1、- 1 -四川省绵阳市江油中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题（考试时间 100 分钟，总分 100 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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman didnt buy the ticket.B. The ticket
2、 was quite expensive.C. The man bought the ticket.2. Where are the speakers probably?A. In a store. B. At a hotel. C. At a post office.3. What does the man mean?A. His suit is too old.B. He wants to buy some new clothes.C. He doesn t want to go shopping.4. When will the woman arrive at the restauran
3、t?A. At 7:30 pm. B. At 6:30 pm. C. At 6:20 pm.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Lend the CD to her.B. Leave the CD in his dorm.C. Return the CD by tonight.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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
4、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 is the man doing on the computer?A. Playing games.B. Chatting with friends.C. Searching for travel tips.7. Where is the man going to go travelling?A. France. B. Italy. C. Russia.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the probable relationship between Mrs. White
5、 and the man?A. Hostess and guest. B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son.9. Where did the woman have the picnic?- 2 -A. In a park. B. In a forest. C. On an island.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. When did the man take the part-time job?A. Two days ago. B. Three days ago. C. Four days ago.11. Why did the m
6、an take a part-time job?A. To practice what he has learnt.B. To improve his oral English.C. To make some foreign friends.12. What does the woman order?A. A fruit pie. B. A chocolate ice cream. C. Some cookies.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the man probably?A. A poet. B. A writer. C. A reporter.1
7、4. Who made the woman become interested in poetry?A. Miss Armstrong. B. Her Aunt Mae. C. Her mother.15. What is the woman s first poem about?A. A sailing boat. B. A little cat.C. Old family photos.16. How many books has the woman published?A. About 30. B. About 26. C. About 24.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20
8、题。17. Which one of the following countries celebrates Labor Day on May lst?A. America. B. Canada. C. France.18. What did some workers do on the first American Labor Day?A. They gave speeches to students.B. They marched through the streets.C. They held a concert in a park.19. When did Labor Day becom
9、e a national holiday in America?A. In 1882. B.In 1889. C.In 1894.20. What does Labor Day weekend mean for Americans nowadays?A. The last days of summer.B. The time to ask for better working conditions.C. The time to get together with their family.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
10、下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA Language Programme for TeenagersWelcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning. - 3 -Our CoursesRegardless of your choice of course, youll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively. Our Standard
11、Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas-speaking, listening, reading and writing. Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language
12、learning (see table below).Course Type Days Number of Lesson Course TimetableStandard Course Mon.Fri. 20 lessons 9:0012：3020 lessons 9:0012：30Intensive Course Mon.Fri.10 lessons 13：0014：30EvaluationStudents are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take
13、 an online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course. Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.Arrivals and Tr
14、ansferOur programme offers the full packagestudents are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the students full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.Meals/Allergies(过
15、敏)/Special Dietary RequirementsStudents are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch(which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually. We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requ
16、irements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/ or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.21. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?A. It is less effective. B. It focuses on speaking.C. It giv
17、es you confidence. D. It includes extra lessons.22. When can a student attend Standard Course?A. 13:00-14:30 Monday. B. 13:00-14:30 Friday.C. 9:00-12:30 Tuesday. D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.23. Before starting their programme, students are expected to _.A. take a language testB. have an online interview-
18、 4 -C. prepare learning materialsD. report their language levels24. With the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to_.A. inform students of their full flight detailsB. collect students luggage in advanceC. offer students free sightseeing tripsD. look after students throughout the progra
19、mme25. Which of the following may require an extra payment?A. Cooked dinner. B. Special diet.C. Packed lunch. D. Mealtime dessertBOnce a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record. They wanted to play for ninety hours and that is to add six hours to the rec
20、ord. Each team had nine players, with five at a time. You know, there are two teams competing with each other in basketball. The boys decided each person would play 21. 5hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 oclock in the evening. The first night was very hard for the players. When
21、 it was their turn to rest, they were too excited to fall asleep at once.After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological(心理上的)
22、one. Each boy was thinking：why am I doing this？How can I play any longer？After the third night, the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh
23、 as when they started. How happy everyone was！26. In the story, there were _ schoolboys playing basketball marathon.A. 9 B. 14 C. 17 D. 1827. Before this basketball marathon, the world record was _.A. 84 hours B. 86 hours C. 90 hours D. 96 hours28. The first night was hard for the players to fall as
24、leep because _. A. they were too excited B. they only slept for a short timeC. no one watched them play D. it was very long29. “the players looked as fresh as when they started” here “fresh” means _.A. strange B. excited C. energetic D. injured30. Which of the following sentences is wrong？A. Some of
25、 the boys were hurt when they played.B. It was hard for the players to fall asleep at night.- 5 -C. The boys started playing at 6 oclock in the evening.D. In the end, all the boys felt happy. CLike many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I want
26、ed to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. Thats when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volun
27、teer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I took my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project seriously. So did my family.Eventually, h
28、owever, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the applicants and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty.
29、I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their h
30、omes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period, I
31、 realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.31. What do we know about the author from the first
32、paragraph?A. His university education focused on unpractical knowledge.B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.D. He felt honored to study English literature.32. According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author _. A. dis
33、cussed his decision with his familyB. asked previous volunteers about voluntary workC. attended special training to perform difficult tasksD. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends33. In his application for the volunteer job, the author _. - 6 -A. participated in many discussionsB. we
34、nt through challenging survival testsC. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary workD. faced strong competition from other applicants34. On arrival at the village, the author was _. A. asked to lead a farming teamB. sent to teach in a schoolhouseC. received warmly by local villagersD. arranged to live
35、 in a separate house.35. What can we infer from the authors experiences in Nigeria?A. He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture at the beginning.B. He had learned to communicate in the local language.C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.D. He was chosen as the m
36、ost respectable teacher by his students.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。Whether it is a first grade science test or College Entrance Exam, all tests have something in common: you have to pass. 36 Stuck in a situation where you dont know what to do? This article c
37、an help.1. Once you get the study guide, make plans right away to study as soon as possible. No excuses! Killing time with friends isnt worth it, since you can always hang out with them any other day.2. Get plenty of rest. 37 If you walk into the classroom sleepily, you will be most likely not finis
38、h the test because you are so tired.3. Eat a good meal for breakfast, 38 Some healthy breakfast suggestions aare oatmeal(燕麦片)，high fiber food, and grapefruit with the fresh fruit salad.4. Bring all necessary materials. 39 Bring pencils, pens, sharpeners, snacks(if allowed), erasers, the calculator a
39、nd anything else you need for the test.5. 40 Showing up late cuts back the time you have to take for the test if it is already testing hours. You will probably miss any important information needed in completing the test. In some tests, later comers are not allowed to take the test.A. The exam tests
40、 vocabulary, reading and math skillsB. Studies shows that if you get enough sleep, your brain will be much more efficient.C. Failing the test wont help you in the long run, so it is important to know how to prepare to pass the exam.- 7 -D. Showing up without something as simple as a pencil can have
41、a big effect on you.E. One piece of cheese probably wont last until test timeF. Dont forget to set your alarm clock and show up on the test day on timeG. This test is a challenging one and every year many students are unable to qualify it just because of the lack of guidance.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 20 分）
42、 第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。My grandma, Jordan, had to give up working because of health problems. You can imagine how _41_ she was, for work was almost everything to her. In 1998, because of a serious disease, she lost her _42_ . Fortunately, sh
43、e regained some vision after several years treatment, but she was no longer able to _43_ . Suddenly, she had a lot of time on _44_ . Feeling a lack of purpose in her life, Jordan _45_ her days with helping sick children that she had learned about through the online prayer chains to which she belonge
44、d. _46_ , going blind and becoming disabled turned out to be _47_ . It gave her a new direction. She made a promise to give suffering kids a little joy and a little hope. Because daily she received many emails requesting prayers for children suffering from different types of cancer and other illness
45、es, Jordan _48_ the Love and Hope Foundation to help those children. She decided to _49_ their stories with pictures on a web site so that others who wanted to help these kids could join and_50_. She once believed that she wasnt of much use to anybody any more . How wrong she was! What began as a ho
46、bby _51_ into a full-time job almost overnight. People from every walk of life are getting _52_ in Love and Hope and it is developing very well.Whats required to become a messenger of hope to a sick child? _53_ the desire to help. “Whatever your _54_ is,“ says Jordan, “you can use it to benefit suff
47、ering children and their families. It can truly make a _55_ to the lives of these children and you can also get a lot from it.“41. A. embarrassed B. satisfied C. frustrated D. amazed 42. A. confidence B. eyesight C. hearing D. sense43. A. walk B. speak C. work D. see 44. A. hands B. mind C. shoulder
48、s D. duty45. A. loaded B. filled C. added D. covered 46. A. Hopefully B. Unfortunately C. Surprisingly D. - 8 -Particularly47. A. impressive B. harmful C. useless D. rewarding 48. A. searched B. held C. built D. created49. A. sell B. post C. edit D. stick50. A. share B. keep C. run D. work51. A. tur
49、ned B. ended C. returned D. resulted 52. A. involved B. employed C. prepared D. concerned 53. A. Even B. Except C. Only D. Yet54. A. education B. ability C. trouble D. condition55. A. meaning B. mistake C. response D. difference第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。March 27 marked the 110th anniversary of our school, Xinhua Middle school. 56_ ( realize ) it is an unforgettable experience fo
