本篇文章整得的是2018年秋季高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析，本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分，下面请看详细内容。

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions, and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1. How long does the woman need to work every day?

A. Three hours. B. Four hours. C. Five hours.

2. How much can the woman earn each day?

A. 5 dollars. B. 10 dollars. C. 20 dollars.

Conversation 1

M: Do you have any work experience?

W: No, I’ve never worked in a restaurant before.

M: Do you think you can get along will with customers?

W: Yes, I think so.

M: Can you make sure to be here from four to eight in the afternoon?

W: Yes, I’m always on time.

M: Then you can start tomorrow. Monday through Friday. Five dollars an hour.

W: That’s fine.

Conversation 2

3. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and employee. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.

4. When will the man come back?

A. This Monday. B. This Wednesday. C. This Friday.

Conversation 2

M: Mrs. Sharon, I say…, I have to …

W: What’s the matter, Richard?

M: Er, I’d like to take two days off. My mother’s ill. I need to stay with her.

W: I’m sorry to hear that. You mean you will be back here this Wednesday?

M: Yes, I hope I can come back earlier.

W: That’s all right. By the way, don’t worry about your lessons. I’ll certainly help you with them.

Conversation 3

5. What can we know about Nancy and Steve?

A. They will divorce soon. B. They have two daughters. C. They divorced last year.

6. Who will help Nancy out in the woman’s opinion?

A. Her daughter. B. Her parents. C. Her friends.

Conversation 3

M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.

W: It’s really a shame. I’ve heard that they quarrel, but they’ve always made up afterward.

M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.

W: What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie?

M：Nancy is going to take her.

W: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility.

M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.

W: Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out.

Conversation 4

7. How often does the woman pay the tax?

A. Once a month. B. Twice a year. C. Once a year.

8. Why does the woman have to pay more taxes?

A. The government has raised the tax rate.

B. She didn’t pay taxes last year.

C. She has got extra money.

9. What can we know about the woman?

A. She is an accountant. B. She taught in a night school. C. She lives upon a small income.

Conversation 4

W: Henry, our income tax is due soon. Did you call our accountant?

M: He’s figuring out our taxes right now. I gave him all the records on our income and expenses last week.

W: The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year. I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won’t have to pay more.

M: Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school?

W: Yes.

M: Well, that’s all taxable income. That money has put us in a higher tax bracket.

W: What does that mean?

M: It means we have to pay more taxes.

W: Well, it looks like we’ll have to make more money this year just to pay last year’s taxes.

Conversation 5

10. What can we know about the kid from Haiti?

A. He doesn’t get on well at school.

B. He is often late for school. C. He doesn’t speak much English.

11. How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?

A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.

12. How does the woman help the immigrant kids?

A. She has spent much time with them after class.

B. She gives them more lessons than other kids.

C. She pays more attention to them at class.

Conversation 5

M: Kate, how’s the new student in your class doing?

W: The kid from Haiti? He’s having a rough time communicating since he doesn’t speak much English. However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well.

M: Our students are used to new kids who don’t speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district.

W: Don’t I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid from Haiti in my class. I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up.

M: It must have been hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them.

W: It has been. Nevertheless, it’s really rewarding to see them progress and make friends.

Conversation 6

13. When will the speakers have the exams?

A. In one week. B. In two weeks. C. In three weeks.

14. What will the woman do this summer?

A. Teach English. B. Find a job. C. Study Chinese.

15. How did the man learn Chinese?

A. By speaking. B. By reading. C. By listening.

Conversation 6

M: Well, Jenny. The school year is almost over. We just have two weeks before exams. What are you going to do this summer?

W: I’m going to teach English to some immigrants in the university’s community service program.

M: That sounds interesting. Don’t you need to speak a foreign language for the job?

W: No. You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking.

M: But that’s the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking Chinese didn’t help me learn to read and write Chinese.

W: My students don’t want to read and write English. They are more interested in speaking.

M: You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much?

W: I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China. I’ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate.

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

About friendship

No definite 16 * Different people hold various views on friendship.

Everyone has one or more friends. * Quality is more important than 17 .

* Loyalty is the most important because no one wants to be 18 .

Friendship relies on your 19 . * Your friends give you encouragement, offer knowledge or help you find 20 .

* You may function as a supervisor, a learned brother, etc.

Section B

We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship.

Everyone has his own friendship and some have a lot of friends. But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality. Loyalty is the most important for friendship. No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them.

No matter whether you are married or not， no matter where you live and work， your friends are your friends. It is not based on bloodline. It relies on your intention. To you， some friends are fun-loving， some give encouragement， some offer knowledge， and others help you to find your own identity. Before your friends， you may act as a supervisor， a learned brother， a lovely child， a gentleman or a playmate. In a word， friendship helps you to be a full person. So friendship can benefit.

Keys:

1---5 BCCBA 6---10 BCBBC 11--- 15 CABAA

16. concept / concepts 17. quantity 18. betrayed 19. intention 20. your own identity

Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. --- The Chinese government is trying to protect the giant panda.

--- I know. By 2020, they _________ about 69,500 square miles of land to the country’s nature reserve system.

A. add B. are adding C. will add D. will have added

22. It was when I argued with Hannah _________ I told her we were not going to be friends any more.

A. until B. that C. so D. when

23. Everyone queued up before the booking office in silence, having nothing to do but _________.

A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited

24. Don’t cut across other people’s campsites, ________ will bring much inconvenience to them.

A. where B. which C. what D. that

25. The exhibition hall is clean and tidy, with a range of goods already ________ for sale.

A. laid B. lain C. laying D. to lay

26. Not until the teenager left his hometown ________ how much he loved it.

A. did he know B. he knew C. had he known D. he had known

27. ____________ with the efforts that the students made, all the teachers nodded and smiled.

A. Satisfying B. Having satisfied C. Satisfied D. To be satisfied

28. --- Why didn’t you tell me the news of the meeting?

--- I knew nothing about it, or I _______ you.

A. would tell B. had told C. told D. would have told

29. Unfortunately, women were not admitted to university in the past, ______, nowadays, they have got equal rights.

A. while B. when C. as D. since

30. ________ about 6300 kilometers, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, running through 9 provinces of China.

A. Measured B. Being measured C. Measuring D. To measure

31. After seeing the movie Three Idiots, I felt shocked and annoyed, not knowing _____________.

A. who to be blamed B. who to blame C. who blamed D. who should blame

32. Regardless of the sign ________ “stop”, he intended to drive ahead but was prevented by a policeman.

A. telling B. going C. writing D. saying

33. --- When it comes to __________with naughty kids, Sarah knows various skills.

--- Do you know she is on the way to _________ a kindergarten teacher?

A. dealing; becoming B. deal; become C. dealing; become D. deal; becoming

34. We are all able to live a green life. For instance, we can get something repaired ____________ buy a new one.

A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than

35. _________ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show

Keys: 21---25 DBCBA 26---30 ACDAC 31---35 BDABC

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

“Where’s the light?” my dad used to ask me that when I was little. It’s one of those questions that parents use to find out how 36 their young children are. Whenever he asked me, I pointed at him.

My dad, a good provider and guide, has always 37 with us the value of living an honest life. He did not grow up in a close-knit family like the one he has with us. His father died when he was very young and his mother was too busy to be with him, so my dad found himself alone and felt 38 --- lacking nurturing and love, short of family happiness.

My father is a self-made man. Many hurdles(障碍) lay in his path, but his dream of a better life kept him 39 . At 14, he began taking part-time jobs to support himself. 40 the demands on his time, he graduated from high school at the top of his class.

Dad loved reading, and always looked for opportunities to 41 himself. One day, when he was sitting under a tree 42 in a book, a kind-hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn’t in school. Dad replied that he had no money for college. The man saw his 43 to study, and recommended him to Baguio College as a working student. Thanks to this man, Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree, then went on to study Law and became a successful lawyer. He wrote a 44 read textbook on Philippine law.

Looking at my father now, I can see that he is 45 a hardworking and determined man, pouring his energy into his career but without forgetting his family. When I was at school he never 46 to attend parent-teacher meetings or come to singing contests that I took part in. He put me and my brother through college and 47 us in our chosen careers. He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal.

36. A. naughty B. brave C. curious D. smart

37. A. shared B. combined C. agreed D. associated

38. A. conflicted B. puzzled C. ignored D. separated

39. A. hesitating B. going C. wandering D. waiting

40. A. In view of B. In search of C. In regard to D. In spite of

41. A. educate B. express C. behave D. satisfy

42. A. concentrated B. devoted C. absorbed D. committed

43. A. desire B. purpose C. rule D. ability

44. A. wildly B. widely C. deeply D. heavily

45. A. by accident B. by nature C. by education D. by profession

46. A. requested B. intended C. failed D. tried

47. A. critisized B. judged C. commented D. guided

Keys: DACBD ACABB CD