黑龙江省实验中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

黑龙江省实验中学2018-2019学年下学期高二年级英语学科期中考试
满分：150分 完成时间：120分钟最新试卷十年寒窗苦，踏上高考路，心态放平和，信心要十足，面对考试卷，下笔如有神，短信送祝福，愿你能高中，马到功自成，金榜定题名。

第I卷 （三部分 共 105分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man like about the play?
A. The story. B. The ending. C. The actor.
2 . Which place are the speakers trying to find?
A. A hotel B. A bank C. A restaurant.
3. At what time will the two speakers meet?
A. 5:20 B. 5:10 C. 5:40
4. What will the man do?
A. Change the plan B. Wait for a phone call C. Sort things out
5. What does the woman want to do?
A. See a film with the man.
B. Offer the man some help.
C. Listen to some great music.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1 分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where is Ban?
A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.
7. What will the children do in the afternoon?
A. Help set the table B. Have a party C. Do their homework
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A family holiday. B. A business trip C. A travel plan.
9. Where did Rachel go?
A. Spain B. Italy C. China
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?
A. From young smokers.
B. From a newspaper article.
C. From some smoking parents.
11. Why does the man say that he would keep away from babies?
A. He has just become a father.
B. He wears dirty clothes.
C. He is a smoker.
12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?
A. Stop smoking altogether.
B. Smoke only outside their rooms.
C. Reduce dangerous matters in cigarettes.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where does Michelle Ray come from?
A. A middle-sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.
14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?
A. The Zen Garden. B. The Highlands. C. The Red River area.
15. What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?
A. Go camping. B Study in a library. C. Read at home.
16. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Late-night shopping. B. Asian food C. Louisville
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield?
A. They forget about their dreams.
B. They don’t want to tell the truth.
C. They have no bad experiences.
18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?
A. He got a serious heart attack.
B. He was to sad about his brother’s death.
C. He was frightened by a terrible dream.
19. What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?
A. It is very useful.
B. It makes things worse.
C. It prevents the mind from working.
20. Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?
A. To sleep better.
B. To recover from illnesses.
C. To stay away from their problem.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分85分）
第一节：阅读理解（共两小节，满分40分）
第一小节：选择题（共15小题，每小题２分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。
A
Teen Creative Writing Residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts
Join other teens for an intensive ten-day writing residency (训练) with Master Writers at the world renowned Atlantic Center for the Arts.
The Residency
The Teen Creative Writing Residency is a summer writing residency that offers 9th―12th grade teens writing workshops and mentorship (辅导) by distinguished authors in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The Teen Creative Writing Residency will be held at Atlantic Center from July 13 through July 26, offering 21 teens from around the country an extraordinary opportunity to expand the power of their individual voices through writing workshops with Master Writers.
Residency Schedule
Teen writers will join three Master Writers-in-Residence, one in each of the following genres (类型) ― poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The mentorship with the Master Writersin-Residence will be the focus, but the chance to have conversations with the other Visiting Writers and participating Teen Writers will be valuable.
Classes meet Monday―Friday for two hours of workshops. Teen writers will have the opportunity to focus on one genre, while also exploring the other forms of literature through workshops and conversation.
Admission
The selection process for the unique literary residency opportunity will be competitive. Atlantic Center receives the applications, and the judges evaluate writing samples. As class sizes are kept small to provide the highest quality instruction, not all qualified writers may be accepted.
Applications should include the following:
1. Cover Letter: Your name, address, age, phone number(s)
2. Statement of Intent: Why do you want to attend this residency? (1 page)
3. Writing Sample: 3 pages: Your writing sample should be in your preferred form of literature.
21. Whom is the writing residency held for?
A. Teens all over the world. B. Visiting Writers.
C. Authors of literature D. Teens all over the country.
22. What does a Master Writer-in-Residence teach?
A. Writing and reading. B. One of the three literature forms.
C. All of the three literature forms. D. Writing and speaking
23. Which of the following is not required to be in the Cover Letter?
A. Name. B. Address C. Education background D. Age
24. What are the writing samples used for ?
A. Selecting teen writers for the writing competitions.
B. Judging what form of literature the teens like best.
C. Choosing winners in the writing competitions.
D. Judging whether the applicants can be accepted.
B
For many people, being on the job might just sound like a picnic compared to a day at home filled with housework, meals and childcare. Even for those with a happy family life, home can sometimes feel more taxing than work.
In a new study, researchers at Penn State University found significantly and consistently lower levels of cortisol (皮质醇) released in response to stress, in a majority of subjects when they were at work compared to when they were at home. This was true for both men and women, and parents and people without children.
Both men and women showed less stress at work. But women were more likely to report feeling happier there. Men were more likely to feel happier at home. Experts say there are other reasons why work is less stressful than home for many. “Paid work is more valued in society,” says Sarah Damaske, the lead researcher on the study. “Household work is boring and not particularly rewarding.”
We get better at our job with time and the increased competence means less stress and more rewards. Yet none of us, no matter how long we’ve been doing it, ever truly feels like an expert at parenting or even at marriage.
The support and friendship of co-workers also offer stress relief. At home, meanwhile, stress spreads and accumulates quickly. “That’s the reason why most housewives wish they were the bread earners,” Dr. Damaske says.
Much of the advice to families and couples include the warning to “leave work stress at the office” and even to change our mind-set from work to home, for example, a walk around the block. The recent findings, though, suggest our home life, not our attitude, might be due for some change.
25. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “taxing”?
A. stressful.    B. cheerful.    C. worthwhile.    D. rewarding.
26. What did the research in the second paragraph prove?
A. Most people felt more stress at home. B. Women felt they had less time.
C. Women were easier to feel happier. D. Men felt better at home.
27. What do most people think of work at office?
A. It is competitive.    B. It can’t relieve stress.   
C. It improves ability. D. It doesn’t always pay off.
28. According to the recent findings, what should we change to solve the problem mentioned?
A. Our attitude.    B. Our mind-set. C. Our working style. D. Our home life.   
C
The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost certainly the source of Howard’s name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs.
The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条) and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life. Howard’s idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city. Howard’s idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.
Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide rang of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.
29. How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities?
A. Through his observation of the country life. B. By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.
C. By taking other people’s advice. D. Through the combination of different ideas.
30. The underlined phrase “drawing on ”in Paragraph 1 probably means______.
A. giving a description of B. making comments on
C. giving an explanation of D. making use of
31. What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?
A. Their number would continue to rise B. Each one would continue to become larger
C. People would live and work in the same place D. Each one would contain a certain type of business
32. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. City and Countryside B. The Invention of the Garden City
C. A New City in Chicago D. A Famous Garden City in England
D
I had been following the yellowish-green markers for a “popular and easy” three-mile out-and-back hike. Immediately after the trailhead(山道的起点), the trail became very rocky and steep. But having read information about the hike, I knew within five minutes, I was supposed to reach the hike’s first overlook.
However, the overlook never arrived. Instead, I found myself lost in the woods. Pulling out my cellphone, I saw it read “no service”. I checked the last text message I’d sent to my mom. It read, “Conference ended…going for a small hike before my flight home this afternoon.” I put my phone away and kept moving and yelling, “Help! Is anybody out there?” Every so often, I’d stop to listen, but I never heard a reply.
I got out my phone again. The battery was running out fast as it searched for a signal. I struggled to find a place where I could get service. When I did, I called my mom. It went through! In a shaky voice, I said, “Mom?” And then the call dropped. More than 1,500 miles away, my mom instantly knew something was wrong. She called the Denver Police Department and was directed to the US Forest Service.
This was how I was introduced to John, an operator from the US Forest Service. Following John’s instruction on the phone, I finally escaped from the woods. I breathed a sigh of relief. Then my phone rang, and it was John, making sure I was still going in the right direction. “By the way,” he said, “we’ve had your mother on hold this whole time. We know once you get down the mountain, you will absolutely want to give her a call.”
33. What did the author do while finding the trail rocky and steep?
A. He yelled for help.    B. He continued walking.
C. He returned to the start.    D. He found the first overlook.
34. How did the author’s mom know he was in danger?
A. The author called and told her about it. B. The author’s flight didn’t arrive on time.
C. She sensed something unusual on the phone. D. She learned it from the US Forest Service.
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The author’s mom was on line waiting. B. John came to the woods for the author.
C. John lost touch with the author’s mom. D. The author went in the wrong direction.

第二小节：短文填空（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。
The Importance of Accessibility Awareness
At a recent Teen Leadership of Jewish Family Service meeting, people with disabilities talked about their lives. __36__However, what amazed me most was the great importance of education about handicap accommodations (残疾人便利设施)
One school-teacher who is blind, and a woman who has used a wheelchair all her life are two important members of the National Group for Disabled Persons, devoted to raising awareness about disabilities. __37__These include handicap parking spots, handrails, and wheelchair ramps. One big concern is the people who take advantage of aids, such as handicap parking spaces. __38__ And the meeting focused on educating the public.
Some handicap spots have extra room next to them, marked with the “No Parking” signs. “As long as I am not in the spot, I can take the no-parking area next to it,” some people say. However, the woman who uses a wheelchair disagrees to this. The space exists to allow someone in a wheelchair to have room to get in or out of the their car. __39__
Some walkways have handrails next to them to help those who require extra assistance. Whether it is a blind person seeking guidance or an elderly person seeking support, the rail is there for walking. Sometimes the rail is blocked, by a parked bicycle for instance, and consequently made useless. __40__ People who are informed of the rail’s use would be less likely to mistake it for a bike rack.
Meeting some of the people who are affected by the lack of education about accommodations made me see that there is work to be done. If more people were educated about the proper use of accommodations, there would be fewer challenges for people with physical disabilities.
A. Accommodations will vary according to the needs of t