福建省厦门市湖滨中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

厦门市湖滨中学2018---2019学年第二学期期中考高二英语试卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，满分150分，时间120分钟第I卷第一部分听力(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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒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 did the woman dislike when she was young?A. Vegetables.B. Chocolate.C. Cookies.2. What is Jack’s position?A. A cleaner.B. A manager.C. A salesperson.3. Where are the speakers?A. In a library.B. In a classroom.C. In a bookstore.4. What do the speakers think of Linda’s brother?A. He is quietB. He is friendly.C. He is unpleasant.5. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Feed the cat.B. Wait for the cat.C. Call the cat.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. What happened to the woman?A. She was badly injured.B. She couldn’t find her dogs.C. She lost her way in the forest.7. Who found the woman?A. Her best friend.B. A hiker.C. Her husband.听第7段材料，回答第8、10题。

8. What does the man want to know more about?A. Recent events.B. History.C. Movies.9. Where are the fires happening?A. In Paris.B. In New York.C. In Los Angeles.10. What report will come last on TV？A. The sports news.B. The local news.C. The weather report听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman need help with?A. Clearing the sidewalk.B. Hanging Christmas lights.C. Digging her car out of the snow.12. Who will visit the man this weekend?A. His grandkids.B. His friends.C. His students.13. Where will the woman go for the holiday?A. A ski mountain.B. A relative’s apartment.C. A farm.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Who is the woman probably asking for advice?A. Her neighbor.B. Her tutor.C. Her classmate.15. How does the man describe Western dining traditions?A. Strict.B. Casual.C. Complex.16. When should the woman arrive according to the man?A. Around 4:30.B. Around 5:00.C. Around 5:30.17. What does the man suggest the woman bring to dinner?A. Food.B. Wine.C. CDs.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where did Johnny often stay?A. On a bridge.B. At the gas station.C. On the side of the road.19. What did Kate McClure do to Johnny in return?A. She gave him $20.B. She bought him food.C. She created a website to help him.20. What is the purpose of the talk?A. To encourage people to be helpful.B. To remind drivers to take enough gas.C. To tell people to spend money in a wise way.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。

AHere are some fascinating, entertaining and promising things that are bound to be bright spots in 2019Five eclipsesUp to seven eclipses of the Sun and Moon can take place in one year, though the last time that happened was 1982. The mix of five events occurring in 2019 is especially interesting，because no two will be alike! According to Xinhua, China will see two solar eclipses and one lunar eclipse in 2019。

3D- printed everythingExpect 2019 to be the year 3D printing, for 3D bioprinting in the medical field, advanced 3D metal printing which will revolutionize manufacturing and even more accessible 3D printing at home.A public domain yearStarting from ]an.1, hundreds of thousands of works of art, film, literature and music from 1923 will enter the public domain. Works from authors like H. G. Wells, music from composers like Bela Bartok, and some Charlie Chaplin films will be easier to (legally) access, sell, buy and enjoy.The Periodic TableScience lovers, it's your time to shine. Dmitri Mendeleev's world-changing system, the Periodic Table, turns 150 in 2019, and the United Nations has designated it the Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Why not reacquaint yourself with this criticalchemical advancement?Women’s World CupThe FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place in June and July of 2019 all around France, whose men’s team won the 2018 World Cup. If soccer isn’t your jam, but World Cups are, you can expect the Rugby World Cup held in Japan in September, or the Cricket World Cup held in London in May.The world not endingWhen it comes to astronomical objects, you may recall years ago that an asteroid was predicted to come close to Earth in 2019, hitting us and making us all into fiery pieces of space dust. But NASA has completely rejected this and said the asteroid will fly by with a margin of about 2.6 million miles.21. How many eclipses can be observed in China in 2019?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Five.22. What event will take place in the autumn of 2019?A. The Cricket World CupB. The Rugby World CupC The FIFA Men's World Cup D. The FIFA Women's World Cup23. What can we know from the passage?A. The Periodic Table was invented 150 years ago.B. NASA said the asteroid will probably hit the Barth.C. The 2019 World Cups will all be launched in Europe.D. Charlie Chaplin films can be obtained free of charge.BWe often think that our affairs, great or small, must be tended continuously and in detail, or our world will break apart, and we will lose our places in the universe. That is . not true, or if it is true, then our situations were so temporary that they would have collapsed (崩溃} anyway. .Once a year or so get away for a day. On the eve of my day of absence, I inform housemates, my family and close friends that I will not be reachable for twenty-four hours; then I disconnect the telephone. I sit for at least an hour in a very hot bathtub; then I lay out my clothes in preparation for my morning escape, and knowing that nothing will disturbme, I sleep well.On the morning I wake naturally, for I will have set no clock, nor informed my body timepiece when it should alarm. I dress in comfortable shoes and casual clothes and leave my house going no place. If I am living in a city, I wander streets, window-shop, or stare at buildings. I enter and leave public parks, libraries, and theatres. I stay in no place for very long.Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously , separates the past from the future. Jobs, family and friends can exist one day without any one of us. Each person deserves the day in which no problems are faced up to, no solutions searched for, We need hours of aimless wandering or sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants.If we step away for a time, we are not, as many may think, being irresponsible, but rather we are preparing ourselves to more ably perform our duties. When I return home, I am always surprised to find some questions I sought to evade had been answered and some entanglements (瓜葛) I had hoped to flee had become separated out in my absence. A day away can help drive away the bitterness, transform hesitation, and renew the spirit.24. Why does the author lay out his clothes the night before his day away?A. He will not forget what he should wear.B. He is able to sleep late in the morning.C. He can be dressed as stylishly as possible.D. He gets ready for the journey in the morning.25. The words casual, wander, and stare in Paragraph 3 suggest a feeling of .A. determinationB. mysteryC. relaxationD. confusion26. What does the underlined word “evade”in the last paragraph probably mean?A. ConsiderB. AvoidC. DecideD. Raise27. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A. To describe what it is like to rediscover a city.B. To show how to spend a day away from home.C. To entertain readers with a story of an unusual day.D. To persuade readers to take some time for themselves.CHas it come to this？Robots standing for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?Not exactly，but some doctors have found a way to use a robot to check on patients while they're miles from the hospital.One is at Baltimore's Sinai Hospital Equipped with cameras，a screen and microphone，the robot is guided into the rooms of Dr Alex Gandsas' patients where he speaks to them as if he were right there.“The system allows you to be anywhere in the hospital from anywhere in the world，” said the surgeon，who specia lizes in weight­loss operation.Besides his normal morning and afternoon personal visits，Gandsas uses the $150,000 robot to visit patients at night or when problems arise.The robot can circle the bed and adjust the position of its two cameras，giving the perception from the patient's standpoint that the doctor is there.“They love it. They'd rather see me through the robot，” he said of his patients' reaction to the machine. Nurse Florence Ford，who has worked with the robot since it was introduced about 18 months ago，said patients have reacted well，particularly because “seeing the doctor's face gives them confidence.”Gandsas presented the idea to hospital leaders as a method to more closely observe patients following weight­loss operation.Since its introductio n，Dr Alex found that nearly one third of his 376 patients went out of hospital earlier than first expected.Michael Chan，president of In Touch Technologies，said his company's device allows doctors to “be in more than one place at the same time.”Speaking with Gandsas through one of the robots at company headquarters，Chan said the company designs applications for the devices in remote areas and for dealing with shortages of health care workers.“They will soon be big，”said Chan when asked about their future.28. According to the passage，which of the following statements of the robot is Correct? A．It has replaced Dr Alex to visit his patients every day.B．The patients would rather have it treat their diseases.C．Patients are likely to be treated even when doctors are far away.D．It has reduced the duty that doctors should have for their patients.29. By using robots，Dr Alex finds that ______.A. he can operate on different patients at the same timeB. the number of patients in his hospital is reducing a lotC. patients visited by robots may recover completely soonerD. their hospital doesn't need as many medical workers as before30. From the last sentence，we can learn that Michael Chan thinks that ______.A. more robots of this kind will be used in hospitalsB. people won't believe robots will do well in the futureC. in the future bigger robots will be made to satisfy the needsD. the prices of the robots will be greatly reduced in the future31. What would be the best title of the passage?A. Robot Replaces Doctors to Treat PatientsB. Robot Visits Patients When Doctors Can'tC. High­tech Makes Patients Better Communicate with DoctorsD. Robot Has Begun to Play a Great Part in Hospital ManagementDIt happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day’s “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as I’m not one to lie too often (I’d hate to be caught out), I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire top ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I haven’t read him, but haven’t lied about it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most c ommon reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (I’ll come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).32. How did the author find his friend a book liar?A. By judging his manner of speaking.B. By looking into his background.C. By mentioning a famous name.D. By discussing the book itself.33. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day repor t?A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C. The author admitted having read 9 books.D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.34. By lying about reading, a person hopes to____________________.A. appear knowledgeableB. control the conversationC. learn about the bookD. make more friends35. What is the author’s attitude to 58% of readers?A. Doubtful.B. UncaringC. FavorableD. Friendly第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。