江西省宁都中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

20182019学年度第一学期高二期中考试英 语 试 卷第一部分 听 力 (共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1What does the woman ask the man to do?ABuy some things.BDrink some wine.CStop watching the game.2Which one does Bob like most?APop music.BJazz music.CClassical music.3Whats the weather like now?ACold.BWarm.CHot.4What does the man think about the writing lesson?ABoring.BA waste of time.CUseful.5What is the man disappointed at about the performance?AThe costumes.BThe set.CThe actors.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6How long is the boys vacation except the weekend?AThree days.BFive days.CA week.7What is the boy?AAn army officer.BA student.CA teacher.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8How long did the man stay in China?AEight days.BSeven days.CSix days.9What does the man suggest the woman?ABook round-way tickets.BBook more tickets.CBook the ticket early.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have?A11.B12.C13.11What is her fathers job?AA taxi driver.BA dentist.CA police officer.12What does her mother do?AShe owns a beauty salon.BShe works at a bread shop.CShe runs a small family store.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What do we know about the winter in Minnesota?AIt never snows.BIt is mild.CIt is quite cold.14Why did the woman feel confused?AShe couldnt hear the words clearly.BThe grammar was hard to understand.CShe didnt know the background information.15What will the woman do to improve her study?AAsk the man for help.BStudy in the library each week.CGo to her teachers office every day.16Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn a lecture hall.BIn the library.CIn a restaurant.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why are two main roads closed in the north?ABecause of heavy rain.BBecause of strong winds.CBecause of fallen trees.18In which city have fifty houses been flooded?ADover.BGlasgow.CLiverpool.19What happened in the west?AMany boats were lost.BA bridge was destroyed.CFour people died in a river.20Whats the news mainly about?AWeather.BFloods.CCities.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）AElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.21. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldnt get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States22. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she _.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women23. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _.A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York CityBDear Alcohol,You've been around forever. I can remember all the pain you've caused for me.Do you remember the night you almost took my father's life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He's addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn't the only one hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I'm so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). "I'm sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won't happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn't realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it's all your fault.I wish you'd walk out of my life forever. I don't want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you've caused. Sure, you've made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please. Sincerely, Anonymous24. What is author's purpose in writing to alcohol?A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readersB. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.C. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people's life.D. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.25. What did alcohol do to the author's father?A. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.B. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.C. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.D. It made him kill two other people when driving.26. The underlined phrase "were intrigued by" is closest in meaning to _.A. were familiar with     B. were disappointed withC. were interested in   D. were satisfied with27. What is the tone of the article?A. Doubtful.  B. Critical.   C. Unconcerned.   D. Humorous.CHealthy people with stressful jobs who work long hours but get little satisfaction from what they do have twice the risk of dying from heart disease as satisfied employees, according to a study. Job stress has been known to cause heart problems in people who already have cardiovascular disease (心血管病). Finnish scientists have now shown that even in healthy people the pressures of work can take their toll. High blood pressure, lack of exercise, smoking and being overweight contribute to heart diseasea leading killer in many industrialized countries.But Mika Kivimaki, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and his colleagues, who studied the medical histories of 812 healthy Finnish men and women in a metal industry company over 25 years, said job stress also plays an important role.Workers who had the highest job-related stress levels at the start of the study were more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to the study published in The British Medical Journal. Work stress involves too much work as well as a lack of satisfaction and feeling undervalued and unappreciated. Many people work long hours but if the effort is rewarding the stress is minimized.The British Heart Foundation said the results support earlier research showing that people in jobs with low control, such as manual(体力的) workers, could be as great risk of heart disease than other employees. “ It is advisable for people to try to minimize levels of stress at work and for employees to allow people to have more control at work and to be rewarded for their successes,” the foundation said in a statement.28. Healthy people may die from heart disease of _.A. too much job stress B. working too hardC. feeling valued D. being satisfied29. Which one of the following is NOT right according to this passage?A. High blood pressure is likely to cause heart disease.B. Being overweight may cause heart disease.C. Job stress is most likely to cause heart disease.D. Working long hours must cause heart disease.30. According to Mika Kivimaki job stress _.A. is necessary if you work in a metal industry company.B. can also cause heart disease like smokingC. plays an important part in the medical historyD. wont bring any risk of heart disease31. The authors purpose in writing the passage is to _.A. advise people not to work long hoursB. suggest that everyone be satisfied with everythingC. ask us to learn to enjoy ourselvesD. tell us that job stress threatens our health nowadays.DWhether were 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. But a growing body of research is raising questions about how a childs lie is different from an adults lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.“Parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. Their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says Dr. Lee, a professor at the University of Toronto and director of the Institute of Child Study. He has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others as well as which factors can reduce lying. The fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. Dr. Lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. Children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the childs back. Whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tape.For young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. When the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. At age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didnt. By 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show.Researchers have found that its kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. Thats because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. The ability to lie and lie successfully  is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. Kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.32. Whats the purpose of children telling lies?A. To help their friends out. B. To get rid of trouble.C. To get attention from others.D. To create a popular image.33. The underlined word “deceive” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ _”.A. tell lies                                B. handle troublesC. raise questions                      D. do research34. From the second paragraph we can know that _.A. which factors can reduce lyingB. why some lie more than othersC. it is normal for kids to tell liesD. how lying changes as kids grow35. What is NOT included in the passage?A. The reasons why kids tell lies.B. Which kind of kids tells more lies.C. Experiments about lying of young kids.D. What to do with lying children.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。The running of the bulls is a nine-day traditional Spanish festival in honor of Saint Fermin in Pamplona. Every year, at midday on July 6th, the Mayor of Pamplona shoots a rocket. 36 The participants are usually dressed in white and wear red neckerchiefs and belts. They open champagne(香槟酒）mostly used for sprinkling（撒）other people.37 It starts every day at eight in the morning and the runners run, sometimes wildly, sometimes less. They shoot the first rocket as a sign that the run has begun. Then they shoot the second one when the bulls are out in the streets. Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street with a lot of spectators. 38 All of the six bulls are going to be killed at the bullfight in the stadium.The bullfight in the stadium begins at half past six in the afternoon. First, there comes the first bull. There is also a person called “picador”. 39 That makes the bull very wild and it starts to run all over the stadium. Later when the bull is tired, there comes another persona “matador” who kills it with an arrow. 40 At the end of the celebration, another rocket is shot as a sign that the bullfight is finished.A. It makes the bull very nervous.B. It is one of the greatest events in the city.C. The main event is the running of the bulls.D. He waves a red cloth in front of the bull.E. This is a sign that the celebration has started.F. The participants can get injured or even killed.G. The same thing happens with the other five bulls.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。As I held my fathers hands one night, I couldnt help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 41 ,including all his struggles. One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a 42 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 43 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 44 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didnt 45 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 46 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 47 .Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves1”Dad 48 .“Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then were 49 .” Such is Dad-whatever problem he 50 ,he never gives up. 51 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 52 Dad remained optimistic. He 53 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin to 54 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times. Dad is also a living example of real 55 .From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 56 our family. He always puts our happiness 57 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 58 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 59 putting others first. Dad，the life 60 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.41. A. teacherB. gardenerC. farmerD. grocer42. A. stormyB. livelyC. disappearingD. burning43. A. orderB. form C. gap D. position44. A. repeatedlyB. usually C. finallyD. really45. A. go B. begin C. occur D. change46. A. yetB. still C. even D. nearly47. A. surprisedB. nervous C. angry D. frightened48. A. apologizedB. cried C. complainedD. laughed49. A. lostB. done C. gone D. touched50.A. meets withB. brings upC. works outD. thinks about51. A. ThankfullyB. HopefullyC. UnfortunatelyD. Strangely52. A. orB. for C. so D. but53. A. happenedB. seemed C. continuedD. aimed54. A. faceB. appreciateC. examineD. question55. A. loveB. pride C. friendshipD. honesty56. A. supportB. settle C. start D. impress57. A. afterB. before C. besideD. under58. A. in spite ofB. in terms ofC. in control ofD. in place of59. A. carefulB. regretfulC. considerateD. humorous60. A. historyB. motto C. patternsD. lessons第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever imagined 61 (live) in 2119, almost 100 years from now? a latest research describes robots, underwater cities and holidays in space. City planners and experts on space and architecture 62 (ask) to give their opinions on life in 2119. According to them, the way people live, work and play will be totally different 63 how we do these things today. They also said that over twenty years ago, people couldnt imagine how the Internet 64 the smartphone would change our lives. But today, both have changed the way we communicate, learn and do daily things, and the changes in the next century will probably be even 65 (great).Those 66 (question) in the research said that people may not go to offices in the future but will work at home instead. People will have advanced 3D printers which will let 67 download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then “print” the sofa, table or pizza at home. 68 will also be less need for visits to the doctor. People will have a home health capsule that will “diagnose” what the problem is and provide 69 (treat). They will also be going into space for holidays, and 70 (hopeful), to get resources that have been used up on the earth.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。In life，we need to make a lot of decision，some of what are so important as to influence us greatlyMy latest decision is made when I entered Senior 2 in Miss Zhang's classSince I didnt do good in English，Miss Zhang advised me to listen attentive in class and take down some notesTherefore，I was never a good listenerI went on in my own way，ignore her suggestions entirely until Miss Zhang had a talk with me one dayHe made me realize the importance of note-takingFrom this experience，I have realized a good decision benefits from peopleOnly by following others advice and making necessary adjustments we make real progress in our study. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分) 如今，在车站、餐厅、商场等公共场所都能看见许多成人和青少年在不停地摆弄手机。现在，请你针对这一现象，用英语写篇短文。短文词数100左右，要点须包括：1. 描述现象；2.分析原因（至少两条）；3.说明影响；4.提出建议。英语参考答案听力： 1-5 ACACC 6-10 ABCCC 11-15 ACCBB 16-20 CCABA阅读理解：21-24 CAC 25-27 DACB 28-31 ADBD 32-35 BACD 七选五： 36-40 ECFDG完形填空：41-45 CDABA 46-50 BCDBA51-55 CDCBA 56-60 ABACD语法填空：61. living 62. were asked 63. from 64. and 65. greater 66. questioned 67. them 68. 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