上海市七宝中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中英语试题
Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Movie review: The Wandering earthIn the near future, the sun is dying, leaving the freezing planet on the edge of destruction. 21 is left of humanity is huddled in underground cities created with an eye-catching combination of steam-punk (蒸汽朋克), brutalist (野兽派的), and futurist influences by the production designer. The United Earth? Government, 22 is never seen and represented only by a French voice, has decided the only solution is to propel the planet to another galaxy 4.2 light years away. 23 depends on 10,000 giant rocket thrusters being kept alight for the 2,500-year journey. Liu Peiqiang, a widowed astronaut played with appropriate solemnity by “Wolf W arrior” series superstar Wu Jing, is sent to a space station and tasked with navigating Earth’s path through the solar system, leaving behind young so Liu Qi and father-in-law Han Zi’ang. S eventeen years later, Liu’s still in orbit, while Liu Qi (Qu Chuxiao) has become an angry young man and self-proclaimed genius who blames his mother’s early death 24 his absent father. On the very day when his dad is due to finish stint and return home, Liu Qi and adopted teenage sister Duoduo sneak away to see the frozen surface for the first time. As they 25 (take) in the spectacular sights of ice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the sights of ice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the gravitational pull of Jupiter. 26 a miracle occurs in the next 37 hours, it will be Goodbye Earth.……‘The Wandering Earth’ Chinese commercial cinema reaches a significant landmark with its first-ever sci-fi megahit. Director Frant Gwo’s adaptation of the 2000 novella by Liu Cixin is no genre classic, but its furious pace, spectacular visuals, and fanciful plot deliver decent escapist entertainment. After accumulating an astronomical $640 million- plus domestically-plus a tidy $5 million on limited North American screens-since Feb. 5, this display of capability from China’s commercial film sector was snapped up by Netflix for future release on the streaming giant’s platform. A hyperactive mixture of doomsday films ranging from ‘50s classic.“When Worlds Collide” to Micheal Bays bombastic “Armageddon”and, 27 (notably), Ishiro Honda’s 1962 Japanese space opera “Gorath”, “The Wandering Earth” is perhaps most striking for its lack of nationalism and propaganda (宣传). Soft diplomacy, at most, is the order of the day. Politicians, bureaucrats (官僚), and army commanders are nowhere28 (see). There’s barely a Chinese flag in sight, nor any chest- beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership. Instead, a Chinese flag in sight, nor any chest-beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership. Instead, what is presented is a traditional tale of nations and people 29 (pull) together to save the planet, with heavy does of guilt, sacrifice, and redemption from the human characters. With global conflict and division so prevalent today, it’s no wonder than these messages of hope and unity 30 strike an emotional chord in many viewers, create positive word-of-mouth, and make the film much more accessible for international audiences.Ⅲ. VocabularyDirections: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.(A)Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be gre at if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 31 into the hand?Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 32 . In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 33 . Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 34 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 35 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.The technology could 36 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 37 available space.In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 38 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.”“It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012,nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 39 . Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 40 the majority of people.But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.Patrick Moor-head, an ind ustry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”(B)Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s no t the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 41 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.In fact, planes 42 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.When a 43 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 44 , everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 45 process.Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is g oing to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 46 .That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeron autical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 47 , these planes are “de-iced”- but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “t heir turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 48 . In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 49 , which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 50 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.Ⅳ. ClozeDirections: 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.Working on holidays has always presented something of a class divide. From the 1870s through the 1920s, middle-and-upper-class Americans often lived with “the help”—mostly women of color whose job was to cook and clean and care for others, day and night. While shows like Dowton Abbey seek to give 51 to servants, they also sanitize (粉饰) what was a cruel, back-breaking existence. It was common for a housemaid’s day to begin well before the family rose and extend until after they 52 for the evening. They did so seven days a week: working more than 80 hours a week - more than the 65 hours most factory workers worked at the time. While we often imagine that these women were young and single, Evelyn Nakano Gleen’s research on such care providers has shown that over 30% of them were married many with children. As they worked very hard for families not 53 , they left their children, parents, siblings and husbands behind. Thanksgiving or Christmas was no doubt one of the hardest times of the year, and their own families felt their 54 .The labor movement was 55 to changing this sorry state of affairs. Unions raised wages, lowered hours, instituted worker protections, guaranteed a minimum wage and 56 holidays off for workers. Those who did have to work on national holidays were guaranteed overtime pay. When unions were strong, such benefits even 57 to non-unionized workers.But as unions have 58 , part-time work has increased. And this has meant lower wages and greater 59 . Working at $11 an hour for 25 hours a week means making 14,300 a year. For most retail workers, that’s one of the better jobs that are available. And 60 , it’s a job without health insurance, or a retirement plan, with constant scheduling changes that make it hard to take additional 61 . Most of these workers wish they could work more, but employers would rather hire other part-timers. So when the boss says, “Can you work Thanksgiving?” workers have no real choice but to be 62 .Today, working on holidays carries no guarantee of extra pay, and not working can mean losing one’s job. Some workers are 63 ; Walmart employees have planned over 1,000 Black Friday strikes because of unchanging wages and health care premiums (保险费) that will soon triple. Americans have a choice of helping these workers regain the 64 , or walking past them in order to shop more. And that is the irony to the trend of stores opening on Thanksgiving. On the same day that we give thanks for all we have, why must we also rush out to buy more? Observers might say, “It’s just the logic of the market!” But the logic of the market is not some mystical process. It is the result of the 65 that we make.51. A. rise B. power C. life D. pleasure52. A. retired B. retreated C. relaxed D. rebelled53. A. in their favor B. of their own C. to their pleasure D. at their convenience54. A. exhaustion B. disappointment C. reluctance D. absence55. A. central B. subject C. sensitive D. beneficial56. A. provided B. secured C. organized D. arranged57. A. stuck B. occurred C. appealed D. extended58. A. rose B. declined C. survived D. defended59. A. uncertainty B. devotion C. trouble D. influence60. A. therefore B. also C. instead D. still61. A. business B. suggestion C. employment D. welfare62. A. sincere B. determined C. offensive D. willing63. A. taking over B. fighting back C. giving up D. looking forward64. A. protection B. identities C. salaries D. promotions65. A. efforts B. contributions C. decisions D. achievementsⅤ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.(A) We made a choice…Will you support it today? Our journalism now reaches record numbers around the world and more than a million people have supported our reporting. We continue to face financial challenges but, unlike many news organisation, we haven’t put up a pay-wall. We want our journalism to remain accessible to all, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.This is The Guardians model for open, independent journalism: free for those who can’t afford it, supported by those who can. Readers’ support powers our work, safeguarding our essential editorial independence. This means the responsibility of protecting independent journalism is shared, enabling us all to feel empowered to bring about real change in the world. Your support gives Guardian journalists the time, space and freedom to report with tenacity and rigour, to shed light where others won’t. It emboldens us to challenge authority and question the status quo. And by keeping all of our journalism free and open to all, we can foster inclusivity; diversity, make space for debate, inspire conversation-so more people have access to accurate information with integrity at its heart.Guardian journalism is rooted in facts with a progressive perspective on the world. We are editorially independent, meaning we set our own agenda. Our Journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners, politicians or shareholders. No one steers our opinion. At a time when there are so few sources of information you can really trust, this is vital as it enables us to give a voice to those less heard, challenge the powerful and hold them to account. Your support means we can keep investigating and exploring the critical issues of our time.Our model allows people to support us in a way that works for them. Every time a reader like you makes a contribution to The Guardian, no matter how big or small, it goes directly into funding our journalism. But we need to build on this support for the years ahead.Support The Guardian from as little as SI- and it only takes a minute. Thank you.66. The following descriptions of The Guardian are true EXCEPT ________.A. Some readers may find it difficult to afford it if The Guardian puts up a paywall.B. It strives to ensure journalism independence, tree from financial or political influence.C. It intends to give a voice to those disadvantaged and challenge the powerful.D. It tries its best to be editorially dependent, taking shareholders’ opinions into account.67. Which of the following might The Guardian do in the daily operation?A. It requires those who can afford it to pay for the subscription and spares those who can’t.B. It helps protect the legal rights of certain victim by challenging someone in authority.C. It stops looking into something if all the other media have made the same conclusion.D. It receives some donation and then uses it to finance the journalists’ further education.68. The underlined word “inclusivity”may mean that The Guardian’s reports ________.A. show no discrimination against anybody or anythingB. cover something that it considers quite worthy of concernC. focus a lot on whether some information is accurate enoughD involve an appeal for support from readers all over the world(B) The Railroad BuildersThe Central Pacific Railroad is the first transcontinental railroad in North America, honored by BBC as one of the seven miracles after Industrial Revolution. It had made a great contribution to the US’s economy but it couldn’t be completed without Chinese labors hard work. In order to build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported from China. They had to bear the brunt of the build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported from China. They had to bear the brunt of the work, deal with the dreadful environment and endure with littler pay. What challenges did they meet? And how did they cope with them?Join us in the railroad builders to find the answers!The first Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad”and later as the “Overland Route”) was a r ailroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869. By linking with the existing railway network of the Eastern United States, the road thus connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States by rail for the first time. It was one of the crowning achievements in the crossing of plains and high mountains westward by the Union Pacific and eastward by the Central Pacific.69. Which of the following is Not true about the Central Pacific Railroad?A. It was built by more than one railroad company working together.B. It was constructed by Chinese labors solely.C. It is an engineering marvel recognized even today.D. It was completed with blood, sweat and tears.70. Which of the following expressions is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “bear the brunt”?A. handle the difficultyB. deserve the creditC. suffer the main partD. come under attack71. It can be inferred from the article that ________.A. Before the construction of Pacific Railroad began, there was no railroad in AmericaB. Pacific Railroad was intended to realize President Lincoln’s dream after he diedC. The Chinese labors earned a lot by building Pacific Railroad at the cost of their health and evenD. It took people much longer to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in America before 186972. This article may well be from the official website of ________.A. a television channel B a railroad companyC. BBC documentariesD. a journal on rail building(C)Imagine you went to a restaurant with a date: had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time you go there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with, “Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is over there in the seat you sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?” Then you find out that your burger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on a diet that doesn’t include burgers. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equivalent of the Internet. The Net’s ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormous amount of data on you—some of which you may not want them to have.Are you aware that almost every time you access a website you get a “cookie”? Unfortunately, it’s not the Mrs. Reid’s type. A cookie on the Internet is a computer code sent by the site to your computer—usually without your knowledge. During the entire period of time that you are at the site, the cookie is collecting information about your interaction, including where you visit, how long you stay there, how frequently you return to certain pages, and even your electronic address. Fill out a survey to collect free information or samples and marketers know even more about you—like your name, address, and any other information you provide. While this may sound scary enough, cookies aren’t even the latest in technology. A new system called I-librarian Alexa—named for the legendary third century B.C. library in Alexandria, Egypt- does even more. While cookies track what you are doing at one site, Alexa collects data on all your Web activity, such as which sites you visit next, how long you stay there, whether you click on ads, etc. All this information is available to markets, who use it to market more effectively to you. Not only do you not get paid for providing the information, you probably don’t even know that you are giving it.73. In the restaurant story, the author may most probably think the waiter or waitress to be ________.A. considerateB. well-manneredC. annoyingD. incredible74. The author makes up the restaurant story in order to ________.A. show the good service offered in some Web restaurantsB. criticize some restaurants for too considerate serviceC. show the Internet s ability to collect data on youD. prove the great power of the Internet75. What can be learned about “Alexa” from the second paragraph?A. Alexa is named after an ancient hero in Egypt.B. Alexa is installed in libraries.C. Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you.D. Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookies.76. Which of the following words can best reflect the authors’ attitude to cookies and Alexa?A. Critical.B. Suspicious.C. Objective.D. Optimistic.(D)Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages.To Begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decided, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from exhausting work. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men worknearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of those earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded.Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor he is likely to find far more pleasure in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in ones own circle.77. What is the author’s opinion about work?A. Work can keep people busy as if they were poor.B. Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life.C. Work is very tiresome, especially when too excessive.D. Work can at least give relief from boredom78. The reason why the more intelligent rich men still work hard is that ________.A. they want to overcome boredomB. they want to earn more in case they meet with business failureC. they do not have any sensations in lifeD. they have to pay the price of their freedom from hard work79. In the author’s opinion, what is the last product of civilization?A. To make wise use of leisure.B. To be free from hard workC. To keep oneself busy with trifles.D. To work to some extent80. As is put by the author, most of the work that most people have to do is ________.A delightful but time consuming B. exceedingly dull and always painfulC not worth doing and bearable at all D. not interesting but rewardingSection BDirections: In the article, 4 sentences have been removed choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There’re 2 which do not fit in any of the gaps.In the 1993 film Jurassic park, several species of dinosaurs have been brought back to life using DNA millions of years old. The dinosaurs are placed in an animal theme park as a tourist attraction. However, when a group of scientists arrives for a visit, the dinosaurs escape and attack them. After many scary encounters, only a few of the visitors remain alive.The story is of course fiction, but it reflects recent advances in genetic engineering which are getting ever closer to reality. 81 . The animals on this possible comeback list include the woolly mammoth, an elephant—like creature that wandered the plains of Siberia: the moa, a giant flightless bird from New Zealand; the thylacine, a dog-like hunter also known as the Tasmanian tiger because of the dark stripes down its back; and the bucardo, a mountain goat from Spain.These animals had very little in common and in most cases lived eras apart. The woolly mamoth, for example, died many thousands of years ago while the bucardo became extinct only around the year 2000. But, all these species lived at the same time as humans, and humans have been largely responsible for their destruction.82 .Many difficulties will remain before it is possible to revive an extinct species by the methods scientists have so far worked out. In fact, scientists believe that because of all the problems, species revival will never happen.83 . While it is theoretically possible to preserve genetic material for thousands of years under ideal conditions, these conditions are very hard to find in real life.And there is a final, ethical consideration. Even if we learn how to reproduce an example of an extinct species, that individual could never have a normal life. Its natural environment is most likely gone, and it would have noparents to show it how to behave as a member of its species. So it would remain a curiosity, and probably live out its life in a zoo. 84 .Ⅳ. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Families have existed for about 300,000 years now, continually changing with times. Still, the lifestyle of the contemporary American family horrifies some foreigners. They describe it this way: “Young children are in day care centers, Teenagers are often in trouble. Mothers are at work. Divorced fathers rarely see their children. Widowed grandparents live alone. Great-grandparents live in nursing homes. Don’t American family members love each other and take care of each other?”Yes, they do. The American family still cares about and cares for its members, but in new ways. American children, for example, may spend less time with relatives than children did in the past. Nevertheless, families still give children their most important experiences and values, as well as their most enduring relationships.No longer do American families live by the rule that “Father’s word is law.” Today’s family tries to be democratic, to give all family members some voice in decision making. Of course, it is usually a joint one.This democratic approach to family life does not prevent all family quarrels. Americans have familiar phrases to describe various types of family arguments. First, there’s the battle of the sexes, when husband and wife fight for dominance of the family. Then there’s sibli ng rivalry, competition and jealousy between brothers and sisters. Americans also speak of the generation gap, which makes it difficult for parents for the attitudes and behavior of their children and vice versa (反之亦然). Married people often have in- law problems, especially when older parents try to control the lives of their married children. But despite all these common family quarrels, family members usually get special consideration just because they are family. Americans often give reason for special t reatment of relatives by quoting the expression “blood is thicker than water.”。
上海市七宝中学2018-2019年高二下学期期中英语试题
Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Movie review: The Wandering earthIn the near future, the sun is dying, leaving the freezing planet on the edge of destruction. 21 is left of humanity is huddled in underground cities created with an eye-catching combination of steam-punk (蒸汽朋克), brutalist (野兽派的), and futurist influences by the production designer. The United Earth? Government, 22 is never seen and represented only by a French voice, has decided the only solution is to propel the planet to another galaxy 4.2 light years away. 23 depends on 10,000 giant rocket thrusters being kept alight for the 2,500-year journey. Liu Peiqiang, a widowed astronaut played with appropriate solemnity by “Wolf W arrior” series superstar Wu Jing, is sent to a space station and tasked with navigating Earth’s path through the solar system, leaving behind young so Liu Qi and father-in-law Han Zi’ang. Seventeen years later, Liu’s still in orbit, while Liu Qi (Qu Chuxiao) has become an angry young man and self-proclaimed genius who blames his mother’s early death 24 his absent father. On the very day when his dad is due to finish stint and return home, Liu Qi and adopted teenage sister Duoduo sneak away to see the frozen surface for the first time. As they 25 (take) in the spectacular sights of ice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the sights of ice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the gravitational pull of Jupiter. 26 a miracle occurs in the next 37 hours, it will be Goodbye Earth.……‘The Wandering Earth’ Chinese commercial cinema reaches a significant landmark with its first-ever sci-fi megahit. Director Frant Gwo’s adaptation of the 2000 novella by Liu Cixin is no genre classic, but its furious pace, spectacular visuals, and fanciful plot deliver decent escapist entertainment. After accumulating an astronomical $640 million- plus domestically-plus a tidy $5 million on limited North American screens-since Feb. 5, this display of capability from China’s commercial film sector was snapped up by Netflix for future release on the streaming giant’s platform. A hyperactive mixture of doomsday films ranging from ‘50s classic.“When Worlds Collide” to Micheal Bays bombastic “Armageddon”and, 27 (notably), Ishiro Honda’s 1962 Japanese space opera “Gorath”, “The Wandering Earth” is perhaps most striking for its lack of nationalism and propaganda (宣传). Soft diplomacy, at most, is the order of the day. Politicians, bureaucrats (官僚), and army commanders are nowhere 28 (see). There’s barely a Chinese flag in sight, nor any chest- beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership.Instead, a Chinese flag in sight, nor any chest-beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership. Instead, what is presented is a traditional tale of nations and people 29 (pull) together to save the planet, with heavy does of guilt, sacrifice, and redemption from the human characters. With global conflict and division so prevalent to day, it’s no wonder than these messages of hope and unity 30 strike an emotional chord in many viewers, create positive word-of-mouth, and make the film much more accessible for international audiences.Ⅲ. VocabularyDirections: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.(A)Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 31 into the hand?Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 32 . In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 33 . Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 34 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 35 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.The technology could 36 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 37 available space.In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 38 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.”“It’s a bala nk canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 39 . Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price ofHuawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 40 the majority of people.But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”(B)Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 41 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.In fact, planes 42 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.When a 43 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 44 , everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 45 process.Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 46 .That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 47 , these planes are “de-iced”- but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “t heir turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 48 . In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 49 , whichmakes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 50 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.Ⅳ. ClozeDirections: 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.Working on holidays has always presented something of a class divide. From the 1870s through the 1920s, middle-and-upper-class Americans often lived with “the help”—mostly women of color whose job was to cook and clean and care for others, day and night. While shows like Dowton Abbey seek to give 51 to servants, they also sanitize (粉饰) what was a cruel, back-breaking existence. It was common f or a housemaid’s day to begin well before the family rose and extend until after they 52 for the evening. They did so seven days a week: working more than 80 hours a week - more than the 65 hours most factory workers worked at the time. While we often imagine that these women were young and single, Evelyn Nakano Gleen’s research on such care providers has shown that over 30% of them were married many with children. As they worked very hard for families not 53 , they left their children, parents, siblings and husbands behind. Thanksgiving or Christmas was no doubt one of the hardest times of the year, and their own families felt their 54 .The labor movement was 55 to changing this sorry state of affairs. Unions raised wages, lowered hours, instituted worker protections, guaranteed a minimum wage and 56 holidays off for workers. Those who did have to work on national holidays were guaranteed overtime pay. When unions were strong, such benefits even 57 to non-unionized workers.But as unions have 58 , part-time work has increased. And this has meant lower wages and greater 59 . Working at $11 an hour for 25 hours a week means making 14,300 a year. For most retail workers, that’s one of the better jobs that are available. And 60 , it’s a job without health insurance, or a retirement plan, with constant scheduling changes that make it hard to take additional 61 . Most of these workers wish they could work more, but employers would rather hire other part-time rs. So when the boss says, “Can you work Thanksgiving?” workers have no real choice but to be 62 .Today, working on holidays carries no guarantee of extra pay, and not working can mean losing one’s job. Some workers are 63 ; Walmart employees have planned over 1,000 Black Friday strikes because of unchanging wages and health care premiums (保险费) that will soon triple. Americans have a choice of helping these workers regain the 64 , or walking past them in order to shop more. And that is the irony to the trend of stores opening on Thanksgiving. On the same day that we give thanks for all we have, why must we also rush out to buy more? Observers might say, “It’s just the logic of the market!” But the logic of the market is not some mystical process. It is the result of the 65 that we make.51. A. rise B. power C. life D. pleasure52. A. retired B. retreated C. relaxed D. rebelled53. A. in their favor B. of their own C. to their pleasure D. at their convenience54. A. exhaustion B. disappointment C. reluctance D. absence55. A. central B. subject C. sensitive D. beneficial56. A. provided B. secured C. organized D. arranged57. A. stuck B. occurred C. appealed D. extended58. A. rose B. declined C. survived D. defended59. A. uncertainty B. devotion C. trouble D. influence60. A. therefore B. also C. instead D. still61. A. business B. suggestion C. employment D. welfare62. A. sincere B. determined C. offensive D. willing63. A. taking over B. fighting back C. giving up D. looking forward64. A. protection B. identities C. salaries D. promotions65. A. efforts B. contributions C. decisions D. achievementsⅤ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill ineach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A) We made a choice…Will you support it today? Our journalism now reaches record numbers around the world and more than a million people have supported our reporting. We continue to face financial challenges but, unlike many news organisation, we haven’t put up a pay-wall. We want our journalism to remain accessible to all, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.This is The Guardians model for open, independ ent journalism: free for those who can’t afford it, supported by those who can. Readers’ support powers our work, safeguarding our essential editorial independence. This means the responsibility of protecting independent journalism is shared, enabling us all to feel empowered to bring about real change in the world. Your support gives Guardian journalists the time, space and freedom to report with tenacity and rigour, to shed light where others won’t. It emboldens us to challenge authority and question the status quo. And by keeping all of our journalism free and open to all, we can foster inclusivity; diversity, make space for debate, inspire conversation-so more people have access to accurate information with integrity at its heart.Guardian journalism is rooted in facts with a progressive perspective on the world. We are editorially independent, meaning we set our own agenda. Our Journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners, politicians or shareholders. No one steers our opinion. At a time when there are so few sources of information you can really trust, this is vital as it enables us to give a voice to those less heard, challenge the powerful and hold them to account. Your support means we can keep investigating and exploring the critical issues of our time.Our model allows people to support us in a way that works for them. Every time a reader like you makes a contribution to The Guardian, no matter how big or small, it goes directly into funding our journalism. But we need to build on this support for the years ahead.Support The Guardian from as little as SI- and it only takes a minute. Thank you.66. The following descriptions of The Guardian are true EXCEPT ________.A. Some readers may find it difficult to afford it if The Guardian puts up a paywall.B. It strives to ensure journalism independence, tree from financial or political influence.C. It intends to give a voice to those disadvantaged and challenge the powerful.D. It tries its best to be editorially depende nt, taking shareholders’ opinions into account.67. Which of the following might The Guardian do in the daily operation?A. It requires those who can afford it to pay for the subscription and spares those who can’t.B. It helps protect the legal rights of certain victim by challenging someone in authority.C. It stops looking into something if all the other media have made the same conclusion.D. It receives some donation and then uses it to finance the journalists’ further education.68. The underlined word “inclusivity”may mean that The Guardian’s reports ________.A. show no discrimination against anybody or anythingB. cover something that it considers quite worthy of concernC. focus a lot on whether some information is accurate enoughD involve an appeal for support from readers all over the world(B) The Railroad BuildersThe Central Pacific Railroad is the first transcontinental railroad in North America, honored by BBC as one of the seven miracles after Industrial Revolution. It had made a great contribution to the US’s economy but it couldn’t be completed without Chinese labors hard work. In order to build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported from China. They had to bear the brunt of the build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported from China. They had to bear the brunt of the work, deal with the dreadful environment and endure with littler pay. What challenges did they meet? And how did they cope with them?Join us in the railroad builders to find the answers!The first Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad”and later as the “Overland Route”) was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and1869. By linking with the existing railway network of the Eastern United States, the road thus connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States by rail for the first time. It was one of the crowning achievements in the crossing of plains and high mountains westward by the Union Pacific and eastward by the Central Pacific.69. Which of the following is Not true about the Central Pacific Railroad?A. It was built by more than one railroad company working together.B. It was constructed by Chinese labors solely.C. It is an engineering marvel recognized even today.D. It was completed with blood, sweat and tears.70. Which of the following expressions is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “bear the brunt”?A. handle the difficultyB. deserve the creditC. suffer the main partD. come under attack71. It can be inferred from the article that ________.A. Before the construction of Pacific Railroad began, there was no railroad in AmericaB. Pacific Railroad wa s intended to realize President Lincoln’s dream after he diedC. The Chinese labors earned a lot by building Pacific Railroad at the cost of their health and evenD. It took people much longer to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in America before 186972. This article may well be from the official website of ________.A. a television channel B a railroad companyC. BBC documentariesD. a journal on rail building(C)Imagine you went to a restaurant with a date: had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time you go there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with, “Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is over there in the seat you sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?” Then you find out that your burger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on a diet that doesn’t include burgers. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equivalent of the Internet. The Net’s ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormous amount of data on you—some of which you may not want them to have.Are you aware that almost every time you access a website you get a “cookie”? Unfortunately, it’s not the Mrs. Reid’s type. A cookie on the Internet is a computer code sent by the site to your computer—usually without your knowledge. During the entire period of time that you are at the site, the cookie is collecting information about your interaction, including where you visit, how long you stay there, how frequently you return to certain pages, and even your electronic address. Fill out a survey to collect free information or samples and marketers know even more about you—like your name, address, and any other information you provide. While this may sound scary enough, cookies aren’t even the latest in technology. A new system called I-librarian Alexa—named for the legendary third century B.C. library in Alexandria, Egypt- does even more. While cookies track what you are doing at one site, Alexa collects data on all your Web activity, such as which sites you visit next, how long you stay there, whether you click on ads, etc. All this information is available to markets, who use it to market more effectively to you. Not only do you not get paid for providing the information, you probably don’t even know that you are giving it.73. In the restaurant story, the author may most probably think the waiter or waitress to be ________.A. considerateB. well-manneredC. annoyingD. incredible74. The author makes up the restaurant story in order to ________.A. show the good service offered in some Web restaurantsB. criticize some restaurants for too considerate serviceC. show the Internet s ability to collect data on youD. prove the great power of the Internet75. What can be learned about “Alexa” from the second paragraph?A. Alexa is named after an ancient hero in Egypt.B. Alexa is installed in libraries.C. Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you.D. Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookies.76. Which of the following words can best reflect the authors’ attitude to cookies and Alexa?A. Critical.B. Suspicious.C. Objective.D. Optimistic.(D)Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages.To Begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decided, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from exhausting work. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of those earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded.Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor he is likely to find far more pleasure in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extracomforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in ones own circle.77. What is the author’s opinion about work?A. Work can keep people busy as if they were poor.B. Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life.C. Work is very tiresome, especially when too excessive.D. Work can at least give relief from boredom78. The reason why the more intelligent rich men still work hard is that ________.A. they want to overcome boredomB. they want to earn more in case they meet with business failureC. they do not have any sensations in lifeD. they have to pay the price of their freedom from hard work79. In the author’s opinion, what is the last product of civilization?A. To make wise use of leisure.B. To be free from hard workC. To keep oneself busy with trifles.D. To work to some extent80. As is put by the author, most of the work that most people have to do is ________.A delightful but time consuming B. exceedingly dull and always painfulC not worth doing and bearable at all D. not interesting but rewardingSection BDirections: In the article, 4 sentences have been removed choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There’re 2 which do not fit in any of the gaps.In the 1993 film Jurassic park, several species of dinosaurs have been brought back to life using DNA millionsof years old. The dinosaurs are placed in an animal theme park as a tourist attraction. However, when a group of scientists arrives for a visit, the dinosaurs escape and attack them. After many scary encounters, only a few of the visitors remain alive.The story is of course fiction, but it reflects recent advances in genetic engineering which are getting ever closer to reality. 81 . The animals on this possible comeback list include the woolly mammoth, an elephant—like creature that wandered the plains of Siberia: the moa, a giant flightless bird from New Zealand; the thylacine, a dog-like hunter also known as the Tasmanian tiger because of the dark stripes down its back; and the bucardo, a mountain goat from Spain.These animals had very little in common and in most cases lived eras apart. The woolly mamoth, for example, died many thousands of years ago while the bucardo became extinct only around the year 2000. But, all these species lived at the same time as humans, and humans have been largely responsible for their destruction.82 .Many difficulties will remain before it is possible to revive an extinct species by the methods scientists have so far worked out. In fact, scientists believe that because of all the problems, species revival will never happen.83 . While it is theoretically possible to preserve genetic material for thousands of years under ideal conditions, these conditions are very hard to find in real life.And there is a final, ethical consideration. Even if we learn how to reproduce an example of an extinct species, that individual could never have a normal life. Its natural environment is most likely gone, and it would have no parents to show it how to behave as a member of its species. So it would remain a curiosity, and probably live out its life in a zoo. 84 .Ⅳ. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Families have existed for about 300,000 years now, continually changing with times. Still, the lifestyle of the contemporary American family horrifies some foreigners. They describe it this way: “Young children are in day care centers, Teenagers are often in trouble. Mothers are at work. Divorced fathers rarely see their children. Widowed grandparents live alone. Great-grandparents live in nursing homes. Don’t American family members love each other and take care of each other?”Yes, they do. The American family still cares about and cares for its members, but in new ways. American children, for example, may spend less time with relatives than children did in the past. Nevertheless, families still give children their most important experiences and values, as well as their most enduring relationships.。
精品试题：2018-2019学年高一(高二)下学期期中考试英语试题集(共6套)Word版含答案
2018-2019学年安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校高一（实验班）下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分听力（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. Why do the speakers have to wait in line for their coffee?A. There are too many customers.B. There are many new employees.C Delicious coffee takes more time to make2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurantB On a trainC. At a railway station3. Which program is the woman going to watch first?A The movieB. The science report.C. The volleyball game.4. What does the man think of the woman?A. She should do her best for her team.B. She is an experienced team leaderC. She needs more experience to be a great leader5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A football game.B. Indoor activitiesC. The weather forecast.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。
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (VII)
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (VII)注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己所在的班级、姓名、学号填写在答题卡上。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息涂黑，答案不能答在试卷上。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置上。
考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解（共6小题，每小题2分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍。
每段后有两个小题,各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第1—2题。
材料读两遍。
1.A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. An engineer2.A. For about fifteen years.B. For about twenty years.C. For about twenty-five years听第二段材料，回答第3—4题。
材料读两遍。
3.A. By bus B. On foot. C. By taxi.4.A. To visit a museum.B.To do some shoppingC. To have dinner at an old bar.听第三段材料，回答第5—6题。
材料读两遍。
5.A. Two. B. three. C. Four.6.A. They drove the shark swayB.They sent out some warnings.C. They surrounded the swimmers.第二节回答问题（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。
材料和问题读两遍。
7. _____________________________________8. _____________________________________9. _____________________________________10. _____________________________________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。
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. Who is the man talking to?A. A customerB. A waitress.C. A cleaner..2. What is the woman doing?A. Watching a TV show.B. Preparing for a play.C. Playing a video game.3. What does the man need?A. Something to eat and drink.B. Someone to take care of his pet.C. His sister to call him back.4. Why is the man selling his car?A. He plans to take the subway.B. He wants a new car.C. He just bought an expensive house.5. What happened to the woman’s son?A. He failed an important exam.B. He didn’t get the job he wanted.C. He was just fired by his company.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。
上海市七宝中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题含解析
3. A. The new doctor lacks experience.
B. She disagrees with what the man said.
C. The man had better talk with the patients first.
15. A. Safety problems with railroad tracks.
B. The growth of the automotive industry.
C. The use of oversized freight containers.
D. The high cost of meeting various regulations.
C. To make preparations for her future job.
D. To ensure that she has time for acting work.
18. A. Serious. B. Funny. C. Experienced. D. Demanding.
19. A. It involves many theories. B. He must get an advanced camera.
C. Carl knows the concert is at eight. D. He hasn’t been able to reach Carl.
Section B (20’)
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题_3
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题一、听力（每小题1.5分, 满分30分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. How will Uncle Tom come?A By motorbike B. By taxi C. By car2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A museum B .A gardenC .A painting3. What is the man going to do first?A. Sweep the floor.B. Do the cooking.C. Remove the rubbis h4. What does the man think of his new computer?A. It s quite expensive.B. It is hard to useC. It is of good va lue5. How many languages is the man learning now?A. OneB. TwoC. Three请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6． What take up most of the room in the garden？A. The flowersB. The trees C The vegetables7. What does the woman have trouble with?A. The antsB. The spidersC. The mosquitoes请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What does the woman s husband want to drink?A. Orange juice B Hot milk C. Lemon tea9. When does the woman want the drinks?A. At about 7: 30 amB. At about 8: 00 amC. At about 8: 30 am请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
上海市七宝中学2018-2019学年高二上期中英语试题(原卷+解析版)
Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box… Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.
Since I am a quick learner, it didn’t take me long to find out___3___a man needs to do to survive a marriage. Here are the 7 golden principles, which I would like to call “Marriage Survival Tips for Man”. Ready to take notes?
“At school you are____13____not so much in acquiring knowledge as in making mental efforts under criticism. A certain amount of knowledge you can indeed with average faculties acquire so as to retain; nor need you____14____the hours you spent on much that is forgotten, for the____15____of lost knowledge at least protects you from many illusions. But you go to a great school not so much for knowledge as for arts and habits: for the habit of attention, for the art of entering____16____into another person’s thoughts, for the habit of submitting to censure (批判) and refutation (反驳), for the art if indicating assent (附议) or dissent (异议) in gradated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy, for the art of working out what is possible in a given time, for taste, for discrimination, for mental courage, and for mental soberness (清醒).”
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学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
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。
What will the weather be like tomorrow?Sunny B.Cloudy C.RainyWhere is the woman’s English book?On the shelf B. Under the pillow C.On the tableWhat is the man doing now?Surfing the Internet B. Listening to music C. Studying for a testWhich sport did the man miss yesterday?Volleyball B. Football C.BasketballWhat do we know about the man’s cousin?A.He has blond hair.B. He has a beard.C. He is short .第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
When will the meeting probably finish?On Thursday B. On Friday C. On SaturdayWhy will the woman go to the place near Milan?To travel B. To work C. To see her husband听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
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4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结束时,将答题卡交回。
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节阅读理解
2018-2019学年二英语下学期期中试题
本试卷分三部分,共8页,满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前,考生务必在答题卡上按注意事项要求填涂个人信息。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。
“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something you’re really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge you.”
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My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder（大杂烩）is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.
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2018---2019学年度下学期高二期中英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（70分）和第Ⅱ卷（50分）总分120分。
答题时间100分钟[第Ⅰ卷 (选择题）第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（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。
AThis March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.Live Music-- Late Night JazzEnjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis. The famous trum pet player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band(乐队), Herbies Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbies thi rd visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your ti ckets quickly.PLACE: The Jazz ClubDATES: 15-23 MarchPRICE:¥80,¥120IIME: 10: 00 p.m. till late !IEL:6466-8736Scottish DancingTake your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scotti sh dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstra te the dances. The live bands, Gordon Stroppie and the Weef rees. are also excellent.PLACE: Jack Stein'sDATES: Every MondayPRICE:¥60, including one drinkTIME:7:00-0:00 p.mIEL:6402-1877Exhibitions---shanghai MuseumThere are 120, 000 pieces on show here. You can see the wh ole of Chinese history under one roof. It's always Interesting to visit, but doubly(加倍地) so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. The re are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let usknow if you see a mummy move !PLACE: Shanghai MuseumPRICE:¥30(¥15 for students)TEL:6888-6888DATES. DailyTTME: Monday--Friday9:00 a. m.-5: 00 p. m., Weekends9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.Dining---Sushi(寿司) Chef in TownSushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’ s becomin g an art form.The most famous sushi “artist” is Yuki Kamura. She's also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.PLACE: Sushi SceneDATES: All monthPRICE:¥200TIME: Lunch timeTEL:6690-3211For a full listing of events, see our website.21. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00 p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose ?A. Live Music---Late Night JazzB. Exhibitions---Shanghai MuseumC. Scottish DancingD. Dining---Sushi Chef in Town.22. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tire s you out.B. The performance given by the American jazz band will not l ast quite long.C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of traditional Japanese food.D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhi bits from Egypt.23. From the text we may learn that Kamura is_________.A. an instructorB. a waitressC. a cookD. an artistBDear James,It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bikeride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am stil l fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. It’s my birth day in two weeks’ time and I’ll be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear gran dson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some tim e ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it i s to stop. You see, during adolescence I also smoked and be came addicted to cigarettes.By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physi cally addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of che micals in cigarettes, This means that after a while your body b ecomes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bad-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you becom e addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thi ng over and over again, you begin to do it automatically. Lastl y, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happie r and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to thin k that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted inall three ways, so it was very difficult to quit. But I did finally m anage.When I was young, I didn’t know much about the harmful eff ects of smoking. I didn’t know, for example, that it could do ter rible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more diffic ult for smoking couples to become pregnant(怀孕）. I certainly di dn’t know their babies may have a smaller b irth weight or even be abnormal in some way. Neither did I kn ow that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend tho ught I smelt terrible. She said my breath and clothes smelt, an d that the ends of my fingers were turning yellow. She told me that she wouldn’t go out with me again unless I stopped! I als o noticed that I became breathless quickly, and that I wasn’t e njoying sport as much, When I was taken off the school footb all team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smokin g.I am sending you some advice I found on the Internet. It mig ht help you to stop and strengthen your resolve. I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have. Love fromGrandad24.The first paragraph shows James’ grandad .has nothing to do at home B.lives a healthy lifeC.is tired when returning from a long bike tripD.likes sitting in the garden25.The phrase “withdrawal symptoms” in para3 probably mea ns _______.分离症状 B.撤退现象 C.断瘾症状D.戒毒反应26. In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking?A. Using scientific theoryB. His failure in loveC. His sports activityD. His own experience27. According to the letter, James’ grandad .A. didn’t give up smokingB. used to be a member of the sc hool football teamC. is lonelyD. wrote down the advice from his experienceCTeenagers’ fitness is now a major concern, to which physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitn ess. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers: “ First, you need to find out your present level of fitness, Then you can design a program me that will help you become healthier.”Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels d fitness that n eed a change of lifestyle. “Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight proble m. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many phy sical activities, but is not seriously overweight. “Active” refers t o people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level.According to Dr. Lopez, overweight teenagers should keep ac tive to keep healthy. “Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty-minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories.” Ina ctive teenager should do similar activities, but add some bend ing and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. “Inactive people can t ake a little more exercise than overweight people because the ir bodies are stronger.” said Dr, Lopez. The same principle ap plies to active teenagers.Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities. “These are r eally important in order to prevent in jures.” Dr. Lopez said. So me weight-training and other body-strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the person's strength.28. What can we learn from the passage ?A. Active people always have a high fitness level.B. Overweight people always take more exercise.C. Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweightD. Keeping fit means changing teenagers’ lifestyle.29. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why physical exercise is important ?A. It can make the teenagers grow taller.B. It can help teena gers become healthier.C. It can help to burn up calories.D. It can make bodies stro ng.30. In order to prevent injuries, you should do some_________ ___exercises.A. WalkingB. stretching and bendingC. RidingD. weig hting--training31. What is the best title for the passage?A. Doing ExerciseB. Teenagers’ FitnessC. Different LifestylesD. Overweight TeenagersDA SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTINGArt is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles i n Western art havechanged many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would beimpossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Conseq uently, this text willdescribe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to repre sent religiousthemes. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical pi cture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that i deas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Gi otto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more real istic way.The Renaissance(15th to 16th century)During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually re placed those held in the Middle Ages. People began to conce ntrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanisticattitude to life.At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to posses s their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb pala ces and great houses. They paid famous artists to paint pictur es of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as th eir activities and achievements.One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. This technique was first us ed by Masaccio in 1428. When people first saw his paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, no one would have been able to paint such realis tic pictures. By coincidence,oil paints were also developed at t his time, which made the colors used in paintings look richer a nd deeper. Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for wh ich this period is famous.Impressionism(late 19h to early 20th century)In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal,from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one. Many p eople moved from the countryside to the new cities. There we re many new inventions and social changes also led to new p ainting styles. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived a nd worked in Paris.The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. T hey were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day. However, because natural light chan ges so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their p aintings were not as detailed as those of earlier painters. At fir st, many people disliked this style of painting and became ver y angry about it. They said that the painters were careless an d their paintings were ridiculous.Modern Art(29th century to today)At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings w ere controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginnin g of what we call “modern art”. This is because the Impressio nists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new w ays. There are scores of modern art styles,but without the Imp ressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On t he one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eye s, but instead concentrates n certain qualities of the object, us ing colour, line and shape to represent them. On the other ha nd, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they loo k like photographs. These styles are so different. Who can pre dict what painting styles there will be in the future?32. In the Renaissance, painters__________________.A. painted religious scenes in a more realistic styleB. focused more on religion than on humansC. began to paint outdoorsD. returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art33. Many people hate the impressionists’ style of painting at fi rst because their paintings _____.A. very abstractB. very realisticC. the same as traditional style of paintingD. very ridicul ous34. ____ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.A. Giotto di Bondone.B. Masaccio.C. Claude Monet.D. Pablo Picasso35. When did people focus more on people and less on religio n?A. From 5th to 15th century AD.B. From 15th to 16th century.C. From late 19th to early 20th century.D. From 20th cent ury to today.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。