1、- 1 -哈尔滨市第六中学 2017-2018 学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试题考试时间：150 分钟 满分 L：150 分第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 20 分)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the woman?A. A salesgirl. B. A waiter. C. A hospital nurse.2. What is the relation
2、ship between the speakers?A. Boss and waitress. B. Doctor and patient. C. Policeman and customer.3. Where does this conversation take place?A. At an airport. B. At a Customs House. C. At a seamens office.4. Why does the woman apologize to the man?A. She cant give his clothes back until evening.B. Sh
3、e had trouble cleaning his clothes.C. She no special washing machine for dry-clean.5. What does the mans remark mean?A. The woman sent Sally an E-mail a moment ago.B. The man received an E-mail from Sally just now.C. The man sent Sally an E-mail a moment ago.第二节(共 l5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对
4、话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。- 2 -听第 6 段材料，回答第 6,7 题。6. Why cant the girl go to the movie?A. She had seen the movie before.B. She has to review his lesson.C. She doesnt want to go with the boy.7. What does the boy think about the
5、 girl?A. She never study hard.B. She study very well.C. She wont pass the exam.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Where did the boy go that afternoon?A. To the school. B. To a shop. C. To the cinema.9.Who bought the hat for Tom?A. His mother. B. His friend Bill. C. He himself.10. Why does the boy want to keep
6、 the hat?A. Because he likes it.B. Because his mother asks him to.C. Because his mother doesnt like it.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What was the purpose of Mrs.Whinfields visits to Kew Gardens?A. To learn more about plants.B. To write an article on garden.C. To meet the writers she read.12. Where did
7、Mrs. Whinfield live before she moved to her present home?A. West London. B. Somerset. C. Dorset13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Tourist and gardener.B. Newspaper reporter and garden owner.C. College professor and biology students.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。- 3 -14. How m
8、any classes does the man have to teacher today?A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.15. What subject does the man teach now?A. English. B. Physics. C. History.16. What does the woman think of her class?A. Most of her students work hard.B. Most of her students are wasting time playing.C. Most of her students don
9、t want to learn English.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the topic of the passage?A. Schools in America. B. Students in America. C. Education in America.18. How many years do elementary and secondary schools together take in the U.S?A. 6. B. 12. C. 13.19. Which courses are suitable for a student
10、who wants to work after high school?A. Accounting and typing.B. Physics and chemistry.C. Mathematics.20. What can you learn from what the speaker had said?A. Its regulated in the U. S that children must attend school until 18.B. Its hard for one without a high school diploma to find a job.C. Those w
11、ho havent finish high school education are a problem of American society.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)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- 4 -Its 5:00 in the morning when the alarm rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the ba
12、throom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body
13、 to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise ,I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. Its a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping, smoking , food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exerc
14、ise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years , I have learned it
15、s okay to just say “no.” I shouldnt feel sorry for refusing food that I dont want to eat.So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self confidenc
16、e and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. Its through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and ou
17、t.21.Why is there a smile on the authors face in the morning?A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.B. Because she finishes her favorite exerciseC. Because she enjoys the interesting DVDD. Because she feels a sense of achievement22.What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last p
18、aragraph mean?A. Good health B. Firm belief C. A strong power D.A regular - 5 -habit23.What can we learn about the author from the text?A. She acts in a strange wayB. She wants to look different from othersC. She aims to develop a good body shapeD. She has difficulty getting along with othersBExploi
19、t your parking spaceAn unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.Rent a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also
20、, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during special eventsDont want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital,
21、 renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.Live on setRenting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search o
22、n the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14,000), and let you use the ener
23、gy produced for - 6 -nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.24. If you earn 5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will
24、 be based on _.A. 800 B. 500 C. 4500 D. 500025. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare.C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.26. If you want to use energy free, you have to_.A. sign an agreement with the governmentB. pay around 14,000
25、for the equipmentC. sell the roof to some energy companiesD. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years27. For whom the text most probably written?A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers. C. House owners. D. Online companiesCIf doctors want to test you for something, theyll usually take a blood or urine sample.
26、 But wouldnt it be much more convenient if they just asked you to breathe through a special instrument?In fact, your breath can say a lot about you. In traditional Chinese medicine, doctors draw a conclusion about the health state of a patient based on the smell of his or her breath; trained dogs an
27、d rats can identify the smells of the breaths of people suffering from certain cancers; traffic police also monitor drivers alcohol consumption by testing their breaths.Just like blood and urine, your breath contains lots of “metabolites” the waste chemicals that the body produces, which vary from p
28、erson to person. They are like personal health fingerprints, which is why scientists sometimes call them “breathprints”, according to Science Daily.- 7 -Compared to blood or urine testing, breath testing takes only seconds instead of hours, and it requires neither a needle nor a container to hold th
29、e body fluids(液). This means the test can be taken frequently to better detect early signs of diseases and monitor the progress of a medical treatment.On the other hand, as an identifier, you might think that breaths are not as reliable as fingerprints since they might change based on what you eat.
30、However, researchers in Zurich, Switzerland mapped 11 healthy volunteers chemical patterns by having them breathe through a special instrument, and they found that each pattern was unique and the patterns didnt change much throughout the day, reported BBC.“Our goal is to develop breath analysis to t
31、he point where it becomes competitive with the established analysis of blood and urine,” said Malcolm Kohler, professor at the University Hospital Zurich.28.According to the text we know that_.A. breath varies from person to person based on foodB. your breath may give you away if you are not careful
32、C. doctors can test ones breath to find about his illnessD. trained dogs can identify people with certain cancers29. In comparison with blood or urine testing, breath testing is _.A. comfortable and convincing B. traditional and reliableC. accurate and competitive D. quick and convenient30.What is t
33、he authors attitude toward breath testing?A. Doubtful. B. Approving. C. Unconcerned. D. Worried.31. What can we infer from the text?A. Breath testing is reliable and may have a bright future.B. Blood or urine testing will be less used in medical treatment.C. Doctors have found the best way to detect
34、 early signs of diseases.D. Traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular.DHave you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just - 8 -talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power
35、? Start writing.By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic (逻辑) behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand. Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power.”Try this exper
36、iment. Explain how youll increase your brain power, even if you have no idea right now. Just start with anything, and create an explanation. For example, start with “Ill learn chess,” or “Ill read an article on the mind every week.” Explain how that will help. Youll be surprised how often this becom
37、es a workable plan, and if you actually do this, youll have a better understanding of your brain from now.Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal
38、of your ideas the next time youre working on a big project, youll probably have more success.Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. Thats an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better. Want to invent some
39、thing? Write an explanation of the problem, why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and youre half-way there.Writers dont always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often, they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writi
40、ng will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.32. What would be the best title for the text?A. A Way on How to Write. B. Increase Your Brain Power through Writing.C. How to Start Your Writing. D. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing.- 9 -33. According to the text, writing can help you
41、a lot in the following ways EXCEPT _.A. the increase of your brain power B. the ability to rememberC. the development of your interest in study D. the better understanding of a topic34. The underlined sentence “youre half-way there” in the fifth paragraph implies that _.A. you are already successful
42、 B. you still need to work hardC. writing can help you walk half way D. You have been on the way to success35. Whats the main purpose of the writer writing the text?A. To advise readers to start their writing. B. To explain the importance of writing.C. To persuade readers to become writers. D. To in
43、crease readers brain power.第二节：（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文的内容，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Its normal to wake briefly during the night. 36 . But if youre waking up during the night and having trouble falling back asleep, the following tips may help.The key to getting back to sleep is continuing
44、 to prepare your body for sleep, so remain in bed in a relaxed position. Hard as it may be, try not to stress over the fact that youre awake. 37 .So just focus on the feelings and sensations in your body.If you are finding it hard to fall back asleep, try a relaxation technique such as visualization
45、, deep breathing, or meditation (沉思). 38 . Remind yourself that although theyre not a replacement for sleep, rest and relaxation - 10 -still help refresh your body. Do a quiet, non-stimulating activity.If youve been awake for more than 15 minutes, try getting out of bed and doing a quiet, non-stimul
46、ating activity, such as reading a book. Keep the lights dim so as not to think that its time to wake up. 39 . The type of light they send out is stimulating(刺激)the brain. A light snack might help relax you, but be careful not to eat so much that your body begins to expect a meal at that time of the
47、day.If you wake during the night feeling anxious about something, make a brief note of it on paper. 40 . You may find that it will be easier to solve it when you are fresh. Similarly, if a great idea is keeping you awake, make a note of it on paper and fall back to sleep, knowing youll be much more
48、productive and creative aft-er a good nights rest.A. Arrange for it to take place the next day.B. In fact, a good sleeper wont even remember it.C. The darker the bedroom is, the better youll sleep.D. They can be done without even getting out of bed.E. Try to make dinner time earlier in the evening.F
49、. Stress and anxiety encourage your body to stay awake.G. Also avoid screens of any kind computers, TVs, cell phones, iPads.第三部分: 语言知识运用第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）The following is a beautiful speech by Sundar Pichai, a senior executive at a big IT company. At a 41 , a cockroach (蟑螂) suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. S
