河北省大名一中高二英语下学期第一次半月考试题

( 考试时间： 120 分钟，试卷分数：150 分 )
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下边 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、 C 三个选项中选出最正确选项，
并标在试卷的相应地点上。

听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下
一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman probably write her name with?
A. A pencil.
B. Her finger.
C. An electronic pen.
2. What would the woman probably order with chicken?
A. White wine.
B. Red wine.
C. Beer.
3. What is the woman ’s red jacket best for?
A. The rainy days.
B. The windy days.
C. The warm days.
4. Where did the man go yesterday?
A. The hotel.
B. The office.
C. The airport.
5. What do we know about the man ’s apartment?
A. It is not quiet enough.
B.It is near the train station.
C. It has a good view of the park.
第二节（共15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分22.5 分）
听下边 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
选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应地点上。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，
每题 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 段资料，回答第6、7 题。

6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a gift shop.
B. In a food store.
C. In a travel agency.
7. What did the woman buy?
A. A cup.
B. A shirt.
C. The key chains.
听第 7 段资料，回答第8至 10题。

8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A shopping trip.
B. A family argument.
C. A working environment.
9. What does the woman probably want the man to do?
A. Do some cleaning.
B. Be careful in his job.
C. Take out the trash
in turn.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son.
B. Brother and sister.
C. Manager and new worker.
听第 8 段资料，回答第11至 13 题。

11. What are the speakers doing?
A. Ordering food.
B. Waiting in line.
C. Taking a break.
12. How often does the woman exercise every week?
A. Twice.
B. Three times.
C. Four times.
13. How does the man usually get to work?
A. By walking.
B. By driving his car.
C. By taking the subway.
听第 9 段资料，回答第14至 17 题。

14. What does the woman want to be?
A. A doctor.
B. A teacher.
C. An engineer.
15. Who does the man admire most?
A. His brother.
B. His father.
C. His grandfather.
16. Where would the man love to travel to?
A. Asia.
B. Europe.
C. North America.
17. What will the woman do this summer?
A. Find a job.
B. Go on a trip.
C. Take extra classes.
听第 10 段资料，回答第18至20题。

18.What is the speaker trying to tell us?
A. She eats too much.
B. It’s bad to have too many hobbies.
C. Keeping fit is not an easy thing to do.
19. What does the speaker think about before exercising?
A. Watering plants.
B. Taking pictures.
C. Watching videos.
20. What does the speaker think of doing exercise?
A. It makes her happy.
B. It makes her guilty.
C. It makes her bored.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）
第一节（共15小题；每题 2 分，满分30 分）
A
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21. Which is the most suitable for moviegoers?
A. Take to the waves in Southampton.
B. Discover an island on the Thames.
C. Catch great films in Bristol.
D. Get scientific in London.
22. What is true about New Scientist Live?
A. A science weekly magazine.
B. A festival where ideas and discoveries
are shared.
C. A festival to celebrate great scientist.
D. An exhibition to show scientific
discoveries.
23.Where can you find the text?
A. On a notice board.
B. In a newspaper.
C. On a website.
D. In a book
review.
B
On a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit a friend in 2008,
event planner Paige Chenault daydreamed about the grand birthday parties she’d throw for her daughter one day. (Paige was five months pregnant at the time.) Then, flipping through a magazine, she saw a photo of an impoverished Haitian boy, skinny . “I thought, t his kid has nothing, ” Paige says.
The image stayed with her, and she resolved to do something to help. “I decided
I would use my talents to throw birthday parties f or homeless kids, ” Paige says.
For the next four years, Paige and her husband, Colin, took time out from parenthood
to visit shelters to determine how best to pull off the parties.
Finally, in January 2012, Paige launched the Birthday Party Project, a nonprofit organization, and recruited friends and family to help decorate Dallas ’s 75-occupant Family Gateway Shelter with balloons and streamers, celebrating the birthdays of 11
boys and girls, with 60 more homeless kids in attendance. “That first party was better than I could have ever imagined, ” says Paige.
Now Paige and her staff of three paid employees work with regional volunteers
to plan monthly themed parties at 15 shelters across the country, some of which house abused or abandoned kids. Each child celebrating a birthday that month gets a $30
gift, a decorative place mat, and an individual cake or cupcake.
One of Paige ’s favorite parts of each party is when the kids make a wish and
blow out the candles. “They rarely get a chance to dream big, ” says Paige.
Her daughter, Lizzie, now seven, often helps out at the parties. Paige says, “The one thing I’ve always wanted is for my kid to be generous.
24. What was it that made Paige want to help the homeless children?
”
A. A flight from Dallas to Ohio.
C. The photo of a Haitian boy.
D. B. Her daughter
Her talent for
’s birthday.
throwing parties.
25. What does the underlined word“impoverished” mean?
A. adorable
B. poor
C. talented
D. dead
26.What can be learnt from the passage?
A. A total of 75 full-time workers are employed by Paige at present.
B. After unsuccessful attempts,Paige finally threw a wonderful party homeless kids.
C. Kids can spend $30 to celebrate their birthday.
D. Paige commits herself to the cause of helping the homeless kids.
27. What kind of person do you think Paige is?
A. Caring and sensitive.
B. Competent and loyal.
C. Kind and perseverant.
D.Responsible disciplined. for the
and
C
Finland is the happiest place on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness
Report of 156 nations.
The report, released Wednesday by the United Nations ’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks the countries of the world based on six different categories of well-being: income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, generosity and social support.
This year's report also pays special attention to the happiness of each
country immigrants.
’s
The U.S. dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place, an d last year ’s winner, Norway, came in second place —followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.
“The top five countries all have almost equally high values for the six factors
found to support happiness, and four of these countries —Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland —have been in first place in the six World Happiness Report rankings since the first report" in 2012,”co-editor John Helliwell told CNN. “In
with such excellent teams, changes in the top spot are to be expected."
Rounding out the top 10 happiest countries was Canada in sixth place, then New
Zealand, Sweden and Australia. The order of the top 10 nations changed from the 2017
list but the countries did not, according to the report. They were also 10 of the
a division
11 top spots in the immigrant happiness category (including Mexico —24th overall,
but 10th in immigration).
“The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between
the happiness of immigrants and the locally born,” Helliwell said in a statement.
“A lthough immigrants come from countries with very different levels of happiness, their reported life evaluations resemble those of other residents in their new countries. Those who move to happier countries gain, while those who move to less
happy countries lose. ”
Other major world powers placed in significantly low spots on the list. Germany
came in 15th, the UK was 19th—followed by Japan in 54th place, Russia in 59th and
China in 86th.
The report, based on surveys completed by citizen volunteers, came just under a
week before World Happiness Day on March 20, when the UN declared to recognize relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public
“the in the lives
policy objectives”
28. The US ranked ______ in 2017.
A. 14
B. 10
C.18
D. 22
29.What is the most significant finding of the report?
A.That immigrants are different from residents in the country.
B.That immigrants come from countries with different levels of happiness.
C.That immigrants become happy when they leave the country.
D. That immigrants and locals feel the similar level of happiness.
30.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Happiness is no less important than any other aspect in life.
B. People’s happiness and well-being should be considered when it comes to
policy-making.
C. The happiness report came under a week before World Happiness Day.
D. What the UN declared was beneficial to all human beings.
31. What is the best title of the passage?
A. World Happiness Day.
B. Happiness —forever pursuit.
C. What's your happiness index( 指数 )?
D. The 2018 World Happiness Report.
D
The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month
underlines the importance of University of Queensland wildlife research released today.
The UQ research sheds light on how various species have responded to major
climate events.
A study led by UQ School of Earth and Environmental Science researcher Dr Sean
Maxwell has spent more than 70 years quantifying the responses of various species.
“The growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts and floods is causing unpredictable and immediate changes to ecosystems and
block ing existing management efforts,”Dr Maxwell said. “Some of the negative responses we found were quite concerning, including more than 100 cases of dramatic
population declines and 31 cases of local population extinction following an extreme event. ”
"Populations of critically endangered bird species in Hawaii, such as the palia,
have been annihilated due to drought, leaving none of its kind, and populations of
lizard species have been wiped out due to cyclones in the Bahamas."
Cyclones were the most commonextreme event for birds, fish, plants and reptiles, while mammals and amphibians were most responsive to drought events, with drought
leading to 12 cases of major population decline in mammals. Drought also led to 13
cases of breeding declines in bird populations and 12 cases of changes in the
composition of invertebrate communities.
UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science director Professor James
Watson said the detailed information would help inform ecosystem management.
“The research clearly shows species will respond, often negatively, to extreme
events, ” Professor Watson said. “As climate change continues to ensure extreme
climate and weather events are more and more common, we now need to act to ensure
species have the best chance to survive. Wherever possible, high quality and intact
habitat areas should be retained, as these are the places where species are most
resilient(易恢复的 ) to increasing exposure to extreme events.”
32.How was the UQ research conducted?
A.By observing extreme weather events.
B.By protecting the endangered species.
C.By recording reactions of animals to extreme climate.
D.By analyzing the reason why mass animal death happened.
33.What does the underlined word“annihilated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. destroyed
B. defeated
C. decreased
D. disappeared
34.Which of the following sentences is true about extreme weather events?
A.Drought caused 13 cases of distinction in bird populations.
B.Drought caused 12 cases of population decline in mammals.
C.Birds and mammals are most responsive to cyclones.
D.Cyclones wiped out populations of lizard.
35. What can we infer from Professor Watson’ s words?
A. Animals often show negative responses to extreme events.
B. The existing management ways for wildlife protection are limited.
C. Different methods should be adopted to ensure the survival of different species.
D. Complete and undamaged habitats are of great importance to species ’survival. 第二节（共 5 小题；每题 2 分，满分10 分）
依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。

选项中有两项为剩余选项。

You are enjoying a nice dream until your alarm suddenly rings. 36. Is
your clock out of control? No, it’s just winter, making the sun rise later
will be twice as hard to crawl out of bed into the cold darkness.
As the days get shorter, our mornings lose that crucial light to wake us up, so
waking up gets harder. That means you'll need to put in extra effort to get to work
on time. 37.
, so it
38. Summer or winter, you should aim to go to bed at about the same time
every evening and wake up at about the same time every morning. Try to give yourself
time for eight hours per night.
Avoid strong light near bedtime. So if you like reading before you close try an actual book or an E-ink screen like a Kindle, which doesn't emit the harsh
light that phones and tablets do.
Buy a wake-up light. If you still have trouble with dark mornings, it might be
time to introduce more light into your room. 39.
Give yourself something to look forward to. 40 . Sure, you might have to
get up for work, but you'll want to be awake if you are expecting a delicious your eyes, breakfast,
or a workout that is actually fun.
A. But you just don't want to get out of your warm bed.
B. Stick to a regular schedule.
C. Philips make some popular lamps that produce natural light during gray winter
days.
D. Waking up is easier when you have a good reason to be conscious.
E. Too much light can do harm to your eyes.
F. We have a few tips that might help.
G. But when you look out of the window, it's still black outside.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）
第一节完形填空（共20 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her 41swung between what
she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was
unexpectedly 42 by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC
and check these guys out. They are just like you .. ” One Facebook message and a
phone interview later, Catherine 43 herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the
middle of the sweltering desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and 44 awareness
about zero-waste and climate change.
With a deep 45 of the environment and a desire to make a 46 , Catherine, Davey, and a group of self 47 “environmental pick - up artists ” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only 48 0.9 miles
in an entire day, they 49 and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.
Catherine and Davey 50 with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their 51 to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently 52
how she would have enough 53 to fly home for their two-week spring break,
Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope 54 with $850 cash in the desert.
Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus 55 outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got 56 and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift ” where 57 from all over the state came
together with a 58 of cleaning up trash all over the park.
Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they 59 was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply 60 themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.
41. A. hands B. balance C. thoughts D. position
42. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened
43. A. dropped B. cheered C. found D. taught
44. A. abandoning B. shaking C. raising D. hiding
45. A. pride B. trust C. fear D.
love
46. A. difference B. promise C. mistake D.
plan
47. A. corrected B. described C. repeated D. discovered
48. A. driving B. fixing C. riding D. covering
49. A. slowly B. secretly C. helplessly D. frequently
50. A. heard B. shared C. wrote D. read
51. A. efforts B. costs C. problems D. choices
52. A. worrying about B. replying to C. depending on D. meeting with
53. A. time B. food C. money D. room
54. A. equipped B. supplied C. decorated D. filled
55. A. set off B. broke down C. headed for D. held on
56. A. rest B. practice C. understanding D. help
57. A. members B. volunteers C. tourists D. reporters
58. A. purpose B. question C. decision D. lesson
59. A. introduced B. expected C. experienced D. examined
60. A. turn B. limit C. compare D. devote 第二节语法填空（共 10 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分15 分）
阅读下边资料，在空白处填入适合的内容（ 1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When scholars of international relations predict that the 21st century will be
a “Chinese century ”, they are full of reasons. 61 America remains the only superpower,
62 China is responsible for an important share of global change. Since start of the financial crisis
in 2008, for example, China has accounted 63 45%
of the gain in world GDP. In 1990 about 750 million Chinese people lived in extreme
64(poor); today fewer than 10 million do. Its GDP per person, in the terms of
purchasing-power, 65 (rise) ten times since 1990.
China’s 66(amaze) performance has greatly affected the world's economic
output. The Economist has worked out a geographic centre of the global economy by
(measure) taking an average of each country's latitude and longitude( 经纬度 ), 67 by 68 (it)
GDP. At the height of America's control, this point previously sat in the north Atlantic.
But China has pulled it so far east 69 the global centre of economic gravity 70 (be)
now in Siberia.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35 分）
第一节短文改错（共10 小题；每题1分，满分10分）
本题要求更正所给短文中的错误。

文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅
波及一个单词的增添、删除或改正。

增添：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下边写出该加的词。

删除：把剩余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

改正：在错的词下划一横线（__），并在该词下边写出改正后的词。

注意：
每处错误及其改正均仅限一词。

只同意改正10 处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分。

My classmates and I were to graduate next month. Wewere determined to do something. After a heating discussion, we decided on making a video to record our experience at school.
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during that we interviewed our
teachers or took photos of every aspect of school life. The editing part before that
was tough. Wediscussed what to put into the video. Some compromises are unavoidable, but the video turned out perfectly. Several days later, when the video was playing
on the graduation ceremony, it was well received. The teachers and students
shared a great time. That surely gave to us a great sense of achievement.
第二节书面表达（满分25 分）
若是你是李华，打算寒假去英国旅行，在网上预约了伦敦一家酒店。

你的航班将于 2 月13 日夜晚8 点到达希思罗（Heathrow ）机场，出发前你给联系人Mr. Green 写一封邮件咨询有关
事宜，重点以下：
1、到达酒店交通
2、用餐
3、介绍景点
注意：
1、词数 100 左右。

2、能够适合增添细节，以使行文连接。

英语答案
听力： 1-5 BACBA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 CBBAA16-20 BCCAA
阅读： 21-23CBC 24-27 CBDC 28-31 ADBD 32-35CABD 36-40GFBCD 完型： 41-45 BDABC 46-50 DABAD 51-55 CCBAD56-60 CABDC
语法填空：
61. Although/Though/While 62.the63.for 66. amazing67.measured68.its69. 64.poverty 65. has risen
that70.is
短文改错：
My classmates and I were to graduate next month. We were determined to do something. After
the
a heating discussion, we decided on making a video to record experience s at school.
heated experiences
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during that we interviewed our
teachers or took photos
which and
of every aspect of school life. The editing part before that was tough. We discussed
what to put into the
video. Some compromises are unavoidable, after
but the video turned out perfectly. Several
days later, when
were
the video was playing on the graduation
perfect
ceremony, it was well received. The teachers
and students shared
played
a great time. That surely gave to us a great sense of achievement.
作文范文：
Dear Green,
I am Li Hua from China, determined to fly to UK for my winter vacation. I have
booked your hotel on the Internet. I am writing to ask you for some information before I get there.
To begin with, my flight is scheduled to arrive at Heathrow Airport at 8 p.m. on
February 13. I wonder if it is convenient for me to get to the hotel by public transport given possible delays. Besides, I ’ d like to know more details about the accommodation, especially something about the meals, a s I didn ’t see that on the web page. Mo re importantly, could you recommend some attractions to visit? London has always been
my dream place to explore the English culture, but with too many choices, recommendations from you will be valuable and highly appreciated.
Looking forward to your reply and seeing you in London.
All the best.
Yours,
Li Hua
录音原文：
Text 1
W:Do you have something to write with? How am I supposed to sign my name? Can I use a pencil?
M: No, we lost our electronic pen. It doesn’t matter, though. You can use your finger to sign right on the screen.
M: I ’m not sure what to order to drink. Beer, white wine,or red wine?
W:They say red meats go with red wine, light-colored meats go with white, and oily foods are good with beer.
M: I know chicken is white meat.
Text 3
W: If it’s raining, I ’ll wear my blue jacket. But if it ’s windy, I ’ll wear the black one.
M: But it’s warm today.
W: Oh. My red jacket is best for that kind of weather.
Text 4
M: I didn’t see you last night at the office. Are you OK?
W:I was so busy. First I was late to meet my sister at the airport, and then we
went to the hotel and it was full!
M: I hope everything ’s OK!
Text 5
W: My new apartment has such a great view, doesn’t it?
M: It is so much quieter than my house near the highway and bigger than your old house next to the train station.
W:You should also move next to the park!
Text 6
W:Excuse me, do you have anything to eat in here? Like snacks, drinks, that kind of stuff?
M: I ’m sorry ma’am, but we do have some souvenir water bottles for only two dollars.
If you purchase one of our twenty- dollar shirts, we ’ll give you one water bottl e for free!
W: I was looking to bring back something from my travels how much are these
cups? M: Ten dollars each, and the key chains beside them are five dollars each.
W: Well, I only have room in my bag for one thing, so I ’ll take th e shirt.
M: Enjoy your free water bottle!
W: We care about quality here, not just about doing enough work to get by. When you work at Trader Joe’s, you’re more than an employee. You’re like family!
M: In my family, we usually argue over things like whose turn it is to take out the
trash. We also complain a lot when there ’s no dessert. Is working here like that? W: OK Let me give you a better idea. Working here is like being in a family in some ways. You know how children get punished when they don ’t clean their rooms, o r they go out with friends before they finish their homework?
M: Yes, I can relate to that.
W: Well, that ’s more like how it is to work at Trader Joe ’s. The employees are the children and I ’m the mother.
M: Are you the only parent at this store? I think I’d rather be adopted by someone else
Text 8
M: Hey, Erica. I saw that you were working hard this morning.
W: Yes, I got a lot done. It’s nice to be able to sit down and relax for a little while.
M: I was about to go get some lunch. Would you like to join me?
W: No, thanks. I brought my own. I used to eat out all the time, but I got tired of
waiting in line.
M: How do you always have so much energy? If I woke up early to make my own food,
I ’d be tired all day.
W: Once you get into a routine, it’s not so b ad. Do you work out?
M: I usually go for a run four times a week, sometimes less. What about you?
W: I work out in the gym twice during the workday and I run on Saturday every week.
Do you drive to work?
M: Yes. I could walk, and then take the W: If you want more energy, you need to
subway. But
be healthier.
then I ’d have to wake up earlier.
You have to make some sacrifices.
Text 9
M: Can you believe this is our last summer before we graduate?
W: I know. We have to make some real tough decisions soon. Have you given any thought to your future?
M:My father would like to pass the family business on to me. My grandfather
started it, and he made my dad really admire him.
W: That is understandable. My family has always been involved in education, and
they ’r e trying to convince me to do the same. I want to be a doctor, though.
M: You should follow your dreams. My brother is an excellent engineer. He’s my hero.
W: So what ’s yours? Is there anything that excites you?
M: I ’ve lived in America my whole life. I ’ve seen parts of Canada, but it ’s not that different. I’d love to travel to France, Spain, Italy, or Germany
W:Cool. I grew up in Asia, and I had the chance to travel through several
different countries.
M: I need to have money before I do that, though. T hat ’s why I ’m getting a job this summer. Are you working, too?
W:I thought about it, but I decided to take some classes over the summer. I want
to get a head start on my studies.
M:It sounds like we’ll both be busy. I hope we can still hang out.
W:Of course. I always make time for my friends.
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W: I really must get on my exercise bike. I have a rule that every day I must
burn off 300 calories on the bike. It keeps me fit and makes me feel happy. Some people might think that sounds like a piece of cake but the problem is that I have to force
myself to do it. 300 calories only equals one bar of chocolate, but it takes at least
40 minutes of riding get very sweaty in
on my bike at home to burn off that much.
It the process. Before I get on the bike, I have to
’s hard work and I
do battle with myself
first. I find my mind thinking of other things I need to do —water the plants, check the post, read the news, wash some vegetables — anything but exercise. If I had to
go out to a gym for exercise, I don’t t hink I would ever arrive there. Some people
say they listen to music to make their exercise pass more quickly. I find that too
boring. However, lately I have found something to aid my bike routine.Taking pictures。