2018-2019学年安徽省蚌埠市铁路中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

2018-2019学年安徽省蚌埠市铁路中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

蚌埠铁中2018-2019学年度第二学期期中检测试卷 高二 英语 考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：150分 命卷人：李楠 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. What does the woman ask the man to buy?‎ A. Water B. Bread C. Cheese ‎2. Why is the woman going to the museum?‎ A. To see the exhibition B. To visit her friend C. To work there ‎3. What is the girl going to do?‎ A. Ride her bike B. Do her homework C. Repair her bike ‎4. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a hospital B. In a school C. In an eyeglasses store ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A book B. An actor C. A friend 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. What kind of music is the woman interested in?‎ A. Pop music B. Rock music C. Jazz music 7. When will the speakers see the show?‎ A. At 8:00 p.m B. At 10:30 p.m C. At 11:30 p.m 听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。‎ 6. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Planning B. Reading a guidebook C. Packing for a trip 7. What will the woman probably visit?‎ A. Shopping B. Museum C. College 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ 8. What is the boy’s favorite subject now?‎ A. Science B. Math C. History 9. What language is Marisa going to learn?‎ A. French B. Spanish C. German 10. What does the woman think of history?‎ A. Boring B. Interesting C. Meaningful 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ 11. Why hasn’t the girl seen her father much recently?‎ A. He often goes on business trips abroad.‎ B. He is teaching a course in another country.‎ C. He is traveling abroad with the girl’s mother.‎ 12. Who is the oldest among the girl and her brothers?‎ A. Kathy B. Dan C. Tom 13. What is Dan doing now?‎ A. He is studying in Manchester.‎ B. He is working abroad. ‎ C. He is trying to look for a job.‎ 14. What is said about the girl’s grandma?‎ A. She feels sad about herself.‎ B. She lives with the girl’s uncle.‎ C. She is unable to go out of the house herself.‎ 听第10 段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ 15. What is The Secrets mainly about?‎ A. The fish and animals in the sea.‎ B. The ruins of an amazing lost city.‎ C. The journey down the river Nile.‎ 6. When will the film Dinosaurs Alive end?‎ A.At 2:15 p.m B.At 1:45 p.m C. At 11:45 p.m ‎19. What do we know about Arabia?‎ A. It has made good use of computers.‎ B. It is the longest among the film.‎ C. It starts at ten o’clock.‎ ‎20. Which film tells about Red Sea?‎ A. The Secrets B. Wild Ocean C.Arabia 第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ A Diana Ross, American pop singer and actress, achieved international popularity, first as the leader singer of the Supremes and later as a solo(独唱的) artist. Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the second of six children of Fred and Ernestine Ross, who lived in one of Detroit’s poor districts. Because her family were closely connected with each other,Ross almost didn't notice the difficult life as she grew up.‎ Ross professional career began in 1959, when she joined several neighborhood friends to form the Primettes. The group was renamed the Supremes after signing a recording contract (合同) with Motown late the following year. The group produced many number-one hit singles (热门单曲) on the US Billboard hot 100, including Baby Love, Stop! In The Name of Love and Someday We Will Be Together. In 1967, the group was renamed Diana Ross and the Supremes, foreshadowing（预示） Ross’solo career,which she started in 1970.‎ Beginning with Ain’t No Mountain High Enough from her first solo album, Ross enjoyed more than ten years of great success with her hit singles. Ross also developed a film-acting ‎ career in the 1970s, beginning with a starring role as blues singer Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues and continuing with Mahogany, for which she also recorded the theme song Do You Know Where You’re Going To.‎ However, in the mid-1980s, Ross saw her career begin to wane. Most of her albums were re-recordings of earlier material. In 2006, she produced I Love Y ou, a collection of love songs by many artists, and she started an energetic concert tour the following year to make the album publicly known. Although you can’t find her songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 now, Ross remains popular as one of the leading musical performers of all time.‎ ‎21. According to the passage, the Supremes ____.‎ A. used to be named the Primettes B. had to break up in 1967‎ C. was made up of Ross and her classmates D. signed a contract with Motown in 1959‎ ‎22. Which of the following songs is included in Ross’s first solo album?‎ A. Baby love.‎ B. Stop! In the name of love.‎ C. Someday We’ll Be Together.‎ D. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.‎ ‎23. What can we learn about Do You Know Where You’re Going To?‎ A. It was one of Ross’No.1 hit singles.‎ B. It was the theme song of Mahogany.‎ C. It was sung by a blues singer.‎ D. It was from Ross’first film.‎ ‎24. What does the underlined word “wane” in the last paragraph probably mean？‎ A. Develop faster.‎ B. End quickly.‎ C. Become weaker.‎ D. Start again.‎ B Mark was a great kid from a tough neighborhood. Crime, drugs, fighting and poverty: You name the problem and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund provided his tuition to Catholic High, where he was a great baseball player.‎ Mark struggled in the classroom, though. He was bright, just behind, due to a more than difficult home environment. But there were problems finding the time for all he needed to do. After-school tutoring seemed impossible because of baseball practice. Some suggested Mark abandon sports and concentrate on “schooling”. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college he would need his sports; so to miss practice and then perform any less than at his best on the field was not wise.‎ A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, offered to tutor Mark in math at her home. I asked Mark to come to my house for other areas of work. No one paid us. Mrs. Jones summed it up this way: “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays”.‎ When we were not working with Mark to improve his skills for the ACT, the coach and Mark’s dad took him to various colleges to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. But he needed a good ACT score.‎ It takes months to receive the results of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, while I was grading papers in my room, there was a noise outside the door.‎ Mark came in, lifted me out of the seat behind my desk, spun(旋转) me around in the air, and yelled over and over: “I’m going to college! I’m going to college!”‎ ‎“I guess you got your scores!” I asked.‎ ‎“Well, yeah!” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be admitted. One point extra. Thank you! Now, where’s Mrs. Jones? I’ve got to tell her too!”‎ Until that moment, I had never quite understood what the expression “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays” meant. But it was clear to me the instant Mark ran into the room to announce his news. No amount of money could ever replace my spin in the air at the hands of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.‎ ‎25. Mark had difficulty in learning mainly because ________.‎ A. his family couldn’t afford any tutoring for him B. he spent most of his spare time practicing baseball ‎ C. his parent didn’t care about his study D. he was constantly involved in the crimes in his neighborhood ‎26. According to the article, which of the following is false?‎ A. The teachers offered to tutor Mark free of charge.‎ B. Theft was a problem in Mark’s neighborhood.‎ C. Mark went to college mainly due to his good ACT score.‎ D. Mark owed his success in passing ACT to his teachers.‎ ‎27. What is the best title for this passage?‎ A. Practice Makes a Better Life.‎ B. Pay Day Will Come Some Day.‎ C. Relationships between Teachers and Students.‎ D. Never Give up on Yourself.‎ ‎ c A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87% of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98% by 2020.‎ One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been “range anxiety” ---drivers’ concerns about running out of petrol on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. In fact, charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA.‎ Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars met with doubt, and their high price drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity(电池容量), recharging times, performance and price, the current generation of electric cars is starting to persuade critics.‎ As well as progress on the road, electric vehicles are taking to the sea and sky. Electric boats are among the oldest electric vehicles, having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrol-powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back.‎ ‎ Steps towards electric planes are also being made, with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery-powered planes. The experiments could soon make electric flight a reality.‎ Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions(排放物). Were the US to act on the study’s findings and replace 87 percent of its cars with electric vehicles, it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 per cent. However, because of the production processes and the generation of electricity required to charge these vehicles, they cannot claim to be completely emission-free. Even so, as many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles will become even cleaner.‎ ‎28. The underlined word “hurdle” refers to ________.‎ A. step B. limit C. result D. aim ‎29. Why were not the electric cars popular with many people in the past?‎ A. They were all at high prices.‎ B. They were very poorly made.‎ C. hey couldn’t travel at a high speed.‎ D. They were not of enough value.‎ ‎30. What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?‎ A. To describe different ways electric vehicles can be used B. To show why more people have interest in electric cars.‎ C. To introduce the history of electric vehicles D. To explain why the world needs more electric cars.‎ ‎31. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?‎ A. Problems with Petrol Cars B.Driving into the Future C. My Dream Car D. History of Electric Cars D When introducing American universities, some of the first institutions to mention are the Ivy League schools. Originally, the Ivy League was an athletic conference made up of 8 private institutes of higher learning in northeastern United States. However, as time went on, these schools also became known for their excellence in academics besides athletics.‎ ‎ Included in the Ivy League schools are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Harvard University. These 8 schools have been recognized as some of the best colleges and universities in the United States.‎ Harvard University is a private institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The university includes a number of graduate and professional schools, as well as a college for undergraduates. In 2012, Harvard ranked number one in US News’ ranking of national universities again. Founded in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institute of higher education in the United States. It can be said that first there was Harvard, then the United States of America. Also, Harvard’s library contains the oldest collection of books in the United States as well as the largest private collection in the world. Harvard has also been described by Forbes Magazine as one of the “billionaire universities” as of their recent list of 469 billionaires, 50 received a degree from Harvard.‎ Harvard College (the institute for undergraduate students) is one of the most famous schools in the United States. It offers over 40 undergraduate fields of study, including astrophysics(天体物理学), mathematics, neurobiology(神经生物学), etc. And the financial aid program there is amazing. Even though the tuition is about $ 37,576, and there are other expenses throughout the year, about 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid. Out of those students, over 90% of them had their full need met. And the policies for international students are the same for U.S. citizens.‎ Harvard College is very selective, as it only admits about 6% of their applicants. For admission into Harvard College, it is required that students take the SAT or the ACT, as well as SAT Subject Tests. Harvard will also look at other factors during admission such as your application essay, high school transcript, work experience, GPA (Grade Point Average), your interview, recommendations, and most importantly, your character and personal qualities.‎ ‎32. What are the Ivy League schools famous for?‎ A. Athletics and location. B. Academics and history.‎ C. Athletics and academics. D. Financial aid and training.‎ ‎33. Why is Harvard called one of the “billionaire universities”?‎ A. Because there are 50 billionaires in Harvard.‎ B. Because nearly one ninth of the billionaires once studied in Harvard.‎ C. Because people can get a lot of money from Harvard.‎ D. Because 469 billionaires sponsor Harvard.‎ ‎34. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A.About 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid .‎ B. 90% students in Harvard have their full need met.‎ C. Harvard College is the institute for graduate students.‎ D. The policies for international students are different for U.S. citizens.‎ ‎35. To be admitted by Harvard, you need ________.‎ ‎①high school transcript ‎ ‎②a good application essay ‎③living permit ‎ ‎④to take the SAT or the ACT ‎⑤health certificate ‎ ‎⑥good personal qualities A. ①②③ B. ④⑤⑥ C. ②④⑥ D. ①③⑤‎ 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience，there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often：ability，money，and time．__36____ Money is a topic I'll discuss another day．So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen．Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：‎ ‎1．Think ahead．The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat．So think ahead of the coming week．When will you have time to cook？Do you have the right materials already？__37____‎ ‎2．Make your time worth it．When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it ‎ and save yourself time later on．Are you making one loaf of bread？__38____ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something．So save yourself the effort for a future meal．‎ ‎3．__39____ This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking is to try new things．It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule．The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule．‎ Hopefully that gives you a good start．__40____ And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live![]‎ A．Ability is easily improved．‎ B．Try new things．‎ C．Understand your food better．‎ D．Make three or four instead．‎ E．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden．‎ F．Cooking is a burden for many people．‎ G．A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on．‎ 第三部分 英语知识应用 （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，从短文后各题所给的ABC和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ With supper finished, it was our time with Dad. Cindy, Tom and I climbed onto our couch. We all ___41__ Mom to turn on the old tape player.‎ Dad had been piloting airplanes in Vietnam for the Air Force for a year. Through the year, our family received at least one ___42___a week from Dad. Mom played a part to us every day. Every day when Mom turned on the tape player, Dad ___43___by asking each of us how our ___44___had gone and what we had done.___45___ to the tape machine as if he could hear every word, each of us told him about our ___46___. Because Mom wrote down our responses, Dad was kept___47___. In the following tape, he___48___our good deeds and __49____corrected our errors. After___50___ told Dad their tales, he read to us from the book Mom had sent.‎ The day Dad was to___51____, all of us were playing around the __52____. Then the gate ‎ in the fence opened. A tall man in a ___53___walked through the gate.‎ My eldest sister jumped off the diving board and ran towards the man. Mom ran behind. The man embraced Mom and kissed her.‎ ‎__54____by the scene, Tom and I looked at each other. Soon, the tall, uniformed man arrived at the pool’s edge and smiled __55____at us. With the innocence of a four-year-old girl, I looked up and __56____ , “Are you my father?”‎ He burst into tears, knelt down, __57____us into his arms and said, “Yes, I’m your father.” __58____I heard his voice, I __59____him as my father because it was the same__60____ that I heard so frequently on tape.‎ 41. A. looked at B. waited for C. asked for D. agreed with ‎42. A. letter B. book C. tape D. photo ‎43. A. greeted B. began C. faced D. ended ‎ ‎44. A. night B. study C. day D. morning ‎ ‎45. A.Speaking B. Listening C. Turning D. Staring ‎ ‎46. A. movements B. actions C. events D. adventures ‎ ‎47. A. down-and-out B. up-to-date C. up-and-coming D. out-of-date ‎ ‎48. A.praised B. talked C. presented D. showed ‎ ‎49. A. angrily B. strictly C. violently D.gently ‎ ‎50. A.nobody B. anyone C.everyone D. someone ‎ ‎51. A. get B. leave C. depart D.arrive ‎ ‎52. A. house B. swimming pool C. playing ground D.grassland ‎ ‎53. A. suit B. uniform C. jean D. T-shirt ‎ ‎54. A. Frightened B. Delighted C. Puzzled D. Amused ‎ ‎55. A. up B. down C. into D. back ‎ ‎56. A. shouted B. asked C. cried D.required ‎ ‎57. A. carried B. pushed C. sucked D. pulled ‎ ‎58. A. The moment B. Before long C. Just then D. Long after ‎ ‎59. A.realized B. recognized C. found D. understood ‎ ‎60. A. voice B. sound C. story D. man ‎ 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5，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。‎ My wife and I like watching plays, so we will go to the theater whenever we have time. But before we buy tickets, we would like to know if the play is good or bad. When a new play comes, we___61___ (usual) read the newspaper to get information about it. Last week a new play was put on at the theater. The newspaper said it was very____62____ ( interest ) so we decided to go on Saturday night. My wife took a long time to make her decision about__63_____to wear and we left our house a little late.____64____the time we got to the theater, the first act had already____65____ (begin).After the play was over, we met some friends_____66_____ (live)next to us several years ago. Then we went dancing. When we got home, it was about two o clock in the morning. I’m not used to___67___ (stay) out so late and I was ___68___ (extreme) tired.‎ When I was younger, I did not have the money to go out for____69____evening like this. Though I can afford it now, I don’t have the energy____70____ (enjoy) it。‎ 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)‎ Dear Mike，‎ Thank you for your e-mail．I'd like tell you something about the English Club of our schoo1．‎ I am a member of the English Club，which is set up by the Student Union three years before．A lot of teachers and students who are interest in English will gather at the multimedia classroom in every Saturday afternoon．There we usually see English movie，learn to sing English songs but debate on hot topics．Through these activities， we can broaden us horizons and learn about west culture．What’s more，we have great fun being together．The English Club is of great help to me on many ways.‎ Yours，‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假如你是高二年级的李华, 你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试, 都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信,向学校英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点: ‎ 焦虑症状: 头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等。‎ 建议: 调整心态 准备充分。‎ ‎1.考前制定好合适的复习计划。‎ ‎2.考试期间正常作息。‎ ‎3.睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠等其他建议。‎ 注意:‎ ‎1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。‎ ‎2.要准确使用语法和词汇，使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思。‎ ‎3.词数100个左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。‎ 参考词汇 头晕-dizzy(adj.) 食欲-appetite (n.)‎ Dear editor,‎ I’m Li Hua of Senior Two. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎‎ 高二 英语 期中答案 听力 (每题1.5分，共30分）‎ BBABB CACBA CAABA CCABC 阅读（每题2分，共40分）‎ ADBC BCB BDAB CBAC AGDBE 完形填空 (每题1.5分，共30分）‎ BCBCA DBADC DBBCB BDAAA 语法填词 (每题1.5分，共15分）‎ 61. usually 62. interesting 63. what 64. By 65. begun 66. living 67. staying 68. extremely 69. an 70. to enjoy 短文改错 (每题1分，共10分）‎ 71. like后加to 72. is---was 73. before---ago 74. interest---interested 75. 去掉in ‎ ‎76. movie---movies 77. but---and 78. us---our 79. west---western 80. on---in 写作 ‎【参考范文】（25分）‎ Dear editor,‎ I am Li Hua of Senior Two. I am writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.‎ Most of us feel nervous whenever we’re taking an important exam. Some will feel dizzy and tired; some can’t sleep well and lose their appetite. In fact, much of this anxiety can be overcome by good preparation and a positive attitude.‎ First of all, in my opinion, having a right attitude towards exams is vital. They are only a means of checking how we are getting along with our studies, so we shouldn’t take the exams too seriously. Study hard every day and make careful plans for every exam in which ‎ ways we can avoid suffering from the pressure of exams. Besides, enough sleep can make us energetic and perform well in an exam. Therefore, during the period of exams, it’s unnecessary to stay up too late. A warm bath or a cup of warm milk before going to bed might help us have a sound sleep. Surely,We may as well go out for a walk or do some outdoor exercise before an exam so that we can relax ourselves and then concentrate on exams.‎ Hopefully, my advice will be of great help to us student. ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎