2017-2018学年福建省莆田市第二十四中学高二下学期期中考试 英语 Word版

2017-2018学年福建省莆田市第二十四中学高二下学期期中考试 英语 Word版

莆田二十四中2017～2018学年下学期期中考 高二英语试题 ‎（考试时间：120分钟　　总分：150分）‎ ‎ 第 Ⅰ 卷 ‎ 第一部分 ‎ 听力（共两节，共20题，每题1.5分，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. What does Shirley plan to do this afternoon?‎ ‎ A. Have classes. B. Go swimming. C. Do her homework. ‎ ‎2. When is Peter’s father’s birthday?‎ ‎ A. On September 1st. B. On September 10th. C. On September 20th. ‎ ‎3. Where will the man go first?‎ ‎ A. New York. B. Chicago. C. Washington ‎ ‎4. What does the man offer to do?‎ ‎ A. Lend the woman his copy. B. Underline the important parts. ‎ ‎ C. Accompany the woman to the bookstore. ‎ ‎5. What will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?‎ ‎ A. Attend a meeting. B. Meet the woman. C. See a film. ‎ 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 magazine will the woman work for?‎ ‎ A. Sports Weekly. B. Swim World. C. National Football. ‎ ‎7. What will the woman most probably work as?‎ ‎ A. A designer. B. An editor. C. A secretary. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What is the man’s cousin?‎ ‎ A. A sailor. B. A teacher. C. A journalist. ‎ ‎9. How does the man find teaching?‎ ‎ A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Challenging. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. What is the matter with Mr. Smith?‎ ‎ A. He is unqualified for his job. B. He can’t sleep at night. ‎ ‎ C. He got a sore throat. ‎ ‎11. What does Mr. Smith teach?‎ ‎ A. Chinese. B. English. C. Physics. ‎ ‎12. Why doesn’t Mr. Smith want to take a rest?‎ ‎ A. He has to help his students. B. He has rested for a week. ‎ ‎ C. He wants to visit a university. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. What does the woman think of her co-workers?‎ ‎ A. Selfish. B. Nice. C. Unfriendly. ‎ ‎14. How is the research program going?‎ ‎ A. It won’t be started till March. B. It was finished last Christmas. ‎ ‎ C. It hasn’t been finished yet. ‎ ‎15. What do we know about the woman?‎ ‎ A. She traveled a lot in America. B. She won’t go back to America. ‎ ‎ C. She enjoyed herself in parties. ‎ ‎16. What day does Boxing Day fall on?‎ ‎ A. December 24. B. December 25. C. December 26. ‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. What will the headmaster do tomorrow morning?‎ ‎ A. Meet the listeners in the library. ‎ ‎ B. Introduce the school to the listeners. ‎ ‎ C. Take photos in the lab building. ‎ ‎18. Where will the listeners visit on Tuesday morning?‎ ‎ A. Central Park. B. Brooklyn‎ ‎Bridge. C. The Statue of Liberty. ‎ ‎19. What will be held on Tuesday night?‎ ‎ A. A talk show. B. A party. C. A lecture. ‎ ‎20. When will the listeners go to Washington?‎ ‎ A. On Tuesday afternoon. B. On Wednesday morning. ‎ ‎ C. On Wednesday afternoon. ‎ 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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A University‎ of ‎Miami‎ Summer Scholars Program Categories: Writing, Arts / Photography / Film, Sports / Boating / Riding, Science / Math, Technology / Computers, Academic / Pre-College, Business / Debate Ages: 15-17‎ Gender: Co-Ed Type: Residential (住校的)‎ Mailing Address: Summer Scholars Program, University‎ of ‎Miami, P.O. Box 248005‎‎ Coral Gables, FL ‎USA 33124-1610‎ The University of Miami Summer Scholars Program (SSP) is an exciting opportunity for current high school sophomores (二年级生) and juniors to explore their academic passions and experience what it's like to be a college student. This unique academic program allows students to earn college credits, interact with world class professors, make lasting friendships, and grow as independent thinkers.‎ For parents with questions about whether their son / daughter should apply for the Summer Scholars Program, consider this: many high school students are unsure about what colleges to apply to, let alone what major to pursue. Choosing a pre-college summer program like Summer Scholars allows students to explore possible majors, colleges, and career opportunities in an environment where they can earn college credits while concentrating on subject matter they are interested in.‎ Students selected for this three-week scholarly program experience the following:‎ ‎·Choose an academic track based on their passion / interest ‎·Participate in classes with high school students from around the country and world ‎·Learn from a student-centered curriculum and earn up to 6 college credits ‎·Participate in numerous hands-on activities ‎·Live on campus for three weeks and experience college life ‎·Participate in educational field trips ‎·And, more!‎ ‎21. What's the aim of the program?‎ A. To improve the attendees' social skills. ‎ B. To prepare the attendees for future studies.‎ C. To help improve high school performance. ‎ D. To establish University‎ of ‎Miami's reputation.‎ ‎22. Why are parents mentioned in the text?‎ A. To encourage them to give their kids more help.‎ B. To tell them the importance of choosing majors.‎ C. To persuade them to spread the message on the program.‎ D. To convince them of the necessity of attending the program.‎ ‎23. How is the program arranged?‎ A. It focuses on theoretical knowledge. B. It all takes place inside the classroom.‎ C. Students stay inside the campus over night.‎ D. Science and technology courses are the mainstream.‎ B Stephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, also wrote a children’s book with his daughter. Hawking said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe,” said Hawking, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong over 10 years ago. Hawking, is probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.” Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking. For a period of time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking(眨眼).      Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He selects his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器). “I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.” Although Hawking is such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics.‎ ‎24. In the first paragraph, the book that Stephen Hawking wrote is_____. ‎ A. about the magic B. about science ‎ C. the same as Harry Potter D. is quite different from Harry Potter.‎ ‎25. From text we can learn _____. ‎ A. Hawking is more famous than Einstein ‎ B. Hawking is less famous than Einstein C. Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous ‎ D. Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous ‎ ‎26. What does the underlined pronoun “it” stand for? ‎ A. The goal. B. The magic. C. The universe. D. The book. ‎ ‎27. According to the text, which of the following statements is the fact? ‎ A. He communicates with others by speaking.‎ B. The illness keeps him from moving and talking.‎ C. The illness stopped him from being successful. ‎ D. Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein Award.‎ C A new study suggests that tiny organisms living underground may store most of the carbon in Swedish forest floors. That's a good thing for the environment: If the carbon remains hidden in the soil, then it's not escaping into the atmosphere. There, it could contribute to global warming.‎ These organisms, called mycorrhizal fungi(菌根真菌), grow on tree roots. They provide trees with nutrients in exchange for their sugars, which contain carbon.‎ Scientists had long believed that most of the carbon sits above ground. But the new study suggests most carbon is trapped in the soil. Carbon is a building block of every living organism, from people and fish to bacteria and trees. Trees are masters at stashing carbon. They breathe in carbon dioxide from the air. They use the carbon to grow branches, leaves and roots. But the element moves around. If a tree falls down and rots—or is cut down and burned—its carbon goes back into the air as carbon dioxide. Too much of the gas in the air can foster global warming.‎ In cold northern forests, like those in Sweden, fallen leaves and branches take a long time to rot. That means the carbon in those materials can stay put for a long time.‎ To learn more about what a tree does with its carbon, ecologists at the Swedish University collected soil from 30 forested Swedish islands. They then measured the amount and age of the carbon in the samples. The scientists found that deeper, fungi-filled soils contained more carbon than soils from the surface of the forest floor.‎ When the scientists dated the carbon in the samples, they got a surprise: They found "young" carbon in deeper soils. The researchers had expected to find young carbon only ‎ in soils closer to the surface of the forest floor. The only explanation, they say: The young carbon came from the underground fungi that swallow carbon-containing sugars from tree roots.‎ With the new findings, scientists may better understand soil's role in storing carbon. That information could help improve forecasts for global warming.‎ ‎28. How do fungi grow?‎ A. They consume carbon dioxide. ‎ B. They digest fallen tree branches.‎ C. They absorb nutrients from the soil. ‎ D. They obtain sugars from tree roots.‎ ‎29. What does the underlined word "stashing" in Para. 3 mean?‎ A. Storing. B. Reducing. C. Transforming. D. Producing.‎ ‎30. Why were the scientists surprised at the findings?‎ A. Young carbon was found in the surface of the forest floor.‎ B. The findings could not be explained scientifically.‎ C. The findings proved their previous ideas wrong.‎ D. It is hard to find young carbon in the underground fungi.‎ ‎31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A. Fungi In Cold Northern Forests. B. Fungi As Carbon Keepers.‎ C. Fungi On the Roots of Trees. D. Fungi In the Deep Soil.‎ D Many of the world's tallest buildings will make you dizzy if you reached their top. But these grand buildings could soon look like bungalows in comparison to a three-mile-high skyscraper which it is said could be built by 2062.‎ The skyscraper is the idea of Arconic, a materials science company based in New York, as part of its larger campaign called “The Jetsons” — a homage (致敬) to the 1962 cartoon, set in 2062. Arconic has imagined the skyscraper created using materials that are either in-development or have already been brought to market, including smog-eating surfaces and retractable (可伸缩的) balconies.‎ Sherri McCleary, one of Arconic's chief materials scientists, says one of the most exciting and immediate projects is EcoClean, a special coating that helps buildings self-clean and purify the surrounding air. It was first released in 2011 and offers a number of benefits over traditional glass windows. The functional coating provides beauty and a benefit to the surrounding environment by reducing the content of ‎ pollutants around it. ‎ EcoClean uses a mix of chemicals, which use both light and water vapour (蒸汽) to produce atoms known as free radicals. These free radicals draw in pollutants in the air, breaking them down before they fall off the side of the building.‎ Another innovation (创新) is in the windows themselves, which Arconic also hopes could be a part of the three-mile-high tower. The new design is called Bloomframe. Essentially, it's a motorized window that changes into an all-glass balcony in under a minute. The firm has already showcased the Bloomframe technology at several trade shows, and hopes it will become available to buy in the near future.‎ Fitting in with “The Jetsons” theme, the firm is also working on flying cars, featuring ultra-lightweight car bodies and airplane wings. In the meantime, it continues working to push the limits of what modern-day skyscrapers can look like and do. Thanks to 3D printing, McCleary says many structures that aren't currently feasible (可行的) could withstand high winds and unique climates. “We're looking at improving materials that can be 3D-printed to give more and more options to designers and architects,” she says.‎ ‎32. What can we learn about the skyscraper?‎ A. It is now in-development. B. It has many futuristic features.‎ C. It was first put forward in 1962. D. It will be the tallest building in 2062.‎ ‎33. What is EcoClean supposed to achieve?‎ A. A tidier coating. B. A quieter environment.‎ C. A cleaner building surrounded by cleaner air.‎ D. A more beautiful view through glass windows.‎ ‎34. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?‎ A. How EcoClean works. B. How we can avoid pollution.‎ C. What free radicals are. D. Where EcoClean comes from.‎ ‎35. Which of the following may require Bloomframe technology?‎ A. Flying cars. B. Balcony walls.‎ C. Airplane wings. D. Changeable windows.‎ 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。‎ Most of us mistakenly think that creativity is a quality belonging only to inventors rather to ourselves. 36 The following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity.‎ ‎1. Get out of your comfort zone Break out of your usual patterns and welcome creativity into your life. The human brain was designed to recognize patterns. We continue to create patterns and routines for almost everything we do. 37 As we become more efficient at using patterns, we rely less on creativity to find new paths. We should force ourselves out of our comfort zones and open up new possibilities.‎ ‎2. 38 ‎ If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. We are creatures of habits and routines, but creativity hates routines. Interrupt your routine and try something new. Undoubtedly, new things are often creative.‎ ‎3. Take action ‎ 39 You must work to make it a reality. Have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago? Yet someone else is making money with “your” idea. 40 The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. If you can put your ideas into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity. You can become a true inventor in your own life somehow!‎ A. Try different things.‎ B. Seek several options.‎ C. Having a great idea is not enough.‎ D. We may attempt to think from the other person’s point.‎ E. In fact, our comfort zone is only a collection of patterns.‎ F. However, the truth is that we are all born with the potential to be creative.‎ G. We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into reality.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 (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, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ I may be a bit old school but I think that people who store all of their pictures on their smart phones are missing out on something. There is 41 like seeing a loved one’s smiling face looking down on you from a picture frame on your wall. It is both 42 and assuring, almost like they are watching 43 you while you work at your desk.‎ As I work at my own desk I can see my Mom’s picture smiling down on me. She left us ‎ too soon. She was only 55 years old when cancer 44 her. If one’s years here were 45 on virtue then she should have lived to be over 100. My Dad’s kind smile is 46 hers. It has only been a few years since he passed. Sometimes I still 47 the telephone wanting to call him and tell him something that has just happened to me only to remember that he is gone. My Nana’s picture is there too, 48 the 90 years young sign at her birthday party 16 years ago. How I wish I 49 walk into her kitchen again, have a talk, and 50 a big slice of homemade Italian bread with her.‎ Sometimes looking at these pictures gives me a(an) 51 of sadness. I still miss them all and I don’t feel 52 to be the oldest generation yet. Most of the time, 53 , I only feel the warmth and joy that comes from a million loving memories 54 these pictures bring back. It makes me feel 55 knowing that I had them all in my life for the years that I did. It makes me want to follow their loving example 56 in my own life as well.‎ A lot of people say that you have to have a 57 heart to get through life. Others say a soft heart is better. I myself think that a strong heart is best. We need a heart that loves through the 58 . We need a heart that keeps loving 59 when we lose the people we love the most.‎ We need a heart that knows that “Anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him.” May your heart be strong then. May your love 60 from your pictures and from your life.‎ ‎41. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing ‎42. A. confusing B. disgusting C. comforting D. frustrating ‎43. A. out B. over C. for D. on ‎44. A. claimed B. attacked C. sacrificed D. took ‎45. A. based B. dependent C. keen D. reliable ‎46. A. second to B. next to C. related to D. inferior to ‎47. A. put up B. pick up C. bring up D. hang up ‎48. A. celebrating B. catching C. arranging D. holding ‎49. A. could B. shall C. might D. should ‎50. A. share B. prepare C. bake D. purchase ‎ ‎51. A. rate B. emotion C. logic D. touch ‎52. A. satisfied B. ready C. happy D. thrilled ‎ ‎53. A. but B. therefore C. though D. instead ‎54. A. that B. what C. where D. when ‎55. A. graceful B. blessed C. cheerful D. despaired ‎56. A. purposely B. naturally C. desperately D. frequently ‎ ‎57. A. rigid B. solid C. tough D. stubborn ‎58. A. harvest B. future C. pain D. happiness ‎59. A. since B. even C. ever D. only ‎60. A. spread B. grant C. ripen D. shine 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎(61)_______ we all know, life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. (62)_______ a good dream, people can’t make progress and countries can’t develop. And I hold the strong belief (63)_______ everyone, whether he is old or young, poor or rich, junior or senior, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life, and (64)______ (wish) for good things, however, costs nothing!‎ What’s more, it is important to fly our dreams, especially for those (65)_______ are senior high school students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they can’t let out dreams fly, the dream would just be (66)_______ dream, not reality!‎ Therefore, (67)_______ is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China succeeded in hosting the 29th Olympic Games in 2008; with a nice dream, Hong Kong (68)________ (return) to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, Yuan Long Ping rids the world of hunger; with a nice dream, Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star; with a nice dream I can stand on this stage to compete in the final English speech contest. And with an aim of achieving success, I must do the best!‎ So my good friends, if you want to realize your dream, please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure (69)______ lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward (70)_________ (brave)! Just fly your dream highly above the sky!‎ 第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）‎ 第一节:短文改错（满分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限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分.‎ When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we’ll live to regret it .‎ 第二节、书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华。本周六是你十八岁生日，家人将在光明饭店会为你举办一次生日宴会。请你给朋友John写一封信，邀请他参加。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 提出邀请；2. 18岁生日的意义；3. 宴会情况。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear John, ‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li hua 莆田二十四中2017～2018学年下学期期中考 高二英语试题答案 第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分30分)‎ ‎1—5BCAAB 6—10CAABC 11—15BABCC 16—20CBCBC 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)‎ A篇BDC B篇BCAB C篇DACB D篇BCAD 第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10 分) ‎ ‎36—40 FEACG 第三部分 英语知识运用 (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) ‎ ‎41-45 DCBDA46-50 BBDAA 51-55DBCAB 56-60 CCCBD 第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)‎ ‎61. As 62. Without 63. that 64. wishing 65. who ‎ ‎66. a 67. it 68. returned 69. or 70. bravely 第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71．第二句：think→thought 72．第三句中的∧countryside→the 73．第四句中的or→and 74．第五句中的on→with 75．第六句中的been删除76．第六句中的seriously→serious 77．第七句中的airs→air 78．第八句中的Much→Many79．第九句中的found→find 8O．第九句中的your→our/the 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear John,‎ I’m writing this letter to invite you to my 18th birthday party this Saturday.‎ An 18th birthday is unusual for every child in China, because it means that a teenager who has been an adult becomes more mature and wiser. So my family is determined to hold a big party at Guangming Hotel. Many friends and relatives are invited to the party. The hotel band will play amazing music, and a variety of Chinese food will be served. If you take part in the party, you will definitely enjoy the atmosphere and have a good time with us.‎ Look forward to your coming.‎ ‎ Yours ‎ Li Hua