1、宜昌市人文艺术高中 2018 年秋季学期期中阶段性检测高二年级英语试题命题人：陈芹芹时长：120 分钟 总分：150 分 注意事项:1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、学校填写在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题在每小题选出答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题答案用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内。3.考生必须保持答题卡的清洁。考试结束,请上交答题卡。第 I 卷第一部分 听力 (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
2、选出最佳选项，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. Whose book does Suzie have? A.Deborahs. B. Hannahs. C. Her mothers.2. How will the woman go to the town center? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By train.3. How many shirts will the man buy? A. Three. B. Five. C. Six.4. Who is Jack probably talking with
3、? A. His dentist. B. His mother. C. His teacher.5. What will the boy probably do this weekend? A. Have a picnic.B. Learn about science.C. Study math by himself.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，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
4、或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How many people will there be in the party? A. Twelve. B. Fourteen. C. Twenty.7. Where will the party be held? A. In a park. B. At the office. C. At a co-workers house.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the man give the woman? A. Some money. B. A bill. C. A key card.9. What
5、did the man enjoy about his trip? A. The room service. B. The helpful people.C. The pleasant weather.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does Michael feel sorry? A. He is having a lot of problems.B. He forgot his grandmothers birthday. C. He hasnt called his grandmother for a long time.11. What are the s
6、peakers mainly talking about? A. Michaels birthday. B. Michaels grandfather. C. Michaels busy schedule.12. How does Michael probably feel about going to college? A. Disappointed. B. Worried. C. Confident.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a bank. B. At a post of
7、fice. C. At a drugstore.14. Where is the mans mother? A. In St. Louis. B. In Memphis. C. In Atlanta.15. Why is there extra cost for the man to pay? A. He has a fragile item.B. He is paying with a credit card.C. He is paying for overnight service.16. What is the man giving to his mother? A. A cup. B.
8、 Some cash. C. A box of cookies.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the important weather news? A. There will be rain all night.B. There will be a storm this morning. C. There will be sunny skies tomorrow. 18. When will the storm pass? A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.19. Where is the tor
9、nado starting? A. In Oklahoma City. B. In Springfield. C. In Tulsa.20. What supplies does the speaker suggest people prepare in the end? A. Umbrellas. B. Rain boots. C. Water and food.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。 AKIPP school
10、s work closely with families to create a welcoming school environment where students can succeed. Through phone calls, emails, home visits, and parent-teacher conferences, KIPP schools regularly communicate with families about their childs academic development to help students from educationally und
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13、nts love school and maximize their learning.A three-way partnershipBy choosing KIPP, students, parents, and teachers make a commitment to excellence. All three parties are in it together. They sign an agreement called the “Commitment to Excellence,” which ensures that each will do whatever it takes
14、to help the student learn.All KIPP schools share a common approach and yet every KIPP school is unique. Tour a school to better understand the culture, schedule, and curriculum.21. Who are allowed to be admitted to KIPP schools?A. Students from poor families. B. Students from all classes.C. Students
15、 with good talents.D. Students with special education.22. Why does KIPP offer a structured environment for students?A. To reduce parents worries. B. To share their experience.C. To communicate with each other.D. To lengthen the time in learning.23. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?A.
16、 To attract tourists. B. To make a suggestion.C. To make a summary.D. To introduce the school.B“I wish we could stay another week,” my six-year-old son, Colin, said with a sigh on the last day of our vacation. I didnt blame him. We looked forward to our annual week at the Jersey Shore all year. Four
17、 of usmy mom, my husband, and Colinrented the second floor of a large summerhouse. Theres plenty of fun for all the family. I would have loved to have another week there too. “Sorry, buddy,” I told Colin, “but we cant afford it.” “What if I prayed for it?” he asked. “You can pray for anything you wa
18、nt,” I told him. “Ill pray that we can have an extra week next summer. Ill pray all year. ” I told him it was a great idea, but once we got home I had second thought. We had never been able to come up with the money for a two-week stay. Maybe I should be reminding Colin that sometimes our prayer req
19、uests would not be replied. But I couldnt bring myself to do it. All year round when Colin said his prayers, he would mention the extra week at the beach house. The next summer found us back with our whole family at the same beach housefor one week only. Colin didnt seem too disappointed as we were
20、packing up to leave on our last day. Just then, the phone rang. My mom answered it. When she hung up, she looked surprised. “That was the houses owner,” she said. “The people staying here next week just cancelled. Hes offering it to us for a bargain price.” That bargain price was just low enough for
21、 us to cover. It was our familys only two-week holiday, thanks to Colin. 24. What did the author think of her sons request when saying “I didnt blame him.”?A. Strange. B. Ridiculous. C. Reasonable. D. Unbelievable.25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Praying for an extra
22、 week. B. Staying another week.C. Having a two-week holiday. D. Borrowing money.26. Which of the following best describes Colin? A. Honest. B. Brave. C. Generous. D. Determined.27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. They cancelled their holiday for the next year. B. Colin got extremely dis
23、appointed upon leaving. C. Their dream to have a two-week holiday came true. D. The authors mother called the house owner for a bargaining. CLess than 5 percent of elephants die from cancer, and researchers may have finally figured out why.According to a study from the University of Chicago, elephan
24、ts produce “zombie genes” (僵尸基因) that can help protect the animal from cancer.Heres how it works: Humans and other animals carry one copy of a “master tumor suppressor” gene (主肿瘤抑制基因 ). Elephants have 20 copies. Scientists found that gene can cause a “zombie gene” to come back to life with a new pur
25、pose: killing cells in damaged DNA.This is beneficial, because it acts in response to genetic mistakes, errors made when the DNA is being repaired, said Vincent Lynch, an assistant professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago and the studys lead author, in a statement. “Getting rid of th
26、at cell can prevent a subsequent cancer.”Scientists say the gene also helps elephants enjoy long lives. They likely emerged roughly 25 to 30 million years ago, when small-sized ancestors of modern elephants grew bigger, Lynch said.Researchers want to conduct more studies to find out exactly how the
27、genes in elephants kill off cells in damaged DNA. That could help humans: Studying how animals bodies fight off cancer could lead to strategies to treat people. An estimated 17% of people worldwide die of cancer, according to the study published in the journal Cell Reports.“If we can understand how
28、these genomic changes (基因组变化) are contributing to cancer resistance, then well be able to start thinking about how we translate these to our patients.” Joshua Schiffman, professor of pediatrics at University of Utah and an investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute, said in an interview with CNN.28.
29、Why do elephants have a lower risk of dying from cancer than humans?A. They have less “zombie genes”.B. They are huge enough to kill cells in damaged DNA.C. They have more copies of a “master tumor suppressor” gene.D. They eat less meat and more grass.29. The “master tumor suppressor” gene brings th
30、e following benefits except that .A. it can be transplanted into humans B. it can prolong elephants livesC. it can kill cells in damaged DNA D. it can bring “zombie genes” back to life30. What does the underlined word “these” in the last paragraph refer to?A. cells in damaged DNA B. cancer resistanc
31、eC. animals bodies D. genomic changes31. What is still a “puzzle” for researchers?A. Why we adopt the strategies to treat people.B. How the genes defeat the cells in damaged DNA.C. What kind of gene can kill the cancerD. How many people die of cancer.DLying alongside mountains of smelly garbage unde
32、r the South American sun, Cateura is a long way from the music schools of Prague or Vienna. Yet the township, which grew out of Paraguays largest dump (垃圾场), is gaining a reputation as a hothouse for musical talent and for its youth orchestra that plays instruments made from garbage. “The world send
33、s us garbage. We send back music,” says Favio Chavez, leader of the “Recycled Orchestra”. Orchestra members, poor children from Cateura, play violins fashioned from oven trays and guitars made from dessert dishes. The orchestra provides the youngsters an outlet and an escape, a chance to go beyond t
34、he mess of their slum through the music of Mozart, and even Sinatra. “In the beginning, it was difficult to play,” says the 10-year-old violinist Celeste Fleitas. “But Favio helped me learn over time. From Favio, I have learned to be more responsible and value the things I have.”The destination for
35、more than 1,500 tons of waste each day, the community has no safe drinking water and little access to electricity or sanitation (卫生设施). Illiteracy (文盲) is severe, and the children of the township often fall into drugs, violence and crimes.Favio Chavez, a musical talent, came to Cateura as an environ
36、mental technician in 2006 and started a youth music school. He knew shop-bought instruments were beyond the means of villagers whose sheds are worth less than a violin, so he approached a carpenter to make some out of waste from the dump.The orchestra caught the eye of Paraguayan filmmaker Alejandra
37、 Amarilla. She uploaded a short piece of the orchestra to YouTube in 2012, hoping to secure crowdfunding for what would become Landfill Harmonic, a documentary released across the United States this month and promoting the youngsters on a tour of the worlds music halls later on.32. What do we know a
38、bout Cateura?A. It has caught more attention through the orchestra. B. It recycles more than 1,500 tons of rubbish per day.C. It has raised peoples awareness of recycling trash.D. It provides its children with better schooling conditions.33. What can we learn from Favio Chavez?A. To be creative is a
39、 quality of a leader.B. To own nothing is no excuse to do nothing.C. To recycle things is to conserve things.D. To work in a team weighs more.34. Why did Alejandra Amarilla upload a piece of the orchestra to YouTube?A. To assist the youngster with a world tour.B. To organize carpenters to make instr
40、uments.C. To collect funding for a documentary.D. To catch the eye of the Paraguay government.35. What is the best title of the text?A. A town for music fans.B. An orchestra on a global tour.C. A music talent hit the road to the world stage.D. Youngsters carry tunes from garbage to victory.第二节（共 5 小
41、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。We all have to make decisions all the time, and we have an abundance of choices, ranging from tiny issues to vital ones. 36 That means the skill of good decision-making counts a lot. If you would like to improve your skill of decision making
42、, here are four suggestions for you.Dont expect to have it all.Decisions force us to close the door on other possibilities. 37 And there will be paths not taken, careers not chosen, to name a few. You can imagine some “what if ” situations if you must, but do not let them take up too much space in y
43、our brain.38 Its often good to think through your decisions. But dont overdo it. Research can reach a point where returns begin to reduce, which makes it confusing more than clarifying. Many good decisions can be made based as much on intuition (直觉) as on careful assessment of endless data.Dont dela
44、y making decisions.Yes, there is a time to put off making a decision. Perhaps you need more information. 39 . Or its likely that you wait for a less stressful time. Just dont wait so long that the decision is made by your own indecisiveness.Dont be hard on yourself.You decide to go on a voyage. You
45、choose an expensive liner. Everything should work out just right. Only you didnt expect a bug that ran around on the ship, making you and your family sick for five days. 40 But please remember it is unavoidable sometimes.A. Dont spend too much time thinking.B. It is an important source of informatio
46、n.C. Dont count on emotion to make decisions.D. Maybe you wish to consult with your advisor. E. You may regret making such a stupid decision. F. You cant order every delicious dish on the menu.G. Unfortunately, people often find it hard to make decisions.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1
47、.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。One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big 41 on which it was written: Yesterday, the person who has been 42 your growth in this company passed 43 . We invite you to join the fune
48、ral prepared in the 44 .In the beginning, they all got 45 for the death of one of their colleagues. 46 after a while they started getting 47 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The 48 in the gym was such that security agents(保安) were 49 to contro
49、l the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement 50 up. Everyone whispered to each other: “ 51 on earth is this guy?”One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 52 inside it, they 53 became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 54 , as if someone had 55 the deepest part of their soul.There was a 56 inside the coffin; everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that 5
