1、宣城市第二学期期末调研测试高二英语试题考生注意事项：1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、考号在答题卷指定位置填写清楚并将条形码粘贴在指定区域。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题部分每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑;非选择题部分请用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卷上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4.考试结束时，务必将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题;每
2、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.What is Chases hobby？A.Skiing B.Writing C.Collecing stamps2.How much Will the woman pay？A.$39 B.$35 C.$313. How does the man probably feel?A. Hopeful. B. Confused. C. Annoyed.4. What is the
3、 topic of the conversation?A.The lighting of the restaurant. B. The friendly staff. C. A romantic meal.5. What does the woman mean?A. She only buys things on sale. B. Even the special price is too high.C. The man should have gotten a better deal.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
4、所给的A、B、C三个项中选出最佳选项，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. Why is the woman talking to the man?A. She wants to see the doctor.B. She needs to ernail her doctor.C. She needs to help logging in to the patient website.7. How often does the woman seem，to g
5、o to the clinic?A. Every year. B. Every two years. C. Every four years.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the woman check the weather report?A. She needs to pick up her son.B. She doesnt trust the weather forecast on TV.C. She wants to know if she should get her umbrella.9. What is the probable relationship
6、 between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Classmates. C. Co一workers.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers talking?A. In a classroom. B. On the beach. C. In an apartment.11. Why did Mary go to Xiamen?A. To escape Wuhans heat. B. To learn some business skills.C. To spend time with her uncle.
7、12. What does Mary probably think about seafood?A. She thinks it terrible. B. She doesnt like it. C. She thinks it delicious.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long did the bus leave before the scheduled time?A. Ten minutes. B. Thirty minutes. C. An hour.14.When did the woman probably get on the next bus?A.At
8、4:35. B. At 4:45. C. At 5:05.15.What is the man worried about?A. The daily expense. B. The womans safety. C. The public transportation.16.What does the woman decide to do in the end?A. Buy a car. B. Work for the newspaper. C. Complain to the local government.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did customers
9、use to complain about?A. Not getting through to the restaurants.B. Paying a lot for delivery.C. Slow service.18. What is special about DoorDash?A. You can order from many places at once.B. You can check the progress of the delivery.C. The prices are lower than those from the restaurants.19. What do
10、we know about the work of DoorDashers?A. The hours are flexible. B. The pay isnt very good.C. Its a good way to promote themselves.20.Wby do many restaurants like DoorDash?A. They dont need to hire their own delivery workers.B. They dont need to find correct change to pay the driver.C. They can pay
11、for things up front like a delivery car and gas.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A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for $1 or for free! Roubaix，France If you like France，Roubaix located in the north
12、 of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1 .The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years. Buffalo，USA Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $ 1 .All you need is to
13、 he a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this，the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money. Liverpool，Great Britain In Liverpool，most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. Th
14、e government is trying to sell the houses for just$1 .If you want to buy such a house，it has to be your first deal on buying one.Candela，ItalyIf you still have any doubts about spending $ 1 on a house，you should know:the government willpay you some money，if you move to Candela. In order to he paid，y
15、ou need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone，you will get $800，and if you are going with your family，the pay can he four times as much as only one person.21 .Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1?A. To improve the lives of
16、 poor people. B. To make the city attractive at no cost.C. To solve the problems of employment. D. To attract people to the industrial areas.22.What is required to buy a house for$I in Liverpool?A. You need to he an unemployed citizen. B. You should live in the house for 3 years.C. You must make the
17、 first house purchase. D. You have to repair and decorate the house.23. How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?A.$3200. B.$1 . C.$800. D.$7500.BRaised in a motherless home，my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didnt soften as I grew into a
18、dulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stoppe about two miles from home，Dad never met me，even in severe weather. If I grutnbled，hed say in his loudest father一voice，“Thats what your legs are for！” The walk didnt bother me as much as the fear of walkin
19、g alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didnt seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was canceled one spring evening. It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the
20、stop，I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home. A row of hedge(树篱)edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey，I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost
21、 home. On that particular evening，the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge，moving toward the house. Upon closer observation，I realized it was the top of my fathers head. Then I knew，each time Id come home，he had stood behind the hedge，watching，unt
22、il he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care，after all. On later visits，that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home，I would find my father sitting inno
23、cently in his chair.“So！My son，its you！”hed say，his face lengthening into pretended surprise. I replied，“Yes，Dad，itsme.Im home.”24. What does the underlined word“grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Agreed willingly. B. Explained clearly.C.Spoke unhappily. D. Accepted happily.25.What made the au
24、thor feel upset was .A. the tiredness after long hours in labs B. the feeling of being less than valuedC. the fear of seeing something moving D. the loneliness of riding the bus home26. The authors father watched behind the hedge because A. he was concerned about his sons safetyB. he wanted to help
25、his son build up courageC. he didnt want to meet his son at the doorwayD. he didnt think his son was old enough to walk alone27 .Whick of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Riding Bus Alone. B. My College Life.C. Terrible Journey Home. D. My Fathers Secret.C World Book Day falls on
26、April 23rd every year，but do you know that it is also Shakespeare Day? Everybody may have heard of Shakespeare，but do you know how many plays he wrote? Shakespeares plays have three kinds：tragedies，comedies and histories. His most famous play is the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet，which deals with
27、two young lovers who are not allowed to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet，Othello，and Macbeth. Shakespeares comedies include Much Ado About Nothing ,A Midsummer Nights Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about unclear identities. Two twins are shipwrecked (遭海难)and t
28、he sister，Viola，dresses up as her brother，Sebastian，who she thinks is dead. Its funny，because the brother reappears and theres a big love problem going on：Viola is in love with the Duke，who is in love with Olivia，who falls in love with Sebastian except that she doesnt realize that Sebastian is actua
29、lly Viola dressed up！Everybody falls in love with the wrong person，but it is all made right in the end. Some of his history plays，such as Antony and Cleopatra，Richard III and Henry V, are based on the lives of real historical people. In Antony and Cleopatra，Cleopatra becomes Antonys girlfriend and A
30、ntony becomes so crazy about her that he loses control of the army. Cleopatra kills herself in the end and Antony kills himself too.Shakespeares plays can he very difficult sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy，so they almost always include a lighter subplot with characters that are
31、 not so important. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot.28. Which of the following plays is bestknown to people?A. Twelfth Night. B. Antony and Cleopatra.C. Romeo and Juliet. D. Much Ado About Nothing.29. Which is a com
32、edy character according to the text?A. Othello. B. Sebastian. C. Antony. D. Hamlet.30. What can we know about Shakespeares history plays?A. Some of them are developed from real historical people.B. There are only three famous history plays.C. They are more difficult than tragedies and comedies.D. Re
33、al historical events can he found in every history play.31.What is the purpose of the subplot in Shakespeares plays?A. To lead the development of the main plot.B. To help the audience understand the plays.C. To make the difficult plot of the plays simple.D. To relax the audience and make them follow
34、 the main theme.D You cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. Thats why he created Lampbrella，a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrell
35、a. The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia.“Once，I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬)built into a stree
36、t lamp.”he said. The Latuphrella is a standard一looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a builtin electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining. In addition to the rain sens
37、or，theres also a 3600motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyones using the Lamphrella. After three minutes of not being used，the canopy is closed. According to the designer，the Larnpbrella would move at a relatively low speed，so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians.
38、Besides，it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground，it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians. While there are no plans to take the L.amphrella into production，
39、Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department，and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.32. For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lamphrella?A. To protect people from the rain. B. T
40、o check the weather forecast.C. To predict a heavy rain. D. To remind people to take an umbrella.33. What do we know from Belyaevs words in Paragraph 2?A. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain. B. Street lamps are protected by canopies.C. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg. D. His creation
41、 was inspired by an experience.34. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?A. Its moving speed. B. Its appearance. C. Its safety. D. Its installation.35. What can he inferred from the last paragraph?A. The designer will open a company to promote his product.B. The designer is confi
42、dent that his creation is practical.C. The Lamphrella could be put into immediate production.D. The Lampbrella would he put on show in Moscow.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Change is scary. 36 It can go hand in hand with the fear that we might hurt someone else if we
43、think about ourselves. The truth is that youre so much more courageous than you give yourself credit for and far stronger than you realize. Here are some ways that you can use to help yourself make the process of creating change more manageable. Make change into small bite size pieces. 37 Remember t
44、hat as long as you attempt to take regu-lar practice towards your goal，such as eating more healthily every day，or walking twenty minutes a day, you re heading in the right direction to make changes. From a habit of keeping a diary every day .Writing a journal every night before going to bed can ef-f
45、ectively help you cope with the emotional impact of the change process.Go to grab a pen or pencil and remember a journal is not for being neat and tidy with good spelling. 38 Rest is necessary to success.Have a rest and take timeout to build your energy. 39 If we dont give ourselves time to rest，we
46、just end up burning out by the constant striving and worry. As we dont have the energy to keep going，we have to give up! 40 Just accept it！Im sorry to say that unless some people are really secure in themselves and truly happy in their own life，theyre never going to like your changes. This has nothi
47、ng to do with wheth-er they love you or not. They are just for selfpreservation!Therefore，give them a little time to adjust and get used to it.A. It is a step into the unknown.B. Its not being lazy to have timeout.C. No one else is going to like your changes.D. Dont try to eat the elephant in one sitting.E
