湖北省仙桃市汉江中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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湖北省仙桃市汉江中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
汉江中学2019年春季学期期中考试试卷
高二英语试卷
命题人：
考试时间：
120分钟 卷面分值：
150分
第Ⅰ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，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.Whatdoesthemanusetotakenotes?
A.Apen.B.AcomputerC.Apencil.
2.Whenwillthephoneberepaired?
A.ByWednesdaybeforenoon.B.ByMondaybeforenoon.
C.ByMondayafternoon.
3.Whatisthewomandoingrecently?
A.Skippingbreakfast.B.Losingweight.C.Learninghowtocook.
4.Whoisthepresentationintendedfor?
A.Newclients.B.Thedirectoroftheboard.C.Thepresident.
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hehasn’ttraveledaroundtheworldyet.
B.Hewentmountainclimbinglastyear.
C.Hedoesn’twanttogoatall.
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，各个小题将给出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6、7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Aschedule.B.Aninterview.C.Amanager.
7.Whatdoesthewomanplantodoaftertheinterview?
A.Haveatalkwiththeman.B.Gotoanotherinterview.
C.Visittheman’scompany.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?
A.Shecan’tdrivetowork.
B.Shecan’taffordanewcar.
C.Hercardoesn’tworkwell.
9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Replaceheroldcar.
B.GetintouchwithJimmy’sGarage
C.Settleherproblembefore6o’clock.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredidthemanwanttogo?
A.Toatown.B.Tobigcity.C.Toaport.
11.Whendidtheman’sflighttakeoffeventually?
A.At3:
30pm.B.At12:
30pm.C.At2:
00pm.
12.Whycouldn’ttheman’sflightlandonthemilitarybase?
A.Therewasatechnicalproblem.
B.Themilitarydidn’tallowittoland.
C.Theweatherwasterriblethere.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inthewoman’shouse.B.Inthestreet.C.Inarestaurant.
14.Whatistheproblemofthewoman’sneighborhood?
A.Teenagersdrawpicturesonthebuildings.
B.Peoplearoundaren’tfriendly.
C.Thepolicearen’tondutyatnight.
15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkinconvenient?
A.Parking.B.Eating.C.Shopping.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sneighborhood?
A.It’squietatnight.B.It’snearaschool.C.It’sdirty.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Howdidthespeakerknowaboutthecruiseholiday?
A.Heheardaboutitfromhisfriend.
B.Hesawitinanadvertisement.
C.Ms.Lawrencetoldhimaboutit.
18.Whatdoesthespeakerplantododuringthecruiseholiday?
A.GotoSpain.B.Visiteveryport.C.Goshopping.
19.Whatdoesthespeakercaremostaboutthecruiseholiday?
A.Thedeparturetime.B.Thecost.C.Theactivity.
20.Howmanypeoplewillgoonthecruiseholidayaccordingtothespeaker?
A.4.B.5.C.3.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Reflecting（回忆）onthepastaboutthosedecisionsoractionsthatcan’tbereversed（推翻）andbeingoccupiedwiththoughtsof“Whatif?
”isnowaytolive.ButthereareafewthingsinlifeI’dprobablydodifferentlyifIhadthechance.
Ioncemajoredinarchitecture—somethingIhadbeencrazyaboutforaslongasIcouldremember—andthenIsuddenlyhadachangeofheart.Imadeanappointmentwithmyadviser,andtoldhimIwasnolongercertainIwantedtopursueacareerinarchitecture.
“Don’tgiveuponyourchildhooddream!
”“He’sright,”Ithought.“IshouldjuststickitoutandIshouldn’tdisappointthelittlegirlwhooncelovedarchitecture.”
Itwasterrible.Iwasagonized,holdingontoachildhooddreamthathadlongsincefaded.WhenItalkedwithafriendaboutitayearlater,heasked:
“Rightnow,whatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?
”That’swhenIcametotherealizationthatdreamschangeovertimeandthatyoushouldgiveupthechildhooddreamifit’snotwhatyouwantasanadult.Luckily,itwasn’ttoolate.Aftersomeseriousthought,Ichangedmymajortojournalism.Itwasn’tsomethingIhadalwaysimaginedmyselfpursuing—butatthatmoment,itwaswhatIwanted.
Wegrowup,andsometimesourdreamschange—andthat’sperfectlyOK.Youjustneedtoaskyourselfeveryonceinawhile,“IsthisstillwhatIwant?
”Iftheanswerisno,moveonandstartchasinganewone.
21．WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph1?
A.Pastactionsshouldbetreasured.
B.It’sunwisetoregretallthetime.
C.Lifewouldbedullwithout“Whatif?
”
D.Wemakebetterdecisionsbylookingback.
22．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agonized”inParagraph4mean?
A.ProudB.DeterminedC.UnregretfulD.Painful
23．Whydidn’ttheauthorchangehermajorimmediately?
A.Changingamajorwasuncommon.
B.Heradvisorforcedhernottodothat.
C.Shedidn’twantherchildhooddreamtofade.
D.Shethoughtitabetrayal（背叛）ofheryoungerself.
24．Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromtheexperience?
A.Don’tfollowothers’careeradvice.
B.Improveusbeforerealizingourdream.
C.It’sOKtoswitchtoourreallove.
D.Childhooddreamsarehardtoinsiston.
B
After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.Theotherwomanwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow（寡妇）for19years.However,thedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.
ThatFridayafterwork,whenIarrivedatherhouse,mymotherwaswaitinginthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurled（使卷曲）herhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.
Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceandcozy（舒适的）.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversationaboutnothingextraordinary（非凡的）butjustcaughtuponrecentevents.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.
Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid，“I’llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.Afewdayslater,mymotherdiedofamassive（严重的）heartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.
Sometimelater,Ireceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceipt（收据）fromthesameplacemotherandIhaddined.Anattachednotesaid:
“Ipaidthisbillinadvance.Iwasn’tsurewhetherIcouldbethere;still,Ipaidfortwoplates–oneforyouandtheotherforyourwife.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.Iloveyou,Son.”
Atthatmoment,Iunderstoodtheimportanceofsaying“Iloveyou”andofgivingourlovedonesthetimetheydeserve.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanfamily.Givefamilymemberstheattentiontheydeserve,becausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsome“other”time.
25.Theauthordescribesindetailhowhismotherlooked,inorderto______.
A.showreaderswhathismother’scharacterislike
B.stresshowimportantthedinnerwastohismother
C.createanatmosphereofhappinessforthefamily
D.showtheimportanceoftablemannerstoreaders
26.Theauthorshouldbethankfulto______.
A.hiswife,whopushedhimtohavedinnerwithhismom
B.hismom,whopaidinadvanceforthenextdinner
C.God,whogavehimthechancetohavedinnerwithhismom
D.hischildren,whowereveryunderstandingandhelpful
27.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.
A.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandchildrenatall.
B.theauthorandhismothertalkedaboutbigeventsduringtheirdinner
C.theauthorandhismothersawamovietogetheraftertheirdinner
D.theauthor’smotherfeltsatisfiedtohaveadinnerwithherson.
28.Theauthorofthispassagetendstoagreethat______.
A.wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
B.agoodheartissuretofindanothertomatchit.
C.weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily.
D.familyshouldbeasimportantaswork.
C
Manypeoplebelievethatyoulosetheabilitytolearnnewlanguagesasyougetolder.Languageexperts,however,willtellyouthatyou’renevertoooldtolearnanewlanguage.Asyougetolder,itcanbemoredifficulttolearnanewlanguage,though.
Childrenandadultslearnnewlanguagesindifferentways．Forchildren,languageistheirlife.Theystudyforthousandsofhourseveryyear,becausetheyneedtolearnlanguagetobecomepartoftheircommunities.Adults,ontheotherhand，arealreadypartofalanguagecommunity.Learninganewlanguagemeansbecomingpartofanotherlanguagecommunity,andadultsrarelygetthechancetopracticeasmuchasyoungchildrendo.
Moreover,childrenlearninganewlanguageareexpectedtomakemistakes.Thisgivesthemfreedomwhenlearningtobedaringandconfident.Adults,however,oftenfeelpressuredtobeperfectwhenlearninganewlanguage.Thiscanfrightenmanypeopleandmakeitevenhardertolearnanewlanguage.
Researchhasshownthatchildrenwholearnanewlanguagewhentheyareveryyoungarenotlikelytohavea“foreign”accentwhenspeakingadifferentlanguage.Somescientistsalsobelievethatitcantakeupto10,000hoursofstudytomasteranewlanguage．Thiscanbedifficultforadultstoachieve,butyoungchildrencanaccumulatethosehoursoverseveralyearsastheygrowup.
Whenyoungchildrenlearnanewlanguage,theycometoseemultiple（多样的）languagesasa“normal”partofsociety.Thismindsethelpsthemlearnanewlanguagewithoutfeelingthey’redoingsomethingunusualor“toohard”.
Soifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,goforit!
It’snevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage.
29.Whichofthefollowingstatementwilltheauthoragreewith?
A.Peoplelearnnewlanguagesinsimilarways.
B.Childrenshouldlearnanewla
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