学年浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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学年浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题
2017-2018学年浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高二上学期期中考试英语
第一部听力(共两节,满分30分,每小题1.5分)
第一节请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。
1.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftimetravelinthefuture?
A.It’sastrangeidea.B.It’simpossible.C.It’scrazy.
2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?
A.Abookcase.B.Twosuitcases.C.Somebooks.
3.Whatdoesthemancomplainabout?
A.Hishouse.B.Hiswork.C.Theenvironment.
4.Howdoesthemanstayintouchwithhisaunt?
A.Byphone.B.Bye-mail.C.Byshortmessage.
5.Whatdoesthemanhopethegovernmentwilldo?
A.Predictearthquakesintime.
B.Providemorejobopportunities.
C.Changeitsattitudetothesocialproblems.
请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料,回答6~7题
6.Howoftencanthemantakeabathinhiscountry?
A.Onceamonth.B.Twiceamonth.C.Onceaweek.
7.Whatisthebiggestenvironmentprobleminthewoman’scountry?
A.Waterpollution.B.Airpollution.C.Noisepollution.
请听第7段材料,回答8~9题
8.Wheredoestheman’swifewanttogo?
A.Somewhereinhercountry.B.SomewhereinAfrica.C.Somewheresunny.
9.Whichcountryisthemaninterestedin?
A.Greece.B.Italy.C.America.
请听第8段材料,回答10~12题
10.Howisthemannow?
A.Heisstillveryweak.B.Hehasasorethroat.C.Hehasarunnynose.
11.Whatarethestudentsdoingnow?
A.ReviewingUnit10.B.StudyingUnit10.C.StudyingUnit11.
12.Whathappenedtothewoman’smother?
A.Shegotthefluseveralweeksago.
B.ShehasforgottentotakeVitaminC.
C.Shehasgotlittlesleeprecently.
请听第9段材料,回答13~16题
13.Howmanypeoplewillattendtheteaparty?
A.3.B.4.C.5.
14.Whotookatwo-weektrip?
A.Julia.B.Pierre.C.Pierre’ssisters.
15.Whatwillthewomantaketotheteaparty?
A.Biscuits.B.Frenchdesserts..C.Astrawberrycake.
16.Wherearethespeakersnow?
A.InCanada.B.InMexico.C.InFrance.
请听第10段材料,回答17~20题
17.WhatwasPeterprobablypoorat?
A.Writing.B.Reading.C.Speaking.
18.WhywasPeterhappythefirstday?
A.Thefamilywaspleasantandfriendly.
B.Therewasagirlofhisageinthefamily.
C.Therewasacomfortablebedinthehome.
19.WhatwasPeter’sproblem?
A.Hehadlittlechancetotalk.
B.Hewasratherbusywithhisstudies.
C.Hecouldn’tgetonwellwiththefamily.
20.WhendidPeterstartlearningEnglish?
A.Atagesix.B.Atageeight.C.Atageten.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2.5分,满分25分)
A
Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandofbooks---especiallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound(装订)betweenhardcovers.
TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens’time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbook,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!
AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handbooks,thecollectormustventureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressiveasbookshops.Thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.
21.“Londonersaregreatreaders”meansthat__________.
A.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot.
B.ThereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondon
C.Londonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooks
D.Londonersreadalot
22.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad__________.
A.isinthesuburbsofLondon B.isfamousforitsbookshops
C.containsvariouskindsofshops D.isthebusieststreetinLondon
23.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?
__________.
A.buybooksinamostbusystreet B.moveawayfromabusystreet
C.wastetimelookingforbooks D.takeariskoflosingone’slife
24.OnFarringdonRoad,_________.
A.youcanfindfinebookshopsforthelatestbooks
B.thereareonlysmallbookshopsforthesecond-handbooks
C.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhand-carts
D.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresold
B
TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco,Californiaisoneoftheworld'smostbeautifulbridges.Itisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.Vehicles(车辆)crossthebridgeanaverageof41milliontimeseachyear.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.
Thebridgewaspainted“InternationalOrange”becausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.Thecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoversthearea.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.Itwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrosses,theGoldenGateStrait.
TheGoldenGateStraitistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.TheGoldenGateBridgelinksthecityofSanFranciscowithMarinCounty,California.
Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.Peoplelivingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries(渡船).
JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseof“hardhats”toprotecttheworkers'headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.
Aspecialsafetynetwassuspended(挂)underthebridge.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.However,11otherworkerswerekilledwhentheyfellfromthebridgethroughthenet.Still,thiswasanewsafetyrecordforthetime.
TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge(吊桥)intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.Today,theGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.
25.Thepurposeofsuspendingaspecialsafetynetisto________.
A.protecttheenvironmentB.makeconstructioneasier
C.preventworkersfromfallingD.savebuildingmaterialsfromfalling
26.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?
A.Heattachedimportancetotheworkers'safety.
B.Hissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvalue.
C.Hebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworld.
D.Hedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridge.
27.Thepassageiswrittento________.
A.invitereaderstoSanFrancisco
B.introducetheGoldenGateBridge
C.describehowtheGoldenGateBridgewasbuilt
D.tellthestoryofanengineercalledJosephStrauss
C
EdwardHibberdJohnsonwasanAmericaninventor.HelivedinNewYorkCityinthe1800s.In1882,Johnsonhadanidea.ItwouldchangethelookofChristmasforever.
Johnsonworkedasabossatatechnologycompany.In1871,hehiredayoungmantoworkforhim.Theman'snamewasThomasEdison.Edisonwasagreatworker.Hecameupwithmanynewideas.Later,Edisonlefttostarthisowncompany.Johnsonfollowedhim.JohnsonstartedturningEdison'sideasintomoney.In1880,Edisoninventedthelightbulb.Nooneknewhowmuchitwasworth.Atthetime,mosthomesdidnothavetheelectricitytopowerit.However,Johnsonhelpedstartacompanytosellthebulbs.
Beforelong,Mr.Johnsonhadabrightidea.Christmastreeswereverypopular.Theyweresobeautifulbecauseoftheircandles.Flickering(闪烁的)flameswereperfectforChristmas.Buttheywerealsodangerous.Theycouldeasilystartafire.
Mr.Johnsonthoughtofawaytofixthis.HesetupaChristmastreebyoneofhiswindows.Thenhetook80coloredlightbulbsandhungthemaroundit.Thelightswerered,whiteandblue.Peopleonthestreetstoppedtolook.TheyadmiredtheshiningChristmastree.ItwassopopularthatJohnsonmadeitatradition.Eachyearheaddedmorelights.In1884,therewere120lightbulbsonhistree.Thelightswerenotcheap.In1900,astringof16bulbscost$12.Thatwasalotofmoneybackthen,becausepeoplemadeless.Intoday'smoney,thatisabout$350.Butovertime,theystartedtocostless.Bythe1930s,coloredlightbulbswereeverywhere.
TodaymillionsoflightsetsaresoldinAmericaeachyear.Theylight80millionhomes.Someofthemarenowusedforotherholidaystoo.TheyareusedonHalloweenandValentine'sDay.ButitallstartedwithJohnson'sChristmastree.
28.WhatdoweknowaboutEdwardHibberdJohnson?
A.hecameupwiththeideaforChristmastreelights
B.heemployedThomasEdisontoinventthelightbulb.
C.headovacatedsettingupaChristmastreeinAmerica.
D.hebuiltupacompanytoprovideelectricityformanyhomes.
29.Johnsonusedcoloredlightbulbstoreplacetreecandlesmainlyto_______.
A.developanewtraditionB.makeaChristmastreesafer
C.tomakeChristmaspopularD.toattractpeopletohiscompany
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