江苏省扬州中学-2018年高二上学期英语期中考试

江苏省扬州中学2017—2018学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语2017.11

注意事项：

1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。

2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。

第 I 卷（选择题，三部分，共80分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much does the shirt cost?

A. ￡19.15

B. ￡9.15

C. ￡9.50

答案是B。

1. How does the man plan to find a used car?

A. Through a car dealer.

B. From the newspaper.

C. On the Internet.

2. Where is the man going?

A.To a park.

B. To the woman’s.

C. To a supermarket.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A writer.

B. A book.

C. A bookstore.

4. What season is it now?

A. Spring.

B. Autumn.

C. Winter.

5. What present has the man bought?

A. A book.

B. Some flowers.

C. A pair of gloves.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 are the speakers doing?

A. Reporting a match live.

B. Interviewing a champion.

C. Talking about a new world record.

7. What do we know about Paul Timmons?

A. He breaks a world record.

B. He is talented in competing.

C. He isn’t in the lead all the time.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the woman probably?

A. A writer.

B. A tour guide.

C.A reporter..

9. What is on the man’s right?

A.A palace.

B. A park.

C. A statue.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When did the man buy the T-shirt?

A. Yesterday.

B. A few weeks ago.

C. A couple of days ago.

11. Why does the man want to change the T-shirt?

A. He wants a bigger size.

B. He prefers another color.

C. He doesn’t like the style.

12. What will the woman do next?

A.Give the man’s money back.

B. Change the T-shirt for the man.

C. Have a word with her manager.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Wife and husband.

B. Mother and son.

C. Employer and employee.

14. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A.Find another job.

B. Buy a cheaper guitar.

C. Balance the budget.

15. What is the man’s problem?

A. He can’t join a band.

B. He can’t find a satisfying job.

C. He can’t make ends meet.

16. How does the man feel about the woman’s words?

A. Impatient.

B. Embarrassed.

C. Disappointed.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What prize did the youngest group get?

A. The second prize.

B. The third prize.

C. The fourth prize.

18. What should Eastside practise more?

A. The dance.

B. The song

C. The music.

19. Why did The Storm win the first prize?

A. They danced wonderfully.

B. The guitarist played very well.

C. The singer performed perfectly.

20. What kind of person is the speaker?

A. Humorous.

B. Boring.

C. Serious.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.—What do you think of the grammar book?

—Oh, it is really _____useful reference book, which is worth reading _____second time.

A. a, a

B. an, the

C. an, a

D. the, the

22. Only those who had tickets were ________ to the stadium for the concert given by thefamous musician.

A. allowed

B. admitted

C. committed

D. permitted

23. This special school accepts all disabled students, _______ educational level and background.

A. according to

B. as a consequence of

C. in addition to

D. regardless of

24. The production of the factory has grown to _____ in 1999.

A. twice as it was

B. twice what it was

C. as twice as it was

D. twice that it was

25. You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of

_________ you think your real interests lie.

A. that

B. what

C. where

D. how

26. He would be in better health now _______ with too much work when young.

A. had he not burdened himself

B. if he was not burdened

C. were he not burdened

D. had he not been burdened himself

27. —Has John ever broken his promise?

—No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and _______ .

A. so would he

B. so did he

C. so he would

D. so he did

28. When their children lived far away from them , these old people felt ______from the world.

A. cut off

B. cut down

C. cut out

D. cut back

29. According to Global Blue, a tax-free shopping consultancy, Chinese shoppers were said to be the biggest overseas spenders in the year 2013, each customer _________ an average of ￡ 1,367 per transaction.

A. spent

B. to spend

C. spending

D. has spent

30. It is not so much the language ________ the cultural background ______ makes the film

difficult to understand.

A. that; as

B. what; as

C. as; what

D. as; that

31. You can't imagine such a well-educated gentleman ___ be so rude to an old man.

A. could

B. should

C. would

D. might

32. I found my computer functioning much better, ________ a new operating system.

A. to install

B. installing

C. having installed

D. installed

33. Dad promised Tom to buy him a nice gift for his birthday,beyond his imagination.

A. which

B. the one

C. that

D. one

34.—The criminal was finally sentenced to death.

—Just as a biblical idiom says, “_________________.”

A. You reap what you sow

B. An eye for an eye

C. See the handwriting on the wall

D. Kill the fatted calf

35. —Did you have butterflies in your stomach at the interview?

—______. That was my first job interview.

A. It depends

B. Not really

C. You bet

D. I mean it

第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For me personally, I could write for days about many different situations where adversity (逆境) 36my life. Now let me tell you one experience where I almost let adversity 37 .

We had a glass studio, which was located 50 feet from our home. A couple of years ago we experienced an38 winter; we had a lot of snow and ice. The weight of the ice and snow 39 the roof on our studio, taking with it one of our sources of income. 40 it did fall down, we got on the roof and tried to41 the snow and ice, but when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of minus 20 Celsius, it was pretty 42 to do.

We had a partner come in to help us try to 43 the roof by supporting. In the end, there was44 that could be done. The roof came down. We had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio 45 we lost a lot also: glass, kilns, workbenches, to name only a few of the items. It was a disastrous experience.

Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio collapsed. We couldn't work as we had almost 46 all the material in a building we were not using. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we can no longer conductour glass business. Let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that 47 our mind. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and running.

We picked the 48option. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we renovated(翻新)

the barn, redesigned our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we 49 had. If the adversity we were 50 had not happened, we probably would stillbe working in the old studio—a studio that was lessefficient.

36. A. influenced B. promoted C. destroyed D. prevented

37. A. suffer B. escape C. work D. win

38. A. awkward B. awesome C. awfulD. agreeable

39. A. limitedB. collapsed C. pressed D. struck

40. A. AlthoughB. UnlessC. BeforeD. When

41. A. replace B. reduce C. recycle D. remove

42. A. worthwhile B. tough C. rewarding D. annoying

43. A. examine B. test C. secure D. restore

44. A. something B. enough C. all D. nothing

45. A. for B. but C. or D. so

46. A. displayed B. arranged C. piled D. presented

47. A. approached B. cleared C. crossed D. comforted

48. A. latter B. former C. easier D. further

49. A. desperately B. hopefully C. eventually D. previously

50. A. faced with B. concerned about C. cautious about D. aware of

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

Here comes the theatre forecast for both openings and previews. Every one of the following is definitely a visual feast. Never hesitate to take a look, and there's one special for you!

Amélie

PhillipaSoo stars in a musical adaptation of the 2001 film, by Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé, and Nathan Tysen, about a young woman who spreads joy in Montmartre.

Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.Opens April 3.

The Antipodes

The playwright (剧作家) Annie Baker returns, with a piece about storytelling, directed by Lila Neugebauer and featuring Josh Charles, Phillip James Brannon, and Josh Hamilton. Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529. Previews begin April 4.

The Chocolate Factory

Christian Borle plays Willy Wonka in this musical version of the Road Dahl book, featuring new songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and a book by David Greig.

Lunt-Fontanne, 205 W. 46th St. 877-250-2929.In previews.

A Doll's House II

Lucas Hnath's play, starring Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, and CondolaRasha, picks up years after Ibsen's classic leaves off, with the return of its heroine, Nora. Sam Gold directs.

Golden, 252W.45th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin March 30.

Groundhog Day

Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin wrote this musical version of the 1993 Bill Murray comedy, about a misanthropic (厌世的) weatherman forced to repeat the same day over and over. Matthew Warchus directs.

August Wilson, 245 W. 52nd St. 212-239-6200.In previews.Opens March 30.

Indecent

Rebecca Taichman directs Paula Vogel's play, a transfer from the Vineyard, which tells the story of the controversial 1923 Broadway production of Sholem Asch's Yiddish drama God of