2018-2019学年湖南省衡阳市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年湖南省衡阳市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

衡阳市第一中学2019年高二期中考试 英语 考试时量：120分钟 考试总分：150分 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 is the weather probably like now? A. Dry. B. Windy. C. Rainy. 2. How much should the woman pay? A. $8. B. $10. C. $12. 3. Where does the conversation probable take place? A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookshop. 4. How will the woman go to her date? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By underground. 5. Why did the woman apologize to the man? A. She lost his cell-phone. B. She made up a lie. C. She said bad words about his parents 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 ‎6. What’s wrong with the tour guide? A. She was not familiar with the area. ‎ B. She overcharged the man. C. She complained a lot on the ‎ road. 7. How long did the man’s trip last? A. About three days. B. About a week. C. About half a month.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What was the actress known for according to the woman? A. Her six marriages. B. Her help for people with HIV. C. Her expensive clothes. 9. What was the most expensive one among the jewelry? A. The necklace. B. The ring. C. The bracelet.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What did the woman suggest the man drink? A. Black coffee. B. Green tea. C. Coke. 11. What did the chemist try to cure? A. Stomachache. B. Cold. C. Headache. 12. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What does the woman think of the new movie? A. Terrible. B. So-so. C. Good. 14. Where did the people keep those things for sale? A. At a Christmas market. B. At the back of their cars. C. In their wooden trunks. 15. What does the man’s kid love the most among the presents? A. A plastic train. B. A robot soldier. C. An old silver coin. 16. What will the man do with the mini motorbike? A. Replace its engine. B. Change its color. C. Sell it 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What do we know about the “dream” wedding of Ms. Cummings’? A. She worked overtime for ‎ it. B. She planned it for 3 years. C. It cost her about $13,000. 18. Why did Ms. Cummings cancel her wedding? A. She got sick. B. She had to postpone it. C. It was not mentioned. 19. What was still kept at the reception? A. The couple’s table. B. The cake table. C. The wedding cake. 20. How did Ms. Cummings contact the homeless people? A. She called some shelters. B. She put ads on newspapers. C. She asked the hotel for help 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ A BA0059 to Cape Town BRITISH AIRWAYS ‎27th AUGUST Dear customer,‎ I am sorry for the disruption(扰乱) to your journey today. When flying Morocco, your aircraft changed its course and flew to Barcelona due to a medical emergency. As a result, the cabin crew are legally out of flying hours to continue on to Cape Town. The service has therefore returned to Heathrow Airport, London to allow for a change of crew.‎ Your new departure time will be 18:00 on 28th August, arriving in Cape Town at 06:40 on 29th August.‎ We have arranged rooms for you to stay at the Renaissance Hotel. Breakfast, lunch and a three-minute telephone call will also be provided for you.‎ We suggest that you take your hold luggage with you when you go to the hotel. For your transport to the hotel, you will need to make your way to bus stop 15. This is ‎ located outside the main Terminal (航站楼) building.‎ Transport back to Heathrow Terminal 4 has been arranged at 14:15 on 28th August. Check-in will be available at Zone A from 15:00. Passengers travelling in First or Club World may check in at Zone D.‎ I again apologize for the inconvenience and frustration you have been caused. I can assure you we are doing our best to make your wait as comfortable and brief as possible. Thank you very much for you understanding.‎ Yours faithfully,‎ Reg Harper Customer Service Duty Manager ‎ PO Box 10 Heathrow Airport Hounslow Middlesex TW6 2JA 21. What will be offered to passengers?‎ A. Three meals. B. Three telephone calls.‎ C.An overnight stay at a hotel. D. Transport to and from their homes.‎ 22. When will passengers come back to Heathrow Airport.‎ A. At 15:00 on 27th August. B. At 14:15 on 28th August.‎ C.At 18:00 on 28th August. D. At 06:40 on 29th August.‎ 23. What’s the main purpose of the letter?‎ A. To give advice. B. To issue an apology.‎ C.To show thankfulness. D. To make an announcement B Bedtime on the Orient Express. We stood in the corridor while a woman pulled our bunk beds (双层铺) into place-- there wasn’t room in the carriage for all three of us. Barking the news that she would be waking us at 7 a.m. with a cup of instant coffee and a piece of cheese, the woman left and we retired for the night.‎ ‎‘ Bunk beds?’ you may be thinking. Small carriage? Instant coffee? This can’t be the real Orient Express! Oh, but it is. This is a very real Orient Express indeed. In search of a long weekend in Vienna, there seemed no more attractive way for my friend and me to get there.‎ The original Orient Express service was started in 1863. Luxury carriages ran the route from Paris, France to Giugiu, Romania. In 1934, Agatha Christie sent Hercule Poirot on just such a journey in her novel Murder on the Orient Express. However, there was a rise in air travel which was quicker and cheaper and eventually the whole operation was brought to a halt in 1977. The name was reused in 1982, when the Venice Simplon-Orient-Expresss took its first voyage between London and Venice.‎ Admittedly I would have loved to take the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, with its on-board shop and piano in the bar, but at around £1,700 per person for a four-night one-way journey, it was too expensive for us. So we chose this excellent way of buying into the romance for a small amount of the cost.‎ But we loved it. Ours was no luxury bedroom, but it had its own rough charm-- not to mention the magic of travelling across international borders overnight. I haven’t slept in a bunk bed since I was seven, and climbing up into it took 25 years off me. For one night only, it was comfortably appealing. Naturally, I took a copy of Murder on the Orient Express to read on the train. I smiled at the descriptions of airy dining cars and fresh coffee.‎ My weekend in Vienna was wonderful and reunited with the cut-price Orient Express at the end of the holiday, we were rather delighted to see our little carriage again. Good old bunk beds. Terrifying old attendant. And best of all, nobody got murdered.‎ 21. What does the underlined word “halt” in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Change B. Trouble C. Return D. Stop 22. What do we know about the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express?‎ A. It was first put to use in 1863. B. It runs between Paris and Giugiu.‎ C.It referred to a railway line at first. D. It is luxurious and its fare is expensive.‎ 23. What made the author choose the ordinary train?‎ A. The low price. B. The bunk beds. C.The air of romance. D. The shop and the bar.‎ 24. Why did the author smile while reading Murder on the Orient Express on the train?‎ A. His experience was different from the book’s description.‎ A. He felt relieved that nobody got murdered on the train.‎ B. The book was very interesting and amusing.‎ C. He enjoyed his train journey very much.‎ C Imagine this: You’re at the movies seeing the latest box-office hit. The leading actor chases down the film’s bad guy before winning over the beautiful leading lady. What does he do next? He sucks on a cigarette.‎ What’s wrong with this picture? Doesn’t the beautiful woman see her hero’s yellow teeth? Doesn’t she smell his smoky breath? And wouldn’t the good guy have trouble chasing, since smoking causes a person to cough?‎ But you don’t see any of that when someone smokes cigarettes in the movies. And there is a lot of smoking in movies. Actors light up in more than 50 percent of youth-rated (G, PG, PG-13) movies, according to the American Legacy Foundation, which aims to put an end to smoking among young people. That means that Hollywood is showing 14 billion images of smoking to young people every year.‎ All that exposure to on-screen smoking can influence teens to smoke. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that 44 percent of teens who begin smoking do so because they’ve seen smoking in movies. The CDC reports that teens are two to three times more likely to start smoking after seeing repeated smoking scenes in movies than teens who are lightly exposed to smoking in movies.‎ Several organizations are working to remove smoking in youth-rated movies. And adults are not the only ones who care about this issue. Many teens are actively involved. Livia Clandorf, 16, of Chatham, New York, is a member of Reality Check, an organization that educates teens about what it considers to be the manipulative(巧妙处理的) practices of tobacco companies. Livia participated in an event called a “movie stomp(跺脚)”. Reality Check rents out a movie theater and screens a youth-rated film that shows smoking, they stomp their feet and show disapproval by shouting “boo”.‎ 21. What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?‎ A. To provide background information of a movie.‎ A. To attract readers’ attention to the topic.‎ B. To describe a plot in a movie.‎ C. To offer some basic knowledge of cigarette.‎ 21. What is the picture you are asked to imagine like according to the author?‎ A. It’s touching. B. It’s beautiful. C.It’s frightening. D. It’s unreasonable.‎ 22. What can be inferred from the CDC’s words?‎ A. Over 50 percent of teens smoke. B. Teens should watch more movies.‎ C.Many movies cause teens to smoke. D. Teens are less likely to smoke than adults.‎ 23. When will participants in a “movie stomp” stomp their feet?‎ A. When they are active. B. When they are excited.‎ C.When they feel like smoking. D. When they see smoking scenes.‎ D Floating on the surface of the seas of the world are billions of tons of small plants and animals called plankton. Most of these plants and animals are too small for the human eye to see. They move about lazily with the currents, providing a basic food for many larger animals. Plankton has been described as the equivalent (相等的东西) of the grasses that grow on dry land, and the comparison is an appropriate one. In potential food value, however, plankton far outweighs that of land grasses. One scientist has estimated that while grasses of the world produce about 49 billion tons of valuable carbohydrates(碳水化合物) each year, the sea’s plankton produces more than twice as much.‎ Despite its enormous food potential, little effort was made until recently to farm plankton as we farm grasses on land. Now scientists have at last begun to study this possibility, especially as the sea’s resources appear even more important as a means of feeding an expanding world population.‎ No one yet has seriously suggested that “planktonburgers” may soon become popular around the world. As a possible farmed supplementary food source, however, plankton is gaining considerable interest among scientists.‎ One type of plankton that seems to have great harvest possibilities is a tiny ‎ creature called krill(磷虾). Growing to two or three inches long, krill are a major food source for the giant blue whale, the largest animal ever to live on the Earth. Realizing that this whale may grow 100 feet and weigh about 150 tons, it is not surprising that each one swallows more than one ton of krill daily.‎ Krill swim about just below the surface in huge schools sometimes wide, mainly in the cold Antarctic. Because of their pink color, they often appear as an entire reddish mass when viewed from a ship or from the air. Krill are very high in food value. If krill can feed such huge creatures as whales, many scientists reason, they must certainly be competitors among possible new food sources for humans.‎ 21. Which of the following correctly describes plankton?‎ A. It has a higher food value than grasses. B. It is food for most small sea animals.‎ C.It can grow on dry land as well. D. It grows up in the deep water.‎ 22. Why does the author mention”planktonburgers” in Paragraph 3?‎ A. To show scientists’ interest in plankton. ‎ B. To describe the appearance of plankton.‎ C.To question the food potential of plankton.‎ D. To suggest plankton as a possible food source.‎ 23. According to Paragraph 4, the blue whale___________.‎ A. feeds mainly on krill. B. can grow up to 150 feet.‎ C. suffers from lack of food. D. was born two or three inches long.‎ 24. Which of the following is TURE about krill?‎ A. They mainly live in the Arcitc. B. They are of great value to humans.‎ C.They are the smallest sea animals. D. They come in many different colors.‎ Happiness doesn’t mean being joyful or laughing all day long. Although happiness should be defined by each of us for ourselves, a general understanding of it could be having more good moments and memories than bad ones and having an overall feelings of satisfaction and fulfillment. 36_____ Read on and you will know the answer.‎ ‎*37______Many of us have the impression that we’re not allowed to be happy ‎ and that we don’t deserve it. Well, we all deserve to be happy, no matter what others say or even what we believe. So allow yourself to be happy.‎ ‎*Smile even if you don’t feel like it. Yes, smile as often as you can. 38_____If you’re alone, smile for at least 3 minutes and our brain will take it as a real smile and will start producing feel-good hormones(荷尔蒙) and other chemicals.‎ ‎*Enjoy the now. 39_____Worrying about the future will not make you any more ready for whatever it is that finally happens. Choose the now and make an effort to live it.‎ ‎*Count your blessings. Take a piece of paper and something you like to drink and sit comfortably maybe with some nice music in the background. Then write a list of every blessing in your life. Start with the smallest ones: I’m alive... to the biggest ones you can feel. 40____ Once you’re done, leave the list on the table. Read it every morning during breakfast for a week.‎ A. Don’t leave anything out.‎ B. Give yourself permission.‎ C.If you are with people, they’ll feel warmer.‎ D.Be brave and imaginative with your words.‎ E.So, how can we have more happy moments?‎ F. Feeling bad about the past will not change it a bit.‎ G.Why not say something loving to one person today?‎ 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ She wasn’t aiming to make history. But in the late 1990s, when Sumita Mitra, a chemist at 3M, 41_____ to use nanotechnology(纳米技术) to improve dental (牙齿的) fillings, that’s exactly what happened. Now 42_____in dental offices--- and almost every mouth, her fillings are certainly one of the life-changing 43_____.‎ Any invention starts with a 44_____ and so did Mitra’s fillings. Before the mid-1990s, fillings came in two different 45_____. One wasn’t strong enough for ‎ stress-bearing 46_____ of the teeth like biting surfaces, and the other was strong but could become rough from 47_____ and chewing. Dentists often had to use two types of materials for every filling, which 48_____ problems.‎ In the 1990s, nanotechnology became a growing field for scientific advances. Mitra thought that 49_____ nanoparticles(纳米粒子) could be used to make a filling, the result would both look nice and be able to 50_____ wear and tear. Mitra didn’t have much 51_____ with nanotechnology, but scientists at 3M’s research labs were 52_____ with it for other uses. She joined them and 53_____ some very unique combinations of nanoparticles. Realizing that nanoparticles could 54_____ all the requirements was one significant moment, but the 55_____to combine nanoparticles was the big breakthrough. Nanoparticles are all the same size, and Mitra realized that she could 56_____them like a bunch of grapes. The work was groundbreaking and 57_____ the creation of a famous product--- the 3M Filtek Supreme Universal Restorative. The product was the first successful 58_____of nanotechnology in dental material and the first commercial application of nanotechnology at 3M.‎ Though the invention isn’t 59_____ used in other fields, it has really taken dentistry by storm. Patients and dentists are 60_____with it.‎ 41. A. demanded B.refused C. longed D. began 42. A. studied B.collected C. found D. began 43. A. decisions B.inventions C. disasters D. adventures 44. A. problem B.discussion C. story D. dream 45. A. aims B.levels C.systems D. materials 46. A. features B.shapes C. areas D. roots 47. A. brushing B.touching C. hiding D.changing 48. A. solved B.created C. avoided D. noticed 49. A. although B.because C. until D. if 50. A. save B.resist C. cause D. reduce 51. A. patience B.experience C. luck D. power 52. A. going B.living C. missing D. working 53. A. developed B.controlled C. approved D. spread 41. A. state B.test C.achieve D. analyze 42. A. ability B.agreement C. permission D.ambition 43. A. treat B.cover C. move D.combine 44. A. dealt with B.led to C. looked into D. came across 45. A.use B.end C.theory D.record 46. A. partly B.suddenly C. strangely D. broadly 47. A. wrong B.careful C.pleased D. busy 第 II 卷 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Steam trains were replaced by electric ones many years ago, so when the newspaper I worked for 61 _____ (hear) that the Admiral steam engine had been restored (恢复), they decided to send me on 62 _____ (it) first trip. I wanted to go even though I 63 _____(general) disliked travelling by train. In fact, I was looking forward to 64 _____ (see) something I had never seen before.‎ When I arrived at the station, lots of people had already been there for a while, enjoying the 65 _____ (celebrate) of the rebirth of the Admiral. At two o’clock, everyone was ready 66 _____ (board) the train. I settled myself into a compartment (列车车厢) where I was soon joined by an old man 67 _____ claimed to be one of the original workers on the Admiral. He told me how much he had hated being covered in coal dust all 68 _____ time. His family had been too poor to buy more things 69 _____ the basic necessities. It was a pleasure to listen to him. At every station, people were waiting to greet the train, and it was 70 _____(excite) to see their faces as the past seemed to come alive again. ‎ 写作 （共两节 满分 35） ‎ 第一节 短文改错（10 分） ‎ Last Saturday our class went hiking in a countryside. We meet at our school gate and set off at 8:00 am. On the way, we were singing and laughing happily while a girl ‎ suddenly fell into a deep hole.She felt so frightening and even burst into tears. One of my classmate found a long rope and we got him out. Fortunately, she didn’t suffer seriously injuries, but it seemed that her ankle slightly twisted. We managed to sending her to the nearest hospital. It is an experience we’ll never forget it, though we didn’t enjoy ourselves very much that day.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 为迎接“五四”青年节(Youth Day)，你校将举办英语才艺表演(talent show)，想邀请你校外籍教师Smith先生前来观看并作点评。假定你是学生会主席李华，请你按照下面内容用英语给他写一封电子邮件。‎ 主题：“校园生活，创意无限”(Innovations on Campus)‎ 时间：4月30日上午8：30～11：30‎ 内容：歌曲、舞蹈、课本剧(textbook dramas)、故事、演讲等 联系人：李华(电话123456789)‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎1—5 AACCB 6—10 ABBAB 11—15 CAABC 16—20 BACCA ‎21-23CBD 24-27DDAA 28-31BDCD 32-35AAAB ‎ ‎36-40 EBCFA ‎41-45 DCBAD 46-50 DABDB 51-55 BDACA 56-60DBADC ‎61. heard 62. its 63.generally 64.seeing 65.celebration ‎66. to board 67. who/that 68. the 69. than 70. exciting Dear_Mr.Smith，‎ There will be an English talent show in our school, so I'm writing to invite you to watch and make comments after it.‎ The talent show，whose theme is “Innovations on Campus”，will take place in our school gym from 8：30 to 11：30.Every class is required to put on one performance, in which students can sing songs, dance, act out textbook dramas，tell stories or give speeches.I'm sure we will have a good time enjoying the performance and will be inspired to learn English better.‎ I'd appreciate it if you could come. I'm looking forward to your early reply. If you have any questions，please contact me at 123456789.‎ With_best_wishes，‎ Li_Hu Text 1（25词）天旱 W: Why do you look so worried, Bob? M: If it doesn’t rain anytime soon, all my crops are going to die in the fields. ‎ Text 2（25词）促销 W: So I should pay 10 dollars for these two cakes, right? M: Actually you can save 2 dollars, Miss. We’re giving a discount today.‎ Text 3 （37词）不想买书了 W: Excuse me, Sir. Where did you find this book? M: I can give it to you if you want. I’ve changed my mind and don’t want to buy it anymore. W: Oh, thanks very much, Sir. Text 4（38词）乘地铁赴约 M: You can use my car to your appointment. The bus system doesn’t seem to run on time lately. W: No, thanks, Dad. It’s not easy to find a parking place in downtown. I’ll just take the subway. Text 5（40词）撒谎 ‎ M: Why did you tell your mum that I got a new cell-phone from my parents? I didn’t! W: I’m sorry I did that. I just wished I could give my mum more reason to buy me a new phone. Text 6（109词）投诉 W: Hello. Red Maple Travel Agency. How can I help you? M: My name is Roger Smith. I’m calling to make a complaint. W: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What is it then? M: My friends and I were promised an experienced guide on our trip to Florida. Instead, we ended up with someone who didn’t know the area any more than we did. She even got us lost. W: May I ask when you had that trip, Sir? M: Last month, from 12th to 19th, and the tour guide’s name is Mary Stone. W: I see, Sir. We’ll deal with it soon and give you our reply. Text 7（104词）伊丽莎白·泰勒 W: What are you browsing on your laptop, Frank? M: I’m reading an article about the famous actress, Elizabeth Taylor. She was such a beauty. W: I know her. She was indeed a Hollywood legend, best known for her eight marriages, big diamonds, and her willingness to raise awareness and money for AIDS. ‎ M: Ye ah. Audiences found her tot ally fascinating until her death. Recently all her jewelry was sold at a price of 116,000,000 dollars, which is a new world record. And among the jewelry, the most expensive one was a necklace with diamonds and pearls on it, which reached 11,800,000 dollars. W: Incredible. ★Text 8（166词）可口可乐的诞生 W: Terry, I told you that you need to cut down on Coke. Drinks like Coke and coffee are no good for you. If you really don’t like drinking water, you can have the green tea I bought for you. M: Okay, okay. I promise I’ll drink less of it in future. W: That’s my boy. M: Speaking of the Coke, now I’m more convinced that history is created by a series of accidents. W: What are you talking about? M: You know, more than a century ago, a chemist in Atlanta, Georgia did a lot of experiments, trying to find medicine for a headache. Then he created something accidentally that made him world-famous: Coca-Cola. W: You do know a lot about history, don’t you? M: Of course, Ms. Lopez has taught me a lot. She is my favorite history teacher. W: I just wish you could love Mr. ‎ Lawrence a bit more, so that your father and I won’t worry so much about your math performance. Text 9（180词）汽车后备箱露天集市 W: Robert, the new movie Justice League was way worse than I had expected. You were lucky that you didn’t go to the cinema with us. Where did you go last weekend anyway? M: I went to a car boot sale near my home. W: A what? M: A car boot sale. It’s an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunks of their cars. There were lots of sellers getting rid of unwanted Christmas presents. W: I see. So did you manage to pick up any bargains? M: Plenty. I got presents for my kid, like wooden planes, plastic trains, robot soldiers, etc. He especially likes an old silver English coin I got for him. He thinks it’s full of history. W: Did you get yourself something nice? M: Of course. I got myself a real cool mini motorbike which was produced in 1960s. The former owner had kept it in a very good condition. The engine is still very powerful. All I need to do is to paint it with a new color. W: Good for you. Text 10（200词）为流浪人士保留婚宴 W: A heartbroken girl has cancelled her wedding, but instead of ‎ throwing away all the food, she has kept the bookings for the reception and invited homeless families to attend. Sarah Cummings, a 25-year-old girl who lives in Indiana had been planning her “dream” $30,000 wedding for nearly 2 years, saving and working overtime to make it a reality. Though Ms. Cummings preferred not to say why she called off the wedding, she told the local newspaper that she was very sad to make the decision. “I told everyone it was cancelled and I cried a lot, and then I started feeling really sick about just throwing away all the food I ordered for the reception.” Working with the Ritz Charles Hotel’s event planner, Ms. Cummings rearranged the tables at the reception, so there was no head table for the couple and cake tables. However, she still wanted to serve the wedding cake to guests. Ms. Cummings rang up the local homeless shelters to invite residents to the party. Cheryl Herzog, a worker in Dayspring Center Shelter, said she “was so touched that Sarah had taken a painful experience and turned it into a joyful one for families in need.”‎