1、学年江西省上饶市玉山县第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版+听力玉山一中20182019学年度第二学期高二期中考试英语试卷 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 第I卷（选择题）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。1. When did the man go to Canada?A. Last year. B. Two years ago. C. Fi
2、ve years ago.2. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Get her some water. B. Buy her some plants. C. Water her plants.3. What is the man doing?A. Asking for leave. B. Making a complaint. C. Talking with his boss.4. What will the woman do next?A. Take some exercise. B. Do her homework. C. Attend a
3、 class.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a restaurant. B. At a supermarket. C. At a hotel.第二节（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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where are the speakers? A. In the school. B. At
4、 the airport. C. In the company.7. What will the woman do this afternoon? A. Visit a computer company. B. Travel on business. C. Give a lecture.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What do we know about the woman?A. She will have a baby. B. She lives with her parents. C. She wants to rent a small house. 9. What is the
5、 man probably? A. A doctor. B. A landlord（房东）. C. A house agent.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. A couple. C. Neighbors.11. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Buy a book. B. Make a call. C. Take photos.12. When does the conversation
6、take place?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man doing?A. Applying for a loan. B. Having a drink. C. Searching the Internet.14. How does the man plan to deal with the drinks?A. Ship them abroad. B. Sell them through other companies. C. Sell th
7、em directly to the public.15. What do we know about the mans company?A. The product is mainly targeted at young people.B. The production process is very complicated（复杂的）.C. They will use imported fruits as raw materials.16. Where will the man do his marketing? A. On TV. B. In the street. C. On the I
8、nternet.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does the speaker come from?A. America. B. England. C. Australia.18. What do people think of Americans?A. Impolite. B. Self-centered. C. Humorous.19. What did the speaker like to do in the afternoon in England?A. Have a cup of tea. B. Watch comedy shows. C. Play w
9、ith her friends.20. What did the speaker find amazing in England?A. The people. B. The tea shop. C. The old buildings.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe are interested in applicants who are eager to work together with young people from diverse
10、 backgrounds to create fun, challenging and magical summer experiences. Being a staff member requires a great amount of patience, hard-work, and a commitment to personal growth, group living, and cross-cultural understanding.Staff Benefits:Salary: Ranges between $1, 700 and $3, 400 for the summer.Ro
11、om and Board: Room and three delicious meals per day are provided at the summer camp.Transportation: Windsor Mountain will cover part of travel expenses for staff traveling to the camp.Visa: Windsor Mountain will help international staff obtain a J-1 visa to work at camp.Requirements:All staff hired
12、 to work at Windsor Mountain must have physical exam within one year of employment. Our health form must be completed and signed by each staff member and his /her physician.If this challenging opportunity appeals to you and you have completed at least one year of college (or are at least 19 years ol
13、d), please complete the staff application form online by clicking the link below. We accept applications throughout the winter and spring months. The hiring process starts on October 10th and ends on April 10th, so please try to get your application materials to us as soon as possible. STAFF APPLICA
14、TION21. Whats the purpose of the text? A. To instruct B. To describe C. To persuade D. To advertise22. The staff in Windsor Mountain_. A. can enjoy free accommodation. B. should have international backgrounds. C. dont have to pay for their travel expenses. D. take training courses before their emplo
15、yment.23. What is required of a Windsor Mountain employee? AAJ1 visa. B. A college degree. C. Good physical health. D. Survival skills in the wild. BSolly is our security guard. He moved in the day after we did. He was light brown, and was very thin and serious. Solly hadnt always been so thin. Hed
16、been out of work for a year, supporting an extended family.“ My wife says I must buy new clothes，”he said. “My church clothes are falling off me. But I told her. Don t worry. Ill get fat again. Now I have a job. This news kept our family buzzing (低声谈话） through quite a few meal times. My kids announc
17、ed they were going to bake for him every day. And so every evening my husband and children began delivering food to Solly.Just outside our gate, all down Jabu Ndlovu Street, as the day begins to fade, security guards take their places. Theyre cheerful. And they sleep right through their shifts. No o
18、ne expects a security guard to stay awake. Thats why the whole street knew Solly. He not only stayed awake, but also walked around to check the block, picked up litter, and knocked on doors and asked residents to turn their music down.Then one night, a car ran into a cyclist. Solly saw the crash. He
19、 saw the driver drive away. For two hours, Solly helped the rider, the police, and the ambulance personnel. The next day, some residents complained: Solly wasnt at the gate last night. Solly wasnt doing his job. After the whole story came out, Solly kept his job.After a month, Solly was not getting
20、any fatter. He lived far from the city. His taxi ride to work each day cost him one-third of his salary, so we got him a used bike. But he wouldnt take it until he saved the money. A few weeks later, he fetched the bike, “My wife thinks Im joking -a bike for this price”, he said with a smile on his
21、face. I ll ride home and surprise her. I wondered if his wife would smile too.24. Why did Sollys wife think he needed new clothes? A. His clothes didnt suit him any more. B. He was getting fatter and fatter. C. His clothes were shabby. D. He didnt like his old clothes any more.25. What made Solly di
22、fferent from other guards? A. His skin color. B. His lovable character. C. His friendly manner. D. His hard work.26. When did the author see solly smile? A. After she told him a joke. B. When she gave him a free bike. C. After he got a cheap bike. D. When he knew hed keep his job.27. Which word can
23、best describe the authors family? A. Intelligent B. Kind-hearted C. Courageous D. Strong-mindedCWhen he was a schoolboy, Liu Cixin s favourite book was Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne. He found the book hidden in an old box that once belonged to his father. This very book turned me
24、 into a sci-fi fan , Liu says.His first novel, The Devils Bricks, came out in 2000, but it wasnt until 2006 that he had his breakthrough with The Three-Body Problem. The Three-Body Problem was brought to a western audience by Tor Books in New York in 2013. It was translated by Ken Liu. In his transl
25、ator s note, Ken writes: “The Chinese people literary tradition shaped and was shaped by its readers, giving rise to different emphases（强调） and preferences in fiction compared to what American readers expect,”What western readers expect of Chinese science fiction is a curious topic. Western eyes hav
26、e a tendency to view China as a country full of mystery. But Liu says its a mistake to think that Chinese sci-fi doesnt share common points with its western equivalents（同等物） “All themes once explored in the American and European sci-fi genre （类型） can be found in the Chinese counterpart-things like s
27、pace exploration, alien contact, artificial intelligence, and life science. Yet Chinese sci-fi does have its own unique themes as well, such as the attempt to re-display the ancient history of China from a sci-fi angle.”Liu remains mildly surprised by the success of The Three-body Problem outside Ch
28、ina. All we had hoped for was just to let American readers become aware that there is sci-fi in China. Now that it has been accepted by readers in the UK and the US, it supports an idea I once had: sci-fi is the most global, the most universal of literary forms, which can be understood by all cultur
29、es. Sci-fi novels are concerned with problems faced by all of humanity. This is a unique and treasurable quality in the genre -that the human race is recognized as a single entin（存在）, undivided, Liu says.28. What did the book Journey to the Centre of the Earth mean to Liu? A. It opened the door to t
30、he sci-fi world. B. It told him what science fiction is. C. It brought some fame to him. D. It inspired him to be a critic.29. How does Ken look at the Chinese literary tradition? A. It lacks variety. B. It should be well preserved. C. It is greatly influenced by its audiences. D. It has met western
31、 readers expectations.30. What is a characteristic of Chinese sci-fi? A. It has a wide range of themes. B. It is abstract to western readers. C. It pays more attention to history. D. It is gaining popularity among youths.31. What do Lius words in the last paragraph show? A. Chinese sci-fi still has
32、a long way to go B. Sci-fi novels reflect real-life problems C. The importance of sci-fi is undervalued D. Sci-fi should focus primarily on cultureDFor years now, economists have predicted a gradual move to what is called a “cashless society”. Most payments are already made by putting a plastic card into a machine and entering a PIN code（个人密码), or by simply
