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1、思南中学 2018201920182019学年度第一学期半期考试 高二年级英语科试题 （考试时间 120分钟 试卷满分 150 分） 第一部分 听力 （共两节 满分 30 分） 第一节（共 5 小题 ） 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 is the man doing? A. Asking for help. B. Making suggestions. C. Asking for permission.
2、 2. What do we know about Bill? A. He will finish the paper soon. B. Hes not going to write the paper. C. He seldom completes his work early. 3. What is the woman going to do first? A. Send the e-mail. B. Fix the computer. C. Go to the club. 4. How does the man feel about his job? A. He enjoys it. B
3、. He doesnt like it at all. C. He wants to find a new job. 5. Where is Jane and Bills new house? A. Near a train station. B. Near an airport. C. Near a highway. 第二节（共 15 小题） - 1 - 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
4、话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 68 小题。 6. What will the woman probably do if shes caught in a thunderstorm? A. Stand on the ground. B. Put herself in water. C. Try to find a house. 7. What does the man think of taking a bath during a thunderstorm? A. It is acceptable. B. It is dangerous. C. It is unbelievable
5、. 8. What does the woman think about the mans action? A. It is unusual. B. It is unnecessary. C. It is very practical. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 911 小题。 9. What illness does the man suffer from? A. A bad cold. B. Bird flu. C. Lung cancer. 10. What caused the mans illness? A. The tiredness. B. The air conditionin
6、g. C. No regular exercise. 11. Why doesnt the man get regular exercise? A. He doesnt have time. B. He doesnt like playing sports. C. He didnt realize the importance of exercise. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 1214 小题。 12. What is the woman going to do at the very beginning of the conversation? A. She is going to watc
7、h TV. B. She is going to go out. C. She is going to do some reading. - 2 - 13. What does the man like doing? A. He likes going out. B. He likes watching TV. C. He likes doing some reading. 14. What do they probably do at last? A. They will watch TV together. B. They will go out and enjoy themselves
8、together. C. They will do their music. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 1517 小题。 15. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a seafood shop. B. In a dining hall. C. On the phone. 16. What do we know about the restaurant? A. It is famous for seafood. B. It seldom accepts large parties. C. Famous people often come
9、to dine. 17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The restaurant is by the sea. B. Seafood is very popular nowadays. C. Regular customers have advantages there. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 1820小题。 18. What did Peter find when he woke up one morning? A. His house was surrounded by the flood. B. There was wa
10、ter all over the floor. C. His car was upside down in the street. 19. What is the usual rainfall of the whole month of June in Peters hometown? A. About 16 inches. B. About 17 inches. C. About 70 inches. 20. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. How people fought against a natural disaster. B. Ma
11、ny people died in a serious flood. C. A big flood struck Peters hometown. - 3 - 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。 A A San Francisco Fire Engine Tours San Francisco Winery Tour Running: February 1st through April 30th This delicious tour goes th
12、rough the city on its way to Treasure Is land where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price) Departing from the Cannery: Tour times upon request. Duration(时长): 2 hours Price: $90 Back to the Fifti
13、es Tour Running: August 16th through August 31st This tour transports you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream. Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm Duration: 2 hours P
14、rice: $90 Spooky Halloween Tour Running: October 10th through October 31st Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear(服 装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco. Departing from the Cannery:
15、6:30 pm and 8:30 pm Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Price: Available upon request - 4 - Holiday Lights Tour Running: December 6th through December 23nd This attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciss most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into
16、 the holiday spirit. Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Advance reservations required. 21. Which of the tours is available in March? A. San Francisco Winery Tour. B. Back to the Fifties Tour. C. Spooky Halloween Tour. D. Holiday Lights Tour. 22. What can
17、tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours? A. Go to Treasure Island. B. Enjoy the holiday scenes. C. Have free ice cream. D. Visit the Presidio district. 23. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour? A. Take some drinks. B. Set off early in the morning. C. Wear warm clothes. D. M
18、ake reservations in advance. B Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long， cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The season represents hope，joy and beauty. At this time， many people think of thi
19、s classical music pieceSpring，which shows happiness. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundreds. - 5 - However，not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by KD. Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008
20、. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945.Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote Spring Is Here，this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald si
21、ngs this song about feeling lonely during this season. Frank Loesser wrote the sad song，Spring Will Be a Little Lat e This Year. Why has the season been delayed? Because the singers lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行) her version of the song in 1953. By now you may be thinking“， Enough wit
22、h the sad songs，already”！ OK，then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of the Americas most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When Its Springtime in the Rockies in 1937. And finally，well leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Bi
23、lly Taylor Trio performs it. 24. If you are in a bad mood，youd better listen to_. AUp Jumped Spring BI Dream of Spring CSpring Is Here DSpring Will Be a Little Late This Year 25. It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that_. Ais also called State Fair Bis sung by Ella Fitzgerald Chas a lonely feeling
24、Dwas written by two people 26. According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE? AMost songs about spring are written by Italian composers. BK. D. Lang was good at writing happy songs. CSarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first. - 6 - DGene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before KD.
25、Lang. C Do dogs understand us? Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think. A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its w
26、ord-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩). In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, R
27、ico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog alre
28、ady knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before. The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which i
29、s even more impressive. Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months. Its hard to know if all dogs und
30、erstand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they cant talk back. Still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return! 27. From paragraph 2 we know that _ . A. animals are as clever as human beings B. dogs are smarter than par
31、rots and chimpanzees C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills D. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children - 7 - 28. Both experiments show that . A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right B. Rico can recognize different things including toys C. Rico has developed
32、the ability of learning mathematics D. Rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them 29. Which of the following statements is true? A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collies mental abilities. B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.
33、 C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. D. Rico is born to understand its owners commands. 30. What does the writer want to tell us? A. To train your dog. B. To talk to your dog. C. To be friendly to your dog. D. To be careful with your dog. D Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put
34、it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you cant be healthy if youre dead.“ Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt- a mistake 75% of US population make every day. The big question is why. There have been many myths about safety
35、 belt ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. Myth the Number One: Its best to be “thrown clear“ of a serious accident. Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear“ is able going to be serious enough to give yo
36、u a very bad landing. And chances are youll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃)or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times in cases where people are “thrown clear“. Myth Number Two: Safety-bets “trap“ people in cars that are burning or sinkin
37、g in water. Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People - 8 - wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are
38、usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation, not to be trapped in them. Myth Number Three: Safety belts arent needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour (mph). Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver
39、would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the groun d from a height of 10 metres. 31. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you cant be healthy if youre dead“? A. He was driving at great speed. B. He was running across the street. C. He didnt have his safety bel
40、t on. D. He didnt take his medicine on time. 32. The reason father was in a hurry to get home was that he _. A. wasnt feeling very well B. hated to drive in the dark C. wanted to take some exercise D. didnt want to be caught by the people 33. According to the text, to be “thrown clear“ of a serious
41、accident is very dangerous because you _. A. may be knocked down by other cars. B. may get serious hurt thrown out of the car C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat D. may get caug ht in the car door 34. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe _. A
42、. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident C. they will be caught when help comes D. cars catch fire easily 35. What is the advice given in the test? - 9 - A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour. B. Try your best to save yourself
43、 in a car accident. C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. D. Drive slowly while youre not wearing a safety belt. 七选五（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。 Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact,
44、 the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 36 Heres how to make one. 37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why its important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you ar
45、e clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make. Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out
46、 clothes, shoes, and bags. 38 Thats a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into
47、your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 39 Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After youve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40 If not, take another look at other methods you could try. A. Get a slee
48、p specialist. B. Find the right motivation. C. A better plan for sleep can help. D. And consider setting a second alarm. E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up. F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day. - 10 - G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the ca
49、fe to get coffee. 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 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。 A Love Note to My Mom I remembered when I was a little girl,I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling _41_ in your life. Little did I know you were _42_ every penny you earned to go to _43_ school. I cannot thank you enough for _44_ you told me on