1、北京臨川學(xué)校20172018 學(xué)年下學(xué)期期中試卷高二英語第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30 分）第一節(jié)（共 5 小題，每小題1.5 分）聽下面 5 段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.What will the girl probably do?A. Send an e-mail.B. Watch a movie.C.Playvideogames.2.What is the man s job at the moment?A. A compu

2、ter programmer.B. A restaurant waiter. C.Arestaurantcashier.3.How much will the woman pay for parking?A. 8 dollars.B. 10 dollars.C. 12 dollars.4.What time is it now?A. 1:45.B. 2:00.C. 2:45.5.What does the woman tell the man to do?A. Fetch his camera.B. Make a phone callC.Takepictureswith her phone.第

3、二節(jié) ( 共 15小題 ; 每小題 1.5分，滿分 22.5 分 )聽下面 5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6 和第 7 兩個小題。6. When does the conversation take place?A. At the beginning of this term.B. In the middle of this term.C.At the end of

4、 this term.- 1 - / 127. What do we know about the woman? A. She helped Sara with her study.B. She works as a math teacher.C. She sdisappointed with the exam.聽下面一段對話，回答第8 和第 9 兩個小題。8. What does the woman want to do at the weekend?A. Have a birthday party.B. Go to see the Browns.C.Dosomecleaning.9. Wh

5、at does the woman tell the man to do?A. Buy some delicious food.B. Talk less with the Browns.C.CalltheBrowns after work.聽下面一段對話，回答第10 至第 12 三個小題。10. How long has Mike been in London?A. Two weeks.B. Two months.C.Halfayear.11. What is true about Mike?A. He is interested in the weather.B. His English h

6、asnt improved.C. He has talked a lot with native speakers12.What is the womans advice?A. Watching English films.B. Reading English novels.C.Goingtoparks.聽下面一段對話，回答第13 至第 16 四個小題。13.How soon will be Fathers Day?A. Five days later.B. Seven days later.C.Tendayslater.14.What is the womans father now?A.

7、A farmer.B. A taxi driver.C. A teacher.15.Which massage chair costs the most?A. The white one.B. The red one.C. The black one.16.How much does the woman spend at last?- 2 - / 12A. $ 2,000.B. $ 1,800.C. $ 1,500.聽下面一段獨白，回答第17 至第 20 四個小題。17. What time did the plane take off?A. At 5:00 p.m .B. At 8: 00

8、p.m.p.m.18. What day was it in London when the speaker arrived in New York?A. Monday.B. Saturday.19. What surprised the speaker in the Fifth Avenue?A. The low prices.B. The amazing stores.service.20. Where is the girl from?A. New York.B. Los Angeles.C.AtC. Sunday.C.TheC. London.11:00good第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩

9、節(jié)，滿分40 分）第一節(jié)，閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A,B,C,D ）中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分，共30 分）AReading is veryimportant to help you learn English. To learn as much as you canfrom reading, you need to read different kinds of English. Thisbook provides notonly different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading abil

10、ity.There are four parts in the book:to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.Part2 isPeople:Inthispartallthe testsare about people.For example,thereisan informalletterbetween friends.There isformal(正式的 ) Englishin biography(傳記 ). There is a job application as a mo

11、del to help with your writing, as wellas testing your reading.Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown,some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard.There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.Part4 isThings:You

12、willfindsome descriptivewritingin thispart.There are- 3 - / 12descriptions of clothes and of a computer.You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests witha formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy usingit,21. We can find the introduction t

13、o a product in _,A. Part1B.Part2C.Part3D.Part422. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?A. A letter of complaint.B. A computer handbook.C. A letter to a friend.D. A story of a president.23. The passage is most probably written for _.A. test designersB. studentsC. test-t

14、akersD.teachers24. What is the best title of the book?A. Test Your ReadingB. Help with Your WritingC. LearnDifferent Kinds of EnglishD. Practise English inDifferent WaysBWill it matter if you dont take your breakfast? Recently a test was given inthe United States. Those tested included people of dif

15、ferent ages, from 12 to 83.Duringthe experiment,these people were givenallkindsof breakfasts,and sometimesthey got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodiesworked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if aperson eats a proper breakfa

16、st, he or she will work with better effect than if heor she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person workswithhisbrains.Ifa studenteatsfruit,eggs,bread and milkbeforegoingtoschool,he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.Opposite to what many pe

17、ople believe, if you dont eat breakfast, you willnot lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose- 4 - / 12more weight if you reduce your other meals.25. During the test, those who w

18、ere tested were given _.A. no breakfast at allB. very rich breakfastC. littlefood forbreakfastD.differentbreakfastornone26. The results of the test show that _.A. breakfast has great effect on work and studiesB. breakfast has little to do with a persons workC. a person will work better if he has a s

19、imple breakfastD. those working with brains should have much for breakfast27. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will _.A. lose weightB. not lose weightC. be healthierD. gain a lot of weight28. Which of the following is not true according to the passage

20、?A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.C. Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.D. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.CA young womancarrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor to giv

21、e her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make morehurriedroom for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk.this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior ,said a middle-aged man.“You know“Yes, he should be praised and

22、we must write a letter to the company, said asecond passenger.“Thats right, another lady said,“I wish a newspaper reporterwere here so that more people could learn from this conductor. Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor andsaid ,“Excuse me, but can I know your na

23、me, please? Your excellent service must- 5 - / 12be praised.Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the youngwomans lap interrupted,“I know his name. I call him Dad.29. The passengers were _ to see the conductors kindness to the woman and the child.A. excitedB. pleasedC.

24、interestedD.surprised30. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to _.A. make a demand for more busesB. thank the conductor for his good serviceC. criticize the conductor for his rude behaviorD. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor31. What was the gentleman?A. A t

25、eacher.B. A newspaper reporter.C. Not known from the story.D. The conductors friendfrom his company.32. The word“he” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. the gentlemanB. the conductorC. the middle-aged manD. the three-year-old childDWhen I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn t understand why

26、 I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying. . So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too,

27、 does crying.Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的 ) health,and cryingseems to studyfound that85 percentof womenand 73 percentof men report feeling better after crying.Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that whenwe cry,peoplearou

28、nd us become kinderand friendlyand theyare more ready to provide- 6 - / 12support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; we dont even know we re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.sometimesJust as crying can

29、 be healthy, not cryingholding back tears of anger, painor suffering can be bad for physical ( 身體的 ) health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you

30、tocry.Butwhen you feellikecrying,dontfightit.Itsa naturaland healthy emotional response (反應(yīng) ).33. Why didnt the author cry when her grandmother died? A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.B. Because she did not love her grandmother.C.Because she was too shy to cry at that time.D. Th

31、e author doesnt give the explanation.34. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.D. We must cry if we want to reduc

32、e pressure.35. What might be the most suitable title for the text?A. Power of TearsB. How to Keep HealthyC. Why We CryD. A New Scientific Discovery第二節(jié) （共5 小題，每小題2 分，共10 分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。A god had a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities.36 it espe

33、cially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.One day the horse said to the god,“you have given me beauty. You have givenme other good qualities.37But how Iwish you could make me more beautiful! Iwould be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”The god said

34、,“Iam more thanreadyto make you more beautiful.- 7 - / 1238”Thenthe horse said,“My neckis too short. If you can make my neck a little longer, myupper body willbe more beautiful.And ifyou can make my legsmuch longerand thinner,then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.Then immediately the god

35、made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horsewas so sad thatitstartedto cry,“Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel. 39Asa horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as acamel. ”The god said,“ thisisexactlywhat you asked for.You have become a camel.40If you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thingin my creation has its own good qualities. The camel