1、学年四川省射洪县射洪中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版2017-2018学年四川省射洪县射洪中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 第卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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. How much did these books cost?A. $32. B. $36. C. $40.2. Who is the woman probably
2、?A. Mark s mother. B. Mark s teacher . C. Marks friend.3. What does the woman want to have?A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Water.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Boss and employee. C. Classmates.5. Why was the woman sad?A. She made a mistake in the report. B. She
3、 had a fight with Carl.C. Her friend Carl was ill.第二节(共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分)听下面5段对话。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、7题。 6. How long has the man lived there?A. About six months. B. About twenty years. C. About a year.7. What
4、is Peter Waters house like?A. Old and red. B. New and blue. C. Old and blue.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the man need?A. A taxi. B. A timetable. C. A bag.9. When will the man leave?A. At 2:30. B. At 3:00. C. At 3:3010. What does the man want the driver to do?A. To help him get prepared. B. To call h
5、im in advance. C. To help him carry his bags.听第8段材抖，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the man call the woman?A. To thank for her dinner. B. To invite her to China. C. To inform her of his schedule.12. When will the man go back to China?A. Tomorrow. B. Tonight. C. The day after tomorrow.13. How will the man go
6、back?A. By train. B. By ship. C. By plane.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why does the woman look pale?A. She stayed up late last night. B. She has trouble studying Chinese.C. She is in poor health.15. What is the man s new way to learn Chinese?A. Making friends with Chinese people.B. Learning Chinese through
7、songs.C. Using a Chinese dictionary.16. What does the woman say she wants to do to improve her Chinese?A. Work harder. B. Learn from others. C. Join the man.17. What will the woman bring with her?A. A Chinese book. B. A Chinese dictionary. C. A CD.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How often does Phil go shoppin
8、g for groceries now?A. Once a week. B. Almost every day. C. Once every four days.19. Why does Phil buy meat at last?A. Because it is too heavy. B. Because it is easy to get. C. Because it could stay cold.20. What can we learn about Phil?A. He eats cereal for breakfast. B. He always buys food for a w
9、eek.C. He always wastes food.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，选出最佳项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWelcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning. Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18, 2015)Nearpod9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Room 501Ne
10、arpod is a software program that creates a rich context (语境) for students to learn vocabulary. The presenter will show how to use it.TEO2:00p.m. to3.00p.m.Room 502Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn online. The presenter will use examples from his first onl
11、ine class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching online with TEO.Kahoot10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Room 601Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback (反馈) , including reports about their strengths and weaknes
12、ses.Prezi3:30p.m. to4:20p.m.Room 602Uses of prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies.21. Nearpod can
13、be used to .A. offer grammar tests B. teach listening onlineC. help vocabulary learning D. gain fluency in speaking22. If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to .A. Room 501 B. Room 502 C. Room 601 D. Room 60223. A teacher who wants to learn online teaching is expected to arrive by
14、.A. 9:00 a.m. B. 10:30 a.m. C.2:00 p.m. D. 3:30 p.m.BAt thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then wri
15、te on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, Mrs.Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.She glanced down at me through her glasses, You are no different from your classmates, young man.I tried, but I didnt finish the reading
16、when the bell rang. I had to take it home.In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education. But Louis didnt give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots
17、 (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasnt I the blind in my class, being made to learn like the sighted students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter
18、 place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?I didnt expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an A on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: See what you can do when y
19、ou keep trying?24. The author didnt finish the reading in class because .A. he was new to the class B. he was tired of literatureC. he had an attention disorder D. he wanted to take the task home25. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A. He had good sight. B. He made a great inventi
20、on.C. He gave up reading. D. He learned a lot from school.26. What was Mrs. Smiths attitude to the author at the end of the story?A. Angry. B. Impatient. C. Sympathetic. D. Encouraging.27. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The disabled should be treated with respect.B. A teacher can open up a
21、new world to students.C. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.CAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it
22、 in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave
23、 people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they cou
24、ld find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remembered the fold
25、er location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called transactive memory (交互记忆)According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer
26、 users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is c
27、hanging.28. The passage begins with two questions to .A. introduce the main topic B. show the authors attitudeC. describe how to use the Internet D. explain how to store information29. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. The Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.B. The two
28、groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to remember the information.D. The second group did not understand the information.30. In transactive memory, people .A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of informationC. organize information like a comp
29、uter D. remember how to find the information31. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A. We are using memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to access information.DOnce there was a young farm
30、er who had an appointment with his lover to meet under a big tree. He was short-tempered and came very early. It was a fine spring day with flowers in full bloom (盛开) , but he wasnt in the mood to enjoy it.Suddenly an angel turned up before him. You get impatient, dont you? said the angel. If you do
31、nt want to wait, just turn the button to the right. You can jump over any life period if you want to.The young fellow was so happy that he turned the button lightly. How amazing! His lover appeared before him immediately, staring at him with love. How wonderful it would be if the wedding ceremony were held now! He, again, turned the button. A grand wedding appeared in front of him; the band was playing cheerful music; he lost himself in it deeply. Unknowingly, the desires in his heart appeared endlessly: I also want a big house. He turned the button. I also want a crowd o
