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湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题
湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题
考试时间：
2018年11月13日下午14:
30—16:
30试卷满分：
150分
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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。
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．Wherearetheymostprobablytalking?
A．Intheoffice.B．Inaphonebox.C．Athome.
2．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A．Togetacamera.B．Tobuybatteries.C．Togotothecinema.
3．Whenwillthemangotothecinema?
A．OnSundaymorning.B．OnSundayafternoon.C．OnSundayevening.
4．Whatdoyouknowfromtheman’sreplies?
A．HelostLily’sbook.B．Hewasbadlypressedwithhiswork.C．Hewassurethatthebookcouldbefound.
5．Whatdoesthemanliketocollect?
A．Magazines.B．Coins.C．Paintings.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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。
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，每小题将
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．Whowasilllastweek?
A．Mr.Hudson.B．Mr.Hudson’smother.C．Mr.Hudson’sson.
7．WhatkindofpersonisMr.Hudsonaccordingtothedialogue?
A．Averygoodworker.B．Apersonwhooftengetsangry.C．Apersonwhocaresnothing.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A．Athome.B．Atthedoctor’s.C．Attherestaurant.
9．Whydoesthemanfeelstressful?
A．Hestruckhisheadonacupboarddoor.B．Hefounditdifficulttosleep.C．Heisgoingtoattendanimportantexamination.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．WheredoesMikework?
A．Inagrocery.B．Inalanguageschool.C．Inanartschool.
11．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodoforachange?
A．Learntodance.B．Learntosing.C．Learntopaint.
12．WhatismostdifficultforthewomanaboutlearningArabic?
A．Pronunciation.B．Grammar.C．Idioms.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．WhatisMr.Li’sclassabout?
A．HowtolearnEnglishwell.B．Howtoprepareforaspeech.C．Howtogetreadyforaninterview.
14．Whenwillthewomanhaveaninterview?
A．NextFriday.B．Nextday.C．NextMonday.
15．Whatisthemostimportantthinginaninterview?
A．Friendliness.B．Honesty.C．Quickness.
16．Wherearetheyspeaking?
A．Onthephone.B．Inthestreet.C．Intheclassroom.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．WhatwillbeheldintheTwinCitiesthisyear?
A．WinterOlympics.B．SummerOlympics.C．SeniorOlympics.
18．Howmanysportsarethereinthegames?
A．8.B．18.C．80.
19．Howlongwillthegameslast?
A．Sevendays.B．Tendays.C．Fourteendays.
20．Howoftenistheeventheld?
A．Everytwoyears.B．Everyfouryears.C．Everyfiveyears.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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Inadditiontoanimalcare,volunteershelpuseducatethepublicaboutLongIsland’swildlife,themanychallengestheyface,andwhatactioncanbetakentohelptheseanimals.Volunteersassiststaffineducationprogramsbyhandingoutbrochuresorotheritemsandhandlinganimalsduringprograms.
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※Extremelydependableandworkontime
※Oneweeklyshift（轮班）ofeither8am–12pmor12pm–4pm（thesameshifteachweek）
※Promisetoworkforatleast6months
※Abilitytoworkonyourfeetanddosomeheavylifting
※Excitementandwillingnesstolearnaboutlocalwildlife
※Comfortspeakingtothepublicaboutourwork
※Willingnesstoattendeducationprogramsandassistasneeded
Volunteershelpsupportthewonderfulworkwedo.Ifyouhaveaspecialskillortalent,wewouldlovetohearfromyou!
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21．Howdovolunteershelptheanimals?
A．Helptheanimalsreturntothewild.B．Donatefoodtotheanimals.C．Callonthepublictotakepart.D．Buildsheltersfortheanimals.
22．Whichisrequiredtobeavolunteer?
A．Havingaqualityofworkinghard.B．Volunteeringforatmost6months.C．Speakingtomakethepubliccomfortable.D．Workingfull-time.
23．What’sthepurposeofthewriting?
A．Toraiseconcernaboutthewildlife.B．Toabsorbnewmembers.C．Tointroducethecomingevents.D．Toadvertiseprograms.
B
AfterhercarranoutofgasonadarkNewJerseyhighwaylastmonth,KateMcClurepulledoverandtriedtowalktothenearestgasstationonfoot.Butanearbyhomelessmandidn’tlethergofar,tellinghertogobackinthecarandlockthedoorswhilehewentinstead.McCluresaidtheman,Johnny,spenthislast
$20onacanofgasforher.
Whileshedidn’thavecashtogivehimatthetime,sheandherboyfriendreturnedtoJohnny’sspotalongthesideoftheroadthenextdaytoreturnthemoney.Overthefollowingweeks,shekeptstoppingbytochatwithJohnnyandgivehimafewdollars.FinallyshedecidedtosetupaGoFundMepageforhimearlierthismonth,intendingtoraise$10,000.“IwishthatIcoulddomoreforthisselflessman,whowentoutofhiswayjusttohelpmethatday,”McClurewroteonthepage.“Heissuchagreatguy,andtalkingtohimeachtimeIseehimmakesmewanttohelphimmoreandmore.”
Todate,thecampaignhasraisedover$300,000—outstrippingitsgoal.Manyofthe10,400donors
（捐赠者）contributed$10or$20.McClureoriginallyintendedtousethefundstosetJohnnyupinhisownapartmentwithsomenecessitiesandenoughmoneytolasthimafewmonthswhilehelookedforemployment.
Assupportkeptpouringin,McClurebrieflystoppedthecampaignearlierthisweekontherequestofJohnny,whodidn’twanttotakeadvantageofthekindnessofstrangers.Sherestartedit,however,bypopulardemand.
Facedwithahugesurplus（过剩）ofthefunding（捐款）,McCluresaid,“Johnnyhasmorethanafewideas
ofwherethismoneycangoandhowitwillbeusedformeaningfulpurposes.”“Itwillbehisdecisionandhisdecisiononlyonwhatorganizationsorprivatepartieshedecidestohelp!
”shewrote.
24．WhydidMcClurestartthecampaign?
A．ToshowherpityforJohnny.B．Torespondtopeople’sdemand.
C．TorepayJohnny’skindnesstoher.D．Toraisepeople’sawarenessofthehomeless.
25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outstripping”meaninParagraph3?
A．Achieving.B．Topping.C．BackingD．Changing.
26．HowwillJohnnyprobablyspendtheextrafunds?
A．Returnthemtothedonors.B．Buyhimselfanapartment.
C．Setupanorganization.D．Helpthoseinneed.
27．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJohnny?
A．Honestandadmirable.B．Braveandconsiderate.
C．Generousandenthusiastic.D．Determinedandresponsible.
C
Antsaretrulyamazingcreatures.Inadditiontogiftslikepredictingearthquakesandsavingthemselvesfromdrowningduringfloods,thehardworkinginsectsgoallouttoprotecttheirownmembers,oftencarryingthewoundedbacktothenesttorecover.Now,researchershavediscoveredantswhoexplodeand
sacrifice（牺牲）themselvestosavetheirnestsfromattackers.
Althoughscientistshaveknownabouttheexistenceofexplodingantssince1916,theywerefirstfoundintherainforestsofBorneoinSoutheastAsiabyaninternationalteamofresearchersledbyAliceLaciny,agraduatestudentattheNaturalHistoryMuseum,Vienna.
Theresearchersnoticedthatduringtheday,whentheantswentoutsidetolookforfood,theywouldbecloselymonitoredbyasmallarmyof“guards”,whotouchedeachmemberasitwentinandoutofthenest.
Uponrunningintoanattacker,theguardantwouldmoveitsbackparttowardstheattackingcreatureandshrink（缩小）itsstomach.Thiscausedtheant’sbodytoexplodeandreleaseayellow,deadlygoo（粘状物）,whichinstantlykilledtheattacker.
Theabilitytoexplode,however,wasnotuniversalamongthespeciesandappearedtobeuniquetominorworkerants,usuallythesmallestantsofthenest.Evenmoreinterestingwasthatwhiletheminormemberswereblowingthemselvesup,thelargeworkerantswithoversizedheads,placedbarriersatthenest’sentrancetopreventotherpossibleenemiesfromentering.
Whiletheprotectivemeasuremaysoundextreme,TomerCzazkesbelievesitisnecessary.ThebehavioralecologistatGermany’sUniversityofRegensburgsayssincetheinsectsliveinlargegroups,they
areanaturalandeasysourceoffoodforanteaters.They,therefore,havetofindwaystoprotectthemselves.Antsarenottheonlyinsectsknowntoconductthistypeofvoluntaryself-sacrifice.Oldertermites（白蚁）,
whohavelosttheirabilitiesofnestingandfindingfood,alsoexplodeontotheirenemies.
Next,theresearchershopetofindoutthemake-upoftheiryellowgoo,howtheyusetheirexplosionstotakedownlargerattackersandsoon.
28．What’sthemajorfunctionofParagraph1?
A．Totellusantsaregifted.B．Toleadtothemaintopicofthetext.C．Tosayantsfacemorechallenges.D．Toshowconcernforants’safety.
29．Whatisregardedasmoreinterestingfortheauthor?
A．Theminorants’voluntaryself-sacrifice.B．Theg
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