精品学年高二英语上学期期中试题 人教新目标版.docx

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精品学年高二英语上学期期中试题人教新目标版

2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟

第I卷（选择题共90分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

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.WhatdoesJohnfinddifficultinlearningGerman？

A．Pronunciation.B．Vocabulary.C．Grammar.

2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？

A．Teacherandstudent.B．Brotherandsister.C．Colleagues.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace？

A．Inabank.B．Ataticketoffice.C．Onatrain.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？

A．Arestaurant.B．Astreet.C．Adish.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherinterview？

A．Itwastough.B．Itwassuccessful.C．Itwasinteresting.

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhenwillJudygotoaparty？

A．OnMonday.B．OnTuesday.C．OnWednesday.

7.WhatwillMaxdonext？

A．Flyakite.B．Dohishomework.C．Readamagazine.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingatfirst？

A．Goingtoaconcert.B．Watchingamovie.C．Playingacomputergame.

9.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo？

A．VisitMike.B．Goboating.C．Takeawalk.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whichcolordocatsseebetterthanhumans？

A．Red.B．Green.C．Blue.

11.Whydocatsbringdeadbirdshome？

A．Toeattheminasafeplace.B．Toshowofftheirhuntingskills.C．Tomaketheirownershappy.

12.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation？

A．Humorous.B．Grateful.C．Curious.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhoisMacy？

A．Ed’smother.B．Ed’steacher.C．Ed’sfriend.

14.HowdoesEdusuallygotokindergarten？

A．Bycar.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.

15.WhatdoesEdenjoydoingatthekindergarten？

A．Tellingstories.B．Singingsongs.C．Playingwithothers.

16.WhatdotheteacherssayaboutEd？

A．He’sclever.B．He’squiet.C．He’sbrave.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet？

A．Five.B．Six.C．Nine.

18.WhydidEmilymovetoToronto？

A．Toworkforadanceschool.B．Toperformatadancetheater.C．Tolearncontemporarydance.

19.WhydidEmilyquitdancing？

A．Shelostinterestinit.B．Shefailedtogetascholarship.C．Shewastoooldtodance.

20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppingtraining？

A．She’spleased.B．She’sregretful.C．She’supset.

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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

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21．TojointheWriterSquad，eachapplicantshouldfirst_______.

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22．ApplicationsfortheWriterSquadshouldbee-mailednolaterthan_______.

A．6September,2014B．12October,2014

C．17September,2014D．8September,2014

23．Whatismostimportantforthebeginners?

A．Practisingasmuchaspossible.

B．Gainingconfidenceandhavingfun.

C．Studyingandwritingattheirownpace.

D．Learningskillsfromwritersandteachers.

B

We’veallbeenthere:

inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.

What’stheproblem?

It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.

Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease（润滑剂）forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.＂Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,＂heexplains.＂Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.＂

Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction（互动）withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.＂It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,＂saysDunn.＂Butinteractionswithperipheral（边缘的）membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.＂

Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.＂Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,＂hesays.

24．Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Addictiontosmartphones.

B．Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.

C．Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.

D．Impatiencewithslowservice.

25．WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?

A．Showinggoodmanners.B．Relatingtootherpeople.

C．Focusingonatopic.D．Makingbusinessdeals.

26．Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?

A．Itmakespeoplefeelgood.B．Itraisespeople’sconfidence.

C．Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D．Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.

27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ConversationCountsB．WaysofMakingSmallTalk

C．BenefitsofSmallTalkD．UncomfortableSilence

C

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.

Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin（褪黑激素）,whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.

Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.

Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.

Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.

Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.

Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.

Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.

28．Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.

A．weremoreanxiousB．startedsleepmoreeasily

C．werelessactiveD．wokeuplater

29．Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?

A．It’sbeentestedonmicefortenyearsB．Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic

C．ItexistsinmilkingreatamountD．It’susedinsleepingdrugs

30．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．NightMilkandSleepB．FatSugarandHealth

C．AnExperimentonMiceD．MilkDrinkingandHealth

31．Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bystatingarguments.

C．Byprovidingresearchresults.D．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.

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