厦门市湖滨中学2018---2019学年第二学期期中考
高二英语试卷
本试卷分第I卷 和第II卷 两部分，满分150分，时间120分钟
第I卷
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 did the woman dislike when she was young? A. Vegetables.
B. Chocolate.
C. Cookies.
2. What is Jack’s position? A. A cleaner.
B. A manager.
C. A salesperson.
3. Where are the speakers? A. In a library.
B. In a classroom.
C. In a bookstore.
4. What do the speakers think of Linda’s brother? A. He is quiet
B. He is friendly.
C. He is unpleasant.
5. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Feed the cat.
B. Wait for the cat.
C. Call the cat.
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. What happened to the woman? A. She was badly injured. B. She couldn’t find her dogs. C. She lost her way in the forest.
7. Who found the woman? A. Her best friend. 听第7段材料，回答第8、10题。
8. What does the man want to know more about? A. Recent events. B. History. 9. Where are the fires happening? A. In Paris.
B. In New York.
C. In Los Angeles.
C. Movies.
B. A hiker.
C. Her husband.
10. What report will come last on TV？ A. The sports news.
B. The local news.
C. The weather report
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What does the woman need help with? A. Clearing the sidewalk. B. Hanging Christmas lights. C. Digging her car out of the snow. 12. Who will visit the man this weekend? A. His grandkids.
B. His friends.
C. His students.
13. Where will the woman go for the holiday? A. A ski mountain. B. A relative’s apartment. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Who is the woman probably asking for advice? A. Her neighbor.
B. Her tutor.
C. Her classmate.
C. A farm.
15. How does the man describe Western dining traditions? A. Strict.
B. Casual.
C. Complex.
16. When should the woman arrive according to the man? A. Around 4:30.
B. Around 5:00.
C. Around 5:30.
17. What does the man suggest the woman bring to dinner? A. Food.
B. Wine.
C. CDs.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Where did Johnny often stay? A. On a bridge.
B. At the gas station. C. On the side of the road.
19. What did Kate McClure do to Johnny in return?
A. She gave him $20. B. She bought him food.
C. She created a website to help him. 20. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To encourage people to be helpful. B. To remind drivers to take enough gas. C. To tell people to spend money in a wise way. 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。
A
Here are some fascinating, entertaining and promising things that are bound to be bright spots in 2019
Five eclipses
Up to seven eclipses of the Sun and Moon can take place in one year, though the last time that happened was 1982. The mix of five events occurring in 2019 is especially interesting，because no two will be alike! According to Xinhua, China will see two solar eclipses and one lunar eclipse in 2019。
3D- printed everything
Expect 2019 to be the year 3D printing, for 3D bioprinting in the medical field, advanced 3D metal printing which will revolutionize manufacturing and even more accessible 3D printing at home.
A public domain year
Starting from ]an.1, hundreds of thousands of works of art, film, literature and music from 1923 will enter the public domain. Works from authors like H. G. Wells, music from composers like Bela Bartok, and some Charlie Chaplin films will be easier to (legally) access, sell, buy and enjoy.
The Periodic Table
Science lovers, it's your time to shine. Dmitri Mendeleev's world-changing system, the Periodic Table, turns 150 in 2019, and the United Nations has designated it the Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Why not reacquaint yourself with this critical
chemical advancement?
Women’s World Cup
The FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place in June and July of 2019 all around France, whose men’s team won the 2018 World Cup. If soccer isn’t your jam, but World Cups are, you can expect the Rugby World Cup held in Japan in September, or the Cricket World Cup held in London in May.
The world not ending
When it comes to astronomical objects, you may recall years ago that an asteroid was predicted to come close to Earth in 2019, hitting us and making us all into fiery pieces of space dust. But NASA has completely rejected this and said the asteroid will fly by with a margin of about 2.6 million miles.
21. How many eclipses can be observed in China in 2019? A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Five.
22. What event will take place in the autumn of 2019? A. The Cricket World Cup
B. The Rugby World Cup
D. The FIFA Women's World Cup
C The FIFA Men's World Cup
23. What can we know from the passage?
A. The Periodic Table was invented 150 years ago. B. NASA said the asteroid will probably hit the Barth. C. The 2019 World Cups will all be launched in Europe. D. Charlie Chaplin films can be obtained free of charge.
B
We often think that our affairs, great or small, must be tended continuously and in detail, or our world will break apart, and we will lose our places in the universe. That is . not true, or if it is true, then our situations were so temporary that they would have collapsed (崩溃} anyway. .
Once a year or so get away for a day. On the eve of my day of absence, I inform housemates, my family and close friends that I will not be reachable for twenty-four hours; then I disconnect the telephone. I sit for at least an hour in a very hot bathtub; then I lay out my clothes in preparation for my morning escape, and knowing that nothing will disturb
me, I sleep well.
On the morning I wake naturally, for I will have set no clock, nor informed my body timepiece when it should alarm. I dress in comfortable shoes and casual clothes and leave my house going no place. If I am living in a city, I wander streets, window-shop, or stare at buildings. I enter and leave public parks, libraries, and theatres. I stay in no place for very long.
Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously , separates the past from the future. Jobs, family and friends can exist one day without any one of us. Each person deserves the day in which no problems are faced up to, no solutions searched for, We need hours of aimless wandering or sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants.
If we step away for a time, we are not, as many may think, being irresponsible, but rather we are preparing ourselves to more ably perform our duties. When I return home, I am always surprised to find some questions I sought to evade had been answered and some entanglements (瓜葛) I had hoped to flee had become separated out in my absence. A day away can help drive away the bitterness, transform hesitation, and renew the spirit. 24. Why does the author lay out his clothes the night before his day away? A. He will not forget what he should wear. B. He is able to sleep late in the morning. C. He can be dressed as stylishly as possible. D. He gets ready for the journey in the morning.
25. The words casual, wander, and stare in Paragraph 3 suggest a feeling of . A. determination
B. mystery
C. relaxation
D. confusion
26. What does the underlined word “evade”in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Consider
B. Avoid
C. Decide
D. Raise
27. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To describe what it is like to rediscover a city. B. To show how to spend a day away from home.
C. To entertain readers with a story of an unusual day. D. To persuade readers to take some time for themselves.
C
福建省厦门市湖滨中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题附答案
