1、2018 高二英语上学期期中联考试卷与答案20182019 学年第一学期半期考高二英语试题（考试时间：120 分钟 总分： 150 分）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷（选择题，共 100 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅
2、读一遍。 1. Whose book does Suzie have? A. Hannahs. B. Her mothers. C. Deborahs.2. How will the woman go to the town center? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.3. How many shirts will the man buy? A. Three. B. Five. C. Six.4. Who is Jack probably talking with? A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His denti
3、st.5. What will the boy probably do this weekend? A. Have a picnic. B. Learn about science. C. Study math by himself.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. How many peopl
4、e will there be in the party? A. Twelve. B. Fourteen. C. Twenty.7. Where will the party be held? A. In a park. B. At the office. C. At a co-workers house.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the man give the woman? A. A bill. B. A key card. C. Some money.9. What did the man enjoy about his trip? A. The ro
5、om service. B. The helpful people. C. The pleasant weather.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does Michael feel sorry? A. He is having a lot of problems.B. He forgot his grandmothers birthday. C. He hasnt called his grandmother for a long time.11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Michaels
6、birthday. B. Michaels grandfather. C. Michaels busy schedule.12. How does Michael probably feel about going to college? A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Disappointed.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a bank. B. At a drugstore. C. At a post office.14. Where is the m
7、ans mother? A. In Atlanta. B. In St. Louis. C. In Memphis.15. Why is there extra cost for the man to pay? A. He is paying for overnight service.B. He is paying with a credit card.C. He has a fragile (易碎的) item.16. What is the man giving to his mother? A. A box of cookies. B. Some cash. C. A cup. 听第
8、10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the important weather news? A. There will be rain all night.B. There will be a storm this morning. C. There will be sunny skies tomorrow. 18. When will the storm pass? A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.19. Where is the tornado starting? A. In Tulsa. B. In S
9、pringfield. C. In Oklahoma City. 20. What supplies does the speaker suggest people prepare in the end? A. Umbrellas. B. Rain boots. C. Water and 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，选出最佳选项。A2016 Exhibitions in the British MuseumSunken cities: Egypts lo
10、st worlds19 May 27 November 2016Sainsbury Exhibitions GalleryAdults16.50, Members/under 16s freeSunken under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were lately rediscovered. Their amazing discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between the gre
11、at ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece. Their story is told for the first time in this exhibition.Francis Townes watercolours of Rome21 January 14 August 2016Room 90/ Open late FridaysFree, just drop inCome and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not disp
12、layed together since 1805.Sicily: culture and conquest21 April 14 September 2016Room 35Tickets: Adults10, Members/under 16s freeThis exhibition tells Sicilys fascinating stories from the arrival of the Greeks and other settlers, to the extraordinary period of enlightenment(启蒙) under Norman rule in t
13、he 11th to 13th centuries.Early British exploration of the classical world14 March 27 July 2016Room 90a/ Open late FridaysFree, just drop inThis small display features a remarkable selection of drawings by British explorers and architects, who discovered and documented some of Sicilys best surviving
14、 classical sculpture and architecture.21. Which place does Francis Townes works describe?A. Sicily. B. Rome. C. Egypt. D. France.22. What art works are housed in Room 90a?A. Sculptures. B. Watercolours. C. Drawings. D. Buildings.23. Which exhibition can you attend in October?A. Sunken cities: Egypts
15、 lost worlds. B. Sicily: culture and conquest. C. Francis Townes watercolours of Rome. D. Early British exploration of the classical world.BJohn Adams took office in 1797. Two major issues marked Adams presidency. The first involved Americas relations with France.France helped America win its war fo
16、r independence from Britain. The friendship formed during the war continued afterward when Thomas Jefferson served as Minister to Paris. Relations began to go bad as soon as he returned home. The man who replaced him openly supported the losing side in the French revolution. After the revolution suc
17、ceeded, the new French government demanded that he leave. Most Federalists(联邦主义者) didnt want good relationships with France. They searched for any signs of insult(侮辱) and any excuse to declare war.President Adams wanted to improve relations with France through negotiations (协商). Yet he said the Unit
18、ed States would strengthen its defenses. One incident, especially, brought the two nations close to war. Its known in American history books as the “ X, Y and Z Affair ”.President Adams had appointed three ministers to negotiate with the French government. French officials kept these three men waiti
19、ng for several weeks. While they waited, they had a visit from three Frenchmen-later called X,Y and Z. X,Y and Z told the Americans that France would sign an agreement if the United States did three things. It had to lend the French government twelve million dollars. It had to apologize for anti-Fre
20、nch statements in a recent message from President Adams to the American Congress. And it had to pay the French foreign minister 250,000 dollars.The American ministers were willing to pay. But they wanted to sign the agreement first. The French foreign minister refused. First the money, then the agre
21、ement. The Federalists finally had the excuse they were looking for. France had insulted the United States. The only answer was war.24. Why did America and France have a good relationship at first?A. Because Thomas Jefferson worked hard on it.B. America supported the French revolution.C. America and
22、 France often helped each other.D. France helped America get away from Britain.25.What happened to the three ministers when they arrived in France?A. No one came to negotiate with them at first.B. They were treated very nicely.C. They were asked to apologize at once.D. They were watched over by thre
23、e men.26. What was the excuse that the Federalists found?A. France hurt the three ministers.B. France looked down upon the United States.C. France asked for too much money.D. France was unwilling to sign the agreement.27. What is the passage mainly about?A. The relations between France and the US.B.
24、 John Adams great achievement as President.C. How the war between the US and France started.D. How the friendship between the US and France started.CWhen Mark Levine, an English-language instructor at Beijings Minzu University of China, was first invited to attend a Chinese colleagues wedding in Jia
25、ngsu province in 2017, his second year in China, the California native was ready to present a small decorative gift for the new couple as he used to do in the United States.However, his gesture suddenly didnt seem proper as he realized the Chinese at the ceremony had red envelopes filled with cash t
26、o present rather than a packed gift.“Its a little bit embarrassing when you present something that people didnt expect to receive on certain occasions,” Levine, who used to be a social worker in the US, told China Daily recently.“In the US, people do that as well but only for close relatives. People
27、 would normally give things as presents, while here in China red envelopes are more commonly welcomed.”It was the first time the 66-year-old discovered the ceremonyincluding taboos(禁忌 )in gift giving. He was not alone, as the recent argument following a British ministers visit to Taipei, Taiwan, revealed.British Minister of State for Transport Bar oness Susan Kramer presented a watch in January to Ko Wen-je, mayor of Taipei, when she visited the city, immediately sparking headlines as she broke a long-held taboo in Chinese culture.
