学年河北省定州中学高二承智班下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版+听力.docx

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学年河北省定州中学高二承智班下学期期中考试英语试题Word版+听力

2017-2018学年河北省定州中学高二（承智班）下学期期中考试英语试卷

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.Whowontherace?

A.MichaelRobinson.B.KyleNash.C.ChrisScott.

2.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Prepareforatest.

B.Gototheparkwiththewoman.

C.Seethemoviewiththewomantomorrow.

3.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Quitherjob.B.Workinanotherrestaurant.C.Workthreenightsaweek.

4.Howwillthewomangetbackhome?

A.Bytaxi.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inabookstore.C.Inarestaurant.

第二节（共15个小题;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.Whydoesthewomanrefusetheman'sinvitation?

A.Sheneedstotreatsomeguests.

B.Shehastodosomehomecooking.

C.Shehastoprepareforadrivingcompetition.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheneedsapart-timejob.B.Shecan'taffordtoplaygolf.C.Shedoesn'tlikeplayinggolf.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题

8.What’swrongwiththesweaterthewomanbought?

A.It’stoosmall.B.It’snottherightstyle.C.It’sthewrongcolor.

9.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeelabouttheman’sresponse?

A.Satisfied.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.Whycan'tTonygototheparty?

A.Hehastodosomehomework.

B.Hehastoworklateintheoffice.

C.Hehastovisithisparents.

11.Howwillthewomangototheparty?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.

12.Whatwillthewomanprobablywearattheparty?

A.Casualclothes.B.Formaldress.C.Worksuit.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Whoistheman?

A.Aresearcher.B.Apoliceman.C.Awitness.

14.Whatdoesthedriverlooklike?

A.Heisnotyoung.B.Hehasthinlips.C.Heisverytall.

15.Whatwasthewomandoingwhentheaccidenthappened?

A.Drivingacar.B.Hurryingtopayabill.C.Walkingfasttohergrandson.

16.Whatdidthemandofirstafterknockingthewomandown?

A.Hetookthewomantothehospital.

B.Hegotoutofhiscartohavealook.

C.Hedrovehiscarawayatonce.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题

17.Whatisthemaintopicofthemonologue（独白）?

A.Decisions.B.Dangers.C.Plans.

18.Whatcanwelearnfromthemonologue?

A.Choosingahighschoolisthemostdifficult.

B.Decision-makingiseasyforallpeople.

C.Indecisionscanbeaseriousproblem.

19.Howmanychoicesarethereinorderingacoffeeaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Justtwo.B.Atleastfour.C.Lessthanthree.

20.Whyisithardtomakeadecisionaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Youdon’twanttothinktoomuch.

B.Youdon'tknowhowtomakeadecision.

C.There'retoomanychoicestochoosefrom.

二、阅读理解

Yesterdaynight,overadinnerwithmyelderbrother’sfamily,atopicofhappinesscameup.Mywife,Marla,apsychologist,wassharingCsikszentmihalyi’sconceptof“flow”withus.Marlaexplainedthataccordingtotheresearchonflow,peoplearehappiestwhentheyareabsorbedinataskthatisjustchallengingenoughforthemtoexperienceasenseofmastery（熟练）.

Afewmomentslatermybrother,Yuri,offeredthefollowingopinion:

“Thefirstandonly,necessaryandsufficientfactorforhappinessistostopassociatinghappinesswithpleasure.Thetwo—happinessandpleasure—havenothingtodowitheachother.”Thismorning,withmycupofcoffee,Isearchedthroughapileofbooksonmybedsidetableand—atthebottom—foundabookbyBertrandRussell,Istartedreadingbutdidn’tfinish.Init,Ifoundthefollowingthought:

“Thehumananimal,likeothers,isadaptedtoacertainamountofstruggleforlife,andwhenbymeansofgreatwealthhomosapienscangratifyallhiswhims（突发奇想）withouteffort,themereabsenceofeffortfromhisliferemovesanessentialingredientofhappiness.”

Theconversationcamefullcircle:

peoplearehappiestwhentheyareinastateofflow（Csikszentmihalyi’slanguage）…whichistheeffortfuldevotioninamoment…whichhasnothingtodowithpleasure.

Indeed,asYuriinsisted:

happiness–as–pleasureisamyth;theassociationbetweenhappinessandpleasureisnothingbutasemantic（语义的）habit;psychologically,thetwo—happinessandpleasure—arearguablydifferent;andbreakingupthisassociationbetweenpleasureandhappinessmight,infact,beapowerfullyfirststepinpursuitofhappiness.

AsIlookbackonthatexchange,Irecallthattherewasaneffort,astruggletofindacommonunderstandingaboutthisseeminglydifficultidea—astrugglethatmademehappy.

21．Theauthorwrotethistextmainlyto________.

A.lookbackonthehappynight

B.advisereaderstoreadBertrandRussell

C.tellreadershowtobehappiest

D.showdifferentopinionsonfamilygathering

22．AccordingtoMarla,peoplefeelhappiestwhenthey________.

A.getwhattheywantwithouteffort

B.masterthehappinessaroundthem

C.involvethemselvesinachallengingtask

D.experiencethingsthatcanbringpleasure

23．Whatwritingstyleisusedbytheauthortoexplainhappiness?

A.Givingexamples.B.Usingquotes.

C.Makingcomparisons.D.Offeringarguments.

24．Thebesttitleofthetextmayprobablybe________.

A.ThestruggleforlifeB.Happinessaspleasure

C.AtopicoverthedinnerD.Theeffortforhappiness

Amachinethattakessweat-laden（浸满汗水的）clothesandturnsthesweatintodrinkingwaterisinuseinSweden.Themachinemakestheclothesturnroundquickly,heatsthemtoremovethesweat,andthenpassesthesteamthroughakindofspecialmaterialtomakepurifiedwater.

Sinceithasbeenbroughtintouse,itscreatorssaymorethan1000peoplehavedrunkothers’“sweat”inGothenburg.Theyaddtheliquidiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.

ThedevicewasbuiltfortheUnitedNations’child-focusedcharityUNICEFtopromoteacampaignhighlightingthefactthat780millionpeopleintheworldlackaccesstocleanwater.

ThemachinewasdesignedandbuiltbytheengineerAndreasHammar,knownlocallyforhisappearancesonTVtechshow“Mekatronik”.HesaidthekeypartofthesweatmachinewasanewwaterpurificationpartdevelopedbyacompanynamedHVR.

“Itusesatechniquecalledmembranedistillation（膜蒸馏）,”hetoldtheBBC.“Weuseaspecialkindofmaterialthatonlyletssteamthroughbutkeepsbacteria,salts,clothingfibersandotherthingsout.TheyhavesomethingsimilartotheInternationalSpaceStation,butourmachineischeapertobuild.Theamountofwateritproducesdependsonhowsweatythepersonis,butoneperson’sT-shirttypicallyproduces10ml,aboutamouthful.”

ThedevicehasbeenputonshowattheGothiaCup-theworld’slargestinternationalyouthfootballtournament.MattiasRonge,chiefexecutiveofStockholm-basedadvertisingagencyDeportivo,saidthemachinehadhelpedraiseawarenessforUNICEF,butinrealityhaditslimitations.

“Peoplehaven’tproducedasmuchsweataswehoped–rightnowtheweatherinGothenburgislousy,”MattiasRongesaid.“Sowe’veequippedthemachinewithexercisebikesandvolunteersarecyclinglikecrazy.Evenso,thedemandforsweatisgreaterthanthesupply.Andthemachinewillneverbeproducedinlargenumbers,sincetherearebettersolutionsouttheresuchaswaterpurifyingpills.”

25．Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofthesweatmachine?

A.Theamountofwaterthemachineproducesisratherlimited.

B.Ittakestoolongforthemachinetoproducewater.

C.Itcostsalargeamountofmoneytobuildthemachine.

D.Thewaterprocessedbythemachineisnotcleanenough.

26．UNICEFismentionedinthetextto________.

A.showhowthesweatmachineworks

B.showtheimportanceoftheUnitedNations

C.explainwhythesweatmachinewasinvented

D.telluswhoinventedthesweatmachine

27．WhatdidMattiasRongethinkofthesweatmachine?

A.Itcouldonlybeusedinsummer.

B.Itwasnotworthpopularizing.

C.Itdidnotworkatall.

D.Thewateritproducedtastedsweet.

28．Thetextiswrittenmainlytotellusthat______________.

A.780millionpeopleintheworldlackaccesstocleanwater

B.amachinewhichturnssweatintodrinkingwaterisinvented

C.abettersolutiontopurifyingdirtywaterisdiscovered

D.thepillwhichturnsdirtywaterintocleanwaterisproduced

Sure,it’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecauseitmakesthetimeyouspendintheclassroommorepleasant.Andyes,it’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecause,ingeneral,it’ssmarttolearnhowtorelatetothedifferenttypesofpeopleyou’llmeetthroughoutyourlife.Butreally,there’sonesuper-importantreasonwhyyoushouldgetalongwithyourteacher.Kidswhogetalongwiththeirteachersnotonlylearnmore,butthey’remorecomfortableaskingquestionandgettingextrahelp.Thismakesiteasiertounderstandnewmaterialsanddoyoursbestontests.

Whenyouhavethiskindofrelationshipwithateacher,heorshecanbesomeonetoturntowithproblems,suchasproblemswithlearningorschoolissues.

Asakidinelementaryormiddleschool,you’reatawonderfulstageinyourlife.You’relikeasponge（海绵）,abletosuckuplotsofnewandexcitinginformation.Ontopofthat,you’reabletothinkaboutallthisinformationinnewways.Yourteacherknowsthat,andinmostcases,isthrilledtobethepersonwho’sgivingyouallthatmaterialandhelpingyouputittogether.Remember,teachersarepeople,too,andtheyfeelgreatifyou’reopentowhatthey’reteachingyou.That’swhytheywantedtobeteachersinthefirstplacetoteach!