1、2018-2019 高二英语上学期期中试题与答案（考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分）注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 个小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项。1. where does the talk take place?A.In a shop
2、 B.In a restaurant . C.In a bank2.What can we learn from the talk?A.The man will return the magazine. B.The woman will buy a new magazineC.The magazine is gone3.Whats the man doing now?A.watching TV B.Waiting for the weather report C.Waiting for someone4.Who probably knows the exat place of the supe
3、rmarket?A.Anna. B.Julie C.Lily5.When will the speakers go to the museum?A.On Friday. B.On Saturday C.On Sunday.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 l。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，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. Why ar
4、e the Blacks moving to Australia?A.Mr.Black has found a new job thereB.They have many friends there.C.Mrs.Black wants to teach there.7.What will Mrs.Black become after moving there?A.A teacher. B.A housewife. C.A clerk.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.When will the woman go abroad?A.In ten weeks. B .In March C.
5、In May9.What does the woman feel about studying abroad?A.A little worried B.Very excited . C.Unhappy听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10.Why is Tony going to Paris?A.on business B.For his summer holidayC.to see his friends.11.When will Tony go to Lindas home?A.On Tuesday afternoon. B.On Saturday afternoon.C.On
6、Sunday afternoon.12.what can we learn about Lindas husband?A.He will be out on Sunday afternoon.B.He will be out on Saturday afternoon.C.He has to be out on Sunday morning.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Whats the womans mother like?A.She is humorous(幽默) B.She is gentle.C.She is quiet.14.What does the wom
7、an have?A.An older sister and an older brother.B.Two younger brothers.C.A younger sister and an older brother15.Who is similar to the womans mother?A.the woman. B.the womans brother.C.The womans sister.16.Whats the womans sister now?A.A.nurse. B.A docter. C.An engineer.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How
8、 many aspects(方面)of the United Kingdom does the man refer to(提及)?A.two. B.three. C.Four.18.Which of the following is NOT a historical monument(古迹)?A.Windsor castle. B.The Tower of London.C.The National Gallery.19.which of the film is NOT produced by a British studio(制片厂)？AHarry Potter. B.Star Wars C
9、.James Bond20.which of the following sports came from the United Kingdom?A.Rugby. B.Basketball C.Badminton.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。No one wants to be caught outside in the rain without an umbrella. These handy objects come i
10、n a variety of shapes and sizes, and there are many that can easily fold into a purse or a bag in case of a sudden heavy rain. Just about everyone owns an umbrella, but not many of us give them a second thought. What follows is a brief tribute to an item that most of us take for granted. Historians
11、are unsure of where and when exactly umbrellas came into play. Some say Egypt, while others say China. What is for sure is that theyve been around a very long time. They werent intended to protect us from the rain, however. The ancient Greeks and Romans used them as shade from the sun. It was the Ro
12、man women who began to oil the cloth of the umbrella to protect it from water.It wasnt until the 1600s that European women began to carry umbrellas, mostly as shade from the sun. Sometime in the 1700s, it became popular to carry wood and oilcloth models as protection from the rain. In 1750, an Engli
13、shman named Jonah Hanway decided to carry an umbrella everywhere he went. This was unheard of. Only women carried umbrellas. Because of this, many people laughed at him, but at least he was dry. Ignoring the laughter of those around him, Hanway carried his umbrella for 30 years. By the late 1700s, h
14、owever, it became more acceptable for men to carry “hanways”.Because they were made of wood, umbrellas were not only expensive, but they were difficult to use. In 1852, Samuel Fox invented the steel kind that we see today. Since then, theyve evolved. We now have umbrellas for the rain and sun. We us
15、e them on the beach, while playing golf, and on our patios (露台) and decks. What would we do without umbrellas? 21. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To tell us when umbrellas were invented. B. To advise people to have a second thought about umbrellas.C. To lead to the topic of the passag
16、e.D. To tell us the importance of umbrellas in our daily life.22. What can we infer from the passage?A. Men were not allowed to use umbrellas in the 1700s.B. Jonah Hanway was an umbrella salesman.C. Wood umbrellas were hard to operate but very cheap.D. It was not so strange for men to use umbrellas
17、in the 1800s.23. What does the underlined word “evolved” in the last paragraph mean?A. Supported. B. Invented. C. Survived. D. Developed.24. What is the best title for this passage?A. How umbrellas were invented? B. The use of umbrellas in ancient times.C. Womens umbrellas in the 1600s.D. A brief in
18、troduction to the history of umbrellas.One day, I took a taxi and the traffic flew smoothly along a narrow street until our taxi was brought to a sudden stop. I curiously looked forward to seeing the obstruction (堵塞). I noticed that in front of the cars, a rather vast crowd gathered in the middle of
19、 the street. In fact, people kept emerging from every direction. I asked my taxi driver if he had seen what had occurred. He said, “A stupid driver has hit a man on a bicycle. The policeman is here to end the argument.”Interesting! My taxi driver had obviously sided with the bicyclist, despite the f
20、act that he too was a driver. He continued to explain, “All the people are coming to give their opinions on what happened.” With these words, he put out his head from the window to shout his thoughts on the accident. A vast crowd of people was gathering at the scene. Some appeared to be passing bicy
21、clists, and some were coming from the shops along the streets. I felt very surprised! It was nearly impossible that these people had all seen the accident, yet they all seemed to take a personal interest in the “justice” of the result. It was shocking that the police officer who was attending the ac
22、cident seemed interested in the opinions of all those who were watching! What began as a short pause was beginning to look like a long afternoon drama.Accidents like this occur every day. Each time something like this happens to me during my travel in this country, I immediately became impatient, so
23、 patience is really necessary if youre planning to visit this country. 25.The author was most probably in the country when this event happenedA. visiting his parents B. on business C. traveling D. living26. Who should take the responsibility for the accident in the opinion of the authors taxi driver
24、?A. The bicyclist. B. The driver. C. The police officer. D. The heavy traffic.27. The writer felt shocked because _.A. his taxi driver shouted his thoughts on the accidentB. the police officer showed interest in the opinions of the watchersC. no one called the hospital or sent the bicyclist to a hos
25、pitalD. the accident later turned into an interesting drama28.What does the author advise people to do if they want to visit this country?A. Never take a taxi. B. Dont drive on a narrow street.C. Have a lot of patience. D. Avoid crowds.CIt was late Wednesday night when the frightening phone call rea
26、ched our home. I remember lying in my bed trying to fall asleep when I heard the phone ring. Interested in finding out who the late caller was, I sat up so that I could hear the phone call better. To my surprise, I heard my mom shout to my dad, “Get the car, Dean! Andrea has been in a car accident.”
27、We ran every red light on the way to the hospital and our tires screeched (发出刺耳声) around every corner. We got to the hospital but were not allowed to see her. The next morning, we were allowed to see Andrea. Until today, nobody knows exactly what happened. We only know that the car rolled on its way back from a party. The two boys in the car were killed, and Andrea was thrown out. She was badly injured.Over the next two months, I lived more at the hospital than I did at my house. I watched as Andrea worked so hard to gain back everyday motor skills. She
