山西省沁县中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

沁县中学2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语答题时间：120分钟，满分：150分第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThemanagementandstaffarehappytowelcomeyouandwilldoalltheycantomakeyourstayanenjoyableone.Wehopeyouwillfindthefollowingsuggestionsandinformationofusetoyou.MEALTIMESOurovernightchargeincludesacontinental-typebreakfast.Breakfast:7:30-9:30a.m.Lunch:12:00-2:00p.m.Afternoontea:4:00-5:30p.m.Dinner:7:00-9:15p.m.Mealscanbeservedinroomsatasmallextracharge.Weregretthatowingtostaffarrangements,mealscannotbeservedoutsidethesetimes.Inexceptionalcircumstancespleaseconsultoneofourreceptionistsinadvance.Lightrefreshments,includingtea,coffee,biscuitsandsandwiches,canbeservedinroomsbetween10:00a.m.and11:00p.m.exceptduringthemealtimeslistedabove.Colddrinksareavailableintheroomrefrigerator.ROOMCLEANINGPleasehangtheappropriatesignonyourdoorhandleifyoudonotwishtobedisturbed.Itwillbeeasierforthemaidsifyoucanleavetheroomtemporarilyatanytimebetween9:30a.m.and4:00p.m.VALUABLESWearenotresponsibleforthelossofmoney,jewellery,orothervaluablesunlesstheyarekeptinthesafeandsignedforbythemanager.DEPARTURESPleaseinformreceptionistsofyourintendedleavingbefore9:30a.m.ofthedayconcernedandleavetheroombynoontoallowforitspreparationforincomingguests.Ifcircumstancesrequire,luggagecanbelefttemporarilyinthechargeoftheHallPorter.ASPECIALREQUESTWewouldrespectfullysuggestthatinconsiderationofthecomfortofotherguests,thevolumeofradiosandtelevisionsshouldbeturneddownafter11:00p.m.1.Mealscanbeserved_______.A.outsidetheroomat3:00p.m.B.inthedining-roomat6:00p.m.C.inthedining-roomfrom6:30a.m.to9:15p.m.D.inroomsat9:00p.m.2.Ifyoudonotwishtobedisturbed,youshould_______.A.closethedoorallthetimeB.turnoffallthelightC.hangasignonthedoorhandleD.informreceptionistnottotelephoneyou3.Whereisthisnoticemostlikelytobefound?A.Atrestaurants.B.Inshops.C.Inhotels.D.Inthenewspapers.BReadingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.NowthewebsiteBook-crossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.Book-crossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBook-crossing,says,“Thetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.Book-crossingcombinesboth.”Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrosserstokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.BrucePetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.Book-crossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“real”andnotthevirtual(虚拟).Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.4.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?A.Toexplainwhattheyare.B.TointroduceBook-crossing.C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Thebook.B.Anadventure.C.Apublicplace.D.Theidentificationnumber.6.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.OnlineReading:AVirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:AnewTrendC.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooksCMyfirstimpressionofMissVickiwasahighlyauthoritative(权威的)persontoweringoverme.Shespokeinaloudvoiceandtheearthshookwhenevershemarched.Thatwasinthefirstyearofhighschool.Shewasaknowledgeableliteratureteacherthen.However,duringmyfirstyearinschool,shestruckterrorintomyheart(使我胆战心惊).Andeveryoneelse’sofcourse.Justthementionofhernamemadethemostunrulyclassessilent.Nevertheless,thetwoyearsofjuniorhighpassedbyratherquickly.Soon,Iwenttoseniorhighclass.IhadworkedhardandgottenthesubjectcombinationthatIwishedfor.Togetherwithagroupofoldfriends,Isoonsettleddowninclasscomfortably.Toeveryone’ssurprise,shewasfortunateenoughtobemyteacherthatyear.IwasshockedwhenIheardthenews.Thistimeround,however,Idecidednottohideinterrorwhenevershewasnear.Idecidedtofacethefactthatweweregoingtomeeteachotherforthenext365days.Insteadoftryingtoohardtolickherboots,Itriedmybesttomynaturalselfinfrontofher.Still,Icouldnotshakeofftheice-coldimpressionthatsheputinmyheart.True,herjokessometimessentmeintofitsoflaughter,yetatothertimesthesejokessimplyfellflatthemomentshetoldthem.Mylovelyclass,however,wasalreadyreadytolaughattherighttimeofheramusingstories.Afterall,wewouldnotwanttoruntheriskofprovoking(激怒)her.Unluckily,lifewasnottoremainboring.OnedaywereceivednewsthatMissVickiwastoleaveSingaporeforthePhilippineswhereshewouldtakepartinavoluntaryteachingprogramforthepoor.Wedidnotknowwhattosayactually.Allofuscriedattheairport.8.Duringth