2017-2018学年内蒙古北方重工业集团有限公司第三中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年内蒙古北方重工业集团有限公司第三中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

北重三中2017～2018学年度第一学期 高二年级期中考试英语试题 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 注意事项：‎ 1. 答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上。‎ 2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。‎ 3. 非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。‎ 4. 考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic (图表) designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation（膳宿）with utilities（公用事业）paid for 90 percent medical return, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence. ‎ Senior Copy Editor You must:‎ ‎＊work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print; ‎ ‎＊edit or rewrite copy and give up-to-date headlines and captions(字幕); ‎ ‎＊have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and ‎ be familiar with industry software. ‎ Copy Editor You must:‎ ‎＊be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions; ‎ ‎＊be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print; ‎ ‎＊have two years of editing experience working on copy desks and be familiar with industry software. ‎ Graphic Designer You must:‎ ‎＊have excellent skills in information graphics; ‎ ‎＊be good at illustrations and freehand drawings; ‎ ‎＊be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts; ‎ ‎＊have a good sense of typography; ‎ ‎＊have good news judgment; ‎ ‎＊be familiar with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop; ‎ ‎＊be fluent in English. ‎ For enquiries, write to job@chinadaily. com. cn. ‎ ‎1. What’s the meaning of the underlined words“ have the last word” in the third paragraph? ‎ A. Showing that the editor is forgetful. ‎ B. Showing that the editor has the right to make a decision. ‎ C. Meaning the editor is good at making a speech. ‎ D. Meaning the editor is bored with his work. ‎ ‎2. What is not required about Graphic Designer? ‎ A. Be familiar with Photoshop. ‎ B. Have excellent skills in information graphics. ‎ C. Having a good sense of typography. ‎ D. Writing up-to-date headlines and captions. ‎ ‎3. The author writes this passage to　　　. ‎ A. advertise for employing some employees B. describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group C. describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group D. tell you how to become good editors and designers B In our home it was natural to fear our father. Even our mother was afraid of him. As children, my sister and I thought every family was like that—that every family had an unpredictable dad who was impossible to please and a praying mom who was there to protect the children. We were good children. Mom was always telling us we were, even if daddy couldn’t see it.‎ Then came the day we found something new and fun to do. We discovered we could draw pictures with chalk on our wooden front door. We could have lots of fun, so we set to work drawing and making lots of pretty pictures all over it. We had a great time. We decided to finish our pictures, knowing Mom would just love them.‎ The praise we expected did not come. We did not understand why, but we knew our parents were angry, and that we were in big trouble！Off we ran to find a place to hide. In our wooded yard it was not hard for two small children to find safety. Together, we hid behind a tree and did not move. Soon we heard the frightened voices of Mom and our neighbors calling out to us. We were afraid we would be found. The sun set, and it began to get dark, we heard another voice, one we recognized with great fear: our daddy. But there was something strangely different about it. In it we heard something we had never heard before: fear and despair. Our daddy with tears running down his face, prayed to God for the safe return of his girls.‎ Things were different after that. We had a new daddy; it was as if the old one had been buried that day in the yard. Our whole family had been changed by one piece of chalk.‎ ‎4. The children drew pictures on the wooden front door in order to .‎ ‎ A. improve their drawing skills B. be praised by their mother.‎ ‎ C. make the door beautiful D. have fun ‎5. Why didn’t the children come out when others were searching for them?‎ ‎ A. They were afraid of being punished.‎ ‎ B. They wanted to make their father worry.‎ ‎ C. They wanted to tell their parents that they were wrong.‎ ‎ D. They wanted to stay there for the night.‎ ‎6. What happened while the children were hiding?‎ ‎ A. The mother told the neighbors about it.‎ ‎ B. The father came home early.‎ ‎ C. The father became very angry.‎ ‎ D. The children found it was interesting to do so.‎ ‎7. What can we infer from the passage?‎ ‎ A. The father didn’t love his children.‎ ‎ B. The father was too busy to talk with the children.‎ ‎ C. The children weren’t afraid of their father after the incident.‎ ‎ D. The family was afraid of the father because of his rudeness.‎ C Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we’re getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That’s a different story.‎ Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.‎ Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden.‎ ‎ Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (歧视). In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely—even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.‎ Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living together. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers (消费者).‎ ‎8. The main ideaof the third paragraph is________.‎ ‎ A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of money ‎ B. many old people in America are leading a hard life ‎ ‎ C. the old in America have to retire at the age of 65‎ ‎ D. American social security benefits are not good ‎9. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by________. ‎ A. serious B. bad C. disappearing slowly D. growing fast ‎10. From this passage we can know________. ‎ A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process ‎ ‎ B. in America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old ‎ ‎ C. in America, growing up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not ‎ ‎ D. in America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not ‎11. What should be mentioned in the following paragraph?‎ ‎ A. The public will change their attitudes towards old people.‎ ‎ B. People will provide more services to the old in their communities.‎ ‎ C. Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans. ‎ ‎ D. The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people.‎ D ‎ Nothing is more tiresome than being stuck in a boring class. Every second takes ages to tick by. A recent survey of American kids revealed that 91 percent experience boredom. In fact, adolescence is considered a peak period for the problem. One study showed that roughly one in three teenagers was bored at school.‎ Peter Stromberg, professor at the University of Tulsa says, “Our brains adapt really quickly to certain levels of stimulation(刺激). We get used to the media providing levels of highly emotional stimulation, and when we’re not getting them we feel bored. As our society develops various ways of keeping us entertained, we may discover that rather than getting rid of boredom, we’re increasing it.” Luckily, new research is implying a way that we can battle the trend.‎ Professor John D. Eastwood of the University‎ of ‎York developed a new theory of boredom, which links it to the brain’s attention system—the part of the brain that we use to focus. Anything the attention system in your brain locks onto will be automatically sucked up into your conscious awareness—it might be a bird outside the window, the pleasant smell of lunch, or even someone sleeping in the back of the class.‎ The problem is that your attention system doesn’t like being told what to do. It wants to focus on stuff that you find fun and interesting. For the parts of school that you enjoy, this isn’t a problem. But for those classes that don’t interest you, or present too much or too little challenge, the story is very different. In those situations, you’re going to have to spend a lot of effort constantly redirecting your attention system to focus on things it would rather ignore. And the effort is going to wear you out. Eastwood describes it as “wanting, but being unable, to be involved in a satisfying activity.” It’s like a block in the system. And it’s the awareness of that block combined with a sense that the environment is to blame that leads to feelings of boredom.‎ When we’re bored we blame the world around us, but Eastwood’s theory ‎ challenges this assumption: Boredom doesn’t exist out there; it exists inside your brain. What that means is—hard as it may be to hear—boring lessons aren’t only the fault of your teacher or the subject, they’re your fault, too. ‎ ‎12. According to Peter Stromberg, ________.‎ A. teenagers are victims of boredom ‎ B. our brains demand much stimulation ‎ C. we’ve grown dependent on media for fun ‎ ‎ D. the way we have fun makes us become bored ‎13. According to Paragraph 4, the attention system ________.‎ ‎ A. doesn’t like challenges B. enjoys interesting things ‎ C. does what you want it to do D. can make our efforts fruitless ‎14. What might the author suggest about a boring class?‎ A. Focusing more attention on it.‎ B. Changing the way we look at it.‎ C. Employing various teaching methods.‎ D. Challenging the disturbing environment.‎ ‎15. What might be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Escape Your Boredom B. Battle Your Attention ‎ C. Fun or Boredom? D. Who Is to Blame?‎ 第二节（共5小题 ；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。‎ Taking selfies(自拍) is a fun way to show the world your confidence, personality and fashion sense. From presidents to Academy Award winners, almost everybody is doing it. But don’t just point your camera at your face and take a shot without planning.‎ Consider the background of your picture. 16 There’s something interesting to look at in the background, too. Position yourself so that you’re in front of the background you want people to see.‎ ‎ 17 If you turn your head a few degrees to the right or left, your features will appear less flat. Holding the camera slightly higher than your head will make your eyes look bigger and help you avoid "pig nose". Know your "good side" and take the photo from that side of your face.‎ Have an interesting expression. 18 And you can play around with different smiles. No matter what, a smile is one of the most appreciated and charming expressions you can wear.‎ Edit the photo. If you have photo editing software, you can touch up any flaws(瑕疵) on the selfie before uploading it to a social media account. 19 Many of these edits can be made on your phone without using an app, but you might want to look into dozens of apps available for this purpose.‎ Have a few more people in the photo. 20 Have your dog and other people take a picture with you. The picture won’t be as controlled, but it’ll be visually interesting and fun for other people to look at and share.‎ A. Try to find your best angle.‎ B. Pay attention to good lighting.‎ C. A sad face or a frown will not help.‎ D. The best selfies have more than just a face.‎ E. There’s no rule that says you have to be alone in the selfie.‎ F. Maybe smiling for the camera phone makes you feel a little silly.‎ G. You can also cut out parts of the background and change the way it looks.‎ 第二部分：英语知识应用 （共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ Something difficult and painful can happen to anybody—personal unhappiness, career 21 , family tragedies—all will stop us from moving ahead. So it’s 22 for us to think about how to overcome adversity(逆境). Thinking back, I really 23 the power of the positive attitude.‎ I was ‎24 in a poor family. When I was eleven years old, my parents left for a city to earn money. You can’t imagine what a(n) 25 life I led. I’m the oldest of four children, so I had the 26 to look after my younger brothers and sisters. 27 , our grandparents always quarreled with each other. ‎ ‎28 we were short of money, my grandfather couldn’t help gambling(赌博) and the debt he 29 made our life worse and worse. I complained about everything around me: my grandmother’s bad temper, my parents’ cruelty, my grandfather’s 30 to gambling. I was depressed and 31 . You can’t imagine how bad my scores were at school. However, one of my teachers in Grade Six changed me. She helped me 32 my negative attitude and told me that the positive attitude was the most 33 way to overcome the adversity. It seemed that everything became good suddenly. Though I 34 to change my grandfather’s bad habit of gambling, grandmother’s bad temper and my parents’ decision to 35 us, I could change my own attitude. I 36 myself into thinking how selfless and diligent they were to provide a better life. Since then, I have work harder at my lesson and my housework than ever 37 ‎ complaining. Nine years has gone by and now I become an outstanding college student, which is 38 people’s expectation.‎ ‎ I owe my success to my positive attitude. I always remind myself to 39 optimistic in time of 40 . A positive attitude can really help us overcome all the adversity in our life.‎ ‎21. A. failures ‎ B. plans C. achievements D. prospects ‎22. A. natural B. common C. vital D. rare ‎23. A. agree on B. believe in C. depend on D. give up ‎24. A. called on B. set aside C. brought up D. turned down ‎25. A. happy B. easy C. busy D. tough ‎ ‎26. A. responsibility B. intention C. ability D. dream ‎27. A. Above all B. What’s worse C. After all D. In a word ‎28. A. Unless B. Because C. Once D. Though ‎29. A. owed B. owned C. created D. obtained ‎30. A. devotion B. addiction C. motivation D. adaptation ‎31. A. confident B. cheerful C. desperate D. hopeful ‎32. A. identify B. keep C. remember D. cover ‎33. A. difficult B. interesting C. effective D. negative ‎34. A. decided B. happened C. wished D. failed ‎35. A. leave B. accompany C. love D. protect ‎36. A. cheated B. taught C. tricked D. persuaded ‎37. A. because of B. instead of C. according to D. thanks to ‎38. A. beyond B. at C. by D. within ‎39. A. turn B. continue C. stay D. analyse ‎40. A. need B. danger C. adversity D. peace ‎[]‎ ‎ 第II卷 第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词（1个单词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为41―50的相应位置上。‎ Teenage sisters Emma and Julia Mogus, from Ontario, Canada, grew up having a passion(酷爱) for reading. They read thousands of books. And they just thought all kids had access to a wide 41 (various) of books in their home, school and library.‎ This is why, a few years ago, when they learned from the Internet that poor children in some areas of the world couldn’t afford to go to school and didn’t have access to books, they 42 (inspire) to take action. So they began to save up pocket money to buy books. And they started to collect donations of 43 (use) books. What started out small soon became quite big！‎ They founded 44 organization called “Books with No Bounds”. They provided children 45 (live) in remote communities (社区) in Canada 46 books donated by publishers, authors, schools and organizations. So far the sisters 47 ‎ ‎ (donate) over 150,000 books to children in need！‎ As Emma said, “ There are no limits to what we can do 48 who we can be.” And she and her sister are doing their part to help children improve 49 (them). The passion that the two sisters have shown for others is 50 (true) inspiring！‎ 第三部分 单词拼写(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 请根据首字母和汉语，在空白处填入适当的单词或单词的正确形式。每空一词。‎ ‎51.The French football team was d (打败) yesterday and lost the important opportunity.‎ 52. I went there by taxi for c (方便).‎ 53. Being e (暴露) to foreign cultures from their childhood, some of them are more or less Americanized.‎ ‎54. We will not t (容忍) any invasion of our motherland.‎ 55. The flowers in the park have come out, a (吸引) a great many people every day.‎ 56. Her fluent English made a deep i (印象) on the manager of our company.‎ 57. Robert hopes to go to a key university, so he’s c (不断地) working hard.‎ 58. Believe it or not, the beautiful dress is made of r (回收利用) newspaper.‎ 59. If you c (集中) all your energies on the study of English, you will learn the language well.‎ 60. I have a (申请) for a position for several key universities in Beijing, but none of them has given me any answers.‎ 61. Many important problems were s (提交) at the meeting and they would be discussed at the next meeting.‎ 62. We f (坚定地) believe that we can overcome difficulties and finish the project on time.‎ 55. A visit to Morocco is a truly u (难忘的) experience. You should seize the chance.‎ 56. They say they would like to c (捐献) more to charity, but money is tight this year,‎ 57. John had an e (令人愉快的) time in this summer vocation.‎ 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节：短文改错（10 分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ Dear Tom,‎ ‎ I’m glad to receive your letter ask about Shanxi‎ ‎University. Here are some information about it. Not only it have a very big schoolyard, but also it is not far away from Beijing. You can live in the university and near the university. It has all kinds of course, and I’m sure you will find one you like it. I know you are interesting in Chinese Literature, so I will see that there is anything about the course on its website. I’ll send my friend Wang Lin to meet you at the airport when you arrived. Both of us look forward to see you again.‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分) ‎ 最近很多大城市都投放了共享单车(shared bikes),很受大家欢迎。但是，各地也出现了很多毁车现象，请你向共享单车公司提出相关建议，如借用媒体呼吁，提出相关惩罚措施...... ‎ 参考词汇：共享单车公司 bike- sharing companies 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎[]‎ 北重三中2017～2018学年度第一学期 高二年级期中考试英语试题 ‎ 答案 ‎ 第一节：‎ ‎ 阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)‎ ‎ 1-3 BDA 4-7 DAAC 8-11BDCC 12-15 DBBA 七选五 （共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） ‎ DACGE 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎21—25 ACBCD 26—30 ABDAB ‎ ‎31—35 CACDA 36—40 DBACC 第二节：‎ 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎41. variety 42. were inspired 43 used 44. an 45. living ‎46. with 47. have donated 48. and 49. themselves 50.‎ ‎ truly 单词拼写(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)‎ ‎51.defeated 52. convenience 53. exposed 54. tolerate 55. attracting ‎56. impression 57. constantly 58. recycled 59. concentrate 60. applied ‎61. submitted 62. firmly 63. unforgettable 64. contribute 65. enjoyable 短文改错（10 分）‎ ‎66. ask改成asking 67. are 改成is 68. Not only 后加does 69. and 改成or ‎70. course改成courses 71. 去掉it 72. interesting改成interested ‎73. that改成whether/ if 74. arrived改成arrive 75. see改成seeing 写作 （25分）[.‎ The shared bikes bring great convenience. However, some people damage the bike or use their own lock, which causes trouble to other users. I’m writing to give some suggestions to the bike-sharing companies referring to reducing these bad behaviors.[]‎ ‎ First of all, I suggest that the company should turn to the media, which can appeal to all the people to raise their awareness of using shared bikes reasonably. In addition, using their real name to register as a user is a must, and take some strict measures to regulate the management of bicycle sharing system. Those who damage the bike should pay for their actions. What’s more, it is a wise choice to employ some workers to manage these bikes, so that our public services will be protected well.‎ ‎ I hope my suggestions can make a difference.‎