1、高安二中 2018-2019(上)高二期中考试英语试题（命题人：付玉珍 做题人：陈丽芳）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。1. What does the woman want to eat? A. Pork pies. B. Beef pies. C. Egg cake.2. Who could help the woman?
2、 A. Her neighbor. B. Her teacher. C. The man.3. What will the speakers do first? A. Eat breakfast. B. Watch performances. C. Buy a present.4. How does the girl feel?A. Sad. B. Thoughtful. C. Happy.5. Where does the conversation take place? A. In an office. B. In a theatre. C. In a restaurant.第二节（共 1
3、5 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。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 are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A slide. B. A paper box. C. A pile of stones.7. What will the man probably do next? A. He w
4、ill slide first. B. Hell change his pants. C. He will help Sandy.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the man? A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide. C. A taxi driver.9. What is the man doing for the woman?A. Looking for some delicious foods.B. Showing her around the seaside.C. Offering information about a
5、 hotel.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What did the Apple watch do when its wearers heart beat faster?A. It called the doctor. B. It sent a warning to her.C. It advised her to work out more.11. Who will be more interested in Apple watch, according to the man? A. Senior citizens. B. Young people. C. Kids.
6、12. Which brand does the woman like? A. Samsung. B. Huawei. C. Fitbit.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Classmates.14. Where is the most famous monster?A. In Canada. B. In Scotland. C. In China.15. When did the
7、 university conduct its study? A. In 1933. B. In 1970. C. In 1985.16. Who studied biology? A. The man. B. The mans father. C. The woman.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the speaker value most? A. Hard work. B. Education. C. Family.18. When did the speaker come to the U.S.?A. At age five. B. At
8、age ten. C. At age thirty.19. How does the speaker feel about his mother?A. He looks up to her. B. He feels bad for her.C. He needs money from her.20. What does the man do for a living?A. He is a house cleaner. B. He is a business professor. C. He is a business owner.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小
9、题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AFlying can be fun and exciting, no matter what you choose to do. But have you ever thought about what happens on the plane?Here are some of the most interesting things that happen.Do planes drop human waste while in flight?
10、When you flush（冲）a toilet on a plane at an altitude of 30,000 feet, there must be a question in your mind: “Is this about to land on a farmers house?”Take it easy. A planes toilets cannot be emptied in the sky. The waste is stored in tanks on board and can only be operated by the ground crew.However
11、, why is news like “blue ice falling out of a plane” reported? Is blue ice human waste? Stories about blue ice are true but rarely happen. The FAA said some toilet holding tanks have a blue chemical in them. If a tank leaks high in the air, the water freezes once it hits the outside air, and melts b
12、efore it lands on the ground.Is turbulence (颠簸) dangerous?Its scary, uncomfortable and spills your drink. But is turbulence something you really need to worry about?Absolutely not. Its part of flying, and it isnt dangerous. Turbulence is caused when two masses of air hit one another at different spe
13、eds. Wind, thunderstorms and closeness to mountains are all possible reasons. Despite how dangerous it feels, turbulence wont crash your plane. Even in extremely rough air, the wing is not going to break off.Why are plane windows round?If you have traveled by plane before, you may have noticed that
14、every plane window has a round design. This isnt to make the plane look good. Its for the safety of everyone on board. As the airplane flies higher and higher, the outside atmosphere pressure gets lower and lower. In the end, the pressure inside the plane becomes greater than the pressure outside. A
15、t this time, windows that can resist pressure are needed.Square windows can crack. The different pressure inside and outside put stress on the right angles. However, rounded corners help to reduce these stresses by spreading them around the window.21. According to the passage, turbulence _.A. is ver
16、y dangerous B. can be caused for many reasonsC. may crash a plane D. seldom happens during flying 22. The plane window has a round design for the purpose of _.A. economy B. beauty C. convenience D. security 23. The passage is meant to _.A. inform us of flying safety tips B. tell us some interesting
17、facts about flying C. warn us of the danger of flying D. introduce us the design of a planeB Almost everybody once felt loneliness. Loneliness doesnt depend on how many people you are surrounded, but actually is decided by how much socially connected you are. Social media such as WeChat, QQ and Micr
18、oblog is growing rapidly, which seems to have expanded our network, but actually has thrown ourselves into the hole of loneliness. Now loneliness is poisoning our mental health. To jump out of the “net”, recently the concept of “cohousing” is introduced by some western architects（建筑师）and the new liv
19、ing style is well-received in the US among seniors. So whats cohousing?Most cohousing communities are 15 to 35 private and individual houses built around a public area where social interaction takes place. Those individual houses are actually the same with common houses with living rooms, bathrooms,
20、 kitchens and bedrooms. In the public area, there are a variety of public facilities like big kitchens. Residents can regularly plan activities and meals together. Some neighborhoods have dinner every day with work clearly given to each person. The closer ties in the cohousing communities tend to in
21、crease peoples sense of security. In addition, cohousing units prove to be economical. Although the house itself might be alittle higher, the total costs can be lower after considering energy savings through shared meals, transportation and others.The attitude towards “cohousing” is mixed. Intention
22、al people-to-people interaction is greatly valued and accepted by supporters. They treat the lifestyle as the lifeline out of the hole of loneliness. However, opponents hold that privacy outweighs intentional social interaction. They find no need to change their current living style and want to stay
23、 unchanged as long as possible. Such opinion is challenged by some people. They argue when those people get older with sudden death of their income or even mate, they will realize the value of cohousing communities. They are suggested to plan ahead. Whats your idea? Will you choose to live in cohous
24、ing communities?24.The author uses “social media” in the first paragraph to _.A. prove the importance of them B. persuade readers to value communication C. remind readers of their ways of communication D. show the problem of using them 25. What can we learn from the cohousing communities?A. The hous
25、es in the communities are similar to common houses with necessary facilities.B. The communities are built in an area which contains 15-35 public houses.C. Residents plan activities and meals together in their individual houses.D. The communities will cost people more money because the price of the h
26、ouse is higher.26. Whats the authors attitude towards “cohousing”?A. Uninterested. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Worried. 27. What would be the best title for the text?A. What is a “cohousing community”? B. How do you purchase “cohousing”? C. Why does “cohousing” appear? D. Would you choose “cohousi
27、ng”?CI feared Sundays, I began living for the weekend at 8: 30 Monday mornings. I felt bitter towards my boss. The thought of answering other peoples telephones, typing other peoples work and watching other people benefit from my ideas and opinions would throw me into week-long tons of depression.At
28、 19 years old, I was the mother of two and a pitifully young wife. Every decision I made was done with my family in mind, And then I turned 29, and 30 was only a breath away. I decided to follow my childhood dream: I was going to get my undergraduate degree and become a full-time journalistI quitted
29、 my job on one of my good days, a Friday. Almost at once I was filled with anxiety. What would I tell my husband and what would be his reaction? How would we pay our bills? But while I was feeling uneasy about the bridge I d just crossed, I also began to feel a renewed sense of hopefulness about the
30、 possibilities on the other side. I had had a long love affair with the written word that was separate and apart from any of my roles.I eventually had to seek employment to help with expenses. In fact, many times Ive had to stir(搅拌)a pot with one hand while holding a book with the other. Ive had tea
31、rs on the bad days, but smiles are plentiful on the good ones.28. Why did the author quit her job?A. She envied others B. She wasnt qualified for her job.C. Her boss was angry at her job. D. She wanted to change herself. 29. What do we know about the author?A. She had a smooth life at last. B. She c
32、omplained about her family. C. She had a tight budget at times. D. She was not sure about her future.30. What does the “bridge“ refer to in Paragraph 3?A. The new decision that the author made in her lifeB. The life that the author once had. C. The feeling when the author quitted her job.D. The stru
33、cture that allowed people or vehicles to cross.31. What can we learn from the authors experience?A. A good beginning makes a good ending.B. One may miss the mark by aiming too high or too lowC. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.D. When your will is ready, your feet are light.D
34、As PhD research goes, Brian Wisenden was enviable(羡慕的); watching baby fish swimming swiftly through the clear waters in the Costa Rican tropical dry forest. By recording their growth and numbers, he hoped to look at their risks of being eaten. Instead, he witnessed something odd. Many groups were in
35、creasing in numbers. In these groups, some were smaller than others, suggesting they werent siblings（兄弟姐妹）. Wisenden had accidentally discovered that the fish, called convict cichlids, adopt each others babies. Why would they do that, he wondered?In the human world, we think of adoption as a selfles
36、s act. But in nature, its presence is puzzling. Taking on the burden of bringing up babies with no genetic link would seem to reduce an animals chances of survival or at least provide no gain. Yet, adoption is surprisingly common in the world.Take the eastern grey kangaroo. Between 2008 and 2013, Wi
37、senden followed the fates of 326 baby kangaroos in the National Park in Victoria and recorded 11 cases of pouch(育儿袋) swapping. The circumstances behind some of these adoptions arent known, but four were straight swaps and another four occurred after a mother had lost her own baby.How come? Before in
38、dependence, baby kangaroos go through a period inside and outside their mothers pouch; Following out-of-pouch attacks, mothers normally sniff(嗅) their young before allowing them back in, but Wisendens team suspect that during an emergency they may skip the sniff test, allowing a vulnerable baby to q
39、uickly climb in before fleeing from danger. Once inside the wrong pouch, the young may fake the mothers odor(气味), making them smell confusingly like her own descendants. So, poor baby recognition is the prime cause of “accidental” adoption.Some of natures adoptions are, actually, driven by young loo
40、king for better prospects. In burrower bugs, for example, females lay a nest of eggs close to those of unrelated bugs. Mother bugs tend their developing eggs before they hatch, then feed their babies nuts from weedy mint plants. Finding nuts is a competitive business, so not every mother bug gets he
41、r fair share. And if the delivery rate isnt up to scratch, clever young may abandon their mothers to join a better-fed group. Thats similar to behavior in several species of gull whose babies, if poorly fed, may leave home in search of better parents.The consequences of adoption following mistaken i
42、dentity can be extremely terrible. The true babies of adopting mothers were abandoned. But it can have remarkable benefits, not just for adoptees but also for adoptive parents.32. It can be inferred from the passage that Wisendens findings are . A. too weird(怪诞的) to be witnessed B. envied by his pee
43、r co-researchers C. out of his own expectations D. a sound proof of his research object33. Which is NOT the reason for adoption in the animal kingdom?A. Baby animals looking for better parenting.B. Selfless adoption commonly seen in animal world.C. Parents failure to recognize their own babies.D. Pa
44、rents, inability to provide enough food.34. The underlined word “vulnerable” in the fourth paragraph means .A. naughty and easily hurt B. fragile and poorly raisedC. weak and easily attacked D. independent and well-fed 35. What will the author most probably talk about next?A. The benefits for adopte
45、rs. B. The benefits for baby animals. C. The consequences of adoption. D. The consequences of wrong identity.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。When you wake up every day, once again to see this beautiful world, when your parents, teachers and friends give you help,
46、will you know how to be grateful? And when you feel unlucky and make mistakes, will you still be thankful?Yu Dan, a professor at the Beijing Normal University, made a report about Gratitude Education（感恩教育）. _81_Nowadays, some teenagers only care about things outside. _82_For example, they fight each
47、 other, use phones in class, be rude to their parents and teachers and so on. Most of them dont know love, respect and gratefulness._83_It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time as long as he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure or bad luck bravely and to
48、 try to deal with it. As we know, “Life is a mirror. When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and so will it when you cry to it. “ _84_ If you always complain about everything, you may own nothing in the end. I think the teenagers should be grateful to life even when we are unsuccessful or unlucky. We have many reasons for being grateful. _85_ And it is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and hope. If each of us has an attitude of being grateful, well lead a better and more beautiful life. So remembe
