学年安徽省屯溪第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版 听力.docx

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学年安徽省屯溪第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版听力

屯溪一中2017-2018年高二下学期期中测试

英语

试卷采用闭卷、笔试形式。

试卷由四个部分组成。

其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。

第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。

试卷满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号、准考证号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。

2.回答选择题时，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，再选涂其它答案标号。

3.回答非选择题时，必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，写在本试卷上无效。

如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

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。

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．HowwillthemangettotheGoldenHall?

A.Bybus.B.Bybike.C.Onfoot.

2．Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?

A.Thebadweather.B.Thesalesprogram.C.Theman’slateness.

3．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Roommates.

4．Whatwillthemandofirst?

A.Fillintheform.B.Meetthedoctor.C.Makeanappointment.

5．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Intheoffice.C.Inarestaurant.

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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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．HowdidAlicefeelaboutthetripattheverybeginning?

A.Excited.B.Worried.C.Disappointed.

7．WhatisAnngoingtodonext?

A.Learntoswimbyherself.

B.WatchacartoonwithAlice.

C.Gotothebeachwithherfriends.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．WhydidthemangotoNewZealandlastyear?

A.Todobusiness.B.Togosightseeing.C.Toattendawedding.

9．WhenisthemanleavingforAustralia?

A.OnJune10th.B.OnJune14th.C.OnJune17th.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Whyisthewomantrainingsohard?

A.Tokeepfit.B.Tobreaktherecord.C.Towinacompetition.

11．Whowasthechampionofthedistanceracelastyear?

A.Emily.B.Betty.C.John.

12．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theschoolsportsmeet.B.Trickstowinarace.C.Greatdistancerunners.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．WhatdoesthewomanwanttodointheAcademicSkillCenter?

A.Interviewatutor.B.Shareacademicskills.C.Getacademicguidance.

14．WhocanrecommendthetutorstotheCenter?

A.Theirheadmasters.B.Theirparents.C.Theirteachers.

15．Whatdoweknowaboutthetutors?

A.Theyvolunteertohelp.

B.Theygetpaidbytheterm.

C.They’regradedbytheirperformances.

16．Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Makeaschedule.B.TurntotheCenter.C.Applyforthejob.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．WhatkindofcommunitiesdoCohousingcommunitiesaimtobuild?

A.Privateandclean.

B.Safeanddiverse.

C.Constructiveandcooperative.

18．WhatisgoodabouttheCohousing?

A.Itchallengesfamilyvalues.

B.Itofferssocialactivities.

C.Itprovidesspecialdinnerforkids.

19．Whatdopeopledointhecommonhouse?

A.Theyoftencookandeattogether.

B.Theytelleachothertheirsecrets.

C.Theyplaygameswiththeirkids.

20．Howisthemealprogramplanned?

A.Bythenutrition.B.Bythepersonaldiet.C.Bythenumberofpeople.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HerearefourhomesforsalearoundtheU.S.withlinkstopast,presentandfuturepresidents,aswellastheirclosefamilies.

JohnF.KennedysWeekendRetreat

AmodestfarmnearMiddleburg,Virginia,wasbuiltbyJohnFKennedyandhiswifeintheearly1960s.Theformerfirstladydesigneditherself.Thefour-bedroompropertyiscurrentlybackonthemarketfor$5.95million,decreasedby$2millioncomparedwith2015.Itwas$10.99millionwhenitfirstwasputupforsalein2013.

JackieKennedysSummerHouse

AnotherKennedy-linkedpropertyforsaleisthe"Lasata"estateintheHamptons,designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethansevenacresoflandneartheocean,itincludesa10-bedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2007,includingathree-cargaragebuilding.It'sonthemarketfor$38.9million,alittlebithigherthanlastyear.

ChesterA.Arthur'sSummerWhiteHouse

ChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhisdowntimehere.Thethree-story,six-bedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag,downfrom$20millionin2015.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldiningandlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.

PresidentObama'sSummerRental

ThisMartha'sVineyardhomeservedasthesummerWhiteHousetoPresidentObama.Itiscurrentlyforsalefor$19.1million,downfrom$22.5millioninJuly2015.Setonnineacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubtactedasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn’twanttheireverymovementseen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,half-basketballcourt,outdoorterracesandatwo-bedroomguestcottage

21.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?

A.PresidentObama’sSummerRental

B.JackieKennedy’sSummerHouse

C.ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouse

D.JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreat

22.WhatisthefeatureofPresidentObama’sSummerRental?

A.PrivacyB.ArchitectureC.LocationD.Price.

23.Whatdothefourhouseshaveincommon?

A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.

B.TheyhaveconnectionswithUSpresidents.

C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.

D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.

B

Peoplearefamiliarwiththephrase---whichalmostcompletesitself---midlifecrisis.It’sthestageinthemiddleofthejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.

Soundslikeacliché（套话）,butthere’sonlyoneproblemwithit---itisn’ttrue.

“Virtually,thereisalmostnosolidevidenceformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,”BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thebulkoftheresearchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,ratherthanterrifying.”

BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilotisdeath.”Theychoosepurposeoverhappiness—havingaclearsenseofpurposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimer’sdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenwithdraw.

LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslikethesecondbigphaseofdecision-making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;you’vebuiltupyourresources;andnowyouhavethechancetotakethebigriskspreciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.

KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;nowisthetimetoharvest.Therunhasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.”

Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedistance,butmoveswitha“measuredhurry”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.

Althoughitwasdecadesago,whatBarthwrotemakesevenmoresenseinmoderndays.Peoplearehealthyandenergeticlonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alongerlifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldhavebeenconsideredthebeginningofadecentisnowapotentialturningpoint,theturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof.

24.Fromtheauthor’sperspective,thephrase“midlifecrisis”actually__________

A.hasgivenrisetoalotofdebate.B.misrepresentsreallife.

C.isnolongerfashionable.D.iswidelyacknowledged.

25.HowdoesBarbaraHagertyviewmidlife?

A.Itcanbeanewphaseofone’slife.B.Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.

C.Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.D.Itmayseeold-agediseaseapproaching.

26.InthebookLifeReimagined,midlifeispicturedassomethingthat__________

A.canbequitepromising.B.canbeburdensome.

C.undergoesdramatictransformation.D.makesforthebestpartofone’slife.

27.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestastocontemporarymidlife?

A.Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.

B.Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofone’slife.

C.Itislikelytobeacriticalturningpointinone’slife.

D.Itismoreimportanttothosewithalongerlifespan.

C

DigitalEtiquette,ornetiquette,isasetofrulesforhowtobehaveonline.It’salotlikelifeetiquette,whichisbasicallyhavinggoodmannersandtreatingotherswithrespect.It’sjustasimportantinourdigitallives,includinghowweactinonlinegamesorhowwecommunicateinemails,texts,instantmessagesandonsocialnetworkingwebsites.Alloftheseplatformsletustalkandshareinstantlywhereverweare.

Unfortunately,somepeoplecanlosecontrolthesecondtheyjumponline.Whentheydisagreewithsomeone,orhavestrongfeelingaboutatopic,theyendupsayingstuffthey’dneversayinperson!

TheymaysendruderemailsandIMsortrytostartargumentsonmessageboards.That’scalledflaming,anditcanleadtofull-onflamewars,insultingargumentsbetweentwoormoreusers.OntheInternet,it’sprettyeasytostayanonymous,orunidentified.Havingasecretidentitytohidebehindcanmakepeopleprettybrave.Andwhenalltheyseeofyouisscreennameorafunnyicon,theymightforgetthatthey’redealingwitharealhumanbeing!

Theprincipleissimple:

Justlikeinreallife,youshouldtreatotherpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated.Youwouldn’twantsomebodytoberudetoyou,sodon’tberudetoanyoneelse.

Ofcourse,netiquettei