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1、吉林省松原市实验高级中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题（总分：150分； 考试时间：120分钟）第I卷（共100分）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. Where are the speakers going?A. To Mexico. B. To Canada. C. To New York.2. Why cant Tim take
2、 Jennys shift?A. He has to go to a funeral. B. He is on vacation. C. He has a soccer game. 3. What does the woman mean?A. More than enough food has been prepared.B. They will probably run out of food.C. There is a bomb in the refrigerator.4. What subject does the woman think less difficult?A. Mathem
3、atics.B. History.C. Literature.5. What did the woman study in college?A. Business.B. Art.C. Spanish. 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。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6-7题。6. What happened to Miguel last weekend?A. He lost h
4、is textbook. B. His house was burned to the ground.C. He took care of his grandma.7. Why will Miguel be late to Ms. Perrys office?A. He has to make food for his grandma.B. He has to do his homework.C. He has to buy his lunch. 听下面一段对话，回答第8-10题。8. What does the man do for his job?A. He cleans houses.B
5、. He sells houses.C. He does paperwork.9. When does the conversation take place?A. On Friday.B. On the weekend.C. On Thursday.10. Why does the woman recommend the man her friend?A. She enjoys working with him.B. Her friend is moving to Springfield.C. She is moving. 听下面一段对话,回答第11-13题。11. How old is S
6、am?A. Hes in college.B. Hes still a young kid.C. Hes in high school. 12. What does Sam plan to do this summer?A. Work at the pool.B. Go to the lake with his mother. C. Learn to skateboard. 13. What does Sam need help with?A. Shopping in a supermarket.B. Filling out job applications.C. Paying for sum
7、mer school.听下面一段对话，回答第14-17题。14. Why does the woman always sleep in?A. She doesnt work. B. She needs more sleep than most people. C. She sets her own schedule.15. When does the man get to work?A. Around 9. B. Around 7.C. Around 10.16. What does the man suggest to the woman?A. They should switch sche
8、dules. B. She should get up earlier. C. She should learn to go to bed on time.17. What will the speakers do today?A. Go to the movies. B. Go on a hike.C. Go to work.听下面一段独白，回答第18-20题。18. How do Uber drivers know where to go?A. A map shows them where people need cars.B. They are requested to get it o
9、n the website.C. They call a phone number.19. Who mostly drives for Uber?A. Former taxi drivers. B. People who have other jobs.C. University students.20. What does Travis Kalanick predict?A. Uber will totally replace taxis.B. Prices for transportation will go up everywhere.C. Cars will be able to dr
10、ive themselves.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 AIn modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity (繁荣). Others say that competition is bad;
11、that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In
12、 their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they
13、 strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they
14、always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that o
15、f the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.21. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are different among people.C. Competition is harmful to persona
