2017-2018学年安徽省蚌埠市第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

蚌埠二中2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题（A）满分150分，考试用时120分钟本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷（选择题，共100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）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三个选择中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。

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.How much will Jenny pay?A.£30.B. £ 60.C. £90.2.What is the man satisfied with about the shirt?A.The design.B. The color.C. The material.3.What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Wear warm clothes.B. Stay at home.C. Do more exercise .4.How long can the man keep the books ?A.One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.5. Who is the man?A. A policemanB. A conductor.C. The woman’s friend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，并标注在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每个小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作题时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题两个小题6.What does the woman dislike about the flat?A.The bedroomB. The living roomC. The kitchen7.What do we know about the flat?A.It has a huge kitchen.B.Hot water is available 24 hours a day.C.The view from the balcony is great.听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题三个小题。

8.Where are the speakers?A.In a restaurantB. At the police stationC. On the road9.What is true about the accident?A.The passengers are all bleeding.B. The cars were seriously damaged .C. The male driver caused it .10.What will the speakers do first?A.Give first aid.B.Report the details to the police.C.Drive the injured to the hospital.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题三个小题。

11. What attracts the woman to go to Egypt?A.The historical places.B.The cheap accommodation.C.The view of mountains.12.What is the real reason for the man’s failure in the test?A.His registration number.B.His bad luck.C.His poor study.13.What is the woman’s attitude towards the unlucky number 13?A.ObjectiveB. Neutral.C. Supportive.听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题三个小题。

14. Whom will Brian meet tomorrow morning ?A.FrankB. Betsy.C. The sales director.15.How did the sales director find Brian’s work?A.SatisfiedB. WorriedC. Disappointed.16.What will Brian probably do tomorrow?A.Make a presentation.B. Visit some museums.C. Tour around the town.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题四个小题。

17.When was Mother’s Day first celebrated?A.Two years after Anna’s mother died.B. Three years after Anna’s mother died .C. Eight years after Anna’s mother died.18.What can we learn about Anna’s mother?A.She was a soldier of the Civil War.B.She founded Mother’s Day Work Clubs.C.She brought up the idea of Mother’s Day.19.Who formally announced Mother’s Day?A. Miss Anna M Jarvis.B.The United States Congress.C.President Wilson.20.What is the speech about?A. The importance of Mother’s Day.B.The origin of Mother’s Day.C.The ways to celebrate Mother’s Day.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15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ANoIDontHaveAMinuteA map helps identify the location of those that you are looking for and gives you a proper walking route to your destination．Hit the"I feel Guilty"button to donate instantly to Greenpeace．CrowdzLocate a nearby bar or restaurant that is free of noisy people screaming at one another about wine，real estate，and their jobs．PemaFinderFind the perfect answers to send your friend when she texts you again about how depressed she is："Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering．""You are the sky．Everything else-it's just the weather．"WhoRaisedUSit next to one of those adults who still chew with his or her mouth open，like a four-year-old.This app cuts out seventy-two percent of nasty eating sounds．Settings include Banana，Mac andCheese，Movie Popcorn，and Fingernails.LookyIsn't human eye contact gross？Looky streams a video right in front of you in the corner of your screen．Use it while ordering your coffee，walking down the street，or even watching live theatre．You'll never have to look up from your phone again. UnGentrifyPoint your phone at any store，crossroad，or person in New York City older than thirty-five，and see what they looked like when the city was cool，dangerous，and edgy．In Settings，choose between 1973，1977，1985，1991，and 2000．Link to Google Glass for a vivid experience.NoAppThis app blocks all your other apps，and then does absolutely nothing．Turn it on when you wake up and leave it on all day. Experience what life is like without apps．It's an app．But it's not an app．It's life，but not real life．It's NoApp．21.What can you do with the app Crowdz？ ______A. Find a nearby hotel．B. Find a quiet restaurant．C. Find a job for free．D. Find the right direction to a place．22.Which should you download if you want to prevent all your unnecessary apps？______A. NoApp．B. Looky．C. UnGentrifyD. PemaFinder．23.Where can you read the passage？ ______A. In a science fiction．B. In a personal diary．C. In a popular magazine．D. In a travel magazine．BWhen I was nine years old，I loved to go fishing with my dad．But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything．I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why．He always answered，"Son，if you want to catch a fish，you have to think like a fish"，I remember being even more upset then because"I'm not a fish!"I didn't know how to think like a fish．Besides，I reasoned，how could what I think influence what a fish does？As I got a little older ,I began to understand what my dad really meant．SoI read some books on fish．And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings．I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature．That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer．Besides，water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade．Yet，fish don't have any eyelids（眼皮） and the sun hurts their eyes…The more I understood fish，the more I became effective at finding and catching them．When I grew up and entered the business world，I remember hearing my first boss say，"We all need to think like sales people．"But it didn't completely make sense．My dad never once said，"If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman．"What he said was，"You need to think like a fish．"Years later，with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me，I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers．It is not an easy job．I will show you how in the following chapters．24.Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine？ ______A.His father was not patient with him．B. He could not catch a fish.C. His father did not teach him fishing．D. He could not influence a fish as his father did．25.What did the author's father really mean？ ______A. To read about fish．B. To understand what fish think．C. To learn fishing by oneself．D. To study fishing in many ways．26.According to the author，fish are most likely to be found ______ ．A. in deep water on sunny daysB. in deep water on cloudy daysC. in shallow water under waterside trees．D. in shallow water under sunlight27.After entering the business world，the author found ______ ．A. it easy to think like a customerB it difficult to sell services to poor peopleC. his first boss's sales ideas reasonableD. his father's fishing advice inspiring.CCulture themed TV shows regained influence in China after two reality shows，produced by China Central Television （CCTV），went viral．The Chinese Poetry Competition aroused heated discussion among audiences'opinions on poetry，with themes to enjoy both classical Chinese poems and beauty of life．Since its broadcast，the program has been praised for injecting new blood into TV programs with fantastic performances of contestants，impressive comments from judges as well as its innovative （creative） interactive mode．In the show，poems can be adapted into songs or described through artistic pictures．Any contestant who can memorize the largest n umber of poems may not necessarily be the final winner，while fast reaction and usage of poems matter a lot more in the competition．Wu Yishu，a 17-year-old senior high school student from Shanghai，is the champion of this season．Her rich knowledge of classical poetry impressed everyone and she rose to become famous online．Success of this teenage girl has made many adults and children reflect on the significance of traditional Chinese culture．Following the huge success of this show，another show，"Readers"，has also arousedgreat interest in audience．By inviting influential celebrities on each episode，"Readers"sets out to explain the power and values behind traditional Chinese culture．From the TV program Chinese Poetry Competition to Readers，the revival （renewal）of Chinese traditional culture has produced many surprisesparticularly its popularity among young people．Chinese fine traditional culture，broad and profound，represents the foundation for our nation to stand out across the globe．Our culture has become an important part of our nation and still shines after thousands of years．28.What's the meaning of the underlined part in paragraph 1？ ______.A. ordinaryB. worryingC. popularD. beneficial29.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage？ ______.A. More young audience become interested in Chinese traditional culture by theseshows．B. Chinese Poetry Competition is more popular than Readers．C. Contestants need to create new poems in Chinese Poetry Competition．D. The final winner belongs to any contestant who can memorize the most poems． show Chinese Poetry Competition's success is due to the following except ______ .A. celebrities'participationB. judges'great commentsC. contestants'performancesD. new interactive mode31.The author probably agrees that ______.A. success of Wu Yishu made Chinese people begin to recite more poems．B. it is important to produce more and more themed TV shows in China．C. how to keep Chinese culture alive depends on people's attitude towardspoems．D. learning Chinese traditional culture can help make our country strongerin the world．DA new study，conducted by British company Mindlab International，has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy and speed，The Telegraphreported．Perhaps，some parents disagree with this idea，saying，"Switch off the music and concentrate."Well，if that's the case with your parents，you might now be able to convince them that you have science on your side．The company gave 26participants a series of different tasks for five days in a row，including spell checking，mathematical word problems，data entry，and abstract reasoning．The participants completed these tasks while listening to music or no music at all．The results showed that while music was playing，88% of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81% completed their fastest work．David Lewis，chairman of Mindlab International，told The Telegraph，"Music is a very powerful management tool if you want to increase not only the efficiency of your workforce but also their emotional state…they are going to become more positive about the work．" However，you may have a list of your favorite songs，but not all kinds of music match all homework．For maths or other subjects involving numbers or attention to detail，you should listen to classical music，the study found．In the study，pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks 58% faster than when listening to no music at all．If you are reviewing your English writing，pop music is the best choice，as it is the best kind for spell checking．It cut mistakes by 14%，compared to listening to no music．After finishing your homework，do you often take time to check your answers？Maybe，some dance music is suitable for you．32.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？ ______A. We cannot live without musicB. Music helps us to learnC. Different music，different livesD. Music in the classroom．33.What did the participants have to do in the study？ ______A. Persuade their parents to listen to music．B. List en to the same music together．C. Finish tasks with music or without music at all．D. Try their best to choose the most suitable music．34.What does the underlined word"they"refer to in Para 3？ ______A. toolsB. resultsC. participantsD. tests35.When you review your English writing，what kind of music is the best choice？______A. Classical musicB. Pop musicC. Dance musicD. Rock music．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。