1、- 1 -万州二中高 2018 级高二上期期中考试英语试卷第卷第一部分 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）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。l. How much will the man pay for the tickets?A. 7. 5. B. 15. C. 50.2. Which is the right sate for the mans flight?A.
2、Gate 16. B. Gate 22. C. Gate 25.3. How does the man feel about going to school by bike?A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Worried.4. When can the woman get the computers?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.5. What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A. The size is not large enough. B. The
3、 material is not good. C. The color is not suitable.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。听下面一段材料，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6. What can we learn about Mr. Brown?A. He is in his office. B. He i
4、s at a meeting. C. He is out for a meal.7. What will the man probably do next?A. Call back. B. Come again. C. Leave a message.听下面一段材料，回答第 8 至第 9 题。- 2 -8. What kind of room does the man want to take?A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A room for three.9. What does the man need to put in the form?
5、A. Telephone and student card number.B. Student card number and address.C. Address and telephone number.听下面一段材料，回答第 10 至第 12 题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Fellow clerks. B. Boss and secretary.C. Customer and salesperson.11. What does the man like about his job?A. Living clos
6、e to the office. B. Chances to go abroad. C. Nice people to work with.12. What do we know about the woman?A. She likes traveling. B. She is new to the company. C. She works in public relations.听下面一段材料，回答第 13 至第 16 题。13. When will the visitors come?A. In March. B. In April. C. In May.14. How many vis
7、itors are coming?A. 8. B. 10. C. 12.15. What will the visitors do on the second day?A. Go to party. B. Visit schools. C. Attend a lecture.16. Where will the visitors go on the final day?A. To London. B. To Scotland. C. To the coast.听下面一段材料，回答第 17 至第 20 题。17. What is the first word the baby tried to
8、say?- 3 -A. Truck. B. OK. C. Duck.18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?A. About 18 monthsB. About 21 monthsC. About 24 months19. What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?A. He corrected the baby. B. He tried to stop the baby.C. He did hims
9、elf somewhere.20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?A. She got angry with the father.B. She was frightened by the noise.C. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Help Wanted PAINTER M
10、ust have at least 3 years painting experience. Commercial and new construction work. $10/hr. Immediate opening. Call 435-9201 with work history.SECRETARY Part time position available in friendly, busy office. Good typing and general office skills. Some weekends required. High pay. Various duties. Ap
11、ply (申请) at East Side Management, 500 Park Drive, Dewitt, NY. 13214. Help Wanted VET ASSISTENT Person needed for busy animal hospital. Some nights and weekends. Apply in person to Johnson Marks Animal Hospital, 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY 13224. After 4 p.m. only please.NURSES ASSISTANTSFulltime and
12、 part time positions available for modern nursing home. High pay. Call - 4 -Mrs. Downes, R.N. at 543 7618. Help Wanted COOK NEEDED Immediately. Busy downtown restaurant. Must be good and dependable. Experience preferred. Weekends required. Call 324-9817.SALESPERSONExperienced. Must have some knowled
13、ge of mens clothing industry. Available to weekdays and some Saturdays. Send resume(简历) to: Martin Apparel, 237 Rockledge St., Syracuse, NY. 13224. Help Wanted TEACHER Small private school needs English and maths teachers. Must have BS degree and at least 4 years teaching experience. Send resume to:
14、 Wales Charter School 19 South 8th St. NY. 13224.HOTEL needs part time FRONT DESK CLERK No experience necessary. Excellent people and phone skills a must. Some computer skills helpful. $13/hr.Call: Mr. Jones 357-2897.21. If you are interested in working in a hotel, call _ .A. 435-9201 B. 534-7618 C.
15、 324-9817 D.357-289722. If you wanted to get a job as a maths teacher, send your resume to _ .A. 237 Rockledge St. ,Syracuse, NY.13224 B. 404 Snow Road Syracuse, NY. 13224， C.500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214 D. 19 South 8th St.NY. 1321423. If you dislike working on Sundays, being a _ should be your
16、 best choice.A. cook B. secretary C. salesperson D. vet assistant 24. If you want to get a job at _ , you must have office skills.A. Martin Apparel B. East Side Management C. Wales Charter School D. Johnson Marks Animal Hospital B- 5 -My decision to travel around China lay merely with my curiosity a
17、bout the place. Before coming here, China seemed alien to me -a place that expected to be hugely dissimilar from my own British culture.After travelling from Beijing up to Xian, I wanted to challenge myself by choosing a smaller town- Xiahe in Gansu Province. I arrived in Lanzhou at around 5 am, but
18、 there were no buses to Xiahe. I managed to spot a policeman and attempted to explain my destination to him in simple English, praying that he would understand. I wasnt sure that he did but I just followed him anyway as I had no choice. He took me on a bus and I didnt know where I was going. Luckily
19、, I met a student who explained to me in English that the policeman was taking me to another bus station where I could take a bus to Xiahe. During this conversation a third man said he was also a policeman and would help me buy tickets. But as he was not in uniform(制服), I was a little doubtful. The
20、uniformed policeman told me it was OK to go with the third man, so I got off the bus with the so-called policeman who at this point, disappeared and I was left in the middle of nowhere. I stood panicking. Around one minute later a police car came and stopped right by me. It was the un-uniformed poli
21、ceman. I got into the car and he dropped me directly at the bus station, and helped me buy the ticket. This is one of many experiences that I have had in China. I realized that however different this culture was, there was one thing that would always stand out- kindness. In the west we seem to lack
22、the foundation of trust, yet in China it seems that there will always be someone to answer your questions and lead you the right way.25. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “alien“?A. Unfriendly. B. Familiar. C. Strange. D. Attractive.26. What can we learn from th
23、e second paragraph?A. The author doubted the so-called policeman.B. The third man could speak English fluently.C. The author followed a student to another bus station.D. A police car took the un-uniformed policeman away.27. Why did the un-uniformed policeman disappear after the author got off the bu
24、s?A. He hurried to buy a ticket for the author.- 6 -B. He went to get a car to pick the author up.C. The author didnt behave in a friendly way.D. The author found a uniformed policeman to help him.28. According to the text, what impressed the author deeply in China?A. Beautiful scenes. B. Terrible t
25、ransportation.C. Troubles in small towns. D. Peoples kindness. CSooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test taking skills. These abilities really have no
26、thing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results.Here are some very importantand often ignoredguidelines to taking a test successfully.Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extr
27、emely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, making you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sure you know results in your being more relaxed and feeling mor
28、e confident.Go through the test a second time working out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are answered in later questions asking for different things.Usually(but not always) a strong first impulse(冲动) means we know the answer and we dont really have to think about
29、it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very careful!If you dont know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4 possibility multiple choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct!Taking
30、a test is as much for you as is for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you dont help yourself in the long run.29. In the first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of _.- 7 -A. better preparations for exams. B. better understanding of English.C. better skills at taking exams. D. be
31、tter results of taking exams.30. When taking an exam, you are advised _.A. to first answer the questions which are easier to you.B. to depend on your first impulse to answer the questions.C. to search the test paper for all the answers to the questions.D. to give up the questions whose answers you d
32、ont know.31. It is common that many students_.A. pay much attention to their testing skills.B. often give up a difficult test halfway.C. often get higher results by cheating.D. dont believe in their first impulse.32. What would be the best title of the passage? A. Effective Studying Methods. B. Effe
33、ctive Test Taking Skills.C. Getting Better Exam Results. D. Being Successful Students.DHundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around
34、the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers. Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers.
35、How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story? Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. The
36、y may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV. Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People dont want to - 8 -read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad
37、” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely; instead they print stories about plane accidents. Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, pl
38、aces and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers. 33. According to the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now? A. They carry news stories and tell
39、 others from place to place on foot or by horse. B. They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes. C. They watch TV or read newspapers. D. They listen to the radio every day. 34. The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that _ . A. people can learn more about the sa
40、me news story from a newspaperB. people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaperC. people can read news stories in other countriesD. people can read news stories about their own country35. According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV? A. You often pla
41、y football with your friends after school. B. Your teacher has got a cold. C. A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasnt been caught. D. The bike in front of your house is lost. 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。选项中有两项为多于选项。Healthy habits for living longerBy keeping your da
42、ily habits healthy, you can add years to your life. Here are - 9 -some tips for living longer.Keep daily habits healthy. Many of us are set in our daily habits. We eat the same meal, wear the same clothes, take the same route to work and work the same old job. But what we sometimes fail to recognize
43、 is the huge influence that our daily habits can have on our health. It is very important for us to keep our daily habits healthy. 36 Take some exercise every day. Daily exercise does improve our health. In fact, studies show that daily exercise can add three years to our life. Opportunity for exerc
44、ise is everywherejust be creative. Whenever we can, walk to work. 37 Its really that simple.Eat a healthy breakfast. Researchers have found that those who eat an early morning meal are less likely to be too fat and get diseases compared with those who dont. 38 All in all, eating breakfast is a great
45、 and healthy way to start our day.Have enough sleep. 39 Failing to get at least seven hours of sleep appears to increase the risk of major illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many more.Get chances to communicate. 40 Any social communication can positively affect our physical and
46、mental well-being because we can have more time and chances to communicate with others. All of these can add years to our lives.A. A lack of quality sleep can shorten our life.B. Exercise also helps us keep away from illnesses.C. If we live or work in a tall building, just take the stairs.D. Breakfa
47、st-eaters also report feeling better both mentally and physically.E. Theres an old saying that says a good friend is cheaper than treatment.F. Finding time for structured exercise can be pretty much impossible for many people.G. By making just a few small changes and sticking to them, we can add a f
48、ew years to our life.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）- 10 -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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I 41 across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a
49、 basket, dirty and 42 with dust. 43 to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.As I 44 opened each letter, all of them delicate with age, I discovered a new page 45 unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents lives.My father used to 46 in the army. So his letters were
