2017-2018学年内蒙古阿拉善左旗高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年内蒙古阿拉善左旗高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

阿左旗高级中学2017—2018学年第二学期期中试卷 ‎ 高 二 英语 制卷人：‎ 班级________________ 考号________________ 姓名________________‎ 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（共15小 题；每小题2分，满分30）‎ ‎ A ‎ ‎ ‎ Check out our tsunami facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destruction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe.      ●The Japanese word for tsunami means harbor wave.      ●Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal (潮汐的) waves but this term has fallen out of favor because tsunamis are not related to tides.      ●Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.      ●As a tsunami approaches the shore (海岸), water may move back from the coast. If it is shallow (浅的) enough the water may be pulled back hundreds of meters. If you are in the area, you can know that a tsunami is on the way when you see this phenomenon.      ●Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time as possible to move to a safe place.      ●When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) they slow down but increase in height.      ●An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in 14 countries.      ●In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people.      ●The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached heights of over 40 meters in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents. 1.How many causes of tsunamis are mentioned in the text? A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. 2.In the Tohoku earthquake over 15,000 people died mainly because of _____. A.the earthquake itself B.the lack of warning systems C.the tsunami caused by the ‎ earthquake D.the nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Over 200,000 people were killed in 14 countries because of the earthquake in Dec.2004. B.Sometimes tsunamis are said as tidal waves, because they are related to tides. C.The warning systems in some regions help people move to a safe place. D.If you see water move to the coast, there will be a tsunami on the way. 4.The text is developed mainly by _____. A.listing some facts B.giving some examples C.providing some numbers D.making some comparisons ‎ B There are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing clothes. It does this by “feedback” (反馈). Information about what is happening is feed back into the robot to tell what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways.‎ They work and they have feedback.‎ In some ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robot’s “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job.‎ The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions. The expensive “Times New Roman” --- The most intelligent robots are used in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials.‎ ‎5. What does the author seem to inform you about robots?‎ ‎ A. They should be greatly improved. ‎ B. They will probably take over in the future.‎ C. They are very helpful and useful to humans. ‎ D. They are machines that break down a lot.‎ ‎6. The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that_____.‎ A. it is very much like human beings B. it can do boring jobs for people C. it will never bore people D. it will work much better than human beings ‎7. The robots used for scientific research________.‎ ‎ A. are not very clever B. are very cheap C. are very big D. are very costly ‎8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?‎ ‎ A. In most ways robots are better than human beings. ‎ B. Robots have eyes, so they can see.‎ C. Scientists sometimes do scientific research by using the intelligent robots. ‎ D. Robots can work but they have no feedback.‎ ‎ ‎ C ‎  Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passers-by. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.     “Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a moment he handed it over,and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.      “Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargain of your holiday.”    “Seventy pence,’’ Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.       “They’re normally eighty-five, sir,but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell. ”   “You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady,whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.     “That’s as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds•” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Only seventy pence,sir. ”   “I've never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look, I’ll give you twenty-five.”   “No, I can do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p ~ that's the price of the blank frame,so you see…”    “Criminal,criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, Tm afraid. Til give you your 50p and that5s that."      “Let me see,then. ” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keep it. ”     “Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned,looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away. 9.Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell? A.It was his hometown. B.He was there on holiday. C.He was in the making of a film. D.He was there to have his photograph ‎ taken. 10.Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because                            . A.he thought he recognized her B.he wanted the photograph to be amusing C.she was having her photograph taken D.he was feeling excited and cheerful 11.What did Edgar think of the photo? A.He thought it made him look like a criminal. B.He liked it but thought it was too dear. C.It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it. D.He thought it was a bargain at the price.‎ D Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.     One reason for this is biology. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He is an active teen—except in the morning. “Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I’m just very out of it and tired. Through the first and second period I can hardly stay awake,” he said.     Michael Breus is a psychologist (心理学家)). Teens,he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression (抑郁)that could have big effects on their general well-being. This depression can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field. So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. Studies show that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first and second-period classes.     Eric Peterson is the head of St. George’s School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a thirty-minute delay (推迟)would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health centre by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to the first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day. Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small, private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way to do the same. 12.The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to                            . A.children’s getting up late B.children’s staying up C.children’s not getting enough sleep D.children's sleeping habits 13.The passage mentions the story of sixteen-year-old Danny to show how                             . A.he hates getting up in the ‎ morning B.teens can be affected by a lack of sleep C.he turns from an active boy to a tired school child D.teens hate school 14.The last paragraph tells us                                . A.it’s not easy to change the sleeping habits B.a thirty-minute delay in classes would make no difference C.students in St. George’s School can be late for class D.starting classes later in the morning can be good for teens 15.What would be the best title for the passage? A.Later classes,less sleepy teens B.Early birds catch worms C.Early to bed and early to rise D.Less classes,more happiness 第二节 七选五(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中有两项为多余选项。‎ I’m 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you.Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years.     1. Take Care of Your Body     Life is “unfairly” biased(偏向的) towards people who “look good,” like it or not.So it’s important that you do all that is in your power to look your best.16.        You will live longer, and you will live happier, if you take care of your body; you may even get promoted faster on your job.Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth.     2. 17.             No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving.Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books like “The Millionaire Next Door”.What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income.If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot.     3.Think long-term.     In high school I was thinking about college, in college I was thinking about life after college.I’m designing my life and I’m making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when I’m in my 40’s, 50’s and 60’s.You have to think long-term; you have to see the “big picture.”18.             4.Realize the Power of Focus     Focus, focus, focus…19.        If you fail in this lifetime, you will fail because of broken focus.If you focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them.The problem is that there are so many distractions（分心）.20.        Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip, because they just focus on achieving what is critical（紧要的） to their goals. A.The importance of saving. B.If you plan your future properly, you will live into your ‎ plans. C.Save Your Money. D.Nothing is more critical than focus. E.What separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goal. F.I mean dressing nicely, working out and eating right. G.It’s critical that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first.‎ 第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）．‎ 第一节 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。（每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎ ‎ There was a little boy who was terribly ill. He was unable to move and had to  21   all day in bed. Because his friends weren’t   22    to go near him,he felt quite   23   and blue.     There wasn’t much he could do but look out of the   24   . As time passed, his feelings of hopeless-ness grew rapidly,   25   one day when he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a penguin eating a sandwich.     The boy was very   26   . He was still trying to   27   what had happened, when outside the window he saw a monkey,busy blowing up a balloon. At first the boy asked himself what could   28   be happening, but after a while, as more crazy-looking characters   29   outside the window, he burst out laughing and found it hard to   30   .     Anyone would  31  stop laughing when seeing a pig playing a drum,or a dog  32  a pair of glasses ;and acting like a human. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this because he didn’t think anyone would   33   this. Even so, those strange characters ended up putting  34   back in his heart. Soon his  35    improved so much that he was able to go back to  36   again.     There,he talked to his classmates about all the  37   things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something  38    out of his friend’s school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so  39   that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag.     There, inside, were all the fancy-dress   40   that his friend had been using to cheer him up! And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely. 21.A.spend    B.take    C.cost    D.pay 22.A.advised    B.allowed    C.accompanied    D.afforded 23.A.ashamed    B.sad    C.embarrassed    D.exhausted 24.A.door    B.office    C.window    D.dormitory 25.A.after    B.since    C.unless    D.until 26.A.surprised    B.excited    C.annoyed    D.frightened 27.A.carry out    B.set about    C.bring up    D.figure ‎ out 28.A.simply    B.obviously    C.possibly    D.fortunately 29.A.flew    B.appeared    C.arose    D.practiced 30.A.stay    B.pause    C.stop    D.stand 31.A.never    B.ever    C.also    D.still 32.A.bringing    B.wearing    C.dressing    D.playing 33.A.appreciate    B.arrange    C.believe    D.like 34.A.awareness    B.celebration    C.happiness    D.congratulation 35.A.position    B.record    C.status    D.situation 36.A.hospital    B.work    C.home    D.school 37.A.famous    B.strange    C.terrible    D.serious 38.A.sticking    B.spreading    C.pulling    D.falling 39.A.patient    B.curious    C.cautious    D.painful 40.A.toys    B.balls    C.glasses    D.books 第二节 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或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。（每空1.5分，共15分）‎ Wasting food has become a big problem in the developed world. While some people there throw away unwanted food, people in other   41   (part) of the world face food shortages. It’s an   42   (astonish) fact that a third of the world’s food is wasted each year, which is enough   43   (feed) a billion hungry people.Most of the wasted food   44   (bury) in the landfill sites.   45   (unlucky), this causes greenhouse gases which eventually lead to global warming and climate change.‎ In Denmark, a woman called Selina Juul has been working hard to deal with   46   problem. She thinks people shouldn’t waste food,   47   rich they are. She persuaded some supermarkets to stop   48   (sell) their items (物品) in quantity so that people bought only what they needed. Also, she produced a leftovers cookbook and set up an education program in schools,   49   food waste was rather common. Now the effects are quite noticeable.‎ Clearly, we need to think   50   (two) when we put something in our shopping basket, and we should make the most of the food we have—use up our leftovers or even share our extra food with our friends and neighbors.‎ 第三部分　写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节　短文改错(每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。‎ 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。‎ ‎3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。‎ Recently our class are having a discussion with holiday plans.We have different opinion.‎ Some students think staying at home is both convenient or comfortable.It allows them to have a good rest and spending more time with their families.Beside,it can save money for other purposes.‎ Others,however,think different.They prefer to traveling around,so that they can enjoy beautiful scenery and increase our knowledge.‎ In my opinion,it would be much better stay at home,where I can do whatever I like,such as reading the books, watching TV,and helping my parents with housework.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假设你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与 Peter几天前产生了误会。Peter的生日即将来临，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情，特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：‎ ‎ 1、礼物选择； 2、你的理由； 3、其他建议。‎ 注意： 1. 词数100左右；2．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Tom,‎ I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter._______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Best wishes !‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 高二英语答案 ‎ 第一部分：阅读理解1---20题。（每小题2分，满分40分。）‎ 1. B; 2.C;3.C;4.A 5.C 6.B 7. D 8.C 9.B;10.D;11.B12.C;13.B; 14.D; 15.A ‎16-20 F; C; B; D; E 第二部分：语言知识运用 第一节21----40题 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎21.A; 22.B; 23.B; 24.C; 25.D; 26.A; 27.D; 28.C; 29.B; 30.C; 31.A; 32.B; 33.C; 34.C; 35.D; 36.D; 37.B; 38.A; 39.B; 40.A 第二节：语法填空。41------50题。（共10小题，每空1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 41. parts  42. astonishing  43. to feed  44. is buried  45.Unluckily ‎46. the  47. however  48. selling  49. where  50. twice 第三部分：第一节 短文改错 （10分）‎ ‎ Recently our class are having a discussion with holiday plans. We have different opinion. about/on             opinions Some students think staying at home is both convenient or comfortable.It allows them to have a good rest and and spending more time with their families.Beside,it can save ‎ spend Besides money for other purposes.                     ‎ ‎   Others,however,think different.They prefer ‎ ‎ differently to traveling around,so that they can enjoy beautiful scenery ‎ and  去掉to或travel increase our knowledge.‎ ‎   their In my opinion,it would be much better ∧ stay at home,where ‎ ‎ to I can do whatever I like,such as reading the books,watching TV,and helping my parents with housework.‎ 第二节： 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear Tom,‎ I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter. If I were you, I would consider a bike as a birthday present for him.‎ As far as I know, Peter is always in poor health so he can take more exercise by riding a bike to build up his body. In the meanwhile, you can often go outing by bike together, which is helpful to rebuild your ‎ friendship. Besides, taking a bike is an environmentally-friendly means of transport. It’s convenient for him to get around as well.‎ Apart from giving him a gift, you can also adopt other means, such as travelling, seeing a movie, having dinner and going shopping. No matter what you do, being sincere is the most important. I really hope that we can be good friends forever.‎ ‎    Best wishes!‎ ‎                                                 Yours,‎ ‎ LiHua