福建省东山县第二中学学年高二下学期期中考.docx

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福建省东山县第二中学学年高二下学期期中考

东山二中2017-2018学年高二（下）期中考英语试卷

第一部分：

听力测试（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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A．￡19.15.B．￡9.15.C．￡9.18.

答案是B。

1.Whatwillthewomandoafterclass?

A.Seeateacher.B.Gotothebeach.C.Talkwiththeman.

2.Whydoesn’tthemanwearajacket?

A.Heforgottobringit.B.Hedidn’tknowitwouldbecold.

C.Hedidn’thaveanytimetolookforit.

3.Howdidthemangethere?

A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aletter.B.Avillage.C.Apicture.

5.Whereistherestaurant?

A.OntheleftofMainRoad.

B.OntherightofMainRoad.

C.OntherightofGroveRoad.

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.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Workmates.C.Husbandandwife.

7.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Useanotherdesk.B.Changehisschedule.C.FindoutwhereTerryis.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Attheman’s.B.Atahospital.C.Atapolicestation.

9.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthiswife?

A.Anxious.B.Angry.C.Disappointed.

10.Whydoesthewomancongratulatetheman?

A.Hisfatherisfine.B.Hiswifeisbetter.C.Hehasjustbecomeafather.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wheredoesthemanhavetogofirst?

A.Tothepostoffice.B.Tohisgrandparents’.C.Totheswimmingpool.

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodoat1:

00?

A.Washhercar.B.PickFionaup.C.Returnherbooks.

13.Whenisthefootballmatch?

A.At12:

30.B.At1:

30.C.At2:

00.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’sfather’sidea?

A.Reasonable.B.Interesting.C.Unbelievable.

15.Whatdidthewomanhavetodoatmealtime?

A.Keepsilent.B.SpeakFrench.C.Putherhandsonthetable.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkwasthegoodthingatschool?

A.Learningmanners.B.Studyingbyherself.C.Goingtochurchbeforeclass.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatcanamemberoftheBlockbusterClubenjoy?

A.Freedrinks.B.Somefreefood.C.Discountstotickets.

18.HowoftencanamembergetaBlockbusterClubmagazine?

A.Onceaweek.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceaseason.

19.WhatisintheBlockbusterClubmagazine?

A.Activitiesforclubmembers.B.Interviewswithlocalfans.

C.Informationonnewfilms.

20.Whatshouldonedotojointheclub?

A.Askforanapplicationform.B.Buy6-monthmembershipfirst.

C.CallthehotlinebeforeSeptember15th.

第二部分：

阅读理解（每小题2分，共计40分）

A

Igotupanddressed,stuckmyviolinundermyjacket,andwentoutintothestreet.Iwanderedaboutforanhour,lookingforapossibleplace,feelingasifIwereabouttocommitacrime（犯罪）.ThenIstoppedatlastunderabridgenearthestationanddecidedtohaveago.

Ifeltnervousandshaking.Idrewmyviolinfromundermycoatlikeagun.Itwashere,inSouthampton,withtrainspassingoverhead,thatIwasabouttoprovemyself.

Thefirstnotes（音符）Iplayedwereloudandraw,andthentheysettleddownandbegantorunmoresmoothlyandtostaymoreorlessintune（曲调）.TomysurpriseIwasneitherarrested（逮捕）nortoldtoshutup.Indeed,nobodytookanynoticeatall.

IwalkedalongthestreetsofSouthamptonforseveraldays,graduallyknowinghowtotryandgetmoneybybeingastreetartist.Itwasnotagoodthing,forinstance,toletthehatfilledupwithmoney—thesightcoulddiscouragethepeople;norwasitwisetoemptyitcompletely,whichcouldalsoconfusethem,givingthemnohint（暗示）astowheretodrophismoney.Placingacoupleofpenniesinthehattostartthethinggoingsoonbecamethebestidea.BeforeIplayedanothertune,Itookoffthebigmoney,butalwayslefttwopenniesbehind.

Oldladiesweremostgenerous,andsowerewomenwithchildren,shopgirls,andtypists.Asforthemen，heavydrinkerswerealwaysgeneroustooandsowerebigyoungmenwithmuscles.Butneveramanwithahat,briefcaseordog;respectabletypeswerethemeanestofall,exceptretiredarmyofficers,whowouldbark“Whyaren’tyouworking,youngman?

”andthenthrewmuchmoneyintothehat.

21.Theunderlinedphrase“haveago”inParagraph1probablymeans________.

A.commitacrimeB.changeaplaceC.haveatryD.runaway

22.Whenthewriterbegantoplaytheviolin,hethoughtthat________.

A.hehadchosenthewrongplaceB.hewouldgetintotrouble

C.hecouldmakealotofmoneyD.peoplewouldstopandlistentohim

23.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterthoughtthebestwayofencouragingpeopletogiveastreet-violinistmoneywasto________.

A.letthehatfilledupwithmoneyfirst

B.makesurethatthehatwasalwaysempty

C.leaveasmallamountofmoneyinthehat

D.choosethebestplacetoplaymoresmoothtunes

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Retiredarmyofficersseldomgavehimmoney.

B.Oldladieswerewillingtogivehimmoney.

C.Drinkersweregenerouswiththeirmoney.

D.Notallthepeoplewouldfeelpityforstreet-violinists.

B

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatkeepsahotairballoonflying?

Thesameprinciple（原理）thatkeepsfoodfrozenintheopenfreezers（冰箱）atthegrocerystoreallowshotairballoonstofly.It'saverybasicprinciple:

Hotairrisesandcoldairfalls.Sowhilethecooledairinthegrocerystorefreezersettlesdownaroundthefood,thehotairinahotairballoonpushesup,keepingtheballoonfloatingabovetheground.

Ahotairballoonhasthreemajorparts:

thebasket,theburner,andtheenvelope（气囊）.Thebasketiswherepassengersride.Theburnerispositionedabovethepassenger'sheadsandproducesahugeflametoheattheairinsidetheenvelope.Theenvelopeisthecolorfulballoonthatholdsthehotair.Whentheairinsidetheenvelopeisheated,theballoonrises.

Thepilotcancontroltheup-and-downmovementsofthehotairballoonbyadjustingtheheatintheenvelope.Toascend,thepilotheatstheairintheenvelopebutwhenthepilotisreadytoland,theairintheballoonisallowedtocoolandtheballoonbecomesheavierthanair.Thismakestheballoongodown.

Beforetheballoonislaunched（使升空）,thepilotknowswhichwaythewindisblowing.Thismeansthathehasageneralideaaboutwhichwaytheballoonwillgo.But,sometimesthepilotcanactuallycontrolthedirectionthattheballoonflies.Thisisbecausetheairabovethegroundisdividedintolayers（层）inwhichthedirectionofthewindmaybedifferent.Soeventhoughthepilotcan'tguidetheballoon,hecanflyhigherintoadifferentlayerofairtobettercontrolthedirection!

25.InParagraphI,thewritertellsushowahotballoonworksby_______.

A.makingaconclusionB.givinganexample

C.observingfoodinthefreezerD.keepingtheballoonfloating

26.Accordingtothepassage,howcouldpilotscontroltheballoon’saltitude（高度）?

A.Moveintoadifferentlayerofair.

B.Changetheamountofweightinthebasket.

C.Adjusttheairtemperatureinsidetheballoon.

D.Adjusttheamountofairintheenvelope.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘ascend”（inParagraph3）intheparagraph3mean?

A.floatB.moveC.sinkD.rise

28.Whatcouldthepilotdotochangeaballoondirectionduringflight?

A.Movetoanupperlayer.B.Waitforittorain.

C.FlyintoacloudD.Headtowardamountainpeak.

C

TheNationalGallery

Description:

TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance

Layout（布局）

ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.

ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.

TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.

TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.

OpeningHours:

TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm（Fridays10amto9pm）andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.

GettingThere:

Nearestundergroundstations:

CharingCross（2-minutewalk）,LeicesterSquare（3-minutewalk）,Embankment（7-minutewalk）,andPiccadillyCircus（8-minutewalk）.

29.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?

A.The13th.                B.The17th.                      C.The18th.              D.The20th.

30.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?

A.IntheEastWing.                                            B. IntheSainsburyWing. 

C.InthemainWestWing.                                 D.IntheNorthWing.

31.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?

A.PiccadillyCircus.      B.CharingCross.     C.Embankment.     D.LeicesterSquare.  

D

Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobethe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenome