1、2018 精选高二英语上学期期中试卷与答案时量：120 分钟 总分：150 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。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. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address. 2. What will the man do for the woman?
2、A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company CEO.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather. B. Cloth
3、es. C. News.第二节听下面 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、7 题。6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman
4、probably do next?A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.9. Where will t he speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10
5、. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By air. B. By Taxi. C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13
6、 至 16 题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. Hes a trainer. B. Hes a tour guide. C. Hes a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A.10,500. B.12,000. C.15,000.16. How man
7、y people will the woman hire?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable. B. Its timesaving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about
8、 living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.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。AThe blooming of social media and in
9、teractive smartphone-based apps has proved that e-marketing is an unchangeable trend. In the case of China, the latest battlefield is beauty camera apps, which have become an overnight hit in the West.1. MeituPicDeveloped by the Xiamen-based Meitu Inc, MeituPic is the companys flagship beauty camera
10、 app and was the first to become a big hit among Western users. The app has drawn some 456 million users, who use it to post more than 6 billion photos every month.In addition to MeituPic, Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps such as Beauty Plus, Poster Labs and Meipai, each specia
11、lizing in facial feature improvement, video editing and many other features.2. PituTian Tian Pi Tu, is a beauty app developed by Chinas Internet giant Tencent. Similar to other photo-editing apps, Pitu offers a number of beautifying filters, blemish（瑕疵） removing tools and virtual makeup choices for
12、users to choose from.Launched in 2014, Pitu has accumulated 106 million monthly active users (MAUs). While the number is not as impressive as that of Meitu s apps, some argue that the user base of Tencent s gaming products and chat applications, such as QQ and WeChat, gives Pitu great potential for
13、further growth. According to Chinese app watchers, Pitu s target audience is younger and more individualized than that of MeituPic. 80 percent of Pitu s users are younger than 25, giving the app more room to try out more new features.3. FaceUIn contrast with most other beauty apps, FaceU, focuses mo
14、re on the social feature, encouraging users to video chat with friends and even strangers while playing with its fun stickers (贴纸 ) and the strategy is undoubtedly working. Launched in 2016, the app, which mainly targets female users between 15 and 35, has twice made it onto the Apple store s Chart
15、for top apps.21. Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps except _.A. Meipai. B. MeituPic. C. Tian Tian Pi Tu. D. Beauty Plus.22. What gives Tian Tian Pi Tu more room to grow potentially?A. The amount of Meitu Appss potential users.B. Users of Tencents gaming products and chat apps.C.
16、The various kinds of photo-editing functions.D. The room to try out more new features.23. According to the passage, what do the three Apps have in common?A. They mainly target young users. B. They all launched in 2016.C. They specialize in photo editing. D. They are popular and hot.BAlmost everybody
17、 once felt loneliness. Loneliness doesnt depend on how many people you are surrounded, but actually is decided by how much socially connected you are. Social media such as WeChat, QQ and Microblog is growing rapidly, which seems to have expanded our network, but actually has thrown ourselves into th
18、e hole of loneliness. Now loneliness is poisoning our mental health. To jump out of the “net”, recently the concept of “cohousing” is introduced by some western architects（建筑师）and the new living style is well-received in the US among seniors. So whats cohousing?Most cohousing communities are 15 to 3
19、5 private and individual houses built around a public area where social interaction takes place. Those individual houses are actually the same with common houses with living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and bedrooms. In the public area, there are a variety of public facilities like big kitchens. Resid
20、ents can regularly plan activities and meals together. Some neighborhoods have dinner every day with work clearly given to each person. The closer ties in the cohousing communities tend to increase peoples sense of security. In addition, cohousing units prove to be economical. Although the house its
21、elf might be a little higher, the total costs can be lower after considering energy savings through shared meals, transportation and others.The attitude towards “cohousing” is mixed. Intentional people-to-people interaction is greatly valued the accepted by supporters. They treat the lifestyle as th
22、e lifeline out of the hole of loneliness. However, opponents hold that privacy outweighs intentional social interaction. They find no need to change their current living style and want to stay unchanged as long as possible. Such opinion is challenged by some people. They argue when those people get
23、older with sudden death of their income or even mate, they will realize the value of cohousing communities. They are suggested to plan ahead. Whats your idea? Will you choose to live in cohousing communities?24.The author uses “social media” in the first paragraph to _.A. show the problem of using t
24、hem B. persuade readers to value communication C. remind readers of their ways of communication D. prove the importance of them 25. What can we learn from the cohousing communities?A. The communities are built in an area which contains 15-35 public houses.B. Residents plan activities and meals toget
25、her in their individual houses.C. The houses in the communities are similar to common houses with necessary facilities.D. The communities will cost people more money because the price of the house is higher.26. Whats the authors attitude towards “cohousing”?A. Uninterested. B. Doubtful. C. Worried.
26、D. Objective.27. What would be the best title for the text?A. What is a “cohousing community”? B. Would you choose “cohousing”?C. How do you purchase “cohousing”? D. Why does “cohousing” appear?CDespite the countless differences between peoples characters and careers, or their likes and their dislik
27、es, it seems that we are all connected in this wonderful life by one thing the pursuit (追求) of happiness.For me, happiness is horse riding, Cadburys Creme Eggs and spending time with my friends. Some people are at their happiest at home, while others find their paradise (乐园) through traveling in far
28、off foreign lands. Happiness can be as simple as a surprise bunch of fresh flowers or a really strong coffee, just when you need it most. Sometimes, happiness comes from spending time with loved ones; at other times, its having a quiet night at home, with nothing but a movie and a comfortable bed for company.
