陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

《陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx（14页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题

陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第一部分听力（1-10每小题0.5分11-20每小题1分总分15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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary.C.Inasupermarket.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmeanbysaying“soon”?

A.Shewillseehersistersoon.B.Shewillgetmarriedsoon.

C.Shethinkshersistergotmarriedtoosoon.

3.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

A.Colleagues（同事）.B.Classmates.C.Friends.

4.Whendidthealarmclockring?

A.At6:

00.B.At7:

00.C.At8:

00.

5.What’sthewomandoing?

A.Talkingwithherboss.B.Havinganinterview.

C.Writinghereducationalbackground.

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，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whathasthewomanorderedforherself?

A.CoffeeB.Milk.C.Juice.

7.Whydoesthemanrecommendstrawberryjuice?

A.It’ssweeter.B.It’sfresher.C.It’scolder.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sneighbor?

A.Hejustmovedinrecently.B.Heismad.C.Hegoestosleepveryearly.

9.Whydidthewoman’sneighborpressherdoorbellatmidnightlastnight?

A.Becausehehadanurgentproblem.

B.Becausehe’smadandwantedtomaketroubles.

C.Becausehewantedtostopthewomanplayingthepiano.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10.Howmuchweighthasthewomanlost?

A.15pounds.B.20pounds.C.25pounds.

11.Whatdidthewomandotoloseweight?

A.Shejoinedahealthclub.B.Shedidphysicalactivity.C.Shewentonadiet.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shehasahealthydietnow.B.Shesuggeststhemaneathealthyfood.

C.Shealsogoesonadiettoloseweight.

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13.Whatmakesthemanworried?

A.Hecan’tfindahousemate.

B.Hehasnotimetotakeapart-timejob.

C.Hecan’taffordtherentoftheapartment.

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthecarpet?

A.Itisbroken.B.Itneedstobereplaced.

C.Itisnewexceptforafewstainsonit.

15.Howhasthemandealtwiththebrokenwindows?

A.Hehashadthemfixed.

B.Hehaspushedboxesagainstthem.

C.Hehascoveredthemwithaboard.

16.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheapartment?

A.Dissatisfied.B.Surprised.C.Interested.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17.Howdidpeopletravelwithoutroadsandcarsinthepast?

A.Theytraveledwiththehelpofanimals.

B.Theyusedlogs（木块）onriversandlakes.

C.Theyhadtotravelonfoot.

18.Whatwasthemostimportantinventionintransportation?

A.Thecar.B.Thestagecoach（马车）.C.Thewheel.

19.Whatistheadvantageofthestagecoach?

A.Itcantransportmorepeople.B.Itcantravelfasterandeasier.

C.Itcanpullheavyloads.

20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Difficultiesintraveling.B.Waysoftravelinginhistory.C.Howtotravelwithease.

第二部分阅读理解（每小题2分共30分）

Moreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivitiesaroundtheworld.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungee-jumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon）200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic（有弹性的）ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometers.Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungee-jumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungee-jumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs（悬崖）.

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?

Somepsychologists（心理学家）suggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongagopeople’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparatively（相对地）safeenvironments;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungee-jumping.

21.Moreandmorepeopletodayare.

A.tryingactivitiessuchasbungee-jumpingB.climbingthehighestmountains

C.comingclosetodeathinsports

D.lookingforadventuressuchasexploringunknownplaces

22.Peopletakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysprobablybecause.

A.theyhavealotoffreetimeB.theycangotohospitalwhentheyareinjured

C.theirlivesareshortofexcitementD.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrill”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Astrongfeelingofexcitement.B.Afeelingofunhappiness.

C.Afeelingofbeingupset.D.Afeelingofbeingfrightened.

B

Manypeoplegomadwhentheysitnexttoachildwhoisscreaminginanairplane.Sometravelersgetnervous,notonlybecauseplanesarepackedandfootspaceislimited,butalsobecausecryingbabiesgetontheirnerves.Insomecasesparentsdon’tdoanythingtostopscreaming,inothersnothinghelpstocalmachilddown.

Nowmoreandmoretravelersaredemandingchild-freeflightsorsectionsreservedforfamiliesonplanes.Somepassengerswouldevenpayextramoneyiftheycouldavoidthecryingandscreamingofchildreninthecabin.Manyparentsareinfavorofthesuggestionaswellbecausecryingchildrenareastressforthemtoo.Asectionforparentsandtheirchildrenwouldgivefamiliesachancetolaugh,cryandtalktotheirchildren.

Theairlinesthemselves,however,donotlikethisidea.Theysaythatflyingisatoughindustryandtheyarenotgoingtotellpassengerstotakeanotherflightiftheywantacertainone.Therearemanydifficultiesinfamilysectionsonplanestoo.Howwouldyouarrangetheseating?

Whatifparentswanttositinthebackrowandchildrenupinthefront?

Whatwouldhappenifalargefamilysuddenlycancelledaflight?

Ifyouprovideanareaforfamiliessomepeoplemightthenwantasectionforobese（肥胖的）people,oronesonlyforseniors.Airlinessimplycan'tletthathappen.

Oneairlineofficialespeciallytrainedtohandlechildrensaystherearethingsparentscandotomakeflyingwithchildrenmorestress-free.Youcouldsupplyaninfant（婴儿）withsomethingtododuringaflightorrequestaseatinthelastrowoftheplanewhereyouwouldn'tbotheranyoneelse.Inanycase,it'simportanttostaycalm.

24."Child-freeflights"inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“flights”.

A.withoutchildrenB.withoutpayment

C.withcryingbabiesD.withalotoftoys

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Nothingcanbedonetocalmacryingchilddownonaplane.

B.Youcanavoidsittingwithchildrenifyoupayextramoney.

C.Childrenscreaminginthecabincanbetoleratedbyotherpassengers.

D.Airlineswouldhavemanydifficultiesifpassengerscouldchoosetheirseats.

26.What'stheairlines'attitudetowardsdividingspecialsectionsonplanes?

A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Doubtful.D.Optimistic.

C

JohnandBobbyjoinedthesamecompanytogetherjustaftertheygraduatedfromuniversitythesameyear.Bothofthemworkedveryhard.Severalyearslater,however,thebosspromotedBobbytomanagerbutJohnwasstillaworker.Johncouldnottakeit,andgavehisresignationtothebossHecomplainedthatthebossdidnotthinkmuchofthosewhowerehard-working,butpromotedonlythosewhoflattered（奉承）him.

ThebossknewthatJohnhadworkedveryhardfortheyears.Hethoughtamomentandsaid,“Thankyouforwhatyousaid,butIhopeyouwilldoonemorethingforourcompanybeforeyouleave.”

Johnagreed:

Thebossaskedhimtogoandfindanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.Johnwentandreturnedsoon.Hesaidhehadfoundamansellingwatermelons.Thebossaskedhowmuchtheycosteverykilogram.Johnshookhisheadandwentbacktothesellertoaskandreturnedtotelltheboss$1.2everykilogram.

ThebosstoldJohntowaitasecond,andhecalledBobbytocometohisoffice.HeaskedBobbytogoandfindanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.Bobbywentandreturned,saying,"Boss,onlyonepersonissellingwatermelons.$1.2everykilogram,and$10for10kilograms.Thesellerhas340melons.Onthetablethereare58melons,andeachweighsabout2kilograms.TheywerebroughtfromtheSouthtwodaysago.Theyareofgoodquality."

HearingwhatBobbysaid,JohnrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.HedecidedtostayandlearnfromBobby.

27.HowdidJohnfeelwhenBobbywaspromotedtomanager?

A.Worried.B.Nervous.C.Angry.D.Helpless.

28.WhydidthebossaskJohntofinishataskbeforeheleftthecompany?

A.Hewantedhimtomakemorecontributiontohiscompany.

B.Hewantedhimtolearnmoreabouthimself.

C.Hewantedtogivehimselfenoughtimetofindanotheremployee.

D.Hewantedtocomparethedifferencesbetweenhistwoemployees.

29.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Thebosswaswise.B.Johnwaslazyanddidn’tlikehisjob.

C.Bobbywasnarrow-minded.D.Fewwatermelonshavebeensoldout.

30.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?

A.Thebossshouldtreatallhisworkersinafairway.

B.Thebossshouldnotpromoteonewhoflattershim.

C.Oneshouldnotonlyworkhardbutalsousehishead.

D.Oneshouldtrytoget