.Blickez’sfarm.
B.The