1、天津市和平区 2018-2019 学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中质量调查温馨提示：本试卷包括第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共 100 分。考试时间 100 分钟。 （请把答案写在答题纸上） ，祝同学们考试顺利！第卷 选择题（共 65 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 15 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，你将有 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 time did Simon leav
2、e?A. At 7:40.B. At 7:55.C. At 8:05.2. Where are the speakers?A. At a restaurant.B. At a parking lot.C. At a cinema.3. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. To be active.B. To be wise.C. To be brave.4. What is the man mainly talking about?A. A noisy neighbour. B. A nice apartment.C. A piece of
3、music.5. Why does the woman look so excited?A. She will take a trip.B. She bought nice goods.C. She opened a beauty salon.第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 8 小题。6. What is the p
4、robable relationship between the speakers?A. Manager and secretary.B. Colleagues.C. Manager and job hunter.7. How long has the woman worked for the company?A. For two years. B. For three years.C. For five years.8. What made the woman fail to get the position most probably?A. Dressing casually.B. Bei
5、ng a woman. C. Not working hard.听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至 11 小题。9. What was the main purpose of the mans trip to San Diego?A. To visit a sick boy. B. To go sightseeing.C. To send Emily to college.10. How did the man learn about the boy with cancer?A. From the Internet. B. From the newspaper.C. From his daught
6、er.11. Which place did the man fail to visit?A. The zoo.B. The museum.C. The beach.听下面一段材料，回答第 12 至第 15 小题。12. When will the speakers probably have a special lecture?A. This Wednesday.B. This Friday.C. This Sunday.13. What will be published on the website?A. The results of the test.B. The school hom
7、ework.C. Basic facts of the course.14. What should students do to use the computers?A. Pay 10 pounds.B. Get a special card.C. Write an explanation.15. What will the listeners do next?A. Ask some questions.B. Learn about the equipment.C. Tour the computer department.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节：单项填空（共
8、 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. After graduation from the university, Mark got an important _ as a general manager in an international company.A. work B. mission C. demand D. post17. -Why did you ask about that?-Oh, I was just _.A. curious B. serious C. excited D. satisfied18
9、. The lunch period will be _ from 30 minutes to an hour from now on.A. expanded B. extended C. spread D. added19. What made them more concerned was that the disease was spreading more _ than expected.A. obviously B. steadily C. anxiously D. rapidly20. He never studied Japanese; what he knows is what
10、 he _ while living in Japan.A. took up B. turned up C. picked up D. made up第二节：完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 2135 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Fifty years ago, my father came to Kansas, where he was getting his Doctors degree. Six months later, my mother came with the three of us-my si
11、ster, my brother and me. We were just two, four and five years old. In the first winter, we had 21 heavy coats, and my father would walk down this big hill every day to take my sister and brother to 22 . After about two weeks, a woman with her son who obviously was in my sisters first-grade class st
12、arted 23 them. On one very snowy day when they werent dressed 24 enough for the weather, she 25 and said, “I see you walking every day. Can I take your children to school? Would you like a 26 ?”My dad responded, “Yes, that would be great.” Then they jumped in the warm car, and she started doing this
13、 every day since that day. Her name was Valerie. And this family just became so 27 to my family. Shed give my mother rides to go grocery shopping, and my mother loved to cook Indian food for her. There were just all these little 28 between our families.At the first Christmas, my brother won their cl
14、ass Christmas 29 and took it home. But we were unfamiliar with the 30 about it. Then on Christmas Eve Valerie came with 31 to fill the space under the tree! When we woke up, it was just 32 ! Even today, the stockings (长袜) Valerie gave are still displayed in our house!I just learned today that she pa
15、ssed away yesterday. Over the 33 , our families kept in 34 , but we didnt see each other all that often. However, the emotional connection always remained 35 . Were just really grateful for whatever our families exchanged and enjoyed over the years!21. A. enough B. few C. several D. nice22. A. resta
16、urants B. play C. shop D. school23. A. approaching B. blaming C. noticing D. liking24. A. properly B. warmly C. formally D. heavily25. A. gave up B. laughed C. cheered up D. stopped26. A. ride B. trip C. chair D. car27. A. enjoyable B. dear C. curious D. interesting28. A. exchanges B. discussions C.
17、 similarities D. differences29. A. party B. dinner C. tree D. light30. A. prize B. concern C. custom D. story31. A. opinions B. solutions C. foods D. gifts32. A. unbelievable B. interesting C. expensive D. unique33. A. months B. years C. weeks D. days34. A. practice B. silence C. mind D. touch35. A.
18、 strong B. clear C. direct D. weak第三部分：阅读理解（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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe following are four adventure movies for kids.Toy StoryIn this story, toys come to life when nobody is watching. Woody, a cowboy doll, feels unhappy when a new spaceman figure Buzz takes his pl
19、ace as the favourite toy of six-year-old Andy. Buzz and Woody get into a fight and get trapped together in the next-door neighbours house and they have to find their way home. In that journey, they form a close friendship and work together through everything.How to Train Your DragonYoung man Viking
20、Hiccup wants to fight against the dragons that continually attack his town. But after finally catching his first dragon whom he names Toothless, Hiccup realizes that he no longer wants to kill it and instead treats it kindly. He learns that his people have misjudged the species.UpThe story is about
21、Carl Fredrickson, a 78-year-old man who sets out to realize his lifelong dream of seeing the wilds of South America. He ties thousands of balloons to float his house and to travel to Paradise Falls with an unwelcome companion Russel, who is an eight-year-old explorer.Despicable MeGru wants to become
22、 the greatest thief by stealing the moon right out of the sky but he meets a challenge. The three girls he had adopted (收养) change his life in a way nobody would consider possible. The worlds greatest villain (坏人) ends up being from being super-bad to a super-dad.36. What do we know about Buzz and W
23、oody in the movie Toy Story?A. They fight with other toys.B. They become friends finally.C. They try to escape from Andy.D. They win a competition together.37. Which movie shows there is no age limit for adventurers?A. Up.B. Toy Story.C. How to Train Your Dragon. D. Despicable Me.38. What is special
24、 about the movie Despicable Me?A. It is a detective story.B. It is a family comedy.C. It is aimed at amusing kids.D. It is acted out by real people.BEveryone knew that Stuti was the best speller in the whole class. She could spell difficult words like “encyclopedia” and “amendment” very easily. She
25、used to get perfect scores during each weekly spelling test.Ms. Daisy, her English teacher, made a rule for the spelling tests that any child who doesnt get at least 60% correct spellings would have to copy each word fifty times for next weeks spelling test. Seema, who sat next to Stuti always strug
26、gled with spellings. Last Thursday, she received 56 percent, which meant copying each word fifty times.Stuti was so confident about her spelling ability that she decided not to study for her next spelling test. The test began. Ms. Daisy pronounced each word and then repeated it. Everything was OK un
27、til she read “Handkerchief”. Stuti scribbled h-a-n-d-k-e-r-c-h.now what? i or e? Her mind was blank.Ms. Daisy started to move on to the next word. Suddenly, Stuti realized that Seema knew how to spell it! Seema had written this word fifty times.There was wide open space between Stuti and Seema. Stut
28、is eyes rolled to the right. There it was; it was spelled out in Seemas handwriting. Her eyes went quickly back to her own paper and finished the word with the letters “i-e-f”.Stuti remained nervous as Ms. Daisy read the last word. She had cheated just for the first time in her life. She thought, “I
29、s this the way I want to keep my perfect record-by being a cheater?”Frantically (手忙脚乱地), she erased what she had written earlier and replaced it with what she knew was the wrong answer. She wrote “e-i-f”. As she passed the test paper to the teacher with her sweaty hands, she sighed with relief. She
30、thought, “So, what if my perfect scores are no longer perfect? At least my honesty is.”39. Why did Seema write the word “handkerchief” fifty times?A. She found it difficult to memorize it.B. She spelled the word incorrectly in the last test.C. She wanted to score full marks in the coming test.D. She
31、 got more than 40 % wrong spellings in the last test.40. What does the underlined word “scribbled?” probably mean?A. Wrote something quickly.B. Drew something carefully.C. Removed something suddenly. D. Pronounced something correct.41. What made Stuti nervous during the test?A. She forgot the spelli
32、ng of some words.B. She has too nervous to write a word.C She copied a word from Seemas paper.D. She couldnt hear her English teacher clearly.42. What does the author want to tell us?A. Better late than never.B. Pride goes before a fall.C. Honesty is the best policy.D. Lazy people take the most pain
33、s.CExercise is good for us. It reduces the risks of dying from all causes, including cancer and heart disease. But many people who work all week have little time for exercise. So, they might try to do something to increase their heart rates over the weekend-go for a long run, take a bike ride or hik
34、e in the mountains. But is it healthy to avoid exercise during the work-week and then try to fit it all in during the weekend?A new study suggests that, yes, it is healthy. Australian researchers at the University of Sydney did the study. It took place over a nine-year period. During that time, the
35、researchers looked at the self-reported exercise habits and health examinations of more than 63,000 adults in England and Scotland. Then they connected that information to death records.The researchers found that people who exercised only one or two days a week improved their chances of living longe
36、r than people who did not exercise at all. Even those who are fat could extend their lives by exercising a couple of days per week.Emmanuel Stamatakis is the senior author of the study. He says that he found it very encouraging that even people who exercised as little as one or two times a week appe
37、ar to lower their risk of early death. In other words, their health improves even if they dont meet the suggested weekly amount of physical activity. However, to be in the best health, Stamatakis says more exercise is better.The WHO suggests that the adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderat
38、e (适度的) to intense (剧烈的) activity per week. For the best results, the organization suggests 75 minutes per week of intense physical activity.However, if you are busy with work and family duties, exercise as much as you can.43. In which part of a website can we find this text?A. Science. B. News.C. S
39、ports. D. Health.44. What can we learn about the study?A. It was carried out in three places.B. It lasted for more than nine years.C. It studied both children and adults.D. It was led by Emmanuel Stamatakis.45. What does the study find?A. A little exercise is better than none.B. Wed better do exerci
40、se on weekdays.C. Exercise habits have a big influence on death.D. Fat people usually live shorter than thin people.46. What does Emmanuel Stamatakis suggest doing?A. Paying attention to the risk of early death.B. Trying to do more exercise if we have time.C. Getting at least 150 minutes of activity
41、 a week.D. Avoiding doing much intense physical activity.DWhen Lenore Skenazy let her 9-year-old son take the New York subway home by himself 10 years ago, you would have thought that shed carried out a crime. Now Skenazy started the movement Free Range (放养的) Kids to bring up safe and independent ch
42、ildren. Just this month, Utah became a free-range state, changing its law to protect parents from being charged with neglect (疏忽) for letting their kids walk alone, or wait in a car for an adult.Skenazy argues that the risks of giving children some freedom are exaggerated (夸大). Skenazys mother used
43、to send her outside at 5 to walk to school. That was just normal back then. And suddenly we hear stories about parents getting punished for letting their 10-year-old play outside.We get so used to not knowing our neighbors, not letting our kids walk to school, or play outside, that nowadays, the kid
44、s are either in a car or in the backyard, and they dont get to know the neighborhood. In fact, the world has become safer. We have the technologies to keep track of almost everything our kids do. And so you think you must control them, and you think your child is something that has to be tracked lik
45、e a package.The famous case for many parents was the Etan Patz case in New York in 1979. Patzs parents gave him permission for the first time to walk to the bus stop nearby. He was killed. The story is so terrible that we remember it two generations later. And we dont allow our kids to walk alone be
46、cause of one terrible thing that happened 39 years ago. But we dont say, “I want to drive you to the dentist, but what if we get in a car accident? Think of those people who died in a car accident 39 years ago. I dont want to be like them. No, were not going.” And we recognize that it would be funny
47、 to think that way.47. What do we know about Lenore Skenazy?A. She used to have full control of her son.B. She was in favor of Utahs previous law.C. She suggests kids be allowed more freedom.D. She was once punished for neglecting her son.48. Which of the following is a reason why kids are kept at h
48、ome nowadays?A. People remain distant.B. Kids dislike outdoor activities.C. Parents know little about accidents.D. The crime rate is slightly increasing.49. Whats the authors attitude towards parents act of keeping track of their kids?A. Unclear.B. Indifferent.C. Supportive.D. Unfavorable.50. What i
49、s the main purpose of the last paragraph?A. To prove accidents are like crimes.B. To warn parents of a terrible crime.C. To argue against some parents worry.D. To point out the real danger to children.第卷 非选择题（共 35 分）注意事项：1请用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。2本卷共 16 小题，共 35 分。第一部分 语法填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）While in college, Mr Charles gave me a notebook, 51 (explain) that I should keep notes. After that, I developed the habit 52 recording events, thoughts and words 53 were important to my life. I c
