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1、 湖南省长沙市雅礼中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题时量：120分钟分值：150分第I卷第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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。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。第二部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、
2、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASummer Holiday Fun 2018!The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!Peterborough MuseumThe Age of the Dinosaurs is the museums main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhi
3、bits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday in August.Call 01733 864663 for details.Saxon Youth ClubSchool holiday fun: Young people aged 13-19 will be able to produce their own music,
4、 compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday, 12th August between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.Call 01353 720274 for details.
5、Houghton MillThrough the Looking Glass a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th, August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 pm, performance 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until the end of the interval. Adult 10. Child
6、 7. Family 20.Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.Farmland Museum and Denny AbbeyFarmland Games: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up betwe
7、en 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost: 7 per child.For further information, call 01223 810080.21. If you are interested in c
8、ooking, you can go to _.A. Peterborough MuseumB. Saxon Youth ClubC. Houghton MillD. Farmland Museum22. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you _.A. 7B. 17C. 20D. 2723. Which of the following activities needs parents company?A. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.B. Playing
9、 farmland games.C. Competing in sports activities.D. Watching the new play.BPrateek Sharma was born into a family of farmers. After 10 years of being a chief manager of Kotak Mahindra Bank, he did a good job and earned a good pay. But Prateek couldnt continue the corporation life with ease, as his h
10、eart was always in farming. So he worked as a banker on weekdays and on weekends travelled 100 km to get to his 5-acre in Dhaba Khurd.By the end of 2015, Prateek had set up a house on his farm to grow offseason vegetables. Prateek thought hed quit his job once he was able to earn enough from farming
11、, but this wasnt an easy decision to make. This was because costs to grow these vegetables were very high, along with the fact that farmers werent a part of the value chain and thus couldnt decide the price of their own vegetables.Fortunately, Prateek met Vinay Yadav, another educated farmer. They t
12、hen decided to start their own value chain and sell their vegetables and grains, while skipping the middlemen. The variety of vegetables they grew wasnt enough, so they decided to form a group of farmers.Once the plan was ready, the group was registered by the name of Farmer Producer Organization (F
13、PO). However, the trial failed in the first year as most of the farmers were grain growers and had limited knowledge of growing vegetables. However, the largest reason was the switch to organic from chemical.Luckily, once the soil was used to organic methods, the next round of crops were successful
14、and the FPO had a good amount of produce. So at the end of 2017, Prateek finally quit his job and devoted all his time to farming. Now hes successful and recently his team has started two farmer resource centers at Dhaba Khurd and Nathrula Canj.24. Why did Prateek have trouble continuing his life as
15、 a banker?A. He felt it so boring to be a banker.B. He almost never satisfied his boss.C. He found farming easier to do well.D. He was enthusiastic about farming.25. Why was it difficult for Prateek to decide on quitting his job?A. The prices of organic products were low.B. The income from farming wasnt much.C. He had no money to put into farming.D. He found farming produce hard to sell.26. What did Prateek and Vinay Yadav set about doing after they met?A. Building their own marketing system.B. Raising the prices of their products.C. Switching from chemi
