安徽省蚌埠市第二中學(xué)2018-2019學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題(含答案)

1、蚌埠二中2018-2019學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試題（滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘）第I卷第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從試題所給的A、日C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有1. Why does the man want to leave?A. The service is too slow.2. What does the woman do?A. A teacher.3. What has the man decided to do?10秒鐘的時間來回答

2、有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。B. The food is too bad.C. The music is too loud.B. A nurse.C. A shop assistant.A. Continue his talk with Mr. Black.8. Go to see an engineer.9. Check the schedule.C. In a supermarket.C.Excited10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a bus.B. In a library.11. How

3、did the man feel about his jump in the end?A. Terrified.B. Disappointed.第二節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。12. What are the speakers talking about?A. A restaurant.B. An accide

4、nt.C. A magazine.13. Why is The Sunflower closed nowA. It will move to another town.14. The workers are on holiday.15. It is under repair.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8. What do we know about Mr. Bannister?A. He lacks experience.B. He worked on a trade deal last year.C. He is a new member of the company.9. Who do

5、 the speakers think is suitable for the position in the end?A. Amelia.B. Mr. Duncan.C. Ms. Templeton.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. What are the speakers doing?A. Cooking.B. Watching TV. C. Doing shopping.11. What does the man like best?A. Ice cream.B. Milk.C. Cheese.12. When does the conversation take place?

6、A. In the morning.B. In the late afternoon.C. At night.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. Who gave the woman her first mountain bike?A. Her father.B. He uncle.C. He brother.14. Why did the woman slow down at one point in the Regional Championship?A. The road was full of rocks.B. She was too tired to speed up.C. S

7、omeone appeared on the road suddenly.15. What does the woman think is the most important before a race?A. Making sure the bike is in good condition.B. Looking at the route in advance.C. Doing sports to keep fit.16. What does the woman say about the clothes for a race?A. They ' re comfortable.B.

8、They ' re pretty.C. They ' re tight.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. When does the Business Studies course start?A. On June 5th.B. On June 12th.C. On July 11th.18. What can the students bring with them during the course?A. Business videos.B. Notebook computers.C. Mobile phones.19. Where is the Business

9、 Studies Department?A. Next to the staff car park.B. On the left side of the science center.C. Beside the main entrance of the college.20. What language classes are provided this summer?A. Japanese and German. B. French and Chinese. C. Italian and Spanish.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀

10、下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ADo you want to go out for a hike in Phoenix? If you do, here are some hikes that you shouldn ' t miss.Double Butte Loop （ 環(huán)線）and Hole-in-the-Rock Tail in Papago ParkDistance: 2.3-mile loop and 825 feet out and back （Hole-in-the-Rock）What can be a bet

11、ter way to have a look at the amazing red sandstone formations （巖層）of Papago Park than hiking around and inside them? The smaller two of these beautiful formations can be explored on an easy dirt loop that starts in the West Park parking lot. It can be reached from Galvin Parkway. Then, drive across

12、 the street to the park' s east side for a quick climb up rockystairs to look out from the cave-like Hole-in-the-Rock, a popular landmark.Blevins Trail in Usery Mountain Regional ParkDistance: 3-mile loopIt ' s a quick 3-mile sunset hike. You can see a lot of different kinds of cacti （仙人掌）,s

13、ome deer and rabbits! Superstition Mountain never gets old and, in my opinion, it is super impressive at sunset.Waterfall Trail in White Tank Mountain Regional ParkDistance: 1.8 mikes out and backDifferent cacti, ancient carvings （雕像），wide paths and rocky formations along this easy trail provide the

14、 beauty of Sonoran Desert. Seeing the waterfall at the end of hte trail is rare, but possible if you come after a rain. You need to pay $6 for parking the car.Judith Tunnell Accessible Trails in South Mountain Park/ PreserveDistance: 5-mile loopThis trail includes two half-mile loops that start near

15、 the South Mountain Environmental Education Center ' s parking spots. The Interpretive Loop offers educational words about the surrounding desert life. The Challenge Loop is slightly difficult.21. What can attract people to Papago Park?A. Hikes up a mountain.B. Strange-looking caves.C. Building

16、built of red sandstone.D. Views of red sandstone formations.22. If you want to see some animals, which trail would you most probably choose?A. Waterfall Trail.B. Blevins Trail.C. Judith Tunnell Accessible Trails.D. Double Butte Loop and Hole-in-the-Rock Trail.23. What can you do in White Tank Mounta

17、in Regional Park?A. Enjoy the beauty of a desert.B. Walk on a challenging trail.C. Look at Superstition Mountain.D. Sight a waterfall any time of the year.BA wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the conflict

18、 broke out, the son went to war. He died in battle while rescuing another soldier.A month later, A young man came with a large package in his hands. He said,“Sir, I ' m thesoldier for whom your son gave his life. He oftentalked about your love for art. " The young manheld out his package.&q

19、uot;I know I ' m not really a great artist, but I think your son would havewanted you to have this. " The father found it was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears.The father died a few months later. There

20、 was to be a great auction （拍賣）of his paintings.On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel （槌）.“Wewill start the bidding with this portrait of the son. There was silence. Then a voice from the back shouted.“We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.But the

21、 auctioneer persisted. $100, $200?”Another voice shouted angrily."Wedidn ' t come to see this painting. Wecame to see the Van Goghs,the Rembrandts. Get on with the real bids! ” But still the auctioneer continued.Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room.T ll give $10." Being

22、 a poor man,it was all he could afford.“We have $10, who will bid $20?”"$10 is the bid, won ' t someonebid $20?"The crowd was becoming angry. They wanted the more worthy investments for theircollections. The auctioneer pounded the gavel."Going once, twice, SOLDfor $10!” A man sitt

23、ingon the second row shouted, “Now let' s get on with the collection! ” The auctioneer laid down his gavel.T m sorry, the auction is over. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret in the will. Whoever bought that the painting of the son would own the entire property in c

24、luding the paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!”24. Why didn ' t most of the people present want to bid for the painting of the son?A. Because they didn ' t know the father and his son.B. Because it was painted by famous artist of that time.C. Because they thought it wasn 

25、9; t painted by the soldier himself.D. Because most of the people present wanted to buy the great works of art.25. According to“A man sitting on the second row shouted:'now let ' s get on with thecollection ! ' " . What does it mean? It means.A. they can deal with the collection.B.

26、they can begin with their auction.C. they should go with their auction without stopping.D. they want to have a chance to bid for what they want.26. Why was the portrait of the son the first thing bidden on the auction? Because it wasA. the father ' s favorite possession .B. the cheapest thing in

27、 the auction.C. Everything should go with the son.D. According to the rules of auctions, the cheapest should be first.27. According to the story, which of the following is the best tittle.A. The Portrait of the SonB. The Most Famous Painting of the SonC. A Great Auction of the Man ' s Collection

28、D. The Collection of the Father and His SonCThe Internet has become part of our extended intelligence, and we are coming to depend on it.For most of us, the answer to about anything is a few keystrokes away. Now psychologists in the US have provided evidence that our minds have become accustomed to

29、looking at the Internet when we want to find the answer to a question. Dr Betsy Sparrow of Columbia University and her colleagues report their work in this week's Science magazine. They also show that we are much better at remembering where we might find a piece of information than remembering t

30、he information itself.In the experiment, participants were given a list of 40 trivia（ 各種科目白知識） statements and asked to type them into a computer. Half were told the information would be saved, while the other half were told it would be erased. After completing the typing task, all participants were

31、instructed to write down as many trivia statements as they could recall.The researchers found those participants who were told what they typed would be erased recalled more statements than those who weren't."Participants apparently did not make the effort to remember when they thought they

32、could later look up the trivia statements they had read," they wrote.Betsy Sparrow thinks the the internet is being used as a form of "memory system"- a storeof information outside our own brain, which we can access.In a separate experiment, Sparrow shows that people are much better a

33、t remembering the computer folder where a piece of trivia information has been stored than the information itself."This is preliminary （初 步的） evidence that when people expect information to remain continuouslyavailable,we are more likely to remember where to find it than to remember the details

34、of an item," Dr Betsy sparrow says.28. What does this paragraph mainly tell us?A. Searching engines is replacing our memory.B. Engines are more useful than human's memory.C. Using engines is more convenient than anything else.D. Human's memory will be replaced by engines in the future.2

35、9. When we want to find the answer to a question, most of us would according to the passage.A.go to the library to look up it in books.B.usually go and discuss it with others.C.usually search it on the Internet.D.try to solve it by ourselves.30. According to the experiment, the researchers found.A.

36、Most participants can remember what they have typed.B. Most people are poor at remembering what they have to.C. People tried to remember what they typed, but they couldn't.D.People who were told what they typed would be erased remembered more statements than those who weren't.31. From the te

37、xt we know that in the future.A. Computers will be widely used.B. Computers can help humans do whatever humans want to.C. Humans will use computers rather than brains to memorize daily chores.D. With the help of computers, humans don't have to memorize anything they need.DAn interesting bit of r

38、esearch was done with pigeons. A pigeon was put in a box with two levers （操作桿）.One lever would set free corn with every five pecks. The other lever needed 100 pecks.Which lever would the pigeon choose to peck at? The lever that set free corn more frequently, of course.People respond similarly. We pr

39、efer to receive more frequent rewards. That is the reason why projects ate more effectively completed when broken down into smaller parts. For example, if you have a work project needed to be finishedthree months later,you are likely to tell yourself thatyou have plenty of time and end up putting of

40、f the work until the last few weeks. Unexpected occasions happen and the project is pushed back even further. The result is a project that is rushed and not done as completely and well as it should have been.If, however, the project is broken down into three smaller parts and you' re required to

41、 handin a part at the end of each of the three months, there won' t be a rush at the end to complete it. One part will be done after only a month and you will have the feeling of achievement, whichwill spur you to begin the second part. At the endof the second month, the projectistocomplete.This

42、 gives you the time to review it and make any change forimprovement. You can truly celebratea project well done.Celebrating small achievements is important to enjoyingwhat you do. Looking forward to theappearance of corn on a frequent basis keeps you active to do more. What does yourcornlooklike?May

43、be you are like me and prefer to give yourself an actual reward after completing a project.If your corn really exists, the important thing is that you get it frequently. Remember, reward yourself for small achievements and you can live your life to the fullest.32. What role do the levers play in the

44、 research?A. They control the corn ' s appearing.B. They stop the pigeon from eating corn.C. They help the pigeon get out of the box.D. They are connected to the door of the box.33. What will probably happen if you ' re allowed to finish a task in a long time?A. You may expect others to help

45、 you.B. You won ' t be patient to continue it.C. It won ' t be finished as well as expected.D. It will appear more and more difficult and boring.34. What does the underlined word "spur" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. Warn. B. Forbid. C. Remind. D. Encourage.35. What dies the

46、writer mainly talk about in the last paragraph?A. How to set rewards wisely in life.B. How to keep active in your work.C. The benefit of rewarding yourself frequently.D. The importance of finishing your project on time.第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Getting along with

47、ParentsParents are the most important people in your life, and they' re likely to influence you morethan anyone else in your lifetime. Its a parent s job to love and guide kids, and most parentswill do this as long as they live. 36 Here arefourways you can stay close, get along, and build a stro

48、ng relationship.Spend time together. It might be easy to be physically in the same place with your parents.37 Instead of playing a computer game or watching TV by yourself, maybe you should ask your mom and dad to play with you. You can go outside together, try a board game, or read a book together.

49、38 Many kids say they would like their parents to help them when they' re upse t. But yourparents might not know that you' re having a problem. Tell your parents if you' re sad or struggling with something. If you don ' t usually do this, give it a try and you will be glad.Be kind. L

50、ittle things might mean a lot to your parents. 39 It ' s also lovely when a kidoffers to help fold the laundry or cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents might be so excited!Show your care. Some families are always ki

51、ssing, hugging, and saying “I love you ” .40In addition to kisses and hugs, kids and parents can show their love by respecting each other, being caring, polite, and thoughtful.A. Share your feelings and ask for help.B. It ' s important to show that you care foreach other.C. Talk on the phone and

52、 email each other to stay in touch.D. But parents do a lot more than just pass down their hobbies.E. You can brighten your parents ' day with a hug , a card or a joke.F. That means you have many years ahead to share with your parents.G. But how much time do you spend just enjoying staying with e

53、ach other?第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，茜分30分）Have you ever experienced a moment when everything seems in a mess? I was once 41 because my office seemed to need changing. I often42 myself of it when things came undone, and thisreminding （ 提醒）was 43 .My brother helped me build a（n）44 bo

54、ok shelf for my office. It was up but not45attached to the wall. So I could paint the shelf the way I wanted. My old and worn office46 ,which was the only one that fitted the height of my desk, 47 broke, so I had to find a beautiful new one. My office was in a mess and it was high time that I 48 thi

55、s situation. My August office improvement 49 finding my office a new look. To50 money I painted the wall by myself.Now I have the white walls with new curtains （窗簾）and new lights hanging 51 the ceiling （ 天花板）. My books are on the shelf. The old fan has been 52 by the new air condition. I am sitting

56、back in my new office chair at the new desk and 53 my working environment, which finally looks the way I dreamed it would look.Though office improvement was a（n） 54 , I am happy after I have made it. The tiredness 55 for the good new look. Now I know that when things fall apart at a job, it often le

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