安徽省滁州市明光中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含听力材料无音频）

安徽省明光中学2018-2019学年第二学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
试题总分:150分 考试时间:120分钟
第Ⅰ卷
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。
例:How much is the shirt? A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15. 答案是C。
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Buy a camera. B. Help the woman. C. Take photos.
2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Their life in town. B. A place of living. C. A noisy night.
3. Where is the man now?
A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.
4. What will Celia do?
A. Find a player. B. Play basketball. C. Watch a game.
5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.
第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6. What is Sarah going to do?
A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise. C. Invite John to France.
7. What does the man think of Sarah’s plan?
A. Funny. B. Strange. C. Exciting.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?
A. She needs to put off her test.
B. She wants to visit another city.
C. She has to give up her travel plan.
9. What does Diana want Peter to do?
A. Take a book to her friend. B. Teach a geography lesson. C. Help her with her study.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man call the woman?
A. To plan a meeting with her. B. To tell her about her new job. C. To ask about her job program.
11. Who needs a new flat?
A. Alex. B. Miranda. C. Andrea.
12. Where is the woman now?
A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.
听第9段材 料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?
A. Whether the prices are low. B. How well the food is prepared. C. Where the restaurant is.
14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?
A. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.
B. Before he went to the United States.
C. After he came back to Sweden.
15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?
A. Ask hotel clerks. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Talk to people in the street.
16. What do we know about Jan?
A. He cooks for a restaurant. B. He travels a lot for his work. C. He prefers American food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?
A. It’s a public place. B. It’s a small town. C. It’s a new building.
18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?
A. Fridays and Saturdays. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Saturday nights.
19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?
A. Via del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street.
20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?
A. It has an old stone surface. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has a famous university.
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。
A
Some students prefer a part-time job after class to earn some money and improve themselves. Here are some good companies:
IN-N-Out Burger
It is the best hamburger shop in the west of America. Regarded as one of the best employers, it offers flexible hours and the highest part-time salaries. Above all, the company treats its employees the way they would like to be treated: like family. However, there is no discount offered to its employees.
Position: selling assistant (experience required)
Website: www.in-n-out.cm
Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks has been at the forefront (前沿) of the United States’ coffee revolution. Working hours are flexible. Fit twenty hours of work into your week. There is also a 30% discount and a free pound of coffee or box of tea every week.
Position: assistant coffee taster (experience required)
Website: www.starbucks.com
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is the world’s largest natural and organic food selling company. With its focus on organic ingredients, Whole Foods Market is all about health. Working hours are free. Benefits include paid-time off and a 20% discount so you can eat like a king or at least like a top chef in training. There are also training courses on health and food every week.
Position: secretary
Website:wwww.wholefoodsmarket.com.
Lands’ End
Lands’ End is a Wisconsin-based clothes store that focuses on casual comfort and warmth for the great outdoors. Employees (even part-time employees) have the chance to go to a company-owned entertainment center and get a 25% discount on theme parks and movies, and an invitation to the yearly company picnic. Besides, for part-time employees, they can come to work anytime they like as long as they work for 4 hours a day.
Position: salesperson
Website:www.landsend.com
21．Which company offers its employees the best discount?
A．In-N-Out Burger. B．Starbucks Coffee.
C．Lands’ End. D．Whole Foods Market.
22．Which website should you visit if you are interested in selling clothes?
A．www.landsend.com B．www.in-n-out.com
C．www.wholefoodsmarket.com D．www.starbucks.com
23．What do the four companies have in common?
A．Related experience is required. B．Training courses are offered.
C．Working hours are flexible. D．Employees can get high salaries.
B
If you’re wondering when you might get the flu, a new study indicates you should keep an eye on your local weather report.
According to a research published in the Journal of Clinical Virology, if you keep your eye on the weather and watch for the first major drop in the temperature, you can essentially mark your calendar in prediction for an outbreak of the flu.
To figure out how the weather and flu outbreak may be connected, researchers analyzed statistics of 20,000 people in an area over three seasons. The number of people who caught the flu was then compared with local weather data.
After each season, the team noticed one consistent finding: The first really cold period with low outdoor temperatures and low humidity (湿度) was always followed by a week of a mass influenza outbreak.
The researchers say that aerosol particles (气溶胶粒子) containing virus and liquid are more able to spread in cold and dry weather. So, in theory, if you sneeze or cough and the surrounding air is very dry, the air will absorb the moisture and the particles containing the virus keep spreading through the air for a longer period of time.
Luckily there are ways to keep off the illness regardless of the weather. Washing your hands, coughing into the crook (弯曲) of your arm and getting vaccine (疫苗) are the best ways to prevent the flu from spreading. People over the age of 65, pregnant women and young children are at the highest risk of developing complications (并发症) related to the virus, according to the CDC.
24．From the first paragraph we can infer that .
A．nobody can predict when one gets flu
B．people may easily fall sick
C．weather report plays an important part in life
D．flu is often related to weather changes
25．How did the researchers draw the conclusion of the study?
A．By doing questionnaires B．By analyzing the data
C．.By carrying out experiments D．By making observation
26．Why do people catch the flu easily in cold and dry weather?
A．Gold and dry weather can prevent people from doing exercise
B．The colder it is, the more kinds of flu there are
C．Low temperature can increase the number of aerosol particles
D．Cold and dry weather helps the spread of virus
27．What can we learn about from the last paragraph?
A．The vaccines for flu B．The people who are easy to get flu
C．The most common kind of flu virus D．The main ways to cure flu
C
Everyone has their favorite scenes and characters in Harry Potter books and films．One of the most memorable scenes for many came early on in the series. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the owls (猫头鹰) began to send letters to Harry inviting him to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Owls were then mentioned frequently in the books and created amazing images in the films．
Everyone around the world loves the Harry Potter series. But if there has been one bad result of J. K. Rowling's creative gifts, it is the craze that has swept through many countries for owning an owl. Many experts suggest that because Harry Potter fans would like to own their own owl, there is a strong chance that owls may soon start to go extinct.
There are over 200 different species of owl. They are nocturnal birds, which mean they are awake at night, usually hunting. They have large round eyes that face forwards on their flat faces. Owls also like to be on their own, unless it is the mating season．
Indonesia is one of the main countries that are now selling owls to young and old Harry Potter fans．There are many bird markets throughout the country, with the largest being Pramuka in Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta．Birds are Indonesia's most popular pet, with about 20 percent of all homes keeping at least one．It is thought that about 13,000 owls are sold each year in Indonesia's bird markets. They cost between ﹩10 and ﹩30．This is affordable for most families where the parents work．Most of the owls have been taken from the wild and do not live for very long once they have been caught．
Not everyone is happy about the situation, including the Harry Potter author, J．K．Rowling．She said, "If anybody has been influenced by my books, to think an owl would be happiest shut in a small cage and kept in a house, I would like to take this opportunity to say as forcefully as I can, "you are wrong!""
28．What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve?
A．To advertise Harry Potter books． B．To express the main idea．
C．To bring up the topic． D．To describe the author's favorite animal．
29．What terrible result do the Harry Potter series bring about?
A．Owls being forced out of their homes．
B．An increase in the animal attacks．
C．Damage to children's creativity．
D．A fall in the number of owls．
30．What do we know about Indonesia's bird markets?
A．They mainly sell owls．
B．They have a popular sale for owls．
C．They usually sell home﹣raised owls．
D．They sell owls at a comparatively high price．
31．What can be the best title of this passage?
A．Many Indonesians Love Buying Owls B．Many Indonesians Like Raising Birds
C．Harry Potter Series May Cause Great Harm to Owls D．Things J. K. Rowling Dislikes
D
Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you’ll have no trouble answering these questions.
Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child’s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation(刺激) and new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.
The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they’d felt cold water at first.
The pressures of "time" and "destination" are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what’s around them. I asked them what they’d seen. "Oh, a few birds," they said. They seemed bent on their destinations.
Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.
32．According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more ____________.
A．anxious to do wonders B．sensitive to others’ feelings
C．likely to develop unpleasant habits D．eager to explore the world around them
33．What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?
A．To stop complaining all the time. B．To avoid jumping to conclusions.
C．To follow the teacher’s advice. D．To admit mistakes honestly.
34．Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?
A．The natural beauty isn’t attractive to them.
B．The forest in the dark is dangerous for them.
C．They focus on arriving at the camp in time.
D．They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.
35．In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should __________.
A．fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world
B．get rid of some bad habits in our daily life
C．open our mind to new things and ideas
D．try our best to protect nature
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。
You’re growing up. That means you’re probably experiencing lots of changes, all at once. Your body is changing. It might even seem as if your entire self is changing. It can be confusing and even scary. 36 And it’s good!
Growing up means that you can do more, learn more, and start to make your mark on the world. In order for that to happen, your body produces chemicals called hormones that help both body and mind grow. Hormone levels change constantly, rising and falling. 37 But it’s partly to blame for intense emotions, surprising reactions, and mood swings.
Because of the way your brain develops, it is somewhat ruled by emotion now and through your teen years. As a result, growing up can seem like an emotional roller coaster! 38
? Take care of yourself. If you eat right, sleep enough, and get good exercise, your brain will be much more able to deal with the stress.
? 39 When you feel your moods swinging or you’re upset, or confused, some quiet time will allow you to gather your thoughts and get calmer.
? Practice relaxing your body and deep breathing when you wake up and when you go to bed. 40 Plus, when stuff happens during the day, you’ll be able to calm yourself quickly with a deep breath or two before you react. Your body is changing.
A．Take a break.
B．But the truth is, it happens to every teen.
C．Work out regularly to keep physically fit.
D．This changing is needed for your body’s development.
E．It will help you fall asleep and start the morning right.
F．Here are a few things you can do to make the ride smoother.
G．Usually, these feelings settle down when you realize what is going on.
第三部分：英语知识运用 （共三节，满分55分）
第一节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was New Year time. We were travelling in a van (货车） 41 toys to the homeless.
When we 42 the spot, something caught my eye. Something or someone was moving in the rubbish. Soon I 43 that it was the home of a poor family. There were two 44 , both about my age at the time, and a lady I supposed to be their mother. They sat there 45 .
As a little girl myself, I was 46 interested in the little girl. How 47 our lives were! She lived for the day, 48 through the rubbish for something to prevent starving. I on the other hand was well looked after and never had to worry about 49 . I had a good education and thus a 50 future. I looked at the little girl. The only 51 she had was the worn-out dress that she was wearing.
Seeing this little girl, I made the decision to 52 a doll that had belonged to me for a long time. When the van came to a 53 , I stepped out, called the girl over and 54 the doll in her hand. At first she looked 55 and wasn’t certain what to do，but then she smiled and I saw 56 in her eyes. I went back into the vehicle and we started to 57 off, and that's when we realized the little girl was running 58 . We stopped again and opened the door. The girl had 59 us. She looked directly at me and said two 60 words “Thank you”.
41. A. adopting B. distributing C. recommending D. selling
42. A. approached B. exposed C. left D. reserved
43.A. guaranteed B. advocated C. realized D. appointed
44.A. adults B. adolescents C. daughters D. children
45.A. happily B. unconsciously C. helplessly D. hopefully
46.A. potentially B. especially C. less D. probably
47.A. similar B. stable C. different D. ordinary
48.A. searching B. getting C. running D. breaking
49.A. allowance B. food C. health D. nutrition
50.A. arbitrary B. distant C. foreseeable D. promising
51.A. gift B. decoration C. finance D. possession
52.A. give in B. give away C. hand over D. hand out
53.A. station B. stop C. street D. frontier
54.A. slipped B. dropped C. placed D. threw
55.A. privileged B. concerned C. disappointed D. surprised
56.A. appreciation B. dilemma C. anxiety D. astonishment
57.A. walk B. keep C. drive D. carry
58.A. away B. behind C. out D. off
59.A. called on B. called in C. caught up with D. sent for
60.A. final B. new C. key D. simple
第II卷
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Pay-for-knowledge platforms and apps, including Weibo and Zhihu, 61 allow people to pay money to have their questions answered by professionals or see online answers provided to others, 62 (be) becoming popular in China now.
Wang Sicong, the son of Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, was reported 63 (receive) 80,000 yuan for offering a four-Chinese-character answer on a pay-for-knowledge platform.
The price for that question was 64 (origin) 5,000 yuan. However, Wang’s answer attracted more than 180,000 Internet users, keen to see the response, who each pay 1 yuan. The income would 65 (share) between the platform, Wang and the question raiser, according to 66 (regulate) set by the platform involved.
Questions about finance and economics, as well as health attract the most people and offer a new way for celebrities(名人) to translate 67 (they) fame into cash.
Price for celebrity answers also increased with more people 68 (ask) questions online. Yang Lu, the co-founder of Fenda, said the price depended 69 supply and demand. Online celebrities received so many questions that they couldn’t answer them one by one, so the price increased.
In addition, people asking questions could have a share in 70 income if the question attracted a lot of netizens to hear the answer. The model stimulated(刺激) people to ask more questions.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及二个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Tom，
How time flies! Next week is your birthday. Happy birthday for you! I've sent you a can of tea as a gift，which I hope you will like it. Now I will introduce Chinese tea culture to you.
Chinese tea has history of more than 4,000 years. General speaking，there're many kind of tea in China, including green tea, red tea and so on. Drink tea has many benefits. For example, it can make people relaxing. Besides, it has been proved that tea was beneficial to people's healthy. No wonder that tea is become increasingly popular with people around the world.
I hope you will love Chinese tea and tea culture. Happy birthday!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达(满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom听说在中国通过扫描二维码 (scan QR code) 就可以轻松实现移动支付(mobile payment)，感到不可思议。请你写封邮件告知移动支付在中国的相关情况。内容包括：
(1)在中国最流行，提供了便利； (2)快捷且强大的功能：如买早餐、买地铁票；
(3)改变我们的生活，引领世界。
注意：(1)词数100左右； (2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom
How are you? Glad to tell you something about mobile payment in China. ________________________________________________________________________________________


明光中学2018-2019学年第二学期高二期中考试试卷答案
听力
1-5 CBABB 6-10 BCCAB 11-15 CABCC 16-20 BABCC
阅读理解
21-25 BACDB 26-30 DBCDB 31-35 CDBCA
七选五
36-40 BDFAE
完形填空
41-45 BACDC 46-50 BCABD 51-55 DBBCD 56-60 ACBCD
语法填空
61. which 62. are 63. to have received 64. originally 65. be shared 66. regulations 67. their 68. asking 69. on 70. the
改错
1. Happy birthday for you中for 改为to。
1. 去掉like后面的it
1. has和history中间加个a
1. General 改为Generally
1. kind改为kinds
1. Drink改为Drinking
1. Relaxing改为relaxed
1. tea was beneficial中的was改为is
1. healthy 改为health
1. is become（is可以改为has或者become改为becoming）
作文
Dear Tom,
How are you? Glad to tell you something about mobile payment in China.
Mobile payment is very popular in China. It has made people’s daily life more and more convenient. Most of us are used to paying by scanning QR codes.
By mobile payment, we can pay easily wherever we go. You can buy breakfast on the street and pay by scanning with your smart phone. In the subway station, you scan with your smart phone to purchase your ticket. This is a glimpse into the life of most Chinese - allowing us to bid farewell to the wallet and bank cards.
Mobile payment has greatly changed people's lives in China. It seems that China is really leading in some ways and is also sweeping other nations.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua



听力原文
Text 1
M: I’ve got my camera with me. But am I allowed to take photos here?
W: I think so. It doesn’t say you can’t.
Text 2
M: I really like living here in this flat, because it’s so near the center of town.
W: That’s true. But it gets really noisy at night.
Text 3
M: Hi, Maggie. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.
W: OK, David. Take your time. We’ll wait for you, so we can have dinner together.
Text 4
M: Celia, you see those girls over there? They need another player for a basketball game. Would you like to join them?
W: Seems like it’s a game for fun. Sure, I’ll be there in a minute.
Text 5
W: I won’t have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at the dry cleaners.
M: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays.
W: Oh! I should have gone there Saturday.
Text 6
M: All right, Sarah. We know that you’re planning something big for John’s birthday. Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?
W: I wanted to make his birthday a very special event. John has a sister living in France, and I’ll send her a plane ticket, so that she can be here for his birthday.
M: Boy! What an excellent plan! That’s something special. I kind of guessed you had some secret plan and were waiting for the right time to tell me.
W: Well, I didn’t want to say anything until I was sure she could come.
Text 7
W: Hey, Peter. I’m sorry!
M: Hi, Diana. What’s wrong?
W: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I’m afraid I can’t go.
M: How come?
W: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.
M: We can go next week instead.
W: No, I don’t want to ruin your weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, because I can’t afford to fail the test.
M: OK, then I’ll go with Dan. But it’s a pity you can’t come.
Text 8
W: Hello, this is Andrea.
M: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very good news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she’s very much looking forward to working with you. Isn’t that wonderful? Congratulations, dear! How does it feel to be Miranda’s new assistant? I imagine that you’re just delighted with this news. So, let’s see…you can start on Monday, right?
W: Umm, well, I don’t think I can start Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don’t live in New York, I’ll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.
M: Oh, well…then, in that case I suppose Wednesday would be good. Ok, see you then!
Text 9
W: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Friedman. You’re a frequent traveler. And we also know that you eat out twice a day. How come you are so fond of eating out?
M: When I got my first job back in 1982 and started traveling, I had no other choice but to eat out. I found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared. I made an effort to find good restaurants as well as nice dishes.
W: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?
M: I have lived in many cities, and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, people asked me where to go and eat when they went to cities I knew. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for the Swedish Club’s magazine, and someone suggested I gather the information about the restaurants together. Since I had all the facts about the restaurants I had been to, I started to do that.
W: How do you find restaurants?
M: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to people at a street market or take a walk and look for a place myself. I never ask a hotel clerk or a taxi driver. I don’t go to empty restaurants or places with menus difficult to understand.
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M: At the beginning of the tour, we will start with the most important place in my town, which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon, which is more than 100 years old, is the gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, and for parents and children on Sunday afternoons. Four streets lead to the Plaza, which have wide sidewalks and are tree-lined. Hernandes Street, which was named after a famous writer born in the city, contains all of the food stores, fish markets, and vegetable stands. Fernando Street, which was named after an educator, is where all of the government offices are housed. Via del Mar Street, whose roads are made of stones, is the only street which still has its old surface. Finally, we come to Horatio Street, on which there are two universities. One of them is the most famous university in my country. That’s why it is my favorite street of all.






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