浙江省东阳市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题

浙江省东阳市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题第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。1.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:00B.7:30C.8:002.Whatisthemanprobably?A.Arepairman.B.Afireman.C.Aneighbor.3.Whatiswrongwiththespeakers?A.Theylosetheirway.B.Theytookthewrongbus.C.Theycan’tfindtheirmap.4.Whatwastheweatherlike?A.Windyandrainy.B.Windyandsnowy.C.Windyandcloudy.5.Whatmightbethematterwiththemanontheground?A.Hehasabadcold.B.Hehasaheadache.C.Hehashearttrouble.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至8题。6.Wheredidtherobberyhappen?A.Onabus.B.Atabusstop.C.Nearthepolicestation.7.Whatdidthewomandowhentherobbertookherhandbag?A.Shecalledthepolice.B.Sheheldherhandbag.C.Shegrabbedtherobber’sknife.8.Whathappenedintheend?A.Therobberranforhislife.B.Thewomanwassenttohospital.C.Therobberwastakentothepolicestation.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthedinnerparty?A.Bad.B.Verygood.C.Justso-so.10.Whatdoweknowabouttheboss?A.He’simpolite.B.He’sfunny.C.He’skindhearted.11.Whatdoesthewomanmeanbyherlastwords?A.Themanshouldn’tinvitesuchamantohisdinnerparty.B.Thebossshouldsaysorrytothecouple.C.Themanshouldletthebossleaveearlier.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Whereisthewoman?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inaradiostudio.C.Inaclassroom.13.Howmanyproblemsdoestheboyhave?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.14.Whatwillthewomandointhenextpart?A.Comforttheboy.B.Introducesomefriendstotheboy.C.Givesomeadviceonhowtomakefriends.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Howlonghasthewomanlivedthere?A.16years.B.11years.C.5years.16.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?A.Herneighbors’children.B.Noiseandairpollution.C.Trafficconditions.17.Whyisn’tthewomansatisfiedwithherlivingconditions?A.Theflatistooold.B.Theflatisovercrowded.C.Theflatistoodirty.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whendidthetrafficaccidenttakeplace?A.At7:30.B.At8:00.C.At8:30.19.Wheredidthefirebreakout?A.Inastore.B.Inacarcompany.C.IntheNo.2Hospital.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthenews?A.Thetwoinjuredareoutofdanger.B.Thefirelastedabout3hours.C.Theburnedareinhospital.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。ARachelCarson(1907-1964)isawriter,biologist,andenvironmentalist.Asatrainedscientistandagreatwriter,RachelCarsondidmuchtoshapepeople’sattitudestowardthenaturalworld.BorninSpringdale,Pennsylvania,shesharedfromchildhoodhermother’sloveofbooksandfeelingforthebeautyandmysteryofnature.AtPennsylvaniaCollegeforWomen,shefirstmajoredinEnglish,butlaterlearnedbiology.Theimaginationofacreativewriterwithascientificlobeforfactmadeherbookssuccessful.Aftergraduatingwithhonors,shewonascholarshiptoJohnsHopkinsUniversity,wheresheearnedanA.M.inzoology.Whenherfatherdiedsuddenlyin1935,shetookajobasanaquatic(水生的)biologist.AnarticlefortheAtlanticMonthlyledtoherfirstbook,UndertheSeaWind(1941).DuringWorldWarIIshewroteaseriesofbookletsonwildliferefuges(收容所).Meanwhileshehadbeenworkingonabookthatwouldmakeherknownthroughouttheworld.Publishedin1951,TheSeaAroundUsbecameanimmediatebest-seller,wonmanyhonorsandliteraryawards,andwastranslatedintothirty-twolanguages.Afterearningenoughmoney,shecoulddevotefulltimetowriting.Hernextbook,TheEdgeoftheSea(1955),wasalsoasuccess.RachelCarson’slastbook,SilentSpring(1962),becameoneofthemostfamousbooksofthelasthalfofthetwentiethcentury.EversincetheendofWorldWarII,whentheinsecticide(杀虫剂)DDTcameonthemarket,shehadbeenworriedaboutthedangersintheuncontrolleduseofthepoisons:theireffectonwildlife,onhumanlife,andontheenvironment.Shedecidedtospeakout.Theresultwasabookshowinghowmodernsocietyhasbeenpoisoningtheearthonaworldwidescale.“Afewthousandwordsfromher,”wroteanewspapereditor,“andtheworldtookanewdirection.”21.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoRachelCarson?a.Shetookajobasanaquaticbiologist.b.ShestudiedatPennsylvaniaCollegeforWomen.c.Shebecameafull-timewriter.d.ShewroteherbookUndertheSeaWind.A.dcbaB.badcC.bacdD.bcda22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRachelCarsonaccordingtothepassage?A.HerbookTheSeaAroundUsmadetheworldtakeanewdirection.B.Shewasworriedabouttheconditionsofwildlife.C.HerbookTheEdgeoftheSeawaspopularwiththeyouth.D.Althoughhermotherdidn’tlovereading,RachelCarsonfellintothehabitofreadinginherchildhood.23.WhatmadeRachelCarson’sbookpopular?A.Herspecialcollegeeducation.B.Herplentyofimagination.C.Herbeautyandherinterestinpoisons.D.Herimaginationandstrongfeelingfornature.BFacialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculturethesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion(困惑)acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces(althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities).SomeRussiansbelievethatAmeric