2018年秋高二英语期中试题学生卷
2018年高二年级期中测试卷英语
2018年高二年级期中测试卷英语注意事项：1. 答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号。
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第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力略第二部分阅读理解（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。
AMy first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was d ying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passe d away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.21．The author was then probably working for ______.A. a travel agencyB. a cigarette companyC. an e-shopping storeD. a vacation school22．The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".A. gather togetherB. comfort myselfC. relax myselfD. calm down23．We can learn from the text that the author ________.A. took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in personB. was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called themC. didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him toD. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died24．At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bravelyB. indicate that Frank touched many people’s heartsC. show the good relationship between Frank and the authorD. praise Frank and give thanks to the authorBShakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，made full use of the greatest resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twentyfive thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.However, it is surprising that we should know comparatively (相对地) little about the life of the greatest English author. We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in StratfordonAvon，and that he died there in1616. He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town，but of this we cannot be sure. We know that he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces. But this is almost all that we do know.However, what is important about Shakespeare's life is not its details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare's life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics (批评) have been theorizing (理论化) about the plays. Sometimes，indeed，it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been written upon it.Fortunately, this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare’s people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.25．What's Paragraph 1 mainly about?A．The great varieties in writing styles.B．The great length of Shakespeare's works.C．The richness of the content in Shakespeare's works.D．The rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works.26．According to the passage，which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare?A．His date of birth. B．His marriage.C．His life in the grammar school. D．His date of death.27．What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A．People don't think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more.B．People pay more attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare.C．People can't read the poetry of Shakespeare any more.D．The comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare.28．“Shakespeare's people”in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.A．the characters in Shakespeare's worksB．the people living in Shakespeare's dayC．the readers of Shakespeare's worksD．the people whose native language is EnglishCThe English test will be removed from China’s college ent rance exam by 2020, according to the Ministry of Education. The national college entrance exam, known as the “Gaokao” has been used to evaluate Chinese students for three decades. The Ministry of Education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. Tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to reduce study pressure and change China’s once-in-a-lifetime exam system.The decision has aroused a heated discussion among Shanghai educators and parents who doubted whether the reform would reduce the burden of learning English or if the substitute test could reflect a student’s English skills and help students learn English better.“As far as I see, the reform doesn’t mean English i s no longer important for Chinese students after it is excluded from the unified college entrance exam,” Yu said. “In a way, English is even more important than before since the test would only serve as reference, while every college and university, even every major, can have different requirements of a student’s English skills under a diverse evaluation system.”Yu said some students will have their study pressure reduced if the major they choose doesn’t need excellent English while others still need to study hard if they want to be among the best students.The education ministry said the reform would not affect students attending the college entrance exam over the next three years.29．What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. English will become less and less important in the stage of compulsory education.B. It has been 30 years since English became one subject of national college entrance exam.C. China’s once-in-a-lifetime exam system is unacceptable at all.D. The system that tests are held several times does more good than once-in-a-lifetime exam system.30．According to the passage, Shanghai educators and parents argue that _____.A. the new exam and admission system will make no differenceB. English shouldn’t be removed from China’s college entra nce examC. the reform may accomplish the very oppositeD. Western educational system does not apply to China31．What does the passage try to express in the underlined sentence?A. Students needn’t lay a good foundation during the period of high school.B. Whether students should study English hard may depend on their major.C. Students can constantly strive for perfection only in their major.D. English must be close to full mark.32．What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To advise students not to devote themselves to English.B. To call on Education Department to remove English from “Gaokao”.C. To support the act of Ministry of Education.D. To encourage students to do as they have planned.DAll around the world，people are playing basketball. Today, basketball is regarded as one of the alltime most popular sports worldwide. Basketball matches are played out between players of all age groups from little five and sixyearolds to adults of all ages and levels. Sports networks around the world，on any given day，will report on professional basketball tournaments around the world and broadcast local and international games.Basketball continues to grow in popularity, because it is a relatively cheap game to get into，which can be played indoors and outdoors, in summer and winter, by girls or boys, men or women，anywhere in the world.Americans have been playing basketball professionally since 1896, but today, there are up to 300 million people playing basketball all around the entire globe. In fact, these days, American basketball teams even get foreign players into their teams.According to , basketball didn't evolve(演变)from any old game, but was invented by a man called Dr. James Naismith, in 1891,so that his college students could keep fit in winter. In fact, that's how college basketball began! The game was played with a soccer ball at the beginning. Then a brown ball was designed. The orange like ball that we know today was designed in the late 1950s.From American college basketball to professional league, basketball first evolved into an international sport in 1932 and became an Olympic sport in 1936. Since then, its popularity worldwide has grown rapidly.33．Basketball became popular because ________.A．it is the best way to keep fit B．it is easy to get intoC．it is the Olympic sport D．it is a new sport34．Dr. James Naismith invented basketball ____________.A．to earn money B．to keep people healthyC．to become famous D．to save money35．In this passage，the author is describing ____________.A．the reason why people like basketballB．the reason why Americans like basketballC．the short history of basketballD．the changes of basketball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。
2018年秋季学期高二期中考试(英语)试题
2018年秋季学期高二期中考试（英语）试题（时间：120分钟满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。
AThe Spring FestivalIt is usually held between January &February as the biggest C hinese holiday and even in other Asian countries. Chinese Ne w Year celebrations traditionally run from the last day of the la st month of the Chinese calendar to the Lantern Festival on th e 15th day of the first month.The Carnival of Rio de JaneiroUsually, it is officially held in February. A week of extravagant parades, costumes, dancing, makes this one of the most excit ing festivals in the world, with two million people per day on th e streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723.Saint Patrick's Day FestivalIt is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th March, th e traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the most important pa tron(守护神)saint of Ireland. There will be a grand parade, music, come dy, film and drinking. It was made an official Christian feast da y in the early 17th century.Grape Throwing FestivalIt is a harvest festival in September and celebrates wine maki ng and other foods and drinks made from grapes. Grape festi vals are celebrated as a tradition in various parts around the world. Throwing huge amount of grapes at people and particip ating in other fun events are a tradition.Love ParadeOne of the world's biggest festivals in Germany in December was celebrated from 1989-2003 to 2006-2010. It included electronic music, costumes, and “let-lose” behavior. Unfortunately because of the deaths of 21 part icipants in 2010 due to overcrowding, the Love Parade has be en canceled ever since.1. Which of the following festivals can date back to the 18th c entury?A. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro.B. Saint Patrick's Day Fes tival.C. Grape Throwing Festival.D. Love Parade.2. Which of the following festivals are held in more than one c ountry according to the text?A. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Love Parade.B. The Spring Festival and Saint Patrick's Day Festival.C. The Spring Festival and Grape Throwing Festival.D. Saint Patrick's Day Festival and Grape Throwing Festival.3. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Saint Patrick's Day Fest ival are similar in __________ .A. ParadeB. danceC. musicD. drinkBThere once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king's castle. After many years of walking, the king's castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards notice d him.“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.Well, the little boy didn't have to be told twice. He turned... an d ran. All he wanted to do was tell the king wonderful things, a nd see all the beautiful things in the king's house. But he coul dn't even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.A young man happened to be coming down the path at the ve ry moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What's wrong, young man?” he asked.“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guard s made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everyt hing is and that I just wanted to see him！”The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don't you try again? I'll come with you this time.”The little boy got up and took the man's hand. The king's guar ds spotted them.“Look, mister, we don't have to do this...I don't want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”The man held the little boy's hand and went on. The boy reall y thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at t he guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amaz ed.“Who are you?” asked the little boy in astonishment.“Why, I'm the king's son. You can enter the castle and be with the king,” said the man.The little boy broke into a huge smile.4. Why did the boy want to see the king?A. To get some help from the king.B. To share wonderful things with the king.C. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.D. To ask the king to play with him.5. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?A. The little boy didn't understand the guards' words at first.B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.D. The little boy understood the guards' words immediately.6. According to the passage, the man is __________ .A. kindB. stupidC. ambitiousD. mean7. Which of the followings best expresses the story's lesson fo r us?A. Never judge a book by its cover.B. Life can sometimes be unfair.C. Make new friends and keep the old.D. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.CPolar bears are animals we love to see at zoos. They attract humans with their white fur and black noses. However, we often forget that polar bears are hunters, which mainly get their f ood by eating seas, walruses(海象）and whales. Sometimes they even attack humans.In August 2011,a polar bear killed a British boy and injured se veral others on the island of Spitsbergen, Norway. This is, by no means, the only attack of polar bears against people. In th e past 20 years about six people have been killed by polar be ars in Canada alone. In Norway, one person was killed in the same time period.Recent studies show that the aggression(攻击性行为)polar bears show towards humans is increasing. One of th e reasons may be climate change. As it gets warmer in the Ar ctic region, polar bears may be forced to move from the coastl ine to inland, so they may encounter(遇到）more humans. They are starting to spend more time on land t han on Arctic sea ice. Another reason may be that people are coming too close to the bears, who see them as dangerous e nemies.Polar bears live all across the Arctic region, in Russia, Scandi navia, and Canada. But their numbers are falling quickly. Pola r bears do most of their hunting on sea ice. As more and more ice is melting, experts think that fewer polar bears will be able to survive. They can go on for a long time without food, but they do get aggressive when they can't find anything to eat. When polar bears attack humans, it is mostly because they ar e very hungry, desperately in need of food. As more and more polar bears and humans are starting to share the same living areas, attacks will probably be more frequent and as a result more people may die from it.8. The first paragraph aims to tell us that ____________ .A .polar bears are in great danger nowB. polar bears are lovely but dangerousC. polar bears live on many kinds of foodD. polar bears are good at hunting for food9. As the weather gets warmer, polar bears ____________ .A. have to move farther away from the inland areaB. will spend more time under the surface of waterC. will become more dependent on Arctic sea iceD. have to reduce their activity in the coastal areas10. What can we conclude from the fourth paragraph?A. Polar bears usually hunt for food in groups.B. Canada has the largest number of polar bears.C. Sea ice is the key to the survival of polar bears.D. Polar bears can only be found in two countries.11. What's the author's tone in writing the passage?A. Regretful.B. Proud.C. Concerned.D. Annoyed.DHave you ever thought why there are very few great people? I think there is probably only one great person out of 10,000 at most, and most probably much less than that. But why? Most people want to be great, right? Why are there only very few o f them? Here is the reason: most people do not pay the price of greatness. I think this one is quite obvious.Now, the next question is: why not? If there are so many peop le who want to be great, why only very few of them actually pa y the price? The answer to this question explains the differenc e between the almost 100% people who want to be great and the much less than 0.01% who actually become great.The reason why very few people actually pay the price is this: the road to greatness is continuously painful for a long time. Greatness requires sacrifices（牺牲）and there is no sacrifice without pain. The kind of sacrifices re quired for greatness is the ones with a long painful process. If you just want to be better than average, it will be painful onlyevery now and then, and many people can still handle it. But being great is a totally different level. The pain is much deepe r and it is continuous. Very few people can have a tolerance f or this kind of pain and that's why there are very few great pe ople. Most people naturally choose things that bring pleasure to them. It's difficult to choose pain over pleasure, let alone do ing it continuously for a long time.But that's what I believe is the secret to greatness: choosing p ain over pleasure continuously for a long time.12. Why are there very few great people?A. Only less than 0.01% actually want to be great.B. Most people can't bear the hardship to be great.C. Most people don't have the potential to be great.D. Only less than 0.01% have the potential to be great.13. Which of the following sayings would the author agree acc ording to the passage?A. No pains, no gains.B. Do one thing at a time, and do well.C. Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.D. Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.14. According to the writer, to be great, what do you need to d o?A. To suffer only every now and then.B. To be very clever, rich and beautiful.C. To get along well with others.D. To choose pain instead of pleasure for long.15.The underlined phrase “have a tolerance for” in Paragraph4 is closest in meaning to“_________”.A. remain alive or continue to exist for a long timeB. get over something unpleasant quickly and become happy againC. be in painful situation for a long time without complaintsD. deal with something pleasant and share it with others第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。
【高二英语试题精选】2018年秋季学期高二英语期中考试试题(含答案)
2018年秋季学期高二英语期中考试试题(含答案) COM faced teacher Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task This was the first real talk I received in my neschool It seemed simple go on the Inter and find information about a man named George Washington Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked pletely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meantI called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷)a coin Heads—the mander, and tails—the peanuts guy Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington CarverWeeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution” The whole world became quiet! Hocould I knothat she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted No re-dos; no negrade I felt that the punishment was。
2017～2018学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试英语试题
2017～2018学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试英语试题注意事项：答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上。
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第Ⅰ卷第一部分：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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic (图表) designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation（膳宿）with utilities（公用事业）paid for 90 percent medical return, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of reside nce.Senior Copy EditorYou must:＊work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;＊edit or rewrite copy and give up-to-date headlines and captions(字幕);＊have had at least two years’ editing experience working on ed iting desks and be familiar with industry software.Copy EditorYou must:＊be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headli nes and captions;＊be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;＊have two years of editing experience working on copy desks a nd be familiar with industry software.Graphic DesignerYou must:＊have excellent skills in information graphics;＊be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;＊be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts;＊have a good sense of typography;＊have good news judgment;＊be familiar with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustr ator and Photoshop;＊be fluent in English.For enquiries, write to job@chinadaily. com. cn.1. What’s the meaning of the underlined words“ have the last word” in the third paragraph?A. Showing that the editor is forgetful.B. Showing that the editor has the right to make a decision.C. Meaning the editor is good at making a speech.D. Meaning the editor is bored with his work.2. What is not required about Graphic Designer?A. Be familiar with Photoshop.B. Have excellent skills in information graphics.C. Having a good sense of typography.D. Writing up-to-date headlines and captions.3. The author writes this passage to .A. advertise for employing some employeesB. describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper groupC. describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspa per groupD. tell you how to become good editors and designersBIn our home it was natural to fear our father. Even our mother was afraid of him. As children, my sister and I thought every f amily was like that—that every family had an unpredictable dad who was impossibl e to please and a praying mom who was there to protect the children. We were good children. Mom was always telling us w e were, even if daddy couldn’t see it.Then came the day we found something new and fun to do. We discovered we could draw pictures with chalk on our woo den front door. We could have lots of fun, so we set to work dr awing and making lots of pretty pictures all over it. We had a great time. We decided to finish our pictures, knowing Mom w ould just love them.The praise we expected did not come. We did not understand why, but we knew our parents were angry, and that we were i n big trouble！Off we ran to find a place to hide. In our wooded yard it was n ot hard for two small children to find safety. Together, we hid behind a tree and did not move. Soon we heard the frightened voices of Mom and our neighbors calling out to us. We were afraid we would be found. The sun set, and it began to get dar k, we heard another voice, one we recognized with great fear: our daddy. But there was something strangely different about it. In it we heard something we had never heard before: fear and despair. Our daddy with tears running down his face, pra yed to God for the safe return of his girls.[]Things were different after that. We had a new daddy; it was a s if the old one had been buried that day in the yard. Our whole family had been changed by one piece of chalk.4. The children drew pictures on the wooden front door in ord er to .A. improve their drawing skillsB. be praised by their moth er.C. make the door beautifulD. have fun5. Why didn’t the children come out when others were searchi ng for them?A. They were afraid of being punished.B. They wanted to make their father worry.C. They wanted to tell their parents that they were wrong.D. They wanted to stay there for the night.6. What happened while the children were hiding?A. The mother told the neighbors about it.B. The father came home early.C. The father became very angry.D. The children found it was interesting to do so.7. What can we infer from the passage?A. The father didn’t love his children.B. The father was too busy to talk with the children.C. The children weren’t afraid of their father after the incident.D. The family was afraid of the father because of his rudene ss.CHappy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of c ourse they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Bes ides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of g rowth and maturity—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we’re getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of grow th in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, lik e people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That’s a different story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in so me countries value the aged as a source of experience and wi sdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just t o get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in per sonal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, m edical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimi nation (歧视). In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often tre ated rudely—even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young pers on, she received much more respect.Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing f ast. Why? People are living together. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the el derly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers (消费者).8. The main ideaof the third paragraph is________.A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of moneyB. many old people in America are leading a hard lifeC. the old in America have to retire at the age of 65D. American social security benefits are not good9. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by________.A. seriousB. badC. disappearing slowlyD. growing fast10. From this passage we can know________.A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful processB. in America, growing up is as wonderful a process as gro wing oldC. in America, growing up is a wonderful process, while gro wing old is notD. in America, growing old is a wonderful process, while gro wing up is not11. What should be mentioned in the following paragraph?A. The public will change their attitudes towards old people.B. People will provide more services to the old in their com munities.C. Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americ ans.D. The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of t he people.DNothing is more tiresome than being stuck in a boring class. E very second takes ages to tick by. A recent survey of America n kids revealed that 91 percent experience boredom. In fact, a dolescence is considered a peak period for the problem. One study showed that roughly one in three teenagers was bored at school.Peter Stromberg, professor at the University of Tulsa says, “O ur brains adapt really quickly to certain levels of stimulation(刺激). We get used to the media providing levels of highly emoti onal stimulation, and when we’re not getting them we feel bor ed. As our society develops various ways of keeping us entert ained, we may discover that rather than getting rid of boredo m, we’re increasing it.” Luckily, new research is implying a wa y that we can battle the trend.Professor John D. Eastwood of the University of York develop ed a new theory of boredom, which links it to the brain’s attent ion system—the part of the brain that we use to focus. Anything the attenti on system in your brain locks onto will be automatically sucke d up into your conscious awareness—it might be a bird outside the window, the pleasant smell of lunch, or even someone sleeping in the back of the class.The problem is that your attention system doesn’t like being to ld what to do. It wants to focus on stuff that you find fun and in teresting. For the parts of school that you enjoy, this isn’t a pr oblem. But for those classes that don’t interest you, or present too much or too little challenge, the story is very different. In t hose situations, you’re going to have to spend a lot of effort c onstantly redirecting your attention system to focus on things i t would rather ignore. And the effort is going to wear you out. Eastwood describes it as “wanting, but being unable, to be inv olved in a satisfying activity.”It’s like a block in the system. An d it’s the awareness of that block combined with a sense that t he environment is to blame that leads to feelings of boredom. When we’re bored we blame the world around us, but Eastwo od’s theory challenges this assumption: Boredom doesn’t exis t out there; it exists inside your brain. What that means is—hard as it may be to hear—boring lessons aren’t only the fault of your teacher or the subj ect, they’re your fault, too.12. According to Peter Stromberg, ________.A. teenagers are victims of boredomB. our brains demand much stimulationC. we’ve grown dependent on media for funD. the way we have fun makes us become bored13. According to Paragraph 4, the attention system ________.A. doesn’t like challengesB. enjoys interesting thingsC. does what you want it to doD. can make our efforts fruitle ss14. What might the author suggest about a boring class?A. Focusing more attention on it.B. Changing the way we look at it.C. Employing various teaching methods.D. Challenging the disturbing environment.15. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Escape Your BoredomB. Battle Your AttentionC. Fun or Boredom?D. Who Is to Blame?第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2018级高二下学期期中考试英语试题及答案
2018级高二下学期期中考试英语试题命题人：王一卉张仲宁2020.5.14 8:00-9:30第一部分阅读理解（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。
AWhat’s On?Electric Underground7:30pm—1:00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.Gee Whizz8:30pm—10:30pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00pm for drinks and snacks.Simon’s Workshop5:00pm—7:30pm Wednesdays at Victoria StageThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ exper ience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte Stone8:00pm—11:00pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A. Jules Skye.B. Gee Whizz.C. Charlotte Stone.D. James Pickering.2. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A. The Cyclops TheatreB. KaleidoscopeC. Victoria StageD. Pizza World3. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?A. It requires membership status.B. It lasts three hours each time.C. It is run by a comedy club.D. It is held every Wednesday.BTwenty-five young musicians from around the world have come to California to train and perform this month. They will take part in an international program called iPalpiti. The name comes from the Italian word for heartbeats. Eduard Schmieder is the prog ram’s conductor and musical director. Schmieder and his wife started the program in 1997 with the help from violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin.This year, the festival focuses on music from the 1600s to the 1900s and the musicians come from 19 countries, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Israel and Italy. Schmieder notes some of the musicians are from countries that are at war with each other. And they are sitting next to each other, and they become friends. He says through their music and friendship, they are making the world more peaceful. Also, cello player Francisco Vila of Ecuador said the music has no geographic boundaries. Vila added that the musicians get to know more about each other as they perform great music. “It is interesting to see wher e we intersect, how many things we have in common. And also the music world is quite small, so you’re only one person away from knowing everyone else.” The musicians taking part in the program range in age from their late teens to their 30s. Schmieder said they include winners of major music competitions. Peter Rainer is a violin player from Germany. He serves as concertmaster, the link between the musicians and conductor.The experience is a cultural as well as a musical exchange. Everyone has their own opinion of music, about how to play every competition. It is very interesting to interact with everybody, to play together and to create one opinion for everybody.4.What can we know about iPalpiti?A.It developed rapidly.B.Its name originated from Italian.C.Its creator was Schmieder himself.D.It mainly focused on music in the 1800s.5.Which of the following best explains “intersect” underlined in Paragragh 2?A.Knock.B. Cut.C. Cross.D. Pass.6.What does the author think of iPalpiti?A.It is a culture success.B.It links music and reality.C.It improves musicians’ skills of making friends.D.It promotes cultural and musical communication among countries.7.What is the main idea of the text?A.Music has no geographic boundaries.B.Young musicians attend an international program.C.Schmieder makes great contributions to music.D.Musicians from many countries think highly of iPalpiti.CIt happens all the time: during an airport delay, a Korean perhaps starts talking to a man who might be Colombian, and soon they are chatting away in what seems to be English. But the native English speaker sitting beside them cannot understand a word.They don’t know they are speaking Globish, the latest addition to the 6,800 languages that are said to be spoken across the world. Not that its inventor, Jean-Paul Nerriere, considers it a proper language. “It is not a language, it is a tool.” he says. “A language is the vehicle of a culture. Globish doesn’t want to be that at all. It is a means of communication.”The seeds for Globish came about in the 1980s when Nerriere was working for IBM in Paris with colleagues of about 40 nationalities. At a meeting where they were to be addressed by two Americans whose flight had been delayed, they started chatting. Then the Americans arrived and beyond their opening phrases, “Call me Jim,” “Call me Bill,” no one understood a word. And Jim and Bill, needless to say, did not understand the strange English spoken by others. They all spoke low-quality English. Except Jim and Bill, everyone was speaking Globish though they didn’t know it.The main principles of Globish are a vocabulary of only 1,500 words in English, gestures and repetition. One of the interesting things in Globish is that with 1,500 words you can express everything. The target is to reach the point where you will be understood everywhere. The list goes from “able” to “zero”. Niece and nephew, for example, are not included, “but you can replace them with the children of my brother,” Nerriere says.But a small problem is still waiting for him. The fluent Globish speaker will not be understood by native English speakers. To this question, Nerriere responded confidently, “This is the way to get Americans to learn another language.”8. From the first two paragraphs, we can know that _______.A. the Korean realizes he is speaking GlobishB. Globish is the working language at airportsC. Nerriere thinks Globish is a communication toolD. the native English speaker is interested in Globish9. Which of the following can explain the reason for inventing Globish?A. The IBM workers in Pairs couldn’t speak English at all.B. Nerriere needed to keep in touch with the IBM corporation in America.C. Two Americans Jim and Bill wanted to make themselves understood.D. The IBM staff in Pairs were from many different countries.10. How can Globish speakers communicate beyond the Globish vocabulary?A. They might use French words instead.B. They might use body language.C. They might creative new words.D. They might consult a dicti onary from “able” to “zero”.11. What’s Nerriere’s attitude towards the future of Globish?A. Optimistic.B. Cautious.C. Worried.D. Doubtful.DWe’ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by p eople who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.What’s the problem? It’s possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence. It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits.Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk,”he explains. “The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.”In a 2019 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. “It’s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband,” says Dunn. “But interactions with peripheral(边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also.”Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. “Small talk is the basis of good manners,”he says.12.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A. Addiction to smartphones.B. Impatience with slow service.C. Inappropriate behaviours in public places.D. Absence of communication between strangers.13.What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?A. Showing good manners.B. Focusing on a topic.C. Relating to other people.D. Making business deals.14.What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?A. It improves family relationships.B. It makes people feel good.C. It matters as much as a formal talk.D. It raises people’s confidence.15.What is the best title for the text?A. Benefits of Small TalkB. Ways of Making Small TalkC. Conversation CountsD. Uncomfortable Silence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。
【高二英语试题精选】2018年高二下学期英语期中试卷(含答案和mp3听力)
2018年高二下学期英语期中试卷(含答案和mp3听力)第Ⅰ卷（共115分）第一部分听力（共两节day 54 experience was over The men who found her called 55 a miracle (奇迹)3 6 A whoBwhichC whereD that37 A blewB e xplodedC appearedD swung38 A drivenB thrownC pulled D poured39 A passengerB victimC witnessD survivor40 A brokenB destroyedC burntD cut41 A repeatedBrememberedC wonderedD noticed42 A roads B edgesC symbolsD ends43 A surroundedB blockedC lostDconfused44 A mapBsignC boatDstream45 A andBsoC butDwhile46 A guideBpassageC mark D path47 A clearedB gotC followedD chose48 A emptyB fullC dryDdamp49 A sweep awayB keep off C drive offD get rid of50 A stateB sleepC mindD feeling51 A shoutingB pointingC wavingD looking52 A trainB carC boat D bus53 A waitingB watchingC wanderingD returning54 A practicalB plainC privateD severe55 A themB itC herD themselves第三部分阅读理解 (共Dia Layne would set the alarm clock on her mother’s cellphone for 445am If the two of them were not on the subway platform at 103rd Street and Broadway by 6Dia was often late By the end of October, she was just one lateness away from the six allowed a student for the entire termMs Layne and N-Dia, 9, live at the Regent Family Residence for the Homeless They moved here last summer from their original family shelter in Brownsville, BrooklyinOn a recent schoolday, N-Dia waited on the subway station at East 103rd Street N-Dia and her mother boarded the No 1 train, and then changed to the No 3 at 96th StreetAfter 96th Street, N-Dia napped on her mother’s shoulder when Ms Layne was listening to music N-Dia often does her homework on the ride home A festops before Sutter Avenue, where N-Dia’s school is, Ms Layne woke her up Then she hurried her daughter to school before the first bell“It’s unfair, and it makes me feel upset,” N-Dia said “I don’t want her to group and have to go through what I went through,” said Ms Layne, who transferred(转学) to different schools many times “It affected my grade greatly”In N-Dia’s case, the efforts to keep her at her charter school, which received a C on its last city progress report, failed It was agreed that N-Dia should attend school closer to the shelter “ I cried during the meeting,” Ms Layne said “I really wanted to keep her in that school where she had some type of stability”64 Why doesn’t Ms Layne want N-Dia to attend a school near their home?A There’re too many students in the nearby schoolsB N-Dia doesn’t want to leave her present class matesC She feared N-Dia’s grade would be affectedD There is no good school near their home65 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that________A N –Dia was one of the six students who were often lateB N-Dia has already been late for school five timesC Ms Layne was angry at the lateness of N-DiaD N-Dia was driven out of school because of being late66 The author mentioned one of N-Dia’s journeys to school to prove____A N-Dia doesn’t feel lonely on her way to schoolB N-Dia knows hoto make good use of timeC N-Dia is eager to receive educationD N-Dia suffers a lot in going to school67 What made Ms Layne cry?A N-Dia ha d to move to a school near her houseB N-Dia had to move to a shelter near her schoolC N-Dia made no progressD N-Dia felt too tiredDApple iPad Mini Wi-Fi 16 GB - Black Slate $329 online 71 reviewsOctober Handheld - 16 GB - iOS - Wi-Fi Only - 79 inch - With Camera - 109 ounces（1 pound =16 ounces）With a touch screen and the ability to take an awesome 360-degree picture from the top of a mountain, its 79-inch display more than measures up to the plete iPad experience Vieeb pages See where you are and what’s around you using online maps Flick（浏览） through your photos and watch videos in vivid detail And wave hello to the family on a video call With the same LED backlight technology and the same fast, fluid performance that the iPad is known for, the iPad Min i doesn’t disappoint customers And with automatic shake-resistant video,your videos are instantly ready to shareApple iPad 2 Wi-Fi 16 GB –Black $350 online 2,564 reviews March Handheld - 16 GB - iOS - Wi-Fi Only - 97 inch - With Camera - 10 hour battery -132 poundsThis device has two cameras, a dual-core（双核） A5 chip, and the same battery life –all in a thinner, lighter Multi-Touch design It makes surfing the Web, checking email, watching movies, and reading books feel natural LED backlighting makes everything you see remarkably vivid and bright With every turn of the device (even upside down), the display adjusts to fit It has a wide, 178° viewing angle Apple iPad 1 Wi-Fi 32 GB $600 online 454 reviewsMay Handheld - 32 GB - iOS - Wi-Fi Only - 97 inch - 15 pounds Apple iPad 1 Wi-Fi is a magical and revolutionary product and the best way to experience the web, email, photos, and video Taking advantage of the large multi-touch screen and advanced capabilities of the iPad, you can do things that you can’t do on any other device The high-resolution（分辨率）, 97-inch LED-backlit display on the iPad is remarkably vivid Thin and light and with a wide viewing angle, it automatically locates available Wi-Fi works68 According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is TRUE?A The Apple iPad 2 has a single core and 360-degree viewing angleB The Apple iPad Mini’s performance is disappointing pared to that of othersC The Apple iPad Mini can store as much information as the Apple iPad 2 canD The Apple iPad 1 is the oldest, the most expensive and the smallest of all three69 According to the advertisement, which one probably attracts most attention?A Apple iPad MiniB Apple iPad 2C Apple iPad 1D Dual-Core A570 We knofrom the advertisement that____________A we can’t voice chat with friends using the Apple iPad MiniB we need to locate available Apple iPad 1Wi-Fi works ourselvesC the Apple iPad 2 display only adjusts when the device is turned upside downD with the Apple iPad Mini, your videos always remain relatively smoothEThe world’s oceans are slowly getting more acidic, say scientistsThe researchers from California say the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphereThe low ering of the waters’ pH value is not great at the moment but could pose a serious threat to current marine life if it continues, they warnKen Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report their concerns in the journal NatureIncreasing use of fossil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be absorbedby seawater Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid （碳酸）Scientists believe that the oceans have already bee slightly more acidic over the last centuryBut these researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by bining what we knoabout the history of the oceans with puter models of climate change“This level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere,” said Dr Caldeira“A nd we predict amounts of future acidity will exceed （超过）anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years, let alone perhaps after rare catastrophic events such as asteroid impacts（小行星撞击）”If carbon dioxide release continues unabated（不衰退）, ocean pH could be reduced by as much as 077 units, the authors warnIt is not absolutely clear what that means for marine life, howeverMost organisms live near the surface, where the greatest pH change would be expected to occur, but deep-ocean lifeforms may be more sensitive to pH changesCoral reefs and other organisms whose skeletons or shells contain calcium carbonate may be particularly affected, the team speculate They could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower pHIn recent years some people have suggested deliberately storing carbon dioxide from power stations in the deep ocean as a way of curbing（抑制）global warming But Dr Caldeira saidthat such a strategy should nobe re-considered“Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing - because in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the pla; and when CO2 is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming71 The purpose of this passage is to __________A shopeople the findings of a research teamB．warn people of the higher level of CO2C．inform people of hoacid the ocean is nowD．introduce Dr Caldeira and his team’s research72 If the water’s acidity level keeps rising, __________A．organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to pH changesB．ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affectedC．the waters’ pH value will bee higher and higherD．some disastrous events will occur more often than before73 The ocean is being more acidic due to __________A．the lower water pH valueB the warming atmosphereC．the increasing use of oil fuelsD the higher level of CO2 in the air74 According to Dr Caldeira, ___________A．the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely seriousB．ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thingC．scientists may predict climate changes with puter models D．more oil fuels will be used in the near future75 Most experts once believed storing carbon dioxide in theocean would reduce __________A．the CO2 absorbed by the oceanB．the acidity of the oceanC．the amount of greenhouse warmingD．the gradual release of CO2第Ⅱ卷（共35分）第一节短填词 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短，根据以下提示1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。
高中英语真题：2018届高二(上)期中考试英语试卷
2018届高二（上）期中考试英语试卷I．听力部分（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 will the man do first?A.Have dinner with the woman.B.Have an evening class.C. Have a snack.2.Why does the man look terrible?A.He got the flu.B.He studied late last night.C.He had difficulty in sleeping.3.What do we know about the sisters?A.They are different in character.B.They have a lot in comm on.C.Their voices are beautiful.4.What does the woman suggest the man do?A.Have a talk with his boss.B.Stick to what he did.C.Give u p the job.5.What does the woman mean?A.The corner is a better place for the plants.B.The man should water the plants less.C.The plants may need more light.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。
2018年秋季高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析 - 高中各科知识点-高中各科练习题 -
2018年秋季高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析 - 高中各科知识点-高中各科练习题 -2018年秋季高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析来源：51EDU 编辑：donghk2018-10-22 17:17:40本篇文章整得的是2018年秋季高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析，本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力，语言知识运用，阅读和书面表达满分。
时量120分钟150分，下面请看详细内容。
第一部分听力理解（30分）A部分（22.5分）说明：在本节中，您将听到两个扬声器之间的六个对话。
对于每个对话，有几个问题，每个问题后面跟着标记为A，B 和C的三个选项。
仔细聆听，然后为每个问题选择最佳答案。
您将听到每个对话TWICE。
会话11.这位女士每天需要工作多长时间？A.三个小时。
B.四个小时。
C.五个小时。
2.这位女士每天能赚多少钱？A. 5美元。
B. 10美元。
C. 20美元。
会话1M：你有工作经验吗？W：不，我以前从未在餐馆工作过。
M：你认为你可以与顾客相处吗？W：是的，我想是的。
M：你能确保下午四点到八点到这儿吗？W：是的，我总是准时。
M：那你明天就可以开始了。
从星期一到星期五。
一小时五美元。
W：没关系。
会话23.扬声器之间可能存在什么关系？A.老板和员工。
B.母亲和儿子。
C.老师和学生。
那个男人什么时候回来？A.本周一。
B.本周三。
C.本周五。
会话2M：沙龙夫人，我说......，我必须......W：怎么了，理查德？M：呃，我想休两天假。
我母亲生病了。
我需要和她在一起。
W：听到这个消息我很难过。
你的意思是你将在本周三回到这里？M: Yes, I hope I can come back earlier.W: That s all right. By the way, don t worry about your lessons. I ll certainly help you with them.Conversation 35. What can we know about Nancy and Steve?A. They will divorce soon.B. They have two daughters.C. They divorced last year.6. Who will help Nancy out in the woman s opinion?A. Her daughter.B. Her parents.C. Her friends.Conversation 3M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.W: It s really a shame. I ve heard that they quarrel, but they ve always made up afterward.M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.W: What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie?M：Nancy is going to take her.W: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility.M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.W: Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out.Conversation 47. How often does the woman pay the tax?A. Once a month.B. Twice a year.C. Once a year.8. Why does the woman have to pay more taxes?A. The government has raised the tax rate.B. She didn t pay taxes last year.C. She has got extra money.9. What can we know about the woman?A. She is an accountant.B. She taught in a night school.C. She lives upon a small income.Conversation 4W: Henry, our income tax is due soon. Did you call our accountant?M: He s figuring out our taxes right now. I gave him all the records on our income and expenses last week.W: The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year. I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won t have to pay more.M: Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school?W: Yes.M: Well, that s all taxable income. That money has put us in a higher tax bracket.W: What does that mean?M: It means we have to pay more taxes.W: Well, it looks like we ll have to make more money this year just to pay last year s taxes.Conversation 510. What can we know about the kid from Haiti?A. He doesn t get on well at school.B. He is often late for school.C. He doesn t speak much English.11. How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?A. Six.B. Five.C. Four.12. How does the woman help the immigrant kids?A. She has spent much time with them after class.B. She gives them more lessons than other kids.C. She pays more attention to them at class.Conversation 5M: Kate, how s the new student in your class doing?W: The kid from Haiti? He s having a rough time communicating since he doesn t speak much English. However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well.M: Our students are used to new kids who don t speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district.W: Don t I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid fromHaiti in my class. I spend a lot of time with themafter class so that they can catch up.M: It must have been hard for you since you haveto give them special attention in order to help them.W: It has been. Nevertheless, it s reallyrewarding to see them progress and make friends.Conversation 613. When will the speakers have the exams?A. In one week.B. In two weeks.C. In three weeks.14. What will the woman do this summer?A. Teach English.B. Find a job.C. Study Chinese.15. How did the man learn Chinese?A. By speaking.B. By reading.C. By listening.Conversation 6M: Well, Jenny. The school year is almost over. We just have two weeks before exams. What are you goingto do this summer?W: I m going to teach English to some immigrantsin the university s community service program.M: That sounds interesting. Don t you need tospeak a foreign language for the job?W: No. You just have to present the languagesimply and give the students a chance to practice speaking.M: But that s the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking Chinese didn t help me learn to read and write Chinese.W: My students don t want to read and write English. They are more interested in speaking.M: You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much?W: I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China. I ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you ve got. Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.You ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.About friendshipNo definite 16 * Different people hold various views on friendship.Everyone has one or more friends. * Quality is more important than 17 .* Loyalty is the most important because no one wants to be 18 .Friendship relies on your 19 . * Your friends give you encouragement, offer knowledge or help you find20 .* You may function as a supervisor, a learned brother, etc.Section BWe often say, A friend in need is a friend indeed. But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship.Everyone has his own friendship and some have alot of friends. But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality. Loyalty is the most importantfor friendship. No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them.No matter whether you are married or not， no matter where you live and work， your friends are your friends. It is not based on bloodline. It relies on your intention. To you， some friends are fun-loving，some give encouragement， some offer knowledge， and others help you to find your own identity. Before your friends， you may act as a supervisor， a learned brother， a lovely child， a gentleman or a playmate. In a word， friendship helps you to be a full person. So friendship can benefit.Keys:1---5 BCCBA 6---10 BCBBC 11--- 15 CABAA16. concept / concepts 17. quantity 18. betrayed 19. intention 20. your own identityPart II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the followingsentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. --- The Chinese government is trying toprotect the giant panda.--- I know. By 2020, they _________ about 69,500 square miles of land to the country s nature reserve system.A. addB. are addingC. will addD. will have added22. It was when I argued with Hannah _________ I told her we were not going to be friends any more.A. untilB. thatC. soD. when23. Everyone queued up before the booking office in silence, having nothing to do but _________.A. to waitB. waitingC. waitD. waited24. Don t cut across other people s campsites,________ will bring much inconvenience to them.A. whereB. whichC. whatD. that25. The exhibition hall is clean and tidy, with a range of goods already ________ for sale.A. laidB. lainC. layingD. to lay26. Not until the teenager left his hometown________ how much he loved it.A. did he knowB. he knewC. had he knownD. he had known27. ____________ with the efforts that the students made, all the teachers nodded and smiled.A. SatisfyingB. Having satisfiedC. SatisfiedD. To be satisfied28. --- Why didn t you tell me the news of the meeting?--- I knew nothing about it, or I _______ you.A. would tellB. had toldC. toldD. would have told29. Unfortunately, women were not admitted to university in the past, ______, nowadays, they have got equal rights.A. whileB. whenC. asD. since30. ________ about 6300 kilometers, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, running through 9 provinces of China.A. MeasuredB. Being measuredC. MeasuringD. To measure31. After seeing the movie Three Idiots, I felt shocked and annoyed, not knowing _____________.A. who to be blamedB. who to blameC. who blamedD. who should blame32. Regardless of the sign ________ stop , he intended to drive ahead but was prevented by a policeman.A. tellingB. goingC. writingD. saying33. --- When it comes to __________with naughty kids, Sarah knows various skills.--- Do you know she is on the way to _________ a kindergarten teacher?A. dealing; becomingB. deal; becomeC. dealing; becomeD. deal; becoming34. We are all able to live a green life. For instance, we can get something repaired ____________ buy a new one.A. other thanB. rather thanC. more thanD. less than35. _________ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To showKeys: 21---25 DBCBA 26---30 ACDAC 31---35 BDABCSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Where s the light? my dad used to ask me that when I was little. It s one of those questions that parents use to find out how 36 their young children are. Whenever he asked me, I pointed at him.My dad, a good provider and guide, has always 37 with us the value of living an honest life. He did not grow up in a close-knit family like the one he has with us. His father died when he was very young and his mother was too busy to be with him, so my dad found himself alone and felt 38 --- lacking nurturing and love, short of family happiness.My father is a self-made man. Many hurdles(障碍) lay in his path, but his dream of a better life kept him 39 . At 14, he began taking part-time jobs to support himself. 40 the demands on his time, he graduated from high school at the top of his class.Dad loved reading, and always looked for opportunities to 41 himself. One day, when he was sitting under a tree 42 in a book, a kind-hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn t in school. Dad replied that he had no money for college. The man saw his 43 to study, and recommended him to Baguio College as a working student. Thanks to this man, Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree, then went on to study Law and became a successful lawyer. He wrote a 44 read textbook on Philippine law.Looking at my father now, I can see that he is 45 a hardworking and determined man, pouring his energy into his career but without forgetting his family. When I was at school he never 46 to attend parent-teacher meetings or come to singing contests that I took part in. He put me and my brother through college and 47 us in our chosen careers. He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal.36. A. naughty B. brave C. curious D. smart37. A. shared B. combined C. agreed D. associated38. A. conflicted B. puzzled C. ignored D. separated39. A. hesitating B. going C. wandering D. waiting40. A. In view of B. In search of C. In regard toD. In spite of41. A. educate B. express C. behave D. satisfy42. A. concentrated B. devoted C. absorbed D. committed43. A. desire B. purpose C. rule D. ability44. A.疯狂B.广泛C.深深D.重45. A.意外B.天生C.教育D.专业46. A.要求B.打算C.失败D.尝试47. A.批评B.判断C.评论D.指导键：DACBD ACABB CDC部分（12分）方向：填写以下段落，在每个空白处填写一个最适合上下文的单词。
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高二英语期中考试题一、阅读理解（共5大题；每小题2分，共40分）AOn a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim（认领）it soon."After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it's you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here." The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr. George Sang?" The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?" "It's a lottery ticket （彩票）," said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen. "Is it?" he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, "At that time you needed money to pay the tuition （学费）and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?" The violinist said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever."Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.1.What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday?A. He walked around the New York railway station.B. He waited for the train to Vienna.C. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.D. He played the violin to make some money.2.Which of the following statements is true according to the words on the paper?A. The hat belonged to George Sang.B. The young artist needed George Sang's advice.C. George Sang had lost something important.D. The young artist wanted some money from George Sang.3.From this article, we can learn that ______.A. being honest is very important to usB. playing the violin can make you honestC. it's acceptable to keep the lottery if you find oneD. we should share something valuable with othersBThe European Union(EU) is an organization of European countries. The countries are independent and are governed in different ways. In the United Kingdom, for example, the head of state is a king or queen. In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a president. But each of them sends representatives to European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries.The idea of the EU began in the 1950s. The first members were France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy. Little by little, the number increased during second half of the twentieth century. By the year 2000, there were 15 member countries. The new countries were Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.In 2004, the EU increased to 25 members. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, plus the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta all became members. The expanded EU has a population of more than half a billion people, twice as big as the population of the US.4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?A. The UK was not included in the first membersB. The thought of the EU first came into being in the 1950s.C. The member countries of the EU are independent.D. Ireland became a member country of the EU later than Poland.5.How many countries joined the EU after the year 2000?A. 9B. 10C. 15D. 256.How are the UK and France governed?A. In both countries, the head of state is a king or queen.B. In both countries, the head of state is a president.C. In the United Kingdom, the head of state is a president while in France, a king or queenD. In the United Kingdom, the head of state is a king or queen while in France, a president.7.which country had the idea of the EU first?A. The UK.B. France.C. Germany.D. The passage doesn't mention.CAn old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn't walk steadily(平稳地). The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Rice often dropped on the floor.The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man, so they put a small table in the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table. Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.The four-year-old son watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" The boy answered, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up." The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words struck the parents so that they were in silence. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks(脸颊). Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.8.Why was the old man's food served in a wooden bowl?A. Because the wooden bowl was light enough.B. Because the old man had broken a few bowls.C. Because there was only a wooden bowl leftD. Because the son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man.9.The word "struck" in Paragraph 3 refers to______.A. annoyedB. worriedC. scaredD. shocked10.Why did the husband lead the old man back to the family table?A. Because he realized his mistakes.B. Because the old man didn't drop rice on the floor any more.C. Because the old man was served in a wooden bowl.D. Because a gentleman led him back to the family table.11.What's the best title of the passage?A. An old man and his sonB. A couple and their sonC. A wooden bowD. A dinner tableFun DayTo celebrate the Year of the dogOrganised by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High SchoolDate: 2 February 2018Time: 10 am—5 pmPlace: Kwun Tong PlaygroundFee: $20 (buy three get one free)Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance Highlights:1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera2) learn to make festival foodJoin us on the Fun Day!All are welcome!Free Soft DrinksNote:● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Center● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity.A. noteB. reportC. scheduleD. poster13.What is going to take place on 2 February 2018?A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.B. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.C. A party for close friends to meet and have funD. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.14.How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?A. $20B. $40C. $60.D. $80.15.Which of the following statements is true?A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.B. It's unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.C. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.D. Festival food will be served without extra charge.E请阅读下面一段对话，根据其情景，从方框内七个选项中选出能填入对话的五个选项。