莆田第二十四中学2018-2019学年（上）高二英语期中考本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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 are the speakers talking about?A.Bobs character.B.Bobs intelligence.C.Bobs height.2.Where is Peter now?A.At school.B.At home.C.At the office.3.What is the man going to do next?A.Leave the hospital.B.Ring the bell.C.Look after his wife.4.What class does Jim have on Wednesday?A.English.B.History.C.Physics.5.What seems to be the mans problem?A.Poor exam scores.B.Fast heart rate.C.High blood pressure.第二节听下面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和第7两个小题。6.What does the man look for Miss Wang to do?A.Get his money.B.Quit the job.C.Ask for advice.7.What will the man do next?A.Get more details.B.Call the Labor Union.C.Wait for a call.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Who is good at maths?A.Louise.B.Roger.C.The man.9.Where will the woman be on Sunday morning?A.At the library.B.In the classroom.C.In the dormitory.10.When will the speakers meet?A.At 9:00.B.At 8:00.C.At 7:30.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.How long does the man want to stay in New Zealand?A.One week.B.Two weeks.C.Three weeks.12.What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B.Book his flight as soon as possible.C.Reserve a round-trip flight.13.What do we know about the man?A.He will go home for Christmas.B.He has never been to New Zealand.C.He wants to spend Christmas with the woman.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.What does the man think of the film?A.Excellent.B.Realistic.C.Disappointed.15.Who impressed the speakers most in the film?A.The captain.B.The doctor.C.The officer.16.What is unacceptable to the man about the film?A.The plot.B.The acting.C.The photography.17.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a cinema.B.At the speakers home.C.In a neighbors home.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.What dropped off on the floor downstairs?A.A key.B.A candle.C.A clock.19.What did John put some glass tubes into the case for?A.Experimenting.B.Safekeeping.C.Drinking.20.What can we learn from the passage?A.John could tell the direction of the quake.B.The quake caused great damage.C.John didnt sleep all night because of the quake.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was the middle of third grade and I was not sure what had got into me. I lied about many thingsI lied that 1 had eaten all my dinner, when in fact I buried it in the trash can. I lied that I had made my bed, when clearly I had not. My lies were not hurting anyone, but for some reason I felt the need to tell lies on an impulse (冲动) that didnt feel like my own. I was labeled a liar. One day my sisters and I were invited to spend the weekend with my aunt. We all loved it. She spoiled us with her time. And she was an amazing artist. She had cool pencils, erasers and other supplies that any young girl would love to get her hands on. Then it happened. someone took one of Aunt Kims good art erasers and rubbed it across the entire top of the TV. The eraser ruined the shiny finish (覆光膜) on the TVs casing. All the three of us were called into the TV room and asked to admit. Nobody did! Aunt Kim told us how disappointed she was.The next thing I knew was that she was on the phone with my parents and they were on their way to picking me up. It had to be me! I was the liar. I argued, but no one listened. And then before dinner there was a knock at the front door! Aunt Kim was standing there. It turned out my younger sister finally felt guilty! She admitted that she was the one who rubbed the eraser on the TV. I was invited back! A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future. No matter how big or small your lies are, once you are labeled a liar, earning trust takes a lot of work and time.21. Why does the author tell lies?A. She just does that out of a strong desire.B. She can find pleasure in telling a lie.C. She is afraid to admit her mistakes.D. She likes to play tricks on others.22. What may make Aunt Kim disappointed most?A. The TVs finish was ruined.B. The author told a lie again.C. Nobody admitted the mistake.D. The erasers were totally useless.23. Whats the reaction of the authors parents and aunt to the incident?A. They felt puzzled about who did it.B. None of them blamed the three girls.C. They gave the author a chance to admit.D. They believed it was done by the author. 24. What lesson did the author learn?A. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.B. A liar pays a lot to win trust again.C. Lies can never c