云南省峨山彝族自治县学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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云南省峨山彝族自治县学年高二英语上学期期中试题

云南省峨山彝族自治县2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）

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，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个小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatistheman?

A.Awaiter.B.Afarmer.C.Asalesman.

2.Howisthewomanlosingweight?

A.Bywalking.B.Byrunning.C.Bygoingonadiet.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aclass.B.Apaper.C.Aspeech.

4.Wheredidthemangolastnight?

A.Toacinema.B.Toalibrary.C.Toabookstore.

5.Whatdoesthegirlsuggestdoing?

A.Playingfootball.B.Stayingintheclassroom.C.Watchingafootballmatch.

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,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.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofworkingonmovies?

A.It’sexciting.B.It’sexhausting.C.It’sinteresting.

7.Howmanyshotsareusuallytakenforeachscene?

A.20.B.6.C.5.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Managerandsecretary.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.

9.Whywasthemanlatethistime?

A.Hischildwasill.B.Hehadameeting.C.Hedidn’tsettheclock.

10.Whatwillthemandothisevening?

A.Attendameeting.B.Gooutwithhiswife.C.Telephonehismanager.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11.Whoinfluencedthegirlmost?

A.Herfriend.B.Herteacher.C.Herrelative.

12.Whatusuallyarethegirl’sgoals?

A.Somethingdifficult.B.Littlethings.C.Somethingambitious.

13.Whatdoesthegirlthinkofsettinggoalsforherself?

A.It’suseful.B.It’sboring.C.It’schallenging.

听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。

14.Howlongwilltheman’stripbe?

A.Aboutoneweek.B.Abouttwoweeks.C.Aboutthreeweeks.

15.Howwillthemansendhisapplication?

A.Bymail.B.Byfax.C.Bye-mail.

16.Whereisthemangoing?

A.ToChicago.B.ToBangkok.C.ToChiangMai.

17.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoearlier?

A.Applyforavisa.B.Buyaplaneticket.C.Bookaroominhotel.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.Whereisthespeaker?

A.Inarestaurant.B.InaTVstudio.C.Inaradiostudio.

19.WhydopeoplegotoGiantKingdom?

A.Tohavehealthiermeals.B.Toenjoyheavymeals.C.Tohavefastfood.

20.WhatisthemostpopularfoodinGiantKingdom?

A.Tomatosalad.B.Cheesesandwich.C.Fishandeggsandwich.

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）

A

Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothers,improveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfident,independentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroad,herearesomeplacestogo.

Australia

Ifyouseekalifeonthebeach,inagreatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidays,itwillbeaverypopularoption.

Brazil

Thisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.AlotofvolunteerworkisavailableinBrazilcentersonconservationandecologicalprojects.Withtheworld'slargestrainforestinBrazil,ofwhichhugepartisindanger,therearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.

Kenya

KenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperience.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages（孤儿院）orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums（贫民窟）.ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpoverty,soifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunity,Kenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.

CostaRica

Goldensandybeaches,clearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.Becauseofitssmallsize,youcanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttime.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.Alotofworkisneededwithwildlifeandecologicalwork,soifyouwanttolookafterturtlesonthebeach,CostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou

21.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment,youwillprobablygoto_______.

A.AustraliaB.KenyaC.BrazilD.CostaRica

22.1tcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith_______.

A.animalsB.plantsC.theelderlyD.children

23.IfyouchoosetogotoCostaRica,youaresupposedto________.

A.workwithanimalsonthebeach

B.surfwithchildreninthewater

C.takecareoftreesintheforests

D.lookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents

B

WhenIwassixteenyearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschool.AndIhadoftenbeentoFrance,soIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn’tunderstandEnglish.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguagebarriers.

　　HowwrongIwas!

Themisunderstandings（误解）beganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendPennyacallandtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpme.

　“Yes,”Isaid,“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”

　　“Well,that’snice,”hesaid.“Areyougettingmarried?

Butaren’tyouabityoung?

”

　　“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?

”Ireplied.“IonlywanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?

”

　　“Oh!

”hesaid,“There’saphonedownstairs.”

　　Whenatlastwemet,Pennyexplainedthemisunderstandingstome.

　　“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadsomanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromBritish.You’llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythings they say.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!

”

24.Atfirstthewriterthought_____inAmerica.

A.hewouldn’thaveanylanguagedifficulties

B.hewouldnotunderstandtheAmericans

C.theAmericansmightnotunderstandhim

D.itwouldn’tbeaneasyandrelaxingholiday

25.Fromthepassagewecanseethat“givesomebodyaring”_____.

A.meansthesameinAmericaasinEngland

B.means“callsomebody”totheoldman

C.hastwodifferentmeanings

D.means“begoingtogetmarried”inEngland

26.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlined“they”refersto_____.

A.theoldmanandtheboyB.theAmericans

C.theBritishD.theFrench

27.Pennywillagreewiththeideathat_____.

A.AmericansusewordsentirelydifferentlyfromBritish

B.Americansspeakinafunnyway

C.ItwillbehardfortheauthortogetusedtoAmericanEnglish

D.AmericansandBritishcanunderstandeachotherinmostcases

C

Animals,includinginsects,donothavealanguagelikeours.Theydonottalktoeachotherinwordsandsentences.Butifwewatchthem,wecanseethattheydohavewaysofcommunicatingwitheachother.

Canyouseetherabbits'tail?

Whenrabbitsseethiswhitetailmovingupanddown,theyruntoo.Therabbithasremindedthemofpotentialdangerswithoutmakingasound.Ithasgiventhemasignal.

　　Manyotheranimalsusethiskindoflanguage.Whenacobra（眼镜蛇）isangry,itraisesitshood（兜帽）andmakesitselflookfierce.Thiswarnsotheranimals.Whenabeehasfoundsomefood,itgoesbacktoitshome.Itcannottelltheotherbeeswherethefoodisbyspeakingtothem,butitdoesalittledanceintheair.Thistellsthebeeswherethefoodis.

　　Someanimalssaythingsbymakingsound.Adogbarks,forexample,whenastrangercomesnear.Acatpurrs（猫的呜呜声）whenpleased.Somebirdsmakeseveraldifferentsounds,eachwithitsownmeaning.Sometimeswehumanbeingsspeakinthesameway.Wemakesoundslike“Oh”or“Ah!

”whenwearefrightenedorpleasedorwhenwedropsomethingonourtoes.

　　Butwehavesomethingthatnoanimalshave－alargenumberofwordswhichhavethemeaningsofthings,actions,feelingsorideas.Weareabletogiveeachotherallkindsofdifferentinformationinwordsandsentences,whichnootheranimalscando.Nootheranimalshavesowonderfulalanguageaswehave.

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

_____.

A.Animalsdohavealanguagelikethatofhumanbeings

B.Beescommunicatewitheachotherbydancing

C.Someanimalscanusewords

D.Adogbarkstoshowitsfriendliness

29.Arabbitusesitstailto_____.

A.warnotherrabbitsofdanger

B.tellotherrabbitswherefoodis

C.makeitselflookfierce

D.helpittorunfast

30.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

_____.

A.Human’slanguageismorewonderfulthananimals’language

B.Peopleshouldpayattentiontoanimals’bodylanguageandsounds

C.Animalshavetheirownwaystocommunicatewitheachother

D.Animalsaresmarterthanwethink

31.Severaldifferentsoundscanbemadebya_____.

A.rabbitB.beeC.birdD.cat

D

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries（食品杂货），savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfro