重庆市南开中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含解析.doc

重庆南开中学2017-2018学年高二（下）期中考试英语试题本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共150 分。

考试时间120 分钟。

第 I 卷（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 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，从题中所给的佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题1.What does the man worry about coming to China ?A.Little knowledge about Beijing Opera .B.Different eating habits .C.His poor Chinese .2. What does the woman think of Dana’A. Attractive .B. Boring . s speech ?C. Depressing .3.What does the woman mean ?A.She is badly in need of pets .B.She is not in favor or keeping pets .C. She doesn’ t think dogs are human4. Where does the conversation take place ?A. At the railway station .B. At the airport . ’ s friends .C. At a restaurant .5.What are the speakers mainly talking about ?A.A big prize for competition .B.Their school activities .C.An online banking trap .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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，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。

每段对话读两遍。

请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题6. What does the woman want to buy ?A. Cookies .B. Scarfs .C. Hats .7. How much will the woman have to pay ?A. ￥ 20.B. ￥ 80.C. ￥ 100.请听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 9 题8. When did Conrad start playing football ?A. In primary school .B. At the age of 15 .C. In college .9.What is Conrad busy with now ?A.His business work .anizing a football club .C. Looking for chances to compete for his club .请听第8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题10. Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer ?A. His computer was broken .B. He needed it for his paper .C. He used it for his computer class .11. What is probably the man ?A. A student .B. A history teacher .12. What has the man been doing with his new computer ?A. Doing homework .B. Watching DVDs .请听第9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题13.Where did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman ?A.From his college friends .B.From his high school teachers .C.From the grown-ups around him .14.How much does Tom own of the company ?A. 6%B. 18%15.What does Tom usually do to make his life green ?A.Design the products by himself .B.Cycle to work and travel .C.Reduce the production .16.What ’s the probable relationship of the two speakers ?A.Interviewer and interviewee .B.Employer and employee .C.Seller and buyer .请听第10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题17.Where is the White Sands ?A.In the City of Alamogordo .B.Southeast of Mexico .C.In the United States .C. A computer seller .C. Searching for information .C. 50%18.Why do some small animals become white in color ?A.To avoid being seen in the sand .B.To escape the bright sunlight .C.To attract the visitors .19.What may happen when people are walking in the White Sands ?A.Some unusual animals knock into them .B.They may get lost easily .C.They may get sunburnt .20.What do we know about the White Sands Park ?A.It is one of the largest sand fields in the world .B.There are activities and guided walks in it .C.More than 5,000 people visit it each year .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。

ABritish actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights ofBritain’comedys scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV seriesBlackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom.His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of hisdeath.Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom（情景喜剧）" The Young Ones ," whichran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The seriesfocused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College."Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had “changed his life”by’s just asking him to work on The Young Ones.“ He always made me cry with laughter , now hemade me cry .”In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates whospend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayallalso branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991Drop Dead Fred , in which’s he playedthe imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-uphis farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy（癫痫）as a result of the severehead injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he"beatJesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive.House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount astory about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for anautograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'"21. It was __________ that made Rik Mayall’ s career really take off .A. Drop Dead FredB. BlackadderC. The Young OnesD. Bottom22. To Ben Elton , Mayall’ s death is rather __________ .A. heartbreakingB. acceptableC\ridiculous D. inspiring23.From the passage , we can learn that Mayall __________ .A.died of a sudden severe head injuryB.only devoted himself to TV seriesC.narrowly escaped death in 1998D.was revenged for his violent attacks24.In which section of CNN NEWS can we possibly find the passage ?A. PoliticsB. OpinionC. HealthD. EntertainmentBLast week , US President Barack Obama visited upstate New York ’s Baseball Hall of Fame andMuseum in an effort to highlight some of the United States’-lovedmostdestinations and increaseinternational tourism .“ When it comes to tourism , we have a great product to sell ,”“ Nothing says‘ Made in America’ better than the Empire State Building or the Hoover Dam .According to statistics , a record 70 million international visitors travelled to the US in 2013 .But that was still only 13% of the world’a smtravelersllmarket share—than the 17% thatvisited the United States in 2000 .Beyond the country’ s iconictionsloca—which travelers know all too well—the US is home toa great many charming and fascinating sights that often fly under the radar . Here are some ofour favorites :The wild woodlands of the Great Smoky MountainsOne of the oldest mountain rages in the world , this tranquil national park , which stretchesacross the Tennessee-North Carolina border , has a rich biodiversity that’ s equaled by few other places on the planet .Texas : Home to the world’ s largest bat colonyTake nature watching to the extreme in the Lone Star State , where 1.5 million bats takeflight over Austin every summer night .Idyllic beach towns—without the crowdsHidden away from the flood of summer travelers , these five little beach towns offerexcellent surf spots , scenic views and Victorian charm .Philadelphia’ s mosaic masterpieceThe city’ s downtown offers a one-of-a-kind artistic exploration , with 50,000sqft of tunnels ,caves and walls covered in a bright and strange display of glass tiles（瓷砖）, poetry and toys .Kentucky : An adventure heavenThis state has one of the most amazing environments in the country , featuring both a rockclimbing resort and the world’ s longest known cave system .25. The underlined word“ highlight” in Paragraph 1 probably means“ __________” .A. promoteB. criticizeC. appreciateD. avoid26. If you are interested in the cave adventure , you can go to __________ .A. TennesseeB. KentuckyC. TexasD. New York27.From the passage , we can learn that __________ .A.there were about 90 million international visitors travelling to the US in 2000B.the Great Smoky Mountains are the oldest mountain range in the worldC.not many travelers go to Idyllic beach towns in summerD.President Obama is keen on travelling home and abroad28.What might be the best title for the passage ?A.Obama , a Good SellerB.See the US Only Locals KnowC.How to Increase International TourismD.Welcome to the Empire State BuildingCThe findings , recently published by the researchers from Arizona State University ( ASU )suggest that angry men appear to gain influence in a group , but angry women lose influence .The study found that when men expressed their opinion with anger , participants rated them as more believable . But when women expressed anger , they were viewed as moreemotional and , thus , less convincing . In other words , a man could benefit from using anger inpower and persuasion . A woman , however , could be ignored or hurt by her group if sheexpressed anger .The study was based on the responses of 210 students . They were shown evidence and photographs online from a real murder trial . A man had supposedly murdered his wife . Thestudents were asked to decide if the man was guilty or not .Before making their decision , the students discussed the case online with five jurors（陪审员） . But these were not real jurors ; they were computers generating responses and commentsback to the students . Some of the fake jurors had male identities . Others had female identities .Some male jurors were angry about the judgement . When this happened , the studentsreacted by doubting their own decisions about the case . Confidence in their responses on thejudgement “ dropped significantly”. But when female jurors seemed angry , the studentparticipants“ became significantly more confident in their original judgments”.The study could have wider importance .The results have effects for any woman who is trying to exert influence on a decision in theirworkplace and everyday lives . This includes governing bodies , task forces and committees . In apolitical debate , a female candidate might have less influence if she shows anger .An example is the 2016 Democratic presidential race . This might explain why BernieSanders is able to freely express his passion and conviction , while Hillary Clinton clearly regulatesher emotions more carefully .29. According to the study , when women express anger they are thought of as __________ .A. believableB. significantC. emotionalD. confident30.In the study by the researchers from ASU , __________ .A.there were 210 students expressing their emotionsB.the jurors were shown evidence and photographs onlineC.female jurors doubted their own decisions about the caseD.the jurors were actually computers with human identities31.The purpose of the example in the last paragraph is to __________ .A.remind the women to control their emotions in political debatesB.show the importance of the study extends to many other fieldsC.prove the findings are of great help in our daily lifeD.explain why the researchers carry out the studyDWhere Virtual Reality Takes UsNo matter how enlightened （开明的） any one of us may be , we are fundamentally limited toour own points of view — but it is human nature to try to broaden our perspective . For me , that whereV.R. comes in . I have found that the medium has an extraordinary ability to convey thekinds of feelings of presence and place I’ ve always desired to capture throughrnalismphotojou.As a young photographer , I was shocked by the wartime images of great photographers likeRobert Capa and James Nachtwey . Their vision of the world is far better than my own . Hoping toimitate their effect , I trained myself to follow in their footsteps , covering the wars in Iraq andAfghanistan as a photojournalist for The New York Times and Newsweek . But I found that myphotographs were not having the impact that I had hoped . There was something too abstract andflat about them , a quality that allowed anyone viewing them to remain distant from images。