云南省腾冲市第八中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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云南省腾冲市第八中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

腾八中2018—2019学年度高二下学期期中考英语试卷

满分150分；考试时间：

120分钟；

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。

I.HowmanybooksdidVictorread?

A.10B.15C.20

2.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutquitting?

A.Regretful.B.HardC.Hopeless.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.TalktoMikeB.Callhisparents.C.Speaktohisgirlfriend

4.Whyistheman'ssteakverydry?

A.Hecookedittoolong.B.Heforgottoaddjuices.C.Heturnedittoooften.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

A.HowtocookBeijingDuck.

B.WheretoeatBeijingDuck.

C.WhendidthemaneatBeijingDuck.

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。

听每段对话或独白前；你将有时间阅读各小题，

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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.AmovieB.AnovelC.Amagazine.

7.WhowantedtochooseMarilynMonroe?

A.Theauthor.B.Theproducer.C.AudreyHepburn.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.

8.whatdoesthewomansayabouthermom’scooking?

A.UnhealthyB.TerribleC.Yummy.

9.Whatwillthewomandoinherholiday?

A.Gotovisithermom.B.Eathealthyfood.C.Cookforeveryone.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatisLexia?

A.Areport.B.Aproject.C.Anonlinehomework.

11.Whenisthereportdue?

A.Today.B.ThisFriday.C.Nextmonth.

12.Whatwillthespeakersdo?

A.RefusetodoLexiatogether.

B.DiscusswithMr.Lee．

C.Complaintotheprincipal

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whattimedidthewomanexpectthemantoarrive？

A.7:

45B.8:

00.C.8:

15.

14.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.Intheoffice.B.Inthemeetingroom..C.Intheparkinglot.

15.Whatdidthemanslatearrivalcause?

A.Hemadethewomantired

B.Someonereplacedhim

C.Theydidn’tgetthecontract.

16.Whatwillhappentotheman?

A.Getfired.B.Losebonus.C.Receiveawarning.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhereisKaseyworking?

AInasupermarket.

B.Inabigcompany.

C.Inarestaurant.

18.HowmuchdidKaseypayfortheoldlady?

A.＄1.B．＄17.C．＄500.

19.Whywastheoldladysodepressed?

A.Shelostherwallet.B.Shelostherjob.C.Shelostherhusband.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellus?

A.Kindnesswillberewarded.

B.Surprisesalwayshappen.

C.Paymoreattentiontowork

第二部：

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）

A

Anoldgentlemanwholivesafewdoorsawayfrommecanalwaysbeseenwithabag.Hegoesoutbyhimselfandpicksupplasticbottles,plasticbagsandpiecesofpapereverywhere.Hedoesitallcarefullyandnevercomplains.

Thechildreninthenearbyschoolareprobablyresponsibleforsomeofthatlitter.“Therewillcomeatimewhentheyknowbetter,”hesaid.“It’sjustnotyet.So,I’lldoitforthem.”

Well,thismorningIwasoutwalkingmyneighbor’sdogwhenIsawanotherneighbor,amuchyoungerman,outdoingthesamething!

Hehadhistwolittlesonswithhimandtheywerehavinggoodfuntryingtopickupthelitter.

WhenIcommentedonwhatagoodjobhewasdoing,hesaid,“Well,anolderfellowinourstreetdoesthis.AndmyfriendandIthoughtitwasn’tfairthathehadtodoitallthetime,sonowwetaketurns.”

Notonlywashetakingaturn,notonlydidhehaveafriendjoininaswell,buthewaspassingonthelessontothenextgeneration!

BythetimeIhadreturnedthedogtomyneighborIlookedagainandhischildren’sfriendshadjoinedin!

Thismanwasteachingawholegroupofyoungchildrentokeeptheirownstreettidy.Anoldermanhadsetanexampleforhimandnowhewaspassingiton—thenextgenerationisdoingwhathedidandthegenerationtocomeafterthat!

21.Theyoungermandidthesamethingastheoldgentlemanbecause_____.

A.itwashisturn

B.itwasinterestingforhim

C.hewantedtosharethejobwiththeoldman

D.hewantedtopassitontohischildren

22.Fromthetext,wecaninferthattheauthor_____.

A.calledonreaderstoprotecttheenvironment

B.feltsorryfornotgivingahandtotheoldman

C.believedmorepeoplewouldjoininthecleaning

D.thoughtitunfairfortheoldmantodothecleaningalone

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Nopains,nogains.

B.Likefather,likeson.

C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

D.Thepowerofexampleisendless.

B

Everyyeargraywhalesswima10,000milesround-trip,fromthecoldwatersnearAlaska,downthecoastofNorthAmericatothewarmwatersnearMexico,andbackagain.Itisoneofthelongestmigrations（迁徙）ofanymammal.

Allday,allsummerlong,inthecoldwatersnearAlaska,graywhaleseatandeat.

Insteadofteeth,graywhaleshavebaleen（鲸须）theyusetogetfoodfromoceanwater.Theygetbigmouthfulsofmuck（淤泥）fromtheoceanfloor,thenpushthatmuckrightbackoutthroughtheirbaleen.Themuckywaterflowsthrough,buttinyanimalsgettrappedinthebaleenandlickedup.

Whenthewaterstartstofreeze,thewhalesbegintheirlongtripsouth.Theyswimnightandday,withoutstoppingtoeatorrest.Duringthelongjourney,migratingwhalesmaypushtheirheadsoutofthewatertoseewheretheyare.

Twomonthslater,thewhalesreachMexico.Babiesarebornhereinwarm,shallow（浅的）waterscalledlagoons（濒海湖）.Oceanlagoonshavenofoodfortheadults,butthebabiesaresaferherethanintheopenseas.Allwinterthebabiesgrowbigandstrong.

Inspringfirstthedadsandteenagersleavethelagoons,thenthemomswithbabies.Migratinggraywhalesswimclosetoshore,especiallymomswithbabies.Theiceismeltingupnorth,andit’stimeforthehungrywhalestomakethelongjourneybacktotheirsummerfeedinggrounds.

24.Theunderlinedphrase“lickedup”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.

A.givenupB.endedup

C.brokenupD.eatenup

25.DuringtheirlongjourneytoMexico,graywhales_____.

A.alwaysswimundertheocean

B.findfoodtosupplytheirenergy

C.facethecolderandcolderwater

D.traveltothelagoonswithoutabreak

26.Wheredomothergraywhalesgivebirth?

A.InwarmshallowwatersnearMexico.

B.OffthecoastofNorthAmerica.

C.IntheopenseasnearMexico.

D.IncoldwatersnearAlaska.

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutgraywhalesinthetext?

A.Howlongtheylive.

B.Howtheygettheirfood.

C.WhentheygetbacktoAlaska.

D.HowlongtheyspendtravelingtoMexico.

C

Ifyou’veneverboughtorganicfood,youmightbewonderingwhat’ssospecialaboutit.Isitreallybetterforyou?

Howdoesthatwork?

Thistextwillgiveyouashortintroductiontothesubject.

Organicfoodisproducedwithouttheuseofartificialfertilizersorpesticides（insectandbugkillers）andmanypeoplebuyitbecausetheythinkit’sbetterfortheirhealth.Whetherthat’strueornotisstilldebated,buttherearelotsofotherreasonsfororganicfood.Intensiveagriculture（集约型农业）givesuscheapandplentifulfood,butit’salsooneofthebiggestsourcesofenvironmentalpollution.AccordingtoareportbytheWorldResourcesInstitute,halfofallthechemicalfertilizerseverproducedhavebeenusedsince1984.Fertilizers—andthemuchmoredeadlypesticidesandherbicides（weedkillers）usedwiththem—finallyfindtheirwayintoriversandseas.Sometimestheybreakdownharmlessly,butthey’rejustaslikelytobuildupincreaturesthateatthem（includinghumans）.Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isonewaytohelpreducetheproblem.

Manypeoplefinditpuzzlingthatorganicproductsaremoreexpensive.Afterall,you’redoingawaywithexpensivechemicals...soshouldn’ttheybecheaper?

Organicfarmingistypicallyamorelabor-intensive（劳动密集型）wayoffarmingandthat’swhyitcostsmore.Asaresponsible（有责任的）consumer,it’suptoyoutodecidewheretoputyourmoney.Areyouhappytobuyproductsthatmayhavebeengrowninaharmfulway?

Areyouwillingtopaymoretobuyorganicproductsthatmayhelptoprotecttheenvironment?

28.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreeon?

A.Organicfoodisbetterforpeople’shealth.

B.Organicfoodisbetterfortheenvironment.

C.Organicfoodtastesbetterthantraditionalfood.

D.Organicfoodcanbeproducedingreatamounts.

29.Theunderlinedwords“doingawaywith”inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“______”.

A.makinguseofB.gettingridof

C.keepingawayfromD.takingadvantageof

30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsorganicfood?

A.Doubtful.B.Uncertain.

C.Worried.D.Supportive.

D

TherewasonceamanwhopennedcomicsunderthenameStanLee.Thismanoriginallywishedtoleavecomicsbehindandwriteseriousliterature.Buthenevermadethatcareerchange.

BornStanleyMartinLieberin1922inNewYorkCity,hehascontributedmoretotheworldthanjustafewfunstories.At17,LeebeganworkingasanassistantfortheTimelycomicsgroup（today’swell-knownMarvelComics）.Twoyearslaterhewasgivenachancetowriteforhisfirstcomic,“CaptainAmerica”.Hisskillsinthebusinessledhimtobecomethecomic-bookdivision’seditor-in-chiefuntil1972.

Afterworkingwithcomicsformanyyears,Leebecametiredofthematerialhewastoldtowrite.Foralongtime,comicbookswereconsideredsillystories.Thecharactersweren’tcomplex,andthedialoguewasshortandsimple.Leewantedmorefromhiswork.

TheFantasticFourwasbornafterhiswifeasked,“Whydon’tyouwriteonebookthewayyouwouldliketodoit?

”Withthatcomic,Leehelpedchangecomicsfromsimpleactionstoriestothecomplexnarratives（叙述文）theyaretoday.However,hestillwasn’tdonechangingtheindustry.

Intheearly1960s,StanLeeandanotherwritercreatedtheSpider-Mancharacter.InoneeditionofSpider-Man,